Friends in Bereavement, St John's Methodist Church lounge, Albert Road, Colne, 7pm. "Italian Venture." Blackburn Rambling Association meet Oddfellows Hall, Regent Street, Blackburn, 8pm. ABBA Magic, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre. Salvation Army Home League
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED skipper Warren Brierley has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Brierley damaged his knee in the game against Clitheroe back on August 29. He collided with the advertising boards at the back of the Railway End goal and required
RADCLIFFE BOROUGH must wait for a pitch inspection at lunchtime today to see if the biggest game in their history gets the go-ahead. Kevin Glendon's men must take on Burscough again if they are to secure a home tie against Nationwide League Third Division
TAKE a stroll past Darwen Post Office and the baths and see already the lovely red and white Christmas cones placed every few yards. Hopefully these will be set off with some yellow flashing lights. Blackburn with Darwen Council have come up trumps again
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has shut Darwen's Victoria Tower for several months while urgent repair work is carried out to the viewing platforms. Could I ask that someone authorises a couple of coats of paint on the tower's dome before it falls apart
ON behalf of the Blackburn Fellowship for the Hard of Hearing, we would like to say a big thank-you to the Blackburn Lions who, at the County Hotel, presented many representatives of local and national charities with donations to help with their good
I ACCEPTED the open invitation to visit the New Era Complex, Paradise Street, Accrington. What a transformation from the old mill building and former Ritz Ballroom. The combination of architecture and interior design is outstanding, concealed lighting
THE Phillips report has profound implications for everyone in Britain. Because of the timescale involved in many dietary related diseases, it's vital we learn the lessons from this catastrophe, if only for the sake of our children. For years, Viva! warned
WITH regard to Christmas lights in Darwen, I also wish to express disappointment that Darwen was not included in the Evening Telegraph article on the Christmas illuminations (LET, October 19). The council's policy over the last seven years has been to
VILLAGERS battled against the elements in a bid to protect their homes against rising floodwater. Residents in Railway View, Billington, piled sand bags outside their homes as rain water and melting snow from the nearby hills gushed down the hillside,
HUNDREDS of homes across East Lancashire were sandbagged as the area battled against its worst flooding for a more than a decade. Scores of people in Barnoldswick, Sawley and Ribchester were on alert through the night as rain and melting snow flooded
A 64-YEAR-OLD drunken man pulled out a hand gun and threatened to shoot a teenager when he asked him for the time. Burnley Crown Court heard how the youth dashed to the nearby police station in Nelson and when officers found and searched James Austin
IT WAS supposed to be a country walk on a crisp autumn day. But for John and Maralyn Ljevar and Anthony Burns the Sunday afternoon trip up Pendle Hill very nearly ended in disaster after they were stranded in arctic conditions overnight on the unforgiving
AN MP today called for the lessons of the CJD fiasco to be learned and never forgotten -- to prevent any repeat of the suffering endured by an East Lancashire family. Hyndburn MP Greg Pope's appeal comes a day after it was announced that many more victims
A WOMAN horse rider was stalked by Stuart Christopher Lambert as she rode through quiet country lanes between Bashall Eaves and Waddington. Blackburn magistrates heard that over a distance of three miles the woman saw Lambert in his car seven times and
KEVIN Ball has been given a licence to thrill and will have Crewe Alexandra as the latest side in his sights at Turf Moor tonight. The vastly experienced midfielder helped Burnley gain a foothold in Division One following his summer move from Fulham in
AS football management goes, Dario Gradi's position in the Gresty Road hot-seat is pretty well fireproof. Even Sir Alex Ferguson's grip on power at Old Trafford is no more secure than that of the long serving Crewe supremo. Gradi took charge in June,
FREAK weather storms lashed Bury yesterday, causing floods on busy roads and the first winter snowfall. Motorists were delayed in the morning rush-hour as the wild weather swept across the borough. Localised flooding on Walshaw Road, Bury, created further
THE future's bright for the borough of Bury -- and council chiefs have proudly put their shining examples of achievement into print. A full-colour booklet called Into the New Century gives a snapshot of the positive side of planning and developments that
ONE of the most needy areas of Bury is to benefit from a new scheme to tackle child poverty and social exclusion. Bury Council has been successful in winning cash backing which will allow the setting up of a government Sure Start programme to help out
KEVIN Ball has been given a licence to thrill and will have Crewe Alexandra as the latest side in his sights at Turf Moor tonight. The vastly experienced midfielder helped Burnley gain a foothold in Division One following his summer move from Fulham in
ENGLAND Under 21 skipper David Dunn is hoping to outshine two of his international team-mates in tonight's Worthington Cup clash with West Ham at Upton Park. Rovers' midfield starlet is set for a battle with Hammers duo Michael Carrick and Joe Cole. And
EAST Lancashire born Bob Black has been appointed by express delivery firm TNT as the new divisional managing director of its specialist services business. Mr Black (pictured), who attended St Augustine's High School, Billington, will be responsible for
AN INSIGHT into how to clinch vital grant aid to boost their businesses will be given to Hyndburn bosses during a business advice clinic at the Globe Centre, Accrington, tomorrow. The event has been organised by regeneration group Hyndburn FIRST and will
HOUSEHOLDERS in Rossendale will be receiving a free composting bin as part of Lancashire County Council's "A Greener Strategy for a Greener Future." The units can be used for garden and kitchen waste, ensuring less household waste ending up in landfill
YOUNGSTERS are promised a happy Hallowe'en after members of Blackburn Residents' Association organised a party to celebrate the event. The Association of Residents of Cicely will be holding the fancy dress party and karaoke disco at the Waterside Social
A LANDLORD was left fighting for breath after a chemical reaction flooded the toilets of his pub with toxic fumes and left him with just seconds to escape. Today fire crews warned of the dangers of mixing chemicals and said Eugene Gates could have been
A COACHLOAD of protesters from East Lancashire joined 10,000 others in Trafalgar Square in a massive anti-Europe rally. Campaigners from East Lancashire branch of the UK Independence Party and the Democracy Movement joined protesters from across the country
THE mother of a boy blinded in one eye after an accident involving an apple tree has hit out at council bosses who gave permission for it to be pulled down but said: "It'll cost you." The apple tree in the garden of Rita Entwistle's council home in Railton
CLITHEROE boss Dave Burgess has sent out a 'Don't panic' plea to his under-pressure players. The Blues have lost their last two NWCFL Division One games and have seen the league leaders Prescot Cables open up a four-point gap at the top. Clitheroe, who
Harry's Stable Whisper THIS weekend's meeting at Doncaster is the last flat racing of 2000 on turf. I hope the weather improves by Thursday or Doncaster could be under threat of the elements. At Hambleton this week gallops were cancelled as four inches
TEACHERS from 40 schools in East Lancashire have received an invitation to attend a free NIE Newsday session at the head office of our newspaper, with funding towards the cost of supply cover for schools available from the Teacher Placement Service. All
THE horrendous weather conditions of the last few days point to a dramatic change in climate. Scientists have been warning us of the dangers of global warming for many years, although opinion is divided as to whether the hole in the ozone is responsible
FA CUP Fourth qualifying round Burscough 1 - Radcliffe Boro 1 A MAGNIFICENT display by Burscough keeper John Bagnall denied Boro an automatic passage into the first round proper and a home tie with Nationwide League Third Division strugglers York City
YOUNG Mr Pinder appears to be confused in his defence or condemnation of the EU (Letters, October 26). As regards decimalisation, Britain applied for EEC membership as early as 1961 but was vetoed by France in 1963-67. Application was again made in 1971
WRITING about Mary Stanton and her monkey (Letters, October 24), R Jeeves said: "Anyone with any intelligence can see that a terrace house is not a suitable or safe environment for a creature that has evolved over millions of years to living in a jungle
CHURCHGOERS prayed for the rains to stop as families were evacuated from their homes in the Plank Lane area of Leigh. Some residents from Johnson Close were evacuated as water seeped under the floorboards of their homes, cutting off electricity. Leading
Scarborough 3, Leigh RMI 4 STEVE Waywell celebrated a dream home tie with Second Division Millwall in the First Round proper of the FA Cup but then berated his Leigh RMI side for almost throwing away a three-goal lead. "We definitely relaxed too much
BIG MONEY MAN: Frederic Kanoute is the most expensive signing in the current Hammers squad. Harry Redknapp paid Lyon £3.75 million last season and he has two goals to his name so far this term, including the winner against Newcastle on Saturday LAST SIX
Down By The Riverside with Phil Lloyd SHEETS of rain from a leaden sky. Wind whipping up fallen leaves into a frenzy and penetrating every nook and cranny of buildings old and new. Soaked spectators sheltering under cold, steel girders. Huddersfield,
ENGLAND Under 21 skipper David Dunn is hoping to outshine two of his international team-mates in tonight's Worthington Cup clash with West Ham at Upton Park. Rovers' midfield starlet is set for a battle with Hammers duo Michael Carrick and Joe Cole. And
A DOMESTIC violence seminar organised by the Lancashire Wide Network for minority ethnic women is to be held at Burnley Football Club. Delegates from across the county are expected at the event next Tuesday. It will open with a personal account of domestic
BENEFIT bosses who dragged their feet when handing out help to Burnley householders have been told by a top government minister to speed up the response to their problems. Scathing criticism of the council's housing benefit distribution and anti-fraud
IT WAS supposed to be a country walk on a crisp autumn day. But for John and Maralyn Ljevar and Anthony Burns the Sunday afternoon trip up Pendle Hill very nearly ended in disaster after they were stranded in arctic conditions overnight on the unforgiving
A SECOND Lancashire fire engine in a week was involved in a road smash on its way to an incident. Police said the vehicle, which almost destroyed the milk wagon, was from the Darwen station and collided at the Bastwell traffic lights in Whalley New Road
A CURIOUS cat was left dizzy and at death's door after he spun for half an hour in a hot tumble dryer. Pedigree Persian Ali Baba got more than he bargained for when he settled down for forty winks in the cosy drum drier and emerged 35 minutes later a
BUSINESS is booming for a former fitter who helped set up his own venture thanks to a government initiative. Geoff Collinson, who is 60 and from Rishton, is one of more than a 100 people in East Lancashire to find work after joining the New Deal 50 plus
VILLAGERS battled against the elements in a bid to protect their homes against rising floodwater. Residents in Railway View, Billington, piled sand bags outside their homes as rain water and melting snow from the nearby hills gushed down the hillside,
EAST Lancashire's very own 'Mr Hallowe'en' knows plenty about things that go bump in the night. But now, ghost expert Simon Entwistle has issued a spooky appeal for the help of East Lancashire folk today. Clitheroe man Simon is an expert on ghosts, ghouls
BURNLEY'S home game against Norwich City, which was postponed on Saturday, has been re-arranged for Tuesday, November 21. And the derby clash against Blackburn Rovers definitely goes ahead on Sunday, December 17, not the following day as some reports
BIG MONEY MAN: Surprisingly, Crewe have spent a few bob in recent times. Rodney Jack cost £650,000 from Torquay in1998 while the £500,000 paid to Shrewsbury for defender Dave Walton could rise to a record £700,000. Both could miss tonight. LAST SIX RESULTS
Cummings and Goings with Stephen Cummings I NEVER thought I would find myself writing this, but I was genuinely glad to hear Gary Hickson's voice on Saturday afternoon. There I was, about to set off for Turf Moor in rainfall so heavy even the local ducks
BURY volunteer rescuers faced gales and driving rain during a dramatic land and air rescue over Pendle Hill on Sunday evening. Three casualties, one suffering from severe hypothermia, were eventually airlifted to safety and taken to Burnley General Hospital
BURY Art Gallery has failed in its bid for a painting which was in the frame to be a focal point of its centenary celebrations. The oil painting, Dancing Geisha Girl, was inscribed to local businessman and councillor Alexander Taylor, one of the gallery's
NEARLY two thirds of North West export companies do not have foreign language skills despite the fact many believe this puts them at a disadvantage. The latest research from Lloyds TSB Commercial shows that only 39 per cent of exporters in the region
GLOBAL thinking is all very well but North West businesses must not ignore the importance of getting marketing right on their own doorstep, says a new report. The average North West person spends the majority of their lives within a 14-mile radius of
WAYS of providing cheap and efficient fuel for the future will be outlined during a seminar next month. The highly topical event will be held at Northern Technologies, Nelson, on November 8 just five days before the deadline set by fuel tax campaigners
INSPECTORS have praised Blackburn with Darwen Council's social services staff in a national report. The report, called People Need People, was produced by the Audit Commission and the Government's Social Services Inspectorate. The council is praised for
BURY boss Andy Preece is running the rule over an Icelandic international goalkeeper. Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson is number two to Preston North End's Teuvo Moilanen in the Iceland squad and he's spending two weeks at Gigg Lane hoping to impress. Although
AN OFF-duty policeman who was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint today spoke of the moment he faced his three attackers and said: "I thought I could die." Special constable Gareth McCormick was attacked as he stopped at the cashpoint at the Sainsbury's
An exhibition called Feeding the Dragon will be held at Groundwork Rossendale's Countryside Centre, New Hall Hey on Sunday, November 5 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. The exhibition will display the artwork -- including ceramics and photographs -- created during
A PARISH hall was transformed into a big top when an autumn fair took on a circus theme. Stallholders and children dressed up as circus performers at St Silas's Centre, Preston New Road, Blackburn and 10-year-old Hannah Clough won the prize for best-dressed
A MAN who survived hours overnight in arctic conditions on Pendle Hill today praised the team who rescued him and his friends and said: "Thank you for saving our lives." Bus driver Anthony Burns, and his friends John and Maralyn Ljevar, were airlifted
COUNCIL tenants were today told to be vigilant after a spate of bogus officials called at homes. Bosses warned people to be on the look out for the imposters after a number of calls from worried residents. The callers have told tenants they want to talk
A CRICKET enthusiast was turned down for a top job in the sport because she was a woman, a tribunal was told. Maria Grant (pictured), 45, of Revidge, Blackburn, is claiming sexual discrimination by the board which runs Lancashire County Cricket club after
HUNDREDS of homes across East Lancashire were sandbagged as the area battled against its worst flooding for a more than a decade. Scores of people in Barnoldswick, Sawley and Ribchester were on alert through the night as rain and melting snow flooded
SHAW HILL'S Nick Dougherty came through the most gruelling tournament of his life to proudly lift the Amateur World Cup in Argentina. The 18-year old said it was the most intense pressure he had ever experienced in an amateur competition. But Dougherty
SCHOOLS using our Super Story Search literacy material are also given brand new books to keep and review. RACHEL HUMPHREYS, a year nine student at St Augustine's RC High School, Billington, has sent us her thoughts on the book JOHN PAUL II-- CHRONICLE
A FIREWORKS company boss was stabbed repeatedly in the stomach and an employee knifed in the face during a vicious attempted robbery. Five masked men burst into the Dumers Lane premises of United Fireworks, in Radcliffe, demanding cash. They were carrying
