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EAGER Leigh Athletic are preparing for next season - just three weeks after finishing the last. Training starts next month. But senior trainer Kev Smith is keen to keep his squad in top trim. And he will begin light training this evening (7.15pm) at Marshall

IF you are, or have been, connected with railways, the Railway Ancestors Family History Society would like to hear from you. If you can write, or speak on tape, about work as a driver, porter, signalman, platelayer or clerk, write to the Society care

CHORLEY Harrier's junior captain continued her success at the Dodd Fell Race English Junior Championships. Katie Ingram worked her way to the front of the pack and won the under 14 category to take ten valuable championship points in Hawes, North Yorkshire

AN angry businessman is offering a "substantial" reward to trap vandals and thieves who have plagued his car scrapyard. Mr Thomas Platt claims his Autospare company in Tile Street, Bury, has suffered a spate of 30 break-ins in 18 months. And he says police

TWO local lads are jetting off to Phoenix, Arizona, to work at the English soccer Experience Coaching School in Phoenix. The two Preston College students, Alan Arichibald and Stuart Booth, will assist Mark Lowe who runs the coaching school for children

SOCCER players in Preston will soon be showing off their skills on a Premiership standard pitch, University of Central Lancashire bosses have revealed. The UCLa, which, thanks to lottery cash, is building a mammoth multi-million pound sports centre at

ROCKET man Steve Bennett launched his bid to become a first in space - and offered to take a passenger from East Lancashire with him! Steve joined cosmonauts Dr Alexandre Martynov and Colonel Alexandre Volkov and Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson for

CAMPAIGNING rail passengers who monitor the punctuality of trains on an infamous East Lancs line are set to hold their first meeting. The Blackburn and Bolton Rail Users group was formed in the summer of 1998 when commuters who use the line had to suffer

COACH Steve Hampson's injury worries continue as players were drafted in to help his depleted side against Hunslet Hawks. But they were unable to stop the Hawks scoring 53 points and could only manage 12 in reply. Hooker John Donno was back after long-term

GARY Croft is seeking showdown talks with Blackburn boss Brian Kidd to see where he figures in his plans for next season. And the right-back could be looking for pastures new if his chances of regular first-team football look limited at Ewood Park. Croft

WE'VE a challenger for the title of 'First Baby born on Clinkham Wood Estate.' Joe Gray of Billinge laid claim to the unique honour (this column, May 20) giving his date of birth as April 3, 1944. But now, a Newton-le-Willows customer counters this. Says

RE your article: Lanky goes to Hollywood. We can't believe what is going on, Steven Smith in our opinion should be completely and totally ignored, denigrated and persecuted for accepting film footage of his so called life on the streets - the man in our

GREEN-conscious schoolchildren are planting home-grown trees in a new wildlife corridor close to the M66. Many of the 1,300 young trees planted at Hollins Vale have grown from an estimated 20,000 acorns. These were collected from nearby Hollins Plantation

FLOWERS galore are set to herald the start of summer in Bury. The borough is planning to really brighten itself up with a staggering 500 hanging baskets, troughs and tubs being planted, fixed in position and maintained from mid-June right the way through

I HEARTILY agree with what the carer quoted in last week's Citizen. I have been receiving care from a private agency for more than three years. The mature carers do all that she said. My regular one takes my washing home with her because if she hung it

A HISTORIC Whitefield park, just a stones throw away from the busy M60 motorway and a haven for wildlife, will be enjoyed by generations to come following the announcement that it is set to become one of Bury's first nature reserves. The 100-plus acres

THE quiet, leafy backwater of Winwick, on the edge of the Newton-le-Willows boundary, seems to have witnessed its share of horrific happenings. As well as suffering a tragic train crash, it was later the scene of an air disaster, during the early 1950s

THE twists and turns of events leading to the defeat of the Labour majority at the recent local elections are now behind us but I feel that it is important to set the record straight regarding the recently defeated leader, Stanley Henig. Stanley is a

A COMPANY that provides valuable employment to local disabled people faces an uncertain future. Union bosses representing workers at Remploy in Radcliffe are demanding that the Government scraps a controversial new corporate plan which, they say, will

WORDS cannot express the sheer horror I felt at reading the article on Focus Do It All's plans to open a pet department in their Morecambe shop. Are there not enough unwanted animals in this area without Do It All buying ones produced simply for the purpose

ALTHOUGH Hilton Dawson finds it hard to apologise when he gets things wrong (don't we all), isn't it time to let him off the hook? Remember, it was Stanley Henig that ruled Lancaster Labour Party for around ten years. He may still be ruling it for all

MY two friends and I went to a spring fair at St John's and St Mark's hall in Parkinson Street, Bury. We bought a meal but there was not enough room to sit in the hall where we bought it so a lady serving suggested we go into a room nearby. But when we

I FELT compelled to write after reading in last week's Citizen about plans by "Do It All" to sell live animals at their store in Morecambe. I'm sure the store's marketing men have realised that there's a profit to be made from cute, fluffy animals but

I AGREE with P. Kaiserman that Nato's demands appear unreasonable (Your Letters, May 28), but these demands were initiated because of inhumane brutality imposed by Milosovic's regime. Milosovic is as capable as any leading politicians of indulging in

PRIORY High School pupils pulled on their running shoes to raise money for Derian House. And the youngsters ran up a grand total of £1,300 for the Chorley-based children's hospice by getting sponsored for their run. Leonie Snowden, 12, Andrew Taylor,

ON June 3 I had to go into Manchester for a meeting so I parked my car in Whitefield, got my Metrolink ticket, then decided to buy a paper for the journey. I popped into the small newsagents next to the Metrolink, selected a paper and some chewing gum

I HOPE Mr Thomas Killoran of Radcliffe has success in his quest for justice regarding his son Anthony's tragic accident (May 28). As far as the accident vehicle is concerned the situation he describes is, unfortunately, not an isolated one. My son was

A RECRUITING drive for adult leaders is being launched by Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force to help take youth training in to the new Millennium. The voluntary organisation for teenagers, sponsored by the Army and run by volunteer officers and instructors

THE future's bright, the future's at Deepdale - or at least it will be when youngsters gather in Preston to tell the world of their wishes for the new Millennium. A massive celebration of the county's youth is to be held at Preston North End's Deepdale

PNE hotshot Michael Jackson (pictured) has been linked with an £800,000 move to former Division Two rivals Manchester City. Newly-promoted City, who scraped into Division One through the play-offs, are said to be interested in the 25-year-old, who signed

SO we want Preston to be a city do we? Just before you all shout yes, don't you think there are a few changes needed first? The way the council has behaved in recent years has set this town back years. In-fighting between councillors more concerned with

WELL! What a bitter person your correspondent, "Really Annoyed Parent" is (Your Letters, June 4). He/she is just the sort of future parent that the new headteacher of Woodhey High School can do without. The correspondent admits to having difficulties

GREEN Transport Week was launched in Preston with a crash - a bus crash. A double-decker drove through a banner publicising a new hotline number - 0870 608 2608 - which gives all transport information from one source. The move set the wheels in motion

B. TODD (Your Letters, June 4) seems to question the illegality of the NATO war in Yugoslavia. If so, is he suggesting that signatures by governments solemnly given, as in the case of the signing of the United Nations Charter, can be broken at any time

PRESTON'S PUKAR Disability Resource Centre welcomed to two Indian visitors this week. Ranjit Gohel and Professor Saurabh Charda from the new international disability helpline MEET met PUKAR co-ordinator Poppy Tanna to help forge links with Indian disability

AN organisation which aims to provide support and therapy groups for adult survivors of adolescent and childhood sexual abuse has won a lottery grant of almost £5,000. The Preston and Lancashire Survivors Groups charity has received £4,950 from the small

STAFF and members of Fitness First health club lined up in Preston town centre for a juicy challenge - but were pipped at the post. In a bid to break a Guiness World Record, the club persuaded more than 100 people to participate in a huge pass-the-orange-under-the-chin

DEEPDALE could soon be home to dozens of Kosovar refugees fleeing from Slobodan Milosevic's cruel regime of genocide. Areas of high Muslin concentration in Preston are being earmarked to provide housing for some the thousands of refugees displaced by

PRESTON'S 5 Field Ambulance will be flying to Macedonia this weekend as part of the huge NATO force dedicated to helping the Kosovar Refugees return to their homes. Just more than 100 proud Prestonians will be providing medical cover for NATO soldiers

AS many as 10,000 Muslim students were expected to converge on East Lancashire in a mass protest against the controversial "Satanic Verses" novel. The town was a target for a demonstration over Salman Rushdie's book, according to a Muslim leader. Plans

THE heartbroken parents of a baby girl who died from a rare genetic disorder are organising a cycling challenge in her memory. Chris Innes has enlisted the help of three fellow Territorial Army officers to cover the length of the UK on bike to raise money

COUNCILLORS look set to give their seal of approval to a playscheme in Leyland, despite a similar one being opposed in Chorley. The annual playscheme, now in its 25th year, entertains local children in Leyland's Worden Park for one week, before moving

ADVANCES in medicine and a general improvement in the standard of living has seen an end to many life threatening, contagious diseases. But, as some readers may recall, it is not long since conditions like typhoid, diphtheria and scarlet fever were widespread

THE weather put paid to the majority of fixtures in the Great Harwood and District League last week, particularly in the top two divisions, but the third and fourth managed to play through it. The result of the week was Immanuel's stunning away win at

GREAT Harwood maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Thwaites East Lancashire Premier Bowling League, following their 12-2 home victory over Sunnybank, Malcolm Wensley winning 21-4 and Frank Lord winning 21-13 for Sunnybank. Colne Cricket Club

DARWEN are expecting their biggest crowd of the season so far for tomorrow's Northern League clash at home to Blackpool. The men from Birch Hall are looking for their eight win out of nine in the league to maintain their advantage at the top of the table

In this month's Game File, we take a look at the new Star Wars adventure game, catch a few rumours from the game world and review the Monkey Island Bounty Pack and Frogger. Unless you've spent the past 12 months in a mud hut somewhere in Outer Mongolia

KIM Andrew pulled off an amazing escape act to reach the third round of the British Women's Amateur championship at Royal Birkdale yesterday thanks to a pep talk from her husband Rob. Four down with eight to play, the defending title-holder looked to

WITH nearly all St Annes' youngsters in the third team and higher, the "older generation" did them proud as they routed a poor Postal outfit in this Fylde League division two match. St Annes IV posted a score of 59-0 against Blackpool Postal total of

WHILE we wait until around midnight on Sunday for the outcome of the European elections to emerge, one result is already starkly manifest - this was a landslide victory for apathy. Barely one in four voters bothered. It may be that widespread indifference

IN reply to Miss L Gee (Letters, June 1), I don't think my colleague, Coun Dave Hollings, needs a map of Darwen as Conservative councillor Fred Slater represents the East Rural ward of the borough, not the Minster Crescent area of Darwen where he lives

BRIAN Tomlinson who has played number one for Alexandra most of the season, swept to the top of the individual merit awards sponsored by the Brownhill-based financial adviser Terry Sayers. This was the sixth win for Brian who leads the table with 10 points

IN response to Miss L Gee (Letters, June 1), I am quite aware that Conservative councillor Fred Slater lives in Darwen. Another Conservative councillor, Jim Hirst, also lives in Darwen - in fact, he is one of my constituents. But neither represents a

LOCAL club Ighten Mount scored their best win of the season when they defeated Witton 5-1. After a slow start in their debut year, the Burnley team have another success which has put them within striking distance of teams in mid-division. Steve Crossley

A SCHEME to give disabled people Internet and e-mail access has netted £3,000 for Palatine High School in Blackpool. The award is part of the Barclays New Futures initiative which rewards schemes promoting equal opportunities in local communities. Palatine

JUNIOR footballers from Lancon FC are ion a league of their own! All five teams finished in a record breaking top six league positions in the Lancashire Junior Football League. Players and playing staff were in jubilant mood at their recent presentation

MRS C Moores (Letters, June 4) says Gladys Robinson sounds a mean, selfish person. I did not read Mrs Robinson's earlier remarks, but I would ask Mrs Moores if there is not some similarity between the plight of the refugees and that of the elderly whose

EGG throwing and the chance to drive away a Renault Scenic are just two of the attractions on offer at Our Lady of the Sea School fun day at St Annes this weekend (June 12-13). The car is being donated by Caledonia Motors to the lucky winner who gets

LIKE Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, Labour councillor Dave Hollins (Letters, May 25) knows there's a problem out there waiting to be solved and a target to be shot at. Unfortunately, the problem, as usual, seems to be of his own platoon's making and

ACCOLADES and charity donations rained down at a Lytham school recently. Two Queen Mary sixth formers were presented with top awards from the fourth British Biology Olympiad, a further five pupils presented a cheque to the head of religious studies, Janet

FOLLOWING the two page announcement (LET, May 24) addressed to Burnley council tenants regarding the outstanding work that has to be done to their houses, those of us in the Montague Street flats in Blackburn who have suffered "improvements" say they

BLACKPOOL Cricket Club's recurring nightmare is of losing to Chorley at some stage of the National Knockout Cup and, having been knocked out twice in recent years by their Northern League rivals, the nightmare became reality once again on Sunday (June

ENTRIES are flooding in for the 15th Laughton and Wallace Griffin Grind, which takes place on Friday, July 2. A spokesman for the organisers said: "We are really pleased with the level of entries so far. "The race has become firmly established and the

RATS aren't everyone's favourite animal, but for Pat Mancini one in particular means everything to her. For the owner of Blackpool's Queens Hotel and her late husband Rudi have been awarded the Grand Order of the Water Rat in honour of Rudi's work entertaining

I HAVE read over the past few weeks several comments concerning the proposed permit parking for the Railway Road area of Leigh, and would like to express mine. Living in Buchanan Street, I am more than willing to pay £10 per year (fixed for three years

TAKE M62 East to A1(M). Head North and fork right after Washington services on A194(M).-Tyne Tunnel/South Shields. After three miles turn left at roundabout onto A184-Newcastle/Gateshead. Thunderdome is two miles distance on right. Converted for the new

TOP chefs from the Fylde have joined together to promote the excellent cuisine the region has to offer. Under the banner of the Blackpool and Fylde Coast Chef's Association, the group aims to enter national competitions to show people from outside the

A REPORT has been demanded on pollution levels from Acordis Acetate on Caton Road following a critical article in last week's Observer, where the company was named in a list of the most polluting companies in the country. Councillor Ian Barker, who represents

ST HELENS second team fared little better than thier first team at Windleshaw Road against newcomers Fleetwood Hesketh. They had first use of the pitch scoring 133 all out. Craig Horabin (48) and Bobby Kenny (21) battled well but received little support

I HAVE noticed many plastic tubes of face or foundation cream are only half full - the rest is air. It's the same with other products in plastic tubes. I think we are only getting half of what we pay for. Mrs E Robson, Freckleton Street, Lytham. Converted

TWO days of action-packed entertainment are guaranteed this weekend. For Portico Juniors are hosting a festival of Rugby League at their Scholes Lane ground. The event is sponsored by NatWest and more than 500 players from all over the North West are

POLICE in Morecambe have launched a major operation designed to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour during the coming summer months. Dozens of additional officers have been drafted to support Operation Blackrod. Local commander, Inspector St even Watson

BEMUSED neighbours watched on while a Morecambe man smashed up his own house and staged a rooftop protest for the second time this week. Tony Pearce of Kentmere Grove stuck pictures of his estranged wife and children in the window before his rooftop vigil

RAINHILL'S Mike Rotherham blasted a great 101 not out as his side raced to a great victory at Eastham & Bromborough Pool. Rotherham's 101 off 122 balls included eight fours and three sixes. Peter Mercer also hit a half century including eight fours

IS it not high time that DSS beneficiaries earned their benefits by service to the community that keeps them? Is there no charity, no hospital, no struggling business, no household resident that could benefit from free services rendered by trustworthy

PILKINGTON Recs have honoured the stars of their season. The first team enjoyed a successful season, but just missed out on promotion and reached two cup semi-finals. A club spokesman said: "The committee would like to place on record their appreciation

TYCOON Owen Oyston made another court appearance on Monday (June 7) - this time to fight an alleged breach of contract claim. Former Blackpool Football Club director Billy Bingham had brought a civil action against Oyston claiming he had not been paid

DESPITE the absence of four regulars Rainford Cricket Club's First XI put up a fine performance as they tasted defeat against Norley Hall. After being invited to bat on a wet seaming wicket openers Dalrymple and Corden shared a 98 run opening stand in

TORSWAY Avenue is not a racetrack between Grange Road and Newton Drive and I wish to remind drivers of this, especially after another incident on May 30 when a cat was killed. I would like to say to the driver and passengers of the white Fiesta involved

BLACKPOOL is showing the way forward for mental health services with the opening of one of the most progressive child and adolescent psychiatric centres in the country. Windmill House, Whitegate Drive, is the brainchild of the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde

IN 1950 the Irish Government awarded posthumously a citation and medal with three bars attached to all those seamen who lost their lives while serving on Irish registered vessels in World War II. Four seamen from Lancashire were lost on March 9 1940 when

PARENTS were condemned for letting youngsters roam wild after louts ravaged 2,000 plants in St Annes' Ashton Gardens. More than 1,000 geraniums were torn out of beds between Clifton Drive North and the cenotaph while hundreds of snapdragons near St Georges

BUILDERS were told to cut out wolf whistling at women once and for all by the city council this week. But one construction worker employed by the council said that it was far more likely that women would whistle at them than the other way round! The advice

FAMILY ties were the name of the game in the St Helens Rounders League game between Bobbies Lane and Burtonwood. Burtonwood's backstop and bowler Sue Smith and Jane Stroud had to call on their young daughters at the last minute to field a full side in

SIR, - I WRITE regarding the story Anger Grows concerning Leys Road allotments (Citizen, May 27). The proposed state of the art allotment site at Moor Park has a 33,000-volt electricity pylon situated directly above it in such proximity as to illuminate

THREE young men who tried to rob a security officer in Morecambe have all been put behind bars. One of the trio barged the officer "with considerable force" as he carried a cash box in Morrisons car park at Morecambe. The other two were in a stolen Vauxhall

INTREPID Radcliffe mum Lesley Kitchinson is going orienteering in The Orient for charity. Mrs Kitchinson (35) of Bury Road will be Beijing-bound on Sunday and she will walk the Great Wall of China to raise money for The Children's Society. "The charity

FEARLESS Janice Chadwick is about to face the biggest challenge of her life. The 44-year-old adventurer of Coppins Green, Poulton, will soon take part in the Zambezi White-Water Challenge in aid of Scope, the charity which supports sufferers of cerebral

THE pregnant rabbit of these bunnies was found abandoned by the side of the road in Lancaster. And if not for Lancaster and Morecambe charity Animal Care they would all have probably died. Workers at the charity say that there could be more sorry tales

BUDDING songwriters at a local school have created a song for the Millennium Dome. Talented pupils at St Monica's RC High School, Prestwich, wrote, performed and recorded Children Lead the Way as part of a competition to compose a song which reflects

CLARETS fans will be relieved that Burnley's resolve to hang on to Glen Little will not be put to the test by Charlton Athletic. Athletic, aiming to bounce back after relegation from the Premiership last season, were reported to have shown an interest

MORECAMBE motorbiker John McGuinness achieved his lifetime ambition by winning the internationally renowned TT Races on Monday The 25-year-old led from start to finish broke the existing lap record on each of the four laps. "I cannot believe it, this

ST HELENS racing cyclist Chris Burrows had all the answers at the end of a gruelling 84-miles ride to triumph in the Merseyside Divisonal road race championship on Sunday. Chris, from Leach Lane, Sutton, stormed away up the final climb on the Clieves

TWO seminars to help firms through the employment law minefield are being staged later this month. Law firm Forbes & Partners have joined forces with the Consortium of East Lancashire Enterprise Agencies to organise the events. The seminars will provide

URGENT action is needed to tackle global warming as oil starts to run out, says MP David Chaytor. He launched a Commons debate saying that the time for talking was over, and firm measures must be taken now before a crisis in the next millennium. Mr Chaytor

WHEN a model girl became a model bride, there could only be one type of wedding dress for her - an exclusive designer gown. Leigh model Charlotte Gildart was used to looking like a million dollars for the camera because she has been modelling for famous

GARY Croft is seeking showdown talks with Blackburn boss Brian Kidd to see where he figures in his plans for next season. And the right-back could be looking for pastures new if his chances of regular first-team football look limited at Ewood Park. Croft

THE wedding of Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones will be celebrated at the St Stephen's Church flower festival between June 18 and 20. The festival committee at the church on Bolton Road in Elton, Bury, wrote to the couple to offer their congratulations

SHAKERS defender Steve Redmond has signed a new one-year deal. The 31-year-old follows striker Kemajl Avdiu in agreeing to stay on with Neil Warnock's men as they bid for an immediate return to Division One. Only Dean West has yet to reply to Bury's offer

TWO men have been arrested in connection with the death of a Leigh motorcyclist in a road accident. Peter Eckersley, aged 36, died after his Kawasaki careered out of control in Bolton Road, Anderton, on Sunday. Mr Eckersley, of Landside, Leigh, lost control

ENGINEERING group Meggitt today announced it had struck an agreed £237 million takeover in the US to boost its position as an aerospace supplier to Boeing and Airbus. In its biggest ever deal Meggitt, which owns two factories in Blackburn, is buying California-based

DAVE Watts has welcomed a £560,000 boost for health services in St Helens. The money will be used to refurbish and re-equip Whiston Hospital's Accident and Emergency department. The St Helens North MP said: "The health service in St Helens has been under-funded

ON June 15 Baybeat members will take part in a workshop of West African dance and drumming, led by Diane Vickers and Tata Bah of Drumdance. This Promises to be an extraordinary evening for Baybeat members and anyone else who would like to join in. Rehearsals

BURY has two Grade Two listed buildings on the English Heritage "at risk" register. But Dearden Fold Farmhouse in Ainsworth and Lower Chesham Hall off Bell Lane, Bury, are at the lowest level of risk. English Heritage mark the different risk categories

TWO weeks of hell weren't what holidaymakers from Leigh bargained for. But that is what the Ross family from Mallory Drive claimed they had to endure on a Portuguese break. Ian Ross, his wife, and their two children were glad to get home after a nightmare

MONSIGNOR William Dalton, parish priest of St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Windleshaw, celebrates the golden jubilee of his ordination on the Feast of the Sacred Heart tomorrow (Friday). A native of Warrington and former Rector of Up Holland College,

A WEEK-by-week lookback at Preston North End's history - with a slightly different twist... G IS FOR GUEST PLAYERS: (and you thought David Moyes' sale or return policy was unusual!) The guest system of players was adopted by all competitive clubs during

STAFF at a plastics firm have rounded off a major growth phase with an award. M&G Plastics has recently moved to larger premises on Marsh House Lane in Darwen to cope with growing demand for its plastic injection moulding services. Now the firm, which

HERE'S one for the less inhibited among you - Morecambe Bay Naturist Club are on a recruitment drive and want you to open your mind and get naked. A spokesman for the club explained what they had to offer at the club: "Naturism is all about freedom and

GALA fever switches to Thornton this Saturday (June 12). For the first time Cleveleys will not be included in the annual procession (mainly because the route was considered too long for younger children), while sleeping policeman on Gamble Road (described

A RESOLUTE motorist has finally won a year-long campaign, which cost the tax-payer hundreds of pounds, to have a £30 parking penalty scrapped... and then promptly gave the £30 fee he saved to charity. Roger Fitton's case against Lancashire police was

CERVICAL cancer screening procedures in Bury are set to be improved thanks to a £44,000 cash boost. The extra money from Bury and Rochdale Health Authority - responsible for buying health care on behalf of local residents - means the current five-year

TWO men escaped with a quantity of cash after confronting delivery staff at the Post Office in Leach Lane, Sutton, at about 12.30pm on Monday. One man challenged the staff and, after obtaining a quantity of cash, got into a white Ford Escort being driven

A BARRISTER had to stand wigless before a jury yesterday after his horsehair wig was swiped at Lancaster train station. The judge had to tell the jury at Crown Court: "Mr Kevin Talbot has had the misfortune of having his wig stolen. That is why he is

PEOPLE who live on Whitefield's Hillock Estate will be able to talk face to face with the housing association bidding to take control of their homes. Portico and West Pennine Association is setting up an office at Oak Lane to deal with enquiries from

PLANS for the second phase of a £4m priority bus route between Bolton, Atherton and Leigh have been revealed. Transport chiefs say the already approved Hulton Lane Ends to Bolton stretch of the 13 kilometre long quality bus route should be completed by

YOUNGSTERS who are still interested in signing up for the Willowbrook Hospice Cycle Challenge and Green Fayre event should pick up their sponsorship forms as soon as possible. The event runs from 1 to 4pm on Sunday, Sunday, June 27. Open to all local

THE Committee of Lancaster Conservative Club are announced a fifth season of conducted tours of their historic building in the heart of Lancaster this week. Starting on Tuesday July 7 at 2:20pm and 7:30pm they will continue every Tuesday throughout July

TRAVELLER Iona Worthington has returned from the most exciting adventure of her life and is now hoping to go back on the ocean waves for more. As reported in the Bury Times , the 56-year-old from Ramsbottom took part in a round-the-world yacht race in

AN MP who accused private landlords of making a fortune out of the public purse by renting out slum properties will meet East Lancashire Landlords' Association tonight for clear the air talks. Pendle's Gordon Prentice said the association had invited

PLAYING fields in Nelson and an extension to the controversial Barrowford Business Park are being considered as industrial sites by councillors searching for extra land to bring jobs to Pendle. Football and cricket pitches on Swinden playing fields could

A FATHER whose son was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car, has stepped up his fight for justice against the police and the recovery firm responsible for removing the bike from the crash scene. As previously reported in the Radcliffe Times,

SAFETY in the workplace will be put firmly on the agenda during a one-day workshop being staged in Bury next week. The event is being held by the town's Business Environment Association (BEA) in the Elizabethan Suite next Wednesday, June 16, beginning

AN elderly woman was left with a strained back and cuts and bruises to her arms and legs after thwarting a would-be bag-snatcher. The plucky 61-year-old was walking home with a friend from a night at bingo when the incident took place at about 9.45pm

PENNINE Telecom has enjoyed another buoyant year with strong growth and increased turnover. And it's even better news for staff at the Bury-based company who are being rewarded with an extra bonus. The firm's 90 employees are to share a special end-of-year

LEIGH are killing the theory that having an Aussie coach means boring football. They turned on a slick, adventurous display that brought 13 sensational tries in Sunday's 72-6 romp against Doncaster. And it catapulted Leigh into outright second place in

A TEENAGER who crashed his mother's car, killing a young woman passenger, while he was more than one and a half times over the legal drink driving limit, has been sentenced to six years. Mark Harris (18) of The Oaks, St Helens, pleaded guilty to causing

BURY North MP David Chaytor has met campaigners fighting the closure of Brandlesholme County Primary School. Mr Chaytor instigated the meeting after receiving a letter from headteacher Mr Ian Young about the situation. He and recently-elected local councillor

THE mother of a boy who went missing for more than 30 hours has disclosed how her 10-year-old son told her he loved her before disappearing from home. Mother-of-seven Mrs Patsie Moor (40) said this week: "After he'd got up that day, he told me he loved

THE 34th Radcliffe Carnival made up for the disappointment of last year. Despite bad weather earlier in the week, the sun shone on Red Bank Fields and people turned out to support and enjoy the traditional event. Mr Ray Vevers, carnival chairman, and

A PENSIONER was attacked as he walked home between 11.30pm and midnight on Sunday, June 6. The 65-year-old was walking along Albion Street, near to Patricia Court, when he spotted two younger men ahead of him. The men then started walking towards the

PEOPLE whose burglar alarms go off unnecessarily and constantly, causing annoyance to neighbours, could find themselves with unwelcome bills. St Helens Council is appealing to people with alarms to take sensible precautions for their supervision before

ANTI-BOMBING campaigners carried out a war of words after lobbying their local MP about the conflict in Kosovo. Last Friday members of Prestwich and Whitefield CND left MP Ivan Lewis in no doubt of their views in calling for Nato to stop shelling Yugoslavia

A GROUP of musicians could be forced to disband if they can't find somewhere to rehearse and store their equipment. The Citadel Arts Band, like other users, are having to find other accommodation from the end of this month until early in 2000, while the

LEIGH are killing the theory that having an Aussie coach means boring football. They turned on a slick, adventurous display that brought 13 sensational tries in Sunday's 72-6 romp against Doncaster. And it catapulted Leigh into outright second place in

A SOUTH African-born vicar, who worked in engineering management for Rolls Royce and the Admiralty before taking Holy Orders, celebrates his priestly silver jubilee on Wednesday, June 30. Born in Cape Town, Canon Clarence Hendrickse, of Christ Church,

IT was no more than a stroll in the sunshine for Blackpool in the Vaux Northern League Division One game at Stanley Park on Saturday (June 5) as they comprehensively defeated a Leyland side who started well, fell away and then fielded and bowled like

A SCHOOLBOY was seriously ill in hospital today after becoming the victim of a potentially fatal "game" in which children black out in search of a high. Damian Pollard, of Olympia Street, Burnley, was admitted to intensive care at Burnley General Hospital

A WOMAN'S fight to have a surrogate child brought bitter memories flooding back for a family who underwent a similar ordeal. "I wish her all the luck in the world because I know exactly what she is going through." That was the message from June Rigby

CABINET minister Alistair Darling has intervened to ensure that a leukaemia sufferer who is too sick to hold her five-month-old baby finally receives the benefit money she is entitled to. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph yesterday highlighted the case

EXPERIENCE is the key as the Bolton Association bid to win the Lancashire Inter-League Trophy for the first time in their history. Half the side chosen to face the Central Lancashire League at Golborne on Sunday are one-time members of the professional

Did you leave Bury Church School in 1974? There's a reunion next Friday June 18 at 7.30pm at the Waterloo Hotel, Manchester Road. Organisers are Deborah Wrigley (nee Mills) and Michael Birch, who were head girl and boy respectively. Details from Deborah

GOLBORNE took the thunder out of a thunderstorm on Saturday. And their winning draw over Standish has extended their lead to 11 points at the top of the Vimto Bolton Association. Golborne had made 230-6 with pro Ian Critchley hitting an excellent 83 not

DO you know of a Bernard and Joan Kelly who married in 1958 or 1959? He was a GPO telephone engineer and she worked in a solicitors office. Bernard had a brother, Gerrard. Colin Nestor would like to contact Bernard, who did RAF national service in Singapore

LEIGH coach Ian Millward and Hilton Park's projects manager Tommy Coleman handed out the awards at Leigh MR's prize night. The pair presented the club's young guns with the BARLA National Youth Premier League Cup. And they handed individual honours to

A look back at events in history oin June 11 with Mike Badham. 1488: King James III of Scotland was murdered after a defeat at the battle of Sauchieburn. 1509: Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. 1572: Ben Jonson, playwright/poet (

ALAN PRICE has won the Father Healey Trophy in the Leigh & District Catholic Bowling League. The Sacred Heart (Hindley Green) bowler beat team mate Tony Glover in a closely-fought final of the Individual Handicap at Hindley Green's Railway Hotel.

PLANS to covert a former bakery and clothes shop into a cafe on Bacup Road, Waterfoot, look to be doomed. More than 100 householders in the area have signed a petition saying there are already too many hot food shops in the town and that another one may

"BROLLY gosh!" Staff at one of Pendle's biggest firms are preparing for their own "royal" wedding on the same day Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones walk down the aisle. Cliff Meacham, catering manager at Boundary Mill Stores, Colne, and work colleague

BELEAGUERED Prestwich traders are demanding improved security at the Longfield Precinct after another business was hit by ram raiders. They want 'spy cameras' and more bollards to stop cars entering the precinct after Cunninghams sweet shop and off licence

A BRAVE youngster battling against a rare form of leukaemia started to get his life back to normal - with a trip to McDonald's this week! Ten-year-old Craig Skelly, who owes his life to his brother Michael (13), thought he would have to wait until August

LEYLAND DAF kick-started their season - albeit at long last - with a neat 44 run win over Fleetwood at Sandy Lane. The win, their first of the season, lifts them off the bottom of the Vaux Northern League for the first time this term. Club members at

BANK accounts in Leyland have been plundered for thousands of pounds after crooks launched a hi-tec fraud scam on local cash machines. Police fear hundreds of people may be unaware that their bank accounts have been raided by fraudsters, who have placed

WE'VE seen the new Europe and we're not that impressed! That seemed to be the verdict of some residents who were faced with an entirely new system of voting when they made their mark in yesterday's (June 10) Euro elections. For the first time, the poll

CLARETS fans will be relieved that Burnley's resolve to hang on to Glen Little will not be put to the test by Charlton Athletic. Athletic, aiming to bounce back after relegation from the Premiership last season, were reported to have shown an interest

A 10-YEAR-OLD schoolboy wept tears of joy today as Serbian soldiers prepared to leave his home town in war-torn Kosovo. Asllan Islami, who is among more than 200 refugees staying at the Calderstones Hospital complex near Whalley, spoke of going home to

CHRIS Webber's article, "Carers fight back," makes sad reading. I work for the NHS in one of our local hospitals. I know that I'll receive more pay than the carers, but I was recently discussing pay with a friend who is a teacher. I expected her to receive

REVOLUTIONARY new bodies to get local democracy back to the grassroots will have to wait a little bit longer. The new area boards scheme has been set up to deal with issues in six parts of the borough: Ramsbottom and Tottington, Bury West, Bury East,

LEYLAND were beaten by Blackpool at Stanley Park by 9 wickets while Preston hung on for a losing draw against Kendal. BLACKPOOL 154-1 LEYLAND 151-7 Put into bat, they lost their first wicket a seven when Shabir Mustafa was caught by David Cragg off Marcus

Charity Locking Weekend for the RNLI, Leeds/Liverpool Canal, Top Locks, Johnson's Hill, Wheelton, 10am-5pm. Stalls, crafts etc. St Cuthbert's School PTFA Summer Fair, St Albans Road, Darwen, 1.30pm. Stalls, tombola, face-painting etc. Sale of Goods, Mill

IN these days of a television set in almost every room in the house, and of sophisticated in-car entertainment, it's amusing to realise that at least until the mid-1960s it cost extra to have a radio in your motor. A nostalgia fan showed me evidence of

I AM writing to say to say that I wholeheartedly agree with Peter Kinloch and everyone else who wrote in about Do It All planning to sell animals on their premises, I think the idea is appalling. I work at an animal rescue centre which deals with neglected

IT'S quite touching to hear the recollections of that most endangered of species, the old Higher Grade ex-pupil. This school of a million memories was torn down in recent times to make way for impressive new extensions to the St Helens YMCA accommodation

WITH regards to your Star article 'Get It Cut' (June 3) residents of Rainford would undoubtedly tell the powers-that-be this is not a one-off problem - it happens every year. But isn't it amazing how, when reported in the Star, the grass gets cut? Apart

AS news floods in about the Kosovo peace talks reporter Terry Morgan hears of the horror refugees left behind and their hopes for the future. DESPITE Serb atrocities having wrenched a nation apart, one young Kosovar's words of hope will help rebuild bridges

AFTER reading the letter headed 'Sensible planning please!' (Dear Star, June 3) I felt I had to write on this matter. We have had the new supermarket and we are getting pedestrianised. It's all very well doing these things to bring money into the town

VOLUNTEERING is a more popular pastime than sex, it was claimed today. An East Lancashire Volunteer Bureau has just released details of dozens of top volunteering opportunities for those eager to have a go. More than 300,000 people have been taking part

Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, June 16 at 7pm at Atherton Formby Hall and on Monday June 21 (7pm) at Leigh Library. Exhibitions taking place are: Wednesday, June 9 and Thursday, June 10 (4-7) Atherton Green Hall School; Saturday, June 12 (

I WISH to reply to the recent criticism of local people who chose to abstain from voting in the council elections. I have always been one of those who thinks that voting should be compulsory, and I have voted Labour all my voting life. Indeed, I have

PET saviours' work for sick and injured animals was interrupted when their charity shop window was smashed. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals lost a morning's takings after the attack on their Leigh branch in Bradshawgate during which a mannequin

I MUST agree with "Concerned, Elton" (Your Letters, June 4) about young drinkers in the park. I have been a member of Whitehead Park bowling club for more than ten years and during the early years I enjoyed many happy hours bowling. Not any more! The

POLICE are again warning women shoppers to hang on to their handbags following the latest snatch at Asda Supermarket, Golborne, on Saturday afternoon. Thieves on wheels lifted a 51-years-old woman's bag as she loaded her car up from her trolley. A passenger

FROM ceramic to scooters - if it's in 3D it was in at a weird and wonderful art exhibition laid on by University of Central Lancashire students. Work from all the University's art departments, including the Art and Design Course, Fashion Promotion, 3D

LOCAL businesses have been warned to remove more Belgian food products from their shelves. Wigan Council's environmental health officers are offering advice after the Belgian authorities, European Commission and British Government declared Belgian poultry

A NEW trend has appeared in some of Preston's town centre pubs. They are now using a policy of increasing the price of their beers at certain peak times during the weekends. I do not know whether this is illegal, but it is certainly unethical. Brewery

A 28-YEAR-old man appeared at Preston Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday) charged with the murder of Paul Green, a divorced father of four, aged 35, who died following an incident in Callon Street, Preston. Cairo Juan Zake, of Derwent House, Samuel

I AM writing to express my opinion on Preston's pubs. In my opinion, there are not enough of them within in the town centre. Have you ever tried getting served on a Saturday night in any of the town centre pubs? (By town centre I mean pubs like Wall Street

IN the run-up to the local elections, Bury Council must have spent hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pounds erecting signs encouraging the public to use their vote. I presume that Bury Council regards a person's vote as an important right. Imagine my surprise

A TYLDESLEY woman is spearheading a campaign to block plans for a special school 'prison' on her doorstep. Plans are being drawn-up to convert Tyldesley County Primary when pupils move to a new school off Astley Street later this year. And the project

A BRITISH Aerospace test pilot died when his Hawk 200 plane crashed at an airshow in Slovakia. Graham Wardell, a father-of-four, died instantly when his plane came down on an airfield in Bratislava on Sunday, June 6, in front of around 10,000 spectators

TO be, or not to be - that's the dilemma facing Preston actor Dermot Canavan. Dermot, pictured, who will say goodbye to his Preston Drama Club pals this weekend, has been offered a place at a prestigious college. But in order to accept the place, at the

I HAVE given this letter a week's thought because I wanted to be as calm as possible when I wrote it. On a recent Sunday evening I caught the 10.30pm Metrolink from Manchester Piccadilly to Bury. As we drew in to Victoria Station, the driver announced

THE children of jewellers Mohammed and Bilquis Karim, found stabbed to death in their Preston shop in March, have re-opened the business. Shafiq Karim, the eldest of the Karim's five children, has re-opened the doors to Tony's the Jewellers, in Church

GOOD to see this week that natural justice won through in the Jonathan Aitken case as the disgraced former cabinet minister starts the best part of an 18-month stay at Her Majesty's Pleasure. Why good? Well primarily because he obviously thought he was

COUNCIL bosses in South Ribble are considering launching a youth forum to give local schoolchildren the chance to have their say on plans for the future. The idea is the brainchild of councillors Jim Owen and Bill Evans, who have spent the past 12 months

THE future of a popular OAPs club hangs in the balance after being hit by a massive rent increase. The Good Companions Club, which has operated in Longton for nearly 25 years, is being asked to pay £600 annual levy to the trustees of Longton Victoria

THE warm weather was an American dream in itself for this year's Leyland Festival, which kicked off to a flying start with the traditional procession from Centurion Way to Worden Park. Crowds lined the flagged streets as a stream of around 80 colourful

EAST Lancashire kings of industry, a voluntary worker and a top policeman figured in the Queen's Birthday List. They were among 275 to receive awards from 6,000 names put forward by the public for John Major's new system. The super six were Tony Cann,

A DISTRAUGHT woman who employed undertaker Steven Poole to take care of her uncle's funeral arrangements says she is still waiting for a lock of her relative's hair, months after he was laid to rest. Karen McEwan asked Steven Poole Funeral Directors,

FUNNY wigs and bright red noses will become the school uniform at Poulton-le-Fylde Primary when a circus workshop comes to visit. Russians Yuri and Tonya, who previously shared the bill with Charlie Cairoli at Blackpool Tower, will spend a day with the

IT WAS within an hour of our story appearing on the outrage of bed-bound leukaemia sufferer Tracey Cullen being told by Benefits Agency staff to turn up in person to sign her invalidity money that Cabinet Minister Alistair Darling ordered action. But

THE North Lancashire and Fylde county team maintained their good record at home venue East Lancs which greatly assisted the defeat of North Midlands 394-392 in the Martell Inter County Championship. Unfortunately, after suffering a heavy defeat in the

GREEN fingered schoolchildren will find out on Saturday (June 12) if their gardening skills will bear fruit. Wyevale Garden Centres have been running a busy lizzie competition inviting youngsters to grow the plants. The regional final takes place at the

AFTER two matches, Muttiah Muralitharan has already forged his own place in Lancashire history. The little Sri Lankan spinner added seven wickets yesterday to the 7-44 he took in Warwickshire's first innings, giving him match figures of 14-110 - the best

GREEN pupils in Blackpool have scooped third prize in a national aluminium recycling competition. Highfield High School collected a staggering 10,700 aluminium drinks cans and a £75 prize in the National Spring Clean competition run by the Aluminium Packaging

THE recent Home International Squash Championships held in Ireland proved to be a winning event for two Blackpool players. Ken Godfrey has been coaching Stefania McPheely for more than 20 years and both teacher and pupil were chosen to represent Britain

SUPER Saints might be soaring high on top of the Super League... but this week Ellery Hanley and the boys scored an even bigger win off the field when they made a dream come true for young fan Jonathan Lesslie who suffers from Downs Syndrome. Just two

CARL Fogarty was today attempting to shut out memories of a tragic week and concentrate on his quest for a fourth World Superbike title. The Blackburn star has spent the last few days trying to pick up the pieces of a family life that was shattered after

THERE were several cracking contests in the qualifying sessions of the Alexandra Classic sponsored by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and Scottish and Newcastle Retail last weekend. Local man Harry Hargreaves, newcomer Ian Broadhurst from Macclesfield

THE clash of the Jennings Ribblesdale League heavyweights takes place tomorrow with the winners stealing a march in the title race for the first time this season. Reigning champions Padiham and last season's runners-up Ribblesdale Wanderers are locked

PALATINE High School pupils attended a series of workshops in a bid to increase their job prospects. Delivered by Beneast school liaison officer Ian Roberts, the Blackpool classes covered topics such as communication skills, problem solving and team work

NEWTON HALL Amateur Swimming Club competed in the latest gala against Lancaster and Carnforth at Salt Ayre Pool Lancaster on Saturday (June 5). Early wins by Karen Skelly and Andrew Hodgson in the 12 years and under freestyle along with wins for the ladies

MR D D'ARCY, secretary of the local Liberal Democrats (Letters, May 27) lashed out wildly at the record of the Labour government, including accusing them of "consistently financially attacking senior citizens since coming to power." In the interests of

IN Division A of the Rossall Sixes small-sided soccer league Holbro FC stay in the lead when they won 2-0 over Wyvale Warriors. The Untouchables are only one point behind after they beat Statestrong 4-0. Supreme Plastics move up into third place when

Vaux Northern League Division One: Blackpool 154-1, C Cornall 76 (n.o.), G Armstrong 61 (n.o.) - *Leyland 151-7, N Rimmer 71, M Sharp 4-54; *Chorley 161-8, R Horridge 66, P Stephens 6-60 - Morecambe 162-9, P Thornton 42, D Gudgeon 29 (n.o.), J Marquet

CUT to the quick I am. I wrote last week that I had picked up ONE counterfeit £1 coin somewhere last year, and kept it in the car for releasing supermarket trolleys. Sue Sutton, of Atherton, says she is rather disgusted with me for passing on coins, and

LANCASTER and Wyre MP Hilton Dawson is playing a leading role in Labour back benches efforts to amend the Government's Asylum and Immigration Bill. The former Lancashire social worker has campaigned on many issues affecting children and as an MP has a

BILLINGE strolled into the second round of the West Lancashire Cricket League's Walker Cup with victory over Goodlass. They shot out the Speke side for only 48 runs. In reply Shaun Middlehurst (25) and Tom Walsh (15) saw Billinge home. In other Walker

UNEMPLOYED men and women in Morecambe need be bored no longer - sport has come to the rescue. The Best Centre on Yorkshire Street are holding courses in sports leadership, first aid and outdoor activities for unemployed 16 to 24 year olds. The centre

COULD I express my concern over the arguments Cllr Walker uses to undermine firefighters' terms and conditions. He uses cleaners and canteen staff pay within Wigan MBC as a comparison to firefighters' pay. No doubt the cleaners and canteen staff, along

I CAN'T blame Leigh couple Jayne and Geoffrey Lambert for refusing to take their £2,000 plus family holiday they booked at Club Praia de Rocha in Portugal. When Jayne complained to me last week about the state of the place after watching "Holidays From

LOCAL rally drivers have been preparing hard for this weekend's Scottish Rally, based in Dumfries. The third round of the third round of the Mobil One British Rally Championship on Friday morning. Facing the competitors are 120 stage miles through the

BLACKPOOL Town Hall could get all lit up for the Millennium. Councillors on the borough's libraries and arts committee are recommending not only the Town Hall be floodlit to welcome the Year 2000 but Central Library and the Grundy Art Gallery too. Councillor

I AM sure that your Miss Lesley Richards was not making a political point when she claimed the European Union (the Common Market as it was called when we were conned in to joining), has done a lot for the Leigh area. Will she now, before the election,

RUBEROID Sutton Cricket Club moved to second place in the Merseyside Competition after a fine victory at Prestatyn. In a bad tempered affair Sutton batted first but lost early wickets. Some solid knocks of 27 by Keiron Barr and 29 by young rising star

A SCHOOLBOY was seriously ill in hospital today after becoming the victim of a potentially fatal "game" in which children black out in search of a high. Damian Pollard, of Olympia Street, Burnley, was admitted to intensive care at Burnley General Hospital

AFTER last weekend's defeat Lancaster face another very difficult attack at second placed St Annes this week. Meanwhile Morecambe follow up their dramatic last-ball victory have a much easier looking tie at home to Preston who have been losing in recent

IT is grossly wrong and harmful that thousands of Kosovo refugees pouring into the North West are allocated all surplus council housing, done up and fully furnished with brand new furniture. Each Kosovo family is given £400 social security pocket money

FORMER Great Britain full-back Dave Lyon may be on his way back to Knowsley Road . . . Dave, who played for Warrington and Saints before joining Orrell Rugby Union club is being linked with a job on the coaching staff. Meanwhile, Saints have appointed

A TRIM Shirley Wrixon is closing in on the title of Slimming Magazine Club Slimmer of the Year. The 63-year-old retired shop owner has been chosen to represent the Blackpool Slimming Magazine Club in the competition after losing three stones in only 18

LANCASTER City Swimming and Water Polo Club hosted a huge successful event on Friday. Their summer club gala at Salt Ayre Sports Centre had no fewer than 75 clubs taking part. The event also staged the annual Lancaster and District Primary School Invitation

A LANCASTER daughter's search for a medical treatment to ease the suffering of her mother ended with a miracle cure. Wendy Haddock studied the Russian 'Buteyko' method of helping asthmatics breathe. And her mother, Betty Glover, experienced a miracle

ST ANNES were unlucky when they finished with a winning draw against Netherfield in their Vaux Northern League match on an excellent batting track in Cumbria on Saturday (June 5). Put in to bat, St Annes amassed 236 for 8 from their allotted 50 overs.

POPULAR Saints' mascot St. Bernard has finally met his match! He will announce his engagement and tie the marital knot with Bernadette on the Knowsley Road pitch! Stage one of the romantic story will be unveiled before Saints' derby cruncher against Wigan

WHEN Grace Downham, 86, decided to give the children on her street a bit of fun by dressing up as a Teletubby little did she know it was her route to stardom. The Morecambe grandmother Grace heard about the Whitbread Citizen national talent contest for

ST HELENS Town are already gearing up for their new campaign in the North Western Trains League. They return to training on Monday, June 28, and manager Jimmy McBride would like to hear from players who have played at mid-Cheshire or above standard. He

Saints 48 Salford nil 'OUR best performance of the season!' enthused hard taskmaster Ellery Hanley after Saints' nine-try demolition halted Salford's mini-revival at Knowsley Road on Sunday. But it wasn't that his side came within an ace of notching 50

BRITISH Aerospace has declared war against the Americans - well, in a manner of speaking. Matra BAe Dynamics is up against American opposition Raytheon in a competition to supply the Eurofighter Typhoon with a mid-distance air-to-air missile. And Matra's

HAYDOCK CC enjoyed another unbeaten weekend. In the first team game at Hesketh Bank Haydock batted first and Craig Gardner plundered a fine unbeaten 80 to brighten up a game which was always destined to be a draw with a fine display of batting. Adrian

MAY I make an appeal to parents in the Citizen area to do what they can to discourage their children from playing in local quarries through the coming summer holidays. Each year youngsters are needlessly injured and lives have been tragically lost as

A LABOUR Party supporter has attacked fellow branch members after they withdrew his delegate status during a recent meeting. Michael Jackson of Hest Bank, claims that the Carnforth Labour Party and others are punishing him for speaking his mind and calling

TRADE unionists will walk through the history of Britain next year. Bury, Radcliffe and District Trades Union Council is organising a John O' Groats to Lands End (JOGLE) 2000 walk for May and June of next year. JOGLE is a sponsored walk to raise money

ST HELENS Recs claimed the spoils in their derby clash with St Helens CC. In a low-scoring game, St Helens were still in with a chance until they lost their last five wickets for only six runs. Winning the toss Recs decided to bat first on a lively wicket

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a pedestrian crossing near a childcare centre will bring protesters to Blackpool Town Hall next week. Residents and hoteliers near the Kindercare Centre in Park Road are objecting to road safety changes required by the council,

HER club may have been relegated but at least Linda McSharry has something to celebrate. Linda, who works for Blackburn Rovers, won a magnum of champagne in a draw organised by CFS Promotional Products at a trade fair held in Warrington. The Accrington

ROADWORKS will mean diversions this coming weekend and on Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20 at Kenyon Lane, Lowton. Resurfacing between Wilton Lane and Five Acre Farm began last Saturday and diversions will be signposted via Main Lane and Newton Road. In

Friends, former colleagues and relatives have been paying tribute to Honorary Alderman Roland Jones who died peacefully at the Laurels in Lancaster aged 101. The funeral service will take place at 2:30pm on Friday June 11 (tomorrow) at Lancaster and Morecambe

THERE'S no gain without the pain, just ask fitness fanatic Dave Clamp! But discomfort isn't in his vocabulary and just to prove it he's won an international 'double' ironman competition in the Netherlands. The Langezaal Challenge Dutch Double Triathlon

STRONG-arm tactics will be in order at an indoor league competition this Saturday. For the Travellers Rest, Crab Street, is the venue for the venue for the fifth St Helens Arm-Wrestling Championships. Weigh-in time is 7-745pm, with the action beginning

HOTEL group Macdonald, which owns the Dunkenhalgh and Tickled Trout in Lancashire, has checked in with increased profits. The group saw operating profits rise from £12.9 million to £14.38 million in the year to March 28. Turnover rose from £51 million

PARENTS attempting to set up an alternative school for young children are holding an open day on Saturday. The parents want to establish a school based on the principles of German educationalist Steiner. The day starts at 11am at the Middlewood Centre

Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy LAST week Blackburn. This week it is Burnley's turn. It is not easy to find the old town centre, but once you arrive there is plenty to see. The ancient church of St Peter is on the road to Colne almost opposite the

BLACKPOOL Council hopes to open the way to bring buses right up to the town's main railway station. And train passengers should be able to buy through-tickets for their bus journey too. At present buses are unable to take passengers to or from Blackpool

PNE fans are to be given the chance to express their views with the formation of a new independent supporters club. The Millennium Group will hold its first meeting on June 24 at 8pm at the Lonsdale Club, Fulwood Hall Lane, Fulwood, Preston. The new pressure

CABINET minister Alistair Darling has intervened to ensure that a leukaemia sufferer who is too sick to hold her five-month-old baby finally receives the benefit money she is entitled to. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph yesterday highlighted the case

NEW boss Mike Gregory believes Gigg Lane could be on the verge of witnessing one of the greatest comebacks ever. His struggling Swinton Lions side is languishing at the foot of the Northern Ford Premiership table, but the optimistic coach believes they

Wright On! Shelley Wright takes a wry look at life YESTERDAY my friend passed that vital 12-week stage in her first pregnancy and almost broke her waters with excitement as she told everyone the good news. Her blood pressure must have shot through the

A BRAVE Blackpool woman who refused to let nearly crippling arthritis beat her, has bounced back with an Open University degree. Former nurse Lesley Sargent, of Preston Old Road, joined the Open University in 1993 following 27 years in the NHS. Now after

THE boss of Blackburn-based Scapa has seen his pay packet rise to £297,287, according to the firm's annual report. The figure for chief executive David Dunn, which includes a basic salary of £268,008 plus bonus of £13,400, is an increase of 3.5 per cent

WORKERS at a major Morecambe breathed a sigh of relief this week when their company was bought out. Souplex, a plastic moulding firm on the White Lund estate which employs 420 people, was bought out by American-based international company Moll Industries