66th Wedding anniversary - Walker
A couple who have just celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary are still hitting the right note – thanks to a shared love of music.
Ron and Edna Walker, both 86, from Leyland, met while working at the old Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Plant and were married in 1942.
Ron was well-known as a talented local musician and played in the RAF dance band called the Squadronaires. The keen saxophonist even bought himself a new instrument on his 84th birthday. They have three sons, Denis, Colin and Alan, and a daughter Barbara, as well as eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Denis said: "They've been married a long time and all the family think it's a great achievement. They've never had their picture in the paper, but I doubt there's many people in Leyland who have been married longer."
Edna said: "I've been trying to think of all my schoolmates, but there's nobody I know who has been married longer."

Diamond wedding - Dilworth
A former veteran of the Lancashire Evening Post and his wife have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.
Thomas and Doreen Dilworth marked their big day with a mass and party at the Little Sisters of the Poor rest home on Garstang Road, Fulwood.
Mr and Mrs Dilworth, both 86, were married at English Martyrs Church on September 18, 1948.
Mr Dilworth worked as a processing engraver at the LEP for 50 years. He and Mrs Dilworth, of Sharoe Green Lane, have seven children.

Golden wedding - Hardman
Family gathered to help golden couple Tom and Margaret Hardman celebrate 50 years of marriage.
Married in 1958 in Ingleton, the father of the bride advised the couple in his speech that 'if you pray together you stay together' and that is what they have done for 50 years. The couple met at a Methodist meeting and were founders of the Methodist church in Bamber Bridge.
They have four children, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Whittle - Fischer
Christina Whittle, the only daughter of Gordon and Linda Whittle, from Preston, married Attila Fischer from Budapest, Hungary, at The Old Lodge Hotel, Malton, North Yorkshire.
Christina, who is a zoo keeper, met Attila, a security officer, at Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, where they both work.
The couple, who honeymooned in Cuba, live in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire.

Sanderson - Dewi
After nearly four years living in New Zealand, Mark Allan Sanderson, from Preston, married Ratih Kusuma Dewi from Semarang, Indonesia, at Banyumanik Javanese Christian Church in Semarang.
The couple held their reception at Pondok Serrata Hotel Semarang, which was attended by more than 600 guests, two of whom were Alan and Joanne Parkinson.
After Ratih got her visa, they now live happily together in Preston.

Unsworth - Robinson
Christina Unsworth, of Walton-le-Dale, married Derek Robinson, also of Walton-le-Dale, at Samlesbury Hall.
Christina is a radiotherapist and Derek a security officer.
They enjoyed a day of sunshine and smiles with a visit from Robinson's Ice Cream Van to help make their day complete.
They enjoyed a Mediterranean cruise for their honeymoon and have settled in Walton-le-Dale.

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