AN inquest was due to be held today into the death of a two-year-old girl who died after falling into a swimming pool at the home of World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty, in Mellor. Hannah Walsh, who lived with her parents Louise and Graham in a cottage
OLD black and white photographs came in handy when renovations were being planned for two shops in Barnoldswick town centre. Architects working for the local Tending the Town scheme used Victorian snaps of Newtown, taken during Queen Victoria's Diamond
A TINY Kosovar baby boy called Liberation breathed his first air in Blackburn as generals attempted to force Serbs into signing a peace deal which would free his homeland. Little Clirim Berisha was born on Saturday night at Queen's Park Hospital just
THE search for missing schoolboy Shaun Smith, who is believed to have drowned in a Blackburn canal, was continuing today. Police have revealed they are following scores of lines of inquiry - including telephone calls made to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
BURNLEY chief Stan Ternent will step up his search for a new goalkeeper after having a bid for Everton's Paul Gerrard rejected. Ternent lodged an offer with the Premiership club but has not been back in for the England under-21 international after that
THE 1999 European Cup Final between Manchester United v Bayern Munich was probably the most awaited match that the whole nation has wanted to see. I had to settle for the TV. But despite the result - the unbelievable finish - one thing spoiled it for
BLACKBURN Rovers remain in the hunt for David Wetherall, although Huddersfield Town have stolen a march in the race to sign the Leeds United defender. Wetherall had discussions with Huddersfield yesterday afternoon after the First Division club agreed
REGARDING Neil Bramwell's excellent article on the state of English cricket (LET, June 3), unusually for him, I thought he was almost polite and not critical enough of the sorry mess the game is in at national level. How David Graveney has the gall to
PATIENTS were forced to wait before going into hospital because medical services were running short of bed linen. Consultant cardiologist Dr Alan Myers told Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley health authority the problem became so bad that he asked
ON behalf of the Stroke Association, I would like to thank all your readers who took part in, or supported, last month's Thames Bridges Bike Ride. More than 1,150 cyclists took part in the ride and are expected to have raised more than £70,000 for all
TRY as it may to prevent the plummeting euro from being an issue of the European elections on Thursday, the government does stand to receive a mid-term message from the electorate on the crucial question of whether or not we should join. But the trouble
LANCASHIRE Under 15s started their annual tour to the South West with a disappointing seven wicket defeat against Cornwall at Perranporth CC. Lancashire, batting first, were bowled out for 144 (Gareth Cross 64) and Cornwall had no trouble in reaching
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has slapped a 'not-for-sale' sign on Billy O'Callaghan following the Reds rejection of a substantial bid for the ace marksman. League of Wales outfit TNS Llansantffraid, who played in the Cup Winners Cup two seasons
I NOTE (LET, May 4) that the Darwen Library Theatre is to be re-named. As a former member of the Darwen Arts Council and of the Darwen Library Players, I ask why Darwen with Blackburn Council can't just leave it alone. To my knowledge, it's been the '
AN ex-convict just out of jail slung a brick through a car window and helped himself to two pairs of binoculars. Burnley magistrates heard Daniel Patrick Daly, 32, was released from prison on March 10 and was hard up after laying out cash to get back
ROAD safety campaigner Anne Ravenhill is gearing up for a face-to-face meeting with transport minister Lord Whitty. For seven years, Mrs Ravenhill of Burnley, has campaigned for compulsory motorway tuition for every newly qualified driver. Support has
STEVEN Waring has been appointed production manager at Peter Scott printers in Burnley. Steven, 33, studied at Burnley College and has an HND in print management. He has recently returned from a sabbatical in Italy carrying out a research project sponsored
PIE makers Hollands helped profits at its parent company rise by more than ten per cent. Northern Foods increased profits to £94.5 million in 1998-99 compared with £82.7million in the previous year. In the convenience foods division which Baxenden-based
A RETAILER has been has been named as top of the shops. F A Allen & Sons of Clitheroe has been awarded the title of Independent Wallcovering retailer of the Year. Managing director Roland Hailwood, who has run the business for the past 20 years, collected
STAFF enjoyed a Friday Night Fever and raised £4,000. Fake chest hair, medallions, platform shoes and hot pants were the order of the day as staff from British Aerospace's customer support department held a 1970s ballroom blitz fund raising event at the
FINDING free transport for a trip to the Lake District proved no problem for a Blackburn school, thanks to our link up with Lancashire Leyland Daf, Accrington. The super 16-seater Millennium Bus was on the road again, ferrying year six pupils from Meadowhead
A FIRM of accountants staged a major celebration to mark its 25th birthday. Ainsworths was founded by Mike Ainsworth and Chris Ridehalgh in two rooms in Padiham. Since then the chartered accountancy practice has grown to having six partners at offices
GIRLS in a Burnley high school are keeping up with the news and developing their journalistic skills through our Super Story Search literacy project. All 180 pupils in year nine at Walshaw High School are taking part in the scheme, which includes a daily
A TRADE mission to Hungary led to an East Lancashire firm buying up another firm. PDS Engineering of Nelson were so impressed with a Hungarian machine tooling firm they visited that they made an offer to acquire it PDS was one of 12 companies taking part
PLEAS against plans for new homes in Pendle are set to be rejected by Lancashire County Council. Local councillors and residents' groups asked the council to cut the target of homes to be built in future years, but county councillors are due to confirm
VANDALS caused £5,000 worth of damage when they broke into St Silas Church in Preston New Road, Blackburn, on Saturday night and started a fire in a store-room. One Sunday morning service had to be cancelled and two others were held in the neighbouring
I CUT out and kept a copy of Neil Bramwell's column in which he said Manchester United would not win the Premiership title (LET, January 14), knowing full well he would be proved wrong again. Won't win the Premiership? What about a treble instead? Wrong
THE head of family firm of undertakers collapsed at the wheel of a hearse carrying a coffin as he drove to a funeral. The hearse - which then collided with a parked car - was being driven by Norman Alty, 68, of Alty Funeral Service, Witton, Blackburn,
ALTHOUGH I'm not a Manchester City fan, I'm pleased they have gone back in the First Division where they belong. I'm surprised at Joe Royle's remarks: "We are playing against big teams now - like Blackburn, Wolves and Sheffield United." In the old days
A INVESTIGATION has been launched into the mystery death of a toddler who died two days after being taken to hospital by his worried parents. The boy, from the Blackburn area, was due to celebrate his second birthday in the coming weeks but became ill
Blackburn and District Bird Club meet Belmont Reservoir and Moors, 7.30pm. Blackburn Rambling Association meet Oddfellows Hall, Regent Street, Blackburn, 8pm. Beetle Drive. Organ and Keyboard Recital Club meet Rossendale United Social Club, Staghills
NEIGHBOURS stared in disbelief when their road became the back-drop to a new comedy drama starring Victoria Wood and Julie Walters. The famous duo had been busy filming in Woodlea Road, on a council estate at Audley, Blackburn, for a new BBC Screen One
WHIZZ kid Justin Astley landed the Darwen Hotels Snooker League individual and pairs double. But he had to struggle in the singles against Punch team-mate Ian Harle who took him to 2-2 before a miss on a tricky blue let the 16-year-old in for victory.
THERE was a glittering array of silverware handed out when McDonald's Hyndburn and District Boys' Football League held their annual prizegiving evening at King George's Hall, Blackburn. Roll of Honour - League Championships - Under 12s (The Newlaw Shield
PREDICTABLY, after Adrian Shurmer's election as a Great Harwood councillor comes the sour grapes and innuendo from the defeated that he is a closet Conservative and persecutor of the defeated. Predictably, here is a letter of support for Mr Shurmer. Labour
FURTHER to your 'The Way We Were' supplement (LET, May 18), I remember Blackburn's old Hen Market which was held on the cobbled area behind the old town hall. My grandfather took me as a little boy. In those days, lots of chaps had hen pens either in
TEN residents in the Coal Clough area of Burnley have started a partnership which they hope will grow in more ways than one. CHAMPS (Chicken Hill Allotments Members' Partnership) aims to manage five allotments and develop 10 more by involving other residents
BURNLEY chief Stan Ternent will step up his search for a new goalkeeper after having a bid for Everton's Paul Gerrard rejected. Ternent lodged an offer with the Premiership club but has not been back in for the England under-21 international after that
A LICENSEE whose dog was found dead inside her boarded-up pub was ordered to undertake community service by magistrates who described the penalty as payback for her 'despicable' actions. Caroline Rushton, 35, former licensee of the White Lion Hotel, Huncoat
INSIGHT: An electoral revolution will come to East Lancashire on Thursday when the so called proportional representation system of voting will be used for the European elections. So what is proportional representation and what differences will voters
HOW will your school be remembered at the turn of the millennium? An invitation has gone to all schools in East Lancashire to take part in our "Time Capsule" schools millennium project. We are planning to publish a special supplement giving future generations
A SHOP owner crashed into a parked car injuring a great-grandmother who was stepping out of the vehicle, a court heard. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Mary Latham, 80, who was being dropped at her house in Chapel House Road, Nelson, died later in hospital
AS A supporter of the NSPCC, I would like to encourage lady golfers to join the thousands taking part in this year's NSPCC Ladies' Golf Classic - the country's only national, amateur tournament for women. It's an enjoyable event, with the chance to win
HERE we go again - the Board of Blackburn Rovers treating season ticket holders like children, trying to convince them that they are getting a bargain by keeping prices for next season the same as the last one. Then, in the next breath they issue a statement
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has branded as "ludicrous" the situation by which only three of the 110 candidates for Thursday's European elections in the North West live in East Lancashire. The elections for the European Parliament are being run on a new
MY daughter, Barbara Wright, has arthritis in her arms, wrists, hips and neck. She is at the end of her tether as her doctor says that unless she comes to terms with arthritis and accepts she cannot do things like she did before, there is nothing else
NEVER mind about the former Park Lee Hospital in Blackburn being sold dirt cheap (LET, May 20), residents in the area were not informed beforehand. No thought was given to the hospice on the site having to put up with noise or to the old people being
THE season starts here! That's the message from Lancashire skipper John Crawley on the eve of the Championship match against Warwickshire at Southport. Lancashire go into the game third from bottom of the table, with a lot of ground to make up to avoid
THEY say that ignorance is bliss. Nowhere was this better demonstrated than at the special education and training committee meeting at Blackburn Town Hall on May 24. At this meeting, a decision of utmost importance, affecting the most vulnerable members
A WOMAN today said she was lucky to be alive after arsonists started a fire which took part of the roof off her home and destroyed the house next door. And Jean Feilden has thanked neighbours Mick and Paula Ashe for sounding the alarm which saved her
DETECTIVES are continuing their investigation into a claim that a former council leader may have broken election law by handing out illegal leaflets. Hyndburn council leader George Slynn's campaign is being investigated by officers from Blackburn CID
BLACKBURN Rovers remain in the hunt for David Wetherall, although Huddersfield Town have stolen a march in the race to sign the Leeds United defender. Wetherall had discussions with Huddersfield yesterday afternoon after the First Division club agreed
A WOMAN today said she was lucky to be alive after arsonists started a fire which took part of the roof off her home and destroyed the house next door. And Jean Feilden has thanked neighbours Mick and Paula Ashe for sounding the alarm which saved her
