SOME 2,680 of our public woodlands have been sold, only 48 with official public access agreements, despite an election promise by John Major "not to privatise the Forestry Commission." In 1940, Churchill released a patriotic poster captioned 'Your Britain
SEVENTY students from East Lancashire have graduated with degrees and diplomas from Bolton Institute. They are among students from 50 countries around the world, studying everything from engineering to textiles and the arts. Bolton Institute hopes to
Hartlepool 0 Burnley 2 MARVELLOUS Marlon Beresford is worth his weight in gold to Burnley. Again he underlined what a major role he plays for the Clarets with an inspired display of the goalkeeping art at Hartlepool. The Third Division strugglers were
MY grandson, Matthew, has the rare condition, William's Syndrome, which was the subject of 'The Mind Traveller' on BBC2 on December 5. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph TV writeup for the programme was as follows: "Oliver Sacks meets Heidi Comfort, an
A HEARTBROKEN family was today pleading with the Home Office not to deport a relative to Pakistan. Gohar Rehman, 21, was arrested at work and is now being detained indefinitely following what his family describe as a "mix-up" over his visa. Gohar, of
A CORONER said he was 'extremely worried' about how a prescribed drug was easily available on the streets following the death of an art student. Andre Rebello said over-prescribing of methadone by GPs could lead to such a situation. He was summing up
CRIME figures in Lancashire had more than doubled over the past decade and were still rising rapidly, a report revealed. The grim picture emerged from a disturbing new report produced by Shadow Home Office Minister Barry Sheerman, who said there was a
TOP police officers from all over the country met in Manchester for the first police seminar on AIDS. Representatives from up to 40 forces and probation officers, firemen, ambulancemen, prison officers and police surgeons, doctors and nurses, discussed
THANK you for printing my request for Home Guard memorabilia (Letters, November 20). I had a good response from readers who gave me a photograph, books, badges and paperwork, all of which would have been thrown away otherwise. Thanks all those who responded
YOUNGSTERS tempted to carry knives are being told: Don't Carry the Risk. Blackburn police crime prevention officers are distributing hundreds of posters to schools. They warn of the legal consequences of being armed with a blade in the light of new legislation
HEALTH experts were today racing to pinpoint the source of the E-coli food poisoning outbreak in Pendle as the number of cases rose to nine. Three more people have been found to have the potentially lethal infection in the past 24 hours. The new cases
AN under-threat Burnley centre landmark could be saved from demolition - if national conservation agencies come to the rescue with cash help. St James' spire is earmarked for clearence in a £12 million shopping redevelopment in the Curzon Street area.
HOW can Blackburn councillors possibly be thinking of a 23 per cent rent increase? (LET, December 5). For the past six months, the communications phone from my flat to the intercom on the 'secure' door has not worked. The rear entrance to the block of
A NEW outdoor classroom is being created as part of a £300,000 sponsorship deal between the cable company Nynex and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. Youngsters from Barden Junior School, Burnley, went to the launch of the new community conservation
BLACKBURN Rovers players have snubbed the launch of a charity single in aid of student hostage Paul Wells. Paul's father Bob, of Bracken Close, Blackburn, issued a request through the Lancashire Evening Telegraph for a player to attend an event marking
POLICE who carried out a series of spot checks on buses in Blackburn were "horrified" to discover 84 per cent were found to be defective. And police safety experts believe bus companies struggling to stave off competition and win contracts for services
PROFITS at holiday giant Airtours have soared to record levels, figures released today revealed. And the East Lancashire based firm said it was looking to continue the expansion programme that has already turned into a major world player. It made a pre-tax
MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have a hand in shaping Nelson town centre's future. They have been asked to join in a meeting to set up Nelson's first-ever town centre forum, bringing together a range of groups and individuals with an interest
BLACKBURN Rovers fans have backed the campaign against the East Lancashire-based chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. Brighton supporters angry at the decision by Focus DIY chief Bill Archer to sell off the Seagulls' Goldstone ground travelled
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope has clashed with Home Office Minister David Maclean over the courts failure to tackle the crime wave. Labour's Mr Pope hit out after Mr Maclean revealed during Home Office questions in the Commons that just six per cent of crimes
CORONER Andr Rebello's verdict on fatally-overdosed East Lancashire drug addict Andrew Burrows was that his death was an accident - but one that need not have happened. Mr Rebello is rightly worried about the amounts of prescribed heroin-substitute, methadone
TODAY we see another instance - the third in two weeks reported by this newspaper - of lives being put at risk by dangerous, clapped-out buses. And, horrifyingly, once more we find scores of schoolchildren exposed to death and injury. In the latest swoop
PUBLIC criticism of Burnley Council's flagship restaurant has caused a rush of cancelled bookings, claim Labour bosses. Three opposition councillors who told of dry bread, shrivelled sausages and frozen chips served up at the Mechanics were blamed for
BIG Vince Overson could be out of action until 1997. Burnley's strapping centre-half was stetchered off in last night's excellent 2-0 Auto Windscreens Shield win at Hartlepool. Overson tore his calf muscle after an awkward 65th minute fall. The shock
A NEW organisation to co-ordinate volunteer workers has been set up in the Ribble Valley. The formal launch of the Volunteer Bureau took place in the Mayor's Parlour, where Ribble Valley's First Citizen, Councillor Eileen Lowe, was among the guest speakers
A WARNING has been sent out to East Lancashire families not to get into bad debt during the run up to Christmas. Money experts believe the amount of credit available is tempting people into taking on more debt than they can afford. Val Forshaw, senior
Nature Watch with Ron Freethy WHEN Lancashire folk plan a long day's birdwatching they are often prepared to drive for two or three hours to the northern Lake District or southern Scotland. Few realise that there is some truly wonderful wildlife in North
AS Christmas approaches, may I draw your attention to the caring work of the Salvation Army among those less fortunate than ourselves? At Christmas time, we provide food parcels for the needy, elderly and lonely, toys for needy children and Christmas
BURY 3 DARLINGTON 1 BURY progressed to the second round of the Trophy with a comprehensive victory over Third Division promotion rivals Darlington. Twenty-year-old David Johnson could have had a hat trick before Lenny Johnrose opened the scoring with
A £500,000 appeal which aims to put life back into the countryside has been launched by a newly-formed East Lancashire charity. Wildcare North West plans to create a centre in the grounds of the former Langho hospital where sick and injured wild animals
STRESSED-out lecturers are so sick of work that they are considering quitting their profession, according to a survey. The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education, NATFHE, says its members are becoming increasingly demoralised
TOP Italian coach Nevio Scala wants to be the next Blackburn Rovers manager. And that is despite reports in Italian newspapers today claiming Sven Goran Eriksson had signed a five-year contract worth £5m as Ewood boss. But the Italian press are not known
