HAVING led the way by setting up one of the country's first Education Action Zones that boost links between schools and colleges and local business, Blackburn with Darwen today advances further into 21st-century teaching -- by getting ready to introduce
TODAY the government's much vaunted Freedom of Information Bill begins its committee stage in the House of Lords. Blackburn MP and Home Secretary Jack Straw has described the bill as "a radical and reforming piece of legislation" but it has been attacked
WELSH wonder Sion Jones powers up the lung-bursting 947-yard haul that is the Rake Hill Climb at Ramsbottom for a surprise victory. It was the 21-year-old Denbighshire rider's first effort at the popular event which was held on Sunday. His time of 2 minutes
THE beautiful city of Alanya, which is in the south east of Turkey, was the venue for the Fourth International Mountain Bike Cup. The event has now become firmly established on the international race calendar and Bury postman Steve McEwen has been invited
At Remembrance-time the thoughts of many turn to the service and heroism of those who served in the First and Second World Wars. Less thought is perhaps given to those who served with the Allies from other parts of the world, not least South Asia, from
AS a keen supporter of the Royal British Legion and a flag day collector for many years, I fully support Pat Browne and the committee in their protest about the office which has been set aside by the Council as this year's collecting base in Blackburn
A MINISTER was today being asked to help sort out Burnley and Pendle's £200million plus problem - more than 3,000 empty and fast decaying privately owned homes. The grim picture was being unveiled to Housing Minister Nick Raynsford when he visited Burnley
A MAN accused of the murder of a disabled horse dealer today vowed to sue Lancashire Police after he was told the charge against him is not to go ahead. David Leek, of Bolton Road, Blackburn, spoke after receiving written confirmation from the Crown Prosecution
THE latest winner of Blackburn Rovers Double Your Money is R Parsons from Chorley who wins £500 with number 176.
Down by the Riverside wilth Phil Lloyd GO back two years, five years, ten years -- in fact, any length of time you'd care to mention. There isn't a moment in history when, confronted by the genie from the magic lamp, I would have wished to be a Fulham
A TEENAGER who helped himself to his stepfather's car and rolled it in a ditch after a night out, has been spared custody. Leigh Paul Kenneth Arnison, 19, of Carlton Avenue, Skipton, was given 100 hours community service, banned from driving for 12 months
DETECTIVES were today continuing to question five people arrested in connection with the murder of Burnley man Iain McKay. A woman who was also arrested in early-morning police swoops on homes in Burnley and Padiham yesterday has been released without
BINGO caller Brian Gillatt is used to picking winning numbers -- now he's crossing his fingers in hope his own lucky numbers come up. He has been picked to take part in the regional final of the Bingo Caller of the Year Competition. The 41-year-old has
A SCHEME to build 28 detached and 24 semi-detached homes on land off Clitheroe Road, Brierfield has been submitted to Pendle Council. The application by Rowland Homes will be discussed by the council's Brierfield and Reedley area committee on November
RARE plants, birds and animals could make a return to Pendle Hill thanks to an environmental project to create a wildlife haven. Lancashire County Council has applied to the Environment Secretary to erect stock-proof fencing to protect a 251 hectare area
AT least nine lorry drivers from East Lancashire were among 75 Britons caught up in a border blockade which threatened to erupt in violence. The truckers were stranded on the border between France and Spain as Spanish drivers protested against soaring
THE public were warned not to fall for a bizarre confidence trick originating in Nigeria. Several businesses in East Lancashire, including one in Darwen and one in Rishton, had received letters asking for the individual's bank details to transfer millions
POLICE, ambulance and fire crews were called to the banks of the Leeds Liverpool canal amid fears people were trapped inside a sinking car. Youngsters playing on the banks of the canal near to Express Gifts in Church called police after spotting a Ford
John Shaw, who has walked the length and breadth of Britain, will outline his experiences with a talk and slide presentation at Longridge library on Monday November 6 at 7.30pm. John will talk about his walk from John O' Groats to Land's End walk and
Plymouth 2, Blackpool 0 Scorers: Wotton (60), McGregor (88) Saturday, October 14. Att: 2,867 By Chris Reece Managerless Plymouth end their run of three straight defeats with an all too easy win over sorry Blackpool. The heroics of Kidderminster have been
Cummings and Goings with Stephen Cummings STRONG leadership. It's essential in the running of any successful football club. And at Turf Moor at the moment you can find evidence of it everywhere. On the pitch, skipper Steve Davis captains the side with
TWO seasons ago Sheffield Wednesday finished 12th in the Premiership, while Burnley claimed 15th spot in Division Two thanks only to a late sprint from relegation. Tonight when the two big old clubs lock horns at Turf Moor they could feasibly be heading
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy escaped serious injury after a collision with a car. Lee Nield, of Spinney Drive, Bury, sustained a cut to his hand after the collision with a Toyota Carina, driven by Mehdi Khan (39), of Bolton. The accident happened in Arley Avenue
FIREBUGS are being blamed for a blaze which broke out in an old Radcliffe mill. The fire, which was inside a unit at the former Radcliffe Paper and Board factory in Johnson Street, involved a quantity of plastic piping and wood. A thick pall of smoke
YOUNG businesswoman Claire Hanlon has her sights set on a star-studded future after winning the Bury Young Enterprise award with her company Zodiac. The 17-year-old Bury Grammar girl also came top of the class in a competition to spot business leaders
ANTI-JEWISH posters which warn of bombings against Israelis have been discovered 100 yards from a Whitefield synagogue. Four hate posters were found on cardboard boxes tied to fencing in Park Lane, near the junction with Pinfold Lane. Now, the material
TWO Bury Grammar School pupils have been suspended after a seventh year student admitted buying cannabis from another boy. The 17-year-old found in possession of the substance has also been cautioned by police. Both he and an 18-year-old pupil, who sold
SOCIAL services are inspecting themselves to see if they are guilty of institutional racism. Bosses are determined to make sure they do not inadvertently discriminate against children and families from ethnic minorities. They are acting in the wake of
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is bidding to bolster his strikeforce ahead of tomorrow night's testing trip to Wimbledon. Souness is working hard in the transfer market to bring in another new face but it won't be Everton hitman Mark Hughes. The Rovers
UK airport leaders will reaffirm their commitment to sustainable growth of the industry when they meet in Manchester this week for the annual conference of the Airport Operators Association (AOA). Around 150 delegates will hear a range of speakers, including
PEOPLE who have missed the deadline for handing in self-assessment tax returns have been given some good advice by business advisers HLB Kidsons. Missing the deadline may be a good thing because it will force people to take a longer, harder look at their
AFTER reading the interesting comments in Sports Letters (LET, October 10), I can only say: Blue and White, Claret and Blue, Premier League in Two. G A TAYLOR, Mayfield Road, Ramsgreave, Blackburn.
THE bulldozers have moved in to destroy one of Blackburn's historical landmarks. Revidge water tank was built by Victorian engineers in 1897 to improve water supplies and in more recent times has been used as a vantage point until it fell into disrepair
YOU would have thought that, with all the money David Seaman earns, he could afford a decent haircut. Or is it a new image which he is trying to create for himself? I think he looks like a big girl's blouse. Come on, get your act together and act like
YVETTE Vanessa MacNeal went on a high-tech spending spree using other people's credit card details. Blackburn magistrates heard that she ordered more than £4,000 worth of goods through Sky Digital's Open Interactive TV station. And more than £1,800 worth
WOMEN and ethnic minorities are being targeting in a major recruitment drive by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. The drive is part of a Home Office directive to make pubic bodies more representative of the communities they serve. Starting this
A WHO Wants to be a Millionaire? style "ask the classroom" keypad is to help teachers assess pupils in the latest development to be introduced in Blackburn and Darwen schools. The latest innovation takes the interactive whiteboard technology which is
MARK Brown will be preparing to go for gold as the 11th Paralympics Games gets under way in Sydney tomorrow. Brown, who lost his arm in a motorbike accident, will be taking part in the marathon on the final day, October 29, on the same course, with the
MARK Brown will be preparing to go for gold as the 11th Paralympics Games gets under way in Sydney tomorrow. Brown, who lost his arm in a motorbike accident, will be taking part in the marathon on the final day, October 29, on the same course, with the
SOME people thought it was all over after the England v Germany game earlier this month But when Wembley opened its famous doors one last time the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Sports Editor NEIL BRAMWELL was one of the lucky few to be given a chance to
North End 1, Tranmere 0 Staurday, October 14 at Deepdale PRESTON striker Steve Basham punched the Deepdale air with his fist, kissed the badge on his shirt and then disappeared under an avalanche of white-shirted colleagues in celebration of his excellent
BREAST cancer will affect one in ten women during their lifetime and is the commonest cause of death in women under 50 in the UK. According to charity the Breast Cancer Campaign, each week 635 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed and 263 women die
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED wait for a fitness check on striker Steve Orrell ahead of tonight's Floodlit Trophy tie at Prescot Cables. Orrell injured an ankle in a training session held on Saturday after the Rams North West Counties Division One game against Nantwich
MARINE 0, RADCLIFFE BORO 2 RADCLIFFE Borough produced a vintage performance against Marine in the FA Cup to put themselves one step away from joining Bury, Rochdale, Oldham Athletic et al in the first round proper. Their 2-0 victory was well deserved
Millwall 4 Bury 0 THE full value of having a proven goalscorer in your side was never more graphically shown than in Saturday's game at the New Den. In centre-forward Neil Harris the Lions have one of the most sought-after properties in the lower divisions
Millwall 4 - Bury 0 IF NEIL Harris was as sharp in his former career as a stockbroker than he is in front of goal he should have made enough money to set himself up for life. In centre-forward Harris Millwall have one of the most sought-after properties
DAISYFIELD Community Centre reverberated to the sound of drum, keyboard and voice sessions. As part of Youth Arts 2000, aspiring young musicians got their chance to take part in hands-on activities which offered something for everyone. Sally Ainsworth
MEMBERS of youth organisations in East Lancashire can take part in an event designed to increase their knowledge of citizenship, democracy and representation. Young People and Democracy, organised by Lancashire Youth and Community Service, will be held
THIS is a call to all women who have survived breast cancer. The Cancer Research Campaign would like to see you outside Selfridges at the Trafford Centre, near Manchester, on Saturday, October 21. We will be building a Wall of Hope featuring the pictures
WHEN appointed, the new vice-principal/director of Blackburn College will command a salary of some £55,000. Performance-related pay details will, no doubt in our new open Blairite society, remain undisclosed as in the past -- even with Jack Straw on the
I WONDER how the people of our town would feel if, week after week, we were invaded by hordes of drunken foreign thugs roaming around our streets, insulting people, using the pavements as toilets, vomiting and fornicating in any place that suited them
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is bidding to bolster his strikeforce ahead of tomorrow night's testing trip to Wimbledon. Souness is working hard in the transfer market to bring in another new face but it won't be Everton hitman Mark Hughes. The Rovers
A THIEF in danger of being sent back to jail to serve part of his last sentence as well as a new term, struck lucky. Daniel Devlin, 27, who had been on licence from a three-year stretch imposed for house burglary, was sent to prison for four months. Sentencing
A FATHER-OF-FIVE who was jailed after being caught behind the wheel while banned, must stay there. A judge told Raja Mahmood, 35, he had shown blatant disregard of the law and that the 28 days in jail imposed by Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Magistrates
A MINISTER was today being asked to help sort out Burnley and Pendle's £200million plus problem - more than 3,000 empty and fast decaying privately owned homes. The grim picture was being unveiled to Housing Minister Nick Raynsford when he visited Burnley
A GAS storage facility will not been given the go-ahead until councillors are reassured that there is no danger of explosion. Plans to store liquid petroleum gas at a site in Burnley's Heasandford Industrial Estate have been put on hold until the development
MICHAEL Hunter and Ben Griffiths are pictured ready to do battle in Hyndburn Cubs' conker competition at Hipping Vale community centre, Oswaldtwistle. The lads are members of Great Harwood Parish Cub Scouts.
ARSONISTS smashed their way into an Accrington high school and started a blaze that damaged several rooms. An office in the Queens Road West annex of Moorhead High School was broken into at about 7pm yesterday. Station officer Chris Hollis believe the
NEIGHBOURS claim traffic congestion near popular playing fields could cost someone their life are calling for residents' only parking. Alan Isherwood, of Woodland Drive, Clayton-le-Moors says the streets are so full with cars around Wilson Playing Fields
BIG MONEY MAN: Former England defender Des Walker remains the most expensive player in the Wednesday line-up thanks to the £2.7 million price tag which dates back to his move from Sampdoria to Hillsborough in July, 1993. LAST SIX RESULTS: Portsmouth (
CLARETS midfielder Paul Weller is looking to celebrate his new contract with a win over bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor tonight. Weller has agreed a deal that will keep him at Burnley until June, 2004 and looks set to start against
SWIMMERS who raised money for Bury Hospice handed over their cheque at Radcliffe pool. The Thursday Morning Ladies' Swimming Club raised £1,000 with a series of raffles. The cheque was accepted by Mr Colin Caffrey chairman of the hospice. Bury's Mayor
BURY North MP David Chaytor will be 'cultivating' an interest in local conservation issues when he visits Whitefield's Philips Park on Friday (Oct 20). Mr Chaytor has been invited along to the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) headquarters
A 25-YEAR-OLD frightened woman was threatened with a screwdriver and knife during a weekend armed raid at a Prestwich shop. Three masked thugs entered the Arati grocery store in the town's Egerton Street on Saturday night (Oct 14) before escaping with
CLARETS midfielder Paul Weller is looking to celebrate his new contract with a win over bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor tonight. Weller has agreed a deal that will keep him at Burnley until June, 2004 and looks set to start against
PEOPLE with their sights set on a career in optical cabling technology will benefit from a new training centre. Optical Technology Training said the new centre on Carleton Business Park, Skipton, together with two other existing centres a short distance
DESPITE uncertainty over the long-term future for post offices, banks are willing to lend money to prospective buyers, according to a mortgage firm. Patrick Ryan, managing director of RCC Business Mortgages, said: "We have no difficulty in securing funding
BURY will be looking to blast Notts County into their club record books for all the wrong reasons tonight. Six home league games into the campaign, the Magpies are still looking for their first victory. And should the Shakers pick up at least a draw at
A DARWEN man tried to murder his daughter after she married against his wishes, it has been claimed. Preston Crown Court heard allegations that Shaukat Ali attempted to strangle the 21-year-old after arranging to meet for a chat. He is said to have been
Rossendale Artists' autumn exhibition opens on Saturday and runs until November 24. It is the second exhibition of the year, giving Rossendale artists another opportunity to demonstrate their skills on canvas and paper or in craftwork. The Mayor and Mayoress
Blackpool: Boots, 28-38 Bank Hey Street, 10.30-4.30pm; Co-op Pharmacy (in Asda), Cherry Tree Road, Marton, 10-4pm; Moss Chemist, Morrisons, Squires Gate Lane, 10-4pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 110 Talbot Rd, 10-5pm; Superdrug, Hounds Hill Centre, 10-4.30pm. Cleveleys
POLICE today welcomed the drop in crime but warned the figures could show an increase in the future because of new ways of recording them. The British Crime Survey showed the level of crime was 7.8 per cent lower across Lancashire last year than in 1997
A NEW system to to ensure young children are properly protected from abuse has been launched in Blackburn and Darwen. They are intended to bring a range of different organisations together to ensure the safety of youngsters. The new procedures follow
A MUCH-TRAVELLED Blackburn father-of-three is thanking his lucky stars that he is safe and well this week following the Saudi skyjack incident. Janaid Qureshi MBE, of Queens Road, regularly uses the Jeddah-Heathrow flight in connection with his work at
WHY does Graeme Souness want his players in on Sundays? A complete break from football, one day a week would be more beneficial, and would keep the players more fresh. They have looked jaded in the last few matches. They couldn't even lift themselves
MOTORCYCLE star Carl Fogarty has joined a top scientist, disability campaigners and TV personalities Charlie Dimmock and Jane Asher as one of a charity's People of the Year. The four-time World Superbike champion is on an elite list of 12 stars and people
STEPHEN Cummings (LET, October 3) never lets us forget about how loyal the Clarets' fans are, but last week he blatantly refused to mention how his team were booed off, both at half time, and full time. Or that Paul Cook was booed every time he touched
SEVERAL Blackburn fans had a dig (Sports Letters, October 10) about your columnist Stephen Cummings' comments about Burnley being higher than Rovers. One was on about how, not so long ago, Burnley were playing Carlisle in Auto Windscreens Shield and Blackburn
HOW refreshing to hear two unbiased views on the joys of being a 21st Century Blackburn Rovers supporter (Dave Smith and S R Barker, Sports Letters, October 10), especially when compared with the eulogising by Matt Howard. This attitude and perception
A WHO Wants to be a Millionaire? style "ask the classroom" keypad is to help teachers assess pupils in the latest development to be introduced in Blackburn and Darwen schools. The latest innovation takes the interactive whiteboard technology which is
RECENTLY, we have seen three strikers playing at Turf Moor namely Adebola, Moore and Robinson -- all subject to transfer speculation at £1 million-plus. If anyone is worth that sort of money what price Andy Payton? -- £5 million? The goal he scored against
A MAN accused of the murder of a disabled horse dealer today vowed to sue Lancashire Police after he was told the charge against him is not to go ahead. David Leek, of Bolton Road, Blackburn, spoke after receiving written confirmation from the Crown Prosecution
AT Ewood Park, we have the best ground and highest average gate in the First Division. At Brockhall Rovers have one of the best training set-ups and academies in the country. We also have the biggest squad of overpaid and overrated players in the First
IN addition to giving information on our own educational resources and facilities currently available to local schools, the NIE column invites articles from budding journalists venturing into print. This week's report on a school trip to Spain -- including
DETECTIVES are searching for a Bury DJ after his girlfriend was found murdered in her home. Paul Sharpe (30), of Wellington Road has not been seen since 28-year-old Sarah Jane Widdup's body was found on Saturday morning (Oct 14). She had been strangled
