Accrington Camera Club meet Primetime Centre, Stourton Street, Rishton, 7.45pm. Colne Camera Club, Peter Birtwistle Community Centre, Keighley Road, Colne, 7.30pm. Craft Guild of West Lancs selling exhibition, Lewis Textile Museum, Exchange Street, Blackburn
HAVING heard the latest news about our soldiers being poorly equipped and our civilian population not protected properly in the event of chemical and biological warfare, it surprises me to hear that Gordon Brown is giving so much to education and child
THE National Pure Water Association are organising a yellow postcard campaign to let the water companies know that we do not want fluoride added to our drinking water. We are showing the water companies the 'yellow card' to warn them that if they introduce
THE main thrust of ASH's argument to ban smoking in public places is on the health grounds of the non-smoker and they are campaigning for legislation to be passed to effect such a ban. Some supporters also argue that they find the smell of tobacco smoke
EXPERTS today predicted that East Lancashire homeowners would enjoy a New Year price boom. Every town in the area except Darwen has seen house prices rise above the national average of 15.6 per cent in 2003, according to a survey of more than 600 areas
A WELL-RESPECTED former head of CID in Burnley has died at the age of 75. Widow Jean Saunders, 79, said the abiding memory of her husband Bob would be the sound of laughter. Bob, of Nowell Grove, Read, died on Christmas Eve in Burnley General Hospital
THE Burnley sister of former paratrooper Christopher Alder, who died in police custody five years ago, has vowed her battle for the truth will go on in 2004. Janet Alder said she wanted to fight for justice for Christopher for the sake of her children
SEVERAL young people known to have caused trouble for residents in the Victoria Road area of Padiham have signed Acceptable Behaviour Contracts. These were initiated by local police officers who know the young people well. The contracts are not legal
COUNCIL workers across Pendle could soon be encouraged to walk to work or take up car shares. The proposals form part of a Staff Travel Plan drawn up by Pendle Council officers in a bid to promote alternative methods of transport for council staff. Drafted
THE owner of a Barrowford bar that piloted a new scheme to keep drink drivers off the road at Christmas has urged other landlords to get involved. Rood Bar, in Church Street, was the only bar in East Lancashire to run the 'I'll Be Des' scheme, where designated
Bygone Burnley, with JACK NADIN THEY say history is all around us, for those who are prepared to stop, look and observe their surroundings. However, even those locals in the area around the former Victoria Hospital could be forgiven for missing the old
LIVER transplant baby Jessica Roberts saw in her first New Year at home. Doctors gave the all-clear for nine-month-old Jessica to travel home to her parents, Stephen and Claire, in Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, on New Year's Eve. Jack Straw slammed as '
A SHOCKED community has paid a floral tribute to a young couple found dead at their Clayton-le-Moors home. The bodies of police officer Clare Mace and her husband Richard were found by police at their home, in Sefton Close, on Christmas Eve. Police believe
A BRICKLAYER overturned a table of drinks and slashed a tyre on his girlfriend's car after losing his temper during a family barbecue, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Jason Clitheroe returned the next day and poured fluid onto some
ON-LOAN defender Jay McEveley has been cleared to help Burnley in their FA Cup quest. The Blackburn stopper has been given the green light to help out as the Clarets look to overcome Mansfield in Saturday's potential banana-skin third round tie. Burnley
BLACKBURN have confirmed that Leicester midfielder Muzzy Izzet will be a transfer target this month. Rovers boss Graeme Souness is in the hunt for a left-sided midfielder after losing Barry Ferguson with a broken knee-cap. And he has targeted Turkish
IN a boardroom at a football stadium in west London, a Russian millionaire appears to have been playing his own version of Fantasy Football. Roman Abramovich's millions have brought a whole new dimension to football transfer gossip. One week, Chelsea
A MAN who shouted racist abuse at an Asian taxi driver later winked at a police officer and pointed at a National Front badge on his jacket, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gary Lee Eastwood also made a two-fingered gesture at an officer
EMERGENCY services were inundated with calls as snow falls heralded the New Year. Ambulance crews reported a very busy night and a hundred cars were stranded and a major trunk road was closed due to snow fall from 9.30pm. Teams from the mountain rescue
WITHIN days of being placed on a drug treatment and testing order, a 21-year-old Blackburn woman was caught stealing from a town centre store. But Blackburn magistrates heard the offence was not to feed Joanne Charlson's drug habit. Charlson, of Glenfield
THE owner of a demolition site, who went to a scrapyard to arrange a collection, found two men weighing in metal stolen from him, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that David Anthony Bradley and another man had taken sheets of aluminium and lead
LIFE-SAVER Paul Swift today urged parents to make learning first aid their New Year's resolution. The St John Ambulance volunteer rescued a woman and her six-year-old child from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal last April and administered mouth to mouth
A NEWLY formed charity is looking for fresh talent to appear at fundraising events throughout 2004. Whitefield-based The Talent Forum, run by local teacher Samantha Goldstone, is aiming to raise money for a range of causes with music and dance performances
A WOMAN who found a purse containing £150 when she went into a Darwen tanning studio hid the purse and fled with the cash, Blackburn magistrates heard. But the owner, and manager of the shop, were soon in hot pursuit and caught Lisa Jane Wootan, 22, with
EAST Lancashire slithered and slid as snow brought chaos to roads. It was the worst winter frost for years after a night of heavy snowfalls and dipping temperatures. Nearly 20 members of Feniscowles Methodist Church climbed the snow-sprinkled Pendle Hill
A COMMUNITY was today celebrating the "rebirth" of its church after coming back from the brink of closure and wiping out £23,000 of debt in one year. St John's CE Church, in Great Harwood, is now back in the black for the first time in years thanks to
POLICE in Clitheroe are warning people to keep Christmas presents out of thieves' clutches after a spate of thefts on the same street in Wilpshire. In the last two weeks, thieves have struck several times on Somerset Avenue. Police say most of the crimes
COLCHESTER United boss Phil Parkinson will be looking for an improvement from his side when they face Accrington Stanley at The Interlink Express Stadium. The Us go into Saturday's FA CUP third round showdown on the back of a 2-0 defeat to second division
THE performance of house prices in this and any other area is a double-edged sword. Low house prices can be used as an attraction to help to woo new employers, especially if they are bringing management teams with them. But many will agree that the gap
LOCAL councils across East Lancashire have been urged to work with all faiths to create a better life for everyone. Lancashire Inter Faith Officer Dale Barton led local New Year messages by saying he wanted to see local authorities working with their
THE final curtain fell on Leigh Education Action Zone on New Year's Eve . . . its five-year mission fully accomplished. And the Zone ends with an impressive testament to the success of the Government-backed assignment. Independent education consultant
By GLEN LITTLE IF there's one thing I can say to cheer up Burnley fans, it's that everything is still up for grabs. We may have sunk to fourth from bottom at the year's end, but no-one is thinking the worst. We know the ability we have in the side and
PARENTS who felt they let their children down with low-cost presents helped prompt a 15 per cent rise in Christmas calls to East Lancashire Samaritans. And loan applications doubled in December across the area as people felt the pressure to risk getting
BLACKBURN have confirmed that Leicester midfielder Muzzy Izzet will be a transfer target this month. Rovers boss Graeme Souness is in the hunt for a left-sided midfielder after losing Barry Ferguson with a broken knee-cap. And he has targeted Turkish
A COUPLE have been left devastated by the death of the "little miracle" baby they tried for 12 years to conceive. Angela Shaw, 34, and husband Martin, 40, had been shocked but overjoyed to find she was pregnant with Hannah. But little Hannah died on Christmas
PARENTS who felt they let their children down with low-cost presents helped prompt a 15 per cent rise in Christmas calls to East Lancashire Samaritans. And loan applications doubled in December across the area as people felt the pressure to risk getting
PAKISTAN'S first female MP paid a visit to East Lancashire to give community leaders an insight into the struggle women face in being part of local democracy. Mighat Mir, an MP in the Pakistani town of Jhelum, came to the area to speak about her personal
ON the corner of the Sunday School part of Leamington Road Baptist Church, near Lynwood Road, Blackburn, there is a foundation stone set into the wall which reads: "This stone was laid in grateful recognition of the generosity of Mrs Nancy Hasler, Jan
JOHNNY Carey, Blackburn Rovers Manager's New Year Resolution was to be determined to improve the quality of their football. Whereas 76-year-old Blackburn woman Polly Pickup's resolution was to continue basing her life on what her mother told her: "To
ANIMAL welfare chiefs were today hunting the owners of a dog that was pulled from the freezing Leeds and Liverpool Canal suffering from shock and hypothermia. RSPCA officers fear the animal could have been dumped at Christmas by cruel owners. But they
PRESTWICH band Blue Chevron has won a place at this years 'YGG Unsigned 2004'. They will play in the first heat of the competition on Friday, February 6, at The Palace Nightclub in Levenshulme. It is part of the city's Manchester Irish Festival, now the
RIBBLE Valley Council community committee is to discuss a plan to enhance the use of a public gallery. A report by Action Factory Community Arts was commissioned to see how the council could improve the use of the Platform Gallery. Consultation for the
HOTEL bosses today urged police to solve the mystery of the 'blood-stained' jacket, found in a bin at the back of the hotel At the Tickled Trout Hotel, on Preston New Road, Samlesbury, bosses denied the substance found on the coat was blood, but Lancashire
THERE will be one Nelson cricketer with his mind fixed firmly on the other side of the world when Australian skipper Steve Waugh walks out for his international swansong tomorrow. Arguably the game's most successful ever Test captain concludes a stunning
ON-LOAN defender Jay McEveley has been cleared to help Burnley in their FA Cup quest. The Blackburn stopper has been given the green light to help out as the Clarets look to overcome Mansfield in Saturday's potential banana-skin third round tie. Burnley
PROTESTERS opposed to the building of a wind turbine on the moors above Edgworth are due to meet to discuss their options tomorrow. Residents and countryside campaigners are expected to gather at the Barlow Institute at 7pm to collect information and
COUNCIL bosses are carrying out assessments on some of its services in a bid to improve. Rossendale Borough Council aims to find out what it does well and what areas they need to improve. Customer satisfaction surveys, area forums and questionnaires for
A WATERFOOT-based theatre company is hoping to boost its volunteer force and has issued an SOS to anyone who fancies getting involved. The Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Bacup Road, is Lancashire's only Arts Council-funded national touring theatre company.
A ROSSENDALE Special Constable who has retired after 31 years has been given a police commendation. Bob Ormerod, 56, from Bacup, joined up when his wife Susan was a civilian worker for the Lancashire constabulary. Since then he has risen in the ranks
THE proud parents of a toddler who survived an horrific accident say they are looking forward to spending the New Year with their 'miracle' son. Doctors feared Lewis Yates might die after he tumbled down a flight of stairs and smashed his head against
BUS company Lancashire United today announced New Year changes to bus stops in Accrington and Blackburn and amendments to timetables affecting Accrington, Blackburn and Burnley. In Accrington town centre, starting on Sunday, January 4: Buses on Route
PEOPLE will have their chance to mark the New Year by putting their name to a unique document which celebrates their links with the area. The Charter of Belonging -- a community-led project -- is being headed up by the Archdeacon of Blackburn, The Venerable
GRAEME Souness was quite right to be angry at his players for some of the recent performances. However I do think it is time that he started to accept more responsibility himself rather than point to a combination of bad luck, poor refereeing decisions
A LOT of hard work goes into organising any home match at Accrington Stanley, writes SUZANNE GELDARD. But ground director Graham Charnley has revealed it is more of a pleasure than a chore, especially when it's a game as big as Saturday's FA Cup third
RELIABLE fullback Steve Hollis was hoping to make up Accrington Stanley's rearguard at Morecambe this afternoon - even though he still hasn't fully recovered from his broken wrist. The left back, who had been one of the mainstays in the Reds' starting
TWO of the big winners at last Sunday's Ribble Valley 10 kilometre Road Race will be hoping that their good form will launch them to international success in 2004. Women's champion Amanda Parkinson competes in the televised Great North Cross Country at
