YOUR report (LET, April 23) that our former MP Doug Hoyle had been made a peer in the House of Lords surprised me. I always had the impression he was against this sort of thing. And, in my opinion, being in the House of Lords is 'nowt' to swank about
A MAJOR initiative is under way to help East Lancashire businesses avoid 'Millennium meltdown' Concern is mounting that many companies could hit chaos at the turn of the century because their computer systems will not be able to cope with the date change
RUPERT the sick lamb is being nursed back to health after being "rescued" by an animal rights campaigner during a heated protest outside an auction mart. Carol Duggan was demonstrating against a sheep sale at Gisburn Auction Mart when an angry farmer's
Notts County 1 Burnley 1 - Tony Dewhurst's big match verdict IS ADRIAN Heath operating with his hands tied firmly behind his back? It is a perplexing question many fans will be asking today as Burnley deliberate on another season in the bread and butter
SYLVIA Noble (Letters, April 1) is either reading the wrong history books or allowing her imagination to run away with her. I remember the governments of the 1920s and 1930s and not one of them ceded any countries to that 'barbaric and militaristic Soviet
POLICE have warned that they will use CS gas to control the spiralling number of violent attacks on officers in Blackburn town centre. The warning has come after community beat officer PC Alice Martin was injured whilst on duty for the second time in
A MULTI-million pound development of Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital was set to be put on hold in favour of two plans from opt-out trusts. Regional health chiefs were considering whether to accept a spending option which would put back the £13 million
THE Government slapped a £1.36 billion price tag on aero engines firm Rolls Royce with a higher than expected 170 pence a share sell-off. But just as the share sale was about to take off, unions and MPs opposed to privatisation were preparing for a last-ditch
FORMER Lancashire favourite Nick Speak backed Graham Lloyd's unflappable temperament to ensure his success at international level after another stunning century at Old Trafford. The pair are still best mates, but yesterday was the first time Speak had
PRE-SEASON favourites East Lancs are living up to their billing after their third consecutive win. An excellent game at West End saw the visitors pip Lowerhouse with just four balls to spare. Darryl Redhead was the hero for East Lancs with a superb half
WHO still gets soaked in a drought? The water company's customers. For, according to profit forecasts today, North West Water, which is now merged with Norweb in the giant United Utilities group, is reported to be on song for a 38 per cent increase in
CAN John Major do it again? Certainly, to repeat the surprise that he pulled off in 1992 would, with only four days now left, be a staggering feat. For look at the odds stacked against him. The weekend's opinion polls - the largest single batch of the
PENSIONER Tom Moulding fears he has become the latest victim of the BT international sex lines mystery after being billed for calls he never made. Mr Moulding, 72, has been landed with almost £40 extra on his bill for calls to X-rated lines in South America
HEADTEACHER Gerry McCabe suffered a broken nose and two black eyes after he confronted youths who ripped an election poster from a neighbour's garden. Mr McCabe, 49, head of Primrose Hill Special School, Burnley, had been dining with friends at his home
I AM writing a wartime history of my home village - White Waltham in Berkshire - and am trying to trace a Sgt Trotman who was an instructor at the Royal Artillery School of Aircraft Recognition. The school was located in the village - opposite the airfield
UNITED Utilities is set to record staggering profits of more than £1 million A DAY, it has been claimed. The firm, which owns North West Water and Norweb, is being tipped to make a record £377 million profit for 1996/97 - a 38.3 per cent jump on last
SHOPPERS watched in horror as a woman brandished a knife and threatened to cut her own throat. An ambulance crew was called to Colne Post Office in Albert Road after passers-by raised the alarm. The woman, who police have not named, stood on the busy
DAVID Clark, Labour's defence spokesman, announced that Tony Blair had confirmed that if Labour wins the Eurofighter would go ahead. I disagree. Whoever wins the election, I believe this costly project will be allowed to die a natural death. Germany is
TINY Lindsay Lloyd is on cue to tackle a pool league's lady champions - at the tender age of nine. The primary school pupil has been beating hardened players for several years and will step out with Clitheroe Ladies on Sunday. She said: "I was treated
SCHOOLS wanting to know more about hedgehogs are invited to take part in a competition organised by Burnley Rangers. Tips on how to look after the prickly creatures are being offered by Burnley ranger Kevan Talbot in advance of Hedgehog Awareness Week
A MUM is appealing for help to provide a cash life-line for a vital donor register which helped save her son's life after he contracted leukaemia. Sharon Challenger's six-year-old son Glenn found a bone marrow donor through the register which now cannot
TOP Burnley Health Trust consultant Dr Peter Erhardt has warned that a Tory victory in the General Election will destroy the NHS. He and 58 other health specialists, professors and GPs from all over the country have signed an open letter published in
STRIKER Andy Cooke will miss the the first three games of next season's Division Two campaign. The Clarets centre-forward is in line for a three-match ban after his first half red card at Notts County. Cooke got his marching orders for head-butting defender
Barrow Braves 32 Lancashire Lynx 30 IN YET another nail-biting match, a 12-men Lynx side battled against the odds to try and save the game. Kevin Tamati has had to make a number of changes to the Lynx squad that had seemed unstoppable at the beginning
LANCASHIRE's Darren Shadford proved a big hit as substitute professional for Rishton, playing a leading role in their narrow victory over Colne at the Horsfield. At 47 for six, Rishton were in deep trouble but Shadford (60 not out) and Jimmy Bibby (33
GRAEME Le Saux is heading for a showdown with Blackburn Rovers this summer, writes PETER WHITE. Major talks will have to take place between the player and club, once the relegation scrap is settled, with the outcome deciding whether he starts next season
THE family vicar of Blackburn hostage Paul Wells has prayed for the success of a leaflet campaign in the region where he was captured. The Rev John Cree, vicar at Immanuel Feniscowles Parish Church, has written the prayer: "Lord God, We pray that Bob
A BURNLEY teenager has been chosen from female Sea Cadets across the country to receive one of the highest honours in the organisation. Lisa Shannon received the Hope Gosse Leadership Trophy at Burnley cadets' HQ for showing exceptionally high standards
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver THIS year, of course, there's the excitement of the General Election to make May Day special. Otherwise, it might pass for an ordinary day. But it wasn't always so. Fun, frolics, mischief and a touch of superstition used
A MUSLIM community leader has strongly denied that mosques in East Lancashire have made secret donations to an international fund for the Tory party. It follows national newspaper claims that up to £5 million in donations from the world's Islamic community
ADRIAN Heath could release up to NINE Turf Moor professionals as he prepares to clear the decks at Turf Moor. The Clarets manager was putting the final touches to his retained list today after Burnley's faint play-off hopes expired at Notts County. And
