MORE than a century of service by five loyal employees has been rewarded. Edna Birkett, Tony Boardman and Jack Lacy have each clocked up 40 years' service with Christine Hounslow and Arthur Clegg achieving the 25-year milestone at Scapa Scandia in Blackburn
BECAUSE of the publicity, we are all familiar with the Gulf War syndrome. But is it something new? In 1943, in Burma, the 6th Brigade made a vain attempt to reach the capital Rangoon before the onset of the monsoon. For five months the brigade was subjected
BLACKBURN Rovers utility man Paul Warhurst is set for a month's loan in the Nationwide Division One. North-west rivals Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Bradford City have all inquired about his availability. But Blackburn's caretaker boss Tony Parkes
J Smart (Letters, December 27) seems to have only recently become aware that all three major political parties are for joining Britain in a federal European state for ever. Thank goodness people are at last wakening up to the danger. Sir James Goldsmith
POLICE have issued a warning to horse riders and stables after a series of saddle thefts over the festive period. Tack rooms and horse boxes have been targeted in the last few weeks and valuable riding equipment has been taken. The thefts include a raid
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP David Tripper was planning a warm New Year in the sunny Mediterranean. The Junior Employment Minister was flying out to the Holy Land in his role as Minister for Tourism as the guest of his Israeli counterpart. A cable failure
THE CINEMA wars in East Lancashire today hotted up with a third company entering the battle to win the right to build a multi-million leisure complex and bring hundreds of jobs to the outskirts of Blackburn. A mystery overseas development company has
BURNLEY manager Adrian Heath is ready to give his players a New Year vote of confidence as the Clarets kick-off 1997 against Chesterfield at Turf Moor today. And that means no place for transfer listed striker Kurt Nogan. The Burnley chief said: "The
Sports editor NEIL BRAMWELL takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the coming 12 months JANUARY: THE Football League announce a new award, the Manchester City manager of the month. Frank Clark is ineligible, quitting after two days when Franny Lee picks himself
AN EARLY morning emergency operation was launched to assist a 35-year-old horse. Firefighters were called to the aid of a new arrival at Only Foals and Horses sanctuary in Oswaldtwistle which was struggling to get back on its feet after lying down to
SHOCK figures have revealed that the North West has the highest level of youth unemployment in the country. And Labour has hit back at recent Government claims that the number of people out of work is falling across the country. The opposition is claiming
BED and furniture giant Silentnight has bought a Yorkshire-based firm in a multi-million pound deal. The Salterforth company has paid an initial £2.67 million for Meredew Cabinets, a furniture manufacturer based in Barnsley. Meredew, owned by the Spring
LAST year was a bumper one for local management buyouts. Several East Lancashire companies were part of the North West's biggest deals of 1996. Local announcements included Olivetti's £51 million sale of printed circuit board manufacturer Zincocelere
PIE manufacturer Hollands has joined the upper crust of businesses! The firm has become the latest East Lancashire employer to receive the Investors in People awards for staff training and development. "IIP has helped Hollands Pies to build a more skilful
ONE of the most ambitious Christmas pantos ever staged in Blackburn is now up and running - after one slight technical hitch. The Ice Fantasia show which requires more than 14 tons of ice in a specially extended stage proved a bit too much for the power
NEW Year was one big let down for motorists travelling through a Ribble Valley village. Beer glass-throwing revellers caused havoc on the roads through Whalley, with dozens of motorists complaining about their tyres being punctured. Broken glass littered
REGARDING the article "A wise nut case" (LET, December 23), while I agree with Eric Leaver's opinion, I think an exception has to be made in this most recent case of spin-off merchandising. As a 25-year-old, after seeing "Toy Story," even I wanted a Buzz
FIRST there was cholesterol, then salmonella, heart disease, obesity, cancer, diabetes, BSE, swine fever, bovine TB, listeria and now a massive outbreak of E.coli poisoning. Hardly a week passes without another warning about the dangers of eating animal
Ron Freethy's Winter Walks WALKING through winter is always a challenge and I always try to plan two routes - one around wild areas and the other around a more sheltered environment. The Yorkshire Dales can always offer these contrasts and is easily reached
WE were amazed to read the story (LET, December 12) that a pupil was tagged as a disgrace to his school for having a permed haircut. We were then stunned to read your Opinion supportive of the schools stance. Now, perhaps we are unaware of the complete
BOLD Burnley chief Adrian Heath looked ahead to 1997 and predicted an automatic promotion slot is up for grabs. The Clarets kick-start their New Year programme against Chesterfield at Turf Moor today ready to give their First Division promotion push another
COLIN Hendry and Henning Berg will have to wait for a parade of Joe Royle's walking wounded before knowing whether they will face football's version of the Little and Large show at Goodison Park tonight. Nicky Barmby, all five feet seven inches of him
