COMPUTER firm P&P plc has bought a contract staff firm in a deal worth up to £12.5 million. The Haslingden-based firm has acquired Myriad, a supplier of information technology staff with six offices around the country. P&P already bases a large
WE seek the help of readers with a very important health report the National Kidney Research Fund is preparing on kidney problems in children. It will be used as the basis for a campaign to save lives being undertaken jointly with Bayer plc, Diagnostic
A LANDLADY says she is at the centre of a vendetta to stop karaoke nights after drinkers were showered in glass when thugs hurled a brick through a window. Stunned regulars dived for cover as the brick crashed through the window during a singing session
CUT-price mortgage deals, aimed at tempting home buyers to switch building societies and banks, have been slammed by an East Lancashire society chief. Big cash offers and low mortgage rates on offer to lure new business are not mirrored in good deals
AMBULANCE bosses hoped they could ease the pressure on East Lancashire mercy crews. Talks had been held with Accrington's control officers after they sent a warning letter to the regional health chief that the present risk could not be allowed to continue
STEEL firm Avesta Sheffield Distribution has won an award for safety. The Guide-based firm picked up a Five Star Health & Safety Management Award from the British Safety Council for its accident record. "This is an excellent achievement. "If all companies
BLACKBURN Golf Club player Tony Jackson and Darwen's John Grimshaw boosted their Lancashire prospects when they won twice for Red Rose teams over the weekend. The county B side were beaten 10-8 by their Cumbria counterparts at Heysham despite Jackson
BLACKBURN has a large proportion of Asians who participate a lot in local politics, but they should start to broaden their horizons and head towards national politics. The Tory party has recently 'imported' an Asian prospective parliamentary candidate
TOO many hot food takeaways are affecting trade of other shops in one of the gateways to Burnley town centre, councillors will be told. A petition from 29 businesses in St James' Street and Brown Street has been sent to Burnley Council objecting to plans
A TROUBLED workingmen's club is battling back against crippling debt following a series of thefts and burglaries. King Street WMC, one of the most popular in Accrington, was nearly forced out of business when more than £12,000 went missing from the accounts
VANDALS went on a wrecking spree causing thousands of pounds of damage to a council house abandoned by the tenant. The house in Hazel Avenue on St James's estate, Darwen, had to be boarded up by Blackburn Council workmen after the weekend attack. Windows
A HEARTBROKEN Rovers fan from London faces matchday blues unless he can quickly find two tickets for the Easter Monday fixture with Newcastle United. Christian Rodwell, 16, is a Junior Rover and a member of the London Supporters Club. The football fanatic
IWAS associated with Belthorn Primary School for even longer than Coun Sheelagh Delaney and Coun Bill Goldsmith, whose resignation as governors you reported (LET, March 15). Since 1970, it has always been a good school, steadily improving and expanding
COUNCILLORS look set to block a building society plan to switch to a new office in the heart of Accrington town centre. The Skipton Building Society, currently in Blackburn Road, is seeking change of use permission for an empty tobacconists in Union Street
OPERA is no longer the property of an upper class intellectual elite. Television and radio have introduced it to a wider audience and proved it is not beyond the grasp of any intelligent lover of music and drama. Some hate it and consider the stylised
GOLDEN couple Gladys and Bill Aldridge were wartime penfriends for a year before they met and fell in love. Blackburn born and bred Gladys began writing to Londoner Bill while he was serving with the Army. When they finally met they quickly fell in love
A GUN owner (Letters, March 22) asks if the thousands of gun owners should be held responsible. In a way, we are all responsible - the non-gun lovers more than the gun-owners. Like millions of other non-gun owners, after Hungerford, I grieved and raged
TEENAGE starlet Lee Trundle provided two moments of magic which ensured the Magpies stretched their remarkable record to four successive victories at Winsford's Barton Stadium. FA Trophy rival Sammy McIlroy must have been given food for thought after
ROBBIE Fowler's double strike at Old Trafford, following hot on the heels of Manchester United's victory over Chelsea, has given the pack of clubs chasing the Premiership's big three a European boost. And, despite Saturday's 3-0 home defeat at the hands
A BIGGER car park behind the new north stand at Turf Moor will not cause too much disturbance to residents, council officers say. Burnley FC's planning application for an extension of the car park from 140 vehicles to 309 spaces was deferred at the last
I'D like to say: 'Well done!' on the advice in the Pets/Livestock section of your classified advertisements: "If you are considering buying a pedigree puppy, always make sure you see it with its mother." Five years ago, I bought a puppy locally. Little
EYE HORROR returned to Burnley General Hospital today with news that an elderly widow was blinded in one eye after infection by a deadly bug was triggered during a routine cataract operation. Grandmother Lavina Eastwood's ordeal comes just 11 months after
A REMARKABLE little girl who was given just hours to live has defied staggering odds by reaching her third birthday. Tiny Jessica Cryer's life hung in the balance after she was struck down by the crippling effects of liver disease. The tot became desperately
BURNLEY'S Division Two survival mission kicks-off against Bournemouth tonight. And player-manager Adrian Heath is ready to launch Spurs striker Paul Mahorn on the Turf Moor stage. The Premiership forward made an impressive Burnley debut at Wycombe and
TAXI drivers in Hyndburn are facing tougher regulations in a bid to cut down on the number of dangerous vehicles on the road. A series of spot checks on private hire and taxi cabs last year revealed a worrying level of vehicles with defects. Several taxis
A BURGLAR dived head-first through a window as he was chased by a landlord armed with a fistful of pool cues. "I couldn't believe it," said Leslie Dodd, licensee of the George Hotel, in Darwen Street, Blackburn. "He literally dived straight through."
NOTHING other than hypocrisy explains the government choosing education as a major election battleground - as with its promises to raise standards and bring back grammar schools - when, at the same time, it is condemning thousands of children to slums
THE prospect of an eventual referendum on Britain joining a single European currency moved closer today - despite the turmoil that his grasping of that nettle augurs for John Major. For pro-European Chancellor Kenneth Clarke might yet walk out of the
A CORONER is facing growing criticism over his handling of Muslim deaths. Andre Rebello, coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, is being urged to use "discretion" when ordering post-mortem examinations on Muslims. Several Asian families
ENTRIES have been flooding in for the Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards. But because many of you have asked for more time to complete applications, we have decided to extend the closing date until Friday, April 26. If you have
GRANDMOTHER Linda Marrison has died in Burnley General Hospital after being helped from her home by firefighters on Saturday. Mrs Marrison, who won a beauty contest at Butlin's in Blackpool in 1967, had been bedridden for 15 years and her weight had increased
FIREFIGHTERS were given a send-off at Accrington fire station as they set out on a mercy mission to Bosnia. Accrington firefighter Bill O'Connor and Nelson sub-officer Peter Goble are among 16 Lancashire firefighters who are to spend two weeks in Mosnik
SWIMMERS say they could be missing out on top level competition because the pool they use is too short. Now a steering group is to be formed to monitor the requirements of swimmers in Darwen and draw up proposals for the future. Pat Connoll, secretary
CONCERN for the safety of hostage Paul Wells is mounting as bloody battles break out in the region where he is thought to be held. A gun battle left 22 Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front rebels dead, including its chief Shabir Siddique. The bloodbath means
A BABY born alive and well after her parents were told to expect a stillbirth, was today celebrating her first birthday. Gabrielle Louise Harrison was at home with mum, Julie, 29; dad, Mick, 30, and sister Libby Jo, three, in Tythebarn Street, Darwen,
CASTLE Cement is appealing against restrictions on the controversial burning of Cemfuel. In January, pollution watchdogs issued a variation notice to the Clitheroe firm altering some of the conditions for the use of Cemfuel at its Ribblesdale works. The
BOURNEMOUTH and Bradford City stand between Burnley and virtual Second Division sanctuary. And as Adrian Heath fired his team up for tonight's vital Turf Moor clash with Bournemouth at Turf Moor he warned his players: "Burnley are facing the biggest week
GARRY Flitcroft can't wait for the chance to show Blackburn Rovers fans what he is really made of, following his debut-day sickener against Everton. And the £3 million man, adamant that he would never try to hurt a fellow professional, revealed today
UNITED Utilities, which last week announced 1,700 job losses, today launched a new facilities management company. The group, formed through the £1.8 billion takeover of electricity company Norweb by North West Water, last week announced the job cuts just
