FORMER Blackburn MP Barbara Castle was due to be buried in a private family funeral in Buckinghamshire today. Only relatives and close friends were invited to the event, precise details of which were not publicly released. However, her successor as MP
THE Blackburn with Darwen Stop The War Coalition is holding a public meeting tomorrow urging people to oppose the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. The meeting is to be held at the Hornby Lecture Theatre, in Blackburn Library, where the main speakers
BLACKBURN student Adele Whiston has taken the first steps in realising her dream to becoming a model by winning a national competition. The 18-year-old, who is due to begin a graphics degree course at Blackburn College later this year, was one of 10 winners
I AGREE with John Shorrock (Letters, April 27) -- it is a terrible shame to close Blackburn Infirmary. I did my nurse training there from 1954-1957 and have been a patient in the Infirmary several times. I recently visited the new Queen's Park Hospital
HE didn't mention us by name but I assume M Hibbert's comments (Letters, April 17) on the radio station that plays 'The Best Music and More' refers to 2BR, the only dedicated radio station for East Lancashire. I have to hold my hands up -- it's a fair
POLICE have stepped up patrols around Golborne St Thomas' Church following two weekends of graveyard vandalism. A dozen headstones were pushed over and one was smashed in daylight attacks of desecration on the sacred site. The latest spate occurred on
A MAN accused of indecently assaulting a young girl has appeared before magistrates in Bury. Gary Davies, aged 45, from Tufthorn Close, Coleford, Gloucestershire, is alleged to have carried out the assaults in Bury between September 2001 and April of
GERARD Houllier was delighted with the performances of both teams. "I thought it was a great advert for Premiership football. "In terms of football and excitement, it was a thrilling game for the neutral. "We knew Blackburn had nothing to lose and they'd
EWOOD hot-shot Andy Cole officially announced his retirement from international football last night -- just hours before Sven Goran Eriksson named his World Cup squad for Japan and South Korea. Cole bagged his 11th goal in 19 appearances in front of the
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted Rovers HAVE enquired about the availability of Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Telegraph, Souness revealed Rovers asked Sir Alex Ferguson to name his price for the
IN REPLY (once more) to Cllr Beaman. I am more in favour of "free thought", people thinking for themselves and expressing individual opinions, than you can imagine! In this spirit, someone who supports the overthrow of democratically elected leaders by
IT WILL be three years on July 29 since our daughter Hayley Dodd (aged 17) was abducted from a quiet road in the wheat belt town of Badgingarra, Australia. Neither she nor her abductor has been found. There is not much doubt that Hayley has become a victim
A ROUND-UP of the key moments from the game against Liverpol at Anfield. KELLY: Offered little protection by the men in front of him as Rovers shipped four on his return to the side...5 CURTIS: Given a rare start at the back and took time to pick up the
WHO would be an England manager? Sven Goran Eriksson arrived at Anfield last night aiming to make one last reassuring check on the men who will and won't be going with England to the World Cup finals this summer. But by the time he vacated his seat in
IN 1991 a community analysis of Padiham was initiated by youth development officers in Burnley and carried out by three students from St Martin's College. It was carried out because youth development officers felt Padiham was becoming increasingly isolated
TRADERS fear Radcliffe Market could be "dead" within two years. And they have told Bury Council to ditch its plans for a £6 million market and museum. But Coun Barry Briggs, the chairman of Radcliffe Area Board, has accused stallholders of causing "untold
TWO former clothing and industrial warehousing units in Colne, bought by Woodhead Bros Meat Co, could soon be turned into food processing premises. The planning application relates to the former Swegmark, on the corner of Regent Street and Junction Street
A FARMER who knocked down and killed a little boy on a pelican crossing could be facing jail - after a court heard how five seconds led to tragedy. Stephen John Crossley, 42, was at the wheel of a tipper wagon when he ran into Gary Lee Ormerod, seven,
PRINCE Edward was in the county to join in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Lancashire Council for Voluntary Youth Services. He was expected at Blackpool Airport, visiting Hutton Police HQ to tour a display of volunteers' work.
JACK Walker breathed a massive sigh of relief as Blackburn Rovers ensured Premiership status at Ewood Park and vowed that it must never happen again. The mega-millionaire owner was distraught to see the club slump from champions of England to relegation
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Accrington narrowly escaped going to prison after he was caught carrying ten ecstasy tablets into a Blackburn nightclub - despite having a previous record. Blackburn magistrates heard that Steven Lee Young, of Park Road, and two
RISING soccer star Kyle Raynor, who tragically died last month, will be remembered in a tribute match by his former team-mates. The game, at the home ground of Atherton LR, Crilly Park, Atherton, tomorrow, is expected to be an emotional derby. Kyle's
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two burglars tricked their way into an old man's house. Two men, who claimed to be checking water pressure, knocked on the back door of an 86-year-old man's house in Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, and pushed past
A TREE preservation order has helped to create a planning headache for developers. Two years ago planning chiefs gave outline permission for 450 square metres of garden to be developed for residential purposes at Newton Road, Lowton. But when plans were
TWO Astley cyclists are appealing for support as they prepare to embark on a week-long 900 mile bike ride for MS. John McMahon and Peter Leith aim to pedal from Land's End to John O'Groats between June 1 and June 8 in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
PUPILS have been set the rollercoaster task of designing their very own funfair 'Big One'. Ten schools within Leigh Education Action Zone have been presented with a K'Nex construction kit and have been briefed on their spine-tingling mission to devise
THE Government got a slap on the wrist this week for not getting its act together when it comes to online services. The Internet is a blessing for governments. The theory is that they can massively cut the cost of running the country, by digitising all
A FINE start to the season has left Morecambe as early leaders of the Northern Premier Cricket League. The Woodhill Lane side added two victories over the Bank Holiday weekend to their opening day victory over Preston and currently hold the only 100 per
REGULATIONS and entry forms are now available for the Car's the Star Classic Car Show to be held at Heaves Hotel on Sunday 21st July. Promoted by Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club in association with Norjac Mitsubishi , there will be something for everyone with
THOSE of you who actually read my column (as opposed to catching a glimpse while lining the budgie's cage) will recall me saying last year that it was 'too early to get excited about the World Cup.' Well, with approximately 22 days left before the greatest
NEVER mind birthdays and wedding anniversaries, today is the date that Clarets fans of a certain vintage will never, ever forget. It was 15 years ago today that the very existence of Burnley, a founder member of the Football League, was on the line. The
AUDIENCES were treated to a nostalgic night of 1950s Rock-'n'-roll when the musical Heaven Can Wait was staged at Manchester's Opera House. The show followed singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper as they journeyed into the afterlife after
RARE birds nesting at Leighton Moss nature reserve have fallen victim to the weekend's gales. High tides combined with strong winds led to seawater surge into salt marshes destroying the nests of the very rare avocet. Staff had bolstered the flood defences
CANNABIS users in Lancaster and Morecambe may be placing themselves at risk of imprisonment because of confusion over the present state of the law, a local Euro-MP has warned. Chris Davies says that national newspapers and even ' streetwise' magazines
RAIL enthusiast Norman Astley talked about steam trains when he was the guest at Tyldesley Probus Club's last meeting. Using a selection of photographs from the East Lancs Railway, Norman was a mine of technical information on the the subject and told
NEARLY three quarters of a million pounds is to be spent creating a new high class caf and bakery at Marks and Spencer' s Penny Street store in Lancaster. With work due to commence this week, Lancaster is one of 100 Marks and Spencer stores throughout
POLICE air power is to be strengthened with the purchase of a £2.9 million state-of-the-art helicopter. The order has been placed for a new Eurocopter EC135 helicopter to replace the Constabulary's current twin squirrel police helicopter. Costing £2.9m
LEIGH is set to be in a MayDayze with an al-fresco arts festival. Thousands of music, dance and arts fans are expected to converge on a variety of venues throughout the town on Saturday, May 18 for a cavalcade of free live performances. Bradshawgate,
A LEADING local councillor has stepped down from becoming the civic head of Lancashire County Council because of poor health. Derrick Stanley has decided that he does not want to be considered for the Chairmanship of Lancashire County Council. A county
DURING the evening of Monday, May 13, a weird and wonderful procession will be making its way through the ancient byways and lesser known parts of the historic county town of Lancaster. The occasion is the annual Old Calendar May Day Walk led by Lancaster's
MEMBERS of Wigan's exclusive 'chain gang' club will make a return to the corridors of power next week for the unveiling of a new gallery of first citizens. Photos of all the borough's mayors and mayoresses elected since 1974, when Wigan Metro was created
A HALTON man has been presented with a major award for his services to a local charity. Joe Pearson of Halton has won the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for humanitarian services, the highest award for Lions Club members. The club set up a surprise presentation
A CULTURAL quarter bustling with street life but definitely no fountain - that's the vision for the future of Lancaster's city centre. The city council's cabinet met this week to discuss ways of revitalising the tatty and tired looking pedestrianised
GOLBORNE and Elton shared a draw on Saturday, the former totalling 181-6 which included a quickfire 36 not out from Michael Cullen off just 18 balls. In reply Elton scored 146-9, with Chris Hall making 41, and bowler Dave Roberts returning figures of
THE Army RL side are set to stage their Scottish Courage Challenge Cup Match against the Civil Service at Leigh Miners tonight, Thursday, kick off 6pm. "We are delighted that Leigh are able to host this most prestigious fixture," says Army PRO Tim White
Golborne Parkside Under 8s v Halton Hornets Under 8S: GOLBORNE Parkside U8s were soon into their stride against Halton Hornets with three tries inside five minutes. The teams, who were playing with eight players each, meant that Golborne made changes
Leigh East Under 10's V Chorley Under 10's: LEIGH East U10s got back to winning ways with an excellent display of teamwork over a big Chorley side. The match was even until the last minute of the first half when Lythgoe ran in the first try of the match
ON A fast track surface at the Gin Pit cycle speedway circuit, Astley & Tyldesley took on Leicester 'B' in Saturday's Midlands-North League Division Two match. A&T were looking to avenge last month's defeat at Leicester, but were dealt a cruel
BLACKBURN'S star striker Matt Jansen has not been named in the England squad for the World Cup in Japan and Korea. The news is a disappointment for the 24-year-old who scored in-front of Sven-Goran Eriksson during Rovers 4-3 defeat against Liverpool,
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted Rovers HAVE enquired about the availability of Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Telegraph, Souness revealed Rovers asked Sir Alex Ferguson to name his price for the
SCHOOLCHILDREN from across Darwen will be going for gold themselves this month in a mock Commonwealth Games. More than 80 pupils from six feeder primary schools will descend on Darwen Vale High School's playing fields for the event on May 22. First, the
SOME homes in the Constablelee area of Rawtenstall were left without electricity for over an hour yesterday morning after a power cut. A United Utilities spokesman said: "There was a fault in the high voltage cables which affected 1,286 customers. "We
A TEENAGER who suffered head injuries after coming off his quad bike on remote moorland may be allowed back home today. Colm Jones, 15, lives on a farm off Lench Road, Waterfoot, and was on his quad bike on Monday afternoon when he lost control of the
ROSSENDALE'S Civic Trust is celebrating its first anniversary with a pledge to make sure the new district local plan is finally completed and sent off for deposit. The trust was formed out of Rawtenstall Civic Society and Haslingden and District Civic
A FORMER escort girl who hacked to death her East Lancashire businessman boyfriend with an axe told a jury she had sex with 'lots of men' in front of him. Jan Charlton, 36, was giving evidence at Leeds Crown Court, where she is charged with murdering
GIRLGUIDING UK is seeking the golden guides of half a century ago. They want to find Queen's Guides from the Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Lowton, Hindley, and Golborne areas, especially those who completed the original award 50 years ago. They should contact
LEIGH mum Eileen Postlewaite helped to bake a difference for MS sufferers. The 67-years-old pensioner, whose son, Ian, was struck down by the disease nine years ago, hosted her third Cake Break for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event, one of thousands
A NEW league table ranks Wigan Council as the second highest performing authority in the country. Beaten only by Hartlepool in Cleveland, Wigan was second out of 148 councils listed. The table was published by the specialist council magazine Local Government
A TEENAGE chef has been snapped up by an East Lancashire restaurant after winning a gold award at this year's British Open Cookery Championships in London. Chris Hughes, 19, who hails from St Helens, Merseyside, was working as a chef at Haydock racecourse
WHOLESOME, filling and delicious with new potatoes and spring vegetables -- this week's dish from celebrity chef Nigel Smith is hard to beat. Nigel, of the Feilden's Arms, Mellor Brook, produces a favourite recipe every week for Lancashire Evening Telegraph
ANNIVERSARY sermons will be held on Sunday, May 12 at Mill Lane Independent Methodist Church in Leigh. Services are at 2.15pm and 6pm. Guest speaker is Mr N. Prescott of Wigan.
WESTLEIGH High former pupils who left in 1977 are planning a 25th anniversary reunion. Steve Foulkes is inviting pupils and staff to a July gathering. Anybody interested should call him on 07624 492308 or email sfoulkes@servicetech.co.uk
BRIAN Alistair Slone head-butted his support worker, breaking his nose, after a row over a can of pop.. Blackburn magistrates heard that Slone, who suffers from Touretts Syndrome, had been shopping accompanied by two carers and had gone into a shop to
ANTIQUES fans have the chance to boost their collections at four clock and watch dealers fairs at Haydock Park Racecourse on July 21, September 22 and November 24. Entry fees are: 7am to 8.30am, £10; 8.30am to 10.30am £5; and 10.30am to 2.30 pm, £2.
ST Catherine's PTA quiz night starts at 8pm tomorrow (Friday) at Lowton Labour Club. Proceeds from the night, which starts at 8pm, go to St Catherine of Siena Primary School. Tickets cost £3 and include supper (maximum four persons per team). Entry details
COMPARING today's newspapers with those from Victorian times will be a feature of Atherton Heritage Society's meeting next Tuesday at 7.30pm in St Richard's Jubilee Hall in Atherton. The meeting is on Tuesday, May 14, at 7.30pm in St Richard's Jubilee
CHEMISTS in East Lancashire will be able to give the morning after pill to under16s for free next week after receiving government funding for the scheme. Health bosses from Blackburn with Darwen, and Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trusts
A MOUNTAINEER today told how he forfeited his chance to reach the summit of a Nepalese peak after a fellow climber became seriously ill at 18,000 feet. Ex-Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil and staff member Albert Eastham, 67, was among a party of
THE newest countryside champion for Bury, local nature reserve project officer Paul Robinson, has his first official duty this weekend. On Sunday he will be at Chesham Woods Local Nature Reserve, where the "Friends" of the reserve will be holding their
A full programme of track and field action took place last weekend for the first time this summer and this week's report concentrates on the seniors. The big match was in the Northern Men's League Division 2C at Preston Sports Arena where opposition to
ANDY GILFORD got the second highest gross score at the Japanese Blind Open - but the event was tinged with sadness when a well-liked caddy suffered a fatal heart attack. Darwen golfer Gilford was in Tokyo last week for Japan's biggest blind golf tournament
ENGLISH Veteran Fell Champion Wendy Dodds has set herself some gruelling challenges for the summer ahead to celebrate reaching her 50s. The Clayton Harrier secured the fell title two years ago against the odds as she was just three months short of her
YOU can't imagine someone talking non-stop while driving 120 miles per hour being an asset to a rally driver. But they are vital - as navigator Daniel Barritt can testify. The laid-back 21-year-old has just helped top rally driver David Higgins to victory
PUPILS have been set the rollercoaster task of designing their very own funfair 'Big One'. Ten schools within Leigh Education Action Zone have been presented with a K'Nex construction kit and have been briefed on their spine-tingling mission to devise
DESPITE the farcical prosecution of the British plane spotters in Greece I won't be crossing the country off my holiday list. I love the little islands. It's a good job the police didn't catch me videoing some communications base on Kefalonia on my last
AFTER being stuck at the Kingsway corner traffic lights for the umpteenth time this week I feel compelled to suggest through your paper my idea of getting traffic flowing more quickly, round the back of Kingsway baths. Where that traffic lights are at
JUST as I stocked up on fly sprays to blitz the nasties came a dreaded announcement that thousands of cans have been cleared from shops because of a cancer scare. Forty eight brands of fly, moth, cockroach and wasp killers have been banned by the government
TIPPING is a whole new ballgame since I last visited a dump. Gone are the days of discarding everything at once. Visitors have to sort out the boot and move between skips for gardening detritus, white goods, cardboard, clothes, shoes and unrecyclable
Barrow Raiders...24 Leigh Centurions...52: A BARROW-LOAD of tries has put Leigh Centurions in the right frame of mind to kick on and make a real impact in the Buddies National League Cup. Encouraged by the attacking skills that took Barrow apart on Sunday
A POLICE officer used his baton to disarm knife-wielding Geoffrey Heapy, Bury magistrates were told. Heapy, aged 22, who had consumed a cocktail of drink and amphetamines, refused to drop the eight inch kitchen knife when confronted by police. One officer
VETERAN keeper Dave Felgate has played his last game for Leigh RMI. The former Bolton Wanderers' player joined the Railwaymen six seasons ago and played in 272 games. Felgate, along with Craig Dootson and another former Wanderer Steve Thompson, are three
LORD Soulsby, co-author of The Burns Report, on fox hunting, stated: "A detailed analysis has been made of comparisons between various methods of control, should hunting be banned outright. "As I have already mentioned, this would lead to prolonged injury
PENDLE Council seems keen enough to encourage developers round the borough to build new homes that ordinary folk cannot afford, but what about the existing housing stock? Many people will welcome the bid for government money for Pendle's housing. Whatever
REGARDING the numerous articles and letters about speed cameras which you have published in recent months, I would like to comment as I am the manager of the Lancashire Constabulary central ticket office, which is responsible for the processing and management
HUNDREDS more new jobs are to be created in Darwen after the private company which took over council services won its second major contract in two months. Around 250 jobs will be created immediately at India Mill and another 50 could follow after Capita
A COUNCIL has been rapped for failing to act against a family from hell who targeted a pensioner for six years. Pendle Council was found guilty of maladministration by the Local Government Ombudsman and told to pay 72-year-old Kathleen Johnston £500 compensation
RECORD-BREAKING full-back Neil Turley will not be leaving Leigh Centurions to move into Super League with Warrington Wolves. Turley has rejected the chance of a three-year contract at Wilderspool to stay and help his hometown club into the elite division
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has made Coventry City midfielder David Thompson one of his top summer transfer targets. I can reveal the Ewood chief has contacted City in the last seven days to enquire about the availability of the former Liverpool star
ON SATURDAY May 4th, activists from Lancaster Anarchist Group and Green Action joined the Trades Council rally to 'Reclaim May Day'! We were protesting at the fact that Hilton Dawson will be speaking at a rally which is supposed to be a celebration of
A FORMER director of a Burnley-based software company received £91,077 compensation for loss of office last year, according to its latest annual report and accounts. K3 Business Technology, formerly known as RAP Group, and based at Harrison Street, Briercliffe
BUDDING tennis aces from Towneley High School are benefiting from the use of Burnley's Tennis Club to help rocket them into the East Lancashire Tennis League. The club is providing services to the schoolchildren in a bid to get them off the couch and
ONE of the county's oldest churches opens an exhibition next week to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Burnley soccer legend Jimmy McIlroy will open the Grand Exhibition 2002 at the church of St John the Divine, Cliviger, on May 17. Money raised will
AN ENERGETIC ladies' golf captain has helped raise £955 for a cancer charity by stepping out for 15 miles. Heather Slater, 60, of Glenview Road is captain of Burnley Golf Club, which is a few yards away from her home. She led a golf club-to-golf club
YOUNGSTERS in Burnley are to benefit from new facilities that are being provided throughout the North West as part of a Government initiative. Burnley Borough Council, Groundwork East Lancashire and Youth Works Burnley are developing phase two of a project
THE first meeting of Padiham Town Council for nearly 30 years was filled with controversy last night when new members were greeted by a group of protesters. The mothers and youngsters were continuing a campaign they started last week to fight the closure
A PROPERTY development which would lead to the building of 19 houses and the conversion of a 19th century cotton mill into flats could be given the go-ahead tonight, despite concerns from residents. Winchester Furniture Ltd has applied to Pendle Council
A COUNCIL has been rapped for failing to act against a family from hell who targeted a pensioner for six years. Pendle Council was found guilty of maladministration by the Local Government Ombudsman and told to pay 72-year-old Kathleen Johnston £500 compensation
POLICE today warned drug dealers that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated after three people were arrested in raids on houses in Colne today. The arrests came in the Thomas Street and Hawley Street areas where drugs and cash were seized. Sergeant
BLOOD donor extraordinaire Andrew Boyter has been hailed a hero and awarded with a crystal platter for donating an amazing 75 units of blood. Andrew, of Thompson Street in Leigh, has been donating blood since he was 18 and at university. Now aged 41 he
MEMBERS of Wigan's exclusive 'chain gang' club will make a return to the corridors of power next week for the unveiling of a new gallery of first citizens. Photos of all the borough's mayors and mayoresses elected since 1974, when Wigan Metro was created
Retired Leigh couple Ernest and Joan Thomason played host to Canadian relatives that they did not even know they had until they read an article in internet site for the Bolton Evening News sister publication, the Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton Journal
A FILM animator who was nominated for an Oscar is among talented Leigh people who could feature in the town's Walk of Fame. The late Paul Berry worked on block-busting films, commercials, popular TV shows and had Hollywood directors like Tim Burton knocking
THE fledgling Community Action Party delivered a short, sharp shock in last Thursday's Wigan Council elections. And the biggest blow of all was in Lightshaw where Labour leading light Tom Sherratt was defeated. The 53-year-old Deputy Leader and community
BOWLAND High School, Grindleton, is to hold a year 11 prom in honour of pupils leaving the school this summer, on Monday May 20, at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, at 8pm. Formal dress is essential. Guests are expected to arrive around 7.30pm in all manner
A 1950s-style picnic will be held in Whalley on Monday June 3 as part of the Jubilee celebrations. Celebrations will begin with a 30-minute service of thanksgiving in Whalley Parish Church, followed by the picnic on the field behind Whalley CE Primary
A RIBBLE Valley actor will be hoping to brush shoulders with royalty when he attends The Queen's Party at the Palace event on June 3 as part of her weekend of Jubilee celebrations. Martin Simmons, of Dutton, who acts under the name of Tom Miller, is one
A MAGNIFICENT site examining both the science and romance of the moon can be found at www.inconstantmoon.com. Named after a line in Romeo and Juliet, Inconstant Moon is a delightfully designed, highly innovative site. Dedicated to all things lunar, its
MORECAMBE started the summer with a clear-out this week, letting six players, including two of the clubs experienced names, leave on free transfers. The best known name of those leaving is right-back Andy Fensome. The former skipper joined the club in
LANCASTER City finished the season in third place after slipping to a poor home defeat against Burscough. The Linnets, who appointed former premiership ace Shaun Teale as their new manager this week forced a fine save out of stand-in City keeper Andy
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent's hopes of signing striker David Johnson could be scuppered as Leicester City manager Micky Adams has upped the ante with talk of a £1million bid for the player. The Nottingham Forest player starred on loan with Burnley at the
AUDIENCES are set to be entertained by Motown's greatest hits at Manchester's Opera House. Original Motown Stars Martha Reeves and Edwin Starr along with their special guest Freda Payne, will be appearing in "Dancing in the Streets" at the Opera House
THE popular and talented Marie Little returns next week to Leigh Folk Club following overwhelming demand. Salford-born Marie, now living in the North East, is a folk scene favourite who will be back on Friday, May 17 at the Conservative Club on Railway
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre present Celebration as their final performance of the season from May 21-25. The 60s classic from the writers of Billy Liar and All Things Bright and Beautiful is described by the authors as "a simple, straightforward play about
EX-BOLTON Wanderers, Blackpool, and Bournemouth professional soccer player and UEFA B qualified FA coach, Brian Smith, holds regular Soccer Coaching Classes in the Atherton area on Saturday mornings 9-30am-11 for youngsters between 9 and 14 years of age
GIRLGUIDING UK is seeking the golden guides of half a century ago. They want to find Queen's Guides from the Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Lowton, Hindley, and Golborne areas, especially those who completed the original award 50 years ago. They should contact
THE second of a series of high profile conferences organised by the Wigan and District Dyslexia Association takes place next week. Entitled "The Way to Success" the event takes place on May 18 at The Mill at the Pier, Wigan, at 9.45am. Annette Rogers
LANCASTER University is to take a leading role in a £1.3 million scheme to provide high technology training across Lancashire and Cumbria. Bailrigg chiefs have joined with the University of Central Lancashire to establish a New Technology Institute. The
OMNE, the company currently digging up the district's streets to install broadband technology, has gone into administration. Work to finish the cable installation has stopped and half the staff at the company's local White Lund headquarters have been
A TEENAGER was chased through Morecambe then searched at knifepoint by a gang of robbers. The group of thugs included a boy who may have been as young as 12. Two men began chasing the 19-year-old student outside the resort's job centre at around 5.30pm
A MAN claimed he had a knife as he attempted to rob a Morecambe service station on Bank Holiday Monday. The man approached the counter of the Queen Street garage at around 3.55pm, and demanded cash from the female attendant. When she told him she had
WITH the future of football in jeopardy, a former Lancaster man is working to ensure that supporters have a role in the future of the national game. Once he spent many of his Saturday afternoons at Giant Axe watching Lancaster City, but now Dave Boyle
LEIGH RU Under 8s capped a fine season by winning their third trophy with success in the Rochdale Competition. Leigh beat Littleborough 25-20 in their opening match with tries from James Wilkinson (3), Mathew Wilkinson and Ryan Yates. Wilmslow were beaten
AFTER just two seasons at Leigh East, Mick Whiteside has taken the club's top honour. He was awarded the Player of the Year title at the club's presentation evening. Mick, whose brother Shaun also plays for the club, made an immediate impact in the second
BOLTON company Opera '74 presents the classic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice on Friday and Saturday at Bolton's Albert Halls. The group will perform Christopher Willibald Gluck's tale of love, grief and joy from 7.30pm. For tickets and more details
AN evening of musical enchantment awaits audiences at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall when singers Willard White and Wayne Marshall perform together for the first time. Classics by British and American composers including Gershwin and Vaughan Williams will
THE expected price for a chance to become a member of the Shakers first team squad has been smashed beyond all expectations. Auction organisers at Gigg Lane were hopeful of raising around £1,000 but the current bid for this unique experience now stands
A MASSIVE skipathon for the British Heart Foundation is being organised at Darwen Leisure Centre. Several primary and secondary schools from the town will take part in the event in July. Most money will go to the BHF, although the schools get to keep
ONE of Darwen's most famous businesses is operating under its third different name in as many years. Ineos Acrylics, the former ICI Acrylics, is now known as Lucite International -- a brand name established throughout the world which brings in an annual
A SCHOOLGIRL who collapsed and died following a massive drugs overdose once bought valium in the streets for 50p a time, a court heard. Darwen girl Melissa Strickson, 13, died after taking up to 100 tablets of the painkiller co-proxamol and valium and
THE government has rejected East Lancashire MP Janet Anderson's plan to ban drivers from using mobile phones. Road Safety Minister David Jamieson has said that it would be impossible to enforce. Instead the government is to spend £250,000 in a publicity
STYLISTS and model's from Rawtenstall salon Freddies will be putting on the style at a live show at a trade fair in Birmingham's NEC on Monday. The Bank Street salon has been invited to the Spring Show by hair products manufacturer Schwarzkopf. Four stylists
HUNDREDS more new jobs are to be created in Darwen after the private company which took over council services won its second major contract in two months. Around 250 jobs will be created immediately at India Mill and another 50 could follow after Capita
RESIDENTS on local housing estates say they fear for their safety as a spate of deliberate fires took a dangerous twist this week. The old school building on Willow Lane next to the Marsh was destroyed by fire after being set ablaze two nights running
THE new political heirachy of Rossendale's Labour and Conservative Groups has been elected. Coun Graham Pearson has been re-elected leader of the Labour group with Coun David Hancock re-elected as deputy and Coun Alyson Barnes retaining her position as
A BOY suffered burns to his leg after an incident near a bonfire when it is believed flammable liquid was poured on the flames. Ben Halliday, aged 12,of Manchester Road, Haslingden, said he had been with friends on land off Waingate Close, Rawtenstall
'ROYALTY' from London has agreed to take part in what promises to be Rossendale's largest-ever carnival celebration. Organiser Peter Gill, the borough's own town crier, managed to secure the regal coup while he was taking part in the Lord Mayor's Parade
A BUILDING company has been ordered to stop storing vehicles, machines and building materials on Green Belt land at Leigh. Landscape contractors have been using 900 square metres of land behind Rhyl Fold Farm, off Manchester Road, for storage. Despite
A BOXING coach is appealing to fans to recollect the life and times of Golborne's 1930s world flyweight champion, Peter Kane. Brian Hughes, chief coach of the Collyhurst and Moston Lads' Club, has linked up with Golborne's Jimmy Rogers, a keen fan and
ANNIVERSARY sermons will be held on Sunday, May 12 at Mill Lane Independent Methodist Church in Leigh. Services are at 2.15pm and 6pm. Guest speaker is Mr N. Prescott of Wigan.
A CAR boot sale is being staged on Sunday, May 12 (9-noon) at Culcheth Royal British Legion car park in Wigshaw Lane. All cars are welcome, just turn up on the day, cost £6. Admission is 20p, children free. Proceeds go to branch funds.
BLACKBURN student Adele Whiston has taken the first steps in realising her dream to becoming a model by winning a national competition. The 18-year-old, who is due to begin a graphics degree course at Blackburn College later this year, was one of 10 winners
A MAN accused of planning to have his son-in-law killed by a hitman, declined to answer questions put to him by police, a jury heard. And when Mohammed Yaqub was charged he replied "no comment", Preston Crown court was told. Yaqub, 50, of Essex Street
POLICE investigations into a murder led to a Blackburn man's apprehension for drugs offences, a court was told. Ecstasy tablets and amphetamine, with a street value of around £200, were found at his girlfriend's address on Wellfield Road. Gareth Astley
STUDENTS will be able to clown around in lessons -- thanks to post-16 education bosses. For circus skills is just one of the unusual courses being mounted in East Lancashire by the local Learning and Skills Council, which is responsible for further education
TWO football-mad best friends will find themselves the best of enemies this Saturday - for 90 minutes at least. In school, and indeed out of it, classmates David Woodhouse and Michael Penman are inseparable. On the football pitch - where they represent
THE government's social services inspectorate is taking "a very close interest" in Lancashire County Council's plans to shut 35 out of 48 care homes for the elderly, Social Care Minister Jacqui Smith told MPs. The controversial plan was again raised in
BLACKBURN'S redeveloped railway station could be in line for a design award from the town's civic society. Chairman Doug Chadwick said the renovation project, which cost £6million and was 15 months behind schedule on its completion in February, was 'terrific
ENVIRONMENTAL Health staff in Bury are take a leading role in promoting responsible pet ownership. The Council-run service is setting up a one day roadshow at Kay Gardens on Wednesday June 8 between 9.30am and 3.30pm. Taking part will be the borough's
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman said it was 'his best moment ever in football' when he scored the equalising goal against Burton on Monday to help his side to the treble. The player-boss is not a favourite of the Albion crowd and received plenty
I'M sure you'll all be delighted to know that this week is National Condom Week and National Sandwich Week. I've just had a turkey butty to celebrate.
WHY do men who take the trouble to do their own washing hang their clothes upside down on the line to dry? I've noticed lone men peg their pants from the leg bottoms and shirts from the shoulders instead of vice versa. Haven't they got the common sense
I'M always upset when I see squashed animals lying dead in the road. Already this spring I've spotted numerous hedgehogs, rabbits and birds flattened by speeding vehicles. One driver had certainly had a killing time obliterating two baby rabbits in one
LOSING a much-loved pet is a heartbreaking experience. A new charity initiative by Manchester Dogs' Home means that bereaved owners can now say a formal "farewell" and at the same time care for unlucky, abandoned dogs living there. The home, backed by
NEIL Turley has been named as the latest winner of the Buddies National League Cup Performance of the Week award following his 32-point haul at Barrow. Turley collected an impressive four tries and eight goals as the Centurions completed their qualifying
EX-BOLTON Wanderers, Blackpool, and Bournemouth professional soccer player and UEFA B qualified FA coach, Brian Smith, holds regular Soccer Coaching Classes in the Atherton area on Saturday mornings 9-30am-11 for youngsters between 9 and 14 years of age
