IT'S like a clip from a 'Carry On' film - East Lancashire hospital patients getting the vapours through being given glimpses of nurses' knickers. It is hardly the NHS's most urgent problem, but temperatures should come down now that bosses have ordered
A private care company in Pendle has offered to provide "wheels" for elderly and infirm people in the borough during the fuel crisis. Heather-Lea Home Care and Community Care Services, based at Holker Business Park, Colne, is offering to pick up pensioners
FIREFIGHTERS said fuel thieves put lives at risk by cutting fuel lines on three cars in Blackburn. Leading firefighter Tony Walmsley, of Blackburn fire service, said a car was damaged on Rimington Close last night and two cars were targeted on Longton
A COUNCIL has pledged that refuse collection will be among its top priorities if the fuel crisis starts to take a grip of its services. Hyndburn Council leader Peter Britcliffe told a cabinet meeting that the council had around two weeks supply of diesel
IT'S just a bit of horseplay! Residents at a Blackburn home for the elderly were delighted to see the special visitor. Care assistant Alison McGinty rode Jack the horse all the way from Tockholes to Higher Ravenswing on Revidge Road, Blackburn, so that
NOW that the school holidays are over, I would like to thank Blackburn with Darwen Council for the excellent free play schemes that were in operation throughout the borough. My daughter and her friends were kept occupied with both indoor and outdoor games
EDUCATION experts from Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to step in and rescue a troubled education authority in a ground breaking move. The Blackburn LEA has had huge successes in recent years following the launch of various schemes including its
PETROL pilferers started a fire which damaged a Ford Transit van and spread to the side of a house in which a man was asleep. But for alert neighbours severe damage could have been caused, fire officers have warned. Firefighters immediately smelled petrol
FUEL thieves have been described as "scum bags" by one of their victims. Samantha Naylor and her boyfriend Daniel were put at risk when they set off in their car only to find that the fuel pipe had been severed with diesel flowing out into the road. Samantha
A REGULAR who was thrown out of his local pup paid the price for hitting out at a door -- he fell through the glass, gashed his head and stomach and had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance. Burnley magistrates heard how window cleaner Lee Michael
Telegraph Reporter Industry park plan unveiled DETAILS of controversial plans to extend Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, have gone on display at the town hall. A major public consultation on the proposed extension started on Monday and will continue
A LAST-MINUTE revelation about crucial chemical tests tied the council's hands in a bitter homes battle. Experts who carried out chemical tests at Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, revealed their equipment had been tampered with by vandals. It meant that the council
A COUPLE who were due to move into their dream house found themselves caught up in a nationwide fraud probe. Richard and Lana Blacklidge were believed to be among scores of home-buyers who paid advance fees to get mortgages through a firm of London-based
FORMER school pals had a lot of catching up to do when they got together 40 years after first starting at Accrington Girls High School. More than 30 past pupils attended a reunion which was held at the Oaklea Club in Whalley Road, Accrington. Four teachers
SHEDDING his waist-length locks helped Chris Swain raise money for two departments at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. The 27-year-old of Longworth Road, Billington, presented at cheque for £450 which was collected from the charity stunt. It will go to help
BLACKBURN Rovers have denied making an increased offer for Cameroon defender Lucien Mettomo. Reports from France had suggested that Rovers had upped their bid from £4.6million to £7million for the 23-year-old St Etienne player. But chief executive John
BLOOMING marvellous -- that's what judges thought of Harry Haworth's little patch of land when he picked up the prize for best allotment in Blackburn with Darwen. The 30m by 30m plot at Broadfold allotments, in Benson Street, was voted the best individual
FUEL protesters should have called off their picket earlier claims a pensioners' campaigner who fears panic buying could affect old folks. Founder of the Campaign for the Restoration of Older People's Services (CROPS) Sue Troughton has carried out a survey
A MASSIVE millennium celebration has had to be cancelled due to the fuel crisis. Groundwork Blackburn was planning to bring a host of activities to the town on Sunday to celebrate the culmination of a four-year scheme which has seen £1million ploughed
BURNLEY'S Neil Hodgson believes qualifying is all important as he prepares for rounds 19 and 20 of the British Superbike Championships this weekend. The 26-year-old currently leads the championship by just one point from Nottinghamshire rival Chris Walker
IF Lancashire needed any extra motivation to go full tilt for the Championship next year, they received it yesterday evening with the sight of Adam Hollioake lifting the trophy on the Old Trafford balcony. Hollioake's Surrey team took the point they needed
SURGERY rather than sticking-plaster treatment seems likely to be the council's choice tonight as the solution to scores of slum homes in a crime-plagued part of Blackburn. And as 97 per cent of the Victorian houses in the five streets in the town's Bank
PREPARE for two weeks of ritual humiliation. Our nation's finest athletes are primed to flex the nation's sporting muscles in front of a global audience. And, yet again, we are poised to expose ourselves as the world's biggest wimps. The reasons for this
YET again, more money is being thrown at that structure they call the Dome. It makes me sick that all that money has literally been wasted when it could have been spent on hospitals, cancer research, the homeless and many more worthy causes. I for one
I WOULD remind Jack Straw, Tony Blair and all the members of this government, that they are where they are because we, the public, put them there and we, the public, pay their salaries. We, the public, gave them a mandate to act on our behalf and in our
I WRITE in praise of the staff at Morrison's supermarket in Blackburn, and their handling of the fuel crisis on Monday. I queued, along with many others, for petrol at the store. The staff were magnificent. They were on duty by the pumps, directing traffic
AS a resident of the Mill Hill and Ewood area of Blackburn for most of my adult life, I have grown accustomed to seeing the quality of the road surfaces, pavements and grassed areas deteriorate into a state of embarrassment. Now, the council is offering
WE were pleased that Richard Jones (Letters, September 1) enjoyed both the Mardi Gras and the Corporation Park Arts in the Parks events in Blackburn. However, perhaps he should have visited the food vendors' catering units and taken time to read the menus
I SAW Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody being interviewed on TV about the petrol blockade crisis. When she was asked what she thought about a sales person trying to do his job, she replied he would have to use the bus. What a stupid and out-of-touch person she
NORTH West MEP Gary Titley's comments (Letters, September 7) were alarmist and vague. He says that "Lancashire continues to lose jobs in manufacturing at a worrying rate." What exactly is a worrying rate? What exactly is the rate at which Lancashire is
THE fuel protest that has almost brought the country to a standstill was today coming to an end. Pickets called off their action at the Stanlow refinery which supplies the North West and convoys of petrol tankers have since been leaving the site. And
GRAEME Souness is unlikely to escape FA action after he branded Tuesday's referee Michael Jones a 'clown and frightened rat'. An FA spokesman said: "We will be writing to Graeme Souness requesting an explanation of his remarks."
ROVERS expect their televised game at Sheffield United to go ahead, despite the fuel crisis. Williams added: "At the moment, I think the game is going to be on. I have just heard that the Premiership clubs expect to go ahead and we have heard nothing
BLACKBURN Rovers Supporters club are staging their Annual General Meeting at Ewood tonight. The event kicks off at 7pm and will be held in the Millennium Suite to be followed by the monthly quiz in the Blues Bar. Teams of four and five are welcome for
BLACKBURN Rovers have denied making an increased offer for Cameroon defender Lucien Mettomo. Reports from France had suggested that Rovers had upped their bid from £4.6million to £7million for the 23-year-old St Etienne player. But chief executive John
A FATHER-of-three in contact with his ex-girlfriend after a court ordered him to have nothing to do with her, has kept his freedom. Burnley Magistrates heard how Ivan Anthony Sharples, 37, had had difficulty accepting the two-year relationship was now
A SEVEN-year-old girl was injured after she ran into the path of a car on Barden Lane, Burnley. Barbara Foster had been playing with pals during her school holiday when she tried to cross Barden Lane near to the junction with Godiva Street at 3.10pm yesterday
A YOUNG man who clocked up six driving whilst disqualified offences in a short space of time, has paid the price with his liberty. Burnley magistrates heard how Lee Anthony Baldwin, 21, did not remember to apply for a new licence after his ban ran out
HOSPITAL bosses have ordered a cover up -- after patients complained they could see nurses' knickers! Care staff in Burnley were exposing their legs and dark-coloured briefs as the standard white nurses' dresses became more transparent by the wash. That
POLICE have threatened to prosecute a convoy of protesters who illegally blocked the M65 with tractors on Tuesday night. About 100 farm vehicles and lorries took part in the motorway crawl from Colne to Burnley, causing widespread traffic chaos. But one
PROSTITUTES are using an East Lancashire park to sell sex, a councillor has claimed. Coun Marion Raynor, who represents the Church ward on Hyndburn Borough Council, said the illicit acts have been going on for the past 12 months at Gatty Park. She has
MANY congratulations to the estimable Eddie Izzard, who this week won two awards at the Emmy Awards 2000. His gongs, for Outstanding Individual Performance and Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Special were awarded for his HBO Special "Dress To Kill
THE FBI has released the results of its first national study of online fraud. The stats were gathered by tallying the complaints coming into the Internet Fraud Complaint Centre. The winner was "online auctions" while investment fraud came in second. So
I'M usually up near the top of the queue when it comes to decrying Americans for their litigiousness, but, for once, I'm right behind a bunch of Californian company who have leapt to court to seek redress. Their target? Why none other than William Gates
At about 10.30am, queues stretched back to Delph Lane and the police were on hand to check identification. Coun Jan Virmani, spokesman for the centre, said that police, fire and ambulance crews were being served along with disabled people, doctors and
IN between tackling truckers and stopping the nation from hurling itself headlong into anarchy, Mr Tony Blair announced a big shake-up of e-commerce and e-Government this week. Their report, e.gov: electronic government services for the 21st century,
WELL, what about this fuel shortage? Anarchy on the streets, shops running out of bread and milk and near riots in the queues for fuel. Fair takes me back to my very young childhood and the days of the three day week, oil crisis and Ted Heath and all
STEVE Davis is line for a return to face his former boss at Turf Moor on Saturday as he continues to recover from the back injury that kept him out of action in mid-week. The Clarets captain missed Tuesday night's defeat at Fulham after twisting awkwardly
STEVE Davis is line for a return to face his former boss at Turf Moor on Saturday as he continues to recover from the back injury that kept him out of action in mid-week. The Clarets captain missed Tuesday night's defeat at Fulham after twisting awkwardly
THE Fire Brigade Union and legal officials were in discussions after a jury recorded an open verdict on the death of part-time firefighter Paul Metcalf. The jury of six women and four men decided there was insufficient evidence to record either an accident
A MAJOR conference on the problems of arson is to be held in Blackburn next month. Local MP and Home Secretary Jack Straw, will be a guest speaker at the seminar, which is being held at Ewood Park. Top police and fire brigade officers will also be at
A 40-YEAR-OLD man who had been suffering from depression was killed by a speeding train the day after his daughter's 6th birthday. An inquest at Preston was told that Damian Wood, of Duxbury Hall Road, Chorley, was identified from personal belongings.
A BLACKBURN man admitted trying to murder his former partner when he appeared at crown court. Ian Hornby pleaded guilty at a Preston Crown Court hearing to attempting to murder 43-year-old Julie Hornby. The incident involving the 53-year-old defendant
WHEN news filtered through that an unexpected fuel delivery had arrived in town there was only one thing for it -- join the hordes of eager motorists to find out what the eager petrol-punters thought of the current crisis. And of course get myself a much-needed
EDUCATION experts from Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to step in and rescue a troubled education authority in a ground breaking move. The Blackburn LEA has had huge successes in recent years following the launch of various schemes including its
THE INTERNET is the fastest-growing communications medium in history - and the Lancashire Evening Telegraph is opening the door to let your voluntary group or organisation take advantage of it. For, while the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and other major
THE fuel protest that has almost brought the country to a standstill was today coming to an end. Pickets called off their action at the Stanlow refinery which supplies the North West and convoys of petrol tankers have since been leaving the site. And
The fuel crisis has hit local footbal this weekend . All games in The Memorial Sunday Football League, East Lancashire Football League and the Accrington & District Junior League have been postponed. Meanwhile, the Clarets Independent Supporters Association
NICK Uttley chalked up his first victory of the season in the Mitsushiba northern merit in style when he won the Bolton Old Links Trophy by four shots. The Nelson player, who won the Revidge Cannon and Wilpshire Trophy last year, made a flying start with
HASLINGDEN Cricket Club stalwart Mark Griffin is demanding a public apology from chairman Geoff Lord before resuming his playing career at Bentgate. The former skipper quit the club after a heated outburst by Lord during the recent home game with Church
