BURNLEY Ladies Speakers Club, Nelson House, Nelson Square, Burnley, 7.30pm. Burnley and District Historical Society, New Church Centre, Briercliffe Road, Burnley, 7.15pm. "North Country Folklore," by Peter Watson. Burnley Pantomime Society present "Jack
English Cup - Sheffield Scimitars 8 Hawks 2 National League North - Hawks 7 Sunderland Chiefs 4 BLACKBURN Hawks had mixed results from bruising back-to-back matches, when the ice action resumed after a two-week break. Across the Pennies, arch-rivals Sheffield
A YOUTH who hit a man over the head with a bottle during a street fight was videoed on a resident's security monitor. Daniel Ainsley, aged 19, of Topping Fold Road, Bury, was placed on probation and ordered to pay personal compensation by Bury magistrates
THE reason why the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and other trusts are in serious financial trouble is very simple. It is run the same way as the DVLA at Swansea -- the TV licence, the opticians, the dentists etc. Out of every hundred people who
FURTHER to my recent response to Jack Straw's insistence that "political correctness" does not exist. We now learn that the guided walks in the Lake District are likely to be discontinued because those who avail themselves of them are "largely white and
L LAWES appears to write a contradiction (Stop Teaching Children Religion, LET, December 24, 2004) by saying if religion "is dropped from the school curriculum" and children are left "until they are mature enough to make a balanced judgment on their beliefs
THIS letter is being written on behalf of all members and friends of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Manchester area, to say how grieved and sorry we have been concerning recent events in Asia, where there has been so much loss of life and property
I READ with interest the letter regarding dog excrement. I have gone through my own gate and similarly been met with a large pile of dog dirt. My "detective" skills were used and after I displayed a hand-written note on my garden wall, the owner (with
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Lowton on Saturday morning after power cables had been blown down because of the strong winds. Police closed off Kenyon Lane while the power cables were cleared away and repaired. Police warned drivers to take extra care on
The MARTIN DOBSON column NOW that the transfer of Robbie Blake to Birmingham City has been completed, it will be interesting to see if the Burnley players react in a similar way to the Everton lads after Wayne Rooney moved on. Most Evertonians were fearful
SANTA failed to turn up in one corner of East Lancashire - after customs officers suspected him of smuggling drugs. A display showing three replicas of the jovial chappy climbing a ladder were bought by council bosses to brighten up a town centre clock
LEIGH'S disastrous season hit a new low when they crashed out of the Marsden Lancashire Trophy to Conference North side Southport. The Railwaymen were forced to play two keepers as outfield players when Gareth Stoker and Ryan Clarke arrived late after
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jemal Johnson has set his sights on a new contract after breaking into the first team squad. The 19-year-old forward's current deal expires in the summer but Johnson hopes he can do enough over the next few months to persuade
THE first images of controversial works of art to be displayed in three East Lancashire boroughs are to go on show to the public next week. The Panopticon project will construct public works of art in all six boroughs of East Lancashire. So far designs
CRIME in Padiham fell by nearly a quarter last month after police stepped up patrols in the town, new figures reveal. Sergeant Debbie Carter told a meeting of Padiham Town Council the number of reported incidents for December fell from 117 to 90. The
LEADING scorer Dave Nugent, who signed for Preston North End on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee, has left the club with a tribute from manager Graham Barrow. The manager believes Nugent put the club before himself in playing in last Saturday's match. The
NELSON councillors want plans for a multi-million pound bus station delayed because they could harm a revamp of the town centre. Lancashire County Council wants to build a bus and rail interchange between Broadway, Broad Street, Stanworth Road and Railway
MP GORDON Prentice was today highlighting the case to re-open the Colne to Skipton railway line. The Pendle Labour back bencher was staging a special half hour debate at Westminster to urge ministers to provide cash and support to reinstate the end of
PEOPLE are being asked to dig in and come up with ideas for Pendle's parks. A series of 'Friends' meetings will be held next week to discuss projects for Alkincoats Park, Victoria Park and Brierfield's parks. There are plans to redevelop the bandstand
ROSSENDALE face their first test for over a month this weekend. With the recent weather conditions and the Christmas break Dale have had a well earned rest. Unfortunately though this means that for the remaining 12 weeks of the season, Dale only have
HYNDBURN Liberal Democrats have chosen their candidate to stand against MP Greg Pope in the 2005 General Election. It will be the second time Bill Greene, 57, of Burns Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, has stood for Parliament. He went up against Mr Pope and the
AN EAST Lancashire man is needed to play Jesus. And the man for the job must be prepared to carry a cross through the centre of Great Harwood and be crucified in Memorial Park! The son of God is one of many parts up for grabs in a Passion play, which
THE CREATION of a major waste transfer station to deal with 20,000 tonnes of domestic rubbish a year moved a step closer last night. Ribble Valley councillors approved plans to build the £1million facility at the council's depot at Lincoln Way, Salthill
A MEAT processing giant currently consulting staff about their future has reassured 200 employees at an East Lancashire company that they are not under threat. Rose County Foods, based at Castill Laithe Abattoir, Gisburn Road, Sawley, was taken over by
TONY Grant is backing Glen Little to get a warm welcome on his Turf Moor return this weekend. Burnley midfielder Grant believes the Clarets have grown stronger since the former fans' favourite made the summer switch to Reading for family reasons. Little
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jemal Johnson has set his sights on a new contract after breaking into the first team squad. The 19-year-old forward's current deal expires in the summer but Johnson hopes he can do enough over the next few months to persuade
WAKEFIELD-EMLEY 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 2: BORO must have feared a quagmire of a pitch after torrential rain claimed many matches, but received a boost upon their arrival at Belle Vue, as the pitch was in perfect condition. The only thing likely to disrupt
BOSSES at a Darwen supermarket are investigating claims a member of staff made inappropriate comments about the tsunami disaster to a shopper. The horrified customer made the complaint after a worker at Sainsbury's, Hardman Way, allegedly told her the
ROSSENDALE running team, the Black Pudding Hashers, are planning a fancy dress race to raise cash for the tsunami appeal. The run, starting at The Jolly Sailor, Booth Road, Waterfoot, on Sunday, January 16, at noon, will see runners following a two-mile
THE far-right British National Party has said it will put up a General Election candidate against Foreign Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw. Nicholas Holt, who polled 457 votes when he stood in last year's local authority elections, said he hoped
A BLACKBURN bar owner was caught selling a cheaper brand of vodka from bottles bearing the Smirnoff label, a court has heard. Blackburn magistrates were told that bottles bearing the Smirnoff label were found full of vodka but with the seals broken when
ATHERTON LR 2 STANLEY 5 IF ever a game could be described as a formality, this was one of those occasions. Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman must have sat back safe in the knowledge that his side had wrapped the game up after just two minutes. Ian
TWO men have been arrested in connection with a spate of armed robberies across the North of England, including Bury. Armed police raided a house in Manchester city centre where they arrested two men, aged 34 and 43. The men are now in custody in Sheffield
THREE years after the multi million pound modernisation of Blackburn railway station the council may be about to go to the government for cash to finish the job properly. One of the reasons cited for the move is that the number of train journeys being
A MOTHER who admitted driving while two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit was banned from driving for two years. Tracy Ann Withers, a 34-year-old single mother, of Hunters Hill, Unsworth, Bury, admitted drink-driving close to the M66 roundabout
A DOUBLE-DECKER drew up at one of Darwen's inadequate shelters. Its destination board said "cemetery." To collect passengers -- or their frozen cadavers? JOHN STIRTON, Avondale Mews, Darwen.
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed in the neck. The girl was due to appear before Blackburn Youth Court today after being questioned by officers specially trained in interviewing children. Kenneth Embley, 34,
TWO Padiham men are facing a long stretch behind bars after admitting their part in a savage machete attack. Steven Atkinson, 41, of Beech Street, Padiham, and Stephen Marsden, 38, of Malvern Avenue, Padiham, have already spent six months behind bars
AS the colourful festive uproar of their pantomime recedes into memory, Tyldesley Little Theatre returns with an altogether darker purpose. Their next production is Simon Brett's Silhouette, a gripping, sinister tale of murder. The marriage of two successful
BURNLEY'S Catholic all-girl high school has raised £4,000 for victims of the tsunami disaster in less than two days. Pupils at St Hilda's RC Girls' High School took home a letter from Catholic aid agency Cafod appealing for donations and brought back
A CARETAKER died after falling from a high wall while cutting ivy, an inquest heard. John Nixon, 78, of Padiham Road, Burnley, was leaning from the 25ft high wall to cut back the plant when a coving stone came loose and he toppled to his death. Mr Nixon
WORKERS at a troubled Burnley factory today claimed they had finally been put out of their misery and made redundant. Staff at Burnley Conversions Ltd have been locked out of the Heasandford Industrial Estate plant since they returned from their Christmas
A NEW centre to tackle and treat drug misuse will help fight crime and cut drug-related deaths across Burnley, it was claimed today. An application by Lancashire Care NHS Trust to change Burnley House, a former care home in Westgate, Burnley, into the
REEDLEY residents have defeated mobile phone giant O2 again with people power at a planning meeting. Officers at Pendle Council had recommended approving an application to put a 20metre-high mast with six antennae in the grounds of Belvedere and Caldervale
SHAKER Terry Dunfield is out for the rest of the season after scans showed he has broken his kneecap together with sustaining ligament damage. The Canadian midfielder was stretchered off early in Saturday's goalless home draw with Leyton Orient after
SANTA failed to turn up in one corner of East Lancashire - after customs officers suspected him of smuggling drugs. A display showing three replicas of the jovial chappy climbing a ladder were bought by council bosses to brighten up a town centre clock
ACCRINGTON'S own dream team reunited to re-live their glory days - nearly 40 years after they last played together. The Finch Watson's Football Club, made up of 11 players from the Accrington area, reunited for a special anniversary - 37 years after their
TOURISM bosses were last night given the go-ahead to bid for £1.5million to help turn Clitheroe Castle into one of the region's best tourist attractions. Ribble Valley councillors voted to proceed with an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for cash
The GLENN KEELEY column MARK Hughes needs all this speculation regarding the future of Barry Ferguson like a hole in the head. With three weeks to go before the transfer window slams shut again, the last thing Hughes wants to contemplate is losing his
MORECAMBE 3 NELSON 2 NELSON earned the respect of Conference side Morecambe with a gutsy performance at Christie Park. But the Blues couldn't have got off to a worse start when they conceded a goal to an angled shot by Lee Elam after only 15 seconds,
BURSCOUGH 3 COLNE 0 COLNE'S injury crisis took its toll as they were knocked out of the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy by UniBond Premier Division side Burscough last night. The Holt House outfit suffered their second successive defeat - having previously
TONY Grant is backing Glen Little to get a warm welcome on his Turf Moor return this weekend. Burnley midfielder Grant believes the Clarets have grown stronger since the former fans' favourite made the summer switch to Reading for family reasons. Little
STUDENTS at Darwen Vale High School swapped their usual science lessons for something out of this world when they were paid a visit from the UK's first commercial space travel company. Engineer Luke Griffiths, of Starchaser, visited the school as part
BUSINESS owners in Darwen have been warned to be on their guard after a spate of break-ins where burglars removed skylights and windows. The first incident took place at the United Reformed Church, Bolton Road, between midday last Friday and 2pm on Saturday
A TEAM of international designers are due to visit Rossendale tomorrow. Louise Greenwood Exclusive Bridal wear based at Novaks Shopping Experience, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, is hosting a designer day. Internationally-renowned designers Amanda Wyatt and
WORSHIPPERS today claimed the Catholic faith in Rossendale was being "ripped apart" after it was revealed that a popular church is to be bulldozed. St Joseph's Church, Stacksteads, is set to close as part of a shake-up of Roman Catholic parishes in the
TWO goals in eight minutes at Chorley put Radcliffe Borough through to the next round of the Marsden Lancashire Trophy. The home side, with new manager Shaun Teale in charge, went ahead with a 31st minute strike by Danny Queeley, but Radcliffe bounced
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed in the neck. The girl was due to appear before Blackburn Youth Court today after being questioned by officers specially trained in interviewing children. Kenneth Embley, 34,
A DISABLED single parent was left without water or heating when gales tore off part of her house. And winds of up to 80mph blew through one of her daughter's bedroom windows. Karen King, 43 of Bedford Street, Blackburn, who lives with 10-year-old daughter
COUNCIL bosses have been criticised for wasting court time after prosecuting United Utilities for not telling them about a hole in the road. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council took the company to court for failing to serve notice of road works within
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has called for a return to the Victorian hours of the House of Commons so he can have lunch and dinner with his fellow MPs. And he claimed the new hours, starting at 11.30am, were less family friendly - and the previous 2.30pm
A PLATFORM with no roof at Blackburn's new £6million railway station could soon be under cover - after council bosses pledged to sort out the fiasco. The move comes after it failed to persuade the building's owners, Network Rail, or train operators to
SEDGLEY PARK 14, ROTHERHAM TITANS 13: IT may not have been pretty and it may only have been by one point, but it was a win neverthless over former Zurich Premiership outfit the Titans, and avenged the 42-22 reverse suffered at Clifton Lane earlier in
