RESIDENTS have won their battle to save the trees that line their street from the axe. A poll of people living in Milton Road, Colne, found an overwhelming majority backed the retention of the trees and their pruning rather than chopping them down completely
SCAITCLIFFE Hall, Todmorden, is among a group of historic properties across the North being snapped up by a new prestige hotel group. Pendlebury Hotels Ltd has been formed with the backing of a consortium of Lancashire entrepreneurs and is intending to
FARMERS in East Lancashire have been urged to improve safety in a bid to cut down on deaths in their industry. The Health and Safety Executive issued the warning after 54 people died on UK farms last year. Three fatal accidents were in the North West,
AN EAST Lancashire rock band took to the stage at a concert to mark the third anniversary of the disappearance of Keith Mangan, who was taken hostage along with Blackburn student Paul Wells while trekking in Kashmir. The concert was held at a nature park
CHARITY workers and experts on drugs abuse are taking part in special event at a Blackburn school. St Wilfrid's High is organising an evening of education and advice for parents and teachers at the school as part of the campaign to stamp out drug abuse
WEDNESDAY Organ Recital, Blackburn Cathedral, 1-1.30pm. Blackburn Aglow Christian Music and Testimony with Larry Sturm, Bank Top Neighbourhood Centre, Oakenhurst Road, 7.15pm. North Lancs and Fylde Strut of the Popular Flying Association, The Canberra
GOVERNMENT ministers and Labour MPs who wrecked Nigel Evans' Bill to include wind chill into calculations for cold weather payments to pensioners were today branded 'heartless' by the Tory MP. His Private Members Bill to take the factor into account when
AREAS of outstanding beauty in East Lancashire need legislation to protect them, according to a green pressure group. The Countryside Commission has included the Forest of Bowland and the Ribble Valley in a list of areas of outstanding beauty that it
MORE than 170 oil workers were feared dead after a massive explosion split a North Sea oil rig from top to bottom. Many were thought to have died in their sleep as the blaze ripped through the Piper Alpha platform in what was thought to be the world's
MY granddaughter Eleanor, aged 6, had a tooth to be collected by the tooth fairy from under her pillow. She and her sister, Hannah, eight, placed a note, saying they wished the money to be sent to the starving children in Sudan. Their actions touched
IT was with great sadness I heard of the early death of one of Lancashire's favourite daughters, author Benita Moore. This charming lady, who wrote so many books on Lancashire life and poetry, has left us a way of life truly remembered and treasured.
WAS anyone else reminded of the strike-ridden 1970s when they couldn't listen to BBC news programmes the other day? RMT, the rail union, offers Londoners a summer of chaos on London Underground. Now, trade union leader Rodney Bickerstaff is warning the
LANCASHIRE'S top ice hockey club is looking for a new coach, but it has already found a new name. Lancashire Hawks - who will again be known as Blackburn Hawks from next season - have relieved long-serving Jim Pennycook from coaching responsibilities.
I WRITE on behalf of many local residents living on Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. I wish to express our sorrow at the sad loss of a very special friend, Mrs Evelyn King, who lived in Lytham Road, Blackburn. Dear Evelyn gave many hours of pleasure
AMATEUR pair Tony Jackson and Jason Ashton were today dreaming of British Open glory. The Blackburn Golf Club duo made it through their pre-qualifying tournaments yesterday to line up against the big boys for the weekend's final qualifying events. And
IT was interesting to read about the fact that my home town is on the decline. I left for Canada 24 years ago, and have been back to visit my sister who still lives in Great Harwood. It is a shame to read that everything is closing up there. Here in Southern
TEST hero Darren Gough turns Roses villain at Old Trafford tomorrow. The popular all rounder, who played a crucial role with Robert Croft in England's battling rearguard action against South Africa yesterday, returns with Yorkshire for a NatWest Trophy
I READ with sadness and dismay the case of Mr Jim Pye, a lifelong and totally loyal Burnley supporter, receiving a life ban for appearing to be under the influence of alcohol (LET, June 19). He was not drunk and disorderly. This was emphasised in court
A MAN stole a three foot high ornamental chimney pot after calling at a house on Burnley Road, Accrington, and offering to clean the guttering. When the occupant went back inside the house he made off with the chimney pot. The caller was white, in his
A 'GLADIATOR'-style thief has snatched a funeral firm's Union flag only days after it was run up the flagpole. The thief scrambled 40ft on to a roof to grab the flag from L Champ Funeral Service, Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors. Manager Louis Ford suspects
A MARKETING masterclass to help East Lancashire aerospace firms win new business is being held tomorrow. The Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace, which represents more than 120 local firms, has joined forces with other trade groups to stage the event at
BUSINESS parks in East Lancashire, where thousands of local employees work, have been sold off in a £6.5 million deal. The Glenfield Park Group, which operates sites in Nelson and Blackburn, has been bought by Midlands-based Birkby plc. The sites, owned
JOB hunters are being given the chance to enjoy the sweet smell of success in an unusual move by organisers of a project in Pendle. People involved in the Tackling Unemployment in Nelson will receive free toiletry sets to boost their confidence in the
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of designer sports gear has been stolen from washing lines in Darwen. Police say more than £8,140 worth of clothing has been stolen in 45 separate incidents in the last six months. The raiders operate during the evening and snatch
A TEENAGER in a stolen car led police on a high-speed chase before jumping out of the moving vehicle which crashed into a stone wall. Clem Pinder, 19, of Burnley Road, Todmorden, took the Ford Orion from Rawtenstall and was spotted by a police officer
AN "INSANELY jealous" man has been jailed for 18 months for a "horrifying" attack which left his victim unrecognisable. Mark Chestney, 24, set about Michael Vallier twice, punching him after he went to the ground and banging his head on the road at least
STAN Ternent confirmed today that he had spoken to his former left back Bryan Small about a possible move to Turf Moor, writes PETER WHITE. But the Burnley boss is still waiting for a response from the ex-Aston Villa and Bolton defender who is a free
NEW figures have revealed that more than a third of East Lancashire children are born illegitimately, two in every five living with only one parent. East Lancashire is slightly above the national average for births 'out of wedlock' according to the Office
STUART Ripley signed a four-year contract with Southampton yesterday and admitted he had "mixed feelings" over leaving Blackburn Rovers, writes PETER WHITE. It came as something of a shock to Ripley when he discovered that a £1.5 million Saints bid had
A MARATHON golfer hopes to raise more than £2,500 for MacMillan nurses by playing four rounds in a day at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club. Kevin Rogerson, 33, will start at 6am, play 72 holes and walk 15 miles on Friday. Kevin has also planned a fundraising
A RIBBLE Valley businessman has admitted defrauding Customs and Excise of over £50,000 in duty by selling cheap spirits from his plant hire business. Eric Dugdale, of Calder Farm, Settle Road, Bolton by Bowland, admitted three offences under the Customs
TWO lucky fliers walked away unscathed when their bi-plane crashed after an engine failure. Ian Spencer, 46, of Lynwood Avenue, Clayton-le-Moors, was flying his son Paul, 24, to a flying rally in Wiltshire when the plane hit trouble and plunged into a
I AM writing in reply to a letter from Pat Jones, a former Conservative Party agent (Letters, June 30). Mrs Jones is wrong in her allegations about the Labour Party's handling of the by-election. To set the matter straight, Roger Craig submitted his resignation
IT IS not before time that the government moves to shake up the child support system - because the existing service, though fine in principle, is a shambles in practice. Its well-known failures stem from the huge bureaucracy involved in getting absent
MOST voters will regard the "cash for access" row now troubling the government as a storm in a Westminster teacup, of interest only to the political chattering classes. But Tony Blair cannot be unconcerned about their complacency. For while the detail
ARE you One in a Million? I am looking for one million people who would each donate 20 pence in order to purchase the land upon which the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary stands at Oswaldtwistle. This is needed by February 1999 and will cost £190,000.
MAGNA Carta introduced the novel idea that the law is there to protect the citizen against the otherwise overweening powers of the State. It has been the bedrock of our liberties for generations, enshrining the principle of Trial by Jury, enjoyed by the
BABY Rachel Dooley held on for six minutes to earn the accolade of being the first to be born on the National Health Service 50th anniversary day. She was expected on Friday and threatened to make an appearance on Saturday, but after 24 hours her mum
SEVENTY angry residents attended a meeting at Burnley Football Club to demand an end to the parking nightmare in the area around Turf Moor. Police bosses and council officers were at Burnley Police and Community Forum in the North Stand at Turf Moor,
STUART Ripley signed a four-year contract with Southampton yesterday and admitted he had "mixed feelings" over leaving Blackburn Rovers, writes PETER WHITE. It came as something of a shock to Ripley when he discovered that a £1.5 million Saints bid had
A TREASURED Holy Communion chalice has been stolen by intruders who broke into an Accrington church. The minister, the Rev Ian Robertson, said it was possible the theft of the antique silver chalice was linked to the occult. The burglars took the £2,500
MICHAEL Cavannagh has been appointed associate partner at commercial property firm Trevor Dawson & Co. Former QEGS pupil Michael joined the Blackburn-based firm in 1991 after graduating from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in land economy
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter BRYAN-Top Manor is one of the most magnificent mansions I've ever seen. One the day I visited, the giant door swung open to reveal a sumptuous hallway filled with lavish furnishings. A pistol and a stag's head hung
A PACKAGING firm has doubled the number of its factories in two months. Protection Packaging has bought Otford Specialist Foams based in Abercarn, South Wales. Otford employs 80 staff and has a turnover of £5 million a year. It is the second acquisition
TWO special schools in Blackburn got together to produce a newsletter in one day. Pupils at Blackamoor and Dame Evelyn Fox schools rose to the challenge to collect and write school news stories and design pages of a newsletter for parents and friends
THREE men ordered to serve life sentences for beating a man to death outside a Blackburn nightclub have failed in an attempt to have their murder convictions overturned. Lawyers for brothers John and Anthony Aspinall and co-accused Paul Smyth contended
A MOTHER spoke of how the heart was ripped out of her family as her teenager son began a four-year sentence for killing her husband. Preston Crown Court was told that after knifing his step-father, Stuart Miller, now 19, told police: "I love him, I don't
