Stories for 25 May 2006
Accrington
THE vice-chairman of an Accrington club was duped and fleeced of cash after a criminal turned up claiming to be his long lost niece, a court was told. more...
A FORMER cinema building in Accrington town centre is up for sale for £700,000. more...
A MAN who got "steaming drunk" on a stag trip got embroiled in violent scenes at an Accrington home, a court was told. more...
A MAN who got "steaming drunk" on a stag trip got embroiled in violent scenes at an Accrington home, a court was told. more...
A MARRIED father of three has been cleared of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl, after a three-day trial. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
AMIR Khan says he can't wait to fight at the Millennium Stadium on July 8 and believes a bumper crowd will inspire him to another electirc performance in the Welsh capital. more...
Bacup
THE YOUNGEST county councillor in Lancashire today spoke of his drink driving shame - and vowed to prevent others from making the same mistake. more...
Barnoldswick
A 14-year-old girl was rescued from a 60ft cliff face in Barnoldswick last night. more...
Barrowford
The annual 14th Pendle Youth Football Tournament is being held in Barrowford next weekend. more...
Blackburn
A PAINTING depicting Blackburn Royal Infirmary as it awaits demolition is to go under the hammer to help raise money for a state-of-the-art heart scanner. more...
POLICE investigating a string of armed robberies in Blackburn have arrested two men after a seventh raid. more...
Blackpool News
Trouble-hit Blackpool superclub, The Syndicate, is reopening next weekend after being sold in a multi-million pound deal with a national nightclub chain. more...
Staff at Blackpool's Sea Life Centre are urging Citizen readers to dig deep and get involved in a huge fundraising effort to raise cash for a turtle rescue centre on the Greek island of Zante. more...
For years it kept the Fylde Coast rain off one of the UK's most famous swimming pools. more...
A solicitor is offering Fylde over 55s' the chance to make a will free of charge as part of a national two-week campaign to encourage charitable legacies. more...
A crackdown on litter and rubbish problems on the streets of Blackpool is to take another step. more...
Trouble-hit Blackpool superclub, The Syndicate, is reopening next weekend after being sold in a multi-million pound deal with a national nightclub chain. more...
Three development companies have been shortlisted as potential contractors to start work on the £227m Talbot Gateway regeneration project. more...
Detectives are urging two shoppers who witnessed a knifepoint robbery and violent attack on a Blackpool town centre shop assistant to come forward. more...
Train companies have been urged to connect the 'missing link' following the publication of a report which says that Blackpool will not get a direct train service to London. more...
Blackpool Rufc
Blackpool RUFC rounded off their season with a win against a touring side from Whitley Bay in a close fought match. more...
Bolton News
A PIZZA parlour in Bolton has been sealed off as part of a nationwide anti-terror operation. more...
FIREFIGHTERS battled through the night to put out a blaze at Vale Mill Industrial Estate in Star Lane, Horwich. more...
by Gareth Tidman
and Paul Keaveny
A LEADING Bolton councillor was today counting the cost of being found guilty of breaching the councillors' Code of Conduct. more...
A DANGEROUS paedophile who fled from his bail hostel has been arrested. more...
FILLING station attendants are being asked to help put the brakes on youths riding motorbikes illegally by refusing to sell them petrol. more...
STAFF and customers were threatened with an axe during an armed raid at a bookmakers. more...
A SPIRITUALIST healer and exorcist claims she will be the first person in the world to attempt "cyber healing" as part of her a new website. more...
BABIES born in Bolton in the 21st century are expected to die younger than the national average, statistics have revealed. more...
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers star has set off with a team of volunteers to compete in the Professional Footballers' Association Borneo Cup 2006. more...
NINE of Bolton's best bands have signed up for Local Heroes, the national competition which could see one of them propelled to fame on the stages of six music festivals this summer. more...
A BREAST cancer sufferer who won her fight to be given the wonder-drug Herceptin has backed plans to make more-effective drugs available to women in the early stages of the disease. more...
ENTRIES for the Bolton Evening News' Teacher of the Year 2006 competition have started to flood in. more...
Burnley
A TESCO baker who smashed a workmate's jaw after he refused to put bread in the oven was given a community order. more...
ONE of Burnley's top policemen has taken to the streets as part of a move to drive down car crime. more...
Bury News
POLICE are hunting a dangerous paedophile who has gone on the run from a bail hostel in Bury. more...
A MAN who carried out a terrifying armed raid on a bookies in Bury has been jailed for life. more...
A BURY businessman whose car dealerships collapsed has bounced back to save 20 local jobs. more...
A HARD-NOSED detective who has helped put some of Britain's most notorious criminals behind bars, has landed in Bury. more...
A TEENAGER who was killed by a speeding police van had been out celebrating a recent windfall, an inquest was told. more...
THE health trust which runs Fairfield Hospital has announced that acting chairman John Jesky is to take on the role permanently. more...
A FORMER Radcliffe headteacher, who allegedly sent indecent images to ex-colleagues on his school computer, has appeared at a disciplinary hearing. more...
A DOCTOR from Whitefield has been found to have "damaged the reputation of the medical profession" as a result of her shoplifting. more...
Business News
A CLAYTON-LE-MOORS haulage firm has been bought for more than £2million in a business deal, it has been revealed. more...
Centurions' Updates
TONY Benson is still unhappy despite Leigh Centurions' star full-back Scott Grix escaping a disciplinary ban. more...
Clarets News
CLARETS defender Michael Duff is aiming high next season - but he knows it'll be tougher than ever in the Championship. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
A CLAYTON-LE-MOORS haulage firm has been bought for more than £2million in a business deal, it has been revealed. more...
Clubbing
Trouble-hit Blackpool superclub, The Syndicate, is reopening next weekend after being sold in a multi-million pound deal with a national nightclub chain. more...
Trouble-hit Blackpool superclub, The Syndicate, is reopening next weekend after being sold in a multi-million pound deal with a national nightclub chain. more...
Colne
POLICE today warned youths hurling missiles at cars in Colne to "expect a visit" from officers. more...
Darwen
A WOMAN had her car stolen and was dragged to the floor as she attempted to stop the thief driving off. more...
A HERBALIST today defended complementary medicine after leading doctors called for an end to free alternative treatment on the NHS. more...
Editor'S Comment
EARLIER this week we commented on the need for sensible approach to parking in towns like Clitheroe and a balance between the needs of local residents, traders and shoppers. more...
Education
MY OLD man's a dustman... and now he's got qualifications to prove it! more...
Fleetwood News
There's no doubting which team this lot will be supporting during next month's World Cup! more...
Gig Guide
Welsh rockers Lostprophets return with their first single in over 18 months, a brand new album and a tour which comes to Blackpool on July 15. more...
Indie pop icons New Order are playing Blackpool for the first time in almost 25 years with a date at the Empress Ballroom on October 16. more...
Great Harwood
THOUSANDS of fun-seekers will be hoping for clear skies on Bank Holiday Monday when the 139th annual Great Harwood Agricultural Show gets under way. more...
Health
A HERBALIST today defended complementary medicine after leading doctors called for an end to free alternative treatment on the NHS. more...
A PAINTING depicting Blackburn Royal Infirmary as it awaits demolition is to go under the hammer to help raise money for a state-of-the-art heart scanner. more...
Helmshore
TWO parishioners climbed towards the heavens, 150 feet up their church spire, to raise funds for an £80,000 restoration. more...
Jack Straw
HOW many people have stopped me in town and said: "Mr Straw, that Audit Commission report on neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour was very interesting wasn't it?" more...
HOW many people have stopped me in town and said: "Mr Straw, that Audit Commission report on neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour was very interesting wasn't it?" more...
Lancashire
Police in Lancashire hope to cut down on knife related crime as a nationwide amnesty was launched yesterday. more...
THE MERGER of Lancashire and Cumbria constabularies could be the blueprint for force mergers across England, new Home Secretary John Reid believes. more...
Lancashire League
ACCRINGTON Cricket Club are expecting Nishit Shetty to be available for their trio of weekend fixtures, despite their professional returning to India this week to see his sick father. more...
Leigh Headlines
WHAT should have been a short hop across the Channel from France to Manchester took a local teacher more than 30 hours. more...
POLICE are mounting a major drive to tackle anti-social behaviour in Atherton. more...
A PETROL station cashier was lucky to escape serious injury when she was hit by a car which sped from a forecourt as the driver left without paying. more...
A MAN has been attacked in his own home by an intruder. more...
Leigh Rmi
LEIGH RMI have been saved from relegation from the Conference North, pending an appeal from Carshalton Athletic. more...
Letters
THE plans for Shuttleworth College (Padiham's new secondary school) have now been published. This school, built in the green belt 30-odd years ago, needs replacing and Friends of the Earth are delighted plans include windturbines and solar panels to provide "green energy". more...
THE plans for Shuttleworth College (Padiham's new secondary school) have now been published. more...
TONY Blair's support for nuclear power is reckless and very short sighted. more...
THE funeral of 19-year-old Carl Vause on May 18 at St Gabriel's Church, Brownhill, Blackburn, brought flocks of people from every direction. The pews were full, the aisles were full with scores of people stood at the back and overflowing outside. All for the love of this young man. more...
I AM sure I am not the only one to have been delighted by the flower beds of hyacinths adjoining Blackburn town hall. more...
YET again I went to work faced with the dilemma of where to park. And before the greens start harping on about public transport, yes, I have considered it, but unfortunately services are not good or reliable enough to enable me to drop my eldest child at school, my youngest at nursery, and arrive at work on time. more...
As a fairly newcomer to Blackpool (four years) and a keen horsewoman, I have been following the landau debate closely. more...
Three major issues must be seriously addressed by the mayor, Fylde Borough councillors, health and safety officials etc. These issues are sand yachts, quad bikes and large kites. more...
In response to the letter by Michael Williams regarding the kite incident at Anchorsholme (Citizen, May 18)
Before trying to instigate action to restrict new sport gaining popularity in the area, please consider the following:
I have lived on Rossall Promenade for the last 17 years, in all that time I have never seen or heard (until reading your letter) of a third party incident involving windsurfing or kitesurfing in Anchorsholme or Cleveleys. more...
So Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have decided to restore the link between the basic state pension and rises in average earnings if they are still the government of the day in 2012. more...
Longridge
COUNCIL chiefs have pledged to find a solution in the next month to the row surrounding the running of Longridge Sports Centre. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
BOLTON court cases could be moved out of town in a bid to avoid building the new £8 million magistrates court. more...
Lytham News
St Annes is looking spick and span ready for the summer this week after volunteers cleared more than 30 tonnes of rubbish off the town's streets. more...
An ex-soldier from Lytham says he doesn't care if his explosive' account of life on the front line in Iraq upsets the political establishment'. more...
Museums And Galleries
A NEW art gallery has been opened in Ribchester. more...
Nelson
THOUSANDS of residents in Nelson have demanded better housing, education and healthcare as well as the creation of more jobs. more...
News
Latvian millionaire Valery Belokon is in Blackpool this week putting the finishing touches to his multi-million pound buy-in at the Seasiders. more...
Other Sports
The stars of the weekend for Blackpool & Fylde Athletic Club were two of the most promising young female athletes in the North West who appeared at the Loughborough International Invitation meeting. more...
All the Surridge Northern Premier League games involving Fylde based clubs were washed out at the weekend writes Gerry Wolstenholme. more...
Pne News
Billy Davies will remain as Preston North End manager after Charlton Athletic decided to look elsewhere for their replacement for Alan Curbishley - and an audacious approach from Derby County was rejected. more...
Politics
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice says anyone convicted of involvement in selling peerages for cash should go to prison. more...
MPS Nigel Evans and Greg Pope have launched a campaign against a proposed bed tax' on hotels and bed and breakfasts which they fear will hit tourism in East Lancashire. more...
Queen'S Visit
The Queen receives some flowers from Julie White. more...
The Queen is greeted by the crowds outside Blackburn train station. more...
The Queen in Blackburn train station. more...
The crowds wait outside Blackburn train station for the Queen's arrival. more...
A camera phone image of the Queen on Church Street. more...
The Queen greeting the public on Church Street. more...
The Queen (in green, on the left) with civic leaders on Church Street. more...
The Queen getting into her car. more...
A close-up shot of Prince Philip. more...
The Queen by her car. more...
The Queen being guided through Blackburn. more...
Prince Philip meeting the public on Church Street. more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston has just four of last season's squad to sign up on new contracts as he plans ahead for next season. more...
Ribchester News
A NEW art gallery has been opened in Ribchester. more...
Rishton
A FAMILY are close to raising the money needed to help a five-year-old girl who was struck down by a muscle-wasting disease. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen is confident he will be fit in time for the start of the new season. more...
Shakers Updates
TOM Kennedy will sign a new one-year deal to stay at Gigg Lane by the end of the week. more...
KASPER Schmeichel is unlikely to provide the answer to Chris Casper's goalkeeping conundrum for next season. more...
Sport Tasters
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Eric Whalley is desperate for the sun to shine on the Fraser Eagle Stadium to avoid their pre-season preparations being thrown into chaos. more...
CLARETS defender Michael Duff is aiming high next season - but he knows it'll be tougher than ever in the Championship. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen is confident he will be fit in time for the start of the new season. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen is confident he will be fit in time for the start of the new season. more...
Sporting Highlights
THE conveyor belt of boxing talent at Bury ABC shows no sign of slowing down after 17-year-old Scott Quigg produced a stunning victory in the ABA Junior Championships. more...
WONDER boy Amir Khan plans to conquer America and win his first title inside the next 12 months. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Eric Whalley is desperate for the sun to shine on the Fraser Eagle Stadium to avoid their pre-season preparations being thrown into chaos. more...
Season tickets are going well for Conference champions Accrington Stanley. more...
Tasters
THE YOUNGEST county councillor in Lancashire today spoke of his drink driving shame - and vowed to prevent others from making the same mistake. more...
MY OLD man's a dustman... and now he's got qualifications to prove it! more...
MY OLD man's a dustman... and now he's got qualifications to prove it! more...
Police investigating a string of armed robberies in Blackburn have made an arrest. more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire today? Let us know what you thought of the visit and if you took any photos, send them in for the world to see. more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire today? Let us know what you thought of the visit and if you took any photos, send them in for the world to see. more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire today? more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire today? more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire today? more...
Were you among the crowds who greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to East Lancashire? more...
Thornton News
She's lived through the Titanic disaster, two world wars, men walking on the moon and the birth of the internet! more...
Todmorden
A LONG-SERVING councillor, Clarence Brown, has died after a short illness. more...
Turton News
AN East Lancashire-raised national radio presenter has become a queen of the airwaves after attracting record numbers of listeners to Radio Five's mid-morning show. more...
Tv Reviews
CAN you believe that the Great British Menu is still limping along on BBC2? more...
Wanderers News
BOLTON Wanderers will learn in the next 24 hours whether they are still in the hunt for Andy Johnson. more...
BOLTON Wanderers fans are bucking a national trend by keeping the faith. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
List of things to do in and around Bolton on Thursday.
THEATRE - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
She Stoops to Conquer
Oliver Goldsmith's play of marriage, morality and manners filled with confusion, comedy and choice characters. To Jul 1
THEATRE - The Lowry, Salford Quays
Twelfth Night
Presented by Cheek by Jowl theatre company, an ensemble of men bring to life Shakespeare's story of love, confusion, and resolution, performed in Russian with English titles. more...
Whitworth
THE YOUNGEST county councillor in Lancashire today spoke of his drink driving shame - and vowed to prevent others from making the same mistake. more...
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors have confirmed the signing of scrum-half Michael Dobson until the end of the season, replacing Dennis Moran on their overseas quoto. more...
