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  • TOMORROW

    BLACKBURN Inner Wheel Club of Blackburn annual nearly new shop, Lord Street West, 9.30am-4pm. Iron Garden Furniture exhibition, until July 25; Wildlife exhibition, until July 31, Samlesbury Hall. Cyber Drop-In, 9.30am-11.30am; The Out of School Experience

  • Hyndburn earn promotion place

    HYNDBURN Athletic Club became the first of our local clubs to earn promotion this season when they won their final Young Athletes Match of the summer at Robin Park, Wigan. It was their third win in four fixtures in Division 2NW, and they were second on

  • Families of troops in shock

    THE three British soldiers facing court martials over allegations of war crimes in Iraq are all from East Lancashire, the Evening Telegraph can reveal today. And today shocked relatives in Darwen, Brierfield and Burnley were trying to contact the men

  • Families of troops in shock

    THE three British soldiers facing court martials over allegations of war crimes in Iraq are all from East Lancashire, the Evening Telegraph can reveal today. And today shocked relatives in Darwen, Brierfield and Burnley were trying to contact the men

  • Death smash: Bus driver admits charge

    A NELSON school bus driver who was involved in a fatal smash at a notorious accident blackspot in Oswaldtwistle has admitted driving without due care and attention. Fernando Page, 46, of Whickworth Street, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Hyndburn

  • Police team films under-age drinkers

    POLICE have waged war on underage drinkers on the streets of Prestwich and Whitefield by capturing them on video, then pouring confiscated alcohol down the drain. In an operation last Friday night, officers recovered up to 70 cans of lager, bottles of

  • Hospital's efforts to tighten up security

    BOSSES at a privately-run psychiatric hospital have tightened up security after a convicted sex attacker absconded for eight hours. Anthony Roberts, 38, who is being held at Kemple View low-security hospital, Langho, went on the run last month after being

  • Sak race

    BURNLEY could be set to offer former Macedonian captain Artim Sakiri a contract at Turf Moor. Sakiri, who was recently on trial with Derby County after being released by West Bromwich Albion, was a surprise starter for the Clarets in last night's 3-0

  • Ashton fires the winning rounds

    JASON Ashton called the shots in the Revidge Cannon over his home course of Blackburn. And it put him on target to challenge for a top finish in the Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit. Ashton opened with a one under par 70, highlighted by an eagle two

  • Great to see fans jeer Rio

    I WAS heartened to see Manchester United fans jeering Rio Ferdinand. I was heartened to see them tear into a player who they believe is holding the club to ransom. And I was heartened to see that fan power is still alive and kicking in a money-orientated

  • Woman dies of rabies

    A WOMAN admitted to Fairfield Hospital has died from rabies after being bitten by a dog abroad. The 33-year-old, from Bury, was taken to Fairfield Hospital last week complaining of feeling ill after returning from Goa. It is believed doctors then diagnosed

  • Storm it

    BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes is backing Shefki Kuqi to take the Premiership by storm this season. The ambitious Rovers chief raised more than a few eyebrows when he swooped to sign the 28-year-old on a free transfer earlier this month - three

  • Harriers ready for 40th bash

    ROSSENDALE Harriers will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary next year. But while the club is one of the longest established in the area, it remains one of the most progressive. Nine years ago, when Anthony Gotts was 14 years old, he was the only junior

  • Sensible steps to reassure

    THE reaction of people living near Langho's Kemple View psychiatric hospital after a convicted sex attacker went on the run last month was hardly surprising. The man, who was sentenced to life for attempted murder 14 years ago, disappeared after being

  • Spanish festival is cruelty

    FOR a day each week in July, Spaniards and tourists celebrate the annual Pamplona street festival by running of the bulls, hounding them through the streets before slowly torturing them to death in the city's bullring. Eight people have been gored in

  • 'Jolly Unfair' report was jolly unfair!

    MY attention has been drawn to your page one story 'Jolly Unfair' (LET, July 7). I am surprised and disappointed that the award by Municipal Journal for the Best Young Manager of the Year (not junior manager as stated) to Blackburn with Darwen Council

  • The slaughter will continue

    THE recent bombings in London are horrific and are rightfully condemned by all sections of society. The subsequent discovery that the perpetrators were British-born Muslims has caused even more upset both within the Muslim and the indigenous communities

  • Storm it

    BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes is backing Shefki Kuqi to take the Premiership by storm this season. The ambitious Rovers chief raised more than a few eyebrows when he swooped to sign the 28-year-old on a free transfer earlier this month - three

  • Families of troops in shock

    THE three British soldiers facing court martials over allegations of war crimes in Iraq are all from East Lancashire, the Evening Telegraph can reveal today. And today shocked relatives in Darwen, Brierfield and Burnley were trying to contact the men

  • Death smash: Bus driver admits charge

    A NELSON school bus driver who was involved in a fatal smash at a notorious accident blackspot in Oswaldtwistle has admitted driving without due care and attention. Fernando Page, 46, of Whickworth Street, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Hyndburn

  • Goals flow for classy Clarets

    BURNLEY swept Stanley aside to emphatically answer manager Steve Cotterill's call for goals and a victory. The Conference challengers were swiftly put to the sword as the Clarets flexed their muscles and sealed a comfortable win with two goals in the

  • Gatting hoping to lose tag

    MIKE Gatting is optimistic that by the end of the summer he will have lost his tag as the last England skipper to win the Ashes. Gatting led England to glory in Australia 18 years ago and since then England have suffered a series of one-sided setbacks

  • Shock closure

    RALLYING in the north west has lost one of its most popular venues with the shock closure of the Leyland test track. The venue, which was used for the Proflex Charity Stages, has been sold for re-development. The 100-acre site, off Moss Side industrial

  • Sak race

    BURNLEY could be set to offer former Macedonian captain Artim Sakiri a contract at Turf Moor. Sakiri, who was recently on trial with Derby County after being released by West Bromwich Albion, was a surprise starter for the Clarets in last night's 3-0

  • Families of troops in shock

    THE three British soldiers facing court martials over allegations of war crimes in Iraq are all from East Lancashire, the Evening Telegraph can reveal today. And today shocked relatives in Darwen, Brierfield and Burnley were trying to contact the men

  • Time called on building flats?

    PUB supremo Margo Grimshaw's plans to demolish two pubs and replace them with flats may be thwarted by the brewery which owns them. A spokesman for Thwaites today said that they wanted the Sun and Bar Code pubs in Astley Gate, Blackburn, to carry on trading

  • Stanley close to Rory deal

    ACCRINGTON Stanley are close to agreeing a deal that would see Rory Prendergast join Blackpool. The Reds winger spent two weeks training with the Seasiders before confusion arose over his whereabouts earlier this week. However, Stanley manager John Coleman

  • Nadine's child safety tag business scoops award

    A MUM who invented a simple way of tagging children so they do not get lost has scooped a top business award. Mother-of-three Nadine Lewis, of Stand Lane, Radcliffe, won the North West Orange award for bright business at the regional finals of the National