WINDERMERE is England's largest lake and the sheer volume of water within it would suggest that it was safe from environmental damage. This is not quite true because our population is rising and we also take more trips and holidays. There are queues for
I WAS pleased to read in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that MP Nigel Evans is one of 79 MPs signing a Commons motion to end the obscene practice of bile extraction from captive bears for traditional medicines in China. There are many herbal alternatives
IN reply to the LET (June 15), I disagree with football being encouraged in the street. We live in a cul-de-sac and the kids play football after school and at weekends 52 weeks of the year. We try to keep a nice garden, the ball is everywhere, bouncing
I have just read your article on 'Street Soccer Kids' (LET June 22), having just returned home from work. I am a driving instructor and during my last lesson of the day my pupil and I encountered three separate incidents of children running into the road
WHAT a load of rubbish quality of life officer John Barber and Clitheroe councillor Mary Robinson talked over children playing football in the streets (LET, June 15). It is just not on that people should have to put up with noise, balls being slammed
BLACKBURN Rovers have shot down reports that they are set to snap up Paul Ince. The former Manchester United and England midfielder is a free agent after his contract with Wolves expired at the end of last season, and he is looking for one last crack
A FATHER of six who flouted a court order was given a last chance by magistrates who told him to think himself lucky. House clearer Karl Greaves, 23, had twice breached a community punishment order, imposed for driving while disqualified, the Burnley
SHOCK tactics were used to ram home the message of road safety in a staged car crash. A notorious traffic accident hot spot was the venue for the crash on Burnley Road, Padiham. Emergency services were called to a scene where two cars crashed and then
EAST Lancashire MP Peter Pike has called on the Government to speed up the supply of cash for the area's Elevate Housing renewal programme - part of the Government's wider Pathfinder project to boost run-down areas. Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Burnley
A TOP Burnley detective today vowed to cut street violence between rival gangs after three brothers were jailed for a total of 12 years for a vicious revenge attack. Mahmood, Shahood and Masood Akbar were all sent to prison following a ten-week trial
A TRAILBLAZING Burnley schoolboy was so desperate to learn sign language that he enrolled on an adult course. And Anthony Brooks, 13, has now successfully completed two sign language qualifications after attending evening classes. The Towneley High School
TAXI drivers in Burnley want radio links to police introduced to cabs to protect them against yobs. A similar pilot scheme ended just three months ago but cabbies have called for it to be brought back in following what they say has been an escalation
PENDLE Council has blocked its own plans to transform the site of a historic cinema in Nelson. The £1.7 million redevelopment project for the former Grand Cinema has been put on hold by councillors who accused their own officers of not providing enough
ANYONE wanting advice on how to purchase a property abroad should not miss the Bury Timnes Summer Overseas Property exhibition. The event, in conjunction with the Bolton Evening News, is being held at the Bolholt Country Park Hotel, Walshaw Road, Bury
DETECTIVES were today still trying to trace four men involved in a robbery on a Pendle jewellers. Three men burst into Humberstones, in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, and used a lump hammer to smash a display cabinet, making off with a haul of luxury watches
THE headteacher of a Pendle high school said the school was to remain among the "have-nots" when it came to funding for improvements. Speaking at the prize-giving evening at the school, Brendan Conboy, head of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More RC High
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans put aside the cut and thrust of Westminster politics to take part in the Round the Island Yacht Race at the Isle of Wight. Mr Evans was one of six MPs, along with a member of the Great Britain Paralympic sailing team, who
FORMER Scotland and Manchester United striker Denis Law is the star attraction of a sportsman's dinner organised by Burnley Football Club. Hosted by comedian Mike King, An Evening with Denis Law is planned for Friday, August 13 in the James Hargreaves
PAUL Weller has joined the Burnley old boys club at York City in preparation for the new season. Weller is one of four players released from Turf Moor this summer still looking to get fixed up with a new contract elsewhere. The long-serving midfielder
RISHTON professional James Franklin was today basking in praise from England skipper Michael Vaughan after the New Zealander claimed a career best 5-42 as the Black Caps beat the hosts by seven wickets at Chester-Le-Street in the NatWest series. It was
PAUL Weller has joined the Burnley old boys club at York City in preparation for the new season. Weller is one of four players released from Turf Moor this summer still looking to get fixed up with a new contract elsewhere. The long-serving midfielder
PUPILS from Darwen Vale High School have beaten off competition from three other schools in the Blackburn and Darwen area to win the 2004 Pathfinder Enterprise shield. Their idea of setting up a jewellery business was a great success and they made more
ORGANISERS of Helmshore gala are making a break from tradition to turn this weekend's event into a non-religious occasion. The parish of St Thomas, Flaxmoss, decided to change the format by inviting locally-based organisations to take part. The Rev Norman
A CLIMBER was recovering in hospital today after suffering serious injuries in a fall at Troy Quarry in Haslingden. The 45-year-old man was in a group of climbers at the well-known spot off Grane Road when he fell about 25ft, sustaining injuries to his
A DRUNK caused a midnight rumpus as ambulance staff turned up to treat his girlfriend after she slit her wrists. Magistrates heard how Christoper Dunn, 39, tried to stop medics from taking her to hospital. He then kicked out at police as he was being
A HEADTEACHER paid tribute to one of his colleagues during a prizegiving ceremony at their school. At yesterday's junior school prizegiving Dr David Hempsall, headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, thanked Alison Wharmby, head of junior
A TEACHER at a Blackburn mosque has been charged with assaulting a 12-year-old girl pupil after she was allegedly hit with a stick. Mohammed Faruq Yusuf, 43, of Palmer Road, Blackburn, was arrested after an incident at the Mohadiss-E-Azam Mission, Wellington
A SHOT was aimed at a firefighter's head while he was tackling a bonfire. The pellet, fired by a teenager from a BB gun, hit the helmet of station officer Tony Ashworth and he was uninjured. But firefighters today slammed the boy, aged between 12 and
MARRIAGE counsellors today warned East Lancashire couples against getting in debt to pay for their dream wedding. Research, done by Sainsbury's Bank, found that couples getting married this year will borrow a total of £542million -- and 5,000 of them
AN election fraud probe has been launched after claims a Blackburn man's postal voting form was filled in and returned by someone else. The Crown Prosecution Service has been asked to determine whether a Blackburn man should be charged in connection with
FORENSIC officers have searched lockers at a Blackburn swimming pool for evidence relating to a spate of thefts. Valuables including cash, clothes and a mobile phone have been taken after six lockers in changing rooms at the Waves water centre were unlocked
A TREASURED pet dog cheated death after falling down a hidden drain and getting trapped for a week. Now the case of Suky the Staffordshire Bull Terrier has prompted RSPCA officers to issue a danger warning. Suky is recovering at her home in Shadsworth
BLACKBURN with Darwen's Liberal Democrat leader today claimed six Labour defectors were poised to return to the party - two weeks after walking out. The move came as a member of the newly-formed independent group claimed they had received an apology over
ERIC Whalley isn't worried about counting the cost of Accrington Stanley becoming a full-time professional outfit. For the Reds chairman is confident that the club is financially stable enough to make the step up from the semi-professional game. "It is
A TRIP to France for 30 schoolchildren as a reward for good attendance was cancelled when their coach failed to turn up -- twice. The excited Elton High pupils met up at midnight last Thursday, not long after England's defeat by Portugal in Euro 2004,
WHEN people pass retirement they are entitled to expect a life free from some of the pressures they faced working and bringing up a family. In some areas of the world the elderly are revered and younger generations focus on ensuring their parents are
SOMETIMES the Government gets it very, very wrong. It did on Monday night by forcing Labour MPs to vote against plans to change the organ donation system. The current way relies on people getting donor cards so that, in the event of their death, their
A POLICE Constable who pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention after a crash which left a man brain damaged, has been removed from traffic duties. PC Andrew John Hatcher, from Leyland police, has been re-deployed to the geographic section
WHILE travelling along the new section of Barbara Castle Way recently I thought I had strayed into a time warp and landed in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The scale and beauty of the flora, the bushes and trees was breathtaking. I have to say that it
I WRITE in response to Mr Matthew Egan of the Rossendale and Hyndburn Amnesty International group (Letters, June 21). He states that 74 per cent of asylum applications are made by people from countries where conflict is occurring and that asylum seekers
A SUCCESSFUL sales manager died after being thrown from his car while more than twice over the legal drink-drive limit. Gary Walker, aged 37, was not wearing a seatbelt when his Volkswagen Golf mounted a grass verge before rolling over on the East Lancashire
A TEACHER at a Blackburn mosque has been charged with assaulting a 12-year-old girl pupil after she was allegedly hit with a stick. Mohammed Faruq Yusuf, 43, of Palmer Road, Blackburn, was arrested after an incident at the Mohadiss-E-Azam Mission, Wellington
ASSAULT victim Wasim Raza was chatting with friends outside his mother's house in Temple Street, Nelson, in August last year when the Akbar brothers launched their vicious attack, Preston Crown Court heard. They were armed to the teeth with weapons, including
SO England are out of Euro 2004 and in some quarters the knives are already out for Sven Goran Eriksson. People are asking the question: Is Sven really the man to lead England to World Cup glory in two years' time? In my book, that's a difficult one to
ASSAULT victim Wasim Raza was chatting with friends outside his mother's house in Temple Street, Nelson, in August last year when the Akbar brothers launched their vicious attack, Preston Crown Court heard. They were armed to the teeth with weapons, including
FIVE hundred workers at the Pension Centre in Simonstone have been told that most of their jobs are safe. In a shake-up of the Government's Department of Work and Pensions they will be transferred to looking after the benefit systems appeals procedure
THE visit of a Government minister to officially open a new play area and community garden has been cancelled. Children's Minister Margaret Hodge, was today due to visit St Phillip's family centre in Nelson to open the latest phase of the centre. But
PENDLE'S Local Strategic Partnership is aiming to raise its profile this summer by attending a wide range of events. The partnership is already widely known for its regeneration work, having successfully operated seven regeneration programmes since 1995
A WORKSHOP is being held in Pendle for people interested in helping to improve tolerance and community understanding in the borough. It takes place at Brierfield Community Centre, on Tuesday, July 6, at 6pm, and is being hosted by consultants Drew Mackie
OPPOSITION party leaders on Pendle Council today hit out at the Liberal Democrats after being invited to have a say on the running of the council - just a week after being excluded from the council's Executive. Tory Councillor Tony Beckett and Labour
POLICE in Accrington are warning shoppers in the town centre to watch out for pick-pockets. Two shoppers were targeted on Saturday by thieves who dipped into handbags. Both crimes occurred within half an hour of each other in town centre shops. Now officers
TWO pupils at an Accrington school are heading out to India to see the fruits of their charity work at an orphanage. The girls, from St Christopher's C of E High School, Queen's Road West, will represent the school in the Indian town of Salem, about 200
A HOUSING association is fencing in homes for the elderly to protect residents from yobs. Hyndburn Homes, owned by Hyndburn Council, will put up the fences, as high as 1.8 metres, around a number of Scaitcliffe bungalows in Accrington. The houses, off
A CLITHEROE landmark is to be closed for a further four days for the filming of a hit children's TV series. Granada Television shot the next series of "The Worst Witch" at Clitheroe Castle last month. Now they are to film extra scenes for the series,
A LARGE part of the Ribble Valley will be left without local fire cover unless more people volunteer to become part-time firefighters. The number of retained - or part-time - fire officers based at Clitheroe Fire Station has now dropped to 16, with six
THE family of a Ribble Valley man who lost his battle against leukaemia just days after getting married today appealed for more people to become bone marrow donors. Andrew 'Ollie' Hollingworth's relatives spoke out as they praised his friends for helping
PAUL Gascoigne has taken a sideswipe at Burnley Football Club - despite raking in over £50,000 for just five weeks work! The former England midfielder claims he did not enjoy the time he spent at Turf Moor towards the end of the 2001/02 season, when then
DURING the last 40 years, Mick Buxton has taken on various positions in the professional game. But even with four decades under his well-worn belt, he is just as passionate about his latest role. "I've been working for the Premier League for the last
CHORLEY -twice winners of the national club knockout competition - were beaten in the regional final of the Cockspur Cup by a more experienced Bootle side. The Merseysiders fielded three former Lancashire county batsmen in David Snelgrove, Ian Cockbain
TWO weeks ago you wouldn't have got a bet on Read retaining their Veka Ribblesdale League title. Such was their advantage at the top of the table that the only interest seemed to revolve round whether or not Warren Eastham's men could go through the summer
BLACKBURN Rovers have shot down reports that they are set to snap up Paul Ince. The former Manchester United and England midfielder is a free agent after his contract with Wolves expired at the end of last season, and he is looking for one last crack
COUNCIL bosses are reassuring motorists that they are trying to find a solution to the heavily congested A666 through Darwen. And one option put forward by the council is a link road from the M65 services site. The new idea, which is still at its initial
LADIES-ONLY drop in sessions are being held at Age Concern, the Mary Hindle Resource Centre, Bury Road, Haslingden, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. People needing advice and issues concerning older people are invited to attend from 1.30pm
YOUNGSTERS in Bacup aged between 12 and 18 years old are being invited to get a taste of life as a firefighter. Bacup's Young Firefighters meet every Tuesday at the town's fire station in Pennine Road from 6.30pm-8.30pm. The aim of the group is to help
RELATIONS between Rossendale Borough Council and local private landlords have been boosted with the launch of Rossendale's Accredited Landlord Scheme. And three local private landlords received awards for their good practice at a ceremony held at the
A COURAGEOUS police officer who risked his life to rescue a man engulfed in flames has been nominated as Britain's Bravest Cop. Rawtenstall-based PC Robert Jones has already received a national Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Award for the dramatic
PROSECUTION lawyer Neil White has published his first novel. And the crime-fighter turned crime writer has already planned his next job with his second book due out next year. Neil, 39, who regularly prosecutes at Blackburn and Hyndburn magistrates courts
FOUR houses were evacuated early today after a mill fire left a 20-foot high wall dangerously unstable. Fire crews were called to the smoke-logged Slater's wood mill, in Emerald Street, Brownhill, just after 3.30am and were still there at 8am. Police
THE daughter of a man tortured to death over cannabis pleaded with his attackers to stop. Brian Waters' 21-year-old daughter, Natalie, saw her dad close to death and strapped to a wooden chair in a makeshift torture chamber, in a barn at a farm near Knutsford
