This week, PC JASON LOBO, Commonwealth Games athlete, finds a hotel that's hard to beat ONE of Lancashire's most fleet-footed bobbies has a favourite place he likes to visit regularly -- the Inn at Whitewell. PC Jason Lobo, 31, of Blackburn, is a new
One fort in the Grave, with KEITH FORT AND there's me thinking I was doing my bit for the environment. As well as thousands of others like me. Beavering away with our grass cuttings and veg waste to produce soil conditioners par excellence. We're the
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman was indecently assaulted after being approached by a man in the street. The victim, who has not been named by police, was attacked in Peart Street, Burnley. Police today appealed for witnesses to the incident and revealed they may
A BLIND woman suffered serious injuries in an accident with an articulated lorry. Police said Jean Valerie Pickles, 60, of Keighley Road, Colne, sustained cuts to the head and a fractured breastbone in a collision with a lorry in Spring Lane at 1.10pm
A TEENAGE raider who crept into a house in the middle of the night stole 10 pairs of knickers, is behind bars for eight months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mathew Coleman, 17, remembered nothing of what went on and later woke up in a field. The defendant
POLICE arrested six people and seized class A and class B controlled drugs in their first raids in Hyndburn as part of the Safer Streets in Lancashire initiative. Officers swooped on an address in Belfield Road, Accrington, at 1.25pm yesterday where they
THE mother of tragic teenager Sajjad Mahmood today wept as she described the moment her first grandson was born -- four years to the day after she buried her son. Little Ismaeel Mahmood was born on April 13 -- the same date heartbroken Nighat Mahmood
Sunday, May 19 BURNLEY with PADIHAM: 11.30am-12.30pm Moss Chemists, Saunder Bank, Burnley. Asda Pharmacy, Princess Way, Burnley. NELSON, BRIERFIELD, BARROWFORD, COLNE, EARBY & BARNOLDSWICK: 11am-12 noon Boundary Pharmacy, 359 Leeds Road, Nelson. 12
Thursday, May 23 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook
Friday, May 24 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, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, May 21 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: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
Monday, May 20 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, Oakenhurst
MORE than 170 pupils are set to take part in an extravaganza of song and dance. 'A Time to Dance' will be performed by the Angela Westwell School of Dance at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Chatburn Road, from June 6 to 8, and will feature a variety of
SIX new appointments have been made to the newly established Cumbria and Lancashire Health Authority, which was set up in April. The non-executive directors, who complete the line-up for the authority's new board, will join chairman Kath Reade, who moved
A WHEELCHAIR friendly circular trail has opened at Clowbridge Reservoir. The 3km of waterside track, designed and built by Lancashire County Council's Countryside Service in consultation with off-road wheelchair group Broadening Our Horizons, links parking
AS a barber, Mark Thompson has to keep up with all the latest styles - but he also likes to keep one foot in the past. His salon in Haslingden is like something from the 1930s. And the furnishings at Thompson's Barbers, Lower Deardengate, will even look
THE number of Golden Jubilee street parties planned for Blackburn with Darwen has quadrupled in the last two weeks after council bosses extended the deadline for applying for road closures. Fifty years of the Queen's rule is cause for national celebration
A 20-YEAR-OLD former Blackburn man who got caught up as a "mule" in a lucrative credit card 'skimming' racket was sent to Pakistan after threats were made against him and his family following his arrest. But Blackburn magistrates heard the offences Husman
A BLACKBURN man who claims the police are wrongfully retaining £6,600 belonging to him has been told to wait longer before he can pursue his claim for the money to be returned. David Gudgeon, who was arrested 15 months after refusing to pay an alleged
Spring Fair, Guide Conservative Club, School Lane, Guide, 2pm. Sequence and Ballroon Dancing with MC's Frank and Denise, Tony's Ballroom, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm-11pm. Nelson Naturalists Society, Chapel Street car park, Nelson, 9.30am. Plant
MANUFACTURING industry - for so long the backbone of employment in East Lancashire - has taken a real beating in the last few years. Company collapses and the transfer of factory production lines to cheaper foreign bases have taken their toll in both
STAFF from companies across East Lancashire dug deep to make sure the pennies and the pounds counted, as part of East Lancashire Hospice's Bring a Pound to Work week. Employees from 29 companies put their hands in their pockets to take £1 with them, in
A PARTNERSHIP between St Michael-with-St John Primary School and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn was cemented at a spooky story-telling workshop. The junior pupils visited a year eight class at QEGS to complete a project they began at the
A FITNESS fanatic raised more than £550 to Derian House Children's Hospice by running in this year's London Marathon. Blackburn Road Runners member Sandra Snape, 36, of Mellor Brook completed the 26-mile race in just under three-and-a-half hours. Sporty
A 23-YEAR-OLD man found to have traces of heroin and methadone in his system died of natural causes. An inquest heard that Carl Thomas Brown died as a result of an acute asthma attack and while the drugs would not have helped his condition they were not
BANANAS are being given out as well as exam papers in one Blackburn primary school in a bid to boost results. Hundreds of bananas are filling the classrooms at St Thomas CE Primary School in Newton Street this week in preparation for annual compulsory
A 29-YEAR-OLD who pleaded guilty to three offences of driving while disqualified -- two of them on the same day -- was jailed for five months when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates. The court heard that Paul Whittle was stopped as he drove away
AN East Lancashire brass band has hit the high note in scooping awards in a North West competition. Blackburn with Darwen Brass Band, which has members from all over the county, saw off 25 other bands to win the first place prize of £600 and a trophy
COMEDIAN Peter Kay has broken all box office records at Blackburn's King George's Hall after his one-man show in September sold out in less than an hour. Fans clamouring to see the Bolton-born funnyman swamped the box office with calls for tickets the
THE NSPCC's latest campaign has shown that the physical punishment of children is not 'common sense.' In fact, not only is hitting children ineffective and a lesson in bad behaviour, most parents, like the NSPCC, agree that it is simply wrong. The Government
SOME time ago Darwen Street was the main street in Blackburn. Then, to make room for the town hall tower, the whole market was moved to a new site. This unbalanced the toilet-less Boulevard and the terminus for the buses as most stops are now situated
LIKE many people in our area, I recently received a letter from Lancashire police informing me that they intend to prosecute me for being caught by their new speed camera travelling at a reckless 35mph in a 30mph zone -- on Colne Road in the Duke Bar
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has stepped in after workers at a local call centre raised concerns about calls being transferred -- to a centre in India. Mr Pike has written to the chief executive of the town's Reality Group, formerly GUS, after bosses revealed
HASLINGDEN-based Duralay International has merged with its biggest competitor in a £71 million deal to form the world's largest underlay and carpet accessories business outside of the USA. Duralay, which employs around 300 people in the Rossendale Valley
A FIREFIGHTER from East Lancashire will jet across the Atlantic next month to hand over a personal tribute to his New York counterparts. Kevin Birtwell, a retained officer at Darwen fire station, will deliver the 3ft high 'pin and thread' copy of the
A FORMER escort girl who hacked her wealthy East Lancashire lover to death with an axe was "a very good actress" who tried to cover up her "planning, clean-up and lies'' after the killing, a court heard. Jan Charlton, 36, killed businessman Danny O'Brien
COUNCIL bosses have pledged to keep their door-to-door recycling service going after the firm which won the contract went out of business. Blackburn with Darwen Council employees have been transferred from other departments within the authority to keep
SPECIALIST doctors are to diagnose patient illnesses by video-link as part of a ground-breaking project to cut hospital waiting lists in East Lancashire. The so-called telemedicine technology means GPs will be able to show consultants a patient's symptoms
SUNDAY Grand Exhibition, St John the Divine Church, Holme-in-Cliviger, noon-4pm. Ecumenical Songs of Praise, St John's Church, Accrington, 6.30pm. Learn to Sail, Burwain Sailing Club, Foulridge. Sale of Goods, Barley Village Hall, 10am-3pm. Jubilee Garden
This week, with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington BESOTTED! That's what I am. It began in Bradford with one of those prize moments that life suddenly thrills you with. I looked into her eyes and one of hers gazed back into mine.
This week, with JOHN WILLAN, 63, retired National Lottery drawmaster MEMORY: Lowlands Farm, Wycoller. My grandfather farmed there and I can remember at hay time I had a little truck and I used to take hay back to the farm. HOLIDAY: Morecambe, in the September
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY - this week, Bentham AS we celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, I am aiming to explore some of our local beacon hills. In times of danger or on days of celebrations it has been a tradition to light bonfires on prominent
DAME Thora Hird telephoned Burnley author John Cowell to let him know how much she had enjoyed reading his first book, The Broken Biscuit. PAULINE HAWKINS finds out more about the sequel JOHN Cowell will never forget the run-up to his sixth birthday.
SIX female pupils from Beardwood High School in Blackburn were chosen to take part in a residential weekend for ethnic minorities. The pupils travelled to the Lake District to join 20 other young Muslim women for the educational project which is the first
TWENTY-FIVE years after a primary school moved into a new building, teachers are rallying round to have a reunion. Roman Road Primary School, Blackburn, moved into Fishmoor Drive premises in 1977 with more than 250 students. And to celebrate their silver
BLACKBURN motorcycle legend Carl Fogarty took a set of controls with a difference to get a new TT facility off to a flying start. Four-times World Superbike champion Carl swapped wheels for wings as he climbed into the pilot's chair to launch Flykeen's
POLICE are warning pensioners to be on their guard after a couple got into an old lady's house by posing as charity workers from Age Concern. The man and woman gained entry to the house in Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, on Wednesday. The couple talked their
HOLLAND'S biggest ever pop group are set to headline at the opening night of Blackburn's newest bar. The Vengaboys, who have had a string of top ten hits over the past three years, have been lined-up for the opening night of Jumpin' Jaks. Club giant Luminar
MR D Fielding (Letters, May 11) and a previous correspondent from Skelmersdale representing 'RoadPeace' were both extremely vehement in their condemnation of Eric Leaver for his comments on the new plethora of speed cameras in Lancashire (LET, April 24
THOUSANDS of people die each year at the hands of doctors or loving relatives. Death is recorded as being from 'natural causes.' This mercy killing is unregulated, yet there is rarely an outcry. Diane Pretty broke the taboo by publicly demanding the right
SPECIALIST doctors are to diagnose patient illnesses by video-link as part of a ground-breaking project to cut hospital waiting lists in East Lancashire. The so-called telemedicine technology means GPs will be able to show consultants a patient's symptoms
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today said UEFA's proposal to revamp the current transfer system will not unduly affect his planning for next season, writes ANDY NEILD. In a bid to create greater harmony across Europe, UEFA want to introduce transfer windows
A RAIDER who went on an "orgy" of night-time house breaks in Padiham, has been jailed for three years. Heroin addict Matthew Stubbs, 26, left a trail of distress behind him, Burnley Crown Court heard. Judge Raymond Bennett said the only good thing that
A JUDGE has discharged a jury from returning a verdict in the trial of a man accused of attacking his partner - and bound both of them over. The move came after Kevin Veitch's then co-habitee Deborah Taylor told the jury they were "sometimes" still together
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has stepped in after workers at a local call centre raised concerns about calls being transferred -- to a centre in India. Mr Pike has written to the chief executive of the town's Reality Group, formerly GUS, after bosses revealed
A POPULAR publican who moved to East Lancashire from Belfast to start a new life in 1956 has died after a heart attack. Father of three Robert Millar, 66, of Anne Close, Burnley, was known locally as Bob and passed away on Wednesday after being rushed
A LEADING businessman has expressed his delight at being elected Burnley's new Chamber of Trade president. Paul Roberts, 58, of Southwood Bottom, Cliviger owns the Cleaver Group -- specialists in meat products and white household goods -- and butchers
A POPULAR teenage barman is now recovering in hospital after being badly injured in an horrific head-on smash. Nick Hedge, 19, of Rosehill Road, Burnley, was kept in intensive care for three days after the collision. Nick, who works at his family's town
COUNCILLOR Azhar Ali clung on to his role as leader of Pendle Council by one vote after the Liberal Democrats put forward their own leader, Coun Alan Davies, for the position. When the recent elections resulted in both parties securing 19 seats, the leaders
TODDLERS at the Little People of Colne Nursery have been bouncing around all week to raise money for charity. A sponsored bounce on a mini trampoline and bouncy castle at the nursery is expected to have raised more than £1,200 for the Happy Days charity
CAMPAIGNERS against the controversial planning application for 190 houses on land off Knotts Lane in Colne are awaiting a decision at the council's development control committee meeting on Monday. Residents who formed the protest group Get Knotted were
HYNDBURN Labour MP Greg Pope has entered the euro debate by calling for an early vote on scrapping the pound. His comments came as Downing Street reprimanded Transport Secretary Stephen Byers for "revealing" that the government could be planning an early
Wednesday, May 22 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
A VILLAGE hall is to undergo a £150,000 development, two years after opening. The new look Chipping Village Hall will provide a wide range of facilities including an on-line centre for educational and training opportunities. It will have a gym and meeting
PAUL Weller has successfully come through a second operation on his right knee but he admitted: "I will have to have another one in a couple of years." The Clarets midfielder is troubled by his cartilage but it is a situation that can be controlled by
NEIL Fairbrother is back in the Lancashire squad for tomorrow's Norwich Union National League game against Sussex at Old Trafford, although he is unlikely to play. Fairbrother has missed the start of the season with the blood clot he suffered in his calf
PAUL Weller has successfully come through a second operation on his right knee but he admitted: "I will have to have another one in a couple of years." The Clarets midfielder is troubled by his cartilage but it is a situation that can be controlled by
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today said UEFA's proposal to revamp the current transfer system will not unduly affect his planning for next season, writes ANDY NEILD. In a bid to create greater harmony across Europe, UEFA want to introduce transfer windows
AN international artist, renowned for making 'concrete cows' in Milton Keynes, is working with pupils of Tor View School in Haslingden. Liz Leyh made the famous cows almost 23 years ago and has come to East Lancashire to work with the Horse and Bamboo
ROSSENDALE Council today admitted that its planning officers were unavailable to the public for four hours each day because they had too much work to do. The move has been slammed by an angry council taxpayer after he rang to speak to officers, only to
A MOTORING enthusiast who spun his open-top sports car -- containing two models -- around in a car park for a photographer, failed to overturn his dangerous driving conviction. Christopher Graham Wilson, 36, of Lawnwood Avenue, Chorley, was convicted
ONE of the country's best-known tribute acts are set to add Blackburn to their list of tour towns. The Bootleg Beatles have agreed to top the bill at Blackburn with Darwen Council's flagship Arts in the Park event, which will be held on July 6 and 7 in
A MAN accused of stealing more than £26,000 from the post office where he worked has claimed he took the rap to save the family-run business. Riyaz Patel, 26, of Inkerman Street, Blackburn, insisted that he only made an admission to the crime because
WAITING times in casualty departments at hospitals across East Lancashire will come under the spotlight next week as part of a survey by health watchdogs. Community Health Council members in Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley and Burnley, Pendle
COLIN Hendry today spoke of his joy after wife Denise was taken off a ventilator for the first time in more than a month as she battles a life-threatening condition. Mother-of-four Denise is in intensive care at the Royal Preston Hospital, where she was
Angling, with Kingfisher AS WE move out of Spring and, clearly, into summer catches from just about all enclosed waters are improving, and will continue to improve. Canals are something of an exception at the moment, locally at least. The roach are not
