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  • Shuiab Khan column: Donner and blitz on litter-lout 'parkies'

    WE all have our little problems in life. Some of us more than others. Recently, I have become quite obsessed with some 'parkies' on my street who - after having eaten their evening meal in the car -- decide to throw the leftovers out of the window on

  • The Rev's theories don't stand up

    WHEN I read the Rev Kevin Logan's column in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph I thought you had started a science fiction column. I was therefore somewhat disappointed when I realised that it was only another creationist advancing the concept that man

  • Show some sense on dress code

    RE the television programme on December 6, regarding a young girl and her necklace. Call it civil liberties? Don't make me laugh! How does it stand up when we hear of a schoolgirl sent home for wearing a small cross around her neck? Surely this is not

  • People will die if we lose A&E dept

    I WRITE regarding the plans for hospital facilities in Burnley. Peter Pike, the former MP for Burnley, once described Burnley as "A town with inner city problems". It would seem that those running our local hospital from afar now want to relegate Burnley

  • Levi mum is spared jail term

    THE mum of tragic hit and run youngster Levi Bleasdale has been spared jail for attacking her "stepfather" after he insulted the dead infant. Kirsty Ryan, 21, had spent a month facing the prospect of Christmas behind bars after Burnley magistrates had

  • Dossier slams 16 wards in East Lancs' top 3 hospitals

    EAST Lancashire's hospitals are still "dirty, tatty and dusty" months after bosses pledged to clean them up, it was revealed today. And watchdogs who went to one ward after it was highlighted as an MRSA risk by the Evening Telegraph said lessons hadn't

  • Our key to cup glory

    RYAN Nelsen has revealed the key to Blackburn Rovers' cup success - enjoying it. The New Zealand skipper reached the second semi-final of a remarkable first year in English football when he inspired Rovers to a 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Wednesday

  • Simon Garner column: Savage is own worst enemy

    ROBBIE Savage has a reputation for being one of football's pantomime villains. Opposition fans the length and breadth of the country love to hate him almost as much as he loves winding them up and I've got to say he brings a lot of it on himself. Take

  • Woman threatened police

    A DRUNKEN woman caused trouble when police arrived at a major disturbance in Burnley, the town's magistrates heard. Amy Morton, 46, who was demanding to be let through a police cordon, was unsteady on her feet, slurring her words and was arrested. She

  • PC murder: Trial date

    A BURNLEY-born man will face trial next year accused of the murder of a police constable. Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah appeared before the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Norman Jones QC, at the city's Crown Court yesterday when a date for his trial was set for next

  • Levi mum is spared jail term

    THE mum of tragic hit and run youngster Levi Bleasdale has been spared jail for attacking her "stepfather" after he insulted the dead infant. Kirsty Ryan, 21, had spent a month facing the prospect of Christmas behind bars after Burnley magistrates had

  • Gig review: Doves @ Guild Hall, Preston

    There are two common misconceptions about Doves and their live performances: Firstly, that their vocals outside of the studio don't cut the mustard, and secondly, that they lack character. Both judgements were spectacularly blown into oblivion at last

  • New homes controversy

    PLANS for a controversial housing development in Earby have been submitted to Pendle Council. Developers McDermott Developments Limited handed over £30,000 towards the town's CCTV scheme yesterday and has submitted a plan for 56 houses on land at Bawhead

  • Charity stunt kids run into bus trouble

    A SCHOOL'S non-uniform charity day caused a transport row when almost a dozen pupils left their bus passes at home in their blazers. Today one angry father said he was disgusted his children had to pay out £1 each to get to and from Burnley to St Christopher's

  • South African ace signs on

    RISHTON have replaced Kumar Dharmesena as their pro for 2006 with South African all-rounder Vernon Philander. The 20-year-old, who plays for Cape Cobras, has signed on for the Blackburn Road side after an impressive start to the Supersport Series. Philander

  • Rivals ready for derby clash

    GREAT Harwood and Darwen are preparing themselves for a Boxing Day battle. The two teams clash at the Interlink Express Stadium on Monday and both managers are ready for an all-action encounter. Harwood and Darwen are the two form teams in NWCL Division

  • Magpies boss aims for revenge

    CHORLEY boss Shaun Teale is gunning for revenge as the Magpies prepare to face arch-rivals Bamber Bridge in what is sure to be a keenly contested Boxing Day derby at Victory Park. Bridge recently knocked Chorley out of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy

  • Sinclair: Team spirit will carry us through

    PROUD skipper Frank Sinclair has paid tribute to the Burnley squad ahead of a gruelling sequence of four games in eight days. Sinclair insisted the spirit in the camp will carry the Clarets in good stead over the festive period, when the Clarets entertain

  • The Exorsisters @ The Cellar Bar, Blackburn

    BLACKBURN glam/punk band The Exorsisters aren't the tightest musical outfit you'll ever see and their lead singer Kurt Kruger will never be voted as the world's best vocalist. But they still have their very own unique X factor. Their raw energy, punk

  • Driving ban for council member

    A DARWEN councillor has admitted drink driving. Fred Slater was stopped on November 27 and later failed breath and blood tests, Blackburn magistrates were told. Slater, 63, of Minster Crescent, Darwen, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He

  • Computer 'bargain' pair are jailed

    TWO men behind a computer scam which targeted East Lancashire shoppers are starting four-month jail terms. Father-of-four Peter McDonagh, 26, and Patrick Stokes, 21, conned people into buying what they believed were laptop computers or camcorders from

  • House raider left his haul in neat pile

    A HOUSE raider thought better of it after helping himself to electrical equipment and left his haul in a neat pile at the victim's garden gate, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark McGuinn, 18, struck after a cocktail of drink and drugs

  • 'Dangerous' attacker jailed

    A BLACKBURN man described by a judge as "very dangerous" has been jailed for six years. David Johnson ran up a catalogue of violence over six months, including a burglary where he fractured a man's eye socket, fractured cheek and nose, and chipped two

  • Computer 'bargain' pair are jailed

    TWO men behind a computer scam which targeted East Lancashire shoppers are starting four-month jail terms. Father-of-four Peter McDonagh, 26, and Patrick Stokes, 21, conned people into buying what they believed were laptop computers or camcorders from

  • No excuse for dirty wards

    TODAY'S revelations of the "dirty, tatty and dusty" state of some wards at East Lancashire's three big hospitals will shock everyone. For several years the horrifying rise in cases of the potentially fatal MRSA superbug mean hygiene standards have been

  • Andy Lochhead column: Sell at your peril

    CHRISTMAS - a time for giving, not taking. I only hope Championship managers take that sentiment into the New year. Because with the transfer window opening again in the New Year, there will be plenty of people with money burning a hole in their pockets

  • Computer 'bargain' pair are jailed

    TWO men behind a computer scam which targeted East Lancashire shoppers are starting four-month jail terms. Father-of-four Peter McDonagh, 26, and Patrick Stokes, 21, conned people into buying what they believed were laptop computers or camcorders from

  • Heroin supplier jailed after drug swoop

    THE first person to be sentenced after recent dawn drug swoops has been jailed for two years. Career criminal and heroin addict Lee Horsfall, 38, twice supplied high purity heroin to an undercover police officer before being arrested in early morning

  • Charity stunt kids run into bus trouble

    A SCHOOL'S non-uniform charity day caused a transport row when almost a dozen pupils left their bus passes at home in their blazers. Today one angry father said he was disgusted his children had to pay out £1 each to get to and from Burnley to St Christopher's

  • Magpies boss aims for revenge

    CHORLEY boss Shaun Teale is gunning for revenge as the Magpies prepare to face arch-rivals Bamber Bridge in what is sure to be a keenly contested Boxing Day derby at Victory Park. Bridge recently knocked Chorley out of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy

  • £3m plans for castle revamp are unveiled

    PLANS for the £3million-plus trans-formation of Clitheroe Castle have been unveiled. Under plans revealed yesterday, the 800-year-old castle keep and museum will be turned into a 21st Century all-weather visitor attraction. Following last week's announcement

  • Sinclair: Team spirit will carry us through

    PROUD skipper Frank Sinclair has paid tribute to the Burnley squad ahead of a gruelling sequence of four games in eight days. Sinclair insisted the spirit in the camp will carry the Clarets in good stead over the festive period, when the Clarets entertain

  • Gazza wants City job

    ONE-TIME England legend Paul Gascoigne could be about to make a sensational return to football - with Lancaster City. The 38-year-old, who famously cried after the 1990 World Cup semi-final, instructed his agent to register an interest in the City manager's

  • Our key to cup glory

    RYAN Nelsen has revealed the key to Blackburn Rovers' cup success - enjoying it. The New Zealand skipper reached the second semi-final of a remarkable first year in English football when he inspired Rovers to a 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Wednesday

  • Showcase for Capulet

    Recently signed band Capulet are showcasing their recorded material in Preston on December 29. Steve Hodson and Adam Hartley, formerly of Let's Not Lose Mars To The Commies from Chorley, formed the band with Pat and Gaz, ex-Chorley three-piece Rebecca

  • Lancashire gig guide

    Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of G4, Joss Stone, The Strokes, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals. DECEMBER 24 Houghton Weavers and Wingates Brass Band, Guild Hall

  • Academy gets go-ahead

    PLANNING permission for a new multi-million pound school in Darwen has been granted. But objectors to the £35million Academy were upset after claiming they were only given 24 hours notice about last night's meeting. And despite a last minute plea to give

  • Michelle, our belle

    A 19-YEAR-OLD from Hoddlesden is hoping for a shot at the title Miss England 2006. Michelle Rowell, of Earls Drive, has reached the final of next year's Miss Alton Towers event in Staffordshire. And the winner of that qualifies automatically for Miss

  • One tonne - what a load of rubbish!

    ENVIRONMENTAL chiefs in Rossendale are urging residents to go green and "do their bit" for the environment in the New Year. Every household in Lancashire produces around one tonne of rubbish every year -- the equivalent of every home throwing away 2,410

  • Ignore 'psychic threat'

    RESIDENTS are being warned of a new postal scam which has surfaced in East Lancashire for the first time. Police today revealed the details, which have now been passed to trading standards officers by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The case is a new

  • Store axes free bus service

    A FREE community bus service which takes elderly shoppers to an out-of-town supermarket has made its last journey after store bosses withdrew funding. The twice-weekly Stagecoach service, which takes shoppers from Feniscowles to Asda in Clayton Green

  • We're ready for the road

    IT'S a while since we jumped on that team coach. Grays Athletic was our last away game, and although that will be 45 days since our last game away from the Interlink Express Stadium, I'm sure no-one has forgotten what a fantastic day that was. We have

  • Sell at your peril

    CHRISTMAS - a time for giving, not taking. I only hope Championship managers take that sentiment into the New year. Because with the transfer window opening again in the New Year, there will be plenty of people with money burning a hole in their pockets

  • Savage is own worst enemy

    ROBBIE Savage has a reputation for being one of football's pantomime villains. Opposition fans the length and breadth of the country love to hate him almost as much as he loves winding them up and I've got to say he brings a lot of it on himself. Take