A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Tea Club, Parish Rooms, Worsthorne, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Burnley Pantomime Society present "Snow White," Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley. "Jack and the Beanstalk
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Free and Easy, The Wharf, Eanam, Blackburn, 8pm. Weightwatchers, St Cuthbert's Church, Burnley, 6.30pm-7.30pm. Little Stars play and learn session for 4-8 years, 9.30
Elvis is approximately six years old. He is a black and white Greyhound who was admitted to Manchester Dogs' Home on 22nd November 2003 after he was found wandering in Manchester. He is a very friendly dog who gets on with other dogs and people. Elvis
Lucy is a black and tan cross breed, approximately two years old. Lucy arrived at Manchester Dogs' Home on 23rd September 2003 via the Stockport Police Station after she was found wandering in Dukinfield and handed into the Police. Lucy is really friendly
WHEN people phone the police they are not ringing to pass the time of day. If they dial 999 it's self evident that calls are quite likely literally to be a matter of life or death. But at the same time, many of those phoning their local police HQ will
This week, with MICK BAINES, 44, former leukaemia patient and charity fund-raiser of Bolton Road, Abbey Village. MEMORY: I think I was in my pram. I can recall watching them pull down the old town hall in Preston. It caught fire after a New Year's Eve
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY -- this week, Styal and Quarry Bank. WHENEVER I collect or deliver friends to Manchester Airport during daylight hours I always try to fit in a walk as a break from the often horrendous traffic. I have written about
ON her directorial debut for the Oswaldtwistle Players, Catherine Allan had the hard task of selecting the cast for the next production - Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. In the three leading roles of Charles Condomine and his two wives, Elvira and Ruth,
nTHE Burnley Garrick Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary. To mark this milestone a season of special plays has been chosen, the showpiece being Twelfth Night, the club's first ever Shakespeare production. Magic, mayhem and mirth are promised in the
MRS J Walsh of Pringle Street, Blackburn writes on behalf of residents concerning the lack of a bus service in her immediate area (Letters, January 6). However, Blackburn Transport run a Number 9 bus which goes along Lincoln Road, Pringle Street (top
IN Tuesday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph you pointed out that the most crucial of the eight criteria for installing speed cameras is that there must have been four deaths or serious accidents in 1,500 metre vicinity in the previous three calendar years
CHILDREN from St Peter's primary school took a sobering road safety message to Gigg Lane on Saturday. They took centre field during the half-time interval in Bury's game with Swansea to drive home to motorists the facts about road accident casualties.
BURY has received one of the largest cash boosts in the country to tackle homelessness. The Government grant, £375,000 for each of the next two years, is the highest in the North West after Manchester, and the seventh biggest outside London. The announcement
LEIGH RMI face being kicked out of the FA Trophy if they are found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Opponents Stalybridge Celtic have complained to the FA that RMI goalkeeper Seb Rowe did not have international clearance to play in last Saturday's
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has been scuppered in his attempts to generate more cash for new faces after a deal to off-load Dino Baggio fell through. Serie A side Ancona were interested in taking Baggio back to Italy for the remainder of the season
BURNLEY Council was today set to turn down a request to relax its policy on testing private hire vehicles on the grounds of public safety. Burnley Private Hire Association wrote to the council asking for an urgent review of the authority's MOT testing
A MEMORIAL service is to be held for a "larger than life" Burnley-born man who died near his Spanish home, aged 39. Father-of-two Duane Mills died after a heart attack on December 11 last year and was buried six days later in a ceremony in Spain. Many
A FORMER Burnley surgeon removed a patient's only healthy kidney in a blunder "appalling" in its negligence, a medical tribunal heard. The General Medical Council's (GMC) professional conduct committee was told of the tragedy yesterday involving a Korean
THE race to succeed Peter Pike as Burnley's Labour candidate in the next general election is hotting up with the announcement that nominations must be in by next week. The Labour National Executive Committee has enforced an all-female list of candidates
TWO talented men are putting their skills to the test on what could become TV's latest smash hit series. Critics are already raving about the new Channel Four programme "Shameless", which hits the screen tonight. The drama has been penned by BAFTA-winning
DAVE Challinor became the second Stockport County player in a week to join Bury on loan when he arrived at Gigg Lane on Friday. The former Tranmere Rovers stopper follows in the footsteps of young Irish striker Jon Daly who joined the Shakers days earlier
THE widow of an East Lancashire sailor and relatives of 35 others who died when a trawler sank in 1974 were due to learn more about their disappearance at a public inquiry which opened today. Sheila Doone, of Sackville Street, Brierfield, is one of a
FOLLOWING a successful six-month trial a farmers market will continue in Ramsbottom. It will be held every month, with the first one of the year taking place last Sunday. Held in Market Place and inside Ramsbottom Civic Hall, the market will feature more
A HEARTBROKEN couple who lost their 18-month-old puppy when he died from an epileptic fit are hoping to heal their grief by taking on a new challenge. Dog lovers Lynn and Ronnie Levett are to give a new home to Staffordshire terrier Ethelred. We featured
A ROOFING labourer who beat up his estranged partner after an affair jibe on Boxing Day left her injured and in pain, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how father-of-two William Monaghan, 45, was said to have punched and kicked victim Joanne
While her schoolmates from East Lancashire went on to join the professions, Anne Savage became a star DJ. She spoke to DAVID HIGGERSON WHEN DJs are asked to recount a funny incident which has happened to them at a nightclub, it invariably involves someone
HOUSEWIVES rushed to the shops buying up food stocks as managers appealed "Don't panic." The "be reasonable" plea came from East Lancashire's grocery managers who watched shoppers stock up on extra food against a background of growing shortages caused
"THE best bargains since before the war" was the verdict of East Lancashire shoppers as the sales season got into full swing. Retailers reported very good figures and said that shoppers had not lost their ability to spot a "snip". And Dr T J Burke strongly
POLICE were investigating clues that a series of armed raids on post offices could have been the work of one gang. Post Office officials said the run of raids made East Lancashire more of a blackspot than neighbouring cities such as Manchester and Liverpool
LAST week I said in this column that the next three games were vital to our season. Now, if you'd offered me two goals at Wolves and three against Bolton, I'd have snapped your hand off because that's six points, mid table, dig out the passport. Or maybe
EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke was in East Lancashire today to mark a local secondary school's elevation to specialist status. He was attending the official re-opening of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School as a Science College. The Accrington
POLICE have issued their first fines as part of a crackdown on illegal parking in Accrington. The town centre blitz started yesterday but police said just two tickets were issued. Officers are targeting key areas where problems arise, including Peel Street
GRADUATE engineer Mrinal Ghosh is 'plumbing' a gap in the home improvement market to make a major career change. The 38-year-old has given up his white-collar desk job and is donning his overalls to start his own business, MG's Home Works in Blackburn
AN internet-based business in Burnley that caters for disabled people is on the 'super highway' to success just months after its launch. 4DP.com has recently signed five separate deals to offer full e-commerce set-ups to other businesses that offer services
QUESTION: When is a business not a business? Answer: When it's a self-employed job, of course! No, it's not another 'gem' from the crackers at the accountancy festive bash, but a serious message to be understood by anyone considering a business start-up
BLACKBURN, the once-thriving epicentre of the Industrial Revolution, current home of Lancashire's only top-flight football club and... the base for a pioneering international swimwear firm? And if managing director Terry Whalley gets his way, then Aqua
MARK Molnar makes no apologies as he serves a fresh cup of cappuccino from a machine. Then again, as managing director of vending specialists VMI, you would hardly expect him to criticise his own product. Since he took over the reins at the Blackburn-based
QUESTION: A lot of new businesses seem to get into trouble in their second or third year. Is there a reason for this, and can I avoid it happening to me? ANSWER: It is necessary to split this answer into three distinct, yet related areas. GET REAL AND
RHYS Carpenter was the goal hero as Burnley reserves clocked up their second win in a week to haul themselves off the foot of the table. Table-topping Walsall were no match for a rejuvenated Clarets second string, who followed up last week's 2-0 romp
DON'T sell Robbie Blake! If alarm bells ever started ringing in my head, it was last week when the club announced the sorry state of its debt. The cash is drying up, with the £70,000 season ticket fund all spent and another £2.5 million to find to replenish
FREE training courses are on offer to people interested in a new career in childcare. Wigan Council's Sure Start team is hosting two fairs, the first at the Queens Hall, Wigan, was on Monday and the second at Leigh Library on Thursday (January 15) between
A KIRKHAM man who went missing from home on Thursday has been found safe, police said. Concerns were growing for Alan John Jenkinson, 54, when he left his Ribby Road home for work at Hallmark Cars, Lea Gate at 9.45am on January 8, but failed to arrive
PRICES have been slashed in a large town centre pub to boost the January ale sales.. Bradley Hollingsworth, who runs the Postal Order in Darwen Street, Blackburn, has cut the price of a number of drinks at the pub until Sunday. Bradley said: "Department
CHAIRMAN Barry Kilby has moved to soothe worried Burnley brows by insisting an FA Cup run could be the club's lifeline. The cash-strapped Clarets are currently locked in a fight to fill a £700,000 black hole by the end of February and stave off the dreaded
HOMELESSNESS in Ramsbottom and surrounding areas is set to be tackled with a £750,000 grant. Bury Council has secured one of the highest homelessness grants in the country -- with it receiving £375,000 in 2004/2005 and the same amount the year after to
BAD blood between two teenagers proved costly for one of them, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Anthony John Lomax, 19, of Queensway repeatedly kicked the door of a house where his 'adversary' was living. And they ordered him to pay
THE finalists for the prestigious Lloyds TSB Asian Jewel Awards, recognising achievement by Asian people across the UK, have been announced. And they include the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's own Shuiab Khan. Shuiab, who is also editor of Asian Image
YET again we hear Souey saying he is puzzled by the inconsistency of his players. Let me help him. It simply comes down to a total lack of professionalism and pride in the shirt. Where is the commitment? We seem to be dealing with players who seem to
WOMEN were today warned not to walk home alone at night, following the violent rape of an 18-year-old girl. The victim was assaulted close to busy Bolton Road, Blackburn, a street lined with small businesses, on her way home from Utopia nightclub in the
A FAMILY today paid tribute to a man found hanged at his home and said he was driven to suicide by worries about his reputation. Bernard Alan Wilson was found by his wife Nichola on December 30 after apparently taking his own life. Today Nichola, her
HERE is my open letter to the board and management at Blackburn Rovers: It is quite clear that despite injuries to the playing staff of Blackburn Rovers, the current squad we have is not capable of maintaining Premiership status. Is it not about time
I WOULD like to comment in general about the present Rovers predicament. I would suggest that Graeme Souness should drop any thoughts of buying more players and concentrate on employing a good backroom tactician. Week after week we watch Rovers playing
ACCRINGTON Stanley will travel to UniBond League outfit Bamber Bridge in the last eight of the Lancashire FA Marsden Challenge Trophy. Chorley and Nelson have both been handed home advantage against Nationwide Conference sides in the quarter-finals. The
BLACKBURN under-15s gave their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Lancashire Schools' League Cup a boost when they beat Preston 2-1 at Pleasington. The local youngsters made a fine start to the game and opened the scoring after 15 minutes when Kieron
CHILDREN from St Peter's primary school took a sobering road safety message to Gigg Lane on Saturday. They took centre field during the half-time interval in Bury's game with Swansea to drive home to motorists the facts about road accident casualties.
Sam is a tan, sable and black, cross German Shepherd aged approximately 18 months who was admitted to the Manchester Dogs' Home on 1st December 2003 after he was found wandering in Chester. Sam is a very friendly dog who is in need of a loving and caring
with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington. . . THE chief sub-editor on the Daily Mail made me an offer I couldn't refuse. It was an epiphany, a life-changing disclosure moment. He'd get me a journalist post if I vacated the Daily Mail
Quirky name, interesting past - Oswaldtwistle has a lot going for it in its quest for regeneration. JENNY SCOTT spoke to the co-author of a pictorial history of the town. . . A STRATEGICALLY placed big lamp, a sandbag blockade and a name to set people
IT'S set to be a busy few weeks for those involved in Rossendale Players. Tonight at 7.30pm in the New Millennium Theatre, casting will take place for Natural Causes, a black comedy by Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell to be directed by Lynda Birch. The
ON Friday we published a letter from a Darwen reader who referred to Coun Dave Smith as his local councillor. Coun Smith has asked us to point out that he represents Sunnyhurst Ward when, in fact, the writer lives in Marsh House Ward which is represented
I AGREE with you, John Knowles (LET, January 8), that no-one has the right to blow smoke over you or anyone else but equally no-one has the right to force me to suffer the pungent and overpowering perfumes that some women wear, the foul aftershaves used
YOUR News Focus (January 9) article was interesting. However, I was disappointed because the police appeared to only be concerned with keeping prostitutes out of residential areas. It is important to consider why and how young people become involved in
LEIGH headteacher Sir John Jones, who made the news last year when he was knighted while headteacher of Maghull High School, Sefton, has joined Britain's elite in the latest edition of Who's Who. Sir John, who lives in Leigh, lists playing the guitar
FOLLOWING a successful six-month trial a farmers market will continue in Ramsbottom. It will be held every month, with the first one of the year taking place last Sunday. Held in Market Place and inside Ramsbottom Civic Hall, the market will feature more
A NEW approach towards healthier communities was outlined at the latest meeting of Bury East area board. Bury Council's assistant chief executive, Carolyn Wilkins, spoke of how the local authority had taken over the responsibility for raising awareness
THE Castle Knights took part in their first tournament of the New Year last week. Members of the group for people with physical disabilities met at Castle Leisure Centre in Bury to compete in archery trials as well as other sporting events, testing their
THE widow of an East Lancashire sailor and relatives of 35 others who died when a trawler sank in 1974 were due to learn more about their disappearance at a public inquiry which opened today. Sheila Doone, of Sackville Street, Brierfield, is one of a
KILLER GP Harold Shipman has died after being found hanged in his prison cell at Wakefield Prison early today. Shipman, who would have been 58 tomorrow, was found in his cell at 6.20am and despite the efforts of staff who immediately attempted resuscitation
BLACKBURN target Martin Andresen is better equipped to make the most of his second crack at a career in the Premiership, writes ANDY NEILD. That's the view of Norwegian journalist, Carsten Bleness, who has tracked the 26-year-old's progress since he last
A ROADSHOW aimed at encouraging more young people to go to university has visited a Burnley school. The Aimhigher Roadshow, which is part of a Department for Education and Skills (DfES) campaign to encourage more young people from backgrounds with little
A POPULAR karaoke singer did not go down quite as well with the police when he took exception to the way they dealt with a man, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard that barman Brendan Morris, 20, who had earlier taken the microphone with acclaim
BURY FC supporters get the opportunity to question new manager Graham Barrow and club directors this Thursday (January 15) when the Forever Bury supporters' trust hold another of their popular Open Meetings. In attendance will be Shakers' board members
GRAHAM Barrow has been appointed Bury manager until the end of the season. The decision to give the former Chester City, Wigan Athletic and Rochdale boss the job was made before Saturday's morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Swansea at Gigg Lane. Formerly
PENDLE residents can get in the swim with a year-long borough-wide event to mark the 50th anniversary of The Samaritans. Pendle Leisure Trust has organised a long distance swim which anyone can take part in at any of the borough's pools. This year's challenge
A LOOK at the latest CD releases. THE SLEEPY JACKSON: Lovers NOW don't be put off by the fact they're Australian, this is a wonderfully melodic offering which is well worth a listen. The country and folk influences are obvious but there's a haunting lyrical
A NEW scheme is set to boost Colne by helping unemployed people to become volunteers so they can learn new skills and find work. The Open Door Community Development Project, based at the town's Open Door centre, will also work with existing volunteers
ANOTHER point closer to safety, nother place higher up the league and another clean sheet. Sure, nothing to get wildly delirious about, but perhaps grounds for cautious optimism. But the thing is, you would be hard pushed to find much optimism amongst
THE panto has come to life at Colne Municipal Hall - oh yes it has! Jack and the Beanstalk opened last night with an outstanding cast of actors who helped bring to life the daring adventures of a boy and a monster plant in a hilarious adaptation of the
FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to a former Hyndburn Mayor who has died. Labour's Phyllis Hargreaves was on the former Accrington Council from 1971 to 1974, and on Hyndburn Council from 1974 to 1987. Mrs Hargreaves, who died in Church View Nursing
A HYNDBURN councillor has resigned from the Labour group in protest at the way his daughter was selected as a potential councillor. Coun Malcolm Pritchard says the Labour party broke its own selection process rules by deciding to select another candidate
TELEVISION viewers across the country have been introduced to a brand new and very popular small screen star - and the new phenomenon that had everyone talking was very much a product from the heart of Lancashire. The new star that is quite literally
BACUP engineering design specialist mCADuk has signed a contract to become the first tenant at a revolutionary new £2.8m business centre at Futures Park when it opens in May. "We need a place for the company to grow into and Futures Park is perfect for
BURY has received one of the largest cash boosts in the country to tackle homelessness. The Government grant, £375,000 for each of the next two years, is the highest in the North West after Manchester, and the seventh biggest outside London. The announcement
WHEN you collect tokens with your shopping and send off for a promotional prize, there is a good chance your letter will arrive at Granby Marketing Services in Blackburn. The company is one of the UK's leading promotional marketing companies, handling
A FAMILY today paid tribute to the bravery of a man who married his girlfriend two days before losing his year-long battle with leukaemia. Andrew Hollingworth proposed to Kirsty Astley, from Langho, just before Christmas after being told by doctors he
CHAIRMAN Barry Kilby has moved to soothe worried Burnley brows by insisting an FA Cup run could be the club's lifeline. The cash-strapped Clarets are currently locked in a fight to fill a £700,000 black hole by the end of February and stave off the dreaded
A MAN who brews beer in his shed is one of many people who will descend on an ale festival in a Darwen pub this weekend. The Black Horse Winter Beer Festival takes place from Friday to Monday.. Organiser Barry Tyson has searched long and hard for a wide
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has been scuppered in his attempts to generate more cash for new faces after a deal to off-load Dino Baggio fell through. Serie A side Ancona were interested in taking Baggio back to Italy for the remainder of the season
BLACKBURN band The Rising will be performing at Manchesters Life Cafe on Wednesday at a prestigious showcase gig. Record company executives from London are expected to be at the gig organised by HMV. As well as playing live, the four-piece will also have
WHEN Francis Rossi teamed up with Rick Parfitt over 35 years ago, everyone thought they were gay. "Rick was in a trio called The Highlights and he used to mince about on stage," explained Francis. "So people thought we were gay, which was a big no-no
A NEW source of finance is now available to give East Lancashire's would-be entrepreneurs a better chance of starting a successful business. East Lancashire Moneyline - a government-backed non-profit organisation - has launched two business loans, each
RESIDENTS near an old building in Darwen earmarked for demolition and redevelopment today said it would be a tragedy to see it go. Blackburn with Darwen Council is considering a request to build 14 apartments on the site of the former Newhaven residential
EIGHTY night shift workers were evacuated when a fire involving a machine smoke-logged a Haslingden factory. Firefighters were called to Duralay Ltd, carpet underlay manufacturers, in Broadway, at 4.30am. Five fire engines from Haslingden and Rawtenstall
A GROUP opposed to plans to build a windfarm in Rossendale are hoping to whip up support and raise funds to fight the proposals if it goes to a public inquiry. Campaigners involved in the Friends of Scout and Knowl Moor are setting up a fighting fund.
A 37-YEAR-OLD Blackburn woman was given two benefit books belonging to a jailed friend and told to collect the money she was owed, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard Theresa Hammond forged signatures on two orders for £112 and cashed them at
FOLLOWING the match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, we were extremely disappointed in the outcome of the game. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Rovers are in serious trouble. Why, oh why then, does the board of directors not see what
A MOTHER whose son was shot dead by a friend marked his 21st birthday today by scattering his ashes. Anthony Rigby, of Swift Close, Larkhill, Blackburn, was just two days from his 19th birthday when he was shot once in the head by former school pal Mark
I WAS invited to Brockhall on Saturday to go and watch Blackburn Rovers Under-17s, who were playing Crewe Alexandra. I was highly delighted with the standard of football these boys were producing and several players caught my eye, in particular Joe Garner
PHONE users were today reassured that ringing the police was no longer a nightmare of engaged tones and unanswered calls. Over the past couple of years residents have often complained about being left in queues for several minutes while trying to contact
I MUST admit, I had to smile to myself after reading Andy Neild's report of the Birmingham City match (LET Jan 5), in which he described Rovers as passionless, inconsistent, abysmal defensively and shocking. Strong words, and I'm sure anybody who was
EVERY speed camera in East Lancashire has been given the all-clear by the Department for Transport - even though many don't conform with new Government guidelines. But critics still believe half of the area's cameras should be axed because they will not
FA CUP hero Paul Howarth says the next two weeks are crucial to Accrington Stanley's season. After being dumped out of the FA Trophy at Burton on Saturday, the Reds have their third round replay at Colchester to look forward to, as well as their continued
Air Miles Manchester League: PRESTWICH Heys lost top spot in the Manchester League after suffering a blank day in front of goal. Heys could only draw 0-0 at home to East Manchester and that allowed Royton Town to go back to the top with a 3-2 win over
A FORMER research chemist died on New Year's Eve, only days before his 90th birthday. Leigh Grammar School old boy Wallace Taylor, formerly of Carrington Cottage, Leigh, graduated from Manchester University with a first class honours degree in chemistry
AN elderly pedestrian has lost her fight for life after suffering serious injuries in a road traffic accident. Police are anxious to contact a doctor and nurse who tended 85-year-old Mrs Annie Loughrey at the scene in Bury Old Road, Prestwich, near Orange
