PUPILS at Samlesbury CE Primary School were thrilled when Canon Roy McCullough opened their new wildlife garden. The pupils created the garden, which includes a pond feature, in a project which also involved the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
MAY I ask if anyone in the Brookhouse area of Blackburn knew a family by the name of Shearon? Frank, or Francis, Shearon and sister Margaret Ann, lived at 4, Brookhouse Lane in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Any information would be much appreciated.
I DON'T think there will be the problems you have anticipated for the first game of next season. You imply (LET, June 23) that Burnley fans travelling to Bolton would have to change trains at Blackburn. This would have been the case if Bolton still played
REGARDING your article 'Cotton wheels into roads row" (LET, July 11), there are genuine concerns in Blackburn about the proposals to pedestrianise Church Street. Why else did several councillors give up their Saturday to try and sell the scheme at the
DAVID Stocker (Letters, July 6) says that the costs of policing hunts are a result of the activities of those who "attempt to sabotage or protest against hunting." However, to conveniently neglect to mention the fact that violent attacks by hunt supporters
IMAGES of English hooligans on the rampage in Charleroi during Euro 2000 still haunt the memories of those on the continent. But the 200 or so Blackburn Rovers fans who have followed their team on their mini-tour of the Black Forest have started the task
A SHOPKEEPER who stashed bootleg cigarettes and tobacco, evading duty up to £20,000, has been given almost three weeks to pay up. Recorder Raymond Herman bailed until August 2 father-of-five Masharat Khan, 48, saying he was allowing him the opportunity
ARTISTS are invited to create designs to enhance the new industrial estate Shuttleworth Mead, Padiham. Ribble Industrial Estates, owner of Shuttleworth Mead Business Park, is offering £2,000 in prize money and the chance to see the artwork brought to
BURNLEY Football Club is to kick off the new season without a shirt sponsor after a deal worth tens of thousands of pounds fell through. The Clarets will now launch their First Division campaign next month in a strip without a logo. They had been expected
UP in Ross-shire in Scotland, ancestor hunter Brian Saville is a long way from his Marsden family roots in the Darwen area -- ones that he has so far managed to trace back to brushmaker Joseph Marsden born in Hoddlesden in 1790. But, he says, his bid
Chorley are in action tomorrow night against Third Division Macclesfield Town at Victory Park in a benefit game for goalkeeper Simon Marsh's Testimonial. Kick off is 7.30pm.
Helen Pattinson from Preston, ran an inspired 1500m at the European Athletics Cup in Gateshead over the weekend. Finishing first she said: "People didn't expect me to win, but what is the point racing thinking you will finish third of fourth?" Dave Moorcroft
POLICE chased the driver of a suspected stolen car all the way from from Blackburn to Colne -- on the wrong side of the M65. And the 60-minute chase ended only after the driver rammed two patrol cars near Accrington. Three men were arrested after the
ONE in eight women in the north west had been raped by their partner, according to research for the NSPCC by Crime Concern, the Government-sponsored charity looking at crime. NSPCC spokesman Glen Pattinson said: "This is abuse which happens behind closed
A LOYAL worker at one of the country's top chain stores has been rewarded after more than 25 years. Tricia Boast, deputy supervisor of Marks and Spencer, Accrington, was presented with company shares by chief executive Peter Salsbury during a ceremony
A DOORMAN was attacked with a broken beer bottle after throwing a drinker out of a town centre pub. The man suffered a serious facial injury in the attack on Saturday night at the Bee's Knees pub in Accrington. The 30-year-old was ejecting a drinker from
A CLUB steward has told how he tried to tackle three burglars who raided his club. Stuart Thomas runs the Park View Working Men's Club, Bayley Street, Clayton-le-Moors and lives nearby. Three men are believed to have got into the building just minutes
AN East Lancashire Albanian aid worker is threatening to withhold funding for practical work in an orphanage he has helped for five years. Roy Ewart has made 10 visits to the former Communist country to try to rebuild lives in the poverty-stricken coastal
THE long history of rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley FC fans has been broken at a Ribble Valley pub. Regulars and avid football fans at The Kings Arms, in Bawdlands, Clitheroe, have made a pact of peace despite them supporting rival teams.
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent today insisted he will not be rushed into a decision over the future of former Luton Town man Scott Oakes. The 27-year-old midfielder, whose contract has just expired at Sheffield Wednesday, is currently on trial at Turf Moor
BURNLEY Football Club unveiled their new strip today -- without a sponsor's name on the front. The Clarets will now kick off their First Division campaign next month minus a shirt sponsor after a deal with local computer firm Time fell through. Burnley
MANAGING directors swapped the boardroom for the dining room! Bosses from across East Lancashire met at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn for a networking event staged by the Chamber of Commerce. More than 120 attended the event, which is the latest in a
PAY deals in engineering firms have edged up slightly but are still running below the level of inflation, a new report showed today. Average pay settlements in the industry, which employs thousands in East Lancashire, in the three months to June were
A PROJECT to help East Lancashire firms find out what knowledge their staff have in terms of qualifications and experience is being backed by a new fund. The North West Development Agency has launched a development fund to help the region address skills
A BURY netball team has been crowned champions of Britain. YWCA Bury under-12's overpowered all the opposition at the National Championships in Southampton to take the title for the second year running. The club's under 11side also did the town proud,
A TWO-year-old girl was today recovering after being found in a Darwen house where her mother was hanging dead from a ladder. The 26-year-old woman's body was found at her home in Avondale Road after a friend called round. Police were called at 11am yesterday
A MAN climbed up Darwen Tower with the intention of committing suicide, changed his mind and on the way back down snatched a woman's handbag, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that the bizarre about-turn came to a sudden end when the woman and
HASLINGDEN'S community chest will be opened to give grants to three of the town's community projects. The awards of £250 each will go to the Physico theatre company, an afternoon tea group, and the Friends of St James. Physico will repeat its popular
A WOMAN was ordered to do 60 hours community service by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer and using threatening behaviour. Andrea Donnelly, 22, of Essex Close, Blackburn, was also ordered to pay £25 compensation
TODDLER Job Newhouse found himself in a spot of bother when he got his foot stuck in a drain and his mum had to call out the fire brigade. Rachel Souster, 24, of May Street, Burnley, said: "I was on the telephone to Job's dad Nathan, who was helping out
A PENSIONER died from an overdose of sleeping tablets taken at her Blackburn home. An inquest heard that, although she had often threatened to take her own life, it was not possible to be certain that was her intention on this occasion. Margaret Lesley
A MUM of five whose life was shattered after a road accident has won more than £115,000 compensation. Tracy Brown broke her pelvis and her collar bone and was left with permanent brain damage four years ago when she was in collision with a Nissan Serena
FRAIL Ethel Maney has been left a virtual prisoner in her own home after being mugged minutes after she collected her pension. The 77-year-old has refused to leave her house alone for the last 11 days after her nerves were shattered by the attack. Her
CHERRY Tree professional Naeem Ashraf kept his side on the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League with a superb century against Clitheroe. He rattled up 105 not out while Mick Hargreaves took 5-28 to keep Clitheroe in the game. But Gary Bolton stepped
Chorley are in action tomorrow night against Third Division Macclesfield Town at Victory Park in a benefit game for goalkeeper Simon Marsh's Testimonial. Kick off is 7.30pm.
ALEXANDER Scholefield booked himself a place in Todmorden's record books with an outstanding bowling return at Rishton. The home side -- shot out for just 51 in an hour and 35 minutes -- simply had no answer to young Scholefield's seam and swing. Scholefield
MARTIN Van Jaarsveld was Lowerhouse's key in a fine victory at league leaders Colne on Saturday which boosted their hopes of a late surge for the Transco Lancashire League title. The Lowerhouse professional followed up an excellent half-century with four
HOSPITAL bosses in Bury are to spearhead a range of new security measures in a bid to halt a worrying escalation of assaults on staff. Enhanced closed circuit television (CCTV) coverage and alarm systems as well as new specifications for security staff
Mowbray guided walk meet White Coppice, 10.30am (five miles). Inner Wheel Club charity shop, Lord Street West, Blackburn. Friends in Bereavement meet Day Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, 7pm. "Life With St John's." Jazz with Danny Moss and the Tommy
ONLY someone with the instincts and morals of a hyena could have carried out the attack that frail 77-year-old Ethel Maney suffered after she collected her pension. Who but a coward and degenerate would target a weak and vulnerable old person? But outrageous
I WAS astonished, and downright frightened, by your report (LET, July 12) that an Accrington man, who claimed he was beaten up with a metal pole by three Asian men and subjected to racist remarks, was told by the police to come back in three days. What
THE last government refused to see inequalities in health, talking instead of 'variations,' whose causes were 'unknown.' This government's language is clear: inequalities, especially in income, cause ill health. So ministers, faced with league tables
A LEIGH bakery is celebrating after annual sales smashed through the £10m barrier for the first time in its 74 year history. Waterfields said it was delighted to reach the impressive milestone after a busy 12 months which saw a lot of money pumped into
A TWO-year-old girl is feared to have spent up to two days alone in a house with her mother's dead body, it was revealed today. The body of Karen Anne Young, 28, was found hanging in the hallway of her home in Avondale Road yesterday after a friend called
BURNLEY Football Club is to kick off the new season without a shirt sponsor after a deal worth tens of thousands of pounds fell through. The Clarets will now launch their First Division campaign next month in a strip without a logo. They had been expected
PROFESSIONAL Andy Hall produced a superb innings to ensure Atherton reached their second successive Cross Cup final. Hall remained unbeaten on 92 as Atherton overcame Elton by seven wickets to set up a final showdown with Adlington on August 20. In reply
Rastatt 0, Rovers 5 RUUD Gullit calls it sexy, Graeme Souness calls it cute. But whatever word you use to describe the kind of football Craig Hignett plays, I guarantee it will turn a few Rovers fans on next season. The former Middlesbrough midfielder
FOUR East Lancashire bands took centre stage at Padiham's Memorial Park for a pre-Bands in the Park free concert. Pretend Girlfriend, from Padiham, were joined by Accrington's Banacek, AC/DO and Driftwood Shell. It was the second event in the run-up to
A FIREFIGHTER crawled head-first through a small window to release two kittens which had got trapped in a bathroom. Firefighter Andy O'Brien, 20, --described by Burnley Station Officer Brian Rees as "one of our newest and slimmest recruits" -- is just
A FIREFIGHTER crawled head-first through a small window to release two kittens which had got trapped in a bathroom. Firefighter Andy O'Brien, 20, --described by Burnley Station Officer Brian Rees as "one of our newest and slimmest recruits" -- is just
MP Gordon Prentice will earn 'Brownie points' tomorrow when he meets 5th Colne Brownie Pack and shows them around the Commons. He said: "I very much enjoy acting as tour guide and I look forward to some testing questions from the Brownies. "I find that
ALTHOUGH it dates from 1953, this view of Edisford Bridge, near Clitheroe, has a timeless quality that reveals its attraction on sunny days as a so-called "Little Blackpool" for trippers and young paddlers like those pictured. But how many know that that
AS so-called "stealth" taxes become increasingly pervasive, it's often said that, one day, we'll end up being charged for the very air we breathe. But Looking Back this week learns from an intriguing account of an old-time anti-tax rebellion by thousands
BOLTON Wanderers suffered a crushing 6-0 defeat at Lyngby -- the second defeat on their Danish tour. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce had packed the side with trialists and paid a heavy price.
PAUL Dwyer moved within striking distance of a place at The Open thanks to a scorching opening round in yesterday's final qualifying. The Clitheroe player fired a brilliant 68 at Lundin to put himself firmly amongst the leading pack after 18 of the 36
NEIL Hodgson came from last to first to grab the lead in the MB4U.com British Superbike Championship. Hodgson won the first race at Oulton Park in sensational style -- his fourth win of the season. The 26-year-old Burnley ace had qualified on pole but
NEARLY 400 jobs were to be axed at Blackburn's Royal Ordnance factory, the company announced. ROF said 389 shop floor and staff jobs were to go within a year. A company spokesman said the losses were necessary to make the company more competitive in its
TWO people could lose their sight in one eye after they were the victims of two unrelated assaults. Geoffrey Jackson was kicked and stamped on by a gang of teenagers as he lay on the ground in Stonebridge Street, Oswaldtwistle. Today, police appealed
A 63-year-old Clitheroe woman convicted in her absence of making nuisance phone calls has successfully applied to have the case re-opened and the charge discontinued. Instead, Sylvia Almonti of York street has been given a police caution. On May 25, she
FUN events for children and parents will take place at Beacon Fell Country Park over the summer holidays. Pond dipping sessions will happen on July 24, August 7 and August 23 and there will be scavenger hunts on July 26 and August 9. Minibeast searches
EAST Lancashire will go back in time next weekend with events to celebrate the National Archaeology Days. Euxton House Farm in Chorley and the South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre, Leyland, are among the 140 sites across England and Wales holding
BURNLEY Football Club unveiled their new strip today -- without a sponsor's name on the front. The Clarets will now kick off their First Division campaign next month minus a shirt sponsor after a deal with local computer firm Time fell through. Burnley
AN aerospace firm has landed a top safety award,. MB Aerospace of Burnley has been awarded British Safety Council award for its success in cutting accident rates and implementing good health and safety policies. "We are very proud to have won this award
CHILDREN travelled around the world in a week during an arts trail project at St Peter's Primary School in Darwen. The youngsters got involved in tasting a wide variety of food including seaweed and African mask making. They were also treated to visits
A WOMAN died in hospital more than two weeks after falling downstairs at her Darwen home. An inquest heard that Joan Marie Entwistle, 77, died as a result of a large blood clot on her brain. Her partner, David Ward, said he and Mrs Entwistle and her brother
A TWO-year-old girl is feared to have spent up to two days alone in a house with her mother's dead body, it was revealed today. The body of Karen Anne Young, 28, was found hanging in the hallway of her home in Avondale Road yesterday after a friend called
A PASTOR has accused a council of 'double standards' because a planning application to improve access to his town centre church is set to be refused. The Rev Adrian Argile, pastor at Kay Street Baptist Church, Rawtenstall, plans to write to members of
A MOTHER'S Day sponsored walk by staff from Asda Blackburn raised £500 for the research charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Ten colleagues and two children walked from the store to Darwen Tower and back which took them three and half hours. It was part
COMMUNITY group leaders joined councillors and police to celebrate the first year of a new approach to tackling crime. Crime has been cut by six per cent since the Blackburn with Darwen crime and disorder strategy was launched a year ago. A thank-you
JUGGLING bar staff fixing drinks Tom Cruise-style are set to become the main attraction at a new Blackburn bar. American style, free-pour cocktail making as seen in legendary '80s film Cocktail will make sure customers to JAM in Church Street are entertained
LONE women drivers are warned to lock all their doors after a man tried to kidnap a woman as she waited for lights to change at a busy junction. The woman was attacked on Friday evening close to Blackburn town centre and police, who have issued an artist's
A BRAVE teenager from East Lancashire is fighting for a new lease of life after he was given his father's kidney in a six-hour operation. Faizan Awan, a pupil at Beardwood High School, Blackburn, is recovering in hospital after the donation from his dad
MIKE Atherton fired a warning to the rest of the National League's First Division after hitting a brilliant century as Lancashire crushed Somerset in Taunton. Lancashire stay bottom of the table, but Atherton said: "We believe we can still figure in the
Chorley 1, Preston 1 PRESTON survived an early scare to draw against UniBond First Division side Chorley in the pre season friendly at Victory Park on Saturday. After a 6-1 thrashing of Bamber Bridge on Friday night, more of the same was expected from
DARWEN captain Jeff Hacking's last match of the season saw his team safely through to the semi-final of the Slater Cup on Saturday in a comprehensive victory over Preston. Darwen opened with professional Keith Semple and he and Hadfield put on 38 for
DAVID Saker reckons his Enfield side could be Transco Lancashire League title material this season after a complete turnaround in their fortunes. Just over a month ago, the Dill Hall Lane side were rooted to the bottom of the table, 18 points adrift,
SKIPPER Roland Horridge and Jim Fazackerley stole the limelight with two outstanding partnerships for Chorley over the weekend. A well-paced stand of 79 brought victory at Leyland in Saturday's Slater Cup first round match, but even a monumental partnership
