ONLY last week we had friends over from Holland and we live in the Bank Top area of Blackburn, so it was no surprise to hear of the disgust and shock comments of my Dutch friends about the area. On the Sunday afternoon my mother and friend decided to
I READ with great interest Michael Short's article on October 19. I wonder how many readers remember Harry Scott at Darwen Grammar School? I was there in the 1950s and remember the dining room would be pandemonium when certain teachers were on dinner
A MULTI-million pound investment to breathe new life into Simonstone's former Philips factory is being hailed as a jobs bonanza for the area. Fort Vale Engineering will not only move its entire operations to the Simonstone Lane site but will also let
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to hand a trial to Norwegian striker Karim Aoudia. The 19-year-old spent several days at Brockhall during the summer and he made an impression on Hughes and his coaching staff after catching the eye in a couple of training
A FORMER soldier caught out over the limit had had a run of bad luck, Burnley magistrates heard. Darren Stewart's marriage was in trouble, his sister had died and on top of all that he had been arrested for drink driving. Stewart, 22, of Carr Road, Nelson
A MOTHER of two in a £9,300 benefits fiddle broke the law by not revealing her partner lived with her --but she might have got more cash if she had, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Trudy Howard, 26, who also got in trouble for not admitting
A BURNLEY couple banned from a dancing group because they were too young have found somewhere else to tango. Ballroom fans Martin and Janet Ruane, of Duke Street, Briercliffe, spent 10 months learning dance moves at the Rawtenstall Senior Citizens' Association
CAMPAIGNERS for a controversial Carnforth skate park have vowed to fight on after councillors rejected their plans. Members of Lancaster City Council's cabinet vetoed the scheme for a wheeled-sports facility' at the Dunkirk Avenue play area following
SIXTY fire-fighters tackled one of Lancaster's biggest blazes for years on Monday as the city's controversial Fats and Proteins UK plant went up in smoke. Flames ripped through the animal rendering plant on Quernmore Road, sending acrid black smoke billowing
A MAN who helped bring the fate of the Accrington Pals to the world's attention is to be given the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn. Bill Turner had his nomination for the title - the highest a council can bestow - unanimously approved at a meeting
PHIL Wilson is looking to sort out a deal to keep teenage strike sensation Alex Taylor at Lancaster City for the season as the Dolly Blues continue to confound their critics. The Giant Axe boss has been impressed by the ex-Burnley reserve, who scored
James O'Connor could find out later today if he is to be punished with a costly three-match ban following his sending off in the Clarets' win over Millwall on Tuesday night. The Clarets midfielder saw red, despite video evidence showing he did little
FORMER Clarets star Paul Weller is back at Turf Moor after taking up a post with the Leisure and Community Department. Weller, who has retired from the professional game because of a persistent injury after making over 250 league appearances for Burnley
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has hailed his six-week wonders and urged then for one more push at high-flying Luton this weekend before the two-week break. The Clarets have completely turned their season around in that short space of time, winning five
There's the entire New Orleans musical tradition -- and then there's Mem Shannon. And on November 3, for one night only, the blues legend is playing in Blackpool. Expect something special as the band has gone through a lot to get here. The group were
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to hand a trial to Norwegian striker Karim Aoudia. The 19-year-old spent several days at Brockhall during the summer and he made an impression on Hughes and his coaching staff after catching the eye in a couple of training
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has hailed his six-week wonders and urged then for one more push at high-flying Luton this weekend before the two-week break. The Clarets have completely turned their season around in that short space of time, winning five
Musicians from Africa and Asia are joining forces for the Heatwave 2005 tour, which brings summery vibes from Senegal to Sumatra via Madagascar to Morecambe on November 18. Onstage at the Platform show will be Malagasy valiha master, Justin Vali, world
Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Status Quo, White Stripes, Paul Weller, Doves, Blondie, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers and Jerry Lee Lewis. NOVEMBER 3 Mem Shannon, Grand, Blackpool, £10
A 62-year-old man has been jailed for two years for sexual activity and taking indecent pictures of two young girls. But the sentence was attacked as "disgusting" and a "joke" by the girls' parents who said it "made a mockery" of the legal system. Michael
THE opening of a new children's home which caused controversy in Stacksteads has been put back several months to "ensure it works". Holly House, Booth Road, was due to officially open in October after manager Robin Lageard met with residents to calm fears
PLANS to protect windows and repair the tower at a vandal-plagued Blackburn church could cost up to £30,000. And wardens have issued a desperate plea to the congregation to dig deep at this Sunday's annual Gift Day to help pay for the work. Extensive
A FORMER boy sailor who became a gunner in the Royal Navy effectively died as a result of his own gunfire. An inquest heard that every time Bruce Ernest Barnard fired he was showered with dust from the asbestos that lined his gun turret. And it was that
CIVIC chiefs have called an emergency meeting to discuss fears over the possible loss of critical care beds at the town's hospital. The extraordinary meeting has been called after serious concerns were raised about the closure of emergency units. Health
TODAY we herald a victory for people power! And for the 2,000-plus people who backed our campaign to preserve the identity of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, today's revalation is proof that people should never give up fighting for what they believe
CAMPAIGNERS have declared victory in the fight to retain the Queen's Lancashire Regiment's 300-year identity after an amazing U-turn by Army bosses. And the regiment today thanked the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and its readers for spearheading the fight
Blackburn Rovers' Academy keeper Steven Drench has joined Bury on a short-term loan. Newly-installed Shakers boss Chris Casper has swooped to sign the England Under 20 international, who has impressed whenever he has appeared for Rovers' reserve side.
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is looking to invite Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan for a trial later in the year, providing the 19-year-old can get a work permit to enter the country. Annan plays for African club side Accra Hearts of Oak and, despite
Leeds Res 0 Blackburn Res 1: Keith Barker grabbed the winner as a youthful Rovers reserve side gained a hard-earned win across the Pennines last night. Barker struck inside the opening 10 minutes and Glyn Hodges' team then showed great character to protect
A MULTI-million pound investment to breathe new life into Simonstone's former Philips factory is being hailed as a jobs bonanza for the area. Fort Vale Engineering will not only move its entire operations to the Simonstone Lane site but will also let
UNION chiefs are planning to place billboards across East Lancashire to highlight their fight against proposals for a shake up of intensive care units at the region's hospitals. Unison is to place about 10 billboards throughout the area from November
BURNLEY'S historic Weavers' Triangle is set for a £4million windfall which will secure its long-term future. The council has been successful in its bid to apply for lottery funding which would help regenerate one of the oldest collections of industrial
CIVIC chiefs have called an emergency meeting to discuss fears over the possible loss of critical care beds at the town's hospital. The extraordinary meeting has been called after serious concerns were raised about the closure of emergency units. Health
MOTOR CYCLISTS in Lancashire are being urged to take lessons in safer riding - and it won't cost them a thing. Police and county officials are teaming up to offer free places on a new RIDE' motor cycle retraining course to local people. Keen riders are
THE people of Morecambe are one step closer to getting their own voice - and it will not cost them a bean. Support is mounting for Morecambe to have its own town council so the people of the resort can have more of a say in what happens in the area. And
LANCASTER City Council leader Ian Barker says the future of Fats and Proteins is in the balance after Monday's huge blaze. Cllr Barker is one of the firm's biggest critics. He has campaigned against the factory for years and now claims this could be the
COUNCIL staff are giving a bad impression of Accrington to members of the public, it has been claimed. Coun Edith Dunston told a meeting of Lancashire Police Authority that town hall staff had told her 'six, or seven' elderly people had property 'snatched
A KIND-hearted golfer is bidding for a place in the record books -- and a huge £100,000 cheque for charity -- as he nears the end of a mammoth 10-month challenge. Bernard Wood, 58, of Richmond Avenue, Haslingden, has been on the road since January 2 as
POULTRY traders have hit out at a "heavy-handed" ban aimed at halting the spread of bird flu. Bird trading has been cancelled at Clitheroe Poultry, Fur and Feather Market in response to concerns regarding the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, now reported
MORECAMBE have swooped to snare old boy John Hardiker on loan from League Two outfit Bury. And the Christie Park cult hero is aiming to force his way back into the Football League. "It's good to be back here," he says. "I didn't have to think for s econd
Prog rock star Greg Lake, formerly of King Crimson and supergroup Emerson, Lake And Palmer - is bringing his new six-piece band to Preston on November 14. Dorset-born Lake will be at the Guild Hall to explore his four-decade career as part of his first
UPCOMING Lancashire bands are competing for two days recording time in a top studio and a contract with a music PR company in a battle-of-the-bands competition. The next heat is in Blackpool on November 10. The Strummer Live Music Series takes place every
RESIDENTS in Darwen have won the chance to fight demolition plans at a public inquiry. People who still own houses in the Redearth Street area now hope they can convince a planning inspector that their homes are fit to live in. But the inquiry could take
THE finishing touches are being applied to a £2.7million bowling complex due to open later this month. The grand opening of Bowplex, opening inside the new leisure development behind Blackburn Railway Station, is planned for November 21. Dorset-based
THE Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, will be in Burnley next week. Mr Benn will the guest of honour at an Eid Celebration and fundraising event taking place at 6.45pm on Friday November 11 at Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Youth
UNION chiefs are planning to place billboards across East Lancashire to highlight their fight against proposals for a shake up of intensive care units at the region's hospitals. Unison is to place about 10 billboards throughout the area from November
