THEY say it costs 61p a year for every taxpayer to keep the Royal family. At first I could not understand how one family could spend over £36million a year, it's not as if they have a mortgage to pay or anything like that. And most of the times they do
ONE of Sedgley Park's pre-season friendlies has now been re-arranged. The Tigers now entertain Wharfedale on Friday, August 12, and not August 5. The three confirmed games - all against National Two sides, are: Friday August 12 SEDGLEY PARK v WHARFEDALE
SEDGLEY Park have signed prop Philip Gazzola from Italian side Viadana and are on the brink of tying up a deal with a Welsh second row and a Kiwi number eight. Twenty-eight-year-old Gazzola stands 6ft 2ins and weighs in at 18st 7lbs. He has spent the
TOUGH action against drunken hooligans has the backing of Leigh MP Andy Burnham. Mr Burnham has welcomed the new Violent Crime Reduction Bill, which contains tough action to deal with the issue of binge drinking, including a power for police to impose
PARAMEDICS were forced to dash to a farm where a worker's arm had been ripped off by a harvester in a bid to find the missing limb. A 26-year-old man had been working at New Laithe Farm, near Bolton-by-Bowland in the Ribble Valley, when the horrific accident
TWO solicitors today told how their lives had been shattered by money laundering charges - after the cases against them were dropped. Richard Farnworth, 48, of Barrowford, and Dermot Woodhead, 44, of Blacko, had the allegations hanging over them for 15
MARK Hughes is determined to make some home improvements next season as part of his plan to transform Blackburn Rovers into a top 10 Premiership force. The ambitious Ewood chief is acutely aware that Rovers fans have only seen 10 home victories in the
KILLER Adrian Howker's claim he stabbed 'Gipsy' John Russell to death after the pensioner told him he had sexually abused his step-daughter were just a 'convenient excuse', a court heard. Howker told a jury he had gone to the pigeon fancier's home in
YOU can now sign up your very own personal Shaker for the forthcoming season. Home or away kit sponsorship costs a very reasonable £100. For that you receive your name or dedication in every match programme and on the electronic scoreboard. For further
SHAKERS have lost out in a bid to sign Macclesfield striker Matthew Tipton after a "silly money" bid, believed to be from Mansfield Town. With Chris Porter having left for Oldham and Colin Kazim-Richards' future still uncertain Shakers boss Barrow made
A TAXI strike is on hold after councillors promised to meet with cabbies to thrash out solutions to their business problems. Pendle Taxis Association had threatened to call a strike if taxi licensing fees were increased. At a meeting of Pendle Council's
COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for cobbled streets in Colne to be restored to their former old-fashioned glory. Councillors have agreed to spend £13,000 on repairs to two traditional roads in the town as part of a new programme for "heritage streets
A RISHTON school wants to cut down trees -- because they are shedding leaves on its £300,000 all-weather sports pitch. Norden High School and Sports College, which has received a number of injury claims because of slips on the surface caused by leaves
CHANGES to Leigh's Parliamentary ward boundaries have been delayed after hundreds of residents opposed the plans. The Boundary Commission has announced it is to hold a three-week inquiry into the redrawing of the political map following an angry response
A DRIVER was branded "very lucky" to escape serious injury after his lorry toppled over at the road entrance to Tesco in Prestwich, causing chaos for shoppers and motorists. Vehicle access to the supermarket off Bury New Road was closed for seven hours
STEVE Cotterill hopes that joining the jet-set can take Burnley to new heights next season. The Clarets boss has expressed his annoyance at the timing of several games on the newly-released fixture list, most notably the lengthy trips to Norwich and QPR
FOR the visit of Preston on Saturday July 23, Bury will be putting on a 'Lancashire lunch and crunch' event in Starkies Restaurant. This dining package is priced at £25 for adults and £20 for juniors and includes car parking, Lancashire Hot Pot followed
MARK Hughes is determined to make some home improvements next season as part of his plan to transform Blackburn Rovers into a top 10 Premiership force. The ambitious Ewood chief is acutely aware that Rovers fans have only seen 10 home victories in the
SHAKERS have lost out in a bid to sign Macclesfield striker Matthew Tipton after a "silly money" bid, believed to be from Mansfield Town. With Chris Porter having left for Oldham and Colin Kazim-Richards' future still uncertain Shakers boss Barrow made
A TEAM of Darwen archaeologist hope to dig up their past next month as they try to uncover an original Roman road. The Darwen Archaeological Society, led by Denise Wilkins, will start work tomorrow near Brocklehead Farm. And members have been boosted
TO celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Rotary movement in 2005 the Rotary Club of Leigh decided on a project to help toddlers on a housing estate. On Monday the Mayor of Wigan, Cllr Brian Jarvis, formally opened "The Rotary Play Garden" at
A MAJESTIC innings of 93 from Imran Mirza steered Prestwich to a comfortable 73-run victory over Cheetham Hill. The youngster, playing against his former club, had taken to the crease when the Heys team were on just 3-2. But he signalled his intention
I COULDN'T believe my eyes when I saw a police officer talking to a young, male cyclist in Chapel Street, Leigh. The airbrain had a baby, which could only have been a few months old, strapped into a toddler's cycle seat on the back of the machine. The
I HAVE to be desperate to use public toilets these days. That being the case I was reluctantly forced into Atherton town centre's highly decorated conveniences. The whole building is awash with graffiti, the walls and doors filled top to bottom with felt
SENIOR doctors at Fairfield Hospital are calling for their bosses to resign after an overwhelming majority passed a vote of no confidence in their management. Consultants and top clinicians from the Pennine Acute NHS Trust, which runs Fairfield, want
BLACKBURN "Cherrybomb," Fernhurst Hotel, Bolton Road, Ewood, 9pm. Accrington and Blackburn CHA Walking Club meet Asda car park, Grimshaw Park, 1pm. Cant Clough and Hurstwood (C). Guided Walk meet Livesey Library, Cherry Tree, 1pm. (7.5 miles). Details
Parents and pupils were bound to be angry and upset at news that their neighbourhood school was shutting its doors in six months. Teachers who now have to find employment elsewhere would hardly be pleased either. But if, as we are now told, pupil numbers
A THUNDERSTORM put paid to an all-star cricket match at Prestwich CC, but not before former Manchester City ace Nigel Gleghorn had struck a lightning-fast 66. Gleghorn raced to his 50 in just 30 balls in the Gary Yates Testimonial match between professional
THERE will be plenty of discussion about the new Pendle scheme to have wheelie bins that are emptied every two weeks. But this letter is to explain who we should blame (or praise) for this change. In Burnley, where this scheme has been in place for a
WELL what about the New Labour regime under Tony Blair? What can Labour do for all the hard working families out there? Firstly he's going to cancel car and fuel duty but make us all pay per mile when we travel in a car. For people who commute to work
BURY will start their Coca Cola League Two campaign on the road with a trip to Whaddon Road face Cheltenham on August 6. However, Shakers fans won't have long to wait to face former keeper Glyn Garner and his Leyton Orient team-mates. The Orient are Bury's
ST Peter's summer fair will be opened by the Mayor and Mayoress Cllrs Brian and Barbara Jarvis at 2pm on Saturday, in the Leigh Street junior school off Firs Lane, Leigh.
STEVE Cotterill hopes that joining the jet-set can take Burnley to new heights next season. The Clarets boss has expressed his annoyance at the timing of several games on the newly-released fixture list, most notably the lengthy trips to Norwich and QPR
ST Peter's summer fair will be opened by the Mayor and Mayoress Cllrs Brian and Barbara Jarvis at 2pm on Saturday, in the Leigh Street junior school off Firs Lane, Leigh.
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham was the guest of honour at Westleigh High School recently when he handed out Progress Files to students. The ceremony celebrated the individual and collective achievements of the students during their five years at the school. John
A MILLIONAIRE has turned his back on a life in the sun to back budding East Lancashire entrepreneurs in an "Apprentice-style" search for talent. Ferrari-driving David Walsh has no intention to retire with his millions to his home in Marbella, Spain, but
OLYMPIC rower Sir Matthew Pinsent will be taking to dry land when he opens the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show. The quadruple Olympic Gold Medallist will be guest of honour, at the three day rural event, which is being held, for the third year, at
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham was the guest of honour at Westleigh High School recently when he handed out Progress Files to students. The ceremony celebrated the individual and collective achievements of the students during their five years at the school. John
THE new high hedge legislation introduced last month to try and solve disputes between neighbours over the fast growing trees from hell, leylandii, seems to be having little effect. A Lowton pensioner who has lived in her home for 35 years tells me she
