TRUST a Tyke to pick a petty fight. Grumpy, grouchy Mark James deserved to fall on his sword and resign as Ryder Cup vice-captain. And Nick Faldo has every right to demand further action by the European Tour. Just as in Glenn Hoddle's book about the World
MAY I appeal to anyone who has a grandmother they have not been in touch with for some time, to do so during the Queen Mother's birthday celebrations? It would be a nice gesture on their part and I believe it would make a lot of lonely grandmothers feel
I DON'T ignore the fact that the recent festival of music held in Corporation Park was an undoubted success and warmly received by the Blackburn public. But where were Tom Paulin? For those in the dark, Tom Paulin are a band of Blackburn locals on the
THE climatic changes that we are all being warned of must have affected Rishton already, although the last time I passed the Esplanade with its resplendent gardens, I did not see much evidence of the cafe society that resident S King (Letters, July 31
BLACKBURN Rugby Union Club is planning to recruit up to 150 youngsters next season to strengthen its mini and junior set-up. The club's ambitious plans are aimed at building up a strong foundation from the Colts side down. The club will be hoping to recruit
FENISCOWLES hopes of success in a football tournament that attracted teams from across the world failed -- after being knocked out by a team from Blackpool! Fenny went into the Umbro Cup in Manchester with high hopes after reaching the semi final stages
EAST LANCASHIRE is set to play a major role in helping to promote Indian football in both this country and abroad. A network has been created to highlight grassroots football in Britain and forge better links with football authorities in South Asia. The
The Lancashire League Second XI Knockout Cup Final Accrington (173/9) beat Church (91 all out) ACCRINGTON have kept their league and cup double dream alive thanks to a brilliant batting performance from Mark Stevenson. The Thorneyholme Road boys lifted
Lakeland and Lancashire Criterium Championships at Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn COMEBACK king Sam Dobson announced his return in emphatic style by becoming the Lakeland and Lancashire criterium champion after a thrilling sprint finish. The Ribble
Mid Lancs track and field meeting at Seedhill Athletics Track, Nelson YOUNG Sally Targett was the pick of the Pendle athletes at the weekend when she produced one of her best performances of the season to storm to success in the individual and relay sprint
ROVERS had was no more news on Darren Peacock today. The 32-year-old defender is still thinking over a move to Portsmouth. But a free transfer move to the South Coast could mean taking a £6,000 pay-cut.
A PATIENT sneaked into two doctors' surgeries and helped himself to two computer keyboards, Burnley magistrates heard. The court was told how Shaun Ross, 32, had gone to the St Nicholas Health Centre, Saunders Bank, Burnley, to make an appointment, but
VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds in damage to concrete fencing panels around the Air Training Corps building, in Rawtenstall. Commanding Officer Jon Noble said he caught one local youth kicking in one of the panels and asked why -- only to be told
WHEN TV stars turn out for a charity soccer match to celebrate the Queen Mother's Birthday they will sport kits made in Burnley. The match will be played at Ascot on August 13 when the TV All Stars XI will take on a team of jockeys who will be wearing
FED-UP residents on a Nelson housing estate have overwhelmingly backed a scheme to create a "kickabout" area in a juvenile nuisance blackspot. A former council-owned garage site used as a dumping ground will be cleared to make way for a safe area for
COLNE'S Salvation Army Citadel is making a special appeal for donations of jumble or unwanted clothing for distribution among disadvantaged sections of the community.
HOUSEHOLDERS were left without water for more than 24 hours after their supply was turned off. Supplies were cut in Lower Darwen -- and North West Water bosses were flooded with complaints. A North West Water spokesman said a fault had developed on a
MEDICAL experts are investigating what is thought to be the first case of CJD, the human form of mad cow disease, in East Lancashire. It has been revealed that doctors believe Anita Maria Bradshaw, a 30-year-old mother of two from Accrington, died after
TV chef Delia Smith cooked up a storm when she arrived in Lancashire yesterday -- and told Lancastrians you can only cook hotpot one way. The culinary queen revealed that she only makes Lancashire hotpot with lamb. Her statement, which stoked up the long-running
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy with a fascination for fires started the blaze which killed both him and his mother. An inquest heard that only the day before the tragic incident little Brandon Stoddard had been caught building what he called a bonfire in the garden
RIBBLE Valley Labour Party has re-selected former Burnley councillor Marcus Johnstone as candidate at the next General Election. Now a member of Preston Council, Mr Johnstone fought Ribble Valley in 1997 and tripled the Labour vote. On being re-selected
NEXT week is National Markets Week and here at Newsquest Digital Media are doing our bit to help mark it, with the launch of the first community market website. The good people of Rawtenstall Market have asked us to design a website for their market,
THE big debate in cyberspace at the moment is about the fate of Napster, the online music swap site which was closed down by a Californian judge and then re-opened on appeal. And it is a debate fundamental to the world wide web. The judge acted after
Burnley 2 Manchester City 1 THERE may have been nothing at stake as far as points or cup places were concerned. But after seeing his side beat a team that had put 11 goals past Burnley in two of their last three meetings, Clarets boss Stan Ternent could
ROYAL mail is making price changes to its business services. The price increases on International Sorted and Direct Entry mail will be in place from October 23. A four per cent rise in the cost of International Sorted, which will target businesses sending
THE demand for the 24-hour society has dramatically increased with 82 per cent of busy small British businesses admitting to having to operate round the clock to satisfy customers' needs. And 28 per cent of small and medium firm have missed out on deals
THERE will be no back-pedalling for the Radcliffe Borough players this season... unless they reach the first round proper of the FA Cup. Wanting to fall in line with the Football Association's policy regarding the stamping out of dissent towards referees
FIREFIGHTERS from Darwen were among the fund-raisers who took part in a charity canoe race. They paddled along the canal from Preston to Lancaster during the annual event which was in aid of the North West Air Ambulance. More than £1,000 was raised. Blackburn-based
RESIDENTS are being sought to have a say in their environment. Haslingden Environment Trust and Groundwork Rossendale are calling a meeting tonight to work with locals on a proposed project idea in their area. From earlier meetings and site visits the
A STALWART union official who has spent his career fighting for the best deals for sacked footwear workers has spoken out about his fears for the future of the industry. Michael Murray MBE, who was district officer for clothing and footwear union KFAT
A ROMAN Catholic secondary is the latest East Lancashire school to forge links with a national technology organisation which will allow it to develop state-of-the art education for the 21st Century. St Augustine's RC High in Billington, Ribble Valley,
GIRL Guides from Irkusk, Eastern Siberia, have made a historic journey to Lancashire as part of an international development programme. It is the first time Guides from the former USSR have visited the UK after the movement was banned under communist
IS the reaction to Lancashire's growing mountain of rubbish determined enough? For, although the joint strategy by all its local authorities has targets that are due to be under way by 2005 and will be reviewed every five years, is not a more urgent response
REGARDING the great weekend in Blackburn's Corporation Park, I am normally just a jazz and country music lover, but the modern Asian music and the classical music of the Liverpool 'Phil' had me there untiltil going on for 11pm. They were beautiful. GORDON
I HAVE been sending birthday cards to the Queen Mother for a number of years and always ended with: "Carry on, you're doing fine, it's time to worry when you're ninety nine." Well, come tomorrow, I cannot say that now. It is wonderful the way she gets
HOME Secretary Jack Straw's 'stay calm' appeal (LET, July 27) to people who have a sex offender in their midst is typical of the Government and ones before. They listen to people who say they know more than the common man in the street. They give soft
IN response to Chris Wrigley's remarks (Letters, July 27) concerning the release of Myra Hindley, would he have a different view, if one of those children tortured and murdered by Hindley and Ian Brady, had been a relative of his? Those poor children
REGARDING your report headed 'They did their best' (LET, July 27) I thought I was reading a Ken Dodd script. I read with disbelief that an Accrington man had been beaten by three Asian men and after reporting the incident and contacting "several police
IN response to high fuel prices, may I suggest that car drivers do something more radical than avoiding petrol stations on one day a week and save money by leaving the car at home that day? This would be good not only for their pocket but for their health
ORGANISERS of a pre-season curtain raiser football event have promised that this year's event is going to be even better. Sponsored by Forbes Solicitors and Bookers Cash and Carry, the tournament at Blacksnape playing fields in Darwen will be held over
NINE years is a long time to go without winning your own football tournament. But that is what is happening in Burnley at the annual Disharee Support Group seven-a-side soccer tournament. But it is not for want of trying. For Burnley's Bengal Star have
A BURNLEY man was today starting a seven year prison sentence for supplying counterfeit currency and drugs to an undercover police officer during Operation Stillwater. Shaun Wynn, 45, of Hurstwood Lane, Hurstwood, was arrested in Leyland on March 9, along
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy with a fascination for fires started the blaze which killed both him and his mother. An inquest heard that only the day before the tragic incident little Brandon Stoddard had been caught building what he called a bonfire in the garden
LEEDS United have failed in a bid to land Blackburn Rovers' first team physio Dave Fevre. But the Elland Road club have managed to lure three other members of Rovers' backroom staff, including Ewood chief scout John Seasman and Academy recruitment officer
Blackburn Rovers 2 Leeds 3 BLACKBURN Rovers can take heart from another encouraging pre-season work out last night. And if you took 'Harte' out of this captivating clash then Rovers would be celebrating yet another Premiership scalp. For the second time
A BURNLEY man was today starting a seven year prison sentence for supplying counterfeit currency and drugs to an undercover police officer during Operation Stillwater. Shaun Wynn, 45, of Hurstwood Lane, Hurstwood, was arrested in Leyland on March 9, along
BURNLEY-brewed Black Cat ale is simply purr-fect. The mild brewed by Moorhouse's is the cream of ales, having been voted best beer in Britain by a panel of brewers, beer writers and journalists at the Great British Beer festival in Olympia, London. Black
MAGISTRATES fined a Burnley man £2,400 after hearing how he allowed leaking diesel oil from his vehicle scrap yard to pollute a nearby stream. Frank Owen, who runs Frank Owen Commercial Vehicles Spares, Accrington Road, Burnley, was also ordered to pay
EAST Lancashire basked in its hottest day for 120 years as the mercury soared to 92 degrees Fahrenheit -- the highest since records began. But sun worshippers were warned to take care as the heatwave melted roads. North West Water urged the public to
SPIDERS, ladybirds, dragonflies and all manner of creepy-crawlies will be making their way to Waddow Hall in Clitheroe tomorrow for a special Ugly Bug Ball. The ball rounds off a week of activities at the Millipede 2000 camp, organised by the North West
ONLINE shopping is an ever-growing bit of the web, but a trip to the local shopping centre with a celeb of your choice appeals greatly, according to a new survey. Shopping site asSeenonScreen.com, where you can buy goods that the stars use and wear in
A COUPLE of weeks ago, readers may remember, I had an e-mail from an American taking me to task for my views on her and her countrymen and women. My comments in this very column have resulted in another electronic missive from another American reader
A PAPER company field sales representative has proved he is a cut above the rest. Michael Gould, 27, from Darwen, got the highest marks in the north of England in this year's National Association of paper Merchants Diploma exams -- and the third highest
BROOKHOUSE Holdings is confident of gaining more than £2 million of new orders from the Farnborough International Airshow. The Darwen-based firm is hoping to repeat its success of 1998 after visitors to this year's show got the chance to take a virtual
WHEN celebrity chef Andrew Nutter won his first-ever cookery competition at the tender age of 13 he knew he had the ingredients to create his very own recipe for success. But little did he know that the competition, 15 years ago, would be the turning
THE East Lancashire Hospice appeal received a boost of £1,395 this week from generous local people. The appeal to build a day care extension to the hospice at Park Lee, Blackburn, now stands at £1,116,478. Gifts this week include: In memory of loved ones
LIFESAVERS are needed to join a new scheme of volunteers who will train to use heart shockers on heart attack victims. A public meeting will be held in Great Harwood to discuss how to set up networks of trained first responders in Great Harwood, Rishton
COUNCILS across the county are joining forces to deal with Lancashire's growing rubbish mountain. A blueprint to cut down waste and boost recycling has been drawn up in the county, incorporating ideas from a 'Citizen's Jury' of residents. The document
PAUL Dwyer was among the pacesetters with a stunning five-under par 67 on the opening day of the BMW Russian Open in Moscow. The Clitheroe-based pro was the early leader in the Challenge Tour event before Frenchman Frederic Cupillard and Italy's Federico
NICK Dougherty's hopes of matching mentor Nick Faldo were still alive today after the Shaw Hill ace moved ominously into the fourth round of the English Amateur Championships. And he was joined in the last 32 by Blackburn's Tony Jackson who enjoyed a
THUGS, troublemakers and hooligans are to be banned from Radcliffe's pubs and clubs for a minimum of three years. A new scheme has been launched aimed at making pub and club-going safer and more pleasant. Licensees at all of Radcliffe's 43 pubs have signed
