OVERSEAS producers are squealing over UK advertisements promoting British pork -- ones that show a sow suckling her young under the slogan "After she's fed them, she could be fed to them." And that is a fact -- as some European farmers are still allowed
AMID evident panic that not enough has been done to stop British soccer thugs travelling to the Euro 2000 championships, Home Secretary Jack Straw now says the government was still looking at ways of confiscating hooligans' passports. Looking at this
THE ailing Millennium Dome has been given another £29million of Lottery money. This latest award is on top of the original £399million grant, plus an additional grant of £50million and, just three months ago, one of £60million. How much more money will
FOR the last few months, Tory leader William Hague has scored a few telling blows against the Labour Party, on law and order, crime and punishment, etc., but now that Tony Blair has started to have a really good night's sleep, even 'Leo' can't spoil it
LABOUR-run Blackburn Council still don't seem to have got the message. I refer to the tirade from the ousted Labour councillor from Mill Hill, Dave Harling. His remarks (Letters, May 24), read something like: "After all I've done for you lot, that's the
IT was love and hugs today for little Zahra Sarrionandia who was kidnapped, stripped and beaten only yards from her Blackburn home. Zahra -- aged just 20 months -- was taken to hospital with head injuries after being discovered covered in blood close
CHURCH officials have been accused of "outrageous" behaviour after cancelling the Rose Queen coronation of a 12-year-old girl because her mother is banned from the premises. Mary Bolton, a pupil of St Wilfrid's High School, Blackburn, was due to be crowned
BLACKBURN Rovers' bid to land Liverpool left-back Stig Inge Bjornebye could be scuppered by an 11th hour swoop from West Ham United. Hammers boss Harry Redknapp today joined the chase for the Norwegian international after his attempts to sign Arsenal's
A TOTAL of 163 television licence dodgers have been netted in a month-long crackdown in Burnley. They were caught in TV Licensing's Target Zero campaign which homed in on BB10, 11 and 12 postcode areas. Doug Mullin, regional manager, warned: "Those who
CHURCH officials have been accused of "outrageous" behaviour after cancelling the Rose Queen coronation of a 12-year-old girl because her mother is banned from the premises. Mary Bolton, a pupil of St Wilfrid's High School, Blackburn, was due to be crowned
THE cause of the fire which destroyed a Nelson nightclub remained a riddle today because the building is too dangerous for forensic experts to enter. An investigation by fire officers and police into the blaze at the Auditorium Club, Market Street, Nelson
THERE were contrasting results on bank holiday Saturday for our three local teams. The best performance came Leyland who beat league leaders Blackpool at Fox Lane by two wickets. There was a pulsating finish when Leyland captain Brian Tennant took a single
A HOUSING advice day for young people with accommodation problems is being held in Colne next week. Officers from Pendle Council's housing and community care services will be on hand between 2-4pm on Thursday, June 8,to offer free, confidential advice
AMBITIOUS plans to create a theme park near Huncoat were pressing ahead -- despite public fears that it was a "pie-in-the-sky" project. Surveyors were to fly over the Zeri site as part of a £20,000 fact-gathering package agreed by Eddie Quiligotti, the
THE mother of a heartbroken 11-year-old boy blasted education chiefs today after he was told he would have to leave his friends behind and go to a high school out of town. Instead of attending Norden High School in Rishton from September, Aaron Grimshaw
JASON Tomlinson, of Printoff Graphic Arts Ltd, Nelson, has been awarded the professional status of Associate of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. After graduating in history and politics, Jason began work with the company in 1994 as assistant
EAST Lancashire teenager Ben Farnhill is already climbing the career ladder -- just 12 months into his job with a Blackburn based company. Ben, 17, from Shadsworth, Blackburn, was recruited to the town's Muschamp Machine Services as a warehouse operative
TIME is running out for hundreds of local firms who face being brought to book over new rules. The Environment Agency in the North West has launched a major offensive against companies who have not complied with the new packaging waste regulations. Nine
AN ANGRY father is calling for action after claiming his community is being bombarded with noise and dirt pollution from nearby factories and a power station. Gerald Duxbury says he is being forced to put up with a relentless 'droning noise' from Goose
A NEW cancer support service is being launched in Rossendale this week. Anyone in East Lancs who has been diagnosed with cancer or who knows someone who has can attend an introductory day to the new service at Cribden House, Rossendale Hospital, on Thursday
ORGANIC gardeners, willow weavers and a traditional woodcarver were among exhibitors at Blackburn College Green Day. The event, in St Paul's Garden's, Blackburn, was organised as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council's Green Week 2000 environmental festival
TWO men charged in connection with an alleged robbery on a woman outside a bank at Eanam, Blackburn on Friday afternoon have appeared before Blackburn magistrates. Terence Alderson, 38, of Bacup Road, Cliviger, and Nigel Peter Tomlinson, 30, of Fielden
I AGREE with Jimmy White's tribute (LET, May 20) that Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best in the world, as far as snooker goes. Ronnie is very professional by his moves -- no hesitation. I have yet to see one as good. Jimmy White has his touch. This is what
A SLIMMING clinic doctor sold tablets labelled Duromine -- a drug which has lost its licence because of heart risks -- to Evening Telegraph reporters. Today we can reveal that the General Medical Council is investigating Dr Sudesh Madan (pictured), of
LIKE all true Rovers' supporters, this season I have felt totally disillusioned and saddened by the apparent lack of effort and commitment from some of the Rovers playing staff. So instead of just accepting that Rovers have underachieved again and taking
DARWEN's phenomenal run scoring continued at Birch Hall on Monday as they followed Sunday's 196 at Lancaster with 230-4 against Chorley who were skittled for only 61 to give Darwen their biggest run victory margin in living memory. Chorley won the toss
Captain's Log wth Rawtenstall CC skipper Keith Roscoe WELL season 2000, the new millennium, new professionals -- nine Aussies, two South Africans, a Zimbabwean, a West Indian, a New Zealander that rarest of breeds an Englishman -- a new sponsor Transco
IF you enjoy a varied and busy life, sending faxes with one hand and answering the phone with the other, then work experience in a newspaper editorial department could be for you. As a result of my growing interest in journalism as a possible career,
"THE Newspapers in Education resource is a brilliant activity and a bit challenging. It also keeps you up to date with what's going on in the world". This enthusiastic comment from a pupil sums up the reaction to our Pick and Mix material from a Pendle
I HEARD that Councillor Adrian Shurmer is about to circulate 31,000 copies of his resignation letter throughout Hyndburn. I hope he had the foresight to have it printed on toilet tissue in order that people can recycle it in the appropriate manner. JOHN
I AM compiling a family history and I would like to contact descendants, relatives, or other persons who have any information about my second, great-grandfather and his family. He was Joseph Ainsworth, born on December 24, 1804, in Darwen and the son
I THINK that most people will be in harmony with the phrase 'Good riddance' when referring to Councillor Adrian Shurmer -- be they Tory, Labour or, most of all, the people of Great Harwood he was meant to represent in the council chamber. He turned out
REGARDING the new safety measures British Waterways are taking, since the tragedy on the Leeds-Liverpool canal in 1998, in which four people drowned. I wish to express my opinion based on many years boating on the waterway. Canal locks have 'top' and
A COMMUNITY has made a blooming marvellous effort to create a garden to mark the new millennium. Residents of Lingfield Way, Blackburn, came up with loads of ideas on how to brighten up a section of common land at Feniscowles, with funding provided by
Rovers midfielder David Dunn helped England thrash Turkey 6-0 in the European Under 21 Championships last night. And the 20-year-old starlet today insisted Howard Wilkinson's men can still qualify for the final, despite the fact their fate now rests in
FORMER Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd was today appointed Leeds United's director of youth development. Kidd will be responsible for the Elland Road youngsters and the satellite operations which are being set up in association with other clubs. Kidd
NAUTICAL but nice! Visitors to Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, enjoyed a nautical extravaganza with property warden and self-styled pirate Harry Pickles. The event included a steam ship display by the Ribble Model Boat Society, radio controlled boats in a portable
LOCAL Asian women are training to became the first ethnic qualified child minders in the Stoneyholme and Daneshouse area of Burnley. A new childminder and mother and toddler group was launched at the Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Community Centre attended
ANGRY residents plagued by speeding traffic and 'rat run' drivers have sent two protest petitions to Burnley Council. People in the Briercliffe Road area of Burnley are also worried about speeding traffic. Sixty-three local people have signed a petition
A MAN was found hanging from the loft at his home just hours after watching the England versus Brazil game in his local pub. William Riddle, 31, was found by his wife Nicola at his home in Joseph Street, Barrowford. Sergeant Mick Heyworth said police
BARCLAYS Bank staff from across East Lancashire joined a national one-day strike -- but disruption was kept to a minimum. The main branch in Accrington was closed, although outlets in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale were open for business. The strike,
A MAN who is fighting to overturn a decision to refuse his Nigerian wife a visa to live in Britain says he is overwhelmed with the response of local people. Since Church shopkeeper Robin Haworth's plight appeared in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, dozens
FERRET racing, vintage vehicles, bee-keeping demonstrations, horse competition and, above all, a display of prize farm animals -- there was something for everyone at Great Harwood Agricultural Show yesterday. It is one of the area's biggest agricultural
A COWBOY actor injured in a freak stunt accident has had his left arm amputated above the elbow. John Carr, 51, known as Cactus Jack when he is performing, was injured in a Wild West re-enactment show in front of hundreds of East Lancashire girl guides
MARK Robertson is planning to speak to manager Stan Ternent about his prospects for next season before agreeing a new contract with the Clarets. Robertson, currently on loan with Australian club Wollongong Wolves, has been given the chance to stay on
LANCASHIRE-based caravan specialists Barrons are going Down Under -- setting up a dealership in New Zealand. The £500,000 move comes after company director David Hold went on a touring holiday round the country last year. Barrons, whose head office is
POLICE are warning residents in the Accrington Road area of Blackburn to be on the lookout for burglars. The advice comes after a series of burglaries in the area including four break-ins on Bank Holiday Monday. Houses in Hozier Street, Accrington Road
A FORTNIGHT of celebrations to mark South Asian culture is set to take place in Blackburn and Darwen as part of the borough's millennium celebrations. Three voluntary community groups -- the Kashmiri Association, the festivals committee and the QAAF Centre
MORE than 1,500 Cubs and Scouts from across East Lancashire descended on Bowley Scout Camp for a special three-day event to mark the new millennium. They took part in a variety of activities including building a model of the Millennium Dome out of poles
HOUSE prices in Blackburn and Darwen are still rising faster than in the rest of county, according to latest figures. Average prices for houses sold in the first three months of the year was £46,051, up from £42,192 in the same period last year -- a rise
I WROTE last year about the once-proud BBC providing the best coverage of live sport. Yet on May 20, FA Cup Final day, amazingly there was no Grandstand programme due to there being "no live sport to show." I find this absolutely unbelievable. The only
A FURIOUS mum has hit out at a taxi driver who left her 15-year-old son and his friend stranded after the car crashed. Senga Moulton, 36, of Round Acre, Samlesbury, said she is disgusted that her son Jeff was left in Preston New Road, Blackburn, at 3.30am
I AM writing with regard to comments already made about the stewarding at the Manchester City game and the behaviour of City fans. People seem to think that all that happened was a pitch invasion and outbreaks of fighting in the home areas. I would also
IT was love and hugs today for little Zahra Sarrionandia who was kidnapped, stripped and beaten only yards from her Blackburn home. Zahra -- aged just 20 months -- was taken to hospital with head injuries after being discovered covered in blood close
REGARDING Mitchell Thomas's decision to think about his future after only being offered a one-year contract by Burnley, loyalty is something which was quite clearly not given to him by Stan Ternent and the board. You can't blame Mitchell for looking for
SIDECAR racer John Holden is in pole position to win this year's Manx TT race after clocking fastest time in qualifying yesterday. Holden, from Whalley, and passenger Rod Pearce, from Chatburn, lapped the daunting Mountain course in 21min 52.4secs, averaging
THREE Transco Lancashire League sides made it into the quarter-finals of the Inter-league trophy with only Rawtenstall falling at yesterday's second-round stage. Despite 78 from professional Matthew Mott, Rawtenstall's 149-7 wasn't enough to prevent Central
NEIL Fairbrother lost his unbeaten semi-final record with Lancashire yesterday -- but no-one could blame the veteran left-hander. Fairbrother did his level best to repair another disastrous Lancashire start with a battling 74 despite suffering a calf
PRESTON North End have signed Northern Ireland international Steve Robinson from Bournemouth. David Moyes made a £375,000 swoop for the highly-rated 25-year-old with the offer of a four year contract. The attacking midfielder has been capped five times
THREE Preston North End players have been voted into the top ten of Division Two last season in a national poll. The FourFourTwo magazine awards saw Sean Gregan and Jon Macken in second and third place and Graham Alexander at number nine. Gregan was pipped
