FUND-RAISING supermarket staff think Blackburn Rovers goalie Tim Flowers must have lost his touch - nobody made a bid for his signed gloves during a fun day. They were expected to bring in big money at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph backed event at
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice was meeting Foreign Office minister Geoff Hoon today to discuss the worsening situation in Kashmir. Speaking before the meeting, the MP said the growing conflict in Kashmir had been pushed off the front pages because of the Balkans
A ROBBER held a young family at knifepoint after conning his way into their home. The incident took place more than a week ago but police have only just released full details and appealing for information. The man locked the 28-year-old woman and her
REVISED plans to create a windfarm in Rossendale have been submitted to council chiefs. The number of turbines proposed for the site near Hogshead Law Hill, Bacup, has been cut from 12 to nine, but the turbine blades will be larger to provide a third
CAMPAIGNERS have called on health bosses to give local people their say on the future of a Pendle clinic. Councillors and the area's Community Health Council fear services currently provided at the Butts Clinic, Barnoldswick, will gradually be transferred
BUS giant Stagecoach, which carries thousands of East Lancashire passengers, has reported a bumper rise in profits. The firm, which owns Ribble Buses and also operates services in Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn, saw operating profits rise by more than 25
A HEARTBROKEN couple whose first child died after being injured by forceps during her birth are considering suing hospital bosses. Simon O'Donnell and Carol Worthington, of Exchange Street, Accrington, have been left devastated by the death of their daughter
BURNLEY are closing in on the signing of Luton Town defender Mitchell Thomas. The Clarets made an approach for the former Spurs man earlier this summer. And it looks increasingly likely that Thomas will be added to manager Stan Ternent's squad by the
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Brian Kidd will splash out in the summer transfer market - but is backing the core of his current squad to regain Rovers Premiership status at the first attempt. Kidd will strive to strengthen Rovers' problem areas, which is likely
PATIENTS from a medium secure unit at a Whalley mental hospital are to be moved into houses on a main road just half a mile from villagers. And a councillor is demanding assurances that people will not be at risk when 12 patients from the Chestnut Drive
Kim Andrew was among the early leaders going into the second qualifying round of the British Women's Amateur Championship at Birkdale today. Andrew, who plays at Clitheroe, was three shots off the pace after an opening round of 78 but one stroke better
THERE is no dispute that police officers have a job that is among the most dangerous and stressful of all and that, as a result, their sickness levels can be expected to be higher than those of other occupations. But, again, we see the force's sick leave
MIKE Atherton hit the comeback trail today in the unglamorous surroundings of Middlesbrough. Atherton, who has not played since being ruled out of England's World Cup squad with his back problem, was included in Lancashire's second team for a game against
BAXENDEN caused the upset of the season when they beat champions and Jennings Ribblesdale League leaders Padiham at the weekend. But to students of form it might not have come as too big a shock with the Back Lane club emerging as one of the form horses
BORROWDALE United and Oaks United have broken clear of the pack with important wins in the 11th week of the competition. Borrowdale are now on 30 points, five points clear of the Oaks in second and 12 points clear of Marsden Cross in third, after their
REGARDING the sale of the Park Lee Hospital site in Blackburn (LET, May 20) which is to become a boarding school, on Bank Holiday Monday, I visited a relative who lives in this area and was appalled and disheartened by what I witnessed. It was early afternoon
BURNLEY are closing in on the signing of Luton Town defender Mitchell Thomas. The Clarets made an approach for the former Spurs man earlier this summer. And it looks increasingly likely that Thomas will be added to manager Stan Ternent's squad by the
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Brian Kidd will splash out in the summer transfer market - but is backing the core of his current squad to regain Rovers Premiership status at the first attempt. Kidd will strive to strengthen Rovers' problem areas, which is likely
A NEW range of office seating has been launched by a Blackburn firm following a buyout. Dauphin held a conference at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel for office furniture dealers to launch its new range. In March, the Blackburn firm was sold to part of a German-based
SOME of East Lancashire's most glamorous grannies and grandads in gladrags were today battling it out in the North West final of the Whitbread Senior Citizens' Talent Show. Ageing singers will join crinkly comics and even an 86-year-old Teletubby on stage
AN expanding firm has opened a new office to cope with demand. First Business Support, based in Rawtenstall, offers companies specialist advice in areas including employment law and health and safety legislation. The firm has now opened a satellite office
JANET Anderson, the Rossendale and Darwen MP and Minister for Pop - a portfolio without which the country would surely grind to a halt - insists there was nothing untoward in her being given 12 free tickets to allow her daughter to have her 18th birthday
IF EVER there was an instance of flawed priorities, it was provided by former swimming teacher Jacqui King, of Trawden, who this week railed in this newspaper against the County Council halving schools' swimming lessons. For we carried her outburst on
FED-UP passengers who travel on trains between Blackburn and Bolton have set up a rail user group to push for improvements in the reliability, speed and frequency of services on the line. The group will hold its first meeting in the Feilden Room, Blackburn
BURNLEY'S historic Towneley Hall will get a new lease of life thanks to a £1.1 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant announced today. The cash gives the green light to a £1.4 million improvement package, aimed at attracting thousands more visitors to the
A HEARTBROKEN couple whose first child died after being injured by forceps during her birth are considering suing hospital bosses. Simon O'Donnell and Carol Worthington, of Exchange Street, Accrington, have been left devastated by the death of their daughter
SCHOOL friends were due to say prayers for youngster Shaun Smith and his family today after his body was discovered in a Blackburn canal. The grim find was made by police divers four days after Shaun was reported missing by a friend. His distraught parents
THE devastated parents of a two-year-old tot who died after she fell into an outdoor swimming pool at the home of World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty today said they were living every parents' nightmare as they try to rebuild their lives. A statement
CASTLE Cement has been told to clean up its act after residents complained of a cloud of smoke hovering above their houses. The Environment Agency served an enforcement notice on the Clitheroe firm yesterday following complaints about the haze. Inspectors
THE EFFORTS of Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd and his Burnley counterpart Stan Ternent to bolster their defensive resources could be doubly rewarded next season. As well as the obvious factor of helping to win games, improved defensive performances
ONLY the pitiless will gloat at the disgrace and downfall of former minister Jonathan Aitken, jailed for 18 months for perjury and perverting the course of justice. But those who believe in justice will have a rightful sense of satisfaction - in that
THE distinctive blue and white halves of Blackburn Rovers will be much in evidence when a national five-a-side competition for Premiership and Nationwide League football supporters' associations kicks off on Saturday, June 12. Flying the Ewood flag are
JONATHAN Harvey could set a Jennings Ribblesdale League record if he completes a hat-trick of centuries against Clitheroe on Saturday, writes PETE OLIVER. Harvey has exploded into form with successive tons against Blackburn Northern (151) and Great Harwood
EAST Lancs Ladies are in pole position following their 9-0 victory at Parkwood. However, Burnley are just two points behind with two games in hand. In the Mixed League Burnley A have a significant lead over Sunnyhurst A with Burnley B and Parkwood also
THE naked man sculpture near the M65 at Lower Eccleshill (LET, May 29) is degrading and an eyesore. It does nothing for this town, but makes us into a laughing stock. The councillors responsible for this latest price of junk in the name of art should
PIONEER '79 swimmer Alison Naylor captained the Bolton and District girls' team at the Inter Association Gala held at Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, over two weekends. Alison was also presented with the Captain's Trophy by the area president and
IN reply to P Webster (Letters, May 25) who says that the claims about sparrowhawks are exaggerated, in 1991 a British Trust of Ornithology survey stated there were 32,000 pairs of sparrowhawks and 32,000 unattached ones. They each need to eat three songbirds
FOR the best part of seven hours yesterday the deep-seated rivalry between India and Pakistan was almost forgotten. All talk of a security red alert looked more like a red herring as opposition supporters cast aside the tensions between the two countries
DURING a recent visit to my local post office, it was my misfortune to witness some of the most ignorant and impolite behaviour possible. On arrival, there were already several people queuing, and five minutes before the office was due to open this "queue
I READ with interest about the police campaign in Hyndburn against car tax dodgers and of the vigilance of members of the public in reporting untaxed vehicles (LET, June 2). I completely agree that anyone owning a car should purchase and display a current
BURNLEY is gearing up for two of the biggest events in the summer calendar this weekend - the King Cotton Carnival and Burnley Agricultural Show. Saturday's carnival, now in its third year, is looking ahead with a futuristic theme looking beyond the new
BURNLEY is sitting on a dental care timebomb - because too many of town's dentists are getting long in the tooth, it has been claimed. Nearly a third of Burnley's 23 general dental practitioners are aged over 50 and the town is struggling to attract newcomers
ONE of Britain's most famous blacksmiths, who started with "nowt but an anvil" and ended up smith to the Queen, has died, aged 81, after a short illness. Ron Carter, of the Trapp Forge, Simonstone, was brought up in a two-up, two-down in Manchester, but
BURNLEY'S historic Towneley Hall will get a new lease of life thanks to a £1.1 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant announced today. The cash gives the green light to a £1.4 million improvement package, aimed at attracting thousands more visitors to the
A ROADSHOW to encourage firms to switch to gas will be staged this week. Blackburn with Darwen Council is organising the event on Friday to encourage people to look at using liquid petroleum gas-powered vehicles and machinery which are cheaper and greener
INSIGHT, with Paul Smith THERE are few issues that get people more hot under the collar than Europe and whether Britain should have less or more ties with the continent. But European elections have traditionally produced low turnouts at the polls, despite
UNION leaders representing thousands of East Lancashire manufacturing workers have called for an interest rate cut. The Manufacturing Science and Finance Union has warned that more jobs are under threat because of the strength of the pound. Union leader
A MAJOR event to help shape the future of East Lancashire is set to be staged. The East Lancashire Partnership is hosting the conference to tell the area what its plans are to make sure it has a competitive economy, transport system and quality of life
PLANS for a new church in Nelson to replace one demolished last year have been given the go-ahead by councillors. Pendle Council's Nelson area committee granted planning permission for the new St John's Church, Barkerhouse Road, and gave its blessing
TONY Blair appeals to voters not to turn tomorrow's European elections into a referendum on the struggling euro. Why on earth shouldn't they? In the light of the single currency being a disaster - bombing downwards on the international exchanges at the
GIVEN outgoing East Lancashire Euro-MP Mike Hindley's former fondness for the walled-in paradise of Communist East Germany, with its secret police and papier-mM- ch, two-stroke cars, I cannot be 100 per cent sure of his judgment. But I am right behind
