RE immigration. At last a major party has the courage to bring immigration into its election campaign. For too long it has been allowed to spiral out of control by the present government. It needs to be really sorted out and do what is best for this country
HOW disgusted I was to read that scientists are now carrying out nearly three million experiments a year on animals. The government has recently admitted this and it is the highest number since Labour came to power in 1997. What about the government's
FLASHES of inspiration from Bury Photographic Society will be getting full exposure over the next seven weeks with the annual photography exhibition at The Met. The group, based at Fishpool Liberal Club in Nelson Street, joined the Mayor and Mayoress
JONATHON Douglas scored a late winner as Rovers reserves consigned table-topping Aston Villa to only their third defeat of the season at Morecambe's Christie Park last night, writes ANDY NEILD. Douglas pounced in the final quarter of an hour when he rose
BLACKBURN midfielder Robbie Savage is definitely out of tonight's Wales clash against Hungary. Savage aggravated a groin injury in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough. And Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs will have to wait to win his 50th cap after
CRAIG Short today admitted he may call time on his playing career at the end of the season. The veteran defender, who made his comeback in the reserves last night after six weeks out with a hamstring injury, has confessed he's struggling to cope with
A FATHER of four caught over the limit on Padiham by-pass has put paid to his children's caravanning holidays. Burnley magistrates heard how Michael Richards, 51, more than twice the limit at the wheel of the family minibus, had been in the process of
THE Pendleside Hospice annual Light Up A Life campaign has again broken records for the amount of money raised and the number of people remembered. The lights were switched on during two special services the weekend before Christmas to symbolise the memories
MORE than 4,000 people in Barnoldswick and Earby are all smiles after health chiefs confirmed talks are taking place with two new NHS dentists for the towns. And Pendle's civic leaders are hailing the news as a victory for their drive to get more NHS
PADIHAM is bidding become a Fairtrade town promoting goods which get a good deal for Third World producers. The town council has unanimously backed proposals made by the Rev Jean McNeile for Padiham to become a Fairtrade zone. She told a town council
A SINGLE mother who claimed benefits while she had almost £14,000 in the bank has walked free from court. Burnley magistrates heard how Shelly Smith, 46, got almost £11,000, she was not entitled to. The defendant, a full time carer for her disabled daughter
A DEVASTATED dad says he still blames Burnley Council for the death of his teenage son in a cycling accident. An inquest into the death of 15-year-old James Hadfield recorded a verdict of accidental death after hearing the BMX-mad youth had not been wearing
FRIENDS of Lancaster Royal Grammar School raised an impressive £15,000 through a spectacular Promises Auction. The event saw a healthy crowd of 250 enthusiastic bidders competing for promises ranging from budgerigars and baking to holidays and home-cooked
LANCASTER'S Storey Institute could be transformed into a regional centre of creative excellence, if a £1.5m grant application is successful. Lancaster City Council's bid for the funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund - to add to £750,000 from the Arts
A WOMAN celebrated her 30th birthday by raising more than £700 for Bolton Hospice. Sarah Jackson, of Saltram Close, Radcliffe, collected the cash at the party held at Radcliffe Masonic Hall. She was driven to embark on the fund-raising effort by the plight
PENDLE'S would-be Liberal Democrat MP wants to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Shazad Anwar, of Kibble Grove, Brierfield, has been chosen to represent the Lib Dems at the next election. The 27-year-old solicitor said crime and disorder were his main
A FAMILY who lost their son in a head-on road crash have been reunited with his dog which went missing after the collision. Pepe, a gypsy Lancashire heeler and border collie Dieffembecker were in the car with Robert, 20, last Thursday when it was in collision
HE might be a chart-topping music star and the man credited with raising billions for Africa's starving - but Sir Bob Geldolf hasn't forgotten the venue which gave him his first big break! And when he takes to the stage at tonight's Brit Awards to receive
HEYSHAM Atoms kept pace with the leading pack in the charge for the Divisional Championship with an impressive victory Ince Rose Bridge. Bridge, the previous league leaders, were brought down to earth by a fluent backline - and the locals are now well
DANNY Coyne aims to take a giant step towards establishing himself as Wales' number one goalkeeper tonight. The Burnley stopper, 31, is hoping for the nod to earn his sixth cap in the friendly clash with Hungary at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. And
DANNY Coyne aims to take a giant step towards establishing himself as Wales' number one goalkeeper tonight. The Burnley stopper, 31, is hoping for the nod to earn his sixth cap in the friendly clash with Hungary at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. And
AMIR Khan is poised to land a high-profile rematch against the man who denied him Olympic gold in Athens last summer. The Amateur Boxing Association have confirmed that a deal had been struck for a Four Nations team to fight the mighty Cubans in Liverpool
ABBEY HEY 0, RAMSBOTTOM UNITED 1: Rams travelled to the heart of Manchester to face a difficult encounter with Abbey Hey. The potential banana skin gave the visitors plenty of nervous moments but in the end the gutsy performance was rewarded with the
THIS year's Darwen Tower Trudge looks set to be the most successful to date with organisers expecting numbers to reach 250. Schools, Scout and Guide groups, individuals and charities are invited to take part in the annual sponsored walk. They can raise
A SHAMED solicitor has been ordered to sell £690,000 of his assets - including his £450,000 home and an apartment in Tenerife - to pay back his victims. Philip Pressler, 52, of Higher Whittlestone Farm, Darwen, was jailed for five years last August after
A TEACHER in need of a double hip replacement today accused the government of skulduggery after waiting seven months to be put on the waiting list. And Peter Rush, 51, of Holland Avenue, Rawtenstall, is mounting a groundbreaking legal challenge to the
FLASHES of inspiration from Bury Photographic Society will be getting full exposure over the next seven weeks with the annual photography exhibition at The Met. The group, based at Fishpool Liberal Club in Nelson Street, joined the Mayor and Mayoress
A MAN and woman have been jailed for an incident where asylum seekers were targeted in Blackburn. Preston Crown Court heard that an air rifle was poked through the front door and fired as the occupants tried to flee upstairs. Members of the family were
POLICE today said they were not expecting problems at the FA Cup clash between Burnley and Blackburn - but warned troublemakers that bad behaviour would not be tolerated. Planning for the fifth round tie has begun in earnest with a series of meetings
A FORMER education boss who helped plunge a council into chaos by quitting has failed to get back into the Labour Party. Coun Mahfooz Hussain, who respresents the Bastwell ward, is the only one of six councillors who walked out in a row over racism to
TWO high-flying science students today urged others to follow their lead and apply for a sixth form science scholarship at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. Danielle Ormandy, 16, and Feroz Zafar, 16, were the first pupils to receive the Ogden
TEN suspected drug dealers were arrested early today after 80 police officers carried out one of the biggest ever raids in Blackburn and Darwen. Officers said they were targeting three large-scale drugs distribution networks and a quantity of heroin was
A COUNCIL has been ordered to pay £2,000 in compenstation after an inquiry found it failed to properly handle a planning row. Four different companies complained to the Local Government Ombudsman about Blackburn with Darwen Council. All four had units
REPORTS that the average speed in Willow Street is just over 20mph was met with anger and disbelief at Bury East Area Board. Following a request last year, a speed survey was carried out in the street and Parkhills Road, Bury, to assess the effectiveness
WITH a general election on the horizon, hospital waiting lists are likely to become even more of a contentious subject than they have been for the past few years. And public cynicism is also likely to increase as the claims and counterclaims become increasingly
A TEENAGER was forced off his bike after being confronted by a gang in Prestwich. On Thursday, the 14-year-old victim and his friend were surrounded by a group of seven or eight males on Woodward Road at around 7pm. The gang demanded the bike from him
ABOUT two years ago I wrote to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph expressing my concerns about the changes being made to Church Street, Blackburn. The LET headlined my letter at that time 'A step back is the way forward.' In that letter I stated that spending
TRAVELLING back from Preston the other day I was surprised when the bus drove straight past a group of school children waiting at the designated bus stop at the junction of Kittlingborne Brow. Apparently this is quite a common occurrence on this particular
ORGANISERS of Atherton's 16th Bent & Bongs Beer Bash are lifting a glass to another successful fundraising event after raising £20,000 for charity. The festival was staged by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table, who sold a special "tsunami beer" which
Gifted young players do not always sign for the biggest club when it's time to take that important first step into professional football. Dave Thomas, Willie Morgan, Ralph Coates and Leighton James were just a few outstanding wingers who chose the humbler
TEN suspected drug dealers were arrested early today after 80 police officers carried out one of the biggest ever raids in Blackburn and Darwen. Officers said they were targeting three large-scale drugs distribution networks and a quantity of heroin was
A DEVASTATED dad says he still blames Burnley Council for the death of his teenage son in a cycling accident. An inquest into the death of 15-year-old James Hadfield recorded a verdict of accidental death after hearing the BMX-mad youth had not been wearing
NEWLY appointed Centurions skipper, Darren Fleary, will sit out Saturday's opener against Huddersfield - the club he skippered last season. Fleary has not yet fully recovered from a knee injury and the Centurions are likely to be led out in Super League
BLACKBURN striker Jon Stead failed to find the target again as England Under-21s lost 2-1 to Holland last night. Stead, who has yet to score this season for Rovers, came on in the 41st minute as a replacement for Carlton Cole but had few chances and was
A MAN died after cracking his head on the steps of Burnley Library following an alcoholic fit, an inquest was told. David Ecclestone, 45, of Brownhill Avenue, was a father of three who regularly visited Burnley Library. But, on June 16 last year, he suffered
AN unruly 15-year-old girl has been given a two-year Anti-social Behaviour Order - and was warned she could be locked up if she doesn't change her ways. Burnley magistrates heard that Debbie Elizabeth Neagle's past conduct had been alcohol-fuelled, disruptive
A SENIOR councillor and member of Lancaster City Council's cabinet is preparing to take on a new challenge. Cllr Alex Stone, pictured, has been selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Morecambe and Lunesdale. He is described
A CLEAR commitment to race harmony is to be made by Lancaster and Morecambe schools. Civic and school leaders are to launch a Race Equality Charter for the district next month. Copies of the document committing to guaranteed racial equality will be framed
A BALLET featuring mobility buggies and scooters as the dancers is to be performed on Morecambe promenade. Performer Niki McCretton and digital artist and composer Kathy Hinde are working together to create the unique event called the Motability Buggy
SHAKERS 0 SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 by Phil Thorp: Shakers boss Graham Barrow is going striker hunting before Saturday's game at Boston United, and on this showing he has got his priorities right. For the second successive home clash in a matter of days his overstretched
A TEENAGE tearaway who attacked another boy for nothing has been given an Anti-social Behaviour Order. The Nelson 13-year-old, currently subject to an Action Plan order and whose mother is on a parenting order, protested against an ASBO being made. But
PENDLE'S civic leaders have taken the 'momentous' decision to ask a private company to employ council staff. Only three councillors voted against the scheme which will see a £5million business centre built on Nelson's former Grand Cinema site. But 11
FLASHES of inspiration from Bury Photographic Society will be getting full exposure over the next seven weeks with the annual photography exhibition at The Met. The group, based at Fishpool Liberal Club in Nelson Street, joined the Mayor and Mayoress
THE owners of a bus firm forced to stop operating last year have failed to get a new licence which would have allowed them on the road again. Accrington Buses, known locally as Pilkingtons, was stripped of its licence last June after an investigation
A POSTMASTER needed hospital treatment after being hit over the head with a handgun during a bungled armed robbery. The postmaster at Holyrood Post Office in Bury Old Road, Prestwich, had just locked up the shop when the masked man struck around 5.30pm
A FAMILY of musicians have been left devastated after thieves stole their instruments - including a 100-year-old violin - during a burglary at their home. Lucinda and John Fisher, say the instruments - including the Mirecourt violin which has been in
JIM Harvey praised the attitude of his Morecambe players after they dug deep to knock Lancaster City out of the FA Trophy on Saturday. The extra fitness of Harvey's full-time squad and an extra touch of Conference class saw the Shrimps home on a heavy
FA TROPHY legend Phil Wilson saw his dreams of managerial success in the competition he dominated as a player disappear for another year but took plenty from the game. Wilson, once a winner, three times a finalist and seven times in the semi-final, has
VALE of Lune dug deep and impressed again - but there was yet more heartache and heartbreak on Merseyside for the locals. Despite a battling display Vale failed to get two points to haul themselves clear of the Powergen North One drop zone. A fast moving
A GRANDMOTHER has expressed her gratitude to local people who rallied to raise more than £30,000. The cash, raised with the help of a Citizen campaign, helped to keep her grandson alive for 18 years. Iain Orton died last week of leukaemia - even though
LANCASHIRE neighbours Blackburn Rovers have come to the Shakers aid once again by loaning them promising midfielder Gary Harkins. The 20-year-old Greenock-born player went straight into the side for Tuesday's re-arranged Coca Cola League Two clash against
MORECAMBE fans noisily toasted FA Trophy glory while Lancaster City's followers downed their post-match pints with more plusses than minuses after a Lune derby that suggests both sides will eventually be winners. Okay, the red shirt masses could celebrate
BOLTON-born David Flitcroft talks to Mark Iles about Shakers' current injury plight SUCH is the crippling injury crisis at Bury these days, there are not enough players at training for a five-a-side game, claims Shakers midfielder David Flitcroft. Manager
CRAIG Short today admitted he may call time on his playing career at the end of the season. The veteran defender, who made his comeback in the reserves last night after six weeks out with a hamstring injury, has confessed he's struggling to cope with
RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 0, FARSLEY CELTIC 2: If losing three points and slipping two places in the table was not bad enough, Boro also lost two of their brightest stars on Saturday, which had a direct bearing on the outcome. "Lee Duffy's struggling badly with
PENDLE and Rossendale Councils have bid to share millions of pounds in Government cash to help bring its houses up to scratch. The bids are part of a wider application to transfer council houses to association control - with councils given more money
MOTORISTS will experience delays from Monday when five streets in Blackburn's Northgate area are ripped up during water pipe replacement work. Roadworks in Limbrick, Preston New Road, Tontine Street, Victoria Street and Ainsworth Street, are expected
POLICE in Lancashire have called time on bail bandits who fail to appear at court. A total of 120 people across the county have been arrested in the first month-long phase of Operation Turn-up, being executed by the Lancashire Criminal Justice Board.
A COUNCIL has been blasted for gobbledygook after creating a 13-word job title - and responding to complaints by making it even more confusing. Lancashire County Council originally posted an advert for the post of "temporary part-time libraries north-west
A 14-year-old girl smuggled ecstasy into school in her purse and gave it to friends after being told the drug "made you giggly," a court was told. Paramedics were called when one of the youngsters began "running around shouting, swearing and being aggressive
IT is often the most innocuous incidents that have the biggest impact. When, with the game goalless after 20 minutes, Tamworth keeper Ryan Price went down after appearing to be winded by a minor bump with Paul Howarth as he came to claim a loose ball,
