AN ANAESTHETIST who botched his role in an operation on a nine-year-old girl faces being struck off by his professional body. The General Medical Council (GMC) panel has determined that Dr Mariyappan Balasubramanian's performance was impaired by his
NICK Dougherty admits he's in the form of his life as he goes about creating a major upset in the US Open tomorrow. In his third successive US Open outing, the former Shaw Hill golfer is not discounting himself from the list of potential winners after
WELL the possible signing of Besart Berisha came completely out of the blue. I remember talking a few weeks ago about tapping into the Eastern European market and I saw the lad's goal he scored against England the other week. He beat three men and smashed
LANCASHIRE Police Federation has backed calls for a review of safety measures after a PC was stabbed to death. But Lancashire police bosses insisted that they had already gone one step further by ordering officers wore stab vests at all times. It comes
Memorabilia from an Accrington Pals Chapel which has been forced to shut could go on permanent display in the town's art gallery. The famous chapel, which housed flags, books and pictures of the Pals was dedicated to the heroism of the local soldiers
PARENTS across Lancashire are being urged to think about ways to keep their children safe with the start of national Child Safety Week on June 18. The week is highlighting the different dangers children face and how these can be avoided. Lancashire County
TWO East Lancashire men have been jailed for their part in an £85million VAT scam. Brett Issitt of Manor Close, Todmorden, and Michael McNeill of Loveclough Park, Rossendale, were among a gang of six jailed for a total of 47-and-a-half years at Liverpool
A MURDER trial jury has heard how police installed secret recording equipment at the home of a man accused of helping to dispose of a schoolgirl's body. Charlene Downes, 14, from Blackpool, disappeared in November 2003 and Blackburn man Iyad Albattikhi
AN eyewitness to a crash in which a 61-year-old man died has questioned why police left the scene of an earlier smash at the same location. Police had been investigating the aftermath of an accident involving a BMW in Preston New Road, Mellor Brook,
FIVE other sites for the controversial £34million Darwen Academy were considered but rejected, a public inquiry into the proposed location was told. A Blackburn with Darwen Council boss told the inquiry yesterday that the Redearth Triangle site was
VANDALS have launched a retribution attack on a bowling club by using weedkiller to write the word 'payback' in 6ft letters across the green. It is the second time in recent months that the green at Green Park bowling club, Blackburn, has been destroyed
A STATUE of Accrington Stanley record-breaker Paul Mullin has been unveiled at a school in the town to honour the striker and his club's achievements. And the League Two side said they were so impressed with the sculpture they are looking into having
The organisers of the biggest ball ever held in the Ribble Valley presented the Clitheroe Castle Heritage Scheme and the Pendlebury Children's Hospital with £9,300 each. The Lloyd Houldsworth Ball, organised by Clitheroe solicitor John Houldsworth
A woman has celebrated her 100th birthday and said her long life was thanks to hard work - and "never getting married". Lillian Almond, who lives at Blakewater Lodge in Swallow Drive, Blackburn, celebrated her big day with a party. The event was
MOST people who have had an issue raised for them by Burnley MP Kitty Ussher were happy with the way she handled their case, a recent survey has shown. Mrs Ussher wrote to everyone who had raised an issue with her in 2006 asking them to say how they
A UNIVERSITY student drove her male companion's car off a Whalley car park and crashed it into parked vehicles just 50 yards up the road. Blackburn magistrates heard the entire manoeuvre was witnessed by a police officer on duty outside the Rendezvous
The Burnley teenager who filmed himself driving his dad's Toyota at 140mph on the hard shoulder of the M65 beggars belief. What he was thinking letting the clip be posted on YouTube is anyone's guess. What did he think would happen? That everyone
DON'T get me wrong, I'm by no means what you'd call a cat-lover. In fact just last week I had a good laugh at a funny e-mail I received titled "The difference between cats and dogs" which read: "Excerpts from a dog's diary: 8am - dog food! My favourite
BURNLEY FC legend Leighton James is putting something back into the community - by giving up his free time to work as a lollipop man. The wing wizard, now a TV and radio commentator, is working as a crossing patrol officer at Penyrheol Primary School
AN anaesthetist who botched his role in an operation on a nine-year-old girl has been found guilty of a series of failings by his professional body. The GMC panel must now determine whether Dr Mariyappan Balasub-ramanian's performance has been impaired
THE UK's first council-sponsored spa will open in Nelson in just over two weeks. Bosses at Pendle Leisure Trust have announced that the £3million redevelopment of the Wavelengths pool will be finished and ready for its grand re-opening on June 29. Builders
A HEARTBROKEN little girl has received the best possible birthday present - the return of her stolen pet dog. Olivia Cragg, nine, was left devastated after thieves stole her dad Paul's van without realising that it contained the two-year-old springer
A BOROUGH'S participation in a world record bid involving hundreds of children has been cancelled after a row between the police and Asda. Children from schools across Pendle were due to take part in a national Asda event aimed at forming the world's
Ipswich Town chairman David Sheepshanks insists the Championship club are still hopeful of signing Blackburn Rovers' Franny Jeffers. Ipswich have already had two bids rejected for the 26-year-old, but Sheepshanks has not given up his pursuit of the striker
WEEDS are being pulled out and grass is being mown in an effort to beautify Hoddlesden Cemetery. Volunteers at St Paul's C of E Church had been doing their best to keep the cemetery in Johnson New Road neat. But a group has arrived from Community Payback
JANUARY 14, 1979 was the day the Cinderella State came to the ball. It was the day that Tasmania won the Gillette Cup in front of a packed house in Hobart and shocked Australian cricket. It's also the day of his career that Jack Simmons holds closest
RESIDENTS are hoping to thwart a developer who has told a cricket club to leave its home of 104 years. Proposals to have Stacksteads's Waterbarn Recreation Ground recognised as a village green' by Lancashire County Council are being drawn up. Residents
A TEENAGER has admitted charges of aggravated burglary and damaging property. James Smith, aged 18, of Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary at an address in Lightbown Street, Darwen, on May 26. The case is that he
OSWALDTWISTLE Immanuel captain Gerard Metcalf is confident the club is on the up. But he has warned there is still some way to go before they have turned the corner away from what has been a disappointing couple of years for the New Lane side. The club
A MAN who has admitted carrying out an aggravated burglary has been warned by a judge to prepare for a prison term. Colin Sheppard, aged 22, of Nutter Road, Accrington admitted aggravated burglary at an address in Coleridge Street, Blackburn, to inflict
FINAL arrangements have been announced for the military funeral of a soldier whose remains were found in Belgium almost a century after his death. The remains of Private Richard Lancaster - killed three months after the outbreak of the war - were found
THIEVES trying to steal two cars in Darwen prised open the doors but couldn't start the vehicles. Police say they are linking an attempt to steal a car in Blackburn Road at 5pm on Saturday and 11.30am on Sunday with a similar attempt in Lamack Street
ROSSENDALE has the best performing Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership in the country, according to the independent Audit Commission. The partnership was established in 1999 in response to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which required the police
THE pregnant mother of tragic toddler Levi Bleasdale is facing jail after admitting six charges and breaching a suspended sentence. Kirsty Ryan, 22, has admitted making a false instrument, three counts of failing to surrender, two theft charges and breaching
DAVID Bentley's decision to pull out of the England Under-21 squad for the European Championships has caused quite a furore. Stuart Pearce branded him a disgrace' during an interview on national radio, and the press then weighed in with various Baby
FOOTBALL lovers who were enjoying a pint dug deep into their pockets to raise money for Pendleside Hospice. A spur of the moment collection at Pendleside Hospice raised £62.30 while the drinkers were watching a football match at the Sparrow Hawk Pub,
A BID to transform former mills into a vibrant mix of restaurants, bars, apartments and offices has been boosted by a £1.95m lottery grant. Council chiefs hope the Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) will attract a further £4 million from other sources and
FREE on-street, short-stay parking is to return to Blackburn town centre streets in a bid to boost trade. Blackburn with Darwen Council officials are drawing up plans to axe charges for the first 30-minutes in main shopping areas like Church Street,
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has backed calls for a probe into the Iraq war. Mr Evans said: "An inquiry is the way to not only learn from the Iraq war, but also to restore some much-needed faith in British politics."
A COLNE garage will be allowed to continue respraying vehicles after a planning deal was reached. Councillors had ordered a meeting with the firm and residents after complaints that the spray booth flues were causing constant noise. Residents had asked
TREES in front of Blackburn's town hall have been chopped down as part of a £900,000 revamp. Seven trees - pines and mountain ash - were felled by contractors, sparking anger from traders and shoppers. It forms part of a Blackburn with Darwen Council
Burnley will face League Two side Grimsby Town in the first round of the Carling Cup. The Clarets will travel to Blundell Park for the first time since the 2002/3 season, when they lost 6-5 in an extraordinary League match and drew 2-2 in the FA Cup
PARENTS are set to be fined for parking too close to school gates in a groundbreaking crackdown. Lancashire County Council bosses want to become the first area in the country to make parking on zig-zag markings punishable by a £60 fine issued by their
NIGHTCLUBS are being given special "unbreak-able" plastic glasses in a bid to reduce the number of injuries from attacks. Around 2,000 polycarbonate glasses have been handed out by police, and are designed to look and feel like proper glasses. The difference
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Matt Derbyshire is confident England's Under 21s can still qualify for the knockout stages of the European Championships even though they have made a spluttering start to the tournament in Holland. Derbyshire, 21, was an unused
IN our series A Day In The Life, we profile East Lancashire's movers and shakers. We spoke to managing director of Metflex John Holland. WHEN John Holland joined precision rubber mouldings firm Metflex little did he know one day he would own the firm
EVERY week millions tune in to Dragons' Den and The Apprentice, TV's latest hit shows. Some walk away with nothing but red faces after their money-making scheme or innovative product has been declared daft or useless, or they have been told "you're fired
A COMPANY is looking to expand its global business after securing a deal to sell a pioneering insect repellent around the world. Clear Prospects Ltd has beat off several rivals to win the global distribution rights to sell Mozzy Off - the only repellent
A FORMER BT boss has swapped Asia and the Pacific to join a Pendle company. Ian McKenzie, ex-chief operating officer for BT's Asia Pacific region, has joined Nelson-based Daisy Communications as its non-executive chairman. The 56-year-old has more than
A COMPANY has teamed up with a world leader in renewable energy technology to be at the forefront of the building industry revolution. James Hargreaves Plumbers Merchants has entered into a partnership with German heating firm Wolf GMBH to develop, manufacture
WHILST travelling home along Livesey Branch Road (Feniscowles end) on May 28, something hit our car with tremendous force. I pulled in further along the road and on checking, my husband saw that the nearside rear window of the car was shattered. On
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman is relishing the visit of Martin Allen's Leicester City to the Fraser Eagle Stadium after the Reds were drawn against them in the first round of the League Cup. Coleman said: "I think it'll be a good game and I
YOUR columnist (June 7) writes in praise of Private Finance Initiative as a means of building much-needed capital projects, claiming that the use of the private sector is the only way forward. While it is no surprise to hear this view, it is a mistake
I TOOK part in the Race for Life at Witton Park with two friends. We read the article in today's Telegraph and yes, what a fantastic evening it was - such an amazingly happy atmosphere and all those wonderful people taking part for so many reasons.
SEX pests have struck four times in as many days, flashing at three women and a group of schoolgirls. Detectives said they were unsure whether some of the incidents, on the canal towpath in Towneley Park and in the town centre, were linked. In the first
A DRUNKEN man sank his teeth into another man's nose in a Burnley bar because he thought he was laughing at his friend, a court heard. Peter Corvino , 21, wouldn't let go of Matthew Stockburn as the victim tried to shake him off. Mr Stockburn, attacked
FIREFIGHTERS saved a budgie from a blaze in a Blackburn flat. A discarded cigarette set a settee on fire at Kingsbridge Apartments, Kingsbridge Street, Mill Hill. Firefighters managed to lead the householder, a man in his 60s, to safety. He had been
I TOOK part in the Race for Life at Witton Park with two friends. We read the article in today's Telegraph and yes, what a fantastic evening it was - such an amazingly happy atmosphere and all those wonderful people taking part for so many reasons.
A MAN suffered serious injuries to his hands when he was attacked and robbed by a gang of balaclava-clad thugs in Blackburn. The incident happened at the back of the Printers Arms pub, Accrington Road, on Friday between 5.30pm and 6pm. Police said the
TWO men have been cleared of taking part in a gang attack after an alleged victim was hit with bats and sticks oustide an Accrington chip shop. Yasin Hussain, 35, of Pickup Street, and Asif Amid, 25, of Portland Street in the town, were both found not
MAGISTRATES have imposed a restraining order on the father of a Blackburn Rovers footballer to stop him contacting the soccer star's mum. Blackburn magistrates imposed the order on Daniel Humphries Gallagher before releasing him from custody where he
A CHARITY animal shelter is at "crisis point" after being flooded with requests to home unwanted pets. Now staff at the RSPCA Animal Centre in Altham, the charity's only shelter in East Lancashire, have made an urgent plea to pet lovers. The charity
A SINGLE parent struggling with debt stole money she was collecting on behalf of work colleagues for a Christmas Club. Blackburn magistrates heard that Diane Keen was offered a conditional caution after her workmates at Springfield Nursing Home told
