Monday, May 13 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, May 14 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
THE Salford diocesan project in Ribchester is undergoing development to improve communications with the parishes. A volunteer is needed to act as parish communications officer for St Peter and St Paul's RC Church. No age limitation. Access to the internet
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
SHARING the secrets of his company's success at a recent key forum was Prestwich businessman Mr Bernie Bowers. He is managing director of Bury Old Road-based fast growing design, marketing and communications specialists Appleby Bowers. He dispensed a
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
A BURY businessmen is helping his local Chamber wage war against red tape. A frustrated Toni Hankins is battling against what he describes as "legislation-itus" which he says is costing businesses substantial valuable time. His comments come as Bolton
IT is not just Clarets boss Stan Ternent who is anxiously waiting to see how the ITV Digital crisis will resolve itself. Like the manager, chief executive Andrew Watson is having to put a number of key projects on hold as he is unsure what budget he has
GCSE and A level students needing extra help or encouragement with their revision work over the coming weeks could find their local library just the place to be. Once again this year, Bury Council libraries have organised a series of maths and English
THE leader of Bury Council branded one mother a "fishwife" and told others to stop their "stupid behaviour" during heated exchanges at a meeting to discuss controversial school closures. The attack came from Coun John Byrne on Wednesday night (May 8)
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
STAFF at a bar are baffled by the spooky night-time appearance of a 1973 hearse in the car park. Someone left the black funeral car at Bar Java, Wellington Fold, Darwen, one night last week. Workers are appealing for information to prevent the car park
A SELF-confessed white witch has told a court how she discovered the lifeless body of a schoolgirl who took a massive overdose of painkillers at her flat. Sally Corkhill, 41, said she tried to resuscitate Melissa Strickson, 13, after the Darwen schoolgirl
AWARD-winning BBC Comedy the League of Gentlemen has been filming in Bacup for its next series to be shown in autumn. But producer Jemma Rogers denied claims that the location crew had rejected Bacup when it was first viewed as a possible location because
MEMBERS of an independent group calling for good practice in local government have welcomed the results of Rossendale Council elections. Rossendale went against the trend in the most of the country, with Labour overturning the Conservative majority and
BUSINESSES in Waterfoot have succeeded in getting consultation time for major traffic plans extended, after it was highlighted that they had never been canvassed. Rossendale Council leader Coun Graham Pearson was quick to act when the Lancashire Evening
A FATHER-of-four accused of plotting a contract killing following his daughter's secret wedding has dismissed the accusation and claimed that the marriage was invalid under Islamic law. Mohammed Yaqub insisted to a jury that after learning of the wedding
THE Onyx Majorettes from Blackburn swept the board in a leading annual competition. The 50-strong troupe, aged from three years to adults, picked up all 10 first place awards at this year's Manchester and North East Cheshire Carnival Organisation (MANECCO
ASIAN business leaders have celebrated the successful first year of the organisation set up to support their growth and development. In what is thought to have been the largest gathering of Asian-run business people in the North West, the Asian Business
YOUNG readers in East Lancashire have voted Harry Potter their favourite in a survey by local libraries. Children aged three upwards, and some parents and grandparents, took part in the survey by Lancashire County Libraries' south east division, and chose
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
A YOUNG man allegedly swallowed 17 parcels of hard drugs when police stopped a car in which he was a passenger, a jury was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Bilal Patel, 20, told officers he had just eaten some sweets but was later taken to hospital
OPPOSITION councillors in Blackburn are renewing a campaign to have community wardens installed after they were successfully introduced in Hyndburn. But council leader Coun Bill Taylor said the decision not to pursue the matter was made after consultations
I DO hope that the idea of police officers on foot, patrolling a familiar area, will bear fruit. Such officers are an invaluable part of maintaining a law-abiding civilised community, with their presence helping to prevent crime, instead of there being
WELL done to the Rev. Stamp (Your Letters, April 26) for suggesting that the in-fighting should stop over amalgamation of St Mark's and St John's schools. I am becoming increasingly concerned about the way the staff at St Mark's are tackling what is a
I HAVE publicly made allegations that Bury MBC's education department has been adopting "dirty tricks" in the case of St Paul's School, Ramsbottom, by directing potential pupils towards schools much further away. Similar claims of a stealth campaign have
THE Prince of Wales on Saturday visited survivors of the horrific rail crash which killed seven people. Prince Charles was said to have been "very saddened" when he was told about the tragedy as he returned to Britain from holiday. An emergency telephone
AMBULANCE bosses have been given a welcome boost of new life-savers in their bid to beat heart disease. Whitefield-based Greater Manchester Ambulance Service has welcomed the news that it is to receive 100 state-of-the-art defibrillators (defibs) as part
TO reach the Knott End bank follow the M55 and take the road to Fleetwood. Park there and cross via the Knott End ferry where my stroll starts. The alternative route is along the B5377 across the Shard Bridge to Knott End. I love this place because there
DID you hear about the motorist who was caught for speeding on his way home from a Speed Awareness course? It wasn't me, honest. But I have recently emerged from such a course. They are being offered to motorists caught on camera for driving marginally
One Fort In The Grave with Keith Fort DID you hear about the motorist who was caught for speeding on his way home from a Speed Awareness course? It wasn't me, honest. But I have recently emerged from such a course. They are being offered to motorists
Margaret . . . A GRANDMOTHER who has devoted hours of her spare time to entertaining and enlightening theatregoers for half a century has been feted for her dedication. PAULINE HAWKINS went to see her. IT'S no mystery why Margaret Smith has received an
GONE TO BLAZES: Firemen had to fight against the dual hazards of choking black smoke and falling sections of jagged asbestos sheeting as they tackled a £250,000 blaze in a storage department at the Elton paper mill of James R Crompton and Brothers Ltd
BLACKBURN Rovers England Under 21 international David Dunn has added his weight to Cancer Research UK's Race for Life campaign. Race for Life is a series of 100 events taking part across the UK this summer when women of all ages can either walk, run or
AN inquest has been opened into the death of former police officer, publican and Labour Party stalwart Joseph King who was found dead at his home in Downham Street, Blackburn. A former councillor, Mr King, 67, was extremely well known in Blackburn where
STAFF and pupils from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn were celebrating this week after hearing a former pupil has been appointed High Sheriff of Greater Manchester. Sir Netar Mallick, who was a pupil at the school from 1947 to 1953, has
THE game was well and truly up for Christopher John Harris when police executed a search warrant at his home. Blackburn magistrates heard that Harris was playing on a Sony Playstation 2 at the time of the raid. He admitted buying it for just £50 knowing
ACCORDING to Councillor Dave Smith (Letters, May 6), the money spent on 'metal trees' (left) etc, is not wasted by Blackburn with Darwen Council, it is wasted by central government. So that's all right then! LAURENCE YATES, Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen.
THE councillors who are complaining and suggesting that they will not work with the BNP, should think for a moment. The same people who put them in power have now given them a little reminder: Do a better job, or else. I don't suppose for a moment we
IAM now convinced that the current stringent enforcement of the speed limits in Lancashire is mainly to raise money for the police. This reasoning is based on the observation of a police radar vehicle positioned on Padiham Road, Burnley, at 9am on a quiet
POLICE are searching for a driver who left the scene of a weekend accident in which one car struck a lamppost. The collison, involving a Ford Escort and a reportedly stolen Vauxhall Astra, happened on Radcliffe Road, near the junction with Manchester
THE new director of nursing for The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which governs Bury, is Denise Houghton. Having qualified as a nurse from Dewsbury School of Nursing in 1976, she went on to train as a midwife and later to qualify as a health visitor
MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of Bury are to celebrate their 75th anniversary with a moveable feast. Courtesy of the the East Lancashire Railway, the club will be organising the Irwell Express Diner Train in aid of Hope and Homes for Children. The charity
FIRE crews fought a fierce blaze which ripped through a Bury car scrapyard on bank holiday Monday. And the cause of the outbreak at the premises of A1 on Pimhole Road will remain a mystery until investigations to pinpoint how it started are completed.
THE immediate future for Bury bookworms is certainly orange! For the Orange Prize for Fiction, Europe's largest and richest annual book award for fiction, have now announced their 2002 shortlist. The borough's libraries are one of the library services
A TOP RAF parachute team will be dropping in on the two-day Bury Carnival Gala Weekend next month. Organisers, the Bury Times Group, have booked the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team for the event, to be staged at the Goshen playing fields on Saturday
A HEALTH scare meant that Radcliffe North councillor Barry Briggs not only missed his wife Sharon's victory at the ballot box but he did not even vote for her! Councillor Barry Briggs was admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday
THE race is on for St Joseph's RC Primary School in Ramsbottom to build a bigger hall. For the school in Queen Street has organised a race night to help bring in cash to go towards the £15,000 still needed for the project. The cramped hall can no longer
HERE vrooms the bride! The wedding of Tony and Diane Rose was a rrrrrrr-oaring success. More than 200 people celebrated the special occasion in true biker style at the Nightmare Rally festival organised by Bolton Christian biker, Andy Sayers. The wedding
FOOTBALLER Tommy Goggins is transferring his talents in the classroom and on the soccer pitch from Bury to Ohio. Tommy (18) who plays right back with Ramsbottom United's youth team, has been "signed" by Notre Dame College in Ohio for the 2002-03 season
MORE cash for crimefighting! That's a Bury neighbourhood watch chief who has scooped a cash prize of £750 in a competition. And Ian Chapman will certainly enhance his reputation as a good neighbour by using the money to buy Home Watch signs and security
MORE service and more use of appointments. That's the double helping being served up to the public by Bury District Citizens Advice Bureau Service. The enhanced service comes via a major injection of funding from the Legal Services Commission. And this
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness hopes to make his first signing of the summer in the next few days after beating Portsmouth to the signature of Andy Todd, writes ANDY NEILD. As we revealed earlier in the week, Todd has been training with Rovers for the
ASIAN business leaders have celebrated the successful first year of the organisation set up to support their growth and development. In what is thought to have been the largest gathering of Asian-run business people in the North West, the Asian Business
YOUNG readers in East Lancashire have voted Harry Potter their favourite in a survey by local libraries. Children aged three upwards, and some parents and grandparents, took part in the survey by Lancashire County Libraries' south east division, and chose
A DIAMOND duo celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a surprise visit from the Mayor and the Mayoress. Iris, 76, and Samuel Heys, 78, of Eskdale Gardens, Padiham, have been happily married for six decades without a quarrel or harsh word spoken
POLICE hope a key reminder to the elderly in a prominent place will arm them against the threat of bogus callers. The move comes after a series of incidents in the last week where pensioners have been targeted by conmen. Burnley's Community Safety Partnership
TWO people needed hospital treatment after a road accident at the junction of Park Drive and Back Park Drive, Nelson. A Ford Escort driven by Daniel Nelson, 19, of Bracewell Street, Nelson, was in collision with a Ford Sierra driven by Ian Cooper, 39,
A DELEGATION of business people from China will visit Pendle on Monday during a short stay in the UK. The party of ten from Shangzi, a city with a population of more than three million, will arrive in Nelson at lunchtime and be welcomed by the Mayor,
RESIDENTS in Nelson, Brierfield and some of the borough's more rural spots are being urged to be on their guard after a rise in the number of burglaries. While crime overall is down in Nelson, burglaries have increased in recent weeks and police are particularly
THREE people were rescued after an explosion destroyed one house and left several others severely damaged early today. Fire crews were called to Burns Street, Nelson, just before 8am after residents up to half a mile away reported being woken up by a
I WOULD like to congratulate the Bury MBC service Carelink who came to my mother's rescue after a fall in her home. They responded quickly and efficiently. I am unable to be with her 24-hours a day and so I am reassured to know that help such as this
YET another application for offices and warehousing has been submitted which, if granted, will take up a large part of Kirklees Valley between Brandlesholme Road and Tottington Road. I will be objecting though I doubt that the council will listen as they
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
PARK High School in Colne has received a national award from Sport England in recognition of its commitment to physical education and sport. The school is one of only 50 in England to receive the Sports Mark Gold status. It is one step higher than the
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
A BUS driver jailed after police found him behind the wheel while almost three times the drink drive limit has had the sentence cut by half. But David Thompson, 55, who was stopped after a concerned passenger on the Padiham to Accrington bus rang company
A 50-year-old man has been cleared of seven counts of indecent assault at Burnley Crown Court. Judge Raymond Bennett recorded not guilty verdicts after the prosecution offered no evidence against Barrie Wearing. Wearing, of Burnley Road, Accrington, had
IF you look very carefully, you may just see a tear in Bobby's eye. For the former family pet has been at the RSPCA animal home at Altham since October. Bobby, an eight-year-old neutered medium-sized crossbreed, was taken to the centre when he began to
YOUNG readers in East Lancashire have voted Harry Potter their favourite in a survey by local libraries. Children aged three upwards, and some parents and grandparents, took part in the survey by Lancashire County Libraries' south east division, and chose
AN 86-YEAR-OLD pensioner chased off two men who tried to steal from his home after they posed as water supply workmen. The pair knocked on the rear door of the man's house in Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, and brushed past him when he answered, police
A LORRY driver who beat up and raped a young mum has been jailed for a total of five years and three months. Former soldier Andrew Lee Courtney, 32, who also attacked his former partner, had dragged his victim from a house and given her a kicking, Burnley
Friday, May 17 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Wednesday, May 15 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
THIS year's May Day celebrations at Whalley's Oakhill College had a distinctly blue tinge to the colourful celebrations when pupils followed the old Irish tradition of decorating bushes with ribbons thought to ward off evil and bring good luck. And as
A NEW Birds of Bowland project has been launched with a leaflet and a special event for RSPB members. The leaflet gives information about the area and how significant it is for birds, as well as explaining how people can get involved in the project. The
AS PART of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations, Knowle Green is holding a special exhibition in the village hall, featuring photographs from the 1950s, hand-made quilts, jewellery and puppets. Longridge photographer John Hornby will open the exhibition
YOUNG readers in East Lancashire have voted Harry Potter their favourite in a survey by local libraries. Children aged three upwards, and some parents and grandparents, took part in the survey by Lancashire County Libraries' south east division, and chose
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
THREE hundred people packed a church to say a moving goodbye to a 'lovely youngster' who died after a gas explosion at his home. And eight-year-old Andrew John Marsden's schoolmates held service at the same time as the funeral in the hall of St. James
THE Solvent Emissions Directive came under the spotlight during the latest breakfast briefing staged by the Bury Business Environment Association. And delegates were told of the implications of the new legislation and how these would affect, in particular
EXCITING opportunities are on the agenda for Bury to support local businesses in developing and enhancing their people management practices. A new project is operating in the town, specifically geared to increasing productivity and competitiveness through
TWO hi-tech Prestwich companies have joined forces with a major computer industry in a deal aimed at boosting growth and competitiveness. Bdata Ltd and J Barnes Engineering are specialised suppliers of computerised database and other computer solutions
DISCUSSIONS are taking place into seeking a buyer for the former Michelin Sports and Social Club in Burnley. The popular club was closed down a month ago, two days after the ex-tyre factory was shut down. The 36-acre Michelin site in Bancroft Road will
BURY businesses are being given the opportunity to become part of a ground-breaking youth initiative. And, at the same time, they can increase their marketing profile and successfully manage "proof of age" issues without needing to invest a penny. Tasty
WARREN HEGG gave Lancashire a boost before today's tense Championship finish at the Oval by telling his team: "I'm proud of you." The game continued to swing away from Lancashire with eight wickets from departing Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmoud - including
THEY say life begins at 40, but for Tony Blomley, the number heralds a lifetime of commitment to the St John Ambulance brigade and the people of the borough. Tony (50), of Alma Street, Radcliffe, has clocked up 40 years' service with the organisation,
A BLUEPRINT which will guide the way the borough develops over the next 15 years has been published. Strategy and Spatial Framework marks significant progress in the review of Bury's Unitary Development Plan (UDP), the framework for deciding all planning
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
A MOTORBIKE was pulled from the River Irwell in Stacksteads by clean-up volunteers who rolled up their sleeves and getting to grips with rubbish thrown in two waterways. Volunteers cleaned Limy Water where it flows through Crawshawbooth and the River
THE FIRST anti-social behaviour orders to be issued by Rossendale Council against young alleged offenders have been adjourned by Burnley magistrates. The council has applied for orders against Thomas Michael Casey, 18, of Thorn Bank, Bacup, and a 16-year-old
BUSINESSES in Waterfoot have succeeded in getting consultation time for major traffic plans extended, after it was highlighted that they had never been canvassed. Rossendale Council leader Coun Graham Pearson was quick to act when the Lancashire Evening
Jan Charlton, 36, told a jury at Leeds Crown Court that her life had been a "nightmare" before she attacked Danny O'Brien at the home in Midgley, West Yorkshire, they shared with her daughter, Amy. Mr O'Brien lived in Holme Terrace, Townsendfold, Rawtenstall
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
A FORMER soldier who was saved from life imprisonment by ex-Blackburn MP Barbara Castle has spoken of the debt of gratitude he has felt for his whole life. In the week when the formidable former Labour MP was buried in a private family funeral, Stewart
THE leader of a Labour-run council is facing legal action from a Tory counterpart after he failed to apologise for allegations made in an election leaflet. Coun Colin Rigby said a statement published by Coun Bill Taylor and distributed in the Higher Croft
COUNCILLOR John Byrne, the leader of Bury Council, and his deputy, Coun Derek Boden, are determined to close Affetside Primary School. They feel that by removing this excellently performing school from its books they will significantly reduce the "surplus
THE first victory in the St. Paul's, Ramsbottom, school campaign occurred when the scrutiny panel voted unanimously to send the closure proposal back to the Executive, based on all the major points we highlighted in our presentation. These included: (
SUNDAY Farm Open Day, Cronkshaw Fold Farm, off Alden Road, Helmshore, 11am-4pm. Bookings on 01706 218614. Perennial Plant Sale, Cherry Tree Cricket Club, Blackburn, 9.30am-noon. Northern Chamber Orchestra, Charter Theatre, Preston, 3pm. Feltmaking Workshop
I was hooked. On gambling that is, not fat ladies The Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington HERE begin the confessions of a vicar. Well, actually, it all happened before I got 'revved up'. We'd pour out of church and into the local - pints
THE temperature dropped noticeably and the clouds shrouding the mountain tops closed in as we approached the village. Perched more than 1,000ft above sea level, the village with its cobbled streets and 14th century monastery was a haven among the surrounding
YOUTH club workers in Blackburn were celebrating this week after hearing they had been given £150 towards new equipment. Members of the Buzz Club, based at Revidge Fold, have recently branched out to start up another youth club at Lammack Methodist Church
THE Zoe Taylor School of Dance will next month stage a charity dance 'extravaganza' at the King George's Hall. The event is being advertised as a 'one night only' event, with the entire show being produced, directed and choreographed by Zoe Taylor. Featuring
REGARDING their proposals to close care homes for the elderly, I would say to Lancashire County Council: "Nurture those who nurtured you." SONIA ROBINSON, Dale Street, Nelson.
AT the public forum in Blackburn Town Hall on April 25, I asked why there are no litter bins at Pleasington Playing Fields for dog walkers to put pets' droppings into. I was given a positive response: bins would be provided with hinted that a doggy loo
IAM not surprised so many people voted for the British National Party in the council elections and I don't think for one minute they are racists. They are just saying enough is enough -- that too much money is being spent on illegal immigrants and asylum
THE Prince of Wales on Saturday visited survivors of the horrific rail crash which killed seven people. Prince Charles was said to have been "very saddened" when he was told about the tragedy as he returned to Britain from holiday. An emergency telephone
REGARDING Eric Leaver's article 'Is it down to cash?' (LET, April 24), I cannot recall ever reading anything quite as distasteful, turgid, puerile or downright ignorant. Mr Leaver pompously minimises the effects of the deaths of some 70 victims on Lancashire's
AN 89-YEAR-OLD pensioner was attacked by conmen who tricked their way into her home and stole cash. She suffered facial bruises after struggling with two men who claimed to be water board officials inside her home in Leigh Road, Howe Bridge, Atherton.
FORTY tonnes of timber were destroyed in a blaze which ripped through the yard of a Bury company. Two fire crews spent three hours tackling the blaze which was confined to a section of the outside compound at Brigg's Reclamation in Park Road. Firefighters
LIKE the Queen, Ramsbottom Soroptimists are marking their Golden Jubilee this year. And they held a Golden Jubilee Dinner at the Bolton Moat House Hotel where group president, Denise Baldwin, received more than 170 guests, including Soroptimists from
A RETIRED architect suffered a heart attack while driving his car. Mr Peter Wakefield (72) was pronounced dead on arrival at Fairfield General Hospital shortly after his Renault saloon crashed into a tree in Turks Road, Radcliffe. The collision happened
HEAR'SAY pop star Suzanne Shaw got it in the neck thanks to Ramsbottom remedial therapist Andrew Ferguson. Mr Ferguson, who operates from his home in Strathmore Close, is a friend of local star Suzanne's parents. So when Suzanne, who hails from Radcliffe
PRIVATE health services could be bought in a bid to provide the best services for the borough's patients. Bury Primary Care Trust has been given the go-ahead to decide where best to commission health care, allowing it to purchase from private health care
A RETIRED teacher choked to death after eating a sausage roll. Mrs Jean Marie Short had returned home from church and prepared lunch for herself and her husband, Alexander, on February 24. After taking a bite of a sausage roll she began to choke. Her
THREE people were rescued after an explosion destroyed one house and left several others severely damaged early today. Fire crews were called to Burns Street, Nelson, just before 8am after residents up to half a mile away reported being woken up by a
NATURE lovers can enjoy a major event in the great outdoors this weekend. And it co-incides with the first official duty of Bury's newest countryside champion, local nature reserve project Officer, Paul Robinson. This Sunday, (May 12) he will be joining
THE leader of a Labour-run council is facing legal action from a Tory counterpart after he failed to apologise for allegations made in an election leaflet. Coun Colin Rigby said a statement published by Coun Bill Taylor and distributed in the Higher Croft
BARBARA Castle, who as a Euro MP for Greater Manchester West represented Bury, has died at the age of 91. And her successor has paid tribute to the former well-known politician and Labour Minister. Mrs Castle was Greater Manchester West MEP, representing
NEIL Turley will put a week of transfer talk behind him and take his place in the Leigh Centurions side that battles for a Buddies National League Cup semi-final spot this weekend. And according to coach Paul Terzis, Turley is ready to do his talking
BURNLEY'S Community Beat Manager will be promoting road safety for those travelling on two wheels this weekend. PC Nic Fisher he will be holding a cycle safety event at Asda in Burnley, aimed at helping youngsters to ensure that both them and their bikes
AN East Lancashire Pop Idol star is set to rub shoulders with the likes of Kylie and Robbie at an aftershow party held for the premier of the new West End musical We Will Rock You. Andrew Derbyshire, 19, formally of Green Street, Padiham, has signed a
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
A BURGLAR who targeted a "much-loved," retired lollipop lady, is behind bars for 15 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Alan Hartley, 52, let himself into the widowed woman's Burnley home with a set of stolen keys and helped himself to her property.
THEY'VE turned down a host of lucrative offers but now East Lancashire band Chumbawamba have finally allowed their biggest hit to be covered -- by Homer Simpson! Although the eight-strong group will not actually be in cult cartoon The Simpsons, their
THE family of a Burnley pensioner who attempted to set herself on fire told an inquest it was just a cry for help after suffering from years of depression. Beryl Lord, 66, of Hall Park Avenue, died in Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, on April 2 after
MUMS and mums-to-be will meet for a Party in the Park in Nelson on Monday to mark National Breastfeeding Awareness Week. They will be joined in Victoria Park, between 12.30pm and 2.30pm, by the midwives and health visitors who have organised the event
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has handed over its huge dossier of care home closure opposition to council chiefs. More than 2,000 readers have backed our call to keep 35 old folk's care homes open. Readers sent in opposition coupons telling social
I AM only 10-years-old but I think everybody should say what they think, and I think fox-hunting is disgusting. If farmers are so worried about foxes why don't they make their farms more secure? We kill and eat chickens, pigs and other animals to survive
THE Rev. Ian Stamp (Your Letters, April 26) gives an outline of the factors involved in the possible amalgamation of St John's school, Bury, with St Mark's. But he overlooks the price to be obtained from the sale of subsequent available land. Gil Maxwell
RESIDENTS in Nelson, Brierfield and some of the borough's more rural spots are being urged to be on their guard after a rise in the number of burglaries. While crime overall is down in Nelson, burglaries have increased in recent weeks and police are particularly
YOUNGSTERS from a Hyndburn school are seeing the homeless at work in a special project. Pupils at the White Ash school in Oswaldtwistle have joined up with vendors of the Big Issue, the Manchester-based magazine which gives homeless people the chance
DAIRY farmers in Lancashire have been visited by agricultural union chiefs to discuss the future of the milk market. NFU national milk chairman Terrig Morgan and chief deputy dairy advisor Phil Hudson held a series of meetings and told frustrated farmers
A BUS driver jailed after police found him behind the wheel while almost three times the drink drive limit has had the sentence cut by half. But David Thompson, 55, who was stopped after a concerned passenger on the Padiham to Accrington bus rang company
OPPOSITION councillors in Blackburn are renewing a campaign to have community wardens installed after they were successfully introduced in Hyndburn. But council leader Coun Bill Taylor said the decision not to pursue the matter was made after consultations
Sunday, May 12 BURNLEY with PADIHAM: 11.30am-12.30pm Village Pharmacy, 142 Burnley Road, Harle Syke, Burnley. Asda Pharmacy, Princess Way, Burnley. NELSON, BRIERFIELD, BARROWFORD, COLNE, EARBY & BARNOLDSWICK: 11am-12 noon IM Hudson Dispensing Chemist
Thursday, May 16 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook
