THE mother of the detective at the centre of the police strippergram scandal has attacked force bosses over the "disgraceful" way he has been treated. Mrs Teresa Scanlan spoke of the anguish which has rocked her family since the sex show surprise at her
DISCOUNT shopping group T.J. Hughes has refuted claims that its Burnley store will be a deadly rival to the town's market. Market stallholders say the new 36,000 sq ft complex, which will be a major part of the £12 million Curzon Street redevelopment,
JAMES Beattie is hoping his remarkable scoring record will enhance his chances of booking himself a date with West Ham United at Ewood Park on Saturday. The teenage Blackburn Rovers striker is next in line, depending on how Rovers manager Roy Hodgson
Obituary FORMER Burnley Council committee chairman, Tommy Bradley has died at home following a short illness. He was 80. The life-long Labour supporter served for 20 years on the present council and the former county borough authority, before retiring
BUILDING work on two new schools in East Lancashire has been given the go-ahead. St Mary's RC Primary School, Padiham is to get £200,000 next year for a new school to replace antiquated premises - among the worst in the county. And St Christophers CE
TRADING standards officers were warning last-minute bargain hunters to be on their guard against one-day sales of Christmas gifts. It came as leaflets advertising a "sale to end all sales" were distributed to homes in Blackburn. Chief trading standards
THE long-awaited revamp of Blackburn's shopping centre could begin within months, it was revealed. The cash windfall heading the town's way through the City Challenge bid could spark a multi-million development of the whole town centre area. And the shopping
RADICAL changes are on the cards for the EW Cartons Lancashire League next season, as the 14 clubs consider far-reaching proposals. Various working parties have been looking at all aspects of the league in a concerted attempt to update and restore its
AT LAST, fairness and common sense prevail with an end to the injustice of Lancashire's taxpayers being saddled every year with the huge bill for policing the political conferences at Blackpool. The Tories, when they were in government, resolutely refused
HOW do you feel about the place you live in? Read on to find out how to get your ideas in print and on to our Internet web site. All 33 pupils of Year Four at Sudell County Primary School in Darwen have already put their thoughts into letters and sent
A BREWERY'S decision to sell some of its pubs will spell disaster for East Lancashire's drinkers, a leading publican warned today. Les Harrison, past chairman of the Burnley Licensed Victuallers' Association and landlord of one of the Bass pubs included
AMERICAN agents are poised to interview a man arrested by Indian police investigating the fate of Blackburn student Paul Wells. James Bowman, director of the Hostages In Kashmir Campaign, said the FBI hoped to speak to the suspect before the New Year.
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy THERE is nothing so graceful in the natural world as a swan. These large elegant birds are found throughout the world - the mute swan is the national bird of Denmark - but they are an easy family to study. There are only
A SPECIAL Christmas present was handed over to people who need extra help getting about - amid claims of a political snub. Two new specially-adapted mini-buses were presented to staff of Pendle Community Transport yesterday at a ceremony held at the Fence
I AM sick and tired of trying to cross Bolton Road, Blackburn, near the bottom of Ashville Terrace at Ewood. I have got soaking wet three times in the last three weeks. I've timed how long it takes and I've waited seven or eight minutes every time. I'm
REGARDING the controversy over the ban on 'A-boards' and shop-front displays, one thing that never seems to have been mentioned is who would be liable if a member of the public was involved in an accident connected with one of these. I doubt the shopkeepers
CONGRATULATIONS to Pendle MP Gordon Prentice on his stand along with the other Labour rebels against the benefit cuts to single mothers. It is a shame that other local MPs couldn't have been persuaded to vote against this iniquitous measure. I am a Labour
BY its very nature, police work is among the most stressful and frequently dangerous of all jobs. But the findings of a report highlighting the staggeringly high levels of sickness and early retirement by officers are, as Jack Straw says, "unacceptable
DETECTIVES were due to question another man today in connection with the murder of part-time doorman Raymond Hampson. Two other men from Accrington have been released without charge after being quizzed at Accrington police station yesterday. Acting Detective
CORONATION Street's Les Battersby is set to pull a new bird - thanks to an East Lancashire businessman. But it's not a bit on the side for Les - it's Theresa the turkey who has been plucked from obscurity by Oswaldtwistle pet consultant Kevin Horkin.
IN his Christmas message, when the Bishop of Blackburn, says "Merry Christmas" it will have a hollow ring with homelessness and increasing poverty and, for many, there will be little to rejoice over. But Christmas brings hope. What hope? Not much for
THANK you for the comments in your Opinion column (LET, December 11). I am the mother of Detective Constable Joseph Scanlan, who was asked to resign after the inquiry into the strippergram affair at Lancashire Police headquarters, and having kept quiet
QUARRYING is set to continue well into the next century on land above Shawforth, despite objections by Whitworth Council. Owners of the Middle Hill Quarries, which have been worked since 1948, have applied to continue the operation until 2007. Lancashire
CHRIS Waddle is relishing the prospect of being underdogs for once as Burnley prepare for their Friday night showdown with Fulham at Craven Cottage. And he is also looking to his team to show TV viewers that they aren't as bad as they looked on their
