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  • Millions to spend on our homes

    EAST Lancashire is in line for millions of pounds of government cash to help upgrade hundreds of homes falling down around their owners ears. Environment Minister James Clappison, has held the door open for massive grants to allow for whole areas of decaying

  • Meeting to calm traffic

    A PUBLIC meeting is to be called to discuss a traffic-calming project for an accident black-spot in Burnley. A scheme has already been prepared for Barden Lane and Windermere Avenue by Lancashire County Council. But local residents say it will not cut

  • Crane load crashes through roof

    STEEL sheets crashed through the roof of a house slicing through a bed, severing a gas pipe and smashing through the floorboards of a house. A gust of wind was blamed for the two tonnes of metal, which was being hoisted over Prospect House, in Albert

  • 140 textile jobs to go

    A BEDDING factory is shedding over 100 jobs. Around 140 workers are set to go from Albert Hartley Ltd in Barnoldswick, which makes bedding for Marks and Spencer, when it scales down its operations. Most of the losses are within the hemming section which

  • All change for town's bus users

    BUS bosses have issued advice to passengers over the closure of Blackburn Boulevard. The bus station will close from Monday as a £1 million improvement scheme starts and services face major disruption for at least six months. Lancashire County Council

  • Jason return might not be 'Gud' for Nik

    JASON Wilcox's long-awaited return from major surgery has been welcomed by everyone at Ewood Park. Though it might not spell such good news for Swedish loan star Niklas Gudmundsson and his hopes of a permanent future with Blackburn Rovers. Manager Ray

  • Tuning in to TV course

    AN EXCITING new course in basic television skills is being offered, thanks to a college's cable network. The 'Channel Operators' course is being run from Blackburn College by Claire Haddock and Russ McLean, who each have six years' practical experience

  • Burnley's diary dates

    Burnley's Pontins League Division Two promotion attack has dipped on the back of two straight defeats. The 3-0 home reverse to Middlesbrough leaves the Clarets in eighth place but still in the hunt for one of the top four promotion places. But the Clarets

  • Friends in the North

    SUCH is the strength of support for The Saw Doctors in the North that singer Davy Carton honestly believes that one third of all Mancunians are Irish, writes SIMON DONOHUE. But that would be an easy conclusion to draw when you are confronted by a burgeoning

  • Ian's aiming to give 'em hell

    OPPORTUNITY has always knocked late in the career of Ian Helliwell. Already 24 when signed by former Blackburn Rovers boss and then York City manager Bob Saxton from non-league Matlock, Helliwell waited nine more years for a chance at a club like Burnley

  • Honour for gran who gave her life

    BRAVE grandma Ivy Waddington, who gave her life to save her grandson, Craig, in the horrendous Reedley crash last year, is to be honoured. Ivy, 66, was pushing Craig in his buggy along Colne Road when florist Kenneth Burton had a heart attack and died

  • Hawks win battle over Plant

    BLACKBURN Hawks look to have come out top in the dispute over ex-Hawk Russ Plant. But Mike Cockayne's men won't be expecting the red carpet treatment when they visit Telford's rink tonight. Hawks face a frosty reception from Tigers after refusing Plant

  • Police outline crime targets

    POLICE bosses have set out their main crime-tackling targets for the next 12 months in the force's new policing plan. Lancashire Police Authority agreed the 1996/97 plan following widespread consultations with the public and organisations throughout the

  • Health chiefs slated for 'slamming door'

    HEALTH chiefs have been slammed for failing to live up to a promise to reach out to the people. Burnley Trust bosses vowed to operate an open doors policy and hold public board meetings in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale to allow people to air concerns

  • Flynn favourite

    WREXHAM manager Brian Flynn today emerged as the new bookies favourite to succeed Jimmy Mullen at Turf Moor. Flynn's odds have shortened dramatically from 5/1 to a red-hot 6/4 favourite this morning. But bookmakers Bradlow Racing say there is still enthusiastic

  • Region benefits by £2m from Lottery

    EAST Lancashire organisations have benefited from more than £2million of National Lottery money in the space of a year. Donations, split between the arts, sport, charities, heritage and the millennium, included money towards new recreational facilities

  • Rovers' diary dates

    THE game at Old Trafford last weekend provided another milestone in Rovers' history. For the first time in a League fixture, they used all three substitutes. It was only the second time that manager Ray Harford had opted for three outfield players on