A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Blackburn Local History Society, Feilden Room, Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.15pm. Speaker: Bill Turner. Charity Fashion Show by Debenhams, Civic Hall
THE world has spent the week holding its breath to see what military action is going to be taken in the wake of the atrocities which stunned America and the world. Singer Kevin Simm knows that, if it wasn't for his mum, he could have been among the young
INTERNET porn is quite rightly seen by parents, police and both major political parties as a menace to be vigorously combated. Yet, incredibly, next week at the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth, there is a motion calling for relaxation of censorship
ON April 9 Steven Thoburn was found guilty of weighing his customers' orders on imperial scales. Now a criminal offence to use imperial measures, Steven Thoburn has a criminal record for selling a pound of bananas. Judge Morgan's judgment clearly stated
A MAN in remission from leukaemia was attacked with a hammer after he was confronted by a group of teenagers. Rossendale police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened on the busy Rochdale Road, Bacup. Peter Warren, 48, who lives in
THE memorial statue to Blackburn Rovers benefactor Jack Walker is being unveiled tomorrow. And while he was giving nothing away about the work of art by sculptor James Butler, Rovers chief executive John Williams admitted: "I think it is a fabulous tribute
EVERTON boss Walter Smith admitted his struggling Toffees had only themselves to blame after crashing to their third straight Premiership defeat. The visitors missed a host of chances before ultimately sinking to Ciccio Grabbi's first half strike. And
THE key players and moments from the victory over Everton. FORM GUIDE: BRAD FRIEDEL: Rovers needed big Brad to be at his best and thankfully he was as he pulled off a string of match-winning saves...8 LUCAS NEILL: Another solid display from the tough-tackling
WHAT a difference a goal makes. At half-time last Wednesday night some of Fleet Street's finest gathered in a huddle in the Press room at Ewood, ready to pen the footballing obituary of Italian striker Ciccio Grabbi. Their knives gleamed as they mulled
A BURNLEY man has scooped two awards at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards for his work at his Kitchens of Burnley Spar store. Steven Blackadder won two categories at the awards - best independent dealer of the year in the northern region and for
A LEADING Burnley bus company has welcomed the go-ahead for plans to redevelop the town's bus station. Russell Revill, operations manager with Burnley and Pendle Travel, said the improvements were long overdue and claimed they would provide a major boost
VULNERABLE victims were confronted in their homes by a bizarre burglar a court heard. John Holmes was always found sitting in his victims' front rooms. First, an elderly woman and her wheelchair-bound husband came face to face with Holmes on their sofa
TWINKLE-TOED youngsters from across the North danced into Burnley this weekend. Some 700, aged from five to 15, arrived in the town to take part in the annual Burnley Dance Festival, held at the Mechanics in Oxford Road. For the first time, this year's
A EURO MP visited a mosque in Burnley in a bid to unify communities and prevent revenge attacks elsewhere in Britain from spreading to East Lancashire. Chris Davies, a Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West, travelled to Burnley as the town's Labour
ILL-DISCIPLINE on the football field has provided a cash boost for Pendleside Hospice, Reedley. Every time a red or yellow card was shown to players in the Pendle Charity Sunday Football League money went into the hospice coffers. The League is to present
AN official from the North West Development Agency paid a visit to Pendle to look at a number of issues vital to the future of the borough. Dr Baron Isherwood, the NWDA's director of Regeneration, spent an afternoon with members of the Pendle Partnership
A PARK ranger is bracing himself for more vandalism after a wrecking spree left a council with a £3,000 repair bill. Alan Hammett, head ranger for the borough of Pendle, feels defenceless in protecting Heyhead playing fields, Brierfield, after what he
THOUGH their choir had been formed only three years before, members of the Choral Society of Blackburn's then-mighty Royal Ordnance Factory had a long list of musical festival successes to their credit when this picture of them was taken in 1966 with
CECILIA Bartoli made this daring recital of Early Music as exciting and accessible as if it had just been written. Her amazing flexibility of voice, perfect intonation and delightful stage persona breathed new life into the Red Priest. She is known for
THREE youths involved in a "pack attack" which left a military policeman injured have all been given community punishment orders and fines. Burnley Crown Court heard how Daniel Connor, 20, of Accrington, tried to stop a fight in a nightclub but was then
HE may not be pretty, but Norwich skipper Iwan Roberts remains a pretty effective centre forward. The Welsh international signed an extension to his contract before the match and was a real handful for the Clarets defence -- earning massive praise from
SHAKESPEARE'S Henry V is the inspiration behind a new training programme being run for company bosses by Manchester Business School. In two one-day courses, acclaimed theatre director Richard Olivier will bring to life the story behind the Bard's famous
ROVERS will continue to chase a new defensive signing today but are warning that there is no guarantee of success. Chief executive John Williams confirmred this morning: "We will be pushing on with our efforts to sign a player this week but it is a question
STANDING up in front of a group of strangers and delivering a training session takes more than just a little confidence. And to prepare would-be trainers for that moment, a new training course is now available at Northern Technologies in Nelson. The three-day
AS summer holidays become no more than a memory, spare a thought for the bosses who are too busy to take even a few days off work. According to a survey of small businesses in the North West, almost one in five have not had a holiday in the past 12 months
BLACKBURN-BASED Training 2000 has beaten off 20 other national finalists to scoop a top motor industry award. Operations manager Michael Hunt was awarded the Alexander Duckham Memorial Trophy from the Institute of the Motor Industry. He collected the
Even without the sheep on the club crest, even the most hopeful of PNE fans would have thought North End were lambs to the slaughter. Away at Birmingham City, one of the most intimidating football grounds in the country and live on telly as well - a fact
THE success of an East Lancashire carpet manufacturer went under the national spotlight when a BBC TV production team visited Cavalier Carpets. The daily business magazine programme "Working Lunch", which attracts an audience of more than a million viewers
BUSINESS and industry in East Lancashire are assessing the impact of the terrorist attacks on America. Hundreds of local companies have close trading links with the USA, with millions of pounds of goods exported across the Atlantic every year. BAE Systems
EAST LANCASHIRE has always had a low wage economy. From the days when textile mills fired the industrial revolution, rates of pay have always been poor. The old mill bosses may have bequeathed a legacy of grand public buildings to their towns, but their
BLACKBURN transport company Kenyon Road Haulage is predicting major growth after signing up with the UK's fastest-growing distribution network. The company joined the Palletways network last year. As its names suggests, it offers freight services for
NO LONGER will a prospective bridegroom have to trail down to the local hire shop, usually under sufferance, to try on a range of formal dress for the big day. Now he can pick his outfit on line and see how it looks on an electronic mannequin. He can
PROPERTY developers Charles Topham has unveiled the latest phase of the Deakins Business Park which is located in the picturesque setting of Egerton. A former cotton mill complex is being redeveloped to create high-quality office accommodation that is
ENTREPRENEUR Mike Murray presents the first of a series of Business Clinic - a no-holds-barred look at the problems facing new and growing small firms. In his wide-ranging career, Mike has gone through all the highs and lows of running a business. As
A NEW, refurbished Open Learning Centre has been opened in Chorley offering a true e-learning environment for the public. The centre is a joint venture between Lex Multipart and Preston College and provides a range of Learndirect programmes across the
WHAT do McDonald's, Kall-Kwik, Flowers Forever, Pronuptia, Vision Express, Durham Pine and Unigate Dairies have in common? As well as being household names, they are also franchises that you will find on most high streets in the UK. In October, the spotlight
THE collapse of share prices on London's Stock Exchange has had a major impact on East Lancashire's quoted companies. Millions of pounds has been wiped off the value of the 14 companies that make up the 'East Lancashire Index' - firms which have either
A SPECIALIST Nelson engineering company is celebrating a record deal with the world's largest fragrance and cosmetic dispensing business. Decorpart Limited has secured a three-year contract with Valois, the premium perfume and fragrance division of the
E-MAIL is fast becoming the most important form of business communication. But while the commercial benefits are abundantly clear, there are pitfalls for the careless and unwary. E-mail allows for an easy quick flow of information at low cost. Its instant
A NEW law which could force divorcing couples to share pension funds iscausing widespread concern, especially to those with business interests. But is there a cause for panic? Probably not! A tax-effective way for business people to protect income and
RESIDENTS have been urged to come up with ideas on how to improve their communities with £75,000 of regeneration cash. Exhibitions are planned in Hoddlesden and Pickup to spur people into having their say over the best way to use the grant. The money
A PERSISTENT offender, said to be "susceptible to the influence of others," was sent to prison when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates on theft and handling charges. Anthony Hart, 19, of Abraham Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to stealing groceries
TWO East Lancashire music acts were celebrating last night as this week's music charts revealed they both had tracks inside the Top 10. This year's most-hyped indie band, Starsailor -- fronted by Chorley 21-year-old James Walsh -- scored their first top
RESIDENTS in a Blackburn road say they fear that their children could be in danger after a dog savaged and killed a cat. People living in Haslingden Road are now calling for something to be done about the Staffordshire Bull Terrier-type dog that they
A TEENAGER was so touched by the plight of Third World children she has produced a CD of traditional songs and hopes to sell them to raise funds. Gillian Birch has just returned from a six-month stay in Kenya, where she helped local youngsters further
PLANNING bosses have vowed to keep a closer eye on projects in Blackburn and Darwen after claims that large homebuilders were flouting regulations. The claims were made by residents protesting at a 120-home project earmarked on land off Haslingden Road
PLANS for a new mosque in Blackburn have been approved -- but a last ditch appeal for permission to use prayer calls was ignored. The new worship hall will be built next to an Islamic college in Moss Street, near to the River Blakewater. Members of the
COUNCILS have been urged to think again after it was revealed notices for a controversial school extension in a predominantly Asian area were written only in English. The call, which is already being considered by Blackburn with Darwen Council, came after
PADIHAM'S goal drought continued as they lost at home to NWCL Division Two newboys Norton Utd. It now means the Storks have only scored once in their last five outings and have failed to score in six of their nine league games played this season. Padiham
BURY boss Andy Preece was surprisingly upbeat following a defeat saw the Shakers hit bottom in Division Two. Bury sunk to their eighth successive defeat but Preece, on being quizzed as to whether he felt any pressure, said: "We are playing much, much
NELSON banged in eight goals to see off the challenge of North East Counties Premier Division side Garforth Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase. Kiko Rodriguez opened the scoring after only five minutes and three minutes later Jonathan
RAMSBOTTOM celebrated their first NWCL Division One win since the opening day of the season much to the relief of manager Mike Kelly. After five league encounters without a win, Ramsbottom made a storming start with Russell Brierley opening the scoring
CLITHEROE'S new player-boss Lee Sculpher made it three wins out of three as his side climbed to third in the North West Counties League Division One. And Sculpher was delighted with his side's performance. "It was a tough game for us because they were
IAN Blackstone came off the bench to inflict the first defeat of the season on Rossendale with a last gasp goal. The Harrogate substitute scored twice in the last quarter of an hour but failed to knock Dale off the top of the UniBond First Division table
DARWEN manager Steve Wilkes was left shocked by the nature of his side's elimination from the second qualifying round of the FA Vase at the hands of NWCL second division rivals Bacup Borough. Prior to the game all the talk was of the feud between Wilkes
Even without the sheep on the club crest, even the most hopeful of PNE fans would have thought North End were lambs to the slaughter. Away at Birmingham City, one of the most intimidating football grounds in the country and live on telly as well - a fact
A SCHOOL which has been "men only" for nearly 500 years has welcomed girls to its Class of 2001. The new era has begun at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, where 23 girls have become the first to join the Junior and Main School. Their arrival
ANOTHER two points were dropped in a game that Blackpool should have won comfortabley. Cambridge, are nothing more than a average division two side at the best of times but when you couple the fact that they also had an injury crisis prior to the game
Leek Town 0 Radcliffe Boro 3 Competent throughout, tight at the back, hardworking in midfield and class up front Boro are beginning to look the real deal. They dominated this Friday night Unibond Division One clash. With Simon Kelly in for his first start
THE chairman of Todmorden Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society has forfeited his moustache for the sake of art! David Winslow will play a Native American in the Youth Theatre production of Calamity Jane but to make the role authentic, he has had to
AS part of a study into employment and unemployment in the North West, I am gathering information from ex-workers and current workers of companies which have made people redundant on a large scale. Anyone who has worked, or is still working for, Leoni
WAS the World Trade Centre atrocity an act of war, or one of terror? If it was war, the US deserves global support in winning it -- by targeted, swift and covert action to root out terrorism and to deter others. Our government has offered unqualified
IHAVE been greatly saddened by the recent spate of anti-American feeling expressed after the recent terrible atrocity. What shocks me, however, is the number of young people who seem to agree with these sentiments. It is to this nation's eternal shame
A FATHER-OF-TWO stabbed four times on his front doorstep today relived his ordeal and said: "I thought I was going to die." Mark Winstanley still does not know if he will regain the use of his left-hand fingers after one of the slashes cut deep into his
LEIGH RMI 3 FARNBOROUGH TOWN 0 By David Magilton of the Bolton Evening News WHAT a difference a week has made to Leigh's fortunes. Manager Steve Waywell was at his wits end after he had witnessed his side slump to their fifth consecutive defeat, but three
A HUNT has been launched for a dog which savaged a pet after jumping over a pram containing young twins. Police in Burnley and the father of the nine-week-old twins appealed for help in finding the pit-bull type dog before it strikes again. Father of
THE BEATLES made the Top 10 Club in Hamburg huge -- if you played there you were almost guaranteed fame and fortune. Or so the Uptown Go Go Band hoped when they were spotted performing on the East Lancashire circuit back in 1967 and invited to Germany
STUDENTS from ethnic minority groups living in Pendle will be attending an event tomorrow night to celebrate their success. The event, organised by the Ethnic Minority Benevolent Association, is designed to highlight the achievements of ethnic minority
WHEN she came to Burnley in April, 1964, 16-year-old Jamaican pop singer Millie was riding high in the charts after her disc, My Boy, Lollipop, shot to No.2. She signed autographs for fans who jammed a Market Street record shop, was given a civic reception
GIVEN this programme for the performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Princess Ida at the town's long-gone Prince's Theatre in 1892, G and S aficionado Anne Rigby asks Looking Back just who were the Blackburn Meistersingers who put them on. Their
IT was a the same old story for battling Colne as they went out of the FA Vase in the second qualifying round against more senior opponents from the north east. John Lister's men put in another encouraging display but had nothing to show for it come the
A POLICEMAN was taken to hospital after his car was rammed twice and wrecked after stopping a vehicle for a routine check. PC Gordon Dickinson escaped serious injury in the incident on Cross Street North, Haslingden, after a stolen Land Rover Discovery
LANCASHIRE'S ambulance service branched out with first aid centres - for cars. After a trial period the 'paramechanics' threw open their garage workshops to service private cars. Workshops at Blackburn and Burnley were fitted out high tech equipment to
A 22-YEAR-OLD Accrington man has appeared in court charged with handling a stolen £50,000 Mercedes goods vehicle. Elias Smith, of Whinny Hill caravan site, was remanded to police cells until Monday so that officers from the major crime unit can carry
YOUNGSTERS are celebrating after an emergency meeting between council officials and Huncoat youth workers saved their club. Lancashire County Council, which paid rent to Huncoat Methodist church hall in Marshall Avenue, for the club, took away its support
A PATIENT who prompted an outcry when he went missing from Calderstones Hospital has now been released -- a week after being returned to the unit. Andrew Sutcliffe, who had been referred to the hospital's medium secure unit by a court, absconded from
ANOTHER two points were dropped in a game that Blackpool should have won comfortabley. Cambridge, are nothing more than a average division two side at the best of times but when you couple the fact that they also had an injury crisis prior to the game
THE Clarets face treble trouble ahead of tomorrow night's Division One clash with Crewe Alexandra at Turf Moor. Key men Glen Little, Alan Moore and Ian Moore limped from the field in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Norwich City. In addition Greek international
THE CLARETS may have lost their 100 per cent away record at Carrow Road but not without a fight. The manner of the side's second league defeat said much about the playing philosophy adopted by manager Stan Ternent this season and suggested the entertainment
THE key players and moments from the game at Norwich. BURNLEY NIK MICHOPOULOS: Possibly fouled for the second goal but has to be strong against strikers like Roberts...6 DEAN WEST: Given a tough time by Paul McVeigh but put in some useful crosses himself
Leek Town 0 Radcliffe Boro 3 Competent throughout, tight at the back, hardworking in midfield and class up front Boro are beginning to look the real deal. They dominated this Friday night Unibond Division One clash. With Simon Kelly in for his first start
ANGRY mums say they feel "pushed aside" after being told they must stop attending a parenting group because they live in the wrong area. For the past four years, the Parent Support Group, based at the Mosses Centre, Bury, has been providing helpful advice
THE Clarets face treble trouble ahead of tomorrow night's Division One clash with Crewe Alexandra at Turf Moor. Key men Glen Little, Alan Moore and Ian Moore limped from the field in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Norwich City. In addition Greek international
ORANGES may not be the only fruit. But at Warburtons' Burnley bakery, general manager Duncan Lees could be forgiven for being obsessed with them. He took delivery of a mini-mountain of fresh oranges from the sunny groves of Seville to launch a new product
A BLACKBURN office seating manufacturer is sitting pretty after clinching a £250,000 order for a new range of chairs. Dauphin plc, which employs 74 people at its base in Peter Street, has signed a deal to provide seating to Centrica plc. The company has
WATCH any major sporting event in Britain and the odds are you will see the ingenuity of a small Haslingden company. Line Mark UK provides the white grass paint and equipment that marks the lines on football pitches and other sporting arenas. The company
NELSON-BASED NEL Construction has won a prestige design and build contract in the South East valued at £1.2 million. The company is building a state-of-the-art automated storage and distribution facility at Pegasus Park in Croydon on land that was part
SPONSORING a football team when you are running a small business from a corner shop in the back streets of Burnley will never be found in any management manual. But for Paul Cumpstey, it was the logical way to make P3 Computers a household name. And as
BACK in the 1960s, a group of engineering bosses in the Nelson area decided to bury their commercial differences and work together to train the next generation of apprentices. Pendle Training was formed to train up to 90 apprentices a year for the engineering
KEEPING ahead of the competition is as important for the company supplying the sports equipment and installations as it is for the people who are using them. That is a philosophy which has helped GTC Sports Ltd to rapidly make a name for itself as a supplier
WINNING awards is all in a day's work for Chapman Envelopes of Eccleshill, Darwen. Over the past few months, the company has scooped no fewer than four awards for its commitment to training and safety. Managing director Tom Anders and management sytems
THE company that has trained more than 16,000 East Lancashire workers over the past four years has been acquired by a partnership of the two Business Links operating across the County. Lifetime Training Limited offers learning programmes designed to meet
MEET THE BOSS: A regular look at what makes the company bosses of East Lancashire tick. This month, ANDREW CALVERT interviews engineer John Getty... ENGINEERING is in John Getty's blood. Even though his father refused to allow John to follow him into
TOM HUGHES, the man who steered one of Burnley's largest companies from the brink of closure, has retired after 14 years at the top. And he believes he has left Hurel-Hispano in a stronger position than ever before as part of one of the world's major
STUFFY, crowded and poorly lit workplaces could be damaging productivity In East Lancashire businesses, according to a new survey conducted by energy supplier npower. The company's small and medium sized business division surveyed over 1,200 people in
THE debate over the UK joining the Single European Currency is destined to run and run with politicians and business leaders arguing endlessly over whether to adopt the euro or to keep the pound. Whatever the merits of the arguments, the euro is a fact
BURY 0 STOKE CITY 1 THIS was a match so frustrating that even the long arm of the law got carried away. Bury mascot Robbie the Bobby - based on Robert Peel, the founder of the police force - was bundled down the tunnel and ejected from the ground after
DARWEN Leisure Centre in Green Street has a host of activities on offer for all age groups. Judo classes for seven to 15-year-olds are running on Thursday nights from 7pm to 9pm. The Tower Shukokai Karate Club also runs classes at the centre, these are
FIZZ the peacock had a lucky escape when it got caught under a grille at the Woodlands Residential Home. Fizz, together with Tizz a fellow peacock, has been at the old people's home on Park Road for the last six months. Staff think Fizz could have been
DARWEN Library is to stage an exhibition of poetry by an up-and-coming local writer later this month. Throughout the week surrounding National Poetry Day, October 4, an exhibition of work by Pam McKee will be on display in the foyer. The collection will
A PRIEST has condemned arsonists who targeted his church. Father Anthony Barrett said he was shocked and bewildered after the fire at Sacred Heart and St Edward's RC Church in Blackburn Road, Darwen. The blaze, in the early hours of Sunday morning, left
A MAN in remission from leukaemia was attacked with a hammer after he was confronted by a group of teenagers. Rossendale police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened on the busy Rochdale Road, Bacup. Peter Warren, 48, who lives in
PROTESTERS braved wet and windy weather in a bid to ensure their objections to a mine proposal were heard. Members of Lancashire County Council's development control committee were visiting Todmorden Road, Sharneyford, Bacup, to see the route which the
BIKERS put the "roar" into Rawtenstall as Europe's biggest town centre motorcycling show moved up a gear. And a wedding with a difference took place as an estimated 40,000 people -- from toddlers to pensioners -- packed the town's streets which were covered
TRAVEL operator Airtours has warned that job losses can not be ruled out in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US. Chief executive Tim Byrne's comments come only days after the firm said the attacks had already cost it £10 million, including the
AS he sets off on his vital mission to Iran, Blackburn's MP gives a personal account of how he is coping with the biggest challenge of his political career Jack Straw was in a meeting discussing security issues with Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon in his
A BIRTHDAY celebration for Simon Joseph O'Hara ended with a bang when he crashed into three cars parked on the car park at Burlington's restaurant in Ribchester when he was more than three times the legal drink drive limit. Blackburn magistrates heard
A LEADING councillor has hailed plans to rejuvenate Blackburn's rundown pavilions as a positive step in a new-look town centre. And Coun Ashley Whalley, executive member for regeneration at Blackburn with Darwen Council, refuted claims that the proposals
STAND, the NWCL Division Two leaders, crashed out of the FA Vase at the second qualifying round stage in extra time at Hull side Hall Road Rangers For the first time this season Stand were left to rue missed opportunities. The main incident in the opening
DENIS Underwood has forgotten Saturday's FA Vase second qualifying game already as all of his side had an off day. "Usually you can take heart that two or three played well but none of the side were at the races," said the Great Harwood boss. "No one
STANLEY manager John Coleman has always said teams make their own luck but he must have wondered if he had walked under a ladder before Saturday's UniBond Premier League clash. Two deflected goals gave Whitby Town an early advantage while the home side
IT'S been banned in schools for years, but in this country at least parents can still smack their wayward children. Ten European countries have so far stopped parents from dishing out physical punishment to their offspring at home or in public, so should
A LOOK at Beardwood School, Blackburn. SCHOOL MOTTO: Our new school motto is 'Together for Excellence.' This encourages pupils to see themselves as part of the school family and stresses the need for good teamwork at all levels. HISTORY LESSON: The school
GREATER Manchester Police are appealing for information after a woman was forced to drive to the West Midlands from Bury and then seriously sexually assaulted. The incident happened between 7.20am and 7.30am on Friday 21st September, when the 45-year-old
