THE Prestwich and Whitefield Supporters Club are celebrating a victory as the End of an Era activities drew to a close at Maine Road. The team played the final 90 minutes at the Manchester City football ground, against the Merseyside Supporters Club on
I AM trying to trace my foster brother, John William Taylor, who will be 45 on July 26, and lived in Chorley with my family in the early 1970s. He moved to Nelson and possibly lived in Edward Street. While in Nelson he met up with his brother, Kevin,
J ALCOCK (Letters. June 17) argues that we do not need Europe because, with regards to a number of problems -- transport, health, law and order, education, unemployment, etc -- that affect ordinary people in the UK, nothing will change for the better
A PRESTON man has been convicted of killing law student Janet Murgatroyd whose battered and naked body was found in the River Ribble seven years ago. Following 15-and-a-half hours of deliberations over four days a Liverpool Crown Court jury have found
BLACKBURN Rovers today hit back at speculation linking Real Madrid with a sensational swoop for Damien Duff. A story in one of the weekend tabloids claimed the Spanish giants are ready to snatch Duff from under the nose of Manchester United boss Sir Alex
A PRESTON health watchdog is being forced to turn people away because it has no staff. Community health councils, which keep an eye on local hospitals, were told to close down by September after a government overhaul. But recently they were given a reprieve
A PRESTON church is to be bulldozed to make way for a new £1million building including a new community centre. It comes after plans to demolish St Cuthbert's, Lytham Road, Fulwood, and rebuild it were rubber stamped by the city council this week. Church-goers
THE death of their beautiful daughter shattered forever the hearts of David and Mary Murgatroyd and shocked a community to its roots. By the family and friends who loved her, the teachers who taught her, and colleagues who worked with her, Janet Murgatroyd
A TEENAGE housebreaker who struck for the sixth time is behind bars for two years and five months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Smith, 18, raided a neighbouring property through the roof space and admitted taking part of a £1,400 haul and selling
THREE people will appear before magistrates again next month in connection with a dog attack which left a seven-year-old boy in hospital. Ronald, Mandy and Jacqueline Cox, of Penistone Street, Burnley, have been reported for summons for owning a dog,
A COUPLE who recently moved into a terrace house are seeking the owner of a 20th century document. Janet Sayner, 51, of Deerstone Avenue, Burnley, said she found a confirmation certificate dating back to April 1, 1928, in the loft. Alongside the certificate
FOUR people have been charged following an anti-racism demonstration in Burnley at the weekend -- in what police described as a largely peaceful event. Police said the arrests were made following an alleged incident of racial harassment towards Labour
AN INVESTIGATION was under way today into a warehouse blaze which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. More than 60 firefighters tackled the blaze which gutted part of the Sweet Dreams warehouse on the Farrington Road Industrial Estate, Burnley
A WOMAN who won an £80,000 payout after claiming her doctor failed to diagnose skin cancer today spoke of her ordeal. Frances Schofield, 63, said she repeatedly asked her doctor to remove a mole from one of her toes four years ago, but claimed nothing
PLANS to convert a former Royal British Legion Club into a place of worship will be discussed tonight by Nelson Committee. Planning officers are recommending refusal of an application to transform the club in Brunswick Street, Nelson. The application,
A DECISION to fly the St George's Flag over Nelson Town Hall has been welcomed by community leaders. Supporters of the move claim it will increase civic pride. The decision follows calls from Nelson townsfolk for Nelson Town Hall to follow Colne Town
IN recent years I have been helping some industries to work more closely with our wildlife. I'm always delighted when I hear of this sort of co-operation. The RSPB have recently been working with United Utilities to protect rare breeding birds of prey
WHEN the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was built in the late18th and 19th Centuries there were complaints that the countryside would be devastated. The construction of reservoirs to provide water for the locks resulted in heated court cases. Within a few
THESE days we tend to think that "the government," whatever its colour, has nothing to do with conservation, when actually lots of taxpayers' money is being channelled into the capable hands of influential bodies staffed by competent scientists. Two of
THE last Sunday afternoon in May brought yet more rain just to underline that this has been one of the wettest Mays in living memory. I hope that the old rhyme which my grandmother made me learn still holds true: "A wet and windy May Fills the barns with
SET back off the main road, at the end of a meandering country lane beyond Clitheroe, lies Bashall Barn, the small craft and farm shop where Jenny Cork creates her intricate jewellery designs. Sinuous curls of wire link together the colourful glassy beads
HYNDBURN is tops for fish and chips - that is the message after four of its chippies battered the competition to scoop a national award. Woody's, in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington's Andy's Fish and Chips, in Marlborough Road, Tracy's Fish Bar,
COUNCIL chiefs have blamed rain and a utilities company for a further delay in the opening of Accrington's new shopping development. The £8million development was originally scheduled for completion in May, but that date was put back to June. Now it is
THE site of a former weaving mill, finally demolished when its 180ft chimney tumbled in April, will be used to build between 17 and 29 new homes. The former Three Brooks Mill that has stood at the site off Rhoden Road, Oswaldtwistle, since 1868 will be
I'M sure many of you find your e-mail full of junk messages and spam that are usually offensive, rude and useless. Some experts have predicted that it won't be long before spam messages make up the majority of emails being sent globally. But although
REIGNING champions BACUP managed to sneak home by just ten runs as they beat HASLINGDEN at Lanehead. The home side's captain Neal Wilkinson proved to be the hero with a stunning spell of five wickets for 52 in a game where the balance had swung both ways
DARWEN continued to set the pace in the Northern Premier League thanks to an emphatic five-wicket victory over third placed Kendal at Birch Hall on Saturday. Following last week's shock victory over Darwen, Kendal fancied their chances of taking over
READ professional Peter Sleep led his side clear at the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League with impressive performances on a double-header weekend. On Saturday he picked up four wickets as they collected maximum points against Great Harwood and the
RADCLIFFE Borough have announced their pre-season friendlies. They begin their preparations with a home friendly against Conference new boys Accrington Stanley on Thursday July 10 (kick-off 7.45pm). Then local rivals Bury make the trip to Stainton Park
PASAN WANANSINGHE returns to his old stamping ground on Saturday as Radcliffe take on Unsworth in the Central Lancashire League, writes STEVE BOTT. The Sri Lankan ace jumped ship from Pole Lane to link up with the Unsworth Street club in time for the
TIME ran out on Radcliffe Cricket Club's first team in their Central Lancashire League game at Milnrow. The Racecoursemen presented Milnrow with two unlikely points as the visitors failed by one to bowl their 50 overs before the match time limit was reached
RADCLIFFE battered bottom of the table Stand into submission on Saturday as they wrapped up a nine-wicket victory to stay hot on the heels of the leaders in the Central Lancashire League, writes Marc Higginson. Eddie Shah was the hero with the ball as
COUNCIL chiefs were today meeting administrative receivers Ernst and Young to try to rescue Crown Wallcoverings in Darwen from a closure costing more than 400 jobs. The American company went into receivership after declining sales in the past five years
FREEMASONS gave 17 charities and good causes a boost by sharing out more than £4,000 between them. And at a meeting at the Masonic Hall, Darwen, representatives from the beneficiaries gave talks to Blackburn and Darwen masons members on the work they
DARWEN Osteopathic Clinic is offering a host of new services since moving premises last month. The clinic, formerly based on The Green, moved to a more spacious property on Church Street two months ago and is now offering services such as pilates, reflexology
THE latest series of 'Stroll to Your Goal' walks are to take place this week. The initiative, aimed at encouraging people to lead a healthier lifestyle and get active in Rossendale, has been hailed a huge success already by organiser Susan Schofield,
RADCLIFFE Borough have announced their pre-season friendlies. They begin their preparations with a home friendly against Conference new boys Accrington Stanley on Sunday July 13 (kick-off 7.45pm). Then local rivals Bury make the trip to Stainton Park
EMMERDALE star Sammy Winward returned to her former school as guest of honour. Sammy, 17, girlfriend of Blackburn Rovers star David Dunn, who has been linked in a £5million transfer deal to Birmingham, was swamped by fans when she opened Turton and Edgworth
TWO Blackburn schoolboys sparked a police hunt yesterday after they went missing from home for five hours. The boys, aged six and eight, from the Holmbrook Close area of Fishmore, had not been seen by their parents since 11.30am. They were reported missing
COUNCILLORS have handed back their allowance rise to the town hall in a protest over a rise in payments. But the eight Lib Dem councillors were today accused of blatant electioneering after turning up at Blackburn with Darwen council with a cheque for
BACON and eggs are not the traditional tools used to improve a housing estate run down by petty crime and unemployment. But they can certainly help, as Sarah Warden found out... ANYWHERE that serves a full fry-up for £1.20 is bound to be popular, but
VILLAGERS today demanded action after nine people were injured in serious crashes at an accident blackspot in just two days. People living in Abbey Village said "enough is enough" after three incidents on the A675 trunk road from Blackburn to Bolton.
ACCRINGTON Stanley have handed Nigerian midfielder Abel Ighofose a month-long trial at the Crown Ground. The little-known 20-year-old, whose brother plays in Russia, wrote to Stanley asking for the chance to break into English football. And Reds' boss
IT may have been Harry Potter mania last weekend, but Ian Walker cast his own magic spell with the bat. The Prestwich number three smashed his first ton for the club on Sunday, against Cheetham Hill, where he was once professional. His unbeaten 120 followed
PARENTS in East Lancashire can now use the Internet to find the best education material available -- thanks to the Government. It has funded a project, the National Grid for Learning Portal (NGFL), to provide the parents of East Lancs with links to quality
MUSIC should be safeguarded in the national curriculum at all costs, according to world-famous cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber. The musician told East Lancashire students at a seminar that the subject had to be "fought for." Mr Lloyd-Webber has launched a
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Over 50s Club, Queensgate Pentecostal Church, Burnley, noon. Children's Street Dance Class, Sanderson Dance and Fitness Centre, 10 Churchill Way, Lomeshaye Industrial
AFTER three serious accidents in less than 48 hours on an already-notorious danger road have left nine people injured, the situation cries out for action. Above all, when speed is cited as a factor and when people living alongside this road -- the A675
IF Brits could own firearms to protect themselves in their own homes, a lot of the burglary and violence would be thwarted. It's that simple and it works everywhere that it is tried. PHIL MATTRICK, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
WHITEFIELD-born bodybuilder Paul Bailey is built for success. For the 20-year-old muscle man has won yet more silverware. Dedicated trainer Paul entered the BNBF Northern Championships on 8th June as the best bodybuilders from the North of Britain came
I EXTEND heartfelt sympathies to Vanda Tor (Letters, June 21) for the plight that she and fellow health food consumers find themselves due to the imposition on the UK of the EU directive on dietary supplements. Vanda, I'm afraid, is learning the hard
IT is heartening that, at long last, the Empire Theatre in Burnley may open again, as I have many happy memories of it in its heyday, having trod the boards and watched films there. This theatre is steeped in history and should be preserved, since it
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is fighting for his life after his off-road motorbike collided head-on with another motorbike at a disused colliery. The boy -- who had not been named -- was airlifted to Salford's Hope Hospital before he was transferred to the Royal
POLICE are investigating a fire at a flat complex in Heywood Street, Bury. Fire crews were called to the scene -- a large detached house split into rooms -- at around 12.10am yesterday. The small blaze started in a bedroom and damaged curtains. No one
VILLAGERS today demanded action after nine people were injured in serious crashes at an accident blackspot in just two days. People living in Abbey Village said "enough is enough" after three incidents on the A675 trunk road from Blackburn to Bolton.
Leigh Centurions 54 Hull KR 4 by Mike Hulme: LEIGH Centurions quickly wiped out the memory of their setback against Salford with a 10-try demolition of Rovers. The Humbersiders, despite three successive wins, were sent crashing to their heaviest-ever
LORENZO Amoruso's move to Ewood is said to be imminent. Rovers have agreed a fee in the region of £1.25 million for the Rangers defender and the player has already passed a medical. Now the club hope to finalise personal terms with the Italian later this
DAVID Dunn's immediate future is likely to be determined later this week with Birmingham set to renew talks over a £5.5 million switch to St Andrews. Blues boss Steve Bruce is desperate to land the England midfielder and has already tabled two separate
PRESTON has taken the city's new minster under its wing and local groups are clambering to use it. The minster, in Church Street, was rededicated on Saturday, June 7, following the revamp which transformed the historic but run-down St John's Church. Now
A PRESTON man has been convicted of killing law student Janet Murgatroyd whose battered and naked body was found in the River Ribble seven years ago. Following 15-and-a-half hours of deliberations over four days a Liverpool Crown Court jury have found
BISHOP of Burnley John Goddard joined members of a fair trade pressure group at the end of two days of action encouraging support for changes in international trading rules. The Trade Justice Movement (TJM), a coalition of over 40 different organisations
FORMER footballer Chris Casper, who is suing a fellow professional over a tackle which he claimed ended his career, was due to appear in court today. Burnley-born Chris, who starred in the same Manchester United youth team as David Beckham and Paul Scholes
A WHITE transit van with blacked out windows could have been used as a getaway vehicle after a £10,000 robbery in Burnley, police have revealed. Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a van was seen speeding off from Hillcrest Avenue shortly after
A BRAND new hi-tech scheme aimed at helping unemployed people in Burnley back to work has been launched by the council. The Reflex database is accessible from the council's website and has been designed to offer a bank of information about services and
GORDON Prentice is attempting to block a government move to privatise a large East Lancashire storage centre for sensitive information on benefits. The Nelson File Store is one of the network of such facilities across the country where files on people's
THE owners of an untidy patch of land could be prosecuted if they fail to clean it up. Pendle Council is expected to serve a notice under the Town and Country Planning Act to demand action on land Brown House, in Gisburn Road, Barrowford. A complaint
A PETROL station owner's son accused of taking the law into his own hands when a customer drove off without paying has been cleared of a firearms charge. A jury at Preston Crown Court heard that Nowmaan Farooq, 19, followed the driver who had failed to
A FATHER and son from Radcliffe were seriously injured after their motorbike collided head-on with a second motorbike. Neil Chadwick, aged 44 of Radcliffe, suffered multiple leg breaks and a hand injury. His 12-year-old son Daniel, a pillion passenger
A RECENT conference held at the Castle Cement offices at Ribblesdale brought together environmentalists from around the world to discuss how industry and wildlife can be brought together for the mutual benefit of both. Some delegates were prevented from
ON May 29, 2002, Mary Pagnamenta arrived at Cape Reinga, on the northern tip of New Zealand. By that stage Mary and her two horses, Foggy and Borrie, had been on the road for seven months and had travelled over 3,300 km. "I had established an amazing
SCHOOLCHILDREN celebrated the first anniversary of British Telecom's 100,000th payphone with toys and cakes. Pupils from Thorneyholme Primary School joined VIPs for the party.
A CATHOLIC school was officially opened two years after the children and teachers had swopped buildings. The delay in opening St James the Less RC in Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, was caused because a new Bishop of Salford had yet to be named.
A BIKE fanatic killed on the road will be taken on his final journey by a procession of motorcycles. Stephen Fairley, 39, died on Tuesday when his Suzuki motorbike collided with a Peugeot 206 and Ford Focus in Accrington Road, Hapton. Mr Fairley, of Royds
UNDERCOVER Ribble Valley Council officers will be out and about with a covert CCTV camera this week in a crackdown on dog-fouling. Environmental health officers and dog wardens from Ribble Valley Council have joined forces with Clitheroe Police and the
THE Highways Agency is running a trial traffic service that will highlight potential trouble spots on the country's roads. TrafficMap (www.trafficmap.co.uk) uses cameras, matrix sign information and police control points to give a real-time service. You
AS the popularity of broadband access grows it is vital that your PC is protected from virus attacks and hackers. The beauty of always-on access is that information is at your fingertips. But that is also its Achilles heel. Hackers can use PCs with broadband
BURNLEY have made their third signing of the summer by snapping up West Brom keeper Brian Jensen. The 28-year-old Dane signed a two-year-deal with the Clarets over the weekend, as exclusively revealed in Friday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph. And boss
MICHAEL Kelly quadrupled his amount of senior wickets in one afternoon as BURNLEY won the battle with Blackburn rivals EAST LANCS yesterday. He was aided by a dry and dusty wicket at The Alexandra Meadows, which made it ideal for the spin bowlers and
NEILL Hardy has decided that happiness in his football career means more to him, at the moment, than money, so he will be cracking in the goals for Radcliffe Borough again when the new season kicks off in two months time. Hardy was disappointed when Boro
BLACKBURN Rovers today hit back at speculation linking Real Madrid with a sensational swoop for Damien Duff. A story in one of the weekend tabloids claimed the Spanish giants are ready to snatch Duff from under the nose of Manchester United boss Sir Alex
BURNLEY have made their third signing of the summer by snapping up West Brom keeper Brian Jensen. The 28-year-old Dane signed a two-year-deal with the Clarets over the weekend, as exclusively revealed in Friday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph. And boss
A BLACKBURN company will mark the receipt of the Queen's Award for Industry by officially opening a new manufacturing plant on Friday. Promethean, part of the TDS-Promethean Group, will receive the award from the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth
PHYSICAL and mental health aside, there is only one thing worse than having something go wrong with your car -- having something go wrong with your house. Rising damp, dry rot, wet rot, leaking roofs, burst pipes, dodgy guttering, peeling paintwork. Your
A DARWEN man who was left almost crippled after a road accident is today celebrating a £2,500 win on the bingo. Brian Duckworth, 63, of Birch Hall Avenue, was dumbstruck after realising he had the winning numbers. And the happy news came as a welcome
A PSYCHIC with 15 years experience of foretelling the future is set for TV fame after being picked out to star in a new show. Mum-of-two Linda Preston, 46, of Sunnyhurst Lane, Darwen, has been reading Tarot cards since her late teens and turned professional
COUNCILLORS have spoken out against the BNP after the party attracted 60 people to a meeting in Darwen. The BNP held the meeting last Tuesday at a town centre pub, the name of which has not been revealed. Sixty people attended, according to the party
A FARMER whose business was nearly wrecked by the foot and mouth crisis has revealed he had been the victim of hate letters after unveiling plans to open a camp site and hostel. Ray Houghton, of Clough Head Farm, Broadhead Road, revealed two letters had
YOUNGSTERS under ten can get involved in Rossendale Valley Stags football club this season. Training takes place every Saturday from 9.30am to 11am with qualified coaches. If you are under ten on August 31 you will be eligible to join and train ready
ROSSENDALE Civic Trust is appealing for people with an interest in the borough to join its ranks and help shape the future of the borough. The group meets once a month and is particularly keen to hear from residents with an interest in local history,
A MAN disarmed by a mum-of-one after she spotted him wielding a nail-spiked stick in a hospital has been jailed for one month. Carole Lushman, 37, an employee of Lancashire Police in Rossendale, confronted Craig Thomas in a corridor at Queen's Park Hospital
THE leader of Rossendale Council has admitted not enough has been done to improve services after a new report found just over 50 per cent of borough residents were satisfied with the council. Coun Graham Pearson said although progress had been made in
NEW bus services were introduced and changes made to existing ones from this Sunday with timetable revisions, route and operator changes. Evening services are being introduced on Mondays to Saturdays with the introduction of the 651 Leigh-Shakerley and
TWO Blackburn with Darwen education projects marked their anniversaries by celebrating women's achievements over the past year. Blackburn with Darwen's Women's Resource Centre and Blackburn College's First Step Project, which share premises in Regent
SHOPPERS in Blackburn had a "wizard" time celebrating the publication of the new Harry Potter book - The Order of the Phoenix. The town centre hosted a day of family fun and magical events, including storytellers, street theatre, fire-eating and fortune-telling
ANTHONY Mark Conroy's alleged roving eye cost him his health, his wealth and his happiness. Blackburn magistrates heard his girlfriend accused him of looking at other women while they were out and they had a blazing row. She refused to let him into her
A PRIVATE school has been given permission to erect gates at its entrance in a bid to keep vandals out. And governors at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, have also pledged to ease congestion problems outside their school by creating a new
A PENSIONER who nearly died last year marked her recovery by realising her life-long ambition to swim with dolphins. And brave Joan Beardwood described the holiday treat, organised by daughter Beverley to mark her 67th birthday, as "a dream come true"
PRESTON striker Joe O'Neill will this week join Third Division Bury on loan for the season - on the day his new Deepdale deal takes effect. The Blackburn-born 20-year-old, brother of Burnley youth team star Matty, will start at the Gigg Lane club tomorrow
SCHOOL REPORT: Ribblesdale is a mixed school, with pupils from the ages of 11 to 16. There is scope to participate in vocational subjects such as Leisure and Tourism, and all pupils will gain a 'Key Skills' accreditation by the end of year 11. Ribblesdale
TWO years ago, Bury girl Suzanne Shaw was a pop superstar with chart-topping band Hear'say, manufactured through ITV's Popstars show. Their debut single, Pure and Simple, sold in record time and the band headlined the Brit Awards. The world was at their
