PADDY Ashdown says that the Liberal Democrats would contest the next election on a platform of European integration and a single currency. This means that those who vote Liberal Democrat will be voting to erode still further the powers of our MPs at Westminster
COUNTY Council bosses fighting to stop the Blackburn and Blackpool breaking free from County Hall control have still not ruled out the possibility of an appeal after losing a high court battle. Lancashire County Council took Environment Secretary John
A ROBBER threatened a shop assistant with a truncheon before escaping with National Lottery cash from a newsagents. The raider and his accomplice fled with more than £550 from Livesey News in Blackburn on Saturday night - two hours before the £42 million
I AM more than amazed that not one butcher, baker or candlestick maker - the sort of people most of us rely on to live - has not received a "gong" in the New Year Honours List. It seems to me that the people who produce nothing get everything. Surely,
BLACKBURN sports psychology student Chris Harwood out-psyched opponent Tim Farthing to win the men's singles at the British Student Indoor Championships at Loughborough. "Today I practised what I preach" said Harwood, who won 7-6, 7-5, 6-3 Converted for
IS it not high time that Hugh Hammond Heffner Neil did the decent thing and resigned as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in Hyndburn? Barely a day goes by without some statement or other being issued by him, where he repeatedly claims
TONY Blair's vision today of Labour creating a "stakeholder economy" in which every citizen has a sense of belonging is rhetoric that will go over the heads of most voters. From him and his party they want to hear, not the high-minded declarations that
VICTIMS of a town hall planning bungle are to be offered compensation. Angry homeowners were devastated when a factory, damaged by a fork-lift truck, was rebuilt 3.5 metres higher than the original structure, causing them to lose light and views. The
CHAMBERMAID Gabrielle McConnell is planning to take a break at a top hotel following her retirement after 12 years at the Dunkenhalgh, Clayton-le-Moors. Gabrielle has been given a weekend break at a luxury hotel in Shrewsbury as part of her retirement
HANGING high above Mick Wadsworth's compact desk in the bowels of Brunton Park is a simple soccer motto. It rightly takes pride of place in the Carlisle Uniteds Director of Coaching's office. Written in giant, black italic letters it reads: "How much
AN exhibition at Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, entitled 'Everyday Life in Times Gone By,' will run until Sunday January 28. The exhibition of genre paintings are from the Haworth Art Gallery and Towneley Hall collection in Burnley. Also on show will
NORTH West Water say the situation in East Lancashire is almost back to normal after the area was hit by thousands of bursts and leaks, but are appealing to customers to keep on saving water. More than 2,000 repairs were carried out and hundreds of extra
GREEN-THINKING chemical plant workers have been busy planting trees over the festive holiday. Members of green group at ICI in Darwen joined forces with English Parnterships to plant a selection of semi-mature trees near their Orchard Mill plant. The
A SIX feet tall thief with a Merseyside accent pushed a cashier to the floor and stole £155 from the till at a Burnley garage. Police are appealing for help in catching the thief who struck at the Holden and Hartley petrol station, Accrington Road, Burnley
A HOSPITAL boss today pledged that the future of an East Lancashire casualty department was secure. A recruitment crisis was threatening to cause havoc at Blackburn Infirmary's accident and emergency department. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed
THE family of missing teenager Lilias Hasson are now turning their search to the Manchester area. She left her home in Blackburn six days ago to travel to Edinburgh with friends and was last seen driving away from a garage in the city with a stranger.
THE father of murdered French teenager Celine Figand said his daughter was a timid and happy girl; perhaps too "naive and trusting." If was one of the saddest thing ever heard. Celine was only 19. If you cannot be trusting at that age, what hope is left
ACCRINGTON Stanley came away from Hyde counting the cost of missed chances and good goalkeeping denying them victory. Rob Mulloy made a good early save from Colin Little. On 16 minutes Peter Mellor put Brian Welch clear and he should have done better
RAY Harford poured cold water on the continuing speculation about the immediate future of Chris Sutton at Ewood after Saturday's FA Cup draw at Ipswich. There has been much gossip in the national tabloids - without any substantiation it should be said
RAY Harford has the huge incentive of a fourth round FA Cup tie at home to Second Division Walsall if his team can overcome Ipswich Town in an Ewood replay tomorrow week. But the Blackburn Rovers boss readily admitted he had feared the worst halfway through
GRAHAM Helliwell is a man with a mission. And as chief executive of NIMTECH - the North West Regional Technology Centre - he believes there is no better job. "What a wonderful product this region is to sell!" said Graham, whose enthusiasm for helping
STOCK car racer Glenn Lord knew he had finally defeated cancer - when he won his first full race after being given the all clear by doctors. He was stunned when he learned he had the potentially fatal Hodgkinson's disease, or Lymphoma, last June. But
WHO says football is unpredictable? From the moment the third round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers knew exactly what would be waiting for them at Portman Road. A fired-up home team, passionate crowd and a desperate battle to hang on in there to keep
HUNDREDS of knives are still being carried on the streets or hidden away from police after many people ignored the launch of a national amnesty. Dumping bins were placed outside police stations throughout the country on December 20 in a bid to reduce
IF you are looking for romance in 1996 look no further than "Two's Company". The successful dating service has been re-vamped to make it even easier for lovelorn Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers to find their perfect partner. And the time could not
A CAMPAIGN to persuade dog owners to be more responsible was to be launched today. Owners were to be urged to worm their pets regularly and use "doggie scoops" to stop fouling the footpaths and public spaces in Blackburn. Councillors were told that plans
A COUNCIL leader has urged health bosses to launch a top-level investigation into the shortage of intensive care beds for children. George Slynn, Labour leader of Hyndburn Council, has expressed deep concern over youngsters being sent out of East Lancashire
A BLIZZARD of complaints swept Blackburn today after rush hour traffic ground to a standstill because of a sudden snowfall. The town centre was clogged with frustrated motorists and all the main roads out of Blackburn were jammed with vehicles moving
THE all-star line up for this year's Burnley National Blues Festival has been unveiled - confirming North East Lancashire as the UK's Blues capital of the country. The eighth annual event, now only rivalled by the Courage Rhythm and Blues Festival in
JANE Murray, of United Utilities (North West Water) said (LET, January 2) the company had brought in every available crew member over the holiday period in an effort to restore normal supplies. Could she explain why the company, having made £167 million
I TRUST that if, with the granting of unitary status, the libraries in Blackburn return to local control the staff will be reminded that they are there to serve the public and that the present practice of taking an additional Saturday holiday when Bank
BLACKBURN Hawks lost top spot in British Ice Hockey League Division One to Manchester Storm at the weekend, but kept the heat on the Nynex Arena outfit with a brace of magnificent victories. Hawks avenged their only home defeats from earlier in the season
AFTER reading about the pensioner who paid an eight pence increase on his bus fare (Letters, December 18), I thought there must be a mistake somewhere along the line. However, I find that my return ticket from Accrington to Blackburn has risen by 15 pence
ARE the government's proposals to give schools greater freedom to select more of their pupils the beginning of the end for comprehensive education? True, the death-knell for the "all-in" system is hardly being sounded out loud as Education Secretary Gillian
CLITHEROE Post Office is now able to check passport applications. A new system set up by Post Office Counters means that customers looking for a new or renewed passport can drop into the King Street office. The passports are fowarded by registered post
ONE of Blackburn's oldest residents has died in her 101st year. Marjorie Lloyd died in the Hollymount Nursing Home in Blackburn - she would have been 101 in March. Miss Lloyd, formerly of Dukes Brow, Blackburn had lived at the home for the elderly since
DARWEN Councillor Mary Leaver will be the next mayor of Blackburn. Coun Leaver was unanimously voted mayor-elect at a full council meeting and will take over from current mayor Coun Maureen Bateson in May. Coun Leaver, of Pringle Street, Blackburn, was
FIREFIGHTERS, police officers, council and factory workers went to war yesterday in an It's a Knockout competition. The challenge was thrown open by the Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Jean Battle, who invited teams to compete for the Coronation Cup and help
BLACKBURN Tories have called on Labour to speak up for schools in the latest round of county budget talks. As education bosses prepare spending plans for next year, Conservatives want to ensure a direct increase in funding for schools. The county council
A KEEN Ribble Valley sportsman has died while on holiday in Spain. Derrick Kay, 67, of Balmoral Avenue, Clitheroe, collapsed in a hotel in Almeria and died shortly afterwards in hospital. His family are still waiting for reports from Spain to say what
GETTING the wife to drive is the only option when you have a passion for speed, a 170-mile-an-hour super car and ten points on your driving licence. But then champion superbiker Carl Fogarty gets his fast lane thrills when he competes in top class races
A YEAR-LONG celebration of Christianity is launched this month Celebration '96 marks 1,400 years of Christianity in the borough of Blackburn and Darwen with a series of cultural, sporting and religious activities aimed at the whole of East Lancashire.
YOUNGSTERS face an extra week at home after burst pipes wrecked ceilings at their nursery school. When the caretaker let workmen into Accrington Road Nursery School in Burnley last week they were greeted with ankle deep water. Head teacher Pat Garraway
KEEP the 1p income tax reduction and spend it instead on education, Blackburn Council will tell Chancellor Kenneth Clarke. The ruling Labour group backed a motion from Liberal Democrats condemning the recent budget settlement and asking the borough's
DARWEN dismantled struggling Salford at Moor Lane to further distance themselves from the danger zone in North West Counties' League Division One. Mark Walsh opened the visitors' account on the quarter of an hour mark when he tore through two Salford
ENRAGED Burnley manager Jimmy Mullen today issued a public apology to Turf Moor fans after the 5-0 calamity at Carlisle United. The devastating Auto Windscreens Shield Quarter Final reverse at Brunton Park landed Burnley their worst defeat in league or
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to improve a council estate could end up looking patchy because 18 homes have been sold and could be left out. But the owners could get help to facelift their homes in line with those of their tenant neighbours. Burnley housing
