A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Coffee Morning, Newton Hall, Slaidburn, 10am-noon. Sale of Goods, Holy Trinity Church, Tatton Street, Colne, 6pm. English Folk Dance & Song Society folk dance evening
IT'S a sad reflection of our times that the future of a 30 metre long pathway between houses should divide elderly local residents. Police, council and housing chiefs want the ginnel linking Manxman Road and Heysham Crescent, Blackburn closed because
SHOCK and anger are the reactions with which people will respond to the orgy of destruction by vandals at Colne Cemetery. Some 30 gravestones there have been wrecked by heartless louts. But though, by all standards of decency, the behaviour of these scum
ELECTION time will soon be here once again. Candidates for election to the council work very hard indeed during the weeks leading up to polling day. I know, I have been there. So please come out and use your vote, it is the only time in the year that
REGARDING your article on parking in Queen Street, Great Harwood (LET, March 25), it is incorrect that the congestion is caused by long-term parking in restricted areas at the top of the street. It is caused by short-term parking by drivers mainly using
FIRE crews spent four hours dealing with grass fires in Leigh last night. It is thought that the fires, which occurred between 6pm and 10pm in the Abbey Lane area of Westleigh, were caused by "careless youths". A spokesman for Hindley Green Fire Station
IT is noticeable that there have been an increasing number of newspaper reports about people with diabetes slipping into coma as a result of low blood sugar levels. During the eight years that my daughter was treated with genetically produced so-called
A MOTHER escaped with her two young children after an aromatherapy candle started a fire in their house. Fire crews praised the woman, who carried her boys, aged two years and six months, to safety outside their Atherton Road terrace in Hindley Green.
THOUSANDS of people are expected to flock to Bury's first-ever two-day carnival in June. The Bury Carnival Gala Weekend, organised by the Bury Times Group, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, at the Goshen Fields in Manchester Road. Attractions
A TRAINEE legal eagle from Bury has swooped to win a coveted £10,000 scholarship prize. Philip McGhee (22), who is reading law at Oxford, has triumphed in the Woolf Scholarship. The student, of Rudgwick Drive, was earlier chosen as one of six finalists
VANDALS are putting people in danger by a series of attacks on trees across the borough. Some trees have been so badly damaged that they have had to be chopped down in case they injure passers-by. Town hall bosses are asking residents to keep an eye out
VIGILANTES could patrol the streets of Tottington if yobs continue to run riot in the village. The threat of vigilante action was made by angry residents who claimed they were being terrorised by teenage gangs in the Laurel Street and South Royd Street
ROVERS winger Keith Gillespie will be fit for Northern Ireland's game against Spain at Windsor Park tonight. Gillespie missed training yesterday after spending the whole of the day in bed with a throat infection. But manager Sammy McIlroy confirmed this
EWOOD goal-ace Matt Jansen has pulled out of the England squad for tonight's friendly against Paraguay at Anfield because of a stomach upset. The 24-year-old Blackburn striker missed training yesterday at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground because of the problem
ROVERS officials will meet with their Liverpool counterparts tomorrow in a bid to resolve the dispute surrounding the date of their clash at Anfield next month. Liverpool want to play the game on the same night that Manchester United take on Arsenal at
ENGLAND wannabe David Dunn was part of the England Under 21 side which crashed 1-0 to Portugal at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium last night. Dunn -- who was overlooked by Sven Goran Eriksson for England's friendly with Paraguay -- was substituted at half-time
A LITTLE star hopes to make a large difference to the coffers of a Burnley church. Syd Little, one half of comedy duo Little and Large, is helping raise money for the United Methodist Church in Briercliffe Road, by giving a performance on April 30. The
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to come forward after nine elderly residents were forced to flee a private care home. Officers investigating the blaze at Andrew Smith House in Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, confirmed it was started deliberately
AN MP has pledged to people taking part in Saturday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph protest march that he will take his fight to save OAP care homes to the top. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice is calling for a face-to-face meeting between county council leader
A NEW partnership, aimed at improving the economic, social and environmental quality of life for Pendle people, was yesterday launched in Nelson. The first meeting of the Pendle Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) was held at the Northern Technologies Conference
A NEW £3 million fire service "one-stop shop" will create 70 new jobs in the Leigh area. The project will bring Greater Manchester workshops, supplies, breathing apparatus maintenance and recovery services and driving school on to one purpose-built site
DEATHTRAP is a classic whodunit staring TV favourite David Soul and has more twists and turns than a Starsky and Hutch car chase. Written by Ira Levin, the play plots the hopes and desires of failing playwright Sidney Bruhl (David Soul). The once mighty
RAWTENSTALL's new £250,000 railway station was officially opened as a train carrying 300 passengers rolled in from Bury. The station had taken about nine months to build before welcoming the train full of dignitaries.
THE Queen Mother is to be honoured when council offices are named after her, it was revealed today. Hyndburn Council's new headquarters in Accrington will be called Queen Elizabeth House, councillors have decided. The building in Ormerod Street, currently
COVENTRY City will play a massive part in deciding Burnley's fate this season but they will do so without manager Roland Nilsson. The Swede and his experienced assistant Jim Smith were sacked yesterday, the second change at the top at Highfield Road this
BURNLEY'S last gasp goal at Grimsby has given them a vital psychological advantage ahead of the final day of the season, according to the man who scored it. With just four games to go until the big day versatile Lee Briscoe confessed: "When I scored I
ENFIELD's professional Martin van Jaarsveld will arrive at the final moment - but the Dill Hall Lane club know he is worth waiting for. The South African is returning to Enfield for his second season - and will land just the day before the Transco Lancashire
RAWTENSTALL pro Andrew Hall comes to the Transco Lancashire League full of confidence after some sterling performances for the South African national side this winter. The 26-year-old all-rounder, who was famously shot at point-blank range during a mugging
Title odds...16-1 Captain...Robin Smith Overseas...Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) HAVING taken on John Crawley following his bust up with Lancashire, they look stronger and skipper Robin Smith may struggle to select himself after a poor year last season. All-rounder
RAZOR sharp television viewers may have noticed something familiar about the major new BBC drama series set in a hairdressing salon that started last night. That is because Cutting It, starring Amanda Holden, was written by Eccles woman Debbie Horsfield
IT will be interesting to see how many Labour politicians seeking election in next month's polls join in Saturday's 'Save Our Homes' march in against the Labour-run County Council's proposals to shut 35 of its 48 old folk's homes. For though efforts have
EWOOD goal-ace Matt Jansen has pulled out of the England squad for tonight's friendly against Paraguay at Anfield because of a stomach upset. The 24-year-old Blackburn striker missed training yesterday at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground because of the problem
BURNLEY'S last gasp goal at Grimsby has given them a vital psychological advantage ahead of the final day of the season, according to the man who scored it. With just four games to go until the big day versatile Lee Briscoe confessed: "When I scored I
BURY Football Club first team coach Billy Ayre has lost his fight for life at the age of 49. He contracted cancer of the lymph glands just before joining Swansea City in 1995. Billy who formerly managed Hartlepool, Halifax and Cardiff joined the Gigg
A COUPLE who met on a ferry heading for the Isle of Man will celebrate their diamond wedding tomorrow. Thomas and Irene Harwood, of Pole Lane, Darwen, were heading for separate holidays when they caught each other's eye and started chatting in July 1939
FAMILIES are invited help shape early years education and social services care for children in Darwen. A review has been launched of nursery education, family support and childcare provision in the town provided by Blackburn with Darwen Council. Council
A ROSSENDALE-BASED kitchen company which left 75 per cent of customers dissatisfied has been wound up following an investigation by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Craftsman Kitchens Ltd and sister company Craftsman Kitchen Manufacturing Ltd
A ROSSENDALE woman is risking life and limb to dive into a tank of sharks for charity. Kay Martland, 40, of Goodshaw Avenue, Crawshawbooth, and five other members of Bury Sub-Aqua Club will dive into the shark tank at Blackpool's Sea Life Centre on Sunday
POLICE in Preston have charged a 22-year-old local man with the murder of Cedric Grant, 42. He is set to appear before Preston Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday). No one else is in custody in connection with the incident.
THE first British Eurofighter to come off the production line at Samlesbury has made its successful maiden flight in the skies above Lancashire. The advanced strike fighter -- on which thousands of East Lancashire jobs depend -- took off from Warton in
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have flooded a supporters' website with messages of support for the wife of former Ewood idol Colin Hendry. Mother-of-four Denise Hendry, 35, is being treated in the critical care unit at the Royal Preston Hospital after falling
FEARS are growing that a £2.25million project to restore a Victorian park could be wrecked after vandals avoided CCTV and police patrols to attack it yet again. Blackburn with Darwen Council taxpayers face a hefty repairs bill after the latest incident
COMMUNITY workers in a Blackburn suburb hit by a rise in youth crime have set up a series of courses aimed at getting young people off the streets. Organisers at Ivy Street community centre created courses in sports and drama, weeks after police launched
A COMMUNITY has been divided by plans to close a crime-plagued footpath, after some pensioners claimed the move would rob them of a vital lifeline. Police, the council and housing chiefs have ruled that closing the 30 metre-long ginnel linking Manxman
BLACKBURN Rovers' Ewood Park is set to become an international venue - for rugby league. The Rugby Football League are set to announce details of the autumn Test series against New Zealand this week and Ewood is expected to be named as one of the three
DECORATIVE arches designed to promote the Commonwealth Games have arrived in Bury. Bury Council has received two Commonwealth Games Gateways to help spread the word on the games across the borough. The decorative arches, standing 12 feet high and 12 feet
COUNCILLORS have delayed making a decision affecting the future of ten primary schools in the borough. Education bosses had named the schools they wanted to close or amalgamate in a bid to tackle the problem of falling rolls. Officers had whittled down
CRIME and trouble involving youths are on the agenda of a special meeting of Bury West area board tonight (Wed April 17). The meeting has been called for residents living in the Woodhill area of Bury, who have been plagued by nuisance for some months.
RFU National League Two:Wharfedale...3pts,Sedgley Park...33pts WITH the glorious Yorkshire Dales as a fitting backdrop, Sedgley turned on the performance of the season, a six-try demolition of a very competent Wharfedale side -- and with steadier finishing
THE police want their own way. The teachers want more pay. And the foxhunters aren't happy bunnies. We do get a better class of protester "holding the country to ransom" these days. Governing will never be easy, but with coves like the above it could
REGARDING Mr and Mrs Hacking, who stand to lose their home if Lancashire County Council carry out their plans to close 35 care homes, as my wife and I are past retirement age, I can understand how this couple are feeling after 54 years of happily married
BBC Newsreader Martin Henfield will be flying the flag for the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Ramsbottom. He will be the guest speaker at a special fund-raising dinner for the festivities on May 11 at Ramsbottom Cricket Club. Tickets for the five-course
A 31-year-old chef found dead at the bottom of the stairs at his home in Bury had a habit of climbing steps more than one at a time, an inquest was told. Jason Mark Craig, who worked at Yates' Wine Lodge, was discovered by a male friend at his flat in
IT is the time of season when both eyes are on the pitch, one ear is on the radio, the fingers are on the mobile phone and the heart is in the mouth. No wonder people end up feeling sick with worry as their senses are assaulted on all sides. It is hard
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have flooded a supporters' website with messages of support for the wife of former Ewood idol Colin Hendry. Mother-of-four Denise Hendry, 35, is being treated in the critical care unit at the Royal Preston Hospital after falling
A COMMUNITY has been divided by plans to close a crime-plagued footpath, after some pensioners claimed the move would rob them of a vital lifeline. Police, the council and housing chiefs have ruled that closing the 30 metre-long ginnel linking Manxman
A PRESTWICH dancer is helping to take a touch of the exotic East to London's West End with the brand new Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical. Twenty-year-old professional dancer Tania Pieri will star in the Indian love-story, Bombay Dreams, at the Apollo Victoria
EWOOD goal-ace Matt Jansen was today desperately clinging to his World Cup dream after being laid low by a stomach bug. The 24-year-old striker missed training yesterday after being struck down by the complaint. And, though he woke up this morning feeling
SVEN Goran Eriksson might have raised a few eyebrows on a national level when he drafted Matt Jansen into his England squad earlier this week. But as far as Blackburn fans are concerned the only surprising thing about his call-up is that it has taken
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after collapsing with head injuries in a Padiham off-licence following an assault. Police said a "disturbance" broke out between a group of youths in the Anglesey Avenue area of Burnley around 12.30pm yesterday.
THREE Burnley primary school teachers hope to bring some continental culture to the town after a fact-finding French trip. Deputy head Heather Hodson, key stage one teacher Yvonne Hargreaves and year six teacher Claire Procter from St James' Lanehead
A FORMER soldier, who died on a custody suite floor, could have been saved if he had been given proper medical attention, a court was told. Christopher Alder, whose sister Janet lives in the Manchester Road area of Burnley, was left lying face down and
SOME of Pendle's most popular bands, including Woody, Transelement, Genere, formally Gecho, the Jenny Outhwaite Trio and ILS (TBC) will perform on Friday at Colne Conservative Club to raise cash for Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle. The event has been
FAMILIES whose loved ones are buried in Colne Cemetery have been left heartbroken after up to 30 gravestones, including those of children, were ripped up by vandals. It is thought the destruction happened between Thursday night and Friday morning last
A CALL for health before wealth was made by protesters at a Ribble Valley council meeting. Residents were concerned about toxic waste in the Clitheroe area and packed the public gallery to voice their opinions.
A RESTAURATEUR has cooked up a new way for his customers to get the best seat in the house -- using text messaging! Ray Peake, of Callums Bistro, Accrington, already has an e-mail address for would-be diners to book but decided his customers needed even
PLANS to build 24 two and three-storey houses at the site of the former Clitheroe bus depot have been lodged with the Ribble Valley Council's planning department. The application has been submitted by Merewood Homes of The Printworks, Ribble Valley Enterprise
NEIL FAIRBROTHER and Chris Schofield will be missing when Lancashire launch their 2002 season with a Championship match against Leicestershire at Old Trafford on Friday. Fairbrother is still recovering from the blood clot he suffered after a routine cartilage
TODMORDEN have opted for a batting professional for this season in the hope that they can boost their chance of a clinching the Transco Lancashire League title. Last season's paid-man Matthew Nicholson was predominantly a bowler and the Centre Vale side
FORGET the prophets of doom predicting that Lancashire will struggle to avoid relegation from the First Division of the Frizzell County Championship this season, new Aussie signing Stuart Law has come to Old Trafford to win the Championship. Law, who
ANDY FLINTOFF rushed back from the US Masters golf in Augusta for Lancashire's pre-season media day at Old Trafford on Wednesday, but it could be a rare appearance. After his long-awaited breakthrough as a world-class all-rounder during the winter, Freddie
IS it any surprise that the £2.5million project to give free computers and internet access to hundreds of homes in 'deprived' areas of Blackburn has now been extended to other supposedly hard-up parts of the town? After all, if you are in the business
Stocksbridge 3 Radcliffe Boro 2: BORO have been overtaken in the automatic promotion place by Ossett Town after another damaging defeat and hopes of Premier Division football next term may now rest on nerve-jangling end of season play-offs. Trailing 2
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after his bike ploughed into a tree. The 34-year-old from Darwen, who has not yet been named by police, was riding along Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, shortly before midnight when the accident happened. Sergeant Ken Carter, of the
A MAN will celebrate his 80th birthday by thrilling the crowds with an Al Jolson tribute concert. Most people reaching that milestone have already slowed down, but Fred Coughlin will stretch his vocal cords as the oldest swinger in town at Oswaldtwistle
MEMBERS of Rossendale Chartists will head back to Victorian times to hand over a petition calling for the modernisation of the local authority. The group will hand over a petition of more than 3,500 names to MP Janet Anderson outside Rossendale Town Hall
A FRIEND of an East Lancashire businessman who was hacked to death with an axe by his partner told a jury the couple were secretly planning to split up days before the killing. Patricia Walker, 42, told Leeds Crown Court she had known Danny O'Brien for
RESIDENTS of a cul-de-sac are refusing to pay their council tax, after claiming the street has not been resurfaced since the early 1930s. They have presented a 50-name petition to their local councillor demanding action over the section of Whitebirk Road
NWCL Division Two champions Stand make the short trip to Nelson tonight. John Bailey's side did what only one other side have done this season - and beat Stand in the opening games of the season. But since then, Stand have proved too strong and it will
RAMSBOTTOM slipped to their first loss in eight NWCL Division One games at Fleetwood despite taking an early lead. On 11 minutes Russell Brierley was flattened in the box, Brierley picked himself up and duly despatched the penalty kick to put the Rams
BACUP chalked up their fourth win in five NWCL Division One games - all in the space of ten days. Brent Peters' side have been forced to play catch-up after countless postponements during the season and play again at home to Formby tomorrow night. And
RICHARD Fogarty scored a goal-of-the-season contender as Clitheroe made short work of Maine Road in the NWCL First Division last night. Fogarty beat three defenders in a mazy run and then cracked home an unstoppable shot to give the Blues a two-goal advantage
THE Dark Lane jinx struck again as Rossendale's play-off hopes took a severe knock in the UniBond First Division. After two straight wins, Jim McCluskie was hoping his side had turned a corner and could make a late charge for a play-off place. Instead
JUSTICE will not only seen to be done to combat street crime. It will also be done a lot quicker. Bury Magistrates Court has been named as one of 67 specially designated "street crime courts" which will give cases including robbery, possession or use
