Tomorrow Blackburn Artists' Society meet White Hart pub car park, Sabden. Volunteering opportunities, Rishton library, 2pm-4pm. Livesey WI, Livesey Parish Community Hall, York Terrace, Feniscowles, 7.30pm. Royal British Legion meet Catholic Club, Wellington
IT might be quiet on the Bury FC front but one man at Gigg Lane is as busy as ever writes PHIL THORP. Groundsman Mike Curtis has been busy taking advantage of the break in the Rugby League season to do some remedial work to the overworked playing area
I AM trying to trace any family of my grandfather, Emilio Carlesimo, who, I believe, had a brother, whose name may have been Mario, living in the Blackburn area between the two World Wars. EILEEN GORE, West Derby Comprehensive School, Quarry Road, West
WHEN the 'Blair Machine' introduces compulsory voting, I am going to stand at the next election. I will stand on one issue: 'Abolish compulsory voting.' With the normal turnout of about 46 per cent, and the 54 per cent who don't bother or don't want to
BEFORE launching a scathing attack on disabled people, S Unsworth (Letters, June 2) should look a little deeper into the possible cause of the problem. It was stated that special places reserved for parents with small children were often taken up by disabled
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have given the thumbs up to the club's new season ticket offer. After the disappointments of last season, it had been feared that the club could be hit through the turnstiles next term. But, since the new season ticket package was
exercise the disabled and not-so-young FREE guided walks around East Lancashire beauty spots will be held this summer to encourage older and disabled people to exercise. Park rangers will lead the walks around Nelson's Marsden Park on Tuesday, June 13
GREAT-grandfather Joseph William Miller celebrated his 100th birthday in style with a good old sing song. Carers at Wordsworth House Nursing Home, Hapton, where Joseph has lived for the past five years, said he sings to them every day. Deputy senior care
AN ex-convict turned businessman has been given the chance to put his past behind him. Burnley Crown Court heard how father of three Michael Yale, 38, was now a partner in a Burnley garage business and a judge, who told him he had fully intended to send
FREE guided walks around East Lancashire beauty spots will be held this summer to encourage older and disabled people to exercise. Park rangers will lead the walks around Nelson's Marsden Park on Tuesday, June 13, and Victoria Park on Tuesday, July 11
AN escaped prisoner who raided a house to the tune of more than £7,000 and caused £1,500 damage in the process, is awaiting sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard how former heroin addict Lee Koumis, 26, was on the run from Kirkham jail when he broke into
A BURGLAR who escaped custody when he was convicted, is now behind bars after blowing his chance. Burnley Crown Court had heard how Scott Lang, now 20, had been given a combination order and was then given a new order after he breached it. He had not
Mum tells of terror at attack on home A MOTHER of two told of her terror as her home was attacked, she was surrounded by a gang, dubbed a whore and threatened with an iron bar, allegedly by her former next door neighbour's son. Christine Lorente said
TREVOR Inglis has been appointed sales and marketing director at the Padiham-based Perseverance Mills. Trevor has more than 17 years experience in textile manufacturing and garment production. His new role will involve the development of Pertex Fabrics
Big hitters' pro blow IT was a bitter-sweet weekend for Greenmount Cricket Club who heard they could lose their professional. . . and then smashed a number of Bolton League batting records. Paid man Saeed Anwar has been called into a 33-man training camp
AIRTOURS is the most successful business ever to be launched in East Lancashire. From one shop it has grown to employ tens of thousands of people, taking millions on holiday every year. And the story of its Burnley-born founder is one of a classic entrepreneur
PREMIUM bond holders in Lancashire were today named among the luckiest in Britain. Since last April, 12 prizes of between £50,000 and £100,000 have been won in the county -- a total of £900,000. And since 1994, five Lancastrians have become millionaires
MEN in East Lancashire are less likely to look after themselves than women, according to doctors. And East Lancashire doctors questioned in the nationwide survey said local men did not take responsibility for their own health. The survey of 370 doctors
A FORMER journalist who resigned from her job four years ago to start writing from home has had her second book published. Diana Appleyard, 38, who was born in Burnley, has based her novel A Class Apart on her own experiences. It tells the story of the
TONY Blair's call for smart but casual dress for British politicians does not suit most of East Lancashire's MPs. Mr Blair has called for an end to the "tyranny" of the conventional dark suit. And he has predicted that, in time, Britain will catch up
The 29-year-old, who was born in Rochdale, has already earned just under £250,000 on the USPGA Tour this year. His best finish came when joint-third at the MCI Classic in April and he has also recorded top-10 finishes at the Doral-Ryder Open and the Phoenix
CARL Fogarty has been advised to hang up his racing leathers by two of motorsport's biggest names -- Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. The injured World Superbike champion bumped into the Formula One stars at the Monaco Grand Prix. And both drivers
EARBY professional Jonathan Harvey believes the Jennings Ribblesdale League title race will go down to the wire again this season. Last summer, three teams went into the final day harbouring hopes of claiming the coveted title. This time, Harvey believes
EAST Lancashire has been dealt an enormous blow with the news that travel giant Airtours is to quit Helmshore for Rochdale. The loss of almost 1,000 jobs would be bad news in any area. But in the Rossendale Valley, where many textiles and footwear companies
SIDECAR racer Allan Schofield is hoping to come up with a special delivery himself after receiving a "present" as he bids for honours in the Isle of Man TT. Allan (pictured below) and his sidekick, Ian Simons, retired licking their wounds after again
THE scheme for victims of crime to be allowed input into court proceedings before sentencing of offenders is to be welcomed. The evidence they give will only concern the effect the crime has had on their lives, the trauma, fear, medical condition, etc
I READ with interest that John Prescott now wishes to decide on what basis Oxford and Cambridge universities select their students. Perhaps he is moving towards a system whereby they are obliged to select their students from an approved list, the list
I AGREE with S Unsworth (Letters, June 2) that people with children do need extra space, but if this person thinks disabled people are selfish for using these spaces, what about the needs of disabled people? Most parents are able to park a little further
AIRTOURS' bombshell news to staff soon had local businesses beginning to count the cost of lost trade -- while some villagers just said: "Good riddance." Many shops and pubs in Helmshore and the neighbouring towns of Haslingden and Rawtenstall will be
A CONMAN claiming to be a social services officer persuaded an 86-year-old Padiham pensioner to hand over £100 for damp-proofing work, after he talked his way into her Russell Terrace home. He gave her a bogus telephone contact number and promised to
they'll go to the wall ANGRY traders fear businesses may go bust or never restart because of the disruption caused by the devastating fire at the former Grand Cinema. Pendle Council has called a crisis meeting tomorrow with traders june8after revealing
TRENDY pub-goers who drink out of cans and bottles could be at risk from serious diseases, councillors claimed. Concerned Hyndburn councillors said the "no glass" trend was unhealthy because bottles and cans were stored in cellars where rats might get
HEALTH bosses were poised to close eight beds and lose six jobs at Blackburn Royal Infirmary -- but said the move would improve services for children. The plan to save £70,000 a year by turning two children's wards into a single paediatric unit was criticised
SMOKE detectors have been installed at homes surrounding the house where a mother and her four-year-old son were killed by a fire. Gaynor Stoddard and her son Brandon died after being rescued from their blazing home in Lonsdale Street, Accrington, a fortnight
THERE are just days to go before the fifth annual Clitheroe Great Days of Folk festival. Events will be taking place around the town throughout this weekend and boast live music, comedy, poetry, workshops and dance. The festival fun starts on Friday afternoon
BURNLEY striker Ian Wright has quit professional football. The former Arsenal and England striker will announce his decision on the Jerry Springer show this Friday and will not play for Burnley again. Wright has cited family commitments as the reason
BUSINESS support group Hays has bought for £31.2 million a recruitment agency from computer services company Skillsgroup -- formerly P&P Computers. QA Myriad employs 70 in the UK from its four offices in London, Reading, Bristol and Knutsford in Cheshire
A NEW conference centre is pioneering an on-line learning initiative. Education and training bosses from across East Lancashire attended the official opening of the Clayton Park Conference and Learning centre. The centre, at the Junction 7 Business park
INCREASING competition is squeezing profits at local firms, according to a survey out today. The North West Chambers of Commerce survey, to which East Lancashire firm's contribute, found more than nine out of 10 firms said they were taking active steps
HOLIDAY giant Airtours was today accused of betraying Rossendale by MP and tourism minister Janet Anderson. Her attack came as East Lancashire council chiefs admitted they had nothing to offer the firm to rival the building it has chosen in Rochdale for
SHOPPERS will be left high and dry when buses grind to a halt on Saturday and Monday. A two-day strike by Stagecoach Ribble drivers across East Lancashire has been called by the Transport and General Workers' Union over a pay dispute. Services operating
TOP chart bands will be able to return to one of East Lancashire's biggest entertainment venues from the autumn -- thanks to some seriously heavy metal. Eight huge iron girders are being installed at Blackburn's King George's Hall so that "stand up" concerts
Lost items go to good causes ABSENT-minded customers have accidentally given thousands of pounds to charity -- but they never meant to do it! Tesco's branches in Blackburn and Clitheroe have raised about £3,000 in the last six months by selling the hundreds
THREE theatre nurses have spoken of their experiences of helping people in some of the most deprived areas of the world as part of a campaign to encourage more recruits. Sister Jackie Furlong, 38, of Darwen, staff nurse Kath Taylor, 32, of Burnley, and
A strong wind made play difficult but the Shaw Hill player, the England boys' captain, lay just four strokes behind the leader, Irishman Tim Rice. Dougherty enjoyed a fine opening round of 69 at Hoylake and added a 74 at Wallasey for a two-round aggregate
THE voice of the people has halted plans to install a telephone mast in Brandlesholme. BT Cellnet's proposal to erect a 15-metre tower behind homes in Birks Drive was thrown out after councillors sided with residents and rejected the scheme. Residents
