SOLICITORS Smith & Smith has become the first law firm in Burnley to win the Investors in People award. The firm, which employs 18 staff, is now one of more than 420 East Lancashire employers committed to the training and staff development standard
A TEENAGER'S foot was impaled on a 4in nail which pinned him to a piece of plywood in an horrific accident. Gary Evans, 13, went searching for the toilet in a derelict shop in Abbey Street, Accrington, when he accidentally trod on a rusty nail. It pierced
CHILDREN got a chance to explore a leafy island complete with palm trees and a willow boat as part of national school grounds day. Leaf island has been developed at Burnley's Todmorden Road Primary School as part of a scheme to brighten up the school
REGARDING "Bramwell speaks out" (LET, May 1), much of the recent debate concerning Graeme Le Saux has only suggested resolutions which focus on the extremes, and this was indeed true of Neil Bramwell's comments on the issue. But whatever happened to compromise
A REVISED scheme to build homes on the site of a demolished mill looks set to be agreed by councillors. Violet Homes went back to the drawing board after a previous planning application to build houses at Pave Shed, Back Lane, Trawden, was refused. The
SECONDARY school children were given the chance to see just what sports are available at Pendle Leisure Centre - and the initiative has already paid off. The centre in Colne closed to the public for most of Saturday as part of the Lancashire Youth Sport
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was at the centre of a killer virus scare today. Warren Hargreaves, from Accrington, was admitted to Blackburn Infirmary with suspected meningitis on Saturday lunchtime.He was transferred to the intensive care unit at the specialist
BESIEGED Rovers officials defended their ticket-selling policy after angry fans queued for hours only to be turned away empty-handed. Tickets for an important play-off tie went on sale to season ticket holders and the public, but club officials restricted
THE luxury liner QE2 was sailing back to her home port of Southampton with 1,500 passengers after her troublesome maiden voyage to the US following a £110 million refit. The Cunard ship arrived in America with passengers complaining of poor conditions
ADRIAN Heath today vowed: "I am ready to make major decisions at Turf Moor!" writes TONY DEWHURST. Burnley signed off with a 4-1 hammering of Watford as Andy Cooke netted his first professional hat-trick. Heath said: "We will come back stronger as a football
JAMES Peterson's brilliant start to the season continued as his 68 not out helped Bacup to a massive eight wicket victory at Nelson. Peterson's also grabbed four wickets, reducing struggling Nelson to 123 all out with professional Alan Dawson only managing
TO defend the kind of totals Rishton - among others - keep leaving themselves, some skids, a ramp and a boulder might come in handy. Positioning the ramp at the other end of the wicket to the opposing batsman, the skids could be removed every few minutes
EVERYONE was talking about Corrie in the Ramsbottom bar, writes TONY GARNER. No not Mike Baldwin's latest scheme or Jack Duckworth's problems but Lowerhouse's South African gem. Corrie Jordaan wasn't a household name outside his own country but when Lowerhouse
I FIND it very hard to reconcile the deployment of 50 police at the festival of Eid - with the lack of positive action at Pleasington Cemetery. J WALTON, Rothesay Road, Blackburn. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some
EVIDENTLY as surprised as all the pundits and the party leadership itself at the massive mandate given to Labour, the new Home Secretary, Blackburn's MP, Jack Straw, reveals today the frustration of the long years without power. For that bitter defeat
A BLAZE, which gutted the flat of a newly-wed couple, was accidental and not the work of arsonists, firefighters said today. Dawn Carter, 31, and her husband Andy, 30, suspected fire bombers had thrown something through the window of their home in Joe
NEW Home Secretary Jack Straw today spoke of the 'fantastic honour' he had been given by new Prime Minister Tony Blair and admitted that he doubted he would ever see a Labour victory. "I thought government, still less a majority of this size, was out
YOUR article (LET, April 25) concerning our MA programme in European Union Studies has been brought to my attention. It may be helpful to your readers if I respond to the points therein. 1. The provision of transport for students is not an eligible expense
A MINI conservatory caused a headache for organisers of a church flower festival. The conservatory had been loaned by Clitheroe firm Ultraframe, to provide the centrepiece of the Trinity Methodist Church's Flower Festival. Unfortunately, when workmen
A WINNING bookie sipped champagne with family and friends after scooping more then £75,000 on the pools. Michael Carysforth, 34, has been treated to the celebratory bash at The Moat House Hotel, Blackburn, as part of his big win on Tote Direct - which
TONY Parkes looked back today on a costly double disciplinary blow, which included a red card for skipper Tim Sherwood at The Dell, and admitted: "He had to go" writes PETER WHITE. The sending-off for spitting during Rovers' 2-0 defeat by Southampton
TWO major East Lancashire employers will be reporting full year results this week. Brewing, pubs and leisure giant Whitbread announces its profit figures on Wednesday and bed and furniture group Silentnight reports on Thursday. Previous news story Converted
MATTHEW Whittaker has joined RTC Safety Surfaces as sales and marketing assistant. He has been appointed to the Barnoldswick firm with help from the Graduates into Industry placement scheme, run by ELTEC and Pendle Enterprise Trust. Converted for the
I RECENTLY read about ritual slaughter by Muslims for part of Eid celebrations. Can any Muslim reader tell me why this is done? Is their religion so strict that they have to do it? Is their god a living, caring one? I am curious about this because I do
WATFORD'S defensive mean machine was pulverised by Turf Moor's hungry Cookey monster! writes TONY DEWHURST. Proud Andy Cooke strolled down Brunshaw Road with the signed match-ball tucked under his arm after collecting his first professional senior hat-trick
I WAS shocked to read (LET, April 25) that an unemployed man had been sent to prison for 15 months for taking a few fish from the River Ribble. To give a man a criminal record because he takes a few fish from a river is monstrous and a travesty of natural
SCHOOLBOY Craig Fergusson was the toast of Church after a remarkable victory over Lancashire League championship favourites East Lancs. The 15-year-old rookie top scored with a brave 39 to see Church home to an unlikely win at Blackburn Road. Church faced
A GREEK adventure awaits ten young people taking part in an international exchange scheme. The group from Roman Road Estate, Blackburn, is preparing to jet off to Thessalonika as part of the joint initiative between Youth Works and Roman Road Community
BOSSES have axed a bus which was used to ferry one student to college and replaced it with a taxi - to save a fiver! Ismail Patel, 55, had the chauffeur-driven bus to himself until the Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed details of his lone 80-mile
NO-ONE seemed to take much notice as an advert for The Samaritans flashed up on the electronic scoreboard while the two teams warmed up for their relegation scrap - and scrap was certainly the right word for Saturday's encounter, writes PETER WHITE. But
BREWERS Thwaites are celebrating a double century. The Blackburn firm has clocked up 100 years of being incorporated as a company. Representatives from OFEX, the trading market for unlisted companies, attended a ceremony at the brewery to mark the event
THE modern workplace may not be as dangerous as in the era of Victorian sweatshops, but today's workers are still at risk of injury. Work-related rheumatic complaints can affect everyone. Workers on repetitive factory shifts, employees whose work revolves
FOURTEEN men attempted to make history this weekend by being the first people to drink in every pub in Oswaldtwistle in a day. The feat failed because one of the 28 pubs was shut and the landlord of another refused to open early for the challenge. But
A TEENAGER was left with serious spinal injuries after being thrown through the rear window of a car as it crashed in the early hours of today. Jamie Lee Holmes, 17, had been at the cinema complex at Pilsworth with friend Gordon Gilchrist, 19, who was
