A CYCLE route is planned to link the Heasandford industrial estate area to Burnley Central Railway Station. The £13,000 scheme will provide a safe route through Bank Hall Park and Thursby Gardens. Burnley Council is developing a borough-wide cycle route
A NEW campaign to raise £1.8 million will be launched to complete renovation work on the Red Brick Theatre, Blackburn, within two years. Organiser Mike Berry has already received pledges of £150,000 and needs to raise another £300,000 to secure lottery
A LICENSEE is seeking compensation from North West Water after claiming roadworks have left his business without customers. Ken Barlow, of the Harper's Inn, Fence, said he has had to close at lunchtime on two days and lay off chefs. Last Friday, when
A RETIRED weaver died after undergoing an apparently successful operation to remove a tumour from her colon. But her daughter questioned whether her mother's condition could have been diagnosed sooner. An inquest heard that Mary Lord, 85, of Hollin Bridge
ROY Hodgson will be without injured Kevin Gallacher and Damien Duff as he attempts to chart a path back to winning ways for Blackburn Rovers against Chelsea at Ewood tonight. The Rovers boss admitted today: "Both are making good good progress but they
Premier League: Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea - Peter White's big match preview WHEN Blackburn Rovers won the Premiership title in 1995, the only obvious French connections were Stuart Ripley's growing mastery of the language, helped by Robbie Slater who
A COUNCIL is having to shell out £10,000 to replace paving stones in a market centre just four years after the site had a major revamp. And Clitheroe Mayor John McGowan is calling for an inquiry into why taxpayers' money was wasted on a "rush job". Ribble
ON A clear day you can see for ever. The Welsh mountains, the southern heights of the Lake District, the western edges of the Pennines and even, so they say, the Isle of Man. Darwen's Victorian forefathers certainly stretched the imagination of local
JOHN Lund was denied a record seventh World Stockcar Racing title after a dramatic crash on lap five of the 1998 final at Coventry's Motor Speedway at the weekend. The Rimington-based dairy farmer blazed ahead of the field after a flying start from the
WASIM Akram signed off from Lancashire after coming within an ace of his Championship dream - and urged them to go one better next year. Lancashire completed a 161-run victory over Hampshire at Old Trafford yesterday morning to clinch second place in
WASIM Akram flies home to Lahore later this week in a desperate bid to clear his name of the match-fixing allegations which threaten his future in cricket. In any future trial, he could rely on dozens of character witnesses from the Lancashire dressing
WHATEVER one thinks of the Prime Minister, one has to acknowledge that he has a gift for spiel, is the king of the soap box and master of the soundbite. Yet, here we go down the well-trodden yellow brick road, to where we have been before. His latest
WELL done, Mrs J Lee, for being able to get a councillor to at least respond to her complaints. I agree with everything she said, but before Councillor Dave Smith (Letters, September 17) gets his running shoes on for the local elections, he should know
YOUR letters' page has seen some criticism of this council recently and our consulting residents on the way we provide services. It was pleasing to see your generally-supportive view in the 'Opinion' column (LET, September 3). Blackburn with Darwen Council
ROY Hodgson will be without injured Kevin Gallacher and Damien Duff as he attempts to chart a path back to winning ways for Blackburn Rovers against Chelsea at Ewood tonight. The Rovers boss admitted today: "Both are making good good progress but they
THE final phase of an award-winning Hyndburn business and enterprise centre looks set to get off the ground later this year. Plans have been submitted by Globe Enterprises Ltd - a partnership between Hyndburn Council, Barnfield Construction and businessman
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter THE latest blockbuster film to hit our cinema screens is a story about women at war. The Land Girls is a witty and complex story of women seeking to define themselves in a time of changing fates and attitudes. I spoke
THE VICTIM of a brutal rape has broken her silence about the day when she feared she would be killed by a savage attacker. The 25-year-old from East Lancashire has decided to speak out about the ordeal which shattered her life, three years after she was
SHARES in troubled Blackburn firm TDS Circuits were valued at more than double their stock market price as part of a takeover bid today. Viasystems Tamworth, part of the Viasystems Group which earlier this year bought TDS CIrcuits' major shareholder,
THWAITES' newest dray horse wasn't going to miss out on the action when everyone was going out for a slap up meal to celebrate his "christening". Milly trotted up to the Brittannia Inn, Oswaldtwistle, to meet the man who thought up his name! When Thwaites
DETECTIVES believe a series of robberies in Blackburn and Darwen could have been carried out by the same gang. Police are investigating links between at least three raids, including the robbery at Guide Post Office on Friday, when a gang armed with a
A PLAN to convert a newsagents into a fast food outlet in Blackburn town centre looks set to be approved in the face of protests from nearby traders. East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, which has 400 members in Blackburn, is among objectors to the conversion
MATCH-WINNER Robert Taylor insisted his late strike HAD crossed the line as he subjected Burnley to their fourth away defeat of the season at Priestfield Stadium. The Gillingham striker pounced to make it 2-1 in controversial fashion four minutes from
A HOAXER who made two bomb threats to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph has been jailed for a total of 21 months. Francis McGarr, 42, of Hancock Street, Blackburn, made two calls in close succession to the newspaper's security supervisor while under the
Division Two: Gillingham 2 Burnley 1 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict AS the money men exert a seemingly ever tighter grip at the top of the game, then so it appears that cash gets you on a roll nearer the bottom. Gillingham have spent over £1 million
THE VICTIM of a brutal rape has broken her silence about the day when she feared she would be killed by a savage attacker. The 25-year-old from East Lancashire has decided to speak out about the ordeal which shattered her life, three years after she was
Burnley Rambling Group: Spen End, with Jean Procter, 1.13pm Earby bus to Brierfield, Circular. Listening Skills, The Women's Centre, 25 Wellington Street (St John's), Blackburn, 7-9pm. Start of an 11-week WEA course. Free Legal Advice for Women, Rachel
RACING car enthusiast Lee Dewhurst was in the fast lane when he took part in the heats of a national computer game competition. For now he is London-bound for the finals of the 1998 Twix Gamesplayer of the Year contest. Lee, of Wilson Street, Clitheroe
RETIRING police chief Allan Williams spoke of the worst nights of his 37 years in the force. The head of the Pennine division singled out the Burnley riots of 1992 as his personal nightmare. Chief Superintendent Williams, 56, said: "I had never experienced
EDWINA Currie put her foot in it again - this time with Britain's pensioners. The Junior Health Minister, already notorious for her comments on the Northern diet and teenage sex, told pensioners to "wrap up warm for winter" - by getting themselves long-johns
WITH ITS 46 MPs comprising the party's greatest strength at Westminster since the war, the Liberal Democrats' annual conference is no longer dogged by the "sideshow" stamp of old - especially when the Tories' status as the country's second party is still
Wight Link Raiders 4 Blackburn Hawks 7; Solihull Blaze 7 Blackburn Hawks 4 BOBBY Haig saw enough over the weekend to convince him that Hawks are fit to travel. The player-coach is adamant that his new-look outfit can be a force over the coming months:
REGARDING the single European currency, I fully endorse the condemnation of Tony Blair by F Grimshaw (Letters September 16). When the history of the 20th Century is written, Tony Blair's name will be linked with traitors Vidkun Quisling and Pierre Laval
A FURIOUS family are offering a reward to help catch two thugs who dragged a blind pensioner out of her bed and terrorised her. The men repeatedly threatened 78-year-old Mary Walmsley with violence for more than an hour after bursting into the ground
WASIM Akram signed off from Lancashire after coming within an ace of his Championship dream - and urged them to go one better next year. Lancashire completed a 161-run victory over Hampshire at Old Trafford yesterday morning to clinch second place in
FIVE East Lancashire teenagers are set to win national acclaim when a play they made about bullying hits the screens at a major film festival. The group of 16-year-olds has been invited to London for the Co-operative Young Film-Makers event next month
WATER and electricity giant United Utilities has taken the lead in helping local firms get to grips with the Millennium Bug. The firm has become the first major company to sign up to the Pledge 2000 initiative to help suppliers make sure their computer
A HOLIDAY cottage rental firm serving 800,000 customers is in the running for a top award. Earby-based Holiday Cottages Group has been shortlisted for the regional final of the 1998 Best Practice Award. The awards, organised by accountancy firm Arthur
A £2.5 MILLION new factory securing the jobs of 140 workers is set to be officially opened this week. Camfil is moving from its former Victorian premises in Charles Lane to a purpose-built factory on Knowsley Park Way, in Haslingden. The air filter firm
