A FORMER magistrate who twice stood for Parliament has died in hospital after a short illness. William Rutter, 87, of Cherry Street, Blackburn, died on Wednesday, at Queen's Park Hospital following heart problems. His family were with him. He was a local
A FORMER loan company agent who helped herself to £1,000 of her boss's cash has escaped jail. Ann Doyle, 25, wept as a judge said her case fell short of a prison sentence. Judge Raymond Bennett said Doyle had owned up to what she had done and did not
THE controversy over a council crackdown on traders using pavement signs outside their shops will come to a head this week. A full meeting of Blackburn with Darwen Council on Thursday is set to give final approval to the clampdown. The tightening of the
COLIN Hendry was being unveiled as Rangers' latest signing at Ibrox this afternoon after the loose ends on his controversial transfer from Blackburn Rovers were tied up, writes PETER WHITE. And that sees Roy Hodgson plunged into a search for a successor
STAFF at an East Lancashire pub are among the first in the country to ring up the price of a pint in Euros. And although regulars at The Red Pump House, in Bashall Eaves, Clitheroe, can't pay with the proposed common currency yet they can see how much
A MAN has been put on probation for three years after admitting possession of indecent photographs of children taken from the internet. Graham Frederick Cutler, 47, of Woone Lane, Clitheroe, who has only one leg and was described in court as a former
I CALLED into a local garage and made eight copies of a document on their photocopying machine. When I went to pay at the desk, a smartly-dressed young man worked out on his calculator that eight copies at five pence each was 40p! I think that says a
A BRAVE council worker tried to foil depot raiders - then jumped to safety as they smashed a van through the yard gates. John Taylor closed and bolted the gates at Hyndburn Council's works yard in Willows Lane, Accrington, when he saw two crooks hitching
I HAVE learned that there is a heartless craze going on of young pets being stolen and sold. Not long ago, I bought my second pedigree dog and later, when I let him go in to the garden for just a short time, I found he was gone. I have also found that
REGARDING the EU directive banning under-16s from delivering milk (LET, July 29), when is this government going to take notice of what the people of this country really want and tell the bureaucrats of Brussels to go to you know where? I am sick of them
I AM not surprised at the anger of farmers (LET, July 29) as their young milk deliverers, aged 14 to 16, are being deprived of their jobs, by the foolish bureaucrats in Brussels, to whom we are now beholden. Also, of late, the House of Commons has been
SUPERSCAN goes live! For today, ground-breaking grandmother Mrs Frances Goetzee became the first patient to use East Lancashire's £1million MRI scanner - bought by you. But though this brings a triumphant climax to the SuperScan appeal and a huge reward
I AM trying to contact a friend with whom I served while I was in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, stationed at RAF Credenhill, Hereford, from 1948 to 1950. She was Doreen Blackburn. I remember she had a brother and the last I heard of her was when she
NOT content with having spent £28.8 million of taxpayers' money on anti-smoker advertising since the early 1980s, the Health Education Authority's smoke police are now throwing yet more of our taxes into efforts to coerce us all into politically-correct
BACUP Borough manager Brent Peters has tempted teenage sensation Nicky Taylor to join the revolution currently gathering pace at West View. Peters has snapped up the 16-year-old midfielder on a YTS basis from North Western Trains League neighbours Rossendale
AS a motorist, I complain bitterly every time a tax increase on cars is proposed, but donning my 'pious' hat, I admit that anything that will reduce the amount of traffic pollution is better than watching a child choking in an asthma attack. I would suggest
THE LANCASHIRE League is one of 24 leagues which have been invited to apply for Premier League status by the Lancashire Cricket Board, writes PETE OLIVER. But they are expected to reject the invitation as they continue to oppose the LCB's Premier League
THE threat of dispute by the ambulance service over 'stand-bys' has made me extremely angry. As a State Registered Nurse, I know that the paramedics are highly-trained people. They are continually assessed to keep standards necessarily high. While 'stand
A PAINTER and decorator working on a fire damaged house in Padiham helped himself to the owner's property, including a £4,500 watch. Burnley Crown Court heard James Peter O'Neill, 31, also ordered goods from a company with the woman's credit card. He
COLIN Hendry was being unveiled as Rangers' latest signing at Ibrox this afternoon after the loose ends on his controversial transfer from Blackburn Rovers were tied up, writes PETER WHITE. And that sees Roy Hodgson plunged into a search for a successor
A GAY couple have slammed bosses at a Lake District camp site after being turned away by staff for not being a "mixed couple." Bev and Dianne Fenna-Winder were furious after being told they could not take their daughters and two of the girls' friends
A LONG established builders' merchants has been taken over .J. F Lord , which has branches in Accrington and Chorley, has been bought by the Builder Center chain. Builder Center currently has branches across the country including one in Burnley and is
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter IF you want to know what someone is like, look no further than their dog. Not only do some pooch lovers resemble their pets physically, many have similar personalities too. Research by dog food manufacturer Pascoe's
IT was ready, steady - read, for 30 pupils at Beardwood High School's summer literacy project. The catchy title included a host of attention-grabbing activities for the group of youngsters about to start their first term in the Blackburn school. Following
A CHILDREN'S home which closed last year amid controversy now has a new owner who is hoping to give the premises a fresh start. Daryl Chick bought the former nursing home Moorland View in Dunnockshaw three months ago and last week Lancashire County Council
A POSTMASTER and his son chased a suspected robber after an attempt to hold up a Blackburn post office today. Mill Hill postmaster John Willis and his son Nigel gave chase after the incident, in New Chapel Street, at 10.15am. Nigel was at the counter
A PETITION has been drawn up by Clitheroe Market traders in the latest chapter of their campaign to stop the council forcing them to open their stalls on Thursdays. Letters have been sent out by Ribble Valley Borough Council threatening disciplinary proceedings
TRAVELLERS who set up an illegal camp in an East Lancashire town met the councillor campaigning to get rid of them. Altham ward councillor Kevin Horkin spent 45 minutes with travellers' spokesman Michael Doran in an effort to end the deadlock. An eviction
NINETY-eight today, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, celebrates not just an extraordinary achievement, but is celebrated herself as a truly remarkable woman. For despite being as old as the century itself and witness to all its turmoil and the upheavals
FROM the Internet's cornucopia of filth, Graham Frederick Cutler loaded his computer with disgusting photographs of children involved in various forms of sexual activity. But not content with that, he showed the pictures to young children in his Clitheroe
GIVEN the torrential rain this summer, I suppose it's not surprising that normally-solid drain covers were washed away. Hedgehogs have very poor eyesight and if there's a hole in the ground a hedgehog will find it the hard way. When it's deep and steep
CHRIS Schofield is set for his Old Trafford Championship debut as Lancashire shake up their spinners for tomorrow's visit of top four rivals Gloucestershire, writes ANDY WILSON. Lancashire had expected the Littleborough leggie, who made his first team
YOUR headline in the editorial column 'US 'Pzazz' could replace voters' apathy" (LET, July 31) betrays little knowledge of politics. Actually, the USA has the lowest voter registration in the western world and of those who actually are on the electoral
LEISURE chiefs in Burnley will review every council-owned playing pitch in town to see if they are providing the best value for money. Finance chairman Peter Kenyon called for an investigation after hearing that use of the Prairie pitches in his ward
A COMPANY boss today defended his firm's new advertising campaign after claims it was encouraging people to skive off work. Outdoor clothing firm Karrimor has launched the new campaign, starting with adverts on the backs of buses in major cities throughout
A NEW research and development manager has been appointed at Baxenden Chemicals. Richard Jones joins the firm's speciality chemicals division from Solvay Interox where he was a senior chemist. His role at Baxenden will include new product development
"I'VE only ever got cramp in my face twice," said rubber-faced funnyman Phil Cool. "It's terrible. Your whole face seizes up and it really hurts. the only thing you can do is relax until it goes away but when you're on stage you just don't know what's
PUPILS from two schools are congratulated this week on being awarded certificates of completion of our Story Search newspaper reading scheme. Griffin Park County Primary School, Blackburn: Zuber Mulla, Andrew Bray, Kirsty Bray, Sharlene Smalley, Emma
CAR retailer Perry Group, which operates a Peugeot dealership in Blackburn, has warned of difficult trading conditions. The firm said the new car market was still buoyant but margins had been hit by tough competition. Meanwhile, used car sales had been
The Ghost Child by Emma Tennant (Mammoth, £2.99) THIS story is about a girl called Melly who is in her last year at junior school. During her summer holiday in the country she met a boy who turned out not to be real at all, but the ghost of her grandad's
A CRANE hire firm is keeping its eye on fuel facts, thanks to a Blackburn company. Ainscough Crane Hire, which operates 14 depots and more than 350 vehicles, has bought a fuel management system from MPS Triscan. The system includes special fuel pumps
GRIMEWATCH, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's trailblazing environmental campaign, has been nominated for a top royal award for the fourth time. The scheme, which is now in its 10th year, is in the running for a Queen Mother's Birthday Award. The awards
A DOCTORS' practice manager has been charged with the theft of £6,998 from East Lancashire Health Authority. Susan Jobes, 45, of Masterson Avenue, Read, a manager with a fund holding practice in Darwen, appeared before Blackburn magistrateson five counts
A MAN has been put on probation for three years after admitting possession of indecent photographs of children taken from the internet. Graham Frederick Cutler, 47, of Woone Lane, Clitheroe, who has only one leg and was described in court as a former
A REMINDER has been sent out to Blackburn and Darwen people for innovative ways to celebrate the millennium. A project has been launched to try to make local celebrations among the biggest and best in Britain, with £210,000 of council funds being set
THE father of kidnapped Blackburn student Paul Wells, stepped out in Pendle to keep alive awareness of the Kashmir hostages. Bob Wells joined 20 supporters from Pendle council's Kashmir Group for a three hour sponsored walk around the Nelson area which
A BLACKBURN swimming teacher said she was devastated to miss out on appearing on TV's Gladiators after seriously injuring herself during a rehearsal. Diane Bonaminio was to compete in front of the cameras tomorrow, but instead she'll be in the audience
A REVISED plan to build a major shopping and business complex at the end of the M65 has been backed by a senior planning officer. Councillors have been recommended to give the green light to Pendle businessman Graham White's scheme to build shops, light
BURNLEY chairman Frank Teasdale insists Peter Shackleton has been given a deadline to complete his takeover deal at Turf Moor, writes PETE OLIVER. The consortium fronted by Shackleton has had a bid of £12 million accepted in principle by the Clarets board
THE PROMISED cash windfall from the Peter Shackleton led consortium bidding for control at Burnley Football Club will be worth the wait, writes PETE OLIVER. That was the pledge from Clarets chairman Frank Teasdale as he broke his lengthy silence on the
A 78-YEAR-OLD grandmother went down in history today as the first patient to use the £1 million MRI scanner bought through the East Lancashire SuperScan appeal. Frances Goetzee, of Honeyhole, Blackburn, was "over-the-moon" at being the first of thousands
JOHN Mullin's stop-start Burnley career may be revived in the future after Stan Ternent confirmed an interest in the Sunderland striker, writes PETE OLIVER. Mullin is currently back at the Stadium of Light after a successful loan spell at Turf Moor at
A TRANSPORT firm from East Lancashire was at the centre of a second police swoop on stowaways in the space of a week, it was revealed today. A driver from Wilfrid Holden Transport Ltd was travelling along the M2 in Kent when he noticed a hand waving from
ROY Hodgson admits that a European Super League is feasible because of the mega-money men believed to be behind the proposals, writes PETER WHITE. But the Blackburn Rovers boss, a true European in a soccer sense, also believes that the game will be best
Lunches in the Cathedral Crypt, Blackburn, 12noon-2pm. In aid of the Lantern Fund. Summer playschemes in Blackburn and Darwen: Sudellside Community Centre, Darwen; Daisyfield Community Centre; Ivy Street Community Centre; Mill Hill, Community Centre;
DURING the General Election campaign, Tony Blair said that education would be one of the Labour government's top priorities. This promise is looking a bit hollow now. Mr Blair promised smaller class sizes and more administrative assistants for teachers
HOW they do that in the world of newspapers was revealed to pupils attending a summer literacy project at St Bede's RC High School, Blackburn. Our Story Search reading scheme was used by every pupil on the course and all of the 32 children came along
