A 45-year-old Blackburn man was nearly three times the legal drink driving limit when he was stopped by police shortly before midday. And Blackburn magistrates heard that the father of six could lose his job as a result of the inevitable disqualification
REDUCED crime and improved public protection are the aims behind a major re-shuffle in Lancashire Probation Service. Staff are being organised into specialist teams to focus on specific areas of work such as services to courts, community supervision,
HOUSEHOLDERS were today warned that dodgy mailshots posted from Amsterdam were nothing but "double dutch." Trading standards chiefs have urged people who receive leaflets from abroad to throw them straight in the bin. The warning came after pensioners
FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Mike Newell has received undisclosed damages from Birmingham City after allegations by club director David Sullivan that he showed a lack of commitment while at St Andrews. Newell, who now plays for First Division Crewe
A REVOLUTION in the way health services are planned and delivered across East Lancashire was launched today. Six primary care groups (PCGs) officially began operating across the district. They have been created as a result of the Government White Paper
WORKERS in East Lancashire will be among 197,000 in the North West to benefit from today's introduction of a national minimum wage. The new rates are £3.60 per hour for employees aged 22 or over, £3.00 per hour for employees aged 18-21 and £3.20 per hour
TOM Cowan is recovering from the shock of being shown the door by Huddersfield Town to stake a convincing claim for a permanent move to Burnley. Cowan has been an inspirational figure in the three games he has played for the Clarets and looks a good bet
BRIAN Reid and Andy Cooke are fighting to be fit to lend their weight to part of Burnley's critical Easter programme. Saturday's trip to in-form Notts County is likely to come too soon for the pair, who are on their way back from injury and illness respectively
THE lengthy search for a new home for one of the area's top performing secondary schools reached a critical point today after a government report revealed its crumbling buildings were a health and safety hazard for pupils. But despite the damning criticism
A £6MILLION supermarket in the centre of Clitheroe has opened its doors. Sainsbury's revamped a site in Moor Lane after the former Sun Street Mill was demolished. The new 17,500sq ft store includes 180 car parking spaces. The opening ceremony was attended
A COUNCIL surveyor has been invited to join a government task force aimed at tackling cowboy builders. Ribble Valley Council surveyor Chris Shuttleworth, of Stirling Close, Clitheroe, has been invited to join the group by Construction Minister Nick Raynsford
I WANT to do research into Nephrotic Syndrome, (leaking kidneys) which affects one in 50,000 children. It is still not known what causes the kidneys to change and why a perfectly healthy child changes overnight into a very sick child. I would like to
AS the Kosovo crisis takes on more sinister turns by the day, the use of ground troops becomes a distinct possibility. A little more than a week ago, before Nato aircraft began pummelling Serbian targets, such a move was unthinkable. Troops would only
WHALLEY PUMAS Under-9s 0 BLACKBURN EAGLES 0 IN A very hard-fought entertaining game, both defences held the upper hand throughout the game. Ashley Higson in the Whalley goal and the Eagles keeper both made some excellent saves. Sam Townend at the heart
ONCE again (LET, March 18), the accusation of racism is wielded like a weapon on the floor of the council chamber in Burnley. If logic is applied to Councillor Mozaquir Ali's argument that to press the council to spend public money improving one's own
AS a result of the budget, UK transport and distribution finds itself grossly disadvantaged with the rest of Europe. Fuel taxes on lorries are now two and a half times the European average and vehicle taxes 10 times that of our near competitors. The sight
THE sentiments included in the editorial column (LET, March 25), as well as comments from local MPs such as Greg Pope and Jack Straw, gladdened the heart? There must be no genocide in Europe at the end of the 20th century, the violence must end, and the
HEAD injuries suffered by attack victim Shahbaz Arshad were so severe it was most unlikely he would have ever regained consciousness or made any sort of recovery, an inquest was told. Mr Arshad, 21, of Woodside Terrace, Brierfield, died in the Royal Preston
INQUIRIES by police and the council are still taking place to find out where a powder which caused a major chemical scare in Burnley came from. Twelve youngsters aged from three to 15 were detained in hospital for 48 hours after playing with the powder
MORE than 160 patients were sent for operations at private hospitals in Bradford, Blackburn and Gisburn so Burnley Health Care Trust could meet government waiting list targets. Burnley's February waiting list total - down 454 - was the second best reduction
A MAN who died in a house fire in Burnley had complained to his father of threats that his house would be burnt down, an inquest was told. Ivan Parker, 47, was found dead in a bedroom at his home in Clay Street, Burnley, in the early hours of Saturday
DO you feel strongly enough about an issue to get up on your soapbox and tell the whole of East Lancashire about it? Soapbox is a new column in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph giving people the chance to do just that. If you want to highlight an issue
LABOUR candidates for the May local elections vowed to fight for investment in Darwen at the official launch of their campaign in the town. Campaign manager Coun Michael Barrett said: "Labour councillors work hard in their areas for constituents. In Darwen
A DARWEN hairdressing company was put in jeopardy after burglars took a large quantity of equipment and caused damage, Preston Crown Court was told. But Wright Team International based on Railway Road managed to pull through and overcome the effects of
BLACKBURN Rovers star Nathan Blake was due to appear in court today accused of a public order offence during a night out. The £4.2million striker was due to make his appearance in the dock just hours after playing for Wales in Switzerland last night.
A VERY young Rovers side put up a creditable performance against more experienced opponents at Hednesford's ground last night. Coach Terry Darracott was particularly pleased by their second-half response after going in 3-1 down at the interval. "I felt
CHRIS Sutton and new signing Lee Carsley are both hoping to shake off injury problems and be fit for Blackburn Rovers' crucial game with Middlesbrough at Ewood on Saturday. But manager Brian Kidd, who has already lost Damien Duff to the Republic of Ireland
Spring Vale Rambling Class, Darwen, meet Bolton-by-Bowland car park, 11am. Cratsmen "At Work," Samlesbury Hall, 11am-4.30pm. Stoneware Pottery, Ceremic Sculpture, Water Colour and Oil Painting. Tony Grant - tribute to Freddie Mercury, Haslingden Cricket
POLICE have launched a murder-style investigation into the mystery death of a man whose body was discovered in a brook in Clitheroe town centre early today. The body was discovered by a man walking his dog in a section of Mearley Brook running through
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CAN I urge anyone who has got an 'Easter bunny' to think long and hard about the responsibility they are taking on. I take in an awful lot of unwanted and found rabbits, re-home what I can, and keep the rest as long as they live, which can be up to nine
NICK Riding of Rossendale Triathlon Club, took second place in the Bolton Blast Biathlon at Turton Leisure Centre. Nick was third fastest in the 600m pool swim and second in the 10.5km run, returning a combined time of 47.04. In the men's race Steve Rimmer
in front SNOOKER: Accrington-based snooker star Ian McCulloch led Peter Lines 5-4 in the penultimate qualifying round of the World Championships going into today's final session at Telford. The winner of the best-of-19 contest will meet Gary Wilkinson
SOCCER: Great Harwood Town inflicted only the second defeat of the season on second-placed Blackburn Dynamos in the Hyndburn and District Boys' League Under-14s Red section. In the Under-13s Cup semi-final ties, the best game by far was Haslingden Juniors
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I FEEL I must voice my opinion about too much video footage on TV's Crime Watch. It shows burglars how easy it is in broad daylight to commit these terrible crimes. Since the last showing there have been raids on jewellers using similar tactics to those
THE top two teams remain neck and neck in A Division after both obtained maximum victories. Hotshots took on A Division newcomers Scretnins and showed them just how much tougher life in the top stream could be. Matthew Hamer and Steven Riddiough won all
NELSON had to settle for a share of the spoils in this North Western Trains Second Division clash against bottom of the table Oldham Town. After an uncertain start the Blues soon settled into their stride and took a deserved lead on 35 minutes. A defence
OUR group, the Palace House Tenants and Residents Association, is due to change its name shortly to Lowerhouse Tenants and Residents Association. But we would like to make it clear that the remarks (Letters, March 18) by a group calling themselves this
A MINI that made history has been immortalised by toy giant Corgi. Daniel Harper, of Barley and co-driver Les Reger, of Burnley, rewrote the record books with their championship drive in the Mini Cooper in the 1997 Network Q RAC Rally . It was the first
THE clocks went forward, the sun shone, and Pendle AC held their annual open meeting as a pipe-opener to the track season. Spring had arrived, and over 300 athletes converged on the picturesque Seedhill track to test the results of their winter training
ACCRINGTON Stanley midfielder Paul Lynch has signed a two year contract with the Reds. Lynch has been training with Nationwide League Third Division outfit Chester City for the last three weeks following a string of impressive displays since Wayne Harrison
PHOBIC Friends, formed in 1998, aims to send out newsletters every six to eight weeks to people who are housebound with agoraphobia or social phobia, both of which are very isolating conditions. The cost of a year's membership is £2.50 which mainly covers
HISTORIC Stockbridge Lodge, at Gawthorpe Hall, is to be handed over to the National Trust by the Shuttleworth family at a special ceremony next week. The lodge stands at the Burnley Road, Padiham, entrance to the main hall, which was itself given to the
IAN AUSTIN was today named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year for 1998. It crowns a spectacular spell for the 32-year-old Lancashire all-rounder who figured prominently in the Red Rose NatWest Trophy-Sunday League double last season and made
POLISH war veteran Joseph Hajda died from a malignant tumour as the result of exposure to asbestos, an inquest decided. During his time working at Burnley General Hospital as a maintenance man, that time he had returned home covered in white dust, believed
THE head of the Crown Prosecution Service's East Lancashire branch is set to take on a new challenge in East Anglia, amid a major shake-up in the organisation. Mr Peter Tidey, who has worked in Lancashire for 19 years, takes up the post of chief crown
PETER Swainston, the Burnley mayor who resigned after an indecency conviction, bowed out of politics last night with warm words - and another clash with his most scathing council critic. After accepting cross party tributes the former milkman, who had
A MAN returned to his girlfriend's house to get a weapon after fighting with her father. And when Jean Neil tried to stop him, Andrew William Riley grabbed her around the neck. Riley, 29, of Burton Street, Rishton, was bound over in the sum £50 to be
A CRIME-fighting partnership has been given a cash boost by council bosses who are determined to reduce offences in Hyndburn. A one-off sum of £32,000 has been set aside in next year's budget to bolster the borough's Crime and Disorder Strategy. The action
GLOBETROTTING Christian faith healer the Rev Melvin Banks stopped off in Accrington to try and take away people's pain. Mr Banks, an ordained Pentecostal minister, visited the town to perform a healing session. More than 80 people of differing faiths
FUND-RAISERS are hoping to put a smile on the face of an eight-year-old girl who is suffering from a painful illness. Brave Tara Wilson, of Oswaldtwistle, has endured the pain of pancreatitis since she was diagnosed with the condition five years ago.
AN East Lancashire high school split between two separate sites is celebrating a £4 million government windfall to bring staff and pupils under one roof. Accrington's Moorhead High School, which has buildings in Cromwell Street and Queen's Road West,
TEXTILE machinery firm Hollingsworth is the latest firm to cotton on to the benefits of staff training. The Great Harwood firm behind the famous Platt machinery names, has just been recognised under the Investors in People scheme organised locally by
A £1.5MILLION centre to help firms in East Lancashire use technology to boost their businesses is now up and running. The East Lancashire Technology Management Centre, based at the Globe Centre, Accrington, is a base for a range of service for firms in
FIRMS in Lancashire are being warned of a clampdown on computer software piracy which could land them with bills for thousands of pounds. The Business Software Alliance - set up by firms including Mircosoft and Apple to combat illegal use of copyright
A MINI that made history has been immortalised by toy giant Corgi. Daniel Harper, of Barley and co-driver Les Reger, of Burnley, rewrote the record books with their championship drive in the Mini Cooper in the 1997 Network Q RAC Rally. It was the first
