I WOULD like to express my concern at the inconsideration of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on March 13, the anniversary of the Dunblane tragedy. On page 29 that day, you pictured a group of young boys holding guns during an air rifle competition. I'm
BLACKBURN ROVERS Takeshi Yamamoto and his wife Kayo travelled half way around the world to tie the knot on their marriage in style - at Ewood Park. Blackburn have been big in Japan ever since the TV director from Sakura City fell in love with their blue
A SECURITY guard was injured in a daring £13,000 raid on an East Lancashire supermarket. Shocked shoppers could only stand and stare as three masked men, one thought to be in possession of a firearm, robbed the ASDA store at Rawtenstall. A Securicor guard
YOUNG Muslims enraged their elders by eating, drinking and missing prayers in defiance of Ramadan. The young rebels were said to be preparing to celebrate the Eid Festival at the end of Ramadan -the holy Muslim period of self-denial - with boozy binges
ADRIAN Heath is counting his blessings as he prepares Burnley for tomorrow's crunch game against Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. For the Burnley boss, who has added fit-again Glen Little to the squad which did so well at Brentford last Saturday, believes
NOW, at last a cigarette maker admits it - smoking causes cancer. It may be only what scientists, doctors and anti-smoking campaigners have said for years, but the acknowledgment by the American tobacco company, Liggett, is nevertheless a landmark. For
THE ruling by the law lords that councils can stop providing home help to disabled people if they are short of funds is of no comfort to a so-called caring society. It means that the level of care can be determined by accountants and politicians who,
DUNCAN McVee (Letters, March 14) appears to have a mental block when it comes to recognising that the British economy is the envy of our European partners. Well, for his benefit, I will quote what the German car boss Klaus Westendorff said: "European
TOUGH health tests for incapacity benefit claims could mean unnecessary stress for people in East Lancashire, according to a new report. The Citizens Advice Bureau service report has said the test for checking if people are unfit to work for the purpose
A CORONER has called for action on a "hazardous" junction where a road smash claimed the life of a former Rossendale mayor's grandson. East Lancashire coroner David Smith said he would be writing to Lancashire County Council, urging it to look at more
A SMOKER struck down with cancer was today given a huge boost in his fight for £50,000 damages after a US firm admitted - 'Yes, cigarettes do cause the killer disease. The landmark admission by the Liggett Group ends decades of blanket denials from tobacco
HOUSEHOLD products manufacturer McBride has cleaned up with a 37 per cent leap in profits. The firm, one of Burnley's biggest employers, saw operating profits rise to £16.2 million in the second half of last year. Robert McBride manufacturers private
THERE has been much coverage over the last few months about the threat to the British guest beer law. I am pleased to report that CAMRA's high profile campaign has been successful, and that the Department of Trade and Industry and the European Commission
DENTIST Tony Lee, who runs a surgery with his son Douglas in Whalley Road, Accrington, has sung the praises of water fluoridation for many years. So he was puzzled when patients started asking him why he had done a U-turn. It turned out to be a case of
THREE years ago Chris Brass was skippering the Burnley A team to the Lancashire League title, writes TONY DEWHURST. Roll forward the clock to 1997 and Brass has emerged as one of the hottest Nationwide properties of the season. Called up as a standby
I HAVE coped with having my letterbox constantly rattled by passing children. I make allowances for childish pranks. But I consider the hours after dark more of an aggravation and alarming. On a Saturday afternoon a group of youngsters, seemingly of primary
BRETT Ormerod went from rags to riches in just one day - almost literally. Accrington Stanley's new record sale - £50,000 to Blackpool - was working on the shop floor of a textile factory on Tuesday. And after defeat in the league cup at Gainsborough,
I WONDER when Blackburn Council are going to come to their senses over the traffic chaos caused by those who have not the decency to admit there are problems. There have been plenty of letters from harassed drivers and shop traders alike. But because
THE MYSTERY buyer who made a top-price offer for shares in Burnley FC was not from within the club, says chairman Frank Teasdale. He spoke after the secretive stockholder - who hit the headlines by offering £55-a-share in a bidding war last year - showed
LABOUR today devised a new role for Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson - as the party's answer to "Scary Spice." The shadow minister for women is just part of the alternative Spice Girls drawn up by Labour business managers for fun as their election
A COUNCIL management team has been accused of 'staggering incompetence' in its dealings with a union over staff payments at Burnley Mechanics. Independent Harry Brooks was scathing in his criticism when details emerged of an 'overtime deal that never
IN REPLY to Martin Eatough's accusations of the lack of organisation behind the scenes at Great Harwood FC. I would like to point out the following facts. This season the club has negotiated the purchase of the club to guarantee football at the Showground
I WELCOME the announcement of a May 1 election and a shift in gear from the so-called phoney election period to the campaign proper. Candidates from all parties must not forget that there are on average 10,000 disabled people in each constituency - which
A WHITE cloud of hydrochloric acid gas which escaped from a chemical plant will cause no lasting harm, the company said today. A full investigation is now under way into the release from Blythe Chemicals Ltd, Bridge Street, Church, yesterday morning.
EIGHT governors at a Ribble Valley school resigned after the local community lost confidence in them and the head teacher, an ex-governor has claimed. Richard Maher stepped down with seven colleagues from Whalley CE Primary School's governing body amid
CHRIS Sutton looks set to start his first game for a month against Aston Villa at Ewood tomorrow, as Blackburn Rovers bank on their home form to lift them out of Premiership danger, writes PETER WHITE. The 12-goal striker returned as a substitute at Middlesbrough
DAVID TRIPPIER FORMER East Lancashire MP Sir David Trippier has been appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire. Sir David, who was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire three years ago, said he was flattered by the appointment. "It is an enormous privilege
A TOWN CRIER, who shouted Rossendale's news and events for six years, claims he has been shunned by the council which has backed the appointment of "official" caller Peter Gill. Nigel Hilton-Smith was a familiar figure from 1987 to 1993 at up to 12 events
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: Leyland WHEN the Anglo-Saxons ruled England and Edward the Confessor was King, Leyland was one of his treasured possessions. It was important enough to be listed in the Domesday Book and St Andrew's Church was firmly
IT is ironic that, in the very month when the government reaffirms its commitment to wind power by announcing licences for a further 65 wind farms in England and Wales, statistics published by Wind Power Monthly show the wind industry going into reverse
THE growing problem of weeds taking over the banking of a main road into Colne is set to be tackled after months of argument over who is responsible for halting the green invasion. A grass banking alongside Vivary Way, the dual carriageway from the end
POSTMAN Stuart Caddy was today opening messages of congratulations after playing a trump card as Labour swept home in three Burnley by-elections while the party also celebrated victory in Nelson by retaining a seat. The former deputy council leader swept
A CALL for clearer powers to deal with outbreaks of food poisoning has been made by the author of a report into the East Lancashire E.Coli scare. Dr Andrew Clark told the East Lancashire Health Authority that the food safety measures providing powers
ALAN Wright celebrates the second anniversary of his £900,000 move to Aston Villa this month, and the popular full back will be aiming to mark the milestone with a touch of style against his old club Blackburn Rovers tomorrow, writes PETER WHITE. But
CONSERVATORY firm Ultraframe, based in Clitheroe, has won a five figure settlement in a patent case. The money was paid by Quantal, a subsidiary of the Epwin Group, over infringements of two Ultraframe patents in an internal document. "Any company which
