THE conversion of the Royal Albert Hospital into a Moslem school for girls took a step closer to reality this week. Last month the Citizen brought you an exclusive report as information about the proposals for the Royal Albert's new life was breaking.
THE next Take That or Boyzone could hail from the Fylde if a one-woman mission to find new pop talent is successful. The search for a star is well and truly on by Karen Rhodes, a songwriter and manager who is seeking four young men to catapult to fame
A LEARNING resources roadshow is being staged later this month. Darwen-based Kaizen Developments are holding a series of events in the North West to show computer, written and video training materials covering areas including sales skills and customer
FIVE little piggies have brought joy to a Blackpool youngster whose childhood mementos were smashed by heartless thieves. Little Keeley Murray was devastated when her Nat West pig money boxes, which she had owned since she was one year old, were destroyed
CREATING opportunities for young people is top of the list for Blackpool South's prospective Conservative candidate. Richard Booth enjoys a challenge and is looking forward to contesting one of the most marginal seats in the country - Blackpool South
THE snow chaos of the past few days has led to record welly, woolly hats, scarves and gloves sales all over the Fylde Coast. The demand for wellies at shoe and outdoor clothing shops has trebled during the past few days. Out 'N' About in Poulton sold
The BUSES were off and the skis were on as Blackpool blinked at the big white-out. Local lad Steve Turner tested out his new pair of skis at Gynn Square as Blackpool's roads turned into ski slopes with the heaviest snowfall on the Fylde for more than
A LOCAL company made sure its retired employees weren't left out in the cold. For while the winter weather dug in, Wolstenholme Rink dished out around £6,000 to its retired pensioners to help with extra gas and electric bills. Tony Rink, the joint chairman
THE name Martin holds a lot of significance for cross-channel pals, Frenchwoman Veronique Knibbs and English rose Tracy Ward. A Citizen article connected the two friends - 12 years after they last saw each other - and they found they had plenty in common
A LOCAL councillor is celebrating after winning his fight to save an historic building from the bulldozers. Councillor Derek Brindle fought tooth and nail for the last 18 months to save the former technical college where he and many other Darwen residents
IT'S certainly been an eventful few days for gentle giant Shack, the dog the Citizen reported had been rescued from the Leeds Liverpool canal last week. The Great Dane-English Mastif cross was the victim of an act of animal cruelty after her original
WILDLIFE protectors could get funds from Wigan Council towards buying extra conservation land on Astley Moss. Lancashire Wildlife Trust would like to acquire a 10 acre plot next to its special interest site off Rindle Road. The owner of the land now wants
SCORES of sick people who turn up at a hospital casualty department seeking treatment could be told to go home! Health bosses have warned that some patients attending Blackburn Infirmary's accident and emergency unit will be advised to go and consult
LEIGH'S council tax looks likely to rise by 13 per cent in April. And in a bid to keep it at that level, Wigan Borough Care Services - who run 14 elderly persons' homes - must save £400,000. Wigan Council Leader Cllr Peter Smith announced the projected
A RUN-DOWN area of Preston could become a modern million pound development if the council gives the go-ahead. North West developer Fellgate House Ltd has applied for planning permission to transform land at the corner of North Road and Meadow Street in
THE landlord of a cottage in Preston who fitted new uPVC windows in a bid to beat the burglars, is at the centre of a planning row. John Tannock, the owner of Wychnor Cottage in Lightfoot Lane, Preston, has been ordered by the town's planners to get rid
PRESTON Red Rose middleweight John Whiteside came a cropper at Everton Park Sports Centre, Merseyside. The Preston Plodder went down to Runcorn's mighty Sean Miller in just 90 seconds flat - forfeiting his North West Counties ABA title . Whiteside's extra
A back-breaking gardening job - digging, turfing, fencing and tree-cutting - was on offer last week for a paltry £35 A WEEK. And puzzled JobCentre staff wondered why there was only one taker for the £1-an-hour post at Preston landscape firm Bedrock. But
GREAT Harwood have found the man to lead them out of trouble - for the price of a coffee in an Asda cafeteria! Manager Mick Higgins signed much-travelled striker Barry Diamond hours before Saturday's superb 3-1 win at Bradford Park Avenue. "At 65p it
REVENGE is on the cards at Deepdale on Saturday as Preston take on Barnet, the side which ended North End's impressive unbeaten run. Weather permitting, this is one game Gary Peters will want to win in style - and the way things are going now, who would
HOPPERS were narrowly knocked out of the Lancs Cup on Sunday when they were beaten Widnes 8 Hoppers 6. They had the edge in the loose in the first half with Neil Ashton and Glyn Dewhurst prominent and turned round 6-3 up thanks to two penalties from Julian
A DISPUTE over schoolgirls wearing trousers heated up this week after it was disclosed a girl at Fulwood High in Preston had been suspended for wearing them for school. Since the article in last week's Citizen which called for teachers at Balshaw's High
IT'S been back to the drawing board for the Hawks after last week-end's below par performance in the nail-biting 9-7 win against Telford Tigers. Player/coach Ryan Kummu fumed at the lack-lustre display by his side, bailed out by late strikes from Oleg
A PETRIFIED Preston couple claim they are being terrorised by a fed-up ghost who has been wreaking havoc in their home. The young couple, who don't want to be named, claim the ghost of an old man who died just before they moved in to the terraced house
BRIDGE got off to a poor start, with Knowsley taking the lead through Mark Wild in the seventh minute. Doom and gloom set in at Irongate - their championship position was slipping away ... only four points from the last five league games. But Phil Chadwick
A DELEGATION from Blackburn and Darwen met Local Government Minister David Curry in a hope of securing all-purpose unitary status for an April 97 start. MPs Jack Straw and Janet Anderson joined council chiefs and local business leaders in seeking an early
OVER the next two years £400,000 will be spent improving services for drug and alcohol users in West Lancashire. That means more counsellors and social workers, more centres offering help and a better after-care service for former addicts and alcoholics
UP to 100 parents will be returning to school in order to help their own children pass exams! An innovative partnership between Bury College and the school will see parents attending a series of interactive workshops. These are aimed at encouraging pupils
MOTORISTS beware - traffic wardens have stepped up their campaign to rid our streets of road hogs. For soon they'll be hot on the trail of offenders from the comfort and speed of marked police cars. In Blackpool, where the scheme has been operating for
THEY'VE clocked up 145 years between them but three dedicated women are determined to make easy work of the London Marathon. Friends Anne Harwood, 51, Freda Southworth, 52, and 42-year-old Madeline Haworth are following a strict exercise routine to get
PRESTON MP Audrey Wise has hit out at North West Water for soaking its customers with high prices - while wasting millions of gallons of water every day. The MP said the company - which still operates a hosepipe ban - loses almost a third of its water
POLICE and motoring organisations have given drivers a pat on the back for an almost problem-free week in the snow. Inspector Richard Cox, of Blackburn Police, said there were no reports of any road accidents and added that drivers appeared to be driving
AFTER having their church declared unsafe the congregation at All Saints Church, Elton, is attending services in the church hall. But plans are in hand to build a new Parish Centre to alleviate problems. Knowing that their church has dry rot and constructional
A TEENAGE terror is responsible for a wave of burglaries that have netted him thousands of pounds of stolen goods. But because he is only 14 years old, magistrates and the police have little power to lock him up. Instead the Burnley boy, who cannot be
EAST LANCASHIRE charities welcomed the introduction of new instant scratch cards today which will help raise desperately needed cash. Age Concern, the Cancer Research Campaign, Scope and the NSPCC have all been hit by falling donations since the start
IT SEEMS to me to be a point of principle that the minimum pay for an MP should be higher than the maximum pay for any civil servant. After all, when we elect MPs we are supposed to be electing the leaders. I am not a member of any political party, but
SPENDING on housing improvements in Burnley will be slashed by more than £1 million next year - a 22 per cent fall following cuts in Government cash allocations. Worst hit will be the public sector programme, falling by a massive 30 per cent. Despite
AN international piano week will be held again in the Ribble Valley. The Centenaries Theatre at St Mary's College, Stonyhurst, will stage the festival from June 15 to 22. The event will begin with two concerts by students from the Music for Families music
THE interior of the former Empire Theatre, Burnley, will be preserved for all to see if the Secretary of State agrees to listing the building. Gala Bingo currently lease the building on St James Street, but it will become vacant once the club moves into
PRAISE was heaped on the snow clearers in Burnley for a job well done! At the town's council meeting, Coun Marcus Johnstone said driving back from Preston all he saw were white roads until he got to Burnley and he could see asphalt. "I do hope the council
A TEENAGE boy from Longridge who is fighting the slimmer's disease anorexia will be featured on a Channel 4 documentary tonight. Stuart Miller, 15, of Coniston Close, has been battling with the eating disorder since he was 11 but, after extensive treatment
RAY Harford will be one of several top bosses ready to talk if QPR decide that the time is ripe to sell star asset Trevor Sinclair. But Rangers, fighting a desperate battle against relegation, may try to hang onto the high flyer as long as possible. Blackburn
TOWN centre shoppers who use public transport can now shelter from the cold in the comfort of the new £2 million showpiece bus station. And to celebrate the official launch of the state-of-the-art facility hundreds of yellow balloons were released by
PEOPLE power has helped win a campaign for a pelican crossing at an accident blackspot, says a councillor. The three organisers of the campaign to upgrade a busy crossing in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, were praised when the scheme was given final approval
THE former Cupid group has been reborn in another name change. The Blackburn firm was renamed Brackenbridge in 1994 but its shares were suspended in May last year after it announced major refinancing plans to rescue the ailing business. Now its shares
COMPUTER giant P and P has weathered the recession by announcing a big leap in profits today. The firm, based on the Carr Industrial Estate at Haslingden, saw pre-tax profits jump by 57 per cent to £12.6 million, and turnover rise by 30 per cent to a
TO LOOK at her, tiny Alison Price doesn't give the impression of being strong. At just three stones in weight and standing a little over 3ft 6ins tall, she looks more like a six-year-old than her true age of eight. But don't be deceived. For this brave
POLICE have made a final appeal for the mother of a baby abandoned in an Accrington alley to contact them. Tiny tot Alice was discovered in the alleyway near Lonsdale Street in August of last year wrapped in a pink blanket just hours after she was born
A GROUP of keep-fit enthusiasts have organised a gruelling four-hour event to raise money for an appeal set-up following the tragic death of toddler Gabrielle Davies. Gwen Ward, one of the organisers, said: "A lot of us have children and Gabrielle's death
A MUSICIAN has decided to spread his wings - by flying halfway round the world to continue his career. For Chris Powell has taken up an appointment in Tauranga, New Zealand, as resident organist at the Bay Court Civic Centre, a major entertainment complex
A PINT of milk is better value today than it has ever been, according to a new report by the National Dairy Council. In the annual Liquid Milk report, the Dairy Council says the price of the daily pinta has fallen in real terms in recent years. But despite
THE success of the recent amnesty on knives could pave the way for even more radical moves to make the streets safer. And Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans could play a major part, as he has been invited to serve on a special House of Commons committee investigating
ERIC Dickinson doesn't need to go far for a drink - his local is in the living room of his council home! Beers, wines, spirits and pub paraphernalia fill the authentic 'life-size' bar which has pride of place in the home he shares with wife Christine,
BUSINESSES in and around Bury's Mill Gate Shopping Centre were plunged into darkness Wednesday lunch-time. A spokeswoman for Norweb said the power failure was caused by contractors who accidentally cut through a high voltage cable while working near the
VALENTINE'S DAY is just around the corner. And if your Valentine needs a little coaxing you might find the best way to his or her heart is through their stomach. If you still need a little extra help to ignite their desires, make sure you add a few aphrodisiacs
GLAD to get the show on the road _ that was the reaction of Saints' boss Shaun McRae as he reflected on Sunday's Cup win at Castleford. WHITTLE: Incredible! That was the fans' view of Saints' winning margin in what was expected to be a 'needle' affair
A GROUP of Lancashire businessmen, church leaders and politicians have again been pressing the government to stop the county being broken up. The all-party delegation travelled to London to urge local government minister David Curry to reject the Local
JOHN Farrer (Letters, January 31) is talking nonsense when he criticises the Labour Party for its relationship with the trade unions. If Mr Farrer looks into history he will find that the party was born out of several movements - the main one being the
BURNLEY'S summer carnival is set to make a comeback after nearly a decade away. For the first time since the mid 1980s, the town's streets will come alive with the colours and sounds of the August festival. A parade of floats will make its way through
FLOURISHING Burnley Youth Theatre is using the latest virtual reality technology to persuade people to support its ambitious plans. The super-successful drama group wants to build a £1.25 million theatre to accommodate growing audiences. Members are bidding
A YOUNG family fled for their lives when fire raged through their terraced home. Graham Lund fled half-naked from the house after rescuing one of the two children at their home in Blackburn Road, Darwen, before going back into the house looking for the
IT looks as though the big freeze could hit Burnley's match against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday (February 10), but if the game goes ahead, the Clarets might have to play for two minutes without the support of many people in the stadium. More snow is forecast
MORECAMBE hope to demolish the GM Vauxhall Conference's bottom club without star striker John Coleman at Christie Park on Saturday. Top scorer Coleman is still suffering with two broken ribs sustained in the Shrimps' 3-0 defeat at Gateshead last Wednesday
PREDICTING a bright future for Radcliffe's Coney Green High School OFSTED inspectors have presented a report underlining the sound educational standards it already offers and anticipates much more to come. During their week-long stay a team of 12 inspectors
ORGANISATION, planning and efficiency are the keys in the success story of youth enterprise group Cobblers. The group,which meets every Monday at the Bury Health Centre on Parsons Lane, has the structure and confidence of a major multi-national-company
SIBERIAN snows blasted East Lancashire today, bringing the area to a grinding halt. Dozens of roads were blocked by heavy falls and blizzards brought fresh drifts. And police who ran out of road closure signs issued a "Don't go out" warning to the public
National League Basketball First Division Bury WildCats 92 Stockton Mohawks 79 RONNIE Donaldson covered every splinter of the Castle's wooden court. Not only did the powerful WildCat chase and press the Mohawks' guards he even found time to help out around
PLANS were almost complete for a park and ride scheme following complaints from shoppers and fears for future trade in Accrington town centre. Hyndburn council, who had created new car parks to try to make up for the loss of the 450 spaces when the Broadway
MORE than £50 million of overseas investment was attracted to the North West in 1995 by Inward. The agency responsible for attracting foreign investment also helped create 2,447 jobs. "Inward is delighted with this demonstration of confidence in the North
BLACKBURN Rovers fans can now discuss the match with their mates in style! Communications firm Talkland is selling a mobile phone in club colours with the Rovers crest, and for each phone ordered will give the club £10 plus a three per cent cut of monthly
MRS M Duckworth (Letters, January 29) claims that the death penalty is not a deterrent. It would definitely have deterred the 70-plus killers who murdered again after their release. K ELLEL, Westwood Avenue, Rishton. Converted for the new archive on 14
FIREFIGHTERS shovelled snow from the loft of a house in Richmond Avenue, Burnley. Blizzard conditions blew the snow in through gaps under the eaves and as it melted it began to drip through the ceiling into a bedroom occupied by an ill man. A spokesman
BURNLEY residents are leading the way in a nation-wide scheme to improve the environment by changing the way people live. South west Burnley has been chosen by the Department of the Environment as one of four pilot areas for the Going for Green scheme
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MOTORWAY contractors came to the rescue of snowed-under Darwen Vale School yesterday. They diverted one of their diggers to help clear school playgrounds and paths after teachers had battled valiantly with shovels and spades to enable the school to re-open
IN AN extract from an open letter to Home Secretary Michael Howard, Dr Bob Johnson, the senior psychiatrist who resigned his job at Parkhurst Prison said: "Treating human beings with humanity, rather than brutality, makes them and us safer, more secure
CANCER specialists at the Christie Hospital have received £600,000 from the European Commission to boost their research. The Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at the Manchester hospital has been awarded the cash to broaden a project which allows
GOOD government demands more than one house of representatives. Checks on national policy and informed discussion of proposed legislation is a fundamental requirement of democracy. In Britain, we have two houses in the Commons and the Lords, but the latter
INJURED people are being asked to use common sense before venturing out to accident and emergency units. A staffing crisis at Blackburn Royal Infirmary's casualty department has seen only three out of seven junior doctor posts filled. Consequently, it's
A VILLAGE in the Ribble Valley has scooped almost £34,000 in the latest round of lottery handouts Rimington Recreation Association has been awarded £33,730 in this month's awards for sports funds, the only award in the region this time. The cash will
A HEARTBROKEN mother has made a public appeal to the sick vandals who have been wrecking tributes left on her dead daughter's grave. Tragic Samantha Hussey died months before her 21st birthday from a suspected overdose and was buried at Dill Hall cemetery
GRAHAM Lilley is living proof that no obstacle is too great to stop you achieving your highest ambitions. For the 41-year-old from Windle is preparing to take on the world in a prestigious chess tournament in South America, despite being blind. Graham
COUNCIL economic development officers have revealed that talks are well advanced to attract a major department store to St Helens as part of a complete re-vamp of market facilities. The package would herald a multi-million pound development in the town
KIDS in Burnley see more of their parents than average youngsters - because more of the grown ups are out of work. Official figures reveal that more than 21 per cent of Burnley children live in houses with no earners - half as many again as the average
OF all crimes, the one most feared by a majority of the public is house burglary. But despite this concern, many people are still oblivious to even the most basic security measures needed to make their home a safer place. DC Dave Tanner has been a serving
IN REPLY to "Honesty doesn't get a job" (Letters, January 30), my experience of getting a job suggests that you need to do voluntary work and a related course in the area where you want to work, and get to be known by your prospective employer. Too many
TEMPORARY warning signs are to be put out after furious motorists fell foul of a new "no entry" rule on an Accrington town centre street. Police booked dozens of drivers caught out by the new one-way order along Grange Lane. The street, which runs behind
VISITORS will be able to "walk" around a proposed £1.25m new youth theatre, thanks to virtual reality images. The blueprint for the future of the Burnley Youth Theatre will be unveiled at the Quarry Theatre tomorrow at 7.30pm. The latest technology will
CAN anyone imagine a death more horrific than that which was almost the fate of homeless Lee Verdon. This 19-year-old had been sleeping rough in a rubbish skip at the back of King George's Hall, Blackburn. He was still there when the skip was collected
MEDICAL bosses have called Army ambulances into Lancashire to help carry patients trapped by the snow. Three green Army-regulation Land-Rovers arrived at the county's headquarters in Broughton yesterday and are due to be used until next week, when the
HAVING a double celebration over the weekend was Euro MP Gary Titley who has been awarded the Golden Cross, one of Austria's top honours. It's the country's equivalent of a knighthood and he's got it for helping to pilot the country to join the European
FOUR medical scientists will strain their bodies to the limit when they run the London marathon to raise money for a meningitis charity. Margaret Worden, Liz Yates, Paul Haworth and David Sprowell work in the pathology department at Burnley general hospital
JUST to let you know that there is at least one ex-Blackburnian checking in every now and then to see what's going on. We are coming towards the end of a spell of weather (about two weeks) where the daytime temperature has rarely gone above -17C (zero
THE deal to sell Pendle's stake in the buses will be signed within days. Negotiators for the council expect to complete the sale of Pendle's half of the Burnley and Pendle Bus Company to Stagecoach early next week. They are also putting pressure on Burnley
DAVID Batty's situation at Ewood Park remains at stalemate and the Blackburn Rovers midfield man is unlikely to figure in the squad to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday. And a report of a "high-powered summit meeting" yesterday between
SIX Liberal Democrat councillors from Burnley condemned the action of their colleagues in Pendle who agreed to sell-off their share of Burnley and Pendle Transport to Stagecoach. Together with Conservative Coun Enid Tate, they joined with Labour councillors
PENSIONERS Lilian and Herbert Carter are sick with worry about gallons of precious water gushing every day from a burst pipe under their back garden. Most of the garden has been under 5in of water for nearly a month, but nothing has been done because
Lancaster City 3 Worksop Town 1 CITY'S relentless drive towards promotion continued at Giant Axe on Saturday as the Blues completed their sixth successive win. Worksop Town were the victims this time despite a run of their own which has seen them pick
IT seems that no amount of persuasion is going to convince bosses at the National Westminster Bank to change their minds about closing some of their branches in and around Lancaster. A delegation from Lancaster City Council travelled to Liverpool this
A LIFESAVING bobby has been rewarded for being in the right place at the right time. PC Chris Clarkson has received an award from the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society for helping to save the life of an elderly woman. The 36-year-old from St Annes
SUBSTANTIAL increases in the number of passengers proved profitable for airports group BAA. The group, headed by former Rossendale man Sir John Egan, saw pre-tax profits in the nine months to the end of December climb to £374 million from £328 million
IWAS actually naive enough to believe that it was unacceptable to promote bigotry in a newspaper. John Blunt, however, proves me wrong. His sexist remarks concerning the looks and appearance of the Turkish child-bride, questioning her husband's eyesight
POLICE and fire chiefs are investigating a fierce blaze which destroyed a house in Darwen yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, February 7) and left a couple and two children homeless. Traffic was held up for several hours as 15 firefighters tackled the inferno
DISGRACED Tory candidate Hugh Neil has gone - but he's not been forgotten! For bogus Conservative Club membership cards bearing his name are circulating in the Accrington area. Two were posted through the letterbox of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
HINDLEY Green teenager Melanie Ellison died after a padded shirt she was wearing set alight. Now, Leigh MP Lawrence Cunliffe has introduced a Parliamentary Motion for new laws to curb clothing being sold which are filled with inflammable material. He
A FLASH of inspiration has put a Burnley woman on the brink of a worldwide photographic revolution. This week Brenda Kean launches her invention to cut out "red eye'' problems associated with flash photography and compact cameras. Mrs Kean said: "It has
BENEFIT cuts have left a Great Harwood couple fighting to stay above the poverty line. Brian and Pat McCloughlin's weekly income now totals just over £100 - deemed by the government as the minimum a couple can live off. But life hasn't always been like
THE man who was a driving force behind a £1m-plus refurbishment plan for the Bedford area of Leigh has visited town. The Government's Housing Corporation chief executive Anthony Mayer was here to view the area which is scheduled for upgrading. Objectives
AFTER four and a half years at St John's Church in Hindley Green, Vicar Steven Smith is moving to take up 'crisis work' in a hospital. Steven 35, and his wife Anne, will leave to take up the new role in March. He is joining Havering NHS Trust in Romford
WINTER'S Arctic grip has plunged Burnley into a worrying Second Division fixture freeze. The Clarets are facing a mammoth end of season programme with 20 fixtures to squeeze in between now and May 4 following the latest postponements against promotion
A YOUNG Leigh based company which started four years ago is finding the world is its oyster! Interior Timber products of St Helens Road, is finding success in the high powered world of finance and international money markets through its success in selling
LEYLAND ambulance technician Terry Lewis has been hailed a hero after rescuing an 18-month-old baby from a blazing house. Little Jordon Swift was trapped upstairs when a fire tore through the family home in Railway Street, Leyland, near Preston, last
UNANIMOUSLY re-selected to fight the Parliamentary seat of Bury North sitting MP Alistair Burt is looking forward to what he describes as Bury's traditional tough but fair campaign. His re-selection came at Bury North Conservative Association's annual
CHILDREN playing in the snow will no longer be an innocent sight for one woman. Still recovering from shock and wishing to be known only as Kath, the young woman suffered a horrific ordeal on Tuesday night (February 6) while driving home from Blackburn
WHEN the National Sporting Club holds its inaugural Dining Club meeting at the Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester on February 23 Kevin Keegan will make a rare appearance as guest speaker. The NSC in Manchester has adopted Children's Hospitals Appeal as their
THERE was champage all around to wish Preston's very own Elizabeth Taylor a happy birthday! It was no ordinary birthday - the famous namesake was 100 years old this week. But Elizabeth has only been married twice, unlike the film star who has tied the
DESPITE excellent reports on Bury's schools by OFSTED inspectors only one - St. Gabriel's RC High School - has been 'Named' in its annual report. On Monday this week the Office For Standards In Education named 203 English schools which went into one of
AREPORT LET (January 15), regarding a review of care in the East Lancashire Hospice, made me very angry. A Community Health Council member said: "I would hate to think we would revert to what we had before the hospice. People died in a great deal of agony
THE first hint of snow and the whole of Preston comes to a standstill! Despite severe weather warnings Preston seemed unprepared for the icy blast that hit the town on Tuesday bringing flurries of snow and chaos with it. Schools closed, trains were cancelled
INFORMATION about long-lost ancestors in the Tottington area is being sought by a Hull family who hope that Bury Journal readers will be able to help in the search. Malcolm Broadbent was tracing the Rothwell family and had completed quite a bit of his
PENNIES make pounds is the motto of a group of Preston fund-raisers who have just reached their £100,000 target after 24 years of passing round the begging bowl. Since setting up in 1972, the Walton-le-Dale Cancer Research local committee, made up mainly
A FORMER Rovers hero is hoping May Day arrives early this year - on February 10 to be exact. David May, the 25-year-old Manchester United central defender, could be in line for a sensational recall against his old mates at Old Trafford. Since his £1.4
IT WAS good-bye to a major eyesore on Walmersley Road this week when the Primitive Methodist Church finally bit the dust. Sadly, for over a 20 year period, the once palatial looking building was allowed to slip into a state of rack and ruin leading to
KEVIN Kilbane nailed Wigan with a killer goal seven minutes from time to steal all three points from an icy Springfield Park on Saturday which ended Wigan 0 North End 1. His explosive header settled what looked like being a bore draw. Kilbane was on the
MOTOR mechanic, Alan Fitton, was more than three times the drink-drive limit when his car overshot a crash barrier, rolled down a steep banking and exploded in a ball of flames, an inquest heard. His body was "burned beyond recognition" and denture impressions
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new supermarket in the centre of Longridge have been scuppered. Ribble Valley planning and development councillors agreed that the "rec", the proposed site of a Booth's supermarket near Kestor Lane, should be retained as a recreation
COME on you Clarets fans! A pictorial history of Burnley Football Club's mixed fortunes since the war is now on show at the Burnley Heritage Centre in St James Street, Burnley. Burnley supporters can go along during normal shop hours and recall the glory
HUGHIE KEATING 'tried' to guess the number of points scored in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup - and his effort was just the ticket. His prediction of 715 was just three off the actual total of 718. And Hughie, of Kingsley Street, Leigh, scooped the Bass
A REWARD of up to £15,000 is being offered for help in catching two raiders who launched a well-planned break-in at a town centre bank - only to escape empty-handed. The two smartly-dressed, masked burglars, got in through the front door of the TSB Bank
SHARMAN CUP holders Ross's Wanderers really enjoy knockout football. They over-turned league form to dump Division Two leaders Higher Fold 4-0 in the first round of this season's competition in the Leigh & District Amateur Football League. In a terrific
RUGBY UNION rivals Leigh and Tyldesley came together on Saturday to honour a past and popular player. Sean Grainey, who played at Well Street, died last March. And, in his memory, the club have launched the Sean Grainey Memorial Trophy - the derby rivals
AROUND 45 new jobs will be created and a further 130 safeguarded following a Government grant to a Blackburn wallpaper firm. Graham and Brown Ltd will get £500,000 in Regional Selective Assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry to help fund
TWO knife raids on petrol stations in the last week are being linked by police. The first took place at the Save petrol station, Prescot Road just before 11pm on Wednesday, January 31. A man wearing a black balaclava and a brown leather jacket entered
COURAGEOUS Kellie Rigby is now looking forward to living a normal life after doctors removed half of her brain... Until 10 weeks ago, 20-year-old Kellie, whose brain was damaged at birth, was slightly paralysed down the right side of her body and suffered
SAINTS' take another step on the Wembley trail when they travel to Spotland, Rochdale, in a 5th round Silk Cut Cup tie on Sunday, kick-off 3pm. The Knowsley Road side's last appearance on a pitch which is shared with the local soccer club saw them victorious
YOUNGSTERS from a Burnley primary school want help with an environmental scheme to turn areas of their playgrounds into 'islands of life.' Todmorden Road school needs to raise £8,000 to pay for landscaping work which will give the children a more pleasant
ST Hilda's RC High School, Burnley, was celebrating this week after being named as one of the best state schools in the country. The Burnley girls' school was one of only 102 English secondary schools picked out for special praise by the Office for Standards
EWOOD chairman Robert Coar today welcomed the prospect of more European places being available to English clubs. But he warned: "If there is to be an extra English club in the European Cup, the choice must be decided on merit. "It's inevitable that the
A BRAVE Blackburn Rovers fan's pain turned to joy when three of his favourite players made a surprise visit to his hospital bed. Alan Shearer, Tim Flowers and Mike Newell travelled unannounced to Southport spinal injury unit to cheer up 16-year-old Stephen
ONE Lancaster fireman has been sacked and another asked for his resignation for their part in the 'bullying' of a fellow worker. A Lancashire Fire Brigade hearing this week passed judgement on the six firemen accused of abusing Michael Atkinson when they
TOWN hall staff are becoming estate agents in a nationwide hunt to find a new owner for Hartley Hospital. But a Colne pensioner has already come up with her own list of potential users after footslogging her way around the area to talk to doctors and
ARCTIC temperatures have forced cinema audiences undercover - wrapped in survival blankets to brave a night at the Dukes! The theatre's ancient heating system just can't cope with this year's big freeze and complaints from disgruntled punters have been
THE bad news just keeps on coming for Lancaster's Blood Centre with yet another bombshell hitting workers last week. After a heavily publicised campaign last year, workers at the city's blood centre lost their fight to save the testing and processing
THE five-month old Skerton baby who died from meningitis last week was killed by the same strain of the disease that hit Lancaster teenager William Verden just three weeks ago. And despite the fact that the two victims lived just hundreds of yards from
UNION leaders have pledged their support to members over a dispute with the newly formed United Utilities. The North West TUC has said it will support trade unions over a derecognition row with the combined Norweb/North West Water giant. "The TUC strongly
