Blackburn Gilbert and Sullivan Society present "The Merry Widow," Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 7.15pm. "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Charter Theatre, Preston, 1.30pm. Friends In Bereavement, Day Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, Leeds Road, Nelson,
SUNDAY Charity Event fearuing Wayne Farrow, Waterfoot Social Club, 7.30pm. Proceeds to Springhill Hospice. The Gordon Haskell Band, King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Slaidburn Silver Band, Grand Cinema, Clitheroe, 2pm. Lereena (vocalist
THE cost £6.50 per household to give people in Blackburn and Darwen the standard of gritting they would like roughly equates to the cost of councillors per household. Given that they no longer have a viable function in the new set-up, then maybe a poll
TOMORROW, the North West, once again, is the reluctant host of the notorious hare coursing event -- The Waterloo Cup. For three days the normally quiet and peaceful fields of Altcar will echo to the excited, sickening cheers of hundreds of hare coursing
FRIENDS of the Earth are happy that Burnley people will have the opportunity to see and discuss the Local Plan, for this is the only chance to influence future development in Burnley for the next 10 years. Will your area be safe from new development?
IHAVE followed with interest the correspondence regarding the standard of gritting in Blackburn and Darwen, and one thing is clear, despite the result of your poll (LET, February 6) there are still an awful lot of people dissatisfied with the service.
A MAN has been charged with rape after a year-long investigation into a sex attack on a 47-year-old woman in a Nelson supermarket car park. Arshad Mahmood, 31, of Grey Street, Burnley, was arrested in Brierfield yesterday. He was interviewed at Burnley
A POLICE chief today warned pranksters that they could be putting their lives at risk by using toy guns to terrorise shoppers. Chief Supt John Thompson spoke out after an incident involving youths firing plastic pellets, at a time when East Lancashire
FORMER Ewood favourite Tim Sherwood today identified David Dunn and Damien Duff as the biggest threat to Tottenham's Worthington Cup dreams ahead of tomorrow's final at the Millennium Stadium. Sherwood knows all about the deadly duo's precocious talents
TAXIS in Burnley could soon have CCTV fitted in a scheme aimed at improving the safety and security for drivers. The scheme, similar to a pilot project which currently operates successfully in Bolton, is in response to a recommendation by the task force
PENDLE Council's housing and council tax benefits service has been given a one star rating in Best Value Report which judged it a fair service. The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) carried out an inspection of the administration last year under the government's
LICENSEES and police in Colne will work together on a pub watch scheme to ban troublemakers from town centre premises. Colne Against Night-time Disorder -- or CAND as it will be known -- is a similar scheme to those run in Burnley and Barnoldswick, in
CLARETS skipper Steve Davis returned to full training this week and admitted he can't wait to get back in the first team. "I am desperate to get back into action," explained the inspirational defender who has at last kicked a football for the first time
SHAKERS gained an invaluable three points in their bottom of the table clash at Gigg Lane. Full report and reaction on Monday
RENT reductions are being offered to breath new life in Darwen's three-day market. The full details of the scheme have not yet been revealed, but Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council officers said they hope it will entice traders into the market. And
A FATHER and son have been fined after a massive blaze at their scrap merchants almost polluted the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. William Henry Entwistle and William John Entwistle, of Dandy Row, Darwen, appeared in court following a 1,000-car fire at Altham
THE father of a teenager who went missing after climbing out of her bedroom window nine days ago today renewed his appeal for her to return home. Rebecca Stuart, 14, who has a history of running away, was briefly reunited with her family nearly two weeks
COUNCILLORS serving on Wigan Council will hold the following advice surgeries: FRIDAY, February 22: Leigh Town Hall (6-6.30) K Anderson, Mrs L Liptrot, J O'Brien (7pm-8pm) K Cunliffe; Tyldesley Town Hall (6.30pm-8pm) B Wilson; Howe Bridge sports centre
FORMER soldier Danielle Frances Gillibrand joined in with another patient at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, psychiatric ward who had launched an attack on a nurse. Blackburn magistrates heard the female nurse was attacked after telling in-patient Donna
A TRADING boss fears that unless new space is found for big shops in Blackburn town centre they may all switch to a different site. Ronnie O'Keeffe, president of the Blackburn and District Chamber of Trade, spoke out after calls for shopping centre owners
A GANG armed with guns forced drinkers in a pub to hand over cash. The three raiders, wearing balaclavas, struck at the Park Hotel on Lowther Road, Prestwich, shortly after 9.45pm on Thursday. It is believed that three offenders entered the pub armed
IREAD with relish the results of Operation Hurricane (LET, February 12). No doubt this operation took some considerable time to execute and the excellent results were because ofhard work and tenacity and involved considerable personal risk to the undercover
HUNDREDS of people were without electricity for over seven hours when a power cable failed in Atherton. Residents in Linden Avenue, Lambeth Street, Liscard Street, Linton Grove and Leighton Street, were blacked out until 10pm on Thursday when the fault
A MAN has been jailed after being convicted of car-jacking a woman's BMW as she loaded her shopping. Darren Edwards, aged 26, threatened to shoot Patricia Sutton if she did not hand over the keys to her car. Yesterday Edwards, who had previous convictions
ROVERS defender Henning Berg knows all about Spurs hit man Teddy Sheringham having trained with him plenty of times when they were Manchester United team mates. The Norwegian will go head to head with his friend at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow and
AS a former Newcastle United supporter, Martin Taylor is a fully paid-up member of the Les Ferdinand fan-club following his goalscoring exploits for the Geordies under Kevin Keegan in the 1990s. So it's hardly surprising to hear the towering centre-back
BRAD FRIEDEL knows what the cup final tomorrow means - because the fans have been telling him! The 30-year-old former Liverpool goalkeeper has spoken to dozens of fans over the past few weeks and he says the interest and passion from the supporters has
GRAEME Souness bears no animosity towards tomorrow's Worthington Cup final opponents Spurs despite being shown the door by the club early in his career. "They were my first football club, I have great memories from my time at Tottenham," said the Rovers
WE'RE up for the cup - that was the clear message from the Rovers camp as they set off to take on Spurs in tomorrow's Worthington Cup final this morning. Defender Henning Berg is determined to celebrate Rovers first Cup win since 1928 and rewrite the
A DEAF attacker who broke his victim's arm and ankle has been spared a long jail term because of his disabilities. Burnley Crown Court heard how Peter Drinnan, 42, is without speech, but cannot read or write either. Drinnan, of Leyland Road, Burnley,
A MENTALLY-retarded man whose case prompted a judge to criticise the lack of care available for him may end up without treatment after nine months of wrangling over his future. Judge Raymond Bennett faces the "stark" choice of either giving sex offender
SEX offender Thomas Anthony Pollock has been banned from associating with any child under the age of 18 or from allowing them into his home. The sex offender order, which is in addition to the sex offender register, was imposed by magistrates at Burnley
A £50,000 bid to gain special science status has been launched by a Hyndburn school, which could make it the first of its kind in East Lancashire. There are already 834 specialist subject colleges in technology, languages, sports and arts throughout England
CLARETS skipper Steve Davis returned to full training this week and admitted he can't wait to get back in the first team. "I am desperate to get back into action," explained the inspirational defender who has at last kicked a football for the first time
AN artistic aura is drifting through the classrooms of a Leigh school. Artist Margaret Jackson has been working with seven year olds in Y2 at the XII Apostles RC School on a peace and harmony theme. Margaret has also helped 11 year old Y6 students brush
WE'RE up for the cup - that was the clear message from the Rovers camp as they set off to take on Spurs in tomorrow's Worthington Cup final this morning. Defender Henning Berg is determined to celebrate Rovers first Cup win since 1928 and rewrite the
A 37-year-old Darwen man subjected his estranged wife to a ferocious beating after finding a photograph of another man on her bedside cabinet. Blackburn magistrates heard that Deborah Bentley lost count of the number of blows as she was punched repeatedly
GOOD luck messages were continuing to flood in for Blackburn Rovers today as they prepared for the Worthington Cup final against Spurs tomorrow. Ewood Park has been besieged with messages of support, and among the well-wishers are schoolchildren, a senior
BOBBY Haig's men created the impact they had hoped for in this season's first meeting with the Grimsby Buffaloes. And they triumphed for the second time in 24 hours when they won the toughest of challenges away to Bradford. Not knowing what to expect,
