A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. MONDAY "Carousel," Greenbrook Church Hall, Lowerhouse, Burnley. Colin Hilton's Riverboat Stompers, Blakey's Cafe Bar, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 8.15pm. East Lancs
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Clitheroe Ramblers meet Chester Avenue car park, Clitheroe, 10am for Kirkby Lonsdale. Ladies Lunch and Leisure 50-plus Club, Garden Bar, Burnley, 12.30pm. Blackburn Home
A MAN who bought a small quantity of cannabis found himself involved in a high-speed police car chase. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kris James Bretana was a passenger in a car which sped off when police indicated to the driver to stop. And when the
IT is good to see that, at last, someone has launched an 'I Love Blackburn' campaign (LET, March 21). However, it seems ironic that one of the sponsors is the Blackburn shopping precinct, owned by Standard Life, the same company that owns the town's major
MY husband and I campaigned in 1994 to keep open the Healey Grange home for elderly women in Rosehill Road, Burnley, after being told the closure by Lancashire County Council was down to the cost of kitchen and roof refurbishment and repair. Councillors
YOU report that planners are blaming poor winter weather for the delay in the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Blackburn (LET, March 26). It would be interesting to hear if the Executive Director (Regeneration and Technical) of Blackburn with Darwen
BUILDING work has begun on a £3 million fire service one-stop shop in Leigh. It will mean the Greater Manchester Fire Service workshops, supplies, breathing apparatus maintenance and recovery services are all on one site for the first time. Councillor
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph is today urging YOU to join a protest march to stop the closure of 35 old folk's homes. We want readers to take part in the event next Saturday to show county hall bosses the anger over plans to close the care homes. The
"SHOCKED but delighted" was how Matt Jansen described his call-up to the England squad for Wednesday's match with Paraguay. "I'm absolutely delighted," said the 24-year-old Rovers striker. "It's what I've been working towards for a very long time." England
POLICE in Burnley are looking for two youths who threatened two people with a knife before stealing their mobile phones. The incidents occurred on the Piccadilly Road skateboarding park at around 8pm on Friday. A 16-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man
A NEW school building has risen from the ashes of an arson attack two years ago. Watched by children and staff, Burnley MP Peter Pike cut a ribbon to officially open the new Early Years Centre at on Oswald Street. Flames engulfed part of the school after
PEOPLE across Burnley and Padiham are being urged to recycle their unwanted clothes and follow in the footsteps of the borough's youngsters. Schoolchildren from several schools have been raising awareness of recycling by donating 400 sacks of unwanted
BURNLEY lottery players have raised more than £1million for charity, buying lottery tickets from just one shop. Elsie Holmes, of Welcome News, Briercliffe Road, is 'top of the lotts' after being revealed as one of the biggest providers to charity through
POLICE in Pendle have warned drug dealers in the borough that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated after two people were arrested in raids on houses in Nelson and Brierfield. One person was released without charge and another bailed after heroin
THIS is a look at the people who were associated with the canal in Burnley in the 19th Century. The longest serving canal agent at the Manchester Road Wharf was Thomas Goodchild. He was the agent of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company from 1860 to 1890
IN troubled waters at the deep end of the Premiership, Blackburn Rovers are still not safe from sinking a league lower. And fans must surely hope that the side does not share the fate of the ship named after them in the 1930s. For six years after its
BUSINESSES already badly-hit by the foot and mouth crisis say they are facing another blow due to a planned road closure for the next two weeks. Lancashire County Council will close the A682 for work to repair a collapsed culvert in Blacko from today.
BEER drinkers went berserk at the Bridge Inn in Clitheroe after a newspaper promotion in the paper went wrong. Gangs of lads abused the offer as the wording on the coupon's failed to stipulate one drink per person.
YOUNGSTERS said Au Revoir to England for their first school trip to France thanks to help from local people. Pub staff and customers at the Royal Oak Hotel, Blackburn, raised £1,000 with raffles and a fantasy football league for the pupils of Broadfield
SCHOOLS throughout East Lancashire will have the opportunity to check their 'healthy credentials' following the development of Lancashire Health Schools Programme. This is set to be launched at a series of events this week following a successful pilot
A WORRIED mum has called for action to prevent a tragedy after her 14-year-old son had to be winched to safety from a quarry cliff face. Joel Eaton was climbing 50ft up the cliff at Cross Hill Quarry in Brungerley Park near Clitheroe when he became trapped
A LOOK at the key stats from the game against Grimsby. CLARETS: NIK MICHOPOULOS Had an uncertain time and made a misjudgement for the crucial third goal...6 DEAN WEST Was sacrificed early on after being one to struggle with the pace of Boulding and Co
IN terms of the match Lee Briscoe's stoppage time goal was virtually irrelevant but come the end of the season it could turn out to be one of the most important goals in Burnley's proud history. Another woeful first half display had seen the Clarets fall
"SHOCKED but delighted" was how Matt Jansen described his call-up to the England squad for Wednesday's match with Paraguay. "I'm absolutely delighted," said the 24-year-old Rovers striker. "It's what I've been working towards for a very long time." England
PRESTON'S chances of making the play-offs were dealt a blow as they fell to a double blast from Crystal Palace. Goals by David Hopkin and Ade Akinbiyi secured a 2-0 victory over PNE at Selhurst Park. Speaking on the club's official web site Kelham O'Hanlon
A RETIRED headmistress has received the start date for her two-year teaching project in West Africa. Kath Wilkins, 64, of Avondale Road, Darwen, will fly out to Ghana on May 12 to a Voluntary Service Overseas Project resource centre. She revealed her
A GRANDMA battling for life after three strokes and a brain tumour has been boosted by a message of support from her TV star granddaughter. And Susie Rugg, alias Brodie Hanson in the Channel 5 soap Home and Away, also sent her uncle Chris a note for the
FORTY-TWO Mayors and Mayoresses from across the region gathered at the Astoria Ballroom, in Rawtenstall, for the Civic Dinner and Charity Ball. Around 170 people attended the event which cost £25 each and proceeds will be split among local charities at
RESIDENTS from the Pennine Road estate in Bacup are being asked for their ideas on the development of Hawthorne Road. Following the Planning for Real exercise carried out on the estate, residents identified Hawthorn Road as an area for concern. Groundwork
SIX people have been arrested after a man was found with stab wounds in Preston over the weekend. The 42-year-old was found on Avenham Lane on Sunday, April 14, at around 3.45pm. He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment and is in a critical
POP Idol Will Young will perform at Blackburn's mega music event, it was announced today. The winner of ITV's search for a star is the first major name to be confirmed for Feel The Noise, a five-hour pop music extravaganza to be held at Blackburn Rovers
A VICAR who has seen his congregation swell from 50 to more than 300 is to preach to his contemporaries on the secret of his success. The Rev Ken Howles inherited a church low in numbers when he took over at St Bartholomew's Church, in the shadow of Blackburn
AN EAST Lancashire high school has received a glowing report from Government inspectors. Ofsted said Witton Park High School, Blackburn, was a good school with many substantial strengths and a warm sense of community. "It offers good value for money,"
FEUDING neighbours have run up thousands of pounds in legal fees in an eight-year dispute involving a ten-inch strip of land between their homes. Joan Dewhurst and Edwin and Patricia Baron, of Hazel Grove, Blackburn, began rowing over the boundary line
TWO Andy Howarth goals were enough to see off promotion-contenders Alsager Town as Nelson showed that, on their day, they are as good as any side in the NWCL second division. Still smarting from a 4-0 defeat at the hands of their opponents just a fortnight
PUPILS in Blackburn with Darwen have benefited from £1.3 million extra funding through the Government's flagship Excellence in Cities programme. And the local education authority is set to receive a further £1.4 million in 2002/2003, the new Excellence
STAFF and pupils at a before and after-school club in Barnoldswick are celebrating after a glowing Ofsted report congratulated everyone involved in running the service. An inspection of the club at Coates Lane Primary School was carried out and information
THERE can be few things more terrifying than the idea that your home could suddenly be ripped apart by a gas explosion. The gas blast in Standen Road, Clitheroe, on Easter Monday that led to the death of nine-year-old Andrew Marsden and left his brother
PUPILS in Blackburn with Darwen have benefited from £1.3 million extra funding through the Government's flagship Excellence in Cities programme. And the local education authority is set to receive a further £1.4 million in 2002/2003, the new Excellence
MOTORISTS in East Lancashire are being reminded that killing their speed by only a few miles an hour can save lives. A major new road safety publicity campaign entitled 'All that fuss over a couple of miles an hour' communicates the simple message that
THE real fur outfits shown at the Milan Fashion Week recently are aimed at the younger market in the misconception that real fur is fashionable. People know that to make a fur coat animals suffer. Beauty is seeing live animals with fur on then, not insensitive
FEUDING neighbours have run up thousands of pounds in legal fees in an eight-year dispute involving a ten-inch strip of land between their homes. Joan Dewhurst and Edwin and Patricia Baron, of Hazel Grove, Blackburn, began rowing over the boundary line
LEIGH Centurions have been rocked by the loss of utility back Liam Bretherton, who broke his left wrist during the 35-18 defeat at Whitehaven. Bretherton left the pitch clutching his wrist midway through the second half and was detained in a local hospital
Leigh RMI 1 Boston Utd 2 by David Magilton: NICKY Spooner could find himself in goal for the full 90 minutes tonight if Mark Westhead does not recover from a back injury. Full-back Spooner is on standby for the trip to Stevenage after deputising in the
GRAEME Souness sent out a chilling message to his players when he warned he's ready to make sweeping changes next season -- whether Rovers win their battle to stay in the Premiership or not. The tough-talking Scot believes Rovers have paid a heavy price
A BURNLEY man reunited with his family after being captured while fighting for the Taliban will not face any charges in the UK, it was revealed today. Anwar Khan, 25, of Kent Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley, flew into Manchester Airport on Sunday, April
THE first weekend of the 47th Burnley Methodist Festival was hailed as a success by organisers as the judges were asked to mark hundreds of entries of a high standard. Nine churches took part in the festival, which was launched on Friday evening and will
FUNDING will be sought from Pendle Council to cover the cost of refurbishing Clough Mill Playground in Barnoldswick. The area was built in 1987 and consists of four pieces of equipment: a rainbow unit, seesaw, commando bridge and swings. The 'safe surfacing
MAUDE Hargreaves decided to celebrate her 90th birthday in style by organising her first ever birthday party while at the same time raising money for charity. Mrs Hargreaves, of Phillips Lane, Colne, decided she did not want flowers or chocolatesfrom
STAFF and pupils at a before and after-school club in Barnoldswick are celebrating after a glowing Ofsted report congratulated everyone involved in running the service. An inspection of the club at Coates Lane Primary School was carried out and information
AS people across the country commemorate the 90th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, those from Colne will be remembering their own hero of the disaster -- Wallace Hartley. Known as Colne's favourite son, Wallace Hartley, was an accomplished violinist
A CAR accident left a tractor driver with a broken back at the weekend. David McMonegal was driving along Cumeragh Lane, between Goosnargh and Longridge, toward Broughton, Preston, on Friday, April 12. At around 3.15pm the tractor, which was towing a
A MAN has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, following a stabbing incident. Carl Brown, 19, of Charter Street, Accrington, was remanded in custody for a week by Hyndburn magistrates. Joseph French and Daniel French, of Malham Avenue,
A COMMUNITY centre is to get £100,000 for restructuring so that it can give even more to the public. Christ Church, Accrington, sparked controversy during its last revamp when eight historic stained glass windows were put up for sale to help pay for the
RESIDENTS in a street rocked by a gas explosion which killed a young boy and left his family in hospital have called for a meeting with gas company Transco. Andrew Marsden died last Monday at Booth Hall Children's Hospital a week after the blast ripped
THE bride wore white and wept for joy -- watched over by 13 pretty maids all in a row. And it took 11 top-hatted ushers and two best men to get the bridegroom to the church on time for Whalley's wedding of the year. "We just didn't want to leave anybody
A COUNTY penalty from Danny Allsopp was the only difference between the sides as the Seasiders slip to a 1-0 defeat at Meadow Lane. Prior to the game, Pool manager Steve McMahon pleaded for his team to put their all into the remaining three fixtures despite
PAUL Groves watched his Grimsby side dismantle Burnley's defence but immediately vowed to do the Clarets a massive favour next Sunday. The Mariners travel to Millwall's New Den knowing they are safe in the first division for another season but they will
Burnley boss, Stan Ternent, said: "WE gave ourselves a mountain to climb in the first half, we didn't perform but I can't explain why. It was a very poor show, very poor by our standards. "The second half was better but by then it was too late. I don't
THIS year's A-level mathematics paper should include a question concerning the current chaos at the top of the first division. The situation is so tight that the Clarets could finish anywhere between fourth and eighth as they go into the 46th and final
STAN Ternent has put Saturday's disappointing 3-1 defeat at Grimsby behind him and vowed to prepare his troops for the crunch battle against Coventry City on Sunday. Lee Briscoe's last gasp goal at Blundell Park ensured that the Clarets clung on to the
SIMON Jersey, one of East Lancashire's most successful growth businesses of the 1990s, has been bought out. The giant German-based KarstadtQuelle company has taken control of the Altham-based corporate clothing specialist for an undisclosed sum. The 250
Bury 1 Colchester Utd 3 by Chris Hall SHAKERS boss Andy Preece will have to wield the axe to keep cash-strapped Bury FC afloat after Colchester condemned them to Division Three football next season. A rousing gung-ho effort and a second half strike from
Stocksbridge 3 Radcliffe Boro 2: BORO have been overtaken in the automatic promotion place by Ossett Town after another damaging defeat and hopes of Premier Division football next term may now rest on nerve-jangling end of season play-offs. Trailing 2
CANCER Research UK's annual one-week charity shop raised £2,500 -- in just four days. The store in Bridge Street, Darwen, closed last Tuesday out of respect for the Queen Mother. Susan Whalley, chairman of the Darwen local committee of CRUK said: "The
A NEW sports facility in Rossendale has been put on hold for a month. But Kevin Proctor, club secretary at Rossendale United in Dark Lane, Newchurch, said he didn't expect the delay to too adversely affect the club's £750,000 development plans which have
STAFF at an East Lancashire health trust who don't know their bytes from their hard drives will soon be able to throw away their L-plates, after starting courses which will give them the new European Computer Driving Licence. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and
CAR wash worker Luke Carter went barefoot in the park and sprinted to victory in the Blackburn Borough Rotary Club annual fun run. The four-mile charity event in Witton Park attracted a field of more than 100 runners. And Luke, 17, of Rolleston Road,
THE boss of a train operator has defended his company after transport secretary Stephen Byers said it must improve or lose its franchise. Mr Byers issued the warning to Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) during a visit to Blackburn and said he was "concerned
A DOG, which attacked a cherished pet poodle and its owner, is believed to have struck again. And police today said they were urgently trying to trace the owner of the alsatian and warned the dog may have to be put down. The latest victim is a 14-year-old
UNISON has today thrown its weight behind the Lancashire Evening Telegraph march against the closure of 35 old folk's homes. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the march this Saturday, organised by ourselves and Burnley mayor-elect Gordon
HUNDREDS of people with placards and banners gathered in Barnoldswick for a protest rally against the county council's proposals to close homes in the county. Up to 500 people, including members of the Save Cravenside Action Group and Pendle councillors
STAND secured the NWCL second division title with a 3-1 win over Cheadle. The Ewood Bridge-based side, playing their seventh game in 15 days, went ahead through teen hot shot Chris Denham, scoring his 26th of the season on 18 minutes. Manager Nick Davis
BIG-SPENDING Kidsgrove, with one eye on the NWCL first division title, were a bridge too far for Clitheroe on Saturday. The Ribble Valley side - missing five senior players through injury - looked like the long season had finally caught up with them in
BACUP manager Brent Peters decided to blood young keeper Andrew Quinton and was delighted with the outcome. A fine first half save by the teenager from an awkward dipping shot gave Borough confidence and, after defending resolutely at the foot of the
STANLEY suffered their second defeat in four days as they went down by a single goal to Emley at the Crown Ground. After battling through for 49 minutes with just nine men in their 1-0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue in the first leg of the UniBond League
ROSSENDALE recorded their 12th away win of the season thanks to a single goal from substitute Gareth Gardiner. A tactical switch by manager Jim McCluskie in the early part of the second half saw Gardiner thrown into action, and he repaid the manager's
"IF they didn't know how important this game was, they they have no right to call themselves professional footballers." So said Preston boss Kelham O'Hanlon after watching his side beat fellow play-off hopefuls Coventry City. For Coventry, the result
SCHOOLS throughout East Lancashire will have the opportunity to check their 'healthy credentials' following the development of Lancashire Health Schools Programme. This is set to be launched at a series of events this week following a successful pilot
AN EAST Lancashire high school has received a glowing report from Government inspectors. Ofsted said Witton Park High School, Blackburn, was a good school with many substantial strengths and a warm sense of community. "It offers good value for money,"
DENISE Smolinski is proud to be part of 'The Mums' Army'. "After all, mums are a great resource," she said. The controversial tag has haunted teaching assistants like Denise since Education Secretary Estelle Morris pitched them into the spotlight when
SCHOOL REPORT: The school motto is "Strive to succeed" and this is echoed in our school's mission statement: "The Hollins Technology College will provide the highest qualify of education, recognised for its emphasis on technology, science and mathematics
BURY'S bid to tackle crime is going local and it needs the support of local people to make it work. New Local Community Safety Partnerships have been launched for residents to work with the council, police, probation and health services and voluntary
Blackpool end their home campaign in style with an emphatic 5-1 victory at Bloomfield Road. Nearly 9,500 watched Pool demolish promotion chasing Bristol City with four first half goals and a John Hills' fifth after the break. Tangerines boss Steve McMahon
