THE creative team behind successful fireplace manufacturers Petra Hellas has two design awards to put on their mantlepiece after wowing judges in a national competition. Petra Hellas, based in Stacksteads, scooped the awards at the 1998 Hearth and Home
BURNLEY is sliding deeper into poverty - despite picking up millions of pounds in development cash in recent years. The latest Government index puts Burnley 65th most deprived area from more than 350 throughout England. The previous index, published in
A SCHOOL firm that earned shareholders a small fortune has won the North West final of a competition for young entrepreneurs. Infinity, of Ribblesdale High School, raked in thousands of pounds following the production of an American-style leavers' book
MORE than 100 East Lancashire jobs were lost every week in the first half of 1993 as employment crumbled under the recession. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph's own survey of redundancy announcements showed the effects of the worst slump since the war
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a mosque in the centre of Clitheroe have been put on hold so that councillors can visit a mosque in Blackburn. But one councillor objected to the proposed visit on the grounds that it would take place outside the Ribble Valley
A FRENCH Blackburn Rovers fan who cheered as Alan Shearer scored for England against Tunisia is recovering after being stabbed as he celebrated on a beach in Marseille. Unemployed Frenchman Michael Fletcher, 18, from Paris, has supported Rovers since
IF I knew then what I know now, I would not have joined a raffle. Some years ago, following Government advice at the time, I joined a works pension scheme. But when I eventually came to claim my reduced pension I found that it could be deducted from my
IN response to A Culverhouse's letter "Labour owes all to Unions", I would have thought that debts owed as far as history is concerned was a two-way street. After all, Labour was set up in conjunction with the unions to be a pressure group in Westminster
LABOUR MPs for Burnley and Hyndburn today called for police to be given tougher powers to stop people with backgrounds of violence from travelling abroad to major sporting events. Burnley MP Peter Pike spoke out after a man who is barred for life from
FOR years women have been under-represented at Westminster. So, irrespective of one's political views it was good to see this being rectified at the last general election. However, I have to admit that many of them are not representing their constituents
MANY people wish to help the cause of medical progress by donating money to UK medical research charities but are reluctant to do so because they are concerned that they may be contributing to an organisation that funds or carries out animal experiments
FIRST-TIME Internet users could benefit from a new service being tested by BT. Two hundred homes in Northern Ireland are to be offered a pay-as-you-go service which could go national if it proves successful. Instead of subscribing to an Internet service
BLACKBURN Rovers are stepping up the chase for French star Sebastian Perez, writes PETE OLIVER. Perez was at Ewood Park for further talks with Rovers chief executive John Williams today. And while Williams is remaining guarded about Rovers' chances of
PAUL Weller was hoping to seal his Burnley future today after spending almost three weeks in a hospital bed, writes PETE OLIVER. Weller was hit by a stomach problem towards the end of last season but the illness really flared up during the Clarets' end-of-season
AIRCRAFT giant British Aerospace has achieved a world first with the introduction of a new delivery system at its Samlesbury site. The unique process means carbon fibre composite materials used on aircraft arrive "just in time" to start production, cutting
RESIDENTS in Lower Darwen face another fight to save green space from housing development. An application to build 100 homes was turned down in February amid complaints it could create traffic chaos. Blackburn with Darwen Council planning officers initially
FATHER-of-four Andrew Scott burst into tears when the Lancashire Evening Telegraph announced he had won £88,500 in our Loadsamoney jackpot. The 32-year-old glazier was expecting £250 for a near miss in our Cross The Ball competition. But he had the last
A CORONER has called for action to slow traffic and improve street lighting on an Accrington street following a fatal road accident. But the lighting is unlikely to be improved unless Lancashire County Council comes up with more cash. Edna Smith, 77,
DISABLED drivers could be prevented from parking on a town centre street in a bid to end congestion which has seen traffic come to a standstill. New parking restrictions being suggested for Bank Street, Rawtenstall, would also prevent loading and unloading
WE recently held our annual garden fair at St Thomas's Church, Barrowford. In spite of mixed weather we had a tremendous number of visitors and were able to raise well over £2,500. The same Samaritan volunteers who took 23,000 calls last year are responsible
COMPETITION crazy Geoff Dagger can't use all his World Cup prizes - because he is too lucky! He cheered when his shot was on target and he won a pair of tickets from Nationwide to the watch the winners of the World Cup Group A, which includes Brazil,
THE 'Leleka" Fund is an officially registered charity in Kiev helping Ukrainian children by organising recovery trips and improving their health. Its board has prepared a new "Clean Air" project whose main aim of which is organising overseas trips for
BAD weather was threatening Lancashire on two fronts today. First, the poor forecast was a cloud over their hopes of attracting the five thousand crowd they need to break even on tonight's floodlit AXA League fixture against Surrey at Old Trafford. And
FLAGS were flying at half-mast today at Ewood Park and Turf Moor in tribute to soccer great Keith Newton, who died yesterday after a long illness. And Blackburn Rovers legend Ronnie Clayton called for the England World Cup team in France to pay tribute
GARY Phillipson is on course for a sensational double after seeing off defending champion Jason Ashton in the semi finals of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Harold Ryden Trophy, writes ANDY NEILD. The Darwen golfer is in top form going into tonight's
I HAVE just had to make funeral arrangements for my deceased step mother. I arranged a simple funeral with just a hearse and a minister to attend, thinking that the Department of Social Security would stand the £8.50 for a taxi, as I didn't fancy following
BECAUSE Britain's domestic rubbish mountain has grown by nearly a third in 10 years, the Government has produced a consultation paper which includes a proposal to tax householders according to how much rubbish they produce. If this proposal became law
THE death of the former England full back, East Lancashire's Keith Newton, at the age of 56 is untimely - and more so coming just as the nation side bids for World Cup glory. For it is doubly poignant reminder of a great footballing career that reached
PARENTS of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity may be interested to hear that the subscription newsletter "The ADD Update" now has a web site. The editor has been working towards this since the newsletter recently went national after two and
IT WOULD be churlish to dismiss the government's NHS "waiting lists initiative" as a dose of propaganda - the 17 major projects, worth nearly £3million announced for East Lancashire alone are, after all, tangible measures aimed at speeding up treatment
The John Blunt Column - the opinions expressed by John Blunt are not necessarily those of this paper HOW do you recognise the Labour members of Blackburn with Darwen Council? Easy. They're the ones with gags and lobotomy scars. Well, they might as well
