WHAT has happened to schoolgirl Donna Stanisavskis will change her future forever. While other carefree youngsters are growing through their teenage years towards adulthood she will not have the same opportunities to explore what life has to offer. The
WHAT is Forever Bury? A daft question you might think, to pose in the Forever Bury bulletin, which for the past three months, has been reporting on the progress of the organisation. Surely by now, anyone remotely associated with Bury FC is aware of Forever
MEMORIES will come flooding back when Stand Cricket Club throws open its doors to welcome former members and players to help celebrate its 150th anniversary writes DAVID SHARPE A new extension will be completed in time for the club to host a series of
ISN'T it just like Blackburn Council to add yet another burden to parking for shoppers? I think they do not want to attract shoppers into the town. The free parking after 3pm on the market car park was a real bonus at times. It is just greed of the council
I AM against fluoride being put in our water. Scientists have argued that fluoride has a disruptive effect on tissues in the body, confuses the immune system, is implicated in genetic and thyroid disorders, dementia and Alzheimers disease. This will increase
A WOMAN who was missing for more than a week has turned up safe and well. Police had been concerned for the welfare of Sarah Aroob (25), of Alfred House Residential Home in Bury, who had last been seen in Bury Old Road, Prestwich.
AN 87-year-old woman was thrown to the pavement by a handbag thief as she walked along a street. The robbery happened in Rudgwick Drive, Bury, shortly before noon on New Year's Eve. The pensioner was approached from behind and her handbag was ripped from
COMEDIAN Peter Kay is at the height of his career after being presented with a number of prizes at the annual comedy awards. And it is the Bolton funnyman's popularity that has helped to raise £700 for the coronary care unit at Fairfield General Hospital
YOUNGSTERS can go batty about local wildlife today (Fri Jan 3). The Goshen and Hampson Mill Community Association has organised a bird and bat box building session for children. The event, supported by the Whitefield and Unsworth Area Board and Countryside
THREE thugs threatened a teenage boy before stealing his £50 mobile phone. The robbery happened after 4pm on Sunday (Dec 29) in Bury Old Road, Prestwich, when the 13-year-old was travelling on a bus. He was approached by the trio, threatened and then
A FULL agenda launches the new year for Whitefield and Unsworth area board on Monday (Jan 6). The first meeting of the year will be held at Ribble Drive Primary School in Whitefield at 7pm. Agenda items include an update on the consultations with Victoria
DENTISTS will be getting their teeth into £10,000 to pioneer new working practices. Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) found out this week that its bid to become one of 26 national field sites on behalf of Bury, Heywood and Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care
CHILDMINDERS in Bury were on cloud nine after becoming the first in the town to achieve a level three award. Their success was recognised at a presentation evening at Bury College. The registered childminders gained the Certificate in Childminding Practice
PETER Enckelman may again find himself in the massive shadow cast by his 6ft 6in stand-in Stefan Postma when Aston Villa take on Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup tomorrow. Postma, a £1 million bargain signing from Dutch outfit De Grafschaap, has seized
GRAEME Souness today insisted 'we fear no-one' as Rovers prepare for tomorrow's FA Cup clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park. Last month's third round draw could have been kinder on the Ewood club but Souness is adamant he's relishing his trip to the Midlands
THE ancient art of hedge laying is alive and well thanks to a lone Preston craftsman, plying his trade around the area's villages. Brian Haworth became a hedge layer 40 years ago after learning the craft at Myerscough Agricultural College. His job involves
A DOG lover is planning to leap for charity with a parachute jump for her four legged friends. Barbara Kilgallen, 38, of Queen's Road, Fulwood, is preparing a solo parachute jump to raise money for Greyhounds in Need, a national charity which rescues
ONE of The Citizen's most respected members of staff has died. Sales representative, Harry Aspden, 66, died suddenly at home on Saturday, December 21. Harry, from Haigh, Wigan, worked with the company for about six years, starting as a sales representative
A LOCAL charity fund-raiser is calling on people to pull on their running shoes and help raise buckets of cash for children suffering from the fallout of a nuclear disaster nearly two decades ago. Tony Cowell, of The Oaks, Walton-le-Dale, is asking kind-hearted
BURY College has become a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) after being acknowledged as a leading provider of high-quality training in childcare and early-years provision. The Learning and Skills Council has told the Market Street college it has
CUTS totalling £13million are set to hit education, social services and transport in Lancashire -- but the tax payer still faces a 10 per cent rise in rates. The move, announced yesterday, comes less than a month after the Government announced lower-than-hoped
TRADE in East Lancashire shops was buoyant over Christmas and the New Year, despite fears about an economic downturn. Early indications show that customer numbers are slightly up on last year. British Retail Consortium director David Smith said: "Shoppers
SHAKERS' impressive start to the New Year has got even brighter with a double boost for manager Andy Preece. Key defender Steve Redmond added to euphoria after the New Year's Day victory over Hull City, which lifted Bury into the automatic promotion places
THE borough of Pendle has won an environmental award in a contest to find Britain's 'greenest' councils. The Green Apple awards are organised by the independent, non-political Green Organisation. It was handed to the council after judges from the Green
LEISURE services in Pendle could face the axe in the council's 2003/04 budget. Nelson Silverman Hall is among the venues managed by the Leisure Trust which will come under scrutiny from Pendle's executive on Wednesday. The council's management team has
A FULL agenda launches the new year for Whitefield and Unsworth area board on Monday (Jan 6). The first meeting of the year will be held at Ribble Drive Primary School in Whitefield at 7pm. Agenda items include an update on the consultations with Victoria
A SENIOR detective has urged licensees to be vigilant after a robbery at a Radcliffe pub. Three masked men entered the Sparking Clog, Radcliffe Moor Road, Radcliffe, through a rear kitchen door and entered the bar area where they confronted employees.
DOING hard dance like no other club at the moment, the lads from GOODGREEF are restricting themselves to just the one party this month as the dust settles on a mad 2002 festive season. Saturday, January 25 is their House Party at the new Ascension venue
THE Food Standards Agency is urging shoppers to check certain brands of Soy Sauce which relate to higher than normal levels of the chemical 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD). According to Food Standards Agency chiefs, the chemical is present in many
RHYS Hart, five, of Main Street, Downham, created the logo for the Millennium celebrations in Downham and Twiston. His design incorporated a duck, the number 2000 and the names of the villages.
RACHEL Bibby, 20, of St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, had her suitcase returned one year after her trip to Australia ended. She was told her case had been found by British Airways staff at an Israeli airport.
TOTTINGTON woman Caron Chappell has helped her public relations agency win a special award. For Weber Shandwick has been officially recognised by Manchester Chamber as one of the best communications companies for professional training in a structured
A BURY company is pioneering a safety seal and helping to protect against hazards within various industries. As everyone knows, electricity and water make an explosive mixture. So too do electricity and dust, electricity and gas and any number of common
1777: George Washington's forces defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton in New Jersey, during the War of Independence. 1892: J R R Tolkein, author of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, was born. 1900: The new Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert
GRIMSBY are in a similar predicament to Burnley with a string of injuries and suspensions and are down to the bare bones of the squad. The Mariners will be without veteran striker Steve Livingstone, who serves a one-match ban and midfielder Alan Poulton
THE magic of the FA Cup is lost on few, if any, footballers. But it holds a particularly special place in Ian Cox's heart. His appearance in the 1994 semi-final replay between Crystal Palace and Manchester United goes down as one of his best games in
A FULL agenda launches the new year for Whitefield and Unsworth area board on Monday (Jan 6). The first meeting of the year will be held at Ribble Drive Primary School in Whitefield at 7pm. Agenda items include an update on the consultations with Victoria
BURY Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People has become the first local organisation to benefit from a grant from Bury Times' owners Gannett. American-based Gannett, owners of Newsquest Media Group, which includes the Bury Times, set up a Foundation
STAFF at Bury College will take part in a national strike on January 30 if pay talks fail. The three main unions in further education colleges, NATFHE, the ATL and UNISON, are set to join forces for industrial action. The strike will go ahead if the employers
ANTI-bloodsport protesters confronted huntsmen at the annual Holcombe Hunt meeting on Boxing Day. More than 100 members of the League Against Cruel Sports banged drums, blew whistles and waved banners as dozens of riders set off on the hunt from Rivington
DETECTIVES are investigating an attack on a taxi passenger by three drivers. Sixteen-year-old Jordan Seldon suffered head injuries in the assault after a night out with friends at the Megabowl complex in Pilsworth on Friday evening (Dec 27). He later
BURY'S Fusiliers are back in town after a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. "If you stay too long, I will fight you!" That was the chilling warning given by an Afghan man to Bury Fusilier Adam Gagan who has recently returned from a historic Territorial
BLACKBURN Rovers today shot down fresh speculation linking Damien Duff with a multi-million pound move to Manchester United. A story in one of this morning's tabloids claimed United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a £12 million bid for the Republic
IF you've any vouchers hanging around from Christmas, you could much worse than to invest in that all-new bible of dance, the Ministry of Sound's album 2002. The brains behind the three CD compilation hit the nail on the head with their track selections
SELF-BELIEF and confidence have always run high through the East Lancashire music scene, but with the arrival of the New Year comes the acid test for a string of our top bands. Blackburn band THE 'BURN, have flown the flag for the area with pride as they
THE year 2002 was to the commercial dance scene what 1966 was for football -- a damn fine year. But while Geoff Hurst was the one knocking away the goals which counted at Wembley, All Around the World Records in Blackburn are the ones who have led the
NEW Year. new ambitions. new opportunities, hopefully, for aspiring young jazz musicians to find venues where they can play in front of kindred spirits. Every year I take pleasure in chronicling the achievements of young jazzers who, under the dedicated
BUSINESS leaders from across East Lancashire are being urged to help nurture the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. The Guardian Angel Entrepreneur Network, which helps growing companies throughout the region, urgently needs a new influx of experienced businessmen
HIGHWAYS chiefs investigating a motorway sign which puts a Darwen service station in Blackburn today revealed it was unlikely they would change despite protest letters from nearby residents. Campaigners against the sign, which names the new Darwen services
THEY were bonded together by the loss of a village -- but even the Graners have now called time on their unique reunion. The village of Grane disappeared under the waters of Ogden Reservoir when it was constructed between 1902 and 1912 to supply drinking
THE Government has introduced a new Hunting Bill. As it stands, this Bill will outlaw some forms of hunting with dogs, such as hare coursing and deer hunting, but fox-hunting is likely to continue in certain areas. The RSPCA in the North West believes
REGARDING the proposed waste disposal plant in Farington, Leyland. (Citizen, November 28) Building of a waste disposal plant in Longton (in a green belt area) was cancelled after a well-organised campaign from the people in that area in autumn last year
DOING hard dance like no other club at the moment, the lads from GOODGREEF are restricting themselves to just the one party this month as the dust settles on a mad 2002 festive season. Saturday, January 25 is their House Party at the new Ascension venue
THE year 2002 was to the commercial dance scene what 1966 was for football -- a damn fine year. But while Geoff Hurst was the one knocking away the goals which counted at Wembley, All Around the World Records in Blackburn are the ones who have led the
BLACKPOOL Football Club is hoping to step up a gear to match its Premier League colleagues with the launch of a new driving school. The Seasider's School of Motoring aims to enlist hundreds of non-driver fans who are eager to move their feet off a ball
A SEVERELY disabled soldier has slammed staff at a Blackpool army pensions agency after his distraught wife received a letter saying he was dead! Bedridden Martin Finlayson, 53, and his wife Cathie, 50, were astonished to read that staff at the Blackpool-based
FIRE chiefs have warned of the dangers of seasonal drinking and smoking following a coroner's findings on a couple who accidentally died when their caravan burst into flames. Former teacher Brian Drake, 61, and his girlfriend, hotel worker Jennifer Trinder
AN AFGHANISTAN soldier who fled to Blackburn under fear of death from the Taliban has today spoken of his hopes for a new life. Enayatullah Akbari, 28, of Linden Avenue, was driven out of his homeland a year and a half ago. He fought for his minority
TRADE in East Lancashire shops was buoyant over Christmas and the New Year, despite fears about an economic downturn. Early indications show that customer numbers are slightly up on last year. British Retail Consortium director David Smith said: "Shoppers
ROSSENDALE travel to Kendal Town tomorrow in the UniBond first division. Dale got a morale-boosting 4-3 win over Farsley Celtic last weekend and manager Jim McBride will be looking for more of the same against the league's ninth-place side. Dale have
COLNE are at home to Blackpool Mechanics in NWCL Division Two tomorrow. The Reds have lost just once in the last six games and have won two and drawn one since new managers Andy Lawson and Dean Grice took over at the end of last month. Confidence will
BACUP play their first real home game of the season when Holker Old Boys are the visitors to West View in NWCL Division Two tomorrow. Third-place Bacup have had their pitch re-laid and new floodlights installed and have played all but three of their games
RAMSBOTTOM boss Andy Grimshaw is looking to the strike pairing of Glyn Barker and Russell Brierley to kick-start the strugglers' season. Barker is on loan from Stalybridge Celtic and Brierley is the NWCL first division bottom club's top scorer. The pair
THE official report exposing hospitals, doctors and nurses as spreading increasingly the MRSA superbug by not washing their hands on wards fails to reveal other factual causes. As at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, nurses travelling off and to duty do not
YOU published a recent letter from a Mr C J Thomas who was critical of my intervention regarding the vandalised allotments at Lawson Road (and apparently generally of Blackpool Council) and invited my views. Mr Thomas's letter was fairly incoherent but
A COUNCIL worker has spoken out against youngsters who he says are causing vandalism and nuisance at Poulton's Teanlowe shopping centre. Chris Higginbottom, whose job includes cleaning the car park off Tithebarn Street, claims unruly youths are responsible
IT is a tribute to Cherie Blair's loyalty that she seems determined to stand by the friend who helped land her in such an awful mess. I am not sure what it says for her common sense though. Mrs Blair reportedly pays her friend, a "lifestyle guru", £5,000
I HAVE just read the letter (December 13) from "OAP" regarding "ill-mannered children" on the buses. I too am an OAP and do try to get the bus before the children are out of school. But, this is not always possible. However, yesterday, and on many other
I FEEL compelled to reply to the letter from "OAP" (December 13) about ill-mannered and unruly schoolchildren. Many people who work 9-5, and also schoolchildren, have no choice but to get buses in a morning and evening, but do OAPs really have to be in
I AM writing to let your readers know about CancerBACUP's new booklet, The emotional effects of cancer. The Christmas period is a time when families and friends get together to enjoy themselves, but it can also be stressful for people experiencing a difficult
SEVERAL of your correspondents have argued the case for the BNP. Given the shambles of a so-called immigration policy of the Government, given the antics of the race relations industry, given the pernicious nonsense of political correctness which seeks
STAFF at Bury College will take part in a national strike on January 30 if pay talks fail. The three main unions in further education colleges, NATFHE, the ATL and UNISON, are set to join forces for industrial action. The strike will go ahead if the employers
THREE of the borough's best welcomed in the New Year with an honour to their name. An MBE for Mrs Janice Lloyd, of Hillyard Street, Elton, was greeted with delight and shock. For the 51-year-old was unsure whether the honour in the Queen's New Year's
BURY Chess Club's Grandmaster Keith Arkell has won the £5,000 Terence Chapman Group 2002 Grand Prix, beating more than 10,000 players. Scores in all congresses throughout the year are totalled in the annual event. Keith broke clear from the pack in the
THIS 40th Boxing Day cricket match of the series came to a soggy but thrilling finale when Elton Vale, the home team, paddled their way to an eight-run victory over Brooksbottoms, and, for the 17th time, claimed the famed Brian Statham Cup. From start
IN REPLY to the comments regarding Blackburn Transport's state-of-the-art 'Easy Access' bus fleet (Letters, December 21) I, too, think they are very impressive, but why do they only operate on chosen routes? This type of bus has been in operation for
I HAVE been a citizen of this country for the past 40 years and this is my home where all my interests lie. But as I happen to be a Muslim and listening to Prime Minister Blair's statements, I feel that my family and I have been victims of terrorism and
REGARDING the police officer who was warned about displaying a Union Jack in his police vehicle, I support the opinion of Hyndburn MP Greg Pope who thought this was high-handed and over the top. The officer was executing his job correctly, but made the
HOW absolutely ridiculous that students at Queen's Park Technology College, in Blackburn, with poor truancy records are to be tempted back with meals at Kentucky Fried Chicken and cinema tickets (LET, December 20). Have the governors of this school agreed
MILLIONS who saved and trusted dutifully for financial independence in retirement could never have envisaged the cruel rip-off which is now challenging their future. When Chancellor Gordon Brown engineered his 'stealth tax' on ordinary people's private
LOVERS of Tolkien can indulge in more stories of Middle Earth as The Hobbit journeys to Blackpool once again this week. The famous story of Bilbo Baggins and his wizard guide Gandalf returns to Blackpool's Grand Theatre on Tuesday (January 8), directed
FIREBUGS attempted to torch an antique store in Ramsbottom at the weekend. The failed arson attack was discovered on Saturday morning (Dec 28) at the Niche shop in Bridge Street. Card and paper had been pushed through the letterbox and lighted matches
POLICE in Ramsbottom are hunting a teenage girl who burgled a shop. The girl, said to be aged 15, smashed two windows to gain entry to The Bazaar furniture shop in Bolton Street. She made off with a number of items from the display shelves during the
WITNESSES are being sought to a mugging in Bury. A 67-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and dragged several feet by a thug as she held on to her handbag. The thief fled empty-handed when he was challenged by a passer-by. His victim was left shaken
CUTS totalling £13million are set to hit education, social services and transport in Lancashire -- but the tax payer still faces a 10 per cent rise in rates. The move, announced yesterday, comes less than a month after the Government announced lower-than-hoped
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl today issued a stark warning to East Lancashire youngsters about the consequences of under age sex after she gave birth to a boy. Donna Stanisavskis was only 13-years-old when she fell pregnant -- and gave birth on New Year's Eve. Baby
DAMAGE estimated at £150 was caused when a woman's car was attacked. The 40-year-old was driving along Water Street in Radcliffe, shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, when a man stepped in front of the vehicle, forcing her to break violently. The
A SPECIAL meeting to debate a controversial recent report which branded Bury Council as "weak" is to be staged next month. And the decision to hold the meeting on Thursday, January 9 has led to the cancellation of the Bury West and Prestwich area boards
RESTORERS of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal want to expand their knowledge of the waterway's social history. British Waterways is appealing to people living in communities along the 12-mile route to scour attics and garages for photographs, film
BLACKBURN Rovers today shot down fresh speculation linking Damien Duff with a multi-million pound move to Manchester United. A story in one of this morning's tabloids claimed United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a £12 million bid for the Republic
WITH most miners called up to fight in the war, a nation that ran on coal would have been driven to a halt if it had not been for the 'Bevin Boys'. Named after the Labour minister Ernest Bevin, the would-be miners were, often reluctantly, conscripted
LOOKING every inch as glamourous as the late Diana, Princess of Wales, bride Hannah Crouch's wedding at St Paul's Cathedral left passing tourists asking if she was royalty. Yet Hannah's big day cost a fraction of the price of a normal wedding, as her
SKATING on ice has long been a tradition in Preston and this year has seen the return of the winter pastime. The ice rink on the city's Flag Market has seen many local people struggling to keep their balance as they slip and slideover the artificial rink
A LOSTOCK HALL business owner fears he could be forced to shut up shop following a six-month spate of violence and vandalism at his premises. It comes as police launch a crime crackdown in Linden Drive following incidents from gangs of youths which have
CITIZEN readers have helped to arrest 25 crooks in Preston and South Ribble over the last 12 months. Every week we publish details of crimes -- some minor, some more serious -- and together with the Crimestoppers charity, we appeal for help. And the organisation's
A POLICEWOMAN suffered swelling and a cut lip after a factory worker kicked out and she was hit by a police car door. Burnley Magistrates heard how Anthony John Slater, 22, swore at the police officer and was offensive to two passers-by in the early hours
TOMORROW's game at Park Lane, when third-placed Harrogate are the visitors, will be vital to Sedgley Park's ambitions. Sedgley themselves are in sixth place, just two points behind Harrogate, and a win would maintain their promotion challenge in a very
A Garden Design course is planned by the Workers' Educational Association at Nelson and Colne College, Reedyford Road starting on Tuesday, January 14. Sessions, eight in all, run from 7pm until 9pm. Fees are £26.40, concessions (over-60s and full-time
TAKE a trip down memory lane and cast your eye over a good read about Preston's fighting lads in the Jacobite era. 'The Ramnuggur Boys -- 14th/20th King Hussars 1715-1992' focuses on the regiment who fought their first battle in Preston in 1715 against
ART work featuring beeswax and photos of Preston's nightclub scene will take pride of place in a new gallery. Room 107, Oyston Gallery of Contemporary Art, is opening in January, and its bosses hope to attract modern art including video installations,
THE Swing Shift Big Band are starting a new residency at Farington Lodge, Stanifield Lane, Leyland. The band will be performing on the fourth Sunday of every month, starting on January 26, at 8.30pm, with guest vocalist Frank Lawson. For more information
A WOMAN has branded the police "ruthless" after she was caught speeding by a camera nine times in 11 days. Carol Harrison, a care nurse, said she was flabbergasted when the speeding tickets started dropping through her door. The 57-year-old, from Hesketh
LOCAL man Andrew Lilley has been appointed a partner at the Manchester office of leading law firm JMW. Andrew (32), who lives in Ramsbottom with his wife and son, has been at the company for more than three years. He previously worked for Hamilton Ward
COMMERCIAL property specialists Kings Business Transfer has wrapped up the sale of a Ramsbottom fish and chip shop. The agents have announced the completion of the sale of The Village Chippy in Stubbins. Kings partner Chris Rowlands said: "There is always
A SUMMERSEAT company which was an early riser to the benefits of the rapidly developing e-business technology has certainly logged on to success. And to co-incide with its 20th anniversary, the Tickle Group has forecast a staggering increase in its profits
CHEMISTS on duty are... On Sunday, January 5, are: Moss Side Pharmacy, Dunkirk Lane, Leyland, 10am-2pm; Boots, Fishergate, Preston, 10.30am-4.30pm; Moss Chemists, Asda, Fulwood, 10.30am-4.30pm; Boots Chemists, Sainsburys, Deepdale, 10.30am-4.30pm, Boots
NEW YEAR SURPRISE: Farmer Tom Lord had a pleasant surprise on New Year's Day when he discovered two newly-born lambs among his flock. Mr Lord of Springbank Farm, Tottington, said the lambs had been born six to eight weeks early. LUCKY NEW YEAR: Almost
THOSE who fail to plan for the future face a retirement of hard choices, a Bury-based specialist has warned. And Nick Thompson's forecast comes at a time when the future of pensions has never been more uncertain. Nick, an independent financial adviser
BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB is mourning the death of former Claret Billy Morris, who passed away on New Year's Eve at the age of 84. The former Wales international was the last remaining member of the club's team for the FA Cup Final in 1947. Morris spent his
BURNLEY manager Stan Ternent is hoping his side can overcome another hoodoo as they prepare to take on Grimsby Town in the FA Cup third round. The Clarets have not picked up a point at Blundell Park since November 1994, when they carved out a 2-2 draw
STAFF at a pub were threatened by armed raiders who burst in at closing time on Sunday (Dec 29). Three masked men entered the Sparking Clog in Radcliffe Moor Road, Radcliffe, through a rear kitchen door and entered the bar area where they confronted employees
TWO callous thieves, posing as police officers, told a pensioner her cat had been killed and demanded £10 to pay for its removal. The conmen struck on Boxing Day at 9.45pm at the home of the 71-year-old woman in Dumers Lane. They claimed to be PCs and
THE arrival of 2003 brought an extra special birthday present for mum Jill Rosser. Mrs Rosser, who celebrated her 32nd birthday on New Year's Eve, gave birth to Damien Martin on the first day of the New Year. She said: "He wasn't due until January 7.
A GRANDMOTHER is to undergo a lifesaving weight-reducing operation so she can spend more time with her family. Lynn Greenberg, who is pictured, is just 5ft 3ins tall but weighs almost 20 stone. But the outgoing wife and mother-of-two is willing to face
PUPILS at a Bury high school have been rewarded for their sterling environmental efforts. The Children of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, attached to Bury C of E High School, received £300 from a former schoolfriend of Daphne Sheldrick who heads the work
BURNLEY manager Stan Ternent is hoping his side can overcome another hoodoo as they prepare to take on Grimsby Town in the FA Cup third round. The Clarets have not picked up a point at Blundell Park since November 1994, when they carved out a 2-2 draw
Bury 1Hull City 0 by Chris Hall: THEIR Christmas report card may read "could do better" but Bury have finally established themselves as genuine contenders for automatic promotion. A slender one-goal winning margin against the painfully negative and toothless
TWO men appeared before a special sitting of magistrates in Kendal on Thursday charged with alleged offences contrary to anti-terrorism laws. Soner Koyuncu, 30, and Gultekin Onur, 38, both from London, were arrested in Barrow by police on Friday, December
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl today issued a stark warning to East Lancashire youngsters about the consequences of under age sex after she gave birth to a boy. Donna Stanisavskis was only 13-years-old when she fell pregnant -- and gave birth on New Year's Eve. Baby
WHY was there no outcry about the Spar shops being open on Christmas Day, the most Christian day of the year? Had the situation been reversed, and we were in a Moslem country, and the shops being Christian, the do-gooders would have had a field day, insisting
EACH year the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regimental Association Battlefield Research Section organise a pilgrimage to the battle areas of the First World War. In August and again in September we plan to visit the battlefield areas of France and
SELF-BELIEF and confidence have always run high through the East Lancashire music scene, but with the arrival of the New Year comes the acid test for a string of our top bands. Blackburn band THE 'BURN, have flown the flag for the area with pride as they
NEW Year. new ambitions. new opportunities, hopefully, for aspiring young jazz musicians to find venues where they can play in front of kindred spirits. Every year I take pleasure in chronicling the achievements of young jazzers who, under the dedicated
BOTH have endless sandy beaches, bright lights, herds of tourists and a reputation for a wild nightlife. But in a survey by internet giant MSN Blackpool towers heads and shoulders above top island club destination Ibiza. The study - which lists the networks
A LEADING local politician has urged pensioners to take advantage of a government initiative to heat their homes during the cold winter months. Blackpool South MP, Gordon Marsden, aims to highlight the availability of Winter Fuel Payments to those aged
EMMELINE Pankhurst and the suffragettes, scientist Marie Curie and her nobel prize and Amy Johnson and pioneering aviation...1903 was a fantastic year for women all around the world! But on January 12 of that year Blackpool's very own first lady -- Doris
PRESTON'S RSPCA was forced to lock its doors on New Year's Day for fear of being inundated with cast-off Christmas kittens and puppies. The centre in Longridge Road had this lovely ginger cat and her new-born kittens, pictured, abandoned in a cardboard
A BNP councillor has been refused a place on his council's executive board -- because he isn't a political group. Instead, Mill Hill councillor Robin Evans, who was elected in November, is to be offered places on Blackburn with Darwen Council's overview
IF YOU'RE wondering what to do with unwanted Christmas presents, help is at hand. Staff at Accrington's Asda have come up with a novel way of off-loading all those naff jumpers, socks, and smellies received on Christmas Day - the store has launched a
A GRANDFATHER who found a rocket had smashed into his conservatory today called for tighter controls on fireworks and said: "It was only luck it didn't kill someone" Ken Eastham, 63, of Barons Close, Lower Darwen, added: "My grandchildren were in there
NEW Nelson manager Denis Underwood has boosted the ranks of his new side with the addition of a couple of players. Shaun Bursnell joins the NWCL second division club from Underwood's old side Great Harwood and Paul Parker has also signed. The pair could
HIGH-FLYING Padiham are the only NWCL second division side still in the Worthington Trophy, and they will play Congleton at home in the quarter-finals tomorrow. The Storks are currently second in the league - just holding off the challenge of third-place
DARWEN travel to Ashton Town in NWCL Division Two tomorrow on the back of a seven game unbeaten run - but manager Steve Wilkes is still not happy. His side have drawn the last three and he thinks they should have won them. "I am happy with the way we
TWO of the NWCL first division's top scorers clash in the Worthington Trophy quarter-final between Clitheroe and Skelmersdale tomorrow. Skelmersdale's Stuart Rudd is the league's top scorer with 29 goals in total and Clitheroe's Lee Cryer is seven goals
GREAT HARWOOD manager John Hughes has demanded his players bounce back from their 5-0 drubbing at Holker Old Boys with a better performance at home to Chadderton tomorrow (kick off 2pm). Hughes was disappointed that his side collapsed so easily after
RORY Prendergast needed no convincing when Accrington Stanley offered him a move to the Crown Ground. The 23-year-old former Barnsley and York City winger jumped at the chance to join the UniBond Premier Division leaders - who he reckons are destined
I HAVE been trying to get information regarding a WW2 POW or labour camp that housed Italian P0Ws & existed near Chorley or Blackpool during WW2. My father had told me that he had been captured in North Africa around 1939 or 1940 and had first been
I WOULD just like to take the time to thank you for your comments at the end of an article I read in Thursday's Citizen dated 19th December. I am a firefighter based at Bispham fire station and was horrified and a little upset to read what one of your
STOKE secured a second consecutive win as their 2-1 home win dragged Preston into the relegation fight as Craig Brown's team suffered two worrying injuries at the Britannia Stadium. Brynjar Gunnarsson and Peter Hoekstra struck twice in a two-minute period
PRESTON North End take a welcome break from the league tomorrow when they meet Rochdale at home in the third round of the FA Cup. The Deepdale club have lost the last four games and have plunged perilously close to the drop zone. They lie 18th in Division
IT seems that every time I read the Bury Times another two or three pubs or clubs have been raided. The ages and degrees of infirmity of little old ladies who are thumped and have their bags stolen increases each week. And there are usually reports of
FOLLOWING Angela Graham's letter (December 13) may I add that the South Lancashire Bat Group, as well as dealing with inquiries about rabies and specialising in rescuing grounded bats and re-habilitating them, also gives advice to roost owners about bats
IS everybody else aware that Metrolink has reversed the principle of innocent until proven guilty? Based on my wife's experience on December 22, if you cannot find your ticket quick enough (and the inspector decides in his opinion that you are taking
PUPILS at a Bury high school have been rewarded for their sterling environmental efforts. The Children of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, attached to Bury C of E High School, received £300 from a former schoolfriend of Daphne Sheldrick who heads the work
