CAROL singers collected more than £300 to help renovate an old cinema. Twenty singers took part in four sessions in Blackburn Shopping Centre to help the Red Brick Theatre, at Ewood, Blackburn. Anne Rigby, of the Blackburn Theatre Trust, said: "We are
STAFF at the North West's green watchdog will be on duty round the clock this Christmas to deal with environmental problems. The Environment Agency's regional communications centre in Warrington will operate throughout the festive period to deal with
A COUNCILLOR has vowed to carry on her work despite being the victim of abusive anonymous telephone calls during her election campaign. Coun Gillian Williamson, who won the Horsfield seat in Colne for the Liberal Democrats earlier this month, told voters
A MAN has been arrested and interviewed in connection with the death of striking bus driver Frank Dean. Mr Dean, 41, of Town Walk, Audley, Blackburn, died following an incident on a picket line outside a Stagecoach Ribble depot in the town. Mr Dean was
AFTER pondering like so many, just how many shares the current Burnley FC Board would acquire when the rights issue takes place, I was proved right to assume that they wouldn't buy any. If I was Ray Ingleby I would be furious with the way the Board have
A MAN who headbutted a fisherman in a Colne country park has started an eight-month jail term. Christian Barnes, 26, who struck while on prison licence from a five-year term, had twelve previous convictions for violence, Burnley Crown Court heard. Barnes
CRUMBLING school buildings in East Lancashire look set to have millions of pounds spent on them thanks to a government cash handout. Lancashire County Council faces a huge backlog of work to repair and refurbish schools, social services buildings and
BLACKBURN Rovers have been unlucky with injuries of late, but they have also had too many sendings off and suspensions. There is no excuse for this. Footballers on up to £20,000 a week should have more discipline. When this happens, they are no use to
LOWERHOUSE could be on the brink of disaster in my opinion after mistakes which include letting about six cricketers rule the club. They should have replaced them from the second team because they let the side down with their batting. Not re-signing Corrie
A TEACHING union boss says mixed age classes are likely in East Lancashire, as education chiefs in the area struggle to bring class sizes down to 30 pupils. And councillors say nothing is ruled in or out in the quest to meet the Government targets. Simon
A fan's-eye view from Turf Moor, with Stephen Cummings YOUNGER readers may not believe this, but there was a time when going to Turf Moor used to be a pleasurable experience. You would wake up on a Saturday morning eagerly looking forward to the events
AT LONG last there are to be changes on the Board and to the finances of Burnley FC. While welcoming the news of Frank Teasdale's resignation as chairman, I think he has not gone far enough. Also, I am very concerned about the details of the rights issue
A MOTHER-OF-SIX wept today as she told how a newborn baby girl was found inside a carrier bag in her back garden. Catherine Anderson, of Neath Close, Brookhouse, Blackburn, spotted the bag propped up against a fence as she looked out of her kitchen window
FAMILY fortunes have left Sebastien Perez hoping that Marseille can provide him with a route back to his native France. The former French under-21 star, signed by Roy Hodgson from Bastia for £3 million in summer, admitted today that it would be better
"Aladdin On Ice" pantomime, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 1pm and 7pm. Tea Dance, Accrington Town Hall, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Tea and Tots Group, Leamington Road Baptist Church, Granville Road, Blackburn, 1.15pm to 3pm. Nine Lessons and Carol Service, Blackburn
A BAXENDEN lorry driver told how he escaped being engulfed in the Lockerbie fireball by yards as the Pan Am plane exploded just behind him on the A74. Stephen McLeister ran back towards the blazing dual carriageway, which was covered in several inches
WHATEVER virtues there may be in principle in the landmark victory in the High Court by three transsexuals over a Lancashire health authority's refusal to fund sex-change surgery, in practice it may only lead to even worse unfairness. For it leaves the
AS Labour's image-maker supreme, Peter Mandelson needs no reminding about how harmful the slightest whiff of sleaze can be for a political party. He need look no further than the slaughter the Tories suffered for it. What, then, of Trade Secretary Mr
"DO we want to save the village church?" Very simply the answer is 'No.' Let's solve homelessness in our community by converting all churches into accommodation for the homeless and at a stroke do a good deed while abolishing "Holier than thou" clerics
REGARDING recent comments by various anti-hunting campaigners, hunting is as much a way of life as well as a sport in the countryside. A referendum takes place every day of the hunting season by the farmers and landowners over whose land and we are privileged
I HAVE to admit that I shudder when I hear a director of social services conceding that "we made mistakes" while showing no more emotion about the death of a child than if he were talking about the colour scheme in his office. The horrific death of five-year-old
FAMILY fortunes have left Sebastien Perez hoping that Marseille can provide him with a route back to his native France. The former French under-21 star, signed by Roy Hodgson from Bastia for £3 million in summer, admitted today that it would be better
DIDN'T they do well? A group of Blackburn pupils earned certificates by completing targets in our Maths Motivation material, represent hundreds of youngsters who have improved their numeracy skills in a link-up with our NIE project. The Year Seven students
THE CONSORTIUM behind a multi-million pound bid for Government cash for Pendle has cleared the first hurdle. Pendle Partnership, which brings together private and public groups in the borough, said its outline bid for Single Regeneration Budget (SRB)
A DEPUTY manager of a bookmakers was punched in the head and body and robbed of takings in a daylight attack. The 22-year-old man, who works at Corals attached to the Turf Moor soccer stadium in Brunshaw Road, Burnley, was walking some 500 yards from
A MOTHER-OF-SIX wept today as she told how a newborn baby girl was found inside a carrier bag in her back garden. Catherine Anderson, of Neath Close, Brookhouse, Blackburn, spotted the bag propped up against a fence as she looked out of her kitchen window
SHOPPERS are being warned to be on their guard in the festive rush after a long history of Christmas-time purse thefts in and around the town centre. Regular tannoy announcements in Blackburn Shopping Centre are warning customers that purse thieves are
A CHINESE take-away owner was fined £2,000 after admitting 13 breaches of food hygiene regulations. Yu Lok Chiu of Lam's Take-away, Audley Range, Blackburn, admitted the offences when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and in addition to the fine
WHAT a relief! This week I do not have to agree with sports editor Neil Bramwell. His advocacy of Carl Fogarty is fair enough, but why, oh why, does he have to dismiss the rivals for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year contest, with such rancour. His
A CRICKET club which was severely damaged by fire five months ago has re-opened. Members of Todmorden Cricket Club were preparing the ground at 11am on July 19 when they spotted smoke coming through the eaves of the wooden club house. Action group secretary
A VICAR and his wife today said they are putting their marital problems behind them and getting ready to celebrate Christmas together. And the Rev Christopher Peter, East Lancashire's first Asian minister, formerly of St Mary's Church, Nelson, said he
RAY Ingleby is considering a dramatic last-ditch legal move to block the planned share issue at Burnley Football Club. The Turf Moor board expect an imminent indication from Ingleby as to whether he intends to take part in the issues. But the signs are
A fan's-eye view from Ewood Park, with Phil Lloyd "'TIS the season to be jolly". Not at 3.45p.m. last Saturday at the City Ground it wasn't! There were very few "merry gentlemen" resting in the visitors end at Nottingham just then, but plenty who were
I FEEL very bitter and angry that the lifeblood of Blackburn Rovers - the season ticket holders of several years standing - are being completely taken for a ride by my club. The club survives annually, from the "year in, year out" commitment from season
MASKED gunmen left a trail of money behind them after they made off with a massive cash haul during a raid on the Darwen Street office of Post Office Counters, Blackburn. The three men with Liverpool accents made off into a busy town centre with notes
I WAS reading in the Telegraph that a man who sexually offended in a Burnley car park has been told he has to leave the area, so why do the bench find that going to Morecambe in a hostel traumatic? Next time this man gets the urge he will be at the seaside
PRESTON were today in the dark over reports linking manager David Moyes with Brian Kidd's old job at Manchester United. "We only know what is in the papers today," said Derek Shaw, the Preston deputy chairman. "Obviously it is very flattering when someone
BACUP Borough boss Brent Peters has completed the signing of ex-Norwich City star Darren Beckford. The 31-year-old, who scored nearly a century of goals in the Football League, is set to make his Borough debut in the Boxing Day derby clash against Nelson
I SEE we are in for a rough time at the onset of the millennium - 36-hour drinking binge (LET, December 14). What a daft decision! What a prospect! Drunken, bawling youths battling in the streets. Police struggling with the consequences. The safest place
ACCRINGTON Stanley have branded former striker Brian Welch "spoilt, immature and selfish" for his comments on the club's treatment of players. Welch, who quit the UniBond League outfit last week, described the attitude to players as "shocking and amateurish
I AM writing to thank you and the Lancashire Evening Telegraph for the advertorial you did on behalf of the appeal on December 8. It looked very impressive and eye-catching. As we were collecting in Morrisons one or two people mentioned that they had
BURNLEY Youth Theatre have produced a smash-hit with their new play The Witches. All five performances for schools at the Burnley Mechanics theatre last week were sold out. And there's still a chance to catch the show as the young actors and actresses
RAY Ingleby is considering a dramatic last-ditch legal move to block the planned share issue at Burnley Football Club. The Turf Moor board expect an imminent indication from Ingleby as to whether he intends to take part in the issues. But the signs are
THE mayor of Hyndburn has called on the borough's residents to remember Iraqi civilians in the Gulf as part of his New Year message. Councillor Ian Ormerod also praised the borough's residents for helping him mark his year as first citizen with a celebration
AN accountancy firm has made a double addition to its staff. Haworths, of Accrington, has recruited Stephen George and Ian McRae as accountants. Stephen, 28, of Oswaldtwistle is a player and treasurer of Church Cricket Club and Ian, 49, used to run a
A CHEMICAL plant is to launch an investigation into reports of loud noises, which neighbours claim are coming from the site. Residents near Nipa Laboratories, Oswaldtwistle, have been phoning the company complaining about humming sounds at night. The
STUDENTS on NVQ media studies courses took a close look at newspaper production during a visit to our head office and printing plant. The group from Blackburn College saw the paper being written, designed and printed and were given tips from the top by
AEROSPACE workers are celebrating a grand milestone! Employees at British Aerospace Samlesbury have helped produce 1,000 sets of components for the Airbus 320 series. "This is a major achievement. Airbus work is not just good for Samlesbury in terms of
CONGRATULATIONS to the following pupils in Year Seven at Queen's Park High School, Blackburn, who achieved numeracy targets in our Maths Motivation project. Naseem Ahmed, Inayat Akhtar, Imran Arif, Amina Badat, Elaine Bamford, Simon Blackburn, Jamie Bullen
FORMER Government minister Sir David Trippier has joined the board of fast growing filter firm Camfil. The Haslingden firm recently moved into £2.5 million new headquarters on the Knowsley Parkway. "We are confident that Sir David's business skills and
ONE of a handful of undertakers in the region that can still make coffins has appointed his son a partner in the family firm. Brian Price took over the E. R. Veevers Undertakers in Downham Road, Chatburn, in 1959. There has been an undertakers at the
IT was "surprise, surprise" for many youngsters whose names were selected in the prize draw for numeracy achievers in our Maths Motivation project. Football match tickets, cinema tickets, swimming session passes and CDs were handed out thanks to local
A BUMPER response to a Christmas toy appeal for needy families was reported by the Rotary Club of Blackburn when they held their last meeting of 1998 at Miles House Restaurant, Ribchester. Food parcels donated by members have been delivered to 56 families
