1/4orksop Town 0 Lancaster City 2 LANCASTER are back at their best if Saturday's brilliant victory at Worksop on Saturday is anything to go by. City's dependable defenders kept a tight reign of the league's leading scorers while at the other end, Stuart
THE ten year saga of Lancaster's Western Bypass may take its final turn next week with planning chiefs ready to drive the final nail into its coffin. A report due to go before county planners tomorrow (March 1) recommends that the whole £54 million bypass
A BLACKPOOL nurse is appealing for help to find a video tape which holds some precious memories of a retirement party. Theatre nurse Christine Atkins of Victoria Hospital is offering a reward for anyone who can help trace the tape which was stolen last
1/4HEN a comic play draws a laugh from the audience after every other line, you know you are watching a winner. This is the case with Hull Truck Theatre's current show at the Grand Theatre - Lucky Sods. Written and directed by the hugely talented John
THE electrical engineers' professional body, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, has awarded a special training kitemark to Accrington and Rossendale College. The award was given for the college's continuing professional development training scheme
SOCCER fans could be watching matches inside Blackpool FC's super stadium within two years if plans to move to a new site are approved. Club bosses have announced their intention to turn their backs on the current Bloomfield Road ground and create a new
DEDICATED Blackpool football fan Brian Gillibrand is gearing up for the biggest race of his life - and he has his wife to thank for all his extra training. The 34-year-old has agreed to put on his running shoes and represent the club in the Flora London
BRUTAL thugs smashed a door against a six year-old birthday boy. They broke his thumb and sliced part of his nail off. Daniel Sargent was left screaming amid a party of his horrified infant pals who were with him for his birthday celebrations. The terrified
LOVING couple Roy and Julieta Llewellyn may be thousands of miles apart but they're determined to be together one day. Filipino Julieta was given a deportation order last year for being an illegal immigrant. The couple, from Willows Lane, in Accrington
A PERSONAL delivery service is available for people in the Leigh area who urgently require copies of birth, death or marriage certificates. Or, in less urgent cases, applicants who call and leave details at Leigh Register Office have been told replacement
GOLBORNE'S proposed £60 million business park has been put on hold at the last minute. Planners should this week have determined an outline application for a 2,000 job industrial complex and hotel at Stone Cross Lane from Trinity Investments Ltd. and
DIRTY dog owners are being hounded off an estate's play area. And junior school girl Ashley Gorton's determination to make them more responsible for the pets' action persuaded the authorities to act. Ashley, 9, decided it was time to do something about
A DRAMATIC late penalty from near the half-way line by Barry Greenwood gave Preston team Hoppers a draw (13:13) against Solihull which they more than deserved in an entertaining match in which the home side in particular played a great deal of good rugby
A PRESTON North End fan claims the club's bosses are still snubbing the Flora Marathon football challenge - even though he's offered to run it on their behalf. After reading the story in the Citizen (February 15) - where PNE was accused of ignoring Flora's
POLICE dogs from Preston are working hard to prevent young people from falling into the drugs trap. But they aren't working close to home, they've travelled to South America to join the fight against cocaine and cannabis trafficking. Chief trainer Phil
BRIDGE brought a few smiles back to their supporters with this more polished performance ... somewhat better than their non-descript efforts of recent weeks! Before the Christmas festivities, Guiseley revelled in a four-nil thrashing of Bridge over the
THE LAST leap year until 2004 is special for one child who celebrates his first birthday, four years after being born. Adam Marsden, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, today (Thursday ) is technically his first birthday after waiting four years for February
RUSH hour traffic was brought to a standstill on The Rock in Bury on Monday after a bus collided with scaffolding erected around the frontage of the Black Bull public house. It looked as if the scaffolding could well collapse and police cordoned off the
PRESTON Council has launched an exciting package of events for 1996. Next month marks the beginning of a colourful blend of ballets, egg rolling competitions, Caribbean carnivals, country dances and concerts. And the events are set to keep tourists and
YACHTSMAN Andy Hindley was happy to get roped into helping his builder dad Tony during a short visit to see his family. The 28-year-old former Mount Carmel student was taking a break from preparing for a round-the-world yacht race. And he agreed to give
SWEETS, cakes, crisps and biscuits are forbidden fruit at one Preston school. Pupils are allowed to eat only healthy alternatives for their mid-morning snack at Lea County Primary School in Preston. They are banned from eating the snacks at break-time
NEWS that Bury Council has abandoned plans to close many local libraries has been welcomed by local MP David Sumberg - but he has doubts about whether the move was ever seriously intended. Mr Sumberg this week condemned the use of emotive issues by the
I AM trying to locate a Mrs Eve Charnock known as "Mandy" and her twin sons Wesley and Thomas, who were born on 4.3.82 . I was the midwife. They were featured in The Journal in March 1983 when they were about to celebrate their first birthday and had
CAMPAIGNING residents of Summertrees in Lea, Preston, have won their long battle for a toddlers play area to be built on the estate - but half of them have now decided they don't want it! They have been pressurising local councillors for more than a year
BURY'S automatic promotion hopes were boosted on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over fellow contenders Wigan Athletic. The Shakers leapt above Wigan into sixth place - a strong play off position - and just one point off teams occupying the automatic
THE mighty Manchester Storm come to the Arena on Saturday as the Hawks prepare for their toughest weekend of the season. With a demanding trip to third placed Bracknell Bees the following day, Hawks fans could be forgiven for thinking the play-offs have
COUNCILLORS are set to axe seven museum jobs at a special budget meeting next Monday (March 4). The job losses at Blackburn Museum will be part of £250,000 proposed cutbacks from the borough council's community and leisure services budget. Around £70,000
TERRIFIED Leyland residents are living in fear of a gang of teenagers. Young children and elderly residents on Western Drive and Mellor Road are being kept awake at night by a crowd of girls and boys using bad language, drinking, vandalising their gardens
DESPITE their lowly position, Manchester City are playing their best football since Alan Ball took over the hot seat at Maine Road. They may be only three places off the bottom of the table, with relegation a distinct possibility, but their pocket dynamo
NORTH End will be looking to build on their recent impressive form when Rochdale visit Deepdale on Saturday - with strikers Graham Lancashire and Steve Wilkinson battling it out for the number eleven shirt. The title race is hotting up and Preston need
CASH-STRAPPED working men's clubs in Hyndburn have been given hope in their fight to survive. Although councillors rejected a plea from the borough's 38 clubs for discretionary rate relief, they are calling for an early report on other ways of easing
EAST Lancashire teachers today welcomed the salvaging of the provisional settlement of the year-long pay dispute in eight hours of talks at the conciliation service. While the deal was now expected to be ratified, teachers in the area were seeking clarification
IT'S fairly obvious that Bury's Chamber of Trade knows which side its bread's buttered on. Its very welcome £500 cheque to the Metro Arts Centre will go some way to providing a day's entertainment when Streets Ahead comes to the town on May 6, but while
REIGNING World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty ended his test at the Phillip Island circuit by recording his fastest lap in the closing stages of today's third and final day. Fogarty finally got a full day of testing following a rain-hit week at the track
LANCASHIRE League chiefs are ready to wage war on slow over-rates. Chairman Peter Westwell highlighted the issue as a priority at last night's league annual general meeting. Clubs were asked to consider a national initiative to allow the side batting
BLACKBURN Hawks' stuttering climax to an eventful British League Ice Hockey season continued last night. And a shock home defeat against the Solihull Barons hardly represents the sort of result to lift spirits and confidence prior to the First Division
HAVING been a patient in Burnley General Hospital for four days recently after a fall, I must say the treatment I received was excellent. The efficiency and professionalism of all the staff was enriched by the kindliness and the thoughtfulness of each
ULTIMATELY, it will not matter how the stalemate of the Northern Ireland peace process was broken - by the renewed IRA bombing campaign forcing fresh compromise from the British government, or by the determination of London and Dublin to press on regardless
PROFITS at British Aerospace almost doubled last year as the firm's dramatic recovery continued, it was revealed today. The defence giant - which employs more than 12,000 in Lancashire and is vital to hundreds of local firms - today reported profits soaring
LEIGH MINERS are being told to forget all that's happened so far this season. Instead, they must concentrate on the coming eight-game run-in as they strive for Premier League safety - and respectability. It begins at Twist Lane on Saturday (March 2) with
JASON Wilcox looks certain to be counted out of Blackburn Rovers' Premiership clash with relegation strugglers Manchester City at Maine Road on Saturday. The comeback man's injury jinx struck again at Villa Park last night, when he was forced out of the
A COMPANY has been ordered to pay £3,500 following an accident in which an employee received two fractures to the skull after his head was crushed between a reversing vehicle and a loading bay wall in September last year. Autobar Ltd of Millfield Lane
MERSEYTRAVEL has come to the rescue of two St Helens communities hit by the loss of bus services. Moss Bank this week saw the start of a new hourly daytime link between Carr Mill and St Helens town centre. It follows the withdrawal of the 29 service by
THE FUTURE of the North West will be on the agenda at a major conference featuring top speakers. Derek Green, managing director of United Utilities, will be among the guests representing industry, the Government and the European Commission at the one-day
So the IRA is back to its old tricks - no surprises there then. What I am surprised at is that their antics should be allowed to interfere with people's everyday lives throughout the country. For example we have had this week just one instance of how
POLICE have launched a massive hunt to track down five men who ram-raided a security depot and stole around £1million in cash. House-to-house inquiries were taking place in Whiston where the getaway car was abandoned. The security firm hit by the raiders
ABOUT 100 lecturers at St Helens College staged an official strike this week in a protest over proposed new contracts and salaries. A one-day walk-out took place on Tuesday and staff warned that similar action will follow if the college continues to insist
1/4E LIVE in an age characterised by the rape of the environment - the destruction of the rain forests, the pollution of the air and seas. In our own country, hundreds of hedgerows and forests are destroyed each year for the sake of more intense farming
1/4OODBANK shrugged off a one goal deficit, a missed penalty and extra time to triumph 4-2 in their county cup quarter final against Walkden Celtic to earn a semi-final tie against Barr Hill Lads Club on March 31. They dominated throughout but fell a
CURRENTLY studying creative writing at Peel College, young Denise Collard is researching for a book to be based on her grand-parents who were Frank and Connie Woods. So Denise, who lives on Burns Avenue in Bury, needs to know as much about them as possible
STANLEY crashed out of the Unibond League Cup despite taking a fourth minute lead when good work by Ged Walsh set up John McNally to score from close range. Leek almost equalised six minutes later, Rob Mulloy saved from Steve Soley and from the resulting
RAY Harford expressed his concern over several aspects of last night's result and performance at Villa Park by Blackburn Rovers. The Ewood boss said: "The second goal was the first we have conceded from a corner for a long time and that was after the
A TERRIFIED family of five fled their home after arsonists piled a three piece suite up against the back door and torched it early today. Mr Harold Blackburn, 37, went to investigate after hearing a loud banging noise outside his home in Ballantrae Road
A SUPERB cast and inspired direction brought the best known story to life in this spectacular version of Jesus Christ Superstar at Lancaster's Grand Theatre. Rock opera presents all kinds of problems for an amateur society, but LADOS carried off this
Morecambe 2 Southport 1 THE Shrimps are in the final of the Lancashire ATS Trophy final for the third season running after defeating old rivals Southport at Christie Park on Tuesday night. Morecambe continued their hoodoo over Conference form side Southport
BLACKPOOL is set to come to a standstill on the May bank holiday to make way for a three-day festival of arts and crafts. Blackpool Town Centre Forum is planning to close Queen Street and Queen's Square, from Abingdon Street to the Promenade, to host
A BLACKPOOL favourite is hoping to make one last visit to the town before she stops singing forever. May Harold, a top club and cabaret vocalist, has performed eight summer seasons in the resort but has been told she must lose her voice if she is to live
THE Cancer Research Campaign's national Bridge-A-Thon 1996 is fast approaching and I am appealing to readers to help make this year's event a huge success. Everyone interested can take part by registering now and simply picking a day or evening during
HELP! Churchgoers are praying for an organist so their minister can pipe down. Self-confessed eccentric John Fernley has been deputising, leading the congregation in song as well as prayer which he combines with guitar and recorder accompaniment at Astley
YOUNG telephone tricksters are robbing old people in Atherton. This week, police warned elderly people to be on their guard against everyone calling at their doors, even the baby-faced criminals. Young boys have been calling on elderly people asking for
AN ARMY of friends are rallying round to ease the pain of a brave teenager who is recovering from a tragic accident. Plans are under way in Darwen to hold fund-raising events for a trust fund for 16-year-old Stephen Lightbown of Sough Road. Tragedy struck
PEDAL power brought back keen sportsman Tom Blundell to his former home in Rishton on a journey of a lifetime. And his mum, Barbara Blundell, of Howard Street, was thrilled to see her son when he stopped off during the 424-mile charity cycle ride from
NEW housing schemes all over the Ribble Valley are going to have the borough bursting at the seams, a concerned householder has claimed. A project at Hawthorne Farm, Clitheroe, has brought the worry home to Mrs Jane Caunce and her husband Andrew, who
AN ANGRY row has erupted in a quiet rural village over proposals to build a high density housing estate on a picturesque meadow. Villagers have stepped up their protests because of fears that Blackburn Borough Council is attempting to push through plans
SELF-styled relief worker John Boast, accused of child smuggling in Romania, is due in court tomorrow to start the fight to clear his name. But he could be in for a long wait before his future is decided. The former Great Harwood businessman has been
MEMBERS of the Women's British Legion section in Lostock Hall, Preston, are on the hunt for an adult dragon costume. They've scoured local fancy dress hire shops, but no-one seems to have one. The women need the costume for St Georges Day celebrations
STUDENTS took to the picket line this week in an attempt to halt the 23 redundancies among lecturers at Accrington and Rossendale College. Led by a group from the HND Business Studies course, daily protests over reorganised timetables and teaching cuts
DISTRAUGHT Kath Montford wants tighter control on dogs after her pet terrier was ripped to death on her doorstep. Animal lover Mrs Montford, of Melrose Avenue, Leigh, is pleading for dog owners to be more responsible after two cross-bred Alsatians tore
VISITORS to the Harris Museum and Art Gallery can see Preston North End's soccer legend Tom Finney kitted out in full football strip. They might be disappointed that it's not the man himself, but it's a lifelike portrait of him painted by local artist
ROVERS supporters travel more in hope than anticipation these days. And even hope of any sustained success away from Ewood Park is fast fading. The pattern was not unfamiliar at Villa Park last night. Too many away days, and nights, have been missions
A PRESTON pensioner and his horse escaped from a blaze at his home in Preston on Tuesday afternoon. George Gatley, of Emmanual Street, was in his back yard looking after his horse when the fire broke out in his upstairs bedroom at about 2.15pm. Firefighters
THE day Dorothy Croston stepped out under the hot African sky to take a short walk changed her life. Her stroll took her to the Moroccan Boys Orphanage of Sale'e - and a distressing journey of discovery. What she saw at the home gave her the determination
ARMY bomb disposal expert was put on red alert on Tuesday after a hand grenade - believed to be live - was found in a box of oddments at a Leyland auctioneers. The alarm was raised after the explosive was found at the Warren and Wignall auction rooms
LEE Cartwright has romped home to claim his second Citizen Preston North End 'Player of the Month' award, writes Citizen soccer reporter Enda Brady. His excellent performances throughout February earned him the coveted bronze boot trophy and post-match
TRADING Standards chiefs in Preston are warning the public to beware of 'one day' sales. They've been bombarded with complaints from people who've paid large sums of money for what they thought were quality electrical goods - only to find they've bought
THE web of intrigue spun by the Murder Squad's mysterious plot This Deadly Breed certainly captured my imagination, writes Nicola Jolly. With more than three hours of truly absorbing entertainment and hot buffet for £10, I was very impressed and pleasantly
A DEDICATED porter who watched thousands of brides, babies and mourners pass through Preston Registry Office, collapsed and died at work. Bob Smith, 62, of Avenham, died suddenly at the office in Guildhall Street where he had devoted most of his working
THINK of the name Dolly Parton and images of the busty blonde Country and Western singer spring to mind. But to members of the Blackburn Rambling Association, there is another meaning. Eight of them recently attempted the aptly-named Dolly Parton Shivering
A PRESTON student has stepped into the world record books and raised hundreds of pounds for charity. Dean McEvoy, 28, of Lincoln Chase, Lea, did 2,565 step-ups on a 15-inch step in an hour, beating the previous world record by 90 steps. But his leg-buckling
YOUR report (LET, February 23) talks about MP Nigel Evans and Ribble Valley residents being opposed to plans to build a wind farm at Longridge Fell. Why? Surely, in 1996, any move towards producing electricity without burning fossil fuels should be encouraged
A YOUNG boy wielding a knife slashed a man in a terrifying attack outside a Preston shop. The 14-year-old mugger pounced on the man outside a chemists on Deepdale Road at around midnight on February 12. He slashed him across the hand when he refused to
ONE of Bury's historic country inns has been nominated for an award which aims to highlight pubs at the heart of local life. The Hare and Hounds in Bolton Road, Holcombe Brook, which is run by Joseph and Kathryn Bleacher, has already played a great part
LITTLE bundle of joy Penny Regina arrived into the world by extra special delivery - thanks to her Aunty Nicky! Midwife Nicky Donaldson safely delivered her tiny 7lb 10oz niece at Sharoe Green Hospital on Valentine's Day - much to the delight of proud
HUNDREDS of people in Preston have responded to police appeals for help in solving the horrific rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl - but the brutal rapist is still at large. An appeal was made to spectators at Preston North End on Tuesday night asking for
AN ENFORCEMENT exercise to clamp down on private hire drivers who ply for hire in being considered by Bury's licensing and registration sub-committee. If the move goes ahead licensing officers could join forces with trading standards officers to undertake
LANCASHIRE school children will soon be learning all about their natural environment at a new Field Study Centre in Penwortham. Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT) is transforming the Penwortham Sub-Station at Howick Cross into an environmental oasis for
INTERNATIONALLY renowned climber and British champion Ian Vickers is virtually unknown in his home town. When Ian, 21, isn't defying gravity, he walks the streets of Darwen without attracting a second glance. This four-times British Indoor Climbing Champion
PAYING tribute to its industrial past and heralding a green future for the Irwell Valley, Bury Metro is to erect an eye-catching sculpture at Burrs Country Park. Work has already started on a massive stone base to support the feature which has been designed
FURIOUS residents in Radcliffe are seeking to block proposed plans to build a crematorium which they claim will be situated "right on their doorsteps" and will cause disruption to their lives. Bury Leisure chiefs have already submitted plans outlining
VANDALS put lives at risk when they pushed large capping stones from a bridge onto the railway line at Colne. One stone landed on the track but fortunately cracked open and the larger piece fell to the side, leaving fragments of rock between the lines
CASH-strapped council chiefs are being urged by the Radcliffe Renewal Advisory Committee to set a 12 month deadline to find an alternative use for the redundant Town Hall. And time may be running out for the great white elephant as the threat of a death
COUNCILLORS are looking to overturn a Government order demanding them to re-tender for a £2 million contract. The contract was won by Bury Contract Services - the local authority's own contractors - for the collection of refuse and street cleaning. But
IN A RARE display of all-party unity, Burnley council voted unanimously to oppose hospitals' bid to opt out. All 45 councillors present opposed the draft application for trust status presented by Maggie Aikman, Burnley Health Care Unit chief executive
PETER Barratt, chairman of Marsden BS Lancashire League side Accrington, says he is very doubtful about securing Peter Sleep as the club professional this season. The Australian all-rounder is contracted to the Lancashire Seconds as player-coach in the
MIKE ATHERTON is still in hot water over his "buffoon" insult to a Pakistani journalist. The Rawalpindi and Islamabad Sports Journalists Association has refused to accept the apology and Asghar Ali, the journalist in question, is demanding to meet Atherton
THE announcement that the Prince and Princess of Wales are to divorce is a chapter that was already written in the one-time fairy-tale of a royal marriage that was clearly on the rocks long ago. But, for the monarchy, it is the impact of this break-up
IDENTICAL twins Carol Murray and Julie Major-Smith must be the youngest mums in East Lancashire. The pair each have two children, even though they have only had eight birthdays! Carol, right, and Julie were born on February 29 in 1964 and are looking
SPARKS and accusations flew among councillors over the possible sell-off of Hyndburn Transport. Conservative leader, Councillor Peter Britcliffe, claimed debate about the future of the bus company had been "shrouded in secrecy". But Labour leader, Councillor
STEVE HIBBERT has given Ross Cup champions Ross's Wanderers a glorious chance of retaining the trophy. He cracked two great goals to dump hot favourites Westleigh Village B 2-1 - becoming the first Division Two team to beat them this term. Ross's indifferent
GARY MONAGHAN ripped through the Northwich defence to earn LEIGH RU a convincing 36-8 win at Northwich. They took some 20 minutes to settle down. But once they did, against a strong and powerful home pack, there was only one winner. Steve McKenna gave
It does seem strange that both our MPs once again have been very silent with regard to criticising the Government (in particular to do with the findings of the Scott Report). Why should they criticise the Government of which they are a part I hear you
A MAN who tricked his way into a pensioner's home stole a wallet containing £250 in cash. The 78-year old victim answered the door of his home in Green Leach Lane, Haresfinch, at about 11.15am on Friday, February 23, to a man asking him if the house next
POLICE are hunting a man who sexually intimidated a teenage girl as she made her way to a friend's house. The 18-year-old victim was walking along Broad Oak Road, Parr, at about 8pm on Monday, February 26, when she spotted the man at a bus stop opposite
ENGLISH Nature and the Red Rose Forest Tree Challenge have given the Bury branch of British Trust for Conservation Volunteers £550 to grow trees from locally collected seeds. Already 1,000 little oaks have been produced and another 10,000 acorns have
CELEBRATING a successful first 12 months this week is the Council-run Goshen Sports Centre in Bury. The former Mosses Gym Club, now transformed into Bury Metro Olympic Gymnastics, has attracted a membership of over 200 children in its first year of opening
STUNNING Sherene Fogg who was Miss Bury Journal five years ago, has won a top beauty competition and become a worldwide pin-up for the Royal Marines. Lovely Sherene, aged 19, from Grantham Drive, Bury, clinched the title of Miss Globe And Laurel at Butlin's
RUMOURS that plans are afoot to resurrect the M62 relief road through Prestwich and Whitefield, in Bury, have been firmly scotched by Bury South MP David Sumberg. He has confirmed that the Roads Minister has agreed to his request that steps should be
PENSIONER Roy Heald will be celebrating his birthday with his first 'legal' drink. Although Roy has notched up 72 years, he is only just celebrating his 18th birthday! Roy, from the Mill Hill area of Blackburn, was born on February 29 1924 - which means
THE full extent of the catastrophe involving the giant Sea Empress oil tanker, which ran aground off the Pembrokeshire coast, has emerged during the past week or so. It makes very disturbing reading. Up to 70,000 tons of crude oil gushed from the stricken
ADAM Marsden has had a long wait for his first proper birthday - he was born in Leap Year 1992. But it has been worth the wait. He is having an extra-special party with all his friends at nursery - and a special cake with one candle! His mum, Susan, said
AS part of a National Lottery Sports Fund application being made by the English Basketball Association, leisure services staff in Bury are hoping to identify suitable sites for all-metal, vandal-proof goals to be erected free of charge. The Association
RINGING the changes at Bury's town hall soon will be British Telecom's new FeatureNet system which is due to become operational next Monday. The town hall, central library, tourist information office, housing and environmental services, art gallery and
All Saints Church in Whitefield, Bury, could soon house telephone equipment for communications giant Orange. Plans are in the pipeline for an 'environmental' installation of the equipment - inside the church tower! A planning application to install six
LAST Saturday night the WildCats' adopted Geordie Chris McCormick reverted to his old position of point guard and turned in his best performance in a Bury vest. Travelling to Cardiff for a top five encounter against the first division's leading scorers
SAINTS' long-serving Australian utility player Phil Veivers has expressed his 'shock and disappointment' that the club has transfer-listed him in his testimonial season. Veivers completed a Centenary League contract and was placed on offer at £25,000
GREAT performance but for that 10-minute siesta! That was the assessment of Saints' boss Shaun McRae as he reflected on the Challenge Cup win at Salford. WHITTLE: Eight superb tries for , but six against, which meant little improvement in the thorny issue
OH DEAR, John Blunt (Letters, February 14), go to the bottom of the class for being such a narrow-minded person. Your remarks on students with poor A-levels getting into university have probably insulted the many thousands of mature students in Lancashire
ONE local restaurateur has given Pendle councillors a 'pizza' his mind in a row over his prize plant pots. Tempers have hit boiling point in Barnoldswick where Dino Graziani, owner of Milano Ristorante on Gisburn Road, is preparing for a battle with Pendle
BRAVE bobby Sean Cunningham is to be honoured for his courage in dealing with armed robbers. PC Cunningham, 29, was off duty when he popped into a Spar shop in Melville Street, Burnley, and was confronted by a man who was threatening staff with a baseball
Carnforth RFC 30 Chorley RFC 5 CARNFORTH earned a hard fought victory over Chorley for the first time and could have scored more in a game they controlled throughout. The home backs crossed for all five tries with both wingers Phil Metcalfe and Dave Foster
AS predicted first by the Citizen last week, Brian Flynn has ruled himself out of the Burnley manager's job. He is set to sign a new four-year contract at Wrexham, leaving the field open for Adrian Heath, Mike Walker and others interested in coming to
FUTURE visitors to Morecambe stand to win more than just a few pennies in the promenade arcades thanks to a new Government proposal. Home Office Minister Timothy Kirkhope has announced plans to relax the current strict rules governing the location of
BOYS and girls from a Burnley school choir are preparing to take part in Europe's largest celebration of young music-makers. The 45 Rosehill Junior School pupils will join 600 other musicians from around the North West at the Music for Youth festival
Blackpool Scorpions 20 Heysham Atoms 48 THE Atoms began the defence of the North Lancashire Shield with an away game against the Blackpool Scorpions on Saturday. After an unfortunate kick-off which gave Blackpool possession of the ball, Heysham soon regrouped
A TRIO of battling grandmas are to be officially congratulated on their "people power" campaign which helped secure a pelican crossing in Oswaldtwistle. Residents Rita Pilkington, Irene Sissons and Olive Laraway spearheaded a fight to have a zebra crossing
THE first Burnley carnival for nearly a decade should be a huge success. Burnley Round Table, who are planning the summer festival, have been inundated with calls from interested organisations after the Citizen first reported the plans on February 8.
A MODEST hero who risked his life to frighten off an armed robber claimed his only thought was to protect his boss's shop. Shop keeper Damian Rooney, 19, was working in Downing's off licence on Regent Road, Morecambe, on Tuesday evening when a man stormed
RAILTRACK bosses have launched an investigation to find out why warnings about loose masonry were not heeded after vandals sent huge stones crashing on to the line at Colne. The stones, weighing as much as half a ton, were used as cappings on the bridge
THE promise of a grant from a European money mountain had a cash sting in its tail for a new Pendle business. Now husband and wife Raymond and Margaret Fort want to warn other people about parting with their hard-earned cash after they were obliged to
FIRST Division Grimsby Town have issued a stark hands-off message to Burnley and warned: "Brian Laws is not leaving Blundell Park." And today the Mariners moved to quell the growing speculation linking their player-manager with a move to Turf Moor. Grimsby
A WARRANT to evict caged protester Chris Tague has been issued - and he has been warned to clear out all his personal possessions before midnight on Sunday. His neighbour on Morecambe's Parliament Street, cancer sufferer James Howard, has received the
1/4orksop Town 0 Lancaster City 2 LANCASTER are back at their best if Saturday's brilliant victory at Worksop on Saturday is anything to go by. City's dependable defenders kept a tight reign of the league's leading scorers while at the other end, Stuart
TOUGH National Safety Awards have been given to three East Lancashire organisations. Michelin Tyre plc of Burnley, Medex Medical of Haslingden and Blackburn Council's Economic Development Department achieved the British Safety Council awards. To win they
