REVENGE was sweet for Ossie Villa play-maker Nathan Cross -- and he didn't have to wait too long for it to happen! For Cross, who was outstanding throughout the game, was cruelly penalised for handball in the box when the ball bounced up and hit him on
THEY cancelled the entire Memorial Sunday League programme as a mark of respect after the sudden and untimely death of Harry Dewhurst. It was the right thing to do -- the only thing to do. After all, Harry was the Memorial Sunday League and will always
I THINK it is a great idea that there is another bus company in Blackburn and Darwen (LET, October 30). We have been too long having only one bus company and that has forced passengers to pay high bus fares. Now the general public has a choice. TONY FARLEY
READING Margo Grimshaw's column (October 29) she mentioned a few cinemas she used to visit as a youngster. It got me thinking as to what the other Blackburn cinemas were named. I have come up with a total of 14 and I think I have covered them all. Here
FINDING Nab End may not be so easy (Simon Entwistle, Letters, October 31). I've been looking for it for six months and haven't found it yet. Like William Woodruff, author of The Road to Nab End, I was born and spent my early years in the Griffin area
THE reaction at Turf Moor on Saturday said it all - there is still no bigger game in English football than a date with Manchester United. The fact that fans had been told that Fergie's men were number ten ensured that even before the name was read out
ROVERS winger Keith Gillespie has revealed he almost signed for Celtic's bitter rivals Rangers. "Growing up in Northern Ireland, you were either Rangers or Celtic," he said. "As a teenager I sometimes went to watch Rangers when Ally McCoist and Ian Durrant
SIX local girls are among 90 dancers who will perform in The Nutcracker with the English Youth Ballet on Friday and Saturday. Emma Roberts, aged 11 of Lowton High School, trains at the Apple Dance Centre, Hayley Little, aged 10, trains with the Broomfield
PARENTS with children at Burnley's DIY School today accused the town's MP of deliberately undermining their campaign. The group set up makeshift classrooms at the Enterprise Centre, Rossendale Road, earlier this year after they were denied places at Habergham
LDV Vans Trophy Round Two: Bury 1 Barnsley 0 FORGOTTEN man Ian Lawson came out of the shadows to fire the Shakers into the Northern quarter-finals of the LDV Vans Trophy. Lawson, who has not started a game for the Shakers this season, seized his chance
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice will be the main speaker at the next public meeting of the Skipton-East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) on Friday, December 6, from 7pm, at the New Road Community Centre, Earby. SELRAP chairman Steve Broadbent said
WATERSIDE in Colne is due to become a pilot area for a project aimed at improving local democracy in Lancashire. County councillors will meet on December 4 and 5 at the North Valley Community Centre, in Birtwistle Avenue, to hear evidence for an application
WELCOME to the viscous, vindictive world of the Conner brothers in the Octagon Theatre's production of The Lonesome West. Coleman and Valene have only just buried their father, after an 'unfortunate' accident with a shotgun. But there is no love lost
CORONATION Street star Peter Baldwin, Derek Wilton, signed copies of his new book "Toy Theatres of the World" at the Museum of Childhood, Ribchester. The museum also previewed a selection of his collection of miniature theatres.
PARENTS campaigning for play equipment for their children will stage a protest at the site where a set of swings used to be. Mother-of-four Samantha Smith says the swings, on council-owned land near Spring Vale, Accrington, were removed by a neighbour
IT'S not been the best of weeks for Steve McMahon's men. A 3-1 loss to Stockport on Tuesday night was followed quickly by the news that star loan signings Peter Clarke and Keith Southern were to return to Everton. In addition, this week Steve McMahon
BURNLEY Football Club has released details on how fans can get their hands on the hottest ticket in town - the Worthington Cup fourth round tie against Manchester United at Turf Moor on Tuesday December 3. The tickets went on sale this morning to the
BURNLEY reserves will finally return to action tonight with the visit of Barnsley to Turf Moor in the Avon Insurance Premier Division. They have played just one match in the last two months and it has been an frustrating time for young professionals Earl
ALMOST as bad, surely, as the offence of East Lancashire customer Sharon Brogan hearing her complaint to British Gas brushed off with a "Let some other **** deal with it" response left unintentionally on her telephone answering machine is the company's
IT is only by virtue of a leaked town hall memorandum that residents in Blackburn learned this week that the number of asylum seekers in the borough rose during September to nearly 200 more than the limit of 700 agreed with the Home Office. But what,
RADCLIFFE'S under 14s water polo squad again showed the great strides they have made this year by winning both their games at the Northern Counties Finals held at the Manchester Aquatic centre. The young side faced local rivals Rochdale in their opening
Premier Division -- Church Sp St 1 Royal Oak A 6; S of Life A 5 Roach Ht A 2; Hamers Arms 5 Summerseat A 2; LLWMC 4 Rainsough Brew 3. First Division -- Masons Arms A 4 R & Crown Rams 3; Old Tower 2 Welcome A 5; Bridge Tav A 2 Top Bull 5; H & Hounds
THE long term future of Clarets keeper Marlon Beresford remains unclear after talks over an extended contract yesterday afternoon. Discussions have been taking place over a number of weeks and it is thought that a final decision will be made by tonight
BLACKBURN Rovers have been dealt a fresh injury blow in the build-up to tomorrow night's UEFA Cup clash with Celtic at Ewood. Midfield powerhouse Garry Flitcroft limped out of training yesterday after going over on his ankle in an innocuous-looking incident
POLICE are appealing for the drivers of two vehicles who may have seen a car crash which killed three people instantly to come forward. A Porsche 944 crashed into an electricity sub-station on the A666 nar Darwen at 2.30am yesterday. Police want to speak
A SCHOOL which has had an influx of asylum seekers is stopping pupils becoming lost in a maze of racist attitudes about refugees. Darwen Vale High is enlightening around 300 of its children on the suffering an asylum seeker endures before resettling in
HELMSHORE Textile Museums will be taking on a Dickensian theme for its annual Christmas fair this year. The event, organised by the Friends of the Museum, will display more than fifty stalls offering a range of interesting and unusual gifts. The Haslingden
LEADERS of the Fire Brigades Union will embark on a whistle-stop tour of the UK after the 48 hour strike starts tonight, addressing mass meetings and visiting picket lines. General Secretary Andy Gilchrist will be at Lambeth fire station in London for
TRAIN services between Preston and Blackburn were delayed earlier today. Passengers waiting at Blackburn Railway Station were told the delay was due to a damaged track. Trains travelling from Blackpool South via Preston and Blackburn to Colne were affected
A DISUSED garage branded a "death trap" by fire chiefs was set on fire for the second time in four days on Montague Street, Blackburn today. Firefighters raced to the former Sanderson Ford garage again at 3.20am after attending a similar fire at the large
NEIGHBOURS concerned about wildlife being used as live targets by a sniper said: "It is only a matter of time before a child is injured." Residents in Leopold Way, Blackburn, said the gunman has already killed half a dozen squirrels and has also been
ACCRINGTON STANLEY look to bolster their place at the top of the UniBond Premier League when they face Stalybridge Celtic at the Crown Ground tonight (kick off 7.45pm). The Reds are still top on goal difference from Bradford Park Avenue, who drew 0-0
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED were no match for Conference side Morecambe in the club's Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy match last night. Danny Carlton opened the scoring early and the Rams seemed to give Morecambe too much respect. On 16 minutes Morecambe's Lee Elam
DARWEN were out-classed by UniBond Premier side Lancaster City and crashed out of the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy. Having endured a torrid time in the NWCL Division Two of late, Darwen sought to restore some pride and began the tie in determined mood
A LAST minute penalty from full back and man-of-the-match Phil Harbour gave Burnley a deserved victory. Sedgeley Park took the lead within five minutes when their scrum half danced through the Burnley defence to score but a Harbour penalty kept them within
EXPERIENCE triumphed over youth as Blackburn Hawks overcame the Arena's under 19s squad, the Thunderhawks, by 15-8 in a challenge match. The specially-arranged clash saw Bobby Haig's English National League side rack up 15 goals with the teenage prospects
IT WAS a case of insult being added to injury time for Burnley who were robbed of victory in controversial circumstances. Burnley appeared to have capped off their best performance of the season with a hard fought win only to see victory snatched away
COLIN McRae fears the chances of ending his Ford career on a high in Wales this weekend will be scuppered by old rival Richard Burns. The Scot wants to mark his final event in the Focus with his first victory on the Network Q Rally of Great Britain for
ROSSENDALE survived the rough arm tactics deployed by De La Salle thanks largely to a virtuoso performance from Keith Howie. The live-wire fly half recorded a personal record of 19 points including a try, four penalties and a conversion as Dale just about
TOUR of Mull winner Daniel Harper starts this weekend's Network Q Rally of Great Britain aiming for a victory hat-trick. The 33-year-old company director from Padiham fulfilled a lifetime's ambition last month when he won the event acknowledged as the
GREATER Manchester public transport chiefs are gearing up for the Christmas and New Year period. And apart from ensuring sufficient services for workers, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is also to finance a special taxi service
POOL wil not be retaining the LDV Vans Trophy this year as opponent's Crewe eased to the next round with a 2-0 victory. More significantly it was Pool's fourth defeat in a row and third game with a goal, a far cry from the promotion form of just a few
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Christmas Lights Switch-On and Fireworks, Accrington Town Centre. The Pendle Jazzmen, Triple C Jazz Club, Chorlton, 8.45pm. Blackburn Flower Club, Trinity United Reformed
THE prelude to the events which led a teenage East Lancashire motorist to a 12-month ban for dangerous driving will strike many readers with its tiresome familiarity. For before haring off in a chase with two other cars at more than 60 mph, the Clitheroe
GEORGE Ehrhardt of host club Todmorden Harriers was first across the line in the annual Shepherds Skyline Fell Race. Ehrhardt led a field of 193 runners home in a time of 43 minutes 29 seconds -- 21 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Siggy Gould of Bingley
A NETBALL school of excellence fears that lack of facilities could drive young players away from the sport. Burnley Netball School of Excellence believes it has slipped down the waiting list for training time compared with other sports -- despite producing
FOUR goals, two hospitalisations, bloodied noses and an ambulance, this game had the lot -- which was a good thing considering it was the only Blackburn Combination match to survive the weather! Unbeaten Cenny against out-of-sorts and under strength George
FOR the fun of it and just for the sport of it were just two descriptions which Mr J G Monkhouse (Letters, November 6) used to explain why foxes kill. This type of propaganda, yet again, is still being thrust down our throats without the true facts of
REGARDING the so-called 'competitive' alternative buses running (LET, October 30), (chasing after or preceding Blackburn Transports' own more like!), I would like to say: "What a fiasco!" One morning last week, I thought: "Why not, let's try it." I was
NEIGHBOURS concerned about wildlife being used as live targets by a sniper said: "It is only a matter of time before a child is injured." Residents in Leopold Way, Blackburn, said the gunman has already killed half a dozen squirrels and has also been
LANCASHIRE firefighters, striking for the first time in 25 years, might turn out to life-threatening situations to prevent having a death on their conscience. Peter Holland, Lancashire's chief fire officer, has given permission for engines to be used
Leigh RMI 3 Wrexham 4 (aet) by Martyn Hindley: A DISTRAUGHT Leigh side crashed out of the LDV Vans Trophy kicking and screaming last night as they took Third Division Wrexham to the wire at Hilton Park before losing to a golden goal. Ged Kielty's super
Under 17: Aston Villa 4 Watford 3; Birmingham 1 Man City 3; Bristol 2 Fulham 2; Coventry 1 Reading 1; Crewe 1 Manchester Utd 2; Everton 1 Nottm For 0; Leeds 2 Rovers 2; Newcastle Utd 5 Sheffield Wed 2; Sunderland 1 Derby 2; Spurs 1 Charlton 1; West Ham
BLACKBURN Rovers' Under 19s cemented their place at the top of the table thanks to another excellent result at the weekend. Rob Kelly's team thumped Leeds United 3-0 away to maintain their impressive start to the season. And there was no doubting who
ANDY Payton has warned Blackburn to be ready for a green and white invasion tomorrow as the Celtic hordes come to town. "Their supporters are absolutely fantastic, the best I have ever known," he enthused. "I had 15 months at Celtic and I played in European
FORMER Scotland boss Craig Brown today backed Rovers to win the second leg of the Battle of Britain but warned: "Don't let Celtic catch you on the break." And he urged people across Blackburn to have no worries about the large number of Celtic fans travelling
BLACKBURN fans have witnessed some big games during the last 10 years - the First Division play-off final against Leicester, winning the title at Anfield, gaining promotion back to the Premiership at Preston, and, of course, the Worthington Cup final
A TROUBLED Padiham nightspot may be about to reopen its doors. Guy Fold Cabaret Club in Guy Street was gutted by fire in 1999. Firefighters from Padiham, Burnley, Accrington and Nelson fought the blaze. Gas from a pipe fractured by the blaze fuelled the
COUNCILLORS are set to visit an animal waste incinerator plant in the North East before deciding whether to approve a similar project in East Lancashire. Members of Lancashire County Council's development control committee have been deliberating over
ANYONE who fancies their chances as Padiham's very own Pop Idol is invited to open auditions for a local band. Personality, which includes current members Kelly Robinson, 17, Emma Walker, 16, and Latvia-born Magda Ozolina, 12, have already wowed audiences
HOW they rated Shakers: Garner 8, Nelson 8, Unsworth 7, Billy 8, Lawson 8 (Swailes, 83), Nugent 7, O'Shaughnessy 7, Hill 7, George 7 (Whaley, 81) Redmond 7, Woodthorpe 7. Subs not used: Connell, Evans and Gunby. Referee: Mr M. Pike (Barrow) Attendance
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece was delighted with his side's progress into the next round. He said: "I'm delighted at how well we did. It's no mean feat to beat Barnsley at any time, they were a First Division side last season. "We thoroughly deserved to win
FATHER Christmas came to Blackburn on a double-decker bus to switch on the Christmas lights. He turned on the lights with the help of Laurel and Hardy lookalikes, and the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Peter Greenwood.
BIG-HEARTED regulars at the Three Crown pub will be pulling together this weekend to raise cash for one of their fellow drinkers. A charity day has been organised to raise cash to buy a motorised wheelchair for Albert White. Albert, a regular customer
A FIREWORKS display in Accrington tomorrow will go ahead, in spite of the firefighters' strike. The event has been planned as part of the town's Christmas lights switch-on. Nigel Green, marketing and events officer for Hyndburn Council, said he had received
AN East Lancashire businessman today explained his reasons for going public over allegations against Princess Diana's 'rock.' And Kevin Horkin today relived the moment he punched the former butler in the stomach following an 'incident' during a charity
FORMER Clarets star Paul Gasgoine has found a new club at last -- lowly Morpeth in the Albany Northern League! Out-of-work Gazza will reportedly be paid just £20-a-game to turn out for Morpeth, a far cry from the days the England superstar earned up to
THE young Clarets continued to kick their heels at the weekend as their match at Carlisle United on Saturday morning fell foul of the weather. A water-logged pitch meant that Terry Pashley's lads missed another match and many of them will be hoping to
THE Shepherd's Skyline fell race, six and a half miles of muddy hills on a wet windy day, was Radcliffe AC's last club championship run of the year. Jim Sutcliffe took the opportunity to have a go at his first fell race, staying with Tom West all round
CHILDREN who failed to win a competition to name a new housing development have been told that their entries may be used instead as street names. Nine year-old Amy Lucas's suggestion of 'Clearwater Village' has been chosen for the development of 112 new
RESIDENTS in Rossendale will be able to throw the spotlight on the people who hold the purse strings in Lancashire during a district "Question Time" later this month. The event, being organised by Lancashire County Council, will see members of the cabinet
THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has issued a top 10 list of tips to prevent fires breaking out during the strike. Karen Blanchett, of RoSPA, said: "People should follow this advice during the strike and at all times. "We wouldn't advise
LANCASHIRE firefighters, striking for the first time in 25 years, might turn out to life-threatening situations to prevent having a death on their conscience. Peter Holland, Lancashire's chief fire officer, has given permission for engines to be used
RADCLIFFE Amateurs extended their lead at the top of the Lancashire Amateur League Premiership to seven points with a 1-0 win over rivals Old Boltonians. The game for most part was an even contest and could have gone either way, but with ten minutes to
A BRAVE youngster who has missed two birthday parties because of illness has finally celebrated turning five, nearly three months late. Amy Schofield was diagnosed with leukaemia on her fourth birthday last August and has since been in and out of Royal
LANCASHIRE firefighters, striking for the first time in 25 years, might turn out to life-threatening situations to prevent having a death on their conscience. Peter Holland, Lancashire's chief fire officer, has given permission for engines to be used
WESTLEIGH High pupil Sarah Molyneux is a 'good citizen'. Fifteen years-old Sarah got her Good Citizenship Award on Friday from Leigh MP Andy Burnham in recognition of her sporting work with youngsters. The Liverpool John Moores, Lloyds TSB and Liverpool
A MAN was jailed for four months by Bury magistrates after he was caught drink-driving while he was already disqualified. Stephen Sweeney, aged 21, of Goldfinch Drive, Bury, was spotted driving through traffic lights in his BMW saloon in the early hours
