AID worker John Boast, who spent months in a Romanian prison amid child smuggling allegations, is planning a new mercy drive to war-torn Kosovo. Mr Boast, 49, wants to help the refugees who are flooding across the Albanian and Macedonian borders after
Premier League: Arsenal 1 Blackburn Rovers 0 - Peter White's big match verdict THE pain of a deep-seated groin injury that is handicapping courageous Chris Sutton's every step is nothing compared to the desperate hurt he feels at a relegation struggle
Blackburn Artists Society meet to receive members paintings only, St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, Blackburn, 7pm. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, St Peter's School Hall, Watson Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Blackburn Flower Club meet Trinity United
LOVEBIRDS John Colling and Linda Mercer celebrated their engagement less than two months after meeting on a blind date. The couple met when John joined the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Two's Company voice link. John, 43, of Higher Lawrence Street, Darwen
THE record of Sell on Site has been expunged following their shock resignation from the Blackburn Sunday League Division One. This has given a complete new look to the league table as Kings Inn, New Gardeners and Old Toll Bar all lose points from wins
ON behalf of our family, we would like to thank each and every one of the people who gave tremendous support in their efforts in aid of the Luke Hill Florida Dolphin appeal. Special thanks to the committee and members of St Paul's WMC, Blackburn, and
SINCE Ewood Amateurs sewed up the title of the Colborne Trophies Premier Division some weeks ago, eyes have been focused on the race for second place. This has now gone to Griffin Celtic after their 6-0 midweek demolition of Manxman. They played their
REGARDING the letter from the chairman and secretary of the Whitebirk Tenants' Association (Letters, March 25), they are quite correct with regard to the council's policy of council house allocation which takes no regard whatsoever of its more long-standing
I AM writing about the tragedy of Kosovo with advice about what readers can do about it. Britain's Defence Secretary has spoken of genocide happening. Bodies have been reported lying in the roads of western Kosovo. The biggest refugee crisis in Europe
TEENAGE "have a go'' shop assistant Robert Wyllie was stabbed in the stomach when he went to tackle a robber who had grabbed one of his bosses around the throat. Robert, 16, a student at Nelson and Colne College, went at the robber with a stick used to
NEW groups promoting equality and harmony are essential to tackle the growing and significant danger of a breakdown in race relations in East Lancashire, Burnley councillors have been warned. Finance chairman Coun Peter Kenyon told a full council meeting
A WORRIED mum is watching the Kosovo conflict unfold on TV while her 21-year-old daughter serves with the British army in neighbouring Macedonia. Rachael Allen, from Rishton, was one of the first female soldiers to be sent into Macedonia in an international
MATT Jansen's season looks to be over as Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd has suffered another stunning injury blow in his battle to maintain Premiership status at Ewood. And there are also fears over how much Billy McKinlay and Lee Carsley might be able
A COUPLE whose beloved canal boat 'The Gnome of Rishton' was destroyed by vandals say they will stop at nothing to find the culprits. Anne and Michael Darby, of Meadow Gardens, Rishton, returned from a few days away to discover their beautiful narrow
IN A week when the North West Regional Development Agency launches its work to bring more investment into the region, Reporter PAUL SMITH has been investigating how councillors in East Lancashire are working to make sure the area's voice is heard just
THE success of a motorbike firm in a world famous rally is helping put Blackburn on the map. Off-road motorcycle specialist CCM Motorcyles, based at Shadsworth Business Park, recently took the manufacturer's award in the Paris to Dakar race after all
The opinions of John Blunt are not necessarily those of this newspaper WHEN will it end? Where will it end? These are the constantly repeated questions as Nato's war with Serbia over Kosovo begins its third week. But one does not have to be either a foreign
AID worker Kate Ogden is in a harrowing race against time to feed starving Kosovar youngsters as they cross the border into Albania. Kate, 37, of Castle Road, Colne, flew out to Albania on Saturday and yesterday made the six-hour journey from Tirana to
AN aid worker for an East Lancashire charity today told of a city full of people in shock after their experiences at the hands of Serbian soldiers when they tried to escape from Kosovo to Albanian border camps. Chris Dakas is distributing supplies from
A CABARET band is in danger of being forced to end its career on a low note after sound and lighting equipment was stolen from its van after a gig in Colne. Pendle group Back on Track finished a set at the North Valley Hotel and returned to the Nelson
PIGEON racer John Ledger has ruffled more than a few feathers by threatening to challenge the charitable status of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. But his anger landed him in hot water after he began an e-mail campaign against an innocent
AID worker Kate Ogden is in a harrowing race against time to feed starving Kosovar youngsters as they cross the border into Albania. Kate, 37, of Castle Road, Colne, flew out to Albania on Saturday and yesterday made the six-hour journey from Tirana to
A PUB landlord was left high and dry after he was locked out of his car - by his pet poodle. Ken Peet, of the Railway Hotel, Pleasington, left his poodle Wallace in his car while he went to stock up on supplies at Booker Cash and Carry, Amberley Street
MATT Jansen's season looks to be over as Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd has suffered another stunning injury blow in his battle to maintain Premiership status at Ewood. And there are also fears over how much Billy McKinlay and Lee Carsley might be able
CLARETS wideman Graham Branch has been pumping up his iron intake to wing his way back to form. Branch has been prescribed a course of iron tablets after feeling lethargic going into recent games. And the evidence of his livewire second-half appearance
AN aid worker for an East Lancashire charity today told of a city full of people in shock after their experiences at the hands of Serbian soldiers when they tried to escape from Kosovo to Albanian border camps. Chris Dakas is distributing supplies from
A DISABLED mum who called for better access to public buildings in East Lancashire has been adopted by the Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month's council elections. Wendy Hollin, 29, launched a stinging attack on the authorities for "paying
A STRETCH of the Ribble Way described as the most beautiful riverside path in the country could be closed to walkers. But defiant ramblers have vowed to fight closure of the Sawley footpath in the High Court if necessary. Former Environment Secretary
A £300,000 plan was drawn up to solve a looming baby-boom hospital crisis. A temporary ward would be built if the plan went ahead, but it would leave health officials with a huge staff pay headache. Health authority chairman Ian Woolley said Blackburn
IT IS, of course, frivolous to ask ourselves where or what East Lancashire is. But when that question is put to others, in this country and abroad, and draws a blank or dismissive response, we should be concerned. For there are people in government and
WHILE agreeing with your editorial comment (LET, March 29), especially the first part on pollution, I disagree with the piece on the IRA. The recent killings were started by the nationalists, yet they are the ones who want the IRA to disarm. I would like
IN Saturday's edition (March 27), Page Nine carried an article headed 'Projects to boost deprived areas,' which gave details of a visit from a high-flying government minister, Angela Eagle, the purpose of which is to launch a series of measures to boost
LANCASHIRE give youth a fling as the cricket season gets under way - weather permitting - with a three-day game at Cambridge University starting tomorrow. With Andy Flintoff, Ian Austin and Neil Fairbrother in Sharjah with England, and Mike Atherton ruled
ACCRINGTON Stanley and Chorley could be handed a relegation lifeline after UniBond League secretary Duncan Bayley confirmed Hucknall Town are struggling to meet ground-grading criteria. The Nottinghamshire-based outfit are red-hot favourites to finish
WITH reference to the article on new fridges for £25 (LET, March 25), I rang on behalf of my mother who is 88, on DSS pension, income support, care allowance and got the complete runaround on the phone. First I rang 01772 262146 - the answer machine advised
ONE of Britain's richest men has bought a large stake in the parent firm of a Burnley company. Julian Richer, who has made a multi-million pound fortune from his chain of hi-fi shops, has bought a 9.5 per cent stake in French Group, which owns East Lancashire
CLARETS wideman Graham Branch has been pumping up his iron intake to wing his way back to form. Branch has been prescribed a course of iron tablets after feeling lethargic going into recent games. And the evidence of his livewire second-half appearance
A NEIGHBOURHOOD policeman has called on residents to back his campaign to get a park building demolished as part of a bid to tackle boozy nuisance teenagers. But Hyndburn Council says it unhappy about the letter sent to 750 households by community policeman
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy I LOVE walking around watercourses in the early spring. At this time you get clear views which are not obstructed by trees. This week I enjoyed two walks. The first was alongside the Bridgewater Canal at Worsley. In the
THREE East Lancashire entrepreneurs are set to take on their counterparts from across the North West. Budding young businessmen and women are taking part in the Shell LiveWire Young Business Person of the year contest. LiveWire is national scheme which
YOUR friends and mine, the teachers, are threatening strike action unless they get pay rises of more than £3,000 a year each - that's a 10 per cent increase, four times the rate of inflation, and £1,000 as well. To be fair, it's the Lefty activists of
HANDS up which of you council tax payers are happy at forking out nearly a quarter of a million pounds a year to give people information that they could get for nothing off a government leaflet - to enable them to get more from state benefits? Not a lot
YOU don't need to be a boffin to know that there's a health risk in the diesel fumes from those jolly buses that nice John Prescott wants to force us all on to and from the lorries still thundering through our towns because the government now also says
WORRIED shopkeepers have accused council bosses of failing to take responsibility for a dangerous stretch of pavement. The traders in Duckworth Street, Darwen, claim Blackburn with Darwen Council allowed heavy road sweepers to break up stone paving flags
