FLOODS, oil spills, bomb blasts -- Lancashire's Emergency Centre has dealt with them all. Better know as "the bunker," it was built to make sure the county could survive a nuclear attack. Now, 30 years on, it will be the base for co-ordinating response
Elimination semi-final Hull 20 Saints 24 SAINTS had to draw on their reserves of big match experience, mental toughness and tenacity to overcome a fierce Hull challenge at a cauldron-like Boulevard, but victory was not without its costs on the injury
ST HELENS Council is appealing to motorists to show more courtesy to the town's 'lollipop' men and women. This hard-working group of around 70 men and women do an invaluable job in all weathers by helping youngsters and their parents to cross the road
A DISTRESSED mum-of-two has told the Star of her horror at being 'struck off' the medical register at her health centre less than five months after discovering her 16-week-old baby had been given a mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine by mistake.
THE remark made by Prince William about avoiding "spongers" when he goes to college was crass and insensitive. Where does he think the money comes from to pay for his royal way through college? Who will have to fund his way from cot to coffin? -- the
MY American cousin has been tracing his English ancestors and I wonder if readers can help with our search. Our great-grandfather, James Aspinall, came from Blackburn as a very young child and was raised in Southport by two maiden aunts. From the 1851
COUNCILLOR Mohammed Khan says it is Blackburn with Darwen Council's policy to prosecute on every occasion a dog warden witnesses a dog owner allowing his or her pet to foul a public place (LET, September 26). But there are only two dog wardens for a whole
THE family of a tragic divorcee who died in hospital after being given the wrong medication said it should never happen again. And the family has attacked the decision to allow the nurse involved in the death of 37-year-old bridegroom-to-be Craig Richardson
WHEN I and 1,800 others aboard the P&O ship Aurora, on September 9, sailed past the Statue of Liberty we were excited to get our first sighting of the New York skyline. Little did we know how that was to change to horrifically in just two days. Many
I WAS in the new football boot room last week, no not at Anfield, but the legendary Mr Ian McGarry's office at Tilmac Builders Yard in Darwen chewing the fat about football with Mr McGarry and the portly football journeyman Russell Whalley and the subject
A LOOK at the local soccer results. DIVISION ONE Lammack...0 Kings Inn...2 Winnard, Gough Lord Raglan...4 Ewood Arms...4 Pugh 2, Podmore, Haggatt Thomas, Turner, McMillan, Holden New Gardeners...6 Darwen Alex...1 Taylor 3, Coates, Shorrock, Lauber Ainsworth
MANCHESTER United were not the only team to produce one of the great comebacks of the season...just ask Great Harwood Rovers! Just as United did at Spurs, Rovers repeated against Darwen with a thrilling second half fight back after going in at the break
IT all started so well for Beech FC. After winning the Blackburn with Darwen Council Recreational Play Services summer seven-a-side league this under 11s side fancied their chances with the big boys. With a winners trophy already to their name they entered
RESULTS and scorers from the weekend's games. HARRY WALSH CUP Todmorden...3 Stacksteads...6 Warwick, Beal Halstead, Ralphs, Leyland, Farragher Borrowdale Utd...1 Todmorden Boro...1 Borrowdale won 5-4 on pens Cunningham Rawlinson BBCOB...0 Bacup CC...3
THIS pulsating cup clash was the tale of two deflections, a stunning save and the goal that got away -- and it all went against the Old Blacks. In terms of possesion Aigburth People's Hall probably deserved their win but they had their fair share of luck
COUNCIL bosses were today accused of being spoilsports after suggesting street parties to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee should be avoided. Hyndburn chiefs want people to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's reign at council-run events in parks instead of at
FORGET Jaap Stam's controversial autobiography or the shenanigans surrounding Hansie Cronje fixing cricket matches. The biggest story to rock the world of sport this year must surely be the furore surrounding Freddie the Fox's victory in the British Mascot
VOLUNTEERS over the age of 50 who could spare half a day a week are needed to work with young people in Burnley. Age Concern have identified several schools, nurseries, youth activity centres and family support groups in Burnley Wood and south-west Burnley
A COTTAGE thought to date from the 19th century is to be brought back into residential use after a successful planning appeal. Rose Cottage, Rise Lane, Todmorden, is one of a pair of historic cottages in the centre of the town. Calderdale Council refused
POLICE in Burnley are appealing to the criminal fraternity for information about a callous couple who stole from the home of a pensioner on her 84th birthday. The couple walked into the Mersey Street home of the victim and stole her pension book and £50
AN artist who spent years in children's homes and with foster families is mounting a major exhibition in Manchester. Robert Haworth, of Kime Street, Burnley, is exhibiting at the prestigious Colin Jellicoe Gallery, after his colourful butterfly drawings
A DISTRICT judge has dropped all bail conditions against the men charged following the police raid on Lancaster's Warehouse nightclub. Licensee Mark Harding, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of knowingly allowing the sale and use of drugs on the
AFTER six gruelling months in one of the most troubled areas of Northern Ireland, three Burnley lads have arrived back home. Gunner Anthony Fisher, 19, Private Peter Quinn, 19 and Lance Corporal Squire all from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment have recently
LANCASTER and Morecambe College's £250,000 Ridge Learning Centre is now open for business. The new facility, a completely refurbished building in Ridge Square is now talking enrolments for courses starting from October 15 onwards. Courses will include
A CARNFORTH man who claims he has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice has vowed to continue the fight to clear his name after his release. Jon Harkin, who has served half of a seven year sentence, is due to appear before a parole board and could
LANCASTER'S MP Hilton Dawson is urging Lancashire County Council to bid for a multi-million pound programme of sustainable transport measures to make the city the envy of the country. In a letter to county highway's chief Nora Ward he says that whatever
LANCASTER'S 'top cop' has won a coveted Home Office award for the second year running. Chief Supt Stuart Kirby's crime fighting achievements have scooped the nationally recognised Tilley Awards and Home Office Minister John Denham has congratulated him
THE new owners of the Midland Hotel insist their multi-million pound renovation of the landmark building will go ahead and that the art deco hotel will retain its historic name. Kalber Leisure have had talks with the Friends of the Midland who have successfully
THE local Muslim community has spoken of its desire for peace and racial harmony as local groups present a united front in the wake of the American terrorist atrocities. Ethnic minorities in the Lancaster district fearing personal attack as a result of
ACADEMICS at Lancaster University have taken delivery of more than £500,000 in research grants plus 8.5 tons of soil from a Kansas prairie! The imported prairie soil will help the researchers measure if trees and forests can continue to absorb the world's
A COMPANY in Nelson which put up advertising signs on the walls of its premises without permission has submitted an application to the council to keep the non-illuminated wall signs. But councillors could follow advice from the council's planners, who
A well-respected member of the St Helens restaurant trade has died peacefully at his home. Chaudry Nabi of Nabis Restaurant on Cotham Street, leaves six children including five sons and one daughter plus several grandchildren. The 69 year-old was a highly
ORGANISERS of the 15th annual crafts fair at Higherford Methodist Church were preparing for the crowds yesterday afternoon as they put the final touches to what is expected to be another successful event. The doors opened this morning at 11.30am and people
A THIEF who helped himself to an amplifier from a car has been sent to jail after magistrates told him he had failed to comply with community penalties in the past. The Burnley bench heard Jason McCourt, 26, had planned the offence, had an extensive criminal
AN arts group in Blackburn was celebrating after scooping a £91,172 National Lottery handout. Action Factory Community Arts, based in Simmons Street, was one of 16 arts organisations in the north west to benefit. The money was set to be spent on three
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to the robbery of goods valued at £400 from a youth walking in Oak Hill Park, Accrington. A 13-year-old boy was walking through the park at 9.15pm on Tuesday with another male youth when they were approached by two men
A FORMER DJ accused of strangling his wife so that he would not have to share his £400,000 Lottery winnings with her threatened she would not get a penny if she divorced him, a court heard. Daughter Catherine O'Leary told Liverpool Crown Court: "He said
THE workforce at Clitheroe's Castle Cement is getting leaner -- but it's nothing to do with job losses. A four-man team from the Ribblesdale works -- made up of Richard Sagar, Lionel Nash, Bernard Chapman and Andrew Loi -- took up the challenge of representing
LOCAL volunteers will be in the spotlight next week, at a special ceremony. The Volunteering Development Project, part of Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service, will present certificates to volunteers who have completed between 25 and
PLANS for new maps of the open countryside will be unveiled at a meeting of the Forest of Bowland Advisory Committee. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, to be held at 2pm on Friday October 12 at Whitechapel Village Hall, near Preston
THE banks of the River Hodder at Newton have been restored thanks to help from a local company and conservation trust. The repair work is the third project carried out by the Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust using boulders donated by Castle Cement's
COUNCILLORS are to increase car parking charges to pay for a new CCTV system in Clitheroe and Whalley. Ribble Valley Borough Council has secured £572,151 in funding from funds made available under the Crime Reduction Programme, with a further £72,000
THE Countryside Agency has launched a new web site which highlights what we can do as consumers to help businesses and communities recover from the affects of foot and mouth. The site (www.eat-the-view.org.uk) tells you why what you buy and how it is
REPRESENTATIVES of Ribble Valley tourism industry turned out in force to say farewell and thank you to the woman who has helped put the area firmly on the international map. For nearly 14 years, tourist information officer Mary Parker has been the 'face
FSauctions, in conjunction with Collect It! magazine, is hosting a collectibles charity auction to raise money for the New York Fallen Firefighters and Rescue Workers Fund, a fund operated by the fire-fighters themselves. The auction will be hosted at
REFER to the letter from Mary Melland on 20 September about the Wetherspoon / Tudor-Whelan building on North Road. I disagree with her. Firstly, the further building on Rosemary Lane to which she refers, and for which the local developers Tudor-Whelan
LANCASTER City made hard work of getting past Durham City in their FA Cup first round replay on Tuesday night. The side from the North East looked a better side than their Northern League status would suggest. Like many clubs in that part of the world
BURNLEY emergency services were called when a man who police said appeared to be drunk climbed up a lamp post in St Matthew Street and shouted abuse at passers-by. The man in his early twenties refused to come down. A fire engine and police van were parked
A RECRUITMENT drive to attract more members of the Special Constabulary is taking place in the Pennine police division area which covers all of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. A series of open meetings are being held. The next will be tonight at the Rostron
TABLE topping Burton Albion and one of Britain's top management names come to Giant Axe on Friday. Former England international Nigel Clough brings his side to the city for arguably the biggest game of the season so far. "It's going to be a great challenge
HODDLESDEN poet Pam McKee is currently staging an exhibition at Darwen Library. National Poetry Week is being celebrated with an exhibition of Pam's work at the library on Knott Street. The collection features a dozen or so of her own poems, some of which
SHAUN Woodward, Labour MP for St Helens South, has held a meeting with Geoff Brook and Steve Moore, both members of the Housing Stock Transfer team, to discuss the imminent ballot on the future of St Helens council housing. All those living in council
A BURIAL ground with a difference is being created at Entwistle - and even family pets can be laid to rest there. The West Pennine Remembrance Park, set in woodland overlooking the Wayoh reservoir, aims to provide people with an alternative to traditional
A man accused of a lewd and indecent act in a public place and an indecent act with a dog had his case adjourned for two weeks. Ian Griffiths, 46, of Edge Side Lane, Waterfoot, was arrested by police in Edge Side Park on Friday. He was remanded on conditional
GENEROUS people from Rossendale raised more than £13,000 for the Cancer Research Campaign in the last year. A cheque for £9,116 was presented by the Bacup committee chairman Geoff Law to Professor Iain Hagan of the University of Manchester, who is involved
EVERY pub and club in Ramsbottom has signed up to become members of a new Pub Watch scheme. The project means offenders who commit assaults or are involved with drugs on licensed premises could find themselves banned from not just that establishment but
A PIONEERING project to help elderly people stay living in their own homes in Rossendale is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Over the years the Rossendale Age Concern Care and Repair Project has carried out nearly 2,000 jobs worth more than £2million
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw was today telling MPs that the world would win its war against terrorism in the wake of the US terror attacks. But the Blackburn MP warned of a "long, hard struggle" to do so. Mr Straw was to speak in a emergency Commons debate
MUSLIM leaders and campaigners for equality in East Lancashire have welcomed moves by the Government to introduce measures to combat anti-Muslim hate crimes in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States. The hate crime move, announced by Home
SCHOOLS throughout St Helens and Knowsley with youngsters aged between 14 and 18 have been invited to bring them along to a special one-day event to highlight and promote the wide range of career opportunities available in the NHS. The 'Career Choices
West Bowling 18 Thatto Heath 18 DESPITE scoring four tries to two, Crusaders were unable to take both points from this second versus third place National Conference Division One game, largely due to ill-discipline displayed throughout the game. Heath
A MAN charged with perverting the course of justice made a brief appearance at Preston Crown Court yesterday. Jangeer Ahmed, 33, of Acacia Walk, Blackburn, was remanded on bail following a preliminary hearing. He is due before court again on December
POLICE have launched a crackdown on crooks targeting petrol stations in Blackburn and Darwen. The scheme, already tested in Darwen, will focus on driving down forecourt crime such as stealing petrol and robberies and thefts from service station shops.
FIRE chiefs calling for sprinkler systems in every school across Lancashire following a massive classrooms blaze in Hoghton have been told it would cost up to £45million. Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School was burned down in May in a night-time attack
TRUANTS beware - that's the message from police and education welfare officers who are targeting skiving schoolchildren in Blackburn and Darwen this week. In a week-long operation, teams of police and education welfare officers will be approaching children
COUNCIL bosses were today accused of being spoilsports after suggesting street parties to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee should be avoided. Hyndburn chiefs want people to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's reign at council-run events in parks instead of at
ANTHONY Harwood came within two shots of the course record to retain the Blackburn Scratch Shield. The 19-year-old, who plays off a handicap of one, won the club championship for the second successive year but did it in much more emphatic style this time
DARWEN twice came from behind to grab a point at home to one of the NWCL Division Two title favourites. But boss Steve Wilkes felt they could have had more out of the game. "I think (Nelson manager) John Bailey will be happier than me," he said. "We always
BACUP scored the equaliser with just two minutes to go to rob Colne of their fourth away win of the season in NWCL Division Two. John Lister's men went ahead through a superb goal from Chris Ingham, who sent a glancing header past Bacup keeper Adam Potts
GOLF professional Jeff Mathews has turned his hand to painting ceilings and wiring electrics in a bid to get his new driving range ready for the big opening on Saturday. The 40-year-old and his father-in-law Geoff Veitch have invested hundreds of thousands
ACCRINGTON STANLEY'S roller-coaster ride of a season continued last night when they put five past bemused Worksop Town. John Coleman's side showed they could easily live without transfer-listed striker Gary Williams, who has gone on loan to Conference
ENGLAND wannabe Gareth Barry plans to play his way back into John Gregory's thoughts with a star performance for the Under 21s in tomorrow night's crucial European qualifier against Greece at Ewood. Barry recently lost his place in Aston Villa's first
PENDLE Enterprise Trust has been awarded the title of STEP Agency of the Year 2001 for its work as a managing agent of the Shell STEP Programme. The programme, which was created by Shell UK, was formed in 1986 and the Trust has since been managing quality
PUPILS at Clitheroe's Ribblesdale High School Technology College were awarded for their achievements at a special presentation evening. More than 120 youngsters received awards from guest of honour Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, ranging from individual
MEDICS have struck off a Radcliffe nurse who slapped and swore at one patient and likened another to a beached whale. Irene Thomas, of Grosvenor Street, was found guilty of four charges of misconduct by the professional conduct committee of the UK Central
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. An Evening of Music with 'Hard Times,' The Dog Inn, Belthorn, 8pm. Under 17s Disco, Alley Katz Dance Studio, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm-10pm. Murder/Mystery
SAINTS scrum half Sean Long could be on the verge of a spectacular return from injury for Saturday night's Wigan clash - the last hurdle to a place in the Super League Grand Final. Although Saints boss Ian Millward has said the mercurial half back would
WHO would pull the plug on that great British tradition, the street party? Step forward Hyndburn Council, who want folk to hold their celebrations for the Queen's Golden Jubilee next year in a park or recreation ground instead. They say there's too much
A LOCAL paper last week reported on Burnley MP Peter Pike speaking in Nelson referring to the terror attacks on America, he said, 'Terrorism is not way to secure change, however justified the cause.' As an elected MP he is supposed to represent the views
REGARDING the present situation we now find ourselves in, the concept of war on a global scale, such as our fathers fought, is long gone. In the so-called Cold War, even then certain order existed, as both East and West knew any attack by either side
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham is to have a face-to-face meeting with the US owners of Ingersoll Rand after the announcement that the firm's Hindley Green plant is to close with the loss of 250 jobs. He is meeting American representatives of the company to discuss
A HELL of a long weekend! 10.30am to 7.30pm at Wrexham on Saturday. Up at 6am to drive to Daventry for a national seminar. Home at 7pm armed with a takeaway and a bottle of Chardonnay. And to what end? I have already revealed that the FA has begun a root
THE annual Pendle Parks Bowling Championship came close to being a family affair...but not quite! For husband and wife Jack and Irene Cunningham both reached the finals only to lose out while eventual men's winner Paul Edmondson missed out on a semi final
MAYFIELD School are celebrating after winning team and individual awards at the Inter Special Schools cross country championships. Gary Black was first around the one mile circuit to win the under 16s competition which also helped the school to the team
ROUNDING-UP the local soccer scene. DIVISION ONE Cross Axes...0 Knuzden Pub...2 Keigher 2 Duke of Wellington...2 Judge Walmsley...1 Ormerod, Landseeger Turner Ossy Rovers Vets...2 Stanhill Lions...1 Bracewell 2 og Plough...4 Rishton Arms...3 Houldsworth
SCHOOL staff are being urged to blow the whistle on any financial malpractice which they might discover. Lancashire County Council is planning to set up a confidential hotline for staff working in schools which have control over their own budgets. The
THE trophy presentation was somewhat delayed . . . by 55 years, actually! And the man responsible for that long wait was a certain Adolf Hitler who, back in 1945, had just come to a grisly end in his bunker. Metal had been in desperately short supply,
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has been hit by a fresh injury blow after key defender Henning Berg dropped out of Norway's World Cup qualifying squad to face Armenia last night. Berg is almost certainly out of Rovers' Worthington Cup clash with Middlesbrough
YOUNG politicians gave their older counterparts a grilling at a school election. Towneley High School in Burnley welcomed the town's Labour MP Peter Pike, Peter Doyle from the Conservatives and Gordon Birtwistle for the Liberal Democrats. Head of upper
A WOODLAND festival is being held at Townley Hall, Burnley on Sunday. It has been organised by The Forest of Burnley, a project funded by the Lottery Commission and the Forestry Commission to create an arboretum and new woodlands in and around Burnley
THE public enquiry area at Burnley police station is to be made more "visitor friendly" after a number of complaints. Refurbishment work will start on November 12 and last for about a month. During that time opening hours will be reduced to 8am to 8pm
INVESTIGATIONS are taking place after the driver of a stolen vehicle suffered serious injuries following a high speed police chase across the district on Saturday night. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, has a broken hip, pelvis and leg plus internal
PEOPLE who depend on bus services to get out could benefit from a newly-introduced scheme aimed at helping people become more mobile and independent. And a suggestion from one Todmorden councillor to use the scheme to provide a limited service, or when
BURNLEY people were today urged to go on to the streets and celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee next year -- despite a neighbouring authority suggesting parties should be avoided. Burnley Council leader Stuart Caddy said the event was a time for the
FORMER traffic wardens are being trained to become Community Safety Wardens and will soon be walking the streets of Lancaster. The new wardens will help the police on a number or crime prevention issues and their visible presence on the streets is expected
TOURISM bosses have been forced to close their information centre a month early -- because all the tourists have stayed away due to foot and mouth. The Pendle Borough Council-run information centre in Barley was due to switch to its winter hours on November
COMMUNITY and voluntary groups in parts of Nelson and Brierfield are set to benefit from a £60,000 Community Chest fund during the next three years. The £20,000 each year will be a key part of Pendle Partnership's community and voluntary sector network
Pilkington Recs 12 Roose Pioneers 27 A BELOW strength Recs put in plenty of effort, but lacked cohesion and the extra touch of quality the visitors possessed in their Cumbrian county centre pairing, who proved to be the real difference between the sides
CLITHEROE midfielder Mark Stewart has turned down a move to UniBond First Division side Chorley. Manager Lee Sculpher said: "He said he was happy to stay at Clitheroe and I am delighted. "If we are going to challenge for honours we need players like Mark
PADIHAM hot shot Lee Chambers has made the step up to the UniBond League with Kendal Town. The 27-year-old striker scored 33 goals in all competitions including 29 in the league for the NWCL Second Division side last season. It is thought Cumbrian side
ASHLEY SIDDLE is waiting to hear if he has been accepted to the University of Missouri in the United States. The 18-year-old Rossendale player wants to join up with his friend and fellow golfer Ben Scott, who is there on a golf scholarship. Scott has
AN EX-serviceman thrown out of a wedding reception had seen red after jokes were made about the threat of war. Burnley magistrates heard "fiercely patriotic," Richard Hardy, 35, who was later abusive to the police, was worried former acquaintances in
RESIDENTS in Earby have been told they will be consulted when it comes to deciding how to improve the Rushton Street Play Area. They are also keeping their fingers crossed that the council's decision this week to bid for more funding for the work will
FORMER classmates at Waddington and West Bradford Primary School Ann Sharp and Andrew Hartley prepared to be the first couple to marry in a village church. The Ribble Valley church of St Catherine's had never had a wedding before so a special licence
AN 86-year-old woman attending a funeral was tricked into handing over a handbag to a conman. Police today expressed their disgust at the theft and said it "defies belief". The woman was tricked into going into church as she waited for a funeral cortege
A SERVICE is being held tomorrow for a popular church man who died, aged 53. Father Michael Joseph Walsh, who died peacefully at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, had been acting parish priest of Sacred Heart Church, Blackburn Road, Accrington, for nine months
RESIDENTS driven to despair by tear-away teenagers have formed a new group to solve the problem. The chairman of the newly formed Gardeners Residents Association Jackie Waring said people living close to Parker Street, Rishton, were fed up with abuse
TWO roads in Clitheroe are to shut temporarily so work can be carried out.Back King Street, from Station Road to Railway View Avenue, will close from 8am on Monday to 5pm on November 16 for building work. Lowergate, from the junction with Candlemakers
VANDALS caused £1,000 worth of damage to public toilets in Clitheroe Castle grounds. The incident happened between 6.30pm on Monday and 8am on Tuesday. Two gates were forced, possibly with a large rock, before the vandals smashed the toilet bowls, tiling
A 49-YEAR-OLD man indecently assaulted a 17-year-old Clitheroe shop assistant after telling her she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But Blackburn magistrates were told that their sentencing options were limited because Gerard Joseph Regan
HUNTING for jobs on the web is an increasingly popular way of making a fresh start, or ditching that dead-end job in favour of something with prospects. It is convenient and quick - putting hundreds of jobs at your fingertips and allowing you to narrow
I DON'T know if you can assist, but if not perhaps you could suggest someone who could. In 1976 I was a Police Officer serving in the the traffic department at Kendal, Cumbria. One Sunday afternoon, I think during the summer, I attended a very serious
THE stars and planets have fascinated people for thousands of years and the web now offers a window onto space that has never existed before. And one of your very first stops should be the home of the Hubble Space Telescope (http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo
OLYMPIC gold medal winner and Lancaster's cycling hero Jason Queally is attempting to get into the record books by breaking the land speed record for human-powered vehicles. Queally's vehicle will be the Blueyonder Challenger, a futuristic looking bicycle
JOHN McGuinness, kept his championship hopes alive by chasing home championship leader Karl Harris in the penultimate round of the championship at the £50million purpose built Rockingham Speedway in Northamptonshire last weekend. McGuinness made his intention
A 54-YEAR-OLD Morecambe mother of three who stabbed to death a total stranger started a five year prison sentence this week. Carole Simpson said she had no recollection of her fatal knife attack on Colin Davies in December last year and pleaded guilty
"BEWARE the relaxed Greeks," was the warning message from Clarets goalkeeper Nik Michopoulos before he flew home for a short break this week. The 31-year-old had hoped that he would be involved in the squad that will take on England in the final World
IN CASE anyone has been hibernating for the past four weeks, England play Greece at Old Trafford on Saturday. If they win their final World Cup qualifying match, Sven's men will be winging their way to Japan and South Korea next summer. The club versus
LANCASHIRE confirmed today that John Crawley had been sacked as captain. The Old Trafford club refused to name his successor but Warren Hegg, Crawley's deputy for the last three seasons, is expected to take over. Crawley lost the job after a disastrous
Hare & Hounds 20 Shevington Sharks 14 HOUNDS recorded their first win of the season with this hard-fought success over a Sharks side who had won their three previous games. The home side started well, taking the lead with a try by in-form centre Lee
"BEWARE the relaxed Greeks," was the warning message from Clarets goalkeeper Nik Michopoulos before he flew home for a short break this week. The 31-year-old had hoped that he would be involved in the squad that will take on England in the final World
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has been hit by a fresh injury blow after key defender Henning Berg dropped out of Norway's World Cup qualifying squad to face Armenia last night. Berg is almost certainly out of Rovers' Worthington Cup clash with Middlesbrough
DID barrage balloons ever soar into the St Helens skies during the Blitz? The question is posed by aviation buff Keith Atherton of Billinge who can trace no record of this. He writes: "Can any reader recall any such happening? If so, I'd be extremely
BURY'S Sam Collins has revealed that he is actively looking for another club - but would still love to stay at Gigg Lane. The big defender was shocked to be told that he was being put on the transfer list, along with midfielders Darren Bullock and Matt
A DARWEN teenager has been chosen as a winner in the Bodyform Career Awards 2001. Felicity Coulthard,16, of Essex Street, Darwen, who suffers from cerebral palsy beat off stiff competition from 1,000 other entrants to become one of 17 winners to receive
COUNCILLORS delayed a decision to approve spending £3,000 towards the creation of a £50,000 play area for Cutler Crescent in Stacksteads, but did agree in principal. A scheme has been put together by officers from Rossendale Groundwork who described it
FOOTBALL fans of East Lancashire rivals Rovers and Clarets are being invited to take part in a silent auction to win two autographed footballs. New Horizons, which raises money for Rossendale Hospice, has donated the footballs. All that is needed now
ANOTHER new takeaway is set to open its doors in Blackburn. This time a planning application has been received for a grocers in Whalley Range to be turned into a hot food takeaway. Several shops around the town have converted recently while other shop
SCHOOL staff are being urged to blow the whistle on any financial malpractice which they might discover. Lancashire County Council is planning to set up a confidential hotline for staff working in schools which have control over their own budgets. The
POLICE are warning the public of the risks of buying from persuasive strangers after a restaurant owner was duped into buying a bag full of empty Coke cans. The man was conned into handing over £70 by three fraudsters at his Accrington restaurant after
MUSLIM leaders and campaigners for equality in East Lancashire have welcomed moves by the Government to introduce measures to combat anti-Muslim hate crimes in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States. The hate crime move, announced by Home
IT has echoed to calls of "House" for more than 20 years, but the number is finally up for Blackburn's Mecca Bingo hall. It closes this week with the loss of an undisclosed number of jobs after bosses said business had fallen to an "unsustainable level
Haydock 14 Farnworth 24 ONE undefeated record had to go and it was Haydock who suffered against a good Farnworth side. Haydock never reached their playing abilities and let themselves down with a lot of dropped possession and stray passes. A wayward pass
CHORLEY Harrier Vicky Gill has won her first two races in America. The Great Britain International, who has just started a two-year Athletic Scholarship at Florida State University, guested in the Florida Intercollegiate Cross Country Championship in
BIKE enthusiasts from all points of Britain finally rode into East Lancashire for the popular Hoghton Tower Sprint. Postponed from its traditional Easter date due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak, the event attracted more than 100 competitors from as far
RUNNING legend Ron Hill is chasing an ambition to race in 100 countries by the time he is 70. After adding eight new countries this year to reach 73, he still found time to run in Rochdale last week. Andy O'Sullivan had organised a race to celebrate Ron's
DARWEN family Paul and Cheryl Cook and their son Lee were all winners at the Sport 2000 Super Sprint Triathlon at Kirkham. Paul was the winning veteran and nearly won the race outright. In a dramatic finish, the fastest run of the day by Chris Nicoll
ANYONE affected by Parkinson's Disease will know the sense of frustration and isolation it can cause for sufferers - simple tasks like writing or making a cup of tea become insurmountable. The disease occurs when cells in the part of the brain that control
CUP final-sized crowds always turned up for Merseyside's big occasions. Not the derby clashes between Liverpool and Everton football clubs, but events with a more macabre 'kick' to them . . . keenly-anticipated public hangings staged at the old Kirkdale
SCHOOL staff are being urged to blow the whistle on any financial malpractice which they might discover. Lancashire County Council is planning to set up a confidential hotline for staff working in schools which have control over their own budgets. The
