Members of Rishton and Great Harwood Soroptimists enjoyed an evening at the Auberge Restaurant Rishton to celebrate the installation of their new President. Retiring Presidents Beryl Timmins and Mavis Dickinson installed Margaret Worden as the
Members of Rishton and Great Harwood Soroptimists enjoyed an evening at the Auberge Restaurant Rishton to celebrate the installation of their new President. Retiring Presidents Beryl Timmins and Mavis Dickinson installed Margaret Worden as the
A MAN who fell asleep on the roof of a barber's shop in Crawshawbooth was talked down by police. Fire and police services attended the barber's shop in Lord Street at 11am on Saturday after they received reports a man was on the roof. The man had
A THUG who walked free from court after attacking and seriously injuring a popular pensioner got lucky a second time - for assaulting his sister just weeks after. Burnley Crown Court heard how binge drinker Connor Wood, 20, had earlier been given
I'VE got every reason to dislike Alexei Sayle. After all, he's the man who made my younger days a misery. To most people the hit single Ullo John, Got A New Motor?' was a novelty record and his manic appearances on Top of the Pops were a bit of a laugh
AROUND 100 disgruntled lorry drivers and other motorists took part in a go-slow fuel protest on the M6 today. Up to 100 lorries, along with vans, cars, motorbikes and a caravan, set off at 9am under police escort from Lymm Services at Warrington, Cheshire
IT was nothing more than a barren building site when Carole Ann Cronshaw first bought her home in Whalley 18 years ago. Now it has been transformed beyond all recognition. The 46-year-old who was "hopeless" at gardening when she started and her partner
WHAT fun! The happy couple enter Big Brother house this week and have to lie about knowing each other. The chap then has to propose to another woman and marry her in the house in front of his existing partner - or face eviction. Nightly, they all
THE honours system is a great way to highlight the hard work of the unsung heroes in our community. And some of the regular folk of East Lancashire will be waking up this weekend to the news that their devotion and hard work hasn't gone unnoticed. School
SHADSWORTH Junior School in Blackburn celebrated its 50th birthday yesterday. Pupils at the school burried a time capsule in the school's new golden garden'. There were also performances given for parents as well as a display of pictures from the school's
ARSONISTS are suspected of starting a fire in car scrapyard. Firefighters used a hydraulic platform to tackle the blaze on Shawclough Street in Rawtenstall just after 4am today.
IN THE immortal words of the late Roy Castle: "Dedication's what you need!" And John Simpson's dedication to his art was rewarded this week with a professional contract at Middlesex until the end of the 2009 season. But the former Haslingden wicketkeeper
BURNLEY have had a second bid for Hearts striker Andrew Driver rejected. Assistant boss Sandy Stewart has confirmed that the Clarets made an improved offer for the 20-year-old this week, but it once again failed to tempt the Tynecastle outfit. A bid
BLACKBURN Rovers chairman John Williams insists the club remains on course to name a new boss by the end of next week. Williams will step up the interview process over the next few days and, if all goes to plan, then a successor to Mark Hughes could
The next of a series of river clean ups is scheduled to take place on Sunday 22nd June 2008. This clean up will be taking place at Greenfields Colne with an approximate start time of 09.30am. This forms an integral part of the Trout in the Town
A MAN was taken to hospital after a fire in a house. Firefighters were called to the terraced house in Jubilee Road, Haslingden, at 6.15pm last night. The man, who was the only person in the building, suffered smoke inhalation. An investigation has
ACCRINGTON Stanley assistant manager Jimmy Bell is hoping for a full house when the club take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first round Carling Cup. Stanley will travel to Molineux in the first week of the new season to take on Mick McCarthy's side
POLICE are investigating a suspicious fire in a house. Firefighters were called to the empty terraced house on Grange Street, Burnley at 8.15pm last night. By the time they arrived the ground floor was on fire. The crews used breathing apparatus
A CAR overturned after it crashed, leaving the driver with minor injuries. The Peugeot 206 was left on its roof after the crash on Whalley Road, Wilpshire, at 8.30pm last night.
THE big question I've been pondering this week: Why did Hillary Clinton and Claire Young lose? And was it anything to do with the fact that they're women? They had a lot in common, the candidates - one serving the US Democrats, the other Sir Alan Sugar
A SCHOOL caretaker has been honoured with an MBE after two decades serving Blackburn's youngsters. Sacred Heart RC Priamry School caretaker Bridget Harrington, 61 is just one of several East Lancashire people from all walks of life recognised in the
