IF their touting for business in streets and shopping centres already marks out accident claim companies as eager exploiters and encouragers of an increasing compensation culture. Then the disclosure today that they are now resorting to peddling their
THE licensees of the Jubilee public house in Blakey Moor, Blackburn, have appeared in court charged in connection with a major disturbance at the pub following the Blackburn Rovers v Burnley match. Thomas Fox, 46, and Linda Fox, 53, who gave their home
AFTER reading the article about the daffodil cull (LET, March 29), I now realise that the council has finally lost the 'plot.' EILEEN CALVERT (Mrs), Malvern Avenue, Blackburn.
IWAS amused by your cartoon regarding me mowing in Buncer Lane, Blackburn (LET, March 29). But would like to point out that I am a very health-conscious council worker and I do not smoke as your cartoon suggested. And as for these two daffodils at the
REGARDING the daffodil cull in the Brownhill and Buncer Lane areas of Blackburn (LET, March 29), may I, on behalf of many residents in the Buncer Lane area, thank you for highlighting so pointedly this crude and senseless act of vandalism perpetrated
A BRAVE shop assistant stared down the barrel of a handgun and calmly told a masked robber she was not giving him any money. Sharon Edwards, 22, said: "I refused him a couple of times. I was more angry than frightened at his audacity at coming in and
The key stats from the game that took Rovers clear of Bolton. TEAMS: Rovers: (3-5-2) from right to left Friedel Curtis, Berg, Short, Gillespie, Dunn, Flitcroft, Mahon, Duff Jansen, Bent Subs: Hignett (for Gillespie, 68), Berkovic (for Mahon, 74), Hughes
BELEAGUERED Queens Park Rangers chief Ian Holloway admitted his side were outclassed by rampant Rovers as the Londoners slipped deeper into the relegation mire following this crushing defeat. Still searching for his first victory since taking over from
Queens Park Rangers 1 - Rovers 3 Plummer 14, - Dunn 24, Jansen 45, Berkovic 85 FORGET Red Marauder surviving rain-lashed Aintree's muddy mayhem to land one of the most remarkable Grand National victories in the race's history. Saturday April 7 2001 will
A MAN stole from the home of a 70-year-old pensioner after asking him to fill a bucket with water. The victim was looking out of the window at his home in Altham Street, Burnley, at 10am on Saturday when he saw the man walking down the street. He gestured
A SPRING into Action day in Healey Wood, Burnley, went ahead despite constant rain. The event should have been held at The Delph recreation area and Healey Wood primary school but because of the weather was confined to indoors. The event, organised by
A BURNLEY 'safe night out' scheme has received national recognition. The award for the Burnley Against Night-time Disorder, BAND, was presented to the town centre management team by the Association of Town Centre Management at a conference in Reading.
LOCAL MP Gordon Prentice went back to school, joining children at St John Southworth RC Primary, Nelson, as part of European Week. Every class took part in an activity associated with a different European country. Mr Prentice said: "It is now accepted
A BANNED driver who twice gave his brother's details when stopped by police is behind bars for eight months. Burnley Crown Court heard how mental health support worker Musadique Khan, 24, who had been disqualified for drink driving, prompted police to
A BLOOMING good show of daffodils and spring flowers was staged by Colne Horticultural Society despite the cold, wet start to spring. Although the number of exhibitors was down to only 19 from 28 last year the number of exhibits on show at the Peter Birtwistle
NEARLY £20, 000 worth of antique silver, gold and jewellery was stolen by raiders who smashed their way in to Samlesbury Hall. Thieves climbed to the first floor of the historical hall and knocked a hole in the wall to by-pass the alarm.
IT'S business almost as usual at the Training For Women centre in Haslingden but with different opening times. The times are changing due to funding changes following the closure of the Action for Haslingden programme. The Pleasant Street centre will
A TOTAL of 22 youngsters have been arrested as part of a scheme to clamp down on teenage troublemakers in Oswaldtwistle. And police say the scheme is being hailed a great success by residents who have welcomed increased police presence on the streets.
A £280,000 package of improvements to Hyndburn's roads has been unveiled by Lancashire County Council. Four areas will benefit, hopefully leading to a reduction in road accidents and casualties. The money has come from Lancashire County Council's road
PLASTERER Darren Hutchinson slashed his arm with a kitchen knife after going to his former girlfriend's home. Blackburn magistrates heard how he thought she was playing "mind games" with him after their relationship ended. He smashed the front door of
MULTI-million-pound plans for a windfarm off the coast of Cleveleys could bring a major spin-off for East Lancashire engineering companies. Scottish Power has been granted a licence to explore the feasibility of constructing a 30-turbine windfarm four
ACCRINGTON-based international travel specialists Fraser Eagle have found the inspiration for a new range of package holidays -- just 35 miles down the road at Blackpool. While most travel companies concentrate on the Costa Brava, the Greek Islands or
SCHOOLCHILDREN left in tears after saying a sad farewell to their headteacher. Pupils and staff at St Cuthbert's Primary School, in Lynwood Avenue, Darwen, presented Roger Small with a set of binoculars and bunches of flowers at a special assembly to
TEMPERS are set boil at a Hoddlesden pub when contestants take part in an ancient Cumbrian tradition. Customers at the Rankin Arms, in Queen Street, Hoddlesden, will be taking part in the third annual Egg Dumping competition on Thursday in aid of the
MOTORISTS in Rawtenstall and Haslingden have been warned to take extra precautions following a spate of car crime. DC Jill McDonald said: "We have been hit with a number of offences of cars being broken into and property stolen in various areas of Rawtenstall
A MAJOR investigation is under way after a tanning studio was gutted by fire following an explosion which ripped through the property. More than 20 fire fighters battled for several hours to bring the fire under control at the Sunworld Tanning Centre
DAIRYMAN Fred Collinson failed in a bid to be named national Milkman of the Year but at least he got a lie-in beyond his normal 3.10am getting up time. Fred stayed at the Drury Hotel in London and said: "I didn't win but I enjoyed myself. It was a nice
YOUNGSTER Dominic Lord expressed his feelings and won a place in a poetry book. Dominic's poem "feelings" was entered into a Mid Pennine Arts poetry competition and took a highly commended rating -- and inclusion in the new book of verse "Mid Pennine
MEMBERS of the Haslingden Community Forum are celebrating news announced today of a £153,000 grant which will secure its future. The grant, over three years, means the Forum can continue its services to voluntary and community groups in the Rossendale
A BRAVE shop assistant stared down the barrel of a handgun and calmly told a masked robber she was not giving him any money. Sharon Edwards, 22, said: "I refused him a couple of times. I was more angry than frightened at his audacity at coming in and
LIAM Knott punched the 58-year-old landlord of a Blackburn pub after being asked to leave because he was arguing with his girlfriend's sister. Blackburn magistrates heard that after James Hughes had been knocked to the floor, regulars at Uncle Jack's
POLICE on duty outside Utopia nightclub found Peter Hargreaves and another man trading punches. Blackburn magistrates heard that when officers restrained them Hargreaves tried to kick the other man. Hargreaves, 23, of Oxford Drive, Knuzden, pleaded guilty
A TEENAGER has spoken of how she was forced to jump out of a first-floor window after arsonists set fire to the flat below. Fiona Devine, 18, said she thought she would die during the blaze at the block of flats in Lincoln Close on Friday evening. She
A MAN dubbed the 'daff destroyer' after he mowed down daffodils which had only just bloomed hit back today at his critics and said: 'I was only doing my job!' The Blackburn with Darwen Council worker, who has asked not to be named, caused outrage a fortnight
WESTLIFE'S number one fan Lillian Sleigh had a dream come true when she handed over a surprise gift to one of the band. Wheelchair-bound Lillian, 60, of Wensley Fold, Blackburn, cried tears of joy as she presented her hand made wedding present tapestry
Bury 0 Bristol C 1 BURY manager Andy Preece was bemoaning his side's lack of fire power as their final chance for a top six spot slipped away. Preece hit the post and Nick Daws fired a free kick against the crossbar while City keeper Steve Phillips saved
Nantwich 2 Rossendale FC 3 JODY Banim started for the first time alongside Craig Sargeson and both notched as Dale took advantage to go six points clear as their competitors could only kick their heels alongside flooded pitches. On 12 minutes Cunningham
Burnley 3 PNE 0 ON the eve of the Grand National, North End were simply not at the races and poor defending and clinical defending by Burnley left the valuable three points at Turf Moor. Without the injured Michael Jackson, Preston had to shuffle the
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," presented by the Royal National Theatre, The Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley, 7.30pm. Friends In Bereavement, Day Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, Leeds Road, Nelson, 7pm. "China," presentation by Bob Atkinson. Royal
AN education and industry links project has 'opened doors' for a Blackburn primary school. St Gabriel's CE Primary has purchased gates to celebrate the school's centenary with the help of a donation from Stagecoach Ribble. The bus operator is linked with
A BLACKBURN school that at one stage was identified as needing special measures is now being held up as an example to others. St Mary and St Joseph's RC primary school in Bennington Street has been awarded Beacon status. Its methods are judged to be among
IHOPE the sad, sorry misfits who stole two memorial benches from Darwen Eastern Cemetery (LET, April 3), realise what sorrow they have caused. Did they read the inscriptions on the benches? Did they think of how the families concerned would feel? Did
IT has been announced that in order to alleviate the foot and mouth crisis, vaccination of animals may be reinstated. However, this decision was only reached after we had to seek the permission of the European Commission. In view of the fact that this
MR R Whittaker says the Holcombe Hunt are going to be out after hares (Letters, March 19). I spoke to Mr Arnold Greenhalgh, of the Hunt, who assured me that all hunting was cancelled. I agree with Mr Whittaker that the brown hare is indeed, thin on the
HOSPITAL bosses have threatened accident claim companies with legal action after staff touting for business had to be thrown out of casualty waiting rooms. And today Home Secretary Jack Straw joined other MPs to slam the tactics of some national "no win
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness today turned up the heat ahead of Wednesday night's top-of-the-table showdown with Fulham by claiming his promotion chasing team are the best in the league. Rovers may currently trail the Londoners by a whopping 13 points but
An insight into the players, goal attempts and key moments. ROVERS FRIEDEL: Another routine afternoon for the big American. Couldn't be faulted for the goal...7 CURTIS: Rock solid as ever defensively although his distribution occasionally let him down
FIRE destroyed the living room of a house in Dall Street, Burnley. Fire crews arrived to find the room well alight. Leading Firefighter Mick Hawk said: "The house is fully furnished but unoccupied. The owner visits to check it each day and we are putting
PROFESSOR Kenneth Cameron, who became a champion of the history of English place-names, has died aged 78. Kenneth Cameron was educated at Burnley Grammar School and Leeds University where he read English. He later took a doctorate at Sheffield. After
ASYLUM seeker supporters from the Pendle and Burnley area travelled to Manchester to take part in a demonstration to demand that racism is kept out of the General Election. The protest was organised by the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid unit and the
THE Government is to decide whether Padiham is once again to have its own council this summer. The town has never got over being absorbed into Burnley in 1974 during local government re-organisation. Until then it had been its own local authority -- an
AN MP is pressing the government to step up moves to increase and improve accommodation for wheelchair-bound prisoners after the Lancashire Evening Telegraph discovered that a judge had mistakenly put a paedophile on probation. At Burnley Crown Court,
TWO Pendle groups are today celebrating the awards of grants totalling a quarter of a million pounds. Nelson-based Faisalabad Welfare Association has got £169,847 while Colne-based Community and Accessible Transport receives ££191,053. The grants have
FIRST there was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, who fought the Great Depression of the 1930s with the New Deal and died on the brink of Allied victory in the Second World War in 1945. Then there was Blackburn's Richard
TWO drivers were taken to hospital after their cars were in collision in Langroyd Road, Colne, shortly before noon on Saturday. The crash involved a Ford Escort driven by Ian Graham, 32, of Cog Lane, Burnley, and a Mitsubishi Charisma driven by Gina Bowling
VICTIM Support are looking for volunteers to work in the Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick areas. They will receive training to enable them to provide support, information and advice to individuals and families who have been the victim of crime. For an information
A ROBBER who snatched a shopkeeper's handbag from her car is behind bars for 18 months. Mark McConnell, 17, who was found guilty of robbery, had earlier admitted burglary and was sentenced to a detention and training order by Judge Raymond Bennett at
VOLUNTEERS with a head for heights took part in a Ben Nevis challenge abseiling from the roof of Burnley's tallest building, the Comfort Inn. Ten brave money-raisers aged from 17-29 completed 44 descents of the building, said to be the equivalent to the
AN arson attack on the Yatefield Social Club, in Cog Lane, Burnley, caused around £200,000 worth of damage. Police said a container of liquid believed to be petrol had been thrown through a window.
A £15,000 appeal has been launched to buy a new minibus to carry round Baden Powell Scouts and old people who meet at the Whalley Road United Reformed Church, Accrington. One money-spinning night has already been held, a quiz which raised £250. Fundraiser
TWO teenagers said to have been involved in a street attack on a man who suffered a smashed jaw, have been cleared. Andrew Davies, of St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, and Lee Birkett, both 18, of Adison Close, Blackburn, were found not guilty of grievous
TESTS are being carried out on a suspect package which forced the evacuation of more than 200 people from their homes. The holdall was found behind a house in Richmond Hill Street, Accrington on Friday afternoon. Bomb disposal experts called to the house
A RETIRED dance school owner has become a doctor of philosophy at the age of 74. Mrs Annie Clegg of Lyndon Avenue, Great Harwood received her PhD from Lancaster University ten years after selling Anne Cummings School of Dance, Accrington. After retiring
ACCRINGTON'S Job Centre is one of the best in the country - and that's official! Accrington was one of only five job centres in the country to receive a prestigious National Performance Award in recognition of the high number of people it has helped into
A PERVERT abused a boy when he was at primary school and struck again when he was 18, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how Barry Heap, now 50, was lonely and lost after the death of his mother and told the complainant he loved him and needed
A COUNCILLOR today welcomed a court's decision to fine an Oswaldtwistle firm for dumping 26 barrels of highly flammable chemicals in the ground. The actions of Vernon Stainless Ltd in February 2000 led to the immediate area being evacuated and residents
A YOUNG man was still in a critical condition today following an accident when his car crashed into a tree. Neil Heywood, 23, of Limefield Avenue, Whalley, received multiple head and internal injuries when his Vauxhall Nova came off the road in Whalley
A YOUNG Ribble Valley artist is gaining international recognition for her innovative work with glass. Jenny Cork, who lives at Top Row, Downham, is only 27 but already she has exhibited her work in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, York, Chester and Paris
THE wife of a Clitheroe rector has drawn on her experience of looking after a sick relative for five years to produce a booklet aimed at caring for the carer. Kathleen Nicholson, of St Paul's Street, began writing her 48 page work just before Christmas
MORE than £750,000 of county council money is being spent in the Ribble Valley to strengthen and repair nine bridges. It is part of a £6million spend in Lancashire on 50 structures and ends years of under-investment. In East Lancashire around 30 bridges
CLARETS goalscorer Ian Moore believes revitalised Burnley might need to win all but one of their remaining games to make a dramatic late bid for a play-off place. Burnley's magnificent 3-0 win over Preston on Friday night has re-ignited the Clarets campaign
CLARETS goalscorer Ian Moore believes revitalised Burnley might need to win all but one of their remaining games to make a dramatic late bid for a play-off place. Burnley's magnificent 3-0 win over Preston on Friday night has re-ignited the Clarets campaign
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness today turned up the heat ahead of Wednesday night's top-of-the-table showdown with Fulham by claiming his promotion chasing team are the best in the league. Rovers may currently trail the Londoners by a whopping 13 points but
THE East Lancashire Investors in People Network was shown the way forward at a breakfast seminar organised by ELTEC, which is no longer responsible for the quality standard. More than 250 employers were told of the new arrangements for Investors In People
STAFF at a park hit by the foot and mouth outbreak today said they were pleased by the number of people returning to the site. Sunnyhurst Woods and Bold Venture Park, in Darwen, were opened to the public last week after a three week closure to stop the
MARKET worker Doris Whalley took a look at days gone by as she celebrated her retirement. Doris, 60, who lives in the Marsh House area of Darwen, left Tony Henry's Ironmongers, in Darwen market hall after 26 years behind the counter. A keen sportswoman
POLICE are to launch a crime prevention scheme in a bid to clamp down on the number of bike thefts in Darwen and the surrounding area. Officers in the town have planned to hold a third post coding initiative following the success of two similar schemes
IT'S business almost as usual at the Training For Women centre in Haslingden but with different opening times. Times are changing due to funding changes following the closure of the Action for Haslingden programme. The Pleasant Street centre will be staffed
A PETROL bomb attack on a former nursing home in Haslingden is under investigation. Youths were seen throwing something into the former and empty Hazlewood nursing home in Beaconsfield Street at about 8.30pm on Saturday. When firefighters went into the
RESTAURANT manager Bayram Pallavus swapped his bow tie for an apron and gave English head chef Geoff King a roasting. The duo work at Holden Vale Hotel and Conference Centre, Holcombe Road, Helmshore and regularly indulge in banter claiming each can do
MEMBERS of the Haslingden Community Forum are celebrating news announced today of a £153,000 grant which will secure its future. The grant, over three years, means the Forum can continue its services to voluntary and community groups in the Rossendale
THE Health and Safety Executive is carrying out an independent assessment of the health risks of the police radio Airwave system. Home Office Minister Charles Clarke said the study was being conducted to reassure people about concerns of the health implications
THE redevelopment of a crumbling high school is set to move a step closer after planning applications were submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council. St Wilfrid's CE School, Shakespeare Street, Blackburn, has applied for temporary classrooms to be moved
POLICE are advising people in rural areas to be vigilant for burglars - because a clampdown in Blackburn could force them into the countryside. But detectives reassured people in outlying villages and said they should simply be on the look out for anything
A MAN threw his girlfriend's pet Chihuahua against a wall before battering it over the head with a spanner. Tiny Trixie was then dumped in a wheelie bin where she was discovered, whimpering in pain, and later had to be destroyed, a court was told. Unemployed
HOSPITAL bosses have threatened accident claim companies with legal action after staff touting for business had to be thrown out of casualty waiting rooms. And today Home Secretary Jack Straw joined other MPs to slam the tactics of some national "no win
GREAT Harwood play St Helens Town at 'home' -- Accrington Stanley's Crown Ground -- tonight in NWCL Division One Denis Underwood's side hope to boost their survival hopes with three points, which would put distance between themselves and bottom-of-the-league
