SINCE I wrote some time ago about the formation of Blackburn with Darwen Woodturning and Carver's Club, the venture has been extremely successful and membership has now closed at 45. It is, however, apparent that there is a great need for a separate woodcarving
PHIL Webster, of the Lancashire Socialist Alliance, extolling the virtues of a planned economy (Letters, April 4) made me laugh. He contrasts Old Labour with New Labour as if there were a fundamental difference between them. Is Old Labour not capitalist
THIS is what I think should be done with the £2.25million lottery money Blackburn has got to put Corporation Park back to its former glory. the drainage should be seen to -- everywhere is water logged. The pavilion should provide tea, coffee, etc. All
YESTERDAY six men made their respective ways to London from various parts of the country. They had been invited by the National Review Board which is responsible for list of referees and assistantts officiating on the Football League and Premier League
Rishton 5 Langho Juniors 2 CHAMPIONS Rishton rounded off their season with another win to finish with a 100 per cent record. Victory was never really in doubt after Andrew Taylor scored two quick goals midway through the first half -- but Langho can feel
LOCAL league round-up. DIVISION ONE Lammack...0 Old Toll Bar...2 Mashiter, Foulds Kings Inn...5 New Gardeners...0 Douglas 2, Cook, Newton, Denning New Gardeners...1 Kings Inn...2 Lauber Douglas, Winnard Old Toll Bar...3 Station...0 Mashiter 2, Foulds
MEMORIAL Sunday League sides Cross Axes and EH Football will appear before the league's executive to explain why a match was abandoned at the weekend. The match apparently ended abruptly after the EH Football players walked off the pitch in protest of
Yorkshire Cup Semi final - Burnley Borough Girls and Ladies 2 AFC Preston (Hull) 0 LAURA Hitchen did within 15 seconds what she failed to do for the remainder of the game -- and that was score! Borough had a dream start when Hitchen cooly slotted the
ENFIELD 3 Barnoldswick Park Rovers 0 Enfield striker Rob Renshaw is a real game for a laugh. For the goal scoring prankster organised a minute's silence for Harry Secombe then went and wiped the smiles off the Rovers players with a two-goal salvo. Nothing
A MOTHER who is suing the National Health Service in the wake of the Alder Hey Hospital organ retention scandal said today: "It is not about money, it is about winning acknowledgement that wrong was done." Jane and Peter Morris, of Cliviger, are among
BOLTON boss Sam Allardyce today admitted it's now win or bust for his Wanderers team after Crewe striker Dean Ashton put a huge dent in their automatic promotion prospects at Gresty Road last night. Ashton was the toast of Blackburn after his last minute
A MOTHER fought back tears as she told an inquest opening how a family shopping trip ended in tragedy. Karen Haworth said her husband Graham, 48, who was later found to be dead on arrival at Burnley General Hospital had seemed fit, had not complained
WORKMEN are being urged not to let thieves put a spanner in the works. The warning to workmen to be on their guard follows a spate of tool thefts in the Burnley area. Police warn that in the last couple of weeks several vehicles have been targeted and
SUPERMARKET bosses are in talks with potential buyers for their prime town centre store. Sainsburys in Church Street, Burnley, will close next week to make way for the group's new retail centre on the former Prestige site. The store, which cost more than
A MOTHER who is suing the National Health Service in the wake of the Alder Hey Hospital organ retention scandal said today: "It is not about money, it is about winning acknowledgement that wrong was done." Jane and Peter Morris, of Cliviger, are among
MEMBERS of Pendle and District Multiple Sclerosis Group are gearing themselves up for a busy week of events. National MS Week starts on Saturday and local plans include collections at Sainsbury's in Burnley on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday and a quiz night
PENDLE's deputy mayoress has taken legal advice after claiming incoming mayor Fred Hartley has dumped her as his first lady. Labour councillor Kathleen Shore said Coun Hartley had decided to drop her and make his wife Denise mayoress when he becomes mayor
LAST night's NWCL Division One clash between Kidsgrove and Clitheroe was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Great Harwood are at 'home' --Accrington Stanley's Crown Ground -- to Atherton Collieries in the First Division tonight and Darwen are at home
ASHTON TOWN 0 - PADIHAM 2 PADIHAM recorded the season's 15th NWCL Division Two victory. After some initial pressure by Ashton, Padiham got to grips with the home side's sloping pitch and went ahead in the 24th minute when Lee Chambers capitalised on a
THE Blackburn and District CTC enjoyed another successful evening on the Kirkby outdoor track on Wednesday with Paul Smith of Langho performing brilliantly in several events. Smith took second place in the first event over eight laps then went on to win
A £4MILLION bid by Pendle Partnership will be sent to the Government this week to help revive Colne's needy neighbourhoods and improve life for their 12,000 residents. A meeting to finalise details was held yesterday morning at the town hall and was attended
YOUNGSTERS in Pendle will be following in the footsteps of their parents for one day next week when they spend time at the Asda store in Colne. As part of the company's Stand Up For Kids scheme, which is now in its fifth year, staff at the store will
WORKERS at Blackburn's Royal Ordnance factory were shocked to hear a third of them would lose their jobs. The company revealed 390 of the 1,150 employees would be made redundant because of a loss of orders at the fuse and electronics plant.
A MOTHER whose baby was one of the Alder Hey victims today welcomed a decision to push for compensation from grieving relatives. But Wendy Bury, of Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, said she did not know if she would be joining hundreds of other parents in suing
AS the season now draws to a close, the fixtures are coming thick and fast -- Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. And the pros think they have it tough! The Shorthomers continue their imperious march to the treble. With the league virtually sealed, the meet
ORGANISERS of this hastily arranged fell race at the Coppice, Accrington, are now hoping to make it an annual event -- but without the hassle. The foot and mouth epidemic has meant that fell runners have become more or less redundant in recent months
LANCASHIRE farmers have criticised government plans to vaccinate cattle against foot and mouth. The Government has launched a vaccination programme in Cumbria, where Lancashire farmers normally buy their cattle. Representative of the National Union of
THE next time one of your well-meaning (but impressionable) friends forwards a chain e-mail to you, point them in the direction of Break the Chain. The ugly but well-meaning site aims to make each of its visitors 'a smarter, wiser, and more courteous
EAST Lancashire MP Nigel Evans has written to Britain's biggest chocolate makers asking them to ensure their products do not use cocoa beans grown by child slaves in Africa. The Ribble Valley Tory is appalled to learn that youngsters are sold into a life
DUCK is definitely off the menu at the Ribchester Arms after a feathered friend set up home in the garden. The mallard decided to make a patch of soil three feet from the pub's entrance the site of a nest for 13 "Easter eggs." It scrambled up the River
INTERNET users can find out what's on their credit file on a new credit checking website. Checkmyfile.com offers a free credit score, which gives users a rough indication of their worth, and a range of paid-for services that provide detailed analysis
IF you want to trace somebody that you have lost contact with, the thisislancashire can help you do just that. You can look for groups of people from a class at a particular school or maybe a comrade from the armed forces. The details you supply will
ADULTS and children from eight years old who would like to keep fit and learn basic self-defence are invited to join Fylde Taekwondo at their club in Ansdell. The group has vacancies for beginners when they return after the Easter break. Details are available
IF Blackpool are involved in the end of season play-offs priority for match tickets will be given on the following basis: 1. Season ticket holders. 2. Gold Bond agents. 3. The last three league matches, Cheltenham, Rochdale and Barnet, will be ticket
THORNTON CLEVELEYS U12s 5 CLIFTON RANGERS 0: THE first half seemed destined to end goalless until a repetition of fate intervened to give Thornton the lead. In a mirror of their goal against the same opposition not three weeks ago, a cross from the left-hand
LYTHAM JUNIORS U10s A 0 YMCA A 7 LYTHAM JUNIORS U10s B 1 YMCA B 4: YMCA A cruised to a comfortable victory with Danny Penswick leading the way with a fine opportunist hat trick. Ben Fishwick, Robert Summers, Jordan Holden and Jordan Douthwaite were also
BJFF U13s 3 YMCA 2: BJFF continued their great form with a last minute victory in a very entertaining match. YMCA came back from 2-0 down to level before Steve Beattie clinched the game for Bispham by completing his hat-trick. James Smith, Phil Garcia
Carlisle 1 Blackpool 0 (Half-time 0-0) Scorer: Heggs (85) BLACKPOOL'S inconsistency showed once again as they fell to a disastrous defeat at the hands of Carlisle United last Saturday. After a brilliant away win at Halifax, which put Pool back into the
A CENTRAL heating firm worker who helped himself to some of his bosses stock has kept his freedom but lost his job for just £30, Burnley magistrates were told. The court heard how Shaun Robert Haslam, 18, who was in debt, took boilers and heaters worth
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent admits he is shocked he has had no bids for mercurial wideman Glen Little. But Ternent isn't complaining as he looks to keep the 25-year-old wing wizard at Turf Moor. Little's form has been a key factor behind Burnley's late
MIKE ATHERTON will be missing when Lancashire launch their Championship campaign against Somerset at Taunton tomorrow - on instructions from England. Atherton is the only Lancashire player to have been given a central contract by England coach Duncan
HOLLYWOOD screen legend Jeanne Crain, stole the show at Lytham Operatic Society's stage performance of the Oscar-nominated 1945 film that made her famous -- State Affair. Lytham's Lowther Pavilion was packed full with eager fans waiting to steal a glimpse
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent admits he is shocked he has had no bids for mercurial wideman Glen Little. But Ternent isn't complaining as he looks to keep the 25-year-old wing wizard at Turf Moor. Little's form has been a key factor behind Burnley's late
BOLTON boss Sam Allardyce today admitted it's now win or bust for his Wanderers team after Crewe striker Dean Ashton put a huge dent in their automatic promotion prospects at Gresty Road last night. Ashton was the toast of Blackburn after his last minute
AN ELECTRICAL fault caused a Volvo 340 to catch fire while it was parked in Royal Drive, Leigh at about midnight last night.
RUBBISH set alight in a wheelie bin had to be put out by firefighters at 1.30am today. The wheelie bin was found on the pavement of Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, and it took fire fighters five minutes to put out the flames. The fire was contained to the
A MINI CD disc is now available free to help companies save money on water bills. The disc contains a wealth of information from basic water science through to case studies of how companies have saved money by using water management techniques. The Sustainable
CREATIVE companies in East Lancashire are being offered a helping hand in a new initiative designed to improve their performance. A new development agency has been established to assist a wide range of businesses that includes advertising, fashion, graphic
A WOMAN who took the art world by storm with her 3-D style painting has opened her first public exhibition. Gail Goodson, of Sudell Road, Darwen, was prompted to display her "trompe l'oeil" paintings after she was featured in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
PLANS for a road safety scheme are set to get the go-ahead in a bid to stop motorists using a narrow alley way as a rat run. Councillors have proposed putting up bollards at one end of Back Alexandra View, Darwen, after years of complaints from homeowners
ENGLAND'S patron saint will be celebrated with a party at The Forresters' Arms, Pleasant Street, Haslingden, on Monday. Regulars will be able to toast St George at a party in the afternoon and evening at the pub and the event will be a thank you to regulars
THREE people have been questioned police over a brick attack on a grandfather. Geoffrey Swift, 36, is still in a stable condition in the intensive care unit nine days after being struck with a house brick outside his daughter's house. Mr Swift, of Burnley
DO you know a woman in a million whose achievements are worthy of recognition? Nominations are being sought for Rossendale Hospice's Lady of the Year 2001 and more than 200 leaflets have been printed and are being distributed in shops and businesses inviting
A FORMER nurse who took an overdose of pain-killers died days afterwards but not directly from it, an inquest was told. Melita Barlow, who was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and was upset because her ex-husband had left her again, left her family
CELEBRATE St George's Day on Monday with a tasty English dish such as beef stew or cottage pie. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with cold cooked mutton, but is more commonly known as cottage pie when made with fresh minced beef. Vegetarians or people
MORE than 100 people gathered at Blackpool Winter Gardens recently for the fourth annual Community Conference. The event, run by Blackpool Challenge Partnership in association with Blackpool Borough Council, aimed to involve local people in issues which
BLACKPOOL police have begun using state-of-the-art radio technology. The scheme is part of the national pilot of the Airwave radio system and Blackpool's police are among the first to benefit. Officers in Preston have already been using the system for
A DIVING boy wonder has made ripples by passing the equivalent of an adult scuba diving course at the tender age of just 10. Michael Phelen, of Alder Close, Thornton, recently passed a very challenging course that included going as far as 12 metres down
A ROBBER threatened a shopkeeper with a knife as he and his accomplice demanded money at the door of Layton Stores on Layton Road, Blackpool. The storekeeper managed to slam the door shut on the two thieves during the ordeal -- which occurred at 9.15pm
A MAN fled a night-time blaze in Lytham's main shopping street after a mystery passer-by forced a front door to shout a warning. The flats' occupant escaped as the fire, which lit the night sky, took hold in Clifton Street Thirteen fire engines from as
VOLUNTARY workers and members of official organisations who provide services for children and young people are being invited to attend a conference in the International Suite at Ewood Park, Blackburn, on Wednesday, May 2. The Working Together for Children
CAMELOT Theme Park has unveiled a £1million merry-go-round that revolves 360 degrees as it turns passengers upside down. The white-knuckle Excaliber Two was opened with the help of Bart and Homer Simpson, the Thunderbird Scott Tracey, Bob the Builder
A FARMER has been forced to slaughter his cattle after a herd of valuable llama-like alpaca were infected with the foot and mouth disease. Tom Ainsworth, of Harwood Fold Farm, Showley Road, Clayton-le-Dale, had to slaughter 19 beef breeding cattle at
JUSTICE caught up with a man nearly four years after he carried out an attack in a town centre. A court heard that John Corkin was interviewed by police around the time in May 1997, but failed to go back to a police station to answer bail. He was arrested
THE family of a bride-to-be who died before her wedding day have spoken of their distress after the photographer they booked failed to refund their deposit. Paul and Hazel Dale, of St George's Road, Nelson, said the money would go straight into a fundraising
HOLKER OLD BOYS 0 - BACUP BOROUGH 0 BACUP Borough took a point from their third game in five days but it could have been all three. Glen Attuquafeyio had the ball in the net late in the second half but the goal was ruled out for a Martin Peters foul on
SWIMMER Stacey Houldsworth had a disappointing British long course championships in Manchester last weekend -- but is ready to bounce back to qualify for the World Championships in Japan in June. The 20-year-old from Great Harwood has another three attempts
ST HELENS 3 - ROSSENDALE UTD 0 ROSSENDALE suffered their worst sequence of results this season over the Easter period losing three on the bounce to relinquish the top spot in NWCL Division One and throw it all back into the mixer. Starting with lone striker
AMANDA Parkinson showed in Saturday's Balmoral Road Race that she possesses both the ability and the self confidence to take on the best. In front of a BBC Grandstand audience of millions the former Hyndburn AC athlete attacked from the gun in the elite
COLNE Football Club have underlined their ambitions by planning to form the first semi-professional women's football team in the area. The North West Counties League club has been in negotiation with Burnley Borough Women's and Girls FC and a proposed
THE War Research Society is run mainly by retired and serving police officers and ex-servicemen as a charitable hobby. It was founded many years ago and supports a number of causes including the Commonwealth War Graves, Normandy widows and veterans. We
BLACKPOOL as a family resort is slowly going down the pan, or perhaps not so slowly. In the not too distant past we used to boast 17 million visitors per year. Now it's down to 12 million and falling rapidly. No self-respecting parent would risk their
A WOMAN, aged 71, was slashed across the face in an unprovoked attack in Bury yesterday. The pensioner had just left a post office in Bell Lane at 10.40am when she was struck across the cheek with a set of keys causing a deep gash. Police are now hunting
Blackpool 2 Cheltenham 2 (Half-time 1-1) Scorers: Blackpool - Murphy (45), Ormerod (62) Cheltenham - MacDonald (35 & 76) THIS was a win or bust six-pointer for Steve McMahon's men. A win would put them back into the play-offs, yet a defeat would have
Bell and Bullock present 'Further Tales of Captain Bullock,' The Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley, 1.30pm. The Friday Forum, Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, Padiham, 7.30pm. Speaker: Tom Norris from North West Water. Free and Easy Music with Frank, Eanam
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays as work begins on Blackburn town centre's new traffic system. Traffic-calming measures are currently being installed in Jubilee Street and Railway Road -- which between them make up Blackburn Boulevard -- ahead
WHILE at my son's house last week, my grandson said to me: "Lisa shot Phil, Grandma." I replied: "I don't watch Eastenders or any other soap for that matter." "Really, Grandma?" said he. "Well, what do you watch then?" He could not believe that Grandad
A STUDENT felt two sharp stabbing pains in his neck and back while fighting another student inside Wigan and Leigh College, a court was told. Waqar Ahmed said he had his alleged attacker Zulquarnon Khan in a headlock when he felt two painful jabs in his
THE New Labour councillors in Blackburn with Darwen Borough are intent on following Tony Blair's example in privatising everything in sight. They are handing over council services such as housing benefits, personnel and the architects' department to the
A MAN whose home backs on to a beauty spot where a sex attack took place described how he told a policeman about the activities of a 'suspicious' man. Leonard Roby told the police about the man just a few days after a woman had been sexually assaulted
LOCAL league results. DIVISION ONE Judge Walmsley...1 Stanhill Lions...1 Harwood Plough Inn...6 Rishton Arms...3 Kennedy 4 Prendergast, Kilroy 2 DIVISION TWO Calderstones...2 Knuzden...6 Heald 2 Chippendale 2, K Keigher 2, J Keigher, Hester Kings Arms
TWO junior football clubs have sent out an urgent appeal for teams to join the Accrington and District Boys League to form a new age group next season. Rishton United and Langho Juniors are two of five under 14s sides who want to stay in East Lancashire's
A ROUND-UP of the local action. DIVISION ONE Chatburn...0 Accrington Stanley...5 Oswaldtwistle...1 Colne Utd...2 Stacksteads...3 Worsthorne...0 Kelbrook...1 Settle Utd...2 Stacksteads...4 Oswaldtwistle...4 Chatburn...5 Rolls Royce...2 Colne Utd...3 Sabden
A LOOK around the local leagues. APRIL 10 COLBORNE TROPHIES PREMIER DIVISION Griffin Cel...0 Langho...1 Rishton FC...1 West End CYC...0 Alex Hotel...3 Centurions...1 Bee Hive...1 Railway Hotel...2 Ewood As...1 Old Toll Bar...1 NEALES WASTE MANAGEMENT
For Cleveleys Park Players are presenting 'Murder at Priorswell Manor', a play by Simon Brett, at Cleveleys Park Methodist church, West Drive, Cleveleys tonight (Thursday, April 19), tomorrow and Saturday. Performances start at 7.30pm, and tickets priced
THE family of a bride-to-be who died before her wedding day have spoken of their distress after the photographer they booked failed to refund their deposit. Paul and Hazel Dale, of St George's Road, Nelson, said the money would go straight into a fundraising
BLACKBURN Rovers reserves play Sunderland at Morecambe tonight but Nathan Blake is not yet fit enough to make a return after injury. In addition reserve team midfielder Jonathan Douglas faces a long injury lay-off after damaging his cruciate knee ligaments
BUSY bees from Asda Burnley will work this weekend by raising money to send a youngster on a Honeypot Holiday. Store staff are hoping to raise £300 so that a deserving local child can enjoy a holiday in the Hampshire countryside. It will involve a dress
A BANNED driver who helped himself to a friend's car on a night out hit two other cars in the process. Burnley Magistrates heard how Andrew David Mitchell, 22, of Marton Drive, Burnley, who was ordered off the road for 18 months last July after being
A PRIEST who helped rebuild the congregation at a troubled Burnley church is leaving for a new parish in rural Westmorland. Father Tony Dalton arrived at Burnley's St Catherine's CE Church five years' ago after former long-serving priest Fr Roy Williams
A MONKEY puzzle tree proved to be more of a poser than expected when workers with a huge tree spade came to lift it -- and got stuck in soft ground. The araucaria aracauna tree was planted by Graham Jackson, a former gardener at Towneley Park, Burnley
VANDALS have trashed the changing rooms at a recreation ground -- putting their own lives at risk by flooding bare electric wiring. In the latest attack toilet bowls and sinks were smashed and attempts were made to set the building in Worsthorne on fire
MOTORISTS across East Lancashire have been urged to take extra care now there are more horses on the roads because of the foot and mouth crisis. Rider Helen Perry has slammed some drivers as being "absolutely mental" for driving far too fast and far too
THE closure of the national footpath network by foot and mouth disease will pose a major problem for footpath groups once the outbreak is over, say Pendle ramblers. The Pennine Paths Preservation Society's annual meeting received an update of foot and
POLICE in Nelson have appealed for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was found unconscious in the street. The teenager was discovered lying in Newfield Drive at 6.30am, on Good Friday morning. Police said he had received facial injuries but how he got
ONE year on and the Pendleside Hospice Lottery is going from strength to strength with a target of 8,500 members by the end of the year. The first anniversary of the first lottery draw will take place on May 12 but Oddies Bakery in Nelson decided to start
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build a mock tudor apartment block on the site of the former Heathfield School site in Blackburn was put on hold after protests from residents. The Blackburn Meins Road Area Residents' Association spent more than £40,000 to hire
MIDWIVES are hosting the mother of all parties to celebrate the good work of local community centre. The Stables is a community centre based at Russia Street, Accrington, and was initially developed for homeless youngsters but has since been expanded
A CONMAN who "swindled" a pensioner out of £1,500 for roofing work worth just £30 has gone to jail for two years. Christopher Pilkington, 36, found his friends had deserted him in his hour of need when he appeared for sentence at Burnley Crown Court.
A TRAINEE gardener who beat up his 'noisy' neighbour, leaving him bleeding and bruised, has escaped jail. Shane Williams, 25, was 'tanked up' with 10 pints of beer and three and a half ecstasy tablets when he decided to confront the occupant of the flat
HISTORIANS have demanded to know why they were not consulted by planning bosses before permission was given to transform one of their town's oldest buildings into a wine bar. Hyndburn Council development services committee yesterday backed plans to open
CHARITY begins at home and that's why a local fund-raiser is opening up her front door to raise money for her favourite good cause. Joan Wilkinson, of Southcliffe, Great Harwood, is just one of thousands of women in training for the Imperial Cancer Research
STEPHEN Hallett is king of the boards after winning the British Backgammon finals. The Blackburn Backgammon Club member beat off stiff competition from around the country to claim the title at the annual championships held in Coventry. And there was double
A NEW family site has hit the net lending advice for dealing with kids of all ages, from babies choking on their milk to teenagers gagging on their first alcopop. Articles cover topics such as healthy eating, homework, pocket money and how to cope with
TWO nurses today relived the moment they saved a dying man's life on a remote country golf course and said: "It was just instinct." As officials at Longridge Golf Club hailed Shirley Fish and her golfing friend Sheila Nolan heroes for their actions on
IF you fancy throwing a mega party look no further than partyparties.co.uk. It provides ideas and the means to organise everything online. It lists 101 possible party themes, from the tried and tested (vicars and tarts) to the outlandish (recreate a war
WITH one in three marriages ending in divorce www.ondivorce.co.uk is designed to give help and guidance to those going through a painful marital breakup. With around 50,000 visitors each month the site is a sure hit with loads of advice on hand. The most
TWO German girls experienced a slice of Lancashire life this month when they spent three weeks living and working in Burnley. Viola Hahn and Janna Stempel, both 17, from Bremerhaven, in northern Germany, worked at Burnley FC's Leisure Centre, where they
CONSISTENCY and stability are John Crawley's watchwords as the Lancashire captain aims to go one better than the last three years by finally bringing the Championship pennant to Old Trafford. By finishing second for the third consecutive summer, and this
PUPILS at a Fulwood school have definitely got what it takes when it comes to raising plenty of cash for good causes. All the children at St Pius X preparatory school, Garstang Road, chipped in with fund-raising efforts for a five-day stint during Lent
BLACKPOOL Victoria Hospital fell victim to a crooked locum agency boss who charged for hours his doctors did not work, a court was told. Now, the local NHS Trust has pledged that systems have been put in place to ensure the hospital is not conned again
EMPLOYEES at an Accrington engineering company are "flying high" following its achievement as an Investors in People organisation. Callender Aeropart, based on the Altham Industrial Estate, made the commitment to the programme in a bid to improve its
BAE SYSTEMS at Samlesbury has been shortlisted for the 'Oscars' of UK manufacturing. The company is one of only 21 to be chosen for the finals of the Manufacturing Excellence Awards organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A team of judges
THE Darwen Library Players theatre group will be performing the Ideal Gnome Expedition by David Woods later this month. The play kicks off at Darwen Library Theatre on Friday, April 27 at 7.30pm and will also run on Saturday, April 28 at 7.30pm and on
PUPILS at St Joseph's RC Primary School, Darwen, will be getting snappy after parents raised cash for a digital camera. The PTFA at the school raised more than £2,000 which was added to other money, making a total of more than £5,000. Staff decided to
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Darwen came face to face with the police as part of a new scheme on how to become safer on the streets. Year six pupils at St Joseph's RC Primary School, Limes Avenue, took part in Operation Street Wise run by community police. The aim
WORKERS have carried out a survey on a village green in a bid to encourage more wildlife to the site. Conservationists were out in force on the Hoddlesden Millennium Green, set up by the village's Millennium Green Trust, in the hope they could complete
A MOTHER and daughter will be swapping places to keep a haberdashery stall in the family. Joan Whiteley, of Newchurch, has run the stall on Rawtenstall Market for 21 years and was determined she would not leave the stall vacant or the market without haberdashery
BACUP's former baths premises is to be given a new lease of life now local developer B & E Boys has bought the building from Rossendale Council. Director Peter Boys said: "We are led to believe there should be some heritage money available from English
A MOTHER arrested over the death of a woman outside a takeaway has lost a legal claim against the Chief Constable of Lancashire. Susan Massey was arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident in Haslingden in January 1999. She was re-arrested on
A FYLDE Labour MP's bid to "save the children" received a boost and then a setback after Tony Blair delayed the General Election. Hilton Dawson, MP for Wyre and Lancaster, told The Citizen the delay meant his Children's Rights Commissioner Bill could
TOURISM chiefs from the United States, Japan and Canada were making a flying visit to buoyant Blackpool today (Thursday) as part of their whistle-stop tour of "open for business" Britain in the midst of the foot-and-mouth epidemic. They were due to drop
IT'S taken 70 years, but work is set to begin again on Monday, April 23, to finish building the "Cathedral of the Fylde". A successful appeal, which has raised almost £150,000 in just 17 months, means that the church of St Stephen on the Cliffs, in Blackpool
ONE of the first new NHS walk-in health centres is to be built in Blackpool -- to complement the work of busy GPs and provide locals and visitors with out-of-hours medical attention and advice. 14 In an announcement last week the Minister of State for
OYEZ, OYEZ! Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating all that's best about Britain this weekend (April 20 to April 23). The event brings together traditional British customs and fare throughout the eras with a whole host of fun and surprises for everyone
JOBLESS Paul Robertson found himself financially embarrassed when a girl he had been 'interested in' agreed to a date. But his efforts to raise money by shoplifting ended in him being arrested and as well as missing the date he had incurred the displeasure
ROAD tax dodgers beware -- this is what could happen to your car! Wheelclamping squads are to patrol the streets of Lancashire 24-hours a day in a bid to catch road tax cheats from April 30. Lancashire Constabulary and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing
BLACKBURN'S Kashmiri community will stage a 200-strong demonstration when India's Deputy High Commissioner visits the town tomorrow this Friday. The Kashmir Welfare Association, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League, and the J and K Liberation Front
THE chairman of East Lancashire's two new bus companies, Giles Fearnley, has promised a multi-million-pound investment programme to improve the standard of services. The pledge came after it emerged that Stagecoach Ribble had been moving new buses out
A BANK has made an 11th hour plea for planning permission for a new town centre branch, even though council bosses say it would jeopardise the vitality of a busy shopping street. Halifax submitted a planning application to Blackburn with Darwen Council
NELSON 5 - OLDHAM TOWN 0 NELSON went four points clear at the top of the NWCL Second Division in an incident-packed game at Victoria Park. The Blues struggled in the first half when play was held up for 25 minutes after a linesman collapsed and a substitute
CLUBS in the Chorley, Wigan and Horwich areas are co-operating to organise 21 evening races over the summer months without a single clash of dates. The programme begins with the first of five Woodend 4M races on Wednesday April 25. The Woodend series
RAMSBOTTOM UTD 1 - CURZON ASHTON 1 CHALLENGE Cup finalists Curzon Ashton made a lively start against a Ramsbottom side without key players Russell Brierley and Neil Wallace. The Rams failed to threaten the visitors' goal in the opening 15 minutes then
FROM a field of 94 in the North Lancashire Road Club promotion over 10 miles last Saturday, the two favourites lived up expectations resulting in Keith Murray from Darlington just beating Wilpshire's Dave Ebbrell for the main honours. Murray and Ebbrell
SUE Becconsall was the first woman home in the Gordhen Entwistle 5.5 mile road race at Rochdale. Although better known as a fell runner after winning the veteran's silver medal in the English Championship last year, she is a versatile athlete who is the
ACCORDING to a report there are millions of people in Britain still living in poverty. Britain is without a doubt an unjust, class divided society, where most of the wealth is in the hands of a few. Britain is in no way a Christian society. It is an "
I READ in last week's letters about being mugged by the local council over home care fees. I call it robbery. I am an 80-year-old widow and, as a double amputee, I am confined to a wheelchair. I have home care half an hour a day, plus one hour weekly
I REMEMBER James Callaghan coming back from holiday and when asked to comment on the then crisis (no rubbish being moved, no petrol etc) his famous words were "Crisis, What crisis?" Here we go again. New Labour, new crisis and still arrogant as ever.
THERE are volunteers who derive satisfaction in helping others less fortunate than themselves, and do not benefit materially as is implied in the letter last week (April 12) by Eileen Timoroksa. Maybe that expressed outlook is the result of the experience
WITH reference to the letter from Mr Charnley (Citizen, March 8) on the subject of organ transplants, I would like to make the following observations in defence of heart transplants. So you think heart transplants are a waste of money? How utterly wrong
IT WAS with some dismay that I received a letter from the South Blackpool branch of the Royal British Legion saying that the time of their monthly meetings was being changed from 8pm to 2.30pm in the afternoon because "many of our members don't feel safe
LABOUR'S local press officer has recently been promoting Britain's membership of the European Union. One particular item that stems from our membership is particularly harmful and relates to foot and mouth disease. Many are wondering why carcasses are
WHAT has actually happened to our once "Great" Britain? In the light of recent events it looks as if it will take some restoring. It just seems to be one crisis after another -- we'd only just got over last year's floods when parts of the country faced
BLACKPOOL faces a Las Vegas-style future of multi-million pound gambling, sin and sex, a leading US campaigner said in the resort this week. Plans for massive casino hotels in the town, launched last week, had been "fast-shuffled and rammed through",
