"DON'T EVEN think about it!" The disembodied voice over the public address system halted the motorcyclist in his tracks. He had been considering whether he could get his machine up the escalator at Blackburn Shopping Centre. The barmy biker highlighted
THE boy's a bit special, admitted Rovers boss Ray Harford about matchwinner Graham Fenton as the spirit of '95 was recreated at Ewood Park last night. Geordie Fenton produced the equivalent of two exocet missiles aimed directly at the Tyne Bridge and
FLOWER power is to be used to raise thousands of pounds for terminally-ill children in Lancashire. Derian House Children's Hospice, Chorley, is launching the fund-raising challenge through its Forget Me Not Spring Appeal. Street collections, sales of
FORMER football boss Don Mackay has swapped the Rovers for the Ribble Valley and the touchline for the beer taps in a new business venture. The former manager at Ewood Park has taken over the reins of the popular Calf's Head, at Worston. Mr Mackay and
A TERRIFIED landlord says he could quit his pub following a bar-room brawl before the Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United tie last night. Licensee Geoffrey Hunter claims someone could have been killed when trouble erupted at The Angel, in Bolton Road
HOSPITAL bosses called in a private security firm in a bid to beat teenage wreckers. Aerosol-wielding vandals left a trail of damage at Burnley General Hospital totalling thousands of pounds. Management were weighing up Securicor proposals, including
YOUNGSTERS, according to a survey of their pocket money, are becoming more prudent, with twice as many now ploughing at least some of their "spends" into piggy banks than a year ago. True, they have more money to be able to save as pocket money has risen
BENEATH the murk of the North West being dubbed today as the country's second-worst region for major water pollution incidents, lies an encouraging glimmer. It is that of the tide turning, with the number of serious spills in the region being more than
ALCOHOL may well have been the fuel for last night's rioting by loyalists in Belfast, angered by the RUC's ban on a Protestant Apprentice Boys' parade marching along the nationalist Lower Falls Road. But, as a watching world saw stones, bottles and petrol
LIAM Robinson is set to make a return to the Clarets first team as Adrian Heath's men aim for precious points at Brighton tonight. Robinson scored after coming on as a second half substitute in the defeat against Bradford and Heath is ready to plunge
TORMENTED Jimmy Johnson has always blamed the horror and hatred of Northern Ireland for turning him into a murderer. The tragic hero became a cold-blooded killer within weeks of leaving the army. He battered Teesside security guard Keith Culmer to death
WOMEN from Lancashire have finally flown the flag for England in the little-known sport of fut-sal. Lancashire was the first region in the country to embrace fut-sal for male players but the district made history again when local athletes formed the first
READING both the story 'Tory Blair' will split Labour, says MEP" (LET, March 22) and Mr Walt Meadows' opinion that New Labour is heading for acrimony (LET, March 22), I could almost laugh if it wasn't so pitiable. This assault on the integrity of the
A HEADMASTER has demanded a get-tough policy against vandals after raiders again targeted his school and caused more than £2,000 damage. More than 150 windows were smashed in an Easter Day orgy of destruction at Rosehill Junior School, Burnley. It was
IT surprised me that Burnley Council intend to demolish the St James' Church spire and peace gardens to make a car park. What, I wonder, is wrong with the present little-used car park? Building another will not increase the number of people visiting Burnley
AN OUTRAGED father left reeling by news that the army hero turned monster who killed his son is to appeal today insisted: "I would have had him on the end of a rope years ago." Former soldier Jimmy Johnson has won legal aid to contest his conviction for
I AM fed up to my rear molars with conflicting advice on food, drink, and health being hurled at me by 'experts.' Previously, some of the health gurus said that a teetotal vegetarian was likely to be in better condition than my pint-loving and meat-eating
DETECTIVES are probing a £200,000 early morning arson attack at a popular Burnley club. A container containing a liquid thought to be petrol was thrown through a window at the Yatefield Social Club, Cog Lane, Burnley. When fire crews arrived at about
NEARLY £20,000-worth of antique silver, gold and jewellery was stolen by raiders who smashed their way into a historic hall. Thieves climbed up to first floor level and knocked a hole through the wall to by-pass the burglar alarm at Samlesbury Hall. The
GRAHAM Fenton enjoyed the greatest night so far in his Ewood career, then revealed he'd probably broken the hearts of family and friends on Tyneside. Two late goals by the 21-year-old Blackburn Rovers sub from Whitley Bay left Newcastle United's title
COMPLAINTS are flooding in to trading standards officers over a get-rich-quick scheme which is putting families deep in debt. But the calls are not condemning the secretive Titan organisation which runs the money-for-nothing deal. They are from people
THE owner of an off-licence store was coshed over the head after he refused to hand over cash to armed robbers. David Wilde, the proprietor of Liquor Store in Railway Street, Nelson, was attacked after he stood up to the two raiders, who were armed with
SITTING down in front of Britain's favourite soap opera after a hard day's work gave marketing manager Dilys Day food for thought. Barmaid Betty's hot pot had become a lunchtime institution in the Rovers Return. And with 18 million loyal viewers tuning
I AGREE with Mr S Adam (Letters, March 26) - Britain is now a racist society. But, unlike him, I'd say that racism is committed by Afro/Caribbean, Asian and European people alike. The words 'racist' and 'racialism' are used as a smokescreen in an attempt
BURNLEY will be bidding again for a major slice of the Government's Challenge Fund this year - despite the handicap of being former big-time winners. Towns throughout the country compete against each other for Challenge Fund cash to enable them to link
CASH should be thrown into research to produce a reliable test to find whether cattle are infected with BSE disease, say Burnley councillors. They are writing to the Ministry of Agriculture calling for rapid results, in light of the current crisis and
WORRIED winger David Eyres knows Burnley need to act fast to stop their present slump. "The alarm bells are starting to sound now," said Eyres prior to the Clarets trip to Brighton tonight. Eyres is well are that Burnley are in a perilous position after
ACCRINGTON Stanley threw away three points after dominating the first half against UniBond Premier Division leaders Bamber Bridge. In the eighth minute Stewart Anderson's good pass found Darren Thornton who struck a superb curling shot beyond Steve Berryman
SATURDAY'S important FA Trophy date at Macclesfield cannot come soon enough for Chorley, who let victory slip from their grasp through lack of concentration in the closing minutes of a game they should have won. The Magpies often outclassed the hard working
DAVID Batty shrugged off the boos on his return to Ewood Park last night and put Newcastle United's title turmoil down to a change of luck. The midfielder, who scored a collector's item of goal - with his left foot! - has found his arrival on Tyneside
KEVIN Keegan put on a brave face at Ewood last night but the Newcastle manager knows that the destination of the championship now lies in Manchester United's hands. He isn't giving up all hope, however, as he said: "It's disappointing but that's football
