EAST Lancashire people are gearing up for this year's European Week for Safety and Health. The event looks set to break all previous records with thousands of organisations across the UK preparing to take part. The week, which runs from October 16 to
A GAY couple who were "married" in their pub The Queens had their ceremony blessed by a Methodist minister -- although his church does not allow it. Guests, who said the Methodist minister was dressed in a clerical collar but refused to name him, wept
YOU could accuse the latest exhibition at Colne Library of plumbing new depths. The unusual month-long exhibition will look at the history of plumbing paraphernalia in Pendle and in particular toilets! The event has been organised by Nelson, Colne and
A FOUR-year-old boy has grown a sunflower three times taller than him. Green-fingered Dylan Jones, of Wordsworth Road, Fern Gore, Accrington, grew the huge flower from a seed given to him by his grandma. Green Haworth Primary School pupil Dylan, who is
FORMER marines David and Stephen Schofield are set to put people through their paces! The brothers have launched their own outdoor activity business, Peak Experience. The firm will organise team-building exercises for companies and organisations mainly
A CHARITY which runs programmes in primary schools to educate young children about the dangers of drugs has been given £600 from Hyndburn Council's community chest scheme. Life Education Centres will use the cash injection to buy equipment and staff the
A CHURCH has found itself at the centre of a battle between Japan and America -- fighting it out to win a set of stained glass windows! The vicar of Christ Church, Accrington, the Rev Kevin Logan, has been approached by a firm representing an American
AN ACTION plan for improvements to Accrington town centre over the next 12 months has been launched, following a walkabout by councillors, traders, shoppers and regeneration officials. More than 30 people braved wind and rain to spend more than two hours
A YOUNG mum today blasted an electrical chain after two second hand washing machines broke down in a week. Laura Anderson, 19, of Ormerod Street, Accrington, said the faults on the machines from the town's Radio Rentals store have flooded her home and
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy. 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros,
COUNCIL chiefs are looking at new ways to force builders to complete developments in the Ribble Valley Complaints about untidy sites or slow progress have been made by residents and councillors and Ribble Valley Council is now considering following Government
Blackpool 1, Hartlepool2 Blackpool (0) 1 Morrison 73 Hartlepool (1) 2 A late goal from Morrison was not enough to save the Seasiders from a home defeat. Full report in this week's Citizen.
SPICE GIRL turned serious singer Mel C arrives to perform in Lancashire for the first time on Friday as part of her debut solo tour -- promising something for everyone who dares to venture into the Guild Hall in Preston. Scouser Sporty Spice has already
MEMBERS of Stacksteads Riverside Park Group will visit Chipping Village Hall to get advice on gaining lottery funding for their proposed community centre. Keith Cowling, from the Lancashire Co-operative Development Agency, arranged the visit so that members
EUROPE's number one motorcycle extravaganza will be reaching for the skies in two weeks. As the two- wheeled vehicles roar into Rawtenstall, the RAF's Harrier jump jet team will stage fly bys and hover above the activities on September 23 and 24. Celebrities
RAWTENSTALL will be brought to a standstill on Monday morning as more than 100 taxi drivers stage a slow-moving protest around the town centre. Rossendale Taxi Association represents all of the taxi drivers and companies in Rossendale, who have unanimously
A YOUNG driver who crashed his car killing a 15-year-old passenger has been sentenced to two years youth custody. Preston Crown Court heard that David Wood, 20, had ignored warnings to cut his speed before he lost control on a bend and hit a lamppost.
CRIME rates across Lancashire are continuing to fall. The Home Office figures for the first quarter of the year show police are continuing to make huge strides in the fight against crime. The news comes at the same time as offences in some forces across
A NEW hard-hitting campaign has been launched to encourage householders to make plans to escape if fire breaks out in their home. The initiative comes after it was revealed that 13 people were killed in Lancashire last year as a result of fires in their
SCOOTER-CRAZY kids across East Lancashire are being targeted in a safety blitz. Trading standards officers have warned that some of the micro machines may need additional safety attachments which the manufacturers will provide free of charge. The 900
A CHURCH leader is to tell of the torment of families who have been threatened, traumatised and "driven to the brink of despair and suicide" by racial harassment. Canon Chris Rich will make an outspoken appeal to churchgoers at Blackburn Cathedral tomorrow
NEIL Simpson looked set to avenge his Scottish Rally disappointment by claiming a career-best second on the Manx International today. Simpson, who was disqualified from the event for using the brake pads, is lying second overall going into the last day
ROYAL Lytham and St Annes professional Scott Astin has set a Wilpshire course record for the second time. As an amateur in 1995 he shot a record 64 in winning the Wilpshire Trophy. He returned to the club to play in the club's £6,000 pro-am yesterday
BOBBY Haig has a pre-season pledge for Blackburn Hawks' loyal ice hockey fans. On the eve of the new campaign the player coach promises the hardcore fans a reward for sticking with his men through the turbulent 1999 season by going all out to ride high
DARWEN-born swimming chief Deryk Snelling believes Britain's swimmers can make a big impact in this month's Millennium Olympics. Snelling reckons his team are going into the event with the prospect of picking up around five medals -- two more than they
IT'S now or never for Claude Henderson as he looks to guide East Lancashire to their first Transco Lancashire League title for 10 years. East Lancs went into today's game against Enfield joint top of the table with Bacup and four points clear of Ramsbottom
IAN Peel aims to be a shooting star at this month's Olympics before disappearing into the night. The 42-year-old, from Great Harwood, is Great Britain's top medal prospect in the Olympic Trap in Sydney -- and Ian wants to win gold in the shooting event
QPR 0, North End 0 Queens Park Rangers (0) 0 Preston North End (0) 0 North End came away from their trip to the capital with a point after a 0-0 draw. Full report in this week's Citizen.
A CHURCH leader is to tell of the torment of families who have been threatened, traumatised and "driven to the brink of despair and suicide" by racial harassment. Canon Chris Rich will make an outspoken appeal to churchgoers at Blackburn Cathedral tomorrow
Rovers 3, Notts Forest 0 Blackburn Rovers (2) 3 Jansen 17, Dunn 20 (pen), Blake 65 Nottingham Forest (0) 0 FORTRESS Ewood stayed intact with Rovers recording a comfortable 3-0 victory over David Platt's side. Full report in Monday's Lancashire Evening
YOUNGSTERS in East Lancashire will be able to have their say as part of Local Democracy Week. Lancashire County Council is holding a major youth forum at Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Youth and Community Centre, Burnley, at 2pm on Monday. The event, organised
WAITING lists for hospital treatment continue to fall, according to the latest figures. The number of people waiting dropped by about one per cent in the last month in the Burnley NHS Trust and Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust region. In
A SMOKER died when her heart failed following an operation to improve circulation in her legs. Although the major operation was technically successful, Inga Pritchard, 70, of Lydgate, Burnley, died from heart disease with the operation being a significant
THE Burnley and district women's domestic violence helpline, which dealt with 4,500 calls for help and advice last year, is celebrating a National Lotteries Charity Board grant of £127,000. The project manager said: "We are thrilled. The grant over three
SINGLES: BELLATRIX: Jediwannabe (Firece Panda) -- Re-releasing this on the back of a tidal wave of media support, the Icelandic five-piece are reaching a make or break scenario. No prizes for guessing that the epic film Star Wars provides the theme for
A GAY couple who were "married" in their pub The Queens had their ceremony blessed by a Methodist minister -- although his church does not allow it. Guests, who said the Methodist minister was dressed in a clerical collar but refused to name him, wept
Sunday, September 10, 2000 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd, 4-6 Railway Road; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts. Darwen: 12noon
Thursday, September 14, 2000 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm
Friday, September, 15, 2000 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
Monday, September 11, 2000 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The
MEMBERS of Stacksteads Riverside Park Group will visit Chipping Village Hall to get advice on gaining lottery funding for their proposed community centre. Keith Cowling, from the Lancashire Co-operative Development Agency, arranged the visit so that members
Palace 0, Clarets 1 Crystal Palace (0) 0 Burnley (0) 1 Branch 77 The Clarets did their Division One campaign no end of good with a win away at Selhurst Park. Full report in Monday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
A PUBLIC spirited pensioner who took it on herself to clear a field of killer weeds has been told she must pay £25 to have them removed. Eileen Eastham, who lives on Milton Close in Darwen, spent hours pulling up and bagging the ragwort from an empty
A NEW project which aims to promote health and welfare of young children and their families was given a kick start when four help organisations received cheques totalling nearly £400,000. The presentation by the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Jack Bury
A GIANT bus company's profits are being hit by the long-running strike action at Stagecoach Ribble. The firm's parent company Stagecoach plc told shareholders at their annual meeting that industrial relations problems in the bus division would have a
EAST Lancashire's stars shone at a glittering award ceremony for the leading lights of the amateur stage. Performers and backstage stars turned out to hear the winners of the local Oscars -- the annual NODA awards, which are a closely-guarded secret.
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope has lined up meetings with government ministers and education chiefs to push for a university facility in East Lancashire. Earlier this year, Mr Pope began a campaign for a research and development facility for the area in response
AN FA Cup winner's medal which belonged to one of the first Blackburn Rovers superstars is to be auctioned later this month -- and today his family called for it to be kept in the town. Fergie Suter joined the club in 1880 from Scotland and is widely
LANCASHIRE'S slim hopes of winning their first outright Championship since 1930 were on the line today. They needed to pile up a big score against Somerset, avoid a points penalty for the state of the Old Trafford pitch -- and finally for rain to deny
