POLICE investigating the discovery of a man's body washed up on the banks of the River Ribble near Preston marina yesterday are appealing information to help identify him. He is white, between 40 and 50, 5ft 9ins tall , of medium build with a beard, moustache
A COUPLE returned from holiday to find their pub boarded up and for sale! Ken and Cheryl Wadsworth, who run the Farholme Tavern in Stacksteads, thought a two-week break in Spain was an ideal way to relax after a hectic Christmas and New Year. But when
Bramwell Speaks Out SOME hot breaking news. I understand that Chelsea are set to axe Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise, Michael Duberry, Ed de Goey and Graeme Le Saux. Manager Gianluca Vialli has realised that to sit at the top of the Premiership costs money
POLICE hunting a raider wanted for a string of armed robberies including one in East Lancashire are set to release new information. The "gentleman" robber is one of Britain's most wanted criminals and has stolen thousands of pounds after carrying out
FIREFIGHTERS unions are warning they will take industrial action if budget savings lead to job cuts in Lancashire. Lancashire's Fire Authority will hold a crunch meeting on Monday with the aim of setting the budget for next year. The authority has been
THE BISHOP of Blackburn is to take charge of education for all the country's Church of England schools. The Rt Rev Alan Chesters will take up the post of Chairman of the Board of Education of the General Synod in April, following the retirement of the
GLOBE-TROTTING Clarets midfielder Mark Robertson is hoping jet-lag won't delay his Burnley comeback. Robertson is currently at home in Australia as part of the country's under-23 squad which is preparing for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Olyroos are playing
A CHILD has died of meningitis and five other suspected cases of the killer virus have been reported in East Lancashire in the past week. The youngster, who is from Blackburn, is the second child to die from the disease in the past month. East Lancashire's
MAY I express my gratitude to David Ainsworth and Chris Royle (Letters, Janaury 14)? My husband informed me that he had to go out gritting all night on Monday, January 11. Thanks to Messrs Ainsworth's and Royle's superior knowledge and insight, I realise
OF ALL the discredit heaped over the years on the so-called care in the community system that, time and again, has let dangerous mental patients back into society only for them to kill and maim, surely that reaped by the disgraceful case of East Lancashire
THE Home Secretary, Jack Straw, has announced tough new measures to combat burglars. After three convictions, they will face an automatic prison sentence. I happen to support the new measures. However, I think Mr Straw has a nerve to portray this as a
YOUR comment (LET, January 18) failed to realise the direct link between nursing problems and delayed operations and patients waiting on trolleys. A shortfall of nurses leads to both. Poor salary, conditions and lack of respect are all root causes of
CLAYTON'S Mark Horrocks was pipped at the post on the final gruelling uphill run-in to the Boulsworth Hill fell race. The decisive moment came 200 yards from the end as four men reached the final climb together. Still ahead of them was a scramble on all
THE story of the bitter fall-out between a jeans tycoon from Burnley and the woman who designed Princess Diana's wedding dress is set to unfold. Former Barden High School pupil Shami Ahmed - the man behind the Joe Bloggs fashion empire - went into business
TWO giant oak lock gates costing £30,000 were carefully lifted into place by a large crane as part of a renovation of the highest locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The waterway was drained at Barrowford Locks to allow the crane to be driven into
TWO bouncers have been cleared of assaulting a nightclubber who later died. Issac Burns, 34, of Brunshaw Road, Burnley, and Gary Lloyd Williams, 28, of Queens Drive, Oswaldtwistle, were both found not guilty of common assault after a three-day trial at
RUBBISH-busting council pet Lancashire Minimole paid a visit to Hyndburn to send out a message to wasteful residents in the borough. The character has been dreamed up to help turn the county's refuse mountain into a molehill. Minimole is spearheading
BRIAN Kidd is resigned to being without Kevin Davies for the foreseeable future, with Ewood's record signing expected to be booked in for a tonsil operation. And that means that this week's capture of Matt Jansen from Crystal Palace could prove even more
A LATE night store described as a "lifeline" for the elderly and disabled will close on Saturday, despite an eleventh hour bid to get the decision reversed. Ward councillors in Oswaldtwistle arranged a meeting with bosses from United Norwest Co-operatives
A THIRD of taxpayers in Lancashire are risking fines by not returning their tax forms. An estimated 120,000 self-assessment forms in the county are outstanding and people who fail to get them in by the end of the month face fines of £100. Blackburn-based
Peake Practice, compiled by restaurateur Ray Peake, of Callums Bistro, Accrington DESSERTS, sweets, puddings, afters - whatever you choose to call these courses - are my favourite part of every meal. It is the last item your guest will eat, so do go the
PREPARATIONS for two major events to help young people in East Lancashire find a career and employers get the pick of new recruits have kicked off. The XTEND Jobs 99 events will take place at Turf Moor on March 4 and Ewood Park on March 11. Last year
AN insurance firm has won a major contract for a new service for water customers throughout the North West. Insol, of Colne, will administer the new service introduced by North West Water to help small firms have access to repair teams to deal with burst
A TEENAGE girl at a Pendle high school has been struck down by suspected meningitis, it was revealed today. The 13-year-old pupil at Mansfield High, Brierfield, is among five suspected cases of the killer virus to afflict East Lancashire in the past week
THE GOVERNMENT was today urged to review supervision of released mental patients in the wake of a damning report into what happened before nightclub bouncer Daniel Holden brutally killed his neighbour. Holden battered David Spencer to death in Darwen
A TERRIFIED teenager today spoke of her ordeal after a man tried to drag her into his car as she walked back to school at lunchtime. The 13-year-old was walking on Booth Road back to Fearns High School, Stacksteads, after lunch on Tuesday at 1.15pm when
A TERRIFIED teenager today spoke of her ordeal after a man tried to drag her into his car as she walked back to school at lunchtime. The 13-year-old was walking on Booth Road back to Fearns High School, Stacksteads, after lunch on Tuesday at 1.15pm when
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is set to play a key role in a nationwide initiative aimed at improving performance and efficiency in the police service. The county's Chief Constable Pauline Clare is chairperson of a special sub committee, initiated by the Association
BRIAN Kidd is resigned to being without Kevin Davies for the foreseeable future, with Ewood's record signing expected to be booked in for a tonsil operation. And that means that this week's capture of Matt Jansen from Crystal Palace could prove even more
COUNCILLORS in the Ribble Valley have agreed to write off more than £100,000 in unpaid community charge and council tax. The council's policy and finance committee heard that the outstanding amounts could now not be recovered "without considerable time
AN optician warned speed cameras intended to improve road safety could be putting motorists at risk. Derek Pellowe, of Nelson, said the bright flashes of the camera could temporarily blind motorists for three or four seconds and recommended using infra-red
DOZENS of children were taken ill after a mild form of the infectious disease Hepatitis A hit three schools in Blackburn and Darwen. At Lower Darwen Primary School, it was thought teenagers urinating in the school doorway at night were to blame for the
TABLE-TOPPING Blackburn Hawks will not be allowed to carry their league supremacy into the end of season play-offs. Arena management have decided that the extra games would cripple the cash-strapped club. No-one at the Arena was today prepared to comment
THREE East Lancashire athletics clubs are on the worldwide web - Blackburn Road Runners, Rossendale Harriers and Todmorden Harriers. Dave Swift who manages Blackburn's site has contacted the others, and all three clubs have set up links with each other
YOUR readers might come to the wrong conclusion if I were to allow Mrs Jennifer Mortimer's claims (Letters, January 14) to go unchallenged. Mrs Mortimer wrongly accuses Castle Cement of publishing 'misleading propaganda.' The company had no right, she
WE are very concerned parents with a child at Crosshill Special School, Blackburn, which has done a wonderful job in helping him with his speech. When he first went there, he could only say two or three words; he could not use sentences or make people
JEFF Stone (Letters, January 18) seems to have missed the point. Contrary to the impression given, he and other Darwen Street traders were first consulted about our ideas a couple of years ago. The main idea is simply to remove unnecessary through traffic
WE have heard much in recent weeks about the shortage of nurses in the NHS. May I suggest the reasons why? 1. The implementation of the Salmon Report in the early 1970s. Matrons were made redundant and experienced ward sisters and charge nurses were encouraged
LEADERS of a troubled racial equality group have taken the first step towards shutting down the organisation. A crisis meeting of Hyndburn and Rossendale Racial Equality Council's executive committee agreed to start winding up the group, which recently
GLOBE-TROTTING Clarets midfielder Mark Robertson is hoping jet-lag won't delay his Burnley comeback. Robertson is currently at home in Australia as part of the country's under-23 squad which is preparing for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Olyroos are playing
TRADERS are will help shape the centre of Accrington for the next century. Hyndburn Council planners will meet market representatives in the next fortnight to discuss plans for a £7 million shopping complex in Broadway. Traders will have a chance to comment
Food News, with Amanda Killelea YOUNGSTERS across East Lancashire will be grabbing their grannies during the sixth national Bramley Apple Week from February 1-7 in a quest to learn the secrets of "real cooking". Children are at risk of becoming the forgotten
ENTERPRISING duo Karen and Philip Yates have framed their future! The Rishton couple launched a business together specialising in moving works of art between galleries and museums throughout the UK and Europe. And their M&G Transport business, set
ENTERPRISE boss Ron Morrish is bidding to win where Atherton, Hick and Hollioake failed! Ron is preparing to challenge the Aussies to try and salvage some pride for England after that Ashes defeat. The 49-year-old director of Pendle Enterprise Trust,
