RESTAURANTS that offer a takeaway service can be a little more pricey than your standard establishment but I've very rarely resented having to pay that little bit more. And once again I didn't begrudge shelling out over £14 for two meals from the Great
WHEN Ian Walker closes the doors at Gawthorpe High School for the summer holidays he will be saying goodbye to the school and farewell to his teaching career. After almost 40 years, the secondary school is being demolished and rebuilt under the new
BOUNDARY Mill has been given permission to build a £30million store in Colne. And the development on the "Bunkers Hill" site at the end of the M65 will create 100 jobs. The planning application was given the green light by councillors at a meeting last
AN Evening Telegraph investigation this week highlighted the devastating alcohol problem affecting East Lancashire's young people. Our investigation found that 369 children, including more than 100 under 11, were taken to A&E departments in the last
CHANGES in Pendle's planning system are being discussed with members of the public in libraries across the area. Over the next few years the Pendle Local Plan will be replaced by a series of documents collectively called the local development framework
A DRUNKEN father of four caused trouble with the police after a half day drinking session. Burnley magistrates heard how Craig Morrison, 35, was rude to an officer, threatened to rip his head off and carried on being abusive and violent in the police
ONE of Bacup's most historic buildings is on sale for $5million on internet auction site eBay just a year after its owner bought it for £180,000. Middle Eastern businessman Ahmed Jhashaba bought the former Regal cinema building in Burnley Road at an
A trouble-making alcoholic is back behind bars after flouting an Anti Social Behaviour Order made to try and protect the residents of Haslingden from his drunken antics. Derek Maxwell, 33, who is banned from being drunk and disorderly in the town was
A MAN who abandoned his car after smashing into a lamp post after a night out was seriously injured, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard Shaun Field, 20, had a gashed head and blood all over him when police turned up at his home in the early
WORKERS at one of Burnley's biggest employers went on strike this morning after last-ditch talks failed in a dispute over pay. Staff at aircraft parts makers Aircelle walked out after the company failed to improve an offer of a below-inflation 2.5 per
A FATHER today told how his world crumbled after a would-be killer launched a frenzied knife attack on him in a row over a toy koala bear. Stephen Martin said he lost his job and his family was split up after he was subjected to a savage assault by
PADIHAM will look to cash in as the chasing pack bid to reel in Clitheroe at the top of the Veka Ribblesdale Senior League. Clitheroe have a nine-point lead at the top but face a tricky trip to Great Harwood. And with Padiham facing winless Barnoldswick
Burnley's proposed pre-season fixture against Chievo Verona remains unclear after the latest twist involving the match-fixing scandal hitting Italian football. Serie A outfit Chievo were planned opponents for one of two dates pencilled for games during
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes has told Wigan Athletic to forget about signing midfield enforcer Robbie Savage. Latics boss Paul Jewell sees the former Wales international as an ideal replacement for Jimmy Bullard, who quit the JJB for Fulham at the
A HEROIN addict who stole money from charity collection boxes in East Lancashire by posing as a representative of the charities has been jailed for 12 months. And sentencing the "high-risk reoffender", magistrates slammed him for jeopardising future
A SCHOOLBOY who was invited to the Queen's children's garden party made the most of the event to chat to royalty and TV celebrities. Eight-year-old Azha Bade, of Audley Range, Blackburn, was chosen to attend the celebration of the Queen's 80th birthday
Like most people I understand when I am getting a raw deal. I have come to realise that we the citizens of this country are here to get screwed and there is nothing we can do about it. From the council tax to the TV licence those who work for a living
I SPENT a wonderful morning watching the Trooping the Colour on Horseguards Parade in London. It was a magnificent spectacle and the Queen at 80 looked regal. A truly lovely lady and a first-class advert for the monarchy. I know the Royal Family have
FURTHER to the article entitled "seven nurses in three years" (LET, June 14), I felt I had to write about my own family's situation. A member of my family is due to qualify as a State Registered Nurse in September 2006 and there is not one single post
AN Evening Telegraph investigation has this week highlighted the devastating alcohol problem affecting East Lancashire's young people. Our investigation found that 369 children, including more than 100 under 11, were taken to A&E departments in the
Padiham Glass is creating five jobs with the extension of its new factory on Shuttleworth Mead Business Park. The extension will house a fully automated robotic line to expand the company's production of double glazed units, coloured glass and processing
Cash help is available for groups of older people after a deal between Lancashire County Council and Help The Aged. County Coun Dorothy Westell said: "We can make a real difference to people's lives." Lease of Life Fund application forms are available
A COMMUNITY has launched a campaign to bring a family of asylum seekers back to Blackburn after "inhuman" officials swooped at dawn and deported them. Teachers, a senior church figure and friends have pledged their support to Illia Davydov, his wife
Tommy Melville has been recognisable on the modern jazz scene in the North West for longer than most of us remember, notably Tommy himself. In recent years the tenor saxophonist has been a pivotal influence at the Rhythm Station in Rawtenstall, where
Silver Dogs, performing in Blackburn on July 8, are "one stunning live band", in the words of Folk Roots writer Simon Jones. The five-piece from Chorley is made up of Becky Haslam (lead vocals), Andrew Turner (keyboards, acoustic guitar and backing
TYPICAL! We get a little bit of half decent weather and ITV decides to go and remind us that usually we can expect floods, pestilence and the occasional plague. Last night's Weather From Hell was one of those programmes which leave you asking why? It
AN emotional Burnley teenager threatened to burn his mum's house down on the second anniversary of his father's death, a court was told. Kristian Simpson, 19, who had also caused trouble at his mum's the day before, thought it would attract the victim's
NEIL Hodgson has been snubbed in a last-minute bid to secure a ride in this weekend's British Grand Prix. Hodgson, who rides for Ducati in the American Superbike Championship, hoped to persude his Italian employers to let him take the place of injured
IT'S time for the likes of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to stand up and be counted. Wayne Rooney might hold the key to England's chances of lifting the World Cup in Germany but the Manchester United ace can't be expected to do it all on his own
Burnley return to pre-season training today, in preparation for their Championship campaign which kicks off on August 5 at home to QPR. The Clarets will look for a bright opening to the season and big improvement on 12 months ago, when they won just
STEVE Cotterill admits there is a possibility of adding fresh faces to his squad before one of Burnley's transfer-listed players move on. Due to tight financial constraints, the Clarets boss has worked primarily to a one-out, one-in basis this summer
A MAN whose grandfather fought in the Battle of the Somme is hoping to trace the family of one of his Darwen comrades to deliver a long overdue letter. David Stearne, who lives in Kent, was looking through documents belonging to his late grandfather
DARWEN MP Janet Anderson has called for equality in sport after claiming that women players at Wimbledon lose out to the men in prize money. Mrs Anderson told the Commons that 30 years on from the introduction of the Equal Pay Act by a Labour Government
YOUNGSTERS at an East Lancashire school have raised more than £4,000 for the North West Air Ambulance in memory of a popular pupil. Pupils at Walton High School, Oxford Road, Nelson, got their running trainers on and some were even in fancy dress as
HEALTH staff are being urged to put "potentially damaging" gossip to hospital bosses to "avoid the rumour mill going into overdrive." Employees at East Lancashire's hospitals have been asked to email questions to the region's top health boss, Jo Cubbon
TWO East Lancashire pupils have been championed for their efforts in making schools bully-free zones. The determined duo emerged victorious and beat off thousands of other pupils to win our great competition to design an anti-bullying poster. The poster
I DO wish that Mr A D Gordon would stop misleading the public about the new leisure centre to be built in Darwen (Letters, June 24). He says that the new centre "will not have gym facilities etc." Of course the new centre will have tremendous new gym
I AM a blonde female driver of a convertible and I just felt the need to point out to Helen Mead that we drivers of convertibles are not smug, it's just that our cars are so lovely to drive, especially with the top down, that they make us smile. Surely
MOVE over Kelly Holmes there's a new Kelley in town! The Kelley in question is 11-year-old Kelley Emmott, who is being is being tipped to follow in the Olympic gold medalist's footsteps after becoming the first primary school pupil to run 50 miles in
A NEW Buddhist centre has opened its doors to the public. Blackburn Buddhist Centre unveiled its new premises in Strawberry Bank, Blackburn. The Buddhist centre was officially opened by Parami, a senior Order member of the Western Buddhist Order, who
Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex in Langho is holding a summer ball on Saturday July 8. The Swing Commanders will entertain and there will be, a disco, auction, a three course meal and a raffle. Tickets cost £40 per head. Contact 01200 444 434
FOR almost 15 years Ricardo Silva has supported Blackburn Rovers in the English Premiership but on Saturday his loyalties lie firmly with his home nation, Portugal. And while England fans are looking for revenge after Portugal knocked them out in the
A ROSSENDALE father and son will be monkeying around Britain' when they set off on a challenge to travel the country using an unlikely mode of transport. For Rob Nuttall and his 18-year-old son Sam, who live in Haslingden, will be travelling around
