GRANDAD Peter Fielding plans to walk a mile for every year of his life to raise money for a new school roof. The 60-year-old will trek from Lancaster to Blackburn via Burnley during the 24-hour sponsored challenge. Supporters will join him for sections
A RETIRED deputy headteacher suffered serious injuries as she defended her dog when he was attacked in the street by a white bull terrier near her home. Jean Macleroy, 80, of Dale Street, Bacup, had been walking her dog Buster at about 6.15pm yesterday
FINANCE chiefs in Blackburn and Darwen have admitted they have not done enough to attract National Lottery cash to the borough. And they want to improve on their record by setting up a council lottery strategy to make sure the area does not continue to
POLICE today renewed their appeal for details of a robbery at a pub. The 20-year-old assistant manager of the Oak Tree in Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, and his girlfriend were threatened by a gang of masked men and locked in a cupboard on Sunday October
HOSPITALS across Lancashire are on alert after Paul Bint, who has been involved in a number of bogus doctor incidents, was released from prison. Mr Bint, 37, left Preston Prison on Friday after completing his sentence. It is not known where he is living
A fan's-eye view from Turf Moor, with Stephen Cummings NOW we're cooking. Saturday's win rounded off a good week for the Clarets. A share of the spoils at Millwall, an almost clinically efficient disposal of struggling Cambridge United followed by victory
I AGREE to a large extent with Neil Bramwell's article (LET, October 14) - Manchester United should not have been allowed to pull out of the FA Cup, which, to all fans, is still a highly-rated, prestigious event, to pursue encounters at the other end
COUNCILLORS have praised progress made by schools in Blackburn and Darwen's Education Action Zone during its third term. Education Action Zone (EAZ) schools made greater improvements in key stage tests over the past year than Local Education Authority
SUCCESS-starved Burnley will be out to avoid an upset and put the record straight for a national television audience when they launch their FA Cup campaign at Barnet. The Clarets have lost to Third Division opposition for the last two years. So the number
IS CAUTIOUS, negative Brian Kidd acting the goat when he keeps telling the fans of the re-building job that has to be done for the future of the football club? What future? The supporters and there are many, who have stayed loyal this season, will leave
AROUND six months ago, a well-known journalist, writing in a daily tabloid newspaper, described Blackburn Rovers as "a rich man's folly." At the time, I dismissed his comments as another piece of propaganda from a "big city club" journalist, but now those
CHER, at the Manchester Evening News Arena MULTI-talented Cher wowed the audience with a spectacular and dramatic show featuring eight costume changes in under 90 minutes. She swapped outfits and wigs more times than the children's TV character Mr Ben
A GOVERNMENT minister praised the "tremendous" achievements of Blackburn's £37 million City Challenge. Alistair Burt was on his first visit to Blackburn as the minister with special responsibility for the town's five year City Challenge transformation
YET again, there is blood on the Grane Road - the hell highway on which almost 100 people have been killed or hurt in the past two years. Today, six more are nursing their injuries after yet another pile-up. And it is now virtually every day that the
ARE train drivers who pass a red light summarily sacked? If not, why not? Watching for danger signals has to be their prime responsibility. KEITH ELLEL, Westwood Avenue, Rishton. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting
THE League management committee meeting will take place tomorrow at Sydney Street Workingmen's Club, 7.30pm. Results - Under 9 Red: Blackburn Boys Res 0, St Joseph's 5; Blackburn Dyn Colts 0, Oswaldtwistle Jnrs B 4; Feniscowles Jnrs 2, Rishton Utd 0;
WELL done, Whitehead's - I was delighted to read about the family grocer's ban on French goods (LET, October 14). Who do the French think they are? They seem to do as they please and have a blatant disregard for European law. Let's see more retail outlets
RISHTON move two points clear at the top of the Colborne Trophies Premier Division, following their home win against still pointless Alexandra Hotel as Griffin Celtic drop two places following their defeat at the hands of Old Toll Bar. Ewood Amateurs
NOT very long ago, Tony Blair and his sidekick John Prescott, asserted that those opposed to the Euro currency and the abolition of our pound (such as me) were 'Right-wing extremists.' Two Tory has-beens Kenneth Clarke and Michael Heseltine, agreed with
WITH league leaders Old Toll Bar away defending their LFA Trophy crown, second-placed Beehive would have expected to regain the top spot when playing bottom-placed Lord Raglan. But the Raglan players obviously had not read the script and two well-taken
THIS is addressed to the heartless thief who stole my purse on Saturday, October 16, while I was shopping in Accrington town centre. It contained money with which I was about to buy a suit and many items of great sentimental value which belonged to my
I WISH to clarify issues of public concern which were raised in your newspaper's editorial comment column on October 1. Our highest priority in the Lancashire probation service is to help protect the public. We do this by exercising careful and responsible
A CAR dealer and his partner were attacked and tied up by three masked men who raided their home. Cash, jewellery and credit cards were stolen from the secluded house in Rosegrove, Burnley. The couple's ordeal began before 10pm last night when the man
Police, traders and council chiefs will try to gather more support for an anti-shoplifting scheme at a retail security meeting in Accrington next week. The Hyndburn Association of Retail Traders (HART) scheme was recently hailed a success by traders,
SUCCESS-starved Burnley will be out to avoid an upset and put the record straight for a national television audience when they launch their FA Cup campaign at Barnet. The Clarets have lost to Third Division opposition for the last two years. So the number
A BOY aged 13 has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was found with multiple stab wounds at a house in Accrington. Kalsoom Bibi, 29, was found with seven stab wounds after an alleged attack at her home in Richmond Road at 5pm on Sunday.
JACK Walker admitted today that he was a worried man over Blackburn Rovers' failure to make a much bigger impression on the First Division. And he is clearly anxious about the way in which Rovers have been unable to stop the rot which first set in more
DO you know of a community project that could do with a cash boost? Then we want to hear about it. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph has teamed up with British Gas to launch the Millennium Awards to support community activities across East Lancashire.
LIGHT and colour was the theme of a science week that brought children from a Blackburn school on a visit to see newspaper production at first hand. Pupils of all ages at St Michael and St John's RC Primary School spent the week investigating colour photography
A GROUP of wannabe journalists studying at St Mary's RC 6th Form College in Blackburn escaped from the classroom and in place of a lecture, received first hand experience of life at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The students, all aged between 16 and
A SINGLE punch hit a 25-year-old amateur sportsman so hard that he dropped "pole-axed" to the ground and hit his head with a sickening crunch, a court was told. Neil Anthony Morton, 27, of Broadhead Avenue, Edgworth, Darwen, denies inflicting unlawful
AFTER watching Rovers' games against Tranmere, Grimsby, Crystal Palace and Leeds, I can only say that the team is lacking leadership, both on and off the field. When Rovers were playing good football in the Dalglish years, you could name the team week
THE East Lancashire Deafblind Club joined forces with the East Lancashire Deaf Society to bridge the communication gap by giving lessons in using texphones. Lessons were held for members and volunteers of the East Lancashire Deafblind Club, at the Swallow
NEIL Bramwell (LET, October 21) is quite correct in saying that Brian Kidd must resist the urge to rest his 'stars.' It is high time he got his pound of flesh from his squad of players, and forget the 'cotton wool' attitude. I don't know what these lads
POLICE, MPs and residents of the most dangerous road in East Lancashire today joined forces in a call for action and pleaded: "Stop the carnage." Another serious accident added six more wounded casualties yesterday to the grim total of deaths and injuries
AFTER three years working away, I returned to Ewood Park where I have been a supporter for more than 30 years. I watched the reserve match and was impressed with the skill and organisation evident in the team's play. I then watched the first team and
SOME might say it has been because he has been so busy this season that Walsall's Jimmy Walker currently tops the Opta Nationwide League First Division Index for goalkeepers. And there is probably some semblance of truth in the suggestion. For the Saddlers
WHAT on earth are we doing at Ewood Park? - currently playing with very little heart and without a leader on the pitch. And yet the answer to the question is blatantly obvious and also available at £1.5 million. His name, of course, is Colin Hendry. Forget
A fan's-eye view from Ewood Park, with Phil Lloyd I DON'T know about you, but I've been getting to my wits' end with the managerial platitudes offered to Rovers fans as our band of overpaid underachievers explores the lower reaches of Division One. At
Division One: Walsall v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's preview FROM manager Ray Graydon through to longest-serving player Chris Marsh, Walsall are confident they can hold on to their recently-won First Division status. Even though it has been a tough
SIX people needed hospital treatment following another serious accident on the notorious Grane Road. Police said the accident happened after Ford Escort driver Darren Rothwell, 31, attempted to overtake a Volkswagen Golf driven by Steven John Wolfenden
JACK Walker admitted today that he was a worried man over Blackburn Rovers' failure to make a much bigger impression on the First Division. And he is clearly anxious about the way in which Rovers have been unable to stop the rot which first set in more
Queen's Lancashire Regimental Association meet Somme Barracks, Moss Street, Blackburn, 12.15pm. "Well Farewell," King George's Hall, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Blackburn and District Probus Club meet St Silas's Church Hall, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 10.30am
MILLIONAIRE businessman Eddie Quiligotti issued a pledge to campaigners who claimed the Zeri project would rip the heart out of the local environment. Worried conservationists expressed concern that plants and a thriving wildlife community would be destroyed
ROSSENDALE United have parted company with veteran midfielder Andy Grimshaw. The former Colne Dynamoes skipper was hailed as a major signing when he returned to Dark Lane during the summer as a player and commercial manager. But the move has not worked
SAFFIZZ has gone to race in Macau in the Far East after being bought by the International Bloodstock Agency. I think he will do very well there, he is a lovely horse and I had a tear or two when I said goodbye to him at Doncaster Bloodstock Sales last
DIVISION One leaders Plough Inn were not in action in the league due to their involvement in the third round of the Jennings KO Trophy. This they duly won by beating Great Eccleston 5-0. The Plough were far from flattered and this result puts them into
DEAF people, who use sign language as their main means of communication, as a result, let others know that they are deaf and they deal with them accordingly. Unfortunately, many people who are hard of hearing don't give any signs that their only means
A STARK choice between patient care and balancing the books faces hospital bosses in Burnley as latest figures reveal the health trust is plunging deeper into the red. The dilemma was spelled out today by finance director David Meakin who said Burnley
A COMPUTER company which has taken on more than 100 new workers since it moved to premises on the outskirts of Hyndburn wants to create more car parking space When Micro Peripherals Ltd, moved to Altham from Clayton-le-Moors in 1997 it employed 157 people
REVISED plans for a major housing estate on fields off Halifax Road, Nelson, have been submitted to Pendle Council. Fairclough Homes wants to cut the number of homes on the site between Halifax Road and Kings Causeway, Brierfield, from 167 to 159. The
A FORMER Darwener who became Baroness Massey of Darwen is preparing to be introduced to the House of Lords. Doreen Massey, 60, nee Hall, was honoured with a life peerage earlier this year and will officially take her seat in the Lords next Monday. Baroness
