Archive
-
Date
EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, June 3, 2004
Line Dancing for Beginners, Nelson Old Brass Band Club, 7pm-8pm. Pensioners Modern Sequence Dancing, Padiham Town Hall, 7pm-10pm. Free Confidential Counselling, Rosehill Baptist Church, Burnley, 10am-1.30pm. DJ Hickey Blue Eyes, The Work's, Burnley, 10pm
-
Date
Spurious reasons for not helping
IT'S true that Ribble Valley Council is a fairly small local authority in a comparatively well-off area. The borough does not suffer the health and deprivation problems of other parts of East Lancashire which put them among the worst in the country. And
-
Date
HEALTH: Scheme's aim is a 'home for life'
EAST Lancashire health bosses are leading the way with ingenious initiatives to improve the lives of older people. A Blackburn project which encourages the over-50s to participate in activities such as skiing, salsa dancing and even abseiling has been
-
Date
Sorry to lose our councillor
I WAS interested to read in your paper of the retirement of Bank Top/Wensley Fold Councillor Don Rishton from his post as our senior ward councillor. Don was special. As well as his dedication to his electorate Don had a unique sense of natural justice
-
Date
Man on death driving charge
A MAN has appeared in court charged with serious motoring offences following the death of a five-year-old-boy in Leigh. Amjad Mahmood, aged 40, of Taunton Avenue, Leigh, appeared at Wigan Magistrates on Monday charged with death by dangerous driving,
-
Date
Voting help for those who need it
VOTERS in Bury who have learning disabilities are to be given a helping hand so they do not miss out on this month's elections. Voting in the borough is to be conducted exclusively by postal ballot for the first time, and council officials fear it could
-
Date
Outrage as Tories call to scrap MP statue
CONSERVATIVE councillors prompted outrage when they called for the scrapping of a statue to honour Barbara Castle - and claimed she didn't deserve it. Eddie Harrison, a councillor in Meadowhead said Labour-run Blackburn with Darwen Council's plans to
-
Date
Rescuers' failed bid to save drowning boy
A BRAVE mum spoke today about the moment she thought she had saved a four-year-old boy who drowned trying to retrieve his football from the canal. Doris Yates, 35, gave Hamaad Shahid mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after he was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool
-
Date
Parking ticket row: police are called in
A PARKING warden is being investigated by Bury police over allegations that he falsified a ticket. The unnamed attendant was suspended in April by car parking operators NCP pending an "urgent internal" investigation into the allegation regarding "malicious
-
Date
Baggies target Rovers striker
WEST Brom are weighing up a bid for Blackburn striker Andy Cole. Sources in the Midlands claim that Rovers' top scorer is one of the targets Baggies boss Gary Megson is lining up as he looks to keep his side in the Premiership following their second promotion
-
Date
Rovers take flight to seal Tugay deal
BLACKBURN Rovers will today attempt to tie up the services of Tugay when they offer him a new contract. The Turk's agent is flying out to Istanbul to meet the player with the offer, which Rovers hope will head off interest from his previous club Galatasaray
-
Date
It's Zoe's title as wannabe idols step out
ZOE Kershaw was the winner of the Burnley and Pendle 'Stars in Their Eyes' competition as wannabe pop idols took to the stage. The singing competition, held at Brunshaw Youth Centre, Morse Street, Burnley at the weekend is backed by Pennine Police, who
-
Date
Lasting tribute to tragic sisters
A BIRD table accompanied by three small candles is to be the lasting memorial to the tragic Waddington sisters who died in a house fire. A meeting was held between Padiham Town Council officials and parks bosses to agree a design. And the girl's parents
-
Date
Rescuers' failed bid to save drowning boy
A BRAVE mum spoke today about the moment she thought she had saved a four-year-old boy who drowned trying to retrieve his football from the canal. Doris Yates, 35, gave Hamaad Shahid mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after he was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool
-
Date
'Councils could go' despite votes
TWO-TIER local government is likely to be scrapped even if voters reject a regional assembly this autumn, it has been claimed. Pendle Borough Council's chief executive, Stephen Barnes, is quoted in a Local Government Chronicle article as saying the case
-
Date
Florist Janet's the best in show
EVERYTHING'S coming up roses for a Colne florist who arrived back in East Lancashire today clutching a bouquet of awards from the Chelsea Flower Show. Janet Boast, who owns Going Dutch florists in Broadway, Nelson, and also has a second shop in Keirby
-
Date
10 years ago
RETIRING business tycoon Dr Brian Mercer revealed he had sold his successful Blackburn firm Netlon in a multi-million pound deal. He turned down a bigger offer for the plastic mesh business in favour of a management buy-out which was expected to save
-
Date
50 years ago
HUNDREDS of workers downed tools at Darwen Paper Mill to pay tribute to managing director George Rackley who had died four days before. They lined a section of Bolton Road as the funeral procession headed to Darwen Cemetery for a burial service. Representatives
-
Date
County battler in post offices protest
A COUNTY councillor who champions the needs of elderly people has slammed post office closures which she claims could hit Oswaldtwistle pensioners worst of all. A proposed shakeup of Hyndburn's post offices could see four close, with two of those earmarked
-
Date
East Lancs votes to hit deadline
VOTING forms for the local and European elections had to be with Royal Mail staff today if they were to meet a delivery deadline. And in East Lancashire, local councils have met the Electoral Commission's June 1 target, unlike other North West authorities
-
Date
Animals stars of the show - again
DOGS, ducks and horses strutted their stuff as thousands of people enjoyed the bank holiday sunshine at the Great Harwood Agricultural Show yesterday. The show, now in its 138th year, regularly attracts crowds of around 7,000. And yesterday's bumper crowd
-
Date
Two quizzed over man's road death
A 23-YEAR-OLD pedestrian from Prestwich was killed when he was struck by a car. Asif Hussain, of Lowther Road, Prestwich, was struck by the blue Ford Ka on Knowles Street, Radcliffe, close to the junction with Watson Street, at around 10.50am on Saturday
-
Date
Two quizzed over man's road death
A 23-YEAR-OLD pedestrian from Prestwich was killed when he was struck by a car. Asif Hussain, of Lowther Road, Prestwich, was struck by the blue Ford Ka on Knowles Street, Radcliffe, close to the junction with Watson Street, at around 10.50am on Saturday
-
Date
Council roadshow to arrive for forest festival
THERE will be another chance to quiz the decision-makers when Lancashire County Council's mobile information unit visits Dunsop Bridge on Saturday, June 12, from 10am until 4pm. And this particular visit will be extra special - as it coincides with the
-
Date
'Chip ban won't stop Mr Blobby'
EAST Lancashire MP Nigel Evans today warned the Government that banning chips from school meals will not stop youngsters turning into "Mr and Mrs Blobbies." The Ribble Valley Tory spoke out in the wake of the House of Commons health committee report which
-
Date
Council hits at 'lame' decision
COUNCIL bosses have branded as 'lame' the Government's reasons for refusing them permission to build 200 houses using private cash. Ribble Valley officers and councillors launched the attack after a bid for Private Finance Initiative Credits to help solve
-
Date
Ram boots out footie
A CLIVIGER pub is showing the red card to the forthcoming Euro 2004 Football Championships in Portugal. The Ram Inn, in Burnley Road, is proud of the fact that there will not be any televisions, large or small, anywhere in the pub. Landlady Eileen Keeton
-
Date
Ale fest switch
The CAMRA Accrington Beer Festival, which usually takes place in June, will now be in November as the organisers believe it will prove more popular later in the year. Around 80 real ales will be available from local breweries such as Bowland, Three Bs
-
Date
Avril leaves firm after 35 years
STAFF at Thwaites Brewery raised a glass to toast Avril Haworth on her retirement after 35 years of loyal service. Avril joined Thwaites as a clerk-typist back in 1969 before moving to secretarial duties, and later held the post of personal assistant
-
Date
Clarets name new boss
STEVE Cotterill will be formally unveiled as Burnley manager later this week. I can reveal that the Clarets have finally chosen their man after four weeks of intense speculation. And chairman Barry Kilby is now planning to reveal the former Cheltenham
-
Date
Smart ideas to set up your new business
WOULD-BE entrepreneurs are invited to free introductory sessions offering start-up business advice. Rossendale residents with an idea for a business but no idea how to get started will be able to take advantage of the sessions which will look at everything
-
Date
Town centre alive and buzzin'
A TOWN centre was shaken to its very core last night during a fitting climax to the Darwen 2004 music festival. Around 80 bands have performed at seven venues around the town over the last three days with up to 25,000 people attending the event. But last
-
Date
Council rules hamper shopkeeper's ambitions
A DARWEN shopkeeper is being backed by his local MP in his battle to change outdated council policy. Usman Ghani, who owns Olive Lane Stores off licence and newsagents, is hoping to expand his shop into the terrace house next door. But old council policy
-
Date
All aboard for a trip back in time
VISITORS to the East Lancashire Railway were taken back in time for a special 1940s theme weekend. Workers in civil and military uniforms helped turn back the clock to the Second World War at events and cameos held all along the line between Rawtenstall
-
Date
Maths kids prove they're number one
A TEAM of Rossendale whizz-kids have scooped the Lancashire Mathematic Challenge title for their number-crunching skills. Year seven pupils Melissa Burnham, Katie Ross, Thomas Law and Kieron Bradford, from Whitworth Community High School won the annual
-
Date
New era for sport services as trust created
A NEW era for sports and leisure services in Rossendale will begin next month with the creation of Rossendale Leisure Trust. Civic chiefs have agreed that management of the leisure facilities should be transferred from Rossendale Borough Council to the
-
Date
It's drama all the way in courtroom display
A HEARTLESS bigamist was hauled before magistrates in Rawtenstall and immediately jailed - but it was all in good fun as part of a court open day. James Pollard had been dragged through the streets to the court house by a burly member of the local constabulary
-
Date
Armstrong for Boro
RADCLIFFE Borough have signed defender Gordon Armstrong from Conference club Accrington Stanley. The 35-year-old former Bury, Burnley and Sunderland defender has left Stanley, who are set to go full-time next season, due to work commitments.
-
Date
Town used for TV location
BLACKBURN was turned into a TV set as the producers of a new BBC black comedy series filmed in the town centre. The college, shopping centre, boulevard and the BT building in Jubilee Street are being used as locations for the production, Brief Lives,
-
Date
Stepping out for school
PUPILS totalling 900 are pulling on their trainers to walk round their school in a bid to raise funds for specialist status. It is the latest initiative by Pleckgate High School, Blackburn, which has already raised £30,000 of a £50,000 target to achieve
-
Date
Tories aiming at bin times switch
WEEKLY bin collections will be reinstated in all areas of Blackburn and Darwen if the Conservative party takes control of the council. Tory leader Colin Rigby said his team would end the controversial fortnightly bin collection scheme, which is being
-
Date
Catch this terror man
CROOKS have been urged to help police catch a robber who has attacked two frail pensioners. Detective Inspector Simon Giles today said even criminals would be disgusted by the actions of the man, who has struck in the Audley area of Blackburn. And he
-
Date
Outrage as Tories call to scrap MP statue
CONSERVATIVE councillors prompted outrage when they called for the scrapping of a statue to honour Barbara Castle - and claimed she didn't deserve it. Eddie Harrison, a councillor in Meadowhead said Labour-run Blackburn with Darwen Council's plans to
-
Date
Blair's praise for local police
LOCAL police have been told they are doing a great job -- by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The PM's words of support came during an unannounced visit to Whitefield Police Station on Friday morning where he praised the work of the local force. "You are doing
-
Date
EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Manchester United Soccer Scheme Visit, Fearns Sports Centre, Bacup, 10am-3pm. Multi-Activities (five-eight year-olds), 10am-noon; (nine-13 year-olds) 12.30pm-3.30pm,Thorn Primary School, Bacup. Multi-Activities (five-eight year-olds), 10am-noon and 1pm
-
Date
Like Todd, it's not easy being gay
IT'S a story that has gripped Coronation Street fans for months as gay teenager Todd Grimshaw finally came clean about his sexuality to his sweetheart Sarah Platt. But just how realistic is the soap's first portrayal of a gay character. . ? THE past week
-
Date
Rugby Union: Big night for Park
SEDGLEY Park RUFC celebrated a magnificent season of success with a marvellous awards dinner at their Park Lane clubhouse. The RFU National League Division Two trophy was on parade as was the Lancashire Cup and awards were handed out to the players as
-
Date
Just leave us alone!
SHOULD Hyndburn be merged with Blackburn? No! We have already lost our identity by losing Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle, Clayton, Rishton, Great Harwood, Huncoat etc. Please leave us alone. MARGARET MARTIN (Mrs), Maden Street, Church.
-
Date
If only our bus station was as good...
I MUST congratulate Burnley Borough Council, your bus station is a credit to you. You have provided for the travelling public with toilets, cafe, information office, shop, all together undercover and in one place. Also there are comfortable seats to sit
-
Date
Drivers should obey rules
I READ with amazement Inspector Laraway's footnote (LET, May 21) to the letter complaining of illegal parking in Whalley Range, Blackburn. Surely the drivers of these cars were aware of the rules of the road when they passed their driving test. So why
-
Date
We must resist a merger
I WRITE regarding the proposed merger of Hyndburn and Blackburn with Darwen Council highlighted in your paper (LET, May 25). One only has to read letters to this paper over the past few years from residents of Darwen who think they are getting a raw deal
-
Date
We won't skimp on housing
RE: Four-year homes wait slammed (LET, April 23). Your story included a number of factual inaccuracies which I am keen to clear up for the benefit of your readers. Space New Living did not buy the properties from the council; they were purchased individually
-
Date
Railway ride to the war
WARTIME memories were recreated in Ramsbottom and Bury as the towns were transported back to the 1940s. Thousands of visitors enjoyed the sixth annual Wartime Weekend, organised by the East Lancashire Railway. And with the D-Day anniversary approaching
-
Date
Gaunt signing thrills Starbuck
LEIGH RMI's rebuilding programme began in earnest this week with the signing of Hucknall Town skipper Craig Gaunt. Manager Phil Starbuck was delighted with the capture of the experienced central defender on a 12-month deal. The Railwaymen, with the knowledge
-
Date
Throat cut in attack
A TEENAGER is in hospital after having his throat slashed on Friday night. The 18-year-old was attacked with a glass outside The Grapes Inn in Bury New Road, Prestwich, at about 11.50pm. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident. Det Sgt Lynne
-
Date
Passer-by tackles blaze at house
FIRE crews were called to a house in Bar Street, Burnley, at 8pm yesterday after a passer-by spotted curtains on fire. The passer-by alerted the fire services and ripped off plastic sheeting covering a broken ground floor window to pour water on to the
-
Date
Armstrong for Boro
RADCLIFFE Borough have signed former Shakers defender Gordon Armstrong from Conference club Accrington Stanley. The 35-year-old former Bury, Burnley and Sunderland defender has left Stanley, who are set to go full-time next season, due to work commitments
-
Date
Nurse in line for prestige health award
A NURSE has been shortlisted for a prestigious health award. Geraldine Platt, sister for the Lung Project Team at Pendle Community Hospital Out-Patients Department, in Leeds Road, Nelson, has been selected as one of three regional finalists for Manager
-
Date
Man, 23, dies in road accident
A 23-YEAR-OLD pedestrian was killed when he was struck by a car in Radcliffe. Asif Hussain, of Lowther Road, Prestwich, was struck by the blue Ford Ka on Knowles Street, close to the junction with Watson Street, at around 10.50am on Saturday. The car
-
Date
25 years ago
STAFF at the Crest Motel in Burnley had to be led to safety by firefighters as a blaze swept through the ground floor of the hotel's staff building. The fire, which broke out in the records store, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Hundreds of
-
Date
Guild raises £135
LEIGH Townswomen's Guild's first charity event of the season raised £135 for Leukaemia Research thanks to a concert by the Deep Harmony Male Voice Choir. The next moneyraiser will be an afternoon tea in the Derby Room, Leigh Library, on June 10 at 2pm
-
Date
Wardens pledge kicks off row
A LABOUR pledge to give every ward in the borough community wardens if they win the Hyndburn Council election was today branded 'total fantasy' by Conservatives. In their election leaflets, Labour are promising to expand the community warden scheme out
-
Date
Clarets name new boss
STEVE Cotterill will be formally unveiled as Burnley manager later this week. I can reveal that the Clarets have finally chosen their man after four weeks of intense speculation. And chairman Barry Kilby is now planning to reveal the former Cheltenham
-
Date
PAYTON: Show him the money!
CLARETS legend Andy Payton has urged the Burnley board to back new manager Steve Cotterill with cold hard cash. Payton believes the former Cheltenham and Stoke manager has the coaching credentials to transform Burnley back into a First Division force.
-
Date
Clarets name new boss
STEVE Cotterill will be formally unveiled as Burnley manager later this week. I can reveal that the Clarets have finally chosen their man after four weeks of intense speculation. And chairman Barry Kilby is now planning to reveal the former Cheltenham
-
Date
Cotterill to raise his game
STEVE Cotterill arrives at Burnley intent on resurrecting his managerial credentials. He is still a month short of his 40th birthday but has already built a reputation as one of the brightest bosses and coaches in the game. And he now knows he needs to
-
Date
Bacup suffer Saeed spin
SAEED Anwar turned in a match winning performance for last season's Inter League Challenge Trophy runners-up Crompton, who beat Bacup by 23 runs. Anwar hit 85 and then took 5-12 as Bacup could find no answer to the Pakistani's left arm spin. Werneth won
-
Date
Clitheroe captain hits out
CLITHEROE stole the honours in their local derby clash with Ribblesdale Wanderers in the Veka Ribblesdale League. Neil Bolton scored an unbeaten 82 as Clitheroe set a target of 172-7 and Mark Hargreaves took 5-41 as Wanderers struggled to 127. Ribblesdale's
-
Date
Revenge sweet in derby for Darwen
DARWEN gained revenge for last weekend's Cockspur Cup defeat at Chorley with an emphatic 95-run win in the Northern Premier League yesterday. Electing to bat first, Darwen were given a solid start by Jackson and John Cordingley, who posted 42 for their
-
Date
Clarets name new boss
STEVE Cotterill will be formally unveiled as Burnley manager later this week. I can reveal that the Clarets have finally chosen their man after four weeks of intense speculation. And chairman Barry Kilby is now planning to reveal the former Cheltenham
-
Date
Credit union celebration
DARWEN'S Jubilee Tower Credit Union announced today that it had reached the landmark figure of £100,000 in assets. The local savings and loans co-operative was set up in February 1996. Four years ago, the credit union opened its premises in The Circus
-
Date
Flats bid for care home site may be thwarted
A FORMER residential home earmarked for demolition could be saved. Planning officers have recommended refusal of plans to build 14 apartments on the site of the former Newhaven residential home, in Ashleigh Street, Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen planners
-
Date
New era for sports and leisure services
A NEW era for sports and leisure services in Rossendale will begin next month with the creation of Rossendale Leisure Trust. Civic chiefs have agreed to transfer management of leisure facilities from Rossendale Borough Council to the new trust. The trust
-
Date
Training turns off cameras for now
THERE will be no mobile speed camera sites in East Lancashire this week as civilian technicians continue their training. The 12 new speed enforcement wardens, employed by the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety, have been in training for over a month
-
Date
Complaints over police up again
COMPLAINTS against Lancashire police have rocketed by 36 per cent. In the quarter from January to March this year there were 196 complaints, up 52 from the same period last year. It follows a 20 per cent increase in complaints during the October to December
-
Date
Stanley snap up ex-Blades midfielder Jagielka
ACCRINGTON Stanley have completed their fourth summer signing by snapping up midfielder Steve Jagielka. Reds manager John Coleman moved quickly to agree terms with the 26-year-old following his release from Sheffield United at the end of last season.
