PLANS to extend the Rossendale Hospice day care unit were being blocked by the East Lancashire Health Authority, it is claimed. Frank Clifford, chairman of the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Community Health Council, said the unit was operating in an
A RELIEF worker at the centre of child smuggling allegations in Romania turned to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph to pass on messages of hope to his family. Former Great Harwood businessman John Boast is being prevented from leaving the troubled country
ROSSENDALE'S police chief has given an assurance that efforts will continue to be made to increase the time officers spend on patrolling the public beat. Superintendent Clive Fothergill told this to the meeting of Rossendale police and community forum
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a new Jobcentre and employment office in Nelson has been passed after months of fierce arguments. Pendle Council's policy committee has agreed the plan for a two-storey office on the corner of Railway Street and Netherfield
UP TO 350 jobs were to be saved by a remarkable partnership between one of Blackburn's smallest firms and one of its biggest. Voltair Ltd, a company formed to develop the brainwaves of an East Lancashire family of inventors, was teaming up with Royal
BRITISH Rail investigators were today trying to find out what caused an apparently total brake failure on the Blackburn Rovers football special which crashed at more than 50 mph. Stewards praised the fans whose calm action saved dozens from serious injury
NOW that BBC Radio Lancashire has axed the late-night show hosted by Bob Roberts for the last six years (he was super) I and my friends have turned to a great station called Talk Radio UK. It is very enjoyable and all the hosts are so good. So with Red
FOR the past few months, we have heard the continued bleating from county hall about funding and budgeting and how we would be affected by the proposed cutbacks. How pleasing it was to read (LET, January 11) that a delegation from the LCC had visited
DOES Len Rushton (Letters, January 12) not realise that, up to 1974, Blackburn administered its own affairs with more care and efficiency for the people of the town than ever Lancashire County Council has done since - and that it did so for nearly 150
PLAGUED by crime, we may be. But today comes heartening evidence that decent citizens are not prepared to be defeated by it - and are joining in the fight-back. For look at the results reported by Crimestoppers, the anonymous freephone service set up
NO action should be taken on plans for an "open all hours" doctors' surgery to serve Burnley and Pendle without full consultation with local councils, the community health council and other groups. CHC chairman, Frank Clifford, said: "We are not here
PAINFUL knee braces, plasters, weights, hours on the treatment table, the odd tear of frustration and the healing hands of physiotherapist Andy Jones. That was the everyday diet for wing sorcerer John Francis, who has proved beyond doubt he is Turf Moor's
A NEW development of up to 100 homes in Darwen looks likely to get the go-ahead, despite protests from neighbours. Blackburn Council planning and highways committee stopped short of granting planning permission to developers Wassall plc but deferred a
CLARETS fans' chief Alan Beecroft has appealed to Burnley's united board to make a fresh start and to listen to the fans. There was a mixed response from Turf Moor supporters today following the statement confirming that the board had thrashed out their
TURF Moor's goldeneye Kurt Nogan celebrated his Wales call-up against Italy today with manager Jimmy Mullen tipping his star striker to land a senior cap. Nogan has smashed his way into international contention with a sensational 21 league and cup goals
SCOTTISH & Newcastle's closure of two breweries is a re-run of the axing of Blackburn's Matthew Brown, claims Jack Straw. And the Blackburn MP now fears that the Lion beers now brewed in Nottingham could vanish as a result. Earlier this week the brewing
JEAN-MARC Bosman repercussions permitting, David Pleat believes his recent Serbian shopping spree will pay rich dividends for Sheffield Wednesday, who will bring yet more international flavour to Ewood tomorrow. In fact the Owls boss reckons it could
ALAN Shearer is still gunning for European qualification with Blackburn Rovers this season. And he is aiming for lift-off against Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow on what will be a poignant Ewood afternoon for the England striker as he clocks up yet another
SCHOOLS face more teacher job losses and problems with large classes despite an increase in their budgets, a union claims. The National Union of Teachers says the public should not be deceived into thinking everything is now rosy, after Lancashire County
BUS giant Stagecoach has come out as the front runner in the proposed £2 million sale of part of Burnley and Pendle Bus Company. A report to Pendle Council says the national company, known for its aggressive business approach, is the preferred bidder.
JUST 24 hours after Manchester United knocked Sunderland out of the FA Cup at Roker Park, Rodger Wilkins was trying to inflict similar suffering on their reserves. The 21-year-old from Dinkley, playing on the left wing for Blackpool reserves, showed few
REGARDING D Pearson's remarks (Letters, January 17) on bringing back hanging for all murderers and rapists, he is "flogging a dead horse" in respect of influencing MPs. I recently wrote to Greg Pope, Hyndburn's MP, asking for a referendum on hanging.
FIREMEN carried a five-year-old girl to safety from a house fire. Jessica Hook was asleep with her sister Abigail, 8, and two-year-old brother Jake at their home in Dudley Street, Colne, when a chip pan caught fire in the kitchen. The house began to fill
FRESH calls for a public inquiry FRESH calls for a public inquiry into the 1994 troubles at Burnley Health Care Trust have been made. Noel O'Brien told colleagues on the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Community Health Council that the public would not
PAUL Grayson makes his Five Nations' debut tomorrow predicting: "It's winner takes all." The 24-year-old fly-half from Chorley is one of seven new caps on Jack Rowell's inexperienced England team to take on France at Parc des Princes. And he believes
HEALTH chiefs plan to axe 31 beds at Rossendale General Hospital because they are under-used. But nurses say they have been filled so much of late that patients have had to be turned away. Is this to be another snapshot of the crisis gripping the NHS
JTAYLOR (Letters, January 8) asks whose side Ofwat, the water industry regulator, is on. He seems to imply that it is Ofwat's job to hire and fire North West Water's staff. It is the Director General of Ofwat's role to set tough price limits which encourage
WHAT'S the message that come across to the kids when a multi-millionaire pop star admits taking the "rave" drug Ecstasy and calls for it to be legalised? The wrong one, we are afraid - that it's OK to do "E." How stupid and irresponsible of superstar
PLANNING councillors got it right last night when they blocked a "mini town" of 466 proposed new homes between Blackburn and Darwen. Not that there is anything wrong with new houses. But providing them on such a vast scale demands more of the developers
A FAMILY doctor has warned that a major crisis is poised to afflict stressed-out GPs across East Lancashire. Dr Ann Huson said the out-of-hours system of call-outs was stretching doctors to the limit. And the Ribble Valley GP has urged health campaigners
A PROLIFIC East Lancashire-born artist whose work scanned five decades has died aged 88. Wilfred Fairclough was born in Blackburn in 1907, the son of hairdresser Herbert Fairclough. He began his career with Duxbury Son and Co, Incorporated accountants
TWO East Lancashire MPs have bitterly attacked government red tape, which they claim is strangling business. Labour's Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike took up the issue with ministers in Trade and Industry Questions this week. Pendle's Mr Prentice said
AN East Lancashire MP has called for more help from trade officials to boost East Lancashire's economy. Nigel Evans, the member for Ribble Valley, said day-to-day contact with Department of Trade and Industry staff across the world was vital for firms
CONGRATULATIONS to Malcolm Doherty, the leader of Blackburn Council, for achieving unitary authority status for the borough. Despite all the devious, not to say obnoxious, tactics by Lancashire County Council to stop independence becoming a reality, Blackburn
A CRIMEBUSTING telephone hotline helped police arrest 116 people and recover £1 million in property during the last 12 months. And police say more calls are being received from the East Lancashire area than anywhere else in the county. Calls to the Lancashire
NEIGHBOURS have lost their fight to stop alterations at a childrenswear factory, which they claim is noisy. Blackburn Council planning and highways committee was told noise claims were being investigated at UK Fashions' premises behind 4-10 Juniper Street
PLANS for a massive new housing development on land between Blackburn and Darwen have been deferred by Blackburn Council to allow developers to come up with an improved package. Members of the planning and highways committee were concerned that the 466
SO THE ghost of Hugh Neil has finally been laid to rest and the actions of the officers of the Hyndburn Conservative Association have been totally justified. Even so there are questions that need to be answered. Just what did Mr Neil hope to gain by carrying
COLNE is set to return to the footballing map for the first time since 'Chalky' White's Dynamoes folded in 1990. Pendle Council are working with Rock Rovers to create a new club, Colne FC. But both parties are quick to stress it is not a Dynamoes revival
A HOSPITAL which is planning to close 31 beds has been forced to turn away a string of patients during the past month. Nursing staff at Rossendale General Hospital claim sick people have been sent packing because there have not been enough beds. The revelation
THE family of a cerebral palsy child will be saying: "Tanks a lot!" to the company that sponsors a charity event. The event, on January 28, is already on track with three athletic teams of six already stepping forward to take up the challenge and pull
