WITH the current outbreak of foot and mouth disease, my local footpaths are becoming less and less safely available. So I set off last Friday to explore my birthplace -- Lakeside. If you enjoy spectacular scenery, including woodland and riverside, plus
PUPILS from six primary schools are preparing to sing their hearts out for their local hospice. The celebration will raise funds for St Catherine's Hospice, Chorley, and appeals manager John Nickson said: "We are truly grateful to all the teachers and
RAYMOND Syddall backed a loser when he went into a Blackburn betting shop and started shouting abuse at the female staff. Blackburn magistrates heard that Syddall had been drinking all day and the odds were against him when a security officer from a nearby
JACK Straw today began to get to grips with world affairs and the all-important Euro debate after being appointed Foreign Secretary in a surprise move by Tony Blair. The Blackburn MP had been widely tipped for a switch to transport and environment after
BLACKBURN ROVERS are now confident of landing midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu after he played in both World Cup qualifiers for Turkey last week. Injuries forced the Rangers player into the international wilderness recently casting a doubt over whether Rovers
A RAIDER who struck at a Burnley martial arts centre could end up behind bars, Burnley Magistrates told him. Steven Bolgar, 27, helped himself to equipment to the tune of almost £600 after he had been given the security combination of the premises in
YOUNG mum and business woman Rachel Ashworth has tasted success with her company Worth the Earth and this week she celebrated its first anniversary by sharing a special birthday cake with her friends and colleagues. Rachel was expecting her first child
PLANS to convert three empty shops in Nelson into food or drink premises look likely to be refused by councillors because they go against the Pendle Local Plan. Botany Investments Ltd has applied for a change of use for the former Cost Cutters Frozen
STAFF and volunteers at the Help the Aged shop, in Market Street, Colne, are preparing for their Trash and Treasure day, which will be held on Saturday, June 16. They have been collecting a range of old and new bric-a-brac for months to be able to offer
POLICE have pledged to tackle the root cause of juvenile nuisance in a town following two more arrests as part of an ongoing campaign. There have now been almost 40 arrests of youths in the last three months in Oswaldtwistle since the campaign to stop
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a collision with a car on Blackburn Road, Ribchester. Michael James Edmonton, 21, of Whinney Lane, Blackburn suffered serious abdominal injuries in the crash. His Honda 400cc motorbike was in collision with
A 24-YEAR-OLD Longridge woman was breathalysed after crashing into a parked car as she drove home from an after-work drink. Blackburn magistrates heard that Catherine Louise Pye was more than double the legal drink drive limit after the collision in Chapel
MUTTIAH Muralitharan is back in the wickets for Lancashire, writes ANDY WILSON. The Sri Lankan chipped out the first three Leicestershire batsmen to boost Red Rose hopes of a second consecutive Championship victory. And now he will be looking to return
A LOOK at the local results; Results -- Second Eleven --Lancashire Evening Telegraph Cup second round: Bacup 185-7 Burnley 109 all out; Church 136 all out East Lancs 87 all out; Ramsbottom 129-4 Colne 127-9; Rishton 146 all out Nelson 77 all out. Outstanding
A LOOK at the batting, bowling and fielding averages. BATTING Inns NO Runs Avge Mott (Raw)... 6 2 467 116.75 Van Jaarsveld (Enf)... 8 4 383 95.75 P Sleep (Ris)... 6 3 224 74.67 Hodge (Ram)... 6 1 298 59.60 North (Col)... 8 2 306 51.00 M Heap (Nel)...
SPIRAL Minds have tasted a little success during a highland fling well north of the border. The Darwen five-piece, who take their influences from the last three decades, last week appeared on a radio station in Campbelltown, Scotland. After generating
BLACKBURN band The Burn are set to release their first material on a compilation album, alongside the likes of The Verve, Smashing Pumpkins and Embrace, Pulse can exclusively reveal. The Burn, who are Mick Spencer, Danny Davidson, Graeme Rogerson, Jason
DANCING queen Rebecca King put her best foot forward when she scooped an individual dancing award. Talented Rebecca, 10, of Wellington Road, Turton, impressed judges with her movements after winning the Impromptu Dance section at the Blackburn Festival
A DISPUTE over a bus fare escalated into a row and ended with Alexander Amour being arrested and spending 20 hours in a police cell. Blackburn magistrates heard that Amour had proffered a £10 note when he tried to board a bus in Darwen and a stand off
PROVISIONAL licence-holder John Vickers was three times the legal drink drive limit when he was stopped by police and breathalysed. Blackburn magistrates heard that Vickers, 45, was on his way to collect his son who had said he had been subject to bullying
A 24-year-old Darwen man went off the rails after discovering that his 'mum and dad' had adopted him and being rejected by his real parents after tracking them down. Blackburn magistrates heard that William Kelly had never been in trouble of any kind
PLANS to build two houses in a village have been approved -- even though objections were received from Australia! Members of Blackburn with Darwen's planning and highways committee were astonished to receive the objection from down under on the proposed
A NEW logo drawn by a ten-year-old primary school pupil has been selected for Rossendale Heart Support Group. Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall was asked to co-ordinate the competition to design the logo and Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson
PLANNERS are set to give the go-ahead for a former chapel which was last used for storing furniture to become eight one-bed flats. A plan for the former Springside Furniture Depository, off Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall, will be discussed on Tuesday by
THE owner of a professional photographic studio was kicked about the head and body by three masked robbers who forced their way into his Rawtenstall premises. At 9.15pm on Thursday, the owner of Malcolm Birkett Photography heard a knock at the door of
THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council celebrated his party's success in the local elections -- and then revealed he was to stand down from the post. Coun Malcolm Doherty has been leader for the last eight years and cited personal reasons for his
A 22-year-old Blackburn man with a desperate alcohol problem stole four gold rings worth £1,300 from his dad and pawned them to raise money for drink. And Blackburn magistrates heard that Jason Howard desperately needed help with his problem which was
SEVENTEEN nurses have been recruited from India to work in Blackburn following superhighway interviews which spanned thousands of miles. And they have arrived hot on the heels of a group of 12 Spanish "angels" who are already busy on the town's wards.
CONMEN tricked their way into a house and stole the savings of a wheelchair-bound pensioner dying from lung cancer. Frail Elizabeth Lepetit, 72, is so ill that she did not even notice the one of the crooks searching her house after husband Charles let
The Saturday Interview JAMES BRYANT has a lot of time on his hands. As the professional at Church he is expected to play on Sundays (and sometimes Saturdays as well!) and train two evenings a week. When I ask him what he does with his free time his wicked
Celebration Guest Service -- music, puppets and video, 10.30am; Art and Craft Workshops with Gold, 2pm-4.30pm; Celebration of Holy Communion, 6pm, St James Church, St James Street, Clitheroe. Afternoon Concert, St Huberts, Dunsop Bridge, 2.30pm. Stacksteads
This week with the Rev John Cree, of Immanuel Church, Feniscowles, Blackburn I HATE shopping. I have to be dragged along to the shops by my wife. You can always identify us reluctant shopping husbands. We stand, trying to look inconspicuous, with a cultivated
ALAN Titchmarsh sneaked into East Lancashire to transform an unsightly garden into a place of beauty. But don't tell his mother. Brought up in Ilkley, but now firmly based in leafy Hampshire, the multi-talented former Yorkshire Man of the Year doesn't
FIRE Chiefs are warning of the dangers of smoking in bed after a man fell asleep in a hotel bedroom with a lit cigarette. Fire crews were called to the Devonshire Hotel, Bridge Street, Blackburn, at 3.50 this morning where they found a mattress and bed
YOUNGSTERS from four Blackburn schools will go head-to-head during an It's A Knockout style competition. The fund-raiser was dreamed up by Joanne Eccles, a child-parent representative at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Highercroft. Pupils will be
EAST Lancashire workers who think going to university is out of reach can still give their careers an academic kick-start -- at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park soccer ground. Rovers will be the venue for a drop-in day to launch a new university-led qualification
BUILDING site workers gave chase and detained a man they saw loitering near a Blackburn primary school. Blackburn magistrates heard that the workers were 'concerned' about John Varey's behaviour as he walked up and down for about 20 minutes, looking at
CONMEN tricked their way into a house and stole the savings of a wheelchair-bound pensioner dying from lung cancer. Frail Elizabeth Lepetit, 72, is so ill that she did not even notice the one of the crooks searching her house after husband Charles let
A TEENAGER who has been scarred for life after his face and neck were slashed has appealed for anyone who knows who carried out the attack to contact the police. David Ticehurst was with his friend Darren Mounsey, both 17, when the pair were jumped on
A YOUTH who helped himself to cash from a girlfriend's mother's bank account, had his case adjourned by Burnley Magistrates. Adam Kostilek, 21, took almost £100 from the account over a month, the court was told. The defendant, of St Anne's Street, Padiham
A GROUP which offers advice to women are looking for women to help run the team. Freeflow, the Burnley-based self-referral service for women who require counselling, want to hear from female volunteers who could play a role in managing the organisation
TODMORDEN town councillors are set to give a big vote of support for the town's market as Calderdale officers seek wide ranging views about its future. Todmorden amenities committee are to discuss their support for the market, and have asked for an extension
THE cloud which has hanged over a failing Burnley primary school for two years has been lifted following an Ofsted inspection. The 230-pupil Coal Clough school was placed in special measures to bring about major improvements after an earlier inspection
A CYCLIST was taken to Burnley General Hospital with concussion after a road accident. Police said Michael McBride, 29, of Lothersdale Close, Brierfield, was knocked from his bicycle as he travelled behind a vehicle at the mini roundabout at the junction
MASAI: Heaven and Hell (Concept Music) -- On Monday Sharon and Anna follow -up their appearance at the Feel The Noise concert with their debut single. This light pop track falls between the moulds that gave us The Corrs and B*witched. Judging from the
AN Old English Country Garden Party in Colne this weekend has proved so popular that a stone wall between the two host houses will be knocked down to fit everyone in. The event is tomorrow at the neighbouring homes of two of Colne Noyna's Rotarians, Mike
ACCRINGTON and Rossendale College's performing arts and hair and beauty students are putting on a show this year instead of the usual fashion parade. Once Upon A Time, a musical with a fantasy theme, is on Monday and Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Rawtenstall
MANY carers in East Lancashire endure a living nightmare of emotional, physical and financial stress. Now, they are pleading for a fair deal -- as Carers Week 2001 is launched. Gerald Griffiths, who chairs the Hyndburn Carers' Focus Group, said: "We save
PLANS for a study into the how a community could be improved have been unveiled. Some £20,000 is being spent by Lancashire County Council on the project in Great Harwood. It is part of the Building Better Communities Strategy organised by the county for
FIREFIGHTERS came under a hail of bricks and stones from a 30-strong mob of youngsters as they tried to tackle a skip fire. Now, a new initiative has been launched in a bid to stamp out incidents which firefighters say has plagued them for 15 years in
LAURA Bailey has the perfect solution for filling empty hours - volunteering! The Clitheroe widow has clocked up 200 hours of voluntary work in the past three months and is being hailed as an example to others who might fancy doing the same. Laura told
FARMERS in the Ribble Valley were facing another weekend of misery after further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease continued to hit the area. Two new cases have been confirmed taking the number of outbreaks in the area to 23. Farmers at Shuttleworth
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has scotched rumours that he is chasing two Under 21 Greek internationals. Greek sources have linked the Burnley manager with central defender Stathis Tavlaridis and striker Dimitri Papadopolous. But Ternent said is wasn't the
COLNE professional Marcus North thinks his side could be capable of clinching the double this season -- providing they build on their current run of form. It was a stop-start season for the Horsfield side until last weekend when a double win -- over holders
BLACKBURN ROVERS are now confident of landing midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu after he played in both World Cup qualifiers for Turkey last week. Injuries forced the Rangers player into the international wilderness recently casting a doubt over whether Rovers
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has scotched rumours that he is chasing two Under 21 Greek internationals. Greek sources have linked the Burnley manager with central defender Stathis Tavlaridis and striker Dimitri Papadopolous. But Ternent said is wasn't the
HARD working Clayton-le-Moors outfit Ten Stone Dead this week released their debut EP North to South. The indie band, who are lead singer Pete Norman, guitarist Mick Bamford, bassist Johnny Briggs, drummer Dan Pinder and Rebecca Norman on keyboards, have
A COUNCIL worker had a lucky escape when the road sweeper he was using toppled over with him inside. The man, who works for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, was driving a Johnson street cleanser in the Huntington Drive area of Darwen, when the accident
A 24-YEAR-OLD Darwen man went off the rails after discovering that his 'mum and dad' had adopted him and being rejected by his real parents after tracking them down. Blackburn magistrates heard that William Kelly had never been in trouble of any kind
AN elderly woman was tricked into letting thieves in to her house in Bacup as they posed as builders. The conmen knocked on her door, in Rochdale Road, at around 4.30pm on Thursday. Police said that once the woman let them in to her house one of the men
A DEVELOPER's plans to use a derelict quarry in Cloughfold for recreational uses are set to be refused by planners. Members of the engineering and planning sub-committee meeting on Tuesday are being advised to refuse a change of use application by local
A TEENAGER who has been scarred for life after his face and neck were slashed has appealed for anyone who knows who carried out the attack to contact the police. David Ticehurst was with his friend Darren Mounsey, both 17, when the pair were jumped on
THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council celebrated his party's success in the local elections -- and then revealed he was to stand down from the post. Coun Malcolm Doherty has been leader for the last eight years and cited personal reasons for his
TRIPLET calves were born against odds of a million to one. The calves saw the light of day at David Jackson's Sough Pit Farm, Guide, two weeks ago. "The cow lay down and gave birth to the first one, then half an hour later out came the second. When she
CRIME figures for Eastern Division have risen by more than 13 per cent on last year, with violent crime leaping by 31 per cent. However, senior officers in the division, which covers Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, have blamed the rise
A FAMILY celebration at a Blackburn pub turned into a family war as fighting erupted between relatives, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that police were called as the disturbance at the Three Pigeons in Oakenhurst Road spilled on to the
Borough elections LABOUR increased its hold on Blackburn Town Hall after only one seat changed hands -- but the borough's opposition groups today pledged to fight back. The Conservatives lost to veteran Labour man David Harling in Corporation Park as
County elections LABOUR kept a tight grip on the county council despite low turnouts - and East Lancashire councillors are set to be in control. In a poll of few votes and even fewer surprises the ruling group maintained a healthy majority despite losing
