Karaoke, Manor Barn, Padiham Road, Burnley, 8pm. Quiz Night, KSC, Forest Street, Nelson. Weightwatchers, St Cuthbert's Church, Burnley, 6.30pm-7.30pm. Senior Citizens Luncheon Club, Greenbrook Methodist Church, Burnley, 11.30am. Line Dancing, Old Brass
THERE are some places where it's easy to imagine bicycles being a positive asset to police officers. Crowded cities or town centres with lots of alleyways and paved areas that are too narrow for cars or motorbikes are one good example. Housing estates
A 25-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after a car crashed into a building, narrowly missing an elderly woman who was walking by. The incident happened yesterday at 11.40am, at Benson Street Flats, in Little Harwood, Blackburn. Insp Steve Haworth, of Blackburn
ATTEMPTS by some garages in East Lancashire to start pushing up petrol prices again are being thwarted by supermarkets, new figures have revealed. Statistics from the AA show that the average price of a litre of unleaded fuel in the BB postcode rose from
A NIGHT On The Tiles is the title of Oswaldtwistle Players' next production. Auditions will be held on Monday July 19 at 7pm, at the James Street Club, Oswaldtwistle. Anyone interested should contact Gayle Knight on (01254) 387851 for a copy of the book
IF you've been wondering about the Rossendale Players' new season - all will be revealed tonight . For a season preview will take place at the New Millennium Theatre, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot at 8pm. All members and season ticket holders have been
I FIND it hard to credit Mr Sadler's (LET, July 1) deduction that, arising from an increase in deaths of two per cent in areas where speed cameras are in profusion, the cameras are a "one trick pony" and virtually ineffective. My conclusion is that, sadly
IT occurred to me recently that many of your readers have an old mobile phone or printer cartridge tucked away in a drawer at home or at work. What they may not realise is that their unwanted items can benefit the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Old
ELTON High School was evacuated yesterday (Monday) afternoon for 30 minutes after staff and pupils smelled smoke in a classroom. The 950 pupils and teachers were ordered to leave the Walshaw Road school at 2.15pm as firefighters made their way to the
GETTING older is a phase of life many people dread and fear they are too 'over-the-hill' to find work. But 66-year-old Brenda Waite, of Tamworth Avenue, Whitefield, is being used by employment agency Connections as proof people over 40 can still find
ANIMAL actors took to the stage with youngsters at Bury Catholic Prep School for a "truly scrumptious" performance. A cast of more than 90 children and three dogs -- all shih-tzus -- staged a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for parents and friends
A ONCE-thriving Bury boys club is turning back the clock to stage a grand reunion for former members. The club, which was attached to the town's Freetown Congregational Church in Kay Street, ran from 1949 to 1964 and catered for hundreds of boys. In its
A BULL calf went on the run from a Bury farm before being cornered in a company car park. The animal had been sighted at various locations in the town yesterday morning, before going through the main gates of the Europa House business premises in Barcroft
A BOUNCER who became a nightclub supremo has returned to Blackburn with a multi-million pound to save the town's best-known venue. Peter Clarke worked his way up from doorman to lead the Heaven and Hell chain, which owns clubs across the north of England
IT is one success after another for 15-year-old singing sensation Soraya Mafi. Not only has the Bury Grammar School pupil won the final of a national singing competition, she is now due to jet off to Rome to perform at St Peter's with her school choir
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to welcome back David Thompson and Barry Ferguson with open arms when pre-season training gets underway tomorrow. Thompson and Ferguson are both ready to resume full training with the rest of the squad after making
A FATHER-TO-BE whose Staffordshire Bull Terrier sank its teeth into a man's private parts has been banned from keeping dogs for five years - and warned he could be jailed if he did. Sean Taylor's pet left victim Robert White with bite marks all over his
PLANS have been drawn up to improve safety at a Burnley skate park where a teenager was killed when he fell off his bike. Burnley Council has put together its ideas for making the skate area at Piccadilly Park a safer place for youths to play following
TONY Blair today appealed to ethnic communities to work together to prevent any repeat of the Burnley riots. And he said co-operation between communities was vital to stop the march of the British National Party in the North West. The Prime Minister was
A SOCIAL worker allegedly left two Armed Response Unit officers injured after police were called to a melee in a Burnley street, a jury was told. The town's Crown Court heard that Muzammil Jaleel, 31, racially abused officers, lashed out and spat at them
SHAKERS' home clash against Grimsby Town scheduled for Easter Saturday (March 26) has been brought forward 24-hours to Good Friday (March 25), kick-off 3pm.
GRAEME Jones has become Bury's fourth summer signing after putting pen to paper on a 12-month deal on Monday. The powerfully-built 34-year-old striker, who played with fellow Coca Cola League Two outfit Boston United last season, turned down the offer
VISITORS to Bury Agricultural Society's annual show on Sunday will be able to buy into a bit of history. A 44-page A4 booklet entitled Long Life and Success to the Farmer: A History of the Agricultural Societies of Bury, will be on sale to coincide with
PUPILS are holding silent tributes this week in memory of a popular teacher who was killed last month. Children from each year group at Sharples School are observing a few minutes of silent reflection for the life of head of science David Kerslake, who
FOUR men accused of murdering a drug producer left a horse box in a pub car park "stinking of cannabis", a court was told. The men, one from Radcliffe, are alleged to have bought the van, which was later used to steal cannabis-growing equipment from the
A NEW generation of jet engine being built by Rolls-Royce has been tested to destruction as part of its development programme. The Trent 900 engine is being developed for the new Airbus A380 and the successful safety test was a key milestone in its bid
BLACKBURN Council gave the go ahead for a 20 per cent increase on the town's bus fares - despite an 11th hour bid by Labour councillors to block the increase at a council meeting. The Labour group were defeated when the combined votes of the Tories and
ASTRONAUT Helen Sharmon dropped in on Blackburn to speak about her experiences as the only Briton ever to go into space. She told students at Westholme School of her adventures during 18 months of training before being selected for the shuttle flight
TRAINS and traffic through Accrington town centre were stopped today after a man threatened to throw himself off the town's viaduct. Police were called to the scene, which carries the railway over the town centre, after a passersby spotted the 37-year-old
AN MP has backed moves to toughen up rules for keeping wild animals after two dangerous snakes were found on a local golf course. The proposals would mean that keepers of creatures such as the Argentine Black snake, the Peruvian racer, the Middle Eastern
THE troubled Creative Living Centre in Prestwich has been thrown a cash lifeline which will enable it to stay open until September. However, the centre in Bury New Road has had to reduce its opening hours for the second time since March. The holistic
THIS year's Bowland Festival brought an extra £10,000 into the local economy, according to figures estimated by organisers. More than 2,000 people from across the UK came to enjoy a range of guided walks led by local experts from various organisations
BURNLEY had to say no to a bid for Richard Chaplow - whatever was offered. With money being tight I have to say that the Clarets have done well to turn down Leeds United's move for their talented teenage midfielder, but really there was no other path
THERE may finally be some good news on the horizon for Lancashire despite their winless streak extending into double figures. It is eight defeats in ten games now for the Red Rose side, a run stretching back to the last week of May when they beat Sussex
RAIN got the better of Darwen over the weekend as their top of the table clash with Netherfield was called off without a ball being bowled, while on Sunday they lost the crucial toss and ultimately the game in a 29 over game at Settle in the Thwaites
IT WAS a weekend of mixed fortunes for Chorley. They lost by four runs to Preston in a tense finish to Saturday's Northern Premier League match at South Meadow Lane, but bounced back in fine style to trounce Barrow by 119 runs at Windsor Park in the Thwaites
COMPETITION from a Burnley bar complex is contributing to a slump for Accrington's night-time economy, where the numbers of weekend revellers down by up to 50 per cent. Now council leaders in the Hyndburn town have set up a group to look at ways of reversing
CLITHEROE chairman David Burgess says money matters led to the disbandment of the club's reserve side. The Blues are already counting the cost of promotion to the UniBond First Division, after being crowned North West Counties Division One champions last
YOUNGSTERS from Bury learnt to look after themselves and others with a special workshop in personal safety. The Bury Crucial Crew initiative, which involves health care, police, council and fire crew staff, presents young people with 12 separate hazard
HOME advantage and little in the way of expectation paid off in a big way for Bury Golf Club's Tom Cooney when he clinched the Bury District Golf Association Men's Championship on Wednesday evening writes PHIL THORP. Obviously, the 19-year-old's familiarity
GREENMOUNT's crucial Bolton League battle with third placed Walkden was decided by a superb individual performance from David Smith. He took 5-30 off 12 overs to leave Greenmount, who started the day in second place, all out for only 81. When Walkden
A DISPLAY of work tracing the history of Akzo Nobel, Darwen, is to be launched. St Joseph's RC Primary School pupils have been finding out about how the company works and how it has changed over the years as part of the heritage lottery-funded project
A 92-YEAR-OLD man was tricked into letting two men into his house after a woman knocked on his door asking for a glass of water. The man, of Hillhouses, Darwen, was not injured in the incident but police are urging people not to allow strangers into their
TWO youths questioned over their involvement in Jackass-style stunts which left a boy seriously burned will not face criminal charges. Police today revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service was to take no action against the teenagers or a woman who
OPPOSITION councillors have called on county council bosses to cut the catering budget rather than youth services after going £489,000 into the red. Options to meet a projected short fall of £489,000 for County Council's Youth and Community Service include
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has said he will stop going out in Blackburn town centre after being attacked for the second time in five months. The latest assault left James Collins with the imprint of a boot on his back. James, of Surrey Road, Whitebirk, Blackburn
LANDLORDS are being encouraged to ban smoking around bars in a move to head off a total ban on smoking inside pubs and clubs. The Licensed Victuallers' Association is recommending a voluntary code rather than the complete ban being called for by doctors.The
ACCRINGTON Stanley full back Steve Hollis has finally agreed a new deal for next season. But goalkeeper Jon Kennedy has parted company with the club after talks for a full-time contract broke down. The 23-year-old, who made his debut for the England National
FOOTBALL: Accrington Stanley are looking for volunteer stewards to assist on match days. Anyone interested is asked to contact the club's safety officer Mick Schultz for further details on 07930 214390. Building work update ( Monday 5th Jul 2004 ) Sports
HOLLY Marron made friends with a special visitor at a fun day at St Paul's Primary School in Porritt Street, Bury. Six-year-old Holly made a bee-line for Midnight who was one of the donkeys who provided rides for youngsters at the event, attended by the
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman suffered minor head injuries after being robbed as she walked under a subway in Bury. The woman was walking through the passage below Angouleme Way when she was approached from behind by a man. The offender tapped her on the shoulder
A PUB boss is to splash out £20,000 on cameras to help catch vandals in Summerseat. Nick Hogan, who runs the Waterside Inn, has brought forward plans to install a state-of-the-art CCTV system after residents raised concerns about drunken yobs rampaging
A BREAK-IN at a school was bungled after one of the would-be burglars fell over and injured himself on the roof, police said today. Two youngsters alerted the ambulance service to come to the assistance of their injured friend at Intack Primary School
FORMER Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Sir Bill Taylor has expressed his thanks to those who have offered support since his election defeat. Sir Bill, who lost his Audley seat on June 11, said it has been a testing time since then. Six Labour councillors
SHOPPING centre bosses believe they are just days away from signing deals for two new department stores. Management at Blackburn Shopping Centre said they currently had three offers for the two biggest units in their planned revamp of Lord Square. And
BLACKBURN high schools are hosting Olympic festivals for their local primaries. Pleckgate and Witton Park high schools are hosting Olympic themed sports festivals this summer, involving over 200 students from across Blackburn with Darwen primary schools
I DECIDED to go shopping in Accrington and what a pleasure it was. There is plenty of free parking, no buses causing havoc, a good market and the shopping area does not, like Blackburn, have a lot of empty shops and stalls. But what impressed me most
REGARDING the protest over windfarms, it is amazing how shortsighted we can be when it comes to the welfare of future generations. Yes, some things may look unsightly, but looking ahead, things may not be there to be seen at all if we do not get our heads
ONCE you could sit on the step, listen to the radio and monitor if it was one of yours who put the ball through the window in the car free street. Now its only safe to play football on the spare ground, parks and playing fields (if you can have local
MARGO (LET, June 29) should know better than call the Inuit people Eskimos which means 'eaters of raw fish' and is rather insulting to them. The differences that she notes are not so much cultural as economic. She does not specify which animals provide
WHY is it that when it comes to ethnic dancing England is always represented by Morris dancing? Nothing against Morris dancing, there's not much you can say about it really. Its just that we have better. It's called tap dancing, you might have heard of
A PAPERBOY injured in a road accident in Atherton is recovering in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. The 14-year-old suffered a head injury when he was hit by a car outside St Anne's Church in Tyldesley Road, on Monday morning. The boy, who has
A TERRIFIED resident today spoke of the distressing moment she was told to evacuate her home following a blaze in Colne last night. Around 37 people had to leave their homes in the Langroyd Road area when cylinders of explosive welding gas were discovered
A BURY company came to the rescue of a major London treasury when it found itself with an unusual communication problem. Staff at the HBOS treasury were left in a security dilemma because they could hear the chit-chat of crane drivers on their radios.
BLACKBURN Rovers' newly appointed captain Barry Ferguson today spoke of his burning desire to light up the Premiership next season. Ferguson has admitted he felt helpless and frustrated as Rovers spent the second half of last season battling relegation
A TOTAL of 35 roads in Padiham will have a 20mph speed limit introduced on them after residents complained about speeding cars. The work carried out by Lancashire County Council will see the limit imposed on roads around Stockbridge Road, Abingdon Road
AN angry resident today called on housing bosses to demolish or renovate a block of homes in a Burnley street - before yobs burn them to the ground. Graham Knight claims residents in Verona Avenue are surrounded by dilapidated buildings which are attracting
A FUND-RAISING Race Night in aid of Bury FC will be held at the Jolly Waggoners pub, Manchester Old Road, Bury this Friday (July 9), commencing 8pm.
A NELSON woman is £100 better off after winning a prize in a Pendle Council promotion to encourage local people to pay their council tax by direct debit Maureen Catlow, of Rook Street, was the first name picked out randomly by a computer in the promotion
PENDLE Council's Housing and Community Services has installed a new computer system to help improve efficiency for tenants. The system will replace a total of seven separate databases that the service currently uses. Coun David Clegg, the council's executive
PENDLE Council has reassured residents in Brierfield that their views on how Government regeneration money will be spent are being listened to. The council is currently consulting people in the Brierfield canal corridor area and the North Valley area
A GROUP set up to boost the Pendle economy has enjoyed one of its best years - creating and safeguarding thousands of jobs while attracting millions of pounds in funding. The Pendle Partnership - an alliance of organisations and people from the public
A TERRIFIED resident today spoke of the distressing moment she was told to evacuate her home following a blaze in Colne last night. Around 37 people had to leave their homes in the Langroyd Road area when cylinders of explosive welding gas were discovered
A TWO-FOOT long, dark grey snake thought to be poisonous, was discovered by the works cat at Scapa Dryers stores, Griffin, Blackburn. It was believed it had come from a bale of cotton which had been sent to the business from India. Two police officers
CHORLEY Lynx cemented their place in the play-off positions with a 32-18 victory over a London Skolars outfit at Victory Park. Lynx only made the game safe 11 minutes from time with a fine interception try from Jamie Stenhouse, but they made the early
AN Oswaldtwistle man who assaulted his long-term partner was given five months by a judge to behave - and proved he could. Gavin Wilkinson, 35, was told to stay out of trouble and not to be violent towards or threaten Lorna Collins. Wilkinson, who has
A DOCTOR charged with indecently assaulting a 17-year-old female patient could soon be practising again - under supervision. Dr Tanuku Venkata Suryanarayana, a GP at Accrington's Eagle Street Surgery, was suspended by health bosses in March after being
HYNDBURN Council leader Peter Britcliffe has renewed his appeal for a 'No' vote to regional government if it comes to a referendum. The government is this week due to announce which two forms of unitary government people will get to choose between in
THEIR bravery made them the stuff of legends, but now a First World War medal given to an Accrington Pal is being offered on the internet for less than £5. Civic leaders in Hyndburn -- who last weekend unveiled a memorial to the Pals -- said putting the
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was threatened with a sharp object by thieves who stole his car. The man disturbed the thieves as they tried to steal the car from his driveway in Maple Avenue, Whitefield, at 10.20pm on Sunday. Before
MICHAEL Duff is relishing the prospect of teaming up with mentor Steve Cotterill again after signing for Burnley. Former Cheltenham defender Duff yesterday agreed a three-year deal to become new boss Cotterill's second signing. And the 26-year-old Northern
MICHAEL Hunt missed out on joining his club-mate Andrew Westwell in the final qualifiers of the Open after a disastrous double bogey on the 17th hole of his home course. The Lancashire man was one over par on the penultimate hole and was on the edge of
POLICE are preparing for a summer crackdown on drunken yobs aimed at halting alcohol-fuelled violence in pubs and town centres. Officers will target irresponsible drinkers and licensed premises which encourage binge-drinking and other loutish behaviour
AN Earby pub has won its second award from the East Lancs branch of CAMRA, being named Pub of the Year for 2004. The Red Lion, in Red Lion Street, will be presented with the award on August 14. The pub also won a Pub of the Season award in 2003. The CAMRA
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to welcome back David Thompson and Barry Ferguson with open arms when pre-season training gets underway tomorrow. Thompson and Ferguson are both ready to resume full training with the rest of the squad after making
MICHAEL Duff is relishing the prospect of teaming up with mentor Steve Cotterill again after signing for Burnley. Former Cheltenham defender Duff yesterday agreed a three-year deal to become new boss Cotterill's second signing. And the 26-year-old Northern
TWO Bury Taikwon-Do Club members were successful when they represented Great Britain in the 2004 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria recently. Felix Lopez, a Radcliffe-based podiatrist and Anthony Thomas, a student from Parkhills Road, Bury, took
A PASSENGER on board a coach travelling from Manchester to Rossendale which caught fire today told how she feared she could have died. Jane Doidge was in a group of 30 people on board the Volvo 52-seater coach returning to Bacup on Saturday night after
A WATERFOOT theatre company is doing its bit to boost international recognition for performing arts in Lancashire. Horse and Bamboo has already enjoyed success in Europe with its acclaimed production, Company of Angels - The Story of Charlotte Salomon
A NEW scheme to get bobbies on their bikes and catch criminals has been slammed by critics who claim the area is too hilly. Police were told out of shape colleagues may struggle to cope with the steep streets of Rossendale. But community beat officers
A 42-YEAR-OLD man who launched a "savage" bonfire night attack on his partner was told he had narrowly escaped a jail term. Blackburn magistrates heard that Philip Glen Preece repeatedly slapped Margaret Preston before kicking her in the face, connecting
THE director of a Blackburn bus company which suddenly stopped running services last year told a public inquiry she quit after being unfairly targeted by vehicle inspectors. Suzanne Bailey, who ran CatchMeBus.com Ltd until its collapse in November, told
THE Euro 2004 hangover has hit East Lancashire as scores of couch potatoes try to work off their footie flab. After bingeing throughout the competition on a diet of beer and snacks, 521 people joined Weight Watchers groups in the area last week. Jan Mathews
SCHOOLS in Blackburn and Darwen have been urged to sign up to a new charter - to stop teaching assistants having sole control of classes. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has stepped up its campaign to boycott the National Agreement and wants teachers
A TEENAGER who was on the soccer scrap heap at 19 has been giving a football lifeline - after becoming the first Englishman to play in Poland. Eddie Stanford had already been rejected by Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Preston North End and, this
A TEENAGER who was on the soccer scrap heap at 19 has been giving a football lifeline - after becoming the first Englishman to play in Poland. Eddie Stanford had already been rejected by Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Preston North End and, this
A BOUNCER who became a nightclub supremo has returned to Blackburn with a multi-million pound to save the town's best-known venue. Peter Clarke worked his way up from doorman to lead the Heaven and Hell chain, which owns clubs across the north of England
