WEMBLEY fever is sweeping through Clitheroe after the town's football team won their ticket to play in the shadow of the twin towers for the first time. While their big league neighbours in Blackburn and Burnley won't be gracing the hallowed turf this
A TEAM of volunteers has been recruited by scientists as part of an extensive research programme into plume grounding around Clitheroe's Castle cement plant. Scientists from AEA Technology, a world leader in odour testing, conducted three days of tests
AN URGENT review of Lancashire County Council's administrative costs has been called for, following the announcement that Blackburn and Blackpool are to get unitary status. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, has written to county council chairman Louise Ellman
SO CRUCIAL is the issue of law and order to their party's bid for votes that Labour and the Conservatives now seem locked in a battle to prove who is tougher on crime. For just as Home Secretary Michael Howard is due this week to publish White Paper proposals
MEMBERS of the public are expected to flock to a local observatory this week to witness the rare and spectacular sight of the Comet Hyakutake. The University of Central Lancashire is opening up its Moor Park Observatory for three free viewing nights of
A PROTESTING neighbour has failed to halt plans by Westholme School for a new car park and new pedestrian access to Preston New Road, Blackburn. The car park will be re-sited in a grassed area in the northern corner of the site, allowing the present car
A SPECIALIST bus service, believed to be unique, had a rather unusual passenger as Lord Shuttleworth toured rural initiatives. First stop for the chairman of the Rural Development Commission was West Bradford where he learned more about the Rural Vision
VISITORS from all over the world will learn a little about Blackburn when they drop in at the the Granada Studios Tour in Manchester. The internationally-acclaimed attraction has agreed to run a special Blackburn Week as part of the borough's Celebration
BLACKBURN Council has refused to give £10,000 towards a new countryside information centre at Roddlesworth, Tockholes, despite pleas from Tory opposition councillors. The £65,000 scheme has support from Lancashire County Council, North West Water and
THIS year sees the 100th anniversary of the British motor industry. The motor car has certainly come a long way since the early days when cumbersome vehicles were a luxury confined only to the very rich. Nowadays cars are not so much a privilege as a
A WRANGLE over a mosque car park is continuing - months after Blackburn Council said one of its gates had to close. Ten people living near the car park between Walter Street and Audley Range have sent a petition to Blackburn Council claiming the owners
THERE were many close to tears at Shawbridge on Saturday - tears of joy as Clitheroe had to show every ounce of character to claim a Wembley place on Sunday, May 12, against Brigg Town in the final of the FA Vase. "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant," said
HYNDBURN Council is aiming to get "closer to the people". Councillors have approved plans to increase community involvement and make services more open and convenient to use. The package aims to build on the success of the area office network set up by
ADRIAN Heath was rarely associated with failure in a spendid career as a professional footballer which has now spanned three decades. From when he first strode on to the Victoria Ground in 1979 wearing the famous red and white stripes of Stoke City, he
COLIN Hendry is the latest Blackburn Rovers star to be linked with a move, this time to Serie A side Torino, according to a report in a Sunday newspaper. But Ewood fans can sleep easily. One of their favourite players isn't likely to be going anywhere
WORLD snooker champion Stephen Hendry provided a marvellous exhibition of potting skills at a packed Hyndburn Leisure Centre, writes BRIAN DOOGAN. And £2,500 was raised for the Superscan appeal to bring the grand total past the £70,000 mark. Hendry made
BLACKBURN Hawks' doomed play-off adventure ended in double defeat and was followed by even worse news for local ice hockey fans. Player coach Ryan Kummu anounced his plans to leave the club and is widely expected to line up for a Premier Division outfit
AS the Mad Cow disease scare rages - driven by the fears of a public that has, understandably, lost trust in government reassurances - there is a danger of misguided emotion turning on the beleaguered farm and beef industries. For now that the spectre
BURNLEY is set to splash out up to £40 million in the biggest housing renewal initiative in the town's history. The aim will be to transform the town's most depressed area - the predominantly Asian district of Daneshouse and Stoneyholme - and work could
CUP-CRAZY Clitheroe had to close the gates on a capacity crowd before the biggest game in Shawbridge history. But Mangotsfield United left the back door slightly ajar and the opening was just big enough for joint-boss Gary Butcher to burgle the extra-time
ACCRINGTON Stanley staged a second half fight-back to beat Frickley for the first time in 10 attempts. The visitors took the lead in the eighth minute when Justin Dickinson finished off a fine four-man move. Darren Thornton fired over the crossbar on
THREE Blackburn Rovers' Premiership stars hit the comeback trail against West Bromwich Albion Reserves at Ewood Park tonight. Wingers Stuart Ripley and Jason Wilcox will both get a run-out as they begin their drive towards full match fitness. And Rovers
RADICAL proposals to tackle the lottery of sentencing in the courts were today unveiled by shadow home secretary Jack Straw. Open ended sentences for rapists and measures to tackle prisoners with mental problems to stop them re-offending were among the
