TRIBUTES were paid today to the chairman of Lancashire Ambulance Service who will step down next month. Dr Lois Louden has been a non-executive director of Lancashire Ambulance NHS Trust since it was established in 1993. She wants to pursue other interests
TRADING standards chiefs in Blackburn and Darwen have been rushed off their feet with complaints - thanks to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. An article which appeared in Monday's paper about how busy the service has been in the last six months prompted
A NEW drop-in centre to help people cope with the trauma of bereavement will open in Blackburn tomorrow. The centre will be run by the Blackburn and District branch of Cruse, the national voluntary bereavement counselling service. Based in the Blackburn
Bramwell Speaks Out, by sports editor Neil Bramwell THERE is one sport in which Great Britain - and now Europe - dominates the world. And that is whining. Only one thing sickened me more than our wimpish capitulation on the final day of the Ryder Cup
A COMMUNITY footpath scheme has been launched in memory of a 13-year-old girl who died in a road accident. Ian and Joy McCarthy, of Cronkshawfold Farm, Helmshore, have launched the Alden Access Challenge in memory of their daughter Edith. Edith suffered
A THIRD person from East Lancashire has been arrested as part of the action to halt a tree-top protest against the second runway at Manchester Airport. Lee Himlin, 21, of Lenches Road, Colne, was due to appear at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court today
NEW Clarets director John Turkington is planning to boost his shareholding in Burnley as part of the increased investment needed to take the club forward. Turkington, who bought £200,000 worth of shares under the club's rights issue at the start of the
ROBBERS threatened a garage owner with a baseball bat then fled in a stolen car. One man restrained the 55-year-old owner in the kiosk of the Royal Oak Garage, on the A59 Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, while the other smashed open the till with the
MUM Carol Haslam thought it was a fairytale when she was told she had beaten competition from thousands of entrants to win a dream holiday competition. And when she had finally been convinced it was all true she plumped for the world of make-believe as
A CLERGYMAN has urged his rural congregation to buy local and help the crisis--stricken farming industry. The Rev David Ashforth, vicar of St Leonard's Parish Church, Balderstone, issued the plea in the latest edition of the parish magazine. His message
AT a time when the transport debate rages as never before, amid a growing sense of persecution among drivers, East Lancashire is given an exciting vision of travel without the car in the coming decade - and of it being made preferable. Envisaged to be
YOUR report on the A666 being dug up yet again (LET, September 23) reminds me of a story I once heard about 'The Lost Gold Mine of Blackburn.' Apparently, many years ago, an old man was found dying. On him was a bag of gold nuggets. he claimed to have
ANDY Flintoff is free to talk to other counties tomorrow after the deadline on his new Lancashire contract offer passed today. Flintoff has been linked with other counties, notably Hampshire, since it became known that he was unhappy with Lancashire's
BILLY O'Callaghan claims he quit Accrington Stanley because he felt surplus to requirements at the Crown Ground club. The hot-shot striker was sold to North Western Trains League outfit Prescot Cables in a deal believed to be worth £6,000 earlier this
IN four months, Hyndburn's new Tory council and its supporters have managed to deprive Great Harwood of much-needed jobs and regeneration. Once it was revealed that the proposed Safeway store was to be downsized, it didn't take much to work out that the
REGARDING your story about council staff being first in the running for 'fat salaries' from the company which will take control of all Burnley's council houses (LET, September 25), do the people of Burnley realise what has happened in this disgusting
A 'DAGGERS drawn' relationship between a council and health chiefs was laid to rest as councillors voted against plans to change the way patient care is run. Burnley Council finance chairman Coun Peter Kenyon said in the past the council was daggers drawn
A TOWN which once had the most boring postcards in Britain has proved it can be perfectly picturesque. A postcard titled "Interesting Scenes Around Accrington" won a national competition to find Britain's most uninspiring views in the National Boring
OUTSPOKEN councillor Adrian Shurmer boycotted a Hyndburn Council planning meeting after claiming the authority's development boss threatened him in a letter. Coun Shurmer asked for the meeting to be cancelled, saying that because he holds the balance
A NEW business centre has opened up at a Ford dealership. Sanderson Ford has set up the specialist centre at its Burnley operation to cater for businesses throughout East Lancashire. Earlier this year the dealership opened a new £1.3million showroom,
A £2.7million investment is paying dividends. The chemical etching facility at BAe Samlesbury is used to remove material from components for aircraft including Eurofighter Typhoon and Airbus. The 60 metre long facility enables etching to be carried out
A PIONEERING pain relief device shortlisted for a top award has caught the eye of Home Secretary Jack Straw. The Blackburn MP attended the official opening of the Saturn Centre, Challenge Way, Blackburn, a centre of excellence for small businesses with
TRIBUTES were paid to long-standing member of the former Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Health Authority County Councillor Joe French, who was found dead on Tuesday. The body of County Coun French, 78, a politician in Pendle for decades, was found at
FLOOD chaos hit Darwen last night as torrential rain wreaked havoc across East Lancashire. Homes close to the River Darwen, in Darwen, were flooded when the river burst its banks, while the town centre was also temporarily cut off. Clitheroe was also
FLOOD chaos hit East Lancashire last night as torrential rain wreaked havoc across the area. Homes close to the River Darwen, in Darwen, were flooded when the river burst its banks, while the town centre was also temporarily cut off. Clitheroe was also
FORMER Blackburn Rovers and Burnley player Walter Joyce has died at the age of 62 after a short illness. The Manchester United youth team coach was connected with most of the Lancashire football clubs during his playing and coaching career. He joined
A CELEBRATORY VIP reception to mark World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty's record-breaking fourth title success has been cancelled because of his busy schedule. About 1,000 fans, business and council leaders were expected to attend the high profile event
TEACHERS in East Lancashire have slammed plans to fine or arrest parents who fail to ensure their children attend school. David Blunkett announced the government clampdown at the Labour party conference in Bournemouth yesterday. He said fines for parents
BURNLEY reserves threw away the opportunity to collect three points at Turf Moor last night. The Clarets had a side with plenty of first team experience and they created a host of chances. But twice after going in front they let Port Vale back into the
ALL kinds of people from musicians to models are helping the East Lancashire Hospice in its campaign to build better facilities for the seriously ill. There's something for everyone in the winter campaign to raise cash for a new day care unit at the hospice
MINI trains with airport-style hospitality will come to East Lancashire by 2010 as part of a transport revolution for the new millennium, it was predicted today. Scores of new stations will be created on existing rail lines for the new trains to call
BLACKBURN Rovers keeper John Filan today insisted he was not to blame for Tuesday night's defeat at Swindon. Filan believes Swindon's opening goal in their 2-1 victory at the County Ground should never have counted. The Aussie stopper said he was fouled
Cheese and Wine Evening, Waddington Village Club, 7.30pm. Tombola and raffle. Accrington Camera Club meet Rishton Prime Centre, 7.45pm. Granny's Attic Sale, Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, Padiham, 6.30pm. Coffee Morning, Mellor Brook Community Centre, 9am
IAN Mills is the new chief executive of go-ahead Clitheroe firm Ultraframe plc. Mr Mills, 50, of Keighley, was educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and graduated from Leeds University with an honours degree in civil engineering. He has left
THE heartbroken owner of an East Lancashire nursery school, who claims she has lost £100,000 from her bank accounts, wept today as she said: "I'm sorry my staff have lost their jobs - but I have lost my life." Elaine Eastham spoke in the wake of the closure
Student fashion design contest THE BBC has joined forces with Bafta and some of the country's leading fashion designers to open a website design competition for students. Coinciding with London Fashion Week, the contest challenges young people to build
RAT catchers were called to a hospital after vermin were spotted near mothers and new-born babies. Horrified night nurses in the maternity department at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, spotted a rat and sought urgent action. Vermin experts were called
EMPLOYERS in hard-up former communist countries were turning their back on cash and paying workers in pints of Lancashire bitter. Money problems and rising inflation in Russia and the Ukraine forced miners to accept food and other household items as part
HOW disappointing it is that Councillor Adrian Shurmer, the lone independent who wields the powerful casting vote on Hyndburn Council, should be throwing tantrums today - boycotting meetings and claiming business is void unless he is there. It may be
I SEE that Councillor Adrian Shurmer has dropped his support for the Tories on Hyndburn Council and is now even considering throwing his hand in with Labour (LET, September 24). It may be interesting if he did agree to support Labour, that his first duty
IN response to Councillor Dorothy Walsh (Letters, September 21), when will the Labour Party and the Blackburn Labour Group stop using as their last line of defence the much-quoted phrase, 'Had it not been for the previous 18 years of Tory government'?
JOHN Blunt's excellent comments regarding the EU (LET, September 22) are absolutely correct, but his suggestion regarding the overhaul of this organisation, or, to be correct, the inherent fiddling of many of its members has no chance of success. Arrogance
AS a sales assistant in a large retail store, I feel it is high time that someone spoke out on behalf of all shop workers regarding ill-mannered and irate customers who seemingly take their anger and frustration out on us. It is not our fault that they
A HOSPITAL trust which is set to plunge £420,000 into the red is seeking an urgent meeting with health officials to see if any extra cash is available. At the board meeting of Burnley Health Care NHS Trust, the serious position facing the trust was outlined
BBC TV'S Children in Need and the National Lottery may fund part of a new £230,000 Jinnah community centre and young women's development centre in Burnley, county councillors will be told. The long-established Asian community development service in Daneshouse
ENGINEERING staff helped the East Lancashire Hospice Appeal with a sponsored long-distance cycle ride and raised more than £1,600. Twelve men from D&S Engineering Facilities, Accrington, and British Aerospace, Samlesbury, joined forces for the ride
YOUNG people in Pendle are being targeted in a bid to cut through voting apathy. A poster campaign was launched yesterday with the help of young town hall staff. Pendle Council workers Sayma Ilyas, 17, and 18-year-old Matthew Galvin are fronting the drive
STRICT testing procedures for Pendle's taxis are to stay in place after councillors were told almost 95 per cent of cabs examined over a month were found to be sub-standard. Cab operators are fighting for a second testing garage in the borough after putting
FORMER Blackburn Rovers and Burnley player Walter Joyce has died at the age of 62 after a short illness. The Manchester United youth team coach was connected with most of the Lancashire football clubs during his playing and coaching career. He joined
