graveyard plan THE daughter of a soldier buried at a cemetery in Whalley has said she is disgusted at plans to auction off the neighbouring graveyard. Joan Flynn, of St Mark's Road, Witton, Blackburn, regularly visits her father's grave in a cemetery
STOCKPORT skipper Mike Flynn would relish a move to Burnley after he confirmed that the Clarets had made a £200,000 bid for him earlier in the season. Burnley have currently tabled a bid for Flynn's team-mate striker Ian Moore thought to be around £1.25m
A 23-YEAR-OLD pedal cyclist was treated in hospital after a weekend accident. Richard Flynn, who lives in Castleton, Rochdale, sustained minor leg, arm and thigh injuries. His bicycle and a Renault Clio car were in collision at the Rochdale Road-George
BURY is becoming a regular place for joyriders to dump stolen cars and torch them. Firefighters say they are having to deal with an increasing number of abandoned vehicles which are set alight and left to burn in streets and in secluded areas. Officers
BLACKBURN Rovers centre back Marlon Broomes today revealed he wants to quit Ewood Park in a bid to resurrect his flagging career. The former England Under 21 international has made just three starts under manager Graeme Souness this season. And, with
STOCKPORT skipper Mike Flynn would relish a move to Burnley after he confirmed that the Clarets had made a £200,000 bid for him earlier in the season. Burnley have currently tabled a bid for Flynn's team-mate striker Ian Moore thought to be around £1.25m
THE benefits of e-commerce were outlined to more than 60 delegates at a breakfast meeting organised by East Lancashire Export Club. Speakers from local IT companies outlined the benefits of doing business on-line to save time and money. Representatives
PROPOSALS to clamp down on economic crime fail to distinguish between serious offences like drug trafficking and petty theft, according to local accountants. A government report 'Recovering the Proceeds of Crime,' said that all indictable offences should
BURY leading scorer Darren Bullock looks like being out of action for three weeks. The combative midfielder whose fine performances and four goals have been a crucial factor in the Shakers superb start to the campaign limped out of the game early at Swansea
AN Asian police officer's "generosity of spirit" saved a drunken Bacup man from facing a serious charge of racially aggravated disorderly behaviour in Rochdale town centre, a court was told. Instead Stephen Langan, 44, of Tunstead Crescent, Bacup, was
A HARD hitting road safety play will drive home the dangers of driving too fast to students at local colleges. Three actors and musicians from the Box Clever Theatre Company will perform "The Buzz", a mix of comedy and drama, in 17 Lancashire colleges
A BIG Breakfast with a difference was served up to a surprised head teacher of a Blackburn school. Helen Smith, head of St Stephen's Junior School, Little Harwood, was treated to an early morning "break" as part of week-long harvest celebrations. The
IT WOULD have been quite understandable if the youngsters from Blackburn weren't exactly 'up for it' when it came to their day at the Dome-- which has been beset by financial difficulties and political rows. But that couldn't have been further from the
ACCRINGTON-BASED Shokat Ali was set to take on Dave Harold in round two of the British Open at Plymouth today. The 30-year-old beat Drew Henry 5-4 in the first round. Stephen Hendry begins the defence of his crown tonight against Northern Ireland's Terry
PRESTON'S game at table topping Fulham on Tuesday October 24 is pay-on-the-turnstiles and North End have been allocated 450 reserved seats and 4,000 open terracing places. Seating prices are £17.00 for adults, £8.00 concessions and £15.00 for students
RAMSBOTTOM made it four wins in five games with a defeat over local rivals Great Harwood in the North West Counties Division One match at the Showground. But Harwood will be boosted by an improved performance. "To come back twice was pleasing to me,"
ACCRINGTON Stanley are on a hiding to nothing against would-be giantkillers Durham City at the Crown Ground tonight. John Coleman's side must guard against complacency if they are to win their FA Cup second qualifying round replay against Northern League
THE ninth year of our Newspapers in Education project got off to a great start with around forty schools accepting our offer of classroom resources. Every year, our scheme aims to produce a brand new set of unique newspaper-linked material, written by
A MOBILE phone giant could site a controversial mast in Brandlesholme, Bury, even though councillors have rejected the plan twice in the last four months. Furious residents and councillors have accused BT Cellnet of riding roughshod over the democratic
THE future of the North West Air Ambulance is in the balance and lives could be put at risk because of a lack of cash. Reporter SONJA KARLSEN takes a look at the role the rescue service has played since it was set up in 1999. SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Chloe Smith
BURY born and raised, midfielder Jason Jarrett was delighted with his first ever goal in league football and declared "I'm glad to be home." The 21-year-old former Blackpool and Wrexham man was picked up on a free by Andy Preece in the summer. A series
REGARDING the outrageous imprisonment for a term of 17 years and horrific treatment of the courageous Lancashire lad James Mawdsley in Burma, (amongst countless other human rights violations) I say that Britain is not tough enough with the criminals who
REGARDING your articles 'Slum homes in £4m clearance' (LET, September 14) and Fury over 'slum' housing slur (LET, September 18), I should like to point out that Blackburn with Darwen Council has already invested more than £4.4million on group repair and
MURDER-hunt detectives were today investigating links between shotgun victim Iain McKay and bootleg tobacco and booze as they tried to build a picture of his final hours. The 31-year-old lifelong Burnley FC fan was shot in the back of the head and his
DJEMAL Alliou was set to fly back to France today after Blackburn boss Graeme Souness decided not to pursue his interest in the 18-year-old defender. The Lyon full-back has been on trial at Brockhall for the last week after being recommended to Souness
BLACKBURN Rovers centre back Marlon Broomes today revealed he wants to quit Ewood Park in a bid to resurrect his flagging career. The former England Under 21 international has made just three starts under manager Graeme Souness this season. And, with
VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help make the ordeal of crown court witnesses less stressful. A witness service training course for people willing to provide help and support for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses is scheduled to start in Burnley in the New
A DRINK-driver twice the limit when stopped by police had been on his way to make up with his girlfriend after a row. Burnley Magistrates heard how Paul Horsefield, 23, had been out and got a taxi home, but then decided to go to his partner's house to
BREAKFAST clubs could be set up in primary schools throughout Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale in a bid to tackle the area's high rate of tooth decay. Health chiefs are linking up with 98 schools and targeting more than 3,000 youngsters in a new initiative
MURDER-hunt detectives were today investigating links between shotgun victim Iain McKay and bootleg tobacco and booze as they tried to build a picture of his final hours. The 31-year-old lifelong Burnley FC fan was shot in the back of the head and his
PLANS to launch a circular route based around a Pendle park aimed at disabled visitors is set to get the green light from councillors tonight. The proposed £10,000 scheme at Victory Park, Barnoldswick, would include a route through the park itself, a
IT'S an age old problem caused by many a little boy. But when a certain -- and as yet unidentified -- youngster lost his football on a nearby roof he couldn't have imagined the problems he would cause. Undeterred by losing one ball, which also dislodged
COUNCIL bosses and police chiefs are to work together in a bid to rid residents of their fear of travelling by train at night. The pledge by Hyndburn Council and Transport Police comes after a survey of 1,000 people revealed more than three-quarters of
Friends in Bereavement, St John's Methodist Church lounge, Albert Road, Colne, 7pm. Slide show with David Hoyle. Status Quo, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Women's Home League, Salvation Army, Vicar Street, Blackburn, 1.45pm. Speaker: Major Carol
TIME and again, in the 18 months since it took off, the North West Air Ambulance has proved to be a life-saver -- rapidly reaching the dangerously sick and injured, providing vital on-the-spot paramedic care and helicoptering patients to hospital. It
Jamie Diffley talks to actress Jane Horrocks AS ARGUABLY Lancashire's most talented actress with a singing voice to match, Jane Horrocks inevitably earns comparisons with the greatest Lancashire Lass of all -- Gracie Fields. So it is with some surprise
IT'S three years since Greater Manchester organised the Road Relay Championships. This year it was incorporated in the North-West Counties, which put Bury AC's girls in good stead for the Northern's which will be held at Stanley Park, Blackpool on the
Ramsbottom United 3 Woodley Sports 0 TWO late Russell Brierley goals saw Ramsbottom continue their improved form in the league with a win at the Riverside. Both sides made cautious starts, but Woodley mounted attacks instigated by their wide men. Damien
MY husband and I were driving home when we saw a friend at a bus stop. We pulled up to give her a lift. She got in the back seat and we set off. All of a sudden, my husband said: "Can't you smell that pig in the back of the car?" I can tell you now, I
PERHAPS Coun D Pearson (Letters, September 26) could refresh our memories and remind us which arrogant chancellor removed the link between pensions and earnings. Is he now promising that his party will restore the link? Perhaps also he will tell us how
I CAN'T understand for the life of me why Tony Blair can't give the pensioners what they want. He said -- with that silly, smug grin -- that he had got the message at the Labour conference. Yet his henchman, Ironside Brown, won't re-introduce the earnings-related
COUNCILLOR David Pearson's remarks (Letters, September 28) were a good example of the selective amnesia that often prevails in Blackburn with Darwen Council debates. The whole point of the debate on the state pension is that it is going progressively
EDUCATION bosses are considering allegations of indiscipline and a fall in moral standards at a top independent Catholic school which included a mass streak by boy and girl pupils. Stonyhurst College today admitted the streaking incident took place but
Skirlaugh 16 Leigh Miners Rangers 18 LEIGH Miners Rangers scuppered Skirlaugh to pick up their first ever win over last season's National Conference Premier Division runners-up. Miners emphatically controlled the first half in a contrast to their usual
Down by the Riverside, with Phil Lloyd HENS' teeth. Rain in the Sahara. A piece of skill from Ashley Ward. A Frenchman's steak. All rare indeed, but not as rare it would seem as a decent Rovers performance away from home. Rovers fans of long standing
AN author of several works on the ill-fated Titanic has turned his attentions to another doomed liner, the Carpathia. The wreck of the Carpathia was video-taped by Clive Cussler, a marine expert and author of the book "Raise the Titanic", after it was
NORTH WEST Water announced it was to introduce a ban on non-essential use of water as levels at the Burnley reservoir fell to dangerous levels. Customers across the whole of East Lancashire were banned from washing their cars and sports grounds were also
THE Lancashire Council of Mosques renewed its fundraising appeal to help create a better service for the county's Muslim community. The council had a £50,000 plea for extra staff to develop non-religious activities rejected earlier in the year after the
COUNCILLORS have given their backing to the annual service of remembrance for the miners who died in the Hapton Valley Pit disaster. Burnley Council regeneration committee has made a £100 grant to buy wreaths for the service, which last year was attended
LIFELONG bingo fan Eileen Gibson (pictured) saw her lucky numbers come up as she scooped £103,000 playing her favourite game. Eileen, 62, of Clayton-le-Moors, hit the jackpot at the Mecca bingo club, Blackburn. But it could easily have been so different
A COMPANY director at a factory where a 13-year-old boy was involved in a serious accident has pleaded guilty to failing to take measures to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. Arshad Hussain, a director at Accrington Chair Fillings Limited
EDUCATION bosses are considering allegations of indiscipline and a fall in moral standards at a top independent Catholic school which included a mass streak by boy and girl pupils. Stonyhurst College today admitted the streaking incident took place but
Cummings and Goings with Stephen Cummings WELL, well, well. Just look at the current league table. It shows Burnley one point and three places better off than our neighbours. Or put another way, Burnley are officially the best team in East Lancashire.
CLARETS schemer Paul Cook looks certain to face former club Tranmere Rovers on Friday night despite becoming the target for the boo-boys at Turf Moor. Cook was given a torrid time before being substituted during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Portsmouth. But
FIREBUGS destroyed a large portable cabin at a building site in Burrs Close, Bury. The blaze broke out on Sunday evening (Oct 1) and fire crews spent half an hour at the scene. Officers said the unit contained tools, filing cabinets and other office furniture
A DENTAL lab sustained 30 per cent fire damage in an early morning arson attack. Firebugs struck at the premises of Valley Dental Labs at a unit at the Portland Industrial Estate in Bridge Street, Bury, at 1.45am on Monday (Oct 2). They gained entry through
AN activated smoke machine sparked off a weekend fire alert at a Whitefield pub. Fire crews who were called out to the Masons Arms in Bury New Road discovered the premises filled by thick, dense smoke. However, they discovered the cause was an entertainments
A BURY woman whose life spanned three centuries has died at the age of 108. Mrs Mary Mayne, who lived at the Moorfield Residential Home in Tottington Road since 1996, died last month. Formerly of Millwood Court, Bury, Mrs Mayne was born in Whitefield.
FOUR thugs escaped with an unknown quantity of cash after an armed raid on a Prestwich off-licence. The robbery happened at Victoria Wine on Bury New Road at 9.45pm on Thursday (Sept 28). Three men, brandishing monkey wrenches and a hammer, threatened
BURY and Rochdale Health Authority is staging the launch of its flu immunisation campaign today, (Tues Oct 3). The programme will encourage the over 65s, vulnerable groups and carers and workers in the health and social care sectors to have a flu jab.
A MAN who was one of the driving forces behind the showpiece Lowry Centre in Salford has died after falling from the roof of the recently-opened building. Thirty-two-year old Lea Parkinson, a father of three young daughters, plunged to his death on Sunday
LAST week, against mighty Coventry City from the Premiership, Preston North End gave a first team debut to their 16 year old goalkeeper in the Worthington Cup. When his name was announced half and hour prior to kick off even the Preston supporters at
A TWO-YEAR wait for an NVQ award ended when senior bosses at a Blackburn firm presented a patient worker with his certificate. Joe Conway, a team leader at plastic blow moulding specialist Weltonhurst, first expressed an interest in working towards an
A MENTALLY-ILL knifeman who sneaked into a primary school said he had gone there to kill a child, a jury heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how Davey Evans, 25, who was found in the staff toilets at Waterfoot County Primary School, later told hospital
EAST Lancashire pigeon fancier Garry McCafferty is to auction a Very Important Pigeon from the Queen's Flight at a massive charity event. The Queen has donated one of her birds with the exclusive ER royal identity tag for the auction, which is being held
BUS drivers were today counting votes in a ballot over whether to continue strike action which has brought chaos to services in East Lancashire. TGWU members voted yesterday on Stagecoach Ribble's latest pay offer, which management hopes will resolve
A NEW register of voters is being prepared for next year's council elections, and canvassers will soon try to make sure everyone is on the list. Most people in Britain have a right to vote as long as they have completed the electoral registration form
A NEW drama school for youngsters has brought a taste of showbiz to East Lancashire. The Helen O'Grady Children's Drama Academy was launched two weeks ago and has been set up in Colne, Accrington, Clitheroe and Blackburn. The academy, which is run by
YOUNGSTERS using council leisure facilities have scooped a range of prizes after their names were picked out in a free prize draw. Under 16s taking part in Blackburn with Darwen Council's 11-Up scheme were given a special card which was stamped every
A LEADING beer writer has blamed the growth in television stations for the downfall of our country pubs. At least one pub per day closes in Britain, according to Ted Bruning, editor of CAMRA's (Campaign for Real Ale) newspaper "What's Brewing." Citing
HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned to take better care of their belongings following a recent increase in thefts. Blackburn police are also urging drivers to take more steps to protect their property from thieves. Sgt Andrew Winstanley said: "We wish to reinforce
THE grandson of one of the town's earliest football heroes has expressed his disappointment that an FA Cup winner's medal won by his relative has not been brought back to the town. Fergie Suter played for Blackburn Rovers in the 1880s and the Scotsman
BOLTON defender Mark Fish has still to put pen to paper on a new deal despite coming to a verbal agreement with manager Sam Allardyce. South Africa's Fish travels to France for a friendly international this week and with keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, will
BLACKBURN HAWKS 5 SUNDERLAND CHIEFS 4 AFTER a dismal start to their English National League campaign -- a home defeat to Billingham and a 14-1 drubbing away at Kingston -- a scalping for Bobby Haig's Blackburn Hawks looked on the cards when undefeated
