TWO sisters who attended Arnold School in Blackpool have just received their Duke of Edinburgh gold awards in a ceremony held at St James' Palace in London. Andrea and Claire Whitehead, of South Holme, Lytham, completed their bronze, silver and gold awards
AT last, the government has promised a Bill on hunting. It pledged at the state opening of Parliament that MPs will have a free vote. Yet, because ministers are giving hunts a year's period to wind up their affairs, the final ban on fox-hunting will not
WHERE am I? I'm going into a very dark building, at the second attempt. I'm already wet through. My shoes are much filthier than they were. I walk up a badly-lit tunnel, which is a health and safety hazard. There are people working there who seem like
REGARDING your report about the move to transfer the Blackburn branches of Halifax Bank to the former Burton retail shop in King William Street (LET, December 12), there appears to be discriminatory practice towards the Halifax. King William Street has
THE Blackburn with Darwen Amnesty International Group would like to thank the people of the Blackburn area for supporting the Message of Hope campaign held in the Market Hall on Saturday, December 9. Their efforts enabled us to send 337 Cards of Hope
ATHERTON'S elder statesman Cllr Joe Clarke OBE, has died just weeks after being made a Freeman of the Borough. Cllr Clarke, aged 80, died yesterday (Thursday) at his home in the town following a short illness. The popular, friendly grandfather and ex-Mayor
POLICE were hunting a motorist today after a builder suffered serious injuries when he was dragged 100ft along a road in an accident early today. Police said the driver of the four-wheel drive vehicle, believed to be a Ford Maverick, drove on leaving
FORMER Blackburn favourite Henning Berg today made a dramatic return to Ewood ahead of Sunday's derby clash with Burnley at Turf Moor. Rovers chief executive John Williams wrapped up a £1.75 million deal for the Norwegian international this morning after
I HAD to write and say how pleased I am with a letter I got from my children's school. My children both attend Broad Oak Primary School and in June/July, 1998 after an Ofsted inspection they were put into special measures. This caused a lot of bad feeling
PRESTON College sports centre hosted the inaugural Preston School's Under 14 Badminton Tournament on Tuesday which featured the guest appearance of Olympic medallist Simon Archer -- dubbed the 'John McEnroe of Badminton'. Playing in the BNFL-sponsored
FINANCES will dominate the festive season for Burnley budget boss Peter Kenyon. The council resources chairman won't be putting his feet up over the Christmas period -- he'll be wading through a mountain of paperwork to find ways of balancing the books
POLICE were hunting a motorist today after a builder suffered serious injuries when he was dragged 100ft along a road in an accident early today. Police said the driver of the four-wheel drive vehicle, believed to be a Ford Maverick, drove on leaving
THE flag at Burnley Football Club was at half mast today as a mark of respect for the funeral of ex-Claret William (Bill) White which was held today at Southport Crematorium. Bill made two apearances in the championship winning season of 1959-60, playing
TIME will stand still at a go-ahead high school. A "snapshot" of today's Primet High School in Colne will be frozen for posterity after pupils and staff buried a new time capsule. They were re-enacting events in 1939 when the school was built and a 16
COUNCIL officials were investigating the source of a mystery substance which turned the River Hyndburn green. Worried local residents reported the change in colour which could be clearly seen as the river passed behind the Hyndburn Bridge pub, in Whalley
A LEADING clothing firm from East Lancashire has launched a sports trust aimed at encouraging youngsters to try outdoor pursuits. The Karrimor Sports Trust, set up by Karrimor International Ltd, will give 30 young people from the area the chance to attend
PROTESTERS campaigning against the council's plan to shut off a town centre street handed in their letters of objection at the town hall. More than 260 letters opposing to the closure of Church Street under plans to regenerate Blackburn's town centre
A COMPANY chief has hit back at "doom and gloom" predictions for Leigh's once flourishing cable-making industry. Brand-rex production manager Bill Keaveny says cable production is alive and well in Leigh. The cable making industry in the town was hit
THE brother and sister of convicted killer Peter Fell met for the first time in 25 years today -- and vowed to make the sibling reunion complete when their brother clears his name. Julie-Ann Clough, of Padiham, met up with her brother Paul Davies, of
TRADERS have labelled as daft a £2,500 scheme to secure a car park in Leigh which has meant it closes for Sunday and late-night Thursday shopping! Shop owners in the town centre say that it is ridiculous to promote the town for extra shopping hours in
A POLICEWOMAN who swore at a man in a nightclub and made a statement which was contradicted by video evidence in court has been disciplined by force bosses. PC Kate Weaver received two reprimands and a caution from Chief Constable Pauline Clare yesterday
A REFUSE collector whose father died of cancer hanged himself after he himself underwent treatment for the disease. But tests after he died showed no sign of cancer. Stephen Joseph Berry, 43, was found dead on May 5 on the stairway landing of his home
FRENCH police prevented miners' union leaders plastering a banner outside Prime Minister Tony Blair's seafront hotel in Nice. National Union of Mineworkers' general Lancashire area secretary Billy Kelly, who lives in the Bolton area and is based at the
IT'S OFFICIAL- Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley primary schools are improving. National assessment tests scores released last week revealed the majority of schools across Journal-land are performing well. And proud headteacher of Lowton St Catherine's RC
WHEN former HGV driver Alan Hirst was struck down by blindness he had to be pushed into having a guide dog. Now 16 years on he wouldn't be without one. And 55-years-old father-of-two Alan is backing the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association appeal for
VISITORS to Blackpool will be tripping the Lights fantastic into the 21st Century if ideas put forward at a think-tank held by the council this week get the go-ahead. Some of the famous tableaux, pictured here sited on Queen's Promenade, could be moved
THE man who gave new American president George W Bush his mysterious middle name was a student at Stonyhurst College in the Ribble Valley. The 43rd president's great grandfather George Walker was a pupil at the college from 1892-94 and his surname is
AN interesting letter from Neil Derbyshire of the 'North West Lib Dems', in which he gloats over the poor showing of the U.K. Independence Party at the Preston by-election. In that letter Mr Derbyshire demonstrates why the Lib Dems will never amount to
THE future of the flagging St Annes Square festive lights looks a little brighter with street performers coming to the rescue this weekend. The St Annes Chamber of Trade has organised bands, dancers and Father Christmas himself to entertain shoppers visiting
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent is banking on his wise old heads to help Burnley to derby glory on Sunday. With the first League clash between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers for 17 years sure to be a frantic affair a calming influence will be vital. While Rovers
IT'S BIGGER than Wembley. As the media scrum descended on Turf Moor yesterday, Clarets captain Steve Davis admitted there hadn't been this much build-up to Burnley's ultimately successful Second Division play-off final win over Stockport County. And the
TICKETS for next year's Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham are now on sale. The championship, which attracts the biggest names in golf including Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Lee Westwood, runs from July 19 to 22. The price is £35 for adults, £20 for
BLACKPOOL brothers, Darryl-John, Tyler and Kieran Cooper, pictured here, earned themselves certificates of excellence while on holiday at Butlins in Minehead. They took part in the Stars Club arts and crafts and activities included jewellery making, papier-mache
BLACKPOOL schoolchildren have been showing off their art skills in a competition to design Blackpool North MP Joan Humble's official Christmas card. Rather than opt for the standard card depicting a tree amid a homely scene, Mrs Humble wanted something
TWO Atherton brothers swept the board in the recent Howe Bridge Aces club swimming championships. Daniel Canavan, aged 13 and his nine years old brother Scott won several individual gold medals, helping them both to land the overall club championships
LEIGH Harriers had another outstanding weekend as they collected another 11 awards at events across the region. Adele Swanton won the North West Women's Under 15s overall league title at Bolton while Toni Bowers took the Under 20s crown. Gemma Farley
Tyldesley 29 Bedians 0 TYLDESLEY RU maintained their pressure on leaders De La Salle with a ninth consecutive league victory against South Manchester side Bedians at a muddy Well Street. Again the heavy conditions favoured the visiting side with the game
FORMER Blackburn favourite Henning Berg today made a dramatic return to Ewood ahead of Sunday's derby clash with Burnley at Turf Moor. Rovers chief executive John Williams wrapped up a £1.75 million deal for the Norwegian international this morning after
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent is banking on his wise old heads to help Burnley to derby glory on Sunday. With the first League clash between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers for 17 years sure to be a frantic affair a calming influence will be vital. While Rovers
BUSINESS equipment specialist F H Brown has posted record sales of more than £5 million in the first three months since a management buy-out in August. The Burnley-based firm's buoyant trading situation helped create six new jobs within the company's
NINE trainees have passed a management course with flying colours -- thanks to help from Blackburn-based Training 2000. The group supported a training programme at the Chorley distribution centre of automotive parts group Multipart. It led to nine students
THE global reputation of a Lancashire carpet firm has received another boost from one of the top hotels in Korea. Cavalier Carpets, of Blackburn, has won a £250,000 contract from the luxurious 500-bedroomed Renaissance Hotel in Seoul. The order comes
TWO people were injured when a car ploughed into the back of a lorry on the East Lancs Road . The accident at 7.56am on Monday morning between Lane Head and Atherleigh Way in Lowton held up early rush hour traffic on the Manchester-bound carriageway for
A LEIGH licensee was delighted to hand over a cheque for hundreds of pounds to the Stroke Association after successfully recovering from a stroke himself. Alan Cleworth of Bedford Village Club handed over a check for £600 to Stroke Association representatives
BURY'S Indian superstar Baichung Bhutia has been told he must "get better" to reclaim his first team place. Bhutia maybe a superstar back in Asia where he is captain of the national team and more popular than Hollywood movie stars but that means nothing
DETECTIVES hope memories can be jogged to help solve a crime involving bogus window cleaners which happened at the beginning of last month. At about 11am on November 1, two offenders went to the home of an elderly woman in Derwent Street, Leigh. They
FRIDAY, December 15: Albert Tatum Siddow community centre, Hope Carr Road, Leigh (6-6.30) K Anderson, M Hale, Mrs L Liptrot; Howe Bridge Sports Centre (6-7) Mrs S Loudon; The Sanctuary Church at Bethel, Hindley Green (6-7) S Murphy, S Simmons, P Turner
ATHERTON school children are helping create an education programme for a brand new science festival. Pupils from Atherton St George's CE Primary School and Brookfield High School, Hindley have helped design the education programme for the first North
A BLACKPOOL man is depending on the generosity of Lowton people to help trace his ancestors. Mr C Holden has hit snags in his quest to find out more about the village's 19th century Robinson family. They lived in Merchants Square and Slag Lane before
WIGAN Council have helped make sure an Atherton Church is "ticking" along nicely. The clock on Atherton Parish Church has been given a £3,800 new gold finish, which was mostly funded by Wigan Council's Brighter Borough Initiative. Cllr Sue Loudon said
A YOUNG Leigh man worried about losing his family home after being made redundant hanged himself after first trying to gas himself. Acting coroner Simon Nelson found Anthony Clegg, 25, of Firs Lane, Leigh had taken in his own life while the balance of
ATHERTON Parish Church is holding a special service along with the annual memorial service in Westhoughton on Thursday in memory of hundreds of men who died in the Pretoria pit explosion 90 years ago to the day. A total of 344 miners were killed in a
ALL-OUT war has been declared on town centre crime. Two initiatives are combining in an impressive campaign to crack down on shoplifting, thievery and street crime. A radio network has been set up in stores throughout the town and a radio-link co-ordinator
THE writing could soon be on the wall for graffiti in Leigh with a new initiative to clean up defaced streets. Councillors have voted to bring in a new graffiti-busting unit armed with a high pressure machine to wipe away unsightly scribbles and drawings
TEENAGER Rachel Stessl is someone to count on in an emergency ... having just become the best St John Ambulance cadet in Greater Manchester. Rachel, aged 16, of Clifton Road, Leigh, has shown superb first aid and organisational skills to scoop the prestigious
WHEN the drawbacks of burning and burying waste are pointed out to people they overwhelmingly opt to seperate their wasrte ready for doorstep collections of recyclable materials. This is not a time consuming, dirty task and 90 to 98 per cent of the public
GOOD to see the Labour group leader Abbott Bryning getting his knickers in a twist about standing orders and council procedures the other week and about time too. Just wonder whether his inquiring mind was sparked into action regarding the procedures
THE Lancashire District Land Registry building at Warton was officially opened last week. Jane Kennedy, Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor's Department, performed the opening ceremony and is pictured here at Wrea Brook Court, Lytham Road,
POLICE are warning Blackpool shoppers to be on their guard against terrorism during the run up to Christmas. The move, also aimed at raising the awareness of business owners so they can take steps to counter the threat of terrorist activity, was launched
A MAN was assaulted and robbed by three youths while walking along Waterloo Road, Blackpool, at 12.50am on November 26. The attack occurred as the man became engaged in a confrontation with three teenagers. A few moments later he was struck on the side
THE last remaining care workers at Blackpool's council-run homes have been dealt another series of blows in their few remaining days at work. A e-mailed memo has been pinned up on the notice board in some of the homes ordering staff not to bring ex-members
SAFETY inspectors are still waiting to complete an interview with a man more than six weeks after he was caught in an explosion. Albert Heys, 54, was removing asbestos from Livesey Court flats, Mill Hill, Blackburn, when it is believed the gas-powered
ROAD accidents on the notorious Grane Road between Haslingden and Blackburn have decreased by 72 per cent, due in part to a Lancashire Evening Telegraph campaign. From April to October this year there were only five accidents, compared to 33 in the same
ROCKETING insurance premiums and vandals are forcing cab drivers in Blackburn and Darwen off the road, according to a drivers' leader. Mohammed Nawaz Khan (pictured), chairman of Blackburn with Darwen Private Hire Association, said increasing costs were
POLICE today issued a theft warning after reports that a Father Christmas and two snowmen were carrying out a fake charity collection. Detectives are investigating the door-to-door collectors who have been wearing fancy dress and using a vehicle covered
PADIHAM go to Daisy Hill to play their Worthington Challenge Trophy match -- for the fifth time of asking. On each of the four previous occasions the match has been called off and manager John Howarth is not holding out much luck. Darren Forrest has joined
HOW strange this world in which we live, Where many hurtle, now to give Their children presents by the ton. But really is there anyone Who spares a thought for lives unplanned, Extinguished by a surgeon's hand, A million times by fifty five, In God's
I AM a mature nursery nurse student studying childhood studies at Preston College and as part of my course work I must complete a community assignment. I have chosen to research the provision of Out of School Care for 4-11year olds in our area, covering
CHILDHOOD memories of Christmas came flooding back this week. I had a rare reason to visit Wigan's Galleries and was really impressed by its festive decor - especially Santa's grotto. Mums and dads were queuing with excited little ones waiting to see
Leigh Centurions...19 Barrow Border Raiders...8 IF first impressions are anything to go by, then the shrewdest bit of off-season business Leigh have pulled off is the capture of Simon Svabic. On the evidence at a saturated Hilton Park it's baffling to
UNDER-16s will be given condoms to help stop unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexual diseases. The contraceptives will be handed out by council youth workers to those they think most at risk. But the move has been criticised by church leaders and
"Jack and the Beanstalk," King George's Hall, Blackburn. Christmas Fair, Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, 62/64 Yorkshire Street, Burnley, noon-3pm. Accrington and Blackburn CHA meet Billinge End/Preston New Road, Blackburn, 1.30pm for Butler's Bridge
AS much as all the words at their meeting on the brink of East Lancashire's long-awaited Super Sunday, the handshake between managers Graeme Souness and Stan Ternent summed up what the Burnley v Blackburn Rovers derby match should be all about -- friendly
THE chairman of governors at a Blackpool primary school has been delving into the recent past to write a book about the school. Judy Willis, from Westcliff Primary School, Crawford Avenue, Bispham, wrote the book about the past four years at the school
Drive and stroll with Ron Freethy DESPITE the driving rain and sleet I still decided to brave the elements and to follow not the M6 but the A6. I was in search of Milnthorpe and my own personal memories of motoring in the 1960s. I wonder how many readers
REGARDING your report (LET, December 8) about the proposed new multiplex cinema in Blackburn being in doubt, I and many of my friends would like it to open. It would be an advantage to movie-goers as more movies would be available and it would boost the
LOTS of runners will now have heard that they have been given a place in next year's London Marathon. This is a great opportunity for them to help some of the UK's most vulnerable children by using their place to help raise funds for The Children's Society
IN this festive season of jollity, I find there are four types of shoppers. There are the mothers with pushchairs, forming a wagon train that is impossible to get past -- and if you try, you are promptly run over. Then, there is the I'm-not-sure-what-I-am-doing-here
THE Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is very concerned at moves in the European Parliament to weaken the protection given to migratory birds, including those nesting in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. A 'declaration' proposed by
THE year is 1969 and a diesel loco makes one of the last journeys through Leigh to Liverpool Lime Street along a soon to be redundant rail route. David Norman's photo of a DMU travelling between Pennington and Kenyon on the Manchester Exchange -- Tyldesley
POLICE today issued a theft warning after reports that a Father Christmas and two snowmen were carrying out a fake charity collection. Detectives are investigating the door-to-door collectors who have been wearing fancy dress and using a vehicle covered
THE Centurions have been looking to the past as they plan for the future. Leigh's dismal record at the Recreation Ground in recent years is being used as a motivational weapon ahead of Sunday's tough trip to Whitehaven. Since they famously clinched the
I LIKE to think of myself as a rational man. I need to be. I do have a responsible job, and play my part in running the country. Yet, when it comes to Rovers, rationality departs, and superstition takes over. When we played lowly Gillingham two weeks
DURING his time at Manchester City, Garry Flitcroft played in a host of derbies with fierce rivals Manchester United. But the 27-year-old Rovers skipper today admitted he has never experienced anything quite like the fervour surrounding the first league
FOUR people were today due to be sentenced over their involvement in a major drug-dealing and money-laundering operation in East Lancashire. During a seven-week hearing, Preston Crown Court heard that Harle Syke post office had been partially paid for
MOTORISTS who leave valuables on display in their vehicles will receive a Christmas card from the police -- warning them of the potential for thieves. Handbags, sportsbags, jackets and even a stereo player and TV were among the items spotted by police
A COUNCILLOR is calling for a public inquiry following the tragic death of baby Emma Jade Dyson who was thrown into the canal by her mentally ill mum. The death of the four-month-old baby was the third child tragedy in Burnley in four years. Coun Andrew
FANS will flock from far and wide to East Lancashire this weekend for the region's biggest football game in nearly 20 years. And it won't just be Lancashire folk making the trip to Turf Moor to witness Burnley take on Blackburn Rovers in the Division
A PERVERT who put a 13-year-old Nelson girl through a terrifying ordeal probably lives locally police believe. The girl who was dragged over the railway line from Manchester Road on to the Hard Platts field at 9pm on Wednesday has been able to give police
COLNE Boss John Lister will be looking for a win against Formby in the Division Two Trophy second round clash to keep his side's season alive. Lister is expected to play in the heart of the Colne defence who again will be without keeper Andy Moore. Victory
NELSON'S new signing Chris Molineux is in line to make his debut as John Bailey's side look to extend their eight match NWCL Division Two run against Chadderton. The 19-year-old left sided player, signed from Castleton Gabriels, is likely to come in for
RAMSBOTTOM boss Ken Bridge will be looking for his side to avenge their opening day 2-1 defeat when they entertain Abbey Hey. The Rams go into the game riding high in eighth place in NWCL Division One while Hey's form has been indifferent. Russell Brierley
SHOPPING centre bosses seized more than £1,000-worth of Christmas trees and stock from outside a trader's store as part of a fire regulations crackdown. The move, by management at the newly-refurbished Blackburn complex, was blasted by fruit and veg shop
A PUB row between cousins over a £10 debt ended in tragedy when one collapsed and died almost instantaneously, Manchester Crown Court heard. Civil engineer James Singleton, 29, asked for repayment and slapped Mark Taylor's face with his open hand when
A SCHOOL hit by arsonists could remain partially closed until after the Christmas holidays. Firebugs torched a classroom at Moorhead High School's Queens Road West annex, Accrington, on Tuesday evening, and damaged several other classrooms in the process
ROMANIAN orphans wept when they were told Santa Claus wasn't visiting them this year. But they soon found themselves crying tears of joy when they discovered they will be getting something better four months after Christmas -- a visit from eye doctors
COD could soon be off the fish and chip shop menu. Stocks of Britain's favourite fish are at their lowest ever level. So low that North West Euro MP Chris Davies is calling for a three year ban on cod fishing because otherwise he fears the fish will be
AN Atherton tot who suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by a car a week ago is back home. Two years-old Daniel Gregory (pictured) came home from the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on Wednesday after a harrowing week for his anxious family
THE golden girls and guys of Leigh and Wigan were honoured for their achievements outside school this week. Hundreds of local young people received awards at the Wigan Youth Service's annual presentation evening, including Duke of Edinburgh Award winners
Crosshead ROADWORKS could make it a miserable Christmas for two Golborne businesses. The festive season should be the busiest time of the year for chip shop owner Jeff Foster of Lowton Road Chippy. But he says roadworks by North West Water which have
I WAS amazed to read that as a couple of Stagecoach drivers, for some incomprehensible reason, cannot differentiate between a bus with a coach body or one with a double deck, then Stagecoach management promptly withdraws the entire service from my area
RE the letter from Former Academic as signed in The Citizen last week. I was pleased to see your letter, as I have a grouch against the Nominations Committee. I had proposed a most worthy citizen six years ago and my suggestion was not accepted. Recently
Folly Lane 4 Blackpool Scorpions 36 AN EXCELLENT display saw Scorpions beat a strong Folly Lane side which included players with Premier League experience. The Swinton side applied early pressure but after 12 minutes Gareth Chadwick intercepted a stray
THE new pitch covers at Turf Moor have been in operation this week to try and ensure a near-perfect playing surface for Sunday's big derby showdown. The Clarets became the first club in the country to install the Matchsaver covering system a couple of
CHRISTMAS came early for the kids in Blackpool Victoria Hospital's children's ward when a bank donated £250 for new toys. The Royal Bank of Scotland's regional manager Anita Hunt handed over the cheque to David Gill, chief executive at the hospital, last
CHILDREN from King Edward VII and Queen Mary Infant School celebrated a Victorian Christmas this year with a superb adaptation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol -- and emphasised the importance of giving at Christmas. This theme was then put into actual
A BLACKPOOL credit union has signed up its 500th member in the form of the town's Mayor, Councillor Granville Heap. Tower View Community Credit Union acts as a savings account for Blackpool residents, and in four years has gone from strength to strength
LESS than 10 days to go and I reckon I must be in the running for most disorganised person of the year when it comes to festive preparations. Which is nice 'cos I might swing the title for grumpiest too this week. You see, I haven't bought one single
THREE games survived the weather in the Leigh League. In Division One, Leigh Sportsmen look to have finally killed off lingering relegation worries with a 4-2 win at Limelight. Matt Poyner's 23rd minute strike set the ball rolling with John McLoughlin
SUMMER soccer and amateur rugby league is now almost a certainty following weeks of bad weather and blanket postponements. Wigan Council Leisure Department has extened the season on their pitches to June 3 to help ease the backlog of fixtures. But in
HINDLEY boxer Mark Paxford took another step along his promising professional career path when he returned to the ring last week. The 21-year-old light-middleweight won his latest bout in sensational style with a technical k.o., showing he had learned
"IF players don't want to play for my football team at Atherton Colls they can go as far as I'm concerned," says first team boss Chris O'Brien. "Life at the club has been 'interesting' over the last couple of weeks." This is an obvious reference to the
TWO of TV's most talked about quiz shows give out the wrong message for Christmas, according to a prominent local cleric. The Rector of Bury Parish Church, Rev John Findon argues that the shows, whose catchphrases have become a part of everyday banter
BERKELEY Group, the parent company of house builder Crosby Homes, has announced increased profits and turnover. Pre-tax profits rose by almost a quarter to £75 million and turnover increased by £2 million to £370 million in the six months to the end of
THE search is on for Britain's business woman of the year ... and she may be here in East Lancashire. Nominations are being invited in the 28th annual Veuve Clicquot Award Business Woman of the Year which aims to highlight the work done by the country's
POLICE are warning Christmas shoppers to be on their guard against purse snatchers operating in Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley. Community safety officer Adrian Dolphin urged shoppers to take precautions and stay alert so that they do not end up victims
UP TO £2million worth of unwanted presents are given and received every Christmas. Don't I know it. I've a cupboard full of unopened face and anti-wrinkle creams that I never use. I think friends must be trying to tell me something. The amount of money
A TYLDESLEY woman has been appointed as a director of a global technology group. Information and communications technology group CMG has appointed Angie Bourke (right), 38, as associate director of its UK Payroll division. Angie, who is married with two
A GROUND-breaking police operation by Leigh officers has resulted in the conviction of a heroin dealer, as reported on this page. George Anderton, of Rothwell Road, Golborne, was sentenced to four year's imprisonment following the first ever use of a
LEIGH police have warned that burglaries are continuing to rise in Journal-land. Officers say the hot-spots in the past two weeks have been Golborne, Westleigh, south Leigh and Mosley Common. But most areas in the Leigh sub-division had suffered a number
TRADING Standards officers who rounded up more than £30,000-worth of counterfeit goods have warned the con-men there will be even tougher crack-downs. The Playstation CDs and video CDs were seized, along with drugs with a street value of £30,000, during
SINCE the first modern apprentice joined a Leigh bakery he has cooked up a storm by coming third in a national competition and now he is moving into management. Richard Lloyd, 24, recently completed Waterfields first modern apprenticeship and is set to
THERE are so many rules and regulations surrounding safe food handling that volunteers are to be sent on a special training course. Wigan Council are to send volunteers who prepare food at the four luncheon clubs they fund in the Leigh, Tyldesley and
ROAD accidents on the notorious Grane Road between Haslingden and Blackburn have decreased by 72 per cent, due in part to a Lancashire Evening Telegraph campaign. From April to October this year there were only five accidents, compared to 33 in the same
MENINGITIS laboratories are warning Leigh people to be on the alert for the potentially fatal disease. There have been cases were the illness has been misdiagnosed by health professionals says Steve Dayman, operations officer at the Spencer Dayman meningitis
LITTLE Megan Lyth was the envy of every girl when she was given 30 seconds to fill her trolley with as many Barbie goodies as she could. The six-year-old was given the dream opportunity at Toys R Us after coming first in a regional colouring competition
A LEIGH infant school has got good marks from government inspectors. St John's CE Infant School was scrutinised by Ofsted in October. Inspectors reported St. John's is a "very good" school with a "caring atmosphere in which all members of the school community
A FORMER army medic was yesterday locked in a tribunal fight to win a 30 year battle to be awarded a war pension. Leonard Griffiths won the right to a tribunal hearing after a lengthy campaign. Mr Griffiths, aged 55, from Higher Fold, served in the conflict
IT may be the season of goodwill but Christmas doesn't mean no dodgy deals, poor service or confidence tricks. To help make sure people in Journal-land enjoy festivities Wigan Council's trading standards officers have collated ten top tips to keep shoppers
EMERGENCY services are appealing for the public's help in finding their way through the maze of street names and numbers. As part of a national campaign, people in the Leigh area are being urged to improve the visibility of their house numbers and names
EAZ funding for a Year 9 'Broadening Horizons' Day took some Bedford High School pupils to the luxurious Marriott Hotel in Worsley. The pupils were shown around the hotel and introduced to the world of work. As they left, Peter Nicholson, Head of Human
A LEIGH mother-of-four killed herself after struggling to cope with depression since the death of her own father. Pamela King, 40, of Manchester Road, took six-times the amount of anti-depressant tablets needed to kill after drinking four cans of lager
FIREFIGHTERS discovered a World War II bomb in a chest while damping down the embers of a severe house fire this week. Bomb squad officers from Liverpool were immediately called to defuse the unexploded German mortar . Ambulances were put on stand-by
A STARTLED Leigh security guard had a miracle escape when he was sent spinning through the air in high winds - while sitting in a portable cabin! Damian Atherton, 19, of Carders Lane, crawled battered and bruised from the wreckage of the cabin but amazingly
A SECRET police surveillance camera recorded scores of people visiting a house in Golborne, most of whom only stayed for 90 seconds. The hidden cameras filmed over a three-day period and police saw many well-known heroin addicts visit the house where
AS a working single mum I am glad that I can go out to work and get a little extra money under the government's Working Families Tax Credit scheme. However, after successfully renewing my application recently, for the second time, I am rather annoyed
MP Hilton Dawson issued a statement last week saying that it is in the public interest that the full story of the Crinkley Bottom affair is heard. How odd. Firstly because that is exactly what this paper has been arguing for years now and secondly because
ANOTHER week, another crackdown by TV licensing. This time it's Lancaster's turn to face the snoopers from the detector vans, who now claim they can detect a TV the size of an acorn from the other side of the planet. Nobody is safe, they tell us, even
DISABLED Anthony Eddleston claims he has been made a virtual prisoner in his own home by youngsters running riot in the street. Mr Eddleston, 62, who only has one arm because of an industrial accident when he was 15, claims the vandals have cut his phone
CHORLEY chief Ken Wright will be looking to guide Chorley to their fourth successive win when they entertain Unibond Division Two strugglers Matlock Town. Wright is hoping to get leading scorer Danny Mills back for the clash after the striker missed the
CLITHEROE travel to St Helens full of confidence after their extra time win at Fleetwood in the FA Vase last weekend. Boss Dave Burgess picks from a fully fit squad against a St Helens team who have leapfrogged Clitheroe this week at the top end of NWCFL
ROSSENDALE have put their FA Vase clash against Brigg Town on the back burning ahead of their tough trip to Glossop North End. The FA Vase clash has already been postponed twice already and will now take place on Tuesday -- with the winners at home to
GREAT Harwood assistant manager Andy Clarkson believes his side can learn from their 6-0 cup defeat against Fleetwood Freeport on Monday. Clarkson, who was in charge in the absence of boss Dennis Underwood, said the scoreline flattered Fleetwood as Town
JOHN Coleman takes his side to Hyde on Saturday seeking for the consistency that has been missing in recent games. The Stanley boss has been happy with the way his side has been playing but believes they can improve -- and that will come with more consistent
BACUP manager Brent Peters reckons he's got the next Rio Ferdinand at West View. Not that he's putting too much pressure on defender Darren Esdale! "Darren is a real gem. It may sound like daft talk but this lad is a Rio Ferdinand type of player and can
I AM trying to trace the family of a Second World War airman who was killed on air operations in 1943. His name was flight engineer Sergeant William Webster Hilditch, 611325, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron. He was the son of Edward and Catherine Hilditch and husband
THE voucher scheme that I have just read about (Painting the town red, Citizen, Nov 23) for redecorating homes will not work as well as Blackpool council might think. I now live in the United States and our State and town has done the voucher bit. The
I WOULD like to pass on a few words of wisdom for the festive season to pet owners. Christmas decorations look lovely but can be a real danger. Glass baubles can fall and shatter injuring delicate pads and tinsel can become caught in the throat and cause
Preston 2 Burnley 1 PRESTON North End were not the only winners in their match against Burnley at the weekend - the crowd were too as both teams provided wonderful footballing entertainment in a hotpot Lancashire derby. It was all Preston in the early
AFTER beef, the cash strapped farmers have been hit by another crisis - this time it's spuds. And it'll shortly hit the housewife where it hurts most, in the purse. Prices are already well up, but Potato Council experts fear they could be sky high in
IT'S no wonder the Irish are targets for micky tacking. Recently two quiz contestants got the old heave-ho in silly circumstances. One, up against two Wiganers on 15-1, actually scored 271 before knocking himelf out by taking a question instead of nominating
SHOPPERS beware. Hang onto your bags and keep your purses out of sight. This goes especially to trusting pensioners who yet again need to be made aware of the increase in theft in the busy festive build-up. As I walk around town I see plenty with their
ITV's "Forty Years on Coronation Street" brought back some memories of the old characters - especially the formidable Elsie Tanner. In the early 1970s I was holidaying in San Luis, Minorca, with another couple, and towards the end of our stay we were
NIGHTLIFE is big business these days with much of the new economy fuelled by alcohol. I can only say thank goodness I'm not a teenager any more. I couldn't afford it. They only go out when most of us are coming in and seem to spend a fortune on enjoyment
MICHAEL Watts has this week joined his fellow Aussies Jamie Gass and Adam Bristow at Hilton Park. Watts, a 23 year-old full-back or centre, flew in on Monday and will make his debut along with Gass in next Wednesday's Alliance fixture at Hilton Park against
IT was a newlook Centurions side that got Leigh's NFP season off to a belated, and winning, start last Sunday. Not only did Leigh have seven new players on view, but they also showed an uncharacteristic mean streak. In their two outings so far, against
