Lancashire | Archive | 1999 | February


Stories for 1 February 1999

Blackburn Business

A 'fair' amount of new work

A RAFT of new legislation is set to keep a team of East Lancashire employment lawyers busy this year.  more...

Filtering success

A FILTER firm has won a new order for a medical centre.  more...

Blackburn Leisure

FIVE YEARS AGO: Killers gunned down

THE killers of East Lancashire aid worker Paul Goodall were shot dead by Bosnian soldiers.  more...

Armed raid foiled

A 67-year-old post office worker foiled two masked raiders who threatened him with a sawn-off shotgun at the Sett End post office, Blackburn.  more...

Events in East Lancashire and the North West tomorrow (Tuesday, February 2nd)

Blackburn Breast Care Support Group - for women who have had breast cancer or who are worried - meet Beardwood Hospital, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 7pm-9pm. Relaxation (reflexology, with Dorothy Hindley.  more...

Blackburn News

Straw probes child pervert case

HOME SECRETARY Jack Straw today pledged to step in after it was revealed by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that no accommodation has been found for a dangerous child sex offender who is due to be released from prison in less than four weeks.  more...

Hill country guide launch is perfect

THE launch of the Lancashire Hill Country Visitor Guide got off to the perfect start, thanks to the help of a horse named Betty.  more...

Kevin `comes out'

I HAVE been told that I am sick. I need treatment for a mental condition called a phobia.  more...

Take your pick on addresses

LAST year saw new housing springing up at Mill Hill, Blackburn, on the site of Malvern Mill on Brothers Street.  more...

Special plea to save school

PLEASE, don't close our wonderful school. At Crosshill special school in Blackburn, everyone cares for each other and get on so well together.  more...

Stand and be counted

ONCE again, it seems the elderly or disabled are going to suffer - as old folk's homes may be closed and concessionary travel for the disabled may be axed.  more...

Cabs and hire cars - there is a difference

REGARDING H Bolton's account (Letters, January 26) of nearly being knocked down by a taxi in Blackburn, may we ask was it a taxi or a private hire car?  more...

Charge on disabled is inhumane

AT a time when the lot of the disabled has been put into sharp focus by the absurd reasoning of Glenn Hoddle, there comes the distressing disclosure that many of them are, in effect, being taxed for their handicap.  more...

Viewing in the lap of luxury

Eric Leaver hears another story from Blackburn's golden age of cinema  more...

Straw probes child pervert case

HOME SECRETARY Jack Straw today pledged to step in after it was revealed by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that no accommodation has been found for a dangerous child sex offender who is due to be released from prison in less than four weeks.  more...

Handicapped could be paying too much

A CHARITY has called for the abolition of day centre charges for mentally handicapped people on Income Support.  more...

School 'good' but week is too short

PUPILS at Blackburn's Pleckgate High are making good progress despite their school week being shorter than recommended, according to a new inspection report.  more...

TV blaze empties bookies

CUSTOMERS and staff were forced to flee a bookmaker's when smoke started pouring out of a television set.  more...

Ewood is the place to stay!

FOOTBALL fans could be spoilt for choice for hotel accommodation in the Ewood area in the new millennium.  more...

Blackburn Sport

Clarets set for £1m windfall

BURNLEY could be set for a £1 million windfall through the sale of Turf Moor shares.  more...

Rovers man Perez moves to Bastia on loan

SEBASTIEN Perez has rejoined his former club Bastia on loan until the end of the season.  more...

CRICKET: Murali's set on coming to Lancs

MUTTIAH Muralitharan has reassured Lancashire CCC that he will play for them next season.  more...

SOCCER: Heads! Gary keeps Wembley dream alive for Clitheroe

FA Vase 5th round: Clitheroe 1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0  more...

ICE HOCKEY: Big crowd but Hawks fail

Blackburn Hawks 5 Chelmsford Chieftans 7  more...

`Red card' Rovers face deep trouble

Blackburn Rovers 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Peter White's big match verdict  more...

Point squeezed from Sincil Bank

Lincoln City 1 Burnley 1 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict  more...

Perez moves to Bastia on loan

SEBASTIEN Perez has rejoined his former club Bastia on loan until the end of the season.  more...

Clarets set for £1m windfall

BURNLEY could be set for a £1 million windfall through the sale of Turf Moor shares.  more...

Bolton Leisure

TUESDAY

THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE ENTERTAINMENTS for pensioners, Pensioners Hall, Rock Street, Horwich, 2.30pm.  more...

Bolton News

They merit their place

LESLEY Jeavons thinks it's wrong that McDonald's should have a diner in the Millennium Dome (January 22). Well I don't. McDonald's is just one of the big American companies who operate in the UK, along with Ford, Vauxhall, Gillette, etc. They provide thousands of jobs.  more...

Changes in the jobs' market

TWO stories in this newspaper on Saturday highlighted the changing face of the local jobs' market.  more...

Snowdome 'risk to houses'

MEMBERS of Leigh Green Party are asking Xanadu snowdome and leisure complex developers to insure nearby house foundations because of the risk of damage.  more...

Salute to St George

I know I am not the only one who is disappointed with the general apathy that surrounds St George's Day. Is being English really that bad?  more...

Daily poem

Blackpool trip We took a trip to Blackpool,  more...

Keep it up, lads!

THE WHITES are well on the way to success.  more...

Millennium memories

HAVE YOU any Millennium Memories that you would like to share with BEN readers?  more...

Mum's fury at Hoddle slur on disabled people

BEN reporter Joanne Rowe, the mother of one-handed daughter Imogen, explains here why Glenn Hoddle's words are so hurtful IMOGEN is a beautiful, wilful, charming, loving and often exhausting toddler. She is also my daughter and, if the likes of Glenn Hoddle are to be believed, is currently paying for the sins she committed in a previous life!  more...

Jobs axe falls on two more firms

A FURTHER jobs blow for Bolton has been announced with the news that 43 workers at Beloit Walmsley are to be made redundant.  more...

Well done, George!

MR GEORGE K Brown has been a pillar of the community for very many years, and has given valuable service to his fellow citizens, along, of course, with his wife Betty. Both are former Mayors of Farnworth.  more...

Estate centre for leisure and learning

A NEW centre in Bolton has opened its doors to learning and leisure.  more...

It was

no joke I LIVE in Farnworth and commute to Bolton town centre every day. I park in Dorset Street because it is in close proximity to town, and there are no parking charges. Last week I was returning to my car to find egg mess all over the windscreen, the yolk from which had dried and had become difficult to remove. I dismissed the incident a stupid joke, but today on Monday, January 5, as I returned to my car, I found a note on it saying: "Ha ha the yolks on you, don't park in Dorset Street or there'll be more".  more...

Triple murder charge: Man in court

A MAN who appeared in court today charged with the slaughter of a Bolton mother and her two young sons was unexpectedly led back from the dock to the cells.  more...

Generous donations

THE Rotary Club of Westhoughton toured the streets with Father Christmas for two weeks before that exciting Christmas night, and helped him to meet lots of children and hand out lollies.  more...

Knife victim teenager fights for life

A BOLTON teenager is fighting for his life in a Leicester hospital following a brutal knife attack.  more...

Bolton's

best  more...

Councillors to consider boxing ban

BOLTON'S leisure chiefs could soon be asked whether they want to ban boxing.  more...

MUFC buy bikes for theft trio

THE three children who had their Manchester United BMX bikes stolen before they had even ridden them are smiling again.  more...

Fence scheme for jobs axe mill

SHOPPING giant Littlewoods wants to build a huge security fence around a mill which they plan to shut.  more...

Dog horror for children

A CHILDREN'S trip to feed the ducks at a Bolton beauty spot turned to horror when they found a dead dog dumped at the edge of the water.  more...

Missing boy: BEN thanked

THE relieved father of a missing Bolton schoolboy who was reunited with his family at the weekend has thanked the BEN for helping bring the youngster home.  more...

Badgers not to blame

WE, the West Wales Badger Group, were invited to speak at the Council of Europe Bern Convention in Strasbourg on December 2, 1998, concerning the plight of the badger in the UK.  more...

Sex laws review

JACK Straw's indication (BEN, January 25) that there is to be a general review of the legislation on sexual offences which will look at the issue of the "Bolton 7" prosecution, would come better from a government which had not - just like the previous Tory administration - chosen to ignore the last review of this area of law.  more...

Bolton Sport

SOCCER: Late own goal denies Shakers

Swindon Town 1 Bury 1 JOKING Neil Warnock put a smile back on Dean West's face after the luckless defender cost Bury two priceless points with a horrendous own goal three minutes from time. West knows all about soccer's highs and lows after celebrating his return from 16 months out injured with a spectacular goal in the Shakers' last away day three weeks ago.  more...

RUGBY: Miners put boot into Bramley

Bramley 12  more...

Don't freeze out arnar

Wanderers 2 Norwich 0 IF Arnar Gunnlaugsson is searching for consolation or encouragement today, he should look no further than Dean Holdsworth. The shaven-headed striker looked a lost soul on Saturday as he trudged off, head-bowed, while his team-mates marched sprightly down the tunnel with another impressive win under their belts.  more...

Wanderers aiming high!

WANDERERS have locked their sights onto Peter Reid's Sunderland as the battle for Division One supremacy begins to hot up.  more...

RUGBY: Amateurs' horror show angers Leigh coach

Leigh Centurions 42  more...

Burnley News

Anger over Lucas pay-off

EAST Lancashire MPs today joined the chorus of protest over Lucas Varity boss Victor Rice's £17 million pay-off.  more...

Hospital tonics

MEDICS at Burnley General Hospital were given a double tonic today after scooping Government cash to improve services.  more...

Five held in benefit fraud probe

BRUNSHAW sub post office was closed and five people were arrested in dawn raids by police, post office and benefits agency investigators today.  more...

Union protest demo in battle for care home

PROTESTERS gathered outside a home for the elderly and promised to continue to fight against its closure and the "privatisation" of 54 other homes cross the county.  more...

Cyclists' delight

RESIDENTS got on their bikes to help create part of a cycle way that will eventually cross Burnley.  more...

Canal death probe

BURNLEY: Police are investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was discovered floating in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Burnley.  more...

Fire crew on green alert!

A GREEN parakeet which escaped from a house in Holbeck Street, Burnley, was last seen flying over roof tops in Daneshouse.  more...

Clitheroe News

Crash tragedy driver, 21, was blinded by sun

A WOMAN motorist died after being dazzled by the sun and crashing her car head-on into a 53-seater coach, an inquest heard.  more...

Food `tax' unfair, says MP

GOVERNMENT plans to finance the new Food Standards Agency with a fixed charge on food retailers has been denounced by an East Lancashire MP.  more...

Colne News

Decision soon on hospital's future

THE future of Hartley Hospital, Colne, could be decided this week if councillors give permission to convert the landmark site into a retirement village for the over-55s.  more...

Secure future for church

ONE of the oldest buildings in Pendle is set to get extra security measures to protect it from vandal attacks.  more...

Nelson News

Toddler rescued from blaze

A TODDLER was dropped from the first floor window of a burning house into a blanket in a dramatic rescue.  more...

Student spared jail for bitten nose fracas

A UNIVERSITY student who bit a man's nose in a pub fracas has walked free from court.  more...

Rawtenstall News

Mineral quarry fears

A PLAN to extend workings for minerals at a Rossendale quarry is likely to get the go ahead despite widespread opposition from nearby residents.  more...

  
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