A FORMER Accrington woman is taking legal action against health bosses after a doctor was sacked for assaulting her and three other patients. The mother-of-two said she was traumatised when Dr Alexander Clubb suddenly felt her chest without asking permission
A SHOP worker and his schoolgirl lover ran away to Wales and booked into a bed and breakfast guesthouse under the names Mr and Mrs Smith after her parents banned them from seeing each other. Sacha Rene Edwards, 27, and the 14-year-old girl disappeared
BLACKBURN new-boy Eyal Berkovic today revealed he's considering applying for British Citizenship. The Israeli international midfielder wants the opportunity to finish his career in Europe at Ewood under Rovers boss Graeme Souness. But, if for some reason
A TWELVE year old boy was the victim of a phone snatch. The boy was in Plumbe Street, Burnley, at the junction with Parliament Street at 2.15pm when his Siemens C25E bright blue mobile phone was taken from him by a man in his mid 30s with red scratches
A 33-YEAR-OLD woman could become the first person at Burnley Crown Court to be sentenced to a drug testing and treatment order. Janet Furness had her case adjourned until February 28 for assessment and a judge told her the final decision would only be
A MAN got away with a firm's £80,000 plus takings when he snatched a bag in the street. The victim was en route to a bank when Nigel Tomlinson pounced. All the stolen money -- in cheques and cash -- was apparently recovered. The 31-year-old of Fielden
BOSSES are looking for a bright spark to come up with a name for the new children's area in the Accident and Emergency department at Burnley General Hospital. Six months after opening, staff at the hospital are still struggling to find a suitable name
TEENAGER Jonathan McEvoy, who has battled with being overweight since he was six, has issued a message of support to children everywhere struggling with their weight. Experts have found that nearly a third of children under four are overweight and nearly
DEVELOPERS have lodged an appeal against Pendle Council for failing to make a decision about a planning application to build 13 houses on land on Milton Street, Briercliffe. Although it has a Burnley area address the site is within the Pendle boundary
WORK on a millennium peace garden designed to unite a troubled East Lancashire community is expected to be finished in a couple of months time, it was revealed today. Mohammed Riaz, manager of Brierfield Youth Centre, said he was confident the town's
A DRUNKEN man whose wife was arrested told police officers they had better lock him up as well -- and a court was told it was because she had the only set of house keys. Michael McDonagh's solicitor told Burnley Magistrates the alternative was to sleep
PEOPLE in Pendle will be among the first in Britain to benefit from a new qualification which aims to improve access to higher education. Nelson and Colne College has been chosen as one of 21 pilot schemes across the country which will run a Foundation
SINGLES WATERBOYS: Is She Conscious? EP, (RCA)-- With five new studio tracks included in the 35 minutes of of music, this ep is value for money if nothing else. But unfortunately the quality doesn't match the quantity. With only the acoustic version of
MY VITRIOL; THIRTEEN:13; MO-HO-BISH-O-PI at Manchester Roadhouse TODAY'S music market is all about quality product. My Vitriol, who are the headliners on this little trek around the country, have the finished article -- from the swirling lights and feedback
A BURGLAR sent to jail for three years was called back to court four days later so a judge could tell him the sentence was unlawful. Judge Raymond Bennett told Mark Wilson, 23, that he had earlier ordered that the new three-year term should start at the
RUNNERS from across East Lancashire are encouraged to get into training for this year's Hyndburn 10km Race. For the second time Hyndburn Borough Council has teamed up with the Accrington Road Runners Club to host the event, which this year will include
ETHNIC minority groups in Hyndburn will have the chance to voice their opinions on council services in the town's first-ever Asian Community Survey. This week, more than 1,000 surveys will be sent out to almost every Asian household in the borough, taken
VICTORIAN style columns, wrought iron litter bins and decorative benches are part of a £30,000 scheme designed to bring a little sunshine to Great Harwood's main thoroughfare. Hyndburn Borough Council have earmarked £20,000 for the scheme and Dransfield
WHEN cinema-goers flock to see the follow-up to horror smash movie Silence Of The Lambs next week the first thing they see will be the work of a lad from East Lancashire. Director Nick Livesey dreamed up and filmed the title sequence for "Hannibal" the
A FORMER Accrington woman is taking legal action against health bosses after a doctor was sacked for assaulting her and three other patients. The mother-of-two said she was traumatised when Dr Alexander Clubb suddenly felt her chest without asking permission
Thursday, February 15 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Monday. February 12 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
Tuesday, February 13 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
TWO East Lancashire MPs have clashed over the growing trend for farms to become visitor attractions. Rossendale and Darwen's Janet Anderson says this is a major growth area, but has warned farmers they must keep on their toes to boost the growing trade
A RURAL school which is believed to have been paid for from the winnings of a racehorse wants to gain a reputation for producing thoroughbreds of its own. Thorneyholme RC Primary School, at Dunsop Bridge, near Clitheroe, was built in 1865 and caters for
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent is ready to turn his sights elsewhere for further strikepower at Turf Moor after Burnley pulled out of the running for Coventry City front man John Aloisi. Burnley chairman Barry Kilby was quoted a figure for the 25-year-old
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent is ready to turn his sights elsewhere for further strikepower at Turf Moor after Burnley pulled out of the running for Coventry City front man John Aloisi. Burnley chairman Barry Kilby was quoted a figure for the 25-year-old
RIBBLE Valley indie band Jobe have been offered a support slot with darlings of the national music press Terris. Jobe impressed promoters from SJM during their appearance at the Manchester Roadhouse, when nearly 100 packed into the city centre venue.
POETIC indie band Tompaulin have provisionally called their debut album The Town And The City. And the group plan to release it on Uglyman records in the very near future. Currently recording in Liverpool, the title chosen by the band is partly a tribute
THE first release from a record label run a Ribble Valley businessman will be a charity album for Kosovo. Nova Rehman, who is based in Brockhall Village, set up the CollectiV label -- which is said to be an independent label with the money of a major
A GOVERNMENT minister has taken up an East Lancashire man's campaign to protect the hospital where he underwent a life-saving heart transplant from closure. Mike Kenlock, from Roman Road, Darwen, is determined that the Wythenshawe Hospital should not
A NEW arts and crafts centre at a Haslingden church is nearing completion. Prospect St James in the gallery at St James Church, Regent Street, should be ready by next month and is the latest step towards establishing a centre for all the community. It
WAITING lists for hospital treatment rose during December due to winter pressures, said Health Minister John Denham. In Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, 5,054 patients were waiting for treatment by the end of the month, compared to 4,776 in
EAST Lancashire's MPs have been awarded inflation-busting pay rises of three per cent. All MPs and government ministers will receive the increases in line with the senior salaries review body recommendation for top civil servants. Blackburn MP and Home
SCHOOLCHILDREN were today giving a warm welcome to visitors from the frozen North. Youngsters at Griffin Park Primary, Blackburn, have forged close links with children at "partner" schools in Finland and Estonia through a European Union scheme. The school
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph-backed campaign to help survivors of the Indian earthquake today broke the £13,000 barrier and civic leaders have urged for people to keep up the good work. Communities right through Blackburn and Darwen are holding a
A SHOP worker and his schoolgirl lover ran away to Wales and booked into a bed and breakfast guesthouse under the names Mr and Mrs Smith after her parents banned them from seeing each other. Sacha Rene Edwards, 27, and the 14-year-old girl disappeared
TRANSCO Lancashire League title hopefuls Nelson have been rocked by the news that Chris Harris won't be coming to Seedhill as professional this summer. The New Zealand all-rounder and his wife are expecting their first child so family commitments and
Romantic Folly, Marl Pits Sports Centre car park, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall, 1.30pm. Ramble: Reservoir Rounds, Clough Head Information Centre, Grane Road, Haslingden, 1.30pm. Blackburn Ramblers meet Blakey Moor Baths, Blackburn, 9am, for "A" grade ramble
LINE dancers will spend an afternoon boot scootin' in memory of East Lancashire DJ Ray O'Dowd, known as the "Jukebox Junkie". The dance, with music provided by local line dance teacher Sandra Lynton and David Hanns, kicks off at 1pm on Sunday, March 4
MIDWEEK goal-hero Marcus Bent today hailed Graeme Souness's promotion-chasers as the best team he's ever played in. And the England Under 21 international striker believes the good times could soon be back at Ewood providing Rovers continue to progress
A BRAVE young leukaemia sufferer who has been nominated for a child achievement award may miss her moment of glory after being taken into hospital. Lauren Richmond, six, of Taylor Street, Barnoldswick, was due to attend a presentation ceremony in London
HEAVENLY gates for a new Japanese wedding hall in Hiroshima have been manufactured by an East Lancashire wrought iron company. The huge gates are more than 12ft high by 22ft wide and have been designed and manufactured by Rourke's. They are part of a
A FAMILY of four had to be evacuated after an arson attack at a shop in Burnley today.. The fire was started deliberately in a pile of plastic bread crates piled outside the Asian-owned general greengrocer's and halal meat shop in Cromwell Street, at
TWO men involved in peddling high-purity crack cocaine in Burnley are behind bars for a total of nine years. Addict Shaun Ross, 33, who was caught with the drug three times, including one occasion within days of his release from jail, was sent to prison
SATURDAY (February 10) Privilege Nightclub, Darwen: COMMERCIAL AND CLASSIC DANCE ANTHEMS, 10.30pm to 3am, £4. Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque
A PARTIALLY sighted teenager is due to be rewarded for her dogged determination in overcoming her disability during a celebrity-studded ceremony in a London hotel tomorrow. Former Prime Minister John Major will present Keiley Radcliffe, 14, of Spring
Wednesday, February 14 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur
Friday, February 16 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
MIDWEEK goal-hero Marcus Bent today hailed Graeme Souness's promotion-chasers as the best team he's ever played in. And the England Under 21 international striker believes the good times could soon be back at Ewood providing Rovers continue to progress
THIS week marks the return of the popular, monthly acoustic shows at Jim's Cafe in Colne. Tuesday night sees Michael Chapman taking the stage with support from Elaine Palmer. Tickets cost £5 but with a limited capacity of just 50 per show, organisers
CHRIS While and Julie Matthews appear at the Standish Folk Club, St Wilfred's Parish Centre, near Chorley tonight. Since leaving the Albion Band in 1997, Chris and Julie have had increasing success as a duo on the international stage. Their songwriting
CLAYTON LE MOORS indie band Ten Stone are set to take their show on the road after putting together their own headline tour . Lead Singer Pete Norman has organised 17 gigs in Yorkshire, Cumbria and even the Lake District. Playing the more established
THIEVES broke into a scrapyard - and escaped in a 17-ton skip lorry. The gang scaled fencing at Frank Barnes metal merchants, at Albert Mill, Cross Street, Darwen, and hotwired the truck before smashing locks on the gates and making off. The lorry, a
POLICE were called to a Blackburn hospital after reports that a man armed with a handgun was in the building. The alarm was raised when the man, who was believed to have the gun in his pocket, was seen at Blackburn Infirmary at about 4pm yesterday. Police
MARRIAGE counsellors have issued an urgent appeal for volunteers and warned counselling sessions may have to be cancelled unless people come forward. Relate is asking for people to volunteer as receptionists to work one or two evenings a month at its
A TOP TV scientist and famous 'green' is set to launch the possible blueprint for Lancashire's future at Blackburn's King George's Hall. David Bellamy will launch the proposed plan which sets out how the whole county will develop over the next 15 years
A FORMER mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has accused council bosses of "honouring slavery and greed" with plans to build five sculptures relating the town's links to the cotton industry. His comments follow the announcement that the council has commissioned
