A HIGH tech firm has created three new jobs as part of an expansion drive. House of Images, which specialises in digital imaging and multi-media systems, has taken on new staff to cope with growing demand. The Duckworth Street, Blackburn firm supplies
MICKY Graham hopes he might have discovered a bargain by adding striker Gerrard Clegg to the ROSSENDALE UNITED ranks. Clegg has been plucked from junior football with Haslingden St Mary's and Rossendale boss Graham intends to include him in the squad
TEENAGE sadists killed a petrified kitten by dropping a concrete slab on it in the latest in a series of sickening attacks on pets. And now cat owners in Accrington's Avenue Parade area are being warned to keep a close eye on their pets to stop them falling
BRIDEGROOM Craig Forshaw didn't say it with flowers - he said it with fireworks! Romantic Craig made sure his wedding day went with a whizz and a bang when he lit up the sky with a declaration of his love. The 28-year-old taxi driver set up a firework
THE PROSPECT of an extra £200million-worth of investment in the North West emerges today as the government gives the go-ahead for the creation of its own regional development agency. For this newspaper this is the fulfilment of its long-stated demand
THE government grasps a nettle - or, rather, hands it to a Royal Commission - as it sets out to find a "fair and affordable" way of funding long-term care of the elderly. The ever-increasing number of old people needing nursing accommodation or care in
HOUSING chiefs were meeting tenants today to thrash out Rossendale's controversial council repairs contract. The contract for day-to-day council house repairs is due to be re-awarded in January. Town hall staff have already received bids for 1998/99 and
Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers - Peter White's big match preview SCOTT Sellars is partway through a second double date with destiny but the former Blackburn Rovers midfield star believes that, this time, there could be a happy ending. And the reason
BAGPUSS didn't come home for breakfast on Sunday, November 23. I searched the streets, with no luck. After two days of hope and worry, a neighbour found Bagpuss in his back yard, where he'd hidden after being hit by a car on the back street. Bagpuss is
ENGLAND cricket captain Mike Atherton switched on one of Blackburn's most familiar Christmas sights. The Lancashire player pushed the button which lit up the giant star on top of the Thwaites brewery building in the town. He brought along his god-daughter
IN your On this day feature (LET, November 27) you reported how five years ago Darwen was given a 'pathetic' set of Christmas decorations compared to Blackburn's 'lavish' lights. Five years on, I ask you: What's changed? C A SIMPSON, Olive Lane, Darwen
SHOPPERS in Rawtenstall can feel safer when they are collecting their groceries thanks to a new crime prevention initiative. The scheme is being operated by the town's three major stores, Asda, Kwik Save and Do It All and involves customers being provided
COUNCILLORS in Clitheroe claim they will have bucked the trend after increasing their share of the Council tax by only one per cent. Tax bills in East Lancashire look set to rise by six per cent next April and council leaders are predicting cuts in services
TIM Sherwood reckons Blackburn Rovers need to prove that last Sunday's rout at Old Trafford was a one-off. The Rovers skipper, one of several players who have been under treatment for injury before tomorrow's Ewood clash with Bolton Wanderers, said: "
THE Mental Health Act 1983 must take responsibility for the tragic events following the discharge of a psychiatric patient from Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn, and many similar cases elsewhere. What started out to be beneficial to the mentally sick has
TWO employees are on top of the world after collecting a major company award. BAe Samlesbury staff Norman Ambrose and Des Dickson travelled to London to collect the prestigious silver award in the Chairman's Award for Innovation. The award was won for
A MYSTERY gas leak which brought Blackburn town centre to a standstill is estimated to have cost businesses tens of thousands of pounds in lost Christmas trade. More than 8,000 people were evacuated during the alert and investigations by gas officials
LESS than two weeks after fire ravaged through a Rossendale mill, power has been restored and production should begin again on Tuesday. Nearly 50 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze which swept through the three-storey Doric Spring's Forest Mill
FACES from East Lancashire's past - schoolchildren, mill workers, brewery draymen, soldiers and celebrating crowds - came alive again in "priceless" history rescued from a rubbish skip. For in a special showing marking the centenary of the first report
LIKE many other people must have been, I was horrified to read of the death of the young boy at Calderstones (LET, December 2). I also agree with opinion that the care in the community policy has turned into a shambles after the closure of many of the
MUSIC teacher David Goodenough proved he was good enough to land a job at one of Scotland's top schools. David, 29, of Newfield Park, Blackburn, has been appointed director of music at Fettes College, Edinburgh. The school is said to be the Scottish equivalent
THE Princess of Wales joined families bereaved in the Kings Cross tube disaster in an emotional memorial service. She attended at her own request and her intention to be there was kept a close secret until a few hours before the service. The packed St
BURNLEY have recorded a loss of £456,762 on the last financial year. And the deficit was incurred, despite a substantial increase in revenue from season ticket sales and receipts from League matches. The club also enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup. But
LANCASHIRE Hawks will be without defenceman Neil Abel this weekend when they kick off their Christmas Cup campaign against Paisley at the Arena. The big Scot broke his foot a couple of weeks ago, and although he is out of plaster, he is still on the treatment
SOME people have decided to sue and claim financial compensation from cigarette companies, having discovered they have contracted cancer or other serious illnesses through smoking over several years. Similarly, skin cancer disorders have arisen among
POP glamour girl Louise made a dream come true for a youngster when she gave her a VIP night out. Nine-year-old Chelsea Gosling landed herself backstage passes to meet the star at Blackburn's King George's Hall where she was performing on her solo tour
COUNTRYSIDE campaigner Lord Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe has quit as head of the Government's rural agency - and got a "goodbye and good riddance" message from deputy premier John Prescott. The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire resigned as chairman of the Rural
THE latest version of the Rolls-Royce RB211 engine has passed a milestone. The 524G/H-T has completed its programme of flight testing at Boeing's Seattle headquarters. The test aircraft - a Boeing 747-400 fitted with two of the G/H-T engines alongside
SHOPKEEPERS on a Darwen street have taken dramatic action to demonstrate their anger against council rules on pavement advertising. Business owners from Bridge Street have hoisted a model of a soldier on to a street light because they say the council
COLIN Hendry watched the World Cup draw and cracked - "I bet Ronaldo's had a sleepless night!" The Blackburn Rovers star saw Scotland drawn against world champions Brazil in the opening game but revealed that he had already been resigned to his fate.
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy WALKING in winter is not everyone's idea of fun but I love strolling through Lancashire villages when the first flurries of snow dust our hills. This week I parked in Barrowford and from the White Bear I climbed the
REGARDING A-boards, the name of Shumart has been associated with Blackburn for more than 40 years - 30 of them spent on High Cockcroft off Northgate. It is essential for the continuation of trading that we display our A-board at the end of our street.
A SHOCK report has put the cost of bringing a council's swimming pool up to scratch at almost £500,000. Rossendale Council was already facing a bill of £250,000 for repairs to Whitworth Baths. Now councillors have been told the 1970s pool has even more
