THERE is no easy solution to traffic congestion problems near Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, councillors have been told. Residents of Millar Barn Lane, Waterfoot, are worried about the lack of parking due to staff, pupils and school visitors taking
DISRUPTIVE airline passengers who put the lives of others at risk will be severely dealt with in a new clampdown by Greater Manchester Police. More than 35 airlines which use Manchester Airport have already signed up to the new protocol which sets out
STAN Ternent paid tribute to captain courageous Gordon Armstrong after Burnley chalked up another away-day special at Millwall. Armstrong took on the Lions with 14 stitches in a gash above his left eye. But the heavily bandaged midfield man didn't skirk
JANET Anderson has joined a council crusade to demand better services on the Blackburn to Bolton rail line. The Rossendale and Darwen MP has called on Transport Minister John Reid to intervene to force North-West trains to upgrade their service from Manchester
THE chase for Jason McAteer could well be up and running again shortly, with Blackburn Rovers still hopeful of landing their £4.5 million Anfield target. I understand Rovers are making a renewed bid to prise the Republic of Ireland international away
TOWN hall chiefs in Blackburn have pledged not to fight dirty in the battle to become England's newest city. In the next three years, a city is to be created to celebrate the new millennium and a further new city will be created to mark the 50th anniversary
Rovers 1 Sunderland 0 IT might not be good for the heart but the spirit and fire that Brian Kidd's arrival has helped instil into Blackburn Rovers is certainly good for the soul. Is it only seven weeks or so since he took charge? It seems like a lifetime
PRINCE Charles planned to gallop to the rescue on the Mustard Seed House community centre on Blackburn's Roman Road estate. He heard about the estate through his presidency of Business in the Community, and hoped to raise more than £20,000 by playing
REGARDING David Bagot's remarks about many, if not all, major suppliers of central heating equipment and plumber's merchants being closed over Christmas (Letters, January 13), if he dealt with old-established and reputable suppliers who care for their
HOW I agree with Michelle Pickering (Letters, January 13) concerning true dog lovers who 'scoop the poop.' Every week, I have to swill and scrub a large area of pavement outside our gable-end home because of dog faeces left there. Just yards away is a
LANCASHIRE Lynx went down to a narrow 17-14 defeat against Super League outfit Salford Reds at Victory Park in their first pre-season game. Lynx gave debuts to Neil Flannagan, Tommy Hodgkinson, Danny Guest and Konrad Bisping. Next Sunday Lynx entertain
HAVING spent Christmas and New Year in Ward 6 at Blackburn Infirmary, having broken my hip on December 23, I would like to thank the staff for their kindness, advice and skill. I could not have had better attention if I had been a private patient. On
IAN McGarry has been sacked by struggling Great Harwood Town in the wake of their latest defeat at Trafford on Saturday. He was told the news by Harwood chairman Bill Holden at the end of a match which saw the controversial Showground boss in more touchline
IT IS always pleasing when it is announced that a distinguished historical building is to be preserved and restored - as were the railway station, Eanom Wharf, St John's Church, Holy Trinity, the three Waterloo Pavilion Buildings and Woolworth's art deco
STAN Ternent paid tribute to captain courageous Gordon Armstrong after Burnley chalked up another away-day special at Millwall. Armstrong took on the Lions with 14 stitches in a gash above his left eye. But the heavily bandaged midfield man didn't skirk
A PENSIONER awarded four prestigious medals for his part in World War Two was over the moon this week when they arrived more than 50 years late. Jim Pickles, of Emma Street, Accrington, has received the World War Two Star, the Burma Star, the Defence
YOUNG Jacob Curtis and his family had a lucky escape from a blaze at their home after the five-year-old set fire to a mattress. Firefighters raced to the house in Belfield Road, Accrington, at 8.45pm on Saturday to find mum Lee-Jayne Curtis, Jacob, his
POLICE probing the mystery death of a man found engulfed in flames today said they did not know if it was murder or suicide. Officers have launched a major investigation into the death of Parvez Hussein Shah, of Princess Street, Great Harwood, who died
A FOOD firm is set to enjoy a breath of fresh air. Pennine Foods, part of the Northern Foods Group has taken delivery of air filters from Burnley-based Interfilta to keep the atmosphere clean at its Sheffield site. Interfilta, which also has sites in
IT'S nearly the end of the road for four star petrol. The leaded fuel will be banned from January 1, as part of a European drive to cut air pollution. Environmentalists believe the move to unleaded is wise. But many drivers are confused about what they
FIRMS from across East Lancashire are set to take part in the biggest business debate ever. Northern Technologies in Nelson is one of more than 50 venues hosting the '2010: A Business Odyssey.' The lecture has been produced by the Department of Trade
THERE are just three weeks left to enter for the first quarterly final in the 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards. Entry forms will be sent out this week for the awards, a flagship for business achievement, entrepreneurial
AN ELTEC employee pocketed almost £23,000 in a fraud which involved cheques the tune of almost £120,000. Wendy Sutton, 38, then a claims co-ordinator in the finance department of the government-funded business, siphoned cash from her bosses for over two
A MEAT inspector was kidnapped by abattoir staff and thrown into a vat of potentially dangerous waste animal parts, a House of Commons motion claims. In a motion raised by six Labour MPs, it claims that the Meat Hygiene Service official was subjected
A MASSIVE land and air search was launched in Pendle after a depressed 28-year-old man went missing after taking a large number of paracetamol tablets. Police and Rossendale Search and Rescue team helped in the hunt. The police helicopter also checked
SOLDIER Adele Mauback is so pleased with life in the Army that she is heading home to persuade others to join up. Adele, 23, of Mellor Brook, will be at the Army Careers Office, in Fishergate, Preston, until February 5 before returning to work with 11
IT WAS a case of "nice to see ya, to see ya nice" when Colne couple Andrew and Sandra Cross finally met up with TV entertainer Bruce Forsyth. It took almost two years for the couple to win a place on the family's favourite game show, Bruce Forsyth's Play
HOME Secretary Jack Straw today launched a crackdown on people smuggling drugs to relatives in prison - after being told about the problem by a Blackburn drug enforcement officer. The Blackburn MP was holding one of his regular surgeries when an officer
Millwall 1 Burnley 2 AFTER six hours sitting in a car, getting lost in London and snarled up in countless traffic queues to arrive at the New Den at a quarter-to-three, you are left wondering if it's all worthwhile. But after watching a game like this
Blackburn Local History Society meet Feilden Room, Central Library, Blackburn, 7pm. 'The Moorfield Pit Disaster,' by Harry Tootle. Friends in Bereavement meet in the Day Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, Leeds Road, Nelson, 7pm. 'Moments in Chang Mai
FIREFIGHTERS went out and about to urge people to fit and maintain smoke alarms in their homes. Cuddly character Battery Bob joined firefighters from Clitheroe in the town centre on Saturday afternoon to hand out leaflets and advice about the importance
A MEAT inspector was kidnapped by abattoir staff and thrown into a vat of potentially dangerous waste animal parts, a House of Commons motion claims. In a motion raised by six Labour MPs, it claims that the Meat Hygiene Service official was subjected
CAN readers wipe away the years for window cleaner Kevin Dixon? He puts a shine on folk's perspective on life down in Chessington, Surrey, but wonders whether the ancestry of the National Federation of Master Window and General Cleaners, the 50-year-old
GUNMEN stole cigarettes worth almost half a million pounds from a Walkersteel complex on Blackamoor Road, Blackburn. The gang fled after tying up two security guards. But police were baffled when the three robbers' loaded lorry was found intact less than
A FAIR fight is promised by Blackburn over its bid for city status, with no running down of its rivals. Quite right, too. And it's high time the town became a city in any case - it has a cathedral, after all. We support the council in its bid and are
IF, between the lines, the call that Treasury chief secretary Alan Milburn is this week making to ministers for value-for-money action plans is really a message from the top telling them there is to be no high living at public expense, it will be a timely
I DON'T know how the Prime Minister kept a straight face when he said in a television interview that Robin Cook was respected around the world and our best Foreign Secretary for years. His reign as Foreign Secretary has been a series of blunders - from
Invicta 14 Blackburn hawks 2 Blackburn Hawks 6 Swindon Chill 4 ICE hockey stars Andrew Dickson and Lamonte Polet ran the gauntlet of a night of hate as Blackburn Hawks crashed to defeat in a highly controversial clash with Invicta on Saturday. The intimidation
READERS with a taste for adventure can sign up for our Inca Challenge - a remarkable journey through Peru to raise money for the NSPCC. This unique fund-raising holiday will take them through the remote Vilcanota mountain range, where they will visit
FOLLOWING the many reports of cases of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia over the Christmas and New Year period, I am writing to highlight one way readers can raise awareness of meningitis and raise funds for important vaccine research at the same
A CRIME prevention plan for Burnley for the new Millennium is being thrown open to public debate this week. Burnley's Review of Crime and Disorder sets out possible priorities, including tackling burglary and drug problems in the town. But the Community
THE mum of a teenage runaway is pleading for her to come back home. Concerned mum Karen Wareing has not seen daughter Melanie, 14, since Wednesday, when she walked out of school. Mrs Wareing, of Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, said: "There have been bits of
