- Welch claims the Big Brother spoils
- Homeowners 'pay less than tenants'
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Three held after bank occupied
- Security checks at FA Cup showdown
- Government record on racism slammed
- NHS faces 'peril' if plans derail
- Welfare protesters plan occupation
- Man quizzed over 'road rage' death
- Brothers in court on murder charge
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
- Britain braced for cold weather
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News
Longridge man jailed for taking thousands from firm
A FATHER-of-two has been jailed for stealing £34,000 from the Longridge timber building firm where he worked.
Have your say on the bus service changes
BUS passengers are being asked for their views on a proposed shake-up of services in the Ribble Valley.
Public loos to close on Sunday April 1
TWO of the three public toilets in Longridge are set to close on Sunday, April 1.
Off to Chocolate Factory
Members of the Thornley Birds have just nine days before their first night of this year’s pantomime, “Willy Wonka re-Wonkasized”. It will be performed first at Longridge Civic Hall then at St Martin’s Hall in Broadway, Fulwood.
Sport
Longridge Town’s 30-match unbeaten run ended
LONGRIDGE’S mighty unbeaten run finally came to an end as they lost out by the odd goal in five in this President’s Cup first round tie.
Olympic boost for Longridge
OLYMPIC legend Sebastian Coe could be heading to Longridge to promote the 2012 Games to young people in the town.
Longride keep up promotion charge
LONGRIDGE continued their charge for promotion with a fine victory over Furness.
Anyone for tennis?
LONGRIDGE boasts thriving football and cricket clubs - but no such facility for tennis.
Lifestyle
Book review: Matron on Call by Joan Woodcock
One minute you can be saving someone’s life, the next stemming a simple nosebleed or getting to grips with an aggressive drunk ... there’s never a dull moment in a busy hospital casualty department.
Book review: The Map by T.S. Learner
Mystery, history, war and mysticism are always a potent mix but place them in the capable hands of thriller writer T.S.Learner and they become a work of pure alchemy.
No hedging their bets at college
THERE was no hedging round the issue when Myerscough College played host to competitors showing off one of the ancient arts of farming.
It’s not an unlucky 13 for Matthew...
A new exhibition of sculpture and illustrations by a Lancashire based artist opened last weekend at the Platform Gallery in Clitheroe.
Book review: An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo
General Charles Gordon, better known as the legendary Gordon of Khartoum, is the unlikely hero of a powerful and emotive new novel from a writer noted for her socialist feminist crime stories.
Community
Sister act success at Ribby Hall
Longridge sisters Joanna and Jade, who love their jobs at Ribby Hall Village, speak about the magic of being part of such a special place.
Longridge’s new community PC
ONE is heading for a new life ‘down under’ and the other for the streets of Longridge.
Longridge panto choc-full of children
With panto time still in full swing, that ever-productive local group the Thornley Birds is on course for its 12th annual pantomime, this year’s being “Willy Wonka re-Wonkasized” as veteran former producer Margaret Blackburn – now doing costumes and scenery – and her family have re-written the Roald Dhal classic to suit the local scene.
From caring for freight to souls
The Rev Chris Halliwell has enjoyed a varied career and believes country life is in his blood, standing him in good stead for his new dual role as vicar of St Michael’s Church, Grimsargh, and as Blackburn Diocesan rural and environmental officer
Guild’s freewheeling legacy
WHILE it might never rival Amsterdam or Copenhagen for its obsession with the bicycle, Peter Ward has long believed Preston could become one of the best cities in the country for getting around on two wheels.
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Weather for Longridge
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Light sleet showers
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: South east
