CHILDREN from Blackburn and Darwen who spent their summer holidays at school will be given awards at a special ceremony tomorrow. Summer literacy and numeracy schools were set up at Our Lady and St John RC High School and Queen's Park High School. Activities
A DISUSED mill which could have been the scene of massive explosions after children set it on fire was today being made safe. The first floor of the mill in Aqueduct Street, Blackburn, was torched on Tuesday night. Firefighters discovered that the four-storey
PUPILS across East Lancashire were today jumping for joy after collecting a crop of excellent GCSE results. Girls at Westholme School, Blackburn, picked up an amazing set of results with 100 per cent of pupils gaining a minimum of five GCSEs at grades
Bramwell Speaks Out, by Sports Editor neil Bramwell ENGLAND expects...every cricketer to ignore his duty and sit on his idle backside all winter. Well, that's the example set by Graham Thorpe. In the face of England's greatest sporting shame since Eddie
A CROOK with a bad record has gone to prison after magistrates said he had not responded to other sentences. Darryll James Smith, 27, had 36 previous convictions, including 12 for dishonesty, and sold the stolen haul from a garage burglary to a second-hand
A COLLEGE has revealed it is looking for a new base in Rossendale - and has hinted it may close one of its current sites in the borough. Accrington and Rossendale College has announced plans for a £5million rebuilding programme in Hyndburn - just days
RESIDENTS in Chorley whose homes were flooded during a thunderstorm have been told work is being done to make sure it never happens again. Chorley Council is close to completing a survey of sewers and highway drains which were unable to cope with flood
A CALL has been made for a Tory councillor to resign from a key role on Blackburn with Darwen Racial Equality Council because of her involvement in a £22,000 job row. Coun Edna Arnold was chairman of the selection panel which offered Labour Coun Mohammed
JOHN Mullin should have another chance to launch phase two of his Burnley career as the Clarets tackle an important Bank Holiday double-header this weekend. Mullin's bad luck with injuries followed him from Sunderland to Turf Moor when he returned to
STEVE Harkness will not be in Brian Kidd's line-up at Norwich on Saturday, even though his transfer from Benfica was completed today. And the Blackburn Rovers boss has already accepted he will not yet be able to call on Darren Peacock's services, despite
DARWEN'S John Grimshaw is the new Town League champion after producing a grandstand finish to pip club-mate Neil Durkin at the weekend. The former Lancashire player birdied the 17th and 18th on his home course to beat Durkin by one shot with a round of
A FULL programme of road racing is promised at Shadsworth Business Park on Bank Holiday Monday, August 30, using a one-and-a-half kilometre circuit with a finish line outside of the Hitec Plastics plant. Starting at 9.30am there will be events to cover
THE Blackburn and District CTC team were once again dominant in the midweek Kirkby Track League and with only two weeks to go the local club are in a cliffhanger of a position with regards to the overall series team prize. Last week they gained wins in
NELSON showed more signs of being a force to be reckoned with by destroying ex-First Division side Holker Old Boys at Victoria Park. It took just nine minutes for Colin Wright to give them the lead with a close range header following a corner, and six
JASON Lobo is preparing to run the race of his life tonight when the 800 metres finally gets under way at the World Athletics Championships in Seville. The former Blackburn Harrier should have been in action yesterday but the first round had to be scrapped
RESULTS - Division One: Brinscall 170 all out (L Winstanley 41, G Bhatt 6-62), Chorley St James 203-5 (G Bhatt 89, S Harris 56no, S Hilton 3-72); Darwen 185 all out (A Rigby 53, S Foster 32), Withnell Fold 186-6 (A Evans 104no); Hoghton 208-5 (Darren
ROCKETING house prices are a flawed element in the feel-good factor - providing only gains on paper for owners who stay put and steep above-inflation payments for those who buy. But they are a sure measure of economic confidence and them booming today
A MULTI-agency sports initiative for youngsters has recruited his newest partner by asking the children themselves to help organise its Millennium extravaganza. Plans for the Burnley-based Splash 2000 are already under way and organisers have taken the
BLOODSHOT eyes, tousled hair and whiffy slept-in clothes, the passengers on the Monday morning flight from party island Ibiza to Manchester were a broken and sorry bunch. Two, however, boarded the plane looking relaxed and refreshed. Carl Fogarty and
CAN readers help me with my hobby of collecting brass embossed colliery lamp checks or tallies and tokens, as they are sometimes called? These brass discs had the name of the colliery on them and also the number of the miner, who would draw this check
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a man's body at the rear of a house in Worsthorne. The man, thought to have been in his sixties, was found at the rear of a house in Hall Park Avenue. He had suffered injuries which may have been as the result
I CANNOT believe it is more than 12 months ago that you published my appeal for a million people to donate 20 pence to a fund I had set up specifically for the land purchase of the 'Only Foals and Horses' Sanctuary at Oswaldtwistle. What an absolutely
ONCE again, Ron Freethy has mentioned pigeon fanciers and their dislike of the peregrine falcon. Ron said that he does not want to be drawn into yet another argument, but I feel that I must make a few points, for it does appear that he and many of the
IN many recent cases, it appears that some form of 'traffic calming' has been introduced as an almost essential feature of junctions, into new developments, especially on the old through routes which offer an alternative to by-passes built since the 1960s
A BANNED driver has gone to jail for his seventh conviction for driving while disqualified. Burnley magistrates had heard how Anthony John Westall, 38, was moving house and decided to buy a car and take his property himself because he had been let down
A SOLDIER said to have attacked a hospital security officer faces the loss of his army career. Richard Alan Law, 22, currently on sick leave after being shot in the leg, used "colourful language" towards nursing staff when he turned up at Burnley General
OUTSTANDING was how most schools in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale summed up their students' GCSE grades today. St Hilda's High in Burnley registered a record year with 73 per cent of pupils gaining five or more A* to C grades. Eight pupils gained ten
A COLLEGE has announced plans for a £5million rebuilding programme - just days after students achieved its highest-ever A-level pass rate. Accrington and Rossendale College is drawing up plans to build a new technology block at the back of its site in
PUPILS across East Lancashire were today jumping for joy after collecting a crop of excellent GCSE results. Pupils of all abilities at Hollins County High School, Accrington, managed to improve their school's results on last year. Headteacher Frank Havard
HEALTHCARE group SSL, owners of the Cupal site in Blackburn, has bought an American firm in a multi million pound deal. The company has bought Silipos, a firm which produces gel-based products used in footcare, skincare and other medical applications.
A DIVER has told of the "awesome" moment he came face-to-face with a killer whale. Martin Johnson, 42, was on a scuba diving trip to the Shetland Islands when he caught sight of a group of the creatures. He said: "I was just about to come up when I looked
LAWYER Andrew Holland celebrated after walking over 20 feet of hot coals for charity! The Blackburn-based solicitor raised more than £1,000 for the East Lancashire Deaf Society with the daring feat performed in Witton Park during the Lions' Gala. Andrew
FORMER bus driver Brian Foote has been presented with an award to help him turn his bright idea into a business success. Brian has won a £45,000 Government grant to develop his invention to help people suffering from hand problems. He received the DTI
THE Nelson Wheelers Cycling Club promote their annual open 25-mile time trial at Garstang this weekend and event secretary Chris Smedley has received a good class entry with East Lancashire riders providing several of the short-marker positions. Graham
THERE was little doubt as to who was the overall winner of the 10-mile time trial league of the North Lancashire Road Club for Wednesday evening events held on the Clitheroe course. Fraser Snape of Read was a clear leader after an almost unbeatable series
A LEADING heart expert is supporting efforts in East Lancashire to prevent sudden deaths among young people from previously undiagnosed cardiac conditions. Bill and Irene Wickers of Cyprus Street, Darwen, and Susan and Granville Staff, of Carus Avenue
HOUSE buyer Aftab Aslam found a surprise in the loft - two British prime ministers! He was renovating a house in Accrington Road, Blackburn when he discovered statues of Gladstone and Disraeli made from Accrington Nori brick. Now the 21-year-old, who
MILLENNIUM eve party animals in Blackburn and Darwen are to be provided with an A to Z guide of who is open and when on December 31. Town hall bosses are contacting pubs, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs to ask them when and for how long they will be
TEACHERS in East Lancashire say bright pupils should not be pushed into taking GCSE exams before their last year at school. Andrew Jones, Secretary of the NASUWT union in East Lancashire, says teachers should be cautious about encouraging the increasing
AERO engine maker Rolls-Royce today reported strong profits growth, despite a fall in contracts for large aircraft. The company, which employs more than 1,000 people at its Barnoldswick factory, said its spread of businesses was wide enough to overcome
HOUSE prices are booming in Blackburn and Darwen - while the rest of Lancashire lags behind. Latest figures show that average prices across the borough have risen by more than seven per cent over the past year. But the rest of Lancashire saw prices barely
A TEENAGE mum is refusing to move into her a council-owned property with her baby daughter until drug taking equipment found in the house is removed. Stacey Critchley, 18, was planning to move into the house on Dickinson Close, Blackburn, as soon as repairs
Fair, Corporation Park, Blackburn. American Tribute to the Drifters, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 7.30pm. Stagecraft, Haslingden Public Hall, Regent Street, 9am-4pm. "Terrorvision," King George's Hall, Blackburn. Colne Writer's Circle, Peter Birtwistle
FORMER Whitbread brewery boss Norman Jepson has died, aged 53. Mr Jepson, of Hurst Green, was managing director of Whitbread Inns North West and North West regional director of the brewery until he retired due to ill health in August. He died in Royal
A SOLICITOR is urging Tarmac bosses to meet lorry men amid claims that they are being pressurised into breaking the law. A court has heard how demands being placed on the drivers and lorry operators who service the firm's quarries are such that many were
ABANDONED and unwanted cats and dogs were given homes thanks to big-hearted Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers. We featured a big group of cats and dogs from the RSPCA centre near Accrington that needed to find loving homes. Our Companions article prompted
MORE than 100 workers who staged an angry sit-in over the sudden closure of a Blackburn building firm were offered new jobs. But they said they were no nearer recovering back pay they claimed was owed by Colby Construction for work on offices at British
CLITHEROE ace Andy Gudgeon is waving bye-bye to the darts world. But don't worry - he's not ready to retire just yet. The accomplished arrow king has coasted into the next Embassy World Championships without throwing a single dart. After hitting number
Mark Aspinall has high hopes for Rossendale darts next season - he even plans to hit the double. For Mark, at 30-years-old the youngest ever committee member on the Rossendale Darts and Dominoes League, is building a solid base to kick start the Thursday
SIMON Eaton has lost count of the amount of times he's considered quitting a career in golf. But the wheel of fortune may be about to turn full circle for the Burnley assistant as he prepares for a crack at a European Tour Card next month. The 23-year-old
JUST a week after record A-level results were revealed, those of the GCSE out today show yet another year of highest-ever achievement and it is indisputable that the merit that goes with this has been earned by hard work and effort by both pupils and
YOUR correspondent Mr Lawes (Letters, August 11) is extremely naive. Where does he get his figures from when he talks about one IRA murder. Has he forgotten Omagh's first anniversary last week - 29 dead, hundreds badly injured. More than 170 shootings
I THINK the Labour leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council is wrong to criticise Mr Jack Straw for his remarks on travellers. He should know of all the trouble we have had over the years in Blackburn when they camp on any piece of land. They leave behind
Peter Benson Ribblesdale League: Optical Direct Under 11s knockout cup final: Read 271 beat Barnoldswick 259 BIG-hitting Chris Holt and Matthew Doughty dealt the knockout blow to help Read to victory over battling Barnoldswick. And the win sealed Read's
By ANDY NEILD ARTHUR Almond's 14 year wait to see Jason Lobo take on the best in the world will finally come to an end in Spain tonight. Former Blackburn Harrier Lobo is set to line up for the first round of the 800 metres at the World Championships in
THE future of a new six-a-side junior football tournament looks healthy after a record turn-out and plans are already under way to expand the event next year. For the Ashbourne Healthcare competition -now in its second year - attracted a total of 42 teams
ERIC Wilkinson Trophy: 1 K Taylor 43 points. First Division: C Rigby 41. Second Division: D Brotherton 39 after card play off. Third Division: J Rimmer 39. D J Miller Open Fourball: 1 G Guest and G Nightingale 47, 2 E Calvert and J J Walsh 46, 3 D Worrell
AN alcoholic went shoplifting half an hour before a court appearance. Burnley magistrates heard how Anthony Fallows, 47, was bailed to appear but did not turn up. Fallows, of Disraeli Street, Burnley, admitted two counts of theft and was remanded in custody
A TEAM of daredevil women from The Body Shop in Burnley, are hoping to prove that females are not the weaker sex when they take part in the Krypton Factor Challenge 1999. Assistant manager Clare Pickering, from Burnley, will be joined by fellow employees
LONG-serving Burnley Liberal Democrat Jim Whittaker has crossed the council chamber and joined Labour - after slamming the party he left. But a similar application to join the council's ruling group by newly-elected Independent Andrew Holder has been
THE closure of a special clinic for patients with eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia has been ordered to go to formal consultation, three weeks after the unit shut down. Although the clinic closed at the beginning of the month and is being
A MAN was given a ticking-off by police after he was arrested carrying what looked to be a gun. The 29-year-old, from Accrington, was arrested in the town centre at 11am yesterday after he was spotted on closed circuit television. He was found to have
NOISY youngsters playing ball games in an Accrington street are causing misery for residents, according to a petition submitted to Hyndburn Council. But the 14 concerned residents in Corporation Street are set to be denied the "No Ball Games" sign they
JOHN Mullin should have another chance to launch phase two of his Burnley career as the Clarets tackle an important Bank Holiday double-header this weekend. Mullin's bad luck with injuries followed him from Sunderland to Turf Moor when he returned to
Ingenious dish isn't the final course THIS week, readers, was going to be my swan song. It was with an ache in my heart, a tear on my cheek - or is that my tongue in my cheek - that I was to bid you farewell, au revoir, and adios, my food loving amigos
A DISTRIBUTION and engineering group has now agreed a £92.2million management buy-out deal. In an announcement Wyko, which operates the Swan Bearings site in Blackburn, said it had agreed a bid at 129p a share in cash from Perdix investments, a firm set
MEMBERS of a Pendle congregation are aiming to walk to Bethlehem without leaving the country. Members of St John's and St Philip's, Nelson, are planning to walk the equivalent of the distance between Nelson and Bethlehem, 2,725 miles, in stages during
ANY possibility of a merger between the EW Cartons Lancashire League and the Central Lancashire League was, as expected, quashed last night. All 14 Lancashire League clubs voted on whether to have discussions with the CLL at their monthly meeting and
LANCASHIRE have jumped to the top of cricket's bad weather charts. With half their game at Worcester already wiped out, they have now lost 10 entire days this season to the weather - wrecking four matches. The game at Lord' s with Middlesex was abandoned
DAVE Saker will be returning for a second season as professional at Enfield next summer after agreeing terms with the Dill Hall Lane club. The Victoria pace bowler has taken 64 wickets and scored over 400 runs in the EW Cartons Lancashire League this
