TAKEAWAY owner Abu Choudhury is celebrating after he heard his Rossendale business is to be featured in an Asian Food Guide. Mr Choudhury's Shanaz takeaway, in Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, was visited by a mystery diner who enjoyed the food, service and
SHOCKED Peter Capstick returned from a pleasant walk in the peaceful Yorkshire Dales to find there was no escape from the curse of car crime. Peter, 55, returned to his R-registration Citroen Saxo, which was parked near Dent Head Viaduct, Dent, to discover
A ROW erupted today as Liberal Democrats accused the ruling Labour group on Blackburn with Darwen Council of going back on their word by proposing to close two homes for the elderly. Leading town hall Liberal Coun Paul Browne said Coun Malcolm Doherty
AFTER surprising a few people by making it through to the quarter finals of the Worthington Cup at Newcastle in midweek, Roy Hodgson is hoping his team can pull off another shock at Old Trafford tomorrow. And, while he acknowledges the difficulty of visiting
FEARS that Burnley transfer target Gavin Ward is facing surgery on a groin injury were allayed today. Any move for the Bolton keeper looked to be under threat when it was suggested he may be facing a hernia operation. But Bolton manager Colin Todd confirmed
A MANSLAUGHTER trial involving a Blackburn doctor ended dramatically today after a Crown Court judge directed the jury to clear him. Justice Ognall told jurors to find Doctor Francis Apaloo, 55, of Wyfordby Avenue, Blackburn, not guilty after hearing
Premier League: Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview ANDY Cole was once a tortured soul. That is if you believe the critics and there were plenty of them following his move from Newcastle to Manchester United. But, as
Christmas Fair, Hoghton Village Hall, 2pm. 50/50 Dancing with MCs Duncan and Margaret, Tony's New Empress Ballroom, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Autumn Fair, Bamber Bridge Methodist Church schoolroom, 10.30am-2pm. Coffee Morning, The Jollies Memorial
A MULTI-MILLION pound counterfeit clothing operation was cracked by police and trading standards offices after a massive operation. More than 5,000 brand-name garments were seized from four Blackburn companies after a tip off to Trading Standards officers
A BOMB blast ripped through part of Blackburn College and sparked a security alert hours before Remembrance Day parades. Police sealed off the area after the blast which shattered windows in the two-storey engineering block. They believed the home-made
THE UNITED Nations is once again on the brink of conflict with Iraq, but the worry is: what else are we on the brink of? The blunt message being relayed to Baghdad is that the time for talking is over; either Iraq allows back the UN inspectors looking
PEOPLE on low incomes will be pleased to learn that prisoners in very jail are to get their own TV in their cells. Over the next three months, £1.5 million of tax payers' money will be spent on 20,000 sets to put in cells of 80 prisons, more than half
I READ with interest the courageous, determined efforts by Adrian Shurmer, of Great Harwood, to get rid of Lego-land obstacle course roads in Blackburn and, indeed, nationally. I believe Hyndburn council engineer, Mr David Law, who is responsible for
A £25 million Government cash boost will not provide the magic wand to solve housing problems in Burnley, councillors have been warned. Burnley first has to be successful in its bid for regeneration money for the town's eight most socially deprived areas
FEARS that Burnley transfer target Gavin Ward is facing surgery on a groin injury were allayed today. Any move for the Bolton keeper looked to be under threat when it was suggested he may be facing a hernia operation. But Bolton manager Colin Todd confirmed
TIM Flowers faces several weeks on the sidelines because of his bicep injury -- another injury stunner for Blackburn Rovers on the eve of their trip to Manchester United. But manager Roy Hodgson revealed today that Kevin Gallacher could be back to face
FLOODS returned to Hyndburn's roads last night after another day of miserable weather. Heavy downpours which began in the morning left some of the borough's roads under more than a foot of water. A large pool gathered at the entrance to the Dunkenhalgh
Wright On! A wry look at life in East Lancashire, with Shelley Wright PERHAPS it's because I am the world's worst person when it comes to remembering what day it is or special dates like birthdays, anniversaries or anything else that requires a card,
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Nelson was due to be interviewed today by detectives investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the grounds of St Mary's Church, Nelson. The girl was attacked as she walked home from a friend's house at 8.50pm on Monday. Police
PENDLE is bidding for millions of pounds of government cash to boost health and safety in the towns and revitalise the borough's struggling rural communities. Pendle Partnership, the consortium of public and private group, is hoping it can be third time
FRIENDS have told an inquest how they tried desperately to cling on to the hands of a young father who was swept to his death off Blackpool promenade. Engineer Paul Hill, 28, was drowned in the early hours of October 10, following a night out with friends
RETIRED parish priest and newspaper poet Canon John Wickham Dixon has died aged 80. Canon Dixon, who died at his home in Sunnyside Avenue, Wilpshire, served the congregation of St Stephen, Little Harwood, Blackburn, for more than 30 years. And in his
TIM Flowers faces several weeks on the sidelines because of his bicep injury -- another injury stunner for Blackburn Rovers on the eve of their trip to Manchester United. But manager Roy Hodgson revealed today that Kevin Gallacher could be back to face
A MAJOR inquiry into new allegations of sex abuse at a Ribble Valley preparatory school dating back 26 years has been launched by police. Lancashire police have set up an incident room at police headquarters in Hutton and officers have been drafted in
BACKBENCHERS from both parties are unhappy about Tony Blair's beefed-up pact with Paddy Ashdown that could give his Liberal Democrats influence over welfare reform, health and education. But perhaps it is hard for many MPs to ditch the deep-dyed habits
REGARDING fireworks, we read in most papers there would not be any "whizz bombs" and big bangers this year. But I have to say that, in our area of Great Harwood, there were more of these bangers than for a very long time. These started a week before November
Blackburn Hawks face their toughest game of the season on Sunday -- the prize being the chance to shoot straight to the top of the English Premier League. The game, the second of an Arena double-header this weekend, will decide who sits in the hot seat
HAVING attended the Remembrance Parade in Corporation Park, Blackburn, I feel that it was sorely lacking in the solemnity appropriate to the occasion. Over past years, the marking of the beginning and end of the silence has been a shocking explosion which
THERE have been several reports in your newspaper recently about a proposed East Lancashire Racial Equality Council. I think this is a grand idea, despite all the negative publicity. I think the people who have been protesting about setting up such a
DR Gary Whittle has advised wisely in his appeal to parents to reduce sugary drinks (LET, October 31). He should familiarise himself further with the Health Education Authority's booklet 'The Balance of Good Health' which says: "Eating sugar is a major
RESIDENTS in the Daneshouse area of Burnley were cheering today because their buses are back! Stagecoach re-routed its buses after Burnley Council built speed-reducing road humps along Abel Street which the engineers admitted were at the "limit of severity
A CARPET firm which saved more than £23,500 a year by going green has won a top award. Cavalier Carpets of Blackburn set up a team to cut down on waste and recycle more. Now the firm's achievements have won it a third environmental accolade in a week!
THREE East Lancashire firms are the toast of the North West after winning energy efficiency awards. Airtours Holidays, Scapa Group and Wolstenholme International all won accolades in the 1998 Norweb Business Energy Awards. The awards aim to highlight
PEOPLE with energy and enthusiasm are being sought to join a fund-raising team being set up by Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle. The team will be responsible for organising sports and leisure events to raise cash for the charity. "The events will be
A MAJOR investigation was launched today after a 73-year-old spinster was found dead in a ditch nine hours after disappearing from her home. Alice Martha Doody, who was suffering from a medical condition, is believed to have left food cooking in the oven
