IDO not want to be a killjoy and whereas there are worse places than East Lancashire, is it really paradise? (LET Opinion, January 16). Am I missing out on something? F BILLINGTON (Mr), East Crescent, Blackburn. Converted for the new archive on 14 July
A CHARITY worker is warning elderly people to ignore chain letters threatening to bring them bad luck. Kevin Durkin from Age Concern was disgusted when he received the letter which promises good luck to people who send it on to 20 people and bad luck
STEVE Doyle hopes to have Tony Ward available - after collecting a knock in the game at Morecambe - for CHORLEY'S Unibond Premier Division mid-table clash at Gainsborough tomorrow. And a familiar face will be in the official Magpies party. Former Burnley
AN internationally-acclaimed Ribble Valley artist, whose work once started a classroom fire, is hoping to start the year with success at a massive spring exhibition. Buffy Robinson, whose batik work sells to more than 500 retailers in the UK and is exported
A MOVE to combine the posts of chief executive and head of a council department has been slammed as a recipe for disaster by a Ribble Valley councillor. A close vote at a meeting of the borough's policy and finance committee confirmed that the man or
THE nuclear bunker under Clitheroe's civic hall is to be abandoned. Members of Ribble Valley's policy and finance committee agreed at their meeting that the borough's future civil emergency centre should be within the council offices in Church Walk. The
SOMEONE, as they say, has slipped up. And so have bathers at Darwen's swimming pool. For following the £228,000 face-lift at the town's leisure centre, in which new floor tiles were laid in the changing rooms, an amazing discovery has been made - slippery
SO , after fencing with them for so long, John Major joins the Tory Euro-sceptics. Well, that's the window-dressing for the election: The Tories champion the pound. In truth, the government's wait-and-see policy on joining the single European currency
EAST Lancashire-based holiday giant Airtours has been criticised in the Commons. Three Labour MPs have put down a Commons motion expressing concern over its standards. Cynon Valley's Ann Clwyd, Hackney South and Shoreditch's Brian Sedgemore, and Workington's
IAN Whittaker once said that playing for Darwen is like a prison sentence. Martin Horsfield insisted this week that it's much worse. "You can always break out of prison!" joked the big centre forward who, over 15 years in non-league football, has rarely
SOLICITORS firm Farleys beat off competition from major city law firms to win a major contract from a blue chip company. The firm has been appointed to provide legal advice to the property department of the business services company Rentokil. The law
Ron Freethy's England OVER Christmas period I read the history of the mistletoe, which most scholars accept as a magical plant used by the Druids. Many folk then lose interest in Druidism because they see it as a product of writers' imagination. This
WITH reference to another complex traffic system imposed on the long-suffering motorists of Blackburn, I would make the following points: 1. There is a national initiative to encourage use of public transport. This road system flies in its face. To suggest
TREVOR Francis is looking to revive his interest in Paul Warhurst, even though the Birmingham City boss turned down the chance to watch him in midweek. Birmingham were among the pacesetters in the chase for Warhurst once it became clear that Blackburn
RESIDENTS have formed an action group to fight for improvements in their area's general amenities, especially road safety. The idea for the Cloverhill Residents Action Group was put forward in Nelson after local people won a campaign to prevent a haulage
A MULTI-million pound project to transform the heart of Blackburn town centre has moved closer to reality. Fees of £60,000 are now being set aside for financial and planning experts who will take charge of the £12 million project to redevelop the cathedral
Burnley v Preston North End - Peter White's big match preview NO-ONE will enjoy the derby day atmosphere at Turf Moor tomorrow more than Burnley new boy Richard Huxford. Whether it is from the pitch, the dugout or even the stand remains to be seen. The
A MAJOR car dealers has announced it will close down one of its showrooms after a planning row. Accrington-based Walker Farrimond will shut its branch off Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, next month following a dispute with Ribble Valley Council. The closure
I HOPE the thief who stole a garden ornament from my mother's home at West End, Oswaldtwistle, is proud of himself. When others ask where he bought it, will he lie, or will be admit he stole it from an old lady's garden and, with it, also stole her happy
DISTRAUGHT parishioners broke down in tears on seeing their Baptist chapel destroyed in a mystery blaze. Six fire crews spent four hours fighting the blaze at the chapel in New Lane, Oswaldtwistle. The fire, which started at the back of the chapel, was
A HIGH Court decision gave the go-ahead for criminal proceedings against three former police officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the Guildford Four bombing case. Three judges overturned a magistrate's decision to discharge
NATHAN Astle today warned England not to bet on their bruised egos being massaged in New Zealand, writes Brian Doogan. The 25-year-old, who next season will pro for Accrington in the Lancashire League, anticipates a tough series but insists that the Kiwis
AMBITIOUS plans have been launched to take a football club into the 21st century. Details of a £200,000 project to create a car park and build new changing rooms and a clubhouse for Clitheroe FC at their Shawbridge ground have been put on display at the
SO J P Vernon (Letters, January 18) thinks David Pearson and I are trying to distort the truth. Could it be a fact that we are both telling the truth? As for him saying he suspects we both got our information from the same source, well Mr Vernon, your
PENSIONER James Marsden was baffled when he got a letter from trading standards officers saying his pub was to be inspected. For one thing, Mr Marsden is not a pub landlord and, for another, the building referred to in the letter has not been a pub for
CHRIS Casper is chomping at the bit to impress Alex Ferguson when Manchester United meet Wimbledon in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford tomorrow. Casper, the son of former Burnley legend Frank, has been called up by Alex Ferguson because
BURNLEY boss Adrian Heath will demand more derby delight from his team when they take on Preston North End in front of what will be the biggest crowd of the season so far at Turf Moor tomorrow. Heath, who has seen his side whip both Blackpool and Bury
