A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Museum, Gift Shop and Tea Room, Pendle Heritage Centre, Park Hill, Barrowford, Nelson. Towneley Art Gallery and Museums, Towneley Park, Burnley. Victorian Industrial
Animal Aid feature WITH her wagging tail and appealing eyes, Lady the terrier cross would make the ideal pet for a special couple with a bit of patience. A rescue dog, 18-month-old Lady had settled into a new home, but is now once again on the lookout
VOLUNTEERS who represent companies and go into schools to help pupils with their Young Enterprise projects can now work towards a specific accreditation. It means that advisors are quality assured via the AQA, the nationally recognised accreditation body
A TRANSPORT firm has warned young people across Lancashire to stop trespassing on railway lines and vandalising trains. Network Rail is organising a campaign over Easter to crack down on railway crime. Its regional director, Tim Clarke, said: "There has
A MAN was killed in a head-on crash during rush hour yesterday. The 23-year-old, who has not been named by police, was driving a sports car which hit a van on the wrong side of the road. He suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene. The accident
A CHANCE encounter when he went to get a half-time pie ended with a football fan being arrested. Blackburn magistrates heard that life-long Portsmouth fan James Hancock had been warned by a police officer not to enter Ewood Park because he was drunk.
BURNLEY Football Club has asked all office staff if they are willing to take voluntary redundancies amid a major restructure of the club's finances. And today the club's town centre shop was to close as part of the cutbacks. Club bosses have stressed
ONE in three staff at an East Lancashire mental health facility have reported being attacked by patients or visitors in the last 12 months, a shock new report has revealed. Calderstones NHS Trust -- based on the outskirts of Whalley -- has been labelled
BLACKBURN keeper Brad Friedel has attempted to diffuse all talk of bad blood between Rovers and Liverpool ahead of tomorrow's showdown at Anfield. Lucas Neill's late tackle on Jamie Carragher in the corresponding fixture at Ewood earlier in the season
A MAN who beat up his partner was today starting a nine-month jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how Paul Gill, 32, and victim Susan Ellis had a tempestuous relationship. After a phone call with his mother he launched into an attack on Miss Ellis, punching
AN East Lancashire man who struggled to come to terms with losing his unborn baby is putting his running shoes on to raise money for the charity that helped him overcome his grief. Liam Kelly, from Rossendale, is running the London Marathon on April 18
A PRESSURE group based near Colne is inviting people to adopt a local bridleway to help monitor its condition. The Trawden Forest and Borders Bridleway Association held its second meeting in Laneshaw Bridge, with a crowd of 30 people attending. The meeting
HYNDBURN'S senior citizens will get expert advice about their pensions thanks to Age Concern. The charity is organising two drop-in sessions for people to ask questions about their pensions. The appointments will be run by Irene Howson of Age Concern
A SIXTEEN-year-old Accrington boy has admitted three robberies - including one where on a blind man was threatened with a knife. At Hyndburn Youth Court yesterday the teenager also pleaded guilty to another robbery in which a woman was beaten, covered
AN Accrington woman who took part in a terror raid on a housebound pensioner and her young grandson has walked free from court - and was advised by a judge to go and be a good mother. A court heard how then-pregnant former junkie Donna Ayres, 22, sat
TOUGH new powers to tackle loutish behaviour came 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
SUNDAY, APRIL 4 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 8 Bentham Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Chemist, Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy
MONDAY, APRIL 5 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
AN ACCOUNTANT who stole £80,000 from a family firm has been sent to prison -- for the next 30 weekends. Gary Harrison is one of the first in the country to be sentenced to intermittent custody. Under the new sentencing guidelines, Recorder Tim Holroyde
POLICE have unveiled a new weapon in their war on bogus officials who prey on vulnerable pensioners - paper napkins. Thousands of napkins with crime prevention advice have been distributed via Meals on Wheels, OAP luncheon clubs and pensioner charities
DAVID May is urging fans to raise the roof and roar Burnley to safety. Five of the remaining eight league games, including today's clash with table-toppers Norwich, will be fought out at Turf Moor. And May believes a fervent home crowd could be the difference
BLACKBURN keeper Brad Friedel has attempted to diffuse all talk of bad blood between Rovers and Liverpool ahead of tomorrow's showdown at Anfield. Lucas Neill's late tackle on Jamie Carragher in the corresponding fixture at Ewood earlier in the season
DAVID May is urging fans to raise the roof and roar Burnley to safety. Five of the remaining eight league games, including today's clash with table-toppers Norwich, will be fought out at Turf Moor. And May believes a fervent home crowd could be the difference
A FUND-RAISER who will run the London Marathon in two weeks to raise cash for charity has made one last appeal for sponsorship to reach his target. James Greenwood, 32, has received plenty of support from his workmates at James Gibson Ironmongers, in
A WELL-known former builder who held a knife to his terrified partner's throat as she lay in bed has been given a jail term on top of the one he is currently serving. Michael Crompton, 47, had had a "complex" and troubled four year relationship with victim
A SALES director suffered serious eye injuries after he was allegedly the victim of an unprovoked early hours attack, a court was told. Andrew Cook was said to have been set on by Patrick Whitney, 18, when he went outside because his car alarm was going
PUPILS on a school trip drove back from London in a damaged coach after a pheasant flew into the front windscreen. Pupils in Year 10 at Queen's Park High School, Blackburn, were travelling home from a tour of the capital on Wednesday when the incident
PELDERLY folk in East Lancashire have been unable to get access to their pensions because of a fire in a service tunnel in Manchester, it was revealed today. More than 100,000 phone lines were out of action following the fire under Manchester city centre
EAST Lancashire Euro MP Chris Davies spoke of his 'delight' after a British ban on horse exports was upheld. The European Parliament has backed tougher measures on animal welfare and protection which will allow Britain to keep the current ban on the export
END of season celebrations for a Blackburn pub football team turned to horror when a teenager deliberately drove a car at a group of drinkers. One man was hit on the leg in the incident, which threw him onto the bonnet and windscreen before crashing to
THE boss of an aerospace company bracing itself for huge job losses was today slammed for receiving a huge pay rise. Mike Turner, chief executive of defence giant BAE Systems, which employs thousands of East Lancashire workers, was paid a total of £1.23million
IN an article in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on March 25 a story appeared in relation to six-year-old Sophie White from Shadsworth. The story said that Sophie had an inoperable tumour and only had months to live. We would like to make it clear that
LANCASHIRE'S ex-servicemen will find it easier to get a job in civvy street thanks to a scheme being run by Jobcentre Plus. From the beginning of April, the ministry will interview all people leaving the Army, Navy and air-force and give them information
IRLAM MS...2 PRESTWICH HEYS...0: THREE consecutive defeats have not put Heys out of the Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division title race. But with only four only games left, the chances of emerging champions have become increasingly remote. Despite
WITH reference to your report on Greg Pope's outburst for more Human Rights in China. I would ask Mr Pope to address the problems of his constituency (crime and mindless attacks) rather than complain about China. He should do what he's paid for and what
I WAS interested to read that it is the 'failure of the other main parties to adopt a non-white candidate in a winnable position,' which is expected to boost the chances of Lib Dem Euro candidate Mr Karim in the forthcoming election (Telegraph, March
I HAD to take time out from my 'domestic comforts' to reply to H Hamer (LET, March 27) regarding women who don't work. Why is H Hamer so concerned that women are to get extra help in getting back to work? Would H Hamer still have the same opinion if the
YESTERDAY I made one of my rare visits to the town centre, I walked back along the canal and I was disgusted with the amount of litter in the canal and on embankments. It makes you wonder what the canal users think about the town. The canal should be
AN osteopath accused of sexually molesting male patients in Atherton over a 10-year period on Friday denied 11 offences. Stephen Milward, of Hough House, Bolton, pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to indecently assaulting 11 men between June
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is determined to settle a few old scores tomorrow as he heads back to the scene of some of his greatest footballing triumphs. Souness will lead Rovers into battle on the ground where he achieved incredible success with Liverpool
A BURNLEY primary school captured the imagination of education watchdog inspectors who slackened their official comments to say "pupils loved being there." The compliment comes after Ofsted teams were recently criticised by teaching unions for being too
FAMILY and friends gathered to say goodbye to a former mayor of Burnley yesterday. The life of Mary Durkin, or May as she was known to friends, was celebrated at a requiem mass at St Mary's Church, Burnley, before a service at Burnley Crematorium. In
BURNLEY Football Club has asked all office staff if they are willing to take voluntary redundancies amid a major restructure of the club's finances. And today the club's town centre shop was to close as part of the cutbacks. Club bosses have stressed
AN auction with a difference has saved Pendle Council 60 per cent on its stationery bill. The savings were made at a reverse auction where the prices go down instead of up. Joining up with neighbouring councils Rossendale and Hyndburn, the trio of authorities
AN outdoor pursuits trip for Nelson youths which faced the axe has been rescued by police. Officers at Nelson police station secured £300 from the Rank Charitable Trust to save the outing, which will give 17 youngsters the opportunity to go orienteering
GOOD FRIDAY BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Geloo Bros, Cleaver Street. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Bros, 14 Union Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Superdrug, 27 Arndale Centre, Accrington; 11am-noon: Co-op Pharmacy, 37 Brown
THURSDAY, APRIL 8 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 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 Pharmacy
PUB entertainer Philip Clayton and his girlfriend were singing a different song after police stopped their car after seeing it leave a Clitheroe pub car park late at night. Blackburn magistrates heard that while Clayton was saying his partner had been
ONE in three staff at an East Lancashire mental health facility have reported being attacked by patients or visitors in the last 12 months, a shock new report has revealed. Calderstones NHS Trust -- based on the outskirts of Whalley -- has been labelled
AS this season draws to a nail-biting close, it's already time to turn your attention to the next campaign. Season tickets for the 2004/05 season went on sale this week at the Turf Moor ticket office. But Turf Beat is offering two lucky Clarets fans the
DARWEN Cricket Club is to receive a cash boost as part of a government scheme to fund sport in the North West. The club has been given £2,809 to renovate its pitch and clubhouse as part of the Community Development Programme. Ian Cordingley, club committee
STORIES of spooks and ghouls will soon make their way around Darwen as a new tourism incentive is launched in the town. 'Ghostwalks', which have brought people to Blackburn from all over the UK and overseas, are to start in Darwen from later this month
POLICE are hunting a robber who kicked a teenage girl in the head as he tied to steal her mobile phone. The victim, 16, had just got off a bus in Bacup town centre and was walking to Lumb Scar when she was approached by a man who asked for her mobile.
STUDENTS from a Rossendale school arranged and hosted a tourism conference for fellow pupils from schools across East Lancashire. The year 13 Travel and Tourism students from Haslingden High School, hosted the Leisure and Tourism Conference as part of
A PROPERTY developer has completed a deal to buy a Rossendale mill to turn it into apartments. Lancashire-based the Hurstwood Group has bought Kearns Mill in Cowpe and is hoping to develop it for a housing and community project. The historic mill could
BLACKBURN pupils received a history lesson of a different kind when their school was presented with a copy of its royal charter. David Hempsall, headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, pictured left with John Duckworth, past chairman of Old Blackburnians
A POLICE officer on a routine patrol narrowly missed a collision with a scooter when shot out in front of him. But the rider was not so lucky when the officer, who went over to help, smelled alcohol on his breath. Simon James Biggs, 18, of Shadsworth
FIFTY jobs will be axed and three teaching centres closed in a shake-up of Blackburn college, it was revealed today. The move, described as a "point of last resort" to keep the college on track financially was announced by college principal Sheena Ewing
A BLACKBURN man is planning to spend his summer holidays in Africa - teaching Third World youngsters about AIDS and homosexuality. Laurence Durnan, of Adelaide Terrace in Blackburn, has signed up as a volunteer for the Straight Talk Foundation and is
A DAMP proofing company which masqueraded as chartered surveyors to prey on vulnerable residents has been fined £4,000 by Blackburn magistrates. Blackburn with Darwen trading standards officers today said they hoped the case would act as a warning to
CHEESE pie was on the menu when the Mayor of Bury joined the pupils of Heaton Park Primary School for lunch. The Mayor, Coun Wilf Davison and his wife Maureen, tucked into the snack before joining members of the school council for a meeting. The school
