Archive
-
Date
Mapping out our history
LOCAL history buffs may be interested to hear that Alan Godfrey Maps have published reprints of the old Ordnance Survey maps of Bury and Radcliffe, dated 1908. Printed on paper at a scale of 15in to the mile, the maps are available from the library, or
-
Date
East deep in the doldrums
LEIGH EAST remain amid the winter gloom after crashing 33-14 at home to Eccles. They have now collected just one league point in the last six outings. East struggled to find any attacking rhythm and were guilty of too many elementary defensive mistakes
-
Date
Today's the Day!
A look back at events in history on November 12 with Mike Badham 1035: King Canute died in Dorset. He was a Dane who conquered England in 1013 - and turned out to be a wise ruler. For in those days, the royals actually had to run the country, so it was
-
Date
25 years ago
From the Bury Times, November 12 1974 MISSING: Two Bury brothers missing from home for 11 days were found. Steven Whyte, 13, and his 12-year-old brother Christopher were discovered strolling along the front at Blackpool. They had been sleeping rough in
-
Date
A silent tribute to fallen heroes
THE last Armistice Day of the century was marked in towns across East Lancashire with a solemn two minutes silence. In Blackburn, council workers stopped work and shoppers stood in reflection as flares were fired to mark the start of the silence. Civic
-
Date
Wallbank goal fails to spark Tyldesley
TYLDESLEY RU went down at league leaders Oldham 20-3. Despite making all the early running and taking a fourth minutelead through Eddie Wallbank's penalty, they could not breach a tough defensive line. Scrum-half Lee Cunliffe was full of determination
-
Date
Faiths in the future
A NEW multi-faith council to build better relationships between different religions has been launched. The Blackburn with Darwen Interfaith Council was launched by council leader Coun Malcolm Doherty. More than 60 Christian, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh people
-
Date
Starbeat with Radio City's Shaun Tilley
What a top week! HELLO again and first this week, thanks to everybody who came up and said Hi to me last Friday at Sherdley Park for the Big Radio City fireworks display. I had a terrific night and felt very welcome indeed. It's been an interesting week
-
Date
Wrapped up in red tape
SCHOOLS are being deluged with a mountain of red tape, a Pendle head teacher told his audience at an annual prize presentation night. Peter Donnelly, head of Fisher-More RC High, Colne, said the past 12 months had been a year of change with government
-
Date
New man for new recruits
ARMY born and bred - and hungry to recruit new blood to the famous Fusiliers. That is Sergeant Lee Snelling, who has taken over as regiment recruiting sergeant for the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from Sergeant John Brockhouse. Based at Wellington Barracks
-
Date
Talking telephone numbers
BURNLEY are hoping fans will talk a good game to help fund playing success at Turf Moor. One of the money-raising schemes about to be launched by the Clarets to continue the financial restructuring of the club is a telecom package. Burnley are set to
-
Date
Dangerous lorries 'worst in country'
A QUARTER of lorries which use roads in East Lancashire have potentially dangerous defects, a traffic watchdog warned today. The North West's Traffic Commissioner Keith Waterworth says the figures - compiled during roadside checks - were the highest in
-
Date
Residents have their say
BURY West residents face a busy couple of weeks if they are keen to get involved in local issues. The area, covering Church and Elton wards, will be the setting on Monday at 7pm for the second meeting of the Bury West Area Board. The event will be held
-
Date
Darren meets beefy
CRICKET legend Ian Botham stopped off at the Preston Marriott last week, as he passed through the area on a charity walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. Ian stayed overnight at the Broughton hotel and presented Marriott's leisure club manager Darren
-
Date
Burnley plan to raise £1m
THE Burnley board is planning to raise over £1 million to underpin a concerted promotion push in the second half of the season and avoid "doing a Preston." The Turf Moor transfer coffers are currently empty, preventing manager Stan Ternent from making
-
Date
Conned
A SOUTH Ribble pensioner has lost his life-savings after a group of conmen swindled him out of £17,000 as part of a multi-million pound nationwide scam. The 80-year-old man, from the South Ribble area, was tricked into handing over the cash after being
-
Date
Health groups demand action
LOCAL organisations are calling for a radical change in the system after an independent inquiry revealed that people with mental health problems are among the most socially excluded in Britain. Mental Health support groups in Bury are concerned by the
-
Date
Curtain rises on gold
A THEATRE company from Preston is one of seven causes to receive cash from the Granada TV Live Challenge's pot of gold. The Certain Curtain Theatre has been given £30,000 to help them tour the area with their hard-edged play The Knot. The Knot brings
-
Date
New Year will be bug free
LANCASHIRE is looking forward to a bug-free Millennium after receiving the coveted blue light from Action 2000. The government body has monitored the progress of public bodies in tackling the Year 2000 problem. It introduced a traffic light-style marking
-
Date
God of mercy?
IN reply to Reverend John B Gordon (Dear Star, October 14) I call myself an atheist, having suffered the pangs and pains of what some people call Christianity. How can you win when you see little children in Boothall Hospital riddled with cancer and when
-
Date
Thanks to you all
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to Mr Abrahams and all his professional team of nurses and other staff at the breast-care unit at the RLI. Five years ago at the age of 39 I was diagnosed with breast cancer which was devastating for me and my family
-
Date
In the hot seat
IN your article 'Tough at the Top' (St Helens Star, November 4) there was a photo of a Mr Mark Dowd (on page two), a Merseytravel Executive. He was referred to as a Chair of the said company. May I correct you on this, a chair is what you sit on to chair
-
Date
Bomb fear as garages attacked
INVESTIGATIONS are still continuing into the cause of two explosions which rocked Radcliffe on Sunday, November 7. Stand Motors, in Stand Lane and Ringley Car Sales, in Ringley Road West, were blown apart within 20 minutes of each other. It is believed
-
Date
Everybody wins
I WAS interested by the letter about parking last week from a fed-up resident in Woodville Street. I live just around the corner, and am also fed-up with the cars on these streets, but because they block the pavements which are, after all, for pedestrians
-
Date
House of Lords 'not really my thing'
LORD Clitheroe left his seat in the House of Lords this week - and admitted it was never really his thing! The Downham Hall based peer lost his seat in the Lords along with more than 500 other hereditaries. But the 70-year-old admitted he won't particularly
-
Date
Crumbling car parks are unsafe
PRESTON'S concrete car parks could crumble unless major repairs are carried out, a report has warned. Following structural surveys of the town's multi-stories Town Hall chiefs say 'significant repairs' are needed to make the car parks safe. The work is
-
Date
Sympathy for market traders
AS regular visitor to St Mary's Market, I would like to add my comments to those published in the Star in recent weeks. In the last six months or so I have noticed how many stalls have become empty only to be occupied for a few months again before becoming
-
Date
Paradise lost
THE Millennium Park, cycle/walkway is nearing completion. On the surface an extremely good asset for Lancaster. Apparently healthy and safe walking/cycling along the side of the Lune away from that nasty, unsafe and polluting traffic on Caton Road. Yet
-
Date
Why celebrate our lost empire?
A FEW weeks ago an occasion to celebrate the anniversary of the independence of Pakistan was attended by a former mayoress of Bury. And very recently the present mayoress was pictured at a housing estate in Tottington which was once green fields and supported
-
Date
Marx knew his onions!
IN a recent poll organised by the BBC, Karl Marx was voted "Thinker of the Millennium". One of his more mundane thoughts was: "A capitalist would sell you the rope to hang him with, if he thought he would make a profit". The recent reports that French
-
Date
Death wish driver
A CHORLEY man was left nursing cuts and bruises after driving off the top of Preston's most notorious suicide spot. The man, 37, placed a rag in the Vauxhall Astra's petrol tank and set fire to it, before driving it off the eighth floor of Preston's bus
-
Date
Runners top £18,000 for Jenny scanner
A MULTI-MARATHON run across France raised £18,000 for a new scanner at Leigh Infirmary. Eric Greenhalgh - who lost his wife Jenny to breast cancer - led a group of 20 Park Lane Club runners from Angers to Haigh Hall. With a three-strong back-up team the
-
Date
Demos fronted by visiting students
THE police were castigated for controlling the howling mob during the passing procession of President Jiang Zamin of China, who was on a recent State visit. I hope it was noticed that - like some other demonstrations in our capital - the majority of demonstrators
-
Date
Police were so helpful
I KNOW the police take a lot of stick, and l must admit l often join those moaning motorists who continually say that the cops should be out solving real crime instead of chasing us poor drivers! But l take my hat off to the officer who dealt with my
-
Date
Police pets to receive visitors
A PILOT scheme to allow members of the public to inspect premises where police dogs and horses are housed is to be introduced by Lancashire Police Authority this week. Under the Animal Welfare Lay Visitors Scheme people will be invited to the force's
-
Date
Chris leaves greens for his new 'sanity'
ANTI-XANADU campaigner Chris Maile has left the Green Party. But he has picked up another banner and is concentrating on setting up the national 'Campaign for Planning Sanity'. Mr Maile will launch his new campaign at the end of the month. And he has
-
Date
'Come and see for yourself'
JOHN Prescott has again been invited to the Ribble Valley by MP Nigel Evans. Mr Evans repeated his invitation to the Deputy Prime Minister to visit Whittingham, Goosnargh and Grimsargh, during a debate on planning on greenfield and brownfield sites. He
-
Date
FA Cup farce
TUESDAY night's FA Cup replay summed up the current state of Bury FC. The organisation - or should I say lack of it - on the pitch is matched by the lack of organisation off it. On a night when Bury scraped a victory at home against much lesser opposition
-
Date
Candles in the wind warning
A CANDLE being distributed by churches to celebrate the Millennium is a fire hazard, according to Lancashire's fire chiefs. The Millennium 2000 candle, produced by London-based Churches Together in England, is being doled out to parishioners of all denominations
-
Date
Happy New Year!
MEMBERS of the Gujurat Hindu Society gathered at their base in South Meadow Lane, Preston, to celebrate their New Year with a fantastic display of colour and prayer. The New Year is part of Diwali - the festival of light and an important time in the Hindu
-
Date
Ignorance is ME's enemy
I WATCHED the recent Panorama programme on children with ME. I have a 16-year-old daughter who has suffered with ME for more than two years. We received the diagnosis early this year and, after this confirmation, the only treatment on offer was that of
-
Date
Our kids' cash 'mugged' by London
I WAS most interested to read (Bury Times, Nov 5) about the magnificent event to be staged at the MEN Arena later this month. More than 5,500 pupils from schools across the north of England are to take part in The Young World concert: Bury schools, too
-
Date
Plans for Grange statye approved
PRESTON Borough Council has come up with a novel way to improve life on two of Preston's worst estates - build a statue! Councillors have approved a scheme to create a 1.7 metre 'timeflow sculpture' in Grange Park, between the Moor Nook and Grange estates
-
Date
TEN YEARS AGO: Poll tax rebellion
EURO-MP Michael Hindley was set to become one of the first protesters in Hyndburn to be fined for not registering for the poll tax. But the East Lancashire Labour MEP claimed protests against the community charge had forced recent Government "climbdowns
-
Date
Patrolling the patrols
THE traditional image of the jolly lollipop man and woman is to come under scrutiny as cash-strapped County Hall chiefs look to make savings. Bosses at County Hall's highways and transportation department fear they are paying money for patrols which are
-
Date
JUNIOR SOCCER: Penalty shoot-out drama
ROSSENDALE Valley Under 11s have been locking horns with the two Whalley sides over the past fortnight, playing against the Tigers in the Cup. The tie was a real end-to-end affair that remained goalless after extra time, unfortunately Valley lost the
-
Date
Passing trade passes by
TRADERS in one of Preston's shopping streets claim they have been dealt 'a final blow' by council chiefs after new traffic restrictions came into force. Preston Borough Council has introduced regulations - designed to make bus travel into the town centre
-
Date
ATHLETICS: Students just champion
ST MARY'S College in Blackburn is celebrating victory in the National Catholic Colleges Cross Country Championships. The team of five won the Under-19s boys title at St Helens with Michael Hammer second, Robert Barton third, Liam Barton ninth, Lee Cook
-
Date
Hotshots in action
BLACKPOOL Hotshots shoot off this weekend to take part in the British In-line Skate Hockey Association national championships. The U12s Peewees team, who won the North-West League to represent their region, will come up against opposition from London,
-
Date
Lords replaced by mish-mash
YOUR vitriolic leader concerning the abolition of hereditary peers (LET, October 27), does you no credit but does, of course, confirm your politics. What is 'wholesome' about replacing one group with unearned rank with another who have been chosen by
-
Date
Big break set for Blackpool
NON-PROFESSIONAL pool players up and down the country are preparing for their big break at the 1999 Bapto Grand Finals - sponsored by Hamlet. Recognised as the 'FA Cup of Pool', players have endured months of rigorous qualifying rounds to gain a place
-
Date
Poppy appeal by the Mayor
AS Remembrance Sunday draws near, I am writing to urge the people of Blackburn and Darwen to once again donate generously to the Royal British legion's Poppy Appeal. All the monies raised by the appeal go to assist servicemen and women who, by their courage
-
Date
Ringing the changes of a century
WHAT does the new Millennium hold for the people of Lancashire? That's the big question as we approach the year 2,000. The world is changing more quickly now than ever before and even the rapid changes of this century will pale against what we have to
-
Date
Chess check
LYTHAM Chess Club's fourth team were outclassed in their opening third division match at Blackpool seconds. The strong Blackpool team ran out emphatic winners by 3- and only Lytham captain Pat Coleman troubled the scorers with a battling draw against
-
Date
DARTS: Hyndburn Darts Knockouts
PLAY continued last Friday night in this year's John Smith's Hyndburn Darts Knockouts at Platts Social Club. Last year's individual winner Louis Blundell of the Spinners Arms was taken all the way in the best match so far in this year's competition by
-
Date
Small-sided soccer leagues round-up
IN Division A of the Rossall Sixes League the champions Kings Arms FC beat Untouchables 4-1, while Macprint FC move into second place after their 3-0 win over Daniel FC. Real Bispham had a 1-0 win against Supreme Plastics and Wyvale Warriors move off
-
Date
Storms spoil the big party
ORGANISERS of the town's Firework Show had to halt Friday's popular display because of dangerous gales which posed potential hazards to the huge crowds. Every effort had been made by the council to ensure the annual Sherdley Park display took place, including
-
Date
Snack aid!
KIND-hearted pupils at Blackpool's St Mary's RC High School have raised £400 for needy children - by giving up snacks. Pupils marked Harvest Fast Day by going without their extra titbits and donating money they would have spent to Catholic Aid for Overseas
-
Date
Hornets buzz Scorpions
AFTER last week's fine performance against league leaders Milnrow, Blackpool Scorpions put in a disappointing Rugby League show against Halton Hornets, being beaten 28-12. They started off brightly enough with Craig Campbell using the strong wind to his
-
Date
Saving pound won't save Tories
SO, William Hague thinks that his quest to "Save the Pound" will be enough to revive waning Tory fortunes! All that the boy William will do is to make certain that his party languishes in opposition for at least another term of office. The best that the
-
Date
New flag is symbol of unity
PUPILS in Lytham are flying the flag for the first time at their new school. First year boys and girls at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School attended a special ceremony to hoist the newly designed flag last week. Principal Julian Wilde said: "The size
-
Date
It's a knockout
BLACKPOOL made a hasty exit from the Times FA Youth Cup in the second round at Bloomfield Road on Monday (Nov 8), beaten 2-0. Visiting Notts County made the most of their three chances during the game and scored twice while Blackpool, foiled by a mixture
-
Date
Sharks bite the big boys!
WYRE Sharks swimming squad took up the mantle again in the National Speedo League. The A team went to Warrington and were missing a few of the older swimmers but the younger age group did the team proud by producing win after win, particularly in the
-
Date
Pride lost in Europe
HOW did we lose it? Were we careless or just uncomprehending? Where is it and can we get it back? What's been lost? - pride and confidence in our own country. The present fiasco over BSE has highlighted just where we stand in the European Union. Alone
-
Date
Derby joy for UGB
Clock Face 6 UGB 16 UGB collected their first away points of the season in this hard-fought derby. In an even first half the deadlock was finally broken after 30 minutes when Clock full-back Mal Grant collected his own kick to score under the posts, Karl
-
Date
Hockey men in comeback drama
ST HELENS Hockey Club staged a dramatic fightback to earn victory at Didsbury on Saturday. Playing with only 10 men, they found themselves 3-0 down after only 10 minutes. But before half-time they had clawed their way back to 3-3. And in a scrappy, sometimes
-
Date
Focus on Knowsley Road scene
Saints have two more internationals in their ranks . . . For Samoans Apollo Perelini and Vila Matautia have joined the United States squad for the World Cup qualifying competition which began in Florida this week. Saints are reporting a brisk trade in
-
Date
Benefits could be in your pocket
BLACKPOOL people who attended a benefits advice roadshow last month could find they are as much as £50,000 better off. That's how much could be put into the combined pockets of those who turned up at the first of a series of roadshows to find out what
-
Date
Cruel luck for pupils
IT was rough luck for the St Helens Primary Schools football team in the Merseyside Seven-a-Side Inter-Association Tournament. They drew 0-0 with Kirkby, but a deflected free-kick consigned them to a 1-0 defeat against eventual winners and hosts Crosby
-
Date
Rally round
CARNFORTH'S rally drivers were proclaimed champions this week. Steve Joel and Glenn Fothergill won the RSM/Diamond Products Stage Rally Series before the final round. They achieved it by powering their way through to a couple of top three finishes early
-
Date
To Fleetwood with love
LOVE will be in the air at the end of this month when Eros takes his place in Fleetwood. A statue of the Greek God of Love, bought from Sotheby's by Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd, the family firm who own Fisherman's Friend, will be officially unveiled by
-
Date
Grannie's bus ride of terror
SINCE her husband died three years ago a Golborne pensioner has tried to rebuild her life. While he was alive he drove her everywhere by car, and it took some time before she could gain the confidence to travel alone by bus. Gradually she managed it,
-
Date
Dawson backs fire fighters as D-Day dawns
IT'S D Day for Lancaster's threatened retained firefighters on Friday - and they're calling on the people of Lancaster to support them. Friday is the day that members of the Combined Fire Authority, who want to cut a local fire engine, will meet with
-
Date
Club mourn death of Bert Lancaster
LANCASTER City was in mourning this week over the death of their vice chairman Bert Lancaster. About 300 people attended Mr Lancaster's funeral at Bolton-le-Sands on Monday. He was 56 and had been seriously ill. Speaking at the club's Sportsman's Dinner
-
Date
Bravery award for fireman
A ST ANNES firefighter has won a top bravery award for his part in the dramatic rescue of a farmer who had fallen into a grain silo. Mick Spencer, a sub officer at St Annes Fire Station, braved choking dust to free farmer Anthony Clarkson who was trapped
-
Date
Bench mark for bravery
ONE of the district's greatest soldiers was honoured at Lancaster Crematorium last week. Albert Halton of Warton was awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding gallantry during the First World War where he showed "the greatest disregard for his own safety
-
Date
Portico hit back
Widnes Albion 16 Portico Panthers 35 PORTICO showed true spirit and a lot of character to bounce back after the previous week's embarrassment. They travelled to Widnes fielding a young and inexperienced side and powered their way past the highly rated
-
Date
Ear bitten off in horror attack
WAITING patiently for a taxi and minding his own business at Lancaster Bus Station last Friday afternoon dad Nigel McGuire didn't even notice the three men nearby. A moment later one of them clouted him on the back of the head while another held him in
-
Date
Games in hand means top slot beckons for Shrimps
Forest Green Rovers 1 Morecambe 2 IF Morecambe win their three games in hand they will be joint top in the league. That's a tribute to manager Jim Harvey who brings the best out of his players - and all on a much smaller budget than at clubs like Rushden
-
Date
Haydock made to work
Haydock 24 Orrell St James 21 BELOW-par Haydock made hard work in defeating St James. They started brightly enough and went straight on the attack with a strong run from Kelsey. Haughey took on several players and passed to Lowe who sent Tither sprinting
-
Date
Whiston stun leaders
WHISTON enjoyed a great 3-0 victory over St Helens McDonald's JOL leaders St Annes Rovers. And Rainhill also notched up a fine 3-2 victory over Blackbrook. At under 14s level Rainford hit five against Oak. RESULTS Under 16s: Rainhill United 3 Blackbrook
-
Date
New directory of ex-services associations
THE NATIONAL Ex-Services Association is currently creating a directory for publication on their web site - www.nesanews.freeserve.co.uk - of all ex-service associations, old comrades associations, clubs and groups, which will later be printed in book
-
Date
Kicking out in style
WHEN it comes to fighting your way to the top there's no-one more qualified than Blackpool martial arts instructors Lee Douglas and Shirley Clarke. Lee and Shirley, who both teach at the Blackpool Budokan on Woodland Grove, competed in the World Kick-Boxing
-
Date
Police reassure parents
HEYSHAM parents concerned about reports that a suspected child abductor was approaching their children were relieved by the findings of on-going police investigations this week. A special police investigation team was established recently to look into
-
Date
LSH rue missed chances
Liverpool St Helens 15 Bedford Athletic 19 THE Moss Laners were once again were left to contemplate how they had lost a game during which they had been the better team for long periods. Inexperience is no doubt a factor, coupled with a tendency for impatience
-
Date
War Research society trips to battlefields
AS ARMISTICE Day approaches may I remind Citizen readers of the work of the War Research Society, the battlefield pilgrimage tour organisation. Originally formed by a group of retired and serving police officers, the society is now represented throughout
-
Date
Fresh bid to solve Mal's predicament
A HIGH profile police presence on Lancaster's Ryelands Estate ensured this year's mischief night passed without incident. Officers were deployed outside Mal Hussain's shop from Thursday through to Sunday evening as television crews and journalists arrived
-
Date
Town's triumph of will
Atherton Collieries 2 St Helens Town 3 FIFTH-placed Town, travelled to second-from-the-bottom Atherton on Saturday knowing the form book means nothing on the Alder House pitch following heavy rain. The pronounced slope too is another ingredient as to
-
Date
The new look
FYLDE residents can have their say on a £2m transformation of St Annes town centre when plans go on public exhibition from Thursday (November 11). The Town Centre Partnership is holding a 10-day display in vacant offices next to Tiggis restaurant in Wood
-
Date
Massage in a bottle!
A NEW alternative health care centre has opened its doors in Morecambe's West End with a view to improving the well being of the local community. The Holistic Centre in West Street offers a wide range of therapies by fully-trained practitioners which
-
Date
Town hall shake up on cards
SIX months after the last local elections councillors have this week announced their intentions of a major management review at the town hall. During the last meeting of the full council members agreed to advertise the town hall's top post of chief executive
-
Date
Soccer: Boro Man's jaw break agony
DEFENDER Lawrence Greenhalgh is nursing a broken jaw after being punched in the face during Radcliffe Borough's match last Saturday. The 25-year-old player was involved in an incident with Farsley Celtic's Ian Blackstone during the second half of the
-
Date
Dick takes us into 2000
HISTORIC photographs taken by Leigh cameraman Dick Sutton will take the town into the Millennium. His images of the area are being used in the Millennium calendar put together by the Leigh 100 2000 Committee. And profits from the calendar - expected to
-
Date
Clarets £1m war chest
THE Burnley board is planning to raise over £1 million to underpin a concerted promotion push in the second half of the season and avoid "doing a Preston." The Turf Moor transfer coffers are currently empty, preventing manager Stan Ternent from making
-
Date
Big game on for the Blues
MANAGER Tony Hesketh hoped to parade his latest signing to the fans before this league cup match on Tuesday night. But at the last minute he realised the player was cup tied. So he decided to postpone the signing of central midfielder Mark Bailey released
-
Date
Floodgates open after 20 minutes.
PNE U16s took 20 minutes to open the scoring, finally routing Bolton Wanderers 8-0. And when they did, through a Joanne Ball goal, they opened the floodgates as well. 10 minutes later, Michelle Banks fired home to make it 2-0 but it took until the second
-
Date
£83,000 for a brighter Borough
FESTIVE funding will help light up Journal-land at Christmas. In the latest round of applications for Wigan Council Brighter Borough cash, 28 requests got the go-ahead. The Council's Policy and Resources Committee approved £83,000 spending across the
-
Date
Dailly - I don't fear Shearer
CHRISTIAN Dailly is confident he and his Scotland team-mates can snuff out the threat of England strike duo Michael Owen and Alan Shearer in the Battle of Britain at Hampden tomorrow. The Blackburn Rovers defender is set to come face-to-face with Kevin
-
Date
League's farewell to Joan
THE St Helens and District Rounders League has bade a fond farewell to Joan Hughes, who has stepped down after 15 years as chairman. A league spokesman commented: "Joan has worked tirelessly for rounders at both local and national level and will be missed
-
Date
Waiter minute, isn't that Becks?
HOTEL guests in St Annes can scarcely believe their eyes when they see "Becks" playing up the mid-field of the dining-room. For Fernlea Hotel waiter Steve Gladwin is a dead ringer for the Manchester United superstar David Beckham. The Citizen tracked
-
Date
Referendum 'Yes' vote for store
RESIDENTS in Great Harwood have voted by two to one in favour of a new town centre supermarket in Lancashire's first-ever referendum. And the Conservative leader of Hyndburn Council, who has adopted a "power to the people" stance since his party took
-
Date
Bury Stoke up the problems
Bury 0 Stoke City 0 GOOD sides are based on a sound defence. If that old soccer adage is to be belived then Bury boss Neil Warnock has every reason to be happy after his side returned their fourth clean sheet from their last six matches before Tuesday
-
Date
Blaze at factory
FIFTY firefighters tackled a blaze at a fibreglass and cavity wall insulation factory on Friday night. The blaze broke out at Owens Corning Building Products on Stafford Road just before 10pm and 10 engines were sent to deal with the fire which had spread
-
Date
Deepdale Diary
PNE assistant boss Kelham O'Hanlon has just one message for the team - keep at it. Although everyone at Deepdale is delighted with the team's 10 game ubdeaten run, Kelham has stressed the importance of not becoming complacent. Kelham O'Hanlon said: "We
-
Date
Head slams school's funding
THE headteacher of a Hyndburn school praised as one of the most improved in Britain has accused the Government and Lancashire County Council of short-changing schools. Frank Havard, headteacher of Hollins High School, Hollins Lane, Accrington, attacked
-
Date
Saviour James to the Manor born
LUTEL JAMES looks to have earned a starting spot for tomorrow's trip to Oxford after his matchwinning return against Tamworth. James spared Bury's blushes against the non-leaguers with his extra-time winner in his first appearance since breaking a bone
-
Date
Music twin George dies, 69
MUSIC master George Eccles is being buried on the eve of his 70th birthday. Retired schoolteacher Mr Eccles, of The Avenue, Leigh, who died on November 5 in Wigan Infirmary, was a talented entertainer and musician. Westleigh-born George had a life-long
-
Date
Growing interest in City Farm
COMMUNITY workers in Blackpool are hoping to harvest support for a City Farm where youngsters can help raise crops, animals - and their own self-esteem. Mereside youth and community worker, Wendy Green-Wheeler, organised the first meeting yesterday for
-
Date
Chairman is named
HEALTHCARE group Smith & Nephew has announced a boardroom shake-up. The firm, which employs 435 manufacturing bandages and surgical dressings at its Brierfield site, has announced that Dudley Eustace is to be the new chairman of the firm from January
-
Date
Unbeaten run preserved
NORTH End twice had to come from behind to make sure they preserved their unbeaten run in the league as bottom-placed Colchester proved better opposition than their league position indicates. Only a strike from Kurt Nogan five minutes from time spared
-
Date
Partners in jobs
OVER £1.5 million is being spent on transforming a derelict site in Leigh in to an industrial estate. Land in Butts Street will be developed, creating 32,000 square feet of industrial floospace and more than 80 jobs. Wigan Metropolitan Development Company
-
Date
Grumpy! Even Victor has nothing on me
Wright On! A wry look at life, with Shelley Wright I DON'T know what is wrong with me at the moment but I've been in a terrible, terrifyingly bad temper for weeks and I feel like my head is going to explode with rage. Now I'd like to blame this current
-
Date
They're Wyred for energy...
A PIONEERING energy efficiency scheme for static mobile homes in the Wyre has proved a success. The Wyred For Energy scheme was launched by Wyre Council earlier this year to improve energy efficiency in the borough's mobile homes or park homes as they
-
Date
Charity scam
SEVEN major charities have warned the public to steer clear of a telephone charity first aid scheme. Many people across the district have been sent first aid kits unsolicited and invoiced for £23. People running the scheme claims the money will go to
-
Date
Keep on truckin'
HOMELESS workers in Lancaster were celebrating yesterday (Wednesday) when news came that someone had donated a truck for their Christmas Shelter. That means the shelter at Our Lady's school is certain to go ahead. Last month it seemed likely that Our
-
Date
In the red
HEALTH bosses expect their prescribing budget to be more than £700,000 in the red by end of March next year. Bury and Rochdale Health Authority - responsible for buying health care on behalf of local residents - blamed the unexpected rise in unbranded
-
Date
Jenny's £3,500 award for hospital blunder
BRAVE schoolgirl Jenny Martin (pictured) will have to wait 11 years to celebrate winning compensation for a hospital blunder. The court decision against Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust comes after a harrowing two years during which she had a piece of glass
-
Date
Mother's tragic search
A LANCASTER mother who emigrated to Australia has turned private detective to search for the teenage daughter she fears has been murdered. And the Lancaster-based family of Margaret Stephenson say they will do everything they can to support her investigation
-
Date
Bike thief took takings
A THIEF sped off on a mountain bike with more than £1,000 in cash after carrying out a daylight robbery in Bury on Wednesday afternoon. The two-wheeled raider rode up alongside a 54-year-old female shop worker has she made her way to the bank with the
-
Date
MP was nerve gas guinea pig
LOCAL MP Terry Lewis is backing a campaign to find out more about germ warfare experiments at the Government's secret Porton Down complex - because he was one of the guinea pigs. The Worsley Labour backbencher was just 19 when he volunteered to take part
-
Date
Firework tossed into gun shop garage
A SHOOTING and fishing shop in Rainford was the target for vandals who hurled a firework into a storage garage, destroying stock. The incident happened at about 5pm on Saturday at the back of Rainford Field Sports Shop in Church Road which sell sports
-
Date
Christley legal action
SOLICITORS for former tourism chief David Christley have this week demanded compensation from former Labour council leader Stanley Henig The Citizen can reveal. Mr Christley, who was unfairly dismissed by the council has already been awarded a cash settlement
-
Date
Dawn's bid to clean-up our 'sick society'
HOME care assistant Dawn Parkinson is sick of her old ladies living in fear of leaving their homes. She is fed up of them feeling lonely. And she is depressed by troublesome youngsters getting away with unruly behaviour because people are scared of them
-
Date
Right to roam speech by MP
CAMPAIGNING MP Gordon Prentice will celebrate his victory in the battle for a Right to Roam when he gives a keynote speech to a Lancashire County Council seminar on the countryside tomorrow . He will speak out just days before the Government announces
-
Date
Climbers rescued from mountains
A ST HELENS climber and his companion are recovering after being stranded overnight on the Cairngorms. Neil Chapman, from Meliden Gardens, Sutton, and Michael Riddell of Runcorn were rescued on Saturday. Police had launched a search after the pair rang
-
Date
Coach bid to boost tourism
ORGANISERS of coach travel tourism were treated to a weekend of tourist attractions in and around Lancaster at the weekend. A total of 65 operators from places such as the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Edinburgh enjoyed the Castle fireworks, the Eric Morecambe
-
Date
Anxious wait for store staff
MORE than 200 staff are anxiously awaiting news on a potential buyer after their supermarkets were put up for sale. Five East Lancashire Kwik Save stores are included in 350 up for sale nationwide. Union are meeting with management at Somerfield, which
-
Date
Best foot forward!
FLEET-footed youngster Claire Smith certainly knows all the right moves. The 11-year-old dancer (pictured) of Hall Beck Close, Brandlesholme, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition to become the nationwide old time and sequence medallist of
-
Date
Ingram fed up of Les Miserables
FREE-SCORING centre David Ingram is back at Leigh after a miserable French Connection. Ingram signed for French First Division club Lyon-Villeurbanne for the season - but is back at Hilton Park after just two matches. "It sounds like David has had a really
-
Date
Profits 'slump' for Bury
BURY has slipped down the league of Britain's most profitable towns and cities. Its position has been placed in the Experian annual survey of the profit and loss of more than 280 places across the country. Experian, the global information services company
-
Date
Town Hall rocked by deaths
PRESTON Borough Council is reeling from the shocking deaths of two councillors in as many days. Former mayor Coun Gerry Walmsley died yesterday (Wednesday) morning at Preston Town Hall, just two days after Conservative colleague Eric Gates passed away
-
Date
HAZ grants on offer
COMMUNITY groups can now get a helping hand thanks to the new Health Action Zone grants on offer. Groups, large or small, that have an idea for a practical project to help the community can bid for the extra cash. Bury and Rochdale was recently awarded
-
Date
Firm stars in revamp
RADCLIFFE'S Starman Toiletries has successfully completed a revamp of its babycare products. Starman, based at Eton Hill Road, is part of the Remploy group - the largest employer of disabled people. Starman's core business is rooted in the wholesale cash
-
Date
How are police doing
RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on local policing. The consultation exercise by Greater Manchester Police follows new government laws to make sure that councils and the police provide the best value services. Police will have to set out an annual
-
Date
Memorial service for former Chief Rabbi
LORD Jakobovits, who died last week, has been remembered by the congregation of a local synagogue he consecrated. Immanuel Jakobovits, who died on Sunday, October 31, aged 78, first visited Whitefield Hebrew Congregation in 1969, two years after he was
-
Date
Ferry couple home
A COUPLE who were left dangling on the side of a ferry which burst into flames killing 11 stowaways returned home on Tuesday. Carmel Moore (47) and her partner Tasso Lekkas (50) feared they were going to be burned alive when the SuperFast III from Greece
-
Date
Taxi drivers mind their language
TAXI drivers are to be given English tests under radical new moves to improve public safety. They will be refused licences if they fail the oral exam, which will be scored. Town hall bosses say that some drivers whose first language is not English cannot
-
Date
Mayoral manoeuvres
BURY'S first citizens found themselves have a high old time when they joined young army cadets on manoeuvres in Holcombe. The Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor John and Mrs Anne Costello, were treated to a ride in a Gazelle helicopter and enjoyed a bird's
-
Date
Bridging the gap!
A £3 million project providing a new link between Earlestown town centre and a new industrial estate was described as a "bridge of opportunity" by Mayor of St Helens, Councillor Pat Jackson, when she performed the official opening. The new bridge, spanning
-
Date
Haydock Park is the favourite
HAYDOCK Park has been named Racecourse of the Year for the year 2000. The forward-looking racetrack has invested millions of pounds in new facilities and is the first racecourse to win the coveted title for a second time. The award is presented by the
-
Date
Brian's building for the future
BRIAN GODDARD is the British Bodybuilding champion. He took the heavyweight title for the third time at Glasgow, taking the Over 35s title in the World Amateur Body Building Association Masters. He followed that by winning the Mr Wales crown, entitling
-
Date
Axe falls on hostel
A HOSTEL providing temporary accommodation for the homeless is set to close because of falling demand. Members of the St Helens Council's housing committee were told that unless they took action Crouchley House at Newton-le-Willows could run up a loss
-
Date
Town's crown - six months late!
THE Atherton Charity Cup finally has a 1999 champion. Atherton Town retained the trophy - an incredible SIX months after the final is normally played. In front of a healthy Alder House crowd they beat Hindsford with goals from Steve Crilly 2 and MoM Barry
-
Date
Sale of Lady Mavis memories
HUNDREDS of people swarmed into Windle Hall at the weekend for the local 'sale of the century.' But it was a day tinged with sadness with the memory of a very special lady still crystal clear in many people's minds. It was standing room only for the 300
-
Date
Classic's double delight
THE squash outfits at Leigh's Classic World of Fitness scored a double success for the first time this season. The Firsts buried Bury, despite missing No 1 Tod Bulmer, roaring to a 4-1 win with straight-sets victories for stand-in Graham Draper and Mike
-
Date
The fun starts here
A COLOURFUL carousel in St Helens town centre offering free rides to youngsters will kickstart a host of events to mark the festive season in the town. The ride will be officially opened by the Mayor, Councillor Pat Jackson, at around 12 noon in Church
-
Date
Return of Marley the wanderer
MARLEY the cat with wanderlust is back safe and sound five weeks after he went missing from home and owner Suzanne Smith simply can't hide her delight. The ginger tom went walkabout from Suzanne's new home on The Shires on Thursday, October 4, and since
-
Date
School regains control after special measures
PENDLE'S largest high school is set to be released from special measures imposed by the Government - six months ahead of the deadline staff were given to turn it around. Mansfield High, Brierfield, has emerged from the black cloud of controversy hanging
-
Date
Janet goes from size 22 to 8!
JANET Nolan was always game for a laugh and ready to join in with any fun going. But she certainly wasn't laughing when clambered onto a kiddie's Bouncy Castle only to find she and couldn't jump up and down because she was too heavy! Although she had
-
Date
Colls pay for missed chances
ATHERTON COLLS slumped to a 3-2 win against St Helens Town - their second successive home defeat. Now only derby rivals Atherton LR prevent them dropping to the bottom of the NorthWest Trains Division One. Colls missed a string of chances and were made
-
Date
RMI strike force founders again
IF ATTACK is the name of the game then Leigh RMI got their just desserts. They were held 1-1 at home to Gainsborough Trinity, a late goal costing them victory for the second time in a week. They went into the break a goal up after a decisive injury time
-
Date
Can you help?
A MRS C. Schneider is seeking information on a Radcliffe Hall, where her great grandmother may have worked. Her grandma was born in 1872 at 8 Hilton Lane, Radcliffe. Her mother, Elizabeth Bartley, lived at some time at 1 Tower Road, Radcliffe Hall, Radcliffe
-
Date
Top Mark as Church go on rampage
MARK SPENCER is on top Mark for Church Inn in the Leigh & District Football League. He hit five goals in Saturday's 9-0 win at Hag Fold WMC to close in on Neil Clayton at the top of the League Hotshots. Clayton added one at the weekend to take his
-
Date
A Christmas wish
AN Aladdin's Cave with its very own genie will give children in Bury a chance to make their Christmas wishes come true. Bury market has teamed up with the town's Carol Godby Theatre Workshop to bring festive spirit to the stalls. Beginning tomorrow and
-
Date
Group's mystery bidder
A MYSTERY bidder has made a £113million offer for parachutes-to-rubber-dinghy group Wardle Storeys which has more than 500 employees in East Lancashire. The company, which has sites in Earby and Blackburn, said it had received a 441p-a-share takeover
-
Date
Park Patrol
IT was league action all round in the Preston and District football leagues, with the gap at the top of the Premier Division shrinking. With Bamber Bridge's game with Leyland Town postponed, Euxton Villa snatched the chance to reduce Brig's league to
-
Date
Big clash sparks football fever!
SOCCER'S match of the millennium has sparked football fever in East Lancashire - with friends, families and neighbours divided over the clash of the Auld Enemies. Pubs, clubs and front rooms across the area will be packed at 2pm tomorrow when England
-
Date
Evans wants Ewood job
ROY Evans has become the latest big-name to declare an interest in the vacant manager's job at Ewood Park. The 51-year-old has been out of the game since severing his connections with Liverpool a year ago today. But he now feels ready for a fresh challenge
-
Date
Thanks to the Star
JUST a line to thank the Star Newspaper for sponsoring the prizes and carnival band for the 1999 Newton Town Show. We were fortunate that the Carnival procession got round Newton and got to the School field before the weather broke. Our Town Show in 2000
-
Date
HOPPERS climb to fourth place
HOPPERS climbed to fourth place in Jewson National One with a 48-19 win over Blackheath, thanks mainly to a first half display which demoralised their opponents. An early try from Jason Brittin following a line-out set Hoppers on the road. Although enjoying
-
Date
Ingleby backs Kilby
RAY INGLEBY, the man who tried to takeover Burnley FC single-handedly but who is now more than happy to serve as vice-chairman under major shareholder Barry Kilby talks here to PETE OLIVER. Tonight in the second part of this intriguing interview Ingleby
-
Date
I'm not a child sex pervert, says banned volunteer
A VOLUNTEER at a children's group, who has been told by a council to stay away for his own protection, today pleaded: "I just don't know how to clear my name." Mark Brian Wignall, 37, was asked to keep away from Galligreaves and District Community base
-
Date
Dailly - I don't fear Shearer
CHRISTIAN Dailly is confident he and his Scotland team-mates can snuff out the threat of England strike duo Michael Owen and Alan Shearer in the Battle of Britain at Hampden tomorrow. The Blackburn Rovers defender is set to come face-to-face with Kevin
-
Date
Parking charge
I COULDN'T help but raise a cheer when the resident in Woodville Street wrote to you regarding parking in their street. Only this week I have tried the town hall to see if we could have anything done about the same problem. The council could make a lot
-
Date
Tots turn tunesmiths
TOTS from a Bury nursery sang their hearts this week out as the town's newest recording stars. A choir of about 30 youngsters from Castlecroft Day Nursery at Castlecroft Road in Bury town centre, all aged between two and four, performed three festive
-
Date
Join The Rainbow Juggler
TALENTED children from Preston's Stagecoach Theatre Arts school are set to celebrate a special 10th anniversary with an exciting record-breaking event. To mark the United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child the young performers will team with
-
Date
Gran's fury at bike theft
I AM a grandmother. I am angry and I am upset, because a grandson of mine is upset and hurt. He is upset because a cruel thief stole his bike from outside a shop, while he was on an errand. The bike was expensive and my son-in-law and daughter had to
-
Date
Brig 'distracted by Cup' says boss
BRIG manager Tony Greenwood believes his side's forthcoming FA Cup clash with Cambridge is distracting his team from Unibond Premier League success. Following a 0-0 draw with Leek and 3-2 defeat to Barrow at Irongate this week, Tony said: "All eyes are
-
Date
Tess keeps striding on
THE boots of Tess Bell were certainly made for walking! For this one-time keen St Helens rambler became a globe-trotting teacher, living at various times in Aden, Malta, Malawi and South Africa. Reader Marge McDonald of Avon Road, Billinge, recognised
-
Date
Bullying must stop
IT concerns me to read about the child (Bullying Views: November 4) regarding the lack of support he received form the schools. One would question the kind of upbringing the perpetrators of such activities, have at home. Are they taught moral values by
-
Date
Another brick on the floor
GIVE us the last few shops and we will clear up the rubble! That's the ultimatum on the eve of a court battle over the Elms Precinct in Whitefield. A letter from the company, which ordered in the demolition men, was read out to the meeting. Council leader
-
Date
Events in East Lancashire on Saturday, November 13th
Christmas Fair, Holy Trinity Church Village Hall, Hoghton, 2pm. Santa in attendance. Toy Sale, East Lancashire Hospice, Park Lee Road, Blackburn, 2pm-5pm. Christmas Fair, Derwent Hall, George Street, Darwen, 2pm-4pm. Christmas Festival, Towneley Hall,
-
Date
Golden age of hops galore
DURING the toe-twinkling years of the late 'forties and early 'fifties, it was possible to go dancing in St Helens on every night of the week. And to have a wide choice of venues! I got clocking up the number of ballrooms and local hops scattered around
-
Date
Trip of a life time
FOUR teenagers are back from a trip of lifetime after taking the first steps to establish a Millennium link across the Atlantic Ocean. The girls, who attend Tottington High School, spent a week in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA researching and retracing the
-
Date
Appeal for witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witness to an accident in London Road, in which a 22-year-old died. Leon Bulger, of Halsburg Street, died from his injuries after being hit by a car as he crossed the road, around 11.20pm on Sunday (November 7). He was taken to
-
Date
What became of Lady P's fountain?
WHAT became of the short-lived shopping-centre fountain, presented to the town about a quarter of a century ago by Lord and Lady Pilkington? That's the question raised by a keen customer of this column. And he suggests that, should it still be in mothballs
-
Date
Rubbing Salt Ayre in our wounds
NEWS of the latest cock-up at the town hall, namely the million pound plus budget overspend at Salt Ayre Phase 2 (swimming pool), presents the local public of this area with an excellent opportunity to test the integrity of many councillors, who were
-
Date
Writers' thanks to Sue
THE Good Companions Writers of St Helens organise a barn dance at the Rainford Village Hall each year in order to raise the necessary funds which enables us to produce our annual anthology for charity (this year's beneficiary being the Willowbrook Hospice
-
Date
Home brew went with a bang!
THE home-brewing exploits of two sporty chums went with a real bang . . . quite literally! For it was a pioneering venture as far as bath-tub booze was was concerned, with none of the benefits of today's sophisticated brewing equipment, designed to keep
-
Date
Steptacular!
A DREAM came true for ten-year-old Rebecca Watson when her favourite pop group popped in for Sunday tea. In fact it was a "Steptacular" weekend altogether for Rebecca who is now officially recognised as Steps' number one fan. It was all made possible
-
Date
Resin haul leads to jail
A MAN was sentenced to five years behind bars this week, following an investigation by the National Crime Squad into the importation of £200,000 of cannabis resin into the UK. Martin Mayers was sentenced at Preston Crown Court, following an operation
-
Date
Mayor's Christmas plea
AS mayor of the metropolitan borough of St Helens, I wish to continue what has now become a tradition by launching my annual Christmas Toy Appeal to assist those children in most need. Last year saw a decrease in donations that will inevitably lead us
-
Date
Taxi joke is no laughing matter
THANK you for inviting replies to letter on VSG. Since Mr McKeeman is the front man his letter most merits a reply. Apart from trying to buy into the company, he never had any connection with or is owed money by, VSG. In his letter he says: "The number
-
Date
Meet the amazing Mr Johnston
CAREERING down a mountain road with no brakes, having a gun pointed at your head and losing a company director to love! They are just some of the hair-raising experiences that local business man Mr Harry Johnston has experienced while working to help
-
Date
Hung over? Then get a head start
BOSSES at an East Lancashire firm hope they will be toasting success come the millennium - when their hangover cure hits the high streets. Science in Sport, based at Brockhall Village, has been supplying the sporting elite with energy-boosting products
-
Date
Good riddance to eyesore
YET again I feel I must write to your newspaper about Heysham village and I must admit that in the past I have never been a great supporter of Councillor Lee but she is to be congratulated on the removal of the bus shelter in the village. Despite letters
-
Date
Larger than life!
TAKE a larger-than-life caterpillar, a promotion-pushing football team and a charity in desperate need of some extra cash and what have you got? Say hello to Colin the Caterpillar, the latest must-have fashion accessory for Preston North End fans everywhere
-
Date
Princely sum
ONCE again the so-called "People's Government" of Tony Blair surpasses itself in its arrogance and disregard for the British pensioner. Our old folk have paid for 40 years into the Government "pension scheme" to get the princely sum of £75 per week. In
-
Date
Court hears from Shipman's defence
Morphine in the body of one of Dr Harold Shipman's alleged victims could have come from drugs she was prescribed in the month before her death, Preston Crown Court was told yesertday (Wednesday). Hyde GP Dr Shipman, 53, denies murdering 15 patients and
-
Date
Twinning is about friendship
CORRESPONDENT Mr S. C. Lord (Oct 29) suggests that the local authority should break its twinning links with French towns because of the beef crisis. I should like to point out that twinning is a bit like a marriage where, hopefully, you do not rush to
-
Date
'Where's the justice for Malcolm' asks Brenda
ASTLEY mum Brenda Rowley, fighting for justice for her son, Malcolm, has been given an inquest date. The coroner has called a jury to hear evidence into the death of the 32-years-old physically and mentally handicapped man, who was found drowned in the
-
Date
Litterbugs need a lesson
CAN'T someone in the ivory towers of Bury Town Hall do something about the rubbish tip that is Bury and its suburbs? After Councillor Linda Harwood has walked - we hope - around the places suggested by T. W. D. Higgins (Your Letters, Oct 29) perhaps she
-
Date
Readers' Recollections: Murderer hanged on gallows
LURKING in the shadows of Leyland's historic past is an eerie tale of murder most foul which ended in a harsh and severe punishment. On March 6, 1766, at about 10pm, William Whittle, who lived with his family in Farington, murdered his wife and two young
-
Date
£45 too much for justice!
LEIGH'S three magistrates' courts cost just over £45 a day to run. But top bosses want to close the Chapel Street courthouse to save money and transfer sittings to Wigan. This week, the chairman of Leigh's magistrates vowed to fight the moves which would
-
Date
Head start for bright ideas
BUDDING entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas are to be given a helping hand at turning them into profitable businesses. The University of Central Lancashire has teamed up with some of the local economy's major players to create the Harris Park Millennium
-
Date
Med pubs hit town
MEDITERRANEAN influences have infiltrated Preston. So says councillor Albert Richardson who is baffled by the latest trend for painting some of the town's pubs in bright colours. In the past few months several pubs close to the University of Central Lancashire
-
Date
Rewards for students who pass on crime info
REWARDS of up to £100 will be offered to pupils who give police information about school crime in South Ribble. Crimestoppers is backing the unique scheme, believed to be the first in Lancashire, which will give students a chance to report crime which
-
Date
A witch is not just for Hallowe'en!
IT'S two weeks after Hallowe'en, and for most people, the costumes have been packed away and fears of overactive spirits have been forgotten for another year. But for one group of people, it is Hallowe'en all year round, with witchcraft playing an important
-
Date
Sticks and stones...
LIBERAL Democrat councillors stormed out of a Preston committee meeting last week after the chairman branded one of the members a 'sick man'. The astonishing verbal assault, made by ex-mayor and leisure services committee chairman Rose Kinsella, was aimed
-
Date
Car insurance scam under fire
DISCOURAGING motorists from setting fire to cars to make fraudulent insurance claims, was the aim of a dramatic reconstruction at Lancashire Fire Service's training centre in Euxton. A Bedford van was torched in a controlled exercise (pictured left) -
-
Date
Kittens abandoned on vets' doorstep
TAKE a peek at these purr-fect little moggies - all fun and fur and looking for new homes after being abandoned in a cardboard box outside a Bamber Bridge veterinary surgery. Head nurse Olwyn Humphries, pictured, couldn't believe her eyes when she found
-
Date
Don't panic: it's just a practice
HUNDREDS of residents in Walton-le-Dale, Croston and Garstang received mock flood warnings to ensure the Environment Agency warning systems worked correctly. The Agency issued flood warnings to more than 2,000 homes and businesses in Lancashire on November
-
Date
Take time to remember
THE country grinds to a halt today (Thursday), to remember those who have died in conflict. Hundreds of people will flock to war memorials, and on again Sunday, to show their respect. But in Lostock Hall, a memorial with a difference will be the centre
-
Date
You don't have to party
FORGET Greenwich's Millennium Dome, all roads lead to Canterbury for the dawn of the the New Millennium. So say Christians, who will be walking through Preston next month as part of a massive pilgrimage to mark the 'true meaning' of the Millennium. Eight
-
Date
Town Hall rocked by deaths
PRESTON Borough Council is reeling from the shocking deaths of two councillors in as many days. Former mayor Coun Gerry Walmsley, pictured, died yesterday (Wednesday) morning at Preston Town Hall, just two days after Conservative colleague Eric Yates
-
Date
LOCAL SOCCER: Blackburn Community Seven-a-side League (sponsored by Blackburn Rovers)
IN THE Premier Division, Scorpions Whalley Range went top with their midweek 11-0 demolition of Irving Manor. Bank Top Rovers A failed to regain the top spot when they lost to Carpet Clearance 4-0. Both teams are now in joint second place, a point behind
-
Date
SOCCER: Preston North End team news
PRESTON full back Dominic Ludden could step back into the fray as Preston entertain Notts County tonight, but Steve Basham's playing comeback has been put on hold. Ludden has been out of action for over two months with a stomach strain, but after intensive
-
Date
Government face dilemma over hunting
MEMBERS of hunts throughout Britain will no doubt see the government's decision to set up an inquiry into the impact of a ban on hunting with dogs as valuable breathing space. It means that the prospects of outlawing hunting before the next general election
-
Date
Beef over pig imports
THE Government is allowing the French to impose five conditions on the import of our beef. If the government wishes to retain any credibility with the British electorate, it would immediately apply these five conditions upon the import of foreign pork
-
Date
Reunion bigger and better
THE second Annual reunion for the HMS Collingwood Association will be held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, from Tuesday to Friday, April 25 to 28. The last reunion, on the south coast was a phenomenal success, with many old shipmates meeting
-
Date
NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Stanley immune to Hampden fever
ACCRINGTON Stanley are refusing to let England's Euro 2000 battle with Scotland distract them from their goal of getting back into the UniBond Premier Division. The kick off times of practically every other senior game in the country have been adjusted
-
Date
Needle dangers are very real
YOUR recent article 'Fury over dumped syringes' (LET, October 27), is extremely worrying for the local community. The dangers from carelessly-discarded syringes are very real and there is a potential risk of hepatitis B or even HIV transmission from accidental
-
Date
NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Team news round-up
GREAT HARWOOD boss Denis Underwood and his team don't need reminding about the importance of their Carlsberg FA Vase second round clash with Crook Town at The Showground tomorrow (kick off noon). Underwood and five members of his first team squad were
-
Date
Bus fears surface
IT is now becoming apparent that the fears put forward by the Conservatives at the time Hyndburn's then Labour council sold off the bus company are now coming to the surface. Two bus services which served the Trinity Street and White Ash estate areas
-
Date
Teachers on a crash course
PRIMARY school teachers taking part in a special workshop were not only given the opportunity to make cars, but also to take them apart and even crash test them. The course, held on Tuesday (Nov 9) at Evans Halshaw Ford in Ashton on Ribble, Preston, was
-
Date
Vine are shaken
Folly Lane A 22 Vine 20 A LAST-minute try dashed Vine's hopes of taking the spoils in this hard-fought clash. Folly opened the scoring with two unconverted touchdowns before the visitors hit back with a try by Fredericks. Long-range efforts by Dave Swift
-
Date
They're in tune with the Millennium
PUPILS from two Fylde Coast schools sang out in celebration of the Millennium on Monday (Nov 8). Thames County Primary School and Hodgson High School choirs performed their Millennium songs together with 11 other successful entrants in the Voices of Promise
-
Date
More of the same please!
IT'S all change at Bloomfield Road following a string of decent results. Seasiders boss Nigel Worthington has put four of his players on the transfer list, including recently signed goalkeeper Adam Rachel. Aldridge, Garvey and Shuttleworth are the other
-
Date
MP has got it wrong
REGARDING the article 'Angry MPs' (LET, November 8), I was amused at the comments passed by Hyndburn member Mr Greg Pope. To suggest that the carnage will stop once heavy vehicles are restricted from using the road is rubbish. It would imply that they
-
Date
Lytham St Annes Hockey Club update
LYTHAM ST ANNES 1ST XI 2 WIGAN 1ST XI 2 TABLE-TOPPERS LSA visited contender Wigan at their newly laid pitch at Wigan Cricket Club. A frantic start saw both teams come close early on before good work from Dave Robbins resulted in a penalty stroke. Unfortunately
-
Date
The battle of Know Hill
A GROUP of Silverdale residents fighting greenfield housing plans in the village have decided to put their money where their mouth is and mount a legal challenge to the council's planners. Opponents of a social housing development at Know Hill have clubbed
-
Date
Hounds go down fighting
Adlington Rangers 38 Parr Hare & Hounds 10 A DEPLETED Hounds side put up a brave performance against an Adlington outfit who have lost only one match this season. The final scoreline flattered the home men suggesting there will be little to choose
-
Date
Debut boy on target
GARSWOOD United claimed three valuable points in a 3-1 win at Chorlton Town. Graham Hatton scored on his debut while Steve Nugent notched yet another brace. Chris Boynton had another superb game in a team which fielded no fewer than five changes to the
-
Date
Finch miss their chance
Haresfinch 8 Dalton 14 THIS was the one that got away for Finch who failed to build on an impressive first-half display. After deservedly turning around at 8-2 up, the homesters couldn't press home their advantage after the break and were left to rue
-
Date
Boyle lays down the law . . .
NEWTON outfit Sasib went goal crazy at the weekend. They found the target eight times against Huntsman in the Warrington and District Football League. Their scorers were Paul Oakes (3), Ian Senior, Gordon Bromley, Shaun Corrigan, Steve McLaughlin and
-
Date
Yobs disrupt silent tribute
COUNCILLORS and a police chief have hit out in disgust after yobs disrupted a service to honour the dead of two world wars. Chants including "Up the IRA" shocked old soldiers and town leaders who had gathered for the Armistice Day ceremony at Burnley's
-
Date
Slaves to the art
A MARTIAL art born of slavery - which the authorities have been trying to ban for hundreds of years - is about to hit Lancaster. Capoeira did not originate in China or Japan but in Angola in Africa and is unlike any martial art you've ever seen. There
-
Date
Salute to soccer supremo
A ST ANNES-based developer has scored a winner with its plan to create retirement homes on the former site of the famous Football League HQ. Newfield Jones Homes won planning permission for the £4.5m project from Fylde planning committee last week. Though
-
Date
Hot stuff from the Holt
YOUNGSTERS from the Holt found their shooting boots at the weekend. They fired eight past Rainford Rangers in the under 15s section of the Rainhill Junior Football League. RESULTS Under 15s: Agrevo 1 Whiston 2, Cronton 7 Bleak Hill Rovers 1, Haydock 2
-
Date
Oh brother
ST ANNES star of stage and screen Stephen Tompkinson says he's dreading embarrassing pictures of him cropping up in a new fanzine - because his brother is writing it. The 34-year-old star, who moved to St Annes when he was only five, made his confession
-
Date
We mean business
THERE'S never been a better time for young people to start their own business. Not only is the Prince's Trust still going strong but Government and European money is now available to young people with business ideas. And the district's newest entrepreneurs
-
Date
Trying to trace Geoff Wilson
I AM trying to trace Geoff Wilson who served with me in the Band of the 2nd Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers in Trieste 1952-55. He came from the Blackpool/Fylde area and I feel some friend or relative may know of his whereabouts. Any help or information
-
Date
Forward march ...
BLACKPOOL outclassed Wigan Athletic in a high noon showdown at Bloomfield Road on Saturday (Nov 6). The Seasiders must have had 90 per cent of the ball in the opening 45 minutes, rightly taking a 2-0 lead into the break. The Tangerines were a dream team
-
Date
Heath are sent crashing
Roose Pioneers 22 Thatto Heath Crusaders 18 A LATE rally wasn't enough to save Heath from defeat at premiership newcomers Roose Pioneers. Heath found themselves four points down after only five minutes when Roose scored through scrum-half Danny Burns
-
Date
Dancing for joy
BLACKPOOL brothers Sam and Ben Barnett know how to dance the night away. For the pair, who attend Arnold School, organised a disco for friends in aid of the Macmillan Windmill Appeal. And when the brothers found out just how much they had raised they
-
Date
Police reassure parents
HEYSHAM parents concerned about reports that a suspected child abductor was approaching their children were relieved by the findings of on-going police investiations this week. A special police investiation team was established recently to look into incidents
-
Date
Revenge for Park
Aspull 6 West Park 30 WOODSHAW Park was probably the graveyard of West Park's promotion hopes last season when they slumped to an unexpected defeat in quagmire conditions. This time conditions were better except for an almost gale force wind which Park
-
Date
Ray of hope for Brook
Blackbrook 18 Rochdale Mayfield 6 BLACKBROOK snatched a Conference First Division lifeline with victory over Mayfield at Boardmans Lane on Saturday. The homesters kept their hopes of survival alive with long overdue success against a side hovering on
-
Date
Teamwork cuts town centre crime
BLACKPOOL town centre is a safer place for shoppers and pleasure-seekers as crime-rates plummet. That is the verdict of police, shop managers, pub landlords and councillors in the light of town centre crimes being cut by 24 per cent, according to latest
-
Date
In limbo over future of Safeway
IT is hoped the enquiries made by Fylde MP Michael Jack elicit an early reply on whether or not Safeway does intend to continue with its plans to build a superstore in St Annes. There are still many problems that will have to be overcome - an important
-
Date
Comb's county casualties
THE St Helens Combination have now only two clubsstill engaged in the LCFA Intermediate Cup. It follows the defeat of Pilkingtons Reserves by Kinseles FC, and the 9-0 drubbing of Prescot Leisure Reserves by Stanley House FC. The successful clubs to compete
-
Date
Sheer vandalism
BLACKPOOL education chiefs are stepping up security after a wave of break-ins and vandalism at schools in the town. Grange Park Junior School, which had to close for two days last week after hooligans smashed windows and wrecked a special needs unit,
-
Date
Bhutia on the ball
BURY RESERVES 2, MAN CITY RES 1 GOALS from Baichung Bhutia and Martyn Forrest gave Bury Reserves an impressive win against a strong Manchester City side. Watched by managers Neil Warnock and Joe Royle, Bury matched their opponents, who included no less
-
Date
Contacting the Star Sports Desk
YOU can now e-mail the Star Sports Desk. The address is rwinstan@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
-
Date
Steer clear of square
POLICE are advising motorists to avoid Victoria Square between 10am and 12pm on Remembrance Sunday (Nov 14). A spokesman for the police said diversions would be in operation. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may
-
Date
Rugby: Sedgley build on Rumanian Rock
CHRISTIAN Raducanu could write a book - and not just about his experiences on the rugby field. Sedgley Park's Rumanian skipper defected after a game against Scotland during the Ceaucescu regime back in 1989. He was in good company. World famous gymnast
-
Date
More jobs on the way
A COSTCO warehouse is to open on the former Rollingstock site in Haydock next March creating up to 130 jobs initially. Eventually it is hoped that the Haydock outlet - the seventh Costco warehouse to open in the UK, joining a chain of more than 300 outlets
-
Date
PNE pressed to clip Magpie's wings!
HIGH-flying Preston could be top of the table come Saturday morning, if they can clip the Magpies' wings! North End have brought their game with current league-leaders Notts County forward 24 hours so fans can watch England's vital clash with Scotland
-
Date
Village green move to hit snowdome plan
VILLAGE green campaigners have started another process aimed at scuppering Xanadu plans for Leigh. On Wednesday, Pennington residents applied for village green status for the Xanadu site alongside Atherleigh Way. Locals claim the site, which includes
-
Date
Weaving festive fun
SIT thi deawn and put on your party hats, the Houghton Weavers are returning to town! The Weavers are bringing their annual Christmas Show to The Marine Hall, Fleetwood on December 21. The North's favourite folk and comedy band will be bringing their
