ENTREPRENEUR Maria Mulhall is making a real splash in the swimwear and lingerie market after cottoning on to some extra support from ELTEC. Maria launched her own shop, Aphrodite, in Oswaldtwistle, six months ago and has never looked back. Said Maria:
TOP gear MP Janet Anderson took part in the House of Commons v House of Lords go-karting contest and won a prize for her high-speed antics - despite losing every race. She was given the award for trying to sneak an extra advantage by beginning the first
CONTACT with other guide groups proved difficult when Nelson brownies and guides held their annual Thinking Day On The Air event on Saturday. But they were able to get in touch with Florida in the United States and Newfoundland, Canada. Brownie Keeley
FARMERS could find themselves earning less than their workers if the government pushes ahead with plans for a minimum wage. And the new pay structure might lead to a black market in casual labour, an MP has warned. The Ribble Valley's Nigel Evans has
THE Blackburn with Darwen Mayor Peter Greenwood brought back a smile to the faces of youngsters who had had their play area wrecked by vandals. Residents were horrified when turf and safety surfacing was ripped up and a willow-weave arch destroyed at
POLICE trying to catch rogue traders targeting unsuspecting bargain hunters across East Lancs are appealing for help in compiling a dossier of evidence. War has been launched on the fraudsters after complaints from customers disappointed with goods bought
REGARDING the decision of Sue Reid and other Blackburn councillors not to attend the Mayor's Ball just because she didn't like what he said (LET, February 18). Doesn't she know that in nearly every walk of life, be it in industry or local government,
I READ with interest your article (LET, February 18) about the row over the Mayor's Ball. Having been a member of the Labour Party for longer than I care to remember, I fully sympathise with the Mayor's assertion that councils are run by a few, as opposed
BLACKBURN Rovers were mystified today over reports that West Ham's controversial Israeli star is claiming he was a target for racial abuse in the cup clash at Upton Park nine days ago. And the Football Association today revealed that Kevin Gallallacher's
Southampton 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 - Peter White's big match verdict THERE was a certain inevitability about it all, right from the moment when a friendly steward inquired: "What is it about Blackburn when they come to Southampton?" What he meant, of course
SNOOKER'S new UK Tour is to be sponsored by Padiham firm E J Riley. The competition has been devised for players outside the top 64 world rankings. Five events will be staged over the course of the season with the best 70 players qualifying for snooker's
A MARKETING and management consultancy based in Blackburn is forging links with business in the former Soviet Union. Kielder Newport West, based in the Daisyfield Business Centre, recently played host to Victor Danko, who owns a business consultancy in
CHEAP imports of plant and machinery are set to flood the British market during the coming year and potential purchasers have been warned to be careful what they are buying. The warning comes from the Blackburn-based firm of auctioneers and valuers Singletons
A STUDENT photographer is looking for real-life subjects for a university project. John Harrison from Witton, Blackburn, is studying for a degree in documentary photography at the University of Wales College, , Newport. He is working on two projects,
INDUSTRIAL giant ICI revealed new plans for a "trailblazer" development in Darwen with the potential to create hundreds of jobs. The Perspex company, a subsidiary of ICI, rejected plans to build a new plant at Grimshaw Street, Darwen, but instead started
A NUCLEAR bunker under an East Lancashire cinema was the subject of plans to create an emergency centre in case of a Lockerbie or Hillsborough-type tragedy. The bunker, below Clitheroe's historic Civic Hall Cinema, was built as a precaution against a
MATERNITY bosses are confident that plans to close a ward at Queen's Park Hospital will improve the service for mums-to-be. Ten beds at the Blackburn unit, which opened three years ago and signalled the closure of Accrington Victoria Hospital's maternity
SERVICES at hospitals and clinics could be slashed in a last-ditch bid by health bosses to plug a financial gap of £1 million, it was revealed today. A series of top-level meetings will take place over the next six weeks between East Lancashire Health
Lancashire Hawks 4 Murrayfield 6 LANCASHIRE Hawks lost - well, it was weekend - to finish the scheduled ice hockey season on the bottom rung of the ladder. A crowd of 850 watched Murrayfield Royals, so long in the Northern League lowest spot themselves
TONY Blair has broken his promise to cut down hospital waiting lists. This Government has conned the public - waiting lists have lengthened and recently we have seen a bed and cash crisis at the world-famous Christie Hospital, with vulnerable men, women
THE government's political intentions may be to avoid the charge of wrecking the countryside, but the practical effect of its plan to construct 60 per cent of new homes on "brownfield" urban sites will have far more benefits than just those of saving
THE eleventh-hour deal with Saddam Hussein achieved by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pulls the Iraq crisis back from the brink of war. A sigh of relief will echo around the world for that. The American and British resolve in the form of threats of air
MY wife, who is a publican, works 16 to 18 hours per day. I put in a similar number of hours to earn an honest living. However, our lives are being made intolerable by both sides of the law. The police have destroyed our teatime trade with their random
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver WHICH Prime Minister lived in East Lancashire - and might never have got to Downing Street if his bid for a career in Accrington had come off? The answer and the story behind it are supplied in a new book* by college lecturer
CHRIS Waddle is facing a pitch battle in his bid to keep Burnley clear of the Second Division drop zone. A 1-1 draw at home to fellow strugglers Brentford on Saturday saw the Clarets slip to fifth from bottom of the table. And Waddle admitted he is becoming
Burnley 1 Brentford 1 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict THE sooner Burnley get out themselves out of the relegation dog-fight the better. Not just to eradicate the fear of a disastrous drop into the Nationwide League's basement but to avoid any more matches
