NORTH West Conservatives have rejected government proposals for elected mayors. Tories from the region met yesterday in Blackburn to discuss Labour plans to restructure local government. About 30 members heard Bolton Councillor John Walsh, deputy chairman
A TOP-LEVEL investigation has been launched after an Army chef fell to his death from a look-out tower during a tour of duty in Bosnia. The special investigation branch of the military police is trying to discover how 35-year-old Paul John McManus died
STAFF and pupils at a small village school are celebrating this week after a team of government inspectors gave them a glowing report. Belthorn Primary School, Belthorn, is described in its latest Ofsted report as a very good school with few weaknesses
MITCHELL THOMAS: Stuck like glue to Kurt Nogan to stop the former Burnley man tormenting the Clarets again ... 8 GLEN LITTLE: Carried the attack to Preston when the chance arose but lacked an end product too often on this occasion ... 6 PAUL COOK: Again
STRIKER Egil Ostenstad is out of tomorrow's Worthington Cup tie at Portsmouth. And manager Brian Kidd is set to ring the changes as six other players are also doubtful for the trip. Craig Short and Lee Carsley have both been hit by a virus while Jason
PROMOTION-HUNTING Burnley boss Stan Ternent wants his side to start playing like a top-of-the-table team - to make sure they stay there. The Clarets emerged from Saturday's goalless derby clash with Preston with the point that keeps them level pegging
Blackburn Rovers 2 Tranmere Rovers 0 - Peter White's match verdict FOR what seemed an interminable 82 minutes, this game promised nothing but another of those afternoons of blood, sweat and jeers. In terms of watchability it had about as much going for
AN East Lancashire journalist who fled the Indonesian army with East Timor freedom fighters has contacted his wife to say he is alive and well. Former Stonyhurst College pupil Christopher Wenner spoke to his wife Liz last night by satellite phone from
IN 1987, canalside homes at Lower Audley, Blackburn, were being knocked down - to make way for the creation in 1990 of the new homes and apartments of the town's Water's Edge development. But though the houses are gone on Lower Audley Street, in parallel
RAILTRACK crossing keepers broke picket lines to give East Lancashire a rail service. The staff manned signal boxes at Huncoat and Towneley to enable normal hourly services to operate on the Colne-Preston line for the first time since the start of the
THE Rams never really looked back after getting off to a real flyer against visitors Glossop, going ahead with just two minutes on the clock. Neil Wallace's inch-perfect pass put Russell Brierley in the clear and the striker made it look easy with a precise
REFERRING to the article (LET, September 4) on the Chief Constable's recruitment programme and the associated advert reproduced in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, I found that advert to be singularly ill-considered - to suggest that someone should be
WORLD War Two veterans who were among the 6,000 evacuated from central Norway in May, 1940, may be interested in the effort to have a British presence at the memorial ceremony in Namsos on May 17 next year and for a Royal Naval plaque to be erected to
ROGER Harper may have seen it all in a magnificent career. But even he couldn't hide his emotions yesterday as Nelson completed the formalities of their second successive Lancashire League title with another fine performance to destroy Rawtenstall at
THE British Lung Foundation's North West branch provides funds for research into lung diseases. The Foundation also organises support groups (Breathe Easy Clubs) for people with all lung conditions. These groups usually meet monthly at hospitals and health
THERE can be no doubt, that the English are now one of the most abused ethnic groups in the world. The best example of this is the American film industry, with its blatant anti-English propaganda. Of course, the Scots, Welsh and Irish have no such problems
A DRINK driver with three previous convictions for driving while disqualified, is awaiting sentence. Burnley magistrates court heard how Anthony Uttley, 39, gave a false name to police. Uttley, of Parkinson Street, Burnley, admitted driving while disqualified
A PIZZA firm worker who had a couple of drinks while settling a family crisis has been banned from driving and will lose his job. Thomas Tollan, 59, of Reynolds Street, Burnley, was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £100 and ordered to pay £45
A DRIVER who gave police a false surname when stopped and was prosecuted in that name has escaped a jail sentence. Recorder Alistair Webster, QC, told Gary Gordon, 28, that although custody was merited, he was "just persuaded" to impose a community sentence
ENTRIES are now being invited for the final quarter of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards. The winners of the third quarter will be announced next month but companies interested in applying for the fourth quarter's prizes
ONE of Britain's richest men was in Nelson today to open the 100th store in his company's 100th year. Ken Morrison, chairman of supermarket chain Morrison's, heralded the start of a new century in the firm's history as he cut a ribbon to spark a rush
UNITED gained a much-needed fillip with a trio of second half goals bringing a full points haul from their long trip to Staffordshire. Frontrunners Danny Heys, Craig Sargeson, Jim McCluskie all showed up well as the Dark Lane men dominated a goalless
POLICE have come under fire from an MP for failing to tackle the problems on a crime-ridden Darwen estate. Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson has joined a growing number of people calling for action on the troubled Anchor estate. Residents say teenage
THE funeral of the part-time firefighter who died trying to save a teenager from drowning brought a town centre to a standstill. Paul Metcalf's twin brother Michel and his mother Jacqueline led mourners at a service in Bury Parish Church. Bachelor Mr
A MAN who attacked his wife's former husband with a saw has walked free from court. Burnley Crown Court heard how Christopher Cutler, 28, had no previous convictions while his victim, Andrew Turner, had been to prison for attacking his ex-wife, now Judith
GOVERNMENT Ministers are to be invited to see Pendle's crumbling homes as part of a continued fight for extra housing cash. Councillors agreed to ask Pendle MP Gordon Prentice to press the area's case for vital investment and seek his support in arranging
LEADING Liberal Democrats in Blackburn and Darwen have slammed the Labour council for ignoring their calls for two councillors to resign. Chris Thayne, the chairman of the Liberal Democrats in the borough sent a letter to Labour leader Coun Malcolm Doherty
CLARETS captain Gordon Armstrong was delighted with another clean sheet as miserly Burnley recorded a derby-day shut-out to stay joint top of the Second Division. Neither side looked likely to conceded a goal as Burnley and Preston played out their first
THIS Ewood season is not going to be one for the purists, as the reactions of the two managers underlined on Saturday. Tranmere, like others before them, were in frustrating mood and Rovers boss Brian Kidd stressed that his team were going to have to
BLACKBURN'S very own world champion Carl Fogarty was returning home a hero today. Foggy won his record-breaking fourth World Superbike title in front of 30,000 Union Jack waving fans at Hockenheim in Germany yesterday. And the town is already preparing
TRADERS across East Lancashire today claimed they had won the first round in their battle to fight off the threat of the Trafford Centre - a year after it opened. The multi-million pound shopping centre sparked concern among town centre shops in the North
Friends in Bereavement meet Day Hospital, Leeds Road, Nelson, 7pm. 'Looking after your voice' by Hazel Willis. Blackburn Artists Society exhibition of paintings, St Silas' Church, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 10am-4pm. Until September 24. Mundell Lowe
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has thrown his weight behind his party's challenge to Home Secretary Jack Straw over tackling drug use among children. Tory leader William Hague has announced his party is exploring the possibility that adults who supply Class
PLANS for a community woodland in a Ribble Valley village will go before local residents. The Woodland Trust, the UK's largest conservation charity, wants to buy a 12-acre site in Grindleton to create a woodland for local people. The scheme will be unveiled
MORE than 15,000 people took to the streets for a torchlight procession marking the millennium. Over 80 floats and marching bands processed through the centre of Clitheroe to herald the start of the town's Year 2000 celebrations. The last procession through
NELSON were given a harsh lesson in finishing by the big guns from the first division in this FA Carlsberg Vase first qualifying round at Victory Park. In a bright opening the home side should have taken the lead but Jonathan Irvine could only blaze over
GREAT Harwood slipped to their second successive 4-0 defeat against a side player-manager Denis Underwood described as "as good as I've seen in this league for a long time." And Underwood therefore had no complaints about the outcome, despite an impressive
DISGUSTED MP Jack Straw demanded action to clean up a smelly town centre factory. The Blackburn MP said it would be worth risking jobs to get rid of the smell and health hazard posed by Blackburn Products. And he appealed to the Government to toughen
DARWEN extended their unbeaten start to the season in the First North Western Trains League Second Division with a comfortable victory at struggling Tetley Walker. The visitors could easily have doubled their tally in a one-sided contest, but player-manager
STANLEY threw away the chance to record a fourth consecutive win, conceding an equaliser three minutes into stoppage time against a Eastwood side who played the whole of the second half without their goalkeeper Richard Parkin, due to injury. The Reds
DARWEN clinched the Northern League championship for the first time since 1987 as they beat Netherfield by eight wickets and rivals St Anne's saw their hopes washed away by the rain. Fittingly professional Richard Petrie hit the winning runs to follow
EAST Lancashire's Superbikes star Carl Fogarty goes too fast for superlatives to catch up with him. For he is the best-ever by miles - world champion for a record fourth time! More than that, at 33, he's determined to do it all over again next year. What
AN emotionally drained Carl Fogarty today returned home from Germany with a record fourth World Superbikes title. A win in the first race at Hockenheim, his 55th for Ducati and 59th in total, was enough to clinch the championship with one round of a gruelling
WITH Jakarta bowing to increasing world pressure and allowing in a United Nations peace-keeping force, at last there is hope for an end to the horror that descended on East Timor after its people overwhelmingly voted two weeks ago for independence from
JOHN Crawley lifted his first trophy as Lancashire captain at Old Trafford yesterday - then praised a great team effort. Lancashire were crowned champions of the CGU National League First Division after they beat Kent by five wickets and title rivals
THE mathematics were complicated, the outcome simple. Carl Fogarty secured his fourth world championship the only way he knows how - by winning. The title was sealed when Ducati team-mate Troy Corser's rear tyre blew on lap 11 of the first race in Hockenheim
INVITED recently to the Lancashire Hill Consortium's tourist seminar at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers, I had no option but to take my six-year-old son, Guy, with me as no-one was available to look after him that afternoon. When I arrived, I apologised
CHILDREN at Worsthorne C of E School, Burnley, collected items and filled 185 shoe boxes to send to Serbia and Albania. Burnley Rotary Club organised the shoe box appeal and gave the school a list of items, including household toiletries, for boys and
THE recent extended local press coverage, news leader and letters, concerning the selection of Councillor Mohammed Khan for the vacancy of racial harassment officer at the Blackburn Racial Equality Council, have repeatedly failed to give a fair and balanced
BURNLEY could soon rival Manchester with plans to open a cybercafe in Hammerton Street. The £200,000 investment will include offices, a computer shop and the state-of-the-art computer cafe on the street where Proctor's Mill is currently being developed
THREE men were due to appear at court today charged with murdering Burnley man Colin Hughes. Mr Hughes, 40, of Beverley Street, died in Burnley General Hospital on Friday after being found by police officers lying in a pool of blood just yards from his
TOP rank officers on Burnley Council have been invited to give any extra money they receive over the Millennium weekend to charity. Coun Harry Brooks told the full council that that would remove any taint or suspicion of senior managers taking part in
STRIKER Egil Ostenstad is out of tomorrow's Worthington Cup tie at Portsmouth. And manager Brian Kidd is set to ring the changes as six other players are also doubtful for the trip. Craig Short and Lee Carsley have both been hit by a virus while Jason
POLICE are hunting three men who picked up a teenager after a night out and drove him to a remote spot before robbing him. The victim of the attack, a 17-year-old, was walking near McDonald's in Accrington town centre at 2.15am yesterdaywhen he got into
ANCIENT and fascinating buildings all over East Lancashire opened their doors to visitors over the weekend as part of the Europe-wide Heritage Open Days event. Historians told the stories behind the churches, mills and villages on guided tours as part
LUCY Bradbury has been appointed manager at HSBC in Barnoldswick. Lucy, 31, was previously a customer service manager at HSBC's Halifax branch. Former branch manager Diane Bourke has a new post as a divisional credit officer at HSBC's Northern Divisional
A STOCKBROKER is investing in a new office in Blackburn. W H Ireland, chaired by former Rossendale and Darwen MP Sir David Trippier, has set up the new base on Preston New Road. The office will be managed by Pat Young and Paul Smith who have both worked
ANGRY councillors claim they have been snubbed by a leading Government minister after Pendle missed out on lucrative assisted area status. They were left fuming after learning the borough, which relies more on manufacturing than anywhere else in the country
CLITHEROE hit Maine Road with a second half goal-blitz to send their North Western Trains League First Division rivals packing. The visitors never threatened the Blues' goal throughout the first half, but despite a bagful of chances, Clitheroe failed
BLACKBURN'S very own world champion Carl Fogarty was returning home a hero today. Foggy won his record-breaking fourth World Superbike title in front of 30,000 Union Jack waving fans at Hockenheim in Germany yesterday. And the town is already preparing
