A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.. Ribble Valley Diabetic Group, The Lancshire Young Farmers Lecture Room, Auction Mart, Clitheroe, 7.30pm. Speaker: Mr G Jones. Clayton-le-Dale Women's Institute meet
This week, with MARTIN YATES, 32, chef and new landlord of The Fighting Cocks, Cliviger. Before moving back to this country when he was 16, he was brought up in Malawi. MEMORY: Swimming in Lake Malawi as a child. The lake was the size of England and contained
THIS week I enjoyed several short strolls in search of old banks, beginning in Yorkshire and finishing up with a collection of photographs of some wonderful old buildings. These days we think we have a lot of banks but actually there are far fewer today
YET again, another complaint about Darwen's new £11million health centre. This time, A D Gordon is complaining he has not been consulted (Letters, January 31). As a user of the existing health centre, I picked up a consultation leaflet in its waiting
WHAT sort of of person destroys a floral tribute? On January 27, Holocaust memorial Day, at noon, I left some flowers and a big yellow star at the town's Holocaust Memorial in memory of Anne Frank and other victims of Nazi persecution. My flowers didn't
WELL, well, would you 'Adam and Eve' it? Local vicar the Rev. Kevin Logan seeks to promote the teaching of creationism in the classroom (LET, February 4). Perhaps he should go the whole hog and campaign for the 'Theory of a flat Earth' to be given a sympathetic
I WOULD like to congratulate Brian Todd (Letters, January 17) for his comments regarding religion in schools. It would, however, seem the norm today that the so-called integration of our society is, in actual fact, segregation. What next? Muslim women's
I HAVE been caught on a speed camera doing 36mph in a 30mph zone -- my first motoring offence in 28 years' driving. I had been to work and been blocked in the car park. My son needed my car to go and submit his coursework to university, otherwise he would
A MAN has started a 12-year jail sentence for the brutal rape of a Leigh schoolgirl, aged 12. Raymond Horrocks, aged 22, forced the girl to lie down in a field, then violently raped and abused her after ordering her 11-year-old friend to stand and watch
HEALTH bosses have launched an investigation into conditions at Burnley mortuary after the family of a dead man complained he was kept under a dirty blanket on a rusty trolley. Mum and daughter Christine and Helen Brear spoke out following the inquest
A SECTION of motorway near Bury will be closed during the night next week while resurfacing work is carried out. The M66 will be closed between Junction 2 at Heap Bridge and Junction 4 at Simister. The southbound carriageway will be closed from 10.30pm
LEIGH RMI make the long trip to the Kent coast in confident mood they can pick up precious points against Margate on Saturday. Inspired by new manager Mark Patterson, the Railwaymen have won their previous two Conference League games and Patterson is
GRAEME Souness is thought to be keeping a close eye on the form of Academy starlet Paul Gallagher. The young striker has been earning some rave reviews for his performances with the Academy Under-19s recently. And he also enhanced his growing reputation
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted he may consider the possibility of sending Matt Jansen out on loan. Jansen is currently on the comeback trail after suffering a serious head injury in a motorbike accident last summer. And Souness believes
TIPS on how to keep clubbers safe from the effects of "dance" drugs were handed out to licensees and bouncers in Burnley yesterday. Representatives of Burnley's pub and club scene met at the Chicago Rock cafe in Hammerton Street for tips on how to spot
HEALTH bosses have launched an investigation into conditions at Burnley mortuary, after the family of a dead man complained he was kept under a dirty blanket on a rusty trolley. Mum and daughter Christine and Helen Brear spoke out following the inquest
A HOUSE breaker brought to book two and a half years on has kept his freedom after a court was told he had since pulled his socks up. Shaun Little, 19, who has since served a jail term for robbery, had not reoffended after that and seemed to be understanding
A £30,000 scheme to redevelop a playground in Colne looks likely to get the thumbs up from local councillors on Thursday. Following a recent inspection, the majority of play equipment at Atkinson Street playground, situated off Daisy Street, Colne, has
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Astons Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Witton Pharmacy, 108 Redlam. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Co-op Pharmacy
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 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
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: The
THE British National Party has announced that it will field at least three candidates in the Ribble Valley local elections in May. Local campaign groups have responded by calling on Clitheroe residents to use their vote and prevent the far-right party
A HERITAGE walk launched to give East Lancashire tourism a hike following the foot and mouth outbreak has been named one of the top ten routes in the country. The Tolkien Trail was launched by Ribble Valley Council last June. Stonyhurst College and its
THERE has been one main talking point at Turf Moor this week, the subject of the leaky defence. No one who has watched the Clarets regularly throughout the season has yet been able to explain why there has been this tendency to "throw one in" from time
Weekly round-up of all things Claret Far from fine! WHEN you are in the financial strife that the Clarets are, the last thing that you need is the threat of a fine. For that reason the club is entitled to demand: "Who threw all the pies?" during last
The Clarets recorded their first away win in the league for more than three months with a battling display at Coventry. 16:56: FULL TIME: COVENTRY CITY 0 BURNLEY 1 The Clarets recorded their first away win in the league for more than three months with
A PAINTING of the old Darwen market hall is up for auction to raise money for people living with cancer. Debbie Snape, who works on the three-day market, decided to donate the painting which was bought for her grandfather for his 80th birthday, 17 years
ONE woman's rise from factory floor worker in Darwen to high-powered executive was sealed at Blackburn College's graduation ceremony. Former Akzo Nobel worker Lesley Rees, 45, was presented with the prestigious Master of Business Administration (MBA)
COMMITTEE members at Darwen's oldest Conservative club today voted over their future, despite a "black hole" in the accounts. Both the chairman and president of Bolton Road Conservative Club vowed it would not close although they face a cash crisis over
A BAE Systems employee has narrowly missed being shot in Saudi Arabia. The man was followed by three Saudi men in a vehicle who fired five shots at him as he was driving into a defence contractor's compound in Riyadh, the country's capital. The victim
MAGISTRATE Brian Pilkington has to step down because he turns 70 next week, the compulsory retirement age. But the former estate agent, who established Pilkingtons Estate Agents, in Hough Lane, Leyland, believes he still has what it takes to dish out
ALL patients who used Blackburn Royal Infirmary or Queen's Park Hospital last month are being given the chance to take part in a huge survey. Questionnaires are being sent out in the post to seek the views of the 2,500 people who were either inpatients
POLICE probing the death of a man who drove the wrong way up a motorway slip road, today said he could have been driving erratically just moments before the crash. And they are urging witnesses to come forward with information after the accident which
A BURY teenager has been killed in a car crash in Whalley Road, Shuttleworth. Police said the 18-year-old, who has not been named, was a front seat passenger in a Peugeot 306 which collided with a brick wall and lamp post near the Duckworth Arms pub.
YOU'RE one off a million. Okay? Breathe in. Take your time. We're all rooting for you. There's your cheque for half a million - but we don't want to give you that! Oh, no! We want you to have the biggy. You've still got 'Phone a Friend'. So, here goes
THE name William Smith-Eccles doesn't immediately invoke images of a sharp-dressed soul singer. Which is why he officially changed it to Jake Blues - and "became" a movie legend. PERFORMERS go to great lengths to put on a show. Some will even go to extremes
WHILE driving past our lovely new police station at Greenbank, Blackburn, now officially opened, I noticed there was one thing missing -- a Union Jack: not one to be seen anywhere. I take it we are allowed to fly one in Blackburn. Come on, let's see a
IN regard to the disgraceful firefighters' strike and, in particular to the scaremongering headlines on your report (LET, January 28), on Lancashire's Chief Fire Officer's claims that the Government's modernisation proposals would put lives at risk, they
A TEEN tearaway can today be "named and shamed" after a court agreed he should be identified after constantly abusing and tormenting residents in two neighbourhoods. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Aaron Stoddard, 15, of Spring Street, Accrington, has
AN Internet based company involved in promoting a holiday club, is to be wound up in the public interest. The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented a petition in the High Court to wind up GB Research Limited, which promotes The Travel
ROVERS defender Henning Berg today tipped James Beattie for an England call-up - but then urged Sven Goran Eriksson to play to the striker's strengths. Berg knows all about Beattie's strengths and weaknesses as a player after the pair were briefly team-mates
Weekly round-up from the Rovers end Waddle he say? THERE was precious little to smile about at The Stadium of Light on Wednesday night as Rovers crashed out of the FA Cup. But I must admit I had to laugh when I saw Radio Five Live pundit Chris Waddle
Minute by minute report from Rovers 1-0 win over Southampton. 16:53: Full time Rovers 1 Southampton 0 Some predicted a Southampton whitewash, but Souness must be happy with the win. 16:51: Rovers make their final change to run down the clock by bringing
TWO people had a "miraculous" escape today when a young driver lost control of a car, swerved across a main road, into a lamp post, through a tree and into railings. Firefighters who attended the scene in Glen View Road, Burnley, said the electric light
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is backing the installation of sprinklers in all new schools, public buildings and large commercial premises in East Lancashire. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is to start a major revision of the fire safety aspect of building
A RAIDER who twice targeted and then torched a dental surgery is awaiting sentence at Burnley Crown Court. Jason Wildman, 33, of Holme Street, Cotton Tree, Colne, admitted two counts of burglary and one of arson at the surgery, belonging to Mark Wilkinson
A 91-year-old woman was injured in an accident in Whalley Road, Accrington, last night. The pensioner, whose name has not been released by police, was in collision with a Ford Escort as she crossed the road at 5.46pm. She suffered back and leg injuries
A TEEN tearaway can today be "named and shamed" after a court agreed he should be identified after constantly abusing and tormenting residents in two neighbourhoods. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Aaron Stoddard, 15, of Spring Street, Accrington, has
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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, Cleaver
THE recent attack on the Internet by the Slammer virus has shown just how open the web is to these sorts of problems. Fortunately Slammer needed database software to operate that many home machines would not be running, but it still slowed down the Internet
The Clarets recorded their first away win in the league for more than three months with a battling display at Coventry. 16:56: FULL TIME: COVENTRY CITY 0 BURNLEY 1 The Clarets recorded their first away win in the league for more than three months with
THE 2003 Football Aid season has officially kicked off and Clarets fans can now bid to play on the sacred Turf Moor pitch. Football Aid, a national charity, allows fans to play where their heroes play. In teams managed and captained by former club legends
HAVING won the FA Cup and twice been runners-up, the Clarets have a proud history in the competition. There have been many famous victories and glory days and the hope is that next weekend will be another triumph as they take on Premiership Fulham at
CLARETS keeper Marlon Beresford has agreed a long term deal at Turf Moor that will keep him at the club until the ned of the season. The 33-year-old agreed the deal ahead today's game with Coventry City. He been resigned on a month-to-month contract virtually
MONDAY, February 10: Atherton LR FC Spa Road (6.30-7.30) R Bleakley, N Hogg. TUESDAY, February 11: Dorset Road community centre, Hag Fold, Atherton(10-11) S Loudon, R Holmes; Atherton Town Hall (9.30-11) B Splaine; Golborne Library (5.30-6.15) P Franzen
Minute by minute report from Rovers 1-0 win over Southampton. 16:53: Full time Rovers 1 Southampton 0 Some predicted a Southampton whitewash, but Souness must be happy with the win. 16:51: Rovers make their final change to run down the clock by bringing
POLICE in Ramsbottom put fitness fans on red alert today after a jogger in a neighbouring district was attacked. Women who run alone were today urged to pair up with a pal following the incident involving a 37-year-old woman in Bury. The jogger was attacked
A NEW "takeaway watch" has been launched in Rossendale in a bid to protect vulnerable food shops from vandalism. The scheme has been launched in Bacup and Stacksteads. Shop owners will be working together by being more security conscious. The initiative
A MOTORBIKE fan was found dead at his home after returning from the Isle of Man TT races. An inquest heard how Jack Booth, 69, went to the event every year and was said to have been always dieting so he could fit into his racing leathers. Divorced Mr
A GROUP of residents opposed to plans to create a large caravan park in Stacksteads have launched their own website. The plans, put forward by Harold Crook, are for a 62-place caravan park on land designated as 'countryside area' in the Local Plan, have
A YOUTH who made money by selling fake drugs was preyed upon by dealers to sell the real thing on their behalf. And this led to the 16-year-old being caught out supplying cocaine to undercover police officers. The Blackburn teenager, now aged 17, was
A DRUG addict looking to beat his habit went to the "last place on earth" you would expect to sort himself out -- Amsterdam. But Blackburn magistrates heard that Lee Williams' health cure in the drugs capital of the continent had been a complete success
WHEN Lancashire Evening Telegraph photographer HELEN BROWN booked a holiday in Ecuador, she was looking forward to 10 days in the Amazon jungle and the chance to capture exotic animals on film. But, as she tells us below, she got more than she bargained
