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Stories for 6 March 2000
Accrington News
No way back for former matron
A FORMER Lancashire nursing home matron wept as she was refused permission to be allowed back into the profession. more...
Woman's eye pierced by radio aerial
A DOWN'S Syndrome sufferer was today poorly in hospital after a radio aerial pierced her eye in an accident. more...
Drugs thrown out to protect friend
A MAN who moved a large cannabis haul to protect his friend when police raided their home, was fined at Burnley Crown Court. more...
Blackburn Business
£5m fund to help firms' expansion
A MULTI-MILLION pound venture capital fund has been launched in Lancashire to help local firms expand. more...
Rosebys goes for image change
FURNITURE-to-curtains retailer Rosebys - which operates a string of shops across East Lancashire - has unveiled plans to change its image with a name change to the trendier-sounding Homestyle Group. more...
Award adds spice to music company
A MUSIC firm whose equipment is used by top artistes including the Spice Girls and Madonna has won a top industry award. more...
Training team fly high
A TRAINING team has won a top award. more...
Rise in dough
HUNGRY customers buying up sandwiches at bakers Greggs' - which runs seven shops in East Lancashire - helped sales for the year rise. more...
Blackburn Leisure
10 YEARS AGO: Peace deal rejected
MORE than 1,500 British Aerospace workers threw out a peace formula aimed at solving their 18-week-long dispute. more...
FIVE YEARS AGO: Crime battle plan
CRIME fighters representing more than 153,000 homes met to discuss an anti-crooks battle plan. more...
Events in East Lancashire on Tuesday, March 7th
Friends in Bereavement, Burnley General Hospital, 7pm. more...
Blackburn News
Store answers cancer family's prayers
KIND-hearted supermarket staff have stepped in to help a disabled woman who is caring for her sick husband and 12-year-old grandson. more...
Grounds for celebration
TWO East Lancashire schools have won cash to improve their grounds. more...
Child killings: Chairman admits social services failed
CHILD protection agencies in Lancashire urgently need to get their act together to prevent a third tragedy similar to the Jack Shackleton and Levi Rose baby deaths in Burnley. more...
Readers raise £13,000 in four days for Mozambique
GENEROUS readers of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph raised £13,000 in just four days to help young victims of the floods in Mozambique. more...
A third child tragedy won't be forgiven
AS the official report into the killing of 16-month-old Jack Shackleton by his brutal father reveals how the tot was let down by child protection agencies, what makes the findings all the more dreadful is the heard-it-all-before aspect of them. more...
The great escape
Scenes of uproar when the legendary escapologist nearly met his match more...
Motives in question
IT really is quite frustrating to have to read Lancashire Evening Telegraph editorials repeatedly giving the impression that the failure of the IRA to decommission its arms is the primary reason for the suspension of those political institutions which came into being as a result of the Good Friday Agreement. more...
An insult to nationalists
SO Chris Davies MEP (Letters, February 17) considers nationalists to be 'downright evil.' more...
Man, not dog, the culprit
SO, the powers that rule in Burnley are going to have the park rangers use video cameras and put little flags next to all the dog dirt (LET, February 29). What next, poison all the pigeons, disinfect the ducks? more...
Masts not welcome
THERE has been a loud outcry, and rightfully so, over the plans for the mobile telephone company One to One to erect a 15 metre telecommunications mast at the top end of Towneley Park, in Burnley. Also, one is planned for the area of Florence Avenue on the Stoops Estate. more...
Food proposal shameful
AFTER writing to the Prime Minister on the subject of genetically modified foods, I received a reply from the Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, which appears to be a sub-division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. more...
Scandal of deaf children
EVERY day in the UK, two children are born deaf. One will have their hearing loss diagnosed within the first few months, enabling the family to consider hearing aids, cochlear implants or sign language and giving the child the chance to develop language skills. more...
Calling all veterans
TO commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, aims to contact people who were involved, be they air or ground crew, Observer Corps, balloon barrage, anti-aircraft or operations room personnel, with a view to inviting them to take part in our programme of events. more...
Worry over TV demands
THE recent rise in the price of television licences makes me wonder if the BBC would do better to spend money on programmes rather than writing threatening letters to people. more...
GeneratIon gap too big
BLACKBURN Labour Party secretary Phil Riley (Letters, February 24) asks what is wrong with bringing the issue of the Holocaust to the attention of new generations by establishing a Holocaust Memorial Day. more...
Digging deep on funerals
I AM a history student, working on a project about the funeral trade and related business. more...
Irish highs lined up for festival week
BLACKBURN and Darwen will celebrate Irish culture with a week of themed events as part of its Festival 2000 programme. more...
Barred drinker smashed pub window
JOHN Bailey put his fist through a £300 window after being ejected from the Blob Shop in Blackburn because he was already barred. more...
Anger over swim teachers decision
TEACHING unions have joined forces to condemn council chiefs for making swimming teachers redundant and replacing them with instructors. more...
Puddle puts a damper on school days
A SCHOOL is calling for action to be taken over a road which floods every time there is heavy rain. more...
God forbid it ever happening again
CHILD protection agencies in Lancashire urgently need to get their act together to prevent a third tragedy similar to the Jack Shackleton and Levi Rose baby deaths in Burnley. more...
Warning over green grants
SCHOOLS, community groups and voluntary organisations are being warned that a source of funding for environmental projects could be cut unless more people take advantage of it. more...
Town hall people power
PEOPLE power is set to take precedence over politics in Chorley. more...
Beasts from the bog
BUGS and beasties will be studied by youngsters at a Blackburn school when they create a bog garden with cash from a national award scheme. more...
Notes safe and sound
ON February 28, my son, who attends St Bede's RC High School, in Blackburn, left his Creative Design Technology GCSE course work on the bus on his return home. more...
Waiting times for patients up
PATIENTS in Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley are waiting up to 71 weeks to see an orthopaedic consultant, new figures reveal. more...
Lady didn't love Milk Tray
SCOTT McKay tried to pay for his sausage and chips with a stolen box of chocolates. more...
Notice to the gum-droppers
REGARDING your Insight article 'Gum? Are we stuck with it?' (LET, February 16), one could clean chewing gum off the old pavements, but not this modern asphalt. It's a disgrace. So is spitting. There used to be signs saying 'Do not spit,' 'No Litter' and 'No dog dirt.' Why not some about discarded gum? more...
Explosive device was thrown from car
POLICE heard a loud explosion after seeing something thrown out of the window of a car in King Street, Blackburn. more...
Girl power knocks 'em out!
IT'S a Knockout in Blackburn town centre was a fun-filled afternoon for everyone. more...
Buses blues on Saturday night
WHY on Saturday evenings are there no buses to Leyburn Road or Mill Hill in Blackburn? more...
Artist 'Wammy' in music move rap
A PUB artist has accused a council of acting like Oliver Cromwell and the puritans over a clampdown on karaokes and discos. more...
Dairy price bottle battle
MORE than 100 dairy farmers from across East Lancashire were expected to join a protest march through Blackburn town centre today. more...
Eye opener
HAS the government lost sight of the fact that when pensioners draw their pension at the post office they can also pay gas, water and electricity bills and buy stamps and cards, etc? more...
Cancer expert talks at annual meeting
A LEADING cancer research scientist will be speaking to a group of East Lancashire fundraisers on Wednesday. more...
Tenant groups win awards
FOUR Blackburn tenants' groups have been presented with awards for the successful training of members. more...
Teachers' fury at Blunkett's blame
TEACHERS from East Lancashire have attacked Education Secretary David Blunkett for blaming them over schools which continue to fall below accepted standards. more...
New law protects wildlife sites
NEW legislation which will give stricter protection to important wildlife sites has been welcomed by Lancashire's Wildlife Trust. more...
Carry on karaoke says phone poll
MOST pub-goers across Blackburn and Darwen are in favour of landlords and entertainers standing their ground in the karaoke quarrel against the council. more...
Blackburn Sport
Parkes wants to bring in striker
TONY Parkes looks set to step into the transfer market in a last-ditch bid to salvage Blackburn Rovers' promotion play-off hopes. more...
NON LEAGUE SOCCER: Accrington Stanley 1 Worksop Town 1 (Unibond Challenge Cup Semi-Final)
ACCRINGTON Stanley face a replay in their bid to make the UniBond Challenge Cup final. more...
NON LEAGUE SOCCER: Darwen 1 Curzon Ashton 1
DARWEN boss Steve Wilkes today admitted his side are now chasing second place after they failed to close the gap on leaders Curzon Ashton in this bad-tempered clash at The Anchor. more...
NON LEAGUE SOCCER: Atherton Collieries 1 Clitheroe 3
CLITHEROE hit top spot in the First North Western Trains League First Division with a comfortable win over Atherton Collieries. more...
NON LEAGUE SOCCER: Chorley 1 Radcliffe Borough 1
CHORLEY put recent poor form behind them with a combative display which left promotion chasing Radcliffe grateful for a late equaliser. more...
SOCCER: Charlton sink Bolton
Bolton Wanderers 0 Charlton Athletic 2 more...
RALLYING: Meadows bid
MARTIN Meadows bid to win the BTRDA Gold Star Championship suffered a setback when he crashed out of the Malcolm Wilson Rally. more...
ICE HOCKEY: Solway Sharks 5 Blackburn Hawks 5
HAWKS kicked off their close season proceedings with a friendly draw at Solway. more...
Rovers in Transit: Play-off hopes become distant dream after latest defeat
Division One: Tranmere Rovers 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 - Peter White's match verdict more...
North End exposure: Clarets bubble burst by Lancashire rivals
Division Two: Burnley 0 Preston North End 3 - Pete Oliver's match verdict more...
Ternent set for Luton roll call
UPBEAT Burnley boss Stan Ternent faces a morning roll-call tomorrow before naming the side he hopes can hit back from Saturday's derby defeat. more...
We rode our luck admits boss Aldridge
TRANMERE manager John Aldridge admitted his side had enjoyed a large slice of luck in beating Blackburn Rovers at Prenton Park. more...
Johnrose lucky to escape red card says Moyes
VICTORIOUS Preston boss David Moyes believes Dean West was rightly sent off, and felt he should have been preceded down the tunnel by Lenny Johnrose for a tackle that left North End skipper Sean Gregan with a badly gashed shin early on in a fiery Lancashire derby. more...
Bolton Business
Grocery shopping is e-asy from home
A HI-TECH shopper is shunning the hustle and bustle of Bolton stores in favour of letting his fingers do the walking - on a computer mouse. Self-confessed shop-hater Keith Abram spends 30 minutes each month sorting out his food supply on the Internet, a technique he reckons saves him hours. Yet Mr Abram is not a young computer whizz-kid - he's a 59-year-old book-keeper. more...
Stores that are gearing up to go on-line soon
OTHER supermarket chains promise to roll out their on-line services within the next two years. Lois Hill, a spokeswoman for Marks and Spencer, said: "We haven't started to offer food yet but we are selling clothes and homeware on-line. The reason we are stalling on food is that we are a well-known and respected brand and we want to get the operation right." more...
Anna stars in award 'show'
BOLTON-born Anna Izza received a top award from television personality Jonathan Ross. more...
Bolton Leisure
What's on in and around Bolton, Tuesday, 7/3/00
LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ bowls, 10am-12 noon; circuits, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm. more...
Bolton News
From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO more...
Hounded to death
A FORMER firefighter collapsed and died in his wife's arms in a Horwich street as he confronted a gang of teenagers. more...
'Aggressive' paper vendors under fire
VENDORS handing out morning newspapers to Bolton commuters have been criticised for being too aggressive. more...
Undercover head finds life tougher in class
THE headteacher at Bolton's top performing state school discovered that a teacher's life is far tougher at the bottom after going undercover at a comprehensive. more...
Tempted by the bus? Here's your chance
ANOTHER stretch of Bolton's controversial Quality Bus Corridor opened today. more...
Dad cleans up -- as SUPERMUM!
A BOLTON dad who wore his British Rail uniform at home because he spent all his money on his children has won an award - as a SUPERMUM! more...
Protesters dial up M for madder!
OUTRAGED Kearsley residents will be marching on Bolton town hall to urge planning councillors to reject proposals for six 999 masts and two microwave dishes near their homes. more...
Sea cadets scale the heights to raise cash
BOLTON Sea Cadets received a wave of applause for an impressive display in the town centre. The group was showing off its new portable mast manning display similar to the one used by the Navy at the Royal Tournament, at the weekend. more...
Thugs drag woman, 89, from her bed
A TERRIFIED pensioner was dragged out of her bed by two thugs who broke into her home in the middle of the night. more...
Food for thought
I WRITE in response to T. Lordley's appeal about halal meat in the BEN (February 24). I would have to start by saying that I'm a lay person on these matters, and am in no way a religious expert. more...
Thanks for nothing . . .
I WOULD just like to express my deepest thanks to all those lovely helpful people who all stopped to help me this morning, March 2, at approximately 8.45am, on Blackburn Road, just past the junction with Andrew Lane, Sharples. more...
It's a choker
THIS is to the scum who stole my daughter's car on February 22, at the Bolton Royal Hospital, where she was working as a nurse, probably caring for the parents or grandparents of these thieving louts. more...
Bolton Sport
RUGBY: Simp=Leigh the best
Keighley Cougars 28 Leigh Centurions 36 HANS Christian Anderson couldn't have come up with anything more far-fetched than this! As fairytale finishes go, it was up there with the more improbable. Down by a massive 20 points at 28-8 at half time, the Centurions produced one of the most amazing comebacks since Lazarus got off his deathbed. more...
Centurions fight back to win after trailing by 20 points
Keighley Cougars 28, Leigh Centurions 36 HANS Christian Anderson couldn't have come up with anything more far-fetched than this! As fairytale finishes go, it was up there with the more improbable. more...
SOCCER Late, late show rescues Shakers
A LATE, late goal from Andy Preece earned battling Bury a precious point they just about deserved in this Lancashire derby. The Shakers player-boss rose to head home a Paul Reid free kick four minutes into stoppage time to sicken the lively Latics who really should have had the game sewn up. more...
WANDERERS: Red-carded Holden admits: 'I was stupid'
DEAN Holden will only be three weeks older but he'll be an awful lot wiser when he returns to the Wanderers' fold. more...
'Not guilty' pleads Hadcroft
DISTRAUGHT winger Alan Hadcroft protested his innocence after receiving a last minute red card at Keighley yesterday. more...
Defeat surely ends play-off hopes
By Gordon Sharrock: Bolton Wanderers 0, Charlton 2 WANDERERS aren't waving white flags and, by the same token, Charlton aren't counting chickens but, on reflection, Saturday's result at the Reebok could well have proved the defining moment of the season for the two clubs. As the Londoners are basking in the luxury of a 10-point lead at the top of the table, Bolton fans are looking up at a similar gap between their team and the play-offs. more...
Skipper hopeful of Palace return
MIKE Whitlow could return to captain Wanderers when they bid to revive their promotion ambitions at Crystal Palace tomorrow night. Sam Allardyce is hopeful that he will have the services of his experienced left back for a game that is now crucial to his hopes of getting back in the play-off reckoning. more...
Burnley News
Hot food bid is turned down
A BUTCHER's shop in Burnley which has gradually become a take-away during the last 18 months has been refused permission to sell hot food. more...
Computer fair is a big hit
A COMPUTER fair is expected to raise about £400 for Gawthorpe High School, Padiham. The event was organised by the Parent Teachers Association and follows on from a successful fair in October. more...
Prestige site earlier start
WORK on the former Prestige site, in Burnley, will begin earlier than expected after councillors agreed to vary two of the planning conditions. more...
Drug user mum turned to theft
A THIEVING young mum who turned to drugs after her life fell apart has been jailed for three months. more...
Bertie's a cheer winner!
BURNLEY lost the Lancashire soccer derby against rivals Preston but Bertie Bee won the battle of the mascots. more...
Forest project takes root
RESIDENTS of Lowerhouse joined Trees for Burnley volunteers to plant the last 200 trees on council land behind Greenbrook Methodist Church, Lowerhouse. more...
Residents' gardens go-ahead
RESIDENTS in Rectory Road, Burnley, were granted permission by councillors to have their own gardens and put up a protective high fence behind their houses. more...
Women's prayers
NINETY people from town centre churches took part in a Women's World Day of Prayer event at the Salvation Army Citadel, Burnley. more...
Search for tot
THE police helicopter was brought in after a four year old girl wearing a pink Barbie dress and red Smartie boots was reported missing from her home in Queen Victoria Road, Burnley, at 7.20pm on Saturday. more...
Crime crackdown moves into top gear
MOTORISTS travelling to work in Burnley were pulled up by police today as a major crime crackdown operation moved into top gear. more...
Entrants show their all-round talent in speech and drama
SIXTEEN-year-old performing arts student Jemma Drake is a real gem, who shone in the speech and drama classes at Burnley Festival. more...
Couple hurt in street bag snatch
A COUPLE were injured in a mugging as they left a Burnley working men's club. more...
Pike in call to boycott greedy banks
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has joined with the Prime Minister in urging consumers to boycott greedy banks who "rip off" customers by charging them up to £2.50 for using "hole in the wall'' cash dispensers. more...
Parents' shock as young pests are pulled in
PARENTS of 11 children were said to be shocked and surprised when they were ordered to pick up their teenagers from Burnley police station. more...
Police full of praise for derby match fans
PEOPLE who had not attended the match between Burnley and Preston and some who were already banned from soccer grounds were blamed for trouble which followed the sell-out game at Turf Moor. more...
What an all Wright prize
BURNLEY fan Mark Warburton had more reasons than most to celebrate when Ian Wright arrived in Burnley. more...
Man wakes to find bed on fire
SIXTY-four year old Kenneth Turner was rescued from his home after waking to find his bed on fire. more...
Firefighters face gas blast peril in empty house
A FLAMING jet of gas and exposed live electricity wires put firefighters in danger as they tackled a blaze started by an early morning arson attack on a house in Burnley Wood. more...
Clitheroe News
Farm thieves caught in the act
THREE men were caught red-handed as they tried to steal from a farm where two of them had previously worked. more...
Scheme to help voluntary workers
A NEW award for community volunteers has been launched to promote voluntary work and get more people to come forward and help. more...
Colne News
Three-to-one for bypass, says survey
PEOPLE in Pendle overwhelmingly support the building of the controversial bypass between Colne and Thornton-in-Craven, according to a major survey. more...
Burglar's bid to go straight
A HOUSE breaker under deferred sentence to stay out of trouble kept his side of the bargain - and won his freedom and congratulations from the judge. more...
Shop staff go to work in pyjamas
STAFF at a travel agent's turned up for work in pyjamas and nighties - but they weren't sleepwalking. more...
Heroin mum goes free
A MOTHER-of-three who supplied a wrap of heroin has walked free from court. more...
Diners' help for flood victims
REVELLERS at the sell-out Pendle Mayor's charity dinner dance took time to remember those less fortunate with a collection for the Mozambique flood disaster, which raised £175. more...
Darwen News
Young Sam inspires marathon money effort
A YOUNG boy who has a rare genetic condition which affects only 120 people worldwide has inspired a fund-raising campaign to help research into the problem. more...
Who saw stolen cars in crash?
POLICE are appealing for information about an accident involving two stolen cars. more...
Young firebugs
A TOILET was damaged by fire at Chippys Taxis, Railway Road Industrial Estate, Darwen,at 2.30pm on Saturday. There was also slight smoke damage to the office and garage area. more...
Nelson News
Troubled school gets early release from special measures
SCHOOL inspectors have given a troubled Pendle high school a clean bill of health and released it from special measures six months ahead of the deadline given to staff. more...
Festival gets off on right foot
TWO hundred young dancers are putting their best feet forward at Nelson Festival which began at the weekend. more...
Wrecked gates bill for council
THE cost of replacing a pair of historic gates at Nelson Cemetery, which were demolished when a stolen mechanical digger went out of control, will have to be met by Pendle Council. more...
Youth concert in tune with flood appeal
A YOUTH concert audience put £215 into a collection basket for the Mozambique flood relief appeal. more...
Schoolsgrounds cash awards
TWO schools have won cash to improve their grounds. more...
Urdu plea for town signs
URDU boundary signs are being considered for Brierfield. more...
Rawtenstall News
Prisoner found hanged in cell
A MAN on remand for theft has been found hanged in his cell. more...
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