AN author is looking for memories of an East Lancashire company to make up a book following its history. Harry Postlethwaite is compiling a book about East Lancashire Coachbuilders and is looking for employees past and present to tell their stories about
MANY people would not know what to do if a work colleague collapsed or a relative was taken seriously ill but instructors at Pendle Leisure Centre are hoping their 10-week life-saving course will make a difference. Skills similar to those featured in
BARRY Hodkinson foolishly agreed to give his brother a lift home despite the fact that he had been drinking, Blackburn magistrates were told. His car skidded, crashing into a parked car, and Hodkinson was found to be over the limit. Hodkinson, 20, of
HUGE improvements to the quality of public transport between Pendle, Burnley, Rossendale and Manchester could be introduced soon. Councils across East Lancashire are discussing the possibility of including routes between Colne and Manchester as part of
EX-Rovers star Gary Croft may become the first professional footballer to play in a match with an electronic tag after being released early from prison. Home Office officials today confirmed the former Blackburn Rovers full-back will be tagged for one
THE East Lancashire Hospice £1.3million appeal fund has reached more than £170,000. The fund, which will be used to build an extension to the Park Lee site, Blackburn, received £9,260 during the last two weeks, bringing the total to £178,718. Gifts include
SKIPPER Lee Carsley believes last night's result proves Rovers are capable of returning to the Premier League. The tough-tackling midfielder inspired his team-mates to a famous victory against a Liverpool side who were tipped by many as the favourites
A BUSINESSMAN has been banned from being a director for four years after his company collapsed with debts of more than £92,000. Mark Thomas Fisher was a director of builders' merchants Forrest & Crabtree Ltd, Blackburn, which went into voluntary liquidation
TEENAGERS were today urged to get vaccinated against a virulent strain of meningitis, after it was revealed that a 17-year-old boy from Blackburn had been struck down with the disease - and that some youngsters have missed out on their jabs. Health officials
FORMER Fulham star Tony Thorpe wants to join Burnley's promotion push on a permanent basis. The Bristol City striker is currently training with the Clarets with a view to signing on loan later this week. But the 25-year-old has already expressed a desire
A PENSIONER died of a lung tumour related to asbestos, although he believed he had never been exposed to the chemical. Retired postal worker Mr James Holden, of Audley, Blackburn, died at Blackburn Royal Infirmary on October 30 aged 76. A post mortem
I ENJOYED your article about Sir Learie Constantine (LET, December 24) - Oh, for another pro like him. Just a couple of points though . . . He was not the first big-name, and big-money pro in the Lancashire League. In 1922, Nelson signed E A McDonald
A HIGH-profile bid to persuade thousands more pensioners to have a flu jab has failed, health experts admitted today. The news came as hospital managers admitted they had been forced to send bodies outside East Lancashire because of the pressure on public
FA Cup 4th round: Liverpool 0 Blackburn Rovers1 - An dy Neild's big match verdict A MONTH ago, Paul McCartney rocked Liverpool with an emotional performance on his return to The Cavern. Last night, Nathan Blake rocked Anfield with a stunning solo of his
Women's Aglow Fellowship, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Speaker: Kathy Sherrington. Institute of Mechanical Engineers, County Hotel, Blackburn, 7.30pm. "Micro Machines." "Cinderella," Burnley Mechanics, 7.15pm. Blackburn Rambling Association, Oddfellows
A BARTERING scheme is to be launched in the Ribble Valley this month. Let's Trade is a barter system where people trade services and products for local currency. In Burnley, they trade in Shuttles but although the Ribble Valley's currency has not yet
COUNCILLORS have been warned to take extra care when they overrule their own town hall officers' recommendations over planning applications. Ribble Valley chief planning officer Stuart Bailey presented a report to the planning committee to clarify procedures
CEMFUEL trials in kiln seven at Castle Cement have been suspended for up to six weeks while maintenance work is carried out on machinery. The news came just hours after Castle Cement announced the first phase of its £8million investment programme with
OLD Blackburnians are calling on players past and present to attend a president's dinner to launch their 75th anniversary celebrations. The dinner will be held at the Old Blackburnians clubhouse on Lammack Road, Blackburn on Friday, March 3. For more
MAJOR investment was needed to bring services for people suffering from mental illness in East Lancashire up to standard, a report claimed. A new secure unit, several resource centres and teams of health workers to support people living in the community
CHILDREN from a village school were to become TV stars for 15 minutes after helping presenters investigate the story of the Pendle Witches. The children's programme Is That a Fact? asked them to help find out how much truth there was behind the witches
Auto Windscreens Shield 2nd rnd: Preston North End 1 Hartlepool 2 PRESTON'S 19-game unbeaten streak came to a disappointing end last night as two late goals gave Hartlepool an unexpected Auto Windscreens Shield second round victory. North End took the
NOW that the Christmas and New Year festivities are over and the anxiety over being bitten by the Millennium Bug has subsided, we would like to praise some of the good old-fashioned Christmas spirit. We thank Tesco and its shoppers for their kind donations
NO ONE can quite remember the last time Gaz Hampson let down his Cemetery team-mates in a Darwen League small table match. It was certainly in the last millennium; probably in the one before that. But, when he does, he does it in style. The away match
THE world is staggered by the sheer immensity of the £220 billion merger of the Internet company America Online and the media group Time Warner. The biggest deal in history - by three times - it creates a new company worth more than the entire output
AS a keen supporter of Breast Cancer Care, I would like to encourage anyone with a place in the London Marathon 2000 to raise funds for this cause. Breast Cancer Care relies on funds to be able to provide free support and information to the one in 11
JACK Griffin has joined Hyndburn Pioneer '79 Swimming Club from Wigan SC where he was head coach for five years. His first official task was to oversee the annual club championships at the weekend. Seven of the existing club records were broken during
THE new record of £203,000 for compensation for stress suffered at work, won by travellers' site warden Randy Ingram from his former employers, Worcestershire County Council, may amount to considerable satisfaction for the ordeal he underwent. This included
THE cast of a pantomime brought smiles to the faces of youngsters during a visit to the children's wards at Burnley General Hospital. Members of the production of Jack and the Beanstalk, which is running at Colne Municipal Hall until Sunday, visited the
TRAINING is in full swing for the 2000 flat season which starts in March at Doncaster. It's great to see the two year olds cantering in the mornings and hoping that your horses will show something special in the early days. Damiens Choice was withdrawn
THIS was just the result the club wished for to kick off the new millennium and really set up the season for a genuine promotion push. The large crowd who witnessed this win were entertained to a great game of rugby played at a fast and furious pace in
A DRUNKEN woman smashed a party host's window after he beat her up, Burnley magistrates heard. Marilyn Birchenough had been at a gathering for the "regular drinkers" of Padiham, and claimed she suffered a fractured eye socket at the hands of Ernest Christie
HOW true were John Blunt's comments (LET, January 5) on 'Coronation Street's' New Year's Day programme. Indeed, the whole series is now so far from reality as to be a joke. We have a small back street pub - with no pool table, dart board or TV - that,
A BURNLEY firm which expected to be employing 'about 300 people' by this year has announced 80 further job losses. Oven and bakery machine manufacturers J F Turkington (Engineers) Ltd, in Widow Hill Road, now employs fewer than 80. The company has said
THE diatribe against India printed under the title 'Indian action smacks of corrupt racism' (LET, January 6) is more suited to your rabid 'John Blunt' column than an editorial in a paper serving an area with a large ethnic community, many of whom originate
BURNLEY'S Rosehill House Hotel has won permission to convert two nearby dwellings into hotel bedrooms after a planning inspector overturned the council's rejection of the scheme. Councillors turned down plans to create 11 additional bedrooms at the Coach
A MAN accused of starting a fire which killed sex offender Ivan Parker has claimed his friend was responsible for the murder. Christopher Holgate made the accusation when he was giving evidence in the Preston Crown Court murder trial. Holgate, 35, of
YOUNGSTERS in Accrington are invited to take part in sports and games at an out-of-school club. Spring Hill County Primary School and Hyndburn Council have teamed up to put on weekly sessions giving children aged five to 11 the chance to try athletics
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy could lose his arm after an accident at a textiles factory in Accrington which has prompted an investigation by safety chiefs. Police said they were not called until nearly three hours after the accident - and the Health and Safety Executive
FORMER Fulham star Tony Thorpe wants to join Burnley's promotion push on a permanent basis. The Bristol City striker is currently training with the Clarets with a view to signing on loan later this week. But the 25-year-old has already expressed a desire
LAKE District brewer and pub operator Jennings, which owns pubs across East Lancashire, has announced a new managing director. Trevor Green is to retire from the post later this month and be replaced by Mike Clayton. Mr Clayton joined the group as a director
A YOUNG Darwen news team used tips from our latest NIE classroom resource to bring out the first edition of their own school newspaper and invited NIE co-ordinator Rita Shaw into school to tell her how they did it. All 34 pupils in year 6 at Ashleigh
THE owner of a former Burnley garage site whose application to build houses on the land was rejected has served notice on the council requiring it to buy the land. The Purchase Notice claims refusal means the land is incapable of good use and requires
A BURNLEY mum is hoping to jet off on her dream holiday destination after winning more than £91,000 on the Lottery Big Draw 2000. Jacqueline Whalley, 49, of Lower Manor Lane, was one of 39 readers of the News of the World who scooped a share of £3.5million
FIVE puppies left at a police station on New Year's Eve have found new homes thanks to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, but their previous owner has denied she dumped them. Mrs Penny Simms, of Fir Street, Nelson, said she was horrified when she read
FIRE threatened to spread to an old people's home after children started a blaze in bins at the rear of the building. Firefighters were called to Birch Hall Nursing Home in Birch Hall Avenue, Darwen. The back door near to the kitchen and pantry was damaged
POLICE are hoping to interview a 32-year-old man later today about a dispute which left him with serious head injuries. A man aged 38, from Darwen, was arrested and questioned by police yesterday in connection with the incident and later released on bail
VILLAGERS who abandoned their homes to make way for an East Lancashire reservoir were remembered in a special millennium tree planting ceremony. North West Water's Countryside Ranger Glynn Haworth, who lives in Helmshore, organised for descendants to
A TEENAGER who had never passed a driving test rolled his Mini after taking his eye off the road for a split second. And Lee Grieve was told it was a miracle he had not killed himself or someone else in the accident on Hoddlesden Road. Grieve, 18, of
GAME show fanatic Antony Hawkins was hoping to Wipeout the competition in his latest television appearance. Antony was chosen to appear on the BBC-1 show Wipeout with Bob Monkhouse, due to be broadcast on Thursday. It will be the sixth television appearance
TWO men arrested in a police raid on a house in Colne were due to appear in court today. Anthony Curtis, 20, of Salford, is charged with the murder of Benjamin Kamanalagi, 28, a fitness instructor and former soldier who died of head injuries after being
THIEVES escaped with more than £1,000 worth of property after conning their way into the house of a couple in their 80s. The theft took place around 3pm on Sunday at a house in Brownhill Drive, Blackburn, and several pieces of valuable jewellery were
MEMBERS of Beaconsfield Conservative Club, Stacksteads, have raised about £1,500 for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. They started collecting when they heard about nine-year-old Chelsea McGuinn, of Waterfoot, who suffers from cardio-myopathy, hypertension
BURGLARS should beware, because East Lancashire's macho males are more likely to tackle thieves than their southern counterparts. According to a MORI survey, commissioned by British Gas, 20% of men questioned in the North West would happily take on an
LEE Carsley today revealed his family's pride after the Ewood skipper dedicated his man of the match award to his gran, Elsie, who died last week. Carsley was forced to miss yesterday's funeral in Birmingham because of the game at Anfield. But the whole
I TAKE umbrage at your statement when placing Alan Shearer at number two in the list of Millennium Sportsmen/Women (LET, December 30). Firstly, Andy Neild's comment that "there is no doubt about it that Alan Shearer is the greatest centre forward this
FILAN: Staked a claim for the keeper's jersey with a couple of crucial saves to thwart Murphy and Camara...8 KENNA: Went off injured after nine minutes. DAVIDSON: One of his best games in a Rovers shirt as he helped to shackle the tricky Smicer...9 DAILLY
I WAS delighted by the performance of our British cross-country teams at Slovenia in December. For those who missed this event, largely unreported, our senior men's team beat the Rest of Europe. Even better, and hopefully a good sign for the future, the
I WAS appalled to hear Blackburn Rovers' fans targeting Matt Jansen for abuse during the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. It seems to me that the same motley crew who jeered Jason Wilcox and Kevin Davies have switched their bile and hatred to probably
NATHAN Blake today reflected on his finest hour in a Rovers shirt after his dramatic late winner sank FA Cup favourites Liverpool at Anfield last night. Tony Parkes also celebrated his greatest result as a manager as Rovers pulled off the biggest shock
JUBILANT Blackburn Rovers fans turned Anfield into an ecstatic sea of blue and white last night after watching their team dump Liverpool out of the FA Cup. Memories of the club's Premier League title triumph came flooding back as Rovers enjoyed their
MY remarks (Sports Letters, December 21) regarding Carl Fogarty's unsportsmanlike behaviour following his failure to feature prominently in the recent BBC Sports Personality of the Year poll, have provoked some embittered response from motorcycle enthusiasts
VISITORS to Blackburn's Ivy Street Community Centre were treated to a taste of Lancashire life as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council's programme of millennium events. The day, which included traditional Lancashire food like hotpot and black pudding
A COUNCILLOR has attacked proposals for a new footpath in Simonstone saying that it will be dangerous if used by children. Councillor John Hill said that the footpath link at the former Woodfield Farm and Acewell Gas site in Whins Lane would pose a serious
THERE are some mouthwatering clashes in prospect when the Lancs FA Marsden Trophy second round ties get under way tonight. Accrington Stanley play host to a rampant Ramsbottom United at the Crown Ground (kick-off 7.45pm), while Chorley have home advantage
BURNLEY Under 15s failed to make it into the last 16 of the Heinz Ketchup Trophy when they went down 2-1 after extra time to Blackpool in their fourth round clash at Belvedere FC last week. Blackburn Under 14s returned to action after the festive break
I AM certain there are many owners of caring homes who would wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments of the '66 year old disabled pensioner' who writes on behalf of all those who found themselves alone, over the long, so-called 'festive season.' (Letters
REGARDING teenage pregnancies (LET, December 29), the Government have only themselves to blame for the low morals and teenage pregnancies in this country today. They have lowered the age of consent on everything and have made abortion too easy and Jack
DESPITE the arrival of the Millennium flu bug, members of Burnley and District Friends of the Earth put together a display of their current campaigns at the Pioneer Store in Burnley. It included Warm Homes for All, which is calling on Burnley MP Peter
SO independent Hyndburn councillor Adrian Shurmer will not answer questions put by a council standards panel, because he says it is a witch hunt (LET, January 6). What hypocritical hogwash! This is the same man who instigated criminal proceedings against
LOWERHOUSE Cricket Club have had talks with local businessman Andrew Brown about incorporating a new ground within a proposed £6 million leisure development in Burnley. Officials of the Lancashire League club have had discussions with a number of parties
A SECOND man was due to appear at Burnley Magistrates Court today charged with the murder of 21-year-old Ryan O'Riley. David Geoffrey Bispham, 18, of Todmorden Road, Burnley, was arrested and charged following further inquiries into the death of Mr O'Riley
LOOKING around Accrington one could see Christmas trees, lights and decorations everywhere; a revamped bus station, shopping precinct, the Eastgate town centre bypass and there is a proposed new market layout and as many supermarkets as you want (without
BURNLEY man Shahid Malik is set to fight a seat for Labour at the next General Election, after being placed on the party's National Parliamentary List. Shahid, son of Burnley's deputy council leader Rafique Malik, was short-listed to run for Labour at
MP Peter Pike has congratulated hospital staff in Burnley for battling through the flu crisis which has seen the postponement of all non-urgent operations. In a visit to the hospital, Mr Pike said: "While it was never desirable to cancel operations, I
TWO drug-addicted burglars have been jailed after stealing to feed their habits. Burnley Crown Court heard how Anthony Monaghan, 23, of no fixed address and Mark Stewart, 22, of Berry Street, Brierfield, were both sent to jail for 21 months. Monaghan
CHILDREN were turned away from St Nicholas Primary School, Church, today after heating problems forced staff to close classrooms for reception and Year One and Two pupils. Headteacher Nick Walker, said central heating pipes had been laid under concrete
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a horse trapped up to its neck in a farm slurry tank in Rishton yesterday. It had wandered into the tank and sunk to its neck when firefighters arrived at Tan House Farm, on Whalley New Road. The animal was tired but uninjured. Converted
COUNCILLORS will attend a memorial service this week for a colleague who died during the Christmas holidays. Hyndburn councillor John Wells collapsed and died from pneumonia while visiting his family in New Romney, Kent, on December 27. Coun Wells, 53
NATHAN Blake today reflected on his finest hour in a Rovers shirt after his dramatic late winner sank FA Cup favourites Liverpool at Anfield last night. Tony Parkes also celebrated his greatest result as a manager as Rovers pulled off the biggest shock
POLICE could hear a little boy shouting for help when they turned up to a disturbance at his home in the early hours. Burnley Crown Court heard how the child's father, Gordon Mitchell, 37, hurled plant pots towards two officers and was aggressive, abusive
CUSTOMERS snapping up goods at discount department store group TJ Hughes in the run up to Christmas pushed sales ahead by almost a quarter. The chain, which has a major store in Blackburn and is planning to open one in Burnley, said for the five weeks
A BOGUS roofer who targeted old people and helped himself to their cash, has gone to prison for three years and nine months. Burnley Crown Court had heard how father-of-three Michael Alcorn got almost £9,000 of a 83-year-old retired headmaster's savings
INK industry supplier Wolstenholme Rink has hit the acquisition trail. The Darwen firm has bought Nicoll Graphics Ltd for around £850,000. Wolstenholme has also agreed to pay an extra £1.2million in settlement of amounts owed by Nicoll. Nicoll, which
Reporter MIKE RIBBECK is trying to give up smoking. Here is the latest of his diaries THERE I was feeling all smug and self-satisfied and all of a sudden I was struck down by a massive attack of temptation. Any smoker will tell you they look forward to
IF you are suffering from post-celebration blues, a few jokes from the Ashleigh Herald should cheer you up. 1. If there were two elephants in a mini, what game could they be playing? 2. What do jelly babies wear in the rain? 3. Why did the boy swallow
A NEW business conference centre has opened its doors with the help of a VIP visitor. Building and property development firm B&E Boys unveiled its latest project, St Mary's Chambers, in the centre of Rawtenstall to Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson
DETAILS of how proposed rent increases will effect council tenants in Pendle have been revealed. Councillors on the services committee are recommended to agree tomorrow that council house and garage rents should increase by 3.9 per cent from April to
A CHANCE-of-a-lifetime trip to Kenya is being offered by the Army. The 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment, has launched Operation Kenya as part of a recruitment exercise. Visitors to the careers office in Yorkshire Street, Burnley, are being invited to
A TEENAGE drink-driver failed to stop for police as he took a girl home, then ran off. Burnley magistrates heard how Kraig Mellor, 19, of Garrick Street, Nelson, let his "emotions" get the better of him and panicked. Jobless Mellor, who was also banned
FORMER drug addict Lee Peter Holden was given a chance to prove he has mended his ways. Stipendiary magistrate Jonathon Finestein, sitting at Blackburn magistrates, deferred sentence on Holden on a charge of burglary at a garage in Earnsdale Road, Darwen
SCHOOLBOY Nathan Jolley is back on two wheels after bakery bosses stepped in when they heard a robber had ridden off on the mountain bike he received for Christmas. Nathan, 10, was left badly shaken when the man, with a four-inch kitchen knife chased
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than an hour tackling a blaze in a skip in a factory compound in Hollin Bank Street, Blackburn. The skip at Kensulat Electrical Insulation Manufacturers and Distributers was full of waste and produced toxic smoke, which spread
A HIGH-profile bid to persuade thousands more pensioners to have a flu jab has failed, health experts admitted today. The news came as hospital managers admitted they had been forced to send bodies outside East Lancashire because of the pressure on public
