TELEVISION stars came out to shower confetti on showbiz couple Anna-Jane Casey and Graham Macduff. Rawtenstall-born actress Anna-Jane, 26, fell in love with her co-star Graham after a year of playing lovebirds in the hit stage show West Side Story, which
From the Bury Times, July 27, 1973 FONT: A stone font, dug up by building workers on a new housing estate at Woodbank, could be 600 years old, said experts. Elsewhere in the BT it was reported that the new houses would have PVC cladding. POT: When campaigners
A MEMBER of an East Lancashire band who played at the opening ceremony for the controversial 'Angel Of The North' monument in Gateshead says it would be 'wonderful' if a similar sculpture was built on a Rossendale hilltop. Councillors are backing plans
TINY Kieran Preston was born nine weeks ago - but his parents have no idea how long he will live. One of his sisters, Kristen, died when she was two months old, while another, Stacey, is disabled and facing life in a wheelchair. She will be four in October
RADCLIFFE schoolchildren left high and dry by the devastating arson attack at Coney Green High School can still enjoy a planned summer playscheme. Hours after Sunday night's blaze, which caused £350,000 worth of damage, it was decided the playscheme due
FOUR people will lose their jobs when Blackburn's AA shop closes as part of a company streamlining programme. The AA has decided to close all its 142 high street shops with the loss of 850 jobs. Company bosses say the move is due to the fact that most
AN ORGANISATION for blind people in Blackburn has today rallied to support councillors who are set to rubber stamp a controversial clampdown on pavements displays outside shops. The A-boards saga has been at the centre of a storm of protest from angry
ROY Hodgson has been struck a devastating blow by losing centre back Marlon Broomes to an ankle ligament injury, picked up in training. And, while it is still not yet known how long the young defender will be missing, the Rovers boss has already ruled
BURNLEY Football Club were today involved in frantic efforts to force through the Peter Shackleton takeover before Saturday's big kick-off. I understand that every attempt is being made to enable an announcement before the visit of Bristol Rovers to Turf
THE leader of Blackburn With Darwen Council has intervened in a dispute over elections to the management committee of an Asian community group. Coun Malcolm Doherty has stepped in to mediate after the council was told of major concerns over election rules
PER Pedersen is a target for French club Strasbourg, who are keen to sign the Blackburn Rovers striker before they start their new season. Talks have already begun between the two clubs and Rovers are willing to sell the Danish international, who spent
MP Ivan Lewis has condemned "peer pressure" for delaying a change in the law over gay rights. The MP for Bury South has called for drastic changes to the House of Lords after members defied the Commons in refusing to equalise the age of consent. It meant
IT'S all change on Bury's famous market as the £5 million revamp starts in earnest. Builders have already demolished the former NatWest Bank which makes way for a new fish and meat hall. From this weekend, traders are on the move to new stalls on Market
Summer Playschemes, 1.30-4pm, Ivy Street Community Centre; Daisyfield Community Centre; Mill Hill Community Centre, all Blackburn. Summer Playscheme, 1.30-4pm, Sudellside Community Centre, Darwen. Senior Theatre Summer School, for 13-15-year-olds, Burnley
RAMSBOTTOM was ablaze with flowers this weekend but it was the controversial sculpture, the Tilted Vase, vase which stole the show! The official unveiling by five-year-old Joel Duncan on Sunday (pictured) was given a warm reception despite mixed feelings
SCORES of mobile home owners risk losing their homes after a caravan site landlord gave them an ultimatum - upgrade your property or leave. Haven Leisure delivered the bombshell by letter to dozens of mobile home owners at their Beacon Fell View Caravan
A GRANDFATHER who was convicted of possessing indecent photographs of children taken from the internet is a victim support counsellor, it was revealed today. Graham Cutler, 47, who was put on the sex offenders register for five years, has counselled more
HAVING lived in the old county of Lancashire for most of my life, I feel qualified to mention a trait or habit that, in my experience, is more prevalent in the North West than in other parts of the country. I refer to the habit of moistening one's fingers
I WOULD like to thank all the people in Bury who have written to me with their good wishes for myself, and my family, on our move to a new life on the Isle of Wight. I am touched and flattered by the comments made, and can only say that working in Bury
WHEN are we going to get an opportunity to read about a mature oak tree actually being SAVED by the decision of some unbiased government inspector? It seems that every time local councillors reject an application for housing development by some profit-inspired
WHEN the plans for Woodhey School, Ramsbottom, were originally presented to the education committee, they showed provision for both an assembly hall and a sports hall. However, the then Minister for Education told Bury Council that the school could have
ALAN Clough (Your Letters, July 17) is obviously a hard man to convince. Be that as it may, here is my final word on the subject. I belong to what is euphemistically known as "the working classes" (at least that is what Socialists call them; Conservatives
AS leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Whitefield area, and also as a father, I was very concerned to read that gay rights activists were planning to try to influence our teenage sons (and daughters) through schools. It seems
BURY Football Club is often accused of being "negative" and "lacking foresight". But for supporter John H. Taylor (Your Letters, July 17) to even suggest that Bury would be better off in a lower division is surely the ultimate in negative statements.
FANS of blockbusting film Jurassic Park were urged to shun a monster-sized video racket. Trading standards officers warned the public not to buy fake, poor quality videos of the film being hawked around East Lancashire pubs. The movie had only been on
AT THIS rate, the performance at the Darwen Library Theatre looks set to overtake Agatha Christie's Mousetrap as the longest-running stage drama. That is because though its glittering new production was billed, ballyhooed and massively bankrolled more
REGARDING the facilities for handicapped supporters at Ewood Park, as organiser for the visually handicapped fans, I have nothing but praise for the club - for the seating and radios provided for Radio Rovers' commentaries. Many thanks must also go to
CLOSE on the heels of Jack Straw's new Crime Reduction Strategy which, when unveiled two weeks ago, challenged the "Prison Works" policy inherited from the Tories, the government now employs spin tactics to convince the public that non-custodial measures
BEER and bikes are proving a good mixer for Nelson barmaid Ann Holmes. For Ann, 29, is the only woman to have qualified for the British grasstrack sidecar championships, which will be held at Skegness later this month. "I'm really excited, it's a terrific
I AM writing a short biography about my great uncle, Private George Henry Bagshaw, a soldier of the 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), who died of wounds on May 17, 1918, and is buried in the Beinvillers Military Cemetery, some
PUPILS from Anchorsholme County Primary are getting smarter in the sports arena thanks to BNFL. Athletics vests and shorts were donated by the company's Springfields site and have already been worn while on the way to second place girls and fourth place
IT was really exciting when I found out I had reached the final of the Lancashire Police/EDS Schools Challenge. Earlier this year I entered the competition as one of 2,000 entrants from around 22 schools. I progressed through to the second round where
ROAD safety has always been used as justification for Lancashire County Council's traffic-calming, but it now appears that most of the alleged road safety benefits may be false. I recently read an article inferring that local cycling safety experts consider
WORK has started on a £330,000 Community Enterprise Centre in South West Burnley. The purpose-built facility off Valley Street will provide projects aimed at creating jobs, businesses and training opportunities for local people. The centre will also bring
BAR and catering services at a town's flagship arts centre are in the red - because people aren't sinking enough pints! The service at the Mechanics suffered an £8,400 loss for the year to April. Councillors ordered a re-fit and cost-cutting changes to
A NEW scheme to provide IT and business qualifications to an education-deprived area of Blackpool has been met with delight by residents. Grange Park is set to benefit from the scheme, giving people the chance to take a step towards getting qualifications
MIRACLE cats are certainly rife in the Lingham household -one has cheated death and another weighs a massive two stones. Fat cat Tommy Tiger, dubbed Mr Blobby by owner Susan Lingham, is just 4lbs lighter than the world record holder and eats anything
BLACKPOOL and Fylde councils could be at loggerheads over the size of a new stadium on the outskirts of the resort. Blackpool regeneration and development committee on Monday is likely to state it wants a more modest Whyndyke Farm development than the
A SOARING success - that's the only way to describe the MRI Scanner Appeal which this week reached its £1.9m target after more than two years. The final push to fund Blackpool Victoria Hospital's state-of-the-art scanner ended in spectacular style on
IT was a topsy-turvy game before Greenmount finished well on top but they were forced to settle for a draw when they entertained Little Lever. The villagers had the luxury of a sound base as their top three batsmen all got among the runs in their BOLTON
ROY Hodgson has been struck a devastating blow by losing centre back Marlon Broomes to an ankle ligament injury, picked up in training. And, while it is still not yet known how long the young defender will be missing, the Rovers boss has already ruled
A SCHEME to promote civic pride and community spirit in Hyndburn is set to get off the ground. The Outer Town Initiative aims to improve the environment in the borough's outlying areas through council and private funding. There are proposals for projects
THEY don't come much more exciting than a tied match, which is why both sets of players and specatators were chewing their finger nails at Stockport on Sunday. Radcliffe had knocked up 168 for 6 in their 47 overs before their hosts kept pace with the
BURNLEY Football Club were today involved in frantic efforts to force through the Peter Shackleton takeover before Saturday's big kick-off. I understand that every attempt is being made to enable an announcement before the visit of Bristol Rovers to Turf
DETECTIVES are hunting a man who chased a woman through Accrington town centre early this morning. The frightened woman was followed by a man who mumbled at her before running after her. But he fled when the woman alerted a neighbour with screams as she
HULL KR 26 - SWINTON LIONS 24 THE Lions made their third trip of the season to Hull Kingston Rovers' new Craven Park ground and for the third time they came away empty-handed. Sunday's match was a classic with both sides scoring four tries each the crucial
Food News, with Christine Rutter GOLFERS in Blackburn are enjoying some of the best table service and tastiest grub in the country. Blackburn Golf Club, whose chef is Ray Thompson, is one of four finalists out of thousands vying for the crown in the Club
Celebrities highlight the dangers of alcohol ACTOR Kevin Kennedy, who plays Coronation Street's Curly Watts, has brought the dangers of alcohol into the spotlight with his very public real-life booze battle. And this week Caroline Aherne, the woman behind
A NEW tourism minister who knows Blackpool well has been welcomed by the resort's beleaguered holiday trade. Rossendale MP Janet Anderson was appointed in the government's ministerial reshuffle on Tuesday (July 28). Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden said
A CHANCE of a starring role in the movies is on offer to young miscreants in Layton. For Layton community bobby PC John Crystal is now armed with a video camera to capture under-age drinkers or rowdies on film. PC Crystal managed to persuade Layton biscuit
A NEW taxi rank to help promote safer transport is being set up at Bury Interchange. And local people are being urged to use it or run the risk of losing it. The five-space rank will be created at the end of August and run for a trial period, with the
LOCAL animal rights activists picketed the Prestwich branch of Sainsbury's as part of a national campaign against the supermarket chain. Viva!, which has groups across the country, is protesting about the sale of kangaroo meat in the stores. It claims
BEEF should be coming back onto school dinner menus in the autumn. The borough's head teachers are showing enthusiasm for a lifting of the ban come the new term. More than 50 have already replied to a council letter asking them if they have any objections
BURY'S preparations for the new campaign have received a major blow with the news that Dean West will be out for the first two months of the season. The highly-rated right back went into hospital on Friday for an operation to remedy a pelvic problem connected
A RADCLIFFE man told how two armed teenagers aimed their air rifles at him and fired. Mr Peter Wright said the 14-year-olds shot at him and another man after they had remonstrated with the youngsters. Neither man was hit. They had challenged the teenagers
MORECAMBE professional South African Stephen Pope captivated the crowd at Stanley Park on Saturday in the Vaux Northern League Division One game against Blackpool. As he had done in the first game at Morecambe he made a faultless century and helped put
A RUN-down theatre which resounded with cheers of jubilation after it was awarded £628,400 in Lottery cash is lying disused, empty and quiet - more than a year after the windfall was announced. And a theatre players' group today hit out at councillors
A 48-YEAR-OLD woman died after she plunged in front of a busy commuter train as it pulled into Darwen Station. Police said Concetta Carnovale, of Church Terrace, Darwen, was seen to jump off the platform at 4.45pm yesterday in front of the train from
Mike Badham takes a look at events on this day in history. 1485: Malory's Morte D'Arthur - the basis for plays, books, poems, films and even musicalswas published. The author wrote it while in jail for rape! 1715: A hurricane struck the Florida coast
THE Colin Hendry saga has thrown up countless issues, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. It is clear that supporters have accepted his reasons for departure as genuine and have opted to focus on the player's tremendous efforts on and off the pitch. However, it is
COUNCILLORS have decided to keep a village's public toilets rather than close them to save cash. Pendle Council's West Craven area committee voted to retain the loos in Salterforth, near Barnoldswick, despite being recommended to offer them to the parish
A SERVICE of thanksgiving for the life and service of the Rev David Roberts, was held yesterday in Radcliffe. The superintendent minister for the Unsworth and Radcliffe circuit of the local Methodist Church died at the weekend, aged 62. Mr Roberts had
TV SOAP star Gary Mallett has stepped in at the last minute to open this weekend's Barnoldswick Gala after a chance meeting in the town. Organisers were beginning to fear they would have no star to open the annual gala, which attracts 10,000 people, for
PRESTWICH library is being turned into a fortress to protect it from thieves. Officials have been forced to install metal shutters at the library - or risk losing insurance cover. Security perforated steel window guards around the building at street level
RAY Ingleby is to consult his lawyers about "outrageous public statements" made by Clarets director Bernard Rothwell. And the New York tycoon's right hand man, David Parry, has challenged Rothwell to a public debate on takeover issues. Ingleby was furious
A SPRINKLER system almost certainly saved a Bury factory from being destroyed in an arson attack last weekend. The system was triggered after firebugs clambered on to the top of Smith Rotational Mouldings' unit in Mitchell Street and ignited the roof.
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ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson will be rubbing shoulders with the stars after her promotion this week in Tony Blair's Government re-shuffle. Mrs Anderson has been named as a junior minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in charge
A TEACHER from the Ribble Valley is heading for the land of fire and ice on a research project. Doug Wardle won the chance to take part in a study of Iceland's glaciers being organised by the environmental charity Earthwatch. He leaves on Sunday and will
BURY Parish Church has appointed a successor to the late Canon Reg Smith. The Rev John Findon, pictured outside Bury Parish Church, will take over later this year. And the new man is no stranger to having followed in well-known footsteps - he is an old
ANGRY student midwives have hit out at Channel 5's new documentary series Baby School claiming it is misleading and could frighten mothers-to-be unnecessarily. The 22 first-year students, based at Talbot Grove, Bury, were so angry about the show they
AFTER reading the Bury Times (July 24), I was left wondering whether Neil Warnock had been watching the same pre-season games as myself. Football is all about opinions, but I don't know how he could keep his face straight when he said that he saw plenty
AT last we have the long awaited result of the Government's Strategic Defence Review. This should be no surprise to those of us who were aware that the subject of nuclear weapons was going to be excluded from the main talks. At this point I would like
EAST Lancashire families were living in fear of debt-collecting "heavies" kicking their door in, it was claimed. Pay-up-or-else letters, dubbed "frightening", were being investigated by consumer watchdogs. Householders were being put on alert after ground
JUSTIN Astley slipped to a narrow defeat in his first appearance in the final of the Willie Thorne Snooker Under 16s competition held in Leicester. The Darwen teenager lost out to England Juniors star Mark Selby who won a tight contest 3-2 at his home
ISEEM to remember that when they were first being introduced, despite some public misgivings, the spy cameras in the town centre were going to virtually eliminate crime from this area. So why are more muggings of youngsters being reported taking place
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss Billy Rodaway has continued his summer recruitment drive by completing the signings of Mark Phillips and Terry Brown. Phillips, a right-sided defender from Prescott Cables, and Brown, a striker from Rochdale, have impressed the
USUALLY, I find your leaders talk a lot of sense, but in the one on the subject of proposed measures to support the traditional family (LET, July 24), I feel you missed the mark. If the Church and the traditional family were still meeting their needs,
ENGLAND physio Dean Riddle today allayed Ian Austin's fears that he would have to go on a crash diet to earn selection for next year's World Cup. Austin was delighted by his recent call-up into England's 37-man squad for the forthcoming one-day internationals
REGARDING Mrs Christina Dickinson being told by Blackburn Council she would have to wait six weeks to get her window repaired (Letters, July 30), I wonder why this was. Would the cost of the glass be lower in six weeks perhaps? Would the glazier be back
NORBRECK Primary is celebrating record-breaking sporting success. At a recent swimming gala at Moor Park, the Year 5 boys team broke Arnold School's three year stranglehold on the relay title and smashed the longstanding record by five seconds with a
REGARDING the claim in your report (LET, August 1) that Hyndburn's council houses need £30 million spent on them, I must reply to residents' group chairman Jack Townsend. The Sands estate, in Rishton, has just received £103,000 as part of a rolling programme
TENANTS who complained about the new heating system in their improved council homes have been offered additional radiators. A multi-million pound improvement scheme has been carried out on the Stonemoor Bottom Estate, Padiham, but at the Padiham and Hapton
POLICE today stepped up their hunt for the gunman who shot insurance director Barry Putson after a bungled robbery attempt in Burnley. The police underwater search unit was today searching the canal near to Tunnel Street looking for the black Luger-like
SPORTING youngsters who fancy rubbing shoulders with the likes of cricket ace Eldine Baptiste should get themselves down to the YMCA's sports centre. Cricket, football and tennis courses are running throughout the summer holidays and the latest four-week
HAVING a kidney transplant has given a new lease of life to nine-year-old Charlene Mills. Now she is keen to compete in the British Transplant Games in Belfast - even though she doesn't rate her chances!. Charlene's events are the 50m track, 25m freestyle
ANGRY council tenants claim their management committee is being overrun by representatives from just one estate out of 10 in Padiham. The complaints came after Ann Bartlett became the latest Stonemoor Bottom resident to be co-opted on to the Padiham and
PROTECTION for thousands of Fylde aerospace jobs is flying high on politicians' priorities. Fylde MP Michael Jack met the Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace Companies recently to pledge his backing, not just to the giant British Aerospace, but to smaller
A BURNLEY FC director today slammed sportswear supplier Adidas as the delay over deliveries of the club's new strips reached crisis point. With just two days to the kick-off of the new season, only 300 of the expected thousands of replica strips have
FYLDE ambulance staff could strike after talks with management hit deadlock. The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel, Transport and General Union and Unison are balloting their 85 Fylde Coast members on possible industrial action. The wrangle
WITH the words "you bet" Richard Rodriguez climbed back on to the Big Dipper after breaking the world endurance record on Thursday - and carried on going. He was answering Geoffrey Thompson's challenge to make his new record an astonishing 1,000 hours
NETHERFIELD 95-2 ST ANNES 91 ST ANNES suffered an eight wickets defeat at Parkside Road by current league champions Netherfield. Put in to bat, St Annes found runs at a premium to amass. They lost opener Eldine Baptiste with the score on 12. He was trapped
LOVE letters which tell of the long-ago affair between Lily Langtree and former Lytham squire Talbot Clifton are being put on public display for one day only. Varying in length and degrees of intensity, the 16 documents are currently owned by Poulton
SIR, - Further to the letter regarding Leylandii trees (Citizen, July 9), I find that as the majority are planted as hedges, 6-7ft is tall enough for them to grow. One tree of 15 ft may be permitted, but when you are faced with a wall of trees neighbouring
FORMER Manchester City defender John Foster has been handed a three month contract by the Shakers. Foster, who made most of his appearances for the Blues in the 1994-95 Premier Division campaign has been given the chance to resurrect his career after
IF YOU think house is somewhere to live, garage is a place to put the car and jungle is for wild animals then Blackpool's Vinyl Blast event is not for you. If, on the other hand, these words are music to your ears and you're aged between 12 and 18, get
PROMOTION chasing Swinton Lions are hoping to roar back to winning ways. They were narrowly defeated by Divisiopn One leaders Hull Kingston Rovers at the new Craven Park ground last weekend, but the Lions are back in their own Gigg Lane den on Sunday
TOWN hall chiefs are hoping to find funds to preserve a little piece of Hyndburn's heritage. The seat of the village stocks at Higher Gate, Huncoat, is in desperate need of repair after going rotten. But funding for the council's "Facelift" environmental
SMART-THINKING Shakers boss Neil Warnock pulled off a masterstroke in capturing French striker Laurent D'Jaffo - by sending him home! The Bury chief knew he had to use all his managerial nous to beat off a host of clubs across the continent for the former
POLICE are searching for two men, one of whom swore at staff before stealing a pair of walking boots from at the Karrimor factory shop at Petre Road Industrial Estate, Clayton-le-Moors, at noon last Thursday. Staff tackled the raiders after they were
BURY 0 - ABERDEEN 1 BURY'S pre-season preparations took another step forward when Scottish giants Aberdeen made the trip to Gigg in a competitive friendly encounter. A goal from former St Johnstone, Chelsea and Dundee ace Billy Dodds six minutes after
A TEENAGE bar and cellarman from Accrington has finally freed himself from the drug culture which led to his offending and blighted his life, magistrates were told. Shane Paul Dobson, l9, of Edmund Street, Accrington, was said to have gone through a period
VISITORS to careers guidance centres are in safe hands! Staff at the Inform centres - set up in East Lancashire to provide training, education and employment advice - have been awarded NVQ qualifications. The centres were launched last year by ELTEC in
COMPUTER group Skillsgroup has sold off another off its businesses as part of a major shake-up. The company, formerly Haslingden-based P&P Computers, sold its products distribution business, PSL, to Apax partners and the PSL management team for £16
WENDY Hobson wants your time! Wendy runs Blackburn Partnership's employee involvement project which aims to match up needs in the community with willing volunteers. Help can range from donating unwanted office furniture to a full scale refurbishment of
AN INDOOR market manager has been suspended after admitting a theft charge in court. Pendle Council has taken the action against Susan Atherton, 42, after she admitted stealing a dress worth £50 from Marks and Spencer, Bolton and trying to obtain a refund
HOME secretary Jack Straw heard the views of ordinary Labour members when he visited Bury. Mr Straw came to Bury College for a meeting of the party's regional policy forum, set up by the Government to help gauge opinion and formulate party policy. Around
A HOUSEHOLDER was allegedly attacked with an iron bar by a teenager who fell through a bush in his garden. Stephen Warren told a jury how blood "gushed" from his head after he was struck by Lee Metcalfe, who later threatened to kill his wife and child
BURY bosses should make a date in their diaries to visit Business Voice '98 on October 14-15. The North West's fastest growing business-to-business exhibition will feature more than 150 suppliers of business products and services. Middlebrook Exhibition
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AN American diner serving food flown direct from Detroit could soon be open for business in Bury. The council has received a planning application to site a 1950s style diner on Silver Street on the site of a former clothes shop. A group of businessmen
BURY-based Pennine Telecom worked against the clock to help a major Merseyside tourist attraction prepare for a visit by the Queen. The telecommunications firm has installed a new phone system in readiness for the Royal appointment at the Blue Planet
A BLAZING inferno destroyed the upper floor and roof of an antiques shop in Prestwich. The early morning blaze, which is being treated as suspicious, ravaged tables, chairs and other goods at the premises of Baron Antiques in Church Lane. Flames also
A BURY window frame company, whose production has rocketed by 400 per cent, is helping postpone obituary notices for the town's manufacturing base. And Fenster Trade Frames, based in the town's Harvey Street, has achieved the remarkable growth without
A LONG-AWAITED hotel and leisure complex could help bring the Commonwealth Games to Bury. The town wants to "adopt" a nation when Manchester hosts the Games in 2002, providing training facilities for athletes and quality accommodation for the country's
A RADCLIFFE businessman's horse proved to be the cream of the crop when he took top honours in the Royal Welsh Show. Altwalis Euros, a Welsh cob - Euros for short - beat off competition from the likes of horses owned by Harrods bosses to take top place
YOUNG cricketers had to flee the field when a sniper opened fire during a junior league match. Greenmount Under 18s were in the field in their match at Farnworth when shots were fired across the ground. Mr Derek Kay, co-manager of the team, was not at
JUNIOR doctors have mixed feelings about local hospitals, according to a new workplace survey. The British Medical Association (BMA) has today (July 31) published a "warts and all" guide to hospitals throughout the North West. The guide is for junior
A 48-YEAR-OLD woman died after she plunged in front of a busy commuter train as it pulled into Darwen Station. Police said Concetta Carnovale, of Church Terrace, Darwen, was seen to jump off the platform at 4.45pm yesterday in front of the train from
