A PERSON was released from wreckage by paramedics today after a three-car pile-up which blocked a busy main road. Emergency services were called to Haslingden Road, near Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall. The road was blocked for half an hour as they dealt with
HASLINGDEN Environment Trust will have a stall at the Public Hall, Regent Street, Haslingden on October 11. The trust has been awarded £500 by Lancashire Environment Agency to involve local schools in tidying grot spots and in looking after the environment
A ROSSENDALE footballer whose father played for Arsenal and Everton has died in an horrific road accident. Bacup Borough midfielder Jason Ross, 22, was killed in the accident in Collyhurst, Manchester. Police said he was leaning out of the passenger window
POLICE bosses are planning a multi-million cost-cutting exercise over the next five years. Financial experts have been taking a close look at the Lancashire force's accounts and estimate about £15 million-worth of savings will have to be made. Chief Constable
THE heartbroken parents of a nine-year-old girl who died within 12 months of being diagnosed with bone cancer today paid tribute to their daughter's steely determination to fight the disease. Jemma Smith, of Elizabeth Drive, Helmshore, Rossendale, died
A RETIRED school teacher from Pendle has lifted a national croquet championship cup in only his fifth competitive season. Abdul Ahmad, of Church Street, Barrowford, won the All England Croquet Handicap Champion title at the national championships held
COFFEE lovers across East Lancashire will take a break for this year's "World's Biggest Coffee Morning." Friends and colleagues will be get together in their homes, schools and work, to help Macmillan support people living with cancer, by making a donation
A COUNTY ambulance supremo today blasted radical plans to merge emergency services in the North West by declaring: "Please leave us as we are." The Government is proposing sweeping changes to the health service which could include merging Lancashire Ambulance
A fan's-eye view from Turf Moor, with Stephen Cummings HALF-WAY through the second half of the Clarets' emphatic defeat of Colchester United last Saturday, the man in the row in front of me turned to his friend. "You know," he said, "if they keep this
ANIMAL lovers who want to turn their interest into a business can join a new course at Blackburn College. Witton Park Animal Centre has joined forces with Myersclough College and Blackburn College to produce a course combining animal care with basic business
AN East Lancashire special school which follows the ethos 'working together, aiming high' has been praised by a team of government inspectors for its good relationships between staff, pupils and parents and the local community as a whole. But North Cliffe
A fan's-eye view from Ewood Park, with Phil Lloyd RARELY can a football match have been so like a jacket potato. The spuds we were served at a hostelry just a couple of John Filan clearances away from the West Brom ground were lacking one vital quality
A COUPLE who neglected 19 dogs and left them to fight over scraps of food while living with them in a pest-infested two-bedroom council flat have been banned for life from keeping animals. The order was made by Blackburn magistrates after they heard how
STEVE Harkness looks set for his first Ewood appearance as a Blackburn Rovers player in tomorrow night's Worthington Cup second round tie against Portsmouth. With Rovers leading 3-0 from the first leg at Fratton Park, the second leg should be a formality
SHOPKEEPERS in Blackburn and Darwen are to be warned about new laws to prevent deaths among children who sniff gas lighter fluids. From October 1 it will be an offence for a shopkeeper to supply gas lighter refills to anyone under the age of 18. The measures
HEALTH bosses ordered a new investigation into baby deaths as figures revealed the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale area had the worst record in England and Wales. More than 60 babies were either stillborn or died within four weeks of birth last year -
FOR all his appeal to his colleagues not to oppose plans by the church-backed Children's Society to allow homosexual couples to adopt children, East Lancashire vicar the Rev Rodney Nicholson is hardly likely to diminish the concern and controversy that
PEACOCKS are not commonly seen in Blackburn, but a couple of weeks ago a beautiful specimen was regularly sighted in gardens in the Revidge area. Most residents were curious about the bird's origins and concerned about its welfare. A busy road is not
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope is quoted (LET, September 10) as stating that he demands Hyndburn Council use their powers under civil law to crack down on nuisance neighbours. Either Mr Pope hasn't thought about what he said, not done any homework, or is simply
RESIDENTS who have already fought off plans for four takeaways in the Pike Hill area of Burnley are outraged at news of another similar planning application in their neighbourhood. Plans have been submitted to convert the former greengrocers shop in Brownside
A WOMAN is awaiting sentence after admitting affray at a "dosshouse" where a drug addict was seriously injured leaping from the second floor window. Kathy Bannister, who was also a heroin abuser, was originally charged with the more serious allegation
ANDY Cooke will get the chance to stake his claim for a return to action at Bristol City on Saturday when he plays for Burnley in a behind-closed-doors friendly tomorrow. Cooke has been out of action for a month with the torn hamstring he sustained at
A HOME improvements charity group is set to launch free courses for do-it-yourself enthusiasts. Hyndburn Homewise will kick off its essential maintenance classes in Accrington on Thursday, September 30. Snooker star Shokat Ali will be on hand to launch
A PRIMARY school blunder led to staff insisting a young girl began lessons when the new term started - even though she was only three years old. Kelley Bramley had to be withdrawn from St Paul's CE Primary School after just three weeks when school staff
A COURSE to give people a practical guide to Christianity is on offer throughout East Lancashire this autumn. St Anne's Church, Fence, is one of more than 7,000 churches across Britain which will take part in the Alpha course, open to parishioners and
PLANS to build a 33 metre high chimney to help reduce emissions from a Darwen factory look likely to be approved despite protests from residents. The Imperial Home Decor Group, based at Belgrave Mills in Belgrave Road, Darwen, want to build the oxidiser
CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend a Darwen mill look set to be knocked back by councillors - five years after they were approved. Bosses at Chapman Envelopes have renewed plans to extend the New Waterside Paper Mill at Eccleshill to create space for a warehouse
SECURITY patrols and nuisance orders are to be used to combat troublemakers on a Darwen estate. Police and councillors put forward the scheme after hearing complaints from dozens of residents from the Anchor Estate at a meeting at the Akzo Nobel Social
WOMEN who will celebrate their 100th birthday in the year 2000 are being asked to join celebrations for International Women's Week. The annual week-long festival is held in recognition of women's contributions to activities in Blackburn and Darwen. Next
BLACKBURN Rovers' chaplain the Rev Ken Howles has added his voice to a national campaign for a Christian radio station by conducting a "forbidden" service in his church. Mr Howles recorded the service at St Bartholomew's, Ewood, on Sunday morning on behalf
SPORTS fan and Lancashire Evening Telegraph columnist Phil Lloyd has been appointed development director of Blackburn Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. Phil, 44, who lives in Blackburn with his wife and two teenage daughters, recently completed a Master
A VICAR who has pledged his support for plans to allow gay couples to adopt children today urged other churches to give their blessing to the controversial proposals. The Rev Rodney Nicholson pleaded with his Church of England colleagues across East Lancashire
ANDY Cooke will get the chance to stake his claim for a return to action at Bristol City on Saturday when he plays for Burnley in a behind-closed-doors friendly tomorrow. Cooke has been out of action for a month with the torn hamstring he sustained at
AN inspirational play gave primary school children from across Blackburn and Darwen an insight into what might happen if an eight-year-old child suddenly became queen of the borough. The Talia Theatrum theatre group's free performance of Queen Mel at
GIAN Luca Cavallo attacked two strangers because he thought they had made rude gestures towards him. Blackburn magistrates heard that he punched in a car window, showering two men with glass, before repeatedly punching one of them in the face. Cavallo
Institution of Mechanical Engineers meet County Hotel, Blackburn, 7.30pm. "Concept" - fire engines of the future. The Wind in the Willows, Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, 7.30pm. Blackburn Rambling Association, Oddfellows Hall, Regent Street, Blackburn
ANDY Flintoff has won the EDS Walter Lawrence Trophy for the fastest century of the season. The Lancashire star blasted Gloucester for 100 off 61 balls and went on to hit 158 in the championship game at Bristol in June. In fact it was the quickest century
A CONTROVERSIAL building which almost became a haven for the homeless in Darwen looked set to be demolished. Residents would have been rejoicing if a plan to build houses at the Marsh House site in Darwen was given the go-ahead. A successful campaign
SWIMMING sensation Stacey Houldsworth marked her Great Britain debut with a hat-trick of medals in the Olympic Cup in San Diego. The 18-year-old psychology student was part of the relay team which beat France and the United States to gold in the 200 metres
HELEN Gaskell led from the front as Great Britain clinched two medals at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Sweden. The 16-year-old Burnley-based rider fought bravely against atrocious conditions to clinch bronze in the women's Junior Downhill.
BLACKBURN'S Mark Schofield became Lancashire Tennis Champion for a fifth time at the Lancashire Club, Middleton, over the weekend. Mark, 25, retained his singles title by beating Southport's Stephen Dodd 6-2, 6-0 in the final. Later he teamed up with
JOHN Coleman will come face-to-face with his former mentor Bryan Griffiths when Accrington Stanley travel to Netherfield Kendal for a UniBond First Division clash tonight. Griffiths was Coleman's manager at Morecambe but there will be no love lost between
STEVE Banks is hoping for another chance to prove himself against his old club when Bolton entertain Gillingham in the second round, second leg of the Worthington Cup tonight. Banks, in for regular number one Keith Branagan, let slip just one goal at
NO doubt residents of the housing estates in Blackburn and Darwen that are plagued by crime, vandalism and teenage louts will welcome the disclosure today that the council is to employ security guards to patrol them. And coupled with new anti-social behaviour
I WISH to thank Blackburn with Darwen Council's chief executive Phil Watson, for replying to my queries about city status (Letters, September 10) - which brings me to another question. If it would bring no additional finance to the borough and no additional
DAVID Moyes has a triple injury headache ahead of tonight's Worthington Cup clash with Sheffield United at Deepdale. The Preston manager is likely to be without last season's top scorer Kurt Nogan (foot) and wing-back Dominic Ludden (foot) for the second
COUNCILLOR John Williams (Letters, September 14) criticises Jack Straw and estate ward councillors and accuses them of failing to tackle the problems of drug abuse and juvenile crime in just two years and calls for Jack Straw's resignation as Home Secretary
Harry's Stable Whispers ONCE again it's time to follow the soft ground specialists with all the rain we have had over the last couple of days. Jockey Francis Norton who had a big price double at Ayr last week, and was also third in the Ayr Gold Cup, told
1999 will inevitably go down in Lancashire cricket history as Muttiah Muralitharan's summer. In 11 beguiling weeks, he claimed a phenomenal 66 Championship wickets at an average of 11.77 - causing fresh concern, along with Surrey's overseas spin magician
AFTER your articles on nuisance neighbours (LET, September 9 and 10) it's quite clear that MP Greg Pope has been reading Alastair Campbell's well-thumbed book of popular sound bites. His attack on Hyndburn Council was totally over the top. What Hyndburn
WE'VE had the GCSE and the A-level results, and now the 20 new European Commissioners have had to face an exam. After first being nominated by their governments, each had to spend the summer responding in writing to hundreds of questions tabled by MEPs
A 999 queue jumping allegation has been denied by Pennine Division boss Chief Supt Mike Griffin. He was questioned by Burnley MP Peter Pike, during a Police and Community Forum at Rosehill School. Mr Pike said it had been alleged to him that a certain
FEARS that a 67-acre coal mine on the moors above Burnley and Bacup could wreck an area of beautiful countryside have been voiced by Burnley MP Peter Pike. Wakefield company Corbex, has applied to Lancashire county council for permission to remove 500,000
COUNCILLORS are being asked to pitch in extra cash after it was found Padiham FC's new clubhouse project was based on shaky foundations. Design problems meant the cost of the National Lottery-assisted scheme, now nearing completion, has rocketed from
A DANGEROUS paedophile who went on the run in East Lancashire is facing a prison sentence after becoming one of the first in the country to breach a sex offenders' order. Michael Wilson, 38, sparked a huge manhunt when he went missing after probation
STEVE Harkness looks set for his first Ewood appearance as a Blackburn Rovers player in tomorrow night's Worthington Cup second round tie against Portsmouth. With Rovers leading 3-0 from the first leg at Fratton Park, the second leg should be a formality
A MOTHER whose son was left with serious hearing problems after contracting pneumococcal meningitis is spearheading a new campaign to raise parents' awareness of the symptoms. Gillian Barrows is convinced if her son Liam had been diagnosed earlier then
SCHOOLS wanting to order our NIE local history material "East Lancashire - from the Stone Age to the Space Age" have just a few more days to do so. To enable schools presently taking September holidays to get in last minute orders, the deadline has been
LANDSCAPING and bathroom refurbishment work at Pendleside Hospice can go-ahead immediately, thanks to a £10,000 donation. Padiham-based boiler-maker Potterton, donated the money, which will also be used to kick-start a fund to replace the Reedley hospice's
DARWEN: A rottweiler was hit by a train, causing hold-ups for more than an hour as Railtrack staff tried to deal with the wounded animal. The dog was injured at about 8.30am yesterday on the Bolton-Blackburn line near Darwen. A First North Western Trains
A NEW support group for Muscular Dystrophy sufferers has been launched in East Lancashire and aims to raise awareness about the condition as well as funding for research. The Lancashire Branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is being run from Birch
A ROSSENDALE footballer whose father played for Arsenal and Everton has died in an horrific road accident. Bacup Borough midfielder Jason Ross, 22, was killed in the accident in Collyhurst, Manchester. Police said he was leaning out of the passenger window
HEALTH bosses were given a tonic today with more than £100,000 to improve mental health services for children and young adults. The extra cash will boost child and adolescent mental health services in the East Lancashire Health Authority area. Another
