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Harry Nuttall »
Darwen's disappearing bowling greens
Posted on 11:38am Monday 2nd June 2008
Harry Nuttall column: I was thinking about all the little patches of green that used to dot the town the manicured bowling greens that gave so much pleasure to local folk.
Caroline Dutton »
Was it a dream? No, it was a bore
Posted on 5:04pm Saturday 31st May 2008
Caroline Dutton column: I overheard a couple of schoolgirls chatting the other day they were making the most of half term and were in high spirits.
Rev Kevin Logan »
Holy Spirit dwells in all who want it
Posted on 8:25am Saturday 31st May 2008
The Go-between God is a delight in store for any who haven't met him, and for those who have this time of the year is especially used to celebrate his presence.
Shuiab Khan »
Denying soldier compensation is disgusting
Posted on 9:30am Friday 30th May 2008
Shuiab Khan column: It was scandalous to read that a local soldier injured in the Iraq war will receive no compensation above his standard war pension.
Shuiab Khan »
The parents of off-licence kids should be fined
Posted on 9:29am Friday 30th May 2008
Shuiab Khan column: Sometimes just saying no is not good enough. You really have to explain to people why you said it.
Sir Bill Taylor »
Read a good book recently?
Posted on 8:51pm Thursday 29th May 2008
Sir Bill Taylor's blog: The Bank Holiday gave me a chance to read the broadsheets - aka the compacts.
Jack Straw »
Sorry, but there’s no easy way out of the fuel crisis
Posted on 5:10pm Thursday 29th May 2008
Jack Straw column: One blogger wrote on Tuesday in response to my comment that I had groaned at the cost of a tank full of petrol When did he last fill up his car? And anyway, who paid?
Caroline Dutton »
It's so stressful to look carefree
Posted on 11:46am Thursday 29th May 2008
Caroline Dutton column: A bit of hot weather and we all get carried away.
Nick Nunn »
The buck stops with parents of young boozers
Posted on 11:54am Wednesday 28th May 2008
Nick Nunn column: Theres nothing new about young people going out and getting drunk.
Ron Freethy »
Otters making a comeback
Posted on 2:52pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
THE study of otters has been difficult because it is nocturnal and notoriously shy of human activities.
Ron Freethy »
It’s lovely down by the riverside
Posted on 2:51pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
I HAVE spent most of my working life studying rivers and the wildlife in and around them.
Helen Mead »
Don’t let life wipe the smile off your face
Posted on 2:36pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
Helen Mead column: When I asked a colleague why he was grinning from ear to ear, he replied: 'More people should smile.
Harry Nuttall »
When Darwen was the dirtiest town in land
Posted on 2:10pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
Harry Nuttall column: Darwen was a real dump 150 years ago. Water was scarce; the only sewer was the River Darwen.
Margo Grimshaw »
We should be able to provide for ourselves
Posted on 9:32am Tuesday 27th May 2008
Margo Grimshaw column: You imagine that when people go into politics it is for the greater good to make things better.
Shuiab Khan »
Let’s hear it for the doorway people ...
Posted on 10:43am Friday 23rd May 2008
Shuiab Khan column: I love the whole idea of going to a pub. So it is rather disappointing that more and more local pubs are closing down.
Jack Straw »
We followed our conscience on abortion vote, not each other
Posted on 10:52am Thursday 22nd May 2008
Jack Straw column: When the division bell rings in the Commons to summon MPs for a vote, you usually follow your pals in your party into the Ayes or Noes lobby.
Nick Nunn »
Give peace a chance...turn the music down
Posted on 11:24am Wednesday 21st May 2008
Nick Nunn column: THE phrase my home is my castle is generally taken to mean we all want our own place where we can do whatever we wish undisturbed by anyone else.
Lord Greaves »
Things were so much simpler in Moses’s day
Posted on 2:00pm Tuesday 20th May 2008
Lord Greaves column: Well, we survived the first four hours of the Housing and Regeneration Bill in Grand Committee.
Margo Grimshaw »
The smart way to make people behave properly
Posted on 11:18am Tuesday 20th May 2008
Margo Grimshaw column: Why would any right-minded person travel over 200 miles in order to stand in the centre of a strange town just to watch football on a television screen?
Ron Freethy »
Swallows can make a summer
Posted on 11:57am Monday 19th May 2008
ONE swallow, so they say, does not make a summer, but the sight of several in the springtime is certainly a time of great joy for naturalists.
Ron Freethy »
Going batty!
Posted on 11:56am Monday 19th May 2008
NOW that spring is with us, nature is recovering from the "shivers" of April and enjoying a little normality.
Ron Freethy »
White place for sights and sounds of nature
Posted on 11:55am Monday 19th May 2008
THE lovely little village situated on the road from Blackburn to Chorley is one of my favourite places to enjoy my nature watch.
Helen Mead »
It’s just no fun when holding a children’s party
Posted on 9:50am Monday 19th May 2008
Helen Mead column: PIN the tail on the donkey? No. Musical chairs? No. What games do you play at a party for a bunch of 12 year olds?
Caroline Dutton »
Myths about our thuggish misses
Posted on 9:39am Monday 19th May 2008
Caroline Dutton column: Have you heard the news? Shock new figures have this week revealed girls are no longer made of sugar and spice and all things nice. (20, live)
Harry Nuttall »
Raise a toast to King Cotton
Posted on 9:28am Monday 19th May 2008
Harry Nuttall column: Just about everyone living in Darwen over the age of, say, 40, has an association with the textile industry.
Sir Bill Taylor »
Our young people aren't so bad
Posted on 2:29pm Friday 16th May 2008
Sir Bill Taylor's blog: I met some more great young people last week, Dani and Julie, students at Blackburn College. 17/18 year olds.
Shuiab Khan »
Being a single parent is not child’s play
Posted on 12:12pm Friday 16th May 2008
Shuiab Khan column: I had thought it would be pretty easy taking care of two kids on my own.
Jack Straw »
Police have to engage with the community
Posted on 3:35pm Thursday 15th May 2008
Jack Straw column: Way back in 1979, a young sprog stood up in the House of Commons and argued that the police and particularly senior officers were too distant from the public.
Harry Nuttall »
Dirtier than mud wrestling?
Posted on 1:11pm Wednesday 14th May 2008
LYNDON B JOHNSON was one of my favourite politicians. He didn't pull any punches. He was tough and uncompromising. LBJ didn't do "nice".
Caroline Dutton »
Bring back the good old days
Posted on 2:39pm Monday 12th May 2008
UNLESS you've been living under a rock for the last few weeks you'll know that Gladiators is coming back this weekend.
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