News archive from Friday, 16 March 2012
Sew far, sew good: Channel 4 follows the Mary Portas knickers factory in Manchester
Contrary to what you see on Coronation Street, our knickers aren’t stitched by larky Brits in a back-street Salford factory. They come from China or Bangladesh or Indonesia and the reason that no-one can afford to pay more than couple of quid a pair,...
Sew far, sew good: Channel 4 follows the Mary Portas knickers factory in Manchester
Contrary to what you see on Coronation Street, our knickers aren’t stitched by larky Brits in a back-street Salford factory. They come from China or Bangladesh or Indonesia and the reason that no-one can afford to pay more than couple of quid a pair,...
The Bottom Line is Mary Portas’ optimism and energy might not be enough
Mary Portas’ Bottom Line asked the question: “Can Mary kick-start the clothing industry by manufacturing a British pair of knickers ?” To which the answer was, almost certainly… No. The British spend £2.5 billion a year on underwear but 90% of our...
The Bottom Line is Mary Portas’ optimism and energy might not be enough
Mary Portas’ Bottom Line asked the question: “Can Mary kick-start the clothing industry by manufacturing a British pair of knickers ?” To which the answer was, almost certainly… No. The British spend £2.5 billion a year on underwear but 90% of our...
Accrington house raider jailed
A CAREER raider who had been let off jail for burgling 12 properties in the Accrington area, has now been locked up by another judge, who said the original sentence was "astonishing”. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict, Paul Almond, 37,...
Readers recommend: songs about regrets
Ever had second thoughts? I can certainly think of many records I've regretted buying. Who knew that Pinky & Perky live at the Budokan would be such a stinker? This week we're looking for songs about regrets, that address the sinking feeling when...
Six Nations 2012: 'We're not arrogant' says England's Stuart Lancaster
Those Irish players who love to accuse their English counterparts of arrogance have clearly not met Stuart Lancaster. England's caretaker coach drove up to Leeds and back from Surrey this week simply to take his children to school, hardly the act of a...
Plans put in place for the revival of Burnley Carnival
PLANS have been put in place for the return of Burnley Carnival in 2013. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed in January that a group of people, backed by the Mayor of Burnley, Coun David Heginbotham, wanted to bring the event back to the town. The...
Manchester City 3 Sporting Lisbon 2 (agg 3-3): Mancini's men out despite comeback
Manchester City crashed out of the Europa League on the away goals rule despite an heroic second-half comeback after falling two goals behind before the break. Sporting opened the scoring with a stunning free-kick from Matias Fernandez. The Portuguese...
Tom misses out in Masterchef final to Shelina
Tom misses out in Masterchef final to Shelina Tom with fellow finalists Shelina and Andrew Plasterer Tom Rennolds has been pipped to the title of Masterchef 2012 – but the 26-year-old Silsden man has the world on his plate after last night’s hotly...
Accrington house raider jailed
A CAREER raider who had been let off jail for burgling 12 properties in the Accrington area, has now been locked up by another judge, who said the original sentence was "astonishing”. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict, Paul Almond, 37,...
Plans put in place for the revival of Burnley Carnival
PLANS have been put in place for the return of Burnley Carnival in 2013. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed in January that a group of people, backed by the Mayor of Burnley, Coun David Heginbotham, wanted to bring the event back to the town. The...
Plans put in place for the revival of Burnley Carnival
PLANS have been put in place for the return of Burnley Carnival in 2013. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed in January that a group of people, backed by the Mayor of Burnley, Coun David Heginbotham, wanted to bring the event back to the town. The...
SHOOTINGS SUSPECT 'LOATH TO DEPLOY'
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians last weekend had twice been injured during tours in Iraq and was reluctant to leave on his fourth deployment, a lawyer has said. "He wasn't thrilled about going on another deployment,"...
Former full-time mum discovers a new career at the wheel of a bus
And she said her confidence had hit rock bottom before she took the job as a Trent Barton bus driver. Now Miranda, of Alvaston, has got back her confidence and stood up in front of business leaders from across the country to explain how the Step on...
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