A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Adults Only Diet Support Club, Brunshaw Action Group's Community Centre, Burnley, 6pm-7pm. Nelson Camera Club, Holmefield House Community Centre, Gisburn Road, Barrowford
FOR generations of local lads and lasses, trips up Pendle were an exciting part of their childhood. People from the East Lancashire towns have walked on Pendle Hill for at least a hundred years and perhaps a lot longer than that. I was astonished to discover
I HAVE two people coming to visit me from Sri Lanka later this month. I am sure I read some time ago about a meeting of Sri Lankan people somewhere in Blackburn. If anyone knows how to contact them could they let me know so I can arrange a meeting. The
I WOULD be very pleased to hear from any cat lovers visiting the Costa Del Sol in the near future, in particular Arroyo de la Miel/Benalmadena. During twice yearly visits to this place for the past three years I have fed three adult cats (all spayed)
Leigh Centurions 50 Featherstone Rovers 12 by Mike Hulme: LEIGH Centurions got their National League One campaign back on track with a nine-try demolition of Featherstone. It was a fitting way for popular prop Dave Bradbury to end his playing days; a
HAPLESS Leicester defender Nikos Dabizas apologised to his team-mates after his own goal pushed the club a step closer to relegation. The Greek international could only watch in horror as his attempt to cut out a cross from Andy Cole ended up in the back
BLACKBURN defender Lorenzo Amoruso was hailed as hero for helping Rovers to a vital victory in Saturday's six-pointer with Leicester City. Amoruso was a rock alongside Craig Short in the heart of defence as Rovers won at home in the Premiership for the
SHE may not be in full voice just yet but the fat lady has begun clearing her throat. A monumental week that began with Blackburn Rovers deep in relegation trouble has ended with the club's Premiership status all but secured for a further 12 months. Although
LANCASHIRE Ambulance Service is calling on people in Padiham and Hapton to become emergency first aiders. The service is launching a team of voluntary First Responders, who will be trained to deal with medical emergencies in their area. Residents interested
AN EAST Lancashire fireman who survived some of the SAS's most gruelling selection tests to win a TV reality show is to be honoured by the Mayor of Burnley. Coun Lilian Clark has invited James Barrow, winner of BBC 2's SAS: Are You Tough Enough?, to a
A REWARD has been offered for the safe return of historic wooden panels which have mysteriously disappeared. They had been rescued from a restaurant before it was demolished. The three boskins - large pieces of wood used to divide stable blocks into compartments
Yeovil Town 2 Bury 1: BURY'S first ever visit to Huish Park was one to forget for a handful of reasons. Not only did they surrender a 1-0 half time lead to the league newcomers but also lost central defender Danny Swailes with a serious knee injury and
AN open weekend has been held at a Nelson church which was closed for two years for refurbishment. Southfield Methodist Church was closed in 2001 when it was discovered that the building needed a new roof. Parishioners had been meeting in the Shooters
A BANK was closed on Monday morning after a suspicious package was discovered. Staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Radcliffe called the police at about 9.15am to say they were concerned about a package found inside the premises. The bank was closed
A HOTEL boss has come under fire from the leader of Pendle Council who said it should be closed down. Councillors have called for an urgent resolution to a long-running dispute over the future of the Hendly Hotel in Colne. It was placed at the top of
CRICKET ace David Lloyd caught one in the eye and was bowled over - by a tree. Lancashire's head coach turned up for the club's pre-season photo call sporting a shiner and a cut nose after his big knock during a trip to the Lake District. David from Accrington
A MAN suffered a life-threatening blood clot to the brain after a night out ended with him lying unconscious in an alleyway near his home. Police were today trying to establish if Martin Mayor, 47, sustained serious head injuries as a result of a fall
A BAND of school friends are on the verge of hitting the big time after being named Britain's most promising act. Maupa, whose members are from Clayton-le-Moors, beat competition from nine bands to take the title in the contest run by internet giant Freeserve
EAST Lancashire farm businesses converged on the Ribble Valley to pick up some transatlantic tips. The national organisation which represents farm retailers and farmers' markets chose Bashall Barn to stage a major training event for members from Cheshire
A LONGRIDGE man who attacked his wife after a New Year's Eve night out must pay her £750 compensation, despite the fact that they are working towards a reconciliation. Blackburn magistrates heard Lynda Nuttall needed stitches to a wound in her head and
READING are weighing up a move to sign Burnley winger Glen Little. According to sources in the south, the Royals are set to swoop for the Clarets star when his contract expires in the summer. Little turned down the chance to join Reading a year ago after
CHAMPIONS Read made a great start to their title defence with a victory over Oswaldtwistle on the opening day. There was also a convincing 48-run success for Cherry Tree who were victors at Earby. Veka Ribblesdale Cricket League results -- Senior League
ACCRINGTON are today enjoying the rare experience of looking down from the top of the Lancashire League table after beating the weather and Colne at Thorneyholme Road yesterday. Perennial strugglers in recent seasons, Matt Wilson's side stole a march
THE fate of eight post offices in Bury South which face closure will be known soon, but the omens are not good. On Thursday, Post Office bosses said that final decisions will be given later, but announced that five post offices in Bury North will close
CARL Fogarty heaped praise on his two Foggy Petronas Racing riders after the team's best display at the third round of the World Superbike championship in Misano, Italy. The four times World Superbike champion and FPR owner watched his former team-mate
CLITHEROE require two wins from their final three games to secure the league title following a comfortable victory over Congleton. Any pre-match nerves for the Blues were settled early on thanks to a sweet strike from Lee Cryer on 12 minutes, following
RAMSBOTTOM continued their roller-coaster season with a convincing 4-1 demolition of Atherton Collieries. Although Atherton are sitting in the lower echelons of the North West Counties Division One, this was a must win match for Vince Overson's men with
READING are weighing up a move to sign Burnley winger Glen Little. According to sources in the south, the Royals are set to swoop for the Clarets star when his contract expires in the summer. Little turned down the chance to join Reading a year ago after
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted Rovers still have some work to do before they can finally banish all thoughts of relegation. Saturday's priceless 1-0 victory over Leicester City edged the club a step nearer to their safety target. But although
WHEN our eldest daughter fails to get to sleep and tentatively sneaks downstairs -- generally after 9pm -- either my husband or I give her short shrift and send her scurrying back up again. But, on one occasion recently, to her amazement, we decided that
RESIDENTS in Darwen have been reassured that there are no immediate plans to close any of the town's post offices. But they have been warned that a closure programme for the town maybe drawn up in the future. Rumours spread through the town that most
THIS is the moment when a video stunt went horrifically wrong -- and a ten-year-old boy was engulfed in flames. The prank, filmed by a group of youngsters in Anchor Avenue, Darwen, left schoolboy Joe Armstrong with serious burns to his chest and thighs
PLANS for a new church and community centre in a Rossendale village have taken a step forward. A community partnership is to be formed in Weir to try to raise the £700,000 needed to build the ambitious multi-purpose building. Earlier this year Weir Baptist
IT'S been a winter of upheaval at Radcliffe Cricket Club, but chairman Dave Halliwell is confident it can build on last season's second placed finish with an infusion of youth. Last season's leading wicket taker in the Central Lancashire League, Eddie
A HANDCUFFED prisoner shouted "have this from me" as he lunged at a police officer and butted him in the face, a court was told. Magistrates heard that as a second officer tried to restrain Joseph Mark Drury he was kicked in the groin. Drury, 25, of Oban
A BLACKBURN charity champ joined thousands of others as he took part in the Flora London Marathon. Yesterday's race was the first time Navit Gohil of Manor Road has ever run the marathon. Navit, who ran to raise money for Sense, an organisation which
IT'S often said that good things come to those who wait. But in the case of Blackburn Rugby Club, the wait lasted 125 years! The club's seniors re-wrote the record books with a 24-10 victory over Aspull to secure a place for the Thwaites Lancashire Trophy
THE PREMISES may be new but old teachers and even older buildings were the main talking points when former high school pupils tried to break a world record. St Wilfrid's C of E High School, Blackburn, was aiming to attract more than 4,000 Old Wilfridians
PATIENTS are wasting £2million in NHS cash each year in East Lancashire by failing to use prescribed drugs. Health bosses today revealed the cash could have paid for a scheme to provide cataract operations for more than 2,000 people, due to begin this
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has scotched rumours that Lutel James has been lined up for a move to Scarborough. The striker was linked with a move to their Nationwide Conference rivals, who beat the Reds 2-1 with a late winner on Easter Monday
JAMIE SPEARE: Stranded for all three goals, distribution let him down on a couple of occasions but gathered most shots well 7 PETER CAVANAGH: Showed tremendous desire by hurling himself into blocks and tackles. Had a sharp eye for spotting Mullin's runs
WANTING to become a teacher is not unusual for people who enjoy working with youngsters and want a structured career. And like many professions, the routes to becoming qualified have gradually evolved. Now a Blackburn woman has become one of the first
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Accrington and Blackburn (Walking Club , The Capita Centre, Aqueduct Rod, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Ice and Rock Climbing. St Johns Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society present
LONG delays facing people who want treatment under the National Health Service are a continuing source of complaint. A constant battle is being waged to try to reduce waiting lists for operations sometimes because there are not the staff and theatre space
A PUB watch scheme set up to combat the growing menace of drunken and anti-social behaviour in Burnley recently received recognition in a Home Office report. Burnley Against Night-time Disorder (BAND) was praised as an example of how to tackle alcohol
I WILL never vote Labour again. While my great grandfather will probably turn in his grave, I cannot bring myself to vote for such an anti-British and in particular anti-English government. Some people say you don't know you have a good thing until it's
IN response to Brian Watson about the plight of pensioners (LET, April 13) I would like him to know I am in full agreement with his views and comments. I myself wrote to Jack Straw on this matter as the MP for Blackburn. I had a reply on March 30 stating
LYN Fenton and Pat Naylor, the local fundraisers for Marie Curie Cancer Care, would like to thank everyone who helped with the collections on their annual Daffodil Day in Blackburn and Darwen. The collections, which took place in the local supermarkets
YOUR article about Blackburn with Darwen Education Authority (Monday, April 5), quoted the former Conservative spokesman for Education as claiming that Blackburn took over "a lot of schools in special measures" when it became a unitary authority. When
THE number of passengers using buses in Leigh and Bolton has jumped by 15 per cent. Transport bosses say the figure is bucking the trend nationally, where there has been a downturn in the number of people hopping on the bus. And it is more than twice
A DEVASTATED community has said prayers for the family of an 18-month-old baby boy who died at a childminder's home. Police spent the weekend questioning 37-year-old Wendy Barlow in connection with the death of Joshua James Massey-Hodgkinson at her home
THIS is the moment when a video stunt went horrifically wrong -- and a ten-year-old boy was engulfed in flames. The prank, filmed by a group of youngsters in Anchor Avenue, Darwen, left schoolboy Joe Armstrong with serious burns to his chest and thighs
A look at the stats and figures from Rovers game against Leicester. BRAD FRIEDEL: Given excellent protection by the men in front of him which meant he barely had a shot to save of any consequence...7 LUCAS NEILL: Did a job at the back but his distribution
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted Rovers still have some work to do before they can finally banish all thoughts of relegation. Saturday's priceless 1-0 victory over Leicester City edged the club a step nearer to their safety target. But although
A RELIEVED owner has been reunited with her pet parrot after a fire crew had to rescue it from a tree. Moses, an African Grey parrot, escaped from the home of Elaine Sullivan when she was gardening yesterday afternoon. It is not the first time the 16-
BURNLEY Police has warned people to be on their guard after two pensioners were robbed by men posing as utility workers. The two incidents, which both happened last week, have not been linked, although police said there were similarities. In one of the
ELDERLY people in Pendle who are struggling to pay their council tax may be entitled to benefits they are not claiming. Age Concern is hoping to help pensioners missing out on this and other unclaimed benefits during the charity's annual Your Rights Week
A SUPERMARKET has given a new police cadet scheme a boost. Asda, Colne, has presented Lancashire Constabulary's newly-formed voluntary police cadets with a digital camera. The store's events co-ordinator, Sharon Hardy, presented the equipment to PC Mike
COUNCILLORS have slammed a Colne garage for not keeping a 'gentlemen's agreement' to fence off a neighbour's garden after planning permission was granted more than a year ago. Residents living next door to the Simpson's Skoda dealership, have been battling
THE county's doctors were to press for the proposed maternity unit at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, to be made bigger. This followed a meeting of the local medical committee which represented all the general practitioners in Lancashire when Dr Asmed
THE Louisa Kay banner awarded by the British Ballet organisation to the school gaining the highest number of points during a year in ballet examinations was presented in London to Miss Margret Sandham and her pupils from Darwen. A total of 805 points
A BURGLAR from Rishton who ransacked his victim's home after kicking in the door has been jailed for eight months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Kenneth MacFarlane, 36, said to suffer from epilepsy and to have drink problems, left blood at the premises
A MOTHER-of-three who has a newborn baby today demanded urgent action to end the rats menace in her street. Amanda Ryan, of Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle, said the rodents have infested her home - threatening the health of her children - despite visits
A FRONT bedroom of a house in Whitefield was wrecked on Saturday night. Firefighters believe a carelessly discarded cigarette caused the blaze at Steadmoor Road, Whitefield, setting fire to clothes on the floor. Three people -- two men and one woman -
GOVERNMENT inspectors have thrown out an appeal by Muslims in Clitheroe for permission to build a mosque in the town. Members of the small Muslim community in the Ribble Valley launched their appeal after planning councillors refused permission last August
THE Duke of Westminster, who owns large chunks of the Trough of Bowland, in Lancashire, has been knocked from his position as Britain's wealthiest man by the new owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich. The Sunday Times Rich List puts the Duke's
A DEVASTATED community has said prayers for the family of an 18-month-old baby boy who died at a childminder's home. Police spent the weekend questioning 37-year-old Wendy Barlow in connection with the death of Joshua James Massey-Hodgkinson at her home
THERE was a crumb of comfort for Clarets manager Stan Ternent from Cardiff City boss Lennie Lawrence after his side's 2-0 success over Burnley at Ninian Park. "I think they will stay up - just!" was Lawrence's view on Burnley's plight at the foot of the
Facts and figures from Burnley's game against Cardiff City BRIAN JENSEN: A good shot stopper but his indecision makes life far too tough on the defenders in front of him...5 LEE ROCHE: No major problems, though Robbie Earnshaw seemed to find plenty of
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent was left to rue a final 15 minutes that saw a precious point slip from his side's grasp as they were beaten 2-0 at Cardiff. The introduction of substitute Andy Campbell with a little under a quarter hour remaining changed a game
BURNLEY may have the backing of Alistair Campbell, but it was Cardiff's Andy Campbell who put a whole different spin on this contest. The Clarets looked all set for a precious away point from a contest that was heading nowhere, but then Bluebirds boss
NO ONE thought it could get much better than Lancashire's 'Year of the Bat' in 2003. But the team have already made the best possible start in trying to beat last years record 28 centuries. Iain Sutcliffe, Stuart Law and Carl Hooper all scored tons in
THE annual curtain raiser to the Lancashire League season surrendered to the weather with the match finely poised after Worsley Cup winners Rawtenstall were well placed chasing league champions East Lancs' score of 220-4 at Alexandra Meadows. A fourth
FORMER Shakers' favourite Sammy McIlroy can make himself even more popular with the Gigg Lane fans this summer. All the Stockport County manager has to do is settle terms with Dave Challinor and clear the way for the defender's move to Gigg Lane! The
THE door to possible promotion swung open again for Chorley after this hard-fought victory over high-riding Leek. And wins in their two remaining games could yet see the Magpies claim a place in next season's revamped UniBond Premier Division. The side's
SAM Hayes' brace gave Colne the win they needed to lift the North West Counties Division Two title with five games still to play. In a tentative first half, the Reds were never troubled and came close to taking the lead when Hayes brought a fine save
RESIDENTS in Rawtenstall braved the rain yesterday to help clean up their neighbourhood. Organised by Cribden Neighbourhood Association, the litter pick was targeted around the Hobson Street area. Frances Mahon from the residents' group said it had been
A MAN who persistently steals from cars to fund his drug addiction has been remanded in custody after his latest offence. Blackburn magistrates heard that Keiran Chatburn had numerous previous convictions for theft from motor vehicles and the most recent
A 29-YEAR-OLD man began "growling like an animal" when he was asked to leave a Blackburn town centre pub, a court heard. Magistrates were told that Mark Taylor threw two pint glasses at the duty manager of the Postal Order before sweeping glasses off
THE eyes definitely have it for John Durnin. For it was his deceptive optical contact with Gravesend and Northfleet goalkeeper Charlie Mitten which led to his two-goal salvo and rescued a point for Accrington Stanley. Former Liverpool striker Durnin burst
PRESTON did no favours to Burnley's quest for First Division survival, crashing to four goal blitz by the Rams in the opening half. A fifth followed in the second half courtesy of a Junior penalty, while Preston's consolation was also scored by the rampant
nA SELF-confessed tight-fisted colleague balked when charged 94p for a potato and meat pie at a Leigh confectioners. He had a good whinge after paying up, but was gobsmacked when he returned a couple of days later and found they'd gone up to 96p. Nearly
nWE had to call the much-improved AA to my dad's car, stuck tightly in a small garage after the battery was discovered to be flat as a pancake. As the mechanic had to park at the top of a long drive, my dad asked how long his jump leads were. As long
I KNOW traffic on the by-pass can be bad, but it's worse than I imagined. I decided to leave my return trip from Lowton until after the rush hour and set off from St Helens Road at 6.20pm. Not only had the horrendous temporary traffic lights returned
LEIGH'S much-needed Bengal Street toilets have re-opened with a new roof -- and reported improvements to the interior. Welcoming the good news I decided to pop in to see what delights were in store. To put it bluntly I was taken aback. The ladies are
POPULAR prop Dave Bradbury put on Leigh's famous cherry and white jersey for the last time on Sunday, April 18. Bradbury has decided to bring the curtain down on his long career and he made his farewell appearance against Featherstone at Hilton Park.
A MAN has been charged with motoring offences after a 71-year-old Bury woman was seriously injured. The pedestrian was struck by a Ford Fiesta van which was travelling along Manchester Road, Bury, on Friday at 12.30pm. The pensioner suffered a suspected
