A CONGREGATION is hoping its new church will become a focus for the community as well as for worship. Leading members of the Baptist Church gathered in Burnley on Saturday to mark the official opening of Rosehill Baptist Church. It has taken over what
A FATHER came home from a Mothering Sunday church service to find his 20-year-old student son dead. David Wesson, an apparently fit and healthy young man, was found collapsed in bed by his father, Richard, who had returned to the family's home in Weatherhill
EMPLOYERS in the North West are upbeat about jobs prospects over the next three months. The latest Manpower survey reports that 21 per cent of bosses in the region expect to increase their workforce against 13 per cent predicting a fall. "It is good to
THE debate on energy in the Commons this week, inspired by East Lancashire MPs Gordon Prentice, of Pendle, and the Ribble Valley's Nigel Evans, puts into sharp focus the controversy over plans to set up more wind farms on Lancashire's moorland hilltops
IF THE pattern at hospital accident and emergency departments up and down the country is, as a survey shows, one of them struggling to cope with soaring patient demand and staff shortages, just what are we to make of a remedy that involves shutting lots
ADRIAN Heath and Steve McMahon crossed the turf and warmly embraced each other at the final whistle. Pals and old adversaries on the pitch. Both avid students of the game at Goodison Park and Anfield. More clubs than Jack Nicklaus between them and both
DEFENSIVE errors cost Darwen dearly as they lost a match they clearly dominated at Andrew Street. The first goal came after 20 minutes when they were hit on the break from their own corner kick. The Chadderton centre forward tore through and finished
FOURTEEN players were sent off during a Burnley Sunday League match that ended in mayhem. Players crowded around referee William Allott at the end of a game between General Havelock and Protec. Having already red-carded four men, Mr Allott told league
TURF Moor chief Adrian Heath will step up his hunt for fresh faces today with the Endsleigh League transfer embargo 10 days away. Heath is tracking a number of targets and I understand there could still be life in his attempt to bring Tranmere Rovers
HARRY Houdini might have learned a new trick from the men of Mangotsfield. Like how to escape from a match your opponents have dominated and register the most unlikely of 1-0 victories. For much of this match the home side was not so much under fire as
HEALTH watchdogs today attacked a leaked closure hit list of hospital casualty departments that could lead to a huge increase in work for East Lancashire hospitals and force patients to travel further for treatment. The Royal Preston, Chorley and Ormskirk's
COLIN Calderwood's personal nightmare came to an end after just 20 minutes of trying but failing to mark Alan Shearer, pictured right scoring his third goal. And for that small mercy the Spurs and Scotland central defender must be truly thankful. But
ALAN Shearer's goals can still shoot Blackburn Rovers into a qualifying place for next season's UEFA Cup. That's the Ewood and England striker's target - and Rovers boss Ray Harford believes that, after a "big week", it's now a possibility. Shearer's
HAWKS Premier League flame still flickers after a weekend of restored pride for the Blackburn ice hockey aces. Realistically, it will take a remarkable and unlikely sequence of results to see Hawks come out on top of the play off group, but they go into
A DECISION on controversial plans for a mock Tudor-style block of flats and maisonettes in a prestigious residential area of Blackburn has been deferred by council planners. Thirty-five angry residents from the Meins Road area packed into the planning
A PROPOSAL to build 60 houses on land north of Baxenden cricket ground will be the subject of a public inquiry this summer. But any development on the green belt site would not be allowed to start until after the year 2006. It is hoped that the Hyndburn
A NEW initiative to help firms break into world markets is being launched this week. The East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and Industry is setting up an export club in response to requests from local exporters and companies keen to sell overseas. And
IT'S NEVER too early to learn the energy-saving lesson - in fact, the younger the better. Youngsters from St Thomas's CE School, Blackburn, have been learning valuable facts about conserving resources With the help of the Esso Young Energy Savers Scheme
FOURTEEN players were sent off during a Burnley Sunday League match that ended in mayhem. Players crowded around referee William Allott at the end of a game between General Havelock and Protec. Having already red-carded four men, Mr Allott told league
TWO goals from Darren Thornton gave the Reds a well-deserved victory in the UniBond Premier Division. Droylsden almost took an eighth minute lead when a Alan Pannett shot hit the crossbar. Stanley's Brian Welch had a good effort saved by Phil Melville
CONTROVERSIAL plans to put wind farms on Lancashire moorlands look set to be debated in the Commons. Ministers have hinted that they may allow a special energy policy debate which will examine the question of the value of huge groups of windmills designed
POLICE are hunting for two men who launched an attack on a man in an Indian restaurant using a hammer and an iron bar. Thirty-two year old Paul Abbott of Rutland Street, Blackburn was assaulted and had substance sprayed in his face at the Sahjan restaurant
A TRAINING scheme to encourage youngsters to take an interest in engineering has won a top award. British Aerospace's Young Engineers Club attracts teenagers from across Lancashire who want to learn basic engineering skills. The scheme, open to 14 to
