COUNCIL house tenants in Burnley may be told to carry out more of their own repairs to stop the £2 million plus repairs budget going through the roof. We can reveal the council overspent by nearly half a million pounds on call out repairs this year. Now
BRITAIN faced another icy week as weathermen warned there was no sign of a thaw. Forecasters were predicting fresh falls across East Lancashire later today with temperatures still below freezing. Many roads were blocked and the police were urging motorists
EAST Lancashire's social security system was on the verge of collapse because of a chronic staff shortage, according to workers. They launched a bitter attack on the Government policies which, they said, had cut jobs at the DHSS while the number of unemployed
ALEADING Tory MP has made the following statement on TV with regard to MPs' pay. He stated: "If you pay peanuts wages, you only attract monkeys." Maybe he is right with regard to those who are in government. However, I fail to understand why he votes
WHILE customers of North West Water, under its new banner of United Utilities, are being asked to redouble their conservation efforts, millions of gallons are being allowed to flush down the gutter by the same people demanding prudence. And that sticks
HEAVY horses are set to drag crowds back to the ailing Barrowford Show. The popular attractions are one of a set of new ideas aimed at boosting attendances which have been hit by bad weather in recent years. Councillors have thrown the show committee
TICKETS have gone on sale for the Mayor's Ball in Accrington. Hyndburn's first citizen, Coun Mrs Jean Battle, is hosting "a bit of a do" at the Berkley Manor, in Willow Street, Accrington, on Friday, March 29. Civic dignitaries from across Lancashire
THERE have been no decisions made and no discussions about the future of Rossendale Transport reassured Rossendale Council's chief executive Steven Hartley. Speculation has been rife that Rossendale Council might be considering a Pendle Council-style
MUMS have turned back the clock to return to the classroom at a Darwen primary school and have passed a pioneering exam in the process. The six mums, who all have children at Avondale Primary School, Durham Road, went back to school as helpers last year
A COLLECTION of original paintings, by a celebrated Blackburn artist, have gone on sale in aid of charity. The late John Bentley moved as a youngster to Blackburn in July 1907 with his family, and was managing-director of the Talbot Funeral Home for the
FIRE chiefs today warned of the lethal dangers of video cassettes after a young family came within seconds of death. Firefighters were amazed how quickly flames swept through a house in Blackburn Road, Darwen, on Wednesday. Graham Lund, his girlfriend
MAY I draw attention to the fact that Darwen has a new leisure facility. It's a secret one and is under the guise of a car park. Situated above the markets we have a year-round swimming pool which, for the past week, has become a skating rink. It is nothing
THIS week I visited Oswaldtwistle Mills, which at one time was known as Moscow Mill, and found one of the most impressive museums in Britain, writes RON FREETHY Moscow Mill was opened in 1824 and only two families have ever operated the company. The Walmsleys
BURNLEY skipper Jamie Hoyland said it will be business as usual on the pitch - despite the Turf Moor silent protest off it. Digruntled Burnley fans will turn their backs on the Turf Moor directors in a spectacular protest tomorrow. Thousands of supporters
DAVID May's career is set to be taken out of cold storage with a call-up to Manchester United's squad for tomorrow's Old Trafford clash with his former club Blackburn Rovers. And the ex-Ewood central defender, out of action since Christmas with a hamstring
PREGNANT women and hospital staff in East Lancashire have been chosen to produce a video on the pioneering development of maternity care. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust is one of only three in the UK to take part in the Department
LECTURERS at a troubled college are planning a vote of no confidence in their bosses. NATFHE union members at Accrington and Rossendale College made the decision at a mass meeting yesterday. It followed the announcement that 35 lecturers are to be sacked
THE Tartan hordes are already drawing up their "invasion" plans, just the other side of the remains of Hadrian's Wall. And, when they migrate south to England in summer, the Scottish squad that will carry their hopes and dreams into Euro 96 could well
ANGRY parents are considering legal action against a private school which took youngsters from state education - days before closing. And today the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal that the family behind the First Steps Day Nursery and Preparatory
A GRIEVING couple whose son died in an intensive care bed 80 miles from their East Lancashire home are launching a crusade. Helen and John Jackson were forced to take 21-month-old Lewis to a Stoke hospital because there were no specialist beds for him
ARMED with his notes, records and encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, Phil Terry is the "Stato" of non-league football. Although he is altogether less pitiful than the stooge of Fantasy Football fame, Terry is no less an authority. Throughout 21 years
IN JUNE, 1995, I wrote to the Director of Social Services for Lancashire County Council following the issue of assessment forms and following which some home helps were withdrawn. But the letter was not even acknowledged until referred to our local MP
"LANCASHIRE County Council has dropped its high court action aimed at stopping Blackburn from breaking away from County Hall control. The county council had been intent on battling Blackburn all the way through the courts to stop it achieving unitary
NURSES are enduring longer hours, crippling workloads, a decline in recruits and a cutting of their complement. Patients are being discharged early, operations are being cancelled and beds are left empty because there is, simply, not the staff to cope
PREGNANT women and hospital staff in East Lancashire have been chosen to produce a video on the pioneering development of maternity care. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust is one of only three in the UK to take part in the Department
SEAT belt campaigners today hailed news that the government will force all coaches and mini buses carrying children to fit belts from next year. Lap belts will be the minimum requirement from February 10, 1997, for all coaches and mini buses built after
LARS Bohinen's hopes of starting a game against Manchester United for the first time have been cruelly dashed. The Norwegian midfield ace is out of Blackburn Rovers' trip to Old Trafford tomorrow with a calf injury which could keep him inactive for several
MORE Lancashire firms are making the effort to speak to overseas customers in their own language. A survey carried out by the DTI is expected to show a significant increase in the number of companies with language skills. Despite the improvement Britain
AN OLD club has been given a new lease of life and aims to be a town's top social centre. The former Royal British Legion Club in Mill Street, Padiham, stood empty for four years. Now it has re-opened its doors after months of refurbishment as Padiham
THE mass "turn your backs on the board" protest at Turf Moor WILL go ahead tomorrow during the Second Division clash with Crewe. Fans unhappy about how the club is being run are urged to turn their backs on the pitch in a two-minute silent protest at
A BURGLAR alarm saved a woman and five children as a fierce fire swept through the living room at their home in Hapton early today. The alarm woke Mrs Karen Jones who immediately got the children to safety before returning to throw a bucket of water over
A PENSIONER watched in horror as a dog burst into her home and savaged her pet spaniel. Mrs Jean Howson-Smith, 73, suffered a broken thumb as she tried to protect her pet, Elsa, from the bull terrier-type dog. Her son, Alan Smith, hit the dog over the
HEALTH chiefs are pressing for another specialist to be re- cruited to care for the terminally ill across East Lancashire. Trust bosses in Blackburn believe a second consultant in palliative care is essential, if care of the dying is to be brought more
THE proposition to increase MPs' salaries, some say double, is offensive to the four million unemployed, those about to lose their jobs and the many on poverty wages who will settle for three per cent or less. Bill Jacobs (LET, February 2) tells us how
A SAMBA call-up for Brazilian superstar Juninho has dashed Burnley's courageous bid to land Middlesbrough's all-action striker Paul Wilkinson. But cock-a-hoop Burnley chief Jimmy Mullen will launch new boy Ian Helliwell into action against second-placed
USUALLY I haven't any problem ignoring the comments of John Blunt, believing him to be of an age and upbringing where one was kept in one's place and, as long as he hides behind his cloak of anonymity, his credibility will be in doubt. But, what is he
A HAT-TRICK of disasters has hit Padiham Football Club. The club has been left reeling from damage caused by a series of burst pipes, acts of wanton vandalism and the latest blow, extensive wind damage to fencing behind the Town End goal. Club officials
ROLLS-ROYCE has won a £100 million order for its Trent engines to power six Boeing 777s. The orders from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Company are for the company's Trent engines for which the Barnoldswick site manufactures fan blades and front bearing housings
EAST Lancashire's homeowners could be wasting up to £200 a year heating the street, according to the Energy Saving Trust. During Energy Advice Week - until Wednesday, February 14 - the trust are taking the opportunity to urge householders to introduce
ANOTHER youngster has become victim of the potentially fatal disease meningitis - the 16th case in East Lancashire since mid-December. The child, from the the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale district, is understood to have fully recovered from the infection
HERITAGE Minister Iain Sproat is to visit a unique East Lancashire cotton mill, which seeks cash to survive as a tourist attraction. He has agreed to come to the Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley. The mill - opened by Prince Charles and currently
WATER bosses today unveiled major plans to keep supplies flowing across East Lancashire - before plunging headfirst into a new row. The £75 million bid to combat water shortages announced by North West Water include a free one-year service to plug leaks
