TONIGHT Blackburn with Darwen Council holds its quarterly forum where leading figures in the ruling group present reports detailing the work carried out in the areas covered by their portfolios. At the same meeting opposition councillors get the opportunity
A BRAVERY trophy will be presented for the first time tomorrow - 44 years after it was created to commemorate a detective inspector who was shot dead. Ian Singleton recalls the shocking Blackburn Brewery Street shootings which took James O'Donnell's life
CAN readers help me trace descendants of a relative, James Blenkinsop, who, I understand, moved to Accrington from Preston in the 1970s. I am writing a biography of my grandmother, who was the sister of James Blenkinsop's grandfather (also James) and
IN reply to John Shorrock's remarks on traffic congestion spreading from Blackburn town centre to Ewood (Letters, January 20), there really is not a cure for this problem, because since the new orbital route was opened, trying to pull on to Bolton Road
IAN Dixon (Letters, January 17) says fluoride is a toxic and corrosive industrial waste product known to have serious health risks, including genetic disorders, premature ageing and, most worryingly, as an intellect suppressant. I'm beginning to wonder
A MOTHER-OF-THREE has been sleeping in a car after being evicted from her council house. Karen Grundy, aged 31, has been sleeping in her Toyota Carina since last Thursday when she and her three children, aged 12, eight and five, were thrown out of their
IT will be good to get back into league action and it seems a bit strange because we have hardly played a first division game this year. In the whole of this month we have only played Ipswich and Palace and so we can't wait to get our push for the play-offs
IT'S 30 years since this long-haired line-up of rugby league players from Leigh scooped the Lancashire Shield in the schoolboys' final at Swinton's famed but long-gone Station Road ground. The lads from Manchester Road Secondary Modern School were trailing
HAILED as "amazing" by carers, 103--year-old Ethel Hunsworth continues to astound everyone with her astute memory and intelligence. Born in Leigh in 1899, Ethel grew up in Leigh Road with her brother Fred and sister Doris. After teaching French and Latin
LOCAL history writer Peter Riley has captured 100 years of history. In an ingenious new book Then and Now Peter has taken a photographic look at the changing faces of 11 towns incuding Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Astley, Glazebury, Lowton and
AMAZING Grace took Britain by storm in 1972 and was first choice in 'Top of the Pops' for nine weeks running. This hymn was written by John Newton (1725-1807). He was the only child of a sea captain and was taught the Bible by his mother who died when
FORMER Lance Todd Trophy winner Leroy Rivett will make his Leigh Centurions debut at Swinton this weekend writes Mike Hulme Flying winger Rivett will come into a Leigh backline already bristling with pace as the Centurions look to make it two wins from
ROVERS' reserves are in action tonight when they take on Sunderland at Morecambe's Christie Park in a rearranged fixture (kick-off 7pm). Centre-back Henning Berg will play his first game in almost four months. The experienced Norwegian is named in the
BLACKBURN Rovers hope to complete the signing of Parma defender Vratislav Gresko later today. The Slovakian international flew into England last night to open talks about a loan move which would bring him to Ewood until the end of the season. And subject
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have the chance to get their hands on tickets for the forthcoming clash with Southampton -- and raise money for charity. Forty adult tickets have been donated to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye appeal for the league game
THE key stats and moments from the game against West Ham United. ROVERS: FRIEDEL: Showed his quality with two brilliant saves in the space of 30 seconds in the first half to deny Ferdinand and then Di Canio...8 NEILL: Another solid performance on the
THE biggest Goth and cyber event in the North West is set to take place in Morecambe at the end of February. The Goth Festival. organised by local group The Arcane, will be staged at various venues in the town including the Dome, The Platform and the
HE looks hard as nails and tells jokes about French symbolist poetry - Morecambe born Greg Cook could be the next big thing. In a matter of months, Greg's gone from being a taxi driver to law student to one of the hottest prospects on the national comedy
FASCINATED by Looking Back's glimpse earlier this month of the workshops of old-time Blackburn motor dealers J and S Leaver in the early years of the last century, Darwen reader Ray Kemp sends this photograph of the firm's football team in 1949. Ray,
A TEENAGER took his mother's sports car and crashed it while he was supposed to be babysitting, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Stephen Scott Taylor, 19, hit a fence in the Toyota MR2 and later told police he had been stupid. Taylor, of
BEER and bears go on sale side-by-side at the three day Bent and Bongs Beer bash which opens tonight (Thursday) at the Formby Hall, Atherton. The 14th festival organised by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table and CAMRA will draw thousands of drinkers and
ATHERTON could lose a second post office as part of a national restructuring and modernising programme. The proposed closure in April of Atherton's Wigan Road Post Office in Atherton follows the announcement that Hindsford Post Office could close due
A DECISION regarding an extra CCTV camera in Oswaldtwistle to deter vandals has been put on hold due to a lack of funding. Oswaldtwistle Area Council met at the civic theatre to discuss the possibility of installing an additional camera at the top end
PART of the planned Leigh-Manchester busway has been given the green light. Bus lane plans for a section of the route linking Leigh with Salford and Manchester city centre have been given a government inspector's blessing. The inspector's inquiry findings
STRAIGHT-TALKING MP Terry Lewis will step down at the next general election after 20 years at Westminster. The Worsley MP, now aged 67 and recently diagnosed as diabetic, had always intended to retire at 65, but after serving a first term of Labour government
DEPUTY Minister for Work Malcolm Wicks opened the latest Jobcentre Plus Office in Clitheroe. Jobcentre Plus, which replaces the Employment Service and Benefits Agency, offers a more user-friendly environment for job-seekers. Personal advisors offer a
THE demand for broadband access is increasing. The Evening Telegraph ran a recent story on the service, and I've received a couple of e-mails from readers on the subject. Around 30,000 users are switching to broadband every week with 1.4 million - one
THE next pieces of hi-tech equipment set to be the target of virus writers are mobile phones and handheld computers. Experts believe that it will only be a couple of years until a malicious program is designed that will attack portable devices. Viruses
A NEW American Football Club is being formed for North Lancashire and South Lakeland. It will aim to encourage the development of the 'gridiron' game in the region with games at both youth and senior levels. American Football is enjoying a renaissance
MORECAMBE remain on course for a tilt at the end of season Nationwide Conference play-offs - but face a tough task if they are to reach the latter stages of the FA Trophy. For the second time in three weeks, Jim Harvey's side make the long trip to Somerset
A RARE FA Cup final programme from the 1903, when Bury FC won the trophy 10-0 on aggregate, could fetch £5,000 when it goes for auction. Experts at Sotheby's expect the collectors' item to attract much attention when it goes under the hammer on February
HAVING enjoyed the rare luxury of naming an unchanged side for the FA Cup clash at Brentford, Stan Ternent is forced to make at least one for the visit of Reading at the weekend. "Graham Branch is suspended for one game so we will have to look at that
FORGIVE me if I'm wrong but isn't the sight of a 'Black Cat' supposed to be a good luck charm? Unfortunately for me, however, the visit of the Black Cats last Saturday proved anything but lucky as my injury jinx struck again. I'm frantically trying to
AN exhibition of prints by Eugeen Seguy has gone on display at Lancaster University's Peter Scott gallery. The prints have been selected from his Butterflies and Insects portfolios produced around 1928. Seguy was active in Paris at the beginning of the
PLANS to close a post office in Lancaster have sparked a Green Party protest. Bulk ward greens say the proposed closure of the Dumbarton Road Post Office will create huge problems for the elderly, mothers with young children and people with mobility difficulties
LEIGH Centurions did not get the glamour tie with a Super League club they wanted when the draw for the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup was made. Instead they must travel to one of their big National League One rivals, Featherstone Rovers on
Flixton 0-7 Leigh RMI by Martyn Hindley: RMI have made the last eight of the Lancashire Marsden Trophy for the third time in four years after running riot at Valley Road on Tuesday. Flixton, of the North West Counties League, just could not live with
TYLDESLEY RU decide to ring the changes in their visit to Eccles for a non-league game. In came 18 year olds Paul Martin and Rick Pennington at scrum half and wing respectively, Andrew Simpson moved to No.8 and Bill Elliott moved up from the second team
Chorley Lynx 36 Leigh Miners Rangers 14: LEIGH Miners couldn't add another professional scalp to their impressive list but they left Victory Park with their heads held high and reputation as cup fighters intact. The Miners, aiming to be a third amateur
HAVING enjoyed the rare luxury of naming an unchanged side for the FA Cup clash at Brentford, Stan Ternent is forced to make at least one for the visit of Reading at the weekend. "Graham Branch is suspended for one game so we will have to look at that
WORKERS at Gaskell Carpet Tiles have been warned to expect some redundancies in the wake of its sale to Low & Bonar. But Gaskell plc finance director Richard Hopkin said any job losses among the 200 staff being transferred would be "minimal". He said
A DARWEN residents association will be making rough designs for a new play area to keep children away from busy roads. Local charity trust, WM and BW Lloyd, today handed over a £2,500 cheque to the Springfield Street and Alice Street Residents Association
TWO Darwen fundraisers will cycle from Darwen Tower to France's own version -- the Eiffel Tower -- to raise money for a cancer charity. In April, Dave Worden and Mal Brown will attempt the run to raise money for worthy cause, Challenging Cancer and Leukaemia
KIND-HEARTED florists decided to "say it with flowers" when it came to showing their appreciation and support for local firefighters. Nigel and Janet O'Rourke, of Open All Flowers, Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, handed over a bouquet to each member of
FIREFIGHTERS' latest 48-hour strike passed quietly, with a blazing row between union chiefs and the government being the most fiery incident. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was accused of "bullying" after he revealed yesterday that the government
ROYAL British Legion long service awards were presented to Leigh branch stalwarts John Corbett and John Kelly by the RBL's West Lancashire welfare officer Graham Pierce. At the presentation in Fazakerley RBL on Merseyside a certificate was also awarded
THE latest edition of The Linc -- the free newspaper for young people in the borough -- is out now. This month's paper, written and produced by local young people, contains features on living with Cerebral Palsy, interviews with local MPs, a look at some
AN elderly woman died from peritonitis after an operation to remove a tumour from her bowel. Mary Ellen Yates, aged 87, of Henrietta Street, Leigh, was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital after doctors found the tumour. A biopsy showed the tumour was
POLICE community beat surgeries have restarted on a weekly basis at Astley. The new location in Astley Clinic in the grounds of Dam House, replaces meetings which used to be held in the Old Doctor's House in Astley Hall Drive. Astley area policeman, PC
THURSDAY, January 30: Golborne Library (10-11) B Strett, D Kelly; Abram Library (10.30-noon) B Hampson. FRIDAY, January 31: Alma St Pensioners Club, Westleigh (2-3) S Simmonds, P Turner; Tyldesley Town Hall (6.30-7.30) S Hellier. SATURDAY, February 1:
AN E-type Jaguar left a lasting impression on Barry Horner. Now, 17 years after his mum bought him that classic sports car, Astley window cleaner Barry has a house full of hundreds of rally, Formula One and touring cars. A good job they are all scale
PEOPLE with hearing problems are welcome to meet old friends and make new ones at Leigh and District Deaf Society Deaf Club meeting on Wednesday (Feb 5) at New Lodge centre, Mealhouse Lane, Atherton. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and will be repeated on
A RADIO message alerted police to Harvey Roland Rimmer's theft of a Rolling Stones CD from a music store. Blackburn magistrates heard the 55- year-old was caught around the corner with the disc concealed in his clothing. And defence solicitor Basharat
LEARN the art of relaxation with Dorothy Scully's Tai Chi Qigong techniques. The yoga-like classes, which are often recommended by doctors for recovery, run between 1.30-3pm every Monday at Leigh Miners' Institute in Twist Lane, Leigh. People of any age
RIVAL Internet surfers will be exchanging their keyboards and monitors for rugby boots and shirts when they stage a match at Leigh East's Grasmere Street ground on February 16. Fans from Leigh Centurions and St Helens who use the club's respective messageboards
THE family of a six-year-old Blackburn boy who died after contracting meningitis have been comforting themselves by watching a video of the youngster filmed just two weeks ago. The film shows Danial Sharif Anwar, a pupil at Shadsworth Infants School,
A COUNCILLOR claims two murders in the same ward within a fortnight are 'one-offs'. Coun Maureen Bateson, who represents the Ewood ward on Blackburn with Darwen Council, said the incidents, in the Infirmary area, could have happened anywhere. But she
A GREAT finish from Lutel James and a Paul Mullin brace gave Accrington Stanley a 3-1 win to ease then through to the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy semi-final last night. Lancaster City, who beat Darwen and Fleetwood Town to reach the quarter-finals, were
Prestwich Heys...2 Atherton LR...1 (Heys win on Golden Goal in extra time) TIM STOKES headed Prestwich Heys into a Reebok Stadium final appearance against Atherton Collieries with a goal that was truly golden. The Heys centre back grabbed the vital strike
LITTER louts are getting tidier. Instead of leaving an eyesore trail of trays, plastic pots and drinking vessels along roads some are now packing them together, knotting them in the plastic bags provided -- THEN slinging them onto the street. They look
LEIGH speed sky diver Mark Calland is the fastest man in Britain without engine power. This summer he's planning to step up to become the WORLD'S speediest human by beating the French record holder's 332mph. Mark, a self-confessed buzz junky, believes
CAN someone please drop a grape in my path so I can slide on it and claim enough compensation to retire to the sun? It seems the little fruit is the favourite for giving its accident victims jackpot payouts. Last week a 44-years-old woman won £550,000
I'VE noticed that police on the beat in Leigh have cast off the American-style cap and gone back to the tall helmet. Being one of those finnicky women that likes to see matching clothes I think they look daft with the new bomber jacket. A put a call in
FOUR suspected terrorists arrested in Manchester are still being questioned by detectives at Scotland Yard. One of the men, a 35-year-old North African, was taken into custody from a house in Deal Street, Pimhole, Bury, during a dawn raid yesterday. All
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Leamington Road Guides' Coffee Evening, Leamington Road Baptist Church, Blackburn, 7pm. Proceeds to Children's Leukaemia. "The WIzard of Oz," Chipping Village Hall, 7.30pm
SKATEBOARDING and tennis may be as different as chalk and cheese, but it hardly follows that putting the two pursuits side by side is a recipe for conflict. Yet such fears were expressed to Burnley councillors in a bid to stop a skateboard park being
OHN Cooke played his best bowls of the winter to win the 15th winter merit at Pennington Park on Sunday by beating Bill Rigby in the final 21-17. The consolation final was won by John Prestwich who beat John Platt 21-18.
DARTS: Ex-Servicemen's 5, Leigh Libs 2; Leigh Bowling 7, The Avenue 0; Lowton Labour 3, Leigh Harriers 4; Leigh Arms 1, Bond Street 6. DOMINOES: Ex-Servicemen's 4, Leigh Libs 5; Leigh Bowling 7, The Avenue 2; Lowton Labour 4, Leigh Harriers 5; Leigh Arms
ECCLES -6 LEIGH EAST TIGERS -36: FOR the second week in a row Leigh East Tigers stopped the opposition scoring in the second half, running in 16 points without reply. Tries by Daniel Weaving (2), Chris Hamnett Mark Williams along with conversions from
IN response to L Lawes' remarks (Letters, January 17) regarding Jubilee Street, in Blackburn, being made a buses-only thoroughfare, the sense in this at present is to allow traffic to get from one side of the town centre to the other. The A666 has been
REGARDING Mrs H Hamer's complaints (Letters, January 14) about lack of help and investment in Little Harwood, Blackburn, we add our voice, but in respect of Roe Lee. The Roe Lee Residents' Association, now in its ninth year, is fighting a losing battle
REGARDING your report (LET, January 21) on the new tour based on author William Woodruff's 'Road to Nab End' book, about growing up in Blackburn in the Depression years, the photograph with it of the corner shop in Griffin Street, was not of Jack Tate's
LOCAL history writer Peter Riley has captured 100 years of history. In an ingenious new book Then and Now. Peter has taken a photographic look at the changing faces of 11 towns incuding Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Astley, Glazebury, Lowton and
YOUNG people in Burnley are being urged to get together to discuss their differences and shape the future of their community. Two 'Peace by Peaceful Means' seminars aim to allow young people aged 15 and above to see how communities in Burnley can work
CORONATION Street star Fizz Brown was involved in a real-life drama today when she tried to help rescue a family from their blazing home. Flame-haired Fizz, played by Jenny McAlpine, raced to the scene of the fire in Fern Street, Bacup, in her nightie
GRAEME Souness must be sick of the sight of West Ham saviour Jermain Defoe. Three weeks after the pint-sized striker climbed off the bench to grab a late equaliser at Ewood, Defoe was up to his old tricks again with another last-gasp strike which floored
YOUNG people in Burnley are being urged to get together to discuss their differences and shape the future of their community. Two 'Peace by Peaceful Means' seminars aim to allow young people aged 15 and above to see how communities in Burnley can work
A LANCASTER city centre venue could lose its late night entertainments licence after police objections. Police officers say late night crime in the Church Street area has increased dramatically since the Chicago Rock Caf received its late licence. But
HEALTH chiefs and civic figures today welcomed the news that Burnley is to get its own £1million "super scanner" and said: "This will make a real difference to people's lives." The new magnetic resonance imaging scanner, which is a vital aid to the diagnoses
PLANS for a modern flats complex on the site of Heysham's historic Grosvenor Hotel are set to be put before planners. And local people are being reminded that they can have a say in the planning process. A plea to list the building as of architectural
UNION bosses today blamed a lack of Government funding after Burnley Council announced a series of job cuts. The authority, which is looking to save £1million from its budget, said it was looking to axe up to 20 jobs through voluntary early retirement
A MEMORIAL service for victims of the Holocaust was at the centre of a row today after a wreath laid by British National Party councillors was removed. Almost 30 people, including several councillors and a Second World War Holocaust survivor, have signed
IT'S D-Day on Friday - with the District Auditor finally making a decision on the £2.5 million Crinkley Bottom fiasco, described by Noel Edmonds as the biggest local government scandal of modern times. In a letter sent to Lancaster City Council and other
A LANCASTER county councillor is to join a new national committee to oversee major reforms in the criminal justice system. Dr Ruth Henig, chairman of the Lancashire Police Authority, will join the likes of Home Office minister Lord Falconer and the Lord
FLOODS may be just around the corner for people living close to the coast, the Environment Agency is warning. It is exactly 20 years since a combination of high tides and strong winds battered the Lancashire coastline and flooded homes and businesses.
MUSIC lovers are hoping to breathe new life into Lancaster's magnificent Ashton Hall organ. Well-known organist Dr Colin Parsons wants to give the rarely-used organ a new lease of life. He has approached the city council with a plan to organise recitals
A YETI has been spotted in a Lancashire woodland claims a 'big foot' research group. And now it is calling on other witnesses to come forward and tell their stories. The British Hominid Research group has reports of an American woman, her two children
AN ELDERLY woman was left 'shaken and upset' when youths snatched her handbag as she got off a bus at a Morecambe supermarket. Two teenage thieves grabbed the 76-year-old's handbag and ran off, but were foiled by a group of students who gave chase and
PENDLE Council's performance in handling housing benefit and council tax claims was praised during a ministerial visit yesterday. Malcolm Wicks, minister with responsibility for housing benefit and fraud at the Department of Works and Pensions, met staff
BURY and District TTL present the Greater Manchester Schools Table Tennis Individual Championships sponsored by Bill Thornton at the Hilton Table Tennis Centre, Horwich on Saturday (February 1). The competition is open to all students U19 in full-time
GOOD memories are being called for by the BBC to add eye-witness accounts to early 20th-century events like this one, above, captured by early movie-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, of Blackburn. The picture is of children from St Barnabas' School
DEVELOPMENT giant Peel Holdings wants to quarry for sand and gravel on Astley Moss then restore the mossland for nature and agriculture. Peel has submitted applications to local authority planners for a 60 acre site off Nook Lane. Major landowner Peel's
NURSERY bosses are angry at United Utilities' lax response after 83 toddlers were left without water for more than two hours. One morning last week an external water pipe burst, spraying cold water into the kitchen at Best Friends Nursery in St John's
PIT village youngsters will benefit from a shock £170,000 bequest. Parishioner Walter Johnson's legacy to Golborne St Thomas' Church came out of the blue following his death last March. Elderly Mr Johnson, who lived with his brother in Edge Green Lane
FORMER Journal reporter Alan Jones has joined Manchester City Council heading a project which will reward Commonwealth Games volunteers with a job. Businesses, councils and other organisations are making sure the region continues to reap the benefits
BEER and bears go on sale side-by-side at the three day Bent & Bongs Beer bash which opens tonight (Thursday) at the Formby Hall, Atherton. The 14th festival organised by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table and CAMRA will draw thousands of drinkers
Nelson's Column by Dt Sgt Bill Nelson: ARE you aware that your child could be breaking the law if they use their motorised scooter on the road or pavement? Greater Manchester Police is issuing guidelines to parents about safety and legal aspects of children
BURY Council and emergency services staff have been thanked for the smooth evacuation and care of 200 people in Prestwich during a major incident. Special plans were put into operation in the Sedgley Park area when a fire broke out in a garage which contained
THE Citizen has a clear policy that anonymous letters will not be published. What is its policy on pseudonyms? BNP Press Officer 'Phil Edwards' has been exposed as being one Stuart Russell. Searchlight magazine, which has a terrific web site exposing
GOOD grief, it's hard being a Labour supporter in this city First we had to endure Cllr Henig and his 'merrie band' who all but destroyed the Labour vote and now we have the MP for Planet Zog. Hilton wants to charge us for trying to get into Lancaster
A FEW weeks ago, I wrote that I thought that the National Lottery draw was fixed. It appears that I upset local bookmaker Richard Duffy, who said he read my letter with disbelief. In his reply he explained it couldn't be fixed because it was televised
I AM appalled that the Citizen has allowed its letters page to become a mouthpiece for the BNP. It is bad enough that the BNP is considering standing in our local elections without newspapers assisting it to spread clearly racist views. Despite the feeble
AS chairman of the board of directors of Williamson Park Ltd, I wish to provide readers with a better insight into what Williamson Park Ltd is and how it views the future. Williamson Park Ltd was set up by, and is fully owned by, Lan-caster City Council
I READ with utter incredulity Hilton Dawsons's proposal to impose congestion charges in Lancaster city centre. To suggest that Lancaster is in anyway similar to London is at best fanciful and in reality ridiculous. The damage that such a move could do
LANCASTER Royal Grammar School's rugby boys saw their cup run come to an end on Wednesday - at the hands of a superb Oakham School side. Oakham, last year's cup winners, ran the match for the first half with good work from the pack and excellent running
LANCASTER Honda's rally team had a difficult outing in the Jack Frost stages at Croft, near Darlington. With regular co-driver Chris Thomas out of action, Paul Mount was secured as a last minute replacement just before Saturday's event. After promising
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby today revealed that the Football League is considering a major shake-up of the play-off system and he admitted: "I like the look of the proposals." In an effort to make the end of season even more dramatic, there are proposals
FORGET the A-Team, the Clarets reserves turned to P-force yesterday afternoon as they got back to winning ways against Sheffield United. Strikers Andy Payton and Dimitri Papadopoulos got the goals that ensured victory at Chesterfield's Saltergate ground
SUCCESSFUL e-tailer dabs.com, spearheaded by a Leigh entrepreneur, has made a major foray into Europe. The Wingates-based company has established a French connection with the acquisition of SOS Developers -- an established specialist re-seller of developer
STAFF, pupils and parents at an Atherton special school are celebrating after receiving a first class Ofsted report. Green Hall Primary School, in Green Hall Close, caters for 72 pupils, aged between four and 11, with moderate learning difficulties and
MANCHESTER'S Opera House is packing three very different shows into three consecutive nights. The first on Thursday, February 6, is Big Time American Wrestling. Two hours of non-stop action starts at 7.30pm, tickets cost £10 adults and £8 children. The
BEER and bears go on sale side-by-side at the three day Bent & Bongs Beer bash which opens tonight (Thursday) at the Formby Hall, Atherton. The 14th festival organised by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table and CAMRA will draw thousands of drinkers
TYLDESLEY RU mini and junior teams took on Littleborough at the weekend. The U8s chalked up their first win of the season by a 40-35 margin. There were some top class performances with tries from Ben Ormrod (4), Edward Morley (3) and Connor Marsh. Robert
Leigh RMI 1 Woking 0 by Martyn Hindley: LEIGH RMI's early season mauling at Woking sounded an early death knell into the Steve Waywell regime. RMI were calamitous and the Railwaymen were soundly thrashed. At that stage, the Cards were holding all the
Leigh Centurions 62 Locomotiv Moscow 0 by Mike Hulme: THE Centurions rolled out the welcome mat and treated Locomotive Moscow is if they were on a state visit. But there was no room for sentiment on the pitch as Leigh ruthlessly exposed the gulf in class
BURY commuters will soon have no excuse for getting on and off at the wrong bus stop. For Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is to go ahead with a £350,000 project to make it easier for passengers to get around. Stops will be upgraded
ANGRY Blackburn boss Graeme Souness blasted his players after they threw away more vital Premiership points at the hands of lowly West Ham last night. Rovers became the first side to lose at Upton Park this season when Jermain Defoe struck in stoppage
CHILDREN at a Darwen school are taking action to shame dog-owners into clearing up after their pets. Pupils at St Barnabas Primary School on Knowsley Road are putting up posters this week to 'prick the consciences' of dog owners who use the street. Margaret
A VICTORIAN park aviary may have to be torn down if £30,000 cannot be found to restore it, a support group warned today. The building in Bold Venture Park, Darwen, has is in disrepair and was used to keep chickens in before being left empty a number of
BUILDERS are poised to begin work on a housing estate and business park which were at the centre of a countryside protection campaign. Bolton-based contractors William Hargreaves Ltd will move into the 10-acre, former bleachworks site at Holden Vale,
CORONATION Street star Fizz Brown was involved in a real-life drama today when she tried to help rescue a family from their blazing home. Flame-haired Fizz, played by Jenny McAlpine, raced to the scene of the fire in Fern Street, Bacup, in her nightie
CORONATION Street star Fizz Brown was involved in a real-life drama today when she tried to help rescue a family from their blazing home. Flame-haired Fizz, played by Jenny McAlpine, raced to the scene of the fire in Fern Street, Bacup, in her nightie
ASTLEY Youth Band raised the roof at Atherton St Richard's Club with a charity concert which realised £350 to help send handicapped children to Lourdes. The Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust event was organised by Hubert and Anne Ward in memory
PENSIONERS are being urged by Leigh MP Andy Burnham to claim their winter fuel payments before the March 31 deadline. Last year 50,000 households in the borough benefited from the £200 grant and gained peace of mind knowing they could pay winter heating
HAIRDRESSER Susan Whittaker-Tyrer was cut up when she noticed signs leading to an Atherton superstore. The Morley Street stylist claimed when Market Street was closed to traffic felt-tip pointers to Tesco appeared on signs all over town. She said: "The
RADCLIFFE Athletic Club took part in the Northern Cross-Country Championship at Heaton Park. Rebecca Howard went in the U13s race, finding that there were no slouches as she finished 164th (in 15.31) after a good effort. Bury Schools champion Lindsay
Oswaldtwistle Mills will be the subject of a talk by Joyce Holmes at Tyldesley Probus Club on February 6. At the last meeting saucy postcards with popular seaside, bedroom and clergy scenes and double meaning captions were shown by the Rev Paul Martin
A Kurdish-speaking man charged with murder has made a brief appearance at Preston Crown Court today. Samsuddin Hamad, 20, of Infirmary Street, Blackburn, was remanded in custody for plea and directions on April 9. He is charged with murdering asylum seeker
AN accidental death verdict has been recorded on a Brindle man, fatally injured while riding a motorbike in Italy. David Gilson had gone abroad to renovate a house. An inquest heard that 57-year-old Mr Gilson, of Sandy Lane, Brindle, was riding a powerful
A BLACKBURN man is facing up to the prospect of being the only private homeowner in his street. Retired Charles Hale, of North Road, Shadsworth, is the only person who owns his house in a row of 18 properties let out by Twin Valley Homes. There are only
OPPOSITION councillors today blasted Blackburn with Darwen Council's Labour leadership after they were refused the chance to discuss important issues in public. The authority holds its quarterly council forum tonight and its eight ruling executive members
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have the chance to get their hands on tickets for the forthcoming clash with Southampton -- and raise money for charity. Forty adult tickets have been donated to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye appeal for the league game
A FATHER and son memorial mason team are so dedicated to their profession they even visit cemeteries on their summer holidays. And Brent and James Stevenson, the fifth and sixth generations of Blackburn-based Brent Stevenson Memorials are this year celebrating
A MAN was being quizzed today following the murder of a teenager who was found in a pool of blood near a pub. Eamonn McDonagh, 17, was discovered with serious head injuries behind the Moorings, off Lower Hollin Bank Street, in the Infirmary area of Blackburn
CONEY Green High School is one of the most improved schools in the borough. League tables released last week revealed that the Radcliffe school was second only to Parrenthorn High as the school whose pupils have made most progress. This is the first year
I READ a lovely piece of philosophy for the worriers in life on a discarded picture on sale in Oxfam. "You can't change the past but you can spoil a perfect present by worrying about the future" A piece of advice that if followed should make each day
RIVAL Internet surfers will be exchanging their keyboards and monitors for rugby boots and shirts next month. Fans from Leigh Centurions and St Helens who use the club's respective messageboards will be doing battle on the rugby pitch for the IMBRL Challenge
