Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy ALTHOUGH rain was falling and the sky was grey, I enjoyed sitting on the old stone jetty at Morecambe and watching the seabirds go by. A couple of years ago the resort set up what has become known as the tern project. The
Icongratulate the workforce on the wonderful job they have made of our new library in Great Harwood. This project, along with others, I feel sure, will put Great Harwood back on the map. PAM TAYLOR (Miss), Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood.
REGARDING the 85 per cent increase in allotment rents in Blackburn and Darwen, the super councillors who, no doubt, decided this should not be surprised at the reaction from the tenants. Maybe this does bring the rents in line with those charged by other
TORY election hopeful John Walsh has welcomed a pledge from his party bosses to pay for extra police. Mr John Walsh, prospective Parliamentary candidate for Bury North, said: "The reality of life in Bury is that Greater Manchester Police numbers are down
A TAXI driver is being hunted after a woman was sexually assaulted in the back of a black cab. The attack happened at 1am on Saturday in a quite cul-de-sac close to Heaton Park. The victim, in her 30s and from Prestwich, was locked in the back of the
THE Leigh Soccer League Representative side face the St Helens Combination side at Atherton Colls' Alder House ground on Thursday night needing a win to go through to the Semi Finals of the North West Alliance competition. The game kicks off at 7.30pm
GARY Hamilton put himself in the shop window with two goals last night to shoot down a young Middlesbrough side. The Northern Ireland Under 21 international has been told he can leave Ewood on a free at the end of the season. But goals after 42 and 73
IT'S been a bumpy ride but Darren Purse has finally earned the respect of the Birmingham boo-boys. When the 23-year-old arrived from Oxford two season ago, he became an easy target for the St Andrews faithful as he struggled to adapt to life in the First
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness plans to celebrate his first anniversary in style tonight with three priceless promotion points at St Andrews. The fiery Scot has overseen a Rovers revolution since he was officially appointed as Brian Kidd's successor a year
WORKERS at a Burnley joinery firm "surrounded" a house when they realised it was being raided -- and replaced the pensioner victim's broken window for free. Recorder Beverley Lunt said the men, from Wilsons Manufacturing Joiners, had been public-spirited
AN arson attack has shocked parishioners at a Burnley church. Cleaning staff at St Matthew's Church found that commercial firelighters had been pushed through a small hole in the bottom of the front door and set alight. The fire spread to oak panelling
A CHANGE of midfield personnel at half time rescued a point for Bacup against Squires Gate in NWCL Divison Two. Manager Brent Peters took off Paul Wane and Jimmy Gemmill and brought on Wayne Mackenzie and Dave Thomas to shore up the middle of the park
JOINERY workers surrounded a house being raided by a burglar -- then replaced the pensioner victim's broken window for free. Recorder Beverley Lunt said the men, from Wilsons Manufacturing Joiners, had been public-spirited and very kind to the 62-year-old
YEAR 1 youngsters of St James' Primary School, Clitheroe, were in for a treat when they visited Byres' wine merchants in Clitheroe and were shown around the wine stores. Each of the five-year-olds were given a glass of wine-coloured pop so they could
ADAM Rickitt, best known as Nick Tilsley in Corrie, is flashing his six pack again in the daytime soap Doctors. Thank goodness he's got rid of that silly dangling haircut he had on the Street. He looks much more manly.
SOME hospital nurses are apparently finding out what it's like to be old by filling their shoes with popcorn -- to simulate what it's like to suffer from arthritis and bunyons. What? They might just as well squeeze their feet into a pair of shoes that
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent wants to keep match-winner Gareth Taylor at Turf Moor. Taylor fired Burnley to a superb victory at Vicarage Road last night with his first goal since joining the club on loan from Manchester City. The initial month of that deal
WATFORD 0 BURNLEY 1 Taylor 73mins TAYLOR-MADE success is no rarity at Vicarage Road thanks to the exploits of the long-serving Hornets boss. However, Graham's chances of writing another promotion chapter to Watford's colourful recent history were diminished
METROLINK, the successful light rapid transit system which Bury helped pioneer, is on the move again. Four consortia have been shortlisted and invited to tender for Metrolink Phase III which includes the existing Bury service. The single contract is to
EAST Lancashire businesses are being offered the opportunity to brush up on new legislation covering e-mail and the internet. Northern Technologies has organised a free seminar 'Legal 2001' on Thursday, March 22 which will be presented by solicitors Donald
BLACKBURN-based Uniwell has launched a new high tech product that is set to revolutionise the catering and hospitality industry. WaiterPad is a hand-held electronic device used by waiters to take food and drink orders. Instead of using pen and paper,
BURY FC have revealed they are offering bargain season tickets to juniors in a bid to woo the supporters of tomorrow. To try and stop the usual trend of youngsters in the town following Manchester City or United, the Shakers have issued a junior season
DISABLED pupils in East Lancashire will find getting around school easier in future thanks to a major cash boost. A cash injection of more than £1.25million aimed at improving disabled access to schools across the county was announced yesterday by Schools
HEALTH bosses today slammed a £10,000 "golden hello" scheme to attract new GPs as woefully inadequate and said East Lancashire on the verge of serious shortages. Primary Care bosses are struggling to recruit more family doctors to the area and fear new
RAMSBOTTOM registered a well-earned 3-2 victory against promotion hopefuls Fleetwood Freeport in NWCL Division One. The Rams the lead on 19 minutes through Chris Willcock after Chris Brookes had battled his way past two defenders. On 28 minutes the Rams
PRESTON fans should get their first glimpse of striker Richard Cresswell in a North End shirt as they welcome Wolves to Deepdale tonight. The Leicester man has been signed on loan until the end of the season with a fee agreed between the two clubs if
DARWEN 1 DAISY HILL 3 DISILLUSIONED Darwen boss Steve Wilkes has threatened to quit after another poor performance from his NWCL Division Two side. Wilkes, a former Wigan and Preston player, has been in charge at the Anchor Ground for four years but says
NEWLY-CROWNED World Indoor Trials champion Dougie Lampkin continued his rich vein of form with a win in the Spanish outdoor series. Lampkin, who rides for the Burnley-based Sandiford Motorcycles team, clinched victory at the Pontevedra venue by a single
ABBEY HEY 2 ROSSENDALE 1 FOR AN assault on the title you cannot win all games in style. All you can do is carry on winning. In addition, that is just what Dale achieved at Abbey Hey. On a bitterly cold night the visitors didn't fire on all cylinders,
LANCASHIRE will fly out to South Africa for their pre-season trip tomorrow without Ian Austin. The popular all-rounder has effectively been squeezed out by the winter signing of John Wood for Durham for the three-week, seven-match tour. And it has made
CHARITY shops be warned, savers who failed to change defunct £20 notes by the February 28 deadline are trying it on. Some unscrupulous person passed one of the notes, which featured scientist Michael Farraday, to an unsuspecting volunteer at the hospice
A WOMAN has suggested that dog owners should carry a plank with them for their pets to wee on -- because their urine is killing trees. For goodness sake what next? What are owners supposed to do run after their pet and slip the wood in place as the dog
Lancs Am League: BURY GSOB took the Premier Division derby honours with a 5-2 win over Walshaw Sports. Three goals in the first seventeen minutes, two from Peter Lee and one from Paul Wilde, set Howerd Croft's side up for this second instalment of the
Bristol Rovers 2 Bury 0 There's never a good time for an unbeaten run to end but Bury left the Memorial Ground upset they hadn't put up a better performance to protect their seven game record. Manager Andy Preece summed up the 90 minutes perfectly in
SO Blackburn with Darwen Council are putting up allotment rents by 87.5 per cent. How they can justify this is beyond me and the other plot holders -- just because they want to bring the rents into line with other towns. I could understand it if we got
MANY people have asked for zebra crossings and other traffic calming measures at accident blackspots such as that on Montague Street in Blackburn at its junction with Johnston Street. Over the past year at least five pedestrians have been struck by cars
MOTORISTS will be caught on new cameras to be installed on a major road junction in Leigh. Cameras are to be put up to capture on film motorists who jump red lights at the East Lancashire Road junction with Atherleigh Way. The work will cost £10,000.
IAGREE with Kathleen Bulcock (Letters, March 7) -- pensions are not fair. Why should a man whose wife has never worked and never paid contributions get more than a man whose wife has worked? When a married couple have both worked and both paid contributions
A PETROL station firm in Leigh and Atherton has become a victim of last year's fuel crisis with jobs under threat. The future of the Save garages on Wigan Road in Leigh and Wigan Road in Atherton have been thrown into doubt. The firm, which has 400 petrol
CASH and a gold watch were stolen from a Bury pensioner. A man claiming to be an antique dealer tricked his way into the 71-year-old man's home in Windermere Drive at 1pm on Friday afternoon (March 9) before grabbing the watch and around £50. The thief
A NEWSAGENT was forced to hand over £30 at knifepoint during a robbery on Saturday morning (March 10). The 54-year-old female shop assistant was confronted when a teenage boy, aged 16, entered The Cabin opposite Bury Town Hall at 8.40am. The thief produced
BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day, but a morning feast laid on at a Bury church tomorrow(Wednesday, March 14) could mean the difference between life and death for people in the Third World. To mark International Fair Trading Week, Bury United
BRITAIN'S newest pop sensation Hear'Say look set to soar to the top of the charts this Sunday. The band's new single, Pure and Simple, is outselling nearest rivals Westlife by nearly four to one. Hear'Say -- including Suzanne Shaw, from Brandlesholme,
THE cost of parking in Bury is going up slightly from next month. Bury Metro has carried out an annual review of its charges and decided to increase charges which the council claims are minor. Short term parkers will feel little impact as on-street charges
DOCTORS hoping to beat a potentially deadly strain of meningitis are urging teenagers to make sure they have been vaccinated. A drive to immunise against meningitis C and finally eradicate the disease has led to a dramatic fall in the number of cases
COUNCIL house tenants will soon be able to sign up to a low-cost contents insurance scheme. The borough-wide service is being organised by their council landlords, who are choosing which insurance company should provide the service. Housing bosses say
A NEW licence has been awarded to deliver digital radio programming and data services to Greater Manchester and other areas of the North West. MXR Ltd has been awarded the licence by the Radio Authority. It was one of three applicants which had applied
A TEACHER who has been suspended on full pay for nearly six years despite being cleared of child abuse allegations has won the right to get his job back. Mr Anthony McNally has been given the green light by the Court of Appeal to apply for reinstatement
CRAIG Short is bracing himself for a bruising encounter at St Andrews tonight as two of the most powerful heavyweights in the First Division prepare to go head-to-head. Short looks certain to be recalled to Graeme Souness's starting line-up after missing
DISC Jockey Chris Berry was still in a spin today after a marathon broadcast which may have secured him a place in the record books. Chris, who presents at Hospital Radio Burnley under the name Charlie Tuna, started his world record presenting attempt
ATHERTON LR 3 COLNE 0 COLNE are now staring re-election right between the eyes. Last night's latest defeat sees them stuck one foot off the bottom of the North West Counties League Second Division and it was little consolation that rock-bottom Oldham
HOLKER OB 3 NELSON 2 TABLE-TOPPING Nelson suffered a shock loss to Holker Old Boys -- their first defeat in 19 NWCL Division Two outings. And it could have been much worse for John Bailey's men who were trailing 3-0 until Jonathan Irvine scored two in
GREAT Harwood hope to bounce back from Monday's disappointing 1-0 defeat against Kidsgrove away at Prescot Cables tonight. Denis Underwood's side conceded a last minute goal to go out of the Worthington Challenge Trophy at Accrington Stanley's Crown Ground
THERE were more leggy lovelies than at an Oscars bash, and wearing a collar was a must. But sex kittens were banned from Kevin Horkin's star-studded awards night. Kevin, who has been responsible for providing animals for dozens of television programmes
I PARKED behind a van in Atherton with a "Lancashire farmers for local quality food" sticker. In it was also a big advert "Wanted good woman. Must be able to clean, cook, sew, dig worms and clean fish. Must have a boat and motor. Please send picture of
WOULD you believe that Monday was National Fresh Breath Day and that this week is Spam Awareness Week. They get sillier. Forty billion cans of the stuff have been produced in the 60 years it has been in existence, enough to circle the globe twelve and
DELIGHTED Clarets boss Stan Ternent felt his side had got their just desserts as Burnley's long wait for an away victory ended at play-off hopefuls Watford. Almost five months after winning at QPR, Gareth Taylor finally put another three points on the
OH ye of little faith. How could we have doubted England's ability to come back from the dead in Sri Lanka ? Suffice it to say, it's been large helpings of humble pie all round on the sports desk this week. However, the dish has left something of a bitter
A TAXI driver is being hunted after he sexually assaulted a woman in the back of his black cab in Prestwich. The "horrendous" attack happened at 1am on Saturday (March 10) in a quiet cul-de-sac close to Heaton Park in Prestwich. According to police the
wants Taylor for keeps CLARETS boss Stan Ternent wants to keep match-winner Gareth Taylor at Turf Moor. Taylor fired Burnley to a superb victory at Vicarage Road last night with his first goal since joining the club on loan from Manchester City. The initial
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness plans to celebrate his first anniversary in style tonight with three priceless promotion points at St Andrews. The fiery Scot has overseen a Rovers revolution since he was officially appointed as Brian Kidd's successor a year
SIMON Jersey, the Altham-based international corporate clothing specialists, has appointed Viv Jebson to its board as marketing director. Viv has spent 17 years working within the fashion, travel and retail markets. Joining a board of seven, she began
EAST Lancashire employers who help their workers balance their jobs with their home life are being encouraged to come forward for a national competition. There are three categories for the Employer of the Year 2001 awards for small, medium-sized and large
A WOMAN was subjected to what is believed to be a racist attack on her house on Monday night. The shed and wheelie bin at a house in Anyon Street, Darwen, were set on fire. And when the occupant, a white woman in her mid-20s came out, she found racist
FIREMEN have slammed drivers for not slowing down after four separate accidents on the same stretch of road. The A675 near Belmont was covered in black ice yesterday morning and there were four crashes within 50 minutes of each other. In the first crash
THE brother and sister of a missing man have spoken about their worries after he spent a second night out in freezing weather. Jim Hawthornthwaite and Renee Lords said they were growing increasingly concerned for their brother Jack, 70, who has not been
A MAN told police he had tried to steal a bottle of whisky because he had been drinking but wanted to get "really smashed." Blackburn magistrates heard that John Hallwood had turned to drink after being posted to Northern Ireland while in the army and
CHURCH have signed up South African A team player James Bryant as their new professional for next season. Bryant has been called in at short notice following the late withdrawal of South African all-rounder Justin Kemp who has international commitments
FARSLEY CELTIC 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3 ACCRINGTON cruised into the President's Cup semi-finals with a well-deserved victory at First Division Farsley Celtic. Stanley dominated from the start and took a sixth minute lead when good work by Mark Ceraolo created
CLITHEROE striker Neil Spencer is taking the 'good luck' of plenty of clubs with him into the Blues FA Vase semi-final at Taunton on Saturday. The 20-goal hot shot has been receiving positive messages as Clitheroe set their sights on the final at Villa
BIKE racer Craig Kelly is aiming to follow in the tyre tracks of Grand Prix star Jeremy McWilliams as he bids to win this year's MRO 250cc title. For the Clayton-le-Woods rider has bought the Honda RS250 used by in 1997 by the Irishman, who now races
MORE older people are breaking down the taboo subject of funerals and discussing the issue with their families, a survey has revealed. Research conducted on behalf of Age Concern in Bury has shown that the delicate subject is no longer being ignored.
