A STUDENT will be embarking on a tall ships voyage as a buddy to a disabled crew member in an initative to bring together abled and disabled youngsters. Bacup's Ella Smyth, 17, will board the Lord Nelson ship next week one of only two vessels in the
A HASLINGDEN church school will remain open, education officials confirmed today. St Mary's RC Primary School was one of four Roman Catholic schools put under review by diocean chiefs last year by the Salford Diocese after concerns about falling rolls
A NELSON company has been refused planning permission for a flue to remove paint spraying fumes from its building. Plans for the flue at Unit 18, Barnfield Business Centre, Brunswick Street, were submitted after investigations by environmental health
PLANS to breathe new life into part of Nelson face a 12 month delay because of new Government red tape. Pendle's civic leaders are furious that schemes in Bradley ward will have to be put back due to new planning regulations which mean four more reports
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital following a hit and run in Padiham today. The biker was in Burnley Road when the driver of a car performed a U-turn knocking the Simonstone-bound rider off his machine. The car driver continued towards Burnley following
BURNLEY Council last night agreed to recommend a council tax rise of 4.75 per cent from April 1. At a meeting of The Executive at Burnley Town Hall, director of resources Nick Aves said the budget plans were reasonable. The figure will now go before
BURNLEY policeman Andy Ashworth is helping to restore justice to some of the toughest streets in the world. For the PC was flying out to the Middle East this week to prepare officers for the beat in troubled Iraq. But Iraq is now so dangerous that the
NELSON councillors have put £10,000 towards improvements to the town's war memorial. Andy Ashworth, from the Nelson branch of the Royal British Legion, asked councillors for the cash to fund the refurbishment, and re-siting, of the memorial to create
A FED-UP Rossendale man who complained to his council about uncollected rubbish took his concerns to the heart of the community by dumping waste on the doorstep of the town hall. Charles Payne claimed he was doing the council "a favour" when he emptied
MACHETE-wielding raiders could have tailed a security van from Manchester to Rossendale before holding up guards as they filled a cash machine, it was revealed today. Detectives hunting the masked raiders, who held up the Securicor van at the BP Rossendale
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl had to be cut free from a car after the 17-year-old driver lost control and smashed into a parked car. The girl suffered a suspected broken pelvis and cuts and bruises in the accident in Booth Road, Stacksteads, just before 8.50pm
IT'S been a while since Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman had to pick his side up after a defeat. But the Reds boss doesn't think he'll have any problem getting them motivated as they return to Conference action tomorrow. Coleman is still recovering
ACCRINGTON Stanley player-coach Paul Cook has announced he will officially hang up his boots at the end of this season. And the former Burnley midfielder has organised a special game against a Clarets XI to mark the occasion. Former Burnley team-mates
BRETT Ormerod is hoping to cheer Accrington Stanley to the Football League. After being released by Blackburn Rovers the striker relaunched his career with the Reds, scoring 28 goals in the 1996-97 season. This led to a £50,000 transfer to Blackpool
ERIC Whalley looks contemplative as he sips on his cup of tea. He speaks philosophically. "If we get back in the Footall League, we'll have got a second chance. Not many football clubs get that. Or even people in life," said the Accrington Stanley chairman
HEAR that? It's the sound of Steve Cotterill scratching around for players to keep Burnley's season alive. The late, late sale of Ade Akinbiyi left precious little time to sign a long-term replacement, and striker Michael Ricketts could well prove to
WHEN Chris McCann puts his feet up in the summer to reflect on a whirlwind year, he will have a season of firsts to draw on. A stunning rise from youth team to first team, a first senior goal against tomorrow's opponents Ipswich Town and, to cap everything
CLITHEROE have kicked off their re-building by making Paul Stansfield player-coach until the end of the season. The midfielder, who has 11 goals this season, joins caretaker boss Mark Smitheringale on the staff following Tommy Lawson's sacking this week
FORGET Peter Crouch for England in the World Cup. If Sven Goran Eriksson wants a genuine alternative to the players he already has up front then he should be considering taking James Beattie to Germany instead this summer. In my opinion, James has far
MARK Hughes is banking on Craig Bellamy staying injury free until the end of the season. Bellamy looks set to face Everton at Goodison Park tomorrow after another frustrating spell on the sidelines because of a hamstring problem. And Hughes reckons
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph today launches a major campaign to help Accrington Stanley become our third league side. The famous club, which was reformed in 1968 after going out of business, is bidding to make a historic return to the Football League
Steve Cotterill has sounded the rallying cry ahead of the trip to Ipswich, where victory could see the Clarets jump to seventh in the table ahead of next week's home clash with Wolves. He insisted: "It would be nice if we could go and get a few points
STEVE Cotterill has urged skipper Frank Sinclair to cut out the silly bookings. The Burnley manager described the defensive woes he has faced all season as "a disaster" ahead of another enforced shuffle for tomorrow's visit to in-form Ipswich Town.
BLACKBURN Rovers' chairman John Williams today spoke of the on-going battle to provide funds for new signings after the club released its figures for the last financial year. Rovers made an operating profit of £1million in the 12-month period up to June
NIGEL Evans is hoping to serve up an advantage for East Lancs tennis-loving youngsters. The Ribble Valley MP wants to see school courts opened up for young players hoping to follow in the footsteps of Tim Henman and Andy Murray. And he has met John
ACCRINGTON police have vowed to stamp out trouble on the streets of Woodnook after residents claimed the area is "more dangerous than a war zone". Insp Terry Woods has said he will speak to residents at a public meeting next week to discuss issues affecting
FOOTBALL union boss Gordon Taylor has stepped off the bench' to save an East Lancashire conference after Education Secretary Ruth Kelly pulled out. Under-fire Ms Kelly was lined up as guest speaker at the annual Education Service at Blackburn Cathedral
DURING the First World War, Nicholas Swarbrick crossed the Atlantic time and again at the mercy of German U-Boats. As a radio operator he listened helplessly as British ships succumbed to the enemy. Yet undeterred he sailed from Blighty to Halifax in
A RISHTON play area is set to be overhauled for the good of the community after a long-awaited lease was finally signed. Councillors in the town have campaigned for improve-ments to be made to the Holt Street recreation ground for several months, but
HOUSE music is back in Blackburn! That's the message from the town's newest nightclub promoter, who is launching his night on February 18. Evolution Lounge will, Ben Slaven has promised, offer up something new for Blackburn. It will be held in The Works
There was nothing more sickening than to see a man tell people to kill a fellow human being because he or she was not the same religion as them. So, I think it was only a matter of time until Abu Hamza was hauled before the courts. To use religion as
AT first thought it might seem strange for the Church of England at the request of a Blackburn Diocesan clergyman to be publicly apologising for profiting from slavery almost 200 years after the Act was passed to abolish it. After all, it was campaigning
PART time traffic lights only will work at Whitebirk. They have been tried and tested in the Midlands. The flow of traffic would be solved if all the trees on both islands on the Whitebirk roundabouts were cut down so drivers could see across all sections
MACHETE-wielding raiders could have tailed a security van from Manchester to Rossendale before holding up guards as they filled a cash machine, it was revealed today. Detectives hunting the masked raiders, who held up the Securicor van at the BP Rossendale
BLACKBURN Rovers' chairman John Williams today spoke of the on-going battle to provide funds for new signings after the club released its figures for the last financial year. Rovers made an operating profit of £1million in the 12-month period up to June
PLANS to breathe new life into part of Nelson face a 12 month delay because of new Government red tape. Pendle's civic leaders are furious that schemes in Bradley ward will have to be put back due to new planning regulations which mean four more reports
JACK Straw deftly avoided a confrontation with the Speaker when he took Foreign Office Questions on Tuesday. After his former Junior Minister Denis McShane asked a lengthy and rambling question suggesting the United States offered diplomatic recognition
NIGEL Evans is hoping to serve up an advantage for East Lancs tennis-loving youngsters. The Ribble Valley MP wants to see school courts opened up for young players hoping to follow in the footsteps of Tim Henman and Andy Murray. And he has met John Crowther
WHEN Chris McCann puts his feet up in the summer to reflect on a whirlwind year, he will have a season of firsts to draw on. A stunning rise from youth team to first team, a first senior goal against tomorrow's opponents Ipswich Town and, to cap everything
WHEN Chris McCann puts his feet up in the summer to reflect on a whirlwind year, he will have a season of firsts to draw on. A stunning rise from youth team to first team, a first senior goal against tomorrow's opponents Ipswich Town and, to cap everything
BLACKBURN Rovers' chairman John Williams today spoke of the on-going battle to provide funds for new signings after the club released its figures for the last financial year. Rovers made an operating profit of £1million in the 12-month period up to June
ARMED raiders burst into a Darwen store and threatened staff before running off with £1,000. Two shop assistants were today recovering at home after being threatened by the gang of men brandishing screwdrivers. The women were cashing up in a back room
A £4million masterplan could turn Darwen into the "new Hebden Bridge", council bosses believe. Civic leaders today announced their wishes for the town ahead of a five-week public consultation over the town centre masterplan'. They said the proposals,
A TOWN'S leisure centre is to be knocked down and replaced with a £9million complex after a giant crack was found in the swimming pool. Blackburn with Darwen Council plans to shut Darwen Leisure Centre for two years next January after structural engineers
A FED-UP Rossendale man who complained to his council about uncollected rubbish took his concerns to the heart of the community by dumping waste on the doorstep of the town hall. Charles Payne claimed he was doing the council "a favour" when he emptied
MACHETE-wielding raiders could have tailed a security van from Manchester to Rossendale before holding up guards as they filled a cash machine, it was revealed today. Detectives hunting the masked raiders, who held up the Securicor van at the BP Rossendale
A 25-year-old Blackburn man punched his eight months pregnant girlfriend in a row over the bed covers, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew Johnstone was precluded from being at his partner's home by bail conditions imposed following
FOOTBALL union boss Gordon Taylor has stepped off the bench' to save an East Lancashire conference after Education Secretary Ruth Kelly pulled out. Under-fire Ms Kelly was lined up as guest speaker at the annual Education Service at Blackburn Cathedral
THE MAN who saw his plans for a controversial woodland burial site thrown out of the Ribble Valley has revealed he now wants to build it in Blackburn. Sabir Esa had proposals for a 1,000 plot cemetery on fields opposite Northcote Manor, in Old Langho,
A MAN was today in intensive care with serious head injuries after falling down drunk and hitting his head on the pavement in the early afternoon. Witnesses said the man in his 30s was seen in an intoxicated state getting out of a taxi on Market Street
PRESSURE from leaders in the Blackburn Diocese has forced the Anglican Church to apologise for profiting from slavery. The General Synod has acknowledged complicity in the trade after hearing the Church ran a slave plantation in the West Indies and that
A BRAND new start has been pledged for a run-down area which council bosses hope to turn into Blackburn's answer to the famous Curry Mile in Manchester. They claim a new image, such as calling the area around Blackburn's Victoria Street, the Whalley Range
THERE is a great ongoing debate about the proposed plan for 50 more mobile phone masts to be built in Burnley. This is despite Government reports saying that they cannot be entirely sure there is no risk to health. Why then are we being subjected to masts
RE Asian teachers (LET, January 26). I was disappointed to read the response from Salim Mulla, Secretary to Lancashire Council of Mosques, to the imbalance in the ratio of Asian teachers. He mentions difficulties for pupils whose first language is not
A TOWN'S leisure centre is to be knocked down and replaced with a £9million complex after a giant crack was found in the swimming pool. Blackburn with Darwen Council plans to shut Darwen Leisure Centre for two years next January after structural engineers
MARK Hughes is banking on Craig Bellamy staying injury free until the end of the season. Bellamy looks set to face Everton at Goodison Park tomorrow after another frustrating spell on the sidelines because of a hamstring problem. And Hughes reckons the
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital following a hit and run in Padiham today. The biker was in Burnley Road when the driver of a car performed a U-turn knocking the Simonstone-bound rider off his machine. The car driver continued towards Burnley following
BURNLEY Council last night agreed to recommend a council tax rise of 4.75 per cent from April 1. At a meeting of The Executive at Burnley Town Hall, director of resources Nick Aves said the budget plans were reasonable. The figure will now go before a
BURNLEY policeman Andy Ashworth is helping to restore justice to some of the toughest streets in the world. For the PC was flying out to the Middle East this week to prepare officers for the beat in troubled Iraq. But Iraq is now so dangerous that the
A NELSON company has been refused planning permission for a flue to remove paint spraying fumes from its building. Plans for the flue at Unit 18, Barnfield Business Centre, Brunswick Street, were submitted after investigations by environmental health
ACCRINGTON police have vowed to stamp out trouble on the streets of Woodnook after residents claimed the area is "more dangerous than a war zone". Insp Terry Woods has said he will speak to residents at a public meeting next week to discuss issues affecting
A RISHTON play area is set to be overhauled for the good of the community after a long-awaited lease was finally signed. Councillors in the town have campaigned for improve-ments to be made to the Holt Street recreation ground for several months, but
A NOTORIOUS country road is to get a facelift and a reduced speed limit in a bid to cut the number of accidents. Lancashire County Council is spending £30,000 improving the B6236 Haslingden Road/Roundhill Road which runs between Knuzden, Oswaldtwistle
THREE of the original Calendar Girls are to tell their inspirational story at a ladies' lunch meeting in the Ribble Valley. Tricia Stewart, Beryl Bamforth and Ros Fawcett famously stripped off for a charity calendar organised by the Rylstone Women's Institute
DURING the First World War, Nicholas Swarbrick crossed the Atlantic time and again at the mercy of German U-Boats. As a radio operator he listened helplessly as British ships succumbed to the enemy. Yet undeterred he sailed from Blighty to Halifax in
Steve Cotterill has sounded the rallying cry ahead of the trip to Ipswich, where victory could see the Clarets jump to seventh in the table ahead of next week's home clash with Wolves. He insisted: "It would be nice if we could go and get a few points
CLITHEROE have kicked off their re-building by making Paul Stansfield player-coach until the end of the season. The midfielder, who has 11 goals this season, joins caretaker boss Mark Smitheringale on the staff following Tommy Lawson's sacking this week
A MEETING will be held at the Sudellside Centre, Sudellside Street, Darwen, from 9am until 11am tomorrow for residents concerned about recent changes in bus routes and charges. Blackburn Transport introduced several changes throughout Blackburn and Darwen
AN EAST Lancashire school has been branded "too modest" by impressed government inspectors. The gentle ticking off was given to Turton and Edgworth CE Methodist Primary School in Bolton Road, Edgworth. The 239 pupil-strong primary school was given a Grade
A HASLINGDEN church school will remain open, education officials confirmed today. St Mary's RC Primary School was one of four Roman Catholic schools put under review by diocean chiefs last year by the Salford Diocese after concerns about falling rolls
A STUDENT will be embarking on a tall ships voyage as a buddy to a disabled crew member in an initative to bring together abled and disabled youngsters. Bacup's Ella Smyth, 17, will board the Lord Nelson ship next week one of only two vessels in the world
A MAN found collapsed in the doorway of his flat died after a drinking binge, an inquest heard. Neighbours of James Murphy, 69, who had earlier seen him in a drunken state, thought he was "sleeping off" the effects of the alcohol. But they became concerned
A COUNCILLOR who has served a Blackburn community for 45 years is be awarded the borough's civic medal. Coun Frank Gorton, currently a councillor for Little Harwood, will receive the honour at a special ceremony later this year. Leaders of all three political
AN EAST Lancashire man forced to flee Indonesia following threats from corrupt officials today said he would return to finish rebuilding work in a tsunami-hit Banda Aceh village. Johnathan Armstrong, 26, vowed to go back to the fishing village of Lokna
After 40 years of gigging, you'd expect folk rock legends Fairport Convention to be ready for their pipes and slippers. Not likely - they're on the road and coming to Burnley on February 14. We spoke to fiddler Ric Sanders. The secret to a long career
One listen to Chris's 16-year old voice and you're tempted to draw comparisons. But it soon becomes clear that while he channels the creativity of those who have come before him, he definitely has a style, a flavour and a place that's his own. Run
MY mother always says it's the quiet ones you have to watch and the same approach can be taken to the humble takeaway. From the outside there's nothing particularly special about the Dragon Inn which oocupies a corner spot on a busy main road. But don't
"SO YOU'VE got cancer Eileen how does that feel?" asked 10 Years Younger presenter Nicky Hambleton Jones on last night's show. Forget Trinny and Susannah's inappropriate groping. Makeover shows have surely sunk to a new low when surgeons wait until
A NOTORIOUS country road is to get a facelift and a reduced speed limit in a bid to cut the number of accidents. Lancashire County Council is spending £30,000 improving the B6236 Haslingden Road/Roundhill Road which runs between Knuzden, Oswaldtwistle
PART time traffic lights only will work at Whitebirk. They have been tried and tested in the Midlands. The flow of traffic would be solved if all the trees on both islands on the Whitebirk roundabouts were cut down so drivers could see across all sections
THERE is a great ongoing debate about the proposed plan for 50 more mobile phone masts to be built in Burnley. This is despite Government reports saying that they cannot be entirely sure there is no risk to health. Why then are we being subjected to
RE Asian teachers (LET, January 26). I was disappointed to read the response from Salim Mulla, Secretary to Lancashire Council of Mosques, to the imbalance in the ratio of Asian teachers. He mentions difficulties for pupils whose first language is not
A £4million masterplan could turn Darwen into the "new Hebden Bridge", council bosses believe. Civic leaders today announced their wishes for the town ahead of a five-week public consultation over the town centre masterplan'. They said the proposals
THREE of the original Calendar Girls are to tell their inspirational story at a ladies' lunch meeting in the Ribble Valley. Tricia Stewart, Beryl Bamforth and Ros Fawcett famously stripped off for a charity calendar organised by the Rylstone Women's
AN EAST Lancashire school has been branded "too modest" by impressed government inspectors. The gentle ticking off was given to Turton and Edgworth CE Methodist Primary School in Bolton Road, Edgworth. The 239 pupil-strong primary school was given a
AN EAST Lancashire man forced to flee Indonesia following threats from corrupt officials today said he would return to finish rebuilding work in a tsunami-hit Banda Aceh village. Johnathan Armstrong, 26, vowed to go back to the fishing village of Lokna
THE MAN who saw his plans for a controversial woodland burial site thrown out of the Ribble Valley has revealed he now wants to build it in Blackburn. Sabir Esa had proposals for a 1,000 plot cemetery on fields opposite Northcote Manor, in Old Langho
Greg Louis Carr, 20, of Swarbrick Court, Longridge, was fined £100 with £50 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to disorderly behaviour. The court heard that police saw Carr punch another man on the steps of the Dog public house in Market
ARMED raiders burst into a Darwen store and threatened staff before running off with £1,000. Two shop assistants were today recovering at home after being threatened by the gang of men brandishing screwdrivers. The women were cashing up in a back room
A MAN found collapsed in the doorway of his flat died after a drinking binge, an inquest heard. Neighbours of James Murphy, 69, who had earlier seen him in a drunken state, thought he was "sleeping off" the effects of the alcohol. But they became concerned
PRESSURE from leaders in the Blackburn Diocese has forced the Anglican Church to apologise for profiting from slavery. The General Synod has acknowledged complicity in the trade after hearing the Church ran a slave plantation in the West Indies and that
A COUNCILLOR who has served a Blackburn community for 45 years is be awarded the borough's civic medal. Coun Frank Gorton, currently a councillor for Little Harwood, will receive the honour at a special ceremony later this year. Leaders of all three
A 25-year-old Blackburn man punched his eight months pregnant girlfriend in a row over the bed covers, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew Johnstone was precluded from being at his partner's home by bail conditions imposed following
A MAN was today in intensive care with serious head injuries after falling down drunk and hitting his head on the pavement in the early afternoon. Witnesses said the man in his 30s was seen in an intoxicated state getting out of a taxi on Market Street
A MEETING will be held at the Sudellside Centre, Sudellside Street, Darwen, from 9am until 11am tomorrow for residents concerned about recent changes in bus routes and charges. Blackburn Transport introduced several changes throughout Blackburn and Darwen
A BRAND new start has been pledged for a run-down area which council bosses hope to turn into Blackburn's answer to the famous Curry Mile in Manchester. They claim a new image, such as calling the area around Blackburn's Victoria Street, the Whalley
A TOWN'S leisure centre is to be knocked down and replaced with a £9million complex after a giant crack was found in the swimming pool. Blackburn with Darwen Council plans to shut Darwen Leisure Centre for two years next January after structural engineers
India 2 U is one of the latest additions to the local scene and it has clearly set its stall out to be stylish as well as offering a wide range of interesting dishes. The large open kitchen gives you a chance to watch the chefs prepare your food to order
There was nothing more sickening than to see a man tell people to kill a fellow human being because he or she was not the same religion as them. So, I think it was only a matter of time until Abu Hamza was hauled before the courts. To use religion as
