JASON Gallian is ready for Lord's. For the second successive year Gallian's build up to the Benson and Hedges Cup final has been disrupted by a finger injury. Last year against Kent he was sweating on selection until the morning of the match, and played
A MURDER-STYLE investigation has been launched after a nightclubber died following a street fight in the early hours of today. Kevin Sudall, 22, of Darwen, was assaulted as he walked down Cicely Lane after leaving Blackburn's Club Euro nightspot. He is
TELECOM chiefs who have rung the changes with the new Phone Book have angered an East Lancashire MP. British Telecom has created two telephone books for the East Lancashire district - one for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley and the other for
READERS who have expressed an interest in non-religious funerals and weddings may like to know of our new helpline on 0990 168 122. This will put callers through to their regional contact, for any advice and information. Demand is growing rapidly, and
IWOULD like to warn people who use an electricity card meter that even when their electricity is switched off their meter still registers and uses nearly £20 of electricity a quarter. Norweb confirm this and say that this money is deducted off the quarterly
DOOR-TO-DOOR thieves have reached a callous new low - by targeting a frail, blind 91-year-old war veteran, it was revealed today. World War Two soldier Edwin is now too scared to show his face, too scared to reveal his full name and too scared to answer
EVERY driver involved in an accident on Lancashire's roads will be breath tested from Tuesday as part of a police get-tough policy. The county-wide clampdown will start when the annual summer drink drive crackdown is launched throughout the country. And
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike made a plea for independence for his town last night as Blackburn was cut free of the shackles of Lancashire County Council. He accepted that Burnley would probably have to join with nearby towns to create a viable all-purpose, single-tier
SPECULATION that big-spending Middlesbrough might consider unloading England forward Nicky Barmby has been quashed by the Teessiders. And that could be something of a disappointment to Blackburn Rovers, one of several clubs believed to have been monitoring
A DEPUTY head has decided to call it a day after more than quarter of a century at a school. Dorothy Bradbury is planning to spend more time with her family after 27 years at Westholme School, Blackburn, where she was also director of studies. Mrs Bradbury
PRESS freedom is under threat because thousands of new outlets such as supermarkets and petrol filling stations are now selling newspapers, says Burnley MP, Peter Pike. He says these can only offer a limited range of high circulation papers and therefore
CAN anyone remember the songwriter Jack Bolton, who lived at number 23 Grange Street, Clayton-le-Moors, way back in 1908? Why do I ask? Well, a man from Great Harwood brought me a 90-year-old copy of one of Mr Bolton's own songs, entitled 'Can't you take
IWOULD like to invite inquisitive, energetic and socially conscious 18-year-old readers to consider spending part of their upcoming 'gap' year in Israel and the Middle East. Through the generosity of British supporters of the Friends of Israel Educational
ON the brink of a real attempt to find a peaceful solution, the IRA explode a bomb in Manchester. If I had a neighbour who annoyed me and I went into the park and knocked an old lady down in protest, I would be called a coward and the lowest of the low
MARVELOUS Marvin Hagler, who wreaked havoc on the middleweights throughout the 80s, today sounded out an ominous warning to Nigel Benn. The Dark Destroyer challenges Irishman Steve Collins, twice a conqueror of Benn's bitter rival Chris Eubank, for the
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY popsters Clime are content to live in a boogie wonderland - but the big boys are plotting to take away all the fun. The band say record industry types want to tone down the enjoyment factor in order to sell the band to a wider audience.
A COUNCIL-RUN scheme to help low-income families cut the risk of accidents in their homes has run out of cash. Funding from the East Lancashire Health Authority and City Challenge has dried up and on Tuesday, Blackburn Council's public services committee
WANTED man Vince Overson has his heart set on a Turf Moor homecoming. The strapping Stoke City centre-half is due to have fresh transfer talks with Clarets boss Adrian Heath in the Potteries this weekend. And if Burnley can tie up personal terms with
