MORE than one third of available tickets have been snapped up for the Bury Times sponsored Shakers v Manchester United pre-season friendly writes PHIL THORP. The game, scheduled for Wednesday, August 8 (kick-off 7.45pm) is in aid of the Save Our Shakers
BAICHUNG Bhutia might be struggling to get in the Bury team but he's done something that Chris Swailes, Nick Daws and the rest of the Shakers squad haven't. He's had a stadium named after him! The Sikkim government has renamed the Namchi Stadium the Baichung
THREE men were due to appear before Blackburn magistrates today after being charged with an attack in which an Asian man was stabbed. The men, aged 27, 25 and 17, were arrested after an incident outside Blackburn Infirmary around midnight on Thursday.
A 78-YEAR OLD women's arm was broken in three places after a fall when a thief crept up from behind and yanked her bag away. The incident happened at 4.20pm on Friday in Longton Close, Blackburn, near the Audley Health Centre. The women's black leather
AS environmental issues have barely been mentioned at all during our recent election campaign, politicians of all the main parties being guilty of neglect of this important responsibility, I feel I would like to bring to readers' attention a voluntary
SEVENTIES' singing superstar David Cassidy is due to visit Blackpool in November as part of his first major UK tour for more than 20 years. The former Partridge Family heart throb, who recently hosted BBC2' s I Love 1972, will perform at the Opera House
LIKE greased lightning -- that's how former London's Burning star Steven Houghton describes the latest production of Grease which slides into Blackpool Opera House next month. "It's slicker, quicker and it's been going down a storm all over the country
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness could land his second major signing of the summer later this week -- hot on the heels of Italian goal-ace Corrado Grabbi. Grabbi kicked off Souness's summer spending spree when he completed his £6.75 million signing from
EVEN if there had been a downpour on Saturday, Penwortham Gala would still have been an extravaganza of family fun with floats, displays, music and dance events. Dozens of people followed the colourful carnival, complete with floats and fun-seekers in
LLOYDS TSB has invested £10,000 in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Services (CVS). The cash will be used to buy computer equipment so the group can let community groups hold training sessions in their IT room.w3e The CVS provide
GARDENING enthusiasts will be able to pick up a few tips when a green-fingered family throw open their gates for charity. The Barnett family of Old Malleys, Straits Lane, Read, are opening their garden under the Yellow Book National Garden Scheme between
A YOUNGSTER used his mobile phone to dial 999 as he was being attacked by a gang of a dozen thugs. Despite being grabbed by one youth and punched in the face by another Steven Brady, 12, called for help and the gang believed to be aged between nine and
A FATHER had his prized Jaguar Daimler destroyed only hours after being allowed out of hospital on a home visit. Brian Gratrix suffered a stroke ten weeks ago and has been recovering at Rakehead Rehabilitation Centre at Burnley General Hospital. He is
A SUMMER extravaganza raised more than £2,000 for St Paul's Church and School in Nelson. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Blackburn Diocese the church planned the event which saw the school and the church choir singing and organist Roy Mumford
DEPUTY Pendle council leader Colin Waite is set to become Mayor of the borough for the second time in three years after Labour colleagues nominated him to take over from Coun Fred Hartley, who quit last week for personal reasons. Coun Waite, who represents
SAINTS kept the pressure on Super League leaders Bradford after their 36-26 victory at Wakefield on Sunday. Bradford lead the table with 25 points from 15 games, with Saints two behind and Wigan a further two behind that. Saints were inspired by Paul
EVEN yet, they're known as the Hungry Thirties, but in the midst of that hard-up decade - when these Blackburn trippers posed for their picture on the banks of the Rhine in Germany - there were still plenty of East Lancashire folk who could afford a holiday
MEDICAL services provided in the Preston and South Ribble area are set to receive a check-up. The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) have earmarked Chorley and South Ribble and Preston Acute Hospitals as two of the first NHS trusts to be inspected
THE task of revamping of Preston's cultural and sport facilities is to be handed over to Steven Jones after he landed the job as the council's new director of regeneration, community and leisure. Steven, a former assistant director at Knowsley Borough
TWINS Ann Rajski, of Lime Street, Great Harwood and Patricia Sharman were enjoying an emotional reunion today after 15 years on opposite sides of the world. The sisters had been separated by thousands of miles and Ann's fear of flying since Patricia left
THE Baxenden project 'Focal Point' has been completed and will be officially launched today. The site, situated at the junction of Southwood Drive and Manchester Road, was developed through a project funded by Hyndburn Borough Council's Outer Towns Panel
THIS year's Hyndburn civic service will be held on Sunday at St Augustine's Church, Bolton Avenue, Huncoat. Among the organisations in the parade will be The Accrington Pipe Band, St John Ambulance Brigade and the Boys' and Girls' Brigades along with
A DOUBLE house-breaker who struck at night when his victims were at home, is behind bars for 30 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Gerald Whalen, 25, went out trying door handles in the darkness, looking for homes which were unlocked so he could steal
FOOT and mouth restrictions are halting the process of re-connecting to phones in the Ribble Valley after they were knocked out by a storm. Many homes around Bolton-by-Bowland and Chatburn could be cut off for up to a week. Paul Durrell, a spokesman for
A LITTLE more than a year ago Sarah Ball's future looked bleak after thieves almost robbed her of her chance in life. Sarah was out with friends in Blackburn celebrating her imminent return to university when raiders broke into her Austin Maestro and
WILL Tiger sink his claws into Royal Lytham at this year's Open Championship? Or will the wind help the famous course to bite a chunk out of the golfing phenomenon's reputation? While golfers are waiting to find out they can enjoy the Globetrotter Golfer's
CLARETS will find out tomorrow who they will face in the first round of the Worthington Cup. The draw will involve 70 clubs, including all Burnley's First Division rivals bar Manchester City and Coventry City. Bradford City have drawn the short straw
IN-DEMAND winger Paul Smith is weighing up his options as he contemplates a future away from Turf Moor. Smith was the only senior player released by the Clarets at the end of last season. But the 24-year-old is certain to bounce back elsewhere as his
A LOOK at the local results and tables. DIVISION ONE: Darwen 111 (15), Kendal 110 (3); Fleetwood 127 (0), Morecambe 130-4 (12); Lancaster 163-8 (4), Blackpool 164-8 (7); Netherfield 209-8 (4), Chorley 210-6 (9); Preston 81-3 (12), Leyland Motors 80 (0
A CHECK on the local cricket scorecards. BURNLEY v CHURCH BURNLEY 135 CHURCH 135-7 Church win after losing less wickets BURNLEY J Clare lbw O'Neill... 5 I Whitehead c and b Hussain... 2 Benkenstein c Sykes b Hussain... 2 D Brown c O'Neill b Gilraine..
MATTHEW Mott has made his name in the Transco Lancashire League as a prolific run-getter with Church, Lowerhouse and Rawtenstall but the Australian also proved that he's no slouch with the ball as he claimed a hat-trick to guide Rawtenstall to a 55-run
ROUNS-UP, tables scorecards from the Transco league. LOWERHOUSE 183-7 ENFIELD 187-2 Lowerhouse 0 pts, Enfield 10 pts ENFIELD L Jackson b Scuderi...11 D Hartley b J Hope...5 Van Jaarsveld c Whalley b Bleazard...41 K Barker c Scuderi b J Hope...23 A Bracewell
THE Bolton Evening News and Bury Times has a new Editor-in-Chief - Stephen Hughes - who joins the company from the East Anglian Daily Times where he was deputy editor. Steve began his career as a trainee reporter on the Hereford Times before joining the
NORTH End have lined-up an exciting pre-season fixture list as they look to continue their success in Division One next season. The pick of these games are against Champions League semi-finalists Leeds and Italy Serie A side Verona. The match against
THE Yates Wine Lodge group - already the subject of a mystery takeover bid - is losing out in the competition to lure young drinkers. In it annual results, the chain admitted it was feeling the pinch in a market that had been edging towards saturation
SILENTNIGHT Beds is no sleeping partner within parent group Silentnight Holdings. The Barnoldswick-based operation was singled out for praise at the group's annual meeting by chairman Keith Ackroyd. In an upbeat trading statement Mr Ackroyd said sales
A BEDROOM DJ got a surprise when the fire service burst into his flat above Spring Fold Surgery, Darwen. A security guard from nearby India Mill had mistaken the effects of a disco smoke machine for a fire at 9pm last night. A fire officer said: "The
DARWEN Library is getting into the spirit for the up and coming Wimbledon Championships with a tennis exhibition. Darwen Tennis Club has got together old photographs, trophies, cutlery and rackets -- some that date back to the 1920s. The exhibition will
A FAMILY helped celebrate the discovery of their ancestors with a second tree planting ceremony at Darwen's newest church. Maureen Hoinkiss and her son, Winston, from Feniscowles, in Blackburn, donated the Rowan tree sapling to the Central United Reformed
A HUNT has been launched for a masked man who tried to snatch a young girl out playing with her friends. The nine-year-old was left terrified after the attacker, wearing a ski-mask, grabbed her as she played in a field in Darwen. A passer-by saw the incident
THOMAS Moran killed himself after telling friends and family that he was worried over a pending court case in which he was a witness. An inquest heard that the mature student was found in his home with a plastic bag over his head, tied at the neck with
AN adult and five juveniles have appeared before Rossendale Magistrates charged in connection with an incident when a grandfather was allegedly struck with a house brick. Five people have been charged with affray and one has been charged with assault
A PRIMARY school is going to have its playground brightened up with artwork created by the pupils. Years five and six at Northern Primary School, Bacup, have been working with Lancashire-based artist Margaret Jackson sketching murals of the local environment
CRAWSHAWBOOTH's 'Mrs Clean' Dorothy Farrington has been picked as Rossendale Hospice's Woman of the Year. The busy district nurse, mother-of-two and grandmother has devoted weekends and evenings to leading the campaign to keep her village clean and tidy
CROWDS enjoyed Thornton's annual gala procession as it wound its way through the streets of the town on Saturday. Organisers hoping for sunshine were not disappointed, and as the day unfolded the weather held for the gala events at King George's Playing
BLACKPOOL: Buy a bargain at the 40th Blackpool Scout Group's jumble sale this Saturday, June 16 in the schoolroom at the Bethesda Congregational Church, Grasmere Road. The event runs from 10.30am to noon, admission is 20p, and refreshments are available
EASTENDERS' Beppe was in Blackpool this week to help BBC judges in their national search for new stars. Blackpool was the first stop in the BBC's 12-city BBC Talent tour to search for new drama talent. More than 1,000 people auditioned at The Odeon cinema
AN 89-year-old man was callously robbed of a large amount of money by two thieves pretending to be testing the water supply at his home. The men called at his flat on Hobart Place, Cleveleys, at 7pm on May 29 and one of the men took him through a bogus
LANCASHIRE County Council has a new leader following Labour's success in the County Council elections. County Councillor Hazel Harding is to take up the reins as leader, supported by fellow councillors Doreen Pollitt, deputy leader, Jean Yates, Labour
HEALTH bosses are holding an open day in a bid to boost its staff numbers. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust, is holding the event this Wednesday at the Main Hall, in Blackburn's Queen Park Hospital, and is inviting schools, colleges
ROAD safety bosses have promised to keep up the good work after the number of people killed or seriously injured on Lancashire's roads fell by more than 100 last year. The total number of casualties dropped by more than 400. Figures published this week
NEW South African President Thabo Mbeki came to Britain - and thanked former Blackburn MP Barbara Castle for getting him out of prison. In the 1960s she persuaded the then British colony of Southern Rhodesia to release him from detention so he could go
ONE of Blackburn's last remaining textile companies is to close after an eleventh-hour bid to save the business collapsed. Witton Mill will cease production on Thursday to bring to an end more than 60 years of manufacturing tradition. A total of 28 jobs
COUNCIL officials have told the Corporation Park Supporters' Group they will do everything they can to secure lottery funding for the grounds. Tom Wilson, Blackburn with Darwen council's head of outdoor amenities, made the assurance at the group's annual
A NOTORIOUS burglar described by police as a "one-man crime-wave" today apologised to his thousands of victims and said: "I'm sorry, I just want to put my life of crime behind me." Kevin Booth, 26, claims he went on a spree of 375 burglaries in just eight
A HEALTH trust launched an investigation today after a coroner criticised a hospital for failing to visit a depressed patient just three days before he committed suicide. An inquest heard psychiatric staff from Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn were due
CHORLEY are still seeking their first win since April 8 after 42-24 defeat at Hunslet. The Hawks led 30-6 at the break but Chorley, out of contention for much of the first half, had the better of the remainder of the match. Lynx reduced the arrears with
IT seems the Scots and Welsh do better than the English because they stand up for their country (Letters, May 24). A lot of the English don't seem to have the guts to stand up for England. We are overcrowded with outsiders in this country -- that's why
THE present outbreak of foot and mouth disease has not only affected the farming community. If has also hit welfare organisations like ourselves extremely hard. To try and help the farms surrounding our two rescue centres we closed immediately the outbreak
IS this the oldest undeveloped bomb site in the country? I refer to the area of Blackpool which, some years ago, contained Swainson Street, Larkhill Street and Seed Street. In September 1940 bombs fell on this area killing eight people and injuring 14
NORTH End have lined-up an exciting pre-season fixture list as they look to continue their success in Division One next season. The pick of these games are against Champions League semi-finalists Leeds and Italy Serie A side Verona. The match against
'FAD Or Fashion' -- a demonstration by Patricia Murphy, Accrington Flower and Garden Club, King Street Music and Sports Club, Accrington, 7.30pm. Child Safety event, Shadsworth Neighbourhood Centre, Blackburn, 4.30-6.30pm. Blackburn Fellowship for the
IT seems likely that no one will ever know exactly how big a part the let down suffered by Gerard Young played in his decision to commit suicide. He was suffering from depression and had told his GP that he already once taken an overdose of sleeping tablets
A HODGSON High School pupil who was so outstanding that she was asked to help in choosing the school's new deputy head, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national education award. Lyndsey Spooner, aged 15, was nominated by teachers for the Vocational
TWO Blackburn high school pupils got clean away from the rest of the field in a competition organised by environmental health chiefs. Donna Clarke, aged 14, and Kayleigh Golding, 12, of St Bede's RC High School, won first and second prizes in a Food Safety
THOUSANDS of Muslims marched through Blackburn town centre yesterday afternoon to celebrate the prophet Mohammed's birthday. Over 5000 came together from the town's communities and the rest of the country to take part in the annual religious procession
A TEENAGER was talked out of throwing himself off the roof of his home for the second time in a month. Police have now arrested the 16 year-old after his latest threat to kill himself by jumping from his home in Burnley Road, Blackburn. At the end of
EAST Lancashire school pupils were due to waste time today -- with the approval of their teachers. They were taking part in a 'Waste Time' conference organised by the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. The day started with
I WOULD like to thank the 1,185 people who voted for me at the general election. It is a pity that the rest of the electorate who stayed at home and did not vote, did not take a leaf out of their book and vote for an anti EU group. After all, we are the
I WAS surprised to read a letter from a councillor (Letters, June 11) complaining that he was not informed about the plans for the Barbara Castle Way extension. Since the scheme has been under discussion for the past few months, I am amazed that it never
AS a long suffering resident for 40 years in the Boland Street, Pine Street, Whalley New Road area of Blackburn, I read the article on the state of the houses in Boland Street (LET, June 11) with interest. If houses are not maintained they will deteriorate
ONE reads often in your paper of the great efforts being made in the regeneration of Blackburn. The closing of Church Street to encourage shoppers to patronise the markets, shopping centre and Darwen Street, was a particular point. The council stressed
DINNERLADIES may have closed the serving hatch for the last time, but Victoria Wood fans still hungry for down-to-earth, observational humour can catch the award-winning comedienne in person at Blackpool Opera House on July 6 and 7. And The Citizen had
A HUNT has been launched for a masked man who tried to snatch a young girl out playing with her friends. The nine-year-old was left terrified after the attacker, wearing a ski-mask, grabbed her as she played in a field in Darwen. A passer-by saw the incident
THE RSPCA is investigating accounts of slaughtermen chasing terrified calves across fields in Pendle taking pot shots at them. The cruelty claims came at a public meeting in Barnoldswick where an eye witness claimed he came across slaughtermen driving
A PRESTON couple are to scoot to Paris later this year in a push to raise money for research into their son's life-threatening disease. Roy and June Robinson, of Bidson Street, will hop on-board micro-scooters and travel around 430 miles to raise cash
A WOMAN motorist from St Helens is fighting for life after a motorway accident. Julie Marie Locke, aged 30, suffered severe head and chest injuries after her BMW 318 car veered off the northbound carriageway of the M61 near Anderton. It was in collision
A BUSY main road in Burnley was closed for two-and-a-half hours while police investigated an accident where a child pedestrian received a head injury. Witnesses have told police they saw the boy run out from between parked vehicles on Padiham Road near
NORTH End have lined-up an exciting pre-season fixture list as they look to continue their success in Division One next season. The pick of these games are against Champions League semi-finalists Leeds and Italy Serie A side Verona. The match against
THERE cannot be many occasions on which the Russian national anthem has been sung by a crowd in East Lancashire. Not only that, when the town's Mercer Memorial Park was opened with trumpet fanfares and a grand procession 85 years ago this month, France's
SHOPS in Colne got all dressed up in readiness for the town's gala on Saturday. And the winner of the window dressing competition was Crown News on Albert Road which was decorated with a large clown and many balloons to promote the gala. Burnley and Pendle
PEOPLE power has won the day in Barnoldswick. After years of campaigning locals have now secured a £45,000 play area. The multi-purpose games area boasts facilities for youngsters to play five-a-side football, basketball and street hockey It has been
PUBS and clubs were blitzed by police as part of a crackdown on drugs and dealers. The initiative had been planned after it was revealed Blackburn had the highest number of drugs arrests in the country so far this year, with more than a hundred seizures
HYNDBURN and Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service have made an appeal for more volunteers to help with Age Concern and the elderly as well as youngsters. The volunteering development project is looking for people to fill roles including tea dance
A NEW vision for a rundown estate near Accrington has been drawn up. Following the collapse of a deal to bulldoze the problematic Within Grove Estate and build a new community in its place, members of Hyndburn Council set up a project group to look at
A WOMAN who lost her dad through cancer is organising a fundraising event in aid of the nurses who cared for him. John Baker was 73 when he died of cancer of the pancreas in March. The disease had only been diagnosed less than six months earlier. Michele
DESPITE a few teething problems with the new procession route, the Accrington Lions stuck to their word that the show would go on, ensuring that Accrington Carnival 2001 was a roaring success. They found more marshals, re-directed their procession and
THE Bolton Evening News and Leigh Journal has a new Editor-in-Chief - Stephen Hughes - who joins the company from the East Anglian Daily Times where he was deputy editor. Steve began his career as a trainee reporter on the Hereford Times before joining
FYLDE MP Michael Jack could be joining the fight for the leadership of the Conservative party following the resignation of William Hague. Mr Jack, who held his Fylde seat in the General Election, says he is considering going for the top job in the Tory
Kearsley of the Bolton League have beaten St. Annes in the second round of the Lancashire Cup in a close match. Kearsley set a target of 209 with only three wickets down. In reply St. Annes made 204 all out with Dave Taylor being bowled off the last ball
YOUNG cricketers from Mayfield County Primary School are looking forward to their big day at Old Trafford. On June 27 they will represent Fylde Borough in the county finals of the Lord's Taverners Primary Schools Cricket Tournament They clinched their
CLITHEROE professional Dexter Fitton rattled up 79 not out as he helped his side to a 148 run victory in the Jennings Ribblesdale League. After Fitton had helped his side to a total of 211-4 Mick Dewhurst shot out the Oswaldtwistle side for 63 taking
LANCASHIRE coach Bob Simpson refused to use the notorious New Road pitch as an excuse after another Red Rose batting flop in the National League at Worcester yesterday. Lightning only needed 100 to win but crumbled to 89 all out to blow the chance of
THREE men are expected to appear at Blackpool Magistrates court tomorrow (Tuesday June 19) in connection with a weekend firebomb attack on a Blackpool nightclub. Two firebombs were thrown into the foyer of the Palace nightclub off Blackpool Promenade
A CHEMIST has made an appearance at court accused of offences of dishonesty involving the National Health Service. Eric Fairbrother of Newbury Road, St Annes, is facing 22 charges of false accounting in relation to NHS prescriptions, allegedly involving
A 17-year-old Gloucester man has been charged with the murder of a man in Blackpool. The body of 36-year-old David Staunton was discovered in the boot of a car in Gloucester on June 14, with multiple head injuries and stab wounds to the back. Mr Staunton
British Transport Police are appealing for information after a ticket officer was sprayed with petrol and robbed in a savage attack at St Annes railway station on Thursday morning. At about 8.25am the robbers went into the ticket office on St Andrews
A STRIKER Bury have been keeping tabs on for the last eight months has made a big money move to Leyton Orient. Northwich Victoria striker Gary Fletcher - one of the men responsible for dumping the Shakers out of the FA Cup this season - completed his
IN-DEMAND winger Paul Smith is weighing up his options as he contemplates a future away from Turf Moor. Smith was the only senior player released by the Clarets at the end of last season. But the 24-year-old is certain to bounce back elsewhere as his
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness could land his second major signing of the summer later this week -- hot on the heels of Italian goal-ace Corrado Grabbi. Grabbi kicked off Souness's summer spending spree when he completed his £6.75 million signing from
INTERNATIONAL management guru John Adair is making a rare appearance in East Lancashire on July 6 when he will be speaking at the Grand Cinema in Clitheroe. The event has been organised by the Lancashire branch of the Institute of Management in conjunction
HEALTH and safety awareness at work is top of the agenda for staff at Raven Manufacturing which is based at Altham. Virtually all the workforce, from senior management to the shopfloor, has completed the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health course
STRIKER Lutel James has spoken out about his disappointment after being released by Bury. James faces the summer that every footballer dreads - not knowing whether he will be employed next season. The likeable player has two children to support and though
FATHER-of-two Roy Davis will be just one of the people picking up a 'Parents as Educators' award at a special ceremony to be held in Blackburn tomorrow. Roy, of Olive Lane, Darwen, is due to be presented with his certificate at Jan's Conference Centre
NURSERY staff today thanked the mystery man who donated a tray of plants after thieves stole a selection of pansies from their window boxes. Children at the Rainbow Nursery, in Barley Bank Street, Darwen, were left devastated two weeks ago when they returned
ELECTION winners for Northern Primary School's new school council have been announced. The children who will be putting forward the views of pupils are: reception, Celia Hewitt and Jack Starkie; year one, Leonie Connolly and Alex Goudie; year two, Chloe
A FOOTBALL-mad couple arranged a claret and blue wedding in honour of their favourite team! Burnley FC season ticket holder John Mulcahy, 40, married Amanda McCreadie at Central Methodist Church, Bacup -- and even the pew ends were decorated with claret
THE Princess Royal braved Blackpool storms to visit a new horse sanctuary in the town. Princess Anne officially opened Penny Farm, a 110-acre, £1.1 million recovery and rehabilitation centre, run by the International League for the Protection of Horses
A NEW luxury apartment hotel has opened in the Fylde -- just in time for golf fans! The Manor House Apartment Hotel (above), part of the Ribby Hall holiday complex near Wrea Green, is set on three floors and overlooks a lake with a 50ft fountain. The
THE latest Illuminations set to shine along Blackpool seafront are to be unveiled to the public next week with a free open day at the Rigby Road headquarters. Illuminations manager Richard Ryan will lead the way on the Longest Day (June 21) to showcase
BLACKPOOL town centre is set for a major jobs boost as a leading clothing retailer moves in. TK Maxx, a European subsidiary of American firm TJX Companies, plans to open a new store in Blackpool and the opening will create around 60 jobs in all areas
A MASSIVE candelabrum, which is part of Blackburn's history and takes four men to lift, has gone under an auctioneer's hammer for £140,000. The Victorian silver-gilt candelabrum was sold to a private collector at the Christies Important Silver Sale, in
A FAMILY'S caravan was torched by arsonists just hours after a father told his daughter she could not sleep in it for the night. David Johnson, refused to let daughter Amy spend the night in the caravan outside his home in Skye Crescent, Blackburn. And
AN inquest heard that going through detoxification while serving a prison sentence could have contributed to the death of heroin addict Jamie Walker. They said he died as a result of the combined toxicity of morphine and diazepam and that the quantity
IT would have been one of the gambles of the Flat season. A quarter of a million pounds; probably more, would have been taken from the bookies' satchels. And the blue and white halves of Blackburn Rovers would have made as big an impact on the racing
I TOTALLY support Mrs P Simpson's letter (Citizen, May 31) defending the Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) from Blackpool Zoo staff's vilification of it. CAPS speaks for the animals who have no voice. The zoo staff speak for themselves. Let's
REGARDING a report that said residents had rejected plans for an elected mayor, it was stated that leaflets explaining the options were delivered to every house and business across the town with a tear-off slip asking for an opinion. I, for one, did not
I WOULD support the comments made by Pat Simpson (Citizen, May 31) re "Blackpool Zoo's claims are deceitful". What is more shocking to me is the fact that people continue to be surprised by this fact. Blackpool Zoo has for many years been surrounded by
IT LOOKS like wild horses won't keep the punters away from this year's Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show after the final line-up was announced this week. Despite the loss of certain sections due to foot and mouth disease, the event -- being held in Astley
Rochdale Hornets 36, Leigh Centurions 4 ARE chinks starting to appear in Leigh Centurions' armour? That's the question being asked after Leigh collapsed to their heaviest defeat for almost three years writes Mike Hulme Perhaps the cracks started to appear
PARENTS have handed a petition to the local education authority demanding the re-instatement of the headteacher of Peel Brow Primary School. Mr Mike Duce was suspended amid allegations of exam irregularities. Mr Bernard Emblem, headteacher of Millwood
