A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Diabetes UK, Larkhill Health Centre, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Speaker: Marie Dawson. "See How They Run," presented by Stage Two, Downham Village Hall, 7.30pm. "Think Floyd
THE Last Bread Pudding is on the menu of Blackburn Arts Club. The club will be performing a Nick Warburton comedy double bill of The Last Bread Pudding and Melons at the Parsonage from tonight until Saturday at 7.30pm at the Club Theatre, Gibraltar Street
BLACKBURN Drama Club concludes its four play season with Nude with Violin by Noel Coward at the Thwaites Theatre, Ewood, from May 6 -10. Tickets are £6 and £5 (concessions). For details telephone 01254 680137. MUSICIANS from Greenbrook Methodist Church
REGARDING the difference of opinion between the Rev Kevin Logan and Kieron Murphy (Letters, April 22) over evolution and creationism. I, personally, believe in God, quite simply because I was brought up that way and, so far, no-one has written or said
I am still unable to understand why Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) (LET, April 19) are better than obtaining Government loans, apart from muddying the records of public expenditure. PFI, like hire purchase, means you pay more for what you buy. Anyone
I AM saving postage stamps on behalf of the East Lancs Hospice Appeal -- all kinds, foreign and British. My last appeal in Your Letters had an amazing response, initially, but, unfortunately, it has dwindled. So if you have any stamps and are unable to
COUNCILLOR Dave Harling (Letters, April 24) should be a happy man because many of our troops are coming home having done a professional job in Iraq helping our American allies to overthrow an evil dictator. How the Left detest our American friends. Saddam
IT WAS interesting to read of the major study into the East Lancashire dialect (LET, April 16) where engineers from the University of Birmingham are to collect recorded examples of the Northern accent and are visiting Burnley for this purpose. However
WITH constant exposure to scenes of "shock and awe" on TV, we may have lost sight why the Allies declared war on Iraq in the first place. If they now fail to find evidence of weapons contravening UN Resolution 1441, would they withdraw and hand back Iraq
THE body of the 11-year-old daughter of a man serving life for the killing of a teenage Bolton prostitute was reburied after being exhumed on Tuesday. Phyllis Porter's remains were excavated from the churchyard at St Luke's Church, Orrell, as part of
BUSINESS owners today spoke out about their decision to back a BNP election candidate and admitted: "We made a mistake." Grocer Hazel Matthews is listed as seconder on nomination papers for far-right party candidate Patricia Thomson for Thursday's Burnley
BLACKBURN Rovers' Under 19s are celebrating reaching the final of the end of season play-offs. Saturday's 1-0 semi-final victory over Manchester City means Rovers now face a two-legged showdown with Aston Villa next month. And Academy Director Bobby Downes
A SOLITARY goal from stand-in striker John Oster proved decisive at a wind-swept Archibald's Stadium last night as Rovers crashed to a limp defeat against Sunderland. The title-chasing Wearsiders had simply too much know-how on the night for a Rovers
BLACKBURN Rovers will head into the last two games of the season knowing it's 'sixth or bust' as far as their European dreams are concerned. In the past, there have been instances where clubs finishing as low as seventh in the Premiership table have been
ROVERS legend Alan Shearer has been ruled out of an emotional return to Ewood Park. The former England captain today confirmed he's had to pull out of Simon Garner's Testimonial game after X-rays revealed he had broken his ankle in Saturday's North East
BURNLEY'S Mayor and Mayoress, Coun Gordon and Mrs Kathleen Birtwistle, held a farewell buffet lunch for members of the local press. The gathering, which takes place in the Mayor's parlour at the town hall, is an annual event. Coun Birtwistle thanked reporters
BUS passengers are to benefit from further improvements to two bus routes after Lancashire County Council chiefs announced an increase in passenger numbers. Bus operator Burnley & Pendle Travel has teamed up with Lancashire County Council speed up
LEADER of Burnley Borough Council Stuart Caddy was on hand to answer questions from residents when he attended the monthly meeting of Cliviger Parish Council on Friday at the Village Hall, Holme. Councillor Caddy spoke about the borough development and
A SIX-YEAR lottery-funded project which has involved the planting of 750,000 trees in Burnley will reach its climax on Friday. There will be a special ceremony to plant a Tree of Heaven in Thompson Park at 2pm, to mark the end of the Millennium Commission-funded
A JOINER has made a heart-felt appeal for help after thieves stole a set of tools he had owned since his days as an apprentice. Gary Rigby, 35, of Claremont Place, Todmorden, was given the tools when he started work as an apprentice more than 16 years
BUSINESS owners today spoke out about their decision to back a BNP election candidate and admitted: "We made a mistake." Grocer Hazel Matthews is listed as seconder on nomination papers for far-right party candidate Patricia Thomson for Thursday's Burnley
HOPES of finding a new home for Pendle Croquet Club have been crushed for the third time with the refusal of use of a site in Barrowford. John Beech, chairman of the club which has operated for 17 years from Nelson and Colne College, said it could now
PLANS have been submitted to bring a shop which has been empty for ten years back into use as a taxi booking office. But planning officers have recommended refusal of the application, for number four Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, because it could cause
TEN minutes after the final whistle, an announcement informed us that the players would not be coming back out to show their appreciation because some of the supporters had invaded the pitch. What twaddle! In truth, the players were cowering in the dressing
LIBERTY'S, in Keirby Walk, Burnley offered the snappiest meal in town - alligator sauteed with red wine, onions and mushrooms.
IT will be full steam ahead for railway buffs at a model railway show next month . The event is a joint venture between Friends of Peel Park School and 24A Model Railway Group. The group meets at the Conservative Club, Cliff Street, Rishton, and the exhibition
MORE than 70 vehicles were clamped in Accrington in the town's second car tax blitz in five months. Police carried out their operation over an 11-day period this month. During the operation, carried out in partnership with the DVLA and traffic wardens
FOUR people were seriously injured when a car overturned on Settle Road in Bolton-by-Bowland. They were cut from the Mitsubishi Shogun by firefighters and taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Inspector Michael Laraway of Blackburn Police, said: "It is
TEENAGERS in the Ribble Valley who become eligible to vote in the run-up to Thursday's local elections will receive birthday cards from the council. Ribble Valley Borough Council has teamed up with the Electoral Commission to send out 18th birthday cards
EAST Lancashire MPs have reacted angrily to the retiring Chief of the Defence Staff questioning the need for the government to spend £18 billion buying 232 Eurofighters. Nigel Evans and Peter Pike said the order was vital tothe Royal Air Force, jobs in
FOLK musician Graham Dixon has organised an 85,000 signature petition against government plans to force venues wherever music is played to pay for an entertainment licence. Graham, from Hoghton, and lead vocalist and guitarist with local folk band, Trouble
STAFF from Whitegate Nursery School in Padiham have been celebrating their success at achieving Investors In People status. Headteacher Gill Bell and her colleagues attended a special dinner organised by the Learning and Skills Council Lancashire, which
STRIKER Gareth Taylor swept the board in last night's player of the season awards. Taylor, who has grabbed 17 goals this season, picked up 11 of the 13 player of the season honours on offer, Graham Branch got one, while the pair shared another. The delighted
FOURTEEN years in Clitheroe's New Inn and the beer is still number one priority for Alan and Lynn Lees. The couple behind the bar at the Parson Lane pub said they are still dedicated to serving top quality ales with no distractions for their drinkers.
FORMER Asda manager Trisha Barnes is enjoying a career change as the new landlady at The Havelock Inn, Blackburn. Trisha, who worked at Asda, Blackburn, for eight-and-a-half years, is in her sixth week at the Havelock Street establishment. Trisha and
GLEN Little has played down talk that he would be interested in a permanent move to Reading. The wing wizard, who went on loan to the Madjeski Stadium until the end of the season on transfer deadline day, helped Reading secure a play-off place with his
ROVERS legend Alan Shearer has been ruled out of an emotional return to Ewood Park. The former England captain today confirmed he's had to pull out of Simon Garner's Testimonial game after X-rays revealed he had broken his ankle in Saturday's North East
A POSTMISTRESS has been given permission to open a tea shop alongside a rural post office. But planning councillors imposed a condition which means the tea shop can only operate for as long as there is a post office next to it. Janet Hamer, who runs the
A GROUP of runners have handed a lifeline to an ailing Liberal club in Darwen. Beer sales have risen at Hollins Grove Liberal Club on Falcon Avenue since the Darwen Dashers adopted the club as their headquarters. But officials fear the extra income still
A DEVELOPER is being sought to turn a rural 'ghost village' into a thriving community. NCH Action For Children closed down the Crowthorn School complex, near Edgworth, last summer -- more than 100 years after the village-style complex was first built
CEMETERY staff in Ramsbottom have announced plans to implement an on-going programme of inspections on all memorials, when they will identify unsafe structures and remedy any problems found. In some cases, this may include the laying down of headstones
MORE than 10,000 bus passes have been issued to concessionary and disabled passengers in Lancashire as part of a new public transport scheme. But Lancashire County Council today said anyone who had not received the new "NoW card" should not worry as old
A COMMUNITY has been left devastated after thieves stole rose bushes dedicated to the memory of four residents. All 68 households in Glenfield Close, Little Harwood, Blackburn, contributed to buy the plants, which were blessed at a joint Church of England
A DERELICT Blackburn landmark built in 1765 may be demolished after an arson attack left it a danger to the public. The owners of the former King's Head Inn, in King Street, have applied for permission to the council to have the listed building demolished
LIFE has a nasty habit of bringing you crashing down to earth with a bang - just ask the supporters of Chorley Football Club. On Saturday, Mark Molyneaux's Magpies booked themselves a place in the UniBond First Division end of season play-offs courtesy
TEARS of relief and joy were shed by a family as they returned to their home in Bury after spending nearly a month locked in a detention centre, facing deportation. Mr Andrew Jankowiak (46), his wife Elizabeth (40) and 16-year-old son Jack arrived at
BEAUTY, the saying goes, is in the eye of the beholder. But is it not a pity that so few eyes have been allowed to determine the attractiveness or otherwise of a colossal new tower that is set to become a prominent East Lancashire landmark? Already, there
MURKY pasts abound in Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society's production of The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 8, 9 and 10. Written by Enid Bagnold, the acclaimed author of National Velvet, The Chalk Garden concerns
CONTRARY to the sensible views expressed by Andrew Rosthorn (Letters, April 18), Ms Ruth Marriner (Letters, April 8) evidently belongs to the 16 per cent of the respondents to your Friday Jury (April 4) who resolutely ignore the mass of evidence demonstrating
A YOUNG black-and-white cat that was hit by a car six weeks ago is in need of a loving home. Eighteen-month-old Abbi was badly injured in Preston and was referred from a Bamber Bridge vet to Moggies Cat Rescue, in Stansfield Street, Darwen. After an operation
IT is not for me to educate Neil Lofthouse (Letters, April 21) as to the facts relating to 'British Waterways,' but... 1. The canal and the towpath are private property and no-one is allowed on it without permission from British Waterways. 2. A user of
I DON'T suppose Councillor Fred Slater, who called for a ban on canal towpath riders (LET April 15), cycles on it like other councillors do, including my family and myself. I often cycle the towpath from Blackburn to Chorley and talk to people en route
MANY local folk are delighted that at least one of the old Blackburn station clocks is to be saved, albeit that where to put it is a big question (LET, April 21). The other day I came across a photograph of the demolition of Blackburn's Market Hall clock
A NEW £3million factory is at the centre of a row after company bosses were given permission for a 100ft tower on a hill overlooking Blackburn. Opponents of the scheme have claimed it will dominate Blackburn's skyline and should not have been allowed
A FORMER footballer called Finn thought his colleagues were taking the Mickey when they asked him to sell a new drink. Mickey Finn was always partial to a pint with his team-mates after a game and now he has a new tipple as a namesake. Now Mickey, now
AN Iranian asylum seeker arrested after cars and businesses were attacked in Burnley has appeared in court. But the case against 24-year-old Hussein Jafari was adjourned for a week because a medical report has not been completed. Burnley Magistrates Court
PENNINE Police's Hate Crime Unit was set up one year ago in the wake of the Burnley riots. It was designed to crack down on all forms of hate crime. Reporter NICK EVANS went to meet the people in charge to look at progress... ON June 2 last year a group
CHIEF Superintendent Dave Mallaby has become the new police commander for the Eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. Ian Singleton asked him to outline his vision for the future... DAVE Mallaby walked with a limp
THE Union flag was today flying at half mast over Padiham Town Hall in memory of town councillor Mohammad Ramzan who died at the weekend in Pakistan. A well-known community and political figure, Coun Ramzan died of a heart attack on Saturday after going
BISHOP of Burnley the Rt Rev Martyn Jarret visited Seaton Court sheltered accommodation, Blackburn, and Blackburn Infirmary to welcome new members to the church in three special confirmation ceremonies.
AS IF by magic I arrived home from Leeds at two minutes to seven on Saturday. Given that and the day's events, it seemed only right to set aside a couple of moments for reflection over a can of Seven Up. The game at Elland Road was far from a classic.
THE last monthly competition of Accrington Camera Club's season was judged by Paul Williamson, of Chorley Photographic Society. Winner in the slides section was Dennis Parker, while Garth Dawson took the honours in the small prints section, and Peter
A HAULAGE company has been given an autumn deadline to clean up a green belt site after Government inspectors dismissed a planning appeal. Park Royal Haulage, which owns a site at Whinney Hill Tip, Altham Lane, Altham, has been ordered to stop work and
A SCHEME devised by an East Lancashire nurse is to be implemented at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Lynn Hannon, of Stanhill Lane, Oswaldtwistle, refined her pre-admission assessment scheme for people with learning disabilities after researching methods used
LINKS between East Lancashire and America are to be celebrated with a spectacular battle re-enactment at Hoghton Tower. An American Civil War-style battle will be staged at the tower on May 25 and 26 by the American Civil War Society. The setting was
TRADERS are calling for action after claiming the loss of their town's traffic warden has caused parking chaos. From next April local authorities will take over the issuing of tickets and fines to motorists flouting parking restrictions. Clitheroe's traffic
GLEN Little has played down talk that he would be interested in a permanent move to Reading. The wing wizard, who went on loan to the Madjeski Stadium until the end of the season on transfer deadline day, helped Reading secure a play-off place with his
LANCASHIRE seem to have lost that winning habit. If you go back 10 years we won from all positions, some of them the most ridiculous positions you've ever seen. Winning does become a habit, and it's very easy to keep going once you're there - it's just
A YOUNG black-and-white cat that was hit by a car six weeks ago is in need of a loving home. Eighteen-month-old Abbi was badly injured in Preston and was referred from a Bamber Bridge vet to Moggies Cat Rescue, in Stansfield Street, Darwen. After an operation
THE family of a Rossendale soldier who celebrated his 21st birthday in Basra are delighted that he is set to return home in July. Corporal Craig Payne, of East Bank, Water, left home for the Gulf two months ago to serve with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
POLICE in Rossendale today issued a stark warning to drug dealers after they raided a flat in Waterfoot. Officers who took part in the swoop said the raid was part of an on-going campaign to rid the streets of illegal substances and the people who peddle
TEENAGERS in the Ribble Valley who become eligible to vote in the run-up to Thursday's local elections will receive birthday cards from the council. Ribble Valley Borough Council has teamed up with the Electoral Commission to send out 18th birthday cards
BLACKBURN Museum organisers underwent a busy two days at the weekend - launching four exhibitions. From abstract art to interactive children's works, the museum is now featuring a portfolio full of new paintings and sculptures. Judith Cain takes over
BLACKBURN'S Euro MP is championing the cause of potato power to make transport more environmentally friendly. Chris Davies is calling on the government to increase the use of biofuels, made from wheat, potatoes and other agricultural crops, and already
A GROUP which provides support for breast cancer sufferers and women worried about breast problems has been nominated for a top award. Blackburn Breast Care Support Group has been shortlisted in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards, along with 30 other voluntary
A MAN who allowed youngsters to socialise at his Blackburn home has been jailed for a series of sex offences. Preston Crown Court heard that following his arrest, Ian Roberts tried to send a letter to a witness, hoping to persuade him to change his story
A NEW £3million factory is at the centre of a row after company bosses were given permission for a 100ft tower on a hill overlooking Blackburn. Opponents of the scheme have claimed it will dominate Blackburn's skyline and should not have been allowed
CHIEF Superintendent Dave Mallaby has become the new police commander for the Eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. Ian Singleton asked him to outline his vision for the future... DAVE Mallaby walked with a limp
HINDSFORD 3 ATHERTON TOWN 2: Hindsford took the lead after 10 minutes through Hampson with a low shot to the bottom corner, and Ashton equalised at half time. Ashton were then awarded a penalty making it 2-1, and Hindsford equalised with a Fashu header
