TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a retired teacher who taught at a Burnley high school for more than 30 years. Thomas Chaffer, who died earlier this month, aged 76, was a Geography master at Towneley High School for 33 years and also taught
A PUBLIC consultation exercise is set to begin over controversial plans to axe a number of respite units in Lancashire. Social service chiefs insist that several units are not equipped to deal with the most seriously disabled youngsters. And as part
TORRENTIAL rain over the weekend saw a soggy start to the Christmas break for motorists, shoppers and residents in East Lancs. Blackburn Rovers' home tie with Brighton and Hove Albion was the most high-profile casualty of the downpours. But residents
POLICE were called to the Brownhill Arms in Blackburn on ‘Mad Friday’ after reports that a man had been 'glassed' in the face. DS Mark Saunders at Blackburn CID said: “The victim, from Blackburn, had been drinking inside the pub with a friend when he
THREE vehicles had to be recovered after a collision outside the Foxfield Hotel in Whalley Road, Billington, at around 3.10pm. The silver Fiat Panda, blue Ford Ka and blue Vauxhall Corsa all received substantial damage during the crash. Blackburn duty
A CAR ploughed into a house and through to the dining room as the elderly driver lost control. The lady was driving the Vauxhall Agila when she lost control of the car at a T-junction near Foxcote in Astley Village, Chorley, at around 11.40am today.
THE former owner of Rossendale United Football Club has been banned from acting as a company director for five years. Andrew Connolly was found to have taken almost £81,000 from the funds of Connolly Demolition Limited, based in Accrington, of
