A CROOK took Home Secretary Jack Straw's crimebuster appeal - "Don't walk on by" - too literally. The thief walked into Bangor Street Community Centre, Blackburn, and stole Mr Straw's framed photo portrait from the wall! The Blackburn MP was given the
project gives youth a say Pupils shape future A VISION of the future through the eyes of youngsters will form part of millennium celebrations in East Lancashire thanks to a lottery grant. Lancashire County Council has won £50,000 from the Millennium Festival
IN THE words of Brian Kidd, it's a "we and us" predicament at Ewood Park. For Blackburn Rovers fans that also means you. Out of a crowd of 27,473 last night, nearly 5,000 were visiting supporters. On a night of few counter distractions, the home turn-out
AN ELDERLY pedestrian has died after being hit as he stepped onto a zebra crossing by a car which failed to stop. George William Holdsworth, 63, of Burnley Road, Colne, was shopping in the town centre yesterday morning. Police said he was hit by a blue
LOUIS Saha fired Newcastle through to the FA Cup quarter finals at Ewood last night and could have clinched himself a permanent move to Tyneside. The young French striker, on extended loan from Metz, took his one real chance brilliantly to settle a scrappy
POLICE bosses today admitted they can never wipe out racism in Lancashire Constabulary. But they pledged to do everything possible to combat bigoted behaviour in the police service in the light of the report into the murder of black London teenager Stephen
BRIAN Kidd looks set to step up his interest in West Ham midfield man Steve Lomas when Blackburn Rovers visit Upton Park on Saturday, desperately needing a boost in their battle for Premiership survival. And Hammers' mysterious links with two South Korean
BOOMING demand at its Lancashire factories helped profits at British Aerospace soar by 14 per cent to £685 million, it was announced today. And the firm, which employs 4,000 people at Samlesbury revealed it has a bulging order book worth more than £28
BLACKBURN Hawks have the greatest possible incentive ahead of tonight's ice hockey crunch at Milton Keynes - win and go top. Victory over the third placed Kings would send Bobby Haig's men to number one spot in the English Premier League. The player-coach
BOOKSHOPS in East Lancashire were put on a fresh alert over Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses as worldwide furore mounted. In Blackburn, all managers were told to be on the alert for mystery bags or packages and anyone suspicious. Several bookshops said
Muttiah Muralitharan is on his way to Old Trafford - and that's official. After weeks of anxious waiting, Lancashire today received the go-ahead from the Sri Lankan cricket board to use the spin master this summer. The news came in a fax from Sri Lanka's
ALMOST 800 jobs were to be slashed in Lancashire while council tax bills rocketed by up to 20 per cent following £33 million cuts in Lancashire County Council's budget. At a stormy meeting, finance chairman John West, of the ruling Labour group, said
FORMER Winsford United boss Dalton Steele has been appointed as the new manager of Chorley. And in a dramatic turn of events he has already signed SEVEN players from his old club in time for Saturday's home game with Gateshead. Chorley Director of Football
LIMITED overs cricket will return to the Lancashire League next season after new rule changes were rubber-stamped by member clubs last night. Declarations have been scrapped and the league will revert back to 50 overs a side under a new points system
IT is all very well for Jack Straw to encourage us to "have a go" at vandals and muggers - he has police protection and will have for the foreseeable future. The rest of us would be subject to reprisals against our property and families and the possibility
A CROWD of over 70 watched Jetsun Sunbeds and Oaks United battle it out in a tense and exciting match in the Barden Community Seven-a-Side League. Jetsun always looked the more likely to score, but found keeper Saquib Chaudrhy in excellent form, and after
REGARDING Mrs T Earp's remarks (Letters, February 22) on the Russian plan to use a huge mirror in space to light up an ice-capped region for mining's sake, she is right to question the long-term implications of yet another of man's manipulation of this
THREE members of Darwen SC went into the history books when the inaugural Masters Meet was hosted by Rotherham Metro. The event was heavily oversubscribed and some local entries were even returned, but setting her sights high was Karen Jones who moved
IT is very disturbing that Hyndburn has been knocked back by the Lottery Commission for money to revamp leisure facilities (LET, February 18). But there are questions to be asked of this Labour-controlled council - in as much as after their being in control
SO the Home Secretary thinks the general public ought to fight crime. He should be reminded that the politicians created this situation, not the public, who mostly objected to the introduction of the permissive society, the removal of the police from
CLARETS directors have taken delivery of three historic items which will be among the star exhibits in a new museum at Turf Moor. Burnley Football Club paid just under £10,000 for two gold winners' medals and an FA Cup Final shirt at a Sotheby's auction
CABBIE Alan Hosker is seeing red over a Burnley Council decision that Hackney Carriages in the town can be any colour . . . so long as they are black. Mr Hosker, 39, of Padiham was recently granted his Hackney Carriage licence in Burnley but has been
RONNIE Jepson is on the final straight of his comeback race as he prepares to join the Clarets fight to steer clear of trouble. But midfield man Mark Robertson may have to take a back seat if fears over a hernia problem are confirmed. Jepson has been
THE Auction Club, an interactive website based in Illinois, has formed a new electronic auction service catering for charities and other civic-minded groups. The site, which was launched on February 19, hopes to help charitable organisations expand their
BIG business fraud rose in the region last year according to figures released today. There were five reported cases of large-scale fraud totalling £1.865 million - up by more than £360,000 on the previous year. Cases included a mortgage fraud involving
AMBITIOUS plans to give the jewel in Hyndburn's cultural crown a £500,000 facelift have been handed in to lottery bosses. Council chiefs have submitted a bid asking for £297,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to improve facilities at Haworth Art Gallery
SNOOKER firm Riley has signed a major deal to supply snooker tables into clubs across the country. The Burnley-based firm has agreed an exclusive contract with the snooker club division of European Leisure which runs a nationwide chain of cue sports clubs
CLOSER links have been forged between Lancashire's aerospace industry and firms in Australia. The Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace, which represents more than 140 firms in the region, has signed a joint accord with the Australian Industry Defence Network
ACCRINGTON have snapped up New Zealander Mark Bailey as their new professional. The 28-year-old, who plays for Northern Districts, replaces Ryan Campbell A right handed batsman and right arm medium pacer, Bailey has appeared for the New Zealand one-day
BRAD McNamara will be back at Haslingden as professional next season. The Australian all-rounder will return to Bent Gate for his third spell as paid man subject to a work permit being granted. The 33-year-old right hander from New South Wales first played
PEOPLE who are dedicated to making Darwen a nicer place to live will share ideas at a special conference. The event, which is targeted at community and voluntary sector workers, will take place at Sudellside Community Centre, Darwen, on Saturday, March
RESIDENTS in Edgworth look set to have won their battle to prevent Turton Football Club building a new car park near their Thomasson Fold headquarters. Planning experts at Blackburn with Darwen Council will urge councillors to reject the project when
AN ELDERLY pedestrian has died after being hit as he stepped onto a zebra crossing by a car which failed to stop. George William Holdsworth, 63, of Burnley Road, Colne, was shopping in the town centre yesterday morning. Police said he was hit by a blue
A NEW advice manual written by teenagers for Lancashire teenagers has been launched. The 128-page What Now? guide has sections on employment, training, travel, drugs, equal opportunities, housing, benefits and relationships. It is aimed at 16 to 19-year-olds
YOUNGSTERS who have dedicated many hours to self-improvement and helping others are due to receive their reward tonight. More than 150 Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme winners will gain recognition for their efforts at a ceremony in Pleckgate High School
GETTING married needn't cost an arm and a leg, and a charity shop in Rawtenstall has got the outfits to prove it. Staff and volunteers at the Help the Aged shop on Bank Street have launched a three-day 'Wedding Belles' promotion from today until Saturday
STAFF at Ski Rossendale are anxiously awaiting news of two colleagues who are trapped in an avalanche-hit Austrian ski resort. Ski instructors Dave Smith and Geoff Jones were due on duty at the Rossendale slope at the weekend but are among thousands of
A STEWARD at Ewood Park today claimed that he and his colleagues were facing an impossible task in trying to persuade thousands of away fans to sit down. His comments came after the Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed that council chiefs and Rossendale
A MOUNTAIN rescue team claims lives are being put at risk by a police force's reluctance to call them out on emergencies. Rossendale Search and Rescue Team is a group of highly trained volunteers who have the equipment and expertise to deal with emergency
THE mother of a schoolboy who was the apparent victim of "snowball rage" today appealed for the public's help to catch the offender who attacked her son. Karl Beaumont, 16, a pupil at Darwen Moorland High School, was attacked as he was having a snowball
MORE than 200 people keeping their fingers crossed for lottery handouts packed an East Lancashire charities conference. The National Lottery Charities Board set up a seminar at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, to encourage voluntary and community
FILAN: Didn't do anything wrong and, indeed, made a couple of super stops or it might have been worse. 8 out of 10 KENNA: His involvement ended through injury just after half time and it's difficult to blame him for the goal after being caught out by
RONNIE Jepson is on the final straight of his comeback race as he prepares to join the Clarets fight to steer clear of trouble. But midfield man Mark Robertson may have to take a back seat if fears over a hernia problem are confirmed. Jepson has been
FA Cup 5th round replay: Blackburn Rovers 0 Newcastle United 1 - Peter White's big match verdict THE process of removing Blackburn Rovers from the FA Cup was on a par with one of those protracted visits to the dentists for major repair work. You know
"Spirit of the Dance," King George's Hall, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Lancashire Group of the Geologists' Association meet Samlesbury War Memorial Hall. "Liverpool Geological Society and the William Smith Map." 7pm. Country and Western Food Theme plus Live Country
A WORRIED father has demanded action after a traffic island designed to slow down speeding motorists outside his house was demolished by a wagon. Peter Warren, of Longsight Road, Copster Green, claimed that, far from putting the brakes on speeding traffic
A WOMAN who was labelled the accomplice of a man jailed for cruelty to animals has pleaded to be left in peace with her dogs. And the boss of a top animal charity has backed her claim that she is the victim of vicious rumours. Christine Green claims she
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss Wayne Harrison has snapped up Blackpool striker Steve Longworth on loan ahead of Saturday's relegation showdown with Spennymoor United. But the Reds chief has cooled his interest in Hull City striker Andy Saville because the veteran
THE cycling road season begins in East Lancashire on Sunday with the long-established Clayton Spring Classic being promoted on a course near Clitheroe. Organiser Bill Belcher of Rossen- dale has received more than 40 entries for this early-season event
Clitheroe 0 St Helens 1 TIRED Clitheroe were unable to shake off the effects of their FA Vase exit as they bowed out of a cup competition at the quarter-final stage for the second time in five days. A second-half goal from Gary Laird was enough to send
FOR all that a great many of the facts and implications of the unpunished racist murder of Stephen Lawrence have been relayed time and again to the public in the span of almost six years since his needless death, the report of the Macpherson inquiry into
REGARDING the concern of Mrs T Earp (Letters, February 22), could I put her mind at rest? Don't panic - the Russians aren't coming! The mirror they have placed up in space is just an experiment. There are no sinister plans to melt huge snow fields for
EAST Lancashire athletes had mixed fortunes in the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Wollerton Park, Nottingham. Best placing by far was Lisa Richardson's ninth position in the under 15 girls race. Only two others managed top 50 finishes,
SO Clitheroe planning consultant Janet Dixon, who claims to have personal knowledge of the proposed site for housing at Billington, says that fears of it having been a domestic tip are unfounded (LET, January 29). If so, could she please explain the following
DETECTIVES were today still questioning two people about a young woman plunging through a bedroom window and suffering serious injuries. Nineteen-year-old Kelly Duckworth suffered head injuries, broken bones and internal injuries when she crashed through
ONE of three men said to have attacked a 21-year-old who is now fighting for his life appeared before Burnley magistrates. Imran Bashir, 22, of Talbot Street, Burnley, was sent to Burnley Crown Court accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Mr Shahbaz
A YOUTH who was questioned by police after an incident in which an 83-year-old man's dog was killed will not be prosecuted, it has been revealed. Andrew Czocher's sheepdog Sheba died after a savage attack by a bull terrier in Stanley Street, Accrington
BUTCHER turned baker Mark Duckworth has only been making pies for six months - but he's already a prize winner. His delicacies won excellence awards at a regional show. Mark, 28, of Noble Street, Rishton, had the surprise success at a trade competition
BRIAN Kidd looks set to step up his interest in West Ham midfield man Steve Lomas when Blackburn Rovers visit Upton Park on Saturday, desperately needing a boost in their battle for Premiership survival. And Hammers' mysterious links with two South Korean
TWO pals have turned their love of music into a new business. Tariq Hussain and Tariq Malik, 23, of Blackburn, have set up a stall on Blackburn's three day market specialising in rhythm & blues, soul and hip hop CDs and vinyl records. "We were both
A SEX pest who preys on schoolgirls in Accrington is still at large in the town after two years of offences. Police are continuing the hunt for the man who has exposed himself to more than 40 women and girls. Most of the offences have been committed in
Food News, with Amanda Killelea PASSIONATE foodie Chris Johnson is a firm believer in the old saying "you are what you eat." As the owner of the North West's only completely organic supermarket, he wants people to realise there are underlying implications
SISTERS-in-law Kaye Whittaker and Sharon Harrison have set up a new venture to make the most of their stripping skills! The young women, who are dab hands when it comes to restoration work on antiques, have set a new shop, Wood 'N' Stuff, in Burnley.
A Channel Four dramatisation last night examined what is known about the events on a recent Airtours flight to Jamaica forced to make an emergency landing to offload 12 passengers. Recent court cases have seen rock stars, itinerant travellers, publicans
