A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Afternoon Music Hall, Windsor Suite, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 4pm-7pm. Charity Concert, KSC and 110 Club, Burnley. Roar Live a Dove, Blackburn Cathedral Crypt,
THE family doctor - like the vicar, postmaster, publican and local bobby - is one of the building blocks at the foundation of every community. But as we have seen closures of pubs and post offices and church amalgamations with fewer clergy so harsh financial
THE Looking Back article "Forgotten tomb of the 'unknown' squire" (LET, May 13) stated that the memorial in Blackburn to Randle Francis Feilden, which stood opposite the Preston Old Road entrance to Witton Park and incorporated a drinking fountain, was
A PENSIONER was taken to hospital with minor burns to his hands and face after a chip pan caught fire. The 68-year-old man was injured when he tried to move the pan after it caught fire in the kitchen of his Lancaster Court home. He was was treated for
ROVERS keeper, and Republic of Ireland international, Alan Kelly has resigned himself to the fact that he will start the World Cup finals on the bench. Kelly is currently behind Newcastle stopper Shay Given in the Republic pecking order but the 33-year-old
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a pensioner who had worked with asbestos. The hearing, at Burnley Magistrates Court, was told Brian Eastwood, 68, died at Pendleside Hospice on May 16. Mr Eastwood, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley
A HOUSEHOLDER set up his own CCTV system to catch the thief who was stealing his daily pinta from the doorstep. Burnley magistrates heard householder David Kelly went to the trouble and expense of installing cameras at the front of his house. Lee Maxwell
THE parish clerk has reassured people in the cottages at the bottom of Gorple Road that the parish council has no intention whatsoever of removing the beech hedge once it has been given as a gift to the parish and that she hopes to be able to report a
STUDENTS needing extra help with their revision work over the coming weeks could find their local library just the place to be. Bury Council chiefs have organised a series of Maths and English revision sessions which will take place at a variety of locations
DESPITE not winning her category at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, Nelson law graduate Shysta Habib was not one to let the opportunity for further challenges pass her by. Shysta, 25, of Bankhouse Road, was pipped to the post for Young Achiever
THE football industry must take action to 'reclaim' the flag of St George from its association with racism and nationalism, a leading political think-tank has said. The number of Asian and black supporters attending football grounds in the country is
DARWEN Library Theatre staff were celebrating a £628,400 lottery windfall. The National Lottery and Arts Council of England money was to be spent on revamping the cafe, front, gallery and seating areas.
COUN Eileen Birtwistle became Mayor of Blackburn, saying close community was the key to success. The first Labour mayor to be chosen from Darwen since 1974, she took over from Coun George Bramley-Haworth.
A MOTHER of two has appealed for burglars to return keepsakes and personal items stolen while she was away on holiday. Nicola Hargreaves, 26, was devastated when she returned from a family holiday in Greece to discover her home in George Street, Rishton
WORK has started on Accrington's long-awaited £8million market square development -- with a promise disruption will be kept to a minimum. Contractors have moved into Broadway to remove flower beds and benches to make way for a series of new kiosks to
HYNDBURN Council's new ruling Labour group has come under attack after putting itself in charge of its own scrutiny. The Labour Party has amalgamated the two scrutiny committees and given the chairmanship to Miles Parkinson, one of its own councillors
A SENIOR official suspended by Hyndburn Council today claimed he had been made a scapegoat following the overpayment of councillors' expenses. Alan Rainford, the council's financial director, confirmed that he was the man who has been under investigation
PLANS to build an airport on the site of French graveyards housing the war dead have caused outrage - especially in East Lancashire, from where some of the soliders whose bodies could be moved came. David Higgerson finds out more... BILL Turner may not
BUDDING young artists still have the chance to vie for a top prize in a competition with a watery theme. Clitheroe fishkeeper Steve Punchard, of the Aquatic Hire Company, Derby Street, is offering a £1,200 prize for the best picture from a primary school
IF any of Marion Parayre's pupils decide to misbehave, they could find themselves in the firing line! The French teacher has an advantage over most of her colleagues when she is trying to get the children to listen - she can breathe fire. Marion, who
CLARETS striker Dimitri Papadopoulos returned to the starting line-up for the Greek Under-21 side last night as they crashed out of the European Championships. The 20-year-old, who did not feature against France on Sunday, did force one save with a second
THE Football League's fight against controversial plans for the introduction of a transfer window have been backed by the Premier League. Clarets chief executive Andrew Watson admitted this morning: "We, and every other club, back the Football League
RAWTENSTALL'S Help the Aged celebrated a decade in business. The Bank Street shop manager Debbie Clayton beganm the 10th birthday party yesterday by cutting the cake and sharing it with customers and staff. The event was extra special for long-serving
THE Ghanaian Olympic Committee has asked Chorley schools to adopt a school in Ghana to keep the link going. Albert Tettey, Secretary General of the committee, said:"We hope contact will be the beginning of greater bonds of friendship. "This will help
A NEW scheme may be launched to attract doctors to Blackburn and Darwen by making the job more appealing. Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust has applied to the Government to establish 19 Personal Medical Services pilot schemes in GP surgeries. The
BRAVE John Mark Riding, who is stricken with cancer, is recovering in an Australian hospital today after undergoing a nine-hour operation to remove a brain tumour. His parents, John Riding, from Blackburn, and Jacqueline Sanderson were at his bedside
IAN McClelland and Paul Waine won the top awards at Bacup Borough's end of season presentation evening at the weekend. Defender McClelland held off Waine and Stuart Farnell to win the Players' Player of the Year for the NWCL Division Two side. But Waine
FOUR-TIME World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty has set his sights on scoring immediate points when his new team take to the grid later this season. The Blackburn-born rider has launched his own team - Foggy Petronas Racing - after hanging up his helmet
MIKE Marsh says he will regard it as a failure if he doesn't get Accrington Stanley into the Nationwide Conference at the end of next season. The 32-year-old former Liverpool and West Ham player has become John Coleman's first signing for the summer as
ORGANISERS of the new "Adopt a School" initiative have revealed which businesses and schools have been chosen for the first phase. Bolton and Bury Education Business Partnership -- a subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce -- is seeking to develop links
VERY few birds have been more celebrated by the poets than the skylarks. The most famous of the 'lark' rhymes is that of John Keats (1795-1821). Keats was -- literally -- in tune with nature. "Hail to thee blithe spirit! Bird thou never went That from
IWAS born in Blackburn 76 years ago and my own family has passed away, but I would like to find two nephews and a niece who lived in the area. They are Alan Procter, who lived in Great Harwood; Jackie Procter, who lived in Dewhurst Street, Blackburn and
THE passing of Baroness Barbara Castle, the former MP for Blackburn and cabinet minister in the Wilson government, brought back fond memories for me. Back in the late 1970s, when I was chairman of the Federation of Blackburn Tenants and Community Associations
COUNCILLOR Alan Cottam (Letters, April 19) reminded readers that the Conservative Party is first, last and always the historically, authentic and legitimate party of privatisation. Clearly green-eyed and envious, he states: "I don't think even Karl Marx
MORE than 100 jobs could be created after electrical company Glen Dimplex unveiled a £10m plan to build a new national headquarters. The company is planning to buy more than 14 acres of land at Network 65, Bentley Wood Road, Hapton, at a cost of £1m for
PETER Martin put Lancashire on top of their Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final by claiming two early wickets at Grace Road before the home side eventually reached 163-8, off their 50 overs. The former England seamer dismissed openers Trevor Ward and
ROVERS have released four players from their Academy ranks after their scholarship at Brockhall have come to an end. Neil Creasey, Ryan Hevicon, Liam Blakeman, Robert Woodhead and Mark Byrne have not been offered professional terms by the club and are
ANDY TODD finally put pen to paper yesterday afternoon as he became the first summer signing for Rovers manager Graeme Souness. The former Middlesbrough, Bolton and Charlton defender has signed a three year deal and he will cost Rovers £750,000, a figure
A MAN was humiliated when searched in a full pub and then "marched," through Burnley handcuffed, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard Alan Heaton, 29, had been abusive towards the police officer and ended up arrested. Heaton, of Cornell Grove,
FITNESS equipment at two leisure centres in Burnley and Padiham is to be updated at a cost of £60,000 following an increase in the number of complaints about the quality of leisure services. Fitness facilities at Burnley's Thompson Centre were updated
INQUIRIES are continuing into allegations of a postal vote irregularities in Pendle in the run-up to local elections. Details of the investigation were revealed as Liberal Democrat peer Lord Greaves raised the issue in the House of Lords and asked whether
A NEW superstore in Burnley could be built on stilts if planning officers approve an application. Work is currently under way on Red Lion Street and on the car park off Centenary Way to put in a new junction and car parking, which will form part of the
THE British National Party appears to regard its recent local election success as the "start of a new dawn in Burnley politics". It's certainly true that the party now has three town councillors and collected 26 per cent of the vote in the municipal polls
PETER Martin put Lancashire on top of their Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final by claiming two early wickets at Grace Road before the home side eventually reached 163-8, off their 50 overs. The former England seamer dismissed openers Trevor Ward and
A 42-YEAR-OLD man arrested in connection with a major Internet paedophile operation has been released on police bail pending further inquiries. Police arrested the man at his home on the Ramsbottom border with Rossendale and seized computer equipment.
POOR weather didn't dampen the MayDayze spirit at the weekend when professional and amateur entertainers converged on Leigh. The arts festival was hailed a huge success by Arts Development Officer Angela Chappell who said: "The performers gave it their
BLACKBURN folk with a passion for the place came to the town centre to explain why they love Blackburn. Hilda Pickering, Geoff Dagger and Rebecca Knowles were winners in the "I love Blackburn because....." competition organised by Blackburn town centre
POLICE are still hunting attackers who left a bus driver with a four-inch gash on his arm before knocking him unconscious. The 34-year-old driver, who has still not been named, was taken to hospital following the assault on Monday May 13, although was
A LEADING company has backed Blackburn Rovers star Andy Cole's charity drive -- and is urging others to follow. Prisma, one of the UK's top catering equipment businesses, has pledged a substantial donation to the Andy Cole Children's Foundation (ACCF)
BURGLARS ransacked the home of a disabled woman as she lay in a hospital bed after collapsing from a diabetic attack. Victoria Manson, 34, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after becoming ill at her home in Accrington Road, Blackburn. Miss Manson
A FORMER mayor of Blackburn today attacked inflation-busting increases in councillors' allowances and told the public -- You only have yourselves to blame. Coun John Williams, who handed the mayoral chains over to his successor last week, hit out after
SCIENTISTS are trying to find out why the house sparrow is declining. There seems to have been a recovery recently and a few years ago the Lancashire Evening Telegraph reported a young all white house sparrow being fed by its parents, pictured, above.
NOW is the time to start looking for the flowers of the dog rose, which will soon become dominant in our hedgerows. The word 'dog' comes from the old English and simply means common. Thus we have dog violet and dog daisy, which are also common in the
WHY does Eric Leaver (LET, April 24) hate teachers so much? At every opportunity he can be relied upon to vilify the entire profession and to encourage readers to believe they are all greedy and lazy. Has he no good word for any of his own teachers? Did
BURGLARS ransacked the home of a disabled woman as she lay in a hospital bed after collapsing from a diabetic attack. Victoria Manson, 34, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after becoming ill at her home in Accrington Road, Blackburn. Miss Manson
ENGLAND skipper David Dunn today told his Under 21 team-mates 'it's time to stand up and be counted' ahead of tonight's crunch European Championship battle with Portugal in Zurich. Following Monday night's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Italy in Basel, David
BURNLEY people have been given the chance to learn something new through a series of Bite Size courses aimed at encouraging learning. The Learning and Skills Council launched the campaign at an event held in Burnley's market last week. People in the town
A DEVELOPMENT company today claimed controversial plans for a large housing estate in a suburb of Burnley would be the 'lesser of two evils'. Chorley-based Banks' Group has applied for outline permission to develop an estate off Manchester Road in Lowerhouse
A PENSIONER was transferred to a specialist burns unit after attempting to put out a chip pan fire at his home last night. Roy Clarkson, 74, of Burnley Road, Cliviger, escaped from his burning home with his wife after switching on the wrong cooker ring
MORE than 100 jobs could be created after electrical company Glen Dimplex unveiled a £10m plan to build a new national headquarters. The company is planning to buy more than 14 acres of land at Network 65, Bentley Wood Road, Hapton, at a cost of £1m for
A NEW safety squad which aims to protect hundreds of revellers who flock to Burnley town centre has been introduced by Burnley Council and Pennine Police. The team, which includes licensing officers and town centre police, will take to the streets about
COUNCIL house tenants in Bury should find paying their rent easier next month. Instead of having to go to a local council office, tenants will be able to pay their rent at any Bury post office. A receipt will be given and the payment credited immediately
FUNDRAISERS at Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle are appealing for people to get out their mixing bowls and help bake cakes for the forthcoming Garden Party and Plant Sale. The Colne and Nelson group of Hospice fundraisers will have their cake stall
POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly Barnoldswick man was assaulted in the street on Sunday morning. DC Andy Eddleston, of Colne CID, said the 72-year-old, who has not been identified, had been in Ravenscroft Way at around 10am. He was
A COMPANY boss injured in an alleged machete attack a week ago was today said to be stable in Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Police said Andrew Holt, 37, managing director of What More UK, was assaulted at the business premises, at Huncoat Business Park,
MUSIC is the theme of the latest exhibition at The Platform Gallery in Clitheroe. Every artist exhibiting has been influenced by music to create their work. Bouzoukis, Norwegian fiddles and rhythm glass vases are among the exhibits on show. Unusual instruments
ROSEGROVE and Lowerhouse new community beat bobby PC Linda Haywood visited Greenbrook Methodist Church, Greenbrook Lane, to introduce herself to youngsters in the Girls' Brigade. She chatted with the four and five-year-old audience about the work of the
THOUGH we are told that there was nothing sinister in Coun Ashley Whalley being ousted by his Labour colleagues on Blackburn with Darwen Council from a key cabinet post, he seems to have paid the price for attracting too much controversy. But, give him
CLARETS striker Dimitri Papadopoulos returned to the starting line-up for the Greek Under-21 side last night as they crashed out of the European Championships. The 20-year-old, who did not feature against France on Sunday, did force one save with a second
ENGLAND skipper David Dunn today told his Under 21 team-mates 'it's time to stand up and be counted' ahead of tonight's crunch European Championship battle with Portugal in Zurich. Following Monday night's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Italy in Basel, David
A SECONDARY school's sport department has received national recognition. Darwen Moorland High School, in Holden Fold, has been awarded the Sportsmark from Sport England -- the organisation which distributes lottery funds and leads the development of sport
A PUB is to hold a table top sale in memory of tragic teenager David Graham who died from a stroke after playing football. The 16-year-old, of The Old Co-op, Darwen collapsed and died last month following the friendly game. Friends and family are rallying
VOLUNTEERS are needed for a massive skipathon for the British Heart Foundation at Darwen Leisure Centre. Several primary and secondary schools from the town will take part in the event in July. Most money will go to the BHF, although the schools get to
A SCHOOL has put up a plaque and planted a bush to commemorate the life of a pupil who died after a drugs overdose. The pupils and staff of Darwen Moorland High School decided that they wanted to honour Melissa Strickson, 13, and staged a sponsored silence
AN exhibition of the 1950s is being held at St James' Church in Haslingden as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. The display of photographs showing all aspects of life in the 1950s will go on show in the church from May 30 to June 3. And
A PENSIONER was taken to hospital with minor burns to hands and face after a Tuesday lunchtime blaze in the kitchen of his Leigh home. The 68-year-old tried to move an burning chip pan. The heat ignited curtains and broke a window. He was taken to Wigan
COUNCIL lawyers have banned a man from entering a residential street and any houses in it after neighbours complained about his repeated visits to the area. Michael Graham, a man in his 20s and formerly of Nuttall Street, Ramsbottom, is forbidden from
LEIGH'S jubilee celebrations will be music to the ears. On Sunday, June 2, Pennington Park promises a right royal good time when it hosts "Music in the Park". Wigan Council's parks services has joined forces with youth workers and the police to organise
THE RAF will recreate its "Finest Hour" above the skies of the borough next month. In their first return to the area since the end of the Second World War, a legendary Lancaster Bomber and an escort of Spitfires, which blasted the Luftwaffe from the skies
