KITCHEN firm Stuart Frazer is hoping to cook up new business. The firm, which has a showroom in Accrington, has appointed public relations company Roland Dransfield to handled a new marketing campaign. Previous news story Converted for the new archive
BUSINESS clubs are preparing to do battle. The fifth annual inter-Business Club quiz night is to take place at the Fence Gate Inn, Fence, near Burnley, on February 17. Teams of four can enter the competition and application forms are available from Pendle
CASH-strapped councillors have backed council house rent rises amid concerns over cuts in cash for property repairs. Hyndburn Council's housing services committee supported a 1.84 per cent rise recommended by the Government. Tenants will pay an average
LABOUR MP Peter Pike has backed the introduction of new 20mph speed limits in his Burnley const- ituency. The Burnley MP is supporting the new lower limit proposed by Transport Minister Gavin Strang after pilot schemes cut accidents, injuries and deaths
DANBERT Nobacon may now be famous as the anarchist singer who caused a splash at the Brit Awards but he started life as plain old Nigel Hunter. The 35-year-old member of Burnley band Chumbawamba finally completed his transformation to rock rebel on Monday
A PUBLIC meeting tonight will take the next step towards getting a slice of £500,000 Euro cash to help two areas of Colne. A partnership group covering Waterside and Vivary Bridge is to be launched at Primet Community Centre following a successful initial
CORRIE Jordaan will make a shock return to the EW Cartons Lancashire League this summer as professional with Rishton. The South African spin bowler was originally set to come back to Lowerhouse where he hit the 100 wickets mark last season at an average
EAST Lancashire health boss Ian Woolley lands himself in hot water after demanding more cash for hospitals to stop waiting lists growing. For, in calling for Labour to stick to its manifesto commitment of reducing the wait for surgery, the Blackburn district
TEACHERS are already alarmed at the prospect of private firms being brought in to run failing schools in East Lancashire. For though Blackburn with Darwen Council is only in the initial stages of applying to set up one of the 25 Education Action Zones
IN 'Blow to common sense' John Blunt (LET, February 4), very closely echoes my own views of the proposals to change the drink-drive limits of alcohol. I couldn't agree more with his claim that a high level of drink-related fatalities are attributable
SOCCER mad twins Callum and Daisy Boulton are identical in every way - apart from their tastes in teams. For Callum supports Blackburn Rovers and Daisy follows Preston North End. The six-year-old pair, of Nares Road, Blackburn, will be at Ewood Park tonight
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy I HAVE often wondered what it would be like to explore the wildlife of a Ministry of Defence Shooting Range and also to discover something of its history. This week I got the chance and I was not disappointed. I was given
THREE East Lancashire youngsters were today in London to collect Child Of Achievement Awards. James Bedward, five, and his sister Laura, four, pupils at Helmshore County Primary School, were nominated a 'thank you' for their bravery by parents Susan and
THE public are being asked their views on a planned package of improvements for Witton Park, Blackburn. Around £100,000 is due to be spent on the area along the banks of the River Darwen in the park. But first the Environment Agency and Blackburn with
THE race to buy Burnley Football Club has taken a new twist with the revival of a former bid, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. Manchester-based Apax Partners, which represents a group of professional investors, tabled an offer of £1 million for a 51 per cent stake
BANDAGES and cotton wool manufacturer Smith & Nephew showed off the fruits of a £800,000 investment. The firm held an open day at its Brierfield factory to mark the investment in 14 'P Lean' weaving machines. Guests at the event, which included a
A SUPPORT programme has been launched to help boost East Lancashire's rural economy. The Lancashire Farm Enterprise Programme is offering to help prepare business plans to apply for grants worth up to £25,000 from the Lancashire Farm Tourism Initiative
A NEW service is set to help East Lancashire businesses find out what's in a name. The area's Business Link team is offering firms about to launch or companies developing new products the chance to check if the name they plan to use is already in existence
TROUBLEMAKERS could be banned from Accrington town centre at weekends as part of a police clampdown on late-night disorder. The warning has been issued as police gear up for a special operation, codenamed Valentine, aimed at reducing violent and anti-social
RESIDENTS of Rossendale and Darwen have been asked for their views on how Britain could become healthier. The government has announced plans to try and reduce deaths from cancer, heart disease and suicides by the year 2010. The proposals, part of the
A LADY who replied to an ad in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's lonely hearts column got more than she bargained for - the 'gentleman divorcee' turned out to be a cousin she had not seen for 40 years. Mavis Cooper, 60, of Little Harwood, was reunited
EAST Lancashire MPs demanded that the Government clamp down on 'sex tourism' holidays which allowed perverts to commit offences against underage children in Thailand and other Far Eastern countries. Nigel Evans, Tory MP for Ribble Valley, and Janet Anderson
A WAR of words broke out today after a health supremo demanded more Government cash to reduce hospital waiting lists. Ian Woolley, chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust, has warned that waiting lists could grow unless the Government
THE plug has been pulled on a council-backed crime-busting security camera system in Pendle for another year. Ruling Liberals on Pendle Council last night voted out opposition schemes to set aside money in this year's budget to put towards CCTV schemes
PIONEERING equipment to catch drugged drivers is to be tested on East Lancashire motorists. One test involves a driver licking a stick to provide a saliva sample. It is understood that Lancashire Constabulary has been chosen to help assess the practicality
AMATEUR boxer Chris Crook is just one bout away from a tilt at a national title after recording the best win of his career to date. The Haslingden fighter beat competition favourite and former Commonwealth champion Andy Law from Repton in the quarter-finals
FLAGGING schools in Blackburn and Darwen could be run by private firms in a controversial move feared by teachers. Blackburn with Darwen Council is planning to submit a bid to create an "Education Action Zone." The zones involve national or local businesses
I CALLED at Blackburn Library three weeks ago and encountered a lovely surprise. On the first floor, there is the most comfortable, warm, spacious and, most of all, friendly caf, with an absolutely delightful menu. There are plenty of tables, beautifully
HOW on earth can Health Secretary Frank Dobson proclaim the pay award to nurses as a 'fair deal' when, quite blatantly, other associated professions, such as doctors and dentists, have been awarded higher rises. While accepting that the callous pay dealing
ON hearing snatches of information about the Government's transport policy - bash the motorist - it seems to me another case of the cart before the horse. When recently on holiday in Spain, we paid 100 pesetas to travel anywhere by bus for two stops or
Mark Templeton Surfs the Net IF you're interested in sport and the Internet then get your skates on and take a look at some of the offerings connected with the Nagano Winter Olympics. There's plenty of coverage on the Web and you could spend all day going
The Entertainers: Charles Sturridge and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle WHEN a film based on the mystery of the Cottingley Fairies was released this week, it set our super sleuth Lancashire Evening Telegraph reporter SIMON DONOHUE off on the trail of a fascinating
ORPHANS in Romania will soon be wearing fake designer clothes seized from dodgy businesses in East Lancashire. Accrington police Sergeant Frank Gregson (left) and Sergeant Mick Amos, of the police motorway division at Charnock Richard, have collected
The John Blunt column HOME Secretary Jack Straw, I see, is among the growing band of ministers whose idea of "consultation" on random breath testing and lowering the drink-drive limit is for them to be brought in, no matter what opinion and evidence may
A CONFERENCE aimed at tackling the menace of drug abuse in East Lancashire was due to take place today. The East Lancashire Drugs Reference Group Reporting Back Conference is aimed at examining the organisation's work to date and setting an agenda for
England B 1 Chile B 2 JASON Wilcox enjoyed a good start to his second B international for England but, in a game where there was always going to be a lack of cohesion in a team almost thrown together at the last minute, it was difficult for individuals
CALLUM Davidson signed a long-term contract with Blackburn Rovers today to achieve his ambition of joining a club in "the best league in the world". The young fullback has committed himself to a contract at Ewood covering the rest of this season and the
