FIRMS who need to change the way their organisation is run are being offered a helping hand. The next in the series of Boardroom Briefings being organised by ELTEC will look at how major corporations have identified areas of their business which need
POLICE will be asked to move against teenagers, taking over a £20,000 new children's playground after dark. The playground, at Whitworth Festival Park, was designed for younger children. Those over the age of 14 are banned. Whitworth Coun Eileen Kershaw
A CONMAN cashed hundreds of pounds at bank branches across the county using forged travellers cheques - then argued with a clerk over a £2.50 handling fee. The man hit TSB branches in Great Harwood, Accrington and Nelson before running off when staff
A THREE quarters of a million pounds facelift for a troubled Burnley estate was announced during a visit by junior housing minister Marion Roe. The money was earmarked for the Stoops estate, where problems with vandalism, crime and unemployment were making
A "COOL and calm lad" was how murder victim Chris Hartley was described by his cousin to mourners who gathered for his funeral. Georgie fought back the tears as she read out her own very personal tribute to the family and friends who gathered at St Mark's
A SHORT while ago, Burnley Council's chief executive Roger Ellis, described the cost of the recent housing inquiry as 'negligible.' He did not reveal the actual cost. Now (LET, February 5), we read of a proposed independent inquiry into the same matter
THE ROW that has broken out over the traffic chaos at the eastern end of the M65 - with Pendle Council being blamed for not backing the motorway's extension into Yorkshire - ought to put the focus not on who or what is responsible for the problem, but
AFTER reading your report (LET, February 5) on pupils at Mansfield High School, Brierfield, signing a petition for the reinstatement of the deputy head, Alan Duckworth, who was suspended after allegations of physical abuse, I feel shamed to admit we live
Wycombe Wanderers v Burnley - Peter Oliver's big match preview WHILE Wycombe Wanderers don't seem able to score a goal to save themselves, Burnley just can't stop hitting the back of the net. In their last five games Wycombe have scored twice, compared
PUBLIC address firm Romers has just completed its latest contract at the home of Liverpool FC. The Lower Darwen firm has finished installing the PA system in the newly rebuilt Anfield Road stand. All four stands at Anfield are now equipped with Romers
PROFITS at local firms have fallen to their lowest level for a year because of the strong pound and weak exports, a survey out today reveals. The latest Corporate Health Check survey published by Experian found that the average return on capital achieved
FRIDAY the 13th proved lucky for a newly-wed couple who are on their way to a romantic St Valentine's weekend stay in New York - for £14. Love and luck were in the air for Sajjad and Zahida Karim when they became one of just 50 couples to win tickets
A MAN, upset after his pet dog was killed, has been found dead with shotgun wounds at home in Rising Bridge. The body of Michael Howard Thompson, 51, was discovered shortly after 10 am yesterday in the basement workshop of a house in Blackburn Road. A
YOUNG Becky Houghton puts aside her own health problems to help others. The 11-year-old, of Oban Drive, Shadsworth, Blackburn, has diabetes but still manages to care for her mum, who suffers from a bone-wasting disease in her leg. And she keeps a close
A FORMER smoker who is suing two tobacco companies for more than £50,000 has been given the green light to pursue his ground-breaking legal action. John Hodgson, of Whinney Lane, Mellor, is one of more than 30 lung cancer victims who have issued writs
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike is backing a parliamentary Bill given its second reading in the Commons today which aims to end the scandal of child exploitation.. Mr Pike hoped it would be "an unlucky day for employers who exploit youngsters or put them in danger
IN reply to Phil Riley (Letters, February 4), Labour may well be 30 points ahead of the Tories but he should not be too complacent. Since the general election, in local government by-elections there have been 45 Conservative net gains, 29 Labour net losses
FURIOUS nurses at a secure unit housing dozens of violent patients have begun an "unofficial work-to-rule" in protest at staffing levels. Their refusal to do overtime and work through lunch breaks follows concern over the growing number of assaults on
AS a parent governor of St Silas' C E Junior School, Blackburn, I was a little disappointed that your article (LET, January 29) did not place greater emphasis on the extremely high standard of teaching in the school. The Ofsted inspectors stated that
A NEW town centre traffic system has started through Bacup, because of weakened bridges supporting the roads. However, motorists don't know where to go because of poor signing and it is an experience to stand and watch the confusion - like a circus. There
THE fragile Northern Ireland peace process teeters on the brink of collapse today as Sinn Fein faces inevitable expulsion from the talks after the IRA was linked to two recent murders in Belfast. The IRA's statement that its ceasefire remained intact
WITH reference to the proposed changes to the drink-drive 'breathalyser' limit as a retired police officer and as an ambulanceman at present, I believe they will not make any substantial difference to accident fatalities. People like myself, who have
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: Beacon Fell THIS week I was delighted to be the speaker at the Conference Dinner hosted by Lancashire County Council and the Countryside Commission, held at Clayton-le-Moors. This was a national event to launch a
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs TONY BLAIR has started waving a prestigious new Cabinet job in front of his mesmerised ministers. A high-powered campaign chief - along the lines of the Tory Party chairman - in charge of a revamped Cabinet Office modelled
Friday Folk THERE are two great interests in Damien Hey's life - ballroom dancing and cricket. And it seems to work for 16-year-old Damien, a sixth former at Haslingden High School, who is excelling at both. Damien, youngest son of Donald and Elizabeth
TIM FLowers and Kevin Gallacher have both been passed fit for Blackburn Rovers' FA Cup fifth round tie at West Ham tomorrow. But Stuart Ripley faces a late fitness test on a knee injury. The recovery of Flowers from his bruised ribs will be a big relief
CHRIS Waddle will tomorrow send his players out to end their Wycombe Wanderers jinx and launch a push for the Second Division's top 10. Burnley have conceded nine goals on their two visits to Adams Park but Waddle is confident of redressing the balance
FA Cup 5th Round: West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview THIS time last year, West Ham boss Harry Redknapp was wondering where his next goal was going to come from. Stuck in the Premiership's drop zone, booted out of the
