COUNCIL chiefs are confident they can defy the odds in their bid to make Blackburn with Darwen a city. Town hall bosses say support for city status is increasing all the time, despite bookies ranking the borough 26th among the competitors. Guildford,
YOUNGSTERS are invited to enter an awards scheme to promote community spirit in the borough. The annual Blackburn with Darwen Community Awards are up for grabs, with sponsors including the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The council is inviting nominations
PUPILS in Blackburn and Darwen are celebrating being among the top brains of Britain. More than twice as many 11-year-olds in the borough have improved their performance in English tests than the national average. And in maths and science local pupils
A 53-year-old Rossendale woman died in hospital after falling down "very steep" stairs in her home, a Burnley inquest heard. Margaret Taylor, of Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, was found naked at the bottom of the stairs on July 9 by her partner Stephen
TORY councillors are attacking a Government decision to slash funding for Blackburn college students - and hope to get Labour support. Conservative councillor John Williams will put forward a motion to tonight's full Blackburn with Darwen Council meeting
AEROSPACE workers were celebrating a huge, billion pound order today - as British Aerospace defended its controversial sale of Lancashire-built jets to Indonesia. South Africa confirmed a package of orders and options for 28 Gripen fighters and 24 Hawk
STEPHEN Grant has been given some time out by Clarets boss Stan Ternent to weigh up whether his future lies in football or business. Grant has returned home to Ireland where his father runs a successful company. And if the young striker, who signed a
STUDENTS who achieved success by studying close to home received a well-deserved pat on the back at Blackburn College's annual further education awards. Principal Sheena Ewing joined a host of VIPs and college representatives on stage at Blackburn's King
Accrington Camera Club meet Rishton Prime Centre, 7.45pm. Annual Judging. Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival, Civic Centre, Otley. Various artistes, street entertainment and dance teams. Rossendale 2nd Scout Band Concert, Bacup Leisure Hall, Burnley Road
A COUNCILLOR claimed people were 'living on muck' during a debate about waste management. Ribble Valley Council's community committee heard that local authorities across Lancashire had been looking at more effective ways of managing waste. Commercial
AN arsenal of terror containing dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition was uncovered by police during a raid on a house in Blackburn. Detectives discovered the sinister haul after searching a house in the Mill Hill area at 7am. A 50-year-old
TRACK and country star Dave Lewis took on two of fell running's big guns at the Hades Hill fell race and almost pulled off an unlikely win. The Bingley pair of Steve Hawkins and Mark Kinch have between them won three British championships, and so it was
NEWLY-crowned county champion Andy Morgan-Lee was Lancashire's first counter as the team finished fourth in the Inter Counties 10k at Bradford. Morgan-Lee from Clayton took 12th in 30:27, with Salford team-mate Aidan Walpole 35th, Wesham veteran Alex
RIBCHESTER continued their impressive start to the season, but while the result was convincing, they could have ended the day sharing the points against a spirited Calderstones side who battled every inch of the way. Unlike the first two outings, Ribchester
TOP marks and merit stars go to the youngsters in Blackburn and Darwen primary schools who starred in the school tests, beating an improved national average by miles. And, well done, teachers, too! For it is most encouraging that educational standards
WHEN it comes to local league cricket, you won't find two more dedicated teams. For between them, Hussainia and Taverners play in no fewer than six different leagues. And both sides have enjoyed their fair share of success with Hussainia dominating the
PLEASINGTON will be bidding to retain their title in the ELGA/Lancashire Evening Telegraph Mixed Foursomes Final at Wilpshire on Sunday. However, the three Pleasington pairs will face stiff competition from 21 other clubs from across East Lancashire.
MR R Bracewell (Letters, September 8) is most unfair on the Home Secretary when criticising him regarding immigration. On one hand, people like Mr Bracewell state that Mr Straw is 'the immigrants' friend' while, on the other, Mr Straw receives criticism
I SHOULD like to respond to your articles (LET, August 24 and 26), referring to a number of cases in Blackburn magistrates court dealing with drivers' hours and the allegation that Tarmac is walking away from its responsibilities. Whereas I am sure your
GARRY Flitcroft will be out of action for another four months after undergoing more knee surgery last night. And that will blow a huge hole in Blackburn Rovers manager Brian Kidd's already-depleted midfield resources. He had hoped that Flitcroft would
GREETINGS giant Express Gifts today announced it is creating 500 new jobs to help cope with the Christmas rush. The Church-based outfit is offering temporary posts in a variety of positions. And a recruitment team will attend an open day at Accrington
WORK on the £1 million Nelson town centre improvement scheme is progressing to timetable. Contractors are putting the finishing touches to new parking and traffic calming measures in Market Square and a canopy along the line of shops is expected to go
RAIN washed out the second half of the final round of the 1999 track league at the open air stadium at Kirkby, but the Blackburn and District CTC racing section were already home and dry in the season long-team competition scoring a brilliant win over
TWO different time trials in Yorkshire on Saturday afternoon benefited from improving weather conditions as the brisk wind began to die away resulting in a crop of fast times and personal bests for those lucky enough to be later starters in the events
THE missing 21-year-old son of a Blackburn College vice-principal has been found dead on a riverbank. The body of Nicholas Bloy, whose father is Duncan Bloy, was discovered on the bank of the River Severn near Berkeley, Gloucestershire. He had drowned
A SPECIAL service of light is being held for East Lancashire families who have lost a child. The service will be held at St Joseph's RC Church in Audley Range, Blackburn, at 2pm on Sunday. The Parents' Support Group for the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit
VOLUNTEERS at Rossendale Hospice are hoping their millennium bug will be one people want to see on their computer! The brightly coloured furry creatures, sold for a minimum of £1, are part of the hospice drive to raise £7,000. The bugs have an adhesive
NASTY Nick Faldo has nailed his colours to the mast - of the Stars and Stripes and not the Union Jack. The sulky traitor, rightly dropped by Mark James, has turned his vitriol on old pal and European hero Colin Montgomerie, just one week before the world's
FORMER solicitor John G Whittle, who was involved in many aspects of voluntary service in Colne, has died aged 68 after a short illness. Mr Whittle, a bachelor, lived in the Castle Road area of Colne and for many years up to his retirement in 1990 was
THE daughter of a pensioner who was targeted by a bogus caller has spoken of her anger at the callous crime. The pensioner, aged 71, from Brandy House Brow, Blackbburn, fell victim to the raider on Tuesday lunchtime. Police have now issued another warning
GARRY Flitcroft will be out of action for another four months after undergoing more knee surgery last night. And that will blow a huge hole in Blackburn Rovers manager Brian Kidd's already-depleted midfield resources. He had hoped that Flitcroft would
Valerie Cowan's Web World A TRAVEL website for people with disabilities has secured support from some of the biggest web services. Jonathan Kaye, owner and operator of Everybody's Hotel Directory, has seen traffic at the site soar to a monthly average
CLITHEROE athlete Jennifer Adams has won the over 45 age group in the British veteran marathon championship at Wolverhampton. Jennifer returned 3:25:27 for the 26 miles 385 yards to complete a notable double for the area, with Evan Cook having won the
GRAHAM Lloyd hammered his best of the season at Taunton - but handed star billing to Somerset's England paceman Andy Caddick. It was a battle royal between them for most of the day with Lloyd hitting 144, his third century of the summer, and Caddick claiming
A YEAR ago, baby James Anthony Toner was battling for his tiny life in a Glasgow hospital. Now, the bonny bouncing boy, who was born 14 weeks premature, weighing just 1lb 14oz, was celebrating his first birthday. Family and friends gathered at the Crosby
A COUNTY council run initiative has been launched to produce a comprehensive sports guide for young disabled athletes. The Coordinated Service for Learning Support was launched at County Hall this month with the ultimate aim of recording every sports
JOHN Mitchell has won his club's annual triathlon for the third consecutive time at the age of 57. Blackburn Road Runners held the event at Shadsworth Leisure Centre and the competitors had to swim 18 lengths of the pool before negotiating a four-mile
THERE was no faulting Laura Ferguson in the first round of the UK Riders non-affiliated event after she qualified for the regional finals with two perfect rounds. Laura of Burnley completed two rounds with no faults on her pony My Chestnut Dream to book
DELIVERING a decidedly confident economic outlook today, Chancellor Gordon Brown certainly has a clutch of rosy statistics to support his claim that Britain is on the brink of an era of growth like that enjoyed by America during this decade. There is
HOW many more times will we hear from motorists who are against random breath tests? No-one is perfect and if you think one of your liberties is being taken away, don't forget, you could be the next victim. The object of the exercise is to save lives,
A WONDERFUL breakaway try by full back Mick Cross sealed a stirring performance by Rossendale as they beat the much fancied Warrington in their first game of the season. Cross was involved in a three-man move which started virtually under the home side's
PAUL Dwyer will be jetting out to the Spanish sunshine later this year, bidding to win a place on next season's European Tour. Dwyer missed the cut in the final event of this summer's Mastercard Tour. But his performances over the year, allied to a small
REGRETTABLY, to the detriment of everybody, the credibility of the constabulary is constantly being dragged into disrepute. Take two instances in two reports (LET, September 2). 1. An over-zealous confrontation concerned a Rolls Royce with a marginally
THESE two sides showed just why they dominated the league last season after another ding-dong battle. The scoreline may suggest that champions Oswaldtwistle ran away with it, but two late goals disguise the fact that it was a lot closer. Oswaldtwistle
WHALLEY U8s 1 JUNIOR SAINTS 2 WHALLEY Juniors under 8s played their first competitive league game in the Longridge all weather pitch league and gave an excellent account of themselves. Saints scored after five minutes but Whalley soon grabbed an equaliser
HAD Blackburn United lost this game Kalim Hafeji could never have shown his face again. For never has one player had so many chances and missed every single one of them - included three times when he actually went around the keeper! Now there is no doubting
ACORN Trophy - gross: 1 K Hardy (71-70-141), 2 G Boardman (70-71-141), 3 Sammy Parry (73-71-144), 4 N Ward (74-71-145), 5 N Deme (71-74-144), 6 N Uttley (69-76-145). 36 Hole Gross: A Royd (153-18-135) First 18 Gross: T Dickinson 69. First 18 nett: G Brotherton
THE recent events involving the schedule one sex offender, Michael Wilson (LET, September 8) bring to light the problems we have living with a bail hostel in our midst. While we appreciate the efforts of the staff and majority of residents of the hostel
MR K Cheetham (Letters, September 6) asks why his Council Tax is so high. The short answer is that he lives in Blackburn! The fundamental reason is that the majority of the local electorate support a high Council Tax - by voting Labour - and many of them
WORSTHORNE vicar Rev Lawrence Laycock has been officially inducted as vicar for the new United Benefice of St John the Divine Cliviger and St John the Evangelist Worsthorne . A service was held at St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne, to mark the occasion
THE FATHER of accident victim Jason Norris has told of his son's amazing escape from a car smash on Crete which killed his girlfriend, Andrea Moss. Jack Norris, who flew out to the holiday isle with his wife Dorothy to be with his son in hospital, returned
STEPHEN Grant has been given some time out by Clarets boss Stan Ternent to weigh up whether his future lies in football or business. Grant has returned home to Ireland where his father runs a successful company. And if the young striker, who signed a
GREETINGS giants Express Gifts today announced they are creating 500 new jobs to help cope with the Christmas rush. The Church-based outfit are offering temporary posts in a variety of positions. And a recruitment team will attend an open day at Accrington
A CARAVAN firm has towed away top industry awards. Read Caravans of Whitebirk has recently collected certificates from caravan manufacturers Bailey and Avondale. And the company was presented with a plaque from the North Lancashire Association of the
A SPORTS hall dubbed the best in East Lancashire has been saved from closure by councillors who gave the go-ahead for badly-needed repairs. Hyndburn leisure board were told that the sports hall floor at Hyndburn Sports Centre is so badly worn that it
A COMPUTER firm has seen sales grow by more than 50 per cent since its management buyout. Turnover at Haslingden-based PSL, which distributes Hewlett-Packard computer equipment, topped £50 million in the year following its buyout from Skillsgroup. "It
Food News, with Amanda Killelea HERE is the very first of our reader's recipes in our new Menu Master Mike series. Readers have inundated both the Lancashire Evening Telegraph offices and Blackburn Market butcher Mike Tighe with their favourite recipes
MORE workers in Lancashire earn less than £5 an hour than anywhere else in the North West, according to a union report. The Transport and General Workers' Union is estimates that 37 per cent of workers in the county fall below its low pay threshold -
A £2.2 MILLION package of support for East Lancashire businesses was being launched today. The Enterprise in East Lancashire initiative, backed by the county council, is aimed at helping develop small businesses. The package, which is managed by economic
SEPTEMBER Sun 19 - Blackburn duathlon - run/bike/run; Tulketh 10k - road; Horwich 10-mile, 11am from Rivington and Blackrod HS. Fri 24 - Ron Hill's birthday 5k - road Sat 25 - Thieveley Pike 4m/900ft - fell; In Pendle's Shadow 24m Sun 26 - Garstang half
THE Blackburn and District CTC travelled in force to Diggle near Oldham on Sunday to compete in the long established Beard Cup hill climb for CTC sections and came home with their hands firmly on the trophy after some outstanding riding by their members
IN THE current warm weather, winter still seems a distance away, but the track and field season is all but over and preparations are underway for this winter's cross country season. Hyndburn AC are holding an open meeting on Sunday October 10 at Wilson
Two former winners will be back to mark the special 10th running of Keighley and Craven Athletic Club's Bronte Way next month. First winner, Jeff Emmott, who also won in 1991, has signed up for the race on Sunday, October 17. Fell international and Keighley
GRATEFUL parents of a severely handicapped little boy who returned from a weekend break to find burglars had plundered their home have thanked readers for coming to their aid. Michael Williams, 20, and his fiance Jane Keating, 22, of Broadgate, Darwen
THE father of accident victim Jason Norris has told of his son's amazing escape from a car smash on Crete which killed his girlfriend, Andrea Moss. Jack Norris, who flew out to the holiday isle with his wife Dorothy to be with his son in hospital, returned
