THE glamorous world of pre-war Hollywood is the setting for "Mack and Mabel", the tale of two showbiz legends. Mack Sennett, a director of silent films and early talkies, was the man who discovered Mabel Normand, the actress who starred in his films and
WHAT joy. Living away from Blackburn, I have found the Lancashire Evening Telegraph is on the Internet. Now, I will get all the news my friends forget to mention. What sadness though, when I read your article about a landslip on the A646 Burnley to Todmorden
THE Bishop of Blackburn's comments about 'Christmas' and 'Xmas' (LET, November 7) were timely and welcome. I am delighted you gave them front-page coverage, but surprised you considered it warranted this. There's nothing very new in this. I and many other
YOBS who cause bother in Burnley town centre face a year's ban from the area's pubs and clubs as part of a clampdown launched today. And town centre licensees today issued a warning to drunken troublemakers: "Behave or get banned!" The Burnley Against
A MOTHER convicted of keeping her son off school because she feared a cement plant was putting his health at risk today vowed: "He's not going back until I'm sure he is safe." Mary Horner and her husband William were found guilty by Blackburn magistrates
MARLON Broomes' spell on loan at QPR had prompted interest in a permanent move from another Division One club, based outside Lancashire.
A STRONG Rovers side won 10-0 last night in a testimonial for Yeovil player Warren Patmore's testimonial for the West Country club. Egil Ostenstad scored four goals, Craig Hignett three with Damien Johnson, Neil Danns and Jonathan Douglas all adding one
A SCHOOL'S own newspaper is now in its eighth year of production, as a result of linking up with our Newspapers in Education scheme. The Griffin Gazette, an annual publication from Griffin Park Primary School, Blackburn, was originally inspired by the
POLICE who stopped a driver with a defective light found drugs to the tune of more than £150,000 when they examined the vehicle. Burnley Crown Court heard how the courier, building boss Peter Baldwin, 38, was doing the trip for a loan shark and knew "
NURSE Susannah Cooper is a step nearer to achieving her dream of a career on the stage after being offered a part in a professional pantomime. Susannah did not have to audition for the part of Fairy Nuff in Snow White at Colne Municipal Hall -- she was
A TERRIFIED schoolgirl fought off an attacker who grabbed her as she walked to lessons. The 12-year-old was walking alone in Royds Street, Accrington, on her way to Hollins High School at about 8.50am yesterday when she was pounced on by the man. He grabbed
TWO men and a woman put a young mother's life at risk by twice torching a terrace house, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how after the first late-night blaze at the empty property in Accrington burned itself out, it was then 'petrol bombed
CLARETS cast-off Alan Lee admits he should have done better at Turf Moor. Lee failed to hit it off at Burnley following his £100,000 move from Aston Villa 18 months ago. His stop-start Clarets career was disrupted by a knee injury which sidelined him
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today hit back at claims that he shunned Norwegian star Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim during last week's Viking invasion at Brockhall. Aarsheim was one of three players invited over to England to spend a week at Ewood with a view
ELTEC has been named the top TEC in the country for the second time. East Lancashire's Training and Enterprise Council, which has helped develop dozens of businesses and train hundreds of staff, came first in the national performance indicators. A total
AROUND 200 farmers discussed the problems facing the industry during a seminar organised by chartered accountants P M & M. Among the speakers at the event, entitled Farming or not, the choice is yours, was MP Jim Paice, opposition agriculture spokesman
DARWEN is set to be amazed by one of the best pantos around next week. For St Cuthbert's Amateur Dramatic Society's production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears starts on Monday. Members of the group, made up from pupils of St Cuthbert's school and other
BACUP has no worse drugs problem than other small towns and is a lot better than some said local police inspector Michael Marren. He was replying to claims by the girlfriend of prison cell hanging victim Lee Bailey that the drug culture of Bacup was a
A SUPPORT service for witnesses giving evidence at magistrates courts in Lancashire has been launched. The witness service was unveiled by Dame Helen Reeves, chief executive of Victim Support, at Lancashire Police headquarters on Saturday. Fivebranch
A TAXI driver whose car was wrecked when he was subjected to a terrifying night-time attack by thugs plans to collar Home Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw in a bid to get more protection for cabbies. Abdul Gahffur, who has lost his livelihood after
WITH reference Billy McKinlay's loan to Leicester, what a calamity. The loss of this player is comparable to Roy Hodgson selling Coleman to Fulham. Every single person I talk to says Rovers' loss will be Leicester's gain! TOM PICKERING, Helmsley Drive
IN THE Burnley match programme, Alistair Campbell invited comments and recollections about the incomparable Mike Summerbee, the ex-Manchester City and Burnley winger, for passing on to Colin Shindler who is writing a biography on Summerbee Senior and
I WONDER how many other Rovers fans smiled, as I did, at the remarks of Laurence John Yates (Sports Letters, November 7) attacking Graeme Souness for signing Mark Hughes. He seems to think that Hughes should be pensioned off and young (inexperienced)
SHOKAT Ali crashed out of the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship despite making two century breaks in the fifth round tie against Nigel Bond. The Accrington ace scored breaks of 118 twice to take the first frame and then to level the scores at 3-3
DARWEN boss Wilkes returns to one if his old stomping grounds tonight with mixed feelings of excited anticipation and absolute terror! He takes his side to Southport, who currently lie fourth in the Nationwide Conference, in the first round of the Marsden
Late night shopping, Blackburn Town Centre, until 9pm. Exhibition of interior design, furniture and lighting, Turton Tower. Until November 26. Colne Friends in Bereavement, St John's Methodist Church Lounge, Albert Road, Colne, 7pm. Speaker: Arthur Garnett
COUPLED with the threat by police of much greater use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, the drive against louts in East Lancashire received another boost today -- as yobs causing bother in Burnley town centre faced a year-long ban from every one of its
THE job requires dedication, determination and razor sharp wits. It can be physically and emotionally demanding, with 15-hour night shifts, often at the front line. You need to be a team player and to be able to think clearly in situations where seconds
THE Court of Siam is coming to Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre this week where Accrington Theatre Group are staging "The King and I". Maryrose Swarbrick stars as the independent young governess brought from England to teach the King's children. Howard Raw
Young dancers are preparing for pantomime "Wind in the Willows" featuring the gang of river bank friends Mole, Ratty and Toad. The children from the Dorothy Bruce School will perform from Thursday, November 23, to Saturday, November 25. Tickets are available
I AM looking forward to Chancellor Gordon Brown giving me a rise in my pension, but at the same time, the town hall wants £10 from me for the privilege of parking my car at my back door on days when Blackburn Rovers are at home. I pay road tax and council
I WAS interested to read about the government sending scientists to study penguins falling over when aircraft fly overhead. If they had got in touch with me, I could have told them why they do -- after experiencing this behaviour first hand. What happens
YOU'VE lost the plot, Leaver! Police officers have enough hassle to endure while on duty. The one thing that keeps them sane is the thought of coming home to a safe environment. Now you want them to live on troubled estates (LET, November 8) -- to be
ONCE again, I am appalled to read of a light, derisory sentence given to a man committing an act of violence against a woman -- in this instance, a father beating his daughter resulted in a 12-month suspended sentence for him. (LET, November 7). Her '
READERS should be aware that there are a number of persons in this area offering driving lessons for a fee, illegally. That is, they are not approved or licensed by the Driving Standards Agency. They may have insurance which covers learners -- it may
JANUARY 5, 1999, is a day I will never forget. It as the day I was diagnosed with T-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma -- cancer of the lymph glands. I was 14 years old. Until then I had always been fit and well and taken good health for granted. My world was
BLACKBURN strongman Mark Hughes believes he is being marked out for special attention by the First Division's bully boys. The former Manchester United ace was again the victim of some rough-house tactics at Portsmouth on Saturday, just days after Souness
Down by the Riverside with Phil Lloyd SHELVES in bookstores groan under the weight of learned texts on the art, or science, of management. Though football managers feature rarely in such books, Rovers fans returning from another Fratton Park soaking might
VANDALS caused damage estimated at nearly £4,000 in a stone throwing attack at Burnley Wood primary school. Thirty-two windows were smashed resulting in the school being closed for the day. The 120 pupils were back at classes today although repair work
A CAMPAIGN to stop the Government scrapping community health councils has got backing from the British Medical Association and the Law Society. The lead campaign of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale already has the support of 250 MPs including Burnley MP
A SHARP increase in criminal activity in Burnley this month has led to a stepping up of police patrols. Crime for November has rocketed by 20 per cent compared with the same period last year with Daneshouse, Duke Bar, Trinity and Burnley Wood, the hardest
YOBS who cause bother in Burnley town centre face a year's ban from the area's pubs and clubs as part of a clampdown launched today. And town centre licensees today issued a warning to drunken troublemakers: "Behave or get banned!" The Burnley Against
TWO men and a woman put a young mother's life at risk by twice torching a terrace house, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how after the first late-night blaze at the empty property in Accrington burned itself out, it was then 'petrol bombed
A LANCASHIRE Evening Telegraph delivery van burst into flames just minutes after the driver had pulled over on the M65 motorway. Des Connelly, driver of the D-registered transit van, stopped on the hard shoulder after he saw smoke coming from under the
THE Clegg household's wall to wall music and devotion to Radio 2 airwaves earned them a trip round the studios to meet the stars. Doreen and Malcolm Clegg, of Higham, won the radio station's 'At Your Request' competition after piping the channel into
A GUARD of honour made up of disabled scooters led the funeral cortege of Accrington man Jim Woods. Jim, 83, of Richmond Road, died last week of pneumonia after a short illness at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Friends of Jim, who played an active part in
A TEENAGE dad is behind bars for two years, after attacking three people and leaving them with smashed bones. Burnley Crown Court heard how Andrew Dixon, 16, was affected by the "demon drink," and Judge Raymond Bennett said although the defendant was
WHIRLWIND couple Jason Stintson and Samantha Marsden didn't waste anytime after Cupid's arrow struck -- they got engaged on their first date! It could have been the songs that DJ Jason was spinning at the local pub on Sunday. Or perhaps there was something
ACCRINGTON'S cenotaph could be moved -- if it would help heal the rift between two ex-servicemen's organisations. Hyndburn Council leader Peter Britcliffe has offered to act as a go-between for the Royal British Legion and the RAF Association in a bid
A MOTHER convicted of keeping her son off school because she feared a cement plant was putting his health at risk today vowed: "He's not going back until I'm sure he is safe." Mary Horner and her husband William were found guilty by Blackburn magistrates
BURNLEY Supporters Club travel details for Saturday's game at Birmingham City. Leave Colne bus station at 10.30am, Nelson bus station 10.40am, Queensgate 10.50am, Turf Moor 11am, Tim Bobbin 11.10am, Rawtenstall 11.25am. To book, call Fraser Eagle on 01254
Burnley Youth 1, Rochdale Youth 0 A PAUL Barrett goal mid-way through the first half was enough to take Burnley into the second round of the Lancashire FA Youth Cup. Barrett secured the Clarets' passage when he controlled a right-wing cross from the lively
Cummmings and Goings with Stephen Cummings AND so the fairy tale continues. Fourth in the table. The only unbeaten home record in the division. And the Padiham Predator rediscovering his goal-scoring touch. Only the most flinty-hearted curmudgeon would
CLARETS cast-off Alan Lee admits he should have done better at Turf Moor. Lee failed to hit it off at Burnley following his £100,000 move from Aston Villa 18 months ago. His stop-start Clarets career was disrupted by a knee injury which sidelined him
A FAST rising East Lancashire health and safety and personnel consultancy has appointed a financial director. Chartered accountant Andrew McEvoy joined Rawtenstall-based First Business Support after first developing a professional relationship with the
NEW 30,000 sq ft plant for aerospace giant BAE Systems took a step closer to completion. The new factory, which is expected to be completed in March 2001, will provide a home for the company's ROVIS communications business currently operating out of the
A FORMER employee of Blackburn with Darwen Council was due to take the council to an industrial tribunal today, alleging sex and race discrimination. The case, being held in Leeds, is expected to take 14 days and 22 witnesses are expected to be questioned
TWO of East Lancashire's Olympic medallists were given a hero's welcome when they met each other for the first time. Gold medallist and Olympic record holder Jason Queally and silver medallist Jeanette Brakewell were the guests of honour at a civic reception
WORK to refurbish Blackburn Railway Station is well under way and on course for a spring completion -- despite the appalling weather. Site bosses say the work should be finished by early next year and is only about two weeks behind schedule even though
BUSINESSES across East Lancashire have stepped up security after a spate of fuel thefts. On Sunday, raiders cut through a wire mesh fence and tried to steal fuel from George Broughton Fuel Depot, in Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, but fled empty-handed. Ian
EVE KILLINGBECK-Church is five months old and weighs just 6lb 1oz in her birthday suit -- but she has already proved she is a real little fighter. She was born 16 weeks premature, underwent heart sugery six weeks later and then battled back from an infection
ACCRINGTON Stanley reserves extended their unbeaten run to six games with an 11-4 win over Rolls Royce in the East Lancs League. The Reds enjoyed victory even though their regular goalkeeper was missing through illness and defender Sam Heys took over
PRESTON manager David Moyes may make a loan swoop for Manchester-born Fulham utility man Wayne Collins as he faces a suspension crisis ahead of three crunch games. Defenders Graham Alexander and Colin Murdock sit out the first of their three match suspensions
PAUL Dwyer has enlisted the help of a sports psychologist in a bid to shore up the mental side of his game. The 27-year-old crashed out of the European Tour qualifying school in Peralada last week, finishing outside the top 30 despite lying third after
