A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Family History on the Internet, Longholme Methodist Church, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, 7.30pm. Life Drawing Class, Mid Pennine Art Gallery, Yorke Street, Burnley, 7pm-9pm
HOW and why people are selected for recognition in the honours system remains shrouded in much mystery. But it's no secret that fewer medals are awarded to folk up here. Campaigning for a better deal for East Lancashire people, Hyndburn MP Greg Pope points
JUMPING through fire, running among dozens of tennis balls and handling noisy crowds are all in a day's work for Excalibur, Lancashire's longest serving police horse, and his 17 colleagues......and that's all before they leave the grounds! As the 'grandad
THEATRE-goers can spend An Evening with Gary Lineker - just one of the plays Blackburn Drama Club will be staging in its new season. Also coming up are Night Must Fall, a thriller by Emlyn Williams, A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt and Trivial Pursuits
YOUR report (LET, May 20) about Blackburn with Darwen Lib-Dem councillors giving their pay rise to charity, went on to say that last year that theirs was the only party to oppose a 10 per cent increase in allowances. Why mention last year? You should
BRONX is a brindle and white cross breed who was admitted to the Dogs' Home in May. Bronx is a very loving and affectionate dog who loves to be around people, he can also be a little nervous at times. He is not too keen on small children and he was rehomed
REGARDING Blackburn with Darwen Council's anti-dumping drive (LET, May 21), well, what can I say apart from the state of the back streets to my house? -- old fridges, a mattress, black bin liners ripped open, dog dirt and used condoms. Do I need to continue
REGARDING Mr James Cook's remarks in 'Sick society summed up in band's name' (Letters, May 21). I am a member of the band mentioned, the Fashionable Winos and I accept that the name could be taken out of context by some, but I feel it should be taken
I FEEL compelled to express my disappointment to the objectors of the Velvet Lounge lap-dancing club (LET, May 23). It is the opinion of myself and many of my friends (male, female, young and old) that such establishments should be a welcome feature to
WORK to end violence against women in the borough has been given a £19,406 Government grant. The cash will help a project at Fairfield General Hospital dedicated to reducing domestic violence, rape and sexual assault. The scheme was set up on a temporary
A £50MILLION windfarm scheme to provide enough power for the whole of Rossendale was unveiled today. United Utilities' Scout Moor wind farm will take five years to build and will consist of 26, 100 metre high turbines supplying up to 65 megawatts of power
MEETINGS of the Friendly Hour are held at the Village Hall on Tuesdays, where a warm welcome is extended to everyone. There is no admission charge and no subscription fee to join the group. Recently, members visited the Fylde coast, with a stop for lunch
FOOTBALL teams Harle Syke Hammers, Brunlea and Jinnah FC have scooped top honours in the annual Burnley Police 7-a-side Community Cup competition. A record 350 football fanatics took part in this year's Warburtons sponsored tournament on the Astroturf
A LABOUR activist today vowed to sue the police after officers were cleared of injuring him during the Burnley riots. Shahid Malik spoke after a Police Complaints Authority investigation into the Labour National Executive Committee member's arrest in
A DRIVER who led police on a chase through the streets of Nelson escaped jail, but was told by magistrates it was only by the skin of his teeth. Aqib Ahmed, 21, ran off when he finally had to stop because of cars parked on both sides of one road, Burnley
FIT firefighters competed in a gruelling triathlon in Nelson. The East Lancs crews swam 20 lengths, rode 15 miles on bikes and then ran a six mile road race.
A STRAY East Lancs cat was poised to become a TV soap star in Coronation Street. Tiger from Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Edenfield, was to be befriended by Denise Welch, who played Natalie Horrocks.
PUPILS at a Great Harwood primary school mixed literacy with football skills in a special learning opportunity. Years 4,5 and 6 at St John's CE Primary School, in St John's Street, enjoyed lessons with a difference provided by Adidas Soccer Academy. The
GREAT Harwood residents were urged to "Don't drop it, put it in your pocket" as part of a week-long clean-up that will blitz the town's grot spots. The event, launched yesterday, runs till Sunday and involves residents taking an active part in cleaning
A DISABLED man today spoke of the horrific moment when he was knocked to the ground and attacked while walking his dog. Michael Doyle, who is partially sighted, was walking his 17-year-old Cairn Terrier, Josephine, between Hags Lodge, Hyndburn Road, Accrington
A TASK group to bring together white and Asian communities is being launched in Hyndburn -- days after the BNP started campaigning in the borough. Hyndburn First Ltd, the borough council's development arm, approved plans for a community cohesion task
SPORTS enthusiasts in the Ribble Valley are invited to have their say on the future provision of leisure services. Ribble Valley Borough Council is re-writing its strategies for sport and recreation, outdoor recreation and arts and heritage to map out
DRINKERS in Wetherspoon pubs across East Lancs may have to mind their language. The JD Wetherspoon group has announced it is considering issuing warnings, on its menus and on bar premises, about swearing. There are venues in Blackburn, Burnley and Nelson
ONE example of how diversification can set pubs apart from the opposition is David Grimshaw's oriental recipe for success at his Burnley hostelry. David, who took over the Bull and Butcher pub in Habergham Eaves, Burnley, last November, wanted to add
BLACKBURN transfer target Lorenzo Amoruso claims Rovers could be facing competition for his signature from Manchester United and Arsenal. The 31-year-old defender looks destined to leave Rangers this summer after admitting the Glasgow giants have accepted
IPSWICH boss Joe Royle is poised to snatch Drissa Diallo from under the noses of Burnley if the Suffolk club's transfer embargo is lifted later this week. Royle has made the 30-year-old defender his number one summer transfer target. And the Tractor Boys
PLANS for a new sculpture in the heart of Bacup have received a resounding "no" vote from townsfolk. The sculpture has been proposed by the Bacup Consortium and Groundwork Rossendale as part of the 30-mile Irwell Sculpture Trail. But in a phone poll,
EMPLOYERS of a former male model have told how his 'bubbly personality' will be sadly missed by all his workmates. Adam Maden, 32, of High Town, Whitewell Bottom, was found dead at his home on Friday by a friend after he had not been seen for two days
TWO intrepid men are embarking on a two-week traditional horse and cart journey to raise money for charity. Alistair Mitchell, owner of Musbury Fabrics, Holcombe Road, Helmshore, and neighbour Tony Alderson, both of Stacksteads, are riding in a traditional
BLACKBURN'S former Polish Club is set to have new life breathed into it as a restaurant. Despite officers recommending refusal, councillors decided to back a planning application to create a 75-seat restaurant at the old club, in Shear Bank Road. A report
THIRTEEN officers are being investigated by their bosses and the Police Complaints Authority after incidents in East Lancashire, it has been revealed. In total six investigations are on-going across the county, with three involving people from Blackburn
A BLACKBURN schoolboy stopped the Queen in her tracks during Coronation anniversary celebrations - thanks to a broken arm! Christopher Smith, nine, from Arran Avenue, Shadsworth, was one of four Blackburn children personally invited by the Queen to a
BURY'S 9,000 council tenants face an anxious delay in finding out the future of their homes. Housing bosses are to defer choosing their favoured option by a month, in what is the most important decision ever concerning the borough's local authority homes
BLACKBURN Art Club's forthcoming season includes a range of intriguing spoofs, thrillers and comedies. From September 30 to October 4 they will perform Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime - a detective spoof by David Tristram, produced by Paul McGowan
WIZARD fun is on the cards for local 10 to 25 year olds in Burnley Youth Theatre's Christmas production. New and existing members the theatre are invited to take part in this year's play The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Rehearsals will start in late August,
THE next production by Todmorden Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society will be Nunsense, the Broadway hit by Dan Gogin, performed between June 17-21. The show, in the Hippodrome Theatre, revolves around five nuns who are staging a musical revue to raise
GED was found wandering in Failsworth and arrived at Manchester Dogs' Home in March. Ged is a black and tan cross Labrador approximately six years old who has received basic training as he will sit on command and also give paw. Ged is a very loving and
REGARDING my comments about police surgeries (Letters, May 26), it was stated that the meeting of the Mill Hill Crime and Disorder group would be Monday, June 10. It is on Tuesday, June 10 at the same time and same venue. ALBERT CAVILLE, King's Road,
REGARDING the lap-dancing club in Blackburn (LET, May 23), I agree wholeheartedly with your editorial comment. The only people who would benefit from this slide into squalor are the money-grabbing exploiters of the pathetic men who are fixed on self-destruction
A FULL-scale rescue operation was launched on Friday night after it was feared a hot-air balloon had crashed in Hawkshaw. Three fire crews and ambulances joined police officers at a field opposite the entrance to Holcombe Moor Army Camp. A member of the
TWO Metrolink controllers have been suspended after a collision between two Bury line trams was narrowly averted. The drivers realised they were on the same track near the Crumpsall terminal and managed to slam on the brakes in time to avoid a crash last
THE artist behind Blackburn's problem-plagued town centre statues today told of his 18-month nightmare and revealed: "I've considered quitting". Ian Randall spoke out as council officials admitted it could be August - more than a year late - when the
EVERTON boss David Moyes today admitted Rovers star David Dunn is on his list of summer transfer targets. As I understand it, the Toffees chief is currently mulling over a £5.5 million bid for the England midfielder. But a story in one of today's tabloids
BLACKBURN winger Keith Gillespie is one of 586 Premiership and Football League players who face the prospect of looking for a new club this summer. The Professional Footballers Association has released a list of players whose contracts are set to run
BLACKBURN transfer target Lorenzo Amoruso claims Rovers could be facing competition for his signature from Manchester United and Arsenal. The 31-year-old defender looks destined to leave Rangers this summer after admitting the Glasgow giants have accepted
A RAZOR thief who flouted a court order kept his freedom - and was told by magistrates he had had a "very close shave." The Burnley bench heard how drug addict Anthony Hillary John Franklin, 34, went stealing in Boots store with a lined carrier bag which
POLICE in Pennine Division have launched a hard-hitting campaign to crack down on car crime after a massive rise over the last year. Despite repeated warnings about car crime, thousands of motorists are still gambling with their vehicles and valuables
A HIGH school in Burnley, named as one of the first specialist business and enterprise colleges in the country, is to hold a special breakfast meeting to review its first year's work. Ivy Bank has spent the first 12 months of its new status planning a
EAST Lancashire MP Peter Pike has taken the campaign to save local chemist shops to the heart of government. The Labour backbencher says he is deeply alarmed that the Office of Fair Trading's recommendations to scrap entry regulations on pharmacies would
A £50MILLION windfarm scheme to provide enough power for the whole of Rossendale was unveiled today. United Utilities' Scout Moor wind farm will take five years to build and will consist of 26, 100 metre high turbines supplying up to 65 megawatts of power
FOREVER Bury - Bury FC supporters' trust - are looking to celebrate their first birthday by recruiting more fans. The trust, formed last year to give supporters a stake in the running of the Shakers, currently boasts 550 members and the aim is to increase
SHAKERS left-back Jamie Stuart has joined Third Division rivals Southend United writes PHIL THORP. The 26-year-old former England Under-21 star is the latest player to get on the Gigg Lane summer transfer merry-go-round in a move that sees him return
A FORMER mill site at the Barnfield Business Centre in Nelson could be given a new lease of life if plans for housing development are given the thumbs-up by councillors. An application for outline permission to build eight town houses and an estate road
NELSON-based company Daisy Communications is the first company in East Lancashire to achieve the Investors in People standard through Business Link's Build Your Dream Team campaign. The campaign was launched earlier this year in association with the Learning
PLANS to turn the former Regent Bingo Club, in Leeds Road, Nelson, into four shop units and ten flats looks likely to be refused by councillors next week. The building is currently being used as a furniture retailer, which the committee gave permission
TWO Metrolink controllers have been suspended after a collision between two Bury line trams was narrowly averted. The drivers realised they were on the same track near the Crumpsall terminal and managed to slam on the brakes in time to avoid a crash last
RESIDENTS in Earby, Barnoldswick and Barrowford could benefit from a similar CCTV system as their neighbours if bids for funding are successful. The Community Safety Partnership Steering Group asked for the council to give consideration to meeting the
PLANNERS at Hyndburn look set to scupper plans to convert a flat into a radio control room for taxis for the second time. The application has been submitted despite the fact that a similar bid was refused in April, although the current application does
AN MP today claimed East Lancashire people were being snubbed by the honours system in favour of bureaucrat from the South. Greg Pope, who represents Hyndburn, has started a campaign in a bid to get more recognition for the area's residents. He said:
A HIGH school is looking to bring the business world into its classrooms as a specialist Business and Enterprise College. Rhyddings, on Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, is preparing the bid to the Education Department for October -- a move that will net
SCHOOL staff were celebrating today after being told they had made considerable improvements since their last inspection by the education watchdog. And head teacher at St Leonard's CE Primary in Langho, Anne Pickup, was again praised for her forward thinking
FAMILIES and youngsters in the Bowland area can learn about local birds and wildlife at an activity weekend in Slaidburn, Hodder Valley, on June 14 and 15. Bowland Festival, organised by the Birds of Bowland project, will take place at Slaidburn Village
A MUoeF-TWO who won £16,000 on TV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? has already decided on how to start spending the cash - on a family skiing holiday. Finance manager Sue Isherwood, 44, of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, won the money after guessing correctly
THERE has been a close season boost for the Clarets as striker Gareth Taylor will be ready to return to training with the side within six weeks time. The Welsh international front-runner, who was last season's top scorer for the Turf Moor club with 18
IPSWICH boss Joe Royle is poised to snatch Drissa Diallo from under the noses of Burnley if the Suffolk club's transfer embargo is lifted later this week. Royle has made the 30-year-old defender his number one summer transfer target. And the Tractor Boys
BLACKBURN landlord Geoff Sutcliffe has been involved in tough talks with the Government over forthcoming reforms in licensing laws. Geoff, vice-chair of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA), is also landlord of the Rising Sun in
HEALTH bosses in Bury are urging parents to allow their children to have the controversial MMR jab following the publication of an independent study which gives the vaccine the all-clear. Dr Peter Elton, Bury Primary Care Trust's director of public health
GOVERNMENT inspectors gave top marks all round at Guardian Angels RC Primary in Bury. Ofsted inspector Mr M. Newell said: "The school is very well led and managed by the headteacher who has played a significant role in the continued development of the
NELSON-based company Daisy Communications is the first company in East Lancashire to achieve the Investors in People standard through Business Link's Build Your Dream Team campaign. The campaign was launched earlier this year in association with the Learning
POLICE are appealing to people in Darwen to keep their homes secure after bogus salesmen swooped on the town. Two 81-year-olds, living at opposite ends of Darwen, were victims of criminals posing as Water Board officials. The crimes were carried out at
A BATTLE of the bedrooms has erupted after a motel bosses failed to get a rival firms' development plans rejected. Councillors have given permission for Whitbread, which runs the Travel Inn chain of budget hotels, to build a three-storey, 43-bedroom motel
A DARWEN independence campaigner has announced he will stand for council to eliminate the BNP's chances of gaining seats in the town. Roy Davies, 56, of Olive Lane, said he would put himself forward if the far-right party were to stand in any wards. He
A WOMAN who received an all expenses paid trip in recognition of her work for Virgin Vie has been thanked again by Sir Richard Branson - this time with a brand new car. Helen Vanroose Peer, a Virgin cosmetics manager, was presented with keys to the metallic
POLICE are hunting three men pretending to be water board officials who barged their way into a 90-year-old woman's house. But after searching the house they left empty handed when she refused refused to hand over anything of value. The woman opened the
LANCASHIRE County councillors are to go 'PC' to keep in touch with their communities in a project that could change the face of local government. Later this year all 78 county councillors will get their own websites so that they can be contacted any time
THE artist behind Blackburn's problem-plagued town centre statues today told of his 18-month nightmare and revealed: "I've considered quitting". Ian Randall spoke out as council officials admitted it could be August - more than a year late - when the
