SOME might see the plan for schools to have their own police officers as an over-reaction and a step too far towards the sort of security presence found at some inner-city schools in the US. But that would be wrong. The pilot scheme to base a single officer
A HIGH school is to become the first in Lancashire to have its own full-time policeman in a bid to improve pupils' behaviour. Police said the pilot scheme would be introduced at Blakewater College, Blackburn, after problems with anti-social behaviour
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Lorenzo Amoruso is close to making a comeback - almost a year after his last appearance in the Premiership. The former Rangers star is back in training following knee and Achilles problems and it is hoped the big Italian could
BENTLEY by name, Bentley by nature! Blackburn Rovers' new midfield dynamo, David Bentley, delivered the kind of slick performance at the Reebok on Sunday that you'd normally associate with the make of car that bears his name. He may have been on the pitch
A Burnley man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident that killed a three-year-old girl. And today the child's mother revealed how a second daughter narrowly escaped being struck by the car. The 26-year-old suspect walked into Burnley
TOURISM chiefs in Pendle are praying for rain to refloat their canal celebrations. Pendle Council has planned a day of festivities on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Brierfield on September 24 and is expecting boats from all over the county. But the
AN INITIATIVE to tackle crime and grime in an area of Accrington is being launched next week. Woodnook is being targeted for a whole week by agencies including Hyndburn Council, the police, community wardens, the fire service and Accent housing association
STEVE Cotterill hoped that the last-minute equaliser against Cardiff on Saturday would help his Burnley team turn the corner. On last night's evidence it's safe to say they have negotiated that bend, straightened up and are now well on the road to recovery
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Lorenzo Amoruso is close to making a comeback - almost a year after his last appearance in the Premiership. The former Rangers star is back in training following knee and Achilles problems and it is hoped the big Italian could
A ROSSENDALE soldier turned drug addict who raided his mother's home has been given a new-style sentence in a bid to help him kick his habit. William Hindle is said to have become the first person in Lancashire to be given a suspended sentence order with
AT last someone writes some sense. I hope the government is taking note of what H Hamer (LET, September 9) said. Why should workers keep the shirkers and those who have no intention of working? It should be 'no work, no benefits.' Just think if we all
YOUR article on "car cloning" (LET, September 9) brought back memories of a friend of mine who fell for one of these cons to the tune of £5,000 last year. One can only assume the police think if the price of the car is "too good to be true", those duped
FOLLOWING their successful week in the charity shop on Lord Street West, Blackburn Sea Cadets would like to thank all who contributed goods and the customers who bought them. Also Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council for making the facility available
AS I sit here five days after tumbling off my bike, I am thankful for the safety training instilled in my youth as a draughtsman. A helmet probably saved my life; blocking vision to one eye temporarily solves the current double vision. I had just done
SINCE the General Election, I have struggled in my mind to square the circle of optimism displayed by the New Labour elite against a backdrop of economic indicators that spell a whole lot of mighty trouble ahead. Oil prices, taxation, inflation, unemployment
A Burnley man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident that killed a three-year-old girl. And today the child's mother revealed how a second daughter narrowly escaped being struck by the car. The 26-year-old suspect walked into Burnley
TOURISM chiefs in Pendle are praying for rain to refloat their canal celebrations. Pendle Council has planned a day of festivities on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Brierfield on September 24 and is expecting boats from all over the county. But the
CLOUDS of flag waving girl guides greeted a royal visitor to the Ribble Valley yesterday. The Countess of Wessex, president of Girlguiding UK, was at Waddow Hall, Clitheroe, to open a new £680,000 adventure house. Dressed in cream trousers and jacket,
STEVE Cotterill showered praise on his defence as they delivered the clean sheet he desired at Preston last night. Keith Lowe replaced Frank Sinclair in the heart of the Burnley back four alongside John McGreal and they ensured North End are still waiting
DOUBLE-winning Settle skipper Andrew Davidson admitted he was relieved to get over the line as the Dale's side lifted the Ribblesdale League for the first time since 1984. Settle easily overcame Read whilst Clitheroe could only take five points from Oswaldtwistle
STEVE Cotterill showered praise on his defence as they delivered the clean sheet he desired at Preston last night. Keith Lowe replaced Frank Sinclair in the heart of the Burnley back four alongside John McGreal and they ensured North End are still waiting
A REFUSE wagon driver narrowly escaped injury when he jumped from his cab minutes before it burst into flames. The man, who was driving a Biffa refuse vehicle up Sudell Road, Darwen, got out when he realised there was a problem. Within minutes his cab
A HIGH school is to become the first in Lancashire to have its own full-time policeman in a bid to improve pupils' behaviour. Police said the pilot scheme would be introduced at Blakewater College, Blackburn, after problems with anti-social behaviour
