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  • He Knocks At Your Door

    From Ann M Rowell, Havelock Street, Oswaldtwistle. The man at the door knocked gently, I almost missed his call, His eyes were full of kindness As if he cared for us all. He spoke of man's injustices, He spoke of man's fall But then he told of

  • Phase two for season ticket sales

    Blackburn Rovers have kicked-off the second half of their 2006-07 season ticket campaign. Regular match attendees and season ticket holders yet to renew their seats have received personalised season ticket packs through their letterboxes this week.

  • Drama festival bid

    PLANS are in place to create a special drama festival in Oswaldtwistle. It is hoped to stage six different plays on six consecutive nights at the town's Civic Theatre. And now organisers are asking for recommendations from culture vultures on what they

  • Clever way to put point across

    THE poem Hen-vy by Bill Austin (LET, June 12) informed the public the issue of battery hens caged for life. His poems are wonderful, whether humorous or thought-provoking. Poet's Corner is an excellent way of expressing thoughts of the many aspects

  • Take a lesson from the wars

    WHAT is the meaning of the name veteran on the badge that we wear on our lapel? In World War Two I started to become one at the age of 18 when I was called up to do my basic training in the infantry and was sent to the Far East against the Japanese in

  • Give us a proper new leisure centre

    RE Coun Dave Smith's letter on the new Darwen leisure centre. This new centre will cost about £9million and will not have a sports hall, gym facilities etc. There will be no new saunas and no replacement Tower Room. And now Blackburn with Darwen Council

  • Tears of grief for Nazia

    MORE than 1,000 mourners shared the grief of murder victim Nazia Ahmed's family as her body was finally laid to rest. The 23-year-old was stabbed to death at her home in Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, last Saturday, during an attack which also left her

  • Flowers saga 'not my fault'

    Darwem Councillor Dave Smith today distanced himself from the growing saga of missing flowers from outside the Town Hall. Darwen resident Pat Garsden told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph last week that: "Coun David Smith said he flowers would be returned

  • Rovers still chasing Mido

    Blackburn Rovers remain interested in Mido, the Roma striker who spent last season on loan at Tottenham. But they have rejected clams that a delegation from the club flew to Italy on Thursday to start signing talks. The Egyptian international made

  • Hughes goes Dutch to get Rovers ready

    BLACKBURN Rovers' pre-season preparations are beginning to take shape with manager Mark Hughes set to take his players on a second training break to Holland and Germany. Hughes and his squad were already scheduled to spend 10 days in Germany at the end

  • My pal Terry can lead us to glory

    JON Harley insists friend and former team-mate John Terry will prove England's inspirational figure as they chase World Cup glory. Sven Goran Eriksson's men take their next step to ending a 40-year wait for football's ultimate prize tomorrow afternoon

  • Savage stays upbeat

    BLACKBURN midfielder Robbie Savage is backing Mark Hughes to find a solution to his striking problems following the shock departure of Craig Bellamy. Savage admits he was gutted' to see Bellamy, his close friend and former Wales team-mate, quit Rovers

  • All growing well for Forest of Burnley

    ORGANISERS behind a scheme set up to make Burnley a greener place to live are celebrating after planting one million trees. Burnley Mayor, Councillor Mohammed Najib planted the one millionth tree as part of the Forest of Burnley initiative. The planting

  • Housing vision for Brierfield

    THE transformation of Brierfield is set to take a major step forward with the replacement of the area's ageing housing. Members of the Brierfield and Reedley committee are recommended to approve planning permission which could see 135 homes and businesses

  • Blackout fears for World Cup

    FOOTBALL fans in Burnley could face a World Cup blackout after thieves stole £10,000 worth of high voltage power cable. Half of the town's electricity supply could be crippled following the theft of more than 60 metres of cable from an area close to

  • Cliviger: Ram Inn

    WHILE the men are away, the girls will dine out. With husband and son waved off to France for a week of motor racing, it was the perfect excuse to enjoy a meal with my daughter, who had just come home from Milan! Her stories of the designer city were

  • Accidents waiting to happen

    I FIND public transport leaves a lot to be desired. Take some taxis I have seen on more than one occasion doing U turns in the middle of long roads. I have even been sat in the back of one when this happened. This is an illegal practice and, is highly

  • Is unitary borough losing out?

    BEFORE Blackburn with Darwen unitary council was created, we used to get some Lancashire County Council budget information leaflets posted through the door. I am sure it used to say that the LCC budget was about £1,000million. Of that education accounted

  • Police in appeal to mourners

    THE detective who is leading the murder investigation into the death of Nazia Ahmed appealed to mourners for help on the day of her funeral. Det Superintendent Mick Gradwell spoke at Randal Street Mosque at Friday prayers before the funeral of Nazia,

  • Arson attacks campaign

    Fire officers have launched a new campaign to stop drunken arson attacks across Lancashire. As part of the Operation Summer Nights project Lancashire Fire Service is to concentrate its efforts on fires that have been started when alcohol is a factor.

  • Siege cops honoured

    TWO police officers who dashed to the aid of injured officer after he was shot have been nominated for a top bravery award. Sergeant Paul Leigh, a 35-year-old father-of-two from Ramsbottom, and Rossendale-based PC Lukmaan Mulla, have been nominated for

  • Neighbours joy as 'family from hell' move out

    NEIGHBOURS of a jobless mother-of-13 who has terrorised their street today spoke of their joy after learning she was moving out. Miss Ellen Morris, 40, now known as Biker, is to move from Duckworth Street, Barrowford, to a private rented house in Sutherland

  • He who spares the rod hates his son

    DEAR Mr Blair, Shane's cursing attitude alone deserved a red card as we big-screened an England World Cup tie in our church lounge. He couldn't have been 10. The floor around him was carpeted with discarded pizza, and when he started wrecking the

  • Telegraph bride’s big day of dreams

    A COUPLE were married in a fairytale ceremony after winning an £8,000 dream wedding package in a Lancashire Evening Telegraph competition. Claire Eaves, 25, and Michael Bickerstaffe, 21, of Tudor Close, Darwen, were picked from more than 85 couples to

  • ‘Heaven and hell’ for club creditors

    CASH-strapped nightclub chain Heaven and Hell has been placed into insolvency after losing late-night custom to pubs. But Blackburn-born club boss Peter Clarke was today hoping to secure the future of his club in the town after agreeing a £2.5million-plus

  • School pays tribute to two popular youngsters

    PUPILS spent a poignant day remembering two fellow pupils who had died in the last year. Teachers at St James' School, Oozebooth Terrace, Blackburn, helped to plant memorial trees and held a football competition in memory of Junaid Shaikh, nine, and

  • ‘Glass’ hostel gets go-ahead

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for a glass-walled homeless hostel in Darwen have been given the go-ahead. The £2.3million 30-bed apartment development is designed to replace the "outdated" Police Street hostel in the town. Twin Valley Homes asked Blackburn with

  • Problems of semi-naked ‘sniffer’

    POLICE called to a report of a man sniffing butane found him semi-naked in a Darwen street, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that bare-chested Joseph Doherty had a knife down the heel of each trainer and when challenged said "smack heads