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Stories for 21 November 2001
Accrington News
Home's got a bus queue for a view
A SHOCKED man returned home from work -- to find a bus stop outside his front door. more...
Clash over crime deterrent
TWO East Lancashire MPs have clashed over the use of Anti Social Behaviour Orders just a week after one was granted to an 11-year-old troublemaker. more...
Putting the Great back into Great Harwood
RESIDENTS in Great Harwood have aired their views about their town in the hope that a £20,000 study will go some way to improving it. more...
Charity raises £20,000 for kids' hospices
CHILDRENS' hospices in Chorley and Manchester benefited to the tune of £20,000 from a charity event staged at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel. more...
Chester pining for beagle buddy
A WOMAN whose dog went missing a week ago has appealed for her safe return to stop her other dog pining. more...
Blackburn News
School's valid pride in its students
STUDENTS at St Wilfrid's High School and Technology College in Blackburn achieved some of the best sociology results in the country, while helping to make their school one of the top in sport at the same time, said headteacher David Whyte. more...
Ramadan shutdown
A MOSQUE designed for 20 families is set to be closed down during a holy festival after a breach of planning conditions which saw up to 1,000 people attending prayers. more...
Tragedy of teen girl who could not cope with life
A TEENAGE girl died after taking a mixture of medicine following a drunken night out with her boyfriend which ended in violence, an inquest was told. more...
Residents' fury at drug support plan
RESIDENTS are set to fight a drug users' support service being created in their community. more...
IRA blast victim now flying high
BATTLING for her own life after being caught in an IRA bomb has left Blackburn woman Sue Hanisch with a lust for life. more...
Girl, 11, sexually assaulted in park
POLICE are hunting a teenager who sexually assaulted a young girl in a park. more...
Advice pack will help the deaf
HELP is on the way for deaf people in East Lancashire who are missing out on valuable disability benefits. more...
Council pledge on street lights
A COUNCIL has vowed to fix all faulty street lamps within five days of them being reported broken -- but needs the public's support. more...
Find the winning name for mercy in the sky
YOUNGSTERS in East Lancashire are being told the sky's the limit for a contest to name North West Air Ambulance's new helicopter. more...
Club's disco boom may be silenced
THE owner of a controversial Blackburn nightclub was tonight set to go before licensing chiefs to explain how he was going to overcome noise nuisance problems which have besieged residents. more...
50 extra speed cameras bid to cut death toll
THE sites of 50 new speed camera sites in Lancashire were due to be revealed today as part of the biggest ever drive to save lives on the county's roads. more...
Charity raises £20,000 for kids' hospices
CHILDRENS' hospices in Chorley and Manchester benefited to the tune of £20,000 from a charity event staged at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel. more...
Rules for homes scheme
A STRING of tough conditions are set to be attached to planning permission for a canalside housing estate on the outskirts of Blackburn. more...
Turkey hotline's a fresh idea
EAST Lancashire shoppers are to get a helping hand this year when it comes to buying their Christmas turkey. more...
Tree cheers by the roads
HIGHWAYS Agency staff across Lancashire are getting ready for a busy Autumn as they prepare to plant thousands of trees alongside the county's motorway and trunk road network. more...
Charity boost is child's play
STUDENTS in the Childhood Studies department at Blackburn College raised £1,080 in just a few hours -- for Children in Need. more...
Chruch extension
PLANS to extend a former church in the heart of Blackburn are set to be approved, despite objections from neighbours. more...
Police abused
POLICE executing a search warrant at an address in William Street, Blackburn, were abused by Darren Robertson. But Blackburn magistrates heard that when Robertson was arrested as a result of his behaviour he said: "OK, I'm sorry, let me go." more...
Chance to light up a life
PEOPLE wishing to donate to the East Lancashire Hospice's £4,000 Light Up a Life campaign can send their forms to the hospice directly. People can nominate a loved one or someone who has inspired them, and for a small gift to the hospice a light on a Christmas tree will be dedicated to them. more...
Hair off for a big result
STAFF looked on amazement as mobile hairdresser Ann-Marie Kennedy shaved the head of office manager Allen Ward at Initial Electronic Security Systems, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn. more...
Smoke drama
A FIRE which started in a house in William Street, Blackburn, last night spread smoke to three other neighbouring houses. more...
Road closed
ABBOTT Brow, Mellor, is to be temporarily closed from Monday from its junction with the A59 Longsight Road to the junction with Mellor Lane. more...
Bolton Business
N-west gloom at the double
TWO new reports paint a gloomy picture of business life in the North-west. more...
Bolton Leisure
Salvation comes to the Citadel
A CELEBRATION evening of music and song is hosted by The Salvation Army in the Bolton Citadel on St George's Road, Bolton, on Saturday. more...
Christmas classic from Little ones
DICKENS' classic Christmas tale is being brought to life by a host of local talent at Bolton Little Theatre. more...
Life can be a real drag in Tyldesley
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre's pantomime has not one but three dames on offer this year . . . oh yes it does. more...
Ideal time to see Wilde play
THE New Egerton Players' next production is Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband. more...
Children wanted for Carousel
FARNWORTH Performing Arts Company presents Rogers & Hammerstein's musical Carousel at the Albert Halls, Bolton, for one week from April 15, 2002, with a matinee on Saturday. more...
Going Underground
MEMBERS of The Halliwell Theatre Company on Harvey Street go Underground for their next production. more...
MEMBERS of The Halliwell Theatre Company on Harvey Street go Underground for their next production.
The play is a thriller by Michael Sloan which begins tomorrow, and runs until Saturday, each night from 7.30pm. more...
Musical youths get into the spirit
YOUNGSTERS performing with Bolton Music Service ensembles have a hectic schedule ahead of them. more...
Cream of the local crop join together for fund-raiser
PERFORMERS from Bolton's amateur theatre community came together under the spotlight to promote a scheme close to their hearts. more...
Bolton News
Targets are too tough, claims hospital chief
HOSPITAL boss John Brunt fears that the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust will not be able to meet stringent new government targets. more...
Yentob's digital TV revolution
OVER the next 10 years the Government wants every household in the country to be watching all its television digitally. more...
Police dream comes true for Nathan
A KINDHEARTED bobby has made a youngster's dreams come true by treating him to an action-packed day out. more...
Massive demand for Games tickets
SOLD out signs will be plastered outside Bolton Arena next summer due to an astonishingly high demand for Commonwealth Games tickets. more...
Fears for health of the elderly who must move
PLANS to bulldoze a popular nursing home in Heaton have been given the green light. more...
Legal expert takes up court fight
A LEADING legal expert is to take the fight to save Bolton Magistrates Court to the floor of the House of Lords. more...
Proud of the pupils we helped mould
THE future of a Bolton community is in good hands according to a high school head as he waved goodbye to an outstanding set of school leavers. more...
Ironing out the past
MEMBERS of Halliwell Local History Society have restored a piece of the past to its former home. more...
A new £17m Press - and a brief history of the BEN
TRIBUTES were paid to "great" local papers when the chairman of one of the UK's top newspaper groups opened a new £17 million printing centre at Wingates, Westhoughton writes Alan Calvert, Industrial Editor, acalvert@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk. more...
Carly: Police frogmen search river
POLICE frogmen searched the River Tonge in the hunt for the clothes worn by murdered teenage prostitute Carly Bateman. more...
Police search river in Carly murder probe
UNDERWATER search teams waded through the River Tonge in Bolton as part of the investigation into the murder of teenager Carly Bateman. more...
TUC meeting
AN open meeting to discuss council house problems and repairs will be held at the Socialist Club on Wood Street in Bolton town centre tonight. more...
Drugs trial jury played `board meeting' recordings
THE jury in a trial involving five men who allegedly ran a multi-million pound Bolton drugs ring were played enhanced tape recordings of the gang's "board meetings". more...
Greg gets a taste for success
BUTCHER Greg Hull has proved his pies really are upper crust when they were hailed the best in the North-west. more...
Butcher gets a taste for success
BUTCHER Greg Hull has proved his pies really are upper crust when they were hailed the best in the North-west. more...
Widow touched by Sam's kindness
A WIDOW has been touched by the kindness of Sam Allardyce after her husband died recently of cancer. more...
Public invited to fall under CATS Godspell
ONE of Bolton's fastest-growing theatre companies presents its next production until Saturday. more...
Taken for granted
GRANTS totalling up to £9,000 have been donated to nine local community groups in the Burnden and Tonge areas. more...
Good response over murdered PC appeal
DETECTIVES in London are continuing to look through information passed on to them following a television appeal into the death of a Bolton policeman. more...
Follow glory trail
BOLTON youngsters are being given the chance to follow in the footsteps of one of the town's most famous Olympians. more...
Chairman stays on
THE serving chairman of the Bolton Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Mr Ray Makin, has been officially appointed to hand over power of grassroots health in spring 2002. more...
Calling all pixies
THE Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is in desperate need of pixies and elves following news its Santa Specials are already 90 per cent full. more...
Garage set on fire
A DISUSED garage was damaged by fire in Farnworth yesterday. more...
Garage set on fire
A DISUSED garage was damaged by fire in Farnworth yesterday. more...
Ex-councillor's call to legalise prostitution
CALLS for the prostitution to be legalised or for the police to turn a blind eye to it in toleration zones are getting louder as the town reflects on the tragic murder of teenage vice-girl Carly Bateman. more...
Marcus is guest of honour at Wingates opening ceremony
THE last member of the founding family to be connected with the Evening News was guest-of-honour, Marcus Tillotson at the new press opening ceremony. more...
Health centre doctors under siege
SECURITY guards have been recruited to protect staff from a gang of vandals at a crime-plagued Bolton health centre -- some aged as young as seven. more...
Police search river in Carly murder probe
UNDERWATER search teams waded through the River Tonge in Bolton as part of the investigation into the murder of teenager Carly Bateman. more...
Mother, 47, dies in crash
A WOMAN died after suffering serious injuries as she crossed a Bolton road today. more...
A regrettable way to maintain freedom
MR Pittock (BEN November 13) appears to assert that anyone who is not against the war in Afghanistan is enthusiastically for it. more...
War will not end terrorism
HAVING read the war-mongering, posturing and general diatribe from our politicians of ALL persuasions, may I put a personal and contentious point of view. It is not anti-U more...
Hospital staff are so dedicated
IT is with dismay that I, and indeed many more in Bolton and Wigan, learn from some statistical organisation that our chances of living are one in three when suffering from bowel cancer. more...
Lawlessness is scourge of our civilised world
A SOLICITOR once said to me that without his profession, the world would be one big graveyard. I always believed that it was anyway, either in spite of solicitors or possibly even because of some. more...
THE BEN SAYS: It's a sickness in our society
THERE is surely something desperately wrong with society when security guards have to be recruited to protect a health centre. more...
High cost of town title
RECENT letters criticising the council tax rises rather understated the problem many people face. more...
We needed USA in WW2
MR Woods is not a good historian. He stated that we would have won the war without the Americans. Total rubbish. more...
Seeing red over poppy box thefts
I WOULD like to bring to the attention of the Farnworth public, the following list, all of which have one thing in common - they have all had their poppy collection boxes stolen from their premises by some despicable young person/s. more...
THE BEN SAYS: Big-hearted Sam
A SIMPLE touch of kindness from Bolton Wanderers' manager, Sam Allardyce, shows the man is not only big in stature, but also in heart. more...
Top brass
A SHORT while ago, the Mayoress and I were invited to attend the Music for Youth Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall where Smithills School Band were taking part in the concert. The band played magnificently, as always. more...
Ambulance crew was wonderful
I WOULD like to thank the ambulance crew for their quick response when called out to my address on the morning of Saturday, November 3, and the treatment they gave me before getting me to the hospital. more...
Bolton Sport
Old boy could be set for Gigg return
ANDY Preece has confirmed that he is keeping tabs on former Gigg favourite Colin Cramb. more...
Bolton SundaySponsored by Concord Conservatory Roofs
Griffin boosted by away win GRIFFIN celebrated a 4-1 away Division One win at New Edition with goals from Simon Robinson (2), Stewart Dixon and Mark Callow, Neil getting the reply. more...
Premier Fives: Three Nations out on top
IT was a close encounter of the Fourth Division kind when top played bottom on Monday. more...
RMI boss cheered by cash
LEIGH RMI boss Steve Waywell is preparing for Saturday's clash with Conference pacesetters Boston with his spirits lifted. more...
Brown's hat-trick lifts Courts
Leigh and District League A DAVID Brown hat-trick, a Stuart Pickup strike and Chris Stanley own goal gave Courts a 5-0 home win over Three Crowns B. more...
Breightmet loss leaves boss fuming
AIR Miles Manchester more...
Colls march on
Atherton Colls 4 Daisy Hill 0 ATHERTON Collieries marched into the last four of the Goldline Trophy with a comprehensive second half performance to overpower local rivals Daisy Hill. more...
Old boy could be set for Gigg return
ANDY Preece has confirmed that he is keeping tabs on former Gigg favourite Colin Cramb. more...
Riders on boards
A BUSY two days saw the Clarion, at the Velodrome for their monthly session of two hours then three sections out on Sunday. more...
Members honoured
TWO of the LRC's most well known members were rewarded for their efforts recently by the Bury Sporting Council. more...
Smithills cling to top spot
COMPETITION for promotion places is hotting up in the Bolton Badminton League as the half-way stage of the season comes into view. more...
Walshaw's top honours
CHAMPIONS Walshaw captured the majority of the major cricket prizes at the Bolton Association presentation dinner. more...
Mark's title hope
MARK Payne of Belmont is hoping to be fighting in a British title eliminator in his next outing in Coventry on December 19. more...
Honours even at the double
A DRAW is a rare result in rounders, at least it was until referee Brian Barton took charge of matches in this season's John Smith's Farnworth Winter League. more...
Bury mascot sent off for THIRD time this season
BURY FC soccer mascot Robbie the Bobby was given the red card again last night -- for being "stupid." more...
Firsts turn on the style
Bolton 1st 4 Knutsford 1st 0 more...
Bolton Wanderers
A Knight to remember: The Bolton view
BEN Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reflects on a match that was unforgettable - for the wrong reasons. more...
A Knight to remember: The Ipswich view
STEVE Mellen East Anglian Daily Times Sports Editor, and an unashamed Ipswich fan, gives a different version of events more...
Sam's new blast at Barry Knight
SAM Allardyce opened old wounds today when he claimed top flight referee Barry Knight cost him two of his most treasured young talents. more...
LETTER: Sharrock is right over Knight
CONGRATULATIONS on Gordon Sharrock's interpretation of the infamous 'knight' at Ipswich - a fair representation of what occured. more...
Burnden legend backs PFA strike
GORDON Taylor received a boost from a Wanderers legend as he prepared to lead England's footballers in a strike over TV money. more...
Public will be split over strike - Deano
DEAN Holdsworth is confident the players will be united but expects the public to be split over the PFA strike threat. more...
Sam backs PFA action
SAM Allardyce has pledged his support to the PFA's call for strike action. more...
High Noon clash with Leeds
TRADITION has played a big part in prompting Wanderers to set up a high noon clash with Leeds United on Boxing Day. more...
Sam after keeper number 5!
SAM Allardyce is still running the rule over goalkeeping prospects, despite already having four on his books. more...
Warhurst ban: He'll miss Spurs clash
PAUL Warhurst will miss Wanderers' Sky TV game at Spurs on December 3 after picking up his fifth booking in the win at Ipswich. more...
Reserves at the Reebok tonight
WANDERERS Reserves will field a mix of senior squad players and youngsters in tonight's reserve team game against Middlesbrough at the Reebok (ko 7pm). more...
Swedish trialist moves on
OLA Tidamen, the Swedish goalkeeper who played for Wanderers in a private friendly at Burnley yesterday, is now having trials with Wolves. The Bolton Xl, featuring trialists, won the game 3-1. more...
Deano gets runout for Reserves
DEAN Holdsworth is one of a number of senior players pencilled in for an outing in the reserves who play Middlesbrough at the Reebok tonight (ko 7pm). more...
Wanderers could pay heavy price for TV blackout
A PROLONGED players' strike could cost Wanderers millions in television revenue. more...
Another season for Gudni?
GUDNI Bergsson has hinted that he could postpone his retirement for a third time next summer. more...
PFA strike: It's not about greed
THE BEN's Neil Bonnar explains why strike action will not be about greed, but concern for their less fortunate colleagues more...
It's not about greed
THE BEN's Neil Bonnar explains why strike action will not be about greed, but concern for their less fortunate colleagues more...
Widow touched by Sam's kindness
A WIDOW has been touched by the kindness of Sam Allardyce after her husband died recently of cancer. more...
Burnley News
Phone grabbed at the chippy
BURNLEY police want information about a man who snatched a mobile phone from a teenage girl's hand. more...
Portraits of the young artists
AN art week at Casterton County Primary School in Burnley was designed to paint pupils a picture of artistic life. more...
Prescott provides glimmer of hope for town
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott said Burnley may be chosen as the guinea pig for a new government regeneration programme which could solve its empty housing crisis. more...
Minister in warning to businesses
NORTHERN Ireland Secretary John Reid has warned voters in Burnley that electing a British National Party councillor tomorrow will hit business and investment in the town. more...
Fears if BNP councillor elected
NORTHERN Ireland Secretary John Reid has warned voters in Burnley that electing a British National Party councillor tomorrow will hit business and investment in the town. more...
Baby died hours after christening
BONNY baby Jennie Walsh died in her mother's arms on the night of her christening. She was just ten weeks old. more...
Children's candle vigil over play cuts
COUNCIL leader Stuart Caddy assured campaigners that no reduction in children's play services were being planned, during a face-to-face meeting on Burnley Town Hall steps. more...
Appeal to save centre's future
FIVE hundred businesses in Burnley are being asked to put their hands into their pockets to safeguard the future of the Town Centre Partnership. more...
Thief with drug habit is given `very last chance'
A THIEF with a £30-a-day drug habit was given a "very last chance" by magistrates who said they nearly sent him to jail. more...
Birdge is given new lease of life
WORK to replace a dilapidated footbridge in Padiham is due to start this week. more...
Worker recovering
A WORKER who was struck by a car while installing a bus shelter in Manchester Road , Hapton, is in a 'comfortable' condition in Burnley General Hospital today. more...
Bury Sport
Bury mascot sent off for THIRD time this season
BURY FC soccer mascot Robbie the Bobby was given the red card again last night -- for being "stupid." more...
Clarets Sport
Broomes will be ready for a hot reception
NO matter what the temperature is at Turf Moor on Friday night, Grimsby Town defender Marlon Broomes can expect a hot reception. more...
Clitheroe News
Police back ban on street drinks
DRINKING in public places could soon be banned in three Ribble Valley centres. more...
Clash over crime deterrent
TWO East Lancashire MPs have clashed over the use of Anti Social Behaviour Orders just a week after one was granted to an 11-year-old troublemaker. more...
Burglars hit hotel in daylight raid
BURGLARS got away with more than £3,000 worth of fine wines and champagne in a lightning daylight raid at a secluded hotel. more...
Cycling club in skills test
OAKHILL Clarion Cycling Club is inviting all young cyclists in the Ribble Valley to test their skills in a special competition at Oakhill College, Wiswell Lane, Whalley, on Saturday December 1, from 10am to noon. It will include a course to test the children's balance, skills and confidence in a safe, traffic-free environment. more...
College kids play Santa
PUPILS from Oakhill College in Whalley are sending their very own messages this Christmas to children in need around the world. more...
Students' visit to horror
TWO sixth form students from Stonyhurst College have enjoyed an unforgettable visit to Auschwitz - the site of the most famous German concentration camp from the second World War. more...
Chips are going to the dogs
DOG owners on means tested benefits or pensions can take part in a free microchipping scheme for their pooches in Clitheroe and Longridge next week. more...
Education on drugs misuse
RIBBLE Valley youngsters and parents can learn more about drugs awareness at an information evening at Read Primary School tomorrow. more...
Colne News
Talented youngsters at music festival
YOUNG musicians will flock from across the north to take to the stage in Colne at the weekend for the annual Luther Greenwood Memorial Festival. more...
Library display throws out the rule book
COLNE Library has thrown away the rule book and rearranged part of its collection in an 'unclassified' display. more...
Darwen News
Mill chimney back to its former glory
A HUGE project to renovate Darwen's landmark India Mill chimney drew to a close with a special ceremony -- conducted at the top of the 300-foot high building. more...
Youth project base is hit by burglars
A YOUTH project commended for its commitment to slashing crime has been targeted by burglars. more...
Vanished Leslie found in hospital
THE mother of a man who disappeared from home today spoke of her week living in fear before he was found injured in Blackpool and said: "I just want my lad back home." more...
Burglary warning after spate of break-ins
POLICE are warning householders to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries, mainly involving jewellery. more...
Protest to barn plans
A PARISH council has objected to plans to convert a detached, two-storey barn into a house. more...
Fence will help protect nursery
DARWEN: A 1.8-metre-high fence will be built around part of Chapels Nursery, Winterton Road. Blackburn with Darwen council's planning and highways committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the plans. The 1.8metre fence would be an extension of the fence which runs around neighbouring St James' CE School, and will provide the nursery with added protection. more...
Lancashire News
How to improvehospital meals
A REAL stew was stirred up when hospital food in Blackburn was described as 'slop.' more...
I just wouldn't be a party to it
I SUPPOSE that, thanks to the nice, politically-correct checklist issued to every Lancashire police officer on how to organise their Christmas parties, we can free ourselves of much worry. more...
Big spenders
THE county council is spending £430,000 on 10 new employees in order to give it a better 'locality focus'? more...
Ten years ago
A BLITZ on crime was launched to tackle Blackburn town centre's car crooks. Police began the initiative despite a fall in the number of thefts from vehicles in the previous three months as officers were given the responsibility of protecting cars and educating shoppers. more...
Five years ago
POLICE were probing a mystery explosion and blaze which badly damaged a showpiece nightclub. Five fire engines were needed to control the fire at Manhattan Heights, Cicely Lane, Blackburn, which caused an estimated £50,000 damage. more...
Danger lurks in fallen leaves
INSTEAD of having men pushing barrows and using sticks to pick up bits of paper doesn't the Council give them stiff brushes and get some of the leaves and rubbish swept up? more...
Theatre can take a bow!
I RECENTLY telephoned the Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre for tickets for a forthcoming concert. more...
Ramadan shutdown
A MOSQUE designed for 20 families is set to be closed down during a holy festival after a breach of planning conditions which saw up to 1,000 people attending prayers. more...
Prescott provides glimmer of hope for town
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott said Burnley may be chosen as the guinea pig for a new government regeneration programme which could solve its empty housing crisis. more...
Community pride answer to yob problem
I WAS interested by your article about the security upgrade at the Adam off licence in Darwen (LET, November 9), and the internet response. more...
Which party really cares?
GOING off his remarks in "Wonderful world of hindsight" (Letters, November 14), I take it that Neil Farras does not want to live in 'Lib Dem' land and would rather live in 'Labour I-don't-care-about-you' land. more...
Council being vindictive
I SUPPOSE we must all be grateful to Councillor Maureen Bateson for alerting the public to the dangers of karaoke (LET, November 13). Just 30 miles away in Blackpool, the council has totally ignored all the safety warnings coming from Blackburn with Darwen Council and are paying a heavy price for their uncaring attitude. more...
Rules pushing
people out REGARDING your report (LET, November 13), how much longer do we have to put up with Blackburn with Darwen Council persecuting people over karaoke evenings? more...
Fewer people to make all the decisions
THE Labour group has steamrollered through a new constitution for Blackburn with Darwen Council. Decisions will be made by just eight councillors on an executive board with the two opposition leaders listening in. more...
Disabled walk a mile to match
REGARDING Mrs Mari Thompson's defence of "orange badge" holders (Letters, November 14), I agree with the original remarks by Mr N Holt (Letters, November 8). more...
Name and shame yobs
I AGREE with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans that the trouble-making 11-year-old made the subject of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order should be named (LET, November 15). more...
4Nice work - if you can get it
I ANTICIPATE that at the next local elections the ballot paper will have to be issued in the form of a booklet to accommodate the hundreds of people who will be queuing to fill these lucrative jobs. more...
Firework insult to our war dead
THINKING on Remembrance Day about all the young men who gave their lives for this country -- like my grandfather who was blown to bits in France -- the last thing I needed that day was to hear fireworks being let off. The noise of them is so loud and I think the government should ban all explosives. more...
Put thought into new name
ALTHOUGH I am in favour of our hospital service being on one site, I am afraid the name 'Royal Blackburn Hospital' is a bit lame. The other alternative sounds like a football team. more...
These creatures are deer to my heart
NOW that autumn is advancing, roe deer seem to be recorded in several places and sika deer are in evidence in the area between Bolton by Bowland and Gisburn. more...
Animals that have found their niche
BIOLOGISTS have developed a very interesting theory which has become known as the Ecological Niche. more...
LETTER OF THE WEEK
DEAR Mr Freethy, I thought that you would be interested in a phenomena we have in our school grounds. more...
Lancashire Sport
Network Q Rally of Great Britain showdown
FOR Colin McRae and Richard Burns, the mathematics are simple. more...
Lynch is Dale's saviour
ROSSENDALE produced a magnificent fightback to claim a point after trailing 3-1 inside the first 20 minutes. Their performance in that time can only be described as shambolic, as they gifted the visitors all three goals with some woeful defending. more...
Wearden flies Lancs flag )
LANCASHIRE'S hopes of glory on the Network Q rest on Neil Wearden's shoulders. more...
Chorley in need of urgent attention
THE Magpies' miserable run continued against fellow-strugglers Gretna last night as they went down to the only goal of the game for the third time in consecutive UniBond First Division matches. more...
Preece fury as Robins leave it late
BURY boss Andy Preece was furious with his side as they squandered the chance to win, conceding a sloppy goal in the final moments for the second successive match. more...
Spencer the hero as Blues progress
CLITHEROE produced a fine all-round performance to secure victory over UniBond League side Radcliffe Borough in the first round of the Marsden Challenge Trophy. more...
Brad is the star for the Rams
RAMSBOTTOM made it four wins on the bounce when they recorded a last gasp victory over high flying Prescot Cables in the NWCL Division One. more...
Mocheke returns home
RAMSBOTTOM'S South African trialist Alfred Mocheke has had to return home. more...
Nelson action
NELSON are in Marsden Cup action tonight when they welcome NWCL Division One side Atherton LR to Victoria Park. more...
Rovers players getting ready to strike
EWOOD defender Stig Bjornebye today braced himself for industrial action after the threat of a players strike moved a step closer to reality. more...
Turf Moor full!
THE "House Full" signs will be posted at Turf Moor on Friday night - at least as far as the home fans are concerned. more...
Flintoff is ready for his big chance
ANDY Flintoff has been handed a shock call-up to England's tour of India. more...
Turf Moor full!
THE "House Full" signs will be posted at Turf Moor on Friday night - at least as far as the home fans are concerned. more...
Rovers players getting ready to strike
EWOOD defender Stig Bjornebye today braced himself for industrial action after the threat of a players strike moved a step closer to reality. more...
Bologna join the chase for Italian striker Grabbi
ITALIAN giants Bologna are ready to join the race for Rovers striker Ciccio Grabbi. more...
Leigh Sport
RMI boss cheered by cash
LEIGH RMI boss Steve Waywell is preparing for Saturday's clash with Conference pacesetters Boston with his spirits lifted. more...
Nelson News
Shady landlords will be exposed
IRRESPONSIBLE landlords in Pendle could be left out in the cold if councillors approve a monitoring scheme to tackle the borough's problem private housing sector. more...
Costly canal scheme up for assent
A CANALSIDE improvement scheme costing £700,000 could be put in place in Brierfield and Nelson as part of the borough's £12million SRB6 funded projects. more...
New staff structure planned
MEMBERS of Pendle Council's executive will be asked to approve a new staff structure in its development control section in response to the recent recommendations by the Best Value Inspectorate. more...
Orchestra in concert
THE Rev Lawrence Mutter is hoping to see St John's Church, in Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, filled to capacity on Saturday, December 8, when the Pendle Youth Orchestra will perform a musical extravaganza. more...
Rawtenstall News
Eye horror
A FATHER today issued a plea for help finding the thugs who attacked his ten-year-old daughter with a brick after revealing she may lose her eye. more...
Sanctuary opens again after crisis
ONE of the North West's largest animal sanctuaries Bleakholt in Turn Village is holding a grand reopening and animal Christmas party on December 2. more...
Playgrounds forced to close after defects are discovered
FOUR playgrounds out of 15 in Rossendale will close while others will have equipment removed after an engineer inspected play facilities and found a number of defects. more...
History elssons at source of River Irwell
CHILDREN will have a lesson in literacy if a housing development plan for Weir is resubmitted. more...
Motorists warned of delays
MOTORISTS in Rambsottom are being urged to find alternative routes if they can to avoid road resurfacing works which begin next week. more...
Silence is golden in store
COLLEAGUES at Rawtenstall's Asda didn't get any hassle off manager Andy Lea when he was completing a sponsored silence. He had to wear a sign around his neck to inform customers what he was doing. He only broke his silence once, for which he has to make a donation. There was also a non uniform day and colleagues sat in a bath of custard, raising a total of £887. more...
Rovers Sport
Souness tactics were spot on
I'M not normally a big fan of chess! more...
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