FREE lucky draws will be a regular feature of CentrePoint. Cardholders can enter these draws just by having their cards swiped through terminals at strategically sited locations known as PrizePoints. PrizePoints can be found at: Marks & Spencer in
JOBLESS young people are heading outdoors with help from British Aerospace. A cheque for £10,000 was handed over by the firm's Samlesbury site to the Drive for Youth charity which organises 17-week courses to help young unemployed people improve their
RESTAURANT Judge Walmsley in Whalley adds a touch of There's authentic taste of Thailand in their Dao Siam restaurant, an interesting contrast to the traditionally English Judge Walmsley pub below. One of the few Thai restaurants in the area, it attracts
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph's customer loyalty programme's launch was so successful that retailers and registration stands had to order fresh supplies of CentrePoint Gold cards to cope with demand. Queues built up at shopping centres around the region
COMPANY chiefs gave a "categorical assurance" that the future of Blackburn's Lion Brewery would be safe. Bosses at Matthew Brown admitted their Workington brewery was to close but said the Blackburn site would continue to receive good investment. Managing
A COUPLE went to a meeting about crime on their estate - and thieves plundered their home while they were out. Michael and Eleanor Enticott left their three-bedroomed house in Whitendale Crescent, Blackburn, for a meeting at Blackburn Town Hall. Two hours
HEALTH chiefs are using money put aside for next winter in a last-ditch bid to prevent services at hospitals and clinics being slashed this year. The move by the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust will help to plug a financial gap of more
THE East Lancashire Golf Association were crushed by The Rest of Lancashire in a challenge match at Burnley Golf Club to tee-off the new season. The scores were tied at 3-3 after a series of tightly contested foursomes in the morning. But The Rest of
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph's customer loyalty programme's launch was so successful that retailers and registration stands had to order fresh supplies of CentrePoint Gold cards to cope with demand. Queues built up at shopping centres around the region
THE phantom lunatics strike again. Not content with making a cock-up on Cravens Brow and the M65, they have now moved to Darwen town centre. The traffic now backs right down the main road and right up Bolton Road. Any traffic coming out of Hardman Way
IF YOU enjoy a walk in the countryside or a night or two under canvas, Singers in Blackburn can equip you with everything you need - and bring you savings at home as well. Based on New Market Street, the store offers famous names in outdoor leisure and
A HIGH level inquiry is to be held into why a mother who tried to smother her baby three times was allowed to take him home from hospital just hours before she killed him. The move follows calls for action from Burnley MP Peter Pike after Cheryl Adams
MORE than 230 shops and businesses throughout East Lancashire are taking part in the programme. They range from top High Street names to smaller shops and specialist outlets. New members are joining all the time. Users accumulate points by having their
THE questions about traffic-calming measures are still to the forefront in Hyndburn, and have recently been featured on regional television. Council leader George Slynn's bandwagon has now rolled in Oswaldtwistle and humps and bumps are springing up in
DON'T forget our competition for eight to 15 year olds launched last week We are inviting young people to celebrate World Book Day with us by sending a review of their favourite book telling us what the book is about and why it is so special. The closing
Tuesday Topic with Christine Rutter FORGET the National Lottery. More and more women are turning to the stock market in a bid to make a million. As women increasingly challenge men for top jobs and delay having children, many have enough spare cash to
THREE babies were gurgling with delight after being named the Boots Blackburn Babies of the Year. Andrew Carus, who was born prematurely, won the Brave Baby title, Christopher Price, who smiles all the time, was named Bubbly Baby, and Lois-Jayne Clossick
A SANDWICH bar backing the free Deirdre Rachid, below, campaign today put bread and water on the menu in sympathy with her soap opera plight. And Bite-t-Ate in Sudell Cross, Blackburn, has set the ball roll-ing across town ...with students at nearby Blackburn
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy suffered serious burns on his leg and arm in a horrific accident with hot chip pan oil. Mohammed Asif Ali, of Garbett Street, Accrington, was today "comfortable" in Royal Preston Hospital and may have to undergo skin grafts. His mum
WELCOME to CentrePoint News - the weekly page which will keep you up to date on East Lancashire's pioneering customer loyalty programme. Each Tuesday you'll be able to read here the latest news on special offers, participating businesses and cardholders
FREE lucky draws will be a regular feature of CentrePoint. Cardholders can enter these draws just by having their cards swiped through terminals at strategically sited locations known as PrizePoints. PrizePoints can be found at: Marks & Spencer in
BOOTHS supermarket in Clitheroe is offering its customers entry to a fabulous free prize draw and there's only one requirement - a CentrePoint Gold card. Winning each week's prize of 1,000 CentrePoints could not be easier. Just swipe your card through
ASHLEY Ward hopes to shake off a virus to resume his crucial striking role as Barnsley bid to put Saturday's shenanigans behind them and get back onto the survival trail against Blackburn Rovers, writes PETER WHITE. But the much-travelled hit man, who
ROY Hodgson fears that Blackburn Rovers' strict wage policy could help keep the lid on his hopes for a multi-million pound summer spending spree of the colossal cash amounts he has raised in just nine months, writes PETER WHITE. But the Ewood boss, who
WELCOME to CentrePoint News - the weekly page which will keep you up to date on East Lancashire's pioneering customer loyalty programme. Each Tuesday you'll be able to read here the latest news on special offers, participating businesses and cardholders
MCDONALD'S restaurants are some of the most popular venues for earning CentrePoints. Now we"re giving you the opportunity to eat at McDonald's - for free! Everyone using their card this week at the chain's restaurant in William Street and drive-thru at
BOOTHS supermarket in Clitheroe is offering its customers entry to a fabulous free prize draw and there's only one requirement - a CentrePoint Gold card. Winning each week's prize of 1,000 CentrePoints could not be easier. Just swipe your card through
AN engineering firm has strengthened its management team with two key appointments. Cleveland-Guest (Engineering), which recently opened a new manufacturing site at Nelson, has appointed Ken Wood as engineering manager and Dave Pickup as sales and marketing
PLEASE note the following amendments to the Hesketh's CentrePages Directory: Page 8 Martins Bakers - Telephone number should be 01254 235542; P. 8 Delete Hall Street Vehicles; Page 14 Opening times of Moss Chemists - Saunder Bank: Mon-Fri 8.45 am-7 pm
THE first people to sign up for the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's CentrePoint Gold programme were entered in free prize draws. At registration points in Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley and Nelson, the first local residents to apply for a card went into
CARPETS and textiles group Gaskell has seen profits rocket by more than 200 per cent. The Altham based firm, which is celebrating its 50th anniverary as a public company, announced record results for 1997. Pre-tax profits increased by 203 per cent to
IF YOU enjoy a walk in the countryside or a night or two under canvas, Singers in Blackburn can equip you with everything you need - and bring you savings at home as well. Based on New Market Street, the store offers famous names in outdoor leisure and
MORE than 230 shops and businesses throughout East Lancashire are taking part in the programme. They range from top High Street names to smaller shops and specialist outlets. New members are joining all the time. Users accumulate points by having their
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have threatened action if a Clitheroe firm at the centre of pollution storm misses a crucial deadline to cut down haze and odour from its plant. Castle Cement has until tomorrow to prevent plume from its chimneys landing in the vicinity
PLEASE note the following amendments to the Hesketh's CentrePages Directory: Page 8 Martins Bakers - Telephone number should be 01254 235542; P. 8 Delete Hall Street Vehicles; Page 14 Opening times of Moss Chemists - Saunder Bank: Mon-Fri 8.45 am-7 pm
LIFE-SAVING lessons in being 'Streetwise' will be given to more than 1,000 school children as part of a safety initiative. Part of Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital will be turned into a classroom for a fortnight of safety sessions led by 10 organisations
THE first people to sign up for the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's CentrePoint Gold programme were entered in free prize draws. At registration points in Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley and Nelson, the first local residents to apply for a card went into
A RANGE of projects aimed at getting young jobless people in Pendle into work will be funded by a £14 million boost for the area. Council, business and community leaders gathered at Nelson Town Hall yesterdayto celebrate the area's successful bid for
MIKE Watkinson, playing his first Lancashire innings since resigning as captain, hammered top score of 92 in their South African tour match against Emerging Boland. It was the perfect warm-up boost for Watkinson, who had a nightmare 1997 through injury
AN inquest started today into the death of a teenager found hanging at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley. Shocked staff found Christopher Saunders hanging in a shower cubicle at the hospital last December. Hospital bosses issued a press release expressing
RESTAURANT Judge Walmsley in Whalley adds a touch of There's authentic taste of Thailand in their Dao Siam restaurant, an interesting contrast to the traditionally English Judge Walmsley pub below. One of the few Thai restaurants in the area, it attracts
PET FOOD makers who plagued residents with foul smells after leaving piles of animal bones in a yard have been fined £2,500 with more than £500 costs. Dugdale Davies Ltd, who admitted five offences under the Environmental Protection Act, left the bones
PUBLICAN Harry Barlow is hoping for a magnificent seven as the flat season gets under way, writes ANDY NEILD. Harry, who runs The Swan in Whalley, is the head of a syndicate which has seven runners ready to race in the months ahead. Three-year-old Ribble
TWO of a shopping centre's longest established and best-known family businesses have announced they are leaving it, just days after it was relaunched following a £600,000 refurbishment. The news that Humberstone jewellers is moving to other premises in
TEENAGER Sajjad Mahmood may have been involved in a row with drug dealers before his disappearance, it was revealed today. The details were released as the man leading the murder-style investigation admitted he still did not know for sure what had happened
AN elderly widower was shocked and angry to discover he had been switched from British Gas to a new gas supplier against his wishes. George Edwards, 81, said he only became aware of his transfer when a "goodbye" letter arrived from British Gas,saying
WALKING round Blackburn and its surrounding areas, I couldn't help but notice the proliferation of cycle lanes. Can anyone tell me what a cyclist looks like, or should I say the ones that these lanes are meant for? I have never seen these lanes used and
I GOT up last Sunday morning feeling unusually tired, looked at my clock and thought: 'Heck, I am late!' Then I looked out of my window and I thought: "Hang on, there is something definitely wrong here." No cats prowling. The members of the animal kingdom
PRINCESS Di is being unfairly turned into Sandie Shaw's 'Puppet on a String' by toy manufacturers Hasbro's ill-advised decision to produce a female Cliff Richard 'walking, talking, living doll.' Kiddies pulling a ringed cord will hear a Diana plastic
PADIHAM mother Cheryl Adams was clearly mentally ill when she killed her 13-month-old son. She had smothered the child three times before to draw attention to herself. But why, when her tragic and dangerous condition had been recognised and her son was
GRANVILLE Broadhurst, in his bogus grievances that the Labour Government is hurting pensioners (Double blow for elderly, LET March 24) cites the 'slashing' of the married couple's tax allowance (from 15 to 10 per cent) in the recent budget. To mention
POETS, journalists, representatives of the law and the police force, foreign language speakers and an expert in sign language were invited to participate in the first ever Language Week at St Bede's RC High School, Blackburn. Pupils in all year groups
YEAR Two pupils at Brunshaw County Primary School report on their visit to one of the North of England's finest historical halls IF you are looking for an interesting school trip, or somewhere to go during the school holidays, we have found a very exciting
A RED-FACED young man locked in a pair of handcuffs was released from a tight spot by firefighters. He turned up at Rawtenstall fire station at 10.30pm last night for the cuffs to be cut off. Leading firefighter Brian Gregory said: "He came in with a
MCDONALD'S restaurants are some of the most popular venues for earning CentrePoints. Now we"re giving you the opportunity to eat at McDonald's - for free! Everyone using their card this week at the chain's restaurant in William Street and drive-thru at
WHAT a difference a week makes. Or does it? This time last week the Clarets were six points adrift at the foot of Nationwide Division Two, whilst off the field, Ray Ingleby and Peter Shackleton were engaged in a two-way battle for control of Burnley Football
RAY Ingleby has set his sights on securing out and out control of Burnley Football Club, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. Ingleby's advisor, David Parry, was today targeting smaller shareholders in an attempt to secure a new target of 51 per cent of the traceable
