RADCLIFFE Boro's game at Stocksbridge PS was a weather-victim at the weekend which allowed Harrogate Town - with a 1-0 home win against third in the table Leek Town - to take over top spot in the Unibond League Division One. Ramsbottom United came back
THE art of sitting on a committee will be revealed at a one-day course organised by the Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service this month. The course, Being on a Committee, will cover all aspects of running a voluntary group and responsibilities
THE husband of a woman whose body was discovered in a French lake today hit out at police on the second anniversary of her disappearance and said: "I've been treated like a criminal." Evelyn Lund left her remote farmhouse in the village of Raysaac, near
THE organiser of a stamp, coin and postcards fair in Burnley was disappointed at the poor attendance. But Roy Cudworth, proprietor of Nationwide Collectors' Fairs, is not licked and will be staging another event in Burnley in March. Roy, of Huddersfield
A BURNLEY pizza takeaway has proved it is hot stuff by taking a major award in a national competition. Ishrat Mehdi, owner of Santa's Pizza, in Colne Road, is of Pakistani descent and adds Asian spices to Italy's traditional favourite food. His best seller
THE chairman of Lancashire Police Authority has written to the Government asking for the repeal of the Riot Damages Act in the forthcoming Police Reform Bill. Ruth Henig, who is also chairman of the National Association of Police Authorities, says the
COLLEGE students and school pupils in Pendle have less than two weeks to submit their entries for Pendle Council's logo competition. They have been asked to produce a logo for the Community Economic Development section with the winner of the competition
THE parents of a young Nelson woman who broke her neck in a road accident are looking forward to a promising new year after their daughter took her first steps. Clare Clark, 21, of Pinfold Place, has been transferred to Burnley General Hospital from the
SAFETY inspections at six of Pendle's cemeteries will begin in West Craven on Monday. Notices were put up on cemetery gates in advance to let relatives know of the survey and the inspection was arranged for after Christmas out of sensitivity to those
PLANS for a traffic calming scheme in Earby will be considered by councillors next week after a local meeting highlighted the need for safety measures. During the meeting at Earby Springfield Primary School, ways in which to progress with a school travel
POLICE revealed that the number of drink drivers caught during the festive season had rocketed. Hundreds of shamed motorists in East Lancashire ignored the "Don't Drink Drive" message and the number of positive breath tests rose dramatically.
TWO Baxenden women have been presented with long service medals for their work with the Women's Royal Voluntary Service. Mabel Moorhouse and Alice Waterhouse, who are both volunteers for the Baxenden Autumn Club for the over 60s, have completed 15 years
A FAMILY suffered a double tragedy when a heavily pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a road accident. Jeanette McKenna, 33, of The Copse, Accrington, died after her car went out of control in Blackburn yesterday morning. She was pronounced
County SEARCHING: Stan Ternent HARD WORKING: Clarets strikers Gareth Taylor, left, and Ian Moore, right, have forged an impressive partnership up front, but Stan Ternent needs more options Clarets search for some more options up front Stan doing some
A BLACKBURN town centre pub will be turning back the clock when it opens for a January sale with a difference. The Postal Order, Darwen Street, will be selling the first 200 pints of Theakston Best Bitter for just 50p - the price that it would have cost
ANYONE nursing a monster hangover today and in urgent need of a fry up after the New Year celebrations should be heading to the Feildens Arms, Blackburn, for a special New Year brunch. Celebrity chef Nigel Smith, general manager of the Mellor Brook pub
A CHRISTMAS message of goodwill has sparked a special search by an East Lancashire brewery. For staff at Thwaites' in Blackburn were extremely moved when they received a special Christmas card from a Mrs Betty Butcher. Free Trade Sales Manager Brian Jenkins
RADCLIFFE Boro's game at Stocksbridge PS was a weather-victim at the weekend which allowed Harrogate Town - with a 1-0 home win against third in the table Leek Town - to take over top spot in the Unibond League Division One. Ramsbottom United came back
AS IF dinner parties with family and friends aren't bad enough, at this time of year we have to suffer the usual attempts to fill up space in the newspapers with rubbish such as the "ideal celebrity dinner guest" list. This year there were no surprises
A 15-YEAR-OLD from Darwen put his best foot forward to help raise funds for Darwen's forthcoming youth cafe. Adam Davies, of Jubilee Street, raised £100 when he walked up Ben Nevis in aid of cafe funds. Adam is a member of the cafe's youth committee and
POLICE are looking for a man who tried to burgle two houses on Westland Avenue. A householder saw the man on the roof of a garage of one house before he made off. He then saw him in the next door garden trying to disconnect a security light. The man was
THERE is a chance to blow away the cobwebs with a series of new walks planned for the New Year around the Darwen area. A Winter Wander of three miles through Sunnyhurst Wood and beyond is taking place on February 5. People should meet at Sunnyhurst Wood
DETECTIVES are investigating two weekend incidents in Cutler Crescent, Stacksteads. A stone was thrown through a window of one house overnight Friday/Saturday, causing damage estimated at £20. Between 9pm on Friday and 4.30pm on Saturday, burglars forced
A LOCAL church is planning a prayer marathon and asking for help from the people of Rawtenstall. Kay Street Baptist Church is holding the prayer marathon over five days this month and are asking the town's folk to send them their requests on a prayer
AN alternative to the traditional Christmas carol concert will be staged in Blackburn next weekend as part of Twelfth Night celebrations. The concert, 'A Garland for Christmas', aims to offer music and song in a different way to the usual carols ' and
HOUSEHOLDERS in the Chorley and South Ribble area made it a green festive season with their contributions to a waste recycling project. The Green Waste Collection Scheme, a three-year trial which began in April, uses brown-coloured bins for residents
'COMMIT fraud and you'll pay up' is the hard-hitting message from South Ribble Borough Council it reinforces the authority's commitment to stamp out benefit fiddles. It comes as experts predict Housing and Council Tax Benefit cheats may be costing the
AMBULANCE crews dealt with a ten per cent rise in emergency calls due to a combination of icy weather and revellers drinking in the New Year. Town centres throughout the area were described as extremely busy and bubbly by the emergency services. Few serious
STAFF at the Marconi factory in Chorley have been given a New Year boost with a world-beating £100million contract to manufacture revolutionary new public telephone boxes. But there's a sting in the tail. Despite the bumper eight-year deal with BT, bosses
A HIGHWAYS boss today admitted that gritting lorries were slow off the mark when Lancashire was gripped by icy weather because some of the drivers were sick. The admission came as Blackburn with Darwen Council blamed problems with the county council operation
BURY'S landmark Peel Tower re-opens to the public today after being closed to visitors for 12 months. The tower, on top of Holcombe Hill, Ramsbottom, has been shut while workmen gave the building a new weatherproof lid to protect it from the elements.
IT'S difficult to think of anyone who would rate 2001 as a good year. But in East Lancashire some changes did get under way which promise hope for long term improvements to people's working and leisure lives. In Blackburn the long awaited Church Street
LEIGH RMI's Conference clash with fellow strugglers Stalybridge Athletic was postponed on Boxing Day because of a frozen pitch at Hilton Park. No new date has yet been arranged. David Felgate has joined UniBond League Premier Division strugglers Hyde
HEALTH and safety will come under the spotlight in a one-day course organised by the Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service next month. The event, an Introduction to Health and Safety, will covers all aspects of health and safety law and
EIGHTY students from Blackburn College took visiting parents and youngsters around the campus at an Opportunities open evening. Volunteers were awarded a certificate and a £5 gift token for their support to the College. Principal Sheena Ewing said: "The
LANCASHIRE Probation Board will meet next week to review plans to run more treatment programmes for offenders in order to stop them going on to commit further crime. They will be asked to approve these plans by the National Probation Service in Lancashire
EAST Lancashire borrowers who seek personal bank loans may be ruled by their stars. The Bank of Scotland said a review of its loan book for the year 2001 had revealed a link between the type and size of loans people were taking out and their star sign
A LEIGH headteacher said fond farewells to teachers and pupils at a school where he has taught for 20 years. Alan Dutton has left Leigh St Thomas's Primary School to become project director for Leigh Education Action Zone (LEAZ). The long-serving head
A POLICE boss has asked the Government to axe the law which could make the force pay for damage caused during last summer's Burnley 'riot.' The chairman of Lancashire Police Authority has written to the Home Office asking for the repeal of the 1885 Riot
STAYING PUT: Rovers ace Tugay has slammed speculation that he is on his way to Newcastle Turkish star blasts talk of Newcastle move TUGAY HITS BACK! EXCLUSIVE In with new for Ternent Turkish ace is staying MIDFIELD maestro Tugay Kerimoglu today slammed
AN urgent request has gone out from a worthy charity to people who may have received a present this Christmas that they can't use or don't particularly want. It could be put to very good use. The Marie Curie shop in St James Street, Burnley, is asking
TWO elderly women neighbours have been the victim of sneak-in burglaries at their homes in Burnley. An 87-year-old woman in Pheasantford Green was the first victim when she answered the door at 2.30pm on Friday. She was confronted by a man who asked to
BURNLEY graduate Andrew Thorley will swap the chilly British weather for the warmth of Borneo when he sets out on a conservation and teaching expedition in April. The 21-year-old, of Healdwood Close, is looking for sponsorship for the trip, organised
HEALTH bosses and watchdogs have joined forces to welcome plans for a new strategic authority covering the whole of Lancashire and Cumbria. The authority, which comes into force in April 2002, will replace the current five district health authorities,
STAFF at Pendle Citizens Advice Bureau have warned people to be careful when tempted by credit offers such as 'Buy now, pay later' or 'nothing to pay until next year'. Pendle CAB's Money Advice Unit joined forces with the Office of Fair Trading to promote
A SMOKE alarm may have saved the life of a Blacko man, fire crews said today. Ian Hunter went upstairs and apparently fell asleep after putting the chip pan on the cooker in the kitchen of a building at Hillside Farm, Beverley Road on Saturday morning
PENDLE Council is being asked to give financial backing to the Barlick Gold shopper loyalty scheme. The innovative scheme was a great success in helping to attract shoppers to the town following its launch in 1998 but councillors will be told enthusiasm
IT WAS all hands to the shovels for apprentices at Burnley Football Club after a series of blizzards. The youngsters were called in to clear vast amounts of snow from the pitch at Turf Moor so that the team could see the ball while playing against Chesterfield
THE Radio Lancashire Mobile Zone Bus will visit the Black Bull car park, Lowergate Road, Huncoat, tomorrow to give villagers the opportunity to tell listeners all about life in Huncoat. The bus will be in place between 8.30am and 4.30pm and all residents
MORE than 60 young people aged between five and 17 will take part in this year's St Mary's Pantomime in Oswaldtwistle - 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. This will be the 34th production by St Mary's and the sixth produced by Jackie Henderson. Many of the
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has vowed to lead the fight to stop Gibraltar being 'sold out' to the Spanish by the British Government. Tory Mr Evans, currently holidaying in Spain, spent New Year's Eve in the British outpost and said people living in the
GREAT BUSINESS: Alan Moore's arrival at Turf Moor was a great move by Stan Ternent Clarets look to strengthen their top of the table squad IN WITH THE NEW Stan looking to bring in the new BARGAIN: Arthur Gnohere IF Clarets manager Stan Ternent made a
COLD weather failed to put shoppers off coming into Darwen as sales fever gave the town's traders a much-needed boost. Town centre manager Paul Isherwood said: "The town is certainly busy, people have been coming in. "I think in Darwen it is the same
THE owner of a store specialising in exclusive designer clothing has been devastated by a burglary at his exclusive shop. Thieves broke through two layers of protective shutters and smashed through the door to get into the Remy shop in Bank Street, Rawtenstall
ANYONE interested in learning about the underwater world is invited to take part in a 10-week course at Haslingden baths, starting in February. The pool has been hired by the Rossendale Sub Aqua Club to introduce beginners to the sport of diving. The
A ONE-TIME successful businessman turned to drink after his family was virtually wiped out in a car crash three years ago, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Francis Anthony Taylor suffered a breakdown after his wife and his young child
KYLIE has vowed to relax, Sir Cliff wants to get more sun, and former EastEnder Patsy Palmer has promised to be a good mother... everyone's making New Year's resolutions. But it seems that the odds are stacked against anyone who vows to make changes in
AIR ambulance crews have been drafted in to airlift casualties to hospital after heavy snow made driving conditions difficult for road-bound ambulances. The North West Air Ambulance, based in Blackpool, recorded one of its busiest weekends since it started
LITTLE Laura Hartley and Fatima Habib sent out a timely message of peace and friendship by getting together to celebrate New Year and Eid. The girls were just two of the hundreds of people from both white and Asian communities who gathered for the joint
TWO pub regulars had a close shave down at their local. Don Ellison, aged 49, of Central Drive, Bury, parted with his hair and the moustache that has been his pride and joy for the past 30 years to raise cash for two charities. His stepdaughter's boyfriend
THE season of goodwill is nearly over but those at Bury Housing Concern are wondering whether it existed at all. Volunteers and officers for the registered charity are now bracing themselves for an influx of homeless people. Because of a severe shortage
