WE are regarded by the rest of the world as nation of dog lovers - but in the past few years owners have had to learn that with relationships come responsibilities. Penalties against people who allow their pets to foul pavements and parks have been vigorously
The Saturday Message, with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington. . . I WAS lost outside Bethlehem when the hijacking happened. I came to a puzzled halt at traffic lights, desperate for a guiding star. What I got instead was a frightening
IT'S great that the youngsters in Blackburn and Darwen are being urged to "aim higher" in their educational ambitions by going to university but are the people running the road show going to tell those youngsters the financial reality of going into higher
IN JULY 2004 the horse-owning population of this country will be expected to have purchased a passport for every horse, pony, donkey, mule and even zebra. This is so that this government can comply with a Brussels directive, that calls for every UK equine
HYNDBURN Council has been accused of playing Scrooge after it was announced monies saved by area councils would be taken back. Chairmen of the council's eight area councils have agreed to hand back their unspent funds, saving the council up to £60,000
A TEENAGE soldier who swung an axe into his corporal's head was "a bomb waiting to explode", it was claimed today. Private Karl Nelson, 18, of Nelson, spoke out over the case of Grant Kenyon, who attacked him and broke his jaw following a row during a
THE Christmas spirit certainly doesn't appear to have embraced certain members of the football fraternity judging by events this week. First, Vratislav Gresko heard that his winning goal against Tottenham last month had been deemed an own goal by the
A BAN on boozing on the streets of Padiham has finally been approved by Burnley Council. From today anyone caught drinking on certain town centre streets could be arrested and fined up to £500. The ban, under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001,
A FORMER Taliban fighter and his two brothers have been jailed for a total of more than 13 years for an explosion of violence at a "drugs den." Anwar Khan, 26, Hussain Khan and Dawood Khan had earlier been found guilty of violent disorder by a Burnley
A SERIES of environmental projects across Burnley totalling £220,000 have been given the go-ahead by councillors. Money from the "Early Wins" programme of the housing market regeneration scheme Elevate will be spent on small-scale projects to improve
COUNCIL bosses have warned that a town centre road will remain shut until the owners of a dangerous building carry out work to make it safe. Burnley Council closed Sandygate, off Trafalgar Street, and a nearby canal towpath was closed by British Waterways
BURNLEY Football Club is helping former child soldiers look forward to a new life in the New Year with some very special gifts. The Clarets have donated football strips to CAFOD North West to help former child soldiers in Liberia regain their lost childhood
A MOTHER-of-six whose dogs savaged a little boy in a horror attack has been jailed for nine months. And the father of young Sam Leverett reacted to the sentence imposed on Jacqueline Cox by insisting: "She got what she deserved." Burnley Crown Court heard
A POPULAR Burnley builder killed in a car accident was three times over the legal alcohol limit when the accident happened, an inquest heard. The hearing held yesterday in Burnley was told how Scott Grimshaw, 28, of Scott Street, was killed on August
TRADERS whose livelihoods have been hit by controversial work in Nelson town centre could be helped through the business rates system. Traders have complained that takings are down because of expansion works at the Pendle Rise shopping centre by Manchester-based
A TEENAGE soldier who swung an axe into his corporal's head was "a bomb waiting to explode", it was claimed today. Private Karl Nelson, 18, of Nelson, spoke out over the case of Grant Kenyon, who attacked him and broke his jaw following a row during a
A SENIOR councillor has praised the success of a new recycling scheme in Pendle which aims to help the authority hit tight government targets. Lancashire County Council has adopted a Municipal Waste Management Strategy -- a Greener Strategy for a Greener
AN MP is calling for the scrapping of the honours system after the New Year list was "sexed-up" to make it more interesting. Pendle Labour MP Gordon Prentice was appalled by revelations from a whistleblower about the way decisions are taken on knighthoods
HYNDBURN Council has been accused of playing Scrooge after it was announced monies saved by area councils would be taken back. Chairmen of the council's eight area councils have agreed to hand back their unspent funds, saving the council up to £60,000
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Little Harwood Pharmacy, 149 Whalley Old Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 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
IF you enjoy taking your dog for a walk and want to try something a bit different, take a look at walkingwithdogs. The site (www.walkingwithdogs.co.uk) offers people the chance to find walks across the UK and provides a short description for each. You
BURNLEY'S Brian Jensen has slammed the tradition of festive football as "stupid". The Danish keeper admits he would much rather be spending Christmas and new year with family and friends. And the Beast believes the implementation of a winter break, falling
HEALTH bosses are looking to provide alternative care for 800 patients at a Rossendale surgery that is set to close in the New Year. Doctors want to relocate the Dr Bachh and Partners clinic in Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth, to Rawtenstall Health Centre
A MAN caught shoplifting within minutes of being released from court on conditional bail has been remanded in custody. Blackburn magistrates heard that Marc Fareham was a persistent offender who had shown total disregard for the order of the court. Neil
BLACKBURN welcome Premier League opposition to the Arena tonight when the in-form Hawks face up to Telford Wildfoxes in their latest English Premier Cup group match, with every chance of making progress. In the corresponding match at Telford last month
with KINGFISHER BOTH match and pleasure reports from the past fortnight, would indicate that the forthcoming holiday would be better spent indoors than in search of fish. Like most anglers, however I am rarely put off by past reports and prefer to look
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY A COUPLE of months ago I visited the village of Mellor and passed close to the old Roman signal station on the hill. The Old English word for Mellor means a bare hill. At one time the valley of the River Ribble was
When you've tackled Margaret Thatcher's formidable perm, you can take any hairstyle in your stride. Celebrity stylist Andrew Collinge spoke to JENNY SCOTT. . . ONE of his first jobs was the daunting task of shampooing the perfectly coiffed locks of the
CORONATION Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has opened her heart to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. In the first part of a three-day series, she tells reporter DONNA McKENZIE how help from a lord turned her from aspiring social worker to an actress destined
WHY vote? asks D Allen from Leipzig, Germany in your letters column. Well, D Allen, you are not far from Bergan Belsen and Mathausen. I suggest you go and stand there and ask that question out loud and listen for the answer, because what you will hear
IT HAS been my custom to buy Christmas stamps for my cards, but I had no pleasure with this year's theme of 'Ice'. I wrote to the Royal Mail who have told me next year's Christmas stamps "will be much closer to what we all see as Christmas stamps." MARLENE
GRAEME Souness has set his sights on a top six finish despite Rovers' disappointing start to the season. The up-beat Blackburn boss still believes his team has what it takes to mount another charge for Europe. And he believes the outcome of the next two
A MAN convicted of raping a woman while posing as a taxi driver has been told that he faces a possible life sentence. Preston Crown Court heard that Asif Ali committed the offence eight days after his release from prison after serving a five-year sentence
A NELSON charity shop severely damaged in an arson attack earlier this year has re-opened. Pendle Mayor, Coun Mohammed Iqbal, cut the ribbon at the British Heart Foundation store, in Scotland Road. Around 45 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze
IT has been a great week for justice, has it not? Saddam Hussein captured and Ian Huntley found guilty of the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Each in his own way has been responsible for acts virtually impossible to contemplate. Saddam, torturer
AN East Lancashire town centre held a special ceremony to bless the Christmas crib outside its town hall. Accrington's annual carol service was held at St James' church beforehand with a choir of schoolchildren from St Mary Magdalene School and a soloist
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Livesey Pharmacy, 238 Livesey Branch Road. DARWEN: 11am-noon: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-noon: Aston Pharmacy, 351 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Geloo Bros, 1 New Wellington Street, Mill Hill. DARWEN: 11am-noon: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-noon: Co-op Pharmacy, 198 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 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
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 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
A DISTRAUGHT mother today spoke of her disgust after the soldier who attacked her son with a pickaxe was jailed for four-and-half years. And as she tried to come to terms with the traumatic effect the case has had on her family, Kathleen Bisping said:
STAN Ternent is relishing being closer to home this Christmas! The Clarets have clocked up their fair share of motorway miles in recent years as the erratic fixture computer has thrown up a glut of unpalatable offerings. Last season Burnley were sent
BURNLEY'S Brian Jensen has slammed the tradition of festive football as "stupid". The Danish keeper admits he would much rather be spending Christmas and new year with family and friends. And the Beast believes the implementation of a winter break, falling
GRAEME Souness has set his sights on a top six finish despite Rovers' disappointing start to the season. The up-beat Blackburn boss still believes his team has what it takes to mount another charge for Europe. And he believes the outcome of the next two
A SOLICITOR accused of swindling clients out of more than £500,000 has been further remanded on bail until February 13. Philip Thomas Pressler, 51, faces 41 charges of theft and false accounting, which have previously been directed to be heard at Preston
THE manager of a community centre in Darwen has praised the generosity of people in the town who have inundated her with toys and food for local children and elderly. Sue Freear, who runs Sudellside Community Centre, has been working with the Lancashire
A PRODUCTION manager making an early hours visit to his girlfriend was found to be more than double the legal drink drive limit. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gregory Penrose had earlier left a works Christmas party because he had a migraine and did
CHARITY shop assistant manager Calum Rigby swapped winter in Darwen for humid treks through the Vietnam jungle. Calum, 29, of Prospect Avenue, heard about the trek while working in the Scope charity shop in Preston and decided to give it a go. He raised
POLICE trying to solve the mystery death of Evelyn Lund are studying a five-day Evening Telegraph investigation as part of their hunt for clues. The move came as the man labelled the police's prime suspect - husband Robert - said he had no regrets about
A PROLIFIC burglar is on the run -- and police said he would not think twice about stealing the presents from your Christmas trees. Residents are being warned to be vigilant after heroin addict Lee Peter Holden, whose last address was Roebuck Close, in
A SOLDIER has sent her parents a special Christmas message all the way from war-torn Iraq. Deborah Scott, 26, is serving with the Royal Military Police as part of the multi-national division in the south east of the war-torn country. Deborah chose the
A 28-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man scratched his former girlfriend's car with a key in the early hours, a court was told. But Blackburn magistrates heard the incident had been captured on a closed circuit TV system that Kim Welding had installed at her home
A FORMER boxer convicted of trying to murder his elderly father at his Blackburn home has been made the subject of a hospital order under the Mental Health Act. Michael Brown attacked his 84-year-old dad from behind in the bathroom, covering his eyes.
THRIFTY Christmas shoppers are making East Lancashire retailers nervous by leaving present buying until the very last minute. The trend throughout the area echos the national mood of consumers becoming less confident in parting with their money, although
CHORLEY Lynx will venture into the unknown in the New Year after being drawn against Russian side Locomotiv Moscow in the third round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. Locomotiv, and city rivals Dynamo, were both invited into the competition by the Rugby
The Saturday Interview WHEN Ben Callon and Leon O'Neill met as students at the Lancashire football academy, their passion for football was all they had in common. Two years and a trip across the Atlantic later they are now best mates and two of the most
