CHAMPION fund-raisers have received a royal boost from Buckingham Palace. The Queen has sent her best wishes to Accrington Lions for the success of the Accrington Carnival on Saturday, June 21. Lions spokesman Laurie Denton was thrilled when the royal
A REPORT that Lazio are about to steal Sven Goran Eriksson from under Blackburn Rovers' noses was laughed off at Ewood today, writes PETER WHITE. "That kind of story doesn't concern us in the slightest," said Rovers chairman Robert Coar. "We know what
A SERIES of schemes aimed at improving road safety in East Lancashire has been approved by county council transport chiefs. Highways and transport bosses agreed to hand over about £12 million for transport schemes in Lancashire over the coming year. And
WIDZEW Lodz are still unwilling to accept a bid by Blackburn Rovers to take forward Marek Citko on loan to the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. But, in the absence of any other concrete offers for a player the Polish club rate at £4
NOT long ago a Mr John Farrer wrote claiming that a Blair-led Labour government would sell us out to Brussels. In this promise he is right. But the same goes for both other parties. Remember, it was John Major who signed the infamous Maastricht Treaty
THIS IS, of course, the knock-about season in local government - when parties clash over fixing the coming financial year's budget and over the blame for cuts in services and the inevitable increases in council tax. But askance though this newspaper looks
A WORKMAN was plucked to safety by firefighters after he became stranded on the roof of a house. The 32-year-old was working on a chimney stack in Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, when his ladder became dislodged from the ridge of the roof. He waved for help
RUNNERS from Burnley's St Theodore's High School are turning out in force to take the London Marathon by storm. A record entry of three teachers, a school meals caterer and four students have been accepted for the prestigious sporting event and they are
MAY I bring readers' attention to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund's new brochure 'Something you can do'? Many women worry about cancer but know little about the disease itself and the ways in which they could try to prevent it. As well as giving women
HEALTH chiefs today paid tribute to East Lancashire's flu-hit donors for helping to keep supplies topped up. Concern has been mounting at plummeting blood supplies across the country with the flu outbreak and cold weather draining resources, particularly
WITH reference to your article in the Evening Telegraph (January 13), about back street rubbish in Burnley, there are several factors that have contributed to the disgraceful state of back streets and this particular one shown in your photographs. Rubbish
BRUNO the stray Alsatian has to be one of the luckiest dogs around after twice being saved at the 11th hour from being put down. Now he has a new owner and a new home at a Rossendale pub. Landlord Stanley Hargreaves named the dog Bruno and gave him a
WITH school buildings literally collapsing around our children's heads, and demoralised teachers rushing to retire early on the grounds of ill-health, surely New Labour could come up with a better response to the Tory run-down of education than to launch
THE dank, dark waterways which once formed the lifeblood of Lancashire are being prepared for another season in their surprising new role as a tourist attraction. British Waterways who own and maintain the Leeds and Liverpool canal say that some sections
A CYCLIST who stopped to mend a puncture could hold vital clues about a £25,000 raid on a secluded farmhouse. The man, who was wearing full cycling gear, stopped to pump up a tyre in the gateway leading to a home in the Samlesbury area during a lunchtime
REGARDING the Boulevard redevelopment and one-way system in Blackburn. A number of years ago your paper asked for our opinions and even issued large blueprints for anyone to fill in their idea of a plan. I was one who took the trouble to do that - but
PARENTS have been warned that police are to crackdown on illegal and potentially dangerous parking near schools across Pendle and parts of the Ribble Valley. Letters have been sent to the heads of 70 primary and secondary schools across the Pendle police
A NURSERY is celebrating an outstanding report following a visit by school inspectors. Children at John Smethurst Nursery School in St James' Road, Blackburn, all achieve high standards, including those with special needs, the report said. Inspectors
POLICE slammed motorists for ignoring speed restrictions after a man died in a 20-car motorway pile-up. The M61 at Chorley was closed after the crash at Blacow Bridge, Brindle. Fire crews from Blackburn and Accrington were called in to help at the accident
ELECTION mania reached fever pitch as Chancellor Norman Lamont gave the first hint that the election was to take place in May after he named a March budget day. British Aerospace confirmed that it was looking at further possible staff cuts in parts of
STANDING in line at Preston's Guild Hall, the thought suddenly occurred to me, writes BRIAN DOOGAN. Was this the queue for the old age pension or for the bowls? Hastily assured it was for the latter, I turned to the woman behind me who had just collected
IT MIGHT be a sign that the election campaign has begun in earnest - and that the government is now set for a poll before May - but Deputy Premier Michael Heseltine's gate-crashing a business conference addressed by Tony Blair to blast a group of senior
ONLY four buses out of 19 examined in a crackdown in Burnley and Pendle were found not to have any faults, but police say most problems were minor. Mobile police patrols escorted school buses and in-service buses and coaches for checks by Department of
MOTHER-OF-TWO Mary Singleton, 34, has ended up "type" cast - as one of the best secretaries in Britain. Super secretary Mary has proved that motherhood and a career can be juggled successfully when she achieved second place in the prestigious UK Top Secretary
ADRIAN Heath put Burnley's squad on "Flu alert" today - giving everyone a day off to try to reduce the risks of the build-up to Saturday's big derby clash with Preston North End being bugged. "John Ward has been hit by flu, so has another member of staff
PLASTIC net and mesh manufacturer Netlon has acquired a French business in a deal to help its expansion into Europe. The Blackburn-based firm has bought the gardening and do-it-yourself division of Griltex SA in France for an undisclosed sum. Griltex,
A CAMPAIGNER for the health service in East Lancashire has died after a long illness. Roy Dewhurst, 64, of Ribblesdale Avenue, Clitheroe, was a non-executive director of the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust. He was also a former chairman
TWO top restaurants have proved they are still stars when it comes to serving up culinary delights. Both Heathcote's Restaurant, Longridge, and Northcote Manor, Langho, have retained their prestigious Michelin stars. Heathcote's is one of just nine restaurants
A COMMUNITY beat bobby is celebrating news that juvenile crime has been halved in some of Darwen's most troubled communities since he was installed 12 months ago. PC Damien Coupe is delighted with figures that reveal a sharp reduction in Darwen's St James
GLOBE-TROTTING East Lancashire firefighters could be heading for the desert on a new international aid mission. The Lancashire brigade is renewing its partnership with War on Want in a bid to help refugees living in desert exile in southern Algeria. The
A BLEND of Welsh wizardry and Irish genius proved too potent a cocktail for Bury as Blackburn Rovers deservedly marched into the last 16 of the FA Youth Cup, writes PETER WHITE. Wales under-21 striker James Thomas grabbed a double to sink the battling
