PUBLIC art conjures up all kinds of emotions and comes in all shapes and sizes. The once famous artificial cows in a Buckinghamshire field worked wonders helping people to know where the new town of Milton Keynes is situated. And Dublin's street sculptures
ONCE upon a time there was a country where life was sacred. Clear-cut, black-and-white rights and wrongs earned this nation the tag 'Great Kingdom'. Being king of such a model realm was tough. He had had a annus horribilis (or something), and nobody was
YES: THIS year's performance tables show that since 1998, about 84,000 more 11 year olds are achieving the expected level of their age in maths and around 60,000 more are doing so in English. A spokesman for the Department for Education and Science said
A SURVEY of 1,000 people throughout the region, commissioned by the North West Constitutional Convention, shows 69 per cent are in favour of an elected regional assembly. The Vision 21 research consisted of telephone interviews and discussion groups which
BLACKBURN'S oldest shopping precinct has been officially re-opened after under going a £500,000 face-lift. The Exchange Arcade, in Fleming Square, is now home to five high-quality small businesses and is being heralded as the flagship in Blackburn's heritage
I AM 88 and read with disgust about how Castle Cement are extending a quarry and have begun blasting near a beauty spot in the Ribble Valley (LET, November 25). I feel sorry for all the residents living nearby. Years ago, my husband and I travelled around
ACCORDING to your article (LET, November 29) on Blackburn with Darwen Council having been given permission to postpone local elections in 2003, the reason given was to allow them to carry out electoral reform prior to the elections taking place in 2004
A TEAM of 20 firefighters spent the night battling a fire which broke out at a Ramsbottom paper mill on Thursday. More than 1,000 tonnes of paper were destroyed in the large blaze which broke out at Mondi Paper Mill, on Bridge Street. Fire crews remained
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today said the signing of Hakan Sukur on a free will ease the pressure on Matt Jansen as he attempts to make a full and complete recovery from the serious head injury which threatened to destroy his career. The 25-year-old
FOUR-year-old Michael O'Brien is celebrating after scooping first prize in a Christmas card competition for Pennine Police. The young pupil of St Augustine's Primary School, Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, entered the Asda-sponsored inter-school competition
A YOUNG mum wept as a court heard how she had gone from shoplifting to prostitution to feed her drug habit. Angela Jane Chadwick, 27, who had been found with a knife by police, had the weapon for protection because of the dangers she faced from men, Burnley
BURNLEY Health Centre has been awarded this year's Diabetes Best Practices Award in the North West Respiratory Care Awards. Dr Michael McDevitt and partners of St Nicholas Health Centre, Saunder Bank, Burnley, are celebrating after winning the prestigious
A TAXI driver who raped a terrified teenage passenger on the way home from a Christmas party has been jailed for six years. Married Arshad Mahmood, 31, made the 18-year-old perform a sex act on him and then forced himself on her after ordering her into
EAST Lancashire was today branded one of the easiest places in the country for children to buy alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was served booze in one in three shops tested. Trading Standards officers have launched a Christmas crackdown on shopkeepers
CCTV cameras in Brierfield are failing to catch criminals because of a shortage of cash, a council committee has been told. A meeting held between Brierfield and Reedley councillors and Inspector Paul Robinson of Pennine Police heard how a lack of funding
THE parents of a schoolgirl who persistently failed to attend classes have been ordered to pay fines and court costs totalling more than £400. Ian Donahue and Janet Lowe, of Lever Street, Radcliffe, were convicted by magistrates in Bury of failing to
GORDON Prentice is backing government plans to allow 24-hour opening of pubs and sweep away current licensing law restrictions. He says the radical changes being introduced by the Government will boost tourism, which is of growing importance in East Lancashire
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is calling for extra time for the borough's drinkers. Mr Prentice is backing moves to reform Britain's licensing laws, which he sees as antiquated. According to Mr Prentice, an overhaul would boost tourism, which is of growing
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Geloo Bros, Cleaver Street. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Co-op Pharmacy, 198 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm: Cohens Chemists,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 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
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 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
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 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
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 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
DURING November, the parishioners of St Mary's RC Church, Chipping, remembered their deceased relatives and friends in their prayers. Everyone buried in the graveyard were especially remembered. On Advent Sunday, the start of the church year, church members
THE death of a Clitheroe-born property lawyer found hanged at the luxury mansion will remain shrouded in mystery, an inquest heard The body of John Moody was discovered in his garage suspended from a ceiling beam attached to a length of electrical cable
DESPITE the defeat by Manchester United on Tuesday night, Clarets chairman Barry Kilby enjoyed the night, not least seeing Turf Moor full to bursting. And he admitted: "As a club we are now hoping that at least some of the fans who have been staying away
MULDER and Scully have been called because fact is sometimes stranger than fiction. Hundreds of youngsters from the Junior Claret and Blues and Turfites were put in the draw to find the mascot for the mouthwatering Worthington Cup tie against Manchester
CLARETS legend Willie Morgan had a great time when he returned to Turf Moor in midweek and admitted: "Having watched Gareth Taylor in action, I wish I was still playing." The winger was known as one of the best crossers in the game during his time with
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby believes drastic action is needed to revitalise football and is backing the introduction of Scottish clubs into the English game. And while such suggestions might appear radical, he insisted: "It is time for a change, keeping
WIGAN council have pioneered a new partnership in Leigh to give families the chance to voice their opinion on council services. The Early Years and Childcare team in Leigh's Education Action Zone (EAZ), has set up a child, family and community partnership
LEIGH Rotary Club is appealing for extra wheels to help with this year's Christmas float collection. Safety and insurance requirements ban collectors from travelling in float-towing vehicles so charity fund-raisers need a minibus. Venues are: December
DRIVING instructor David Ward was more than three times the legal drink-drive limit when he was stopped driving home in the early hours of the morning. And Blackburn magistrates heard that the ex-policeman was exactly three times the limit when he was
THE East Lancashire voice behind BBC talent show Fame Academy today told how being run over by a bus put her on the road to success. It may not have seemed beneficial at the time in April 1999 as the double-decker trapped Kate Walsh under a wheel, breaking
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help make next year's Rossendale Carnival another success. The June carnival is expected to stick to its usual format of a parade from Stacksteads to Bacup, followed by celebrations in Bacup centre. Individuals and organisations
BUDDING photographers can still enter Ramsbottom Heritage Society's Annual Photography competition. Images must come from the Ramsbottom District to be eligible, with the closing date of January 31. Each picture can be entered in one of four categories
A MAN died after a car smash on the road between Burnley and Hebden Bridge. The 40-year-old man, who has not been named by police, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at 3.30am today. A 40-year-old woman was also taken to Calderdale Hospital
FOUR East Lancashire Labour MPs are set to defy Tony Blair and vote for a total ban on foxhunting. Former ministers Janet Anderson and Greg Pope as well as Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike believe the Government has made a mistake by trying to 'fudge' the
BLACKBURN'S main library is set to close for the whole of next week as work continues on a £1million refit. But readers due to return their books next week were today reassured they will not face fines because of the closure as council bosses announced
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was criticised for "toeing the government" line during a meeting with firefighters. Mr Straw held an "informal and friendly" chat with emergency crew at Blackburn Fire Station yesterday and said he had the
A MAN with mental health problems who threw himself to his death from a town centre car park had twice slashed his throat in the week before his death. An inquest heard that Stephen Tedeschi had been to hospital three times in the same period. On the
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Christmas Fair, West Bradford Village Hall, 7pm. Christingle Service, St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn, 3pm. Christmas Concert, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Christmas
Polecat pines for home BOB the unwanted polecat is in need of a new home. Polecats may have a reputation for being ferocious -- but Bob is shy and quiet, his temporary owners at the RSPCA Animal Home and Shelter in Huncoat explained. He is, however, very
DID anyone see Fame Academy last night? No, really, anyone? Thought not. I gave my support to ailing talent show last night and tuned in for the first time. I am a firm Pop Stars the Rivals fan, so watching Fame Academy was a bit like transferring footballing
WILDLIFE enthusiasts are being offered volunteering projects with the Wildlife Trust that could help local people in Blackburn with Darwen to transform open spaces into areas where people can relax and enjoy wildlife. The Trust offers training and supervision
A COLLEGE has joined the fast lane of the information super highway with a new £1million multi-media building. The two-storey state-of-the-art complex at St Mary's College, Shear Brow, Blackburn, has eight classrooms to provide IT and media courses. Attached
WHEN the town's MP, Janet Anderson, says that Darwen can forget "going it alone" (LET, November 15), she is quite correct. We have no alternative -- unless we stand up and fight. Mrs Anderson and Jack Straw do not represent Blackburn with Darwen, they
PAULINE Vaughan's dismay at the damage inflicted on her car by the 'hooped hordes' deserves our fullest sympathy. Likewise her queries about who pays (Letters, November 26). Anyone who, as I did, climbed the steps to the Brunshaw Road end when Burnley
A CRACKDOWN has been launched on off-road bikers who cause a nuisance in Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley. Wigan Council has joined forces with Greater Manchester Police to stop individuals using public and private land to race their bikes. Wigan Police
EAST Lancashire was today branded one of the easiest places in the country for children to buy alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was served booze in one in three shops tested. Trading Standards officers have launched a Christmas crackdown on shopkeepers
A 35-YEAR-OLD man is in custody after being convicted of two sex attacks on a schoolgirl. Desmond Walsh was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault by a Burnley Crown Court jury, after a three day trial. The panel took five hours and 14 minutes
TWO new council consultants are pointing Burnley businesses in the right direction. Laura Howarth, the new marketing information assistant in the Town Hall's economic development unit is the person to see for land and property searches. And information
WHO says pantomimes' best days are "behind them"? Well a theatre full of young Brownies would argue otherwise. This is billed as a traditional family pantomime, and that is just what young and old got. There were baddies, goodies, a man in a dress, a
A MEETING has been organised to help put a stop to juvenile nuisance in the Stocksbridge area of Padiham. It will be attended by representatives from the police, Burnley Council, Community Wardens, Youth and Community Services and Burnley and Padiham
FOUR East Lancashire Labour MPs are set to defy Tony Blair and vote for a total ban on foxhunting. Former ministers Janet Anderson and Greg Pope as well as Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike believe the Government has made a mistake by trying to 'fudge' the
A SPEEDING driver "took off" in his car as he hit a roundabout and left a trail of debris behind him. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mohammad Bashir, 30, was said to have been clocking up 80mph as he reached Queen's Square, Rawtenstall, at the end of the
GORDON Prentice is backing government plans to allow 24-hour opening of pubs and sweep away current licensing law restrictions. He says the radical changes being introduced by the Government will boost tourism, which is of growing importance in East Lancashire
The Friday night dinner went well for Lowton High School's fund raising. Entertainment was provided by Ray French and Will Travers from "Where the Heart Is". I gave my first rendition of " a Year In The Life." I spoke with my agent on Friday and although
FOUR East Lancashire Labour MPs are set to defy Tony Blair and vote for a total ban on foxhunting. Former ministers Janet Anderson and Greg Pope as well as Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike believe the Government has made a mistake by trying to 'fudge' the
STUDENTS at Accrington and Rossendale College take part in a cultural diversity week from Monday. It will give residents the chance to experience food, fashion and music from cultures around the world. International model Syra Haque, will take part in
TICKETS are on sale for this year's pantomime at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre. Dick Whittington and His Cat plays from Sunday, December 8, with performances the following day, December 13, 14, 15 and 17. It follows the adventures of Dick, who is unjustly
FOUR East Lancashire Labour MPs are set to defy Tony Blair and vote for a total ban on foxhunting. Former ministers Janet Anderson and Greg Pope as well as Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike believe the Government has made a mistake by trying to 'fudge' the
A COUPLE who have fought to keep a rooftop garden designed for their disabled daughter have been ordered to pull it down. Bob and Linda Landon built the garden for four-year-old Millie, who has cerebral palsy, last summer. They were told to tear it down
A DRUNKEN builder who hit another man over the head with a bottle after his girlfriend dumped him, has kept his freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how John Bickerstaffe, 36, completely misjudged the situation when victim Craig Byrom, 34, spoke to his
EAST Lancashire was today branded one of the easiest places in the country for children to buy alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was served booze in one in three shops tested. Trading Standards officers have launched a Christmas crackdown on shopkeepers
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 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
TWO of the seats in St Wilfrid's Church yard, in Ribchester, have had to be removed due to their condition -- a result of their age and the weather. Two new seats are needed and Father John Francis would be grateful to hear from anyone willing to make
A CHURCH congregation is preparing to enter their new £280,000 building. The 30-strong congregation at Chatburn Methodist Church will move from their makeshift place of worship at a nearby undertakers. The new Chatburn Methodist Church should be open
EAST Lancashire was today branded one of the easiest places in the country for children to buy alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was served booze in one in three shops tested. Trading Standards officers have launched a Christmas crackdown on shopkeepers
LOTTERY cash has been awarded to a Burnley pool so access for disabled bathers can be improved. The £5,000 cash given to St Augustine's RC School, Lowerhouse Lane will pay for a hoist at Gannow Lane Pool. The hoist will also be available for use by disabled
BURNLEY'S young players will have their second big Turf Moor date of the season when they take on Tranmere in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup on Monday evening. Coach Terry Pashley, who was delighted with the efforts of his youngsters when they lost 2-0 to
THE Houghton Weavers will perform their annual Christmas Show at the Monaco Ballroom, Hindley, on Sunday, December 15. The music and comedy band will bring their own unique brand of entertainment for their 14th Yuletide production.
LATEST details RESULTS: Premier Division: Roach Ht A 3 S of Life B 4; LLWMC 5 Church Sp St 2; S of Life A 2 Derby Ht A 5; Rainsough Brew 4 Summerseat A 3. First Division: Shirt Club A 5 Welcome Inn A 2; Masons Arms A 3 Bridge Tav A 4; R+Crown Rams 4 Victoria
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today said the signing of Hakan Sukur on a free will ease the pressure on Matt Jansen as he attempts to make a full and complete recovery from the serious head injury which threatened to destroy his career. The 25-year-old
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby believes drastic action is needed to revitalise football and is backing the introduction of Scottish clubs into the English game. And while such suggestions might appear radical, he insisted: "It is time for a change, keeping
MICHELLE Grimshaw sold the washing machine, fridge and colour TV from the furnished flat she rented from a housing association. Blackburn magistrates heard the theft was discovered when an association officer visited the flat in Harwood Street, Blackburn
STUDENTS at Accrington and Rossendale College take part in a cultural diversity week from Monday. It will give residents the chance to experience food, fashion and music from cultures around the world. International model Syra Haque, will take part in
FIREFIGHTERS spent all yesterday and last night at the scene of a mill fire in Ramsbottom. Crews from the Rossendale Valley and Greater Manchester continued to pump water on to the fire, at Mondi Paper UK, in Bridge Street. An investigation is now under
PLANS to build a country hotel in the heart of a Rossendale village have been slammed by the Valley's mayor. Jimmy Eaton who is Rossendale's Mayor and a Greenslough ward councillor said the idea of a hotel in the village was simply "not practical." An
A COUPLE have been re-united with a treasured wedding video following an Evening Telegraph appeal. Mandy and Trevor Halstead, pictured, were distraught after the camcorder containing the video of their wedding day was lost - with it possibly being left
A FORMER East Lancashire man who became a war hero by surviving a tour of operations with Bomber Command has died after a stroke, aged 89. Mr James Stock was taken ill earlier this year at his home near Falmouth and died at a hospital in Truro on November
A MARKET trader was left scratching his head after a seven foot-high statue of a Siamese cat weighing 20 stone was stolen from outside his stall. Craig Preston, 27, of Ewood, Blackburn, sells carved wooden items from a stall in Blackburn Shopping Centre
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's lifelong learning team is officially the best in the country. The team scooped the title in an annual competition run by the Local Government Management Network, a national organisation which offers advice and support to
ARSON attacks cost the county's households more than £33million a year -- and the amount is rising. That is message from Lancashire's fire chiefs, who revealed that the annual bill has risen by five per cent from last year's £31.9million to £33.4million
EAST Lancashire was today branded one of the easiest places in the country for children to buy alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was served booze in one in three shops tested. Trading Standards officers have launched a Christmas crackdown on shopkeepers
DEVELOPERS will stop investing in Blackburn if a council policy to make them pay for public art continues, it was claimed today. The criticism came after it was revealed one town centre developer could have to spend £300,000 if it goes ahead with plans
WINTER now appears to have arrived and what immediate affect it will have on sport remains to be seen. Local match anglers will no doubt continue to be in the money, as they have been throughout the autumn. The final round of the Mosella Pennine Winter
RESIDENTS in Tyldesley fighting to save their community primary school from closure have been dealt another blow. Wigan Council cabinet members have accepted survey findings which say that Shakerley CE School is no longer viable. The school was first
Angered at his side's horrendous showing against Telford at the weekend, manager Steve Waywell promised to get rid of the dead wood from Hilton Park and said that at least three players would be facing the axe. Full details of a miserable defeat later
