From the Guide files of Thursday, April 12, 1979: SEDGLEY Park Rugby Club were planning to "try" and get in the Guinness Book of Records by scoring the longest try in the world. Players hoped to beat the current world record of 631 miles with a new distance
From the Guide Files of Friday, May 4, 1979: Conservative Party Leader Margaret Thatcher made a visit to Prestwich in the run-up to the General Election. She delivered a campaign speech highlighting freedom under the law and basic values of society, to
BURNLEY Cabaret Night with Jonny Casson, The Banqueting Centre, Fence Gate Inn, Wheatley Lane Road, Fence. Soul Night, Keirby Park Hotel, Burnley, 8.30pm. Burnley Caving Club, Lost John's Caves, Leck Fell. "The GAS Company" -- 1630s Re-enactment, Gawthorpe
IN some continental cities like Paris, cemeteries are firmly fixed on the itinerary of thousands of tourists. Walking tours are even arranged to take groups of trippers down leafy paths through ranks of varied tombstones. What a contrast with the sad
JACK Straw may be a good mate of his Foreign Secretary predecessor Robin Cook but that didn't stop sharp words between them in the Commons this week. During the Blackburn MP's statement on Iraq and the '45 minutes' intelligence claim, Mr Cook again attacked
WITH a Farah flick and a floaty kaftan, Vanessa Clarke is hell-bent on shaking off her dowdy image with a splash of retro chic. Sadly, the proliferation of peanuts, sausages on sticks and the music of Demis Roussos is unlikely to help the former Smack
BLACKBURN Cathedral will this be the centre of celebrations this weekend marking the 40th anniversary of links between the Blackburn Diocese and the Diocese of the Free State (formerly Bloemfontein) in South Africa. Hundreds of children from parishes
A COUNCIL is urging people to tell them how they can improve their services. Blackburn with Darwen Council is developing its services in a bid to help citizens keep in touch. 'Have your say on Council services' outlines the Council's Customer Feedback
I AM writing to express my sympathy with and understanding of the predicament facing the staff at Queen's Park High School. The challenges they have faced in recent years can only be guessed at by those not involved in state education. A simple solution
I MUST express my thanks to the owner of Slaidburn's Riverband Tea Rooms who spent considerable time and effort (despite being busy) in what resulted in a fruitless attempt to assist a lost, distressed and far-from-well Alsatian dog that we came across
A MAN has been arrested following a suspicious death near Leigh. A 38-year-old man was discovered at his home on Cottesmore Way, Golborne, by officers at 5.15pm on Thursday night with serious head injuries. He was taken to Wigan's Royal Albert and Edward
THE former site of the Bury Times has been fenced-off to make way for a new car park. The land, on Market Street, had been used as an unofficial free car park but was closed off earlier this week. It is expected to be turned into parking spaces, as part
THE new chairman of Bury West Area Board has urged residents to make their views heard at next week's meeting. Councillor Yvonne Creswell says there are several important items on the agenda for October 20, including fireworks enforcement and an update
RAMSBOTTOM Rotary Club is looking to bring a little festive cheer to the children of Eastern Europe with the help of the community. Following the success of previous years, the club is once again launching its Christmas Shoebox Appeal through local schools
NEW mobile phone masts and dishes will appear on a water tower at Starling after residents failed to stem the flow. Nine old antennae will be replaced and five dishes erected on the 65-ft tower behind homes in Cockey Moor Road. A new cabin will also be
SNAP-HAPPY Alan Ross has tasted his first competition success after more than 20 years of clicking away. As a member of Bury Photographic Society, Mr Ross, of Glebelands Road, Prestwich, entered the French competition Festival D'Art National Photographic
AN 80-year-old getaway driver helped a couple "snatch" their children from a foster carer. Cambridge graduate and retired teacher Christopher Lawrence Proctor covered his rear number plate with a rag to try and avoid detection. But police were waiting
A TEENAGER who helped catch an armed thief today told of the moment the desperate crook lunged at him with a knife. Awais Pervaz , 15, of Fairfield Drive, Burnley, spoke after a Crown Court judge praised his bravery. Awais was working in his uncle's Super
VICTIMS of burglary living in Ramsbottom and Tottington are being targeted in a police operation to stop them falling victim a second time. Statistics show that houses burgled once are more likely to be targeted again within a short period time. Now,
PLANS for a new housing estate on Spen Moor have been thrown out following an outcry by residents. Developers Peel Investments wanted to construct 170 new homes on the site south of Bury and Bolton Road. Householders sent 80 letters of objection to Bury's
ALMOST every household in the borough is to receive a full complement of recycling bins in a bid to meet tough Government targets. Another 14,000 homes will be sent boxes and bags to recycle glass, plastics and textiles from January 1, with a further
MIDDLE lane motorway hogs are being told this week to shift to the left. A week-long trial started on Monday with electric signs up and down the M6 telling motorists: "Don't hog the middle lane". The signs, including one on the northbound carriageway,
THE court martial of a Preston Territorial Army soldier over fake torture pictures printed in the Daily Mirror was officially opened this week. Private Stuart Mackenzie, 25, of Tulketh Brow, Preston, appeared before a Judge Advocate General and panel
IT is that time of year again when the weather becomes colder, the nights get longer and thoughts turn to Christmas. For many people it is a time filled with seasonal cheer in the company of family and friends. But for others, Christmas can be a stressful
A FORMER soldier is drumming up support for the fight to save the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) from a merger that could swallow up its identity. George Winstanley, of Barry Avenue, Ingol, joined the South Lancashire Regiment as a band boy aged 14
RESIDENTS of a leafy Preston village are campaigning to stop their area from being used a rat run where drivers race through at 80 miles per hour. People living on or near Hennel Lane, Walton-le-Dale, have got together and produced a seven-point petition
THERE will be more room at the top after permission was granted for two penthouses at the former site of Claremont home for the elderly. Councillors turned down a previous application on the grounds that there was insufficient detail in plans for the
MYSTERY surrounds the source of a loud bang which was heard across parts of Bury. At around 8am on Wednesday, residents in Unsworth, Whitefield and Prestwich were woken by the sound of a massive explosion. Having received a number of calls from concerned
POLICE in Burnley have secured Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) on two youths from the Trinity area of the town. Seventeen-year-old Mark Roberts was given an ASBO at Burnley Magistrates Court on Tuesday lasting until October 11, 2006. The order will
BURY'S youngsters will take on Preston North End in the Lancashire Youth Cup next month. The game will be played at Gigg Lane on Wednesday, December 15, with a 7pm kick off. Bury reserves' Pontins League game at Oldham, scheduled for that date, has been
SHAKERS boss Graham Barrow is still looking to improve his squad, and will have another look at Irish triallist Raymond Lally. The 19-year-old left-sided midfielder, who has played in the League of Ireland for Cork City, impressed Barrow during a 64-minute
DAVE Flitcroft is aiming to be fit for Bury's trip to Darlington after being sent home from training on Thursday. Flitcroft has gone down with a bug, and manager Graham Barrow was concerned that it might spread to the rest of his squad. Barrow has only
DRAWING pensions from ATMs loads you with the maximum number of £20 notes it can get away with. Shop workers get tetchy at being overwhelmed by the number of £20 notes being proffered by pensioners or small purchases. Pensioners are embarrassed at having
WITH reference to Mr J Stirton's letter (LET, October 11), I too am baffled by this obvious British disruption in putting clocked back and forward. The hierarchy say it gives us more daylight but, in truth, winter usually progresses of it's own natural
I RECEIVED a car parking fine notice at Clitheroe Railway View CP Council Offices car park - because I left my ticket in the back window, not the front window. I think it may be a good idea to warn people of this as it appears that someone may have instructed
ON October 7, my family and I attended the "Looked After Children Achievement Awards" at the Elizabethan Suite, Bury. What a fabulous evening, not only for the children but for parents and carers as well. The mayor and mayoress were present, as was David
CORRESPONDENTS Mrs Austin and R. G. Purdy (October 5) attempt the impossible. They both try to convince your readers that the BNP is a "normal" political party and should be treated as such, whereas in fact it is nothing of the kind. Its only policy is
ROLLS-ROYCE workers at Barnoldswick were today celebrating a double helping of Eastern delight after the company won a second multi-million-pound contract win. Just 24 hours after securing a billion dollar order from Japanese airline All Nippon for engines
A CAR crashed into a police vehicle minutes after a supermarket was ram raided at the weekend. Thieves used a pick-up truck to smash through a metal shutter and windows at the Kwik Save store, Birch Avenue, Penwortham and took a free-standing cash machine
A STUDENT will be leading a dance-a-thon on Friday to raise cash in memory of her mother who died from breast cancer. Laura Woods, 19, of St Paul's Road, Preston, will be leading 100 fellow Preston College students in a quest to raise more than £3,000
10 years ago TWO market stall traders fled to Spain owing Blackburn with Darwen Council thousands of pounds in unpaid rent. Council finance bosses were forced to write off almost £17,500 in rent and unpaid bills after the traders disappeared without a
HYNDBURN could become a Fairtrade borough in a matter of months, it has been revealed. To become an official Fairtrade borough, 17 retail outlets and nine catering outlets across Hyndburn must pledge to sell or serve at least two of the group's products
PAUL BARTON is the councillor turned gatekeeper who is helping to keep a park open to the public - and closed to night-time troublemakers. The Hyndburn Council representative for Barnfield ward will be responsible for locking the Hollins Lane gate into
THE FAMILY of a pensioner who died after being knocked down by a bus have slammed the penalty given to the driver. Joyce Rigby, 61, died at Accrington bus station, Peel Street, last October after she was hit as she used a zebra crossing during a shopping
A BURY company has helped in the sale of a final unit at the Blueberry Business Park in Rochdale. The unit, measuring 4,000 sq ft, has been disposed of on behalf of Commercial Developments Projects of Elland. Bury-based Nolan Redshaw Ltd and Lambert Smith
CO-OP Travel in Bury is promoting disability awareness through a series of new initiatives to improve customer service levels. As part of its compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act, the store, in The Haymarket, has undergone a full accessibility
A POPULAR Indian restaurant was shut down for two days after environmental health officers discovered an infestation of cockroaches. Bury Council's health inspectors found scores of live German cockroaches on the premises of the Khan Saab restaurant,
AN East Lancashire nursing home has become one of the first in the country to achieve the prestigious Business in the Community Mark. The Manor House, Chatburn, which opened in 1984, is one of just seven businesses in the North West to achieve the award
DRISSA Diallo is hoping for a return to international football with Guinea. Former Burnley defender Diallo has admitted watching the World Cup qualifiers with a touch of envy. And he now hopes the alignment of the international calendar will work in his
YOUNG people living on the Hillock and Victoria estates in Whitefield are set to benefit from improved leisure activities thanks to a £15,000 cash boost. The grant has been donated by Rivers Housing Association, which owns many homes on the estates, to
PREPARATION work on a new £1m park and ride scheme for Whitefield Metrolink station has been given the green light. Clearance work will start as soon as possible after transport bosses released £250,000 for the project at a meeting last Friday. Initial
A 20-year-old man jailed for life more than two years ago following the brutal murder of a former Prestwich businessman, has walked free after a retrial. John Gray was originally given a life-term in August 2002 when he was convicted of murdering father-of-three
A FUN weekend is on the cards for St Andrew's Church in Whitefield. The theme for the event is "lifeactually" and is a play on the title of the film Love Actually. The fun starts on Friday with a comedy night at the Lord Clive pub, in Mersey Drive. Christian
A NEW NHS walk-in centre in Prestwich opened for business on Monday (Oct 11) to offer treatment to the unwell and walking wounded. The centre is next to Prestwich Health Centre in Fairfax Road, and while it is the second walk-in centre in the borough,
A BRIGHT new beginning is in store for Whitefield town centre after plans for a new supermarket were given the go-ahead. Proposals for the 80,000 sq ft Morrison's store were approved at a meeting of Bury's planning control committee on Tuesday.(12 Oct
DARWEN manager Steve Mullen is enjoying a new lease of life after relaunching his playing career at the ripe old age of 45! Mullen starred in Darwen's 2-0 win against Oldham Town last weekend and is hoping to start in tomorrow's NWCL Division Two clash
BACUP BOROUGH midfielder Lee Connell is a transfer target for Colwyn Bay. The UniBond Division One club have put seven days' notice in for Connell, who was left out of Bacup's 1-0 win at Abbey Hey on Tuesday because boss Brent Peters is resigned to losing
LEE Sculpher badly needs goals - but he has only one fit forward to help him get them. The Clitheroe boss watched his side spurn a string of chances in their 1-0 defeat to second paced Stocksbridge Park Steels in Tuesday's UniBond Division One clash.
YOU won't find Nigel Coates apologising for the merciless way his side slaughtered seven-man Atherton LR on Wednesday night. "I'd settle for winning 6-0 against a team of seven men every week," was the Colne manager's ruthless response to the result.
EDENFIELD could be nicknamed "Hellfield" by campaigners who this week found out they have lost their lengthy battle to stop a mass extension to a village quarry. Marshalls PLC has been given the green light to extend its operation by 60 acres by the Office
BABY Aaron Nolan-Massey got his first taste of home life -- after spending 10 months in hospital. Little Aaron became Fairfield special care baby unit's longest-staying patient before he was finally fit enough to join the family home in Radcliffe. Born
"TO the electors who gave me the name of Mr Tottington -- today, Mr Tottington says thank-you for all your support over 44 years." So said Mr Bill Johnson, on becoming only the second man in 30 years to be made a Freeman of the Borough. Friends, family
HOSPITAL chiefs say they have implemented new procedures for the management of trauma victims in the wake of the tragic death of a Ramsbottom teenager. Nicholas Hitchen was taken to the former Bury General Hospital's accident and emergency department
FORTY-FOUR years and four months as councillor earned Mr William "Bill" Johnson the title of Mr Tottington and this week his service to the community earned him the freedom of Bury. Mr Johnson was Bury's longest serving councillor until he stepped down
AFTER stocking up on some well-earned rest following a summer which can only be described as manic, Paul Taylor hits the road again this weekend to help his night celebrate its 15th birthday. Retro, his classic old school night which grew out of the last
ROLLS-ROYCE workers at Barnoldswick were today celebrating a double helping of Eastern delight after the company won a second multi-million-pound contract win. Just 24 hours after securing a billion dollar order from Japanese airline All Nippon for engines
THREE youths arrested in connection with an alleged assault following a fortnight of fighting in Haslingden have been released on police bail pending further inquiries. The teenagers were arrested on Wednesday, on suspicion of violent disorder following
TRIM mum Amanda Brierley achieved her dream - to run around at her son's eighth birthday - after shedding a mammoth five stone in just nine months. Amanda, 31, of Burnley Road East, Waterfoot, has battled with her weight for her whole life. But she has
THOUSANDS of council houses in East Lancashire are set to be sold off in an effort to improve tenants' lives. Rossendale and Pendle borough councils want to offload their 7,736 properties to housing associations to save money and fund improvements. Neither
A WHITEFIELD primary school is to become the third Children's Centre in the borough. Councillors have chosen Ribble Drive CP School to be the base for the £1 million project. It will be the hub of integrated care and education for young children, health
A TALE of Northern life is presented in the PADOS production of Hindle Wakes. The play is set in 1912, in the Northern town of Hindle and it is Wakes Week. Lively mill girl Fanny Hawthorn tells her parents she has spent the weekend in Blackpool with her
A PRESTWICH church will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Monday (Oct 18) with a special service. St Hilda's CE Church in Whittaker Lane will be the venue for a centenary mass at 7.30pm on the exact day the church was opened 100 years ago. Communion
A FUN weekend is on the cards for St Andrew's Church in Whitefield. The theme for the event is "lifeactually" and is a play on the title of the film Love Actually. The fun starts on Friday with a comedy night at the Lord Clive pub, in Mersey Drive. Christian
WYRE councillors are going back to school! Members of the authority will be juggling vital council duties with informing the voters of the future on 'Take Your Councillor to School Day,' as part of Local Democracy Week. A number of councillors of all
FANS of Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines will be in for a treat in Blackpool next Monday as the resort celebrates the early days of flight. Blackpool Airport marks the 95th anniversary of its first ever flights with a spectacular recreation
BLACKPOOL'S bid to save its ailing tram system comes under the spotlight in a TV documentary tonight - and the north west is backing the resort's bid for Government funding. 73 per cent of respondents to a poll carried out by Vision 21 for Granada TV's
PLANS for a block of student flats in Blackpool could be scrapped over fears of wild behaviour and the building's appearance. Keyworker Homes (Northwest) Ltd has applied to build an eight-storey student hall of residence on a car park off Coop Street
A COUNCIL today admitted it does not have enough cash to repair cemetery footpaths -- two years after giving a written assurance the work would be done. A 42-year-old man has been campaigning for three years to get Blackburn Cemetery, which contains dozens
TEACHERS at a Blackburn special school are said to be in a state of panic amid fears the school will not make the grade in a coming inspection. The National Association of School Masters Union of Women Teachers said staff at Fernhurst School, Heys Lane
AN 80-year-old getaway driver helped a couple "snatch" their children from a foster carer. Cambridge graduate and retired teacher Christopher Lawrence Proctor covered his rear number plate with a rag to try and avoid detection. But police were waiting
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.
I HAVE written a four-page response to the gynaecology patient whose letter was published in the Bury Times (September 28), but I have detailed the main points here for your readers. Many hospitals do not have separate gynaecology wards, but have patients
MAY I congratulate recent correspondents R. G. Purdy and Mrs Austin for their excellent replies to Mr Kaiserman on the subject of the BNP. These people belong to a political party that has no voice and which is, against vast odds, fighting for a way of
A TOWN centre medical practice with 18,000 patients could be forced to close. Now doctors at Minden Medical Centre are calling for the support of its patients to protest at plans to bulldoze the building as part of the Rock Triangle development. Centre
A TOWN centre medical practice with 18,000 patients could be forced to close. Now doctors at Minden Medical Centre are calling for the support of its patients to protest at plans to bulldoze the building as part of the Rock Triangle development. Centre
THE mastermind behind a multi-million pound drugs operation in the North-west is starting an 11-year jail term. Andrew Bullough was one of five men sentenced on Thursday to a total of 27 years in prison for supplying drugs. Bullough was arrested earlier
From the Guide files of Friday, April 27, 1979: MEMBERS of Prestwich Heys were involved in a car crash after their coach was delayed on the motorway. The lads chose to go to the match against Eastwood Hanley by car but two of the vehicles were involved
From the Guide files of Friday, June 1, 1979: SELF-EMPLOYED chartered accountant Mr Len Fish appeared on the Jimmy Tarbuck quiz show, Winner Takes All. Mr Fish, of Park Road, Prestwich, stood to win £1,000 from the show and the chance to reappear on future
From the Guide files of Friday, May 25, 1979: PRESTWICH Hospital Sports and Social Club football team won the Hulme Celtic Cup after beating Simon Engineering, from Cheadle Hulme, 1-0. Since forming a few years previously, the Prestwich Hospital team
I WAS recently approached in a store and told: "This is not the sort of shop you can browse in." So what kind of shop is it? Why would a shop manager come out with a comment like that? I thought all stores were there to be browsed in. Am I not a customer
FROM the Guide files of Friday, October 19, 1979: FORMER Brownies and Brown Owls returned to their old pack for a celebration to mark its 30th birthday. The anniversary was at the 5th (Stand) group which met in All Saints' schoolroom, Whitefield. STAND
"IT'S the 3 R's for me," says Howard Marks. "Rum, Reggae and Reefer." So it's hardly surprising that Jamaica is the dream destination of a man who is best known for smuggling drugs into Europe. Howard has since been described as "the most sophisticated
EARLIER this month health minister Rosie Winterton said East Lancashire would see an extra 70,000 NHS dentist places by this time next year to ease the region's dental crisis. Reporter ANDREW TAYLOR talks to two East Lancashire dentists - one NHS, one
From the Guide files of Friday, June 15, 1979: SCHOOLBOY Andrew May (15), lived every footballer's dream by playing at Wembley Stadium. Andrew, a pupil at St Peter's Grammar School, Prestwich, was included in the English Schoolboys team against West Germany
AN ex-councillor appeared in the dock today to deny fixing an election win. Mohammed Hussain, 61, of Logwood Street, Blackburn, pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to conspiracy to defraud in the Bastwell election in May, 2002. Four others - Ghulam
I AM writing in response to Graham Cannon's letter (LET, October 5). I agree completely with the comments made about business recycling and find it astounding that local businesses are not assisted in recycling their waste, which would not doubt amount
I TOTALLY agree with G Dugdale (LET, October 7) that bringing back National Service would cut crime. I have just returned from Turkey and the young men from the age of 20 years are forced to do 15 months in the armed forces unless they are at university
AS a council tax payer like many others in this town, I am very curious and confused as to the sale of the old Central Police Station. Please correct me if I am wrong here, did the police once reside in the municipal building in the old town hall? Then
I WOULD like to express my thanks for the hard work and dedication that many of the staff, both past and present, have shown towards the children at Queen's Park Science and Technology College. Throughout the discussions surrounding the school, a major
WHEN, if ever, will a Labour-controlled piece of democracy - be it national Government or regional authorities - accept that something is "their own fault"? Transport, education, etc, etc, you name it and someone else gets the blame - usually the Tories
I READ with interest Mr Lawes' letter regarding Clean Start (LET, October 7). Mr Lawes maybe one of those who turn a blind eye to people fly-tipping and littering and just expect the council to clean it up. Where does it all end? Should we continue to
MR Robinson (Letters, October 7) takes me to task for a letter about the North West Regional Assembly which I wrote on September 29. He accused me of "trying to justify the means by which he and other NWRA members were elected to office." I did no such
I AM writing in response to your article published in the Evening Telegraph complaining about small and large businesses alike introducing Christmas stock in October. Surely it is fair to keep up with customer demand. I am the director of the "almost
The Andy Lockhead Column FEW Welsh players will have been happy to wave Mark Hughes goodbye this week. But I suspect that tinged with the sadness, Burnley goalkeeper Danny Coyne cannot wait for Hughes' successor to be appointed. Coyne got several opportunities
RAMSBOTTOM will host the Lancashire Road Race Hill Climb Championship on Sunday (October 17), starting from the ibrary in Carr Street and heading towards The Rake in Holcombe Village. Road closures will be in place from 11.30am to 2.30pm. Walkers, meanwhile
A 28-year-old man and a teenager from Bury are being quizzed by detectives in connection with a murder in Blackley earlier this week. The duo were arrested on Wednesday night along with a 32-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man from Blackley. Police officers
WORSHIPPERS will be filling Bury with the sound of music on October 23 to help raise £1m for a Christian community project. Visitors to Bolton Road Methodist Church will be joining hundreds of singers across the world in the 'Big Sing' to raise money
A LADY bowler who helped to raise thousands of pounds for charity has lost her battle against cancer. Mrs Beryl Marr (68) passed away peacefully at home in Stanley Avenue North, Prestwich, on Sunday morning (Oct 10) after falling ill around 18 months
DO not compromise -- let's have a ban in all pubs, restaurants and workplaces. That was the clear message from Dr Peter Elton, Bury's director of public health, to local councillors this week. And he applauded them when they agreed to adopt a "working
The Simon Garner column MARK Hughes's reputation has come under the microscope this week following a disappointing end to his career as an international manager. But Wales' loss could ultimately turn out to be Blackburn Rovers' gain as Hughes seeks to
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel has described Mark Hughes's first month in the Ewood hot-seat as a 'breath of fresh air'. Hughes was officially installed as Graeme Souness's successor a month ago today and Friedel believes the forward-thinking
AN ADVENTUROUS mum's boots showed they were made for walking as she scaled the dizzy heights of Britain's highest mountain in a bid to raise money for an epilepsy charity. Wendy Robinson, 42, of Victoria Road, Fulwood, pulled on her hiking boots on Saturday
A SCHOOL in Preston is celebrating after becoming the first in the city to boast a new status that sees it open its doors to all the community, and not just children. Moor Nook Primary School, Mitton Drive, will officially launch Extended School Status
EVERY primary school child across the city will have the chance to watch Preston North End for free at least once during the season as part of the club's new Day Out at Deepdale campaign. Under eights can already go to all the matches free, but North
A MAGICAL story about fairies living in Leyland's Worden Park is the imaginative tale penned in a new book. Carole Hatch, 52, who lives in a house on the park, off Worden Lane, has embarked on a magical journey of discovery and is writing a children's
A MAGICAL story about fairies living in Leyland's Worden Park is the imaginative tale penned in a new book. Carole Hatch, 52, who lives in a house on the park, off Worden Lane, has embarked on a magical journey of discovery and is writing a children's
SPARKS could fly at the next meeting of Whitefield and Unsworth area board. With Bonfire Night just a few weeks away, the topic at the top of the agenda is an update on fireworks controls. There will also be a report on local policing by Inspector David
PEOPLE in Prestwich are to have their say on how to improve the area. Prestwich Area Board is currently working on a new community plan for 2005 to 2008 and would like comments from local groups and members of the public. A household survey conducted
A TALE of Northern life is presented in the PADOS production of Hindle Wakes. The play is set in 1912, in the Northern town of Hindle and it is Wakes Week. Lively mill girl Fanny Hawthorn tells her parents she has spent the weekend in Blackpool with her
A LIBRARY will be celebrating its 80th birthday and welcoming back visitors after a £100,000 facelift. Colne Road Library, Burnley, which is due to re-open its doors on Thursday, October 21, has received a major refurbishment through funding from Lancashire
A MAN who attacked a police officer on patrol after Burnley FC's game with Preston North End has escaped a football banning order. Burnley Magistrates' Court heard Darren John Copeman, 37, who had not been to the match, got caught up in a crowd of fans
A TEENAGER who helped catch an armed thief today told of the moment the desperate crook lunged at him with a knife. Awais Pervaz , 15, of Fairfield Drive, Burnley, spoke after a Crown Court judge praised his bravery. Awais was working in his uncle's Super
WANNABE Brierfield entrepreneur Justine Mitchell is hoping to make a clean sweep in the finals of national contest Tycoon Idol. Justine, of Quakers View, set up her business Spotless Cleaning Services 12 months ago with her mum Jennifer Hartley and is
A CALL has gone out to the people of Bury to "stand up and be counted" by joining Saturday's mass demonstration against plans to axe Fairfield's special care baby unit. Thousands are expected to join Fairfield Baby Lifeline Society's march through Bury
WHY does Blackburn Council seem so hell bent on closing Darwen Market and creating a ghost town? First we had traders rent increased; then perfectly-sited bus station was moved to cause maximum inconvenience to shoppers, and then there was unsafe pavement
I NOTICE the dynamic return to power of Labour in Burnley led by guess who? The same person as before - Councillor Stuart Caddy. How can any democratic decision be made now in Burnley by a council where the Lib Dems won't agree to power share while he's
IAN McCulloch is not resting on his laurels after his heroics in the Totesport Grand Prix at Preston's Guild Hall. The 33-year-old, pocketed £30,000 and leaped from 17th to 13th in the world rankings for making the final of the event. He claimed the scalps
I HAVE become a victim of NCP's parking policy for the second time. The first time I was fined was at Castle Leisure Centre for being three minutes late! The second time was on September 25 when I again parked at the leisure centre to take my daughter
THIRTEEN SENSES: The Invitation (Vertigo) PRESS releases can do you no favours sometimes, especially when they describe Thirteen Senses as a cross between Coldplay and Radiohead. Certainly the four lads from Cornwall believe in the epic rather than the
A DIRECTOR of a Preston company that failed with debts of more than £500,000 has been disqualified from taking part in the management of any company for more than a decade. Moshin Salya, 25, of Cooper Hill Drive, Walton-le-Dale, was the director of Continental
MORE than 80 motorists received tickets for not wearing their seat belts outside schools in Preston in just one week. The clampdown came after a survey carried out by the Lancashire Road Safety Partnership revealed more than half the children at some
PRESTON City Council is putting your money straight in the bin! The council has put an extra £50,000 toward cleaning up litter in the city centre. The money funds the cost of two extra members of staff and means existing staff can put in extra hours.
HYNDBURN residents have pitched in to help fundraisers find enough cash to send an incurably ill youngster to Lapland for Christmas. Ryan Cottrell, eight, suffers from the skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa, which leaves him in terrible pain when his
RESTAURATEUR Kin Lau seems to be following in the footsteps of his predecessor when it comes to style and success. For years, Slattery's Patisserie has been a landmark building in Whitefield. When award-winning baker John Slattery moved his business across
A BRIGHT new beginning is in store for Whitefield town centre after plans for a new supermarket were given the go-ahead. Proposals for the 80,000 sq ft Morrison's store were approved at a meeting of Bury's planning control committee on Tuesday.(12 Oct
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,
OFFICIAL statistics show that Burnley don't warrant their 'boring' tag. Critics have branded Steve Cotterill's Clarets as negative following their watertight start to the campaign. They have conceded just seven league goals in 12 games - the best record
STEVE Cotterill will send his defence out at Ipswich with the message: Keep doing what comes naturally. The Clarets manager believes a telepathic understanding is the reason his watertight back line have conceded just seven league goals in 12 games. And
JOHN McGREAL is looking to enhance his reputation as the king of clean sheets. The Clarets defender is currently earning rave reviews for his starring role in five shut-outs in Burnley's last six league games. However, no-one should be in the least bit
A PRESTWICH church will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Monday (Oct 18) with a special service. St Hilda's CE Church in Whittaker Lane will be the venue for a centenary mass at 7.30pm on the exact day the church was opened 100 years ago. Communion
PARRENTHORN'S head girl led the way at the school's annual awards assembly. Emily Ward (16) managed to scoop four trophies while a total of 32 pupils were awarded prizes for their achievements in academic success and effort over the last year. Emily was
A WHITEFIELD primary school is to become the third Children's Centre in the borough. Councillors have chosen Ribble Drive CP School to be the base for the £1 million project. It will be the hub of integrated care and education for young children, health
A SPONTANEOUS burst of song on the Great Wall of China will be a memory that will stay with St Monica's RC High School for ever. Members of the school's performance choir were lucky enough to enjoy a trip to China recently and their impromptu performance
JASON Jones has played his way into contention for his first Nelson start after repaying manager Dave Hall's faith in him on Tuesday. The former Middlewich and Leek striker answered Hall's call for a target man in the absence of Craig Bradshaw by coming
manager Steve Wilkes has stepped up his search for a centre forward. The Storks have lost leading goalscorer Daniel Stubberfield to NWCL Division One neighbours Ramsbottom and Wilkes is keen to snap up a predator to help keep Padiham at the top of the
UPBEAT Chorley boss John Hughes is sure his side can record their third straight league victory and lift the early season gloom from around Victory Park. Hughes has seen his side bounce back from seven straight defeats to win two on the run -- and the
AFTER finally securing that elusive first win against Kidsgrove in midweek, Rossendale United look to add to their points tally when they travel to Eastwood Town tomorrow. Manager Mark Molyneaux played his part in the win, by saving a penalty to secure
A TEENAGER'S dedication to local and international causes was recognised this week when she was presented with two awards. Former Woodhey High School pupil Melissa Shipley received a Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Award and a special accolade from Bury
JUSTIN Moorhouse will be brushing up on his knowledge of Bury before he heads this way on tour. The travelling salesman turned comedian, of Phoenix Nights fame, will be in town later this month with his Local Knowledge tour. Justin, a presenter on Key
NEIGHBOURS in Unsworth are protesting at plans to have their street turned into a thoroughfare for lorries. More than 50 residents in Castle Road fear an endless stream of trucks will use the narrow country road to get to a planned food distribution warehouse
STEVE Cotterill will send his defence out at Ipswich with the message: Keep doing what comes naturally. The Clarets manager believes a telepathic understanding is the reason his watertight back line have conceded just seven league goals in 12 games. And
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel has described Mark Hughes's first month in the Ewood hot-seat as a 'breath of fresh air'. Hughes was officially installed as Graeme Souness's successor a month ago today and Friedel believes the forward-thinking
Credited with introducing exotic styles of music to British fans, Jah Wobble is set to appear in East Lancashire. He spoke to JOHN ANSON. . . WITH a triple CD restrospective just out -- and receiving rave reviews -- it might be a fair bet to assume that
DURING their careers Tony James and Mick Jones have been involved in some of the most influential and innovative bands around. Through the Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, among others, the duo have pioneered a range of
ONE of the country's top women cyclists will be in action at Ramsbottom on Sunday when the Lancashire Road Club hold their annual Rake Hill Climb event. Angela Hunter of the GS Strada Club will be aiming to beat the women's record which currently stands
DETECTIVES hope people in Darwen can help them find a man they want to speak to in connection with a stabbing in the town. Officers released a photograph of Geoffrey Bird, 29, two months ago after a vicious attack on two men in Sudell Road, believing
THE leader of Rossendale council has admitted more needs to be done to get the borough back on its feet following a disappointing government rating. Peter Steen's comments came following a visit he and Chief Executive Owen Williams made to Minister for
VILLAGERS have expressed their disappointment after plans to grant a vast extension to a Rossendale quarry were passed. Residents in Edenfield have lost their six-year fight to stop the 60-acre extension of Scout Moor Quarry. The saga started in 1998
FOOTBALL loving Blackpool schoolchildren are being given a chance to get behind the Seasiders - by staying in school. For three years the football club has supported schemes to encourage attendance at primary schools in the borough with '100 per cent
DETECTIVES are hunting for a robber who attempted to hold up a Wyre service station by threatening staff with a liquid-filled syringe. The offender approached staff at the Copse Road Service Station, Fleetwood, brandishing the loaded hypodermic needle
A NEW centre has opened in Staining to help adults with brain injuries prepare for a return to independent life. Stroke and road accident survivors are among those who will be using the centre's four self-contained flats, supported by an expert team of
A CAMPAIGN to crack down on illegal gas fitters is about to hit the Fylde coast after gas safety watchdogs identified the area as a "cowboy" hotspot. The Council for Registered Gas Installers (CORGI), are launching a drive to encourage customers to "report
A KEY Blackpool street is set for yet more disruption - and traders have declared 'it's a load of cobblers.' Abingdon Street, which faced nine months of disruption as town centre regeneration work closed roads and pavements earlier this year, is to be
A TEENAGER accused of murdering a man is to be re-tried after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Damien Fiocca, 19, of Whitendale Crescent, Blackburn, denied murdering Andrew Rawes, 29, on October 14 last year. The prosecution claimed that Fiocca had
THE gloves are off! Troublesome motorists in Blackburn and Darwen will get a ticket from today if they break traffic regulations. Blackburn with Darwen's new 20-strong squad of traffic wardens hit the streets a fortnight ago after taking over from police
A LORRY driver and police today called for warning signs to be erected near a low bridge after a wagon got stuck during the morning rush hour. The driver said Skew Bridge, in Whalley New Road, Blackburn, was "an accident waiting to happen" after the accident
A CHEMISTRY student whose bungled experiment sparked a major alert was today reassurred: "All the best scientists get it wrong sometimes." And Christopher Cookson was told his explosion - likened to the adventures of Muppet characters Professor Bunsen
MORE than 1,000 residents have signed a petition opposing plans to site a 75ft mobile phone mast near their homes. Worried people in Feniscowles are now lobbying Blackburn with Darwen Council before a decision is made next month. The application, made
AN EDUCATION chief today offered an olive branch to teachers at a doomed school by revealing he expects many of them to keep their jobs. But Coun Dave Hollings said he feared some redundancies would be inevitable at Blackburn's Queen's Park Technology
Jenny Scott meets Nazia, a woman whose life was ruined after being forced to marry IMAGINE, at the age of just 15, suddenly being uprooted from the friends you know and the world you've grown up in and sent halfway across the world to be married to a
JOHN Coleman is hoping to take a leaf out of Aldershot's book. The Accrington Stanley manager was impressed with how Terry Brown's men "stayed the distance" in their inaugural Conference campaign to earn a place in the play-off final. A tough season,
"WE always win on the telly!" The Stanley fans' closing chant was technically incorrect, following televised defeats at Aldershot and Colchester last season. But who cares? They were just happy to celebrate a return to winning ways after Paul Mullin sealed
THE Government, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, and many other organisations want us all to make more use of public transport and use our cars less. So, how is my local bus company, First Manchester, helping to achieve this aspiration
I AM writing, as a consultant physician, to clarify the feelings of the consultant body about proposed changes to obstetric and paediatric services at Fairfield. The argument put forward by the Strategic Health Authority is that the Crumpsall area is
AS a key member of the campaign to halt the proposed relocation of Bury Market, I believe congratulations are due to all parties involved. These include the political opposition parties, the market traders, and the general public and customers of Bury
From the Guide files of Friday, April 6, 1979: EVEN in 1979 Ringley Road was described as "possibly the most sought after area in North Manchester". With properties nowadays going for around the high six figure mark (or even seven), a three-bedroom detached
From the Guide files of Friday, June 22, 1979: A DATE at the Palace awaited the Sonny Warner Show. Headed by Sonny and Pam Warner, of Prestwich, the variety show was invited to attend the Queen's Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. A MASTER picture
