Meditation, Central Library, Town Hall Street, 7pm-9pm. "Education Rita," Hornby Theatre, Central Library, Town Hall Street. Blackburn Flower Club, Brownhill United Reformed Church Hall, Brownhill, 7.30pm. Practice Night. Exhibition of Stitching Crafts
KARL Gray was the man with Flower power to win one of Todmorden's toughest fell races. The Flower Scar Fell race climbs to the highest point in the town and is described as a little gem of a race with a steep climb, rough fell and fast paths. But Gray
AS homes are the largest single purchase most people make in their lifetime it's hardly surprising that house prices are a major talking point. Rises are good news for those who can take advantage of the situation to profit from their investment in bricks
TESCO has announced another set of record-breaking profits, but they don't seem to be investing any of it in Blackburn. The store is an absolute disgrace and in my opinion the worst I've ever been to. The building is shabby and stuck in the 1980s, the
I am trying to trace relations, in the Blackburn area, who I have lost touch with over the years. My late mother's name was Agnes Wearden (ne Waddington) and she originated from Victoria Terrace, Mellor Brook. My father's name was Ernest Wearden, who
HAS anyone got access to the 1871/1891 census records for the whole of Lancashire? I have a relative, Daniel Kirkman who appears in those records. He was 44 years old in 1871, 64 years old in 1891 and a brewer by trade. He does not appear in any census
COUNCILLOR Kay and his regeneration gestapo are re-arming again to plan yet another Blackburn town centre development -- this time Park and Ride. Park and Ride already exists if you substitute ride with walk and is a ready made description of any street
NORTHWICH VICS 2 LEIGH RMI 0: Leigh RMI boss Steve Bleasdale was left raging with the officials after his side was beaten 2-0 in a tight contest at Wincham Park. In a game of limited chances, the Railwaymen were undone by two set pieces, with both Vics
ROBBIE Savage made his eagerly anticipated comeback from injury last night but he couldn't prevent Blackburn Rovers reserves from slipping to a rare defeat at Ewood Park. Savage returned to action for the first time in two months but Rovers still ended
ANDY Todd will savour the greatest moment of his professional career this Saturday just a year after being told he had no future with Blackburn Rovers. Centre-back Todd will lead Rovers out at the Millennium Stadium for the club's first FA Cup semi-final
OVER 200 jobs are under threat at an historic East Lancashire firm which has gone into administration. Perseverance Mills Ltd, based in Padiham and Blackburn, is a world leading manufacturer of specialist lightweight fabrics for the parachute, leisure
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre ends its 2004-5 season with a flourish when they present a premiere of a show that mixes comedy, drama and music to memorable effect. Washboard Blues is the story of a community living in the north of England during the mid 1950s
AN East Lancashire doctor has warned that a rise in sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) may send the number of women able to have babies plummeting. Dr Wendy Higson said increases in diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhoea, which often go undetected
ANGRY Hapton pensioners have slammed a council's plan to scrap a luncheon club. And the elderly residents have voiced their concern to a leading councillor about Burnley Council plans to stop funding the club. Burnley council bosses have revealed they
LANCASHIRE will soon be paying more retired officers than police constables it currently employs. And police chief David Brindle today admitted the cost of pensions was becoming a problem. Lancashire Constabulary currently pays the pensions of 2,770 retired
"YOU take your life in your own hands driving round here sometimes, praying you're not going to catch something." Craig Robertson has been driving buses for about 12 years but he found navigating Chapelhouse Road unnerving -- especially as he was at the
COUNCIL bosses have defended plans to hit schoolchildren with £50 fines for dropping litter. As part of Pendle Council's drive against litter louts the authority has been handing out fixed penalty notices to litter bugs for the past three weeks and so
A CHARITY worker was confronted on his doorstep by a neighbour who bombarded him with threats, a court heard. John Melnyk, aged 50, of Shakespeare Avenue, Radcliffe, admitted using threatening words and behaviour which were likely to cause James Rhodes
CASH could be put into improving Accrington market hall by the end of the year, it has been claimed. The council this week drew up a shortlist of eight investors, all interested in making a financial contribution to the town's historic market. Now council
THE husband of a woman who fell to her death while walking in the Lake District said he always believed rescue teams searching for her would find her alive. Carole Ashworth, 49, panicked when her 14-year-old son Richard and his friend had not appeared
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
ARTS bosses have two months to find a new site for a controversial Panopticon sculpture in the Ribble Valley -- or the project could be scrapped. Mid-Pennine Arts, the agency leading the £1million East Lancashire-wide Panopticons project, had hoped to
JOHN McGreal believes Burnley owe their home fans a sparkling performance this weekend to make up for their horror show at Gillingham. The Clarets defender underlined Steve Cotterill's frustrations by revealing the manager had some harsh words to say
ROBBIE Savage has handed Mark Hughes a massive FA Cup bonus by putting himself in contention for Saturday's semi-final showdown with Arsenal in Cardiff. The former Welsh international made his first competitive appearance in two months when he played
DARWEN'S new police inspector is celebrating her return "home" with a 120ft abseil for charity. Insp Andrea Bradbury, who has transferred from her role as an operations inspector at Blackburn, requested the move because she was committed to policing the
A ROSSENDALE councillor is backing local people in their bid to halt plans for an extension of a Stacksteads footwear company's warehouse. Residents living close to the Bacup Shoe Company in Railway Street say they would be forced to live among an industrial
A BLACKBURN beat bobby is to face court for traffic offences after a car crash which left her seriously injured. PC Nicola Furness has been told that she is to receive a summons to appear in court following the smash in Walton-le-Dale on March 4. The
THE average house price in East Lancashire towns has broken through the £100,000 barrier for the first time, banking group Halifax revealed today. All towns in the area except Burnley, which was just £64 short, have now reached the landmark figure for
LEIGH Centurions admit they may need to win nine of their remaining 19 engage Super League matches to avoid relegation. The newly-promoted club have won just one of their first nine matches - one fewer than co-relegation favourites Widnes - and, with
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,
MEDICAL researchers would like the public to believe primates are used to find cures for human diseases. But the true picture is very different, with the majority being used not for fundamental research, but for toxicology testing, thus lining the pockets
THIS week we learned that Labour Party representatives in Rossendale completely forgot to send in nomination papers for the Greenfield by-election. How can we trust them to govern when they are not even capable of submitting nomination forms on time?
LEIGH Centurions admit they may need to win nine of their remaining 19 engage Super League matches to avoid relegation. The newly-promoted club have won just one of their first nine matches - one fewer than co-relegation favourites Widnes - and, with
TWO masked teenagers escaped with £40,000 after snatching a cash box from a Securicor guard at a Blackburn town centre supermarket. The robbers ran from the Morrisons store before being driven away in a getaway car, which forced oncoming traffic to swerve
YOUNG motorists have been urged to slow down and save their own lives after a promising business student died in a high-speed crash. Waqar Zulfiqar's out-of-control vehicle flew into the air because he was driving too fast, left imprints in the road when
ROBBIE Savage has handed Mark Hughes a massive FA Cup bonus by putting himself in contention for Saturday's semi-final showdown with Arsenal in Cardiff. The former Welsh international made his first competitive appearance in two months when he played
THE average house price in East Lancashire towns has broken through the £100,000 barrier for the first time, banking group Halifax revealed today. All towns in the area except Burnley, which was just £64 short, have now reached the landmark figure for
YOUNG motorists have been urged to slow down and save their own lives after a promising business student died in a high-speed crash. Waqar Zulfiqar's out-of-control vehicle flew into the air because he was driving too fast, left imprints in the road when
"YOU take your life in your own hands driving round here sometimes, praying you're not going to catch something." Craig Robertson has been driving buses for about 12 years but he found navigating Chapelhouse Road unnerving -- especially as he was at the
COUNCIL bosses have defended plans to hit schoolchildren with £50 fines for dropping litter. As part of Pendle Council's drive against litter louts the authority has been handing out fixed penalty notices to litter bugs for the past three weeks and so
JOHN McGreal believes Burnley owe their home fans a sparkling performance this weekend to make up for their horror show at Gillingham. The Clarets defender underlined Steve Cotterill's frustrations by revealing the manager had some harsh words to say
DETAILS on April 13 U8 Chairmans Cup Semi Finals Eagley Rangers Nightmares 2 Boothstown Jun 1; Elton & Walshaw Panthers 3 Hindley Jun Jets 1 U8 Players Cup Semi Finals HSM Tornadoes 2 Rooftec Rangers 5; Atherton Town 1 Bolton County Strollers 3 U8
THE Bolton Association have decided to fill the vacancy caused by Clifton's departure to join the Central Lancashire League. However, time may be against them as the new club will have to be found before the end of the month. It was thought the Association
AN East Lancashire doctor has warned that a rise in sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) may send the number of women able to have babies plummeting. Dr Wendy Higson said increases in diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhoea, which often go undetected
AN 88-year-old Blackburn woman was left in a state of shock after receiving a power bill for £6,660.27. Powergen left Mary Wade, of Brownhill, Blackburn, stunned when it sent a £2,556.26 bill for electricity and gas on December 31 last year. But then
LANCASHIRE will soon be paying more retired officers than police constables it currently employs. And police chief David Brindle today admitted the cost of pensions was becoming a problem. Lancashire Constabulary currently pays the pensions of 2,770 retired
TWO masked teenagers escaped with £40,000 after snatching a cash box from a Securicor guard at a Blackburn town centre supermarket. The robbers ran from the Morrisons store before being driven away in a getaway car, which forced oncoming traffic to swerve
THERE is no doubt that nailing a play-off place is Accrington Stanley's number one priority. But that won't stop them going all out for Marsden Trophy glory when they go head to head with Burscough in the first leg of the final tonight. Reds manager John
