I THINK Accrington bus station should be left where it is. For 90 per cent of bus users from Accrington and district, It is in the most convenient place. The one big mistake I think was made was moving the outside market from the Broadway side to Peel
I WRITE in response to the letter from A Nolan of Brierfield (LET, August 1) complaining of the withdrawal of the X43 service from Colne. I believe the only reason for the withdrawal of the service from Colne is that of distance. Reducing the journey
Hundreds of residents looked on in horror as a hot air balloon scraped rooftops narrowly avoiding a crash-landing. The balloon finally cruised in at around 8pm on Tuesday night, landing in St Mary's School, Walgarth Drive, Chorley. Nearby streets, including
Police are to be called in after a mature tree was pruned to the point of destruction. Appalled residents in Tansley Avenue claim they saw the 40ft tall sycamore shorn of all its branches and leaves by a fellow resident who used a ladder to climb up and
An action group has been set up to protest about plans for an off-road motorcycle track at an Adlington beauty spot. The former Ellerbeck site has been identified by Chorley Borough Council in a bid to combat unauthorised motorcycling and the use of police
Half a century's worth of nostalgia was the subject studied when a Chorley school welcomed back its original pupils and staff. Southlands High, Clover Road, first opened its classrooms on August 29, 1955, and more than 40 of the original intake gathered
THOUSANDS of jobs will be created in East Lancashire under plans to turn BAE Systems' Samlesbury site into a giant aerospace business park. The plans were being unveiled today at the launch of a joint initiative between BAE Systems and the North West
MARK Hughes will call for cool heads this weekend as Blackburn Rovers go in search of their first away points of the new season at Bolton's Reebok Stadium. With Rovers' disciplinary record likely to come under close scrutiny in the searing heat of a Lancashire
An eight-year-old schoolgirl wrote to the Queen questioning her right to the throne. Kayleigh Whittle, of Broadfield Drive, Leyland, sent a picture she had drawn of Her Majesty with the letter and received a reply less than a week later. Kayleigh, who
A memorial garden dedicated to a keen angler who died after being involved in a motorbike accident is to be created at the end of the street where he lived. Flowers still mark where David Harrison, 21, of Burnslack Road, Ribbleton, died when his 90cc
A former headteacher who fought in North Africa and was taken prisoner in the Second World War is to give a talk about his experiences. Frank Harrison, 85, who was head of Leyland St Mary's High School, Royal Avenue, from 1974 to 1982, will present his
A consultant at the Royal Preston Hospital will swap his stethoscope for an electric guitar next week to pull in cash for state-of-the-art camera equipment to cancer patients. John de Carpentier, 48, a bass guitarist with band, The Generics, will perform
Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wesex has opened a new £10million science facility, the Darwin building, which forms part of a £50m investment programme in new buildings across the campus of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Since becoming
POLICE in Burnley say they are concerned for the safety of two missing 14-year-old girls. Danielle Green, of Brownhill Avenue, and Jessica Simpson, of Como Avenue, have been missing since Friday, September 2 when they both left their home addresses. Both
THOUSANDS of jobs will be created in East Lancashire under plans to turn BAE Systems' Samlesbury site into a giant aerospace business park. The plans were being unveiled today at the launch of a joint initiative between BAE Systems and the North West
PEOPLE queued and bidded in their hundreds to get a piece of Morecambe's history - and helped raise more than £2,000 for two charities. The remaining contents of the Midland Hotel, above, which included dressing tables, sinks and mirrors, were flogged
LANCASTER'S famous Town Hall clock will be ready to tick and tock again in December with essential maintenance work going like, er... clockwork! The landmark clock tower is now encased in scaffolding as workmen repair the structure, opened in 1909, to
THE case against a nurse found dead in her home while awaiting trial for murder has been discontinued. Anne Grigg-Booth, 52, of Nelson, was due to stand trial for the murder of three of her patients, all elderly women. She was alleged to have killed the
Shocked family and friends have paid tribute to a devoted father who died at the weekend following a motorbike accident. George Johnson, 54, was on his way back from a regular biking trip with friends when his Honda motorbike collided with a Vauxhall
Devastating bowling by the Smith brothers, Tom and Billy, saw Chorley take the local bragging rights in emphatic fashion with this startingly rapid win at Fox Lane. They shared eight wickets between them to rattle through the Leyland batting as the home
By Sports Desk Lymm 20 Vale of Lune 17 VALE of Lune's start to their North Two West campaign ended in defeat in the warm sunshine at Lymm. The game was a typical start of season affair with both sides finding it difficult to sustain any sort of momentum
By Matt Donlan VETERAN batsman Terry Hunte put brave Lancaster to the sword after one of their best batting displays of the season meant little against Kendal. The West Indian, who has been playing in this country since 1983, smashed 113 not out for Kendal
By Phil Fleming It's to be hoped Morecambe don't have too many more early kick-offs in this Nationwide Conference season or they can kiss their promotion hopes good bye. It took more than an hour for many of the players to get out of bed in a well below
By Matt Donlan Alfreton Town 0 Lancaster City 2 LANCASTER City turned in another mighty on-the-road display to earn three more precious Nationwide Conference North points - and boy, did they deserve their maximum reward at Alfreton Town. From Anthony
NEW signing Danny Karbassiyoon will visit a surgeon in a bid to get his Burnley career back on track. The defender, signed from Arsenal in the summer, has not played a competitive match for the Clarets after injuring his hip in a pre-season match in Austria
By Matt Donlan MORECAMBE skipper Phil Dennison plays his last game as Woodhill Lane captain on Saturday but has a dream to lead his men into the Lancashire Cup. Dennison, who has been in fine nick with 605 runs this season, has decided to call time on
North End need to work on their consistency if they are to succeed in the Championship this season according to defender Graham Alexander. The 34-year-old right back, who returns from international duty with Scotland this week, hopes North End's 4-0 win
CAST your mind back to the balmy late summer of 2000 and the massive queues at petrol stations across East Lancashire. Cars went all the way around the block as panicking motorists, sometimes getting into fights as tempers frayed, queued for miles to
THE aerospace industry already provides thousands of jobs across East Lancashire including more than 3,500 on BAE Systems' Samlesbury site alone. The complex technology and engineering skills involved in the industry make these the sort of high quality
CONGRATULATIONS to Blakewater College, Blackburn, on its recent much improved GCSE results. I wish it the best of success for the future. As the LET (August 31) correctly reported, the results are due virtually entirely to the efforts of the previous
HAVING people work until they are 70 before they can retire could come about if David Blunkett gets his own way. As far as I am concerned this is unacceptable. A far better idea would be to get all the spongers off benefits and back into work so they
I AM writing to ask readers to take part in the second annual British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart of the Kingdom Challenge on Sunday, September 18 as part of ITV's National Walking Day. Cameras will be filming the walk which will once again take place
Veterans who served near the Suez Canal, Egypt, in the early 1950s ended a 50-year wait for recognition after being formally awarded a service medal at a ceremony in Chorley. Dozens of men from Chorley served in the canal zone from 1951 to 1954 in what
A former policewoman used in a recruitment campaign has walked free from court after she admitted deception offences. Ex-model Laura Nagulapalli became the face of the Greater Manchester force as the constabulary's 8,000th recruit and was pictured with
IT might only be September but I think tomorrow's game with Cardiff is the first massive game of the season for Burnley. There's no point putting pressure on people at this stage - but it's the sort of game we need to take three points from. In fact,
Police have warned residents against being complacent and leaving keys near their front doors after a 68 per cent reduction in hook and cane burglaries was revealed. It came after David Paul Conroy, 19, admitted a hook and cane burglary at Preston Magistrates
A youth was given an interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo), just two days before his 16th birthday. Michael Farrell Patrick Gahagan, 16, of Links Road, Penwortham, appeared at Chorley Magistrates Court on Monday, September, 5, and was given the interim
A soldier at the centre of a scandal involving fake pictures showing the torture of Iraqi prisoners, could be called as a witness in thecase of three Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) soldiers accused of war crimes. Territoral Army private Stuart Mackenzie
North End need to work on their consistency if they are to succeed in the Championship this season according to defender Graham Alexander. The 34-year-old right back, who returns from international duty with Scotland this week, hopes North End's 4-0 win
The price of a litre of petrol has crashed through the £1 barrier at a garage in Preston. Last night Rydal Petroleum, Liverpool Road, Penwortham, was charging £1.04p per litre of unleaded. The Citizen checked the prices at more than 20 filling stations
CAST your mind back to the balmy late summer of 2000 and the massive queues at petrol stations across East Lancashire. Cars went all the way around the block as panicking motorists, sometimes getting into fights as tempers frayed, queued for miles to
CITY council chiefs got their paintbrush out to make a cycle track safer after a near miss. A cyclist was knocked off her bike by a car leaving the Chapel Street car park in Lancaster, luckily avoiding injury. Chapel Street is a one-way street for vehicles
FANCY sprucing yourself up a bit and raise some cash for special causes at the same time? A charity day takes place at a Lancaster hairdressers on Sunday in memory it's former owner. Byron's Hairdressers is holding a charity event from 11am to 3pm at
THE parents of a Lancaster boy suffering from cerebal palsy are vowing to stand by their son after claims he was bullied by his care worker. Robert and Jackie Watson of Lunesdale View, Halton, complained to Lancashire County Council after their son, Simon
SICK vandals have desecrated the grave of a Nelson schoolgirl who fell out of a tree. The grieving family of 12-year-old Rachel Stewart, of Hollins Road, have been left devastated by a series of thefts of the lovingly tendered grave at Walton Lane Cemetery
BRIERFIELD Gala could make a comeback as part of plans to rejuvenate the town. Brierfield Neighbour-hood Action Group has come up with a series of ideas to improve the town after talking to people across the area. It has looked at issues involving children
It will be a basement battle for local clubs in the Northern League as the season comes to an end on Saturday. Motors could finish above Leyland, but neither Preston can finish any higher than second bottom. Leyland were routed at home to Chorley on Saturday
BRIERFIELD Gala could make a comeback as part of plans to rejuvenate the town. Brierfield Neighbour-hood Action Group has come up with a series of ideas to improve the town after talking to people across the area. It has looked at issues involving children
A 61-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe man who was said to have encouraged "thousands of boys" to play cricket has pleaded guilty to breaching a sex offender order. Blackburn magistrates heard that an order made in March banned John Gidlow from communicating with boys
By Matt Donlan PETER Stephens claimed his 500th Northern League wicket but his day didn't finish in celebration as Morecambe drew at Barrow. Stephens knocked over Barrow professional Rawl Lewis to hit the magical 500 mark, a great achievement for one
THE historic city of Lancaster is one of the most congested in Britain. Each day thousands of drivers face the grind around the one way system. Traffic stands still along many of the city's roads - but, according to city council chiefs, we all need reminding
JOHN Spicer is keen to kick off the second phase of Burnley's season - and his own career - in style against Cardiff City tomorrow. The former Arsenal man is back on the up after securing a move to Turf Moor just a year after dropping into League One
COME in Sven, you're time is up! After England's pitiful performance against Northern Ireland on Wednesday night, Sven-Goran Eriksson's position as national coach has surely become untenable. It's not so long ago that Sven was revered like a national
MARK Hughes will call for cool heads this weekend as Blackburn Rovers go in search of their first away points of the new season at Bolton's Reebok Stadium. With Rovers' disciplinary record likely to come under close scrutiny in the searing heat of a Lancashire
NEW signing Danny Karbassiyoon will visit a surgeon in a bid to get his Burnley career back on track. The defender, signed from Arsenal in the summer, has not played a competitive match for the Clarets after injuring his hip in a pre-season match in Austria
A PROLIFIC letter writer who died after suffering a heart attack was today described by his son as "Darwen's answer to Victor Meldrew." Keith Reynolds, 72, wrote hundreds of letters about dozens of subjects during his 18 years living in the Darwen area
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former mayor who dedicated his life to community work and was dubbed a key driving force behind the regeneration of Haslingden. Tom Fisher, of Helmshore, served as a ward councillor in Haslingden for many years and was Mayor
Worden Sports College, Leyland, starts the year on a high! The school has broken the record for the percentage of pupils gaining five or more A*-C grades at GCSE. This year has seen a magnificent set of examination results. Sixty per cent of the year
THOUSANDS of jobs will be created in East Lancashire under plans to turn BAE Systems' Samlesbury site into a giant aerospace business park. The plans were being unveiled today at the launch of a joint initiative between BAE Systems and the North West
