A HEADTEACHER praised past pupils as he applauded the success of his school in his first year there. Arnold Kuchartshuk, who took over as head at West Craven High, Barnoldswick, in January, said at the school's prize night that it was vital that it looked
A POLICEMAN based in the Blackburn division has been arrested on suspicion of a sex offence in a public toilet at Southport. He was arrested by a plain clothes detective in toilets at Scarisbrick New Road. Merseyside police refused to name the officer
DISABLED dad Craig Smith is devastated after thieves stole the bike which was a lifeline for him and his family. Father-of-two Craig, 28, of Fawcett Close, Blackburn, was shocked to find his 21-gear mountain bike had been stolen from outside Morrisons
Burnley v Blackpool - Pete Oliver's big match preview BRETT Ormerod hopes to face his old rivals tomorrow and fulfill a burning ambition -- hitting the net at Burnley. The Blackpool striker started his career at Ewood Park and, as a local lad living in
COUNCIL homes in Blackburn and Darwen need to have more than £140 million spent on them over the next 20 years to bring them up to modern standards. And now councillors face the dilemma of whether to remain as a landlord or transfer ownership. Many tenants
DARREN Peacock is set to miss Sunday's game against Liverpool at Anfield with a broken toe. The injury is just the latest in a long list of problems to hit Blackburn Rovers but caretaker-boss Tony Parkes found one positive note in the gloom today with
STAN Ternent has secured a derby-day tonic by signing former England youth international Matthew Hewlett on loan from Bristol City. The move is just what the doctor ordered for a Burnley side looking to end a run of four straight defeats with a win over
JOHN Barnes is not about to step into the Ewood hot seat, despite the headlines in one of today's national tabloids. According to the report, Blackburn Rovers have already decided on a partnership of Roy Evans and John Barnes to take over from the axed
A JOBLESS 53-year-old has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the daughter of Ribble Valley guest house owners -- and been warned he could go to jail. Ian McDonald was convicted of two allegations of indecent assault after a three-day trial at Burnley
ANGRY parish councillors are calling for plans to alter the design of a controversial housing scheme to be referred to the Secretary of State. Property tycoon Gerald Hitman wants to reduce the number of houses at his Brockhall Village from 400 to 345
A PLEA to the Chancellor not to slap VAT on bus fares in the new Budget was made by Burnley Planning Committee. The committee feared a VAT increase of 17.5 per cent would increase fares by up to 36 per cent because of passenger loss, and they sent a letter
A HOODED gang robbed bookie shop staff at knife point and fled with £600. Staff at Mecca Bookmakers, Warner Street, Haslingden, were ordered to lie on the floor by the three men, who wore balaclavas. They were believed to have escaped in a Ford Fiesta
CHORLEY Lions held their 21st Bonfire Show at Astley Park, Chorley. Although attendance was not as high as expected, our appreciation goes to all those who did support us. All profits go to local people and organisations and will help, albeit in a small
ANGRY Blackburn Hawks today spoke of the "sour taste" left by Canadian star Andrew Dickson's dramatic defection to Germany. It can also be revealed that the ace striker had approached Hawks management with a request for "further incentives" a few days
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Michael Humphreys, headteacher at Our Lady and St John RC High School, Blackburn, on his comments (LET, November 20), criticising proposals to halve exclusions. It is like a breath of fresh air to read about some common sense in
A FEW weeks ago, my husband and I visited Clitheroe's well-advertised Car Boot Sale -- for the first and last time, I might add! It was the very first time that I've been charged to go to a car boot sale. I also thought that, at a £1 per head, it was
I WOULD like to offer advice to motorists who have their car stolen. By all means, report the theft to the police. Do not, however, make the mistake of believing that they are even remotely interested or that they will attempt to make every effort to
TENANTS' leaders in Padiham were badly let down by council bosses, an investigation panel has ruled. The inquiry team of councillors was set up to investigate the activities of the former chairman of Padiham area management committee Tony Brankin -- and
A CONSTRUCTION company which saved £180,000 by illegal tipping has been fined £30,000 for dumping waste on sites in Burnley and Colne. EOM Construction Ltd, Sandfold Lane, Levenshulme, was fined £10,000 on each of three charges and ordered to pay costs
THE former East Lancashire schoolboy who rose to head Britain's biggest bank today quit his million pound a year role. The announcement that 46-year-old Martin Taylor was stepping down from his chief executive's role at Barclays stunned the city. The
STAN Ternent has secured a derby-day tonic by signing former England youth international Matthew Hewlett on loan from Bristol City. The move is just what the doctor ordered for a Burnley side looking to end a run of four straight defeats with a win over
A MAJOR investigation was launched today following a second chemical leak in seven months at a controversial Oswaldtwistle factory. Emergency services were called out to Nipa Laboratories late last night in Nook Lane following reports of a gas leak at
SNOOKER firm Riley is strengthening its grip on the Far East. South East Asia is one of the Padiham firm's largest markets with Thailand in particular a major customer. Now Riley has supplied five of its Aristocrat tournament snooker tables to the Snooker
WILDLIFE is thriving at Pendle County Primary School in Clitheroe. Creature-friendly hedging has been planted to replace old iron railings at the Princess Avenue school. The project is one of the latest entries in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Grimewatch
A WEEKEND of entertainment is being laid on at a pub to raise money for a youngster who is battling against leukaemia. Jake Scott, of Ratcliffe Street, Darwen, who celebrates his third birthday on Monday, was diagnosed with the disease earlier this year
THE former East Lancashire schoolboy who rose to head Britain's biggest bank today quit his million pound a year role. The announcement that 46-year-old Martin Taylor was stepping down from his chief executive's role at Barclays stunned the city. The
PETER Shackleton has finally admitted defeat in his ill-fated takeover bid for Burnley Football Club following the boardroom re-shuffle at Turf Moor. Shackleton had clung in vain to the belief that his backers would still come up with the £12 million
A MAN was caught with a camcorder trying to film young girls getting undressed inside a swimming room cubicle. Preston Crown Court heard that Anthony Thiem also had a mirror hidden inside his left trouser leg when he was caught at Waves, Blackburn. A
HEAVY rain flooded the centre of Whalley yesterday and brought chaos to the main street. A sudden downpour shortly before lunchtime became a flood when water overflowed from a blocked culvert near Brookside Close. About a foot of water flooded King Street
I ALWAYS thought the idea of public consultation was to find out what people want. So why, after having made the decision to close Church Street to cars, is Blackburn with Darwen Council bothering to trust the public to make a decision about allowing
JOHN Seedle will return to Rishton next season to skipper the Lancashire League club. The all-rounder, who was captain of Central Lancs League side Stand last summer, replaces Russell Whalley, who is expected to join the professional ranks -- probably
IF OMENS are anything to go by then Clitheroe could be in for another epic run in this season's Carlsberg FA Vase. The Blues take on high-flying Arnott Insurance Northern League outfit West Auckland Town in a second round home tie tomorrow. And the last
FURTHER to my remarks (Letters, November 25) concerning Lancashire Constabulary's intended 'blitz' on drivers for the approaching festive season, their report (LET, November 21) comes at an appropriate time. In the period they review, they screened 20,576
A YOUTH has been quizzed by police following an incident in which an 83-year-old man's dog was killed. A 16-year-old was interviewed last night by Accrington Police about the incident in Stanley Street on Sunday evening. Pensioner Andrew Czocher's pet
TWO of Hyndburn's poorest areas could benefit from a government cash boost if the latest council bid for money is successful. Officers will submit an application for Single Regeneration Budget money today. Hyndburn Council's economic development board
A RECENTLY appointed headteacher paid tribute to the man she replaced during a speech at a school's awards evening. Katrina Ryan heaped praise on former head Peter Boylan, who left Accrington's Mount Carmel RC High School in the summer. Miss Ryan, who
Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week looking at inn signs IN a recent article I wrote about the Hole in the Wall pub in Foulridge and described a photograph showing the cow which swam through the canal tunnel. I asked for readers' memories of
A FORMER Burnley man has been appointed to a national task force to improve deprived areas. Shahid Malik, is to join the 'Action Team on Jobs' which is advising areas on how to reduce high unemployment levels in certain parts of the country. Shahid, son
Wright On! Shelley Wright takes a wry look at life IN case you hadn't realised, Christmas is but a mere five weeks away. That's just 27 days or 648 hours to the first stroke of December 25 and, more importantly, only 216 hours in which to bag those festive
MORE than 30 East Lancashire textile workers went to Westminster to lobby on behalf of their industry. They met local MPs who pledged to keep up the pressure on the government for help. Pat Brown, 57, from Nelson, and 37-year-old Kath Duffy, from Trawden
