THE likely buyer of a controversial graveyard was named today -- but he refused to reveal what he planned to do with the site. The man's identity was revealed as relatives of the war dead buried next to the site demanded assurances that they would still
EDUCATION chiefs have been told not to spend another penny on security until they find out why more than £1million of safety measures has failed to win the war against school arsonists. Figures today showed the cost of fire attacks on Lancashire schools
BLACKBURN Rovers have taken a step closer to erecting a permanent memorial to Jack Walker following the launch of the Jack Walker Memorial Trust. The new Trust will enable Rovers supporters to play a full part in the provision of a lasting tribute to
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has had his fair share of bad luck this season when it comes to football boots. First, Craig Hignett got a pair of new boots in the summer then immediately aggravated an old Achilles injury which forced him out of action
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness will lead the fight to sign Liverpool keeper Brad Friedel in person when Rovers bring their case before the Department of Education and Employment next week. A three-man party featuring Souness, Rovers chief executive John
TALENTED young performer Adam Bowles of Brierfield was today appearing in the final performance of Pendragon in the Peacock Theatre in London's West End. Adam, 18, of Bird Street, won a place with the prestigious National Youth Music Theatre earlier this
TALENTED young performer Adam Bowles was today appearing in the final performance of Pendragon in the Peacock Theatre in London's West End, just a week after appearing in a show at Colne. Adam, 18, of Bird Street, Brierfield, won a place with the prestigious
JUST two hours 'ownership' of a secondhand car has cost Tracey Ellison months of torment in fixed penalty notices and court summonses. Altogether Tracey, of Falcon Terrace, Oswaldtwistle, has been pursued for more than 20 motoring offences, including
Sunday, October 29 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Donald M Wood Ltd, 314 Bolton Road, Ewood; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts. Darwen: 12noon-
Wednesday, November 1 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur
Friday, November 3 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Tuesday, October 31 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy. 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
BUSINESSES are signing up for space in the first stage of a £4.3million business park in the Ribble Valley which is set to be completed early next year. The 20-acre Ribble Valley Enterprise Park is being developed at the former Barrow printworks site
WORRIED residents have launched a letter-writing campaign to try to force councillors to put the brakes on a controversial plan to erect a 50ft mobile phone mast near a village primary school. People in Osbaldeston, Mellor and Mellor Brook have been asked
TEENAGE girl group Depth from Padiham play a special showcase gig at the Shakespeare Hotel, Padiham, this week. HThe girls -- Emma Burrows, Catherine Passmore, Claire Gidley, Ana Harvey and Rachel Cowan -- all attend Ivy Bank High School and perform a
PADIHAM girl group Bliss are set to play the most important gig of their short career tonight when they support teen sensations A1. The teenage trio -- Marie Atkinson, Laura Heyworth and Abigail Jackson -- were confirmed on the bill, at Manchester Apollo
VISITORS to Rawtenstall Conservative Club could be forgiven for thinking they had stepped back in time as members of the town's NSPCC branch held a coffee morning with a difference. The branch's press officer Joan Kershaw, dressed in Victorian costume
AN EAST Lancashire village's new Millennium green could return to being a wasteland unless more money is found for maintenance, a Mayor has warned. Coun David Hancock, Rossendale's first citizen, has written to the council's chief executive Steven Hartley
THE first self-help community clubs to be launched on a Haslingden estate have been awarded cash grants. The two new groups, the Zig Zag sewing club and a scheme to loan tools for furniture refurbishing, set up by the West View Residents' Forum have each
AN active family are set for a starring role on TV today. The Pilkingtons are part of a 15-strong Blackburn team hoping to be crowned champions of the country's favourite slapstick gameshow. And dressing up as giant penguins while attempting to negotiate
A BLACKBURN engineering firm is shedding 18 jobs in a bid to save the jobs of the remaining 61 workers. NSK-RHP is cutting its 79-strong workforce at its site on Roman Road Industrial Estate, Blackburn. Bosses said the losses were necessary for the firm
HEALTH and safety bosses have turned to the Internet to name and shame East Lancashire firms and individuals who break the law. The details are included in the Health and Safety Executive's first ever enforcement report which sets out court action against
AN exhibition celebrating the history of Burnley Football Club opens at Towneley Hall, Burnley tomorrow . The free exhibition "Vintage Claret... and Blues" is being held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the club winning the First Division championship
LONG-serving savers Ted and Elsie Ingham will be among the 4,000 Padiham folk raising a glass to Bradford and Bingley Building Society when they receive a £700 Christmas present from the group. That's about the amount they can expect to receive in cash
THE road outside Burnley Football Club is to be renamed Harry Potts Way after the club's most successful manager. The decision by Burnley Council has been welcomed by staff at Turf Moor and by Mr Potts' family. Councillors ratified the idea of changing
A RAIDER dubbed by a judge a 'menace' to the householders of East Lancashire, and who netted hauls to the tune of just under £10,000, has been sent to prison for four years and two months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark McGranaghan, 26, who had been
SINGLES: WESTLIFE: My Love (BMG) -- No surprises here. Another slow one with heavies playing in the background. This has Christmas No 1 written all over it -- so why release it in October? (7/10) DH ATOMIC KITTEN: Follow Me (Innocent) -- The fiesty trio
Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: REPLAY, '70s,
A PRIMARY school plagued by vandals wants to surround itself with a high steel fence to stop further attacks. Lancashire County Council's education department has applied to Hyndburn Council for planning permission to erect a 2.4 metre-high steel fence
Thursday, November 2 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Monday, October 30 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
THE likely buyer of a controversial graveyard was named today -- but he refused to reveal what he planned to do with the site. The man's identity was revealed as relatives of the war dead buried next to the site demanded assurances that they would still
BURNLEY could complete the signing of striker Paul Robinson as early as next week. It is believed that Wimbledon are ready to off-load the 22-year-old, who cost them £1.5million from Newcastle United in the summer, even though he has only played one game
ONLY one Nottingham Forest fan went home unhappy from the City Ground on Wednesday night. Despite the fact that Forest had only won once and scored twice at home since the beginning of the season, the optimistic fan put a tenner on his side to win 4-0
CHUMBAWAMBA have launched an online effort designed to poke fun at the big acts who have been criticising the Napster site, which allows computer users to swap and share music. Using samples of tracks from some of Napster's biggest critics, including
COUNCIL chiefs have held talks with Blackburn superbike ace Carl Fogarty over how his achievements can be recognised by his home town. Senior council bosses have met with Foggy and his wife Michaela following his retirement from the sport he dominated
AN information project for young people is to be launched by the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen on Monday. The Queens Park and Audley Youth Information Project is the culmination of six months planning and is to be run by young people for young people
FLOOD victims resorted to using a dinghy to get into a ground floor flat which was deluged by filthy water for the second time this week. Tom Howard and his son Aaron fought against rising levels of drain water in the Addison Close flat as they tried
BLACKBURN Hawks are full of confidence as they shape up to tackle Solihull Barons in the second group match of the Premier Cup tomorrow. Recent results have boosted morale and Bobby Haig's squad travel to the West Midlands relishing the prospect of taking
