ROGUE motorists using the M65 face a crackdown by police when the route is joined to the rest of the motorway network later this year. Specialist officers from Lancashire Police's dedicated motorway division will take over responsibility for the stretch
THE chance of Polish star Marek Citko joining Blackburn Rovers is still alive, despite the interest of Premiership rivals Sunderland. Roker Park boss Peter Reid is most unlikely to meet the asking price of £4 million for the striker described by his manager
I WAS interested to read that the County Council's ruling Labour group is asking for additional funds from the Government to ensure that County services can be maintained and that Council Taxes can be kept down. I am fully in support of such attempts
A POLICY introduced by a Government agency has bought a service offered by Lancashire welfare rights officers to near breaking point. The Independent Tribunal Service's decision to abandon listing agreements with the Welfare Rights Service sparked the
POLICE in Lancashire will be included in a national sick leave review after it was revealed they each took an average15 days off due to illness last year. The Inspectorate of Constabulary has begun the investigation into the trend, which costs the 43
STAFF at East Lancashire leisure centres were due to be issued with survival kits to protect themselves against AIDS. The safety packs of special clothing and equipment were being supplied to local council leisure workers, as well as to employees with
THE Bible tells us to 'feed the hungry' so decent people feed pigeons. Besides doing a good job of clearing up the takeaway remnants in supermarket containers, pigeons add beauty to the scene. Trafalgar Square, London, is proof of this. Pigeons are cleaner
THERE should be no hesitation over making funds available for education services. The future of this country depends on the achievements of the pupils who are now going through our primary and secondary school systems. But two disturbing reports in East
TORY hopeful Geeta Sidhu is still waiting to hear when the election will come - despite meeting the only man in the country who knows for sure. The 29-year-old financial and legal expert, who is the prospective Parliamentary Tory candidate for Blackburn
PARENTS and governors lobbied councillors today to try to get more cash for their school. Banner-waving representatives from Slaidburn Primary School were protesting before this morning's budget meeting of Lancashire County Council's Education Committee
A 39-year-old man was today "very poorly" in a hospital intensive care unit after suffering a suspected heart attack at the wheel of his car. Kenneth Fearon, of Lupin Close, Accrington, collapsed as he was driving a Volvo which then collided with two
CURLED up like a cat on her comfortable sofa she darts a look at the open countryside outside her window and giggles girlishly as she contemplates the content of her work. "I don't consider my novels to be erotic or steamy," said Cliviger mum Lynne Taylor
I WOULD like to refute the tacit allegation made by the Environment Agency at the meeting of the Ribble Valley Borough Council's community committee, that Castle Cement has been dragging its feet over plans to install a gas scrubbing system at its Ribblesdale
A COOL-headed cashier has been praised for her actions when a car crashed into the back of a fuel tanker on a petrol station forecourt. The accident happened as the tanker was preparing to dispense fuel into the main tanks at Greyhound Ford in Whalley
TOP planning officers from County Hall have met with worried residents to discuss ambitious plans for a Blackburn sports club. Residents in the Pleckgate area formed an action group when plans to build an all-weather pitch were unveiled by Blackburn Northern
BURNLEY boss Adrian Heath completed the signing of defender Richard Huxford from Bradford City today - and believes he has picked up a big bonus as the battle for promotion from Division Two gathers pace. The 27-year-old obtained his release from the
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KENNY DALGLISH is a very good manager and I hope he does well at Newcastle United, as he did at Blackburn Rovers. He was a very good manager at Blackburn, but like a lot of Blackburn fans I would like to know what went on in the Rovers' management to
WE - the Rovers fans - are sick to death of the "blatant disregard" Robert Coar and the rest of the directors seem to have for our feelings for the club. We acknowledge secrecy in buying players for the club is compulsory - it is simple common footballing
PASSENGERS escaped uninjured after a teenager fired a ballbearing from a catapult and smashed the window of a bus. The boy was about 15 or 16 and was spotted by the driver of the Hyndburn Transport bus in Manchester Road, Accrington. He hit the vehicle
REGARDING Neil Bramwell's remarks (LET, January 16) on Kenny Dalglish. As a Rovers supporter for 25 years I would like to put a few questions to chairman Rob Coar. Why did Rovers not sign any players following the championship success in 1995? Why was
GROWER Bryan Whittaker has vowed he will not be beaten by vandals who burned his allotment shed to the ground. He arrived at Witton Park allotments on Saturday morning to find his toolshed had been torched in the latest in a series of attacks. The retired
AS A Rovers fan and season ticket holder, I am sure I am not alone in my feeling of bemusement, frustration and annoyance at the way the Rovers board deals with the media and in their handling of PR matters in general. Either that or the Board is not
AMATEUR detective Jack Christopher is celebrating success after setting out to crack the case of the missing ornaments. The church elder turned super sleuth after three brass vases were taken during a burglary at Woodlands United Reformed Church in Blackburn
RIOT police stormed a semi-detached house in Blackburn after a teenager armed with a knife barricaded himself on the roof. The teenager fled into the roof space of the house in Manxman Road. However, when police attempted to talk him down, the teenager
BACUP CC have extended the deadline on Roger Harper committing himself to the club for the coming season. Chairman Brian Thompson had given the Guyanan until yesterday to relay news to Lanehead. But there was still no word from either the former West
RISHTON'S bid to sign South African star Lance Klusener as professional for this summer could be derailed. The Lancashire Cricket League champions agreed terms via Klusener's agent some time ago. But the domestic programme in South Africa is set to extend
TROUBLE has flared again in one of our top security prisons. The disturbance at Full Sutton prison in Yorkshire, where prisoners barricaded themsleves in a wing, was brief. But disturbances and riots in our prisons are all too frequent. At a time when
MOTORISTS have been left dicing with death by a sick saboteur who has cut vehicle brake and fuel pipes in a series of attacks on the same street. One car was involved in an accident and the drivers of another car and a van had close escapes after the
A SCHOOL is seeking cash to improve security in the wake of the Dunblane massacre and murder of London headteacher Philip Lawrence. Meadowhead Junior School, Blackburn, wants to put a £30,000 metal fence around its buildings and install a closed circuit
THERE is an obvious conclusion to be drawn from the Labour Party's confirmation that they will be prepared to look at proposals to restore terracing to our major football grounds, writes PETER WHITE. It has been quite apparent for some time that football
MEMBERS will decide the future direction of Accrington CC - if the club is accepted into the new Super League. Successful applicants are to be notified by the end of the month. If Accrington, one of three Lancashire League clubs who have applied to the
DURING the past eight months the Mayoress and I have been invited to many local events. We always receive a warm welcome and have spent many interesting and delightful moments with the people of Burnley. We cannot praise the local voluntary groups enough
INDUSTRY in battered Burnley has received a double boost. Bakery equipment manufacturers JF Turkington Ltd have announced a factory move with 100 new jobs and more in the future. And Aero and Industrial Technology, makers of jet engine parts, have joined
RESIDENTS in Burnley who claim their streets are the dirtiest in Lancashire are being asked to join an environmental team of grime watchers. The message from Andrew Mason is clear: "Ring the council up and tell us where problems are so we can sort them
