READERS, particularly those who have children with urinary tract infection or kidney problems, will be interested to hear that the National Kidney research Fund has produced a helpful booklet. Copies can be obtained by sending a minimum donation of £1
A FORMER soccer pro from the golden days of Burnley Football Club has celebrated his own 9 carat occasion. Jackie Chew and his wife, Ivy, who live in Harwood Road, Rishton, clocked up their 50th wedding anniversary yesterday. Jackie played for Burnley
AFTER securing their place in Division Two against Wrexham, Burnley's players were reduced to the equally significant task of solidifying their futures at Turf Moor. While the scoreline might suggest that, collectively, they might as well start preparing
I WAS bitterly disappointed on watching the BAFTA Awards. According to newspaper reports 'Pride and Prejudice' broke all viewing records for BBC serials. It was the most expensive serial ever made, yet inside six months it had recouped all the £6 million-plus
WHAT'S this - another millionaire's election bandwagon being rolled out? For hard on the heels of the launch of the anti-EU Referendum Party by tycoon Sir James Goldsmith comes Mohamed al-Fayed, owner of Harrods, with his secret "Reform Party" and a reported
THE SPIRITED call by Michael Heseltine for Tories to rally round John Major as leader, or risk losing the general election, is a clever tactic. But it is one that may bounce back on itself. For having his putative successor and one-time leadership challenger
THE DEATH of East Lancashire baby Lewis Jackson was a tragedy that will touch the hearts of parents everywhere. Aged just 21 months, he died in an intensive care bed at Stoke-on-Trent, 80 miles from his Clitheroe home because no bed was available in the
A TRIO of visiting councillors have Czeched into Hyndburn to see the borough's democratic election process in action. Hyndburn Labour Party is playing host to three visitors from the Czech and Slovak Social Democratic Party. Councillor Jiri Bayer from
The final meeting of a local trade union committee was held last night. The Accrington and Blackburn District Committee of the Amalgamated Engineering Union is being abolished from May 1 as part of a reorganisation within the union. Shop stewards from
POLICE in Todmorden have been asked to investigate leaflets claiming that Calderdale Labour Group has voted to introduce car parking charges in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. No decision has been taken on car parking charges, insists Calderdale Council
AN aid wagon stranded on the Ukrainian border for six days is now in Kiev distributing its goods to victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The 40ft articulated lorry, from Rossendale Aid for the Ukraine, was stuck at the Polish Ukraine border after
A COLNE firm has its sights set on a multi-million pound defence contract which could bring scores of new skilled jobs to the town. Cleveland Guest is celebrating news that it has been chosen as a key partner in the bid to provide the RAF with the latest
A TROUBLED Accrington estate where no-one wants to live is to get a £250,000 boost next month. St Vincent's Housing Association aims to start renovating 10 empty houses on the Woodnook Estate in June. The pilot scheme is being funded through grants and
I HAVE just received a letter from Disability Living Allowance telling me I cannot have mobility. In the opinion of an adjudication officer, I am not ill enough. They admit that I was knocked down, my left leg crushed and I can only walk for 100 yards
BLACKBURN Rovers' youngsters have received the ultimate accolade - an invitation to play the world-renowned Ajax youth side in Holland next month. Youth coach Alan Irvine revealed that the Dutch FA had been in touch to ask Rovers to play Ajax in an exhibition
TREVOR Sinclair's position at QPR will be closely monitored by Blackburn Rovers, following the London club's relegation to the First Division. But they will probably not be the only ones interested and, if the go-ahead is eventually given for the star
BITTERLY disappointed Adrian Heath declared today that results matter just as much as performances following Burnley's 3-1 defeat by Walsall at Bescot Stadium. After seeing his team compete well throughout but slip to another unlucky reverse, Heath asserted
TELEVISION personality Tony Wilson helped hand out the prizes to young enterprise teams. The final presentations to entrants in the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Area Board were made at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho. And overall winners were the Longridge
ONE battle was won by Manchester United at Ewood last night, but Blackburn Rovers fans in a near-6,000 crowd can take comfort from the fact that the war could well be about to change course. United collected the Lancashire FA Youth Cup at the end of a
A DRIVER suffered serious spinal injuries after his bread van smashed through a wall and plunged 30ft down an embankment early today. Gordon Ashton, 57, from Sanderson's Bakers, Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, was thrown through the windscreen as the vehicle
CARPETBAGGERS hoping for a cash killing out of an East Lancashire building society have been sent packing. The Nelson-based Marsden Society has stopped opening accounts for people living outside its Lancashire operating area. Money simply cannot buy a
PERFORMANCE tables for primary schools will be published from next year, the Government has announced. Parents will be able to pick up a booklet giving details on primary schools in their area, including: Six columns of figures giving test and teacher
A POLLUTION probe was launched after diesel oil contaminated a stream running through a town centre. Residents in Oswaldtwistle flooded the North West Water Authority with complaints, following the oil leak in Tinker Brook. Diesel and heavy heating oil
MULTI-million pound plans were unveiled today for a huge leisure complex and office block near Blackburn town centre on the site of a derelict abattoir. The prestige complex was to include tenpin bowling, a sports hall, cafe, squash courts and fitness
STUDENTS Nicholas Brierley and Stephanie Howarth are off on a trip of a lifetime - thanks to Thwaites brewery. Nicholas, 18, a student at St Wilfrid's High School and Stephanie, 16, who attends St Mary's College, Blackburn, have been picked to join a
LANCASHIRE were facing a Benson & Hedges Cup washout at Chesterfield today. Heavy overnight rain continued today and the umpires wasted no time in deciding on an early lunch, with prospects for later very poor. As things stand both Lancashire and
CLUB: Read Cricket Club AGE: 25 NATIONALITY: Pakistani HEIGHT: 5'8" BATTING: Right hand opening bat BEST BATTING: 276 against LCCA in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy (first class) in Pakistan; 280 n.o. in Huddersfield League against Penistone CC (highest individual
WE would like to thank all the people and businesses who made donations to the Dunblane Tragedy Pigeon Fund. The organisers and those present were overwhelmed by the kindness and efforts of people from North East Lancashire, who helped us to raise some
PATIENTS across the Ribble Valley will no longer have to travel to Blackburn for routine X-rays. The new X-ray unit at Clitheroe Hospital which opens tomorrow will allow more outpatient clinics to take place at the hospital, including orthopaedics. The
A GRIEVING family has launched a legal crusade against the NHS after the tragic death of their little boy. Helen and John Jackson have taken the first steps towards suing the health chiefs after their son Lewis died in an intensive care bed 80 miles from
A GROWING number of people are distressed by the appalling cruelties which go on in laboratories. Too many animals suffer while hidden from the public. So many die in agony through the belief that animals are destined to be used for the good of the human
A MULTI-MILLION pound programme to tackle the problems of plume-grounding at Clitheroe's Castle Cement plant was announced by the company today. The scheme involves the installation of a £4m gas cleaning system which is likely to cost Castle Cement a
A TEAM of female colleagues from P&P are busy pounding the pavements as they train for a 'Race for Life'. The 25 staff at the Haslingden based firm are taking part in the Imperial Cancer Research Fund's event being staged at Moor Park in Preston in
POLICE have been asked to investigate claims of proxy vote cheating in Nelson's fiercely-contested Whitefield ward. Liberal Democrats say two of their supporters have lodged formal complaints after being informed that their votes would be cast by Labour
SMALL firms should be wary of the risks involved in bartering, according to a Blackburn accountant. Bartering is increasingly being used by businesses as a way of exchanging surplus stock for goods or services. There are now 12 different networks set
