FUND-RAISERS were celebrating the coming season with a spring dance and supper in aid of SuperScan. Clitheroe National Farmer's Union ladies' social section organised the event at West Bradford Village Hall. And the Penguins Swimming Club, Blackburn,
A YOUNG soccer fan who died in a road crash will have a part of her favourite football ground named after her. Sharon Charlesworth, 22, left £2,000 in her will to Accrington Stanley, and some of the money will be spent in naming part of a new stand to
POLICE today launched a murder-style hunt for a youth in army-type clothing after a 52-year-old Padiham man was found unconscious with head wounds outside his home. George Havelock Jarrad was found by his 15-year-old son on the drive of their Warwick
AN Asian police officer has a new job 'patrolling' incidents of racial harassment in the Blackburn and Darwen area. Solat Chaudhry, 28, has been with the force for five years and is currently stationed at Accrington. But, from April, he will take up a
PAKISTAN plunged into World Cup controversy today on the eve of their showdown with England amid suggestions that they would "throw" their last two matches. An article in 'Dawn', Karachi's main English language newspaper, claimed that manager Intikhab
ELDERLY people in East Lancashire are being warned to be on their guard against bogus Age Concern officials. The charity has issued the warning after receiving reports of people calling at homes in the Blackburn area and claiming to be from Age Concern
A DAY in denims raised cash for vital research. Employees at Hyndburn Council were encouraged to pull on their favourite pair of jeans and donate £1 in support of a 'Jeans for Genes Day'. Proceeds from the national one-day money-spinner will go to the
THE Turf Moor board of directors held a two-hour meeting last night to draw up a short list to appoint the new Burnley manager. And the Clarets five-man board are still on course to have a new man at the Burnley helm before the next Division Two encounter
A PUBLIC footpath where a student was assaulted, is set to be relocated into Thompson Park, Burnley. The original right of way to the park went from Shorey Bank through the Burnley College campus site and, last November, a student was assaulted on the
TOUGH guys from East Lancashire have arrived in Bosnia on a six-month tour of the civil war hell-hole. Soldiers from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment are on a mission to help the massive effort to restore peace to the battered country. They will be based
NIGEL Worswick does not usually make predicitions - especially when it comes to rallying. But the Blackburn engineer has set himself a target for this weekend's Malcolm Wilson Rally - "To set the record straight and win it." Worswick's desire to claim
MASSIVE £12 million improvements to Burnley General Hospital could get the go-ahead next month, says health trust chief executive, David Chew. He says good progress is being made on the major Phase Four improvement scheme following talks with regional
KIDS scooped a savings bonanza as a Credit Union proved the best piggy bank in town. Junior members of Nelson Community Credit Union were awarded mammoth seven per cent tax-free interest on their savings. The Union was able to maintain last year's five
A GREEN watchdog is warning that important countryside could be lost if developers are allowed to build in an East Lancashire village. The Council for the Protection of Rural England is calling on members of the borough to object to proposals in Blackburn's
ALMOST 100 extra places for bright children from low income families are to be added to the assisted places scheme at East Lancashire's top three independent schools. Another 20 assisted places will be introduced at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
ELDERLY residents will not catch a cold from an energy efficiency campaign, Burnley councillors have been assured. The Council's energy efficiency campaign is being extended to include more public buildings and some old folks' sheltered housing accommodation
CHRIS Sutton is on the verge of hitting the comeback trail with a vengeance. And that's great news for Blackburn Rovers boss Ray Harford who has also been cheered by the progress of his other long-term injury victims Ian Pearce and Graeme Le Saux. Sutton
BLACKBURN Hawks complete their marathon 52-game league season this weekend before the real crunch starts in the play-offs in just over a week's time. Normally, Hawks couldn't have a better form guide than to be entertaining champions Manchester Storm
REFEREES are currently about as popular as Tory ministers or...journalists! Abuse from the mob goes with the territory. But even the most level-headed supporter can be relied upon to utter the odd expletive in the referee's direction during a match. Accusations
MIDDLEWEIGHT legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler has paid Nigel Benn the ultimate compliment. In an exclusive interview with the Lancashire Evening Telegraph he said: "The way that guy fights I'm glad to be retired - he's more brutal than I was." Throughout
HOLIDAYMAKERS are being asked to look out for advertising mail shots which promise Caribbean Cruises for £199. Lancashire trading standards are liaising with the Florida-based tour operator after thousands of certificates landed on doormats across East
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has urged the town's NHS Trust to do more to attract anaesthetists. He is deeply concerned at the shortage of these specialists at Burnley Health Care NHS Trust. Mr Pike has spoken with trust chairman, Brian Foster, and its chief
A BILL to safeguard water supplies and reduce waste has been backed by an East Lancashire MP. Janet Anderson, MP for Darwen and Rossendale, has formally supported the introduction of the Water Conservation Bill. The bill proposes the introduction of new
FIVE East Lancashire home improvement authorities are among 22 in the North West to be offered more than £m to help the elderly, disabled, and those on low incomes to repair and improve their homes. Blackburn Council's Car and Repair scheme, Burnley Council's
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage at two different trouble spots in Clitheroe. The public toilets in the castle grounds and the Edisford Road caravan site have both been targeted by mindless vandals. And councillors and police are
AN EAST Lancashire company was today set to make legal history with a ground-breaking legal challenge over fears about mad cow disease. Great Harwood Food Products, which manufactures around 580 tonnes of MRM - Mechanically Recovered Meat - each year,
