Chorley Citizen | Withnell

Wintry conditions brings road chaos to Lancashire roads

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:39:14 +0000

SLEET and some snowfall in Lancashire has closed roads this morning.

Hotel plan for Chorley's Oak Royal Golf and Country Club

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0000

A new 26-room hotel employing 20 people is to be built at a Chorley golf club.

Work to start on restoring Withnell landfill site

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:48:44 +0100

work to start the restoration of the former landfill site on Bolton Road, Withnell is set to start.

Family forgives Lancashire death crash driver

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:50:00 +0000

A GRIEVING family have told the 77-year-old driver who killed a beloved dad in a crash: We forgive you.

Chorley Conservative councillor held in benefits fraud probe

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:40:44 +0000

A COUNCILLOR has been arrested on suspicion of benefit fraud.

Man breaks legs leaping 20 feet from burning Withnell flat

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:20:00 +0000

UPDATE: A man broke his legs after jumping 20ft from a window to escape his burning apartment block last night.

Tributes to Chorley man killed in Ribchester crash

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:50:00 +0100

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 'kind and gentle' Withnell man who died in an accident while on his motorbike in Ribchester.

Fond farewell to Withnell Fold head after decades of service

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:58:12 +0000

A headteacher is set to retire next week after almost two decades at the helm of a Chorley village school.

Yours for £5m - the 'fairytale castle' in Withnell

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:23:11 +0000

A ‘FAIRYTALE castle’ believed to be the most expensive home on sale in Lancashire has come on the market for the first time.

Week-long harvest festival at Withnell Fold school

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:01 +0100

Withnell Fold School celebrated its harvest festival with a week long celebration.

Elderly couple escape blaze at Withnell farmhouse

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:21:25 +0100

AN elderly couple had a narrow escape when fire ripped through a farm-house in Withnell this morning.

Wheelton and Withnell by-election date is fixed

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:59:19 +0100

Residents of Wheelton and Withnell will go to the polls on Thursday, June 4 to elect a new borough councillor.

Chorley Tory councillor quits after refusing to give police a blood sample

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:44:26 +0100

A COUNCILLOR has resigned after refusing to give a blood sample when arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

Withnell man's killers’ shorter wait to apply for parole

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:46:30 +0000

A PAIR of murderers who executed an accountant at his Withnell home in 1992 have won a cut in the length of time they must serve behind bars before being considered for parole.

Withnell light firm burning bright

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:13 +0000

CHORLEY lighting design firm Lumenata is celebrating a 30 per cent growth in business.

Million pound boost for young Chorley families

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Services for young families in and around Chorley are to get a million pound boost.

Withnell choir on song for Preston lights switch-on

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:33:33 +0000

A school choir has sung its way to success after winning a top spot at Preston’s Christmas lights switch-on.

Lancashire County Council accused of ‘profiteering’ on school toast

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:55:05 +0000

LANCASHIRE County Council has been accused of profiteering from its schoolchildren after ramping up the cost of toast at breaktime by 25 per cent.

Blackout plan for the M65 to cut costs

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:30:00 +0000

THE lights on the M65 are set to be turned off in a controversial cost-saving measure.

Chorley villages race celebrates 25th anniversary

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:09:39 +0100

By any stretch of the imagination to celebrate 25 years of “being together” is a major achievement, and that is no different for race organiser Terry Dickenson.

Withnell boy's Olympics interest

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:29:09 +0100

THREE-year-old Louie Hammond watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics with special interest on Friday — because he will be taking part in the ceremony for the London Games in 2012.

Local groups supported by new grants

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:10:00 +0100

A football team in Adlington, a history society in Brindle and community allotments in Withnell are among a few local groups that have received grants from the Lancashire Local Committee.

Arson not ruled out after Withnell vehicle blaze

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:16:11 +0100

Arson is not being ruled out as the cause of a blaze that destroyed three cars and a motorhome in the Withnell area of Chorley.

Withnell residents protest against landfill site

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:10:00 +0100

RESIDENTS are to lobby council bosses in protest against a proposed landfill site in their area.

Chorley minister’s global charity spreads health and happiness

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:15:00 +0100

SEVENTEEN years ago, minister Bernard Cocker founded Christian charity International Aid Trust.

Funeral planned for art student

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:47:00 +0000

The funeral of a talented art student who died in a road accident in London takes place on Friday.

Five Chorley post offices earmarked for closure

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:32:00 +0000

A six week public consultation has started today as part of plans to close five Chorley post offices.

Art student dies in road accident

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:19:00 +0000

AN ARTIST hearalded as one of the countrys brightest young animators has died in an accident as he walked through an upmarket area of London.

Protestors rally at Biffa tip meeting

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:35:00 +0000

Around 150 protestors packed a public meeting last night to fight hugely controversial plans for a new landfill tip.

Rehab unit to go ahead

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:25:00 +0000

Protestors have lost their battle to stop a drugs rehab unit from opening in a Chorley village.