TODAY'S announcement that 600 new jobs are on the way to Padiham is great news for a borough badly battered by economic problems over the past few years. Manufacturing industry has been hard hit with factory closures causing widespread job losses as foreign
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REGARDING Donald Jepson's comments on the BNP win in Blackburn last November (Letters, February 25), what everyone is too blind to see is that if the BNP won with 'only' one third or a quarter of the votes, the other political parties combined only pulled
HOW dare your very anonymous correspondent, commenting on sickness levels among Blackburn with Darwen Council employees (Letters, February 21) call me a scrounger? I and my colleagues in our particular part of the council work very hard indeed. Our times
LIKE most Hyndburn residents, I have received a waste recycling box and bag and most likely in future will get two wheelie bins. What I would like to know is, what happens to the revenue from aluminium cans, bottles, paper and garden waste, which is recycled
IF England follows Scotland and fields a proportionate number of candidates to the 100 or so which the Senior Citizens Unite party is putting forward there, then in the May elections, the present political parties are in for a real shock. The established
Attack Sol to make it a double for Rovers Blackburn can have a field day against Sol WEAKNESS: Sol Campbell Tackle Keeley by writing to Sportsdesk, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, High Street, Blackburn. BB1 1HT. Or email: pplunkett@the-let.co.uk IT'S Cheltenham
A SPECIALIST team set up to tackle arson attacks in Burnley has reduced the number of malicious fires by 40 per cent. The Arson Reduction Team, a joint fire and police officers force, has been working with other agencies to share information and strategies
MEMBERS of St John's Church are preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the laying of the Foundation Stone for the Aspinall and Thursby Rooms. There will be a service at which all representatives of the Church's organisation on Sunday at 11am .
SHAKERS dropped out of the play-off zone after vital results went against them on Tuesday night. Bury are now seventh with a chasing pack of four hot on their heels. Scunthorpe made the long trip to Carlisle United worthwhile with a 2-1 victory to leapfrog
BURY Libraries will stage the latest of their withdrawn stock sales on Saturday in Bury Art Gallery, Moss Street, from 10am to 3pm. As well as thousands of books for sale, with prices beginning at 30p, there will be videos, CDs and some antiquarian items
NOT too much has been happening recently, partially due to England's loss against Australia but dates are now filling. I have today agreed to two jobs, one on Scotland and the other an event in Manchester for a charity football night. Later this year
HELLO everyone. Bet you thought I'd fallen off the edge of the world! However, continuing the Sven story . . . We started out from Ealing at 4.00am, with the intention of reaching Bow Sudios in the Docklands area of London for 6.00am. Too early you might
THE heartbroken parents of a man found hanging in a park have asked mourners to send donations to a charity for people with drink and drug problems. Ian and Violet Forrester, of Primet Heights, Colne, made the decision as they prepared for the funeral
BLOOD found in a building where a man accused of murdering 18-year-old Kim Newson lived alongside the former Colne teenager was almost certainly hers, a court heard. A forensic scientist tested bloodstains on stair carpets between the Lincoln flats belonging
ENGLAND Under 21 squad member Sarah Dixon made it 10 tries in two games with a personal tally of six as the Panthers ran riot. The speedy full back ran in a number of tries from her own half as the Panthers mini run continued with their third consecutive
ONE of Rossendale's oldest brass bands, Haslingden and Helmshore, won through to the finals of the National Brass Band Championship after coming second in a contest in Blackpool's Winter Gardens.
HOOTS of laughter were heard after an RSPCA officer tried to rescue a plastic owl on a roof. The officer went to CS Lounge Suite in King Street, Blackburn, after passers-by reported that the owl, which was used to scare off pigeons, was trapped.
BURNLEY turned back the clock to record a clean sweep of victories for the first time since the beginning of the season. It was back in September that the firsts, seconds and thirds were all on the winning side. Back Ian Hollas inspired the Firsts to
PLAYERS stepping out in this year's Stonyhurst Sevens Tournament will be following in some famous footsteps - with four of the current England squad all playing in the competition in recent years. Blackburn-born Will Greenwood and Stonyhurst old boy Kyran
POLICE and council officials are monitoring a controversial nightclub where a teenager was fatally assaulted after it re-opened as an under 18s disco. But Angela Calvert, licensee of Churchills, Cannon Street, Accrington, today insisted parents had nothing
A LANDLORD claims he has been "stabbed in the back" by his own locals after they objected to his application for a late night licence. Furious John Bromage, of the White Bull, New Lane, Oswaldtwistle, only found out neighbours were against his plan when
A HAPPY couple helped promote a "love not war" message - by sharing their wedding celebrations with campaigners on the Iraqi border. Dieter Seager, of Washington Street, Accrington, was thousands of miles away in Jordan preparing to go into Iraq for Operation
A 17-YEAR-OLD was forced to hand over his motorbike after being threatened by a man armed with a knife. The teenager was travelling along Clifton Road, Prestwich, around 7pm on Monday, when he was approached by the thief. He made verbal threats and pointed
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a Ford Fiesta car and a horse in Back Lane, Sabden, at 12.45pm on Sunday. The blue car, registration, F726 LNB, collided with a horse and female rider. The horse and rider were treated for minor
THE search is on for the champions of Clitheroe in an annual awards scheme. The annual Clitheroe Town Awards, honour individuals and businesses for contribution to community life. Awards are made for building enhancement and restoration, environmental
A YOUNG woman enjoying a drink in a Longridge pub was showered with broken glass when Phillip Aaron Kenyon put his fist through a window. Blackburn magistrates heard that Rachael Barnes suffered several small cuts to her face in the incident, which Kenyon
A FARMER with the biggest cattle herd in Lancashire has been banned from having a worker living on his farm -- because it's not big enough. Now Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has called on planning bosses to reconsider the farmer's case after his application
Continuing my look back at a year in the life of a Sven lookalike, here is the next installment. One day in the office I was asked to phone The Big Breakfast. However, as the jokes were hotting up, I was not going to take notice of a prank like this.
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent will renew his intense rivalry with Blades manager Neil Warnock at Bramall Lane tonight, and he admitted: "This is arguably our toughest match of the season." And he confirmed that he will be making changes to his starting line-up
ANYONE who has doubted the phrase 'there's a first time for everything' should spend a few minutes with James Anderson. Since leaving his home in Burnley in October last year, his world has turned upside down - fortunately for the better. After being
MUSIC lovers are in for a treat when Andrew Lloyd Webber's award-winningCats visits Manchester in March. The world's most successful and longest running musical will show at the Palace Theatre until April 5. Tickets priced £10-£30 are available from the
ALAN Kelly today revealed he wants to sign a new deal with Blackburn Rovers. Kelly's current contract is due to expire in the summer, but following talks with manager Graeme Souness, he is ready to sign up for another year. "I've had some discussions
MORE than 100 BAE Systems workers from Samlesbury were to lobby chief executive Mike Turner and the management board today over the decision to sell off Aerostructures. The site between Blackburn and Preston employs more than 450 people who make components
PADIHAM was today given a 600 jobs boost after a national mortgage company announced it was setting up in the town. Homeloan Management has bought 20,000 square feet of new premises at Shuttleworth Mead. The company carries out administration work for
WIGAN Council members will hold the following advice surgeries: WEDNESDAY, March 12: Leigh Town Hall (10.30-12 noon) B Jarvis, A Turnock. THURSDAY, March 13: Golborne Library (10-11) B Strett, D Kelly; Lowton Civic Hall (6-6.45) P Franzen; Abram Library
AN 18-year-old man appeared at Preston Crown Court today charged with the murder of a teenage football fan. Andrew McNee, of Osborne Way, Haslingden, pleaded not guilty and was remanded into custody for trial on July 14. McNee was arrested after the death
WORKERS and management at a Great Harwood engineering depot have reached stalemate over pay claims. Mains layers and road resurfacers at McAlpines, Heys Lane, walked out for one day last month saying they had not had a pay rise for two years. More than
A MAN attacked a car belonging to his former partner's mother because she had told police that he had been driving while disqualified. Blackburn magistrates heard that Winston Holt used a concrete slab to smash every window in the vehicle and cause such
POLICE have arrested eight criminals on their 20 most wanted list in a new crackdown on crime in East Lancashire. And the remaining 12 have been warned: "We know who you are and will catch you." Detectives drew up the top 20 - of which 12 are teenagers
ASIAN leaders today condemned a secret visit to a Blackburn community centre by Britain's most controversial Muslim cleric. They feared Sheikh Abu Hamza's trip to East Lancashire could destroy race relations in the town and urged him not to come back.
ROSSENDALE came back from a 2-0 deficit to earn a point at Leek Town. The home side took the lead on 32 minutes when, from their first corner, Sucharewycz rose unchallenged in the six-yard box to head home. The game then developed into a midfield battle
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Whalley Flower Club, Chatburn CE School, Whalley, 7.30pm. "The Spell That Nature Weaves," by Nikki Leadsome. Dusty Springfield Tribute, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 8pm
THE Ribble Valley has East Lancashire's highest property prices and this poses big problems for local youngsters who want to live and work in the area where they grew up. Getting on to the property ladder is very difficult when commuters attracted by
ALL young people want to help save the whale, the tiger or the Amazon Rainforest. Not many, however, can do this but it is just as important to protect our own backyard. Recently an LET reader wrote to me to see if I would like to visit his home patch
MAMMALS are mainly active at night perhaps because we humans are active during the day and have persecuted so many mammals. This is certainly the case with one of my favourite mammals -- the badger. A large animal like the badger affected the imagination
A HAPPY couple helped promote a "love not war" message - by sharing their wedding celebrations with campaigners on the Iraqi border. Dieter Seager, of Washington Street, Accrington, was thousands of miles away in Jordan preparing to go into Iraq for Operation
WHY do we pay our taxes? We are told that it is for a health service available to all according to their needs -- not true. The fact is that sick people are being left to suffer due to poor management, massive wastage and queue jumping by economic migrants
A 45-YEAR-OLD man from Wigan has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder two people in Atherton. He is accused of stabbing an 18-year-old man and 41-year-old woman on Tuesday. Police were called to an address in Black Smith Fold at about 6am
THREE times this season the Clarets have been on Sky television and given more than a good account of themselves in knockout competitions. Against Spurs in the Worthington Cup they won a thrilling game with some lovely football and a couple of good goals
PADIHAM was today given a 600 jobs boost after a national mortgage company announced it was setting up in the town. Homeloan Management has bought 20,000 square feet of new premises at Shuttleworth Mead. The company carries out administration work for
ASIAN leaders today condemned a secret visit to a Blackburn community centre by Britain's most controversial Muslim cleric. They feared Sheikh Abu Hamza's trip to East Lancashire could destroy race relations in the town and urged him not to come back.
Yeovil Town 3 Leigh RMI 1 by Martyn Hindley: LEIGH RMI will be glad to see the back of Yeovil Town should they avoid a sensational collapse and lift the Conference title in six weeks time. The Railwaymen have lost all six meetings with the Somerset side
BLACKBURN Rovers' Brockhall training base was gripped by racing fever today as Spectrometer prepared to make its Cheltenham debut. Rovers skipper Garry Flitcroft and his Ewood team-mates David Dunn, Matt Jansen and Alan Miller all own a stake in the six-year-old
ALAN Kelly today revealed he wants to sign a new deal with Blackburn Rovers. Kelly's current contract is due to expire in the summer, but following talks with manager Graeme Souness, he is ready to sign up for another year. "I've had some discussions
RETIRING defender Stig Bjornebye today predicted a bright future for Blackburn Rovers as he prepared to sever his ties with the Ewood club. Sadly, Bjornebye won't be part of the exciting vision he has forecast for his former team-mates after announcing
BRAVE defender Stig Bjornebye today spoke of the heartbreaking moment when he was forced to accept his career was over. The former Norwegian international officially announced his retirement from the professional game yesterday following an 11-month battle
BURNLEY'S largest employer of disabled people aims to mark the 2003 European Year of Disabled People with a charity speed ball competition. Six employees from Remploy Burnley will team up with 20 children from the under-nines football team Ightenhill
BURNLEY, Pendle and Rossendale Stop Smoking Advisory Service and the Mobile Cancer Information Service are to work together during the next two months to provide information about cancer, cancer services and stopping smoking sessions. The Mobile Cancer
UP 600 new jobs are to be created for people in East Lancashire after a company announced massive expansion plans. Skipton-based Homeloan Management Limited (HML), a provider of mortgage administration services, has bought 20,000 square feet of new premises
A FORMER magistrate has been cleared of failing to give information to the police after a car was caught by a speed camera. Contract cleaning company boss Kevin Ingham, 55, was found not guilty of the allegation by District Judge Paul Firth, after a trial
EAST Lancashire computer mogul Tahir Mohsan has seen more than £100million wiped off his personal fortune over the past three years. According to the Asian Xpress Rich List 2003, the chairman of the Simonstone-based Time Computer group is now worth £70million
BURNLEY Council has launched a registration scheme in a bid to stop private landlords renting out substandard properties and "milking the benefits system". The town has been chosen as one of five in the country to introduce the compulsory scheme. It was
PADIHAM was today given a 600 jobs boost after a national mortgage company announced it was setting up in the town. Homeloan Management has bought 20,000 square feet of new premises at Shuttleworth Mead. The company carries out administration work for
PADIHAM'S first town mayor for 35 years today praised the work of the council as he prepared to hand over his chains. Councillor Granville Lord said he was delighted the town had its own council and he had been given the chance to be its first chairman
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece will this week step up his attempts to inject new blood into his promotion chasing side. The Bury manager believes one or two fresh faces could be just what his team needs as the race to get out of Division Three reaches its climax
POLICE were investigating today after petrol was poured over the front door of a house and set alight. Forensic experts and fire chiefs were called to Pine Street, Nelson, following the incident at 8.50pm yesterday. Detectives said they were treating
A NELSON man who did not survive an operation would have died without it, an inquest was told. The inquest at Burnley Magistrates' Court yesterday heard John Widdup, 64, of Hibson Road, Burnley, died during surgery at Burnley General Hospital on November
A 59-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed as she paid her bill at a newsagents in Radcliffe. As the victim handed over a £20 note to the shopkeeper in J and M Weir in Bolton Road, a man standing behind her grabbed the cash and her purse. He fled in a stolen Peugeot
YOUNGSTERS in Pendle are hoping to become record breakers by forming what is believed to be the country's first under-four orchestra. Pendle Leisure Trust along with SureStart Waterbridge are hoping to pave the way for future musicians and artistes of
IN almost unplayable conditions Blackburn produced their worst performance of the season against local rivals Bolton. It would be all too easy to blame the underfoot conditions for this defeat but in truth too many players had an off-day and were unrecognisable
MEMBERS of the Accrington and District darts and domino league are inviting teams to play in their summer season. Squads wishing to play in the league should attend a meeting at Rishton Free Gardeners Club in Parker Street, Rishton, tonight at 8.15pm
A FORMER bus depot in Clitheroe is to be converted into apartments, after planners gave the controversial scheme the go-ahead. Developer Candlemakers Croft Ltd, of Broughton Hall, were told it could build 24 apartments at the Pimlico Road site, by Ribble
AN Iranian asylum seeker said to have gone on an "offending spree" has appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court. Hussein Jafari, 23, was arrested after shop windows were smashed and cars attacked in an alleged rampage which caused £2,000 of damage in the
GARETH Taylor will return to Bramall Lane playing the best football of his life and he claimed: "It is all down to the gaffer." Taylor was once again named in the Wales squad this week, now an established member of Mark Hughes's international plans, and
WHAT is the point of Lancashire County Council pandering to the Government's targets for 'green' energy by looking at plonking hundreds of wind turbines on school fields and spare land across the county -- when each and every one will generate a costly
GIVEN that one local authority in the country has decided to give golf lessons to asylum seekers, it should come as no surprise that this sort of nannying is now being extended by Blackburn with Darwen Council in the form of cookery lessons for them.
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent will renew his intense rivalry with Blades manager Neil Warnock at Bramall Lane tonight, and he admitted: "This is arguably our toughest match of the season." And he confirmed that he will be making changes to his starting line-up
TENDER loving care has saved the show career of Luna who won 'best of breed' for the third year running at Crufts. The 11-stone gentle giant's future as a show dog was in doubt after a heavy cage fell on her leg at a Blackpool show in 2001. Owner Sharon
A SPECIAL meeting for artists and art lovers will be taking place at Rawtenstall Museum tomorrow. Manchester based consultants, Pan Leisure, will present details of the five year culture strategy plan the company is currently preparing for Rossendale
A HOLIDAY celebration with a friend led to death for a Haslingden man, an inquest was told yesterday. Sean Breslin, 37, of Laburnum Street, was found dead in the bathroom of his hotel room in the Turkish holiday resort of Marmaris on September 15. The
NEIGHBOURS living close to a former mill site earmarked for a £5million five-storey block of flats have launched a protest against the plans. Residents in the Sunnybank area of Helmshore have already added 260 names to a petition against a planning application
TWO teams could not get away from Blackburn fast enough - when they took on the challenge of a Great Escape against the clock. The eight girls, who all work at Accesorize, had to see how far they could get from Blackburn without paying for any travel.
MORE than 100 BAE Systems workers from Samlesbury were to lobby chief executive Mike Turner and the management board today over the decision to sell off Aerostructures. The site between Blackburn and Preston employs more than 450 people who make components
BLACKBURN Chamber of Trade today backed the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's campaign to save community chemists, saying: "We need to keep them local and open". Ronnie O'Keeffe, president of the Blackburn and district branch, said members had taken the
A NINE-YEAR battle over a 10-inch strip of land between two homes is finally reaching a concrete conclusion as building work on a dividing fence begins. Joan Dewhurst and Edwin and Patricia Baron, of Hazel Grove, Blackburn, began rowing over the boundary
A SECURITY guard will be chasing criminals faster than ever after stubbing out her 15-a-day habit for No Smoking Day today. Sally Duckworth, 35, of Vancouver Crescent, Blackburn, gave up smoking after seeing the big day advertised in Blackburn's shopping
RAMSBOTTOM had to settle for a point from their trip to Glossop North End. The Rams took the lead on 75 minutes after sustained pressure. Glyn Barker fired the ball past goalkeeper Williams following great work from Mark Fitton. Glossop were awarded a
BACUP and Nelson go head to head at West View tonight, with Bacup looking to bounce back from their NWC Division Two Trophy semi-final exit at the weekend. Brent Peters' side lost 6-0 at Stone Dominoes in a game which the Bacup boss couldn't believe went
ACCRINGTON Stanley had to settle for a share of the points at Altrincham last night. The UniBond Premier Division leaders made a strong start and made the most of their advantage with an early goal. Stanley winger Rory Prendergast opened the scoring on
TOMORROW'S sporting heroes at a Leigh school are celebrating national success today. Westleigh Methodist Primary School is among more than 100 schools throughout Britain to receive Sport England's Activemark Award for promoting the benefits of physical
BURY people can now jump aboard a key funding bandwagon by coming up with their own novel travel scheme. They are being asked to put forward their suggestions on how bus services can help serve the community better. And their input could play an important
