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  • Art attack

    HOW marvellous it was to read your front page article (Citizen: 23 March). It is certainly reassuring to know that when we pay our Council Tax, the money is being spent by people who really know what they are doing. And such an imaginative choice, from

  • Dark side of the Lune

    I WRITE regarding this so-called art project on Lune banks. Like the lady from Halton, I think this project is absolutely stupid and a terrible waste of money. What is wrong with our council that they can waste money on projects like this when so much

  • Walk on the wild side

    I WRITE with reference to your front page article of 23 March about the cycle path. The whole project is in my view an eyesore and a complete waste of money. If the cycle path needed renovation this could have been due at far less expense. All the wild

  • Easter soccer school

    DUE to popular demand Lancaster University Sports Centre will yet again be running their very popular Easter Soccer School and Easter Fundays. The courses are for children aged between 8 and 14 and will run on the weeks of Monday 17th April - Thursday

  • Evacuees

    I AM preparing a booklet on the war years in Burnage, a township of Manchester, entitled Bombs over Burnage. I know some pupils, certainly those at Levenshulme High School, were evacuated to Blackpool and St Annes. I wonder if any of your readers have

  • Appreciation

    I'D LIKE to mention Mr Wilson of Blackpool postal services who I negotiated with for the possible installation of a pedestal post box in the vicinity of Clifton Avenue, in Marton. This box is now in place and I know that the elderly residents in the area

  • Chris crosses twice

    Prescot 44 Liverpool St Helens XV 3 NUMBER eight Chris Leigh grabbed a personal tally of 24 points with two tries, four conversions and two penalties to deservedly take the man-of-the-match award as Prescot's success story continued with this comfortable

  • School's £3,000 music-makers

    A TYLDESLEY school is in 'tune' for a £3,000 cash award. Fred Longworth High School will receive the cash from the Barclays New Futures scheme to create a community brass band. At least 30 students will be involved in the band, alongside members of the

  • Hitting the historic town trail

    A WALKING guide to the Leigh's historic centre is to be published in time for Easter. The council is producing the Leigh Town Centre Trail, which will celebrate the town's fascinating history, architecture and townscape over two walks. It will be illustrated

  • Thank you!

    MY husband and I travelled to Preston to see the show Dancing in the Streets, courtesy of The Citizen. I won the tickets in one of your competitions together with a CD. I was delighted to find out I had won and we both thoroughly enjoyed the show. It

  • Debate about Jesus is good

    I AM so glad Mr Soley has written about God (Citizen March 16). It gives us a chance to open up a good debate. Unfortunately in the past religious people have been over-zealous, but Jesus said "love one another" and he came to change our attitudes and

  • Plant live trees not dead ones

    I THINK its absolutely dreadful that any money will be spent on planting dead trees upside down in the name of art when live trees could be planted. This is sheer stupidity. We are already destroying the earth in the name of commerce, surely we don't

  • Art's latest con

    IN response to Giles Kent's claim to have had a vision of upside down trees planted on a public footpath is ridiculous. Firstly it's not original despite his revelation in Grizedale. I saw the very same thing in the Time Team programme on TV where they

  • Looking for fives teams

    LANCASTER and Morecambe College and the new Community Sports and Coaching Centre are looking for teams to take part in a new 5 a side indoor football league. The college are hoping to start the league in early May, subject to enough teams showing an interest

  • Bulldog is a truie star

    STEWARD Drummond was a shining star as he made his full England semi professional debut in a 1-0 win against Holland at Northwich Victoria. Drummond, Morecambe's midfielder, came on as a substitute against Italy last month, played superbly and was given

  • Blues take it to the 'Bridge

    LANCASTER City has organised coaches for fans wanting to travel to to the League Cup final at Stalybridge on April 11. The Blues take on Workshop and the manager and players have called on as many people as possible to make the trip to cheer them on.

  • Culpability

    THE Mea Culpa of the Pope admits Papal infallibility is nonsense. It implies the Church has been misleading its followers for 2000 years. In view of the fact that the Inquisition and the Crusades occurred when the Anglical Church was part of the Catholic

  • Wood cut down

    Mossley Hill 15 Burtonwood 5 THE Wooders were finally overpowered by a much bigger and fitter Liverpool outfit. They led 5-nil at the break thanks to a try by centre Rogers. However, the second period saw Mossley Hill use their strength to great advantage

  • Catherine the great in Blue heaven

    CHEMISTRY student Catherine Heyes provided the catalyst for an Oxford boat race double. The 20-year-old former Rainford High School pupil was sat at number three in the women's boat that beat Cambridge by two-and-a-half lengths at Henley on Saturday.

  • Dealing with aggression

    A TALK on how to deal with aggressive people takes place later this month. The event is being staged by the Blackburn Junior Chamber on April 19 at Training 2000, Harwood Street, Blackburn. Further details are available from Claire Blackshaw on 01254

  • Pensioners' rights

    RE the article "Councillor slams banks' cash plan" (Citizen March 16) I couldn't agree more with Coun Alan Vincent. This government is taking away pensioners' right of choice as to how they have their pension paid. Pensioners I know have said that if

  • We'll survive

    LET me just remind Europhiles, and in particular Mr Davies who feels quite comfortable on the gravy train, that we fought Europe for six years during which time they were sinking our ships! Does he really think that if we came out of Europe we could not