This week, with HAZEL HARDING, leader of Lancashire County Council MEMORY: Playing in (very cold) water in a stone sink at our terraced house in the West End of Morecambe. I was under school age when we moved to Lancaster so I think I was probably three
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week in Barley I BEGAN my walk on a mid-November morning with the warm almost spring-like sunshine quickly melting the light morning frost. I crossed the bridge and then followed the footpath past the chapel
A STOCKBROKER and a vet were among those who descended on a Blackburn school for the biggest careers evening it has ever held. More than 40 jobs were represented at Westholme School and careers officer Denise Pamphlet, who organised the event, said: "
A CHILDREN'S dare game ended with a boy having sex with a 10-year-old girl, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how the boy, then 12 and now 14 years old, was egged on by the girl's 14-year-old brother as they played at the boy's home. The Burnley
A CHILDREN'S dare game ended with a boy having sex with a 10-year-old girl, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how the boy, then 12 and now 14 years old, was egged on by the girl's 14-year-old brother as they played at the boy's home. The Burnley
A YOUTH who stabbed another man causing his lung to collapse and leading to an eight-day stay in hospital, has been detained for a total of three years. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mohammed Qasim Bhatti, 19, was later arrested during the Burnley disturbances
A FRAMEWORK for environmental improvements to the Leeds and Liverpool canal, between Nelson and Brierfield, has been agreed in principle by members of the council's executive. The plan, put together by Groundwork East Lancashire, will be put out to public
HOSPICE staff gearing up for Christmas are not mincing their words in their latest appeal -- they want people to provide them with mince pies. A number of pre-Christmas events are planned by the Reedley-based Pendleside hospice for Burnley and Pendle
THE East Lancashire brother of one of the 12 "plane spotters" arrested in Greece over allegations of spying has slammed the claims as "absolute rubbish". Worried Steve Jenkins, of Southwood Drive, Baxenden, has not managed to speak to his air enthusiast
MONDAY (November 26th) BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
A JUDGE has attacked the mental health system after he revealed a sex offender who molested a schoolgirl has still not been treated seven months after committing the offence. And today two MPs called for urgent action to be taken to help the mentally
BLACKPOOL made hard work of Tuesday night's game against Notts County, but on a positive note they have jumped two places to tenth in the table. This is the highest league position so far this season and, even more incredible, only two places from a play-off
IT ended in stalemate when the Seasiders met Notts County in front of 4,118 spectators at Bloomfield Road, writes Chris Reece. Although both sides had chances for victory, a poor performance from a card-happy referee ruined the encounter and turned the
ROVERS dug deep to grind out another impressive point against Chelsea in this keenly fought contest at the Bridge. A brilliant rearguard action from Graeme Souness's men left Blues fans frustrated after the Premiership's draw specialists were forced to
GORDON Taylor may have called off industrial action but his namesake Gareth was striking again for Burnley. Hours after the PFA settled its dispute with the clubs over television money it took just one Taylor strike to send Burnley five points clear at
A CHARITY which tours infant and junior schools teaching children about dangerous substances has received a cheque for £500 from the Blackburn-based company Ryder Systems. Each year the company, which is based at the Daisyfield Business Park, donates
YOUNGSTERS from a Blackburn school rolled up their sleeves to take part in National Tree Week. With the help of Groundwork Blackburn children from St Andrew's Primary School planted around 200 trees in their school grounds. Pupils at the school have been
A LEADING community worker has won a top national award after being nominated by Lancashire Police. Moulana Ahmed Sidat, the founder and former chairman of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, was put forward by the force at the Leadership and Diversity
YOUNGSTERS are being invited to go along to the Central Library in Blackburn Town Centre on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas and use computers and other equipment to 'Create a Celebration Card' for Christmas and Eid. On Saturdays December 1, 8 and
YOUNG clubbers abandoned the dance floor for the voting booth at a special event to involve young people in local democracy. Youngsters aged 14 to 17 at the Utopia nightclub were asked whether they thought the voting age should be reduced to 16 and how
HEALTH bosses in Blackburn will be able to employ more nurses to allow others to train as casualty supernurses, thanks to funding from the Government. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS trust, which runs A & E at Blackburn Royal Infirmary
LOCAL authorities should try and avoid mobile phone masts being erected near to schools and housing estates in a bid to ease people's fears, a report has urged. But the specially-commissioned report for Lancashire County Council also stressed that people
with the Rev Kevin Logan, of Christ Church, Accrington DIVORCE rate lowest for 20 years! This recent headline good news was spoilt by the small print below. The drop was due to the decrease in numbers married and one, sadly, cancelled out the other. The
One Fort in the Grave - with KEITH FORT SHOULD auld acquaintance be . . . um . . . er . . . It all used to seem so amusing -- all those jokes about people losing their memory. I'll never forget what's his name . . . Then, suddenly, you get past 65 and
The mysterious return of a piece of schoolboy artwork has allowed Robert Haworth to emerge from his chrysalis and become "the Butterfly Man". PAULINE HAWKINS met him. ONE thing was consistent in Robert Haworth's childhood -- his love of butterflies. He
THEY were once portrayed as the root of all housing evil. Menacing, grey skyscrapers filled with families who really didn't want to be there. But while the solution for many towerblocks has been to pull them down, several in Blackburn have survived and
IT was a costume drama at Blackburn College when big-hearted students decided to raise money for the John Mark Riding Fund. The five second year BTEC diploma care students donned their glad rags and went around the college collecting funds from fellow
A JUDGE has attacked the mental health system after he revealed a sex offender who molested a schoolgirl has still not been treated seven months after committing the offence. And today two MPs called for urgent action to be taken to help the mentally
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to splash the cash in a bid to beef up his striking resources in the wake of Marcus Bent's imminent move to Ipswich. Souness could have as much as £10 million to spend on reinforcements if Bent completes his £3 million
AUSSIE keeper John Filan today insisted he has no option but to quit Rovers after failing to dislodge Brad Friedel as Ewood's undisputed number one. As we exclusively revealed earlier this week, Filan has slapped in a transfer request after becoming increasingly
RESIDENTS in Nelson who have been campaigning for years to block attempts to build more than 100 houses on land at Halifax Road were delighted to hear the news that the Secretary of State, Stephen Byers, had the plans by developer Fairclough Homes thrown
A FORMER garage site in Colne which has suffered vandalism and has become a hang-out for youths will soon be put up for sale and may be used for housing. The Birtwistle East garage site was closed down and a wooden maze and kickabout area was created
A £4 MILLION investment in main line bus services in Burnley and Pendle was given a double decker' launch, with events in Burnley and Colne. Burnley and Pendle Travel has invested more than £3million in 21 new state-of-the art buses, while Lancashire
A MAN who breached anti-social behaviour order three days after it was imposed was fined £750 at Manchester Crown Court. Michael Kirby, 50, formerly from Oswaldtwistle, must also pay £250 prosecution costs and a similar sum towards his own legal aid costs
A PARCEL Force delivery driver who had received an employee of the month award has been jailed for four months for stealing packages he was meant to deliver. Preston Crown Court was told that when the thefts came to light, police went to the home of John
A WOMAN who "bottled," a man said to have groped her has been jailed, along with two brothers who joined in the late-night drunken fracas. Burnley Crown Court heard how Natalie Cook, 18, struck the first blow to the victim. John Wigglesworth, 20, got
A DOTING husband has one Christmas wish this year -- to bring his wife back home. Aaron Broome has spent the past year fighting to have his home altered to accommodate his wife Jenny, who suffered a stroke more than 12 months ago. Although his Second
ONE of Accrington's best-known employers has announced it is pulling out of the town for good -- just a year after council bosses gave it £140,000 in incentives to stay. Now the 50 remaining workers at the firm face a bleak Christmas as council chiefs
GORDON Taylor may have called off industrial action but his namesake Gareth was striking again last night. Hours after the PFA settled its dispute with the clubs over television money it took just one Taylor strike to send Burnley five points clear at
Division One: Burnley 1 Grimsby Town 0 COMING soon to a first division ground near you - "Lethal Weapon 4", starring Gareth Taylor's head. Earlier this season the big striker was left out of Mark Hughes' Wales squad for their final World Cup qualifier
IN an exciting game at Deepdale Preston came from behind to secure a win and leapfrog over Palace in the First Division race. But it was very nearly a case of pipped at the post as the Lillywhites were twice denied by the post and once by the crossbar
UNDER-PRIVILEGED youngsters from Malta have enjoyed a three-day stay in Rossendale. The party of 28, all football fans, watched Manchester United stars at their Carrington training ground and attended the match against Leicester City at Old Trafford.
TRADING standards bosses in Lancashire fear an old mail fraud scheme may be back in operation. Enid Daniels of Browning Street, Hoddlesden, was shocked to receive an invoice for over £30 for a first aid kit she had never ordered. Enid said: "I was shocked
TRADERS and residents of Haslingden have declared their town centre Christmas lights an insult and demanded: We want our train back! For several years the town had a train decoration, which hung between buildings in Blackburn Road and which was last seen
A 19-year-old youth has been cleared of unlawfully 'glassing' a man in pub toilets, after a trial at Burnley Crown Court. Jay Woods, of Wellfield Road, Blackburn, was found not guilty of wounding after a two day trial. He was discharged from the dock.
RESIDENTS are being invited to suggest questions for a new wide-ranging survey being carried out by social housing landlord Twin Valley Homes. The organisation, which bought Blackburn with Darwen Council's housing stock earlier this year, are asking tenants
A MYSTERY woman who kept police and court officials guessing for two days finally revealed her true identity. But the wall of silence she threw around herself cost Reneta Dyba two nights in custody and a criminal conviction for an offence which, if she
TRACKING devices and live CCTV cameras could be installed in taxis across Blackburn with Darwen in a bid to make the job safer for cabbies. Council bosses are currently seeking external funding to launch the scheme, which cabbies claim could mean drivers
THE NEWS of Ryan Kidd's enforced retirement was a huge blow for the player, the club and its supporters, and the reception the fans gave him at Nottingham shows the esteem in which he is held. Let's hope his testimonial season is a big success. With that
MURDERS, violent assaults and mindless acts of vandalism are destroying the once idyllic and peaceful village of Poulton-le-Fylde according to local residents who live in fear. Nearly 100 turned out at a public meeting to voice their concerns about the
WIGAN boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that he has made an enquiry about Blackpool stricker Brett Ormerod. The Bloomfield Road striker has been linked with many teams in the last few months following a goal scoring streak that has seen him plunder thirteen
