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What the local papers say A Chorley woman is warning shoppers to be on their guard after pickpockets used her debit card to fleece £800 from her account – in just three hours. Marie Hughes of Netherley Road, Coppull, was targeted in a well organised sting after finishing her shopping at the Tesco superstore on Foxhole Road, Chorley. She was approched by a man standing with a map at her car who asked her for directions. Mrs Hughes believes he was part of a gang who had been standing behind her in the shopping queue while she was entering her PIN number. In the five-minute window between paying for her goods and loading up her car, a pickpocket stole her card and went on a spending spree.
What the local papers say A gang of four children aged between 11 and 13 spent an entire weekend wrecking a Lancashire business, causing £37,000 worth of damage. The young thugs wrote off businessman Robert Cairns' work vans and forced him out of his premises. They also destroyed his personal possessions, his children's toys and photographs of his war hero father. Then they plundered family heirlooms being stored as his mother lay seriously ill in hospital. She died before her son had to break the devastating news to her about what had happened.
What the local papers say Plans to build brand new council offices on vacant land in Leyland next to the civic centre could cost South Ribble £7.3m. The idea is designed to save cash on running costs and fuel bills with South Ribble and Lancashire County Councils having agreed to work together to create a new office complex on West Paddock. The new building, which would house more than 700 staff, would replace the Civic Centre on West Paddock and county council offices in south Lancashire. It would be home to 250 South Ribble Council workers as well as 500 county employees. But at a recent council meeting it was agreed to allocate £7.3m towards the joint costs of development and design of the project.
What the local papers say A famous Lancashire truck manufacture has appealed for Government help to ride out the deepening recession. Bosses at Leyland Trucks are urging ministers to extend lending guarantees and to introduce a corporation tax window in a bid to jump start the vehicle manufacturing industry. Orders from haulage firms are faltering because they are unable to raise the finance needed to buy new fleets of trucks. Leyland's managing director Jim Sumner is leading negotiations with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson on behalf of the UK truck industry.
What the local papers say Three sporty sisters from Leyland are keeping it in the family with a series of outstanding performances. Kati, Klara and Teri Williams have all sampled success at national and regional events and their family trophy cabinet is starting to bulge at the walls. Kati, 15, is currently in the North West Academy in athletics for hurdles and the pole vault. She is also the current U15 Lancashire champion in the 100m, 200m and 75m hurdles and was ranked ninth in the country for the U15 hurdles. What the local papers say Crisis talks have taken place after staff at a Leyland shop have come under repeated attacks from gangs of marauding youths. In the worst incident workers at Leyland Lane Spar were locked inside after the yobs pulled down security shutters while other occasions they've set fire to bins Staff say they are regularly being intimidated by up to 30 teenagers congregating outside the shop at night who have smashed windows and vandalised nearby cars.
What the local papers say The final preparations are being made for this year's Christmas celebrations in Leyland. On Saturday December 6, Leyland town centre will become a festive winter wonderland. The centrepiece of the day will be a parade along Hough Lane, which will include an old Leyland bus from the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in King Street and various local groups. Either side of the parade will be a fairground and a Christmas concert at the United Reformed Church in Hough Lane. All the proceeds will go to Asthma UK, in memory of 20-year-old Stephen Downey, from Leyland, who died from an asthma attack earlier this year.
What the local papers say A popular horse-riding route is to be renamed in honour of a Leyland girl who died while visiting the dentist. Ulnes Walton Bridleways Association will be unveiling a plaque naming the Moss Side path 'Karla Selley Way'. The equestrian enthusiasts are holding a Christmas ride on December 21 as part of the special day in memory of the five-year-old. The association's members, who include Karla's mum Tracey Armstrong and her friend Sandra Connolly, will set off from Paul's Farm on Dunkirk Lane with around 30 horses and ponies decorated with tinsel. What the local papers say Plans for an £80m employment and residential development in Leyland received a mixed response at a public exhibition. Proposals for the huge 73-acre project on the Farington Estate were on display at Farington Lodge, with residents grilling experts about how the scheme will affect them. The event is part of the protracted planning process, with developers Brackenhouse Properties hoping to submit an official application in January 2009. The land, which runs from Bispham Avenue in the north, to Hall Lane in the south and The Oaks development off Wheelton Lane in the east, was bought in 2004 after originally being earmarked for expansion for Leyland Motor Works.
What the local papers say People power has brought about a partial victory for residents battling plans for six wind turbines on the site of the Farington Waste Technology plant. Controversial proposals for a £120,000 scheme to put 15m high wind turbines as part of the education centre have now been approved. However, after angry residents branded the scheme 'the straw that will break the camel's back', joint developers Lancashire County Council and Global Renewables have agreed to reduce the number of turbines to three.
What the local papers say The Schwan's Consumer Brand Factory, at Marathon Place in Moss Side, Leyland, which manufactures frozen pizzas, is one of several of the firm's businesses which was taken over by frozen pizza giants Dr Oetker UK on Wednesday. The plant, along with Schwan's businesses in 15 European countries, the Chicago Town trademark and licences for the Freschetta and Tony's trademarks, were taken over after Schwan's, which is based in the USA, said it was planning to focus more on its North American operations. A spokesman for Dr Oetker said it would be "business as usual" for employees at the Leyland plant and the firm will continue production of frozen pizzas at the plant.
What the local papers say It wasn't snow that brought Leyland to a standstill on Tuesday it was an army of 150 soldiers with their cavalry and band. Crowds braved the freezing temperatures to line the streets of the town centre to give The King's Royal Hussars a heroes welcome. The regiment, made up of soldiers from Leyland and across Lancashire, were exercising their Freedom of South Ribble and were met by a rapture of applause.
What the local papers say Leyland town centre is preparing to welcome the Cavalry regiment of The King's Royal Hussars for the first time in five years. The soldiers have exercised their Freedom of South Ribble and will be marching through Leyland on December 2. They will be joined by a Challenger 2, the Army's main battle tank, which is on rare visit to the North West. What the local papers say Police in South Ribble have launched a campaign to reduce anti-social behaviour and want anyone with information about the problem to come forward. Criminal damage incidents in the Southern division of Lancashire, which includes South Ribble and Chorley, have reduced dramatically over the last two years Police want to continue to carry forward this trend and reduce incidents of damage even further. What the local papers say An inspirational Leyland schoolgirl has auditioned for hit TV show Britain's Got Talent just five months after suffering a cardiac arrest Brave Mirren Terry impressed producers of the ITV1 show with her rendition of Mariah Carey's Hero at auditions held in Manchester this weekend. The Lever House Primary School pupil applied to audition alongside thousands of others despite suffering a cardiac arrest during her school sports day in June. What the local papers say New council offices could be built in Leyland to save cash on running costs and fuel bills. South Ribble and Lancashire County Councils have agreed to work together to create a new office complex in the town centre. The new building, which would house more than 700 staff, would replace the Civic Centre on West Paddock and county council offices in south Lancashire. Old school photographs! If you have any old school photos that you would like to share, please let us know. If you have electronic copies of your school photos, please email them to us along with the year, class, names and any other information you have and we will put them on our schools page and give you a mention too.
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"Bring Back Leyland Festival" Heather Berry and Joanne Davies from Leyland have started a Facebook group to try and bring this traditional celebration back to life. We wish them all the best in their efforts.
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