RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Lower Darwen are invited to call in at North West Water's mobile visitor centre to find out about a £3.1 million mains replacement project. The centre will be at the Manxman Arms pub, Sunnybank Road, Longshaw, on Friday, September
A NEW watchdog committee set up to oversee standards and ethics at Lancashire County Council has appointed its chairman. Brian Booth, current chairman of the Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire and
AWARD-WINNING winning goats, bred in Rossendale, have snapped up national honours in their equivalent of Crufts. Fiftynine-year-old Ann Markey has for 12 years bred Golden Guernseys on an allotment near her home at Burnley Road East, Waterfoot,. She shows
HUNDREDS of council tenants in Blackburn and Darwen are set for a warmer winter, thanks to a £70,000 Norweb scheme. The electricity company has stepped in with cash for energy-saving home insulation measures which, bosses say, will save householders on
STRESSED-out East Lancashire teachers who find themselves in emotional turmoil because of problems in school can turn to a new 24-hour confidential helpline launched today. Teacherline, spearheaded by the TBF: the teacher support network. and partially
ORGANISATIONS and companies in East Lancashire are bracing themselves for what computer experts warn could be chaos tomorrow. Most computer users are aware of the threat of the millennium bug where computers could crash because they cannot cope with the
PROBATION bosses have admitted that a dangerous child sex offender went on the run - after they put him on a train and told him to make his own way out of East Lancashire. The man is a Schedule One sex offender - the most serious category - and police
CHRISTIAN Dailly was ready to climb twin peaks in Tallinn this afternoon to banish once and for all memories of his seven-month hitch - the torn calf muscle which kept him out of action from December to July. Scotland boss Craig Brown was set to hand
RAWTENSTALL needed to score four runs off the last over to win the Lancashire Colts League Under-11 Championship final at Longridge. But they were unable to get even one run as the Longridge boys claimed the trophy with a fine example of tight bowling
ROSSENDALE'S dreams of FA Cup glory died in a Yorkshire replay last night and the Dark Lane men must be ruing their missed chances at the weekend. But truthfully, in the second meeting they simply didn't do enough to win this first qualifying round tie
BUNGLING council debt collectors sent the bailiffs round to a man who had PAID his poll tax! And Albert Laughland, 52, who had heart trouble, was so shocked he needed to take tablets to calm down. It was revealed that Mr Laughland, of Malvern Close, Accrington
CHURCH fund-raisers desperate to raise cash for restoration work were going to gamble thousands of pounds in a bid to top up their coffers. But charity organisers at St Peter's, in Darwen, were not going to the dogs. They were trying their luck at arranging
BOTH Darwen and Nelson maintained their unbeaten starts to the season in the First North Western Trains League Second Division as neither of the derby rivals were able to break the deadlock at the Anchor Ground last night. Darwen's 100 per cent record
A GOAL in each half from Mark Ceraolo and Gary Williams gave Accrington Stanley a well-deserved third consecutive victory. In a match the Reds could have won by five or six goals, they took the lead in the seventh minute when Mark Shirley's good run and
THE demand for the North West to have its own parliament - being put by the deputy leader of Lancashire County Council - is one that may fall on the ears of a government that seems to have now gone deaf to calls for more devolution. But it cannot, in
WHEN is this 'racial claptrap' going to end? Recently, it was reported that a production of 'Showboat' was cancelled - because the white actors couldn't 'black up.' Now, I read that a new ITV production of Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens decades
IT BEGGARS belief that dangerous child sex offender Michael Wilson is at large in the community when, as police warn, there is "every likelihood" he will re-offend. But as much anger as incredulity is aroused by the buck-passing and blundering that has
LANCASHIRE have the chance to secure a top four finish in the PPP County Championship at Old Trafford over the next four days. They currently stand fourth and face Kent, who slipped to fifth with their defeat by Yorkshire at Scarborough last week. The
INDIVIDUAL performance of the day came from Sabden's Scott Windsor who scored four times in his side's 5-0 win over Barnoldswick Park Rovers. Calderstones who joined the league this season, won the clash of the newcomers with a 2-0 away win over Colne
FULL marks to you for your stout defence in the face of criticism by Lancashire Constabulary and Blackburn with Darwen Council. How can either defend their remarks when, simultaneously, it is revealed that assaults are up by 37 per cent? I am not convinced
PADIHAM stalwart Stephen Gee bowed out at the top by collecting his fifth Jennings Ribblesdale League winners' medal. And he admitted that his last title triumph before hanging up his boots was almost too good to be true. "I was thrilled to bits. I was
WE still have problems with cars speeding on Rockcliffe Street in Blackburn. There has been a lot of car crashes and two or three children have been hospitalised. An occupant of one died of his injuries some days later. I no longer have my children living
ONCE again congratulations to John Blunt - this time for his observations on the immigration fiasco at Dover (August 25). As he suggests, what a stupid solution to the immediate problem the clowns have come up with. Instead of finally grasping the nettle
A TILL operator at a Burnley shop was terrified when two masked men entered and threatened her with a knife. The two robbers at Heald's Day and Nite, Colne Road, Duke Bar, got away with a small amount of cash. Although the woman was not hurt she was left
AN historic FA Cup Final medal is to go on show at Towneley Museum in Burnley. The medal was presented to legendary Bert Freeman, scorer of the only goal in Burnley's Cup Final victory over Liverpool in 1914. Among those at the handing over of the medal
CHRISTIAN Dailly was ready to climb twin peaks in Tallinn this afternoon to banish once and for all memories of his seven-month hitch - the torn calf muscle which kept him out of action from December to July. Scotland boss Craig Brown was set to hand
A BOY who burgled a shop, rode a stolen moped, and bullied a younger child into handing over his bicycle has been sentenced to community service. The 16-year-old, from Accrington, was ordered to do 50 hours service and was placed on probation for 12 months
FIRMS in East Lancashire are being offered help to break into new markets overseas. Enterprise plc is offering to assist companies forge links with Germany and the Baltic States. A major business to business exhibition is being staged in Brandenburg,
A CIVIL engineering group has added to its list of accolades. DJ Ryan was recently awarded Contractor of the Year title by a water form and has been nominated for another by British Gas bosses. And the Longridge firm has become the latest East Lancashire
MARTIN Taylor, the Burnley-born high flyer who shocked the City when he quit as chief executive of Barclays last year, has been appointed chairman of WH Smith. Mr Taylor, 47, will receive a salary of £150,000 for one and a half days work a week. A spokesman
THE principal of an East Lancashire college today reassured staff and students that there was no need to panic about the killer bug meningitis in the wake of a 17-year-old student's death. Blackburn College principal Sheena Ewing stressed that medical
A BUSINESSMAN has slammed Blackburn's traffic system after an accident outside his company's headquarters. The incident, involving two cars, happened at the junction of Canterbury Street and Byrom Street shortly after 4pm. Police closed surrounding streets
ROSSENDALE'S deputy mayor thinks he has a stronger link than most with the FA Cup. For Coun David Hancock is proud of his family's footballing tradition that goes back to before the turn of the century, David's grandad Francis Hancock played for Newton
BRAVE Lisa Edmondson can't wait to get her 'new foot' so she can be back running, dancing and swimming with her pals. Nearly six weeks ago she had to have most of her left foot amputated after an accident with a bus in Bacup town centre left it crushed
A DISABLED man with chronic asthma and brittle bone disease has admitted himself to hospital rather than remain in his council home. Ian Yates, 36, is refusing to return to his ground floor council flat on Blackburn's notorious Fishmoor Estate, after
Everton Reserves 1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0 NATHAN Blake's penalty miss, shortly after Everton grabbed a second-half winner, summed up the night for Blackburn Rovers as they slipped to a disappointing FA Premier Reserve League defeat. Rovers had by
KURT Nogan should be fit to carry on his one-man goal crusade against Burnley in Saturday's derby showdown with Preston at Deepdale. But Burnley's own-sharper shooter, leading scorer Andy Payton, is backing the Clarets defence to nullify the Nogan factor
Rossendale Organ and Keyboard Club meet Rossendale United Social Club, Dark Lane, Newchurch, Rawtenstall, 8pm. Claire Greig on the Wersi. Blackburn Rambling Association meet Oddfellows Hall, Regent Street, Blackburn, 8pm. Toy and Train Fair, Barrowford
PLANS for a millennium garden in a Ribble Valley village have received a £1,500 boost. The ambitious project at the entrance to the Ribchester playing fields will see a formal yew garden created as a backdrop for a series of stone carvings and sculptures
THE final touches are being put to a huge torchlight procession taking place in Clitheroe on Saturday. More than 70 floats will process through the centre of Clitheroe at nightfall to mark the start of the town's millennium celebrations. Applications
PARENTS and governors have vowed to fight the closure a tiny village school 'to the bitter end.' A question mark has hung over Tosside Primary School, Gisburn Forest, since the Government announced cuts in funding for establishments with small numbers
A VILLAGE bobby helped to save the life of a teenager then drove the ambulance that took him to hospital. Langho police officer Dave Fish, 36, was called to a house in Weaver's Croft, Billington, on Saturday, where 14-year-old Clarke Clayton had been
GREAT Harwood had Warren Peake sent off as they slumped to defeat at Skelmersdale. Player-manager Denis Underwood was particularly disappointed with the decision that saw Peake collect his first booking as the referee showed yellow cards to five of the
SWIMMING sensation Stacey Houldsworth aims to play catch-up when she makes her Great Britain debut in San Diego at the weekend. The 18-year-old psychology student has been knocking on the door of the British team all summer. But an impressive display
SOCCER: Ribchester had to dig deep and come from two goals behind to secure their second successive win of the season away to Read United. It was Read who started the game with much more commitment and determination and they soon took the lead when Ribchester's
IS the letters page a forum for personal attacks on the individual? Thank goodness we live in a country with freedom of speech - provided it is not libellous. Anyone submitting a point of view is entitled to coverage - if it is good enough, topical or
OVER the bank holiday weekend, we witnessed bands performing in pubs, clubs, in the street and at the municipal hall. Whereabouts? Colne, of course. Every year, this small Lancashire town hosts top-quality musical entertainment in most of its pubs where
ON reading your article 'Decline and fall of Roman Road' (LET, August 26), I have sympathy with the residents there. I live on Blackburn's Shadsworth Estate, which is going in the same direction. The Spar shop on Rothesay Road is a no-go area at night
A YOUNG woman was attacked in her backyard by a man with a pierced lip and smelling of body odour. The incident happened at 11.20pm last Wednesday in Chapel Street, Brierfield. The victim was grabbed from behind and dragged to the ground by the man who
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former pub landlord who lost his brave battle to cancer. Family man Graham Ashworth ran The Fleece Pub, Accrington Road, Burnley, for more than 10 years with his wife Christine. While a publican he was treasurer of Burnley
EMERGENCY services met in Burnley to get "match fit'' to deal with any Year 2000 crisis. All police leave has been cancelled so that extra officers can be on hand to tackle any problems relating to the 36-hour drinking period to celebrate the new Millennium
KURT Nogan should be fit to carry on his one-man goal crusade against Burnley in Saturday's derby showdown with Preston at Deepdale. But Burnley's own-sharper shooter, leading scorer Andy Payton, is backing the Clarets defence to nullify the Nogan factor
STADIUM boss Mel Highmore is in line for a top award for job security. Mel, manager of Ewood Park, has been shortlisted for the Security Manager of the Year award run by a trade magazine. Mel spent 35 years with Lancashire police before joining Blackburn
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy LAST week I described how bats caught insects - especially moths - by using a system rather like radar but actually much more sophisticated. In wartime, a method of jamming radar was invented but once again nature was there
