TICKETS are now on sale for the long-awaited clash between the Shakers and Kevin Keegan's Premiership new boys Manchester City on Wednesday, July 31. Keegan has been busy in the summer boosting his squad with new international signings Nicolas Anelka
REGARDING your report (LET, July 1), that work is due to begin on the missing link in Blackburn's orbital route at a cost of £2.5 million, I see that this will amount to £5,000 per metre. Are they going to Venus for their material? I have not got a university
A MOTORIST was arrested by police after a 44-year-old man was killed in a road accident. The 27-year-old was held on suspicion of drink driving following the collision in Mort Lane, Tyldesley on Saturday. The 44-year-old man, whose name has not been released
NOISE in the form of shouting, screaming and laughing uproariously and artificially appears to have overtaken the pleasure young people once obtained from traditional hobbies and positive interests. Travelling from Darwen recently on the late-night Friday
WHEN it comes to penmanship Dale Casey is one in 70,000! The 13-year-old Radcliffe High School pupil is the winner of the Parker National Schools Handwriting Competition 2002. The proud youngster is pictured with his prize pen and certificate. This year
BURNLEY'S summer holiday music in the park event has been scrapped after police said they were concerned about safety. The free Bands in the Park free festival at Queen's Park on July 28 was set to be the biggest event on the Burnley calendar this year
Oldham 22 Leigh Centurions 26 by Mike Hulme THE Centurions proved a point or two as they snatched a dramatic late victory at Hurst Cross. Injury-hit Leigh showed their promotion credentials as they kept their nerve to win a tight tussle against last season's
WHEN there are no uses left for a man he is asked to serve food at a wedding. The Cadbury's wrapping paper has been laid out, the plastic plates are on the table as are the bottles of Coke and Seven-Up. Tick follows tock - there's a storm brewing my friends
BLACKBURN Rovers today denied reports that they have agreed to sell inspirational Irishman Damien Duff. A story in yesterday's Sunday Mirror claimed manager Graeme Souness has decided to cash in on Duff's World Cup heroics by sanctioning his sale to the
SCHOOL children were given their first chance to see what riding a horse is like when a mechanical horse visited their school. Trigger the mechanical horse, who was provided by charity Jeepfest, came to St Leonard's Primary School, Padiham. Catherine
POLICE in Pennine Division have turned to the internet for help in identifying a number of people they need to speak to following an incident during the World Cup. Pictures of ten men have been posted on the news section of the Lancashire Constabulary
PEOPLE of Burnley and Padiham were treated to a step back to medieval times in the grounds of Gawthorpe Hall. Hundreds of day-trippers enjoyed the sights and smells which were common to ordinary people over 600 years ago, as well as having the chance
BURNLEY'S summer holiday music in the park event has been scrapped after police said they were concerned about safety. The free Bands in the Park free festival at Queen's Park on July 28 was set to be the biggest event on the Burnley calendar this year
GALLIGREAVES football represented the North West at a tournament in Spain. Call it fate or just bad luck but the Blackburn side went down in the quarter finals 2-1 after impressing in the early stages. Their conquerors 'Number Ones' weren't from Brazil
A LANCASHIRE-WIDE cricket tournament stumped up £500 for Muslim Global Relief. Eight teams from various towns competed at the all-weather pitch at St. John's School , Blackburn. A team from Blackburn won the tournament, which was organised into two groups
TOWN HALLS in East Lancashire were to share out a jackpot of more than £45million in European grants over the next year. The cash was part of a £290 million package to be targeted at industrial areas in the North West hit by the depression during the
A GLOBE-trotting couple have been rewarded for 30 years of loyalty to a Great Harwood travel company. Jim and May Gaines have clocked up an estimated 25,000 miles travel through bookings made over three decades with Robinsons Holidays, Great Harwood.
Thursday, July 11 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; Healthbook
Monday, July 8 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
PRODUCER Gaurang Doshi's heist caper Aankhen is one of the biggest hits of the year so far - but most of the cast are far from grateful. First an angry Bipasha Basu felt her character was tampered with - she was painted as the heartless vamp despite only
A MAVERICK film director Mahesh Manjrekar has sensationally been replaced in the forthcoming Bollywood remake of The Godfather. A number of flop films meant that producer Feroz Nadiadwala has replaced the Vaastav director with Vikram Bhatt -the director
Tuesday, July 9 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
WIMBLEDON stalwart Neal Ardley today said speculation linking him with a move to Burnley was 'news to him' as he mulls over his next career move. According to several stories currently circulating on the internet, Clarets boss Stan Ternent is said to
PLAYERS' chief Gordon Taylor hopes the new television deal for the Football League will give a lifeline to hundreds of out-of-work footballers. The East Lancashire-based Professional Footballers' Association chief executive hailed the £95million four-year
BACUP kept their Transco Lancashire League title push on track but only just against a NELSON side who have proved a thorn in their side this season. Beaten earlier in the season at Seedhill, league leaders Bacup avenged this with a one wicket win which
DEAR Massi, I'm an 18 year-old Asian girl from Manchester. I've got a very big problem! I have a cousin. One morning at 5.20am he called, at the time I didn't know it was him. I picked up the phone and asked: "Who is it?" He answered: "It's me. Do you
BLACKBURN Rovers today denied reports that they have agreed to sell inspirational Irishman Damien Duff. A story in yesterday's Sunday Mirror claimed manager Graeme Souness has decided to cash in on Duff's World Cup heroics by sanctioning his sale to the
A FREE family puppet show written to celebrate the Commonwealth Games is being staged at Darwen Library Theatre. Storytelling, poetry and music will be used as three puppeteers interpret ancient stories from Commonwealth countries. It is part of Cultureshock
A TEACHER is researching the history of her workplace so it is remembered after it closes. Christine O'Neill wants to hear people's memories of Tullyallan School, in Salisbury Road, before it is merged with Bank Hey Lane School, in Heys Lane, Blackburn
A FUND-RAISING dad came down to earth with a painful bang and broke his ankle in two places after a 15,000ft charity sky dive. Jason Randles, 31, of Kingsway, Lower Darwen, snapped the bone when he landed awkwardly at Grange-over-Sands. He spent six weeks
TWO masked men threatened a 39-year-old petrol station attendant with a knife before stealing £200 from the till of Rossendale Service Station in Bacup Road, Waterfoot. The incident, at 2.40am on Saturday, happened when the men entered the service station
COMMUNITY groups in Rossendale are celebrating after being granted much-needed windfalls of £250 each. Bacup and Stacksteads Community Chest Grants have given the money to four groups in the borough to spend on projects. Rossendale's 2nd Scout Group will
A NURSERY school which introduced a radical method of teaching children in Rossendale is closing its doors after more than 11 years. The Meadow View Montessori Nursery on Mitton Avenue, Constablelee, will shut on July 19. Principal Susan Smith established
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Corporation Park, Blackburn, for a free family festival of live music. Sunny spells encouraged people out with picnics and rugs to the annual Arts in the Park Festival. They sat and watched as a mix of music was played from
SHOWPIECE artwork forming part of Blackburn's regeneration has suffered another setback with two artists being struck by injury. Two Millennium Globe statues commissioned by Blackburn with Darwen Council using grant money will arrive next week after delays
A PENSIONER has been left stranded in an American hospital with a $100,000 bill after being diagnosed with cancer during a two-week holiday. Hospital bosses in Florida have told Phoebe Morley's family she needs to be accompanied by a nurse on her flight
NORTH End chief executive Tony Scholes today welcomed a new TV deal for the Nationwide League - but warned that clubs would still be chasing Granada and Carlton for the cash they owed. A new four-year deal was signed by the Football League with Sky Sports
REGARDING the article concerning the student of 26 years. I found it very amusing and interesting. It was a prime example of sheer dedication and a will to succeed. Maybe some of the younger generation who take their education for granted could take some
The Conservatives never seem to disagree with his policies because of his views. However even the conservatives are mocking his attempts to introduce compulsory identity or as he prefers to call them 'entitlement' cards. Successive previous governments
THE family of a man killed in a car crash has held a private meeting with a Lancashire coroner to express their distress at comments made during an inquest into his death. Imran Ehsan Aziz, 22, of Randal Street, Blackburn, was killed when the VW Golf
COMMONWEALTH athletes will be in good hands when they arrive in Manchester thanks to volunteers from around the North West. More than 40 volunteers will meet athletes, officials, VIPs and TV crews at Manchester Airport over the next few weeks. Rizwan
OVER 300 students from City College Manchester attended a special graduation day at Manchester Town Hall on 28 June. They are just a small number of the successful students from City College. The College has over 25,000 full and part time students at
THIS summer heralds a unique gathering in Preston as the Guild Hall plays host to the first of three groundbreaking national events branded 'Get Connected', developed to enhance understanding of the Hindu faith amongst British youth. The Preston event
SCHOOL REPORT: Making learning fun and memorable plays a big part of life in our school. The school has a friendly atmosphere and everyone works well together. Our school motto, "Together -- Working Today for Tomorrow," sums up what we are trying to achieve
A MOCK wedding complete with all the traditional trimmings proved just child's play for youngsters Elliot Seale and Bethan Nicholson, pictured in their respective outfits. The four-year-olds were "hitched" much to the delight of staff and fellow youngsters
A NUMBER of initiatives have been launched to increase standards of food safety in Pendle. The initiatives were launched as part of National Food Safety Week. Pendle Council's Environmental Health Service co-ordinated the initiatives which were aimed
A SURGEON accused of manslaughter after a healthy kidney was removed from a pensioner during a botched operation has been cleared. Dr Mahesh Goel, 40, of Burnley General Hospital Bungalows, Burnley, denied the charge throughout the trial at Cardiff Crown
IF A newcomer to this country heard or read a policy statement from David Blunkett he would be hard pressed to know whether he was from the Labour Party or the Conservatives. The Conservatives never seem to disagree with his policies because of his views
A PRESTON dad had plenty of reasons to celebrate Father's Day after having 19 children during 35 years' wedded bliss! Yusuf Ismail Batan and wife Maram, both 52, of Deepdale Road, Preston, never quite fit the typical family mould with such a large family
IT WAS a scourge that ravaged East Lancashire's countryside for nine terrible months. And as it was brought home by the harrowing pictures of the burning pyres of slaughtered animals, last year, the awful impact of foot and mouth disease on farms and
FANS are being asked to sponsor their favourite Shakers player for the new season. For a cost of only £100 your name will appear in every matchday programme next to a photo of your chosen player and there will be an acknowledgement on the electronic scoreboard
BURY Cricket Club is to play host to one of the finest collections of world talent ever assembled. On Friday July 26 a match will be held at the Radcliffe Road ground between a Bury Select XI and Lashings Cricket Club. Lashings are a club team based at
ANDY Preece's latest signings could prove surprisingly worthy additions to the Shakers squad. Mills brothers Gordon, aged 12 and Stephen, 15, have been unveiled as winners of the 'Live The Dream' auction and immediately joined the Bury FC playing staff
NIGERIAN World Cup ace Jay Jay Okocha is all set to make his bow as a Bolton Wanderers player at Radcliffe Borough's Stainton Park football ground. Okocha was granted an extended holiday following his exploits in Japan and Korea last month, but he is
IT'S been back to business for Bury FC players as they returned to full-time training. Boss Andy Preece has been well pleased with the condition of his first team squad who reported for duty on Wednesday morning. First on the agenda was a weigh-in followed
ROVERS striker Andy Cole netted himself a wife in a goal-den ceremony. He wed long-term girlfriend Shirley Dewar at St Bartholomew's Church, in Wilmslow, Cheshire, watched by footballer pals. England stars Sol Campbell and Nick Butt, Blackburn transfer
CARERS across Blackburn with Darwen can look forward to extra help thanks to a new council project. It is estimated there are 13,000 people in the borough who are looking after a relative or friend. A council spokesman said: "The initiative means that
REGARDING the revelopment of Church Street in Blackburn, a sentence leaps out from Mrs T Warburton's remarks (Letters, July 3) -- "What is the point of pedestrian areas where there are no shops?" How sad! R CHENERY, Bury Fold, Darwen.
AFTER the spectacle of a 102-year-old lady lobbying Parliament in protest against a move of residential home, there is now the tragedy of a 108-year-old one starving herself after a similar move. Private residential care is failing the eldery and it is
THE French market in Blackburn was a farce, of which fey deau would have been proud. There is only one place to eat French produce properly -- in France. Here, they are either pathetic reproductions, or -- and this is the major problem -- the ambience
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GERTIE the gerbil is this week's lonely pet in need of rehoming. Gertie and a couple of other animals arrived at the RSPCA animal shelter at Altham a couple of weeks ago and as yet no-one has offered to take her home. As she has no siblings she may have
WHILE not wishing to upset the stall-holders on Blackburn Market, I think the council's decision to have a French Market on Church Street should be viewed as good thinking. Not only did it give people chance to sample goods from France, it was an eye-opener
TOTTINGTON Village Fete was a "funomenal" success! Hundreds turned out to support the annual event on Saturday (June 29) and enjoyed it so much they stayed until the very end. This is the second year the organisers, St Anne's Church in Tottington and
CREATIVE youngsters have been adding a golden touch to the Queen's jubilee celebrations. Prestwich library is home to a special exhibition of artwork created by pupils from six schools to mark the 50 years of HM on the throne. While the official festivities
A PENSIONER has been left stranded in an American hospital with a $100,000 bill after being diagnosed with cancer during a two-week holiday. Hospital bosses in Florida have told Phoebe Morley's family she needs to be accompanied by a nurse on her flight
A BURNLEY travel agents staged an America Day to raise awareness of the growing confidence in travel to the US. Brunlea Travel in Hammerton Street hosted a Yankee-style jazz band, a bouncy castle and face painting. Partner Alan Armstrong said: "People's
A PLUMBERS' merchant has been granted permission to develop the site of the former St James Church in March Street, Burnley, for a trade warehouse. Andrew Walker spoke to the development control committee on behalf of residents to appeal for the plans
A VICAR with two parishes today issued a warm welcome to a new curate drafted in to help. Reverend Jim Holt will join Reverend Lawrence Laycock to serve the parishes of Cliviger and Worsthorne. For the past eight years Rev Laycock has been running the
COMMENTS about Asian "ghettos" in the north of England are highly damaging to the image and reputation of East Lancashire according to an ethnic minority leader. Shahid Malik blasted Ann Cryer, Labour MP for Keighley, and said that reported comments from
A LEUKAEMIA sufferer who has no mains water supply to her home today revealed it could be another six months before she can tap into a connection from a new multi-million pound development. Ann Grogan, 47, first raised the problem with water to her home
POLICE are investigating today after an assault on a taxi driver. The incident took place on Leeds Road, Nelson, at 1am yesterday. Police said a passenger in the vehicle punched the driver in the face. Anyone with any information should contact Pennine
MINDLESS vandals have outraged council workers by smashing to pieces costly new work at a park before the cement had even dried. Work has been going on at Victoria Park in Nelson, for new flagstones for the steps down to a sunken garden at the entrance
A NURSERY school in Pendle is celebrating after it was announced it will be the first in Lancashire to become an early excellence centre - and receive £1million to develop its site. Walton Lane Nursery School in Nelson already has the prestigious beacon
FASCINATED by recent recollections in our Letters Page of old-time employees of well-known Blackburn engineers Clayton Goodfellow and Company, retired cotton loom tackler and local history buff, 80-year-old Hubert Hartley, of Knuzden, was puzzled that
PROUD soldier Lee Downham received his Gulf War medal from Prince Charles. The Prince was Colonel-in-Chief of Lee's regiment, the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. During the Gulf conflict, Lee was attached to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
The excitement was building. "On me head, on me head, go for it my son, come on," went the chants. And that was just my mother. But she wasn't the only one. Not until this World Cup have so many Asian people wandered around the streets in England shirts
A YOUNG mechanic from Accrington has come out tops in a motor industry awards scheme. Jordan Duckett, of Appleby Close, was named Apprentice of the Year by Training 2000 at its annual Motor Vehicle Awards evening. The awards, backed by the Institute of
A MAN who smashed a pint glass in a workmate's face during a Christmas get-together has been ordered to pay his victim £1,500. Stephen Mark Boardman was told by Blackburn magistrates that he had come close to going to prison, despite the fact that it
AN animal sanctuary has launched an urgent appeal for cash aid as it tries to cope with a rush of pets in need. Only Foals and Horses in Oswaldtwistle is currently undergoing a major programme of improvements and repairs -- all carried out by volunteers
THE allocation of the final part of nearly £3million of government money to projects in Hyndburn is set to be approved. Members of Hyndburn First's board are recommended to approve applications from projects in the borough totalling more than £1million
POLICE have appealed for information about a man who threw plant pots and a milk bottle at a bus, injuring the driver and causing him to crash. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at the M and M Coaches bus depot in Newark Street,
ANIL Kapoor dons a fat suit in this film about a pointless feud between two families, one Hindu and the other Christian. Raja (Anil Kapoor) sets about trying to unite the families by claiming to be the lost grandson of both. However, they both tell him
TWO of the newest players in the Bhangra scene are hoping to make a big impact this summer. True Players are made up of Dee (Deepak) and Jay (Jamil) and they released their debut album True Players earlier this month. Dee specialises in playing R'n'B,
Friday, July 12 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
Wednesday, July 10 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 Pharmacy
WHEN someone out there decides to make a re-make there's always the problem that that it's never going to surpass the classic. Hollywood always makes a hash of re-makes but Bollywood...no...never. As well as Kaante which is out in August Devdas is one
DINO Moreo and Bipasha Basu, who burst on to the scene in their debut feature Raaz last year, will be reunited in next film from N Chandra. The untitled love story starring the now separated couple will go on the floors in August. Rumours have it that
THE Goosnargh and Longridge Agricultural Society Show returned after a year's absence due to foot and mouth. It was cancelled at the height of the crisis for the first time since World War Two to protect the farming community. Although the event returned
BACUP bowler David Ormerod took his wicket tally for the season to a staggering 39 with a career-best at EAST LANCS yesterday. The top class bowler took 8-45 in just 23.5 overs as their great rivals - who have challenged them for the title for the past
MARTIN van Jaarsveld continued to prove the scourge of BURNLEY. The Turf Moor side dread facing the South African who always seems to turn on the style, whether it was for his former club Lowerhouse or the current title chasers ENFIELD. And he did it
GREAT Harwood kept on track to retain the Jennings Ramsbottom Cup with a three wicket victory over Read yesterday. Read started their innings well and set a target of 200 with Craig Walton top scoring on 84. Alan Armour led Great Harwood's well-timed
A SECOND magnificent seven wicket haul of the season for Andrew Mercer helped take Darwen to the top of the Northern Premier League on Saturday as Morecambe tumbled to a shock defeat against bottom club Preston. Darwen started the day 10 points behind
GREAT Harwood skipper Ian Threlfall has admitted he is baffled by Baxenden's current league position as the Jennings Ribblesdale League's two biggest underachievers prepare to go head-to-head at Back Lane tomorrow. Threlfall, who is in his debut season
IT was a game for the big hitters at Thorneyholme Road as ACCRINGTON and LOWERHOUSE fought out an eventful contest which had the crowd on the edge of their seats - and balls flying everywhere! Pro Jacques Rudolph was the star of the show for the Liverpool
DEAR Massi, I read Dear Massi regularly and have some advice of my own I would like to share to the readers. In the June Asian Image there was a girl who wrote in about how her 'family friends' were planning her future for her and always interfering in
DEAR Massi, My friend used to be the best person to be with but recently she has become more and more distant. It all began when she started to hang around with this different crowd. Before then we used to do everything together and everyone knew that
A team of nine 10 and 11-year-olds from the Astley school took part in the Inter-School Mini Commonwealth Games event held at Robin Park in Wigan and surprised everyone by beating 10 other schools to come first in what was only their second hi-five tournament
WIMBLEDON stalwart Neal Ardley today said speculation linking him with a move to Burnley was 'news to him' as he mulls over his next career move. According to several stories currently circulating on the internet, Clarets boss Stan Ternent is said to
A COUPLE of thousand people visited the first Tockholes Village Gala for two years. Foot and mouth forced organisers to cancel the event last summer, and they were determined to make amends this year. With a theme of The Knights of Longshanks, events
THREE new trophies will this year be up for grabs at Rawtenstall, Edgeside and District Gardeners' Society show in the Unitarian Church, Bank Street, Rawtenstall, on September 7. Entries will compete for trophies donated by the families of the late Michael
THE brains of Ramsbottom were put to the test in a 'fiendishly tricky' quiz organised as part of the town's jubilee celebrations. Elizabeth Duxbury from Ramsbottom Library devised a people of Lancashire Jubilee Quiz and one entrant even described her
AS Commonwealth games fever grips the nation a sixteen year-old is making a name for himself at his local athletics club. Atif Zamir of Pringle Street, Blackburn competes for the Blackburn Harriers and this year has already beaten athletes above his age
ANDREW Naylor admitted offences he had committed and one he hadn't when stopped by police in Longridge. Blackburn magistrates heard that officers saw a number plate under the seat of his car and Naylor admitted stealing it from a BMW. He also told them
A CEMETERY is to go green after introducing its first "ecological" funerals. Pleasington Cemetery, Blackburn, is to start woodland burials in its grounds where biodegradable wicker coffins will be used. The coffins break down naturally over time, leaving
A 27-YEAR-OLD psychiatric patient took a massive overdose of anti-depressants while on a weekend home visit from Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn. An inquest heard that Yvette Vanessa MacNeal had twice previously ended up on a life support machine after
MOTORISTS are being promised an improved road network in East Lancashire after the award of a £100million contract gave them new 'best friends'. Two companies have been appointed to manage, maintain and improve motorways and trunk roads in the North West
DENISE Hendry has spoken about the liposuction operation which left her close to death. She and husband ex-Blackburn Rovers hero Colin revealed the full horror of the past four months. Denise said she still faced many more months in hospital, was unable
A FORMER policeman and Blackburn councillor died as a result of a drinking binge, an inquest was told. Joseph King's body was discovered at his home in Downham Street, Blackburn. Recording a verdict of misadventure, coroner Michael Singleton said it was
FARMERS in East Lancashire are experiencing more stress now than at any time during the foot and mouth crisis, a rural chaplain has warned. Reverend Gill Henwood also urged members of the public not to assume that the industry had recovered because the
ACCRINGTON Stanley might have been cup kings last season but new signing Mark Sertori couldn't care less. The UniBond President's Cup, Lancashire Marsden Cup and the Burton Shield all reside at the Crown Ground after last season's stunning exploits but
WE call ourselves Muslims, the life we are living is not the Muslim way, in this day and age especially some young women have no shame and respect for themselves or their parents beacue the way they dress and don't cover their heads. They are wearing
I WAS very touched to read the letter in the Asain Image June issue from Ms Thompson of Revidge Rd, Blackburn. We as the Asian community must realise there are more members of the indigenous community who felt ashamed by the fact that three BNP members
A PRESTON student has been putting her free time to good use by helping out at a centre for the disabled. Sameema Umarji, of Argyll Road, Preston, is discovering the rewards of volunteering while working toward her BA Hons degree in social work and welfare
BANKTOP Youth Forum youth's, Mohammed Ali Hussain and Amar Abass were selected to represent the United Kingdom in a European conference. The conference involved debating and tackling issues that are effecting young people on a day-to-day basis, but with
THE Government has launched a £1million bid to improve the help which is available to parents of children with disabilities. Youngsters who suffer from problems such as deafness or speech impediments can be disadvantaged in later school life if they are
CURTIS Pearce smashed his school's 800-metre sports day record by a massive seven seconds recently. But as the prodigious Blackburn 12-year-old went into the St Bede's RC High School record books the tradition of celebrating athletic excellence was coming
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PEOPLE of African Caribbean or Asian origin are five times more likely to have Diabetes than white people according to new findings. The study funded by Diabetes UK, tracked more than 700 people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is
ONE of a gang of youths who racially abused and tormented a shop boss was given 160 hours community service. Burnley Magistrates heard how Lee Walmsley, 19, had been drinking when he and other youths picked on the assistant manager of Kwiksave, Burnley
MEMBERS of mosques and churches in Burnley are to take a leap of faith and form a ground-breaking charity in a bid to unite the town. The launch of 'Building Bridges in Burnley', a project to form an alliance between churches and mosques, was held at
OVER 80 Asian women came together at a local college to celebrate the work they have produced over the year with a spectacular exhibition. The exhibition which took place at Preston College was made up of the work completed through Adult Continuing Education
