BLACKBURN "Midsummer Madness" -- All day paper crafting demonstration, Portfolio , 3 Simmons Street, 10am-4pm. Details: 01254 665053. The Keith Barrett Show, King George's Hall, Northgate, 7.30pm. "Absolutely Animal" Exhibition, Samlesbury Hall. Until
From the Guide files of Friday, June 20, 1980: A DR BARNARDO'S shop opened its doors to the public, in Whittaker Lane. The volunteer-run shop was to sell bric-a-brac, jewellery, books, china and toys, with proceeds going to help young children in need
COMMON sense dictates that there is likely to be link between a country's proficiency at a sport and the facilities and encouragement available to youngsters to practise it. Australia, for example, has long been a major Olympic medal winner in all kinds
IN STATING that the aim of on-street parking charges is to prevent commuters from clogging up spaces meant for shoppers, Councillor Andy Kay shows himself to be either a stranger to the truth or an expert in self-deception. Parking in these spaces was
A MAN was stabbed in the chest and several others injured during a brawl between two gangs at a Burnley nightclub. A fight broke out in XS Nightclub, Hammerton Street, in the early hours of yesterday. Dozens of police from across East Lancashire were
THESE are the "killer" ecstasy tablets suspected of causing the death of a 42-year-old mother and leaving two other people seriously ill. Sheena Fenton collapsed and died at her home in Green Street East, Darwen, after taking what is believed to be a
BENNI McCarthy is ready to snub a lucrative move to France in a bid to keep his hopes of joining Blackburn Rovers alive. It emerged over the weekend that French side Lille have now entered the race to sign the South African international, who is desperate
POLICE are hunting for youths who violently attacked a couple at Leyland railway station. It happened when the man, 45, and his wife, 44, who have asked not to be named, got off a train travelling from Lancaster to Manchester at about 7pm on Saturday.
A SEVEN-year-old girl who saved her family from a fire became the youngest person in the county to receive a Chief Fire Officer's Commendation for her bravery. Ashleigh Swales, (right) of Grizedale Crescent, Preston got herself, her four brothers and
RESIDENTS have renewed calls for a 20mph speed limit to be imposed on a busy road on their estate. It follows a Preston City Council consultation in November 2004 about making Holme Slack estate a 20mph zone with traffic calming measures such as speed
TEN Make Poverty History campaigners will be staying in Preston tonight (Thursday) as they stop off on their 400-mile walk to the G8 summit in Scotland. The group started the gruelling trek from Birmingham on Saturday June 18 and are due to arrive in
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to assist within Whitefield Librarys visually impaired unit. The appeal has come from the Bury Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted which wants people to help out on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons with
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to assist within Whitefield Librarys visually impaired unit. The appeal has come from the Bury Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted which wants people to help out on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons with
BURNLEY was left with no fire cover for hours when drunken yobs pelting crews with stones tied up the town's pumps. Both of the town's appliances had to attend arson attacks in Burnley Wood after thugs hurled missiles at crews arriving to put out the
DRINKERS could still face a dry Christmas as pub bosses continue to drag their feet over new license applications. Last week the Citizen reported how just 48 appl-ications had been received by Lancaster City Council out of an anticipated 850. In the last
LEISURE bosses today hit a stinging return after criticism was served up about the cost of the area's tennis courts. Officials from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy claimed that kids in East Lancashire were paying some of the highest prices in the
KIDS can have fun in the sun this summer, vows Lancaster City Council. It is to run special playschemes open to any child aged between eight and 11 at venues across the district during the school summer holidays. And the even better news for mums and
MORE than half a million pounds stripped from criminals is to be paid back to Lancashire police. The £570,517 windfall comes courtesy of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as part of £13million being given to police nationally. It follows the recovery of
BUILDING a northern bypass instead of a western road to link Morecambe with the M6 will have a negative impact on tourism. That's the view of leading hotelier Jim Catterall, who says the Western link road is essential to the regeneration of Morecambe
DOG wardens want to see cleaner streets - and are sure that people being hit by fixed penalty fines are not the victims of 'woof' justice. Pooch pooh is just as much of a litter problem as chip wrappers and fag ends dropped in the streets across Lancaster
CHILD minders in Pendle are being given the chance to borrow a range of toys and books to help keep toddlers entertained. The "toy library" initiative means people working in early years and childcare in the borough are the first in the county to be offered
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
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been subjected to a serious sex assault by a gang in Clayton-le-Moors. The victim was walking home after a night out in Great Harwood when the attack happened in Victoria Street, near to the junction with Whalley Road. Police have
As a regular Metrolink user, I sympathise with Harry Dutton (Trouble-plagued trams are not a public service, Guide, June 17) who rightly deplores the deterioration in the service. I feel particularly sorry for the poor souls at stations ranging from Besses
"ANXIOUS motorist" (Guide June 10) should not refer to selective parts of a conversation to give a false impression of my position. Traffic congestion is a serious issue which is causing concern to many residents and traders in our area. There is no doubt
I FEEL there is a need for a response to last week's Citizen article regarding new licensing laws from a landlord's point of view. It is a commonly known fact that running licensed premises is one of the most stressful occupations. The new laws are, on
FURTHER to the letter from Cllr Barker in Citizen (June 8), the fact that problems with the paddling pool in Happy Mount Park are the responsibility of a previous cabinet is meaningless to members of the public. We are unable to distinguish the difference
I NOTE with sadness comments made by some residents of South Road, Morecambe. At no time has anyone objecting to the closure of South Road made light of the legitimate concerns expressed following two tragic accidents. Our over-riding concern has been
PERHAPS I was not clear enough in my friendly critique of the Green Party published a couple of weeks ago. I was not saying that Greens were unaware of the nature of capitalism in terms of its monopoly, unaccountability and so on. What I was saying was
LAST week the Citizen carried a story about anti-social behaviour by Heysham High School pupils at lunchtimes. I would like the opportunity of drawing the attention of readers to a number of additional facts. Since the vandalism to the wall, a lunchtime
GRAHAM Branch is bursting to get back in pre-season training later this week and prove he is worth his weight in gold to Burnley. The Clarets longest serving player feels he ended last season on a high after a troubled campaign saw him struggle to find
SINGING sensation Harry Mondryk seems to be following in the footsteps of his brother when it comes to performing. The talented eight-year-old has been taking some tips from older brother Max, who recently won through to the final of a talent contest.
RAMSBOTTOM managed to remain top of the table on Saturday night despite almost becoming the first team to lose to Accrington this season. A shock looked on the cards in the top v bottom clash when the leaders were reduced to 57-5 chasing Accrington's
DARWEN'S dreams of Lord's came to a halt yesterday when Widnes knocked them out of the ECB Cockpsur Cup. The regional final, which gives the winners a place in the last 16 nationally, was played in front of the largest crowd at Birch Hall for some time
GRAHAM Branch is bursting to get back in pre-season training later this week and prove he is worth his weight in gold to Burnley. The Clarets longest serving player feels he ended last season on a high after a troubled campaign saw him struggle to find
MIDDLE distance runner Helen Clitheroe has set her sights on qualifying for the British World Athletics Championships squad following her triumph in the European Cup. The Preston Harrier helped the Great Britain women's team to win the European Cup League
WALSHAW hit the top of the Bolton Association with a devastating derby victory over Elton. Four-times title winners in the last six seasons, Walshaw are in the mood to win back the championship they lost to their Bury rivals last season. They showed the
SINGING sensation Harry Mondryk seems to be following in the footsteps of his brother when it comes to performing. The talented eight-year-old has been taking some tips from older brother Max, who recently won through to the final of a talent contest.
MEMBERS of Whitefield Garrick could be on cloud nine after being nominated for a host of awards. The theatre group has been nominated for an impressive nine awards in the Greater Manchester Drama Federation (GMDF) awards, which will be held at the Longfield
A PROFESSIONAL cricketer has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl during a game. Jai Prakash Yadav, 30, of Ribblesdale League club Blackburn Northern, was charged with indecent assault after answering police bail. Yadav, who spoke out following
THESE are the "killer" ecstasy tablets suspected of causing the death of a 42-year-old mother and leaving two other people seriously ill. Sheena Fenton collapsed and died at her home in Green Street East, Darwen, after taking what is believed to be a
RUGBY League players involved in the type of spear tackle which ended the Rugby Union Lions tour of Brian O'Driscoll would have faced immediate disciplinary action, according to officials. Television footage showed All Blacks pair Tana Umaga and Keven
BUS passengers are facing another rise in fares - the fifth in the past 12 months. Fares were increased by bus company First from Sunday, with the majority going up by 10p. The latest increase, the third in 2005, is being blamed on "continually and significantly
LATEST bowls results and tables from June 24 BURY & DISTRICT BOWLS LEAGUE League Singles Handicap for B.J Algar Trophy Sponsored by Radcliffe Floorings THE finals were held on Dobbies Green on Friday June 17. Playing well to get to semi finals Hughie
ON reading great grandad Alf Davey's memoirs, of three-and-a-half years of Japanese captivity in World War 2 (LET, June 16), I wonder how he coped, how he survived, the horror of it all. You really have to salute this brave men and all the men and women
LATEST bowls results and tables from June 24 BURY & DISTRICT BOWLS LEAGUE League Singles Handicap for B.J Algar Trophy Sponsored by Radcliffe Floorings THE finals were held on Dobbies Green on Friday June 17. Playing well to get to semi finals Hughie
WHY is it that disabled people seem to be an easy target for traffic wardens? We hear of people being fined for having their parking badge the wrong way round and now Mrs Laverty, of Burnley gets a ticket for parking in a designated parking bay outside
EVERY day the RSPCA's East Branch branch deals with the problem of unwanted dogs and puppies, whether dumped in cardboard boxes, tied to fences or abandoned outside animal centres. Our inspectors also have their work cut out -- they see the neglected
BUS passengers are facing another rise in fares - the fifth in the past 12 months. Fares were increased by bus company First from Sunday, with the majority going up by 10p. The latest increase, the third in 2005, is being blamed on "continually and significantly
COACH Darren Abram turned on his team after Leigh's Powergen Challenge Cup quarter-final humiliation at the KC Stadium. Furious Abram didn't hold back after seeing his side's chances of a semi-final place disappear before half time. In a shocking first
FOOTBALLERS have such an easy life. All those afternoons off, a handsome salary for doing something they love and all the acclaim and fame that goes with being a top sportsman. Try telling that to Graham Branch! Sometimes it's not all a bed of roses and
CALLS to Preston Women's Refuge have nearly doubled after the organisation's phone number was printed on bus tickets, it was revealed this week. Demand for services at the refuge are now so high that director, Valerie Wise, has called on the government
AMPUTEES and disabled children in Romania are to get new limbs thanks to experts at the Royal Preston Hospital. Four members of the Disablement Services Centre (DSC), based at the hospital, will travel to the country on Saturday to help re-build the lives
A LACK of kidney donors means people from ethnic minorities wait twice as long as white people for a kidney transplant. Of the 210 people on the transplant list in Lancashire there are 38 from Asian, black and other ethnic minority communities who can
A MAN was stabbed in the chest and several others injured during a brawl between two gangs at a Burnley nightclub. A fight broke out in XS Nightclub, Hammerton Street, in the early hours of yesterday. Dozens of police from across East Lancashire were
A DAY centre which dishes out more than 120 meals a day to pensioners has got its hands on a £1,700 windfall. The money for the Rainbow Centre in Morecambe comes courtesy of Gannett - the Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen's parent company. It means the
FANCY a stroll this weekend? If the answer is yes, Morecambe could be just the place to go. Three guided walks are planned to introduce locals and visitors alike to some of the ailing resort's history. Morecambe's 1930s heyday is the topic of an 'Echoes
THE cancellation of a daily bus service between two small villages and a town has left pensioners having to 'choose when they are ill', it is claimed. The number 43 bus between Nether Kellet, Over Kellet and Carnforth was stopped in May. Now it has been
DOG owners are being warned to get their pets vaccinated to stave off the threat of a deadly disease. Several cases of canine parvovirus have been reported in the Morecambe area - and one vet is telling people to check out their animal before it's too
NORTH End found themselves at the centre of a close-season prank when defender Callum Davidson was linked with a move to Scotland. Scottish First Division outfit Clyde had claimed Davidson had called the club's Broadwood ground to say he would be interested
A CAMPAIGN group has been launched in an attempt to stop people dying on the country lanes of Pendleside. Safe Lanes in Pendleside (SLIP) is to educate residents in Pendle's rural communities about road safety to prevent people been killed on the winding
LIONS lock Danny Grewcock has protested his innocence after he was found found guilty of biting an opponent and banned for two months. The 32-year-old Bath forward is to fly home from New Zealand after being cited by match commissioner Willem Venter for
AS part of Carers' Week, Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, helped celebrate the role of carers, and reminded people to apply for the Carer's Allowance. Carer's Allowance is a benefit for people caring for a severely disabled person for at least
WITH much media attention being given to "Make Poverty History", many young people will be drawn to the demonstration in July where they will see the hypocrisy of the leaders of wealthy nations - who will be discussing the future of the poor of Africa
THE Jewish community has launched an emergency £125,000 appeal to improve security at Rainsough Jewish Cemetery following the desecration of 96 graves. Members of the Rainsough Charitable Trust, a group set up prior to the vandalism two weeks ago, are
I WAS delighted to read that the Citizen is launching a campaign to revive the Western link road to the M6. I am glad you agree that the Northern route will be a complete waste of money because it will not solve the Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham gridlock
FURTHER to the debate about litter. This is not a local problem but something which afflicts every local authority up and down the length and breadth of the country. I would propose a drastic solution which would resolve at least some of those problems
IT'S good to read of your campaign for the Western link road. Thankfully we have the foresight of some entrepreneurs from more 200 years ago as we still wholly rely on their road bridge over the Lune (Skerton Bridge) for journeys south. We also rely wholly
THE Citizen is quite right to spearhead the campaign against the Northern link road - a route that cannot alleviate the problems on Morecambe Road and Greyhound bridge. Nor, unfortunately, would the building of the (rejected) Western option. It would
LANCASTER Moor Hospital is still costing the taxpayers a fortune - six years after the last patient left. The Citizen understands the one-time county asylum has cost the people of Lancaster and Morecambe a staggering £1 million since the doors slammed
FOOTBALLERS have such an easy life. All those afternoons off, a handsome salary for doing something they love and all the acclaim and fame that goes with being a top sportsman. Try telling that to Graham Branch! Sometimes it's not all a bed of roses and
MEMBERS of Whitefield Garrick could be on cloud nine after being nominated for a host of awards. The theatre group has been nominated for an impressive nine awards in the Greater Manchester Drama Federation (GMDF) awards, which will be held at the Longfield
WORK has begun on building three new bungalows, paving the way for a new-look Whitefield town centre. The properties in Mather Avenue are part of the overall town centre scheme, of which the centrepiece will be a new Morrisons supermarket. Once completed
SHOPPERS have been going "potty" over the state of a road in Whitefield. Visitors to shops in Rufford Drive - known as Rufford Parade - have complained about the number of potholes they have to negotiate in order to do their errands. Coun Gordon Sharkey
FROM scorcher to swimming pool - Prestwich Carnival went from one extreme to another. The day started as the hottest of the year so far, but at 4pm the heavens opened and a thunder storm drenched St Mary's Park. But far from being a washout, the fun continued
I RECEIVED a Special Delivery item which had to be called for at the post office in Prestwich. I went to Prestwich Post Office in Kingswood Road, but was not able to park my car. Immediately a warden pounced on me and told me that I couldn't park there
BENNI McCarthy is ready to snub a lucrative move to France in a bid to keep his hopes of joining Blackburn Rovers alive. It emerged over the weekend that French side Lille have now entered the race to sign the South African international, who is desperate
THERE will be no traditional white wedding when Liz Tate and Jess Taylor get married. Instead the bride, described as "fluffy, girlie and sparkly" by her friends, has chosen to have everything pink. And that means everything - from her wedding dress down
A WOMAN with chronic lung disease had to plug life-saving equipment into her car cigarette lighter socket after she was left without electricity for 30 hours. Joyce Yeoman, 48, of Springfield Street, Darwen, relies on a nebuliser and oxygen to regulate
THERE will be no traditional white wedding when Liz Tate and Jess Taylor get married. Instead the bride, described as "fluffy, girlie and sparkly" by her friends, has chosen to have everything pink. And that means everything - from her wedding dress down
PRESTON is to get a new 178-seater cinema at the university, the Citizen can reveal. The cinema, open to members of the public and students alike, is set to open in the Foster Building, the main reception point of the University of Central Lancashire,
LEISURE bosses today hit a stinging return after criticism was served up about the cost of the area's tennis courts. Officials from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy claimed that kids in East Lancashire were paying some of the highest prices in the
PUPILS from across East Lancashire have been learning how maths can equal success. The region's scholars immersed themselves in numbers as part of a maths-themed week funded by Lancashire County Council. And the week, believed to be the first of its kind
THE RFL has launched a charitable trust to support players whose lives are affected by serious injuries sustained while playing the game. The Rugby League Benevolent Fund will receive £1 from every ticket sold for all future Powergen Challenge Cup finals
