I WAS amused by the remarks of Phil Donnelly (Letters, August 16) which brought attention to the fact that North West Water has now become a laughing stock. But where does he get the notion that the state of Arizona in the USA has the largest desert in
THE mother of a brave little Clitheroe girl, who is back at home and doing well after a liver transplant, is determined to campaign for the success of the organ donor register. Mrs Liz Hesketh can imagine the pain and loss suffered by bereaved families
A HUGE charity concert, planned for the Ribble Valley on Friday evening, is expected to go ahead - despite problems which threatened a cancellation. The 'Last Night Of The Proms' style extravaganza has hit problems because huge crowds are expected. But
I NOTE that Hyndburn councillors are being recommended to impose rules which would mean that council staff would have to clock off to have a smoke (LET, August 21). It is to be hoped that such a practice will not be introduced when non-smoking staff can
A FIRE brigade campaign which aims to save lives by cutting down on hoax calls is proving a huge success. Latest figures released by Lancashire Fire Brigade show the number of malicious calls has fallen by almost 50 per cent in the last year. The brigade's
A TRAGEDY waiting to happen is how Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has described a school crossing situation in Simonstone. And Mr Evans has called for Lancashire County Council to "pull its finger out" and get a crossing assistant for youngsters going to
FIVE YEARS AGO: FORGED £20 notes were flooding East Lancashire as villains cashed in on an explosion of counterfeit currency. Hundreds of the forged notes were in circulation and, according to landlords, they could be bought in Blackburn bars for £3 each
TEN YEARS AGO: A VILLAGE was standing by for an invasion of 200 motorway construction vehicles a day. The tippers were to rumble through Altham as they carted thousands of tonnes of old colliery waste from Huncoat to the M65 extension at Barrowford. A
BLACKBURN Northern and professional Ian Billcliff (left) have agreed to part company at the end of the Ribblesdale League season. The 23-year-old New Zealander has spent only one season at Pleckgate Road, grabbing a creditable 869 runs so far and leading
THE LATEST twist in the prisons fiasco demands swift reform of the way they are run. For two things are plain from the fact of hundreds of hardened criminals - all of them multiple offenders - being given early release from jail. The first is that the
THE DILEMMA facing the government over the fate of the seven Iraqi hi-jackers of the Sudan Airways jetliner is acute. It is one of whether to treat them as terrorists or as desperate asylum-seekers in fear of their lives. The first course would demand
A FATHER today spoke about the moment he thought he might never see his family again after they were driven away by a crazed kidnapper. The maniac drove away the 11-week-old baby girl and her mother after jumping into the Darwen family's M-registered
ONE of the leaders of Ukraine's free church is visiting East Lancashire to meet the people who are helping to rejuvenate his country. Peter Serdichenko was threatened with deportation to Siberia during the dark days of the Communist regime. And as the
CHELSEA chief Ruud Gullit has blocked Burnley's attempt to lure quicksilver striker Mark Stein away from Stamford Bridge. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal tonight that Clarets manager Adrian Heath has made a firm enquiry for the 30-year-old
I LIVE near the estate where they are having a duck problem (LET, August 22). The ducks venture into our garden as well and I must say they have given me, my husband, family and friends great pleasure throughout the summer. OK, they have eaten some of
A PENSIONER has become a long-distance supporter of the East Lancashire SuperScan Appeal after his life was saved by a scan hundreds of miles away. Mr Stanley Bradshaw, who lives in Algeciras, Spain, underwent a major operation after a scan showed three
THE COSSACKS are coming to Burnley and set to storm a high church in the town. Members of St Catherine's Church will have former reds in their beds next month after the Cossacks of Russia choral ensemble perform a special concert at the church, as part
YOUR report "Repairs budget in the red" (LET, August 16) did nothing to enable the West End Estates Management Board to improve the community they serve. It only contributes to the negative image the area has been given, especially by the media. The problems
TIGHTER controls on the sale of fireworks look set to be introduced in Lancashire. This follows a massive increase in the number of accidents. In the past five years these have soared by 90 per cent and trading standards are linking the rise to the availability
PARTY-POOPERS Shrewsbury Town had not read the colourful Turf Moor script - and Burnley paid the penalty. Because the Clarets squandered a golden opportunity to cement their Second Division leadership perch. Unexpected defeat extinguished their proud
FOR far too many years we have taken our water supplies for granted. Two music hall jokes were: "What have a baby and an English summer got in common?" and "Which operatic aria resembles an English summer?" The answers are "Wet and windy" and "One Fine
COUNTRY lanes face 'ruin by rat-run,' says a new report from a countryside pressure group. The Council for the Protection of Rural England has compiled a list of 50 'lost lanes' throughout England which, it says, are under threat from too much traffic
KENNY Dalglish is high on the Maine Road wanted list as Manchester City begin their hunt for a new manager. The First Division crisis club set about the task of finding a replacement for Alan Ball today. And although former Arsenal boss George Graham
