MIDDLESBROUGH are prepared to go all the way to the High Court to win back their three points. Bitter Boro were docked them after refusing to fulfil their Premiership fixture with Blackburn Rovers in December. The two clubs are preparing to meet for the
SATURDAY night dances at Rawtenstall's Astoria ballroom attract dancers from all over the North West - apart from Rossendale. Couples wanting to trip the light fantastic come waltzing in from Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Bury and from as far away as
SHIPWRECK heroine Catherine Holt received a national bravery award for the courage she showed when a cruise liner sunk off the coast of South Africa. Catherine, a ship photographer of Shear Brow, Blackburn, received the Daily Star Gold Award at a ceremony
THE Reverend Stanley Johnson was waging a holy war on speeding motorists outside his church. He used an old prayer to call on drivers to take care at a dangerous corner near to Wilpshire Methodist Church. The words, 'Slow me down, Lord (I'm going too
SALESMAN Kamran Ilyas has won a national award. Kamran, who works at the Perrys car dealership in Blackburn, collected a 'High Flyers' award presented by the firm to mark excellent staff performance. "The awards were set up to reward success and promote
ADRIAN Heath hopes to have two new claret and blue signings in his squad to beat next week's transfer deadline, writes TONY DEWHURST. With nine days to go before the Nationwide League and FA Premiership transfer embargo, I can reveal that Heath has made
TOM BURRIDGE and Billy Price return in glory tonight...hoping some of their international success rubs off on Blackburn Hawks. Burridge and Price have just touched down after helping the Great Britain Under 19 team to take the Gold Medal at the European
QUOTE: "Germany and the rest of Europe could learn a lot from Britain on how to achieve economic success. "Britain has got it right. It has the lowest costs, lowest unemployment, lowest taxes and has made major strides to become a competitive world player
INITIATIVES have been unveiled to help boost the competitiveness of East Lancashire's aerospace industry. Projects to improve marketing techniques, raise the region's profile overseas and stimulate teamworking were outlined at meetings staged in Blackburn
A COLLEGE making £500,000 budget cuts says compulsory redundancies will be "a very last option". Blackburn College has announced it is axing up to 12 jobs as part of its 1997/98 budget. It said the losses would be predominantly among non-teaching positions
IN RESPONSE to Neil Bramwell's remarks (LET, March 13). Kurt Nogan's record on the pitch proved to be less than convincing when considering his apparent demands since his then-record purchase. His record off the pitch proved to be equally unacceptable
THERE is no need for the formation of a Cricket Premier League, as is proposed. The existing league structure could easily be adapted to meet the objectives currently deemed necessary. The major responsibility for failure to develop young cricketers lies
MRS A Sedgwick (Letters, March 7) and J P Vernon (Letters, March 8) expressed two opposing positions regarding Europe. Not only is politics split over this issue, but the same is true of the nation as a whole. Ignoring the Europe issue, as happened in
THE CASE of how a mentally-ill man killed himself and his wife two days after being discharged from a Blackburn hospital is to be investigated by an independent inquiry. This we applaud since there have been a disturbing number of killings in recent years
DAY ONE of the election campaign sees John Major reeling in the very first round of a fight he has deliberately chosen to be a long one. For he is delivered an uppercut by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Today, his Sun newspaper - which claims to have swung
AN EXPERIENCED fell walker has told how he raised the alarm after coming across two tired and cold hikers on a Lake District peak. Gary Fletcher, 31, of Cuerdale Street, Burnley, was walking with his wife Lynn, 27, and their friend Judith Barker, 29,
GLOBETROTTER Andrew Heyworth has returned to his home town to help steer its future. He has been appointed executive director of Initiative Burnley - the body which links business, the public sector and the community. Andrew has spent the last 20 years
FOR years, school uniforms have provoked as much horror among pupils as school dinners. But times have changed. The previously despised blazer and tie have been given top marks by more than three-quarters of Lancashire's schoolchildren. The surprising
IN your report 'Housing blamed for bad health' (LET, February 24), East Lancashire's public health director said he was 'in no doubt' that the high numbers of unfit properties were putting the public's health at risk. The question is: do the politicians
TRADING Standards officers in Lancashire are set to blow the lid off the shocking truth behind the county's growing black market in counterfeit goods. Trading Standards officer Tim Coglan, who heads the squad in charge of tracking the counterfeit gangs
