NEW research today revealed a shocking breakdown in communication between deaf people in East Lancashire and their family doctors. A report by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People disclosed that a quarter of deaf patients walk out of their GP's
BRIAN Kidd's master stroke at Stamford Bridge last night was to make the half-time switch and send on Keith Gillespie. It put the emphasis back on attack, produced the brilliant point-saving goal from Ashley Ward and, afterwards, the Rovers boss explained
BURNLEY'S young stand-in strikers delivered the goods with a goal apiece as the Clarets stepped up their fight to avoid the drop from Pontins League Division One. Second half goals from substitute Anthony Shandran and Brad Maylett gave Burnley their second
Jack Straw MP advice surgery, Ivy Street Community Centre, Blackburn, 4-5pm. Blackburn and District Victim Support annual general knowledge quiz, Polish Club, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, 8pm. Edwin Starr and The Team in Concert, Burnley Mechanics, 8pm
A TAXI war continued at Accrington's Holme Street rank. Asian drivers wanted passengers to go to the front of the queue while white drivers said passengers should be able to choose which cab they wanted. Council officers were asked to put up a sign encouraging
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss Wayne Harrison has snapped up experienced defender Paul Bottomley in a bid to boost his side's battle against the drop. The veteran defender, who played at Wembley in the final of the FA Vase with Guiseley, has joined the Reds
FIRST Division champions YMCA A were forced to dig deep by Second Division leaders St Philip's throughout their Times Cup match. While there was never any doubt that the home side would win this match, St Philip's really kept their concentration and found
MR A SEDGWICK (Letters, February 12) accuses me of making up wrongs suffered by pensioners under the Tories. The contract by a previous government guaranteed that "the basic pension will be increased in line with earnings or prices, whichever is better
A TOWN hall which wrote off a restaurant's £20,000 rent bill, is owed another £8,000 in unpaid rent from the latest tenant, councillors have been told. Labour bosses last night pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in their efforts to recover the money
PLANS to transform historic canalside weavers' cottages in Burnley into a luxury hotel are on the rocks, it was revealed today. The admission by Liverpool-based developers Mill View Developments Ltd came as a Burnley councillor branded the vandal-hit
OUTDOOR clothing firm Karrimor looks set to be sold to a South African firm in a multi-million deal. Leisure and DIY group Cullinan Holdings is proposing to be buying more than 83 per cent of the Clayton-le-Moors based company for more than £5 million
OUTDOOR clothing firm Karrimor looks set to be sold to a South African firm in a multi-million deal. Leisure and DIY group Cullinan Holdings is proposing to be buying more than 83 per cent of the Clayton-le-Moors based company for more than £5 million
A MAN from Great Harwood is being held in Rotterdam and questioned by Dutch police as part of an investigation into a £12 million international drugs ring, it was revealed today. He was one of two men arrested following an incident near Breda in Holland
CHRIS Sutton rammed Frank Leboeuf's on-field taunts about English football and Blackburn Rovers back down the Frenchman's throat after a stormy night at Stamford Bridge. Sutton, skippering Rovers to a hard-won point in a game of seven yellow cards, two
FURIOUS leisure chiefs in Hyndburn claim they are struggling in the bottom division when it comes to lottery handouts. A council delegation recently travelled to a conference in London to lobby lottery bosses for more funds for facilities in the borough
WORK is under way on a major new warehouse and distribution centre for Blackburn-based brewery Thwaites. Rossendale-based Hurstwood Developments is constructing the new site at Shadsworth industrial estate - the latest major development along the M65
AN important area of East Lancashire's moorland is being protected with the help of volunteers. Boulsworth Moor, Trawden, has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its diverse wildlife. Its status means it is protected from
A FIRM which specialises in the thin white line has moved its goalposts to East Lancashire! Linemark, which marks out football pitches for premier league teams, has moved from Manchester to a new headquarters in Haslingden. And the firm said the move
AN EXHIBITION to encourage more Irish visitors to come to Lancashire has just completed a tour of Ireland. Lancashire County Council organised the stall at the 1999 Holiday World Experience show which visited Belfast, Dublin and Cork, attracting celebrity
AN investigation is underway today after residents living in five neighbouring terraced houses were forced to leave their homes last night because of an overwhelming chemical smell. Firefighters who attended the incident at 6pm yesterday in Blackburn
I LIE on the operating table in the middle of open heart surgery, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. The surgeon, having just clamped my aorta, suddenly whips off his gown and mask to rush off to his evening aromatherapy class. In saunters a GCSE biology student who
GREAT grandma and long-serving check-out operator Joan Hargreaves enjoyed a day to remember when family, friends and colleagues conspired to give her a 70th birthday surprise. Joan, of Hastings Close, Blackburn, arrived at work to find her check-out decorated
ACCOUNTANT Andy Lawson locked on to love when he and American Nicolette Carmeci met on the Internet by chance. Nicky, 36, then a personal assistant at a large US company, was looking for maps of Italy and not romance - but found it with dad of two, Andy
MOTORISTS on the M65 were warned that they could face delays from next week when a £2.6 million resurfacing project gets under way. The motorway between junction seven at Huncoat and Junction 10 at Burnley will be affected by roadworks for at least two
THE EAST Lancashire Hospice has launched a £1.3million appeal to build a day therapy unit. The extension will mean the building, in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, will more than double in size. Fund raising teams have already begun the huge effort to raise
CHRIS Sutton rammed Frank Leboeuf's on-field taunts about English football and Blackburn Rovers back down the Frenchman's throat after a stormy night at Stamford Bridge. Sutton, skippering Rovers to a hard-won point in a game of seven yellow cards, two
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has been hit by a double injury blow ahead of Saturday's trip to bogey ground Adams Park. Brian Reid and Mark Robertson are both undergoing treatment in a race to be fit for the game at Wycombe Wanderers where Burnley have been
A FORMER Blackburn Mayor and council leader has broken ranks with Labour colleagues and expressed major fears about plans for a massive town centre traffic shake-up. Coun Peter Greenwood is encouraging people to blitz the town hall with their views on
GUY Fawkes got it wrong with his gunpowder plot. If he had wanted to see a real explosion, he should have booked himself a seat at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers, rather than wasting his time at Westminster. The game blew up like one of
TAKE two lawn mowers motors and two technologically minded teenagers and watch out - you've got Havoc! John Robinson and Kevin Shirtcliffe, both 16 and from Simonstone, spent just £50 creating their robot Havoc and were delighted when it earned a place
A CRIMEWATCH reconstruction provided new leads for police hunting an armed gang who shot Burnley police officer Mark Driver after a mail van robbery in Stoneyholme. The robbery and shooting was linked with a series of armed robberies in the South Yorkshire
A YOUNG hockey star whose dream is to one day represent England at the Olympic Games has been given a vital helping hand. Schoolgirl goalkeeper Sarah Rushton has been awarded kit sponsorship through a Community Fund recently established by Clayton-based
ONE of the biggest stars of British Men's tennis is set to play a special charity match at Burnley Tennis Club this weekend. Jeremy Bates, who dominated the sport in this country before the emergence of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, has been invited to
THE war on traffic - epitomised by the battle we report tonight in Blackburn - is always going to face defeat because of the vital point raised in the debate in East Lancashire: that of the alternatives to road travel being second-rate. For tonight we
BAXENDEN Cricket Club first team reached an all-time low despite the club almost doubling profits. A report by secretary David Clegg said the poor performance in the Ribblesdale League was no suprprise. He said: "Some of the matches were played in the
ONCE again, in uplifting contrast to the acquiescence of his fellow back-bench councillors ex-mayor Peter Greenwood breaks ranks and blasts away at the party line - this time, over the controversial plans to steer traffic away from Blackburn town centre
THE old adage 'actions speak louder than words' was ably demonstrated by Brunlea's David Speak who struck the winner after his side had trailed to Darwen-outfit Oggy Hospur. This McDonald's Hyndburn and District Boys' League Under-13s game was played
I WOULD like to thank your readers for helping to make last November's Will Aid a huge success. More 2,000 branches of solicitors throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland waived their fees for simple will making and, instead, suggested that their
SO black's white, wrong's right. Sexual relations are not what everyone thinks they are - only what Bill Clinton says they are. And he should know because he is the President of the USA who, when entering office, swore on oath to uphold the laws of the
CLAYTON Harriers had a great day at the Winfields Rossendale Way Relay - almost. In the 45 mile event run in pairs over six stages, they won the veterans and the ladies classes, were the third mixed team, and had the first B team home. But what happened
WHAT'S in a name? I was amused by a comment (Letters, February 1) regarding new housing on the site in Brothers Street, Blackburn formerly occupied by the Co-op Trendsetter store in recent years and originally by Malvern Mill, your correspondent being
A MATTER of major concern is the creation of an orbital route around Blackburn's town centre and the proposed closure of Church Street to through traffic. A number of new developments add to the confusion - at Townsmoor (the old Gas service area), the
A HUNDRED and fifty per cent hike in allowances paid to Burnley councillors was unanimously rejected last night after Independent leader Harry Brooks condemned it as "unreasonable, unmerited and unaffordable". Coun Brooks said there was simply no justification
COUNCIL house rents for Burnley's 5,600 tenants will rise by 5.2 per cent from April 1 - but the vast majority of householders won't be paying most or any of the increase. Councillors heard that nearly 70 per cent of tenants receive housing benefit and
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has been hit by a double injury blow ahead of Saturday's trip to bogey ground Adams Park. Brian Reid and Mark Robertson are both undergoing treatment in a race to be fit for the game at Wycombe Wanderers where Burnley have been
PLANNING bosses in Accrington are remaining tight-lipped over the identity of the operator of a new town centre retail store which could create up to 150 jobs. And one firm whose named has been linked with the project today denied it was involved with
REAPING rewards from hard work is the subject of a meeting later this month. The event, at the County Hotel in Blackburn, will look at how business people can maximise their earnings and take early retirement. The meeting is the latest in a series of
BUILDERS in Lancashire can expect a boost from rising demand. Although the construction industry locally is going through tough times, the county's branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is predicting healthier prospects ahead. "Lancashire's
MOTORISTS on the M65 were warned that they could face delays from next week when a £2.6 million resurfacing project gets under way. The motorway between junction seven at Huncoat and Junction 10 at Burnley will be affected by roadworks for at least two
