SITE director Phill Blundell is in demand - to tell others about how to do it the 'Samlesbury way'. The BAe site is regarded as a world class manufacturer throughout the industry and Phill has been invited to two high profile seminars this month to talk
MONTHS of top-level talks to thrash out NHS contracts have led to a wave of new health service developments in East Lancashire. Health bosses and "provider" NHS trusts are putting the finishing touches to lengthy negotiations to secure services for 1997
SPECIAL teams are going into action to avoid the computer chaos threatened by a millennium timebomb, and businesses are being warned to act now. When December 31, 1999 becomes January 1, 2000, computers programmed to read the date by the last two digits
TEENAGERS with an interest in the arts are being offered the chance to take part in a cultural exchange between Pendle and Greece. Lancashire Youth and Community Service and Nelson and Colne College are looking for 20 young people who enjoy the arts to
A NEW-born baby girl was abandoned in a carrier bag outside a health centre. She was discovered by a cleaner opening the centre in Railway View, Clitheroe. The cleaner first thought the carrier bag hanging from the centre's door was full of empty medicine
ANDREA Holt missed out on gold in the Commonwealth table tennis championships in Glasgow as Singapore beat England 4-2 in the team final. But the Ramsbottom star still has a chance of glory in the tournament as she plays her first singles match tonight
YET again, Britain is gripped in gridlock as a security alert shuts three big rail stations and paralyses the motorway network around Manchester. The IRA, it seems, is at its evil once more. Plainly, the terrorists believe they have something to gain
IT'S new, it's exciting and it's simply the easiest way to find out What's On in your area - at the touch of a button. For your Lancashire Evening Telegraph is now publishing one of the most comprehensive regional entertainments listings on the Internet
AN energetic campaigner for fluoridation has again had his urgings rejected by council colleagues. Coun Peter Kenyon had warned that Burnley would be betraying its children by rejecting the addition of fluoride to the town's water supplies. But his words
A GROUP of visiting French rugby players took to the water last night for a trip through Foulridge Mile Tunnel. The 32 youngsters from Roanne were the guests of Foulridge Canal Cruises which presented each with a souvenir cap to mark their visit to Pendle
THE Territorial Army wants you! Budding Blackburn soldiers are being urged to join up, especially if they are Asian. Captain Ian Urwin, of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, is calling for more recruits after a disappointing turnout at an open night on
BLACKBURN Rovers' future looks to be in good shape, despite last night's bitterly-disappointing FA Youth Cup semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace, writes PETER WHITE. Ewood officials could take pride in the performance of the Rovers youngsters who were
MARLON BERESFORD is out of tomorrow's make or break Division Two joust against relegated Rotherham United at Turf Moor, writes TONY DEWHURST. The Clarets goalkeeper appears to be at least a week away from a possible return and reserve Wayne Russell is
FRIGHTENED residents claim a planned community centre would act as a magnet for drug barons operating in a troubled Blackburn district. People living in West Brookhouse claim they already suffer from intimidation, violence and vandalism. Opponents of
A GREEN-minded teacher will wing his way to Bolivia to study bird-life after winning a place on a national environmental scheme. Ken Midwinter, who teaches at Spring Hill Primary School, Accrington, is one of 150 people picked to take part on one of the
SO, you can't teach an old dog new tricks...Arsene Wenger can, writes PETER WHITE. And, ironically, the eloquent Frenchman's triumphant march into Highbury's marble halls earlier this season, offers a ray - or should that be Roy? - of hope to Blackburn
I THANK readers for their warm-hearted response to WaterAid's appeal to provide safe water in developing countries. Donations in response to the leaflet issued with water bills have flooded in and already total more than £500,000. More than a billion
A MAJOR security alert closed part of the M6 - Britain's busiest motorway - in Lancashire today. And as police and emergency services raced to clear the road, an explosion rocked a car park in Leeds. Trains across the North West were also disrupted in
WILL the atrocious 5-0 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers prove the catalyst for the most significant clear out of playing staff at Turf Moor for several years? One aspect is distinct: several Burnley players are performing for their futures against relegated
DINO Christodoulou (Letters, April 14) says Jack Walker will get more joy and hope if he gives money to the poor, destitute, orphanages, schools and hospitals of the Ukraine. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, there are some 16 billionaires in Britain
WATER stocks in Lancashire are plentiful, despite a record spell of dry weather. But the news comes coupled with a warning to use water wisely - and at a time when the picture is less than rosy for farmers in the south of England. There, the National
A SHOPPING trip turned to terror when a 10-year-old Blackburn girl suffered a neck injury in a freak accident. Donna Szejner was struck by a falling plank and a 6in nail became embedded in the back of her neck, while shopping near buildings undergoing
JASON Wilcox admitted today that he would consider his future with Blackburn Rovers once the relegation battle was settled, writes PETER WHITE. Wilcox, at the centre of a gesture storm this week, and Graeme Le Saux could both find their places in jeopardy
DUCATI riders Carl Fogarty and Neil Hodgson are ready to thrill their team's hometown fans as round two of the World Superbikes Championship gets under way at Misano, Italy. The Italian motorbike manufacturers are based just several miles from the Misano
GRAHAM Lloyd is not expecting an England call-up this season, despite another brilliant double century at Headingley yesterday. The 27-year-old, who forced his way into the Texaco Trophy team last year with a sensational 241 against Essex at Chelmsford
FEUDING Vaux Ribblesdale League clubs have been told to make their peace. League secretary Jack Cross has called for a clean slate following a series of ugly incidents last season. More than one centred on allegations of racial abuse. Mr Cross said: "
NOW in its seventh year, my Mile Swim Challenge continues to attract thousands of participants. This year's challenge takes places from May 17-31 and can be swum at any pool in the UK. You can swim the distance in one or several attempts, spread over
THE TORY leadership did not want the issue of Europe high up the election agenda, since it would only highlight how disunited they are. But now it is there thanks to John Major allowing droves of candidates to buck the official "wait and see" policy on
POOR attendances are undermining the effectiveness of a Burnley school, an Ofsted report has revealed. The Inspectors said Towneley High School pupils were provided with an effective education. But it added: "Too many pupils are poor attenders with the
THE only problem for Nelson after making off with the Division Two Trophy last night at The Anchor was where to put it, writes BRIAN DOOGAN. Unaccustomed to taking silverware back to Victoria Park, provision had not been made for displaying this particular
EMPLOYEES at a packaging firm taking part in a new initiative have helped cut absenteeism by almost half. Amalgamated Packaging, part of the Remploy Group which is the UK's largest employer of disabled people, set up a business improvement group at its
THE Bacup Moors Action Group opposes the erection of wind farms on the moors as, like open cast mines which we have successfully opposed two occasions, they are an industrial development and, as such, are alien to a moorland environment. Against the advantage
CELEBRITY hypnotist Uri Geller is backing efforts to find student hostage Paul Wells. He hopes to pinpoint the whereabouts of Paul, 26, and the three other Western hostages being held in Kashmir by summoning the collective thoughts of thousands of people
HOSPITAL specialists in East Lancashire have expressed severe doubts about the usefulness of a new drug to treat Alzheimer's Disease, it was revealed today. Doctor Stephen Morton, Director of Public Health in East Lancashire said there were reservations
I AM pleased to see that V Lawrenson (Letters, April 3) was in sympathy with my daughter's dismay at being refused a place at Meadowhead Nursery School, and that she agrees there are insufficient nursery places for every child. Neither my daughter nor
A YOUNG Irish lad by the name of Damien Duff won't be collecting an FA Youth Cup winner's medal this season, writes PETER WHITE. But if the silky skills of the Rovers left winger don't make a significant mark on the senior game in the years to come then
POLITICS took second place to love when council heads tied the knot in the first wedding at Rochdale Town Hall. Love blossomed for Mayor of Whitworth Eileen Kershaw and acting town clerk Ron Pickup after he was appointed to sort out the turmoil left when
