with the Rev Kevin Logan, of Christ Church, Accrington MUST be difficult being God. Those he's made think he's wrong, especially regarding sex, as we've noted recently. Why only Adam and Eve? Why not Adam and Steve? So politically incorrect. Worse! Time
OFFICERS from Lancashire police are to set off an a mercy mission to Romania. The six head off to Hunedoara tomorrow in two articulated lorries filled with essentials. Food, medical and hygiene equipment, and clothing,donated by the people of Lancashire
REGARDING the story on August 20, 'Firm shocked at houses problem.' Is this refusal for offices and houses to be built on the old Lower Darwen Paper Mill, really due to it being a green field site or has Blackburn with Darwen Council other motives, such
A MOTHER whose son attended school just 11 times last year has been given three months to get him back into the classroom or face being locked up. Linda Cocker attended Blackburn Magistrates yesterday, just a month after pleading guilty to a charge of
GRAEME Souness will be hoping history can repeat itself when Blackburn Rovers cross swords with CSKA Sofia in the first round of the UEFA Cup next month. For Rovers boss Souness was part of the Liverpool team which bundled the Bulgarians out of the European
Holmes going to court over tackle FORMER Blackburn midfielder Matty Holmes is going to court to seek £1 million-plus in damages from Rangers midfielder Kevin Muscat. Holmes, who was signed for Rovers by Ray Harford in the summer of 1995, claims his career
AN initiative to reduce violent disorder and criminal damage in Burnley is to receive a prestigious national award. The Burnley Against Night-Time Disorder (BAND) scheme beat off competition from more than 70 other schemes from police forces across the
A LIVING hell awaits residents near proposed flats for homeless youngsters, according to those who reside near a similar project in the town. Reports of youngsters carrying weapons, loud music and abuse being hurled at residents are just some of complaints
A JUDGE hit out at the "plague of domestic violence" as she jailed a man who inflicted "horrific" injuries on his partner. Burnley Crown Court heard how Vincent Baker's girlfriend Lee Chapman needed emergency hospital treatment and surgery after he attacked
SHOPPERS in Nelson were today being encouraged to join a war on waste at an exhibition in the Pendle Rise Shopping Centre. The event was part of the European Union's Community Economic Development programme and up to £400,000 of European cash from Pendle
A BAND of three is hoping to put Barrowford on the map as the place to be with the opening of a cutting-edge wine bar. The trio of dynamic proprietors at Rood Bar in Gisburn Road have all used their differing backgrounds and personalities to help make
FIFTEEN voluntary groups have benefited from a share of more than £6,000 from the Hyndburn Borough Council Community Chest grants. The Community Chest allocates grants twice yearly to voluntary and community groups, decided by a panel of councillors.
Thursday, September 5 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
Tuesday, September 3 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
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S PCC and church members were due to meet this week to discuss the future progress of the parish magazine The last main discussion concerning St Bartholomew's Church Parish magazine was held five years ago. The church produces about 250
CLITHEROE town centre pub the Dog Music and Sports Bar has been put on the market. The sale of the leasehold is being handled by commercial property specialists Kings Business Transfer. Landlords Peter and Mary Hodgkinson say they want to concentrate
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is confident that his hands will not be tied in the transfer market by FIFA's imposition of a transfer window. Today is scheduled to be the last day before January 1 that clubs will be permitted to add to their squad but the
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today vowed he will not sacrifice Premier League survival for a decent run in the UEFA Cup. Rovers were handed just the kind of draining trip Souness had feared when yesterday's first round draw in Monaco paired them with
THE Gohel family curry recipe was a closely guarded secret handed down through the generations -- now it's the nation's favourite dish! Sukhi's Indian Cuisine, in Bolton Road, Darwen, curried favour with diners who voted it the makers of the best chicken
AN East Lancashire Churches charity is 'all tooled-up' thanks to the generosity of a local brewery. The Daniel Thwaites Charitable Trust has donated £1000 to Blackburn with Darwen Churches Action for the purchase of tools to be employed in its electrical
FORMER Blackburn with Darwen Council staff who transferred to private company Capita last year could be used to help sort out a backlog at Chorley Council. The authority is considering bringing in Capita on a short-term basis to help clear the pile-up
A TOWN centre coffee shop boss has vowed to appeal after a decision ordering him to close led to planning officials being branded jobsworths. Ian Finch faces losing his life-savings, home and redundancy money, all of which he invested in his new franchise
HEALTH bosses have renewed their plea for fluoridated water in East Lancashire after it was revealed that the area's dental health is still lagging behind the rest of the country. Latest figures, based on a survey of 12-year-olds, put the area joint 94th
NOBODY doubts the need to attract high quality retailers into Blackburn town centre - it is essential if we are to compete in the battle for shoppers. But this week's decision to force the closure of a coffee shop in King William Street because it is
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY I READ recently that the Rev WV Awdry based his Thomas the Tank Engine railway stories on an island between Barrow-in-Furness and the Isle of Man. I was born in Barrow and the stories of Thomas here began in the 1940s
THE ongoing saga of properties on Thwaites Road in Oswaldtwistle being flooded time after time and an article published recently in which United Utilities were trying to lay the blame quite incorrectly at the door of Hyndburn Council. The majority of
DETECTIVES leading the hunt for a Burnley schoolgirl who vanished two months ago today took the unprecedented step of putting up a reward to find her. Officers working in Pennine division of Lancashire Constabulary have offered an undisclosed sum to encourage
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today vowed he will not sacrifice Premier League survival for a decent run in the UEFA Cup. Rovers were handed just the kind of draining trip Souness had feared when yesterday's first round draw in Monaco paired them with
A BURNLEY motor trader has been ordered to pay a fine and costs of more than £1,000 after selling a van with a false mileage reading. Robert James Williams, 29, pleaded guilty to applying a false trade description to the van. In the prosecution brought
DETECTIVES leading the hunt for a Burnley schoolgirl who vanished two months ago today took the unprecedented step of putting up a reward to find her. Officers working in Pennine division of Lancashire Constabulary have offered an undisclosed sum to encourage
BOSTON UNITED 1, SHAKERS 1: A 90th minute goal by Weatherstone robbed Shakers of three points at bottom club Boston United. Jon Newby put Shakers head just after the interval. Full report and reaction on Monday Bury boss Andy Preece said before the game
A FATHER-of-five who had sex with a 14-year-old girl was today starting a 12-month jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how police were alerted after Andrew Ashworth's victim made a midnight 999 call from a telephone box claiming she had been raped. Ashworth
MEMBERS of Darwen Lions are hoping for good weather tomorrow as they stage a fun day to raise funds. The event at Darwen Leisure Centre car park is designed to allow children enjoy themselves the day before they return to school. There will be a fun fair
DRUG user Stephen Hogg needed help to wean him off his addiction so he turned to crime, a court was told. Bury Magistrates heard he repeatedly took alcohol from a local store because he was struggling to sleep at night as he attempted to kick his habit
A DRINK driver three times the limit who hit a car has clocked up his second conviction for excess alcohol, a court heard. Burnley Magistrates were told how Simon Buckler, 29, stayed at the scene after the smash and co-operated with police. Buckler, of
TEARS were shed and fiery words spoken as the people of Bacup fought to keep the Aged, Blind and Disabled Centre which is threatened with closure. More than 80 people who use centre gathered in the building yesterday afternoon with placards and posters
BURNLEY-born Neil Hodgson led the British Superbikes challenge on his HM Plant Ducati, recording the third fastest time of the day, at Ocshersleben in eastern Germany. Hodgson trails Colin Edwards, who smashed the lap record by over a second to claim
AN inquest has opened into the death of a Bury man who walked into a hospital declaring that he had taken an overdose of tablets. Derek Mullen, aged 63, of Athlone Avenue, Bury, deteriorated in health and was transferred to the intensive care unit of
This week, with IAN WOOLLEY, chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust KEEN walker Ian Woolley loves to visit the Lake District but says there are many pleasant and scenic walks in Lancashire. Among his favourites he lists Billinge Wood
This week, with STEVE GREENHALGH, 52, author and former RSPCA inspector MEMORY: Crossing the road near our house and nearly getting run over by a bus. I was five and I can remember feeling the breeze as it passed by. HOME: Chadderton, near Oldham, where
TWO Blackburn independent schools have won places in the top half of the 2002 private school GCSE league table. Westholme came 106th nationally and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 261st out of 578 establishments which appeared in the list, compiled by
THE work of one of East Lancashire's hardest working and most popular figures was recognised as the theatre world celebrated in style last night. Carol-Anne Connolly proved an immensely popular winner of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Curtain Raiser
A REPORT appeared in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph (August 17) regarding violence which had occurred in the centre of Blackburn on August 15. Firstly we had a statement from a police inspector who defended the action of the constabulary by saying:
A BOLTON coroner concluded that a former coal miner died of natural causes. Thomas Stockton, of Crawford Avenue, Tyldesley, died in the Royal Bolton Hospital on April 29, aged 82. An inquest in Bolton yesterday heard how he was known to suffer from chronic
HAVING followed the campaign which was run by LET regarding the withdrawal of school buses by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, I thought that the council had seen the dangers to the children which were inherent in their plans and had reinstated
A NEW planning chief has been appointed for the Wigan and Leigh area. Martin Kimber will take over as director of planning at Wigan Council when John Sloane retires in November after more than 20 years in charge of the borough's planning service. Mr Kimber
LEIGH RMI 2, MARGATE 0: RMI clinched a vital victory over one of their fellow relegation candidates at Hilton Park. Goals from Monks and Meamria secured the win and the visitors had O'Connell sent off late in the game. Full report and reaction on Monday
LEIGH Centurions hope to wave goodbye to Hilton Park on Sunday - for this season at least. The on-form Centurions don't want to play another home game until next year, reveals coach Paul Terzis. Because if their wish is granted it will mean they will
BLACKBURN Rovers have been forced to concede home advantage for the second leg of their UEFA Cup first round tie with CSKA Sofia. Initially, when the draw was made in Monaco yesterday Rovers were away in the first leg and at home in the second. However
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital with a head injury after a collision with a car in Colne Road, Burnley, yesterday. Sameed Ellahi, of Bank Hall Terrace, received a cut to his forehead and was taken to Burnley General Hospital then transferred
A PRISONER kicked out in a police van because his handcuffs were so tight his hands were going black, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Kevin Smith, 39, was in pain after his circulation had stopped but nobody took any notice. Smith, of
PUB bosses have called an urgent security review after a landlord fought off a robber with a 16-inch carving knife. Inn Venturers, owners of the tenancy division of Jennings Brewery, have already fitted an alarm at the Gordon Lennox Arms, Burnley Road
SHAKERS "superfan" Gordon Sorfleet was "lording" it in Monte Carlo alongside soccer millionaires Pele, Ronaldo and Zidane this weekend. EUFA are rolling out the red carpet for 38-year-old Gordon after naming him "Europe's Biggest Fan", his reward for
A DRINK driver has paid the price of a Bank Holiday takeaway meal with his driving licence. Burnley Magistrates heard how Colin Read, 41, was stopped by police because he wasn't wearing a seat belt and was arrested after giving a positive breath test.
POLICE are to meet officials from a bail hostel where discarded needles were found by children, in a bid to solve the problem. The news has been welcomed by a mother whose children found syringes in and around the grounds of Highfield House, Lydia Street
Sunday, September 1 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Cohens Chemists, 174 Shear Brow. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Boots Chemist, Broadway; noon-1pm: Rishton Pharmacy, 42
Friday, September 6 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
Wednesday, September 4 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
Monday, September 2 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
A BIRTH certificate, a letter to his partner and a pair of shoes helped to identify a man whose body was found by a couple walking in the grounds of Prestwich Hospital, an inquest was told. Bury District Coroner Barrie Williams was opening the hearing
REGIONAL assembly chiefs have been called in to explain the benefits of changing the make-up of local government to concerned councillors. The Ribble Valley branch of the Lancashire Association of Parish and Town Councils has called the closed meeting
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is confident that his hands will not be tied in the transfer market by FIFA's imposition of a transfer window. Today is scheduled to be the last day before January 1 that clubs will be permitted to add to their squad but the
Damien is right on Stan's wavelength DAMIEN Matthew watched Burnley's dismal defeat at Reading on Tuesday night and admitted: "Stan was right to have a go at the players." The former midfield favourite is now a regular radio summariser when Burnley play
A REGULAR programme is returning to the Sudellside Community Centre, Darwen, following the summer holidays. On Tuesday a youth club for children aged over seven begins. It will take place each Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm. That night at the same time a
EAST Lancashire MP and former Broadcasting Minister Janet Anderson has launched a strong defence of the BBC after it has faced a series of attacks for "dumbing down''. At this month's Edinburgh TV festival a string of senior figures -- led by "Chariots
CHILDREN who love to read and talk will enjoy a new group to be launched in Mill Hill, Blackburn, in October. Following the success of the Chatterbooks reading groups launched at Darwen and Livesey libraries in January this year, Blackburn with Darwen
FIREFIGHTERS have warned of the dangers of leaving pans unattended after a man died following a chip pan fire. The man, named by neighbours as Steve Livesey, 25, was found by neighbours at Ennerdale Road home, Shadsworth, Blackburn, on Thursday. He was
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council will be among the first in the country to use a Freefone service to allow people to register to vote. The council this week wrote to every home as it prepared to draw up its new register of electors. But for the first time
THE word on the street was unanimously in favour of the cafe staying put as a welcome addition to the town. Tazeim Akhtar, 33, of Eastwood Street, Blackburn, said: "It is an absolutely beautiful cafe with the open front and bright colours. It is part
A RANGE of new schemes are to be launched across Blackburn and Darwen to help improve the lives of disabled people. Councillors have approved the spending of £700,000 of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund cash -- given to the borough council by the Government
A MOTHER whose son attended school just 11 times last year has been given three months to get him back into the classroom or face being locked up. Linda Cocker attended Blackburn Magistrates yesterday, just a month after pleading guilty to a charge of
BLACKBURN Hawks have been grounded and are without a game this weekend. The Hawks had been expecting to make the long journey to Peterborough to face the Islanders in a tough Premier Cup clash. But a mix-up over dates has left Bobby Haig's men high and
with KINGFISHER ANOTHER decent weekend weatherwise ensured that anglers, of all persuasions and at every type of venue, had some success. None more so than Nelson matchman Dave Wells, who not only filled his keepnet but had his pockets overflowing as
