EAST Lancashire party people will be able to celebrate the millennium in their own local thanks to special licensing extensions which could see some pubs open throughout the night. Government proposals for December 31, 1999, include a five-hour extension
GAVIN Ward faces an anxious wait to see if an injury to Bolton goalkeeper Keith Branaghan will threaten his chance of a permanent move to Turf Moor. Ward completed a three-month loan spell with Burnley in last night's 2-0 defeat at home to Second Division
A DOCTOR accused of killing a teenager by prescribing fatal doses of a drug refused to see the youth on the night before he died, a court heard. Dr Francis Kwasi Apaloo, 55, of Wyfordby Avenue, Blackburn, is on trial at Preston Crown Court for manslaughter
AIRGUN yobs struck for the fourth time, shattering the window of a moving coach on the Haslingden by-pass late at night. The culprits had already hit an 11-year-old boy and a youth as well as causing thousands of pounds of damage to a local electronics
IT MIGHT make manifest sense on an accountant's balance sheet, and the duty of councils to spend wisely may make it all the more compelling, but, surely, councils should also look at the human cost when they see savings can be made by closing old people's
EX-sailor Luke Walsh (LET, November 6) is right about the Royal British Legion not opposing the closure of Whiteacres home for the elderly in Burnley. I am disgusted that they did not and will not back up the old men living there, many of whom are ex-servicemen
IN response to the article "Free Tickets Plan Slammed" (LET, October 31), I would like to clarify a few points which were inaccurate. At no time has ratepayers' money been used to foot the bill for the initiative. The marketing initiative identified in
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY support Ian Davies' view in "Tighten law on employers" (Letters, October 27), but would take it one step further and make a negligent company pay all an employee's medical costs, both present and future -- scans, operations, all medication
ALAN Shearer believes Chris Sutton still has an international future, despite the rift between the Blackburn Rovers striker and Glenn Hoddle. ..43And England's current nu.44mber nine is a happy man that Sutton - starting a four-match ban and injured as
GAVIN Ward faces an anxious wait to see if an injury to Bolton goalkeeper Keith Branaghan will threaten his chance of a permanent move to Turf Moor. Ward completed a three-month loan spell with Burnley in last night's 2-0 defeat at home to Second Division
A FIRM has hit the acquisition trail just months after being bought by a management team. FPT was set up after a management buy in team bought the former power transmission division of Fenner plc in April. The firm, which has its headquarters in Blackburn
ALMOST 40 complaints have been received since Pendle Council made it easier for the public to vent their anger over council services. Pendle launched a "How to Complain" leaflet in April and since then 38 complaints have been sent to staff, mostly about
THE call by Home Secretary Jack Straw for the police to lay off motorists and put more effort into hounding serious criminals is a long overdue change of emphasis. How long it will take for it to work into the system and to overcome the itch of the career-driven
WITH three members of the Cabinet embroiled in allegations of homosexuality, the Government has picked a bad time to start prating in a Green Paper about family values and strengthening the institution of marriage. The revelation of the gay fringe in
THE Government's moves to boost education are putting too much pressure on schools, a Pendle headteacher told the school's prize presentation night. Unless the changes and initiatives being brought in had an impact on teaching and learning they should
A JUBILANT headteacher basking in record-breaking GCSE results and a favourable Ofsted report gave pupils past and present a pat on the back during an annual presentation evening. Susan Hyland gave Queen's Park High School, Blackburn, a glowing report
Burnley 0 Stoke City 2 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict THIS was a tale of two strikeforces as Stoke maintained their position at the top of the table and Burnley continued to pay the price for their personnel problems. The promotion pacesetters fielded
DISTRAUGHT Clara Crosby today shed an Armistice Day tear after being told her council-run home could close and sobbed: "They're treating us like cattle." The 87-year-old woman today spoke of her anguish at the move to close down two homes for the elderly
ALAN Shearer believes Chris Sutton still has an international future, despite the rift between the Blackburn Rovers striker and Glenn Hoddle. ..43And England's current nu.44mber nine is a happy man that Sutton - starting a four-match ban and injured as
Blackburn Artists' Society meet St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, 7pm. St Francis Players presents "A Fly in the Ointment," in St Francis' Church Hall, Feniscliffe, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Proceeds to Alzheimers Research and the Church. Hyndburn Local History
Val Cowan Surfs the Net GREYHOUND racing is getting trendy again. More and more younger people are heading to the dogs for nights out. The dogs have even been featured on the cover of a Blur album. The British Greyhound Racing Board has come up with a
EAST Lancashire was a baby death blackspot and Burnley had the worst infant mortality rates in the country, according to official figures. Health chiefs believed it was due to expectant mums' lifestyles. Burnley mums were younger, more likely to smoke
IN addition to their dishonest travel expenses, EU commissioners will also retain their huge tax-free allowances, whereas duty-free shopping for the proletariat is to be abolished. It seems the EU is becoming increasingly like the old masters of the former
REGARDING your call (LET, October 30) for Rovers songs and chants, here's one I remember . . . We are the Blackburn Rovers We are the Blue and Whites We love to play fair football But also we can fight Eleven men are hungry The cups are in their sight
SO Labour's Janet Anderson, Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike are ganging up with Tory Nigel "Don Quixote" Evans in his battle against windfarms (LET, October 30). But just what is it that these NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) MPs find so objectionable in windfarms
BURNLEY hero Jimmy McIlroy was honoured by his fellow Clarets' old boys last night. McIlroy received a special trophy from the Ex-Clarets in Sport to recognise his selection in the list of 100 Legends published by the Football League to mark their centenary
A BADLY injured driver was trapped for more than an hour as firefighters worked to cut him free from the wreckage of his car. James Pickup, 19, of Townfield Avenue, Worsthorne, Burnley, was taken to hospital suffering from multiple injuries, including
STAR striker Andy Payton missed one of Burnley's biggest games of the season last night after he was involved in a violent incident just hours before the match. Division Two's joint leading goalscorer was scrubbed from Burnley boss Stan Ternent's team
CASH and carry group Booker, which has two East Lancashire outlets, has warned of slimmer profits in the second half of the year. The group, which has been the subject of two sets of takeover talks in the six months, said pre-tax profits would fall "significantly
Insight looks at how modern trams could improve travel in East Lancashire TRAFFIC gridlock in town centres is now seen as one of the major problems affecting East Lancashire. Controversial road schemes are never out of the headlines and highways experts
WORK together or face the Earth's backlash, green guru Chris Baines warned East Lancashire business leaders. Although Professor Baines praised local firms for their achievements so far in helping the environment he stressed individual action alone was
A MAJOR consultation exercise to find out what people in Pendle think should be done to improve their safety was launched today. The aim is to get suggestions from residents on how a wide range of crimes and anti-social behaviour can be tackled. Their
A MAJOR expansion scheme at an East Lancashire tourist attraction has been cut back to overcome a planning hurdle and allow work to go ahead on repairing and renovating its historic "home". Trustees of Earby Lead Mines Museum withdrew plans for a side
A RAPIST who attacked a 15-year-old girl in a Nelson churchyard had made sexual advances towards her minutes earlier and may have tried to approach other women. Detectives are investigating reports that an Asian man has been seen hanging around the area
IT IS all very well for Britain's resident big-wigs in Brussels, Neil Kinnock and Sir Leon Brittan, to declare that they will not exploit their right to load up with gallons of duty-free booze and thousands of tax-exempt fags, as may their colleagues
