LESS than three weeks ago this newspaper highlighted the plight of Barry Pinder who is terminally-ill and confined to the front room of his council home unable to move more than 10 feet from the oxygen machine which is his lifeline. All he wanted was
THE £400,000 awarded by the government to transform a residential area comprising eight terraced streets in Burnley is for much more than a 'make-over.' For occupants will find themselves involved in a scheme covering 18,000 homes across the country that
RADCLIFFE Borough's title hopes were punctured with a 2-1 defeat by a struggling Spennymoor side out to impress their new manager in his first home game in charge. Former Bishop Auckland boss Tony Lee saw his side take the lead on 65 minutes through Grant
QPR 3 Bury 0 by Phil Thorp: THE controversial first half dismissal of defender Steve Redmond was too big a hurdle to surmount for Andy Preece's Shakers as they went down to a comprehensive defeat at Loftus Road. With six midfielders missing through injury
DOWNING Street today rubbished reports Blackburn MP Jack Straw was to lose his cabinet post. A Sunday newspaper claimed Foreign Secretary Mr Straw, who took over at the Foreign Office six months ago after his Home Secretary post, is facing the axe in
A BLACKBURN teenager stole furniture and equipment from his housing association flat to buy food and feed his gambling habit. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kevin John Morris had sold the items to a second hand shop for £100 and after spending £40 on
HAVING recently left Blackburn after bereavement, I received a Christmas card for my late partner and, unfortunately, I do not have the senders' address. I am trying to trace Susan, Philip and Andrea -- whose names I also do not know -- who are friends
IAGREE wholeheartedly with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans about the need to ensure that the wishes of the Gibraltarians be paramount in deciding the future of Gibraltar. It is the height of colonialist arrogance to suppose that a government which the Gibraltarians
DURING the considerable confusion following the opening of Blackburn's new orbital route, we were urged by Councillor Ashley Whalley simply to follow the road signs and all would be well. On the second day of the new route, I drove from the Salvation
WIGAN Council's social services department has helped more voluntary groups in the borough than ever before with its latest round of annual cash grants. The department supports voluntary organisations through its Grant Aid Scheme which has a budget of
CHARLTON boss Alan Curbishley was disappointed with the sending off, whilst Rovers midfielder Craig Hignett was pleased with three points. Alan Curbishley said: "Once we went down to 10 men, we were done for and I thought it was very harsh. "I think Scott
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness breathed a sigh of relief after Andy Cole inspired Rovers to their first Premiership win at Ewood in three months with a goal on his home debut in the 4-1 victory over Charlton. After six defeats from their last seven league
ONE of the country's first new pension centres will open next month in Simonstone providing 500 people with work. The centre at Time Technology Park will be manned by some employees who will be transferring from other DSS offices but more than 300 staff
PIANO man Pinetop Perkins at the amazing age of 93 will be the oldest swinger in town when he takes centre stage at the Burnley National Blues Festival. Perkins, who released his first recording in 1926, will be the oldest performer ever to play on a
GRANDFATHER Leslie Hart will be making the trip of a lifetime to climb Africa's highest mountain Kilimanjaro and raise vital funds for a bone marrow charity. Leslie, 49, of Whalley Road, Read, is no stranger to hill climbing having stood on top of nearly
WHEN "techno gran" DJ Jeanne Nutter mixes the tracks the music is not quite what you may expect. For the DJ is 59 and has switched her passion from country and western for techno, hard trance and trans core. Jean says the loud, brash, thumping music is
A FATHER and his son are appealing for witnesses after being attacked and beaten unconscious after a night out in Burnley. Peter Waddington, 52, and his son Simon, 31, had been out in the town centre for a post-Christmas celebration and went to Hammerton
BURNLEY has been given a £400,000 windfall from the Government to transform a residential area. The money, from the Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR), will be used to create a Home Zone in south west Burnley. Eight streets, in
THIEVES who plunder sheds and garages are being placed under the spotlight by police in Nelson following the launch of an Allotment Watch scheme. The project is aimed at clamping down on the number of thefts from sheds and garages in the area. Officers
CAST members in a school panto are looking forward to the opening night and hitting the boards in their latest production. Pupils at Fisher More High School are using all their spare time to prepare for their performance of Cinderella, which begins at
PRESTON was plunged into chaos on Friday following an anthrax scare in the town centre. A suspect envelope, leaking powder, was sent to the Armed Forces Careers Office on Fishergate, starting a massive operation by emergency services. Fishergate was closed
NORTH West Water was among 13 water companies who volunteered to pay compensation to customers if supplies were cut off or interrupted. East Lancashire customers were to be entitled to £10 for every day without water up to a maximum equal to the average
MORE than 80 people attended an Alpha Meal at Mytton Fold to mark the launch of a new course run by local churches. Speaker for the event, Methodist Minister The Rev Chris Cheeseman, gave a talk on 'Christianity, boring, untrue and irrelevant.' The Alpha
PUBS throughout East Lancashire have made it into a new book promoting pubs with atmosphere and character. A page is devoted to each inn, with a line drawing of the exterior, directions to it and handy information such as opening hours, entertainment,
YOUNGSTERS in Clitheroe are to be given the chance to have their say on future youth provision in the town. A special open meeting will be held at Trinity Community Centre on Thursday February 7 when young people will be encouraged to voice their opinions
A TERMINALLY-ill man is celebrating a council "U-turn" which means he can die with dignity in his home of 34 years. Barry Pinder, 55, is set to get his downstairs bathroom extension to his home at Queen Street, Clitheroe, after Ribble Valley Borough Council
BURNLEY dropped out of the two automatic promotion spots for the first time since mid-November as Manchester City and Wolves boosted their Premiership charge. Both sides won yesterday and Clarets manager Stan Ternent may act quickly to bring in a new
BURNLEY dropped out of the two automatic promotion spots for the first time since mid-November as Manchester City and Wolves boosted their Premiership charge. Both sides won yesterday and Clarets manager Stan Ternent may act quickly to bring in a new
THREE abandoned kittens have been found good homes. Maureen Savage, of Moggies Cat Sanctuary, Darwen, said she was delighted with the response to the story of their plight on the Evening Telegraph's Darwen page. She said: "It was absolutely brilliant.
RESIDENTS in Hoddlesden can have their say on how £75,000 of regeneration money should be spent. An exhibition on Saturday will show what past life was like in Hoddlesden and suggest ways of improving it for the future. Together with people in the villages
RESIDENTS could soon be encouraged to go green with their household rubbish and compost and sift waste instead of just binning it. Rossendale Council is still waiting to find out if a bid for funding from the Lancashire Environmental Fund has been successful
THIEVES who stole a child's wooden chalet have been branded "absolutely sick" by their mother. The £250 wooden play house, measuring 8ft by 6ft, was bought by Suzanne and Lee Fox for their two children just before Christmas. But it had been left in its
THE landlord of a pub earmarked for possible demolition as part of a road improvement scheme said today: 'I'm going nowhere'. Eamonn Burke has only been the tenant of the Duke of Buccleugh, Bacup, Road, Waterfoot, since December 3, but has already built
TWO Blind Date contestants watched themselves bicker at each other on TV from the comfort of a pub in East Lancashire. Viewers would easily have thought Haslingden's Michelle Zoe Woodward and her date would never meet again. Former London lorry driver
MORE than 100 representatives of community organisations and groups throughout Lancashire attended a multi-cultural gathering organised by the probation service in Lancashire. Held at Jan's Conference Centre, Blackburn, the event was designed to highlight
YOUNGSTERS have been enjoying lessons from Down Under as three teachers from Australia visit schools in Blackburn and Darwen. The trio left their classrooms in sunny Adelaide to study in East Lancashire as part of the Teachers' International Professional
POLICE called to the Borough Arms in Exchange Street, Blackburn, found customers and door staff involved in a large-scale fight, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Simon David Pickering was seen throwing punches and a police officer who
GOING, going, gone! Three blocks of empty flats were reduced to rubble in just seconds -- ending three decades of history. Elizabeth House, Victoria House and Alexander House have stood in Queen's Park, Blackburn, for 30 years but have been demolished
GREAT Harwood enjoyed better fortune in their Division One NWC League clash with Warrington ending a 16-game run without a win. Heartened by their midweek cup exploits, when they drew 3-3 with high-flying Kidsgrove Athletic, manager Denis Underwood was
SHAUN Kendall scored a brace as Padiham ran out comfortable winners to move three places up the NWCL Division Two table. Both keepers were in action from the opening whistle. Chadderton eventually broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when Craig Doyle
ROSSENDALE United have a superb goalkeeping display from Mark Andrews to thank, as he single-handedly kept the scoreline respectable after Ossett's second half onslaught. There was little to suggest what was to come after the break in what was a dismal
INJURY stricken Bacup went down fighting at home to Stone, but manager Brent Peters was a far-from-happy man. Missing eight men through injury and Mark Hall through suspension, Peters was in the end forced to play Stuart Farnell, Vinnie Pattison and Alex
DESPITE twice fighting back from a goal down Ramsbottom couldn't hold on for a point at Atherton. Danny Goodall and Russell Brierley got the goals for the Rams. Ramsbottom got in an early strike but Collieries goalkeeper Dave Johnson turned Russell Brierley's
IT'S been awards all round at Holt House as they extended their unbeaten to rush to eight matches as they continue their push up the NWCL Division Two table. With boss John Lister receiving his manager of the month award for December, George Craddock's
A CLIMBER who used his mobile phone to call for help after he got stuck on a crag has been rescued unharmed. The man, aged 25, from Bury, had strayed from the ridge in mist on Friday and became trapped near the Falcon Crags 400 feet peak at Grisedale
The Seasiders complete their first double of the season with a seven-goal thriller against Bournemouth. Richard Walker was on target again, following his midweek LDV Vans trophy hat trick with two more goals to help seal what should have been a comfortable
WHO is to blame for all the foul-ups we read about in your paper? Mr B White (Letters, January 2) suggests that Councillor Ashley Whalley doesn't want to recognise that there are people out there who are able to think logically. If Coun Whalley does think
REGARDING your article 'Death On Sale' (LET, January 10), in which a coroner accused shops which sell solvents to youths of putting profit before lives, it strikes me that this is a case of 'Let's hit out at the shopkeeper again' -- what an easy target
IWAS recently caught on a speed camera located on a downhill stretch of Preston Old Road running alongside Witton Park, Blackburn. It was 11.30pm; the road was otherwise deserted and my speed was 36 mph. The fine was £60 plus three penalty points. I have
A FATHER and his son are appealing for witnesses after being attacked and beaten unconscious after a night out in Burnley. Peter Waddington, 52, and his son Simon, 31, had been out in the town centre for a post-Christmas celebration and went to Hammerton
A TERMINALLY-ill man is celebrating a council "U-turn" which means he can die with dignity in his home of 34 years. Barry Pinder, 55, is set to get his downstairs bathroom extension to his home at Queen Street, Clitheroe, after Ribble Valley Borough Council
LEIGH remain in close contention at the top of the Northern Ford Premiership despite losing their 100 per cent record. But they had Simon Svabic to thank for a share of the spoils with Rochdale after he kicked a penalty three minutes from time to earn
Leigh RMI 2 Emley 2 by David Magilton: LEIGH RMI know how to live dangerously - both on and off the pitch. The cash-strapped Conference outfit, who have spent most of the season fighting for survival, showed that same kind of gritty determination to grab
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness has dismissed reports of a fall-out with England Under 21 star David Dunn. Reports in the national press over the weekend claimed there had been a bust-up between the pair with Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool all ready to step
A LOOK at the key stats and figures from the victory over Charlton. Rovers: BRAD FRIEDEL: Left stranded for the goal but otherwise another solid display from the impressive American...7 JOHN CURTIS: Made a shaky start but grew in confidence as the game
PRESUMABLY maths was never Glenn Hoddle's strong point at school. For wasn't it the former England manager who once lambasted Andy Cole for needing five chances to score a goal? Well, Mr Hoddle, for your information Blackburn's new saviour needed just
A QUESTION Time-style debate at Burnley's Sparrow Hawk Hotel will put leader of Lancashire County Council Hazel Harding in the hot seat. County Coun Harding will be accompanied by the cabinet member for resources and Burnley central west County Coun Tony
A SCHEME which aims to bridge the gap between teenage tearaways and pensioners is looking for volunteers. The initiative hopes to encourage different generations to trust and respect each other in a bid to wipe out juvenile crime. Age Concern, in Kierby
PART of a motorway was closed for more than two hours today after a woman climbed on to a bridge and threatened to jump on to the carriageway. Pennine police were called to the scene at 5am after receiving reports that the woman was standing on a bridge
AEROSPACE problems must not be forgotten, says Pendle MP Gordon Prentice, who is urging people to return to flying. He said: "The problems for the aerospace industry arose after the dreadful events of September 11 with a collapse in orders and the consequential
REMNANTS of the Colne and Trawden Light Railway, last used in the 1930s, will be restored and could become part of the Trawden Conservation Area. Councillors agreed with planning officers that the Trawden Tram Tracks were worthy of preservation. They
MORE than 100 adult students protested outside County Hall, Preston, over threatened education cuts. These included students from Nelson and Colne College. A petition was handed over before a Lancashire education committee meeting opposing the suspension
DETECTIVES are quizzing five people in connection with an incident being investigated by three police forces. The five people, who have not been identified, are believed to be in custody in Accrington and Blackburn police stations as part of an on-going
A FATHER today vowed to fight on for justice after winning the first round in a battle for his diabetic son's right to attend school activity trips. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School told Tom White, 16, he could not go on a watersports holiday in France
WIMBLEDON fans were demonstrating about moving ground but Burnley boss Stan Ternent just wanted a bit more movement on the ground at Selhurst Park. Ternent slammed the pitch as 'diabolical ... with the ball always up in the air' and he was relieved to
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness has dismissed reports of a fall-out with England Under 21 star David Dunn. Reports in the national press over the weekend claimed there had been a bust-up between the pair with Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool all ready to step
PRESTON North End ensured that they stay in the play-off hunt and that Walsall remain on the brink of the drop zone. For the Saddlers it was a huge blow after blowing a second-half lead at the Bescot Stadium against Preston. Saddlers boss Ray Graydon
ANDY Preece will ask the FA to look at the match video in a bid to get Steve Redmond's sending off rescinded. The Bury defender was shown the red card in the first half at Loftus Road on Saturday as the Shakers went down to a 3-0 defeat to Queens Park
ROGUE parkers have been warned their cars could prevent people's bins being emptied after complaints about litter left in two Darwen streets. Rubbish in a back alleyway between Cavendish Street and Argyle Street has not been collected for the past two
POLICE are appealing for help after an elderly woman was hospitalised after being mugged on a busy street in Preston. The 81-year-old was walking along New Hall Lane, Preston, at around 10.30am on Monday morning, when a young man cycled up behind her.
A DRIVER killed in a head-on crash lost control of his car as he drove towards Blackburn, police have revealed. Shaun Gornall, 18, of Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, was at the wheel of a Renault Clio which burst into flames after it was in collision
SPECIALIST stone masons will have to be drafted in to carve a copy of a historic pinnacle which was blown off Blackburn Cathedral by strong winds. Dean of Blackburn, the Very Reverend Christopher Armstrong, scaled the heights of the cathedral in a 180
TEAATES of an amateur footballer who died aged 49 have paid tribute to the man they say was the heart and soul of the club. John Booth, who played for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and Rangers for more than 20 years, died on Tuesday at his home in Foulridge, following
A SEX fiend who struck on a bus after being released from an eight-year jail term for attempted rape is back behind bars for six months. David Roscoe, 38, of Blackburn, performed a sex act on himself as he sat in front of the woman , a court was told.
POLICE Federation bosses are taking legal advice after Lancashire Constabulary announced changes in the way officers' wages are paid in a bid to maintain services. And they claimed the morale and welfare of staff was at risk as the force bids to save
AMBULANCE crews in Lancashire have been working 12-hour shifts without a break in an effort to cope with a rising workload, the service's chief executive today admitted. David Hill spoke after an anonymous letter to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph from
STAND'S 21-match unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of Bootle - but they still have a 12 point lead at the top of the NWCL Division Two. Nick Davis' men last lost in late August to Nelson but the run was always under threat as Stand were lack lustre
THE Blues had to settle for a point after dominating most the game against third placed Blackpool Mechanics in the NWCL Division Two at Jepson Way on Saturday. The first half was one-way traffic with Nelson forcing a succession of corners, but Mechanics
DARWEN boss Steve Wilkes warned his side about the possible effects of a cup hangover -- his troops didn't listen. After seeing off Conference outfit Morecambe 4-2 in the Lancashire Marsden Trophy on Tuesday, it took a last minute equaliser to claim a
THE controversial sending off of central defender Jonathan Smith played a large part in costing the Reds the three points at Mart Lane in the UniBond Premier Division - and ending their 13 game unbeaten run. The big defender was booked whilst acting as
SCHOOLS across East Lancashire are being invited to take part in Veggie Month -- and parents are being asked to back the campaign. If your child has eschewed chops and chicken for lunch what questions should you be asking their school to see if it passes
WHEN head teacher Mike Hatch arrived at his new school a pupil brandished a bottle at him when he tried to break up a fight. Youngsters were absconding on a regular basis from Crosshill Special School, which was largely isolated from the outside world
WHEN headteacher Mike Hatch arrived at his new school a pupil brandished a bottle at him when he tried to break up a fight. Youngsters were absconding on a regular basis from Crosshill Special School, which was largely isolated from the outside world
SCHOOL MESSAGE: A school with a strong Roman Catholic ethos that is accepted and supported by parents and pupils. Situated in a community with a rich diversity of cultures, ethnic origins and faith backgrounds, the school provides a friendly and supportive
RATEPAYERS face an inflation-busting six per cent rise in council tax plus £1 million of cuts. The rise would leave no cash to improve services, unless residents were to sanction an even steeper increase. However, the good news is that education is set
