SUNDAY Clayton Green Sports Centre, Clayton Green Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley. Pendle Productions holding auditions for dancers for Aladdin 6- 9 year olds at 1.30 pm, 10 to 13 year olds at 4 pm, 14's to a maximum age of 25 at 7 pm in the evening.
GEORGE Best has always been my hero. You can't argue with the fact the man is a living legend. With the emphasis now very much on living. Because Georgy boy is only just about living if last nights Me and My Liver is anything to go by. Looking frail,
CHILDREN from Europe were due to fly home yesterday after spending a fun-packed week in East Lancashire staying with Blackburn families. The eight children from Estonia and Finland made friends with children at Griffin School, Blackburn, and tried their
A MAN arrested after damaging a window at his mother's home later punched the doctor called to the police cells to examine him. Mark Devine, 34, of Cherry Tree Guest House, Islington, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and assaulting Dr Jalal
A COUPLE celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary revealed the secret of a long and happy marriage. Maurice and Joy Cooper, of Flowers Close, Blackburn, said the secret was being tolerant and generous with each other. Maurice, 69, a life-long Blackburn
THE contractors who coated hundreds of workers' cars with paint at BAE SYSTEMS' Samlesbury plant have accepted full responsibility for the accident. And the management of Ballast Construction, which is building a new £11 million assembly plant for the
AN ELDERLY woman was robbed of a "substantial amount" of cash by a conman who told her an explosion could kill her. And police warned residents after a man with the same description was seen approaching other houses in the area. The man struck in Brownhill
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Declan Shepherd has not only overcome his fear of water -- he's managed to swim a mile as well. Declan, a pupil at St Michael's Primary School, Howe Bridge, Atherton, used to panic whenever he started to get out of his depth. But just a
VOLUNTARY groups were today fearing the worst after a council announced it is to withdraw funding because of a £1million hole in its budget. Burnley Borough Council says a huge deficit will mean cash to voluntary organisations will have to be stopped.
A DENTAL practice in Burnley is the best in the region and that's official. Standish Street Dental Practice beat 550 other practices to the win the title Denplan Practice Team of the Year. The principal dentists Dr John Hyde and Dr Chris Wood said the
COMPANIES advertising without consent in Burnley have been warned they will face prosecution by the council. The message to advertisers came as a Blackpool-based company, the Helicentre, was fined £800 with £175 costs at Reedley Magistrates Court for
MORE than 8,000 people have voted with their computer keys to make a success of an experiment in democracy. The 8,419 citizens have clicked to watch two live webcasts of meetings of Lancashire County Council's Cabinet. Four web cameras, complete with
A MAN who caused trouble in a hospital casualty department has been banned from going out at night during the week. Burnley Magistrates heard how Scott Anderson, 20, was lying on the floor face down with a security guard holding his arm around his back
DOCTORS are reminding elderly and vulnerable patients they are entitled to free flu jabs after confusion has arisen over a supermarket also offering the vaccinations. Asda stores in Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne and Rawtenstall today are offering
VOLUNTARY groups were today fearing the worst after a council announced it is to withdraw funding because of a £1million hole in its budget. Burnley Borough Council says a huge deficit will mean cash to voluntary organisations will have to be stopped.
A CANDLELIGHT protest was held outside the home of Burnley MP Peter Pike last night as the row over school places rumbles on. A group of ten parents and their children from the DIY School gathered and stood with candles and lanterns for more than an hour
POSTERS are being put up in Nelson town centre to remind people it is their last chance to have a say on how the Grand Cinema site is developed. Workshops on the issue for members of the public will be held on Monday, between 1.30pm and 4.30pm, at Unit
PENDLE Council leader Councillor Azhar Ali has spoken of his frustration and bitter disappointment for North West rail users after the publication of the Strategic Rail Authority's (SRA) draft strategy for the West Coast Main Line. Speaking from Brussels
FIRE, road and personal safety will be the themes of an event in Barnoldswick Town Square on Saturday, October 19. The safety awareness event has been organised by local police in partnership with the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust
TWO post office workers have been charged in connection with an alleged benefits fraud after they were arrested along with five other people. But post office bosses today reassured customers that Nelson Post Office is open as usual to customers. Clerk
PENDLE Council leader Councillor Azhar Ali has spoken of his frustration and bitter disappointment for North West rail users after the publication of the Strategic Rail Authority's (SRA) draft strategy for the West Coast Main Line. Speaking from Brussels
Thursday, October 17 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
Monday, October 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
WORK on gas mains could spell trouble for motorists in Clitheroe as three roads close until November 1. Lowergate is closed between Highfield Road and Moor Lane, for a distance of 60 metres, and an alternative route is available via Highfield Road, Queensway
THE site managers of a plush housing development in Ribble Valley have come out tops in a national award scheme. Ken Kenny, Peter Woodward and Jim McNab have won the Northern heat of the Pride in the Job Awards 2002 for the construction of Calderstones
LAST weekend's Worthington Cup draw has increased the interest in the reunion dinner planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the most famous clash between Burnley and Spurs - the 1962 FA Cup Final at Wembley. That game, between the two greatest clubs
VERSATILE Claret Graham Branch today paid tribute to manager Stan Ternent and his team mates for the unstinting support they have shown him over the difficult last couple of years. And he admitted his impressive display at Hillsborough a week ago has
VERSATILE Claret Graham Branch today paid tribute to manager Stan Ternent and his team mates for the unstinting support they have shown him over the difficult last couple of years. And he admitted his impressive display at Hillsborough a week ago has
FOUR men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with committing acts of gross indecency with other men in public. They were all arrested in a lay-by off the A666 Bolton road on the moors outside Darwen on Monday and released on police bail
A MAN refused entry into a Darwen nightclub retaliated by slamming the door on the finger of a doorman, chopping the tip of one of his fingers off. Preston Crown Court heard how, after suffering the agonising injury, Adrian Firth managed to find the tip
TALENTED pupils from across Blackburn with Darwen enjoyed the chance to quiz Blackburn MP and foreign secretary over Iraq. Nineteen students, chosen for their ability and described as "gifted and talented", grilled Jack Straw at Darwen's Astley Bank Hotel
PEOPLE in Ramsbottom are being warned about a spate of 'sneak-in thefts' which have taken place in neighbouring towns. PC John Flowers wants to put the message out to residents in the area to prevent them being caught out. He said: "I want people to follow
A ROSSENDALE primary school has been awarded a grant to help it get children interested in music. St James's in Regent Street, Haslingden, was awarded £2,500 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. Headteacher John Nuttall said the grant would go
DOCTORS are reminding elderly and vulnerable patients they are entitled to free flu jabs after confusion has arisen over a supermarket also offering the vaccinations. Asda stores in Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne and Rawtenstall today are offering
LIBRARIES in Lancashire are a best-seller, according to Government watchdog the Audit Commission, which monitors how taxpayers' money is spent. The Commission has placed the county's 84 libraries in the top six across the UK. Inspectors said Lancashire
A PADIHAM vicar is asking the people of the town to dig deep to save the bells of his church. The Rev Mark James, a trained bell-ringer, decided that the bell tower at St Leonard's in Church Street was in urgent need of repairs. The wheels, bearings,
BLACKBURN Shopping Centre is the only retail outlet to be sold off by its owners, bosses have revealed. Standard Life owns five other shopping centres throughout the country as well as having joint-ownership of one in London. It also owns 22 out of town
BLACKBURN Rovers ace Matt Jansen has his sights on 40 this season -- the Top 40. The Ewood Park favourite scored 40 goals in the past two campaigns, but his goal this time round is getting into the music charts with a new CD featuring some of the game's
TALENTED pupils from across Blackburn with Darwen enjoyed the chance to quiz Blackburn MP and Foreign Secretary over Iraq. Nineteen students, chosen for their ability and described as "gifted and talented", grilled Jack Straw at Darwen's Astley Bank Hotel
SIX ten-mile circuits have been laid out across East Lancashire ready for the Magic Eye sponsored walks tomorrow. And sporting celebrities as well as local dignitaries will give all the hardy walkers encouragement. The walks are set to be the biggest
ANTI-WAR demonstrators protested outside Jack Straw's surgery yesterday and urged him not to send troops to Iraq. Around 30 supporters of the Stop The War Coalition, including councillors and doctors, stood outside Bank Top Community Centre in Oakenhurst
A TEACHER has been charged with sex offences against a person under the age of 18. Alan Dawson, 37, has been suspended from his teaching post at a high school. He was questioned by police in Blackburn before being charged yesterday. Dawson, of Astley
A 36-YEAR-OLD man with speech and hearing impediments threw snooker balls through a window at the Blackburn rehabilitation centre where he was resident. Blackburn magistrates heard that Bryan James had since been interviewed by a psychiatrist and arrangements
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital yesterday after being knocked down by a bus packed with schoolchildren. The accident happened in Church Street, Blackburn, at 3.45pm. Paramedics and police were on the scene within minutes. Nichola Coles, of Alice
MORE than 8,000 people have voted with their computer keys to make a success of an experiment in democracy. The 8,419 citizens have clicked to watch two live webcasts of meetings of Lancashire County Council's Cabinet. Four web cameras, complete with
THE HUNT is on for our very own cupid to see if the most romantic people in Britain are right here in East Lancashire. The Burn FM late night presenter Sally Moon has set herself a mission to prove that red roses are ten a penny in the county and that
LANCASHIRE County Council has launched a recruitment drive to attract motorists to its Community Transport Service, which offers disabled people in rural areas the chance to get out and about. The County Cars scheme is made up of 14 teams of volunteer
WHY can't plastic flower tubs for yards or patios come already punctured at the base for drainage? When I try to make a hole, it is like an accident waiting to happen. ELSIE COLLINGE, Towneley Street, Burnley.
I AM seeking ex-residents of the Harris Orphanage, Preston, as a reunion is planned for May 31, 2003, covering the decade from 1945-1955 inclusive. I know many children came from this area of Lancashire and am hoping to reunite as many childhood friends
WHAT a spineless group we have in control of Lancashire County Council. Not one of them had the guts to defy the Labour Party and vote as their ward electorate wanted them to on the future of care for the elderly (LET, September 27). Come the county council's
A LOT has been said about people's cruelty to animals and other creatures, but there is also a lot of kindness. I regularly take my dog for a walk in Queen's Park, Blackburn and a lame goose can often be found either on or near one of the ponds. I always
WHY is the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety claiming that speed cameras are responsible for the fall in deaths on the county's roads (LET, September 28)? Accidents, by definition, are unexpected events, not carried out with intent. How on earth
BLACKBURN is to get a new independent junior school for boys. Westholme School -- which educates 750 girls aged 11 to 18 at its main site in Meins Road -- will initially take in about 25 boys aged seven at its smaller junior girls' base in Beardwood Bank
BLACKBURN Rovers plan to cash in on the hype surrounding their UEFA Cup clash with Celtic by auctioning off the TV rights to the highest bidder next week. A clutch of terrestrial and satellite companies, believed to include the BBC, ITV, Channel 5 and
EVER wondered what it would be like to hear some of the biggest personalities in football having a crack at Karaoke? Well now you've got the chance after a number of 'top artists' including Blackburn Rovers' Matt Jansen have got together to record an
A DRUNKEN former soldier who tried to enter an elderly couple's home as they slept is behind bars for two years. Ex-convict Shaun O'Brien, 41, who saw service in Northern Ireland and was discharged after being injured, was slammed as a persistent house
AN ELECTION expert predicted the rise of the extreme right would be unlikely to gain momentum in East Lancashire, despite the fact three members of the British National were voted onto Burnley Council earlier this year. Professor David Denver opened the
THE head of one of Burnley's oldest businesses has spoken of his hopes for the future as he marks the end of his first year in charge. David Grant took over as managing director of Moorhouses Brewery in October last year at a time when the company was
CONMEN pretending to be officials from the water board have been tricking their way into the homes of elderly people in Pendle. CID officers in Nelson have urged residents, particularly the elderly, to be extra vigilant when letting people into their
FIRE, road and personal safety will be the themes of an event in Barnoldswick Town Square on Saturday, October 19. The safety awareness event has been organised by local police in partnership with the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust
DOCTORS are reminding elderly and vulnerable patients they are entitled to free flu jabs after confusion has arisen over a supermarket also offering the vaccinations. Asda stores in Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne and Rawtenstall today are offering
DOCTORS are reminding elderly and vulnerable patients they are entitled to free flu jabs after confusion has arisen over a supermarket also offering the vaccinations. Asda stores in Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne and Rawtenstall today are offering
A FILLING station boss who runs four sites in East Lancashire has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £8,000 after admitting offences at his premises in Baxenden and Haslingden. Firoz Patel, 42, pleaded guilty before magistrates to
Sunday, October 13 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Emeric Eccles, 198 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle; noon-1pm:
Friday, October 18 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, October 16 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
Tuesday, October 15 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
A CLITHEROE man with what was described in court as an "embarrassing" previous conviction failed to declare it when he applied for a firearms certificate and a shotgun licence. Blackburn magistrates heard that Colin Wrighton, 48, of Mitchell Street, Clitheroe
FRIENDS have told how a man died when a sheep ran on to a road and forced them to swerve out of the way. An inquest heard how Daniel James Thompson, 20, of Whalley Road, Sabden, died from head injuries following the collision in Clitheroe Road, Sabden
TOWN centre traders in Ribble Valley, who have been targeted by burglars, have received a cash boost to secure their premises. The top 10 most burgled shops in Clitheroe, Longridge and Whalley have received £10,000 from the Government's Small Retailers
CHILDREN from Stoneyholme and Worsthorne Primary Schools learned about the role of a firefighter during an activity day at Burnley Fire Station. Around 50 youngsters took part in the Shout For Unity team building exercise at the Belvedere site yesterday
VERSATILE Claret Graham Branch today paid tribute to manager Stan Ternent and his team-mates for the unstinting support they have shown him over the last couple of years. And he admitted his impressive display at Hillsborough a week ago has given him
BLACKBURN Rovers plan to cash in on the hype surrounding their UEFA Cup clash with Celtic by auctioning off the TV rights to the highest bidder next week. A clutch of terrestrial and satellite companies, believed to include the BBC, ITV, Channel 5 and
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman went to a Darwen taxi office armed with a baseball bat and tried to hit her estranged husband and his new partner. Blackburn magistrates heard that Janet Ward failed in her attempts and left before police arrived but was arrested in
A FILLING station boss who runs four sites in East Lancashire has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £8,000 after admitting offences at his premises in Baxenden and Haslingden. Firoz Patel, 42, pleaded guilty before magistrates to
DOCTORS are reminding elderly and vulnerable patients they are entitled to free flu jabs after confusion has arisen over a supermarket also offering the vaccinations. Asda stores in Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne and Rawtenstall today are offering
JACK Straw today lifted the lid for the first time on his role in the 1970s Jeremy Thorpe scandal and said: "I've done nothing wrong." It was claimed this week that the Blackburn MP and Foreign Secretary had broken Whitehall rules in 1976 to acquire confidential
A MAN with a history of unprovoked attacks on females struck in Blackburn as a woman made her way to work. Blackburn magistrates heard Julie Gregson was approached at 7.40am by Michael Wilson who punched her in the face for absolutely no reason and without
POLICE bosses at Eastern Division were finally handed the keys to their new headquarters this week, ready to move in the next few months. The £5.6million station will be the nerve centre for all of East Lancashire's police operations and equipped with
BLACKBURN is to get a new independent junior school for boys. Westholme School -- which educates 750 girls aged 11 to 18 at its main site in Meins Road -- will initially take in about 25 boys aged seven at its smaller junior girls' base in Beardwood Bank
