AN animal feed firm has appointed a new managing director. David Byers is at the helm of Clitheroe-based B Dugdale & Son after more than 20 years experience within the industry. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some
FIRMS in East Lancashire are being offered free help to prepare for the worst. Experts believe companies need to do more to prepare for the unexpected, ranging from a bomb damage to power cuts, fire and theft. A seminar being held by Business Link Hyndburn
AEROSPACE firms are set for an orders boost following their successful debut at a major European air show. Cleveland-Guest (Engineering) won a significant order for aero engine components at the air show in Berlin and others who took part are expecting
BREEDING birds of prey in the Forest of Bowland were being deliberately persecuted, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, In one incident a peregrine falcon's nest containing four eggs was smashed by rocks. RSPB regional officer
PRANKSTERS may have been responsible for sending cyclists down the wrong route and delaying a national cycle race as it passed through East Lancashire. An inquiry has been launched amid suspicions that a race direction arrow was removed from a roundabout
AN angry father has criticised police for not doing enough to find his schoolgirl daughter after she went missing for four days. Gemma Bond, 14, of Grafton Street in Clitheroe was found by her father John last night after he went to search the fairground
CATHOLIC leaders today defended their decision to fund an appeal by a priest who is serving a five-year prison sentence for sexually abusing young boys at Stonyhurst College. Jesuit James Chaning-Pearce was convicted at Preston Crown Court on four counts
ON a damp Bank Holiday afternoon, my children decided they would like to go swimming. After all, it does get a little boring staying in all day. No problem, I thought - ring the baths and see what activities are available. Shadsworth Leisure Centre -
A MAJOR factor in the official war on the car has been the government's bid to crack down on filthy exhaust fumes blamed for the rising levels of asthma and other chest complaints. But now air-quality experts say pollution from power stations is just
AFTER the General Election last May, the new Labour government moved with speed and efficiency to implement the most radical constitutional reforms this century - in Scotland and Wales - which critics claim will lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom
I CAN clarify why Blackburn with Darwen Council has had to introduce car park charges at its Ivy Street Community Centre facilities, near Blackburn Infirmary, following problems with over-parking and security issues. The Council held detailed consultations
The Entertainers - Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt WORKING as a welder in Great Harwood, Dominic Brunt never dreamed he would one day be carrying a torch for Mandy Dingle. The 28-year-old actor, who grew up in East Lancashire, is better known to millions of
Valerie Cowan Surfs the Net THE Meningitis Research Foundation has launched a website which could be a lifesaver. Meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, the blood poisoning form of the disease, develop quickly and swift medical attention is vital.
HOLIDAY giant Airtours has seen sales soar past the £1 billion mark as it continues its expansion across the world. The group, which employs more than 1,000 at its Helmshore headquarters and offices in Accrington, saw turnover increase by 27 per cent
TERRY VENABLES today remained tight-lipped about any possible involvement with Burnley FC. A close friend of Peter Shackleton revealed the Burnley takeover bidder's strong links with the former England coach, writes PETE OLIVER. And when I asked Venables
ROY Hodgson will lead a formidable Blackburn Rovers scouting party to the World Cup - but he does not expect the expedition to France to have a major influence on this summer's Ewood spending plans. Hodgson has already drawn up a hit list of transfer
THE first airliner of a new model powered with East Lancashire components has been delivered. The Boeing 777-300 - the longest wide-bodied twin jet in the world - was handed over to Cathay Pacific at a ceremony in Seattle. It is powered by two Boeing
A FAMILIAR face dropped in on uniform firm Simon Jersey's stand during an exhibition in Chicago. Former Prime Minister John Major visited the Altham firm's stand at the National Restaurant Association show. And Mr Major was particularly interested in
COUNCIL chiefs in Blackburn and Darwen are bidding to recover more than £500,000 in overpaid housing benefit. Blackburn with Darwen Council has calculated the amount of money which was overpaid to tenants and landlords during the 1997-98 financial year
LOCAL democracy week will be highlighted in Longridge when Ribble Valley Council holds a housing committee meeting in the Civic Hall. The council hopes it will encourage people to get involved in key decisions about their community. Longridge residents
MYSTERY surrounds two Blackburn houses which have been left empty for thirty years. Nobody has moved into the homes since the last brick was laid in the late 1960s and they have been left virtually as they were when the building work finished. All the
PATIENT watchdogs in Burnley have appealed directly to Minister for Health Alan Milburn to save a centre giving help to victims of the lethal motor neurone disease. The George Barton Trust Care Facility at Preston is set to close on June 30 following
ALMOST 800 East Lancashire jobs were axed after in announcements to workers preparing for the holiday weekend. Lucas Aerospace, Burnley's biggest employer, stunned their 1,300 workforce by announcing the closure of the Hargher Clough and Bancroft Road
AN appeal for old photographs and items of historical interest relating to Mellor has been launched. Two men from the village are busy putting together a book about years gone by and are aiming to have it published to mark the millennium. Jeff Peake and
A COUNCIL'S front-line advice service has been a great success, dealing with at least 7,000 inquiries a month, says a new report. And 62 per cent of people asking for help from Blackburn with Darwen Council wanted benefits advice, the council's advice
A SCHEME to turn Burnley's Empire Theatre into a bistro and bar is set to get the go-ahead, but the battle for future use of the Grade ll listed building is still far from over. Council planning chiefs are being urged to give the green light to an application
LANCASHIRE coach Dav Whatmore today shrugged off Monday's Axa League setback at Essex as his side squared up to Surrey at The Oval. Lancashire went into the Benson and Hedges Cup quarter final on the back of their first limited overs defeat in eight matches
ON Thursday, May 14, my wife and I, on our way home from Carlisle to North Wales, decided to call at Hurst Green to visit the grave of a special friend, the late Rev Arthur R Higginson. We left the M6 at Junction 32 heading for Longridge and got lost.
GED Furey, taking a break from his unhappy first season on the European Tour, picked up where he left off last year with the PGA North Region when he led the first round of the £15,000 Mercedes Charity Classic at Catterick. The Pleasington professional
IN reply to your article 'Nurses In car park furore' (LET, May 20), could I make it clear that the residents in the Infirmary area of Blackburn have to pay £10 to park their cars on the streets where they live and if they have a second vehicle it costs
THOUGH housing benefit fraud is one of the biggest swindles - £1.4million-worth of false claims were uncovered in Blackburn and Darwen alone last year - cheated taxpayers may be aghast to discover they are being doubly robbed...because claimants are paid
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy THE recent hot weather provided a good time to think about the weird events of spring '98. In March it was like midsummer and many blossoms burst early. On an upland path between Barrowford and Roughlee I found some hawthorn
A COUNCILLOR is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Marilyn Brindle has represented Clayton-le-Moors on Hyndburn Council for seven years. She was taken to Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn, after being taken ill last week. Fellow councillor
TRAVELLERS who camped out on a football pitch in Huncoat have been accused of leaving a mess. Fourteen caravans pitched on the playing fields off Bolton Avenue for 24 hours last week. Councillor Dave Parkins lives opposite the fields said: "There are
The John Blunt column THE latest in a long line of loony lottery "good causes" is a 19ft-high column of chalk that looks like a giant loo roll being plunged into the sea in the name of art. For my money, £60,000 of the punters' cash goes down the drain
TOWN centre boss Eamonn Furlong is leaving Blackburn to take over management of Ireland's largest shopping centre. However, he says he has enjoyed his year in the town and believes it is well equipped to take on the challenges of the next century. Mr
AN old industrial site at Church became a battlefield for the filming of a new drama about the horrors of war. Accrington and Rossendale College students James Emmett, 20, and Martin Peacock, 40, are producing a 15-minute film called King and Country.
PROLIFIC striker Andy Cooke is in no rush to sign his new contract at Turf Moor. But the good news for Clarets fans is that Cooke is not expecting to leave the club and has already set his sights on getting among the goals for Burnley next season. Cooke's
