SACKFULS of warm blankets and clothes were today being sent from East Lancashire to help refugees caught up in the Kosovo conflict. Scouts in the area gave their support to an emergency collection as part of a national humanitarian initiative launched
DOZENS of jobs have been lost after two firms crashed in the latest blow to East Lancashire's ailing footwear industry. Receivers have been appointed at Gilleade & Ashworth, of Haslingden, and J Walsh Footwear, of Blackburn. Around six jobs at the
A WALKER who fell on rocks and broke his leg crawled a quarter of a mile across a moor to summon help. Neil Thompson, 33, of Mount Terrace, Rawtenstall, had been walking across Haslingden Grane, near to Musbury Chimney, when the accident happened at about
AT this stage of the season it's points that count, so Burnley boss Stan Ternent was able to glean a degree of satisfaction from a 1-1 draw at Oldham on Saturday. "It's a good away point but not a good away performance by the standards we set ourselves
BLACKBURN Rovers are sweating on the possibility of Damien Duff being out of Africa sooner than expected and back to boost the Ewood relegation struggle. With Duff in outstanding form, the Republic of Ireland have qualified for the second round of the
St John's Operatic Society present "Carousel," Pendle Hippodrome, Colne, 7.15pm. St James Mothers Union meet in the church lounge, Blackburn, 7.30pm. "Pilgrimage to Jerusalem," with Joyce Rawlinson. Blackburn Arts Club presents "Jekyll and Hyde," in the
A TERRIBLE picture of child torture, sex abuse and neglect was revealed in the NSPCC's annual report - and East Lancashire was not spared. Throughout the county, there was a 24 per cent increase in sex abuse cases dealt with by the charity. A special
TO celebrate the start of the 1999 season at Old Trafford, the last of the Millennium, Lancashire County Cricket Club wi ll be opening the gates to the first County Championship match starting on Tuesday, April 13 and it will be free of charge for all
STEPPING up their protest at the Budget's blows to their industry, truckers set out to paralyse the centres of at least eight big towns and cities today, just as they did with London a fortnight ago in their protest at soaring fuel and road taxes. It
AS THE row rages on over East Lancashire children being sent to schools miles from their homes and MP Nigel Evans blames poor long-term planning for the lack of places nearby, a sensible solution that the government ought to champion is unveiled today
MAY I congratulate Blackburn with Darwen Council's housing officers on their professionalism? When I moved in to my home five years ago, I was vetted first to see if I was a suitable applicant to live in the flats. There was a good community spirit; everyone
Ramsbottom United 0 Newcastle Town 5 UNITED crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season at the hands of title-chasing Newcastle Town as their top gun Darren Twigg smashed a hat-trick for the visitors. The scoreline equalled the Rams worst defeat in
REGARDING Mrs Maureen Armfield's remarks, it is a great pity that she feels a person in a nursing home can be treated like a child and not someone in their elderly years. Not all homes are as she described - ours certainly is not. People in nursing and
BURNLEY FC chairman Barry KiIby has become the latest East Lancashire businessman to make the list of the country's 1,000 richest people. Mr Kilby, who has made his fortune from his Blackburn-based media games business Europrint, is listed at 971st in
MRS Maureen Armfield (Letters, March 30) suggests that when nurses go into nursing homes they turn into monsters, treating older people inhumanely and ignoring basic needs. While this may make good copy, it simply is not true. Nurses don't leave dedication
EAST Lancashire actor Malcolm Hebden stars in a new production at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Malcolm, raised in Burnley, has a leading role in 'Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis,' which opens at the Octagon on Thursday. Written by Octagon writer-in-residence
DRIVERS who fail to belt up face £20 fixed penalty fines next week as police step up their seat belt campaign in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. Pennine Division police launched their belt awareness campaign today with a week of education when officers
BURNLEY folk opened their hearts to the refugees of Kosovo, with a staggering response to an appeal for help. Hundreds flocked to the town centre with food, clothes and gifts, overwhelming Council for Voluntary Services workers with their determination
LEADING goal-grabber Andy Payton will be fit to lead the Clarets attack in their crucial derby clash at Blackpool tomorrow night. Payton claimed his 21st goal of the season to earn Burnley a 1-1 draw at Oldham on Saturday before being withdrawn from the
WALLCOVERINGS firm Graham & Brown, of Blackburn, is launching a revolutionary new product. under its Super Fresco brand. 'Dado Doddle' is designed to hang vertically rather than horizontally, and is aimed at decorators who want to use dados. The new
SNOOKER and pool firm Riley is to sponsor a major international event. The Burnley-based firm is backing the Riley International Pool Tour which has a prize fund of £20,000 and covers both men's and ladies' competitions. Last year more than 100 entrants
A COLLEGE'S hair and beauty department has thrown out an open invitation to the public - "Come and join our party". The Nelson and Colne unit says the public is welcome to its annual awards evening at the The Comfort Hotel, Burnley, on April 22 at 7.30
LEADING churchmen will get a taste of life in Pendle during a two-day fact-finding tour. The Bishops of Blackburn and Burnley, the Right Reverends Alan Chesters and Martyn Jarrett, together with the Archdeacon of Blackburn, the Venerable Dr John Marsh
A 60-YEAR-old woman died of acute alcohol poisoning while visiting her ex-husband in Edgworth, near Darwen. And an inquest heard that Astrid Wilding had a blood alcohol level five-and-a-quarter times the permitted level for driving. Mrs Wilding died at
HOMELESS youngsters have got a new friendly face to help them get their lives back on track. Liz Stanton has taken over as manager at the Project 66 Hostel, Preston New Road, Blackburn, which is run by the North British Housing Association. Her job will
LANDOWNERS in East Lancashire say they are reaching the end of the line with illegal fly-tippers. The influential Country Landowners' Association say the problem is particularly bad in the county and is calling for urgent action. The association wants
TRUCKERS fighting to compete against European haulage firms who pay half as much for a gallon of fuel were today attempting to paralyse Manchester in protest. A convoy set off from a roadside cafe in Lymm, Cheshire, at 8am, heading for the city via the
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman hanged herself after watching a Kilroy TV programme, Contacting the Dead, an inquest was told. Her distraught father, who discovered her body hanging from the loft, said the programme had been the final straw that pushed Shelly Louise
POLICE chiefs say they are winning the long running battle against house burglars across East Lancashire. Officers in charge of leading the fight against crime in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley have revealed break-ins dropped dramatically
LEADING goal-grabber Andy Payton will be fit to lead the Clarets attack in their crucial derby clash at Blackpool tomorrow night. Payton claimed his 21st goal of the season to earn Burnley a 1-1 draw at Oldham on Saturday before being withdrawn from the
A PRISONER turned down the chance of being released two months early because he did not want to be sent to live in Blackburn. Michael Hunter today blasted probation officers after ending up in a town "with nothing to offer" despite his protest - and said
Division Two: Oldham Athletic 1 Burnley 1 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict A COUPLE of hours before this game Oldham Athletic were featured on BBC's Football Focus missing out on a place in the 1994 FA Cup final thanks to a last-gasp Mark Hughes goal
A TODDLER drowned in a canal just yards from a Blackburn pub where a couple were holding their wedding reception. Staff and customers at the Moorings Pub launched a frantic search for two-year-old Joe Hutcheon after his parents spotted he had gone missing
GOODNESS knows how many youngsters attend Sunday School nowadays but, from a yearbook lent to Looking Back by a reader, we find that 60 years ago nearly 8,500 children were on the books of more than 50 schools connected with the Blackburn Sunday School
EAST Lancashire topped the league of shame after shocking figures highlighted the area as an animal cruelty black-spot. The RSPCA's Preston office recorded more offences than any of its other four North West offices. Among the incidents were a goat tethered
Oxford Utd 0 Bury 1 NOT only did First Division Bury gain their first away win of the season, they also brought to an end an embarrassing run of 20 games without a victory. And they also recorded their first-ever win at the Manor Ground in achieving the
Watford 2 Bolton Wanderers 0 COLIN Todd has tried manfully to keep the lid on his emotions but on Saturday he finally snapped. Little wonder for Bolton, once with more than in an interest in automatic promotion to the Premier League, but now even uncertain
Macclesfield Town 3 Preston North End 2 PRESTON's hopes of automatic promotion from Division Two are fading fast despite the free scoring form of star striker Steve Basham. Another brace from on-loan Basham wasn't enough to prevent defeat at Moss Rose
REGARDING readers' memories of trams (Letters, March 24), the double-deck ones in Blackburn had the destination board outside the top deck and the seats on the open top deck had a flap so that if the seat was wet after rain, you could turn it and have
Lancashire Lynx 24 Leigh 44 LYNX went down to yet another defeat against local rivals Leigh in a high scoring encounter at Victory Park. With 15 minutes to go Lynx were trailing by only four points and looked the more likely side to come away with a victory
SO our Bishop of Blackburn is to hold a service at an Asda superstore. I bet this has upset quite a few people, even in these ever-changing times. The Bishop says this is the Church's symbolic way of meeting people. I hope people who criticise will first
Accrington Stanley 3 Marine 2 BATTLING Stanley kept their hopes of avoiding the drop alive with a stunning Billy O'Callaghan winner as time ran out. Wayne Harrison's side raced into a two-goal lead after only 14 minutes of this UniBond Premier League
REGARDING your Insight report (LET, April 2) on the boundary changes that came with local government reorganisation 25 years ago. I was born in Earby some years ago and on my birth certificate it says West Riding of Yorkshire and I am very proud to be
EAST Lancashire actor Malcolm Hebden stars in a new production at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Malcolm, raised in Burnley, has a leading role in 'Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis,' which opens at the Octagon on Thursday. Written by Octagon writer-in-residence
A DISABLED resident was evacuated to safety as fire swept through the lofts of houses around him. Antony Biggs, 45, the only resident in a row of boarded-up homes in Myers Street, Burnley, had to quit his home as firefighters tackled the blaze which gutted
A PAIR of saucy knickers bought for actress Mina Anwar's television character PC Maggie Habib were part of a farcical comedy plot in BBC TV's cop series The Thin Blue Line. But now the East Lancashire actress has launched her own company - selling underwear
BUSINESSES are being urged to celebrate their achievements! Entries have now started coming in for the second quarterly awards in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards. Last quarter's awards saw Burnley-based firms Ensign Developments
A TV cook gave elderly people at a Pendle nursing home an interesting insight into "Cooking on the air". Visiting speaker Pam Jelley, of Simonstone, who has appeared on radio and television cookery programmes, talked about how cooking in front of an audience
A TODDLER drowned in a canal just yards from a Blackburn pub where a couple were holding their wedding reception. Staff and customers at the Moorings Pub launched a frantic search for two-year-old Joe Hutcheon after his parents spotted he had gone missing
