BUDDING actors from a theatre company for young people are in their final rehearsals for a one-off performance of Around the World in 1,000 Years. More than 45 students, aged between six and 16 at Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Harvest Drive, Chorley, will
IT was hardly balmy summer weather but that didn't stop thousands of people trekking to Blackburn's Witton Park over the weekend. Dressed more for late autumn they braved threatening skies and took their own chairs to enjoy a variety of music at the fifth
THE problem of unregulated guns is getting worse and weapons in the wrong hands are causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and many more casualties across the world. Friday, July 9, was United Nations Gun Destruction Day. In more than 30 countries guns
A GREAT grandmother who scooped £2.3 million on the Lotto picked up her dream car - a Nissan Micra. Eileen Williams, from Leigh, saw her six lucky numbers come up only days after she retired as a care worker. And at the weekend she celebrated by buying
LYTHAM Hall is to host an open-air performance of Shakespeare's The Tempest on Sunday, August 29. Adult tickets cost £10, children £7 and concessions £8.50. For further details or to book tickets, call the box office on 01253 736652 or Lytham Hall on
Featherstone Rovers 20 Leigh Centurions 75 by Mike Hulme: LEADERS Leigh sounded a mighty warning to Hull KR ahead of next Sunday's Arriva Trains Cup final with a sensational 13-try demolition of fancied Featherstone. The Centurions marched to a sixth
According to sources in London, Coleman has identified Cole as a possible replacement for Louis Saha, who joined Manchester United in a £12.5 million deal last season. As yet, the Cottagers have not made a formal enquiry about the 32-year-old -- four
Souness has been quietly going about his business during the closed season, spending just £150,000 in transfer fees on three new players. But even though the Rovers chief is no longer amongst the Premiership's biggest spenders, he's happy with his lot
A PRESTON student will be helping to map glaciers on an island in Greenland later this month as part of a pioneering scout expedition. Phil Emmott, 21, Longridge Road, Grimsargh, will be part of a group of 30 scouts from West Lancashire on a month-long
AN RAF veteran is to hike up a mountain in Southern France to a graveyard where seven of his comrades, killed during the Second World War, are buried. Former flying officer, Jim Leith, of Fulwood, is one of 20 officers from RAF 624 squadron to make the
A RARE Anglo-Saxon coin, believed to be one of just two of its kind in the world, has been unearthed by a Preston metal detector. Stephen Newby, of Golf View, Ingol, was on a treasure hunting trip to Warwickshire when he dug up the silver penny which
SEX charges against a prison governor have been dropped after the prosecution at his trial offered no further evidence. James Donaldson, governor at Garth Prison, near Leyland, had been accused of committing offences against two boys when he was aged
A THREE car smash at a slip road off the M65 resulted in one person being taken to hospital this morning. The incident happened at 8.15am when a car smashed into a lamp post at Junction 11, near Stoneyholme, Burnley, going towards Burnley. Another car
A CLUB committee member launched an "unprovoked" attack on a man who had earlier been barred from the premises, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard father-of-four Mark Gibson, 39, punched victim Jason Ripley twice. Mr Ripley, who had blood on
FPLANS by the Government to allow state schools to get foundation status - freeing them from local authority control - have split East Lancashire's Labour MPs. Pendle's Gordon Prentice and Burnley's Peter Pike have opposed the Government's latest move
POLICE have been urged to increase patrols to protect elderly residents if they are forced to walk further for their pensions following post office closures. The call comes from elderly welfare charity Help the Aged and Burnley's partially-sighted former
THE Honorary Recorder of Burnley is preparing to step down - and his retirement will mark the end of an era as the town loses its "own" judge. Judge Raymond Bennett is leaving the legal profession after almost half a century and will be Burnley's last
ORGANISERS of the Carnival in the Park have said this year's event should be bigger and better than ever. Last year more than 3,000 people packed Victoria Park, in Nelson, and organisers hope to see an even bigger crowd. Russell Tennant, a festival organisers
A GROUP of angry East Lancashire residents have written to the Prime Minister complaining about the proposals to re-shape Lancashire if a North West Assembly is formed. The group, lead by civil servant Gordon Edgerley, sent a copy of the letter to Tony
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has called on the Government to step up efforts to promote and support the textile industry after a local firm lost a military contract. He tackled Industry and Regions Minister Jacqui Smith on the issue after Albert Hartley's
PRESTON lacrosse ace, Keely Watt, is currenty in Australia on tour with Britain's senior women's squad. The three week Australia Tour will see the team competing in the state championships, before playing five test matches against the Australian national
AN impressive all-round performance from Lancaster's South African professional Renier Munnik meant Preston were unable to take advantage of being one of the few teams in the Northern Premier League to play on Saturday. Munnik took seven wickets for 60
TRI-Preston have a fifth club member in the Great Britain squad. Adam Bolton from Penwortham will represent his country in his age group at the European Duathlon Championships in Swansea in September. He qualified with a superb performance at the Edinburgh
RALLY driver Daniel Boardman defied treacherous conditions to achieve his first ever podium position at the weekend. Daniel and his co-driver Alex Levick who together form the Boardman Motorsport team finished third in his class in the 205 Challenge in
THE Mayor of Pendle is encouraging residents in Colne to give one final push to get the town ready for the judging for the North West in Bloom Competition. Tomorrow is judgement day for the town in the competition and Councillor Dorothy Lord, who is the
COMPANIES in Preston are being warned that flyposting in the city will be targeted with 'cancelled out' stickers. Preston City Council is hoping to combat flyposting by making people think the event has been cancelled. Keith Heyworth, council litter enforcement
BUMPER crowds enjoyed a spectacular day of fun and festivities at the annual Lostock Hall Carnival on Saturday. After a dreary morning the weather brightened up as on-lookers lined the streets to watch the 36 colourful floats with an entertainments theme
A HOMELESS charity in Preston is searching for a marquee where a 35-piece band can perform at a fun day on Haslam Park. Emmaus Lancashire, which is trying to set up a new community for up to 30 homeless people, requires a mini-marquee for its second Millenium
FAMILIES may see their efforts of raising money for a community bouncy castle go to waste if more money cannot be collected to pay for insurance. People on the Ingol estate in Preston clubbed together to buy a £2,000 bouncy castle and dragon slide for
THE Manhattan Heights nightclub was sold in a £1million deal to boost flagging business. The Blackburn club, which had a chequered history since its opening in 1989, was sold to an anonymous leisure firm. The club and adjoining Sugar Hill Bar closed for
NEIGHBOURS living on the edge of the Leyland Cross conservation area have slammed plans to flatten a detached family home to make room for a three storey apartment block. Residents in Church Road have put protest signs in their gardens and collected about
BURNLEY people had the opportunity to see Jonah, the 69-ton whale caught off the coast of Norway, as it went on exhibition in the town. For many hundreds of people who streamed through the exhibition ground at the back of St James's Street, the lorry
FURIOUS Blackburn ratepayers slammed the council for spending money on a building nobody wanted. Residents claimed hundreds of pounds had been spent on improving the 200-year-old St John's Church when no decision on its future was taken. They said if
ELVIS is alive... through Michael King's The Power of Presley Show. Michael King and his band will cover all aspects of Elvis's career including his major hits, gospel classics and the sound of the concert performances of the seventies. It's at the Charter
A MAN who was told he would never walk again after breaking his back has defied the odds to walk down the aisle for his big day. Lea Knott, 32, of Water Street, Great Harwood, became paralysed 12 months ago after falling 6ft from a drainpipe after getting
RESIDENTS were given a rude awakening when workmen starting drilling on the former Sainsbury's site in Prestwich - in the middle of the night! A police officer was called to investigate the disturbance on Fairfax Road which broke out at 12.45am on Wednesday
TALENTED young disabled athletes make their way to Blackpool this weekend for their national championships. Stanley Park is once again the venue for the Disability Sport England event, which has been held in the resort for the last 12 years. Last year's
ANIMAL lovers braved the rain and mud to go to the dogs this weekend. Much of the action had to take place under canvas at the annual Blackpool Championship Dog Show, which took place in Wrea Green at the weekend. Pictured: Sharon Thompson with Hounds
THE FUTURE of a Poulton pub will be decided by Wyre's planning committee on Wednesday (July 7). Council officers have recommended The Queens Hotel, Higher Green, be demolished to make way for flats. Planning applicant Roy Bancroft has told Wyre Borough
A MEMORIAL garden in honour of tragic Fylde teenager, Leanne Edmundson, has been officially opened at her school. Family, friends and teachers of the late 13-year-old gathered at St George's High School to to say prayers and dedicate the garden in her
BLACKPOOL Council chiefs will put their cards on the table again this week in their bid to bring multi-million pound gambling complexes to the resort. A committee of MPs and peers will discuss proposals which would allow regional planning bodies to direct
PROTESTERS took the fight against a controversial eight-storey student flat complex in the centre of Blackpool to the steps of the town hall this week. The newly-formed Foxhall Village Action Group lobbied councillors entering Wednesday's full council
SWARMS of potentially dangerous jellyfish are making their home in the seas off the Fylde Coast - and marine conservation experts want local people to help them find out more. The Marine Conservation Society is into the second year of the first ever comprehensive
A WATER firm has been fined for dumping raw sewage into the sea off Blackpool. United Utilities Water PLC must pay £14,700 after illegally discharging 74,000 cubic metres of storm sewage from three outlets at Manchester Square, Anchorsholme and Chatsworth
MOST patients at Fylde Coast hospitals think their care has been good, very good or excellent according to a new survey. A survey of 850 patients discharged from hospitals including Blackpool Victoria were sent questionnaires as part of the 2004 National
ANDREW Westwell and Stuart Andrew failed to make the final qualifying cut for the Open at Royal Troon over the weekend. Westwell, who played at Glasgow Gailes following his regional qualifying success on his home course of Pleasington last Monday, hit
BURY rock group Elbow are backing a landmine charity and putting their money where their mouth is. The five-piece band are donating the proceeds from new single Grace Under Pressure -- released on Monday -- to MAG (Mines Advisory Group), which removes
We never go to the bedroom unarmed SEX is being used as a weapon. Women are withholding it to gain control in a relationship, says a new survey. And many females aren't that interested anyway because there isn't enough romance involved. I can't pretend
AMIR Khan rubbed shoulders will some of Britain's biggest Olympic names to unveil the national team's new kit for Athens next month. The country's only boxing representative sported the revolutionary sports kit, designed to keep Britain's Olympic hopefuls
Soap stars add Fizz to fundraiser SOAP stars visited a restaurant to raise money for a project that helps under-privileged children in Egypt. Vicky Bins, who used to play Ollie in Emmerdale, and Jennie McAlpine (Fizz in Coronation Street), were at Mangiamos
A NEW scheme has been launched to improve the standard of private rented housing in Rossendale. Rossendale Borough Council is encouraging local landlords to sign up to a new voluntary accreditation scheme. It will improve conditions in private rented
A HUSBAND and wife teaching team who have chalked up 69 years between them at a Rossendale high school are to retire to the South of France. Tony and Linda Fuller, both teachers at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School in Glen Road, Waterfoot, are heading
I WAS rather interested to read the article on the city festival in last week's paper, (Citizen, June 24). What a shame that Preston, England's newest city, could not put on a decent festival. Of course the Caribbean Carnival was a great success and "
WANTED: businesses to back a fund-raising poetry book in Blackpool. Purely Poetry writers' group is launching its first anthology, 'Lyricice Allsorts', in aid of Cancer Research UK. But the group is seeking financial backing from Fylde Coast companies
GOVERNMENT inspectors have blocked Asda's controversial plans to build offices on fields at Norbreck. Community leaders say they're delighted and relieved at the Planning Inspectorate's decision to halt the retail giant's plans for 13 two-storey office
BLACKPOOL Council is not playing its part in the battle to prevent urban sprawl, a national campaign group claims. The authority has been named as one of the worst performers nationally by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). Blackpool builds
ST ANNES ST ANNES YMCA's six week summer play scheme begins on July 19. It is open to all children aged 4-12 years (four-year-olds must be attending full-time education). Full days, mornings or afternoons are available, Mondays to Fridays, on the Ofsted
A THIEF who was chased off by the neighbours of a 93-year-old widow he had convinced was his former baby-sitter may have struck before. The offender - who is believed to be in his early 20s - approached the pensioner as she took a walk along Devonshire
RESORT charities have backed a national survey which identified Blackpool as one of the UK's most generous towns. Blackpool came second in the Expedian survey, which revealed that poorer areas often gave more to charities than wealthy towns. Sunderland
EAGLE-EYED TV fans may have done a double-take on Tuesday after a few familiar Fylde faces made their way onto BBC's popular relocation show 'Get A New Life'. The Ryan family, of Thornton, were featured in an hour-long episode of the prime time BBC2 show
BLACKPOOL said goodbye to another of its leading citizens this week. Six days after her death at the age of 101, Doris Thompson was laid to rest at a private family burial, following a service at The Parish Church of Holy Trinity. As with her son, Geoffrey
THE new bus station in Preston is to be built in Church Street between the minster and Manchester Road. Although the exact shape and size of it is yet to be determined, it includes a former cinema, the Ritz. It is presently derelict and has a large car
A DISABLED tenant today called for housing association bosses to give him back his dignity by installing a bath in his home. Gerry Boyle, who lives in a Twin Valley Homes property on Crosby Road, Blackburn, has to stand at a basin to attempt to wash himself
POLICE who seized a 46-year-old Blackburn man's computer found 820 indecent images of children which had been downloaded from the internet. Blackburn magistrates heard that an "unusually high" number of the images fell within the category classified as
BLACKBURN'S fifth Arts in the Park weekend has been hailed one of the best ever. Thousands flocked to Witton Park for what has become the highlight in Blackburn's musical calendar - and the rain just about held off. This year was the first time the free
A PROBE into whiffs and pongs from Blackburn and Darwen's takeaways has been demanded after the number of fast-food outlets topped 100. Council officials have been told to find ways of controlling the smell of food after a series of complaints from residents
THE result aside, Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman saw plenty to be pleased with from his side's first game as a professional football club. His new signings, in particular, gave the Reds chief plenty of reasons to be positive. "Stuart Howson was
SPORTING heroes are aplenty. But my passion for golf hit fever pitch 15 years ago while watching live TV footage of Nick Faldo whipping the Yanks in their own back yard in the first of three US Masters triumphs. After that, I immediately invested in a
WELL, barely a day passes without someone or other calling for a 'crackdown' on something. They seem determined to stop anything which ends in 'ing' -- drinking, driving, hunting, smoking, eating and even living. You name it they are against it. This
PULL the other one! Chris! Lib-Dem MEP Chris Davies is up to his old politikspiel stunts again, while thanking his fanatically pro-EU/Euro supporters and gloating over the fact that he has got another Lib-Dem MEP to join him on the gravy-train to Brussels
NEW YORK and Dublin have done it - now Blackpool could join the smoking ban list, according to a leading health expert. Dr Andrew Howe says the council could well make the monumental decision if the power to impose the ban is handed over to local authorities
THE GALLERY at the Globe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is housing the "Carnival of Colour", a display of paint, print and stitch artworks. The exhibition of artworks by Mary Holden, Pam Potter, Annette Craig and Janet Warner will be on display until Sunday
CHILDREN are encouraged to get fit, to spend more time outside. But while the British summer seems to have as many rainy days as sunny spells, parents need to be aware of their own responsibilities to apply sun protection - and not rely on care providers
FOR 17 years, Anthony O'Neill has been headteacher at Our Lady and St Hubert's RC Primary School in Great Harwood, which is now building a new playground for its Early Years toddlers, costing £15,000 He talked to CLARE COOK about other projects on the
LOCAL government leaders have agreed with recommendations more funding should go to "home to school" transport schemes. The education select committee's report on the draft school transport bill said the Government's raw figure of £2billion spending on
THOUSANDS of people braved the poor weather conditions to enjoy the Bury Agricultural Show. Despite the wind and rain, people of all ages enjoyed the 62nd annual show at Burrs Country Park on Sunday. Showjumping returned to the bill for the first time
THE long-running saga over the future of Dave McNiven is over after the Leigh RMI striker completed a move to Scottish Division One side Queen of the South. McNiven netted 25 times in the Conference for RMI last season, but turned down a new contract
YOUNG Scottish ace, Keigan Parker, is Colin Hendry's first recruit for his Tangerine revolution - but last season's top scorer could be on his way for personal reasons. Parker, who made his debut for St Johnstone before his 17th birthday, was linked with
Tea Club, Parish Rooms, Worsthorne, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Craft Group, St Andrew with St Margaret and St James, Burnley, 1.30pm. Line Dancing, Railway Club, Rosegrove, Burnley, 7.30pm. Friends in Bereavement, Day Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, Leeds Road
By-elections bring back memories of 36 years ago BY-ELECTIONS used to be a regular and exciting part of the political scene and 36 years ago this month we were in the throes of the Nelson and Colne by-election after the death of Labour's controversial
AS a regular visitor to Blackburn, may I express my appreciation to the Fernhurst Lodge and the Travel Inn for the service and goodwill I have received from them whilst I have been visiting the town. As a disabled person I cannot speak too highly of their
LABRADOR Rescue NW Area is a voluntary organisation that cares for and rehomes unwanted neglected or abandoned labradors. In order to achieve our stated aims we are constantly trying to raise funds and inform as many people as possible of the work we
DURING the school holidays, parents may be looking for ways to entertain their children. Sadly, some of the entertainments on offer involve animal suffering. These include zoos, circuses, safari parks, dolphinaria and aquaria. The animals lead restricted
A PROBE into whiffs and pongs from Blackburn and Darwen's takeaways has been demanded after the number of fast-food outlets topped 100. Council officials have been told to find ways of controlling the smell of food after a series of complaints from residents
POLICE have been urged to increase patrols to protect elderly residents if they are forced to walk further for their pensions following post office closures. The call comes from elderly welfare charity Help the Aged and Burnley's partially-sighted former
THE new chief executive of PNE has pledged to support a new homeless project in the city. Multi-millionaire businessman Steve Jackson, who is also managing director of newreg.com, is determined to help Emmaus Lancashire set up a new community in the city
PARENTS at a Preston school staged a protest to get a lollipop man or woman for a dangerous crossing after a child was hit by a car this week. Dozens of parents crowded outside St Gregory's RC Primary, in Deepdale, yesterday to protest with placards -
CROWDS gathered at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, on Tuesday, to say a final farewell to a "brave little fighter" who died of bone cancer. Dylan Shuttle, seven, who battled with the disease for two years, died on June 23 at his
A RARE Anglo-Saxon coin, believed to be one of just two of its kind in the world, has been unearthed by a Preston metal detector. Stephen Newby, of Golf View, Ingol, was on a treasure hunting trip to Warwickshire when he dug up the silver penny which
A BUSINESSMAN has suggested the new bus station could be linked to the train station by tram. The proposed site of the new bus station -- revealed exclusively in last week's Citizen -- in Church Street between the Minster and Manchester Road has come
THE daughter of a woman who is being evicted from her home following incidents of anti-social behaviour, claims she is being victimised because of her surname. The woman, who asked for her first name not to be published, believes she has been denied job
POLICE are trying to trace the driver of van which failed to stop after hitting a pedestrian as they tried to cross a road in Padiham. Gail Medley, 36, was standing on the central reservation of Burnley Road, near to its junction with Dryden Street, when
AN unruly teenager who flouted an Anti-social Behaviour Order has three weeks to prove she can behave and avoid jail. Burnley magistrates adjourned sentence on Claire Duckworth, 18, and warned her to sort herself out. The chairman told the defendant:
THE Shakers have been handed a plum derby encounter in the first round of the Carling League Cup competition. Lancashire rivals Burnley will be making the trip down the M66 to Gigg Lane three weeks into the new season. It's a superb chance for Graham
POLICE have arrested three people following a botched ram raid at a car repair shop in Pendle. The raiders entered the car park of Delta Engineering, Lindred Road, Nelson, at around 6pm yesterday and started to steal 18 electric motors from a container
RALLY driver Daniel Boardman defied treacherous conditions to achieve his first ever podium position at the weekend. Daniel and his co-driver Alex Levick who together form the Boardman Motorsport team finished third in his class in the 205 Challenge in
A SUPERB all-round performance from professional Raouf Akbar ensured that Preston clinched a thrilling victory over Chorley at West Cliff on Saturday. It was the first time they have defeated their local rivals in more than 10 years in the league. Batting
A DEPUTY manager at a Blackburn computer games store pocketed more than £600 after putting bogus refunds through the till. Blackburn magistrates heard that Matthew Corbett took the money to reduce credit card debts incurred to pay for a holiday. But defence
PRESTON and South Ribble Fairtrade Group is celebrating after Preston became a Fairtrade city. Shops and cafes in and around England's newest city will now be selling Fairtrade coffee, teas, chocolate, cocoa, fruit juice, bananas and snack bars to help
A COUNCIL chief is celebrating after his two-year campaign to introduce speed calming measures to a busy road used by speeding drivers was given the go-ahead. Howard Gore, leader of South Ribble Borough Council, is thrilled two junction tables and four
A HEAVY downpour was not enough to put off the crowds at Frenchwood Community Primary School's annual summer fair on Saturday. Despite all the stalls being moved inside out of the rain, a record number of people turned up at the Frenchwood Knoll school
THROUGH the Keyhole presenter Loyd Grossman came to the National Football Museum on Tuesday to ask Preston people what attractions they love most in the area. Armed with his destination searchlight the smooth-voiced American, who is also the commissioner
THE Kosmic Krew are coming to Preston. The performance is about an intergalactic group who come to save Earth from the Evil Destron and is aimed specifically at children aged four-14. It has been described as "a space age musical adventure" and is guaranteed
A DISTRAUGHT teenager attacked his girlfriend after finding her with someone else, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, broke one of his young victim's front teeth after losing his temper,
THREE young people - all of good character - have each been locked up after "vicious and gratuitous" violence in which they gave their defenceless victim a kicking. The trio, Andrew Berry, 22, Leanne Newsham, 17 and Jason Curry, 18, had all been fuelled
ON SUNDAY at Church Road Lytham disappointingly lost the regional final of the Cockspur National Knock-Out Cup and that after twice looking as though they had their Northern Premier League opponents on the ropes. Firstly they had Barrow struggling at
COLLATE all the column inches devoted to new Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's 'revolutionary' new regime and it would be a mighty tome. Yet underneath the radar, Steve Cotterill is stealthily rewriting the rule book with a similar mindset at Turf Moor.
RIBBLESDALE Wanderers professional Shahid Nawaz took his Veka Ribblesdale League career record to over 10,000 runs as he helped secure a five-wicket victory over Cherry Tree. Nawaz scored 79 not out as Wanderers scored 112-5 in reply to Cherry Tree's
DARWEN picked up eight points from another rain affected game at Blackpool on Saturday in the Northern Premier League. After being put into bat Darwen moved steadily to 39 for one before the loss of four quick wickets, in difficult batting conditions,
In-form skipper Phil Sykes led the way with 60 as Church posted 236-8 in a convincing win at local rivals ENFIELD which gave them a seven-point cushion at the top. Pro Ruvin Peiris also chipped in with 43 then took 5-51 as Enfield were dismissed for 163
HUNDREDS of young disabled athletes from across the country made their way to Blackpool's Stanley Park arena last weekend for a major annual competition. The annual Disability Sport England National Junior Athletics Championship took place on Saturday
PROTESTERS took the fight against a controversial eight-storey student flat complex in the centre of Blackpool to the steps of the town hall this week. The newly-formed Foxhall Village Action Group lobbied councillors entering Wednesday's full council
A BID to improve facilities for young people in Thornton moved a step closer this week, with the publication of survey results. A survey of young people in the area revealed they had been put off using a youth shelter on King George's playing fields.
ASHTON Gardens is to host a free one-day music festival. High octane rock-'n'-roll band Gold Blade will headline the Summer Daze mini music-fest on August 15, supported by local bands. The afternoon will feature family friendly acts, followed by 'harder
THE property developer who has bought one of Wyre's most recognisable landmarks says his company will provide a bright future for businesses at the site. Melrose Investments paid £1,410,000 for Marsh Mill Village, Thornton Cleveleys, and says it wants
WANTED: businesses to back a fund-raising poetry book in Blackpool. Purely Poetry writers' group is launching its first anthology, 'Lyricice Allsorts', in aid of Cancer Research UK. But the group is seeking financial backing from Fylde Coast companies
JOHN McGreal gave manager Steve Cotterill an injury scare as the new Burnley boss got off to a winning start at Accrington Stanley. McGreal, Cotterill's first signing, suffered a knock to the knee and was substituted at half-time in Saturday's 2-1 victory
BLACKBURN Rovers are lining up an audacious swoop for Diego Maradona - the son of the Argentine legend who famously destroyed England in the 1986 World Cup. Graeme Souness today revealed that Maradona junior could be heading to Ewood Park for a trial
A MOTHER who spent seven weeks in hospital after a horrific car smash has thanked the air ambulance crew that helped save her life. Diabetic Fran Clegg, 36, cannot remember the 17 days that followed when her VW Polo ploughed into a wall on the A682 Manchester
A BRIGHT student could have caused carnage on the M65 carrying out a high-speed suicide bid, a court was told. Magistrates heard uninsured learner driver Ian Mason, 18, from Haslingden, had set his alarm for 3.30am, so as not to disturb his parents and
I AM trying to contact my father's family who moved to Preston and had some connection with the Market Hotel, Preston. My father was Ernest William Matthews, born in Battersea in 1909. In 1930 he married Dorothy Thompson while serving in the Royal Navy
A BISPHAM couple who were inspired and moved by the plight of the poor while on holiday in Gambia are rallying the people of Blackpool to raise money to help them. Gary Pretty and his wife, Annette, along with friends and people from the Blackpool community
"BLACKPOOL is already well on target to success." This was the message from police working on the acclaimed Nightsafe scheme after Home Secretary David Blunkett, earmarked the resort as a key target in a blitz on alcohol-related crime earlier this week
SCHOOLCHILDREN and the National Farmers' Union are joining forces today with the Countryside Agency to promote a revised countryside code. Pupils from Waddington and West Bradford CE Primary School will take a stroll at Hecklin Farm, Downham, adhering
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman specifically targeted Blackburn when she set out to use a cloned credit card. Blackburn magistrates heard that Michelle Anne Kelly ran off when staff at Argos became suspicious. But Kelly and her accomplice were stopped as they drove
ONE of his hits may have been Sun Arise and he might be known as the Wizard of Aussie but Rolf Harris couldn't magic a bit of sunshine for Blackburn on Saturday. The rain clouds proved the main attraction at Arts in the Park on Witton Park. Despite the
A 70-YEAR-old woman was robbed of her handbag by a knife-wielding crook as she walked into Blackburn to do her shopping. Police today appealed for information about the identity of the mugger. They urged people not to walk around with large sums of money
Cook 82 BURNLEY 2 Moore 60, Yates 80 Interlink Express Stadium Att: 2,941 "EVERY day's a schoolday" - a motto that Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has come to live by and pass on to the primary school children he has been teaching for around 11
THE mid-season blues continued for Foggy Petronas Racing with three retirements in two trouble-strewn races in the seventh round of the Superbike World Championship at the American circuit of Laguna Seca. Troy Corser's 10th place in the opener was the
I AM writing about the letter in last week's Citizen from Peter Grant. Both Gordon Marsden and Joan Humble local MPs have written to me just from petitions I have signed. Gordon Marsden was very helpful to me later about another matter, so they do care
AS your letters pages seems mostly to involve politics, of one kind or another, beating each other over the head with cricket bats, my recent experiences of them are as follows: 1. wrote to Home Secretary two months ago -- no reply. 2. wrote to Local
HAVING recently visited Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Milton Keynes, I think your readers are entitled to know that Blackpool has more speed cameras than all those places combined! It's an absolute disgrace that we are having to put up with so many. '
IT was good to read in the Citizen that the council had decided not to build on Jubilee Gardens only on the adjoining land. I'd like to thank the Action Group for campaigning and expressing that the majority of the Cleveleys' residents want to keep the
EVER wondered how jewellery is designed and created? Now you can find out! Jewellers will be descending on the Grundy Art Gallery, Queen Street, from Saturday July 3 to exhibit their work. The exhibition forms part of the Here and There Australia/UK international
THORNTON ST NICHOLAS Owen RC Church, Stanah Road, Thornton, holds a summer fayre on Saturday, July 10, from 2pm. Admission is free and there will be refreshments and the usual sales stalls. THE Capricorn Singers give their 20th anniversaery champagne
MUSIC teachers today backed plans to increase music tuition in schools. All primary school children will have free or discounted lessons under a new Government pledge. The move has been welcomed in a bid to raise standards - at the same time a new medal
