RURAL transport schemes in areas such as the Ribble Valley are to be given a cash boost. More money and a widening of the range of help available to assist country transport projects has just been announced by the Rural Development Commission. And anyone
MR F Billington (Letters, May 21) thinks those who write to local newspapers are too concerned with local issues. But I don't think one cares too much what is happening in other places. After all, there's no place like home, is there? One can be abroad
A CHRISTIAN charity has vowed not to make any more aid trips to Albania after a unit full of donated goods for dying babies was raided three times in a week. The Heart and Hands Charity in Burnley was delighted when it was offered use of an industrial
THUNDERING down a sheer slope on a single ski in the Swiss Alps is not how you would immediately imagine Steve Shaw. A fit and healthy 39-year-old who works as a stock controller for BAXI in Preston, Shaw is the 17th-ranked sit-skier in Europe, having
LUCAS workers in Lancashire are hoping to escape job losses in the wake of a planned £3.2 billion merger with American group Varity Corporation. Union convenor at Lucas Aerospace Fabricated Systems in Burnley, Terry Burns, said most of the workforce seemed
SITTING here in Lexington, South Caroline, USA, a small town of about 10,000 people, I am surprised to see what a small world it is. In reading the letters in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, I find there is very little difference between what the folk
NEW protests about possible sites for future housing in Hyndburn will be considered at a public inquiry in Accrington. Two sets of objections have been received to modifications to the Hyndburn Borough Local Plan. In Baxenden, residents are opposing the
RESIDENTS who want to replace grass verges and trees with their own cars look set to be disappointed. A petition signed by 39 residents from 31 homes in Roe Lee Park, Blackburn, says the road is narrow and people have to park on the road, reducing it
THE LEADER of the one-man Republican Party of England has decided to step down, 15 years after he last hit the headlines. Polish-born Paul Pawlowski has called it a day after more than two decades of fighting for the overthrow of the monarchy. The 69-
BARONESS Blatch, speaking in the Upper House on May 22, made the shocking statement that Britain was envious of the German economy. Disgraceful and unpatriotic slurs on our country by our politicians are now commonplace. What Baroness Blatch was careful
BRAVE heart-op girl Rachel Howker just wants to come home - to play with her cat. Rachel, 11, from Ramsbottom, became a media celebrity in Florida after she had major heart surgery while on holiday. Her mum Carol praised the medics who agreed to perform
IN the first World War, some soldiers were shot by firing squads. Their crime? Being overwhelmed with fear. What about those who signed the orders for these executions? Were they not guilty of taking advantage of the weak? Is there anyone in authority
A SENIOR manager has resigned from an East Lancashire computer company during an investigation into his involvement with the Titan business club. Michael Shiel left Granville Technology on May 22. The firm discovered he was collecting money and recruiting
THE chase is on for National Lottery cash to refurbish Accrington market hall. A new "Crystal Palace" style market pavilion is already set to change the face of the town centre. Now Hyndburn Council is checking whether the market hall could be revamped
THE Lancashire League deal with British Cricket Balls was under threat today. Worried League officials have returned 15 of the BCB 'Dukes Ball' after complaints from several clubs including champions Rishton, Nelson, Church and Rawtenstall. The clubs
THE only way is up for 1000/1 Lancashire League outsiders Accrington. And South African all-rounder Chad Grainger is the man charged with the task of breathing fresh life into Thorneyholme Road. For a famous club, who boast five league championships,
HOLDERS Great Harwood continue the defence of the Vaux Ramsbottom Cup against Settle at Cliffe Park tomorrow. The tie marks the pick of the second round as Harwood take on the Yorkshire Dales side whom last won the trophy in 1970. Harwood landed the Ramsbottom
HOLIDAYMAKERS have not been put off travelling to Majorca despite the recent meningitis outbreak. East Lancashire travel agents say they have had no cancellations and bookings have not dropped since it was revealed two children died from the brain bug
TOP TV chef Anton Mosimann will turn galloping gourmet when he visits East Lancashire for the second time in a year to join the fight against cancer. The internationally acclaimed masterchef will visit the Ribble Valley next week to hold a series of fund-raising
JUDGES had a blooming tough time in a best-kept Blackburn garden competition. Over 475 gardens were judged in the Brookhouse and Bastwell Glorious Gardens contest, part of the council's Greenweek festival. Zamilla and Mahmood Natha, of London Road, won
THOMAS the tom cat is appealing to all feline lovers this week. His owner's new baby meant Thomas did not get as much attention and he took to a life in the wild. Local Blackburn Cat Rescue and Eunice Faulkner heard about his plight from a neighbour and
WORLD Superbike champion Carl Fogarty today spoke of his horror on learning close friend Mick Lofthouse had been killed while practising for the TT races. Carl, who lives in Tockholes, Blackburn, heard the news shortly after arriving at Heathrow Airport
DOUBLE lung transplant patient Robert Daly has been out of bed and ringing up friends just days after his marathon operation. Robert, of Arran Avenue, Blackburn, who is 15 next week, rang from his bedside at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital to
MID-PENNINE Arts have unveiled a feast of summer music to more than make up for the loss of Glastonbury this year. Now in its fifth year, Sound '96 in Accrington promises to be bigger and better than ever. Starting at the beginning of August, the festival
THE cash has been rolling in as the SuperScan bandwagon continues to roll towards £1 million. The array of fund-raising has continued this week as the build-up to the 1996 Scanner Day next Saturday gathers pace. This week's contributions included a £510
ELDERLY residents were terrified when youths sneaked into their sheltered housing complex and threw tables and chairs round the foyer. People living in Seaton Court, Blackburn, have asked Blackburn council to ensure a similar incident is not repeated.
THE pay bill for National Health Service bureaucrats has doubled since Tory reforms, claims Labour. And in some health regions the bill for senior managers has rocketed by more than 500 per cent in just six years. Figures released after Shadow Health
TEENAGE girls indecently exposed themselves to boys and made a park attendent blush. But it was only one of many incidents which have made Brierfield's Heyhead Park a problem, councillors have been told. Pendle mayor Coun Frank Clifford is calling for
WARREN Joyce was having transfer talks with a Third Division club today. I can reveal the experienced midfielder is spending the weekend locked in discussions and a transfer could be completed within the next seven days. Burnley player-chief Adrian Heath
TEENAGERS James Thomas and Anthony Williams will complete a remarkable treble for Blackburn Rovers' youth set-up in the mountain-top republic of San Marino tonight. Seventeen-year-old Thomas forms a new-look strike force with Arsenal's full international
