MORE sales staff have been recruited by a Burnley-based computer firm ready for the busy Christmas period. Time Computer Systems has increased its workforce by 50 per cent to more than 400 since last year. And it has just recruited another 15 for the
Nottingham Forest 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 - Peter White's big match verdict FOOTBALL can be a cruel game - just ask Blackburn Rovers. With the News at Ten presenter shuffling papers and clearing his throat ready for the chimes of Big Ben, the clock stopped
IWOULD just like to add to, and correct one small error in your otherwise excellent piece Back to Your Roots (Letters, November 18. Mrs Gwen Tregartha is secretary of the Hyndburn branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society, not of the
LABOUR councillors finally admitted defeat in the long-running battle to rename Blackburn's Market Avenue after African Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela. Furious market traders took the council to court after protests failed to change councillors' minds
THE war against drugs abuse costs this country millions of pounds every month. It is also the root cause of most burglaries, robberies, muggings and thefts of and from motor vehicles. So it is heartening to learn that Lancashire police's anti-drugs campaign
NOTTINGHAM Forest boss Frank Clark accused referee Paul Alcock of leniency after last night's simmering relegation scrap erupted in a first-half flare-up. Clark inferred that Blackburn Rovers skipper Tim Sherwood should have been sent off for retaliation
IN reply to G Schofield (Letters, November 16) who was critical of my letter (November 9), the only reason the Liberal Party supported the Labour Government in 1924 was because of a disagreement with the Conservative party feud and by Stanley Baldwin
"The One and Only Y Front" is the slogan emblazoned on the base of a statue of a man in underpants and matching vest. It's hardly an ornament for the mantelpiece yet this item is classed as an antique and could fetch something in the region of £120. From
GSMITH (Letters, November 12) has seen the light as to what Blackburn's Labour councillors are about. They told us it would cost £250,000 for the council's changeover to unitary status. Now, as soon as it is confirmed, snouts are in the trough for another
A SHOCK report into child labour in Blackburn and Darwen has revealed that some youngsters have been paid as little as 35p an hour. The survey also found that almost 70 per cent of children with jobs get paid less then £2 for 60 minutes' work. And according
DETECTIVES have been called in after an 82-year-old man died when fire broke out in the bedroom of his home early today. Firefighters forced their way into the house on Wolseley Street in the Infirmary area of Blackburn at around 3.15 am and found Robert
REPRESENTATIVES from Germany and Austria descended on East Lancashire for a workshop on telematics. Training 2000, ELTEC and their foreign visitors are taking part in a European programme called Adapt which looks at using the very latest technology in
ICANNOT believe that John Hodgson is trying to sue the tobacco companies because he has lung cancer. He has no-one else to blame except himself. If he had taken the warnings that doctors have always given about smoking and lung cancer, maybe he would
A TOP-level conference aimed at putting the spotlight on the links between poverty and the privatisation of utility companies was held in Lancashire yesterday. About 150 delegates took part in the conference, organised jointly by the County Council and
AS Chancellor Ken Clarke announced his budget today, CAMRA warned that only massive beer tax cuts could revive the pub industry and increase jobs. Campaign for Real Ale called for beer duty to be cut by two thirds reducing the price of a pint in a pub
AN ANTI-DRUGS campaign aimed at educating young people and tackling dealers has resulted in nearly 60 arrests and the recovery of more than £500,000 worth of illegal substances. The SNAP - Say No And Phone - initiative is aimed at youngsters aged between
HOSPITAL chiefs started a demolition job that will help take Burnley General Hospital into the next century of health care. Massive £15 million improvements will enable the hospital to treat 7,000 more bed-patients each year, revolutionise standards of
A LETHAL chemical that can give off cyanide gas was found dumped yards from a busy moorland road. Emergency services had to seal off the area around Jill's mobile cafe, off Stones Bank Road, near Darwen, to deal with the danger. About 20 kilos of the
LANCASHIRE are to play two limited overs games in India in the New Year. The trip, taking in day-night games against the East Zone in Calcutta dn Janshedpur, is part of the celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of India's independence. Lancashire has
IT comes as something of a shock to learn that in Blackburn and Darwen, in the final years of the 20th century, children are being exploited by unscrupulous employers. A report, commissioned by the borough council, reveals that some youngsters are paid
A HERO who came to the aid of a woman who had been shot in the stomach has paid a glowing tribute to the police. Daring Dino Christodoulou, 32, received a bravery award from Lancashire's Chief Constable Pauline Clare. The social therapy nurse at Park
CRIME-CRACKING customs officers have revealed details of their multi-million pound war against smugglers and fraudsters. HM Customs and Excise North West - which covers East Lancashire and has a base in Blackburn - seized drugs with a street value of
SMUGGLER Sean Bate was caught red-handed as he landed a barrel of strong ale from his boat. Eagle-eyed landlord Austin Ball nabbed the masked villain landing his cargo at the Boatyard Inn, Hoghton. But Sean won't be spending Christmas in Clink. He is
A MAJOR event to help companies find out more about new technology and how it can help them will be staged later this week. Demonstrations on video conferencing, the Internet, computer-aided design and wireless communications will be featured at the event
IT cost Lancashire League champions Rishton around £22,000 for Allan Donald last season. But, thanks to an excellent year on the social side, the Lancashire Cricket League club were still able to announce a small overall profit of £344 - compared to a
MUM-to-be Cheryl Bell nipped to a phone box to dial 999 - but her baby son couldn't hang on... He put in a lightning appearance in the public phone kiosk in Church Street, Church, before paramedics arrived. The baby dropped into Cheryl's leggings where
A HELPING hand has arrived for community groups in Burnley - with the appointment of new council voluntary sector co-ordinator Valerie Mills. Town hall-based Val will spearhead the development of existing groups and supporting people who want to set up
Exclusive, by Tony Dewhurst IRISH rover Glen Little was poised for a £100,000-plus move to Turf Moor today. I can reveal that Irish League side Glentoran have agreed to let the 21-year-old move to Burnley and the transfer will be finalised in the next
