ENGINEERING students took centre stage at a presentation evening. Students taking courses through Training 2000 in Blackburn received awards at the organisation's annual presentation evening held at Mytton Fold. Faisal Iqbal, a pupil at Queen's Park High
AN MBE has given a cancer victim a much-needed boost in her fight for recovery. Benita Moore, who is battling against cancer in Blackburn Hospice, has received the MBE in the Birthday Honours list. She said from her hospital bed this weekend: "Coming
POLICE launched a summer blitz on drink-drivers in Lancashire. New figures showed that summer months were the worst for drink-related crashes. Lancashire's head of traffic, Superintendent Jeff Meadows, said: "We are not taking a back seat in this matter
TOWN centre lager louts could find themselves banished from the streets of Burnley in a two-pronged attack on booze. Burnley Council is looking to introduce a by-law which would make it illegal to drink alcohol in the streets and at the same time a voluntary
ROLLS-ROYCE announced a new £70 million order for engines at the Paris Air Show. The company's Tay engines were ordered by Dutch firm Fokker for a new twin-jet airliner. Two airlines in Indonesia had ordered 20 planes with an option on a further five.
JASON Ashton is bang on course to retain the Harold Ryden Trophy after leaving the rest of the field in his rear view mirror in the qualifying rounds at Pleasington Golf Club, writes ANDY NEILD. Ashton, a driver for competition sponsors the Lancashire
FRIGHTENED residents are calling for a clampdown on youths who are causing chaos on an isolated car park. People living in a row of cottages close to the Horrobin car park in North Turton say they have been threatened and abused by young thugs. They also
CHRIS Norbury was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime match against former World Champion Ken Doherty after his victory in the East Lancashire Snooker Championships. The Accrington-based 11-year-old beat Jamie Williams of Ashton-Under-Lyne 2-0 in the best-of-three
ALLEGATIONS of forgery are contained in a file of complaints about allegedly forged proxy votes at May's district council elections in Pendle. The file has been sent to the returning officer, council chief executive Stephen Barnes, by Liberal agent Tony
KIM Rostron beat France's Gwladys Nocera to win the British Womens Open Amateur Championship and secure a place in the Curtis Cup team - and then celebrated with a cup of tea. The Clitheroe golfer pulled off a sensational 4 and 3 to capture the coveted
LANCASHIRE Lynx moved to the top of Rugby League's Second Division with an exciting 26-25 win at Workington yesterday. Lynx were faced with a much tougher proposition than the last time they faced the Cumbrian outfit and didn't seal victory until the
THE damp atmosphere which made the Lancashire cotton industry so successful was very much in evidence at Burnley's King Cotton Carnival. Heavy drizzle all day failed to prevent thousands of people enjoying the many attractions taking part in the town
I AGREE with claims about the floor in Blackburn market being slippery when wet, because I fell after slipping on a wet patch. My shopping went flying and someone from a stall nearby came to help me get up. Fortunately, I didn't break any bones, just
SMARTING still over the embarrassment of the lengthening hospital waiting lists it promised to cut, the government will no doubt seize upon the report today which says what a good job the NHS does. That is because a study by the Institute for Public Policy
ANDREW Blake's confidence in animal experimentation (Letters, June 3) is grossly misplaced. In the interests of the drugs giants, jobs and money have always taken priority. A congress of specialist German doctors for internal medicine in Wiesbaden, Germany
AT LAST, after eight long years in an international wilderness, the day arrives - when England goes for glory in the World Cup Finals. This momentous Monday, hope and anticipation crackle like lightning in the air across the county. The nation was at
I READ the article about the prosperity in Beardwood, Blackburn, with just a hint of envy. It is a sad fact that despite easy access to the Ribble Valley, Trough of Bowland and the motorway network, property prices in Hyndburn are less than their valuation
A BIRTHDAY party with a Hawaiian flavour was held for 101-year-old Gertrude Livesey at Sunny Bank Residential Home. Staff dressed up in grass skirts with flowers in their hair at the Rishton care home on Blackburn Road and decorated potted palm trees
A WOMAN driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision at a notorious accident blackspot earlier today. The motorist, who has not been named, was rushed unconscious to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after the smash in Billinge End
A CODE of practice aimed at stamping out exploitation of casual and seasonal labour has been launched by farmers' chiefs. The National Farmers' Union has joined forces with the Government in a bid to stamp out gangmasters who exploit workers. Lancashire
Looking Back with Eric Leaver WITH Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon pioneering the movie business in Blackburn more than a century ago and the short-lived Pennine Films turning a disused shuttle factory in the town into a sound-stage studio before the
A RECORD turnout made Darwen Lions annual gala a success, with more than 5,000 visitors, despite bad weather. A procession of vintage cars, bikes, lorries and tractors from Darwen FC's Anchor Ground to the Blacksnape playing fields began the day to the
A LUCKY break in the weather saved Burnley Agricultural Show from financial ruin. Early morning rain gave way to dull but dry conditions and although attendance was down the day was not the disaster it might have been. Joint secretary, David Hayhurst,
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Kevin Gallacher has been singled out by Norway as Scotland's dangerman for the crucial World Cup Group A clash in Bordeaux tomorrow. Manchester United defenders Ronny Johnsen and Henning Berg believe the diminutive Scot is the
A MULTI-MILLION pound windfall is set to bring a jobs boost to East Lancashire. More than £4.5 million of European funds has been won for 57 projects across the area. The projects include training courses for small business and grants to help promote
A NEW scheme to help bright ideas make it to the marketplace has been launched in East Lancashire. InVentures will provide practical advice for inventors and innovators to guide them through the design and business planning stages of developing a new
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
A BAIL hostel plan for Clayton Street, Blackburn, will once again be put before councillors. The plan has already been approved in principle despite a furious residents' campaign opposing the scheme when it was discovered that sex offenders could be housed
MYSTERY still surrounds the death of a Ribble Valley farmer who was found dead from gunshot wounds to the head. Home Office pathologist Dr John Rutherford's report to the inquest in Blackburn said the distribution of the injuries and the absence of any
ROVERS fan Robert Quail shelled out £400 for two £25 tickets to watch England's World Cup opener against Tunisia today. But car electrician Robert, who lives in Hoghton, reckons they were well worth it, and his money has gone to a good cause. The tickets
RESIDENTS concerned about the safety of an Oswaldtwistle chemical plant following a gas leak are being urged to attend a meeting next week. A report about the recent leak at Nipa Laboratories, when a cloud of steam and acid from the Nook Lane plant drifted
THE Lady Masons sponsored a charity fund raising stall on Accrington Fleamarket on Thursday, May 28, in aid of the MacMillan Nurses Cancer Relief Fund and raised £500. We would like to thank the Accrington shoppers for their splendid support. PAULA M
BRAD Young will not be available to lead East Lancs' challenge for their first cup success in 10 years. Instead, the South Australian slow left armer will be furthering his Test ambitions against cricketing legends such as Jock MacTavish and Paddy O'Reilly
WORLD CUP thugs brought shame on East Lancashire today as pictures of people in local soccer shirts caught up in violence clashes were seen across the country.Home Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw led the condemnation of the people behind violent
ACCRINGTON'S clash with Burnley at Thorneyholme proved to be a valuable lesson in timing in more ways than one, writes ANDY NEILD. There was nothing wrong with the timing of Burnley's professional Anthony Botha and skipper Andy McLeod in an exciting third
I WOULD like to say thank you to everyone I know who sponsored me in this year's London Marathon, many of whom did so for the third time. They have helped me to reach the fantastic total of £2,530 for the Starlight Foundation, a charity which grants wishes
I AM sure readers will be shocked to hear that as many as one in seven children and one in 25 adults in the UK have asthma, and that this figure has doubled since the 1970s. That is why, as a person with asthma, I am supporting this year's National Asthma
THEY were tapping their feet in Accrington town centre when Ossy Cloggers performed outside the market hall as part of a Weekend of Dance. More than 80 musicians and clog, country and morris dancers entertained in the rain on Saturday. Dancers included
YOUNG birdwatchers from a Blackburn school will be able to monitor wildlife using the latest technology. Blackamoor Special School has won a Viglen multimedia computer in a national competition run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The
EDUCATION bosses in Blackburn and Darwen are set to formulate a plan to reduce class sizes in the borough's primary schools. The Government has recently proposed that no infant-age school pupils should be taught in a class of more than 30 pupils after
RESIDENTS have won a battle to stop developers doubling the size of an exclusive housing estate. Pendle councillors said they were prepared to risk a public inquiry into their decision to refuse planning permission for Bellway Homes to build 28 homes
THE Peter Shackleton camp today angrily denied that outside help had been sought to raise funds for their bid for Burnley Football Club. Shackleton claims to be backed by the enormous wealth of a privately owned company which deals in oil and mineral
