Resort’s future is in young hands

10:21am Wednesday 20th August 2008

I was disappointed to read about the report by think-tank Policy Exchange which singled out Blackpool and questioned whether it can be regenerated, encouraging migration to the south of England (Citizen, August 14).

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Grants could save our pools

10:20am Wednesday 20th August 2008

Swimming pools are being closed or are under threat, despite calls for a change of mind by residents.

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Head for a free A level gap year holiday

4:59pm Monday 18th August 2008

As the dust settles after A-level results and people are wondering what step to take next, I would recommend a free UK gap year.

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Post office blues

1:37pm Friday 11th July 2008

As the government and the ‘top-brass’ at the post office are paying obscene amounts of money to so-called “celebs” to appear in adverts promoting the Post Office and offering ‘new’ services, while at the same time ‘ closing post offices down I wrote the following poem.

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Company takes big step towards cruelty-free products

1:35pm Friday 11th July 2008

Congratulations and a big thank you to Marks and Spencer who not only sell an extensive ‘completely cruelty-free’ range of toiletries and cosmetics, but they have now added household products from washing up liquid right through to laundry detergent and air fresheners to their range.

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Congratulations over Veterans’ week success

1:34pm Friday 11th July 2008

Re Veterans’ Week (Citizen, July 3), I carried the Canal Zoners’ Standard and am local organiser for Cumbria and North Lancs A group.

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Airport expansion is the way forward

12:43pm Wednesday 28th May 2008

Whenever you run any sort of story on the airport (Citizen, May 15) you usually add comments from local Blackpool councillors.

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Council letting down the town

12:35pm Wednesday 28th May 2008

Health professionals are warning parents that due to lack of sufficient exercise, obesity and sugar diabetes amongst school children is rising steadily to worrying levels.

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Wat-er way to treat valued customers

11:41am Friday 23rd May 2008

I have just read the article (Citizen, May 15) regarding water compensation and I thought I was the only one having problems in receiving my money.

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'Power hungry' Conservatives

11:30am Monday 19th May 2008

A few years ago, the Conservatives weren't that hungry for power. Now it seems that they are far too hungry.

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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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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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Triathlon chairman speaks out over pools closure

11:30am Monday 25th February 2008

I am totally against your threatened closure of the Fylde Borough swimming pools.

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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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Seeking Lawrenson family history

1:00pm Thursday 27th December 2007

I am trying to find out more information about my family.

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Fylde Mayor's Christmas message

2:43pm Tuesday 18th December 2007

I looked at my calendar yesterday and was staggered to find that half my time in office is over, yet what a wonderful time this has been!.

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Idiotic EU fish policy defies explanation

11:43am Thursday 29th November 2007

Because of the hopelessly confused, ill thought out and idiotic EU fisheries policy, between 40 and 50 per cent of cod caught has to be thrown back into the sea dead.

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Praise for my ward cleaner

11:41am Thursday 29th November 2007

Earlier this year I spent eight days in the pre-operation ward at Victoria Hospital.

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Cancer stories wanted

1:08pm Thursday 22nd November 2007

Macmillan Cancer Support would like to hear from people of working age affected by cancer or from employers who have experience of managing people with a cancer diagnosis.

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Post office future in EU hands

1:07pm Thursday 22nd November 2007

Regarding the closure of our treasured post offices, ( Citizen , November 15).

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Act now to stop unrest

1:07pm Thursday 22nd November 2007

Remembrance Sunday brings back different memories to many people.

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Parade should focus on remembering war dead

10:25am Monday 19th November 2007

I would like to comment on the front page news of Chorley Citizen, November 14.

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Family search

12:09pm Wednesday 14th November 2007

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

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Poppy pupils made us cry

12:08pm Wednesday 14th November 2007

We thought we were thick skinned, having lived 141 years between the two of us, and having been members of the Royal British Legion since the fifties.

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Post offices are a lifeline for many in community

12:07pm Wednesday 14th November 2007

So, the bosses at the Post Office have announced that consultation on the next branches to be closed in the Fylde will begin in January 2008.

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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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Appeal for stories of life in the forces

3:22pm Thursday 25th October 2007

I'm a 74-year-old ex-serviceman compiling my fourth modest book entitled Get Some In!

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