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RENOWNED chef and res­ taurateur Marco Pierre White is set to take over the historic Assheton Arms in the village of


Downhatn. v • Since retiring from the kitchen at


the end of 1999, White has built up a . portfolio of high quality restaurants,


' inns and hotels. He plans to turn the centuries’, old Assheton Arms into a


“REAL WOMAN”: Ann Summers’ model competition finalist Mary Kirkham picks up her two children Archie and Sonny from school. Photo Ben Parsons


Mary’s more than skin deep by Julie Magee


A MOTHER-OF-TWO from Clitheroe has been chosen to represent "real women" in a new campaign by raunchy lingerie store Ann Summers. Mary Kirkham, of Mitch­


ell Street, is one of 10 "real women" who, feature in a - new advert arid on posters in store nationwide to pro­ mote the brand's message; - "we're sexy, we're real, we're Ann Summers".. - Staff asked 35-year-old


■ TURN TO PAGE 3 ales and great British food.' : . Itsfirst recorded use as a public


house was in the 19th Century when it was known as The Cross Keys. The


; pub changed its name a number of, times over the centuries before be-


. coming known as The Assheton ; Arms in the 1950s when it was named after Conservative politician Ralph Assheton. i He had previously served as Fi­ nancial Secretary to the.Treasury and was later given the peerage of Baron Clithero of Downham. The pub is still owned by the Assheton family. Lord Clitheroe does not allow


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‘ satellite dishes, making Downham a popular location for filming period dramas. It was one of the locations used in the 1961 film “Whistle Down the Wind” and the setting for the BBCseries “Bom and Bred”. Current landlord David Busby has.


run the pub for the past 28 years with his wife Wendy, but the couple have now decided to retire after almost


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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: The historic Assheton Arms; at Downham (below) and its new proprietor, renowned chef and restau­ rateur Marco Pierre White.


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