Rossendale Organ and Keyboard Club, Rossendale United Football Club, Staghills Road, Newchurch, 8pm-10.30pm. Chris Newbold (HX1). Ribble Valley Writers, Youth and Community Centre, Lowerfold Road, Great Harwood, 1.30pm. Speaker: Mrs Vivien Teasdale. Coffee
From the Guide files. June 8, 1979: GRANADA Television spent three days filming at Heaton Hall, Prestwich, for the 1980 epic "Brideshead Revisted". The five-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel was described as "the largest scale film serial production
AS East Lancashire struggles to come to terms with its obesity problems and people find it difficult to shed the pounds one mother has given them a ray of hope. Wendy Haworth, 42, who weighed 19 and a half stone at the beginning of January has shed more
IN the two years since Padiham Town Council was formed I have been welcomed to their monthly meetings. It has been a pleasure to see hesitant individuals, politically naive, grow in knowledge and confidence to form the cohesive group that is now Padiham
A 20-year-old woman accused of assaulting a former friend has appeared in court. Jodie Rothwell, of Westmorland Road, Tyldesley, on Monday pleaded guilty to assaulting Kelly Thompson causing actual bodily harm on July 27. Rothwell was further remanded
A 77-YEAR-OLD man who was caught dealing heroin has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment. John Unsworth, of Hough Lane, Tyldesley, pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and possessing it with intent to supply. But the judge showed him mercy because
THE revival of Bury Carnival brought smiles from organisers and visitors at the weekend. Not only was the event a success with about 10,000 people attending, but Sunday's gala basked in blue skies and warm sunshine. After an absence of one year, Bury's
A CHARITY group working to give elderly people some much needed company is calling for extra volunteers. Contact the Elderly works to help ease the isolation of many elderly people by organising small tea parties once a week in a volunteer's home. The
DETECTIVES are hunting three masked men following an armed raid on a Bury post office. The trio rammed a blue car into the Mile Lane post office and ran into the premises. They got away with a quantity of cash before making their getaway in the same blue
YOUNGSTERS in Walmersley can look forward to a long summer of sport with the unveiling of the borough's latest Ball Zone. The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Wilf Davison, officially opened the multi-use zone which is in Hartley Gardens, off Palatine Drive.
A COMMUNITY garden in East Bury will be opened in tribute to the late Bury councillor Connie Fitzgerald. The garden is at 90 South Cross Street, Bury and will be opened on June 19 by the Mayor of Bury, Coun Wilf Davison, in one of his last official duties
A MAN had his hand sliced in two when he was attacked with a Samurai sword in a Burnley street. The victim's right hand split from between his fingers to his wrist after trying to defend himself during the incident, in Stoneyholme at around 2am. Police
KERB crawlers face being banned from driving in a ground-breaking move to tackle Blackburn's prostitution problem. Police are poised to use existing legislation, which allows magistrates to revoke driving licences if a car is being used to commit crime
TOURISTS are bringing in more money to Bury by staying longer in local hotels and guesthouses. While the overall number of visitors is down, the number of people staying overnight and longer is up by a third, and so is the amount of cash they spend. Figures
GRAEME Souness expressed his delight in landing Paul Dickov by declaring: "I couldn't have picked a better player for the young guys to learn from." The Blackburn Rovers boss is relishing the prospect of adding the ingredient of Dickov's experience to
FRIENDS and colleagues are mourning the death of a former Prestwich journalist. Corin Gibson (32) had been a lifelong sufferer of Crohn's disease and died in hospital last week. The cause of his death is not yet known and an inquest will be held. Corin
A BANNED driver put his freedom at risk driving to the local shops, Burnley magistrates heard. The court was told how Andrew Allen Reay, 41, had spent a few days in custody after the offence. He had not been behind bars since 1984 and it had been an extreme
A MAN had his hand sliced in two when he was attacked with a Samurai sword in a Burnley street. The victim's right hand split from between his fingers to his wrist after trying to defend himself during the incident, in Stoneyholme at around 2am. Police
PLANET gazers were up at sunrise on Tuesday to catch a sight never witnessed before by any living person. Astronomers from the Bolton Astronomical Society set up camp at The Deane School in Junction Road to witness the event -- the transit of Venus, in
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Radcliffe for the annual carnival procession on Saturday. The sun shone as the floats and cars made their away around the town, and the Radcliffe Royalty, including new queen Sarah-Elizabeth Wiles, waved to the
A COUPLE of Pendle-based ambulance workers have been commended for giving up their own time to promote safety. Husband-and-wife team Jane and Paul Atkinson were presented with the Lancashire Ambulance Service Community Services Award for their efforts
A 'Save Accrington Victoria Hospital' rallying call to the public was made by Great Harwood Labour Party at a meeting of the group. Meanwhile a Rossendale man was hoping to hit the high notes with a new pop choir. He was performing for schoolchildren
A MAN who was discovered with head injuries at his home is still in a critical but stable condition at Royal Preston Hospital. Paul Dickson, 34, was found by police in the early hours of Thursday of last week at his St Leger Court, Accrington, home. His
THE funeral of Bury's first lady mayor takes place in Whitefield on Wednesday. Mrs Christina Ormrod (82), who had represented Pilkington Park in Whitefield for more than two decades, died peacefully on May 29 after a long illness. The Conservative councillor
A 34-YEAR-OLD man was flown to hospital after an accident at a remote Lancashire quarry. He fell from his mechanical digger while working at the quarry in Waddington, near Clitheroe, yesterday lunchtime and it is thought he fractured his ankle. The North
A WOMAN has been accused of murdering her husband five weeks after they were married. Catherine Marie Osliffe, 33, was charged after the death of Ian Roger Osliffe, 34, from stab wounds. Mr Osliffe, a fencer, was taken to Blackburn Infirmary from the
THE Radcliffe & Whitefield Lions would like to thank the public and pub landlords in Little Lever, Radcliffe and Whitefield for participating in our Easter egg raffle. We would also like to thank "A Touch of Class" dance studios, Little Lever, who
WHEN Dave and Dot Mason first put their hands to the pump at the Old Toll Bar in Blackburn they didn't think they would be there very long. But last weekend marked 25 years behind the bar for the couple at the Accrington Road pub. They took 'The Toll'
JOHN Hughes is the new manager of Chorley Football Club. The appointment of the former Magpies stalwart, who led Great Harwood Town to promotion from North West Counties League Division Two last season, was confirmed by chairman Ken Wright this morning
BURNLEY full back Dean West could be going back to his roots. I understand that the 31-year-old has been targeted by Lincoln City boss Keith Alexander and could return to Sincil Bank, where he started his football career as a trainee before leaving in
PAUL Dickov has revealed how eager he is to put the bad times behind him as he kicks off a new life at Blackburn Rovers. Graeme Souness's first summer signing was unveiled yesterday after the striker signed from Leicester City on a two-year deal for £150,000
FRIENDLY people are being asked to be a "buddy" to help local residents get back into learning. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Learning Champions Scheme, run in partnership with Blackburn College, trains volunteers to help other people overcome
B&Q was today hoping to fill 200 vacancies at its new Blackburn store by staging a one-off recruitment drop-in day. The Grimshaw Park outlet, due to open on September 30, is looking for staff to fill a range of positions including customer advisers
BLACKBURN residents who paid for a parking scheme that has not been enforced properly for two years will get a "holiday period" when it is eventually administered. Last week the Evening Telegraph revealed how residents in the Infirmary area had paid £10
YOUNGSTERS will learn how to escape from a smoke-filled room under a new scheme to drive down accidents. School children aged 10 and 11 from Blackburn, Darwen and the Ribble Valley are being given lessons in how to deal with emergencies on the police-led
WOULD you ball-ieve it? Football fans will have a chance to get their hands on rare Blackburn Rovers memorabilia when it goes under the hammer. Top lots to be auctioned off at Sotheby's include a red England versus Ireland cap which was awarded to Rovers
A LIST of the five most violent pubs in Blackburn has been drawn up by police and licensing officials as part of a crackdown on drink-related crime. Landlords at the problem venues have been given help and support, with regular visits from police and
A BLACKBURN actress appearing in a new BBC TV drama series today paid tribute to the grandfather who steered her towards stardom. Charlotte Davies, 19, said her late grandfather would have been especially proud of her role in the BBC2 series Brief Lives
KERB crawlers face being banned from driving in a ground-breaking move to tackle Blackburn's prostitution problem. Police are poised to use existing legislation, which allows magistrates to revoke driving licences if a car is being used to commit crime
YOUNGSTERS in Walmersley can look forward to a long summer of sport with the unveiling of the borough's latest Ball Zone. The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Wilf Davison, officially opened the multi-use zone which is in Hartley Gardens, off Palatine Drive.
A COMMUNITY garden in East Bury will be opened in tribute to the late Bury councillor Connie Fitzgerald. The garden is at 90 South Cross Street, Bury and will be opened on June 19 by the Mayor of Bury, Coun Wilf Davison, in one of his last official duties
THREE people have been arrested after a double arson attack which badly damaged an historic Bury church. The blaze tore through the disused St Paul's Church in Parsonage Street, sending flames shooting into the sky, on Sunday. Earlier in the day, a separate
IT may be one of the world's oldest occupations but prostitution has become a menace on streets around the Bank Top area of Blackburn. Local residents and traders are angry about kerb-crawlers around the Whalley Banks end of King Street close to the recently
BLACKBURN Drama Club is planning ahead with a series of play readings to help its productions next season. All readings will be held in the drama club's rehearsal rooms at the Capita Performing Arts Centre next to the Thwaites Empire Theatre at Ewood.
WHAT are people who live in Ribble Valley and the councillors thinking of by letting Castle Cement get away with burning tyres and now burning animal waste. How many of the company's senior management live in the area? Her Majesty the Queen is supposed
I WOULD like to pass on the many positive comments I've received from both traders and customers concerning the appearance of Darwen town centre over the last few months. The council should be applauded for the improvement in the cleanliness of the streets
THE celebrations of the Ribble Valley Railway re-opening (LET, May 24) brought these memories of the line during its closure. Clitheroe Station had parcels and goods traffic and still sold tickets -- Longridge Station also sold tickets. For the July holiday
I WRITE as a veteran of World War Two having had the good fortune to return home when the war was ended. I have just received a very moving letter from a Belgian family with whom I formed a friendship that has lasted 60 years. I was present, in the Army
THE Little Harwood bus has been taken away from the station bus stop on Railway Road to Ainsworth Street, and a bus stop and a shelter have been put on a little car park for the Training 2000 off Sutton Street. It's a long walk from Morrison's to Ainsworth
ROYAL Mail staff have been thanked for their "magnificent" effort in delivering Bury's ballot papers for Thursday's elections. Mr Mark Sanders, Bury Council's chief executive and local returning officer, said he has not received any complaints from people
DAVID McNiven will stay at Leigh RMI if the club can offer him the right contract. The prolific goalscorer, who scored 26 times last season and was a rare bright spot on the Railwaymen's otherwise miserable year, has been linked with moves to Conference
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Dwight Yorke is considering making a permanent return to international football. Trinidad and Tobago coach Bertille St Clair wants Yorke on board when his side face the Dominican Republic in a World Cup qualifier this weekend.
PAUL Dickov has revealed how eager he is to put the bad times behind him as he kicks off a new life at Blackburn Rovers. Graeme Souness's first summer signing was unveiled yesterday after the striker signed from Leicester City on a two-year deal for £150,000
A BURNLEY accountant has scooped more than £20,000 on the BBC's National Lottery show. Joanne Halsall, 37, of Brownhill Avenue, won the prize money on the In It to Win It show on Saturday. The mum-of-one bagged the cash after giving the correct answer
ONE of Burnley's oldest landmarks has been propelled into the 21st century thanks to a new website. The 12th century St Peter's Church, in Church Street, has gone online to offer an insight into the history of the church and the town. The site has been
WORLD record-breaking engineer John Getty is a man with a mission - to lift the lid on one of the biggest blunders in East Lancashire's industrial past. He is investigating the hidden tale of the world's first jet-powered car which he believes was crashed
FIRE CHIEFS today reiterated the need for people to have smoke alarms fitted in their homes. The call comes after a man averted danger when he fell asleep and a blaze broke out in his flat last night. The man had been cooking food in the kitchen of his
TWO thousand people have signed a petition supporting a campaign to secure the future of East Lancashire's most popular tourist attraction. The Friends of Pendle Heritage group is backing a campaign to Save Pendle Heritage Centre, which has suffered since
B&Q was today hoping to fill 200 vacancies at its new Blackburn store by staging a one-off recruitment drop-in day. The Grimshaw Park outlet, due to open on September 30, is looking for staff to fill a range of positions including customer advisers
PARTIES from East Lancashire were in a crowd of 60,000 which waited in the rain to hear Billy Graham, the U.S evangelist speak in the grounds of Cliff College, Calver, Derbyshire. Rishton Methodists made an annual Whit Monday trip to the college, a Methodist
A MAJOR shake-up of the Lancashire Police Force came into effect, with the promise of a better, more efficient service from the boys in blue. Although it meant the abolition of some high ranks, Chief Constable Brian Johnson pledged to claw back the money
PLANET gazers in Bolton were up at sunrise on Tuesday to catch a sight never witnessed before by any living person. Astronomers from the Bolton Astronomical Society set up camp at The Deane School in Junction Road to witness the event -- the transit of
A CHURCH hall has been granted an entertainment licence covering 14 hours a day, seven days a week. Councillors took the unusual step of granting the licence at a meeting, after hearing from church leaders at St Joseph's Parochial Centre, Accrington,
HEALTH chiefs have revealed they are just weeks away from securing a site for a multi-million-pound health centre in the heart of Accrington -- after rejecting eight other locations. Three health centres are planned under the Local Improvement Finance
A 23-YEAR-OLD man with a "terrible reputation" for violence has been banned from every pub and club in the Ribble Valley. Blackburn magistrates heard that people were too scared to give evidence against Paul Hayhurst because they feared reprisals. The
ROYAL Mail has won few friends with its 'urban reinvention' programme, which aims to shut 3,000 of its 9,000 urban post offices -- those in communities of more than 10,000. In recent weeks postal bosses have outlined which counters they are looking to
BURNLEY full back Dean West could be going back to his roots. I understand that the 31-year-old has been targeted by Lincoln City boss Keith Alexander and could return to Sincil Bank, where he started his football career as a trainee before leaving in
LANCASHIRE duo Iain Sutcliffe and Carl Hooper both face a battle to be fit for the Red Rose side's game against Sussex starting at Old Trafford tomorrow. Hooper is recovering from the sprained right thumb that kept him out of the county's first defeat
THE retirement of Nasser Hussain could well be a big boost for England - and particularly skipper Michael Vaughan. That is not to run down the service Nasser has given to his country, but with the arrival of Andy Strauss it seems to be one of those happy
BURY'S many carers are being offered advice and support over the next few days during National Carers Week. An annual event, it aims to support the country's six million people who look after sick or disabled relatives or friends. Many carers are unaware
A GROUP of residents who lost a court battle with the council over who was responsible for maintaining their front street are to launch an appeal against the decision. Seven residents from Higher Croft Road, in Lower Darwen, faced Blackburn with Darwen
YOUNG readers across Ramsbottom are being invited to this year's annual Children's Book Festival. Pre-booked groups of school children from across the borough have been invited to Bury's libraries to listen and interact with established authors, poets
NO-ONE alive had ever seen it - until today - and it won't appear again in the skies over Britain for another 243 years. Small wonder then that dozens of stargazers converged on Todmorden to witness the rare planetary spectacle the Transit of Venus. Today's
A COMMUNITY-LED scheme that aims to reduce juvenile nuisance in Rawtenstall has scooped £10,000 to create a new skate and ball park. Total cost of the project is £75,000, most of which has been secured from various sources. It's hoped the project in Edgeside
PLANET gazers in Bolton were up at sunrise on Tuesday to catch a sight never witnessed before by any living person. Astronomers from the Bolton Astronomical Society set up camp at The Deane School in Junction Road to witness the event -- the transit of
A 31-year-old man went to his former partner's home and burst her nose after she told him to leave. And Blackburn magistrates heard that while he was on bail for that offence Anthony Preece went back to her home and was only stopped from breaking in when
