THE report of the hospital investigation into events surrounding the death of a new-born baby at Burnley General has been delayed and health chiefs say they do not know when the findings will be published. Earlier this month, Burnley Health Trust managers
HEALTH staff across East Lancashire have been publicly thanked for their hard work and dedication during the recent flu crisis. Chairman Bill Ashworth told members of the East Lancashire Health Authority that, although time and effort had been spent on
GORDON Armstrong has been through enough on-field battles in his lengthy career not to worry about a dozen or so stitches in his forehead. So the Burnley captain will shrug off the injury he sustained in last Saturday's defeat by Chesterfield to lead
TWO council run housing offices in Blackburn are to close despite protests from residents. Blackburn with Darwen Council was bombarded with letters from angry residents opposing the closure of offices at Arran Avenue in Shadsworth and in Roman Road. But
A CHIPPING pig farmer will be adding his voice to thousands of others at a huge protest rally in London tomorrow. Pig producers from throughout the North West will be heading for the capital for a march past Downing Street to Trafalgar Square. Up to 5,000
FURIOUS parents have besieged health officials demanding that their children are vaccinated against meningitis after a grammar school pupil was struck down by a suspected case of the virus. The girl, a lower sixth pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
A TERRIFIED woman was stuck in a Blackburn tower block lift for four hours after vandals wrecked a security camera installed to monitor problems with the alarm. Although the 35-year-old woman repeatedly pressed the alarm button after the lift jammed,
HEALTH Secretary Frank Dobson seems to have passed the buck somewhat over the prescribing of the anti-impotence drug Viagra that might help as many as two million men with problems, but which, at £6 a tablet, would cost the hard-pressed NHS a fortune.
THE council tax for the next financial year will be set on March 8. Can I urge those who want the two old people's homes and the special schools facing closure by Blackburn with Darwen Council, Mr P Newton (Letters, January 14) and other council tenants
PRIMARY school pupils will soon be able to visit The Magic Kingdom and it won't involve a trip to Florida. The asphalt playground and brick walls at Hargher Clough Primary School, Burnley, have being transformed into a fairytale wonderland with a castle
A CASUALTY doctor feared for her life when a "drunken" woman grabbed hold of her throat and started to strangle her, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Dr Judith Ngowi was lifted off the floor, pressed against the wall and could not breathe
FORMER miners across East Lancashire today welcomed news that a High Court in Manchester is set to decide compensation claims for a crippling industrial disease. Thousands of ex-miners have lost the full use of their hands because of the industrial injury
VAN drivers are being warned to fit alarms to their vehicles after £2,750 worth of goods were stolen in two raids. Thieves took 120 Richwood baby suits from a van in Moss Street, Great Harwood. The fleece jackets and trousers for children aged up to two
TWO colleges have joined forces to offer a new qualification to local firms. Burnley College and Nelson & Colne College are now running NVQ courses in customer service. Funding from Europe has enabled firms employing less than 250 people to get specialist
Wright On! Shelley Wright takes a wry look at life PERHAPS it is because we are only weeks into the new year and everyone is still clinging to the old adage of 'out with the old and in with the new' or simply that I have spent my time watching endless
FIRMS have saved a staggering £3.6 million by cutting down on waste. The 21 East Lancashire companies have taken part in ELIMINATE - a waste minimisation scheme led by the environmental organisation Groundwork. The project aimed to save £1 million when
THE finalists in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's prestigious Grimewatch competition have been chosen. More than 135 entries were received - the highest number in Grimewatch's 10-year history. Hundreds of people across East Lancashire have been involved
BUSINESS leaders went back to school to learn more about a bid to gain coveted technology college status. They were told that backing the bid by West Craven High School, Barnoldswick, could lead boost their business by forging closer links and accessing
FA Cup 4th round: Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland - Peter White's big match preview LAST season he had the audacity to smash Brian Clough's 36-year-old club goalscoring record. This season, despite a serious toe injury which sidelined him for nearly four
Millwall v Burnley - Pete Oliver's big match preview BRIAN Reid is in line for a recall at Millwall tomorrow as the Clarets bid to bounce back from their first defeat of the year. The Scot is back in the Burnley squad after serving a one-match ban which
CHILDREN who play truant or regularly disrupt class are to be taught a £1 million lesson in a new government crackdown in East Lancashire schools announced today. Truants and juvenile delinquents are at the top of a new education hit list unveiled by
DERBY boss Jim Smith today knocked back suggestions that Blackburn Rovers striker Nathan Blake was on his wanted list as a potential transfer target. And Rovers chief executive John Williams also confirmed that no bids had been received for any of their
Accrington and Blackburn CHA Club: Pinfold with Kath Rigby (C walk). Meet Hollins Grove, Darwen, 1pm. Janet Anderson MP advice surgery, Library Theatre, Darwen,10-11am. Choral Evensong, sung by winners of the Bishop's Awards, Blackburn Cathedral, 5pm.
A MUM and her three children narrowly escaped death in a blaze at their Clitheroe home. Sandra Renwick of Tower Hill was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary suffering from shock and smoke inhalation after she fought through smoke to rescue her children
DOG tracks throughout the area were asked to help police after a greyhound, worth £1,000 was stolen from its padlocked kennel on a Hapton allotment. The dog was later found wandering in Burnley after thieves attempted to sell the animal, and was returned
CLITHEROE'S civic cinema might benefit from advertising in your paper. For after reading about the cinema (LET, January 6), my husband and I decided to discover what film was showing, with a view to going along one evening. After phoning the cinema on
CHORLEY and Accrington Stanley start the fight for their UniBond Premier lives in earnest as the bottom four clubs clash tomorrow. The Magpies take on third bottom Colwyn Bay at Llanelian Road, whilst Stanley are at home to Runcorn. The games provide
MR JOHN Porter, (Letters, January 7), is quite incorrect in accusing the 'Greens and their ilk' of being anti-science. Indeed, it was the application of science that revealed the damage we are causing to the biodiversity of the planet. Mr Porter is quite
I REFER to Mr John McDermott's remarks about traffic accidents in Rockcliffe Street and criticising the public expenditure in Bastwell, Blackburn (Letters, January 11). Blackburn with Darwen Council was successful in securing City Challenge funding to
HAVING just returned from holiday, I was delighted to see in a back number (Letters, December 23) that a councillor was taking action regarding the problems being caused by the North West Water on the A666 between Blackburn and Darwen. The joy was somewhat
Doctors will defy Government guidelines and prescribe wonder drug Viagra to save marriages, an East Lancashire GP predicted today. "There will be no rationing - it is not acceptable to the medical profession," said Nelson family doctor Dr Qazi Jehangir
A ROW has erupted over plans for rises in council tax and cuts in Lancashire County Council services. Conservatives have accused the ruling Labour group of having a policy which consists of waiting for the amount of money the government will allow them
POLICE have launched an operation to beat organised teams of burglars who are sending Hyndburn's burglary rate rising. An eight-strong team of plain-clothes and uniformed officers will keep watch on suspected offenders, who have been targeted after intelligence
Drive and Stoll, with Ron Freethy I KNOW that this sound a bit daft but my favourite time for walking around Winter Hill, between Blackburn and Bolton, is in winter. The view of a distant hill is often more attractive than actually climbing to the summit
MANCHESTER Airport has beaten off competition from around the world to win a major award. The airport was voted second best in Europe, Middle East and Africa at the Airline of the Year Awards organised by executive travel publisher OAG Worldwide. "This
A £500,000 plus investment is gearing up a firm for the new millennium. Carpet underlay manufacturer Duralay is installing new computer systems to ensure it is ready to cope with the date change. The new systems will also be able to handle the euro currency
A council initiative to open up local democracy to people in Pendle will continue. Public question time before Pendle Council area committee meetings proved a success in a six-month trial. Council secretary and solicitor Philip Mousdale, said: "It is
GRIMEWATCH winners will be presented with their awards by world-famous botanist and "jolly green giant" Dr David Bellamy. Dr Bellamy will be guest of honour at the Grimewatch Awards ceremony on March 23 at St Christopher's CE High School, Accrington.
