BURNLEY Burnley Light Opera present "Jesus Christ Superstar," Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley, 7.30pm. Pension Service Advice Surgery, Housing Benefits, Parker Lane, Burnley, 10am-12.30pm. Second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Senior Citizens
FIRE officers were surprised at what they found when they were called to a chip pan fire at a former council old people's home. It wasn't the blaze that took them aback but the fact that the flats were occupied by a number of Polish men who could speak
IN recent weeks I have read with increasing bemusement the moaning of people who don't live in the town and moan about what a bad place it is to live in. Then I read Mr Spence complaining that bus shelters smell of urine etc. (LET, November 9). Well,
WHY does MP Peter Pike have an obsession with the proposed new Job Centre Plus, despite it not being a necessary adjunct and despite the strong local opposition to its location? This apparent obsession even runs to the badgering of Works and Pensions
A WOMAN was threatened with a baseball bat and forced out of her vehicle during a carjacking raid. Detectives are hunting two men who stole Lorraine Crick's Volkswagen Golf as she waited for her husband outside the Colliers Arms pub in Tyldesley. Two
MORE than £1million is being wasted to pay for disused accommodation for asylum seekers, it was claimed today. Pendle peer Lord Tony Greaves said he had proof the cash was being spent on private sector housing in Burnley and Pendle - even though no-one
TELEVISION fame is knocking for a Bury company which is to be featured on BBC's Homes Bought Under the Hammer programme next Monday. The film follows officials from Hampton Estates & Lettings who, after buying a rundown Accrington property at an auction
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes paid a glowing tribute to his players after they bounced back from a goal down to draw at Manchester City on Saturday. Rovers trailed to a first half strike from Antoine Sibierski at the City of Manchester Stadium
COMMUNITY wardens and police have carried out a high-profile litter blitz in the Colne Road area of Burnley. The move followed complaints from residents about litter louts during recent police and Community Together (PACT) meetings. During the blitz,
POLICE have warned motorists to be alert after a spate of thefts from cars in Burnley town centre. The crooks have been targeting Snooper speed camera detection devices , with 10 devices worth £200 to £400 each stolen in recent weeks. Three people have
MORE than £1million is being wasted to pay for disused accommodation for asylum seekers, it was claimed today. Pendle peer Lord Tony Greaves said he had proof the cash was being spent on private sector housing in Burnley and Pendle - even though no-one
SHAKERS' jubilation at reaching the FA Cup second round has been tempered by what could be a serious injury to influential captain, Dave Challinor. Challinor was taken off as Shakers completed a 5-2 win over Vauxhall Motors on Saturday and concerned manager
NELSON headteacher Martin Burgess has spoken of the uncertainty facing him and his school with the revamp of secondary education in Burnley and Pendle. Edge End High School will close in 2006 to be replaced by a new 'super school' on Bent Head playing
EAST Lancashire MP Greg Pope today slammed the Government over flaws in its move to tackling obesity. Ministers were to announce restrictions on the advertising of junk food for children today. But the Hyndburn Labour backbencher revealed he has doubts
A SECURITY guard from Prestwich, jailed for 14 years for being the "insider" in a £6.6 million armoured car robbery faces an anxious wait to clear his name. The gang who carried out the gunpoint raid in Salford in July 1995 were never caught, but Graham
BURNLEY may turn to the oxygen tank again in a bid to end Jean-Louis Valois's hamstring problems. The Clarets winger lasted just 41 minutes for the second successive game in the 1-0 weekend win over Nottingham Forest. Frenchman Valois has struggled with
STEVE Cotterill admitted the week leading up to a huge three points felt like a month. The Burnley boss was again unable to finalise his team to face Forest until the 11th hour due to the recent spate of injuries. But after picking up a badly-needed win
STEVE Cotterill's disciplinary hearing with the FA has been postponed for the second time The Burnley manager was today due to travel to Birmingham to answer a charge of using abusive or/and insulting words to a match official during August's Championship
THE 10th Accrington Beer Festival starts at the Town Hall at 6.30pm tomorrow. There will be 80 real ales from around the country, as well as bottled beers and ciders. The event, organised by the East Lancashire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA
FRUSTRATED Chorley manager John Hughes has urged his side to make the most of their appetite in front of goal. Hughes was disappointed the Magpies only converted one out of numerous chances, resulting in them earning just a point at home to Brigg Town
GREAT Harwood Town have been rocked by a four-point penalty for fielding an ineligible player earlier this season. And that leaves the Division One strugglers further in the relegation mire following the controversial ruling, which dates back to a clerical
STEVE Cotterill's disciplinary hearing with the FA has been postponed for the second time The Burnley manager was today due to travel to Birmingham to answer a charge of using abusive or/and insulting words to a match official during August's Championship
A PUSHY attitude paid dividends for Dennis Wise as they denied Preston a much desired first win in five games with a 1-1 draw at Deepdale. The Lions player manager adopted a four-pronged strike force towards the close of the game - and former Fulham striker
STONE DOMINOES 4, RAMSBOTTOM 1: The Rams fell to their heaviest defeat of the season, but it could have been so much different, had they taken their chances early on. With other results going their way, this was a good chance to close the gap on the leading
WORKINGTON 0, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: The meanest defence in the League produced another shut-out, but it was ultimately Boro's clean sheet that decided the outcome. Workington Reds had to settle for only their third draw of the season, and the first scoreless
A WOMAN who has been accused of trying to bring young offenders into the Whitehall area of Darwen by opening a children's home for boys hopes to set the record straight tonight. Pauline Ainsworth has applied to open a private children's home in Whitehall
DARWEN'S run-down Two Gates estate could be replaced by 260 luxury homes if new plans are approved. Moves to tear down the mill formerly owned by office seat manufacturer Evertaut and build an estate stretching to Shelley Grove are to be discussed by
A SINGLE mother today spoke of her terror after two teenage muggers grabbed her seven-week-old baby and forced her to hand over £40. The 21-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, is scared to leave the house after being accosted in a Darwen alleyway
SWAPPING chocolate bars for pieces of fruit paid off for the children of Greenhill Primary School in Bury when they raised nearly £900 for charity. The youngsters at the Mile Lane school spent several weeks being sponsored to eat healthily to raise money
THOUSANDS of homeowners across Lancashire will receive free smoke alarms and safety advice as part of a £560,000 fire prevention package to save lives. More than 31,000 people will be offered the safety measures, with priority given to the vulnerable
A 47-YEAR-OLD man has been banned from seeing his bride-to-be by a court order requested by the police. And William Parker today accused the police of sticking their nose in where it wasn't wanted. "We are both adults, we know what we want and we are
A SCHOOL has commemorated its famous former pupils by inducting them to its own hall of fame. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, West Park Road, Blackburn has around 30 pictures of famous 'old boys' and 'old girls' hanging from the wall outside the school's
RESIDENTS in Highercroft and Longshaw in Blackburn could soon be able to get in touch with their local beat bobby at the touch of a button - via mobile phone. Police are ready to introduce the idea of giving their beat bobbies mobile phones and passing
VANDALS went on the rampage at a coach firm's premises, causing £60,000 worth of damage. Almost every window on two coaches belonging to Dreamline Travel and two more belonging to Gen Travel, based at the same premises in Stancliffe Street, Mill Hill,
An investigation has begun into conditions at the block of privately-owned flats in Mill Hill, Blackburn and fire chiefs have now banned the landlord from using it to house groups of people. Polish priest Father Alexo Makulski, pictured right, claimed
HOTSHOT Lee McEvilly is celebrating being back on the goal trail. The striker had gone six league games without a goal before firing Accrington Stanley to third in the Nationwide Conference with his first hat-trick in over three years. But while he revealed
A REPORT of the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy game between Ramsbottom and Squire's Gate published on November 10 incorrectly named David Rhodes as the Squires Gate player sent off following a head butting incident. We wish to make clear that Mr Rhodes
A PUSHY attitude paid dividends for Dennis Wise as they denied Preston a much desired first win in five games with a 1-1 draw at Deepdale. The Lions player manager adopted a four-pronged strike force towards the close of the game - and former Fulham striker
SWAPPING chocolate bars for pieces of fruit paid off for the children of Greenhill Primary School in Bury when they raised nearly £900 for charity. The youngsters at the Mile Lane school spent several weeks being sponsored to eat healthily to raise money
THE funeral of a RAF bomb disposal expert will take place in Bury on Friday. Junior Technician Rick Borland was found dead in his barrack room in Gibraltar on November 1, although two post mortems have been unable to establish why he collapsed and died
IT'S Christmas and the relatives are gathering in force - not to mention two hysterical, incontinent cats, and a small flatulent demented dog. Long buried resentments of family feuds rear their ugly heads, the plumbing goes up the spout and the turkey
ON November 3, a small notice was given in the Evening Telegraph regarding a planning application to build a bungalow in the back garden of a house in the Kiln Hill/Rake Top Avenue area of Higham. Higham Parish Council apparently had reservations regarding
WE are appalled that Burnley Council has caved in to pressure from the BNP and cancelled Jeremy Hardy's appearance at the Mechanics later this month. The people of Burnley area have the right to see a comedian of his reputation. We need more laughs, not
WITH reference to your correspondent Tony Bartlett (many thanks to tea room owner, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Letters, Friday, October 15), I would like to take the opportunity to explain why the RSPCA does not deal with stray dogs. The RSPCA cannot
A GOLF match has helped to raise more than £3,000 for Bealey Hospital and Bury Hospice. The wild and windy weather did not deter members of Bury and District Golf Association clubs taking part in the match at North Manchester Golf Club in September. Each
THERE'S no such thing as the wrong type of leaves when council workmen get going. They are halfway through their annual 10-week programme to sweep the boroughs footpaths, gutters and gullies, and have already collected 70 tonnes of leaves which could
TWO workers were injured in a small explosion at a factory on Monday afternoon. The minor blast happened when a build-up of fumes ignited inside an injection moulding unit at G and G Products Ltd in Cams Lane, Radcliffe. A 25-year-old man suffered burns
SWAPPING chocolate bars for pieces of fruit paid off for the children of Greenhill Primary School in Bury when they raised nearly £900 for charity. The youngsters at the Mile Lane school spent several weeks being sponsored to eat healthily to raise money
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a Ramsbottom father-of-two whose injuries were so severe that he had to have his face partially rebuilt by surgeons. As reported in Friday's Bury Times, the victim was on his way home during the early
The Andy Payton Column THERE'S nothing quite like a party when your team wins. And at Saturday night's bash at Turf Moor, to celebrate the 'No Nay Never' book launch, the mood could certainly be described as jovial following the win over Nottingham Forest
An investigation has begun into conditions at the block of privately-owned flats in Mill Hill, Blackburn and fire chiefs have now banned the landlord from using it to house groups of people. Polish priest Father Alexo Makulski, pictured right, claimed
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has turned down two separate enquiries for Paul Gallagher. Championship rivals Cardiff City and Sunderland have both asked about taking the 20-year-old striker on loan. But Hughes has rebuffed those requests and assured
BLACKBURN Rovers were today close to unveil Glyn Hodges as the successor to Tony Parkes. The Wales Under 21 international coach has been formally offered the job of reserve team manager at Rovers. And Mark Hughes was hoping for a positive response from
It's hardly surprising that sacking of Tony Parkes on Friday caused uproar amongst the Rovers fans, here are the views of just some of the Ewood Park faithful TREACHERY - that's the only word for the sacking of Tony Parkes. In today's game it just goes
POLICE and businesses today vowed to crack down on anti-social youths spoiling Burnley shoppers' Christmas fun - by stopping shaving foam and 'silly string' being sold to youngsters. The pledge came ahead of the the start of late-night Christmas shopping
A BURNLEY car park which caused parking chaos to motorists in the town when it closed to the public without notice was open as usual today Yesterday the Centenary Way car park was closed to the public as two traffic wardens manned its entrance. Signs
HARD work has seen a Fence restaurant scoop a business award within five months of opening. The Fence Gate Inn, Wheatley Lane Road, came under new management in May and reopened with a new look and new menu ten days later. Now it has been been given an
TIME is running out for Pendle's young politicians to step up on to the hustings and prove their worth as a future Tony Blair or Michael Howard. Students are being encouraged to try their hand at being an MP by setting up their own version of the House
The Martin Cummings column WELL, the first thing to say is congratulations on a job well done. Before Saturday's win, the Clarets had been edgy, just a little too close to the wrong end of the table. But having taken three points against a Nottingham
10 years ago THREE ice hockey stars were sacked after going for a naked midnight skate. The Blackburn Hawks professionals went for a celebratory skate after a game wearing just their helmets, boots, gloves and sticks. But the arena manager said the matter
With JASON WHALLEY SO IT'S a sad farewell to possibly the greatest caretaker manager of all time. All Rovers fans will have different memories of Tony Parkes. I vaguely remember him as a player in the late 70's and early 80's, but I think it's fair to
BUS journey times in Hyndburn could increase if a council scheme to pedestrianise a town centre rat-run goes ahead, it was claimed today. Buses regularly use Blackburn Road, in front of Accrington Town Hall, to get in and out of the bus station. The road
TRAGIC Lady Dorothy, who is said to haunt Samlesbury Hall, is not alone, according to TV psychics. A team of paranormal investigators from the Most Haunted series revealed this week the ghost, also known as The White Lady, DOES exist, along with gremlins
POLICE are planning a high-profile operation to deter trouble before tonight's pivotal meeting on Clitheroe's mosque plan. Dozens of mosque supporters are expected to come face-to-face with up to 100 BNP sympathisers before the meeting of Ribble Valley
ROBBIE Blake thought he already had it, supporters were still wondering and Steve Cotterill didn't care either way. But finally the great debate can be put to bed after the Clarets skipper ended a frustrating wait to 'score' his 100th league goal. Quiz
DWAYNE Mattis has taken less than four months to score more than twice the goals he managed in his entire career at Huddersfield Town. And you wouldn't rule him out of ending the season as the club's leading marksman, after his latest brace eased the
SHAKERS' boss Graham Barrow has described striker Dave Nugent's current form as 'frightening'. The 19-year-old striker has seven goals to his name already, and although he wasn't on the scoresheet in the 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient on Saturday he put in
ROSSENDALE'S burgeoning confidence could be enough to prompt a Lancashire FA Marsden Cup upset, according to manager Mark Molyneaux. The Dale boss is pleased with the way his team is progressing since he took charge in September. And he sees no reason
AN 80-year-old man and his son were lured into an ambush by armed robbers. The men went to an address in Gigg Lane, Bury, on Sunday evening, carrying a significant amount of money after arranging to buy a van from a man they had made contact with through
A SECURITY guard jailed for 14 years for being the "insider" in a £6.6 million armoured car robbery faces an anxious wait to clear his name. The gang who carried out the gunpoint raid in Salford in July 1995 were never caught, but Graham Huckerby, who
A GOLF match has helped to raise more than £3,000 for Bealey Hospital and Bury Hospice. The wild and windy weather did not deter members of Bury and District Golf Association clubs taking part in the match at North Manchester Golf Club in September. Each
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has turned down two separate enquiries for Paul Gallagher. Championship rivals Cardiff City and Sunderland have both asked about taking the 20-year-old striker on loan. But Hughes has rebuffed those requests and assured
SEDGLEY PARK 25, EXETER CHIEFS 39: Sedgley very nearly recorded a surprise victory over Premiership pretenders Exeter. However, after just 33 seconds there appeared anything but an upset on the cards, as the Chiefs crossed the home tryline. Receiving
A CHURCH vicar has praised Calderdale Council for helping local residents to collect their rubbish. The Rev Peter Jeffrey, of St Michael's Church, Cornholme, said: "I was appalled to learn on the news in mid-September that here in the UK we only recycle
A ROCK festival dubbed the "Glastonbury of the North" is set to be revived to mark its 30th anniversary. And one of the founders of the Deeply Vale Rock Festival, near Ramsbottom, has said Indie acts Doves and Badly Drawn Boy are interested in performing
A CASH machine removed less than a two years after a major campaign to install it is finally back open for business. Residents in Cherry Tree, Blackburn, had to travel miles to withdraw money before the ATM was placed outside the Preston Old Road post
YOUNG people across East Lancashire are being encouraged to go to university as part of a national roadshow. The Aimhigher roadshow, which visits Blackburn College today, encourages people from deprived backgrounds with little or no family experience
ACCRINGTON Stanley defender Steve Halford will spend a month on loan with UniBond Premier Division side Radcliffe Borough as he bids to achieve match fitness after recovering from a broken leg. He made his debut on Saturday in their 0-0 away draw against
STUART Howson doesn't believe he was given the chance to prove himself at Accrington Stanley. The defender, who made just eight appearances for the Reds after becoming one of manager John Coleman's first summer signings, left the club last week to join
SEDGLEY PARK 25, EXETER CHIEFS 39: Sedgley very nearly recorded a surprise victory over Premiership pretenders Exeter. However, after just 33 seconds there appeared anything but an upset on the cards, as the Chiefs crossed the home tryline. Receiving
MR Fitzgerald's letter (October 29) rightly draws attention to the increasing arrogance of extremism. Some people smoke; others dont. If pubs and restaurants return to the provision of smoking and non-smoking rooms - additionally with extractors in the
ONCE more our MEP Mr Titley extols the many benefits of the EU and, in doing so, cites the massive increase in the number of people able to fly to Europe for holidays. As air flights are said to create more atmospheric pollution and about a thousand times
ONCE again a Bury Times correspondent has been subjected to character assassination by council leader John Byrne (Letters, November 5). Mr Jim Eagle's only fault was to praise the Liberal Democrats and their efforts in opposing plans to move the market
MEDICAL staff at Fairfield Hospital are to be banned from smoking during working hours. Smoking shelters are to be erected in the grounds of the Rochdale Old Road hospital to replace a smoking area outside the building. But staff will only be able to
