PLANS to build a multi-million pound Sainsbury's supermarket in Clitheroe with the creation of 180 jobs got the go-ahead last night. Ribble Valley Council's planning and development committee agreed to defer the plan and delegate approval to chief executive
A MOTHER and father slept on unaware that their son was tackling a chip pan blaze in the kitchen of their home in Timber Street, Accrington. Richard Chadwick, 21, collapsed on his bed after putting out the fire and letting the family's two dogs out into
PLANS for a drug arrest referral scheme being considered by Blackburn police have been backed by officers piloting a similar initiative in Preston. Blackburn police have bid for money from the Lancashire Partnership Against Crime for the project which
LANCASHIRE has missed out on a massive £3.5 million injection of lottery cash for the arts in the North West. Despite a huge following for the arts and scores of community-based projects in the county, nothing was awarded to the region in the latest round
Excellent BURNLEY and Padiham have won a near £1 million lottery cash jackpot to put the traditional look back into town centres. The Heritage Fund conservation grant is part of a £6.3 million boost for the North West and gives Burnley more than half
A WARNING has been issued to cat owners amid fears that animals are being snatched off the streets for use in savage dog-baiting bouts. The RSPCA says a worrying number of disappearances have been reported in Blackburn and Great Harwood over recent weeks
SOCIAL Services chiefs today defended their actions in the case of a baby smothered by his mentally ill mother after she was allowed to take him home from hospital. Cheryl Adams was allowed 13-month-old Andrew back to her home in Russell Terrace, Padiham
A COUNCILLOR will make an 80-mile round trip to council meetings after deciding to hold on to his Pendle seat despite moving to live by the seaside. And Labour's Coun Cyril Hughes is considering claiming travel expenses for the train fare back to Nelson
YET another child has been killed by an oncoming train. Much as a tragedy this is, the question has got to be asked, why is it that when a child is killed while playing in the road it is reported as though it is the motorist's fault, and yet, when a child
Iwrite to complain about the length of time it takes the crossing outside Greggs in Darwen to change from red to green. I am trying to teach my children, aged seven and five, to wait for the 'green man' before they cross. But by the time it has changed
PENDLE councillor Cyril Hughes flits to a retirement apartment in Lytham St Annes. But he is hanging on to his council seat in Nelson, claiming he can still do a proper job of representing voters living 40-miles from his home. We don't think so. Being
OUR normally vigilant health police are currently missing a trick or three in their quest to protect the nation from disease. We are still allowed to choose to eat an apple without peeling or washing it, despite how many people may have previously handled
SO, at last, Blackburn and Darwen gain their independence as the first day of self-rule, unitary status arrives. It is, as this newspaper has always stressed, a move for the better - because important decisions affecting people's lives will be taken locally
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy ON the last Saturday in March I strolled out from Mellor Brook towards Balderstone. I was in search of spring flowers and I chose this weekend on purpose. Last year the weather was cool and finding flowers was a problem.
Valerie Cowan Surfs the Net BLUES fans from around the world can now link up with the Burnley Blues Festival in cyberspace. The festival, sponsored by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, takes place from April 9 to 13. Artists booked include George Melly
The Entertainers: EMILY ASTON EMILY Aston has a CV many actors would die for - but she hasn't even sat her GCSEs yet. The 16-year-old from Bacup has notched up roles in a string of hit TV series. She will be remembered by Coronation Street fans as Becky
The John Blunt column SOCIAL Security Minister Frank Field's "radical" welfare reform proposals came in with a whimper last week. He promised to get rid of benefit dependency at a stroke - of around 20 years. But the cases of the scrounging serial dads
BURNLEY fans have delivered a massive snub to Peter Shackleton and a huge thumbs up to rival bidder Ray Ingleby. And in another blow for Shackleton today, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal the missing £1 million donation to the club has hit
FIRMS in the region are split on plans for a minimum wage. According to a survey carried out by accountants Deloitte & Touche, 49 per cent of North West firms are in favour of a minimum level and 51 per cent were against. The most popular rate chosen
SHAKE-UP costs pushed building materials group Hepworth into the red last year, the company reported. The group, which includes the plastic pipe factory in Padiham, has undergone a massive shake-up under the leadership of new chief executive Jean-Francois
TWO council colleagues disappeared for a day - and came back married. Judith Butterworth, 27, and Neil Haydock, 31, both workers at Blackburn Council, took the day off to get married secretly at Gretna Green. Community leisure assistant Judith and finance
A MAN was burned as he tried to drag a flaming gas heater out of a shop in Accrington town centre. Stewart Ireland, 53, was helping out at The Wooden Bottle in The Arcade and had just fitted a new butane bottle in the portable heater. He said: "I lit
TEACHERS stepped up their threat of school chaos after reports that pay rises were to be limited by around four per cent. Calls for strike action were expected at teachers' conferences to be held over Easter. Michael Carr, press secretary of the Lancashire
THE MAN charged with guiding Blackburn town hall through the biggest shake-up in its history is hoping the borough's residents will not notice the change. Phil Watson was at the helm when Blackburn with Darwen Council finally stepped out of the shadow
WITH the resources available, I would dearly love to see Corporation Park restored to its former beauty, instead of being a 'no go'" area. I have many fond memories of the park back in the 40s and 50s. The Sunday strolls along the 'Broadwalk,' the lovely
THERE can be no dispute with the government's revising the old NHS funding formula that often benefited well-off areas while poorer ones lacked resources, especially when the link between bad health and deprivation was manifest. But this premiss seems
LABOUR'S policies are a serious threat to business and jobs in Burnley. We may be on the brink of a recession in manufacturing industry that will lead to factory closures and unemployment. The level of the pound is crippling exporters, who are being priced
TIM Flowers admitted he was "very concerned", as the rest of his season and even the keeper's World Cup hopes hung in the balance today - dependent on the results of a hospital scan of a troublesome shoulder injury, writes PETER WHITE. Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers 2 Barnsley 1 - Peter White's big match verdict APART from three Samba-style strikes, it certainly wasn't just like watching Brazil at Ewood last night, if battling Barnsley will forgive the application of their fans' popular anthem to
