RICOCHET Films are making a documentary for Channel 4 following people over the next year as they try to make their dream become a reality. Are you about to transform your life in the pursuit of a dream? Are you selling up, leaving the rat race and planning
AS you reported (LET, July 1) everyone at the East Lancashire Hospice is celebrating that our £1.3million Day Therapy Centre Appeal has broken the £1million mark. This is due to the magnificent support we have received from many local people and organisations
A HEALTH provider has received national commendation for introducing counselling services in every one of Leigh's 26 GP practices. The Leigh Primary Care Group (PCG) - responsible for health services in Leigh and surrounding areas - has been urged to
BELEAGUERED Home Secretary Jack Straw today gave Lancashire police a thankful pat on the back for bucking the national trend and recording the best crime fighting figures in the country. Home Office statistics published today show the 7.8 per cent fall
MIDFIELD hard-man Lee Carsley has dropped a pre-season bombshell by telling Graeme Souness he wants to leave Blackburn Rovers. In a move which is sure to stun the club's fans, the popular Republic of Ireland international has told the club he is desperate
A FAMILY fun day was organised at the One Stop Shop in Springfield Road, Burnley, by Brunlea Credit Union. The event was held in conjunction with Groundwork East Lancashire and served to raise awareness of the union and a raffle for donated prizes raised
THOUSANDS flocked to an animal sanctuary's open day to raise funds for millennium projects and help with running costs. But when they looked round Bleakholt in Turn Village, they saw many changes because in the last 12 months the sanctuary has built a
DOWNING Street announced today that Canon John Goddard will be the new Bishop of Burnley. Canon Goddard, 52, a West Country vicar's son, succeeds the Rt Rev Martyn Jarrett, who has been appointed Bishop of Beverley in the York Diocese. Canon Goddard taught
A GRIEVING widow whose husband died just months after they married has been dealt a double tragedy after her son died following an epileptic fit. Glenys Pickering got a special licence to marry her partner of ten years John Arthur Pickering in Burnley
CAR dealership Walker Farrimond is hoping to give its showroom at Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, a "wash and brush up" by building a car valeting bay. The dealership has applied to Pendle Council for planning permission to build at the back of its
A FORMER partner in a Thornton-in-Craven care home who claimed benefits for some of the residents even after they had died has admitted illegally obtaining more than £85,000. Michael Bovenseipen, 46, was due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court yesterday
PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher promised to set up a detective agency to track down the nation's runaway dads and make them pay maintenance for their children. The new Child Support Agency would have access to tax and social security records to track
REGULARS at Knuzden pub donned drag to raise cash for an appeal set up in memory of young girl who died of meningitis. Around 15 drinkers from the Cabin End pub in Knuzden wore women's clothes during a pub crawl around the village. Mandy Eccles, who runs
OLD folk living in an Accrington street say they dare not answer their doors following a string of thefts from their homes. Police have reported a spate of burglaries and sneak-in thefts in the Plantation Street area of Accrington, which is home to dozens
JIGSAW Disability Action Training will host for adults with disabilities a series of creative arts workshops at the Trinity Centre, in Wesleyan Rowfor. Sessions, which include mask making, music and drama, will be held from 2pm to 5pm every Thursday,
A WEEK of festival fun will take place in Knowle Green in September. The hamlet will be transformed into an exhibition centre for villagers to display flowers, art, ceramics, jewellery and crafts. The festival, which begins on September 15, will be opened
RESCUERS spent five frantic minutes searching a river after a young girl disappeared while playing in the water with her cousins at a beauty spot packed with people. Asah Bibi, eight, was not breathing and unconscious when she was dragged from the River
THE newly formed Burnley Clarets Supporters Club will hold its inaugural meeting at the Bull and Butcher pub at the top of Manchester Road in Burnley on Monday, July 24. Anyone wishing to join the club, which will organise away travel, social events and
BURNLEY footballers were set to visit the other Turf Moor today when they take part in the annual cricket match between Burnley's cricket clubs and the football club. Clarets chairman Barry Kilby will be putting on his whites along with a host of first
NEW boy Phil Gray today revealed he turned down a chance of a move to France in favour of signing for Burnley. The 31-year-old forward agreed a two year deal with the Clarets yesterday after leaving Luton on a Bosman-style free. And despite speaking to
A BURY teenager is recovering in hospital after a hit and run accident last week. Stephen Johnson was knocked from his bike as he rode along York Street shortly before 7pm on Thursday (July 13). A car failed to stop after the collision. The 15-year-old
TWO women and a man were taken to Bury General Hospital in the early hours of Saturday (July 15) after an accident on Lumb Carr Road, Holcombe Village. The three were in a Peugeot 206 when it lost control on a bend outside the Shoulder of Mutton Pub at
A TEACHER who has been suspended for four years on full pay after allegations were made by a pupil was fighting for his job back yesterday (Mon July 16). Although no charges were ever brought against Woodhey High School teacher, Anthony McNally and school
THOUSANDS of people will enjoy all things bright and beautiful on Sunday (July 23) when the Bury and District Agricultural Society stages its 59th annual show. Once again, the Goshen Fields off Manchester Road will be the venue for this very popular affair
FASHION retailer New Look, which has shops in Accrington and Burnley, has blamed the unseasonal summer weather for a near 4% fall in takings in the first four months of the financial year. At the company's annual general meeting, chief executive Stephen
WORLD superbike champ Carl Fogarty will sign copies of his autobiography 'Foggy' at WH Smith's, Lord Square, Blackburn. The session takes place from 6-7.30pm on Friday, August 11 and big queues are expected as this will be Carl's only signing in the north
STUDENT Gillian Birch has been named one of the top young biologists in the country. The 18-year-old from Cherry Tree, who has just finished her A-levels at St Wilfrid's won a silver medal in the British Biology Olympiad. More than 1,000 students entered
TRADERS angry at plans to close a town centre road to traffic are collecting signatures on a petition to back their case. And the organisation has set up a special committee which is co-ordinating the fight to get Blackburn with Darwen Council to shelve
A POPULAR district nurse has died, aged 63, after a 12-month illness. Elizabeth Standing, of Park Lee Road, Blackburn, died at Northwood Nursing and Residential Care Home in Preston New Road, Blackburn. She had suffered from gangrene in her leg as well
A SINGLE mother-of-two claims she has been left out of pocket after a drunken driver in a stolen vehicle crashed into her parked car and wrote it off. Beverley Hammond, 25, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, has been awarded £1,229 compensation -- but
BELEAGUERED Home Secretary Jack Straw today gave Lancashire police a thankful pat on the back for bucking the national trend and recording the best crime fighting figures in the country. Home Office statistics published today show the 7.8 per cent fall
ANYBODY who thinks that Wimbledon tennis is sport needs their head looking at. The world's "best" tennis players are, in fact, the world's worst. They don't play tennis, they slog -- and for money. This is all they are -- sloggers. Where is the fun in
THEY hit the roads dubbed the scourge of the speeding motorist -- but it wasn't long before drivers caught on to the limitations of spy cameras. Now fine-dodging motorists are about to be hit with a new wave of hi-tech roadside police. JASON HEAVEY reports
REGARDING Mr K Haworth's remarks in Give Garner Rovers' Job (Sports Letters, July 11), is this man for real? What about David Speedie? He did in one season, what Simon Garner failed to do in his whole career -- he scored the goals that took Rovers into
RUSSELL Brierley, Ramsbottom United's leading scorer last season, has committed himself to the Riverside club for another two years by signing a new contract. "Russell is happy to be here," said secretary John Maher. On preparations for the new season
THERE is no danger of Lancashire getting carried away by Saturday's dramatic draw in Taunton which lifted them to second in the Championship race. In fact captain John Crawley warned that they are still not safe from relegation. Lancashire take on struggling
ART forms from across the world were brought to a Darwen school during a week-long cultural experience. Every class at St Peter's CE Primary was given a different country to focus on and spent time studying something of the traditional art, music, dance
Clitheroe Ramblers Association meet Chester Avenue car park, Clitheroe, 7pm for Read Church (George Lane). Friends in Bereavement meet St John's Methodist Church, Albert Road, Colne, 7pm for tour of Colne Sports Centre. Barnoldswick Gilbert and Sullivan
AGAINST a depressing background of crime rising nationally by almost four per cent -- with a huge leap in those involving violence. In shining contrast, Lancashire stands out today as having the best record in England and Wales when it comes to beating
SOCCER legend Bob Stokoe will forever be remembered as the man who won the FA Cup for Sunderland. But go to any pub quiz and hear the question "Where did he start his managerial career?" and make sure you answer 'Bury'. Stokoe had two spells in charge
I AM a dog owner and while I fully agree with owners picking up their pets' dirt, I strongly feel that there should be more bins. It would be more pleasant, especially on long walks, not having to carry the stuff around. ANNE McIVOR, Devon Road, Blackburn
I AM writing to thank everyone for their support at the concert held for me at the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre. The concert was a great success and I have received many kind letters which I shall try and reply to. Donations and concert money totalled £852.56
THE news that the Government is to pour taxpayers' money into the pockets of local hairdressers (LET, July 13) comes at a delicate time in the consultation process for the councils' plans to close Church Street in Blackburn. Surely, this is not a scam
IN response to Hyndburn MP Greg Pope's remarks (LET, July 17) on the IRA terrorist released prematurely, as he resided among his constituents, I think his views are naive. One of this man's targets was the West Coast main line on which trains travel at
REGULARLY buy socks for our four grandchildren at local market stalls, but had quite a shock recently, looking through various 'character' socks for our youngest, who is seven. Several had the words "Kick A**" and "You B******s" -- apparently, expressions
IF you had paid a substantial amount to the AA for an in-depth car report, or to a surveyor for a house structural report, would you then make your purchase before reading the report? Of course you wouldn't. By analogy, that is precisely what the people
REGARDING your Comment on the new Action Team for Jobs being set up in Blackburn and Darwen (LET, July 13), this isn't just another programme for clients who already get help from the jobcentres. This is a way of reaching people without jobs who feel
RESCUERS spent five frantic minutes searching a river after a young girl disappeared while playing in the water with her cousins at a beauty spot packed with people. Asah Bibi, eight, was not breathing and unconscious when she was dragged from the River
LEIGH Centurions' Northern Ford Premiership major play-off semi-final with Oldham will kick-off at 5pm on Sunday. The start has been put back because the game will be televised on Granada. The other semi-final between Dewsbury Rams v Keighley Cougars
PER Frandsen could be on his way back to Bolton -- less than a year after joining Rovers in a £1.75m deal. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is believed to have sounded out Rovers about taking the Dane back to the Reebok. But any deal could hing on whether or
ECONOMIC interests could lead to a serious imbalance of power in planning, Labour Councillor Carole Galbraith told Burnley council. Big business, she said, could hire expensive lawyers and consultants to fight their case, while communities threatened
THE manufacturers of bedspreads Ronfern are back in production, less than two weeks after a fire gutted its two-storey mill premises in Nelson. Co-owner Nadeem Rana, said the company had temporarily relocated in a rented unit at Hendon Mill, Hendon Street
NEW written driving tests which were set to be introduced within a year were not tough enough, according to East Lancashire instructors. Instructors wanted to see repeat tests for drivers who had been on the road for more than 10 years. Jack Tromp, chairman
A NEW racial equality and community partnership officer has been appointed for the Hyndburn area. Shoukat Hayat Rahman will aim to promote better integration among the ethnic community in the borough. Based at the Itefaq Centre, Fountain Street, Accrington
A FACTORY where a 13-year-old boy was involved in a serious accident is to face prosecution under health and safety law. A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive today said that Accrington Chair Fillings Limited, based at Pioneer House, Horne Street
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has completed his third major signing of the summer by snapping up Luton Town striker Phil Gray on a Bosman-style free. The 31-year-old striker agreed to link up with the Clarets yesterday after his contract ran out with the
A WOMAN was assaulted at Radcliffe Bus Station. The woman was waiting for a bus at 7.30pm on Thursday (July 13) when she noticed the man. He approached her and grabbed her by the throat, pushed her against the bus shelter and snatched an £11 bus pass
DAREDEVIL youngsters are still taking their lives in their hands by riding on the back of fast-moving Metrolink trams. Heaton Park is one of the stations where youngsters have been seen to grab on to the outside of a tram as it moves off from the platform
CLASSROOMS were turned into boardrooms at Tottington High School on Friday (July 14) for a special industry day. The all-day session was designed to given pupils an opportunity to learn the skills needed in the work place. Year 9 pupils took part in a
RAIL passengers booked themselves a magical memory on a steam train to promote the latest Harry Potter novel. Bury's East Lancs Railway is ran a weekend of rides aboard the Hogwarts Express which recently generated massive Press publicity. The loco, built
A FORMER factory unit in Bury has been destroyed in a damaging £200,000 arson attack. And investigations have also being launched into a separate blaze which happened simultaneously in the town on Monday morning. Local fire crews were stretched and were
AEROSPACE workers have raised more than £5,500 for charity. Staff in the carbon fibre composite department at BAE Systems at Samlesbury organised a series of events including pool and darts competitions with supplier firm Brookhouse, of Darwen, a plant
WORKERS at a furniture firm are sitting pretty after it was awarded a staff training and development award. Winchester Furniture, of Higham, has become the latest East Lancashire firm to be awarded the Investors in People standard. "It has given the site
MANUFACTURERS continue to be battered by the strong pound, according to new figures. The British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey, which East Lancashire firms contribute to, said both large and small businesses were being squeezed by the
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece has given his troops a "must get better" warning after a 4-0 weekend hammering at Runcorn. And when Bury step out at Stainton Park tonight to take on Radcliffe Borough, the squad know that the boss will not be happy with another
TEN years of popular children's nursery Irwell Vale were celebrated with a fun day with events for all the family. Janice Johnson started the nursery in Milne Street, Irwell Vale. She now has 60 children on a full and part-time basis and an after-school
ROSSENDALE and Darwen's Conservative Parliamentary candidate George Lee, has called for justice to be faster, firmer and more local. Speaking at a meeting for Tory party workers and candidates in the North West, he said: "Crime is rising under this government
A rag rug will be produced as a lasting souvenir of East Lancashire's millennium festival Canal 2000, C2K. Kate Bellwood will make the rug aboard the British Waterways canal boat the Kennet, which tie-up at Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Community Centre
A SINGLE mother-of-two claims she has been left out of pocket after a drunken driver in a stolen vehicle crashed into her parked car and wrote it off. Beverley Hammond, 25, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, has been awarded £1,229 compensation -- but
PETE Sampras holds my admiration on all counts. No temper tantrums or smashed racquets from him -- just dedicated and focused play, coming through as a worthy champion and gentleman, a credit to his parents, his country and himself. MAUREEN McGARRY, Dukes
Preston's team of youngsters and triallists lost 2-1 at Burscough last night. Stuart King scored North End's only goal. TEAM: McMillan, Wright R, Eaton, Hallam, Douglas, Zellner, Russell, Murphy, Astowld, Wright M, King.
BURY begin their pre season matches ahead of their trip to the Isle of Man with the annual visit to UniBond First Division side Radcliffe Borough. A full first team squad is expected to turn out at Stainton Park, where Bury will play their reserve team
EAGLE-EYED Helen Vincent scored a personal-best equalling 595 out of 600 to win a gold medal for 50m prone rifle shooting in the Nordic Championships in Finland. And the Accrington sharp-shot set a new Nordic record, hitting 55 bulls out of a possible
CAPTAIN'S LOG with Cherry Tree skipper DAVE HAYES HAVING suggested a summer break in my last log, mine came earlier than expected, unfortunately by way of a fracture to my right arm whilst fielding at short leg against Clitheroe in our Cup semi-final
SMOOTH operators at a Blackburn school discovered that image is everything as they accepted a cosmetics challenge. All pupils in year nine at Beardwood High School took part in an industry day with a difference as they formed 14 rival teams, each assisted
THE daughter of former Shakers star Alan Knill was just a millimetre from losing her sight and her life to an air rifle pellet. Kayleigh (14) needed an hour-long operation on Sunday morning (July 16) after she was shot in the face as she played with friends
ROCHDALE Hornets scrum half Dane Dorahy could soon be on the move over the Pennines. Australian Dorahy has captured the interest of Super League side Wakefield Trinity, but Hornets may well ask for a fee before they let him go. STEVE DEAKIN, currently
BURY'S promising crop of young soccer stars took another impressive leap forward this week with a 4-0 demolition of Halifax Town. And coach Andy Feeley reckons there are at least five of the team who will be good enough to make the step up to the senior
