A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Plant, Craft and Produce Fair, Browsholme Hall, near Clitheroe, 10.30am-4pm. Green Day Activities, Witton Park Visitor Centre, Blackburn. Darwen and Blackburn
SOME may have considered it an extreme step when, last month, tenants in two trouble-torn East Lancashire communities were threatened with eviction if their children persisted in drinking in the streets. But it is a warning that has evidently worked -
A GOOD day out for father and daughter Ian and Claire Morris involves re-enacting a fearsome historic battle. JENNY SCOTT meets the American Civil War enthusiasts. . . THEY'RE a father and daughter team, armed with a musket, pipe and guitar. They're Darwen
I AM amazed at how many rubber bands are discarded in the streets by postmen. A Dutch friend, who happens to be a postman, told us that in Holland, before a postman leaves the sorting office each one is given an amount of rubber bands to put round the
REGARDING your article (LET, May 12) about the campaign by the Normandy Veterans Association 95th (Barnet) branch to create a memorial for 16-year-old Darwen soldier Jack Banks who was killed in the Second World War, it is very commendable to want to
POLICE today confirmed they are investigating claims of vote-rigging in an election which took place 12 months ago. Senior officials from Blackburn Conservative Party lodged an official complaint with police days after the June 2002 local elections after
ROVERS have a lot of fans all over the world and many of them try to get over for the big games. But there aren't many as keen as Norwegian fan Erlend Johansen who has been in town this week eagerly awaiting Simon Garner's testimonial. Erlend, who likes
TIM Flowers is glad he never played against Simon Garner -- as he's sure he would have been forced to collect the ball from the back of the net. Flowers is one of the heroes of 1995 returning to compete in Garner's testimonial tie tomorrow -- and already
GUESTS at a Burnley inn will be asked to think about the environment after they have finished their meals in a bid to help discover more about UK woodland. The International Tree Foundation (ITF) is running a nationwide scheme to educate people about
IMTIAZ Hussain -- who was known as "Gunshot" to his school pals -- was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001 for the 'execution-style' killing of Iain McKay. The jury at his trial at Preston Crown Court heard how Mr McKay, a small time drug dealer and
PENSIONER Peter Pike took on former Olympic athlete Steve Cram in a race -- and hopes the winner will be people living in Third World poverty. The Burnley MP competed against six-time gold medallist Steve Cram in a special Race against Third World Debt
COLNE'S Open Door Project has received a grant of £515 from Lancashire County Council. The LEAF (Lancashire Environmental Action Fund) will be used to support the recycling schemes in the centre. Community development worker Sue Hogg said: "We are delighted
A TRAFFIC-calming scheme earmarked for a quiet cul-de-sac in Colne was today slammed by a resident who said: "It would be a total waste of money." Former Pendle Mayor Ian Gilhespy, of Haverholt Close, told Colne and District Committee that motorists do
A WEEK after two guards were tied up and beaten during a vicious armed robbery, detectives returned to the scene hoping for a breakthrough. Police officers carried out door-to-door inquiries in Great Harwood and Clayton-le-Moors again yesterday as the
SUNDAY, MAY 18 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Moss Pharmacy, 98 Audley Range. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy
THURSDAY, MAY 22 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 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, Oakenhurst
FOR starry news, space updates and a great-looking site, visit space.com (www.space.com). A recent feature entitled What's Shakin' was about a satellite being launched that would help monitor, and hopefully predict, earthquakes. Other stories that caught
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby believes the Clarets will be strong contenders for promotion next season. After a disappointing season, and axing 13 players at the end of the campaign, Kilby is confident manager Stan Ternent will rebuild his troops to such
ALAN Shearer today sent Blackburn fans and man of the moment Simon Garner a heartfelt message of support ahead of his Testimonial game at Ewood tomorrow. The former England international was set for a reunion with old friends when members of the Championship
DARWEN schoolchildren are being invited to learn more about local politics in the coming months. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is encouraging schools to take part in the citizenship and democracy sessions, featuring talks from council leader Bill
CHILDREN as young as four months old will be encouraged to learn to swim at a Rossendale pool as part of a new mother and toddler group. Visitors to Marl Pits are likely to see babies splashing about with their water wings as staff at the centre believe
A SCHEME which means housing tenants are threatened with eviction if their children drink on the streets could be extended across a whole borough. Police and bosses from Twin Valley Homes, which has 8,000 properties in Blackburn with Darwen, are meeting
A UNIQUE £1.3 million centre of learning has been unveiled at Crosshill Special School, Blackburn which will put it at the forefront of education.. NOT many schools can boast their own purpose-built live-in apartment, a Japanese garden room and cyber
THE weather last weekend may have proved to be a disappointment to many, but the fish were in a surprisingly co-operative mood at most commercial fisheries. Even the previously dismal Pilsworth produced a winning matchweight of over 40lbs. Almost without
NICK Dougherty is approaching a major milestone in both his life and, he hopes, in his professional golfing career too. Next Saturday the Chorley man turns 21 but he's prepared to wait until the Sunday for the present he wants most - the Volvo PGA Championship
This week, with DAVE WORDEN, from Darwen, who helped raise £11,000 for charity by completing a sponsored bike ride to the Eiffel Tower MEMORY: My grandad, grandma and mum all used to work at the Co-Op in School Street, Darwen. My grandad was the manager
I'M worried about my funeral. It's got lost! Linda's has turned up, but not hubby's. Overdue by a fortnight, I telephone to complain. A nice gentleman explains that funerals sometimes go astray in the post, and can I please be patient for a few more days
I STROLL this route very often because I love the Old Tythe Barn. at Garstang, which is a cross between a pub and a museum. One memorable day was in December on a day when the town holds its Christmas Festival. This has a very Dickensian feel to it with
I FOUND Lee Richardson's comments regarding Darwen with Blackburn (Letters, May 5) very sensible. It could be quite a good suggestion to give Darwen its independence, then Darreners could sort matters out for themselves with their own councillors and
SOON, even loving parents may be banned from smacking their wayward and wilful children as a desperate last resort to teach them right from wrong. We keep reading in your pages about violent, aggressive and destructive teenagers who know all about their
OUR Coalition has stated all along that Jack Straw does not have the support of the people of this constituency for the war of aggression against Iraq. The premise for war, we were told, was that it was necessary to eliminate weapons of mass destruction
ONCE again, Ian Bell of the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety, uses misleading information to justify the siting of a speed camera (Letters, May 13). He cites a figure of 21 casualties in the area over a three-year period but fails to state how many
THE nephew of convicted salon killer Rena Salmon is also serving a life sentence for murder, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal today. Salmon was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday after admitting killing her husband's pregnant lover, 36
THERE'S simply no stopping - or beating - Rovers keeper Brad Friedel at the moment. The United States international's stunning form for Rovers has earned him an inclusion in yet another team of the season. For both Friedel and Rovers' Aussie defender
ROVERS legend Kenny Dalglish will make an emotional return to the Ewood dug-out tomorrow in an honour of the club's greatest goalscorer. Dalglish will come out of retirement to manage Rovers' championship-winning side of 1995 for one more time in Simon
ALAN Shearer today sent Blackburn fans and man of the moment Simon Garner a heartfelt message of support ahead of his Testimonial game at Ewood tomorrow. The former England international was set for a reunion with old friends when members of the Championship
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has told the Prime Minister to let the North West vote on an elected regional assembly. He is one of several MPs to sign a letter on the issue sent to Tony Blair. The move follows the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill receiving
RENA Salmon's mother was outraged at being called a prostitute and racist by her daughter. The frail pensioner, who walks with a stick, contacted police to make a statement after reading reports of the trial. She travelled to the Old Bailey from her home
BURNLEY Peter Pike MP has told Westminster how East Lancashire bus operators are reshaping services to the needs of passengers -- but warned there is still much more to be done. The MP highlighted the changes in an article for The House magazine sent
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Burnley FC director and magistrate who has died, aged 70. Bernard Rothwell was an outspoken businessman and former councillor who served 27 years on the magistrates bench for Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. Mr Rothwell
THE nephew of convicted salon killer Rena Salmon is also serving a life sentence for murder, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal today. Salmon was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday after admitting killing her husband's pregnant lover, 36
AFTER a lonely and disruptive childhood in Burnley Rena Salmon longed for the stability of a loving husband and the perfect family life. When the idyllic lifestyle was torn away by her best friend she vowed to destroy the woman who had wrecked her dream
A TEENAGER who torched a church in a £250,000 blaze during the firefighters' strike is behind bars for 18 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Raja Munawwar, 18, left the Christ Church Chapel on Every Street, Nelson, a shell, in what his lawyer described
A MAN involved in a cowardly robbery on a jeweller, subjected to a terrifying ordeal in his home and left battered and bleeding, has been jailed for ten years. John Hullock's 65-year-old victim was threatened that his toes would be cut off if he did not
YOU may recall that a few weeks ago I told you how, after my wife and I moved into an apartment on a new development, we became non-persons as the postcode of our new address hadn't been logged on to the innumerable data banks which rule our lives. The
A LABOUR councillor stood up at the meeting of the full council in Pendle and said he believed members were 'playing right into the hands of right wing parties' by squabbling over party politics. Coun David Whalley made the claim after council leader
THE owner of a Colne-based company, which offers a unique children's adventure play centre in a converted church, is vying for the title of HSBC Start-Up Star 2003. Single mum Lorna Farenden 30, from Tyme to Live Limited in the former Langroyd Methodist
TRADING Standards have criticised Hyndburn's Local Plan for being mistake ridden and faulty and said that civil action could be taken against the borough council. Planning chiefs have been accused of giving developers a free-hand to build on public open
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 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
MONDAY, MAY 19 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 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: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
STONYHURST College and pupils feature in the popular ITV programme My Favourite Hymns tomorrow. Filmed in January in the chapel at St Mary's Hall, the college's preparatory school, it will be broadcast at 10.45am. It includes an act of worship led by
A SERIES of medieval markets is to be held in Clitheroe in a bid to boost visitors to the town on Sundays. The first of the special markets will take place tomorrow and will depict the age of chivalry, with knights and ladies, strolling minstrels and
A ROW has erupted over the allocation of committee seats and chairmanships on the new-look Ribble Valley Council. Jubilant Tories tightened their grip on the council at the May 1 elections, winning 22 of its 40 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 15, with
DURING the Clarets pre-season trip to the Isle of Man last July, Stan Ternent told me he had three targets for the coming season. First and foremost he wanted the club to maintain its First Division status in the wake of the financial crisis created by
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby believes the Clarets will be strong contenders for promotion next season. After a disappointing season, and axing 13 players at the end of the campaign, Kilby is confident manager Stan Ternent will rebuild his troops to such
MEMBERS past and present gathered at a working men's club last night as time was called on the club after 130 years. Staff and committee members at Ramsbottom Working Men's Club took the decision to close the venue after three years of trying hard to
A DIAMOND wedding couple had a visit from the Mayor of Bolton when they celebrated their big day. Mr Thomas Lowe and his wife Myfanwy from Over Hulton, met at the Welsh Baptist Chapel in Tyldesley and married there in 1943. Mr Lowe worked at the offices
FOREIGN Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw dropped into East Lancashire Hospice to sign up to its in-house lottery. Mr Straw received an invitation to the initial launch in January but was unable to attend because of the worsening Iraq crisis. He sent
AN inquest into the death of Gillian Haworth was dramatically halted after her boyfriend accused a witness of lying. Thomas Kearsley demanded that Mark Beagley, whose statement had been read to the inquest in his absence, should be present to give his
FIREFIGHTERS in East Lancashire have shown they are hot stuff by winning a place in the national finals of a prestigious competition. Blue Watch at Blackburn fire station were the only team in the county to compete in this year's British National Extraction
A GROUP of volunteers, conservationists and residents in Blackburn is planning a fundraising campaign to improve the River Darwen Parkway area, set to become a dedicated nature reserve. The Friends of River Darwen Parkway and Higher Croft Woods have agreed
POLICE today confirmed they are investigating claims of vote-rigging in an election which took place 12 months ago. Senior officials from Blackburn Conservative Party lodged an official complaint with police days after the June 2002 local elections after
MUSLIM communities in East Lancashire could lose the legal right to slaughter animals without stunning, under proposals to be put forward next month by a government committee. Under European animal welfare regulations, all farm animals must be stunned
STUDENT Joseph Hill and his friends will make the journey to two Romanian orphanages in July to help 34 children they have never met. Joseph, aged 18, a former student at Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley, explained: "We feel it's worth helping children
