THOUGH there is some evidence that incidents of domestic violence frequently increase when major national events are taking place and sometimes when alcohol is involved, police say the World Cup poses no significant threat. But in a special poster campaign
IN 1977, the elation prompted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee was there for all to see. Flag-clad streets were ablaze with Union Jack bunting and giggling children with crowns-a-plenty sitting in the streets. Twenty-five years on, we tracked
SUPPORTERS of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye Cancer Scanner Appeal will be rewarded themselves when they raise funds for the campaign. Organisers have arranged for fundraisers to be able to earn themselves special awards. There will be awards
FOR many, two weeks away this summer is unlikely to involve travelling to one of the poorest places in the world to labour each day on a building site for no financial reward. But Coppull man Steve Blundell, 52, a mechanical and electrical engineer from
FLAMBOYANT club queen Margo Grimshaw is painting the town red, white and blue to kick off the Jubilee after covering her ten-year-old Bentley with English flag stickers. And people might have to take a double take if they see her out and about because
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TIME is officially called today on Leigh's town centre boozers. Two prominent public areas are now alcohol-free zones with any offender likely to face arrest by the police. It is hoped the scheme, which is the first in Greater Manchester, will help reduce
BURY Shopmobility is a victim of its own success and is now desperate to recruit more volunteers. The organisation provides disabled visitors to the Mill Gate centre with wheelchairs and other motorised transport to allow them to shop. But because demand
THREE Bury students will be performing on their biggest ever stage this summer. Joanne Laherty (17), Katie Whitehead (18) and Jenny Cliff(16) have all been picked as dancers in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester on July 25 in
A SERIES of new musical and theatrical productions are set to take off at Bury Met thanks to sponsorship from Manchester Airport. The extra cash will help The Met to stage its first ever classical ballet production when The Welsh National Ballet performs
ONE of Bury's most successful cricket teams is facing its biggest challenge. That is to play on home soil. Jinnah Cricket Club, formed in 1995, wants a permanent ground in Bury because it has to play all its home games at Smithills in Bolton. Only once
PUB goers and football fans had their spirits dampened when a power cut left town centre properties without electricity for an evening. Sunday's (May 26) blackout hit 144 properties in Bolton Street, Irwell Street and Bank Street, with power only restored
SNUBBED striker Andy Cole today backed England to make a big impression in Japan and Korea as the World Cup finals prepare to kick-off tomorrow. Cole, who recently announced his international retirement after being overlooked for the finals, believes
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike met Lancashire county councillor Chris Cheetham to discuss controversial plans for the county's homes for the elderly. Mr Pike added his weight to the protest being spearheaded by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Save Our Care
HAPTON'S celebrations continue on Monday at the recreation ground. Many activities are planned, including children's entertainment, bouncy castle, a band in the afternoon, and a disco in the evening. The Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley, Councillor Gordon
A SCHEME to ensure people feel safer in their homes has been launched by police in Nelson. Community beat manager PC Julie Fort has put together a package which she has been giving out to residents in the Bradley Ward area. The project, named Operation
A POLICEWOMAN's thumb was pulled backwards when she struggled with a troubled father-of-three, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told Anthony Francis Pickles, 37, had been swinging a metal bar around and narrowly missed another officer. Police had
On Monday I helped with a promotion for my local paper "The Bolton Evening News" - hopefully you will have spotted "Sven" and his Bolton Evening News team around the town centre! Friday saw the launch of "Sven Goran Eriksson's World Cup Football" game
THE mother of a teenage tearaway dubbed a "lone crimewave" today pleaded with magistrates to lock up her son. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, says the 13-year-old from the Accrington area has been in court more than 30 times in the last
A WORLD expert in aqua tai-chi is to host a weekend workshop at Waddow Hall, Clitheroe, on June 1 and 2. Tai-chi Master Chin Kean Choy, author of two successful books, has been invited to the area by local tai-chi enthusiasts. Workshop organiser Wendy
THE last independent cinema in East Lancashire has given new meaning to drive-in movies thanks to a door-to-door bus service for film buffs. The Ribble Valley Community Partnership has joined forces with managers at the Grand Cinema, Clitheroe, to provide
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby has slammed the decision to allow Wimbledon to relocate to Milton Keynes as he claimed: "It is a very dangerous precedent to set." During discussions about the proposed second tier to the Premiership, the so-called Phoenix
OVER 200 former pupils of Leigh Girls' Grammar recalled happy memories of schooldays at their annual re-union dinner. The event held at Atherton Formby Hall attracted 16 teachers including Miss Dorothy Bannister and Miss Irene Jordan, now in their eighties
MAINSTREAM school children could be sent to "Centres of Excellence" to improve specific learning problems, if education plans go-ahead. In order to strengthen inclusive education for special needs children, Wigan Education Chiefs have suggested creating
SNUBBED striker Andy Cole today backed England to make a big impression in Japan and Korea as the World Cup finals prepare to kick-off tomorrow. Cole, who recently announced his international retirement after being overlooked for the finals, believes
A PLANNING application for a new engineering factory will be decided tonight. Councillors have been advised to approve a new factory, offices, car park and storage area on land at Spring Vale Road, Darwen. Applicants Welding Engineering have had to place
A MAN who preyed on the homes of elderly people in Darwen has been jailed for two years. Andrew Neville Pilkington, 18, from Bolton, was locked up by a judge at Preston Crown Court after being convicted of two burglaries in the Darwen area. Both were
THE second Puppetsense Festival proved a big success with families from Rossendale and beyond. The weekend festival, directed by Horse and Bamboo Theatre in Waterfoot, was held throughout the Valley and included exhibitions street performers and free
UNSUNG hero Derek Allen has been named as one of the first Commonwealth Community Champions. Derek, who works for The Shaftesbury Society, was nominated by Bacup's St Mary's RC School. The Commonwealth Games in Manchester will now present Derek with coveted
HERE'S a delicious sweet to serve to friends and family who may be visiting to celebrate the Jubilee Bank Holiday this weekend. Pineapple Tatin comes from the kitchen of Nigel Smith, executive chef at the Feilden's Arms, Mellor Brook, Blackburn. Pineapple
BRINGING the revolutionary "magic eye" equipment to East Lancashire is a personal quest for consultant surgeon David Chang. The Blackburn-raised consultant, now based at the town's Royal Infirmary, aims to bring the state-of-the-art cancer scanning equipment
LANCASHIRE'S social services department was taken out of special measures today but told it needs to be more certain of its plans for the future. Lancashire County Council's social services department -- which plans to close 35 of its 48 OAP homes --
A BOGUS official has taken more than £2,000 worth of valuables and cash from a 90-year-old woman. But in another incident a pensioner refused to let a conman into his flat forcing him to leave with nothing. In the first crime on Whittam Road, Chorley,
THE reasons why a policeman's wife killed herself will never be known, an inquest heard. Tracy Anne Royle, 31, was found by her husband suspended by a quilt cover from a bannister rail in the hallway of their home in Rhodes Avenue, Blackburn. The couple's
A WORLD Cup poster campaign has been launched to urge people to 'blow the whistle' on domestic violence. A range of new posters, all on the football theme, has been launched by Lancashire police and will be distributed across East Lancashire to tackle
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was indecently assaulted after being attacked with a stun gun. Police said the teenager was sitting at a bus stop near to the Kwik Save superstore, in Bolton Road, Blackburn. After sitting next to her the man put his arm on her shoulder
POLICE have arrested 29 people in two weeks as part of the battle against drugs and today warned dealers "your turn will come." Officers have also revealed that their raids have uncovered a Samurai sword, firearms and more than 20 rounds of ammunition
THE greatest sporting show on earth kicks-off tomorrow with the field looking well and truly open. Just as in 1994 when the World Cup finals tournament left the confines of Europe and South America for the first time, the first tournament to be played
CLOSE links forged between a Leigh school and college have had a dramatic effect. Westleigh High School's innovative courses for 14-16 year olds have led to a 21 per cent increase in the number of students seeking further education in three years. Last
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RELATIVES of residents at Radcliffe's closure-threatened Whittaker House have vowed to wage a campaign for its survival. One woman, whose 93-year-old mother has been at the old people's home for the past seven years, says she's even prepared to chain
CLOSING Blackburn's Church Street to traffic is part of a plan by the council to make the town centre more pedestrian friendly. The idea is that people will be able to enjoy strolling between the railway station and the town hall in an area that's a pleasure
CANADIAN police are investigating the shock death of Golborne wrestling hero Davey Boy Smith. They have answered an appeal from the British Bulldog's distraught father, Sid Smith, who called for a murder probe after hearing conflicting reports of the
CYCLE mechanic Rob Green is to give up repairing other people's bikes to go off on a 2,500-mile bike ride of his own. Rob, who works at Halfords in Bury, is to embark on the epic solo ride on June 3 to raise money for Bury Hospice. His marathon adventure
FORGET London, Paris, New York and Rome. Bury's the place to be this year! That is at least according to coule Barbara and David Evans who were the "lucky" winners of a free trip to the borough. So impressed were the husband and wife team from Telford
THE East Lancashire man kicked out of the World Cup by Japanese authorities has a history of soccer violence, it was revealed today. Mark Holden, 33, was stopped at an airport in Tokyo yesterday and is expected back in Britain today. He was jailed for
BLACKBURN cathedral could be surrounded by a metal fence to stop drunks, vandals and prostitutes using the grounds at night. Cathedral bosses are objecting to plans for another pub in Darwen Street and say if the scheme is approved they would have no
LEIGH Centurions have lost star full-back Neil Turley for the next six weeks. Top try poacher Turley badly damaged his knee when he collided with an advertising hoarding during Leigh's NFP win over Swinton at Hilton Park last Sunday. There were initial
BLACKBURN Rovers are set to reward goalkeeper Brad Friedel with a lucrative new four-year deal. Ewood chief executive John Williams revealed today that preliminary talks have already taken place with the United States international and his team of advisers
SNUBBED striker Andy Cole today backed England to make a big impression in Japan and Korea as the World Cup finals prepare to kick-off tomorrow. Cole, who recently announced his international retirement after being overlooked for the finals, believes
A YOUNG football team are heartbroken after finding they cannot use the venue they thought they had booked for the end of season presentation. Burnley Briercliffe Rovers were due to enjoy the event tomorrow and manager Chris Farnworth said the team were
A ROW has broken out after a licence for a beer tent granted to a group chaired by a magistrate. A brass band concert is to be held as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations on Monday from 1pm to 5pm in Padiham Memorial Park. But the new Mayor of Padiham
THE East Lancashire man kicked out of the World Cup by Japanese authorities has a history of soccer violence, it was revealed today. Mark Holden, 33, was stopped at an airport in Tokyo yesterday and is expected back in Britain today. He was jailed for
A MOTHER whose son died in a hit-and-run accident where the driver had taken heroin the previous night said after the inquest: "How would he feel if we had left his baby in the middle of the road?" Liz Hamer's 13-year-old son and 'best friend' Anthony
WITH just two days to go until the world's biggest football tournament gets underway, footy fans in Burnley are gearing up for World Cup fever. Scores of pubs have been granted special licences to open up early so fans can cheer on Beckham and co and
COMPANY bosses at Premier Wheels in Nelson have put up a £1,000 reward after thieves broke into their premises and stole £7,000 worth of wheels and car accessories which were not insured. The robbery occurred between 6pm on Saturday, May 18, and 11am
SHOPS and businesses in Earby have been making their premises more attractive in the hope of winning the town's Best Dressed Window, organised by the parish council and Earby Development Group. The Mayor and Mayoress of Pendle, Coun Pauline McCormick
A FATHER of three who smashed his car, ran off and then reported it stolen, has kept his freedom -- and his driving licence. Burnley Magistrates heard how Sean McLeod, an ex-convict who had spent a wild youth, thought he had put such behaviour behind
NEWS that the Belling cooker manufacturer had gone into receivership sent shock waves across Burnley. Around 300 jobs were put in jeopardy. The cuts followed an announcement that 340 jobs were also to go at Burnley Engineering Products.
A RAMPAGING bull careered out of control in Haslingden just feet from a child's paddling pool after escaping from an auction market. Police airlifted a marksman close to the A56 Haslingden bypass who killed the animal with a single shot.
THE teenage driver of a car which crashed leaving his brother in a coma for 10 weeks will appear before Hyndburn magistrates next month. Ian McMinn, 18, has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking and document offences. He is expected to appear at
HOSPITAL bosses have yet to reveal their plans for new security measures. The Calderstones NHS Trust Board met yesterday behind closed doors to discuss a security review report. It was held in secret due to security implications. As yet no details have
A MAJOR exhibition featuring some of the region's finest professional artists is coming to Samlesbury Hall. The installation, entitled Secrets, will showcase the work of nearly 20 members of the North West Design Collective, a group of artists, designers
RAIL enthusiasts are blowing their whistles after news that the first regular steam trains for more than 35 years are to run through East Lancashire. Private rail company Ribblesdale Railtours, of Settle, will run The Dalesman from Preston to Carlisle
ANYONE planning to make a trip to France to buy wine direct from local vineyards can now choose on-line before leaving home via www.winedrive.com. The site offers a unique new web service which allows wine lovers to take a virtual trip around some of
IF you put together web pages for a charity group or society you will have come across problems concerning copyright issues. Many people just go ahead and use things hoping they won't be found out, while not all web content's copyright status is clearly
FORMER pupils, Elaine Fairhurst and Gail Hesketh, are planning a class of '78 ruby reunion to celebrate a mass of 40th birthdays. Any fellow Westleigh High pupils interested in the idea should contact Elaine on 01942 791729, Gail on 01942 607515 or e-mail
TWO former "Council School" pupils are planning a reunion. Elaine Fairhurst and Mary Derbyshire want to hear from seventies classmates at Windermere Road Secondary School who would like to meet up again. The girls were seniors when the school went comprehensive
CHEMISTS open on Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday are: (10-11am) Lambs, 146 Warrington Road, Lower Ince (11-noon) Cohens, 90-92 Manchester Road, Leigh (4-5pm) Trayners, 108 Market Street, Hindley (5-6pm) Abram Pharmacy, 358 Warrington Road, Abram.
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby has slammed the decision to allow Wimbledon to relocate to Milton Keynes as he claimed: "It is a very dangerous precedent to set." During discussions about the proposed second tier to the Premiership, the so-called Phoenix
FOUR pairs of semi-detached houses and one detached property are set to be built in Tockholes Road, Darwen. Members of Blackburn with Darwen's planning and highways committee have been minded to approve plans for the houses, despite objections from nearby
MORE than 30 Darwen public footpaths are to be shut over the summer as work gets under way on the completion of a 30km gas pipe. The paths are in the way of the new pipeline which will enable thousands of homes in East Lancashire to be connected to gas
MARKET traders in Rawtenstall plan some right royal fun on Saturday as they celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Although Her Majesty has not replied to a request from traders to pop in and share in the fun, the traders will be welcoming all customers
PENSIONERS have quizzed the leader of Lancashire County Council Hazel Harding about the proposal to close 35 of its 48 old folks' homes. Founder of the Campaign for the Restoration of Older People's Services Sue Troughton, an LCC sheltered housing scheme
ROSSENDALE Council leader Graham Pearson today denied claims that the authority's chief executive is leaving his post. A council source said chief executive Steven Hartley had been offered a job elsewhere, but Council leader Coun Graham Pearson said:
UNSUNG hero Derek Allen has been named as one of the first Commonwealth Community Champions. Derek, who works for The Shaftesbury Society, was nominated by Bacup's St Mary's RC School. The Commonwealth Games in Manchester will now present Derek with coveted
AN ex-convict responsible for a string of offences and who struck while on licence, is back behind bars. Joseph Conroy, 23, was jailed for nine months by Recorder Anthony Rumbelow, QC, who also ordered he serve the 316 day unexpired portion of his previous
PUB regulars have cracked open the champagne after scooping £800,000. The syndicate of 20 from The Roebuck, Waterhouse Green, Whittle-le-Woods, hit the jackpot on the first Lotto bonus draw on Saturday May 18. Yet they only realised they had won six days
THE dream has become a reality with the announcement that Blackburn's long-awaited theatre will open in October. And there was a further boost for arts lovers in East Lancashire when Capita announced it is to sponsor the performing arts centre attached
BLACKBURN cathedral could be surrounded by a metal fence to stop drunks, vandals and prostitutes using the grounds at night. Cathedral bosses are objecting to plans for another pub in Darwen Street and say if the scheme is approved they would have no
TRUANTS will be taught a sharp lesson by education chiefs whose message is a simple one -- school is not an option, it's a necessity. A major crackdown on pupils who skip lessons is has been launched in a link up between Wigan's education welfare team
MYSTERY surrounds the future of Leigh Centurions coach Paul Terzis. Reports are emerging that the highly-rated Aussie is wanted by Super League neighbours Salford City Reds who have made a winless start to their season. Terzis says he has had no approach
