THE police drive in East Lancashire schools to prevent the misuse of fireworks is a timely move to curb a menace that becomes all too common at this time of year during the run-up to Bonfire Night. For, in the weeks before and after the event, communities
LAST night we had women undressing women, women patting each others bottoms and women handllng bosoms -- no not Tipping the Velvet, but BBC2's What Not To Wear. Self-appointed style gurus Trinny and Susannah laid into their latest victim with all the
A FEW months ago you published my request for postage stamps on behalf of the East Lancs Hospice Appeal. I was overwhelmed with the response. People from all over the area contacted me. I would like to thank them. So far I have sent the equivalent of
EVER since the Second World War, all the governments of the world have not put into life the one thing missing from the UN: an international security force under the orders of the Security Council and not under that of any government. For, if the USA
A LEIGH man who became boss of housebuilding giant Barratt Developments was one of two men killed in a head-on car crash. Frank Eaton, chairman and chief executive of Barratt Developments, was killed when his Jaguar Sovereign car was involved in a collision
DURING the Labour Party conference a couple of my relatives from Accrington visited Blackpool and were astonished by the dense line of policemen on duty to protect the Government. However, when they returned home, they realised there were no policemen
A PREDATORY paedophile who sexually abused a young boy over a six-year period was today starting an eight year jail term. John Grennan, aged 40, was described by a judge at Bolton Crown Court as a "real risk to children". Grennan also admitted indecency
THE killer of Darwen woman Charlotte Flanagan has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Gareth Horton, 28, of Walmsley Street, Darwen, was convicted of the murder of Charlotte Flanagan, a former St Wilfred's High School pupil
AFTER 45 weeks of blood, sweat and tears, an entire season's work goes on the line on Saturday night. Leigh Centurions, whose season started way back at the beginning of December, are now just 80 minutes away from a coveted Super League place. Standing
UEFA were set to meet today to discuss the problems which occurred in last week's UEFA Cup first round ties. And Rovers' clash with CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria could be one of the games to come under the microscope after crowd trouble marred the 3-3 draw.
I READ with interest and excitement Jacqui Wilson's suggestion that the Midland Hotel could best be utilised as an internationally recognised art gallery, perhaps as Tate Morecambe. What a fabulous idea! The Midland is a sadly neglected work of art in
BLACKBURN defender John Curtis today revealed he is desperate to go out on loan in a bid to revive his flagging career. The former England Under 21 international has been frozen out of the picture since he lost his first team place to Lucas Neill last
A MIDDLE aged man who helped himself to £10-worth of diesel was getting a bit long in the tooth for stealing, a court was told. Malcolm Alderson, 53, who syphoned the fuel from a van, could not logically explain why he had done it, Burnley magistrates
TWO of the five men accused of violent disorder as rioting broke out across Burnley last year have been cleared of some of the charges against them. Mohammed Bashir, 22, of Forest Street, Burnley, and a 17-year-old, also from Burnley who cannot be named
A FORMER engineer who lost his job at Rolls Royce's Barnoldswick factory last Christmas hanged himself because of job worries, an inquest was told. William Waddington, of Brownside Road, Burnley, was found at his home by police officers on Wednesday,
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A HEALTH trust has become the first in East Lancashire to officially back fluoridating the area's water supplies. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust yesterday agreed to urge the Government to implement the controversial measure. However
A TANNING shop owner who painted an 'historic building' bright yellow has been given six months to reverse the work or face legal action. The move came after a Government appointed planning expert said the alterations at Padiham's Suntastic salon were
FA Technical Director Howard Wilkinson, unveiled as the new Sunderland manager, is predicting "bright and exciting" times for the Black Cats writes Andrew Buswell. He is joined by Steve Cotterill who resigned from Stoke City early on Thursday to become
COMMUNITY Beat Manger PC Richard Collopy is urging local residents to make their mark and help prevent mobile phone theft. PC Collopy is holding a free mobile phone marking session at the Kwik Save, In Briercliffe Road, Burnley, on Wednesday, from 10am
A MAN who told a friend he was 'just waiting to die' passed away after turning to heroin for help. An inquest at Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Douglas "Duggie" Lowes, aged 63, was found dead at his flat above a video shop in Manchester Road, Nelson
A MAN seen by police challenging another man to a fight told magistrates it was one of his best friends. The Burnley bench had been told how Richard Spedding, 30, had appeared upset and angry and was being restrained by two other males in Colne town centre
YOUNG volunteers from Blackburn and Darwen received Community Action awards at King George's Hall.
STAFF at Blackburn's Lloyds Bank donned 200-year-old costumes to mark an anniversary in style. The event was organised to celebrate the bicentenary of the bank at Church Street, Blackburn.
TYLDESLEY Brass Band's 125th Anniversary Concert was a huge success. It was standing room only 15 minutes before Sunday's concert began at the Formby Hall and the audience witnessed a performance of a lifetime with music ranging from overtures, musical
A GROUP of workers at an Altham factory have gone on strike after independent arbitration failed to resolve a stalemate over pay. The workers, from Raven Manufacturing, IN Metcalfe Drive, Altham Business Park, say they have been negotiating with the company
FRENCH student Stephanie Moriniere has been enjoying a warm Leigh welcome. The 23-year-old is Wigan borough's new twinning ambassadress and about the reception she has received she said: "I've only been here a few days but everybody has been very friendly
A WINDOW cleaner who punched a stranger after the RL Challenge Cup quarter final between Leigh and Wigan failed to get a reduction when he appealed about his one year jail sentence. A week before the mid-March match at Hilton Park Raymond Andrew Cross
LOOKALIKE Antony Jenkins had more than stars in his eyes after becoming a cropper in a skydiving accident. The Matthew Kelly double took the business a little too seriously by recreating the star's famous televised parachute jump on a recent trip to Cumbria
RESIDENTS of Mort Lane are campaigning to make their road safer following another accident last week in which a 19-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured. A blind bend, often hit at speed, on the busy Tyldesley to Bolton route is a major concern
AN MP has called on hospital bosses to come clean over plans to construct a psychiatric unit at a private hospital near Clitheroe. Health bosses are refusing to say who will be treated in the proposed 16-bed unit at Gisburne Park Hospital, Gisburn. Covenant
TIMOTHY Taylor arrived at Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe with severe behavioural problems and the reading age of a seven-year-old. Branded a no-hoper and, in his own words, a 'complete and utter nuisance', he was destined for a life on the margins
JUST for dogs and dog-lovers comes the new, unique www.worldwidewag.net website. It is a global site raising the awareness of important dog-related issues and charities so if you believe it's a dog's world, then this site will prove your point. Enter
A NEW online gateway to the photographic past of London has been unveiled. Called photoLondon (www.photolondon.org.uk), it has been created by bringing together five of the largest collections of London photographs. Gallery pages give viewers a flavour
MORECAMBE'S youngsters start their bid for FA Youth Cup glory next week when they visit third division Scunthorpe. Under-18s from the Shrimps' academy will be hoping to match the cup-fighting exploits of their senior colleagues, and get their chance against
A SOCCER camp is being held from October 21 - 25 at Skerton High School run by Future Stars Soccer Camps. It' s open to all children aged 5 to 12 years and includes a three day camp or a two day camp. Each child will receive a certificate of achievement
WITH at least four rounds of the Kirkby Lonsdale Stage Rally Championship sponsored by ProPrep to go things are hotting up with just one point between Kendal's Dave Thwaites and Scorton' s Darren Atkinson. In the co-drivers standings Derek Bateson has
THE Village Inn is giving budding singers the opportunity to win a session in a recording studio. This once-in-a-lifetime prize will be awarded to the grand final winner of the Green Lane, Leigh pub's new weekly karaoke competition, with two runners-up
BOLTON'S Octagon Theatre was successfully transformed into 1960s Las Vegas with a hugely believable portrayal of the original Rat Pack. From Shawn Levy's best-seller, the Rat Pack Confidential dishes the dirt on the famous entertaining quintet comprising
A thief posing as a bogus water board official entered the house of a 79-year-old woman. Police said the thief distracted the elderly occupant of Ingleton Drive, Lancaster. He then searched her bedroom and living room areas. He told the woman that he
LANCASTER Uni has set-up a campus lift share scheme to help the local environment. The system has been designed to encourage and assist people to ask for or offer lifts for regular journeys to and from campus and for the one-off trips between destinations
Developers Chelverton - the firm behind a vast, multi-million pound project for Lancaster, say they will not meet local community groups protesting against the plans. Ridge resident, Sue Paylor, met Simon Morgan, a director of Chelverton, this week to
A PIONEERING motorcycle safety project, which saw a dramatic reduction in the number of deaths on the Lune Valley roads, has won a prestigious award for the police officer who organised it. Motorcycle officer PC Keith Collins won the Home Office's National
A COMMUNITY clean-up is being held on Saturday October 12 in Atherton as part of the Mersey Basin Campaign. Collier Brook and Atherton Brook are being targeted by the Atherton Environmental Projects group working in the Prestwich Street and Gloucester
CATS might have nine lives - but not many have nine-month holidays - after which they return home as if nothing has happened! But that's what happened to Smudge. He disappeared in January, leaving his owner, Marie Leeming, wondering where he had gone
HARD work to improve the Lancaster Canal has paid off after it was named Britain's most improved waterway.' To mark the honour, the stretch of the canal near Tewitfield hosted British Waterways staff hosted the organisation's national awards on Wednesday
FRIENDS of the Winter Gardens say they will ask the District Auditor to investigate the business dealings surrounding the redundant theatre. The group says the auditor should look into a decision by the council to write off a £112,000 loan to the construction
LEIGH East U11s beat Oldham St Annes 16-12 in a tough match. Tries: R Lewis, T Lythgoe, R O'Toole. Goals: S Grainey, D Gunning. Top Tackler: Sam Grainey. Man Of Match: Steven Keegan.
LEIGH East are celebrating the selection of four of their players to represent Lancashire against the touring Aboriginal team at Spotland, Rochdale on October 20. The four are Mick Redford, Siomon Warhusrt, John Taylor and Danny Kilshaw. The quartet make
Bury 23 Tyldesley 10: IT may be a little early to use the term 'relegation contenders' but unless the first XV squad of Tyldesley RU improve drastically then it seems they will be in for a long hard season. The 23-10 defeat at Bury on Saturday was best
Leigh East 18 Wigan St Pat's 6: IT was a somewhat relieved East boss Jim Taylor who congratulated his victorious side at the end of Saturday's National Conference Premier Division clash with St Pat's. Taylor severed a 30-odd year association with the
Leigh RMI 0 Hereford United 2 by Martyn Hindley WOEFUL, inept and with a distinct lack of motivation. That is the only way to describe Leigh RMI's meek surrender to Hereford United on Tuesday. All of a sudden, the excuses have subsided and a side as potentially
MARLON Beresford is set to keep his place in the Burnley goal for the weekend visit of Walsall but his long term future has yet to be confirmed. Talks aimed at securing him on a deal to run until the end of next season took place yesterday with the chairman
BLACKBURN defender John Curtis today revealed he is desperate to go out on loan in a bid to revive his flagging career. The former England Under 21 international has been frozen out of the picture since he lost his first team place to Lucas Neill last
FAMILIES are to be given their say on road safety measures for a busy estate where 12 people have been knocked down in five years. Council bosses allocated £125,000 earlier this year for traffic calming measures on the Birch Hall estate, stretching from
A ROSSENDALE woman has been nominated for a national award after raising almost £100,000 in memory of her sister. Maria Stansfield's sister, Carmelina, died of breast cancer in April 1998 and Maria has put her efforts into raising money for charity ever
A REUNION for staff employed at Newchurch Hospital at Culcheth -- which closed in 1992 -- has been arranged for November 1 at Hollins Park (formerly Winwick) Social Club. Admission is free and DJ is Steve 'Wally' Sandifer, who many Newchurch staff should
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital are trying to find relatives of Brian Jackson, a patient who died after a short illness. Mr Jackson, aged 61, of Malton Avenue, Deane, was taken into the hospital on September 28 and died the same day. His father and
LEIGH'S breast cancer survivors will pass on their personal messages of inspiration on a wall of hope. For the first time Cancer Research UK is bringing its award winning project to Leigh's Spinning Gate shopping centre on Friday and Saturday (October
BOTH Leigh Centurions and uddersfield Giants face inspections from officials this week to determine whether they will gain promotion to Super League if they win Saturday's final. Neither club anticipate problems on that score and an official announcement
AN inquest into the death of a Blackburn baby at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital has been adjourned for the eighth time -- until December. Jake McGeough was admitted to the children's hospital last summer with what his parents thought was a chest infection
JOINT Centurions' skipper Adam Bristow admits a lot is riding on Saturday's result. "From a personal point of view I want to play in Super League and would like to do it with Leigh. A lot of other players are in the same position and we're fully committed
LANCASHIRE Evening Telegraph readers were today urged to make Christmas the best ever for children and people in need. We are joining forces with The Blackburn Partnership Europrint Community Involvement Project's annual 'Be a Star, Light Up Someone's
LEIGH Centurions will have over 4000 fans cheering them on at the Halton Stadium on Saturday. Leigh's original allocation of 3000 tickets were expected to sell out but the club managed an additional allocation of 500 from the RFL to go on open sale. In
ANTI-TRUANCY teams are to hit the streets in a new initiative to keep children in school. The new Lancashire County Council crackdown will allow education officers to haul in youngsters spotted out and about when they should be in class. But headteachers
MORE than a thousand people are lacing-up their boots to hit the road for the scanner -- and it's still not too late to join in! Six 10-mile circuits have been laid out across East Lancashire for the Magic Eye sponsored walks on Sunday. And sporting celebrities
I HAVE re-inherited some of my childhood books which have moved from home to home with my parents since 1958. As well as the classics bought from Bradshawgate Woolies for 2s 6d each are Enid Blyton thrillers, the Famous Five and Rilloby Fair and Rat-a-Tat
WITH police reporting a growing problem of handbag thefts and pickpockets in Leigh's market-mall area it's good to hear that a pensioner has actually had her lost purse returned. The elderly lady, from the Plank Lane area (who wishes to remain anonymous
LEIGH Centurions are celebrating a unique treble. All three teams, the U17's , U19's and first team have reached their own Grand Finals. The treble was completed on Sunday when the first team beat battling Batley at Hilton Park, to reach the NFP Grand
Scorers: Leigh - Tries: Cardoza (2mins), Bristow (11), Felton (31), Bradbury (53), Marns (59), Baldwin (62). Gls: Turley 5/7. Goulding fg. Batley: Lingard (21, 44), Williamson (70), North (76). Gls: Lawford 4/7. Leigh: Turley; Felton, Cardoza, Roper,
Centurions...35 Batley Bulldogs...28 Mike Hulme reports from Hilton Park PAUL Terzis earned himself at least another week's work at Hilton Park as the Centurions finally booked their passage to the NFP Grand Final. The Leigh coach, who has been told that
A SOAP star turned policeman to arrest two Del Boy-style crooks peddling stolen goods. Bruce Jones, alias workshy Les Battersby in Coronation Street, paraded around Bury market and town centre with two "crooks" dressed in sheepskin coats lined with watches
SPIRALLING wage bills and virtually no Government cash assistance could force the town's biggest employer to transfer more production abroad to slash costs. And if bosses at Radcliffe flooring manufacturers James Halstead decide on the move, it could
Morecambe 2 Leigh RMI 1 by Martyn Hindley STEVE Waywell launched a scathing attack on the match officials as Leigh were condemned to an eighth successive away defeat in time that should never have been played. Comfortably holding a 1-1 draw at Christie
EXCELLENT points have been made in Your Letters recently against the fluoridation of water supplies. Artificial fluoridation modifies the quality of our tap water. It represents a moving away from the satisfactory practice of treating water only to make
I AM a little younger than Jim Bowen (LET, October 7) and I can remember as a child that the terms 'nig-nog' and 'noggin' were used often to rebuke affectionately someone who had made a less than bright remark. Certainly, no racial abuse was intended
REGARDING your article on Burnley Council's clampdown on landlords who leave empty houses to rot (LET, September 26), in your interview with Andrew Mason, head of environmental health, did a line of inquiry occur to you that would have led to establishing
REGARDING your report (LET, September 11) on the 'vision for the future' which, surprise, surprise, showed even more money going to be spent on Blackburn, I would like to know when the people of Darwen are going to get access to government funding, for
TWO hundred cars were covered in hi-tech paint when contractors working on a hangar for an £11million plane were caught out by the wind. Red-faced bosses at BAE SYSTEMS in Samlesbury have apologised to workers and given them free vouchers for car valeting
HOWARD Wilkinson's shock appointment as the new manager of Sunderland today has poured cold water on reports linking Graeme Souness with the post. Several media sources had claimed Souness was among a number of candidates the North East club were considering
WITH all the controversy surrounding the new lights at Scale Hall, I would like to put the record straight. Myself and all the other Independents on the then transportation/ highways committee fought to prevent the use of traffic lights at that junction
IF SIR Robert Atkins really cared about the environment he would not want to add even more lethal radioactive waste to the tonnes that are already awaiting storage and the tonnes that will arise during the clean-up of nuclear power stations over the next
A REPORT on Lancaster's latest triumph in this years 'Teflon Town', national competition. Judges overwhelmed by the quality of Lancaster's entry in this year's Teflon Town. "Once again, Lancaster have impressed us enormously with the submission of the
A TROUBLED Burnley Post Office was closed for the second time in three years after the postmaster was suspended. Stoneyholme Post Office in Merton Street was shutdown on Friday pending further investigations. The sub-postmaster has been suspended and
THERE will be Christmas cards with a local theme of Padiham Town Hall on sale shortly. They have been designed by Dorothy Turner. The cards have been commissioned by Initiative Burnley and are a clever way of promoting Padiham by being sent as a Christmas
POLICE officers in Burnley are "stamping down" on crime. And community beat mangers PC Jeff Dickinson and PC Justin Brown Police are calling on residents in the Stoops, Hargher Clough, Barclay and Griffin areas to help them. On Saturday, October 21, at
SUNDERLAND have named Howard Wilkinson their new manager with Steve Cotterill as his assistant writes Andrew Buswell The 58-year-old former Leeds boss has been released from his contract as technical director at the FA to take over after Peter Reid was
A YOUTH seen pushing a stolen car late at night was supposed to be searching for his missing sister, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Andrew Tither, 18, ran away and hid behind a vehicle when spotted by police. He later told officers he
LEIGH Local History Society has paid tribute to former deputy chairman, Harry Nicholson, who died recently at the age of 71. The Platt Bridge-born electrician who lived in Abram was a late developer in history, immersing himself in the subject while in
A PIANO tuner is appealing for the return of stolen specialist tools. Peter Palmer discovered the implements, which are of no use to anyone else, had vanished after his car was broken into on September 26 in Leigh. The thieves smashed the window of his
COMMUNITY beat managers are being deployed at schools in Hyndburn to warn of the distress caused by the misuse of fireworks. PC Gail Lyon, youth liaison officer for Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, has visited a number of primary and secondary schools
A STRUGGLING society is appealing for new faces to help keep the show on the road. Leigh Local History Society's faithfull few decided at the annual meeting to soldier on in the hope that numbers will pick up. The 31st season has recently got underway
WITH closing statements made and site visits completed, it only remains for inspector David Woodrow to make his recommendations on the proposed Leigh Guided Busway to the Secretary of State. The aim of the month-long public inquiry, held at Tyldesley
A LEIGH junior school has received glowing accolades from church and Government inspectors. Inspectors for the Government school standards watchdog Ofsted who visited the 225-place Leigh Street hailed St Peter's as a 'good and effective school', where
LAST week I pointed you in the direction of the NASA website to take a look at their shuttlecam. Well Atlantis finally got off the ground on Monday and the camera worked like a dream, beaming back some incredible images of the take-off. To watch it and
MORECAMBE hope long-serving midfielder Michael Knowles will resist the temptation of a move to Accrington and stay a Shrimp. The Unibond league leaders have put in a 'seven day notice' of approach on the man known as 'Gnasher' to the fans. However, he
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby has rubbished any suggestion that the club is about to sell off both or either of the ground at Turf Moor or the training facilities at Gawthorpe. "I have heard that we have had an offer of £10million for Turf Moor. If that
MARLON Beresford is set to keep his place in the Burnley goal for the weekend visit of Walsall but his long term future has yet to be confirmed. Talks aimed at securing him on a deal to run until the end of next season took place yesterday with the chairman
I GUESS it was a case of one in, one out this week as Sven Goran Eriksson named his England squad for the European Championship qualifiers against Slovakia and Macedonia. On the one hand, I was disappointed to miss out after winning my first ever cap
PARENTS who knowingly let their children play truant could face jail under tough new rules being enforced across the district. Irresponsible parents and their truanting children are being targeted by the police and Lancashire County Council. Teams of
A FRIGHTENED deer was washed into Morecambe Bay after being disturbed by passers by on the beach near the town centre. The lifeboat was called out to follow the frightened animal as it floated from the West End sewer outfall towards Heysham on a fast
A THUG jumped on to a school bus through the emergency exit and launched an unprovoked attack on a total stranger. The bus, taking children from Hornby High School to Morecambe, was stopped outside Ryelands School, Torrisholme Road at 4pm on Monday when
A PERVERT flashed at a group of students in broad daylight in Lancaster City Centre. The group of women were on Moor Lane, between 6.45pm and 7pm on Wednesday, October 1 when they saw the man, with his trousers unzipped and exposing himself. The man is
FREE to 'concentrate on the league' after an FA cup disappointment, Lancaster City head to relegated Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday, with some familiar faces lining up for the opposition. For a start, former Morecambe assistant manager, Dave Miller, will
DESPITE a 2-0 win over Willows, Leigh Athletic will count the cost of losing new striker Neil Clayton for the rest of the season with a broken leg. Things were looking good when Danny Wilson put Leigh in front from a well-worked free kick from Gordon
LEIGH Miners Rangers scored in the first and last minutes to snatch a 25-22 victory at Siddal. The Miners opened with a Tommy Goulding try after good work from Craig Graham and Bryn Hodson and soon afterwards Chris Lee added a field goal for a 5-0 lead
THE killer of Darwen woman Charlotte Flanagan has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Gareth Horton, 28, of Walmsley Street, Darwen, was convicted of the murder of Charlotte Flanagan, a former St Wilfred's High School pupil
A MAN tried to lure two young boys into his white Mercedes car with a bundle of cash near a busy Morecambe park earlier this week. The two 11-year old friends were left terrified when the man chased them after they refused his advances. One of the boys
A POPULAR exhibition for Rossendale artists is to go ahead despite uncertainty about the future of its venue. Staff at the Rossendale Museum, in Whittaker Park, decided not to cancel the showcase for local talent even though the museum has been facing
A POLICE inspector today moved to reassure residents after a ban on three teenage tearaways entering the town was lifted. The youths were ordered not to enter Bacup town centre earlier this year after committing more than 60 crimes in the area. Magistrates
EAST Lancashire model Jerri Byrne is to become a girl's best enemy - by attempting to steal their boyfriend. The 20-year-old temptress is being tipped by glamour photographers as the 'new Jordan' after appearing in national newspapers. Now she has landed
rLEIGH MP Andy Burnham this week gave members of St John's Church, Hindley Green, Men's Fellowship an insight into life as a Member of Parliament. Next week is games night when members compete at a charity indoor bowling match for the Bill Bates trophy
TWO game superstore employees went hairless over a charity fund-raiser. Paul Dandy and Richard Washington lost their locks on Friday - Jeans for Genes day at Golborne Asda. The lads heads were shaved by colleague Gary Brown helping raise over £250 for
CASH is available to community and voluntary groups working to wipe out drug related crime in their area. Wigan Council's £120,000 Communities Against Drugs Fund is offering grants ranging from £500-£5,000 to help tackle the issue. The purpose of the
A MAN died from the stress of surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, an inquest heard. Frank Adshead, a retired coal miner, aged 77, of Hill Crescent, Leigh, had suffered five strokes over a period of 15 years. After feeling ill and losing weight in September
A COMMUNITY clean-up is being held on Saturday in Atherton as part of the Mersey Basin Campaign. Collier Brook and Atherton Brook are being targeted by the group Atherton Environmental Projects working in the Prestwich Street and Gloucester Street area
SUPER League whistler Karl Kirkpatrick is Saturday's referee with the match being beamed live on Sky Sports 1 from 6pm. The big screen and video referee will be in operation.
WIN are lose Leigh are planning a big homecoming. The Mick Martyn Bar will be open after the match to welcome the players back to Hilton Park but on Sunday the club has organised a fun day with bouncy castles, a disco and other entertainment. The doors
RESIDENTS in a Blackburn street are considering forming a self-help group to tackle deliberate fires near their homes which, they say, happen "too often to count". A string of seven garages at the back of homes in Westbury Gardens are run down and are
HEALTH watchdogs want to hear people's views on ambulance services in East Lancashire. The Commission for Health Improvement is assessing Lancashire Ambulance Service and its allied phone advice service. CHI wants to hear experiences of people using 999
TWO hundred cars were covered in hi-tech paint when contractors working on a hangar for an £11million plane were caught out by the wind. Red-faced bosses at BAE SYSTEMS in Samlesbury have apologised to workers and given them free vouchers for car valeting
A FORMER policeman has been cleared of stealing four PlayStation games from a murder suspect. David Wright, 39, walked free from court after telling a jury he had taken the items home for safekeeping and never intended to keep them for himself. The games
A MEETING aimed at halting the troubles of a racial equality group ended in chaos last night when the majority of members walked out after only five minutes. Blackburn and Darwen's Racial Equality Council was due to ask members to vote on a resolution
CULCHETH Petsearch supporters spotted the following verse, which will without doubt strike a chord with animal lovers. Think about it when you read of or hear of a dog 'savaging' a child. There must always be a reason. It's headed "Retribution." The family's
AN eagle-eyed reader was disgusted when she spotted a driver fling a banana skin into the road -- the culprit was a dustman working in the Tyldesley Road-Botanical Gardens area of Hindsford. Talk about letting the side down. If the men who are supposed
HUDDERSFIELD Giants have had the luxury of three weeks off to prepare for the final and coach Tony Smith says his side is 'raring to go.' "I wouldn't say my players are like caged animals, but I think they will be by Saturday evening," Smith says. "Our
