DISC parking could be introduced in Colne after a successful scheme in Nelson, according to a Pendle Council report. But long-stay parking in the borough should continue to be free, the council's service monitoring sub committee will be told today. A
SHOPPERS on the streets of Blackburn and Darwen paused for a poignant two minutes' silence to remember the war dead on Armistice Day. Blackburn with Darwen Council agreed to back the Royal British Legion's bid to encourage people to join in with the mark
LOCAL lad David Dunn hit the big time at Newcastle last night, when he put Blackburn Rovers through to the quarter finals of the Worthington Cup for the first time in five years. The 18-year-old midfielder from Great Harwood scored the crucial penalty
A HEAD teacher criticised the government's education agencies at her school's annual speech night. Heather Jamison, head of Pleckgate High School, said 40 per cent of pupils had achieved five GCSEs at grades A to C -- the highest percentage the school
PORT Vale boss John Rudge is poised to up his bid in an attempt to lure Glen Little away from Turf Moor. The Vale boss faxed a £750,000 offer for the Clarets winger yesterday which was turned down by the Burnley board. But he looks set to come back with
A HEADTEACHER has paid a touching tribute to a 15-year-old pupil who died following an operation, leaving staff and his school friends in a state of shock. John Challoner made the moving tribute to Shaun Martin during the annual prize night at St Bede's
A BID for lottery cash to boost plans for a multi-arts venue in Clitheroe has been rejected. Ribble Valley Council wanted to develop the complex at the award-winning Clitheroe Civic Hall Cinema, one of East Lancashire's last remaining independent cinemas
AN eight-year-old girl saved her asthmatic mum's life after watching a video on what to do in an emergency at school. Janette Higginson kept her cool and raced to the phone to dial 999 when mum Carol, 46, collapsed in the back yard of their Blackburn
MILLIONS of people of all ages from all walks of life all across the country observed Armistice Day's two minutes' silence, marking the moment the guns fell silent 80 years ago. But it was not just a symbolic and solemn tribute to the glorious dead of
AS an avid Andy Prior fan I was interested to read the review by David Haynes (LET, November 3) of the "Magic of Sinatra" show, at King George's Hall, Blackburn. While the review itself was good enough, Mr Haynes should get his facts correct. He names
I QUITE agree with J Buckley (Letters, November 3) about the humps on the Roman Road estate in Blackburn. Down Fishmoor Drive there are five or six humps plus the smallish ones in the middle. Then, turn left into Newfield Drive and you wouldn't believe
I SAW nothing to cheer about in the explanation (Letters, November 3) from our three councillors why Wensley Fold Ward in Blackburn received less priority than others. We are heading for the 21st century and they are boasting about heating systems finally
PORT Vale boss John Rudge is poised to up his bid in an attempt to lure Glen Little away from Turf Moor. The Vale boss faxed a £750,000 offer for the Clarets winger yesterday which was turned down by the Burnley board. But he looks set to come back with
Food News, with Christine Rutter IT is little wonder that with the great food boom of recent years has come general confusion about exactly what to serve up youngsters in restaurants. That is why a giant hotel group enlisted the help of an East Lancashire
I CRINGE when I see clips from Saturday Night Fever and John Travolta grooving across the dance floor. The music's OK, it's the moves and the fashions that make it so dated! And I cringed when I first saw the decidedly dodgy-looking characters in Bust
RESIDENTS in Brierfield have enjoyed the sound of silence this autumn thanks to a successful campaign to clampdown on firework-throwing youths. In 1996 and 1997 there was an outcry in the town from people complaining about youngsters setting fireworks
AROUND 125 jobs are in the balance at one of the largest firms in Pendle. Buoyant Upholstery bosses refused to comment today on news that the jobs are to be axed at its Nelson factory. Officials from the GMB union regional office in Manchester will meet
ONE of two main roads into a town in Pendle could be closed to heavy lorries next spring if a bridge carrying it over a disused railway line is not strengthened, according to a county councillor. Highways officials have confirmed to Councillor David Whipp
FED UP business owners are threatening to quit town unless there is immediate action to combat a crimewave at their base. Tenants at Darwen Enterprise Centre claimed young criminals were committing at least one offence a day at the estate in Railway Road
UNION leaders have expressed concern after aerospace giant Rolls-Royce confirmed it was looking for job cuts at its Barnoldswick site. The firm, Pendle's biggest employer, has offered voluntary severance packages to a number of shopfloor and staff employees
HEALTH bosses who pledged to cut waiting lists for operations in East Lancashire have slashed almost 1,000 patients from the queue in the last six months. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust and the East Lancashire Health Authority
ROY Hodgson was proud of all his players last night but picked out central defenders Stephane Henchoz and Darren Peacock for special mention. And he is particularly concerned that Peacock, playing against his old club, does not receive the credit he deserves
Lancashire FA Youth Cup: Burnley Youth 0 Rochdale Youth 2 THE Clarets youth team crashed out of their second Cup competition within a week after losing 2-0 last night at home to Rochdale in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup. The two teams matched each other
TEENAGER David Dunn was the toast of Blackburn Rovers fans on Tyneside last night as their injury-ravaged side snatched a place in the quarter finals of the Worthington Cup. And the youngster, who confidently volunteered for the huge responsibility of
Worthington Cup 4th round: Newcastle United 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 aet (Rovers win 4-2 on penalties) - Peter White's big match verdict ROY Hodgson summed it up in a nutshell when he commented almost matter of factly -- "You know you can't go on forever
Accrington Theatre Group presents "South Pacific," in Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, Union Road, 7.30pm. Janet Anderson MP Surgery, Sudellside Community Centre, Darwen, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Free Facials and Manicures for the Over 55s, Age Concern, King Street
TORY MP Nigel Evans has launched his own focus group -- the Ribble Valley 500. He believes that this body and a similar one for young people will spice their views with East Lancashire common sense. He is to consult with 500 households spread across the
RADIATION monitoring found two hot spots in Lancashire homes, including two in the Ribble Valley. Environmental health officers said they would investigate further after finding high levels of radon gas - produced by decaying uranium - which has been
THERE'S an unseen workforce, toiling for long hours at humdrum tasks in the desperate bid for extra cash to ease the grind of poverty. They are the country's home-workers -- frequently poorly paid and often exploited in what is a grey area of the employment
I READ with disgust about the case recently in which three policemen from Essex were convicted of cruelty to their alsatian dogs. The method employed by these men was to suspend the dogs by their choker-chains and kick them in the stomach -- actually
WITH reference to "Where have angels gone?" (Letters, October 30), I could not agree more. My mother, too, was dysphasic and even though it happened ten years ago I can never forget it. The nurses thought that because she could not speak coherently, she
LIKE many others, I find it impossible to contribute to all the good causes who send heart-rending appeals to use at this time of year, but after a talk by Cris Creelman, team leader of Pendle for Romania, and seeing the slides of children living in wretched
THE people of Burnley are to be asked how best to restore peace to the town. Plans for a new Peace Garden will go on show in the Thompson Centre on November 19 and the council wants to know what the public think of the scheme and how to improve it. The
COUNCIL house rents in Burnley could soar by nearly £40-a-week over the next five years even if there are virtually no improvements to the decaying stock, council chiefs warned today. And if the council spent the £30 million needed to bring the 5,600
A UNION boss today called for controversial councillor Eddie Fisk to be dropped as Burnley's Millennium mayor -- because he refused to join the year-long miners' strike 14 years' ago. Burnley GMB union secretary Tom Fallows is calling on ruling Labour
A JOBLESS scrap metal dealer died from a ruptured spleen four days after being attacked with a metal pole, an inquest was told. John Stoiles, 53, was found dead at his home in Ashley Street, Burnley, on September 26 by his son Gary John Duffy. Mr Duffy
A LEADING travel firm is set to create up to 230 new jobs in an award-winning East Lancashire complex. Rossendale-based Airtours has agreed to set up a new telephone enquiry centre at the multi-million pound Globe Centre in Accrington complex. The announcement
TEENAGER David Dunn was the toast of Blackburn Rovers fans on Tyneside last night as their injury-ravaged side snatched a place in the quarter finals of the Worthington Cup. And the youngster, who confidently volunteered for the huge responsibility of
THE oldest First World War memorial in Britain is in Rossendale -- and that's official. It stands tucked away in Rawtenstall Cemetery and contains the names of more than 430 Rawtenstall men who gave their lives for their country during the 1914-18 war
A FORMER president of Coca-Cola is to give East Lancashire business leaders a refreshing insight. Penny Hughes, who headed the firm's UK and Ireland operation, will talk about leading change in organisations, at the ELTEC meeting on November 26 at Turf
A SHOPKEEPER whose car was rammed by masked raiders trying to steal cash has spoken of his relief after a man was jailed for five years for the offence. Nigel Masters, a partner at Spar in Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, said he was pleased after one of
A TEAM of young apprentices are teaching their colleagues a thing or two! Bosses at Padiham engineering firm Keith Newmark Ltd were so impressed with the skills its newest recruits had learned through training that it's now encouraging its other workers
A UNION is to launch its own survival plan for the North West's battered textile industry as it was reported that 60,000 jobs could be lost nationwide in the next two years. The Transport and General Workers' Union plan, which will be published in the
A MAJOR investment programme which will lead to new jobs is under way at a high-tech engineering firm. Option Technologies International of Haslingden is setting up a new drilling department at a cost of £420,000. The firm, which employs more than 80
THE public in Pendle will be at the heart of a major exercise to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Organisers behind the ambitious project said its success depended heavily on community involvement. The consultation to find out what people in Pendle
