Gladiators Children's Club, ages six-11, Bethesda Chapel, Shakespeare Way, Blackburn, 6.30pm-7.45pm. "Breakout." "Alfie," Rishton Library, 2pm-3pm. Mowbray Guided Walk -- Witton Park Circular (four miles), meet Witton Park, Blackburn, 10.30am. Friends
DENTISTS today warned against the dangers of tongue piercing and urged anyone who has one to make sure it is as safe as possible. Members of the British Dental Association said the group was against the practice and that it was an unnecessary health hazard
WORK by pupils attending summer schools at Queen's Park High School in Blackburn will be on display on a celebration afternoon. Ninety pupils have been involved in the two week literacy and numeracy programmes along with the gifted and talented school
MENCAP, the largest organisation in the UK for people with a learning disabilities, is organising a 12-day trek across Patagonia, Chile, in March. This will be an experience that you will never forget -- imagine the spectacular mountain scenery, towering
HOME Secretary Jack Straw's suggestion that lay magistrates should be replaced by stipendiary ones (LET, August 1) is unthinkable. The lay magistrates are the bedrock of British justice, built up over 600 years. These people are upright, respected citizens
I WOULD like to thank the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and, in particular, your reporter David Higgerson, for the positive and constructive articles on our innovative WhatNow? services for young people. It saddens me, however, to find that John Blunt
LEE Carsley today revealed it was the 'Graeme Souness factor' which has prompted him to stay with Blackburn Rovers. The Republic of Ireland international had told Souness he wanted to leave Ewood this summer in favour of a move to the Premier League.
A MAN was being questioned by police today over the death of a mother-of-two, who was found with stab wounds after a barbecue at her home. Ruth Phillips, 29, was found dead at her house in Moor View, Salterforth, at 3.30am yesterday by paramedics. A police
FIREFIGHTERS have warned that large amounts of dumped rubbish are providing fuel for bored children. Sub officer Jim Sheridan hopes to encourage people to dispose of their waste properly after the latest incident when a crew was called out to a rubbish
Looking Back with Eric Leaver IN his '50s and '60s' heyday, radio comedian Al Read claimed a phenomenal 35 million listeners. But if you know of the show the Lancashire comic gave in a Blackburn iron works to an audience of just a handful then, to use
FORGET One Man and His Dog -- this was One Boy and His Ducks. Six-year-old Phillip Mellin, of Oakworth -- Britain's youngest shepherd -- kept the crowd entertained at Trawden Agricultural Show with a display of his skills... with a little help from some
WORKERS in Nelson gave their backing to a £9 million buy-out of the upholstery firm Buoyant. The move followed talks with management in which union leaders representing the 400 employees were assured jobs would be safe.
WORKERS rushed from their homes to help tackle a blaze at their factory. Fire broke out late at night at E Glass Ltd, Walmsley Street, Rishton, and extra crews had to be drafted in to fight the blaze. Staff were praised for leaving their homes to help
IT WAS almost a case of singing in the rain when a host of top bands turned out for an open-air festival. At its peak the Sound 2000 event attracted 6,000 people, said one of the organisers Dave Fullalove, although yesterday's wet weather almost threw
PHIL Gray celebrated a goal on the first day of the season for the first time in his career to get Burnley off the mark at Bolton. The Clarets' summer signing, who yesterday linked up with the Northern Ireland squad for their mid-week friendly against
BOLTON boss Sam Allardyce admitted his side couldn't deal with Glen Little and was happy to finish with a point from Saturday's 1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium. "Glen Little coming on was the turning point for them. We didn't cope for 15 or 20 minutes
BURNLEY (manager Stan Ternent 3-5-2) Crichton; (from right) Thomas, Davis, Cox; Weller, Mullin, Ball, Cook, Briscoe; Cooke, Gray. BOLTON (manager Sam Allardyce 3-5-2) Jaaskelainen; (from right) Bergsson, Barness, Fish; O'Kane, Frandsen, Passi, Farrelly
BOLTON WANDERERS 1, BURNLEY 1 Bolton 1: Frandsen, pen 26 Clarets 1: Gray 55 SOME of the snipers have already dubbed Stan Ternent's Burnley side 'Dad's Army' after he added another couple of thirty-somethings to his squad over the summer. But the knockers
LEE Carsley today revealed it was the 'Graeme Souness factor' which has prompted him to stay with Blackburn Rovers. The Republic of Ireland international had told Souness he wanted to leave Ewood this summer in favour of a move to the Premier League.
Cambridge United 0 - Bury 1. THERE'S an old Mafiosa saying that revenge is a dish best eaten cold but that's not an adage that Andy Preece and his Shakers players would necesarily agree with. The high Mediterranean temperatures that they endured on the
LITTLE Maddie is desperate for a new home, but she is a nervous dog who needs a gentle and quiet environment. Lillian Duffy, of East Park Avenue, Darwen, took Maddie in after her owner became too ill to look after her. But she said: "Sadly I can't look
HUNDREDS of jobs would be lost at Lancashire quarries if government proposals on noise reduction get the go-ahead, industry leaders have warned. The Quarry Products Association has claimed that up to 980 jobs will be at risk over the next five years.
A MAN is "lucky to be alive" after being struck in the face and seriously injured with an axe after a row over a motorbike. The victim received severe facial wounds including a gash below his left ear which required surgery. Police have not named the
A NEW operations manager has been appointed to take over the day-to-day running of the police in Blackburn and Darwen. Chief Inspector Dave Mallaby, who has moved from the Southern Division, has been promoted to superintendent, following Superintendent
MORE than a month after pleading with Blackburn Rovers for a designated play-area for youngsters residents say they are furious that nothing has been done. But today the football club and a local councillor pledged to solve the problem. Father-of-four
A BAKER determined to rebuild his life in the wake of the worst natural disaster Africa has ever seen today made a heartfelt plea to readers of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and said: "Please help find my brother." Sabir Patel, 48, is getting back
MOVIEGOERS could be watching their favourite films in Blackburn's very own £6.5million cinema complex in a year's time, it was revealed today. Permission was first granted two years ago for a major retail and cinema development in the Lower Audley area
THE AROMA of chicken bathing with mushrooms in a boiling pot above a raging fire was only slightly overtaken by the more pungent smell of gunpowder drifting from the battlefield. The relative serenity of the campsite seemed a million miles away from the
Kendal Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1 STANLEY recorded a victory in their final pre season warm up match prior to next Saturday's opener at Leek Town. The game's only goal came five minutes before the break, Shirley ended a solo run into the Kendal penalty
Nelson 2, Ramsbottom United 3 RAMSBOTTOM stepped up their pre-season preparations with a morale-boosting victory over Nelson at Victoria Park. United finally took the honours at the end of a keenly-fought contest thanks to a wicked deflection off hapless
NEIL Hodgson's lead in the British Superbike Championship has been slashed to just one point after Chris Walker scored a double win at Knockhill. The Burnley rider could only manage a second and sixth on his INS Ducati after struggling with an overheating
Grimsby Town 1, Preston North End 2 JON Macken needed only one game to open his Preston account for the season as he looks to better his 25 goals from last time out. In North End's first game in Division One for 20 years, the 22-year-old striker sealed
ANDY Flintoff has been told that he may need a major back operation if he is to be a long-term all-rounder for Lancashire and England. Flintoff had yet another cortisone injection late last week before finding himself at the centre of more controversy
FOR THE second time this season Darwen saw a winning position against St Annes thwarted by the rain in the Northern Premier League. St Annes totalled 172 from their 60 overs mainly thanks to a stubborn 60 from Twist after the St Annes innings was in real
BUNGLING Bacup committed suicide in the drizzle at Alexandra Meadows yesterday and it could yet cost them a first Lancashire League championship in 40 years. A sweeping statement may be, but this was a calamity of excessive proportions and one from which
Grimsby Town 1, Preston North End 2 JON Macken needed only one game to open his Preston account for the season as he looks to better his 25 goals from last time out. In North End's first game in Division One for 20 years, the 22-year-old striker sealed
AN ELDERLY couple escaped serious injury after an industrial firework exploded just feet away from their home, shattering their windows. Mr Clifford Brookes (64) and his wife, Frances (60), of Mountside Crescent, Prestwich, were in the property at the
THE anger expressed by members of Blackburn's Audley Community Association over plans for a new traffic scheme is understandable. But their claims of victory for people power may be a little premature. Members of Blackburn with Darwen Council have agreed
A RECEPTION has been held in honour of Lord Adam Patel -- the first Asian to be made a peer in East Lancashire. Tributes were paid by guests including the High Commissioner of India, Mr Nareshwar Dayal and the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Coun Jack
I AM the UK representative of Kure City History Library, in Japan and am anxious to contact ex-servicemen who served, in the Kure area, between late 1945 to 1956. The object is to seek out the memories and old photographs, etc. so that the history of
THE selection of Princess Diana as Woman of the Millennium by the students of Blackburn College (LET, August 5) seems to indicate that the great British brainwashing machine is still very active. The greatest and most caring person of this century, surely
A MAN is "lucky to be alive" after being struck in the face and seriously injured with an axe after a row over a motorbike. The victim received severe facial wounds including a gash below his left ear which required surgery. Police have not named the
A MAN was being questioned by police today over the death of a mother-of-two, who was found with stab wounds after a barbecue at her home. Ruth Phillips, 29, was found dead at her house in Moor View, Salterforth, at 3.30am yesterday by paramedics. A police
Grimsby Town 1, Preston North End 2 NORTH End started their Division 1 campaign with a win at Grimsby. Watch this space for a full match report.
THE late playwright Dennis Potter famously suffered from psoriatic arthritis and wrote a successful TV play which brought the condition to public attention. More than a decade after The Singing Detective, not much more is known about the causes of this
UNIBOND Champions Leigh RMI lifted the Peter Swales Challenge Shield with a 2-1 victory over Challenge Cup winners Lancaster City at Hilton Park. There was no David Lee but there was no shortage of 'big-name' players either with Clayton Blackmore and
NEW Palace boss Alan Smith felt his team paid the price for five minutes of madness at Ewood on Saturday. The likeable West Londoner, who is back at the club for his second spell, was disappointed by the manner in which his team buckled just before half
KELLY: Never really tested as Palace failed to unlock a stubborn Rovers rearguard. 7 CURTIS: Gave Rovers attacking options down the right and always looked comfortable on the ball. 7 BJORNEBYE: Solid without being spectacular but nevertheless a sound
BLACKBURN ROVERS 2, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Rovers 2: Blake 41, Jansen 44 Palace 0: DAVID Dunn won't officially come of age until he turns 21 in December. But the England Under 21 international looks ready to reach maturity in a footballing sense after the kind
CLARETS fans packed into St John's RC School, Ivy Street, Burnley, to meet their heroes Glen Little and Dean West. The players opened the Dove Court Nursing Home's annual fair and signed autographs. All fair received a gift, with attractions including
LATEST winners in Burnley Hospice Care lottery are: £1,000 Ms J Seed, Burnley 1777; £250 Mrs V Wilson, Burnley 3171; £100 Mr C Jones, Burnley 2840. £5 winners: Mrs W Dowding, Burnley 1757; Mrs J Tregilgas, Burnley 443; Mr D Kerr, Colne 3451; Mr A Fothersgill
A POLICE officer needed hospital treatment after skirmishes broke out involving Burnley fans. The British Transport officer tore the ligaments in his thumb trying to detain a fan boarding a train on Saturday at Preston Station. The officer was taken to
A BEDROOM in a house in Burnley went up in flames after it is believed a five-year-old boy set fire to his mattress. Firefighters were called to the house in Colne Road on Saturday morning by the boy's family. The bed was destroyed, there was fire damage
ROAD accident casualties have been cut by 30 per cent in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale -- the biggest reduction in Lancashire. The figures for the four months to July 31 show the average reduction for the county as a whole was just 13.5 per cent, compared
A CRICKETER was certainly not stumped for ideas to raise funds for his club -- he got on his bike. During epic fund-raising ride -- on July 8 and 9 -- Accrington third team player Mark Croasdale visited all 14 cricket grounds in the Lancashire league,
A MILLION pound windfall could soon forge stronger links between the University of Central Lancashire and businesses in the area. Earlier this month UCL was awarded £1,100,000 in a £22million windfall programme, handed out by the Departments of Trade
BULLISH Burnley boss Stan Ternent insists his side is here to stay after they kicked off their First Division campaign in impressive style at Bolton. The Clarets came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal by new signing Phil Gray on his full
HEATHER in the North West is on the increase for the first time in 50 years. Figures released today by the Lancaster-based Moorland Association show that during the past 15 years, the steep decline which saw almost 200,000 acres of heather lost between
THE woman who today became chief executive of the new Primary Care Trust for Blackburn with Darwen has spoken of her delight and hopes to improve health care in the borough. Vivien Aspey comes to the trust, which begins work on October 1st, from the East
A BAKER determined to rebuild his life in the wake of the worst natural disaster Africa has ever seen today made a heartfelt plea to readers of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and said: "Please help find my brother." Sabir Patel, 48, is getting back
A NEW committee which will act as a watchdog in local government fighting sleaze and corruption met for the first time and elected a chairman. Former chief magistrates' clerk for East Lancashire Laurence Loft, has been charged with the task of leading
Cambridge United 0, Bury 1 THE Shakers got their new season off to flying start with what turned out to be a comfortable victory at the Abbey Ground. Cambridge had put the visitors under some early pressure and keeper Paddy Kenny made a couple of smart
CHERRY TREE showed they have not given up in the chase to the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League with a rampaging victory over EARBY. The Blackburn club set a target of 202-6 with Daryl Redhead 62 not out and professional Naeem Ashraf 53. The Earby
RAMSBOTTOM professional Brad Hodge turned on the style again to keep his side at the top of the Transco Lancashire League table. Hodge cracked an unbeaten 61 off just 53 balls as the leaders raced to an eight-wicket win over ENFIELD. The visitors were
