PUBLIC health experts today revealed they were fighting the second large mumps outbreak to hit East Lancashire in just seven months. This month alone there have been 22 suspected cases of mumps reported in the Blackburn area among children aged 10-15.
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson has been to Copenhagen to see what lessons the UK government can learn from Denmark's activities to promote the film industry. She saw the highly successful Danish Film School which provides training and education
A £9,000 arts grant will go a long way towards helping a Haslingden community group reach its goals. The Haslingden Community Play Association, run by Project one-O-one and Mid Pennine Arts, was awarded the funding by the North West Arts Board. The group
A GROUP which has put Colne in the picture for more than a century, held its annual meeting in the Peter Birtwistle Community Centre. Some 20 members saw Adrian Hendley's installation as President of Colne Camera Club, taking over from Wilf Lee, who had
A DISQUALIFIED driver was jailed for four months by Blackburn magistrates for a wilful disregard of a court order. The magistrates heard that when David John Leaver was stopped riding a motorbike in the early hours of the morning, he smelled strongly
ROSSENDALE bright spark Chris Hatton is celebrating success after scooping £8,000 on ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Electrical engineer Chris won through to be the last contestant in the current series of the big prize game and millions saw him
BRAVE Steffanie Smith took to the water and gave a £700 boost to worthy causes she promised to support. The wheelchair-bound 11-year-old from Nelson has little use of her legs, but that did not stop her completing a 12-length swim cheered on by MP Gordon
A HEARTBROKEN mother has spoken about her fears for the safety of her 15-year-old daughter who has been missing for a week. Amy Hunt left the family home in Griffin Street, Blackburn last Monday at around 8pm, and said she was going to the Utopia nightclub
STAN Ternent's pre-match prediction that Andy Cooke would deliver the goods was borne out as the striker's first goal in seven games set Burnley on their way to an eighth successive home win. Cooke ended his barren run by heading his seventh goal of the
THE meat manager at Asda's Blackburn store was caught dipping his fingers in the till. Blackburn magistrates heard that he had also stolen a cancer charity box, money paid by colleagues towards a Christmas party and money paid in to the lottery bonus
ALAN Kelly today insisted Blackburn Rovers can bounce back from Saturday's crushing 5-1 defeat at Barnsley and still get promotion via the play offs. The Republic of Ireland international looked on in disbelief as a four-goal salvo inside 32 first half
TEN thousand video cassettes are being delivered to houses across Lancashire in a pilot scheme aimed at reducing harmful greenhouse gases. Millenergy, a consortium of 13 Lancashire local authorities, has launched its largest campaign so far to highlight
FOUR men were further remanded in custody when they appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with a £10,000 burglary at a Clitheroe menswear shop. Christopher Wayne Garlick, 24, of St Annes Road, Lee Littlehales, 24, of Albert Royd Street, James
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is calling on British Telecom to scrap standing charges on telephone bills. He says that they hit the poor and pensioners who use the phone least the hardest and would like to see the gas and electricity companies take the
A MOTHER and her daughter were left clinging to a first floor window ledge of their burning home as firefighters were held up by double-parked cars. The potentially-fatal delay also meant fire crews lost vital time in rescuing the woman's 13-year-old
A COMPANY director hanged himself the day after a visit from a detective investigating allegations that he had attacked a young girl - an inquest has heard. Charles George Sandford, 46, of Castlegate, Clitheroe, was found hanging at his business premises
A HAULAGE contractor quizzed by customs officers about contraband cigarettes found in two of his lorries was later threatened by two "heavies" a court has heard. Stuart Taylor, 43, told a Manchester Crown Court jury that the "large gentlemen" with Liverpool
THOUGH it vanished nearly 36 years years ago, along with the distinctive building and tower in which it was housed, perhaps still striking a note elsewhere is the clock of Mill Hill Congregational Church, part of a self-contained Blackburn community that
Kingston Jets 12 Blackburn Hawks 2 ; Blackburn Hawks 4 Kingston Jets 7 HAWKS boss Bobby Haig returned from illness on Sunday night to add some fire to what had turned out to be a lukewarm Hawks performance the night before. Saturday's Border League clash
THIS was the worst display that a Rossendale team have shown in a long time. Not one Rossendale player stood out as being even good enough to be called mediocre. Midway through the first half Salford scored when Andrews in the Rossendale net, did well
CHORLEY extended their remarkable run of away success with a well deserved victory against one of the Unibond First Division's top sides. The stiff wind seemed to unsettle both teams in a low key game which was slow to ignite. Matlock took a 33 minute
COLNE boss Denzil Hart was forced to shuffle his pack, but he had more than one ace up his sleeve. Hart brought in new boy Wayne Ebbs in defence as well as Paul Sconce, who was back after suspension. Aaron Sayle was drafted in from the reserves after
Lancashire Lynx 22pts, Whitehaven Warriors 12 AT the fifth attempt, Lynx broke their duck when they defeated a disappointing Whitehaven outfit at Victory Park. Lynx were eight points behind in the second half, but three tries in six minutes sealed a well-deserved
BRENT Peters' plea to his strikers to get hungry in front of goal again did the trick but Bacup still had to settle for a point. Bacup led twice through first half goals by Nicky Taylor and Stuart Farnell but failed to take advantage against bottom-of-the-table
COMING up this week to its 1,000th day in office, Tony Blair's government may find that, although this milestone is largely one erected by political commentators for their own benefit, it may well mark a watershed in its fortunes. For though the year
PLANT, machinery and vehicles at former Burnley die-casting company Thomas Ashworth are to be sold by public auction. The long-established firm, which crashed into receivership with the loss of 90 jobs last year, comes under the hammer at a day-long sale
CLITHEROE ditched their recent habit of failing to kill off lesser opposition as bottom-of-the-league Atherton LR felt the full force of the title-chasers' return to form. Like a coiled spring waiting to be let loose, Clitheroe have been frustrated in
JAMES and Edith Gee first met at the Rosegrove Wesleyan Church, Burnley, and later married there. And sixty years on the couple are still attending Greenbrook Methodist Church which replaced the old chapel. Former Rosegrove family butchers James and Edith
IT was courageous of Councillor Rishton to reveal that councillors consider themselves and the paid officials so incompetent that they cannot run a town and have to call on the private sector to bail them out. I can accept that the average councillor
J LIVESEY (Letters, January 18) should get his facts right. As a German citizen and pensioner currently living in England, I would like to correct a few misconceptions. I currently receive a pension of DM 1083.50 per month, from which is deducted DM 72.59
A REGISTERED drug addict who was "minding" cannabis for someone else has been jailed for 10 months. Paul Plowright, 38, who served 10 years for robbery, had been given a suspended prison sentence in November 1998 and had twice been in court since for
A JOBLESS and homeless man, who went out burgling, has paid the price with a 20 month jail term. Darren Grieveson, 25, who also kicked in his parents' back door to get at his methadone, was in breach of a conditional discharge, imposed last September,
AN ANGRY mother of two who attacked two women - one of them twice - has been sent to prison for 16 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Frances Harbour, 31, wanted a sexual relationship with one victim, threatened to indecently assault her and went on
A FORMER carpet fitter looks set to become a millionaire after it was revealed his booming internet firm is preparing to float on the stock market. A year after setting up in East Lancashire with just two people, one desk and a telephone, Commercial Net
A GOLF club groundsman was airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after he was catapulted through the window of a digger while working on the course. Police said William Hovarth, 38, of Manor Place, Church, was operating a mini excavator
A FATHER-of-five today spoke of how a decision to spend a penny on a turbulence-hit flight could cost him a hefty fine - and a possible prison sentence. Marban Hussain, 32, was detained by police for an alleged air rage offence on a plane which had just
AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled to turn a former footwear factory into a business village. Newman's Footwear finished manufacturing before Christmas with the loss of more more than 100 jobs. It is now concentrating on its import and warehousing business
FORMER soldiers will reunite to mark the 30th anniversary of the Queens Lancashire Regiment in March. The Burnley and Pendle branch of the regiment will launch a reunion club at the Wheatsheaf public house in Colne Road on the March 23 anniversary day
AN Open Circle conference will be held at Burnley Football Club on Wednesday, February 23, between 10am and 3pm. It will celebrate the achievements of people involved with Rishton-based Prime Connections during the last two years, an organisation set
AN 11-year-old Nelson girl is happy to be home and reunited with her mum after going missing for a week. Stacey Wareing went missing from her home in Barkerhouse Road and was found by police after mum Karen appealed in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
A MAN is in hospital with serious head injuries after being attacked outside a Burnley night club. The 20-year-old victim, who has not been named, is understood to have suffered a fractured skull, possible fractured jaw and other head and facial injuries
ASIAN leaders are hoping to create a Muslim cemetery in Burnley. Community leader Mozaquir Ali said exploratory talks have already been held with council chiefs. The aim was to establish a new burial ground in the Asian-dominated Daneshouse district.
AN A to Z guide to help people find their way round council services has been produced by Pendle Council. The 36-page colour guide is being distributed to all 38,000 homes in the borough as part of an on-going council campaign to make itself more open
NORTH End returned to winning ways to keep the Second Division promotion pot boiling. Top scorer Jon Macken was again Preston's hero as the former Manchester United hitman grabbed a brace to sink Wycombe. But it was the visitors who took the lead as Matthew
TWO more elderly people have fallen victim to schoolboy swindlers who conned their way into their homes. The incidents, which happened within 30 minutes of each other, are the latest in a series of cons by the two boys in the Darwen area. Detectives said
A WORRIED single mum has spoken on behalf of tenants of 28 council homes in Darwen, concerned about possible health risks posed by asbestos. Michaela Bartrupe is demanding action be taken by Blackburn with Darwen Council to protect the householders. Safety
A WOMAN agreed to help a man use a credit card he had stolen from his girlfriend's grandmother. Blackburn magistrates heard how Lisa Wells twice tried to use the card but on both occasions it had been rejected and the couple had fled empty handed. Wells
IDENTIFYING Rawtenstall market traders in their younger years proved a big problem for more than 60 people who entered a special competition. But it was child's play for little Matthew Whitehead of Loveclough, who successfully put the names of current
A DRIVER suffered minor injuries when a car hit a telegraph pole in Heys Lane, Blackburn, last night. The impact brought down several telephone lines, leaving nearby subscribers cut off. The 58-year-old driver of the Vauxhall was taken to Blackburn Royal
ORGANISATIONS ranging from a support group for parents and partners of drug users to a mining museum are bidding for cash help from Pendle Council. The authority's grants to outside bodies sub-committee meets tomorrow to decide how to share out the remaining
A DRIVER passed a breathalyser test but then admitted to police that it was drink that caused him to crash his car into a brick outhouse. Blackburn magistrates heard that Peter Derbyshire initially left the scene of the crash but later presented himself
A WEEK-long charity drive in aid of needy children will be held in Blackburn next month. Volunteer fund-raisers from the Blackburn branch of the NSPCC will open a charity shop at 14 -16 Lord Street West. The shop will open from Monday February 7 to 11
CRICHTON: Excellent performance typified by his save-of-the-season with the score at 1-0...9 WEST: Initially pushed further on as a wing-back, West did his job well with few alarms...7 ARMSTRONG: The skipper's versatility came to the fore as he started
SHANE Hindle started to drink to drown his sorrows after the break up of a relationship. And Blackburn magistrates heard that when the money ran out he turned to shoplifting to try and raise more funds. Hindle, 30, of Shear Brow, Blackburn, pleaded guilty
KELLY: Not at fault for any of the goals and made a couple of excellent saves...7 GRAYSON: Although not responsible directly for any of the goals, most of the danger came from down Barnsley's left...5 DAVIDSON: Guilty of diving in on a couple of occasions
THREE thugs armed with a knife robbed a man in Blackburn as he returned home early yesterday morning. The 27-year-old was in Earl Street, Brookhouse around 5.45am when two of the men grabbed him by his arms while their accomplice threatened him with a
DAVE Bassett is backing Rovers to make the play offs despite Saturday's setback at Oakwell. Ewood chief Tony Parkes suffered his heaviest defeat as a manager as four first half goals set up the Tykes 5-1 victory. But Bassett - who was targetted by Rovers
ANDY Payton insisted that Burnley still have the best strikeforce in the Second Division after he and Andy Cooke shared the goals in the Clarets' impressive 3-0 win over Oldham Athletic. Payton moved on to 16 for the season and Cooke also got back on
LIVESEY Branch Road, Blackburn, was closed from 1pm yesterday until 7.45am today after workmen hit a gas main. The road was closed from the bottom of the road to Heys Lane and diversions were set up by police. Transco also attended the scene. A spokesman
ONE in every three terrace homes in Blackburn and Darwen may be unfit to live in - and the cost of repairing them could run into hundreds of millions of pounds. A shock report has revealed the extent of problems with homes in the borough built before
Division Two: Burnley 3 Oldham Athletic 0 - Pete Oliver's match verdict AS SURE as night follows day and England lose a Test series abroad, Andy Cooke was destined to end his goal drought at Turf Moor on Saturday. After a further week of transfer speculation
THE headteacher of an East Lancashire high school monitored by police following a series of mixed-race playground brawls today assured parents: "We've got the situation under control." Vicki Devonport, headteacher of Blackburn's Queen's Park High, confirmed
Division One: Barnsley 5 Blackburn Rovers 1 - Andy Neild's match verdict 'SEE you in the Premiership next season' beamed Mr Parkes as he strolled through a jubilant band of Barnsley fans at Oakwell on Saturday. But it was Trevor Parkes the referee - rather
PLACES to go and see in East Lancashire are listed in a new glossy brochure which aims to help coach parties plan tours of the county. The Lancashire 2000 Group Guide was launched at the County Hotel in Blackburn to coincide with a fact finding visit
NEWSPAPER group Newsquest - owners of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and Citizen titles in Lancashire - has teamed up with Internet group Freeserve in its online auctions business. Newsquest is to take a stake in Freeserve Auctions, a subsidiary of
Blackburn Home Organists' Club, St Stephens Conservative Club, Robinson Street, Little Harwood, 8pm. Blackburn and District Probus Club, Lammack Methodist Church, 10am. Blackburn Local History Society, Feilden Room, Central Library, Blackburn, 7.30pm.
WHEN Accrington's old Hippodrome burned to the ground in June, 1908 - providing a midnight spectacle that lit up half the town - a new theatre rose from the ashes in just months. But there was no such revival nearly half a century later as only flickering
EAST Lancashire was caught out as winter struck with a vengeance and heavy overnight snow brought chaos to some roads. Hundreds of people were late for work as public transport came to a standstill and major roads were blocked. While there was hardly
A TRAVEL agent was on the right track for the future of rail tickets. Clitheroe Travel Agency's specialist ticket shop, CTA Rail, had been held up as the answer to potential ticketing chaos after rail sell-off plans were finalised. A row broke out over
TWO goals in the last 10 minutes finally killed off a spirited Leek side. The Staffordshire side had taken a surprise lead then looked like they might hang on for an unlikely draw until Ramsbottom made that vital break through. Leek took the lead on nine
I WRITE to thank all those who gave us such an enjoyable evening at St Peter's on Sunday night, January 16. Having just managed to get a seat in a packed audience, it was encouraging to find the hospice benefited by more than £1,300. I am not going to
A POLICE probe into allegations of proxy voting fraud in Burnley is completed - and a decision on possible charges is expected in the next few weeks.. A report on an extensive nine-month investigation into the use of proxy votes in the Daneshouse area
TWO goals in the space of a minute in first half stoppage time gave Stanley a place in the last four of the Unibond League Challenge Cup, in a match which saw the Reds finish with only nine men. Following the midweek departure of leading scorer Gary Williams
JACK Straw's disparaging remarks recently about the English are both insulting to the memory of the fallen and their families left behind and to many people on these islands who are proud of their different nationality - except maybe the Prime Minister
DARWEN go into their Marsden Trophy second round tie at Great Harwood tonight on a high after a hard fought 1-0 win at Formby. Steve Lynch grabbed the all important goal eight minutes before the break when his flick-on from a Michael Douglas corner looped
THE widow of a former Clarets manager celebrated her 100th birthday at the weekend. And Jeannie Dougal's only regret after an action-packed weekend was that she was unable to visit Turf Moor to cheer on Burnley in their 3-0 win over Oldham. Jeannie, widow
I AGREE with every word written by Mr J Livesey about pensioners (Letters, January 18). Can anyone tell me why state pensioners have to pay for a stay in an NHS hospital when other people don't? Apparently, state pension books are confiscated if the stay
SIX children aged between 14 and three had to flee a blaze at their home after it was targeted by arsonists in a night time attack. Two of the youngsters were dragged to safety from their beds after the fire started while their mother and her boyfriend
A REFERENDUM on a major shake-up of local government in Burnley could cost council taxpayers £25,000 this year, say town hall chiefs. The ballot option is the final stage of widespread public consultation on how best to run Burnley's council - with options
A MOTORBIKE collided with a Honda Accord in Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, yesterday afternoon. Police said David Friend, 46, of Spring Street, Rishton, was riding his motorbike from Haslingden Road towards the Shadsworth Leisure Centre when he was in collision
A civil engineer was today due to appear in court accused of killing his cousin in an Oswaldtwistle pub. James Bruce Singleton, 29, of Kingfisher Court, Oswaldtwistle, is charged with the manslaughter of Mark Taylor, 25. Mr Taylor was pronounced dead
A FATHER-to-be who attacked a nightclubber he spotted kissing his then girlfriend has started a nine-month jail term. Gordon Muir, 24, punched his victim Gavin Knight inside Lar-De-Dars in Accrington and was then heard outside the club saying he was "
QUESTIONNAIRES will be sent to Hyndburn residents as part of a new survey into housing needs and requirements in the borough. Hyndburn Council is trying to build a picture of the state of housing in order to aid future planning and to provide detailed
A BURGLAR sent a taxi driver on a "fool's errand" before raiding his home while he was gone. Burnley Crown Court heard how Iain O'Shea, 32, tried his hand at the same house a week later, this time with an accomplice. O'Shea, of Devonshire Drive, Clayton
A FATHER and son have been convicted of attacking one of two brothers but two co-accused have been cleared. Father-of-four Duncan Johnstone, 36, and Duncan Cash Johnstone, 17, were both found guilty of violent disorder and unlawful wounding, after a three-week
CHOCOLATES, toffees and ice creams group Thorntons said sales sweetened impressively over the Christmas period. The company, which has shops in Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley and Colne, saw sales improve 3.7 per cent over the seven week festive period
A BOY aged 16 who died after being bed-ridden by illness told his family that he would be able to run around again when he went to heaven. Danny Yates, of Wharf Street, Rishton, who was born with muscular dystrophy and was autistic, caught pneumonia 15
A TEAM of men on stilts has moved into a conference centre! The workers are using the stilts to work on ceilings as part of a major expansion programme at the Clayton Park Conference Centre at Clayton-le-Moors. An extra six rooms are being created at
Reporter Mike Ribbeck continues his diary on giving up smoking WELL, I have not had a cigarette for three weeks and just when I thought I was through the worst the cravings have come back with a vengeance. I was really looking forward to the weekend off
THE number of company failures in the region has fallen despite a rise nationally. North West receiverships fell by five per cent last year from 159 in 1998 to 151, compared with a rise of two per across the country. "Last year was one of contrasts. At
A 10-YEAR-OLD Burnley boy, missing from home for two days, has been found safe and well. Jamie Shackleton of May Street had not been seen since leaving home to attend Burnley Wood County Primary School at 8.30am on Friday. Police launched a major search
FOUR men were injured when the car in which they were travelling hit with a tree. Police said a Nissan ZX car driven by Asif Hussain, of Castle Street, Brierfield, hit the tree in Walverden Road, Brierfield, at 2.55am on Saturday. No other vehicle was
INFANT and junior pupils at Casterton School, Burnley, were rewarded for their hard work with a pantomime and ice cream in the school hall. Two performances of a more modern version of Cinderella were given by the travelling theatre group, M&M Productions
AN outstanding educational scheme which improves the quality of life for people with mental health problems should not be destroyed or allowed to die, health watchdogs were told. More than 200 people benefit from the Stepping Stones scheme at Nelson and
PUPILS and staff at Ightenhill Primary School, Burnley, will mark the move into the 21st century by taking a step back in time during their Millennium Week. Their activities will cover 2000 years of Christianity, with each year group studying a different
MAJOR improvements have been made to a council benefits service after tenants were threatened with eviction because they could not pay their rents. Pendle Council has slashed its backlog of claims for council tax and housing benefit payments from 6,715
ANDY Preece's managerial learning curve is rising quite steeply, as a run yielding only one point from the last nine, sees the Shakers slide nearer to the relegation dog fight, than the play off zone which is Preece's aim. In an uneventful encounter,
BOLTON were denied by Ipswich's late show, but put in enough of a performance to worry Worthington Cup semi-final opponents Tranmere ahead of Wednesday's crunch second leg tie. Dean Holdsworth's second half strike was cancelled out by Matt Holland in
A MAN stole a cheque from his grandmother's bank book, forged her signature then tried to cash it at a pawnbrokers. Sean Taylor had made the cheque out for £250, but the shop manager, who knew him, became suspicious and spoke to the grandmother on the
THE family of a young woman, seriously injured in a motorway crash, today spoke of her courage and determination as she recovers in hospital. Kathryn Gottweiss, 20, is keeping a positive attitude, despite being told by doctors she is unlikely to walk
A FIRST World War veteran celebrated his 100th birthday only half a mile from his birthplace with a family get-together. Albert Fielding, of St James' House residential home, Darwen, was born in Pothouse Lane, Darwen, and went to nearby St James' School
A BARRY Manilow fan was left distraught after the concert she had waited six months for went horribly wrong. Vicky Taylor, 30, of Lily Street, Darwen, had been looking forward to seeing her idol at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday night with
A MOTHER and her daughter were left clinging to a first floor window ledge of their burning home as firefighters were held up by double-parked cars. The potentially-fatal delay also meant fire crews lost vital time in rescuing the woman's 13-year-old
STAFF at a Blackburn day centre have uncovered a photographic treasure trove - in their waste paper collection bins. Workers at the Mowbray Day Centre, Park Lee Road, for adults with learning disabilities could not believe their eyes when they dug out
