Jasper is a sable and tan cross breed who was admitted to the Manchester Dogs' Home on 25th September 2003 via the Tameside Dog Warden after he was found wandering in Stalybridge. Jasper has a friendly personality, he gets on well with female dogs but
PREMIER League football is often criticised for being a multi-million pound business where cash is king. Fantastically high wages for players, enormous - and sometimes questionable - payments to agents and a merchandising machine that makes massive profits
RAMSBOTTOM Cricket Club have failed in their bid to sign Australian all-rounder Andrew McDonald. The Victoria ace has told the Rams that he will not be joining them despite agreeing terms with the Lancashire League club. It is thought the player is in
ON Sunday Parkers was the venue for the Bury Societysecond Winter League match, both sides of the lodge being pegged. Once again, overnight frost and foggy conditions took time to lift and left a thin layer of ice. Top winger fell to Harry Billing (5-
Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division LEIGH ATHLETIC...2 PRESTWICH HEYS...5 HEYS regained top spot in what was a real six-pointer of a game. They destroyed their hosts with a passionate brand of football not seen for a long time and which surely
Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division WYTHENSHAWE AMS...1 HIGHFIELD UTD...2 IT'S taken a long time coming but Highfield made their way back up the M60 towards Bury on Saturday with renewed confidence. If they can reproduce the type of performance
Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division BREIGHTMET UTD... 0 ELTON VALE...4 VALE claimed what could well prove to be a priceless three points from their short trip up the A58 to Moss Park against opponents who are also involved in the relegation battle
LETTERS and complaints about off-road bikers generally come from those people with little to do with their lives except moan. I totally agree that bikes and parks do not mix, but you find the only trouble-causers are not off-roaders, but adolescents and
REGARDING Councillors Eileen Entwistle and Dave Smith's remarks about Darwen's level of funding compared to Blackburn's and the role of North Turton as one of seven Darwen wards. Just what world are they living in? It was their council's report that stated
A NARROW country lane running out of Atherton could be turned into a busy main road carrying heavy traffic, says a report. Plans have been put to highways chiefs to turn Platt Lane into a high-capacity road stretching across farmland from the new industrial
POLICE were today hunting a motorist who may hold the key to the cause of a country lane smash which left a schoolboy seriously injured. The family of the 14-year-old boy were today mounting a bedside vigil after he suffered head and chest injuries when
BUS company Blackburn Transport went almost £500,000 into the red last year - and its boss today blamed a fares battle for the losses. Blackburn Borough Transport said the bulk of the £462,243 trading deficit was down to its "war" with the now defunct
Leigh RMI 3 Morecambe 1 by David Magilton: LEIGH finally ended their points drought courtesy of goal-machine David McNiven, who bagged a hat-trick to take his tally to 20 goals for the season. The former Oldham striker had three chances and stuck each
BARRY Ferguson today admitted he suffered from homesickness during the early months of his Blackburn career but the plucky midfielder never once thought about packing it all in and returning to Scotland. The 25-year-old, who is currently recovering from
EAST Lancashire MP Peter Pike has urged the government to improve education facilities for prisoners. He spoke out in the Commons after a visit to Lancaster's jail where he saw new classrooms. The Burnley Labour backbencher told Home Office Minister Paul
POLICE were today hunting a motorist who may hold the key to the cause of a country lane smash which left a schoolboy seriously injured. The family of the 14-year-old boy were today mounting a bedside vigil after he suffered head and chest injuries when
A NEW £1million centre for families looks set to be built in Burnley Wood. Burnley Council's executive committee has agreed in principal to dispose of land in Crowther Street for SureStart Burnley Wood and Duke Bar, to build a children's centre. Planning
MORE than £5million has been paid out in compensation to East Lancashire miners in the past five years. Since 1999, the Department of Trade and Industry has paid £5,286,926 to 206 ex-miners of the Burnley Coalfield and their families - an average of £25,665
A MAN responsible for a spate of house breaking in one area of Burnley last summer has been jailed for five years. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict Martin Nicholson, 32, struck at nine homes in Ightenhill as many of his victims slept in their
Bury 0 Kidderminster 0 by Phil Thorp: A THIRD successive clean sheet and a hard earned point were the consolation prizes from a match the Shakers were expected to win. Facing a Kidderminster side below them in the table, Graham Barrow's side were looking
PENDLE'S Healthy Communities project has started a range of initiatives to encourage people to eat more healthily and take exercise. New measures for this year include the recent installation of gym equipment at the Silverman Hall, in Nelson, a Grow and
PENDLE residents can get in the swim with a year-long borough-wide event to mark the 50th anniversary of The Samaritans. Pendle Leisure Trust has organised a long-distance swim which anyone can take part in at any of the borough's pools. This year's challenge
THREE solicitors arrested in connection with an investigation into drugs money laundering were due to answer their bail today. They were among 12 suspects arrested last June by officers from the National Crime Squad. Legal practices in Blackburn, Earby
SNOW brought havoc again to East Lancashire but shop, factory and office workers struggled through to work despite reduced bus services and road chaos. Battling 65-year-old Sarah Davison led a pensioner protest against the unions in Blackburn. Mrs Davison
SEVEN children were saved from a potential house blaze by their 18-year-old sister who accidentally left a chip pan burning in the kitchen. The teenager began heating the oil at 1am on Sunday at her home in Edleston Street, Accrington, after a night out
A 20 YEAR OLD man smashed a Ribchester pub window after being thrown out following a disturbance. Blackburn magistrates heard that Nicholas Edward Catlin accepted smashing the window at the White Bull in temper. Catlin, of Preston Road, Grimsargh, pleaded
mA CONGREGATION which has spent two years worshipping in a village hall will return to its church next month, after it was finally declared structurally safe. St Nicholas' Church, Sabden, a 160-year-old Grade Two listed building, was closed in December
THE key moments and player ratings from the game against Gillingham. BURNLEY RATINGS (4-4-2) BRIAN JENSEN: Smart save in the first half to deny Henderson, who got his own back after a second half fumble...7 LEE ROCHE: Seems to be strangely lacking in
DARWEN shared the spoils with high-flying Formby at the Anchor Ground and moved up to sixth in NWCL Division Two. A first half opener from Denny Khan and a re-taken penalty for a late equaliser by Daniel Stubberfield brought a point, but manager Steve
JIM McCluskie's first game back in charge of Rossendale United ended in defeat. And following an indifferent display he will be in little doubt about the difficulty of the job in front of him. Both sides struggled in the freezing conditions on a bumpy
COLNE came down to earth with a bump after the high of their FA Vase victory at AFC Wimbledon. The Reds tried to play football on a poor pitch and also battled back twice to earn what could be a valuable point in the light of other results. Colne started
THREE more priceless points slipped from nine-man Chorley's grasp in this basement battle against North Ferriby. This was a must-win game for both sides and it is now hard to see the Magpies making the cut for next season's revamped UniBond Premier Division
BARRY Ferguson today admitted he suffered from homesickness during the early months of his Blackburn career but the plucky midfielder never once thought about packing it all in and returning to Scotland. The 25-year-old, who is currently recovering from
I ADMIT, for the past couple of years I have been a bit embarrassed when I've told people about our holiday plans. So how wonderful it was to learn that our chosen destination and type of accommodation is not to be sneered at. In fact it is the number
A SCHOOL is celebrating after education inspectors said it was improving. Whitworth Community High School, in Rossendale, was inspected by Ofsted in November. The school was one of a handful to achieve better GCSE A*-C grades than last year in recently
ROSSENDALE United FC are gearing up for a charity football match against a Manchester United eleven in memory of popular soccer fanatic David Taylor. David, 25, of Greendale Avenue, Newchurch, who died after a night out in Rawtenstall, was a keen supporter
MORE than 600 families and friends of organ donors from across the North West attended a remembrance service at Manchester Cathedral. The service, held yesterday, saw around 120 organ donors represented, the majority of whom died between 2003 and 1998
WOULD-be interior decorators are in for a treat if they have always aspired to the stylings of Linda Barker or Handy Andy. Blackburn College has set about encouraging decorators and plans to pass on some of the top techniques for free. Home decorating
A PRIEST who runs a drugs rehabilitation charity today revealed his concern that downgrading cannabis could create more addicts. Father Jim McCartney, co-founder of the renowned Blackburn-based Those On The Margins of Society (THOMAS), said he was worried
BUS company Blackburn Transport went almost £500,000 into the red last year - and its boss today blamed a fares battle for the losses. Blackburn Borough Transport said the bulk of the £462,243 trading deficit was down to its "war" with the now defunct
THERE'S an old saying that when someone's had a mishap, they've gone for a Burton. But it took some brave challenges, not to mention some brave decisions, to get Accrington Stanley out of the mire and prevent that from happening on Saturday. Stanley had
A THREE-year-old boy escaped unhurt with his parents after a fire broke out in his bedroom. Fire crews were called to the end-terraced house on Ashworth Street, Elton, Bury, on Saturday at 9.40am. The young boy woke his mum and her partner up when he
Skelmersdale United 2 Atherton Collieries 1: COLLIERIES stay bottom of the North West Counties League First Division after Skelmersdale came from a goal behind to beat them. Alan Lord's team had gone in front after 27 minutes when Mark Jones capitalised
Atherton LR 5 Nantwich Town 6: TEENAGE keeper Ashley Timms turned goalscorer for Atherton LR in an extraordinary NWCL First Division match match at Crilly Park on Saturday. The 17-year-old netted as LR narrowly failed to claw back a 4-0 half-time deficit
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Blackburn and District U3A, Hornby Room, Blackburn Central Library, 2pm. "The Golden Mean," by Brian Hammond. St Lawrence with St Paul's Churches' Crafts Together Group
Tiny is a black and tan cross Alsatian who was admitted to the Manchester Dogs' Home on 9th January 2004 via Collyhurst Police Station after he was found wandering in Newton Heath by a member of the public and handed in as a stray. Tiny is a very loveable
OPENING up the Cellar Bar in Blackburn's King Street to teenage Goths and Moshers sounds like a good idea. Such groups of young people need somewhere to congregate on Saturday afternoons and the new meeting place has the advantage of being out of the
Greater Manchester Schools FA County Cup BURY BOYS U-15...4 ROCHDALE BOYS U-15...3 BURY Boys booked a semi-final place in amazing fashion by scoring four goals in the last seven minutes of the game, to turn a three-goal deficit into an unbelievable victory
RAMMY boss Vince Overson was left scratching his head once again after seeing his side comfortably beat Unibond first division side Rossendale United 4-2 on Tuesday night at Dark Lane in a friendly. "I just wish we would play with the same attitude in
ROCHDALE are the latest football league club to sit up and take notice of the form showed by Radcliffe Borough's Davey Luker. Sources at Spotland admitted the club had hoped to keep its interest under wraps, but although no official move has been made
RAMSBOTTOM A went back to the top of Division One as a result of this week's matches. Whilst they were beating Location 9-1, second placed Little Lever were beating third placed Cricketers 7-3 but by dropping those three points Ramsbottom A moved into
I AM grateful to Mr Norman Walsh of Sudell Close, Darwen, for pointing out that the issue regarding the debate about spending in Darwen and Blackburn is about "monies from council tax" and not about "perceived improvements due to government or European
IN reply to Rob Wilcock's 'Buses can be a problem' (LET January 20), I agree, buses should stop at bus stops. But you forgot to mention that is only possible if the bus stop is free from parked cars. I have been a bus driver for Blackburn Borough Transport
AN ANTI-Social Behaviour Order has been secured by police working to tackle problems on the Casterton Avenue Estate, Burnley. The ASBO was served on Andrew Lord,18, of Sedburgh Street, Burnley, and is valid for 2 years. It will prohibit him from taking
A MASSIVE scheme to improve facilities at an East Lancashire hospital will officially get under way later this week. The Phase Five development of Burnley General Hospital is a £30million public-private project for a three-storey extension and other improvements
A PILOT scheme involving the police, council and fire service is to be set up in Burnley in a bid to tackle fly-tipping. Waste bosses were given a tour of Burnley's fly-tipping hotspots last month amid claims that new rubbish disposal charges are forcing
A ONE-man crime wave responsible for a spate of house-breaking has been jailed for five years. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict Martin Nicholson, 32, struck at nine homes in the Ightenhill area of the town as many of his victims slept in their
A PREVIEW of a colour film record of Great Harwood's Coronation celebrations was to be shown in Mercer Hall in front of 100 council members, committee members and their wives. Mr Ross Jones, manager of the Hippodrome in Accrington, made theatre history
WORRIED bookies were planning to give goal sensation Alan Shearer the boot because of his scoring record. Ladbrokes were so concerned they were set to ban some bets on Shearer at their new match betting service at Ewood Park. An injured soccer player
AN East Lancashire headteacher today rejected claims that special needs schools were bad for disabled children and said: "We are not separatist." Bob Whittaker, head of Northcliffe school in Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood, spoke out after a leading
STAN Ternent hailed his classy Clarets as they booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Gillingham. Three superb goals, two from Robbie Blake and an Ian Moore header, put Burnley in the hat for the last 16 for the second successive
IAN Moore and the FA Cup were made for each other. How else do you explain a remarkable run in the competition that has seen the striker plunder ten goals in 12 games since joining the Clarets? It's a stunning return that sits at odds with a career goalscoring
NELSON's supporters were left wondering what has happened to the team which were riding high in the league at Christmas after another disappointing display. The Blues came under pressure right from the kick off and conceded a series of corners which led
AFTER a series of poor results in the league, the Rams reached the League Challenge Cup semi-finals with a victory over Second Division promotion hopefuls Great Harwood Town. Another enforced goalkeeping change saw the debut of Graham Bennett, drafted
BRENT Peters praised his players as they produced a shock quarter-final result in the League Challenge Cup on Saturday. Bacup Borough came away from North West Counties Division One high-flyers Clitheroe with a 1-0 win thanks to a goal by Lee Anderson
STAN Ternent hailed his classy Clarets as they booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Gillingham. Three superb goals, two from Robbie Blake and an Ian Moore header, put Burnley in the hat for the last 16 for the second successive
Radcliffe Borough 4 Frickley Athletic 2: RADCLIFFE Borough got back to winning ways with an entertaining victory over Frickley Athletic after taking a 3-0 lead in the opening 24 minutes. New boy John Foster made an early impact, crossing for his brother
A NEW forum for businesswomen has got off to a flying start. The first meeting of she.RV, held at the Kingfisher Centre in Rawtenstall, attracted women from all over the area. Catherine Peel, organiser, said: "We were delighted with the positive response
A GROUP of friends are arranging a spectacular ball to raise thousands for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Organisers of the annual Rossendale charity ball are hoping for their most successful year to date in a bid to boost their £127,000 total. The group
BABIES as young as six weeks old are being introduced to music at a Blackburn school in a bid to help them learn better later in life. Roe Lee Park Primary School has set up a mums and toddlers music group catering for youngsters up to three years old
A MAN died and five people were injured in a two car head-on collision. Michael Ian Jones, 33, of Bolton, suffered serious head and leg injuries when he was thrown from his Peugeot 306 car after colliding head-on with a Vauxhall Cavalier in Elton Road
A VISIT to Blackburn to watch football ended with Peter David Malloch being reintroduced to heroin after five years abstinence, a court heard. And his subsequent slide back into addiction cost him everything for the second time in his life. Blackburn
GOTHS and Moshers were escorted away from Blackburn town centre on Saturday after police and a local business teamed up to find them a safer place to hang out. The teenagers were taken by police from Church Street to the Cellar Bar on King Street where
PRESTWICH HEYS...0 EAST MANCHESTER...0 THE last time Heys failed to score in a league game was at the end of August last year and that coincided with the last time they were beaten. Since then they have gone 15 games without losing, winning 10 and drawing
A RULING at the European Court of Justice over an Accrington woman has brought about a landmark change in teacher's pension rights. The lecturer's union NATFHE today revealed that former Accrington and Rossendale College employee Deborah Allonby had won
A TEENAGER from Bury accused of smuggling 3,400 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has appeared in court. Michael Connell, 19, of Kestrel Drive, Bury, has not yet officially entered a plea to the charges. If he is found guilty Mr Connell, who has learning
