WHILE I agree wholeheartedly with Bruce Dowles' criticism (Letters, September 1) of the BNP councillor's use of the term 'indigenous people,' he should be careful of the words he himself uses. Mr Dowles gives Eskimo and Inuit, implying two groups of Americans
AS usual, Councillor Robin Evans (BNP) is way off the mark when criticising Blackburn with Darwen Council's Planning Committee for allowing a JJB Soccerdome at Guide (Letters, August 6). He states that "the council should consider building on the site
I READ with interest Mr R Jakubowski's (Letters, September3) about Hyndburn Council collecting regular rubbish every week. I live in Hyndburn and have in front of me our collection dates, stating that every other week they collect recycled waste and the
REGARDING Councillor Ron O'Keeffe's remarks (Letters, September 2) about Twin Valley Homes giving advice to parents in Blackburn and Darwen about child behaviour. As a businessman himself, he should obviously be able to draw the distinction between running
ONE of the considerable nuisances of modern times is junk mail. While we are exhorted by such bodies as Lancashire County Council to minimise waste, what do we find? With every issue of the county council's propaganda publication, 'Vision,' come increasing
A 20-year-old man was beaten unconscious and robbed of his mobile phone. Three men are being hunted for the attack which happened at 11.10pm on Aug 29, in Philips Park Road West in Whitefield. The victim was approached by the trio and one of the men demanded
ROVERS' have offered former Crystal Palace midfielder Julian Gray the chance to impress on trial. The left-sided winger is out of contract after three years at Selhurst Park and looking to resurrect his career elsewhere. Gray, who recently made his 100th
EWOOD exile Alan Mahon has vowed to resurrect his career in the First Division after finally securing a move to Ipswich Town. The Republic of Ireland midfielder linked up with his new team-mates for the first time yesterday as he began a three-month loan
GENEROUS Burnley people are being urged to be cautious when donating cash to charity after police received reports of bogus collectors operating in the town. The move follows reports of fraudulent collectors asking for donations which are not going to
PEOPLE living in a deprived area of Burnley have been told they will have to wait for money to regenerate their community. Piccadilly residents met with council chief executive, Gillian Taylor, and council's director of market and community renewal, Mike
A MOTHER-of-two was caught almost twice the drink drive limit at teatime, Burnley Magistrates heard. Angela Murray, 33, apparently had psychiatric difficulties as well as problems with alcohol abuse, her solicitor told the court. Murray, of Oxford Road
PENDLE Stop the War Coalition have branded the situation in Iraq as the Vietnam of the 21st century. The group, which formed last year to campaign against the war in the Middle East, are now organising a public meeting to discuss Iraq and the Allied occupation
A DRUG addict with 12 years of crime behind him has been given one last chance by magistrates. Darren Aspinall, 35, won his freedom after being on remand, but was warned prison awaited if he stepped out of line. Aspinall, of Vine Street, Brierfield, admitted
RiCHARD Gildert, nursing director for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust welcomed plans to employ 'super nurses' on hospital wards.
I DON'T know about you but I find international weeks a right pain. Here we are four games in, the season seemingly in full flow and then we have an enforced two week lay-off from watching the team we really want to see. Don't get me wrong, I want England
A TREE infection that is sweeping Lancashire could threaten a borough's stock of horse chestnuts and the very future of conkers. The fungal disease hit the headlines in July and has now infected 160 trees in Hyndburn -- 27 in Great Harwood's Memorial
LOCAL Tories will say farewell to veteran former East Lancashire MP Lord Waddington at a dinner at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, on September 19. The former Tory Chief Whip, Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Lords will be leaving the region
ROBBIE Blake reckons Burnley could be banging on the door to the Premiership this season. The Clarets striker has been a crucial component of a stunning transformation to Burnley's fortunes in the past three games. A trio of back-to-back wins have cancelled
BLACKBURN and District LVA will hold their annual banquet at the Mitton Fold Hotel, in Mitton, on Wednesday, September 17. Barry Pitt, operations and sales director of Scottish & Newcastle pub enterprises in the North West, who retires next year,
ENGLAND supporters have been urged to don their scarves and support the nation's soccer team in their local boozer this week. The call came from the organisers of National Pub Football Week -- an event that coincides with this week's Euro 2004 qualifiers
CHAMPAGNE corks are popping at a picturesque Ribble Valley pub where Prince Andrew and Fergie are said to have courted. The family-run Inn at Whitewell, in the Trough of Bowland, was the toast of the hotel trade last week after being listed in the prestigious
THREE teenagers have experienced the European dimension on democracy after winning an innovative citizenship challenge. Rhys Bevan from the Derby School in Bury and Emily Morton and Paul Blackely, both from Ramsbottom's Woodhey High School, visited the
AN air cadet instructor was brought down to earth with a bump after returning from a day out. Mr Kevin McGuire discovered his car and that of a colleague had been booked after being legally parked in a metered area in Market Place, Bury. And when he questioned
EWOOD exile Alan Mahon has vowed to resurrect his career in the First Division after finally securing a move to Ipswich Town. The Republic of Ireland midfielder linked up with his new team-mates for the first time yesterday as he began a three-month loan
ROBBIE Blake reckons Burnley could be banging on the door to the Premiership this season. The Clarets striker has been a crucial component of a stunning transformation to Burnley's fortunes in the past three games. A trio of back-to-back wins have cancelled
THE plight of workers at Darwen-based Crown Wallcoverings was put under the national spotlight during the first day of the annual Trade Union Congress Conference in Brighton. As the conference agreed to lobby the Government for changes to employment law
THE plight of workers at Darwen-based Crown Wallcoverings was put under the national spotlight during the first day of the annual Trade Union Congress Conference in Brighton. As the conference agreed to lobby the Government for changes to employment law
AN electrical engineer is locked in a compensation battle over a 12-month council tax row. And after answering his third court summons and seeing it withdrawn at Blackburn magistrates by council officials, Graham Marsh said he felt like he was "banging
A MAN who got behind the wheel while banned gave police the wrong name -- that of a well-known criminal. Burnley Magistrates heard how Matthew David Young was "almost inviting" officers to make enquiries. Young, of John Street, Waterfoot, admitted driving
A THIEF who tried to sneak out of a shop with bacon stuffed down the front of his trousers also helped himself to property worth almost £1,000 from two cars. Burnley Magistrates heard how Philip Peter Brearley, 19, of Newline, Bacup, admitted two counts
PLANS for a new health centre in Stacksteads may fail when planners recommend refusal at tonight's Rossendale Council development control meeting. Councillors will be advised to refuse the plan because of access problems. Developers Brian Boys, of Rossendale
CHURCH and police in Lancashire have joined together to wage war on drug abuse. They today released pamphlets setting out Christian teaching about substance misuse and the penalties for breaking the law. Canon Chris Rich, director of the Board for Social
ARM wrestlers from East Lancashire went into action at a North West competition. World arm wrestling gladiators -- ranging from the welterweight 60 kg to the heavyweight 100 kg-plus division -- travelled from Latvia, Sweden and Japan for the event in
HOUSEHOLDERS in East Lancashire are being asked to make their voices heard on plans to increase the average water bill by up to £175 between 2005 and 2010. Consumer watchdog WaterVoice is urging customers to take part in public consultation regarding
THE owner of a rat-infested Blackburn food shop has been forced to pay more than £6,300 in fines and costs. Health inspectors said rats had gnawed through food sacks on the shelves at the Muslim Food Stores in Whalley Range, But magistrates refused to
ROSSENDALE United were hoping to sign Greg Challender from Hyde United in time for their home game with Guiseley tonight. The versatile former Accrington Stanley, Chorley and Northwich Victoria player has agreed terms with the Dark Lane side but manager
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Coffee and chat, with creche available, Lower Chapel URC, Chapels, Darwen, term time only. Under Ones Club and Parents and Toddlers -- health care worker in attendance
THE battle to save community chemists in East Lancashire is far from over, a leading local pharmacist has warned. Those representing community chemists intend to make their voice heard as the Government invites responses to its consultation paper on proposed
A NIGHT of comedy and music awaits audiences in Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society's double bill of one-act plays. The RATS will stage Owen Phillips's Both Alike In Dignity and David Campton's Mutatis Mutandis in the parochial hall, Ribchester on Thursday
BURNLEY Youth Theatre is offering East Lancashire's 10 to 15 year olds the chance to audition for roles in the group's first Shakespeare venture for almost a decade. Existing and potential members are invited to try out in this specially written combination
THIS year's NODA nominations have been announced, with Colne Operatic Society up for an astonishing 10 awards for their production of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, with a further nomination for High Society. Chairman Andrew Scott said: "It's fantastic
HOW is it that Mr R Jakobowski (Letters, September 3) has his household rubbish collected every week? I also live in Oswaldtwistle but mine is only emptied once a fortnight, alternate to the re-cycled rubbish. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.
AN urgent security review has been demanded after a man became the fourth person in two years to fall to his death from a Nelson car park. Father-of-four James Hazelden, 42, known as Jimmy, who lived at Pinfold Place, Nelson, was discovered by a passer-by
MORE than 200 potential vacancies will be up for grabs when Bury's annual Job Fair is staged on Friday, September 19. More than 20 employers will be undertaking their major Christmas seasonal recruitment at the event, to be staged at Bury Town Hall. Vacancies
A THIEF with almost 90 previous convictions struck again after taking valium, Burnley Magistrates heard. The court was told that David Stanley, 35, suffered from epilepsy, did not have a doctor and had been told valium would have the same effect as medication
A DRINK driver more than three times the limit could be facing a jail term. Paul Farran, 31, told police he had had "a few pints" after they stopped him just before midnight, Burnley magistrates were told yesterday. Farran, of Laithe Street, Burnley,
A THIEF banned from entering any shops flouted the order and went out stealing, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how jobless drug addict Nicholas Charles Binns, 29, went into Burnley store T K Max. He appeared to be hiding something across
BURNLEY Youth Theatre is to bring the works of Shakespeare to life for the first time in almost ten years. The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet is a specially written combination of extracts from the bard's plays, and is just one of the things being tackled
VANDALS who threw metal fencing on to a railway track near Hapton could have endangered people's lives. The warning came after a 6ft by 4ft, hoop-shaped fence was ripped up by vandals at the weekend. It was put up two months ago by the parish council
NELSON police have joined forces with a local bike shop and youth workers to host a cycling fun day. The event is being held at Brierfield Youth Centre, in Colne Road, on Wednesday, September 17, from 1pm to 3pm. During the day, visitors will be given
AN urgent security review has been demanded after a man became the fourth person in two years to fall to his death from a Nelson car park. Father-of-four James Hazelden, 42, known as Jimmy, who lived at Pinfold Place, Nelson, was discovered by a passer-by
TWO men attacked and left unconscious in a Radcliffe street were still seriously ill in hospital this lunchtime. The men were discovered after paramedics were called to an unrelated incident in Newchurch Street at about 1am and discovered a trail of blood
A YOUNG entrepreneur from Barnoldswick has proved that making it in the music business can be child's play. The Schools Music Project, set up by 24-year-old Rachel Livesey, of Sycamore Way, records the angelic voices of school children singing and produces
IF EVER there was a week when this column's title was appropriate to events at Turf Moor, then surely this is it. The "in" and "out" doors down Harry Potts Way have been in almost constant revolution over the last seven days. It was shaping up to be a
WE asked for your Big Idea to change the face of East Lancashire and you certainly have not disappointed. As part of the Pride of East Lancashire campaign, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and the East Lancashire Partnership challenged you to think of
HOUSING bosses at councils in Hyndburn and Burnley were considering plans to bring in private eyes to gain evidence against thugs who seek to rule council estates through fear and intimidation.
EAST Lancashire MP Greg Pope is to hold talks with Education Secretary Charles Clarke this week on the cash crisis hitting schools in his Hyndburn constituency. The Labour backbencher has secured a top-level meeting with Mr Clarke to discuss the funding
A PENSIONER has criticised a council's policy of fining people for putting their wheelie bins out on the wrong day after hers remained unemptied for nearly a week. Now council officials have apologised and moved to reassure residents they will not be
FARMERS throughout Lancashire were today warned that Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors will be carrying out a safety blitz this month. Peter Lennon, HSE's Principal Agricultural Inspector in the North West, said: "Earlier this summer, inspectors
ALICE Payton is not a woman to be "trifled" with, as Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans discovered at her 100th birthday party. Keen cook Alice, who lives at the Showley Brook Residential Home in Knowsley Road, Wilpshire, makes the meanest trifle in Lancashire
COUNCILLORS in the Ribble Valley will tonight decide whether to spend £8,000 on a structural survey of a redundant tunnel. The 90-metre tunnel in Longridge runs under Higher Road and Chaigley Road with an entrance on the John Smith Playing Field. Ribble
A £5 MILLION boost for jobs and local businesses could be coming to the poorest parts of the borough. Bury has been asked to pilot a new grant scheme called Economic Renewal Action Plans (ERAP) in what are statistically the four most deprived wards. Council
A MERGER with Rossendale has been given official approval by Bury Town Hall bosses. They will tell the Boundary Committee this week that they support moves to adopt Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Bacup and Whitworth: assuming that north west residents vote
A DARWEN councillor says the town is under threat after changes to a motorway service station sign were agreed. The row over the service station sign is to continue after Karimeh Foster said people were furious about the proposed change. After ten months
A SHOPLIFTER who struck twice to fund his drug habit was jailed by magistrates who told him they hoped he could sort his life out. Rhian Turner, 25, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for 30 days after admitting two counts of theft. The bench told
ANYONE who has bought a dodgy car, dealt with cowboy builders or been on a holiday from hell can benefit from an advice day next month. A Consumer Wake Up for the People of Bacup will be held at Bacup Citizens Advice Bureau, in Rochdale Road, at a date
A HELPLINE has been set up to support parents struggling to cope with bringing up a family. Rossendale Family Forum, launched in June by the Mayor of Rossendale, Coun Eileen Kershaw, is behind the plan that will see the line open for callers next month
A GUIDE on how to access benefits and services has been produced for older people, people with disabilities and carers in Blackburn and Darwen. The free 'Guide to Services' booklet covers a range of topics from how to get a bus pass, getting legal advice
A MAN continued to fill in time sheets and receive his wage from an employment agency four weeks after walking out of a job at a pet shop, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard. Daniel Neil Hamer, 21, of Wimberley Gardens, Blackburn, had one previous
BLACKBURN Rovers coach Dean Saunders today said he was bitter and upset by theft allegations after a police investigation was dropped. The Ewood first team coach spoke for the first time after police in Cheshire revealed he would not face any charges.
THE partner of a Blackburn man who plunged to his death from a town centre car park has appealed for tougher safety measures on East Lancashire's multi-storeys. The call came after a 42-year-old man died on Friday afternoon -- the fourth tragedy in two
WORRIED staff on a Blackburn retail park have called for its owners to beef up security following a £50,000 robbery. The sales manager of electrical goods store Power House said Peel Retail Park was regularly targeted by criminals and vandals and a security
GREAT Harwood Town put Saturday's FA Vase disaster behind them by hitting Daisy Hill for six at the Showground. Town lost by the odd goal in seven against Cammell Laird at the weekend and responded by carrying out their own demolition job over NWCL Division
AFTER an emphatic 3-0 win in midweek, the Rams went into this FA Vase game confident they could come away with a victory, and their optimism wasn't mis-placed Iain Dyson volleyed over the bar for the Rams after the ball was cleared from a corner on 10
NELSON boss Dave Hall is looking to inject more young blood into his side after sucessfully promoting a teenager from the reserves at the weekend. Dan Caton, a 19-year-old midfielder, was brought into the side for the 1-1 draw at Eccleshall on Saturday
DARWEN manager Steve Wilkes has made the case for the defence. Wilkes has been delighted with his side's goalscoring form, which is currently averaging just less than three goals per game. But he admitted their goals against column is giving him major
ANDY Grimshaw is hoping to well and truly wipe out the memory of his worst moment as a manager tonight. The Ramsbottom United boss goes to Clitheroe, where his side suffered a 7-0 hammering at the back end of last season. Although Clitheroe have won all
PETER Cavanagh has hailed young defender Robbie Williams for his star performances this season. The 24-year-old played a big part in helping Accrington Stanley keep a clean sheet for the second time this season as they drew 0-0 at Barnet on Saturday.
HOMES were evacuated, businesses were forced to shut and thousands of motorists were caught up in traffic chaos. And the cause? A small pallet fire started by arsonists in the yard of a Bury factory. A 200-metre exclusion zone was placed around the Sillavan
