LOCAL youngsters did well at the 11th Greater Manchester Youth Games. They were competing alongside some 4,500 athletes in 16 sports. And, representing Wigan, the team secured a Top 6 finish in 11 of the sports with four firsts and three seconds. It all
SOME of the top amateur Rugby League teams in the country are heading for Leigh. The 19th year of the Champions Challenge kicks off on August 7 for three weekends of first class sport. Leigh MR again host the event, sponsored by Tetley Carlsberg, which
A look back at events in history on June 25 with Mike Badham 1646: The Cavalier stronghold of Oxford surrendered to the Roundheads, thus ending the English Civil War. 1803: The Australian Sydney Gazette reported that a man watched as a child drowned in
ATHERTON produced a quickfire finish to beat Blackrod and a black sky. The Vimto Bolton Association title challengers realised the weather was their only threat to victory. And the in-form side ensured they were not between the wickets long enough for
IAN Young threatened police officers with an eight-inch knife in a disturbance at his Blackburn home, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Young lunged at the officers with a knife, shouting that he was going to kill them. The officers had
FLEXI-TIME has been introduced at Prestwich High School as a reward for good behaviour. Model pupils can look forward to a lie-in as part of positive behaviour initiative - but they will have to collect good conduct credits first. The scheme is the idea
A "MOUTHY" concrete sprayer kicked out at a police officer and threatened to bite his face. Burnley magistrates heard how drunken father-of-three, Andrew Smith, 35, refused to leave his girlfriend's home and had to be restrained. His victim, PC Brian
NOMINATIONS from East Lancashire are being sought for the 2000 Child of Achievement Awards. Every year the awards are presented to 150 children up to the age of 16, who by their everyday tasks to help others or who by their ability to overcome illness
A BREWERS has been fined £9,500 for allowing two of its Bury pubs to pollute nearby brooks. And Rochdale magistrates also ordered J. W. Lees and Co to pay costs of £650. The Middleton company admitted three charges of allowing excessive effluent from
FRIENDS of a teenager who died in a road accident have raised thousands of pounds to pay for a memorial in an Israeli park. In just over two years, they brought in £18,000 which will be used to create a sport and recreation haven in Israel. The Eliot
PET owners believe a cruel prankster could be behind the sudden deaths of dozens of their cats and dogs. Distraught pet owners from Leyland have watched their animal companions suffer agonising deaths, apparently brought on after they came into contact
A MILLION pound park and ride scheme for Blackburn looks set to be shelved following a report from a team of consultants. Blackburn with Darwen Council was hoping to set up the scheme in Whitebirk in a bid to relieve pressure on the town centre's road
CLUB chairman Barry Kilby has reassured Clarets fans that strenuous efforts are being made to reinforce Stan Ternent's squad for the coming season. Some supporters have voiced their frustration at the lack of noticeable summer transfer activity at Turf
A ROLE in a new television comedy managed to lure former Blackburn actress Madge Hindle back to the screen from the verge of retirement. Madge said she could not resist the role in the new six-part ITV comedy Barbara, which starts on Sunday. Gwen Taylor
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Newcastle University student Ben Harrison slammed his first half century for Preston but rain robbed them of their third victory of the season against Fleetwood at Broadwater. Put in to bat, the Mann brothers - Paul and Antony - gave
A FORMER mayor of Radcliffe has launched a campaign to turn part of the town into a tourist attraction. Mr Ronald Morris, 88, of Bury Road wants to celebrate Radcliffe's past as well as develop it for future generations to enjoy. He says the Radcliffe
HAPPY days spent shuffling along with Mrs Shufflebottom are brought back into focus by old-timer Daniel Cunningham. Mrs S and her hubby taught the basics of the waltz, foxtrot and tango to novice young dancers at the Primrose Rooms in Lacey Street, Thatto
A POST office manager who foiled armed raiders has been given the first Jill Dando Award for public service bravery. Yet Mr Derek Hill (pictured) was kept in the dark about the honour, presented at a ceremony in London. When he arrived at the Savoy for
LEW Willett was a back-street bookie with a heart of gold. A wartime prisoner of the Japanese, he never allowed this horrific experience to embitter him or cloud his affection for his fellow man. Memories of Lew came rushing back for Bernard Wilson of
BURY'S 400-strong squad did the town proud by finishing third in the biggest-ever Greater Manchester Youth Games event held at weekend. The talented local athletes were among 6,000 from ten local authority areas competing in 16 different sports over two
A LEIGH playgroup is packing away its toys after 12 years. St Joseph's Playgroup, which meets in St Joseph's Hall, Leigh, shuts its doors this weekend - until someone steps in to take over. The group was started by Anne Ganley when her own children were
A NEW Zealand-born research student has unearthed a fascinating letter linking a deeply-rooted local family with America and reaching back to the reign of William the Conqueror. The story weaves its way around Ashton, Earlestown and Billinge. And full
THOUSANDS flocked to St Mary's Park to make sure that Prestwich Carnival wasn't hijacked by the typical British summer weather. Fun seekers turned out in force after a slow, rain-soaked start, with visitor numbers well up on last year's sun-drenched event
MANY local people will agree with Pat England's criticism of Stanley Henig's political record in her letter (Citizen: June 18) "not the man I recognise". Those of his personal friends seeking reasons for Mr Henig's humiliating and sudden political fall
EXCITED pupils from Higher Fold County Primary are pictured working on the design for their new school with Council chief architect Harry Parrott (left). Pupils are to get a £1.6million school. And in an innovative move Mr Parrott joined class two children
ONCE again the Independents are unnecessarily sensationalising issues to feed their addiction to the soundbite. They claim to have uncovered a "financially absurd" capital programme and unbalanced budgets inherited from Labour. There's nothing new in
ANGLERS have the chance to cast their views on the improvement of coarse fishing. To coincide with the start of the river season the Environment Agency has started consultation plans for the development of the sport. A document, Coarse Fisheries Strategy
I READ with interest the article about the old town hall, featured in the Citizen. There was an entrance in the Fishergate side, used by the government during the war for the issuing of food coupon books, if my memory serves me right. The entrance overlooking
UPSET Greens are annoyed about Xanadu inquiry and Kenyon Station appeal timing. Leigh Greens claim confusion reigns and locals aren't being given enough opportunity to vent their feelings about Kenyon rail station proposals. They've made a formal complaint
I READ with interest the letters on Preston becoming a city (Citizen Letters June 10 1999), and would say it has already got some ideal makings of one. How many cities can you drive into without getting lost? Don't all big cities attract beggars? We don't
THE local charity Bury African Outreach donates used football kits to schoolboy teams in Matabeleland because, since 1992, schools there have been without money even for books and pens, let alone soccer kits! Parents are even asked for fees, so some children
DANCERS will stepped out for a Titanic performance on Thursday. Following a week of creative work in dance and composition, organised by Wigan Council's education department, 50 students from throughout the borough performed live at Bedford High School
"DISGUSTED Animal Lover" (Your Letters, June 18) writes of her very sad experience regarding a poor cat being knocked down. As the honorary secretary, for 21 years, of the Bury branch of the Cats Protection League, I would like to point out that our branch
ASPIRING actor Dermot Canavan has been offered a glimmer of hope in his bid for stardom. Dermot, 34, has been given £2,000 towards the £11,500 annual sponsorship he needs to accept a place at the prestigious Drama Studios in London. The training would
POLICE and sports leaders are joining forces to take youngsters off the streets and keep them away from alcohol and drugs. And the Sport and Alcosense Project will have two local bases -Howe Bridge Sports Centre and Bedford High School. Already 700 youngsters
RIVERSWAY councillors have devised a new way to keep in touch with the residents in their ward. Labour councillors Marcus Johnstone, Elaine Abbot and Renee Black launched the initiative, dubbed Down Your Way in Mersey Street, Clyde Street and Dart Street
I AM writing with reference to the Citizen's excellent report on the beggars in Preston town centre. But this problem is only the tip of the iceberg which Preston is sailing to very quickly. I am a Prestonian and have been all my life. I am concerned
GIVE us this day our daily spread! That's the message from 75 per cent of British households who buy marmalade. The Citizen has teamed up with Duerr's to offer readers the chance to have breakfast on us and win six jars of marmalade, to celebrate the
CHAOS reigned at Preston Railway station after the main West Coast route was shut following a crash in Cheshire. Trains between Glasgow and London Euston were halted following the collision on Wednesday at 8.52am which left 45 people injured. Customer
BRITISH Aerospace has declared war on the Americans! Matra BAe Dynamics are up against US opposition Raytheon in the competition to supply the Eurofighter Typhoon with a mid-distance air to air missile. And Matra's Meteor missile is the revolutionary
A LEIGH court is under scrutiny in a regional shake-up - and could be closed. As part of a Court Service review, a survey is monitoring usage of Leigh's County Court in Walmesley Road. Everyone attending will be questioned to provide information which
I MAY be able to assist Mr Percival's research into the sightings of big cats in the North West (Your Letters, June 11). I have been interested in the phenomenon since I took up gardening some 50 summers ago and, although never actually sighting "The
PRESTON council leader, Peter Rankin, has blasted gangs of drug dealers and vandals who have forced the closure of Preston Cemetery's only public toilet. Bereaved visitors to the cemetery, in Miller Road, Ribbleton, will have to go on two-mile trek if
THE Citizen has teamed up with Warner Village Cinemas to offer ten readers a pair of sunglasses as sported by the stars of The Matrix. The Matrix is the latest big-budget sci-fi blockbuster which has been wowing audiences on both sides of the Atlantic
LABOUR councillors in Preston are calling for more money to be pumped into litter collection in a bid to encourage pride in Preston. Outspoken councillor Albert Richardson launched an attack on the town's litterbugs, accusing them of having no care for
RUNSHAW College celebrated piloting a road safety initiative - by keeping its students off the streets and in the kitchen. The Langdale Road, Leyland, helped Lancashire police and Lancashire County Council test out its Right Start programme in the college
A LEYLAND engineer could have a TV star on his hands - and it can travel at 35 miles an hour, has a pneumatic spear and can lift a grown man off his feet. Glyn Jones helped pals John Pocock from Darwen and John Turnbull from Wigan create Schumey 2, their
CARL Fogarty abandoned a special testing session on his bogey track of Misano because of fears over the safety of the surface. The three times World Superbike champion arrived in Italy a week early in order to combine extra preparation with a short break
LAST week the Morecambe Bay Independents launched a broadside against the outgoing Labour administration claiming that all was not well with the authority's finances - nothing particularly new in this, the incoming have blamed the outgoing for crippling
THE bear facts have been revealed - and Preston's Panda looks to be going from strength to strength. The Preston Area Neighbour Dispute Action (Panda) celebrated its second birthday with results to show its increasing success. More than 500 neighbours
ORGANISERS of the Preston Maritime Festival have put together an exciting, fun-packed event to celebrate the Millennium in style. Now Partnership Projects want to hear your views on the proposed plan, which is aimed at making the occasion a memorable
FUND-raisers were a step closer to buying a £16,000 minibus for children at White Ash special school, Oswaldtwistle. A social evening at Oswaldtwistle Conservative Club raised £200. Rockers Family Affair and the Blackburn School of Irish Dancing performed
THINK of tourism in Lancashire and images of Blackpool Tower, Camelot and Pendle Hill spring to mind - but none are in South Ribble. But council chiefs are hoping to turn the borough into a tourism honey pot with the launch of their tourism strategy.
GREAT Harwood hold a 12-point lead at the top following their 10-4 home victory over East Lancs, Tony Dobson winning 21-7 and Paul Sutcliffe 21-14 for East Lancs. Colne Cricket Club share second spot with last year's champions St Andrew's. Colne Cricket
PRESTON folk are being told to avoid foreign fizzy drinks after some from Europe were contaminated with chemicals. Trading Standards chiefs believe Preston is one of the worst blackspots for bootleg refreshments, which are imported from the continent
ANGRY traders thought a proposed taxi rank would attract a mass of litter. Shop owners said Fleming Square in Blackburn would drown in a sea of takeaway food wrappings and other mess if plans for a night-time taxi rank went ahead. Councillors were recommended
A LEYLAND man and his Irish bride-to-be, who fell in love in the wake of the Omagh bomb, are to marry this weekend. Mark Blackwell, who moved from Leyland two years ago, will tie the knot with Omagh bomb victim Sandy Smith a year after they first met.
AN angry single mum has hit out at education chiefs over plans to slash school uniform grants. Helen Townley has waged a defiant campaign against the council's cost-cutting decision by sending her children to school in other clothes. Mum-of-four Helen
ANSDELL Institute secured their second win of the season in the Lytham St Annes Darts and Dominoes Summer League when narrowly defeating second-placed Lytham Ex-Service 13-11. British Legion lead the table by four points. Results: Lytham Ex-Service 11
THE lives of people using Preston's marina will be put at risk if the Liverpool coastguard station is closed, council chiefs have warned. Plans to shut the coastguard sub-station at Crosby in 2001, have already met with strong opposition from the county
SLOW-STARTING Edenfield face fellow Jennings Ribblesdale League strugglers Blackburn Northern tomorrow with opening batsman John Kershaw hoping that the runs will continue to flow for him and his team. Kershaw ended his lean spell with an undefeated century
GREG Dyke's appointment as director-general of the BBC has brought predictable squeals from the Tories. He has donated more than £50,000 to the Labour Party, which he has supported for many years. But most people have political leanings and William Hague
TRAFFIC choked town and city centres have proved a living nightmare for planners throughout Britain and Blackburn is no exception. But there appeared to be a glimmer of hope when Blackburn with Darwen Council came up with proposals for a park-and-ride
THE East Lancashire Hospice is still collecting used postage stamps to help boost the funds for its £1.3 million appeal. If any readers would like to save used postage stamps please could you hand them in or send them to: East Lancashire Hospice, Park
LOCAL bowlers Colin Campbell and yours truly Terry Connell were the last two qualifiers for the third round of the Alexandra Classic sponsored by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and Scottish and Newcastle Retail. On Sunday, Colin emerged in the last
BUJINKAN Budo Taijusu, a martial art system comprising of nine different schools including use of weapons and unarmed form, now joins the YMCA programme. Taijusu does not rely on speed or strength but more on natural body movement and is a non-competitive
I SAW a report on television that Morecambe was the place in the North West where life expectancy was the highest. I could not believe my ears when, on local radio the next day, a report stated people who make a bequest to charity also outlive their contemporaries
A TEENAGE leukaemia sufferer was robbed of fishing tackle valued at £1,500 by two brutal thugs. The youths approached the victim and a friend, both aged 16, as they were fishing on the canal near to St Helens Linkway between 1 and 2pm on Thursday, June
FC Rangers football team are sporting a new look next season - thanks to Classic Tiles in Harrowside, Blackpool. Rangers' Darren Clarke, who is Classic Tiles' assistant manager, asked his boss to sponsor the team. And owner Julia Eastham was more than
REGARDING your story (LET, June 10), highlighting the problems of Tracy Cullen and her partner, Kevin Taylor, I sympathise greatly with their position. My wife suffered renal failure in February and I have been forced to give up my self-employment to
BRIAN Tomlinson and John Eborall qualified for the last 16 in a very competitive and drama-filled event in the 1999 Vaux Classic last Friday night. Blackburn bowler Brian Tomlinson who also plays for the County side, started his campaign against Joe Burns
A GENEROUS legacy from a former headmaster has allowed a Lytham school to renovate its outdoor pursuits centre in the Pennines. David Heap, headmaster of King Edward VII School from 1982-1993, purchased the Stationmaster's House at Ribblehead in 1983
ANDY Leathem has returned to Saints following a month's loan to Warrington. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
POTENTIAL pop stars from four Fylde coast schools are perfectly tuned to record a chart-busting Millennium hit thanks to two professional songwriters. Blackpool's Norbreck Thames Primary School and Bispham Endowed Junior School, Cleveleys' Norbreck Primary
BLACKPOOL basketball player Mark Cowell, who took part in the British Airways Olympic Futures Camp in Orlando, has been chosen to join a high flying Great Britain Olympic youth team to represent his town and country in Denmark. Mark is one of 61 athletes
NOT before time, Councillor Frank Clifford, chairman of the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Community Health Council, is looking into the scandalous state of the cardiology services across the North West (LET, June 7). I wish him luck. The situation in
FORMER Warrington, Saints and Great Britain tourist full-back Dave Lyon has been officially appointed as Academy coach at Knowsley Road. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
SHOPKEEPERS at the top end of Railway Road, Leigh, are unhappy with what they claim is 'second class' facelift treatment. Although work is being done to improve the grotty, broken pavements in the area, one alleges he was told by workmen that flags used
Vaux Northern League Division One: Chorley 85-3 - *Kendal 173-6, R Veenstra 79 (n.o.), T Hunte 42, rain stopped play; Fleetwood 117-4, S Nicolson 51 - *Preston 210-9, P Paynter 60, B Harrison 51, N Gregson 5-61, rain stopped play; Leyland 101-1, N Rimmer
A NEW McDonald's drive-through restaurant could be up and running in six weeks if Burnley Council grants permission for the plan on the site of the former Hop pub. The application for the £1million development between Trafalgar Street and Burnham Gate
UGB Lions begin training for the new season at Bobbies Lane on Thursday, July 1 (7pm). For further information contact Phil Anders on 616469 or Den Hall on 24140. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been
THE end of Mal Hussain's nightmare on the Ryelands estate could be in sight. The Independent group has instructed council officers to re-open discussions with Mr Hussain with a view to find a solution to his grievances. The Ryelands shopkeeper has suffered
BURNLEY town centre is number one in Lancashire and one of the top 50 places to be for retailing in the country. The town has jumped from 74th to 45th in the 1999 retail demand study list out of 1,126 towns and cities nationwide. Nearly 50 retail companies
ONE of the eleven men who won the world cup for England is coming to Morecambe this week. Legendary goal keeper Gordon Banks will open the Hotshots Sports Bar on Tuesday night. Banks, who played for Leicester and Stoke, is widely acknowledged to be one
SAINTS are to launch a 'Great Big Millennium Draw,' with the biggest-ever cash prize. Lottery agents are also needed and further details may be obtained from Tony Parr on St. Helens 757905. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and
BLACKPOOL'S consumer champions are aiming to crack down on fake designer goods as part of a hard-hitting campaign in the resort. Trading Standards chiefs will be swooping on premises of known offenders in Blackpool as part of Operation Seagull, confiscating
LOCAL commercial radio station, The Bay, has been sold as part of a multi-million pound deal to a Cumbrian newspaper publisher. The station was formerly owned by the Oyston Family Trust which represented the interests of jailed tycoon Owen Oyston and
ST HELENS Town boss Jim McBride has been given a major pre-season headache. For goalkeeper Mike Allison has left Hoghton Road to join Congleton Town. But, shrugging off the disappointment of losing him, Jim said: "Everyone at the club wishes Mike well
NOT even the power sapping sand of last weekend's Dukeries Rally could halt the progress of Carnforth's Ian Joel/Graeme Wood and their quest for glory in the British Trial and Rally Drivers' Association Series. Going into the event in fourth place in
PAUL Newlove's try against Wigan was the 300th of his career. The breakdown is Featherstone Rovers 122, Bradford Northern 66, Saints 88, and 24 in representative games, including nine tries in Test matches. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000
LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue Service HQ colleagues will be heading for the hills, on separate continents, to raise money for good causes. Sharon Aspin, who deals with 999 calls at the Fulwood site, is gearing up to set off from her Preston home to trek
A NUMBER of households in the Hindley Green area have recently received notification of a planning application to develop 9.5ha. of land for residential purposes (outline) at Belvedere Farm, Carr Common Road, a sizeable area of land behind the Taylor
SCHOOL nurses in Morecambe Bay have completed a pioneering training course following a shock survey of teenage drug use in the district. Fifteen nurses took part in the scheme which showed them how to spot the signs of drug use and how to talk to pupils
LEAVE M62 at junction 26. Follow signs for M606. Take the second exit left onto A6038 and follow road to the first roundabout. Turn left and carry on for 400 yards. Stadium is situated on left-hand side. Parking is available at Richard Dunn Sports Centre
CABINET Minister Dr Jack Cunningham made a swooping visit to Blackpool this week as part of the Government's hard-hitting anti-drugs strategy. Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden joined the Labour Minister as he met former addicts and their helpers, including
IT could be the beginning of the end for Lancaster Market. That's the verdict of leading councillor Jon Barry who says a major rethink is needed to save the city's ailing indoor market. Cllr Barry claims plans to attract a High Street store to take over
ST HELENS Council is throwing out an open invitation to runners over the age of 16 to take part in the town's first ever Corporate Cup race. Teams of four runners/walkers are being sought to tackle the five-kilometre course to promote health and fitness
WHILE on Preston Old Road at the Cornwall Place end I could hear a little dog howling pitifully and it was most distressing to hear its cry for help. First and foremost I am concerned about the welfare of the animal, but it may interest Citizen readers
BOLD Miners, who have gained promotion four years running, begin training for the new ARL season at 7pm on Tuesday, July 6. It continues every Tuesday and Thursday and new and old players will be made welcome. The club would like to thank last season's
ST ANNES scribe Laurinea D'Arcy will be celebrating her 90th birthday in an amazing way - she is having her first book published. Laurinea, now of Sefton Court, St Annes, was born in Rossendale in 1909 and is looking forward to the publication of Deep
AN investigation is to take place after a grieving Morecambe man was sent a £12,600 bill for council refurbishments to his late mother's house. Last month the Citizen revealed how Mr Gary Gibbons (pictured)was left stunned after the council billed him
SINGLE mothers are now Mr Blair's latest victims in his infamous social exclusion policies against Britain's most vulnerable and defenceless. Mr Blair has decided single mothers are excluded from council housing - along with mentally disabled - and their
IF anything in the game of cricket can be predictable it was that second-placed St Annes would defeat eighth-placed Blackpool in their Vaux Northern League Division One game at Vernon Road on Saturday (June 19) and also that, at some point in the game
SAINTS' Alliance team lost 37-32 at Wigan with their tries being scored by Steve Hall (2), John Stankevitch, Warren Barrow, Jason Johnson and Mike Edwards. Goals were kicked by Mark McCully (3) and Scott Barrow. Bradford Bulls visit Knowsley Road tonight
THE search is going on to discover the identity of the man who fell 50 feet to his death off the Ashton Memorial on Saturday morning. No-one saw the fall at 11am on Saturday morning but several people have come forward to say they heard him hit the ground
ST HELENS looked to be coasting for victory when they were frustrated by the weather. Chasing the 190 set by Orrell Red Triangle, they had reached 162-4 when the umpries decided to bring them off in the light drizzle. Local interest in the Orrell ranks
Saints 18 Wigan Warriors 24 A STORY of missed opportunity, costly indiscipline, lack of rub-of-the-green, and a magnificent clinching try by ex-Saint Gary Connolly! It added up to Saints' first home defeat for 14 months as reborn Wigan now coached by
SINGING sensation Andy Prior steamed into The Fylde recently to raise money for the famous children's charity ChildLine. Andy and co-owner Alan Edgar brought their 12 tonne steam engine called Respite to St Michael's on Wyre last weekend in a bid to raise
I WOULD like to thank all those who voted for the UK Independence Party in the European Election. The party now has three Euro MEPs and we narrowly missed gaining three more, including here in the North West where 66,779 voted UKIP while 72,006 would
A HAPPY holiday turned into a nightmare for a Lancaster family after they were left stranded at Manchester Airport when their pre-booked taxi failed to turn up. And now the Lambert family have warned other holiday makers to double check their travel arrangements
TRAINING for an epic charity event will take place in Fleetwood this weekend as two men are plunged into a wave tank in preparation for a trans-Atlantic crossing. Pilot Mike Libra and co-pilot Tony Elliott, will be attending the Fleetwood Offshore Survival
ANDY Westwell aims to rewrite the history books next week and become the first golfer in 20 years to retain the Vardon Trophy. The Rossendale ace was crowned Bury and District Golf Association men's champion last year and begins the defence of his crown
IT'S Ladies Night again at Haydock Park Racecourse on Friday, July 2, when there will be half-price admission for all ladies. As well as the usual line-up of top-class racing, there will be plenty of attractions for members of the fairer sex, with all
A MAN without a soul in the world to call a friend has been given four months to get his life in order. Simon Anslow, 24, was told by Judge Raymond Bennett at Burnley Crown Court, that the ball was now in his court and he had to stay out of trouble. Anslow
BURY will take on promotion rivals Gillingham in their opening league fixture of the 1999/2000 season. The Kent side, painfully beaten by Manchester City in the Division Two play-off final, kick off the new campaign at Gigg Lane on August 7. Four days
BILLINGE reached the final of the West Lancashire Cricket League's Walker Cup for the second year running after beating St Johns in fine style. St Johns compiled an impressive 159 all out in the face of fine bowling from Tom Walsh (3-28) and Mike Grimes
MARGARET Bell has joined the Blackburn-based CMS group of computer companies. Margaret is responsible for training and marketing at the group's Wordcom Training division. She was previously involved in promoting the Action 2000 campaign to make businesses
THE wife of a former Mayor of Hyndburn today praised doctors whose speedy actions helped save his life. Coun Cliff Westell, who was mayor in 1988, was today recovering in Blackburn Royal Infirmary's intensive care unit following heart surgery on Wednesday
BURY'S elite swimmers are teaming up in a bid for Commonwealth Games glory. The town's three swimming clubs, Ramsbottom Rascals, Bury and Elton and Radcliffe, have come together for the first time in a concerted effort to produce representatives for the
AN amateur football team have been stripped of a vital asset the soccer players were banking on for next season. Disappointed officials at Atherton LR are appealing for help to track down a full football kit which has been stolen. The full replica Bolton
THE fight against plans to dump "special waste" and increase tipping at Whinney Hill and Enfield rubbish tips has been backed by Hyndburn MP Greg Pope. Residents in Clayton-le-Moors, Altham and Huncoat have complained about the potential dangers of large
ADY Lewis's bid to land a shot at the British Bantamweight crown ended in the sixth round against Castleford's Noel Wilders on Tuesday night. The Mighty Atom was stopped by the referee after suffering a series of cuts in the title eliminator at Ipswich's
YOU can step back in time in August with a heritage train trip to Edinburgh. Green Express Railtours is running a special train from Bolton and Chorley on Saturday, August 14 to the Scottish capitol. The 13-coach special train comprising of mostly heritage
A week by week lookback at Preston North End's history with a slightly different twist... M is for John McGrath, who first arrived at Deepdale in May 1986 when he was appointed manager. Before arriving at the club, McGrath built a reputation for himself
THE plop of a water vole slipping in to a meandering brook is becoming less common. Now evidence suggests voles are declining to the extent they may soon cease to figure in riverbank tales. So the Clear Glaze Partnership is joining forces with the Environment
BLACKPOOL has done its own version of the treble by scooping three North West Tourist Board awards. Boosting its reputation as one of Europe's favourite attractions, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has been voted the North West's favourite day out after investing
TOURISM businesses across Pendle are being surveyed in a bid to boost the area's economy in the next millennium. More than 150 businesses have been sent a questionnaire which has to be returned by July 5. The survey will be followed by a tourism workshop
AN alternative plan to rebuild Lancaster Bus Station on Damside Street - costing £1,488,850 - was put to councillors today (Thursday). The original plan - estimated at first to cost £867,000 - ran into difficulties because on closer inspection it turned
JAILED Blackpool Football Club owner Owen Oyston has sold Morecambe-based commercial radio station, The Bay, to a Cumbrian newspaper publisher as part of a multi-million pound deal. The station, formerly owned by the Oyston Family Trust, which represented
BOTH carriageways of the East Lancs Road were closed between Windle and Haresfinch on Friday, June 18, following a crash involving four cars and a chemical tanker. The accident happened on the Manchester-bound carriageway near to the Windle Hall Bridge
TEENAGER Carrie Wilson is striving to transform her estate into a better place for her baby son. The 18-years-old single mum (pictured), who is working hard to help the whole community, wants to make Hag Fold, Atherton, "the best place it can be" for
PEOPLE power has saved the three local swimming pools threatened with closure. Carnforth, Hornby and Heysham pools look certain to stay open following a last-ditch compromise deal between the city and county councils. After the Citizen alerted the public
EVERTON youngster Adam Eaton has become North End's newest recruit. The 19-year-old left-back has signed on the dotted line with Preston and will make the short journey from Merseyside on July 1 for a nominal fee. And while Everton have agreed to part
THE traffic may be calm but residents are positively riled by the humps on Parkhills Road. They claim that heavy lorries thundering past are causing vibrations and intolerable noise. At a meeting last week, council bosses were invited by a local resident
A POPULAR bowling green in Bury has been hit in a new wave of vandalism. Youngsters struck at one of the two greens at the Manchester Road Vets League club and dug three deep holes in the turf. Now the men's section will be forced to use an alternative
LEIGH's latest peer might be known as Lord Snowdome. Soon after it was revealed Council Leader Peter Smith had been made a baron, the Labour Lord explained how his exact title was still to be determined. But the Leigh-born councillor told The Journal
MIKE Pilkington's number was well and truly up when staff at his Hippodrome bingo club coaxed him to take part in a fund-raising event for Alder Hey's Rocking Horse Appeal. For little did he know that the main fund-raiser planned by staff and regular
MORECAMBRIANS will welcome 150 Kosovan refugees to the resort next week. The refugees will be taken bowling at Morecambe Superbowl, Heysham Power station visitor centre and the Strawberry Gardens pub in Heysham on Monday, July 5. They are currently staying
A NEW citizens' panel to pass verdict on council services could be set up. And thousands more residents are to be asked for their views as town hall bosses try to discover what people's priorities are. The local authority has conducted postal surveys
DURING most of her young life birthdays for Svetlana Papsouev have been forgotten. They were just like any other punishing day in a pitiless existence in the polluted air of Belarus. But all that changed for 'Svieta' two years ago. She came to England
A CHEQUE for more than £7,000 raised over the past 12 months was presented to Pendle Stroke Group. The group was the charity chosen by previous Mayor and Mayoress Councillor Colin and Julie Waite to benefit from fund-raising during their 12 months in
THIS lovely old picture was taken around the turn of the century in Bedford. It was loaned to us by John Corbett, a regular contributor to the Heritage series. Women are to the fore in this stunning view of Bedford St Thomas's walking day procession,
GENEROUS fund-raisers who painted the town red hit the jackpot after raising thousands of pounds for Bury Hospice. The hospice is celebrating after £39,010 was raised during the Red Rose Festival in April and May. Fund-raisers presented the cheque to
DARWEN entertain St Anne's in a top-of-the-table clash tomorrow, bidding to restablish a handsome lead in the title race which they have seen whittled away by the rain. Darwen will make one change with opening batsman Chris Lowe replacing Gary Jackson
DESPERATE to leap-frog into top spot over Bradford Bulls, Saints are battling against injury problems as they prepare to face the Super League leaders at Odsal tomorrow night, kick-off 7.30pm. As with Kevin Iro and Sonny Nickle, Tommy Martyn is suffering
VICTORY at York wasn't pretty - but it was pretty effective as Leigh ground out another two crucial points in their chase for the leadership of the Northern Ford Premiership. After a feast of attacking rugby in their previous two games, Leigh had to roll
BURY'S retail renaissance continues with the good news that £1 million is being invested in the town's popular Littlewoods store. The money is part of a £31.5 million cash injection being made by the company in its high street store operation nationwide
AFTER the success their senior seven-a-side team are having in the Barden Community Association League, Borrowdale United have formed a senior team to play in the open age Burnley Saturday League next season. Most of the players have previously represented
A CARMEL College student has put his enterprising skills to good use, winning three top achievement awards in a national business competition. Brian Unsworth (17) and other students have been taking part in the Young Enterprise Scheme and have formed
DEVELOPERS who were refused permission to build on a wildlife haven have been accused of destroying the very reason the site was saved. Campaigners say the lodge off Newington Drive in the Elton area of Bury is being drained and trees chopped down so
A SIX-year-old girl from Bury is still recovering in hospital after contracting the potentially deadly bug E.Coli. The youngster became infected with the disease after visiting Foel Farm in Anglesey, North Wales. The youngster, who did not return to school
GREENMOUNT CP School has banned peanuts after learning that just the smell of the nut could kill one of their pupils. Mr Peter Parker, head of the Greenmount school has stopped peanuts and foods containing peanuts coming into the school to ensure the
COLNE pair Glyn Shuttleworth and Alan Handford won the Althams Travel Spring Doubles at Ighten Mount last weekend. The newly-crowned champions had won through several tough qualifying rounds to reach the last four and had to overcome two very good teams
YOU can play your part in ambitious plans to restore Taylor Park to its former glory. A landscape survey funded by a £13,100 lottery grant has now been completed and proposals put together to restore the popular park. Now the council is seeking the public's
KOSOVO refugees could soon be moving into their own homes in the Chesham area of Bury. Empty council houses are being lined up so they can move out of their base at the Geoffrey Kershaw Centre and lead independent lives. Housing bosses are trying to identify
VISITORS to Newbank Garden Centre got to meet popular television gardening expert Charlie Dimmock on Sunday (June 20). The star of Groundforce spent three hours filming at the Bury Road centre in Radcliffe for her new series, Charlie's Army. It was a
RESIDENTS of Rainford celebrated a special milestone this year when they played host to a coach party from Verneil Sur Seine in northern France. The two towns have been 'twinned' for 20 years, during which time thousands of English children and hundreds
STRAP yourselves in for a rollercoaster ride against Dewsbury on Sunday. That's the message from Leigh coach Ian Millward as he prepares his side for a major title battle. "Make no mistake about it, this is a big, big game for both clubs as we both chase
HEADTEACHER of Birchley St Mary's Primary School, John Leake, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. John's royal recognition is made for his "services to the community of Romania." Married, with a teenage daughter, John who lives
ST HELENS Council has announced plans to spend more than £6 million on road repairs and maintenance in the coming financial year. However, the council has not been successful in its bid for cash for the Blackbrook diversion, the traffic relief project
ST HELENS Council leader Marie Rimmer has been witnessing the multi-million pound regeneration of Newton following her elevation as chairman of the Newton 21 Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) board. Marie was given a tour of a selection of the 70-plus
YOUNGSTERS are hoping to learn about the wonders of wildlife with a new environmental area at their school. Children from Lowerhouse Junior School in Liverpool Road, Burnley, have transformed an area of the school grounds with plants. The aim is to provide
GOLBORNE and Astley are the half-way smash hits of the Leigh & District Tennis League. After seven matches Golborne A have 30 points in Division One, two points clear of Tyldesley A. Rest of the points: Leigh A 25, Astley A 24, Lowton A 23, Leigh
BRAVE teenager, Laura O'Reilly looks a million dollars in her brand new wardrobe - and it's all thanks to the generosity of local charity, Helen Marie Friends. Fifteen-year-old Laura, from Farm Road, Clock Face, discovered she had a malignant tumour in
THERE were never such devoted sisters as Alicia and Rebecca Peacock... and to prove it, the talented pair have each won a top prize in our Young Stars of Tomorrow talent competition. Eleven year old Rebecca started the ball rolling when she won in the
A ROBBER threatened to cut a terrified teenage cashier's throat before bundling her into the toilets of a Pendle petrol station and stealing thousands of pounds. Toni Bleakley, 19, was closing up Pendle View service station, Colne Road, Brierfield, above
PLAYER of the season at Leigh Athletic is Gordon Walker. He was handed his award at the club's annual prize night. Second team players' player was Rick Scott while Neal Keegan received the manager's vote. Youngster Paul Wilkinson collected the Third team
GLAZEBURY'S bid to win promotion to the NorthWest Counties First Division faltered with their first defeat. They struggled for runs against some tight bowling by a tight Shell Westminster Park attack, only opener Graham Harrop - who hit a solid 36 - showing
A Mr Tony Malone, who lives on the South Coast, seeks information about relatives in the Bury and Radcliffe areas. He has traced James Malone, a wheelwright, who married Ann Carter in 1809 at Radcliffe Parish Church. Their children Thomas and John were
THE body of a man who had been missing from home for five days has been found in the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Allan Yates' body was discovered yesterdaynear Finnington Lane, Blackburn, and police said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances
From the Bury Times week ending June 24, 1974 LOTTERY: Mr Henry Cliff of Bury Chameber of Trade suggested that a council-run lottery could drastically cut rate bills. FIRE: The east wing of Daisyfield Mill in Wellington Street, Bury was gutted by fire
A MAN who panicked while trying to avoid another car ended up causing more than £26,000 in damage by crashing into a Post Office. Preston Crown Court heard that police found the Toyota Celica, which had been driven by Imran Khan, embedded in the Bastwell
EUROVISION songbird Sophie MacDonald returned to Lancashire with her group Precious and chirped: "It's great to be back among real people." Sophie, from Penwortham, near Preston, was in Blackburn with the rest of the sparkling all-girl singing group to
TWO brothers have been disqualified from being company directors for three years after a court heard how their slipper firm failed. The order was made by Salford County Court for their conduct as directors of Glentop Slippers Ltd. Warren Vincent Weldon
A BLACKBURN Rovers steward was kicked in the mouth as he helped remove Shaun Colin Bolton from Ewood Park during the game against Manchester United. Blackburn magistrates heard that Bolton, a Manchester fan, had gone into the Walker Steel Stand where
RESIDENTS in the Fernhill area of Bury are being invited to shape the future of their community. They will be asked to draw up and tackle a catalogue of problems and to help implement a package of proposed improvements in a deprived area of the town.
JACK Walker's vision for the Millennium - a futuristic Youth Academy costing a cool £7m - has been unveiled. But it is no distant dream. For Blackburn Rovers - leading lights in the British youth football revolution - will throw open the doors of the
IT was a fairytale come true. Two young Kosovo sweethearts, torn apart by the war in the Balkans and reunited in Bury, ensured their love was everlasting when they married in the town on Monday. Their dream day, organised by the Bury Times and backed
A BLACKPOOL couple are furious at the state of the cemetery where their little girl is laid to rest. Francois Bruneel and his wife Jennifer saw their eight-year-old daughter Amanda buried at Thornton Parish Church Christ Church C Of E, on Meadow Avenue
Summer fair and crowning of Rose Queen, St James Church, St James Road, Blackburn, 2pm. Woodwork for Wildlife - family fun activity, Roddlesworth Information Centre, Tockholes Road, Darwen, 1.30-4pm. A chance to make bird and bat boxes and feeders, all
I REFER to the letter by councillors Nick Westwell and David Kerr concerning Do It All's planning application to sell animals. Contrary to their claim both Green Party councillors voted very clearly against the proposal (I should know I was one of them
I AM writing to thank all the organisations in your local area that participated and contributed enormously to the huge success of Volunteers Week, June 1-7. It was the biggest ever Volunteers Week. 23,000 organisations took part, more than double the
I HOPE that no one was surprised last week when the Independents revealed that former Cllr Henig and his cronies had left the district's finances in a dreadful state. The moment that a no-increase in the local rate was declared earlier this year, it was
THE Trustees of the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Trust are building a national memorial to commemorate the lives and sacrifice of all 255 Servicemen and three civilians who were killed in 1982 in the Falklands War. The chapel - which is costing £2
EX-Great Britain RL star Bill Ashurst says knowing Jesus is better than winning at Wembley. The former Wigan player, with two twin tower finals under his belt, was the guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International
AFTER reading the article and letters regarding the opposing plans for a Pet World section at Focus DIY in last week's edition can I just ask has anyone who is protesting ever visited any of these stores in other towns? I have been to several pet superstores
BURY'S local picture house celebrates ten years of movie-going this month. When opened by Hollywood megastar Liza Minelli in June 1989, the cinema was the flagship of Warner Bros' new multiplex cinemas. Boasting 12 screens and 4,000 seats, it was for
AS you are aware, due to the lack of a written lease, the Liverpool Archdiocese were entitled 'legally' to repossess the St Austin's clubrooms, off Heath Street in Thatto Heath. Despite the fact that over the years the members were responsible for the
A FIFTIES' ex-serviceman is trying to trace a Leigh buddy with a re-union invitation. Brian McCarthy, who served with the 1900 Air O.P. Flight in Hong Kong 1953-55, is looking for Derek Holden from this area. Already 31 members have been found for the
ON behalf of all the local children helped by the NSPCC, we wish to say a huge thank you to all who took part in the NSPCC's Cross Bay Challenge on Saturday, June 5. It was a huge success, raising in excess of £3,000 - very well done! A special vote of
AS the chairman of Prestwich Carnival Committee I would like to thank all those organisations who helped make this year's carnival a resounding success. I would like to give a special thanks to the many thousands of people whose attendance made the day
WIGAN Council are to mark the Millennium by appointing new Honorary Freemen and Aldermen. Senior councillors are drawing up lists of possible recipients for the top civic honours. "The Freemen will be people who have made a major contribution to the life
ROYAL Military Police Old Comrades link-up are seeking men and women with previous Army service in the following: CMP, MMP, Airborne Provost, RMP-SIB-ATS, and WRAC. To contact your former Army friends send stamped addressed envelope to the co-ordinator
I AM writing regarding your article (May 14) about the Georgina Bromilow Big Band which played at the Longfield Suite, Prestwich, on June 10. I decided to go along and have a listen and what a night it was. Georgina and the band were in full swing, playing
FIREFIGHTERS are putting their best foot forward to scale the heights of Britain's three biggest peaks - in just 24 hours. Intrepid teams of Fire and Safety Officers from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, based in Preston, are taking part in the 1999
I WOULD like to thank all those people who organised and ran the individual events at Ramsbottom Sports Week. The sponsors who play such an important role, the committee of Ramsbottom and District Sports Council, president Melvin Magnall, our wonderful
THE autobiography of Bill Alley is published by Empire Publications of Manchester. This controversial book about test umpire and former Somerset cricket legend Bill Alley was suppressed by the test and County Cricket Board in 1985. Born in New South Wales
NEARLY six years ago a friend of mine placed an advertisement for me in the Citizen's Two's Company column, hoping I would meet someone. Having split up with my husband six months earlier, I wasn't too sure I could go through with it. But I plucked up
MUCH recent coverage of breast cancer has questioned the value of breast screening. We feel this may have tainted women's views and may be putting lives at risk. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer would like to take this opportunity to
IT has become obvious to us at Bury Lions Hospital Radio that our existing record library has become sadly dated, and constant playing has resulted in wear and tear on our vinyl record stock. This has meant that we have been unable to play many of the
MORE than a 100 Council workers have volunteered to help run Kosova refugee centres. Locals will help maintain a shift rota helping run refugee centres set-up by Trafford Council during evenings and weekends. The Wigan Council samaritans will try to reunite
P. KAISERMAN (Your Letters, June 18) and I seem to be missing some of each other's points whilst agreeing on others. I am not so naive as to suppose that leading politicians of any nation are motivated by altruism. My original letter gave them the perhaps
E Sanderson has highlighted the frustration and problems that many members of the public (and their solicitors) experience when trying to take on the might and intransigence of powerful institutions and businesses such as insurance companies, health authorities
BRITISH Aerospace has declared war on the Americans! Matra BAe Dynamics are up against US opposition Raytheon in the competition to supply the Eurofighter Typhoon with a mid-distance air to air missile. And Matra's Meteor missile is the revolutionary
I WRITE in response to "Disgusted Animal Lover" (Your Letters, June 18). I don't have the benefit of having seen Mr Butterworth's earlier letter, but I'd like to ask "Disgusted" just who she is disgusted with? It sounds as if she is disgusted with the
YOUNG firebugs are being blamed for a blaze at one of Leyland's best-known shops which destroyed more than £150,000 worth of stock. Owners of Rimmers Music, Chapel Brow, Leyland, now face a massive clear-up operation after the arson attack on Tuesday
FANS of Star Wars are paying more than £30 to get their hands on pirate copies of the latest summer blockbuster. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace isn't due to hit cinema screens until next months but local criminals are already cashing in by demanding up
RAMSBOTTOM has, over many years, evolved into a pleasant little shopping and recreational community. The opportunity to stroll the streets and be presented with a wide selection of wares, the freedom to choose which shops to patronise and which not, and
PRESTON got its first taste of Star Wars fever when nearly 200 sci-fi fans turned up at a local toy shop to buy the new Phantom Menace - at midnight. Dedicated fans of the Star Wars trilogy queued outside Toys R Us for up to six hours last week, desperate
JOHN Crawley today pledged to cast aside his reservations about the Benson and Hedges Super Cup and go full tilt for Lord's. The Lancashire skipper is on the record as believing that too much county cricket is played in England. And the Super Cup was
TURNOVER at Bamber Bridge-based gas heating giant Baxi soared to £118.6million for the year prior to March 1999 - an increase of 15 per cent. Figures released in the company's annual report also show an increase in group operating profit up 11 per cent
ALEXANDRA number one Brian Tomlinson extended his lead in the Terry Sayers merit awards when he recorded his seventh win of the season to reach 13 points and an aggregate total 43. Peter Wilding has had a remarkable run for Frenchwood in winning five
A LEYLAND man and his Irish bride-to-be, who fell in love in the wake of the Omagh bomb, are to marry this weekend. Mark Blackwell, who moved from Leyland two years ago, will tie the knot with Omagh bomb victim Sandy Smith a year after they first met.
LOCAL teams Ighten Mount and Sunnybank who defeated Bamber Bridge and Fishwick Ramblers 4-2 and 5-1 respectively, had plenty to cheer as they boosted their league totals. The Burnley team recorded their third win of the season and are now undefeated in
FYLDE Tae Kwondo Associates, with clubs covering the Fylde and Wyre, now have places for beginners. The Korean art of tae kwondo is something to be enjoyed by everyone from the age of five, and as well as being a way of keeping fit, you have the chance
LOS Angeles hosted the biggest videogame exhibition of all time last month - E3, the Electronics Entertainment Expo. And what a show it was. Sega re-established their presence with the best stand and some great software titles while Sony shied away from
JEZ Hope believes Lowerhouse can get back on the EW Cartons Lancashire League title-trail with a morale-boosting victory at home to Enfield tomorrow. The Liverpool Road outfit made a brilliant start to the season winning six of their opening seven games
A SOLID all-round team performance brought St Annes IV 109-4 as their reward in this Fylde League division two match against Comrades who finished on 106. Six bowlers shared the wickets with Nigel Connolly, Andy Taylor and Adam Duxbury especially effective
Neil Bramwell with Carl Fogarty in Italy IT'S not hard to spot Blackburn world champion Carl Fogarty on the beach at Cattolica. For one, everyone looks so bronzed, beautiful and, well . . . Italian. Secondly, there is hardly a British accent to be heard
CHILDREN from Poulton-le-Fylde CE Primary had a date with a clown last week. Russian clown Yuri was joined by his wife Tanya to help dress up the children as famous clowns from the past much to the delight of the Hardhorn Road pupils. Yuri comes from
ON a recent visit to Bury I had to pass under a subway from the car park to the open market. There was a chap sitting in the coldest spot in the subway, in a draught, with no sun, asking people to put a few pence in his hat so that he could buy a hot
PUPILS from King Edward VII School, Lytham, have rhymed their way to victory in the school's annual poetry and prose reading festival. Paul Tognarelli, of Preston, won the senior section with Michael Holdsworth, of Lytham Road, Lytham, a close second.
MANCHESTER United are not the only English team to return home with a European trophy after beating the Germans. Clifton Rangers U14s team from Blackpool can do no wrong since being given a new football strip from the Co-op Late Shop at Mereside. On Friday
THE Welsh Minister, Peter Hain, said recently that the Government ignored its heartland at its peril. This was borne out with the results of the European elections when, in the main, Labour voters stayed at home. Tony Blair seems to only bother about
BLACKPOOL Football Club face Tranmere Rovers in the first round of next year's Worthington Cup competition. The Seasiders will play host to Tranmere in the first week of the season, probably on Tuesday, August 10. The away leg at Prenton Park will most
RECENT correspondents on pensions (Letters, May 27 and June 11), while vigorously defending their own political party's current position on state-funded pensions, seem to have forgotten where the debate started from. This is extraordinary considering
MY Victor-ia Meldrew persona has taken over. Summer is barely here and already Christmas is upon us. I do not belieeeeeeve it. It's fair enough receiving annual Christmas Club leaflets just days after one festive season is over, but to be advertising
ECCLESTON suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Grange on Saturday. Batting first, Grange posted a total of 171 all out, with Carter the top scorer with 46. He was well supported by Peters (36), P. Swindell (26), Hunter (20) and Melia (16). Pick of
TWO Fylde people have found themselves among Lancashire nominees in the search to find the most active over 55 year olds in Britain. And Peter Duffy, of Lockerbie Avenue, Thornton, and Sheela Hawkins of Cleveleys, have both been entered in the top competition
I WAS absolutely disgusted by the letter from a Buchanan Street resident who was quite willing to pay the £10 permit fee. I also live in Buchanan Street and it is very rare that we have a problem finding somewhere to park, even if it is at the other end
MORE congratulations are in order this week - this time for Wigan Council Leader, Peter Smith. He has become Leigh's own Red Baron. Peter, a Leigh councillor who lives on the Leigh-Atherton border, is one of 22 new Labour working peers, honoured by PM
RUSKIN Drive provided centre stage for the country's rounders enthusiasts on Sunday. For it was hosting the National Ladies Club Tournament. And St Helens had two sides taking part in Pilkington Spartans and Pilkington Vikings. They did the town proud
LET'S tell it as it is. Rose Hill School is termed an EBD school - ie. one for pupils who are emotionally and behaviourally disturbed. This fact is conveniently omitted by the Parent Governor (Journal Mailbox), who writes solely about 'learning difficulties
DIDN'T you just love 'Ruby's American Pie' on TV on Sunday? Comedienne Ruby Wax went to Arizona to meet the Sheriff of the USA's toughest jail, where inmates have to pay for rotten food, live in tents, join chanting chain gangs and bury unwanted bodies
A CAR smash which killed a Burnley pensioner and left her husband lucky to be alive will remain a mystery. A Burnley inquest heard how medical and accident experts have been unable to explain how Arthur and Anne Wilkinson's Nissan Micra, with Mr Wilkinson
THE new St Helens Open Golf champion is Phil Evans. It's a fitting reward for a player who has devoted 25 years to the host Sherdley Park Golf Club. A member for 25 years, Phil is a past captain and is currently chairman of the greens committee. RESULTS
A DEMAND for more police for Padiham is to go to Home Secretary Jack Straw, Lancashire Chief Constable Pauline Clare and the Lancashire Police Committee following a heated protest meeting at Padiham Town Hall last night. Pennine Division police boss Chief
MORECAMBE Football Club will help create sporting history when they become the first team to play in a new £30 million stadium. The Shrimps have been invited to play Wigan Athletic in the new state-of-the-art Robin Park on Sunday, August 1 in a game which
THE electorate's clear opposition to the European Monetary Union has been clearly shown in both opinion polls and election results. Can we now please have either a referendum on the Euro as promised, or assurances that this government will cease to waste
IT'S business as usual for Morecambe boss Jim Harvey after signing a new three year contract this week. The signing ends months of speculation about Harvey's intentions as a contract has been on offer for some time. The Irishman who steered the Shrimps
A TREMENDOUS effort by Peter Mercer failed to prevent Rainhill slipping to defeat at Liverpool Nalgo. They were in deep trouble at 94-9 when Peter took centre stafed. His brilliant innings of 77 not out saw him unleash 13 fours and two sixes to take the
IT'S official - Leon Galston is the sexiest schoolboy in Britain. The handsome hunk, who attends Rossall School in Blackpool, was selected from thousands of entries to appear in Bliss Magazine as one of the five finalists in a competition run by the teenage
THE sparse turnout for the European Union elections demonstrates absolutely the contempt the British have for the EU and MEPs. So why does the prime minister and the other sinister europhiles keep trying to drag us deeper into Europe? Could it be that
TUMBLE Tots in Blackpool, Poulton and Lytham are becoming kings of the swingers as they jump into action to raise money for Children Nationwide. As part of the Tumble Tots 20th Birthday Celebration, children at the 480 centres around the country will
THE money to regenerate the dilapidated station at Carnforth could be found after all. The Trust trying to save the station were dealt a severe blow recently when Lottery bosses said they almost definitely couldn't support the station which was the setting
SATURDAY was a historic day for Rainford's cricketing brothers Steven and David Harrison. A hat-trick is rare in any cricket match. But Rainford skipper Ste Harrison achieved one in Saturday's match against Burscough. Remarkably, at the same time in the
SIR, - NOT so long ago I read about Blackpool Borough Council complaining about people damaging kerbs by parking and driving on them. Last week a council van was parked outside the driver's home, as usual, when a grid cleaning vehicle came along. Not
MOTHERS in Morecambe and Heysham told of their shock at the abolition of clothing grants for children of families on income support. Dawn Watson of Sycamore Grove in Heysham and other parents obtained pages of signatures for a petition against the proposal
HAYDOCK bounced back as both first and second elevens took on Dalton CC in the Southport and District League. The first had home advantage against Dalton and looked set for victory until the weather intervened with just 10 overs to go. Batting first,
RENOVATE an attic space and turn it into a counselling and computer room in a single day. That was the challenge which faced builders merchants' Jewson, who chose Revoe School on Grasmere Road in Blackpool for their Anneka-style Community Challenge. The
