IT'S difficult to imagine the sense of shock felt by those caught up in yesterday's scenes in the Cherry Tree area of Blackburn. We've all seen similar action on our TV screens - a sudden screeching of brakes and heavily armed police shouting orders in
AFTER reading the article (LET, July 26) about night time in Blackburn town centre, myself and my friends were quite upset. As people with an alternative taste in music and dress sense, we have been branded as 'Goths' before. We feel that we are being
THE Royal Lancashire Show was considerably luckier with the weather this year, and there were no great traffic difficulties entering or leaving the showground. Nevertheless, the event was thinly attended. I do hope the RLAS is asking why. I can tell them
I HAVE used a number of speed detector devices from the cheap to the most expensive units on the market but have yet to discover how they improved my driving ability. Although dashboard detectors are able to detect roadside and mobile laser cameras as
RESIDENTS in Nelson are being offered another chance to have their say about the proposals to regenerate the town over the next 15 years. The proposals, covering Bradley, Clover Hill, Marsden, Southfield, Walverden and Whitefield wards, include demolishing
A SPECIAL minibus service is being provided for this weekend's Trawden Show. The service will be put on by the Community and Accessibility Transport Brokerage (CATB) and is available for the disabled and others who would otherwise have difficulties getting
POLICE are hunting two men who threatened post office staff with a screwdriver during a robbery. The men, who were wearing baseball caps, scarves round their faces and dark clothes, went into Blacko post office, in Gisburn Road, just after 4pm yesterday
DECRIMINALISED parking is the subject of two public meetings being held in Ribble Valley. Ribble Valley Borough Council will host the meetings on Wednesday, August 11, in Clitheroe, and Wednesday, September 1, in Longridge. The 12 district councils in
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has abandoned his plans to sign the Rangers defender Craig Moore on medical grounds. Souness was hoping to bolster his defensive resources by signing the Australian international in a cut-price £500,000 deal. But as I understand
A 23-YEAR-OLD Darwen man who shouted a gay slur at a hairdresser and then attacked him has been ordered to pay his victim £450 compensation. Blackburn magistrates heard that hairdresser Damien Cassidy got stuck in traffic as he drove off the forecourt
ONE of the North West's top school teachers has called for music to be a core subject in primary schools. Christine Charnock has decided to retire after 34 years of teaching - 19 of which she has spent at Turton and Edgworth Primary School. And the Darwen
cut drunk attacks A LANCASHIRE policeman is campaigning for new laws that could stop glasses and bottles being used as dangerous weapons in bar brawls. PC Chris Adams, community beat officer for Waterfoot, in Rossendale, wants to reduce alcohol-fuelled
THE chairman of the Lancashire Council of Mosques today said that the arrests left him feeling "cynical and suspicious" and claimed they would damage race relations in Blackburn. Ibrahim Master said: "Most of the people who have been arrested in the past
TERRIFIED newsagent Julie Worsley has relived the shocking moment when police swooped on a car just yards from where she was walking her niece's pet dog. She had been out with mixed-breed dog George at just before 3.45pm yesterday, said she froze as she
A PENSIONER with no previous convictions was prosecuted by a local authority for benefit fraud despite offering to repay the money. Blackburn magistrates heard that Robert Alexander Fleming fell foul of the regulations when a £50-a-week occupational pension
ARE you 13 years old and wanting to earn some extra cash? Sick of babysitting for Auntie Sue, washing up for mum and cleaning the car for dad? Why not make the most of your school holidays and get yourself a paper round? With summer just around the corner
UNTIL yesterday, the closest the residents of Preston Old Road had come to international terrorism was reading it on the front page of their newspapers. That all changed when, at 3.30pm, dozens of people heard the screeching of brakes and a sudden burst
"Give Us a Go" Poetry with Paul Cookson (age seven-plus), Roman Road Library, Blackburn, 10am-11am. Multi Sports (six-11 year-olds), Padiham Leisure Centre, Park Road, Padiham, 9.30am-11.30am. "Penny Royal" -- Nirvana Tribute Band, Carlton, Burnley. "
Punch and Judy Show, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Holcombe Road, Helmshore, 2pm and 3pm. Cycle Challenge/Treasure Hunt, Padiham Youth Centre, Burnley Road, Padiham, 6.30pm. Line Dancing, Huncoat Neighbourhood Project, Marshall Avenue, Huncoat, 2pm.
Nature Watch with RON FREETHY LANCASHIRE is one of those countries which is fast recovering from the scars caused by the Industrial Revolution. This is why local nature reserves are important and why the work of the local Wildlife Trust is vital. Foxhill
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is pleased with itself this week for landing a £500,000 cash boost. The Lottery money will help to pay for community events and almost certainly lead to a permanent work of public art to adorn the area. Mind you, the town's
PEOPLE are sometimes complaining that they have to wait days for an appointment to see their GP. On Monday morning I rang Great Harwood Health Centre at 9am and got an appointment at 9.25am -- no waiting there. M TOWLER (Mrs), Netherton House, Clayton
TWO suspected terrorists were arrested at gunpoint in front of shocked Blackburn residents as the "War on Terror" hit East Lancashire. Armed Metropolitan Police officers swooped in Preston Old Road, Cherry Tree, at around 3.30pm yesterday as part of a
TENANTS of social landlord Calico Housing in Burnley are to benefit from a new £65,000 IT system which will speed up response times for repair and maintenance work. The new system means the company's tradesmen will be issued with hand-held computers so
CONFUSION over council tax payment in Padiham could soon be resolved if talks between the town council and a senior borough councillor go ahead. Padiham Town Council is requesting a meeting with Peter Kenyon, Burnley Council's portfolio holder for best
FOOTBALL hooligan crackdown Operation Fixture is set to continue after police secured £50,000 from the Home Office. Pennine police have now been given more than £225,000 from the Home Office since last year for the scheme which aims to tackle football
FORMER Shakers' striker Gareth Seddon, who joined Rushden in the close season, could be set to miss the start of the new campaign with a knee injury.
GRAHAM Barrow has a real selection headache ahead of Saturday's opening game of the season -- and he's delighted. With four strikers chasing two starting places for the visit of Yeovil, the Bury boss has a tough decision in who to match up as his first
PLANS for the redevelopment of the former Grand Cinema site in Nelson have been given the go-ahead. The proposals will see the site of the historic cinema building, which burned down in 2001, transformed into offices, shops and a new cinema. A compulsory
AN 85-year-old Great Harwood woman died after falling down cellar steps at a care home where she had gone for respite care. An inquest heard that the door leading to the basement wash-room was secured by a bolt which would have been well within the reach
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is taking his surgery on the road to visit villages and towns throughout his constituency. The tour will take in the following places: Monday, August 9: 9am - Chipping, opposite Parish Church; 9.45am Longridge Conservative
BARRY Kilby has handed Burnley a massive boost by declaring the football club is already financially secure for the coming season. The Clarets came worryingly close to sinking into administration earlier this year, when a slump in season ticket sales
RESIDENTS determined to save their Darwen homes from demolition took their fight one step further last night by setting up a working party. Eleven people, representing Sudell Road, Redearth Street, Star Street and Hannah Street in Darwen, put forward
A 19-YEAR-OLD Darwen man brandishing two kitchen knives was seen chasing another man through the streets at 7am. Blackburn magistrates heard that Thomas Nicol was chasing his cousin who he had fallen out with after a party. He later told police he was
ARTISTS in Rossendale are being encouraged to showcase their talents in an exhibition to be held this autumn. Rossendale Museum will stage the Rossendale Artists Autumn Exhibition in October. The display at the museum in Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall,
A SERIES of free training courses has been set up in Rossendale. The courses, at the Mary Hindle Resource Centre, Bury Road, Haslingden, are designed to help community, voluntary and faith groups across the Valley. Starting in September, the courses range
COMMUNITIES in Rossendale were counting the cost today after torrential rain brought flooding chaos. Hardest hit was the Rossendale Valley after the River Irwell at Cowpe burst its banks, sending water rushing down the streets yesterday. After a flooding
GIRLS are being urged to take extra care after a teenager was indecently assaulted on a new housing estate as she walked home. The 16-year-old girl kicked her attacker and ran away after he grabbed her in Arbour Drive, Oakdale Estate, on the Blackburn
"I'M where I want to be". That's the message from goalkeeper Jon Kennedy, who has put weeks of uncertainty behind him to return to Accrington Stanley. The former Sunderland stopper was released at the end of last season but has been reunited with the
