TODAY, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph joins forces in a vital appeal -- one that seeks to keep alive a hugely-popular East Lancashire tradition and that would also mean that vital funds continue to be raised for needy, local charities. For, with less
TODAY, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph joins forces in a vital appeal -- one that seeks to keep alive a hugely-popular East Lancashire tradition and that would mean vital funds continue to be raised for needy, local charities. For, with less than two
WHO said what after Rover's game. CRAIG SHORT "We're very disappointed with the result because we felt it was a game we should have got something out of. "Without being disrespectful to Derby, we felt that we could come here and win so we were full of
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness was today left reeling by the news that David Dunn could be ruled out for the next six weeks. The England Under 21 international damaged medial knee ligaments following a crunching challenge from Fabrizio Ravanelli during
FABRIZIO Ravanelli might have been full of apologies but Graeme Souness was in no mood to forgive after Rovers were poleaxed by a devastating double-whammy from the fiery Italian. Souness left Pride Park seething after a first half challenge from Ravanelli
SEVERAL hundred people who enjoyed a fun and sports day at Harle Syke. The event at Queen Street recreation ground raised more than £400 for the sports area and was organised by parish councillors Bob Gregory and Scott Cassidy. The village is trying to
TENANTS of former council houses in Burnley had their say in how things are run at the first tenants' conference organised by Burnley and Padiham Community Housing which took over the borough's former council estates. Tenants and group representatives
THREE teenagers have been charged in connection with an incident in Burnley town centre in which an Asian taxi driver suffered a cut to his chin and neck. Police are treating the incident as racially motivated. It happened near to The Works night club
A DECISION on a controversial plan to mine on the moor between Bacup and Burnley should be made by Lancashire County Council on September 5. The plan, to mine at Thieveley Pike, Heald Moor, has sparked controversy with a protest group No Moor Mines being
PENNY the wonder cow has beaten all the odds -- by reaching the age of 21 and surviving through the foot and mouth crisis. Penny appears to have got life licked after living on the only farm in Sawley not be affected by the deadly virus. Experts say the
PENSIONERS across the borough of Pendle are being offered the chance to receive a free mechanism which could help save the emergency services vital minutes if they are called to their houses. The Data Link project, which is run by the Lancashire Neighbourhood
PENSIONERS across the borough are being offered the chance to receive a free mechanism which could help save the emergency services vital minutes if they are called to their houses. The Data Link project, which is run by the Lancashire Neighbourhood Watch
LANCASHIRE folk are so keen to get out into the Yorkshire Dales that a Sunday bus service is to be increased. For the last six weeks Burnley and Pendle buses have operated a single decker service between Manchester and Hawes in Wensleydale. The extended
PENDLE Farmers' Market has returned the first time since the twice-monthly event in Colne and Nelson was stopped due to foot and mouth disease. The market is normally staged every 1st Saturday in the month in Nelson town centre and every 3rd Saturday
STROKE victim Mary Turner has done a lot of good work to help The Swan at Bacup raise money for charity so yesterday the regulars decided it was her turn. A family fun day was held at the Market Street pub to raise money towards buying Mary an electric
A LOOK at the key moments and stats from the weekend's game. BURNLEY...3 Scorers: A Moore 11, Cook (pen) 24, Armstrong 42 WIMBLEDON...2 Scorers: Neilsen 10, Shipperley 64 Burnley (4-4-2) Michopoulos; West, Davis, Cox, Armstrong; Little, Cook, Briscoe,
EVERY season brings its share of blood, sweat and tears. The visit of Wimbledon to Turf Moor fortunately saw no blood spilled and there were no tears for the home side, but the Londoners certainly made the Clarets sweat. It is often remarked by managers
DARWEN needed to draw on all their experience and determination to ensure they overcame Leyland in a closely-fought Slater Cup semi final at Fox Lane on Sunday. Darwen were put in to bat on a slow wicket by a confident Leyland for this 40 over encounter
NOT even the addition of Lancashire's Joe Scuderi could give struggling Nelson a much-needed win against Burnley. With Wade Wingfield suffering from a back injury, former Seedhill pro Scuderi rushed to help out his old side at Turf Moor. But he couldn't
COLIN Murdock scored Preston's first goal of the campaign -- much to the relief of manager David Moyes who is still waiting for his side to fire on all cylinders. A 5-0 loss at Gillingham last week was a freak result but it looked like it could be more
Bury 1 QPR 2 The Monday Verdict by Steve Canavan REFEREES, the saying goes, are at their best when they are not noticed. Colin Webster, however, proved to be the exception. Nobody noticed him because he hardly ever blew his whistle, yet it was his reluctance
A COURT has heard how a Darwen drug abuser of 16 years was brought to his senses by illness. Carl Leek was lucky to survive a leg operation. His health problem was linked to drug addiction and the experience had brought about a considerable life change
TODDLER Joshua Westwell is joining Royalty this year -- because he will be in hospital on his real birthday, he's celebrating an official one too! The battling tot from Bacup, was diagnosed with liver cancer at his routine 18-month medical check and he
A MAN and a woman appeared in Preston Magistrates' Court today after being arrested by police following the murder of a man in Preston on Saturday, August 18. Police were called to West Cliff Terrace in Ashton at around 8.40pm, and found a 39-year-old
ONE of Blackburn's oldest landmarks was reduced to rubble as nearly 150 years of history was destroyed in fewer than 15 minutes. The 100ft Cardwell Mill chimney in Mill Hill was demolished as part of a site clearance to make way for new office buildings
CHILDREN in care are waiting for homes as social workers struggle to find adoptive families for them. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackburn Diocesan Adoption Agency are working together in the hope of recruiting more potential parents or
TODAY, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph joins forces in a vital appeal -- one that seeks to keep alive a hugely-popular East Lancashire tradition and that would also mean that vital funds continue to be raised for needy, local charities. For, with less
A RESIDENTIAL care worker who claims he was given two forged £20 notes from a post office has said he will not be going back -- even though it has promised to look into the matter. Paul Bennett works at a home for people with severe learning disabilities
FLOOD victims have been told their street is to be made a "priority" for repair work after rainwater and sewage wrecked their homes. Work to improve sewage systems in and around Spring Street, Rishton, will start in the next seven weeks and a major change
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece was less than happy as his side let a lead slip against the West London Hoops. Bury opened in style, scoring after four minutes, before hitting the bar and missing a good chance inside the first 10 minutes. It was 21-year-old
GREAT Harwood manager Denis Underwood was 'very pleased' to see his side come away from Winsford United with a 1-1 draw. "Not many teams will go there this season and win," he said. "They are supposedly having financial difficulties but I know some of
AN Inept display against an undistinguished visiting team launched Chorley's season in depressing fashion. The Magpies, who recorded a league double over the Humbersiders last term, began as if all set to make it a treble but the spark was quickly snuffed
NOT in his wildest dreams could Bolton boss Sam Allardyce have envisaged such an emphatic arrival to Premier League management. Allardyce's men blasted a five-goal salvo away from home to humble Peter Taylor's Leicester City but the Reebok boss admitted
STANLEY lost their opening day UniBond Premier Division fixture against a Gainsborough outfit many have tipped for promotion favourites. Phil Brown was the Reds destroyer in chief bagging two goals on his Trinity return. But Stanley contributed to their
A 50-year-old Fleetwood woman is due to appear before Fleetwood Magistrates Court charged with the murder of a 78-year-old man. The woman who is set to appear on Monday, August 20, has not been named. She was arrested and charged following the death of
HUNDREDS of East Lancashire youngsters celebrating their A-level triumphs in pubs and clubs this weekend were also saying cheers to a regular pay packet. As new university students increasingly face the threat of long-term debt, many teenagers are deciding
FIREFIGHTERS were put on standby after a major petrol leak at a Bury service station. The BP garage at Rochdale Road, Heap Bridge, was cordoned off for several hours earlier today as fuel poured from a petrol pump. The leak happened after a petrol tanker
A WOMAN was kidnapped and sexually assaulted before being thrown from a moving car. Detectives said the 27-year-old victim was walking towards the M65 along the Grane Road near Belthorn at about 3am on Saturday after an argument with her boyfriend. A
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a flat in Atherton yesterday. The fire, which is believed to have been started deliberately, spread through the first floor of the flat in Queen's Avenue. The flat is believed to have been recently used by squatters
A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was assaulted outside a Leigh nightclub. The 35-year-old, from Droylsden, near Manchester, was attacked outside Toffs Nightclub in Bridgewater Street West at around 2am, on Saturday. He was taken
A WOMAN was kidnapped and sexually assaulted before being thrown from a moving car. Detectives said the 27-year-old victim was walking towards the M65 along the Grane Road near Belthorn at about 3am on Saturday after an argument with her boyfriend. A
Leigh RMI 1 Hayes 1 by Martyn Hindley RMI fans were treated to an excellent exhibition of attacking football from new signing Dino Maamria, but were denied all three points against Hayes by Alvin Watts' late equaliser. Watts struck a tremendous free-kick
SOUNESS has quashed talk in the national Press suggesting he's being lined up as a possible successor to Bobby Robson at Newcastle United. A story in one of yesterday's tabloids claimed Souness was top of the Geordie's hit-list when Robson finally calls
A ROUND-UP of the key stats and performances from the game at Pride Park. TEAMS: Rovers (4-4-2): from right to left Friedel Curtis, Berg, Short, Bjornebye Gillespie, Flitcroft, Dunn, Duff Jansen, Grabbi Subs: Hignett (for Dunn, 45), Blake (for Bjornebye
DETECTIVES are investigating an allegation that three youths were forced into a car at knifepoint. Det Sgt Peter Simm said police received a telephone call on Friday night to say that three teenagers, two aged 18 and the other 19, had been abducted. The
COACHES from Burnley FC Football in the Community have been to Germany to pass on soccer skills to the children of soldiers serving in Europe. The four coaches, Mark Smedley, Darren Wright, Chris Willan and Tom Howarth, flew back yesterday. The previous
THREE teenagers have been charged in connection with an incident in Burnley town centre in which an Asian taxi driver suffered a cut to his chin and neck. Police are treating the incident as racially motivated. It happened near to The Works night club
TELEVISION Survivor Pete Farrar told Saturday shoppers in Burnley that he was looking forward to seeing a reported raunchy new desert island video. The four-hour tape is reported to include night's of passion between the £1 million ultimate survivor Charlotte
A TOP award for environment best practice has been presented to Pendle Council. The local authority was a gold award winner in the International Green Apple scheme. The trophy was presented to council officers by actress and singer Toyah Wilcox at a ceremony
LOOKING Back's recent glimpse at the "Garrison Theatre" shows that brightened up bleak Sunday nights for troops billeted in wartime Blackburn bought back many memories for reader Mrs Vera Elvin -- as she appeared in them several times as a girl of 10
IT WAS 33 years ago this month that the 130-years-long age of steam on the railways finally ran out of puff -- its end in East Lancashire being marked by packed nostalgia-trip 'Farewell to Steam' excursion trains out of Blackburn. But as that climax approached
STAND threw away a two-goal lead on their NWCL debut. The Division Two newcomers struggled to find their feet early on but after 25 minutes Micky Bartholemew squandered their first chance. Five minutes later they were ahead after Neil Dawes bundled the
NELSON made a positive start to the new NWCL Division Two season with a comfortable victory at Edge Green Street. Ther Blues opened the scoring on 12 minutes when Stuart Mulligan beat the off side trap to score after good work by new boy Lee Coldridge
COLNE pressed the self destruct button in the final quarter of an hour to return home pointless from their trip to Staffordshire. John Lister's Reds looked well set for a hard-earned point after a battling performance but with just 10 minutes left they
A COLNE production company has built a website which could become a focal point for disabled people across the country. The site, which is entitled 4dp.com, was created by Redmammoth production company, on the same site as Preston's garage in Crown Way
THE bells of 18 town criers rang out for bride Jacky Hines as she arrived at church for her wedding. Jacky and her dad Michael arrived at St Andrew's Church, Barnoldswick, just as the town's first town crier competition was about to start. As Jacky and
THE story of Pauline Russell, 32, of Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, was featured on TV-AM as part of a series of success tales after she moved from Belize and successfully found a job in Blackburn.
ROVERS-mad soldier Greg Wallace proved his loyalty to the club when he wore his team colours under his army uniform on his wedding day. The former Queen's Park High School pupil and Bosnia veteran wore his blue and white shirt when he married Claire Louise
A PEDIGREE dog which went missing on Thursday has been found by a passer by and returned to its grateful owner. Linda Taylor, of Wellington Terrace, Accrington and her daughters Nikita, 14 and Megan, 16, were "relieved and delighted" to be reunited with
A THIRD patient within 24 hours has absconded from Calderstones Hospital, it was revealed today. The news came as bosses said the last two patients to escape did it to just to get their names in the papers. The latest patient disappeared on Thursday but
WHO said what after Burnley's win over the Dons. STAN TERNENT On the side's progress: "We have had a good start but we are still really looking for full match fitness. "Having said that I believe we are playing well and entertaining the fans, and it was
BURNLEY hit the cup trail tomorrow night buoyed up by a second successive Nationwide League success. A hard-earned 3-2 win over Wimbledon in their opening match at Turf Moor has lifted the Clarets to third in the embryonic Division One table, but tomorrow
CHORLEY slipped further behind Northern Premier League leaders Netherfield when rain caused Saturday's match against Morecambe at Woodhill Lane to be abandoned. The home side had struggled to 55-5 with only a few of their reduced overs left when play
JAMIE HAYNES was on stand-by for a rare one-day call-up for Lancashire in their latest MEN-sponsored floodlit National League match against Sussex Sharks at Old Trafford tonight. Haynes was set to replace vice captain Warren Hegg, who suffered a groin
LANCASHIRE are still facing a nervous battle to avoid relegation to the Second Division of the Cricinfo Championship. Saturday's dull draw at Old Trafford gave them a little more breathing space over Northants, who are now 23 points behind Lancashire.
PHIL BOLTON made his first half-century of the season to keep East Lancs chasing the title dream against Rishton in the Transco Lancashire League yesterday. Rishton made a handy 175 in the first innings to lay down the gauntlet to the title chasers, who
BAD weather seriously decimated the Transco Lancashire League programme on Saturday. Church pro James Bryant was in the runs again with an unbeaten 102 although the game against struggling Nelson was abandoned. The South African once more struck an opening
PAUL Beech looked to be on his way to a big score as Barnoldswick faced Blackburn Northern in the Jennings Ribblesdale League on Saturday. The former professional was going strongly on 57 not out when rain, which swept across the district, put an end
A BLACKPOOL family escaped a fire which which broke out during the evening and gutted part of their house. Husband and wife Troy and Vicky Pritchard were in their Thornber Grove home with ten of their 12 children and five other youngsters when the fire
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness was today left reeling by the news that David Dunn could be ruled out for the next six weeks. The England Under 21 international damaged medial knee ligaments following a crunching challenge from Fabrizio Ravanelli during
BURNLEY hit the cup trail tomorrow night buoyed up by a second successive Nationwide League success. A hard-earned 3-2 win over Wimbledon in their opening match at Turf Moor has lifted the Clarets to third in the embryonic Division One table, but tomorrow
A LITTLE bit of Darwen will be transmitted to Pakistan after a film crew shot a drama at the police station -- and persuaded officers to act in it. So PC Nicki Bignell and media officer Liz Riding enjoyed a fling with fame after the director of 'Hurricane
THE programme of Monday demonstrations and talks arranged by the Valley Art and Craft Club at the Conservative Club, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot, continues with three events planned for next month. On Monday, September 3 it will again be 'Watercolour
TAXI drivers in Rossendale are being warned they could face prosecution if they don't wear their official badges. And snap inspections could take place without further notification. A report to Rossendale Council's licensing sub-committee on Wednesday
RUSSIAN ice skaters who are organising a four-day charity spectacular in Rawtenstall will be nipping off to appear on stage in Blackpool! The fun begins on Friday and continues until Bank Holiday Monday and, apart from Sunday, the Russians will be racing
A COUNCILLOR has called on Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to bring his political muscle to bear, in an effort to resolve the Palestinian crisis. Jordanian-born Karimeh Foster said she is deeply concerned at the current, desperate situation, which she first
OLDER people are being urged not to be left out in the cold and miss out on their £200 winter fuel payment this year. Last year 49,396 payments were to people in the area totalling seven and a half million pounds. the department for Work and Pensions
A FORMER radio presenter is searching for information about his all-time hero and is calling for the help of Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers. Jim Bibby, interviewed former Rovers front man Tommy Briggs after he scored seven goals against Bristol
LIBRARY users may seem to have little to connect them with computer billionaire Bill Gates. But thanks to the Microsoft chief -- the richest man in the world -- people dropping into Blackburn Library will soon be able to use the latest in computer technology
CAMPAIGNERS today demanded a permanent memorial be built in East Lancashire for speed ace Donald Campbell after the site where his famous Bluebird was built was cleared to make way for a golf driving range. Friends of the Earth was leading the calls for
DARWEN manager Steve Wilkes was glad to see his side come away from this game, against one of NWCL Division Two's strongest sides, with a point after they went 3-2 down on 89 minutes. Centre half Andy Walsh completed his hat-trick on 90 to salvage a point
PADIHAM's opening North West Counties league fixture at Formby proved just as tough as expected with the Storks getting nothing out of the game except a feeling of deja vu as they crashed by the same scoreline as last season. The visistors had plenty
CLITHEROE conceded the NWCL's fastest goal of the season and never recovered. Darren Twigg was on target inside four minutes after Clitheroe's defenders had failed to clear their lines -- a story line which continued throughout a frustrating afternoon
ROSSENDALE started life back in the UniBond League after a 12-year absence with a well earned victory. Ged Walsh scored the all-important goal thumping home a header eight minutes into the second half. The first half was something of a non event with
COLIN Murdock scored Preston's first goal of the campaign -- much to the relief of manager David Moyes who is still waiting for his side to fire on all cylinders. A 5-0 loss at Gillingham last week was a freak result but it looked like it could be more
COLIN Murdock scored Preston's first goal of the campaign -- much to the relief of manager David Moyes who is still waiting for his side to fire on all cylinders. A 5-0 loss at Gillingham last week was a freak result but it looked like it could be more
