THE Islamic centre in Pringle Street built a conservatory without planning permission and against all the reports by the officials in the town hall, who said that it was too prominent and out of keeping with surrounding houses. And they also said that
A STUDENT told today how he was dragged from his bed and robbed by bogus police officers. Two men burst into Dominic Montgomery's rented house saying they were armed police. The law degree student at Blackburn College was pulled from his bed by his hair
Blackburn's boss gives his experienced view on the state of English football ROY Hodgson shrugs off the notion that English football has been dominated by the long-ball game for years. And, as a man with vast European experience, the Blackburn Rovers
UNDER the heading "Multiculturism not new" (Letters, October 16), your Unison NEC correspondent asks which version of British history Lord Tebbit wishes to be taught in our schools. He then lists three periods in our history from the Middle Ages, (carefully
FORMER Lancashire and West Indies cricket captain Clive Lloyd could be asked to help advise Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on relations between Britain and the Caribbean. He is one of a number of black celebrities in the frame to join a new Foreign Office
FIRE chiefs today warned that lives were being put at risk by vandals who lit unauthorised bonfires. The warning comes after crews across the county attended hundreds of calls last weekend. Officers said the extra workload in the run-up to Bonfire Night
SWIFT action to allow all-day drinking in England and Wales taken by the Government. In a surprise move, bringing on the controversial pubs legislation much earlier than expected, Home Secretary Douglas Hurd unveiled his all-day drinking proposals. They
TWO East Lancashire businesses are in the running for environmental awards. Hilden Manufacturing Company Ltd in Oswaldtwistle and Scapa Scandia in Blackburn will find out on November 27 if they have been successful in the Mersey Basin Campaign's Business
THE DECISION by Environment Secretary John Prescott not to hold a public inquiry into the huge and controversial Bellman Quarry project in Clitheroe is both strange and displeasing. For, whatever the merits and demerits of this scheme, one factor alone
PROTESTERS have lost their five-year fight to save an East Lancashire beauty spot from the bulldozers. Castle Cement's plan to excavate 30 million tonnes of limestone from Bellman Quarry, Clitheroe, was given the go-ahead when a spokesman for the Department
DREAMING of jet-setting around Europe to sample continental cuisine and culture? Pupils in every year at Pleckgate High School were given a taste of this without leaving school during their European Week, last week. Every school subject, not only those
THERE can be very few residents of Darwen or Blackburn who welcome the idea of wind turbines on the moors above Darwen. While the world has no choice but to develop alternative sources of energy to finite fossil fuels, it is quite obvious that some sites
NEW proposals to make taxis more accessible for wheelchair users will come under the scrutiny of Hyndburn councillors The Government draft regulations aimed at making taxi journeys safer and more comfortable for disabled people went before the council's
AN ex-Mafia gangster and former addict will be in Rossendale this weekend to tell youngsters about the dangers of dabbling in drugs. Born-again Christian Fred Ferrari knows only too well the evils of drug and alcohol abuse and crime. At 15 he left home
A DECISION is expected within the next two days about the demolition of St James Spire in the centre of Burnley. Proposals to knock down the spire to make way for a new car park and shopping development at Curzon Street brought a storm of protest. The
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter AT the age of 18, the world was Andrew Lawman's oyster. He was a bright, popular student, due to take his A-levels and had a place at Lancaster University. But at 22 he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and his parents
WE were pleased to see the letter from the British Dental Association (LET, October 23,) bringing to people's attention the effect of new regulations which will mean that patients will automatically be taken off a dentist's register after 15 months, if
TURF Moor fans' favourite David Eyres is expected to sign for Preston North End in the next 24 hours. Transfer speculation peaked today that the Clarets skipper would be joining Burnley's Lancashire rivals. And if a fee and personal terms can be thrashed
A NEW look has been introduced to a high street opticians thanks to uniform firm Simon Jersey. The Altham-based workwear specialists has supplied a new collection of outfits to the Dolland & Aitchison chain. The new range will be worn by the firm's
Your Shout - readers' views BEING a Burnley fan is so depressing at the moment. The Bournemouth game was terrible. We didn't create anything like enough chances. Chris Waddle says we play good football, but where is it? The crux of the matter is that
A MUM has told of her terror at seeing her little girl running in the street with her dress in flames. Five-year-old Stephanie Little suffered extensive burns to her back after her dress caught light as she played in front of a gas fire. Stephanie is
TOP store Marks and Spencer today announced a £2.9 million expansion of its Burnley store - to spearhead the major re-development of the Curzon Street area of town. Work which starts on Monday will provide an extra 10,000 sq ft of selling space on two
SCHOOLS are failing to adopt a religious education syllabus set up three years ago, a survey has revealed. A survey has shown a "significant" number of primary schools are failing to provide the religious curriculum, which was drawn up in 1994. The study
ELECTRONICS workers at the Philips plant in Blackburn were to be made redundant. A total of 35 people were to lose their jobs in the delay line assembly area of the Whitebirk components factory, which made parts for televisions and other electrical goods
0AN investment programme of more than £40,000 is helping a printing firm continue its run of success. Outline Printers of Colne has invested in a new computerised guillotine and new information tehcnology equipment at its Water Street premises. The firm
I MUST congratulate the council for clearing the pavements on Whalley Range, Blackburn. But I am afraid that the situation is still the same on other roads. Please do anything you can to clear up the pavements throughout Blackburn and surrounding areas
COUNCILLOR Don Rishton is somewhat late in the day when he complains about his deprivation-riddled Bank Top ward being left out of the £37.5million, five-year City Challenge improvement project now coming to a close in Blackburn. But he has always stood
GARRY Flitcroft is walking a disciplinary tightrope, just one yellow card away from an automatic three-match suspension. Blackburn Rovers boss Roy Hodgson had intended to appeal against the midfielder's fourth caution of the season at Newcastle on Saturday
A CHANCE for small firms to get their foot in the door at some of Britain's biggest companies is on offer. The East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce is organising a Meet the Buyer exhibition at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel on January 22 to give firms the opportunity
POLICEMAN Tony Ellis literally got the bird when he spotted a rook attacking a parakeet. He flew to the rescue of the terrified parakeet when it was dive-bombed by a rook behind Blackburn police station. Now dog-handler Tony says he has grown fond of
STUDENTS from a Rossendale high school are leaving their books and studies behind for an action-packed trip to Missouri. The 18 sixth formers and four teachers from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School will be guests of Mrs Barbara Brooks, whose late
A LEADING Government minister has been urged to come and see for herself problem-hit housing in an area said to need a massive cash boost. Pendle Council leader Alan Davies has written to Housing Minister Hilary Armstrong after the area's MP Gordon Prentice
Fan's eye view, with Stephen Cummings IT ALL seemed like a dream come true. In the middle of July Chris Waddle arrived at Turf Moor in a blaze of publicity. Here at last was the Messiah. Here at last was the man who was going to lead Burnley Football
EURO MP Mark Hendrick is flying the flag in the Far East for Lancashire's aerospace firms this week. The Lancashire Central MEP is in Japan with the European Parliament's delegation for relations with Japan. The delegation has lined up a series of meetings
