AS lives get busier and busier it's a sad fact that voluntary organisations are finding it more difficult to recruit members. The demands of everyday life and desire to devote more time to our children, plus pressure to stay longer at work all mean many
WITH reference to the article (LET, October 20) about parking at the new Darwen health centre, I have written to PCT director of corporate and development, Mr David Brunskill. I have also brought the problem up at quite a few meetings of the Darwen health
A woodwork teacher has won £130,000 from education bosses after claiming exposure to sawdust gave him asthma. Today union officials said they hoped the case, believed to be the first of its kind, would act as 'a wake up call' to ensure teachers are adequately
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes blasted referee Mike Riley after the Leeds official sent him off and booked five of his players during Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Chelsea. Hughes was banished to the stand in the 54th minute after he kicked a medical bag in frustration
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes was left feeling blue after Chelsea's 'Roman' army stormed to another impressive victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. At one point, Rovers threatened to pull off an upset when they battled back from two goals down to go in
IT was once famously said of Graeme Souness that if the former Liverpool star had been a chocolate drop, he would have eaten himself. The comment, made by one of Souness's former team-mates at Anfield, perfectly summed up the air of arrogance that surrounded
THE Burnley sister of a former soldier who died in a police cell joined a march on Downing Street to demand an end to deaths in custody. Janet Alder, from the Manchester Road area of Burnley, whose brother Christopher died at Hull Police station in 1998
THE "writing is on the wall" for Burnley General Hospital after health chiefs announced plans to change the set-up of services in East Lancashire, a union leader has said. Lee Bunting, secretary of the NHS Burnley branch of Unison, today claimed plans
PENDLE Council has become the first local authority in the country to set up a scheme to help families with disabled children. It has agreed to pay costs for adaptations needed to homes which house a disabled child. Currently, parents of a disabled child
A POULTRY fancier returned to claim birds he believed were rightfully his -- 15 years after leaving them with someone else. Blackburn magistrates heard the bizarre tale of how Michael Richards removed two hens, a cockerel and four chicks from a shed belonging
BRIAN Jensen hopes the television pictures of Burnley's victory over Hull City on Friday made it all the way back to Denmark. Because maybe then, international manager Morten Olsen will finally pencil in a trip to see Jensen in action. The Clarets goalkeeper
FIVE million pounds buys you a lot of striker. But Burnley are quickly finding that a cut-price £600,000 buys you Version Two; the new, improved Ade Akinbiyi. Roars of approval from the Turf Moor fans must be music to the ears of someone who endured a
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has likened new loan signing Nathan Dyer to a teenage version of feared Spurs and England striker Jermain Defoe. Dyer, who joined from Southampton late last week, will be hoping to get his first taste of action when the
Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Status Quo, White Stripes, Paul Weller, Doves, Blondie, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers and Jerry Lee Lewis. NOVEMBER 2 Mem Shannon, King George's Hall, Blackburn
SIXTEEN jobs have been axed at a historic East Lancashire firm. Church-based Ashworths Products Ltd, which makes oils and fats for the food industry, called in administrators on Wednesday. Bosses decided it could not recover from losing a major customer
RESIDENTS in the Sunnyhurst area of Darwen fear someone will be killed if speed signs and 20mph zones are not installed. Members of the recently-formed Residents Of Sunnyhurst Association (ROSA) have raised concerns over the danger posed by speeding motorists
ROSSENDALE opera star Sean Ruane is to feature on a unique souvenir CD to mark England's glorious Ashes triumph. The tenor, who sang the national cricket team's adopted anthem Jerusalem before vital summer Tests against Australia, has now recorded a special
A DRIVER led police on a high-speed chase through Darwen in a stolen milk pick-up. Blackburn magistrates heard that Scott Robinson overtook on the wrong side of the road, forcing oncoming vehicles to take avoiding action, before racing "over the top"
A CAMPAIGN to rid Rossendale's streets of crime and anti-social behaviour has seen several fines and arrests since it was launched last week, say police. Operation Frustrate involves more than 100 officers from across the Pennine division, including specialist
A GROUND-BREAKING police academy set up to steer teenagers away from crime has been deemed a success. During half-term, Blakewater College in Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, was transformed into an academy for 14 to 16-year-olds to give them a taste of life
CALLS have been made for a rubbish-burning incinerator to be built in Blackburn so the borough can cash in on other people's waste. The call was made at a meeting of Blackburn with Darwen Council and was immediately criticised by ruling Labour councillors
FRIEDEL: Kept the score down with a couple of smart stops late on 6 NEILL: Had his hands full against the slippery Joe Cole but still got forward. 7 TODD: Couldn't complain about the penalty after he wrestled John Terry to the floor 6 KHIZANISHVILI: '
WITH reference to the story 'Health Car-isis' (LET, Oct 20), Councillor Dave Hollings stated that "Councillor Davies's comments were with the hindsight of 20/20 vision" and that parking at the new Darwen health centre was not raised as a major concern
AS this is the United Kingdom, English speaking and with its tradition and culture, I find it incredible that Sheraz Butt should suggest we should make the effort to learn one or more of the languages of the eastern sub continent. I also find it incredible
LANCASHIRE'S police force should be 'disturbed' as little as possible by the creation of a regional superforce, it has been insisted. The claim was made at a public meeting held by the police authority, the body, which controls the funding and the budget
A HEROIN addict died after taking a fix on his release from prison because his tolerance was low, an inquest heard. John Waldron, 34, of Unsworth Street, Stacksteads, died on July 16 after a drugs binge to celebrate the end of his three-month jail term
BURNLEY Boys' Club is urging people to vote for it in a bid to secure £50,000 worth of lottery funding. The historic group has been shortlisted for a cash windfall after applying to the Big Lottery Fund for money to extend its community hall. The Barden
CHARITIES are missing out on a "vast, untapped pool of potential talent" because people on benefits fear their payments will be stopped if they volunteer to help. A Citizens Advice survey found that many people on benefits would like to volunteer but
AN ALCOHOLIC died after taking an accidental overdose of paracetamol when he could not get his hands on booze, an inquest was told. Philip Clegg, 33, of Scott Park Road, Burnley, had a long-standing problem with alcohol before his death on February 27
A woodwork teacher has won £130,000 from education bosses after claiming exposure to sawdust gave him asthma. Today union officials said they hoped the case, believed to be the first of its kind, would act as 'a wake up call' to ensure teachers are adequately
FIREFIGHTERS were today probing the cause of two major blazes in East Lancashire that destroyed a shop and caused £50,000 in damaged at a warehouse. Crews were called to Colne Carpets, Skipton Road, Colne, shortly before 11pm on Saturday when flames were
AN "arrogant" learner driver who caused a smash that hurt five people was today starting a six-month jail term. Businessman Sajid Mushtaq, 24, of Colne, was overtaking and on the wrong side of the road when he hit a car that then mounted the kerb and
SIXTEEN jobs have been axed at a historic East Lancashire firm. Church-based Ashworths Products Ltd, which makes oils and fats for the food industry, called in administrators on Wednesday. Bosses decided it could not recover from losing a major customer
A FORMER president of Accrington Lions is to quit after the charity group decided to allow women members. Harold Hardman voted in favour of allowing women to join, but said he would resign next year. He said: "I supported the decision for the club, because
A woodwork teacher has won £130,000 from education bosses after claiming exposure to sawdust gave him asthma. Today union officials said they hoped the case, believed to be the first of its kind, would act as 'a wake up call' to ensure teachers are adequately
A RIBBLE Valley restaurant owner has shattered the outspoken, sexist image of TV chef Gordon Ramsay by describing him as a "nurturing, extremely caring, non-sexist" man. African-born chef Stosie Madi, 35, who runs a restaurant in Clitheroe, defended the
How the Clarets players fared in the 1-0 home win against Hull City. JENSEN: Three great saves made the difference between three points and one. 9 DUFF: Supplied good support for Elliott down the right hand side. 7 LOWE: Had a tough aerial battle and
STEVE Cotterill offered no apologies after leg-weary Burnley edged out Hull City on Friday night to leap six places up the Championship table. Ade Akinbiyi's ninth goal of the season earned the Clarets a fourth win in six league games and 11th position
ROSSENDALE opera star Sean Ruane has just recorded a special rendition of Jerusalem for a souvenir album celebrating England's Ashes success. But he is coming back to his beloved Bacup on December 17 and 18 for shows at the Royal Court Theatre. It's the
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes blasted referee Mike Riley after the Leeds official sent him off and booked five of his players during Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Chelsea. Hughes was banished to the stand in the 54th minute after he kicked a medical bag in frustration
AN award-winning film-maker is to co-ordinate a new community video project for the Valley. Community Action in Rossendale (Car), based in Haslingden, has recruited Paul Vernon Lydiate to run its new initiative. Paul, who has worked on documentaries for
A CHURCH is holding an anti-Hallowe'en party in a bid to encourage youngsters to stop celebrating 'evil and badness'. St Gabriel's Church, Whalley New Road, Blackburn, is basing a party on light and sharing. Dressed in brightly coloured outfits, children
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jemal Johnson has joined Preston on a month's loan. The 21-year-old found first team opportunities limited at Ewood Park after the summer signings of Craig Bellamy and Shefki Kuqi. He goes staright into the squad for the Championship
