A PLANNING inspector is expected to rule on the future of a house that is still being built 22 years after it was given planning go-ahead, by the end of October. Fed up neighbours are still waiting to see 'the house that Graham built' completed, a public
STAFF and parents are to be given their say on Blackburn special schools which are set to close within two years. Blackburn with Darwen Council's education committee has approved plans to merge Dame Evelyn Fox and Blackamoor Schools in the year 2000 and
TWO Turkish takeaway owners have spoken of their relief at learning their relatives are safe and well at the centre of the earthquake catastrophe. Guven Gozacan got a telephone call from his brother, Rasim, 43, and sister, Safak, 39, four hours after
A boost for Blackburn has been unveiled in the form of plans for a 32-bed hotel near Whitebirk roundabout. The hotel would be built near the M65 slip road, close to McDonald's, on the site of a former scrap yard which has now been dismantled and cleared
COUNCILLORS have sidelined a plan to appoint a £30,000-a-year officer who would publicise the transfer of council homes to a private company. Members of Blackburn with Darwen Council's housing committee approved the rest of a £130,000 plan which may lead
Barnsley Reserves 0 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 3 TWO first-half goals from Gary Hamilton and Jimmy Corbett gave Blackburn Rovers a flying start to the inaugural FA Premier Reserve League (North) campaign at Oakwell last night. With Martin Taylor adding
THE Steve Harkness saga could be ready to roll again, with Blackburn Rovers believed to be on the point of stepping up their previously lukewarm interest in the Benfica defender. Harkness has been looking for the exit door at the Stadium of Light since
St Bartholomew's Church Festival, Churchfield House, Great Harwood, 10am-3pm. Bodger and Badger in Mad Mash Threel, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 11am and 2pm. Good as New Shop, Whalley Road United Reformed Church, Accrington, 10am-2.30pm. "Barrage," Queens
A CHEMICAL spillage happened at another East Lancashire river. The discharge of water containing caustic soda was the fourth in a string of spillages by the North West Water Authority in the area. The authority confirmed there had been a minor discharge
ON the eve of his departure for Seville to compete in his first World Championships, 800 metres star Jason Lobo paid tribute to his coach and mentor Arthur Almond . "Arthur first saw me competing in Blackburn and Darwen inter-schools cross country races
A VALUABLE last wicket stand of 16 featuring Colne teenager Andrew Whitaker wasn't quite enough to rescue Lancashire from their first defeat after resounding victories over Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Shropshire in the Northern Group of the Inaugural
A BRILLIANT fight-back failed to keep alive Tony Jackson's bid to lift the Mid Amatuer Championship at Walton Heath at the weekend. The Blackburn member, who made the semi finals of the same competition last summer, fell at the quarter final stages this
BRITISH lorry drivers will find themselves in a farcical no-win situation if a Bill to curb the flood of illegal refugees becomes law. Clayton-le-Moors driver Jack Bennison found two men, thought to be Kosovars, hiding in his truck after hearing noises
THE medical advances of the past 50 years could be undermined by the use of antibiotics in farm animal feed. In the light of evidence produced by the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring Laboratory, the government must act quickly. Research warns of a grim
BURNLEY AC's Simon Bissell won third place in the AAA's Championships in the under 15 discus at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield. In the prestigious championships, Simon threw 44.70 which was close to his PB, and near to the winning distance of 46
A TRIO of local girls have become national champions winning gold medals in the English Junior Fell Championships - and two of them attend the same school. Katie Ingram and Laura Hughes - who were respective winners in the under 14 and under 16 classes
CAPTAIN'S Day - Captain's prize: D Grimshaw (70-5-65). First Division: J Todd (75-6-69) after card play off. Second Division: M Charlesworth (80-12-68). Third Division: G Dixon (88-18-70). Gross: C Williams 71. Non-qualifiers: T Smith (78-10-68). Nearest
ALTHOUGH I cannot condone rubbish being tipped, I can understand why (LET, August 10). I would like the council to define what they call rubbish and household waste. I had a rotting garden shed, dismantled on the lawn, ready for removal. On ringing 585921
THE Steve Harkness saga could be ready to roll again, with Blackburn Rovers believed to be on the point of stepping up their previously lukewarm interest in the Benfica defender. Harkness has been looking for the exit door at the Stadium of Light since
NAOMI Holt is the toast of her office after being promoted. The 20-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, has been appointed licensing clerk at Blackburn law firm Roscoes. The promotion is part of an expansion of the department. Converted for the new archive on
RESIDENTS packed into a public meeting to discuss controversial traffic calming schemes in Hyndburn. The spotlight was also turned on a new £2.3million public transport initiative at a meeting of the borough's traffic management review panel. The all-party
A NEW partner has been appointed at Pierce Chartered Accountants in Blackburn. Nadeem Hussain joined the firm in March earlier this year having spent more than six years as a tax partner at accountancy practices in Yorkshire. He qualified as a member
A TRUCK driver who discovered two Kosovar refugees hiding in his trailer after a journey to Italy has slammed government plans to fine hauliers who unknowingly bring illegal immigrants into the country. Jack Bennison, 44, who lives in Clayton-le-Moors
Food News, with Amanda Killelea BUTCHER Mike Tighe shared his old fashioned Lancashire Hotpot recipe with readers in Food News two weeks ago. And he had such a fantastic response from his customers and readers of this column that we have decided to join
ANOTHER milestone has been reached in the production of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The first set of wing and fuselage brackets has been delivered to Spanish aerospace firm Casa in Madrid, one of the four partners in the programme. The delivery, the first
MORE than a third of Lancashire businesses are putting their future and that of employees at risk by failing to tackle the Millennium Bug, according to a survey. An alarming 35 per cent of those questioned said they had taken very little action to prepare
VETERAN road man Dave Hargreaves of Blackburn and the North Lancashire Road Club, followed up a third place in 1997 and a second place in 1998 with a straight-out win in this year's version of the Cheshire Challenge Road Race on Sunday. Held over four
DAVE Ebbrell of Wilpshire and riding for the Blackburn and District CTC followed up his recent gold medal ride in the North West 10k Championship on the track with a determined performance on the road that gave him third place in the Clayton Velo Spring
ARRAN Velton took his first step towards a dream trip to the United States after winning the Blackburn Junior Open. The 18-handicapper, who plays at Dean Wood, fired a round of 80 to win the tournament with a nett 62, which was one stroke better than
WORKERS at Blackburn's travel and information centre eclipsed other shops in the town in a competition organised to mark the day the moon shut out the rays of the sun. Traders throughout the town centre were encouraged to create window displays based
YOU never know, in the fullness of time, David Beckham may just conceivably be forgiven for ruining our World Cup chances last year. Until then, though, it is only right that Beckham has equal access to basic human privileges such as legal protection.
FILM and television star John McArdle is visiting Haslingden on Saturday for talks about the town's proposed community play. Former Brookside actor John, who lives in East Lancashire, has agreed to be a patron of the play, along with Coronation Street's
Burnley Reserves 1 Grimsby Town Reserves 0 STEPHEN Grant's first goal for the club got Burnley off to a winning start in their Pontin's League Premier Division campaign last night. Grant struck shortly before the break following good work by Paul Weller
BRIGHT spark Sheena Lam was today celebrating six of the best. Sheena, a pupil at Westholme School, Blackburn, already had one grade A at A-level and today picked up another five top grades. And Sheena's success is made even more remarkable by the fact
JOHN Mullin picked up a knock on his Pontin's League comeback last night which could make him a doubt for Burnley's trip to Oldham Athletic on Saturday. Mullin injured a hip as the Clarets reserves beat Grimsby Town with a goal from Stephen Grant. He
A TURKISH takeaway owner is anxiously awaiting news from his wife and three children on holiday in earthquake-shattered Turkey. Erdogan Simsek's wife and three children are staying less than ten miles away from the epicentre where the quake struck. Erdogan
THIS West Lancs Premier League triumph on Tuesday night was one of the best results United have ever achieved after some early-season disappointments. A debut for Nick Waugh at the heart of the defence, and the return of goalkeeper Mitch Walker gave United's
BARNOLDWICK took on on Premier Division leaders Leyland - the only undefeated team in the league - last Saturday. United though, did have a 25-minute spell at the beginning of the second period, when they should have converted at least one of several
A 'SILENCE of The Lamb' row broke out in a Lancashire village. The Lamb Inn in the centre of Newchurch-in-Pendle had stopped trading as a pub a few months previously. Owners John and Hilary Healey asked Pendle Council for planning permission for change
LANCASHIRE started life without Muttiah Muralitharan at Old Trafford today - still facing a tough battle to earn their place in the First Division of next year's Championship. The Roses Match was the first of five against other counties who are scrapping
MUTTIAH Muralitharan made a spectacular farewell to Lancashire at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The little Sri Lankan genius marked his last appearance in an incredible debut season by bamboozling Yorkshire pair Richard Harden and Anthony McGrath with massive
ALLOW me to thank all the staff of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph for all their help and consideration shown to my daughter, Gina, and her children, Emma and Kelley, in their attempts to get her husband, Brian, to contact home (LET, August 13). I do
WITH two little nieces coming into the world recently, life has completely changed. Work takes on a new meaning as the thought arises that one day, were I to meet the right person, this would be happening to me and protection, providing for and loving
I WOULD like to ask readers to donate any redundant software they may have lying about in the office or at home to a project in Africa, where it will be used to help orphanages and rural schools. Anything will be useful - programs you no longer use, older
A NEW service for people with eating disorders is already short of funding, say health watchdogs. The community-based service, planned by Burnley Health Trust, will replace the in-patient High Meadows centre at Reedley which closed earlier this month
A DRINK driver, out of work for three months, was due to start a new job 24 hours later. Burnley magistrates heard how plumber Stuart Mitchell, 34, had picked up his works' van not long before and had had to take it back and face the loss of his work
A MEETING was taking place today in a bid to solve a taxi rank row in Burnley town centre. The "booking'' of three taxis yesterday led to a strike by cab drivers in a dispute over the number of Hackney carriage ranks. Taxis were double parked in Croft
JOHN Mullin picked up a knock on his Pontin's League comeback last night which could make him a doubt for Burnley's trip to Oldham Athletic on Saturday. Mullin injured a hip as the Clarets reserves beat Grimsby Town with a goal from Stephen Grant. He
ANDREW Gilford helped England seize the initiative on the opening day of the 12th annual Blind Golf international against Scotland. The Darwen-based dairy worker was part of a 12-strong England team which led 3-2 going into today's fourballs at Kilmarnock
WE are constantly being reminded of the dangers of smoking - particularly for mothers during pregnancy. But the stark warnings obviously aren't hitting home as thousand of pregnant women continue to smoke throughout their pregnancy - putting their unborn
SERVICES group Rentokil Initial - owners of the Shorrock security site in Blackburn - has abandoned its long-standing target of 20 per cent annual growth. The company has been famous for its growth targets, which earned chief executive Sir Clive Thompson
ARRAN Thompson of Barnoldswick top scored with an unbeaten 97 for the England and Wales Cricket Board Women's Development squad against an ECB South XI. But their total of 200-3 fell way short of their opponents' 239-2 at Glynde CC, Sussex. However, on
FRANK Bibby won his first Mitsushiba Northern Merit tournament in sensational style when he captured the Royal Birkdale Silver Goblet. Three adrift of Yorkshire pair Paul O'Donnel and John Wells after a first round 74, Bibby put himself back in contention
ROAD racing will come to Blackburn on Bank Holiday Monday, August 30, in a brand new promotion when the Brockhall-based Science in Sport racing team will present a full day of competition on a 1.5k circuit at Shadsworth Business Park. All categories from
KIRSTY Taylor boosted her chances of a top 20 finish in the European Order of Merit after an impressive performance in the Weetabix British Women's Open. The 28-year-old Clitheroe ace conquered the tough conditions at Woburn to finish 16th - just seven
THE Classic Annual Lancashire Road Club 12 hour time trial was run off with the usual impeccable organisation on Sunday with the riders having a mainly dry day, but with a nagging wind to contend with. One of the favourites was Blackburn-based Jon Purdy
THE Europrint Blackburn Road Runners 10k is on Sunday. The race run in and around Witton Park starts at 11am, a two mile fun run totally within the park at 10.15am. Registration is at the pavilion next to the running track. Saturday's Darwen Gala Fell
BAXENDEN batsman Mark Rishton has been banned by the Jennings Ribblesdale League for 12 matches after turning up for a game against Barnoldswick earlier this season 'under the influence of alcohol'. A disciplinary panel chaired by the League's vice president
BLACKBURN golfer Simon Townend might have blown a four-shot lead half-way through the final round of the De Vere Hotels PGA North Region Championship at Heron's Reach. But Wilpshire-attached Townend, who teaches at Lee Valley Driving Range in Rishton,
BLACKBURN Harriers won the team prize at the final Horwich Jubilee 4.2 mile road race last Wednesday with a blend of youth and experience. Ben Fish was the first under 18, and Nick Samuel first under 20 and they combined with M45's Evan Cook and George
THE GRIEVING grandmother of a brain injured little girl who lost her battle for life after contracting pneumonia is planning one last fund-raising effort in memory of the brave tot. Lois Thornber, of Ratcliffe Street, Darwen, says the family have been
