THE bane of litter has become so bad in Burnley that the council is now considering appointing to special wardens to patrol the streets -- if funding can be found. But while most people would welcome extra action to combat the problem, the best solution
DERIAN House children's hospice cares for children who are terminally ill or have conditions which will worsen over time. Yet, that doesn't mean the hospice has to be doom and gloom, as health reporter ANGELA ZIGLER found out... MANY people do not know
BELEAGUERED Bury Football Club is two weeks away from extinction. That's the ominous warning from joint chairmen and chief executives John Smith and Fred Mason who have spelled out the grim truth about the 117-year-old club. Financial troubles are piling
IWISH to correct any misunderstanding that may have arisen by the results of the gritting vote (LET, February 6), I was one of the people who voted 'No' to the notion of paying more council tax to ensure all roads are gritted. This is not an endorsement
JOHN Farrer's assertion (Letters, February 1) is that the Tories are delivering better value for money than Labour on street cleaning in Hyndburn. That is because the Tories spent £155,000 last year on street cleaning as against the £45,000 spent by the
AT last, it's official -- the Labour Party is split from top to bottom. But what surprises me is that the media have not picked up on this before. Over the last few years, the Press would have us believe that it was the Tories who were split. Yet it was
A MEETING has been called for miners seeking compensation from the Government. The meeting is open to former miners and their families or solicitors and will be held at the Upper Morris Street Working Men's Club in School Street, Scholes, Wigan, on Thursday
A BUSINESSMAN who left East Lancashire to start a new life in Brazil has drowned in a swimming accident. Geoff Pike, 45, formally of Prospect Road, Rawtenstall, went swimming with friends on Saturday at Imbe Beach, Rio Grande de Sol, in the south of the
THE father of a five-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumour today spoke of his hope for the future after an amazing two weeks at a revolutionary clinic. John Mark Riding, a former Lancashire Evening Telegraph Baby of the Year, has captivated staff
LEIGH RMI 3 BARNET 3 by David Magilton: LEIGH were stung by a two-goal fightback from the Bees just when it looked like they were set for a fourth successive Conference win. The Railwaymen battled their way to a 3-1 lead, but a Dave German error allowed
Leigh Centurions 44 Dewsbury Rams 18 by Mike Hulme: COACH Paul Terzis admitted that his Leigh side had one eye on next Sunday's Challenge Cup tie. Explaining his side's below par effort Terzis said: "I think our focus wasn't there," he confessed. "I think
ANGRY Blackburn midfielder Craig Hignett launched a scathing attack on referee Graham Barber after branding his performance in Rovers' FA Cup defeat at Middlesbrough as 'the worst he has ever seen.' Man-in-the-middle Barber infuriated Hignett and his
A LOOK at the key moments and stats from the Riverside. FRIEDEL: Misjudged a long ball forward with Noel Whelan chipping him but he was saved...6 TUGAY: Midfield battle with Paul Ince was not as fierce as expected. Had plenty of possession...6 BERG: Stopped
GRAEME Souness walked into the after-match press conference absolutely seething. The media are in a privileged position to see the early reactions of a manager with emotions still raw following matches. And, just 20 minutes after the end of their FA Cup
POLICE are investigating the death of an ex-teacher. Terry Long, 44, former head of English at St Theodore's RC High School, Burnley, was found at his home in Extwistle Road, Worsthorne, on Thursday, by his father, also called Terry. Mr Long taught at
A BURGLAR spotted by police coming out of the property with his haul is behind bars for 12 months. Burnley Crown Court heard ex-soldier Mark Keane, 25, was arrested and found to have a jewellery box containing a gold chain on him. Keane got into the house
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against mobile phone masts being erected on the famous Jimmy McIlroy stand at Burnley Football Club waved placards and banners during a demonstration. The group met outside the club's Turf Moor ground in Burnley yesterday to show
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against mobile phone masts being erected on the famous Jimmy McIlroy stand at Burnley Football Club waved placards and banners during a demonstration. The group met outside the club's Turf Moor ground in Burnley yesterday to show
THE basic allowance of Burnley's council leader looks set to soar from £2,400 to £8,000. The increase is proposed in the report of an independent remuneration panel set up to investigate the level of allowances the town's councillors should receive. The
POLICE in Pendle have promised tough action against shops and off-licences caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers as part of a new crackdown on teenage tipplers. The crackdown in Nelson and Brierfield has been launched in response to complaints from
A SCHOOLGIRL described as "lucky to be alive" after she fell under a bus was back home with her family this weekend after spending almost a week in hospital. Jackie Gregson, nine, of School Street, suffered bleeding in the lungs, an eye injury and multiple
LOOKING Back's feature last month on the hive of activity that Blackburn's old Market Square was even on non-market days brought forth this reader's picture from 1927 (top) that recalls what an important place it was in Lancashire's fruit and vegetable
TRADERS on Colne's Farmers' Market were delighted to be paid a visit by local councillors this weekend in a bid to promote local produce after the foot and mouth crisis. The Pendle Farmers' Markets, in Nelson and Colne, started in September 2000 but in
IT'S OK girls - the bed's still there. And the pillow talk's as rich as it ever was. The man from Mississippi has lost none of his macho magic that makes a pretty mama melt. When the bed rolls out on to stage Alexander O'Neal is still simply divan! The
LANCASHIRE farmer is taking his battle against the government to hold a public inquiry into foot and mouth, to the High Court. Thomas Binns lost more than 3,000 sheep and lambs and 60 cattle when his Hecklin Farm, Clitheroe, was hit by the outbreak which
NORTHCOTE Manor head chef Warwick Dodds is on his way to completing a culinary double. Local lad Warwick, 25, who has worked at Northcote Manor for four years and as head chef for two, has won a place in the regional finals of the famous Roux Scholarship
A ROUND-UP of the key momnets from the game against Forest. BURNLEY: MARLON BERESFORD: Made a couple of vital saves as he once again impressed behind a defence that was not always rock solid...7 DEAN WEST: Enjoyed the freedom of the right flank but could
RAMSBOTTOM UTD 2 GLOSSOP NE 1: THREE points in the bag but this was far from vintage Rams. It did however mark a first league win of 2002 bringing an end to a run of four defeats. Brad Franks got the opener three minutes before the interval with Russell
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent held his hands up and admitted he got it wrong when putting an unfit Robbie Blake on as a second half sub on Saturday in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Turf Moor. The new £1million signing has yet to start a first team
WHEN Gramae Souness went off on one about the standard of refereeing following his side's defeat on Saturday, many put it down to simply being a bad loser. But the Blackburn boss would have felt vindicated of such a claim had he been at Chelsea yesterday
GUISELEY 2 RADCLIFFE BORO 1: BORO found that dominating possession is of little use if it cannot be turned into goals as the home side's Ryan Senior gave a master class in finishing writes John Bullen Virtually the first time Boro keeper Danny Hurst was
A FURIOUS East Lancashire MP is calling for a Government Minister to account for her decision to refuse plans for a £2million hotel, conference centre and leisure facility. The scheme for the popular Fisherman's Retreat at Twine Valley Fishery on the
A BED springs manufacturer today announced it was closing a Rossendale mill -- with the loss of almost 100 jobs. Workers at the three-storey Doric Siddall Springs Mill in Burnley Road East, Water, were given the news in a special meeting called by management
CELEBRITY chef Nigel Smith takes us back to our schooldays this week with a time-honoured favourite -- fishcakes -- but with a delicious herby twist. INGREDIENTS: 4 baking potatoes or Maris Piper 4oz fresh salmon 4oz smoked haddock Juice and zest of one
UP and coming Manchester-based band Haven have already managed to make a huge impact on the music scene. Helped by their impressive musical connections, Johnny Marr from The Smiths and Joe Moss who managed them in the 80's, the band have recently released
MPs have welcomed plans to change the names of dishes at Blackburn hospitals, after they were described as 'too fancy'. A survey of patients revealed they could not understand names on TV chef Loyd Grossman's NHS menus. Now they are to change them to
MICHELLE Cruise kneed a police officer in the groin as he was arresting her for possessing a 12-inch bed leg with a screw protruding from the end. Blackburn magistrates heard that when she was taken to the police station Cruise stripped naked in the custody
A STUDENT found himself the centre of world attention after he grilled American defence secretary Colin Powell live on TV. Amar Abass asked the defence chief if troops would pursue Al Qaeda suspects into Pakistan during a special debate on MTV. After
A LEADING Blackburn businessman has thrown his weight behind a final push to create an army of supporters for East Lancashire's latest cultural landmark. Paul Baker, managing director of Thwaites Brewery, is the new chairman of the Blackburn Theatre Trust
BLACKBURN Rovers' fan base was extended on an international level after Jack Straw handed out kits and souvenirs to children in war-torn Afghanistan. The Blackburn MP and Foreign Secretary has been in the capital Kabul to look British peacekeeping efforts
A WOMEN'S centre is set to axe three workers and says it faces closure because of a financial crisis. The Women's Aid Wish Centre, in Cardwell Place, Blackburn, needs £100,000 a year to keep running and employ seven staff. But the centre, which specialises
PADIHAM travelled to Cumbria on Saturday to take on Holker Old Boys in a North West Counties League Division Two fixture and came away with a point. In all reality however the result was of no real importance as an horrific first half injury to Holker
COLNE'S 10-game unbeaten run finally came to an end but John Lister's men didn't let it go without a fight. The Holt House side's impressive run of form was halted in controversial fashion. Second-placed Formby's winner came after just six minutes. The
THE spoils were shared in a hard fought UniBond first division clash but Lincoln will regard it as two points dropped after dominating for long periods of the game. Dale were slow out of the blocks and keeper Mark Andrews was tested early on by two Drinkall
CLITHEROE threw everything they had at Skelmersdale but former Accrington Stanley keeper Rob Holcroft was the hero for the visitors. The Blues hadn't played a NWCL first division game at Shawbridge since November and they made their return to the town
STRUGGLING Great Harwood were victims of their own pitch as their passing game ground to a halt at the Showground. Denis Underwood had been pleased with the last three performances but said his side struggled on their own patch. And he is even looking
STAND came from behind to take all three points at NWCL second division rivals Darwen. With 15 minutes to go Darwen led 2-1 after goals from Lee Wilkinson, who put Stand in the lead, Paul Baker, who scored his 23rd of the season to equalise, and a header
THERE seems to be some sort of pattern to what I write in this column. It's as though everything I wish for somehow comes true within a few weeks. But although this may sound like a fairy tale, it is far from it. This is not Brothers Grimm. It's just
A LOOK around a local educational establishment. HOW MANY STUDENTS: The centre has 300 full-time and 450 part-time students. The part-time students are made up of day release Modern Apprenticeship programmes and a vast number of evening courses which
A TOTAL of 482 people under the age of 65 died of heart disease in the Bury and Rochdale area from 1997 to 1999, according to new figures. The figures, published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), show that 373 men and 109 women died from coronary
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Whist Drive, Simonstone Old School, 7.30pm. Golden Jubilee Celebrations meeting, Methodist Rooms, Sabden, 7.30pm. Royal British Legion (Church and Oswaldtwistle), Drop-In
NOW out of the FA Cup and plunged into the relegation zone, Blackburn Rovers are in need of a real boost -- and this week it's up to their fans to deliver it. For despite their setbacks, nothing diminishes the fact that for Rovers it's Cup Week, climaxing
EVERYONE -- parents especially -- will be truly heartened by the "miraculous" progress being made by five-year-old John Mark Riding, the boy given only three months to live by doctors after they found he had an inoperable brain tumour. Now, after just
CAMPAIGNERS aiming to educate the Asian community about the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco, will be holding a half-day conference at the Jans Conference Centre, in Higher Audley Street, Blackburn, on Wednesday. The event is in support of the South
YOUNG horse enthusiasts in East Lancashire are saddling up for success after a donation from Daniel Thwaites' Charitable Trust. Thwaites presented Bank Hey School, Blackburn, with £1,065 for weekly horse riding tuition and equipment after school funds
TWO men have been jailed after a raid on a depot which netted a sportswear haul worth almost £2,000. Christopher Brooks, 42, one of the two involved, had sped off in a people carrier pursued by police and almost ran down a schoolgirl in a hospital car
POLICE have released details of the five men injured in a serious road accident in Blackburn early yesterday. Three were in a Rover Vitesse and the other two were in a Nissan Sunny, which collided on Whitebirk Drive at its junction with Whalley Old Road
ON behalf of Class 1 at Moor End School, we would like to thank you for the excellent coverage of our recent 'wedding' (LET, February 6). May we also thank G.I.B Cars, of Blackburn, who kindly donated the use of a beautiful white Rolls-Royce on the day
PHIL Riley's defence of Tony Blair's trips abroad (Letters, February 7) would have been more credible if Mr Blair had visited Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe is waging a reign of terror in a desperate attempt to hold on to power in the coming elections.
IN reply to Blackburn Labour Party secretary Phil Riley (Letters, February 7), I admire his loyalty to Tony Blair, but I thought we had a Foreign Secretary to deal with foreign affairs. Or has Mr Blair lost faith in Blackburn's MP? The fact is that 80,000
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness has called on the use of video evidence to help avoid a repeat of what happened at the Riverside on Saturday. Souness had to be restrained at the end of the match as he tried to question referee Graham Barber over the 72nd minute
YOUNGSTERS and adults came together during the weekend for a multi-cultural Qawalli event which was staged at Colne Road library in Burnley. They were given the opportunity to play Asian instruments such as the tabla, which are like drums, and sing along
A 103-YEAR-OLD woman is set to be one of the victims of a council's nursing homes closure plan. Although Elizabeth 'Betsy' Thomas is blind, mute and almost deaf, staff at her home have had to relay the shock news that her home for the last 12 years may
PENNINE police have come up with a new way of ensuring officers are not only highly visible but quick off the mark too. Community Beat Officers now have the option of pedal-powered patrols in addition to foot patrols. They will be supplied with the bicycles
BLACKBURN bus strikes were called off after drivers accepted an above average inflation pay offer. The drivers decided to cancel the one-day strike following the 4 per cent pay increase given by the company.
IT was life in the slow lane as motorists across East Lancashire were caught in a blanket of snow fall. Although some snow had been forecast it was much worse than anticipated with the M65 restricted to 30mph and council gritters working through the day
ONE of Accrington's most dedicated RAF workers was honoured at the RAF Association's annual band concert yesterday . Gilbert Walmsley, of Bold Street, Accrington, deputy chairman of the local branch of the RAFA, was presented with a long service award
MEMBERS of St Christopher's CE High School Choir in Accrington will be limbering up their vocal chords as they prepare to compete to become the 'pop idols' of the choral world. The 60 young members are heading for the Warwick Arts Centre near Coventry
A TEENAGER who attacked a 13-year-old boy admitted he "wasn't right good at thinking," a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how Brian Clinning, 19, functioned on about the same level as his victim -- and a judge adjourned sentence to see if a community
HYNDBURN children born in 2000 are to be given their very own commemorative woodland. Local residents are being invited to plant a tree or two on Saturday to help create the Hyndburn Millennium Baby Woodland. The project is the idea of the Prospects Foundation
COUNCIL bosses will take the first steps towards cleaning up the streets of Hyndburn at a meeting tomorrow night. Around 50 representatives for the borough's schools, community groups, residents groups, local businesses, environmental groups, and the
A NOTORIOUS road in East Lancashire is among the top ten accident blackspots in the country. After the biggest study of its kind, the AA identified the country's worst roads in a bid to slash the number of accidents. The AA-led European Road Assessment
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent held his hands up and admitted he got it wrong when putting an unfit Robbie Blake on as a second half sub on Saturday in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Turf Moor. The new £1million signing has yet to start a first team
WHEN the unknown Arthur Gnohere arrived at Turf Moor one of the many early variations on his unusual name was "Nowhere". On Saturday afternoon "Monsieur Everywhere" would have been a more appropriate title as he was involved in most of the key moments
ANGRY Blackburn midfielder Craig Hignett launched a scathing attack on referee Graham Barber after branding his performance in Rovers' FA Cup defeat at Middlesbrough as 'the worst he has ever seen.' Man-in-the-middle Barber infuriated Hignett and his
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece was left in philosophical mood after the 2-2 draw against bottom club Cambridge but reckoned his side deserved credit for staying positive following the sending off of goalkeeper Paddy Kenny. "It was a real up and down game for
SOLDIER Robert Jackson got involved in a skirmish of a different kind while attending a Christmas function at the Fernhurst Hotel, Ewood. Blackburn magistrates heard that other guests took exception to Jackson and his friends turning up at the works do
CCTV cameras and security lighting have been rigged up at a Darwen church in a bid to deter troublemakers and vandals. St James Church in Winterton Road is the second church in Darwen to take extreme measures to keep trespassers out. St Peter's in nearby
AN official open day to launch the new mini community centre in Edgeside, Waterfoot, was held this weekend. Members of the Edgeside District Residents' Association arranged the event to publicise that the centre is open to the whole community. The centre
FOUR men in their 20s have been charged with murder after the death of a 19-year-old security guard from Whitworth. Gavin Hopley, of Horsefield Avenue, died on Friday night, a week after suffering a fractured skull in an attack by a group of Asians in
I'D heard only good things about this pub, so relying just on colleagues' recommendations I decided to give it a go -- on Valentine's Day. Yes, I was taking a chance by taking my loved one to a place I'd never been before on that most special of days.
LANCASHIRE cheese company Butlers is introducing a dash of Gallic gastronomie to the dinner table with French-style pithivier pastries. Crispy pancetta, fresh broccoli and leeks combine with Butlers' tasty new Elite cheese to create a sensational filling
DRESSED in their usual stage attire of surgical masks and gowns Clinic take to the stage, and they are not planning on hanging around. They belt out their very own cross between Punk and Krautrock without pausing for breath. The old favourites are still
THE Library Theatre bring Bernard Shaw's classic comment on society and the English class system, Pygmalion, to the stage with a swagger and a whirl of crinoline. Shaw's tale of the cultivation of Eliza Doolittle from flower-girl to duchess, scandalised
ON a cold, wet winter's evening in Bolton town centre, they mingle with the crowd, just four ordinary lads, hardly worth a second glance. But when they talk about their music, Kinesis are anything but ordinary. With a driving ambition, an intelligence
LOVERS of big band jazz are in for a good time in the coming months as there are a number of shows scheduled for the region which promise to be hugely entertaining, featuring as they do some truly outstanding musicians. Tomorrow evening for example, Todd
AS someone who has turned improvising into a comic art form, Steve Steen is facing up to a whole new challenge with his latest one-man show which arrives in Lancashire soon. The thought of standing on a stage waiting for the audience to suggest things
THE county councillor in charge of social services today urged people to have their say on plans to cut care homes for the elderly and to stop complaining that the consultation is a sham. County Coun Cheetham hit out as the county continued to be criticised
MPs have welcomed plans to change the names of dishes at Blackburn hospitals, after they were described as 'too fancy.' A survey of patients revealed they could not understand names on TV chef Loyd Grossman's NHS menus. Now they are to change them to
A TRAIN company which runs trans-Pennine services across East Lancashire is to restore a full timetable -- four months after it hit the buffers in a driver crisis. Arriva Trains Northern had to withdraw some trains and introduce a temporary timetable
A UNIQUE interfaith appeal to aid refugees in stricken areas of war-torn Afghanistan was launched today. The appeal, which will run between the Islamic commemoration of Hajj on February 22 and the Christian festival Easter on March 31, will fund work
NEIGHBOURS living near a children's play area, closed for two years because it is too close to a canal, are backing plans to turn it into a garden. People living in Melfort Close, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, said the play area was now being used as a meeting
NELSON found their scoring touch with three goals that gave them a well-deserved victory in NWCL Division Two. It was only their second win in eight games. The Blues got off to a disastrous start, giving away a free kick on the edge of their penalty area
A SOLITARY goal on 15 minutes was enough to secure victory for Bacup in this NWCL second division clash. The young Bacup side battled hard against a bigger, more physical team and ground out a result thanks to a Shaun Cryer goal. Ian McClelland played
RAMSBOTTOM'S four game losing streak came to an end with a battling performance over NWCL first division rivals Glossop. Glossop, with former Bury striker Mark Carter in their line up, made a bright start. With Ramsbottom's first attack Russell Brierley's
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman was disappointed with his side's performance against mid-table Runcorn and said it was a game his side should have won. Mike Tomlinson scored the winner for the home side on 21 minutes in this UniBond Premier Divison
THE National Pyramid Trust works with primary school pupils in years 3 and 4 who may be lacking self-confidence. Pyramid clubs mean they can participate in group activities in a n informal, safe-haven environment. A wide range of volunteers is involved
WHEN biology supply teacher Amy Gehring famously admitted last week she had staged illicit advanced sex education lessons with a pupil she set school alarm bells ringing. The teacher was cleared by a court of indecent assault on two comprehensive pupils
POOL were guilty of conceding yet another penalty which lost them three more useful points. But unlike Rhys Days woeful lunge and Phil Barnes rugby tackle which led to penalties in the previous two games, this spot kick wasnt so clear-cut. Steve McMahon
