THREE walkers sparked a six-hour rescue operation after getting lost overnight in arctic conditions on the slopes of Pendle Hill. John Ljevar, 48, who was suffering from hypothermia, and his wife Maralyn, 51, of Newport Street, Blackburn, and Anthony
ROVERS' two academy sides rattled in 13 goals without reply in big wins on Saturday. Marc Richards scored four times as the under-19s beat Wrexham 6-0. Liam Blakeman and Fred Murray completed the rout. The under-17s won 7-0 at Sheffield Wednesday with
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness will rest some of his key players for tomorrow's televised Worthington Cup clash at West Ham. Some members of the senior squad are starting to feel the affects of a gruelling schedule which has seen Rovers play four games
TERRY Venables rejected the chance to take charge of Blackburn Rovers after leading England to the semi-finals of Euro 96. Venables has revealed for the first time that former Rovers owner Jack Walker asked him to fill the manager's hot-seat at Ewood
DEFLATED Huddersfield caretaker boss Lou Macari claimed Egil Ostenstad's second half winner should have been ruled out by referee David Pugh. Macari felt Pugh should have blown for a foul on defender Steve Jenkins after the two went shoulder to shoulder
RAIN and snow brought rush-hour havoc to East Lancashire today as roads closed and parts of the county were put on flood alert. Emergency services were swamped with calls and police warned motorists to only make necessary journeys. Traffic tailed back
THREE walkers sparked a six-hour rescue operation after getting lost overnight in arctic conditions on the slopes of Pendle Hill. John Ljevar, 48, who was suffering from hypothermia, and his wife Maralyn, 51, of Newport Street, Blackburn, and Anthony
EVEN though it was only a tiny, tucked-away bit of old Blackburn, readers' memories of it have continued to come in ever since Looking Back's spotlight fell a couple of months ago on the vicinity of the long-gone Dolphin Hotel in the town centre. In particular
MEMBERS of Raleigh International mucked in to help in the race against time for horses at the Only Fools and Horses Sanctuary at Oswaldtwistle. They prepared stables in time for the cold winter months.
A PRISONER who injured his thumb playing football was given money and told to catch the bus to hospital. But Henry Paul McGrath never went back to Ranby Prison in Nottinghamshire but spent three weeks on the run in Blackburn instead.
A MEMBER of the Team Philips crew which has local yachtsman Andrew Hindley as its second-in-command has quit, because he does not believe it is sufficiently prepared for a gruelling round-the-world race. The controversial yacht has been dogged by problems
Cheltenham 0-1 Blackpool Murphy (6) 28th Oct 2000 In awful conditions Blackpool started the better and opened the scoring early on thanks to John Murphy's 11th of the season. Richard Wellens won Pool's first corner of the day with a skilful run in difficult
REFEREE David Laws insisted the players' safety would have been at risk had he not called off the Clarets' game against Norwich City on Saturday. Laws postponed the match just under an hour before kick-off following torrential overnight and morning rain
SAFE driving helped a fork lift truck operator at an East Lancashire firm lift a trophy and a £100. As part of European health and safety week, Darwen-based Wolstenholme Bronze Powders ran a fork lift competition. The event, the first of its kind at the
JAMES BOND car-maker Aston Martin has teamed up with an East Lancashire firm to produce the body of the revolutionary new Vanquish model. Brookhouse Holdings, of India Mill, Darwen, was called in by Aston Martin because of the firm's expertise in composite
DRIVERS who made "u-turns" on the Edenfield bypass following a freak accident have been told by police that their actions were not only illegal but downright dangerous. Traffic sergeant Russ Gregory said: "I would urge motorists in a similar situation
WORLD superbike champ Carl Fogarty is inviting fans to join him for dinner -- at the cost of £85 a head. The official tribute dinner takes place at the Birmingham Metropole on November 18 and coincides with the International Motorcycle Show at the NEC
A MAN is to be charged in connection with drug overdose death of a 20-year-old man in a Blackburn hostel in July, an inquest was told Mark Milner supplied a quantity of methadone to Neil Paul James the day before he was found dead at the Project 66 hostel
SHOPPERS in East Lancashire can go boldly where they haven't gone before -- as long as they've got a spare £100,000. An out-of-this-world offer to those who like a bit of adventure means you can now pick up a trip to SPACE on the first ever commercial
Tetley Walker 0 Padiham 0 TWO of NWCL's leading goalscoring teams thrashed out a no-score draw in the only game to beat the weather in Divison Two. Storks keeper Ian Hartley and Tetley Walker keeper Lee Medland made a series of saves throughout the 90
Maine Road 3 Great Harwood 2 GREAT Harwood boss Denis Underwood was forced to play himself after goalkeeper Bobby Harris failed to show for the match at Maine Road in NWCL Division Two. Underwood, who played more than 600 games in goal for Clitheroe,
Accrington Stanley 1, Spennymoor United 0 ACCRINGTON Stanley collected all three points at a windswept Crown Ground but should have won more comfortably than from a 13-minute goal from Paul Burns. Stanley came close to going ahead on 10 minutes when Steve
Hallowe'en Party, Fancy Dress and Magician, The Dog Inn, Belthorn, 6pm. Blackburn and District Probus Club meet Lammack Methodist Church, Blackburn, 10am. 'Behind the scenes in professional football' with Ron Severs. Fancy Dress Hallowe'en Disco, Shadsworth
SUSPICIONS are bound to be aroused when there is a plan to replace an independent watchdog with an organisation from within a service. And that is what is happening as a result of the Government's planned shake-up of the National Health Service, because
READING the article about the German air raid on Darwen (LET, October 23), reminded me of the night I was on the last tram (10 o'clock) from Darwen Circus. It came to a sudden stop at Heyes Lane when air raid sirens sounded. Six gallant men and myself
MR Pratt's views (Letters, October 24) on railway safety need some adjusting. His letter is fairly accurate until he says that Railtrack have been given the short end of a very dirty stick. The real villains of the piece are the Railtrack board. As with
I WOULD just like to express my surprise and disgust at the recent demonstration outside Blackburn Town Hall regarding the current unrest in the Middle East. While I can empathise with the concerns of the protesters, I fail to see why this demonstration
WE must emphasise the need to tackle the dirty and unhealthy as well as promote the clean and green (Tony Blair's environment speech, October 26). This underlines a central problem for the Government. Mr Blair and many of the men and women in his government
WHILE I agree wholeheartedly with your remarks regarding the financial fiasco at Hyndburn Council (LET, October 26), you put the blame on the wrong shoulders. Local government officers should, of course, be accountable to the councillors elected to oversee
YOUR columnist Mr Leaver makes a sweeping, though ill-informed, condemnation of Britain's farmers in his column (LET, October 11). By trotting out the same tired old mantra regarding agricultural subsidies, he has unwittingly made himself a pawn for others
RAIN and snow brought rush-hour havoc to East Lancashire today as roads closed and parts of the county were put on flood alert. Emergency services were swamped with calls and police warned motorists to only make necessary journeys. Traffic tailed back
SATURDAY'S 1-0 win over Huddersfield at The McAlpine Stadium was Rovers fourth straight victory since their 2-1 defeat at Fulham a fortnight ago. And Souness is delighted with the way his side have turned their season around. "Some of our football over
Huddersfield 0 Rovers 1 JUST two short weeks ago Egil Ostenstad looked destined for the Ewood exit door after Blackburn boss Graeme Souness tried to use him as bait in his bid to land Mark Hughes from Everton. Now the Norwegian international is the man
A FORMER pupil who returned to his old college and attacked a security guard has been spared jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Irfan Ayub, 20, who was barred from Nelson and Colne College, attacked James Thomas and left him with a double fracture of
TWO of Burnley's most famous ex-footballers Andy Lochhead and Tommy Cummings chatted with visitors to Towneley Hall at the launch of an exhibition on the history of the Turf Moor Club. There will be chances to meet other former Clarets stars who will
A BURGLAR caught red-handed and before the courts for his fifth burglary is behind bars for 24 months -- after a 12-year gap in offending. Burnley Crown Court heard how Wayne Cunningham, 37, had kept his nose clean between 1986 and 1998 which Judge Raymond
PEER Lord Tony Greaves has stuck up for threatened community health councils in a House of Lords debate. The health watchdog groups are due to be axed under a planned health service shake-up. Lord Greaves said it was all to the good that they challenged
The All American Solid Gold Rock 'n' roll Show 2000, at King George's Hall, Blackburn THE Vees, a rockabilly outfit featuring three of Bobby Vee's sons -- Jeff, Tom and Rob -- opened the show. The band warmed the audience up nicely for Johnny Tillotson
A MAN was left for dead after a brutal street attack by a gang of thugs including young girls. The 33-year-old has undergone reconstructive surgery to his face following the attack in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police today launched a hunt
HYNDBURN'S deputy mayor has blasted the long-awaited redevelopment of Accrington market, branding it 'second class'. Councillor Dave Parkins, of Huncoat ward, was one of just two councillors to vote against approval for the £7million project. The existing
A MAN viciously beaten with a spade was finally given something to smile about today -- a dream holiday thanks to generous villagers. David Bennett, 28, will be scarred for life after he was hit over the head and face repeatedly during the brutal assault
A MAN viciously beaten with a spade was finally given something to smile about today -- a dream holiday thanks to generous villagers. David Bennett, 28, will be scarred for life after he was hit over the head and face repeatedly during the brutal assault
RAIN-DRENCHED Clarets fans accepted referee David Laws' decision to call off Saturday's game against Norwich. A waterlogged pitch was deemed too dangerous to play on and most fans accepted that it was better to have no match at all than to see a match
REFEREE David Laws insisted the players' safety would have been at risk had he not called off the Clarets' game against Norwich City on Saturday. Laws postponed the match just under an hour before kick-off following torrential overnight and morning rain
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness will rest some of his key players for tomorrow's televised Worthington Cup clash at West Ham. Some members of the senior squad are starting to feel the affects of a gruelling schedule which has seen Rovers play four games
CONTRACT furnishing fabrics specialist Panaz, of Fence, near Burnley, has appointed Jeremy Hindle as sales manager. Mr Hindle joins Panaz from fabrics and design company Skopos. Based in Hertfordshire, he will have responsibility for sales and customer
EXCELLENT service has won East Lancashire Careers Service a place in the regional finals of an awards scheme. The service is a finalist in the North West Excellence Awards 2000 contest aimed at organisations that can demonstrate a high level of commitment
SEVEN drivers from Castle Cement's Ribblesdale works, near Clitheroe, have passed a unique NVQ which was developed specially for the delivery of cement. The drivers achieved an NVQ level 2 award in transporting goods by road. The qualification, established
THE cost of staff turnover has leapt by more than ten per cent, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The survey found it costs firms an average of £3,546 every time a worker leaves and needs replacing. The cost includes
MORE than 1,000 shoppers in Darwen have put their names to a petition calling for tax on fuel to be reduced. East Rural councillor Fred Slater and prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate for Darwen, George Lee, who is also a councillor for Greenfield
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote today launched a scathing attack on schools, claiming they were producing a generation of youngsters who can't cook. The top East Lancashire cook, whose first restaurant in Longridge has produced a series of similar establishments
HEALTH bosses are to try to beat a recruitment problem by offering Spanish nurses jobs in East Lancashire. Managers from Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Trust travel abroad next month to try to recruit the 15 trained nurses they are short
Congleton Town 2 Chorley 4 CHORLEY mastered first the treacherous conditions and then their bottom of the table hosts in a thrilling shoot-out to record only their second victory in 11 matches. It was the Magpies who produced the clinical finishing while
BURNLEY'S Mark Brown won a silver medal at the Paralympic Marathon in the T46 category for arm amputees. While we were moving our clocks back and grabbing an extra hour's sleep on Saturday night, across the other side of the world Mark was running probably
Preston North End 1 Barnsley 2 Friday October 27 2000 at Deepdale Att: 13,556 Inspired by the win at Fulham, and in front of a live television audience, Preston had Jon Macken leading the attack alongside Dutch international Erik Meijer. Preston survived
