BRITISH Aerospace bosses were expected to face a grilling today from shareholders and protesters over the sale of arms to strife-torn countries. The firm's annual general meeting was likely to see heated exchanges over the company's defence exports for
A LOTTERY grant of £287,139 over three years will help Rossendale Hospice provide a range of therapies for people with life-threatening illnesses. For the first time, the lottery grant funded treatments are not confined to Rossendale patients but are
ANDRE Rebello, coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, has been chosen to take over as one of only 26 full-time coroners in the country. He will take up his appointment as coroner for the City of Liverpool in July, but today spoke of his
A TIN of baby food sabotaged by blackmailers turned up in East Lancashire. The discovery came as mothers plagued by worries about contaminated baby food found themselves facing a new menace of copy-cat cranks. Police confirmed that they had taken away
JACK Walker was a happy millionaire after Blackburn Rovers won a place in Europe The club's rich uncle couldn't make it to Upton Park as his team beat West Ham 2-1 to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history. And he admitted he didn't dare
THE CALL by an all-party Commons' select committee for a ban on building homes on greenfield sites is plain common sense - as we know in East Lancashire where the pressure new housing estates have put on places in the schools nearest to them. But the
PUTTING mini-roundabouts at junctions has been the key to solving the problem of traffic flow at many locations. One place devoid of this solution is at the junction between Haslingden Road and Old Bank Lane, outside Queen's Park Hospital. At peak times
Rossendale United 1 Leek CSOB 3 MICKY Graham's young stags were swept away by a three-goal blitz in a 20 minute spell midway through the second half. Dale controlled this contest for over an hour as Dominic Burke capped an impressive debut with a goal
I WAS interested to read the article (LET, April 17) about the Legs O' Man and The County public houses in Darwen Street, Blackburn. I vaguely remember pulling down the building with demolition firm Walter Sears and Co. About 22 years ago, I stood in
A REAL dogfight has developed for the Division One runners-up spot with Accrington Sports currently hold second place. But they now completed their fixtures and Swan Whalley can overtake them being three points behind with two games still to play. However
WHALLEY skipper Mark Fallon believes his side will make amends for a disappointing season in 1998 by "springing a few suprises" in the Jennings Ribblesdale League this summer. The Station Road club finished in the bottom three last year but got up-and-running
A TV commercial for a product to eradicate the bad breath of a pet dog puzzled me as it is something I have hardly ever been concerned about. However, many folk must have been repulsed by the offensive and obnoxious odour of other peoples' breath - worse
IN the borough of Pendle, renowned for its witches and Quaker visionaries, the current planning policy, previously cloaked in secrecy, is being exposed by residents and community groups and new vision focused on the area's problems. Like many areas up
A SHOP assistant told today how she prayed that she would not be hurt when she was followed into a Burnley shoe shop by a robber who put his hand over her mouth. The thief who may have followed her from the Halifax branch in Manchester Road to Holts shoe
A TEENAGER tried to take a driving test for a friend who had failed just weeks before, Burnley magistrates heard. Majid Hussain, 19, gave police his true identity after he was challenged by the examined. He escaped jail after the bench told him what he
PAUL Smith is bidding to make it third time lucky by burying the injury jinx which has ruined his last two seasons. The Clarets winger has made just 25 League appearances in the past two years because of a combination of knee, ankle and foot problems.
BULLDOZERS due to start preparing the ground for a 112-house estate were stopped in their tracks by a man claiming squatters' rights for his ponies. Now, in a move to end the dispute, Manchester-based developer Maunders has offered to set part of the
A WOMAN who was wrongly accused of stealing more than £30,000 from her fiance after his death has claimed legal bosses are in danger of leaving her penniless and losing her home. Anne Hindle, of Whitecroft View, Baxenden, ended a two-year nightmare when
A BUSINESSMAN has been awarded a top accolade from the President of Finland. Eusop Hussain Khan has been honoured by the country for his work with its forestry industry. Mr Khan, who came to Britain from Pakistan in 1962, is managing director of Chorley
Nature watch, with Ron Freethy AS the month of April comes to an end, the wet miserable and cold weather has continued. What has all this done to the spring flowers? The answer is not a lot because bluebells, wood anemones and primroses are all flourishing
WORKERS in East Lancashire are being urged to make sure they are being paid the minimum wage. The Lancashire branch of the TUC is organising a mass leafleting campaign on town centres across the area on Saturday to raise awareness of the minimum wage
DARREN Barton was in superb form, scorching round Oulton Park to win the third round of the British 125cc championship. But that should not have come as any surprise to regular readers of this crazy column. Well, after we revealed that Darren's progress
OUR Burnley man Pete Oliver was surprised to be handed a ticket for Stoke City's last home game of the season against Walsall when he went to the Britannia Stadium to collect his Press pass on Saturday. But there wasn't much point even thinking about
IT IS, of course, somewhat rich that it is from someone so bereft of personality that his efforts to appear interesting as a broadcaster rested on his endless stock of silly and lurid jumpers that former Tory junior whip Gyles Brandreth should be the
PUPILS at a Rossendale primary school are real litter bug beaters! The Year Three youngsters at St Veronica's, Helmshore, have formed an army of grimebusters to pick up litter from the area around the school. The scheme is linked to a geography project
IS there somewhere near your home in desperate need of a spring clean? Then here's your chance to get it cleared up. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Grimewatch team has joined forces with Blackburn with Darwen Council for a one-off project to celebrate
RAIL bosses have launched an investigation into why passengers were left stranded at Blackburn station when nobody turned up to open the platform gate. People missed their trains and passengers arriving in town had to use an old subway to get out of the
POLICE are warning that action will be taken against anybody found with drugs at a pro-cannabis event in Blackburn on Saturday. The Picnic in the Park has been organised as the North West focus for an international campaign by the International Cannabis
A MUSLIM leader has hit back at fundamentalists who are opposing plans for a £700,000 community centre in a row over 'dirty money' and has vowed to find the cash needed to complete it. Also, Mr Mohammed Ulde says the local community may even apply for
Bolton Wanderers Reserves 0 Burnley Reserves 0 BURNLEY must beat Manchester City in their final game of the season at Turf Moor next Tuesday night to avoid relegation from the Pontins League First Division. Victory at the Reebok Stadium last night would
IS there somewhere near your home in desperate need of a spring clean? Then here's your chance to get it cleared up. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Grimewatch team has joined forces with Blackburn with Darwen Council for a one-off project to celebrate
PAUL Smith is bidding to make it third time lucky by burying the injury jinx which has ruined his last two seasons. The Clarets winger has made just 25 League appearances in the past two years because of a combination of knee, ankle and foot problems.
LEE Carsley has had to quit the Republic of Ireland squad's build-up for tonight's international against Sweden because of a recurring ankle injury. And, as the midfielder returned to Brockhall for further treatment, Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd admitted
Blackburn Artists' Society meet St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, Blackburn, 7pm. Models - Cowboys. Advice Session, Roman Road Community Centre, Blackburn, 10am-12 noon. Darwen British Legion meet Catholic Club, Wellington Fold, 7.30pm. Oswaldtwistle
NO more homes should be built on greenfield sites in the North West, an all-party committee of MPs said today. The group wants the Government to ban house construction in the countryside in regions which have lots of derelict open spaces in towns and
WORLD Cup outfit Kenya, who were playing against a Lancashire League X1 at Alexandra Meadows today, lost their opening build-up game against Lancashire seconds at Old Trafford. Paddy McKeown hammered the Kenya attack for 130 but the tourists would have
Darwen 1 Warrington Town 1 A LAST-MINUTE equaliser from player-boss Steve Wilkes put a huge dent in Warrington's promotion plans and sparked angry scenes at The Anchor. With just seconds remaining Paul Curley's free kick struck the Warrington bar and
IF, in walking free from court after being accused of stealing more than £30,000 from the savings of her fianc after his death, 68-year-old East Lancashire pensioner Anne Hindle is deemed to have had justice, then it is of the most shoddy sort. For this
IAN Austin's World Cup hopes were in the balance at Grace Road today. The Lancashire all-rounder faced a last-minute fitness test before the Championship game against Leicestershire on the thigh injury which he picked up at Lord's last week. He suffered
IT was good to read the memories of K Hunter (Letters, March 30) and Val Donald (Letters, April 15) about the Grimshaw Park and Croft gang days in Blackburn. I, too, am a third generation Grimshaw Parker and I think a reunion of the old Croft, Long Steps
CHATBURN are champions of the Second Division of the East Lancashire Football League after securing the title with a 1-1 draw at Whinney Hill in their final game of the season. The village side have thus completed a remarkable turnaround from last season
GREAT Harwood may have found the man capable of delivering their first Ribblesdale League title this century. If pedigree is anything to go by, then Shantanu Sugwekar certainly has the credentials to turn the Cliffe Park club into the league's top dogs
I CONVEY my thanks to the Accrington Theatre Group for their mayoral command performances of South Pacific. I was really proud that so many people devoted so much time and effort to help the Mayoress and me in our mayoral theme 'A Celebration of the Arts
RESULTS (April 19)- Under 16 Red: Oswaldtwistle Juniors 2, West End Utd 5. April 20 - Under 12: Oswaldtwistle Juniors 6, Oswaldtwistle Boys 0; Whalley Juniors 0, Blackburn Academy 1; Blackburn Boys Club 4, Oggy Hospur. Under 13 Blue: Blackburn Eagles
REGARDING Clitheroe cleric the Rev Rodney Nicholson's misgivings that the new Sainsbury's supermarket advertises the glut of food in Britain and the West as being obscene in a world of hunger and poverty (LET, April 20), sowing and reaping, to quote the
BOGUS notices for a mosque planning application in Burnley could be deliberate provocation at a time of racial fears caused by recent nail bomb attacks and a national neo-Nazi terror campaign. The two official looking notices with Burnley Council's logo
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has offered to take up the case of a Burnley family who are appealing for help in caring for their autistic daughter. Paul Gibbins and his partner Amanda Floyd say the strain of looking after the five-year-old and three other children
CHARITY workers and fun-seeking folk are lining up to make this year's Famous Accrington Carnival light up the town. A week of dazzling entertainment is planned for the build-up to the biennial town centre procession on Saturday, June 19. The Lancashire
LEE Carsley has had to quit the Republic of Ireland squad's build-up for tonight's international against Sweden because of a recurring ankle injury. And, as the midfielder returned to Brockhall for further treatment, Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd admitted
THE FUTURE of derelict houses in an Accrington street will be decided by a public inquiry. Nearby residents have complained to Hyndburn Council about five empty homes in Craven Street which they say have been vandalised and are spoiling the rest of the
STAFF at a car dealership are celebrating after scooping two top awards. Greyhound Ford, Accrington was awarded certificate for its customer care standards from the motor manufacturer. And the company also won the award for the dealership showing the
EMPLOYERS in East Lancashire are being targeted in a drive to boost job opportunities for disabled people. Firms are being urged to take a close look at their recruitment policy and the Employment Service wants more companies to use the 'Positive about
CRYSTAL Palace owner Mark Goldberg has not exactly been an overwhelming success since taking control of the crisis club. But the sarcasm from one Eagles supporter at a fans' forum must really have bitten deep. "Nooky Bear supports Palace but we don't
FUND-RAISERS are urged to "get on their bikes" to help boost the coffers of a local charity. Brierfield and Reedley Rotary Club is asking anyone with a bicycle to take part in a sponsored bike ride on June 13 in aid of Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle
WE have heard much comment recently about the sickness of America's gun-glutted society but, it seems, some of our own gun nuts are hardly less warped. They were prepared to pay good money in the name of charity to spending a day shooting goats for amusement
THE airline pilots' union is blaming the total bans on smoking on planes for the rocketing number of air rage attacks as, together with trouble caused by excessive drinking, the number of violent incidents with passengers has soared by 400 per cent since
IF there was ever a pair of rats who deserve being thrown in a cell and the key promptly lost it is, surely, the evil Oxfordshire millionaire farmers Joan Taylor and her son, Adrian. They stole the £22,000 lifesavings of frail, half-blind 80-year-old
MARILYN Monroe once rode in it. So did Clark Gable. So did Rock Hudson. Now it's Stuart Williamson behind the wheel of the swish American automobile. Stuart who? Stuart, from Darwen, is the proud owner of the 1950 Chrysler convertible that ferried the
