Lancashire | Archive | 2001 | January
A MAYORESS today blasted conmen who targeted two frail pensioners stealing £1,400 from them in less than two hours. more...
AN American who hob-nobbed with Bill and Hillary Clinton at her birthday party today spoke about his trip for the first time -- and told how he also met Monica Lewinsky at the same bash. more...
HE may not have a garage the size of a small country, but Bentley-loving businessman Alan Greenhalgh could be the Ribble Valley's answer to the Sultan of Brunei! more...
AN Accrington policeman has been chosen as the face of the county's force in a new recruitment drive. more...
HOMEOWNERS in Hyndburn are on average £1,000 a year better off due to lower and more stable mortgage rates, according to local MP Greg Pope. more...
POLICE are going out on a new beat inside East Lancashire's town halls in a bid to beat rowdy youngsters and neighbours from hell. more...
THE reason why popular window cleaner David Bowman plunged to his death from his ladders will remain a mystery, an inquest heard. more...
TRADING standards officers are campaigning to ban powerful and nuisance fireworks after record numbers of sales to under-18s in East Lancashire and more and more accidents. more...
ANGLERS in East Lancashire are to be targeted by hunt saboteurs in a bid to get the sport banned. more...
AN angry householder is demanding action after receiving bills for gas he has never used. more...
A NEW approach to educating children about the dangers of drugs will be officially launched tomorrow. more...
POLICE today urged shoppers not to be tricked into buying camcorders from street sellers -- because many have turned out to be boxes of flour. more...
ONE of the most influential figures in East Lancashire's Christian community has announced his retirement. more...
A VISITORS' guide that aims to boost tourism in East Lancashire is launched next week. more...
FIVE schools have proved they are at the top when it comes to sport. more...
VIOLINIST Clare Sutlieff (above) has added another string to her bow by being selected for a national orchestra. more...
PEOPLE living in some of the county's most isolated and disadvantaged communities will be able to learn how to use computers regardless of where they live. more...
EX-HEROIN addicts performed a play about the dangers of addiction to teenagers at St Bede's RC High School. more...
TEACHERS cast a spell over youngsters at a Blackburn infant school when they dressed up as part of Book Week celebrations. more...
A NEW chairman has been appointed by Hoghton, Higher Walton and Brindle Churches Together group. more...
DO YOU think Blackpool needs an elected Mayor? The Citizen believes that the public should be consulted about the council's plans to "bring itself into the 21st century." more...
A CONTROVERSIAL double bill is set to hit Blackpool Grand Theatre next month (February) highlighting the grim reality of life on Britain's council estates. more...
PRO-LIFE campaigners are distributing hard-hitting leaflets to Fylde-area customers of Boots The Chemist slamming the contentious morning-after pill. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn Blackpool into the Las Vegas of Britain could be shaped by the public as council bosses canvas public opinion on the scheme. more...
A WOMAN was violently attacked and indecently assaulted in Lowther Gardens, Lytham, on January 16 at 8.41pm. more...
THANKS to three life-savers who left hefty legacies for the RNLI, building work on the much needed new lifeboat station in St Annes looks set to begin in the autumn. more...
THERE'S hope on the horizon for factory workers in Blackpool after months of living in fear of redundancies. more...
A STYLISH Fylde grandma who was voted most Glamorous Grandmother of Great Britain 20 years ago is in line to win the title all over again. more...
PUPILS at Hodgson High School had a living history lesson this week when a survivor of the Holocaust came to talk about his experiences. more...
LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has honoured a group of brave firefighters who risked their life in a rescue attempt. more...
WYRE MP Hilton Dawson is determined to champion the cause of the doomed Fylde Community home in Poulton with a special meeting tomorrow (January ). more...
HEDLEY Haigh is still pulling pints at the age of 80 -- and you certainly couldn't accuse him of being Old Peculier! more...
"TONIGHT Matthew I'm going to be.... on TV!" more...
IN the world of Agatha Christie, where nearly everyone wears tweed and has terribly nice manners, cold-blooded murder is still a very nasty business. more...
HEALTH Minister John Hutton took time out from his busy North West tour this week to view Blackpool's latest health projects. more...
MOST people can remember a teacher from their school days who made a big impact on their lives, and now pupils from the Fylde coast area are being given the chance to nominate them for the Teaching Awards 2001. more...
A BLACKPOOL bus driver was killed on January 23 when he was struck by another bus in the depot after finishing his shift. more...
A FLEETWOOD day centre for families has received a donation of more than £400-worth of children's toys. more...
LIONEL Vinyl, the official King of Disco, has loaned his face and support to Blackpool Borough Council to help launch their latest direct debit campaign. more...
FATHER Ted's eejit sidekick Father Dougal McGuire is on his way to Blackpool. See for yourself the versatility of actor Ardal O'Hanlon, pictured here, as The Citizen exclusively reveals the capable comic will stop off for a bit of stand up at Blackpool Grand Theatre on June 1 as part of a national tour. more...
POOL have been boosted in their bid for promotion by the return to fitness of midfielder Lee Collins ahead of Saturday's home league clash with York City. more...
I WAS able to listen to Mr Steve Pullen at the Blackpool Forum meeting on January 5. more...
Reunion date I AM President of the Baines School Association, formerly called Baines Old Boys Association, whose members are both former pupils of Baines School, Poulton, and former/current staff. more...
I FEEL I have to reply to "Retired of Fleetwood" regarding the closure and transfer of residents in elderly homes. more...
At this exciting time in Blackpool FC's history The Citizen is giving fans the opportunity to express their views about the future of the club by featuring regular articles by the fans in the stands called Standpoint. more...
League Express BARLA National Cup, Second Round: Stanningley 16 Scorpions 20 THIS was the third year the Scorpions have entered the competition and a superb all-round performance saw them register their first win. more...
YMCA U12s 1 SOUTH SHORE YOUTH 1 more...
IN Division A of the Rossall Monday Sixes it's very close as to who will win the championship with the top two teams in with a chance who will play each other in this final week so watch out for that game! more...
ST ANNES YMCA A take over at the top of the Premier Division of the Lytham St Annes and District Table Tennis League following the Christmas break after being awarded a 10-0 walkover from Ansdell Arena C who were unable to raise a team for the match. more...
Lytham 1st XI 3 Springfields 1st XI 2 more...
BISPHAM Junior Football Federation are to receive the highest accolade in junior football when they attend Lancashire FA Headquarters in Leyland on February 1. more...
LYTHAM responded well after last weeks poor performance with one of their best results of this seasons campaign. Ruth Blackburn opened the scoring following a well taken penalty corner routine involving a good one-two with Heidi Whitehead. more...
ATTACKING flair and outstanding goalkeeping gave a Lytham school a well deserved success in the Lancashire Under-18 men' hockey competition. more...
ANY young female football lovers who like to play the game have a great chance to improve their skills at a free girls football coaching day . more...
DURING a Christmas holiday to Florida, Gregory Whitehead aged 10 of Clifton Primary School met his tennis idols Venus and Serena Williams. Gregory competed in two tennis tournaments and received the third place consolation winners to play in the USTA Florida Championships held at the Casely Tennis Academy, Miami and the Junior Tangerine Bowl held at Lake Cane Orlando at which he beat the seeded number three, Matt Saltsgaver (6-4, 4-6, 7-1). Gregory is a member of South Shore Tennis Club, has been playing for 18 months and his coach Judi Morris awarded him the most improved player of the year 2000. more...
A LOCAL man is bringing a touch of Bolton expertise to a global design company in Sydney, Australia. more...
THREE local pubs have a new owner. Avebury Taverns Ltd, an independent pub company based in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, has acquired all the interests of the Northamptonshiure-based Stanford Pub Company. more...
MANCHESTER is to stage a massive conference which will attract delegates from all over the country. more...
RESEARCH from Prudential reveals that 63 per cent of employers with five members of staff or more are unaware that stakeholder pensions will be available from April, 2001. more...
THE Middlebrook Exhibition Centre at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton is to host the Document Management Roadshow 2001 on Tuesday, March 6. more...
IT'S 1849 in the South China Sea. The sight that confronts the crew of HMS Tisiphone can only be the work of Zhai Jing-mu, China's most feared and ruthless pirate. more...
WARS of Empire, by Douglas Porch, looks at not only mere clashes of arms, but clashes between civilisations, wars fought between peoples of radically different mentalities, different levels of political organisation and of contrasting technological capabilities. more...
FERRARI has created some of the most successful and distinctive racing cars of all time. more...
NEW books available at Bolton Central Library are The Honey Trap by Clive Egleton; Code to Zero by Ken Follet; Mulligan's Yard by Ruth Hamilton; Merrick by Anne Rice; Year of Victory by Mary Jane Staples; Journey by Danielle Steel. more...
RAYMOND Chandler was an intensely reclusive man who came from an unsettled background. more...
McNALLY'S Folly, an Archy McNally Mystery by Vincent Lardo, features South Florida's premier sleuth-about town in a deliciously daffy caper that takes a decidedly deadly turn. more...
1. When All the World Was Young by Edna MacCuish (Jade Publishing £8.95). more...
IT'S a common misconception by the uninitiated that the term 'world music' refers solely to material such as Bulgarian folk tunes and Mongolian yak hunting songs. Indeed the stereotypical image of a 'world music' devotee is not dissimilar to that of your typival sixties folkie, with beard, pipe and the ubiquitous Arran sweater. more...
IT has been said that Mark Chapman, the guy who shot John Lennon, is possibly the most hated man on this planet. And if that's the case, then Westlife are in imminent danger of becoming the most hated band on the planet, for it is they who are threatening the Fab Four's long standing record for most number one singles (or something like that!). more...
IOMMI: Former Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi releases his first solo album, collaborating with a variety of musicians and vocalists, including Ozzy Osbourne. Very heavy! more...
YES its that time of year again, and you'll all be pleased to know that entries are now being invited for this year's North West Songwriting Competition. Now in its sixth year, the competition has grown to become one of the biggest events of its kind with songwriters travelling from all over the region to take part and last year's winner, Kirsty McGhee, went on to secure a deal with a major record label. more...
I WAS having my breakfast when this dropped through my letterbox. Rather than stick it on straight away and risk annoying my neighbours (again), I decided to read the lyrics first and found them fascinating. So fascinating in fact, that I twice read them all the way through (like a novel) and by the time Richard and Judy came on I just had to turn the tv off and play the album. more...
MORE mobile phone masts could soon be fitted to historic Holden Mill in Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, if councillors give their approval. more...
ASTHMA sufferers who are allergic to animal fur may think goldfish are the only pets they are likely to own -- but what about a snake? more...
LIFE is 'suite' for Stuart and Dorothy Fairclough. more...
A CAMPAIGN is to be launched by the RSPCA in an attempt to get owners to have their cats neutered. more...
A DEPRESSED woman died of an overdose after a furious row with her neighbour. more...
ANOTHER 30 Bolton jobs are to go at a company which survived a major crisis last year. more...
GENEROUS charity donations have thrown a vital life-line to more than 200 desperate children in Bolton and Bury. more...
FIRE chiefs have drafted proposals for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. more...
THE most famous work of art in Bolton is heading south to be displayed in one of the country's top museums -- the Victoria and Albert. more...
A MOTHER has condemned yobs who hurled a stone-packed snowball at a moving car less than 300 yards from where a former fireman died as he confronted young thugs. more...
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1533: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (wife number two of six) were married secretly by the Bishop of Lichfield. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a primary school are a step closer to moving into a new building. more...
A SOCCER team is hoping for a reversal of fortune by hitting the whisky -- with the Prime Minister's seal of approval! more...
A TEENAGER who suffered horrific leg wounds after she was bitten by a dog, has been told she will not be able to Morris dance for six months. more...
A RESCUE plan drawn up to save East Lancashire Paper Mill in Radcliffe has led to a mood of cautious optimism. more...
SARA Cox and Ralf Little are ready and waiting for roles on the 'big' screen. more...
SOME of Bolton's most deprived areas will benefit from an extra £1m boost to improve housing, health, reduce crime and raise school standards. more...
A DOCTOR'S wife admitted signing cheques paid to an agency to cover for locum medics which bounced, but said she knew nothing about the accounts. more...
EDUCATION chiefs in Salford have welcomed £9.3 million of extra Government cash awarded to repair school buildings in the city. more...
SCHOOL governors are being invited to a series of open day sessions. more...
PUBLIC information surgeries are now available to the people of Horwich. more...
GROT spots in east Bolton are facing a huge clean-up, thanks to help from local people. more...
THE parents of tragic Bethany Jo Haslam-Barrick have put in an official complaint to the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
BOLTON'S award-winning teenage musicians intend to make grand overtures to their audience when they take to the stage with two other world famous bands. more...
HORWICH Harriers are to be given more than £2,000 by Council chiefs at Bolton to 'run a book'. more...
A ONE day exposition to support artists of Chinese descent has been organised on April 25. more...
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A JURY convicted one man of possessing thousands of pounds worth of fake designer jeans but acquitted a second defendant. more...
A PENSIONER died after accidentally taking an overdose of paracetamol. more...
YOUNG performers helped a Bolton toddler when they raised £800 by staging a show. more...
HEART transplant girl Emma Standish is out of intensive care and chatting away. more...
SIX children have been cautioned by police officers after a girl was sent a threatening text message on her mobile phone. more...
AN ELDERLY woman was mugged as she was walking towards Little Hulton Health Centre last night. more...
CHARLIE Owen, warden at the Three Sisters reserve near Ashton-in-Makerfield, is giving a talk and slide show. more...
with charity THE Houghton Weavers make a home appearance on Friday, February 9, at 7.30pm for a charity event. more...
A TEENAGER was put on probation for a year by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to shoplifting. more...
TWO masked raiders burst into an off-licence and threatened staff with a baseball bat. more...
A MAN convicted of attacking his wife was bailed until February 15 by Bury magistrates. more...
EAGLEY Jazz Club welcomes the Chicago Teddybears Jazz Band to the stage at Dunscar Conservative Club, in Hardmans Lane, Bromley Cross, on Monday, February 5, from 8.30pm. more...
THE William Sutton Trust, which manages housing estates in Hunger Hill and Breightmet, will be given a top customer service award. more...
A TAXI driver had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car in a town centre crash today. more...
I WAS not in the least surprised to read that recent figures show the North West to be one of the worst-affected areas for crime in the country, and THE worst for crimes such as car theft. more...
PLEASE allow me the right to reply to the letters of Cllr Peter Johnson and Mr Brian Derbyshire, BEN: January 4 and January 8. more...
PROSTITUTION is a problem that really only counts when it happens on your doorstep. more...
LET'S not shed any tears for the Chief Executive of the Bedford Hospital, who has resigned because of the dumping of bodies in an unrefrigerated hospital chapel. more...
I am writing in response to the 'Hunt ban' letter regarding fox-hunting. Like most of the public, I despise any kind of animal cruelty, especially when it's in the name of sport. more...
IN reply to 'Hunt ban -- no case to answer'(BEN: January 8, 2001), the writer states loss of jobs and shooting of dogs. Why can these people not enjoy riding their horses in the countryside, with their dogs and going drag hunting, which would mean no loss of jobs? The only difference is the 'kill' at the end of the chase, which seems to make their day. more...
IT was with great interest that I read the article 'Tory rival slams part-time MP Ruth' (BEN: January 11) more...
HOW sad that, after being impressed by the vastness of Peter Sharples' defence of Pope John Paul II (BEN: January 20), I could find no trace of the words 'love' or 'compassion' (or their kin). His presentation has the semblance of cold-historical-judgement with inbuilt hierarchical classification. more...
WHEN you drew attention to the situation of the Royal Bolton Hospital, their spokesperson attributed many of the problems to lack of funds and the economic situation in many northern towns. more...
Will they ever learn? THEY simply won't learn, will they? Just yards from where a Horwich man died in an incident involving taunting yobs, motorists are being attacked by youths throwing stone-packed snowballs. more...
EVERY so often a player of genuine talent comes along. more...
BURY'S Ady Littlejohn and Andy Preece fired themselves into contention for a starting role against Swindon on Saturday by scoring for the reserves yesterday. more...
BURY will play Stoke City on Tuesday 27 March, kick off 7.45pm. The match was postponed on Saturday due to a frozen pitch at Gigg Lane. more...
SOUTHWELL: 1.20 Rayware Boy, 1.50 Haunt The Zoo, 2.20 Sylva Storm, 2.50 York Whine, 3.20 Light Evidence, 3.50 Stromsholm. more...
HORWICH Harriers are to be given more than £2,000 by Council chiefs at Bolton to 'run a book'. more...
I ENJOYED my 10 years playing Sunday football in a local league but I could never work out why they play it in winter. more...
DID Colin Hendry really come from Coventry City? more...
TERRY Venables wasn't fit to be considered for the England coaching job, according to the FA. more...
CLIVE Lloyd on West Indies cricket this week: "All departments of our game seem to be crumbling, it's abysmal. The batting is patchy, the bowling lacks penetration and could be described as friendly most of the time and the catching is terrible. more...
WEST Ham's French striker Frederic Kanoute has only been in England two minutes but believes he knows all there is to know about living in the North. more...
FORMER Wanderers reserve Peter Morrison could find himself in the Scunthorpe line-up for Sunday's FA Cup clash at the Reebok - eight months after being released by Wanderers. more...
EVERY fan's dream of pulling on the white shirt and playing a competitive match at the Reebok, will become a reality for 30 lucky Wanderers followers this season, thanks to a new charity venture launched today. more...
SAM Allardyce has major selection headaches ahead of Sunday's FA Cup fourth round clash with Scunthorpe at the Reebok Stadium. more...
Tickets for Wanderers' home games against Huddersfield on February 10 and Blackburn on Friday, Feb 23, go on sale to Lifeline members on Monday and on open sale next Thursday. more...
NONE of the four factories involved in devastating fires which caused £15million worth of damage had sprinklers fitted, it was revealed today. more...
BIG-screen advertising could come to Burnley town centre as part of a £25,000 face-lift for pedestrianised St James' Street. more...
PUB-GOERS and clubbers in Burnley are being warned to beware of bag thieves operating in the town centre. more...
A CONMAN who booked into a Burnley hotel ran up a £500 phone bill in two days, ringing friends and chat-lines, a court heard. more...
A 90-YEAR-OLD who survived the holocaust will be the key speaker at a meeting of the Burnley and Pendle Anti-Nazi League. more...
POLICE want to trace two men who went into the home of an 86-year-old man in Ridge Avenue, Burnley. more...
A RESCUE plan to save the East Lancashire Paper Mill has led to a mood of cautious optimism for its future. more...
EVERY so often a player of genuine talent comes along. more...
BURY'S Ady Littlejohn and Andy Preece fired themselves into contention for a starting role against Swindon on Saturday by scoring for the reserves yesterday. more...
CHORLEY'S duty chemist between 12 and 1pm on Sunday, January 28, will be: Scholes Chemists Ltd, T/A Cohens Chemist, 209/211 Spendmore Lane, Coppull. more...
YOU will not win! more...
JAN Creamer, of the National Anti-Vivisection Society (Chorley Citizen, letters, November 23) who campaigns to abolish animal research is healthy and can therefore afford to hold such an opinion. more...
I OFTEN wonder why it is that premises are knocked down, or vacated and left boarded up to become eyesores with seemingly nothing ever being done about it until someone starts to complain about the continuing mess. more...
I WAS not surprised at Peter Booth's letter (January 4) which was his second bite at the cherry. more...
MY wife, who is a born again Christian, is forever asking if I ever count my blessings and consider how fortunate I am, especially this time of year. I must confess, I never ever give it a second thought. more...
IF Mr Livesey's is the best contribution the Conservative's can make on our country's technical relationship with the US and Europe, then heaven help us (Citizen, January 4). more...
DIAMONDS are forever -- well, 60 years actually -- for Chorley pensioners Jack and Elsie Gilman. more...
There was no need for hiss-teria when four-year-old Jennifer Lynch, of Duke Street Nursery School, Chorley, got all wrapped up in her latest school project. more...
CHORLEY chemists are preparing to sell the controversial morning-after pill -- despite outrage from protesters who are targeting their businesses to warn of the possible dangers. more...
IF you think you could bring a little bit of aromatherapy heaven to Earth -- a Chorley college is looking for you! more...
WELL, bless my soul! more...
CHORLEY volunteers are being encouraged to take part in the world's largest ever study into family heart disease. more...
A CHORLEY village has wormed its way onto the wildlife map -- with a unique `world's only'! more...
AN ADLINGTON man is calling for better training for bouncers -- after he says he was thrown out of a Chorley pub for no reason. more...
RESIDENTS of Whittle-le-Woods are a step nearer to having their own community hall. more...
CHORLEY folk -- young and old alike -- are being urged to get their bird brains together for an vital survey into our feathered friends. more...
A GROUP of Spanish nurses have arrived in this country to work at Chorley Hospital. more...
ORGANISERS of Chorley's new Pensioners Association say they are thrilled at the response from local OAPs. more...
SEVEN Marlins swimmers travelled to Huddersfield this weekend for the Borough of Kirklees Open Distance Meet. more...
A WOMEN'S 'FA junior team managers course' will be held at The County Ground, Thurston Road, Leyland in March. more...
CHORLEY & DISTRICT COMBINATION LEAGUE more...
STUDENT Alex Porter has had a dream call up to join the England Schools' Football Association Under 18s squad. more...
GOING the Wright way... more...
Chorley Nissan Sunday Football League: more...
Chorley and District Faulkner Motors Alliance Football League: more...
A TRIATHLON training camp led by one of the country's top coaches will be held in March. Steve Trew, elite high performance coach, will lead two days of training and coaching at Edge Hill's Sporting Edge complex in Ormskirk. more...
THE Barmy Army, who play in the Clayton Green five-a-side soccer league on Sundays, are on the look-out for two outfield players and a keeper. more...
A NEW sporting scheme for girls is kicking off in Chorley and already looks certain to be a winner. more...
LEISURE centre bosses have called foul over plans for a sporting centre of excellence. more...
FIVE self-contained flats are to be created in a former nursing home in Wilpshire, following approval from Ribble Valley Borough Council's planning committee. more...
A COMPANY is believed to have come forward with an interest in moving into Darwen Technical School after its renovation. more...
WINDOW manufacturer Sovereign Group is moving further away from the public image of the double glazing salesman's "foot in the door" hard sell following a management buy-out. more...
NEW entrepreneurs can now get a helping hand to get their ventures off the ground. more...
AN East Lancashire company is flying high after assembling part of the T45 Goshawk training plane. more...
The Lancashire Group of the Geologists' Association, Nelson and Colne College, 7pm. more...
Food News, with Sonja Karlsen more...
GOT a legal problem? As an alternative to seeing a real live solicitor, there's now an excellent, smooth flowing website. more...
THE Guinness Book of Records is the ultimate site for finding out about extraordinary facts and world records. more...
LOOKING for a pioneering music channel? Look no further than www.mtv.co.uk. more...
lIf like me, you checking your star signs, Thisislancashire.co.uk has its own page dedicated to star signs, updated daily for all your astrological needs. more...
INTERESTED in your family's history? Contact www.thisislancashire.co.uk. more...
THE only pet I was allowed to keep as a child was a hamster. This is why I particularly liked the www.hamsterdance2.com/ more...
BLACKBURN Council staff were celebrating winning four contracts to safeguard 220 jobs. The housing section beat stiff competition to keep control of its housing management services, and the operations department kept control of repair and maintenance contracts. more...
AN announcement was made that 134 jobs had been created at Accrington-based Express Gifts. The extra staff on a new production line were taken on to cope with the increase in work following a £25million investment during the previous two years. more...
POLICE are going out on a new beat inside East Lancashire's town halls in a bid to beat rowdy youngsters and neighbours from hell. more...
NONE of the four factories involved in devastating fires which caused £15million worth of damage had sprinklers fitted, it was revealed today. more...
REGARDING your report about the closure of the 'death trap' footpath across the A56 dual carriageway at Haslingden, when this road was built, many other rights of way were cut through -- about 17 in total, from its junction with the A682 south of Haslingden, to where it passes below the M65 motorway. more...
HE horrific images of the rescue operation from El Salvador's earthquake will no doubt have been distressing for your readers. The death toll, the full extent of which is not yet clear, is continuing to rise. more...
AS a matter of principle, any large debt or loss by Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority should be debated by the whole council. more...
I SEE that £1 million in unpaid rents and council tax is being written off by Blackburn with Darwen Council (LET, January 10). more...
IS it just me or do others see the same thing? more...
HERE we are again with Blackburn with Darwen Council writing off a million pounds in debts (LET, January 10). It's the same every year and it's just not acceptable. more...
IN RESPONSE to your article (LET, January 4) in which Janet Anderson, the MP for Darwen and Rossendale and also the media minister, said that the television over the Christmas period was excellent. more...
THERE might, in the view of cynics, be a smack of gimmickry about having police officers 'on the beat' inside town halls -- a move that two East Lancashire councils are among the first in the country to adopt. more...
THERE is a growing feeling that Dave Walker is about to join the big guns of fell running. more...
STEVE Robinson became the latest casualty as Preston face a crisis in midfield. more...
NELSON 0 MORECAMBE 6 more...
SOCCER: A Manchester United shirt signed by David Beckham is among the memorabilia up for grabs when Accrington Stanley hold their raffle draw on February 22. more...
SOCCER: Rovers midfielder Craig Hignett has denied a problem with the Ewood Park crowd. more...
SOCCER: Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he is chasing a striker to bolster his promotion chasing squad -- but not Kevin Gallacher and Rod Wallace. more...
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is ready to bide his time in the transfer market ready to launch an assault at promotion next season. more...
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of Craig Short ahead of Rovers' FA Cup clash with Derby at the weekend. more...
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is ready to bide his time in the transfer market ready to launch an assault at promotion next season. more...
Burnley Reserves 1, Huddersfield Town Reserves 4 more...
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of Craig Short ahead of Rovers' FA Cup clash with Derby at the weekend. more...
ROVERS YOUTH 2 COLCHESTER YOUTH 2 more...
GRAEME Souness ran the rule over Rovers' Academy starlets last night as Rob Kelly's young guns drew 2-2 with Colchester in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup at Ewood. more...
YOU may want to take this news sitting down. more...
A RADICAL cost-cutting plan designed to shake up the council's cultural services has angered town hall staff who fear their jobs are on the line. more...
ONE of Lancaster City Council's newest employees has got on her bike to raise awareness about her role in improving the environment and quality of life for the district's residents. more...
A 40-YEAR-OLD man who was resident at a Lancaster hostel for recovering alcoholics indecently assaulted a woman in front of other residents, a court heard. more...
A LANCASTER vicar's wife is to appear on television quizzing Stars in their Eyes host Matthew Kelly about his spiritual beliefs. more...
A LANCASTER lecturer has left the classroom to visit war-torn Southern Sudan and expose the slave trade. more...
A GROUP of more than 20 Spanish nurses arrived in the city this week and proclaimed: "We feel like the Spice Girls!" more...
A MORECAMBE butcher is prepared to become a "metric martyr" in his fight to keep imperial weights and measures. more...
COUNCIL workmen moved into Happy Mount Park this week to repair and upgrade the paddling pool. more...
A PRISONER who made a death defying escape from Lancaster Castle Prison claims he did it becasue he was desperate to see a relative. more...
ADORABLE Rachel Eaton must be one of the bravest children on the planet -- a little fighter who has captured the hearts of thousands of Citizen readers. more...
PRESTON College's Men's Football Team is celebrating after reaching the national stages of the prestigious English Schools' Football Association Cup. more...
THANKS to three life-savers who left hefty legacies for the RNLI, building work on the much needed new lifeboat station in St Annes looks set to begin in the autumn. more...
A STYLISH Fylde grandma who was voted most Glamorous Grandmother of Great Britain 20 years ago is in line to win the title all over again. more...
POOL have been boosted in their bid for promotion by the return to fitness of midfielder Lee Collins ahead of Saturday's home league clash with York City. more...
AN MP has called for women priests to receive a boost to their pensions -- or they face a life in poverty. more...
AN EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice wants regional and local newspapers such as the Lancashire Evening Telegraph to be preserved for people in a hundred years' time. more...
A COUNCIL worker came close to sweeping the board at an awards ceremony to find the top street cleaner in the north west. more...
A CANDLELIT vigil is being held in Nelson town centre to mark the country's first Holocaust Memorial Day. more...
RON Jackson entertained guests for the 915th time at Pendle Heritage Centre with a talk on Scotland. more...
ADORABLE Rachel Eaton must be one of the bravest children on the planet -- a little fighter who has captured the hearts of thousands of Citizen readers. more...
SWIMMING ace Josh Tompkins is preparing to dive in at the deep end when he competes in the Biathle World Championships in Germany later this year. more...
WORK to prepare Preston council's annual budget is stepping up. more...
JOBS in Leyland could be created following the split of one of the town's companies from Acertec Engineering. more...
DEMONSTRATORS from Preston's Action For Animals Group gathered outside the town's Royal Bank of Scotland to protest at the bank's involvement with an animal testing organisation. more...
HRH The Princess Royal will visit Leyland later this year to attend the launch of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in the North West of England, at the Faringdon Lodge Hotel, Stanifield Lane, on March 22. more...
A RESPECTED former Citizen sub-editor, Geoff Taylor has died. more...
POLICE are hunting a man who assaulted a woman and pushed her down an alley. more...
PLANS to merge Wrightington Hospital with Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust have been announced by Health Minister, Lord Hunt. more...
VOLUNTEERS are being encouraged to take part in the world's largest ever study into family heart disease. more...
A GROUP of Spanish nurses have arrived in the country to work at Preston Royal Hospital, and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital. more...
A LECTURER from the University of Central Lancashire left his hard up students behind to visit war-torn Southern Sudan -- to investigate the slave trade. more...
FARINGTON councillor Mark Alcock took up his new role as prospective Parliamentary candidate this week after a selection meeting by South Ribble Liberal Democrats. more...
SHOPPERS in Preston can take a ramble to a colourful mosaic in the centre of town as part of a new project to commemorate a historical location. more...
POSH and Becks may be the look of Vogue but Lancashire Constabulary has collared a pin up of its own -- in the shape of dog handler Tony Ellis. more...
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott is to preside over a public inquiry next Wednesday to look into controversial plans to turn the former Whittingham Hospital site near Preston into a prime housing development. more...
NEXT month the doors to Preston's Tesco Metro will close as the supermarket giant moves out to make way for fashion retailer GAP. more...
PRESTON College's Men's Football Team is celebrating after reaching the national stages of the prestigious English Schools' Football Association Cup. more...
ALTHOUGH I think that local entertainer Tony Slater is smashing when it comes to raising money for good causes, I do think that he should stay away from performing for the good of footballers. more...
THANKS to those in Preston who helped in a recent house-to-house collection for The National Kidney Research Fund. We raised £1,683.69 to be used for research into renal disease, kidney patient care and welfare and raising the public's awareness of the disease. more...
THE new National Football Museum, which is based at Deepdale, Preston, will open to the public on Friday, February 16. more...
TWO first half goals from Paul Ryan and Brad Pates guided Bamber Bridge through to the quarter-finals of the UniBond League Cup. more...
PRESTON College Sports Centre is running adult badminton courses for people interested in improving their game. more...
PRESTON residents are being asked to get out their goggles and swimming trunks and make a splash to help raise £2m for cancer charities as part of the national BT Swimathon event. more...
GIRLS from St Matthew's CofE Primary School, in New Hall Lane, Preston, have proved they are as tough as the lads on the pitch after scooping the Preston School's five-a-side championship on Sunday (January 21). more...
FOOTBALLERS and teams are required to join Preston Junior five-a-side league in the seven and under, nine and under, 11 and under and 13 and under categories. more...
THERE was light at the end of the tunnel this week for David Moyes' beleaguered squad following a convincing 5-1 drubbing of Scottish Premier side Kilmarnock. more...
A SCHOOL's historical calendar showing pictures of Rossendale now and then has been selling like hot cakes but the October picture has caused quite a mystery. more...
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays when work starts on a £700,000 project to improve an historical East Lancashire railway bridge. more...
THE following duty chemists will be available for dispensing services on Sunday, January 28, between noon and 1pm (unless stated otherwise): Longster's Pharmacy, 578 Warrington Road, Rainhill; Taylor's Chemist, 191 West End Road, Haydock (10am to 8pm); Lloyds Pharmacy, 173 Duke Street, St Helens (10am to 2pm and 6 to 9.30pm); Lloyds Pharmacy, Legh Street, Newton-le-Willows. more...
THERE are some great shows coming our way, so make sure that you don't miss out by booking your seats early. more...
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