WE'VE been 'ad' by the miracle nappies. I used to think everything they said on television was true. A certain type of Cola was meant to make me feel happy and confident. If I used a particular deodorant then I wouldn't need to take a shower ever again
EXPERTS have spent many years thinking of new and different ways of alerting drivers to accident blackspots Motorists need to be alerted to places where speed, the nature of the road and regular risky or stupid actions cause repeated crashes. Whether
ON Sunday, the level of the Island Lodge was up and it fished well for skimmer bream. Last Thursday, the venue was the same as for the second target match. Chris Hogan and Roy Gough tied for first place with 1-6-12, while John Fletcher took third place
RAMSBOTTOM professional Murali Kartik battled through the pain barrier to see his side through to their second consecutive victory in an amazing game at Acre Bottom on Saturday. Once again the home side were asked to bat first in far from ideal conditions
ANOTHER Bank Holiday week and another Tuesday start but after a day of heavy showers, the rain disappeared for the night's games to take place. The Third Division managed to produce our second drawn game of the season when Tottington B travelled to St
UNSWORTH went into last weekend as leaders of the Central Lancashire League, but dropped to third after Oldham inflicted upon them their first defeat of the season at Pole Lane on Sunday. The weekend had begun well, with a straight forward victory at
HUNSLET HAWKS...42 SWINTON LION...20: THE Lions suffered their first defeat of the season after being beaten by the bigger and stronger Hawks, at the South Leeds Stadium. It was a scrappy start to the game but Latham Tawhai put Hawks in a good position
THE playing season may be over but the team-building season is just getting under way. Sedgley Park are quietly going about the business of building a squad that can survive in the red hot rugby furnace that is National Division One. Club president Geoff
ANOTHER 'squeaky toy' falls prey to a vicious dog (LET, May 8). Only this time the 'toy' was set upon in a school yard. The question is, why on earth are these fighting breeds allowed to be kept as pets in urban areas? The fact is, fear is usually the
I AM writing in response to the letter from my brother Mr Frank Crompton (LET, May 7). Nice one Bruv! You, like me and like many others are viewing the antics of the younger generation through ageing eyes. Like generations past who have all looked upon
A REGIONAL water watchdog will critically examine plans by United Utilities to increase charges by 40 per cent or £101 plus inflation. WaterVoice North West is urging customers to give their views on the proposals at its meeting at Bridgewater House House
IT'S one thing to move the goal posts: but quite another to steal them. But that's what happened at Springside Primary School, Bury, when their goals were stolen on Sunday. The posts had been packed away ready for next season. Headteacher Mr Michael Wright
A BURY teenager has been promoted to the highest rank in the Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. Sarah Beaty, from the Bury Army Cadet Force, based at the Castle Armoury in the town, has been appointed as the new Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major. The
A FORMER Labour councillor, Connie Fitzgerald, was remembered with a minute's silence at Wednesday's council meeting. Mrs Fitzgerald, who died in Fairfield Hospital last month aged 72, had represented Redvales ward for 12 years and was Mayor of Bury in
WHAT do a roofer, window cleaner and mechanic have in common? The answer is that they will give a cancer charity a run for its money when they compete together in the Greater Manchester Run on Sunday, May 23. They are Michael Edwards, Des O'Hanlan and
THREE lorries and several parked cars were damaged when a motorist lost control of his vehicle in Radcliffe yesterday (May 13) afternoon. The driver of a Vauxhall Astra, Colin Sedman, escaped serious injury despite being trapped in his car in the collision
METROLINK bosses are investigating claims that a staff member drove a tram while reading a newspaper and with his legs up on the front window. Two Bury passengers who claim they witnessed the incident have sent ticket details to the company so Metrolink
PUPILS, residents and the headteacher of a village high school donned their waterproofs to give a nature trail a spring clean. They turned out on Saturday in dismal weather to pick up litter on the Kirklees Trail in Tottington as part of a community clean-up
A FORMER industrial eyesore has been transformed thanks to a £50,000 grant. The cash, via the Business Investment Programme, was awarded to C&C Recycling to spruce up a derelict unit and surrounding land at its new base in Lower Woodhill Road, Bury
A VILLAGE Scout group is on the verge of folding after 30 years because of a lack of leaders. So desperate is the situation at the 9th St Philip's Scout Group, Stubbins, that students on the Duke of Edinburgh scheme are being asked to help out. The unit
PICTURES of people killed in car crashes are set to be placed on poles next to the accident blackspots where they died. Highways chiefs at Lancashire County Council today revealed they were trying 'shock tactics' to scare people into slowing down at danger
MORE safety officers have been drafted on to the Metrolink tram system to boost security. Two public safety officers have been riding the network since February, reducing anti-social behaviour and tackling fare dodgers. Now the number of officers is to
BURY has to more than double its recycling rate to meet strict Government rules and avoid hefty fines. So said Labour leaders at Wednesday's council meeting, in justifying the controversial new waste collection service. Councillor Stella Smith, executive
STEVE Bruce could be a future England manager in the making given the way he's transformed the fortunes of Birmingham City. The Blues have always been one of the game's sleeping giants and now Bruce appears to have woken them from their slumber. He's
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has escaped a touchline ban following a meeting with the Football Association's disciplinary commission. Souness appeared at a hearing yesterday to answer charges of misconduct relating to an incident involving the referee
DAVID Dunn today admitted he's gutted to be missing out on an end of season showdown with his former Blackburn team-mates. Dunn was hoping to make an emotional return to Ewood Park with Birmingham City tomorrow, almost a year after quitting Rovers for
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ALBERT Molineux is sure to put on a great performance as the new president of the Probus Club of Prestwich and Whitefield. Mr Molineux, who is a member of Whitefield Garrick, took over the role from retiring president Ray Bomby. The chain of office was
ADULTS looking to brush up on their numeracy, literacy and information technology skills could find the ideal course at the Impact Learning Centre in Prestwich. The centre, based in Middleton Road, is holding an open day on Friday, May 21, as part of
FOLLOWING the publicity regarding the Elms site in Whitefield, I wrote to Sir Terry Leahy at Tesco informing him that consumers are interested in choice. And choice is not what the consumer would get if there was a Tesco supermarket on every corner. I
A POST office in Prestwich remains closed more than a week after a burglars wreaked havoc inside. Staff who went to open Holyrood Post Office on Thursday (May 6) of last week found severe damage to the interior, and a quantity of cash taken. Fixtures
BLUNDERING workmen have left a mother and her three children living in a "tip" after accidentally knocking holes in the living room wall. Council contractors have been working on Georgina Conway's home in Connaught Avenue, Whitefield, since before Christmas
A TEAM of sisters and their pals from Burnley will be putting their best assets forward when they take part in a midnight power walking marathon dressed in bras. Sisters Tracey Barker and Lyndsay Kerr and their friends Wendy Thompson and Maria Broadhurst
PROUD pupils at a Burnley school celebrated the half way mark on the road to specialist status. Habergham High School, in Kiddrow Lane, Burnley, launched its bid a year ago to specialise in science and engineering. And now they have topped £26,000 thanks
BURNLEY Football Club is to put forward its plans to build a football academy at its Gawthorpe training ground. As part of a public inquiry into Burnley's Local Plan - Burnley Council's blueprint for future development in the borough - representatives
INDEPENDENT Burnley brewer Moorhouse's is about to become the only beer-maker in the world to win industry Oscars for all its mainstream beers. The Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA) will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at London's Guild
CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a £3.5 million office complex that will create 450 jobs at the Shuttleworth Mead Business Park in Padiham. Homeloan Management Limited - part of Skipton Building Society - is creating a second centre at the business park
PUPILS at Brierfield's Mansfield High School will be getting out and about in style thanks to support from a local firm. Headteacher Mike Tull approached Colne-based car dealership David Fishwick to see if they could help them find a new minibus. But
TWO men said to have taken part in an allegedly illegal data protection operation involving tens of thousands of victims, appeared before Burnley Magistrates. Father-of-three Mohammed Khatana, 43, and James Stuart, 53, are accused of duping cash out of
RESIDENTS in Brierfield have told Pendle Council that plans to demolish their homes are a "dog's dinner." The council employed consultants to draw up proposals on how the borough's £12million share of Government funding under the Elevate programme should
DOZENS of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of a fatal crash in Radcliffe which claimed the life of a 24-year-old motorcyclist. Joiner Darren Clancy was killed when he was in collision with a car in Radcliffe New Road on Saturday afternoon.
CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a £3.5 million office complex that will create 450 jobs at the Shuttleworth Mead Business Park in Padiham. Homeloan Management Limited - part of Skipton Building Society - is creating a second centre at the business park
DRINKERS in Colne could be hit with a £500 fine under new proposals to combat drunken behaviour in the town. Councillors gave the green light to an alcohol exclusion zone being set up in the town at the Colne and District Committee meeting yesterday.
A GUNMAN fired a pistol twice in a terrifying hold-up at a crowded post office in Garbett Street, Accrington. The robber made his getaway on a motorbike after pointing the gun, believed to have been a starting pistol, at the head of a Parcel Force driver
BTHE company behind a bid to open a ten-screen multiplex in Blackburn has made a £1million bid for Accrington's cinema. Earlier in the year, Vue was revealed as the company set to open a site as part of a £30million leisure complex close to Blackburn
A MUf-two has appealed to a council to clean up a "filthy" skate park opened just weeks ago. Plans for Great Harwood Skate Park, on the corner of Game Street and Town Hall Street, were in the pipeline for years before being given the green light. But
TO a person standing on a steep slope, the flat land in front of them can look like an opposite slope. This is the only reason I can see for the view of correspondent J. Renniker (May 7), that the BBC has a left-wing bias, to the extent of being hostile
A DAMNING dossier underlining the chaos being suffered by companies facing one mail delivery a day has been compiled by Chamber Business Connections. The 50-page report, which includes complaints from a number of firms in the Bury area, has been sent
HUNDREDS of local residents in the area of Sheepfoot Lane and St Margaret's Road, Prestwich, were against Manchester City Council's plans for the additional car parks in Heaton Park. Also, the installation of a traffic barrier and the widening of the
MY husband and I own our own business and a few years ago I purchased a second black bin. However, I now pay for a mini skip to be emptied at the business premises, and so I brought the black bin home to avoid any surplus rubbish lying around my garden
BATTLING gran Anna Hughes refused to get out of her son's van when it was ambushed by an armed gang . The feisty 82-year-old sat firmly in the front passenger seat, poking a bunch of keys in the face of one of the carjackers. The car was driven off with
A CRACKDOWN on dog fouling on a footpath dubbed Lancashire's dirtiest has been hailed a success -- less than a month after it started. The campaign was launched at Willows Park Lane, in Longridge, after 97 incidents of dog fouling in less than a week.
A THRIVING Bury-based wine merchants could be toasting success later this month. R&R Fine Wines, in Hebburn Drive, Brandlesholme, have been short-listed for one of the top awards in the drinks business. The awards are being organised by The Drinks
GLEN Little today officially signed a three-year deal with Reading after completing the formalities of a medical. But the former Burnley winger has not given up hope of a Turf Moor return one day - as manager! Little, 28, said: "Hopefully I can go to
BURNLEY Football Club is to put forward its plans to build a football academy at its Gawthorpe training ground. As part of a public inquiry into Burnley's Local Plan - Burnley Council's blueprint for future development in the borough - representatives
EVERY man has his moment - Sunday was Stan's. It was an emotional day for my old friend and I felt privileged to share it with him. I've never seen that emotional side of him before. He puts across this facade of stone, but he showed just how much this
IF GLEN Little thought life was painful enough under Chris Waddle, he was in for an almighty shock. Stan Ternent breezed into Burnley in the summer of 1998 carrying a reputation as a tough taskmaster. Ternent had dragged Bury off the canvas with his hardline
PUBLIC protests have forced town hall bosses to consider including cardboard and plastic food pots in the recyclable waste collection. They hope that this will make the scheme less controversial, as families have less to jam into their "regular" bins.
TALENTED painters and photographers have an ideal shop window for their creations, thanks to Prestwich businesswoman Joanne Ketley. The 28-year-old qualified textile designer has just opened her own up-market Fusion shop in Bury Old Road, Whitefield,
BUSINESSWOMAN Debbie Forbes thought she was seeing double when she received her second fine in a year for parking LEGALLY in exactly the same spot! Ms Forbes had parked her silver Vauxhall Zafira outside her shop "Debbie's Toyz" in Butterstile Lane, Prestwich
TWO Whitefield motorists, living just 500 yards apart, have been targeted by a gang of carjackers. Now, detectives are appealing to the public for help after linking the incidents, which happened within minutes of each other on Monday night (May 10).
THE axe has fallen on all six post offices mapped out for closure in Prestwich and Whitefield, despite a wave of public objection. After announcing last month that Danesway would definitely close in June, Post Office Ltd has announced that a further five
GIFTED children's surgeon hurled himself into the path of a lorry on the M60, an inquest heard. Dr Karaikudi Shankar hid behind his car on the motorway at Whitefield before launching himself in front of a passing HGV. The 38-year-old consultant urologist
AND they're off! Four weeks of intensive campaigning has started in earnest for the upcoming local elections. Nominations closed on Tuesday (May 11) for the June 10 poll which for the first time will be conducted entirely by postal voting. Every seat
ATHERTON Community Festival is up and running with a variety of events lined up. The festival runs for two weeks to May 22 and includes anAtherton town trails with local history officer Tony Ashcroft on Monday May 17 at 6pm. Tickets cost £1 from the library
RAIN frustrated Greenmount in their bid for a maximum 20 point haul when Astley Bridge were the visitors to Brandlesholme Road. The village side batted first and ran up a huge 277 for 4 from their 50 overs mainly thanks to Indian professional Nishit Shetty
BUDDING Ricky Hattons and Audley Harrisons were on show when Bury Amateur Boxing Club held another of their popular Boxing Evening's at Radcliffe Civic Hall at the weekend. Among the guests on the night were Mayor of Bury, Coun Wilf Davison and Manchester-based
WHITEFIELD'S Stand Golf Club was the venue for the Lancashire Ladies County Championships at the weekend. The club was given the honour of hosting the prestigious event as part of its ongoing centenary celebrations, and spectators were treated to a feast
DURING the Second World War 11 local women came together to serve their community. Known as Soroptimists, they helped with the war effort by knitting for the occupied countries and embroidering sheets. Sixty years later, Soroptimist International of Bury
THEY say that a week is a long time in politics: and there are still another four to go before election day on June 10! No fewer than 137 candidates are seeking your vote in the local elections, representing the "big three" parties plus hopefuls from
THREE of Bury's championship winning Under-19 squad have been offered professional deals for next season. Defender Jon Cartledge, practically a first team squad member already after a successful introduction to league football, has accepted a twelve month
A ROW over a £1,000 cheque left 300 swimmers ordered out of the water. The bemused members of the Ramsbottom Rascals Swimming Club were not covered by insurance after the club failed to meet a deadline over increased fees to the Amateur Swimming Association
LAST weekend wasn't a good one for Bury-Pedalsport. A disastrous visit to Stoke on Saturday produced almost a non-event, as an already depleted squad through injuries and work commitments suffered two heavy defeats and even worse, two more injured riders
CLARETS striker Robbie Blake has pledged his future to the club. And Burnley chairman Barry Kilby insists top stars such as Blake and local hero Richard Chaplow will not be sold to finance a Turf Moor revolution. Blake's contribution was priceless in
GRAHAM Barrow is facing stiff opposition in the race to sign Stockport County defender Dave Challinor. Bristol Rovers and newly-promoted Chester City are leading a host of clubs also casting envious glances in the direction of the influential central
FOOTBALL banning orders against 17 Blackburn Rovers supporters will not be in place before Euro 2004 in Portugal, it has been revealed. All 17 respondents are resisting the police applications. A "deal" under which they would have surrendered their passports
A POPULAR priest is giving up his parish to concentrate on helping drug addicts across the North West. Father Jim McCartney wants THOMAS to become a region-wide leader in its field of rehabilitating drug users and helping them to rebuild their lives.
PICTURES of people killed in car crashes are set to be placed on poles next to the accident blackspots where they died. Highways chiefs at Lancashire County Council today revealed they were trying 'shock tactics' to scare people into slowing down at danger
JON Kennedy has revealed he wants to stay at Accrington Stanley - but only if the price is right. The goalkeeper was planning to show his commitment to the club by moving from his Yorkshire home to the north west. But he admitted he needed to iron out
THE recycling system is very easy to work out, so I don't understand why people are having problems with it. Here is a simple guide: the grey bin is for household waste; the black box is for tins, glass and plastic; the white bag is for paper; and in
His clientele includes the Royal families of Malaysia and Brunei and his clothes have graced catwalks all over the world. Malaysia's Prince of fashion and designer of the year visited University of Central Lancashire students this month to give a talk
A NOTICE in the Bury Times states that houses in a clearance area in Pimhole are "unfit for human habitation". This is totally untrue. They should have spent some of the available money on these houses, instead of squandering it on good semis on Rochdale
I THINK that the market traders opposed to it move have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. Westfield owns all that area. Westfield have made a decision. The traders should get themselves some Westfield shares if they want a say. As far as the council's
THE arrogance of these market traders, who have suddenly decided that they want to run the council, has to be seen to be believed. Perhaps they could tell us what is their policy on schools, or care of the elderly. How many extra pre-school places can
I READ the inquest report on Mark Duffy (April 24) with sadness and disbelief; sadness at the loss of a lovely, kind friend and disbelief because I was at the inquest and I don't feel that readers were given a true picture of Mark. I know this letter
IN his recent letter, Tony Sprason made some important points about the problems of anti-social behaviour amongst young people. However, I must disagree with him on two issues. Firstly, he is opposed to the reform of licensing laws for pubs and clubs,
I WAS a serving member of the First Battalion XX The Lancashire Fusiliers for 10 years. My grandfather was also a serving member and was at Gallipoli, Ypres and Vimy Ridge. I was therefore appalled to read about Walter Jones being "asked to leave" the
A DOCTOR who cared more for others than herself took her own life while suffering from depression, an inquest heard. Thirty-eight-year-old Dr Dawn Harris was found hanged at her home in Aviemore Close, Holcombe Brook, Bury, by her husband, Michael Churchill
IT was very much a mixed bag of results for Bolton Association Elton last weekend. The Leigh Laners continued their impressive league form, notching up a victory over Daisy Hill, but crashed out of the Cross Cup at the first round stage to Atherton. As
WITH the season only just over, the first footballing casualty of the summer has seen Ramsbottom United lose manager Vince Overson, who walked away from the Riverside this week. "I went over Tuesday night and told them I wouldn't be carrying on," he said
UNSWORTH went into the weekend as leaders of the Central Lancashire league, but by Monday they had dropped to third, after Oldham inflicted upon them their first defeat of the season at Pole Lane on Sunday. The weekend began well with a straight forward
AS most people in Darwen are always complaining about Blackburn with Darwen Council, I feel I must give credit where it is due. Last week I had to contact the council about some blocked drains on our property. Along came the jetting crew TV's Pete and
A POOR umpiring decision, spilled catches and a pedestrian run-rate were to leave Stand pointless after clashes with Norden and Crompton, and next-to-bottom in the CLL Table. On Saturday the club travelled to Norden looking for the first win of the season
AFTER yet another attack on a child by a bull terrier-type dog (Evening Telegraph, May 8), isn't it about time there was a change in the law whereby owners of bull terriers should be forced to keep their dogs on a lead at all times in a public place?
DANNY Brierley's article about postal voting came at an appropriate time (LET, May 7). Whilst those of us who oppose this move by the government have been mainly concerned with the greater risk of fraud, we are now faced with another potential problem
IT was going to be anything but a quiet evening when mother-of-ten Hilda Salmon celebrated her 80th birthday. It turned out to be a real family affair: which was not surprising given that Hilda, of Parsonage Close, Bury, was herself one of 11 children
A GENTLE stroll for charity through picturesque villages turned into an eight-mile trek for 65-year-old Marina Chadwick and Gizmo the dog after they got lost. Keen walker Mrs Chadwick and her friend's dog took part in the national walk for Breast Cancer
A RAMSBOTTOM boy Matthew Topping who has struck gold, silver and bronze: at the age of three. The youngster, who suffers from the growth-stunting condition achondroplasia, which was identified when he was just six months old and means that he will not
VOTERS have another important choice on June 10: the European Parliamentary elections. Nine MEPs will be chosen to represent the North West region of England in what is the only one of the three European institutions to be directly elected. Residents
EVERY house has a history: and residents have a chance to discover theirs at an event tomorrow (Saturday May 15). Bury Council is holding a "Tracing the History of Your House" session at Ramsbottom Library from 11am to 4pm. A range of records will help
A CIVIC row is brewing over who will be the next Mayor of Bury. The Tories were stunned when Labour announced that they had chosen Radcliffe councillor Barry Briggs to take over the top spot. And they have threatened to overturn the decision if they take
ONE hundred women from Bury Council will be going for gold at the huge Heaton Park Race for Life event on June 6. Team Bury, as they and their friends will be known, is sure to be one of the largest squads competing in the annual five-kilometre run for
A £1MILLION international fake clothes racket operating from a back street warehouse in Rossendale has been smashed. Officers from Lancashire Trading Standards raided the warehouse in Lench Road, Rawtenstall, after a tip-off that large amounts of clothing
TEACHERS' unions leaders campaigning against Government plans to reduce their pension rights will today (May 14) lobby Bury North MP David Chaytor. They will gather outside the MP's offices in the town centre late this afternoon to highlight their concerns
IMPROVEMENTS in the reliability of bus services operated by First in Greater Manchester have been welcomed by transport chiefs. First's divisional managing director, Barry Pybis, said the number of bus service miles lost due to company services not running
A TAXI driver has been cleared of falsely imprisoning two off-duty police officers in his cab. Cleveland Williams (65), of Trafford, had denied unlawfully keeping Helen Dean and Timothy McDermott in the back of his cab. He was also cleared of assaulting
STALLHOLDERS were left fuming after being forced to remove a banner and petitions supporting their battle to retain Bury market at its present site. Council officials arrived at the outdoor market on Wednesday and ordered that the "Vote No to Bury Market
CHEEKY Birmingham City supporters are planning a hot reception for Peter Enckelman when he runs out at Ewood Park tomorrow. Around 4,000 Blues fans are expected for the game against Blackburn Rovers and they have organised a special poster campaign to
SERVICES provided by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust come under scrutiny on Tuesday (May 18). The trust's deficit and children's services are on the agenda. The meeting is in the Monsall Room, Trust Headquarters, North Manchester General Hospital, Delaunays
STAND and deliver! That's the ladies of Stand Unitarian Chapel, who have raised an impressive £1,300 for Christie Hospital Cancer Fund Appeal. The proceeds came from a coffee morning and evening. The event, held at the school room in Ringley Road, Whitefield
AN 81-year-old woman was injured when she was knocked to the ground by a handbag thief. Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to the robbery which happened shortly before 5pm on Sunday (May 9) in Sefton Street, Whitefield. The pensioner was walking
WHETHER you have stars in your eyes, want to be a pop idol, or be king or queen of the karaoke, you should be tuning in to the Northern Air 2004 Talent Competition. Northern Air, the hospital radio station for North Manchester General Hospital, has officially
VOTERS have another important choice on June 10, the European Parliamentary elections. Nine MEPs will be chosen to represent the North West region of England in what is the only one of the three European institutions to be directly elected. Residents
LOCAL libraries are hosting a number of events next week to celebrate national Adult Learners' Week. A Silver Surfers drop-in session is held next Friday (May 21) at Castle sports and leisure library in Bury, between 10am and 4pm. It is aimed at over-
A COMMUNITY united in celebration of a Whitefield synagogue's 30th anniversary. Jewish and non-Jewish guests attended a special service and re-consecration ceremony at Hillock Hebrew Congregation on Sunday (May 9). More than 150 people attended the event
WORK on alterations to the junction of Lowerhouse Lane and Gannow Lane should be starting shortly. The alterations will make the roads narrower, and stop drivers cutting the corners. The work is thanks to the efforts of Councillor Stuart Caddy lobbying
A SCHEME to improve security on Metrolink trams has been boosted by the addition of more safety officers. Two public safety officers have been riding the network since February, proving highly effective in reducing anti-social behaviour and tackling fare
A FAMILY is trying to come to terms with a second motorcycling tragedy in two years. Darren Clancy (24), of Wingate Drive, Whitefield, was riding a Husqvarna 610 motorbike along Radcliffe New Road, Radcliffe, on Saturday afternoon (May 8) when he died
A POWERFUL committee of MPs investigating the aftermath of the Burnley riots has warned against creating new faith schools. The all-party group which shadows Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said religious colleges could make racial tensions worse.
BLACKBURN Rovers axed their 34-year-old manager John Pickering and revealed their new boss could be a player-manager. Chairman Derek Keighly revealed that directors had decided not to offer Mr Pickering a new contract after it ran out in June. Liverpool
MR AND Mrs John Hayhurst of Melbourne Street, in Oswaldtwistle, narrowly escaped injury when leaking gas exploded, causing a fire at their home. The blast damaged the front walls of the house just as they returned home from work. Mr Hayhurst had struck
THE future of a long-serving residents' association was still in doubt today following a public meeting. The West Accrington Residents' Association met last night to hear from the director of Hyndburn First, the borough's regeneration wing, on what was
THE preferred system of refuse collection suggested by "Annoyed" (Letters, May 7) is to abandon the separate collection of items for recycling and chuck everything into the grey bin. Clearly he can't be serious in suggesting that it would be more cost-effective
I AM asking readers to support the Mobilise campaign which is fighting to end the injustice of age discrimination in disability benefits. The campaign has the support of organisations including Help the Aged, Disability Alliance, Royal National Institute
FOUR East Lancashire MPs have thrown their weight behind the British contestant in tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest in a bid to blank out last year's "nul points" humiliation. Twelve months ago, Liverpool band Gemini came last without a single mark
BURY College's Business Solutions is celebrating Adult Learners' Week with a range of management and business support events. A variety of taster sessions will take place and experienced business advisers will be on hand to give professional advice and
IAN Wright and Paul Gascoigne - England legends and names now etched in Burnley folklore. But the two jokers could not have had more contrasting times at Turf Moor, as Glen Little recalls. "There was a bit of banter with Ian and he was a noisy bloke,
CLARETS striker Robbie Blake has pledged his future to the club. And Burnley chairman Barry Kilby insists top stars such as Blake and local hero Richard Chaplow will not be sold to finance a Turf Moor revolution. Blake's contribution was priceless in
HELP could soon be on the way for sick youngsters at Fairfield Hospital. The Children's Hospitals Appeal Trust (CHAT), based in George Street, Prestwich, is working to raise money for the children's wards at the hospital to help save the lives of ill
TWO schoolpals fed up with the state of their local playground went straight to the top to demand action. Prestwich Community High pupils Sophie Mahon and Charlotte Hickey wrote to their MP Ivan Lewis complaining about the lack of facilities in Kershaw
DARWEN are hunting their second league and cup double victory in successive weekends. Following their double success in the Northern Premier League and National Knock-out, they will be hoping for another league victory at Leyland Motors tomorrow before
CHURCH professional Ruvin Peiris is aiming to bite off the hand that fed him in the Inter League Trophy clash at Middleton tomorrow. The Sri Lankan enjoyed five years at the Central Lancashire League outfit before joining the West Enders this summer.
IN his TV review (April 15), David Thomson wrote: "How many other TV programmes broke from their usual holiday fodder schedule to focus on the true meaning of Easter, and how many viewers actually cared? A cursory glance at empty pews in churches throughout
On Saturday they entertained Cheetham Hill at the Kenyons and slumped alarmingly with the bat. They were restricted to 75 for 9 from their 20 overs a total that the Manchester side reached for the loss of five wickets. Pick of the batsmen was professional
SOLDIERS from Bury's Territorial Army unit, who fought in Iraq last year, could be called in for questioning as military chiefs probe the origin of "fake" photographs of British soldiers abusing an Iraqi in prison. Detectives from the Royal Military Police's
EIGHT suspected drug dealers were arrested in Bury yesterday after a dawn swoop by police officers. Seven homes in the East, Redvales and Moorside ward areas were stormed by members of the Tactical Aid Unit (TAU) at 6.40am. The eight were taken to Bury
THUGS ripped apart a pet budgie and "cooked" one of its legs during a drink and drug-fuelled party. The mutilated remains of the nine-year-old bird, called Lucy, were then scattered around the bungalow in Walshaw Road, Bury. In a catalogue of destruction
BURY claimed their first Manchester Association Premier Division victory on Saturday with a much improved performance against Westleigh. The Sports Club side welcomed two new faces to their ranks with Howard Pawson joining from Elton and Eddie Afridi
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has escaped a touchline ban following a meeting with the Football Association's disciplinary commission. Souness appeared at a hearing yesterday to answer charges of misconduct relating to an incident involving the referee
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A MAN whose death sparked a walkout of workers at BAE Samlesbury is being honoured by friends in the pub where he drank. Alan Mellray, who was 48, of Astley Street, Darwen, died on Tuesday from a suspected heart blood clot. As BAE staff returned to work
YOUNG artists are being encouraged to come up with imaginative designs to be made into T-shirts for Rossendale Valley Motorbike Show. The competition, introduced last year, was such a success organisers have decided to invite talented youngsters to enter
TWO men were left fighting for their lives and two others were seriously injured after a car smash in Bacup today. Police, fire crew and ambulance were called to the scene of the crash off Burnley Road shortly before 1am. About a dozen neighbours who
A £1MILLION international fake clothes racket operating from a back street warehouse in Rossendale has been smashed. Officers from Lancashire Trading Standards raided the warehouse in Lench Road, Rawtenstall, after a tip-off that large amounts of clothing
A RESIDENT is planning to launch a campaign in a bid to block plans for the new multi-million-pound Asda superstore in Rawtenstall. Judith Lord, of Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, has warned that traffic congestion would spiral out of control if the
SPORTY youngsters at Parrenthorn High School are jumping for joy after receiving a national award. The Heywood Road school was presented with the Sportsmark award from Sport England for their top-class provision of sporting activities for pupils. The
EDUCATION minister Ivan Lewis went back to the classroom for a chemistry lesson at Manchester Jewish Grammar School. Mr Lewis had a tour of the temporary accommodation, in Camp Street, Salford and discussed the school's return to Prestwich in new premises
STAFF at a pre-school nursery in Prestwich are excellent role models for their pupils, according to a recent Ofsted report. The Yocheved Segal Kindergarten at the Yesoiday HaTorah School, in Sedgley Park Road, was praised for its "high quality provision
A TALENTED teenage skater's dream of competing in the Olympics has been boosted thanks to a £2,500 donation by a local company. Stacey Kemp, 15, of Clayton-le-Woods, near Chorley, received the cheque from Accrington-based North Lancs Training Group. Jim
BLACKBURN Rovers' Ewood Park ground was the scene of a mock terrorist attack last night as emergency services tested new mass decontamination equipment from the Government. A long, tubular tent was erected in 20 minutes, with showers, clean clothes and
TWO 15-year-old girls who carried out a violent street robbery in Blackburn have both been locked up for three years. Their victim, an older girl, was punched, kicked and had chunks of her hair pulled out. Judge Brian Duckworth, passing sentence, said
A WORLD superstar has been booked to play a free concert in Blackburn this summer...can you guess who it is yet? Rolf Harris, renowned painter, singer, songwriter, TV presenter and inventor of the Stylophone, has agreed to appear at Blackburn with Darwen
HE'S added special effects to blockbuster movies Tomb Raider, Mission Impossible II, Band of Brothers and Thunderbirds and even altered the scar on Harry Potter's head! And in an impressive star-struck career he has rubbed shoulders with A-list celebrities
BURY Council are to be congratulated on the colourful displays of bulbs under the trees at Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield. Whitefield Park looks beautiful, as do the flower beds at Church Lane, where there are now lots of benches to rest your weary legs
DARWEN Subs overcame rivals Globe to reach the semi-finals of this year's Thwaites East Lancs League's Lancashire Evening Telegraph Cup. Subs' victory is on the back of a great league win at Globe's Accrington green earlier in the season and they must
PRESTWICH inflicted an early puncture on Denton West's bid for three successive league titles, with a scintillating 47-run victory last Sunday. It had looked as if the Prestwich wheels were wobbling when they lost three wickets for 23 runs, off 19 of
FELLOW ward resident Martin MacDonald accused me of "political opportunism" (Letters, April 27) because I promised that Conservatives would restore the weekly refuse collection if we were elected in June. So when we say we will review the NCP contract
I WOULD like to thank everyone who attended the specially-convened meeting of the Bury Area West Board at Lowercroft Primary School on May 6. Although I understand fully the fears and concerns of the home-owners who feel they will be adversely affected
