JET-SETTING and go-getting -- more women than ever before are packing in their jobs, packing up a suitcase and heading off to distant continents to explore the world. The number of women boldly venturing off into the unknown far outweighs the number of
TOP marks for the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety in targeting roads outside schools. But I was surprised to see a mobile camera warden parked in the entrance to St Leonard's Primary School, Langho, on a Saturday morning after the school had been
WILL the idiot on Blackburn Council who was responsible for the introduction of fortnightly collections of household rubbish in the grey bins please stand up and be counted or answer this letter through the Telegraph letters page, so I can empty my bin
I READ with amusement (Telegraph, July 24) about Tony Blair stating Labour will win and see off BNP in their next election. In the last paragraph, Mr Blair states he is confident people will vote Labour in the next general election because of Labour's
WITH speed being the principle cause of only nine per cent of road accidents, is it any wonder that the huge increase in speed cameras has had no effect on road deaths within the UK. This fixation with cameras and speed to the virtual exclusion of all
PLANS for Burnley's stunning new multi-million pound town centre shopping and leisure complex have been unveiled. The plans for the development - dubbed The Oval - include a flagship department store, 22 two-storey shop units and space for restaurants
10 years ago THE campaign to save an old beech tree from the M65 extension came to an end. A court order forced protesters to move from Cinder Path Woods at Cuerden Valley and meant work could begin. Protesters planned another mass trespass to oppose
DETECTIVES today warned white-collar criminals that they were out to get them after three people were jailed for their part in a £25,000 plot to steal equipment from computer firm bosses. Cocaine addict Charles Ross, 21, thought up the idea of targeting
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Fairfield's Special Care Baby Unit will have to wait three months before they can make their views officially known. The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) approved the plans to restructure children's health services at a board
THOUSANDS of people attended the first day of the Royal Lancashire Show as the rain held off, ensuring no repeat of last year's chaotic scenes. Even at the evening peak, traffic was flowing freely off the site at Salesbury Hall Farm, near Ribchester,
WHAT price could you put on Graham Branch's value to Burnley? Mr Versatile was worth his weight in gold late last season, coming up with two priceless strikes in successive relegation battles to steer the Clarets towards First Division safety. And the
Eriksson is living on borrowed time SVEN Goran Eriksson appears to be living on borrowed time as the manager of England after scoring yet another spectacular own goal. Hardly a week goes by these days without the tabloid Press being dominated by stories
A FORMER Darwen mayoress has died aged 69 after a bout of pneumonia. Mary Aspden became mayoress at 26 when she was put forward for the 1962-1963 mayoral year by her mother, Martha, who became the town's fourth woman mayor. Martha became a widow in 1943
A MOTHER and her two young children narrowly escaped death after a lamp-post crashed on to the pavement just feet away. Alison Hatzar, 30, of Dewhurst Close, Darwen, today demanded to know why the council had not removed the faulty concrete post despite
A MAN who caused trouble at Burnley General Hospital on New Year's Day has kept his freedom. Burnley magistrates were told how David Johnson, 21, was agitated and refused to leave. It took four security staff to restrain him. Johnson, of Railway View,
WATER company United Utilities shocked residents when it put out a 'water wise' warning this week. Reporter IAN SINGLETON investigates how there can be fears for reservoir levels despite East Lancashire enduring one of the gloomiest summers for years.
AN internet chatroom pervert who committed sex offences against young girls learnt his computer skills while serving a prison sentence for rape, it was revealed today. Kevin Turner, 50, was yesterday jailed for 11 years for a string of attacks on teenage
East Lancs Caligraphers Guild, Ightenhill Methodist Church, Burnley, 7pm-9pm. Meet third Thursday of each month. Beginners Sequence Dancing, Vincent Farrell Community Centre, Temple Street, Burnley, 7.15pm-8.15pm. Senior Citizens Social Monthly Day Trip
SCHOOLS strive to equip pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to get through life successfully. But for generations there was no formal training of any kind for one of the most testing activities we face -bringing up children. People tended to
Nature Watch, with RON FREETHY. . . IN Lancashire we have several species of owl - the barn, little short-eared tawny and, probably the rarest in our county, the long-eared. The long-eared owl lives in conifer woodlands and its diet consists mainly of
MAY I use your letter column to find relatives in Accrington? I am trying to contact any members of the Whittaker family. They were relatives of my grandmother, whom I went to see during my National Service in 1948. I was kindly invited for tea one day
A HELICOPTER ambulance airlifted an injured driver to hospital after part of a lorry landed on top of his car. The accident happened near to the Greyhound pub on the East Lancashire Road at Leigh yesterday at around 1pm. A bulk container on the back of
AN internet chatroom pervert who committed sex offences against young girls learnt his computer skills while serving a prison sentence for rape, it was revealed today. Kevin Turner, 50, was yesterday jailed for 11 years for a string of attacks on teenage
PLANS for Burnley's stunning new multi-million pound town centre shopping and leisure complex have been unveiled. The plans for the development - dubbed The Oval - include a flagship department store, 22 two-storey shop units and space for restaurants
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to recall Dwight Yorke for Rovers' latest pre-season friendly at Stockport County tonight. Souness will name the former Manchester United striker in his squad for the trip to Edgeley Park. And Yorke may even start
A FORMER Pendle policeman has returned to his old stomping ground as the new Inspector for Colne. And Inspector Richard Clare has vowed to crack down on the yobs, who make lives a misery for others, by pledging to fight anti-social behaviour. The 34-year-old
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has died after a fatal epilepsy seizure while on a trial medication, an inquest heard. Cairns Andrew Gregson, of Shuttle Close, Accrington died at his home in the early hours of May 24. But after hearing the drugs had not played a part
NEW parents are to be given advice on everything from babysitting to bullying and drug abuse in a bid to protect the county's children. A new handbook, giving tips to parents of newborns and youngsters about to start school, has been launched in Clayton-le-Moors
A MIDDLE-aged soccer "yob" - described as an "Accrington Stanley hooligan" - has been given a three year football banning order after a confrontation with police outside Burnley FC's Turf Moor ground. Magistrates heard how Clarets season ticket holder
AN INSTRUCTOR in martial arts has pledged to help keep youngsters off the streets of Oswaldtwistle by setting up classes to keep them entertained. And his idea has been backed by police officers in the area who aim to inform kids of his plan when they
HOODED raiders struck at an Accrington service station and threatened a terrified sales assistant with a gun. The 19-year-old was today recovering at home after being threatened by the armed robbers during his shift at the petrol station last night. The
BURNLEY opened their tour of Austria with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Wacker Berghausen last night. Lone striker Graham Branch made up for the absence of both Robbie Blake and Ian Moore with a goal to put the Clarets ahead early in the game. However
BURNLEY opened their tour of Austria with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Wacker Berghausen last night. Lone striker Graham Branch made up for the absence of both Robbie Blake and Ian Moore with a goal to put the Clarets ahead early in the game. However
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to recall Dwight Yorke for Rovers' latest pre-season friendly at Stockport County tonight. Souness will name the former Manchester United striker in his squad for the trip to Edgeley Park. And Yorke may even start
A NATIONAL charity has praised two brothers from Rossendale who raised more than £50,000 to help sufferers of cerebral palsy. The plaudit for Stephen and Trevor Ashworth, bosses of development company The Hurstwood Group, followed their return in the
TWIN Valley Homes is trying to get paths in the Johnston Close area of Blackburn closed in a bid to curb juvenile nuisance. The company, which manages Blackburn with Darwen Council's former housing stock, applied to the borough's planning department to
BLACKBURN and Burnley were today highlighted as drowning blackspots in a report from the Chief Medical Officer. In his third annual report on the state of public health, Sir Liam Donaldson points to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as playing a part in an
NEW CCTV cameras are to be installed in Blackburn town centre in a bid to make people feel safer. As well as the 11 new cameras, the existing 30-plus cameras will be upgraded to give digital quality pictures, which will be beamed to a state-of-the-art
