A POSTMAN failed a breathalyser test after crashing into a parked car on his way to work. Blackburn magistrates heard that Anthony John Windle, a part-time lance corporal in the Territorial Army, never stopped to think about the beer he had drunk the
PEOPLE who claim council benefits in Blackburn and Darwen may have payments delayed while a new computer system is brought on line. But the change from the old system will mean claims will be dealt with more speedily in future. The old system closed down
SCHOOLS chief Mark Pattison has been listed in a "top ten" of education leaders by a professional municipal journal. Mr Pattison, Blackburn with Darwen Council's education director, has been named as the 9th best education director in the country by the
POLICE who took special care of a man after removing him from a bus in a drunken sleep had their kindness thrown back in their faces. Blackburn magistrates heard that the instant David John Whitehead woke up he started to struggle violently, kicking one
TOWN hall chiefs have refused to "name and shame" a council worker accused of committing housing benefit fraud. A House of Commons committee has been told more than 380 cases were reported last year in 57 local authorities, with one of the cases being
VANQUISHED Burnley defender Steve Davis felt the Clarets deserved better than a 3-0 defeat as their impressive FA Cup run came to an end at Highfield Road on Saturday. The Clarets were firmly in contention as they trailed just 1-0 up to the 69th-minute
JACK Walker today assured Blackburn Rovers fans that he has no intention of pulling the plug on the club's finances. "If I say I'm doing something, I bloody well do it. I have no intention of changing my original plans," said Walker. The Ewood Park owner
FA Cup 4th round: Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers - Andy Neild's big match preview SWISS international Stephane Henchoz has the ability to become a key figure in Gerard Houllier's French Revolution, according to Rovers boss Tony Parkes. The classy 25-year-old
MEMBERS of Blackburn's safe Haven Community Association are celebrating after winning the Blackburn with Darwen Council Community Project Award. The association's garden in Langham Road, Shear Brow, was judged a huge success and awarded a trophy, certificate
LIMITED edition miniature models of Castle Cement tankers have pride of place in a Clitheroe newsagents. Cowgills of Clitheroe Ltd, in Market Place, is stocking a limited number of the Corgi ERF EC powder tankers. Manager David Cowgill said: "We have
A JAPANESE puzzle has baffled a local historian and left a hole in her village chronicle. Margaret Cartwright is trying to find out anything about Ikutaro Suci - a Japanese man who died aged 30 in 1905 and was buried at Hurst Green. His grave, marked
DRINKERS in East Lancashire faced stiff rises in the price of a pint - and warnings that there could be worse to come. Major brewers Tetley Walker announced a four per cent increase in the price of their beer and lagers. At the same time, landlords revealed
STEVE Wilkes's decision to recall Michael Douglas paid instant dividends as the midfield playmaker destroyed Castleton with a deadly brace at The Anchor. Douglas was one of four changes to the side which lost so lamely against title rivals Bacup Borough
WARNING of a violent upsurge in English nationalism in the wake of devolution, Home Secretary Jack Straw is, perhaps, mistakenly magnifying the threat. For the prospect of the English coming to real blows with their Scottish, Welsh or Irish neighbours
I WOULD like to thank the very kind person who found my purse and handed it in to the transport office in Blackburn. Thank you so much, whoever you are. M LONGWORTH (Mrs), Blackburn Road, Darwen. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images
ACCRINGTON continued their winning start to the new year by taking three points at lowly Trafford, but ended the game with only ten men after Mark Brennan was sent off two minutes from the end. Trafford had an early scoring chance on 11 minutes when Chris
UNITED manager Ken Bridge described his side's performance as the best in the five seasons he has been at the club. "We had the work-rate, flair, attacking options and our midfield stopped them creating while providing chance after chance for our fowards
Lancashire Lynx 22pts, Rochdale Hornets 38 LANCASHIRE Lynx slipped to their third consecutive defeat at the hands of Rochdale Hornets at Victory Park. Once again Lynx showed promise in patches throughout the game, but a lack of match fitness again cost
I WOULD like to congratulate the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on its coverage, in words and pictures, of everyone enjoying the Millennium celebrations. What a pity, though, that Blackburn with Darwen Council, in its infinite wisdom, decided to spend £11,000
INDEPENDENT market research surveys consistently show that more than 70 per cent of the population prefer imperial to metric, with majorities in all age groups. However, from this month, the government wants virtually everything to be sold in metric.
ON 'allowance in perspective' (Letters, December 21), the defence of his masters by the Chief Executive of Blackburn with Darwen Council is somewhat tame. When these councillors' allowances were first introduced at around £300,000, no one mentioned that
A MAN accused of murdering sex offender Ivan Parker claimed he saw another man outside Parker's house shortly before it was torched. Holgate, 35, of Brush Street, Burnley, claimed he saw a friend, Trevor Murphy, outside the house minutes after it was
A TEENAGE thief who made off with £8,000 cash from a family-run motorbike shop in Accrington is being hunted by police. Detectives are appealing for witnesses after the scruffy-looking boy stole Saturday's takings from George Clarke Motorcycles in Whalley
ENTERTAINERS, music and fairground rides transformed Accrington town centre into a giant street party to herald the start of Hyndburn's Millennium Timeline. The family fun day was organised by Hyndburn Borough Council yesterday to launch the scheme, which
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent today moved to bolster Burnley's promotion push by making a bid to sign Bristol City striker Tony Thorpe on loan. Ternent was hoping to tie up the deal which will keep the former Luton and Fulham marksman at Turf Moor initially
AN office chair firm is sitting pretty! Blackburn-based Dauphin has embarked on an ambitious expansion programme following its buyout last year. A new range of office chairs has been launched by the company - including one which will be sat on by the
BACUP had a slight first-half edge but were not creating chances and their attack looked hopelessly out of touch. Curzon took the lead against the run of play in the 34 minute when Nicky Taylor allowed the ball to run loose on the right for Nigel Evans
A CONCERNED father is demanding action to prevent emissions from a wallpaper factory descending on the area around his family home. Russell Wildman says people living close to Imperial Home Decor at Belgrave Mill in Darwen were left coughing and spluttering
A NEW company is to be set up by Blackburn with Darwen Council to run council homes in case the government gives the authority permission to hand over control. The possibility of the council following the example of other town halls by handing over homes
PEOPLE who claim council benefits in Blackburn and Darwen may have payments delayed while a new computer system is brought on line. But the change from the old system will mean claims will be dealt with more speedily in future. The old system closed down
CUP battlers Burnley made Coventry boss Gordon Strachan a worried man until Youssef Chippo struck for a second time to calm the manager's nerves and guarantee City's place in the fifth-round for the fourth year running. The Clarets recovered from falling
TWO men arrested in a police raid in Colne were being questioned today over the murder of a former soldier who was battered to death by a racist gang. The men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested in a house in Albert Road last night by Lancashire police for
A HELICOPTER pad will form part of the new super hospital at Queen's Park, it has been revealed. Health watchdogs said a landing pad for the North West Air Ambulance was crucial to the development of the single site hospital. All health services at Blackburn
FA Cup 3rd round: Coventry City 3 Burnley 0 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict WITH the sleeping giant stirred from its slumbers, Stan Ternent and his players must now ensure that the end of their bold FA Cup run doesn't send Burnley dozing off again.
PLANS for a new road in Dunsop Bridge have been approved by Ribble Valley Council's planning committee. The Forestry Commission will construct a new access road to run alongside Black Plantation and join Trough Road. Planning officer John Macholc told
A JAPANESE puzzle has baffled a local historian and left a hole in her village chronicle. Margaret Cartwright is trying to find out anything about Ikutaro Suci - a Japanese man who died aged 30 in 1905 and was buried at Hurst Green. His grave, marked
Blackburn Hawks 2 Flintshire Freeze 4 ; Nottingham Lions 4 Blackburn Hawks 2 HAWKS' stand-in netminder Robbie Smith enjoyed another stint in the limelight as he starred in an otherwise miserable weekend for Bobby Haig's side. Firstly Haig's men lost a
DALE stepped up their promotion push with a valuable victory over lowly Bootle at Dark Lane. But United gave the home fans some anxious moments missing several goalscoring opportunities with target man Jim McCluskie being the main culprit before they
LEARNER drivers could have come to an 'emergency stop' as examiners protested against a pay offer. Up to 64 tests could have been disrupted at centres in Blackburn and Nelson. All examiners at Blackburn would be on strike, claimed the National Union of
COLNE came away from this FNWT League Division Two encounter with a creditable point thanks to emergency striker Mario Daniels. The youngster, brought in from the reserves due to Colne's injury crisis, was delighted with his debut strike which earned
EAST Lancashire's Ronnie Baxter survived an early scare last night before storming into the second round of the Embassy World Darts Championship at Frimley Green. And the second seed's reward for seeing off unfancied American qualifier Scott Wollaston
WITH the flu epidemic sweeping the country claiming the lives of people of all ages, and the number of victims believed to be twice the official statistics, fear of the bug is increased by a general sense of helplessness in defending ourselves against
TWO days of celebrations at Basnett Street Nursery, in Burnley, ended with the unveiling of the children's Millennium plaque in the main corridor. Eighty children helped make the 6ft 6ins by 4ft plaque, which is made from biscuit fired clay and features
DETECTIVES say a burglar who was chased from an Accrington home also stole from a van parked in the same street. The man broke into a Ford Transit van, in Queen Elizabeth Way, sometime overnight between Wednesday and Thursday and stole spanners, sockets
JACK Walker today assured Blackburn Rovers fans that he has no intention of pulling the plug on the club's finances. "If I say I'm doing something, I bloody well do it. I have no intention of changing my original plans," said Walker. The Ewood Park owner
A TEAM of surveyors has won a contract in Russia. The team, called shm Smith Hodgkinson, has been awarded the deal to handle the sale of woodworking and furniture manufacturing. The Chorley firm has been appointed to handle the disposal at the factory
A 32-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries following an argument in the early hours of yesterday. The man, from Hoddlesden, was taken to Royal Preston Hospital after the incident in Glenshiels Avenue in the village at about 1am
WORKERS hoping for a good bonus this year will be cheered by the news of strong sales at its parent company. Pre-Christmas sales at department store group John Lewis rocketed as customers snapped up high quality tableware and champagne, said the company
THE Eagle landed at an East Lancashire dry ski slope - and managed to keep his feet safely on the ground. Olympic fall-guy Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards dropped in for the official launch of a new £170,000 nursery slope at Ski Rossendale. The super-flop of
PETROLEUM giant BP failed to supply vital information about the impact a planned 24-hour service station in Blackburn would have on the local area, a public inquiry was told. The company, which is appealing against a council decision to deny them planning
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent today moved to bolster Burnley's promotion push by making a bid to sign Bristol City striker Tony Thorpe on loan. Ternent was hoping to tie up the deal which will keep the former Luton and Fulham marksman at Turf Moor initially
A HEARTBROKEN teenage mum today spoke of her double tragedy after the mystery death of her six-month-old baby just two weeks after she suffered a miscarriage. Sheila Moreland and her boyfriend Paul Johnstone were today being comforted at the family home
SPOOKY musical play Dracula Spectacular is about to be staged by members of the Gladys Sutcliffe Theatre School. Rehearsals for the 40-strong cast of adults and children are in full swing and it is hoped that a dress rehearsal will be held on January
Huncoat Ladies Club meet Methodist Hall, Marshall Avenue, Huncoat, 8.15pm. Accrington Male Voice Choir. North Blackburn and District Probus Club meet Lammack Methodist Church, Blackburn, 10am. Caricatures with Clive Mayor. Friends in Bereavement meet
A PROPOSED lottery grant to transform the Platform Gallery in Clitheroe will not be enough to complete the project, councillors have been told. Plans have been in the pipeline for about 12 months, but met a stumbling block at a meeting when it was revealed
NELSON notched up their second victory of the new millennium by defeating an Ashton Town side who were much better than their league position suggests. After an even opening period the Blues took the lead after 23 minutes when Mark Robinson was pulled
CLITHEROE boss Steve Parry was delighted with his side's performance as they kept up the pressure on FNWT League Division One leaders Vauxhall GM. Goals from Lee Sculpher and Neil Spencer continued the Blues' remarkable winning streak which has seen them
THE War Research Society, run mainly by retired and serving police officers and ex-servicemen as a charitable hobby, runs coach trips to the battlefields and cemeteries of Northern Europe. These include the Somme, Ypres, Mons, Verdun, Normandy, St Nazaire
IF Jack Straw is looking for ways to punish criminals, may I suggest that in cases of vandalism or theft the culprit, regardless of age, be ordered to make full financial restitution? With modern technology, it is possible to keep track of people throughout
COVENTRY supporters must have thought it was a mirage as the Burnley lads and lasses of Arabia filed into Highfield Road for Saturday's FA Cup clash. Some may have thought the Arabian Nights theme was poking fun at the Premiership side's Moroccan stars
A MAN was due in court charged with murder today after a 21-year-old was found dying on a street pavement near his grandmother's Burnley home. Ryan Peter Francis O'Riley was discovered with severe head injuries in Browsholme Avenue, Burnley, at about
ONE of the last babies to be born in the old millennium raised money for charity the moment he drew breath. Alistair Robert Watson was born on December 28 at 1.35am at Birch Hill Hospital, Wardle. Before his birth, his parents, Lancashire Evening Telegraph
AN ANIMAL refuge will be forced to close if it cannot raise £72,000 by the end of the month. The Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary in Oswaldtwistle has been involved in a two-year campaign to raise £200,000 for the site it currently rents. Co-ordinator
JUVENILE nuisance, domestic violence, burglary and car crime will be among the issues discussed at a police and community forum. Inspector Bob Ford, of Great Harwood Police, will be raising these issues at the next Hyndburn and Community Forum which will
THERE are just three weeks before the winners of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards are announced. A gala dinner is being staged at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel on January 28 when the winners from each quarter of 1999 will gather
A KNIFE attacker's victim who told his mother "I'm dying" could have lost his life without speedy medical help. Burnley Crown Court heard how the 17-year-old, who had earlier dubbed his attacker James Norwood a "smack head," suffered a punctured lung
HARWOOD'S slide down the FNWTL First Division continued when they shipped four second-half goals at the Showground on Saturday. Missing keeper John Morrey, Paul Walker and Gary Butcher, the depleted Reds gave a good account of themselves in the first
