Peter White on the aftershock from Henning Berg's transfer BLACKBURN Rovers fans, stunned by the shock departure of crowd favourite Henning Berg for Manchester United, should brace themselves for a period of dramatic transfer market action. That can be
IT was one of those typical situations - I had been gardening; well, weeding, actually, since breakfast, and it was already way past lunchtime. Raising my sunburnt head over the hedge, I sighed to the lady next-door-but-one: "Oh, Julie, I don't know where
SHOOTERS in East Lancashire were expecting a good start to the grouse season todayBut birds of prey have reduced the number of grouse available for shooting and are threatening the viability of sporting estates, according to a five-year government study
AN EXTENSION to a Ribble Valley quarry looks set to get the go-ahead, despite fears about the number of lorries visiting and leaving the site. County councillors will consider plans to allow quarrying for a further ten years and to extend at Waddington
THE boss of Norweb - which was slammed for its £138 million profits - defended its record. Chairman Ken Harvey told shareholders the regional electricity giant cut fewer people off and charged less than other companies. He claimed there were special reasons
FOLLOWING the very first reunion at Uetersen in Germany last year, of those who served there with the Royal Air Force from 1950 to 1955, the 'Ole Uetonians' Association was formed. If you were there in the 1950s, please write to me or call Tony McGrath
Fan's Eye View, with Stephen Cummings APPARENTLY there has been a gap between the end of last season and the beginning of this. Well, you could have fooled this correspondent. Traditionally a time when the Turf Moor football factory shuts down for a couple
IT IS to be hoped that the decision by ministers to delay the introduction of compulsory tests in grammar for 14 -year-olds - a goal set by the previous government - is not the harbinger of a total backdown to English teachers who have strongly opposed
OUTDOOR clothing firm Karrimor has clinched a major deal. The Clayton-le-Moors based firm has acquired distribution rights for a range of sports footwear brands including Prince, Nordica and Rollerblade after buying the distribution divisions of Lowe
AN £800,000 investment has been announced at a mill to bring back a weaving process lost to cheaper overseas factories a decade ago. Smith & Nephew is installing state-of-the-art weaving equipment for its medical fabrics division based at Brierfield
What on earth is happening to local authority housing in Blackburn, especially on the once-pleasant Livesey estate? Houses are meshed-up or cannot be let and the flats and maisonettes look like a ghetto, with windows and doors boarded over. These houses
MAY I address some issues raised by Mr R D Halstead, of the Mitre Angling Club (Letters, July 23)? Firstly, Witcherwell hatchery is indeed closing at the end of the current rearing reason. The Environment Agency has reappraised its migratory salmonid
A FUN day was held in the memory of two men who died from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. The event, at the Anchor Ground, Darwen, will boost the proceeds of the Cardiac Risk In The Young, which buys equipment capable of detecting heart problems
THE Foreign Office today responded to public concern about the fate of student hostage Paul Wells. Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers wrote to the Indian, Pakistani and British authorities on the second anniversary of Paul's captivity in Jammu Kashmir
TIM Sherwood has suffered another shock setback, undergoing an operation to remove his appendix in hospital last night. The Blackburn Rovers skipper, currently serving a three-match suspension, is expected to be out of action for about four weeks, maybe
A COMPANY building a section of the new M65 extension is to donate £1 for everyone who takes part in the Motorway Superwalk '97. The gesture by McAlpine AMEC (joint venture) means that the walk has raised £3,000 before it has even started. More than 3,000
RAY Butler (Letters, August 5) and other correspondents are wrong in stating that Blackburn with Darwen Council has given a £25,000 grant for minority languages. The grant was provided by Lancashire County Council in 1994/95 for a period of three years
AN investigation has been launched after a cricket match was interrupted by fans, partying at the house of one of the home team's players. But today Oswaldtwistle Immanuel Church first team player Roger Watson angrily denied claims about what happened
RESIDENTS say they will barricade their homes to defy any plans to demolish them. Householders in the Rectory Road area of Burnley voiced their defiance at a public meeting at which they rejected a council proposal to clear all homes in their small community
MAY I add my voice to those of Betty Ather, Adrian Shurmer and countless others regarding the traffic-calming measures that now blight our area? These have been forced on us, with the minimum of consultation, as a fait accompli. I say this, having commented
PAMPERED pets run over on Pendle's roads are being put on ice in a deep freeze so owners can give their much-loved companions a decent send-off. Rather than cold-heartedly throwing them on a tip, Pendle Council staff put the pets in a bag with details
HUNDREDS of holidaymakers faced Greek island grief as devastating fires raged on in Rhodes. The area's travel agents braced themselves for huge cancellation problems as holidaymakers already on Rhodes coped with the brush blaze, which affected the resorts
TELEGRAPH Opinion (LET, August 8) was a reminder of the evil of the supply side of drugs. So many conflicts and acts of terrorism are financed through the wealth created by the sale of drugs, maybe we should look beyond the streets to find the answer
WASIM Akram is considering his future at Old Trafford after Lancashire's shock move to sign Shane Warne. Lancashire have guaranteed Wasim that his contract and benefit will not be affected even if they do sign Warne, and are set to offer him a position
WHEN landlady Michaela Harrington took over her pub in town-centre Blackburn, it was a known drugs haunt. Not any more - braving threats of violence, she has ousted the dealers. Good for her. It is only by standing up to these people and reporting them
I WOULD like to know who is responsible for the road route into Blackburn from Ewood. I had an errand in Railway Road and my son took me in his car as I am partially handicapped and can't travel by bus. We had to go via Bolton Road to Darwen Street Bridge
THERE is glum holiday reading today for the royal family gathered at Balmoral, as a survey shows support for the monarchy has plunged to an all-time low. Three years ago, popular support for the royals stood at 70 per cent. Now, only 48 per cent think
MORE than 500 drivers from every private hire company in Blackburn and Darwen have signed a petition against proposed new licence measures which they claim will double fare prices. The Private Hire Association of Blackburn and Darwen say firms will be
YOUNG Sarah White's deformed fingers are proof that the 60's horror drug thalidomide is affecting a new generation, say her parents. Martine and Michael White of Palatine Square, Burnley, both have arm deformities, characteristic of the side effects of
CHRIS Waddle is set to ring the changes at Lincoln City tonight. The Clarets open their Coca-Cola Cup campaign with a difficult first round, first leg tie at Sincil Bank. And Waddle dropped a major hint today that there could be more than one change from
STRAY dogs under sentence of death at council kennels could be saved by an animal rescue champion. Linda Fegan, of Animal Kingdom Rescue, wants Hyndburn Council to give her the chance to at least find homes for some of the dogs which would otherwise be
COUNCILLORS have been urged to give the same treatment to all nationalities and cultures when allocating educational grants. Liberal councillor Karimeh Foster raised the issue of providing grants to mosques for so-called mother tongue teaching at a meeting
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter MANY women have cellulite from as early as their first kiss and spend a lifetime trying to tackle the problem. Figure-conscious women who have the time and money to keep in slimline condition, such as Pamela Anderson
MAY we thank shoppers in Blackburn who donated £273.55 to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust during our street collection on Saturday, July 26? There are several people in the North West, including many youngsters, who desperately need a bone marrow
