A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Playstation and Games Night, Brunshaw Action Group's Community Drop-in Centre, Burnley, 6pm-8.30pm. Snorkelling Club, Waves Fun Centre, Nab Lane, Blackburn, 8am-9.45am
FISHERMAN Ronnie Hayes went home £323 better off after finishing ninth overall in the Embassy Division Three National Angling Championship. Ronnie, aged 58, from Maple Avenue, Hindley Green, landed three barbel and three chub weighing over 9kg and came
BURY Football Club's youth scheme and Centres of Excellence are being totally restructured for next season. The idea is for the whole under-9 to under-15 set-up to become totally self-financing, separately from the club, and supporters are being invited
SEASON tickets are available for collection so if you are at Gigg Lane during the week, call into the Forever Bury Portacabin and have a look around. We welcome Albert Doweck as our new chairman, running the newly constituted board of Bury FC. Let us
A WAREARTED brewery worker turned his retirement into a boost for charity. For when Gordon Wilkinson, 64, called time on his job as a forklift truck driver at Blackburn-based Thwaites Brewery after 18 years, he donated the proceeds of his retirement kitty
RECEIVERS have sold a niche market recruitment business to a management buy out team, saving a dozen jobs. HJM Recruitment, which turns over approximately £1.5 million, was sold by Bury-based DTE Corporate Recovery as a going concern after financial restructuring
STAFF were threatened with a syringe before two watches, worth £7,000, were stolen during a daylight robbery in Bury. The raid took place at jewellery store Leps Ltd, The Rock, Tuesday afternoon when a man entered as a customer but then produced a hypodermic
A SECURITY guard who died after falling from his motorbike may have suffered a heart attack. Mr Frank Whiteside fell off his Kawasaki in Hollins Lane, Bury, close to its junction with Croft Lane. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The
WE would like to thank all our neighbours, the ambulance service and all the doctors and nurses for acting quickly and being very helpful on July 9 when our eight-year-old son, Bradley, was knocked down on the main road. My neighbours acted really quickly
ISEE Lancashire Constabulary has discovered a new way to raise a bit of cash from its favourite milch cow. Not content with the revenue coming from speed cameras, they are now fining motorists whose windscreens do not conform to some arcane European (
COMPANIES and residents are invited to nominate quality new buildings, art works and rural projects for Civic Trust awards. The awards aim to raise awareness of the importance of design in improving the environment. The 2004 programme also features nine
IAGREE with most of Ann Bowlers' comments (Letters, July 11) but I am one driver who does not think that most women are idiots and I sympathise regarding the situation that she was put in at the Whitebirk roundabout in Blackburn. To start with, there
Radcliffe area worker Bev Meadowcroft said: "I attended a meeting of Outwood Tenants' and Residents' Association and concern was raised at the amount of litter in the area. "So I did a project with the children where we talked about the environment and
A BURY-based care group is the latest organisation to adopt the Message in a Bottle scheme. The bottles contain medical details of vulnerable people and are kept in the fridge where they will be found by the emergency services. Bury Lions relaunched the
A PARTYGOER was stabbed in the leg four times and had two teeth knocked out when he was attacked after leaving a nightclub. The 24-year-old was taken to Fairfield General Hospital during the early hours of Saturday (June 12) where he received stitches
SIX primary schools are taking part in a £50,000 scheme to help pupils with dyslexia. Bury Council's learning support team has joined the national Dyslexia Institute and won Government cash to finance the one-year pilot project. The six primary schools
AN eight-year-old boy killed in an accident with a motorbike has left a legacy for thousands of children in the form of lifesaving equipment. Billy Joe Dean died last August when he was hit by the bike as he walked along Market Street, Stoneclough, after
BILLY Pearce is back in Blackpool for the summer with a laughter show that is really chuffin' funny. Thursday's Grand opening night of polished hilarity was exactly what summer season shows should be all about. It was a splendid and light-hearted mixture
DISABLED children across the borough are about to embark on six weeks of summer fun thanks to BBC Children In Need. Jigsaw has received £10,000 following the television appeal, to fund a summer scheme for young disabled people and volunteers. The summer
BURY'S local health authority is on target to deliver quality care to the people of Bury. Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT), the body responsible for community-based mainstream health care, has been awarded a two-star rating by the Commission for Health Improvement
PRESTWICH pensioner Margaret Richardson has created her very own track record by having a Metrolink tram named in her honour! Winning a BBC GMR quiz and having her name drawn out the hat was just the ticket for 70-year-old Margaret who will now be able
In July, 1975, Keith Dawson, aged 25, left, of Hillside Avenue, Atherton, had to scratch from a charity race at Horwich when his 1935 Rudge let him down at the last minute. He should have joined 16 riders from firms associated with the motor trade in
IT'S 30 years since a long-haired line-up of rugby league players from Leigh scooped the Lancashire Shield in the schoolboys' final at Swinton's famed but long-gone Station Road ground. The lads from Manchester Road Secondary Modern School were trailing
A JAMBUSTING £480 million is to be spent on the busy M60 in a bid to ease congestion. The cash is part of a £7 billion improvement package announced by the Government to get traffic flowing again on some of Britain's most congested roads. The announcement
LOCAL history writer Peter Riley has captured 100 years of history. In an ingenious new book Then and Now. Peter has taken a photographic look at the changing faces of 11 towns incuding Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Astley, Glazebury, Lowton and
AMAZING Grace took Britain by storm in 1972 and was first choice in 'Top of the Pops' for nine weeks running. This hymn was written by John Newton (1725-1807). He was the only child of a sea captain and was taught the Bible by his mother who died when
This was the Falcons Dance Band well known in the area in the late 1940s/early 1950s. It was founded in 1942 from cadets of the 316 squadron of the Air Training Corps in Leigh, managed by Squadron Leader Charles Grundy and led by Vince Hayes, with Ken
A GRANDFATHER today spoke of his humiliation after spending 16 hours in a police cell when he was wrongly accused of abducting a three-year-old child. Alan Williamson, 39, said it was the worst experience of his life and has left his wife too upset to
TRAFFIC wardens have dished out 23,600 penalty tickets since Bury Council took over parking enforcement from the police. And thousands of those booked are disabled people who have displayed their blue badge incorrectly. As a result, councillors have set
A COUPLE have branded cemetery bosses insensitive after a family memorial cross was taken down without consultation. At the grave of Annie Moon Wallace, who passed away 18 months ago, was a plastic council notice stating that the wooden cross had been
POLICE are investigating a series of violent robberies in Bury over the weekend. In the worst incident, a reveller was punched and kicked after he collapsed on The Rock at 2.10am on Sunday (July 13). His attackers took his wallet and demanded the pin
LEICESTER are close to completing the signing of Craig Hignett on a free transfer from Blackburn. The 33-year-old midfielder has passed a medical and is expected to sign a two-year contract with the Foxes later today. He would be the ninth signing by
ROVERS winger Damien Duff is thought to be stalling on a £17 million move to Chelsea in the hope that Manchester United come in with a late counter offer. Duff met with Chelsea officials yesterday to talk over a double-your-money deal with Roman Abramovich's
A DRUNKEN man staggering in the road apparently got knocked down by a taxi, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Gary Billington, 24, who believed his drink had been spiked, ended up arrested after abusing the police. Father of three Billington
A TEENAGER who attacked a police officer was upset at being arrested for something he hadn't done, Burnley Magistates were told. The court heard how Ben Swainston, 19, who was under a curfew, tried to headbutt the officer, spat at him, kicked him and
A SHOP in Burnley Town Centre was forced to close for two hours yesterday after sparks from an angle grinder started a blaze in the car park below. Consumer Choice, The Mall, was filled with smoke at 9.20am while work was being carried out to remove ducting
A HOLIDAY Art Factory will in production throughout August. Leigh's Turnpike Gallery is hosting an interactive exhibition of 'drawing machines" and activities for everyone between August 2nd to 30th. Eight to 12-year-olds can book a place at artist-led
A FATHER of two has appeared before Burnley Magistrates accused trying to kill his former partner as she lay in bed. Andrew Michael Procter, 41, is charged with attempting to murder Lesley Kierby at her Padiham home on July 16. He also faces an allegation
FED UP residents are to be given expert training on how to spy on nuisance neighbours to help combat anti-social behaviour on Burnley's estates. In what's believed to be the first project of its kind in East Lancashire, police and council officers have
BURNLEY'S new £3million bus station has been given the thumbs up by the people who matter most -- passengers. In a recent survey 97 per cent of bus users gave the new building in Red Lion Street their approval. It's the latest success story for the station
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a seven week old baby girl who had been sleeping with her parents on a settee. An inquest was told how a paediatric pathologist could not find out why Lauren Courtney Marie Francis died at her home in Barden Lane, Burnley
BURY boss Andy Preece has clinched the signature of Oldham Athletic midfielder Lee Duxbury. The 33-year-old schemer put pen to paper on a two year deal yesterday to become only the second of the Shakers summer signings following the arrival of Joe O'Neill
PLANS to transform Lancashire's first centre of excellence for early years children has been given the go-ahead. Work is expected to start in the coming months to demolish the existing building at Walton Lane Nursery, Nelson and build a new centre, including
AT last, we have proof positive of just what I have been saying for months: that the parking meters can be set "slow". The sham of the meters being linked to the atomic clock at Rugby, as claimed by NCP and the local authority, has been photographically
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has asked Lancashire County Council to reconsider its policy on disabled parking. Mr Prentice said: "This is an issue that is constantly being brought to my attention. Over the years a number of people have been to me to tell
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save four post offices in Colne from closure have been given more time to make their protest. The Post Office has agreed to extend the consultation period after it revealed its plans to shut the Burrell Avenue, Alkincoates, Cottontree
A MEMORIAL was unveiled for East Lancashire soldiers who died fighting the Nazis. The stone memorial was set in Bols-Halbout in Northern France which was liberated by the East Lancashire regiment.
THE garden of internationally acclaimed flower arranger Craig Bullock was opened to the public for charity. Mr Bullock, of Cuckstool Lane, Fence, turned his three quarters acre garden into a year-round spectacle.
RESIDENTS were left without breakfast TV after a vandal armed with a knife cut television cables on their streets. The motiveless attack in Albert Street and Chequers, Clayton-le-Moors, happened in the early hours of yesterday and affected at least 15
UFO buffs have been sent into a spin by plans for a giant flying saucer sculpture on the hills above Accrington. And they said they would be over the moon if it attracted little green men to the area for a closer look! The 80-foot flying saucer design
I'm blaming the lager' - John Landlord wets the baby's head - five times! LANDLORD John Fahey is getting used to wetting the baby's head. In the last 17 months five of his seven barmaids at The Lion, Atherton, have become pregnant -- and he's blaming
WORRIED businessmen and residents hope to quiz United Utilities and Wigan Council officials next week after more road closures in the Wigan Road area were announced. Leigh MP Andy Burnham is hoping to set up a meeting at Hindley Green Labour Club next
TWO men and a woman have been banned from keeping any animals for life after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs. Cross-breed dogs Sandy and Puppet were both found to be severely underweight, with muscle wastage and sores across
A CEMENT company in Clitheroe has stepped in to help a village's Golden Jubilee project get off the ground. Residents in Rimington wanted to mount village name signs in stone on the boundary of their hamlet. Castle Cement quarry manager Keith Hall was
MOTORCYCLISTS have been given a safety warning by police after an 'alarming increase' in the number of accidents. Sergeant Stuart Isherwood, of Accrington Road Policing Unit, said incidents in the Ribble Valley, Belmont and Abbey Village areas in particular
IN FRONT of a crowd of around 2,000 at Stanley Park on Sunday India 'A' won an eventful and exciting game against Lancashire by one wicket. Winning the toss and asking Lancashire to bat, they had them in all sorts of trouble at 61-8 with some superb fast
A STRONG Seasiders side marked the hottest day of the year so-far with their first match of the pre-season at Accrington Stanley on Tuesday night. Accrington started brighter, with Lutel James and Rory Prendergast causing all kinds of problems for Simon
BURY businesses have been urged to seize the potentially lucrative export opportunities to be generated by the enlargement of the EU. The clarion call was delivered by Europe Minister Denis MacShane when he was the keynote speaker at an Export Alliance
A PETITION of 3,000 signatures backing a town council for St Annes has been handed to Fylde Borough Council by campaigners. It was presented to the council on Friday by a 'steering group' of campaigners, including members of St Annes Chamber of Trade,
STAN Ternent admits he is enduring his toughest summer yet as a manager. The Burnley boss still hopes to have a "competitive" squad in place for the forthcoming First Division season. However, hard-working Ternent has been unable to add any further faces
DARWEN captain Chris Lowe is set for a lengthy lay-off with an ankle injury. The wicketkeeper can, however, rest safe in the knowledge that his side is top of the Northern Premier League as they take a break to play in their third group game of the Thwaites
MARK CHILTON hit his fourth Championship century of the season to lead a determined rearguard action by Lancashire in Blackpool. Chilton had only four first class centuries in his whole career before this year, and two of them were against universities
BURY manager Andy Preece expects to start rebuilding his decimated squad in the next few days. The Shakers boss has one or two irons in the fire regarding incoming players and is just waiting for the green light from new chairman Albert Doweck and his
THE big one could be set to go formula one as a world-famous driver bids to ride the world famous roller coaster from the comfort of his car! Jordan's Ralph Firman hopes to have his car bolted to the Pleasure Beach's most famous coaster in the week after
MORE than 3,000 people flocked to the Winter Gardens to learn more about council issues ranging from alley gates to the masterplan, with entertainment and fun quizzes for the children. Local couple, Betty and Terry Jowett, were asked to open the event
SHAKERS supremo Andy Preece hopes to make a triple signing next week to give his side a new 'spine.' The Bury boss already has several irons in fires after spending the close season scouring the market for the best bargains to bolster his threadbare squad
THE PUBLIC and politicians from the Fylde Coast are being invited to a national conference in Manchester this Saturday to learn how to make their roads into 'streets of fun not fear'. The free event at Manchester Town Hall is open to community groups,
ALL WENT by the script at Irongate as Leigh RMI won their opening pre-season friendly with ease - but there will be a new character in the cast for the coming season. Manager Mark Patterson has recruited former Sheffield United team-mate and experienced
ATHERTON CC's resurgence continued on Saturday when they won a pulsating match at Lostock off the penultimate ball of the match. The game itself was unique in that the two opening batsmen, one from each side, both scored centuries and both carried their
BURY'S new top cop has set up a special unit to tackle what he calls a major drugs problem in the borough. And Chief Superintendent Andy Holt said this week that failure to stem the flow of illegal drugs could see crime spiral out of control. In his first
RADCLIFFE cricketer Kathryn Hayes is a real fast lady. For as well as playing for Radcliffe Cricket Club boys Under 15s team and the Lancashire Ladies side, she has won a national fast bowling competition. Kathryn, attends Bury Church School and plays
WHATEVER you may say about gutsy former Bury Woman of the Year Marie Caldwell no-one could call her a quitter! The evergreen runner from Hawkshaw, who will run all day for charities, certainly went the extra mile in her latest event. Competing in the
WHAT'S in a name? Well, quite a lot -- especially if you want to cause a fuss. The Fashionable Winos may well have caused a stir among contributors to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's letters page, but that was never the intention of the lads in the
MP Andy Burnham will not be holding an advice surgery in Hindley on Friday. Instead the MP will hold a surgery in Leigh on Saturday, from 12.00pm until 1.00pm at the Leigh Advice Centre, 10 Market Street.
rLEIGH Literary Society will meet in the Derby Room at the Turnpike Centre every other Monday night from 7.30-9pm. The cost is £1.50 per meeting, and annual subscription costs £11.00. Contact Tony Ashcroft (01942) 404559 for more information.
BAG LANE Methodist Church will hold a flower festival this Saturday. The festival begins at 2.30pm with strawberries, tea and a dance the main attractions. Admission is £2.50. And on Sunday at 10.45am they will hold a service where people will be able
rA PUB fire in Leigh is being investigated by police. A mattress was set alight in a bedroom above the Church Inn on Newton Road, Lowton. Firefighters using breathing apparatus spent an hour putting out the flames. Two occupants of the pub were treated
AN enormous map -- over 300 feet long -- has gone on show. Consisting of 28 community maps from throughout Wigan Borough, it is the result of six years hard work by Soroptimist International -- and displays places, people and events from throughout the
THE River Darwen will feature in a special two-month long exhibition at The Lowry this summer. River Journey's traces the path of River Irwell from Lancashire to the Manchester Ship Canal and artists will demonstrate the significance of the waterway alongside
A NEW Soccer 4 Kids coaching class kicks off for children entering the reception year in September. Classes at Leigh St Mary's High School, Astley, which will provide basic coaching through fun games and activities, will take place on Tuesday evenings
CHILDREN have been blamed for 10 separate grass fires in the Leigh area last night. Fire crews battled for an hour with a blaze at Common Lane from 8pm and were called out to nine others during the night. Sub officer Chris Roberts said the young arsonists
CONTROVERSY has been sparked following the announcement that the M65 Services sign will not be altered, in a dramatic u-turn. Councillors, Darreners and MP Janet Anderson have, for eight months, fought for the town's recognition after the services were
ACTIVE Living run a full programme of fitness classes to help promote exercise and good living. On Mondays the LINC Centre at Worsley Street, Golborne, hosts an exercise to music session from 11.45am-12.45pm, and on Wednesday afternoons from 1.15-2.15pm
lLEIGH Education Action Zone is reaching out with a helping hand for children with special needs. The zone is based at Green Hall Primary in Atherton and has so far proved resounding success. Since April 2002, the school has offered support and help to
LURCHER and whippet racing returns to village life this weekend. The Astley and Tyldesley Running Dog Club have organised a two day Lurcher, Terrier and Ferret Show at Miners' Welfare Club on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday lurcher racing starts at 1pm
MP Andy Burnham will chair a meeting on Friday with workers from the former Peter Miles Engineering firm which went into liquidation suddenly at the end of May. The Leigh MP has been working hard with the 160 who lost their jobs on May 28 to sort out
POLICE and council bosses are to view CCTV camera footage in a bid to identify and bring to justice a mob of marauding vandals who rampaged through Golborne last weekend. The mixed gang hit the High Street between 11.30pm on Saturday and 12.30am on Sunday
HOSPITALS in the borough were celebrating this week after being awarded the maximum three stars in this year's NHS performance ratings. The Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust scored top marks in all nine areas of the key targets set in the 2002-03
RMI will throw open their doors to supporters this Saturday for a football family fun day. Supporters will get the chance to meet their favourite RMI player and have their picture taken, be coached by members of the first team squad, beat the goalie in
STAND UP comic and Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey has been booked to appear for one night this winter at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. Tickets are already on sale for Spikey's November 2 gig, which he says will coincide with the launch of his new stand-up
WHAT'S in a name? Well, quite a lot -- especially if you want to cause a fuss. The Fashionable Winos may well have caused a stir among contributors to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's letters page, but that was never the intention of the lads in the
A CONTROVERSIAL community TV scheme labelled a "waste of money" by Blackpool Tories hangs in the balance after a council dispute forced the project back to the drawing board. As we reported in June Blackpool Council plans to produce two Community TV DVD
SO MANY mourners attended the funeral of a teenage Blackpool stabbing victim that extra orders of service had to be printed as the funeral began. More than 400 friends and family packed into a service for 16-year-old Benjamin Prunty at Blackpool's Sacred
A PUBLIC meeting has been called over controversial plans to build takeaways and a cinema on the last remaining seafront green space in Cleveleys. Local Wyre Borough councillors Wayne and Penny Martin, who have arranged the meeting, are hoping local groups
AS THE Citizen revealed last week, five local Blackpool libraries will close to make way for three hi-tech 'centres of excellence' if council plans get the go-ahead this week. Clwaremont, Highfield, Hawes Side, South Shore and Marton libraries, all busy
A BLACKPOOL pensioner has been caged and had his home seized by the council -- because of his collection of rubbish. Dennis Bostock, 66, of Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, was arrested by court bailiffs on Monday, July 14, after committing a number of offences
A EURO MP has welcomed a move to prevent industrial plastic dyes, known to cause cancer, being used to spice up East Lancashire curries. The decision by the EU Committee on Food to test imports of crushed and ground chilli for Sudan Red 1 was applauded
FRIENDS and neighbours have spoken of their shock after a "gentle giant" was shot in the chest in the town centre. John Hoban, 40, of Fosse Close, Blackamoor, suffered serious shotgun wounds near the barlife bar, Northgate, at 11.30pm on Wednesday. Detectives
GOOD Luck to Duffer. The combined £22 milion for Dunny and Duffer has more than paid for the Academy for years to come. Credit to all the Rovers staff for helping produce these two players. Pity, though, they couldn't have stayed and become Rovers legends
CAMPAIGNERS were today celebrating victory in the battle against the deregulation of chemists after spelling out their fears for the future of community pharmacies. Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has rejected plans to abolish restrictions
GOLF is a great sporting leveller. The handicap system allows even hackers like me to take to the fairways with the best amateur players. But the biggest handicap of all is the one that effectively leaves female golfers scratching around for somewhere
THIS is outrageous closing libraries and not doing anything with them, what about the local people that can't get to these new places, bl**dy silly and ludicrous, typical-English attitude that's why I moved here to get away from such moronic stupidity
THE eggheads in the town hall seem obsessed with creating so called centres of excellence, the 'super' libraries, the solarium etc. Why can't they cater for more mature people, the solarium used to be a nice little restful cafe and the libraries used
IT WAS with sadness and some anger that I read of the plan to close five branch libraries in Blackpool and replace them with larger but fewer so-called 'centres of excellence' (Citizen - 10th July). South of the town centre, four libraries are to be replaced
WHEN Blackpool became aw unitary authority, I knew that the libraries would be in the firing line for swingeing budget cuts. Anyone, who has attended council meetings, will be aware of their priorities. Intellectual endeavours do not rank high. Libraries
THE leader of Hyndburn Council, Peter Britcliffe, isn't sure that the Panopticons project will achieve its goal. He said: "In Accrington, they are talking about a flying saucer design on top of The Coppice. It would certainly draw attention to the area
AMBITIOUS Accrington Stanley are aiming to tempt former England midfielder David Batty to the town. The tigerish 34-year-old has vowed to join Unibond League side Harrogate Town once his contract expires in 12-months time. But the Reds' aim to swoop in
THE Panopticons project is part of the Regional Park concept, devised by regeneration chiefs to lever in millions of pounds to East Lancashire to encourage investment, more visitors and better use of the countryside. Jerry Spencer, head of design at the
HAVING recently completed a four-year course in creative textiles leading to a City and Guilds diploma at the Arts and Crafts Centre, I am appalled and incensed at the way our paid councillors on Bury Council's executive have sneakily rushed through the
MP Andy Burnham was at Bedford High last week to help celebrate the school becoming a Business and Enterprise College. Mr Burnham was at the official launch of the school's new status -- as he mingled with Year 9 pupils who had all taken part in the third
THE life and times of Affetside Primary School were fondly remembered at a farewell lunch. The village school closed for the last time yesterday (Thursday, July 17) as part of controversial Local Education Authority plans to address falling pupil roles
JOIN Fylde Naturalists' Society this Saturday (July19) for a trip to Borrowdale and Roundwaite Common -- cost will be £7. For more details contact the programme secretary on 316713.
TEENAGER Emily Clark has been chosen to take part in an expedition to Africa. The 18-year-old will be joining a group of around ten young people from Greater Manchester for the one-month exchange trip. It has been organised by the Manchester Diocese and
THE outcome of this newspaper's campaign to save local chemists might not be totally clear-cut, but their future looks brighter now that the government has responded to the public's outcry. For there was a grave danger of many local pharmacies going the
LEIGH Amateur Boxing Club welcome new budding champions to their sessions. They meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5.30pm-8.30pm at The Stables, situated at the rear of the Boar's Head pub on Market St. Costs are £1 for juniors, who meet from 5.30pm
WE seem to be doing exceptionally well for the kind of music we most appreciate this summer in our part of the world. By 'we' I mean you and I and the rest of the jazz aficionados out there who find these weekly meanderings a helpful guide to their leisure
MARK Price, Ramsbottom's veteran left arm spinner was the hero of the day as Ramsbottom overturned league leaders, Nelson at Seedhill. The 43-year-old bowled 25 overs, unchanged in the blistering hot conditions returning with the remarkable figures of
A PASSENGER offered a taxi driver his shirt instead of payment, before punching him in the face when the offer was refused. The driver suffered minor facial injuries and the passenger fled without paying. The incident happened at 3.10am on Sunday (July
AMBULANCE crews from across Greater Manchester are to say their final farewells to Bury paramedic Wayne Davenport later this week. His fiance, Caroline Johnson, found his body at their home in Rochdale on July 2 after he completed a night shift. A service
A RAIDER wielding a hypodermic needle threatened to inject staff with HIV before fleeing a jewellery shop with two watches worth £7,000. The thug, who was wearing a full-face crash helmet, entered Lepps Jewellers on The Rock in Bury at about 3.20pm on
YOUR report (LET, July 10) that Blackburn with Darwen Council may be considering selling Blackburn Transport will not set regular passengers agog with excitement. They should insist that certain essential elements are included in negotiations before a
REGARDING your story (LET, July 10) that Blackburn Transport could be sold off to raise cash for the council, it was only the day before that in this page I suggested the very same thing - but only for specific needs. Why sell the bird that this year
THIS is the father and sons who were victims of the family fishing trip tragedy in Scotland. Shaun Ridley, aged 37, of Abbey Lane, Westleigh, Leigh, and his son Michael, aged 12, drowned after their motorboat overturned. A second son, Steven, aged 15,
SWEETS banned in Europe after children died eating them could end up in Bury. The Food Standards Agency is urging youngsters not to eat mini-cup jelly sweets containing konjac after two of these illegal products were found on sale in the UK. This type
PEOPLE being treated for the AIDS virus HIV in Bury rose by a record 25 per cent last year. The increase is the highest since regional monitoring began eight years ago. The total number of people being treated for the illness is now 65. The Greater Manchester
BURY police will be taking part in a pilot scheme that will see uninsured drivers issued with £200 fixed fines. Traffic police will, however, still have the option of sending "guilty" drivers to a magistrates court where the maximum fine for the offence
BUILDING plans to transform a site at Waterfold Business Park were given the "bird" because of a group of surprise visitors. A colony of Little Ringed Plovers have made their nest at the site close to the M66 junction at Bury and are set to stay until
TALENTED teenage ballet dancer Heidi Hudson has the world at her feet. She is among the elite after being selected for a two-week placement at the Royal Ballet International Summer School in London. Last year Heidi (15), of Parkstone Close, Bury, danced
BURY's health watchdog body has been given a stay of execution for three months. Community Health Councils (CHCs) across England will cease to exist on December 1, rather than the planned date of September 1. The Government delayed the abolition, for
STAND UP comic and Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey has been booked to appear for one night this winter at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. Tickets are already on sale for Spikey's November 2 gig, which he says will coincide with the launch of his new stand-up
BURY MP David Chaytor has done a U-turn and supported plans to create foundation hospitals. The Labour backbencher did not join the 62 rebels in last week's nail-biting vote, which saw the Government scrape home by its smallest majority yet. Several months
AN AMBULANCE boss called to the scene of last week's M56 tragedy, in which seven holidaymakers were killed, described the incident as the worst he had seen in his 22-year career. Mr Stuart Rankine, who is the operations manager at the Bury station, was
HAILED as "amazing" by carers, 103--year-old Ethel Hunsworth continues to astound everyone with her astute memory and intelligence. Born in Leigh in 1899, Ethel grew up in Leigh Road with her brother Fred and sister Doris. After teaching French and Latin
HE'S taken the USA by storm and, like all things American, he now looks set to conquer the UK. He is described as the "world's only live comic book hero" whose message is one of love and peace. His philosophy is of beating prejudice, violence, negative
LOCAL history writer Peter Riley has captured 100 years of history. In an ingenious new book Then and Now Peter has taken a photographic look at the changing faces of 11 towns incuding Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Astley, Glazebury, Lowton and
TENANTS could win £750 in a council lottery to persuade people to pay their rent on time. The prize draw is launched this month for all council tenants who stay out of the red, with one lucky winner taking home £750 in high street vouchers and a runner-up
FEARS that wards could close without warning at Fairfield General Hospital have been voiced by Bury's health watchdogs. Their concern follows news that the Jefferson orthopaedic ward at Rochdale Infirmary could close without proper consultation. Reports
rGEORGE Robinson talks to Westleyther Lesley Richards about the Ring o' Bells -- a no-nonsense alehouse where beer was served out of jugs straight from the barrel until 1970. Bungalows now stand on the site. THE Ring O'Bells last landlord, George Robinson
COUNCIL tax dodgers could be forced to sell their homes to pay back the money they owe. Bury finance bosses warn debtors that they will seek charging orders against people's houses if they don't pay their way. They have recently chased two residents through
TOM Jackson has fond memories of The Falcons Dance Band which beat the best in Britain. The bass player with the band founded in 1942 from cadets of the 316 squadron of the Air Training Corps in Leigh, he has compiled a brief history of the Falcons which
A £2.5 million bid for jobs and investment in the poorest parts of Bury and Whitefield is being put together by civic leaders. They are seeking new Government money to benefit residents in Moorside, East, Redvales and Besses wards. Local people and businesses
A MURDER inquiry was launched today after a 25-year-old man was found collapsed on the pavement in a town centre street. The man was found outside a hair salon in Bank Street, Rawtenstall, at 11.30pm yesterday by a passer-by. He was taken to Burnley General
LEIGH Centurions will have their backs to the wall on Sunday as coach Paul Terzis sends a badly depleted squad to Whitehaven for a key National League One game. Leigh could be without as many as six of their senior squad for the trip to the Recreation
ROVERS new-boy David Yelldell has set his sights on usurping Brad Friedel from his goalkeeping throne after sealing a dream move to the Premiership. Yelldell recently became Blackburn Rovers' first signing of the summer when he completed his £100,000
A BURNLEY business has been given a grant of £45,000 to help it develop a product that will help catch secret smokers. Radal Technology, whose premises are in Lydgate, is set to use the grant to carry out a feasibility study into developing a product
ADVICE on the issues surrounding drugs addiction will be available during a one-day event in Burnley tomorrow. An awareness day is being staged by the Drug Action Group, one of six action groups set up as part of Burnley Community Safety Partnership's
A MAN was found seriously injured in a Burnley street today, sparking a major police probe to try and discover who he is. Officers have been unable to identify the man who was found by a passer-by near to St Andrew's Church, Colne Road, near Barden Lane
A GOOD school which achieves high academic standards while providing a supportive and caring community. That was the verdict on Bury Grammar School (Girls) by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The inspection, which was conducted in March, also found
HOMES and businesses in Pendle were flooded by 2ft of water after yesterday's rainfall proved too much for the drainage system. Sixteen houses in Scotland Road, Nelson, were flooded out by the rising water at teatime, forcing residents out into the street
A FIRM has revised plans for a major housing development in Radcliffe after planning chiefs turfed it out. The initial application by Morris Homes to build 125 houses and apartments on the site of the former Strebor Diecasting Company in Allens Green
AS a parent of a child attending St Paul's in Ramsbottom, I felt it necessary to write to express my disgust at the way the LEA and schools in the area are behaving. We have to contend with our children being distraught at being uprooted and moved to
I WAS horrified to see the former Bury General Hospital being pulled down, probably to make way for yet another soul-less development. I have a mug on my sideboard which I bought when this old hospital celebrated a century of care in 1982. Why it is that
I REGRET to have to inform Councillor Roy Walker (Your Letters, July 4) that the only irrational behaviour is his. I have gone back to his original letter. To quote part of it: "It is like consulting on primary schools, but for a year beforehand, not
THE family which founded the troubled Silentnight beds and furniture empire has made a second bid to take full control of the business. Silentnight PLC, which announced massive losses of £11.2 million in May, has received an approach from Soundersleep
A LARGE part of our Pride of East Lancashire Campaign is dedicated to singing the praises of the area. We have booming businesses, great sporting stars, fantastic community initiatives and tremendous people. But do we shout out enough about the things
TRADING has been as hot as the July weather for young Leigh entrepreneurs. Seventeen schools have taken part in a Mini Enterprise project that gives children an insight into the world of commerce - and they have responded with a staggering profit of around
CHANGING attitudes to handicapped people have been welcomed by the chairman of a disabled group. Frank Parkinson, of the Access for the Disabled Committee, has applauded the Atherton firm which recently employed 23-years-old diaplegic cerebral palsy sufferer
TWO star-struck amateur actors have set up a theatre production company with a view to hitting the big time. The curtain was raised on a new career for gifted Emma Schofield and Daniel Wood when they launched Atherton-based Juxtaposed Productions Ltd
A FATHER and son died and a second son is feared to have drowned when a family fishing trip on a Scottish loch turned to tragedy. Shaun Ridley, aged 37, of Abbey Lane, Westleigh, Leigh, jumped into Loch Ryan on the West coast of Scotland to try and save
LOWTON residents claim a new traffic ban imposed to halt a rat-run through their estate has created a nightmare for motorists. They are calling for the peak hours restrictions on Craven Avenue to be lifted or, alternatively, for residents to be given
BURY'S potential takeover of Rossendale could be even larger than first anticipated. Council bosses are now considering absorbing the whole of its northern neighbour, rather than just two-thirds. The Bury Times understands that Rochdale is cooling on
MUSLIMS were left devastated after plans for a mosque in Clitheroe were turned down for the fourth time. Ribble Valley Council's planning and development committee overturned an officers' recommendation and voted against the scheme by seven votes to five
RURAL MP Nigel Evans has called for action after the closure of a third Ribble Valley post office in two months. The Shadow Secretary of State for Wales today called on the Government and the Post Office to do more to keep the vital local businesses open
BLACKPOOL'S Stanley Park welcomed hundreds of young disabled athletes -- and Britain's most famous Paralympian -- for the National Junior Athletics Championship. Tanni-Grey Thompson was at the event, organised by Disability Sport England. Amongst the
YOUNG cricketers from Kirkham Grammar School are celebrating a successful season which saw them reach the school's first Lancashire Cup final in many years. The under-14 team eventually lost the final to a strong Manchester Grammar side, having beaten
FOOTBALL loving girls from Wyre have been showing off their skills in a primary school football tournament. Teams from 10 schools in the area played in the competition on the Cottam Hall playing fields in Poulton. They were divided into two groups of
RESIDENTS in rural Fylde are set to trade an afternoon of dry weather for a cool refreshing dip in their local pool as the council's swim bus revs up its engines for 2003! The Kirkham pool swim bus scheme -- which is run once a week free of charge --
FYLDE Rugby Club is to announce a seven year sponsorship deal with £100,000 a year. Details of what is the most lucrative such deal in the club's history will be given by chairman Malcolm Jones later this month. This comes on top of the £2.8 million it
ST ANNES made heavy weather of overhauling Blackpool's modest 132 all out at Vernon Road on Saturday but in the end they turned up triumphant as Russ Bradley and Roger Banks saw them home by three wickets at 135-7. It did appear that it would be such
BOLTON and Bury Chamber is lobbying hard via The British Chambers of Commerce network to ensure that local business interests are served in the reconstruction of Iraq. As the US is going to be picking up the major costs of Iraqi reconstruction, American
A NEW "super chamber", one of the largest and most powerful in the UK, is now fully representing the interests of Bury companies. North Manchester Chamber of Commerce is up and running after being created through the merger of similar individual support
THE Seasiders next action comes in the Isle of Man international tournament, with games against Burnley on Sunday and Wrexham on Monday. The Clarets are unable to include on-loan Manchester United winger, Luke Chadwick, who is recovering from an operation
YOUNG people in Burnley have been told to "hop on the bus" to learn more about education, health and training. The What Now? information bus will be parked in St James' Street in Burnley town centre this Wednesday and Wednesday, August 6, from 11am to
A GRANTS package of £1.26 million is spearheading an environment for investment for image-conscious Bury manufacturers. Firms throughout the borough can now source cash aid of up to £50,000 to help fund a range of environmental improvements to their properties
A LAST minute change of plan didn't stop the carnival in St Annes on Saturday. The colourful display of floats and marchers had to take a shorter than usual route rather than taking the traditional route down the promenade, but that didn't stop everyone
A PRIZE giving ceremony turned into a circus at one Fylde Coast school this week. Pupils in years three, four and five at Lytham Church of England primary school were delighted when Uncle Russ, children's entertainer and magician with the Tower Circus
RECYCLE-FRIENDLY Fylde schoolchildren are top of the heap after coming third in a national competition to find a creative use for thrown-away items of junk. Year Five pupils at Heyhouses Endowed School, in Lytham, have beat scores of UK schools taking
GLOBETROTTING pace ace James Anderson leaned back in the sun at Turf Moor and quipped: "Not bad for a Burnley lad!" As a homecoming, starring in Burnley Cricket Club's knock-about with Burnley Football Club earlier this week was pretty low key. But the
HASLINGDEN aren't just re-writing the record books -- they're changing the script of the Lancashire League table too. The Bentgate club leapt to the top of the table with a double victory last weekend and took pole position in what is set to be one of
DERAIL yourself from everyday life and coast on down to the 19th Annual Fleetwood Transport Festival this weekend. Dozens of historic vehicles will trundle their way into the port for the event -- known as Tram Sunday -- which will also have eight vintage
A MOTORING skills course for future drivers starts in Blackpool next week. Test Drive 2003 aims to give young adults aged from 16 a taster of motoring theory and actually driving with an instructor. Half day sessions costing £19 will run July 21-25 and
A BLACKPOOL businessman has infuriated a cabinet minister by opening a sex shop next door to his local office! And Piet Manca, the man who set up Blackpool's Little Amsterdam store, is now planning to move in to the Welsh town where Prince William is
BLACKPOOL'S master plan was under the media spotlight yesterday (Wednesday) as the debate about gambling legislation and the future of seaside resorts went live on national television. Blackpool borough councillor Steven Bate and Leisure Parcs boss Mark
IT COULD only happen in Blackpool. Worm charming and the biggest Christian hokey-cokey in the North West led the attractions at a fun day in Layton which raised more than £1500 for the Fylde's Trinity Hospice. St Thomas' Church organised the family event
A FORMER Blackpool schoolboy who went on to be one of the Queen's advisers on constitutional issues has died, at the age of 74. The work of Geoffrey Marshall, a former Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, helped lead to the creation of the Parliamentary
A 56-YEAR-OLD man with learning difficulties was left stranded in Blackpool after a heartless thief stole his bus fare and tried to make off with his pet dog. The man -- from Bispham -- was forced to make the three mile journey home on foot after the
A FYLDE councillor has been described by charity bosses as "inspirational" after fighting back from a stroke to win a top national community award. Councillor Ron Wilson, 73, was presented with the Richard Thomas Community Award by members of The Stroke
EDS Leigh advanced to the third round of the Littlewoods Gaming Knockout Trophy with a convincing six wicket victory against a below-strength New Brighton side at Rake Lane. After electing to bat first the home side struggled to make progress against
T HE Centurions turned up the heat on their National League One rivals with a priceless victory over one of their main challengers. As temperatures crept into the 90s, Leigh kept their cool in a tryless second half, showing that when required they do
PLANNERS hope that a new vision for Bury town centre can harness new investment by building on past glories. Bury Council's "Bury But Better" Town Centre Vision and Development Strategy looks at unlocking opportunities by remaining true to the town's
BURY'S world-famous market could be on the move as part of a £150 million investment to extend the town's premier shopping centre. A multiplex cinema, 60 new shops and an 800-seat food court would be among the star attractions of the massive redevelopment
BURY'S glittering retail renaissance will take a giant step forward with the massive £150 million extension and refurbishment to allow the town to compete with the "big boys". Developers and co-Mill Gate owners Westfield are only too aware of the pull
BOTH Holcombe Brook Sports Club's mens and ladies teams came through their last 16 showdowns in the National Clubs Tennis League last weekend. The men, represented by Simon Roberts, Mark Schofield, Andrew Davies and John Lister, defeated Edgbaston Priory
IT could be a case of one in and one out at Stainton Park in the not too distant future. That's Radcliffe Borough manager Kevin Glendon's immediate reaction to the first two friendlies his side have played, prior to the start of the 2003-2004 season proper
GREENMOUNT'S hopes of an appearance at Old Trafford in the final of the Thwaites Lancashire Knockout went to the wall at Ormskirk on Sunday. Their total of 159 was never going to be enough against Merseyside Competition opponents who won the tournament
ANOTHER win double helped Radcliffe in their quest for the Central Lancashire League cricket crown. And as the Racecourse men sit pretty in second place in the CLL table, just two points behind leaders Werneth approaching the halfway point of the season
STAN Ternent admits he is enduring his toughest summer yet as a manager. The Burnley boss still hopes to have a "competitive" squad in place for the forthcoming First Division season. However, hard-working Ternent has been unable to add any further faces
ROVERS winger Damien Duff is thought to be stalling on a £17 million move to Chelsea in the hope that Manchester United come in with a late counter offer. Duff met with Chelsea officials yesterday to talk over a double-your-money deal with Roman Abramovich's
NEW Shakers chairman Albert Doweck has vowed to show restraint as he delves into the transfer market. The former Carlisle chief admits Andy Preece's squad needs strengthening for the new season but will not compromise the club's stability. His words will
AS Matt Goss sits chatting in his London hotel room, 20 fans are standing out on the street shouting up to their hero. It takes a special kind of star to attract this kind of attention after a break of 10 years from the UK music industry -- but anyone
MORE than 30 jobs could go at a Radcliffe factory which has become famous across the land. A European directive means that the glass testing unit, run by Bury Council at Bradley Fold industrial estate, may close. The unit employs 34 staff who check all
rTWO green-fingered veg growers have lifted Tyldesley Allotments' top trophy. Margaret McGrath and Pat Owens tied on 106 points to share the Roy Shaw Cup at Saturday's show. Runner-up spot went to Graham Griffiths just one point behind and third was Frank
THE Cats Protection League are desperately trying to rehouse over 100 moggies and have appealed to the public to help. The cats charity are also offering a free neutering and microchipping service in conjunction with the RSPCA to owners who are on benefits
MOVES are underway to resurrect a town's market. Traders have reappeared in Golborne over the past two weeks and it is hoped more will join the six who have set up stalls on the former site. However, Cllr Peter Franzen, is hoping that permission can be
JAMIE Smith's attempt to 'roll out the barrel' was stopped short by the suspicions of his line manager. Blackburn magistrates heard that Smith had removed a one-gallon keg of Stella Artois, which he planned to put in a car and take home until challenged
A MURDER inquiry was launched today after a 25-year-old man was found collapsed on the pavement in a town centre street. The man was found outside a hair salon in Bank Street, Rawtenstall, at 11.30pm yesterday by a passer-by. He was taken to Burnley General
THIRTY go-getting pupils from a Bacup school have been chosen to take part in an exciting summer school programme at an East Lancashire garden centre. Fearns Community High School is one of only eight schools in Lancashire to be chosen for this year's
ANDY Burnham will host a seminar with fellow MPs Neil Turner and Ian McCartney for local groups who are looking for investment for projects in former mining areas. The trio of local MPs will tell community, voluntary and sports groups about The Coalfield
LOCAL clinical care in the borough was awarded one star in the first ever performance rating of Primary Care Trusts. The Ashton, Wigan and Leigh PCT, only set up a year ago, was given the star rating by the Commission for Health Improvement, which was
THE quick-thinking actions of a five-year-old boy helped save the life of his mother who collapsed unconscious with a brain virus. Little Joshua Hurst sprung into action when his 33-year-old mum Janet suddenly collapsed at their Carr Common Road home
CRAFTY kids are being invited to start the summer holidays on a creative streak by one of the Fylde's leading art gallery. Artlounge -- based on Dicconson Terrace in Lytham -- will be opening their doors on Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 to children
RADCLIFFE have the chance to take over at the top and head a little breakaway group as the chase for the Central Lancashire League title takes them to Heywood on Sunday. And if they needed any extra incentive to collect maximum points at the Crimble,
WE seem to be doing exceptionally well for the kind of music we most appreciate this summer in our part of the world. By 'we' I mean you and I and the rest of the jazz aficionados out there who find these weekly meanderings a helpful guide to their leisure
FAIRGROUND ride lovers will be able to get two free ride tickets when they buy a programme for this year's Bispham with Norbreck children's gala. The deal has been struck between gala organisers and Cubbins fairground bosses to boost funds for the annual
AS Matt Goss sits chatting in his London hotel room, 20 fans are standing out on the street shouting up to their hero. It takes a special kind of star to attract this kind of attention after a break of 10 years from the UK music industry -- but anyone
A LOOK at what's happening close to home. THORNTON A SUMMER fete and family fun day takes place at Royles Brook Primary School, Marsh Road this Sunday, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Fun includes a grand raffle with £200 prize money, BBQ and licensed bar, bouncy castle
AN 84-YEAR-OLD female holidaymaker has been left "extremely distressed and shaken" after being dragged along a South Shore street by a callous mugger. The attack occurred as the pensioner -- who hails from Liverpool -- was walking back to her hotel along
WHERE can you find a scuba diving vicar and a church army officer who's also a classic car enthusiast? Answer: St Thomas' Church, Blackpool. The Devonshire Road church has just welcomed its two new faces who don't exactly adhere to a traditional church
HEALTH chiefs say they are working hard to make up for a shortage of GPs across Blackpool, after failing to meet standards set by a Government watchdog. Blackpool Primary Care Trust passed seven out of nine categories set down by the Commission for Health
LONDON delegates descended on Blackburn with Darwen to look at the impact of the biggest reshuffle in Early Years education for years. Officials from the Local Government Office and the National Sure Start Unit visited three sites in Blackburn with Darwen
TWO adults and three children were rescued after getting stuck at the bottom of a muddy embankment last night. Steven Farrel, 40, Elizabeth Parry-Gordon, 38, teenagers aged 15 and 13 and another child of an unknown age, were trapped near Knuzden Brook
A CAMPAIGN group has been launched to fight racism and oppose the far right in Blackburn and Darwen. The 30 members of Blackburn and Darwen United Against Racism are hoping to attract more support before formally launching the group at a public meeting
THE flourishing Networking for Business North Manchester club will stage its third meeting in Prestwich next Wednesday (July 23). The venue again is the town's Village Hotel with the meeting to take place in the Sedgley Suite, between 2pm and 4pm. Those
BLACKBURN Rovers have floored a local charity -- and it was a real team effort! Homeless youngsters in Blackburn with Darwen, supported by the town centre organisation Nightsafe, are much cosier these days, thanks to a charity, a Chorley floorcoverings
JOHN Duckworth was leaving school today after 28 years as a head -- but it might not be long before pupils see his car pulling up outside! The 60-year-old admits he often drives on 'auto-pilot' and finds himself heading to the school by mistake. When
VERY disappointing for Rovers fans. Once again with weeks to the new season we lose a key player. How can Souness say we are stronger now than this time last year when we allowed Dunn to walk away and now it looks as if Duff is off? Only a few months
THE oldest spinner in town has made her mark as master of the decks at her local club - at the age of 86! Margaret Brelsford - or DJ Master Maggie to her friends - has been choosing the tunes at Platt Social Club in Blackburn Road, Accrington, for more
SO it looks like Duffer is on his way from Rovers, which of course will be a great loss. But if Damien does leave then that will be a great bit of business for Blackburn Rovers. For in these days of deflated transfer fees, £17 million is a huge amount
A GRANDFATHER today spoke of his humliation after spending 16 hours in a police cell when he was wrongly accused of abducting a three-year-old child. Alan Williamson, 39, said it was the worst experience of his life and has left his wife too upset to
THE inevitable has happened, someone has triggered the release clause in Duff's contract. I think that although the club were naive in telling the media that Duff had a release clause at £17m (although it was hardly a secret) it leaves the club in a win-win
DEAR Mr Abramovich, I am writing to you, regarding your recent takeover of Chelsea FC. I find it amazing how you seem to want every player in the world (apart from Emile Heskey) for ridiculous sums of money. I hope you realise, that upon purchasing these
'BLACKPOOL Borough Council's Masterplan Co-ordinator and Head of Planning and Transportation -- Reg Haslam -- admitted he was not aware of the Police Authority's decision' from the front page of the Citizen last week. From page 28 of the Chief Executive's
I FEEL moved to respond to what I consider to be the racist rantings of H Haworth (Citizen July 10). Firstly, he/she tells us that every year we hold a Remembrance(sic) Day in memory of the "millions who died in two world wars but forget why they died
YOUNGSTER Pawel Abbott climbed to the top of the pre-season strikers' chart as he hit two against Brig - making it three in just 24 hours! Unlike Wednesday's game against Chorley, where the majority of the goals came in the first half, the fans who braved
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman believes Rory Prendergast could play a key part in the Reds' new formation trial. The left sided midfielder had a roaming role against Blackpool on Tuesday night - the first game at the newly named Interlink Express
I WAS in the audience of a packed meeting of the executive committee of the council on July 9, when several important and far-reaching decisions affecting the lives of everyone in Bury were discussed. Members of the public had strong views and were given
CRAFTY kids are being invited to start the summer holidays on a creative streak by one of the Fylde's leading art gallery. Artlounge -- based on Dicconson Terrace in Lytham -- will be opening their doors on Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 to children
