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  • Situation same with brewers

    REGARDING your report (LET, May 29) on Blackburn with Darwen council's decision to award a contract to Interbrew to supply beer etc, along with the letter from L Yates (Letters, May 31) and the complaints from Margo Grimshaw (LET, May 31). Do these people

  • Marginals, good ones to watch

    MARGINALS are never boring, and should be free from voter apathy. Your count will be bubbling at 10pm tomorrow. I accept that many people who aren't into politics find it difficult to choose between the parties. They could vote for the party they think

  • Tell me, why should I bother?

    SOME salient points were made by L Lawes (Letters, May 22), about the commitment and usefulness of local councillors. Two years ago, before the local elections, our Wensley Fold councillors put leaflets through our doors advising us of their monthly surgery

  • Childhood pal's shock at search

    THE police search in the back garden of a Bolton house for the body of a six-year-old girl who disappeared 57 years ago has brought back terrible memories for one of her former playmates. Dennis Martin, 63, of Windermere Road, Farnworth, was a close childhood

  • Crackdown on estate's 'rat pack'

    TEENAGERS have been arrested as part of a crackdown after residents said their lives were being made hell by a "rat pack" of hooligans. Householders in the College Close and Cambridge Drive area of Padiham say their lives have been made a misery by gangs

  • Conservatives demand postal votes probe

    AN INQUIRY into the postal votes muddle in Blackburn and Darwen is to be carried out by the local government ombudsman. The move follows a formal complaint by the local Conservative party following concern that people applying for votes in tomorrow's

  • Turley not for Sale

    BIG-SPENDING rugby union club Sale have denied trying to lure Leigh Centurions' boom full-back Neil Turley to switch codes with the offer of a big-money contract. Rumours that Turley was the target of a £240,000, four-year deal have been strongly refuted

  • Eyal 'would be too much of a luxury'

    BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted Eyal Berkovic's hopes of a move to Rovers are fading fast as he looks to build a squad capable of cutting it in the Premiership. Ewood chief Souness has admitted he wants to bring in four new players this summer

  • Rovers star hopes to ignite his international career

    BLACKBURN wing-wizard Damien Duff is hoping to ignite his international career by playing a starring role in the Republic of Ireland's crunch qualifier with Estonia tonight. The jet-heeled wide-man's super show against Portugal on Saturday has pushed

  • Bright ideas for leisure

    A COMMUNITY awareness morning gave residents the low-down on what to do and where to go in Padiham. The event at the Methodist Church gave information on the groups and societies in the town -- while providing play day activities for youngsters in the

  • Fun day boosts funds

    FAMILY fun was the order of the day at Barden playing field when Burnley Boys Club staged its biggest fundraiser of the year. The event attracted hundreds of supporters for a feast of fairground attractions, competitions, sales stalls and entertainments

  • Saddled with an unwanted guest

    RESIDENTS of a housing estate in Burnley got a shock when they found a horse in their gardens munching their grass. Neighbours say the horse belongs to a man living on nearby Brunshaw Road, who has a horse-drawn trap outside his house. One neighbour,

  • Personal protection on school timetable

    SAFETY conscious pupils from two Preston schools have been devising ways to promote personal protection. In a scheme set up by Preston police, pupils at Moorbrook School, in Ainslie Road, Fulwood and Fulwood High School in Black Bull Lane, will come-up

  • Ten years ago

    SEX-CHANGE father of three, Stephanie Lloyd , formerly known as Keith Hull, of Darwen, published her bizarre life story. The book 'Stephanie, A Girl in a Million - the Autobiography of a Transexual' hit the bookstands with a £12.99 price tag.

  • Vital seconds cost life of

    mill worker mum A FAULTY safety switch may have cost a mother-of-three her life. An inquest at Bury heard how despite frantic attempts by workmates to save Margaret Shaw, the 41-year-old Tyldesley woman died almost instantly from horrendous injuries after

  • Clubs battle over City star

    BURNLEY target Andy Morrison today insisted he won't be rushed into making a decision on his future as a host of clubs battle it out for his signature. Sources close to the player have revealed the Clarets are among a number of clubs who are said to be

  • JUNIOR CRICKET: Cup collision

    BLACKBURN Under-15s began their Lancashire Schools' Ainsworth Trophy campaign as they travelled to Tameside for their first round tie today. The teams should have played the tie before the Whitsuntide break but they had to cancel the match due to heavy

  • Clubs battle over City star

    BURNLEY target Andy Morrison today insisted he won't be rushed into making a decision on his future as a host of clubs battle it out for his signature. Sources close to the player have revealed the Clarets are among a number of clubs who are said to be

  • Mini PC hope for future

    UNEMPLOYMENT was the spur needed by two young Burnley men who had always dreamed of starting their own business. Nigel Crosby and Andrew Maitland had often talked about going it alone, but it was not until the computer company they worked for went under

  • Leukaemia girl's 'fantastic' night

    THE father of a teenage girl who was diagnosed with leukaemia 12 months ago today thanked people for helping his daughter to a huge fund-raising success. Kerry Hamilton, 15, of Richmond Park, Darwen, raised £2,200 for the Borchardt ward at Manchester's

  • Pair who tricked woman robbed house

    TWO men in their 20s stole property from a 77-year-old woman after tricking her into leaving her house in Wheatholme Street, Rawtenstall, at 5pm on Monday. One man knocked at the woman's door and said he had damaged the rear of her terrace home with his

  • Renewal scheme is agreed

    A MULTI-million pound scheme to renew an area of Stacksteads is being pursued by Rossendale Council. At a meeting of the housing sub-committee, councillors agreed to invite tenders from five consultants for a renewal area to cover Newchurch Road and streets

  • Stories can be bags of fun

    THERE are lots of new stories to read at seven schools in Leigh's Education Action Zone. It's all part of a new initiative dubbed StoryBags, designed as an aid to raising standards of achievement in reading. The EAZ-funded bags, of which 70 are ready,

  • Drunken delay

    TRAIN services were disrupted when the 4.32pm Preston to Scarborough route was held up at Blackburn Station for more than an hour yesterday while conductors waited for police to arrive after a man was found asleep in the aisle. Transport Police officers

  • Bell shooting: Three in court

    THREE men were due to appear in court this morning charged with the shotgun murder of pub doorman Darren Bell. Anthony James O'Reilly, 35, of Albion Mill, Ewood, Blackburn, Joseph McWilliams, 27, of Stonyhurst Road, Blackburn and Imtiaz Chopdat, 30, of

  • Second man on takeaway blast charge

    A SECOND man has appeared in court charged in connection with the explosion at a Blackburn takeaway restaurant, which caused more than £400,000-worth of damage. Majid Hussain, 23, of Montague Street, Blackburn, is charged with conspiring with Saheer Iqbal

  • LOCAL SOCCER: Accy bid for striker

    ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has confirmed he has made a bid for Morecambe striker Phil Eastwood -- but it's no go. The former Burnley frontman had caught Coleman's attention. "I have made an enquiry about Phil but at the moment it is a non-starter

  • Campaign is paying off

    THE long-fought battle to clean up our area of Bank Top is paying off. The land has been fenced off by the owner, for which we are most grateful. The backs have been swept and the place has never been better. We seem to be getting somewhere on the policing

  • Passenger pupil almost demented

    IAM a Darwener working abroad. I recently visited Darwen and, during my stay, I relied on public transport. One afternoon I caught the little bus which travels on a circular route from the Circus via Kay Street, Redearth, Ashleigh, Whitehall, Watery Lane

  • Midfielder not on Souness list

    SOUNESS today quashed speculation linking Rovers with a move for Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt. The England international has been strongly linked with a £7 million switch to Ewood over the summer. But, though Souness admits he's a big admirer

  • Crackdown on estate's 'rat pack'

    TEENAGERS have been arrested as part of a crackdown after residents said their lives were being made hell by a "rat pack" of hooligans. Householders in the College Close and Cambridge Drive area of Padiham say their lives have been made a misery by gangs

  • On look-out for volunteers

    LANCASHIRE Children's Rights service are wanting volunteers to become independent visitors and advocates for local children. The volunteers will visit children and will provide them with support and an advocacy service. They will take on referrals for

  • Survivors run for it

    A CANCER survivor is to run an inspirational lap of honour at a Cancer Research Campaign, three years after doctors said he didn't have long to live. John Smith, of Longridge Road, Preston, will be one of several cancer survivors running the lap at Preston

  • Five years ago

    DRIVING convictions of East Lancashire motorists were among the highest in the country, a survey revealed today. More than one in five motorists in the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Colne and Rossendale areas had points on their licence, compared with

  • Vicky's rings returned after appeal

    CORONATION Street star Vicky Entwistle thanked the Lancashire Evening Telegraph yesterday for helping reunite her with her stolen rings. An engagement ring and prayer ring, designed by Vicky, were stolen last week from the Tanning Centre, Water Street

  • Saudis look west for hottest fashion

    IN Saudi Arabia, you're nowhere in the fashion stakes without the latest in headgear from the historic market town of Clitheroe. In the textile equivalent of sending coal to Newcastle, more than a million head shawls are despatched from the Ribble Valley

  • Defender happy on south coast

    CLARETS target Eddie Howe, rated at £1m by his club Bournemouth, has said he is happy at Dean Court. Burnley made a bid of around £600,000 for the 23-year-old in March and the Cherries were bracing themselves for a follow-up offer. But Howe said: "I've

  • LOCAL CRICKET: Jennings Ribblesdale League

    A LOOK at the weekend's results and tables Saturday Senior Division: Barnoldswick 163, Oswaldtwistle 102 (Barnoldswick won by 61 runs); Blackburn Northern 168-7, Edenfield 46-4 (no result, rain); Cherry Tree 78-3, Earby 171-5 (no result, rain); Clitheroe

  • LOCAL CRICKET: Ribblesdale League scorecards

    ROUND-UP of the local cricket action. Saturday READ 192-7 WHALLEY 17-0 Read 2 pts Whalley 2 pts match abandoned READ N Marsh c Smith b Gorton ... 27 M Whalley c R Edmondson b Smith ... 21 Raza c P Edmondson b O'Neill ... 16 T Little c Boswell b Knowles

  • Eyal 'would be too much of a luxury'

    BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today admitted Eyal Berkovic's hopes of a move to Rovers are fading fast as he looks to build a squad capable of cutting it in the Premiership. Ewood chief Souness has admitted he wants to bring in four new players this summer

  • Shake-up as 'trade loading' ends

    THE company that pulled Cupal out of Blackburn has gone through a major boardroom upheaval amid accusations of over-stated profits and over-loaded sales. Healthcare products giant SSL International closed Cupal at the end of March this year with the loss

  • Record growth for firm after buy-out

    A BLACKBURN company is bracing itself for further expansion after enjoying record growth over the past six months. Medistox Limited, which is one of the leading distributors of orthopaedic and sports medical products and employs more than 20 people at

  • Chemists rota

    THE local Sunday chemist rota. 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

  • Banks assures staff they are safe after assault

    BANKING bosses have moved to reassure staff they are safe at work after a young cashier was assaulted in an in-store bank. Assistant Michelle Blackburn was pushed into a glass panel in the branch of HSBC in Morrison's supermarket in Blackburn by a customer