A NUMBER of large employers have launched a campaign against 'ageism' - discrimination against older workers. It would be interesting to see how local authorities and other public sector employers measure up in this regard. It is now virtually unknown
A PIONEERING centre that helps people with disabilities to set up in business has been transformed thanks to a £40,000 grant. East Lancs Into Employment has operated in Cavour Street, Burnley, for six years. It has links with similar schemes in France
A TRAINING firm has hit back at claims that there is a need for "proper training" for young people. East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council say an increasing number of under 25-year-olds are using it's XTEND scheme. ELTEC was responding to Blackburn
BARGAIN-hunters looking for a low-cost holiday this weekend have been left grounded in a last minute rush to the sun. Even travellers willing to pay top prices for a break have been disappointed as East Lancashire families search for better weather. Helmshore-based
BARONESS Castle of Blackburn has condemned the decision by the Post Office to commemorate Muffin the Mule rather than William Morris on a new set of stamps as 'Philistine'. She is furious that the centenary of the death of the famous Victorian designer
EVERY mainstream school in East Lancashire is being urged to add more disabled children to registers. The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education has published a new guide. It has been sent to every school in the region. It promotes the inclusion of
HISTORY was made when the chains of office for the Mayor and Mayoress of Rossendale were handed over to the first married couple who are both serving council members. Couns Lawrence and June Forshaw have taken over as Mayor and Mayoress from Coun Alan
MORE than 20,000 people will watch eight sporty youngsters demonstrating the art of Kwik Cricket at Old Trafford tomorrow. And the pupils, who are aged between nine and 11 from St Andrew's School, Blackburn, may even be featured on Sky TV. They will be
DYLAN Carter is a dedicated professional - but he practises his sport just for kicks. Burnley and Britain's kick boxing king certainly isn't in it for the money. For fighters in the sport are notoriously poorly-paid, even when taking part in title bouts
THOUSANDS of pensioners and disabled people are to have their homes protected from the threat of burglars thanks to a new initiative. Blackburn Council has joined forces with British Gas and local police to provide around 13,000 door chains and eye viewers
EUROVISION winner Eimar Quinn is a lady with a serious background in music. The 23-year-old Dubliner is currently a second year music undergraduate at St Patrick's College, Maynooth. And that's on top of being a classically trained singer who continues
ANGRY residents had their road blocked after a 50ft articulated lorry became firmly stuck outside their homes. The front wheel of the tractor unit broke through a British Telecom concrete manhole cover on the pavement in Lincoln Road as the driver tried
ROCK band K-Billy have a fun-packed summer lined up with a string of dates across East Lancashire. After fine-tuning their performance at The Carlton, in their home town of Burnley, the group's management have paved the way for a string of performances
HOSTAGE Paul Wells and three others being held hostage by Kashmiri guerrillas are believed to be still alive, the most senior Indian army officer in Kashmir has said. "We believe the hostages are still alive. We have reasons," said Lt General Jagdish
A TOP record store has launched a new telephone order line. HMV Direct places over 200,000 music titles just a phone call away. Cornerstone of the new service is a 216-page catalogue featuring a prime selection. Categories include rock, pop, indie music
OWNERS of a new £1.5 million club in Blackburn say they have just one aim - to have the town's most glamorous nightspot. Top names have been lined up for the launch party of Club Euro, in Cicely Lane, on Friday, including the outrageous Griff and Jay
THE YOUNG woman at the centre of the Owen Oyston rape trial is from Accrington. Miss B - whom Oyston was found guilty of raping at the age of 16 - was until recently living in a terrace house in the town. She has since moved out the house to live with
COUN David Smith (Letters, May 15) is obviously not aware that, in 1973, Labour had complete control of the council when the planning decisions were made for the land off Cravens Brow on the Blackburn-Darwen boundary. So how can he say that if the application
COUNCILLORS are to hold a special meeting at historic Hurstwood Barn to help decide its future amid fierce controversy. Heritage groups are fighting against a planning application for converting the 400-year-old Grade two listed building into a dwelling
A UNION has again called for a college principal to quit after its members voted in favour of the resignation call. NATHFE held the workplace ballot after Blackburn College principal John Bolton said it did not represent the views of the majority of teaching
ADRIAN Heath is banking on the Burnley supporters to help him put together a more powerful squad ready to progress next season. And that is why the Turf Moor boss is delighted with the early response to season-ticket sales as he prepares for his first
AN UNCANNY hush came over youngsters at a building society when they kept quiet for SuperScan. The children of staff and friends at the Cheshire BS in Accrington raised more than £200 when they sat for 15 minutes during a sponsored silence. Their donation
JASON Wilcox was left out in the cold as Terry Venables today named his final side before the start of Euro 96 - just three days before he has to finalise his 22-man squad. Wilcox isn't in the starting 11 for tomorrow's game in Hong Kong and so won't
THE War Research Society, run by serving and retired police officers and friends, assists in tracing of war graves and taking veterans, relatives and others to visit the battlefields, memorials and the last resting places of the fallen in France, Belgium
CHRISTINE Reid replied to a small ad for a money-making scheme - but soon suspected she'd be out of pocket. And trading standards officers are warning people to stay away from the work-from-home scheme operating in East Lancashire. A company using the
A TEENAGER accused of raping young boys has been sent to live at a house in Burnley with two young children and only yards from a youth club. Police say they were shocked by the move and relatives fear it has placed the boy aged four and three-year-old
A VOLUNTEER search and rescue team which has helped save lives in East Lancashire is struggling for cash after its busiest year on record. Rossendale Search and Rescue, which has 40 members ranging from teachers to vets, responded to 41 call-outs during
PHOTOGRAPHIC memories of Ribchester field day are being sought for a special exhibition to be staged at this summer's event. Organisers of the ever-popular event are hoping to borrow as many old photographs as possible taken during field days in the past
A BURGLAR pulled a knife on a brave householder last night. The raider was disturbed kicking in a back door of a house in Gannow Lane, Burnley. He was chased across the motorway and into Accrington Road where the home owner grappled him to the ground
M PEOPLE will join Simply Red on the bill of the official Euro '96 concert at Manchester United's Old Trafford home. The show, on June 29, is set to provide a fitting finale to the festival of football. MasterCard International is the sole sponsor of
THE new law protecting wild mammals from deliberate cruelty came into force on April 29. Before this, there was no power to prosecute offenders. Are we celebrating? No! For this new law allows 'humane control' of certain wild animals, by (and get this
AN ANGLICAN minister is embarking on a personal challenge to trek 100 miles to raise money for a home for needy children in India. The Rev Jonathan Robinson will set off from Runcorn on Saturday and expects to arrive in Penrith on Friday, May 31. His
DRUGS gangs are believed to have raided cathedral grounds to boost a local cannabis growing operation. Thieves are thought to have taken the floodlights used to light up the elegant building in Blackburn town centre to provide heat for the illegal cultivation
A MAN was punched by a neighbour after complaining over loud music. Raymond Ferguson suffered a broken nose and had to see an ear, nose and throat specialist, after he was struck by John Coupe, Burnley magistrates heard. Coupe, 35 of Barley Street, Padiham
