DOZENS of children in East Lancashire are falling victim to paedophiles operating organised sex abuse rings. The NSPCC says youngsters' lives are being wrecked by the perverts. And the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can also disclose today that young girls
DEPOSED Burnley Health Trust boss, Maggie Aikman, has got a £48,000-a-year new job in Wales. The woman who received a £245,000 pay-off after her enforced resignation at the height of the Mahady affair in Burnley will become finance director of the new
HUNGRY silver fox Mike Walker wants the Burnley job. And today he exclusively told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: "If the Burnley board are ambitious enough then they'll come and get me." Walker, who steered Norwich into Europe in 1993 and masterminded
DARWEN'S biggest problem is parking. In the short term, limited parking must be enforced in Railway Road and Church Street. There are far too many all-day parkers preventing shoppers from getting a parking place near the town centre. It is urgent that
A LABOUR chief has condemned a 'brain-drain' councillor who is flying out to a top job in the USA. Burnley Liberal Democrat Paul Massey is moving to America next week to join the giant Boeing corporation as a plane designer. But Labour's Julie Humphrey
CHEF Neal Waterfield has cooked up the recipe for career success. Neal, who works at Northcote Manor, has gained an NVQ level two certificate and is now working towards level three. Neal received a certificate and cheque for £100 to mark his achievements
NOW that the long-awaited report of the three-year Scott inquiry into the so-called arms-to-Iraq affair is published, the government may feel it has got off the hook. For the ominous timebomb seems like a damp squib - to begin with. That is because, for
ROYAL Ordnance have been cleared by the Scott Report of attempting to supply ammunition to Iraq. As the row over its condemnation of government ministers in the Arms to Iraq affair grew, Royal Ordnance bosses breathed a sigh of relief that claims that
EAST Lancashire firms are again being offered the chance to get a step up the business success ladder. Applications for the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP), which offers companies the chance to take on final year undergraduates to help carry
IN CONNECTION with the sell-off of our Burnley and Pendle buses, I wonder how many share my views of massive service cuts and fare increases, particularly in rural areas. Despite reassurances from the Liberal Democrats in Pendle that no such cuts will
AND lo, it came to pass that the Church issues a statement saying that the lottery is an evil in the eyes of the Lord and that the love of scratch cards is the root of all evil. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth across the land. But lo,
JIMMY Mullen's first Turf Moor signing returns to Turf Moor tomorrow-five days after his old boss got the bullet. Turf Moor favourite Adrian Randall is sure to feature for York City only six weeks after parting company with the Clarets in a £140,000 move
FORMER Government minister Sir David Trippier has been appointed head of the firm behind the Nynex Arena in Manchester. Sir David, who was Rossendale and Darwen MP until losing his seat in 1992, is the new chairman of Vector Investments. The firm was
I MUST express my colleagues' and my disgust at the charges imposed by the taxi drivers on February 6 when, due to the snowy weather, they were charging double the normal fare, taking advantage of the conditions - which we think is outrageous. My colleagues
HEAD teachers called on parents to rebel against the rush introduction of the new GCSE exam which were thought to jeopardise the academic chances of thousands of East Lancashire students. Sir Keith Joseph came under fire from head teachers for scrapping
POLICE were today investigating the fourth in a spate of arson attacks at Blackburn schools. But investigating officers said they had no evidence to connect the attack on the headmaster's office at Roman Road Primary School with the other three blazes
I WOULD like to thank the driver with Mill Hill Taxis who returned my purse after I lost it. I was so grateful to him and the taxi firm for sending it back. I think they deserve a bit of praise. A BRIDSON (Mrs), Corbourg Close, Blackburn. Converted for
A MASSIVE £500,000 is up for grabs for new and expanding firms in Burnley. Entrepreneurs are being told to 'forget the national lottery' and to go out and win a share of the cash being offered by job creation group Burnley Enterprise Trust. For some business
A MILLIONAIRE computer boss has re-paid his former school by helping to fund its bid for 21st century success. Former Beardwood School pupil Tahir Mohsan, managing director of computer company The Granville Technology Group, has donated £20,000 to help
BLACKBURN Rovers and the rest of the leading English clubs will have to wait until next month before discovering exactly what UEFA intend to do about expanding their competitions. And whether any extra places will be available for next season, or if changes
NEW legislation is helping part-timers shake off their second-class citizen status, according to accountants. Until recently part-timers had to work eight to 16 hours a week for five years to earn the same rights as full time colleagues. But now part-time
FLICKING through my recently-acquired copy of the government publication, "Social Trends, 1996," my eyes dwelt upon Table 3.13. This shows that the average pupil-teacher ratio in state schools is 18.9. But, in private schools, this figure is halved at
RAY Harford won't be having a weekend off as he is stepping up his search for transfer targets, with the deadline now just six weeks away. While the Blackburn Rovers squad enjoy a weekend break, manager Harford confirmed he would be on the lookout for
