A MAJOR playground refurbishment has been "test driven" by local youngsters and given the thumbs-up. The play area in Ball Grove country park, Cotton Tree, Colne, was upgraded in two stages over two years at a cost of £40,000. New equipment such as an
MUCH-NEEDED medical equipment bought with money donated in memory of a Pendle farmer was handed over to ambulance staff by his relatives. About £800 was donated in memory of David Smith, 58, of Slack Booth Farm, Trawden, who died in August. His family
ROY Hodgson was reeling from yet another injury bombshell today, with Jason Wilcox the latest Ewood star to face surgery. Wilcox is on his way to hospital for a second hernia operation in just over three months, making him the latest player to be counted
COLNE is to get its own credit union, offering low interest loans to the local community. The launch is expected before the end of the year and it will bring the town into line with Nelson, Burnley and the Rossendale Valley where there are already thriving
JACK Walker's plans to float his airline on the stock market have been grounded until early next year after the recent heavy fall in share prices. The tycoon hoped to put Jersey European Airways on the stock market this Autumn. The flotation had been
THE Burnley board AND Ray Ingleby's camp were furious about a misleading report in today's Burnley Express newspaper. The report stated that the board had not replied to Ingleby following last week's board meeting. Clarets director Clive Holt said: "I
BURNLEY duo Chris Brass and Steve Morgan are expected to make a dramatic return to action in tomorrow night's reserve team match against Grimsby at Turf Moor. The Clarets pair have been sidelined since September with cartilage injuries but manager Stan
TRICK or treat horrors have been given a "behave or else" warning by police after an 85-year-old man and his housebound wife had their car stolen and smashed by two boys wearing Hallowe'en masks. Kind-hearted Joe Egan only left the pair for a moment while
UP to 50 trees in residential streets in Clitheroe could be given the chop to stop footpaths cracking. Lancashire County Council needs to remove trees in Longsight Avenue, Moorland Avenue, Moorland Crescent and West Bradford Road to undertake vital maintenance
THE "BIGGEST and best" annual firework display to date is set to explode over Clitheroe Castle on November 5. The Clitheroe Castle Bonfire and Firework Display 1998 is an eagerly anticipated spectacle in the town having been staged for the last 24 years
WITH reference to the recent tragic death of a patient left unattended in close proximity to a bath of hot water, I would like to recommend a few simple rules which prevailed in the early and mid-1930s. Never leave a patient unattended where there is
Concerning the comments of John Blunt in his column (LET, October 14), some readers may accept his views as factual, but in this case, regarding needle exchange, he is misinformed. I feel your readers should have the chance to learn the truth about this
THIS is an extract from a letter sent to the Borough Solicitor of Rossendale Borough Council by Miss S J Millington, of Leopold Way, Blackburn, who was given a parking ticket for failing to display a disc on Rawtenstall's main car park. On August 24,
TWO brothers "fuelled by drink" who tried to do the police's job for them have walked free from court. William and Stephen Moat armed themselves with a pickaxe handle and a claw hammer and walked into a Burnley house looking for the man they suspected
BURNLEY duo Chris Brass and Steve Morgan are expected to make a dramatic return to action in tomorrow night's reserve team match against Grimsby at Turf Moor. The Clarets pair have been sidelined since September with cartilage injuries but manager Stan
A NEW facility creating more than 40 new jobs in Blackburn has been officially opened. EPS Product Support and AEi have set up a new spares processing centre after winning a five-year contract from British Aerospace. The centre will take in spares and
JOHN Mclellan has been appointed account director at Burnley-based Scott Dawson Advertising. John has more than 20 years' experience in the industry working on advertising accounts including First Leisure, Norweb Communications and Haven Holidays. Scott
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter THE ashen-faced man's terror was not diminished by the radiant beauty of the apparition before him. Dressed in medieval clothes, the maiden stood in the doorway of his bedroom for a full 30 seconds. She visited him
A REVOLUTIONARY new treatment for asthma sufferers has been developed with help from a Clitheroe factory. 3M Neotechnic played a major role in the new inhaler -- the first of its type to be CFC-free. The inhaler uses an environmentally friendly substance
A £1 MILLION-a-year order has been won by a packaging firm. Under the deal Protection Packaging which has a site at Rishton will supply products to cooker and domestic appliance manufacturer Stoves. The Rishton site will deliver around 500 tonnes of expanded
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched by Health and Safety officials after two terrified teenagers were injured on a fairground ride. Friends Gemma Clayton and Leanne Gray were making their fourth visit to the travelling fair at Newhallhey when they claim
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0 Birmingham City Reserves 2 THE kind of problems that have beset Blackburn Rovers at first team level were repeated at Ewood last night when their young reserve side slipped to a Pontin's League Premier Division defeat. And,
TRICK or treat horrors have been given a "behave or else" warning by police after an 85-year-old man and his housebound wife had their car stolen and smashed by two boys wearing Hallowe'en masks. Kind-hearted Joe Egan only left the pair for a moment while
A fan's-eye view from Ewood Park, with Phil Lloyd Q. THERE are three men making their way to Rovers match. How can you tell which one is the Rovers fan? A. He's the one carrying his football boots (well, with the Ewood injury crisis, you never know when
DION Dublin was talking to Blackburn Rovers today as a potential £6 million transfer for the England international moved a step closer to reality. Both clubs finally came out to in the open to officially admit one of the game's worst-kept secrets, that
A fan's-eye view from Turf Moor, with Stephen Cummings WITH more or less one third of the current campaign elapsed, perhaps it is an appropriate time to assess the progress made by the Clarets under the stewardship of Stan Ternent. All things considered
A TEACHER affectionately known as 'Mrs Ailsa' to scores of students and friends in Bangladesh after devoting her retirement years to them has come home -- to receive the MBE. Ailsa Scarsbrook, 69, and her husband, Alan, 71, left the comfort of their Blackburn
CONTRARY to popular belief, Rupert Murdoch's Sky TV empire does not yet have global penetration. And the lack of Premiership coverage in Switzerland means that Oumar Konde arrived in East Lancashire almost as much in the dark about Blackburn Rovers as
Blackburn Rambling Association meet at the Oddfellows Hall (Mind Centre entrance), Regent Street, 8pm. Speaker: Ian Ramage. Parkinson's Disease Society meet in the Temple Street Resource Centre, Burnley, 7.30pm. Speaker: Philip Shaw -- Pharmacist, at
DAVID Batty arrived in Blackburn and said he couldn't wait to start playing for the Rovers after being signed from Elland Road for £2.75 million by Jack Walker. Kenny Dalglish's latest megabucks star from Leeds was to complete medical checks before making
BLACKBURN'S Matthew Brown brewery was facing the axe as owner Scottish and Newcastle faced a takeover by Australian firm John Elliott IXL. The traditional Lion brewery was expected to close with the loss of 500 jobs. Workers were asked to write to their
MANY people were horrified when it was revealed that Michael Stone, convicted of the murder of Lin and Megan Russell, had been diagnosed as suffering from psychopathic personality disorder years ago. In the light of this it is understandable that Home
BONFIRE night is again nearly upon us, so I would like to remind all readers who are having a bonfire to check properly before lighting it for wildlife which may be hibernating in them. Also, household pets should be kept indoors before fireworks and
ONE of the worst American imports ever to hit these shores claimed two more victims. Trick or treat is supposed to be a fun game in which children play a trick on adults if they fail to give them cash. Try telling that to Joe and Edith Egan, both in their
THE thinning of the woodland at Roddlesworth by the owners -- United Utilities -- as reported in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph (October 7), is certainly to be commended, particularly if some of the removed trees are to be replaced by newly-planted
KEITH Ellel's letter (LET, October 8) shows that, in spite of his cynicism, our letters are effective in giving information about caring for hedgehogs. As for why they need a society to give such information, hedgehogs don't drive cars, they don't operate
THE report of the inquest into the death of David Ellison, who died as a result of exposure to asbestos dust, raised a very good point about employers not being punished for their negligence. If a private individual placed someone at risk they would be
SIX East Lancashire schools have been named among the top 250 in the country. Three secondary and three primary schools were chosen by the Sunday Times in its annual guide. Clitheroe Royal Grammar was placed at 34 and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
DION Dublin was talking to Blackburn Rovers today as a potential £6 million transfer for the England international moved a step closer to reality. Both clubs finally came out to in the open to officially admit one of the game's worst-kept secrets, that
MEETING the demands of the Literacy Hour while keeping up with the news is all in a day's work for many schools in East Lancs. Our Super Story Search workbook is helping teachers and pupils to meet literacy objectives at the same time as gaining a wider
WORRIED residents campaigning to stop homes being built on a field in a Pendle village will take their fight to parish councillors tonight. They will attend a meeting of Laneshawbridge Parish Council to try and persuade it to oppose an outline planning
YOUNG people in Pendle will have a greater say in the way the area is run if plans to set up a youth "council" get the go-ahead. The move will be debated during a meeting of the full Pendle Council on Thursday. A motion to set up the body to allow young
