Archive
-
Date
They're stars one and all
I WOULD like to thank Mr Alf Wright, the organiser of the monthly 'Music Hall' held at Blakey's, in King George's Hall, Blackburn. I am the activities organiser at a residential nursing home in Blackburn. We usually take a group of our residents along
-
Date
Foot note objectionable
ON the door of the chiropody room of the Larkhill Health Centre, Blackburn, there is a large notice which is fast becoming permanent, stating that in the last month, 352 patients failed to keep their appointments, which meant that 67 hours of treatment
-
Date
Soft foam and hard cash for community project
A FIRM from Accrington is donating play equipment and money to the New Era Centre in a scheme by Hyndburn Council to involve local companies in a bid for lottery cash. Caligen Foam Ltd, based in Broad Oak, is giving £1,000 together with soft play furnishings
-
Date
ATHLETICS: Dixon dashed in Euro final
MATTHEW DIXON'S hopes of glory in the European Junior Championships 1500m were dashed when he was tripped on the final bend. The 18-year-old from Great Harwood lay in third spot and was poised to unleash his customary kick-finish. But the collision destroyed
-
Date
'Mother tongue' grants should be for everyone
THE £25,000 grant by Blackburn and Darwen Council to mosques for teaching youngsters their 'mother tongue' (LET, July 25) should be put into schools where everyone benefits and not just Asians. My own grandchildren, born in Blackburn, have English as
-
Date
Why does Blair duck fox-hunting issue?
THE FOX-HUNTING lobby is looking bushy-tailed as Labour MP Michael Foster's anti-hunt Private Member's Bill seems set to expire in a crowded parliamentary timetable. Yet, given space, it would no doubt cruise through the Commons before hitting some obstacles
-
Date
We're back on the road to success
TWO encouraging snapshots of the state of East Lancashire's economy today vividly show how our region has rocketed back from setback to success. One report tells that nearly 500 new jobs have come to Burnley in nine months. And, in another on the country's
-
Date
Heart tragedy of young husband
AN undiagnosed heartbeat irregularity probably claimed the life of a 37-year-old Oswaldtwistle man, an inquest in Blackburn heard. Warehouseman Ian Philip Cocksedge, who had no previous history of heart problems, was found dead in bed by his wife, Susan
-
Date
Lancs crooks to be tagged - Straw
LANCASHIRE is to get the electronic tagging of offenders by the end of the year. Blackburn MP and Home Secretary Jack Straw announced to the Commons today that an experimental scheme in Greater Manchester was to be extended to neighbouring counties. First
-
Date
Jumping to it
I AM a representative for the registered charity BLISS - Baby Life Support Systems - which provides incubator units and associated equipment to save the lives of premature and sick newborn babies. I am running a nationwide sponsored parachute jump programme
-
Date
Nationalism will break United Kingdom apart
SCOTS historically have had more influence in the affairs of the UK than their numbers warrant. The present government is a prime example. After devolution, this influence will diminish both nationally and internationally and Scots will be forced to concentrate
-
Date
Sponsored drugs hotline great news
IT is great news that the Lancashire Evening Telegraph is sponsoring a telephone hot-line to combat the continuing sale of drugs. They are a scourge in our society, leaving a trail of anxiety, worry and death to all who come into contact with them and
-
Date
£600,00 housing benefit fraud revealed
HOUSING benefit fraud worth £600,000 has been uncovered by council investigators in Burnley. But few of the cheats who claim rent subsidy or cash allowances ever face action in the criminal courts. They are simply ordered to pay back the rent benefit
-
Date
Residents win fight to stop firm building silo
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to erect a seventh storage silo at a Nelson factory has been withdrawn. Councillors deferred a decision on whether to grant planning permission for the 50ft silo at Nelson Packaging's Waidshouse Mill site, Townsley Street, to allow
-
Date
ROVERS: Dahlin debut is in danger
MARTIN Dahlin is battling against the clock to be ready for the start of the new Premiership season on Saturday week and could miss out on Blackburn Rovers' final two warm-up matches, writes PETER WHITE. It's another bitterly-disappointing injury blow
-
Date
It's up to families
I DO not think that money should be given to mosques in Blackburn and Darwen for teaching youngsters their 'mother tongue' (LET, July 25). Would I get a grant if I were in their country to teach my mother tongue? No way. I would be put on the next plane
-
Date
Shop customers 'order drugs by phone'
DRUG addicts can phone their orders from a shop and have them delivered minutes later, Blackburn Police and Community Forum was told. The meeting in Darwen Sudellside Community Centre heard the claims from a pensioner who said drug dealing was rife. She
-
Date
Here's where t'brass starts!
YOU can't get a much better start on the road to riches than being brought up in East Lancashire! With two of the four wealthiest under-35s in the country boasting strong local links, the area is the now the most fertile ground in the country for budding
-
Date
10 YEARS AGO: Royal hat-trick for East Lancs
EAST Lancashire scored a Royal hat-trick with the first visit by the Queen in almost 20 years. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh would visit Blackburn and Burnley later in the year. Their trip would be the third Royal
-
Date
FIVE YEARS AGO: Drugs shame for athletes
SPRINT ace Jason Livingston and two weightlifters brought shame on the British Olympic camp when they were sent home after positive drugs tests. Livingston, tipped to take over Linford Christie's British crown, and weightlifters Andrew Saxton and Andrew
-
Date
Rail's new age rolls in
A £64 MILLION order to take rail passengers in the region into the new century was announced today. North Western Trains, which operates services across the area, is replacing a third of its fleet with 27 new passenger trains. The order is the biggest
-
Date
CLARETS: Waddle targets Mullin
STRIKER John Mullin could be poised for a shock return to Turf Moor, writes TONY DEWHURST. I understand Clarets player-manager Chris Waddle could make a move for the 21-year-old striker as he attempts to bolster his front line attack with the clock ticking
-
Date
Thai trip up for grabs as Rotary launches search
A SEARCH has been launched to find four young people eager to go on the trip of a lifetime. The Rotary organisation in Lancashire and Cumbria is looking for men and women to take part in a cultural and business exchange to Thailand. Each year the organisation
-
Date
M-way slips nearer in the night
CONTRACTORS will close a stretch of the M65 for almost 12 hours at the weekend when they carry out work to link the motorway to its new extension. The motorway will shut between junction six at Whitebirk and junction seven at Accrington between 9pm on
-
Date
Waters live again
Nature Watch with Ron Freethy WHETHER you are an optimistic or a pessimistic naturalist, you have to admit that our rivers are improving. You also have to admit that sometimes industry can actually benefit wildlife. This week I travelled along the M6,
-
Date
Sheer delight of South Africa win
FARMER Catherine Cross is off to South Africa on Monday after winning a scholarship. Catherine, 19, who helps run Lower Shorrock Hey Farm, Pleasington, with her family was awarded the two-week trip by Lancashire Young Farmers and travel company EIL Programmes
-
Date
Girl's horror injuries after dog attack
A YOUNG girl faces being scarred for life after suffering horrific facial injuries in an attack by a bull mastiff dog at her aunt's home. Kate Baron, four, underwent surgery last night after the normally "friendly" puppy bit her left cheek. The injured
-
Date
Helpline aims to advise drug addicts
WORRIED friends and families are continuing to call a helpline following the launch of a major drugs campaign. Staff manning a help and information line publicised as part of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Drive Out Drugs Campaign are receiving a
