Royal British Legion 80th Anniversary Service, Blackburn Cathedral, 2pm. Table Top Sale, Samlesbury Memorial Hall, 10am. Blackburn Ramblers Association meet outside Blakey Moor Baths, Blackburn, 9am. Polka Dot Shorts, Charter Theatre, Preston, 1.30pm
BLACKBURN pupils will get the chance to sample life in the RAF at a roadshow at Ewood Park, Blackburn, on May 1 and 2. The RAF have invited teenagers from local schools to come and learn about their work first hand. Organisers hope it will encourage them
A 20-YEAR-old Blackburn man has been discharged of supplying methadone to two men, one of whom died of a drug overdose. But Mark Lee Milner was warned that if the police get their evidence sorted out he could be re-charged with the offences. Mr Milner
A MAN escaped being crushed to death when he was flung into a bin wagon from a skip he was sleeping in. William Crossland, 25, escaped from the jaws of the crushing machine with just a fractured arm and minor facial injuries after a wagon operator heard
A VICAR was in hiding today after quitting his parish following revelations he had formed a relationship with a parishioner. The Rev Eric Lomax, a married father-of-two, was curate at St John's Church, Crawshawbooth, and St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth - Andy Neild's match preview PORTSMOUTH striker Lee Bradbury will appear in the dock next month to face a common assault charge following an alleged fracas outside a nightclub. But before he can find time to make a case for
SAINSBURY'S new £15 million store in Burnley opens its doors on Tuesday. The Mayor, Coun Rafique Malik, will cut the ribbon to open the store alongside manager Des Devlin and 11 original store colleagues. The new supermarket, in Active Way on the site
NURSING auxiliaries at Burnley Health Care Trust claim they are losing out on overtime work because nurses from the Philippines have been employed. But their claims are being disputed by the trust, which believes there has been a misunderstanding by the
SINGLES ARAB STRAP: Turbulence Mixes (Chemikal Underground) -- The intriguing mix of Arab Strap being reworked by Bis is the stand-out track on this single. Sounding how New Order would have sounded had Ian Curtis lived, its downbeat lyrics set to a disco-pop
SATURDAY (April 28) The New Inn, Clitheroe: THE CAROL HARRISON BAND, THE ELDERLY BROTHERS and SHAM AND DAVE, 8.30pm, free. New Gardeners, Darwen: GONE BEGGING, charity show, 9pm, £1. Privilege Nightclub, Darwen: COMMERCIAL AND CLASSIC DANCE ANTHEMS, 10.30pm
SHED 7, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham SHED 7 are back, showcasing the new album If The Truth be Told -- but luckily they only played a handful of newies. All the hits were there -- the anthemic Going for Gold, Chasing Rainbows and a raucous blast of She
POLICE are toasting the success of a campaign to crackdown on underage drinking which has seen public order and criminal damage offences caused by youngsters fall by as much as fifty per cent. The campaign was launched by police at the start of the year
Thursday, May 3 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre
Friday, May 4 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
CLARETS captain Steve Davis believes Burnley could be in for a Turf Moor treat next Sunday if they can take their play-off crusade into the final game of the season. Stan Ternent's promotion-chasers bring the curtain down on their regular campaign at
CLARETS captain Steve Davis believes Burnley could be in for a Turf Moor treat next Sunday if they can take their play-off crusade into the final game of the season. Stan Ternent's promotion-chasers bring the curtain down on their regular campaign at
WE'VE proved ourselves with the covers -- now listen to our own stuff. That's the message from a recently-formed Oswaldtwistle-based group who are preparing to return to the stage with tracks they have written and recorded themselves over the winter.
CANADA, Australia, New Zealand and America and Britain of course -- those are the home countries of people who are contacting Haslingden Roots. The genealogy society was founded in 1997 and has just made its official base the historic St James' Church
MORE than £3,000 worth of damage was caused by a tyre slasher who vandalised around 30 vehicles on a Rossendale estate. Police have narrowed the time of the vandalism on the Edgeside estate in Waterfoot to between 12.30am and 4am on Wednesday morning
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw was slammed by animal rights activists today after he visited the controversial Huntingdon Life Sciences research centre in Cambridgeshire. The complex, which includes a dog unit where experiments are carried out on beagles, has
FIVE teenagers were in hospital today after being rescued from a fire at their home. Lee Swinhoe, 16, Neil Swinhoe, 17, Mark Swinhoe, Sarah Swinhoe and Colin Arkwright, all 18 were asleep in their home, in Crompton Place, Blackburn, when the blaze broke
EXTRA police were out on patrol today in the second weekend of the relaunched Operation Reassure blitz on crime. Nearly 600 arrests were made last wekend in three days across Lancashire as 200 extra police stepped up street patrols. Five hundred people
A BRIDEGROO'O-BE who cancelled his wedding after contracting cancer is celebrating the day doctors told him he might never see. Now Eric Chapman, 31, and his fiance Paula are planning to rearrange their wedding after he was given good news by specialists
Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week, to the Fylde Coast I HAVE to admit that most of the time I use my car to get me to places from which I can enjoy a stroll. Public transport, however, can be a more pleasant way to see the countryside. This
DAMIEN Duff is the first winner of the Peter White Memorial Trophy, in honour of the former Lancashire Evening Telegraph Blackburn Rovers reporter who died last year. The Irish winger's solo stunner in the crucial clash at Birmingham City has been voted
with Andy Neil WATCH out for star striker Matt Jansen on Rovervision at Ewood tomorrow. The former England Under 21 international is set to feature in 'Rhythms of the Blues' -- a regular feature in which Rovers players talk about their musical tastes.
VERSATILE midfielder Craig Hignett is backing his old club Barnsley to do Rovers a big favour at Oakwell tonight. If the Tykes beat Bolton then Rovers can clinch promotion at Ewood tomorrow. And, after talking to his former team-mates, Hignett reckons
The David Dunn column SO this is it. After nine months of blood, sweat and tears, this time next week our destiny could be decided. Will it be the Premiership or the play-offs? It's in our hands to decide. Regardless of what happens at Barnsley tonight
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness today called on his players to put in one final push for promotion in memory of the late Jack Walker. If Barnsley beat Bolton tonight then Rovers could clinch a return to the top-flight tomorrow with a victory over Portsmouth
POLICE in Burnley have joined forces with a youth group and a secondary school to kick off a new scheme aimed at giving crime and disorder the boot. Officers have launched the soccer skills initiative for youngsters in Burnley Wood with community youth
TWO people were arrested and heroin and cannabis were seized in the latest of a series of police raids on the homes of suspected drug users and suppliers in Burnley. The warrant was executed at an address in the Burnley Wood area as part of the on-going
A NURSERY school striving for excellence has won official backing from county education chiefs. Walton Lane Nursery in Nelson is one of only three schools in Lancashire to have reached the final stages of the Government's Early Excellence Programme. If
HOLIDAY company Club18-30 has defended its decision to pick a 16-year-old girl as a finalist in a competition to be the face of the company in 2002. Vikkie Boyle of Dene Bank Road, Oswaldtwistle, was picked out from over a 1,000 entrants even though she
Wednesday, May 2 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
Monday, April 30 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, May 1 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver Street
POLICE are asking residents to be on their guard after a bogus council worker called at a pensioner's house. Coun John McGowan said he had been in touch with the police and Ribble Valley Council after his elderly mother told him she had had a visit from
RIBBLE Valley Community Transport, which currently operates a dial-a-ride service to Clitheroe on Tuesdays, is hoping to expand if public demand is strong enough. Over the past 12 months the villages of Salesbury, Ribchester, Langho, Whalley, Sabden,
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness today called on his players to put in one final push for promotion in memory of the late Jack Walker. If Barnsley beat Bolton tonight then Rovers could clinch a return to the top-flight tomorrow with a victory over Portsmouth
CENTENARIAN Marie Rose Kossler died after falling down the stairs at her daughter's home in Edgworth. An inquest heard that the 102-year-old, who was born in Austria, moved to England 10 years ago to live with her daughter, Irma Siddall, at Lower Giles
A COACH party from Rossendale toured the TV world of Heartbeat and raised £300 for the Mayor's charity fund. First citizens Coun David Hancock and his wife Denis joined 38 people on the Rossendale Transport coach. He said: "It was terrific. We went to
TEACHER Colin Povey raced to the rescue early today when he was awakened by children's screams and found his neighbour's house on fire and a father and his two young daughters trapped inside. Mr Povey, 41, kicked down the front door but was beaten back
A VICAR was in hiding today after quitting his parish following revelations he had formed a relationship with a parishioner. The Rev Eric Lomax, a married father-of-two, was curate at St John's Church, Crawshawbooth, and St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw
A LIFELONG friendship with Sir Matt Busby and designing a revolutionary folding stretcher were just two of the highlights in the life of one Blackburn man. Frank Cook Cox died earlier this month at the age of 91 in Sandy Brook Residential Care Home, Lower
A COUNCIL could lose out on more than £250,000 after a leading councillor refused to put cash before old people's welfare. But care home owners claim council attempts to keep people in their own homes will drive them out of business. Coun Sue Reid, executive
BLACKBURN'S Energy Youth Theatre has energy and youth -- but no theatre to stage its latest production. Cast members have been rehearsing for eight months for their production of Whistle Down The Wind in anticipation of being able to perform at the Red
A MAN escaped being crushed to death when he was flung into a bin wagon from a skip he was sleeping in. William Crossland, 25, escaped from the jaws of the crushing machine with just a fractured arm and minor facial injuries after a wagon operator heard
A MAN with a 20-year heroin addiction is using needles to beat the habit. Blackburn magistrates heard that James Phillips is receiving acupuncture treatment as part of his drug rehabilitation. And the 34-year-old addict, who has spent the last 15 years
SEVEN children's charities in Blackburn and Darwen are celebrating sharing in a £12,000 windfall from a mayor's charity appeal. Coun Salas Kiani, last year's Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, this week handed over cash raised during his year in office.
