For a number of weeks now elements of the local press have ben very critical of the ruling Labour Group at Lancaster Council. I do not wish to complain about this, it is after all the right of a free press to criticise as they see fit. Elements of the
SHEFFIELD UNITED could be ready to offer Bury a player-plus-cash deal for striker David Johnson (pictured). The Shakers rate six goal Johnson in the £1.5 million bracket but sources close to the Yorkshire club say the Blades, who have been tracking Johnson
A Lancaster man whose saucy video of police officers revealing with a teenage stripper led to four officers being suspended is to appear on a national television documentary. Brian Grove of Ryelands Road, who runs a strippagram service called Crazy Girls
A LEADING councillor branded police objections to plans for 34 new houses at the old market site at Poulton Road as 'stupid and ridiculous' this week. Cllr Jean Yates' outspoken comments were heckled with shouts of 'shame' from a packed public gallery
PRESTON College is appealing for volunteers to help the town's ethnic minorities speak out. The college on St Vincent's Road runs training courses for volunteers to teach English in the homes of the Asian community, mainly helping women who are housebound
SWINDON TOWN 3 BURY 1 BAFFLING Bury proved they can live with the best but only after shooting themselves in the foot . . . again! High-flying Swindon moved to within a point of the First Division top spot as the sliding Shakers slumped to their fourth
WE are alarmed at the loss of three tutors jobs at Lancashire College, Chorley, a decision that will remove a hundred per cent of the non-management full-time teaching staff and increase management posts to 36 per cent of total staff. This is not a 'staffing
FYLDE youngsters are being warned to avoid a new craze of getting 'high' by injecting alcohol into their bloodstream. According to a new report from the Home Office, an increasing number of teenagers are injecting vodka straight into their bloodstream
ON 9th November 1997 it will be Remembrance Sunday and I am asking everyone who lives in the Lancaster district to remember all who died for their country in the two world wars and in other conflicts throughout the world. On this special Sunday, please
CAR crime and road safety was the theme of an exhibition at the Fishergate Shopping Centre on Sunday (Oct 12). The event, organised by the police and Preston Crime Prevention Panel and supported by the Citizen newspaper, introduced shoppers to the latest
MAY I join the current fray on Nightingale Hall Farm which I summarise to be the burning issue - the ideal and the reality. As a nearby resident as well as a councillor on the Environmental Health Committee can I firstly say that I am as passionate about
WHEN music teacher Mandy Butterworth first admired from afar the former vicarage on Victoria Road, St Annes, little did she know that within a few years she would have converted it into her own school. Today, after 16 months of "blood, sweat and tears
I WOULD like to make readers aware of the effect of recent changes to the NHS rules about patient registration with dentists. From December, NHS regulations will cause hundreds of patients in the area to be unknowingly de-registered. The last Government
AFTER 35 years as secretary and treasurer of the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield, Arthur Rose is retiring at the league's annual general meeting on December 1. Arthur has been made a life vice-president, an honour given to those who have completed 50
TWELVE months ago little Natasha Roberts could barely do a cartwheel in the back garden. Now she's capable of performing somersaults on a bar just four inches wide. And such has been her improvement that she's been called up to the British Gymnastic Squad's
Multi-screen cinema go-ahead FLEETWOOD is to get its own cinema for the first time in fifteen years. Plans for a multi-screen complex in the port were unveiled this week by Freeport Leisure which has been granted a further 25,000sq ft to develop at its
AT 7.30pm prompt on Saturday night, choirs all over the country will sing out for local hospices. Among them will be a 200-strong chorus of dedicated fund-raisers ringing out from the newly refurbished Charter Theatre in Preston. Voices For Hospices sponsored
DEEPDALE pupils replaced the autumn harvest festival with special fund-raising events in aid of people at home and abroad. Youngsters from Deepdale Infants School rallied round for a collection to thank firemen who stopped their school being burnt to
AGE Concern Hyndburn has praised the Citizen's front page coverage of its Safe and Warm Campaign - which offers free advice to the borough's elderly folk - after a record response. Chief executive Barbara Hopkinson said more people than ever before have
VILLAGE green hopefuls have until next spring to qualify for Countryside Commission cash. National Lottery funding totalling £10 million has been awarded to the Commission to help create at least 250 Millennium Green breathing spaces by the year 2000.
A RETIRED truck driver was partially decapitated when parts of a shattered circular saw sliced through his head and chest, an inquest heard. Health and Safety Inspector John Lightfoot said vital safety equipment was missing from the machinery which killed
THE men behind the Thrust supersonic car's record-breaking success are cracking open the champagne. Workers at Brookhouse Patterns Ltd, in Darwen, is a sponsor of the Thrust SSC car project, and supplied some of the technology which helped the British-designed
GOLBORNE travellers could soon be back on track as part of a public transport revival. By Christmas, feedback from a local survey could determine whether or not Golborne gets a rail station. A new rail study jointly backed by Greater Manchester Passenger
ONE OF Pendle's worst eyesores will be demolished following months of pressure on its owners. Local councillors were celebrating after hearing that Eagle Star Insurance has agreed to flatten the former Evora mill at the corner of Skipton Road and Byron
A NEW row has flared in Hyndburn's trouble torn school bus services with bosses slamming unruly pupils. But teachers and parents say regular delays are to blame for problems. Stagecoach, which is being monitored on their school routes by Lancashire County
LEIGH could be the 'Orlando of the future' with Xanadu. And the project would be the biggest thing the town has ever, or would ever, see the 'Skis for Leigh' meeting was told. Businessman Alan Jones, chairing the Liberal Club debate, attended by 75 people
THE XANADU debate this week spilled over in to a heated swimming pool argument. But after Monday's packed public meeting at Leigh Cricket Club Hope Carr ward Cllr Brian Jarvis accused the Green Party of scaremongering. Chris Maile, the Green's candidate
BURNLEY have halted a bid by Third Division Notts County for pacy winger Glen Little. County manager Sam Allardyce tried in vain to land Little on loan with a major injury crisis at Meadow Lane limiting his options. But today Clarets player-manager Chris
A GIRL, aged 19, was terrorised and indecently assaulted by a man who claimed he was the prime suspect in a murder case. William Holohan, 40, of Tarleton Avenue, Hag Fold, was jailed for six and a half years at Bolton Crown Court. The court heard that
PRESTON'S newest eating house has launched its Christmas menus, offering fabulous feasts for the festive season. Designed for at least four friends to enjoy, the Italian Feast features heaps of choice for just £9.99 a head. There are three top quality
A £10,000 cheque means a happy birthday the Leigh AGAPE group - celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. And the money also means a full-time organiser can now be appointed at Higher Folds Community Centre where AGAPE and other groups meet. And it
DO you have old family photos taken in Avenham or Miller Parks stashed away in your attic? If so, it's time to dig them out because you could hold the key to missing parts of the town's heritage. The council is submitting a bid for Lottery cash to return
FOOTBALL kits - every soccer lover wants one and many would do anything to get their hands on the latest in fashion items. But how many supporters actually sit back and think about who designs the shirts they wear - it could well have been Armani for
POLICE are searching for what could be a vital clue after a 23-year-old man was subjected to a terrifying serious sexual attack by three men in Preston's Moor Park. It is believed the victim was forced to inhale a noxious substance as part of the attack
I THINK Xanadu is the best thing that could happen to Leigh, it will benefit the community as a whole. What have we got in Leigh that is worth shouting about? Nothing. People of Leigh should be proud to have the opportunity of Xanadu. It will provide
LAST week Greenbank Partnerships and Moorfield Estates, the joint Xanadu developers, took part in a public meeting organised by the Leigh Business Partnership, where the whole spectrum of views, for and against, were put forward. This was a positive,
WITH former Preston Grasshoppers Mini Junior player Iain Balshaw competing with England full-back Jonathan Callard for the full-back spot in Bath's European Cup squad to face Pontypridd last weekend (Oct 11/12), the Hoppers junior sides focused on their
BURY'S two further education colleges are set to work together in a bid to stave off a cash crisis. Bury College and Holy Cross have been holding secret talks for the past two years about developing closer links, which could include sharing staff and
RECENT events show that the people of Leigh cannot trust the local council to adopt a consistent approach to the development of land surrounding Pennington Flash Country Park. Less than nine months ago councillors Jarvis, Anderson and Brooks were opposing
LOSING his job after ten years at Morrison's town centre store was the best thing that ever happened to Mark Crook. The 33-year-old, who was made redundant when the shop closed at the weekend, has swapped the ringing of cash tills for the sound of his
FRANK Carson heads a gala concert to raise funds for the Superscan Appeal next month - and organisers are hoping for a real cracker as they aim to reach their target by Christmas. The appeal has reached the £800,000 mark and organisers now only need another
BURY'S reputation as a safe place to shop will be reinforced with the installation of 32 new "spy" cameras. The closed circuit television (CCTV) equipment will be fitted in car parks and public spaces by Christmas in the final phase of a programme fight
IT Seems that the days of Charles Dickens are to return to Leigh - disease, pestilence, plague. People are not going to be able to leave their homes for fear of cancer, bronchitis, asthma and most of the other illnesses known to mankind. Do the people
PAUL Oldfield has a talent you will either love or loathe. When he takes to the stage at Chorley Little Theatre this Saturday, he will perform a unique rendition of Swan Lake using his very own wind instrument - his backside. You'll never hear anything
POLICE will be warning youngsters about the dangers of fireworks as Bonfire Night approaches. As from October 15 this year, a change to the law means that the legal age limit to buy fireworks has risen from 16 to 18. Local police forces will be ensuring
PRESTON 0 BOURNEMOUTH 1 PRESTON dropped to eleventh place in the Division Two after losing a match in which they had opportunities to win it, but just didn't put them away. Preston opened up confidently with Holt and Ashcroft developing an early understanding
NIGHTCLUB owners today rejected a plan to bring in sniffer-dogs at a Blackburn venue after successful trials in York, claiming there simply wasn't a drugs problem. The new Millennium nightclub, on Cicely Lane, has turned down the offer of hired hounds
IT seems that a significant number of the residents in the Accrington Road/Longton Street areas of Blackburn have such a lack of moral and social concern that they find it quite acceptable to dispose of all their unwanted belongings (furniture, mattresses
LOCAL motorists will be among the first in the country to be tested for drug-driving if a pioneering scheme gets the go-ahead. The new trial initiative was announced by the Chief Constable of Lancashire Police, Pauline Clare when she spoke at the annual
IT was yip-yip hooray for a Blackburn mother and son who passed their driving tests on the same day. First to throw away the L-plates was Sunpul Yip, 17, who was passing at the first attempt. And just six hours later his 40-year-old mum, Mrs Cheun-Tai
BURY Times sports reporter Dany Robson (pictured) gives us a running commentary on her efforts in the Manchester Marathon... THE joy and relief at crossing the finishing line in Sunday's Manchester Marathon was, even for a journalist, indescribable. It
MANAGEMENT at Matthew Brown issued a "no redundancy" pledge to workers at a mass meeting. The assurances ended days of uncertainty at the Blackburn brewery after workers rowed over levels of shopfloor support in the firm's takeover battle. The workforce
STACEY Houldsworth has been chosen as one of 11 young British swimmers to attend an elite training camp in Florida. The 16-year-old Borough of Burnley freestyle star's half-term trip has been funded by the National Lottery. National performance director
Bramwell speaks out LANCASHIRE are faced with filling another key post following Mike Watkinson's decision to jump out of the frying pan. And all the talk is of Wasim Akram being a logical replacement. On the face of it the Pakistani captain would seem
PRO-AM duo Andrew Baguley and Geoff Anderson missed the big prizes out in the Algarve. Their astonishing first round in the Lombard Top Club Trophy at the San Lorenzo course helped them to joint fifth spot from 16 finalists. The Leigh Gold Club pairing
THERE is plenty of life in Howe Bridge Aces. The club's swimmers continue to impress at the Central Lancashire Warburton Galas and some thrilling matches in the Junior Swim League. At the Warburtons there were firsts for Peter Hutchinson (10-Year 50 butterfly
BLIND composer Eileen Lloyd's new musical, Spellbound, opened at Colne Municipal Hall on Tuesday night to a rapturous reception. The show, a tale of Pendle witches, starred John Normanton, Lynne Normanton, Beverly McClelland and Mark Atkinson, plus a
HOW typical of the snooty Times newspaper to believe that the world revolves around London. Blackburn is not the ideal spot for an international summit meeting, it says. This is after Home Secretary Jack Straw announced that the town will host a top-level
LEIGH RMI have set up a mouth-watering League Challenge Cup tie at derby rivals Radcliffe Boro. But they were made to sweat in their first round encounter against First Division strugglers Workington. In the end they won 3-1 in Saturday's replay at Hilton
HORSE racing enthusiast Gerald Tinsley saw a dream come true when he met Desert Orchid and was presented with one of the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner's racing plates. Gerald, from Haresfinch, was being filmed along with his collection of racing memorabilia
STRIKER Chris McCabe had a right royal Saturday. The 16-year-old banged in four goals as Lion Inn thumped Second Division Leigh Phoenix B 5-0 in the Coronation Cup. Gary Hogan was also on target in the first major knockout trophy of the Leigh & District
A MAN was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after he tackled a blaze at a Clayton-le-Moors pub. Patrick Carter, 50, collapsed in the doorway, drifting in and out of consciousness, after being led out of the
TRADING Standards Officers at St Helens Council have welcomed tough new firework regulations which means that, from October 15, no one under the age of 18 can buy fireworks. Under the old law, the age limit is 16. The new regulations also ban the public
KENNY Dalglish stands between his old club and a Blackburn Rovers return to the Premiership top spot held until the middle of September, writes PETER WHITE. And Rovers must beware a Newcastle United backlash as they bid to maintain their unbeaten away
JOHN Beirne is calling for St Helens Council to hand out fines to travellers who leave residential areas resembling bomb sites when they are moved on. The Marshalls Cross Liberal Democrat councillor says the most recent incident took place in Egerton
COUNCIL chiefs believe the national and regional profile of St Helens will receive a major boost by the £10 million Snowdome to be constructed at Haydock. The scheme is also expected to bring significant spin-off benefits for other tourist facilities
THE WONDER OF PETS by Wally Ashcroft THE problem of how often to bath the dog seems to confuse a lot of dog owners. The answer is quite simple. Whenever his coat becomes dirty and unpleasant. Bathing should not be confused with grooming, which should
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD DRUMMER Allan Wilson, who swung through the 'sixties with the Magic Lanterns beat group, has thrown some extra light on the local pop scene from that hectic and exciting era. And it would seem that St Helens and district was teeming
ALMOST a year after the death of six years-old Rachael Barlow, a memorial trophy has been given in her name. Donated by her mum and dad, Barbara and Steve, it was presented by eight years old Megan Barlow, Rachael's sister, to Ruth Willis of Lancaster
PROMPT action from an alert Metrolink tram driver saved a Bury school from serious damage after a petrol bomb attack. The tram was travelling behind Derby High in Radcliffe Road when the driver spotted flames. He used his radio to notify the Metrolink
CALLS for a public inquiry have been dismissed by Wigan Council leader Peter Smith - because they don't have the power to order one. Hope Carr Green Party candidate Chris Maile led calls for the inquiry, telling the meeting of plans to ask for a judicial
WERE Dr Goebbels, Stalin and Martin Borman alive now, they might hardly believe how contemporary politicians have stolen their clothes to manipulate the levers of local and national power. 'The Party' has become everything. If it's New Conservative, Liberal
A BRAVE late-night shopper ripped a balaclava from the face of a store raider. Three youths burst into a Spa late shop in Borsdane Avenue weilding iron bars and a sawn-off, four-pronged washing line post. They escaped in a stolen red J reg. Mazda, driven
MOTORISTS are being given the chance to have their lights checked by traffic officers from Merseyside Police free of charge as part of a safety drive geared up for the end of British Summer Time and the onset of darker evenings when the clocks go back
IN its bid to prove it is bigger and better than anyone else Leigh Round table has joined forces with the new Sainsbury's supermarket to present a Firework Fantasia at Hilton Park on Wednesday, November 5. The ground of Leigh Centurions RL Club opens
LOCAL construction company, Allen Building Ltd is pressing on with the £2m contract to build a new college hair and beauty facility close to Leigh town centre. The three-storey teaching and administration building will replace an existing facility which
THE proud lions of Heaton Hall are once again in place. And the guardians have yet another job - that of symbols for the Heaton Park regeneration plan. The lead sculptures were winched back into place (pictured) on Tuesday, October 14, following a five-month
Maine Road 2 Prescot Cables 0 Report by BERT TAYLOR THIS was a nightmare for Prescot Cables manager Arthur McCumiskey. Little seemed to go right for him and his assistant Derek Hughes from the moment this game was brought forward from next January. The
MORE than 1,000 shoppers at the Hardshaw Centre in St Helens stopped off to have their blood pressure checked during a three-day event to mark Stroke Awareness Week. The checks, and general lifestyle advice on reducing the risk of strokes, were provided
CHEEKY thieves broke into a white transit van parked behind houses in Hough lane, Tyldesley, on Thursday night and made off with model cars and other equipment estimated to be worth almost £4,000. The thieves struck between 6.30pm when the van was parked
GOVERNMENT inspectors found company records in a "chaotic state" when they investigated a local insurance firm. Investigators found that premiums had not been passed on to insurance companies, and that many insurers used were from out of the country and
Moldgreen 17 Blackbrook 12 BLACKBROOK got off to an excellent start in this closely-contested Conference League Division One encounter at Huddersfield with a second-minute try by prop Colin Smith goaled by Andy Benson. The visitors produced a superb first
THERE will be spooks galore at Halloween this year when St Helens Council holds its annual Ghost Hunt. The fancy dress night has been organised by council rangers and will be held at Sidings Lane, Rainford and the hunt will include some gruesome tales
POLICE arrested two men when they became abusive and refused to move from the grounds of a Wigan hospital. Christopher and John Lyon were found to be the worse for wear for drink. They were detained after rejecting advice from officers to move on from
BURGLAR Eamonn Marchewka terrified an elderly widow in her own bed as he demanded cash to pay for drugs. A court at Bury heard how the 77-year-old - whose husband had died just a week earlier - was awoken at 4.15am by a noise in the bedroom of her home
POLICE are hunting an arsonist who started a massive barn blaze at a farm in Newton-le-Willows. A man was spotted setting fire to the barn at Lawson's Farm in Ashton Road at about 5.45pm on Thursday, Oct 9. It took firefighters nearly 16 hours to extinguish
LEIGH could get back its railway station as part of a package of transport improvements if the 2,500 job creating Xanadu project goes ahead. Council chief Peter Smith conceded at a public meeting called by the 'Skis for Leigh' group that the main problem
TREVOR Machel has been appointed to the Community Drugs Team based in Queen Street, Newton-le-Willows. As family worker, Trevor will offer support and advice to relatives of drug users and will also be instrumental in encouraging the growth of a self
Pilkington Recs 13 Halton Simms Cross 12 HIGH drama and tragedy featured in this contest as Recs snatched a last-gasp victory to progress in the BARLA Lancashire Cup. Drama came from a last-minute touchline conversion from Mark Jackson, while tragedy
A PAIR of ornate, wrought-iron gates valued at more than £8,500 have been stolen from Tower College, Rainhill. The gates were installed just two years ago by the Oxley family who own the primary school in Mill Lane but thieves struck overnight between
A HARD up playgroup in Mosley Common is appealing for public help to keep going after being told an annual grant from the council has been slashed. Lindale Hall Playgroup, which has been established for 22 years, and meets at Lindale Hall, Lindale Road
A TOWN centre nursery is planning to create a weekend stress-free haven for children of broken marriages. But staff at the planned Stonecross Nursery Contact Centre in Leigh are looking for volunteer helpers to make the venture a success. The Centre will
RESULTS St Helens Star Premier Division: Prescot BICC 3 O C Ravenhead 7, Shoe FC 2 Gerard Arms 2, Rifle FC 0 Child FC 8, Pilkington Reserves 4 Globe FC 4, Bold Cherry 1 Anchor FC 3, Holy Cross 5 Beeches Reserves 4. Division One: Railway 2 Wheatsheaf 3
THE Mersey Forest is to feature in a series of Radio Merseyside programmes early in the New Year following interviews with key players in the environmental scheme including a councillor from St Helens. Councillor Pat Robinson of the Mersey Forest Steering
A MAN who spent £1,000 building a fence to stop children from climbing a horse chestnut tree in his garden to get conkers, must wait to see if he has to pull it down. Barry Cook of Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, replaced an old, unstable wall which stood
NEW rugby league teams with feline names seem to be the thing in Burnley and Pendle. Following hot on the heels of the Pendle Lions come the Pendle Panthers, a junior team made up of players from the borough's high schools. The Panthers play their first
FOXHUNTING has many hidden facets. One is the construction of artificial earths and logpiles as cosy convenient homes for foxes. Another is the feeding of foxes. Foxhunters encourage foxes by these methods, but they are no friends of the species. They
STAFF at Burnley Tourist Information Centre have won praise for their friendly and helpful service to visitors. The centre, based at the Mechanics, has been awarded a service standards award by the English Tourist Board and the North West Tourist Board
ONE of the events at Burnley Central library to celebrate National Libraries Week will be a local and family history workshop. It takes place in the reference library on Monday, November 3, from 6.45pm. Admission is free but the number of places is limited
ACCRINGTON Stanley striker Jim McCluskie is out for the rest of the season. The forward snapped his Achilles tendon in Tuesday's defeat to Barrow at the Crown Ground. Accrington chairman Eric Whalley confirmed: "It is bad news and we don't think Jim will
A GROUP of tenants from a troubled Blackburn estate are to be given a first-hand view of how a town hall is trying to solve its housing problems. Tenants from the Roman Road estate are travelling to Ashton-under-Lyne, to take a closer look at the work
RACING driver Aiden Venn could be Britain's next Damon Hill. He's competing for a scholarship that would put him on the road to Formula One Grand Prix. Aiden, 21, from Fence, is one of a handful of hopefuls competing for a place at the world's only motor-sport
WAITING lists and winter emergency pressures were top of the agenda at this week's meeting of the Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Board. A multi-disciplinary group, set up last year, reported on various initiatives, such as the asthma drop-in centre
Farnborough 0 Morecambe 2 MORECAMBE kick off their FA Cup campaign against Altrincham next week but after Saturday's victory they will be relishing the prospect. The Shrimps have a 100 per cent away record and the trip to South Manchester to take on the
THERE'S light at the end of the tunnel for Chris Waddle's Burnley. The season's first win has been followed by good news on the injuries front. Classy defender Steve Blatherwick is almost back to full fitness after having surgery on his knee and it's
THE call to business is: Act now - support St Catherine's Hospice Day Care Extension Appeal and you'll be in good company! It's just £50 a brick and the following firms have already started building: Avalon Group, Chorley have bought 10 bricks; Priory
A LANCASTER man who attacked a 20-year-old student as she made her way home after a night out has been jailed. Preston Crown Court was told that James 'Elton John' Garside committed the offences to be sent back to prison. The court heard that the terrified
UFO experts think a top secret 'Stealth' aircraft is behind a spate of strange night-sky sightings over Burnley and Pendle at the weekend. There were three separate reports of unidentified flying objects within hours. In Brierfield at 9.30pm on Saturday
AS football frenzy hits fever pitch following England's entry into the 1998 World Cup, local fans could be celebrating closer to home. For the Citizen is continuing its soccer ticket giveaway by offering three PNE fans and their guests the chance to see
THERE'S three hostages in a cell. An Englishman, Irishman and an American. One is killed, one gets released and the last one is left. The American sings Amazing Grace. The Irishman hands out imaginary glasses of Guinness, sherry and vodka Martini and
PUPILS of all cultures and backgrounds joined forces for a religious week at Ashton High School, Preston. Children were asked to contribute their ideas and feelings to make up a special Chain of Hope to hang throughout the school on Aldwych Drive. Links
BOOMING demand has led to about 25 new jobs at packaging firm RPC Containers of Guide, which is enjoying a bulging order book for its plastic containers. The firm manufactures containers for products including paint and confectionery, with customers including
SHAKERS' striker David Johnson is on a collision course with one of his heroes. The crunch comes tomorrow afternoon when the quicksilver forward comes face to face - well face to chest! - with his former Man United club captain Steve Bruce. Veteran Bruce
I reply to the letter in last weeks Citizen from MBI spokesman Geoff Wilson. The question remains, did Cllr Geoff Knight mislead the voters of Alexandra ward? I suggest he did. 77 votes were were gained by a candidate who did not put out one leaflet or
THOUSANDS of Fylde aerospace workers are breathing a sigh of relief as Germany finally ended its dithering over Eurofighter. Some 14,000 workers at British Aerospace Warton and Samlesbury have welcomed the news that the German cabinet wants to go ahead
WITH Christmas fast approaching, now is the season of cooking and baking to prepare for hordes of hungry guests. The Citizen has teamed up with Pyrex to offer you some superb sets of glass bakeware to make the task a little easier. The kitchen goods are
"HIS mother could have scored it," was how Preston boss Gary Peters reacted to the dreadful miss by Michael Holt and he added: "Had that gone in it could have been different." It was a bad miss and no-one needs to tell Michael Holt. The way he buried
ST HELENS Ex-Boxers Association will present a fund-raising Cabaret Evening at St Anne's Club, Sutton, on Friday, October 24, from 8pm, admission £1. Vocalists Carol Lesley and Don O'Dell top the bill; compere is Les Howard, and former boxing champions
POLICE have slammed yobs who vandalised a doctor's car while he was acting the Good Samaritan. Dr Kelvin Gill, who practices in the Platt Bridge area, stopped after a school crossing patrol woman was hit by a motorbike on Friday morning at the junction
Distress signals for First Leisure FIRST Leisure's flagship Blackpool operations struggled for business in the key illuminations month of September. The company, which owns Blackpool Tower, the Winter Gardens and the resort's three piers, revealed slow
BUSINESSES are being offered a simple route through the technology maze at an event next week. To celebrate the opening of the Business Link office in Hyndburn, David Baxter, of the Information Society Initiative will be speaking to small and medium-sized
Garswood United 9 Blackpool Mechanics 2 GARSWOOD finally found their goal touch as they handed out this hammering. It took them just 13 minutes to open their account when Hockenhull found the target from 20 yards. And others flowed from Hockenhull (2)
A LEIGH teenager has been nominated for the finals of this year's Greater Manchester Police 'Young Citizen of the Year' award. Darren Speers, 14, of Boston Grove, will join nine other finalists from throughout the Greater Manchester area at a special
A £1 MILLION investment at Hesketh Fletcher High School has been welcomed by headteacher Don Vickers. Investment at the Church of England deanery school now offers huge opportunities for a better education, in both traditional ways and for those seeking
THERE'S a whole heap of trouble brewing in Darwen over an unwanted mound of soil and rubble - and it could be heading for the High Court! Blackburn with Darwen Council and developers Blackthorn Homes Ltd are at loggerheads as to who is responsible for
Haydock 52 Beech Hill Bulldogs nil HAYDOCK made comfortable progress in the Lancashire Cup. Missing a number of regulars, they fielded probably the youngest half-back partnership in the club's history, with Chris Reeves, 17 at stand-off and 18-year-old
A SCHOOLGIRL was lucky to escape with her life when a stolen car careered out of control into her - catapulting the girl seven foot into the air. The 12-year-old was dealt a glancing blow by the out-of-control car which knocked her 20ft down an alleyway
A CAMPAIGN group has been set up to oppose controversial plans to build a wind farm on moorland above Darwen with turbines which could be THREE times as tall as the nearby Jubilee Tower. The group is meeting tonight (Friday, 17th) to urge residents to
FOR THE perfect half-term treat - with a bit of sneaky study thrown in - take the family to Blackpool's Sea Life Centre. The centre is carrying out unique research into the mood swings and intelligence of the octopus. But because Sea Life staff have so
A VITAL animal sanctuary faces a race against time after being told by their landlord - buy up or get out. Dedicated volunteers at the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary, in Oswaldtwistle, are calling on the public to help them raise £190,000 to buy the
THE young and the young-at-heart rallied round to raise cash for Preston's Lancashire and Lakeland cancer unit. Pupils from Fulwood and Cadley CP School in Preston caused a splash when they totted up five miles in the swimming pool. Pal Katie Cammish
PRIORY High School in Penwortham, Preston, played host to religious leaders from churches, mosques and other places of worship. But it wasn't a multi-faith celebration, it was the National Religious Education Festival. The school hosted the week-long
PLANS to provide the people of Fleetwood with the most up-to-date medical facilities have been strengthened with a £55,000 donation. The port-based Lofthouse Foundation has pledged to invest cash in the new Fleetwood Hospital which will mean residents
I REFER to the recent article relating to Mark Hale, Labour candidate for the coming Hope Carr by-election. I must say that he is being extremely presumptuous by promising a Lowton surgery 'when' he is elected (not if). Does he assume that he has already
THE Schoolhouse Players took on a difficult task when they chose to perform the comedy farce Kindly Leave The Stage. The John Chapman play alternates between the actors playing their roles and the actors' "real lives", with the poor prompter frantically
HIV and AIDS workers are urging women to get tested for the illness at a new base in Preston. Figures show there are more than 30 people in Preston who are HIV positive, including many women and a small number of children. Now confidential testing and
RESIDENTS battling to halt plans for a mental home to be established in Penwortham, Preston, have made an emotional plea to a national organisation for help. The Zito Trust - set up by the wife of a man killed by a madman - says two people are killed
LAURA Potts from Leyland, Preston, lived the dream of football fans all over the world last week when she played football on the hallowed turf of Wembley Stadium thanks to Coca-Cola. The 18-year-old joined 179 other lucky boys, girls, men and women at
NORTH End took a large following by road and tail the short journey to Burnden Park for the derby match against high-flying Bolton Wanderers. Preston's captain, Tom Smith, had to miss the game through a bad groin strain, his place and the captaincy going
PUPILS from Radcliffe High School played an important part in a major conference on child emotional abuse and neglect. They performed a self-written play called "See Me, Hear Me" before a packed audience of professionals in law, social work and medicine
Ken Livingstone has been writing restaurant reviews in America. You can tell his plate. It's the one with the far left-overs. There are to be two-tier fare increases on the railways. Many people predicted privatisation would all end in tears . . . Environmentalists
Warriors U9s 12 ST Helens Crusaders 38 THE home side started with a spirited defensive performance for the first ten minutes, but the visitors eventually broke through. Warriors continued their very high work rate in defence and competed to the very end
PRESTON manager Gary Peters took time out from training to receive a well deserved certificate of merit from a team of charitable young footballers. The North End boss received his award from The Ribbleton Red Robins for supporting the side since they
I AGREE wholeheartedly with your correspondent that Darweners can blame themselves. I am a Darwener and have been guilty of shopping out of town. But I woke up to the fact that if people didn't start supporting our businesses, soon we would have no town
BURNING pain, aching muscles, and chronic fatigue . . . these are symptoms we all suffer at one time or another. But imagine feeling like that all the time, so much so that you can't even sleep. That's how sufferers of Fibromyalgia feel and the only moments
TABLE dancing, the American craze that is sweeping Britain, is coming to Bury. But Mr John Saul, owner of Monty's Nightspot, said the sexy dance routines by girls hired from a Manchester agency "would be in the best possible taste." The girls will be
THERE were tears, surprises and soccer stories galore when the Dick Kerrs Ladies got together 80 years after first forming. Preston author Gail Newsham launched her book In a League of their Own about the ground-breaking women who challenged taboos to
BLACKBURN youngsters are being warned to avoid a new craze of getting 'high' by injecting alcohol into their bloodstream. According to a new report from the Home Office, an increasing number of teenagers are injecting vodka straight into their bloodstream
THE RAPE trial of six army officers collapsed sensationally last week when the judge ruled there was no case to answer. The men - including an officer cadet from Preston - were accused of raping a 24-year-old barmaid at the Royal Military College of Science
AN emergency "war council" is preparing to face a final all-out attack over land at Higher Spen Moor. Landowners have lodged a last-minute High Court challenge over Bury Council's insistence that it be in the Green Belt. But the council has already admitted
GIVE ME one of the main striking roles and I'll give you a record-breaking season - that's the defiant message in-form Kevin Gallacher has sent to boss Roy Hodgson. The Scottish striker is in the form of his life for club and country and, with seven league
Will Stone is condemned to a life on dialysis, unless there is urgent Government action. He gave his personal account of his experiences and views on organ transplants. LEADING authorities on Xeno-transplantation attended a conference at the University
A STUNNED father described how he passed the scene of an horrific road crash minutes after it claimed the life of his teenage son. "I couldn't see clearly what had happened but I had a gut feeling that Martin was in some sort of trouble," said Mr John
TWENTY new jobs are in the pipeline for Hyndburn following the announcement that two firms are moving to the borough. Outdoor sport facilities builder G. Thornton (Contracts) Ltd and sister firm Nordon Enterprises Ltd, manufacturer of sports surfaces,
THE RAIN held off and the Last Post sounded when old soldiers from all over the country gathered in Bury for the dedication of a new memorial garden. Situated on the new Tesco store car park at Woodfields, off Peel Way, the garden covers part of the former
A NINE-hole golf course could be built at Radcliffe E'es, but only if local people are prepared to put up with five years of tipping. More than 100 people are expected to pack Radcliffe Hall Primary School next Thursday, October 23, when a public meeting
I WOULD like to pay tribute to my milkman Bernard, who retires after 37 years. No matter the weather conditions our milk was always delivered by 6.30am. I wish him a happy retirement and enjoyable time with his family. J L BLACKLEDGE (Mrs) Feilden Place
THE witches would have found very little room for one of their Pendle meetings when 666 runners invaded the Hill to take part in the Fell Runners Association British Relay Championships, writes GEORGE KIRBY. Nor would they have found space to park their
JUST over 12 months ago I left Larkhill Flats in Blackburn, after being burgled twice in a month. But when I went back to the block I lived in - Ribble House - never have I seen a block deteriorate so much. The lift was filthy and had not been cleaned
WITH only one twentieth of the earth's population, the USA is the world's biggest polluter. It pours out a fifth of the man-made climate-changing emissions that threaten global ruin. But what is the superpower with that record doing about reducing the
ATHERTON SC produced some superb swims for third place in the B Final of the Bolton & District Inter-Club Mini Gala. The event was won by Wigan on 154 points, ahead of Pioneer 79 on 138 and Atherton's 104. Also in the running: Swinton 94, St Helens
SHELTERED housing schemes in Pendle are having open days to let people have a look around. Valley Gardens, Earby, and O'Hagan Court, Brierfield, are both run by Pendle Council. Staff organised the days so that prospective residents could see the accommodation
FIREBUGS have put two childrens' playgrounds out of action in Nelson. It will cost at least £400 to repair the damage to the sites at Mosley Street and at Trodger's Field, off Lomeshaye, and tight council budgets mean it will probably be next March before
RESIDENTS have bombarded Burnley Council with letters objecting to a proposed pizzeria in an area where "an accident is waiting to happen". Since a Spar mini-market opened at Pike Hill, Burnley, in a former Peugeot garage, residents say traffic has increased
WORKERS at a Pendle firm jumped for joy when they heard that Britain's Thrust supersonic car had broken the sound barrier on Monday. Staff at PDS in Nelson designed and made many of the hi-tech parts that helped Thrust become the first land vehicle to
JADE Case has astounded her parents following a major eight hour operation to remove a cancer tumour from her stomach. Jade's mum, Dawn, who has been at the four-year-old's bedside in Alder Hey Childrens Hospital since the operation on Thursday, said:
LEIGH MR have their first away win in the bag. But they nearly ended nervous wrecks. For threequarters of the match at Askam, Miners were totally dominant as they surged to 30-7; for the final 20 minutes they lost the plot as they dithered and were nearly
LEIGH RU gave it their best shot - but they came a copper at Merseyside Police. They went down battling at 32-27, always chasing after surprising the home side by going ahead on a Bullough kick-ahead and touchdown. The Police then forged clear to the
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD I THOUGHT they looked a rum lot! It turns out that the rough-and-ready members of an old-time St Helens rugby team known as the NIBS were blessed with a lively sense of humour. For their title stood for New Inn Boozing Society. The
ATHERTON LR, with six first team regulars still missing, had new signing Danny Mills to thank for an 80th minute winner. They took the lead on eight minutes when forward Simon Burton struck with a header from a corner. Haslingden scored the equaliser
YOUNG swimmers from Tyldesley SC enjoyed a series of PBs in the Holywell Shrimp Gala. Among the best shows was that from Jade Whalley, 8, who took bronze at 25 backstroke, was fifth in the 25 butterfly and breaststroke and was reserve finalist in the
TWO companies have each been fined £3,000 after polluting a stream in St Helens with thousands of litres of diesel, following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. P & H (1925) Limited and Autobar Limited were both convicted of causing
UNIFORM firm Simon Jersey has won two categories in an industry awards scheme. The Altham-based firm won the leisure and manufacturing categories in the British Clothing Industry Association Career and Workwear Awards. The entries were designed by Helen
BRADSHAWGATE businessman Gordon Jackson welcomed the Xanadu project. "Here we have the chance of some inward investment and the spin-off from Xanadu is going to create a bouyant town centre. "We have already had multiples enquiring about sites in Leigh
A ST HELENS firm of solicitors has predicted that the Government may have to pay millions of pounds in compensation after seven former miners won their test case for the condition known as Vibration White Finger. The seven, all represented by J. Keith
HOPE CARR councillor Brian Jarvis told the meeting the council were carrying out their biggest ever consultation exercise. Five hundred letters had been sent to local residents and all observations would be looked at. Referring to the November by-election
PARENTS have been asked to put their children on the alert after a driver tried to lure a nine years-old boy into his car. The Newton West Park schoolboy, who was on his way home after lessons, refused to get into the white car and ran off to tell his
XANADU developers have promised to carry on listening to objectors to the 70-acre snow dome planned for Leigh. And they promised that the public consultation would continue in a bid to allay fears and accommodate demands. Alex McLachan, a director of
A WOMAN thought she was about to be raped after waking to find a man she had been drinking with forcing his way into her bed. Michael John Russell, 47, molested the 18-year-old after they went out drinking together, Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester
BLIND people can now insist that their guide dogs are allowed to travel in taxis. Hearing dogs for the deaf are also covered by the new rules which council bosses brought in this week as a condition of drivers' licences for both public and private hire
BUSINESS is not yet booming, but the green shoots of recovery are already springing up in Radcliffe. Four more vacant shops in the town centre have been given a new lease of life and it is hoped they will encourage other businesses to invest in Radcliffe
LEIGH residents could be living in the shadow of the planned Xanado complex for upto three hours a day in the winter, claims the Green Party. And the Party's prospective candidate in the forthcoming Hope Carr by-election, Chris Maile, says the health
SCHOOLS in Bury will join forces with the health service from October 20 to improve the way in which people prevent, detect and treat head lice. Information displays will be up in doctors' surgeries, health centres, libraries and information centres throughout
EXPERIENCED dancer Debbie York has set up line dancing classes for children who want to join in one of the country's biggest crazes. Debbie, branch manager at St Helens and Newton-le-Willows Co-op Funerals, has performed all over the North West with the
GRAND health club ideas for an old mine managers' house sparked a Green Belt row. Lark Hill House, in Manchester Road, Astley - once the home of the Gin Pit colliery manager and later National Coal Board offices - was at the centre of the scheme which
BURY'S MPs are meeting health bosses today, October 17, in a bid to squeeze out more money to combat bed-blocking. Local doctors have already handed over £500,000 of savings to help get elderly people out of hospital and into a home once they are well
Ashton on Mersey 14 West Park 19 WEST Park's failure to win promotion last season was almost exclusively as a result of away defeats by supposedly weaker opposition. And with 10 minutes left at Ashton on Saturday league leaders, West Park's first defeat
A SIX-STOREY derelict building in Rawtenstall town centre is set for a new lease of life as a restaurant. Councillors are being urged to give the go-ahead to the scheme to convert the building at the bottom of Haslingden Old Road, Tup Bridge. Developers
A CONVENTIONAL marriage proposal was out of the question for a Bury man who went the extra mile to prove his love. Martin Roberts discovered that being up front about his feelings simply wasn't enough - so he sprayed a message on his garage door! Martin
Liverpool St Helens 16 Rosslyn Park 16 LSH got off to a fine start on Saturday when early pressure produced a try after five minutes. A long kick by full-back Salisbury found touch. LSH won the line out and a series of mauls created the space for Matt
HAYDOCK Male Voice Choir are to perform in concert with Morriston RFC choir from Swansea, South Wales, at St Helens Parish Church on Saturday, November 8. Morriston RFC are one of the premier choirs in the UK with a proud tradition inherent in choirs
THE first meetings of the cross-country season were held at the weekend with meetings in Yorkshire and Cheshire. Most successful of the St Helens Sutton AC athletes was Laura Davenport. Running on the usual hilly and testing course at Woodbank Park, Stockport
LEADING citizens are playing their part in combating crime in Ramsbottom town centre. Ramsbottom Rotary Club have, with the help of the local police, purchased a mobile closed-circuit television camera to catch local yobs. The move by the club follows
Thatto Heath 42 Leigh Miners Rangers 10 HEATH bounced back from the club's record league defeat at the hands of Waterhead with this win over Leigh Miners Rangers second string in the second round of the Lancashire County Challenge Cup. After five minutes
EVERYTHING'S coming up roses down at the Ross's Arms. The colourful Astley pub followed up its recent 'Best Pub in Bloom' success with runner-up spot in a national competition to find the best family pub. Delighted Ross's hosts Joan and Peter Dodd picked
SAINTS' half-back Sean Long has had to cancel an eagerly-awaited holiday at the last minute - and he couldn't be happier! The former Widnes and Wigan player was packing for a fortnight's stay in Gran Canaria when the call came on Monday from Great Britain
MYSTERY surrounds a fire which destroyed the Bargain Booze store at Lugsmore Lane, Thatto Heath. Police and the fire brigade are investigating the suspicious fire, which broke out on Thursday night at about 5pm, destroying the store. The off-licence was
Food News, with Christine Rutter GET into the spooky spirit this Hallowe'en and serve up some fiendish feasts sure to leave your party guests enchanted. Stores and bakeries across the county are capturing the magical spirit of Hallowe'en with tricks or
St Helens Town 3 Warrington Town 2 HISTORY repeated itself at rain-soaked Hoghton Road on Saturday where the two rivals produced the same scoreline as in their epic FA Vase meeting at Wembley ten years ago. Highlight of the victory was a superb solo goal
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD IT'S many a month since the old spotlight was swung onto the famous bygone Alma's Cafe, haunt of night hawks and girl-seeking Yanks, which once cast its colourful shadow across the Fingerpost area of St Helens. But it seems that the
MANSFIELD High School's year-11 rounders team have been crowned area champions after they triumphed over Pendle's other secondary schools. They are coached by Fiona Clarke. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images
A DETERMINED St Annes teenager who suffers from a life-threatening disease has been nominated for a top award by her grandmother. Zoe Holt, 17, of Mornington Road, Lytham, suffers from cystic fibrosis, yet has passed all her nine GCSE's with flying colours
YOUR report (LET, October 17) states that "new evidence linking passive smoking with ill health" has been produced by Dr Law and his team. For the sake of accuracy, it should be noted that these findings are based on a review of other people's research
TWO infants and their mother were treated in hospital after smoke from an arson attack on a neighbouring house filled their home. Zarina Rehman, 23, cradled her tiny month-old son Anez, and two-year-old daughter Sana as they sheltered from the early morning
I AM writing out of concern at the announcement that the Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service is to withdraw its service to homeless clients in the evenings and offer only a daytime service. The evening sessions provided by the Homeless Action
INDUSTRIES in Burnley and Pendle are being warned to prepare to use the 'euro' - whether or not Britain is in the vanguard of a single currency. The warning came from Euro MP Mark Hendrick, Labour's economic and monetary affairs spokesman in Europe, after
LEYLAND stores have gone live in the new town centre radio link scheme to fight crime in the run-up to Christmas. Seven shops have signed up, including Kwik Save, Booths, Foodgiant, Spar, Ethel Austin and Sukert chemist, but more are expected to follow
THE Citizen can reveal that the Lancaster punk band which has attracted national and international media attention with their controversial name is a hoax. Last week, posters advertising a single by a new local punk band called the 'Dead Dianas' were
SPORTS Minister Tony Banks is being asked to investigate Clarets' fans fury over ground arrangements at Wrexham. He has been asked to intervene by Burnley MP Peter Pike, who has been approached by angry Burnley supporters. They have told him they had
ROY Hodgson is very much a modern-day manager, his field of dreams being the training ground with time-consuming administrative work left to others, writes PETER WHITE. In fact, the Blackburn Rovers boss admitted: "I don't even know what the players are
A JOB club has cracked open the champagne after getting nearly 300 people to work after just two years of business - leading to a shortage of members. Bosses at the YMCA job club in Preston are over-the-moon after hitting high targets they set themselves
LAST week's city council by-election results produced no surprises with a low turn out voting to maintain the status quo. The Labour Party held on to Morecambe's Alexandra ward and Skerton West while the Conservatives ran out easy winners in Arkholme.
WORRIED parents fear a child will be killed on a road used as a rat-run by speeding drivers. Residents say Hillingdon Road running between Brierfield and Burnley, where many young children live, needs traffic-calming measures to force motorists to slow
KENDAL 17 - PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS 6 from weekend of Oct 11/12 HOPPERS stormed into an early lead thanks to two penalties from skipper Steve Kerry on his first appearance of the season. An injury to Simon Mulholland then gave a first taste of first team
Lancaster City 0 Colwyn Bay 1 LANCASTER fell to their third defeat in a row due to absences of three key players and a below par display of football throughout the match. Scott Bairstow, Jay Flannery and Mark Dobie were all out leaving a huge gap in the
COURSE record-holder Jeff Wright showed just why he's regarded as cycling's 'King of the Rake' when he won Sunday's Lancashire Road Club annual hill climb for the fifth time. The irrepressible Tynesider covered the 970-yard ascent in 2 minutes 21.6 seconds
LANCASTER'S famous Waring and Gillow building is set to enter the new millennium as a retail and leisure complex. This week, property developer Trevor Bargh unveiled plans to convert the historic furniture showroom in North Road into shops, a restaurant
PRESTON'S Trades Council will meet to discuss the findings of a tribunal which found four Preston College lecturers had been unfairly sacked. The findings, which the Citizen exclusively revealed last week, have been circulated to members of the executive
