TRAFFIC wardens may be far from everyone's favourite public official, but when they are not around, they are missed. See, for example, the widespread town-centre congestion caused by improper parking -- and the cases of emergency vehicles being held up
I READ (LET, June 23) that we are to have sculptures on The Coppice at Accrington, Wycoller Park, Pendle, Crown Point, Burnley, Kemple End in the Ribble Valley and Top 'o' Slate, Rossendale. I would just like to say the original designer got there first
MEGAN is a sable coloured cross breed who was admitted to Manchester Dogs' Home from the Old Trafford area of Manchester. She has received some basic training as she will sit on command and is very good on her lead and she is also very friendly with other
REGARDING the EU Food Supplement directive, like Vanda Tor (Letters, 21 June), I also attended the march To Save Our Supplements in London of June 15 and was extremely disappointed at the lack of media coverage on something so important to our health.
FIVE hundred women have been put at risk of catching hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases after a GP surgery failed to properly sterilise instruments. The women are being recalled to Perry Street surgery, Darwen, for tests after an inspection discovered
NEARLY 500 women have been put at risk of catching hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases after a GP surgery failed to properly sterilise instruments. The women are being recalled to Perry Street surgery, Darwen, for tests after an inspection discovered
A SMALL corner of Padiham was transported back to the 14th century this weekend for a medieval exhibition and craft fair. The fair, an annual event, was held in the grounds of Gawthorpe Hall. Members of the Silver Fletchings Medieval Society gathered
SHAKERS will step up their rebuilding mission by bidding to sign as many as four senior players. Bury's squad has been crippled in the close season with first team stars Chris Billy, Steve Redmond, Colin Cramb, Nicky Hill, Jamie Stuart and Michael Nelson
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice has attacked government plans for a North West regional assembly, saying it will be a "waste of time" and a "complete joke." And the need to shake up local government in the county would mean extra costs and worse services
A PRESENTATION evening has celebrated the work done by Empower and Pendle Information Providers to improve the careers support available to young Asians. The event was held at Nelson's Civic Theatre and included a presentation about the Empower project
A WOMEN'S group today has slammed a decision not to jail a Burnley man who punched and kicked his partner in front of their child. Paul Brown, 30, of Hartley Street, was spared a custodial sentence by magistrates in Burnley because of a letter sent by
A FATHER and son from Radcliffe are improving in hospital after being left seriously injured after two motorbikes collided head-on in Abbey Village. Neil Chadwick, aged 44, suffered multiple leg breaks and has undergone surgery to have metal plates inserted
FOR OUR latest Pride of East Lancashire Award we are looking to find the area's outstanding volunteer. One place where volunteers are particularly important is the East Lancashire Hospice where their time and kindness makes a huge difference to patients
BRAVE Gary Dixon left nothing to the imagination when he went all the way in a Full Monty-style charity strip. Gary, 32, took to the stage at The Pump Handle in Whalley New Road, Blackburn, and raised £300 for Macmillan Nurses.
MP GREG Pope has condemned Prince Charles as a "stick in the mud'' over his opposition to controversial new nanotechnology. The Hyndburn Labour MP compared the heir to the throne to the "Luddites'' who smashed up new machinery in cotton mills riots in
A WOMAN who took up craftwork to help her recover from cancer has more than repaid her debt to the specialist cancer centre which saved her life. Kath Maguire's hobby has ended up raising more than £30,000 for the Christie Hospital, in Manchester, whose
ACCRINGTON Stanley are set to rip up the history books by renaming their Crown Ground. The Reds, dubbed 'the biggest little football club in the world', have played their football at the current location since reforming in 1968. But in a break from tradition
ARTIST Raymond Pickup has been sharing his vision of Blackburn College. The 55 year-old from Clitheroe, who is following a Supported Learning Programme of Essential Skills, produced a painting of the college as if the facade were made of glass. The work
A CHILDREN'S charity has called on internet firms to work on the growing problem of spam. The National Children's Home (www.nchafc.org.uk) estimates more than a third of all unwanted e-mails received by children are hardcore pornography. The charity said
ONE or Stan Ternent's rumoured targets, Claus Jorgensen, today distanced himself from a move to Turf Moor. The former Bradford midfielder, who narrowly failed to equal Dixie Dean's league goalscoring record last season after finding the net in eight successive
BURNLEY'S Jonathan Clare has been selected for England Under 17s. The 17-year-old all rounder will play in two One Day matches against Somerset Academy at Millfield School on 15th and 16th July. It will be Clare's first national honour, having previously
NEIL Bolton kept up the pressure on Read at the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League with a classy century. The Clitheroe captain led his side to a total of 211-2 with an innings of 102 not out with the support of his professional Mark Gillespie who
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness will hold further talks with Aussie star Brett Emerton in the next 24 hours about a move to Ewood. Preliminary discussions have already taken place between Rovers, Feyenoord and the player in regard to a move to the Premiership
TWO heroic teenagers who rescued a mother and daughter from the canal are to be honoured with a national award. Blackburn with Darwen St John Ambulance Cadets Paul Swift and Leanne Duce will be in London tomorrow to receive Young First Aider of the Year
MP Janet Anderson will join a group of schoolchildren in signing a pledge to keep Darwen's streets clean. Sudell Primary School pupils bombarded the MP with letters complaining about the lack of bins in the town centre. The £1 million 'Thrash the Trash
A FATHER whose 11-month-old daughter was left with severe brain damage after contracting meningitis at birth has praised a 'Darwen Dasher' for raising vital funds for a children's hospice. Ray Heeks, 34, chief instructor of the Darwen Kung Fu School,
A ROSSENDALE group who want to make the borough, "a safe place to live, visit and invest in" has revealed what is most important to the people of the Valley. The Rossendale Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership hopes to reduce crime by targeting what
ROSSENDALE Strongman Mick Gosling announced his retirement from the competition after winning the title for the second time yesterday. Spectators gathered at the Marl Pitts sports track in Newchurch Road to watch 15 men with a combined weight of 290 stones
THE House on the Corner, in Bacup, is set to open its doors to all budding crafters next weekend. The new business venture based in Market Street, will involve a programme of workshops to help local people learn new crafts. Experienced crafters will be
A TEAM which helps people with drug problems in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley is moving offices. Blackburn with Darwen Community Drug Team is on the move from 28 Penny Street to new £350,000 premises at 61-63 Preston New Road, Blackburn
TRADING standards officers have warned East Lancashire businesses not to be taken in by a 'get-rich-quick' mail-shot offering to register them under the Data Protection Act. The official looking document requests £95 to register a company with the Information
SOUTH African international George Koumantarakis has put pen to paper on a one year deal at Preston North End. The striker - who has played Champions League football for Swiss side FC Basle - first came to Deepdale on a short-term deal midway through
ACCRINGTON Stanley are set to rip up the history books by renaming their Crown Ground. The Reds, dubbed 'the biggest little football club in the world', have played their football at the current location since reforming in 1968. But in a break from tradition
SCHOOL REPORT: We are a small, traditional secondary school, catering for the rural population of the Ribble and Hodder Valleys. Our strength is our size. It means pupils are known individually by all staff and we can build and preserve a real family
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. MONDAY Open Day, Berry Lane Playgroup, Christ Church, Longridge, 1pm-3pm. Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," Hoghton Tower, 7.30pm. Until July 12. Rossendale Schools' Art
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Over 50s Club, Queensgate Pentecostal Church, Burnley, noon. Children's Street Dance Class, Sanderson Dance and Fitness Centre, 10 Churchill Way, Lomeshaye Industrial
WHILE speaking on the phone to my sister in Dublin recently, I mentioned that we could have a referendum over here on the euro. I asked her if she had got used to having it and whether she preferred it to the old Punt. She said: "I used to take one purse
BRUNO is a brindle coloured cross Staffordshire Bull Terrier, who was admitted to Manchester Dogs' Home on June 23 after he was handed into Oldham Police Station. He was was found wandering in the Fitton Hill area of Oldham. Bruno is a very friendly and
WHEN I read Jack Straw's column headlined "The great paradox of modern politics" (LET, June 24), I felt compelled to respond in terms which I am surprised are not self-evident. I realise that politics is a very complex business, as is the society it attempts
UNFORTUNATELY it is Michael Bottomley (Letters, June 24) who is missing the point in his reference to Darwen town centre. It has been explained time and time again in your newspaper that Blackburn town centre has been eligible for large grants (usually
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who fell from his off-road motorbike after it collided with another is recovering from serious injuries in hospital. The teenager, named as Martin Felton, suffered serious head, leg and chest injuries during the collision at Bickershaw
Leigh Centurions 19 Salford City Reds 36 by Mike Hulme: CENTURIONS' coach Paul Terzis flatly denied his team had set out to target Salford play-maker Gavin Clinch as Sunday's Arriva Trains Final ended with two players sin-binned and another dismissed.
DAVID DUNN has admitted it was difficult to turn his back on boyhood heroes Blackburn after agreeing a £5.5million move to Birmingham. The England midfielder finally signed for Steve Bruce's side today, some time after a fee and personal terms were agreed
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness will hold further talks with Aussie star Brett Emerton in the next 24 hours about a move to Ewood. Preliminary discussions have already taken place between Rovers, Feyenoord and the player in regard to a move to the Premiership
BURNLEY firefighters have appealed to residents to help them reduce the number of rubbish fires in the town. On Saturday afternoon officers were called to Holbeck Street after rubbish dumped in a rear yard was deliberately set alight. No one was injured
BURNLEY Council plans to consult people over a massive regeneration programme have been given a cautious welcome by a community group. Accrington Road Residents' Association (ARRO) is seeking assurances from the Town Hall that communities will not be
RESIDENTS in Burnley are furious that no repair work has been carried out -- six months after their street began to 'disappear'. People living at the bottom of Coal Clough Lane said a hole outside their homes has trebled in size since it first appeared
PART of a Nelson park was cordoned off by police on Saturday morning after an allegation of rape was made. But officers investigating the incident said they are not going take the matter any further after the complaint was dropped. Police said a woman
AN investigation has been launched after a suspected arson attack ripped through a row of shops in Nelson town centre yesterday. Scotland Road and part of Market Street was cordoned off as firefighters from across East Lancashire battled to bring the
AVRIL Hardman was presented with a five-year long-service award last month for her voluntary work at Scope charity shop in Accrington town centre. What makes the 25-year-old's efforts particularly special is the fact that Avril has cerebral palsy, as
A DOG which was saved from a derelict house became the proud mother-of-five. Suzie gave birth to the puppies after being taken in by Tracy Ryan of Swift Close, Blackburn, following her rescue by the RSPCA.
A 52-YEAR-OLD man has undergone surgery to save his right arm after he was involved in a head-on crash. Robert Foulkes, of Curlew Close, Oswaldtwistle, was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital after the accident on the A59 Bolton-By-Bowland Road on Saturday
HYNDBURN could have the biggest nature reserve in the county if plans to transform an historic old hall take off. Lancashire Wildlife Trust says it is considering an application to turn Arden Hall, off Plantation Road, Accrington, into a reserve that
A LOCAL "Super Chamber" has begun operations with upbeat messages from the new men at the helm. North Manchester Chamber of Commerce -- with 2,800 member companies employing more than 100,000 people -- was created by merging the traditional chambers serving
A COMPUTER operator who sexually abused three schoolboys has been jailed for 15 years. Michael Staszkiw, aged 45, raped and sexually abused the youngsters during a reign of perversion spanning two decades. Staszkiw, of Bury New Road, Prestwich, claimed
BEFORE you go away for your holidays why not check-out the WeatherPixie to see if you are heading to sunshine or rain? The site (www.weatherpixie.com) features great little graphic characters that update as the weather changes around the world. It uses
JOB-SEEKERS are being warned not to post chit-chat and comments about their workplace on website message boards. Recently a PR account executive claimed her employers were a "bunch of cowboys" on the Friends Reunited site, naturally the firm didn't take
GLEN Little still expects to be a Burnley player when the First Division season kicks off next month. The mercurial winger has been the subject of a summer of speculation since being shipped out on loan to Reading in April. The Royals, along with fellow
A MATCH-WINNING performance by stand-in captain Andrew Mercer ensured Darwen secured a five-wicket win over Leyland and Farrington to remain top of the Northern Premier League. Following an ankle injury to Chris Lowe, Mercer was called upon to lead the
WARREN Hegg hit back at accusations his safety-first declaration had cost Lancashire vital ground in the Championship race. The Red Rose skipper was slammed by some for batting on for 11 overs on Saturday morning at Chelmsford, with Lancashire ultimately
JOE Scuderi's success with bat and ball helped Nelson fend off competition from title challengers Enfield to maintain their place at the top of the Lancashire League. Nelson were hardly setting Enfield's Dill Hall Lane ground alight in the first half
GLEN Little still expects to be a Burnley player when the First Division season kicks off next month. The mercurial winger has been the subject of a summer of speculation since being shipped out on loan to Reading in April. The Royals, along with fellow
It's got to be worse than Wife Swap. The latest Reality TV show will see mother-in-laws moving into their son or daughter's home. I can imagine what the experience would be like for me and my husband. The thought sends shivers up my spine. MY MUM My mum
FORTY-TWO cars were clamped in Darwen in a blitz on non-taxed vehicles. Between Tuesday and Thursday last week, police and members of the DVLA swept across the town, targeting vehicles with expired discs or no discs at all. Inspector Graham Ashcoft of
CHILDREN at a Darwen primary school are celebrating today after winning a prestigious national award from Sport England. Holy Trinity has become the first school in the borough and one of the few across the region to receive the Activemark Gold Award,
CROWN Wallcoverings have been slammed in Westminster for failing to pay wages and holiday pay owed to staff made redundant last week. Darwen MP Janet Anderson raised the issue with Employment Minister Gerry Sutcliffe after receivers made 177 workers redundant
NEARLY 500 women have been put at risk of catching hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases after a GP surgery failed to properly sterilise instruments. The women are being recalled to Perry Street surgery, Darwen, for tests after an inspection discovered
BUDDING actors and actresses are being hunted by producers of a new movie due to be filmed in East Lancashire. BBC Film crews will arrive in the county next month and are anxious to recruit local talent for a number of roles. They are looking for a total
A NINE-year-old boy had to be cut free by firefighters after he became impaled on an iron railing. The boy, who has not been named, had to be cut free after sliding into the railing which had been lying in the grass, during a football match at Alder Grange
A £1MILLION strategy that shapes the future of young people in Rossendale is set to be launched. The Rossendale Youth Provision Strategy aims to develop areas that can be used by youngsters to help prevent juvenile nuisance. It has taken 18 months to
A WARDEN has celebrated 50 years of service with a special ceremony attended by the Bishop of Blackburn. Chris Hope of Redlam, has undertaken his duties as an officer to the Bishop at St Lukes with St Philip's Church in Hancock Street, Blackburn, since
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice is confident the Evening Telegraph is on the verge of winning its campaign to stop the closure of local chemists. He raised the issue of a controversial Office of Fair Trading Report calling for the deregulation of pharmacies
AN army medic proved his 'Burning Love' on his return from Iraq by dashing out to buy a wedding ring - for a Las Vegas wedding with him dressed as Elvis and his bride-to-be as Marilyn Monroe. Gene Jolley, 30, a medic with 16 Para, returned to his family
ALMOST 35,000 people made the fourth Blackburn with Darwen Mela the best yet for attracting mixed audiences. Organisers of the two-day multicultural event at Corporation Park, Blackburn, said about 25 per cent of those who attended were white and 80 per
TRAFFIC wardens are set to return to the streets of Blackburn with Darwen next April -- and will need to issue more than 100 tickets a day to cover the cost of the service. College students, shoppers, parents driving children to school and football fans
GORDON Armstrong has warned fevered Accrington Stanley fans to lower their sights this season. Anticipation among Reds' supporters is sky high following promotion to the Conference for the first time in the club's proud history. The capture of former
POLICE dogs and horses, the fire brigade and Leigh Centurions' skipper helped make an Atherton school's annual Industry Day a success. Green Hall Primary school youngsters found out about a variety of different career options at their annual Industry
UNIFORMS are dumped in the laundry baskets and school bags left to fester in a bedroom corner. But for parents who work full-time the looming holidays are more of a financial and logistical nightmare. Schools in Burnley broke up on Friday and in Blackburn
HAVING a baby as a teenager has often meant putting education on hold. But thanks to a new initiative by the government, parents aged between 16 and 19 are being urged to apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to get back to the classroom. The cash is being
