IT is enormously annoying to return to your car after shopping to find a parking ticket under the windscreen wiper. In many of our towns, including Blackburn, recent tightening of parking regulations and the policing of them have left many motorists angry
STAND travelled to Denton St Lawrence on Saturday, on what was a very cold and wintry afternoon. On arrival the playing surface was saturated and the wicket barely visible from the remainder of the square. After an initial assessment the umpires decided
I HAVE read all the comments on which is the best way to travel -- the bus or the motor car -- and I know which I prefer. I am 71 and when it came to me reapplying for my driving licence I thought it's time to retire from driving. It was a hard decision
Up to 200 motorists are to be handed £120 parking tickets after an East Lancashire council announced it was sending in the bailiffs to collect unpaid fines. Blackburn with Darwen Council has revealed that nearly half of parking tickets issued by warden
THE Greater Manchester Police Big Band will be staging a charity evening of music by Frank Sinatra and Glen Miller in Radcliffe. The event will take place at Radcliffe Civic Suite in Thomas Street, on Sunday, May 22, from 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at
PARISHIONERS at a Leyland church will welcome a Yorkshire missionary into the Red Rose county for a week-long event designed to help people understand life's big issues. Roger Carswell, 55, a renowned evangelist and published author from Leeds, will hold
THE Greater Manchester Police Big Band will be staging a charity evening of music by Frank Sinatra and Glen Miller in Radcliffe. The event will take place at Radcliffe Civic Suite in Thomas Street, on Sunday, May 22, from 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at
A PROPOSED 1,500 seat, six-screen cinema in Lancaster is still on ice because of a legal dispute - but it will be opened as something. The building on Church Street is ready to become a cinema but owners Prime Estates are in a legal dispute after the
LIGHTING a candle and saying a prayer in church -- it is a conventional part of Christian worship. But visit St. Bartholomew's Church, Chipping, and you'll find no candles, unless there is a service on. They have all been removed because an insurance
FIRE-FIGHTERS turned life-savers after racing to Heysham - to save a duckling! The emergency service, more used to pulling people from burning buildings, used all their training to save the fluffy duck after it fell down a drain. The duckling, christened
TEACHER Emily Brown is to swap Torris-holme for the mysterious delights of Nepal as she spends the summer holidays volunteering in an orphanage. Emily, 30, is packing her bags ahead of the five-week trip in July, during which she hopes to teach children
RESIDENTS wanting to come in from the cold are being asked to help draw up a masterplan to ensure that everyone has a warm home. Bury Council is leading the development of a strategy to end fuel poverty in the borough by 2010. Bosses are inviting residents
WHEN art student Anne Bowen needed 400 raw clay blocks to create a sculpture for her course, she expected a hefty bill to create her artistic vision. But Claughton brickworks firm Hanson Building Products gave her everything she needed for nothing - all
BUSINESS chief Sir Digby Jones opened a pioneering centre at Lancaster University, which is designed to develop leaders of the future. Sir Digby, director general of the Confederation of British Industry, cut the tape on the leadership centre, part of
BUSY new MP Ben Wallace is delighted to have his seat in Westminster - and looking forward to getting an office to work from. He swept to victory in Lancaster and Wyre with a 4,000-plus majority over Labour's Anne Sacks. And he told the Citizen: "I am
UNABLE to say goodbye and thank-you for their fans support when Swansea City rained on the Gigg Lane parade at the weekend, Bury's first team squad requested a special meeting with supporters at the Social Club on Wednesday evening and it proved a great
BIG celebrations planned for Trafalgar Day in Nelson have received overwhelming support from townsfolk. This year sees the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and Admiral Nelson's death and civic leaders want the town which bears his name to
A FORMER Nelson nightclub bouncer and bodybuilder was today starting a two-year prison sentence for killing a drunk clubber. Phillip Powell, 33, of Leamington Street, Nelson, was jailed for killing Darren Myers at the Good Night Club. Mr Myers, 38, of
A SCHEME which has provided disabled shoppers with transport for the last five years could be wound up "within months" because of a cash crisis. Accrington Shopmobility Scheme needs £3,000 to pay for overheads and running costs and if money is not forthcoming
A CLITHEROE mother of two is taking part in a 50-mile trek to raise money for more nurses to treat people with the debilitating condition which has stricken her father. Tracey Spencer and her husband, Barry, will be among hundreds of walkers participating
DEVELOPER Gerald Hitman is embroiled in a new battle with his local council after they refused permission to build more homes in his exclusive development. Ribble Valley Council has confirmed it has received notification from that Mr Hitman has launched
WORTHY league champions Storey's ended their British Energy North Lancashire campaign on a huge high as they recorded three wins in a week. A 4-0 stroll over Slyne-with-Hest was followed by a 4-2 win over Ingleton before Saturday's seasonal finale against
LANCASTER'S leading colllege has bounced back from the brink with a promise it will only rise further up the education ladder. A little over a year ago Lancaster and Morecambe College was faced with a cash crisis and threats of redundancies. But now Government
STEVE Cotterill has warned that Burnley could have an even smaller squad next season. The Clarets manager scraped by on severely limited numbers last year, and he's back down to just nine senior professionals as he sets out on his summer shopping. Cotterill
A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of a well-known pub in the heart of a Prestwich community. The Park Hotel, in Lowther Road, suddenly closed down and the landlord moved out. Owners of the pub, Avebury Taverns, have sold the building to a property
TO finish first, first you must finish is a well-used saying in any sport. But it was exactly what rallyman John Stone was aiming for on his first visit to the Isle of Man. After retiring from the opening round of the National Tarmac Championship, Stone
FRUSTRATED skipper Luke Phillips is backing his young Lancaster side to bounce back from their battering at Blackpool when they entertain Preston on Saturday. The Bombers were grounded at Stanley Park, losing by a huge 146 runs margin. And now Phillips
RESIDENTS wanting to come in from the cold are being asked to help draw up a masterplan to ensure that everyone has a warm home. Bury Council is leading the development of a strategy to end fuel poverty in the borough by 2010. Bosses are inviting residents
STEVE Cotterill has warned that Burnley could have an even smaller squad next season. The Clarets manager scraped by on severely limited numbers last year, and he's back down to just nine senior professionals as he sets out on his summer shopping. Cotterill
BILLY Davies has been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of their play-off double header against Derby. Eddie Lewis is likely to be back in action for the second leg on Thursday, just three weeks after an appendix operation which looked to have ruled
A BOGUS charity worker who tries to lure residents into revealing their bank details has struck in Darwen. Police warned residents to be on their guard following complaints about the aggressive conman who knocked on doors in Cloister Drive on Tuesday
ROSSENDALE primary schools are in line for a major shake-up in response to a report which revealed 1,000 pupil places remain unfilled. Lancashire County Council says it is "too early to say" whether any schools will close as a result of the review, launched
RADCLIFFE Borough should be £5,000 better off when Richard Battersby's transfer to Nationwide Conference side Northwich Victoria goes through. The deal is expected to be signed and sealed within the next two weeks, although Boro boss Kevin Glendon has
APART from the opening day home defeat of Rochdale, Radcliffe Cricket Club's season has been a bit of a damp squib, with the weather being the chief culprit. That run continued on Sunday when Nick Kennedy and his boys lost another limited over game at
BLACKPOOL Airport's latest expansion will bring a jobs bonanza and create a popular 'business gateway' into the region, say business leaders. Owner City Hopper Airports Limited, and developers MAR Properties, have already sold eight of the 29 acres set
LAST Wednesday, 40 members and friends sat down to lunch at Unsworth Cricket Club. The occasion was our annual summer lunch. This was organised by our secretary Joe Sowden and his wife Ruth. The preparation and organisation was first class, and both Joe
THIS coming weekend is the Plant Sale at Andrew Close in aid of the Cub Scouts at the 10th Radcliffe. The orders are ready for collection from 6.30pm on Friday and Saturday morning and there will be a good selection of other bedding plants on sale for
UP to 10,000 NHS dental places are to be created at a new practice opening in Blackburn this summer. It will be the second new practice local health bosses have attracted to the borough this year, helping to ease the dental places crisis. Blackburn with
LIGHTING a candle and saying a prayer in church -- it is a conventional part of Christian worship. But visit St. Bartholomew's Church, Chipping, and you'll find no candles, unless there is a service on. They have all been removed because an insurance
"Blackbirds, Blue Tits and Blackcaps" -- two-mile bird walk, Witton Country Park. Details: 01254 55423. Yellow Belly Theatre Company persent "Flawed Genius," Mellor Brook Community Centre. "Songs From the Shows," Revidge Fold Church, Shear Brow. Proceeds
RADCLIFFE & DISTRICT DARTS & DOMINO LEAGUE DARTS INDIVIDUAL FINALS The first match featured two players Les Fitton and Lee Harvey who in other circumstances could have contested the final. Les started off with a 125, followed by a 145, with Lee
ELPM v ROCHDALIANS ELPM F. Daly lbw b ABid 3 J. Shiels c Shakeel b Kamran 45 J. Wade b Kamran 44 I. Wade b Kamran 19 S. Keyworth b Rauf 5 P. Partington not out 17 G. Greaves b auf 0 S. Dalton b Kamran 0 M. Robinson c Asif b Abid 10 S. Carr b Kaman 0 P
I HAVE to agree with M Worswick that only having fortnightly collections of rubbish inevitably leads to a rise in the rat population in the borough. That is because of the policy of the ruling Labour Group. I am also concerned that litter bins are not
A TEN-wicket Prestwich victory may sound like a cakewalk, but for threequarters of this derby match with Stand, the outcome was far from clear-cut. The return of this local fixture had been much anticipated, after Stand successfully applied to join the
WHO did what PRESTWICH LEAGUE LEAGUE TABLES DIVISION ONE P W L F Op Pt Middleton Cons 4 4 0 785 571 49 Walmersley Cons 4 4 0 769 602 44 Hollinhurst A 4 4 0 777 621 44 Whitefield A 4 3 1 758 600 43 Black Lane A 4 2 2 677 676 25 Cheetham Hill A 4 1 3 662
YOUR coverage of the Burnley General Election result (LET, May 6) referred to my strong showing in the poll as a surprise. The only surprise to me, and I suspect many others close to the election in the town, as that my vote was as disappointingly low
FURTHER to your invitation to write to you with memories of VE Day I was en-route to the Far East theatre of war at the time. I served in a Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Squadron and we had stopped on our way to the Far East at HMS Malagas just outside Capetown
LAST summer I was dreading the start of the next season. But this year I think the new campaign can't come quickly enough - even though the last one's only just finished! It might seem way too early to be thinking like that, but I think most people at
IT WAS a pleasure to attend the Awards Night last Tuesday and present the Player of the Year trophy to John McGreal. It was an excellent choice and John was delighted. Over 20 clean sheets and victory against his boyhood team Liverpool were obvious highlights
AN investigation has been launched after a burnt-out van was found with hundreds of election polling cards inside. Firefighters discovered the torched van was full of the cards for use in last week's general and county council elections. Polling cards
ALAN Shearer today said he wants to make his peace with the small minority of supporters who never forgave him for leaving Blackburn Rovers. As Rovers prepare to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Premier League title triumph tomorrow, Shearer, the
ALAN Shearer today said the joy of winning the Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers will live with him forever. The former England captain, who is set to make an emotional return to Ewood on Tuesday, was only 24 when Rovers were crowned the champions
THE much-loved Caribbean Carnival, which was cancelled earlier this year, is back on, but on a smaller scale. The six members of the executive committee of the carnival met on Tuesday to discuss staging a smaller event in the summer. The committee has
A SNOOKER match played at Preston's Guild Hall is involved in an investigation by the sport's governing body into allegations of 'match fixing' by Australian player Quinten Hann. Hann, 27, is being probed by World Snooker into allegations made in The
THE General Election results in Preston and South Ribble reflected the national picture, with Labour candidates being re-elected with reduced majorities. But neither David Borrow, who was re-elected for South Ribble nor Mark Hendrick, for Preston, said
A THRIVING summer festival which attracts hundreds of people every year is to be extended due to popular demand. Penwortham Gala, which has taken place on the second Saturday in June, for the past 27 years, will now be stretched for a full weekend with
A PENSIONER who has been with the same dental practice since she was 16 has been thrown off their books after the surgery went private. Helen Cross, 84, of Fensway, Hutton, was deregistered from dentists Bond Harrison and Associates, Chapel Road, Longton
AN investigation has been launched after a burnt-out van was found with hundreds of election polling cards inside. Firefighters discovered the torched van was full of the cards for use in last week's general and county council elections. Polling cards
A FORMER Nelson nightclub bouncer and bodybuilder was today starting a two-year prison sentence for killing a drunk clubber. Phillip Powell, 33, of Leamington Street, Nelson, was jailed for killing Darren Myers at the Good Night Club. Mr Myers, 38, of
LANCASTER City's Dolly Blue clubhouse will be replaced by TVs Woolpack pub for one day only next month when stars of soap Emmerdale face the local Conference North side in a charity match. City boss Phil Wilson will pit his wits against the celebrity
A TRADING standards chief has warned bargain hunters they will be ripped off if they buy dodgy DVDs in Morecambe. Jim Potts has blasted the counterfeiters after a swoop in the resort netted DVDs and CDs worth £20,000. And now Mr Potts says people should
BURY'S longest-serv"ng player, Matt Barrass, has been released by the club after f"ght"ng a los"ng f"tness battle. Barrass (25) "s one of four f"rst team squad members, m"df"elder Terry Dunf"eld, veteran defender Col"n Woodthorpe and centre-half Jon Cartledge
ORGANISERS of Radcliffe Carnival are reminding the town that the 40th anniversary celebrations will still be going ahead this year, despite Bury Carnival being scrapped. The committee feared that revellers may be led to believe that Radcliffe carnival
IT was another bleak weekend for local sides with the Preston versus Leyland game being a washout and Motors losing to St Annes. On Sunday it went from bad to worse as both Motors and Leyland went out of the National Knockout at the first attempt. Motors
PENDLE residents will only get their household waste collected fortnightly in an effort to boost the borough's recycling. Pendle Council wants to recycle more than a third of waste by this time next year - double the national average of 18 per cent. It
RESULTS PREMIER DIVISION Rose & Crown (Rams) 3, Lord Raglan A 5; Roach Hotel B 1, Hamers Arms 7; Lord Raglan B 4, Brown Cow A 4; Swan Hotel A (Rad) 7, Derby Hotel A 1; Queen Anne (Heywood) 1, Swan Hotel A (Bury) 7; Staff of Life B 5, Roach Hotel A
RESIDENTS in Prestwich are blowing a fuse over the latest disruption caused by a controversial high-rise development. Tenants in Rectory Green and Rectory Lane say they cannot watch television - and have blamed the building work on the nearby site of
LIGHTING a candle and saying a prayer in church -- it is a conventional part of Christian worship. But visit St. Bartholomew's Church, Chipping, and you'll find no candles, unless there is a service on. They have all been removed because an insurance
LANCASTER'S Super League darters threw themselves to glory against Clitheroe on Sunday. The local arrow aces clinched promotion for the second successive season after a regal display at the Swan and Royal pub in the shadow of Pendle Hill. Lancaster needed
MORECAMBE bowed out of the National Knockout Cup as they crashed to a five-wicket defeat at Formby on Sunday. Morecambe gave some of their fringe players a game in the group four North West clash and were put in to bat after Formby won the toss. Skipper
LANCASTER suffered at Stanley Park as they were well and truly grounded by Blackpool. Their dreams of a first Surridge Northern Cricket League win of the season were destroyed by South African class act Justin Kreusch, who towered over Lancaster in the
TODMORDEN skipper Stuart Priestley could be out for the rest of the season after breaking a bone in his back in a freak accident against Lowerhouse last Sunday. Priestley fell awkwardly going for a single and landed on his back as he slipped on wet grass
HONOURS LIST 2004-5 PREMIER DIVISION WINNERS Swan (Radcliffe); Runners-up: Hamers Arms; Third: Masons Arms A; Sports award: Rainsough Brew; Player-of-the-year: M. Kobryn (Hamers); Divisional team knockout winners: Welcome Inn A. FIRST DIVISION WINNERS
FOUR Radcliffe AC members took to the Lakeland mountains for an English championship fell race. The Buttermere-Sailbeck covered 9.4 miles and reached more than 4,000ft, including a gruelling climb up Causey Pike. Luckily the hailstones cleared before
ALAN Shearer today said he wants to make his peace with the small minority of supporters who never forgave him for leaving Blackburn Rovers. As Rovers prepare to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Premier League title triumph tomorrow, Shearer, the
THE towpath along Radcliffe's canal is to receive a clean-up to help the local wildlife. British Waterways has joined forces with Bury Council to tidy the bankside of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal. Litter picking and vegetation clearing has
BLACKPOOL'S donkeys will not be getting any new perks of the job this year - despite hitting the national media spotlight. A press release from Blackpool Council announcing the annual donkey and landau MOTs has become headline news nationally, with media
FORGET turkey twizzlers - freshly-cooked school dinners are going down a storm in Blackpool's primary schools. Two weeks after new menus were implemented, Blackpool primary schools report a growing number of children ditching packed lunches in favour
SCHOOLCHILDREN joined war veterans for the launch of a major new exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The BBC People's War exhibition, at Blackpool's new Solaris Centre, will run for at least eight weeks as
"IF YOU can't come here to have fun, then don't come here at all." So says the detective investigating how brawling holidaymakers turned Blackpool into a "wild west town" last weekend, leaving a Fylde man fighting for his life in hospital. Detective Inspector
A DIE-HARD Preston North End fan has travelled all the way from Australia for next week's crucial play-off match between PNE and Derby. Ian Henery, 42, made the 14,000 mile journey, costing more than £1,000, despite not having a ticket for the second
UP to 200 motorists are to be handed £120 parking tickets after an East Lancashire council announced it was sending in the bailiffs to collect unpaid fines. Blackburn with Darwen Council has revealed that nearly half of parking tickets issued by warden
ACCRINGTON Stanley have lined up a prestigious pre-season friendly against Premiership newcomers Wigan Athletic. The Latics, who won automatic promotion to English football's top flight after their 3-1 win over Reading last weekend, will play at the Interlink
WITH the season over and the championship in the bag, it is time to look back on the last 10 months at Prestwich Heys. In the previous season, Heys took the runners-up spot in the Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division, and hopes were high that
POLICE watchdogs are to investigate the death of a man taken seriously-ill in a Blackpool police cell. The unnamed 32-year-old man died after being transferred from a cell at Blackpool's Bonny Street Station to the resort's Victoria Hospital yesterday
SEDGLEY Park player-coach Tim Fourie nailed his county colours firmly to the mast when he scored twice in Lancashire's 28-16 defeat of Cheshire at Preston on Saturday. "I really enjoyed it, although at times I thought we took it too easy because every
BLACKPOOL'S traditional end-of-season clear-out began in earnest this week with Leam Richardson, Rob Clare and Zarko Grabovac checking out of Bloomfield Road. But a question mark remains over the future of former player-of-the-year, Martin Bullock. None
