FIRMS in the region are going global as fears of a recession at home increase. Almost nine out of 10 companies in the North West now believe there will a slowdown in the UK economy. And an increasing number are looking at joint ventures and partnerships
AEROSPACE firms are aiming to keep one step ahead of the competition. An initiative launched by the Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace with backing from Pendle Partnership is helping companies win business. The 'One Step Ahead' programme aims to boost
COMMUTERS and tourism chiefs celebrated as the re-introduction of daily train services between Blackburn and the Ribble Valley was announced. Regional Railways revealed that stations with park and ride facilities would open at Whalley and Ramsgreave.
POLICE are set to crack down on parents parking illegally outside a Rossendale primary school. The parents of pupils at Helmshore Primary School have already been warned by letter of problems they are causing outside the school, on Gregory Fold. Those
PARENTS were today warned to be on their guard against babywalkers and other potentially dangerous baby equipment. Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson made the plea after trading standards officers questioned the safety of more than 250,000 babywalkers
ARSONISTS who pushed petrol bombs into a classroom at an Accrington high school risked burning the building down. The attack is the second deliberate blaze at Moorhead High School during the Easter holidays. The damaged classroom has been sealed off until
MICHAEL Scothern returned to the amateur ranks after years as a professional in the Lancashire leagues and produced the goods for Barnoldswick. He captured six wickets for 32 runs as they comfortably beat Settle and was also top scorer. Clitheroe also
THE self-made men of East Lancashire have seen their fortunes rocket, according to the latest list of the country's richest. Conservatory roofing firm founder John Lancaster, holiday tycoon David Crossland and the Walker family increased their wealth
WARREN HEGG backed Lancashire for a major title challenge this season despite a rain-ruined opening clash with Sussex at Hove. "This game hasn't really taken off, but I'm excited about our prospects as everyone else in the camp is. "With Wasim back, I
YOUR coverage (LET, April 9 and 13) of the 'situation' on the Darwen End at Ewood Park during the game with Manchester United was great. However, may I just correct the part stating that Rovers' secretary Tom Finn is giving my mother and I free tickets
AT last there is a plan to reform the Child Support Agency, an organisation which has frequently been criticised for unfair tactics when chasing absent fathers. The basic principle that absent fathers should pay for the upkeep of their children is right
RAY WILKINS is hoping former colleagues Chris Waddle and Glen Little can keep Burnley in the Second Division. Wilkins was disappointed that the Clarets took a significent step towards safety at the expense of his Fulham side in Saturday's 2-1 win at Turf
ANDY Payton kept the dream alive with his late winner against Fulham hauling Burnley back from the brink and putting them back on survival course, writes PETE OLIVER. Payton's 12th goal in 21 appearances, just seven minutes from time, could prove crucial
MARTIN Dahlin's future at Ewood could be short-lived if Blackburn Rovers finally plunge into the transfer market to strengthen their strike force this summer, writes PETER WHITE. That was abundantly clear from Roy Hodgson's comments in the wake of Saturday's
Burnley 2 Fulham 1 FOR Andy Cooke and Andy Payton read Steve McQueen and James Garner. The Great Escape is on. On a day when Burnley could have found themselves with one foot in the Third Division given the wrong permutation of results, they turned the
West Ham 2 Rovers 1 HARRY Redknapp was the calmest figure on view at Upton Park as he apparently believes his West Ham team have reached Dover in terms of the chase for European places, writes PETER WHITE. And, with their impressive home record, it could
SUPERVISORS are being offered the chance to improve their management skills at a workshop this week. Business Link Hyndburn is staging the one-day course in Supervisory Management at the Globe Centre tomorrow. "Improving leadership skills at supervisory
A NEW team has been formed to market a 32-acre site aimed at manufacturing and distribution firms. Lancashire-based building and property development company Conlon Construction has signed a joint venture agreement with LTC Ltd for the Moss Side Development
DISRUPTION loomed in East Lancashire classrooms in a new row over teachers' pay. Staff furious at a 'take it or leave it' offer from the Government of just over the rate of inflation were due to hold a ballot to decide on strike action. Mike Niland, of
THE victim of a late night knife attack has undergone surgery after being slashed across the face. The man suffered a wound from his mouth to his ear and part of the ear lobe was cut off. He was taken to Burnley General Hospital where he underwent immediate
MOTORISTS are calling for action to prevent a landmark roundabout becoming an overgrown eyesore. George Davies says he passes through Brownhill, Blackburn, every day and claims the large roundabout has been left to 'rot' since the area was reopened after
I DO hope the flag, when hoisted over Accrington market hall (LET, April 9) will be the correct way up. EDITH BURY, Bolton Road, Darwen. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in
AFTER yet more flooding, we are asking gardeners to make sure that there is a dry, sheltered spot where hedgehogs can nest. Some well-torn brown paper or, even better, dry straw for bedding would also be welcome. This has been the second round of bad
LYNX recorded their first victory of the season when they completed a comfortable eight try romp over Doncaster at Deepdale. Despite still not playing up to their best form, they were never in danger of defeat as they carried far too much power for a
YOU stated (LET, April 8) that "Skoda actually means 'it's a pity' in Czechoslovakian." I feel sure that some of your local readers will already have pointed out that there is no such language as Czechoslovakian. There is Czech and there is Slovak. It
SO the Union flag is to be flown on "days of special importance" in Accrington (LET, April 9). The Union flag should be flown from every town hall in this country every day of the year. It is the intention of Tony Blair and his half-baked 'Cool Britannia
WOULD it not be possible for the Town Council, Blackburn Transport and any other interested bodies to sit round the table and discuss the Sunday-only bus 'service' on Good Friday? I can't see the point of all the shops and markets opening if people without
LINDA McCartney, who died yesterday, will be missed by millions of people with little interest in show business. Although she was a member of Sir Paul's band, Wings, her interests had a much winder range. Her veggie-burgers sold by the million and she
ARE the governors at Beardwood High School, Blackburn, naive, narrow-minded or both? To assume, as they have, that they can impose a gender split teaching system on this school, having visited one school in Essex with a very different intake and culture
THE skeletons of three young British soldiers, listed as missing in the 1914-1918 war, which were discovered by accident, were given a military funeral last Wednesday (April 15). This should remind us that more than 100,000 other British soldiers who
COACH Rob Kelly is confident Blackburn Rovers can clinch a place in the final of the FA Youth Cup as they take a slender 1-0 lead from the semi-final first leg to Peterborough tonight. "It will be a hostile atmosphere with a good crowd in a small stadium
RAY Ingleby has rejected a cheeky cap-in-hand approach from Preston North End, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. The New York-based multi-millionaire made it clear his attentions remained focused on his bid to buy Burnley Football Club. I understand the North End
