This week, with CLIFFORD SPENCER CLIFFORD Spencer, chairman of Burnley Garrick Club, and his wife Dorothy have lived near Towneley Hall, Burnley, for more than 40 years but still enjoy visiting its grounds and the magnificent museum. Mr Spencer, who has
ONE of our most serious social problems, after crime, drugs, dereliction etc, is street rubbish and dumping. Is it just me, or has it really got much worse in recent years? I well remember the Keep Britain Tidy campaigns late last century and although
STAFF at Blackburn Royal Infirmary unveiled a new high tech gamma camera, which bosses hope will mean twice as many patients suffering from diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease can be diagnosed. The camera diagnoses patients by detecting
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in Castle Hill Road, Hindley, on Friday night. A woman was later arrested in connection with the incident. She was expected to be questioned by police on Saturday
THE detective who led the hunt for pub doorman Darren Bell's killers has called for "appropriate" sentences after three men admitted the manslaughter . Detective Inspector Bob Eastwood said the killing had been a "violent act" which had left Mr Bell's
ROVERS today released early ticket details for the forthcoming Worthington Cup Final. The club will receive approximately 29,500 tickets covering four different price bands for the eagerly-awaited clash with Spurs at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness thinks if Martin Taylor becomes a bully he can make it into the England squad. 'Tiny' is now commanding a regular place in the side following some great performances in the heart of defence. And Ewood chief Souness thinks the
A PROJECT helping to regenerate a deprived community has been hailed for its innovate approach in a new report. The Burnley Wood 'One Stop Shop' was studied along with seven other Groundwork projects by a team of independent researchers to assess their
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed the news that four new community beat officers will soon be taking to the streets of Earby and Barnoldswick -- but not everyone is as enthusiastic. Bob Spencer, owner of Our Cafe, in Earby, was reluctant to get over-excited
BURGLARS stole £235 of goods from a house in Kestrel Terrace, Oswaldtwistle, while the occupants slept upstairs. After climbing through a window they stole a Black and Decker drill, seven packets of tobacco and an unmarked plastic bag containing £50 in
THE success of laws banning persistent criminals from town centres has been called into question, after it was revealed a notorious thief banned from Accrington town centre after a string of shoplifting offences had been caught stealing again in a neighbouring
Sunday, January 27 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Moss Pharmacy, 53 Fishmoor Drive. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-2pm: Lloyds
Wednesday, January 30 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
A TAXI driver was hit in the face and £600 worth of damage was done to his car when he insisted on being paid his £2 fare, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Simon Paul Bates kicked the vehicle which had taken him and a friend to a party
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent is well aware that his side will have to be at their best if they are to survive tomorrow's tricky trip to Cheltenham Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup. "In the Cup you get one chance at it and it's a great leveller, so
RESIDENTS say they are disgusted by litter left strewn around alleyways near their homes -- and fear rats will soon be plaguing their property. Christina Bishop, 56, of Snape Street, Darwen, said the back alleyway between her street and Preston Street
A NEW art project is brightening up a Rossendale youth club. The girls at Whitewell Bottom Youth and Community Centre have designed a piece which is now proudly displayed on one of the centre's walls. The Rossendale Rivers Initiative arranged workshops
BACUP woman Jean Speak died on the day she was diagnosed as having a chest infection, an inquest was told. Mrs Speak, 49, went to bed at her home in Todmorden Road where her condition worsened. She was taken to Rochdale Infirmary where she died a short
A MAN with Down's Syndrome died after choking to death during a Christmas meal. Raymond Howarth , 42, of Woodlea Residential Home in Rawtenstall, got a piece of sausage meat lodged in his windpipe during the outing to the Old Cobblers Inn, New Hall Hey
AN auxiliary nurse has raised £3,000 for Queen's Park Hospital from the sale of his book of old Blackburn. Dino Christodoulou, of Yates Fold, Blackburn, wrote '1963 Blackburn: a Proud Town,' after meeting millionaire former businessman Peter Street, of
CARE came out of the "corridor" and into plush new surroundings at East Lancashire Hospice yesterday, as organisers and supporters celebrated the realisation of a dream. The hospice's new £1.3 million day therapy centre in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, replaces
STREETS could be grassed over to stop drivers using them as rat-runs. Highways chiefs says the £500,000 plan for Blackburn's North Audley area has the backing of residents. The idea is to make the car a "guest" not the ruler, but opponents say the project
HOME Secretary David Blunkett has launched an inquiry into why Lancashire Police deployed riot officers at the Worthington Cup clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Ewood Park. Mr Blunkett has called on the National Inspectorate of Constabularies to conduct
THE detective who led the hunt for pub doorman Darren Bell's killers has called for "appropriate" sentences after three men admitted the manslaughter . Detective Inspector Bob Eastwood said the killing had been a "violent act" which had left Mr Bell's
CHORLEY Lynx are in Cup action tomorrow when they take on amateurs Redhill in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup at Victory Park, kick off 3pm. Over the years Lynx have a poor record against amateur opposition in cup competitions
A RETIRED traffic warden from Prestwich who scooped £175,000 on the National Lottery just months after being dumped by his fiancee got revenge by sending her a copy of his winning cheque. Dave Raglan, aged 54, had been bombarding Denise Crisan with silent
SUNDAY Open Rabbit Show, St Nicholas Church Hall, Sabden. The Brighouse and Rastrick Band, Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley, 2pm. Candlelight Supper in aid of The Children's Society, Low Moor Church Hall, Clitheroe, 7.30pm. Hyndburn Ramblers meet Plantation
This week, with the Rev KEVIN LOGAN, of Christ Church, Accrington KING Kong straddles the Empire State Building, cradling Fay Wray in one palm and swots buzzing man-filled moths with the other. Meanwhile back home, things are not good. Jungle law's taken
This week, with JAMES PILLING, 65, blood donor Mr Pilling, of Wedgewood Road, Accrington, has donated 90 pints of blood since he was 18 and has been presented with a crystal platter by the National Blood Service for reaching the 75-pint milestone. MEMORY
Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week in ORMSKIRK I LIKE Ormskirk but it always seems to be a town at odds with itself. Is it an historic market town or a modern suburb of Liverpool? Even the church has a split personality having both a spire
NEW baby Waltteri Armstrong is his parents' pride and joy - and his picture has helped make a technological breakthrough. DAVID HIGGERSON spoke to proud father and mobile phone pioneer John Armstrong. . . WHEN his son was born in a hospital in Finland
TOMORROW, millions of people across Europe will commemorate the most shameful chapter of 20th century history -- the Holocaust. It was the Nazis' assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1945, culminating in the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Europe
POLICE have praised security staff for their actions after a man was seen slashing himself with a razor blade in Blackburn town centre. The man, who has not been named, was spotted by security staff in Blackburn Market toilets at about 1.30pm yesterday
THE Rossendale Players' latest production will recreate LM Montgomery's popular novel, Anne of Green Gables. The play, directed by Andrew Rawlinson, includes young children from Rossendale Schools and a support cast of adults with wide experience in local
LANCASHIRE'S famous red rose could be axed as the symbol of the county council if a review decides it is past its sell-by date. County Hall bosses have confirmed that they are looking at the council's corporate identity -- which includes the world-famous
TALK of the Worthington Cup final is outlawed at Ewood over the next couple of weeks. With important league games against Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham coming up, thoughts of the clash at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against Spurs have been put to
A COMPETITION to find the country's best young footballers will be held at Asda in Burnley on February 9. Boys and Girls under 13 age group can go to the store in Princess Way from 10am to show their skills to a Burnley FC player as part of the Fox Cup
DETECTIVES in Burnley are looking for a Good Samaritan who went to the aid of a bag snatch victim. They also want help from the public in hunting down the crook who attacked a 30-year-old woman as she was walking along Accrington Road. The victim was
AN AXED bus service will roll back into Burnley on Monday after five years off the road. The Ightenhill circular service was ended in 1997 when Burnley and Pendle Transport was sold to bus rivals Stagecoach. Since then Stagecoach have abandoned Burnley
A PLAYGROUP organiser who helped himself to almost £7,000 in a year -- and blew it on fruit machines -- was today starting a nine month jail term. Mark Lawless, 35, was working as Burnley Play Association's Development Officer -- its sole employee --
PARISH and town councils in Pendle are being asked for their comments as part of a government consultation paper designed to enhance their role. Pendle Council has written to all parish and town councils in the borough for their views on the "Quality
A HEALTH and Safety investigation into an explosion at a Nelson factory is to examine dust samples taken from the scene. Production worker Pablo Magee was airlifted to hospital with extensive burns following the blast at Clarksons Textiles, Nelson, on
TWO Pendle women launched their own training programme this week with the opening of Business Team Training in Colne. Wendy Bowers and Eileen Hirst aim to help firms in Lancashire and on the Yorkshire border grow and flourish through their flexible approach
POLICE have appealed for information on a burglary in Curlew Close, Oswaldtwistle, in which £330 of goods were taken. Burglars broke into the mid-terraced house by forcing a window at the rear of the house and left through the back door. Among property
OFFICERS investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Great Harwood are to question motorists and pedestrians in a road block to be set up exactly a week after the offence took place. Police will be in Blackburn Road between 8pm and 10pm tonight
A CAMPAIGN is underway to find a new venue for Accrington fair now that a permanent entertainment centre is being built on the usual fair ground site. This may mean the fair has to be cancelled this year if an alternative venue is not found in time but
Thursday, January 31 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
Monday, January 28 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
Friday, February 1 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, January 29 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
BOWLAND Pennine Mountain Rescue Team will embark on their annual exercise in the Trough of Bowland this weekend to practise their search, rescue and medical skills. They will be supported by colleagues from neighbouring Mountain Rescue Teams in Rossendale
A YOUNG mum with a history of depression hanged herself with a dog chain attached to a bracket outside her living room window. An inquest was told that David Forster discovered his wife's body lying on the floor when he drew the curtains the morning after
FORMER Clarets keeper Billy O'Rourke sadly died yesterday, aged 41, writes MATT HORN. O'Rourke had a brain haemorrhage a week earlier and was initially taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital before he was later transferred to Preston Royal Infirmary. The
SIMON PARKER is the Bradford City writer for the Telegraph and Argus. Here he takes a look at the man the Bantams let go. . . IF Burnley want a player to knock away tap-ins, Robbie Blake is definitely not the man. But if they are after a striker who is
ROBBIE Blake may be cup-tied but he is still backing his new teammates to make an impact in the world's greatest knockout competition. Blake injured himself in Bradford City's defeat at Walsall in the third round and so will play no part for the Clarets
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness thinks if Martin Taylor becomes a bully he can make it into the England squad. 'Tiny' is now commanding a regular place in the side following some great performances in the heart of defence. And Ewood chief Souness thinks the
ROBBIE Blake may be cup-tied but he is still backing his new teammates to make an impact in the world's greatest knockout competition. Blake injured himself in Bradford City's defeat at Walsall in the third round and so will play no part for the Clarets
BOLTON Wanderers' FA Cup Fourth Round tie at White Hart Lane became the highest-profile football fixture to fall victim to the weather just an hour before its scheduled 3pm kick-off. Spurs, riding high after their 5-1 destruction of Chelsea on Wednesday
POLICE are hunting a sex attacker who indecently assaulted a young girl as she walked her dog near her home. The attack happened as the seven-year-old walked along an alleyway at the rear of Coleridge Street, Blackburn at about 4.45pm on Wednesday. The
THE trial of two men charged with causing an explosion which destroyed an Indian takeaway in Blackburn has been put back for six months. Majid Hussain, 23, of Montague Street, Blackburn, is charged with conspiring with Zaheer Iqbal Ali to commit arson
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 'universally popular' Preston Crown Court judge who recently died after a long illness. Judge Ronald Livesey QC, 66, was diagnosed with cancer some time ago before being taken ill in November. He lived in the Southport area
POLICE are warning elderly people to be on their guard after a bogus electricity worker called at a house in the Queens Park area of Blackburn. The elderly homeowner became suspicious when the caller failed to produce proof of identity and the fraudster
THE family of five-year-old cancer sufferer John Mark Riding are planning to fly to Germany on Monday to get him treatment which cannot be offered in England. It means thousands of pounds raised by well wishers can now be put to use. Supporters of the
BOBBY Haig has faced similar problems to Graeme Souness in recent weeks - constantly switching his focus from League to Cup. But unlike the Rovers boss who usually gets a few days grace between such fixtures, Hawks' chief Haig confronts the double dilemma
