BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is not chasing Crewe Alexandra defender Steve Macauley. But he could have reinforcements to hand for Saturday's derby clash at Preston North End in the shape of Peter Swan. Ternent had been linked in some reports with a move
A FORMER mill worker died from head injuries after falling down the stairs at her home, an inquest heard. East Lancashire coroner Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death after Annie Greenwood was found by her nephew on September 3. The inquest
CONTROVERSIAL plans by property tycoon Gerald Hitman to build more than 200 new houses at his Brockhall Village in Ribble Valley, look set to cause a storm at a public meeting tonight. Mr Hitman was given permission to build 400 houses at the site three
FIREMEN warned youngsters not to pour petrol or paraffin on bonfires after children were found using petrol to relight fires put out by the fire brigade, risking explosions. In Burnley, crews were forced to pump foam down a drain after children poured
IN your article regarding the proposed wind farm at Pendle Hill, we inadvertently supplied you with the wrong figure for the number of households the wind farm would supply. The actual figure, as calculated using the BWEA factsheet 'Calculating Environmental
ALL too often you hear people say that society isn't how it used to be and that you can't trust anybody these days. Well I beg to differ. Recently my cat was hit by a car and later died. Being a cat lover and very close to my pet, I was heartbroken. The
IN reply to Marilyn Thompson (Letters, October 30), who felt her mother received poor care and attention while in hospital, may I say, as someone who is nursing in a hospital ward and familiar with ward duties, I find it quite impossible for her mother
BILL Jacobs' article (LET, October 24) was enlightening and entertaining. Outlining Janet Anderson's career move in 'MP Janet is top of the pops,' he spells out that the slogan 'Cool Britannia' -- as far as the Government is concerned -- is alive and
BILL Goldsmith's personal attack against me, (Letters, October 28) is a sad reflection of the low intellectual levels so abundant on Hyndburn Council and the local Labour Party. While I have the greatest respect for true pacifists and would willingly
REGARDING your Opinion column (LET, October 20), I feel you should be praised for making a well argued stance against those who are quibbling about the introduction of further wind farms in our area. At present, most of our energy comes from burning fossil
A PREGNANT mare was savagely tortured at a Rishton farm by an unknown attacker with a piece of wood. The quiet mare, called Alice, almost miscarried its foal after the attack left it seriously wounded. Owner Sharon Smalley didn't at first realise the
A STREAKING shoplifter gave shoppers more than they bargained for as she fled across a supermarket car park to make her getaway -- in stockings and suspenders! The woman, in her 20s, and wearing a black coat, loaded a trolley with around £200 worth of
EXPORTERS will be chancing their luck on the tables next month. The East Lancashire Export Club's annual awards night will include a special Euro Casino event. It will give members the chance to gamble on the new currency without losing any money! The
A MAN who started working in his garage so he could look after his wife who has cancer has been told to shut down the business in the quiet cul-de-sac. Brian Clayton, 62, was given temporary planning permission to make garden gates and furniture in the
GRAHAM Fitton has been appointed finance director at aerospace manufacturer Hurel Dubois (UK) in Burnley. Graham, 39, previously worked for Ernst & Young in Manchester where he was responsible for auditing Hurel-Dubois's accounts. He said: "Over the
A CLEANING firm polished up on its personnel procedures to achieve a staff training and development award. Chem Clean, which employs five people in Accrington, has become the latest East Lancashire company to achieve the Investors in People standard.
FIRE chiefs are hoping to help save East Lancashire firms millions of pounds in damage and lost business. A seminar being staged later this month aims to show firms how to protect their workplace from the threat of fire. Recent figures suggest fire costs
A DRIVER who often has passengers queuing up to ride in his "happy bus" is gearing up for his final trip. Popular Patrick Boland is to retire from Blackburn Transport after 43 years. He will park up the Darwen to Hoddlesden bus, called The Darrener, for
A SURVEY of Rawtenstall's 'gridlock' parking has been completed by the town's chamber of commerce in a bid to prompt a solution to the chaos. The problem is blamed on town centre workers and commuters to Manchester hogging the inadequate number of town
UNION members at a newspaper company who are said to be living in fear for their jobs are seeking the support of East Lancashire's MPs. An open meeting of members was held after the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) claimed a leaked memo from Regional
HALF of hospital workers who turned their backs on jobs in East Lancashire have blamed poor wages and a lack of career prospects for their decision. Managers at Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust quizzed employees after they left their posts
BURNLEY RESERVES 1 A LATE goal from England youth international Andy Campbell cost Burnley's young reserve side a share of the spoils on Teesside last night. Phil Eastwood had fired the Clarets into a 1-0 half-time lead with a well struck effort from
FASTEST swimmer in the national BT Swimathon Vikkie Moore, has dedicated her award to Haslingden pool manager Billy Lynch, who died shortly after the event. Vikkie, an A-level student at St Mary's College, Blackburn and part-time pool lifeguard, was also
WAR veterans will make their last formal Armistice Parade at a former military hospital on Saturday, to herald a range of Remembrance Day services in East Lancashire. The ceremony, at Calderstones Hospital, near Whalley will be particularly poignant,
ROY Hodgson today rapped the five-day ruling which will force two of his players to miss the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday week, because of a re-arranged international match. The Blackburn Rovers boss is very perturbed that
BLACKBURN College technical staff began testing an state-of-the-art electronic tagging system using credit card sized radio transmitters which tracked their movements through the building. But civil liberties campaigners were against the innovative devices
EVEN in straightforward circumstances, buying or selling a house is seldom free from anxiety for purchasers and vendors, but when the bane of gazumping enters the transaction it can become sheer hell. The government is right to recognise this and seek
AS Remembrance Sunday draws near, this coming Sunday, I urge the people of Blackburn and Darwen (and people throughout East Lancashire), to once again donate generously to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. All the monies raised go to assist ex-servicemen
CAMPAIGNING residents in the "forgotten" area of Burnley are lobbying councillors to demand their share of millions of pounds worth of new regeneration cash. Residents from densely-populated Burnley Wood say they have had to sit and watch for years as
ROY Hodgson today rapped the five-day ruling which will force two of his players to miss the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday week, because of a re-arranged international match. The Blackburn Rovers boss is very perturbed that
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is not chasing Crewe Alexandra defender Steve Macauley. But he could have reinforcements to hand for Saturday's derby clash at Preston North End in the shape of Peter Swan. Ternent had been linked in some reports with a move
A BUSINESSMAN accused of being involved in a £1 million drugs case is picking up the pieces of his life after a ten-month fight to clear his name. The prosecution offered no evidence against David West, who owns a furniture business in Nelson, when he
A BUSINESSMAN accused of being involved in a £1 million drugs case is picking up the pieces of his life after a ten-month fight to clear his name. The prosecution offered no evidence against David West, who owns a furniture business in Nelson, when he
