NEW businesses in Kazakhstan could soon be doing things the Blackburn way. Blackburn Enterprise Trust has been chosen by Lancashire Enterprises to take part in a project to train new business counsellors from the former Russian republic. Senior business
A MOTHER was rushed to hospital in a helicopter after she was badly burned in a kitchen blaze. May Bibby, 55, of Empress Street, Accrington, was flown to the burns unit at the Royal Preston Hospital in the Lancashire police helicopter after the horrific
AN open door policy is being adopted at various Burnley Health Care NHS Trust locations for National Science Week. The trust theme is Look Into and from today to March 25, members of the public will be invited to find out more about the health service
BY and large the people of Blackburn have little to complain of after the swingeing 17 per cent increase in council tax (LET, March 5) - it is of their own making. They have, over recent years, given the incumbent Labour administration its head to destroy
VILLAGERS opposed to plans for a housing scheme handed in more than 200 letters of protest at Blackburn Town Hall. Five representatives of Tockholes - who have formed the Tockholes Action Group - took their objections to the Blackburn district plan proposals
RESIDENTS have won their fight to prevent 77 houses being built on land at Lowerhouse Fold, Burnley. A delegation of residents attended Burnley Council's planning and environment committee, claiming that the village would be swallowed up by housing and
A CRUMBLING primary school was being kept under 24-hour surveillance costing £420, as a safety precaution. Arrangements had been made for a security firm to employ two men to be permanently on the site of Burnley Wood County Primary to avoid danger to
CHRIS Sutton today received a shock call-up to Blackburn Rovers' squad for tomorrow's Premiership game against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. But Rovers boss Ray Harford, hampered by an injury list of "frightening" proportions, revealed that the
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UNDER the gaze of a watching world, Irish Prime Minister John Bruton pleads in America for the IRA to renew its ceasefire. But how significant it is that, in the US, where powerful republican sentiment among Irish Americans lend sympathy and dollars to
BURNLEY's unique plans to improve highway safety could be used as an example for schemes throughout the country. The borough applied for £5m government cash, but Department of Transport ministers voted to give the money to a five-year scheme for Gloucester
BURNLEY'S hopes of taking Tranmere winger John Morrissey on loan have been dashed - for now. I understand that the Clarets had been hoping to get the wide man in time for tomorrow's Turf Moor clash with Division Two hot-shots Swindon Town. But sources
FIRMS are being warned to be on their guard over a series of scams that are plaguing East Lancashire. Businesses are reporting another spate of bogus invoices, firms offering grant information for an upfront fee and Nigerian requests for bank account
I WISH to register my disgust at the latest rise in extortion - sorry, I mean council tax. I do not know which joker set the figures, but where do they think money comes from? In my case, it has to be earned and taken from a low wage. It does not encourage
BURNLEY-born Ian Hargreaves, former editor of The Independent, is to be the next editor of The New Statesman. Mr Hargreaves, 44, who spent 18 months in charge at The Independent, will take up the post in mid-April. He was widely tipped to replace outgoing
A BAND has defended plans to sing a song about drinking at a concert for school-age children. Accrington musicians The Cornerstones, will perform as part of a fund-raising day at Witton Park High School, Blackburn. In their set is a song entitled Fall
A FEW weeks ago I described a blue Dr Who Tardis-like police box which I found near Huddersfield, writes RON FREETHY. John Hawkins, who lives in Scarborough, has the Evening Telegraph sent to him by his son. John told me of another blue box on the quayside
THE chances of a major Ewood signing before the transfer deadline have slightly improved, revealed manager Ray Harford today. "I am a little bit more hopeful than I was this time last week," he said. "Things happen elsewhere that change the picture and
TWO teachers looked to the heavens when they wanted fresh ideas for interesting lessons. Philip Sowerbutts and Janet Prowse decided to spend a week in Blackburn Cathedral to see how they could use the fine building to teach aspects of the National Curriculum
HIGH-TECH whizz-kids are tapping into a computer disc containing a recipe for anarchy. Council watchdogs are calling for tighter controls on the software available to children and the need to educate parents about the dangers of discs. This follows the
A DESPERATE plea for help to combat the problem of speeding traffic in a Ribble Valley village will have to remain unanswered. Residents have been told by the county's Highways and Transportation Committee there is no cash for traffic calming measures
MORE than 2,200 hours were devoted to staff training by accountants PM&M last year. The firm, which has offices in Blackburn and Burnley, embarked on a major training and development programme in 1995. "We believe our services are only as good as
A PORTRAIT of a beautiful bride pictured at Devil's Bridge, near Kirby Lonsdale, Yorkshire, has won Blackburn photographer Paul Duxbury a place in a top contest. Paul has won through to the quarter finals of the Agfa Professional Photographer Awards and
A SEMINAR on new environmental legislation is being staged next month. The event, organised by the Business Environment Association, will look at the issues surrounding contaminated land and the Environment Act 1995. Speakers will include representatives
ADRIAN Heath's name will not be a regular sight on the Burnley first team sheet next season. The Turf Moor player-manager has made a conscious decision to limit his appearances on the field as he plans his future Burnley strategy. Heath explained: "I
STUDENT Pat O'Brien has had a play he wrote as part of his college studies broadcast across the airwaves. The 10-minute dialogue was recorded by popular DJ Alan Beswick, of GMR radio, and featured on BBC Radio Merseyside. Pat, 28, of Church Street, Haslingden
HEALTH watchdogs were shocked to find patient records on show when they swooped on a hospital's accident and emergency unit. They found confidentiality was not being maintained at the Burnley General Hospital department where patients' names, diagnosis
COLLEGE students were devastated by the theft of £600, the total amount raised during their rag week. Organiser Gill Bergh said she was stunned to find cash destined for charities had been taken in the second break-in in a week at Accrington and Rossendale
SO, finally, Blackburn's battle for self-rule is won. And the long and acrimonious war with its County Council overlord is over. The town has been granted unitary status along with Blackpool. The breakaway from county control becomes a reality in 1998
VANDALS caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds when they went on the rampage with a digger taken from a chapel of rest. The digger crashed into a perimeter wall sending stones hurtling into the river, knocked down part of a compound used for storing
SPARKS flew as a race harmony group was accused of throwing open its doors to racists and filling its ranks with "crackpot" organisations. Long-serving Burnley and Pendle Racial Equality Council member Norman Gregson also accused the group of being directionless
FAMILIES interested in tracing their ancestors can now find extra help at Burnley Central Library. Two local historians, Jack Nadin and Molly Haines, have recently completed indexes which will provide invaluable help in tracing family histories. Mr Nadin
A NEW sports hall and all-weather pitch is planned for Beardwood High School, Blackburn. The ruling Labour group on Blackburn's Planning and Highways Committee wanted to raise no objections to Lancashire County Council's plans for the Preston New Road
THE Prime Minister's husband resigns from the organising committee. The National Senate and State Assembly debate the losing battle. Mass protests are organised for when the returning 'army' arrives back in their own country. Effigies of the 'army's'
GRAHAM Fenton is hoping the future begins here and now, following his first Premiership goal for Blackburn Rovers. But the former Aston Villa starlet is realistic and patient enough to be prepared to wait if things don't quite work out the way he would
