From David Tebb, Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. To help us on the path To social integration The planners have come up With their latest innovation. Since the effects of names and labels Can often be profound The planners have decided To swap
Some of the earliest moving footage of Blackburn Rovers, filmed by pioneering local film-makers Mitchell And Kenyon over a hundred years ago, is being screened in Manchester on June 7. The restored film will be shown at the Cornerhouse cinema alongside
A DEPRESSED man committed suicide after a number of failed attempts, an inquest heard. And David Ingham, 53, of Heron Court, Burnley, who was discovered hanging from a noose in his home, had even joked with a neighbour about his failed attempts. The
DOZENS of Burnley pupils were given lessons in cookery to help improve their diet as part of an educational trip to a new healthy living centre. Pupils from Stoneyholme Primary School visited the Daneshouse and Stoneyholme SureStart's Caf Culture in
PLANS to extend an historic building to provide a new mental health care service in Rossendale have been thrown out by councillors. Health chiefs wanted to turn Balladen House, in the grounds of Rossendale Hospital, into a mental health resource centre
YOUNGSTERS from Coates Lane Primary School, Barnoldswick, prepared for the start of Pendle Cycle Festival with a guided ride to Salterforth Park. The Festival is promoted by Pendle Council to encourage people of all ages to cycle more. The first
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher and the man who investigated the cause of the Burnley riots attended a major conference to discuss progress since 2001. A new report, Burnley 2006 The Real Story, highlights concerns over segregation, low wages, deprivation,
A BURNLEY neighbourhood was transformed into East Lancashire's largest art gallery last night. Images were projected on to four buildings undergoing regeneration in Burnley Wood and will be beamed in areas of Daneshouse, Duke Bar and Stoneyholme over
TAXI drivers in Burnley went on strike to protest at changes to the testing and licensing of their vehicles. Hackney and private hire drivers staged the one-day action yesterday but they were back on the streets today after talks with council bosses.
SIGNING a 12-month contract with Accrington Stanley is a deal that could change Andy Todd's life. The 27-year-old wide man has quit his job as a personal trainer and is ready to uproot his family from Derby to East Lancashire. But he believes they are
LUCAS Neill is ready to take centre stage in a bid to boost Australia's World Cup hopes. The Socceroos' head coach, Guus Hiddink, recently switched the Blackburn defender from right-back to centre-half after injuries forced him into a tactical reshuffle
ASPIRING artists are being offered the opportunity to hold their first exhibitions in the gallery at Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre, Darwen. Local artist Judith Herring is currently exhibiting landscapes, seascapes, and flowers, until June 11. Countryside
A HUSBAND who "rescued" his wife of 55 years from a care home so they could be together is the "best person" to look after her, her former carer said today. And the care worker who did not want to be named said Lancashire County Council's legal move
THE grave of one of Darwen's most celebrated sons has been restored to its former glory. And today the town's civic society named other projects aimed at marking Darwen's place in history. Restoration of Sir David Shackleton's grave at Darwen Cemetery
THE TOP job at Blackburn with Darwen Council is being advertised this week carrying a salary of around £150,000. The race is on to find a replacement for the chief executive Phil Watson, who retires in the autumn. Today leading politicians said it
TWO young men have been given suspended sentences for their part in a pub rumpus following the FA Cup Final. Violent scenes broke out at the Brown Cow, Blackburn, after a group of 10 or 15 had turned up at the pub after the game. John O'Shea, prosecuting
BUS drivers across Lancashire are to be issued with DNA sample kits to help catch passengers who spit at them after an increase in the vile attacks. As part of the plan, expected to be approved by Lancashire County Council this month, 4,000 kits would
conservatory firm Ultraframe could be taken over by a mystery buyer, it has revealed. The Clitheroe-based firm, which employs about 450 people, has confirmed to the Stock Exchange it is in "advanced discussions". The talks with the unnamed buyer are
THE grandfather of tragic toddler Levi Bleasdale has slammed Woolworths for selling T-shirts to young children which he says glorify joyriding. Michael Ryan, from Burnley, whose three-year-old granddaughter died after she was hit by a stolen car which
BURNLEY College has earmarked a site in Princess Way for its new £80million campus, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal. College bosses want to move out of Ormerod Road and onto the site of the highways depot and household waste recycling centre
Reigning Northern Champion Ben Fish has won the Inter Counties 10,000 metres title at Bedford. The Blackburn Harrier set a personal best time of 30:45.25 to break the tape 13 seconds clear of Kent's Neil Renault. Ben led for all but 200 metres of
The Mid Lancs Track and Field League gives all our local clubs a unique chance to compete directly against each other in all age groups from under 13s to seniors. There is also the added spice of promotion and relegation at the end of the season, but
STEVE Cotterill has hit out at rumours that he is about to swoop for striker Billy Sharp. The Burnley boss has been linked with the Scunthorpe hitman since the end of the season. Sharp, valued at £300,000, scored 24 goals in League One last term, putting
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has landed prime target Julien N'Da from French side Rouen. Coleman has been tracking the Niort-born defender since he impressed in the post-season friendly at Clitheroe on May 1. And his patience paid off when
I FEEL ashamed. I had promised myself that I wouldn't get hooked by the goings-on in the Victorian freak show that is Big Brother. I deliberately avoided the evening round-up, I refused to tune in to BBLB and I didn't even know who Russell Brand was
"IF Rovers do put in a prayer hall at Ewood Park, it will need to be a very big one. "When we are 3-0 down at half-time there will be 25,000 fans desperate to get on their knees in there". This was the comment of one Rovers fan, who happened to be of
RECENTLY I placed the question: Breast-feeding or smoking in public?" on the discussion boards of more than 25 newspapers. I asked which is more harmful: smoking in public or breast-feeding in public. Of course we know which is more harmful. But in
AS the new Councillor for Lower Darwen, I have been attacked by lots of people who have not asked me what I stand for. I think it is a case of sour grapes by the losing parties as to the reasons why they lost. Green Party: After reading his letter I
I WRITE in response to John Porter's letter (LET, May 20). Has he forgotten what happened during the war? Scotland, Ireland and Wales and the rest of the Commonwealth countries stood side by side for England's survival, and as we all know it was a
ISN'T it time United Utilities really united to get its act together in sorting out the water shortage problem, particularly in the drought-ridden south of England? There is no reason why it can't. Here in the north we have plenty of water, so it's time
A MOTHER-of-two today said she felt lucky to be alive after surviving an horrific motorway crash. Belinda Clarke, 44, of Eclipse Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, spoke out about her ordeal in a bid to highlight a flaw' in the law about left-hand drive lorries
Hoddlesen pupils are to design mosaic murals for part of a permanent display at St. Paul's Primary School. The Jam Tart art group will visit the school for three days next week to help the children create the murals. Headteacher Bernie Bickerton
AN armed robber attacked a female shop assistant before making off with £400 in cash. The incident was at the Spar shop, in Whalley Road, Sabden, at around midnight last night. Insp John O'Reilly said the man waited for the woman to turn her back before
WHEN 53-year-old Kevin Watson took an interest in model aircraft at the age of seven, he had no idea how the hobby would take over his life. But 46 years and thousands of pounds later, Kevin is still as enthusiastic and is encouraging more people to
A WOMAN who had to be rescued from a house fire along with her baby niece after an arson attack has spoken of her ordeal. The blaze in Addison Close, Blackburn, in the early hours of Wednesday, began after a lit object was stuffed through the front door
A CONSULTATION on the future of East Lancashire's hospitals was today branded a farce after just 0.2per cent of people sent back consultation forms. Today critics said people didn't want to choose between two "virtually identical" options put forward
Burnley have released ticket details for the first Turf Moor friendly of next season against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, July 22. The upper section of the James Hargreaves Stand and the lower tier of the Jimmy McIlroy stand will both be closed for
AN ALCOHOLIC "drank herself to death," an East Lancashire inquest decided. Patricia Dale, 60, of Whitegate Gardens, Padiham, had been dead in bed for a number of days before she was discovered by police on January 17. The alarm was raised after she
A DISUSED building in Colne has been turned into a music centre in a bid to unearth the next big thing. Music Alive was due to be officially opened today in the Waterbridge Resource Centre, Rigby Street, giving budding musicians somewhere to practise
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