Hazel's eyeing a home PRETTY Hazel is a dark. tortoiseshell cat who would love to spend winter evenings curled up by a family's fireside. Currently, the five-year-old, who has been spayed, is at the RSPCA animal home in Altham, but wants a home with no
NORTH LANCS/CUMBRIA Kirby Lonsdale...15pts Bury...15pts By MIKE JONES ON a beautiful sunlit day, it was hard to believe that it was really mid-September in the north. Bury fielded a side with seven changes from last Saturday and, it has to be said, it
RFU National League Two: Henley Hawks...39 pts, Sedgley Park...12 pts HENLEY were relegated from Division One of the National League last season, but on the evidence of their showing in this match they will bounce straight back. A bright 15 minutes in
SHOPPERS are being urged to support a Staffordshire Pot Fair to help make traders' wishes for a permanent outdoor market in Blackburn come true. The Church Street event is the first pot fair in the town centre since the 1960s. It follows the success of
BLACKBURN Rovers star Stig Bjornebye kicked off a new £500,000 teaching centre designed to put East Lancashire at the hi-tech cutting edge. He took time out from soccer training to see what the new technology training of the future will look like. The
WAS the period a consultation from Lancashire County Council regarding the closure of homes for the elderly in the area just a planned period of time in which the outrage and fervour of objections would simmer down or diminish? And the anguish of residents
REGARDING your report (LET, September 5) and comments by the families of some of the deceased buried in St Leonard's graveyard in Padiham about plastic danger-warning bags being placed on unsafe gravestones, while I very much sympathise with the bereaved
HUNDREDS of clothing workers on Saturday began a week's annual holiday with the threat of closure hanging over their factory. More than 350 shocked employees at Bentwood in Leigh -- one of the biggest employers in the area and a major manufacturer of
WHAT a tired and tiresome argument Linda Forrest presents (Letters, September 7). Fundamentally, no supporting evidence or sources are quoted on the adverse effects of fluoridation. In my 40 years, no dentist or dental hygienist has ever warned me on
THE parents of a schoolgirl found after more than two months missing from home today spoke of their joy at her return and said: "It's better than winning the lottery." Albert and Michelle Trundle had a tearful reunion with their daughter Sarah Louise
POLICE on patrol in the early hours saw a man wielding a hammer aggressively and pointing it at another man. Burnley Magistrates heard how jobless bricklayer Jason O'Brien, 32, got into a car but was stopped from driving away by an officer who searched
STAR-struck youngsters who fancy a life treading the boards are invited to sign up for a new theatre school. Organisers Janet Parkinson and Andrew Husband, have run a series of theatre workshops in the Pendle area in the past 12 months under the name
TRAVELLERS who descended on two public areas of Nelson say they are leaving, but are unhappy about the way they have been treated. An enforcement order was served on the group yesterday after a court hearing gave Pendle Council permission to clear the
Kay the master wins a standing ovation Peter Kay King George's Hall AT the end, 1,800 people rose as one to give the perspiring figure on stage a standing ovation. This was one of those special nights which anyone who was there will treasure. Peter Kay
GROUPS and organisations working to benefit children aged from five to 13 can now apply for funding for projects. The third phase of the Lancashire Children's Fund has £600,000 for groups in the four Neighbourhood Renewal Fund wards of Barnfield, Church
A TATTOOIST who runs East Lancashire's second Amsterdam-style cafe today urged police to leave it alone and concentrate on cracking serious crime. Frank and Margaret Mac, who have run Studio One, in Accrington for the past year have opened the coffee
A COUNCILLOR has called for planners to be more farmer-friendly in a bid to rid the countryside of rundown buildings. Coun Tim O'Kane called for changes to Hyndburn Council's policy on developing green belt land after a man resubmitted a rejected application
Sunday, September 22 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Brownhill Pharmacy, 785 Whalley New Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 351 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm: EB
Friday. September 27 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,
Wednesday, September 25 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:
Tuesday, September 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: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
HUNDREDS of homes and businesses across East Lancashire will receive a test flood warning from the Environment Agency next week. The warning will come from an Automatic Voice Messaging system which will send a phone message to the properties at potential
CIVIC leaders are to meet managers at Kemple View psychiatric hospital in a bid to avoid a repeat of an incident where a patient escaped. Albert Oszmianski, 39, turned himself in at the secure unit on Longsight Road, Langho, yesterday after a week on
AN inquiry has been launched after a 20-year-old student was treated for a methadone overdose when he was dying as a result of a fractured skull. An inquest heard that Steven John Wynne was discharged from Blackburn Royal Infirmary and Blackpool Victoria
TWO MPs have called for Lancashire County Council to be scrapped so Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale could have an all-purpose local authority on the lines of Blackburn with Darwen. Labour back benchers Greg Pope of Hyndburn and Janet Anderson
TWO MPs have called for Lancashire County Council to be scrapped so Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale could have an all-purpose local authority on the lines of Blackburn with Darwen. Labour back benchers Greg Pope of Hyndburn and Janet Anderson
SOCIAL Services bosses at Blackburn with Darwen Council today explained their role in disabled adaptations after a woman was left a virtual prisoner in her home due to a backlog. Anne Coughlin, 83, needs a wheelchair ramp outside her home in Birchhall
AN award-winning black pudding firm from Bacup has been featured on a television programme. AS Ireland's made its small screen debut on Rick Stein's Food Heroes on BBC2 on Thursday. The family business was chosen by the producers for the quality of its
ORGANISERS of a minibus appeal are putting the final touches to plans for the launch night. The fund for Mencap and Gateway, in Rossendale, is being launched at Waterfoot Social Club on Thursday, September 27. Committee member Linda Hardman, who also
BIKE show organisers are lending their support to the campaign to keep to Rossendale Museum open. This Sunday more than 40,000 people are expected to pack Rawtenstall for the tenth anniversary show which promises to be the biggest and best yet. Rossendale
A FORMER university student from Blackburn has made an appeal for people to help her teach African children to read and write. Nicola Banks, 21, needs £2,000 for the trip to the West African country of Ghana in late October. The former Lincoln University
WALKERS are being urged to get their charity boots laced up to help the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye Appeal. The appeal hopes to raise £200,000 for endoscopic ultrasound equipment which will benefit patients throughout the whole of East Lancashire
LUCAS NEILL rolled his eyes at the mention of his Australian team-mate Harry Kewell. Whenever the former Millwall man comes up against Leeds his friendship with the United star is always to the fore. "Harry is fast becoming not my mate!" laughed the Australian
MIKE Newell is delighted to be working for Rovers again having come back as a scout under Terry Darracott. But the former striker, star of the Premiership winning season, admitted that he hopes it will be a stepping stone that will allow him to achieve
A YEAR ago John Mullin left Turf Moor for the second time keen to kick start his football career after a frustrating spell for the Clarets. Now the midfielder is playing a big part in Rotherham's blistering start to the new campaign - all he wants is
Ladies Night of Hair and Beauty with Josie Slater, St Mary's Court Community Centre, Church Lane, Mellor, 7.30pm. James Byrne, King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn, 8pm. BARSA Driving Course, Blackburn Northern Sports Club, Lammack Road, Blackburn
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Fun Run meet Berry Lane CE Primary School, Longridge, 3pm (Register at 2pm). The Fall, King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Bill Jones Trio, Accrington
PITY poor old Greg Pope whose holiday plans proved as problem filled as being an MP. First of all the Hyndburn Labour backbencher promised his family that he would sort out their plans. But pressure at the Commons led to him delaying the necessary phone
A POLICE officer with Lancashire Constabulary was arrested yesterday on the suspicion of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children. He was questioned yesterday by detectives and a full search of his home has been carried out from which
THE Territorial Army is enticing new recruits with a special fast-track training camp. The Moss Street unit in Blackburn has organised the event to fit exercises, normally spread over several months, into one week. An Army camp in the Lake District has
PUBLICITY cash for community and voluntary groups is on offer from Blackburn with Darwen Council. Sums of up to £500 are available for groups whose activities benefit residents of Shadsworth, Infirmary, Whitebirk, Audley and Queens Park, and central Blackburn
HOW heart-warming it was to read that Blackburn and Darwen Council 'feels strongly that it has a moral obligation' to asylum seekers (Letters, September 9). I wonder if those whom they represent feel the same altruism? Funny, I have always presumed that
A SUICIDAL father threw himself to his death after failing to receive the hospital treatment he needed, it was claimed today. Health bosses have launched an inquiry into the events before Stephen Tedesci plummeted from Blackburn's town centre car park
GRAEME Souness was set to leave it as late as possible before naming his squad to face Leeds United at Ewood Park tomorrow. Both Dwight Yorke (hamstring) and David Thompson (groin) are struggling but the manager was leaving it until today for them to
SPARKLING youngsters from across the North are dancing in Burnley this weekend. The annual dance festival at Burnley Mechanics is expected to attract the most competitors to date, with organisers predicting about 800. The festival started at 9am on Friday
A FORMER Burnley chapel could soon be welcoming worshippers of a different kind if it gets the green light for conversion to a nightclub. Developers want to turn the former Mount Pleasant Chapel, in Hammerton Street, Burnley, into a disco and have drawn
AN ex-soldier who spat repeatedly at a police officer was "wide eyed and grinding his teeth," a court heard. Burnley Magistrates heard how Peter James Sawley, 23, spat straight in an officer's face, was abusive, aggressive and told him: "I will finish
A POLICE woman flagged down by the public found a man kicking a small dog as it cowered and yelped. Burnley Magistrates heard how Paul Bentley, 33, pulled the animal up with its lead hanging it in mid air by the collar as it struggled to breathe. The
THE parents of a schoolgirl found after more than two months missing from home today spoke of their joy at her return and said: "It's better than winning the lottery." Albert and Michelle Trundle had a tearful reunion with their daughter Sarah Louise
STAR-struck youngsters who fancy a life treading the boards are invited to sign up for a new theatre school. Organisers Janet Parkinson and Andrew Husband, have run a series of theatre workshops in the Pendle area in the past 12 months under the name
TWO MPs have called for Lancashire County Council to be scrapped so Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale could have an all-purpose local authority on the lines of Blackburn with Darwen. Labour back benchers Greg Pope of Hyndburn and Janet Anderson
HYNDBURN Action Committee has vowed to continue the fight to save care homes throughout the borough and East Lancashire as a whole. And members of the group hope others will join them when the county council makes its decision on the future of the county's
A SEX attacker who pounced on a young mother in an Accrington back alley in the early hours of the morning has been jailed for three years. Burnley Crown Court heard Vincent Marsden, 39, had followed the terrified woman, molested her and then stamped
Thursday, September 26 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
Monday, September 23 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,
Marlon defends his 'union' - Page 42 STAN Ternent will make a decision about the future of midfielder Lennie Johnrose after today's game at Valley Parade. The 32-year-old was recalled to Turf Moor a month ago, having been released by Ternent at the end
THE New Millennium Theatre in Waterfoot will stage a play by Frank McGuiness from September 28-- October 5. , 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' is inspired by the hostages of the 1980s captured in the Middle East. It is an uplifting, amusing story of how
TWO schools benefited from a company's safety record with donations of £50 each. The names of St Barnabas CE, in Knowsley Road, and St Peter's CE, in Turncroft Road, both Darwen, were drawn out of a hat by bosses at the Darwen site of Imperial Home Decor
POLICE have charged a third man with the murder of drifter James Bowman. Nicholas Grundy, 21, of Cornholme, was due to appear at Calderdale magistrates in Halifax today after being charged by detectives last night. Two other men, Daniel Delker and David
RESIDENTS in Rossendale will say their final goodbyes to an historic landmark set to be demolished amid health and safety fears. Bacup's Irwell Mill in Rochdale Road, attacked by power loom rioters in 1826, has been deemed unsafe after a window fell out
A SEX attacker who pounced on a young mother in an Accrington back alley in the early hours of the morning has been jailed for three years. Burnley Crown Court heard Vincent Marsden, 39, had followed the terrified woman, molested her and then stamped
A DELIVERY driver fought off an attacker who tried to mug him of his van keys. Police said the two men exchanged blows in the street at about 5.20pm on Wednesday, before the would-be-robber fled. They are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The 24
FM 106 The Burn blasted back onto the airwaves today for its third month-long broadcast. Bosses at the station, which is backed by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, are hoping to build on past successes with a mix of music, local and national news, sport
HUNDREDS of homes and businesses across East Lancashire will receive a test flood warning from the Environment Agency next week. The warning will come from an Automatic Voice Messaging system which will send a phone message to the properties at potential
AN East Lancashire teachers' leader has slammed those responsible for the furore over A-level exam results, as headteachers warned GCSEs might be flawed too. Their claim followed allegations that many this summer's A-level papers were downgraded. Simon
DOZENS of primary school pupils are to link up to perform A Song for Blackburn in the town's shopping centre. The performance of the new work will be the culmination of a 10-week music, arts and drama project involving youngsters from Shadsworth and St
A BUS company is to face a public inquiry over 'question marks' about maintenance and rest breaks before it is given permission to expand its fleet. But Blackburn Transport's managing director Michael Morton, today stressed that the concerns were relatively
CRIMINALS have been urged to help catch bogus officials who struck seven times in just over two hours. Detective Inspector Neil Hunter, of Blackburn Police, said he hoped the "despicable nature" of the crimes -- all of which targeted the elderly -- would
A TEENAGER who carried out a terrifying and degrading attack on a man during a youth trip has been given a life sentence. Simon Mayor's victim was punched, burned and forced to drink urine while held prisoner over a four-hour period, Preston Crown Court
A SUICIDAL father threw himself to his death after failing to receive the hospital treatment he needed, it was claimed today. Health bosses have launched an inquiry into the events before Stephen Tedesci plummeted from Blackburn's town centre car park
IT has been a week to forget for the goalkeeper's union with high profile mistakes by Peter Enckelman and Kelvin Davis. But as the Clarets stopper Marlon Beresford admitted: "I am afraid it comes with the job. "If we make a bad mistake it is almost certain
GRAEME SOUNESS ended his press conference with a heavy sigh. "Every day is an obstacle course at the moment," groaned the Ewood gaffer who, after four frustrating results now has what seems a never ending injury crisis to deal with. Rovers are desperate
A FORMER policeman who took a bribe to be the "inside man" in one of Britain's biggest ever cash robberies has been ordered to pay back £50,000 by a judge. Security van driver Graham Huckerby, aged 42, was hauled out of prison and back into court under
