WHILE England's Ashes success is set to attract more youngsters to the game, Clitheroe Cricket Club has no such worries -- its junior section is already choc-a-bloc! The club caters for young cricketers from ages four to 18-years-old and has 178 junior
SUPERCOACH Mick Caddy believes that snooker is at risk of going under unless something is done at the grass roots. Mick, who runs Potters Snooker Club in Great Harwood, has been heavily involved in snooker for over 25 years, but he believes that the game
ANGELA Preedy has become the English Field Archery champion for the first time -- taking the title off her own sister-in-law! Angela won the title by the narrowest of margins after beating Helen Kelly in the event held in Chelmsford in Essex. The family
I READ with astonishment your article 'New fines in war on teen booze.' This must not apply in Great Harwood. On Saturday afternoon at 4.30pm, I was walking along Windsor Road recreation ground behind the Co-op supermarket and there were quite a number
IN our opinion your reporter missed an important point raised by Dr David Hempsall (LET, September 16), which affects all schools whether independent or otherwise; that being the examining boards, which are run on commercial lines and are hardly likely
SCORES of pupils will be left "abandoned" after county council bosses announced plans to scrap eight school buses. The services could be axed as early as next month -- with officials claiming they are just too expensive to retain. Critics, however, have
AN MRSA patient has walked out of hospital in disgust and is relying on private treatment to tackle the infection after losing faith in NHS doctors. Heather Draper, 42, from Church, has discharged herself from Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital and has
GRAEME Souness insists only an "absolute fool" would write off Alan Shearer and says he is relying more than ever on the 35-year-old front man to lift Newcastle into Champions League contention. Shearer broke an unlikely scoreless streak stretching for
BLACKBURN Rovers' stand-in skipper Ryan Nelsen has urged his shot-shy team-mates to take their frustrations out on Huddersfield in the Carling Cup tomorrow. Rovers go into the second round tie at Ewood having gone almost six and half hours without a goal
TIME was when you could rely on Plymouth Argyle in your hour of need. Twice in recent history, the Pilgrims played the part of fall-guy as Burnley profited; firstly in the 1994 play-off semi-finals at Home Park when the Clarets ran out 3-1 winners and
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope is demanding a meeting with the new Roads Minister in a bid to secure a new link from the M65 to Whinney Hill tip and the former Huncoat Power Station site. Residents are alarmed at Lancashire County Council plans to turn the power
DETERMINED Burnley manager Steve Cotterill believes his side's luck will change. The Clarets chief reckons their lowly league position belies how well they have played in many games this season. But Cotterill is working hard to ensure his team iron out
FEARS are growing for one of Darwen's main shopping streets as traders continue to close down. Bridge Street currently has five empty premises while two more are planning to sell up. And local councillors fear the situation will get worse unless Blackburn
EAST Lancashire's latest export -- black pudding and mustard ice cream -- has been given the thumbs up by people who know one of its ingredients best. The pudding, from Dowson's Dairy in the Ribble Valley, was unveiled for the first time at Bacup's international
AN MRSA patient has walked out of hospital in disgust and is relying on private treatment to tackle the infection after losing faith in NHS doctors. Heather Draper, 42, from Church, has discharged herself from Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital and has
BLACKBURN Harriers came the closest yet to realising their Division One aspirations since the men's and women's teams were combined. In the Northern League Division Two Play-Off Final at Cleckheaton, the club finished third of eight just 16 points adrift
ALL over East Lancashire the number of parents driving their children to and from school causes traffic snarl ups, pollution and real safety risks. Traffic islands, zebra crossings, speed limits and waiting restrictions have all been introduced in different
AKZO Juniors Green clinched their first win of the season -- but they had to do it the hard way. The Darwen club trailed 1-0 at the break against a well-organised Huncoat side who looked like they were going to frustrate last year's runners-up. For despite
RE: Poppy Appeal Crisis (LET, September 13). Pat Browne is quite correct in pointing out the lack of collectors and he was greatly appreciated by the RBL for all his efforts. However, I must point out that he retired four years ago, the post being taken
YOU have published, and quite rightly, many letters regarding cars parked on pavements causing a hazard to invalids and mothers pushing prams etc. Can I therefore please highlight another couple of things that are equally if not more of an hazard. The
SCORES of pupils will be left "abandoned" after county council bosses announced plans to scrap eight school buses. The services could be axed as early as next month -- with officials claiming they are just too expensive to retain. Critics, however, have
POLICE are confident that increased anti-social behaviour patrols have stamped out vandalism at a Nelson schoolgirl's grave. The grieving family of 12-year-old Rachel Stewart, of Hollins Road, had been left devastated by a series of thefts and vandalism
MANY moons ago when I was just seven years old and making my debut for the primary school team, the teacher took me to one side and imparted this little gem of advice: The aim of the game is to put that white ball between the two white posts. A real visionary
STEVE Cotterill is determined to make a triple header at Turf Moor 'home sweet home'. The Burnley boss was frustrated after seeing his side ship an early second half goal at Plymouth to go down 1-0 on Saturday - particularly as circumstances leading up
DETERMINED Burnley manager Steve Cotterill believes his side's luck will change. The Clarets chief reckons their lowly league position belies how well they have played in many games this season. But Cotterill is working hard to ensure his team iron out
BLACKBURN Rovers' stand-in skipper Ryan Nelsen has urged his shot-shy team-mates to take their frustrations out on Huddersfield in the Carling Cup tomorrow. Rovers go into the second round tie at Ewood having gone almost six and half hours without a goal
