I LOVE walking and I love travelling by steam train. It is possible to enjoy both these hobbies within easy travelling distance of East Lancashire. For the next three weeks I am going to explore the walking country around the steam railways in our area
SPINE-TINGLING novels which are popular worldwide have been written by an author with roots in East Lancashire. Pauline Hawkins discovers how Stephen Booth made the switch from journalist to successful novelist. SIX months ago, Burnley-born Stephen Booth
FOUR dogs and a parrot were rescued from a house in Hart Street, in Burnley, after an arsonist started a bedroom fire early today. Firefighters were called out at 1.14am and spent three hours at the house. The bedroom was destroyed by fire and the rest
DENIM was the order of the day as people throughout East Lancashire took part in Jeans for Genes day to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. From school teachers to bank managers, children to pensioners, thousands adopted the casual look as part
AN estranged husband and wife who attacked a teenager after a rumpus at a barbecue, are awaiting sentence -- and could go to jail. Timothy Stephenson, 29, of Albert Street, and Denise Stephenson, 27, of Brownhill Avenue, both Burnley, were each bailed
SPECIALIST community beat officers are being introduced in areas of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. The decision to appoint the 18 officers was taken following feedback from local residents, particularly those affected by the riots in Burnley in June.
A RESIDENTIAL development on the boundary of Burnley and Brierfield may be granted planning permission on Tuesday by Pendle Council. The application is for a 0.4 hectare area of land off Milton Street, Brierfield, with access from Gorple Street. Permission
Singles THIRTEEN 13: Try (Polydor) -- They are now on their fourth single and there is still no sign of an album or a Top 10 hit for this likeable guitar outfit. But it's not all bad news. Their last offering, Truth Hurts, hit the top spot in the Czech
A BUDDING romeo obtained a fake taxi driver's licence to impress the girl he wanted to marry -- but ended up in court. Blackburn magistrates heard that Nasar Pervez went on to ply for hire using his father's car, despite the fact that he had never passed
Sunday. October 7 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 2 Cobden Court. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-2pm: Lloyds
Friday, October 12 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
DAVID DUNN today set his sights on next summer's European Championships after leading David Platt's England Under 21s into the play-offs last night, writes ANDY NEILD. Goals from West Ham's Jermain Defoe and Derby's Malcolm Christie saw England sink the
INDIAN international Baichung Bhutia could give Andy Preece his second boost in as many days writes Steve Canavan of the Bolton Evening News As we revealed on Friday, defender Michael Nelson announced he had recovered from a horror injury - when he suffered
ILLUSTRATOR Steve Hutton wowed children when he dropped in at St Mary's CE in Rawtenstall. The library service had arranged for him to meet classes at Rawtenstall Library, but because it was raining, he agreed to go to the school instead to save the children
WHITWORTH residents are preparing to fight to ensure the survival of their pool which is under threat of closure by Rossendale Council. The pool needs nearly £400,000 worth of work -- nearly £60,000 immediately -- and is shut because the pumping system
WHO'S a pretty boy, then? Indian ring-necked parakeet Bob, who is being cared for by staff at the RSPCA centre at Altham, loves looking at himself in his mirror -- and tucking into his food. Bob, light blue with a red beak, was taken in as a stray a month
CHORLEY Council officers are encouraging the public turn out in force for the town's annual fair. Fazakerley Street, Market Street and part of Flat Iron car park will be covered in rides and stalls from October 17 to October 21. There will also be a special
"LANCASHIRE Locomotive" Jason Queally pedalled to more disappointment in the United States overnight in his quest to smash the land speed record for human-powered vehicles. Olympic gold medallist Jason, from Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley, admitted his
ANGRY soccer fans jammed police switchboards last night as kick-off time chaos hit England's Under-21 international at Ewood Park. Tickets for the sell-out game carried a start time of 7.45pm -- but two weeks ago European football governing body UEFA
DEMOLITION men will start bulldozing a landmark Blackburn hotel later this month. And 27 hotel workers will lose their jobs when the County -- formerly the Moat House --closes this weekend. Fairclough Homes has been given planning permission to knock
AN Afghan asylum seeker, who fled his homeland after being threatened by the Taliban, fears his relatives could be killed unless terror suspect Osama Bin Laden is handed over. As America and its allies beef up their military presence around Afghanistan
YESTERDAY'S revelation that only 11 per cent of youngsters on Lancashire County Council's child protection register are seen every six weeks has raised questions over whether anything has been learnt from the deaths of three youngsters, all killed by
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Blackburn with Darwen Council's Mobile Library -- an opportunity to join, Asda car park, Grimshaw Park, Blackburn. The Accrington Naturalists' and Antiquarians
MEMORY: Sitting in bed playing with a little tin train on a tin track which had a radius of about two feet -- I also remember one or two workmen who were building air raid shelters at the back of our house in Lambeg, near Belfast, coming in for a cup
SOME holidays give you a good time, some help you relax but some free your mind and send a sweet breeze through your soul. And if you think the above is poetic trash, make yourself one vow, here, today, now: visit the north of Scotland. By the north I
HEALTH bosses struggling to fill key roles in East Lancashire hospitals have turned to Spain to help improve the way patients are treated. In a pioneering scheme, a team from the NHS Executive North West has travelled to Madrid to meet trained consultants
Leigh RMI 0 Hereford Utd 1 WHAT a time to meet Hereford, supercharged and revitalised following the appointment of a new manager. Phil Robinson took the reins earlier in the week when Graham Turner was pushed upstairs as football director. Robinson has
LITTER louts in Burnley town centre are being warned -- pick it up or be fined. The message comes six months since the council introduced regular 'dog dirt' patrol officers who survey the streets and parks issuing fixed penalty notices to anyone who does
A SHOPKEEPER praised by a judge for tackling a gun-wielding robber said today: " I was frightened -- but I had to stop him." Nazir Mahmood, who helps run a grocery and off-licence in Raglan Road, Burnley, spoke as raider Andrew Kewin, 34, started a six-year
YOUNG movie makers from Colne will see their first animation film screened when they attend the Co-operative Young Film-Makers Festival in Bradford on Friday. A group of eight Year Seven pupils from Gibfield School, which caters for children with learning
Thursday, October 11 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 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
Wednesday, October 10 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: The
Monday, October 8 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, October 9 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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
JOHN MULLIN became the first high profile departure from Turf Moor this season, signing for Rotherham United on Thursday night, writes MATT HORN. And Millers boss Ronnie Moore admitted: "I did have a word with our Ian about him before the deal was done
BURNLEY striker Dimitri Papadopolous hit back at suggestions he was a diver after the controversial penalty he won and converted for Greece Under-21s at Ewood Park last night. The young striker scored from the spot in his side's 2-1 defeat but the furious
AN appraisal scheme being introduced in Rossendale Council housing department could be extended to all sections to help combat a staffing crisis. Health and housing committee chairman Coun Stephen Birtwell welcomed the initiative saying he was surprised
THERE'S nothing 'scary' about going to St James' Church in Haslingden -- unless you're a crow that is! The exhibition gallery is packed with the quietest, most disciplined congregation ever to attend church. And Father Roger Smith might be forgiven for
POLICE are hunting a 14-year-old boy after a teenager was attacked on a shopping trip in Blackburn. Lawrence Willsher, 15, was seriously assaulted as he waited with a friend at a bus stop outside Blackburn Ice Arena last Saturday. A gang of youths gathered
A MASSIVE drive to get more people recycling is under way -- with 100,000 free compost bins being made available. Lancashire County Council, along with Blackburn with Darwen Council and the county's 12 district councils, is distributing the bins in a
