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Stories for 23 June 1999
Accrington News
Family feud erupts into mob violence
HOSTILITIES between two families erupted into "mob violence" on an Accrington street. more...
Town hall plan axed
AN ambitious £6million plan to build Britain's most energy-efficient town hall in Accrington has bitten the dust. more...
'Trapped man' alert in flat blaze
TWO youths broke down the door of an Oswaldtwistle flat today in a bid to save a man they believed to be trapped inside. more...
Animal haven appeal nears £20,000
A LAST-ditch appeal to save a popular East Lancashire sanctuary from closure has raised almost £20,000 in a year. more...
Pioneer resource centre is unveiled
A PIONEERING educational resource centre has been unveiled to tackle the problem of academic underachievement in Hyndburn's Asian community. more...
New wait for remembrance wall
BEREAVED families will have to wait longer before they can lay ashes to rest in a Hyndburn cemetery. more...
Teenage trio facing wounds charge
THREE teenagers accused of assaulting a 13-year-old girl have appeared before Hyndburn youth court in relation to a late-night incident where a girl suffered extensive injuries. more...
Wet and wacky summer fair fun
TEACHERS will be pelted with wet sponges as part of the fun at Moor End County Primary School's summer fair on Saturday. more...
Blackburn Leisure
CRICKET: Accrington and District League
THERE was plenty of the carnival spirit in evidence at Bullough Park on Saturday as Millennium's Nadeem Ashraf took 122 not out off Manchester Road in the Accrington & District Cricket League. more...
SOCCER: Knuzden's Valley high
KNUZDEN Youth Under-15s have entered three five-a-side competitions so far this year, winning two and losing in the final of the other. more...
CRICKET: Six-a-side spectacular
THE draw has been made for the preliminary competition in this year's Hyndburn Mayoral Six-a-Side Challenge. more...
NETBALL: Burnley Junior League
PAUL and Louise Shufflebottom of Jobsearch, Burnley, have sponsored Burnley Junior Netball's Under 11 team. more...
CRICKET: Peter Benson Ribblesdale Youth League
RESULTS - Brian Morris Cup first round: Cherry Tree 155 (M Burrows 55, R St John 5-29), Read 157-8 (O Newby 69no, M Haworth 3-29, M Rigby 3-15); Great Harwood 78-5, Blackburn Northern 77 (C Bentley 3-9, C Jackson 3-11). more...
TEN YEARS AGO: Tractor hits house
JOE Skeen got an extra "window" he didn't bargain for when a runaway tractor embedded itself in the front of his home. more...
FIVE YEARS AGO: MP's Sunday plea
AN impassioned Commons plea by Burnley MP Peter Pike persuaded MPs to restrict DIY stores and garden centres to six hours' Sunday opening. more...
Events in East Lancs on Thursday, June 24th
Blackburn Flower Club meet Trinity United Reformed Church Hall, Brownhill Road, Blackburn, 7.30pm. 'Variety is the Spice Of Life' - demonstration by David Fawcett Ropner. more...
Blackburn News
Anger at hospital delay
THE Government was today accused of "dragging its feet" over a decision which will shape the whole future of hospital services in Blackburn. more...
Rovers score with Kosovars
KOSOVAR refugees got the chance to try out their soccer skills during a special day at Ewood Park. more...
Boy in river drama
ACCIDENT prone Christian Wheadon, 11, was today back in hospital for the third time in a year - after his latest escapade ended with him being rescued from a river. more...
INSIGHT: High school places row - council admissions policy explained
EVERY year some parents are left upset and bewildered as to why their child has not been able to attend the secondary school of their choice. This year controversy surrounded the admissions policy to Pleckgate School, Blackburn. Some decisions were overturned following appeals to independent panels but these committees look set to change in September and members of the council's Education and Training Committee will discuss the new make-up of appeal panels tonight. Allegations were also made, in the leader columns of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, that council social engineering may have been behind the decisions made by the council which led to some of the pupils who live on Pleckgate's doorstep being offered places at the school. Reporter PAUL SMITH was invited to meet education officers from Blackburn with Darwen to go through the council's admissions files. more...
Living on the edge: Cliff dwellers are Britain's most common seaside species
Nature watch, with Ron Freethy more...
Making life a misery
THE committee of the Roe Lee Area Residents' Association in Blackburn would like to know why council officials show so much apathy in dealing with tenancies and complaints passed on to them by their members who, after all, work in a voluntary capacity. more...
Police are taking action
YOUR comment and headline "Action needed to reduce this sickness bill" (LET, June 9), are misleading because both give the impression that sickness levels in the Lancashire force are rising and that nothing is being done to combat this. more...
Was Barbara also wrong?
AS Phil Riley, secretary Blackburn (New) Labour Party, obviously scans your pages searching for any criticism of the Government, I find it curious that he chose to respond (Letters, June 11) to the earlier comments by David D'Arcy, of Blackburn Liberal Democrats, about the treatment of senior citizens. more...
Blair bubble has burst
WHAT a strange thing the elections for Euro MPs turned out to be, with Labour, who, according to repeated polls, had a 20 per cent lead over the Conservatives, being pushed into second place in the North West, holding on to only four seats out of their former ten. more...
Nothing funny about graffiti
GRAFFITI is on the increase in Lower Darwen. more...
Neglected assets must be unloaded
THE anger and frustration of people who live on Blackburn's Roman Road Estate is understandable. more...
Stick with Mo
THE timing of David Trimble's demands for the replacement of Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam could not have been worse. more...
High-tech homework
PUPILS are using the very latest in computer technology both in and out of the classroom in a ground-breaking link with industry. more...
Woman arrested after row
SUSAN Morgan, 43, of Ripon Street, Blackburn, was bound over in £50 to be of good behaviour for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after admitting conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. more...
Anger at hospital delay
THE Government was today accused of "dragging its feet" over a decision which will shape the whole future of hospital services in Blackburn. more...
Drunken man's shock for kids
MICHAEL Hope, 21, of Ripon Street, Blackburn, was fined £30 with £50 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to being found drunk. more...
Holiday island couples in spy scare
TWO Blackburn couples were grilled by police and accused of spying after stopping to video a roadside church while on holiday in Cyprus. more...
'War zone' estate protest march
ANGRY residents who claim their estate looks "more like Kosovo than Blackburn" marched on the town hall to protest about their problems. more...
Lawyer's nightmare ends as case dropped
A SOLICITOR from Blackburn today spoke of her delight and relief after criminal proceedings against her were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. more...
Residents kick up stink over parking
FURIOUS residents are kicking up a stink after council binmen refused to take away their rubbish because the refuse wagon couldn't get past cars double parked on the street. more...
'Massive rise' in cases of racism
POLICE chiefs say there has been a massive increase in the number of racist incidents in Lancashire over the last 12 months. more...
Hospitals staff in 'two-tier' pay demo
HEALTH staff staged protests outside hospitals across East Lancashire calling for fairer pay deals. more...
Butties n' brew charity double
A KIND couple are using bacon butties and hot mugs of coffee to raise cash for charity. more...
Crime purge pays off
POLICE have revealed they are delighted with the results of a crackdown on known criminals in Blackburn. more...
Blackburn Sport
Clarets name stand after Turf Moor legend
BURNLEY legend Jimmy McIlroy will be immortalised at Turf Moor after the club today named the East Stand after their finest ever player. more...
Lancs cricket coach to quit Old Trafford
DAV Whatmore will leave Lancashire at the end of the season to take over as head coach of his native Sri Lanka. more...
LOCAL CRICKET: Graham's six of best
RUN-MACHINE Shahid Nawaz has understandably been grabbing the headlines as Ribblesdale Wanderers chase a league and cup double. more...
LOCAL CRICKET: Fuming Manville blasts his team after punch-up
JUSTIN Manville has played his last game for Jennings Ribblesdale League outfit Barnoldswick after punching team-mate Michael Lord in an amazing off-field bust up. more...
COUNTY CRICKET: Whatmore quits Old Trafford
DAV Whatmore will leave Lancashire at the end of the season to take over as head coach of his native Sri Lanka. more...
LOCAL CRICKET: Baigent defiant
A DEFIANT knock from stand-in skipper Richard Baigent has left the Lancashire League's match against a Central Lancashire League XI delicately poised at the halfway stage. more...
Turf Moor stand named after legend McIlroy
BURNLEY legend Jimmy McIlroy will be immortalised at Turf Moor after the club today named the East Stand after their finest ever player. more...
The McIlroy years
Pete Oliver looks back at the Turf Moor legend after whom a stand at the ground has been named: more...
Clarets land tough tie with City
Worthington Cup 1st round draw more...
Bolton Business
Chain note Craig is alive and well!
LOCAL businesses are being reminded that they should ignore a chain letter which has been circulating for more than 10 years. more...
We're off to
sunny Spain MONARCH Airlines is to start scheduled services between Manchester Airport and two Mediterranean destinations - Malaga and Alicante. more...
Bolton's super call centre
EURODIS HB Electronics has introduced a new Bolton call centre. The Lever Street company handles more than 15,000 telephone sales inquiries every month. more...
Building up the profits
CONSTRUCTION group Allen Plc saw its profit before tax rise by 14 per cent to £18.01 million (£15.85 million) in the year ended March 28. more...
Bolton Leisure
What's on in and around Bolton, Thursday, 23.6.99
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE BOLTON Music Service's activities include Bolton Junior Youth Choir, 6pm-7.30pm, Bolton Girls' Choir, 6.45pm-8.45pm, Bolton Youth Choir, 6.30pm-9pm and the Gamalon Orchestra at Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York and Turton Junior Strings Ensemble at Walmsley CEPS, 4pm-6pm. Tel: Bolton Music Service on 658804 for further details. more...
REVIEW: Brassed Off. Palace Theatre, Manchester. Runs until Saturday
FORGET any pre-conceived notions you might have of how this production ought to look. more...
Bolton News
Listen to residents over phone mast
I REFER to the influx of letters you have recently had about phone masts that seem to be springing up all over the area. more...
It's plain sailing folks
By Alison Barton WOULD you be able to tell a gybe from a spinnaker? more...
IFrom the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO more...
Let's swap trousers!
A CRICKETER dropped his trousers outside a Bolton nightspot ... to come to the aid of Manchester United and England soccer star Gary Neville. more...
Farm visit girl in E.Coli scare
A SIX-year-old girl from Bury is recovering in hospital after contracting the potentially deadly bug, E. Coli, following a visit to a North Wales farm. more...
Reward offer after family dogs stolen
A REWARD is being offered for information leading to the return of two valuable blue roan cocker spaniels stolen from a house in Bury. more...
Class them green
AS you know from reading the BEN, in the past few months Westhoughton has been deluged with planning applications to build on the few remaining green field sites in and around Westhoughton. more...
Food bug cases dip as town beats trend
THE number of cases of food poisoning in Bolton is falling - bucking the national trend. Cases reported in 1998 were 395, compared with 544 in the previous year. But environmental health chiefs are warning there is no room for complacency. more...
Young mums wanted by maternity unit
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital's maternity unit want help from young mums. more...
THE DAILY POEM: The Cradle Roll
JUST a tiny little wooden church, more...
Lessons in life on offer to adults
COMMUNITY education chiefs have employed someone to encourage more ethnic minority adults with learning difficulties to take their courses. The Community Education Service say their classes can be a real boon to adults with mental health problems or learning difficulties. It can also help their families by teaching students to become more independent and learn skills they may need to get a job. more...
OPINION:A sensible move?
THE idea suggested by Longsight Primary School that education chiefs move some services into empty classrooms might well be worth consideration. more...
Hannah set for big date in front of millions of TV viewers
SCHOOLGIRL Hannah Morris will be singing in front of an audience of millions on Saturday in a new TV show for unknown singers fronted by Jane McDonald. more...
The Daily Poem
Oak before ash more...
The silly season has started early
THE POLITICAL silly season appears to have begun early this year: one warm day and Tory councillors start foaming at the mouth about 'quite remarkable' results in the recent Euro elections. ('Jubilant Tories' BEN, June 16) more...
Childminders: Mind who you choose
BOLTON childminders are urged to register with the local authority in the wake of National Childminding Week organised by the National Childminding Association. more...
Incinerator fires fury
BOLTON'S busiest refuse tipping point will be shut for more than two months while construction work takes place on its incinerator. more...
Let's get out now
I THINK the time has come to leave the EEC. We failed to go along with the Euro at the start and we are now facing the probability of rampant inflation. The Common Agricultural Policy takes all our financial resources. more...
Turn crisis classes into offices
EDUCATION chiefs could save closure threatened schools by converting empty classrooms into offices for their town hall workers. more...
Other values
I NOTE Labour Cllr David Chadwick supports the return of Victorian values (BEN, June 12). more...
Meet the nurse of the future
WITH springs on her feet and a fridge and rubbish bin clamped firmly to each leg, she's the nurse of the New Millennium. more...
Bolton reels after new jobs axe
ANOTHER 170 jobs are to be lost in the Bolton area with the news that a car seating company and a famous name paint roller firm are to close. more...
Trapped car man's mobile phone escape
A BOLTON man made a dramatic 999 call for help on his mobile phone as his car collapsed on him. more...
North west folk still prefer the post
THE mobile phone may ring and e-mails may fill-up the in-box but faced with a choice, North west folk would rather open an old-fashioned letter. A survey carried out in Bolton and other major NW towns showed that more than 78pc of the region's households - 6pc higher than the national average - still check their letter box post before tackling any e-mail or answering machine messages. And, despite today's technological climate, the Post Office has reported a 5pc increase in deliveries over the past year. more...
Families' fury at move to switch post office
HALL i'th' Wood post office, which was daubed with racist slogans last month, is set to move. But many residents are furious at the news that Post Office Counters wants to switch the service to 541 Tonge Moor Road, about half a mile from the post office's present home in Pimlott Road. As reported in the BEN, the Asian-run sub-post office was paint-daubed with racist insults. more...
Local river water is set to sparkle
ENVIRONMENT watchdogs are confident water quality in the town's rivers is set for a boost. more...
Brakes slammed on Le Mans pedal race
BOLTON'S famous 24 Hour Mini Le Mans Pedal Car race has been postponed because of safety fears. more...
Sort out all these parking problems
WITH reference to the proposed closure of Hough Lane/Eagley Way, once again the so-called planners are considering their sledge hammer tactic - for another nut. more...
OPINION: This is a bitter pill to swallow
IT'S sad news that yet another 170 jobs are to be lost locally with the closure of a car seating company and a paint roller firm. more...
We are ignored here
NOEL Spencer is very fond of shouting about his achievements in regard to council property. He does not say much about things that do not get done. more...
Bolton Sport
RUGBY: Leigh in swoop for Offiah
SUPERSTAR winger Martin Offiah is on the verge of making a sensational move to Leigh Centurions. And the ambitious Northern Ford Premiership club could have the 33-year-old try-scoring legend in their side as early as Sunday's top of the table showdown with Dewsbury Rams. more...
A golden future for Bolton sport
BOLTON'S sporting youngsters brought a hat full of medals home from this year's Greater Manchester Youth Games. more...
Darlington cup date
WANDERERS will face North East opposition for the second successive season when they kick off their Worthington Cup campaign in August. more...
Todd has targets in sight
COLIN Todd is casting his net far and wide to freshen up his squad for another crack at promotion back to the Premiership. The Wanderers boss is resigned to losing key players as a result of the club's failure to regain top flight status but he remains positive about the future and has already lined up replacements from the domestic and international markets. more...
GOLF: Teenager in chase for BGA title
IT will be experience against youth when Steve Ainscough takes on Gavin Hamer in tonight's Bolton Golf Association final at Old Links. Ainscough may be a new boy on the Bolton scene, but he plays regularly for Lancashire and has twice won the Victory Trophy as individual winner in the Wigan Championships. more...
Burnley News
Boy in river drama
ACCIDENT prone Christian Wheadon, 11, was today back in hospital for the third time in a year - after his latest escapade ended with him being rescued from a river. more...
Hotels strike silver
TWO East Lancashire hotels joined some of the region's top attractions to receive awards at the United Utilities North West Tourist Board Awards. more...
Burglar jailed for driving offence
A BANNED driver with police in pursuit got out of his car, but left the handbrake off - causing it to roll down a street and smash into two vehicles. more...
House-breakers strike twice on same day
A BURGLARY victim shocked by a break-in at her house was left reeling when thieves targeted her home again later the same day. more...
Run-over Callum making steady progress
THREE-year-old accident boy Callum Heaton sat up in his hospital bed to eat breakfast today as he recovered from being accidentally run over by a van driven by his father. more...
Clitheroe News
Parents win school places battle
JUBILANT parents were celebrating today after winning their battle for Ribble Valley school places for their children. more...
School probe arrests
POLICE investigating allegations of sex abuse at a Catholic college and a top preparatory school today arrested three more men. more...
Cuffed youth knocked out police officer
A HANDCUFFED teenager who left a police officer unconscious after a struggle has received community service and a probation order. more...
Gardens help in cash aim
GARDENS enthusiasts can enjoy an open day with a difference and help to raise cash for a village's millennium project. more...
Collection raises Red Cross cash
A STREET collection in Clitheroe town centre raised £714.45 for the Red Cross. more...
Colne News
Tudor tunes
PROFESSIONAL musician Catherine Emett was due to strike the right note as half a duet entertaining visitors to Speke Hall, Liverpool, today. more...
Rawtenstall News
Hopes high for tennis complex grant
BRITAIN'S next Tim Henman could hail from Haslingden if the town's lottery bid for a tennis centre is successful. more...
Rising concern over empty homes
THE number of empty council houses in Rossendale is on the increase and Bacup is the Valley's empty home blackspot. more...
Valley to forge twinning links with Russia
ROSSENDALE could be twinned with a Russian town, thanks to links made between a languages lecturer and a local school. Mr Ivan Svistunov, the Mayor of Engels, is visiting the area and Rossendale Council hopes to forge links with their town in Russia. more...
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