ASHLEY Ward was denied one of the most blatant penalties you could ever see at The Hawthorns on Saturday. And the Rovers striker simply couldn't understand why referee Clive Wilkes failed to give a spot kick which could have clinched all three points
UNSTOPPABLE Burnley took over the outright lead in the Second Division for the first time this season as they grabbed their fifth win and Wigan, Luton and Notts County all dropped points. And even though their 3-0 victory over struggling Colchester could
CRICHTON: Made an important save at 1-0 and ensured another clean sheet with a blinder in the last minute...7 WEST: Maintained his recent high standard on a far from taxing afternoon...7 SMITH: One of his best games yet as he revelled in the chance to
THE exports director of Cavalier Carpets, Blackburn, has died. Dieter Jolmes, who joined the firm in 1983, leaves his wife Pauline and two children Nikolas and Anna. Mr Jolmes, who lived in Langho, helped the company build up a UK sales base and tap into
WEST Brom boss Brian Little didn't shirk the penalty controversy - admitting, when asked, that his team had got away with it. "I am not disputing it," he said. "You always know from your own reaction and I was relieved when it wasn't given. "So that gives
ANDY Payton admitted his first hat-trick in a claret and blue shirt had been long overdue after firing Burnley to the top of the table. Payton took his Clarets' goal tally to 41 as he bagged all three in Burnley's 3-0 beating of Colchester United on Saturday
MARK Draper is not at the top of Blackburn Rovers' wanted list, despite continuing reports in the West Midlands that the Aston Villa midfield man is about to move to Ewood. Rovers, it seems, have yet to decide whether to plunge back into the transfer
Division Two: Burnley 3 Colchester United 1 - Pete Oliver's match verdict ANDY Payton is used to scoring goals to keep Burnley out of relegation danger. Banging them in to take the Clarets clear at the top of the table is a new experience. But it's one
KOSOVAR children who are still waiting to go home after the end of the conflict in war-torn Yugoslavia are catching up on some schoolwork in Blackburn. The youngsters, who have been staying in Mill Hill and Shadsworth since coming to East Lancashire in
Friends in Bereavement meet Day Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, 7pm. "CCTV" in Burnley," with Dave Sykes, of Crime Prevention. Blackburn Artists Society exhibition of paintings, St Silas' Church, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 1pm-4pm. Until September
TWO more priests have been committed to Preston Crown Court on indecency charges arising out of police investigations centring on St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst. Clifford Alfred George Taunton, 83, of St Wilfred's Presbytery, Winckley Square, Preston, was
A NEW secondary school could be built in the Ribble Valley in a bid to end the annual scramble for places which has forced some pupils to travel out of the area for their education. But education chiefs have been told the scheme, possibly involving a
HOME from the "emotional episode" of recalling her eye-witness memories of the 1927 total eclipse for millions of viewers as she watched last month's solar spectacle in Cornwall with TV presenters Michael Buerk, Phillippa Forrester and astronomer Patrick
THE dainty dish of "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie" might be a royal recipe restricted to the realm of the Sing A Song of Sixpence nursery rhyme, but Blackburn exile, pensioner Mrs Constance Fishwick tells Looking Back that it was the sort
GANGS of children - some as young as five - threw stones at firemen answering an emergency call. A brigade spokesman hit out at the latest in a series of incidents in which youngsters started fires then waited to attack crews with bricks and other missiles
AUSSIE superstar Anthony Gobert did not take part in the final round of the AMA Superbike Championship. And that might provide a clue that Gobert is lined up to team up with Carl Fogarty for next season's World Superbikes championship. For the world champion
THE rift reported today between Tony Blair and his deputy John Prescott over Downing Street proposals to introduce proportional representation to local government - a move that could dismantle the years of Labour dominance in many town halls - shows that
READERS can help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief by holding a coffee morning on Friday, October 1, the date of this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. All across the country, thousands of people in their homes, schools and workplaces will
AN Englishman's home is his castle? How times have changed! It seems villains, burglars, trespassers, sneak thieves, etc. can invade property without too much fear or reprisal. The law says you can use reasonable force to restrain or keep out the felon
JOHN Farrer (Letters, September 6) should think himself lucky he does not receive a solicitor's letter regarding the remarks about my integrity. I never mentioned the proposed Safeway development in Great Harwood in my election address, nor have I publicly
FIREFIGHTERS were stoned and had bottles thrown at their vehicle during an ambush by youths when they were lured to a rubbish fire. Crews were attacked after being "set up" by a call to spare land off Burns Street, in the Stoneyholme area of Burnley,
PEOPLE in Burnley were invited to sponsor a tree to help make the town a better place to live as part of the Forest of Burnley woodland project. At the third annual festival, members of the Forest of Burnley project updated residents on progress. The
A NEW supermarket which will create 20 jobs is set to open in time for the Christmas rush. The ribbon will be cut on the new 16,000 sq ft Lidl Foodstore in Hyndburn Road, Accrington, selling food and household goods, later this year. Landowners North
A BANK branch has been shortlisted for a top award. The Abbey National on Briercliffe Road in Burnley is in the running for an EASE award for its work to help disabled customers. The British Gas and Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People backed
A THIEF who stole an £11 bottle of vodka got rid of video tape evidence against him. Burnley Crown Court heard how Simon Morris, 22, just 10 days out of prison, took the tape from the front seat of a police car and gave it to an accomplice, who ran off
A SEMINAR to help firms stay on the right side of the law when accidents happen is being staged later this month. The Business Environment Association is staging the workshop on September 29 to make firms aware of their legal responsibilities. The workshop
FAMILY-run firms in East Lancashire are being reminded that minimum wage laws don't apply to them. A number of exemptions apply to the £3.60 an hour rule which came into effect on April 1. "Many small firms are run by husband and wife teams who are sometimes
HUNDREDS of East Lancashire mill workers could see their annual bonus fall after their parent group announced a slump in profits. The John Lewis Partnership store group, which owns Herbert Parkinson in Darwen and J H Birtwistle in Haslingden, announced
A NEW secondary school could be built in the Ribble Valley in a bid to end the annual scramble for places which has forced some pupils to travel out of the area for their education. But education chiefs have been told the scheme, possibly involving a
Blackburn Hawks 1 Altrincham Aces 4 AFTER last week's opening English Ice Hockey League Division One (North) win over Sheffield, Hawks could have been forgiven for being over-confident ahead of last night's meeting with Altrincham. But a single goal from
FACED with the Ribble Valley not having enough secondary school places, education chiefs may build another school. That may be the long-term solution to the problem. But what of the interim - when, once more, scores of children may have to be bussed to
JOHN Lund missed out on a record seventh World Stock Car title after finishing third in the final at Coventry. But the Clitheroe driver had the satisfaction of eliminating current champion and arch rival Frankie Wainman Junior in an action packed race
WILPSHIRE completed a brilliant treble by capturing the Lancashire Evening Telegraph sponsored ELGA Mixed Foursomes Trophy in the driving rain over their home course yesterday. The Whalley Road club have already won the Inter Town League title and the
CHARGING sky-high prices for food, etc. at motorway service stations has been going on for many years. However, now the 'captive audience,' the motorists, realising this, now take their own drinks and sandwiches. The service chiefs don't want this and
FA Cup: Accrington Stanley 0 Whitby Town 2 STANLEY'S five match unbeaten run came shuddering to a halt as they crashed out of the FA Cup with little more than a whimper. After demolishing Stalybridge in midweek, John Coleman's men were sky-high going
EVERY time I read the Lancashire Evening Telegraph or listen to the news, I am appalled at all that is happening in this once-proud country of ours. What have we got to be proud of today? Our moral standards are deplorable and respect for other people
A REVIEW of security on baby wards at Burnley General Hospital is being urged after a survey revealed strong concern among mothers. One mum said lack of security could pose "a serious risk" to patients and babies. Another reported that on two occasions
GUIDANCE about proxy votes for election officers throughout the country will be updated in light of problems experienced in the Daneshouse area of Burnley when more than a quarter of the electorate claimed proxy votes. Police are still looking into allegations
FORMER Hyndburn councillor Bill Goldsmith has helped swell the coffers of the East Lancashire Hospice Appeal by completing a 43-mile sponsored walk. And he has already added to the £315 raised by the walk from his home in Knuzden to his home town of Warrington
A DRUG pusher said to have made £100,000 from his deals set up a cannabis factory in a Nelson back street. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Baron, 29, made £2,000 a week vacuum-packing amphetamine and spent about £20,000 setting up an unsuccessful hydroponic
COMMUTERS who are demanding improvements to train services between Blackburn and Bolton aired their views at a meeting with rail bosses. Members of the Blackburn and Darwen Line Rail Users Group met First North Western Trains chiefs at The Railway pub
FILAN: No chance with either of the goals, dealt with most things capably in gale-force conditions which must have been a nightmare for goalkeepers. Crowned it with a brilliant first-half save from Sneekes...8 GRAYSON: Lost possession for the first goal
A DEVOTED family man was found dead four days after disappearing from home on Father's Day. An inquest heard that Alan Yates had left to collect a friend before taking his family out for the day. But he never reached the friend's house and was never seen
Division One: West Bromwich Albion 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 - Peter White's match verdict IT was significant that John Filan and Simon Grayson should lead the vociferous protests to referee Clive Wilkes at the end of a windswept game that saw the best, worst
CHATBURN Millennium Committee transformed the school hall into a Caribbean wonderland for its second annual fund-raising event. A limbo competition, traditional steel band and Caribbean dancing helped give the Saturday night party an authentic feel. Money
ANGRY villagers have accused Lancashire County Council of a 'colossal cover-up of staffing problems' at a tiny school earmarked for closure. And church leaders have criticised education bosses for brushing alleged problems at the school under the carpet
OVER in Wilmington, North Carolina, 70-year-old Blackburn exile Ken Brooks does not have to go far to see a connection with the textile mills that surrounded him as he grew back home. For the place where he lives is an old US seaport that used to ship
MOTORISTS were amazed when workmen removed road markings and a mini-roundabout they had only just built. And council officials confessed that they would be returning to put it all back again. The roundabout on Preston New Road at the junction with Billinge
LORA Fairclough had to settle for second place in the Hanover Expo 200 Open despite firing a brilliant 67 in the final round. The Chorley-based golfer finished second behind eventual winner Sandrine Mendiburu of France, who birdied the final two holes
