1899: The Boer War began. 1939: Albert Einstein warned American president Franklin Roosevelt of the possibilities of the atomic bomb. 1948: The BBC broadcast from Downing Street for the first time. 1957: The largest radio telescope in the world was switched
1492: Columbus discovered Hispaniola, now known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 1768: The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in Scotland. 1774: Austria became the first nation to introduce a state education system. 1877:
A SWEET shop in Radcliffe is well-remembered by some of our readers. Mr Ian Howarth tells us about the old Pickup shop in Sandford Street. The property, we are told, was known a Jemima's and was a favourite place for youngsters to buy their goodies. Mr
1773: Captain Cook's Resolution became the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle. 1827: The Duke of Wellington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. 1912: English explorer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole. Norwegian, Roald
25 years ago - A young married couple and their 13-month-old daughter were forced to flee their Fern Grove home in Bury after petrol spilled on to the living room carpet and burst into flames. After visiting relatives Mr Gerard Hisscott returned home
Soccer night misery: A 600 name petition was drawn up by fed-up Fishpool residents who said match nights had become reminiscent of the wartime blitz. People living near to the Gigg Lane football ground blacked-out their homes and sat on the stairs in
SKATE-BORED: Bury was looking to become the first local authority in the country to draft a by-law banning skateboarding in the streets. STRANDED: British Rail staff swung into action in 1978 after 12-year-old Joanne Booth was left stranded in Bury while
NEW YEAR SURPRISE: Farmer Tom Lord had a pleasant surprise on New Year's Day when he discovered two newly-born lambs among his flock. Mr Lord of Springbank Farm, Tottington, said the lambs had been born six to eight weeks early. LUCKY NEW YEAR: Almost
ROYAL VISIT: Prince Charles cut out the red tape of his visit to Bury as he laughed and joked his way through his two-and-a-half hours in the town. The Prince of Wales dispensed with the usual royal visit formality as he stepped away from his security
A PLACE of adventure for thousands of Radcliffe youngsters over the years, Giants Seat was opened a half century ago. Four years work by the Radcliffe Boy Scouts Association had taken place before the camp was first used in May 1954. The guest of honour
LONG before the "ban the bomb" movement of the 1960s, there was a popular swell against nuclear weapons. About 100 people attended a meeting in August 1954, in which a petition to the public of Radcliffe was presented. The event had been organised by
I AM collecting used stamps, postcards and picture phone cards for Guide Dogs for the Blind. I was wondering if any of your readers would be kind enough to send me any of their used stamps. Please send them to Mrs Diana Ashton, 66 Highbank, Roe Lee, Blackburn
WITH reference to the story (LET, October 11) concerning the traffic chaos at the Asda supermarket, Grimshaw Park. Now that the new B and Q has opened I had to smile to myself. Yet another disaster created by our council. Can't they get anything right
I WAS absolutely disgusted when I read in the Evening Telegraph that the East Lancashire health service is in the red to the tune of £5million. I realise that money is being spent on improving our existing hospitals and quite rightly so, but what about
PUPILS and parents have caught the recycling bug and are turning their phone directories into trees. Schools across the borough are competing in the 2004/05 Yellow Woods Challenge, run by Yellow Pages, the Woodland Trust and Bury Council. Schools which
A TRAFFIC blackspot will go under the spotlight at next week's Radcliffe Area Board. Residents have been consulted on the provisional plans for a road safety initiative near Radcliffe Riverside School. And the results will be reported back at Tuesday's
KEEPING receipts for stolen property led to a burglar's downfall, a court heard. Richard Glenn Carr (19), admitted possession of a screwdriver and torch with intent to steal and entering a farm outbuilding at Ainsworth and stealing a petrol strimmer,
AN 18-year-old chemical student sparked a major alert after causing an explosion at his uncle's home with an experiment that went wrong. Christopher Cookson was left horrified and stunned after mixing copper oxide and magnesium at a house in Pleckgate
CHILDREN from a Burnley school had a brush with the law - but their parents and teachers were thrilled. The 16 Year Six pupils from St Joseph's Convent School, Park Hill, had their day in court, as part of Lancashire's first ever Inside Justice Week,
A CARD company which quit East Lancashire three years ago with massive job losses is returning to the area. Bradford-based Hallmark Cards has moved into the new high-tech Parkhill Business Centre in Burnley and is now recruiting staff. The former Abbey
A MINIATURE supermarket is at the forefront of a unique training initiative in Burnley. Mayor Margaret Lishman found out what's "in store" for trainee supermarket cleaners when she visited Remploy's Burnley factory. The training centre, which aims to
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has won a cast iron guarantee that the new Job Centre Plus in the town will open in 2006. The Labour back bencher raised the issue with new Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson. He asked the Cabinet Minister when he expected
YOUTHS messing around with fireworks this year might get their fingers burnt in more ways than one, according to police in Pennine Division. Officers are warning that misuse of fireworks can not only damage health but pockets too, since police can now
WILDLIFE on the doorstep of Lancaster and Morecambe is to come under the spotlight at a special conservation evening next Tuesday, October 19. Nature lovers can find out more as local groups gather for a Wildlife Open Evening at Lancaster Town Hall. Advice
A WELL-KNOWN comedy duo are to embark on a Gospel Tour in a bid to take the church community by storm. Squeezed in between their usual round of commercial appear-ances, pantomimes, cruises, and summer season, double act Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball are
FIRE union bosses are warning that someone could die if a cost-cutting exercise goes wrong. They fear the plans, which are designed to save £500,000-a-year, could go up in smoke - and have grave concerns about the possible effect on life. Since March,
VOLUNTEERS are needed to protect and enhance the countryside with the Croal-Irwell Valley Rangers. The service, run by Bolton, Bury and Salford councils, is keen to hear from enthusiastic and energetic people aged over 18. The work is varied -- one day
A TRAFFIC blackspot will go under the spotlight at the next Radcliffe Area Board. Residents have been consulted on the provisional plans for a road safety initiative near Radcliffe Riverside School. And the results will be reported back at Tuesday's meeting
BURY South MP Ivan Lewis is calling for a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Radcliffe, after reports that children as young as 11 are causing trouble while under the influence of alcohol. The Education Minister is urging parents to take a leading
LOOKING Back has helped reunite a friendship forged 65 years ago. A plea by 85-year-old Sam Elvin for the whereabouts of a Blackburn girl he knew as Hilda Wearing, at the start of the Second World War, was speedily answered the day after appearing on
THE year is 1959 and families were enjoying more choice in the shops after the austerity following the war years. Newspaper advertisements and columns offered a range of goods to appeal to the fashion conscious and house proud. Among the items and latest
Bygone Burnley, with JACK NADIN IF ANY one thing can be said to have had the most impact on the village community that is Rosegrove, then the railway must take precedence. Even today, the three places connected with refreshment all have railway connections
LORD GREAVES has revealed how the disturbance of a country walk near his home persuaded him to back a ban on hunting with dogs. The East Lancashire Liberal Democrat spoke out during the House of Lords debate on the issue when Tories lined up to oppose
10 years ago LAW students enjoying a trip to Burnley Magistrates Court were stunned when a defendant made a daring dash for freedom. The man had asked for his handcuffs to be removed while in the dock, but when unshackled he stepped on a chair, vaulted
SHOPKEEPERS have welcomed the news that a busy town centre street is set to be resurfaced amid complaints that the area was dangerous. Businesses in Peel Street, home of Accrington bus station, have contacted the council in recent months over the state
HYNDBURN'S council leader today set out his vision for the future of the town's market hall. Councillor Peter Britcliffe revealed plans that could see the upper floors of the Victorian hall opened to the public. And flood lighting could one day be used
THREE weeks on, an armed gang who abducted a bank manager and his family and held them hostage for 14 hours is still at large. A fresh appeal for information into the terrifying ordeal has been made by detectives from Greater Manchester Police's Organised
MORE than 100 householders in Hyndburn face prosecution for dumping rubbish in back streets. Around 1,200 warning letters have been sent out to residents telling them they could face legal action and a stiff fine as part of a council campaign. A team
AN OFF-duty East Lancashire bobby told today how he and his six-months-pregnant wife thwarted a bank robbery. PC Andy Maltman, who serves in Great Harwood, and his policewoman wife Jill, based in Blackburn, were driving home when she spotted a black VW
A 26-YEAR-OLD prisoner who made a rude hand gesture while appearing on video at Liverpool Crown Court may face contempt proceedings. Lee Draper was one of four Leigh men who appeared together via the new technology from prison on Monday and he was seen
DELIGHTED Leigh Gymnastics Club coach Jill Orrell has been handed the keys to the Marsh Gymnasium 100 years to the day after the death of the benefactor who gave it to the town. After a year of negotiation she is planning to have the historic Ullswater
CHRISTMAS is coming and preparations are underway to make festivities in Leigh the talk of the north. Months of preparations will come to fruition on November 25 for the start of what town centre management group chairman Cllr Brian Jarvis confidently
A DISILLUSIONED GP who is quitting his practice at the end of the month has launched a scathing attack on health care provision. He claims patients in the Leigh area are at risk because of shortcomings. Dr Hans-Christian Raabe, who is moving to Canada
A 44-YEAR-OLD woman has been mugged for her handbag in Whitefield. The woman was walking along Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, at 8.35pm on Monday when a man pushed her and snatched her bag. The offender is described as in his 20s, wearing a dark three-quarter
AN 85-year-old woman died following a fall in the garden of her Clitheroe home. An inquest heard that Mary Chappell, who died as a result of bleeding inside her skull, was taking the anti-coagulant warferin because of heart disease. But despite the treatment
TORIES have attacked the 'wasteful spending' of more than £1million advertising a referendum on an elected North West Regional Assembly which never took place. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said the government might as well have burned the money in the
BUILDING work is now finished at Mossgate Primary School, Heysham, where two new classroom spaces and a meeting room are complete. The school is marking its 10th year by expanding its facilities for children and staff by day while also offering community
AN archery club set up more than 100 years ago is having to set its sights on finding a new home. Pendle and Samlesbury Bowmen, which was set up 102 years ago, has outgrown its home at Samlesbury Hall. The club has been at the hall for the past 74 years
I APPRECIATE Ray Wilcockson's views in his reply to my comments on his original letter (The Midland's not rank, September 30). Admirably, Mr Wilcockson has no problem with someone expressing a view contrary to his own, but I still feel he has misunderstood
VALE of Lune crashed to a second defeat of the season against West Park St Helens at Powderhouse Lane on Saturday - this time by a massive margin. The Lancaster men narrowly lost out in a Powergen Cup battle against Saints in September but were brushed
A GUN enthusiast accused of selling working machine guns to Irish criminals at first told police he was only dealing in furniture, a court heard. Robert Naylor, 48, tried to deny giving lethal weapons to a friend by claiming he had sold cars, settees
SMOKE pollution was still heavy, but the air was gradually clearing for townsfolk 50 years ago. These were the findings of a report by health experts, who had been making visits to factories as well as compiling statistics on the well-being of inhabitants
SECOND string boss Mark Yates described last night's sorry stalemate with Bury as "after the Lord Mayor's Show". Burnley went in search of their first win of the season following last week's impressive draw at Manchester United but the Clarets caused
BURNLEY boss Steve Cotterill today admitted he is baffled at suggestions he heads a shortlist to succeed Micky Adams at Leicester. Cotterill is being openly touted as one of the favourites to make a swift return to the Walkers Stadium, where he spent
LANCASTER City go gunning for glory on Saturday when they aim to join the Conference big boys in the final qualifying round of the FA Cup. The Giant Axe showdown with Kings Lynn in the third qualifying round is worth some £5,000 to the winner - but more
EVANGELIST Gypsy William Lee is to lead a week-long gospel mission. The Blackpool preacher will be at Golborne Pentecostal Church from Sunday October 24-31. Meetings are at 6.30pm on Sundays and 7pm on Monday to Saturday and everyone is welcome. His recent
A FARMERS' market is set to become a regular feature in Leigh. A dozen farmers and food producers attended Leigh's first such event in September, and the event will now be held on the third Wednesday of each month. Markets manager Phil Edge said: "People
HOWE Bridge Church is preparing for a welcome weekend on October 22-24. Christian rock group 'Flipside' will lead music workshops in the Atherton church school during the week, culminating in a concert in the Leigh Road Scout HQ on Friday, October 22
THE National Trust in the North West has lots to offer visitors at this time of the year. From Cheshire to Cumbria, Lancashire to Liverpool - with houses and garden staying open until early November, and several parklands and estates remaining open all
MARK Hughes was back at Brockhall today hoping to get the bitter disappointment of the last few days firmly out of his system. Hughes's five year reign as the manager of Wales ended in heartache last night as the Principality's 3-2 defeat against Poland
COMEDIAN Justin Moorhouse plans to brush up on his knowledge of Radcliffe before he heads this way on tour. The travelling salesman turned comedian, will be in Bury later this month with his Local Knowledge tour. But he said he will have to pay another
DETERMINED residents whose homes fall within the Redearth Street clearance area in Darwen have a solicitor and barrister to fight their case. Christine Oldfield, chairman of Darwen Resident's Action Group, today revealed that the residents were well on
LEIGH Ornithological Society will go on a bird watching trip to Texas at their meeting on Friday in the Derby Room above Leigh Library. Stuart Meredith's illustrated talk starts at 7.30pm.
NUISANCE youths who cause sleepless nights by setting off fireworks and starting bonfires will be tackled by a new patrol team. The team of police officers will be dedicated to hunting out illegal bonfires in Darwen and tracking down people causing a
A CIVIC hall razed to the ground by a fire last year looks set to be rebuilt on the same site. An electrical fault at Whitworth Civic Hall caused the huge blaze, gutting the two-storey building, in December. It robbed the area of a vital community facility
ATHERTON CCs junior presentation is to be held on October 20. The club has enjoyed a successful season with the Under 13's winning the league championship and cup. The evening will be held in the club pavillion at 8pm. Players wishing to attend must contact
THREE more teenagers have been arrested following a series of fights involving pupils at an East Lancashire high school. The youths were detained by police yesterday on suspicion of violent disorder after an alleged incident in Green Lane, Haslingden,
A 34 YEAR-OLD man facing a string of drug offences was remanded in custody when he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Mark Kendrick, of Cumberland Avenue, Tyldesley pleaded guilty to 10 offences of supplying heroin to an under-cover officer and also admitted
EVANGELIST Gypsy William Lee is to lead a week-long gospel mission. The Blackpool preacher will be at Golborne Pentecostal Church from Sunday October 24-31. Meetings are at 6.30pm on Sundays and 7pm on Monday to Saturday and everyone is welcome. His recent
A FARMERS' market is set to become a regular feature in Leigh. A dozen farmers and food producers attended Leigh's first such event in September, and the event will now be held on the third Wednesday of each month. Markets manager Phil Edge said: "People
CHARITY dance arranger Edith Willcock has turned her attention to helping diabetics. She has organised a Halloween cabaret dance at the Monaco, Hindley, on Saturday, October 30 from 7.45pm with proceeds going to Diabetes UK. The charity is the latest
HOWE Bridge Church is preparing for a welcome weekend on October 22-24. Christian rock group 'Flipside' will lead music workshops in the Atherton church school during the week, culminating in a concert in the Leigh Road Scout HQ on Friday, October 22
CHILDREN dressed as ducks took part in a charity toddle waddle. Twenty little 'uns from the St John's Toddler Group at St John's Church, Mosley Common, were accompanied by mums, dads and grandparents, who joined the national event last week to raise funds
AFTER a week of planting spring flowering bulbs with pupils from the County Primary and St Gabriel's schools, members of Higher Fold Residents Association held a litter pick. Braving bad weather the volunteers, who included members of 26th Leigh Brownie
MESSAGES of congratulation have come flooding in to Leigh Centurions after they finally won their long battle to be promoted to Super League. But none will take more pride of place in the Centurions boardroom then the one received on Wednesday from Prime
LEIGH Ornithological Society will go on a bird watching trip to Texas at their meeting on Friday in the Derby Room above Leigh Library. Stuart Meredith's illustrated talk starts at 7.30pm.
LUXURY waterside living is set to come to Blackburn in the shape of a 54-apartment development on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Plans for the project, on the opposite side of the canal to The Depot pub at Eanam Wharf, have been submitted
AN 18-year-old chemical student sparked a major alert after causing an explosion at his uncle's home with an experiment that went wrong. Christopher Cookson was left horrified and stunned after mixing copper oxide and magnesium at a house in Pleckgate
FULL-TIME football is proving harder on the body than I thought it would. My back's creaking a bit, Peter Cavanagh's still carrying a knock and I can't believe the number of breaks we've had. First it was Steve Halford's leg, then Jon Kennedy broke his
MOTORISTS will be enticed to take the tram with the news that Metrolink is to create park and ride sites at Besses and Whitefield at a cost of £590,000. The developments will allow drivers to park their cars and to board trams. Altogether, four park and
Preston North End have rejected Leed's bid for David Healy, labelling it 'laughable'. Kevin Blackwell has made no secret of the fact that he'd like to sign the striker and acted quickly, after seeing him open the scoring for Northern Ireland in the 3-
A BLACKPOOL hotelier says he will press ahead with a historic holiday tour to war-ravaged Iraq despite the murder of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley. Phil Lalani says he will not be put off taking part in the first ever tourist trip to the Middle Eastern
COULD I offer some simple advice to Jacki Harris before she pens another scurrilous letter to the Radcliffe Times, Oct 7). Get your facts right. To answer her first question -- "Where was I on Sunday, September 19?" -- well I was probably recovering from
THE point I am trying to make in my correspondence with Allan Ramsay (September 30), is that politicians shutting down our roads is creating more problems, rather than solving them. Politicians shut down our tram systems, our railways and canals. They
MEMBERS of the Bolton, Bury and Manchester branches of the Coldstream Guards Association were shown an automatic rifle during their meeting at Fletcher Street Barracks, Bolton, in June, 1967. They were to use this rifle on camp later that year.
I NOTE from your issue of September 30 that Bury MBC has at last made a decision regarding Osborne Walk, Radcliffe, although it is obvious that this will not end the vitriol existing between the "pros and cons", and which has resulted in acts of wanton
CAN you contribute to our Days To Remember page? Let us know if you would like to tell us about your years in the Bury and share your memories of the town. We are delighted to receive your old photographs. Write to Richard Connor at the Bury Times, PO
A NATIONAL memorial to mark the efforts of British women during the Second World War has been backed by Bury MP David Chaytor. He has signed a Commons motion paying tribute to the 640,000 women who served in the armed forces and the seven million in the
AFTER a week of planting spring flowering bulbs with pupils from the County Primary and St Gabriel's schools, members of Higher Fold Residents Association held a litter pick. Braving bad weather the volunteers, who included members of 26th Leigh Brownie
BIRTHDAY LOVE: Eight mothers gave birth to Valentine's Day babies. The new born were Stacey Walsh, Angela Ward, Lisa Hamer, Glyn Farren; Paul Bill, Joanne Hutton, Nicholas Poynton and Shelley Baglin. NOT SO JOLLY: A row was brewing over the Jolly Carters
1431: Joan of Arc was burnt as a heretic in Rouen, France. 1889: The bra was invented. 1940: The evacuation of Dunkirk began. 1949: A test pilot made the first escape by ejector seat in Britain. 1955: An advertising hoarding of Marilyn Monroe with a billowing
1247: According to legend, Robin Hood died on this day. 1918: One hundred women police patrols were appointed. 1928: The first pound and ten shilling notes came into circulation. 1946: Biro ball point pens went on sale in Britain. 1963: John F Kennedy
1804: British engineer Richard Trevithick demonstrated the first steam engine to run on rails. 1858: The first electronic burglar alarm was installed in Boston. 1931:The New Statesman was published for the first time. 1952: Identity cards in Britain were
TALENT TANTRUMS: Chants of "it's a fix" and "rubbish" greeted the result of the first round heat of Radio Manchester's "Town Team" talent competition between teams from Bury and Trafford at Bury Town Hall. When the Trafford were declared winners by one
1887: Russia sold Alaska to America for $7.2 million. 1992: The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) was officially formed. 1967: A Russian spacecraft made the first soft landing on Venus. 1968: American Bob Beamon set a world long jump record
1577: Francis Drake set out from Plymouth in The Golden Hind on his journey around the world. 1878: The first electric street lighting in Britain was erected in London. 1904: The Metropolitan underground railway in London was electrified. 1923: Dr Lee
1876: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. 1900: A fire at Buckingham Palace destroyed part of the roof. 1908: Women were declared unfit to drive in Cincinnati. 1912: French aviator, Henri Seimet, made the first non-stop flight from Paris to
Seven-year-old Ann Hollis, of Ruskin Street, Radcliffe, was rescued from a blazing slag heap by passer-by Nellie Brown. Mr Wilfred Meredith was appointed as the new headmaster of Ainsworth Parish Church School by the board of management. The owner of
From the Radcliffe Times of May 28, 1954: An information bureau to advise tenants living in rent restricted houses was to be set up by Radcliffe Labour Party and the Radcliffe Trades Council. After 15 years as secretary of the National Union of Teachers
1477: The earliest recorded Valentine's care was sent, in Norfolk. 1852: Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London admitted its first patient. 1895: Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest was staged for the first time in London. 1929: The
1891: The submarine, Monarch, laid the first underwater telephone cable. 1905: Chelsea FC was founded. 1939: The longest ever Test match was abandoned after 12 days because the English had to catch their boat home. The total playing time was 43 hours
THERE were plenty of spectators at the Racecourse when the Radcliffe Cricket Club's newly-terraced Marsden enclosure was opened fifty years ago this week (June 10). The visitors were watching Radcliffe Cricket Club's match against Oldham, and saw the
Labour gained a seat in local elections, narrowing the gap with their rivals, by ousting a Municipal Party councillor from Bridge ward. A fireman was lowered 30 ft into a disused flooded quarry at Church Street, Ainsworth, to rescue a stranded dog. For
1916: Importing pianos was banned for the duration of the war. 1922: Waterloo station was opened by Queen Mary. 1923: Scientists claimed smoking was good for you as nicotine acted as an anti-bacterial agent. 1925: Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh was
1606: Guy Fawkes and his associates were hung, drawn and quartered in London. 1747: The first clinic specialising in the treatment of venereal diseases was opened at the London Dock Hospital. 1876: All Native American Indians were ordered to move into
OLD MONEY: Twenty pensioners were refusing to pay a rent increase. The old folk who lived in sheltered accommodation at Taylor House, Brandlesholme, claimed that in the past rent increases had been covered by the DHSS but this time they had received nothing
FIRE chiefs had been conducting extensive research into introducing lifesaving water rescue equipment two years before a firefighter drowned in a lodge while trying to save a teenager, a court was told. In 1997, Greater Manchester Fire Service had begun
FARES FAIR: Taxi operators in Bury applied to increased hire charges claiming that the present fare structure was not realistic. LOLLIPOP FEAST: Despite increases in the cost of school meals, 'lollipop' patrols who manned crossing points at lunchtime
WHAT'S IN A NAME: The new £4.2 million road-rail bus station being built in the town centre was to be known simply as "Bury Interchange." Local councillors decided on the title after being asked by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive to choose
Bury man Anthony Keane, a non-swimmer, had a lucky escape when he fell into the River Roch. The 40-year-old of Manchester Road was seen by a taxi driver as he fell from Blackford Bridge. The driver informed two passing police dog handlers, Sgt Tommy Flemming
SUITS YOU SIR!: For the third year running, Andrew Tryfon of Apollo Avenue, Sunny Bank, was among the top award winners at the British Federation of Merchant Tailors' annual show and competition in London. The 37-year-old beat the best that Saville Row
JERSEY JUMPERS: Fed up with heavy taxes, three local men left Bury to live and work in what they described as "the promised land". . . Jersey. Brothers Howard (21) and David Williams (25) of Cotswold Crescent, Bury, and Tony Martin (21) from Kenmore Road
AD41: Roman emperor, Caligula, was assassinated. 1890: The first train passed over the Forth Bridge. 1900: The world's oldest badminton club was founded in Newcastle. 1916: The American Supreme Court ruled that income tax was unconstitutional. 1935: Beer
STRIKE A LIGHT: Bury's striking firemen revealed plans for a mass resignation was being considered. They claimed to have public opinion on their side in the fight for better pay and conditions. However, they felt that the longer the strike went on, the
ARMY recruit Bill Fecitt had danced with future wife Leah several times when he took the step of asking her out. The diamond wedding couple saw each other regularly on the dance floor of Tottington Conservative Club, but had only just begun courting when
COACH SMASH: A coach carrying Tottenham Hotspur supporters home after their teams 2-1 defeat at Burnley had one of its windows smashed by stone while parked in Walmersley Road, Bury. COLLAPSE: Angry residents of Britain Street, Bury, are due to hold a
ANOTHER institution in the town was celebrating the opening of a new headquarters 50 years ago this week (May 26). Radcliffe's Civil Defence Corps were opening their new training and social centre at Allen's Green. Civil defence leaders from surrounding
SHAKERS played their part in an entertaining 3-3 draw with Southend United at Gigg Lane. The Shakers twice came from behind to level the scores as Southend showed why they are favourites for promotion. Peter Farrell, Andy Rowland and Bill Tucker were
CAR WASH: A twelve month fight by residents in Wash Lane, Bury, to reduce the "nightmare" problems caused by heavy lorries using the road suffered a set back when Greater Manchester Council refused a local council request for temporary weight restrictions
SPRINKLER systems are hardly a new fire safety development. They have been around for decades and have for many years been an integral part of the construction of new hotels and office blocks around the world. With that in mind the failure of Lancashire
MAY I through your paper thank the kind and honest person who on October 4, handed in a lady's Rotary watch at Boots in Blackburn. I had lost the watch while on my half-hour lunch break from work. I rang the three shops I had visited and was delighted
I HAD to smile when I read Shuiab Khan's column 'Slimming devices? I can't weigh them up!; (LET, October 8). How right he was regarding the situation accepted by my own generation in the 1960s (not quite 50 years ago Shuiab - but almost!) As a young mum
SEVERAL years ago I could ring my surgery for a repeat prescription, I could collect it in a day or two and present it to the chemist for dispensing on the way home. Just one phone call and one trip to the surgery and chemist. Pretty efficient, don't
MESSAGES of congratulation have come flooding in to Leigh Centurions after they finally won their long battle to be promoted to Super League. But none will take more pride of place in the Centurions boardroom then the one received on Wednesday from Prime
BURY Law Centre has come to the aid of a Radcliffe widow. The woman successfully appealed against a decision not allowing her to claim incapacity benefit. She had lost her husband in July 2003, and was on bereavement benefit for 12 months. At this time
COUNTY council officials today admitted they forgot to include fire safety sprinkler systems in refurbishment plans for 16 care homes for the elderly. Work at some of the homes will be delayed while discussions take place with contractors and workmen
MARK Hughes was back at Brockhall today hoping to get the bitter disappointment of the last few days firmly out of his system. Hughes's five year reign as the manager of Wales ended in heartache last night as the Principality's 3-2 defeat against Poland
BURNLEY students have been on a rollercoaster ride of discovery during this year's National Construction Week. The Walshaw High School students were among 160 Year 9 pupils from across the county to learn about the construction of Blackpool's Big One,
TWO new Tesco Express stores are to open on Heysham Road, Morecambe, before Christmas. The first, close to The Battery, will open on Monday, November 22, and the second - near Heysham village - will be ready for business in December. Tesco says the building
LABOUR MPs are calling on an East Lancashire dentist to repay more than £30,000 of public money he was given to set up an NHS practice three years ago after deciding to go private. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice, Burnley's Peter Pike and Hyndburn's Greg Pope
A NEW booklet has been published retracing the steps of one of England's most distinguished painters on a visit to Lancashire nearly 200 years ago. 'Mr Turner's Sketching Tour' by well-known Morecambe historian and tour guide Peter Wade, outlines J M
COUNTY council officials today admitted they forgot to include fire safety sprinkler systems in refurbishment plans for 16 care homes for the elderly. Work at some of the homes will be delayed while discussions take place with contractors and workmen
FOURTEEN curates from the Church of England in Lancashire are jetting off to learn about church life in Germany. Their visit will see them visit the Lutheran Diocese of Braunchweig, studying alongside German clergy and working in German parishes. "The
AN angry councillor has slammed Morecambe Bay's cockle pickers for turning beauty spots into eyesores. The shore at Bolton-le-Sands is strewn with rubbish left by the pickers - with up to 20 abandoned vehicles among debris cluttering the area. And now
LANCASTER Green Party has appointed Cllr Chris Coates as its new leader in place of Emily Heath, who has stepped down after three years in the role. Cllr Coates, 47, is a trained carpenter who works for community groups and voluntary organisations carrying
WORK to extend a Lancaster city centre inn has uncovered a 200-year-old 'time warp'. The owner of the Sun Inn made the startling discovery when workmen broke into the building next door to the Church Street hostelry. Pieces of pottery, some possibly dating
PEOPLE campaigning against plans for a mobile phone mast in Reedley have won their fight. And Pendle councillors have said they will try to stop mobile phone companies applying for permission to put masts at Belvedere and Caldervale Sports Club in Holden
BRIERFIELD residents living in streets set for demolition are in 'no man's land' according to a former councillor. Former Pendle Council leader Azhar Ali lives in Berkeley Street, one of the roads which will be 'cleared' to make way for a new housing
NELSON community leaders want town centre developers to bring a little Christmas cheer after a year of disruption. Councillors on Nelson's Area Committee heard the town's Christmas decorations were out-of-date and electrically unsafe and the council could
I MUST thank all the shopkeepers in Radcliffe who displayed a charity collecting box for those who suffered so much in the Russian siege. They will be pleased to know that the boxes in Radcliffe, Little Lever and Bolton brought in a total of £1,100, which
MR Matt Greenhalgh, of York Street, Radcliffe, celebrates his 100th birthday on October 17. I will not be able to be with him but I was brought up with the daughter of this gracious man until my parents emigrated when I was 15. He has always remained
A DRUNKEN hit-and-run driver who "left a pedestrian for dead" after an early morning smash has been jailed for 28 days. Burnley Magistrates heard how binge drinker John Alan Noble, 43, was still more than three times the limit three hours after the accident
CHRISTMAS is coming and preparations are underway to make festivities in Leigh the talk of the north. Months of preparations will come to fruition on November 25 for the start of what town centre management group chairman Cllr Brian Jarvis confidently
VANDALS ran riot in Atherton early on Saturday damaging several cars in the Mealhouse Lane and Gloucester Street areas of the town. Neighbours were awakened at around 1.30am by a gang of youths who smashed a car windscreen, tore off mirrors and windscreen
A TRIBUTE charity show will be repeated next year thanks to public demand. Wigan and Leigh Hospice's Stars In Their Eyes, which featured some of the country's top artists, was a sell out success and raised in the region of £2,500. Hospice Chief Executive
RAILWAYS which once blazed a trail through the Leigh area feature strongly in a new book by transport expert and author Gordon Suggitt. Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester is a well researched paperback which contains modern views of once
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who gave me their support following the 'Have a Hart' story in the Citizen (Sept 9). I have been truly overwhelmed by the response of people from all walks of life who have taken the trouble to come
MORECAMBE boss Jim Harvey is keeping his fingers crossed that the Shrimps' new-found form and confidence will hold firm for the long trip to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday. Morecambe have not been beaten in the Nationwide Conference for seven games,
LANCASTER City Swimming Club's water polo maestros won the top of the table clash with Bristol, the only other side in the National league with an unbeaten record. Victory came after a tense, thrilling and physical battle - with the points only finally
EVERY so often foreign policy descends from its rarefied heights and becomes distinctly human, just like the now thousands of constituents' problems I have dealt with over the years. The best, if also the worst, example of this has been the tragedy of
MORECAMBE continued their surge up the Conference table thanks to a Saturday lunchtime meal of roast Lamb at Christie Park. The Lambs' recent good form meant nothing to Jim Harvey's ultra-confident men as they overcame a misfiring opening period to make
ONE of our readers living across the Pennines is hoping to dig up some information about her mining family. Irene Coyle from Doncaster is looking for information on the Leach family, who lived in the Outwood area. The men of family are known to have worked
DYNAMO, the Lancaster and District Cycling Campaign, will hold its annual meeting upstairs at the Gregson Centre in Moor Lane, Lancaster, at 7.30pm next Wednesday, October 20. The evening will include a talk about the National Cycling Strategy and cycling
A TRIBUTE charity show will be repeated next year thanks to public demand. Wigan and Leigh Hospice's Stars In Their Eyes, which featured some of the country's top artists, was a sell out success and raised in the region of £2,500. Hospice Chief Executive
BURNLEY boss Steve Cotterill today admitted he is baffled at suggestions he heads a shortlist to succeed Micky Adams at Leicester. Cotterill is being openly touted as one of the favourites to make a swift return to the Walkers Stadium, where he spent
RADCLIFFE Boro are bidding to set up a glamorous FA Cup clash against one of the biggest names in non-league football as they prepare to host Moor Green on Saturday writes Peter Collins Kevin Glendon's side warmed up for this weekend's third qualifying
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham will hold advice surgeries on Saturday in Leigh and Hindley. He will be at Hindley Leisure Centre, Mornington Road (9.30-10.45am) and at 10, Market Street, Leigh (noon-1pm).
LEIGH Lions Club will hold a quiz night on October 21 at Leigh Conservative Club. The quiz is in aid of the Wigan Churches Association For Family Welfare and starts at 8pm.The competition is only open to teams of five, costing £2 per head.
ROSSENDALE Council still has a lot of work to do if it is to meet its autumn 2005 deadline for raising standards, local government minister Nick Raynsford said today. The authority was branded one of the worst in the country in 2002. Since then, government
DETERMINED residents are to fight plans to change a historic Cowpe mill into apartments. And the Environment Agency are backing their claims after writing a letter to Rossendale council stressing their concerns. As many as 65 villagers, riders and walkers
BIG hearted fund-raisers will present a cheque for over £1,000 to Derian House Children's Hospice at The Railway in Bag Lane, Atherton. The money was raised through a fancy dress pub crawl and a family fun day. Railway hosts Delia and Vic thank those
RAWTENSTALL couple Alan and Susan Spencer are warning small businesses to be on their guard after getting a scam letter demanding £135. Susan runs her own graphic design business in the town and the pair were shocked when an official-looking brown envelope
A CAR driver was pulled to safety after his red Ford Escort Cabriolet collided with two parked cars and burst into flames. The man was pulled from his badly damaged car by people who heard the 1.45am crash on Monday in Leigh Road at Howe Bridge. He was
TYLDESLEY Probus Club members heard the history - and some of the works - of Gilbert and Sullivan. Alan Eaves provided a stimulating talk on Gilbert, a barrister who wrote humorous verse, and Sullivan, a chorister in the Chapel Royal, who saw their first
PUPILS who looked set to miss out on getting free Ordnance Survey maps have been thrown a lifeline. The deadline for school teachers to claim maps for all 11-year-olds in the area has been extended until October 22. So far 600,000 children across Britain
A LEIGH company of chartered accountants denim-strated their charity fund raising abilities by supporting the annual national Jeans for Genes day. Bradshawgate-based Jackson Stephen partners and staff threw off their suits, donned their denims and donated
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham will hold advice surgeries on Saturday in Leigh and Hindley. He will be at Hindley Leisure Centre, Mornington Road (9.30-10.45am) and at 10, Market Street, Leigh (noon-1pm).
LEIGH Lions Club will hold a quiz night on October 21 at Leigh Conservative Club. The quiz is in aid of the Wigan Churches Association For Family Welfare and starts at 8pm.The competition is only open to teams of five, costing £2 per head.
A MAN who pulled a 71-year-old disabled pensioner out of his wheelchair before robbing him has been sentenced to three years in prison. And today Marc Fareham's victim relived his horror and said the incident had made him too scared to leave his home.
THE wife of a respected 51-year-old teacher who died suddenly yesterday spoke of the tragic loss of a devoted family man. Peter Keegan died in the early hours of Wednesday at his home in Durham Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn. He had been a teacher in East
EDUCATION bosses vowed to push ahead with the re-launch of Queen's Park Technology College after the final meeting in the initial consultation. Blackburn with Darwen Council's director of education Peter Morgan said meetings with parents, governors and
THE National Trust in the North West has lots to offer visitors at this time of the year. From Cheshire to Cumbria, Lancashire to Liverpool - with houses and garden staying open until early November, and several parklands and estates remaining open all
Atherton LR 0 COLNE hit Atherton LR for six at Holt House last night to record their first win in four games. Carl Haworth struck the post with a penalty before Paul Walker scored with a clearance from the halfway line. In the second half Scott Gizon
COUNCILLOR Sharon Briggs (Letters, September 30) is mistaken in stating that the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) fixes the level of elected members' allowances. They can only make recommendations; the final decision is taken by the council which
The Bolton Evening News is offering a tea towel of historic significance at the low price of just £1.95 plus 50p postage and packing. The tea towel - called 'Looking Back' - depicts four modes of transport: A Horse tram on Blackburn Road, circa 1900.
PUPILS who looked set to miss out on getting free Ordnance Survey maps have been thrown a lifeline. The deadline for school teachers to claim maps for all 11-year-olds in the area has been extended until October 22. So far 600,000 children across Britain
THE latest in a series of maps of Bury at the start of the last century has been published. The 1908 plan of north west Bury includes Elton, Woolfold, Walshaw Lane (as was) and Tottington. It shows cotton mills and associated bleach, dye and printing
GERMAN INVASION: All the excitement of England v West Germany soccer was being revived at schoolboy level by a party of 35 players and three staff from Bury's Derby School. The boys, members of the school's under 14s and under 16s squads, were to spend
1931: The first airmail left Australia for England. 1933: 73 people were killed when the airship, Akron, crashed into the sea off the New Jersey coast. 1934: Cats' eyes were used for the first time on roads near Bradford. 1949: NATO was founded in Washington
CUTLERY CHARGE: An idea to make children pay a service charge for taking packed lunches to school was quashed by education bosses in Bury. It was considered charging 5p a day for kids taking sandwiches to offset the cost of supplying and washing up cutlery
1777: George Washington's forces defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton in New Jersey, during the War of Independence. 1892: J R R Tolkein, author of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, was born. 1900: The new Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert
PUPILS and parents have caught the recycling bug and are turning their phone directories into trees. Schools across the borough are competing in the 2004/05 Yellow Woods Challenge, run by Yellow Pages, the Woodland Trust and Bury Council. Schools which
1928: Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip restaurant in a hut near Bradford. 1933: Flying Down to Rio premiered in New York and marked the first time Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers had appeared in a feature film together. 1955: Cardiff became
1512: Michelangelo's work in the Sistine chapel went on show for the first time. 1604: Shakespeare's Othello was performed for the first time. 1848: The first WH Smith railway bookstall opened at Euston Station in London. 1906: The England football team
1793: The Louvre was opened to the public by the Revolutionary government. 1895: Wilhelm Rontgen discovered X-rays during an experiment at the University of Wurzburg. 1954: The Highway Code was introduced. 1957: Peasants fled in terror when paratroopers
FEEDING FRENZY: Pupils at some schools in the borough would have to go without school dinners because of sanctions being imposed by teachers in support of a fight for more pay. Some places were even preparing to send youngsters off the premises during
A lifting of textile sanctions against Japan by three East African nations would have little adverse impact on the textile trade in Lancashire, according to the Radcliffe Cotton Manufacturers Association. IN an attempt to stave off an anticipated shortage
1415: The English Army defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. 1839: The world's first railway timetable, Bradshaw's Railway Guide, was published in Manchester. 1854: Lord Cardigan led the Charge of the Light Brigade
Bury Transport Committee agreed to a series of conditions, which included taking responsibility for bus shelters, in its provision agreement with Radcliffe Town Council. Members of Radcliffe Fire Brigade reported that they had tackled nine local grass
RTA RESCUE: Striking firemen left the picket lines to help an RAF rescue team free a man who was trapped in his car following an accident at the junction of Bolton Street and Millett Street. Three cars were involved in the crash. After being released
RED HOT POKER: Pensioners at Wesley House flats in Tottington were just settling down to a quiet game of cards when a team of fire fighters burst into their communal room. However, the only fire they had to deal with was the glowing tip of great grandmother
OUR neighbourhood does not suffer much from the young hooligans, drug-takers or professional criminals who prey on so many areas not too many miles away. Yet day-by-day we see the insidious change that eventually takes us to where we prefer not to be.
SCHOOL EXPULSIONS: Bury Community Relations Council was calling a conference of local head teachers and parent-teacher groups to decide how to guard children from National Front intrusion into local schools. Its chairman, the Rev Gerald Downing, emphasised
WHEN he was a child, the smell of fish and chips was always in the air for Stanley Perrins, of Higher Dean Street in Radcliffe. Mr Perrins committed his memories to paper for Days to Remember of the chip shop in Robert Street that his parents kept until
1828: The Bank of England issued a one penny banknote. 1840: Sir Issac Pitman began the first correspondence course for his shorthand system. 1868: The last deported convicts landed in Australia. 1920: The Treaty of Versailles was ratified, officially
1907: Florence Nightingale was appointed to the Order of Merit at the age of 87. 1937: 999 was introduced as Scotland Yard's emergency number. 1937: German people learned that parents failing to instill Nazi values in their children would have them taken
Motorists gave the £2 million cut-price solution to the town's Bury Bridge traffic problems a massive thumbs down. Tuesday, normally regarded as the easiest day with half-day closing turned out to be "late for work day" for commuters using the new system
1868: The leader of the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, the Earl of Cardigan, died. 1906: The New York Meteorological Office announced that it would soon be possible to forecast the weather. 1917: The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was founded.
1912: The first parachute jump made over Missouri, America. 1931: Sir Oswald Mosely formed the British Fascist Party. 1950: The French Assembly curbed the sale of Coca Cola on French soil. 1966: The Cavern Club in Liverpool closed. 1971: Lichtenstein
SOLDIERS old and new united to commemorate Bury's brave and fearless Lancashire Fusiliers. Eight-nine years ago to the very day, April 25, hundreds of local "boys" were slaughtered as they stormed the Turkish held beaches at Gallipoli during the First
1845: The Portland Vase, a Roman cameo glass vase dating from the 1st century BC, was smashed by a drunken visitor to the British Museum. 1924: Helena Normanton became the first woman barrister to practise at the Old Bailey. 1943: Americans were restricted
BLACKPOOL have another chance to end their six-month wait for a home victory on Saturday when divisional dark horses Colchester United head for town. The Essex side have shot to fifth place in the league, despite selling leading scorer, Wayne Andrews,
LOST WAGES: Security guard George Glover was attacked, gagged and bound and £800 in wages stolen from him while he was on duty at the Stubbins firm of Scapa Porrit Ltd. Mr Glover was found three hours later by another employee of the firm. The money was
