THE face of coffee shop worker Jillian Carroll may look familiar, but the last time you saw her there is a good chance she was not serving brews. Away from shop the 24-year-old has saved lives as a paramedic, stacked loaves as a bakery assistant and served
Burnley v Bournemouth - Tony Dewhurst's big match preview UTTER it quietly... Bournemouth have never won at Turf Moor. And Chris Waddle is determined that record will not alter tomorrow as Bournemouth plan a Division Two smash and grab raid. The Burnley
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs THIS weekend's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Edinburgh is a key test for both Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. It will reveal with devastating clarity whether they really are
CHART-TOPPING group Bucks Fizz were set to add sparkle to a young handicapped boy's appeal. They were to make a special appearance at a craft fair at the Dunk Inn, Clayton-le-Moors, to raise funds for Accrington boy John Aspinall. Like John, Bucks Fizz
ELECTRICAL control manufacturers Ralspeed are going up in the world! The firm is supplying specialist electronic units to control escalators at the new Jubilee Line Extension in London. Based at Red Rose Court, Sunnyhurst Road, Blackburn, Ralspeed has
TWO hundred people queued in freezing temperatures in Blackburn to get their hands on toys of the fab four...Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. They are, of course, the Teletubbies. We should not be surprised that people were prepared to risk hypothermia
FOREIGN Secretary Robin Cook today pledged not to rest in his efforts to find out what has happened to Blackburn hostage Paul Wells kidnapped in Kashmir. He is prepared to raise the issue again with the Pakistani and Indian governments on the margins
ROY Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish will take centre stage at St James's Park tomorrow - even though both men will insist that the game between Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle is all about the players. But the head-to-head between the man who put Rovers on
I READ with amazement your article (LET, September 22) concerning the refusal of Blackburn with Darwen Council to grant a late licence to the owners of the Albion Leisure Centre complex in Blackburn. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it this same council
THREE major successes at Burnley's Walshaw High School were outlined to parents and past pupils at a prize evening. Head teacher Mrs Lila Towers, said the school had gained the Investors In People status, had a successful Ofsted school inspectors' report
ROBBERS who abducted and tied up a postmaster and his wife are believed to be behind a string of similar raids across the North West. Sub postmaster John Willis and his wife Sheila were recovering at their West Bradford home today after being bound and
A BIG thank-you to the people of Blackburn for making the opening of the Cancer Research Campaign's new shop such a success. We opened on October 8 and, on our first day, we took an amazing £1,200 and, in our first week of trading, a massive £3,305. The
CHEMISTS were today placed on red alert for young firework fiends planning to beat new age restrictions by making their own. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain urged members to be extra vigilant in the run up to bonfire night in light of
A JOBS-for-the-jobless scheme was being probed following allegations that men were being paid to do nothing. Two parallel inquiries into Hyndburn's Community Programme Unit were to be carried out by a senior official of Hyndburn Council, which managed
SCOTTISH Premier League giants Glasgow Celtic have checked out Burnley's number one goalkeeper Marlon Beresford. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph can exclusively reveal tonight that Celtic have watched Beresford in action three times this season - including
CRAIG Sharman is Lancashire Hawks' main doubt ahead of this weekend's ice hockey double header with in-form Kingston. Sharman has a wrist injury and will need a late check before a decision is taken as to whether he joins player--coach Jimmy Pennycook
Weekend round-up WHEN the RAMSBOTTOM UNITED squad travel to take on Mossley in a NWCL Division One encounter tomorrow, it will be the second of three meetings between the two clubs within a seven-day period! Rams manager Ken Bridge, who has been busy
WE are in the middle of that season which leaves the rest of the world baffled. We are celebrating with millions of violent explosions the anniversary of the day they stopped Guy Fawkes blowing up parliament. Sadly, this ritual leads to many casualties
IT is heartening to see that Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has pledged not to rest in his efforts to find out what has happened to Blackburn hostage Paul Wells, kidnapped in Kashmir. It is not difficult to imagine the agonies inflicted upon Paul's family
THE mother of a youngster left wheelchair-bound by jealous Daniel O'Donnell fans has urged the star to appeal for calm when the star returns to Blackburn tonight. The knee injury suffered by Ryan Murphy at Daniel's show 12 months ago has deteriorated
A NEW training centre has been opened, aimed at equipping local workers with the skills firms need. The Burnley Training Centre is a joint initiative. It involves Enterprise plc and Burnley College to provide training for people from school-leavers to
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy THIS week, I explored the stretch of the Leeds to Liverpool canal between Salterforth and Barnoldswick. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine described this area as one of Lancashire's prettiest walks. This would not have
I AM a researcher at the Institute of Football Studies in Preston, looking at football and its supporters in the North West of England between 1946 and 1985. My project will attempt to explain the relationship between football clubs and their local communities
NEARLY 200 people queued for two hours in the freezing cold outside a store to get their hands on a Teletubbies toy. The crowds waited outside Mothercare World, Griffin Park, Blackburn, for the TV toys - Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po - which are
Friday Folk TOWN hall worker Paul Wilson is looking forward to seeing his words turned into celluloid following the latest success for his second career. By day, Paul works for Blackburn with Darwen Council's community and leisure department. But in his
VILLAGERS are trying to raise more than £11,000 to help fund a new community woodland on their doorsteps before the end of a three-month deadline. Residents living in and around Fence, have been told the owner of a nine-acre field next to the village's
Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview THERE are at least six good reasons why Blackburn Rovers should have an extra incentive to claim their first win at St James's Park for nearly 40 years tomorrow. In no particular order
A WALLPAPER firm has won a top export award for the second year running. Borden Decor International of Darwen was awarded the Export Excellence title for the North West sponsored by insurance firm Trade Indemnity. The firm has now been short-listed for
