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Stories for 12 November 1999
Accrington News
Head slams school's funding
THE headteacher of a Hyndburn school praised as one of the most improved in Britain has accused the Government and Lancashire County Council of short-changing schools. more...
Referendum 'Yes' vote for store
RESIDENTS in Great Harwood have voted by two to one in favour of a new town centre supermarket in Lancashire's first-ever referendum. more...
Blackburn Business
E-mails in code sales booster
A SOFTWARE firm has sold its bright idea to some of the biggest names in the computer business. more...
Lights firm in power surge
A LIGHTING firm has won contracts worth £250,000. more...
Chairman is named
HEALTHCARE group Smith & Nephew has announced a boardroom shake-up. more...
Blackburn Leisure
TEN YEARS AGO: Poll tax rebellion
EURO-MP Michael Hindley was set to become one of the first protesters in Hyndburn to be fined for not registering for the poll tax. more...
Events in East Lancashire on Saturday, November 13th
Christmas Fair, Holy Trinity Church Village Hall, Hoghton, 2pm. Santa in attendance. more...
Blackburn News
'I'm not a child sex pervert'
A VOLUNTEER at a children's group, who has been told by a council to stay away for his own protection, today pleaded: "I just don't know how to clear my name." more...
School regains control after special measures
PENDLE'S largest high school is set to be released from special measures imposed by the Government - six months ahead of the deadline staff were given to turn it around. more...
Grumpy! Even Victor has nothing on me
Wright On! A wry look at life, with Shelley Wright more...
MP has got it wrong
REGARDING the article 'Angry MPs' (LET, November 8), I was amused at the comments passed by Hyndburn member Mr Greg Pope. more...
Pride lost in Europe
HOW did we lose it? Were we careless or just uncomprehending? Where is it and can we get it back? more...
Bus fears surface
IT is now becoming apparent that the fears put forward by the Conservatives at the time Hyndburn's then Labour council sold off the bus company are now coming to the surface. more...
Needle dangers are very real
YOUR recent article 'Fury over dumped syringes' (LET, October 27), is extremely worrying for the local community. more...
Reunion bigger and better
THE second Annual reunion for the HMS Collingwood Association will be held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, from Tuesday to Friday, April 25 to 28. more...
Beef over pig imports
THE Government is allowing the French to impose five conditions on the import of our beef. more...
Government face dilemma over hunting
MEMBERS of hunts throughout Britain will no doubt see the government's decision to set up an inquiry into the impact of a ban on hunting with dogs as valuable breathing space. It means that the prospects of outlawing hunting before the next general election are slim. more...
Poppy appeal by the Mayor
AS Remembrance Sunday draws near, I am writing to urge the people of Blackburn and Darwen to once again donate generously to the Royal British legion's Poppy Appeal. more...
Lords replaced by mish-mash
YOUR vitriolic leader concerning the abolition of hereditary peers (LET, October 27), does you no credit but does, of course, confirm your politics. more...
I'm not a child sex pervert, says banned volunteer
A VOLUNTEER at a children's group, who has been told by a council to stay away for his own protection, today pleaded: "I just don't know how to clear my name." more...
Big clash sparks football fever!
SOCCER'S match of the millennium has sparked football fever in East Lancashire - with friends, families and neighbours divided over the clash of the Auld Enemies. more...
Dangerous lorries 'worst in country'
A QUARTER of lorries which use roads in East Lancashire have potentially dangerous defects, a traffic watchdog warned today. more...
Group's mystery bidder
A MYSTERY bidder has made a £113million offer for parachutes-to-rubber-dinghy group Wardle Storeys which has more than 500 employees in East Lancashire. more...
Faiths in the future
A NEW multi-faith council to build better relationships between different religions has been launched. more...
A silent tribute to fallen heroes
THE last Armistice Day of the century was marked in towns across East Lancashire with a solemn two minutes silence. more...
Blackburn Sport
Dailly - I don't fear Shearer
CHRISTIAN Dailly is confident he and his Scotland team-mates can snuff out the threat of England strike duo Michael Owen and Alan Shearer in the Battle of Britain at Hampden tomorrow. more...
Clarets £1m war chest
THE Burnley board is planning to raise over £1 million to underpin a concerted promotion push in the second half of the season and avoid "doing a Preston." more...
NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Team news round-up
GREAT HARWOOD boss Denis Underwood and his team don't need reminding about the importance of their Carlsberg FA Vase second round clash with Crook Town at The Showground tomorrow (kick off noon). more...
NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Stanley immune to Hampden fever
ACCRINGTON Stanley are refusing to let England's Euro 2000 battle with Scotland distract them from their goal of getting back into the UniBond Premier Division. more...
DARTS: Hyndburn Darts Knockouts
PLAY continued last Friday night in this year's John Smith's Hyndburn Darts Knockouts at Platts Social Club. more...
SOCCER: Preston North End team news
PRESTON full back Dominic Ludden could step back into the fray as Preston entertain Notts County tonight, but Steve Basham's playing comeback has been put on hold. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Blackburn Community Seven-a-side League (sponsored by Blackburn Rovers)
IN THE Premier Division, Scorpions Whalley Range went top with their midweek 11-0 demolition of Irving Manor. more...
ATHLETICS: Students just champion
ST MARY'S College in Blackburn is celebrating victory in the National Catholic Colleges Cross Country Championships. more...
JUNIOR SOCCER: Penalty shoot-out drama
ROSSENDALE Valley Under 11s have been locking horns with the two Whalley sides over the past fortnight, playing against the Tigers in the Cup. more...
Dailly - I don't fear Shearer
CHRISTIAN Dailly is confident he and his Scotland team-mates can snuff out the threat of England strike duo Michael Owen and Alan Shearer in the Battle of Britain at Hampden tomorrow. more...
Ingleby backs Kilby
RAY INGLEBY, the man who tried to takeover Burnley FC single-handedly but who is now more than happy to serve as vice-chairman under major shareholder Barry Kilby talks here to PETE OLIVER. Tonight in the second part of this intriguing interview Ingleby tells of the working relationship the two multi-millionaires have formed and how along with the other directors they aim to take the club forward to new heights. more...
Evans wants Ewood job
ROY Evans has become the latest big-name to declare an interest in the vacant manager's job at Ewood Park. more...
Burnley plan to raise £1m
THE Burnley board is planning to raise over £1 million to underpin a concerted promotion push in the second half of the season and avoid "doing a Preston." more...
Talking telephone numbers
BURNLEY are hoping fans will talk a good game to help fund playing success at Turf Moor. more...
Blackpool News
Britannia rules at Blackpool proms
SAVOUR the atmosphere of the proms at the Winter Gardens next month with one of the nation's top orchestras. more...
They're Wyred for energy...
A PIONEERING energy efficiency scheme for static mobile homes in the Wyre has proved a success. more...
Growing interest in City Farm
COMMUNITY workers in Blackpool are hoping to harvest support for a City Farm where youngsters can help raise crops, animals - and their own self-esteem. more...
Weaving festive fun
SIT thi deawn and put on your party hats, the Houghton Weavers are returning to town! more...
Waiter minute, isn't that Becks?
HOTEL guests in St Annes can scarcely believe their eyes when they see "Becks" playing up the mid-field of the dining-room. more...
Sheer vandalism
BLACKPOOL education chiefs are stepping up security after a wave of break-ins and vandalism at schools in the town. more...
The new look
FYLDE residents can have their say on a £2m transformation of St Annes town centre when plans go on public exhibition from Thursday (November 11). more...
In limbo over future of Safeway
IT is hoped the enquiries made by Fylde MP Michael Jack elicit an early reply on whether or not Safeway does intend to continue with its plans to build a superstore in St Annes. more...
Teamwork cuts town centre crime
BLACKPOOL town centre is a safer place for shoppers and pleasure-seekers as crime-rates plummet. more...
War Research society trips to battlefields
AS ARMISTICE Day approaches may I remind Citizen readers of the work of the War Research Society, the battlefield pilgrimage tour organisation. more...
Kicking out in style
WHEN it comes to fighting your way to the top there's no-one more qualified than Blackpool martial arts instructors Lee Douglas and Shirley Clarke. more...
New directory of ex-services associations
THE NATIONAL Ex-Services Association is currently creating a directory for publication on their web site - www.nesanews.freeserve.co.uk - of all ex-service associations, old comrades associations, clubs and groups, which will later be printed in book form and available to all ex-service people at cost. more...
Dancing for joy
BLACKPOOL brothers Sam and Ben Barnett know how to dance the night away. more...
Trying to trace Geoff Wilson
I AM trying to trace Geoff Wilson who served with me in the Band of the 2nd Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers in Trieste 1952-55. more...
Oh brother
ST ANNES star of stage and screen Stephen Tompkinson says he's dreading embarrassing pictures of him cropping up in a new fanzine - because his brother is writing it. more...
Salute to soccer supremo
A ST ANNES-based developer has scored a winner with its plan to create retirement homes on the former site of the famous Football League HQ. more...
Bravery award for fireman
A ST ANNES firefighter has won a top bravery award for his part in the dramatic rescue of a farmer who had fallen into a grain silo. more...
To Fleetwood with love
LOVE will be in the air at the end of this month when Eros takes his place in Fleetwood. more...
Benefits could be in your pocket
BLACKPOOL people who attended a benefits advice roadshow last month could find they are as much as £50,000 better off. more...
They're in tune with the Millennium
PUPILS from two Fylde Coast schools sang out in celebration of the Millennium on Monday (Nov 8). more...
Teachers on a crash course
PRIMARY school teachers taking part in a special workshop were not only given the opportunity to make cars, but also to take them apart and even crash test them. more...
New flag is symbol of unity
PUPILS in Lytham are flying the flag for the first time at their new school. more...
Snack aid!
KIND-hearted pupils at Blackpool's St Mary's RC High School have raised £400 for needy children - by giving up snacks. more...
Blackpool Sport
Lytham St Annes Hockey Club update
LYTHAM ST ANNES 1ST XI 2 WIGAN 1ST XI 2 more...
More of the same please!
IT'S all change at Bloomfield Road following a string of decent results. more...
Sharks bite the big boys!
WYRE Sharks swimming squad took up the mantle again in the National Speedo League. more...
It's a knockout
BLACKPOOL made a hasty exit from the Times FA Youth Cup in the second round at Bloomfield Road on Monday (Nov 8), beaten 2-0. more...
Hornets buzz Scorpions
AFTER last week's fine performance against league leaders Milnrow, Blackpool Scorpions put in a disappointing Rugby League show against Halton Hornets, being beaten 28-12. more...
Small-sided soccer leagues round-up
IN Division A of the Rossall Sixes League the champions Kings Arms FC beat Untouchables 4-1, while Macprint FC move into second place after their 3-0 win over Daniel FC. more...
Chess check
LYTHAM Chess Club's fourth team were outclassed in their opening third division match at Blackpool seconds. more...
Big break set for Blackpool
NON-PROFESSIONAL pool players up and down the country are preparing for their big break at the 1999 Bapto Grand Finals - sponsored by Hamlet. more...
Hotshots in action
BLACKPOOL Hotshots shoot off this weekend to take part in the British In-line Skate Hockey Association national championships. more...
Bolton Business
Firms call to cut red tape burden
BUSINESS leaders in Bolton and Bury have welcomed the Chancellor's tight fiscal stance and measures to promote investment and enterprise. But they have called for more action to release the entrepreneurial potential of Britain's smaller businesses. Mr Richard Bindless, Chief Executive of Bolton and Bury Chamber, said: "We are disappointed that the Chancellor hasn't made the reduction of overall tax and administrative burdens a priority. more...
Welders show their mettle
An award-winning local firm has beaten off European competition to land a £250,000 order. more...
Bolton Leisure
The Ridgway Arms, Station Road, Blackrod
THE Ridgway Arms is one of these places which you often drive past - usually without stopping. more...
What's on in and around Bolton, Saturday, 13.11.99
BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: junior fitness, 10am-11am, 11am-12 noon and 12 noon-1pm; basketball drop in, 10am-12 noon. more...
All funny on the Western Front
Last night's review by Gayle Evans Western Front, Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Runs more...
Bolton News
The cost of living in care
FINDING the money needed when you become frail and have to go into a home, or if you have an elderly relative who needs such care, can be difficult and confusing. more...
Don't cry for me Bonnie Scotland
By Karen Stephen THE sound of bagpipes always makes me cry, writes Karen Stephen, above. more...
From the B EN files
From the Evening News, more...
Pensioner trapped for 45 hours
AN investigation has been launched after a Normandy war veteran was locked in a Bury medical centre for 45 hours with only chocolate coins and biscuits to eat. more...
Carol rescues pal from fire
A BRAVE Bolton woman was today praised after dragging her best friend unconscious out of a burning house. more...
Where's the sense of it?
I AM writing this letter about how the Council may have to increase rates next year. This was in the Bolton Evening News the other night. A week or so ago a councillor had his photo in the paper, about the Birds of Metal being put at the top of St Helens Road, and said then that people would grumble because of the cost of £53,000. And now in this week's paper the councillors are going to get computers at the cost of £80,000. Where is the sense in it all, when they cannot keep toilets open. more...
Road repairs put on hold for Christmas
COUNCILLORS have put the brake on major road repair work in Westhoughton - until after Christmas. more...
Don't be so mean about loaning the computers
I AM writing this letter, as I write all my correspondence, on a £200 word-processor which I bought out of my own pocket. more...
Bus route solves Reebok problem
A NEW bus service to Horwich Parkway launched today should make the Middlebrook complex, including the Reebok Stadium, a lot easier to get to. more...
THE DAILY POEM
I've towd you how I started more...
CHEERS: Are you going to a Millennium party?
THERE are signs that the much hyped Millennium celebrations may be not be quite the big money spinner for the licensed trade that many originally predicted. more...
Rhythm section is still a legend
FUNNILY enough, the day I was going to see Riff Raff I had just been looking through some back copies of the old Bolton fanzine 'Town Hall Steps' (anybody got the complete set to lend me?). more...
OPINION: Names plan should not be called
IT would be easy to snipe at moves to give deprived areas a shot in the arm by renaming streets. But, actually, it could be the start of a real campaign. more...
Adrian on verge of jet set life
WHAT a year for Bolton Museum and Art Gallery's senior keeper of art Adrian Jenkins! more...
OPINION: Show you care
AS we all start to throw ourselves into the major hype that is Christmas -and, worse, this year the Millennium - it's worth sparing just a thought for some of Bolton's most needy families. more...
We are always having to tighten our belts
THE PEOPLE of our town must be thoroughly brassed off to hear that a fair amount of money can be found for a sculpture of birds and for computers then to be told by Jack Foster that car park charges will have to go up because his budget has been cut. more...
Why we won't forget
BOLTON'S former servicemen will take to the streets of the town on Sunday for the Remembrance Day Service and March Past on the Town Hall Square. more...
Upmarket street?
TENANTS on some of Bolton's most deprived estates could be asked whether they want to change the names of their roads. more...
Fab four in top award line-up
AN unprecedented four youngsters represent Bolton in the regional final of Greater Manchester's Young Citizen of the Year tonight. It will be the first time in the contest's history that the line-up of 10 brave, selfless youngsters due to come under the spotlight is dominated by one area. The annual contest is organised by Greater Manchester Police, and, sponsored by Airtours, offers an overall prize package worth more than £4,000. more...
Awards for canal rescue neighbours
TWO courageous men who dived into the icy waters of a canal in Little Lever in a bid to save two school boys will be given bravery awards next week. more...
A rocketing success!
A MIDLANDS anti-fireworks campaigner has praised our fight to ban the sale of explosives to the public. more...
Thanks are due to . . .
THANKS to local Member of Parliament Mr David Crausby, for all his help and interest he has shown in our new association, and especially for making the homes around Windsor Road area more safe for our elderly. more...
New Year nightshift health staff to get £150
HEALTH staff working throughout the night on New Year's Eve are to receive an across-the-board one-off payment of £150. more...
Stars come out for show
HOLLYOAKS star Will Mellor said he is glad to be a television heart-throb - because it means he can help raise the profile of disabled people. His comments came as both he and pop singer Kid Creole opened a fashion show during an exhibition at the Reebok stadium. more...
Pupils stage play in fight against racism
YOUNGSTERS from The Deane School will tackle the problem of racism with a play at Bolton's Racial Harassment Conference next week. more...
No payout for power cut families
HOUSEHOLDS in Harwood who endured a blackout for almost 24 hours will miss out on a compensation payout because electrical engineers were half an hour too quick doing repairs. The seven homes in Lincoln Grove and Greenwood Lane were without electricity for 23½ hours. But to get compensation from Norweb, a home must be cut off for 24 hours. more...
Christmas lights show is a class act . . .
MOTORISTS on one of Bolton's main routes could have been forgiven for thinking the Martian's had landed as they drove home in the dark last night. more...
Remember the sacrifices made
I QUITE agree with Jean Haslam (Your Views, October 29). We have people from various countries coming here for a better life, but they are not prepared to recognise the sacrifices in two World Wars (which incidentally we are supposed to have won), many of us made for the freedom and benefits they enjoy. more...
Are some eyesores ahead?
I HAVE just finished reading an article in the Bolton Evening News, about keeping the environment green. I am all for keeping this and our heritage, so as to pass on some great things to the next generations. Hence I must make a complaint about the proposed sculptures that are to go along the roadside on St Helen's Road. If the sculpture is to be the same sort that adorn the Sunning Hill School then all I can say is that we have a lot of eyesores to come. more...
They have no money to spare
I READ with utter disgust, the article in the BEN of November 3, referring to Council members getting computers. It really disgusts me and my wife. more...
Too many complaints about the lack of loos
I am fed up of reading letters from people complaining that there are no toilets in Bolton. more...
Bolton Sport
RUGBY LEAGUE: Leigh blow as Hadcroft stays Down Under
LEIGH Centurions' back star Alan Hadcroft will not be at Hilton Park for the new season. more...
Sam snaps up loan star
SAM Allardyce wrapped up his first signing since becoming manager of Bolton Wanderers today then switched his sights to Europe in pursuit of his second. more...
NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: RMI bid to stay on top
LEIGH RMI will line up against Colwyn Bay at Hilton Park tomorrow knowing if they still have the top spot in the Unibond League. more...
Burnley News
Yobs disrupt silent tribute
COUNCILLORS and a police chief have hit out in disgust after yobs disrupted a service to honour the dead of two world wars. more...
Bury Business
Firm `foils' rivals
A BURY company has "bagged" a staggering annual £25 million contract from one of Europe's major snack foods manufacturers. more...
Firm stars in revamp
RADCLIFFE'S Starman Toiletries has successfully completed a revamp of its babycare products. more...
Profits `slump' for Bury
BURY has slipped down the league of Britain's most profitable towns and cities. more...
Bury News
MP aims at airgun yobs
BURY MP David Chaytor is backing a campaign targeting airgun users. more...
Mayoral manoeuvres
BURY'S first citizens found themselves have a high old time when they joined young army cadets on manoeuvres in Holcombe. more...
Taxi drivers mind their language
TAXI drivers are to be given English tests under radical new moves to improve public safety. more...
Ferry couple home
A COUPLE who were left dangling on the side of a ferry which burst into flames killing 11 stowaways returned home on Tuesday. more...
Sight fears after bonfire injury
STONE-THROWING thugs may have robbed a Radcliffe man of his sight. more...
Pensioner's 45-hour lock-in ordeal
WAR veteran John McKenzie was locked in a Bury medical centre for 45 hours over the weekend. more...
Memorial service for former Chief Rabbi
LORD Jakobovits, who died last week, has been remembered by the congregation of a local synagogue he consecrated. more...
How are police doing
RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on local policing. more...
HAZ grants on offer
COMMUNITY groups can now get a helping hand thanks to the new Health Action Zone grants on offer. more...
Waiting lists getting smaller
LATEST figures show that fewer patients are waiting for treatment at Bury hospitals run by Bury Health Care Trust. more...
Best foot forward!
FLEET-footed youngster Claire Smith certainly knows all the right moves. more...
Wilkommen Bury
A GROUP of German students were in town this week as part of a Bury Grammar School exchange programme. more...
Bike thief took takings
A THIEF sped off on a mountain bike with more than £1,000 in cash after carrying out a daylight robbery in Bury on Wednesday afternoon. more...
History on our doorstep
CULTURAL bosses met locals on Monday to discuss setting up a new museum for Radcliffe. more...
In the red
HEALTH bosses expect their prescribing budget to be more than £700,000 in the red by end of March next year. more...
Saving pound won't save Tories
SO, William Hague thinks that his quest to "Save the Pound" will be enough to revive waning Tory fortunes! more...
Our kids' cash 'mugged' by London
I WAS most interested to read (Bury Times, Nov 5) about the magnificent event to be staged at the MEN Arena later this month. more...
Ignorance is ME's enemy
I WATCHED the recent Panorama programme on children with ME. more...
FA Cup farce
TUESDAY night's FA Cup replay summed up the current state of Bury FC. more...
Litterbugs need a lesson
CAN'T someone in the ivory towers of Bury Town Hall do something about the rubbish tip that is Bury and its suburbs? more...
Police were so helpful
I KNOW the police take a lot of stick, and l must admit l often join those moaning motorists who continually say that the cops should be out solving real crime instead of chasing us poor drivers! more...
Demos fronted by visiting students
THE police were castigated for controlling the howling mob during the passing procession of President Jiang Zamin of China, who was on a recent State visit. more...
Twinning is about friendship
CORRESPONDENT Mr S. C. Lord (Oct 29) suggests that the local authority should break its twinning links with French towns because of the beef crisis. more...
Marx knew his onions!
IN a recent poll organised by the BBC, Karl Marx was voted "Thinker of the Millennium". more...
Why celebrate our lost empire?
A FEW weeks ago an occasion to celebrate the anniversary of the independence of Pakistan was attended by a former mayoress of Bury. And very recently the present mayoress was pictured at a housing estate in Tottington which was once green fields and supported wildlife. more...
Princely sum
ONCE again the so-called "People's Government" of Tony Blair surpasses itself in its arrogance and disregard for the British pensioner. more...
Meet the amazing Mr Johnston
CAREERING down a mountain road with no brakes, having a gun pointed at your head and losing a company director to love! more...
Steptacular!
A DREAM came true for ten-year-old Rebecca Watson when her favourite pop group popped in for Sunday tea. more...
Bomb fear as garages attacked
INVESTIGATIONS are still continuing into the cause of two explosions which rocked Radcliffe on Sunday, November 7. more...
Trip of a life time
FOUR teenagers are back from a trip of lifetime after taking the first steps to establish a Millennium link across the Atlantic Ocean. more...
Another brick on the floor
GIVE us the last few shops and we will clear up the rubble! more...
Tots turn tunesmiths
TOTS from a Bury nursery sang their hearts this week out as the town's newest recording stars. more...
Health groups demand action
LOCAL organisations are calling for a radical change in the system after an independent inquiry revealed that people with mental health problems are among the most socially excluded in Britain. more...
Residents have their say
BURY West residents face a busy couple of weeks if they are keen to get involved in local issues. more...
New man for new recruits
ARMY born and bred - and hungry to recruit new blood to the famous Fusiliers. more...
A Christmas wish
AN Aladdin's Cave with its very own genie will give children in Bury a chance to make their Christmas wishes come true. more...
25 years ago
From the Bury Times, November 12 1974 more...
Today's the Day!
A look back at events in history on November 12 with Mike Badham more...
Can you help?
A MRS C. Schneider is seeking information on a Radcliffe Hall, where her great grandmother may have worked. more...
Mapping out our history
LOCAL history buffs may be interested to hear that Alan Godfrey Maps have published reprints of the old Ordnance Survey maps of Bury and Radcliffe, dated 1908. Printed on paper at a scale of 15in to the mile, the maps are available from the library, or by post from the publisher at £1.95 each plus 50p P&P for each order. more...
Bury Sport
Shakers silence the Lambs - just!
Bury 2 Tamworth 1 (after extra time: 90 mins score 1-1) more...
Saviour James to the Manor born
LUTEL JAMES looks to have earned a starting spot for tomorrow's trip to Oxford after his matchwinning return against Tamworth. more...
Bury Stoke up the problems
Bury 0 Stoke City 0 more...
Rugby: Sedgley build on Rumanian Rock
CHRISTIAN Raducanu could write a book - and not just about his experiences on the rugby field. more...
Soccer: Boro Man's jaw break agony
DEFENDER Lawrence Greenhalgh is nursing a broken jaw after being punched in the face during Radcliffe Borough's match last Saturday. more...
Bhutia on the ball
BURY RESERVES 2, MAN CITY RES 1 more...
Chorley News
Today's pensioners are lucky
I WAS interested in a couple of letters published a little while ago, grumbling on the topic of pensions. more...
Another site suggestion
WITH reference to an article in the Citizen regarding the siting of any future police station in Clayton-le-Woods. more...
Parish must have known of fence
WITH reference to a letter published last week in the Chorley Citizen from the Clerk of the parish council for Clayton, addressed towards myself. more...
No more muck, please
BEING a Chorley resident I would like to put forward my total disbelief at the amount of dogowners that blatantly allow their dogs to foul our streets. more...
No need for panic as RO `burns'
RESIDENTS have been told not to be alarmed as ambitious redevelopment plans for Euxton's Royal Ordnance factory get under way. more...
Sports group back on track
CHORLEY'S sports forum is back in business! more...
Tribute to our war dead
CHORLEY remembers its war dead this week. more...
Ken Dodd to switch on lights
HOW tattyfilarious . . . more...
Bob for the job
A CHORLEY councillor is bidding to enter Parliament at the next General Election after being chosen to fight a seat on Merseyside. more...
War against arson
A JOINT initiative to combat arson in the county was launched this week at Euxton's fire training centre. more...
Pleased to greet you
CHORLEY was well represented when the Lord Mayor of London hosted a luncheon to honour major achievers of the century. more...
Helping hand for Brian
A DISABLED war hero who says he has been a prisoner in his own home for almost two months has finally been handed a lifeline. more...
Chorley Sport
Quick start sets pace
ADLINGTON RANGERS 38 more...
Cup clash for George and Gregson
Chorley and District Faulkner Motors Alliance Football League GEORGE played Gregson Lane S&S for the second week running. Last week it was a league match, this week it was a cup clash in the Northern Electrical Consultants Trophy Second Round. more...
Running through the borough's villages
CHORLEY 3 PRESTON PHOENIX 1 CHORLEY were determined to remain near the top of the women's league before this game and started by forcing keeper Louise Smith to make a fine save from a 25-yard free kick by Danni Toward. more...
Flashes of brillance
Chorley Marlins (swimming) CHORLEY Marlins swimmers decided to miss the delights of bonfire night last weekend and generated their own flashes of brilliance instead. more...
Chorley trampled by lowly Ossett ...
OSSETT TOWN 3 CHORLEY 0 A QUITE dreadful display by Chorley saw the Magpies comprehensively beaten by lowly Ossett Town on Saturday. more...
Clitheroe News
Hung over? Then get a head start
BOSSES at an East Lancashire firm hope they will be toasting success come the millennium - when their hangover cure hits the high streets. more...
House of Lords 'not really my thing'
LORD Clitheroe left his seat in the House of Lords this week - and admitted it was never really his thing! more...
Colne News
Wrapped up in red tape
SCHOOLS are being deluged with a mountain of red tape, a Pendle head teacher told his audience at an annual prize presentation night. more...
Darwen News
Major road works will close short cut for 'eight weeks'
A ROAD used as a short cut by motorists who want to avoid the busy A666 during peak times when they travel to and from Darwen is in danger of collapsing. more...
Lancaster News
Coach bid to boost tourism
ORGANISERS of coach travel tourism were treated to a weekend of tourist attractions in and around Lancaster at the weekend. more...
Christley legal action
SOLICITORS for former tourism chief David Christley have this week demanded compensation from former Labour council leader Stanley Henig The Citizen can reveal. more...
Lottery winner
WINNING the national lottery may be just a dream for most of us but the Lancaster district is one of the north west's biggest winners. more...
World stage plan
CHILDREN from the area will be stars of the stage for a day to help poor children across the world later this month. more...
Mother's tragic search
A LANCASTER mother who emigrated to Australia has turned private detective to search for the teenage daughter she fears has been murdered. more...
Keep on truckin'
HOMELESS workers in Lancaster were celebrating yesterday (Wednesday) when news came that someone had donated a truck for their Christmas Shelter. more...
Charity scam
SEVEN major charities have warned the public to steer clear of a telephone charity first aid scheme. Many people across the district have been sent first aid kits unsolicited and invoiced for £23. People running the scheme claims the money will go to a "humanitarian charity" but no charity has given their authorisation. A spokesman for the charities said: "The public should be warned that anyone offering to sell a first aid box on behalf of these particular charities is not authorised by them." more...
Smith launches initiative
THE first property conversion under the Morecambe Bay Young Homemakers Scheme will be unveiled on Friday at Sefton Road in Morecambe. more...
Town hall shake up on cards
SIX months after the last local elections councillors have this week announced their intentions of a major management review at the town hall. more...
Massage in a bottle!
A NEW alternative health care centre has opened its doors in Morecambe's West End with a view to improving the well being of the local community. more...
Fresh bid to solve Mal's predicament
A HIGH profile police presence on Lancaster's Ryelands Estate ensured this year's mischief night passed without incident. more...
Police reassure parents
HEYSHAM parents concerned about reports that a suspected child abductor was approaching their children were relieved by the findings of on-going police investigations this week. more...
Police reassure parents
HEYSHAM parents concerned about reports that a suspected child abductor was approaching their children were relieved by the findings of on-going police investiations this week. more...
We mean business
THERE'S never been a better time for young people to start their own business. more...
Ear bitten off in horror attack
WAITING patiently for a taxi and minding his own business at Lancaster Bus Station last Friday afternoon dad Nigel McGuire didn't even notice the three men nearby. more...
Bench mark for bravery
ONE of the district's greatest soldiers was honoured at Lancaster Crematorium last week. more...
Dawson backs fire fighters as D-Day dawns
IT'S D Day for Lancaster's threatened retained firefighters on Friday - and they're calling on the people of Lancaster to support them. more...
The battle of Know Hill
A GROUP of Silverdale residents fighting greenfield housing plans in the village have decided to put their money where their mouth is and mount a legal challenge to the council's planners. more...
Paradise lost
THE Millennium Park, cycle/walkway is nearing completion. On the surface an extremely good asset for Lancaster. more...
Good riddance to eyesore
YET again I feel I must write to your newspaper about Heysham village and I must admit that in the past I have never been a great supporter of Councillor Lee but she is to be congratulated on the removal of the bus shelter in the village. more...
Taxi joke is no laughing matter
THANK you for inviting replies to letter on VSG. Since Mr McKeeman is the front man his letter most merits a reply. more...
Everybody wins
I WAS interested by the letter about parking last week from a fed-up resident in Woodville Street. I live just around the corner, and am also fed-up with the cars on these streets, but because they block the pavements which are, after all, for pedestrians. more...
Rubbing Salt Ayre in our wounds
NEWS of the latest cock-up at the town hall, namely the million pound plus budget overspend at Salt Ayre Phase 2 (swimming pool), presents the local public of this area with an excellent opportunity to test the integrity of many councillors, who were elected by us on the basis of their pledge that public accountability would be reinstated at the town hall if they were put into the corridors of power. Following the invitation by Citizen Smith for officers and councillors to tell us what happened, it is disappointing to observe that there has been no explanation or apology from the town hall whatsoever. more...
Thanks to you all
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to Mr Abrahams and all his professional team of nurses and other staff at the breast-care unit at the RLI. more...
Bullying must stop
IT concerns me to read about the child (Bullying Views: November 4) regarding the lack of support he received form the schools. One would question the kind of upbringing the perpetrators of such activities, have at home. Are they taught moral values by their parents? Obviously not. more...
Parking charge
I COULDN'T help but raise a cheer when the resident in Woodville Street wrote to you regarding parking in their street. Only this week I have tried the town hall to see if we could have anything done about the same problem. The council could make a lot of money if these people who don't pay to park on our doorstep were made to pay. If we move our car for shopping, we, like your reader, come back to find our place taken. We even have them parking and then going off for a few days on the train. Sibsey Street, Lincoln Road, Wingate Saul Road are really fed up with it and the people who park couldn't care less about local residents. more...
Lancaster Sport
Big game on for the Blues
MANAGER Tony Hesketh hoped to parade his latest signing to the fans before this league cup match on Tuesday night. more...
Games in hand means top slot beckons for Shrimps
Forest Green Rovers 1 Morecambe 2 IF Morecambe win their three games in hand they will be joint top in the league. more...
Slaves to the art
A MARTIAL art born of slavery - which the authorities have been trying to ban for hundreds of years - is about to hit Lancaster. Capoeira did not originate in China or Japan but in Angola in Africa and is unlike any martial art you've ever seen. There will be a demonstration and training session in the art - which resembles break dancing - at Lancaster's Gregson Centre on Saturday, December 11. But before you try it you should know something of its intriguing history. Capoeria began back in the mists of time as a tribal dance. Young bloods would dance in a ceremonial competition for women. When the Africans were taken in large numbers as slaves by the Portuguese the 'dance' became a way of practising fighting techniques under the noses of the slave masters in Brazil. more...
Club mourn death of Bert Lancaster
LANCASTER City was in mourning this week over the death of their vice chairman Bert Lancaster. more...
Rally round
CARNFORTH'S rally drivers were proclaimed champions this week. Steve Joel and Glenn Fothergill won the RSM/Diamond Products Stage Rally Series before the final round. They achieved it by powering their way through to a couple of top three finishes early in the year and consistent scoring on the other events. Joel and Glenn have been in the top three of the local Kirkby Lonsdale MC run series for a couple of years and it was a well deserved win in the yellow Longlands Hotel/T. Dixon supported Escort Mk 2. more...
Leigh News
Higgins brings down the final curtain
LEIGH chairman Mick Higgins has quit Hilton Park. more...
Steeler Adam signs for Ian
LEIGH coach Ian Millward has used local knowledge to bring a major overseas player to Hilton Park. more...
Ingram fed up of Les Miserables
FREE-SCORING centre David Ingram is back at Leigh after a miserable French Connection. more...
Dawn's bid to clean-up our 'sick society'
HOME care assistant Dawn Parkinson is sick of her old ladies living in fear of leaving their homes. more...
MP was nerve gas guinea pig
LOCAL MP Terry Lewis is backing a campaign to find out more about germ warfare experiments at the Government's secret Porton Down complex - because he was one of the guinea pigs. more...
Travel boss death firm goes bust
A LEIGH-based travel firm has gone bust - just days after one of its directors was found hanged. more...
Jenny's £3,500 award for hospital blunder
BRAVE schoolgirl Jenny Martin (pictured) will have to wait 11 years to celebrate winning compensation for a hospital blunder. more...
Norman and Bob's big loss for big cash gain
CHARITY trekkers Norman Welch and Bob Short had a breathtaking break in the Himalayas. more...
Partners in jobs
OVER £1.5 million is being spent on transforming a derelict site in Leigh in to an industrial estate. more...
Music twin George dies, 69
MUSIC master George Eccles is being buried on the eve of his 70th birthday. more...
Village green move to hit snowdome plan
VILLAGE green campaigners have started another process aimed at scuppering Xanadu plans for Leigh. more...
£83,000 for a brighter Borough
FESTIVE funding will help light up Journal-land at Christmas. more...
Dick takes us into 2000
HISTORIC photographs taken by Leigh cameraman Dick Sutton will take the town into the Millennium. more...
Grannie's bus ride of terror
SINCE her husband died three years ago a Golborne pensioner has tried to rebuild her life. more...
£45 too much for justice!
LEIGH'S three magistrates' courts cost just over £45 a day to run. more...
Chris leaves greens for his new 'sanity'
ANTI-XANADU campaigner Chris Maile has left the Green Party. more...
'Where's the justice for Malcolm' asks Brenda
ASTLEY mum Brenda Rowley, fighting for justice for her son, Malcolm, has been given an inquest date. more...
Runners top £18,000 for Jenny scanner
A MULTI-MARATHON run across France raised £18,000 for a new scanner at Leigh Infirmary. more...
Leigh Sport
Miners fail to Old 'em!
A LEAKY last 20 minutes cost Leigh MR the game as they slumped 26-14 at Oldham St Anne's. more...
Athletic stumble after bright start
LEIGH ATHLETIC fell to a last-minute free kick in a 3-3 draw at Walshaw Sports. With John Knowles outstanding and with the wind at their backs, they had raced into a three-goal lead with Wilson, Knowles and Wilkinson. But Walshaw fought their way back, finally claiming the draw with that late 25-yard strike. more...
Classic's double delight
THE squash outfits at Leigh's Classic World of Fitness scored a double success for the first time this season. more...
Town's crown - six months late!
THE Atherton Charity Cup finally has a 1999 champion. more...
Brian's building for the future
BRIAN GODDARD is the British Bodybuilding champion. more...
Wallbank goal fails to spark Tyldesley
TYLDESLEY RU went down at league leaders Oldham 20-3. more...
Top Mark as Church go on rampage
MARK SPENCER is on top Mark for Church Inn in the Leigh & District Football League. more...
East deep in the doldrums
LEIGH EAST remain amid the winter gloom after crashing 33-14 at home to Eccles. more...
RMI strike force founders again
IF ATTACK is the name of the game then Leigh RMI got their just desserts. more...
Colls pay for missed chances
ATHERTON COLLS slumped to a 3-2 win against St Helens Town - their second successive home defeat. more...
Leyland News
Town Hall rocked by deaths
PRESTON Borough Council is reeling from the shocking deaths of two councillors in as many days. more...
Patrolling the patrols
THE traditional image of the jolly lollipop man and woman is to come under scrutiny as cash-strapped County Hall chiefs look to make savings. more...
Take time to remember
THE country grinds to a halt today (Thursday), to remember those who have died in conflict. more...
Don't panic: it's just a practice
HUNDREDS of residents in Walton-le-Dale, Croston and Garstang received mock flood warnings to ensure the Environment Agency warning systems worked correctly. more...
Car insurance scam under fire
DISCOURAGING motorists from setting fire to cars to make fraudulent insurance claims, was the aim of a dramatic reconstruction at Lancashire Fire Service's training centre in Euxton. more...
Rewards for students who pass on crime info
REWARDS of up to £100 will be offered to pupils who give police information about school crime in South Ribble. more...
Candles in the wind warning
A CANDLE being distributed by churches to celebrate the Millennium is a fire hazard, according to Lancashire's fire chiefs. more...
'Come and see for yourself'
JOHN Prescott has again been invited to the Ribble Valley by MP Nigel Evans. more...
Conned
A SOUTH Ribble pensioner has lost his life-savings after a group of conmen swindled him out of £17,000 as part of a multi-million pound nationwide scam. more...
Leyland Sport
Decision time for Moyes as rumours link him with Rovers
THE managerial merry-go-round is up and running once again, and no sooner had it started than the familiar sound of the rumour-mongers was going into overdrive. more...
Lytham News
Recluse leaves fortune to cats
A WEALTHY cat-loving recluse who lived in squalor in Blackpool is believed to have left a fortune to cats. more...
Lytham Sport
Forward march ...
BLACKPOOL outclassed Wigan Athletic in a high noon showdown at Bloomfield Road on Saturday (Nov 6). more...
Nelson News
School regains control after special measures
PENDLE'S largest high school is set to be released from special measures imposed by the Government - six months ahead of the deadline staff were given to turn it around. more...
Anxious wait for store staff
MORE than 200 staff are anxiously awaiting news on a potential buyer after their supermarkets were put up for sale. more...
Right to roam speech by MP
CAMPAIGNING MP Gordon Prentice will celebrate his victory in the battle for a Right to Roam when he gives a keynote speech to a Lancashire County Council seminar on the countryside tomorrow . more...
Preston News
Town Hall rocked by deaths
PRESTON Borough Council is reeling from the shocking deaths of two councillors in as many days. more...
Ringing the changes of a century
WHAT does the new Millennium hold for the people of Lancashire? more...
Passing trade passes by
TRADERS in one of Preston's shopping streets claim they have been dealt 'a final blow' by council chiefs after new traffic restrictions came into force. more...
You don't have to party
FORGET Greenwich's Millennium Dome, all roads lead to Canterbury for the dawn of the the New Millennium. more...
Plans for Grange statye approved
PRESTON Borough Council has come up with a novel way to improve life on two of Preston's worst estates - build a statue! more...
Kittens abandoned on vets' doorstep
TAKE a peek at these purr-fect little moggies - all fun and fur and looking for new homes after being abandoned in a cardboard box outside a Bamber Bridge veterinary surgery. more...
Sticks and stones...
LIBERAL Democrat councillors stormed out of a Preston committee meeting last week after the chairman branded one of the members a 'sick man'. more...
A witch is not just for Hallowe'en!
IT'S two weeks after Hallowe'en, and for most people, the costumes have been packed away and fears of overactive spirits have been forgotten for another year. more...
Med pubs hit town
MEDITERRANEAN influences have infiltrated Preston. more...
Happy New Year!
MEMBERS of the Gujurat Hindu Society gathered at their base in South Meadow Lane, Preston, to celebrate their New Year with a fantastic display of colour and prayer. more...
Head start for bright ideas
BUDDING entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas are to be given a helping hand at turning them into profitable businesses. more...
Readers' Recollections: Murderer hanged on gallows
LURKING in the shadows of Leyland's historic past is an eerie tale of murder most foul which ended in a harsh and severe punishment. more...
Police pets to receive visitors
A PILOT scheme to allow members of the public to inspect premises where police dogs and horses are housed is to be introduced by Lancashire Police Authority this week. more...
Death wish driver
A CHORLEY man was left nursing cuts and bruises after driving off the top of Preston's most notorious suicide spot. more...
Court hears from Shipman's defence
Morphine in the body of one of Dr Harold Shipman's alleged victims could have come from drugs she was prescribed in the month before her death, Preston Crown Court was told yesertday (Wednesday). more...
Larger than life!
TAKE a larger-than-life caterpillar, a promotion-pushing football team and a charity in desperate need of some extra cash and what have you got? more...
Crumbling car parks are unsafe
PRESTON'S concrete car parks could crumble unless major repairs are carried out, a report has warned. more...
Resin haul leads to jail
A MAN was sentenced to five years behind bars this week, following an investigation by the National Crime Squad into the importation of £200,000 of cannabis resin into the UK. more...
Appeal for witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witness to an accident in London Road, in which a 22-year-old died. more...
New Year will be bug free
LANCASHIRE is looking forward to a bug-free Millennium after receiving the coveted blue light from Action 2000. more...
Join The Rainbow Juggler
TALENTED children from Preston's Stagecoach Theatre Arts school are set to celebrate a special 10th anniversary with an exciting record-breaking event. more...
Curtain rises on gold
A THEATRE company from Preston is one of seven causes to receive cash from the Granada TV Live Challenge's pot of gold. more...
Darren meets beefy
CRICKET legend Ian Botham stopped off at the Preston Marriott last week, as he passed through the area on a charity walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. more...
Preston Sport
Unbeaten run preserved
NORTH End twice had to come from behind to make sure they preserved their unbeaten run in the league as bottom-placed Colchester proved better opposition than their league position indicates. more...
Deepdale Diary
PNE assistant boss Kelham O'Hanlon has just one message for the team - keep at it. more...
PNE pressed to clip Magpie's wings!
HIGH-flying Preston could be top of the table come Saturday morning, if they can clip the Magpies' wings! more...
Floodgates open after 20 minutes.
PNE U16s took 20 minutes to open the scoring, finally routing Bolton Wanderers 8-0. more...
Brig 'distracted by Cup' says boss
BRIG manager Tony Greenwood believes his side's forthcoming FA Cup clash with Cambridge is distracting his team from Unibond Premier League success. more...
HOPPERS climb to fourth place
HOPPERS climbed to fourth place in Jewson National One with a 48-19 win over Blackheath, thanks mainly to a first half display which demoralised their opponents. more...
Park Patrol
IT was league action all round in the Preston and District football leagues, with the gap at the top of the Premier Division shrinking. more...
St Helens News
Janet goes from size 22 to 8!
JANET Nolan was always game for a laugh and ready to join in with any fun going. more...
Return of Marley the wanderer
MARLEY the cat with wanderlust is back safe and sound five weeks after he went missing from home and owner Suzanne Smith simply can't hide her delight. more...
The fun starts here
A COLOURFUL carousel in St Helens town centre offering free rides to youngsters will kickstart a host of events to mark the festive season in the town. more...
Sale of Lady Mavis memories
HUNDREDS of people swarmed into Windle Hall at the weekend for the local `sale of the century.' But it was a day tinged with sadness with the memory of a very special lady still crystal clear in many people's minds. more...
Axe falls on hostel
A HOSTEL providing temporary accommodation for the homeless is set to close because of falling demand. more...
Haydock Park is the favourite
HAYDOCK Park has been named Racecourse of the Year for the year 2000. more...
Wash and brush-up for Queen Victoria
QUEEN Victoria is on the move - but not until after Remembrance Day. more...
Bridging the gap!
A £3 million project providing a new link between Earlestown town centre and a new industrial estate was described as a "bridge of opportunity" by Mayor of St Helens, Councillor Pat Jackson, when she performed the official opening. more...
Ruskin scrap for success
Ruskin Park 22 Prenton 17 FOR much of this scrappy match, Ruskin were second best to a Prenton side, whose forwards gained large amounts of possession, but whose backs failed to make it count near the line. more...
Welcome to Wayne's World
TALENTED cartoonist Wayne Slater has got designs on a new career. more...
Giant estate planned for Bold
PLANS for major new housing development on the site of the former Bold power stationhave been given the green light. more...
Heartbreak for John
TEENAGER John Horsley is down in the mouth since thieves stole his bike from outside a local store. more...
New chapter in world of glass
THE £14 million World of Glass museum building in St Helens has been completed. more...
Did you see robber?
POLICE believe a cowardly robber who forced his way into an elderly woman's home and forced her to hand over her purse containing about £20, may have been spotted leaving the scene. more...
Man attacked at home
A MAN was was attacked and robbed in his own home in the middle of the afternoon. more...
Climbers rescued from mountains
A ST HELENS climber and his companion are recovering after being stranded overnight on the Cairngorms. more...
Firework tossed into gun shop garage
A SHOOTING and fishing shop in Rainford was the target for vandals who hurled a firework into a storage garage, destroying stock. more...
Churches' top 10 quest
WHAT are the best 10 hymns? more...
Couple's bedroom ordeal
AN elderly couple awoke in the early hours of Sunday, October 31 to find two strangers in their bedroom. more...
Sign on for carol duty
OFFICIALS of the Pilkington Chapel are appealing for anyone with a knowledge of sign language to help out with a Christmas Carol Service to be held at the Resource Centre for the Deaf in Dentons Green Lane, St Helens on Sunday, December 12. more...
Plea for witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a woman in Newton-le-Willows on Tuesday, November 2. more...
Blaze at factory
FIFTY firefighters tackled a blaze at a fibreglass and cavity wall insulation factory on Friday night. more...
More jobs on the way
A COSTCO warehouse is to open on the former Rollingstock site in Haydock next March creating up to 130 jobs initially. more...
Steer clear of square
POLICE are advising motorists to avoid Victoria Square between 10am and 12pm on Remembrance Sunday (Nov 14). more...
Storms spoil the big party
ORGANISERS of the town's Firework Show had to halt Friday's popular display because of dangerous gales which posed potential hazards to the huge crowds. more...
Sympathy for market traders
AS regular visitor to St Mary's Market, I would like to add my comments to those published in the Star in recent weeks. more...
Mayor's Christmas plea
AS mayor of the metropolitan borough of St Helens, I wish to continue what has now become a tradition by launching my annual Christmas Toy Appeal to assist those children in most need. more...
Home brew went with a bang!
THE home-brewing exploits of two sporty chums went with a real bang . . . quite literally! more...
Writers' thanks to Sue
THE Good Companions Writers of St Helens organise a barn dance at the Rainford Village Hall each year in order to raise the necessary funds which enables us to produce our annual anthology for charity (this year's beneficiary being the Willowbrook Hospice). more...
What became of Lady P's fountain?
WHAT became of the short-lived shopping-centre fountain, presented to the town about a quarter of a century ago by Lord and Lady Pilkington? more...
In the hot seat
IN your article 'Tough at the Top' (St Helens Star, November 4) there was a photo of a Mr Mark Dowd (on page two), a Merseytravel Executive. He was referred to as a Chair of the said company. May I correct you on this, a chair is what you sit on to chair a meeting. The gentleman concerned in this instance is a Chairman. If the meeting is chaired by a lady, then she is referred to as 'Madam Chairman'. more...
Golden age of hops galore
DURING the toe-twinkling years of the late 'forties and early 'fifties, it was possible to go dancing in St Helens on every night of the week. And to have a wide choice of venues! more...
God of mercy?
IN reply to Reverend John B Gordon (Dear Star, October 14) I call myself an atheist, having suffered the pangs and pains of what some people call Christianity. How can you win when you see little children in Boothall Hospital riddled with cancer and when they die, people say "Well, the Good Lord wanted them." If he had waited another 20 years or so he would have still got them. more...
Tess keeps striding on
THE boots of Tess Bell were certainly made for walking! more...
Gran's fury at bike theft
I AM a grandmother. I am angry and I am upset, because a grandson of mine is upset and hurt. more...
Thanks to the Star
JUST a line to thank the Star Newspaper for sponsoring the prizes and carnival band for the 1999 Newton Town Show. We were fortunate that the Carnival procession got round Newton and got to the School field before the weather broke. Our Town Show in 2000 is on August 12. more...
Starbeat with Radio City's Shaun Tilley
What a top week! HELLO again and first this week, thanks to everybody who came up and said Hi to me last Friday at Sherdley Park for the Big Radio City fireworks display. more...
St Helens Sport
Red letter day for Brown
ST HELENS Snooker Professional Wayne Brown has claimed another major scalp in his battle to reach the top. more...
League's farewell to Joan
THE St Helens and District Rounders League has bade a fond farewell to Joan Hughes, who has stepped down after 15 years as chairman. more...
Contacting the Star Sports Desk
YOU can now e-mail the Star Sports Desk. more...
Comb's county casualties
THE St Helens Combination have now only two clubsstill engaged in the LCFA Intermediate Cup. more...
Town's triumph of will
Atherton Collieries 2 St Helens Town 3 FIFTH-placed Town, travelled to second-from-the-bottom Atherton on Saturday knowing the form book means nothing on the Alder House pitch following heavy rain. more...
LSH rue missed chances
Liverpool St Helens 15 Bedford Athletic 19 THE Moss Laners were once again were left to contemplate how they had lost a game during which they had been the better team for long periods. more...
Ray of hope for Brook
Blackbrook 18 Rochdale Mayfield 6 BLACKBROOK snatched a Conference First Division lifeline with victory over Mayfield at Boardmans Lane on Saturday. more...
Revenge for Park
Aspull 6 West Park 30 WOODSHAW Park was probably the graveyard of West Park's promotion hopes last season when they slumped to an unexpected defeat in quagmire conditions. more...
Heath are sent crashing
Roose Pioneers 22 Thatto Heath Crusaders 18 A LATE rally wasn't enough to save Heath from defeat at premiership newcomers Roose Pioneers. more...
Whiston stun leaders
WHISTON enjoyed a great 3-0 victory over St Helens McDonald's JOL leaders St Annes Rovers. more...
Haydock made to work
Haydock 24 Orrell St James 21 BELOW-par Haydock made hard work in defeating St James. more...
Hot stuff from the Holt
YOUNGSTERS from the Holt found their shooting boots at the weekend. more...
Portico hit back
Widnes Albion 16 Portico Panthers 35 PORTICO showed true spirit and a lot of character to bounce back after the previous week's embarrassment. They travelled to Widnes fielding a young and inexperienced side and powered their way past the highly rated Albion side. Portico started strongly when prop Phil Greenough touched down under the posts after a clever Dave Lee kick, with Craig Peel adding the extras. Minutes later veteran Dave Ward powered his way over before Albion hit back with a converted try. more...
Boyle lays down the law . . .
NEWTON outfit Sasib went goal crazy at the weekend. more...
Finch miss their chance
Haresfinch 8 Dalton 14 THIS was the one that got away for Finch who failed to build on an impressive first-half display. more...
Debut boy on target
GARSWOOD United claimed three valuable points in a 3-1 win at Chorlton Town. more...
Hounds go down fighting
Adlington Rangers 38 Parr Hare & Hounds 10 A DEPLETED Hounds side put up a brave performance against an Adlington outfit who have lost only one match this season. more...
Cruel luck for pupils
IT was rough luck for the St Helens Primary Schools football team in the Merseyside Seven-a-Side Inter-Association Tournament. They drew 0-0 with Kirkby, but a deflected free-kick consigned them to a 1-0 defeat against eventual winners and hosts Crosby. St Helens also sent an under 11 team to Tameside, where they were beaten 3-2. They would have earned a share of the spoils but for Tameside's bizarre first goal. The ball went over the bar and rolled through a hole in the back of the net. But the score was allowed to stand. John Bathurst and Jamie Anderson scored the St Helens goals. Man of the match was John Holmes. This Saturday the squad travel to Lancaster for a 10.30am kick-off. more...
Focus on Knowsley Road scene
Saints have two more internationals in their ranks . . . more...
Hockey men in comeback drama
ST HELENS Hockey Club staged a dramatic fightback to earn victory at Didsbury on Saturday. Playing with only 10 men, they found themselves 3-0 down after only 10 minutes. But before half-time they had clawed their way back to 3-3. And in a scrappy, sometimes ill-tempered second period they grabbed the winner. Scorers were Mark Alcock (2), skipper Phil Travis and Chris Mitchell. Meanwhile, the women's team drew 1-1 at home to Hillwood. more...
Derby joy for UGB
Clock Face 6 UGB 16 UGB collected their first away points of the season in this hard-fought derby. more...
Vine are shaken
Folly Lane A 22 Vine 20 A LAST-minute try dashed Vine's hopes of taking the spoils in this hard-fought clash. Folly opened the scoring with two unconverted touchdowns before the visitors hit back with a try by Fredericks. Long-range efforts by Dave Swift and Paul O'Brien, plus a goal by Swift, put Vine ahead before Folly replied with another four-pointer to make it 12-14 at the break. Vine looked to be in control when they stretched their lead early in the second half with a well-taken try by Bill Kelly, converted by Swift. more...
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