Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale, Peter Birtwistle Centre, Keighley Road, Colne, 10am-noon. Coffee Morning and Book Sale, Revidge Fold United Reformed Church, Shear Brow, Blackburn, 10am-noon. Spring Fair, Salem Congregational Chapel, Rimmington,
WHEN some parts of East Lancashire have been so plagued by tearaways and louts that MP Greg Pope once likened them to a war zone, residents will be truly heartened today by the disclosure by police chiefs that anti-social behaviour orders they have issued
RADCLIFFE Borough are building for the future and are awaiting the go-ahead for an ambitious £338,000 redevelopment of the dressing room and office areas at Stainton Park. Despite the club being up for sale, chairman Bernard Manning Junior, his fellow
BRITAIN'S miserable weather has put paid to Unsworth Cricket Club's hopes of starting the new season at their brand new home. Builders have spent all winter constructing a club house and ground at Unsworth's new Pole Lane base, after the club sold their
Radcliffe Borough 4 Workington 2 RADCLIFFE Boro have unearthed a new goalscoring sensation -- central defender David Bean. With 22-goal top scorer Neill Hardy rested because he's on trial at Bury, manager Kevin Glendon pulled off a managerial masterstroke
NEILL HARDY will be back in action for Radcliffe Borough on Saturday when they take on Belper Town at Stainton Park (kick-off 3pm). The 22-goal striker was rested for last night's home game against Workington as he is due to play for Bury Reserves this
Liverpool St Helens 5pts - Sedgley Park 20 A HARD game had been expected, and it turned out that way as the league's most-improved team pushed the leaders all the way, writes DAVE MORTON. Sedgley's biggest obstacles to promotion now are Doncaster, who
WHAT a difference a few months can make. In the pre-Christmas encounter at the Stockport home of Heaton Moor, Bury were able to snatch victory in the dying seconds when the game had looked beyond recall. The return match at Radcliffe Road was never in
1881: The Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, died on this day. The statesman once met Gladstone in the Commons and heard him say: "Sir, you will come to your end either upon the gallows or of a venereal disease." Disraeli replied, "That depends,
GOOD FRIDAY: Benjamin the donkey was happy to provide rides up Holcombe Hill on Good Friday. ILL-EQUIPPED: Bury Social Services Department dismissed claims by a mountain rescue team that a mentally disabled child and an officer from a local authority
MAY I thank the gentleman who came to assist me when I fell in the shop at Brownhill Service Station, Blackburn, on April 10, and who took me and my friend home in his car. He was a real knight of the road. RUBY SMITH (Mrs), Emerald Street, Roe Lee, Blackburn
ADRIAN Shurmer (Letters, April 12) asks how this country became known as part of 'Great' Britain. The answer is quite simple -- they took up arms against the weakest countries around the world. They slaughtered anyone who opposed them, wiped out civilisations
IN the vacillations over foot and mouth disease, the Government has announced that we should visit the countryside, but not walk on field or fells, but on tarmac lanes and roads. I see no point in going to the Ribble Valley, the Yorkshire Dales or the
AMcDONALD's drive-through takeaway in the Ribble Valley (LET, March 28) could be a disaster. People park in the countryside in lay-bys on the Whalley-Clitheroe by-pass and out what happens to their fast food packaging? Out of the car window go food boxes
COUNCILLOR Roger Frost (Letters, April 6) criticised a Lancashire Evening Telegraph reference to a pact between Labour and the Liberal Democrats on Burnley Council and argued that such an agreement does not exist. The Frost line on this questionable deal
BURY'S latest unemployment figures have shown a slight increase. The claimant count in the borough for March totalled 2,090. This comprised 1,612 males and 478 females. These figures represent an increase of six compared to the previous month. The unemployment
ST GEORGE'S Day will be celebrated a day early in Radcliffe with the annual procession taking place on Sunday (April 22). Those taking part in the parade will assemble at Red Bank Fields at 1.45pm and set off at around 2.15pm. The parade will make its
AN investigation has been launched into the cause of a blaze which ripped through the top floor of a Bury house. Firefighters were called to a third-floor flat at a property in Walmersley Road on Saturday afternoon (April 14) to deal with the blaze. Flames
A LIFE on the ocean waves awaits Bury teenager Michael Crolla. He has just completed his eight weeks basic training in the Royal Navy at HMS Raleigh in Plymouth. He will now transfer to Portsmouth where he will start his training in communications. Michael
RIPPED-OFF residents and businesses could soon find it easier to take cases to court in other EU countries. The European Parliament has approved plans to extend cross-border judicial co-operation to civil and commercial law. The move has been welcomed
A RADCLIFFE company enjoyed a measure of success in the North West NHS Health Challenge Awards Trumeter, which manufactures measuring equipment, won £1,000 in the awards which reward workplaces, schools and community groups who improve the health of their
A FOOTSORE father went on the march to spare his son bumps and bruises. Mr Steven Yates undertook a gruelling sponsored walk from his home in Saxon Close, Bury, to Haslingden Sports Centre to raise money for the Bury Shukokai Karate Club. He is pictured
CHEAP TVs and videos could kill. That is the warning from police who are investigating teams of "white van men" selling seemingly top brands, including Sony and Panasonic, at bargain prices. However, the TVs and VCRs have no parts inside and could burst
A RETIRED Bury police officer has been honoured by Greater Manchester's top cop for his role in bringing an armed gang to justice. Together with a team of other officers from Manchester's Crime Investigations unit, ex-Chief Superintendent David James,
MARKET traders are poised to end a six- year battle with their council landlords -- and pick up a £240,000 compensation payout. Tenants' leaders say they have finally reached agreement for Burnley Council to pay up for disruption and financial loss to
A MAN who drank 15 pints of beer before crashing his car into a bus stop while driving in his sleep today admitted: "I could have killed someone." James Russell Sanderson, 33, was four times the legal drink drive limit at the time of the collision in
MOVES to hand more power to the borough's six new area boards have been quashed. Liberal Democrat councillors are disappointed, saying that local people can and should be trusted to spend future budgets wisely. Coun Wilf Davison, party leader in Bury,
BUDDING life-savers from across the borough proved that they can keep their heads in a crisis. Two teams of youngsters competed in the latest and toughest phase of Greater Manchester's 999 Challenge. Under careful supervision by members of the three emergency
THREE Bury bouncers were beaten with iron bars, pool cues and sticks in a massive bar brawl. Two have already been arrested by police in connection with the incident while a further six people, including two women, are still being hunted by detectives
TEACHER Jim McTague is hoping to have done his homework in preparation for his first marathon. The 52-year-old Brandlesholme man will be lining up for the London Marathon on Sunday, April 22, to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Jim, of
ROVERS RES 1 - SUNDERLAND RES 1 A STUNNING second half equaliser from Academy starlet Marc Richards earned Rovers a valuable point from this entertaining clash at Morecambe's Christie Park last night. Richards wiped out a first half opener from Clifford
A REAL chance for Rovers to put daylight between themselves and others. Wolves v Blackburn - Molineux 3pm BIG MONEY MAN: Robert Taylor cost a cool £1.3 million from Manchester City in the summer, but he hasn't featured at all under Dave Jones after intially
FORMER England boss Graham Taylor is backing Dave Jones to succeed where he failed by leading Wolves back into the Premiership's promised land next season. Taylor -- who is set to retire from management in the summer -- knows all about the weight of expectation
JASON McAteer today pleaded with Graeme Souness to give him another chance as Rovers put the finishing touches to their prepartions for tomorrow's crunch clash with Wolves. Souness has revealed that the Republic of Ireland is not in contention for a recall
A ROW has been sparked over plans for an incineration plant to burn the county's waste. Environmental campaign group ARROW has accused the county council's Waste Strategy Steering Group of making provisions to burn near half the county's waste -- 325,000
A PRESTON woman who shed nearly four stone has been named Penwortham Slimmer of the Year. Flab-fighter Sharon Heatley (pictured) of Kingshaven Drive, Penwortham, gained the Slimming World accolade after losing 55 pounds in 18 months thanks to an embarrassing
SOLDIERS will return to Bowerham Barracks next week -- for one day only. A fill day of events is planned at the former barracks, now the home of St Martin's College, next Thursday. The event is being run by the Lancaster Military Heritage Group, who will
INDEPENDENT councillors have made a formal complaint to the chief executive alleging 'harassment' by a relative of another councillor. Cllr Geoff Knight claims that he and his colleagues feel threatened by the man, who is related to a senior member of
BURNLEY strikers Gareth Taylor and Ian Moore were a big hit with youngsters when they visited Deerplay Ward at Burnley General Hospital. Even Natalie Crew, 15, who had just had five teeth removed that morning managed a smile when two of her sporting heroes
MARKET traders are poised to end a six- year battle with their council landlords -- and pick up a £240,000 compensation payout. Tenants' leaders say they have finally reached agreement for Burnley Council to pay up for disruption and financial loss to
LANCASTER City Council has pledged to stop spending money it doesn't have. The council has been reprimanded by the District Auditor, Tim Watkinson, for spending cash on large scale 'capital' projects before it receives money from selling existing buildings
THERE'S been a late flurry of interest in Morecambe's Midland Hotel with a big hotel chain expressing a serious interest this week. Dozens of potential developers have previously been put off buying the landmark building because of the high cost of repairs
A LANCASTER prison worker accused of touching an inmate's crotch to demonstrate how to tell a cow from a bull has been found not guilty of indecent assault. Joseph Craig, 58, of Stoney Lane, Galgate allegedly grabbed the groin of Gareth William Donohue
RUMOURS of a 'secret pact' between Labour and Conservative councillors to take over the running of Lancaster City Council have been denied at a council meeting. The town hall has been awash with rumours of a possible 'coup-d'etat' for several weeks, and
PLANS for a new dentist practice in Barnoldswick have brought a smile to the face of local MP Gordon Prentice who has been pushing for extra dental care in Pendle. Permission was granted for the change of use of an empty unit in Skipton Road, opposite
GRASS roots women's football in the area is about to get a kick-start -- thanks to staff at Preston College. The college's sports centre is organising a five-a-side indoor league aimed at raising interest in local womens' football. The league will support
A DRINK driver who smashed into two parked cars did not realise he was over the limit, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how police found an empty bottle of vodka inside father-of-one Raheel Ahmed's jacket. Ahmed, 32, of Oak Street, Colne, had
THIS was a concert of surprises. There were two firm favourites of the concert repertoire - Mozart's 'Paris' Symphony No 31 in D Major, written while he was visiting in Paris with his mother and where a few days after its first performance his mother
A BARBER had a close shave when his car swerved across the road after being hit by a rugby ball kicked over a school fence. Rob Grice (pictured right) almost crashed his Peugeot 206 after the ball hit it with force as he was driving past St Mary's High
THOUSANDS have logged on to the website of a legendary world champion car racer, created by a wheelchair-bound fan. Tetraplegic Dave Cope has spent months putting together a 30 page website for fellow Tyldesleyite Robert Speak, eight times winner of the
COUNCILLORS have demanded to know why a referendum wasn't held to gauge public opinion about Accrington's £8million market development. Members of Hyndburn Council's development services committee have given permission for revised plans for the revamped
A LEIGH GP who was one of the first in the area to qualify in alternative medicine is retiring after 27 years at the same health centre. Dr Thomas Fletcher retired from the health centre in College Street and celebrated at a party with his colleagues
CHARITY champions Roy and Joyce Hayes are backing action to wipe out cruelty and neglect and make a good life for children in future. The 'green' couple are taking advantage of the next general election to appeal to all local voters and prospective candidates
CHILDREN suffering from leukaemia will benefit from Saturday's big concert being staged in memory of horse lover Tricia Head. Tricia, from Astley, died in January just two weeks weeks after finding out how ill she was. Now on Saturday a charity concert
PART time music teacher Mary Thompson didn't feel her six-year-old son Robert was developing at his infants' school. So on the advice of a teacher she took him off the register and decided to take on the task of educating him at home herself. She contacted
A MAN who drank 15 pints of beer before crashing his car into a bus stop while driving in his sleep today admitted: "I could have killed someone." James Russell Sanderson, 33, was four times the legal drink drive limit at the time of the collision in
HAVE you been duped by a pathological liar? As a psychologist conducting research into the emotional abuse of women, I would like to hear from women who have been traumatised through a relationship where compulsive lying, deception and lack of conscience
IT is difficult to congratulate our Wigan Council Leader on his election to head of the Regional Assembly. It is a body that is totally unnecessary. The North West Region only exists in the minds of Labour politicians. It is not a defined geographical
I am appalled to hear the result of the Atherton by-election on April 5. Do the labour voters of Atherton know what damage they have done to our wonderful town, by just not bothering turning out to vote? The late Joe Clarke MBE and his family, and our
MORECAMBE'S John McGuinness celebrated his birthday in style at the second round of the British Championship at Silverstone during the Bank Holiday weekend. He grabbed a sensational pole position for the race in the superpole shoot-out. In damp conditions
A LANCASTER factory has been named and shamed as one of the North West's worst polluters. Accordis on Caton Road features strongly in a Friends of the Earth survey drawing attention to companies releasing pollutants into the air. The environmental pressure
BOLTON Business Ventures (BBV), the local enterprise and economic agency, is giving a new breed of businesswomen in Bury a real boost. The agency is one of eight North West organisations to receive support from the Phoenix Fund, a new initiative from
A CLARETS insider has blown the lid on the reasons behind the team's mis-match of strips at Norwich on Monday. Stan Ternent's side beat the Canaries 3-2 playing in a mystery third strip of white shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. With Norwich playing
WHO to look out for vital game aginst Birmingham. MONEY MAN: Geoff Horsfield - former Halifax Town striker became the Blues' record signing when he joined from Fulham for £2.25 million last summer. Trevor Francis also recently spent £1 million on Sheffield
CLARETS assistant boss Sam Ellis has sent a special appeal to the club's legion of loyal fans: "Get behind us tomorrow". Ellis knows that the crowd can play a massive part in the side's push for the play-offs at such a crucial stage of the campaign, particularly
GROWING Lancaster pub company Mitchell's has bought up two well known Lancashire pubs. The Crofter's Hotel, Cabus, near Garstang and The County Hotel, Lancaster Road, Carnforth, are to become part of the group, which has expanded rapidly since it gave
DELEGATES from the Middle East have been brushing up on their education in the borough's acclaimed schools. The UN mission came to meet pupils and staff and find out what makes the borough's system tick. The visit by the United Nations Relief and Works
BURY Agricultural Show has fallen victim to the foot and mouth crisis. It is believed that this is the first time since 1955 that the show has had to be cancelled. Members of the organising committee met to discuss whether the show should be held in light
A WEEK of events in aid of Bury Hospice has got off to a blooming great start. To mark the beginning of "Red Rose Week", the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Bill Johnson, presented his wife, Joyce, with the first of many special flowers that are now on sale
CITY council bosses have gone against the protests of Prestwich residents and given the go-ahead to build extra car parking facilities and new gateway entrances in Heaton Park. Councillors, residents and MP Ivan Lewis have campaigned for months against
A FIREFIGHTER from Whitefield risked his life to save a woman who was being repeatedly stabbed by her drug-crazed boyfriend. Black belt kick-boxer Graham Hughes managed to knock the blade from the hand of the attacker who turned and fled. The drug addict
FORMER Bury inside forward and Scottish international George Mutch died this week of pneumonia in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, he was 88. Mutch made his name in the successful Preston North End side of the 1930s, scoring the dramatic extra time winning goal
RAMSBOTTOM go into tomorrow's game at Newcastle breathing down the necks of the North West Counties League Division One leaders. The Rams are just three points behind St Helens Town with two games in hand and they will be boosted by the return of leading
A SUPERB total of £6,698.01 has so far been raised by the Save Our Shakers sponsored walk to Oldham. Organiser Anita Watson presented Shakers chairman Terry Robinson with a cheque for that total at a social evening at the Bury FC Social Club on Saturday
AN ELECTRICAL fault caused an "F" reg Volvo 340 to catch fire while parked in Royal Drive, Leigh. Leigh firefighters were called to the scene at around midnight on Wednesday evening.
RUBBISH set alight in a wheelie bin had to be put out by Atherton firefighters at 1.30 am yesterday. The wheelie bin was found on the pavement of Flapper Fold Lane and it took fire fighters five minutes to put out the flames.
BLACKBURN timber merchant is providing the first garden decking system to win the industry's ultimate mark of quality assurance. Haworth Timber has been recognised by the Timber Decking Association for its Arbordeck range.
WIGAN Jazz Club are set to entertain fans once again at their forthcoming concert on April 29 at The Mill at the Pier. From 12.30-3.30pm the concert will include the Ben Clatworthy Quartet and the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.
FIREFIGHTERS from Leigh fire station were called to put out a fire in a paper bank on Tuesday night. A fire spokesman said the blaze, in the paper bank at Kwik Save, King Street, Leigh, was believed to have been started by children. To put out the fire
THE Northwest Community Gospel Choir is singing to help the terminally ill. The choir, will be performing music to suit all ages, in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice in St Peter's Church, Hindley, on Friday, April 27, at 7.45pm. Tickets are £2.50, children
USERS of Leigh Library can look forward to surfing the Net thanks to plans to install 20 personal computers. Wigan's libraries will be sharing a lottery grant of £311,990 from the New Opportunities Fund to revamp computer technology. Every public library
THRILLS galore are on offer for a good cause this spring and summer for anyone who fancies taking to the skies. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, which funds pioneering research into treatments for the disabling and life threatening condition, is on the
SHAKERS' defender Lee Unsworth has been ruled out for the season after breaking a toe -- but his pain is likely to be dulled by the offer of a new contract. Bury boss Andy Preece has hinted that Unsworth will be offered a new deal after the full back
Man, 95, hurt in accident A 95-YEAR-OLD pedestrian is recovering in hospital after a town centre accident involving a car. Fred Bowker, from Atherton, was taken to Wigan Infirmary with a minor head injury after the incident which happened late on Friday
A DARWEN school has been given permission to use a special logo as reward for its improved exam results. Staff at St Joseph's RC Primary School will be able to use the symbol after receiving a Special Achievement Award from the Department for Education
WIGAN and Leigh NHS Trust midwives are delivering a top class emergency back-up thanks to an up-dated communication system. The Trust has replaced its old mobile phones, radios and pagers with 70 new cellphones supplied by Pennine Telecom, of Bury. For
AN exhibition of prints and print making by the staff and students at Rossendale and Accrington College will be on show at Rossendale Museum in Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall, from the end of the month. The display will be held from April 28-May 20. Exhibits
LEIGH area railway buffs planning to visit York's National Railway Museum over Easter will see an extra special gem on show. The rarely seen black bathing costume worn in 1954 by screen goddess, Marilyn Monroe, plus wrap and sequinned bathing cap will
A FORMER fitter involved in clearing a power station of asbestos later died as a result of exposure to the substance, an inquest heard. Peter Ellis William Coppack, 62, had been virtually housebound before he died from lung disease with his wife by his
FRIDAY, April 20: Albert Tatum Siddow Community Centre, Hope Carr Road (6-6.30) K Anderson, M Hale, Mrs L Liptrot; Howe Bridge Sports Centre (6-7) Mrs S Loudon; The Sanctuary Church at Bethel, Hindley Green (6-7) S Murphy, S Simmons, P Turner; Tyldesley
DEFEATED Wigan Council hopeful Mark Aldred and his agent Cllr Sue Loudon have thanked loyal voters who supported Labour's candidate at the Atherton by-election. "Unfortunately fate seemed not to smile on us, the weather was unkind and many thought the
A GRANDMOTHER who died after a car smash had come down from her home in Scotland to spend Easter with her family, an inquest opening was told. Retired keep fit teacher Kathleen Delia Dunkerley, 63, who had stopped to disinfect her car because of the foot
TEAMWORK has paid off at a Leigh junior school. Following an Ofsted inspection, St Joseph's Catholic Primary has been given a good report. Inspectors praised the school as a warm and vibrant place where the care of pupils was an important focus for all
A FIREFIGHTER was taken to hospital with an eye injury after tackling a severe house fire in Leigh. Brigade chiefs say the fireman -- who they declined to name -- was struck by a falling object following the blaze at a semi-detached house in Malton Close
bosses seek public's views HEALTH chiefs want your views about new trust plans. Wigan and Bolton Health Authority are proposing setting-up a new Primary Care Trust (PCT) and they hope being bigger will help people get better. Plans would mean from next
A GROUP of Leigh teenagers have talked booze and sex in Westminster! The borough's effective Sex Talkers were selected to educate MPs and Government officials on the dangers of booze in unplanned sex, and the innovative team from Brook pulled no punches
WORDSMITH Joseph Wildman writes in two tongues. The Leigh playwright and author has won the Lancashire Authors' Association 'Writer of the Year' Award for the second time. Two years ago Joe, from Wigan Road, scooped the same award and this year he's added
THE Liberal Democrats broke a Labour stranglehold on Thursday when Bob Splaine narrowly defeated Mark Aldred and Conservative Rosina Oxley at Atherton to win a seat on Wigan Council. And after celebrating success, cancer campaigner Mr Splaine said but
hindley residents are being asked to be 'Alan Titchmarsh' for the day and come up with ideas for a park makeover. Council bosses have decided to give Leyland Park a new look. But before they let the parks department loose they want to know what local
THE start of a newly resurrected village road race has been altered -- because of construction work which will bring jobs to the area. Organisers of the popular Golborne 10k have been forced into a last minute change of plan for the event on May 7 because
THERE are fears for town's buildings after Preston's multi-storeys were found to have a number of defects caused by concrete cancer. But one building that you can be assured of its safety is Preston's bus station. My son straight from his university with
TAXI drivers say they are getting a raw deal as running costs spiral. Geoff Cunliffe, Tyldesley taxi boss and secretary of Wigan Borough Taxi and Private Hire Association, says customers should be paying £3.50 per mile to cover costs, but he only charges
HILTON Dawson maintains that he is not at liberty to answer a simple question about the Blobbygate scandal. Citizen Smith maintains that he is... not for the first time we have a direct conflict of opinion between a member of the local Labour group and
AN elderly couple living in a Preston council flat claim they are too worried to turn their heating on or invite their grandchildren over to stay after fears of asbestos poisoning. Tenants Frank and Margaret Beetham (pictured) from Edmund Street, fear
OLD folk are being denied care options so a council can exceed government targets set for reducing admissions to residential homes, say care bosses. The claim came after home officials met councillors to discuss Blackburn with Darwen's aim of reducing
A SCULPTOR is hoping to get a roar of approval when her latest exhibition comes to town. Marjan Wouda brings her collection of bronze sculptures called "Beastly" to Blackburn Museum and Gallery until June 16. The exhibition features 30 pieces as well
A QUICK-thinking policeman sniffed out the whereabouts of a stolen border collie and re-captured the pooch -- by pounding the beat calling his name. The dog's worried owner, Jack Asprey, had exhausted all leads in the five hours after 'Bruce' disappeared
HOME secretary and Jack Straw has explained how his new squad of cyber police will tackle computer crime. The Blackburn MP launched the first national law enforcement organisation devoted to cracking down on hi-tech crooks. The National Hi-Tech Crime
HUNDRED-year-old Elizabeth Ward was the centre of attention as she celebrated her birthday with friends and family. A party was thrown for her at Brookside Home for the elderly, in Pearl Street, Blackburn, where she is a resident and care assistants prepared
BLACKBURN is to pilot a major crackdown on burglaries by launching a scheme in three of the town's crime hotspots. More than 2,340 homes in the Audley, Wensley and Marsh House areas within Blackburn with Darwen will be targeted in a bid to reduce the
BANKING giant Halifax has won its fight to move into a town centre clothes shop. But nearly half the council committee deciding the plans had to pull out of voting when they declared an interest in the scheme because they held accounts with the bank.
A BABY dubbed Little Miss Miracle by hospital staff when she was born 14 weeks early is now to provide inspiration to another survivor. Hayley O'Callaghan, 19, of Laxey Road, Blackburn, beat the doctors' odds when she spent four months in intensive care
ANNE Harwood is set to become Blackburn Road Runners' first international this summer after being selected for the World Triathlon Championships in Edmonton, Canada. She qualified for the Championships by finishing third in the 55 to 59 age group at Windsor
GREAT HARWOOD 1 - ATHERTON COLLS 0 GREAT Harwood lifted themselves off the bottom of NWCL Division One with a vital home win against Atherton Collieries. A Richard Fogarty goal on the hour was enough to separate the two sides. Manager Denis Underwood
DARWEN 1 - STONE DOMINOES 0 A PAUL Baker goal seven minutes from time secured all three points for Darwen against Stone in NWCL Division Two. In a game packed full of chances it took a mistake by a Stone defender to open up either defence. In the first
CLITHEROE manager Dave Burgess is taking nothing for granted in the Division One title race despite making a fleeting visit to the top of the table this week. The Blues led the league after Easter Monday's games but the postponement of their game against
THE Deepdale camp are refusing to get drawn into taking the long term view as Preston North End prepare for a crucial home play-off showdown with Watford tomorrow. With North End currently residing in the play-off zone with four games to play things are
THE report (April 6) on Cherie Blair's opening of a maternity unit at Fairfield Hospital referred to her as the "First Lady". Have I missed something? Has our Queen abdicated? The Queen is, and will remain, the "First Lady". MRS C. HIGSON, Ribble Drive
AS a youth, I would tease my mother when I found her studying the obituaries in the Bury Times. Now I find myself doing likewise. In the March 30 issue, I was struck by the ages of the first four entries, all ladies: 101, 103, 94 and 95 years. Then there
I WAS most disappointed to read the letter from the consultants in Bury (March 30). For years we suffered cuts under the Tories and now that we have two good Members of Parliament who are getting more funds into our area I feel that these doctors are
IT is interesting to see the increasing number of your correspondents hiding behind a pen-name. Can it be they have a less than sincere motive in putting pen to paper? I have attempted to answer correspondence with fully researched answers. For that I
AT last, we have had a response from Councillor Derek Boden, leader of Bury Council (Your Letters, April 3) after I had asked why allowances awarded to local councillors had risen over the past two or three years from £241,096 to approximately £500,000
IT'S nice to know that new Hear'Say singing sensation Kym Marsh hasn't forgotten her roots. Nor has she got too big for her boots. The No 1 hitster, who first sang on the stage at Golborne Labour Club at the age of 10, surprised visitors at the village
DENNIS Nicholson recently asked if there were moves afoot to wipe Tyldesley off the face of the earth. The Astley Street resident complained that the town's name was being omitted from letters. I've now received a communique from someone who claims to
In a bid to combat increasing figures GMP have launched Operation Hawk and have been marking pupils' phones with ultra violet pens and permanent stickers warning they are security marked and traceable. A code to find out the unique serial number of the
A LITTLE girl's fight for life has prompted an appeal that could save others suffering a similar plight. The family of leukaemia sufferer Elizabeth Morris (5) of Hollow Meadow, Radcliffe is urging local people to come forward as bone marrow donors. Elizabeth
MORE than 50 people have been arrested as police in Bury continue to target street robbers. Since Operation Hawk was launched last October, a total of 59 offenders have been locked up for robbery in the borough. A large number have already been dealt
BELGIUM Under 21 international striker Cedric Roussel today called on his Wolves team-mates to be more vocal on the pitch if they want to wake the ailing club from their First Division slumber. Roussel, a one-time target of Rovers boss Graeme Souness
HUNDREDS of pounds flooded in for good causes this week as the Citizen-sponsored Variety Show Performance was a swinging success. The event at the Charter Theatre in Preston saw local talent tapping the boards in a celebration of song and dance. Michael
IT'S BEEN a busy year for Preston's Mayor - pictured at the Town Hall this week as he prepares to retire next month. Councillor Joe Hood will step down as Mayor of Preston at the annual council meeting on May 17. He is one of only three councillors to
A TEAM of local councillors went on a fact-finding mission to BNFL's Springfield site last week in an attempt to allay people's fears over radiation levels in the River Ribble. The councillors from the Penwortham and Leyland area went on a tour of the
A LOCAL 'wild-west' country and western club is ready for a 'High-Noon' style showdown following rumours that rival groups from across Lancashire are trying to run them out of town. Preston Wagon Wheel club, which holds weekly line-dancing nights and
MORE than 80 resident from the high-rise flats in Moor Lane have accepted offers of new homes following their evacuation more than a month ago. The remainder of the 400 people evacuated from the site are expected to be found homes in the near future.
A STREET deal proved sweet and sour for a victim who paid £200 for a 2lb bag of sugar in a sting which is taking place across East Lancashire. The victim thought he was buying six mobile phones after being approached in the street by four men offering
THE Marsh community centre has launched its bid for a £372,000 grant from the National Lottery. The new community centre charitable company has already secured £285,000 from the city council and single regeneration budget, and has prepared designs and
THE threatened Wesley House sheltered housing complex will stay open after a deal between its owners and a housing association. Methodist Homes announced that they would close the building last September because of large numbers of empty rooms and possible
A WORKING theatre with a comedy attraction is the best way forward for Morecambe's redundant Winter Gardens, according to a top level meeting between interested groups this week. But the future of the landmark building depends on resolving past problems
A FINAL decision on the fate of five local housing charities has been delayed again, amidst angry scenes at Lancaster Town Hall. Campaigners from Lancaster Homeless Action staged a demonstration outside, then endured two and a half hours of discussion
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to Burnley General Hospital suffering from bruising to his right leg after his Aprilia motorbike collided with a car. Police believe Adrian Johnson, of Grindlehurst, Colne, pulled out of a junction in Robert Street, Nelson,
LOCAL MP Gordon Prentice is backing a new campaign designed to highlight the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and avoid tragedies like the death of a young couple in Nelson in 1998. The campaign to stamp out the silent killer is being run by British
A NEW self defence class is fast becoming a hit with youngsters. Preston College sports centre's new Ju-Jitsu sessions have attracted more a dozen dedicated junior 'jitsokas' already. Translated as 'gentle art', Ju-Jitsu is a method of fighting that makes
BRITISH cyclists had a hugely successful Olympic Games in Sydney, and now the search is on for the stars of the future from Preston. Young cyclists were invited to Preston College sports centre this week to take part in the local heat of Challenge 2001
PNE 1 -- Nottingham Forest 1 HAD THE referee not added two minutes of stoppage time then North End would have pulled off one of the greatest exhibitions of highway robbery that would have done Robin Hood proud. A last gasp equaliser gave forest a share
A LORRY driver who had once worked alongside his brother who died of asbestosis was not affected by the disease, an inquest heard. The hearing, at Burnley Magistrates' Court, was told Frederick James Leonard Judge, 61, had cancer of the gullet and bronchial
A SCULPTURE which encased parts of Colne's history was put on display and half buried in the Waterside area of the town as part of a project being carried out by Foulridge artist David Titley. David, 35, of Burwains Avenue, is reaching the end of his
PHASE two of a successful anti-drinking campaign targeted at teenagers will kick off in early May with the support of several organisations and individuals. Operation Flock was launched last summer to tackle the problems of youths hanging around and drinking
A CANCER-STRICKEN former welder and pipe fitter could have died from asbestosis although an inquest heard there was not enough evidence to say he did. Jack Heys, 58, who died last December had a malignant tumour in his right lung and suffered deep vein
MOTHER-OF-TWO Angela Batty was reunited with her two children after a three year tug-of-love battle. The youngsters were snatched from their Rossendale home by their father in 1993 and flown to Spain but he finally had a dramatic change of heart and sent
A BLAZE engulfed David Holt Plastics, on the Carrs Road Industrial Estate, in Haslingden, causing damage estimated at several hundred thousand pounds. A huge cloud of thick smoke could be seen for miles and the Haslingden by-pass was closed by police
A HYNDBURN man with 105 convictions pleaded guilty to two offences of shoplifting at the same store on the same day. Michael Aspin, 25, was made subject of an anti-social behaviour order by Hyndburn magistrates, which bans him from Accrington town centre
PROGRESS means one of Leigh's last industrial landmarks is set to go, bringing mixed feelings from a man who led workers during the area's engineering heyday. Leigh councillor Brian Jarvis -- former works convenor at David Brown Tractors -- regrets the
A MAN claimed he only acted as driver for a man operating a camcorder con throughout the North of England. And police have warned the public of the risks of buying "dodgy" property from persuasive strangers. A police spokesman said: "People should never
GROUND-breaking anti-social behaviour orders are helping a borough's police win the war on crime. Police chiefs in Hyndburn believe the high-profile given to the number of ASBOs they have issued will lead to crime figures falling. Four ASBOs have been
A GROUP of 19 students from Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley, are raising money to make it possible for a four week trip to Africa during July and August 2002. The students range from ages of 13 to 16 and are all in the three final years of secondary
EDUCATION Otherwise is a self-help organisation which offers support and information to members who are practising or considering educating children at home. The law states through Section 7 of the Education Act that it expects the parent of every child
SWIMMERS fear that instead of celebrating their club centenary next year they will be marking the closure of their local pool. Lev Baddley, secretary of Atherton Swimming Club, is afraid that the Atherton Baths may close due to high running costs. The
MORECAMBE, Lancaster and the surrounding area offer excellent terrain for outdoor pursuits and adventure sports like mountain biking, climbing, horse riding, jet skiing, etc. Morecambe could be promoted as a place that offers great potential for these
I BEGIN with an absolute promise. This is the last word in what has wrongly been described as the 'religious debate'. Wrongly, because all that I have ever contended is that it is a fact established beyond reasonable doubt that Jesus Christ existed in
I WAS scanning the Journal this week (April 13) when I saw a photograph depicting a military vehicle and a house partly demolished. I wondered why you were depicting life in war torn Kosovo, when I realised it was a scene from peaceful Astley Moss. Instead
I read with interest in your March 22 issue about two charity cyclists, Lorraine Taylor and Mark White, who are going on the Manchester to Blackpool Charity cycle ride. They were asking for assistance in training for this event. We at Hindley Cycle Group
BURY members of the Britannia Building Society are being urged to make their votes count in the run-up to its annual general meeting. And they can help raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity. For the second year running, the Society is pledging
HARNESSING e-commerce to accomplish money managing and marketing will come under the spotlight in Bury next Tuesday (April 24). These key topics are on the agenda at the latest meeting of the BURYBUSINESS.NETwork to take place at the town's Bolholt Hotel
TEAM spirit and dedication has helped a Prestwich nursery to secure the Investor in People award. It comes hard on the heels of an excellent Ofsted report. The 75-place Rookwood day nursery, which is located in a Grade Two-listed building in Hilton Lane
A BURY man who has worked in the restaurant business for 18 years has fulfilled a dream by opening his own premises. And the £90,000 Jewel in the Crown Indian restaurant will provide further impetus to trade in bustling Bolton Street. The new eating place
EARLY season fixtures and news from the grounds. TOMORROW'S FIXTURES (start 1.30pm): Clitheroe v Baxenden, Great Harwood v Barnoldswick, Oswaldtwistle v Earby, Padiham v Edenfield, Read v Blackburn Northern, Settle v Cherry Tree, Whalley v Ribblesdale
IT'S not me! That was former Nelson Cricket Club skipper Duncan Spencer's response after his namesake, who plays for Western Australia, was banned for 18 months after testing positive for banned drugs. To add to the confusion, the Aussie Spencer was born
LANCASHIRE's players were breaking new ground in the 137-year history of the County Championship at Taunton today by wearing names and numbers on the back of their whites. All 18 counties had names and numbers on their coloured National League clothing
ANDY FLINTOFF today handed Lancashire a huge boost ahead of their Championship opener against Somerset in Taunton by declaring himself fit to bowl. Freddie had been expected to play as a batsman only, as he did for England in the one-day series in Sri
FIVE years after last winning the Jennings Ribblesdale League title, Earby are gearing up for a serious crack at the championship when the league gets underway tomorrow. The Applegarth club look to have made some decent signings over the winter and it
MORECAMBE took just one point from three bank holiday games as their slump in form continues. If the games against Dover on Saturday and Hayes on Monday had lasted 87 minutes instead of 90, Jim Harvey's side would be three points better off and far more
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing in to the cause of a major fire at a Morecambe theatre. The fire brigade was called to the disused Arcadian Theatre at the Empire building on the resort's promenade at 2.30pm on Easter Sunday. The building has no electricity
A BURY man who fell onto the track as a Metrolink tram went by was "messing about" seconds before the accident, according to the company. They say that CCTV footage clearly shows Dean Hindle and another man play fighting on the platform as a tram passed
SCHOOLCHILDREN in the borough will start being vaccinated against tuberculosis (TB) next term after the immunisation programme was suspended 18 months ago because supplies ran short. The BCG vaccine to help protect against TB is normally given to children
A HIT-and-run victim who is still recovering after being mown down by a car four months ago has issued a thank you to friends and family for their support. Pamela Whittaker (48) suffered serious leg injuries in the incident, which happened as she was
IF SOMEONE said they had spotted Rod Steward in Radcliffe, Westlife in Whitefield or even Britney Spears in Bury you would think they were talking nonsense. Next they would be claiming that Elvis was alive and well and working in a chippy down the High
NASTY niffs could soon be a thing of the past for residents of Ainsworth. And this summer they are hoping to be able to open their windows without a nauseous smell invading their homes. Sealocrete, a company that has a depot on Church Street, has said
SWINTON LIONS have made a move to sign Rochdale centre Chris Newall in time for him to play against the Sheffield Eagles at Gigg Lane on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). And coach Mike Gregory has sounded out Barrow about the availability of Wigan-based prop Chris
Before that they limber up with a friendly at Nelson on Saturday. The team for both games is the same: G Simpson, B Keegan, R Heaton, S Holt, N Kennedy, J MacAuley, A Gorsie, P Heyes, S Kelly, S Shah, S dearden. Saturday meet at the club 11.30am. Sunday
SWINTON LIONS coach Mike Gregory had just 14 fit players available as he prepared for training last night ahead of Sunday's clash with Doncaster Dragons at Gigg Lane (kick-off 3pm). On the injured list were Phil Cushion, Ade Mead, Mick Nanyn, Matt Bateman
BURY first team coach Billy Ayre (pictured left) has spoken of his desire to remain at Gigg Lane next season. Ayre was drafted in by chairman Terry Robinson to help manager Andy Preece but his contract runs out at the end of the season. Ayre has publicly
Ramsbottom Utd 1 Curzon Ashton 1 CURZON made a good start against a Rams side without top scorer Russell Brierley and defender Neil Wallace. In the opening 15 minutes the Rams failed to threaten the visitors goal then in their first serious attack they
BURY-BASED Elite mountain biker Steve McEwen has a special goal to achieve this season. The target for Steve is to represent Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. The Games, which take place in Manchester next year, are holding the mountain bike event at
JASON McAteer today pleaded with Graeme Souness to give him another chance as Rovers put the finishing touches to their prepartions for tomorrow's crunch clash with Wolves. Souness has revealed that the Republic of Ireland is not in contention for a recall
CLARETS assistant boss Sam Ellis has sent a special appeal to the club's legion of loyal fans: "Get behind us tomorrow". Ellis knows that the crowd can play a massive part in the side's push for the play-offs at such a crucial stage of the campaign, particularly
BLACKBURN man Paul Isherwood has been appointed associate director sales of Skipton Financial Services, part of the Skipton Building Society. Paul will be responsible for managing a team of 40 national independent advisers and six managers who specialise
BANDS, choirs and an orchestra from America descend on Atherton tomorrow for a free charity concert which starts at 7pm in the Formby Hall. The Needham High School Ensembles from Massachusetts performance will boost the mayor's charity appeal fund.
THE Inland Revenue has warned people working in the "black economy" that they face a £100 fine if they do not register. Anyone starting a business must by law register with the Revenue for Class 2 National Insurance contributions within three months of
IF family feuding has left you wishing you could choose your family as well as your friends then a new Channel 5 programme wants to hear all about it. Leigh people caught up in a family fall out are being asked to call in confidence on 0207 729 2631.
ROLLS-Royce employee Roisin McParland was runner-up in awards to commemorate the achievements of jet engine pioneer Sir Frank Whittle. The Sir Frank Whittle Award is organised by the North West Aerospace Alliance and is open to final year students at
THE village of Kelbrook near Barnoldswick is becoming something of a centre of excellence for marketing in East Lancashire. A recently-established company, Marketing Qualifications and Careers, has achieved a double success which will increase the number
TWENTY five years after leaving St Mary's High School school at Astley a bunch of ex-pupils are getting together to relive their schooldays. They'll meet on Friday, April 27 from 7.30pm at Leigh Conservative Club, Railway Road. Details from Pat Boughton
LOWTON Road Methodist Church, Golborne, is to hold its spring fair and 50p sale on Saturday April 28. Books, toys, and other items will be for sale, together with tombola, games and cake stalls. Doors open at 1pm in the schoolroom of the church. Refreshments
SUPERMARKET shoppers can expect a few pleasant surprises when Kwik Save's Leigh store reopens after a £100,000 makeover. The King Street branch opens next Wednesday after a revamp which is part of the store chain's £14 million nation wide improvement
ASTLEY WI will hold a group meeting on April 25 at Jubilee Hall, Atherton. Friends are welcome to attend. At the April meeting members enjoyed a talk by Mrs Christine Adams on the Quaker Tapestry. The tapestry was made by 4,000 people from 15 countries
BOOTHSTOWN Methodist Primary School is to receive a whole new look. Councillors agreed plans for the construction of a new hall, kitchen, toilets and the repositioning of the football pitch at the school in Chaddock Lane, Boothstown. But Salford planners
IS anyone in Leigh feeling nostalgic and fancies putting pen to paper? Poems about 'amazing firsts' are wanted for a new anthology whether it be a first kiss, first love, first child or even first hangover! Anyone submitting work should send no more than
ASDA'S ace team of cleaners are volunteering to bring a sparkle into the lives of the 1st Golborne Guides and Scouts. They are giving up their own time on Monday afternoon, April 23, to help them clean up the Cottesmore Way HQ. Supermarket staff have
POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack on a plant hire company in Leigh. Firefighters and police were called to a yard inside Joe O'Connell's Plant Hire Ltd, based at Parsonage Farm in Kirkhall Lane at 8pm on Saturday. They battled for around
SERVICE at Leigh's Silk Street GPO was disrupted by a power cut on Tuesday. Staff at the town's main office returned from holiday to find they could not get in to the building. A "closed until further notice" sign was pinned to the main door and letters
DARWEN schoolchildren will be eager to get back to their classrooms after the Easter break. Pupils at St James RC Primary School, in Limes Avenue, Darwen, left a group of 18 eggs in an incubator before they went home for the holidays in the hope they
THE chairman of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust has been appointed Director of Human Resources for the NHS. Andrew Foster will be leaving the Trust to take overall responsibility for human resources strategy, pay and conditions for staff directly
CARNIVAL time is coming with Boothstown's booming festival scheduled to be the area's biggest parade. This year's event takes place on Sunday, June 17 with fun for all the family starting at the Standfield Centre from 12.30pm. A grand parade -- a stunning
LUC Tristran Wrenall walked out of the pub and into a police investigation. Blackburn magistrates heard that the self-employed plasterer took exception when officers questioned him about a stolen vehicle which had been found outside the pub in Duckworth
VILLAGERS have lost their bottle to stop the construction of a pet crematorium on green belt land. Plans for the proposed development at Crowthorn Farm, in Crowthorn Road, Edgworth, were approved by planning officers despite objections from local residents
A NEW agency is to be set up to boost the safety of Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley NHS patients. The National Patient Safety Agency will be started to help create a safer health service. Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson announced the plans this week
POLICE are warning shop owners in Darwen to be on their guard after a second charity box was stolen from a town centre store. The latest incident happened at the Lancashire Eveing Telegraph Office, in Bridge Street, when a thief entered the building and
A PORTSMOUTH woman researching her family tree has been stumped at reaching the area. Sue Adeyemo's hunt has revealed that her great-great-grandparents were John and Ann Ince (nee Ledsforth) who were married at Wigan Parish Church on June 24 1821. They
PRAYERS will be answered for hundreds of churchgoers when their fundraising dream finally becomes reality. The Central United Reformed Church, Duckworth Street, Darwen, is due to be officially dedicated by Tony Burnham, the secretary general of the United
A NEW group which provides companionship for the elderly needs more volunteers to help put some sun in to their Sundays. Contact the Elderly needs more drivers and hosts to help lonely, older, inhabitants of Journal-land enjoy socialising. The charity
A 45-YEAR-OLD man was taken to Burnley General Hospital with concussion after a road accident in which is car ended up in a ditch. John Pringle, of Howard Close, Accrington, was driving up Coal Pit Lane in his Vauxhall Cavalier when he was in collision
A CAR boot sale and fun day is being held to raise money for a Boothstown parent and toddler group that operates free of charge. The event will take place on May 6, between 1 and 4 pm at Holy Family Parish Hall, Chaddock Lane. It is in aid of Creative
A CONTROVERSIAL mobile phone mast is set to get approval despite 11 letters of objection. An existing 15m monopole mast is already in place on top of Courtesy Shoes, Park Road, Bacup. The plan is to replace it with a 15m lattice tower with six antennae
A LEIGH centre which supports carers has hit the jackpot and received a lottery award worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link has received £344,000 from the National Lotteries Charities Board, now rebranded The Community
GRANDMOTHER Susan Massey is celebrating,despite losing a claim against the police for wrongful arrest and unlawful imprisonment. She said: "I have cleared my name in public and I take the remarks made by the judge as an apology and that is what I always
OFFENDERS who have successfully completed a new probation programme to tackle the way they think have been awarded with certificates in Atherton. Three offenders have completed the 'Think First' programme and were awarded in a ceremony at Atherton probation
THE quiet waters of a local swimming pool are rippling with anxiety. Competitors and the less serious swimmers who use Atherton Baths are rightly concerned that something may be afoot below the surface. Worried members of the town's proud swimming club
A pile of rubble is all that remains after demolition men set to work on a country dream home which planners ruled should never have been built. "There's a law for one and another law for others," said a despondent Paul Rogers after complying with a ruling
STREET cleaner Chris Graham is going up in the world -- almost 20,000 feet up to be precise. Adventurous Chris, 51, will soon be off on a gruelling 19,340 feet climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and he has been training hard for his goal by scampering
HUNDREDS of horse riders in Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley forced to use main roads due to the foot and mouth crisis have faced a barrage of abuse from impatient car drivers. Restrictions to keep the foot and mouth disease at bay means horse riders must
PATRIOTS have banned foreign music at a celebration in honour of legendary dragon slayer St George. A bouncy castle for adults, scores of scooters and a strictly British-only mix of music is on the menu on Sunday -- on the eve of St George's Day -- at
IT is obvious that foot and mouth cannot be controlled by simply slaughtering animals. Scientists tell us the majority of infected animals would recover, aided by the efficient care of our farmers and modern drugs and homeopathic remedies to deal with
HERE'S one Preston resident who will be looking before he leaps! For this toad is one of many being helped across roads off the A59 dual carriageway at Penwortham by a special volunteer toad patrol. Warmer weather has woken up thousands of the warty creatures
A RESCUE team is appealing for more cash to help it meet costs after foot and mouth forced it to cancel major fund-raising events, costing it thousands of pounds. Although the spread of the disease has meant the number of calls received by the Rossendale
BEING rejected for 50 jobs led Paul Sergeant to lie about his criminal past, a court was told. He obtained work at a Chorley store by lying about his convictions and supplying forged references. Then while employed at the Famous Army Stores he stole more
UNIBOND Premier side Accrington Stanley travel to Droylsden tomorrow while First Division Chorley are away at Matlock Town. IN NWCL Division Two Bacup are away at Ashton Town and Padiham travel to Bootle. Nelson are without a game in Division Two.
ACCRINGTON Stanley are down to the bare bones as they look to bounce back from Monday's derby defeat against Bamber Bridge. Paul Mullin, Jay Flannery, Steve Hollis and Gary Williams are all struggling for the trip to 17th-placed Droylsden. Manager John
DEFENDER Simon Charlton and midfield man Paul Warhurst are major doubts for Bolton Wanderers' Reebok clash with Norwich City tomorrow (Saturday). Both collected ankle injuries during the 2-1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on Wednesday night, a result which
RAMSBOTTOM United have been granted special permission to extend their season another week beyond the North West Counties League's May 5 deadline. The Riverside-based club have been hit by a fixture backlog which is so severe they faced 12 games during
AS a teenager during the 1950s, I enjoyed a visit to the black pudding stall facing Kay Gardens. I think the name was Thompson's. Their puddings were kidney shaped and encased in skin. They had a wonderful taste, something I have never come across since
BREATHE Easy (Bury and District Group) feel that we should give support to the consultants who have given the people of Bury their honest opinion as to why the town ranks so low in hospital performance league tables. This should be of concern to us all
BETWEEN the two of us we have worked as consultant surgeons in Bury for more than 50 years, and therefore feel we are in a position to set the record straight on a number of points raised in the letters from MPs David Chaytor and Ivan Lewis (Bury Times
I HAVE been a hairdresser for years; my mother was also a well-respected hairdresser and had her own salon, firstly in the Cheetham area and later in Prestwich. I have been in business on my own account since I was 21. I reside locally and the one thing
I've no fear of leaving my luggage unlocked for flights ever since my broken suitcase arrived back intact from Tunisia, complete with a 1970's record of The Comedians -- my laughter lifeline and only treasure during a short spell living in the third world
WELL done education secretary David Blunkett for reminding teachers who are threatening action to win a 35 hour working week that they actually only work 39 weeks of the year. They forget that! I know it can't be easy handling today's children, but they
nLEIGH came out in force to greet the Queen when she visited the town during her silver jubilee celebration. But will we do the same for the golden event next year? It seems, according to a poll, that only two in five are planning any revelry. Support
SPRING is in the air -- which usually heralds an increase in the number of baby animals and birds needing our help. During the next few weeks lots of little fledglings will be floundering around, but please leave them alone except in the case of an SOS
PRIMARY school pupils are suffering in large classes because there are not enough teachers. Latest Government statistics have been condemned by Tory election hopeful John Walsh as evidence of Labour's broken promises. The figures reveal that Bury has
LOCAL people can now get healthcare advice at the touch of a button. Free state-of-the-art, touch-screen health information points have now been installed in Bury Walk-in Centre on Parsons Lane and Radcliffe's Blackburn Street Health Centre. The revolutionary
DEAD animals could be arriving for burial at a local landfill site within days following a dramatic Government U-turn. The tip is now back on the official list of potential burial grounds for animals slaughtered during the foot and mouth crisis, just
PRESTWICH's Adrian Turner confirmed his comeback to the swimming world by becoming the British national champion at Manchester's new aquatic centre. Turner, 24, won the men's 200m individual medley in a lifetime best time of 2.04.19, capturing his first
I AM buoyed by the news that the war between Second Children still rages. I know I do go on about my Big Sis but nowadays there is just friendly rivalry between us and try as I might I just don't seem to be able to annoy her as much as I used to. The
NEILL HARDY starts a two-week trial with Bury FC on Monday -- and he couldn't be going to Gigg Lane at a better time. Striker Hardy hit his 20th goal of the season for Radcliffe Borough in their highly impressive 1-0 win over UniBond Division One leaders
Ramsbottom United 1 Abbey Hey 0 A SCRAMBLED goal from Russell Brierley saved Ramsbottom from being left with egg on their faces after spurning a whole host of chances. The Rams made an uninspiring start as they gave the ball away all too often in the
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE SEDGLEY PARK 13pts DONCASTER 10 SEDGLEY Park's dreams of promotion almost came to a sticky end in the wind and rain against the spoilers from Doncaster at Park Lane last Saturday. Doncaster had come to spoil the party and
WHEN I complained last year (Letters, June 14) that the re-siting of the bus stop opposite the Civic Theatre in Oswaldtwistle, was causing the traffic chaos, by reply, highways chairman County Councillor Richard Toon (Letters, June 20) said I had a 'blinkered
A WOMAN escaped from her wrecked car with minor injuries following a road accident in Radcliffe on Friday the 13th. Miss Tracy Ann Walker (29), of Widcombe Drive, Bolton, was later taken to Bury General Hospital for treatment. No other vehicle was involved
TENANTS and residents are being offered a chance to shape Bury's housing strategy for the future. A consultation day will be held next Thursday (April 26) at Bury Town Hall, organised through the Housing Forum. Four main themes are tabled for discussion
