A GROUND-BREAKING conference aimed at encouraging firms to reduce or recycle waste looks set to make a big impression. Around 400 places have already been booked for the free Putting Waste to Work conference organised by Pendle Council, the borough's
THE latest phase of an £83 million scheme to create a single site general hospital in Blackburn has been completed. Bosses at Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust received the keys to the new development at Queen's Park Hospital
A STAGGERING 1,200 young people could be sleeping rough in Blackburn, it was claimed. Homeless teenagers were bedding down in stations and anywhere else they could find a warm place. The claims were made by the new 16 Network group, which feared the official
QUICK-thinking heroes have spoken of the moment they rescued a mother and her two young children who were trapped in their smoke-filled home. They put ladders up to a bedroom window to pluck Angela Mailly, her toddler son Declan and daughter Naomi to
JASON Ashton has a driving ambition to retain his Harold Ryden Trophy - in more ways than one! The East Lancashire Golf Association showpiece event tees off at Pleasington on Saturday, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. But Ashton, a driver for competition sponsors
TOWN hall chiefs have been slammed for closing a popular district library and told they could have kept it open by cutting councillors' perks to save money. Labour have decided to shut Shadsworth Library in Blackburn even though more than 200 people signed
WITH reference to the story about Farleys solicitors taking on Blackburn with Darwen Council regarding the state of the tiled flooring in Blackburn Market Hall. I am pleased that at last someone is confronting them with the problem. I quickly discovered
JOHN CRAWLEY defied illness to top score for Lancashire on the first day of their Championship match against somerset at Old Trafford, writes ANDY WILSON. The former England batsman is still recovering from gastroenteritis which he picked up during the
TODMORDEN are looking for revenge against Ramsbottom tomorrow as they bid to recover from a season's start that has been slow in every sense, writes PETE OLIVER. The Centre Vale club are second from bottom of the Lancashire League and went out of the
I WAS heartened to see that more strenuous efforts have been advocated for the collection and recycling of waste materials (LET, June 3). I hope Pendle Council will take heed. I read more than six months ago that they intended to supply bags for the various
THE radical overhaul of public finances, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown today, demonstrates the huge gap in thinking at local and national levels of the Labour Party. On the one hand we have the ruling group on Blackburn with Darwen Council blundering
I REFER to my previous letter suggesting the draining of the canal or, at least, the reduction of its depth to no more than two feet. I shouldn't have to explain the meaning of my letter but there's an obvious need because some people require a more simple
THE battle of the A-boards has taken a new and sinister twist. Blackburn and District Chamber of Trade sent a questionnaire to all 62 members of Blackburn with Darwen Council, asking for their opinions on A-boards and pavement displays. But only nine
OUR heritage is crumbling away (LET, May 19). Among the many items catalogued was the impressive India Mill chimney - sentinel of Darwen along with the famous tower. In response was an excellent letter from M Hartley, Cliviger (June 5) criticising the
WATCHING dozens of World Cup games is all part of the job for lecturer Alan Tomlinson. For the former Burnley professor teaches sport and leisure studies and has just co-authored a book investigating football's governing body. The book, FIFA and the Contest
PETER Shackleton's backers are also trying to buy Swiss football club FC Basel. But the Clarets takeover bidder today insisted his deal for Burnley Football Club was still on track. I can reveal that a businessman based in the South of France, Michel
BLACKBURN Rovers have lodged a £2.5 million bid for Bastia's Sebastian Perez, writes PETE OLIVER. And, if successful in their pursuit of the French defender, his arrival will take Blackburn's summer spending through the £10 million barrier. Rovers' chief
CONTRACTS worth more than £230,000 have been struck following an exhibition. Staff agency Quality Engineering Disciplines, based in Blackburn, has secured the orders following the SUBCON exhibition at the NEC earlier this year. The firm, which supplies
BLUES fans left pining for more after this year's marvellous Burnley Blues Festival can stop their crying as Colne gets ready for a series of sizzling summer shows. Some of the top names in blues will appear at Colne Municipal Hall over the summer to
A SPECIAL conference will look at how children and families can be protected from domestic violence. The event has been organised by Val Forsythe, child protection adviser with CommuniCare NHS Trust and designated nurse child protection for East Lancashire
HAULAGE group Greenline Carriers has applied for planning permission to take over seven acres of the new Shuttleworth Mead Business Park in Padiham. The application has been lodged with Burnley Council in the name of Greenline's parent company Nightfreight
WORLD bike ace Carl Fogarty finally achieved a milestone in his career - by passing his motorcycle driving test. The 27-year-old 750cc rider beat dreadful weather conditions to pass with flying colours, despite having problems slowing down and adjusting
DAIRY farmer David Heap is sacrificing his herd so his son can chase an Olympic dream. David and his wife Stephanie have continued the three generation family tradition running Adamson's Farm, Royle Road, Burnley, but times are changing because their
A PROTESTING farmer who threatened to paint a water tower mustard yellow in a planning row has lost his battle to build a house on the land. And Paul Kenny is furious that he never received official notification from a Government-appointed inspector that
CONGRATULATIONS on your delightful picture of May magic - maypole dancing in Waddington (LET, May 28). I will vote it the best page three picture in the country. More please. Wouldn't it be splendid if joy and innocence took over from the usual page three
MOVES to bring Longridge and several Ribble Valley villages into the Blackburn police division have met fierce opposition from residents. The Ribble Valley is the only borough in Lancashire that is split among two police divisions. The borough council's
AFTER reading 'Gay Ban Should Go'. I have to ask, has George Robertson given one single thought to what would happen to gays in the forces? I think not. They would be subjected to all kinds of punishment from other members, then they would be suing for
BLACKBURN and District Chamber of Trade has launched a stinging attack on the council over the ban on A-boards and pavement displays. The group, which represents shopkeepers across the borough, has sent a questionnaire to every member of Blackburn with
ON July 5, chaplains and the NHS in East Lancashire are organising a service of thanksgiving and dedication for current and former staff and volunteers in the NHS in Lancashire to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS in July 1948. Tickets
WHAT a splendid letter was chosen for last week's prize, Pat Maudsley's thought-provoking criticism of media priorities. She asks - what have we become as a human race? Well, with the media hype we are fed these days one wonders! Take for instance that
BURNLEY runner, Tony Lord, made £2-a-minute for charity when he pounded 26 miles of streets in the London marathon . He managed to complete the world's most famous annual run in three hours and 44 minutes - although he says it took him somewhat longer
A NEWLY refurbished play area, part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of a council estate in Padiham, will be officially opened next Wednesday. Coun Barry Guttridge, chairman of Burnley Council recreation and leisure committee, will perform the opening
PLANS to combat racial discrimination in East Lancashire came under the spotlight at the annual meeting of Hyndburn and Rossendale Racial Equality Council at the Astoria Ballroom, Rawtenstall. The council issued its annual report and director Mahammed
CATHY is seeking Heathcliffe and Burnley Youth Theatre are looking for young people to audition for a unique production of 'Wuthering Heights'. Cathy, dark haired and attractive, is looking for a tall, dark, rough and rugged soulmate for outdoor pursuits
A WORKER has lost his thumb after an industrial accident, despite a seven-hour operation to try to save it. Jason Folkes, 25, of Brodick Road, Shadsworth, Blackburn, was transferred from Blackburn Royal Infirmary to Withington Hospital, Manchester, for
CARNIVAL organisers have slammed local people who refuse to help with the organisation of the annual event. Rossendale Leisure chairman Coun Lawrence Forshaw accused Bacup people of apathy and laziness when it came to giving up their time for the carnival
TO MANY people at Westminster they are the new demons of politics - Labour's spin-doctors. Many MPs - especially the left-wing ones - and several Ministers - especially the not very competent ones - see them behind every sinister story. They believe they
WORK will begin on Monday on an expensive refurbishment of a popular night spot, badly damaged in a blaze 10 months ago. The owner of Martholme Grange, Altham, has been waiting for the insurance pay-out - believed to be more than £250,000 - before going
HOME Secretary Jack Straw has drawn up emergency plans to keep in touch with England's first World Cup match on Monday - despite being on his feet answering question in the Commons for the entire second half. The Blackburn MP was horrified to learn that
A COUNCIL is being urged to speed up the replacement of outdated playground equipment as a matter of urgency. The call follows a threat from a Bacup family to sue Rossendale Council for damages following an accident in Moorlands Park, Bacup. Six-year-old
CHRIS Waddle has no regrets about leaving Burnley - apart from stories about his Turf Moor wages, writes PETE OLIVER. Waddle was angered to see some reports quoting figures he was supposed to be earning with the Clarets. And he has hit back by saying
