Quiz NIght, The Rock, Tockholes, 9.30pm. Over-50s Group -- Cardmaking, New Age Curling and Indoor Bowling, 10am-noon; Tai Chi, noon-1pm; Painting, 12.45pm-2.45pm; Memory Albums, Aromatherapy, 1pm-3pm; Light Aerobics, 1.15pm-2.15pm, Wesley Hall, Feilden
I would like to thank Lancashire Constabulary for their apology to the Islamic community about what happened at the meeting in Clitheroe (LET, April 6). I personally did not feel it went far enough but for the sake of community relations I will go along
RE your recent letters. If Mr Paul Atherton's language in relation to Barbara Castle was offensive, that of Ms Pat Maudsley in relation to Mr Atherton was equally so. Mr Atherton is not seeking to drive along Barbara Castle Way at an excessive speed -
MANAGER Cathryn Walmsley was rewarded for her hard work by having lunch with the boss - Dame Anita Roddick. The 35-year-old married mother-of-three, who lives with her family on Cheviot Close, Ramsbottom, is an area manager for the Body Shop at Home,
PROSECUTORS will decide in the next three weeks whether to charge three men as part of a year-long inquiry into electoral fraud in Burnley. The three men, who have not been named, were arrested and bailed as part of a police probe into proxy voting at
JONATHAN Stead must be wondering what all the fuss is about this weekend. While Blackburn Rovers are gearing up for an FA Cup semi-final day in Cardiff, the 22-year-old has already stolen a march on many of his team-mates. Because not only has he already
CULT hero Morten Gamst Pedersen insists Blackburn Rovers have nothing to fear when they face Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final showdown at the Millennium Stadium. Arsene Wenger's Gunners will go into the tie as the red hot favourites to reach their
A SUPPORT group for people with Parkinson's Disease is holding a coffee morning and bring and buy sale on Thursday at Bolton Road Methodist Church, Bury, between 10am and noon. In Bury, the Parkinson's Support Group meets monthly to hear speakers, chat
POLICE are filming teen yobs committing anti-social behaviour to show disbelieving parents what their children get up to. Officers, armed with video cameras, are taking to the streets of Burnley as part of the new dispersal orders in force in the borough
THE devastated parents of a man killed outside a Pendle nightclub today welcomed the conviction of the doorman responsible for his death. And Gerald and Beryl Myers said they would now try to put the tragic loss of their son Darren behind them. The couple
PROSECUTORS will decide in the next three weeks whether to charge three men as part of a year-long inquiry into electoral fraud in Burnley. The three men, who have not been named, were arrested and bailed as part of a police probe into proxy voting at
A NELSON 97-year-old is showing computer whizz kids a trick or two by getting web wise. Eva Hughes had never even used a typewriter before starting computer lessons but now the nonagenarian has proven it's never too late to learn. Eva can now be found
RESIDENTS are invited to hike for health in Pennington Flash on Wednesday. The latest short walk in the council's Active Living Team's programme sets off at 10am at 1st Pennington Flash car park on the left hand side, St Helens Road. Walks for Health
A STUNNING fun fair ride -- one of only four of its kind to be built in the world -- has made a cross-European journey to Accrington. The Speed Flip has been shipped in from Italy as part of plans to celebrate mayor-making weekend in May. The ride, made
BURNLEY YOUTH 2 DARLINGTON YOUTH 0 RYAN Townsend bagged a brace as Burnley warmed up for their Alliance Cup northern final this weekend with a hard-fought draw. Burnley face Oldham Athletic on Saturday as they seek revenge on the side that knocked them
BURY'S final game of the season at Gigg Lane on Saturday, May 7, has been made all-ticket for both home and away fans, due to an expected massive away support from Swansea City. Consequently, the Swans' supporters will be given both the Manchester Road
CULT hero Morten Gamst Pedersen insists Blackburn Rovers have nothing to fear when they face Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final showdown at the Millennium Stadium. Arsene Wenger's Gunners will go into the tie as the red hot favourites to reach their
LASER Skirmish, a craze which has swept through America and Australia, could be coming to Darwen. A planning application has been submitted to use part of Cranberry Moor as a 'battlefield' for the paintball-style game in which infra-red lasers are used
MUM Catherine Dorrington is launching a new class to give pre-school children a head start in art! Apart from crayons and paint, the 33-year-old will be introducing the youngsters to a number of unconventional materials, including custard powder. Catherine's
HUNDREDS of wristbands seized in an operation aimed at cheats cashing in on the craze have been confirmed as "fakes" by manufacturers Nike. The 500-plus bands, in a variety of colours with the Livestrong logo, were sent for verification after trading
PEOPLE who called to sign up with Blackburn's new NHS dental practice were told that its 10,000 places had been taken -- just one hour after telephone registration began. Health bosses today apologised for the mix-up, which they put down to "teething
ARMCHAIR football fans watching this weekend's televised FA Cup semi-final without a TV licence are to be targeted as part of a special crackdown. Detector vans are due to sweep Blackburn while Saturday's big game between Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal
A KARTING champion has been killed in a high-speed crash while competing at Brands Hatch race track. Businessman Peter Dearden, 41, of Roman Way, Clitheroe, died after an accident on Paddock Hill Bend, at the famous Kent circuit on Sunday. Mr Dearden,
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has paid tribute to new signings Gary Roberts and David Brown for their part in Saturday's crucial win over play-off rivals Stevenage Borough. Brown opened his account for the Reds with the third goal in a 4-1 win
WHO would have thought that little more than a year on from my last letter (They won't let me be a midwife: March 12, 2004) I would be writing to you again, this time to thank the Bury Times and the Pennine Acute Trust at Fairfield for their involvement
I MUST take issue with Trevor Smith (Letters, April 5)) who claims to be campaigning for Morality, Fairness and Truth, but attacks the council on limited issues. From these he says the performance of the council, its officers and staff is deteriorating
BURY Council is considering whether to re-phrase its parking fine notices after it failed to overturn a decision which ruled they were wrongly worded. Since Mr Roger Macarthur (42), of Riverside Road, Radcliffe, successfully appealed against his fine,
LAST week we were told that problems East Lancashire people had experienced trying to register with the much-needed new NHS dental practice had been sorted out. Prospective patients had been asked not to go to the surgery but to contact NHS Direct to
I am writing following your letters about bringing the old pension book system back. This week I was next to an elderly man when I was getting my pension. He had to place his card in the machine three times before it was correct and then he had to start
I WAS shocked and shamed when I heard about MG Rover car company going into receivership. The government could have done more, by supporting the Rover company, by leasing or buying MG Rover cars, instead of foreign cars. Also I think police authorities
MUSIC is a part of everyone's life, whether it be Africa drums or Peruvian pipes. Yet I have a feeling that I must air. As a reasonably intelligent fellow with catholic taste, I have my personal favourites. Tuning in to a popular classical radio station
SEDGLEY PARK 0, NOTTINGHAM 11: Nottingham wisely played to their forward strengths, adapted to the conditions far better than the Tigers and then stuck to their gameplan in this National Division One clash. It was a sensible and effective strategy that
A FRIEND from Peru has recently asked me if there is any way of finding out more information on Blackburn-born Sara Helen, whose remains were laid to rest in Paracas, Peru, after her brother John P Roberts could not find another place to bury her following
GREENMOUNT Church will stage a spring serenade on Saturday featuring fun music from the north's leading flute group, Tooti Flooti. Special guests at the concert will be Notability, a small choir of singers. There will be a varied programme of music, beginning
A SUPPORT group for people with Parkinson's Disease is holding a coffee morning and bring and buy sale on Thursday at Bolton Road Methodist Church, Bury, between 10am and noon. In Bury, the Parkinson's Support Group meets monthly to hear speakers, chat
AN expansion of the former Florence Nightingale Hospital is earmarked for refusal on Tuesday night. Owners of the Mayflower Hospital, a medium secure facility for deaf patients, want to add an extra 78 bedrooms, car parking and living space to the complex
BURY'S energy show house has moved from Parsonage Street to the former Acorn House in Willow Street. Visitors who take an ordinary light bulb into the house will receive two low-energy bulbs in return. These use a fifth of the electricity and last for
FIREMEN pulled a woman out of the wreckage of her car and gave her first-aid after she collapsed at the wheel and the vehicle crashed into a lamp post. The firefighters from Farnworth station were heading back to their base after dealing with a blaze
A TRADER has admitted trying to sell counterfeit designer clothes at his Bury shop. Satnam Singh (32), of Warwick Road, Radcliffe, admitted eight charges of having counterfeit goods on sale in his shop Diva Clothing in Princess Parade. Bury magistrates
A KARTING champion has been killed in a high-speed crash while competing at Brands Hatch race track. Businessman Peter Dearden, 41, of Roman Way, Clitheroe, died after an accident on Paddock Hill Bend, at the famous Kent circuit on Sunday. Mr Dearden,
RELEGATED Leigh RMI have a point to prove when they travel to Northwich Vics on Tuesday night. The Railwaymen were leading 2-1 in the Christmas fixture when a waterlogged pitch forced the game to be abandoned. It will be a tough test, however, as Northwich
BURY'S energy show house has moved from Parsonage Street to the former Acorn House in Willow Street. Visitors who take an ordinary light bulb into the house will receive two low-energy bulbs in return. These use a fifth of the electricity and last for
LAST-gasp goal hero Ricky Shakes has said he would love to join the Shakers should he leave Premiership neighbours Bolton Wanderers in the summer. The 20-year-old utility man, who headed the injury time equaliser that earned Bury a 2-2 draw at Kidderminster
THE devastated parents of a man killed outside a Pendle nightclub today welcomed the conviction of the doorman responsible for his death. And Gerald and Beryl Myers said they would now try to put the tragic loss of their son Darren behind them. The couple
FIVE years ago I started to research my family tree. What a task it has been! It has been a marathon, and I could do with the help of Bury Times readers. In 1928-30 Jack Sedgwick (my grandad) left his wife, Jane Ann Cooney, in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, taking
SHADOW Home Secretary David Davis flew in to Barnoldswick to see a trouble-hit park today as community leaders played down the problems. Police found play equipment in Clough Park covered in thick grease on Friday just days after residents demanded Pendle
THE sounds of Leigh Parish Church's magnificent pipe organ will rattle the rafters for a double cause over the next five weeks. Five recitals have been organised to raise funds for Wigan and Leigh Hospice and for the restoration of the church's St Nicholas
TRIBUTES have been paid to the secretary of Prestwich and Whitefield Probus Club, who died suddenly on Good Friday. Mr Eric Hunt, of Albert Road, Whitefield, suffered a coronary thrombosis and passed away at the age of 62. He married Norma, his second
IS IT a bird, is it a plane...no it's supergran! Sabden pensioner Maralyn Duff has proved it's never too old to earn your wings by agreeing to take a flying lesson in aid of a new playground for the village. Maralyn, 67, won the 30 minute lesson after
DEAN Bowditch believes Burnley can end the season on a high and send him back to Ipswich with his confidence soaring. The teenage striker insists the Clarets have deserved more reward for their efforts since he arrived on loan just over a month ago. Bowditch
AN occupational therapist who shredded records and forged a colleague's signature while he worked in Bury has been cautioned by the Health Professions Council. A panel of the Conduct and Competence Committee, sitting in Manchester, imposed the caution
THE parents of a young woman who suffered from pulmonary hypertension are backing calls for an earlier diagnosis of the disease. Bryan and Susan Lynn, from Prestwich, lost their daughter Victoria in November. 2003, just two months short of her 21st birthday
A CORONER has warned against the use of cannabis after a young Bury man took his own life. Stephen Edward Breheny (22), of Randale Drive, Unsworth, was found hanging in his bedroom in December last year, after suffering from depression. He was a regular
DEAN Bowditch believes Burnley can end the season on a high and send him back to Ipswich with his confidence soaring. The teenage striker insists the Clarets have deserved more reward for their efforts since he arrived on loan just over a month ago. Bowditch
FIRMS on the business park and industrial estate in Altham have voted against a bid to boost security. The bid, which was put together by Hyndburn Council and Groundwork East Lancashire, would have seen teams of three Altham Business Community Wardens
A NEW airline is being set up in East Lancashire to fly "the most lucrative route in the world" -- Manchester to Islamabad! The Jeffrey International Group, headed by Blackburn businessman Tasejad Jeffrey, 28, has set up Global Spirit Aviation Limited
IF the polls are to be believed then the business vote is very much up for grabs come May 5. More than half the people who welcomed the arrival of the Labour government in 1997 are disappointed with how it has performed, according to a YouGov survey for
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Amir Khan must wait for his chance for revenge against his Olympic conqueror, Mario Kindelan, after Cuban officials dismissed an April 30 date for the projected rematch. Kindelan is currently in Britain preparing for his country's
ATHERTON LR 3, RAMSBOTTOM UNITED 4: An entertaining NWCFL Division One seven-goal thriller was finally won by the Rams in the dying minutes. They stormed into a two goal lead but by half-time had fallen behind, thanks to three well taken Atherton goals
FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 2, RADCLIFFE BORO 3: While Frickley v Radcliffe Take Two was no classic, this Unibond League Premier Division clash was vastly more entertaining than the drab encounter at Stainton Park four days previously. The much maligned Athletic
PLANS to improve health, cut crime and create more jobs have been pledged as part of a long term vision for Rossendale. The Rossendale Alive Community Strategy for the year 2020 has been launched by community groups, businesses and public bodies in the
A PENSIONER was left 'wheelie' stunned when council workers delivered her new bin -- almost two decades after she asked for it! Dorothy Garrett, 76, requested a smaller wheelie bin in 1986 because the standard one Blackburn Council had been distributing
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw's record on Iraq makes him worse than disgraced former MP Neil Hamilton, according to anti-sleaze campaigner Martin Bell. The veteran journalist and ex-MP, who ousted the cash-for-questions Tory in Tatton in 1997, spoke out
WITH two league games still to go, Sedgley Park have already lost one of their top try scorers for next season. Left-winger Richard Welding, who joined the Park Lane outfit from Lancashire rivals Orrell, has agreed a full-time professional contract with
WHAT a pity that people like Trevor L. Smith (Letters, April 5) do not hold important positions on Bury Council. Maybe then we might see some improvements. He is someone who obviously really cares about his community, who is not just looking for an easy
WE tried really hard, as a family, to "swell" the usual attendance by eight on the day Bury FC tried to fill their Gigg Lane ground. Tickets in hand we joined the crowd and how we smiled at the sea of faces filling the stand opposite the players' entrance
MUM Catherine Dorrington is launching a new class to give pre-school children a head start in art! Apart from crayons and paint, the 33-year-old will be introducing the youngsters to a number of unconventional materials, including custard powder. Catherine's
