A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Royal Northern College of Music Students present "A Night at the Opera," Whalley Methodist Church Hall, 7.30pm. Mayor's Command Performance, Library Theatre, Knott Street
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY "The Grand Tour" -- illustrated talk by Graham Jackson, Alston Hall College, Longridge, 6.30pm. Accrington Male Voice Choir, Antley Methodist Church, Blackburn
I WOULD like to comment on your front page story on January 20. Would Mr Arnold Wilcox-Wood have been quite so fast to call for this group of people to be moved on by the police if they were a group of Asians? I think not as he would have had calls of
CONCERNING your front page article on January 1. We gather as there is shelter from the rain and it is a great place for socialising. Going inside the shopping complex is not an option; this will cause more obstruction and havoc. We cannot go to any other
I'D just like to make a comment referring to the article written about the so-called "Trouble making moshers and goths" that hang out on Church Street. Personally I am neither a mosher or a goth but I have many friends that could be classed under this
WITH reference to goths and moshers hanging around Church Street on Saturday afternoons, I would firstly like to applaud the police in their sensitive and sensible approach to this so-called problem. I go through Church Street quite regularly on a Saturday
THREE masked men burst into a electrical goods shop in Leigh town centre and stole a range of flat screen televisions. Police are appealing for information after the masked men raided TV and Video Direct, on Bradshawgate at 4.15pm on Wednesday. The men
A CLASSIC reworking of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty delighted audiences at Blackpool's Grand Theatre on Tuesday night. Moscow City Ballet's traditional choreography, sparkling and sumptuous costumes and graceful control gelled to create a superb performance
THE next meeting of Radcliffe Traders Association is on February 19 when there will be more talks on retail twinning with Seville and North Finchley. The talks started through Radcliffe's involvement in the EQUAL funded Retail Enterprise Network. The
CENTENARIAN Ellen Williams celebrated her landmark birthday on Sunday with family, friends and the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Wilf Davison. Ellen lives at Pendle House Nursing Home in School Street, Radcliffe, but is Prestwich born and bred. She is the
RAMSONS Restaurant provides quality food at good prices -- and that's official. The Ramsbottom restaurant has been awarded a Bib Gourmet for Excellence for good food at moderate prices in the 2004 Michelin Great Britain Guide. The guide lists 5,500 restaurants
A CANDLELIGHT procession took place through the streets of Prestwich to welcome a new sacred scroll to a local synagogue. More than 200 members of Prestwich Hebrew Congregation, their friends and families, took part in the dedication of the Sefer Torah
YESTERDAY'S news is today's cash prize for lucky winner Mary Lightfoot! She is one of the first residents to win £100 for putting out their green recycling bag on time, and is pictured with Coun Stella Smith. Mrs Lightfoot, from Lauria Terrace, Ainsworth
GREATER Manchester transport bosses have received a funding boost of more than £2 million from the Government. The cash is being made available to introduce innovative transport schemes to reduce what Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (
ART by talented high school pupils has gone on display at Bury College. The 24 pupils from schools across the borough have been attending a series of art masterclasses at the college, developing their creative skills in drawing, photography, 3D art, graphics
THE countdown to the next General Election has started, according to Bury North Conservatives. They have chosen 41-year-old lawyer David Nuttall to take on Labour's David Chaytor, who has held the seat since 1997. Mr Nuttall is an experienced campaigner
LOCAL libraries are encouraging visitors to vote in the WHSmith " People's Choice" Book Awards 2004. There are prizes up for grabs for those who log onto the internet and take part in the largest such competition to be decided purely by the public. There
A TEENAGE nightclubber who sparked a hunt for a vicious rapist has admitted that the attacked never happened. The 18-year-old prompted a large-scale police operation after claiming she was dragged to the ground as she walked home from a night out in Blackburn
A SHORT-LIST of three -- without MP Peter Pike's daughter -- has been drawn up in the race to become Burnley's Labour party candidate in the next election. Favourites Kitty Usher and Debbie Brannan received the most nominations from Burnley Labour party
TOWN centre eateries are going Atkins crazy with the introduction of carb-free foods to their menus. Yates' Wine bar on Market Street has launched the special dishes, featuring meat, eggs and cheese, in a bid to avoid alienating the growing number of
LEIGH RMI's survival hopes may look bleak, but Phil Starbuck is still optimistic his side can still battle their way out of trouble. As the beleaguered boss prepared for Saturday's crucial home game with Morecambe, he said: "There are enough games left
SCHOOLCHILDREN from around the borough "wasted" no time in getting to grips with a recycling challenge. And when asked to create something useful for their community from a bag of recycled materials, there wasn't a rubbish idea in sight. The youngsters
THE future could become a lot clearer for more than 1,000 eye patients across Preston and South Ribble as a mobile cataract removal unit rolls into the city. The service, which will help 1,355 sufferers in the area over the next five years, will be operated
A MAN has arrived in Penwortham with a mission to put the town on the map. New town manager, Steven Caswell, has set his sights set on making Penwortham the best in the north west. As well as helping residents get involved in a range of community activities
A NEW professional theatre group has taken up residence in Leyland and is calling on talented youngsters to come on-board. Bosses at Blackpool's Grand Theatre Academy opened the doors to their new school this week at Worden Park's Marsden Theatre. The
CONCERNED residents in Lostock Hall have started a petition to muster support for a campaign to get two pedestrian crossings on busy roads. Elderly people and schoolchildren, who often find it difficult to cross, would benefit most from the crossings
THE Village Hotel & Leisure Club in Prestwich has been put up for sale by owners De Vere Group. It is one of four Village hotels which have been put on the market following a review by Warrington-based De Vere. Located in George Street, Prestwich,
A BANNED driver who got behind the wheel while over the drinks limit faces missing the birth of his child after starting a four-month jail term. Burnley magistrates yesterday heard how 'changed man' David Kelly, 28, was seen by police trying to move into
MORE than 800 jobs in Burnley call centre are to be safeguarded following a Government decision to allow a merger. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, has decided to allow March UK, owned by the Barclay Brothers, to take over the
REGULARS at an East Lancashire pub are taking part in a bizarre ritual to celebrate Australia Day. The Tim Tam Slam - which involves drinkers supping beer through biscuits - is taking place at Burnley's Aussie-theme bar Walkabout this weekend. Locals
THE mother of a woman run over in a Nelson street has branded thieves 'pathetic' for stealing two signs appealing for witnesses to the accident. Mother-of-three Jane Loughlin, 40, was left fighting for her life after being run over in Nelson by a motorist
A CARETAKER was set upon by a drunken couple after they claim they fell over on an icy footpath that he had earlier failed to grit. Housing association caretaker William Ellwood was attacked after the angry couple insisted he sanded the road outside Southfield
YOUNGSTERS from Radcliffe are starring in their very own "chiller thriller" movie which got its world premiere in the town . The five-minute film has been produced by 14 young people from the area in a partnership project between Bury Council's Youth
A MAN rescued by police as he dangled from a motorway bridge today admitting causing a major incident - but claimed he never intended to jump. He spoke as it was revealed that two officers were being recommended for a commendation for their actions. The
COUNCILLORS in Hyndburn have reinstated a truce after opposition Labour members threatened to walk out of a special budget panel. The ruling Tory group and opposition members have been working together to clear a £1.8million deficit before the end of
NEW bungalows and a new life in the general community await people with learning disabilities in Whitefield. As reported in the Bury Times, social services bosses are closing Knowle Hill View hostel and placing residents into ordinary housing. The new
BLACKPOOL Scorpions recorded their first win of the New Year after going behind to a brace of early tries by the visitors. With 10 minutes on the clock, the Leigh dummy half scooted over from five yards for a simple converted try. The referee awarded
WELL, if a week is a long time in politics, it can be an eternity in football. Especially in footballing limbo. Last Thursday, there were farcical and disgraceful scenes at Bloomfield Road. A press conference, which, with the benefit of that wonderful
THE FA Cup is with us again, yet all the talk around town is concentrated on saving the club from financial ruin. Certainly a win tomorrow would help, but there are certainly no shortage of suggestions as to how the cash hole can be filled. One I overheard
STAN Ternent insists Burnley's financial plight will not distract him from plotting Gillingham's FA Cup downfall. The Clarets are fully primed for tomorrow's crucial fourth round tie, which could throw the club a financial lifeline. And Ternent claimed
BLACKPOOL teenagers are being urged to maximise their pocket money earning potential by signing up for a course in babysitting. The 10-week course caters for youngsters aged 12 to 18 and will be held from 7pm to 9.30pm at Grangers Youth Centre, Grange
A HOUSE regarded as a local landmark by villagers in Greenmount is to be demolished by its new owner. Plans to pull down the "Dutch House" on Holcombe Road and replace it with a new detached home have been given the go-ahead . Villager say the £295,000
PLANS for a multi-million pound, state-of-the-art retirement village have taken a major step forward. Property developers and care providers came out in force to hear a presentation by social services bosses this week, who are confident that several will
A STREET cleaner, a social worker and a team of school crossing wardens could be named as Bury Council's first employees of the year next week. The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Wilf Davison, will present individuals and departments with the council's first
AFTER four years of battling against the debilitating condition myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as ME, Olivia Rigby is now helping others overcome the illness: through yoga Former primary school teacher Olivia (31), of Peel Brow, Ramsbottom,
HORSE rider Felicity Coulthard is celebrating after being shortlisted for a top training programme she hopes will see her through to the Paralympics in 2012. The Darwen 19-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, has been keeping her hopes up since she applied
BLACKPOOL air rifle owners are being warned that they must apply for licences soon if they want to keep their weapons -- or face up to 10 years in prison. New legislation introduced this week makes it illegal to manufacture, sell, purchase, transfer or
A LOCAL politician has urged Royal Mail to "earn the price of a stamp" after a controversial new scheme to scrap the second post was introduced on the Fylde coast. Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Wyre, Ben Wallace, spoke out as Fleetwood became
CONTROVERSIAL plans to store millions of tonnes of gas under the River Wyre clearly flout European law, protesters say. Campaigners fighting American energy giant Canatxx's plans to store gas in caverns opposite Stanah are being backed by politician Ben
AN ALLEGED internet fraudster accused of conning buyers out of nearly £40,000 could be living on the Fylde Coast, claim his 'victims'. The Citizen has received a number of complaints from around the country about an eBay user apparently listing items
A DOG owner has been told she will face court action after her pets attacked a little girl. And today the victim's father repeated his call for the animals to be put down. Emma Clemence, 21, of Dickens Street, Blackburn, said she has been cautioned by
A MAN who stole £500 from a 72-year-old friend after gaining his trust has been told he may face jail. Blackburn magistrates heard that Terrence Edward Brindle took five cheques belonging to Cuthbert Caterall during one of his daily visits to his home
MPs have given a qualified welcome to plans to use postal voting for this year's European and local elections. However, Pendle peer Lord Tony Greaves has condemned the decision, made in a bid to increase turnout this June, as a recipe for fraud. Junior
A TOP government minister has warned Blackburn with Darwen Council not to rest on its laurels even though he said it was performing well. Nick Raynsford came to Blackburn yesterday to see "how a top council delivers its services to residents". Blackburn
DRINKERS have been left scratching their heads over an advert for a beer they haven't been able to buy for 10 years. On the side of the deserted Boulevard pub in Blackburn a huge sign advertises Tuborg lager, which hasn't been sold in this country for
A COUNCIL today pledged to work with youngsters to halt complaints of "Goths and Moshers" intimidating shoppers in Blackburn town centre. Blackburn with Darwen Council said it would send officers to talk to the teenagers, who congregate on Church Street
AMBITIOUS Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has urged his side to show no mercy in their bid to earn a play-off place. Stanley went from taming the Shrews at Gay Meadow on Saturday to silencing the Lambs at the Interlink Express Stadium in midweek
CHORLEY boss Mark Patterson will step up his search for a striker during the next 10 days as he looks to beef-up his attacking options. The Magpies chief has already managed to shore up his leaky defence thanks to the capture of former Blackburn Rovers
JIM McCluskie has his hunger for football back and is hunting a UniBond Premier place for Rossendale United. After bringing an end to his first spell at the club last season, when he quit the manager's job, McCluskie has been re-instated in the hot seat
GO to Morecambe, Fleetwood or Cyrpress Point, and you'll see some lovely sculptures. Go on the South Promenade and you'll see rubbish that's cost thousands. This council call it the Frankenstein Projects. What these have got to do with Blackpool I don't
IT SEEMS that people do not park in appropriate places in St Annes because, in Garden Street, there are several cars parked on the yellow lines. One day, as I was trying to cross the pavement, a car was parked where the pavement is dropped and, when I
SO, ANOTHER member of the Wyre Borough Council's 'fact finding team' has come out of the woodwork in favour of the gas storage proposal (Namely, Messrs Brown and Pimbley to-date). What a coincidence! I wonder what has driven them this way to guarantee
OUT-OF-FAVOUR midfielder Eric Skora has joined SPL side Kilmarnock on a three-month loan. The Frenchman was one of two players Aberdeen manager Steve Paterson had been linked with buying - but Kilmarnock jumped in first. The former Nanates player, who
SEVERAL recent letters have referred to threats to cease providing children's services at Fairfield Hospital. A programme has begun across Greater Manchester to improve all NHS services to children, and to improve access to these services. This involves
NORTH SHORE - INDOOR car boot sales will take place at St Stephen-on-the-Cliffs Church hall, St Stephen's Avenue on January 31, February 28 and March 27, all 10am-2pm. To book a table for £7 or £10 telephone 356667. Sales are in aid of the Faith In The
VITAL photographic evidence was altered after angry Bury motorist Kevin McGuire challenged a £60 parking fine writes David Thomson The scam was uncovered at an appeals hearing at which parking adjudicator Sarah Breach strongly criticised the council and
A FOUR-day pilot scheme to offer victims of domestic violence in Bury greater support is now under way. Operation Homesafe, which has been launched force-wide by Greater Manchester Police, began on Thursday. Throughout the four days, specialised officers
FORMER Blackburn midfielder David Batty and his Leeds United team-mates have come in for a barrage of criticism this week after refusing to take a pay-cut. Irate fans are pointing the finger of blame firmly in the players' direction as the club teeters
MATT Jansen today admitted he feels frustrated by his lack of first team opportunities - but he's not about to go knocking on Graeme Souness's door to complain. Jansen is currently Rovers' fourth choice striker after falling behind Academy starlet Paul
ONE of the most successful business networking organisations in the world is coming to Preston city centre. Business Network International (BNI) encourages local firms to meet up, swap business cards and recommend each other to potential clients. It has
A WOMAN whose father died the day after she won a new car is planning to sell the vehicle to pay for a final tribute to him. Tina Walmsley, 40, who doesn't drive, scooped the silver Rover ZS after buying a £1 raffle ticket for St Catherine's Hospice's
IT was standing room only at a Preston community centre after more than 100 business people turned up to support a new crime busting scheme. The new Business Watch initiative, launched at Plungington Community Centre, Brook Street, has been devised by
A PRISON officer at Wymott jail has claimed there is a 'riot waiting to happen' after staff were attacked by drunken prisoners over Christmas. The officer, who does not wish to be named, claimed prison authorities were more concerned with government targets
ANGRY residents of a leafy Preston suburb are fighting plans for three telephone masts which they fear could affect their health. Planning applications submitted by Orange telecommunications include three antennae within a one-mile radius in Fulwood:
A SHORT-LIST of three -- without MP Peter Pike's daughter -- has been drawn up in the race to become Burnley's Labour party candidate in the next election. Favourites Kitty Usher and Debbie Brannan received the most nominations from Burnley Labour party
JAN Molby fears that Bury's pitch may stop his Kidderminster side playing flowing football when the two teams meet at Gigg Lane on Saturday. Harriers boss Molby described the Gigg Lane playing surface as one of the worst in the division ahead of the match
THE best Saturday shift of the year so far was recorded by the North West Coal Board. Attendance was 18,994 out of 65 pits, with Burnley having 11 pits open and 1,122 men working. The work to clean up after the floods continued with men trying to fasten
ALAN Shearer's goals put Blackburn Rovers bang on target for Europe for the first time in the club's history. Two more glorious strikes from the man with the goal-den boots destroyed Leeds and strengthened Rovers' grip on second place in the Premiership
VILLAGERS of Tockholes were singing the praises of two farmers who dug them out when the only road from the community was cut off by eight foot high snow drifts. Bill Rhodes of Higher Hill farm and Bill Gibson used a mechanical digger to shift the snow
WELL and truly up to the Marks & Spencer! That's the company's store in the Mill Gate centre, Bury, which has been presented with a top cash prize following a company-wide standards competition to find the most motivated staff, the best dressed store
GREATER Manchester transport bosses have received a funding boost of more than £2 million from the Government. The cash is being made available to introduce innovative transport schemes to reduce what Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (
A RADICAL new look for Whitefield town centre could be on the cards after revised plans were drawn up by one of its potential developers. Dransfield Properties, the company behind the proposed Morrisons supermarket, has submitted a fresh application which
A MOVE to tackle speeding motorists in the rural villages of the Ribble Valley was backed by 50 parish councillors last night. But Insp Bob Ford from Clitheroe police, who attended the meeting to outline a police initiative to trap speeding motorists,
IT'S easy to miss it amidst all the off-the-field shenanigans, but Blackpool have managed to put in two pretty decent performances in the past week. Firstly, they bounced back from a disappointing defeat at Port Vale last Wednesday with an impressive
GERRY and Maggie Turner, owners of Prontaprint in Bolton Street, Bury, have put their stamp on 2004. Prontaprint has been formally recognised as a Business Superbrand for the second year running. The award has been made on behalf of the Brand Council
BURY North MP David Chaytor has welcomed the Government's commitment to assist employer-supported childcare. Praising the move, he says that employers have what he termed "an important role to play" in helping their staff to find affordable and good quality
ONE week on and Steve McMahon is, at the time of going to press, still the manager of Blackpool Football Club. "I'm staying" was all McMahon had to say after Tuesday night's game against Halifax at Bloomfield Road, concluding (it seems) one of the most
A TOTTINGTON businesswoman is passionate about helping victims of post traumatic stress disorder get their lives back. And Mrs Lorraine Hutchinson will pass on her expertise during a series of workshops, beginning next week, to be staged at the Emmanuel
A LYTHAM dentist who carried on working after being banned for conning thousands of pounds out of the NHS is still running a practice -- in Germany. Alexander Gerard Gibson, 43, left one patient needing a string of operations after being infected with
WHEN it comes to the most famous trophy in domestic football, David May's FA Cup runneth over. Twice in the past decade, the Clarets defender has managed to lay his hands on English soccer's glittering prize. Manchester United's 2-0 win over Newcastle
PRESTWICH is to be given a good old fashioned spring clean thanks to a new initiative. A dedicated "Green Team" is set to sweep the town from top to bottom and give priority areas a thorough deep clean. The project is being co-ordinated by Prestwich Area
PROBLEMS associated with a Whitefield junior school have been "buried in the past" thanks to a merger with its neighbouring infant school. Under the leadership of headteacher Mrs Val Eustice, the former Higher Lane Junior school has turned its fortunes
A CAMERA club is stunned after being ordered to pull down the shutters on its weekly meeting place after 29 years. And other community groups are furious at being given six weeks notice to find alternative accommodation. Prestwich Camera Club have held
A NEW professional theatre group has taken up residence in Leyland and is calling on talented youngsters to come on-board. Bosses at Blackpool's Grand Theatre Academy opened the doors to their new school this week at Worden Park's Marsden Theatre. The
A PRISON officer at Wymott jail has claimed there is a 'riot waiting to happen' after staff were attacked by drunken prisoners over Christmas. The officer, who does not wish to be named, claimed prison authorities were more concerned with government targets
A FAMILY who moved to Ramsbottom last month claim they have been told there are no school places in the borough for their teenage daughter. Leigh Hayes (14) has not been taught since moving from the south to Regent Street with her family . Mother Alison
THE new divisional commander of Bury police brings more than just a degree of criminology to the job! For Chief Superintendent Garry Shewan is a former college lecturer who also holds a Masters degree in criminology. He followed in his father's footsteps
STAN Ternent insists Burnley's financial plight will not distract him from plotting Gillingham's FA Cup downfall. The Clarets are fully primed for tomorrow's crucial fourth round tie, which could throw the club a financial lifeline. And Ternent claimed
MATT Jansen today admitted he feels frustrated by his lack of first team opportunities - but he's not about to go knocking on Graeme Souness's door to complain. Jansen is currently Rovers' fourth choice striker after falling behind Academy starlet Paul
CHARITY has gone to the head of Radcliffe landlord Steve Waller. Steve (43), who runs the Mason's Arms in Sion Street, volunteered to have his head shaved at a fund-raising evening for St Ann's Hospice and Cancer Research last Friday. "It was only mentioned
SUNNYHURST Wood, Darwen, may get the town's First World War memorial. Previous possible locations for the 15ft-high stone memorial, which bears the names of 15 soldiers, were Darwen Cemetery and Whitehall Park. But Royal British Legion members have put
TO best mates Andy Barker and Neil Pickup, arm wrestling is a family affair. Hoddlesden muscleman Andy makes his second TV appearance of 2004 later this year when he comes up against his best pal and coach, Neil. But on top of professional pride - Andy
COUNCIL bosses have revealed revised plans that could mean carving up Rossendale among neighbouring districts. Bury Council has gone back to the Boundary Committee suggesting Bury could merge with parts of Rossendale including Haslingden and Rawtenstall
RADCLIFFE Borough look to get their Unibond Premier season back on track when they entertain Frickley Athletic on Saturday (3pm). Atherton Colls return to NW Counties action after a three-week break with a trip to Skelmersdale. Alan Lord's side have picked
BIG-HEARTED visitors to a group of local charity shops are being asked to help raise a lovely £1 million to mark Valentine's Day. British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops in Blackpool, Cleveleys, Lytham and St Annes are joining the 'How Big is Your Heart?
A FATHER-of-five who sparked a nationwide police search by running away to Blackpool with a 14-year-old girl was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday. David Milner, 46, of Victoria Street, Gillingham, Kent, and the teenager, travelled the length
TWO cars stolen from homes on the Fylde coast may have been used as getaway vehicles in armed bank raids in the North East. Police are appealing for information after the cars -- a blue BMW and a blue VW Passat -- were found, burnt to their shells, close
BLACKPOOL'S 'over strict' traffic wardens are pouncing on disabled drivers and fining them £30 for minor Blue Badge blunders, says an irritated councillor. Anchorsholme councillor Steven Bate said Blackpool Borough Council's own traffic wardens have been
RAVENOUS piranha fish and deadly poisonous frogs will be amongst the inhabitants lying in wait for visitors to a new exhibition at Blackpool's Sea Life centre. The centre is spending £200,000 on its first ever freshwater exhibition, The AmaZone, featuring
THE 'CHAUFFEUR' of a Fylde woman who claims to be late screen siren Jeanne Crain has helped to unravel more of the reclusive charity worker's intriguing past. As reported in The Citizen (January 15), Help the Aged volunteer, Marjorie Laws, 68, not only
A STAR was named in Blackburn yesterday. 'Star' was the name chosen by Lynne Newlove for Thwaites Brewery's newest shire horse in a Lancashire Evening Telegraph competition. And winner Lynne was thanking her lucky Star when she met the five-year-old horse
POLICE today pledged a more focused crackdown on Class A drugs when officers' time is freed up by the downgrading of cannabis. The Association of Chief Police Officers predicts that re-classifying the drug from Class B to C will cut the time it take officers
A TEENAGE nightclubber who sparked a hunt for a vicious rapist has admitted that the attacked never happened. The 18-year-old prompted a large-scale police operation after claiming she was dragged to the ground as she walked home from a night out in Blackburn
LEE McEvilly is grateful to Accrington Stanley for throwing him a footballing lifeline. The 21-year-old joined the Reds on loan from Rochdale earlier this week and made his debut in the 3-0 win over struggling Tamworth on Tuesday night. It was the first
ACCRINGTON Stanley this week confirmed their intention to become a full-time professional club on 1 July. The Reds' remarkable rise from the UniBond Premier Division and a profitable FA Cup run has given them enough confidence to take the giant leap.
JOHN Hughes has had his squad ravaged by injury ahead of their League Challenge Cup quarter-final derby with Ramsbottom United. The Robins chief fears he could be without as many as nine players, with Darren Rodgers and Andy Taylor being the latest casualties
BACUP Borough manager Brent Peters has thrown down the gauntlet to Clitheroe counterpart Lee Sculpher by saying: "The onus is on you!" If Peters is feeling the pressure ahead of their League Challenge Cup quarter final showdown with the Blues, he's keeping
DARWEN are hoping Andy Walsh will make a full recovery from a crushed foot he sustained in a car accident. The 33-year-old has had pins and bolts placed into each toe on his foot and is in plaster froim his knee down following last week's accident at
I HAVE been asked to express the thanks of Thornton Action Group for the public's generous support for the campaign to oppose the Wyre estuary gas storage scheme. At our meeting in the Little Theatre, they donated £478.76p in the collection for the Protect
I WAS horrified to read in a national newspaper recently that an investigation into a pig farm supplying a major supermarket has uncovered shocking scenes of animal suffering. The investigation by animal group Viva! found pigs with deep wounds and severe
ON Saturday our daughter was hit by a car whilst crossing Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, at the junction of Dundee Lane and we would like to thank the first-aider who assisted her until the ambulance arrived. Also, we have a message for other teenagers
IT was just another week in the life of a small town. The bank was robbed at knife-point; a shop was ram-raided; there was an attempt to remove a cash machine from a supermarket and, as I write, a "murder" is being reported in the local press. Muggings
AS chairman of Bury Croquet Club, I felt it necessary to reply to the meanderings of correspondent Mr Bernard Slingsby (January 16). I feel sadness that this gentleman, who obviously enjoys writing, is so out of touch with what is going on in his own
ON Sunday I was taking my dog for her usual walk on the field when I came across what looked like a broom handle. In an effort to clear the the path I kicked it out on the way. As it shifted I noticed that taped to the end was an eight-inch kitchen knife
SERIOUS concerns about the safety risk to cyclists using the one-metre wide cycle lanes on Brandlesholme Road, implemented two years ago, prompted me to write to the Department of Transport, who are responsible for cycling road safety standards nationally
RECENTLY, Tony Blair asked for dialogue between him and us. Well this is my dialogue. It seems to me that the PM needs to come down from his Ivory Tower. People accused Margaret Thatcher of being out of touch. Is Mr Blair going down the same route? I
LOCAL libraries are encouraging visitors to vote in the WHSmith " People's Choice" Book Awards 2004. There are prizes up for grabs for those who log onto the internet and take part in the largest such competition to be decided purely by the public. There
SCHOOLCHILDREN from around the borough "wasted" no time in getting to grips with a recycling challenge. And when asked to create something useful for their community from a bag of recycled materials, there wasn't a rubbish idea in sight. The youngsters
PROBLEMS associated with a Whitefield junior school have been "buried in the past" thanks to a merger with its neighbouring infant school. Under the leadership of headteacher Mrs Val Eustice, the former Higher Lane Junior school has turned its fortunes
A FAMILY who moved to Ramsbottom last month claim they have been told there are no school places in the borough for their teenage daughter. Leigh Hayes (14) has not been taught since moving from the south to Regent Street with her family . Mother Alison
It is difficult to understand the lengths people will go to buy a house, like knocking on other people's doors. Have things got that desperate now? I know house prices have got a bit ridiculous but is this really necessary? A friend of mine has been bothered
I AM with three friends and we have read your article on goths and moshers and disagree with the stereotypical views expressed. We also get intimidated by the people considered to be 'normal.' There is no mention of anti-social behaviour and vandalism
AFTER reading Tuesday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph and being informed that I am a goth because I have facial piercings, I have to say I found this quite discriminatory. This has not annoyed me as much as the fact you have branded these teenagers as
I WRITE in response to the letter entitled "Bring back dog licences" (LET, January 19). Children should be taught never to approach a dog without asking permission of its owner first. Those kids who are left to roam around the park are a nuisance to unsuspecting
AFTER buying your paper I was gob smacked at what was on the front. Goths and moshers being a nuisance on Church Street? What sort of rubbish are you printing? I ask you to list the ways we have been a nuisance, standing and talking to one another (oh
I HAVE read the Lancashire Evening Telegraph regularly for three years now but have never felt the need to write to you until now. I guess I would be considered a goth by most and it is your front page story on Monday on moshers and goths hanging around
HAVING read the letter by Rev David Kennedy (January 16) on speed cameras I am not surprised that no-one is going to church any more. It was like a throwback to the 18th century when the church used to bully the uneducated and rule by fear. He can't have
PARENTS of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are being invited to sign up to a support programme. The Family Skills and Activities Programme is running two eight-week empowerment and skills courses in Bury designed for parents
A HANDFUL of patients in Bury have been contacted following a tuberculosis scare at Rochdale Infirmary. An auxiliary nurse working on Sparthfield Ward has been diagnosed with the illness. The hospital has sent out 213 letters to patients who were on the
AUDACIOUS thieves weren't finished when they stole the wheels from Caroline Fawkes' £12,000 Volkswagen Golf. They turned up the following day at her Unsworth home and stole the car. And they even chatted to neighbours, claiming they were recovering the
LIKE a phoenix rising from the ashes, an ultra modern granite structure is slowly taking shape in the Longfield shopping centre. For months shoppers and traders alike have complained about the precinct being like a building site, but the end to the rubble
THREE schoolchildren proved to be perfect ambassadors for Bury when they went live on a BBC children's radio station last Friday (January 16). Now programme makers of the BBC 7 digital radio show Big Toe are considering travelling from London to do a
WORK is to start on transforming the former Sainsbury's site into a £20 million residential development in February. The first of three accommodation blocks in Fairfax Road, Prestwich, is expected to be finished by May, 2005, with the entire development
A DISPUTE which has led to two 24-hour stoppages by half of Metrolink's 160 drivers is going to arbitration. The TUC has announced the move following Saturday's latest strike. But service operators Serco Metrolink said that 75 per cent of passengers were
TENANTS and residents on a blighted estate are invited to have a say on plans to bulldoze their homes. A meeting to discuss the future of Tulle Court in Prestwich has been arranged for Monday (January 26) at Prestwich Methodist Church in Bury New Road
