MOVIE firm run by a former Blackburn businessman has seen a sharp rise in profits. Winchester Entertainment saw pre-tax profits for the six months to September 30 rise by 38.1 per cent to £972,000 against the same period last year. Boss Gary Smith said
BATTEN down the hatches and break out the waterproofs, we're in for some rough weather. Environmentalist group Friends of the Earth (FoE) blame global warming for the storms that have battered Britain in recent days and warn that unless people all over
Village Bonfire and Firework Display, Playing Fields, Belthorn Village, 6pm. Antique and Collector's Book Fair, Hoghton Village Hall, Blackburn Road, 10am-4pm. Flea Market and Craft Fair, Whalley Village Hall, 10am-4pm. "Feeding the Dragon" exhibition
IT'S that time of year that leaves scores of men grappling with the daunting challenge of what to get the missus for Christmas. JAMIE DIFFLEY took a brave step where others fear to tread and entered the forbidden world of the lingerie shop to find out
A TRAINEE solicitor has been suspended by bosses at a legal firm after being charged with forgery and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Legal executive Imtiaz Adam, 27, appeared in court yesterday accused of forging a signature on a retraction
A TRAINEE solicitor has been suspended by bosses at a legal firm after being charged with forgery and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Legal executive Imtiaz Adam, 27, appeared in court yesterday accused of forging a signature on a retraction
A YOUNG Burnley footballer who died in an accident at Turf Moor is to have a sports centre named in his honour by soccer great Sir Bobby Charlton. Members of the Clarets first team squad who played with Ben Lee will attend the opening of the £539,000
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness and his squad nearly had to man the lifeboats at their Brockhall Training Camp this week. After days of torrential rain, Rovers' Ribble Valley hideaway nearly got cut-off by the floods at one point. Police sealed off roads
AMATEUR leagues' chiefs have welcomed a think-tank report calling for Burnley's major Prairie Sports Fields to be kept in public ownership. A specially-commissioned consultants' report exploded the myth that Burnley had a surplus of soccer and other sports
DUM DUMS, Manchester Arena THE Dum Dums looked far from overawed when they kicked off proceedings for Robbie Williams on his arena tour. Looking and sounding like a lighter version of American rock acts like Green day or Blink 182, the lads' confidence
Monday, November 6 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
JAMIE Livesey was breathalysed after being stopped outside his home in Painter Wood, Billington, after running a friend home in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard earlier Livesey, a restaurateur at the Freemasons, Wiswell, had
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent has drawn a line under the Nicky Daws saga by categorically ruling out a move for the Bury midfielder. The off-off transfer story raised its head again after Ternent and his number two Sam Ellis took in Bury's recent game against
No surprise CLARETS boss Stan Ternent might have been disappointed to miss out on the October manager-of-the-month award, but probably wasn't surprised. Four seasons ago, Ternent guided Bury to the Second Division championship and wasn't named as the
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent has drawn a line under the Nicky Daws saga by categorically ruling out a move for the Bury midfielder. The off-off transfer story raised its head again after Ternent and his number two Sam Ellis took in Bury's recent game against
ALAN Kelly today admitted he fears for his Ewood future in the wake of Brad Friedel's proposed arrival from Liverpool. Rovers were given the go-ahead to make a move Friedel yesterday after the Department of Employment granted the American a work permit
PADIHAM girl group Bliss will switch on the Accrington Christmas lights on Thursday, November 16 at 6pm and not on the 19th as reported in last weeks Pulse. Following the town centre event, the girls will then play at Accrington's Churchills Bar, with
THREE groups are due to appear at a local band showcase at Blakeys Cafe Bar in Blackburn. The Flow, Dustfly and Polestar will take part in the free event on Thursday. It should be a good night at the King George's Hall, with the Maximum Rhythm 'n' Blues
BURNLEY band Depon Eye have secured a lucrative support slot with the new band of former Oasis star Guigsy. The bass player is now working under his own name and reports are that members of both Oasis and The Verve may be in attendance. The show takes
Book review SATELLITE, Abstract Sounds Publishing CO-WRITTEN by Paul Burgess and Blackburn's punk historian Alan Parker, Satellite has now been released in paperback. Much has been written about the Sex Pistols' influential, although brief, career but
KNOCKOUT songs which will win the Mercury Music Prize are worth waiting for. So says Ruth Daniels, who makes up a third of teenager girl band Earl, from Earby, who predict they are just 12 months away from success. Fans of the group, who have built up
A DARWEN pensioner who spent four decades trying to uncover a life-long mystery found the answers in Blackburn Market. Retired groundsman Joe Sutton, from Leven Grove in Darwen, had tried for 40 years to find the grave of his uncle, who was killed during
A FLOOD defence group is being set up in Todmorden where fifty people are still homeless following disastrous flooding in June. The summer floods caused damage estimated at nearly £12 million and resulted in the loss of jobs and people having to find
POLICE have warned taximen in Rossendale they face a new wave of car-test swoops -- similar to earlier checks which resulted in 80 per cent of tested cars being declared unroadworthy. Those roadside tests led to the council imposing age limit restrictions
PETROL companies were today trying to re-stock the forecourts of East Lancashire after fuel fever caused shortages throughout the area. Petrol stations reported queues building up all day yesterday with some filling stations running dry of unleaded fuel
A FORMER solicitor's clerk who worked for a prominent East Lancashire firm is due to appear in court on charges of theft and false accounting. Legal executive Louis Rebello, 46, will appear before Lancaster magistrates on November 15 to answer the charges
ALAN Kelly today admitted he fears for his Ewood future in the wake of Brad Friedel's proposed arrival from Liverpool. Rovers were given the go-ahead to make a move Friedel yesterday after the Department of Employment granted the American a work permit
A SPECIAL 17th century evening was held at the Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford. The event was based on the real life story of the Pendle Witches. The centre's refurbished Park Hill Barn was decorated in 17th century style for a candlelit buffet accompanied
A YOUNG Burnley footballer who died in an accident at Turf Moor is to have a sports centre named in his honour by soccer great Sir Bobby Charlton. Members of the Clarets first team squad who played with Ben Lee will attend the opening of the £539,000
BARROWFORD'S big annual bonfire will not go ahead this year because of a lack of volunteers, but organisers have said it will be back next year. The event would normally have been held tonight on the Bull Holme Playing Fields. One of the organisers, Ian
STAFF at the Cemetery Chippy in Colne are celebrating after finishing runners-up in the regional final of the Chip Shop of the Year competition. Fish fryers Les and Val Scott and their son-in-law Simon Stuart received a certificate to prove they are the
SATURDAY (November 4) Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. WEDNESDAY Utopia Discotheque
A COUPLE who had undergone fertility treatment to conceive the daughter they had longed for endured the agony of losing her only eight days after she was born, an inquest was told. Helen and Andrew Tyrer's baby Abigail Louise's tragically short life was
POLICE are warning women be on their guard after a suspected kidnap attempt on a lone motorist. The 30-year-old woman was assaulted as she returned to her car following a doctor's appointment. As she opened the driver's door, two men attacked her from
A SPEEDING motorist who knocked down a pedestrian, throwing him into the air, has been sent to prison for 15 months. Burnley Crown Court heard David Freeman -- who was not insured and had no licence -- drove off after the accident which has had disastrous
Sunday, November 5 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Bros Ltd, Brownhill Pharmacy, 785 Whalley New Road, Wilpshire; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts
Thursday, November 9 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Wednesday, November 8 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur
Friday, November 10 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, November 7 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy. 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
DARWEN group The Chain will be performing at the Bolton Road Conservative Club on Thursday as part of a charity night. Tickets are £2, with proceeds going to the Cardiac Risk In The Young group.
PARENTS keen to keep their youngsters off the streets but out of the pubs could do worse than to take them along to a new under-18s night which has just launched in Preston. Club Sugar is hosting Frickin' Friday every week from 6pm-9pm. The venue is promising
THE Bacup Consortium is forging ahead with ideas on how to spend the £4.75million Single Regeneration Board money recently awarded to Bacup and Stacksteads. Tricia Brindle, consortium chairman, said: "At our last meeting we invited members to sign up
A HIGH school headteacher praised pupils and staff at their annual awards evening last night, saying she was already proud to be in charge despite being there for less than one term. Denise Parkinson took the helm at Norden High School, Stourton Street
FIREFIGHTERS from Bosnia are to visit their pals from East Lancashire as part of the rebuilding of their country's devastated 999 service. Last month five Lancashire firefighters went to the town of Banjaluca in Bosnia to help restore the town's fire
THE mission for Queen's Park High School is to face the future and all the challenges it holds, according to headteacher Mrs Vicki Devonport. Speaking at the annual prize presentation evening, she told an audience of pupils, staff, parents and guests
SAFETY campaigners are looking for young people with first-hand experience of the devastating effects of road crashes to help spread the road safety message. Brake, the road safety group, has joined forces with Lancashire police to produce a video for
HIGHWAYS chiefs have stepped up anti-skid measures on the county's roads in a bid to improve safety for drivers. Lancashire County Council highways chiefs say they are taking action before problems occur in an effort to prevent the road system facing
A FATAL accident which renewed calls for traffic calming in a village was not caused by speeding drivers, an inquest was told. Accountant Geoffrey Rushton died after a BMW spun out of control and smashed into his Vauxhall Astra as he travelled to work
UNIONS, business leaders and the Government have joined in welcoming the start of the production of the Eurofighter and hopes an order by the Greek airforce could further secure local jobs. Defence procurement minister, Baroness Symons of the Ministry
BLACKBURN Hawks could be forgiven for feeling over-confident about tomorrow night's English National League fixture when Bradford Bulldogs cross the Pennines to provide the opposition. Exactly a month ago, the Hawks travelled to Yorkshire and overwhelmed
