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  • Mum grieves for dog-attack son

    DOG-ATTACK victim David Kearney's mother has spoken of her grief for the first time since her son's death. David, 11, was savaged by two rottweiler dogs two days before Christmas and died after an 11-day fight for life. His funeral was on Wedneday Now

  • Care home plans booted out again

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for a care home in Reedley have again been thrown out by councillors, after angry residents packed a town hall meeting. The home for young women with Princess Diana-type eating disorders had been recommended for approval by Pendle

  • Call for setting up of regional parliament

    A BILL to set up a tax-raising north west regional parliament has been introduced at Westminster. Chris Davies, the Liberal Democrat's Littleborough and Saddleworth MP, urged the Government to create powerful regional assemblies for every part of Britain

  • TABLE TENNIS: Stylish Holt off to a flyer

    ANDREA Holt, the England table tennis player, took her first step towards Olympic qualification with an impressive performance against Tatiana Stofblat from Israel. Andrea played her usual game of a solid defence mixed with some penetrating attacking

  • A vainglorious has-been's folly

    WHAT cause, other than indulging her own self-esteem for her era as Premier, was served by Baroness Thatcher's controversial speech last night, we are not sure - but, certainly, Tory party unity was not one of them. Far from it, in fact. This was a withering

  • Store's gift is a real dog's dinner

    ASDA'S Grimshaw Park branch in Blackburn has earmarked 150 cans of a special Christmas dinner dog food for the RSPCA centre at Altham. The store's customer services manager Linda McCaffrey said: "The cans are wrapped in a Christmas design, so they are

  • Lottery cash jobs hope

    A NATIONAL Lottery award of thousands of pounds to improve a busy leisure centre could create new jobs. Darwen Councillor Kathy Ramsden said the £77,000 award from the National Lottery Sports Fund will not only dramatically improve facilities at Darwen

  • School's special Mass in memory of Mark

    PUPILS took part in a special Mass at St Theodore's High School in Burnley in memory of brave teenager Mark LeCheminant who lost his battle against cancer. Mark attended Gawthorpe High School in Padiham and his dad, Anthony, is caretaker at St Theodore's

  • McKinlay aims to show the right stuff

    BILLY McKinlay is determined to make his mark with Blackburn Rovers. And, if he gets another chance against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road tomorrow you can bet he will do everything he can to take it. For the gritty midfield player has already shown

  • Focus on the skills shortage

    A FAST-growing computer firm has joined forces with training experts to tackle skill shortages. The Burnley-based Granville Technology Group has almost tripled its workforce to 320 in the past two years. But it has frequently been faced with problems

  • Half-naked woman found dead in canal

    A HORRIFIED security guard raised the alarm when he saw a semi-naked body floating in the canal as he made his way home from work. Peter Kozlowski made the gruesome discovery as he used a torch to find his way along the bank near to Shorrock Lane, Blackburn

  • Clitheroe hit Wembley trail

    RIBBLE Valley cup warriors Clitheroe hit the FA Vase trail against Willenhall Town tomorrow-gunning for a place in the last 16 and a slice of club history! Clitheroe face the Interlink Midland Alliance League outfit at Shawbridge as they line up in the

  • Teach yourself tourism

    TOURISM can now be part of the curriculum for many youngsters thanks to an initiative from the North West Tourist Board. The board has launched a resource pack for primary schools giving ideas for work based around the region's tourism industry. The work

  • 'You're playing for pride' - Mullen

    DEFIANT Jimmy Mullen has warned his shell-shocked players: "You're playing for your pride!" Mullen knows tomorrow's crunch Lancashire derby against old foes Stockport County could prove a watershed for the Clarets following the humiliation of the Auto

  • How going green can save business a mint

    COMPANIES in East Lancashire are being encouraged to recycle more of their waste. Lancashire Waste Services have cut costs for most commercial users visiting the 13 recycling centres they operate in the area. Non-commercial users can still use the centres

  • Figuring it all out

    CHRIS Williams and Simon Diggle, both 22, have joined Accrington-based chartered accountants Haworths as trainees. Blackburn-born Chris is a former student of St Mary's College and Huddersfield University, and Simon attended Moorhead School, Accrington

  • Show for bright ideas

    FIRMS will get the chance to find out how to protect their bright ideas when a patent roadshow comes to East Lancashire. The roadshows include practical information, case studies and a question and answer session. The Patent Office is planning to hold

  • The language is about awards

    TIME is running out for firms to get their language skills rewarded. The DTI Languages for Export Awards aim to find companies and organisations which have succeeded in overseas markets through their communications expertise A total of £25,000 is up for

  • Harford faces selection dilemma

    RAY Harford faces a major midfield dilemma for tomorrow's game at QPR - and, for once, it's not caused by an injury crisis. In contrast, the Blackburn Rovers boss has people queuing up to play and that could mean crunch time for Tim Sherwood or David

  • New baby Tyler goes Rolls-ing home

    NEW born baby Tyler Atkinson has started life in Rolls Royce style. His parents, Ryan Atkinson and Louise Denbeigh, both 23, were amazed when the chauffeur-driven car turned up on the day Tyler was due home from Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn. The hired

  • RUGBY LEAGUE: Accrington back in the groove

    AFTER the enforced Christmas and New Year break, Accrington Rugby Club return to league actiontomorrow with an away fixture against Bridge of St Helens (kick-off 2pm). Due to the side having almost a full side on the injury list, last weekend's proposed

  • Holt seals second win

    BRITISH number one Andrea Holt turned in another impressive performance in the Olympic qualifying tournament at the Nynex Arena, Manchester, ensuring a place in the competition's second stage. Ramsbottom's Holt beat Croatia's Edijana Aganovic, ranked

  • SWINDON WILDCATS 6; BLACKBURN HAWKS 3: Hawks are Finnished!

    HAWKS' title hopes took a major dent with another disappointing midweek away performance last night, Swindon quickly gaining revenge for their defeat at Blackburn last weekend. Hawks expected a hostile reception, but Swindon produced a major trump card

  • Is this why they want to gag the press?

    SO THE shambles of Hyndburn candidate Hugh Neil's bid to become Britain's first black Tory MP reaches new heights of sham and farce today - with this newspaper's revelation that the man is an undischarged bankrupt. And that's on top of all the other things

  • Salute Harry, hero to the last

    A FORMER "Desert Rat" has left £150 to his old North Africa campaign army colleagues so they can enjoy a slap-up bar snack in his honour. Harry Ramsbottom, of Waddow Grove, Waddington, died of a heart attack aged 79 in October. Now his will reveals that

  • West is best

    A FORMER Burnley detective is looking forward to coming home to some good old-fashioned Lancashire cooking after 16 years working in Hong Kong. Ray Goldsack initially went to the Far East to join an independent commission to fight corruption after seven

  • Police show caring arm of the law

    POLICE are launching a new operation to protect the elderly in Hyndburn from villains. During the next few months, Accrington officers will call on as many elderly residents as possible to try to reduce their fear of crime and ensure they are safe and

  • Clarets deny White link

    BURNLEY today denied Notts County's tall striker Devon White was an imminent Turf Moor target. But I can reveal that under-fire manager Jimmy Mullen has spent the last 72 hours attempting to add a fresh face to the Clarets attacking force. Mullen's extensive

  • Towns put the fizz into festive sales

    BREWING to restaurants group Whitbread has given an upbeat assessment of trading in the run-up to Christmas. The firm employs 800 staff at its brewery at Samlesbury and distribution depot in Blackburn. It reported higher profits and sales than in the