THE huge generosity of East Lancashire people has allowed the purchase of a THIRD life-saving scanner. In 1987 Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers rallied round when a £500,000 campaign was launched to buy a CT scanner for Blackburn Infirmary. But money
A GROUND-breaking crime campaign piloted in Lancashire has come under the spotlight at a major conference. Problem Oriented Policing, or POP, was introduced last year and changed the way the county's constabulary operates. The thinking behind the new
WORKERS have been told to quit a doomed factory after bosses suspected sabotage. About 30 employees at the high tech Plasmon site, Blackburn, were supposed to be working their last few days there this week before it closes and work is switched to a sister
BARRY Kilby is a man used to success. Having started out printing bingo cards in provincial newspapers 19 years ago, Kilby developed a games and lottery business that fetched £16.8 million when 80 per cent was sold 12 months ago. He retained the remainder
THE row over places in East Lancashire schools hit Hyndburn children today as a group of disappointed parents threatened to keep their four-year-olds at home. Six families who want their children to attend St Oswald's RC Primary in Knuzden, from September
MARTIN Dahlin looks to be on his way out of Ewood Park, with Blackburn Rovers having made the Swedish striker an offer to pay off the remaining year of his contract. Dahlin, who was signed for £1.6 million from Roma two years ago, has been on extended
OFFICIALS of the Accrington and District Cricket League have discovered that several of their oldest trophies have disappeared without trace. Cricket historian Nigel Stockley, who is researching the history of the league for a new book to be released
THREE lads from a Pendle high school have received call-ups to take part in rugby league trials to represent their country on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in two years time. The trio, all Year 8 students at Park High, Colne, will be training with
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has signed defender Jonathan Smith from neighbours Great Harwood Town. The 23-year-old centre back has joined the Reds on a non-contract basis after a string of impressive displays at the Showground last season. And
THE preliminary round of the Hyndburn Mayoral six-a-side Challenge got off to a flying start last weekend. Everest Juniors clobbered Masons Marauders for a competition record score of 143-1 in 10 overs of mayhem. Shafiq Hussain hit 76 not out, sharing
CHORLEY CC have been plunged into fixture chaos which leaves them facing the prospect of playing two cup finals simultaneously next Sunday. The problem was triggered by last Sunday's washout of the team's National Knockout Cup regional final at Morecambe
GREAT Harwood professional Shantanu Sugwekar turned to spin in a bid to get among the wickets and the move paid instant dividends against Jennings Ribblesdale League champions Padiham. Sugwekar had played only a bit-part in the Harwood attack prior to
TAVERNERS B moved into the lead at the top of B Division of the Accrington & District Cricket League, with a seven-wicket victory over Peel Park on a poor surface at Highams. After a good start, Peel Park were 22-0 after five overs, but the pub side
I FEEL I must respond to your comments on the role of Ofwat (LET, June 17) and your referral to our 'intimate' relationship with North West Water. If you bothered to send a reporter to our public meetings you would know that this is far from the truth
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital with serious burns after spilling burning fat over his legs which set his jeans on fire. Damian William Stuttard was in the shower at his home in Springfield Road at 3pm yesterday and he had left a grill pan on
EX-MAYOR Peter Swainston has resigned from the shadow board of the company earmarked to take control of Burnley's 5,600 council houses, amid claims of a vendetta against him. The former councillor's decision to quit came as the powerful policy committee
GRANTS are helping a £225,000 refurbishment programme which will create new jobs. Work has started on the Mister C petrol station in Helmshore Road, Haslingden, to install new underground fuel tanks and a new car wash. The scheme is being partly funded
BARRY Kilby is a man used to success. Having started out printing bingo cards in provincial newspapers 19 years ago, Kilby developed a games and lottery business that fetched £16.8 million when 80 per cent was sold 12 months ago. He retained the remainder
BREWERS Jennings - which has launched a bid to acquire a Lancashire based pub operator - has announced a profits jump. The Lake District based group saw pre-tax profits rise by more than eight per cent to £539,000 in the six months to March 28. Turnover
A GRIEVING father broke down in tears as he explained how his family felt let down by a system which had allowed his 23-year-old daughter to abscond from a psychiatric unit and drown in a nearby reservoir. Edward Jordan made an emotional plea for action
HUNDREDS of East Lancashire firms face stiff penalties if they don't face up to new green rules. The European Union is introducing legislation on the disposal of packaging waste which will affect every business from retailers to major industrial firms
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy WALKING around the East Lancashire reservoirs can be very rewarding for those of us who love natural history. Walverden was planned in the 1850s to supply Nelson at the time when cotton was king. In the early days all the
A NEW club for Lancashire entrepreneurs has been launched. The Owners Club is aimed at helping people who run their own business share experiences and ideas. Founder members include Longridge chef Paul Heathcote and Chorley-based accountants Lathams.
TWO girls from Park High School, Colne, have been chosen to train with the Lancashire under-14 development squad for hockey. The achievement is remarkable because 12-year-olds Charlotte Bickerstaffe, far right, and Charlotte Blackburn, right, who have
THE dilution of academic standards in this country - often driven by lesser colleges dreaming up silly courses to attract the revenue brought by barely-qualified students who would not have got near higher education a generation ago - has, surely, shot
TO ASSUAGE the fury of the 530,000 applicants stuck in the equivalent of a seven-week backlog at the UK Passport Agency, the government has agreed to pay compensation to people who miss their holidays because theirs did not arrive in time. Big deal! This
HER Royal Highness Princess Anne was visiting East Lancashire today. The Princess Royal was to meet youngsters involved in the groundbreaking Youth Works project based at Burnley Wood Community Play Centre and speak at a conference at Turf Moor before
WORKERS have been told to quit a doomed factory after bosses suspected sabotage. About 30 employees at the high tech Plasmon site, Blackburn, were supposed to be working their last few days there this week before it closes and work is switched to a sister
FRIGHTENING figures have revealed that the North West has the highest number of deaths linked to solvent abuse in the country. The statistics were published on the day the Government announced moves to ban the sale of butane lighter refill canisters to
LEYTON Orient may offer Colin Carr-Lawton a route back into the Football League. Carr-Lawton is yet to get fixed up after being released by Burnley at the end of last season. But Orient are interested in the 20-year-old striker and have invited him for
A HEALTH supremo today spoke of his fear that moves to allow pubs to open for 36 hours during the Millennium weekend could result in wards being filled with people injured in drink-fuelled incidents. Ian Woolley, chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble
Children's Singing Day, St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester, 10.30am-3.30pm. "Twelfth Night," The Rose Garden, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, 7.30pm. Blackburn Gilbert and Sullivan Society "First Sing-Through," Red Brick Theatre, Ewood, Blackburn, 7.30pm
TWO experts from the regional health authority pledged to take up the fight for modern maternity facilities after a fact-finding tour of the Queen's Park Hospital unit in Blackburn. Earlier in the year officials warned the service was on the brink of
LECTURERS claimed they had been reduced to tears in an increasingly bitter row with Blackburn College principal John Bolton. More than 100 lecturers backed a "no confidence" vote in Mr Bolton and demanded an end to what they claimed were "intimidatory
MEMBERS of the Colne Clarets Junior FC enjoyed their awards presentation evening held at the town's Municipal Hall. Honours included: Under Eights - Manager's Player: A Kucukan; Commitment Award: D Berry; Most Improved Player: D Clegg; Parents' Player
LANCASHIRE batsmen responded to skipper John Crawley's call for more runs at Old Trafford yesterday. And at last, Muttiah Muralitharan has a total to defend. They moved to the brink of 300 on the first day against Essex after Crawley had won an important
WITH the clock ticking relentlessly towards Tony Blair's make-or-break midnight deadline for an agreement to save the Northern Ireland peace process, the flickering hope of a deal still keeps at bay the dread consequences of failure - the return to the
I WOULD like to thank everyone who supported our stalls at the Darwen and Accrington Lions Gala and to the wonderful children who met and cuddled 'Christie Bear.' We raised more than £820 from the two events, bringing our total to over £25,000 for the
MAY I just say how wonderful was the wedding of Edward and Sophie. Everyone was full of love and happiness to see such joy for them and their family. I was very happy for the Queen and her mum and hope Prince Charles gets another chance to have a blessing
READ are sneaking up on the rails as dark horses for the Jennings Ribblesdale League title - and it's an approach that suits skipper Nick Marsh just fine. The Whalley Road outfit are currently fourth in the table with as many wins as leaders Cherry Tree
NOW that all the Euro electioneering has subsided and the virtues of PR are being considered, I am left with a bit of a puzzle, or perhaps I have missed something at the election. Prior to the Euro election my MEP was Mark Hendrick. Under the new PR voting
THIS is an extremely angry letter on behalf of a group of physically impaired people. The Hyndburn Arthritis Society meet at the Come and Welcome pub, Clayton-le-Moors, on the third Wednesday in each month. That breaks down to 11 meetings of a two hour
WHAT a terrible state of affairs when residents of Roman Road estate have to march on the town hall so they can live in decency and with peace of mind. It would appear that, over the years, this estate has been neglected and the people treated like second
HER Royal Highness Princess Anne was visiting East Lancashire today. The Princess Royal was to meet youngsters involved in the groundbreaking Youth Works project based at Burnley Wood Community Play Centre and speak at a conference at Turf Moor before
POLICE are warning people in the Accrington area to be on the look-out for a dangerous man who has escaped from a mental hospital. The man walked out of Cheadle Royal psychiatric hospital, Stockport, at about 8.15pm last night. Police searched the grounds
A NEW product is set to floor the opposition! Duralay of Haslingden - Europe's leading carpet underlay manufacturer - has developed a new underlay for wood flooring. Although wood and laminate flooring has become increasingly popular it does have drawbacks
BREWING and leisure giant Whitbread has revealed prospects are on the up. The trading statement came as the firm's bid to take over more than 3,000 Allied pubs hots up. Whitbread chairman Sir Michael Angus said profits at the group - which employs more
THE International Rugby Board are expected to decide in the next week or so whether a player who has turned out for the Australian Barbarians - their equivalent of a national Second XV - is eligible to play for Wales in the World Cup squad. Aussie RU
SHOULD we really quibble about footballers being paid £20,000 a week, or female tennis stars demanding pay parity with men when a dog, Chart King, is currently coining it in by the tens of thousands? Greyhound Derby winner Chart King collected a cool
SUSPENDED from his £71,000-a-year job after being accused of making a racist remark - allegedly telling a group of recruits, including black trainee Chris McLardie, that he would rather be gay than black - Greater Manchester's deputy fire chief Don Bramhall
The opinions expressed by John Blunt are not necessarily those of this newspaper WELL, at last the penny has dropped with Tony Blair - that you cannot carry on fleecing and hounding motorists without an eventual backfire from those who are voters. This
