Nature Watch, with RON FREETHY YORKSHIRE has only two freshwater lakes and these are Semerwater and Malham Tarn. Semerwater is situated two miles from Bainbridge and can be reached from Settle and Hawes. I arrived on a cold autumn morning in bright sunshine
I WAS going to suggest to Tony Blair that he could get Prince Philip to revert to his proper (birth) name to help to cement us deeper in Europe. However, at official banquets and formal dinners by the time he was announced "Prince Philip Sculeswig Holstein
YOUR correspondent Mr T J Longstaff, of Gorse Road, Blackburn, (Letters, October 11) suggests that as Department of Transport research on the causes of fatal and serious injury crashes shows that only 18 per cent of such bad accidents are caused by speed
LEIGH RMI boss Phil Starbuck remains defiant despite witnessing his side plunge to the bottom of the Conference. The Railwaymen surrenderd a 2-0 lead in the 3-2 defeat to Tamworth at the weekend, but the manager firmly believes that survival is not a
ROVERS Ladies were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Academy. Justine Wallace fired the hosts into the lead with a long-range curler on the half hour mark, however Wolves secured a share of the spoils with an equaliser 15 minutes from
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jon Stead has targeted the next three games as his big chance to win over Mark Hughes. Jay Bothroyd's sending off at Norwich last weekend has opened the door for Stead to return against Manchester City on Saturday. And the 21-
BOSSES of a Burnley underwear business are celebrating a boom in trade after selling lingerie over the internet on auction website - Ebay. Rachael, 33, and Colin White, 32, have gradually gone from auctioning their children's old clothes and bric-a-brac
LANCASHIRE education bosses today vowed to crack down on pupils taking term-time holidays. A survey by Lancashire County Council's Education Service revealed that a quarter of all school children in Lancashire have taken time away from school for a holiday
DETECTIVES today appealed for anyone with CCTV on houses or shops near the scene of a high-value armed robbery in Burnley to get in touch. Police are hoping video evidence will help them track down the gang who attacked and robbed security guards at the
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has praised a £200,000 scheme to improve security cameras for cutting crime in Padiham town centre. The Home Office released the cash to extend CCTV coverage in Padiham, enhance the current town centre scheme and relocate the control
RESIDENTS today demanded a housing development be torn down after builders back-tracked over paying for road safety improvements. People living in Cleveland Road, Burnley, have reacted with fury to news that developer Rocketfine Homes had asked the council
BUSINESSES surrounding Nelson's Grand Cinema site are being offered compensation by Pendle Council so they can relocate. But the council's executive director for services, John Kirk, has told councillors many of the businesses do not want to move to another
COMPLAINTS against a Nelson councillor accused of being disrespectful to residents who were campaigning against a housing scheme have been thrown out by the Standards Board. Suzanne Bellhouse, of Pinewood Drive, Nelson, wrote to the local authority watchdog
PLANS to build flats and bungalows in Colne are set to be approved. Flamemanor Developments have applied to Pendle Council for permission to build a block of eight apartments and five bungalows on a former garage site and disused kickabout area off Birtwistle
SIR Ian McKellen, star of The Lord of The Rings, is taking a break from acting to unveil a mural at Wigan and Leigh Hospice. Invited guests will meet the Wigan-born film star, a former Bolton School pupil, when he attends a short ceremony in the hospice
RESIDENTS in Hyndburn have been told to set off early if they want to watch the Christmas lights switch-on in Accrington. Last year traffic queues coming into the town centre meant many people were left stranded in their cars in Hyndburn Road while the
MORE than 150 hikers took to the hills in the Forest of Bowland for the British Heart Foundation's Heart of the Kingdom challenge. The sponsored challenge route included the very heart of the United Kingdom - Whitendale Hanging Stones - and incorporated
COUNCILLORS are being urged to sell off all 1,250 council houses in the Ribble Valley. An independent housing options review, commissioned by Ribble Valley Council, recommends the authority sells off its housing stock to a registered social landlord.
MANAGERS will tell you there is something to learn in every game - even ones as fruitless as this. And in Steve Cotterill's case, it might be well to treat the Carling Cup with the contempt some Premiership sides do in future years - if he has the players
THE best new rental title of the week Carandiru (15, Columbia Tristar, 146 mins) comes from one of the leading film-makers in Brazil, Hector Babenco (Pixote, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), who is back with this stunning based-on-fact prison drama that has
COLNE manager Nigel Coates has heaped praise on opposite number Steve Wilkes. But he hopes the Padiham boss isn't celebrating success tonight. Colne travel to take on the North West Counties Division Two leaders in the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy (kick-off
A SPIRITED Clitheroe display wasn't enough to prevent Barrow from progressing to the next round of the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy. The Blues went behind after only six minutes as Mike Kewley opened the Conference North side's account. Nevertheless,
NELSON hit top form to brush aside First Division opposition in the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy at Victoria Park. Great Harwood, despite their superior league status, were made to look second best by Nelson's young hopefuls, who played with a confidence
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jon Stead has targeted the next three games as his big chance to win over Mark Hughes. Jay Bothroyd's sending off at Norwich last weekend has opened the door for Stead to return against Manchester City on Saturday. And the 21-
TALENTED schoolgirl Sophie Henderson has been awarded a trophy after scooping the best marks in the whole of East Lancashire in speech and drama exams. The bubbly nine-year-old, of Oakwood Close, Darwen, wowed the judges with her rendition of the poem
DARWEN fundraisers spurred on morris dancers to collect more than £1,000 for children with disabilities. The English Town and Country Carnival Organisation, better known as Morris Dancers, presented Rainbow House in Chorley with a cheque for £1,100. The
MOURNERS have said farewell to a stalwart of the Hoddlesden community. Harry Taylor, 76, of Earls Drive, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, after losing his battle with cancer. Tributes to the devoted husband, father and grandfather
ROSSENDALE Hospice held a tenth birthday party for the National Lottery. The charity has had a number of lottery 'wins' including a grant to set up a 'hospice at home' service and to develop its complimentary therapies. The Lottery asked all beneficiaries
THE site of DIY giant B&Q's old store in Blackburn is being sold off. The chain closed its smaller store, in Blakewater Road, to make way for the new superstore which opened in September. Customers who used the out of town store at Whitebirk had to
THE Brook Centre, which has branches in Blackburn and Burnley, has launched a text messaging service to give young people sexual health advice. The service will give young people instant access to information on topics, including sexually transmitted
A STATE-of-the-art sports centre was opened in Blackburn last night -- and received the seal of approval from Rovers stars past and present. The JJB Soccerdome, in Haslingden Road, Guide, near junction five of the M65, was given the thumbs-up by players
A TAXI firm in a crime hotspot today blamed the police and council for the rising violence they are trying to stop. A spokesman for Silverline, based in Darwen Street, Blackburn, spoke out after a scheme to turn an area around his business into a 'giant
COUNCIL bosses today admitted they had announced plans for a £2million railway station without getting permission for trains to stop there. Blackburn with Darwen Council announced in September it had secured the money for the station, which would service
BLACKBURN Livesey Women's Institute, Livesey Community Hall, York Terrace, Feniscowles, 7.30pm. "Hedgehog Hospital and Care," by Mrs S Lewis. Christmas Continental Market, Market Street, Chorley, 10am-4pm. An Inspector Calls and Doctor Faustus, King George's
DAY after day we hear bad news about teenagers who make life a misery for others in our towns and housing estates. They are blamed for drug-taking, drinking, stealing, general rowdiness and vandalism and some are such a nuisance that they are made the
Why do women love hitting the shops when most men have to be dragged there kicking and screaming? As Christmas approaches, JENNY SCOTT asked a few couples for their views. . . WITH just six weeks to Christmas, women are already making lists, planning
IN response to a letter published on November 1, headed "Don't think twice about saying 'No'." I would have thought that Albert Caville would have grasped the fact that there had been an error in the facts published, and can assure him and other readers
I WAS pleased to learn that Blackburn with Darwen has been named as the North West Capital of Enterprise. Since the M65 link was completed the borough had created a good environment for business growth, the evidence is there to see over the last five
ON Remembrance Day I wonder how many poppies will be worn with pride and gratitude to the honour of the men and women of this and other lands who gave their lives through two world wars and other conflicts? On Remembrance Sunday you will see pious politicians
A MAN who was found dead in his flat had died more than three months earlier, an inquest heard. Terence Osborne's body was found when a locksmith went to change the locks on his ground floor flat in Bond Street, Leigh, on May 5. The 48-year-old unemployed
A DOCTOR'S receptionist died after contracting an infection which sparked a rare blood disorder, an inquest has heard. Deborah Carroll, 32, was 35 weeks pregnant when she was rushed into Burnley General Hospital complaining of back pain in March. She
A TOP Blackburn doctor has warned of the dangers of drinking strong lagers and beers, claiming they played a part in the death of a man who drank just two-and-a-half pints a night. Consultant physician Dr David Grimes told an inquest that many people
WHAT nonsense that we're talking about 'must-win' games this early in the season. I heard some people saying that about Norwich on Saturday but at this stage it's ludicrous to panic people into thinking they're already on the verge of going down. Yes,
A TALENTED musician killed himself after spiralling into depression, an inquest heard. Jonathan Howarth, 39, of Brooklands Road, Burnley, lost his confidence after returning home from university, where he studied music for four years. His mother Barbara
A DOCTOR'S receptionist died after contracting an infection which sparked a rare blood disorder, an inquest has heard. Deborah Carroll, 32, was 35 weeks pregnant when she was rushed into Burnley General Hospital complaining of back pain in March. She
A WOMAN visiting tracks where a loved one lost his life was almost hit by a train and killed, police said today. The woman, who has not been named, was on the rail line at Brierfield yesterday morning when a train travelling from Colne to Blackpool almost
10 years ago SCREAMING teenage girls were an everyday sight in Rossendale after a member of boyband Take That moved into the area. Hunky Howard Donald moved to a house in Whalley Road, Shuttleworth, near Ramsbottom, and was plagued by hundreds of fans
A DRIVER has died following a smash between a van and a lorry on the A56. The crash happened just after midday on Monday on the Accrington easterly by-pass between junction eight of the M65 and the A679 Burnley Road turn-off. The collision involved a
A LEADING Firefighter today warned of the dangers of turning gas cylinders into 'bombs' by throwing them away on skips. George Mullaney gave the safety advice after tackling a skip fire in Meadow Bank, Accrington, at 11pm yesterday. Firefighters found
THE principal of Accrington and Rossendale College has pledged there will be no early increases in the college's tuition fees - in a bid to encourage people into higher education. She was speaking at the college's awards presentation evening at Accrington
AN Accrington retailer is fuming after getting a ticket for parking outside his shop to load his van. And today a business pressure group backed the boss, criticising "over the top parking regimes". Gary Davies, who runs furniture store Davies of Accrington
A GROUP of Scandinavian social workers, psychologists and doctors have been on a fact-finding mission to a Ribble Valley hospital. The Norwegian professionals are putting together treatment programmes for people with learning difficulties in their own
NINE people - including a man from Clitheroe - who work with the British Jesuits or who share their ideals have been honoured at the inaugural awarding of the Campion Medal. Peter Hardwick, of St Michael and St John's Parish, Clitheroe, and formerly of
A MOSQUE in Clitheroe would not damage house prices in neighbouring streets, Ribble Valley councillors will be told. Next Tuesday's meeting of the council's policy and finance committee will decide whether to sell land at the former council depot in Kirkmoor
ROSSENDALE Clarets are looking for fans wishing to join them on a weekend on the English Riviera next month. The supporters club have organised a trip to Torquay to coincide with the away game at Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, December 4. The coach will
STEVE Cotterill had no complaints as Burnley bowed out of the Carling Cup with their heads held high last night. The Clarets chief felt his patched-up side just did not have enough in the tank to beat Spurs and claim another Premiership scalp. A goal
STEVE Cotterill had no complaints as Burnley bowed out of the Carling Cup with their heads held high last night. The Clarets chief felt his patched-up side just did not have enough in the tank to beat Spurs and claim another Premiership scalp. A goal
A NEW farmers market has been officially launched in East Lancashire - almost two years after the idea was dismissed as a pipe dream. A group of local people joined forces to create the new business - Rossendale Farmers Market Limited - which saw the
ENTERTAINER Ted Robbins will compere an evening of entertainment to raise cash for terminally ill youngster Jack Heath. Four year-old Jack, has been diagnosed with incurable Hunters Syndrome, which affects only one in every 150,000 boys in the country
A MAN was attacked after confronting a gang of youths who cracked one of his windows with stones. The 39-year-old victim was sitting in his home in Lowe Mill Lane, Hindley, with his girlfriend when the window was damaged. He went outside and was confronted
BLACKBURN'S Older People's Forum is celebrating a victory after persuading transport bosses that disabled people were paying too much for bus journeys. On behalf of one of its members, the Forum wrote to Blackburn MP Jack Straw pointing out that using
A BLACKBURN nursery which has come top of the class in an inspection is set to be used as a national example of good practice. Education watchdog inspectors from Ofsted described the support for children with special needs at Albion Street Day Nursery
FED-UP residents have been told their views on the noise from a motocross racing track near their homes are "irrelevant". People living in Tockholes and Feniscowles gathered to hear evidence on the first day of a public inquiry yesterday to decide whether
A DISABLED pensioner left stranded when his electric wheelchair lost power has praised a group of youngsters who came to his rescue. Grandfather-of-nine James Salter, 68, who has cerebral palsy and has used a wheelchair for the past 15 years, was stuck
A TOP Blackburn doctor has warned of the dangers of drinking strong lagers and beers, claiming they played a part in the death of a man who drank just two-and-a-half pints a night. Consultant physician Dr David Grimes told an inquest that many people
A SUPPORTERS' coach is running to Accrington Stanley's next away game at Barnet on Novewmber 20. The coach will leave the Crown pub on Whalley Road, Accrington, at 8am and costs £20 per person. Anyone wishing to book their place on the coach should contact
STEVE Flitcroft feared he may never feature in Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman's plans again. But now the midfielder is eager to nail down a first team place on the back of a successful loan spell at Barrow. The 23-year-old started his first game
