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,
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
AFTER it announced controversial plans to close 36 of its 48 homes for the elderly, Lancashire County Council was attacked from all sides. Councillors may have been motivated by a genuine desire to improve elderly care services but the draconian way in
LATER this year a private firm will be providing scores of new traffic wardens who will make sure we don't park where we shouldn't. That's because the police will no longer be responsible for enforcing parking regulations. Instead it will fall to local
LANCASHIRE Evening Telegraph photographer Clive Lawrence is officially the best in the North West. He scooped the Photographer of the Year 2004 title in the North West Newspaper Awards sponsored by the British Nuclear Group and organised by the Society
I SEE that sanity has prevailed and an amnesty has been granted to ambulance, fire and police services regarding speeding fines when emergencies occur. Now I understand perfectly when ambulance and fire services are doing their best to save lives, but
MR Trevor Maxfield, who is now standing in the Blackburn with Darwen Earcroft by-election as an Independent, asks whether the people who used Hollins Grove Post Office, Darwen, had "been forgotten about by our elected officials." The answer is no. As
IN reply to D Heap (Letters, June 29), I am sorry you had to suffer at the mercy of two such insulting people, all for the sake of 25p for the bus! I agree, we nowadays tend to be too suspicious to hold much community spirit. If only you had been lucky
A BUS company boss who left scores of passengers stranded by taking her fleet off the road without notice has been stripped of her licences. CatchMeBus.com Ltd's transport manager Suzanne Bailey had her authority to run local services revoked at a public
A THIEF who stole a security camera to pay off a drugs debt has been jailed for three months. Nicholas Charles Binns, 29, had also flouted a drug treatment and testing order, Burnley magistrates heard. Sentencing him, the bench told the defendant that
RESIDENTS evacuated from their homes after a blaze in Colne returned home last night with some left to count the cost of the fire's devastating damage. The 37 people ushered from their homes were finally allowed back home last night from 6pm. They had
COUNCIL top brass are to hold a crisis meeting to sort out Burnley's recycling collection mess, it was revealed today. Leading councillors are demanding answers over the scrapping of recycling schemes and will meet town hall chiefs tomorrow to try and
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has demanded the Government ensure a fair trial in US courts for four Britons held as alleged Taleban or al-Qaeda terrorists in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. Following a recent American Supreme Court decision that US
A BOY fell through an asbestos garage roof in Colne yesterday, prompting residents to slam out-of-control youngsters in the neighbourhood. The youngster had to be rescued by firefighters when he became trapped inside the garage in Charles Street yesterday
A POLICE officer was subjected to a serious assault when he was called to a Bank Holiday fight in Barnoldswick, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how builder Kevin Mullinder, 24, grabbed PC Roy Curwen in the groin, leaving him in pain and discomfort
NORMAN Wilkinson, of Blackburn Master Butchers' Association, gave hints on how to keep the calories down when he prepared meat for 30 women members of Larkhill Slimming Group. The ladies, who were in their 11th week of a 12-week slimming course, shed
A SOCCER-MAD chef from East Lancashire found himself in the premier league of the catering trade when he was made head chef at the restaurant owned by Michael Caine and Marco Pierre White. Tim Payne, 26, a passionate Rovers supporter, completed his catering
ACCRINGTON pensioner Eileen Tipling spent a week waiting on number 58 before becoming our second Big Bucks Bingo winner -- and scooping £1,000. All week Mrs Tipling had been telling her daughter, Lynne Wright, that she needed one number for a full house
TODDLERS are in for a tumble with their school being given the go-ahead for a £15,000 new outdoor play facility. The Early Years play area at Great Harwood's Our Lady and St Hubert's RC Primary School will be built this summer after Lancashire County
A WATER treatment plant in East Lancashire has been criticised for high bacteria levels in a water quality watchdog's annual report. The Martholme works at Accrington was one of only six out of 140 in the North West to be made the subject of two enforcement
PROTESTERS are outraged after plans were approved which could divert cash from care homes sales away from caring for the elderly. County council finance chief Coun Tony Martin has approved a new document which will allow the cash to be used for county
A BUS company boss who left scores of passengers stranded by taking her fleet off the road without notice has been stripped of her licences. CatchMeBus.com Ltd's transport manager Suzanne Bailey had her authority to run local services revoked at a public
MOBILE CCTV cameras are set to be placed in a Ribble Valley town in a bid to tackle theft and anti-social behaviour. Police have confirmed they intend to use mobile CCTV cameras in Longridge over the coming months. They hope as well as identifying troublemakers
BURNLEY Football Club's youth policy has gathered more momentum following the signings of Irish duo Martin Reilly and Chris McCann. The apprentices, both from Irish boys' club Home Farm, join Mark Crossley, Cayne Hanley, Nicky Platt and Rob Henry on Terry
MICHAEL Duff will be a huge hit at Burnley, according to Cheltenham Town boss John Ward. Central defender Duff trained with his new team mates for the first time yesterday after signing a three-year deal with the Clarets. And Ward, formerly assistant
'THE Bedlington Terrier', 'Bairn', 'Spuder', 'Fettler'. Brian O'Neil picked up lots of nicknames during his playing days at Burnley and Southampton, but maybe 'Pocket Dynamo' would be the one that described him best of all. Every team in the 1960's needed
BLACKBURN Rovers today completed the signing of Leeds United defender Dominic Matteo. After weeks of careful negotiating, Rovers boss Graeme Souness finally got his man on a three year deal this morning. The 30-year-old Scotland international became Rovers
MP Janet Anderson is urging women to avoid investing in a quick-money scheme which appears to offer thousands of pounds in return. The Darwen Labour MP warns against getting involved in the Hearts for Women scheme, now operating in Darwen. Women are asked
BUS driver-turned-actor Andrew Holden is boosting his audiences - with a poster campaign telling passengers when he is on telly. Andrew, of Laurel Avenue, Darwen, has cranked up his own publicity machine after winning a part as an usher in drama series
AN EMPTY mill could be given a new lease of life with plans to transform it into 25 luxury apartments each worth up to £400,000. The development would follow in the footsteps of the recently converted Ilex Mill, Rawtenstall. The application to redevelop
AN ENTIRE school will enjoy a day out at Alton Towers thanks to a national children's charity. Happy Days, based in Luton, is funding the trip for Blackburn's Crosshill School, which has 90 children with complex learning difficulties, on July 12. Headteacher
CHILDREN ready to embark on their annual six-week summer holiday of car crime are urged by police: "Don't do it!" Acting Sergeant Conrad Tapp spoke out as officers braced themselves for a rise in the theft of items from vehicles which coincides with schools
PUPILS across East Lancashire are learning the importance of a healthy lifestyle thanks to a county council-run scheme. More than 500 schools in the county have now signed up to the Lancashire County Council's Healthy Schools Programme. And the latest
A PRISON governor was "shy and rather naive" at the time he is alleged to have sexually assaulted two schoolboys more than 25 years ago, a court was told. James Donaldson, who is currently governor of HMP Garth, near Leyland, has pleaded not guilty to
A BAR owner today insisted his venue was one of the safest in town after axing a dance night amid fears of violence. Adrian Garner said he had taken the step following concerns from police that the weekly event was attracting the wrong crowd to Bar Ibiza
ACCRINGTON Stanley assistant manager Jimmy Bell says it's time to get tough. Bell and Reds boss John Coleman have always had a friendly relationship with the players. But the 39-year-old admits the advent of professional football means they must now establish
I HAVE only one thing to say to the Labour Party councillors and the Conservative party and Lib-Dem party. Stop playing the power game and get on with the job that we the general public voted you to do and who also pay your allowances -- and that is running
WHAT a fiasco the last election has turned out to be. What can we learn from it? Firstly, how much Labour rely on the Asian vote and how that vote can be affected by perceived anti-Islam action by the government. Secondly, the unedifying spectacle of
FOUR Leigh people accused of involvement in a £160,000 cocaine supply plot appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. They are alleged to have conspired to supply the drug in Manchester between October and April. They are: Warren Cox, aged 37, of Phaeton Close
PROTESTERS are outraged after plans were approved which could divert cash from care homes sales away from caring for the elderly. County council finance chief Coun Tony Martin has approved a new document which will allow the cash to be used for county
BLACKBURN Rovers today completed the signing of Leeds United defender Dominic Matteo. After weeks of careful negotiating, Rovers boss Graeme Souness finally got his man on a three year deal this morning. The 30-year-old Scotland international became Rovers
A MAYOR'S mile fun run will kick off this year's Padiham Sports Week. The event, on Saturday July 31, has been organised by Padiham Leisure Centre and will feature an adults and children's fun run. The races will start from outside the Park Road Leisure
A BAND that won acclaim at this year's Glastonbury Festival is on its way to Burnley this summer. Fresh from their success in the Acoustic Stage round of the festival's unsigned bands contest, Bodixa will appear on the second stage at Reach 2 Festival
A FAMILY of 14 dubbed "neighbours from hell" have demanded council action over their home, which they say is infested with fleas. Paul Booth, 53, of Station Road, Padiham, claims they have repeatedly asked for help in getting rid of the pests since they
PROTESTERS are outraged after plans were approved which could divert cash from care homes sales away from caring for the elderly. County council finance chief Coun Tony Martin has approved a new document which will allow the cash to be used for county
TWO men were assaulted in a late-night attack solely because of the colour of their skin, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how culprit Qamir Ashraf, 20, was part of a gang which had racially abused the two victims as they headed for a taxi
A GOVERNMENT minister has promised to examine a list of 17 areas affecting the financial future of Nelson and Colne College after meeting Pendle MP Gordon Prentice. Higher Education Minister Alan Johnson met with the Labour MP who outlined the problems
BUSINESSES in Colne have been invited to apply for council grants to improve their premises and the image of the town. Grants of up to £3,000 are being offered to cover 50 per cent of all eligible works as part of the scheme, which aims to improve the
A MAN with a history of cocaine problems and depression died only hours after taking a lethal dose of the heroin substitute methadone, an inquest heard. Anthony Pye, of Linden Road, Colne, was found by a friend lying on the sofa in his flat on September
DRIVING his car down Blackburn Road, Accrington, a man pulled up to ask two police officers the way and as a result ended up appearing before the court. Facing charges of driving carelessly and without reasonable, the police alleged the driver stopped
AN ACCRINGTON historian has welcomed the town's first lasting tribute to the Accrington pals. Bill Turner, who has conducted much of the research into the regiment, says the memorial, unveiled on Sunday, is important because it will help younger generations
A PRIZE-WINNING dog is helping to fuel the police's fight against crime in East Lancashire. And Diesel has shown that he is certainly a top performer by coming second in a national police dog competition. The 22-month-old German Shepherd and his police
A THREE-month-old baby boy who defied the odds to stay alive has been allowed home for the first time. Little Jack Barnes was critically ill when he was born by Caesarean section on April 14 at Queen's Park Hospital, in Blackburn. He was immediately taken
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
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was linked to a series of vehicle attacks on a Balderstone pub car park by DNA taken from blood left on one of the vehicles. Blackburn magistrates were told that Jamie Traynor had only been released from prison two months before the
PUPILS from a Clitheroe school are set to join a cast of around 500 children for the performance of a lifetime at Birmingham Symphony Hall next week. The young musicians from Bowland High School will be performing at the Specialist Schools Trust's Summer
RAMBLERS today accused Lancashire County Council of putting walkers' lives at risk and detering tourists - because they haven't built a £500,000 bridge. Despite first raising the idea for a bridge over the Ribble-Calder confluence almost a decade ago,
THE show will go on regardless of the weather when a theatre company returns to the Ribble Valley next month. Bosses at Stonyhurst College have made arrangements to ensure that the audience for a Shakespeare play gets to see the whole show, and not just
THE headmaster of one of East Lancashire's most prestigious grammar schools is to retire -- after one last official engagement with royalty. Stuart Holt has been at the helm of Clitheroe Royal Grammar school for 13 years. And when the Duke of York, Prince
RIBBLESDALE Wanderers skipper Terry Braithwaite believes his side is in a crucial phase of the campaign as they bid to meet their pre-season target. The Clitheroe outfit is currently just below half-way in the Veka Ribblesdale League table. But with back-to-back
MICHAEL Duff will be a huge hit at Burnley, according to Cheltenham Town boss John Ward. Central defender Duff trained with his new team mates for the first time yesterday after signing a three-year deal with the Clarets. And Ward, formerly assistant
A GROUP of NHS workers in Darwen were due to find out today whether they had won one of the health industry's top awards. The 12 staff were shortlisted for the NHS Health and Social Care Awards 2004 after developing a project aimed at improving the quality
BOSSES at Supercover Quilty Group Limited are reassuring customers that they will continue to supply their products to major UK retailers despite the manufacturing site in Darwen closing in September. The closure of the factory in Darwen will result in
A NEW park ranger has made her way to Ramsbottom to help improve security in the area's parks. Amy Leach will be based at the bowling hut based in Ramsbottom's Nuttall Park and will have a presence in Town Meadow. She will carry out regular foot patrols
THE East Lancashire Hospice is holding its summer fayre on Saturday, July 10. There will be appearances from the Blackburn Rovers mascots Roar and Roweena and a range of activities including Beat the Goalie and Tombola, which will help in raising revenue
A BRIGHT carnival weaved its way through the streets of Bastwell to mark the a celebration of African culture. Pupils at Cedars Infant School, in Hawthorn Street, organised a week of events after setting up a unique link with a Gambian school. The school
DEALS to bring businesses into Blackburn town centre's newly-renovated Pavilion buildings are set to be signed. Blackburn with Darwen Council says it is close to reaching agreement over space in the £1.3million buildings. A spokesman also insisted that
TWO determined boys overcame their physical disabilities to repay the people who have helped them and said: "We are not quitters!" Determined Alex Hook, 11, and Oliver Hunt, 10, from Blackburn, who both suffer from cerebral palsy, each swam a mile last
A BLACKBURN pet food manufacturer has been given two months to clean up its act after scores of complaints about smells from its site. Dugdale Davies Limited had to install an odour control system as part of planning conditions for its Shadsworth plant
WHOEVER invented the term self-made man must have been a pal of Eric Whalley. The Accrington Stanley chairman has never shirked a hard day's work. Now he, and the club itself, are reaping the rewards. Last Thursday, Stanley moved up a rung on the ladder
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
