"BOOT scooters" from across the North West lined up for a spectacular show in Blackburn Shopping Centre. The Dance Display Spectacular on Saturday was the warm up to the second annual All Day Line Dance Festival in the Windsor Suite of King George's Hall
POLICE kick-started a campaign against hardened criminals with a series of raids on houses in the Blackburn area early today. Five people were arrested and stolen property seized. As part of Operation Tango, police have been gathering intelligence on
A CAMPAIGNING group has been set up to help carers combat one of their biggest problems - getting information on the help available. Carers Voice was formed by people who met by attending Blackburn with Darwen Carers Forum, which is supported by Blackburn
COLNE'S Millennium Gala procession was afloat with Titanics - but on a super show day no-one had that sinking feeling! In fact it was a day to remember as three groups took up the blockbuster film theme in float displays watched by thousands of supporters
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling into an outdoor swimming pool at the home of Blackburn's World Superbike motorcycle champion Carl Fogarty. Hannah Walsh, who lived with her parents in one of the houses at the Clayton Hey Farm complex, off Ribchester
STAN Ternent is optimistic that Tom Cowan will stay at Turf Moor as Burnley look to carry on where they left off last season. The Clarets were unbeaten in the final 11 games of the campaign to banish the spectre of relegation and finish 15th in the Second
A SCHOOLBOY who was seen falling into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was feared dead today as the search for him entered its third day. Shaun Smith, seven, of Gloucester Road, Blackburn, was last seen by his four-year-old friend and neighbour in a stretch
JONATHAN Harvey followed up his impressive performance in the Jennings Ribblesdale League with another undefeated century at the weekend. The Earby professional led his club to victory over Great Harwood with 112 not out from 114 deliveries. The top of
LANCASHIRE found themselves third from bottom of the county championship today after their rain-ravaged draw with Gloucester at Bristol. And, after netting only 49 points from six matches, they need a winning run to ease the fears of Second Division cricket
BEING a keen music lover, I was looking forward to the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to a previous engagement I was unable to watch it live, so I put it on videotape. As I settled down to view it the following day, I found the ideal viewing medium - no
I TAKE great exception to the remarks made by John Blunt (LET, May 26) regarding recipients of incapacity benefit. The majority who have had to retire early through ill-health have given up a reasonable income and receive little or no pension at all.
ON the Bank Holiday Monday (Mat 31) I spent 10 minutes going round the stalls of what was supposed to be a Petticoat Lane event in Darwen town centre. They were full of what I can only describe as car boot sale rubbish that should have been thrown away
Lancashire League: Ramsbottom 141 (10pts), Bacup 123-5 (6) - Tony Garner reports IT CAN take a lot to get the English riled but they love a good scrap about the weather. I've covered some dramatic finishes, witnessed some dodgy umpiring decisions, even
J. ERIC Nolan (letters, May 27) states that others besides himself are asking questions about funds hitherto subscribed for the conversion programme of the Red Brick Theatre, Blackburn. A great deal of work has gone on in the last 20 years and even as
FURTHER to your article (LET, May 17) I agree that Blackburn with Darwen's schools admissions policy seems to be in utter chaos. It seems more than coincidence that the debacle has come about since responsibility for education passed from Lancashire County
CIRCUS fun was the theme of Worsthorne's annual carnival, but fewer people than usual turned up to watch. Despite this, it was a busy and enjoyable day as the village square buzzed with activity and special attractions. There was plenty of clowning around
A CALL for Burnley to fulfil its legal duty to give cash funding for better race relations in the area has come from the town's biggest Asian organisation. It was made by Ejaz Hussein, general secretary of Burnley Community Organisations Forum at the
STAN Ternent is optimistic that Tom Cowan will stay at Turf Moor as Burnley look to carry on where they left off last season. The Clarets were unbeaten in the final 11 games of the campaign to banish the spectre of relegation and finish 15th in the Second
JACK Walker is ready to back manager Brian Kidd's plans to strengthen the Ewood squad, as Blackburn Rovers look for an immediate return to the Premiership. Mr Walker, "devastated" by relegation, revealed today that he had already held a series of meetings
A GERMAN drug dealer who escaped from prison in his home country fled to Accrington, where he was arrested in possession of a stolen car, British passports and Lancashire Police warrant cards. Eugen Grombach, 32, who gave his address as Wilfred Street
WORKERS at a tyre factory have been rewarded for treading carefully! Michelin Tyre, of Burnley, has won a prestigious award from the British Safety Council for keeping its accident rates below the national average. The factory also demonstrated that it
TWO Russian cosmonauts "land" in East Lancashire tomorrow for a three-day visit. The trip, by Dr Alexandre Martynov and Colonel Alexandre Volkov, is being sponsored by the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Blackburn Rovers, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
NEW bus services into Nelson were due to come into operation today as part of a £1million investment project to boost the town. Pendle Council has negotiated with Border Buses to provide the new services to bring people from the edge of town and Burnley
ORGANISERS of an annual art exhibition are relying on Darwen artists to submit their masterpieces. The pictures can be watercolours or oils and on any subject. They will be put on display in Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre, Darwen, between June 19 and
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson today refused to comment on claims that she abused her position to gain favours for her family. The Tories are planning to step up their attack on Mrs Anderson over allegations that as Minister for Pop Music she
HORTICULTURAL charity workers were blooming fuming after thieves lifted their plants. Burnley and Pendle Green Space group workers had left herb planters and a hanging basket outside their Bank House, Colne, headquarters, on Friday night, ready for Saturday's
HOSPITAL waiting lists have fallen across East Lancashire by 18 per cent over the last year - despite a slight rise last month. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust announced a 20 per cent drop in the number of patients awaiting surgery
AN INQUEST into the death of a Blackburn bodybuilder was halted because family and friends were not satisfied that Nigel Anthony Dix had died as a result of taking anabolic steroids. They called for further investigation of the effects of medicine prescribed
THE grieving parents of a 27-year-old Blackburn man who was found dead in Glasgow claimed today they had been left in limbo by police investigating his death. Darren Gent died nearly three weeks ago and his distraught parents are still waiting for their
JACK Walker is ready to back manager Brian Kidd's plans to strengthen the Ewood squad, as Blackburn Rovers look for an immediate return to the Premiership. Mr Walker, "devastated" by relegation, revealed today that he had already held a series of meetings
Accrington Home Organists and Music Club meet Sydney Street WMC, Accrington, 8pm. Free Health Checks, Ageing Well Centre, Age Concern, King Street, Blackburn, 1pm-3pm. Buddhist Group meet Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Friends in Bereavement meet Day Hospital
THOSE old Boy Naturalists go marching on - even though it's more than 50 years since the Blackburn Ragged School's straw-hatted troupe of wildlife enthusiasts last tramped with their bugles-and-drums band into the countryside. Mention in Looking Back
LANCASHIRE confirmed themselves as contenders for the Northern Counties League title with a crushing 12-6 victory over Northumberland at Pleasington. The Red Rose County are now unbeaten in two matches after a 9-9 draw with Durham in their opening fixture
WOMEN and the disabled were being encouraged to become more involved in sport. The move had the backing of Blackburn Council and would be implemented in its long-term sports strategy. The Sports Council said action was needed to encourage participation
Lancashire Lynx 12pts, Hunslet Hawks 53 LANCASHIRE Lynx slumped to yet another heavy defeat, this time at the hands of Hunslet Hawks at Victory Park. Lynx were well in the game in the first half, but Hunslet had too much power for the home side in the
PENSIONER Maggie Dewhurst strode out to raise cash in a sponsored walk - and thanked the doctors for her two new hips. Maggie, 78, was among 300 Lancashire patients who had been fitted with new hip or knee joints, who walked to raise £20,000 towards a
RAWTENSTALL were denied the chance of victory against leaders Haslingden on Sunday when their run-chase was curtailed by the rain which accounted for six of yesterday's seven fixtures. Having restricted Haslingden to 125-7 from 45 overs, with Peter Seal
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has added three more pieces to his championship jigsaw after a triple transfer swoop over the weekend. Experienced midfielder Jay Flannery has joined on a free transfer from Lancaster City while Mark Brennan and Steve
CONFRONTED by Russia siding with the EU to draw up a settlement over Kosovo, Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was deemed by jubilant observers to have had no cards left to play when he agreed the terms last week. How right, then, were the warnings of
DARWEN stretched their lead at the top of the Vaux Northern League thanks to a fine innings from professional Richard Petrie. With neither of their closest rivals winning, Darwen's seventh league win in seven completed matches at Lancaster took them 22
COLNE set up a repeat of last season's Worsley Cup semi-final clash with Haslingden as they hammered Lowerhouse by 203-runs at the Horsfield. A week earlier Colne had scraped to a one-wicket league win over Lowerhouse. But this time it was no contest
TONY Blair seems to think that the public's concern about genetically-engineered food is purely mass hysteria. Maybe he has not heard the concerns being expressed by the medical associations, or of the court cases against the suppliers of GM seeds in
MY cousin's wife Elsie Donlon, ne Galvin, aged 69 years and living in Ashford, Kent, spent her childhood years in the Bolton area, residing in a children's home for most of her early life until she left to get married. She has always known that she had
THE former Circulation club in Holmes Street, Burnley could be turned into a business centre. Byrom House Community Care Ltd has applied to Burnley Council for change of use. The plan is one of several applications including a scheme for 20 new houses
A TAXI driver was robbed at knifepoint and left stranded on the moors above Burnley in the middle of the night - before the offender drove off in his vehicle. It was some time before the shocked taximan, who has not been named, found his way to a telephone
MORTGAGE lenders are urging council house tenants in Burnley to buy their own homes - ahead of the £74 million sell off of the entire municipal housing stock to a new landlord. Council community services director Ian Saville said a number of lenders had
A DRUNKEN thief pushing a stolen car encountered a police patrol - and asked them to move their vehicle out of his way so he get by. The officers saw construction worker Kirk Lee Whittam, 21, pushing a Ford Escort in Bradshaw Street East, Accrington.
A CRACKDOWN targeting Accrington's persistent offenders has been hailed a success by police. Officers claim burglaries and car crime have been significantly reduced and they are on track to meet tough crime figures set by Lancashire Constabulary for the
EVERYONE has heard stories about cockroaches turning up in takeaway pizzas or mouse droppings in meals. It's the job of environmental health officers to ensure food is sold without added bugs and beasties. To mark Food Safety Week, which started today
AEROSPACE firms in East Lancashire are heading for Paris next week in a bid to win a share of millions of pounds worth of orders. Weston, of Foulridge, Euravia, of Kelbrook and Gardner Aerospace, parent firm of Colne-based Cleveland Guest, are among the
A YOUNG girl has died in hospital six days after an accident with a car as she walked home from playing in a park. The family of 10-year-old Shaista Aslam, of Milton Street, Nelson, kept a 24-hour vigil at her bedside after she suffered serious head,
CHURCHGOERS were forced to hold their Sunday morning service outdoors after a suspected arson attack on a store room. Police are investigating after a blaze damaged the room at St Silas' Church in Preston New Road, Blackburn, at 8.30am yesterday The fire
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling into an outdoor swimming pool at the home of Blackburn's World Superbike motorcycle champion Carl Fogarty. Hannah Walsh, who lived with her parents in one of the houses at the Clayton Hey Farm complex, off Ribchester
