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  • Major drive for trade is on

    A MAJOR drive to help East Lancashire firms win business in Germany is under way. The Euro Info Centre North West is organising the delegation to Rostock in Germany's Mecklenburg region in June. Companies taking part in the trade mission will have the

  • Sandra's double marathon aim

    CHARITY runner Sandra Snape has a double aim when she takes part in her third London Marathon this weekend. Sandra, 33, of Preston New Road, Mellor Brook, will be racing against the clock as well as raising money to help terminally ill children. Sandra

  • TEN YEARS AGO: Council accused over blunders

    A COUNCIL was accused of misusing its powers to cover up "blunders" by town hall officers. Coun Peter Holmes claimed Blackburn Council was keeping the press and public out of meetings to save embarrassment. His attack came as council leader Frank Higham

  • FIVE YEARS AGO: Firebugs cause chaos

    A 'TOWERING INFERNO" terror threatened residents of a block of high-rise flats when vandals started a fire in a lift. The flames were fuelled by foam-backed carpet jamming lift doors open at Alexandra House, Queens Park flats. The 4am call was the third

  • Councillor injured by glass in attack on car

    A RIBBLE Valley councillor has told of her terror after thugs smashed her car window in a late-night attack that left her with cuts on her hands and legs. Shopkeeper Joyce Holgate had just parked behind her Abbey Candy Store in King Street, Whalley, when

  • Sainsbury's in joint bid for Prestige site

    SAINSBURY'S have joined in the store wars over the development of the former Prestige factory site at Burnley. They have submitted joint plans with a developer to transform the 11-acre site into a hotel, restaurant, garden centre, Homebase, Sainsbury

  • Hoax phone calls mystery after food shop burglary

    A BUSINESSWOMAN has blasted thieves who broke into her sandwich bar by writing an angry message on her menu board. Janet McLardy chalked a message to customers saying: "This unit will be closed today as some b******s broke in last night" and left it outside

  • Heartbreak widow wins campaign after settlement

    A WIDOW who vowed to show up the devastating effects of asbestos exposure as she nursed her terminally ill husband is today celebrating securing a landmark £150,000 out-of-court settlement. Mrs Anne Lewis embarked on her five-year campaign after the death

  • Why don't the English display patriotic fervour?

    A special report on the eve of St George's Day DRAGON slayer St George may have been England's patron for more than 600 years but not many of us will be having a rip-roaring celebration on his big day tomorrow. The Irish are potty about St Patrick; the

  • GOLF: Natalee's the leader

    PLEASINGTON golfer Natalee Evans led the qualifiers into today's first round of the Lancashire Women's championship at Pleasington Golf Club. The Welsh international capitalised on local knowledge to fire an opening round 75 to lie one shot behind Royal

  • Appalled at doubters

    ON Easter Sunday, I was appalled to read a report that up to two thirds of bishops in the Church of England have doubts about the Resurrection. The Resurrection of Christ is the whole point of the Christian faith. Jesus overcame death and was raised by

  • After the fact

    YOUR Westminster correspondent, Bill Jacobs, alleges (LET, April 20) that introducing proportional representation (PR) for the European elections will enable the New Labour leadership to "weed out leftwingers... a consideration believed to have been part

  • Ban needs chop and so does minister

    WHETHER or not the case against the first person prosecuted for flouting the government's beef-on-the-bone ban collapsed on a legal technicality, as Agriculture Minister Dr Jack Cunningham maintains, is not the main point of this controversy. Rather it

  • Action over housing

    YOUR front page article (LET, April 14) under the headline 'Homes bar shock on Asians' accurately reported some of the issues highlighted in my report on the housing allocations policy. I feel I need to point out a number of aspects of these issues which

  • Charity begins on a website

    Valerie Cowan Surfs the Net VOLUNTARY groups entered cyberspace this week with their own supersite on the World Wide Web. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and BT launched the site, called the Online Gateway to the Voluntary Sector, on

  • Grants on offer to help elderly

    SENIOR citizens and OAP groups can claim up to £10,000 for community projects for the elderly. The Help the Aged Millennium Awards support schemes as diverse as luncheon clubs, volunteer transport schemes and sports and leisure activities. The grants

  • Different lives: The alien world of insects and molluscs

    Nature watch, with Ron Freethy LAST week I described the cold-blooded animals - the amphibians of Britain. Molluscs and insects are also cold-blooded but when we describe their blood it is not in any way like that of vertebrates. The blood of vertebrates

  • Tories reshuffle in control bid

    TORIES in the Ribble Valley have reshuffled at the top in a bid to seize control of the borough's hung council. The Conservatives lost control of the council in the 1995 elections after a 50-50 split in the number of seats with the Liberal Democrats.

  • Teddies' tale brings a family together again

    COUSINS living thousands of miles apart have been reunited by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph after more than 30 years. Last Tuesday, we carried the story of Janet Changfoot and her unique African teddy bears which are being marketed worldwide. Pensioner

  • ROVERS: Roy cracks the whip in bid to halt losing streak

    ROY Hodgson has a ready answer to the sort of run that ranks alongside last season's disastrous start - hard work, writes PETER WHITE. And the Blackburn Rovers boss retains the belief that his team can still turn things around and possibly snatch the

  • £600,000 expansion brings a jobs boost

    A FACTORY expansion move is set to create 16 jobs. More than £600,000 has been spent by Caswell Engineering of Haslingden on expanding into a neighbouring unit. The move will see a 70 per cent increase in manufacturing capacity at the firm, which specialises

  • Bishop's plea for Paul

    THE Bishop of Blackburn has joined forces with his counterpart in India to appeal for fresh information about student hostage Paul Wells. The Rt Rev Alan Chesters has gained agreement for the Rt Rev Anand Chandu Lau, the Bishop of Amritsar, to channel

  • Neighbours protest over paper mill rebuilding plans

    MOVES to rebuild a demolished paper mill have sparked objections from residents in Feniscowles. Sappi UK Limited wants to reopen the former Sun Paper Mill in Preston Old Road. The works has been demolished and the firm has come up with a scheme to build

  • Liberal leader Paddy will be getting his skates on

    LIBERAL Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown will be getting his skates on for a packed programme of events during a visit to Pendle on Monday, as part of the local election campaign. He will spend several hours in the borough and included in the busy itinerary

  • True blue honour for old Rovers captain

    THE memory of cup-winning Blackburn Rovers captain Harry Healless has been honoured with a commemorative plaque at the house he owned just yards from Ewood Park. Harry led the Rovers side which won the FA Cup in 1928, and his strong running, tough tackling

  • CRICKET: Martin stakes England place claim

    PETER Martin has England in his sight after another match-winning display for Lancashire. The Accrington-born fast bowler took 4-22 to steer Dav Whatmore's side to an opening Axa Life League win over Sussex Sharks in the day-night spectacle at Hove. Martin

  • Clones in control

    SO the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Peter Greenwood, may be disciplined by the Blackburn Labour Party for stating what is common knowledge - that the ruling Labour group on the council is controlled by a small elite while the rest of them

  • Labour no different

    DESPITE the inevitable fury of environmental groups, the row over Britain agreeing with America to take nuclear fuel from the former Soviet republic of Georgia might be far less considerable if there had been no cover-up. The reason for this waiving of

  • Sky's the limit as Dr Who club aims to recruit new members

    A CLUB for people who are dotty about Dr Who and the Daleks wants to hear from other fans of the popular TV series. Time Lords Anonymous - Blackburn and Darwen Dr Who Club - meets monthly to discuss the series, swap ideas and organise outings. There are

  • Weather man's silver lining

    The Entertainers: JOHN KETTLEY TV WEATHER man John Kettley has a confession to make - he left East Lancashire because it rained too much. The man who shares breakfast, lunch and dinner times with millions of people on BBC TV comes from Todmorden, in West

  • Pendle's prime for rhyme

    A POET has put Pendle in the spotlight as a centre of creative Urdu writing after his latest work was the subject of a literary review in Manchester. Leading Urdu writers, critics, journalists and diplomats joined an audience of more than 100 people from

  • Spice stunt leaves such a sour taste

    The John Blunt column THE official excuse for it was a "thank you" for their support for the work of the Prince's Trust. But, really, it seems the reason for Prince Charles having the Spice Girls as guests for tea at his Highgrove estate was so he could

  • Clarets strip show!

    A CHARITY fashion show at the Comfort Friendly Inn, Burnley, provided the ideal launch pad for the Clarets new home and away strips. Local computer company P3 are the new strip sponsors, taking over from Endsleigh Insurance. The event was organised by

  • CLARETS: Billions of pounds behind Shackleton takeover deal

    THE Peter Shackleton backing for his Burnley takeover deal is believed to run into BILLIONS of pounds. The Turf Moor bidder, left, will be revealing more details of his plans for the club to Clarets fans at a special meeting tonight. His deal has been

  • CLARETS: Gleghorn returns to Turf for final career fling

    NIGEL GLEGHORN is ready to retire from professional football this summer but would jump at the chance to help Burnley beat the drop before signing off. Gleghorn is back at Turf Moor after loan spells this season at Brentford and Northampton Town. And