4 Evening Post, Wednesday, September 23, 2009
uk
NEWSBRIEF
Victorian
values
DISCOVER what life was
like in Victorian times with
a visit to Granny’s at the
weekend.
Grandma Sattersthwaite
will be in her cottage at the
Cottage Museum , Castle
Hill, Lancaster, on Saturday
to give a glimpse of life in
the 1850s. The Victorian
housekeeper will show the
gadgets and utensils used in
the 19th Century from 2pm.
Help heroes
charity night
COMEDIAN Terry Devon
and band Last Minute He-
roes will be performing at
the Royal British Legion in
School Lane, Leyland, on
Friday. Doors open at 7pm
and admission is free. All
money raised will be donat-
ed to Help for Heroes.
Coffee
morning
AN Autumn coffee morn-
ing is to be held on Saturday
by Longton Area Christian
Aid Committee. The event,
in aid of the Bishop of
Blackburn’s Harvest Ap-
peal which supports farmers
in the Philippines and
Nepal, takes place at St An-
drew’s Church, Liverpool
Road, Longton, from
10.30am.
Group AGM
THE Cadley and Greyfriars
Police and Community To-
gether group will hold its
annual general meeting on
Thursday, October 1, at
6.30pm at Fulwood Acade-
my, Blackbull Lane, Ful-
wood. Residents of the area
are invited.
Jenny Earp Dave Hannigan Grant Sills Muhammed Ali
Gary Darlington Terry Coakersoll Robert Dunbar Matthew Thomas
Vex in the city at
museum proposal
Mancunians have their say over
by Chris Visser
chris.visser@lep.co.uk
“WE’RE the hotbed of foot-
Football Museum’s fate
ball!”
Manchester may have two of the most
expensive football teams in Britain, but
Mancunian taxpayers today voiced their ries that Manchester Council could leave
concerns of having to fork out up to them in the lurch with the bill.
There were also questions raised over
£10m to bring the National Football using the Urbis exhibition centre as the ex-
Museum to the city. hibits’ new home, a site with no links to foot-
While there was support for the attrac- ball, while some had never even heard of
tion to come to the city, there were real wor- the museum.
Dave Hannigan, from Sale,
said: “I think from Preston’s
point of view, it’s nice that Pre-
ston’s got its own attraction
that attracts people to Preston.
“I think Manchester’s got
enough to attract people and I
don’t really think it needs any-
thing like that especially from
taxpayers’ money – it’s not a
good idea.”
Grant Sills, of Ashton-
under-Lyne, said: “People are
asking why we are in a reces-
sion and it’s stupid decisions
like that that has probably put
us there.”
Muhammad Ali, from
Stockport, said: “I don’t think
it’s worth £10m to bring here,
plus we’ve got so many issues
going on around the world.
“I don’t think it’s appropri-
ate to bring a museum from
Preston.
“I believe it should stay
there and we can do much
more advertising so people
can go there and have a look.”
Jenny Earp, from Manches-
ter, said: “I think it should
come to Manchester as Man-
chester is currently the hotbed
of football.
“It’s very exciting times for
football in Manchester.
“It is a lot of money but I do
believe it would be great for
lep.co.
‘I don’t
go out on
my own
Rose Hannon
at night’
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there’s no houses nearby.
It was raining all night and
was freezing. I just had to
sit there in the damp and
cold.
“All I could think about
was my husband and two
boys. I couldn’t sleep – at
one point a seagull landed
on top and I thought it was
them.
Pam Welsh “I kept moving about to
keep warm, but it seemed
like forever.”
She was eventually freed
the next morning when a
worker at the firm’s depot
in Whitehaven, Cumbria,
arrived for work.
Her husband Paul only
realised she had not re-
turned home when he got
up at 6am the next day.
Today, the gang of four
are in jail after being
locked up for a total of 39
years.
Anne, who lives in
Blackburn, was given a
£500 bravery award by a
judge in court.
Life
Anne, who is mum to
Adam, 27, and Ben, 21,
said: “There’s not a day
goes by that I don’t think
of it – I don’t go out on my
own at night anymore.
“I’ve never been like that
the city. The city is already growing and I in my life before.
think with the addition of the museum it “I don’t think anything
would only just get better.” like this will happen to me
again – this is my 15 min-
Terry Coakersoll, from Manchester, said:
“It sounds a staggering amount of money utes of fame.
(to relocate) particularly as football's a very “I’d like Cameron Diaz
big business in terms of money. to play me in the film. I can
“It should be something that should be laugh about it now, but I
able to support itself.” couldn’t at the time.”
Gary Darlington, from Manchester, said: Paul McNish, 48, of
“I think it would probably generate more Lonsdale Road, Black-
visitors being in a bigger city. pool, was jailed for 12
“Urbis might struggle if it doesn’t get a years; Callum Tyson, 19, of
big gallery or museum in there quite soon. I Oxford Street, Cleethor-
think the cost is a concern but maybe in pes, got eight years’ cus-
terms of the amount of people that come tody; insider Mohammed
into the city it could generate quite a lot of Niaz, 23, of Charles Street,
money for the local economy as well.” Blackpool, was jailed for 10
Robert Dunbar, from Manchester, said: years; and Paul Matthews,
“I’ve never been to it myself. I think more 43, of Ribble Road, Black-
people would go to it if it moved and I’d pool, who was not directly
probably go myself. involved in the White-
haven robbery, was sent to
“While there is a recession on and every-
thing, the cost is not very good. Football prison for nine years.
All four pleaded guilty to
clubs should pay for it or the FA.”
Rose Hannon, from Manchester, said: conspiring to commit a
robbery, while all except
“Urbis is quite central to the city and easily
approachable – Preston is really difficult to Matthews also admitting
falsely imprisoning Mrs
get to and there’s not many transport links
there.” Hayes.
Pam Welsh, from Salford, said: “My un-
previous
derstanding is Preston doesn’t really have
the facilities to look after it anymore in
terms of funding.
“I think it is a really important asset to
the country as it’s our footballing heritage stories
and football’s our national game. It’s really
important that it’s kept alive somewhere.” lep.co.uk
Matthew Thomas, from Fallowfield, said: ● Blackpool gang
“I don’t understand why you would have it in jailed after ambush
the Urbis – it doesn’t exactly say football to ● Gang jailed for
me, it says art. double ambush terror
“If it was in a stadium it would be much
better.”