CHORLEY boss Shaun Teale is hoping his side can be the party poopers at high-flying Colwyn Bay tomorrow. Bay celebrate their 125th anniversary this weekend and they have all manner of festivities planned to mark the special date in their history. But
HOW hateful and/or bored do you have to be to bother writing homophobic letters to your local paper (Why do they want to be called gay?, LET, January 12)? Homosexuality has been legal for nearly 40 years and gay couples are now entitled to the same legal
B KENYON (LET, January 12) inquires why people use the word "gay" instead of homosexual. Well in fact, this isn't an isolated phenomenon -- language abounds with abbreviations, nicknames and euphemisms. Why do we do it? Sometimes out of affection (mum
BURNLEY in striker sale shock! The only surprise so far is that headline hasn't screamed out from a newsagent's window in the run-up to the biggest home game of the season. It still might happen, but should we really be that surprised? After all, even
TIME-branded computers are to be produced in East Lancashire again -- eight months after the previous manufacturers collapsed with the loss of 580 jobs. A new company called Time UK Factory Ltd, backed by Time's original founders, has announced plans
UNDERFIRE Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has found an unlikely ally in Blackburn defender Michael Gray. Souness's name might be mud on Tyneside right now, but at least one native from the north east has respect for the former Blackburn boss after he
MARK Hughes today explained his reasons for sanctioning David Thompson's move to Wigan and hinted he may not make any further signings of his own until the summer. As predicted in the Evening Telegraph, Thompson joined the Latics yesterday on a permanent
FORMER Blackburn striker Matt Jansen is the latest player to put the boot into struggling Newcastle manager Graeme Souness. The 28-year-old forward, who quit Rovers to join Bolton last week, blames Souness for rushing him back too early after he suffered
GRAEME Souness today insisted he will never quit as the manager of Newcastle United - even though another defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers this weekend would make his position on Tyneside virtually untenable. Souness is facing the biggest crisis
NEWCASTLE United v Blackburn Rovers - a fixture that gets the heart pumping. And it's one that Rovers should be looking to win given Newcastle's poor form and long injury list. But there's more than that to this game. Obviously, there's a lot of connections
A man who attacked two police officers kept his freedom -- but a judge warned him he would not get any more chances. Brian Birtwell, who tried to take on the officers as they attempted to arrest him, was spared jail at Burnley Crown Court because of his
DETECTIVES are hunting a "despicable" hoody-wearing robber who bit a teenager's finger when he refused to let go of his mobile phone. Police said a 15-year-old boy was waiting outside the Apollo Cinema, Hollywood Park, off Manchester Road, Burnley, with
TIME-branded computers are to be produced in East Lancashire again -- eight months after the previous manufacturers collapsed with the loss of 580 jobs. A new company called Time UK Factory Ltd, backed by Time's original founders, has announced plans
THE RESTORATION of a Nelson park got under way this week with tree felling which aims to protect the future of the woodland. The management work at Marsden Park has been recommended by consultants who carried out a full arboricultural survey. They found
FORMER The Hollies guitarist Bernie Calvert will be among a group of musicians performing in Nelson for charity. Glen South is staging his annual Burns' Night celebrations at the Good Night Club to raise cash for Reedley-based Pendleside Hospice. And
NEW signs have been put up in Accrington to signify Hyndburn Council's commitment to regenerating the town's rundown housing. The signs, at either end of Blackburn Road, have been erected in conjunction with Elevate, the organisation managing the Government-funded
A 63-YEAR-OLD Accrington man died as a result of a lifetime of alcohol abuse. An inquest heard that James George Astley, of Gordon Avenue, still carried on drinking when his body lost its ability to cope with his excesses. The dead man's brother, Peter
AN Oswaldtwistle pub will be extending its opening hours despite objections from nearby residents. The New Inn, in Thomas Street, had applied to open until 12.30am on Thursdays, midnight on Sunday, and 1.30am on Fridays and Saturdays. But because of residents
AN ACCRINGTON motorist who crashed into a wall trying to escape from police has been banned from driving for two years. Shiraz Younis, 20, of College Street, who has never held a driving licence, admitted driving without due care and attention when he
A HEAD has hit back at critics of his school's plan to create an £8million sixth-form centre by insisting: "The people of Hyndburn are behind it." In November, Accrington's St Christopher's CE High School announced its plans to open the sixth form saying
AN Accrington woman was the third East Lancashire victim in the last 12 months of one-in-a-million mystery killer disease sporadic Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, an inquest heard. But a leading neuro-pathologist said the high incidence of the disease was
THE CAMPAIGN for a roundabout at an A59 accident blackspot has hit the skids over cash. For years, campaigners, led by Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, have pleaded for a roundabout at the junction of Sabden Road and Pendle Road, near Clitheroe. In the last
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson has added two signings to his squad ahead of Saturday's crucial game at home to Bristol City. The Seasiders, who currently lie 21st in League One, have signed Manchester United midfielder David Fox and Coventry's Neil Wood
Preston's Reggae Boy Claude Davis has lit the blue touchpaper ahead of tomorrow's derby by branding Burnley skipper Frank Sinclair "useless". The Preston defender is a former international rival of Sinclair, who pipped him to a squad place when Jamaica
BURNLEY are refusing to let speculation over Ade Akinbiyi's future deflect them from bouncing back to winning ways against Preston tomorrow. The Clarets entertain North End against the backdrop of seeing their 14-goal hitman courted by promotion-chasing
BURNLEY are refusing to let speculation over Ade Akinbiyi's future deflect them from bouncing back to winning ways against Preston tomorrow. The Clarets entertain North End against the backdrop of seeing their 14-goal hitman courted by promotion-chasing
When Brooklyn-based elementary-school music teacher Sharon Hagopian goes home she becomes Cannonball Jane, a one-woman band on a mission to make bouncy, fluffy pop out of distorted guitar riffs, leftfield synth loops and darkside drum and bass. Hagopian
YEARS of uncertainty over an historic Darwen building could be over after the owners vowed to turn it into apartments. Peter Lynch, director of Rochdale-based Cottonloft Ltd, said plans were with Blackburn with Darwen Council to build 43 apartments within
A MOUNTAIN rescue team needs rescuing itself -- from a cash crisis. Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is facing a difficult couple of years after spending £60,000 in 2005 on two essential new vehicles. This has left the charity, which is on call
A MAIN route into Blackburn became gridlocked after a rush-hour smash involving a bus and a car. A Vauxhall collided with the 244 Rossendale Transport bus service ferrying students from Bacup to St Mary's College in Blackburn. The accident took place
FEARS that an injection contributed to the death of an 80-year-old Blackburn woman were dispelled by an inquest. The hearing was told that Monica Cartmell deteriorated suddenly after being given the injection of morphine causing her daughter to wonder
A MUM claimed she jumped in her car while over the drink-drive limit in a panic after being assaulted during a night out. But prosecutor Charlotte Crane told Blackburn magistrates that while she could confirm that a man had been charged with assault,
THE headteacher of a special school has said he will not oppose plans for a nearby mobile phone mast - as long as the health of pupils is not affected. But others have opposed the plan, for a 15 metre telegraph pole-style mast in Shadsworth Road, Blackburn
A DEPUTY mayor has declared war on her own council after being told she cannot have a conservatory on the back of her house. Coun Dorothy Walsh has reported Black-burn with Darwen Council to the Planning Inspectorate after her retrospective application
KAREN Barber is a woman in demand. "I feel like I'm doing everything on double time. "I got into Blackburn on a train at 5am this morning and first thing tomorrow I'll be heading back to London," she said. It's no wonder Karen is so busy -- as well as
WE all know councils and governments have limited budgets and are forced to prioritise. And where road improvements are concerned, a local authority the size of Lancashire County Council will have a long wish list of their own projects as well as demands
CONFUSION still reigns as to whether smacking children should be allowed. Well, consider the facts. The television and papers are full of the evils committed not just by the older generation, but by uncountable numbers of the young, starting with petty
IS England sinking beneath the waves? No English government, cars, aeroplanes, helicopters, shops, uniforms, football stadia and so on. Law and order is a thing of the past, so drugs, murder etc have been downgraded. Some pubs open 24 hours a day but
A BURNLEY grandmother, said to have made false statements to get £2,000 in benefits despite allegedly having £200,000 in savings, will face trial. Kathleen Barker, 72, yesterday pleaded not guilty to five counts of making false statements to obtain council
BURNLEY town centre will be transformed into a business and leisure destination, if plan-ners behind the rebirth of the town centre have their way. Award-winning architects Regeneris BDP said it wants to transform Burnley into a magnet for shopping, business
AN AWARD-WINNING Burnley butcher has revealed the unique secrets of his sizzling success. For Stephen Berkin, who scooped five gold medals in the North West Awards for Excellence in Meat Produce, turned to curing his own bacon when customers asked for
PLANS for a new health centre in Accrington have been submitted to Hyndburn Council. Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust (PCT) wants to build along Blackburn Road and Lonsdale Street as part of the Phoenix regeneration project. It launched a
A HEAD has hit back at critics of his school's plan to create an £8million sixth-form centre by insisting: "The people of Hyndburn are behind it." In November, Accrington's St Christopher's CE High School announced its plans to open the sixth form saying
A 32-YEAR-OLD Rishton man died at home as a direct result of taking cocaine, an inquest heard. And a coroner has warned that drug users are effectively engaging in a game of Russian Roulette. "They simply do not know precisely what they are taking or
THEY'VE come a long way since car trouble plagued their time together at Bournemouth. And Wade Elliott hopes to find an extra gear against Preston tomorrow that will leave boyhood pal Brian Stock blowing a gasket in a familiar-looking engine room! Elliott
MARK Hughes believes it would be fitting if Alan Shearer broke Jackie Milburn's goalscoring record at St James' Park tomorrow - just as long as Blackburn claim the three points on offer! Shearer needs just one more goal to overtake Milburn's record and
HODDLESDEN beauty Michelle Rowell has taken a big step towards her dream of becoming Miss England 2006 by receiving the financial backing of a Blackburn nightclub. Michelle, 19, of Earls Drive, has reached the final of the Miss Alton Towers event, to
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after the death of his 73-year-old father. The man was arrested after police were called to a report of a domestic incident in Laneshaw Close, Darwen at about 7.10pm. The father was taken to
PAST pupils at a Waterfoot nursery are being encouraged to take part in a competition to help celebrate its 10th anniversary. Good As Gold Nursery in Gaghills Road first opening in February 1996. And to celebrate its birthday milestone it is asking children
A MAN was trapped upside down in his car after he drove into a shallow river in Rawtenstall. He was freed from the River Irwell, Stacksteads, at about 3.45pm yesterday after breaking through a road barrier and plunging 20 feet. Gary Monk , of Hyndburn
VILLAGERS have been left 'amazed' after a survey found a road was safe - despite 57 injuries and one death on it in the past five years. Residents in Waterfoot are campaigning for measures to stop motorists speeding on Burnley Road East. As a result,
SWEEPING plans to redevelop and modernise Blackburn's shopping centre were last night given the go-ahead by the council. The Mall, which runs Blackburn Shopping Centre, plans to build 42 new retail units in an extension which would replace Lord Square
Preston's Reggae Boy Claude Davis has lit the blue touchpaper ahead of tomorrow's derby by branding Burnley skipper Frank Sinclair "useless". The Preston defender is a former international rival of Sinclair, who pipped him to a squad place when Jamaica
