TRAMPOLINISTS in Blackburn say they are banging their heads against the wall trying to find premises big enough for their ever-growing club! Blackburn Trampoline Club is renowned throughout Europe as one of the biggest and best in Britain. But its present
A SCRAPYARD worker was crushed under the wheels of a lorry, an inquest was told. East Lancashire Coroner David Smith told the hearing how Sean Gregory ended up underneath the lorry, which was used to carry wrecks around Alf Kyme's car dismantlers, Stacksteads
POLICE today revealed that more arrests will take place in the Burnley area as part of a major operation. Hundreds of criminals have been netted after a three-day police purge on known offenders across East Lancashire. More than 30 people were arrested
STAN Ternent insists the decision to transfer-list four players earlier this season was taken to strengthen his side and did not reveal an absence of business acumen. The Burnley boss has been accused of lacking business sense in "sacking" the quartet
THE FOOTBALL League is compiling a list of Local Heroes from each club to mark its centenary season - and Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers can help choose the Burnley nomination. The League recently published a list of 100 'League Legends' which included
A BUS war across East Lancashire was today branded a disgrace by traffic bosses as a company faced the loss of two routes. The broadside was fired during a public inquiry which cancelled two services belonging to Pilkington's and banned them from operating
FANS are reminded that they will save money if they buy tickets for Tuesday's UEFA Cup first round, first leg, tie against Olympique Lyonnais at Ewood in advance. The reduced prices will be held until 7pm on Monday with season-ticket holders able to buy
GED Furey missed the cut in the British Masters at the Forset of Arden after a three-over-par second round 75. The Pleasington ace finished six over after 36 holes with a two round total of 150. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images
BURNLEY'S history has been brought to book again with the re-issue of the standard work on the town's past. Volume four of Walter Bennett's History of Burnley - covering the period from 1850 to 1900 - has been reprinted by Burnley and District Historical
PUNK band Boredom, who are putting the finishing touches to their debut album, play their hometown next week. The Blackburn band say their performance at The Wharf at Eanam (see Gigs) might be the last small venue they play in the town if their album
LABOUR-controlled Hyndburn Council has been accused of "fiddling while Rome burns" over the decline of town centres in the borough. Tory group leader Councillor Peter Britcliffe said: "We see quite often mighty and grand plans that come to no fruition
A WATCHDOG panel, set up in the wake of a gas leak at a Hyndburn chemical plant, will meet for the first time next week. The Nipa Laboratories Liaison Group will discuss ways of monitoring procedures at the firm after steam and acid gas escaped in May
THE DANDY WARHOLS Hop and Grape, Manchester COURTNEY Taylor and the Dandy Warhols, who have spent most of the year on the road, returned to Manchester with a revitalised set. It's less than six months since the five-piece American indie band performed
A BUS war across East Lancashire was today branded a disgrace by traffic bosses as a company faced the loss of two routes. The broadside was fired during a public inquiry which cancelled two services belonging to Pilkington's and banned them from operating
RESIDENTS are furious after travellers moved on to an empty Blackburn site and set up shop selling rugs. Travellers moved five vehicles with caravans on to the forecourt of the closed Telegraph petrol station, Bolton Road, on Thursday night. Lancashire
LAWYERS are investigating ways of cracking a tight legal restriction which could prevent the potentially lucrative sale of a council building. Rossendale Council planned to sell Stubbylee Hall and Park in Bacup, along with other council buildings as part
SMOKING is "uncool" according to health-conscious youngsters in East Lancashire. The myth that children do not care about health issues was exploded as research revealed youngsters in the district and the rest of the North West wanted fresh fruit in burger
EAST Lancashire MPs are to back the father of Kashmir student hostage Paul Wells in his bid to get inquiries into his fate stepped up. Bob Wells, of Bracken Close, Feniscowles, Blackburn, is furious over the failure of the Indian and Pakistani authorities
with Clarets defender Brian Reid 'WHO wants to be a millionaire' host Chris Tarrant had a Burnley man gambling on decisions which could affect his whole future. But it was the 'gamble' of another Burnley man - Stan Ternent - which could help the town's
A MOTHER died nine weeks after swallowing caustic soda despite intense medical and surgical treatment, an inquest was told. Lynda Everett, 51, swallowed the lethal dose after suffering acute bouts of paranoia said to be triggered by a complaint when she
CHRIS Sutton went in search of his first goal of the season at Sheffield Wednesday today with a glowing tribute from manager Roy Hodgson ringing in his ears. Sutton, joint leading scorer in the Premiership last season, hadn't hit the target in four games
A QUEST by a mayor to set up a town band reaches a milestone this month when it holds its first rehearsal. Clitheroe Mayor John McGowan decided to re-form the Clitheroe Town Band last year. The top brass and woodwind ensemble was disbanded several years
ANGRY residents have lost their battle against plans to build 22 executive homes in their village. Gleeson Homes wants to build the four and five-bedroomed properties on land off Ribchester Road in Salesbury. But Salesbury and Clayton-le-Dale Parish Councils
CALLS for a "lollipop lady" on a busy stretch of road have been renewed after it emerged that hundreds of children are converging on a pedestrian crossing at the spot when their schools close. Revised closing times at Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe
Manchester University MDH: CYPRESS HILL* Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: MILLION DOLLAR MEN, till 3am Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am Wharf at Eanam, Blackburn: A TRIBUTE TO MEAT LOAF, 8.30pm The Royal, Waterfoot: THE ITCH, 9.30pm Hop and Grape
BLACKBURN Hawks new coach Bobby Haig is not resting on his laurels - and he is making sure no one else does either. The tough talking Scot has warned his playing staff not to get complacent ahead of tonight's all action clash with Solihull Blaze at Blackburn
RICHARD Maden from Rossendale achieved his first ambition this morning. In the qualifying heats of the Games 100 metres breaststroke, he clocked the eighth fastest time to squeeze into this evening's final by just one hundredth of a second. Richard, the
EAST Lancashire will witness the end of an era tomorrow when Ian Haworth and Phil Mooney play their last senior games for the club at Accrington. Between them they have taken over 800 Lancashire League wickets and following the recent retirement of Dave
IT IS now generally accepted that angling is NOT the nation's top sport/pastime, that the number of regular anglers is probably nearer one million NOT the three million so often referred to. That is not however, a valid reason for the national press to
A YOUNG mum who helped sell the £10,500 proceeds of a house raid to undercover police has started a nine month jaIl term. Drug addict Tracey Moat, 24, was told by a judge she had a very long criminal record and offended latterly to feed her heroin habit
THE 26th FYLDE FOLK FESTIVAL Fleetwood AFTER forecasts of rain and storms for the weekend, the weather was surprisingly good, which was just as well as the venues for the festival were spread around the town's halls, pubs and clubs. Friday was a night
GREAT Harwood is dying, with half the shops closed and no new business in the area, a local businessman has claimed. Mike Chatburn, manager of Johnson Tool Hire, in Plough Yard, Queen Street, seized the opportunity of public question time at Hyndburn
THE MASSIVE In The City music convention could provide a crucial break for some of East Lancashire's finest up-and-coming bands. The four-day convention in Manchester, the brainchild of Whalley beauty queen Yvette Livesey, has become a crucial fixture
BEWITCHED: Rollercoater (Sony) - After the well-deserved success of their first single C'Est La Vie, this falls sadly short. No doubt an attempt to show Bewitched (pictured) are not just four Irish girls who dance about, this softer sound is unconvincing
TELEVISION quiz winner Matthew Asbury picked up a £64,000 jackpot last night and then answered the question millions of viewers were left waiting to hear. "It's a boy!," he told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph today. Viewers saw the 26-year-old Nelson
AN EAST Lancashire company is turning environmental awareness into profit. Hilden Manufacturing launched an environmental initiative in 1994 which slashed energy costs by £80,000 a year. In the last year all five of its sites - Clifton Mill, Three Brookes
THE MAN arrested in connection with a triple murder inquiry will face more questioning by detectives this weekend. Police launched a major manhunt after the bodies of former Darwen woman Celeste Bates and her two young sons were found battered to death
MYSTERY surrounds the future of a controversial centre for drug addicts and alcoholics, due to open in Darwen centre. Lancashire Alcohol and Drugs Advice Service announced plans for a drop-in and residential service in Bridge Street earlier this year
