Archive
-
Date
Lord of the ring
IT'S the purest sport. Two men in a ring trying to knock each other out with their fists, a minimum of rules, nothing between them but gloves - the fundamentals of boxing don't change. But at Lancaster's boxing club at the youth centre on Dallas Road,
-
Date
Mousetrapped!
RISKING life and limb for Blackpool's newest attraction is becoming something of a habit. Construction workers had just finished battling against time, tide and the elements to get the £1.5m Crazy Mouse roller coaster open on schedule when the emergency
-
Date
Spice power
GERI Halliwell may have quit the real Spice Girls but a Blackpool tribute band has vowed to continue performing routines with all five members. Danielle Scarlett has posed as Ginger Spice for at least a year - but the other members of Spice Power will
-
Date
Flying high
BEING able to fly through the air is something very few of us could ever dream of mastering - but here's one guy who has turned it into an art form. Vladimir, an aerialist who hails from the Ukraine, says the best way of describing his act as "aerial
-
Date
Letter:A lesson for you Councillor Yates
AS a former councillor I thought nothing would ever surprise me again, having heard the verbal abuse that some members give out at meetings, but sitting in the public gallery during Wednesday's meeting of the Econ Dev committee, during the debate on Bubbles
-
Date
Winning draw
ST ANNES had to be content with a winning draw at Vernon Road against bottom club Preston. The visitors' professional and captain Manoh Parekh won the toss and put St Annes in to bat. Adrian Darlington and Eldine Baptiste plundered the Preston attack
-
Date
Building on success
RECORD profits have been unveiled by building products and transport group Ensor. The firm, which has a depot in Blackburn, saw profits increase by 126 per cent to £831,000 in year to March 31. Turnover increased seven per cent to £18.1 million. The Blackburn
-
Date
Hilary's hunt for 90 year pupils
THE former Windermere Road Council School is celebrating 90 years of history this month. Headteacher Hilary Spragg is inviting former pupils, aged over 80, to join the feast of fun following a special assembly for them on June 25. The school was officially
-
Date
Boy's butane gas horror
A YOUNG boy suffered burns after he set fire to his pyjamas with a hand-held butane gas cooker igniter. Andrew Kettlewell, aged five, of Whinfield Place, Ashton, ran upstairs to his mother with his clothes alight. His quick-thinking mum held him under
-
Date
Man in horror knife attack
A MAN was stabbed with a pair of scissors on his doorstep by a complete stranger in an apparently motiveless attack in Morecambe this week. The 53-year-old victim was about to enter his home on Regent Road after a night out at about 2.10am on Sunday morning
-
Date
'Look sharp' on town drugs dens
DRUG users are turning derelict town centre shops into danger dens. Discarded hypodermic syringes and surgical swabs are deadly hazards which have been found this week in the rubbish-strewn backyards of empty premises in Railway Road, Leigh. A concerned
-
Date
Firms get student loans!
FIRMS are being urged to go green with the help of a student. Under the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme in East Lancashire, undergraduates are placed with local firms during the summer to help them carry out a specific project And extra help is
-
Date
Keep our kids safe
A CAMPAIGN to keep youngsters out of trouble has been launched by South Ribble Mayor Jim Owen. Operation Streetwise involves officers visiting some 30 schools in the area to advise children how to avoid accidents AND crime. More than 1,000 schoolchildren
-
Date
When two become one!
TWO old firms of solicitors with a long tradition of service in the area, Dootsons and Eckersley Hope, merged this week. The company will be known as Dootson Eckersley Hope and will operate from three offices in Church Street, Leigh, Culcheth and Atherton
-
Date
Sporting Jim dies
SPORTING gentleman Jim Warburton has died, aged 70, after a long illness. Tyldesley-born Jim was a Sale Lane United footballer in the 1940s and 50s before injury forced him to quit playing. He started refereeing with the Leigh and District Association
-
Date
My misery in Africa
SOUTH Ribble's chief executive, Philip Halsall, has come out of Africa, bringing tales of poverty and deprivation. Mr Halsall was invited to the Helderberg Municipalities, near Cape Town, to implement an action plan for better housing and living standards
-
Date
Garage closure threat to 19 jobs
A LEIGH garage closed on Friday in a shock move that could mean the loss of upto 19 jobs. MSF Motor Group Ltd closed the business they bought from from the long-established Timms of Leigh in July 1996, but disappointing sales have forced the closure.
-
Date
'Bionic boy's' new heart hope
EIGHT-years-old multi-heart op wonder Michael Gillespie has beaten the odds on three occasions. The little 'walking miracle' who has already battled through a trio of major operations, fighting off serious complications, now faces his biggest test. Later
-
Date
Vaux Northern League results
Division One: Blackpool 147-9 (M Moore 30, P King 3-18) *Fleetwood 192-7 (M Clinning 51, N Coultas 46, D Cresswell 4-70); *Chorley 176-7 (I Wrigglesworth 69no) Lancaster 180-8 (A Lawson 77, I Parkinson 50); *Kendal 194 (R Veenstra 59, T Hunte 55, M Hadwin
-
Date
Rail route for new bus link plan
A BUSWAY plan for an old rail route would be a national first. The congestion free buses only route from Leigh through Tyldesley to Ellenbrook would feature guided buses - the longest busway planned in Britain. The driver would be in charge of stopping
-
Date
Milk of human kindness
HOUSES in the Penwortham area of Preston received a special envelope when their milk was delivered on their doorstep this week. Milkman George Newsham is looking to raise money for his eight-year-old son Josh, who suffers from cerebal palsy, and has produced
-
Date
Callon Care has spirit
CHURCHES from different denominations are joining together to bring community spirit back to a deprived housing estate. St Theresa's Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Parish of the Risen Lord have got together with other local groups to fund two
-
Date
Barmaid pulls a fast one...
A BARMAID has finished third in a charity beer race with a difference. Nicky Hargreaves, 22, of George Street, Rishton, joined more than a dozen barmaids from clubs in the Club and Institute Union (CIU), in a race over the final half-furlong at Doncaster
-
Date
Lift-off for Paul's circus ambitions
APPRENTICE juggler Paul Barberel is ready to pack his bags and head off to circus school after netting a £1,000 grant. The talented teenager's juggling skills thrilled audiences so much in Blackpool last year that bosses were quick to ask him back. But
-
Date
Crash dubbed needless tragedy
THE fatal car crash in which Preston teenager Lisa Thomas suffered serious injuries has sparked an angry response from people living near the scene. Lisa, 18, from Fulwood, is said to be 'recovering well' in the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital - one week after
-
Date
Focus on art
WALK round Hanover Building of the University of Central Lancashire this week and you could be forgiven for thinking you're in a modern art gallery. For the classrooms, usually bustling with students, have been transformed into a huge exhibition centre
-
Date
Drama on the streets
THE horrors of war are being brought to life at an old industrial site at Church, which has become a battleground for the filming of a new drama. James Emmett, 20, and Martin Peacock, 40, are media students from Accrington and Rossendale College, who
-
Date
Oh come all ye wasteful
CLERGYMEN are planning to call young thugs' bluff by inviting them into the church they vandalised. Officials at Bamber Bridge Methodist Church in Preston hope the ploy will bring a year-long wrecking spree - which has caused almost £5,000 worth of damage
-
Date
Chloe savaged by dog
LITTLE Chloe Ainsworth was recovering this week after being savaged by a pet dog. Four-year-old Chloe, of Chapter Road, Darwen, needed 20 stitches in rips to her face, just below her right eye. She was playing in the garden of her aunt's home when she
-
Date
Bringing sunshine...
THEY are the backbone of the community - reliable, dedicated and ready to give up their time for free. But what exactly do volunteers do? This week is National Volunteers Week, so Citizen reporter Stephanie Johnston decided to take a look behind the scenes
-
Date
A throng at twilight . . .
ANGRY residents called time on noisy drinkers using the newly opened beer garden at the Bird i'th Hand pub. Residents of Crossfield Street, which backs on to the pub on Manchester Road, sent a 15-signature petition to the council complaining about noise
-
Date
Parking drives residents mad
RESIDENTS in a Darwen road are being driven round the bend by parking problems and an antiques dealer is fuming because his business is getting the blame. Fed up residents in Percival Street say it is down to the Darwen Antique Centre based in Hollins
-
Date
Come back Nora!
LOCAL health watchdogs are calling for the return of Nitty Nora, the bug explorer. Bury Community Health Council has claimed local schools are heading for trouble if urgent action is not taken by the Bury and Rochdale Health Authority to solve the growing
-
Date
Plot for pets
PRECIOUS pets can be remembered at a special memorial enclosure in Worden Park in Leyland. A pet remembrance scheme is among the projects which could be given the go-ahead in the Leyland park if a £1 million lottery bid is agreed. And it wouldn't be the
-
Date
Towns take on shopping giants
A HIGH-profile campaign is about to be launched in a bid to save town centres from the threat of a giant shopping complex. Accrington and Blackburn with Darwen are among a consortium of 27 North West towns uniting to promote town centre shopping and combat
-
Date
Airline helps pupils get to Westminster
TWO budding journalists took to the skies to make it on time for an appointment at the Palace of Westminster - thanks to British Midland Airlines. The two Stubbins CP School pupils were invited to the House of Commons to attend a presentation following
-
Date
World Cup 1938
FOUR years after Italy won the World Cup IN 1934, Mussolini was still enjoying the experience and was already hoping to take the trophy back to Rome. Such was the political importance of being world champions, one Adolph Hitler wanted the gold trophy
-
Date
Pupils go for green
BURY schools came up with a range of ideas to prove their commitment to the environment - and collected cash prizes for their efforts. Springside County Primary School, Bury CE High, Guardian Angels RC Primary and Holcombe Brook County Primary all responded
-
Date
Hunks help World Cup widows shop at superstore
WORLD Cup widows can forget their fanatical footballing husbands and shop with a hunk at Burnley's Asda store. While partners and their pals are slouched on the sofa with lager and crisps watching England V Tunisia on June 15, the Princess Way store is
-
Date
Two die in horror smash
A BURY woman was killed instantly in an horrific head-on car crash on Tuesday as she drove to a meeting of her advanced drivers club. Mrs Joyce Crossley (pictured) of Newington Drive, Bury, was killed when her Renault 5 collided with a £40,000 TVR on
-
Date
Van ordered off road and into scrapyard
A DANGEROUS van which was stopped along with 77 other vehicles during a major road safety crackdown had so many defects it was immediately sent to a scrapyard. Lancashire Police joined forces with the Benefits Agency, the Department of Transport and RSPCA
-
Date
Lancs firefighters put on Afghan earthquake stand-by
FIREFIGHTERS from East Lancashire have been put on stand-by as part of a British rescue team to go to earthquake-hit Afghanistan. The specially trained men could be used to search for survivors among the debris left behind by the disaster which claimed
-
Date
Council faces court clash over danger floor claims
A SERIES of court battles centred around an alleged slippery floor could cost a council tens of thousands of pounds, it was claimed today. Solicitors firm Farleys is taking on Blackburn with Darwen Council amid claims that a market hall floor is a danger
-
Date
Riding charity clears hurdle for new centre
COUNCILLORS are backing a riding therapy centre's bid to hang on to a £176,000 lottery grant to create a study centre for special needs students. Hyndburn development services committee went against officers' advice and supported plans for the rebuilding
-
Date
Doyen of dairy farming Joe dies at 78
A DAIRY farmer awarded an MBE for his services to agriculture has died aged 78. Joe Jackson, of Dill Hall Farm, Church, was well known throughout East Lancashire for pioneering innovative farming techniques. He went into farming after leaving school and
-
Date
MOTORSPORT: Pits for Neil in Japan
IT was unlucky 13 for Burnley bike ace Neil Hodgson in his All-Japan superbike series debut. But Kawasaki's Hodgson will be hoping to show the form which made up for a pit-stop disaster when the World Superbikes championship travels to Germany's Nurburgring
-
Date
Council demands to know why cash bid failed
COUNCIL chiefs are to write to Government ministers demanding an explanation for their failed lottery bid. Shocked Ribble Valley Council officers were left reeling after lottery chiefs kicked out their multi-million pound sports scheme. Their bid for
-
Date
Living wage for work
THE chief executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce warns that a £3.60 per hour minimum wage will adversely affect local firms (LET, May 28). However, if other proposals are implemented - viz under 21s being paid less and 16 to 18-year-olds having
-
Date
CRICKET: Leagues say no to Premier idea
THE Confederation of Cricket Leagues are believed to have given a firm thumbs down to any revival in the controversial Premier League issue. All the county's major leagues were at Haslingden last night for the latest meeting of the confederation, set
-
Date
Compulsion may have to be pensions answer
AS the long-awaited report by the government working party on pensions was published today, the grim prospect was raised of millions of people - six out of ten - facing poverty in retirement. But the evidence is that much of this is their own fault. Millions
-
Date
Futile Diana quest will go on and on
WAS Diana murdered? Or were she and Dodi simply victims of a dreadful road accident? The tortuous, much-criticised French investigation into their deaths in a car crash in a Paris underpass last August is charged with the daunting task of answering those
-
Date
Not too late for peace
IT IS very disturbing that India has blasted nuclear devices when the world superpowers and other developed countries are working towards dismantling nuclear weapons. India, as the biggest and perhaps the strongest country of the sub-continent, instead
-
Date
Fond farewell to songster Tommy
HIS many friends in the world of amateur theatre are mourning the passing of a well -known personality. Mr. Thomas Ignatius Leigh, of Windlehurst Avenue, died in the Royal Hospital, Liverpool, on Monday, age 68, He is survived by his children Graham,
-
Date
Super Andy's the Cross boss
ATHERTON will play Edgworth in the Cross Cup semi-final after a dramatic quarter-final win over Walshaw. Pro Andy Hall helped his side to 194-8 with an unbeaten 96 before Walshaw threatened to win the game with an impressive response. The drama centred
-
Date
Batterley blast boosts Golborne
GOLBORNE skipper Andy Batterley blasted his side back to the top of the Bolton Association. The opener almost carried his bat in a superb knock of 115 against Blackrod. And Graham Marston chipped in with a half-century as they cruised to 209-4 and a six-wicket
-
Date
Turley's rocky horror show!
NORMAN TURLEY spent Sunday night pouring over a video of Leigh's latest rocky horror show - and it made unpleasant viewing. The new coach acknowledged he has inherited all the problems Keith Latham spent 18 months trying to put right. And Sunday's 54-
-
Date
Superfit Marc silences big guns
FITNESS fanatic Marc Laithwaite proved more than a match for the big guns of America and Canada when he clinched the gruelling Individual Lowe Alpine Western Isles Endurance Challenge. The 25-year-old sports lecturer at St Helens College, is used to navigating
-
Date
New coach wants smooth transition
LIFE after Keith Latham started for his old pal Norman Turley with a line from a Frank Sinatra classic. "I'll do it my way," declared the new Leigh coach as he settled into the Hilton Park hot seat. No one was more surprised than the former assistant
-
Date
Climbing high
FIVE workers from a Radcliffe firm are going up in the world - literally! The fearless five, who work at Ashworth Frazer, will attempt to climb Ben More on the Isle of Mull tomorrow (June 6). Ged Hunter, Dave Greenwood, Nick Foster, Shaun Layton and Shane
-
Date
Wonder of Pets with Wally Ashcroft
BREEDING budgerigars can be a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it is essential that the birds are in perfect breeding condition. Birds which are out of condition are likely to produce weakly chicks, infertile eggs or even no eggs at all. You can tell
-
Date
Looking forward to a normal life
AFTER battling against leukaemia young Aimee Read is looking forward to a meal of fish and chips! In just a matter of weeks the youngster of Moorcroft, Edenfield will be out of isolation and able to do what she wants. Even though Aimee was discharged
-
Date
School staffroom up in flames
A FIRE suspected to be arson was started in a staffroom of Parr High School at about 10.15pm on Thursday, May 28. It caused severe fire, heat and smoke damage to 20 per cent of the single-storey school building and took firefighters an hour-and-a-half
-
Date
High Noon for cowboy builders
COUNCIL chiefs are gunning for cowboy builders - and hope a posse of householders will help them. Bury Council is urging locals to take a few simple precautions after complaints of poor quality work by so-called builders, or problems occurring after completion
-
Date
What a load of rubbish!
ANGRY shopowners have branded the illegal tipping next to their property "vile and revolting". Pat and Ray Roberts, owners of Bury Metal Polishing were furious when local residents and businesses began using the side of their property on Victoria Street
-
Date
Fashion show to aid school
MEMBERS of St Aelred High School PTFA group have organised two events aimed at boosting school funds. A fashion show will be held at the school in Birley Street, Newtron-le-Willows, at 8pm on Thursday, June 11. Tickets cost £1 and are available from the
-
Date
Rugby treat in store
RUGBY League fans are being given a great chance to see the stars of the future. For Portico Junior ARLFC are hosting a weekend summer tournament involving teams from all over the North West. It takes place at the Scholes Lane Playing Fields on Saturday
-
Date
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD
Riddle of vanishing tiger solved THE riddle of the vanished tiger has been solved! After having the stuffing knocked out of him on an educational tour of St Helens schools a couple of decades ago, Old Tigger finally collapsed beyond repair. On being sent
-
Date
Playing for space
STUDENTS will perform a play devised and directed by clients of the homeless action service at a public meeting in Lancaster on Monday night. Laurence Lennon of the Big Issue magazine which helps the homeless will address the meeting. Lancaster and District
-
Date
MP backs tougher tests
TOUGHER driving tests are welcomed by Leigh MP Lawrence Cunliffe. Proposals to introduce longer tests incorporating major roads, more varied road and traffic conditions and a totting up system where less serious faults could result in favour are in the
-
Date
Kiwi sinks Sutton
SUTTON suffered defeats by Ainsdale on Saturday in matches sponsored by Queen Street Garage of Ormskirk. The first team's day at the seaside started well as Ainsdale were dismissed for 134 in 50 overs. Another exceptional fielding display boosted the
-
Date
Flamenco adds to family fun
SUTTON residents of all ages are in for a treat this weekend with the annual 'Sound Out Sutton' family fun day on Sunday, June 7. The event has been organised to raise awareness for St Helens Pathways, an organisation aimed at providing the people of
-
Date
Superstar Sarah!
LITTLE Sarah Whitehead was a winner yet again at the British Dwarf games recently. The seven-year-old from Heysham won four silver and two bronze medals at the games in Peterborough - just one year after proving to be a winner in the World Games. Now
-
Date
Rocky rolls in
THE chance to see the once baby-faced Jason Donovan in a pair of fishnet stockings could be reason enough to go and catch the return of The Rocky Horror Show. Or how about a glimpse of the straight-laced Reg Holdsworth (aka Ken Morley) in such a raunchy
-
Date
Village helps blood brother
GOLBORNE villagers rallied to help leukaemia victim Steven Culshaw who is this month depending on his brother, David, for the gift of life. Steven, 18, of Golborne Road, Lowton, is to have a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother at the Christie
-
Date
Join the big balsam bash
GROUNDWORK staff, volunteers and members of the local community are preparing to do battle with an 'invader' which is destroying local vegetation. Himalayan Balsam grows to two-three metres in height, it chokes vegetation, displaces native species and
-
Date
Letter:Bad vibes in the Press
I WISH to comment on the article you published on May 21 regarding students and drug users dominating the sex clinics. Dr Coker stated that the service was overstretched and could only allocate seven minutes to each client. My heart bleeds for him. I
-
Date
Music to his ears
CLEVELEYS schoolboy Andrew Figg has won the UK Accordion Championships after playing the instrument for just two years. Andrew, 15, took up the accordion at the Marsh Mill School of Music after seeing the instrument in the compnay's shop window. Now,
-
Date
Keeping down dying costs
LOW cost but dignified funerals continue to be available through the Council and local funeral directors. Basic fee for burials is £628 and cremation £674 with further services available at additional cost. Wigan Leisure Services Department has negotiated
-
Date
Big boost for council homes
FORTY homes in the Dickens Road area of Grange Park are undergoing an £800,000 refurbishment carried out by St Helens Council. The council recently opened the doors of its showhouse, 21 Dickens Road, to enable the public to see for themselves the high
-
Date
Haydock held at bay
HAYDOCK Cricket Club suffered a frustrating day on Saturday. The first eleven were at home to Southport and District League leaders Winstanley Park. Batting first, Haydock made a slowish start but early patience paid off in the end. Rob Burke is showing
-
Date
Tiddly-om-prom!
ALL the pomp and ceremony of the Last Night of the Proms will be recreated in Blackpool this November. A Northern Night at the Proms at the Opera House will raise money for local charities and feature the Northern Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The event
-
Date
Phone experts win varsity job
LEIGH-based experts Digital Exchange Products (DXP) have won a contract to expand Liverpool University's telecommunications network. In the past five years the university has increased its system by 100pc to accommodate the introduction of individual
-
Date
Newts land in new dive
GREAT Crested newts which were discovered on a local industrial park development awoke from their six-month hibernation period to find that they were moving to a new home. The newts - a protected species in decline throughout Europe - put a stop to the
-
Date
Letter:Keep it local
HILTON Dawson claims to want to help the local farming community. It therefore seems comical that in recent weeks his priorities have been very different. Instead of calling for help for the local farming community Mr Dawson has tabled a motion in the
-
Date
John and Sandra's dream date
A DREAM came true for Sandra and John Braithwaite when they met rock superstar Janet Jackson. The pair were winners of a Rock FM phone-in competition which earned them a backstage pass and tickets for Sunday's concert at the Manchester Nynex (May 31).
-
Date
Town honours good old George
WIGAN has honoured it's most famous son. A plaque celebrating the birth of George Formby was unveiled last week, marking the birthdate of the actor/comedian on May 26 1904. Our George was born at 3 Westminster Street, the eldest of seven children. The
-
Date
Down the hatch for Beechams Pills
BEECHAMS Pills, which were first produced in St Helens156 years ago, have come to the end of the line. SmithKline Beecham has decided to discontinue the pills, a natural Aloin laxative, with "immediate effect". First marketed in 1842, Beechams Pills laxative
-
Date
New house call for opera!
A THORNTON operatic group has called for a new theatre in Wyre to cope with the number of groups trying to put on shows. Tony Stuart, spokesman for Thornton Cleveleys Operatic Society, has revealed they are encountering many problems with staging performances
-
Date
All is not lost for stubborn Saints
Saints 18 Leeds Rhinos 31 TORN by off-field troubles they may be, but struggling Saints dug deep into reserves of character and commitment before finally bending the knee to the unbeaten Super League leaders. Pride and passion - if not vital points -
-
Date
Moment of truth for Saints?
WHELDON Road, Castleford, may be the scene of Saints' Grand Final play-off moment of truth when they tangle with the Tigers on Sunday, kick-off 3.30pm. The Knowsley Road side are currently hanging on to a crucial top-five spot by the skin of their teeth
-
Date
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD
Joyce's book debut success story THE debut book by St Helens authoress Joyce Owen has proved a runaway success. And it has also achieved something of a global spread with a copy now lodged with a libary in Georgia and others in the possession of Joyce's
-
Date
It's sheer magic for David!
IF you've always been interested in magic, but don't don't know your abracadabras from your izzy whizzies, then the Day of Magic could be the thing for you. Organised by the St Helens-based American Magic Company, the event was established two years ago
-
Date
Mapped out!
LANCASTER'S mayor Councillor Abbott Bryning unveiled the new scenic map of the city in a special ceremony in Market Square earlier this week. Cllr Bryning enthused "I was impressed by the quality which highlighted the city's historic and compact shopping
-
Date
Spanish trip for the Vale
VALE of Lune RUFC returned this week from a successful three match tour or Catalonia Province in Spain. The Vale's squad can now take a well earned rest after their most successful season in many years. Vale won all three of their tour matches, the first
-
Date
Car park concern
THE head of the district's Chamber of Commerce, Barry Scoffin, has voiced his concerns to the Citizen that expensive car parking charges could affect Morecambe tourist trade. Mr Scoffin argued that prohibitive costs could actually discourage tourists
-
Date
Workers unearth grisly find
THE Home Office has been called in after human remains were discovered during building work at a luxury housing development. Demolition workers were stunned by the find at the Gleeson Homes site in the grounds of the former Moor Hospital. It is thought
-
Date
WORLD CUP: Hoddle gets a deflection off Gazza
Bramwell Speaks Out MY faith in Hod has been partially restored. Not because the England coach has left the fat boy out of the squad. Only the founder members of the 'Eat Lard To Stay Fit' campaign could seriously have considered Gascoigne a worthy squad
-
Date
Jury clears teenager of indecent assault
A HEYSHAM teenager has been cleared by a court of sexually assaulting an 18 year old girl in a transit van - but she was raped in the vehicle by another 16-year-old youth, a jury was told. Adam Burke, 18, of McDonald Road, Heysham, was alleged to have
-
Date
Letter:Clean your own back yard
AS senior councillors involved in tourism we want to offer the following challenges: 1to Geoffrey Thompson... could he tell us about his future plans for Morecambe and when he intends to paint the rusty rollercoaster as well as cleaning up the back of
-
Date
CLARETS: Stokoe backs Ternent to boost Clarets
ONE of the men that groomed the new Clarets' boss believes Stan Ternent is the right man to lead Burnley back towards the big time. Bob Stokoe gave Ternent his first coaching position at Sunderland in the mid-1970s and then appointed him as his number
-
Date
Parents dismiss Ofsted criticism
PARENTS who send their children to an experimental kindergarten are refusing to accept a critical government report. The OFSTED report said children's ability in language, literacy and mathematics at the Cherry Trees Kindergarten was "poor." But the parents
-
Date
Sad loss
SOUTH Shore lost a community stalwart at the weekend when Conservative councillor John Woolley died at the age of 71. The opposition leader and former Lancashire councillor had represented Waterloo ward on Blackpool Council for the past 11 years and served
-
Date
Southall's 'burning ambition' for Bury job
FORMER Everton and Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall has spoken of his burning ambition to be Stan Ternent's successor. The man who won almost every domestic honour in the game in a glittering career with the Goodison Park outfit is desperate to get his
-
Date
Councillors hit the road
ROLL up, roll up - the 'listening council roadshow' is coming to town. Lancaster city council has launched a series of new initiatives aimed at getting the community interested in local government. The campaign has been launched to co-incide with 'Local
-
Date
Big is really beautiful
GARRY Bushell's attempt to bring variety shows back to the forefront of the entertainment world took a big, big step forward with his show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Paradise Rooms. The Big Big Variety Show is the television critic's answer to ITV
-
Date
Letter:Kept in the dark again
I READ with astonishment comments made by Cllr Jean Yates in last week's Citizen front page. She said "Stakis Hotels are looking at the Midland, Apollo are looking at the Winter Gardens and Rank has taken up a lease on part of the Empire Complex." Despite
-
Date
Best in the business
ENTERPRISING students from a Fylde school have taken the business world by storm and scooped a number of awards for their efforts. Forty youngsters from Lytham St Annes High formed Equinox, a school-based company which is part of the nationwide Young
-
Date
Letter:Party snoopers!
ON May 23 I took part in a peaceful 'street party' in Lancaster's Dalton Square between 1-2pm. During that time I was extensively filmed by members of Lancashire Constabulary. There were two officers on the ground dressed in black with their numbers obscured
-
Date
Sam said no to manager's job
SAM Ellis says he did not want to replace Stan Ternent as Bury manager. The ex-Shakers assistant, who stunned Gigg Lane chiefs by joining Ternent at Burnley this week, has revealed that one spell as manager at Gigg Lane was enough. He told the Bury Times
-
Date
Letter:Aelfric's mud slinging is wide of the mark...
IT WAS interesting to read Aelfric accuse me of mud slinging from behind the shelter of his pseudonym when much of his own letter was intemperate abuse. I have made public, more than once, my own criticisms of the information given to councillors about
-
Date
Adding insult to injury
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy is being kept off school because his mother can't afford his £1.20 a day bus fare. The boy has been forced to attend Carnforth School because he was bullied so severely at his local Skerton High School. But the city council won't pay
-
Date
New manager
BRENDAN Gettins, 33, has been appointed call centre manager at uniform supplier Simon Jersey. He will be responsible for carrying out a review of the Altham call centre set up in 1992. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000.
-
Date
Stan thanks the fans
STAN Ternent has sent a huge 'thankyou' to Shakers fans after parting company with the club to join Burnley this week. As the champagne corks were popping at Turf Moor at Tuesday's official unveiling of the manager and his assistant, Sam Ellis, Ternent
-
Date
Letter:Gone for a Burton!
ON reading the letter by A Weymouth of Burton-in-Kendal, and noting his concern at the use of nom de plumes in the media, I was somewhat puzzled as to why he should raise such a matter at this particular time, when let's face it, such a practice has been
-
Date
Charity cash
EMPLOYEES in the British Aerospace fabrications department at Samlesbury collected £350 with a quiz and a raffle to buy blood pressure monitors for Med Alert. The charity is made up of volunteer doctors who provide pre-hospital care from emergencies throughout
-
Date
Wage of reason!
AS DEBATE rages about the planned minimum wage a snap survey has revealed that local workers are being offered as little as £2.54 an hour. With the Government proposing an hourly rate of £3.60, a look at vacancies at Lancaster Job Centre has revealed
-
Date
Miracle of Joy
AFTER 16 years of disappointment and tears, fate has finally intervened and delivered a real-life miracle into the arms of a couple who feared they would never have children. The miracle is in the form of a beautiful 7lb 5oz girl, Maddison Elizabeth,
-
Date
Ten out of ten
LAW firm Fieldings Porters, Blackburn, has become only the second in the North West to achieve all of the ten legal aid franchises available. Its latest - for mental health law - adds to one including personal injury, criminal, employment and immigration
-
Date
St Annes reach Vaux Samson semis
THE result of the Northern League Vaux Samson second round tie at Vernon Road on Sunday was fashioned in the first six overs of the Darwen innings. By then the east Lancashire side had slid to 13-3 and although they made a brave effort at recovery, their
-
Date
Talk of recession 'premature'
ACCOUNTANTS Deloitte & Touche recorded 13 receivership and administration appointments in the region last month, the same as in April and three fewer than in March. "Business conditions are certainly tightening but there are still no clear trends
-
Date
Moore & Smalley Palace Shield
Results - Division A: Fulwood & Broughton 196-5 (M Kippax 83 no) *Penwortham 193-7; Longridge 92-1 (I Barton 40 no) *Harris Park 91 (J Roebuck 5-28 inc hat-trick); Norcross 138-3 (J Booth 86 no) *Wrea Green 132-9 (A Wellacy 6-62); *Springfields 134
-
Date
Meningitis kills bakery worker, 29
A TYLDESLEY bakery worker has died after contracting meningitis. Just two days before his death in Royal Bolton Hospital, Mark Salt had been admitted to the hospital and allowed home after being told he had flu. Fiancee Carole Hughes, aged 28, shared
-
Date
Collapso cricket!
IT was a fun Cricket for All day at Stanley Park on Saturday (May 30), the sun shone from a cloudless blue sky and the pitch looked tailor-made for plenty of runs. All the ingredients were there for a day of calypso cricket. But Blackpool badly misread
-
Date
Eccleston suffer
ECCLESTON suffered a four-wicket defeat at Westminster Park on Saturday. They made a creditable 169 all out thanks to notable contributions from Atherden (72), John (17) and Armstrong (23). However, the Chester side reached the target for the loss of
-
Date
11 facing murder charges
ELEVEN people will face trial in April next year charged with the murder of Preston man Stephen McLaughlin. Last Thursday, the prosecution at Preston Crown Court alleged all were involved in the incident on November 11 last year. Stephen, 22, of Cemetery
-
Date
Pooh Bear tribute for little Chloe
YOUNG mum Samantha Jackson's dream of a headstone memorial for her tragic baby Chloe's grave has come true. She is thrilled with the black granite heart which was placed in Howe Bridge cemetery - thanks to Sankey's Funeral Service, Leigh, who donated
-
Date
Help to find a home for wandering Suzi
SUZI the Jack Russell is dog tired of walking the streets of Preston and is looking for a place to hang up her collar. The adventurous bitch has been captured by the RSPCA more times than her desperate owners can remember. And after forking out for numerous
-
Date
Mike's the knight for Camelot bride
LOWTON Operatic Society stars Jenny Horridge and Mike Morris' medieval wedding went off without a hitch on Saturday. The couple tied the knot Camelot-style at St Stephen's Church, Astley, in front of a congregation dressed for the occasion. The olde-worlde
-
Date
Formula for success
TT specialist Simon Beck is one of the favourites for Saturday's Isle of Man Formula 0ne race. Simon, of Leyland Road, Penwortham, Preston, has been practising on the famous 37-mile long course this week in preparation for three races in next week's festival
-
Date
Move plan for post office
LOWER Darwen Post Office could soon be moving premises if a proposal is approved by Post Office Counters. The business would move from its present address at 31 Fore Street to a more modern site within a newsagent's at 4 Fore Street. It would incorporate
-
Date
Bank clerk Karen bids for TV stardom
BY day, Karen Noblet is a Preston bank clerk. By night, she could be a singing sensation wowing television viewers nationwide. Karen, a cashier at NatWest Bank, in Fishergate, is preparing to be The Beautiful South's Jacqueline Abbott when she takes to
-
Date
Cancer runners appeal for sponsors
FOUR women from Blackburn and Haslingden will soon be on the run to help beat cancer. For the four will be raising money for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund when they take part in the Race For Life on Wednesday, July 1. Sisters Heidi Moore and Penny
-
Date
Police warn town centre workers
PRESTON police have made an appeal to businesses in the town to be on their guard for burglars sneaking in their premises after a spate of opportunist thefts. McDonald's, Clinton Cards and the University of Central Lancashire are just some of the places
-
Date
Rovers plan giant video screen
BLACKBURN Rovers have submitted a planning application to install a giant electronic video screen which could be in place by the start of next season. The screen, which will be situated between the Darwen End Stand and Walker Steel Stand, is similar to
-
Date
Museum 'gem' under threat
THE future of a showpiece collection of football memorabilia, due to go on display at Preston's new football museum, hangs in the balance after the owners threatened to sell the items off at private auction. The FIFA collection, due to be displayed at
-
Date
Safety plan for accident blackspot
SAFETY measures are to be introduced at a notorious traffic blackspot. The Fishpool area of Bury is to get a massive £100,000 overhaul with the aim of reducing accidents. Between 1994 and 1996 there were 50 injury accidents in the area - one fatal, five
-
Date
Psycho misses blind date
A TEMPERAMENTAL swan - nicknamed Psycho because of his fierce temper - was left for dead after being beaten by barbaric thugs. The attack, at Longton Brickcroft nature reserve, was the latest in a series of brutal bird batterings in the South Ribble area
-
Date
Trouble at mill
A YEAR after Prince Charles gave his backing to an ambitious regeneration scheme for one of Preston's industrial landmarks, project planners have been forced back to the drawing board. Centenary Mill in New Hall Lane remains derelict and plans to revitalise
-
Date
There's no limits!
ABSEILING 70ft cliffs and canoeing through the Lake District may not be everyone's idea of fun. But for 20 adventurous souls from Jigsaw, a disabled group of friends and volunteers from Radcliffe, Bury and Prestwich it was the recipe for a perfect weekend
-
Date
My Japanese problem
I AM writing to The Journal with a problem that I thought the people of Leigh, and in particular the elderly ones, could help me with. I work for a company in the centre of Manchester that provides me with a £35K salary, a BMW car, free health insurance
-
Date
Foal eases the pain of tragedy
SHE was a prize-winning thoroughbred, but her greatest achievement was winning the heart of owner Cathy Wareing. Now, the death of tragic Kareba - a 15-year-old show hunter who was dramatically rescued from a ditch by firefighters on Tuesday morning -
-
Date
Chemist rota
CHEMISTS on duty on Sunday, June 7, are: Geloo Brothers, 14 Union Street, Darwen, noon to 1pm; Peels Chemists, 13 Peel Street, Accrington, 11am to 1pm; Holdens Chemist, 9 Queen Street, Great Harwood, noon to 1pm; Healthbook Ltd, Unit 4, Audley Shopping
-
Date
Tours go back in time
TUTORS from the Darwen Workers' Educational Association will be leading local historical visits during the next five weeks. The first event, led by Kathy Fishwick, will take place on Wednesday, June 10, and will include visits to The Weavers' Cottage
-
Date
It pays to talk - to George
FINANCE manager George Moss deals with a number of people from clients, customers and players at Deepdale. George has a very clever mind when it comes to business and acts as an advisor to the Preston North End players. The word advise often crops up
-
Date
Have your say on radio station bid
BIDDERS to be Bury's newest radio station want public backing to make sure they hit the airwaves. The group, 107.1 BFM, is one of seven bidding for a licence to broadcast in Bury and Bolton, but their owners, Independent Radio Group Ltd, already run two
-
Date
Warm welcome for Romania convoy
AN unbelievable welcome was given to police officers from Blackburn and Hyndburn when they arrived in Romania with a mountain of aid for desperately poor youngsters and families. Some £250,000 of aid, which included new clothes, toiletries, bedding and
-
Date
Breaking the smoking habit
PUBLIC places in Preston could soon be made smoke-free zones after people all over the country have been complaining about the dirty habit. The Citizen has been flooded with e-mails during this, National Breathe Easy Week. The question is: should smoking
-
Date
Lynx hang on by their claws
WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going! Lynx certainly strained every fibre and tissue in following the theme of Billy Ocean's hit song to hold on for a draw against determined Oldham which finished Lancs Lynx 18 Oldham 18. Preston Grasshoppers
-
Date
Preston attack plundered
Vaux League had a shake up when St Annes beat Preston, Leyland Daf beat Darwen, and Leyland beat Morecambe. Preston had to settle for a losing draw at Vernon Road against St Annes when the final score was St Annes 222-5 dec Preston 160-7 Skipper and pro
-
Date
I'm not a new Shearer: Davies
ROVERS' record-signing Kevin Davies wants to follow in the successful footsteps of Alan Shearer but insists he is going to do it his own way. The £7.25 million signing from Southampton believes Shearer is the best striker in the world and hopes that he
-
Date
Fire crews in bid to rescue trapped dog
FIREFIGHTERS using shovels and a lighting rig worked into the night to try and rescue a dog believed to be trapped down a rabbit hole. Crews from Earby spent three hours in an unsuccessful attempt to find the small Jack Russell-type family pet which disappeared
-
Date
Give me a chance of motherhood
A WOMAN who has been told she can never have children is making a desperate appeal for an egg donor to come forward to give her a once-in-a-lifetime chance to become a mother. Mrs Tina Tonge, of Woodhill Street, Bury, has been waiting five years for IVF
-
Date
FIVE YEARS AGO: National Party challenge
THE British National Party was set to field a candidate in a county council by-election in Burnley. In the full county elections a month earlier only one BNP candidate took part, trailing in fourth place in Colne. BNP spokesman Peter Baker played down
-
Date
Greenhill get top marks from inspectors
BURY'S run of excellent Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) reports continued when Greenhill County Primary School received top marks from government inspectors. The Ofsted team visited the school on Mile Lane and found that educational results
-
Date
Rugby fan's camping getaway into soccer hell!
RUGBY fan Tony Fillingham hates football. So he booked a family holiday to escape World Cup fever - only to discover he is following the fans to France '98! Tony failed to realise the tournament was being hosted across the Channel when he chose a two-week
-
Date
TEN YEARS AGO: Club protest fails
A RESIDENTS' crusade to scupper plans for a new club in Hyndburn failed as the go-ahead was given to a new snooker centre in a former carpet warehouse in Oswaldtwistle. Despite a protest against the scheme by 36 residents in Oak Street, the Hyndburn development
-
Date
Jim's historic foot scraper goes missing
A 170-YEAR-OLD foot scraper has gone walkabout from a back garden, leaving its owner fuming. The historic stone and wrought iron scraper, which dates back to 1824, was spotted by Jim Heap almost 30 years ago. It was among the rubble of the former Wesleyan
-
Date
Thanks for fund boost
ON behalf of the Blackburn branch of the Leukaemia Research Fund, I would like to thank the people of Blackburn for their generous support of our flag day, in the town centre on Saturday. We are very grateful for the £474.97 which was collected by only
-
Date
Ulster the victim of sensationalising
I WAS sad to hear yet another report of violence in Northern Ireland involving 'hundreds of people.' I was even more surprised when watching the television coverage to see that the 'hundreds of people' appeared to have shrunk to about 50 being actively
-
Date
Question of clean air
YOUR editorial (LET, May 27) suggested that the Government, in its fight to reduce air pollution and improve health, should widen their investigation to include the research that identifies power stations as major sources of pollution. But why stop there
-
Date
Prize pupils sail into Maritime Museum
CHILDREN at Newton County Primary School have been busy designing logos for a new community housing association in a competition organised by the Maritime Housing Association in partnership with the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. Prizes
-
Date
Lee's big Games plan
TYLDESLEY'S Lee Meiger could box for Jersey in the Commonwealth Games. This season's ABA featherweight finalist went to live and work on the island last year and would qualify as a resident. He flew back to his home town last week to meet 1997 ABA champion
-
Date
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD
Touch of the Sweeney Todds! HOPE that Nora McGuire will excuse me for saying so, but I had half-formed thoughts of the Sweeney Todd kind in reading her delightful 'look-back' letter to this cobwebby page. For Nora, at 85 as sharp as a tack, tells me that
-
Date
Starbeat with DJ Darren Proctor
WHAT a busy week! I had a great day yesterday with our Give A Child A Chance auction - thank you if you called in or made a donation. This weekend it's The Walk For Liverpool - and we will be walking from the Pier head to Otterspool and back again, all
-
Date
"Them's my lottery numbers..."
"I JUST wish my wife, Edna could have been alive to see this!" These were the touching words of lucky pensioner Jack Hewitt after becoming the country's oldest-ever winner of the National Lottery's jackpot prize at the age of 79. The great grandfather
-
Date
Perils of 'race track' road
A WORRIED father says drivers who treat a sharp bend in the road outside his home "like a racing circuit" are putting the lives of his wife and baby daughter at risk. And he is calling on St Helens Council to take urgent action to eliminate the problem
-
Date
March of time honours George
Special feature by DENIS WHITTLE MUSICAL memories spanning 100 years have been preserved for posterity with the presentation to the town of a time-honoured treasure awarded to one of its most celebrated sons For relatives of brass and military band maestro
-
Date
Democracy for all!
YOUNG and old alike have been taking part in Local Democracy Week in Bury. Town hall leaders arranged a series of events to show residents just how much is going on and to encourage them to play their part. Tens of school pupils took part in an all-day
-
Date
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD
Memories of comic-swapping days COMIC-swopping days when Big Eggo, Korky the Cat and Ping the Elastic Man were the cartoon heroes of every kid in town have been brought rushing back. For we're taken for a stroll along the path of childhood innocence by
-
Date
Taxi bay to make way for disabled
A TAXI rank is to be turned into a parking bay for disabled drivers. Inconsiderate taxi drivers have made traffic bosses introduce the change at Broad Street, Bury. Currently the hackney carriage stand should only be used between 6pm and 6am, effectively
-
Date
Russian showtime with Bippo
ROLL up! Roll up! Roll up! The circus has come to town. But not just any old circus has arrived at Heaton Park - this is the world famous Moscow State Circus. The Big Top opened for the first time on Tuesday to welcome young and old alike. And there was
-
Date
Thieves strike at charity stall
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an amount of cash was stolen from a charity stall at the Whiston Show on Saturday, May 30. A man was seen running from the grounds and a police spokesman said the offence was "particularly sickening as the money
-
Date
Take your picnic! Victorians set English summer scene
Food News, with Christine Rutter OVER the decades the humble picnic has been as much a part of English summertime as cricket and afternoon tea. The Victorians even enjoyed their cakes and sandwiches in the newly built cemeteries of the time! Now people
-
Date
Bike blues for video boy
A MOUNTAIN bike valued at £800 was stolen from outside Flix video rental shop in Kiln Lane, Eccleston on Tuesday. The owner, a 17 year old boy, left the GT Tempest bike, which was silver with black forks, blue handlebars and a black and yellow seat, untethered
-
Date
A decade without Russell
Stars pay tribute to the local lad who became a chat show sensation SHOWBIZ stars have joined family and friends to pay tribute to Blackburn-born chat show host Russell Harty on the eve of the 10th anniversary of his death. A 50-minute documentary called
-
Date
Radcliffe in carnival mood
IF it's fun you are after then head into Radcliffe tomorrow (June 6). The town's traders' association is taking over The Piazza from 10am and there will be face-painting, balloon modelling, children's fun rides, stilt walkers and jugglers. Over at Red
-
Date
Let's sort it out
NEIGHBOURS from hell are being told that it's good to listen. Housing bosses have launched a mediation service to sort out "garden fence" disputes, to be run by trained volunteers. It's the council's latest move to try to defuse conflicts before they
-
Date
Road rage attack
A VICTIM of road rage was headbutted by a biker still wearing his crash helmet at Quernmore this week. The 53-year-old man was rushed to hospital with severe facial injuries. He had tried to slow the speeding motorcyclist down by weaving from side to
-
Date
Town campaign moves on
LEIGH Town Council campaigners are staging a meeting in Leigh Town Hall on June 10. Main topics discussed will be the progress made so far and areas the council could take on board. Campaign chairperson, Stephen Critchley said: "The council will be able
-
Date
Council 'free' pensioner
A SPRIGHTLY pensioner is looking forward to enjoying her independence after councillors voted to take action to stop motorists from blocking her in! Mrs Josephine Topping, of Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, who is registered disabled, parks her Vauxhall Nova
-
Date
Honours even in derby clash
THE spoils were shared when St Helens clashed with neighbours Newton-le-Willows at Crow Lane on Saturday. But it was a close-run thing. Newton's Aussie, Rob Turnbull, was fortunate to survive a first ball LBW decision and went on to score 81 to ensure
-
Date
They made their bed - then made money with it!
YOUNG fundraisers didn't sleep on the job when it comes to raising money for charity. And Saturday's annual bed push around Ramsbottom organised by the Rotaract Club of Tottington and Bury West raised some £1,200 for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust
-
Date
Borough shows how much we care
THE huge contribution that carers make to local people's lives is recognised next week. A wide range of events has been planned to celebrate National Carers Week. The programme starts on Monday, June 8, with an open day at the Seedfield Resource Centre
-
Date
Champs rock Rainhill
RAINHILL CC came down to earth with a bump away to league champions Caldy. Captain Peter Woods with a depleted side won the toss and elected to bat. The opening partnership made good progress on a pitch with uneven bounce and Rainhill reached 43 before
-
Date
Ryan's joy after renal op
A BRAVE Bury lad is back home with his loving family after undergoing a kidney transplant. Five-year-old Ryan Walker has been in and out of hospital since Christmas. But his mum, Mrs Jeanette Walker, was amazed - and delighted - when a donor was found
-
Date
Rainford go so close . . .
RAINFORD'S claimed the lion's share of the points at home to Hesketh Bank on Saturday. Asked to bat first Rainford smashed the Bank attack to all parts of the ground with opener Dalrymple leading the way with a chanceless 92. Harrison then took up the
-
Date
Nice timing at Salt Ayre
SALT Ayre Sports Centre scooped a £20,000 in lottery cash last week. The grant was approved by the National Sports Council and will be used to fund a £30,000 scheme which will see further cutting edge technology installed at the sports centre. The remaining
-
Date
For art's sake
TWO of Blackpool's entertainment giants have teamed up in an exciting new sponsorship deal, making shows more accessible to the public. Blackpool Pleasure Beach has sponsored the High 5 scheme at the Grand Theatre to the tune of £24,000 over the next
-
Date
Life on both sides of bar
"BEER'S a bit cloudy isn't it?" asked the pub customer. "What do you expect for 36p - thunder and lightning?" was the quick-as-a-flash reply from long-gone Tyldesley licensee Jimmy Merrill. A couple of lines of bar room banter which Impact Theatre duo
-
Date
Nursery places at college to be cut
CRECHE facilities at Bury College are to be reduced and two nursery staff are to go. The purpose built nursery caters for up to 36 young children whose parents have returned to education. Two nursery nurses, members of the of the nine strong staff at
-
Date
Helen to 'make a packet'
STUDENT Helen Pennington is all set to follow in the famous footsteps of the Spice Girls and Gary Lineker - by having her face splashed across millions of packets of Walkers Crisps! The 19-year-old from Rainford who is currently in the second year of
-
Date
Recs clinch a thriller
ST HELENS Recs enjoyed a fine weekend with good performances by all sides. The first eleven entertained Huyton at Ruskin Drive with Recs batting first. Australian Paul Toole hit a magnificent 85 not out including two sixes and nine fours. He shared in
-
Date
Crisis, what crisis?
SAINTS' chairman Tom Ellard has vehemently rejected media claims there is a crisis of confidence at the club. He was answering suggestions in national newspapers that all has not been well with Saints' management structure since the resignation of chairman
-
Date
Letter:Building bridges
REGARDING comments in the Citizen about the Millennium Bridge. Whitby and Bird, who are the bridge designers and builders, are specialists in this work and have spent considerable time in Lancaster on this project. There is ongoing interest in the bridge
-
Date
Terry gets the shrinking facts
TERRY Wynn is a man you'll normally never find lying-down on the job! But the Euro-MP's latest fact-finding sortee has meant just that because he wants to know: 'When is a double bed not a double bed?' Terry's quest started when a constituent complained
-
Date
Can you lend a hand?
CONNECT, a St Helens-based service giving support to parents of children with special educational needs, is looking for volunteers to offer a friendly ear. The charity, which is run from within the STAR Children's Centre in College Street, is looking
-
Date
Police in resort reshuffle
MORE than 80 people showed up to a public meeting with police to express their concerns at the rising tide of crime in Morecambe on Friday. But police say a new shake-up in Morecambe and Heysham will mean more visible community bobbies on the beat. The
-
Date
Viva Italia!
SIESTAS, al fresco eating and leisurely family gatherings became the norm for the Dobsons when they swopped to a Mediterranean lifestyle. The family, from Oxendale Road, Thornton, was one of ten taking part in a nationwide survey organised by Olivio.
-
Date
Mitchell's new visitor centre
MITCHELL'S Brewery is to open a new museum and visitors' centre in time for the millennium. The £750,000 tourist attraction is expected to generate 40 local jobs and be a 'millennium landmark' for the city. The brewers say the visitors' centre and museum
-
Date
Letter:Getting the hump
WHEN the Lib Dems were the Liberal Party back in the early 70s, we expressed concern at the amount of traffic in Lancaster using the back roads as a rat run, such as Dallas Rd and Ulleswater Rd. We sent a note to the council asking about the eastern relief
-
Date
Women exposed to danger in city
A WOMAN was flashed by a 15-year-old boy in Lancaster last week. She was walking along the cycle track on Cable Street last Thursday at 7.30pm when the youth started talking to her before she realised he was exposing himself. When she reached for her
-
Date
Letter: Minimum wage danger
WHILE acknowledging the minimum wage will be of benefit to certain sectors, including low-wage adult women, I believe Mr Martin's claims, Citizen May 28, about the need for social justice to be ridiculous to the extreme. Britain is a vibrant, high-tech
-
Date
Wild wild life!
IS there any wildlife close to where you live? Maybe an owl or an unexpected flower hidden away somewhere. Local charity Lancaster Green Spaces wants to raise awareness about the wealth of wildlife in the city by charting a special 'map.' The charity
-
Date
Letter:What's in a name?
I READ Mr Weymouth's letter last week (Citizen May 28), knocking the use of pen names. As a pen name myself it is hard to agree with him. I just hope he wasn't talking about me when he mentioned nasty anonymous letters. What I want to say is that someone
-
Date
ROVERS: Ewood fight for ace Perez
EWOOD target Sebastian Perez is having talks with French giants Marseille, who have joined the chase for a player rated in France as worth around £3 million. And Blackburn Rovers are already resigned to missing out on another potential signing - Atalanta's
-
Date
Courts call time on drinking hours
LICENSEES in Lancaster and Morecambe are being urged to check they are not breaking the law after a recent court case changed the rules. Premises that hold a 'special hours certificate' may now be operating unlawfully without realising it, following a
-
Date
Harvey bolsters Shrimps' squad
LAST night Morecambe Manager Jim Harvey further strengthened his defensive options when the club secured the services of ex Oldham Athletic and Stalybridge Celtic defender David Hall. Harvey said "David is a player that I first noticed about 4 years ago
-
Date
Letter:Look at the facts
ALTHOUGH I recognise that Mr Hussain is disappointed at losing his case in the Court of Appeal, I cannot allow his statement that the city council "had sat back and allowed (the harassment) to happen" (Citizen, May 21) to go unchallenged. Mr Hussain is
-
Date
Warnock set for Gigg Lane hot seat
NEIL Warnock is all set to become the next manager of Bury Football Club. The former Oldham Athletic boss has shot to the top of a growing list of candidates and has been involved in extensive talks with Shakers supremo Terry Robinson this week. An announcement
-
Date
Citizen Smith asks: Is democracy coming home?
DESPITE, or maybe because of, a recent Gallup poll revealing that 70 per cent of the public believe politicians aren't to be trusted - Lancaster city council has launched a charm offensive in a bid to woo local citizens. Its three-pronged initiative involves
-
Date
Lions rampant over Hornets
SWINTON LIONSM-I36 ROCHDALE HORNETSM-I12 WEDNESDAY'S Gigg Lane meeting with local rivals Rochdale Hornets proved to be a lot tougher than this result suggests. Since the arrival of new player coach Deryck Fox injury-ravaged Hornets have improved dramatically
