IN reply to Mrs Elaine Hutchison's remarks regarding Scottish banknotes being legal tender (Letters, November 29), they are not legal tender in England. Also, English bank notes can be refused in Scotland, as they are not legal tender in Scotland. Only
IN reply to Elaine Hutchinson (Letters, November 29) and Marie Thompson (Letters, December 4), regarding their experience with Scottish bank notes, let me tell you what happened to me. I helped out at a charity shop, which is rented from Blackburn Council
FIREFIGHTERS managed to save a horse when it fell into an ice-covered canal. A crew from Farnworth dragged the horse from the Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal at Nob End using specialist training gear. Sub officer Rob Gibson said: "We managed to get
ARMED raiders placed a gun to a shop assistant's cheek before fleeing with £550. The two robbers also took an audio visual mobile phone worth £500 during the raid at the Elton Wine Shop in Walshaw Road, Bury, at 5.45pm last night. One robber vaulted over
RESIDENTS had to flee their beds early today after a car smashed into a gas pipe. Three homes were evacuated at 4am when the Citroen ploughed into their homes in Bell Lane, Bury. Police are appealing for witnesses and say two men were seen running away
BURY'S drive to sign up local car salesmen to a fair play code is gaining momentum. Three more dealerships have adopted a Fair Play Charter in a scheme run by trading standards officers. Local company BCC has signed up its Citroen, Hyundai and Suzuki
THE leader of Burnley Council today said he accepted the criticism of local government in Burnley contained in the Task Force report. During its investigation into the causes of the riots in Burnley in June, the Task Force sought comments from elected
A YOUNG mother today revealed the hell her daughter had been through after being abducted and sexually assaulted as she played close to home. The woman spoke as pervert Mark Hayhurst faced up to a jail sentence after being found guilty of two attacks
LEIGH hoped to continue their winning run against near neighbours Wigan but were undone 10-3 by a muddy pitch with the inability to turn ascendancy into points. Leigh started much the stronger team and were denied a try from winger Jimmy Bridge when the
MEDICAL staff still working at Bury General Hospital fear the Christmas spirit has passed them by. Since the transfer of services from the Walmersley Road site to Fairfield General Hospital, staff still left at Bury General say they feel they have been
SO now we've finally seen all the main contenders for the title, I can confidently predict one thing. Osama Bin Laden has more chance of winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year next year than Manchester United have of retaining their Premiership
HAT-TRICK hero Matt Jansen last night set his sights on a place in Europe after firing the goals to lead Rovers into the semi-finals of the Worthington Cup. The former England Under 21 international inspired Rovers to a stunning 4-0 win over Arsenal courtesy
ENGLAND wannabe Matt Jansen last night gave Sven Goran Eriksson a timely reminder of his precocious talents by firing a brilliant hat-trick to send Arsenal spinning out of the Worthington Cup. The 24-year-old's dreams of a place in Eriksson's World Cup
A MAN arrested after a teenage boy was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Burnley at the weekend is due to appear before Burnley magistrates tomorrow. Nigel Patrick Canning, 32, of Manchester Road, Burnley, is charged with failing to stop at the scene
THE leader of Burnley Council today said he accepted the criticism of local government in Burnley contained in the Task Force report. During its investigation into the causes of the riots in Burnley in June, the Task Force sought comments from elected
THE funeral of Blackburn Rovers chairman and football league chairman William Fox was held at Blackburn Cathedral. Floral tributes poured in from across the country including a football shaped wreath from Swindon Town Football Club.
FARMING union bosses today warned that despite the county being declared foot and mouth free, conditions are still not back to normal. Just a week after the area was declared officially free of the disease, farmers are still facing restrictions on their
SIR, HOW good to see the people of Leigh have come to realise the need for public toilets in town. Experience gleaned from over 20 years of campaigning suggested nobody wanted to know. Councillors would make excuses that it it cost too much to keep the
HOW pleasing that people power has saved 14 of the 41 trees surrounding Clitheroe Castle that Ribble Valley Council wanted to chop down -- on the grounds that they were dangerous and obscured the view of the keep. I don't know whether it is in a local
THE death of drink-drive victim Alex Veeder is to be remembered forever with a plaque in her memory. Twenty-one-year-old Alex, of Whitefield, was mown down in December last year with her friend Robert Bradley (20), from Northern Ireland, as they returned
HAT-TRICK hero Matt Jansen last night set his sights on a place in Europe after firing the goals to lead Rovers into the semi-finals of the Worthington Cup. The former England Under 21 international inspired Rovers to a stunning 4-0 win over Arsenal courtesy
CAMPAIGNERS are seeking a judicial review after Rossendale councillors approved a controversial housing development. Hurstwood Developments has been given the go-ahead by the engineering and planning committee to convert historic former school Lea Bank
A WOMAN and two children fled from a house in Wigan Road, Leigh on Monday night after a chip pan overheated, starting a blaze which gutted the kitchen. The trio fortunately were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment but the kitchen was destroyed
A SILVER jubilee reunion is planned for ex-Leigh St Mary's RC High pupils. Six schoolmates are appealing for fellow class of 1977 members at the Astley school to contact them about a 25 years-on get-together planned for May 25 at Leigh Conservative Club
A WOMAN who accumulated a £30,000 benefits fraud over a ten-year period has been given a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years. A court heard that Lubna Akhtar had been pursued by creditors after her husband ran up debts and abandoned her.
TWO Blackburn youths who admitted an assault charge will have to wait until the New Year to learn their fate. Mohammed Imtiaz Malik, 19, of Queens Road, and Lafit Malik, 18, a civil servant of Montague Street both denied attempting to cause grievous bodily
EDUCATION chiefs who are planning East Lancashire's first publicly-funded Islamic schools have pledged to look hard at the findings of the race riot report which criticised single-faith teaching. Meanwhile, Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Bill Taylor
THE vice-chairman of Blackburn Rovers has a lot of bottle now he is the proud owner of a record-breaking piece of chocolate. Richard Matthewman and his wife, Lynda, bid for the world's largest chocolate champagne bottle at a charity auction in Manchester
A YOUNG mother today revealed the hell her daughter had been through after being abducted and sexually assaulted as she played close to home. The woman spoke as pervert Mark Hayhurst faced up to a jail sentence after being found guilty of two attacks
ACCRINGTON Stanley need to win tonight to ensure they reach the quarter-finals of the UniBond League Challenge Cup. The Reds currently occupy top spot in Group Four and victory over First Division leaders Radcliffe Borough will mean they will qualify
CHURCHES with graveyards attached be warned - robbers are on the prowl. An elderly friend visited his old aunt's grave in Westhoughton Parish Church and discovered 26 valuable pieces of Yorkshire stone had been lifted from 17 graves. The selective thieves
ANTIQUES collectors would give their right hand to find a piece of buried treasure in a box of tat. Eagle-eyed Wigan and Leigh hospice volunteer co-ordinator at the Hindley shop, Marjorie Coulthard, did just that recently -- and boosted the charity's
A HEALTH campaign entitled Get the Right Treatment has been launched in Bury to ensure people know which services are available in the festive season. Information leaflets will be distributed to GPs' surgeries and hospital waiting areas as well as to
THE Seasiders progress through to the Third Round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win over Rochdale at Bloomfield Road. Paul Simpson was the hero of the day, scoring one goal and setting up the other in an excellent return to form from the veteran
IN response to the article "Heads 'hoarding' more than £33m" in which of this school is mentioned (LET, November 26). I am disappointed that we were not given the opportunity to respond to the ridiculous allegation by the NAS/UWT teaching union, that,
THAT the Worsthorne with Hurstwood village policeman is no more has now been confirmed by the Pennine Division Police Authority. The village bobby has been transferred to other duties and is not being replaced. This action was taken without consultation
AN 83-year-old man who had been without heating for two months had his problem solved in two days after a local councillor intervened. Peter Nabbs had no heating at his council flat in Hayward House, off Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton after a water main
WHILE Shadsworth Liberal Democrat councillor Charles Mills defends his constituents' right to visit the Trafford Centre and the support offered by the council for them to go (LET, December 6), his party's boss, Coun Paul Browne, says it is a stab in the
SANTA officially arrives in Leigh next Thursday, December 20, and will celebrate with a fantastic firework display for all the family! The town centre fun starts at 6.30pm when Santa will be parading down Bradshawgate in a decorated Victorian horse drawn
A MENTALLY ill woman walked into Leigh Library after cutting her wrists and tried to hurl herself from the stairs. When Louise Roberts was later arrested she and struggled so violently she broke the handcuffs. She also bit a policewoman, drawing blood
COUNCILLOR E Critchley (Letter, November 22) rightly dubbed Labour's new constitution for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council a sham. Overtly, it claims to offer more open government and enhanced democracy, but the seeds of oligarchy are exposed. Pluralism
A LEIGH headteacher wants companies to sponsor his school in its bid to become a specialist business and enterprise college. Bedford High School will bid to become a business and enterprise college in March 2002 -- but before they bid, £50,000 in sponsorship
AN 85-year-old woman was pulled to the ground as a thief tried to wrestle her handbag from her. Detectives say the attack happened shortly before 1.15pm yesterday on Linton Avenue, Bury. The woman was outside of her house when she was approached from
TRAFFIC wardens swooped on 33 untaxed cars in the same Bury street after a tip-off from a member of the public. Wardens were dispatched after receiving complaints about two untaxed cars on Spring Street, but they found a further 31 cars without up to
A LOOK at the match stats and facts from Blackburn's win over Arsenal in the Worthington Cup. ROVERS: FRIEDEL: A virtual spectator all night as Arsenal caused precious few problems up front...7 CURTIS: Asked to play as an emergency left-back and rose
ANY extra funding brought to Burnley because of the racial disturbances would be welcomed by businesses, said Chamber of Trade Secretary Rita Walsh. She pointed out: "There are areas of Burnley which I feel have been neglected and we have some terrible
FOR a rip-roaring, traditional pantomime the Library Theatre's Mother Goose really hits the mark. In a riot of music, fabulous sets and outrageously corny gags Jeffrey Longmore brings fun and frolics to this family favourite. With around half the audience
A SCHOOL sent a pupil home from classes when he arrived sporting a permed hairstyle. He was told to lose the curls before returning to St Wilfred's High School, Blackburn. Stephen Houghton, 15, was told he would be put in isolation from other pupils if
LONG-serving head Alan Bell is retiring after nearly 40 years in teaching. Mr Bell, who has been in charge of St Mary's RC High School at Astley for 13 years, is due to leave at the end of this term after a career full happy memories. He said: "I have
GROT Spots in Springhill, Accrington could be a thing of the past, thanks to a group of motivated youngsters who took matters into their own hands. The group of 15 were inspired by a recent environmental study funded by Lancashire County Council and took
A BUILDER was found dead in his flat by his brother who climbed in through a window when he failed to turn up for work. At an inquest this week in Leigh Coroner Jennifer Leeming recorded that Jason Coleman, 28, of Siddow Common, Leigh died accidentally
SIR, A couple of weeks ago I read an article in which a Wigan Council spokesman said: "Most people are happy with bin collections". Most people I know are extremely annoyed and frustrated by the bad service they receive. When I lived in another area nothing
IT is the time that kids are a little nervous, clutching a brown envelope in their sweaty little palms and preparing to show mum and dad their half term reports. No such fears for Stan Ternent and his players after they reached half term on Sunday afternoon
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby has vowed to back Stan Ternent in the transfer market as the club's push for the Premiership gathers pace. "Some money is available for transfer fees but it has to be up to a certain amount," he said. "The important thing
ENGLAND were finally dismissed for 407 in the second Test at Motera as Craig White's maiden Test hundred helped frustrate India. White was last man out for 121, bowled by Harbhajan Singh attempting to repeat his shot of two balls earlier when he hoisted
PENSIONER Barry Boltondeserves a medal. He spends every weekday morning picking up trash on White Ash playing fields, Oswaldtwistle, and reckons there would be far less for him to collect if the council installed more bins. After one was set on fire by
I AM surprised that Burnley's Shahid Malik, who is a member of Labour's National Executive and the Commission for Racial Equality, should want Home Secretary David Blunkett to clarify his call for immigrants to learn English and for the ethnic community
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby has vowed to back Stan Ternent in the transfer market as the club's push for the Premiership gathers pace. "Some money is available for transfer fees but it has to be up to a certain amount," he said. "The important thing
AN ANXIOUS dog lover is urging householders to help save the life of a streetwise mongrel which is growing weak and ill after six months without a home. Margaret Walker, of Romney Walk, Blackburn, said some kindly neighbours in the Pringle Street and
IT TAKES Ray Parkinson a whole month to put up the festive decorations outside his house, but his front room is a trimming-free zone! When he has finished putting up his army of Santas, snowmen and thousands of lights outside, he still has time to put
TWO MASKED men armed with a shotgun held up a Fylde country pub on Sunday night. The men, wearing white masks and brandishing a shotgun and a knife, entered the Derby Arms at Treales, near Kirkham at around 11pm just as staff were clearing up. They threatened
NINE out of ten teachers fear stroppy parents more than pupils. A website survey shows one in 20 have been attacked by mothers and fathers. What's up with folk today? It's unbelievable how that has been allowed to happen. We didn't tell our parents if
AN 85-year-old woman was pulled to the ground as a thief tried to wrestle her handbag from her. Detectives say the attack happened shortly before 1.15pm yesterday on Linton Avenue, Bury. The woman was outside of her house when she was approached from
BURY and Rochdale Health Authority is to get an almost ten per cent rise in its Government cash allocation for 2002/3. It amounts to £332,127,000, up 9.89 per cent on the previous year. The key spending priorities are increased capacity and to further
REVELLERS are gearing up for a round-the-clock party to bring in the New Year. The Government has announced that pubs and clubs can open for an unbroken 36-hour period, starting at 11am on December 31 and ending at 11pm on New Year's Day. However, in
