St John's Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society present "My Fair Lady," Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, New Market Street, Colne, 7.15pm. Life drawing classes, Mid Pennine Gallery, Yorke Street, Burnley, 7-9pm. Brierfield Bridge Club, Whitfield Senior Citizens
Adults Only Diet Support Club, Brunshaw Action Group's Community Centre, Burnley, 6pm-7pm. Nelson Camera Club, Holmefield House Community Centre, Gisburn Road, Barrowford, 7.45pm. Tae Kwon Do, Padiham Town Hall, Burnley Road, Padiham, 5.15pm-6.15pm. War
SO-CALLED reality TV has taken over the airwaves in the past few years. And as programme makers compete with each other to come up with a series more "thrilling" or "exciting" than the last, normal boundaries of taste and common sense have disappeared
A CANON who stepped in to break up a political wrangle between two councillors at an education scrutiny meeting said: "This is not why we are here." Committee chair Coun Maureen McGarvey said she was speaking out to stop councillor Mahfooz Hussain turning
IT'S a send-up of permissive '60s society with plenty of risqu jokes thrown in. Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society presents Habeas Corpus - an Alan Bennett play on Thursday, Friday and Saturday May 13, 14 and 15 in Ribchester Parochial Hall. RATS first
I COULDN'T agree more with Mrs Hesketh (LET, April 16) on the subject of the number 4 Higher Croft bus. As a frequent user going to work first thing in the morning the most important thing is getting there on time. Up until about three weeks ago the 7.15
REFERRING to Lancashire County Council's "Welcome to Lancashire" signs (LET, April 17) perhaps these should say "Welcome to Planet Zog," for that is surely where the politicians live who concocted this item of spending. Highways chairman Coun Jean Yates
I WRITE with regard to "Police delay angers firefighters boss" (LET, April 15), and the comments of ADO Paul Ashworth in relation to the police delay in attending the fire site when a cannabis factory was found in Byrom Street, Blackburn.. Did his men
The ANDY PAYTON column. . . IT'S D-Day. The players really have to earn their money tonight and no excuses. The manager picks the team, but it's down to the players once they're out on the field. I want to put pressure on them because I had enough of
A STRETCH of canalside in Burnley could be redeveloped after a company agreed to buy two mills from a former footwear manufacturer. St Modwen Developments has reached a deal with Lambert Howarth to acquire the firm's premises at Healey Royd Mill and Finsley
DISAPPOINTED children at a Burnley school turned up for the start of the new term clutching designs for a new play area - only to find burglars had stolen the cash to pay for it. Pupils at Sunnybank Preparatory School, in Manchester Road, found the front
BURNLEY'S award-winning bus station is to close for repairs after cracks and potholes opened up in the surfacing. The decision to close the £3million interchange for more than two days over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend after contractors admitted Tarmacadam
A BANNED driver who got behind the wheel while banned had a young child in the passenger seat, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Musadique Ali Khan, 28, was half way through a three year disqualification but flouted it because his mother
WE have assembled a number of easy to find links, many from our popular leisure pages, to What's On - and Where! Click on these links to find What's On around Bolton, Bury and Leigh or Ideas for walks Fancy visiting Museums and Galleries or reading our
A DISTRESSED bird lover whose two parrots were stolen in a burglary has said whoever took them may have got more than they bargained for. Brigitta Unwin, 52, of Brown Street West, Colne, described one of her two beloved parrots as "vicious" and "capable
TRADERS were furious at the lack of action following the closure of a street they felt was the lifeblood of their businesses. One stallholder on the market reported a 10 per cent slump in trade after Ainsworth Street, in Blackburn, was closed to traffic
A BLACKBURN-based firm developed a revolutionary carpet processing machine - believed to be the first to use silicon chip technology. Darwen Equipment Makers Ltd, of Gate Street, had already exported their first £200,000 machine to Canada. Also, £145
Roverall View, with JASON WHALLEY. . . COME on Rovers, make your mind up! Just as I was digging out the train timetables for Rotherham and Plymouth you go and string together a couple of wins and render my research useless. What is it with you, do you
DETECTIVES were today quizzing two local youths after a Clayton-le-Moors man was found unconscious in an alleyway and rushed to hospital with a blood clot on his brain. Martin Mayor, 47, of Arthur Street, was discovered on Saturday at 1am lying in a pool
ALWAYS look on the bright side of life! That's the way Toni Mason lives, and it's helped her win a competition to be named Britain's most optimistic person. Mrs Mason, 36, of James Street, Great Harwood, suffered a series of catastrophes on her wedding
A NEW park opened on Saturday in Atherton. It signals the culmination of a year-long project that has transformed a drab patch of land into a creative community paradise. The Devonshire Road park at Hag Fold has got a new name, 'Peoples' Place', because
THEY lined up in their droves, all fit, healthy and eager to pay tribute to an athlete who was killed in a jet ski accident in Blackpool. Hundreds of runners took part in a 10-kilometre race through part of the borough to mark the first anniversary of
THIEVES who have made thousands by selling on garden ornaments stolen from Ribble Valley gardens have now begun raiding graveyards. Police today revealed that cemeteries had become easy targets for the thieves, and urged communities to keep an eye out
THE parents of drowned diver Heather Schofield today spoke for the first time about their daughter's death and said: "She packed 100 years of life into just 25." Heather's mother, Myra, of Billington, was supposed to spend last Saturday celebrating Heather's
BURNLEY are ready to head off interest from Reading with an offer to persuade Glen Little to stay at the club. And their chances of hanging on to their star winger will be significantly boosted by winning their biggest game of the season at home to Wimbledon
LANCASHIRE showed their intent for the season in the first day or two of their opening County Championship game against Northants with three batsmen making centuries. Stuart Law, Iain Sutcliffe and Carl Hooper all made tons and it is uncanny after last
DARWEN must win all three of their remaining games if they are to stand any chance of being involved in the North West Counties Division Two promotion favourites. The future of the divisions top sides has yet to be confirmed. The top four will win promotion
ROSSENDALE United manager Jim McCluskie is urging his troops to battle on while it is still mathematically possible to be involved in the promotion shake-up. Dale's hopes of moving up to the UniBond Premier Division were scuppered at the weekend by two
BURNLEY are ready to head off interest from Reading with an offer to persuade Glen Little to stay at the club. And their chances of hanging on to their star winger will be significantly boosted by winning their biggest game of the season at home to Wimbledon
DARWEN'S annual two-day live music festival will be accompanied by the Petticoat Lane Market once again this year. The Rotary Club of Darwen will hold the popular annual market on May 31, coinciding with the music event which last year attracted thousands
A REGULAR at a Darwen pub rugby tackled the landlord after refusing to leave, a court heard. Luc Tristran Wrennall forced Andrew Harding to the floor and as he was being dragged away by other regulars at the Black Horse on Redearth Road, Blackburn, he
A SHOWCASE of local culture, with artists, singers, poets and musicians, is set to be held in July. Haslingden Splash, the group behind the event, will also be performing at St James' Church, Haslingden, on May 14. Poetry and music workshops are held
A THEATRE company has hit the jackpot after receiving £53,000 in government grants. The Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Waterfoot, which has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, scooped the cash to support a two-year arts education project. The money,
CLAIMS that a 'Jack the Ripper' could be on the loose attacking cats in East Lancashire are to be highlighted in the House of Commons. Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson is tackling a growing problem of missing cats in Rossendale, both in the Valley
WE have assembled a number of easy to find links, many from our popular leisure pages, to What's On - and Where! Click on these links to find What's On around Prestwich, Bury, Bolton and Leigh or Ideas for walks Fancy visiting Museums and Galleries or
TRADING standards chiefs across Lancashire today put out a warning over sweets which could cause children to choke to death. The government's Food Standards Agency believes the jelly mini-cup sweets could be on sale in East Lancashire. And it has asked
BUSINESS organisations throughout Lancashire are being urged to bid for Government grants of up to £100,000. The cash, from a grant fund managed by the Health and Safety Commission, is aimed at getting workers in small firms more involved with their employers
EAST Lancashire Euro MPs have been slammed for helping to give Britain a reputation in Europe for dragging its feet over the need for environment improvements. A report by Friends of the Earth on the voting records of MEPs over the past five years has
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw has revealed that he became convinced of the need for a referendum on the European Constitution because of conversations with constituents in Blackburn. He relayed these back to Tony Blair and his Cabinet colleagues. As the
A DISABLED man tried to ensure his "best friend" Rocky lived on by advertising for a doggy mate to mother his puppies. David Johnson offered to pay reasonable costs for the union. But on the day the advert appeared in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph,
A PATIENTS' champion from East Lancashire today pledged to ensure health workers pay more attention to the views of those they are treating. Professor Iqbal Singh, a consultant physician at Queens Park Hospital, in Blackburn, since 1983, was this month
BOSSES at East Lancashire's only lap-dancing club have applied for permission to give customers full frontal nudity. They believe that the men of Blackburn want the move, less than a year after the opening of Velvet Lounge, in Duke Street, Blackburn.
ROADS were closed and nursery children evacuated when a suspected bomb was found at a bank in Radcliffe. Streets were cordoned off for more than three hours when staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Blackburn Street discovered the suspicious package
FOLLOWING a visit to Whitefield's Hillock Estate, the Minister for Sport Mr Denis Howell, stated that developers of new housing estates should also provide sports and recreation facilities. He said that otherwise, they were "building houses with social
RESIDENTS alleged to have broken a council's rubbish regulations are due to appear before magistrates this week. A total of seven people are facing prosecution by Blackburn with Darwen Council as part of its million pound drive to clean up the town. The
TOURISTS of a different kind have begun flocking to Blackburn -- and their interest is only in the workings of the local council! Blackburn with Darwen Council has begun showing representatives from authorities performing less well than it is around its
A REFERENDUM on the EU constitution would force eurosceptics to be held to account, says an East Lancashire Euro MP. The Prime Minister is expected this week to announce this week his intention to put the constitution, which is to be finalised by EU states
A MAN helped sign soccer star Alan Shearer in an illustrious former career - but his latest signing is an idyllic country pub! John Howarth, secretary of Blackburn Rovers for 25 years, has become landlord of the Duke of York in Waterside near Darwen.
PENDLE Hippodrome Theatre is the venue for a production of My Fair Lady by St John's Amateurs. The musical, with Wendy Ranwell as Eliza and David McKinley as Professor Higgins, runs until Saturday at 7.15pm at the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, New Market
IT'S a bleak, northern January. Teresa, Mary and Kate meet at their home to organise their mother's funeral. The fact they can't stand each other is the least of their problems in The Memory Of Water - Shelagh Stephenson's black farce which won an Olivier
ON receiving my water bill from United Utilities I found a charge of £49 per year for surface water/highways drainage. On phoning an overseas call centre I was told this change was for taking away rainwater in outside drains. I said I had no control over
IS the constant whingeing about speed cameras ever going to end? asks N Lewin of Darwen (LET, April 17). I can tell this person that the answer to that is NO! Everyone now knows this IS just another way of raising money from easy targets (motorists) and
I WAS most surprised to read (LET, April 13) that complaints had been made by some residents in the Ribble Valley re delivery of black bin liners and green garden waste bags. Nothing in life is perfect, but some people will always find something to complain
IT is a dwelling with minimalist decor, it is a bit chilly - and it has no windows. But it does have one big advantage. It is bomb proof. And at just £12,000, the nuclear bunker in the Breeze Hill area of Atherton is attracting a lot of interest from
PLANS for how £15million will be spent in a bid to rejuvenate Burnley's housing have been unveiled. A report by Burnley Council officers reveals two options for the demolition of homes in three areas of the town - South West Burnley, Daneshouse and Burnley
MPS and media watchdogs today called for a TV stunt show to be banned after it prompted sick copycat pranks which almost ended in a boy's death. The move came after a teenager who filmed as his 10-year-old friend who was accidentally set on fire vowed
ATHERTON LR round off their North West Counties League campaign when they host fourth-placed Woodley Sports on Tuesday night (7.45pm). Tom Foster's side, who did not play on Saturday, still have an outside chance of finishing in the top half of the First
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jonathan Stead believes one more win may well be enough to secure the club's Premiership status for another season. Saturday's 1-0 victory over Leicester City at Ewood saw Rovers open up a five-point gap on the bottom three with
BURNLEY Football Club is still in consultation with staff over voluntary redundancies as part of a major restructuring of the club's finances. Last month it was revealed that the club's town centre shop was to close as part of the cutbacks. Club bosses
THIS month's meeting of the Cliviger Parish Council will take place on Friday, in the Village Hall, starting at 7pm. Included in items to be discussed is a planning application for extension to an existing dormer at 28 Hall Park Avenue. IN response to
SIX people were taken to hospital after a two-car smash in Cliviger. The incident at about 1pm yesterday on the A646 Burnley Road involved a Land Rover Freelander and a Toyota Celica and the road was closed for three hours. Police said it is believed
PLANS for how £15million will be spent in a bid to rejuvenate Burnley's housing have been unveiled. A report by Burnley Council officers reveals two options for the demolition of homes in three areas of the town - South West Burnley, Daneshouse and Burnley
A BURY football coach has been awarded more than £1 million in damages following a tackle which ended his playing career. Chris Casper, a former Manchester United defender, was playing for Reading when he suffered a double fracture of his left leg in
A GRANDMOTHER from Nelson met up with the optician who saved her from a potentially blinding eye disease. Ellen Bryon, 65, from Marsden Hall Road North, was diagnosed with an abnormality with blood vessels at the back of the eye when having a routine
A NEW graffiti-busting technique was used to remove swastikas and other offensive material from a cemetery in Nelson yesterday. Blackburn-based DNS Distribution Ltd demonstrated the Doris blasting system for officers from Pendle Council by removing 30
YOUTHS in Nelson set a skip on fire and then threw missiles at the firefighters called to tackle the blaze. The skip, in Thomas Street, was set alight twice last night. Fighfighters first attended the scene at 8.40pm and were pelted with eggs by a gang
SOLAR panels could be attached to roofs in Pendle in a pioneering move that could slash heating bills by up to 60 per cent. Plans have been drawn up to fit solar panels to six to 10 homes in the borough to assess their effectiveness. A report will go
BLEAKHOLT Animal Sanctuary's spring fair will include a Wild West-themed horse parade with staff dressed as Cowboys and Indians. The fair, on Sunday, April 25, will see a wide range of fun activities at the Sanctuary in Bury Old Road, Ramsbottom, between
FIFTEEN firefighters tackled a fierce blaze which swept through the first floor and roof of a derelict nightclub. Officers battled for an hour to bring the fire at the former Benny's nightclub and Fusion disco in Warthfold Road, Radcliffe, under control
Cummings and Goings, with STEPHEN CUMMINGS. . . "MASSIVE" -- that's how Stan Ternent has described Burnley's next two fixtures. And he's not wrong. Indeed, it is almost impossible to understate just how important the next five days will be in Burnley's
CHOSEN as "ambassadors to Belgium" were four guides and a guider from Notre Dame Grammar School, Blackburn, for an international camp as guests of the Belgian Girl Guides. For Guider, Sylvia Wells, it was a lucky second attempt. She was to have attended
ACCRINGTON Stanley's growing number of fans in Northern Ireland are looking forward to next season, when the club goes full-time professional. The 60-strong supporters' club in Omagh follows Stanley's fortunes in Broderick's Bar and visits Accrington
THE parents of an 18-month-old baby boy who died at his childminder's home have paid tribute to their "wonderful, adorable boy." Simon Hodgkinson and Emma Massey who live in St Paul's Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, said their son, Joshua, brought great
TODAY is the first of two days that will determine the destiny of Burnley Football Club. So it's no surprise that manager Stan Ternent is spelling out the importance of this week's two titanic Turf Moor battles, starting tonight against Wimbledon. "It's
PRESTWICH'S "green army" is looking for new recruits to help clean up Drinkwater Park. As an extension of the deep clean initiative for Prestwich, Bury Council is appealing for volunteers to get their hands dirty in local parks. First on the list is Drinkwater
GREAT HARWOOD ...0 COLNE ...0 TEN man Great Harwood battled to earn a point at home to North West Counties Division Two champions Colne. Goalkeeper Bobby Harris had an outstanding game for the Robins as Colne created a host of chances. The home defence
NELSON bring their season to a close tonight when they travel to Leek CSOB. And manager Mick Molloy will use the game as a chance to give his young players a run-out due to the absence of at least six key first team figures. Nelson have been hit particularly
AWARD-winning Burnley brewery Moorhouse's has unveiled a new selection of seasonal ales. Developed by head brewer Peter Gouldsbrough the new brews include 'Bursting Bitter' at 3.8 per cent, described as "a crisp refreshing ale to celebrate the start of
AFTER three decades Eric Hargeaves knows the secret of success in the pub trade -- hard graft! Eric and wife Trish have run the Royal Oak in Riley Green, near Blackburn, for nine years and previously had a 17 year stint at the Higher Buck at Waddington
CLITHEROE manager Lee Sculpher isn't expecting any favours from Ramsbottom counterpart Vince Overson tonight. Player-manager Sculpher knows all the North West Counties Division One teams have been doing their utmost to steer them away from the title.
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jonathan Stead believes one more win may well be enough to secure the club's Premiership status for another season. Saturday's 1-0 victory over Leicester City at Ewood saw Rovers open up a five-point gap on the bottom three with
AN envelope-making machine believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world has been saved from destruction and put on public display in a Darwen park. Employees from Frank Barnes of Darwen were hired to remove the machine for scrap from Chapman Envelopes
MPS and media watchdogs today called for a TV stunt show to be banned after it prompted sick copycat pranks which almost ended in a boy's death. The move came after a teenager who filmed as his 10-year-old friend who was accidentally set on fire vowed
THE Rossendale Lions Club has distributed £3,000 raised throughout last year's fund-raising mission to good causes. The funds, raised by the Christmas Sleigh Collection 2003, have been donated to seven charities. The good causes that benefited from the
PLANS for Rossendale Carnival 2004 are well under way. After last year's successful procession, which included more than 1,000 people, the carnival committee is appealing to local groups, clubs and organisations, including schools and churches, to get
THE Green Party is set to relaunch is Rossendale at an event next week. North West Green leader and the Valley's Green Euro election candidate John Whitelegg is to visit Rossendale for the relaunch. The event will coincide with the run-up to this year's
SIMISTER village will blossom and bloom with its annual Spring festival. Based on the theme of "springtime", the festival is the highlight of the village calendar on Saturday, April 24. The entertainment will commence at 11am with the traditional procession
EDUCATION chiefs at East Lancashire colleges today welcomed the move to bring in Education Maintenance Allowances worth up to £30 a week for hard-up pupils. The grants mean students who may have dropped out of education aged 16 because they cannot afford
THE East Lancashire Hospice has come up with a bright idea for fundraising this summer. Hospice supporters are being encouraged to hold yellow-themed events throughout June as part of a national Hospice Care Campaign. The campaign has been set up to raise
A NEW code of conduct designed to prevent election fraud at this year's all-postal European and council elections has "no teeth" claims a leading councillor. A draft code of conduct for political parties, candidates and canvassers on the handling of postal
STAND Cricket Club will be hoping for a more successful Central Lancashire Cricket season this year, after landing former Radcliffe bowler Eddie Shah. Stand are hoping that Radcliffe's loss wil be their gain. Shah took 80 wickets for Radcliffe last season
