WINES, spirits, beers and a collection of novels are on offer to customers at Duckworth Hall Inn, Oswaldtwistle. Landlord Stuart MacFarlane was organising collections for charity when he hit on the idea of utilising an empty shelf in the pub. He said:
POLICE were today preparing to defend under-fire soccer chief Bill Archer from angry fans if a protest at his East Lancashire home gets out of hand. Head of Blackburn Police Superintendent Eddie Walsh has drawn up plans to put officers on the gate of
YOUNG people who have made important contributions to community life will be honoured at a special ceremony. Deputy Mayor Councillor Maureen Bateson will present the council's community action awards in Blackburn town hall on Monday. Students from Blackburn
SCUBA-diving lorry driver Mark Webber's attempt to smash the underwater endurance record ran aground when his dry suit sprang a leak. But Mark has vowed: "I'll be back - next February." Mark's 10-day attempt was dramatically cut short when his wet suit
FURIOUS Brighton soccer fans have invaded an East Lancashire village in their campaign against chairman Bill Archer. They arrived in Mellor, where the Focus DIY boss lives, to let his neighbours know what they think of him. Supporters of the trouble-hit
IAM researching the subject of railway camping coaches and other forms of holiday accommodation provided by the railways, both before the Second World War and during the 1950s and 1960s. I would be delighted to hear from readers who enjoyed a camping
IAM carrying out research into a property called Skelwith Fold, which was situated near Clappersgate, Ambleside. The original house was built in 1890 by the Marshall family, who appear to have lived in it for most, possibly all, of its history. At some
THE call for compulsory arbitration as an alternative to strike action, made by a right-wing trade union leader at the TUC conference, may have a superficial attraction. However, in reality, such a scheme is unlikely to work and involves a major attack
PULSE (music and more), with Simon Donohue ESTABLISHED East Lancashire favourites Syndicate have grown up and gone sentimental with their new single. The Burnley band, better known for their tough sound, were formerly known as Hate Syndicate. But now
TOURISM will be on the agenda at a special meeting in Haslingden when ideas will be sought to promote the town. Action for Haslingden Partnership has secured money from the Government to regenerate the town and a meeting to discuss tourism will be held
ALLEGED child smuggler John Boast has been released after spending four months in a squalid jail. But the self-styled aid worker from Great Harwood will still face a host of smuggling charges in a Romanian court next week. Boast, 46, was released under
BENEFITS workers are planning to strike on the day the new Job Seekers Allowance in protest against safety conditions. The Civil and Public Services Association believes their members will be at risk because of the opposition and ill feeling surrounding
"GENUINE diamond jewellery" promised by an American company was found to contain just a speck of industrial diamond worth less than £1. And Lancashire trading standards officers say that the sewing machines offered as free prizes by the firm were only
IWAS offended when it was revealed that Channel Four is to denigrate war hero Douglas Bader in a TV programme. What kind of people are they, who have nothing better to do than run this country down? That they never heard the sirens wailing out the warning
PADDY Ashdown has a nerve saying that the Liberal Democrats are the party of true patriotism. Their party believes in a federal Europe, with many of the powers of Westminster being transferred to Brussels. If Paddy Ashdown ever became Prime Minister,
IN my locality and, probably, yours, grassed areas provided by the taxpayer for the sport and leisure of young people and children are being spoiled by nuisance motorists and, sometimes, commercial vehicles. These areas, which are kept tidy and regularly
