Blackburn Breast Care Support Group, Beardwood Hospital, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 7pm-9pm. Summer Party Night, introducing Pat's Ladie's Barbershop Choir. Blackburn Fellowship for the Hard of Hearing, Ardley Centre, Bent Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm.
IAM from Burnley but now live in London. I am proud of my town and was devastated to hear the recent news about the unrest. Intolerance all boils down to ignorance. Before I came down to London, I was told that southerners are unfriendly. This is not
REGARDING pedestrianisation of Blackburn's Church Street, the proposal by Jeff Stone (Letters, May 9), to turn Lord Square back into an open market was a superb idea. Demolition of the old Littlewoods building, together with the stupid ramp at the rear
COMMUNITY groups in Leigh and Atherton could be in line for grants of up to £1,500. Any projects that improve conditions in the local community and environment and bring people together can qualify for funding. Wigan Council People and Places Manager
LLAWES (Letters, June 18) suggested that councillors should not need to be consulted and that they should know everything that goes on in the Town Hall. In the context in which the comment was made, I never said I had not been consulted. I actually said
CHILDREN from an Atherton high school will be spending one of the last days of term behind bars this week. Year Nine pupils from Hesketh Fletcher CE High School will spend Wednesday locked up at school as part of their citizenship lessons. During their
HEAR'SAY shot straight to number one with their second single -- defying critics who claimed interest in the band was waning. The single, 'The Way To Your Love', knocked Christina Aguilera, Pink and L'il Kym's 'Lady Marmalade' off the top of the charts
RANGERS' midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu remains top of the Rovers wanted list as boss Graeme Souness bids to make it the perfect one-two. The Premiership new boys have been linked with a clutch of potential new signings over the summer and Souness is likely
THE formal opening of the £1 million refurbishment of the Accident and Emergency Department at Burnley General Hospital takes place tomorrow. It is one of the events being held to celebrate NHS Week 2001. Changes to the A&E department include a dedicated
THE formal opening of the £1 million refurbishment of the Accident and Emergency Department at Burnley General Hospital takes place tomorrow. It is one of the events being held to celebrate NHS Week 2001. Changes to the A&E department include a dedicated
A BURNLEY greengrocer whose shop was targeted in a petrol bomb attack says he believes the incident was racially motivated but not personal. Maqsood Ahmad, known to local people as Max, said: "It was probably just people who have got taken along by the
THE leader of Pendle Council is standing by the borough's newly-elected Mayor, Coun Colin Waite, following allegations in a Sunday tabloid about his personal life. An article appeared in the News of the World yesterday, only three days after Coun Waite
LEGAL action could be taken against the owner of Peel House Farm, Blacko, if five small buses parked at the site are not removed. The parish council expressed their concern about the storage of the buses at Peel House and a site visit was made on May
PUPILS at Park High School, Colne had a taste of working in the real world when they took on the roles of government officials and reporters. The year nine students took part in an industry day in which they were split in to groups to deal with a hijack
PLANS to build eleven three-storey linked houses and garages in the courtyard of a former mill in Laneshawbridge will be discussed by councillors this week. The application to build on the site of the former Valley Mill, School Lane, has twice previously
A SAVE-the-trees campaign was launched in Selbourne Street, Blackburn, where residents feared that a new housing development could wreck a haven for wildlife and a dozen trees which were more than 100 years old.
AN ASIAN father-of-six whose wife and children were firebombed out of their home spoke of their terror on the night of the racist attack and said: "We fear for our lives." Mohammed Iqbal's family were asleep in Bold Street, Accrington, at 2.15am when
THE Ribchester Music Festival starts on Wednesday when the opening event will be musical fun and games for pre-school children. Organisers have promised something for youngsters of all ages during the five-day musical extravaganza and are confident their
WHALLEY vicar Chris Sterry preached his way into The Guinness Book of Records - and made a massive Old Testament profit for his church. The Rev Sterry, of Whalley Parish Church, spoke from the pulpit for 28 hours and 45 minutes. "Eventually, I just ran
BURLY rugby player Nick Hutchinson met the ultimate sporting challenge - the day he took on the missus! Nick and his team mates at Clitheroe Rugby Club were invited to take part in a unisex hockey challenge against the women of Clitheroe and Hyndburn
READ wicketkeeper Paul Swarbrick helped his side to an astonishing last ball victory over Barnoldswick to extend his side's lead at the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League table. Barnoldswick set the league leaders a target of 200-9 with professional
DARWEN lost in the final of the Nuffield Cup at Fox Lane in a low scoring game to Leyland yesterday. Darwen chose to bat first and soon regretted the decision losing their first five wickets for just 42 runs inside the first 18 overs with Haydock picking
JOHN Chapman held his nerve to hit the winning runs as second in the table Bacup survived a tense conclusion against fifth placed Rawtenstall at Lanehead. Needing seven to win, Chapman hit a four and a single but had to watch as Rawtenstall professional
BLACKPOOL Council leader George Bancroft is being described as 'very poorly but stable' after spending his third week at Blackpool Victoria hospital. The 65-year-old was previously discharged from hospital after a suspected kidney infection but had to
AWARD-WINNING Leyland Trucks has been praised by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt in a celebration of the best of new ideas in UK manufacturing. The company, which scooped the engineering category of the Best Factory Awards 2000, is being
OSWALDTWISTLE-based printer Ward Knowles is investing more than £1 million in a new state-of-the-art press. The company, which specialises in business forms, will be installing the German-made automation web offsite press early next year. The new equipment
ENGINEERING bosses have called on the Chancellor for help to prevent further job losses in the industry which continues to be hit by the slowdown in the US economy. The Engineering Employers' Federation said that more than a quarter of its members in
THE governors of Darwen Moorland High School have applied for planning permission to create a new administration office. Plans submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council are for a single storey extension to the rear of the main building in Holden Fold
AN Edgworth school is the latest to get cash for an extension is part of a council's bid to cut infant class sizes. The new classroom scheme at the CE/Methodist Primary School is part of the Government's Key Stage One Initiative, aimed at ensuring pupils
NO child under seven will be in an oversize class by 2002 in Blackburn and Darwen, new council leader Bill Taylor has pledged. He was speaking at the opening of a new classroom at Edgworth CE/Methodist Primary School. Edgworth, is the latest of a number
A PUPPY and two valuable parrots were stolen from a house in Russell Street, Bacup. Two African Grey parrots valued together at £1,400, their cage, worth £50 and a brindle Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy also worth £50 were taken between 2-11am on Saturday
LOCAL folk were able to find out about the benefits of volunteering at an open day at the Mary Hindle Resource Centre, Haslingden. The festival of volunteering event marked the first anniversary of the £500,000 centre which was created by converting a
A POPULAR music and fireworks charity fundraising event has been given the all clear after months of doubt because of the foot and mouth crisis. 'Symphony at the Tower' will be staged at Hoghton Tower on Saturday July 14 and organisers are hoping to match
MORE than 40,000 homeowners in East Lancashire with endowment mortgages have taken no action to ensure they can pay for their homes when their policies mature. According to the Financial Services Authority, almost a half of endowment policies sold over
A MAN who killed a father out celebrating his teenage daughter's pregnancy was today jailed for life. Ansar Haq, 22, of Portland Street, Accrington, hit Stephen Dewhurst with such ferocity that he collapsed and hit his head on the pavement near his home
A ROW has broken out over how county councillors are selected for a prestigious role. Members of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups at Lancashire County Council claim the ruling Labour group have turned the role of chairman into a political
DENIS Underwood's Great Harwood have been drawn against his old foes Brigg Town in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. When Underwood was manager of Clitheroe he led the side to the FA Vase final at Wembley, where they were beaten 3-0 by Brigg.
THE early season fixtures. FA Umbro Trophy Northern region First round: Bilston Town v Gresley Rovers, Hednesford Townv Racing Club Warwick, Trafford v Ossett Albion, Blyth Spartans v Burscough, Workington v Lincoln United, Gateshead v Redditch United
A FORMER Bolton fire officer convicted of a string of vicious sex attacks was jailed for life today. George Heyes, former acting Divisional Officer with Greater Manchester Fire Service, was found guilty of one rape and two indecent assaults in March.
WITH a comfortable 10-seat majority and holding well over half Lancashire County Council's 78 seats, there can be no dispute about the ruling Labour group's mandate to run the authority. But does that, as its leader County Councillor Hazel Harding maintains
A HUNDRED angry people gathered in a room and demanded to know what was being done to save Hyndburn's parks. As the shouting and jeering got louder, it was obvious that this issue was really touching a nerve. These were scenes rarely seen at a council
WE thank the people of Accrington for helping us raise a magnificent £483 for the Christies Against Cancer Appeal at the Accrington Lions Gala. A special thanks also to all at Accrington Lions for their help and assistance on the day. MARGARET MASSEY
REGARDING the mohican-style haircut, I think it is neat and tidy. Maybe Eric Leaver (LET, June 20) and head teacher Mr Harry Sharples, would like to see the return of the 'basin cut,' made popular by some fathers and mothers in the 1960s. I cannot remember
A WOMAN was killed when she was hit by a tram in a tunnel at Whitefield. Police are not treating the death of Audrey Davis as suspicious. The 38-year-old woman's body was recovered by police and paramedics from a tunnel close to the Whitefield's Metrolink
WHALLEY vicar Chris Sterry preached his way into The Guinness Book of Records - and made a massive Old Testament profit for his church. The Rev Sterry, of Whalley Parish Church, spoke from the pulpit for 28 hours and 45 minutes. "Eventually, I just ran
AN ASIAN father-of-six whose wife and children were firebombed out of their home spoke of their terror on the night of the racist attack and said: "We fear for our lives." Mohammed Iqbal's family were asleep in Bold Street, Accrington, at 2.15am when
REPORTS yesterday suggested that Rovers were also ready to press ahead with a move to bring Liverpool's French defender Djimi Traore to Ewood. However, despite Souness's admiration for the young left-sided player there has been no fresh approach from
ON the out-going front, no-one is nearer the Ewood Park exit, although a deal to take striker Nathan Blake to Crystal Palace is still on the cards. There has been no bid from the First Division club, although they are still thought to be keen. And contrary
A CARAVAN outside a house in Barclay Avenue, Stoops estate, Burnley, was badly damaged in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters had to spray water on a gas cylinder inside the vehicle to cool it and prevent the risk of an explosion. Leading firefighter
A LANCASHIRE chef has become a Weight Watchers Gold Member. David Grimshaw, 41, who works at the Higher Trapp Hotel, Simonstone, was given the honour after losing five stones in just one year. David says he is "over the moon" after dropping from 17 stones
THE leader of the BNP has condemned the firebomb attack which forced an Accrington family to flee their home as 'appalling.' And Nick Griffin admitted that both sides of the community were at fault for the racist violence which has hit East Lancashire
PENSIONER Sidney Waller is recovering in hospital after being rescued from a fire which was started deliberately. Mr Waller, 74, who is hard of hearing, was unaware of the smoke alarms going off when the fire broke out in a block of bedsits or flats at
ST Helens centre Paul Newlove is unlikely to play again this season after snapping his Achilles tendon in the champions' surprise 34-28 defeat at Hull on Saturday. Saints now trail leaders Bradford, beaten 44-30 by Wigan on Friday, by four points. Latest
THE glimpse that a reader's 1950s picture provided recently of Blackburn's old Cinema Royal brought memories reeling back for 80-year-old Mrs Win Nicholson, of Darwen -- of the time when she was one of its first usherettes. It meant unsocial hours and
HOSPITAL chiefs were celebrating after hitting the heights in the NHS Performance League Tables. Both hospital trusts in Blackburn and Burnley, recorded much improved performances on last year as medics set new standards of efficiency.
VANDALS who struck at a Great Harwood graveyard damaged 30 headstones and knocked a stone cross off its pedestal. Widow Sherry Tipping, of Rishton, discovered the latest damage when she went to the New Cemetery to tend her husband's grave. The two adjacent
WHALLEY vicar Chris Sterry preached his way into The Guinness Book of Records - and made a massive Old Testament profit for his church. The Rev Sterry, of Whalley Parish Church, spoke from the pulpit for 28 hours and 45 minutes. "Eventually, I just ran
FOOT and mouth protesters staged a go-slow drive through the Ribble Valley and released hundreds of black balloons as part of a 'Stop the Slaughter' campaign. More than 100 activists gathered at the Department of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs
BURNLEY'S derby foes Preston North End have emerged as potential rivals for the signature of QPR's in-demand striker Peter Crouch. Clarets boss Stan Ternent wants the towering front man, who would cost a club record fee of £1.5 million, to add to his
CHORLEY remain on course for a return to Lords in the National Club Championship after a five wicket victory over Blackpool in the regional final at Windsor Park yesterday. Four Chorley bowlers took two wickets each as Blackpool were bowled out for 136
RANGERS' midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu remains top of the Rovers wanted list as boss Graeme Souness bids to make it the perfect one-two. The Premiership new boys have been linked with a clutch of potential new signings over the summer and Souness is likely
BURNLEY'S derby foes Preston North End have emerged as potential rivals for the signature of QPR's in-demand striker Peter Crouch. Clarets boss Stan Ternent wants the towering front man, who would cost a club record fee of £1.5 million, to add to his
AFTER 25 years of working for Brookhouse Holdings, Ethel Boothman is settling for a life of rest and relaxation. Ethel has worked for the India Mill-based company as a salaries administrator for more than two decades and has seen how it has grown throughout
A FIRE chief turned serial rapist was today starting a life sentence after he was caught by DNA taken after he exposed himself to a woman at an East Lancashire beauty spot. George Heyes, 44, raped and sexually assaulted a string of victims aged between
A SUPPORT group called SMILE set up by people who suffer chronic pain will be officially launched on Thursday. Ten patients from the Haslingden-based group attended a pain management programme at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, where they learned how
A MOTHER today spoke about her brave son's fight against cancer -- and her hope that he will be given the all-clear by Christmas. Karen Skinner lived through every mother's nightmare at the end of April when she took her son, Joshua Westwell, for his
BLACKBURN'S textile history will be brought back to life thanks to a National Lottery windfall of more than £200,000 that will fund a new website. The New Opportunities Fund announced today that Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is Lancashire's only
LOTTERY millionaire Kath Brindle liked her local pub so much she bought the lease -- and those of two others. Kath, who scooped more than £2million in 1995, has taken over the running of the Swan Hotel, in Astley Gate, in Blackburn town centre which opened
REBECCA White finally cleared the elusive 13 metres -- but will have to do it all again to make the Commonwealth Games team as the triple jump was judged illegal due to wind assistance. The Haslingden athlete leapt to 13.09 in the AAA's Under 23 National
A LOOK at the early FA Cup fixtures. FA CUP Qualifying rounds Northern region Extra Preliminary Round: Newcastle Blue Star v Hebburn, Prescot Cables v Salford City, Brigg Town v Great Harwood Town, Brandon United v St Helens Town, Clitheroe v Rossington
ROUNDING-UP the the draw for the FA Vase. FA VASE Northern region First Qualifying Round: Cheadle Town v Washington Nissan, West Auckland Town v Ashington, Winterton Rangers v North Shields, Willington v Parkgate, Sheffield v Rossington Main, Poulton
Leigh Centurions 84 York Wasps 1 THE Centurions ended their NFP programme just as they started - in total domination writes Mike Hulme Poor York, rooted at the foot of the table and with only one win all season, were taken to the cleaners as Leigh posted
