BURY CTC THERE was a feel of autumn last Sunday, the weather was misty, there was a nip in the air and the leaves were falling all around. At this time of year we wind down the distances a bit to between 60-80 miles. The A group's ride was to the village
Radcliffe Borough 2 Trafford 0 By STEVE BOTT DAVID BEAN adopted the captain's role and played it to perfection as he helped Boro to another encouraging league victory. Bean took the armband in the absence of flu victim Mark Dempsey and, apart from performing
IT was celebration time at the Goshen track on Sunday as Bury-Border Flooring's second team earned the required win over rivals Heckmondwike to secure both the championships of the Northern Alliance Combination and the North/Midland Regional Combination
RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 4 WEST AUCKLAND 1 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH are one step away from making FA Cup history after this comfortable victory over World Cup winners West Auckland. Marine is the next stop for Boro on Saturday October 14 in the third qualifying round
SEDGLEY PARK...25pts WALSALL...7 PLAYING at home for the first time this season, Sedgley Park finally broke their league duck with a comfortable defeat of an unimpressive Walsall side. Sedgley shone, however, from the first whistle. The opening try was
LAST Sunday, Island Lodge was the venue for the Bury Society's Dennerley Cup. The venue was in cracking form, producing some exceptional weights in the mild conditions, with a big influx of water despite problems with fallen leaves. Top weight fell to
YOUNG people with mental health problems will operate a Chinese Dragon as part of a three-day awareness event. They will also give a Punch and Judy show with outsize puppets in front of Blackburn Town Hall on Tuesday and perform a song about mental health
1866: The first train robber in America was committed on this day by the Reno Brothers. Inspired by their cavalry raiding in the Civil War, they decided to rob a moving train on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. They seized more than 10,000 dollars in
BLACKBURN firefighters brought a serious message to town centre shoppers -- Get a Plan and Get out Alive. The campaign is part of a nationwide initiative involving all fire brigades around the country and encourages people to plan an escape route from
TWO students at Queen's Park Community Technology College, Blackburn, are to receive the Diana, Princes of Wales Memorial Award for their outstanding contributions to the school and community. Saira Chaudhri and Sallahudin Mehuddin, both 16, were chosen
A LEADING member of Blackburn with Darwen Council's ruling Labour group is to step down at the next election. Coun Simon Danczuk has represented the Earcroft ward for almost seven years but said working increasingly long hours setting up a new business
THE tragedy of the Brockhall Hospital cemetery (LET, September 27) is that it should exist at all. When a patient died in the hospital, his relatives were always contacted to take the body away for burial at home. Only if there was no response did the
THREE men are being hunted by police after an armed robbery at a Whitefield store on Tuesday (Oct 3). The raiders, one armed with a gun, entered the Co-op Late Shop at Fountain Place and threatened staff with the weapon before grabbing £300 worth of cigarettes
AN 81-year-old retired headmaster is set to become a freeman of the city of York. Harry Goodall of Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield will follow in the footsteps of his great grandfather, grandfather and uncle when he receives the award from the Lord Mayor
AT the age of 94, Bury woman Amy Hulmes was given just two weeks to live by her doctor. But on Thursday (Oct 5) Amy celebrated a remarkable 113th birthday. And her doctor is dead! Amy, one of the world's oldest women, celebrated quietly with family, friends
TALENTED teenager Alanna Gilligan is looking forward to an antipodean adventure after winning a competition on a TV show. Fourteen-year-old Alanna pictured in happy mood, of Hunstanton Drive, Bury, will head for New Zealand to film on location with stars
THE Millennium Festival Awards For All scheme has given a handful of community groups in Bury good reason to cheer. St Bernadette's Pre School Playgroup, Whitefield has received £520, the 25th Prestwich and Whitefield Scout group £1,481, Ramsbottom Music
A RADCLIFFE showroom may have to be partially demolished, costing several thousands of pounds, following a hit-and-run accident in Radcliffe on Monday evening (Oct 2). Police are baffled as to why a motorist rammed into the rear of David Swerdlow Interiors
A MAN was dragged from a shop, where he tried to seek sanctuary, and beaten about the head during a vicious robbery on Monday (Oct 2). The 21-year-old suffered a cut lip and bruising as a result of the attack which took place in broad day-light. According
A COUNCIL inquiry has been launched in a bid to find the owner of a derelict house which residents say has blighted their neighbourhood for 18 months -- and discover why it has been allowed to become such a mess. People living near the former council
HOUSING benefit distribution and anti fraud systems in Burnley came in for scathing criticism today following a study by the Benefits Fraud Inspectorate. But Burnley council hit back today saying the report was out of date and effective measures had been
A PROMISING young student who spent nine months in a coma after he was knocked down in a road accident is today set to be awarded £1.5million in damages. The settlement is due to be announced at the High Court in Manchester, and will provide 26-year-old
A BURY-based janitor who has certainly made a spectacle of himself has retired. For Dennis McKenzie, who has been working at the division's headquarters in Irwell Street, Bury, has hung up his keys for the final time. Dennis (65), of Brandlesholme, was
COUNCILLOR Tim Pickstone has been chosen to fight the Bury South Parliamentary seat for the Liberal Democrats. He was the sole candidate and the choice of local party members following a vote, the results of which were announced on Monday (Oct 2). Coun
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Dunn is looking to lead from the front and give the England under-21 side a winning start to their European Championship qualifying campaign tonight. Dunn has been confirmed as Frank Lampard's replacement as England captain
THE real cost of fuel is not measured in the price at the pump but in the irreparable damage being done to the world, says Padiham minister Rev Dr David Usher. Writing in the new edition of his church magazine in the wake of the petrol crisis, the Nazareth
MIDWIVES were stunned when babies arrived at the double -- again and again and again. Eighty tiny fingers and eighty tiny toes made their way into the world yesterday against odds of 1:40.9million. Four mothers expecting twins delivered on the same day
HOUSING benefit distribution and anti fraud systems in Burnley came in for scathing criticism today following a study by the Benefits Fraud Inspectorate. But Burnley council hit back today saying the report was out of date and effective measures had been
NEIGHBOURS' objections look unlikely to block plans for a 38-bedroom travel lodge in Nelson. The Devonshire Pub Company wants to convert its Surrey Road headquarters into a hotel with dining facilities for guests and to extend the car park on the site
Show of sporting prowess OTHER areas could follow Pendle's lead in setting up a leisure trust to run the borough's main sports centres and civic halls, according to the trust's general manager. Neighbouring areas will be keeping a close eye on the success
GREEN fingered enthusiasts who sowed the seeds of success in a best kept gardens competition in Pendle were presented with their prizes. The contest to find the borough's most colourful and imaginative gardeners was organised by the council. At stake
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a new hospital were just days away from finding out if a massive cash bid had been successful. The bid to the North West Regional Health Authority of more than £2million was requested to build a new state of the art cottage hospital
FORMER graduates from Accrington and Rossendale College's Catering department today returned to cook up a treat during the New Horizons Old Friends event at Horizons Restaurant, the Globe Centre in Accrington. Among those returning to their cookery roots
A PENSIONER who suffered injuries after his car came off the motorway and landed on its roof refused hospital treatment, firefighters said. The man was driving along the eastern bound road between junction seven and eight, near Clayton-le-Moors, in the
BOSSES at a textile mill that is to close with the loss of about 50 jobs this year have received planning permission to sell off the site for a housing development. Gaskell Textiles Ltd, one of Hyndburn's biggest employers, submitted the proposal for
PART of a dangerous Grade II listed 66-metre chimney is to be demolished after a piece of reinforcing metal nearly fell on passer-by. The chimney at Rhyddings Mill, Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle was built in 1856 and has been strengthened in the past
A WOMAN who was subjected to a terrifying attack on a railway station 16 years ago today criticised rail and council bosses, saying nothing has been done to improve safety. Margaret Allenby (pictured), from Accrington, was attacked as she waited for her
BURY businesses have a week to get ready for the end of the old London 0171 and 0181 codes and numbers. And if they do not, they face disruption to their communications when the old codes and numbers are switched off on October 14. They should also be
BUSINESSES keen to develop a leading edge in the latest Internet and information technology systems will soon be making tracks to Bury Town Hall. That's the venue for a free e-busines event to be staged by Burybusiness.network on Tuesday, October 24 between
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has so far drawn a blank in the transfer market -- but is backing his current crop of players to continue to produce the goods. The 10th-placed Clarets go to Tranmere Rovers tonight with a full-strength squad bar Northern Ireland
Tranmere Rovers v Burnley - Pete Oliver's match preview TRANMERE Rovers have been used to tasting success as the underdogs in recent years, emerging from the shadows of Merseyside giants Liverpool and Everton to become an established First Division team
LAST night I was sitting watching the telly, generally minding my own business and doing nobody any harm so far as I know when I was verbally attacked by my own settee. And for what? For driving a Volkswagen flippin' Golf and enjoying it. That's what.
HUNDREDS of runners will pound the streets of Prestwich on Sunday (Oct 8)at the start of the fifth Manchester Marathon. The 26-mile event, which will attract more than 1,400 competitors, begins in Heaton Park at 9.30am and continues for three miles within
HUNDREDS of youngsters converged on London as the town got its Day at the Dome. And young performers from Bury wowed audiences in London with a stunning dance show. Fifty-eight performers from the Bury youth arts group LIFT, impressed everyone present
MEDICAL staff in Bury have been praised for meeting increased challenges with fewer staff. A report to the recent annual general meeting of Bury Health Care NHS Trust said staff had responded "superbly" to a growing workload. "The last 12 months have
PRESTWICH town centre could be in line for a complete overhaul prompted by major redevelopment plans from supermarket giant Tesco. The Bury Times can reveal that the Prestwich store is looking to expand by a massive 40 per cent and build a series of shops
HEALTH fears have sparked a major protest against plans to build a mobile phone mast at Blackford Bridge. A petition, with more than 170 names, failed to stop the development getting the nod of approval from planners. Now the local residents are lobbying
ANDY Preece has earmarked two of Manchester United's young guns for a loan spell at Gigg Lane With Dean Crowe due to return to Stoke City shortly the Bury boss is on the lookout for a forward and has drawn up a a list of several players to boost the Shakers
A MYSTERY Radcliffe businessman has joined the group showing interest in purchasing Radcliffe Borough Football Club. Boro chairman Bernard Manning Junior is due to sit down and discuss the matter with the club's accountants, Bentley's of Bolton, this
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Dunn is looking to lead from the front and give the England under-21 side a winning start to their European Championship qualifying campaign tonight. Dunn has been confirmed as Frank Lampard's replacement as England captain
A NEW Government Act that restricts the amount of information available to collection companies will seriously increase the likelihood of fraud, affect lending criteria and ultimately lead to increased prices on the High Street. That is the warning from
PREMIERSHIP giants Arsenal are on the trail of Shakers 'keeper Paddy Kenny - and boss Andy Preece isn't surprised in the least! The Shakers' superb start to the season has had scouts from major clubs flocking to see just why the Gigg Lane men are riding
A MAN injured by a car as he crossed a Darwen street, will never recover from the severe brain damage he suffered in the accident. And members of his family have questioned the justice system which dealt with the car driver by imposing a fine of just
A POLICE bid to recruit more ethnic officers has been boosted by a £250,000 Home Office grant. The money is on top of a grant of more than £140,000 to help Asian women who retreat back into their homes after completing full-time education. The Lancashire
PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair today led the tributes from political friends and rivals past and present as former Blackburn MP Baroness Castle celebrated her 90th birthday. Shrugging aside last week's conference defeat over linking pensions to earnings, which
CLITHEROE have signed former favourite Darren Norman from Rossendale. Right-back Norman, 30, left the Blues after two and a half years at the end of last season to sign for his home-town team. But Rossendale boss Micky Graham was replaced by Jim McCluskie
NEIL Hodgson will have the might of the factory Ducati team behind his bid to depart the domestic racing scene on the highest note. The Burnley rider ace enters the final round of the MB4U.com British Superbike Championship at Donington Park on Sunday
EWOOD Bridge, the former home of Haslingden FC, has been signed over to Manchester League side Stand Athletic on a 10-year lease. And the move has shocked one of Haslingden's former bosses, Ged Connelly, who says his club was forced out of business because
TODAY I am faced with yet another bus strike and have to get to Liverpool, where I am a student doctor, by starting my journey with a half-hour walk. Fair enough, this isn't a major problem during the day, but when I return at 7pm it is another matter
TODAY I received in my post the most heartbreaking appeal from St Dunstan's, who receive no Lottery money or government help to support their charity work for injured ex-servicemen. My husband served in World War Two and I feel disgusted, especially when
IN the recent Bury Times report headlined "In the Swing", the four local candidates in the forthcoming General Election were asked to comment on a specific point in an article recently published by the Daily Telegraph. Three of the four did so, but Bury
LABOUR have been in power for just over three years. In that time unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1975, inflation is 1.9 per cent, interest rates are steady and, long term, they are the lowest for 30 years. In Prestwich schools such
CHORLEY: Boss Ken Wright is looking for more of the same against up-for-sale Radcliffe Borough tonight after Tuesday's 2-0 win at Gretna. Chris Blakeman remains the only doubt after he received a knock to the face in the midweek game. Radcliffe, who were
AS the Twin Towers prepare to come tumbling down after Wembley hosts its final match between England and Germany tomorrow, we take a look back at some of the magic East Lancashire moments in its 77-year history. 1928: FA Cup final Blackburn Rovers 3 Huddersfield
CHRIS Hall (Your Letters, September 19) must have been living in another country between 1979 and 1997. And I know which one . . . Cloud Cuckoo Land. Still, as he says, roll on the election; then the majority of us can relax in the certain knowledge of
I FEEL that the council has let down some of their tenants who had earlier received notification that their homes were to be modernised, like those already done in Whitehead Crescent, Lepp Crescent and part of Holme Avenue, Bury. The council subsequently
ON January 26, 1998, in a press release headed "Total ban on handguns comes into force today", Home Office minister Alun Michael stated: "Britain now has some of the toughest gun laws in the world. Following the successful removal last year of large-calibre
"I DID not lie, I would not lie". So stated the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, on television 72 hours after it was reported in the papers that he had done so. If this latest statement is the truth, why has he not issued a writ for libel against Andrew Rawnsley
I AM writing on the subject of transfer to high schools, a topic which has been very much in the local headlines recently. I am the parent of four children, three of whom thanks to Bury LEA now attend different schools, all miles apart. Surely in this
CRIME in the borough and in the country continues to increase with armed robberies, burglaries, muggings, car theft and street violence everyday occurrences. Our inner-cities and town centres have, for most of us, become no-go areas in the evenings. Residential
WORK to turn town centre streets into pedestrian havens and boost the local economy starts on Monday (Oct 9). The £500,000 scheme will give priority to walkers, cyclists, taxis and buses in Market Street and Haymarket Street and will take six months to
Coffee Morning and Sale of Crafts, The Vicarage, Gisburn, 10am-noon. Proceeds to Derian House Children's Hospice. Martin Hardy Memorial Concert with Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, Blackburn Cathedral, 7.45pm. Rossendale Players present "The Circle," New
IMAGINE the nightmare of the families living next door to the vandalised horror house in High Croft. It is not just a derelict eyesore that neighbours on this Blackburn housing estate have to put up with. For at least 18 months they have also suffered
BIG-hearted Sam Diprose has organised a swimming marathon to help a disabled couple. The 17-year-old Ramsbottom Rascal wants to raise £500 with his sponsored two-mile swim. Sam, a member of St George's Church, Unsworth, is proving himself a true Christian
Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week, around Great Mitton ALTHOUGH it is an inconvenience, I am always delighted when I see our ancient churches being lovingly restored. All Hallows at Great Mitton has looked a bit "time worn" in recent years
Stand Athletic, 5 Elton Fold 2 STAND eased themselves into the next round of the Finnair Manchester League's Gilgryst Cup at the expense of local rivals Elton Fold without too much difficulty at Ewood Bridge. The main surprise of this encounter was that
PETER YOUNG could have made a living as a stand-up comedian. When your job involves coercing large sums of money from people - and you're a Manchester City fan to boot - it helps to have a sense of humour. But Peter and his predecessor at Bury Football
Atherton Town...2 Prestwich Heys...3 AMIDST driving rain, thunder and lightning Prestwich Heys survived a ferocious late onslaught to advance into the last eight of the Finnair Manchester League's Gilgryst Cup. On paper, this game appeared to be the tie
DENTIST Howard John Hunter suffered a painful extraction when Blackburn magistrates took away his driving licence for six months. The court heard that Hunter, 40, of Howden Heights, The Brambles, Poulton-le-Fylde, was clocked doing 74mph in a 60mph zone
AN inquest decided that a man whose body was found in a dry ditch close to his home died from natural causes. PC Kenneth Maylor told the Preston hearing that Bernard Ollerton, 45, of Glover Road, Coppull, Chorley, had been an alcohol abuser for a number
STORMY WEATHER: Heavy storms sent an ash tree in Manchester Road, Bury, crashing across Wellington Road. Pummelled by high winds, the tree snapped off about nine feet from the ground, severing overhead street lighting cables. ROLL OUT THE BARREL: A thirsty
AMBULANCE service boss David Hill is determined to keep the air ambulance flying -- and he got on his bike to prove it! David, chief executive for Lancashire Ambulance Service, raised more than £1,000 for the life-saving helicopter service by pedalling
NEWSPAPER executive Lynda Winstanley was breathalysed after storming out of a family party because of a dispute with relatives. Blackburn magistrates heard that police saw her drive through a red light and when they stopped her she was visibly upset.
STUDENTS interested in attending the University of Central Lancashire will be able to visit their open day next week -- without ever setting foot there. The Preston campus of the university will be hosting what is believed to be the first virtual open
LIKE most football fans, Simon Leeming has always dreamed of appearing in front of the crowds at Wembley -- and his dream has come true. Simon was plucked from thousands to be England's mascot when they take on Germany in a World Cup qualifier tomorrow
A FAMILY party ended in bloodshed when Robert Hutcheon was set upon by another man. But it was Hutcheon and his nephew, Thomas Martin, who ended up before Blackburn magistrates. Hutcheon, 33, of Oban Drive, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to using threatening
I WONDER if the planners of Church Street, Blackburn, have given a thought as to how it will look three months after its completion. Pavements covered all over with gum, litter, discarded cans, etc., graffiti, signs of vandalism and damaged forms. Not
REGARDING the request for traffic-calming humps on Charles Street, Clayton-le-Moors (LET, September 28), I would like the spokesman from Hyndburn Council to know that a petition was sent to them seven or eight years ago requesting the same for Grange
COUNCILLOR Don Rishton accused me of having selective amnesia over the issue of pensions (letters, October 3). Perhaps he has forgotten the words of his own Prime Minister, who, in 1997, promised that "all pensioners would share fairly in the prosperity
HEARTENED as I was to learn of the charitable efforts of prospective New York marathon runner Victoria Asten (LET, October 4), I was disgusted by the condescending an despicable nature of your comparison of New York's landmarks with some in Blackburn.
AN activated smoke machine sparked off a weekend fire alert at a Whitefield pub. Fire crews who were called out to the Masons Arms in Bury New Road discovered the premises filled by thick, dense smoke. However, they discovered the cause was an entertainments
KIND-hearted staff at Bury's NatWest Bank certainly gave a good account of themselves during fund raising for Macmillan Nurses. They baked home-made cakes and served these along with biscuits and coffee to customers who called in at the bank on The Rock
TORY plans for the NHS are a "nightmare scenario" in favour of the privileged rich, says MP David Chaytor. He says that proposals unveiled this week would create an American-style two-tier health service where taxpayers would subsidise the wealthy. Mr
FIREMEN created an inferno at the weekend in order to teach people about fire safety in the home. Officers aimed to show people how to put out chip pan fires in a demonstration on Sunday (Oct 1) in their kitchen fire safety unit which they brought along
BORROWERS are invited to have their say on services when local libraries hold their annual user forums. Everyone, especially regular users, can attend the meetings over the coming weeks. The Unsworth meeting is on October 12, while the Bury forum meets
TOP patissier John Slattery has proved that the proof of the pudding is most definitely in the eating. For John (47), who owns Slattery's Patisserie in Bury New Road, Whitefield, has just been named as this year's best Continental Patissier at the prestigious
A BURY teenager who underwent brain surgery after being brutally attacked by three thugs is back home. Gary Matheson was released from Bury General Hospital on Tuesday (Oct 3), nine days after being viciously kicked on the head. As reported in last week's
IT may not be as spectacular as the closing ceremony for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, but a fireworks display in Radcliffe this weekend should go with a real bang. For Radcliffe Round Table is staging its annual bonfire night and fireworks display in the
RELIGIOUS leaders and planning bosses will work together to find a new future for a landmark church. All Saints Elton is a Grade II listed building but has recently been declared redundant. Parishioners, for the time being, will worship at its refurbished
A BURY Council employee who is one the longest surviving kidney transplant patients in the North West went back to hospital this week for a double celebration. David Burgess had the life-saving operation 30 years ago this week on his birthday. He was
BURY and Rochdale cardiac patients are to benefit from new rapid access chest pain clinics based at Bury General and Rochdale Infirmary. The aim of the clinics is to make sure patients with heart problems are brought in for assessment and treatment more
THE PARENTS of a "miracle" baby who survived after being born ten-and-a-half weeks premature hope to raise funds for the hospitals that saved his life. As reported in the Bury Times, tiny Callam Entwistle weighed in at 2lb 9oz on January 14 this year
CHURCHES from different denominations in Radcliffe have pledged to work together by signing a covenant. Leaders from churches in the town formally stated their intentions to be united at a "Radcliffe Churches Together" meeting at Bridge Methodist Church
BURY'S East Lancs Railway is going full steam ahead to capture a coveted national tourism award. The town's premier attraction for visitors has been shortlisted as a finalist in the English Tourism Council's (ETC) national England for Excellence Awards
BURY'S highly successful Sailing Into the New Millennium event has taken centre stage in the town. For several items which help chronicle the historical trip to Woodbury in June feature in a special exhibition being staged at Bury Art Gallery. The exhibition
POLICE today refused to give out any information about their hunt. Detectives investigating the execution-style murder of Iain McKay were still trying to piece together his final hours almost a week after the known bootlegger and drug dealer was gunned
AN alcoholic in court for his 32nd drunk and disorderly conviction apologised to the bench -- a week after he did it last time. Peter Hadden, 38, had had difficulties with drink since he was 11 and simply could not sort out his "deep rooted" problem,
A 34-year-old nursing home employee was robbed of more than £1,000 and 15 pension books as she walked into the entrance of the home. The woman had been cashing pensions for residents of Victoria Nursing Home, in Burnley, yesterday afternoonand was carrying
TWO Leicester teenagers have appealed for a Burnley schoolgirl to contact them after they rushed to her aid in a French shopping centre. Lois Armitage and Angela Cartwright, both 16, came across the Ivy Bank pupil -- who told them she was called Katie
A DEPRESSED father of two who smashed into a wall was almost five times the drink drive limit, a court heard. Burnley Magistrates were told how machinist Colin Nicholas, 33, had spent the previous two nights sleeping in his car after domestic problems
RESIDENTS in the Duke Bar area of Burnley are determined to stamp out 'yobbish' behaviour which they claim is making their lives a misery. Residents have collected a petition calling for a public meeting to discuss the problems after a man from Cleaver
PENDLE Tories narrowly lost out in a bid to get pulling out of the European Union on the agenda of the Party Conference in Bournemouth. They wanted an emergency debate to push the party leadership away from nearly opposing signing up to the Euro in the
A COMPANY boss has assured "fuming" residents that problems with smells and haze from a bed spring plant will soon stop. Andrew Simpson, managing director of Wellhouse Wire Products, Barnoldswick, admits there have been problems with odours and haze from
BARONESS Barbara Castle returned to her East Lancashire roots for a civic reception at the borough's town hall to celebrate her 80th birthday. The former Blackburn MP and Euro MP for Manchester West was greeted by civic dignitaries and leaders who all
A SHOCKED father today told how a car ploughed into his home (see picture) Paul Barton, 28, of Catlow Hall Street, Oswaldtwistle said the Ford Fiesta went through his garden wall and ended up hitting his house yesterday. Mr Barton, who lives with his
A HEADTEACHER told pupils they should aspire to reach their "personal bests" and work as a team as competitors in this year's Olympic Games had done. Barry Burke, of Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle, made the speech to more than 100 students at an
A FORMER councillor was honoured with the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn -- and then urged civic leaders in neighbouring Blackburn to do the same for Carl Fogarty. Edward Hill served the Knuzden ward as a Conservative on Hyndburn Council until he
CHILDREN who have suffered sexual abuse, violence and emotional abuse are set to be cared for in a converted house. Planning chiefs at Hyndburn Council have given permission for a house in Maudsley Street, Accrington to be converted into a children's
TEACHERS and parents left their cars at home as children from Balderstones St Leonards Primary School took part in national Walk to School Week. Mums, dads, grandparents and even family dogs joined in the mile walk from the Bay Horse pub on Longsight
THE property tycoon who bought Brockhall Hospital has criticised the way NHS bosses have put its old graveyard up for sale. Millionaire Gerald Hitman, who made a fortune when he acquired the site for a knockdown price in 1992, said today he had maintained
CAPTAINS of industry will be mixing business with breakfast next week. A "Kick Off Day" breakfast meeting of the Bury Chapter of Business Network International (BNI) will be staged in the town next Tuesday (Oct 10) Addressing the event, which will be
BURY'S Link Conference Centre, which boasts some of the North West's most impressive training and meeting facilities, will throw open its doors today (Fri Oct 6). And representatives from the town's business community are invited to have lunch and take
COMPANIES wishing to develop eye-catching websites to win customers will find expert help at this month's Business Voice exhibition. It comes courtesy of the Summerseat-based Tickle Group, who will be demonstrating how they have pushed back the frontiers
RADCLIFFE-based James Halstead plc has overcome the strong pound and high raw material costs to post increased profits for the year ending June 30. The company, which embraces various industrial interests worldwide, has preliminary announced a 7.5 per
BURY certainly proved to be totally environmentally-friendly when it welcomed a party of visitors from the Ukraine. The eight-strong delegation from the Donetsk region visited the town as part of an eight-day environmental and sustainability study tour
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent and his defenders have done their homework on Tranmere's long-throw expert Dave Challinor. The Rovers defender poses a major threat with his ability to pepper the penalty area and aim for the head of big strikers Wayne Allison
TRANSPORT manager Frank Rowell had his final wish granted when his coffin was carried on the back of a 21-foot trailer. Mr Rowell (62) who worked with the same Radcliffe haulage firm for 28 years, had left specific instructions for his funeral. He made
THE prayers of St Michael's parishioners in Whitefield were finally answered as more than 500 people congregated for the official opening of their new church. Situated next to the old building in Ribble Drive, the new St Michael's Church opened its doors
TRIBUTE was paid to the people of Bury at the annual meeting of Bury Hospice. Hospice chairman Mr Colin Caffrey said the fact that a population of some 180,000 was able to support and sustain a hospice was a credit to the generosity and concern for others
THE weak cries of a road accident survivor alerted rescuers to the crash scene where a Ramsbottom woman lay dead in the wreckage of a car. Mr Steve Miller miraculously escaped serious injury but remained with the body of Miss Juliet Shepherd (29) who,
RADCLIFFE businesses are battling back against crime and vandalism. The launch next week of a new Business Security Initiative will spearhead the fightback. Representatives from the town's manufacturing sector will attend the event next Wednesday (Oct
BURNLEY haven't yet given up hope of snatching Stockport County goalscorer Ian Moore. But the onus is squarely on County's shoulders with the Clarets not ready to go back in with another bid. County director Dave Jolley said earlier this week that an
BOSSES at Manchester Airport have pledged to continue boosting the North West economy while keeping any environmental impact from its operation to a minimum. The airport's chairman and chief executive, Coun Brian Harrison and Geoff Muirhead respectively
A BRAVE trio of teachers gritted their teeth in preparation for a painful leg waxing session in aid of charity. The 'smooth pins' stunt was dreamed up by Ruth Ward, the head girl at Darwen Vale High School. PE teacher Dave Hallam, religious studies teacher
TERRENCE Paul Davies smashed a pane of glass in the door of Elizabeth Killy's home for no reason. Blackburn magistrates heard that police found Davies nearby and he told them: "I don't know why I have done it but I have just smashed a window at number
A DRIVER panicked and gave his brother's name when stopped in a police road check. Lesley Collinge owned up to his wrongdoing when his brother Dennis spoke of having received a summons, and asked if he knew anything about the matter. The 34-year-old defendant
A PENSIONER who caught someone burgling his Blackburn flat retrieved stolen items and tried to take hold of the culprit. The intruder, Kevin Alben, managed to slip out of the flat on St Philips Court, but his fingerprints were found on a trinket box,
A COUNCIL inquiry has been launched in a bid to find the owner of a derelict house which residents say has blighted their neighbourhood for 18 months -- and discover why it has been allowed to become such a mess. People living near the former council
RETIRED bookmaker Raymond Russell lived in fear after masked robbers burst into his house and beat him senseless in April of this year. Blackburn magistrates heard how the 64-year-old turned to cannabis to help him relax and kept a CS gas spray under
A LABOUR MP has spoken of his anger at the decision by brewery bosses to close a distribution centre early next year with the loss of more than 90 jobs. Scottish Courage, part of the giant Scottish & Newcastle group, said it is shutting its John Smith's
BUDDING bards brought a ray of sunshine to a dull daily train journey for hundreds of commuters when they handed out poetry on Blackburn Railway Station. Nearly 30 pupils from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, turned up at the station yesterday
CABBIES in Rossendale are set to step up strike action after an agreed meeting with councillors was cancelled. Ann Kenyon, secretary of Rossendale Taxi Association, said seven executive members of the association turned up at the Town Hall, Rawtenstall
DEFENCE lawyer Kevin Preston appealed to magistrates to send his client to prison because it was the only way he could beat his heroin habit. The unusual line in mitigation succeeded at the second attempt when Blackburn magistrates sent Lee Duffy to prison
