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  • EVENTS in East Lancashire on Tuesday, January 4

    BURNLEY War Games, 7pm; Senior Citizens Dancing, 8pm (transport provided), Burnley Boys Club. Tai Chi, United Reformed Church, Bethesda Street, Burnley, 11.15am. Xingyi Kung Fu, Sion Baptist Church, Church Street, Burnley, 7pm-9pm. WeightWatchers, Central

  • Give children right to choose

    I THINK children should be taught about different religions so that they can make up their own minds when they're older. The days have gone when children accepted everything they were told without question. Today's children have minds of their own and

  • Car park closures a blow for shoppers

    SHOPPERS heading for Wigan will find it more difficult to park. Several car parks are due to close as work starts on its showpiece Grand Arcade shopping centre. The closures will see the loss of 800 parking spaces but council bosses believe there are

  • A game too far for weary Rovers

    Aston Villa 1 Blackburn Rovers 0 PERHAPS Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had a point when he complained about the hectic nature of the fixture list over the festive period. Maybe in England we do demand too much of our footballers over Christmas and the

  • Raid hunt stepped up

    DETECTIVES are continuing to hunt a gang of armed robbers who stole more than £50,000 from outside a Burnley shop. Police now believe the gang who robbed a Securicor van outside the Spar in Brunshaw Road in October were from outside the area. Guards from

  • Bundles of joy provide cheer for New Year

    AS Lancashire ushered in the new year, delighted parents welcomed bundles of joy into the world. Nurses at Burnley General Hospital reported a busy night for deliveries - with a total of six babies making an appearance on New Year's Day. The first parents

  • Nugent 'set to leave' - Barrow

    LINCOLN CITY 1 BURY 0 BY PHIL THORP: Graham Barrow believes the departure of top scorer David Nugent from Gigg Lane is "imminent." Barrow revealed after the Shakers latest setback that six clubs have enquired about his 19-year-old marksman. "Some have

  • Thug beat up girlfriend in night out row

    A MAN attacked his girlfriend in Clitheroe town centre after he had tagged along on a girls' night out. Blackburn magistrates heard John Addison Brockbank, 34, punched Christine Robinson in the head and face during a prolonged attack. The court heard

  • Till death us do part

    WHEN Clitheroe pensioner Norman Ireland made a vow to love wife Marjorie in sickness and in health, little did he realise the emotional journey on which the promise would take him. But in 1996 Marjorie was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and for the

  • Cotterill focused on points

    STEVE Cotterill is set to run a gauntlet of hate when Burnley visit his former club Stoke City today. City have issued an appeal for calm ahead of the game, which sees Clarets boss Cotterill make a first return to the club he left 26 months ago after

  • Burnley weather-beaten

    STEVE Cotterill insisted referee Graham Laws had no choice but to call off Burnley's New Year's Day game against Leicester City following freak weather conditions. The Turf Moor pitch, which had been sodden before kick-off, quickly became waterlogged

  • Stead sets a goal

    BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jonathan Stead today said he's more determined than ever to end his seven-month goal drought. Stead's New Year's resolution is to prove he's not a one-season wonder in the Premiership and he's promised to redouble his efforts

  • Cotterill focused on points

    STEVE Cotterill is set to run a gauntlet of hate when Burnley visit his former club Stoke City today. City have issued an appeal for calm ahead of the game, which sees Clarets boss Cotterill make a first return to the club he left 26 months ago after

  • Max and Paddy - now they've got it right

    A MOTOR home - that's the answer. Max - alias Peter Kay - and Paddy from the TV series have done it, and it looks a good life to me. Last year I met a woman who sold a fabulous town house to buy one, and now lives life on the road, fruit picking. Every

  • Anxious wait for health centre workers

    HEALTH staff at Darwen Health Centre's pharmacy are hoping for good news in 2005 as they nervously await the outcome of an appeal. More than 300 people signed a petition backing the employees in their bid to transfer to the town's new health centre when

  • Council leader's 2005 pledge

    THE new leader of Rossendale council has said 2005 will be a positive year for the borough. Coun Duncan Ruddick was confirmed as the new council leader last month. The Worsley ward councillor was selected unanimously by the council's Conservative group

  • It's nappy New Year for baby Jonny . . .

    THE first baby to be born in 2005 at Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital was little Jonny Austin Briscoe. Weighing in at a healthy 6lbs and 8oz, Jonny entered the world at 1.03am on New Year's Day. Proud parents Steven and Kathleen Brisoe and their two-year-old

  • Brutal sex attack

    A SEX fiend bundled a woman into a car and seriously assaulted her as she returned home from celebrating the New Year. The woman, 23, was walking home along Reedyford Road, Nelson, at about 3am on Saturday when she was approached by an Asian man in a

  • 'We pray that they survived'

    NEIGHBOURS of a Blackburn couple who are missing feared dead after the tsunami hit Thailand, today spoke of their shock. Terence Ford, 62, and his wife Susan, 55, of Country Mews, have not been in touch with friends or family since the killer wave claimed

  • Get the trains to run on time first

    OVER the past few years there have been many complaints about the poor conditions rail travellers are forced to put up with. Unreliable services and platforms exposed to the elements are just part of the problem. When the carriages do turn up too often

  • Police are not politicians

    PLEASE will someone stop Lancashire Police making further comments about the council tax. Who told them to behave like politicians? They are supposed to be independent and should untie their apron strings. The council tax is crippling for some. Many non-council

  • Keep the river covered up

    I HAVE only just received a copy of your paper outlining the details of the proposed Blackburn town centre development. The River Blakewater has always been a joke in the town and in my humble opinion the best thing that ever happened was when it was

  • Increase in dog mess is sickening

    HAVING lived for many years in Ewood, I am concerned about the big increase in irresponsible dog owners in the area. We now have two new estates in Oakdale and Fernhurst Farm and I know that some use Bolton Road as part of a circular walk back to their

  • LibDems are too far left

    I WAS reading Luke Collinge's letter (LET, December 23) with interest up until he mentioned voting for the Liberal Democrats. Mr Collinge, if you honestly believe that had Charles Kennedy been the PM, Britain would not have aided our closest ally the

  • Make a veggie resolution

    IF you've taken every opportunity to eat, drink and be merry over the festive season, and you've had your fill of Christmas indulgence, you are probably considering making some New Year's resolutions. Why not put going veggie top of the list? New Year

  • Brutal sex attack

    A SEX fiend bundled a woman into a car and seriously assaulted her as she returned home from celebrating the New Year. The woman, 23, was walking home along Reedyford Road, Nelson, at about 3am on Saturday when she was approached by an Asian man in a

  • 126 homes for Crown site

    A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE who failed to save a wallpaper factory is planning to build an executive housing estate on the site. Lancashire businessman Trevor Hemmings, estimated to have a personal fortune of more than £500million, has submitted plans for 126

  • Rain washes out RMI victory hopes

    NORTHWICH VIC 1 LEIGH RMI 2 (Abandoned half-time): LEIGH'S hopes of a first league win in 17 games were dashed as their match at second-from-bottom Northwich was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Ben Ashmole gave bottom club Leigh an early lead after

  • Stead sets a goal

    BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jonathan Stead today said he's more determined than ever to end his seven-month goal drought. Stead's New Year's resolution is to prove he's not a one-season wonder in the Premiership and he's promised to redouble his efforts

  • Brutal sex attack

    A SEX fiend bundled a woman into a car and seriously assaulted her as she returned home from celebrating the New Year. The woman, 23, was walking home along Reedyford Road, Nelson, at about 3am on Saturday when she was approached by an Asian man in a

  • New 'green' scheme

    A NEW recycling scheme in Pendle is set to be phased in during the New Year. Every house in the borough is to have a green box for glass and cans, which will be collected fortnightly. The new system will save people the trouble of taking recyclable materials

  • Appeal to pet owners

    THE organiser of a campaign to rid Pendle's open spaces of dog muck says pet owners should make a New Year's resolution to clear up after their animals. Coun John David is spearheading the borough council's crackdown on dog owners who let their pets foul

  • Police seeking owner of vase

    POLICE officers in Great Harwood have renewed their appeal for the owner of a stolen Edwardian- style vase to contact them. An initial appeal on Thursday in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph led to a man contacting the police stating the vase was his but

  • M60 is closed for jump threat man

    BOTH carriageways of the M60 motorway were closed at Whitefield for three-and-a-half hours early on Saturday as a man threatened to jump off a bridge. Traffic was diverted until the man, who has not been identified, was talked down by trained negotiators

  • Fragrance on trains makes good scents

    EAST Lancashire rail passengers will arrive refreshed thanks to a blend of aromatherapy oils in their seat headrests. First TransPennine Express has become the first train operator in the country to introduce scented covers, aimed at improving mood and

  • Foster's goal rocks Hyde

    HIGH-flying Hyde United were rocked by a Foster goal as Radcliffe Boro moved up to eighth place in the Unibond Northern Premier League on Saturday. On Monday Boro entertain fifth place Leek Town and a further festive win would spark their play-off hopes

  • Purse thief lurked in aisles of store

    A 33-YEAR-OLD Darwen woman followed a pensioner around Asda before stealing her purse out of her shopping bag. But Blackburn magistrates heard that security cameras at the Blackburn store were following Sharon Edna Rooney and the mother-of-two was detained

  • Boy's sadness over missing model plane

    A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy has made a desperate plea for help to passing motorists and walkers after his favourite Christmas present went missing. Daniel Turnock, of Knowlesly Meadows, Darwen, was devastated when his new radio-controlled glider, his main present

  • 126 homes for Crown site

    A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE who failed to save a wallpaper factory is planning to build an executive housing estate on the site. Lancashire businessman Trevor Hemmings, estimated to have a personal fortune of more than £500million, has submitted plans for 126

  • Rallying relief for quake victims

    THOUSANDS of people in Lancashire's 72 mosques are uniting to raise money to help south east Asia's earthquake victims. Lancashire Council of Mosques chairman Ibrahim Master has called a special meeting for tonight to discuss the best ways of making money

  • Lesiure prices up 5.5pc

    PRICES at the borough's leisure centres went up by an overall 5.5 per cent on January 1. Examples of increases include adult swimming (up 10p to £2.40), junior swimming (up 5p to £1.20), badminton (up 25p to £5), and indoor bowling (up 40p to £7.60 per

  • Park look for revenge on the South Coast

    AFTER disposing of Orrell on Monday at Park Lane, Sedgley Park player-coach Tim Fourie is now concentrating fully on Monday's game away to Plymouth Albion. "We travel down Sunday morning so that we can get some rest and preparation in before the game,

  • Blueprint moves into final year

    TEACHERS from schools across East Lancashire are gearing up for the final year of the Blueprint drug education project. Teachers from Walton High School, Nelson; Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School in Accrington; and Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall