Hough Lane plan spells recipe for gridlock

1:38pm Friday 1st August 2008

I would like to comment on one existing council planning disaster and potentially the greatest one of all time, ie the Hough Lane scheme.

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Husband of tragic Mexico death mum speaks out

11:54pm Wednesday 25th June 2008

I have read your article about Brenda French and I would like to correct a few things being her husband and going though it all first hand.

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Great War book research

12:02pm Thursday 15th May 2008

I am researching war time humour from World War 1 to the present.

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Help for book research on high street shops

11:53am Thursday 15th May 2008

I am writing to ask for help from businesses, shoppers and motorists in your area.

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Researching Leyland family

11:46am Thursday 15th May 2008

I would be interested in hearing from anyone who is descended from George Carl Lawson who, in 1891 was 23 and lived on Preston Road, Leyland, and was married to Margaret, aged 28.

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Leyland Hough Lane plan is a recipe for gridlock

11:31am Thursday 15th May 2008

In support of the letter Councils ruined our town', I would like to comment on one existing planning disaster and potentially the greatest one of all time, ie the Hough Lane scheme.

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Help required on boxing gymnasiums research

11:48am Monday 12th May 2008

I'm compiling write-ups of the many Boxing Gymnasiums that were active in the 1930s-40s-50s, including the training methods used of that time.

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Bin men so speedy

2:28pm Thursday 31st January 2008

Last week, driving along Higher Walton Road towards Walton-le-Dale, I passed some refuse collectors.

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Quiz corkers

2:27pm Thursday 31st January 2008

Have you ever been in a quiz in the pub or at work and thought that the correct answer and the best answer to a question are not necessarily the same thing?

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Memories of the Odeon Cinema

2:22pm Thursday 31st January 2008

Looking through your paper last week I was excited to see an article about the old Odeon cinema in Preston city centre.

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Thanks to the Citizen

10:48am Monday 14th January 2008

St John Ambulance in Lancashire would like to say a big thank you to the Citizen for your support over the past year.

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Cash injection needed in Bamber Bridge

12:47pm Tuesday 11th December 2007

I read with interest the article in the Citizen, December 6, regarding the amount of £4.25million being spent on the transformation of the Post Office Square, Leyland.

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Yellow line joy

4:52pm Friday 7th December 2007

I write with regard to the article by Yellow Line Fury by Andrew Greaves, Citizen November 29.

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Yellow lines concern

10:52am Monday 3rd December 2007

I am not surprised at the reaction of Peter Smith.

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Avoid animal tested cosmetics

1:57pm Thursday 29th November 2007

While the UK government gave a wonderful gift to animals back in 1998 by banning tests, animal tested cosmetics are still on sale in the UK are just tested in other parts of Europe and then imported.

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Why we should all vote

10:16am Thursday 22nd November 2007

For those people who make feeble and spurious excuses for not voting, I hope they are watching the situations in Burma and Pakistan.

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Waste route

10:14am Thursday 22nd November 2007

Lancashire County Council has given the go-ahead to Global Renewals to commence work on the Farington Moss waste facility before the conclusion of any appeal by RAWS (Residents Against Waste Site).

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Losing my dogs was so hard

10:11am Thursday 22nd November 2007

I read about Louise Fairclough in the Citizen November 15, (£90 to get dog back) about how she has had her dog taken off her.

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Seeking information on relatives

10:38am Friday 16th November 2007

Can anyone help me find information about my paternal grandfather and his son (my father) both named John Hardman.

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Sick of humps and chicanes

10:37am Friday 16th November 2007

Insanity rules!

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Police ruined Scouts’ parade

10:37am Friday 16th November 2007

I was disgusted last Sunday to see the Leyland URC Scouts' Remembrance Day parade spoiled by a police officer who insisted that they march on the pavement instead of their usual route on the road.

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Council merger

10:35am Friday 16th November 2007

I've been trying to keep up to date with local issues on the internet and have come across the website www.centrallancashire.com.

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Looking for former railway workers

11:33am Wednesday 7th November 2007

Sunday August 4, 1968, was a particularly auspicious occasion in the annals of Britain's railways for it saw the very last mainline steam locomotive on British Railways withdrawn from service.

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Memories of steam in the North West

12:01pm Wednesday 24th October 2007

Sunday August 4, 1968 was a particularly auspicious occasion in the annals of Britain's railways for it saw the very last mainline steam locomotive on British Railways withdrawn from service.

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War veteran's call to 'respect us too'

3:53pm Tuesday 2nd October 2007

It makes me weep when I read a newspaper heading such as "Respect Our Boys" which refers to the soldiers serving today.

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Think about animal welfare

4:41pm Wednesday 26th September 2007

A dark cloud has been cast over the farming industry this year - bird flu, flooding, foot and mouth and now bluetongue, it's been tough to say the least for farmers and animals alike.

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