THEY welcomed him into their midst like a long lost uncle. Bernard Manning was in town -- and boy didn't the town just love it (or at least those crammed into the North Bar). Dressed in casual sports shirt and with a pint of orange juice to hand, Bernard
BURY's Woman of the Year, Marie Caldwell, is pleased as punch after completing a grueller of a run in aid of Bury Hospice. The 64-year-old Hawkshaw runner took part in a 24-hour marathon at the Costello Athletic Stadium in Hull and completed almost 90
SHAKERS physiotherapist Alan Raw has spoken about his dream move to Premiership new boys Manchester City. For Raw, who would have been starting his tenth season at Gigg Lane, is a City fanatic! But his departure isn't without mixed feelings as he has
RAMSBOTTOM came out on top of a thrilling game at Liverpool Road, Lowerhouse courtesy of fine knocks from skipper Mark Price and Simon Read. Electing to bat on a 'greenish' track Lowerhouse were pegged back though some fine seam bowling to such an extent
THE SHAKERS have appointed three new directors to help steer them clear of financial strife - but don't expect any major signings just yet! Lifelong fans Ian Harrop, Roger Barlow and Jim Lomas hope to be officially accepted on to the Gigg Lane board at
RADCLIFFE turned up the heat in the Central Lancashire League title race as they collected a nine-point haul with two impressive victories last weekend. An eight-wicket win over Royton at home on Saturday was followed up by an even more impressive nine-wicket
100BC: Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was born. The man who at the height of his powers declared himself a god also commissioned a switch from the Roman calendar to the new Julian calendar, as a result the year 46BC lasted 445 days. 1794: Admiral Horatio
PLEASE will someone from Hyndburn Council tell the people of Great Harwood when there is to be a meeting to decide how to spend the £435,000 capital receipt for the sale of the Co-op site on Queen Street. There is dire need in Great Harwood for a community
COULD you offer a home to 'Stumpy', a black and white cross collie pup approximately five months old? He was admitted to the Home on the 6th June 2002 after being picked up in the Glodwick area of Oldham by the local Dog Warden. The pup was christened
BROWNIES from Stand Church added a special souvenir of Manchester's summer sporting spectacular to their badge collection. Girls from the 5th Whitefield Brownies took part in the Commonwealth Games Challenge, a project dreamt up by their own Tawny Owl
SO much has been written in your letters pages recently for and against speed cameras and the zero tolerance employed in gaining as many convictions as possible. It is my belief, from listening to the views of hundreds of people, that Lancashire police
C'MON Get Happy is the perfect opening number for Comedy Bonanza 2002 at Blackpool Grand Theatre. This traditional taste of saucy, seaside fun and harmless humour has one aim -- and that's to give holidaymakers and homebirds alike an evening of easy entertainment
A TEENAGER collapsed and died after appearing to choke on his chewing gum as he walked down the street. Passers-by and ambulance crew frantically tried to revive Afnan Bashir Khan when he fell, unconscious in Railway Road, Darwen, on his way to post a
DETECTIVES were yesterday investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Bury pensioner. Mrs Edna Tonks was found dead in bed by her son at her home in The Close, Brandlesholme, on Wednesday morning (July 10). The door to the house is believed
THERE is nothing like a night out being pampered, as guests at a recent event organised by Bury Ladies Circle will testify. They were treated to a variety of complimentary therapies at the Pamper Night at Christ Church School, Walshaw, in aid of charity
COUNCIL services will be disrupted next week after local government staff voted to go on strike. They will walk out on Wednesday (July 17) in the first national strike for more than ten years. The one-day stoppage may be followed by further action after
ROVERS could be poised to step up their interest in Coventry's David Thompson after the Highfield Road club admitted they will listen to offers for any of their players. Thompson has been tracked by Rovers for some time while Lee Hughes and Magnus Hedman
EWOOD new-boy Sebastian Pelzer has spoken for the first time of his delight at signing for Rovers. Pelzer, a bargain buy German Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, linked up with his new team-mates earlier this week for the start of pre-season training. And
A MAN who committed a sex act on a bus in front of two schoolgirls is being hunted by police. The incident occurred on the Number 12 bus to Harle Syke from Burnley Town Centre on Wednesday. Two 15-year-old girls became aware that a man was staring at
A PADIHAM company which gained the royal seal of approval after winning a contract to work on the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations has been targeted by vandals. Staff from Equestrian Services Ltd in Station Road, Padiham, were left devastated after
THE new chief executive of a company which is spending £45million on changing and improving Burnley homes has spoken of his plans for regeneration of the town. Tim Pinder this week took over Burnley and Padiham Community Housing from former chief executive
TWO East Lancashire men facing drugs charges have appeared at Preston Crown Court in a preliminary hearing. Bernard Shaw, aged 65, of Manchester Road, and Azhar Ali, 31, of Hartington Street, both Nelson, are charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine
THE new location for a multi-million pound health centre has sparked an outcry from patients who say it will be difficult for the elderly and disabled to get to. Nelson Health Centre in Leeds Road will relocate more than a mile away to a proposed new
PUPILS at Coney Green High School rallied round to help a Radcliffe church attacked by racist vandals. They raised £200 from a "dress as you please" day and presented it to nearby St Thomas and St John Church. Yobs daubed graffiti on the church walls
FUN seekers turned out in droves to enjoy a colourful parade and festival amusements as part of Lostock Hall Carnival. The glorious weather encouraged dozens to line the streets on Saturday as the colourful procession headed off from Coote Lane toward
TERRIFIED tabby cat Tiddles was saved by firefighters after getting stuck 20 feet up on a window ledge. She was returned to owner Susan Hodkinson, Fife Street, Accrington.
PARENTS of youngsters learning to horse ride at a special needs education centre will be able to surf while they wait, thanks to a £40,000 investment. Lords House Farm has become an outreach site for computer training courses set up though lottery money
A MANAGING director called together his workforce to break the news of a failed contract bid -- and blamed it on the strength of the pound. But Colin Hargreaves, of Church-based Emerson and Renwick, also told his employees their jobs were safe, the future
AN audience with the Pope awaits Holy Cross College student Michelle Lucas. Michelle (17) of The Fairways, Whitefield, is one of just seven young people nationwide chosen to represent the St Vincent de Paul Society at World Youth Day in Toronto. "I couldn't
THE site of one of Whitefield's oldest and best-known pubs is poised for a new lease of life. Just weeks after the Masons Arms in Bury New Road was bought, it's up for sale again. The site is being marketed for potential redevelopment for office, retail
DAVID John Hillary "completely lost it" after colliding with another car in Henthorn Road, Clitheroe. Blackburn magistrates heard he drove off in a panic and failed to stop, even when a police car gave chase with blue lights flashing. The court was told
A COUNCIL leader has vowed to fight for the right to turn down new housing developments in a bid to end the Ribble Valley's school places crisis. The move came as it was revealed some parents were so desperate for their children to attend local schools
BURY businessmen and women can set their sights on a radical new vision for future manufacturing success. For that is the topic of a one-day forum at the Manchesters Manufacturing Institute, The Regional Centre for Manufacturing Excellence, next Tuesday
A THRIVING insurance consultants certainly has a prescription for prosperity after establishing its headquarters in a disused doctor's surgery. Prestige Insurance Management Ltd has moved into premises in Vernon Road, Greenmount. The company was launched
ASSISTANT pub manager Greg Byrne is half the man he used to be -- and the bar staff are delighted. A year ago, at more than 22 stone, Greg often got in the way of his colleagues when they were running around behind the counter at The Taps in Lytham. He
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent has arranged another pre-season friendly. Bury, who Ternent managed between 1995-98, will be the Clarets second opponents after their trip to the Isle of Man. The game will be played at Gigg Lane on Saturday, August 3 (kick-off
BIG-HITTING batsmen Jacques Rudolph and Andre Seymore have taken time to adjust to life in the Transco Lancashire League this summer. But, judging by their run-scoring exploits last weekend, the two South African professionals are starting to take a liking
BURNLEY's Jimmy Anderson could yet earn a place in the England Academy squad next winter despite being left out of the provisional party of 20. "His name has been mentioned in despatches and he might still be included depending on his progress over the
SIX weeks of outdoor fun and activities are promised at Philips Park, Whitefield. Running from July 24 to August 30, the events are part of an environmental summer play scheme to be based at the park's Barn Countryside Centre. Activities will include
sTHE Power of the Net and the benefits it can bring to business will be highlighted at a free seminar to be staged in Prestwich later this month. Holding the event at the Village Hotel on Wednesday, July 17 between 6.30pm and 9.30pm will be BURYBUSINESS.NETwork
A LEYLAND dog owner called a specialist 'dog whisperer' to help calm her nervous pets. Former primary school headteacher Patsy Nickson, of Leyland Lane, became the proud owner of Grumps and Chuckles, two tiny Boarder Collies, late last year. But the pair
A TOPPING out ceremony was held at Blackpool Victoria Hospital this week to mark the completion of the first phase of the new £2.9m cancer unit. Local businesswoman Danielle Barnett performed the traditional ceremony by fitting the last piece of roofing
A GROUP aimed at giving lonely elderly people the chance to make new friends is looking for volunteers to host informal Sunday teas. Contact the Elderly was recently set up in the borough to provide companionship for elderly folk who live alone. Joan
WOODBANK Primary School's fun day certainly lived up to its name and boosted school funds at the same time. The event, organised by the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA), raised more than £1,800 for the school. Guests were treated to a wide range of entertainment
A BURY mum is demanding to know why a primary school sent her son home and not to hospital after he swallowed tablets found in school grounds. Mrs Jean Garner is angry that six-year-old Jordan was taken home by Elton CP Primary School staff and left in
RESIDENTS are being offered the chance to retrace Bury's past with the publication of a map from 1908. The reprint of the original Bury West ordnance survey map details the area between Bury Bridge and Starling, including Elton, Lower Hinds, and Bolton
BURY councillors are in line for a "pay" increase of nearly 50 per cent. They will vote next week on whether to accept the huge rises proposed by an independent remuneration panel. It would take the expenses package of council leader John Byrne up to
PENSIONERS may go to the High Court in a last-ditch attempt to save their old folks' homes from closure. They are instructing solicitors to see if Bury Council has infringed their human rights by shutting down four of its ten residential homes. They are
TOFFEE shop owner's son James Cooney has delighted his family with his new-found sweet voice. Until last year, the 12-year-old was a shy schoolboy. But over the last 12 months he has developed such a talent for singing and acting that he has performed
IT'S anything but "sofa" so good for a fed-up Bury couple who have waited an incredible two years for furniture to be delivered to their French holiday home. Maryse and Philip Gooderson bought their dream property in Normandy in July 2000. It was in an
FORMER Blackburn defender Marlon Broomes was joined by another new boy when the Clarets resumed pre-season training yesterday. Paul Dalglish, son of former Rovers manager Kenny, was among those put through his paces at Gawthorpe yesterday following his
BLACKBURN'S young striker Ben Burgess was today mulling over a move to Second Division Stockport County. Hatters boss Carlton Palmer has had a bid in the region of £400,000 accepted by Rovers for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 international. And now
BACK to Preston again this week for what has to be the bar which must take winner of weirdest decor of the year prize. Mood, in Friargate, appears to be small from the outside. But it's like the Tardis - inside it stretches back - and back. Its orange
SUNDAYS have never been big party nights in Blackburn. For some reason, and we're stuffed if we can fathom it out, Accrington was the place to head if you fancied finishing off the weekend with a bit more than a pie and a pint down the local. That was
MANY bands are formed with the single-minded goal of topping the charts and enjoying the fruits that their success can achieve. But as a Blackburn-based music collective prepare for the release of their debut single, their ambitions are very different
RESIDENTS of Saxon Street in Radcliffe will finally have a decent access road to their homes. They have waited years for the private road to be brought up to scratch and formally adopted by Bury Council. Work has now begun to install drains, kerbs, footways
THE Attorney General is to reconsider the sentence given to a self-confessed witch who was involved in the death of a teenager. Lord Goldsmith is expected to announce by Tuesday whether Sally Corkhill, 41, of Sudell Road, Darwen, will be brought before
A BUILDER has been cleared of a lump hammer attack on a farmer after a row over a dog which was said to have killed sheep. Damien Furlong, 24, was found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and an alternative allegation of inflicting
THEY welcomed him into their midst like a long lost uncle. Bernard Manning was in town -- and boy didn't the town just love it (or at least those crammed into the North Bar). Dressed in casual sports shirt and with a pint of orange juice to hand, Bernard
"FORGET your troubles, come on, get happy!" That's the message from the all-singing, all-dancing Bonanza Showgirls kicking off Blackpool Grand Theatre's spectacular summer show in which golden greats meet new faces of comedy and it's laughter all the
NEILL HARDY has returned to the fold and is all set to stake his claim for a place in Radcliffe Boro's side for the prestigious friendly with Bolton Wanderers at Stainton Park on Tuesday night writes STEVE BOTT. Hardy left the Boro in a five-figure deal
MANY bands are formed with the single-minded goal of topping the charts and enjoying the fruits that their success can achieve. But as a Blackburn-based music collective prepare for the release of their debut single, their ambitions are very different
NO-ONE at Penny Farm animal centre had much faith in the survival chances of a three-day-old foal after her mother had to be put down following a difficult birth. But aptly-named Faith clung on to life as staff worked through the night to feed and nurture
TWENTY-five years after it first exploded on to the scene and changed the musical landscape forever, much has been made of a punk revival. The success of American bands such as Green Day, the significance of a 25th anniversary and the repackaging of classic
A MULTIPLEX cinema, ten-pin bowling alley and an ice rink could be on the cards for Cleveleys. And as a new multi-million redevelopment plan to boost leisure and tourism opportunities gets under way, residents are being invited to have their say on the
BLACKPOOL is the place to be for youngsters this summer as the town's annual Kids Mega Fest swings into action. Youngsters are promised an action-packed six weeks, kicking off this weekend (July 13 and 14) with the arrival of the CBeebies summer party
PLANS for the world's biggest wind farm were being discussed by Blackpool Borough Council this week after running into opposition. Energy consortium Cirrus Energy wants to install up to 90 wind-powered turbines in an offshore development between Blackpool
POETS will travel from the USA and India for An Evening of Asian Poetry at Blackburn Museum. The event, on Saturday, July 20, has been organised by the Gujerati Writers' Association and Blackburn with Darwen Council. It will feature Adil Mansoori, who
FOREIGN Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw has pledged to look into the plight of a pensioner stranded in an American hospital without the cash to fly home. Phoebe Morley, of Ewood, Blackburn, is being cared for at a hospital in Kissimmee, Florida,
AN ASYLUM seeker battling to stay in East Lancashire with his British wife and baby girl is still waiting for an appeal date. Arsim Fejzullahu, of Hope Street, Blackburn, has been told to return to Kosovo by the Government, after his plea for refugee
ORGANISERS behind Blackburn's multi-cultural party of the year have urged communities to get together at the event and send out a strong message of unity. Blackburn with Darwen Mela will be held this weekend in Corporation Park and offers a wide range
STAFF at Lancashire County Council are being told to get on their bikes -- with the help of interest-free loans. Up to £700 towards the cost of a bicycle, payable over two years, is being offered to council staff who are prepared to sacrifice their cars
A DAY of seminars is to be held to help combat credit card fraud. Business bosses, shopkeepers and anyone who takes credit card payments can attend the hour-long advice sessions which will be held at the Marks and Spencer store in the Mill Gate shopping
HAVE our food producers learnt nothing? After bringing us cannibalism, BSE, Salmonella, E.coli and antibiotic resistant killer bugs, they've done it again. They're promoting duck as the new, healthy meat and local supermarkets are going along with it.
AFTER reading so many adverse comments in the letters column about the quality of shows on offer for the summer season, it was a real treat to watch a first class show that actually lives up to its advertising "better than the real thing". It was, of
DAVID Blunkett's announcement was always going to spark controversy. Drugs in East Lancashire - as is the case in most parts of the country - are seen as a real problem and the Home Secretary's decision to downgrade cannabis is, he says, a sign of the
ELVIS has left the building. And the North Pier and Blackpool. In fact, Elvis impersonator Heath Ashton hardly had time to put on his Blue Suede Shoes before he was feeling lonesome, checking into Heartbreak Hotel and leaving town. After only one performance
NEV Neville is correct in asking "Who would want to be a football director?", because of all the back-biting which has already started. He is right, for his own peace of mind, not to want that level of involvement once the Trust is up and running, even
AS a shareholder and part of the fund-raising team, I take exception to Mr Nev Neville's recent statement that readers' letters in the Bury Times are discrediting his committee and people such as myself, who have spent weeks trying to save the club. It
TWO top Prestwich teachers, covering the entire school age range, will trade in their timetables for a more relaxed way of life next week as they retire from the profession. Youngsters and staff at Butterstile Primary School will say a fond farewell to
SUNDAY Shows at the Grand and Opera House. Blackpool Grand Theatre (01253 290190) Reelin and a rockin -- non stop sixties hits from Gerry Marsden of Gerry & The Pacemakers, Mike D'Abo from Manfred Mann, Dave Berry from The Cruisers, Brian Poole from
SHOWS at the Winter Gardens, the Tower and more. Winter Gardens (01253 292029) The Good Olde Days -- traditional entertainment with Duggie Clark, Mike Terry and Tony Del Ray. Venue: Pavilion Theatre every Tues, Wed and Thurs until July 18 at 7.30pm with
ALMOST all the drama in the St Annes versus Lancaster Northern Premier League game at Vernon Road last Saturday came in the final 20 overs, and with Fleetwood further down the coast finishing early the crowd was swelled to see an exciting finish. St Annes
PRESTON'S Guild Hall and Charter Theatre will be a sea of colour and music on Saturday, July 13, for the first Hindu festival of its kind in the North West -- beginning with a procession from the Flag Market at 10am. The day is a celebration of Hinduism
THE problem of commuters clogging up roads into towns and cities is a world wide one. Lots of lateral thinking is being applied to find ways of saving ourselves from traffic jams and all the pollution, stress and time wasting that goes with them. Some
JANET Anderson took on the role of organising her former boss Barbara Castle's memorial service at Westminster this week and found herself doing it on her own. There was a nominal committee of herself, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Lord Tom Taylor
TWENTY-five years after it first exploded on to the scene and changed the musical landscape forever, much has been made of a punk revival. The success of American bands such as Green Day, the significance of a 25th anniversary and the repackaging of classic
SHAKERS midfield ace David Borley will be fit for the start of the season after giving manager Andy Preece his first major pre-season scare writes Chris Hall Preece was fuming after Borley left it until the first week of training to announce he would
GIVE US A RING THE boys and girls in blue were cleaning up the streets of Bury in 1977, quite literally! The Irwell Street station was cluttered up with more than a ton of ring pulls which had been kindly donated by the public. More than two million ring
I am a social historian researching First World War memorials and would like to hear from any of your readers who may have any photographs or postcards showing them. At one time many factories had their own but mmany have disappeared over the years. At
A SANDY-coloured collie cross urgently in need of a home has been described as "a happy little thing" despite a sad start in life. The mongrel bitch, who is only about one year old, was taken to the police station after being found straying. She is currently
WHILE I understand the residents who live near the former Cob Wall building, in Blackburn, not wanting another club to open in the vicinity, I feel that their reports of disturbances from the working men's club were rather exaggerated. I attended the
WHILE I have every sympathy with the pensioner left with a £77,000 medical bill, I can't understand why, after being diagnosed with gallstones at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, she went ahead with her holiday in Florida without informing her insurance. People
THE Manchester Dogs' Home is looking for a special person to rehome "Bob". Bob was admitted to the Home on the 13th May 2002 after being collected from Oldham Police Station. He is a medium sized male dog, brindle colour, approximately four years old.
IT seems Blackburn with Darwen Council has jumped from the frying pan into the fire. As reported in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in the spring, a woman placed herself in front of the council's grass cutting machines because she said she would not
STORM FORCE has absolutely nothing to do with the weather this summer but everything to do with what's the tops for entertainment in Blackpool this season. Blast your way down the Promenade to The Star pub, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and get blown away
IT takes a brave teacher to voluntarily place himself in the stocks. But Kenneth Jefferson, deputy headteacher of Bury's East Ward Community Primary School, suffered a soaking for the greater good. His foolhardy fund-raising helped make £1,400 at the
GOOD health was an apt toast for centenarian Miss Florence Hopewell who has just celebrated her landmark birthday. Hale and hearty Florence, of Griffin Close, Bury, marked her 100th with a party at the Grundy Day Centre, which she attends every Thursday
A TEACHER has been told he is being dismissed from a Rossendale high school for 'gross misconduct' -- six months after he was found not guilty of sexually abusing a teenage pupil. Haslingden High School languages teacher Colin Povey, 41, of Narcissus
THE contribution made by the ethnic minorities to the British Army over the last 100 years has come under the spotlight in Bury. For the town's Met was the venue for the launch of the Ethnic Minorities in the Army exhibition. Bury's mayor and mayoress
YOUNGSTERS at a Ramsbottom school certainly hit the right note when they performed at the Bridgewater Hall last week. Hazlehurst Primary School's Year 6 pupils were invited to take part in a project run by the Bridgewater Hall's Educational Trust. The
BURY Hospice's annual outing to the coast beckons again next month. But this is no ordinary seaside trip, but a taxing trek across Morecambe Bay. The sponsored walk through the shifting and dangerous sands has acquired the services of Queen's Guide Cedric
GIANT striker Ben Burgess was today mulling over a move to Second Division Stockport County. Hatters boss Carlton Palmer has had a bid in the region of £400,000 accepted by Rovers for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 international. And now it's down to
VISITORS to this year's colourful Mela festival will be in for plenty of surprises thanks to some new additions to the line-up. The latest recruits to the annual celebration of Asian culture is the Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company, based near Rawtenstall
INTREPID television reporter Kate Adie visited Preston this week to receive an honorary degree from the city's University of Central Lancashire. The acclaimed BBC journalist, who is best known for her reports on the Gulf War, received an Honorary Fellowship
TWO canine superstars are about to step into the spotlight for nightly performances on a famous Blackpool stage. Kiki and Jenny, nine-year-old corgis owned by the Hesketh family in Hutton, Preston, were picked to appear in Roald Dahl children's classic
A SHOPLIFTER did it on purpose so she would get help for her drug problem, a court heard. Burnley Magistrates heard how Julie Lucas, 35, wanted assistance from the probation service before her habit "spiralled out of control." Lucas was not put on what
SANDRA Wilkinson has been employed as the local area worker for Rosegrove. Sandra will work part-time for Joined Up Thinking which has experience in local area working in other parts of the country. Sandra's appointment will help Rosegrove Action Group
REPRESENTATIVES of Bury's teachers attended a mass rally in London designed to highlight the heavy workload they face. Organised by the NASUWT, four local teachers took part in the event and met up with teachers from across the country to lobby Parliament
BURNLEY'S traditional pot fair is back in town and organisers hope their goods will attract more people to town centre shopping. Traditional Lancashire stalls will sell goods including ceramics, garden furniture, crystal and pans on the service ramp to
MUCH-LOVED cleaner Barbara Greenwood, 65, has reluctantly hung up her mop after 15 years of dedicated service at Booth Court Sheltered Housing Scheme in Old Hall Street, Burnley. Barbara, of Todmorden Road, Burnley, has reached the automatic retirement
A SOLICITOR is appealing for witnesses to come forward in the case of a recovery driver accused of deliberately trying to run down a man. David Cotterill, 41, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Rashid Javed, driving with excess
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a serious assault in Radcliffe which left a teenager with a badly broken jaw. The 19-year-old was walking home from a party in the early hours of Sunday, June 30 when he was approached by a man who mumbled something
A MAN caught smoking heroin in the public toilets of one of Blackpool's piers has been told by a judge that he views the matter seriously. Glen Bennett, 38, jobless, of Cleveland Street, Colne, pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and carrying a knife.
"FORGET your troubles, come on, get happy!" That's the message from the all-singing, all-dancing Bonanza Showgirls kicking off Blackpool Grand Theatre's spectacular summer show in which golden greats meet new faces of comedy and it's laughter all the
THE chanting of times tables at St Jame's CE Primary School, Clitheroe, heralded the start of a weekend of events marking the school's centenary. Staff and pupils donned period dress to mark the anniversary.
A TEENAGER who was missing from home for more than a week has been found safe and well. Unemployed Kadir Hussain, 18, who police said was suffering depression, left the family home in Portland Street, Accrington, in the early hours of Monday July 1. Today
A COUNCIL has been allocated more than £1million to improve the quality of life for local people. The allocation of the money, from the national lottery funds 'Fair Share' scheme come at the same time another £150,000 has been granted make the Hyndburn
CROWDS swarmed into St Annes last Saturday to watch the spectacular annual parade of colourful floats and processions. St Annes Charity Carnival may have taken a shorter route than usual, but there was certainly no skimping on fun and laughter as everybody
KEEPING an eye on crooks in Prestwich is like a walk in the park thanks to a new £600,000 CCTV scheme. The extensive "big brother" scheme has just been launched in Heaton Park, following successful trials which started in March. It is believed to be the
TWO top Prestwich teachers, covering the entire school age range, will trade in their timetables for a more relaxed way of life next week as they retire from the profession. Youngsters and staff at Butterstile Primary School will say a fond farewell to
THE Ribble Valley International Piano Week begins at 7.45pm on Sunday at St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, with Angela Hewitt. On Monday, Sally Johnson (soprano) and Martin Roscoe (piano) are on stage at 12.30pm. On Tuesday, Ben Firth will appear at 7.45pm
MORE than 90 multi-disabled swimmers from across the North West competed in the Golden Jubilee Multi-Disabled Open Gala at Blackpool's Lido Pool last Saturday. Over 31 events were swum with teams from Blackpool, Chester, Manchester, Warrington and Cheshire
THE Blackpool Tigers, nine Guides representing Blackpool North Division, swept all before them at the Girlguiding UK seven-a-side football tournament held in Sunderland on July 6 and 7. The Tigers won all five of their games, scoring a total of 37 goals
BLACKPOOL Football Club's Under-16s and Under-12s head to Clairefontaine next Monday for a week of training and matches at the French World Cup headquarters. The trip has been organised by the club's Head of Youth Development, Barry Knowles. The two squads
WESHAM Road Runners' Dougie Brown celebrated his 65th birthday last week and decided to take part in the Nicky Nooke Challenge where he was delighted to finish First Vet 65 in this tough trial race. Eleven Wesham members took part in the Skipton 10k road
IT was a disastrous weekend for Fleetwood as they entertained both Northern Premier League sides from Kendal. Last Saturday Netherfield were the visitors in the League and on Sunday it was Kendal's turn in the Thwaites Smooth Beer Cup competition. On
BOLTON and Bury Chamber has appointed John Birch as supply chain director to head up its pioneering Business Advantage division. John, aged 42, who is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, will help local businesses to win more
RINGING in the changes for small business. That's Bury-based Pennine Telecom. For the company's all-in-one phone link is attracting interest among smaller businesses throughout the North West. The new IP Office Avaya switch is one of the first to integrate
FORMER Blackburn defender Marlon Broomes was joined by another new boy when the Clarets resumed pre-season training yesterday. Paul Dalglish, son of former Rovers manager Kenny, was among those put through his paces at Gawthorpe yesterday following his
THE last time Read won the Jennings Ribblesdale League title, Margaret Thatcher had just been elected Prime Minister, Nottingham Forest were the champions of Europe, and Art Garfunkel had the year's longest running number one with 'Bright Eyes.' Now -
BISPHAM Gala's all-singing and dancing celebrations kick off on Monday (July 15) and everybody is invited to come along each afternoon to the forecourt of Red Bank Road Post Office and join in the jollity. The Tallyman Folk Group, Wyre Accordion Band
EIGHTEEN-year-old Dwaynne Bailey has crowned a five-year battle against illness to become Blackpool and Fylde College's Young Student of the Year. From the age of 13, Dwaynne has suffered from ADAH (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and focussing
HUNDREDS of Bury families enjoyed all the fun of the seaside, without leaving the town! For Bury certainly mirrored Blackpool when the town's Chesham Fields, off Walmersley Road, staged a two-day Summer Party in the Park on Saturday and Sunday (July 6
SWIMMING teams dived into action at Radcliffe Pool, where schools converged for their annual swimming gala. More than 100 spectators attended the Radcliffe Junior School Sports Association event, organised by Chapelfield Primary. Individual competitors
NEW Wave funsters The Dickies will be at Blackburn's North Bar on Monday as a warm-up for their appearance at this summer's Holiday in the Sun Festival in Blackpool later this month. Best known for their energetic rendition of the theme tune to cult children's
TAKE a look at what's on in clubland. Cream @ Liquid, Wigan - Thursdays Quality tunes, classy clubbers and a fantastic atmosphere. Join Paul Bleasdale and myself for the weekend warm-up. Keep your ears and eyes open for the forthcoming big names doing
THE 17th Wigan International Jazz Festival was today scheduled to be launched shortly after noon with trumpeter Bruce Adams initiating nine days of excellence at a free concert in Chicago Rock with the Dennis Freedman Trio. Bruce is no stranger to enthusiasts
SHE'S top dog with Radcliffe Rotary Club! That's Mrs Mavis Halstead, who has been presented with a special award to mark her sterling work with the Guide Dogs for the Blind. She is the latest recipient of the Rotary Club of Radcliffe's Ernest Kay Award
THE flag was flown at half-mast at Radcliffe Cricket Club this week following the death of its former groundsman. Mr James Brooks (82) a well-known former newsagent, died at home on Friday (July 5) following a long illness. Moving to Radcliffe in 1964
ONE pre-season fixture could determine whether Andy Preece is able to bring in new players for the start of the new campaign. The Shakers boss believes that the gate for the upcoming Manchester City friendly clash on Wednesday, July 31 will be crucial
A TEENAGER collapsed and died after appearing to choke on his chewing gum as he walked down the street. Passers-by and ambulance crew frantically tried to revive Afnan Bashir Khan when he fell, unconscious in Railway Road, Darwen, on his way to post a
A TODDLER was fighting for his life today after running into the path of a car after it is believed he heard the music of an ice cream van. Three year-old Samuel James Greaves is critically ill in Pendlebury Children's Hospital with serious head injuries
A TEACHER has been told he is being dismissed from a Rossendale high school for 'gross misconduct' -- six months after he was found not guilty of sexually abusing a teenage pupil. Haslingden High School languages teacher Colin Povey, 41, of Narcissus
NEW Wave funsters The Dickies will be at Blackburn's North Bar on Monday as a warm-up for their appearance at this summer's Holiday in the Sun Festival in Blackpool later this month. Best known for their energetic rendition of the theme tune to cult children's
BACK to Preston again this week for what has to be the bar which must take winner of weirdest decor of the year prize. Mood, in Friargate, appears to be small from the outside. But it's like the Tardis - inside it stretches back - and back. Its orange
THE 17th Wigan International Jazz Festival was today scheduled to be launched shortly after noon with trumpeter Bruce Adams initiating nine days of excellence at a free concert in Chicago Rock with the Dennis Freedman Trio. Bruce is no stranger to enthusiasts
THE woman looked barely well enough to stand, let alone be handing out leaflets in a rainy town centre. But there she was, dungarees flapping in the wind and huge drops of rain falling down her ethnic hat onto her pierced nose, trying to catch the attention
A TEAM of doctors and nurses from Blackpool Victoria Hospital discarded their stethoscopes and donned their walking boots to tackle a high-scale fund-raising effort last month. In less than 24 hours, the team conquered the peaks of Ben Nevis, Snowdon
HOUSEHOLDERS in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre are being warned to check the identification of telephone and doorstep callers following complaints about pushy salesmen in Wyre. Police are asking residents across the Fylde Coast to be on their guard after several
A COMMUNITY safety strategy has been launched in the Fylde to help reduce crime, nuisance and disorder throughout the borough. The document has been produced following extensive public consultation and outlines the community safety partnership's strategic
A SCOUT group has come to the temporary rescue for worried parents, concerned about the lack of car parking space outside a Bispham school. Pupils at Bispham Endowed C of E Junior School had been forced to cross a very busy section of Bispham Road after
A SMARTLY-dressed thief brazenly entered a St Annes hotel residential bar and grabbed a pensioner's handbag. The man, who was wearing a dark suit and carrying an overcoat, approached a 75-year-old woman who was sitting in the residents' bar with an elderly
COUNCIL services across the Fylde Coast are facing disruption as local government staff prepare to strike next Wednesday. Classroom assistants, binmen and bus drivers are among those expected to take part in the biggest one-day strike in local government
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a boy 17 years ago have arrested a man. A fresh appeal was made this morning by police hunting the killer of nine-year-old Imraan Ismail Vohra. Ismail was last seen alive near his home in Preston, Lancashire, on
BRIAN Cooper, 41, of Gloucester Road, Blackburn, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £100 compensation and £50 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to criminal damage. The court heard that Cooper got out
FORMER Blackburn Rovers star Dave Whelan had a bad day at the office after his sportswear company crashed on the stock market. JJB Sports saw almost £300million wiped off its value after its share price plunged 39 per cent following a profits warning.
A SCHOOL has won top marks for raising standards over the last four years. Ofsted inspectors said there was a significant amount of good and very good teaching at Queen's Park Technology College, Blackburn. In their report they added: "This is having
A NOVEL online project which is giving schoolchildren the chance to write a hi-tech book has won a top education award. The idea, masterminded by the Blackburn with Darwen Education Action Zone, which works to boost learning in disadvantaged areas, has
A DEPRESSED dad who has never seen his newborn baby launched a campaign of threats and abuse against the child's mother and a social worker, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard father-of-13 David Jackson, 45, who called himself Hannibal Lecter
A BURY man is hoping to break his previous fund-raising efforts for a breast cancer charity. Mr Neil Treanor says he has already brought in £1,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, with a big event at a local pub to come this month. Mr Treanor started raising
THE Superbike World Championship touches down in the USA this weekend and with it comes the chance for Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and the rest of the HM Plant Ducati team to escape the cold, grey British summer for the more temperate environs of California
MANY of your readers will want to know the current position regarding the impending closure of the RSPCA Longview Animal Home at Division Lane, Blackpool. The Committee of the local self-funding RSPCA Blackpool and N Lancs Branch gave the animal home
WITH ref to the article "Tax Collectors in Blue" (Citizen, May 16) I note that all but Mr Potter's comments are supportive of the view that the scheme has a large fund raising part and is generally distractive to competent and conscientious drivers, reducing
ONE of the biggest statements of opposition came from "drugs czar" Keith Hellawell who quit when the announcement was made. The former West Yorkshire Chief Constable, who was appointed as a top advisor on drugs to the government by Blackburn MP Jack Straw
I READ with interest, and a certain a degree of pleasure, the letter headed "Church event was uplifting" (June 21). The writer, Mrs Robinson-Walsh, and her friend are to be commended for their attendance at the anniversary service of the Congregational
I WOULD like to implore all readers with an interest in football, and no specific allegiance to any of the larger Premiership clubs in this region, to rally round and get behind Bury FC for the forthcoming season. Although the threat of imminent closure
TWO World Wars were fought in the name of democracy but after attending the council meetings to protest at the closure of our elderly people's homes, I am sorry to say democracy is not part of the policies of Bury social services . We have requested a
THE Carers' Centre in Hornby Street, Bury, was opened officially by the mayor and mayoress during Carers' Week, (June 10 to 14). Many carers have visited the centre and been able to either be involved in a variety of activities, or attend training courses
IT has long been established that this nation's morals are in terminal decline. This has been the case ever since Roy Jenkins, the chief architect of a 1960s Labour government, landed us with his liberal legacy, namely "the permissive society". With the
THE woman looked barely well enough to stand, let alone be handing out leaflets in a rainy town centre. But there she was, dungarees flapping in the wind and huge drops of rain falling down her ethnic hat onto her pierced nose, trying to catch the attention
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AN amazing £17,920.09 - that's the total that our readers raised during our Five To Stay Alive fundraising campaign as part of the Save Our Shakers Appeal. But now, with the club now safely out of administration and everyone looking forward to a bright
