COLLEGE bosses are hoping firms will make the French connection. Burnley College are hosting a visit of 15 mature business studies students from across the Channel as part of the East Lancs into Employment initiative. The students are studying for the
ONE of East Lancashire's most successful policemen has marked his retirement with a plea for "front line" officers to be given more support in their battle against crime. Assistant Chief Constable Derek McNamara was due to leave the county's force today
A CARING couple have boosted the £1 million SuperScan appeal as they prepare for their big day. Eileen Massey, 56 and Peter Sumner, 62, announced their engagement at Longshaw Lane Working Men's Club in Blackburn. But, instead of accepting engagement gifts
THE Commons campaign that could see the salaries of MPs and Government ministers doubled was today dubbed as "ridiculous" by the people of East Lancashire. If successful, the move would put a backbench MP on nearly £70,000 and a Cabinet minister on around
SWITCHBOARDS were jammed today after a TV news bulletin claimed ambulance services in Burnley were being withdrawn. "My telephone has been red hot, but it seems someone has made a big mistake. We have a legal duty to provide ambulance cover and it will
RESEARCHING my grandmother's maiden name, Kehoe, I found a "skeleton in the cupboard." It appears she had a much older sister named Mary Ellen who married a much younger man, John Barnes, on January 28 1884. At first, they lived in Brougham Street, Bolton
BLACKBURN Hawks got their expected victory away to bottom side Billingham last night - but only a last period flurry of goals gave the scoreline a realistic look. Hawks laid siege to the Teesiders' goal all night, registering a total of 73 on-target shots
THE REAL question on the 80 per cent "pay claim" by more than 230 backbench MPs is not whether they are worth the rise, but whether the voters would wear it. To begin with, the public is traditionally cynical towards politicians; the "They're in it for
COMMUNITY policing in a Ribble Valley village will be taking a step forward when a new police office opens this week. The old police station in Whalley has been closed for some time and is for sale, but over the next few days a new office will open up
MPs today risked a public outcry by launching a massive campaign to increase their £34,000 a year salary. Almost half the Commons 650 MPs have signed a Commons Motion asking for the question of members and ministers pay to be referred to the Nolan Committee
A CARING teacher's legacy will help bring light into the lives of special needs youngsters. The new "light stimulation room" at Broadlands Special School in Blackburn, has been made possible thanks to donations following the death of Mrs Christine Binns
FURIOUS Burnley fans staged an angry 20-minute demonstration following the disastrous 2-0 defeat by Oxford United at Turf Moor last night. Several hundred supporters stayed behind in Brunshaw Road after the final whistle to voice their protests outside
PENDLE Council is to take another look at its policy on controversial shop security shutters. The move followed pleas by embattled traders in Nelson town centre who were faced with being forced to pull down their unauthorised shutters. They put up the
AFTER reading Duncan McVee's attack on John Blunt (Letters, January 23) for saying that the Labour Party was still in the pocket of the unions, I have only one thing to say - "don't make me laugh - my lips are chapped!" Labour always has been and always
CHANGE is in the air for club football in Europe, with a meeting in Geneva next Wednesday amid continuing speculation of a possible breakaway by the biggest clubs. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United will represent the Premier League at the meeting
NORTH WEST Water have been condemned for boosting bosses' pay and company profits at the expense of capital investment in the piping network. Labour's Frank Dobson revealed profits had risen by 32 per cent in the five years since privatisation and that
NORTH West retailers are enjoying bumper sales thanks to colds and flu! Sufferers buying remedies for their ailments have helped fuel a mini-spending boom in the high street, according to accountants KPMG. National Lottery ticket sales also helped contribute
IN response to C M Bakewell (Letters, January 23), condemnation of the National Lottery is a somewhat petulant concept. If the majority of people wish to play the lottery, knowing full well that it is only a dream, then so be it. The potential do-gooders
OUR second charity event held at Jilly's (Rockworld), Manchester, on December 27, was a huge success, raising £250 for the National Association for Bikers and Disabilities. I would like to thank all the people who attended, the raffle prize donors and
DENNIS Taylor crashed out of the Regal Welsh Open at Newport against former world champion John Parrott. The Blackburn-based Irishman never recovered from Parrott's initial onslaught which saw him take the opening two frames by 76-0 and 104-0 and breeze
YOU report (LET, January 19) that Rossendale General Hospital has turned people away because of a bed shortage. Yet, they are planning to close 31 beds. Park Lee Hospital, Blackburn, is due to close with the loss of 40 beds. When will this lunacy end?
A NEW database to help firms find new customers and suppliers is being launched this week. The ELITE service - East Lancashire Information for Trade and Expansion - has been set up by the economic development units of the six local councils and enterprise
COUNCIL house tenants in Hyndburn are facing an average rent rise of 67p per week. The proposed increase from April 1 is being recommended for approval by the housing services committee tomorrow. An average 67p rent cap has been set by the government
RAY Harford was in Scotland last night, with Aberdeen defender Gary Smith a possible transfer target for the Blackburn Rovers boss, writes PETER WHITE. Harford watched the Motherwell-Aberdeen game at Fir Park and it is believed he made the trip for a
THE chill January winds sweeping through the cold corridors of Turf Moor became a gale of fury today. Angry and bitter protestations, morale seeping away quicker than the melting mid-winter snows, and a season fast approaching a defining chapter in Burnley
IWOULD like to compliment the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on its Internet service. I was born and lived in the Blackburn area for 35 years and have lived in Phoenix, Arizona, for the last six. The items that you feature provide a nostalgic reminder of
A WATER watchdog body has promised to keep a close eye on services provided by the new North West joint water and electricity company United Utilities. The Office of Water Services (Ofwat) says it will liaise regularly with its counterpart, the electricity
BURNLEY has been hit by an explosion of noise neighbour problems. This was revealed by the town's MP at Westminster during a debate on housing. Burnley Labour MP Peter Pike said the problem was not restricted to council estates. "I am told, in writing
CASH-STRAPPED Ribble Valley Borough Council could start charging for car parking in an effort to raise much-needed money. Councillor Graham Sowter said that the possibility of charging for car parks in the borough should be investigated thoroughly especially
LANCASHIRE households today faced the threat of their biggest ever rates rise. The week ahead was to be crucial as county and town hall treasurers put the finishing touches to next year's budgets. No definite figures were available but the indications
SUPERBIKE World Champion Carl Fogarty added another trophy to his glittering array of silverware at a spectacular sporting celebration in London. Fogarty picked up the Get Up and Go title at Sky Television's Champions of Sport award ceremony for his performances
PRIME Minister John Major has certainly conned David Pearson, vice-chairman of Blackburn Conservative Party, (Letters, January 23) when he claims that Mr Major is totally opposed to a European super state. The signing of the Maastricht Treaty commits
A CONTROVERSIAL monitoring mast which could be the first step towards a Ribble Valley wind farm has been set up - without planning permission. Residents are campaigning against the initial stages of the wind farm project on Longridge Fell. They say the
AT the age of 63, Elizabeth Short admits she's no water baby. But, after six decades of swimming and the honour of being chosen as an Olympic trialist, the Nelson pensioner found it relatively easy to swim a distance equivalent to the Nelson boundary
HEALTH chiefs and patient watchdogs are hoping a new immunisation programme for four-year-olds gets the go-ahead. The Department of Health is thought to be drawing up plans to give young children booster injections against whooping cough and measles,
