From the Evening News, March 31, 1904: A NERVOUS man named William Quilter, residing at Farnworth, was placed in the dock at the County Sessions this morning charged with attempting to commit suicide. Supt Leeming explained that the prisoner had attempted
ONE of the attractions of East Lancashire's town centres is their varied markets which draw both local people and visitors to the area. Blackburn's indoor market, for example, has a widespread reputation and has been a destination for coach parties from
THE 24th winner at Pennington Park Winter Bowling is Billy Rigby who beat John Prestwich in the final 21-11. The consolation final was won by Frank Naylor who beat Richard Foster 21-11. The overall winner of the Winter Merit is Bill Griffiths who now
ASTLEY and Tyldesley Roadrunners Club are promoting their own off-road race on May 26. The 'Gin Pit 5' will start and end at the Miners welfare Club, Gin Pit Village. The course covers five miles and will be marshalled. The race starts at 7pm with entries
ATHERTON CC have signed Australian Lee Childs as their professional for the coming season. Childs, who was pro for Bolton League side Farnworth in 2000 and 2001 is a quick opening bowler and middle order batsman from Victoria. Last season he was at Padiham
Oldham St Annes 18 v Leigh Miners Rangers 26: ALL the hard work that Leigh Miners Rangers U11s have recently put into training finally paid off as they overcame St Annes by six tries to three. After going behind by an early try, Eccleston spotted a gap
ON behalf of WRVS I am writing to thank your readers for the fantastic response to the appeal for volunteers to help at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. There are still some opportunities in the WRVS tea bar and with the ward confectionery trolley. If any reader
I AM writing about the forthcoming choice of regional assembly. At one point I was in favour of the scrapping of Lancashire County Council because of their thoughtless closures of care homes. However now I find that I am against the regional assembly
Judging from the atmosphere in the stands and in the dressing room at Bradford, you would think Ian Moore had won us the FA Cup with his last minute goal. It certainly felt like that I can tell you, even though we know we didn't play particularly well
THE mum of a girl who died of a massive asthma attack just hours before her 21st birthday today called for more awareness of the killer condition. Grieving Beryl Edwards was speaking after her only daughter Vicky collapsed and died in the arms of a close
ON-LOAN midfielder Martin Andresen will delay making a decision about his future at Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season. The Norwegian international's current contract with the club is due to run out on July 1 and the former Wimbledon star has
BLACKBURN Rovers' Premiership rivals, Fulham, want to sign Andy Cole this summer. As I understand it, Fulham boss Chris Coleman has identified the former England striker as the man to replace Louis Saha. Coleman has been searching for a new big name striker
TWO teenagers accused of taking part in an unprovoked early hours attack which left a musician seriously injured have given their version of events to a jury. Site engineer Daniel Grimshaw, 18 and window cleaner Kevin White, 17 are said to have joined
A COUPLE'S expolsive five year relationship came to an end when a mother-of-two suffered appalling injuries during a drunken row. Burnley Crown Court heard Linda Dickinson had to have 23 stitches and suffered a smashed eye socket and cheek after she fell
SCHOOL Minister David Miliband has promised that cash for a £150million transformation of schools in Burnley and Pendle is on the way. He told Burnley MP Peter Pike that he had a 100 per cent commitment to Lancashire County Council's bid to rebuild the
PLANS for a multi-million-pound regional watersports centre for East Lancashire are dead in the water, it was revealed today. A funding shortfall means the plans for the £3.6m Red Rose Rapids at Padiham Weir have been abandoned, three years after they
BEST bib and tucker on Saturday night please for the Mayor's Ball at Padiham Town Hall this Saturday. Reception starts at 7.30pm and the festivities, including a buffet, starts at 8pm. On with your sparklers for an evening raising money for the Mayor's
STAFF at a Government filestore in Nelson could take industrial action after claiming they read in a bulletin that their workplace could close. The filestore at Schofield Mill employs about 100 staff, who read in a question-and-answer sheet that most
TRADERS in Nelson hoping to upgrade their properties are set to get a boost from a cash increase to a grant scheme. In the last financial year seven businesses have benefitted from a share of more than £8,000 of grant money from Pendle Council's Nelson
A THRIVING Radcliffe company which this week announced record profits is set to create an extra 60 jobs -- if it can find the land. James Halstead plc, whose head office is located in Hollinhurst Road, has no spare capacity on its existing site to expand
MOUNT Fuji comes under scrutiny when Mrs Pat Ashcroft addresses Wednesday's meeting of Lowton WI which begins at 7pm at Golborne Community High School. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, non members welcome.
EAST Lancashire civil servants caused chaos by going on strike to try and get a pay rise. More than 550 clerical staff at Blackburn Royal Ordnance Factory staged a walk-out in support of a wage claim. Learner drivers who went to Blackburn's test centre
SKILLED wildlife photographer Martyn Jamison's lecture on the Farne Islands is a must for all birdwatchers. He will address Leigh Ornitholigical Society's meeting which begins at 7.30pm on Friday in the Derby Room at Leigh Library. Non members are welcome
PUPILS and staff at a Blackburn secondary school had a surprise for Father Andrew O'Connor, chairman of governors at St Joseph's Secondary Modern School - a £100 token and a box of cigarettes to mark 50 years' service with the priesthood. Teachers at
ACCRINGTON police have distributed thumb-print ink packs to jewellers and pawn brokers in the town, to deter burglars and thieves selling stolen valuables. Customers bringing in rings, watches, medals and other valuables will be asked if an ink impression
THE family of world champion karate star Richard Black tried every avenue to raise £5,000 to send him to Switzerland to defend his title. But they hit stumbling blocks on every route -- until Tyldesley businessman and Wigan Sports Council chairman, Trevor
DETECTIVES investigating an accident in which a Leigh motorcyclist was killed have charged a third person. A 16-year-old girl from Chorley has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking and travelling in a vehicle with no insurance and was bailed following
A PRE-SCHOOL nursery could be forced to close because of a huge rent rise. Carol Greenfield's Kidz 'R' Uz facility for two to four year olds caters for 31 Atherton youngsters, but they could be forced out of Dorset Road Community centre because the centre
RESIDENTS claim a traffic order banning vehicles from using their village estate roads as a rat run is not working. They say drivers are ignoring experimental prohibition signs, imposed last June in Craven Avenue, and creating dangers on the estate. As
AN £11 million project designed to clean up watercourses will begin in July after more talks. The work in Wigan Road, Leigh will help prevent litter from the sewer system getting into local watercourses via Westleigh Brook and was rescheduled for summer
OLYMPIC hopeful Peter Riley is flying the flag for Leigh once more. The international middle distance and cross country runner has rejoined Leigh Harriers from Trafford after a six year break. And the 24-year-old athletics star who donned the green and
A YOUTH was seen running down a road kicking out at passing cars before causing significant damage to one parked vehicle, a court heard. Simon Adrian Proctor (18), of Walker Avenue, Whitefield, admitted a charge of criminal damage to a car estimated at
AN EAST Lancashire MP has launched a bitter attack at Westminster on "wretched, inefficient wind turbines". Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans spoke out against turbines, including two on land at Caton Moor and Coal Clough, near Burnley. He spoke out as MPs
MORE than 100 homes in three Ribble Valley villages are being fitted with monitors to track levels of a natural gas. The move by Ribble Valley Council comes after a survey by the British Geological Survey highlighted above average levels of radon in Chatburn
RESIDENTS in Sabden are celebrating a special centenary today - the 100th anniversary of their small village achieving its 'independence'. To mark the occasion an exhibition will be held at the village primary school over the Easter weekend featuring
BURNLEY new boy Dele Adebola looks like winning his fitness battle ahead of Saturday's Turf Moor clash with league leaders Norwich. The Nigerian striker yesterday trained for the first time this week after picking up a stomach strain during his brief
ACCRINGTON Cricket Club have announced their professional for the new season. New Zealand international Tama Canning will make a return to the Thorneyholme Road club after substituting for Nathan Astle at the end of the 2000 season and returning for the
As chairman of Bolton Motorcycle Club, I have a great deal of sympathy with the writer and her son (Young bikers ask for space, March 23). However, your article does raise once again the need to reply and correct a few things as listed below. 1. The machine
ROSSENDALE brought home all three points after comfortably seeing off Kidsgrove last night. Despite Dale's early pressure, it was the home side who opened the scoring on a rare break forward. Confusion between Phil Lockett and keeper Mark Andrews allowed
NIGEL Coates' constant squad rotation continues tonight when Colne continue their end of season fixture-cramming at home to Blackpool Mechanics. The Holt House side still have 12 league games left, but the championship picture has become much clearer
FORMER Leigh journalist Nick Peake has secured the No 1 seeding at Leigh Tennis Club. Smash-hit Nick has been named the successful section's new chairman - stepping into the role in what should be a momentous time for Leigh Cricket, Tennis & Bowling
Leigh Miners Rangers 28 West Hull 14: LEIGH Miners produced their best performance of the season to down second placed West Hull and give themselves a chance of runners-up spot in the run-in. Wests shaded the first half and led 10-8 but the Miners blew
ASTLEY & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Cycle Speedway Club took to the track for the opening league matches of the season at Bury on Sunday. A & T's big guns were not available for this match, but the new look line-up were quickly in the action in
Leigh East 21 Siddal 10: LEIGH East produced a superb display of quality rugby to topple Premier Division leaders Siddal and boost their own chances of a top six play-off finish. It was a game which had everything that is good about rugby league - fast
ALTHOUGH they fielded an unfamiliar back line, Leigh RU first XV had enough firepower to demolish Northwich 39-5. Leigh struck quickly when Wilcock fielded a loose kick to beat the cover to score in the corner. Northwich tried to respond but No8 Sutton
BLACKBURN Rovers' Premiership rivals, Fulham, want to sign Andy Cole this summer. As I understand it, Fulham boss Chris Coleman has identified the former England striker as the man to replace Louis Saha. Coleman has been searching for a new big name striker
A PUBLIC-spirited onlooker had to intervene when a man was seen dragging a woman along a Radcliffe street, a court heard. Shane Hutchinson (34), who had been living in Meadowcroft, Radcliffe, admitted assaulting Angela Holden, his ex-partner, when he
FOUR Radcliffe schools took part in the annual Children of Bury concert as part of a nationwide tour of Charlie! The Jacobite Invasion of Lancashire. St Andrew's CE, St John's CE, Radcliffe Hall CE and Chapelfield primary schools were among some 500 children
RADCLIFFE Civic Suite was opened in 1974 during an official ceremony, by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. And at the 30th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, there was no shortage of dignitaries, with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bury, Coun Wilf and Mrs Maureen
A COMMUNITY has demanded traffic-calming measures in a residential area which has become a short-cut for cars and lorries. Ward councillor Eileen Entwistle is pushing for some type of scheme along Quaker Lane and Winterton Road, Darwen, to reduce the
A BEDROOM was destroyed in a fire at a house in Consiton Avenue, Atherton on Sunday morning. No-one was injured.
A BURGLAR found under a bed after he was missed during a police search has been jailed for two and a half years. Scott Mullen got stuck after seizing jewellery at the home of his victim. After police had gone following a fruitless search, he was discovered
MOUNT Fuji comes under scrutiny when Mrs Pat Ashcroft addresses Wednesday's meeting of Lowton WI which begins at 7pm at Golborne Community High School. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, non members welcome.
THE mum of a girl who died of a massive asthma attack just hours before her 21st birthday today called for more awareness of the killer condition. Grieving Beryl Edwards was speaking after her only daughter Vicky collapsed and died in the arms of a close
LEIGH'S famous curry magnates were £5 million richer last year -- but have moved two places down the Asian rich list. Kirit and Meena Pathak are now worth a staggering £30 million. The Pathak family are in 61st place in the rich list. Last year they were
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham's Saturday (April 3) surgeries are scheduled at Church Lane Community Centre, Church Lane, Lowton, from 9.30am to 10.30am, Atherton Town Hall from 10.45am until 11.45am and the Leigh Advice Centre, 10, Market Street, from 12 noon
HARRY Potter had Hedwig as his pet owl but youngsters at a Bolton school went three better when an eagle owl, a tawny owl and a barn owl flew in. The pupils, aged between 11 and 13, at Rivington and Blackrod High School, had to chance to get close to
HFRED Longworth Community Brass band triumphed over stiff competition in Yorkshire on Sunday to win the Norman Hudson memorial Trophy. At the Pogson-Bray Trust band contest at Rastrick High School Freddie's blew the opposition away. It was a big day for
A 50-STRONG group of protesters walked out of Rossendale Council meeting last night after a man was removed by police. The group were at the full council meeting, at the Astoria Ballroom in Rawtenstall, to protest about plans to introduce parking charges
LEIGH and District Welfare Right Group has four desks up for grabs. The voluntary group, which celebrates its silver jubilee in May, is offering the furniture, which is surplus to requirements, to any volunteer organisation or small group which could
HOSPICE and community worker Annie Walshaw has died aged 92. Mrs Walshaw, who died on Mother's Day, lived almost all her life in Mosley Common. A founder and enthusiastic helper at the luncheon club at Lindale Hall, she was a St Anne's Hospice volunteer
FREE blood pressure checks are being offered to help Tyldesley people reduce their risk of having a stroke. Saturday is Stroke Awareness Day and between 10am and 4pm free checks are on offer at the Top Chapel at the heart of Tyldesley town centre following
A DES res with a difference is back on the property market. An underground nuclear bunker in the Breeze Hill area of Atherton goes for auction later this month and the guide price is £8,000 to £12,000. Last year it was bought by two Atherton businessmen
A NEW dance class -- where wallflowers won't be welcome -- swings into action next month. When Barnside Jive meet for the first time at Leigh Miners' Club on April 18 etiquette states that ladies may ask men to dance -- and vice versa. The group was started
RADCLIFFE'S smallest primary school has swept the board in the town's netball league championships. The girls from the team at St Andrew's Primary School have played and won all of their seven matches against other schools in the area, and have now claimed
RADCLIFFE AC got their 2004 Road Championship under way, with a visit to the Burnley 10k. Young Jordan Beard set a great standard by winning the 1.5 mile fun run in 11 minutes 39 seconds. The joy of coming in first is granted to very few runners and is
ST THOMAS' amateur operatic and dramatic society will perform Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon at Radcliffe Civic Suite between April 28 and May 1, at 7.30pm, with a matinee on the Saturday at 2.30pm. For more information or ticket details contact Anne on
RADCLIFFE'S smallest primary school has swept the board in the town's netball league championships. The girls from the team at St Andrew's Primary School have played and won all of their seven matches against other schools in the area, and have now claimed
MARINE...3 RADCLIFFE BORO...2: BORO boss Kevin Glendon witnessed another fighting display from his side, but yet again failed to see it turned into points. "It was a very frustrating game from our point of view, especially the result," he said. "For most
ANGRY residents bombarded Radcliffe Area Board with questions about the future of a footpath. While some residents wish to keep Osborne Walk, a footpath near to Bolton Road, open as a public right of way, others feel that it should be blocked off. Bury
A YOUTH was seen running down a road in Radcliffe kicking out at passing cars before causing significant damage to one parked vehicle, a court heard. Simon Adrian Proctor (18), of Walker Avenue, Whitefield, admitted a charge of criminal damage to a car
RADCLIFFE's Civic Hall, as it was then known, was opened by the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Wilson, 30 years ago, but not without the odd hitch. A mix-up in the route of the mayoral car meant the Mayor of Radcliffe, Councillor Thomas Jackson, had to hitch
THE 9th Scouts had a visit to Manchester Airport Fire Department where they saw fire engines four times larger than normal size and were allowed to play for about three hours, before the firefighters were called out for routine practice. The Spring Fayre
THE family of a disabled girl from Blackburn are appealing to bus companies to help them transport people to a charity event in Wigan. One-year-old Eva Heeks contracted meningitis soon after birth, leaving her blind, deaf and unable to walk, talk or feed
POLICE have reconstructed a road smash which claimed the life of a 49-year-old woman in a bid to piece together the moments leading up to the tragedy. Traffic was backed up in Blackburn yesterday as officers from the Accident Investigation Unit shut down
A BLACKBURN firm staffed entirely by a husband and wife team has scooped a top business award. Samantha and Andrew Bradshaw, from Baxenden, won the 2004 Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Start for their firm, which has been in existence for only 18 months
SHAKESPEARE will be brought to life at Hoghton Tower this summer with a series of open-air performances of one of his most popular plays. Shakespeare at the Tower will see 'As You Like It' performed 'promenade style' in the grounds of the historic manor
TOO many East Lancashire school children are failing to take up their entitlement to free school meals, it has been revealed. Today Blackburn with Darwen Council said parents were still failing to sign up for the lunchtime meals despite "strenuous efforts
THE Nelson Wheelers Cycling Club promote their annual classic Circuit of the Dales on Sunday which, except for the foot and mouth year of 2001, has been organised by the Club every year since 1949. For the first time in many years, event secretary Steve
VICTORIES for a trio of East Lancashire golfers helped the Rest of Lancashire to a 10-8 victory over Southport last Sunday. Accrington's Trevor Foster teamed up with Simon Walsh of Bolton to beat Matthew Cox and Paul Bagshaw 2 and 1 in their foursomes
DELIGHTED Lancashire selector Brian Craig said he was 'well pleased' following the county's success in the Inter Counties Half Marathon Championships at Ackworth near Wakefield. The women's team took the silver medal behind hosts Yorkshire while the men
A WINTER golf break in Portugal paid dividends for Clitheroe Golf Club's Eddie McGarry. A fine musician, Eddie had been unable to hit the right notes with his golf until Sunday, when his dedication to the game paid off. His 42 points was way ahead of
PRESTWICH Heys host Radcliffe Amateurs in the Hospital Cup on Monday (6.15pm).
A TYLDESLEY school will be extended thanks to a share in a £25m building handout. Garrett Hall Primary School has been allocated funds from the Local Education Authority's capital programme for two new classrooms and internal improvements. Director of
A PRE-SCHOOL nursery could be forced to close because of a huge rent rise. Carol Greenfield's Kidz 'R' Uz facility for two to four year olds caters for 31 Atherton youngsters, but they could be forced out of Dorset Road Community centre because the centre
A LITTLE bird tells me what happened at Leigh Miners' Welfare on Sunday would have had an Only Fools and Horses audience rocking in the aisles. Two RL Challenge cup ties were on telly on the day that three St Helens amateur RL teams were featured in a
WHY do supermarkets insist on having a mad change around every so often? It's so infuriating. I'm always in a rush to do my big shop on Wednesday tea time and because I know where everything is I always go to the same store. This week I was met on entering
Halifax 16 Leigh Centurions 27 by Mike Hulme: CONFIRMATION that Halifax are no Salford or Huddersfield undeniably came at the Shay on Sunday afternoon. Leigh's first-ever win over a side relegated from Super League gives the Centurions a huge psychological
HINDSFORD continued their excellent run with an impressive 5-1 away win at Milton on Saturday. Hindsford started well with Ryan Willett, Mark Osmond and Stuart Lomax prominent in midfield. They scored an early goal following good play down the left, ending
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Boys and Girls Football, Community Shop, 93 Brunshaw Road, Burnley, 7pm-9pm. DJ Semple, The Work's, Burnley. Victorian Industrial Landscape, The Weavers Triangle, Burnley
MANCHESTER Knights RL Club, who compete in the National League 3, are looking for ambitious players to play in the summer competition. Contact Craig Howson on 07810 680475.
1st XV: Vagabonds at home, meet at 1.00 pm. 2nd XV: Ormskirk at home, meet at 1.30 pm. 3rd XV: Ormskirk away, meet at 1.30 pm. Tofts: Amsterdam away, meet at 6.30am. Vets: Pool away, meet at 1.30 pm.
LEIGH East U12s came from 16-0 down to beat Golborne Parkside. East were still 20-18 behind going into the last minute whe Ted Lythgoe dived in for the winning try. Tries: K Johnson, M Littlewood, T Lythgoe (2), S Grainey. Goal: R O'Toole Top Tackler:
GOLBORNE CC are looking for a professional for the coming season. The player they are looking for must be a strong individual, an early order batsman, bowling skills would be preferable, but are not a requirement. Golborne are a young, maturing side and
A GOLF trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Geoff Anderson and his Leigh PGA professional Andrew Baguley if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the Lombard Trophy. Anderson took his first big step towards a luxury
JUST eight months after taking up the sport, Daniel Greaves is heading for the top in trampolining. Daniel, 11, of Pownall Street, Leigh, won the NW Regional Grade Three championships in trampolining and double mini tramp at the weekend and can now go
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has recorded its most successful ever performance at a major British newspaper industry awards night. In the editorial section of the Newsquest Awards the Lancashire Evening Telegraph won three of a possible seven titles
I AM yet again amazed at the hypocritical tour of Libya by our Prime Minister, who now tells us that President Gaddafi is now a very nice man. I just wonder that when Saddam was saying that he had no weapons of mass destruction and he had no intention
I AM writing to thank the citizens of this borough who participated in this year's budget consultation and whose opinions and comments shaped the policy which was adopted by my colleagues on the Labour Group of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. As
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness has recently given his support to a call for more PE in schools in a bid to increase children's activity and fitness and although the issue of obesity in children and adults is related to additional factors, school curriculum
DECISION-DAY is almost here for supporters and opponents of the multi-million pound Leigh Sports Village project. We can reveal that plans for the £75m scheme will be discussed at a special meeting of Wigan Council's Planning Committee on Friday, April
A THIEF grabbed takings from Chesters food and wines in Walshaw Road, Bury, on Tuesday night. A man walked into the store shortly before 10pm and asked for change. When the cashier opened the till, he leaped over the counter and stole a quantity of notes
PLANS for a multi-million-pound regional watersports centre for East Lancashire are dead in the water, it was revealed today. A funding shortfall means the plans for the £3.6m Red Rose Rapids at Padiham Weir have been abandoned, three years after they
THREE years after leaving Hilton Park, Radney Bowker is back with his hometown club eager to use his Super League know-how to help guide Leigh Centurions to the elite division. Bowker re-signed for the club on Saturday morning after negotiating an early
TWO East Lancashire millionaires have made it into the Sunrise Radio Asian Rich List 2004, the official index of the wealthiest Asians in Britain today. Tahir Mohsan, of Burnley-based Time Computers, is valued at £70 million and still one of the youngest
A CLARETS dream team containing former Sex Pistol Sid Vicious and Elvis Presley is just one of the unique paintings which form part of a new exhibition at Towneley Hall. The show is inspired by the link between a mental health project at Burnley General
UNION leaders have lost their fight to overturn the decision to close the Philips TV glass factory at Simonstone with the loss of 400 jobs. Bosses at LG Philips Displays have refused reverse plans for the closure of the plant, which were announced in
THE partners of a Burnley law firm have issued a statement pledging support for solicitor Basil Dearing who has been charged with money laundering offences and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Dearing, 60, a senior partner at SFN in Red Lion
RESIDENTS in South West Burnley are demanding full consultation on how Burnley Council intends to spend the borough's £15million share of Government regeneration money announced last week. Trinity Action Group has already raised concerns about the proposals
FIRE engines were called to a disused wood yard in Nelson to tackle a blaze, believed to have been started deliberately. The fire at Lambert's Wood Yard, off Manchester Road, was spotted at 12.30pm on Tuesday by someone on the motorway who called the
THE new transport interchange planned for Nelson could kick-start vital regeneration of the town centre. The claim comes from the Lancashire County Council's transport chief after County Hall chose land next to the railway station as the preferred site
THESE smart looking chaps in their best suits and overcoats pose for the camera for an occasion which will probably never be seen again. For these employees of Belgrave Mills in Darwen were part of a group of 95 workers in the wallpaper industry who between
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed moves to ensure pensioners cash in on possible refunds to council tax bills. Government figures show less than half of home-owning pensioners claim the benefits they are entitled to, with four out of 10 missing out
PENDLE Council has moved to reassure residents as control of sewers in parts of the borough transfers to United Utilities. From today the water company will take control of day-to-day running of sewers and pumping stations in Barnoldswick, Brierfield,
HOSPITAL patients in Blackburn, Ribble Valley and Hyndburn thought it was their birthday when they were presented with cakes to celebrate a new trust designed to run services in the area. The NHS said it baked the treats rather than spend money on a lavish
PHIL Thornley returns to Leigh Townswomen's Guild on Tuesday to continue his talk on "The history of Bent and Bongs". The local history theme continues on the 13th when Elaine Hurst highlights the history and restoration of the pride of Astley, Dam House
FREE blood pressure checks are being offered to help Tyldesley people reduce their risk of having a stroke. Saturday is Stroke Awareness Day and between 10am and 4pm free checks are on offer at the Top Chapel at the heart of Tyldesley town centre following
BUSINESSMAN Jack Emmanuel locked the door on his Aladdin's Cave for the last time on Wednesday. The 75-years-old shopkeeper is reluctantly retiring after 32 years at his M and M Stores in Market Street, Atherton. London-born Jack moved to the region 40
A DELIVERY driver today told how his life had been torn apart since a drunken youth savagely smashed his face with a hammer. Bryan Brooks, 46, from Accrington, was working for an all-night alcohol delivery service when 17-year-old Martyn Jarasunas set
A LEIGH school will benefit from a new yellow school bus service following a successful pilot scheme success. Yellow school buses have been running since last April to Standish High in a scheme funded by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
A MALICIOUS letter claiming a respected businesswoman is offering sexual services has been circulated to homes across East Lancashire. The suggestive letter, which contains the woman's address and home phone number, is designed to appear as if typed and
TRADE union bosses are planning to fight controversial plans to transfer the management of Accrington Town Hall and Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre from Hyndburn Council to a private/public trust. The idea has been put forward by the Conservative-run cabinet
DARTS fan Evelyn Griffiths hit bullseye on Monday. The grandmother of The Pretenders' star Martin Chambers celebrated her 100th birthday with two parties and a telegram from the Queen. Evelyn, who has lived at Manor Fold Residential Home at Atherton for
TOUGH new powers to tackle loutish behaviour come into force on Thursday. Police can issue on-the-spot £50 fines to trouble makers, it will be an offence to sell spray paint to under-16 year-olds and there are new powers to tackle noisy neighbours. All
A COUNCILLOR'S bid to defeat plans for a wind turbine in a Ribble Valley hamlet has failed. Coun Kathleen Butler argued that the nine-metre wind turbine at Park Brook Farm, Copster Green, would be a danger to birds, create noise for neighbours, and be
MOBILE phone giant Orange has insisted cost was not a factor in refusing to disguise a new phone mast as a tree. The company secured planning permission for the 25-metre high lattice mast on land at Far Lands Hall Farm, Withgill, Clitheroe, on Tuesday
A COUNCIL leader will next week call on residents to vote 'No' in the referendum on regional government. Proposed changes to local government in East Lancashire will top the agenda at the Ribble Valley Council's annual meeting, due to be held next Tuesday
AEROSPACE workers have been told not to panic over rumours that 1,000 jobs are to go at BAE Systems plants in Lancashire. Amicus union leaders are currently holding talks with the company over job losses which are in the pipeline. But they have said that
A RURAL police station which has been left unmanned for more than five years is set to reopen within weeks. Lancashire Police has confirmed that two support assistants have been employed to operate the front counter of Longridge police station, Fleet
CUT-PRICE stalls are being offered at Clitheroe Market in a bid to attract new business into the town. Ribble Valley Council has halved the cost of pitches for its Thursday market, which was introduced in 1999 to complement the existing Saturday and Tuesday
EVERY so often a headline in the Evening Telegraph really lifts my spirit. There was a bonus for me on Monday as I went through last week's papers, which were waiting after my trips to Brussels. This time it was not one headline, but two which lightened
A NEW era of community relations was ushered in this week, 30 years ago, when six towns became one Bury. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council took over officially on April 1, 1974, bringing Bury, Radcliffe, Tottington, Ramsbottom, Whitefield and Prestwich
A LEIGH school will benefit from a new yellow school bus service following a successful pilot scheme success. Yellow school buses have been running since last April to Standish High in a scheme funded by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
THE family of world champion karate star Richard Black tried every avenue to raise £5,000 to send him to Switzerland to defend his title. But they hit stumbling blocks on every route -- until Tyldesley businessman and Wigan Sports Council chairman, Trevor
Leigh RMI 1 Gravesend 2: TWO defensive errors in the space of three minutes cost Leigh RMI any hopes of victory on Tuesday and with it any real chance of survival. The Conference strugglers are staring relegation in the face and with just five games left
LEIGH'S top international athlete Peter Riley led the Northern team to victory in a 10k road race at the weekend. Fresh from warm weather training in South Africa, Peter, in his first senior race as a Leigh Harrier, finished a clear winner in the Inter-Area
OLYMPIC hopeful Peter Riley is flying the flag for Leigh once more. The international middle distance and cross country runner has rejoined Leigh Harriers from Trafford after a six year break. And the 24-year-old athletics star who donned the green and
THE WRVS has challenged potential bidders for the meals on wheels service in Bury to maintain the personal touch, as it could save lives. The borough's £140,000-a-year community meals service has been put out to tender, following a review of the Bury
BORO will be hosting a Supporters' Meeting on Thursday April 8, starting at 7.30pm in the Boro Club. All supporters are urged to attend and subjects on the agenda include: the proposed new club shop; the end of season presentation evening; the final two
BURNLEY new boy Dele Adebola looks like winning his fitness battle ahead of Saturday's Turf Moor clash with league leaders Norwich. The Nigerian striker yesterday trained for the first time this week after picking up a stomach strain during his brief
PUPILS are playing a leading role in the development of a new high school in Radcliffe with the launch of their school council. Youngsters from Coney Green Technology College and Radcliffe High School met to form a school council which will help make
A RADCLIFFE-based MEP has called for the UK Independence Party to prove it will not tolerate extremists by expelling one of its members. Mr Gary Titley said the UKIP had offered "excuses" for the parcel bomb attack on his Spring Lane office earlier this
THE GRIEVING parents of a teenager killed on a Radcliffe road have mounted a plaque at the scene as a tribute. Natalie Danielle Pickwick-Jones (15) died in February when she was in collision with a Toyota MR2 in Bolton Road. A mass of floral tributes
STAFF at Derwent Hall, Darwen, sprung a surprise presentation on their centre manager on her final day before retirement. Doreen Hicken, 57, decided to take early retirement after 14 years working at the centre and looking after the elderly people who
A FORMER school caretaker accused of sexually abusing a girl for two years claims nothing ever happened, a jury was told. Burnley Crown Court heard that Graham Walsh, 34, maintains the girl made up her allegations because she did not like him. The girl
SKILLED wildlife photographer Martyn Jamison's lecture on the Farne Islands is a must for all birdwatchers. He will address Leigh Ornitholigical Society's meeting which begins at 7.30pm on Friday in the Derby Room at Leigh Library. Non members are welcome
HASLINGDEN Library is set to take on a continental look next month with an exhibition of photographs from five European countries. Friends of Bocholt have brought the exhibition from Rossendale's German twin town, and the Valley's mayor, Eileen Kershaw
PHIL Thornley returns to Leigh Townswomen's Guild on Tuesday to continue his talk on "The history of Bent and Bongs". The local history theme continues on the 13th when Elaine Hurst highlights the history and restoration of the pride of Astley, Dam House
A WARDEN who has been looking after elderly people for more than three decades is set to take a well-earned rest. Residents at the Bridleway sheltered accommodation complex, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot, have said a sad farewell to Norma Gooding, who
A TYLDESLEY school will be extended thanks to a share in a £25m building handout. Garrett Hall Primary School has been allocated funds from the Local Education Authority's capital programme for two new classrooms and internal improvements. Director of
VANDALS who targeted litter bins in Leigh town centre are tarnishing Leigh's image. Postbox style bins costing £350 apiece have been torn from their bases in Railway Road and others have been deliberately set on fire. "We're trying to keep the place tidy
STUDENTS from Westleigh, Hesketh Fletcher and Fred Longworth high schools are gaining 'hands-on' catering skills at United Utilities' Anderton Centre. There they will pick-up basic skills and vocational qualifications as part of a project at the former
A LEIGH man who burgled a neighbour while on bail has been sentenced to 10 months in detention. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday that on November 5 Lee Taylor of Hurst Street broke into a neighbour's home in the middle of the night. At the time 20
PREMATURE babies will be sure of a warm welcome into the world thanks to the knitting skills of residents and staff at Holcroft Grange residential home in Culcheth. They have just completed 25 woolly bonnets which have been delivered to Alder Hey neo-natal
LATEST planning applications submitted to Wigan Council include: 5 Wilsford Close, Golborne - rear conservatory; 11 Spenlow, Leigh - single storey side extension; 10 Belmont Avenue, Atherton - rear conservatory; 14 Burley Avenue, Lowton - rear conservatory
KEVIN Glendon has bolstered his defence ahead of the anticipated post-season play-off campaign, by signing Rochdale fullback, Lee Duffy. Oldham-born Duffy emerged from Dale's youth academy before signing professional forms on the eve of the 1999-2000
BOLTON and Bury have been branded as "unattractive old mill towns" lacking in culture. Respected travel publisher The Rough Guide to England lumps Bolton into a small section with Bury, Rochdale, Burnley and Blackburn, while affording much more space
A PRIMARY school trampolining team were jumping for joy after making it to the national championships. The team of four girls from Chapelfield CP School in Radcliffe took part in the event at Corks Wood Leisure Centre in Birmingham, on Saturday. Although
A YEAR on from the Gulf War in Iraq, the parents of one soldier have spoken about how they felt as their son went into battle. Reverend David Griffiths and his wife Brenda, were glued to the television when their son John (30), a captain in the Royal
POLICE in Blackburn are appealing for elderly residents to be vigilant for bogus officials knocking at their doors. Police say there has been a spate of similar burglaries at addresses in Blackburn and Feniscowles, with the culprits posing as water board
DELIGHTED pupils and teachers at Blackburn's new-look high school will roll out the red carpet for a royal visitor, it was revealed today. The Princess Royal is set to mark the official opening of St Wilfrid's CE High School, in Duckworth Street, on May
THE home-made hand gun used to shoot a construction worker was found discarded in school grounds along with three live cartridges, a court has heard. The discovery by police at St Anne's RC Primary School, Fielden Street, Blackburn, was made six hours
A DOCTOR accused of molesting a girl with his own stethoscope after he took her on as a family babysitter has denied having ever met her. Former Blackburn GP Barkat Chowdhury told a medical tribunal he had never laid eyes on the 14-year-old girl who claimed
ORGANISING club Clayton-le-Moors Harriers stormed a 1-2-3 in Sunday's Burnley 10K Road Race. This event was new to the calendar last year, and this time attracted an extra 40 runners which guaranteed tough competition to prevent the Harriers from scooping
STUDENTS from Westleigh, Hesketh Fletcher and Fred Longworth high schools are gaining 'hands-on' catering skills at United Utilities' Anderton Centre. There they will pick-up basic skills and vocational qualifications as part of a project at the former
BRIGHT, tough, but definitely not a fortress. That's the new Higher Folds primary school in Leigh which was officially opened last week. Despite a few hiccups along the way, the verdict from teachers and pupils is that it has been worth the wait! Work
AN ex-headteacher of Radcliffe High School, alleged to have e-mailed nude images to his former colleagues, has resigned. Mr Graham Rollinson (51), a father of two, had earlier been suspended by Salford Council from his post as headmaster of Moorside High
PEOPLE don't realise how much they look at the town centre focal point -- Leigh Parish Church clock. Since work started to renovate the dangerous tower a fortnight ago the timepiece has been stopped putting both drivers and pedestrians out of flunter.
AMERICA'S rigid no smoking in public places laws are getting closer with the Republic of Ireland introducing the ban this week. If they are instituted here, as I have no doubt they eventually will be, it could be the final nail in the coffin for our pubs
Exeter 3 Leigh RMI 2: LEIGH RMI's nightmare season continued at St James Park when they conceded two late goals in a frantic finale. With 89 minutes on the clock it was 1-1, but a double strike from Sean Devine, sandwiched by a Neil Durkin strike, left
