Quiz Night, Nelson Cricket Club, Seedhill, Nelson, 8.15pm. Rockwater Bird Conservation Centre, Foxtones Lane, Mereclough, Cliviger, Burnley. Young People's Confidential Service, Brook Advisory Centre, 64 Bank Parade, Burnley, 6.30pm-9pm. DJ Phat Phil,
Arts in the Park, featuring Rolf Harris, Witton Country Park, Preston Old Road, Blackburn. Table Top Sale plus Free Valuations, St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, Blackburn, 10am-2pm. Summer Fair, Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton, 2pm. Inside if wet. Here
FOR most blind or partially-sighted people, getting behind the wheel of a car may seem an impossible dream. But every year, for the past decade, Lancashire-based Galloways Society for the Blind has made that dream come true for hundreds of visually-impaired
ANYBODY convicted of child abuse should be sent to prison for life. They have caused damage which young children will never forget and if there were longer sentences maybe they would think twice, before abusing children. GRACE JACKSON (Mrs) (age 85),
REGARDING your correspondent's letter (July 3), there were four plaques in the foyer of the Old Town Hall, Blackburn, commemorating four local men, who were awarded the Victoria Cross. I do not know if any of these men were in the East Lancashire Regiment
IT was five years ago when the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced Labour's exciting Ten Year Transport Plan. In his speech, Mr Prescott said "I will have failed if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far
J C BLACKBURN (LET, July 6) states that they cannot credit my assertion that speed cameras are a "one trick pony" when nationally road deaths increased last year by two per cent and in camera partnership areas by up to 46 per cent. My only comment is
A PLAN to mine millions of tonnes of coal from a site has been revived because of coal's rocketing market value. Coal bosses appeared to have scaled down plans for open-cast mining at Cutacre Colliery, on the border of Atherton, Bolton and Little Hulton
GORSEFIELD Primary school's football teams are celebrating a double victory. The Scholes Cup is awarded each year to the winners of a tournament contested by primary schools in Radcliffe. The boys' team of Year Five and Six pupils from the Robertson Street
By which I mean the people who suddenly see the light and transform from complete nobody's to respectibility. It's as if they planned it the sons of bitches. For years you used to go drinking, womanising and smoking weed as if there was no tommorrow and
Whichever 'Kanjoos Da Puttar' invented the butffet needs to be put to one side and shot. Mr Great Gran daddy once told me 'There's two kind of people in this world...the human beings and the Khutay (dogs)....unfortunately there are more Khutay around.
"Listen if I don't go now I'm going to unload all over my Shalwar and then what are you going to do?" I screamed at my cousin. He looked at me and then ran for cover. They need to warn you about these things. At Manchester Airport they should have a leaflet
BLACKBURN Rovers' latest signing Dominic Matteo today underlined his determination to re-establish himself in the Premiership following a nightmare 12 months at Leeds United. After weeks of frenzied speculation, Matteo finally became a Rovers player yesterday
ROYAL watchers were in for a treat today as Prince Andrew graced East Lancashire. The Duke of York was set to praise businesses from Fence and Padiham as well as helping a Clitheroe school celebrate a 450th anniversary. The visit began at the Marriott
AN EAST Lancashire cricket club hopes to knock its cup final opposition for six with its own rendition of a football chant classic. Burnley club Lowerhouse has penned its own version of Fat Les' 1998 England football World Cup song Vindaloo to mark next
SICK children in Burnley are set to benefit from a new High Dependency Unit at the hospital. The new unit will provide specialist care for children who need constant monitoring, but who are one step below the level provided by intensive care. Children
BLACKBURN High School for Girls may have disappeared in 1966 when it was absorbed into the comprehensive system, but its spirit lives on. From July 24, Blackburn Museum will be putting on an exhibition about the history of the school and staff are keen
Bygone Burnley, with JACK NADIN. . . THE former Holy Trinity Church still stands as a proud edifice, although unfortunately not now used for its original purpose. The church, now used as apartments, was erected between 1835 and 1836, and was converted
ATHERTON Women's Institute are staging a strawberry fair at the Jubilee Hall on Friday, July 16 from 1pm to 3pm. All proceeds are in aid of North West Air Ambulance and everyone is welcome. Tickets cost £1.50.
FAMOUS Blackpool roller coaster, the Pepsi Big One, broke down causing 30 people - three of whom were from East Lancashire - to be injured. The coaster had been out of service one hour before the accident, it was revealed, and the ride safety mechanisms
IF you fancy peace and quiet for an hour or two why not join Tony Ashcroft on an enlightening walk around Leigh Cemetery during Leigh Carnival weekend? The local history officer, based at Leigh Library, will reveal interesting facts to those who join
THE director of a plant hire business that failed with debts of nearly £70,000 has been disqualified from acting as a company director for five years by Manchester County Court. Andrew Morgan, aged 36, of Park Road, Golborne was a director of Armada Earthmoving
AN MP will this week make a fresh attempt to get laws surrounding driving while disqualified changed - by pleading with fellow politicians to back his fight. Hyndburn MP Greg Pope tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament in May calling for a new traffic
AS age crept on so did the weight and ailments suffered by the Pilkington twins. With their 70th birthdays approaching, identical duo Doreen Heaton and Kathleen Brown decided to slim to ease the pressure on arthritic joints. They followed in the footsteps
HYNDBURN Council is fighting proposed changes to electoral boundaries which would put parts of Oswaldtwistle into Accrington. The local authority is opposing amendments to the electoral division of Accrington North, claiming such changes would "adversely
LOWTON St Mary's Scouts are among the quickest in the north west but need your old BMX bikes to help them stay ahead. For years they've been up front in the national scoutcar races and this month the speed demons took their Sparrow and Sparrow Hawk devices
Kristopher William Hampson, aged 21, Tyldesley Road, Hindsford. Theft of drill worth £49.99 from Focus, failure to surrender to bail, criminal damage, obstruction of police. Community Punishment Order for 190 hours, £200 compensation, £20 costs. Andrew
FUNNYMAN Peter Kay is set to leave his punch-lines behind to launch a glamorous television singing career on Leigh musician Andy Prior's Big Band Show. Fans will see a new side to the comedian when he teams up with a 16-piece band to belt out some of
WHEN he lost his job at Golborne Colliery over a decade ago Phil Carlon was a normal looking bloke. He became a house husband looking after his three daughters while wife Jayne, a midwife, took the weight of being the main wage earner on her shoulders
DEEWAR (2004) Plenty of jingoistic clap trap in this story of some Indian soldiers imprisoned in Pakistan following the war of 1971. Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt lead the line and the music ain't so bad. But don't hold out for any more surprises.
The plot is the least of your worries in this effort from David Dhawan. The teaming up of Akshay, Salaman and Priyanka is a strange one but there are some funny moments as confusion takes hold between three love struck souls. It's the familiar love triangle
Not hitting our screens until August this one but it is already getting a lot of interest from around the world. Set against the backdrop of a rainy day in Kokata , Manoj (Ajay) sets out on a journey which will finally lead him to an old flame - Niru
Legendary actor Christopher Lee graced the London screening of Jinnah on Friday 2nd July. His co-star Shireen Shah who plays the role of his sister Fatima Jinnah accompanied the veteran of over 300 films. Jinnah, which released on DVD on 5th July, is
Nearly 15 years ago, when I was deep into my studies, there were not many young 'ethnics' around, believe it or not. It's not that surprising considering 80 per cent of the current ethnic minority community is under the age of 25. So in a college, or
It affects all communties everywhere, so much so that many Councils have declared war on rubbish and fly-tipping. SARVAT JABEEN KHAN reports on one Council's battle to get the message home and how we as a community can help. Eighteen inch Sony stereo
The Asian communities of Lancashire, the North West, and England are thriving, we are told. It is quite true that we have indeed exceeded all expectations. But the point is, we didn't have very high hopes in the first place. Our parents weren't really
WHAT are called "British Residences" are the homes abroad for our Ambassadors and High Commissioners. Some are pretty functional; but some, it has to be said, are grand, reminders of Britain's imperial past and the fact that in diplomacy, size matters
GORSEFIELD Primary school's football teams are celebrating a double victory. The Scholes Cup is awarded each year to the winners of a tournament contested by primary schools in Radcliffe. The boys' team of Year Five and Six pupils from the Robertson Street
BURNLEY'S financial plight was again highlighted yesterday in a new Football League report that shows the Clarets have paid just £12,000 in agents fees between January 1 and June 30, 2003. A total of eight transactions - including three loan signings,
LANCASHIRE have been handed a triple boost by England coach Duncan Fletcher. Pace bowler Sajid Mahmood returns from England duty to boost Lancashire in their Twenty20 Cup game at Derby tonight, and both Andrew Flintoff and James Anderson have been cleared
DEAR MASSI, I have been seeing a guy for 3 years now. We are going to get married later this year. However he has become really possessive over me. I can't even dress up nicely or have a hair cut without him having a go at me, what can I do? He tells
DEAR MASSI, I have been married for four years and I thought everything between us was fine. However, in the past couple of months I have noticed my husband coming home very late at night and always being 'off' with me. Even during the Eid festivals earlier
INGOL hold the top spot at the half-way stage of the Standard Life North West Seniors Golf League. They have, however, played more games than their closest challengers and second-placed Wilpshire gained an impressive victory at Mytton Fold, with only
LEIGH Centurions supporters are marching the 24.5 miles from Leigh to Rochdale on July 18 for the Arriva Trains Cup Final between Leigh and Hull KR. They hope to raise money for the Mike Gregory Fund and in aid of 18-year-old London Broncos Academy player
I was delighted to pick up a valuable 23 points on Saturday at New Brighton which helped us move nicely up the table writes Dave Dove Particularly pleasing for me was the attitude and commitment shown by the batsmen after quite a poor start. Liam Zammit
ATHERTON CC lost ground in the chase for the Bolton Association title after a mixed weekend of results. Beaten by six wickets at Standish on Saturday, Atherton recaprured something of their best for the following day with a four-wicket win at neighbours
RADCLIFFE Area Board has a new co-ordinator. John Slater has taken over the role after Phil Parkinson left Bury Council to join the NHS. John (37) has come from the Bury West Area Board, where Alison Wilkins has now taken over his role. Before joining
BARRY Kilby has again insisted Burnley are not prepared to serve up Richard Chaplow on a plate. First Division rivals Leeds United are determined to continue their pursuit of the Clarets midfielder, despite seeing two bids rejected - the second totalling
BLACKBURN Rovers' latest signing Dominic Matteo today underlined his determination to re-establish himself in the Premiership following a nightmare 12 months at Leeds United. After weeks of frenzied speculation, Matteo finally became a Rovers player yesterday
TWO new staff have joined the Y-Zone in Radcliffe. They are area youth worker, Lee Thompson, and part-time worker, Simon Unsworth. They join a number of volunteers at the centre in Westminster Avenue. The Y-Zone has a senior club which meets on Tuesday
CONEY Green and Radcliffe High will be sold for £4 million-plus to raise money to build the town's new high school. Councillors have agreed to dispose of the two sites and earmark all the proceeds for the proposed Radcliffe Riverside High School. The
MEMORIES of old Radcliffe should be included in the town's new super school, residents say. It has been estimated that the new state-of-the-art Radcliffe Riverside School will be ready for opening in 2007. And people living in the town say they would
RESIDENTS and church-goers want police to show the "red card" to youths playing soccer on a council-owned car park. Neighbours in Bridge Close and parishioners of Bridge Methodist Church in Radcliffe claim cars are being damaged by the youths, and that
AN area of Darwen which has been plagued by fly-tipping and rubbish will be the first to benefit from a new blitz on litter. The Olive Lane area will be the first in the town to benefit from Blackburn with Darwen Council's Clean Start project. The anti-litter
ATHERTON Women's Institute are staging a strawberry fair at the Jubilee Hall on Friday, July 16 from 1pm to 3pm. All proceeds are in aid of North West Air Ambulance and everyone is welcome. Tickets cost £1.50.
"Opening night was a real success, we sold 30 pictures, the group is rapidly going from strength to strength, " said delighted organiser Trevor Gardner of Leigh Community Arts Group. Exhibits may be viewed during normal Library opening hours until July
IF you fancy peace and quiet for an hour or two why not join Tony Ashcroft on an enlightening walk around Leigh Cemetery during Leigh Carnival weekend? The local history officer, based at Leigh Library, will reveal interesting facts to those who join
DRINKING alcohol outdoors in Haslingden town centre could become an arrestable offence if a booze ban is introduced. Plans for the new measure were revealed after police recorded increases in alcohol-related crime in the town centre. The council wants
A FATHER who was left with a fractured skull during a £20 robbery has told how he could have been killed. Speaking from his hospital bed, Michael Dabbs, 39, said he was knocked unconscious in Booth Road, Stacksteads, on Sunday morning, after being approached
WIGAN council's libraries are open for alien invasions or even a spin round the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. After a successful trial at Golborne Library the leisure services department has introduced state of the art games consoles at all its libraries
HESKETH Fletcher C of E High School celebrated the success of its high achievers. But there was a special atmosphere last Thursday when headteacher Dr Ted Walker announced the school's best ever results for 14-year-olds with massive improvements in SATS
MEMBERS of Astley Youth Band had their 15 minutes of fame to promote their upcoming tour on a television news channel -- in French. The youngsters were filmed for news channel France 3 speaking about their forthcoming tour of the French Alps for an arts
LOCAL schoolchildren will be the first in the north of England to benefit from a scheme to get the nation's children to take the plunge. Wigan borough has been chosen to pilot a project which aims to build strong links between clubs and schools. And over
THREE primary schools in Atherton are benefiting from a share of government cash. St Richard's and nearby St George's are enjoying improved and safer playground facilities, with Meadowbank Primary set to get similar treatment over the coming year. Locals
ROTARY Club of Atherton President Roger Benson has handed over to Colin Mickleburgh. Mr Mickleburgh, who takes a second term of office, is also District Secretary for District 1280 which covers the Atherton area. This year, Rotary International celebrates
LEIGH Centurions supporters are marching the 24.5 miles from Leigh to Rochdale on July 18 for the Arriva Trains Cup Final between Leigh and Hull KR to raise money for the Mike Gregory Fund and in aid of 18-year-old London Broncos Academy player Matt King
Love'em or hate'em they are in your face in a town near you. Here we go again for the fourth year running. Organisers have been a bit slow off the mark this season but we've got as many of the melas we could get hold of. BRADFORD MELA Peel Park Sat 26
ABF ANNUAL DINNER Friday, July 2, 2004 King George's Hall, Blackburn. The ABF celebrated its one thousandth member at the association's annual dinner. The cream of Lancashire's business leaders were in Blackburn for the event - the largest gathering of
BLACKBURN'S Arts in the Park festival kicks off on Saturday when one of Britain's best-loved entertainers takes to the stage. TV host, artist, author and recording star Rolf Harris, dubbed the 'Wizard of Aussie' by his legions of adoring fans, headlines
PUPILS and schools were rewarded for their efforts during a day to celebrate achievements in education. Around 50 Blackburn and Darwen schools, each represented by two pupils, were presented with certificates in recognition for key achievements during
A BOROUGH'S new education supremo today vowed to deal with the "mishandled" issues which have upset parents and vowed to do his best for local children. Coun Dave Hollings has taken over from Mahfooz Hussain as Blackburn with Darwen council's executive
REGENERATION projects aimed at breathing new life into East Lancashire have been hit by a massive funding crisis. Hundreds of schemes to improve the quality of life in some of East Lancashire's poorest communities have also been told to expect massively
SOME might say that Eric Whalley saved the club from the brink of extinction just under 10 years ago. Others might disagree. But whatever personal opinion is on Whalley putting his money where his mouth is for Accrington Stanley, there's no doubt that
The age-old perception that students will be lazing around during the summer holidays is no more according to a new survey. As the university year ends, 80% of undergraduates plan to take holiday jobs, earning them almost £1 billion, according to a study
All women should be allowed in Mosques (if they are Muslim of course) why shouldnt they be? its the 21st century now and women are a lot more independant and that doesnt mean it is wrong as long as you follow your religion you are in the right! Miss M
A 4-1 victory against Nelson's Paak gave Asia the perfect start and from then on it just got better. Fast, efficient and very well organised Asia got their noses in front and stayed there. Their goal spree continued against Preston's Canaries in their
Sajid Mahmood has had a wonderful year - but that has not stopped the Lancashire bowler from setting his sights even higher. The 22-year-old has made the step up from local league cricket to the England A side in remarkably quick time. And this month
HESKETH Fletcher C of E High School celebrated the success of its high achievers. But there was a special atmosphere last Thursday when headteacher Dr Ted Walker announced the school's best ever results for 14-year-olds with massive improvements in SATS
ASTLEY and Tyldesley now have after-school and holiday club facilities catering for four to 12 year-olds and designed to help working parents and carers following SureStart backing from Wigan Council. Busy Kids, run by Karen Jackson and Julie Gilman,
THREE primary schools in Atherton are benefiting from a share of government cash. St Richard's and nearby St George's are enjoying improved and safer playground facilities, with Meadowbank Primary set to get similar treatment over the coming year. Locals
CONEY Green and Radcliffe High will be sold for £4 million-plus to raise money to build the town's new high school. Councillors have agreed to dispose of the two sites and earmark all the proceeds for the proposed Radcliffe Riverside High School. The
lI'M signing up to join Terry Wogan's TOGGs (old gals and geesers). I laughed coming into work to hear a letter from a member who said she had cooked a chicken risotto -- then discovered she'd forgotten to put the chicken in. It was still uncooked in
WITH the holiday season upon us 'speedy' male and 'safe' female drivers are on a collision course to in-car conflict according to a poll of 2000 motorists! The survey, carried out by Jamjar cars, showed that the 'battle of the sexes' is fought fiercest
BURY Council has adopted a new "walking strategy" to make life easier for pedestrians. Councillors hope that more people will be encouraged to get around on foot, which would help cut congestion and pollution and also bring health benefits. The first
THE parents of a youngster killed on a notorious road in Radcliffe have joined a national campaign to reduce road casualties. David Jones and Elaine Pickwick, of Olsberg Close, Radcliffe, say they have received a great deal of help and comfort from national
EX-BOLTON Wanderers, Blackpool, and Bournemouth professional soccer player and UEFA B Qualified FA coach Brian Smith has a few vacancies in his soccer coaching classes. These are based in the Atherton area each Saturday morning and are for youngsters
A woman caused a major police inquiry by falsely claiming that she had been kidnapped, raped and stabbed, a court heard. Bradford Magistrates' Court was told that 800 hours of police time was taken up and more than 100 officers, including an Assistant
RMI keeper Gary Kelly will be out of action until September. The veteran goalkeeper and assistant manager, damaged his hand in the Christmas fixture at Chester, but despite having an operation, the surgeon failed to spot a ruptured ligament. Kelly had
A Greater Manchester Police Officer has received an MBE in this year's Queens Birthday Honours List. Race Relations Officer for the South Manchester division Afzal Iqbal (pictured), of Oldham was rewarded for his efforts to build links between the police
Government figures show stop and search operations of Asian people by police have rocketed by 302% in the face of terrorism fears. Muslim leaders said the "appalling" statistics proved an increase in "Islamophobia" and said their community was becoming
Immigrants who want to become British citizens will have to reach a minimum standard in English language, Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced. People who take part in the Government's new citizenship ceremonies - introduced last year - will have
Two women who were discriminated against by the chief executive of the local office of the Racial Equality Council, are calling for his resignation. By David Bartlett Clita Johnrose and Shabana Mann had their complaint of being discriminated against by
Urgent government action is needed to tackle Islamaphobia and "institutional disadvantages" suffered by Britain's Muslim community, MPs said. Earlier this month a major report warned persistent and untackled Islamaphobia was creating a disaffected underclass
Six councillors who quit the Labour group only to do a dramatic U-turn and help the party back into power explained their actions. An ASIAN IMAGE EXCLUSIVE After weeks of uncertainty, claims, counter-claims and allegations all six will remain as independent
Meditation with Gen Kelsang Pagpa, Room 2, Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7pm. "Universal Love." Fun Fair, Fulledge Recreation Ground, Culshaw Street, Burnley. Illyria Theatre Company present "Pride and Prejudice," Rose Garden, Haworth
SUNDAY Merchants of Hoghton Farmers Market, Hoghton Tower, 10am-3pm. Open Day, Worden Park, Leyland, 11am-2pm. Open Gardens, Oxhey Farm and Carrwood House, Ribchester, 2pm-5pm. "Cherrybomb," The Crown, Darwen. Open Day, Cronkshaw Fold Farm, Alden Road
IT is good to know that details of the Labour Party inquiry into events surrounding the resignations of six Blackburn councillors are about to be announced. By calling in Labour peer and Commission for Racial Equality chairman Trevor Phillips the party
SOMEBODY should tell His Royal Golfness -- Prince Andrew -- that if he wants to travel to his important banquets by private helicopter he'd gain more respect for the monarchy if he'd pay for his jaunts himself, or persuade his brown-nosing sycophants
A TEENAGE girl with Down's syndrome fell to her death from a Ferris wheel after the ride operator would not let her ride with her mother, an inquest was told. Salma Saleem, aged 15, fell 30ft from the ride at the Gulliver's World theme park, Warrington
REGENERATION projects aimed at breathing new life into East Lancashire have been hit by a massive funding crisis. Hundreds of schemes to improve the quality of life in some of East Lancashire's poorest communities have also been told to expect massively
PUPILS have been holding silent tributes this week in memory of a popular teacher who was killed as he cycled home from school. Mr David Kerslake (44), of Hackney Close, Radcliffe, died on June 14 in Crompton Way, Bolton, after a car collided with his
WHEN he lost his job at Golborne Colliery over a decade ago Phil Carlon was a normal looking bloke. He became a house husband looking after his three daughters while wife Jayne, a midwife, took the weight of being the main wage earner on her shoulders
"Nagain bande waknain." He came and saw and ruined my movie. Before you go on it is worth remembering this is a family website and we won't be discussing these things in public. Oh what the hell..whos going to know?. I got a friend who's got a serious
I got a problem and the doctor can't help. So instead of just suffering I thought I might go and see this geezer who knows a thing a two. 'Shut up don't talk like that!' ...'Don't you dare say anything against them'....'If you say anything I swear it
BLACKBURN Rovers' summer signings Javier De Pedro, Paul Dickov and Dominic Matteo met up with their new team-mates for the first time yesterday - but grins were soon replaced by grimaces on the opening day of pre-season training. It's the one date in
RAP superstar Eminem will not be appearing when his controversial side-project band D12 take to the stage in Manchester in September. The Detroit-based group have announced their first ever UK tour, but their frontman will not be accompanying them when
HAPTON Parish Council is on its traditional break this month. The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday, August 3 from 7pm. Councillors are hoping that plans to improve recreational facilities in the village will be unveiled at the meeting. RESIDENTS
VICTIMS of a disgraced financial adviser have been offered a lifeline in their bid to recover some of the £500,000 he stole from them. Kevan Berry was jailed for four years in April 2003 after using his role at Briercliffe-based Bowland Financial Management
BURY have been drawn at home to Lancashire rivals Burnley in the first round of next season's Carling Cup. The competition kicks off in the week beginning, Aigust 23 when Wigan Athletic travelling to Grimsby.
A TEENAGE girl with Down's syndrome fell to her death from a Ferris wheel after the ride operator would not let her ride with her mother, an inquest was told. Salma Saleem, aged 15, fell 30ft from the ride at the Gulliver's World theme park, Warrington
DAVID and Amanda Mottershead are back from their Spanish holiday with a rather special souvenir -- baby Ben. Amanda (32) gave birth to Ben just two weeks ago, when a bout of Spanish tummy turned out to be an 8lb baby! The family is now adjusting to life
FOR many generations, St James Schoolroom in Accrington played a crucial role in their lives. The schoolroom on Cannon Street housed both Sunday and day schools during its time as well as being the venue for countless social gatherings, meetings and events
A COLNE garage boss was almost mown down by a car thief as he locked up his compound, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard ex-convict, drug addict and banned driver Michael David Dwyer, 20, made off with a Hyundai Coupe, smashing into a Nissan
AN UP and coming former Pendle playwright will see his latest work performed at a Manchester theatre after entering a competition for writers in the North West. Sharif Samad, 29, was among 250 writers to enter a script into the Write2 competition run
AN organ recital begins at 7.30pm on Saturday at St Thomas Church, Golborne. Tickets cost £4 each to hear the extensively refurbished instrument and enjoy a wine and cheese buffet afterwards.
MOTORCYCLE and music enthusiasts are being asked to raise money for charity and have fun at the same time in Atherton this weekend. The Fenrir Motorcycle Brotherhood will be holding its 10th annual charity event, to raise money for the Two Porches special
BUTCHER David Livesey's sizzlers have won rare Euro recognition. His family firm, Livesey, Traditional Fresh Sausages Ltd., has been awarded EFSIS (European Food Safety Inspection Service) accreditation and David is delighted. Managing director David
PROPERTY giant Kingmoor Park is looking for potential sites in the Leigh area as part of a major expansion programme. The news that the company is looking for new locations follows the success of the company's operation at Bridgewater Business Park in
CULTURE chiefs in Wigan are seeking the latest recruit to the borough's diplomatic corps to become the borough's French ambassador based in twin-town Angers. For the past 15 years Wigan has been twinned with the ancient French city in the Loire Valley
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
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has delivered a petition to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott demanding that the borough remains independent. The area could be split under boundary changes planned because of the proposed North West Elected Regional Assembly
It is amusing when people who do not really know our community well comment on how we get on with each other. Because the basic fact is that we do not. In reality misguided and mischievous points of view are reflected in our community to such a degree
The issue of forced marriages has been in the media spotlight for some time, but what if you went along with it to appease your family and then you met someone who captured your heart? What if you were single and the man you wanted to marry was already
A while ago now I can remember a prominent politician of a conservative persuasion arguing the point that many members of the South Asian community in Britain were in fact more akin to the ideals of the right of the political movement, than of liberalism
BARRY Kilby has again insisted Burnley are not prepared to serve up Richard Chaplow on a plate. First Division rivals Leeds United are determined to continue their pursuit of the Clarets midfielder, despite seeing two bids rejected - the second totalling
DEAR MASSI, I have done something really stupid and I am afraid of telling anyone about it. I am married man with two children and over the past year I have spent all my savings and even borrowed £5000 from friends and loan companies. My wife doesn't
DAVID Middleton and Ashley Johnston were the QEGS heroes as they won through to the national final of the Independent Schools Golf Cup for the first time. The pair won the deciding game against Pocklington on the 15th hole of their north region final
STUART Taylor won his first event in the Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit when he beat Lancashire team-mate Michael Hunt by a shot in the Wilpshire Trophy. And his performance will delight county skipper Cliff Bowman, who has named him in his side to
LIKE a poisonous snake, Stuart Andrew is silently lying in wait and ready to spit venom at his rivals' dreams of making the Open. The Clitheroe professional doesn't have to display his competitive streak too often these days-- but as most of this week's
Div 2 - Ath Cons 178 Morgans 196; Ath Libs "A" 196 Ath Libs "B" 176; Bowling "B" 221 R/Union 161; W/Leigh "B" 179 A & T "B" 195; St Pauls "A" 227 Tyl Subby 147. Thursday, July 1: Div 1- Bowling "A" 203 Tamar 134; Bruns 184 A & T "A" 179; Gard
THE 40 over cup competition introduces different disciplines to the longer version of the game of cricket but the Leigh Third players were unable to adapt on this occasion and came second best to a more organised Lytham side. If the Leigh bowlers had
ANOTHER battling draw by Leigh Fourths away at Highfield saw the visitors hang on in yet another close finish. Highfield chose to bat first on a good looking wicket and their batsmen made the most of weather conditions that defied the forecasters. They
LEIGH Harriers senior men and women teams have won through to the Northern Inter-Club Plate KO Final at Cudworth in August for a second successive year. David Smith gave the team a good start by winning the javelin with a near-club record throw of 52m
LEIGH CC had a superb double triumph as they achieved their first ever league victory at New Brighton and followed this up with a resounding win at Kendal in the Thwaites Lancashire Knockout Cup. Leigh were asked to bat first at Rake Lane and, with the
RADCLIFFE residents in deep financial trouble can take advantage of money advice and cheaper loans. Two areas of the borough are piloting a new service for people in poorer communities who have been refused finance at a mainstream bank. The council has
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a chip pan fire at Johnson Street, Tyldesley, at 11.20pm on Tuesday night. It took firefighters 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze and no one was injured.
A BIKE lover has been killed after his machine collided with a car. John Sutcliffe, 51, who had worked in the industrial coatings business of Akzo Nobel, formerly Crown Paints, in Darwen, since leaving school, was out for an afternoon ride when the collision
AN organ recital begins at 7.30pm on Saturday at St Thomas Church, Golborne. Tickets cost £4 each to hear the extensively refurbished instrument and enjoy a wine and cheese buffet afterwards.
SCHOOL meals prices are set to rise by five pence a day from September 1. The last price rise was by the same amount -- to £1.50 per day -- in January in keeping with the trend over the past five years. Heads have asked that the rise begins at the start
A MOTORCYCLIST is appealing for witnesses after his machine was stolen from a house in Tyldesley town centre. Thieves broke into Peter Johnson's back yard in Henry Street, Tyldesley, and stole a black Kowasaki GPX 250cc motorbike. The motorbike had been
GREEN Hall School is chasing a Green Flag Eco Award by slashing energy bills and creating an Atherton oasis. The Atherton school has already achieved silver standard through its commitment with pupil, staff and governors meetings to decide the policy
ASTLEY and Tyldesley now have after-school and holiday club facilities catering for four to 12 year-olds and designed to help working parents and carers following SureStart backing from Wigan Council. Busy Kids, run by Karen Jackson and Julie Gilman,
THERE'S a great opportunity to try sailing for fun and for free at Pennington Flash! Anyone from the age of five upwards is welcome to give sailing a try under the supervision of qualified RYA instructors between 10.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, July 17
A MAJOR road will be closed to through traffic from July 19 to October 10 while £250,000 brook improvements are carried out. Sewer overflow improvements will be carried out by United Utilities' contractor KMI Water Ltd in Wigan Road, Leigh, at its junction
A SPECIALLY equipped fire engine which will deal with major incidents across the whole of Greater Manchester is set to be stationed in Atherton. Greater Manchester fire chiefs revealed that the new Incident Support Unit could be up and running at the
AN infant school has been praised by the education watchdog for going out of its way to include pupils of different cultures. Audley Infant School, Blackburn, has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for being "outstandingly inclusive" towards its 277 pupils
A BLACKBURN brewery has had its bid to supply the local council rejected for the third time. Councillors' decision to turn down the chance to sell Thwaites at King George's Hall was today described as 'disappointing' by a boss at the company. Thwaites
DETAILS of a Labour Party inquiry into the events which led to the resignations of six councillors are due to be announced by the end of the week. Labour peer Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, was called in to choose someone
A SIX-year-old girl battling a brain tumour has returned from a pilgrimage to Lourdes full of hope for the future. Little Sophie White, from Shadsworth, Blackburn, who was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, visited the springs and had an "amazing" experience
A STREET robber who targeted women within months of completing a jail sentence for similar offences has been sent to prison for almost four years. A court heard that Karl Hartley had drifted back into the drugs scene before he robbed the women of their
SHOCKING statistics out today show unprecedented increases in some sexual diseases in East Lancashire. The number of cases of some diseases - such as chlamydia - have gone up by as much as 300 per cent in less than a decade, according to records from
ACCRINGTON Stanley might be full-time professional footballers but they showed they were capable of turning their hand to cricket last night as well. The Reds took on Accrington Cricket Club in a friendly 20-over cricket match, with John Coleman switching
Preston Muslim girls High School celebrated after receiving a glowing report from OFSTED inspectors. The school provides pupils with superb spiritual and moral guidance and prepares pupils extremely well in their role as British Muslim women said the
Three members of the Red Rose Sports Club in Preston are striving to take it to the next level. Usman Alam, Yasin Patel and Javed Hussain all attended the Lancashire County Junior Trials this month. Whilst cricket remains the second most popular sport
Players from around the region really let the talent speak for itself at our Asian Soccer Idol competition. Forty-five youngsters aged between 6 and 15 took part in the event which was held with assistance from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council at
I write concerning the Heera Now article in last months Asian Image. The Asian community is feeling the brunt of events that take place on the other side of the world. Everytime a bomb goes off we are all painted with the same brush. I am not a Muslim
Regarding the six councillors who quit. I wanted to know why they didn't have the nerve to do it last year when some of them said they would because they didn't agree with the war. If they had resigned back then everyone would have respected them more
I think things in Iraq have got WAY out of hand. Capturing and killing hostages isn't going to work its just making people more angry with each other. America and the British want to get out of there instead of playing GOD and leave the Iraqis to fight
Regarding the article 'Will the last one out please turn off the light!' (Heera Now Column). I agree that things the image of the Asian community in this country has suffered recently. But the doomsday scenario painted in this article is far from the
Regarding the article about the lady who wants to pray namaz at mosque. In this day and age the desire of both sexes is very high. It is unfair on the old and pious but if we let them go to mosques then the young would argue. As we know free mixing of
I heard of the six councillors who quit their positions in the Labour Party. There seems to be some confusion regarding the reason for this breakaway. The six councillors are very well known and highly respected members of the community. The public would
GREEN Hall School is chasing a Green Flag Eco Award by slashing energy bills and creating an Atherton oasis. The Atherton school has already achieved silver standard through its commitment with pupil, staff and governors meetings to decide the policy
LOCAL schoolchildren will be the first in the north of England to benefit from a scheme to get the nation's children to take the plunge. Wigan borough has been chosen to pilot a project which aims to build strong links between clubs and schools. And over
MEMORIES of old Radcliffe should be included in the town's new super school, residents say. It has been estimated that the new state-of-the-art Radcliffe Riverside School will be ready for opening in 2007. And people living in the town say they would
nEITHER I'm getting cleverer or the general knowledge questions on the latest series of Mastermind on BBC 2 are a lot easier than they used to be. I used to cheer if I managed to get two or three right, now answers come thick and fast. The questions seem
IT'S amazing that 50 years after The King recorded "That's All Right Mama" it has been released as a single by HMV -- and expected to top the charts. The 1954 record made by Elvis Presley when he was a teenager for his beloved mother caught the ear of
Leigh Centurions 27 Batley Bulldogs 22 by Mike Hulme: THE Centurions were given a rare day off on Monday. Not as a direct reward for beating the tenacious Bulldogs to stay top of the LHF National League One - but because they could barely walk, let alone
A community came to a standstill to pay their final respects to a student who died after falling 150ft from a cliff during a college trip. Relatives and friends from all the UK joined Asif Bharucha's parents for formal and informal events in homes and
A Lancashire murder is among 120 deaths which Metropolitan police believe could be a so-called 'honour killing'. But Scotland Yard was staying tight-lipped on the identity of the case that is being re-examined along with 120 other murders. Detectives
Mother-of-three Chanchal Chauhan will be taking on some of England's highest hills in the Peak District Challenge to raise money for a cancer charity. Chanchal has taken on the 35km hike in memory of her father and sister who both died of cancer. The
In an unprecendented move Asian video shop owners met with trading standards in a bid to 'clean up' the video rental trade. Trading Standards officers have been very active in the past 12 months raiding many video shops leading to legal proceedings and
THE long-running saga over the future of Dave McNiven is over after the Leigh RMI striker completed a move to Scottish Division One side Queen of the South. McNiven netted 25 times in the Conference for RMI last season, but turned down a new contract
A brief look who's in and who's out following the Local Council elections of June 10 2004. Manchester City Council (Following all elected) CHEETHAM Khan, Afzal (Lab) Pagel, Martin Donald (Lab) Rizvi, Imran Raza (Lab) WHALLEY RANGE Bhatti, Faraz Ahmed
