JUST a note to thank you for making the online edition of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph available to us through the Internet. I read it daily. I am returning to England and Burnley in particular in June for one of my regular genealogical research trips
OFFICE staff redundancies have been declared at Burnley and Pendle Transport by new bosses, Stagecoach. And five of the eight bus inspectors employed by the company will also go, with the remaining three redeployed, say union chiefs. The 11 admin employees
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I WAS very interested to see the 'alien autopsy' film after the 'sightings' programme on the Sci-Fi channel on Cable TV on March 31. I had previously seen the autopsy film and had been assured it was a fake by a model maker who said the 'alien' was made
VOTERS of the future got the chance to meet a would-be MP when Pendle Conservative candidate John Midgley visited the Little People day nursery, Colne. Meanwhile his Labour rival Gordon Prentice visited staff and residents of Wheatley Court home for the
THE owner of a day nursery has five months to demolish an extension built without planning permission in a green belt area. A government inspector has backed Rossendale Council's refusal to allow further extension at Newhaven Nursery, Manchester Road,
DIRTY tricks dominated the dying stages of the knife-edged General Election campaign in East Lancashire. In Blackburn, a furious row erupted between Labour and Conservatives over allegations of racist taunts and intimidation. Headteacher Roger Eckton
SALVAGE operators were drilling holes in the wreck of the Herald of Free Enterprise to clear silt and sand which was hampering the search for bodies. Divers were due to resume their hunt for victims of the disaster outside the Zeebrugge port. 123 bodies
THOUGH the Pennington report into the E.coli food poisoning which killed more than 20 people in Scotland avoids saying what caused the outbreak, it does point to a prime suspect - government deregulation of hygiene regulations. For calling for a tightening
A MAJOR initiative designed to give residents in Blackburn and Darwen a say in the future of their council has now been completed. And town hall bosses are busy handling the hundreds of replies from people from all walks of life. Teachers, parents, employees
HEAVY goods vehicles on Lancashire's roads were today targeted in a police crackdown aimed at putting the brakes on dangerous and defective lorries. Officers began stopping vehicles at 7am as part of a national swoop, codenamed Operation Mermaid. At one
MYSTERY today surrounded "a bright flash and loud explosion" which woke up scores of people last night. Blackburn police were inundated with calls from concerned residents after what sounded like a blast just before midnight. But efforts by firefighters
PERSONAL pledge cards are being handed out by Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson to tell voters of her commitment to the constituency. Mrs Anderson was formally adopted as the Labour Party candidate at the Greenfield Social Club, Rawtenstall. At
WHAT a brave newspaper you were in daring to comment (LET, March 25) on the 'no go' burials in Blackburn by our Asian brothers. I am surprised that you haven't been slapped down for racial discrimination. I feel disgusted with Blackburn Council for allowing
SO the British Field Sports Society's boast that 'more than a million' postcards have been sent by bloodsports supporters to Labour leader Tony Blair, in an effort to persuade him not to ban hunting, turns out to be as false as most other pro-hunting
HEART transplant patients will light candles symbolising their new life at a ceremony celebrating a decade of operations at a North West hospital. Five recipients from East Lancashire are expected to join up to 200 heart and lung transplant patients at
LEADING Tory Roger Freeman has been in East Lancashire visiting a biscuit factory and meeting with party candidates. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster met managers and staff at Farmhouse Biscuits, Nelson, and sampled some of the company's products
RETIRED guardsman and shooting enthusiast Ronald Miles has decided to challenge Labour's plans to ban hand guns at the ballot box. And the former Coldstream Guardsman is so upset with Labour's proposals he plans to pay his own General Election costs from
GARRY Flitcroft is praying that lightning doesn't strike twice to deprive him of the chance of another red-letter day. For the Blackburn Rovers midfielder has already seen injury deprive him of one opportunity to face Manchester United since his move
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope thought he had a convert to New Labour when he visited the businessman who made his rosettes - till the subject of the minimum wage came up. David Wallace of Prestfield Rosettes was delighted to see Mr Pope at his firm on his last
ALL-ROUNDER Mark Greenhalgh has signed for Read, to give the Ribblesdale League championship favourites a pre-season boost. Former Accrington star Greenhalgh was a key member of Rishton's 1995 title-winning team in the Lancashire League before playing
FORMER World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty was the fastest rider today, the opening day of a two-day test at the Misano circuit in Italy - venue for round two of the World Superbike Championship on April 20. Ducati rider Fogarty overcame the challenge
A GRIM picture of life in Lancashire is painted today in a report showing many people suffering from poverty, crime and unemployment. But while it cannot be denied that such influences do blight the lives of many families, one wonders whether the findings
POLITICAL rivals have put the controversial issue of CCTV security cameras in Pendle back in the election focus. Labour candidate Gordon Prentice has taken issue with his Tory opponent over remarks in a Conservative leaflet which said: "The Liberals,
BURNLEY are tracking gifted Everton youngster Chris Price. The 21-year-old has spent the last couple of days training with the Clarets after impressing manager Adrian Heath in a recent reserve team game at Bolton. Price, who can play at right back or
A PIONEERING business support group is celebrating its tenth birthday this week. Bootstrap Enterprises was launched in Blackburn to provide advice, training and support to people setting up and running small businesses. Since moving to its current base
CANDIDATES fighting to represent Pendle have been given a "back to basics" message by a political rival. Liberal Democrat Tony Greaves has attacked the full colour glossy leaflets being sent out by other parties during the general election campaign as
NEW divorce laws may lead to an increase in domestic violence among East Lancashire couples, according to a marriage guidance group. Relate Lancashire says it fears the new Family Law Bill will place increased anxiety and stress on families because of
CONSERVATIVE MP Nigel Evans is claiming recent boundary changes will strengthen his hand at the General Election. The Ribble Valley MP will be defending a majority of more than 6,500 on May 1 but he believes the Boundary Commission changes will increase
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy NOW that we are into April it is time I started looking forward to May. May is said to be the time to celebrate summer and it is also the time that the hawthorn looks at its best. Or is it? Did our ancestors make a mistake
CONSERVATIVE plans to privatise state pensions are unravelling badly, claims Pendle Labour candidate Gordon Prentice. "The Tories have still not cleaned up the scandal of mis-sold pensions," he said. "Only 7,000 of 600,000 victims have been compensated
MOVE over Kate, Naomi and Linda. There are new names on the catwalk now. The women who staff Rossendale's Red Cross branch are turning 'supermodels' for a night to raise money for the charity. Ranging in size from a slim 10 to a comfortable 18, the nine
