A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Autumn Fair, Derwent Hall, Geroge Street, Darwen, 11am-2.30pm. Proceeds for Cancer Research UK. Coffee Morning, St Mary's Church, Mellor, 10am-noon. Labour Councillors
WITH the new school year only in its second month, parents and their truanting children are being targeted in a new drive to make pupils attend their lessons. Unannounced swoops are being staged by teams of education welfare officers and police across
THE bizarre spectre arises of nurses and other workers at two East Lancashire hospitals having their cars clamped by their bosses if they go ahead with a threatened boycott of parking charges, planned to rise by 17 per cent next month. Will it come to
IN the glorious days and nights of Yesteryear, when 'live' music flourished across East Lancashire and virtually every pub and club had at least two musicians in residence at weekends, the Grants Arms in Market Place, Ramsbottom, was one of the in-places
STEVE Harley is a Cockney Rebel with a cause. Three days after finishing his extensive UK acoustic tour, he plays Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre on Saturday, October 12, Steve will be heading for Cambodia. There he will take part in a 1,200 mile sponsored
SHAKERS' home match against Southend United at Gigg Lane on Saturday is the first of five "Quid A Kid." The Shakers' board of directors are keen to capitalise on the club's encouraging start to the season by extending the club's junior fan base and see
MORECAMBE and Wigan Athletic are the latest clubs being linked with Radcliffe Borough's talented young goalkeeper, Danny Hurst. Hurst has always been at the forefront of transfer talk ever since arriving at Stainton Park at the beginning of the 2001-2002
RAMSBOTTOM United FC have been rocked by a double resignation, just as things were showing signs of picking up on the field writes STEVE BOTT. The Rams had plunged to bottom spot in the North West Counties Division One table before Tuesday night's 4-0
RFU National League Two Penzance & Newlyn...42pts Sedgley Park...16 pts NEWLY-promoted Penzance Pirates maintained their 100 per cent record, outscoring Sedgley by six tries to one in a disappointingly one-sided contest. Sedgley's problems began in
1883: The Orient Express began its first journey. 1895: Horace Rawlins won the first ever US Open Golf Championship held at Newport, Rhode Island. 1911: Britain's first public escalator was switched on at London's Earls Court underground station. 1931
CLIFF HANGER: Sixteen year old William Singer suffered a fractured vertebra and concussion when he fell more than 20 foot down a rock face. William of Wash Lane, Bury, had gone climbing with two friends at a disused quarry at Moorland Hall Farm, Ow'd
THREE pensioners escaped unhurt from a house last night after an electrical fault in an airing cupboard burst into flames. Fire crews were sent to the house in Bolton Road, Blackburn, at 5pm after the family made the emergency call.
IT has always been accepted that any Home Secretary who valued his reputation would never agree to free Moors Murderer Myra Hindley. And quite rightly so. If we are not to have the death penalty for such heinous crimes against innocent little children
THE RSPCA shelter in Huncoat has just taken in an unusual stray -- a terrapin. Steven Carpenter, deputy manager at the shelter, said the 7ins creature was found crawling along Abbey Street in Accrington. "People buy them for a couple of pounds when they're
THE horse racing industry will never forget Atherton stable girl Rebecca Davies who was killed in a tragic riding accident, mourners at her funeral were told. The Rev Graham Locking, the National Chaplain to Horseracing, told the hundreds of mourners
A MYSTERY woman was seen setting fire to an abandoned car before driving away in another vehicle nearby. The Skoda car targeted by the female firebug was extensively damaged in the blaze which happened in a lane at Walmersley Old Road, Bury, on Friday
A LOUNGE of a Bury house was gutted by fire in a blaze started by a lighted candle. Crews from Bury and Ramsbottom fought the outbreak at the property in Collen Crescent, Brandlesholme, at 11.30pm on Saturday (Sept 28). Officers said a lighted candle
A MAN sustained serious burns to his face when a petrol can exploded as he filled up his Rolls Royce on a motorway hard shoulder at Ramsbottom. Fire crews fought the car blaze and tended to the injured man until paramedics arrived. He is currently detained
A MAJOR police operation was launched after a man was seen walking around Barnoldswick with a gun. But the weapon turned out to be a ball-bearing gun and now police have urged people not to buy the toys. A 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with
THE original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, star of the 1968 film, will be making a flying visit to the Village Hotel & Leisure Club in Bury on Sunday (Oct 6). Owner of the famous car, Pierre Picton, will be appearing in full Caractacus Potts dress alongside
A 24-HOUR CCTV system in Heaton Park has been hailed a success, less than three months after it was installed. The £600,000 scheme was set up just in time for the start of the Commonwealth Games. Twenty cameras were installed at strategic points in the
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted he was highly relieved to be in the draw for the next round of the UEFA Cup. Rovers nearly became victims of one of the greatest comebacks of all time in Bulgaria last night after appeared to be cruising through
THE key moments from Rovers game against CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. FRIEDEL: Couldn't be blamed for any of the goals and very nearly pulled off another heroic penalty save. 6 TAYLOR: Let down by his distribution at times particularly in the first half. 6
MOTORISTS are advised to avoid part of Cuckstool Lane, in Fence, between 5am and 11am next week. It will be closed from its junction with the A6068 to 200 metres south of the Forest Inn, for kerb and carriageway resurfacing works. An alternative route
RESIDENTS in Padiham welcomed the news four new community beat bobbies at their anti-social behaviour meeting in the hope they will get to grips with crime. The meeting, held at Pendle Street Baptist Church, was attended by various members of the community
A SERIES of hard-hitting lectures will lift the lid on the cultural conflicts in Burnley and search for ways of resolving differences between communities. The Conflict Series will consider, among other contentious issues, the rise of the far right as
THIEVES stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of computing equipment in a dawn raid, police revealed today. Raiders struck in the early hours of Sunday in Padiham, and Simonstone. An articulated tractor unit was stolen from the yard of haulage firm
STUDENTS at Nelson and Colne College could soon have all their classes on one site after its governors gave the go-ahead for a new development. They have approved the application stage for a one-site college at Reedyford in Nelson and this will now go
A DRUNKEN man attacked his girlfriend's mother after a funeral, leaving her with a black eye, swelling and bruising. Burnley Magistrates heard how Darren Springett, 26, punched Eileen Higgins after pinning her daughter to the wall - but could remember
A DRUG user who took refuge in old people's sheltered accommodation helped himself to ornamental plant pots while he was there. Burnley Magistrates heard how Stuart Douglas Parry, 29, suffered from social phobia and thought people were looking at him
A MAJOR police operation was launched after a man was seen walking around Barnoldswick with a gun. But the weapon turned out to be a ball-bearing gun and now police have urged people not to buy the toys. A 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with
SPOON bender Uri Geller admitted he would like to take over Burnley Football Club. The celebrity psychic said if he was in charge he would use his influence to boost the players' confidence and help them win.
FRENCH chefs from Lyon whipped up a gourmet feast in the kitchen of Blackburn College. The 20 catering students on a three-week exchange prepared the meal for governors, local industrialists and community leaders.
HEALTH and Safety officials were today carrying out an investigation at Hollands Pies after a female worker was taken to hospital following a serious accident which seriously damaged a finger. Fire crews were called to the business in Manchester Road,
A HIGH school office worker is heading for the sun now that she has retired after 24 years service. Eileen Nicholl, 62, began work at Moorhead High in Accrington as a shorthand typist in 1978 and has seen four headteachers take over the reins at the Queens
BURGLARS are taking a pounding since the introduction of a new team to clamp down on crime. A 'hit squad' to concentrate on burglaries was introduced to Accrington in February and the results show that burglaries are now down by 20 per cent. Since the
A PRAM seller has set up his own global sales drive -- from a stall on Accrington market. Neville Singer has run the indoor stall for 40 years and now has customers all over the world after setting up the Pramsonline.com web site. He branched out into
A REDUNDANT gasworks in Clitheroe could find a new lease of life as a flagship cinema and arts centre. The Ribble Valley Council has agreed in principle to sell the Kirkmoor Road site to the Trinity Community Partnership for an undisclosed sum. The partnership
AN event to mark the coming together of foster carers from East Lancashire is taking place this weekend. Foster carers, their families and the children they looked after on behalf of Lancashire Social Services have been invited. It is being held at the
FAST-growing Kings Business Transfer has a new face to show off its bold new look. The Bury-based company, one of the North West's largest commercial property specialists, have appointed Joanne Ballard as its new business purchase advisor. And one of
A BURY business advisory firm is carving a successful niche in the fast-expanding sport and leisure sector. DTE Insurance Brokers have developed a specialised service for sporting start-ups, enabling ventures which had stalled for lack of cover to get
FROM Russia with love! That's a lucrative order scooped by a Bury company thanks to the world wide web. SP Air Ltd have successfully tendered and completed the contracted order for pneumatic and cutting grinding tools for the Iron Curtain company. And
PEOPLE in need of a good laugh will be hotfooting it to Bury after it was revealed as the home of the world's funniest ever joke. A 31-year-old psychiatrist from the town had entered the joke in the largest ever survey of humour ever undertaken. Gurpal
FATHER of Bury popstar Suzanne Shaw says his daughter will bounce back following the break-up of her band Hear'Say. Vinnie Crowshaw, of Dunsters Avenue, Brandlesholme, said that Suzanne, who lived in Stand Lane, Radcliffe, as a child, would "take stock
ELDERLY residents of a private care home, some with severe mental problems, have been given two weeks to find new accommodation. The shock announcement was made by Mr Barry Walker, owner of Stand Lodge Residential Home in Stand Lane, who told staff it
THE £3 million redevelopment of Bury's Minden Parade is certainly drumming up success. In the heart of the town's Mill Gate shopping centre, its official opening has strengthened the historical links between the town and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
THE widow of Liberal Democrat councillor Wilf Clegg has won a nationwide fight for improved safety for postal workers. And the news that all Royal Mail cyclists will be issued with compulsory cycle helmets has come as a timely tribute to the popular Holyrood
IT has established itself as probably the best R and B night in Lancashire. Certainly among urban music fans, the best Friday out is at Bootylicious, in Preston, doing for black-orientated music in the county what Feel did for the House scene in Lancashire
THERE is concern "in the air" for Radcliffe residents worried about plans to install telecommunications equipment. Those living in and around Rossall Avenue are alarmed at proposals by multimedia company Hutchinson 3G to erect a flagpole containing three
A POLICE operation launched in Darwen yesterday resulted in two juveniles being charged for various offences. Operation Eradicate aims to crack down and reduce the numbers of burglaries and vehicle crimes in the town. It is expected to last a month although
A PENSIONER has made an emotional plea to be reunited with her treasured pet collie after it was taken in by another household. Mary Bromley, 86, of Beech Avenue, Darwen, has dedicated her life to rescuing and training animals, but after a downturn in
SPEEDING motorists in Rossendale are to brought into line this month with the installation of five new safety cameras. They are to be placed in crash hotspots throughout the valley in a bid to catch out speed-worshippers. In the last year in Rossendale
IN the glorious days and nights of Yesteryear, when 'live' music flourished across East Lancashire and virtually every pub and club had at least two musicians in residence at weekends, the Grants Arms in Market Place, Ramsbottom, was one of the in-places
STEVE Harley is a Cockney Rebel with a cause. Three days after finishing his extensive UK acoustic tour, he plays Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre on Saturday, October 12, Steve will be heading for Cambodia. There he will take part in a 1,200 mile sponsored
CHARITY assistant shop manager Calum Rigby will face hostile conditions on a sponsored walk in Vietnam to raise money for the charity SCOPE, which raises money for people affected by cerebral palsy. He will trek more than 20 km per day for five days through
MANAGEMENT at regional train operator First North Western is calling for the train drivers' union ASLEF to put its latest pay offer to a ballot or submit to arbitration. The move to resolve the dispute over pay came after a series of strikes by drivers
PROSTITUTE Gina King was arrested working the streets twice in the space of a week as part of the police bid to clean up Blackburn's red light district. Blackburn magistrates heard that police had to arrest her again after she failed to appear in court
PARENTS and their truanting children are being targeted in a new drive to get pupils back to school. Teams of up to six of Lancashire County Council's education welfare officers are joining forces with police to visit town centres across the county to
FEARS were today growing that the BNP are about to field their first local election candidate in Blackburn. Liberal Democrat councillor Edmund Critchley, 70, has announced he is standing down from October 17 so he can move with his wife to East Sussex
BATTLING Blackburn bomber pilot turned politician Jim Mason has received a top award from the Labour Party, personally signed by Tony Blair. The former Labour Group leader on Lancashire County Council, and Enterprise chairman, got his honour for more
NELSON take a break from the NWCL second division tomorrow when they take on Daisy Hill in the Worthington Trophy. The Blues have won the last two games and are still in the FA Vase after beating Evenwood Town 2-1. They will be hoping to stay in this
ACCRINGTON snooker star Shokat Ali is hoping it will be third time lucky when he takes on former World Champion John Parrott on the opening day of the LG Cup in Preston. Ali missed out on a place in the World Championships in Sheffield last season when
SPEED cameras are pitted along the roads of East Lancashire and, by some, are already regarded as the scourge of motorists. Police have been accused of making fast money through fines. The Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety -- a collaboration of councils
THE introduction of speed cameras has helped slash the number of deaths on the roads of Lancashire by acting as a deterrent to speeding motorists. But police say drivers are getting wise. They claim motorists are slowing down as they go past cameras before
FOR breathtaking cheek your correspondent "Objective Englishman" (Your Letters, Sept 17) wins first prize. According to him, the millions of unemployed, the record bankruptcies, house repossessions, high interest rates, the destruction of whole communities
I HAVE attended various Prestwich Area Board meetings in recent years and am surprised how often local residents seem to know more than our councillors, although I think that sometimes councillors prefer to keep the public in the dark. At a recent meeting
THE abduction and murder of three young girls in recent weeks caused a great deal of media attention and widespread concern. However, we were told on the programme Tonight with Trevor McDonald that such murders are extremely rare. We were not given precise
FOUR schools are being considered for major redevelopment as Bury Council hammers out plans to develop secondary education. The council is considering a range of options to develop state-of-the-art facilities which include redeveloping both the Derby
HAVING walked across Greenland and travelled widely in Iceland, Norway and Finland, Bury Grammar School (Boys) offered a much more hospitable environment for Cambridge University's Dr Charles Moseley. Dr Moseley was invited to the Tenterden Street school
RAMSBOTTOM'S adult education centre could be closed and its students moved into the town's library. Town hall bosses are considering making the switch to comply with new laws to make access easier for disabled people. But they say the changes could be
STICK the wig on. Go on put it on. It'll be fun. Fun. Now there's a word I've not heard for a while and there I was being cajoled to actively take part in some. Had this question been asked of me a couple of years ago, I would had told her exactly where
A "FIT for work" traffic warden is being put off returning to his job because he can't afford to! Disillusioned Jeff Hayward (35) of Hazel Avenue, Bury, is caught in a Catch 22 situation. He claims he needs to carry on receiving Jobseekers' Allowance
BURY'S high schools could be in line for a massive £40 million of new classrooms and improvements. Council bosses are considering raising the necessary cash through the controversial Private Finance Initiative (PFI). A new "state of the art" high school
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Open Day, Bleakholt ANimal Sanctuary, Rochdale Rod, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, from noon. Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band, Menchester, Manchester Road, Burnley, 2pm
Football is becoming an increasing problem for Janet Anderson. A friend has recently acquired a box at Turf Moor and started to invite the MP and her partner Jim Down to go and watch Burnley. But with constituency divided between Clarets fans in Rossendale
"HELLO, this is Clare . . ." It was one of those magic moments when the clouds parted and the sun started to shine. Or at least it would have been if this was a film -- but I just had to make do with the fact that one of my heroines was taking time out
BURY have drawn local rivals Rochdale in the LDV Vans Trophy first round. The game will be played at Spotland on Tuesday, October 22, kick-off 7.45pm. Admission for Shakers fans (£10 adult and £5 concessions) is pay on the night through the Willbutts
VOTING is now well under way to select 14 members to serve as directors of Forever Bury (the Bury FC Supporters' Society). A total of 20 candidates put their names forward for election in the postal ballot for the 14 places available. A professional and
NORTH LANCS/CUMBRIA Bury RUFC...8pts Fleetwood...61pts THE scoreline is not a true representation of the game, for much was to be taken from this performance from the Bury standpoint, writes MIKE JONES. Bury could have opened the scoring after 12 minutes
THIS was a game that Ramsbottom simply had to win. How didn't matter as the result, and not the performance, was all important. As the game kicked off, whatever was said to the players before the game seemed to have worked as they took the game to Warrington
IN reply to Mrs Olive Reah (Letters, August 29), I agree some trees would have been nice in Church Street in Blackburn and some individual shops, such as an over-40s dress shop, a shoe shop, and a really good haberdashery. I feel very sorry for Mr Ian
BLACKBURN Council should now be supporting the owner of Puccino's deli bar for having the guts to risk his savings and redundancy payout on a new business venture. The new deli bar in King William Street is perfectly placed to serve the solicitors, bankers
IN response to 16-year-old John F Bargh (Letters, September 26), while I realise he is a very young man who evidently has never studied the history of this country, I would remind him that people of this country made the ultimate sacrifice of laying down
WASTE is simple -- We do not need microchip technology to manage it. The solution lies in really good recycling schemes, which is what I would encourage all our local councils to do. Instead, of investing money in bin wagons with scanners in to read microchipped
A PENSIONER had her handbag stolen while out walking. The 79-year-old was approached from behind in Spring Lane, Radcliffe, by a thug who grabbed the bag and ran off. The incident happened at 6pm on Sunday (Sept 29). Police say the bag contained cash
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after being roused from her fumes-filled house by neighbours. The end terraced property in Ainsworth Road, Bury, was heavily smoke logged following a fire involving a pan of food. Fire crews
A TEENAGE boy followed a pensioner home on his bike before entering the property and stealing her purse. The incident happened at 10.10am on Saturday (Sept 28) as the 83-year-old woman was returning to her home in Pear Avenue, Bury. Police say the youth
CHRISTMAS cards designed by two Hawkshaw schoolchildren are featured in a festive fund-raising catalogue by the Mission to Seafarers. April Woodcock and Charlotte Hui, who attend St Mary's CE Primary School, won a competition to design a card for the
ALE and hearty! That's a massive 8ft 10ins tall sunflower which has been nurtured by a mixture of beer and water! And because the sunflower has grown like topsy, proud nine-year-old Nathan Harrison now has to use stepladders to water the plant. Nathan
A WHITEFIELD pensioner was struck with a tyre lever by a thug who broke into his home at the weekend. The burglar gained entry to the 74-year-old man's home in Egerton Road after smashing the glass panel of the front door. He threatened the pensioner
HOSPITAL chiefs in Blackburn are facing a mutiny over plans to increase staff car parking charges. About 1,500 workers at Queen's Park and Blackburn Royal Infirmary have written to managers complaining at a 17 per cent rise planned to start next month
A WOMAN was dragged along the road by a thug as she desperately tried to hold on to her handbag containing her car keys. Now, detectives are hunting a four-strong gang who made their getaway from the scene in St Margaret's Road, Prestwich, after their
FIVE local high schools are expected to submit bids this month to become specialist schools. They are likely to be Broad Oak (sport), Coney Green (technology), Derby (science and arts), Radcliffe (technology) and St Monica's (languages). The Government
CELEBRITY chef Andrew Nutter cooked up a treat of a visit for students at Elms Bank Community High School when they wanted to learn more about the restaurant trade. The former Prestwich chef welcomed a group of eager youngsters and staff to his restaurant
HAVING walked across Greenland and travelled widely in Iceland, Norway and Finland, Bury Grammar School (Boys) offered a much more hospitable environment for Cambridge University's Dr Charles Moseley. Dr Moseley was invited to the Tenterden Street school
CSKA Sofia could find themselves in hot water with UEFA after angry home fans pelted the match officials with missiles and hurled racist abuse at Andy Cole during last night's stormy first round second leg at the Bulgarska Armia Stadium. Israeli referee
GRAEME Souness gained fitting revenge over the man dubbed 'the Executioner' by becoming the first manager in Rovers' history to lead the club into the second round of the UEFA Cup. But it was far from a pleasureable experience for the Ewood chief after
ANY last ditch attempts to resurrect the former Leyland Festival were quashed this week after organisers put the 'For Sale' sign on all the equipment from the event. From the 'royal' thrones to the sizzling ox-roast spit, members of the festival committee
BURNLEY runner Caron Fenwick is hoping it will be third time lucky when the Great North Run takes place this weekend. Mrs Fenwick, of Salus Street, has intended to take part in the race for the past three years but for various reasons has not been able
FOUR houses in the Padiham have been earmarked for demolition by the council. The properties include two in Cliff Street and one each in Dean Street and Hirst Street. According to a council report the houses in Cliff Street and Dean Street have been vacant
CAMPAIGNERS in Burnley's school places row protested outside an open evening for prospective parents. As parents and children at Gawthorpe in Padiham Road, parents whose children were refused places there this year greeted them. Leaflets explaining the
DETECTIVES are stepping up their hunt for an armed raider who burst into a grocer's store and attacked the owner. CCTV footage is being checked by police and forensic analysts are examining evidence. The raider entered Yasir Off Licence, Brownhill Avenue
A DRINK driver who also flouted other motoring laws was dubbed a "menace," to other road users. Burnley Magistrates told David Greg Henderson, 21, he seemed to think he could safely get behind the wheel without insurance and they took a pretty dim view
HARVEST Festival with parish mass and parade at 10am followed by lunch in the hall at St Mark's Church on Sunday, October 6. The parish councillors are suggesting that the harvest gifts from the adults could be non-perishable items, these gifts can be
SHAKERS are 4-5 ON with web bookies BlueSq.com to win against Southend on Saturday. Click HERE and follow the links to the match for the latest odds.
BURY joint chairman John Smith has praised the Bury fans for their superb support at the Reebok on Wednesday evening. The Shakers supremo reckons the vocal backing the side received was the difference between losing and winning through to, hopefully,
BURY boss Andy Preece has hauled his jubilant cup heroes back down to earth by warning that their fixture against Southend is far more important than Wednesday night's humiliation of Bolton. Shakers fans and players alike are still coming to terms with
HOUSING benefit cheats have been warned they will not get away with it after the case of a fraudster who fiddled more than £7,000. Mark Scott Tennent, of 41 Water Street, Earby, pleaded guilty to four charges of dishonestly making a false statement to
COUNTY officials were today planting a tree at a school's eco-centre before holding a cabinet meeting in a village hall. Lancashire County Councillor Tim Ormrod, cabinet member for public protection and rural affairs and chairman of the Forest of Bowland
HUNDREDS of North West companies were propelled towards prosperity in international trade thanks to Trade Partners UK (TPUK). The figures are contained in the Government's trade promotion body's annual review which has just been published. In addition
AWARD-winning Bury estate agents Stephen Burns & Co is itself on the move! But the company didn't have very far to look for its new headquarters, just across the road, in fact! From Friday the business begins trading from its new base in Bolton Street
OWLS striker Shefki Kuqi is looking for a remarkable hat-trick tomorrow as he guns for his third goal in successive games against the Clarets. The man who Stan Ternent was interested in signing last season scored from the spot for Stockport County last
IT is not just Clarets boss Stan Ternent who has to wait to name his side for tomorrow's clash with Sheffield Wednesday. Opposite number Terry Yorath was surveying his squad today before deciding on his side although it looks certain that he will stick
STAN Ternent surveyed his walking wounded at Gawthorpe this morning and admitted: "I don't know who will be fit for tomorrow." Having been close to having a full squad at his disposal for the first time this season earlier in the week, he has only 13
EVEN as the Clarets suffered a stuttering start to the season, Sheffield Wednesday boss Terry Yorath could think of two good reasons why their fortunes would change - Stan Ternent and Robbie Blake. The Owls take on Burnley at Hillsborough tomorrow and
TEACHERS and parents at a Whitefield primary school are expecting to be "dead beat" after taking part in a 13-mile funeral walk with a difference. But rather than walking, the six-strong group from St Bernadette's RC School, in Abingdon Avenue, are hoping
A LOCAL Jewish school is planning a £5.4 million new start within Bury's "family of schools". Manchester Jewish Grammar School in Prestwich wants to ditch its fee-paying status and become a voluntary aided school. Governors want to build a new £5.4 million
RAMSBOTTOM'S adult education centre could be closed and its students moved into the town's library. Town hall bosses are considering making the switch to comply with new laws to make access easier for disabled people. But they say the changes could be
REPUTATIONS were on the line at a star-studded charity football match which raised more than £2,000 for Radcliffe High School. The school's soccer team of 1970 - 1975 was its most successful and only ever lost one match. But their opponents at Stainton
STAN Ternent surveyed his walking wounded at Gawthorpe this morning and admitted: "I don't know who will be fit for tomorrow." Having been close to having a full squad at his disposal for the first time this season earlier in the week, he has only 13
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted he was highly relieved to be in the draw for the next round of the UEFA Cup. Rovers nearly became victims of one of the greatest comebacks of all time in Bulgaria last night after appeared to be cruising through
IAIN Anderson could be in line for a return to league action against Bradford after impressing boss Craig Brown on Tuesday night. The £500,000 Scot, who was signed from Toulouse by David Moyes, has been on an intense fitness programme to get him back
THE Kennedy Soundtrack, one of the most hotly tipped bands of the year, will be bringing their blend of rock and rap to Blackburn's North Bar on Tuesday October 22. The gig which will also feature three support acts. Also lined up at the North Bar this
ART will meet rock head on when Queen Adreena play Burnley Mechanics at the end of the month. The highly-acclaimed and occasionally controversial act who have been compared to a hard-edged Cocteau Twins will play the Mechanics on Thursday, October 31.
A 19-YEAR-OLD Darwen youth went along with his alcoholic mother's suggestion that they steal drink from Netto, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that Jason Talbot accepted full responsibility for the offence when he and his mum were arrested
KILLER Gareth Horton travelled to London to say farewell to the girl he was obsessed with before he committed suicide, a murder trial was told. And his mother told the Old Bailey jury about the moment her son rang home to say: "I've killed her." Horton
YOUNGSTERS at a Rossendale High School got into gear for a corporate makeover. Pupils at Whitworth Community High School, Hallfold Road, Whitworth, modelled the new uniforms and the schools new logo. The contemporary logo appears on all the school's stationary
ROSSENDALE property developers are celebrating their latest acquistion -- in Bolton. Hurstwood Developments Limited have bought a 6.7 acre site in Bolton and believe it is the "final piece of the jigsaw" in the area. Hurstwood Group Managing Director
NEIGHBOURS living close to a once-quiet country pub recently transformed into a vibrant tapas bar are cooking up a protest against plans for a late licence. Residents in Grane Road, Haslingden, have written to Rossendale Council to complain about the
"HELLO, this is Clare . . ." It was one of those magic moments when the clouds parted and the sun started to shine. Or at least it would have been if this was a film -- but I just had to make do with the fact that one of my heroines was taking time out
A TRAINEE firefighter seen acting suspiciously in a park gateway was found to have a small quantity of cannabis. Blackburn magistrates heard that when Brian Anthony Evans was subject to another spot check four days later he was found to be carrying a
A 20-YEAR-OLD man had to be talked down from the wall of Thwaites brewery roof-top car park four times in five days. Blackburn magistrates heard that police had genuine fears that Mark Anthony Leggatt was about to commit suicide. Leggatt, of St Stephens
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to reverse the decision to close 32 of Lancashire's care homes have been awarded legal aid to fight their case in the High Court. But now, members of the Lancashire Care Homes United group, formed to fight Lancashire County Council's
AMBULANCE crews are to be balloted over strike action in a bid to resolve a dispute over long hours and working conditions. The decision was taken by about 35 representatives of Unison, the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and the Association
SINCE the Magic Eye golf tournament teed off in May, more than 30 golf clubs have boosted the appeal from the green. Entry fees have been totted-up and the golfing 'toffs' are believed to have topped an £8,000 donation to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
OUT-OF-SORTS Colne try to get their season back on track when they take on Stand at home in the Worthington Trophy tomorrow. The NWCL second division team enjoyed their most successful season last year as they evolved from the whipping boys of the league
JIM McCLUSKIE played in an FA Trophy final back in 1992 - for Witton Albion, who are Rossendale's opponents at Dark Lane tomorrow. And the Dale boss has let his players know in no uncertain terms that it is a final worth getting to. McCluskie may have
CLITHEROE hope to make up ground on NWCL Division One leaders Prescot Cables tomorrow when they face Newcastle Town at home. But they will be without two of their key players, including the goalkeeper, who are still in Sofia after watching Blackburn Rovers
FORMER Clarets favourite Kevin Ball has turned down a move to Accrington Stanley. Ball admitted he was very tempted to sign, so it was with a measure of regret that he had decided to turn them down, But despite having to disappoint the club, he had words
BLACKBURN HAWKS face a tough double header home and away in league and cup this weekend. On Saturday they are seeking a hat-trick of English League wins with the toughest of tasks at home to table-toppers Sheffield Scimitars. Then 24 hours later it's
DEAN CALCUTT is expecting a cheer as he runs out for Accrington Stanley at his old stomping ground Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow. The tricky winger hopes the home fans at the Horsfall Stadium will give him a warm reception - despite the fact that he ditched
MICHAEL Jackson may have been told that he can leave if he wants to, but he helped save North End's pride, cup hopes and their face with what was effectively the last touch of the game. With what could pass for a full strength team out on the field, North
DOING the job of a police officer cannot be easy. They must come across many difficult situations. But then so do nurses, paramedics and firemen. Not long ago, an ex-paratrooper died in custody, while five officers looked on; a police sergeant officiated
IN reply to "Objective Englishman" (Your Letters, Sept 17) may I say that we know that debts display inefficiency as the Tories left us with a National Debt of £34bn in 1997. This had to be cleared by the policies of our prudent chancellor Gordon Brown
I HAVE just read the story about recycling in the Bury Times and, as a resident of Bury for many years, I can't help feeling that we have been here before. About 12 years ago, when I lived on Rudgwick Drive, Bury, everyone in the locality had two wheelie
MY regiment, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, recently exercised its privileges of the "Freedom of Bury" by marching through the streets "with flags flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed". I am writing today to thank the people of Bury for their continuing
IN wars it is always the civilians who suffer most. Tony Blair keeps on telling us that he has no quarrel with the people of Iraq. But they are the very people who will suffer if we go to war. Why can't he see this, especially after the endless stream
FOR Councillor Derek Boden to suggest that "We have a lot to be grateful for to the European Parliament" (Yours Truly, Sept 19) makes we wonder if he is having a laugh? Coun Boden may have forgotten only three years ago, in an unprecedented scandal, the
I REFER to your story (August 9) headed "Lido Left to Rot". As the secretary of Ramsbottom Angling Association I would endorse the headline and add an outline of our historical position regarding the Lido. We were approached by Bury Metro more than ten
FIVE local high schools are expected to submit bids this month to become specialist schools. They are likely to be Broad Oak (sport), Coney Green (technology), Derby (science and arts), Radcliffe (technology) and St Monica's (languages). The Government
BURY'S high schools could be in line for a massive £40 million of new classrooms and improvements. Council bosses are considering raising the necessary cash through the controversial Private Finance Initiative (PFI). A new "state of the art" high school
