AN inquiry heard how a Sawley woman found people "cooking on a fire" and "sawing trees" on her land. Patricia Lord told the hearing into the controversial closure of a stretch of the Ribble Way near Sawley that, since the footpath's promotion as a tourist
FOREIGN Office Minister Derek Fatchett was today due to return from a visit to the Indian sub-continent where he has been raising the case of student hostage Paul Wells. Mr Fatchett has attempted to gain assurances from the Indian and Pakistani Governments
THIRTEEN Burnley off-licences have been raided by Customs officers over the last two days. Hundreds of crates of beer and bottles of whisky, vodka, gin, brandy and Malibu worth £25,000 were taken from shops following a long investigation into bootlegging
BURNLEY have launched the search for a new assistant manager as Turf Moor number two Colin Harvey was expected to join Everton today. Harvey has been appointed Everton's new youth team supremo responsible for grooming Premiership stars of the future at
I READ with interest the article (LET, June 5) about Blackburn Corporation's attempt to hold the victim whose car was stolen responsible for the criminal's action. The mind boggled at the possibilities this concept offered. For instance, if some person
AN OLD sailor has appealed for the return of cherished pictures showing his war-time ship-mates. Arthur Cronshaw, who will be 75 on June 19, mislaid a bag containing pictures of colleagues on board second world war ships at Cascades pub, Blackburn. Arthur
A RETURN to the cobbled streets of yesteryear will get the help of £300,000 grants from the National Lottery. Rossendale and Burnley Councils today received the go-ahead for their schemes, helped by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Tarmacadam on Rawtenstall's
THE Olive Grove restaurant in Darwen won the Heartbeat award for its Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. Blackburn's environmental health officers said the ingredients and style of cooking provided one of the most wholesome diets in the world. The
I AGREE that we should have a new national anthem. How about There'll Always Be An England? And, come on, all you businesses, supermarkets and public buildings - start flying our flag. It's the Union Jack, remember? We should show everyone and the rest
AH, how the memories come flooding back...the jolly juddering of tyres over the granite setts; the scorching summer days when the tar between them bulged with bubbles that every child itched to pop; and the dubious thrill of cornering on them in the wet
SO THE probe into the shenanigans surrounding the stripper in the police headquarters bar is coming to the crunch, after an investigation lasting four months and involving officers from 14 forces. But whatever the outcome into the goings-on that night
A TERRIFIED mum screamed for help as her son choked on a pen top and "turned grey". Thirteen-year-old Paul Windle, of The Crescent, Dunsop Bridge, was rushed to Blackburn Royal Infirmary where he was given emergency surgery to remove the object fom his
STUDENTS played a leading role in making their school's annual summer fair a success despite the unseasonable weather. The fair at Primet High School, Colne, featured a disco run by former pupil Richard Taylor, current students dressed in medieval costume
BLACKBURN Rovers are lining up a sensational double swoop for two of the top strikers in Europe. I can reveal that both Fiorentina's Argentinian superstar Gabriel Batistuta and Real Madrid's Croatian striker Davor Suker head new boss Roy Hodgson's hit
A NEW pay deal described as groundbreaking by unions and managements has been struck at a fruit drinks factory. MD Foods has agreed a three-year pay and working conditions deal at its sites, including Blackburn. At the heart of the new deal is a 48-hour
LEGISLATION to outlaw firearms has been proceeding through parliament. I wonder if it includes weapons such as those used in two separate incidents you reported (LET, June 10). A metal dart from an air rifle hit a woman in the face while she walked in
CONGRATULATIONS to the head of Darwen Vale High School for having the courage to deal with unruly pupils by isolating them (LET, June 11). Suspending children is not the answer as these children welcome the chance to stay away from school. I know from
A WINDOW cleaner was taken to hospital with a suspected broken ankle after he fell off his ladder. The man was working behind a house in Grange Street, Accrington, when the accident happened at 4pm yesterday Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000
I AM doing a BA history dissertation on how Burnley was affected by war from 1939 to1942. It will be very much appreciated if readers could help. If anyone has relatives who lived through the war in Burnley and kept diaries, I would like to study them
A BURNLEY-based computer firm has won a national award for being one of the fastest growing private companies in the UK. Granville Technology Group, which manufactures and sells computers, recorded sales of £65,787,000 for 1995/6 placing it 30th in the
A TODDLER was released by fire fighters after getting her head stuck in a railing in St Ive's Road, Blackburn, at 3pm, yesterday. The two and a half year old girl was uninjured. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images
CUSTOMERS have backed a snack seller's campaign to provide them with tables and chairs during the summer. More than 1,100 people signed a petition in three days after Geoff Hindle had to remove the three patio sets from outside Darwen market when his
THE Church of England said basic reasons existed to question if Christians should become Freemasons. A church report stopped short of recommending Anglicans give up membership of Masonic lodges but said Christians who were Freemasons faced clear difficulties
JASON Ashton of Blackburn GC and Rossendale's Andy Westwell clash tonight in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Harold Ryden Trophy at Rossendale GC. Ashton made the East Lancashire Golf Association championship final by defeating ELGA captain Tony Holt
WASIM Akram's injury misery continued when he was ruled out of Lancashire's latest championship match against Glamorgan at Liverpool today. The Pakistan pace star had planned to play just as a batsman but a fitness test on the Aigburth outfield revealed
NINE hundred children from Burnley and Pendle will be more "Swim Safe'' conscious after taking part in an "Operation Streetwise'' safety awareness scheme at Sacred Heart School, Colne. Launched last year, "Swim Safe'' is North West Water's purpose-built
MOTORISTS with faulty exhausts on their vehicles face being hauled off the road as part of a police crackdown on filthy emissions. Officers are due to carry out spot checks at a series of locations throughout Lancashire on Friday as part of National Green
COUNCILLORS have asked to go on fact-finding tours of East Lancashire's top soccer grounds on match days before handing out safety certificates. Changes in the law following the Hillsborough disaster and the Taylor report mean sports grounds have to apply
A TOUGH code of conduct aimed at combating sleaze in local government passed the first hurdle at a council meeting in Clitheroe. Ribble Valley Council's planning committee gave the go-ahead last night to plans for "propriety in planning". But some councillors
MARATHON man Mark Read is hoping to complete a towering feat to raise cash for the hospital that saved his life. The wheelchair-bound spina bifida victim decided to race up and down Blackpool promenade for 26 miles - after being told he could not enter
Nature Watch with Ron Freethy THE flowers which bloom during an English summer are so beautiful that just seeing them in all their glory is enough . . . or almost enough. I love just to sit among the flowers, taking with me a book describing the folklore
AN initiative in Pendle to get university graduates into industry has been given a cash boost. Pendle Partnership, a consortium of business people, councillors, educators and trainers, has agreed to give a £17,800 grant to support ELTEC's graduates into
A TOWN hall department, responsible for rubbish collections, street cleaning and lighting, has finished the financial year in profit. The news comes just five years after the department faced closure because of poor performance. But Blackburn with Darwen
A WILDLIFE haven created by high school students has earned a second major award. Shortly after the project began at Walshaw, Burnley, a pond was created which brought a Lancashire Evening Telegraph Grimewatch award. Now, three years on, the school has
