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Paper skip, Belthorn Road, Belthorn. Proceeds to Guide Dogs for the Blind. Under-16s' disco, Ally Katz Dance Studio, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm-10pm. Doors close 8.15pm. Sale of goods, Mill Hill community centre, New Chapel Street, Blackburn,

BILL GILLEN, the head of Arnold School in Blackpool, is recovering after breaking his ankle in an accident. Teacher Ken Shenton, spokesman for the school, said Mr Gillen was walking home after rehearsals for speech night when he slipped on a wet pavement

COMEDIAN Jimmy Cricket gave pupils at a Blackpool special school their key to freedom last week when he handed over a fully accessible minibus. Head teacher of Highfurlong school, Eddie Jackson, bought the much-needed vehicle from LDV main dealer Dutton

BLACKPOOL could soon be home to a brand new C of E high school in the form of the expansion of St George's High School. Blackpool Borough Council's director of education, Dr David Sanders, and Canon Peter Ballard, education director for the Diocese of

Special tribute to a veteran of British politics AGE certainly cannot dim the firebrand. For even on the verge of ninety, battling Barbara Castle was still at it -- once more taking on the Labour leadership...and winning. Yet, if it was a birthday bonus

TRY telling manager Bryan Robson that Middlesbrough have the best supporters in the land. That was the conclusion from recent research which compared average gates for last season to the size of population in a club's area. This crude measurement brought

A BANK manager who raised more than £1,410 by taking part in the Tall Ships race off the East Coast of America has donated the cash to Blackburn Samaritans. Alison Slingsby, who used to belong to the Samaritans in Blackburn, sailed in the race in June

YOUNG people who have worked towards making Lancashire a safer place could be in line for a new award and a £100 prize. Lancashire Partnership Against Crime Ltd is working in conjunction with Lancashire Juvenile Liaison Association Ltd to introduce The

REGISTERED voluntary youth organisations in Blackburn and Darwen can learn about the new government scheme, Connexions, which will affect all young people aged 13-19 from April 2001. Connexions has been set up to try to ensure more young people get the

A BUSINESSMAN was ordered to pay more than £3,000 compensation and £500 costs after illegally claiming disability benefits. Mohmed Namaji, 49, of Buchanan Street, Chorley, was also given a four month suspended sentence at Preston Crown Court after pleading

SEEING the latest advertisement on television this week by a multiple electrical retail store telling us how they keep lowering prices, I did not rush to buy. I reckon if I am patient and wait long enough, their goods will be free. G WHEATMAN (Mr), Whalley

IN support of Brian Watson's remarks about alternative fuels (Letters, October 2), I remember a fuel patented by a man from Southport in either the late 1950s or early 1960s, which consisted of 83 per cent water and no conversion was necessary in order

IN the Lancashire Evening Telegraph last week, there were two job vacancies advertised for Blackburn with Darwen Council. One was for a Crime and Disorder Manager at a salary of £28,000 per annum; the other was for a Best Value Manager, salary £35,000

A MEDICAL watchdog body has decided to hold a full public hearing after allegations of serious professional misconduct against a doctor who runs an East Lancashire slimming clinic. The General Medical Council, which has the power to strike off doctors

UP-FOR-GRABS Rovers midfielder Billy McKinlay insists he has an open mind on his future as he weighs up the possibility of a return to Scotland. Scottish Premier League sides Aberdeen and Motherwell are both keen to sign the former Dundee United player

I WAS present at the count on Thursday night after the John O'Gaunt by-election. The results had been announced, with the Liberals taking the seat from Labour. I was stood next to Sheila Kavanagh when Ruth Henig came across to her and commented: "I hope

LANCASHIRE police chiefs are warning the public to be on their guard following recent terrorist attacks in London. The Real IRA is believed to be behind the recent rocket attack on the MI6 building in the capital -- the third such incident since June

A PRESTON postman has his head in the clouds planning an extraordinary charity walk. But Raymond Atkinson, 52, from Magnolia Road, Penwortham, is on a wing and a prayer appealing for an airline to help him realise his dream flight on the wing of an aeroplane

A NEW political party has been set up to contest the Preston by-election and challenge the Parliamentary seat of Home Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw at next year's General Election. The Lancashire Socialist Alliance (LSA) say they aim to attract

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding a radical shake-up in Leyland's drug prevention policy following dawn raids on a number of suspected heroin dens in the Moss Side and Wade Hall areas of town. More than 300 officers took part in the operation codenamed 'Trigger

A 12-DAY trek across the challenging Chilean plains might not be everyone's cup of tea but, for a Preston mum, it is a hike worth conquering! For school clerical assistant, Pat Aitchison, of Cromwell Road, Ribbleton, hopes to raise stacks of cash for

DETECTIVES have renewed their appeals for a taxi driver to come forward. Mr McKay's body was found at the entrance to a car park in Netherwood Road, Burnley, at 1.50am on Sunday by the mystery driver and a prostitute he had gone there with for sex. Despite

Pollution in river leaked from tip MAGISTRATES fined Lancashire Waste Services £14,000 for polluting the River Brun. The company pleaded guilty at Pennine Magistrates, Reedley, to two offences last December, when leachate, a liquid which collects at the

AFTER a busy summer in Williamson Park the Dukes start their autumn season this weekend with The Glass Menagerie, a classic drama by Tennessee Williams. Set in St Louis, Missouri, in the 1930s, a woman has been abandoned by her feckless husband and struggles

RESTORATION work on the run-down railway station at Carnforth is due to start next week. And campaigners who have helped raise £1.5 million to fund the revamp, have appealed for passengers who are fed-up with the current state of the station to be patient

PEOPLE power has won the day at Wesley House with Methodist Homes deciding to put on hold its decision to close it down in March. Last week The Citizen revealed that 40 pensioners living at the home near Dalton Square were devastated after hearing that

LAWYERS representing Stanley Henig this week failed in a bid to kick out a libel claim against the former council leader. At a pre-trial review at the High Court in Manchester on Monday a judge considered arguments from lawyers asking for the action,

A TOP level inquiry has been launched to investigate the confusion surrounding the ownership of Morecambe's Winter Gardens. Although £1.2 million of public and charitable funds were spent renovating the outside of the landmark building, supporters of

CLEANSING chiefs in Pendle are giving advertisers the chance to reach every home in town -- with an offer they say they can't refuse. The council reckon local businesses can clean up by promoting their firms and products on bin liners which go out to

PRESTON six-a-side league is looking for three new teams for the season which kicks off late this month. All games are played on an Astroturf pitch, five minutes from the town centre, and the league has FA qualified referees, on-site administration and

FOR the second week running Preston scored first in the game only to fall away and lose. Preston's goal was scored by Laura Walker when, after ten minutes, she neatly skipped past a couple of the Hopwood defenders before cooly placing the ball in the

IT was a good weekend for Leyland Warriors with three wins for the U13s, U16s and U14s girls and a defeat for the U12 squad. The U16s put on a superb team display to beat Foley Lane 28-8, showing good creativity in attack. Led by Dan Lofthouse (2 tries

Chemists on duty this weekend are: Morecambe 12.30pm -1.30pm Sunday -- Cohen's Chemists, 99 Lancaster Road Morecambe. Lancaster: 6-7pm Sunday --J N Murray Ltd, 2 Broadway, Skerton, Lancaster Carnforth: Mon, Tues Wed Thurs (except Bank Holiday): Forest

A WHOLE host of cuddly, furry farmyard animals took centre stage at Preston's Savick Primary School at the weekend to raise much-needed cash for school funds. The pet show and Autumn fair took place on Saturday afternoon (September 30) at the school in

BUS firm Stagecoach Ribble has announced the end of the long-standing pay dispute with its drivers. The region's bus drivers have voted to accept a pay offer, spelling the end of industrial action, which has led to 15 one-day strikes since May. The decision

FARINGTON'S lottery players have hit the jackpot following a long-running wrangle with Camelot chiefs. Five years ago, a Farington newsagents pleaded with Camelot for a ticket machine claiming that residents had to travel miles to Leyland to buy a National

CAMPAIGNERS urged parents to back a move to protect their youngsters from the killer disease Meningitis. The move followed an announcement by the Meningitis Research Foundation that revealed cases of the disease had risen by 38 per cent in East Lancashire

AN INVITATION has gone out to artists in Leigh who can turn a town centre eyesore into a beautiful mural. A creative mind is needed to make the Boulevard easy on the eye after the former shopping arcade was burnt to the ground in August. Town centre bosses

By Paola Alvino A MAN who is a deadringer for Matthew Kelly has been signed up by a top London lookalikes agency. After just three months on the books of Derek's Doubles - recently featured in a TV documentary - Antony Jenkins presented his first show

FIRE chiefs today slammed arsonists who torched a house just yards away from where mother and child died after a blaze in their home. An investigation has been launched to find the people responsible for Tuesday night's fire at a house in Lonsdale Street

THINK pies -- think supermodels! That's the claim from one East Lancashire firm, which claims its products are the latest fashion accessory. For fashion models strutted their stuff as part of London's Fashion Week and stepped off stage to tuck into Holland's

ANGRY parents from Atherton packed a meeting on Tuesday to discuss how to fight the current high school selection criteria. More than 100 mothers and fathers went to Chowbent Primary to hear how they could battle against the system, which is seeing their

LITERARY genius James Hilton's work could soon be back in print and on television. Fans of the Leigh storyteller are now planning a welcome for the author of Goodbye Mr Chips. The inaugural meeting of The James Hilton Society was held appropriately at

A BOY knocked down by a council dumper truck has been awarded £800,000 compensation. Alan Keegan was just five years old in July 1988 when he was walking with his mother and brother along the pavement of Millers Lane, Platt Bridge. The council was carrying

A GOLBORNE lecturer turned student - and took up a new career. Working life began at 40 for Barbara Bound when she did her first degree. Now at almost 50 she has started her own business relieving pain and stress for patients at her treatment rooms in

I HAPPENED to be reading your paper while watching: "The children who cheated the Nazis" and tears cam all to easily for those children. Tears came too for the residents of Wesley House, how many more times we must hear of the elderly and children losing

I WAS very interested to read Hilton Dawson's letter last week which seems to be trying to spread the blame for the Blobby fiasco across the political spectrum. Sorry Hilton you can't wash your hands of the costly disaster so easily at this late stage

BJFF U10s 7 OUR LADY 0 J BROUGH and C Openshaw scored before half-time. More good football saw another goal by J Brough also T Lord and J Smith scoring one each and A Harper rounding off with two fine goals. BJFF U10s 8 OUR LADY 2 BJFF led with a goal

CARLETON A are the early leaders at the start of a new season in the Premier Division of the Lytham St Annes and District Table Tennis League after their 9-1 victory over Ansdell Arena C team. AXA (Guardian) B secured a good 8-2 win over Ansdell Arena

Middleton Rhinos 16 Scorpions 44 BLACKPOOL Scorpions set the early pace by scoring from the kick-off. The forwards had driven the ball deep into the Middleton half and on the last tackle the ball arrived in Campbell's hands for him to dive over in the

FLEETWOOD GYM A U9s 2 YMCA A 2 FLEETWOOD GYM B U9s 3 YMCA B 2 GYM just edged a 5-4 aggregate victory. Two goals by Joe Van-Breemen put YMCA's A ahead only for Gym to snatch an equaliser in the last minute. The B contest ended with the Gym notching a narrow

I'D like to reply to your comments on Tyldesley. Yes, you're right, Tyldesley is a dump. Why? Because Wigan Metro would rather spend our council tax sprucing up Wigan, Leigh and Atherton -- Tyldesley is and always has been the poor relation. The reason

ONE of the companies involved in the construction of Lancaster's landmark Millennium Bridge has gone bust. The firm responsible for all the steel fabrication work on the bridge has recently passed into receivership. And the main contractor, Henry Boot

Blackpool 0 Norwich 5 (agg 3-8) AN IMPRESSIVE Norwich side swept away Pool's Worthington Cop dreams. Despite a spirited first half performance the Canaries were too good for an already shaky Seasiders defence writes Chris Reece. Darrel Russel put his

PAUL Cook will shrug off the cat-calls of the Turf Moor boo-boys to continue to try and help Burnley's ascent up the Nationwide League. The midfield play-maker was harshly singled out for criticism by a section of the crowd during the Clarets' 1-1 draw

POLICE in Leyland are appealing for witnesses to a vicious town centre assault last Friday night. The attack took place on September 29, between 11pm and 11.30pm, in Hough Lane, Leyland, near to the junction with School Lane. Police say a 21-year-old

DIGGING up the dirt on the war against waste in Lancashire took a turn in the right direction with the unveiling of a recycling weapon to tackle organic waste. Internationally renowned environmentalist, Dr David Bellamy and South Ribble MP, David Borrow

SOUTH Cumbria's Parkinson's disease nurse specialist Audrey Stainton has been presented with a laptop computer to help her with her work. The computer, which has been provided by the Furness branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society, will enable Audrey

CARRYING heavy bags of shopping home could become a thing of the past. Tesco in Morecambe has launched a 'Shop and Go' scheme - a trial home delivery scheme. Customers simply shop the usual way but leave delivery to the Tesco staff. The service is available

TODDLERS at a Poulton nursery were treated to a tasty surprise when a top hotel chef visited their school to serve up some marzipan delights. Youngsters from Happy Days Nursery in Carr Lane, Poulton, made marzipan summer fruits with a helping hand from

THE MILLENNIUM Doom is on the move and will be set up at Callender Caravans in Scotland Road, Carnforth, for a limited period. The interactive alien adventure has spooked many people at its base in Lancaster and is now moving to a number of venues. A

IT may not be Pavarotti and chums but the Tenorissimo show has had them standing on their seats in appreciation at venues across the country. And the three tenors will be singing songs from the classics at the Dome in Morecambe on October 14. Starring

THE Government has earmarked a massive £85,000 for a new fast-track chest pain clinic at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Patients in Blackpool suffering from recurrent chest pain will soon be able to receive speedier diagnosis and treatment at the Rapid

ASDA has organised a family fun day to raise money for the Breast Cancer Care Campaign. The campaign, called Tickled Pink, has already raised £1 million and shoppers at the store on October 14 will be able to help by buying from a range of specially selected

TREKKING across the Sahara Desert and dog-sledding in the Arctic Circle are just two of the many exciting activities organised to raise money for charity. The challenge events are one of the most successful ways of raising much-needed funds for charities

IT not the was not the usual holiday experience of a paddle in the sea, a stick of rock and a ride up the Tower for Oxfordshire visitor Stephen Northrop when he visited Blackpool this week. The 38-year-old transport enthusiast made his 30th annual trip

THERE will be a wide range of free family fun activities this Saturday at the Adult College at White Cross in Lancaster to celebrate Family Learning Day. The college is hosting a Roman themed day where you can join in with making your own mosaics, surf

A NEW high-profile safety campaign is under way in Blackpool for the autumn. Police and council road safety officers have launched the campaign to make people aware of the importance of wearing a seatbelt when driving in the resort. Running throughout

THERE will be an insight into the running of the Duke's Theatre during an illustrated talk by Bridget Halldearn at the Platform in Morecambe during Tuesday lunchtime. Bridget will be giving an explanation of how the theatre is funded, what they aim to

PARCELFORCE is warning people on the Fylde about a hoax caller who is trying to trick householders into saying when they will be away from home. The caller says they are from Parcelforce and then asks when somebody will be in to receive a parcel. The

STARS from stage and screen will gather in Blackpool this week to pay tribute to Danny La Rue as he celebrates more than half a century in showbusiness. In the first ever Variety Club of Great Britain get-together in the resort, big names such as Coronation

MEMBERS of a Thornton club were bowled over when they received the keys to their brand new pavilion this week. The posh new brick building built by Barratt replaces Thornton Bowling Club's old run-down pavilion which had stood for over 80 years. And there

A LANCASHIRE historic house brings this season's event calendar to a close next month when month when it welcomes back a multitude of much-loved miniatures. Leighton Hall, the Carnforth home of the Gillow Reynolds family, celebrates a decade of hosting

MORECAMBE's promenade is set to be transformed by a blaze of colour on Saturday when the resort's new hi-tech illuminations are officially switched on. The Mayor of Lancaster, Cllr Edna Jones, will do the honours, helped by her chosen "leading light"

ASTLEY and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club hosted the British Team Championship semi-final and final, sponsored by the Leigh Journal and Bolton Evening News, at their Gin Pit circuit on Sunday. In the first semi-final Southampton easily swept aside the

UP-FOR-GRABS Rovers midfielder Billy McKinlay insists he has an open mind on his future as he weighs up the possibility of a return to Scotland. Scottish Premier League sides Aberdeen and Motherwell are both keen to sign the former Dundee United player

PAUL Cook will shrug off the cat-calls of the Turf Moor boo-boys to continue to try and help Burnley's ascent up the Nationwide League. The midfield play-maker was harshly singled out for criticism by a section of the crowd during the Clarets' 1-1 draw

LSA started the Northern League (Div 1) season with a stylish convincing win against North East team Norton. The visitors were overwhelmed by some fast flowing hockey scoring six before the break. The majority came from well worked penalty corners where

ST ANNES cricket professional Dave Callaghan had another superb season in the Bay 96.9 Northern Premier League writes Gerry Wolstenholme. He scored a magnificent 912 runs and took a league-leading 60 wickets. Also in the runs for St Annes was the evergreen

TWO heroic strikes either side of the half time whistle were enough to ensure Preston forgot their midweek misery in the Worthington Cup, eclipsing that defeat with this magnificent victory. Once again, it was down to pocket rocket Jon Macken to lead

LAND Rover dealership Hillendale, of Nelson, has appointed Tony Poscha as workshop controller. Tony, pictured left, brings a wealth of experience to the position having worked with Rover products for 33 years. "When I left school at 15 I joined a very

THIS year's harvest was a triple celebration for members of a Rossendale church. Parishioners of St James' Church, in Church Road, Haslingden, celebrated the Harvest of Change and brought to a close almost two years of work on the building's £200,000

By Mark Donaghy POLICE were called to a Leigh supermarket when a group of men and women threatened staff. The 10 people became violent when they were stopped by employees at Asda who claimed they tried to leave the store without paying for cans of Stella

AN ATHERTON school that was picked out of a hat to perform at the Millennium Dome has returned to tell the tale. Children of St Richard's RC Primary, Atherton, were a smash hit with their music, dance and animation spectacular, which they performed in

CAN any of your readers shed any light on the droning noise during the night in the Maudland Bank area. I certainly don't think it's trams running because I'm used to this. Perhaps the railway has installed new equipment or something. Please help -- I'm

I FEEL that I really must reply to the letter headed Shocked to Read Blasphemous Remark which I read in The Citizen's September 21st issue. In my opinion in no way was the writer trying to or indeed was blasphemous. God is our father and like all children

By Paola Alvino NEW strike days have been announced on local buses following First Manchester's failure to resolve a pay dispute. Escalation of industrial action will be effective from Friday, October 13, and further strike days are earmarked for October

BLACKPOOL Victoria has found the perfect remedy for two areas of hospital life needing "treatment". A new commercial centre for out-patients to await appointments in comfort is under way, as is a booked admission project to change the way patients are

STAFF at two Blackpool council-run rest homes who were excluded from a co-operative takeover have now joined forces with the other homes in a bid to save them all. Workers at Whitegate Manor and Stratford House were furious when they read in The Citizen

LANCASHIRE Constabulary has welcomed with open arms the Human Rights Act 1998 which came into force this week. Assistant Chief Constable John Vine, pictured here, said the Act would have a huge effect on daily work within the force. He added: "It will

WHEN it comes to making your mark at the Millennium Dome, Blackpool-born Emma Nicholson is head and shoulders above everyone else. For Emma, who hails from Bispham, can boast one of the most sought-after jobs inside the Greenwich attraction. She is one

HOLIDAY camp king Sir Fred Pontin died at the age of 93 this week, leaving behind a reputation for heralding Blackpool's golden age in tourism. Sir Fred, pictured here, passed away at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on September 30 after a stroke but although

HAVE you ever wondered about who you might have been in a past life? If you are curious and go to a regression therapist don't be disappointed if you weren't Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar or Emily Pankhurst. Because, according to Lancashire regression therapist

A SOUTH SHORE student has scooped a top poetry prize in Lancaster Litfest's 23rd annual festival competition. Shelly Dawn Miller, 20, who has just begun a social and political sciences degree at Cambridge, found a leaflet for the literary contest in Blackpool

A GOLFER dressed as a millennium bug was top of the leader board in Wilpshire Golf Club's ladies millennium fancy dress competition. And Judith Dawson's team of three also won through in the nine-hole shoot out tournament held on the course. Lady captain

WATER companies have put a plug in leaks, cutting leakage levels by almost 35 per cent since 1994, according to industry watchdog group Ofwat. North West Water, which serves most of East Lancashire, met its leakage target for 1999/2000, according to Ofwat's

A BUSINESSWOMAN has offered to give state-of-the-art pain relief machines to the East Lancashire Hospice in memory of a cancer victim. Vicky Lee, whose Blackburn firm Advanced Pain Management makes the devices worth £100, has offered to give one to the

A FORMER Blackburn lawyer who was "struck off" the official list of solicitors has been declared bankrupt. Bushra Anwar, who claimed to be the town's first Asian woman solicitor, was declared bankrupt at Blackburn County Court. Miss Anwar, 39, of Beardwood

THE owners of the shabbiest part of Blackburn's central shopping centre have pledged to revamp the area -- but won't say when. Standard Life have come under pressure to improve Lord Square as Blackburn with Darwen Council's £11million refurbishment plans

THE SOUTH African Cricket Board has agreed to pay Rishton the long-standing debt left by Corrie Jordaan, if the former professional won't cough up himself. Rishton were owed £800 by Jordaan after sending him an advanced air fare ahead of his anticipated

GYMNAST Craig Heap was not clowning around when he thought about joining a circus. The 27-year-old was so disillusioned with his Lottery funding that he was thinking of using his acrobatic skills elsewhere and was lured by the money available in the circus

DURING the war while training in the Royal Navy at HMS Valkyrie II, Douglas, Isle of Man, I spent some time in sick bay. I was nursed by a nurse called Beryl Bond whose father, I believe, owned "Bonds the Fishmongers" in Blackpool. After we were demobbed

ANYBODY who has heard Lib-Dem MEP Chris Davies speak is left in no doubt that he is sincere in his fervent belief in the European adventure. However, Al Capone and Dillinger were both convinced that they were public benefactors and not hoodlums. It is

The United Kingdom of pensioner poverty, A demographic time bomb bereft of dignity. In a nation that's rich there's been a very poor deal And those that won freedom can hardly pay for a meal. An ageing population should be celebrated and applauded But

THE people of Blackpool, especially those who depend directly on the visitor for their livelihoods, should be aware of the contents of a recently released document in the Town Hall. It shows that since the exorbitant hike in car parking charges imposed

FED up with Olympic sailing, which I don't understand, I turned over from BBC 1 to 2 in the early hours of last Friday to watch the BBC Learning Programme "The World's Best Athlete". It was some boffin trying to formulate a new scoring system for the

THIS week saw the 33rd anniversary of the launch of Radio 1. The innovative station changed the age of the wireless to the radio. I'll never forget tuning in that first morning in 1967. It was brilliant. Everyone remembers the first record played by Tony

A LOWTON pensioner has hit out at increased parking charges at Wigan and Leigh infirmaries. In Linkline - the Pensioners' Link newsheet - this week he asks why it has been necessary to remove parking concessions for the disabled, many of whom are unable

LEIGH lad Terry Hutchinson has lived abroad for over a quarter of a century. But despite the higher quality of life in both South Africa and New Zealand, there's one thing the 51-years-old Westleyther misses - and that's Yates and Greers pork pies. There

I'M missing the Oz-lympics. Deflation set in as soon as the rings on Sydney Harbour Bridge exploded in a fireworks delight never to be seen again. What a fantastic 17 days. I, like many fans, have eaten, slept and watched every sport imaginable - often

LEIGH Centurions officials are still working towards finding a conclusion to the Stuart Donlan-Mickey Higham transfer saga. Both are still being tracked by Halifax Blue Sox and have put in formal transfer requests in a bid to continue their careers in

A PIAZZA to be proud of. That's the aim for Radcliffe town centre. An improvement scheme for the square was unveiled by council architect Nick Atherton at the latest Radcliffe Area Board town centre sub group. The call for improvements was made by Councillor

CHEERING though it is that a pint of beer is cheaper here in Lancashire than anywhere else, a sober look at our pub trade does not show this reflected by a boom. To begin with, even in our low-cost region, the price of beer has always run ahead of inflation

PUPILS at Hodgson High School in Poulton have swept the boards at this year's Fleetwood Music and Arts Festival, coming first in six different musical categories. The victories make this Hodgson's best year yet at the festival, which was held at Marine

Food News, with Amanda Killelea FEAST on fruit and vegetables and you will stay healthy and looking good. That's the message from the Fresh Produce Consortium for this year's Food Awareness Week. The British Dietetic Association initiative, which starts

MEMBERS of St Silas's Mothers' Union and their friends enjoyed a French night in the Parish Centre, Preston New Road, Blackburn. They had a supper of French onion soup, French bread and wine, a wine tasting and heard a fascinating talk on wine by Roger

GREEN-fingered folk were rewarded for their gardening skills at the annual Blackburn with Darwen allotment presentations. The mayor and mayoress, Coun Jack Bury and Pamela Rodgers, presented cups and certificates to winners of the best cultivated plots

WE applaud Stewart Wade for his remarks (Letters, September 29) which won your prize for letter of the week. To Stewart's credit, he pointed out the assets that Blackburn has to offer. His thoughtful considerations included the whole of Blackburn and

HAVING carefully perused your last three editions, I find you quite rightly reported a total of 52 items concerning general crime-some so-called petty and the majority quite serious. In the same three editions, there appeared a grand total of five traffic-related

THIS week it will be interesting to hear what the Tories have to say, if anything, about social services. In the years before 1997, whenever the Conservatives gave additional funding for education, the rate-capped boroughs were expected to chip in with

I WAS delighted to read (LET, September 30) that the government has given a 'pledge' to the Labour leader on Pendle Council that it will extend the life of the 'New Deal' scheme for schools which initially was launched for three years. I echo Councillor

A CAR BREAKER claimed this week that his Crown Court trial was stopped to avoid embarrassing the police! And Greater Manchester Police have confirmed to The Journal that some staff from the auto crime unit have been arrested and suspended. An internal

BROTHERS Ebenezer and Ben Higham would hardly have believed back in the 1870s that their new band would still be blowing strong in the 21st century. The Highams started Ellenbrook and Boothstown Band in 1875 assisted by St Mary's Church curate the Rev

A DISGRACED family doctor who risked his career for less than £100, has been spared a jail term, but paid the price with a "bill," for almost £6,500- and his professional reputation. Dr Shiv Prasad Dey, 48, walked from Burnley Crown Court a free man -

THE Centurions will be kicking their heels instead of kicking off when the new Northern Ford Premiership season starts on December 3. The Journal has discovered that Leigh have been told they must sit out the first round of matches and can only start

I WAS the person anonymously commended by Citizen Smith for 'decency' and 'bravery' the other week. Therefore I'm sure he already knows the answer to last week's question whether I 'still honestly believe that nobody did anything wrong' over Blobby. I

DIGGING up the dirt on the war against waste in Lancashire took a turn in the right direction with the unveiling of a recycling weapon to tackle organic waste. Internationally renowned environmentalist, Dr David Bellamy and South Ribble MP, David Borrow

PRESTON'S top cop, Pauline Clare (pictured), will open the National Conference of Senior Women Officers in Blackpool next month. Speakers from up and down the country will join the chief constable at the special conference which is aimed at supporting

COMMUNITY groups in Preston and South Ribble have received an early Christmas gift after receiving cash handouts from the Millennium Festival Awards for All grants scheme. Nearly 1,000 North West groups have been awarded various cash amounts totalling

CAMPAIGNERS from a Preston action group are rallying their troops in a last ditch attempt to persuade the government to quash plans to build 950 homes on the former Whittingham Hospital site, near Preston. The Goosnargh and Whittingham Action Group have

A BLUE metal cash box and building society book was stolen from a corner shop in Maitland Street, Preston, on Friday, September 22, at around 4pm. Four youths ran into the store and, while one distracted the owner, the others sneaked behind the counter

FRIENDS at the Talbot Hotel, Burnley, where Iain McKay played pool are still devastated at the horror of his murder. Tina Southern, wife of the licensee, said: "Everybody is just stunned. It has not sunk in yet. They are devastated." She added: "We have

TWO robbers wielding a knife terrified staff and customers at a Lancaster travel agents on Saturday afternoon. The raiders pushed their way into Bell Travel (pictured) in St ffrancis Passage at 3.30pm and threatened one of the staff with a yellow Stanley

MUMS and dads went back to school to study computers. A special course has been introduced at Towneley High School, Burnley, to teach parents how to be mouse friendly. Six adults have already started on the first eight-week course on Word, which will

DRUGS have been recovered from the workplace of murder victim Iain McKay. Police investigating the brutal and cold-blooded slaying of the known bootlegger and drug dealer revealed that they had recovered substances believed to be drugs from the TRW factory

LABOUR suffered a devastating bye-election defeat in Lancaster's John O'Gaunt ward last week. The Labour stronghold fell to the Liberal Democrats after Labour's vote was split in two by independent, Shelia Kavanagh, widow of the late John O'Gaunt councillor

A DISGRACED family doctor who risked his career for less than £100, has been spared a jail term, but paid the price with a "bill," for almost £6,500- and his professional reputation. Dr Shiv Prasad Dey, 48, walked from Burnley Crown Court a free man -

IT may only be October but preparations are well under way for this year's Christmas Child Appeal which is aiming to deliver up to one million Christmas gifts to under-privileged children in Eastern Europe. On Sunday night, stunning Welsh singer Nia will

WHERE does Morecambe end and Heysham begin? That's the question a Heysham councillor wants local people to consider as ward boundaries are redrawn under a local government review. The old Heysham North ward has been merged into Morecambe and Cllr Patricia

WHAT changes can we expect to see in the new millennium? Reporter Paul Wilkinson has talked to local people who are working to influence the world we live in. This week he interviews a leading complimentary healer about health care in the 21st century

PENDLE'S first 20mph zone was officially launched with the message to drivers: Cut your speed. The zone, which covers hundreds of homes, is bordered by Hibson Road, Chapelhouse Road and Railway Street and includes Marsden Primary School. A range of traffic

GOLFERS from across the region descended on Ingol, in Preston, to take part in the North West Seniors League President's Day. Despite the valiant efforts of more than 80 golfers who took part, nobody could achieve the 'hole in one' at the 12th -- even

THERE was only ever going to be one winner of Hoppers' game against Camberley as the home side committed too many handling errors and lacked quickness of thought. A well-struck Chris Glynn penalty gave Hoppers an early lead. The brothers Lough then combined

POLICE in Leyland are appealing for witnesses to a vicious town centre assault last Friday night. The attack took place on September 29, between 11pm and 11.30pm, in Hough Lane, Leyland, near to the junction with School Lane. Police say a 21-year-old

A MAN who was freed last year in connection with the death of Preston student Janet Murgatroyd will be back in court tomorrow (Friday, October 6). Police issued a summons on Andrew Philip Greenwood, of The Maltings, Penwortham, on Monday, in connection

RIBBLE buses announced they were to cut services across East Lancashire as part of a cost-cutting review. The announcement came along with news that fares were also set to be increased and jobs lost due to the rising cost of oil prices.

THE people of Hyndburn had the opportunity to meet the borough's mayoress during an 'At Home' event at Accrington Town Hall. Councillor Sandra Hayes (pictured) met folk for a chat in the Mayor's parlour as part of an event aimed at giving residents of

MORE than 50 photographs have been chosen to go through to the next stage of the Hyndburn millennium timeline photography competition. The pictures, along with 38 selected from a schools' competition, will be featured in an exhibition at the Haworth Art

LOCAL yachtsman Andrew Hindley is facing what has been described as "judgement day" today. The Accrington born sailor is second in command on the revolutionary Team Philips -- the fastest racing catamaran ever built -- which today will be launched from

THE owner of a popular cooked chicken shop which shocked customers by closing unannounced last week says he will return to Accrington. A week ago shoppers found The Womble Inn had been emptied, right down to fixtures and fittings. Staff at neighbouring

COUNCILLORS have voted to back proposals for a controversial sports centre and licensed bar at a high school. After spending an hour discussing the proposal, during which opponents of the scheme heckled and cheered councillors as they spoke, members of

A CONVICTED double murderer whose campaign to clear his name is being backed by his MP is calling for people to pray for his release. Photographic salesman Peter Fell, of Great Harwood was given two life sentences in 1984 for the motiveless and brutal

FORMER Leigh lad Terry Hutchinson has lived and worked abroad for over 20 years - yet still craves his home town pork pies. And when he arrived 'home' on Thursday he was met by mum Doreen with his favourite Yates and Greers tasty treat. Terry, who has

By Brian Gomm EDUCATION chiefs daren't give 12 year-old Adam Simpson a place at his favourite school. Tyldesley lad Adam wanted to go to Fred Longworth High but couldn't get a place at the oversubscribed school which currently has over 1,200 pupils. Adam

By Brian Gomm THE end is nigh for picturesque Sacred Heart church. Soaring maintenance costs have forced the community to reluctantly vote for the demolition of the 19th century church and adjoining presbytery at Hindsford. Over 60 per cent of those who

A CAR BREAKER claimed this week that his Crown Court trial was stopped to avoid embarrassing the police! And Greater Manchester Police have confirmed to The Journal that some staff from the auto crime unit have been arrested and suspended. An internal

REPAIR work at Anchorsholme pumping station is shrouded in secrecy as tight-lipped workmen refused to reveal exactly what they have been doing there. Giant black pipes which are now poking out from the top of the pumping station have been erected as part

I FULLY support a significant local honour to Jason Queally. But could not the whole pedestrian and cycle route from Morecambe to Caton be called the Jason Queally Goldway? The likeness to fingernails of the chamfers at the top of the pylons, is already

In response to the letter from M Daniels Laing. WHERE on earth are people getting the information from that the dome is closing. As a member of the Bubbles management board I can clearly state that all members from all groups, and also the staff have

THE Chinese have a quaint practice in their legal system for petty offenders, it is the 'Letter of Self Recrimination'. Under this system those committing minor offences, such as insulting a government official, write a public apology explaining to the

EVEN I have been amazed by the rank hypocrisy and arrogance of the EU officials and Europhile politicians in this country following the result of the Danish referendum on the Euro. The Danish people quite magnificently resisted months of relentless pressure

RE: the letter from Ray Hill, Lancaster. He admits to being a Labour supporter, so it is only natural that he has a snipe at the present administration, after all it is part of the game. However, he should remember the saying about people in glass houses

I'VE just read Hilton Dawson's letter in your last edition. There really is no excuse for him. Can he really and truly be as stupid as his letter reveals? Or is he trying to construct a rather pathetic and questionable defence in case the District Auditor

HAVING had the dubious honour of being singled out in last week's Citizen Smith column as well as being questioned by one of your readers I feel duty bound to respond to some of the questions raised. First some facts for both Smith and Hill to consider

YOUR communist fantasist Steve Metcalfe (Citizen letters: 28 Sept) couldn't be more wrong in his attempts to attribute organisation of the fuel protests to the Countryside Alliance, and to suggest we are right-wing extremists. The Alliance is not a right-wing

A NEW internet soap opera, Gimmesoap (www.gimmesoap.com), launched recently in a blaze of publicity. In an e-mail interview with Giles Turnbull, executive producer Joel Veitch told how the site was created and built very economically -- and his big hopes

Blackpool Scorpions A 13 West Bank A 6 BLACKPOOL Scorpions A team won their first ever league game in a hard fought contest against Widnes team West Bank. It was a game where both defences were strong with few scoring chances. The Scorpions fielded a

ROSSALL MONDAY SIXES -- No games this week. IN Division A of the Rossall Thursday Sixes Fleetwood Car Centre had a very good 4-1 win over leaders Fld Jollies while Untouchables, who are fourth, beat second placed Athletico 6 FC 4-1. Queens FC claimed

LSA started the Northern League (Div 1) season with a stylish convincing win against North East team Norton. The visitors were overwhelmed by some fast flowing hockey scoring six before the break. The majority came from well worked penalty corners where

North West Counties Youth -- Under 13s. Langworthy Reds 10 Scorpions 32 BLACKPOOL Scorpions Under 13s scored their first victory of the season over Langworthy Reds of Salford. They made a great start after only five minutes. Simon Ogden made good yard

SHARKS U9s 1 POULTON A 7 A FAIRLY balanced game. The Sharks failed to clear the ball but Andrew MacRae stood his ground well and won man of the match. Liam MacDonald played well and cheekily chipped the Poulton goalie to score. DOLPHINS U9s 0 POULTON

WITH regards to the story in last Friday's Journal 'Hospital waiting list big cuts' -- what a load of rubbish. Let the truth be known, the only reason the waiting is down is because there is another list without a name that patients go on before they

North Manchester 17 Carnforth 0 CARNFORTH went down to their 2nd league defeat of the season against a strong hard running North Manchester outfit. Last year's corresponding fixture saw the home team put 65 points on Carnforth and North Manchester were

THE Danish vote against joining the Single Currency was decisive. It was also remarkable. All the media, all five political parties in Denmark, and almost all business and trade unions were united in supporting a Yes vote. Remarkably, the people decided

I'M not planning on fighting off an army of intelligent gorillas, but on Saturday night, or shortly afterwards, I'm going to know exactly what Charlton Heston's character in the Planet of the Apes felt like. Seeing the famous twin towers of Wembley stadium

Yeovil Town 3 Morecambe 2SO near and yet so far. Yeovil Town's Huish Park ground never looked a likely place for Morecambe to begin their revival after a poor first couple of months of the season. Yeovil had enjoyed a storming start to the season with

Kidderminster 1 Blackpool 4 THAT'S more like it! Two goals each from Paul Simpson and Brett Ormerod secured a superb win against a side with a seven-month unbeaten home record. In front of the SKY TV cameras, Pool looked a class outfit and always looked

Burnley Reserves 0 Birmingham City Reserves 4 DELE Adebola scored once as Burnley's reserves were overpowered by a strong Birmingham side at Turf Moor last night. Adebola, the subject of an enquiry by Clarets boss Stan Ternent last week, claimed the third

A SPONSORED head shave at Skerton Liberal Club has raised £559 for a local charity. The cash was presented to members of the Luneside Centre at a special function at the club in Lune Street on Saturday night.

A 57-year-old man fell head-first down the stairs of a double decker bus as it pulled up in Hala Square, Lancaster, on Tuesday evening. Keith Brown, was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary where he was detained with serious head injuries. His condition

MORECAMBE Bay Hospitals are set to get £165,476 from the Government to help reduce the amount of time patients have to wait for operations. The money will be used to introduce a system where patients book their own appointments which its claimed will

THE restoration of the 15th Lytham St Annes (Star of the Sea) Scout hut has received a boost after a Blackpool DIY store donated tins of paint. The Dulux Decorator Centre in Bloomfield Road gave a number of tins for use on the outside of the hut in Sefton

A TROUPE of international ballet dancers will perform excerpts from classical ballets at Lancaster's Grand Theatre on October 15. Ballet Imaginaire has been produced, choreographed and directed by Paul Daniel's wife, Debbie McGee, in a bid to make ballet

VOLUNTEERS at the Imperial Cancer Research shop in Blackpool are all smiles this week as they have finally hit the million pound mark in takings. Manager of the store in Talbot Road, Graham Shield, explained the store has raised the money in the last

A BLACKPOOL mother who celebrates her 33rd birthday a week on October 7 has received an unexpected present -- she's won more than £37,000 at bingo! The lucky winner, who has chosen not to be named, won the national bingo game prize of £33,333 plus a further

Lancaster City 3 Brigg Town 4LANCASTER City crashed out of the F.A. cup in only their second game of the competition at home to Brigg Town on Tuesday night. The first 30 minutes was a scrappy affair with the only real chances falling to Chris Ward and

LANCASTER'S Nuffield Hospital has taken delivery of a £250,000 remotely operated X-ray machine. The state-of-the-art machine will be housed in the new diagnostic imaging department. The completed project - the first phase in an extensive programme of

LANCASHIRE police chiefs are warning the public to be on their guard following recent terrorist attacks in London. The Real IRA is believed to be behind the recent rocket attack on the MI6 building in the capital -- the third such incident since June

PARENTS are invited to bring their children to a recycling fun day at the Poulton Community Centre on Saturday, October 7. There will be lost of activities available and you can drop in or stay for the day. The activity day is free and there will also

COMEDIAN Chubby Brown has a namesake, the difference being this one doesn't even tell clean jokes and he has whiskers! The Chubby in question is a black and white cat which has used up nearly all of his quota of nine lives -- and he's only two years old

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exploration of one man's fascination with the River Lune goes on display at the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, on October 9. Lunar Exploration s by Paul Kenny reflects the changing landscape from high summer to deep winter and

LANCASTER'S torch-bearing Georgian costumed duo, Pilling Dick and Dr Socrates Gripenerve, return to the city streets on October 10 to lead their Old Calendar Michaelmas Day Walk. Starting at 7pm from Lancaster Castle's John O'Gaunt Gateway, the walk lasts

HILTON Dawson has branded the council's failure to take action against the stink emanating from Nightingale Hall Farm as "absurd." Hilton says he is amazed that, although there have been 201 complaints about the smell from the rendering plant in the last

AMBITIOUS plans to convert a disused tennis pavilion into a youth centre for teenagers in Galgate are starting to take shape. A committee has been set up and fund-raising events are being planned to raise funds to convert the former sports changing room

A 45-year-old man drinking at a Lancaster Hotel launched an attack on a fellow drinker who he wrongly believed was a child molester. Preston Crown Court was told that before following Charles Sleigh into the gents toilet, Thomas Coulton, 45, of Rydal

LEIGH RU failed to build on last week's runaway win and lost a scrappy game at Northwich by 15-5. The absence of key forwards Young, Whittle and Robinson was to prove decisive as the home side gained the early initiative. Leigh's scrummage suffered badly

LEIGH Bowling Club has just completed its best ever season in the local leagues. Playing in the Monday League Division One, the 'A' team completed the double. Skippered by Colin Grimshaw they won the league title and beat Leigh Miners to take the Knockout

LEIGH Harriers had a golden day at the Greater Manchester Road Relay Championships at Birchwood. They scooped the senior ladies title, the under 15s girls and under 13s girls and followed them up with silver in the senior men's, senior ladies and under

TYLDESLEY RU travelled to Burnage and despite a spirited performance from the home side the boys from Well Street ran in seven unanswered tries in a 41-0 win. The home side caught the Tyldesley forwards cold early on but urged on by new skipper Lee Cunliffe

Leigh East 50 Eastmoor Dragons 34 SIXTEEN tries scored - 10 by East, six by Dragons - yet this Conference Division One game will be best remembered more for its atrocious defence than for its scintillating attack. Not for the first time this season East

Skirlaugh 16 Leigh Miners Rangers 18 LEIGH Miners Rangers scuppered Skirlaugh to pick up their first ever win over last season's National Conference Premier Division runners-up. Miners emphatically controlled the first half in a contrast to their usual

Leigh RMI 2 Dover Athletic 1 TWO pieces of individual brilliance lit up a scrappy Leigh RMI performance and gave the Hilton Park side their first league win in over a month. Tricky winger Steve Jones scored a typically memorable solo effort to put some

ANY hopes holders Atherton Town had of a good run in the Gylchrist Cup this year were wrecked in a 3-2 home first round defeat by Prestwich Heys. Manager Shaun Lynch was seething as defensive errors for the second week in succession cost his team dear

Leigh RMI 1 Rushden & Diamonds 0 LEIGH RMI have made the rest of the Nationwide Conference sit up and take notice. Their sensational win over previously unbeaten league leaders Rushden & Diamonds not only catapulted Steve Waywell's side up to

HOUSE builder Lovell is building up demand for its homes in Pendle. The company said the first phase of its Birch Court development in Clitheroe Road, Brierfield, has recently been completed ahead of schedule, with 26 of the 45 homes already sold. "Phase

AN EAST Lancashire printing and packaging company has invested more than £1million in the first 10-colour printing press of its kind in the world. Burnley-based Learoyd Packaging, which produces high-quality printed specialised bags for a variety of internationally-known

A BLACKBURN grot spot was spruced up when army students moved in as part of a county-wide clean up operation (see picture) The group from the Defence Special Signal School teamed up with the Darwen River Valley Initiative and the Environment Agency External

A FATHER and son are in the running to raise money for a local youngster who suffers from mobility problems caused by a mystery disease. Mike Leighton, acting head of Holy Trinity C of E School, in Darwen, and his 20-year-old son Chris are taking part

A ROAD in Newchurch in Rossendale was closed and diversions set up for nearly six hours after gas workers severed a gas main. A spokesman for Transco said: "We are already working in the area to renew 8km of gas main and we are employing contractors from

MEMBERS of Stacksteads' Riverside Park Group have been invited to attend the annual meeting of the Mersey Basin Trust at the Lowry Gallery, Salford Quays, Manchester on Saturday October 14. Councillor Michael McShea, chairman of the group said: "We hope

A STRATEGY to shape the direction of the borough's cultural life is being drawn up. And local people are being invited to contribute at a workshop in the Turnpike on Tuesday, October 17, at 7.30pm. Cllr Brian Baldwin, Culture cabinet member and on the

AN eight-year-old Tyldesley girl is in line to become a magazine model. Fashion-mad Sacha Louise Parkinson has been nominated as a northern finalist in a national competition. MK One, with the help of Live and Kicking Magazine, have been scouring the

BATTLING mum Brenda Rowley will launch a website in memory of her tragic son next week. The Malcolm Rowley Trust website and database will be the first community care site that will be contributed to and accessible to ordinary people. It will be officially

FORMER colleagues of an ex-Journal reporter are organising a memorial service to celebrate his life. Andrew Hunter, formerly of Farnworth, was found dead in the sea off the Cornish Coast last month. He was part of a Scottish scalloper crew fishing off

CHILDCARE providers have been invited to a seminar at Leigh Rugby League Club on November 11. With a theme of "Inclusion," the full-day of consultation aims to help the council put together its Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP)

IF you're a bit of a sex guru, or relationships are simply your favourite topics of conversation, you could be the person we're looking for. We're making a major new sex series for Channel 4. Tasteful, frank and up front, the programmes will break new

A COUNTRYSIDE preservationist is pressing the council to revoke planning permission granted on a farm in Hindley Green last year. Wildlife and Social Preservation on the Green (WASP) has written to Wigan planners arguing that the land at the rear of Carr

THE leaves of autumn are beginning to fall and the poppy will soon be in full bloom again. Soon it will be that time of year when we remember those who gave and served so that you and I can live in peace and harmony together. The work of The Royal British

AS a life-long Prestonian I completely agree with the council's chief executive, Jim Carr, in relation to the town's awful bus station. What a pathetic idea to think that this drab and dirty monstrosity should be given listed building status. The only

Blackpool: Boots, 28-38 Bank Hey Street, 10.30-4.30pm; Co-op Pharmacy (in Asda), Cherry Tree Road, Marton, 10-4pm; Moss Chemist, Morrisons, Squires Gate Lane, 10-4pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 110 Talbot Rd, 10-5pm; Superdrug, Hounds Hill Centre, 10-4.30pm. Cleveleys

PUPILS from Manor Beach Primary School in Cleveleys have given a double dose of help to the Macmillan Windmill Appeal. The industrious school has raised a total of £401 for the appeal through two main events -- a harvest festival and a cake sale. Year

BOSSES from across Lancashire hve come together to stamp out the stigma of mental ill-health. More than 60 chief executives, chairmen, directors and managers of leading organisations and companies met at Ribby Hall, Wrea Green, to sign a charter committing

A CONTROVERSIAL piece of 'open air art' has been blasted as a "monstrosity" and a "waste of time" by the very people it was supposed to inspire. Preston-based arts collective 5:15 this week unveiled their piece of conceptual art in Church Street, Preston

SHIPSHAPE teenagers can now crew sail boats across the world after a summer adventure on the high seas. The trip on the Queen Qaladriel sail training ship was organised by Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service and Darwen Vale High School as part of the

YOUNGSTERS are urged to put get out their paints and crayons to show what makes for healthy living in a poster competition run by the new Primary Care Trust. Blackburn with Darwen PCT is seeking original and eye-catching artwork to help publicise its

BLACKBURN'S leading business organisation has denied claims it is responsible for a magazine criticising the council which has been distributed around Blackburn town centre. The "Bleakburn Bugle" takes a humorous but critical stance against the council

THE price of a pint is cheaper in Lancashire than anywhere else in the country, it was revealed today -- but the pub trade has warned not to drink to that just yet. The Good Pub Guide, released today, has shown that a pint of beer in Lancashire is the

A MEDICAL watchdog body has decided to hold a full public hearing after allegations of serious professional misconduct against a doctor who runs an East Lancashire slimming clinic. The General Medical Council, which has the power to strike off doctors

FRIENDLY rivalry will take a back seat on Sunday as the ELGA/Lancashire Evening Telegraph Mixed Foursomes tees off at Rossendale. The annual event is one of the most prestigious contests on the East Lancs golfing calender and Rossendale's lady captain

LORA Fairclough is aiming to bounce back from the worst season in her professional career by taking another crack at the big time in America. The 30-year-old pro will return to the States next season in an attempt to qualify for the LPGA, the tour she

I WOULD strongly urge people who are taking their pet on holiday to register with Petsearch UK, a register of lost and found pets, as advised in The Citizen. Cats and dogs, like humans, like to explore their surroundings and it only takes a minute of

YOUR correspondent E Schofield (Citizen, Sept 21) was concerned about people not having a vote any more. I would respectfully suggest a much more productive course of action than setting up yet another "Independent" party. The party of which I am a member

The United Kingdom of pensioner poverty, A demographic time bomb bereft of dignity. In a nation that's rich there's been a very poor deal And those that won freedom can hardly pay for a meal. An ageing population should be celebrated and applauded But

I READ with great interest Blackpool South MP's retort to my letter regarding Labour's closure of the residential care homes and, I must admit, I was wryly amused at his attempts to dismiss me as "inexperienced". Of course, as Mr Marsden has had the honour

IN response to the letter from Mr Cecil Wright (Citizen, Sept 28) -- oh dear, Mr Wright, you ask if politicians live on the same planet as the rest of us? Of course they don't! They get travel expenses for a start and preferential treatment wherever they

GORDON Marsden MP is indulging in selective amnesia in choosing from the record his alleged concern for the old and vulnerable in society. In his attack on the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for South Shore (The Citizen 21/09/00) he claims such concern

PRESTON'S game at Huddersfield's Alfred McAlpine Stadium on Saturday October 21 is all ticket and only 3,586 seats in the Travelworld Stand have been allocated to North End fans. Tickets, £15 for adults and £9 concessions, went on sale on Tuesday morning

DAVID MOYES is using Preston North End's free week to step up his striker search as a combination of injuries and a lack of goals continues to plague his frontmen. The manager has been searching for a striker since the close season, even though his current

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding a radical shake-up in Leyland's drug prevention policy following dawn raids on a number of suspected heroin dens in the Moss Side and Wade Hall areas of town. More than 300 officers took part in the operation codenamed 'Trigger

REPAIR work at Anchorsholme pumping station is shrouded in secrecy as tight-lipped workmen refused to reveal exactly what they have been doing there. Giant black pipes which are now poking out from the top of the pumping station have been erected as part

THE Centurions have signed up a couple of 'winners' - but for one night only. When Radio Five Live broadcast next Thursday's sports forum programme, it will come from the Mick Martyn Suite at Hilton Park and will have a distinctly local flavour. Two of

POOL manager Steve McMahon is hoping to sign a central defender on a loan deal before the Tangerines play Southend United at Bloomfield Road on Sunday, kick off 3pm. Pool's defence needs strengthening after shipping in ten goals in three matches. THE