COUNCILLOR Ashley Whalley is at it again. Not long ago he claimed the late start to alterations in Church Street, Blackburn, were because of delays caused by trader Jeff Stone during the consultation process. Coun Whalley ought to have known there would
IWAS surprised to read the remarks of Ron O'Keeffe Senior, defending recent remarks made by his son, Ron Junior, president of Blackburn Chamber of Trade (Letters, December 26). Most worrying are the remarks about free car parking. All calls by the president
LEIGH RMI were left sitting on the sidelines for the second time over the festive season on New Years Day as their game at Stalybridge fell victim to the weather. It was more reminiscent of Moscow than Manchester at Bower Fold and a fixture that had always
A SUPERMARKET recently subjected to an armed robbery has now been targeted by burglars. The Kwik Save store in Accrington Road, Burnley, was broken into on New Year's Day. Property stolen included six Hoover cylinder upright vacuum cleaners, a television
THREE Toyota Carina cars were involved in an accident in Padiham Road, Burnley, at 3am on New Year's Day. One of them was driven by Ghuffor Khan, 44, of Allen Street, Burnley. Injured was a passenger Clare Roper, 19, of Wellfield Drive, Burnley, who went
CHURCH leaders today appealed for landlords to ban topless barmaids after a pub began using half-naked women to pull in the punters. The women, who serve pints in little more than a G-string, are helping the licensees and owners William and Michelle Thorpe
SHOPS in Brierfield will be given a make-over this year in a bid to reduce vandalism and improve the appearance of the town. The approved allocation for Brierfield Town Centre Grants for the year 2001/2002 is £15,000, which comes from the government's
AFTER a second postponement inside a week Clarets boss Stan Ternent wondered: "Maybe it is time for us to look at the possibility of playing summer football." And he has acknowledged that a potential backlog of fixtures will do nothing to help the Clarets
DOZENS of spade-wielding supporters were not able to do enough to save Bury's match against Wrexham yesterday. The club appealed for volunteers to help shovel snow from the Gigg Lane turf. Many turned up at 8.30am to help but despite their efforts, the
DISABLED people can get fit more easily after improvements to Darwen Leisure Centre. A £12,000 grant from Blackburn with Darwen social services has paid for work on the site in Green Street. Included is a full refurbishment of the small pool changing
A £300million bid for government funding to pay for a waste-burning incinerator has been submitted by Lancashire County Council. Despite claiming the establishment of an incinerator was not a forgone conclusion, county councillors agreed to submit a request
SAMARITANS volunteers were kept 'exceptionally busy' over New Year as depressed and suicidal callers jammed the telephone lines. Over Christmas, the phones were described as being only moderately busy, but volunteers expected the influx of calls after
SCHOOLS across East Lancashire are to benefit from a £300,000 cash boost in a bid to keep out vandals and arsonists. The hand-out comes a couple of months after problems with security prompted a class of five-year-olds from a school in Great Harwood to
SUE Becconsall won the ladies veteran title at the Hot Toddy Road Race on Sunday. Representing hosts Todmorden Harriers, Sue covered the 5.8 mile route in 35:42 to finish runner up in the ladies race to Saddleworth's Lucy Whittaker. The Clayton pair Anna
AS the battle for Commonwealth Games selection begins, one man who knows already that he'll be there is John Schofield. John has enjoyed a distinguished career in athletics administration since being a prominent founder member of Blackburn Road Runners
WITH the latest edition of the Fixtures Calendar just issued, it's the right time to join the Fell Runners Association. Every member receives the booklet which includes details of over 300 races. Also included in the membership are three copies each year
SERGEI Shtaniuk and James O'Connor scored for Stoke, as The Seasiders were beaten 2-0 by the division's new leaders at the Britannia Stadium. Shtaniuk powerfully headed home Bjarni Gudjonsson's 13th-minute corner to hand Stoke the lead, in a first half
IN response to your article (LET, December 6) about the shopping trip to the Trafford Centre in Manchester organised by our association, this was aimed to give people who cannot afford their own transport an opportunity to go on an affordable excursion
COUNCILLOR Ashley Whalley (LET, December 21) blames drivers for the confusion caused at the opening of Blackburn's new orbital route. This is the problem at the moment -- us being ruled, both nationally and locally, by people who class themselves as the
IF Stan Ternent needed reminding what he really wanted for Christmas, he got it at Maine Road on Saturday. Since the start of the season the Clarets have relied almost exclusively on the front pairing of Gareth Taylor and Ian Moore and there has been
SAMARITANS volunteers were kept 'exceptionally busy' over New Year as depressed and suicidal callers jammed the telephone lines. Over Christmas, the phones were described as being only moderately busy, but volunteers expected the influx of calls after
CHURCH leaders today appealed for landlords to ban topless barmaids after a pub began using half-naked women to pull in the punters. The women, who serve pints in little more than a G-string, are helping the licensees and owners William and Michelle Thorpe
A LOOK at the key stats and figures from the game against Spurs. ROVERS: FRIEDEL: Kept Rovers in the game with a couple of reflex stops but badly at fault for the goal...6 NEILL: Suffering from a dip in form at present and his distribution let him down
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today urged his players to keep the faith despite watching them crash to another damaging defeat at the hands of Spurs yesterday. Rovers lost for the sixth time in seven Premiership outings after Dean Richards secured a 1
NEW Year, same old story! For Andy Cole's much publicised arrival from Manchester United might have raised spirits on and off the pitch but it failed to provide a change in fortunes as Rovers crashed to their sixth defeat in seven Premiership outings.
FEW signings, if any, can transform the fortunes of a football club overnight. But in Andy 'goal-king' Cole I firmly believe Graeme Souness has signed a player capable of doing just that. For all Rovers' neat approach play this season, they've lacked
AN enforcement notice on an Accrington "school" has been lifted after a decision to reduce the number of pupils being taught there. Planning permission was refused in September 2000 for two properties on Countess Street to be used for teaching up to 50
THE father of a young cerebral palsy sufferer spent New Year's day trying to give his daughter new hope that her rooftop haven might be saved. Chip shop owner Bob Landon was told to pull down the garden he created for three-year-old Millie after neighbours
A FARMER who lost his prized cattle and sheep in the foot and mouth epidemic today urged Government officials to do all they could to make sure the disease never returns. Great Harwood farmer Alan Barnes spoke out as it was revealed that the whole of
HUNCOAT councillors have branded discretionary cash payouts of £200 to residents being forced out of their homes as 'ridiculous.' They have also hit out at Hyndburn Borough Council for repeatedly building up the hopes of residents in the Within Grove
AFTER a second postponement inside a week Clarets boss Stan Ternent wondered: "Maybe it is time for us to look at the possibility of playing summer football." And he has acknowledged that a potential backlog of fixtures will do nothing to help the Clarets
MANCHESTER CITY displaced Burnley at the top of the first division as the race for the Premier League hotted up - despite the freezing temperatures. The Clarets, who were beaten 5-1 at Maine Road on Saturday, are now in second spot after falling foul
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today urged his players to keep the faith despite watching them crash to another damaging defeat at the hands of Spurs yesterday. Rovers lost for the sixth time in seven Premiership outings after Dean Richards secured a 1
IT was a case of keeping it under his hat when former Blackburn man Michael Carbine presented his mother with her belated Christmas present. Michael, who works for the Foreign Office, presented mum Sylvia Charnley with a hat box containing an elaborate
TONY Croft, the North Fylde athlete who suffered a heart attack at last year's Ribble Valley 10K, was back on Sunday to try again. The over 50 veteran completed the race in 42:33 and savoured every moment. "I remember nothing after the start of last year's
NEIL Tattersall of Pendle AC was a Boxing Day winner when Red Rose Road Runners staged their Annual 10K Road Race at Leyland. Neil logged 31:22 for a ten second victory over Andrew Jones from East Cheshire Harriers. Keith Johnson from Chorley Harriers
ROGER Brewster of Clayton Le Moors Harriers was the winning veteran at the Ribble Valley 10K after surviving a race long challenge from Blackburn Harrier Bob Shorrock. The pair were only separated by a second after fighting out a finish on a chilly morning
PARENTS in Bury have been warned to be on their guard after a man tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl by throwing her in the boot of his car. The girl was walking along Fern Grove with a 12-year-old friend on Sunday at about 6.20pm when they saw a man
BURY Council has come under fire for failing to keep the borough's roads clear during the weekend snow storms. There were ice rink conditions on a number of major routes as heavy snow falls and sub-zero temperatures brought chaos for motorists. But local
