Radio Leyland (was Leyland Festival Radio)

Keith chats to Isobel Pickering, Chair of Leyland Town Team.

Isobel comes originally from Burnley …. (Hapton, actually – or the “USofA” (Uther Side of Accrington) to Keith!.) She made her way to Leyland via Blackburn College, Brighton University and Podiatry in the NHS, before taking the plunge to run her own business in our town (Paces and Laces – http://pacesandlaces.com) retailing children’s shoes.

She chats to Keith about her business, her role in the Town Team and about the events the Team help to organise, such as Leyland Festival.

Today’s musical theme? Dare we say it ……it’s signed, sealed, delivered?

Tuesday 6 June 2017

Some interesting birthdays, a new word (glaciarium – for the manly sport of ….whatever you do in/on a glaciarum), a lyric teaser that’s nothing to do with the sea (although the singer could be), going loopy, and guest Melody Clarke from SPLAT.

Listen to find out what it all means!

Monday 5 June 2017

Marc Wolverson chats with two ‘home’ guests today
– Brian Ashman about preparations for the one-week FM broadcast on 107.9 FM, starting on 12 June, and
– Phil Gough, about how the groundswell of feeling in Leyland inspired Churches Together in Leyland and South Ribble Borough Council, with the support of the police and others, to organise a Vigil for Manchester within a very short timeframe.

Marc’s lyric teaser is too easy …. but it may not be the version of the song you might expect.

Wednesday 31 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 233

7.30 Breakfast with Keith and Ruth Bradshaw

Guest: Peter Jones, Director at C & W Berry Ltd.

Known universally as Berry’s, the company was founded by Colin and Walter Berry in 1954, its original premises being what is now the Joinery workshop on King Street.

Tuesday 30 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 232 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Liz Johnson

Liz Johnson this morning, with a little help from Chrissie Keelan presenting the lyric teaser and the what’s ons.

Guest on the show today is 23-year-old ex-Balshaw’s and ex-UCLAN student Jason Thomas, who runs his own sports therapy business JT Sports Therapy from Towngate

Monday 29 May 2017

Bank Holiday – no show today

Wednesday 24 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 232

Keith’s guest today is Mark Simpson, leader of Leyland’s Wellfield Church, which recently acquired Northbrook Barn on the Broadfield estate.

We wondered if there was a bit of a theme to Mark’s life ….. comes from Southall (West London), spent time in South Africa, ended up in South Ribble!

The lyric teaser today is ….. impossible!! (No, literally impossible – ‘impossible’ is *not* a clue of any kind. However, ‘near-miss’ or ‘great big number twos’ …. now, those would be clues!)

Tuesday 23 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 231 (rpt.)

On the day of the terrible events in Manchester, Phil’s and our thoughts and sympathies went out to those caught up in the MEN Arena bomb attack, and their families and friends.

In the wake of the tragedy in Manchester there were many instances of spontaneous kindness and human solidarity. Fittingly, the topic of Phil’s interview – fostering and adoption – reminds us that the world is full of kind, caring and open-hearted people. Our guest, by telephone, was Kirsty McIntyre, Head of Engagement at Home for Good, a fostering and adoption agency.

In an interesting twist, Phil – who is himself is a foster parent – became the interviewee for a time, talking about his experiences in fostering.

Monday 22 May 2017

Marc’s guest today is Brian Woodburn, Vice President of West Lancashire Scouts.

Brian has just celebrated 60 years in scouting. He looks back over his involvement in the movement and and notes that although one or two things have changed, the central ethos of doing the best you can and helping your community remain the same.

Parents of Moss Side scouts will no doubt be pleased to hear that they are very well behaved!

Also featured in the show is the lyric teaser. The title of the song in question could mean that “stuck vehicle” …….but it doesn’t.

Wednesday 17 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business no. 231

Today Keith chats with Shaun Bradbury, boss of Leyland-based Wrennall’s.

It turns out that what looks from the outside like a small local domestic cleaning company is a domestic, commercial and industrial cleaning company active across the North West and further afield, an international supplier and exporter of cleaning products, and a sought-after cleaning consultant. Hear Shaun dish the dirt (sorry, we had to – Keith forgot).

The lyric teaser today is quite easy……. but the musical theme of the show is quite hard to work out. Can you do it?

Tuesday 16 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 230 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Brian Ashman

Today’s show features an interview with David White, the Chair of St Ambrose Players, talking mainly about the Players’ production, starting today, of Dolly Parton’s musical 9 to 5.

Earlier in the show we recap on an interview from earlier in the year with Buckshaw-based author Alice Broadway.

Monday 15 May 2017

Marc’s unique selection of music and a chat with guest Peter Houghton from Leyland Historical Society.

Peter is a walking encyclopedia of facts about the history of Leyland and the Society is thriving under his chairmanship, with a membership of around 160 and some of their monthly meetings attracting a 200+ audience.

Today’s discussion touches on the rubber industry, Leyland street names and buildings, Leyland Motors, the topics of some of the Society’s future meetings (one next year gives you a chance to get hands on with an Enigma Machine!)

Wednesday 10 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 230

Today Keith talks to Brian Ashman, the ‘founder and driving force of Leyland Festival Radio‘, who has some news to impart about local FM radio in the run-up to Leyland Festival.

As usual, there’s a theme to all of the music today. We don’t usually reveal what the theme is, so let’s keep to that rule and say only that today should appeal to Dylan and non-Dylan fans alike!

Tuesday 9 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 229 (rpt)

Phil’s guest today is Judy Cook from Leyland Tutors. We reckon Judy knows her stuff, but does Phil? Check out how he does in the impromptu SATS test Judy sets him.

Oh, and apart from Phil and Judy, there’s something perfect in today’s show. Can you find it? Clues all the way through!

Monday 8 May 2017

Breakfast with Marc Wolverson

Marc’s guest today is talented musician Paul Heptinstall. Paul plays piano and a wide range of wind instruments. He is a peripatetic music teacher and private tutor, as well as having his own business as a ‘smooth sax and romantic piano’ specialist available for weddings, parties and functions.

Wednesday 3 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 229

07.30 Breakfast with Keith and Ruth Bradshaw

You might think there’s been foul play when you work out today’s musical theme lyric (the old puns are staging a welcome return!) and you’re sure to groan when the lyric teaser answer is revealed. All great fun …. we hope!

Keith’s guest today is a mainstay of Leyland Fox Lane Sports and Social Club, Chairman David Bradshaw.

Tuesday 2 May 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 228 (rpt)

07.30 Breakfast with Brian Ashman

Lyric teaser, what’s on, a mix of music – some gentle, some poignant and some a bit more punchy – plus an extended interview with Roger Jones of Age Concern Central Lancashire.

As a director, Roger oversees the organisation’s services to older people, including the Men in Sheds project – for which he is urgently seeking recruits. Roger also has many blog articles to his name at oldermenswellbeing.org

Monday 1 May 2017

Bank Holiday – no show today; back tomorrow 2 May at 07.00 with Let’s Talk Business and 07.30 with Breakfast with Brian Ashman (guest Roger Jones, Age Concern Central Lancashire).

Wednesday 26 April 2017

Breakfast with Keith Bradshaw

A chance to reprise one of our favourite shows from this year, featuring our interview with Robert White, Leyland author.

Tuesday 25 April 2017

Breakfast with Keith Bradshaw

A chance to reprise one of our favourite shows from this year, featuring our interview with Jonathan Carswell, MD of 10ofThose,com

Monday 24 April 2017

Marc’s guest this morning is Lisa Dennis, a slimming consultant.

Lisa originally joined classes herself with the ‘shallow’ (her word!) objective of losing weight, and subsequently became a consultant. Lisa says it’s not all about the amount of weight you lose, it’s the positive impact it can make. She advises that the road to success can be bumpy but that making small changes initially can help you keep your resolve.

The answer to the lyric teaser today is ……. not given here. Marc reveals at the end of the show!

Wednesday 19 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 227

This morning Keith chats with Lynne Whittaker, fundraiser at NW Air Ambulance.

Is it us, or was Keith a bit fly today with his musical theme and lyric teaser …

Tuesday 18 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 226 (rpt)

Phil’s guests this morning:

– hugely talented sister and brother Anni and Will Pike, singing both solo and together.

A challenging lyric teaser today …. a real difficult one.

Wednesday 12 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 226

Keith’s guest – South Ribble Council Economic Development Officer, Karen Shaw – talks about her role in supporting business and community in Leyland (and the rest of the Borough).

High on the list of topics for discussion are the forthcoming Truck Trail, the Leyland Town Team, Leyland Festival, plus developments in and around the railway station ticket office, while at the personal level we find out that Karen is a music buff (Vampire Weekend, Mariachie el Bronx …… Nat King Cole?), a grandma, an arts lover …. and an ex-Yorkshirewoman.

Tuesday 11 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 225 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Brian Ashman

Playlist:

Blondie – Tide is High
Jim Croce – I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
Ken Nicol – I Feel Good
Rita Coolidge – Only You
Randy Vanwarmer – Beautiful Heart
Lobo – Daydream Believer
The Cure – Friday I’m in Love
BJ Thomas – Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling
Lobo – One and the Same Thing
Ed Sheeran – Castle on the Hill
Nicole – Ein bisschen Frieden / A Little Peace
David Bowie – All the Young Dudes
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
Van Morrison – Brown-Eyed Girl
Run DMC – Walk This Way
Anne Murray – Just Another Woman in Love
Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle
Ken Dodd – Happiness

Thanks to Alan and Terry (https://www.mixcloud.com/itsalanandterry/) for inspiring some of today’s musical discoveries.

Monday 10 April 2017

Marc’s studio guest today is Leyland-born Jack Godwin.

Jack may just be the envy of all 21-year-old beer lovers as, with brother Adam, he runs his own micro-pub at the heart of the town’s Hough Lane shopping area – the Market Ale House! And the way he tells it, it’s the customers who make a pub what it is ……

The lyric teaser today may be guessable from the cryptic clue Marc gives about oxygen and love. If not, listen for more clues later in the form of lyric excerpts.

Wednesday 5 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 225

Keith and Ruth combine their talents to bring you On This Day in History, What’s On in Leyland, the Lyric Teaser, the Musical Theme and two interviews with local businesspeople:

Vincent Slater, proprietor of Slater’s Catering and The Greenery restaurant at Leyland Golf Club (he was clearly destined for a career in catering as his mother ran a fish-and-chip shop in Preston, and

Sally Wright, formerly manager of Parkinson’s Bakery (their Coffee Renoirs are still talked about to this day!), now running an international freight business, InXpress. Sally is the only person known to man who enjoys cold calling …

Hmmm, wonder if the theme for today’s music is golf? Or travel? Or the letter S? No, none of these. All will be apparent when you listen to the show … and, of course, the lyric teaser answer ties in beautifully once again.

Tuesday 4 April 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 224 (rpt)

Today’s Breakfast features interviews from the closing night (last Saturday) of the Leyland Methodist MAD Mob’s performance of ‘Johnny Be Good ‘ [Note: MAD = Music and Drama!]

You’ll hear:

— Jo Duckworth (script-writer and musical director, etc., celebrating 25 years of heading up Mad Mob, along with Paul Duckworth)
— Mad Mob 2017 members, Jude, Alice and Chelsea
— Audience members, Margaret and Meg
— Front of House, Ruth

Phil’s lyric teaser song was number 1 some 43 years ago – 1974. Selected line: “I was the black sheep of the family”. Anyone know?

Wednesday 29 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 224

7.30 Breakfast with Marc Wolverson and Liz Johnson

There’s criminal intent on the show today as Keith invites Leyland-based policeman-turned-crime writer Robert White (www.robertwhiteauthor.co.uk) into the studio to talk about his life, how he got into writing …… and his book launch event tomorrow evening at Dunkirk Hall. Robert’s novels regularly appear in Amazon’s top ten best selling Crime and Action and charts, capturing the brutality of Northern streets and combining believable characters, slick plots and vivid dialogue to immerse the reader in his fast paced story-lines.

As ever, all the music is based on a theme, as is the lyric teaser. We know what it is …… but it would be a crime to reveal it!

Tuesday 28 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 223 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Liz Johnson

Liz Johnson flying solo today (with a little help from producer Brian Ashman (lyric teaser) and well-known local estate agent Helen Pilkington (what’s on)) plus two studio guests:

Len Daniels, Chairman of Leyland Morris Men

Leyland Morris Men are one of the oldest Morris teams in the UK – probably the oldest in NW England (formed 1889). They were formed by the organisers of Leyland (May Day) Festival, who had seen Morris dancing in Knutsford. Saturday 29 April sees the 50th anniversary of the ‘revival’ of the Team and they’re planning a celebration event in the town for that day.

Maureen Chadwick, independent diabetes nurse, trainer and consultant.

Maureen is a former Nurse Consultant in the NHS, who struck out on her own after taking early retirement around three years ago.

Monday 27 March 2017

Marc and Liz are in their fourth show together. Note: You may experience occasional ‘jumping’ of speech and music due to internet connectivity issues during the live show.

Guests in the studio today were Cllrs Ken Jones and Susan Snape. Both of them are heavily involved with Leyland in Bloom, Ken as Chair of the Committee. They talked about the event in Leyland, which is now in its third year. Leyland in Bloom was inspired by colleagues in Penwortham who organised the Penwortham in Bloom competition, while
Farington and Lostock Hall will also join in this year with their own competition). Entries must be submitted by 2 June and there are several categories of entry. If your garden has ever been admired by neighbours or passers-by ….. trust their judgement, please don’t be modest – enter the competition!!

Today’s lyric teaser was inspired by something that happened yesterday – and it wasn’t Mother’s Day.

Wednesday 22 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 223

You’re gonna have to be awake … wait, no …. asleep? ….. to get today’s lyric teaser …. erm. Anyway, it’s probably connected with the show’s musical theme. Well, it usually is, anyway. What? Yes, of course we listened to all of the show!! Errrr, most of it. But we didn’t miss:

Keith’s fanastic guests today:

Keith McIntosh

Our presenter Keith says he gets out of breath just thinking about the projects his guests gets involved with in his ‘alleged’ retirement. No wonder. Not only is Keith McIntosh the founder and former chairman of Rosemere Golfers Against Cancer, he’s worked closely with the North West Ambulance Service on their Cardiac Smart campaign (aiming to get more defibrillators into public places and make Leyland a Heartsafe town), while also helping to set up the Sporting Memories Foundation (http://www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com/) locally. But there’s more ….

Ian Bailey

Leyland-based Ian, well-known as half of the duo Tim Chu and Ian Bailey who perform the show ‘A Celebration of the Music of Simon and Garfunkel’. As well as performing around the country with Tim, Ian is also a talented singer-songwriter in his own right with a regular local residency a Charnock Farm Garden Centre on Thursday nights. On the show we heard the delightful I Long To Write Her A Love Song and were then privileged to hear Ian perform one of his latest songs live – Seesaw, from the new album Empty Fields.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 222 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Liz Johnson and Marc Wolverson

Breakfast this morning is hosted by Phil Gough, who takes us right back to 1968, the year of his birth (ultra-big birthday next year, then, Phil?), for today’s lyric teaser. Several of our live listeners betrayed their advanced age by getting the answer right straightaway! Will you?

Phil’s studio guest today is Darryl Cartwright, Chairman of Lostock Hall Junior Football Club (@Lostock_HallJFC or facebook.com/LostockHallJuniorFootballClub). The Club have an impressive list of community, safety and awareness achievements to their name, including Community Club of the Year in the South Ribble Sports Awards, and provide sporting opportunities for many hundreds of children and young people in the Borough.

Monday 20 March 2017

Liz and Marc together for the third of their joint shows for March, with Liz in the hot seat.

Their guest this morning is Neil Walsh, manager of Rimmer’s Music (www.rimmersmusic.co.uk) on Leyland’s Chapel Brow. We find out that Liz knows Neil from giving him music tuition at Tarleton High School, that Neil is originally from Southport, that he doesn’t come from a music family …… and if we remember rightly, bread also features somewhere in his career path. You can hear Neil’s interview by scrolling to 45 minutes with the scroll bar below.

Marc’s lyric teaser takes us back to 1964. If we were trying to be cryptic, we would ask whether the woman referred to in the song in question was easily portable. Not even we understand that, but like all cryptic clues, it’ll make sense in retrospect ….. perhaps!

Wednesday 15 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 222

7.30 Breakfast with Deborah Noblett and Derek Westall

We welcome Keith and Ruth back from their recent European excursion. Keith anchors, while Ruth fills us in on what’s on, today’s famous birthdays / what happened on this day in history, and chooses a beautiful song for us just before halfway through the show.

As usual, there’s a theme to all the music that’s played today, and a lyric teaser that’s closely linked with the theme. All very easy ….. once you know the answer!

Studio guests are Leyland-based student / receptionist Annabel Goodier, who aspires to be this year’s Miss Preston, and Martin Harrington, the man who knows all about chip ‘n pin stuff!

Tuesday 14 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 221 (rpt)

Deborah makes a welcome return to the hosting role at Leyland Festival Radio and she’s in a light and happy mood in spite of the grey day. The programme contains a short feature on the first International Women’s Day event in Leyland, and Deborah’s interview with BBC Radio Lancashire’s Gerald Jackson, which she recorded on a recent visit to the station to find out about their Action Desk.

The lyric teaser today could be a song about any place. It could be Croydon, Dewsbury, Manchester … but unfortunately, none of those rhyme too well.

Monday 13 March 2017

7.30 Breakfast with Marc Wolverson and Liz Johnson

It’s Marc and Liz again today, Monday 13 March – this time with Marc taking the big chair and Liz assisting with the lyric teaser and a look at what’s on.

Their guests in the studio are from the local Royal Voluntary Society at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital (www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk – formerly known as WRVS):

Manager Kimberley Snape and volunteer Hilda Smith.

RVS volunteers spend time with hospital patients and the service they provide is really well received by staff, patients, family and carers. New volunteers are always welcome; call 01200 442513.

Today’s lyric teaser contains some oblique references to matrimony (so It’s not Matrimony by Gilbert O’Sullivan).

Wednesday 8 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 221

7.30 Breakfast with Liz Johnson

Enthused by her very first on Monday, here’s Liz presenting her second-ever radio show – we’re very pleased to have her with us on Leyland Festival Radio!

Given Liz’s penchant for the ‘musicals’ genre we thought today’s lyric teaser was fairly straightforward . In fact, if you don’t get it you should probably pack up your suitcase and go. Don’t leave it in the hallway.

Liz’s guest is highly ‘musical’ Rachel Cooper, a Runshaw student who sings, plays piano, violin and saxophone, teaches with KTB Music, and acts (…. in musical theatre!) Rachel also brought along a couple of her own song choices, by Vance Joy and Colbie Caillat.

Liz will be back on next Monday’s Breakfast, ably assisting Marc Wolverson.

Tuesday 7 March 2017

7am Let’s Talk Business 220 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Liz Johnson and Marc Wolverson

Phil is back, with lots of chat and Fairtrade fun with chocolate! The show includes an interview with Mike Gidney, Chief Executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, courtesy of Share Radio (www.shareradio.co.uk).

As for that lyric teaser ….. we should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky. Actually it’s not her – it’s the other one. Darren Day Lewis, isn’t it? Or Don McLean? Jason Farragher? Anyway, it’s someone like that.

Monday 6 March 2017

Brand new presenter Liz Johnson hosts her first show, ably assisted by welcome returner Marc Wolverson (who takes a brief look at the what’s ons and poses a rather cryptic lyric teaser …. without lyrics!)

Today’s guests for interview are Lisa and Paula Mallinson. Lisa and Paula run the Folly Coffee House right in the middle of Worden Park – you can find their interview about 45 minutes into the programme.

As for music, there’s music from the musicals and non-musicals music!

Wednesday 1 March 2017

7 am Let’s Talk Business 220

Keith’s musical them and lyric teaser had us uttering a few choice four-letter words today – for the very best of reasons. Hopefully you can work out why!

Guesting in the studio is Helen Pilkington from Leyland family-owened estate agents Pilkingtons – interview starts approx 25 mins. into the show.

Tuesday 28 February 2017

7 am Let’s Talk Business 219 (rpt)

7.30 Breakfast with Brian Ashman

Breakfast this morning is hosted by Brian Ashman, failing to resist the temptation to play Banana Pancakes, setting a lyric teaser that’ll have you saying: “I know that …. but what is it?”, and saying “saxophone” when he means “clarinet”!

Around 45 mins into the show we hear from a number of those attending the event for those caring for a person living with dementia (event organised by South Ribble Dementia Action Alliance and held last Thursday at Leyland Golf Club):

Alex Wakelin – HSBC Bank
Paul Chapman – Millercare
Anthony Pownall – PCSO for Leyland Central
Lorna Bowling – Genesis Care NW
Maria Desmond – Leyland’s BITC Business Connector / event organiser

Around 30 minutes into the show, we hear from a couple of passengers on the Avacab circular bus route and from Avacab transport manager Kevin Yates, who’s cautiously optimistic about the route continuing after its 90-day trial ends in late March. Just before that, was it atmospheric interference from another radio station that resulted in regular presenter Phil Gough putting in a brief appearance!

Wednesday 22 February 2017

7am – Let’s Talk Business 219

A super-easy lyrics teaser, an obvious-but-easy-to-overlook musical theme of the day, plus entrepreneurial guest Mark Booker.

Mark set up care agency Independent Living (independentlivinglancashire.co.uk) after being made redundant from his putative ‘job-for-life’ in the Civil Service job at age 40. Although initially apprehensive and uncertain, Mark is now an established, committed, ethical business owner, running a care agency that covers both Chorley and South Ribble.

Tuesday 21 February 2017

7am – Let’s Talk Business 218 (rpt)

Phil’s guest today:

– Katy Bradley (KTB Music). Katy told Phil about growing up in Longton/Little Hoole, where she was constantly “in the fields with my Dad, who was a turf farmer at the time”). With music an integral part of her life from the earliest age, it’s no surprise that Katy now runs four choirs (at our last count) and a concert band, as well as running singalongs and afternoon recitals.

Included in the interview, which starts at 44min15, is a recording of a beautiful song written and performed by Katy herself, The Road That I Travel.

Wednesday 15 February 2017

7am – Let’s Talk Business 218

Well, it’s clear the lyrics teaser is nothing to do with Curtis Mayfield but the title is similar to one of his …. That’s an extra bonus clue, btw!

Keith’s guests today are

– Maria Desmond (Leyland’s Business Connector from BITC), who talks about the South Ribble Dementia Action Alliance.

Maria told us about two imminent dementia-related events at Leyland Golf Club –

* a carers day taking place 11 – 3 on Thursday 23 Feb (free, no booking required)

* a Defying Dementia masked ball fundraiser 7pm – 1am on Friday 24 Feb. (Tickets are £40 and include a drinks reception and 3-course dinner with live entertainment and disco – details from 01772 625546 or partnership@southrible.gov.uk.)

– Allan Heyes, Leyland’s very own “Mr Rock ‘n Roll”. We heard about Allan’s solo and band career and Keith also treated us to a couple of Allan’s superb recordings of Elvis songs.

(Maria starts at 18 minutes; Allan at 33 minutes)

Tuesday 14 February 2017

7am – Let’s Talk Business 217 (rpt)

Love is most definitely in the air today, with songs requested by lovers ……. Dean Martin, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie, David Bowie (!?), Karen Carpenter, Billy Joel, Kitty Kallen, Beyonce and many more. Everyone over 18 who requested a song or sent in a dedication qualified for the draw for a bottle of Prosecco, which was won by Lynn McCann.

Wednesday 8 February 2017

7 am – Let’s Talk Business 217

An interesting musical theme today – you knight not get it quite so easily as recent ones!

Ruth joins Keith for the What’s On, On This Day in Historyand the answer to the lyrics teaser (also a toughie) and today’s studio guest is Paul Wharton. Paul sits on both Farington Parish Council and on South Ribble Borough Council. He talked to Keith about local issues as diverse as dog fouling, pedestrian crossings and the possible large-scale development at Cuerden.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

7 am – Let’s Talk Business 216 (rpt)

Phil invites you to rack your brain to come up with the names of the four railway stations that feature in Monopoly .. ….. all four, please! Today’s lyric teaser takes us back thirty years to a collaboration between two iconic figures, one of whom we lost quite recently.

And Phil’s guest in the studio is Ruth Hooke, leader of Mercy People – Community Choir for Justice, based in Lostock Hall. (You can also find them on Facebook).

Wednesday 1 February 2017

7 am – Let’s Talk Business 216

Join Keith for this morning’s Breakfast, with a wide choice of music – something old, something new and something in-between.

Keith’s guest is Dave Swanton (“Swanny” to his friends), presenter of BBC Radio Lancashire’s Sounds Like Saturday Night (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d782) …. a man with many strings to his bow. This show contains part of Dave’s interview and his first song choice. A fuller version of the interview will also be available on this Leyland Festival Radio Mixcloud channel shortly.

Ruth joins Keith as usual for On This Day in History, the What’s Ons ……. and to reveal the answers to today’s lyric teaser and musical theme, both of which centre around a potentially plausible presumption.

Thanks again to Jonathan Carswell, MD of tenofthose.com, for kindly allowing us to broadcast from their Tomlinson Road premises. The Farington room is superb, everyone made us feel very welcome and we’d love to return in the near future.

Tuesday 31 January

7am – Let’s Talk Business 215 (rpt)

Breakfast is with Phil Gough today. Guesting in the studio is Buckshaw Village-based debut author Alice Broadway. Alice’s first novel, Ink, aimed at the teenage reader, is in the shops this week (Ebb and Flo, Chorley; Waterstone’s, Preston and WH Smith, Deepdale, all have copies). In Alice’s words the book deals with “identity, faith, friendship and trying to find out who you are when you’re a teenager.” (Alice’s interview starts 40 minutes into the show – drag the slider at the foot of the Mixcloud page).

As for the lyric teaser, Phil chose a devilishly difficult one …… though you’re sure to shout “a-ha!!” when you finally get it! (Well, he did, anyway).

Wednesday 25 January

7am – Let’s Talk Business 215

7.30 Breakfast with Martin Deacon and Deborah Noblett

Keith and Ruth serve up chat, the lyric teaser, today’s birthdays in history and a look at what’s on, all backed up as usual by music around a (purportedly) readily-guessable theme. Today’s guest is Neil Howarth from M.A.D. First Aid (www.madfirstaid.co.uk), who provide first aid training, including paediatric first aid for parents and carers and ‘first bike on scene’ courses for bikers.

Tuesday 24 January 2017

7am – Let’s Talk Business 214 (rpt)

Today’s show features Friday’s event in Bamber Bridge, the official opening of the community garden and a special iron tree.

The garden and tree are part of the £3.5 million regeneration work in the town under the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal. The iron tree with zinc leaves is designed to weather over the years. Plaques on the low wall around the garden display the names of individuals and organisations who have special links to Bamber Bridge.

Wednesday 18 January

7am – Let’s Talk Business 214

7.30 Breakfast with and Ruth Bradshaw

Keith and Ruth’s Breakfast this morning is devoted to all those business requests they couldn’t fit in last week!

Tuesday 17 January

7am – Let’s Talk Business 213 (rpt)