CARCASES of BSE-infected meat dumped at Salt Ayre in the late 80s pose "a very low risk" to public health. But, according to Morecambe MP Geraldine Smith who has taken up the matter with Agriculture Minister Jeff Rocker, there is no room for complacency
SUPER Sue Warrington claimed her fifth Bury Ladies Championship in succession, and her eleventh in all, and then sent a rallying call to the area's youngsters. Four handicap Mrs Warrington has dominated the local scene since winning the first of her titles
LANCASTER'S "Buffalo Bill" - colourful tycoon Owen Oyston - could be riding the range once again within the next few months. He is hopeful that his forthcoming appeal against conviction and six-year sentence for the rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old
GREENMOUNT got back to winning ways with a comprehensive twenty-point victory at Little Lever that moved them five places up the BOLTON LEAGUE pecking order. And while their former professional Mark Taylor was giving the Aussies a boost with a century
HEYSHAM police have issued a photofit in connection with an indecent assault in Morecambe. The offender is described as a 15 to 16 year-old male, slim with short dark hair, slight sideburns, clean shaven and wearing a cream and red checked shirt and denim
ARCHITECTS chosen to design Lancaster's 'millennium bridge' were in town this week to capture the feel of the city. On Wednesday council officers briefed award-winning architect Phil Bird about what they want from the proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge
A LONE woman driver from Lancaster was indecently assaulted after picking up a hitch hiker on Tuesday teatime. The 21-year-old student, was subjected to an horrific attack as she drove along the A591 from Kendal, where she works, and on to the M6 southbound
MORECAMBE have made their first signing of the summer with the highly rated midfielder Kenny Myers arriving at Christie Park this week. The 26-year-old was signed from Chorley after moving to the Lancashire club two-years ago for £12,000 and chose Morecambe
No fear a censor's stifling bans Affect Apollo's "Crash" film plans. It's only 'cos it may not pay. They'll not show it anyway. Funny, I don't remember Apollo checking whether we "demanded" any of the films they're showing this week. A poor start, Mr
THE Prince of Wales won't be in Preston until June 25 but one man who's already met HRH is Fulwood health worker Gulab Singh. Mr Singh went down to St James' on Friday to meet Prince Charles following a personal invitation from the palace. The health
ECCLESTON CC's depressing start to the season continued as they visited Hale CC. After winning the toss Eccleston invited their opponents to bat first on a damp wicket, and opening bowler Burrows ripped out Hale's top three batsmen all for ducks. All
BLACKPOOL'S "Buffalo Bill" - colourful tycoon Owen Oyston - could be riding the range once again within the next few months. He is hopeful that his forthcoming appeal against conviction and six-year sentence for the rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old
A PRESTON pub is celebrating five years of live music, seven nights a week. The Lamb on Church Street has become a cult concert centre, attracting big names such as Denny Lane from Wings and top seventies band The Animals. Watch out for the Anita Madigan
BILL Baldwin (pictured) has been Rector of Atherton for 10 years - and without a parish church for six! But it has been worth the wait. Saddened parishioners wept in despair when arsonists turned their beloved St John's in to a raging inferno part way
AN East Lancashire pathologist has clashed with a French medic over how an "experienced" and "level-headed" Rossendale caver died after freak flooding in one of the world's deepest caverns. A Burnley inquest heard how Dr Abdul Al-Dawoud, who carried out
DISGUSTED shoppers in Darwen have amassed a 1,100 signature petition in support of a trader who they feel is being victimised by market managers. Geoff Hindle, who has run an ice cream and snack bar from his van on the market for 22 years, had to fight
Get involved in pedal power to raise money for St Catherine's Hospice. The Citizen is urging readers to support the Ribble Valley Cycle Ride on June 29. There's no excuse to opt out as the sponsored challenge is suitable for everybody, from novices to
HEALTH watchdogs have demanded extra cash to help an over-stretched casualty unit to cope with an influx of patients from the Leigh and Salford areas. Since the new hi-tech accident and emergency unit opened at the Royal Bolton Hospital, staff have struggled
A HUSBAND and wife team ran a lucrative international porn business which netted them £26,850 last year. The 19-year-old wife, using her maiden name Amanda Parr, posed for explicit sexual photographs and videos at their studios, Bolton Crown Court heard
CANCER hospital bosses have paid tribute to a young Leigh mum-of-two who gave hope to thousands in her work at the internationally renowned Christie Hospital. Jennifer Dunne (pictured on her wedding day) was killed in a motorway car crash with a lorry
POSH restaurant boss Paul Heathcote is the latest signing at Preston North End - with the goal of taking the club to the top of the culinary premier league. The award-winning chef, who runs the top Brasserie in Winckley Square, has taken over the catering
FOLLOWING the tragic death of Golborne youngster Ronan Cross, and a number of other fatal cases, the deadly scourge of meningitis has again been brought into our lives. Perhaps better than most, LOUISE TANSEY knows the true extent of how hard meningitis
CHILDREN'S favourite Paddington Bear is celebrating his birthday and he wants Preston youngsters to join in the fun. The cuddly character has teamed up with Chewits sweets to ask you to support Action Research when it brings competitions and games to
A RECORD of the town's history is on display in St George's Church behind the shopping centre in Preston. Picture This is a photographic exhibition by Marjorie Amriding of Ribbleton, and offers is a rare view of the town through the lens of an amateur
A crafty cat had a purr-fect escape after clinging to the bottom of a van for more than 60 miles. The five-week-old wonder kitten - nicknamed Lucky - hung on for dear life as builder John Nicholson raced along the motorway at 70mph from Bury to Fulwood
THE Territorial Army marched to the rescue when six models faced parading bare-footed on the cat walk. Design student Emma Holbrow had created a stunning collection of outfits based on body armour and bullet-proofing - but had forgotten to include the
CARL FOGARTY looks to stamp his authority on the World Superbikes Championship this weekend as he prepares for round five in Italy. The double world champion holds a commanding lead at the top of the table after winning at the last two rounds in Hockenheim
If you can help solve any of the following crimes, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 A FLASHER on a bike followed and then indecently assaulted a 17-year-old student in Penwortham. The girl was walking by Old Tram Road/Factory Lane when the man exposed
ACCRINGTON will be hoping it will be a case of third time lucky after landing Peter Sleep as professional for the remainder of the season. The hard-hitting Aussie takes over at Thorneyholme Road after Nathan Astle's shock exit to county side Nottinghamshire
BURY'S new MPs have held the first of what both sides hope will be regular meetings with local authority bosses. David Chaytor, Bury North MP, and Bury South's Ivan Lewis have vowed to make Bury's push for a better deal from Government their priority
ANGRY residents claim Preston council has failed to put the brakes on travellers they say have wrecked their park. On Thursday (19 June) homeowners in Frenchwood held a public meeting in the hope of stopping the unwanted guests camping on the recreation
I write in response to Mrs Summer, of Seascale Close, Highercroft. I admire her guts and tenacity in resisting the cowardly gangs of young thugs and bullies who roam around this estate, picking on the weak and elderly. Their only courage is drink and
EMERGENCY services at Bury's hospitals are on the verge of collapse because there is not enough money to pay for doctors. The intensive care department drastically needs four consultant anaesthetists - without them it will fall below national guidelines
RAIN couldn't ruin the day for a large crowd who lined the streets to take part in the 20th Penwortham Gala. Thousands of people braved a downpour to take part in a colourful procession and entertainment extravaganza in Hurst Grange Park on Saturday last
MASKED raiders punched a pub landlady to the floor and tied her up before making off with the week's takings. Three men wearing black balaclavas - one wielding a baseball bat - burst into the Old England on Ribbleton Lane, Preston just as licensee Joanne
DRUGS with a street value of around a third of a million pounds were seized by police in Preston's biggest-ever raid. More than 100 kilos of cannabis bush were uncovered at a disused office in Garstang Road, Fulwood, following a six-month intelligence-led
A BLACKBURN man accused of a nightclub murder told a jury that three friends were to blame for the fatal attack. Tony Aspinall denied killing 22-year-old Kevin Sudall outside Club Euro in Blackburn. He told Preston Crown Court how he saw Mr Sudall punched
RAMSBOTTOM tenants claim they are being "blackmailed" by Manchester City Council into deciding the future of their estate. Tenants on the St Andrew's estate were given an ultimatum - be taken over by a housing association or stay with the cash-strapped
JACK WALKER'S willingness to splash out £15 million on two of the world's finest strikers will send a chilling message to the rest of the Premiership that Blackburn Rovers mean business in the new season. Uncle Jack has said he will do anything to see
BURY Council have appointed their new top management team to take them into the Millennium. Councillors from all three political parties spent nine hours deliberating on the men who should top the town hall's new corporate structure. Heading up the team
POLICE warned this week of a crimewave sweeping Darwen, Blackburn and Hyndburn - with opportunist thieves targeting sheds, garages and other outbuildings. Items ranging from gardening equipment to frozen food have appeared in police crime report books
A TEENAGER with everything to live for "acted out a fantasy" which cost him his life. That was the claim of the grief-stricken father of student Mark Edgell, who took 80 co-proxamol tablets after celebrating his 18th birthday. At the inquest into the
TRADE union bosses fear town hall workers could lose their jobs when Blackburn breaks free of county council control. Blackburn and District Trades Council says council staff could pay with their jobs if a £2.8 million shortfall in funds is not found
RAY Honeyford (Letters, June 5) repeats his opinion that - and I quote - "Bury REC should be abolished - for good". He has said this, as a lone and hollow voice, on numerous occasions, but so far he has failed in that objective. Like Mr Honeyford, the
A POLICEMAN held hostage at gunpoint inside a police station managed to escape from his captor. PC Bill Matthews, married with a young family, gave the gunman the slip after being held for nearly nine hours at Gloucester Police Station. Police said the
POLICE were hunting an arsonist inside the nurses' home at Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital after the third attack there in less than a week. Quick-thinking staff prevented a potential disaster when letters in a pigeonhole rack were set alight. Blackburn
YOUNGSTERS who went along to Barden High School in Burnley made new friends around the world when they tried their hand at some of the latest electronic technology. They joined an international bit of fun by taking part in a video link with the Caribbean
THE Clarets' assistant manager, Colin Harvey, is on his way to Everton after only two months at Turf Moor. Harvey has been appointed youth team coach at the club he played for in the 1960s and 70s and managed in the 80s. The move means Adrian Heath must
A CREDIT Union is about to be launched in Colne. The decision to go ahead was made at a packed meeting in Colne library on Saturday. The move, by County Councillor Tim Ormrod, has the backing of Lancashire's anti-poverty group and looks certain to be
COLNE twice fought back from weak positions to secure victory over Enfield in the EW Cartons Lancashire League. Batting first, they were 40-4 before Gary Hunt and Justin Nutter put on 80 to help set a respectable target, 156 all out. Enfield then reached
WASIM Akram today returned to London for another scan on his shoulder injury. Lancashire's Pakistan pace star has already had two scans and a cortisone injection to try to sort out the problem he brought back from a tough international programme in the
SUFFRAGETTES pursued by policemen came to the streets of Burnley when the town held its first King Cotton Carnival on Saturday (June 14). The women were among a host of historical characters who displayed an array of colourful costumes in the town centre
"AS Bobby Jones once said, 'He plays a game with which I am not familiar'!", writes BRIAN DOOGAN. The late, great Jones, patriarch of the US Masters in Augusta, coined the phrase to emphasise the disparity between a young Jack Nicklaus and the rest of
ATHERTON LR new first team supremo Gerry Luczka has wasted no time in getting to grips with the task in hand at Crilly Park. Just days into his new role at the club he has announced ambitious plans for a weekly Saturday morning Soccer Nursery. "We have
IT IS HARD to imagine a more cowardly crime than that of a half-blind, wheelchair-bound old man being robbed of his pension on his own doorstep. Yet this was the fate of a 64-year-old Blackburn victim. Fortunately, there was a witness who might help the
NICOLA REAY is determined to succeed in a man's world. She has already had Rugby League success as a player with the old Lowton Rubies Ladies team. Now, after a spell playing in Wigan, she and the girls are back on Home Ground. With Tony Burrows as coach
JUST how vital aerospace is to Lancashire's economy and its future is seen today from developments at the prestigious Paris Air Show. For not only was a consortium of 130 firms from our region bidding for new orders, kingpin company British Aerospace
A CENTURY-OLD silver spade means a lot to history enthusiast Diana Beaton. Her great-grandfather used it to slice into the soil and start the construction of Darwen Tower 100 years ago. And Diana, who is secretary of Darwen Centenary Historical Society
EIGHT swimmers from Atherton SC represented Central Lancashire in the Northern Counties Inter-Association Age Groups at Everton Park. And they snapped up four qualifying times - three of them by Daniel Kings. He swam to a silver in the 13-Year 200 backstroke
PUPILS in Blackburn are on-line to have one of the most technologically advanced schools in the country - thanks to a £50,000 cash windfall. Beardwood School is one of only five in the UK to successfully bid for cash to create a new learning resource
A PENSIONER was held up at knifepoint by a car thief on Tuesday. Her ordeal began at 1.30pm on June 17 just after the 77-year-old lady got into her car in Kwik Save's car park in Boundary Road, St Helens. The thief approached her car, opened the door
SIXTEEN swimmers from Tyldesley ASC represented Central Lancashire in the Inter-Association Age Group Galas at Everton Park. And there were medals for Kate Ward, Khalid Jhugroo, Matthew Hampson and Stuart Carlisle. Jessica Howarth reached a final and
LEIGH MR had plenty to toast at the end of a celebration season. And top man Ian Sanderson had so much he could barely carry the trophies! He took three awards - identifying his leadership, effort and popularity - as he picked up awards from sponsors
ST HELENS councillors have approved plans to build a railway bridge at Junction Lane, Earlestown, to provide new access to the Sankey Valley Industrial Estate. The council also plans significant environmental improvements to St Helens town centre by renewing
EX-BLACKBURN Rovers and England midfielder Gordon Cowans was today linked to the vacant assistant manager post at Turf Moor. Burnley have begun the search for a new number two and Cowans, Kenny Swain and Wille Donachie could be among the early frontrunners
VETERAN pensioners' rights campaigner Jack Jones was due to perform the official opening ceremony of the new St Helens District Citizens Advice Bureau yesterday (Wednesday, June 18). The new premises, in Waterloo Street, are more spacious than the previous
AEROSPACE firms from East Lancashire are buoyant about prospects for new orders at the Paris Air Show. Several local companies are at the showcase event exhibiting under the umbrella of the Clayton-le-Moors based Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace. And
THE new Labour administration and its 'amazing overwhelming majority' has promised an era of open and honest government to shine a democratic light through the dark corridors of power. This is a move which, in this secretive, little nation we live, must
ST HELENS and Knowsley Health Authority admitted at a recent meeting that there was a need for a review of the arrangements for managing local health services. As a result, a working group report, considering the future options for the delivery of health
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD MY recent scribblings about the intriguingly-named Rag and Tally Row, a string of humble old cottages which stood at the Derbyshire Hill end of Parr, has yielded a flood of interesting response. Reader A. Thompson of Pond Walk refreshes
AS a lifelong atheist, I've grown used to reading sickly, sentimental, sanctimonious claptrap from Christians like the Rev Kevin Logan (Letters, June 13). He seems unaware that most of the UK population lead good, kind, honest and happy lives without
Prescot Panthers 24 Barrow Braves 10 PLUCKY Panthers ended their 13-match losing run to record their first win under new coach Warren Ayres and only their second of the season with this determined display against Barrow. It had looked like being the same
A MULTI-million pound new hotel and nightspot plan has been given the go-ahead after a five-hour court battle. Magistrates at Reedley granted a provisional nightclub licence for the former Proctor's Mill foundry - giving the green light to the £3.5 million
THE simplest ideas are often the best. Take, for instance, the buying of food vouchers for beggars instead of giving them cash. Under the scheme, by Blackburn Churches Action, the homeless can exchange their vouchers for food at a local cafe. Why on earth
A DENTAL care watchdog has mounted a campaign to help stop the rot in schools. Burnley's Community Health Council has written to every school in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale calling on them to limit the amount of sugary snacks and drinks in tuck shops
A JEWELLERY salesman was beaten with a baseball bat and robbed of gems worth thousands of pounds in a vicious raid. Detectives believe the two thugs had lain in wait for their victim in a dilapidated caravan. Now, officers are appealing to the public
TWO men appeared at Huyton magistrates court on Thursday, June 12, charged with five 'bogus official'-type burglaries in the St Helens and Knowsley areas. Gary Smith (32) of no fixed abode was charged with two burglaries, and Robert Smith (37) of Lynstead
A PENSIONER has threatened to chain herself to a tree on land earmarked for development if the sale goes ahead. Mrs Patricia Bennett a resident of Ashton Lodge - a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly - along with residents of Great Eaves Road is
IF you like cricket played in the dark using a bar of soap for a ball then Windleshaw Road was the place to be on Saturday when St Helens entertained Oxton. After a two hour delay for rain the visitors had no intention of making a game of it and occupied
THIRTY police officers took part in a number of dawn raids on Tuesday, June 17 at targeted homes. Eleven people were arrested and appeared before St Helens Magistrates Court later that day on charges of failing to appear at earlier dates. A police spokesman
A TORPEDO monument has missed its target, appalled residents claim. The national memorial was officially unveiled at Whitehead Gardens, but those living on Knowsley Street are up in arms about the "offensive" armament. "It's a cheap, vulgar and distasteful
PRESCOT and Odyssey suffered their first defeat of the season when they lost by two wickets to Wavertree in a nail-biting finale at Burrows Lane on Saturday. The game was sponsored by D&J Rowland (Builders). Wavertree - who had been in control throughout
KIDS from St Helens are preparing to join other youngsters on the Three Peaks Challenge during the Summer Solstice (June 20 to 23). A party of 28 adults and 20 children will be scaling Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon to raise money for the St Helens
LEIGH businesses are on the look-out for money-making crafty customers! As part of the exciting Leigh Festival and Canal Rally in September, the Leigh Business Partnership organisers have arranged a three-day craft fayre. "And this will be an ideal opportunity
Saints 8 Cronulla Sharks 48 THE merest hopes of World Club Challenge glory were finally shattered for Saints as they once again felt the full might of Antipodean opposition in this second round tie on Monday. And the verdict was similar to the thrashing
WITH six players under treatment, Saints breathed a sigh of relief this week when Alan Hunte was declared fit to face Penrith Panthers at Knowsley Road on Sunday, kick-off 6.35pm. Test ace Hunte damaged his collar-bone against Cronulla Sharks on Monday
Food News with Christine Rutter WHEN it comes to tasty snacks, the butties at Nibbles Sandwich Bar in Blackburn are rated as some of the best in Britain. The small shop in Cherry Tree has received nationwide acclaim for its lunchtime bites after being
AN ATHERTON primary school is celebrating the completion of a £186,000 project, bringing its150 pupils together on one site for the first time in 40 years. Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School has operated from two sites ever since a separate infant block
ST HELENS Council leader Mike Doyle led a Merseyside delegation putting across their views to the new Minister for Regeneration and the Regions, Richard Caborn. Mr Caborn who is seen as a very important figure in Merseyside's continuing resurgence, was
OWENS Corning St Helens Recs clinched a thrilling Echo Cup victory against last year's finalists Sefton. Batting first Recs made a good start through overseas player Scott Williams and skipper Alan Hitchmough and after 10 overs were 58 without loss despite
MORE than 50 wild birds had to be rescued after a large amount of chemical detergent was tipped into Newton Lake at Willow Park on Southworth Road, Newton-le-Willows. The spillage was reported at 10.30am on Sunday, June 15, after it became clear the chemicals
A PADIHAM street will be going back in time thanks to an £89,000 grant from the heritage lottery fund. Gawthorpe Street's cobbles and stone-flag footpaths will be recreated as part of a conservation scheme. The road works are linked to an offer of cash
LUKE Bryan, the tragic teenage rugby star who suffered a serious spinal injury during a game last November has been awarded the Player of the Year Award. And there was a standing ovation when Luke's mum Christine and four-year-old sister Sally picked
TENANTS on Hargher Clough council estate, Burnley, are to be given more power in running their area. Residents' representatives will get more control over management of housing services. The estate is controlled by the residents who make up the West End
OLD folk's memories of Burnley's past are to be preserved on tape for posterity. A spoken history of the town, in the words of the people who remember it, will be recorded so that future generations can learn about the way local people used to live. Volunteers
THE man who masterminded three Parliamentary election victories for the Labour party has had a personal thank-you from Prime Minister Tony Blair. Colne councillor Tim Ormrod organised 'Operation Victory' which resulted in taking both Blackpool seats from
LANCASTER'S Water Polo team were competing in one of the qualifying rounds of the British Deep Water finals last weekend. They qualified after two victories and a narrow defeat. Lancaster 8 Nottingham Nova 6 After a tight and somewhat physical battle
WOULD-BE burglars will be in for a prickly time if they try to go raiding in Nelson at Holly Street. Houses in the street have just picked up a security design award from the police after they were redesigned as part of the Southfield Renewal Area. It
THE International Scottish Rally which finished in Dumfries a couple of weeks ago gave Wayne and Neil Sisson the lead in the Mobil 1 British Junior Championship. With their class and junior championship rival Stuart and Steve Egglestone out of the event
A RESIDENTS' group have written to the Prime Minister to protest that they were not properly consulted on plans to house '90 tonnes of explosive and toxic gas' on a nearby industrial estate. Campaigners in the Lydgate area of Burnley say the council ignored
LANCASTER and Morecambe's new MPs will seek public opinion before they vote in a private member's anti hunting bill, it emerged this week. Geraldine Smith and Hilton Dawson said they would consult local organisations and hold public meetings to gauge
GIRL gymnasts in Rossendale have £75,000 to spend - but no home to call their own. Haslingden's Olympics Gymnastics Club was today celebrating the major cash award for a new headquarters from the pools-backed Foundation for Sports and Arts. But the group
A TEN-week-old Lancaster baby tragically died in the operating theatre as surgeons fought to stem massive bleeding, an inquest heard. Tiny Oliver Marshall had undergone an operation at Booth Hall Children's Hospital last December to look at the extent
MALMO today slapped a £1 million price tag on Swedish star Anders Andersson, writes TONY DEWHURST. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal tonight that Malmo have kicked out a £400,000 bid from Rovers for the signature of the 23-year-old midfielder
A HEADTEACHER condemned young vandals who staged an arson attack on his special school. The attack came at 8pm on Tuesday (June 17) at the Woodlands School for severely handicapped children in Whitegate Drive, Blackpool. A shed full of furniture and craft
HE may have skydived and bungee-jumped during his time as a Blue Peter presenter, but nothing quite prepared Tim Vincent for what Blackpool had in store for him. Tim, who now hosts Channel 5's Attractions programme, was set the task of visiting all of
WEALTHY foreign landlords have bought hundreds of flats in the West End of Morecambe to rent out to tenants on benefits. The Citizen can reveal that the resort's most deprived neighbourhood has been targeted by rich landlords who live abroad and employ
A DEAL which will see British Aerospace workers in Lancashire involved in the world's biggest ever defence project has been unveiled. BAe has announced it has teamed up with American giant Lockheed Martin to help its bid to win the Joint Strike Fighter
BURY'S build up to life in Division One begins to gather pace on Monday when the Nationwide League fixtures are published. Shakers' boss, Stan Ternent, has, meanwhile, whittled his secret 'wanted list' down to half a dozen. Paul Stewart, the former England
CALLING all would-be Gazzas! Two Blackpool footballers have pledged to share their skills with local youngsters this summer at a new training school. FA and EUFA-approved coaches are lined up to teach children as young as seven an intensive programme
INDEPENDENT councillors have requested a meeting with the Deputy Leader of the Council to press for details about the shock departure of the Town Clerk John Burrows. Last week independent councillors were outraged by the way the council announced a Mr
SKATERS and BMX bikers from all over Blackpool have landed on Planet X-treme - the town's brand new roller-skate facility in Stanley Park. Youngsters have already been queuing to use the surface which was opened officially on June 13. They were clamouring
A CHANCE to build a career in the glamorous world of television is something most people can only dream about. But for one lucky Blackpool person that opportunity of a lifetime could become a reality. The BBC's Northern Exposure Team are filming a fly-on-the-wall
SHARKS need friends and Fylde shark fanatic Ben Molloy has proved he's their best friend. Ben has earned a starring role in the first ever UK Junior Shark Conference, where he will give a 15-minute talk on the basking variety. Blackpool Sea Life Centre
KARATE kids at a Preston school are taking time out from lessons to kick their way to awards. Pupils as young as five from Woodlands School on Ribbleton Avenue took part in a 12 week martial arts course. And youngsters who fall in love with the sport
POLICE have issued a doorstep challenge to housewives! But it's nothing to do with TV star Shane Ritchie and a certain brand of whiter-than-white washing powder (writes Malcolm Ryding). This week they have urged housewives not to leave out their washing
YOUNG sea-dog Rommel is making a splash with his nose for trouble. For the Blackpool-based police dog has proved he can sniff out a drowned body many times quicker than a human diver. The six-year-old German Shepherd and his handler, PC John Pemberton
THE UK's aerospace industry is in danger of extinction unless the Eurofighter gets the go-ahead from the German government, a union leader warned today. Works convener John Deans, who represents British Aerospace workers in the county, told a press conference
PRESTON Council is been granted £100,000 lottery cash for improvements in Avenham and Fishergate Hill. The grant, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will pay for conservation work to restore the former character of Latham Street, Walton's Parade and West
RAINFORD continue to freefall down the Southport League after Saturday's mauling against local rivals Skelmersdale. Batting first, Rainford crawled to 129-9 from their 50 overs despite an opening stand of 50 in double quick time from Cook and Martyn.
FOR over three centuries Atherton people have worshipped on the prime site of St John's. And those 17th century religious links have now been firmly forged with a 21st century future. Parishioner Peter Grimshaw has painstakingly researched the church's
LANCASHIRE'S biggest school, Lytham St Annes High, is top class - and that's official. Headteacher Michael Payne and chairman of governors Peter Davies were delighted this week as the results of the school's first OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education
WHEN it comes to taking photographs no-one can come any bigger than Leigh freelance art director and cameraman Dave Walker. For Dave, 50, of Elmridge, has had a dozen of his pictures produced this year in a massive three foot high calendar. And it is
ST HELENS Recs are gearing up to celebrate their 150th anniversary. They've lined up a great programme of games and social event centred on their Ruskin Drive HQ. And with the aid of Owens Corning and Sportsmatch, the club has been chosen by Lancashire
BROOKSIDE star Dean Sullivan - the TV soaps reformed drug addict Jimmy Corkhill - has loaned his support to local drugs organisation TABS (writes LOUISE TANSEY). He has become a patron for the group which started life in Atherton. His support comes in
BARTON Grange Garden Centre staff have the greenest fingers - and that's official! They have just scooped the prestigious Citizen Garden Centre of the Year award - to add to their growing list of gardening gongs, including first prize for hanging baskets
CAMPAIGNERS have organised a public meeting with local councillors in their battle to stop more new homes being built in their village. They are confident local people will back them in their objections to houses being built in Trawden. Objectors claim
PRESTON will be blooming this summer as it puts on the town's first ever flower show. Allotment plot holders have been given the go-ahead to set up stalls to show off their produce in Moor Park at a special family day-out in August. The event - which
August 9 Gillingham (A) 16 Millwall (H) 23 Chesterfield (A) 30 Watford (H) September 2 Grimsby (H) 6 Oldham (A) 13 Walsall (H) 20 Burnley (A) 27 Wycombe (A) October 4 Brentford (H) 11 Bournemouth (H) 18 Carlisle (A) 21 Bristol City (A) 25 Wrexham (H)
ATHERTON traders are fighting to get security cameras installed in the town centre by September. The Atherton Traderss Association have set themselves a deadline of July 31 to collect £30,000 towards the cost of the CCTV cameras. Their contribution for
COLIN Harvey said his goodbyes to Turf Moor today and admitted: "I would only have left Burnley for Everton," writes TONY DEWHURST. The former Clarets number two takes over as youth team director at Goodison Park on Monday after three months as Adrian
A BEAUTIFUL white swan at Shrugg's Nature Reserve has been cast out like an ugly ducking! The bird, which hatched last year, was unable to fly when her contemporaries migrated, so she was left alone - with no one to swim with. And her parents, who are
CHERRY Tree go in search of cup glory for the first time in five years when the league leaders take on Edenfield on Sunday. The men from Preston Old Road have been in irresistible form of late and have stormed to the top of the Ribblesdale League with
DRIVERS banned from driving by Preston Magistrates between June 9-13 were: Stephen Henry Swarbrick, 37, of Gorsewood Road, Leyland; Anthony Foster, 31, of Grosvenor Place, Ashton, Preston; Paul Anthony Williams, 26, of Winmarleigh Road, Ashton, Preston
Regarding the letter from B Connolly, the idea of using The Pavilions as an English tea room with conservatory is the best idea yet. It would fit in very well with the Cathedral in the background. T J M Langham Road Blackburn Previous news story Converted
BLACKBURN'S first ever proposed Festival of Poetry and Songwriting looks set to be cancelled due to lack of interest. The fate of the festival, which was to be a showcase for the area's budding lyricists, is to be decided at an emergency meeting on Monday
VANDALS have forced the closure of a road safety training centre. Lancashire County Council's road safety centre at Ewood in Blackburn provided a base for training and its skid pan facility was widely used by drivers from across the region. But constant
Food News with Christine Rutter YOU are going to be seeing a lot more of rising restaurant star Paul Heathcote in the near future. Not content with running some of the most highly-praised eateries in the country, Paul is about to dish out advice on two
'ON yer bike' is the message from Preston council as Green Transport Week encouraged local folk to keep the car at home. The launch on the Flag Market involved green groups and anti-traffic campaigners offering advice, opinions and alternatives to using
SPORTY youngsters are limbering up in preparation for the largest event in its kind to be held in the county. School pupils are now in training for the Lancashire Youth Games which involves more than 3,000 children competing in 20 different sports. The
Rock FM's zaniest DJ I am told a 77-year-old woman has won a wet T-shirt contest. She didn't mean to ... but she spilt her Ovaltine down her front! Soccer hardman Vinnie Jones is appearing is a deodorant ad. As if anybody would be brave enough to tell
ONCE again women are waffling on about how hard done by they are because they think that they are an unpaid this and unpaid that. Has it ever occurred to these whingers that when they got married they entered into a partnership with their husband and
ANIMATOR Nick Park will make sure he doesn't wear the wrong trousers when he goes to Buckingham Palace to pick up his latest honour. The former Preston College student, famous for cuddly creations Wallace and Gromit, was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday
BLACKBURN'S new shopping centre manager is the latest high profile name to throw his weight behind the campaign to save the town's Pavilions from demolition. Eamonn Furlong's office overlooks the three Victorian buildings and he has admitted he would
A GROUP of elderly residents fear they could be forgotten by electricity giants Norweb in their battle to pay their bills at their local Post Office. The pensioners, of Hunters Lodge sheltered accommodation, have been fighting for the past four months
Gill Atherton's Healthwatch CARING for carers is a growing concern but one group which tends to be overlooked are the youngsters. In Preston, there are known to be 54 children, aged between 12 and 17, who look after relatives at home while trying to balance
A RAPE retrial has been abandoned after the 18-year-old alleged victim was left "traumatised" by the original hearing. Now, two men who were charged with the offence have been cleared. On Wednesday at Bolton Crown Court, the prosecution stated they were
I AM the local contact for the War Research Society which was founded, and is run on a voluntary basis, by serving and retired Police Officers and friends who all have a great interest in both the First and Second World Wars. We operate as a charitable
EAST Lancs was well represented in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list with five people receiving awards. The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Councillor Peter Greenwood, received an CBE for his local government work. Before becoming
TO the market managers, charging Geoff Hindle £93 per week for his ice cream van outside Darwen Market can be justified (LET June 12). I'm convinced that these people are slowly destroying all our historic outdoor markets. I know they have to make their
SOMETHING old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Every bride knows the old rhyme and will most probably follow it - but why? According to superstition, something old ensures her friends will be faithful when they are needed and something
BURY's popular Mosses Centre, the first purpose-built community centre in the borough, is to close. The much-used town centre building will shut in a series of cuts agreed by Bury Council's ruling Labour group, which will affect community buildings across
PNE 1918-1930 by Tom Parker THE War was over, now the nation just wanted to get back to normal. After all the turmoil of the war years, recreation and enjoyment figured high on the agenda. Blackpool, dancing and the cinema took up a lot of interest, as
PRESTON docks is preparing for the show of the century as it makes way for this year's Maritime Festival. Tall ships are sailing in from all over the country, more boats are docked in the marina and clowns Captain Rowlocks and Unable Seaman Bilge have
DISGRACED Lancashire businessman Owen Oyston - serving a six-year sentence for rape - could soon be a free man. He has told the Citizen that he is hopeful his appeal against the conviction for the rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old model will
A DANCE champion whose career has been cruelly cut short by arthritis at the age of seven has been given new hope. Michelle Halstead has junior chronic arthritis in her knees. After reading of her plight in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, businessman
Vaux Northern League cricket by Tom Parker RAIN again interfered with many of the games in the Vaux Northern League. Nevertheless, all our local teams, Preston, Leyland and Leyland DAF, failed to register their first win of the season. Next Saturday sees
BREAST cancer services in East Lancashire are poised to receive a major £250,000 boost. Health bosses have revealed that cash saved on cutting bureaucracy in the health service will be spent on fighting the killer disease which kills two women every week
A BURY man cleared of raping a woman in the pub where he worked spoke this week of his "eight months of hell". And an angry Stephen Williams (31) has told how his ordeal cost him his livelihood, £8,000 and ultimately his self respect. The case against
A TEENAGER is lucky to be alive after he was blasted in the back in a bizarre shooting accident. And a top Bury detective says he hopes the incident will bring home to young people the dangers of "meddling" with firearms. Michael Chant (16) was accidentally
A DISTRESSED pet owner is appealing to thieves to return the beloved dog bought to comfort her after the death of her baby son. Amanda Rydeheard and her husband John Paul lost their only child, Macauley, when he was seven weeks old in October last year
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD THE hilarious account by reader Ron Honey of his St Helens YMCA soccer team's 36-nil thrashing by the junior kingpins of Garswood, raised a chuckle and a distant memory for former top pro Eric Littler. Eric, former St Helens councillor
THE owners of Clitheroe's controversial Castle Cement works have reacted coolly to a new government crackdown on the burning of Cemfuel and other similar fuels. As the Lancashire Evening Telegraph exclusively revealed yesterday, the Environment Agency
UP to eight people every day now take their driving test in St Helens, and for many, it is likely to be among the most nerve-wracking experiences they are likely to encounter. In order to help put potential 'customers' at their ease, examiners at the
VIMTO Association leaders Golborne pulled off an outstanding seven wicket win against Northern League side Blackpool in the Lancashire Knockout on Sunday. In a match reduced to 30 overs, Blackpool set a stiff target after a century from Paul Simmonite
LEIGH will not bankrupt themselves in a bold bid to escape Division Two. In a Fan Forum chairman Mick Higgins insisted there was no intention of trying to buy success and risk putting the club back in the red. "We will not be spending money we haven't
LEIGH have set themselves a six-game promotion and championship double target. They believe Sunday's sensational 24-12 victory at second-placed Carlisle now gives them the inside run to Division One. "That's one down," beamed delighted coach Keith Latham
WHAT should have been one of the proudest days in the life of local magistrate Sheila Whalley was an occasion tinged with deep sorrow. For announcement of her being awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List came just 24 hours after the funeral
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD THE origins of Crab Street probably had had nothing at all to do with rock pools or a shellfish diet! After being puzzled for years as to how this St Helens sidestreet, next to Lowe House Church, had come by its odd name, I pitched
SIX local people dedicated to their work, or charitable causes, have been rewarded for their efforts in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Eric Littler, Jean McEvoy, Sheila Whalley, Peter George Fletcher, Bertha Heyes and Stan Magowan were each made Members
METROLINK will start its early morning Sunday service this weekend. The move is in response to customer demand following the recent weekend changes which resulted in Sunday services beginning at 8am. Trams will now start running at 7am. "The timetables
THE students of Stand Centre of Bury College would like to express their feelings about the coverage that our recent "walk out" demonstration received. Firstly, we would like to thank the Bury Times for the amount of coverage. Every effort was made to
I SHOULD like to comment about the recent student action at Bury College's Stand Centre. Our students did indeed stage a protest. Their protest was, however, against the underfunding of the Further Education sector nationally, and not against Bury College
A BURY-born police officer who pulled a driver from the wreckage of his burning car moments before it exploded is to be presented with a bravery award. PC Mohammed Abid Khan, a former student of the Darul-Uloom College in Holcombe Brook, was on patrol
The latest branch of Shopmobility has been officially launched by Cllr Brian Strett. The Atherton branch, based at New Lodge Centre, is part of a scheme to help the housebound and those with limited mobility to regain their independence, through the use
BURY South MP Ivan Lewis has entered the debate about the refurbishment of Prestwich's Longfield Precinct. Mr Lewis has written to Bury Council with his comments as part of the consultation exercise being carried out by the council on the £1.8 million
A SPECIAL police squad is hunting ram-raiders who are making life a misery for Leigh and Atherton town centre shop-keepers (writes Malcolm Ryding). Several shops have been hit in Bradshawgate by early morning raiders who have stolen thousands of pounds
THE sky really is the limit for Bury-born Chris Holt who supervised the brand new design for British Airways' fleet of planes. Mr Holt, pictured with a 'plane bearing ther new livery, who was brought up in Almond Avenue, Jericho, now heads a 12-strong
RAINHILL'S frustrating quest for a first league victory took another twist at Cheshire Lines. The home side batted first on the wet wicket and opening bowler Nick Chapman and Paul Ford (jnr) reduced them to 17-2. As conditions eased Cheshire Lines moved
FORMER Golborne Council chairman and Leigh magistrate Ernest Meirion Jones has died, aged 82. Grandfather Mr Jones, of Newton Road, Lowton, was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Meirioneth. His family moved to Golborne and he went to Ashton Grammar School.
SUTTON had to be content with a draw on a rainy afternoon at New Street. Visitors Old Xaverians were put in on a wet track and Sutton were made to suffer as the openers put on 80 for the first wicket. After a second rain break Ray Foster was introduced
A GOLBORNE man has been awarded an MBE for his services to the town's Scout movement. Arthur Topping, who lives with his wife Betty in Barrowdale Road, gained the award in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. He has served in the Scouts for 50 years. Arthur
ATHERTON Parish Church will ring-in a new era next week. For six years the town's centre-piece may have been out-of-bounds - but parishioners, worshippers, clergy and a host of craftsmen haven't been idle. The impressive near 120 year-old building has
AGECROFT Prison WILL be built, housing up to 800 convicts just a few hundred yards from homes in Prestwich. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott this week gave the green light to the controversial plan for the former power station site. Massive opposition
"EXCELLENT!" That was the comment of Prescot Cables' manager, Arthur McCumiskey, on hearing that one of his earliest signings had been named the player of the 1996-97 season in the North West Counties Football League. One of the first things McCumiskey
YOUNG fund-raiser Michelle Lewis has organised another spectacular show to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The Michelle & Friends Children's Variety Show will take place at the Theatre Royal, St Helens, on Saturday, June 28, starting at 7.30pm
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to protect battlegrounds from developers have been drumming up support. Kieran Moffatt, from Leigh, is a member of The Battlefields Trust, a national registered charity, which is fighting controversial plans to develop part of the
CUSTOMERS and staff of St Helens Council's Queens Park Leisure Centre's tone zone gym are entering a team in a national competition to become Britain's fittest club. FHQUEST 97, to be held in Southport later this month, involves each member of the team
MENINGITIS can be stopped if it is detected early enough. It is essential all parents know the signs and realise it isn't just something that happens to younger children. I was sixteen. Early symptoms can easily be mistaken for influenza. Catching them
THREE members of the Rainhill Women's Institute were invited to join a Lancashire cycle challenge in aid of National Bike Week. The intrepid trio - Kath Ball, Brenda Clarke and Kath Goodall - joined another three cyclists who were representing the Lancashire
A DYNAMIC duo of Test stars who enjoyed leading roles in Saints' greatest triumphs of the 1960s before starring with Cronulla have made the return 12,000-mile trip to receive the Knowsley Road club's ultimate accolade. For man-mountain prop Cliff Watson
MRS Berry Berresford (Letters, June 14) is incorrect in stating that Blackburn with Darwen councillors "have been awarded a ten-fold rise in allowances". In fact, before the changes recommended by the independent commission, the average allowance received
YOUNG Jonathan Parker went back into hospital on his tenth birthday to say thanks to the people who saved his life. He wanted to do something memorable to mark the occasion of reaching "double figures", and so he donated money given to him by his family
NANCY the snake sparked a seven hour security alert after she gave her owner the slip. Martin Callaghan had to inform the police that the 16ft Burmese python, weighing about 15 stones, could be on the loose in Darwen after she escaped from her tank. "
EQUESTRIANS who speak up for bridleways risk being "expelled from their livery yards, ostracised from the hunt and cold-shouldered in the village," an inquiry heard. Former Environment Secretary John Gummer ordered the deletion of a two-and-a-half mile
BUSINESS bosses in the area say they know how important it is to look after the environment, but less than half of the firms questioned in a survey had done anything to improve conditions. The survey was carried out by the Environmental Support Services
IT WILL be jobs for the boys - and girls - if Pendle can persuade the government to part with some cash. Experts from industry and the council are attempting to get a £12 million investment in the area to improve job and training prospects for teenagers
THE ex-verger of Lancaster Priory, jailed for sexually assaulting young boys, is the subject of an imminent legal battle for compensation by one of his victims. A 33-year-old man who was abused by Gordon Clark as a pupil at Stonecross school in Ulverston
EVERY head teacher in the area is being asked to pull the plug on sticky sweets and drinks at school tuck shops in an attempt to stop tooth rot among our children. The call has come from the guardians of public health, the Community Health Council, after
A MORECAMBE inventor has come up with a revolutionary new bike design that could change the face of mountain biking. It was a case of 'eureka' for Gerard Woods (pictured) of Cavendish Road as he stared at his mountain bike convinced that there was a better
TO be beside the seaside according to food critics is to live in a time warp. Seaside fare is a concoction of stale trimmings left over from the 50s and apparently Morecambe's plats des jour are no exception. It was one of many resorts across the country
FANS of Adam Faith will be pleased to hear he's coming back to Blackpool's Grand Theatre to star in the hit musical, A Chorus Line. But they could be in for something of a surprise. Even though the star, most famous after acting in TV's Love Hurts drama
