From Keith Sowerbutts, Oswald Street, Accrington. A prominent musician lay on his deathbed Feared his chance of survival were nil So confided to his loving daughter Where his assets would go in his will You inherit all my worldly wealth" he said
A CHANGE in school holidays could have a drastic effect on exam results in Burnley and Pendle, councillors and education campaigners warned today. Pendle Councillor David Whipp said Year 11 pupils' futures will be damaged because of the abolition of
Police are still hunting a burglar who sneaked into the Burnley home of an 84-year-old pensioner causing her to collapse with heart problems. The pensioner was taken ill after discovering two purses had been stolen from the living room of her home
A BURNLEY special school which opened last year has made a "good start" according to government inspectors. The Rose School caters for 32 pupils with behavioural, social and emotional difficulties and has only two terms under its belt with the Swindon
PENDLE people are being encouraged to get more involved in the future of the borough. The council's planning officers are touring the borough's libraries to give residents the chance to have their say on how they would like to become involved and kept
Mark Hughes' transfer kitty is set for a boost from former Rovers midfielder Neil Danns' proposed transfer. Danns is poised for a £850,000 move to Birmingham City, which is good news for Hughes as the original deal that took him from Ewood Park to
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Craig Bellamy will hold transfer talks with Liverpool after the Anfield giants triggered the release clause in the Welshman's contract last night. After weeks of speculation, Reds boss Rafa Benitez finally made his move yesterday
ENGLAND expects and tonight could well be the night the three lions finally roar into life. After two functional - if uninspiring - wins over Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, David Beckham and Co now face Sweden in a game that will decide the winners
SOMETIMES, I don't know how, but without realising, a TV programme seeps into your life and before you know, it's one of your not-to-miss favourites. Flog It! is fast becoming one of mine. Whether it's host Paul Martin's soft lispy face and hilarious
A NURSERY has hit out at "heartless" vandals who destroyed a children's climbing frame in an arson attack. The thugs have left the 48 youngsters who attend Toppers Day Nursery in Henry Street, Rishton, without the £500 outdoor equipment after the incident
STAFF at BAE Systems in Samlesbury have found they can save the firm £2,000 a week in energy costs by turning off air conditioning systems. The state-of-the-art assembly facility for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, built in a large hangar at the East
A JOINER who plunged 20ft from a Hyndburn building site when scaffolding collapsed has died. Peter Walton, 55, never regained consciousness after suffering severe head injuries when scaffolding he was working on at Altham Business Park collapsed on
PENSIONERS are being forced to stay in hospital because social services are not ready to take them home, it was revealed today. Patients at Burnley General took the equivalent of one bed for almost half a year because council chiefs couldn't organise
HAVING tried Darwen's new roller coaster road, I am not impressed with the 250 yard one-way system (A666 north) with the tight corners and adverse cambers. Truck drivers and bus drivers will need the skills of spitfire pilots to avoid their vehicles
MONDAY, June 12 was a red-letter day on the Montague estate, Blackburn. The windows on the stairwell were cleaned for the second time since Twin Valley took over. The walls and stairs in the stairwell have been repainted once in 42 years. When the
I AM writing to you to see if you can obtain any answers for us. After selling off the ground at Turf Moor "to secure our future" Burnley FC called a meeting a few days ago to once again announce redundancies and once again they are in the lowest paid
A CARNIVAL atmosphere has enveloped the first ten days of the World Cup, with fans from across the globe entering into the party spirit. Even the English were being praised for their behaviour until today, that is. Sixteen fans have been arrested
POLICE have seized Zameer Ahmed's passports but warn he may still try to leave the country. The news came as detectives try to close the net on their prime suspect in the murder of Nazia Ahmed. Airports have been alerted to look out for the 26-
A Blackburn schoolgirl will lead out the England team for tonight's World Cup match as a patriotic flag bearer for the team. Nadiyah Jogee, 15, of Moss Street, Blackburn, won a GMTV competition to carry the George Cross flag before the England v Sweden
Ambulance crews who were called to attend an overturned car im Fence were left baffled when no driver could be found. Witnesses to the accident, which happened at 10.50pm yesterday in Wheatley Lane Road, said they saw someone walking away from the
THE sister of Blackburn murder victim Nazia Ahmed may have been injured trying to protect her and still hasn't been told she is dead. Shazia Ahmed, 20, underwent surgery for "nasty" injuries to her hand and side yesterday following the fatal knife
PAEDOPHILES were moved out of a Blackburn bail hostel just hours after an order by the Home Secretary. Haworth House is just metres away from a children's day nursery. The move, believed to involve around half a dozen offenders, was ordered by Home
BACUP Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is hoping to hit a high note from July 6 when it puts on a performance of Brassed Off. The group, based at the Royal Court Theatre, Rochdale Road, will bring to life the story of Grimley Colliery Band, a
ENGLAND fans in Burnley last night put their hands together and prayed to the Almighty for a World Cup win. But first they had to pray for the electricity to come on after a power cut left St Stephen's Church in Oxford Road in darkness. Just minutes
Plans to build three homes off Lee Road in Bacup have been refused by Rossendale Council despite recommendations from officials to approve the application. Permission for four homes was granted last year. However, the latest proposals saw a 60-name
A BURNLEY boy is helping to put the brakes on speeding drivers around his school. Seven-year-old Jake Dobson won a poster competition at Rosewood Primary School and his artwork can now be spotted on speed limit signs as part of a new 20mph zone being
THE former headquarters of a Pendle pub company is set to be transformed into a high-tech modern business centre creating 50 new jobs. The Hurstwood Group is starting work to redevelop the 13,500sq ft Devonshire House on Surrey Road, Barrowford. The
Former Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix champions Tom Cornthwaite of Blackburn Harriers and Candice Leah from Clayton Harriers made their first GP appearances of the season at the Barley Fell Race, and each took victory. Fell specialist Simon Thompson was
Bowland Fell Runner Leigh Warburton was the winning over-40 man at the longest race in the Senior English Fell Championship series. The Ennerdale Fell Race is 23 miles long and includes 7,500 feet of climb as it follows a substantial part of the classic
ACCRINGTON Stanley and Burnley are believed to have been successful in the clubs' appeals to avoid their home games clashing. Both clubs were still waiting for official confirmation from the Football League at the time of going to press, but they are
STEVE Cotterill insists he's never been happier with the forward line at his disposal. With 10 days remaining before Burnley's squad report back to pre-season training on June 30, Cotterill is still on the look-out to bolster his squad with new summer
EAST Lancashire's oldest school has announced the name of its new headteacher. Dr David Hempsall 59, will leave what he has dubbed "the best job in the world" when he retires from Blackburn's Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in August, 2007, after 12
PLAIN-CLOTHED police officers are patrolling Lower Darwen after an increase in shed burglaries. And Darwen police are looking to trace three teenagers in connection to the latest incidents in the Milking Lane and Aster Chase area. Sgt Mark Thackeray-Scott
A DARWEN councillor has issued warnings over a spate of leaflet drops asking residents to sell their homes following a rise in house prices. Coun Roy Davies said he has received four leaflets in the last week and is concerned debt-ridden homeowners will
AT THE moment it's as though the government is falling apart. Nothing, but nothing, seems to be going right and everyone is blaming someone else with judges, prisoners, health, Iraq, drugs and crime all in the headlines. Perhaps there's a time and
WE were very sorry to read about the tragic death of Emma Coombes in the June 8 issue of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and would like to send our condolences to Emma's family. As you may already know, at least one in 130 people in the UK has epilepsy
A MAN was today critically ill after setting himself on fire and attempting to stab himself after parking his car on the hard shoulder of the M65. Horrified commuters saw the man pull up between junction three at Hoghton and junction four at Darwen,
