Archive from the Lancashire Telegraph

On this day:

• Delighted Burnley keeper Heaton is living the dream

  “INCREDIBLE...Fantastic...Brilliant!” There are not enough superlatives for goalkeeper Tom Heaton to describe what promotion to the Premier League means. read more

• Concern over East Lancs hospital inpatient survey results

  HOSPITAL boss Jim Birrell said he was ‘disappointed’ by the results of an inpatient survey at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General. read more

• Boy dies after falling into Burnley canal

  AN 11-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal in Burnley. read more

• Police appeal for missing Blackburn teen

  POLICE are appealing for information about a 15-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home in Blackburn. read more

• Care firm to host fundraiser

  A CLITHEROE firm which cares for the elderly and disabled is set to hold a coffee and activity day in Whalley on Friday. read more

• Bowling challenge ‘not to be missed’

  TWO Gates Bowling and Social Club will host a Federation Bowling Competition on Sunday from 2pm. Some of the top local players are taking part in an event billed as ‘not to be missed’ by club bosses. Spectators can watch from indoors while enjoying a drink. read more

• It’s covered

  THE Crown pub in Redearth Road, Darwen, has live music on Friday night from popular covers band The Burritos from 9.30pm. Saturday night is karaoke from 9.30pm and Sunday is blues and acoustic open mic from 8.30pm, hosted by Craig Priestley. read more

• Self-managed club’s honour

  EDGWORTH Bowling Club, the first in Blackburn with Darwen to go self-managed because of local government funding cuts, has become one of only four clubs nationally to hold the prestigious Club Mark award. Blackburn with Darwen Council environment boss Coun Jim Smith will use the club as an example of successes in the borough at tonight’s full council forum meeting. read more

• School tweet

  DARWEN St James’ Primary School in St James Crescent has launched its own page on social networking site Twitter. Parents and children can keep up with school events and communicate with bosses by visiting @DarwenStJ read more

• Annual date

  THE Clitheroe Round Table will hold its annual general meeting this weekend. read more

• Festival meet

  THE Whalley Pickwick festival’s AGM takes place tonight, in The Great Hall at Whalley Abbey from 7.30pm. read more

• Musical folk

  A RIBBLE Valley community centre is set to host folk singer-songwriter. read more

• Care firm to host fundraiser

  A CLITHEROE firm which cares for the elderly and disabled is set to hold a coffee and activity day in Whalley on Friday. read more

• Monkeys tribute band

  THE Desert Monkeys, an Arctic Monkeys tribute band, are playing Cafe Artisan, in Rawtenstall, on Friday night. To book tickets, visit www.thedesert monkeys.com read more

• Drop off food

  A DONATION point for The Raft Foundation, Rossendale’s Foodbank, has opened at Asda, in Rawtenstall. The drop-off point is located inside the store, and donations can be left during the store’s opening hours. read more

• Folk and rock date for hospice

  A FOLK and rock night will be held at St Mary’s Football Club, in Haslingden, on Saturday, to raise cash for Rossendale Hospice. read more

• Advice offer

  AN advice and help surgery for Earby residents is being run by the town council on Friday from 11am to noon. read more

• It’s Shearer at the double in Blackburn Rovers fans vote

  BLACKBURN Rovers legend Alan Shearer has netted a double honour from the fans who used to worship him in a poll conducted as part of the Football League’s 125th Anniversary celebrations. read more

• Willie Irvine column: Burnley skipper Shackell deserves player of year honour

  FROM day one of the season the players in this small squad have been magnificent. read more

• Fitness call

  A HEALTHY lifestyle and fit club takes place at the St Philip’s Grassroots Centre, in Nelson, on Thursday from 10.30am to noon. read more

• Ladies’ walk

  A WEEKLY walk for ladies only takes place every Friday from 10am until 11am. Participants should meet at the Yarnspinners Medical Centre, in Nelson. read more

• Bloom as one

  NELSON in Bloom is encouraging schools, businesses and community organisations to get involved with their schemes this year. read more

• Meeting for art

  AN art group open to all meets at the Grassroots Centre at St Philip’s Church, in Leeds Road, Nelson, from 1pm to 5pm on Monday. read more

• Dance chance, rhyme time

  A DANCE and rhyme event for children under the age of five takes place every Thursday at Colne Children’s Centre, in Walton Street. read more

• Gently does it

  A PILATES class takes place at Worsthorne Social Club, in Clegg Street, every Thursday from 6pm. read more

• ‘Blue’ season

  SKIPTON Auction Mart’s pedigree beef season begins next Wednesday, April 30, with ‘Blue Wednesday’, the annual show and sale of 20 British Blue breeding cattle – 18 pedigree bulls, one female and one pure-bred breeding bull. read more

• Play opportunity

  A PLAY group for young children takes place every Tuesday at All Saints with St John the Baptist, in Habergham, from 9.30am. read more

• Cricket club quiz

  A RIBBLE Valley cricket club will be holding a pub quiz today to raise money for the club. read more

• Taps run dry

  HOMES in Bacup were left with no water or poor supply after a leak was detected in Newchurch Road. United Utilities received reports of customers experiencing problems shortly after 3.15pm yesterday. Fernhill Crescent was also affected. read more

• Quiz night

  BURNLEY and District Services Club holds a quiz night every Wednesday from 7.30pm at Plumbe Street Miners Club, in Burnley. read more

• MP advises

  BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is running an advice stall in the town centre every Saturday, weather permitting. read more

• Bottleology theme of heritage talk

  JIMMY Whittaker, from Hyndburn Heritage Museum, will give a talk about bottleology at St James’ Church, in Regent Street, Haslingden, from 7pm tomorrow. Entry is free. read more

• Garage and car burnt out

  A GARAGE was completely destroyed when a fire broke out in Colne. read more

• Crown order for shoplifter

  A 19-YEAR-OLD man is to appear at the crown court charged with shoplifting. read more

• Bird charity teams up to show estate

  A SERIES of walks led by the RSPB are being held aimed at revealing the moorland wildlife at the United Utilities Bowland Estate. read more

• Amazing academic became a vagrant

  THERE can't be many young girls from a working-class background among the mills of East Lancashire who have trodden the same path through life as Margaret Haigh. read more

• Queen’s honour for East Lancs companies’ export excellence

  TWO East Lancashire businesses have been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (QAE). read more

• Letters written amid hell of battlefields

  DURING World War One around 19,000 mailbags crossed the Channel everyday as people tried to keep in touch with sons, brothers, husbands and lovers. read more

• Looking for gas leaks – with a lighted match!

  HAVE you heard the story about the gas chargehand who went looking for leaks – with a lighted match? read more

• From the archive: Terror fears halt holiday

  Thursday, May 16, 1974 read more

• Delighted Heaton is living the dream

  “INCREDIBLE...Fantastic...Brilliant!” There are not enough superlatives for goalkeeper Tom Heaton to describe what promotion to the Premier League means. read more

• SUZANNE GELDARD looks back at an historic season for the Clarets

  PRETIUMQUE et Causa Laboris: The prize and the cause of our labour. read more

• Vintage style: Making a real style statement

  THE Spring/Summer catwalks for 2014 were brimming with new and exciting fashion trends for the months ahead. read more

• Cathedral took decades to finish

  EASTER week and the visit of the Queen put the spotlight on Blackburn Cathedral. Today we focus on the life of the church and its congregation in East Lancashire down through the years. read more

• Villagers across world reunited on Facebook

  MEMORIES of bygone times in Worsthorne are being shared by hundreds of those born and brought up in the village. read more

• Heart machine launch looms

  WORK to refurbish an old phone box in Clitheroe and instal a defibrillator is set to be complete by the end of the month. read more

• Rush hour speeders caught in Billington

  POLICE officers and Community Road Watch volunteers in Billington caught five people speeding through the Ribble Valley village yesterday. read more

• Scouting for help in Sabden

  THE Scouts in Sabden are appealing for more members and leaders. read more

• Art works on show to help fund church repair plans in Mellor

  A PAINTING exhibition will be held in the Ribble Valley at the end of the week. read more

• A real champagne moment for Burnley winger Wallace

  ROSS Wallace signed for Burnley to help them bounce back to the Premier League – he just didn’t expect it to take four years! read more