THE Guardian's match report of the Rovers v Leicester game said: "Sutton is a difficult player to assess because he has such a casual air, spending much of his time watching the game go by." It's a funny old game, isn't it? R CHENERY, Bury Fold, Darwen
IF the battle for relegation is a war then selling Beresford is a war crime. Teasdale is trying to murder this club. And what does Waddle mean? Let's be realistic, if you want want to bring better players you have to get them in from a higher level? Let's
SO CORRIE Jordaan will not be returning to Lowerhouse. What went on off the field is another matter, but he is a bowler who took 99 wickets and got the team in with a chance of winning the league up to the last match, only to be let down once more by
IF PRODUCERS of TV soccer matches ever ask me how they could improve their presentation, I could give them a few ideas: 1 Stop showing us Alex Ferguson's chewing gum, either in or out of his mouth. 2 Avoid showing tight close-ups of players walking away
IN RESPONSE to "Your Shout" (LET, March 3), I agree with three-quarters of the country that Chris Sutton should play for England. Glenn Hoddle is listening to far too many overpriced, out-of-form footballers who think they have a God-given right to an
FASHION guru Shami Ahmed has clinched another multi-million deal - to move into the women's clothing business. The East Lancashire-born entrepreneur, said to be worth more than £50 million, has secured around 300 jobs by buying the Raysil Gowns division
VANDALS have been blamed for a tip blaze which burned for four days at Whinney Hill landfill site at Altham. The company which operates the refuse disposal site has confirmed it is a strong possibility that the fire was caused deliberately. Concerned
A LEADING grant maintained school has revealed it will be returning to council control. Governors at St Wilfrid's C of E High School, Blackburn, voted unanimously to become voluntary aided again in 1999. The school became grant maintained in 1993 and
REGARDING Mr N Smith's comments on Blackburn's roads (Letters, March 2), Rome is not the Holy City - Rome is the Eternal City. Jerusalem is the Holy City. EDNA M TRICKETT, Edgeside, Waterfoot. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July
LABOUR councillors have bowed to public pressure and pledged to keep the Lewis Textile Museum open. The move was unveiled at Blackburn with Darwen Council's meeting to set the budget. Council tax was increased by 4.4 per cent and council rents by five
MY family wish to thank the kind person who ensured that my father reached the safety of the police station on March 3. He suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and had wandered away from the residential home where he lives and, as it was such an horrendous
THE girlfriend of murder victim Paul Rothwell fled Blackburn with their young daughter six weeks ago because she was frightened of the lifestyle he was leading. The news emerged today as Paul's mother, Joyce Brogden, opened her heart to the Lancashire
IT would seem that local councils around the country, are a law unto themselves, when applying the rules an assessing, savings and income, in relation to council rents and Council Tax benefit. For instance, some would include part of a person's war pension
REGARDING the crackdown by Mansfield High School, Brierfield, on "incorrect" brightly-coloured coats (LET, March 4), on dark winter days it is important for pupils to be easily visible to motorists. I sympathise with the mother and daughter involved in
PEOPLE power has saved Blackburn's closure-threatened Lewis Textile Museum. For "mindful of public comment" the Council has scrapped its plans to shut it to reap £10,000 in savings. The word "mindful" is one we like. For it shows a local authority prepared
YOU can say what you like about the rural match, it seems to have got results. Dog eat fox is back on the menu. All the various groups are now getting the government's attention. At least, they got off their rumps and did something. What about a march
I AM disappointed that Blackburn Council intends to close the Lewis Textile Museum. It should be preserved for future generations as part of Blackburn's heritage. Another thing is that our once-famous Victorian buildings are falling into disrepair. It
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter INTERNATIONAL Women's Day was a celebration of real women and a recognition of the power of the feminine spirit. We asked Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers to nominate women who deserved to be acknowledged for their
CHRIS Sutton saluted his Blackburn Rovers team-mates today, as he enjoyed a double celebration - the Carling Player of the Month award and his 25th birthday. And, ironically, England coach Glenn Hoddle was a member of the awards panel which named the
Cummings & Goings - a fan's-eye view, with Stephen Cummings THE SALE of Marlon Beresford to Division One promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, should disappoint all, yet surprise none, writes Stephen Cummings. Consistently one of the Clarets most saleable
I WAS concerned, but not surprised, to read your back page headline "Think Again Glenn" (LET, March 4). Surely Hoddle already thought Sutton good enough to join the international squad. It was Sutton himself, deciding in a moment of pique, that he was
ANGRY residents asked council bosses to force a family to move because of their tearaway teenage son. Council tenants in the Bala Close and Cowell Way area of Blackburn signed a petition asking for the family and their 14-year-old son to be moved out.
COUNCILLORS were to seek a meeting with delegates from East Lancashire Cablevision, the company hoping to win the cable TV franchise for the region. The meeting was aimed at ironing out the fears of Blackburn councillors about the effects on the borough
A TAXI driver is recovering in hospital after being dragged from his vehicle and badly beaten by four passengers. Mohammed Qadri, 28, of Devonshire Road, Burnley, suffered facial injuries and bruising during the attack in Gannow Lane, Burnley. The victim
PLANS for every police traffic camera site in East Lancashire to "go live" were today welcomed by police as a way of beating go-faster gamblers. Lack of money means Lancashire police can only afford to spread six cameras between dozens of speed and traffic
I ENDORSE Andrew Baines's moving plea for more people to become bone marrow donors (Letters, March 5). Please could the Lancashire Evening Telegraph help by publishing details of the European database for donors and the criteria for becoming a donor.
BLACKBURN jockey Carl Lowther today had the last laugh after landing a 314-1 double at Southwell. The 24-year-old Jack Berry apprentice used to be mocked by school friends when he first got interested in horses as a teenager. But this latest double has
WE were delighted to read (LET, March 7) about the glowing praise given to Darwen's Sudell County Primary School by the government inspectors, OFSTED. We chose to send our children to Sudell County Primary and have never regretted it. We know it is good
SETTING aside the characteristic bungles as the town hall's petty-minded purge on shopkeepers' 'A-boards' now results in them being taken to court - so that, in one case, a wrong person altogether was prosecuted and, in another, the 'defendant' had been
f=Zurich Blk BT s=9l=9.5A SCHOOL taking part in a project to improve children's attitudes to learning included two visits to our newspaper in their scheme. Meadowhead Junior School in Blackburn received funding from East Lancs Education Business Partnerships
FOOTBALL is probably the nation's number one obsession. Many supporters live and breathe soccer. And the game will take on an even higher profile this summer when the World Cup kicks off in France. According to Bill Shankly, soccer is even more serious
BLACKBURN Rovers are looking seriously at going ahead with redevelopment of the Walkersteel Stand to boost Ewood's capacity to 40,000. Chief Executive John Williams is convinced expansion is the only way forward if the club is to continue to compete with
GLEN LITTLE is looking for Burnley's mean streak to stifle in-form Grimsby Town tonight and pave the way for a Turf Moor triumph. Burnley play the first leg of their Auto Windscreens Shield northern final at Blundell Park after winning three times at
THE MAN who set up the mystery businessman's bid to buy Burnley Football Club is a staunch Clarets fan. The Burnley board of directors have been negotiating through a middle man acting for the anonymous tycoon - who has a business base in Canada as well
Auto Windscreens Shield (North) Final 1st leg - Grimsby Town v Burnley - Pete Oliver's big match preview WEMBLEY must hold some pretty mixed memories for Chris Woods. And although he won't allow himself to think about an unlikely trip back to the twin
