SAINSBURY looks set for a blockbusting spending spree in its store wars battle with Asda in Burnley. The food giant aims to buy up three major properties on the edge of its Burnley centre store - the key to a multi-million pounds re-development of the
PARENTS are being reassured that the death of a young boy from meningitis is an isolated case. Zak Hargreaves of Robin House Cottages, Briercliffe, died in Burnley General Hospital on Sunday from meningococcal meningitis. He would have been four in a
I CONGRATULATE Blackburn conservative Party on appointing Britain's first Asian woman prospective parliamentary candidate. One major reason for her being selected is, I believe, because Blackburn has a large population of ethnic minorities. But why was
AN EAST Lancashire consultant microbiologist has condemned rogue farmers who evade controls against the spread of mad cow disease by forging certificates and bogus cattle tags. But Dr Stephen Dealler blames the scandal on a decrease in the amount paid
ACCRINGTON are the only Marsden BS Lancashire Cricket League club still without a professional - with the new season just a few weeks away. And the club's cricket chairman Peter Barratt said: "At the moment, we haven't got anybody. "But we have agents
BLACKBURN Rugby Club travelled to London to play Enfield prior to the England international and recorded a convincing 36-17 win against a team who have won Middlesex this year and reached the quarter finals of the Pilkington Shield. This was a clash of
AN East Lancashire consultant slams farmers who evade controls to stop the spread of Mad Cow disease by forging "health certificates" for cattle they sell. But, he adds, if they got better compensation from the government when their herds became infected
THE Dunblane massacre has highlighted as never before the need for better school security, but it comes as a shock to discover that violence is something that teachers face every day - from their pupils and parents. For a survey of 1,000 teachers in Manchester
IT took 12 firefighters to free a pregnant cow stuck in a brook at Higher Wendshead Farm, Tockholes Road, Darwen. Leading firefighter Jim Earnshaw of Darwen fire station said: "The cow was extremely distressed and was in danger of aborting. "The farmer
YOUNG Ashley Hudson takes some licking when it comes to remaining cool in a crisis. The eight-year-old Badger in the Padiham Division of the St John Ambulance used his training to save the life of his little brother, Shane, three, when he choked on a
HE'S done it again! The seemingly unstoppable Alan Shearer (pictured) has once more rewritten the Ewood history books. Shearer's three goals, which clinched a dramatic victory for Blackburn Rovers at White Hart Lane on Saturday, mean he now has five Premiership
AN initiative to help keep Lancashire's aerospace industry flying high has been hailed a major success. The Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace organised a conference to bring together businesses, DTI officials and trade groups to share ideas and best
CASH collected at a cabaret evening has been presented to the Blackburn chairman of the SuperScan Appeal, Terry Barber. Orchard Working Men's Club, Blackburn, raised more than £500 last month and earned themselves a SuperScan silver certificate, presented
INDIVIDUALS and groups across Britain are now preparing for this year's Dragon Boat racing season, and on behalf of the Cancer Research Campaign I am appealing to anyone who is interested in racing to help the Campaign raise vital funds for cancer research
A WOUNDED wedding guest has relived an attack which brought a day of celebration to a terrifying end Paul Abbott, 32, was injured with a claw hammer and had spray aimed at his face at the Shajan Indian Restaurant on the A59 at Clayton-le-Dale. He was
OUR government is exporting £10 billion of UK taxpayers' money to the European Union to subsidise our competitors. Everyone, even children buying crisps or sweets, is taxed for this purpose, but the majority receive no benefit whatever from membership
A CHILDREN'S play area could be grassed over after being repeatedly vandalised. The playground in June Street, in the Audley area of Blackburn, has a history of misuse. Two petitions from residents have been handed in at the Town Hall requesting its removal
ADRIAN Heath has never disguised his enormous admiration for Dario Gradi's labour at the Crewe Alexandra soccer academy. And Heath is certain the English game can learn and prosper from Gradi's blueprint. It is a project which launched David Platt, Rob
EAST Lancashire MPs and Home Secretary Michael Howard have clashed bitterly over the link between unemployment and crime. Blackburn's Jack Straw and Pendle's Gordon Prentice (pictured) claimed there was a link. But Mr Howard denied it. Labour backbencher
ADRIAN Heath's (pictured) transfer net is closing in on two main targets. And as the Turf Moor player-manager prepared for tonight's tough Division Two assignment against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road he said: "I've got my eye on a couple of players.
HEALTH chiefs today hit back at reports that dozens of casualty departments in the North West could face the axe. The Audit Commission suggested in its report on accident and emergency services that health authorities should consider closing some smaller
A GRANT negotiation firm has made a successful start to 1996. Blackburn-based EuroGrant has already helped secure £700,000 worth of grants for Scapa Scandia and Graham & Brown. A £500,000 Regional Selective Assistance grant awarded to Graham &
TWO new trainee solicitors have been taken on by Ramsbottom & Co. All-round sportsman Duncan Duke, 24, joins the firm after studying at QEGS, De Montfort University, Leicester and the College of Law, York. Rachel Horman, 23, former pupil at St Mary's
I READ with interest government proposals for a referendum on the issue of a single European currency. Mindful of recent financial institution mergers, such as the Halifax and Leeds Building Societies and that proposed between the Abbey National and National
TICKETS to see The Chippendales are among raffle prizes to raise money for the £1 million SuperScan appeal. The Red House Motel is holding a SuperScan fun night tomorrow when the draw will be made. Blackburn chairman Terry Barber said: "This is going
KEVIN Gallacher's invite to join Ewood team-mates Colin Hendry and Billy McKinlay at the Euro 96 party could soon be in the post. Scotland boss Craig Brown has handed the Blackburn Rovers comeback star a second vital step towards a place in the European
THE official switch-on of new floodlighting for St James's Parish Church in Accrington is planned for Saturday, March 30, at about 6.30pm. The ceremony will include a short speech and prayer by the Rev Frederick Cooke, and a speech by the deputy mayor
VOTERS in Blackburn and Darwen have only a few days to check whether their name is on the electoral register, making them eligible to vote in the May 2 district council elections. Most people over the age of 18 living in Britain have the right to vote
MORE than 100 years of male domination came to an end today when women were allowed into the annual general meeting of Darwen's Central Conservative Club. It is the first time women have been given a say in running the Church Street club since it was
THREE men were being held by police today following armed swoops in Accrington and Oswaldtwistle. Detective Superintendent Ken Standring said inquiries were still continuing and articles recovered from the houses were being examined. The Queen and members
REGARDING David McDowall's remarks (Letters, March 6) about cooking lobsters, I wonder how he would like to be placed in a vat of boiling water? Would he not scream? Or would the noise he made just happen to be air being forced out of his mouth under
SO the NHS gravy train for the bosses at Burnley's hospitals comes to a halt. Out go the "performance" bonuses that added thousands of pounds to the pay of trust executives. And unable to be repeated is the kind of golden "goodbye" deal that saw axed
PARENT Neil Hogg put his chef's hat on as part of science week at St Peter and St Paul's CE Primary School, Rishton. Mr Hogg, a chef at Sparth House Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, baked some bread and explained the history and art of bread-making to junior
A SHOCK survey has revealed teaching staff are living in daily fear of attack from parents and pupils. The startling study shows one in five teachers work at a school where parents have been banned by court order and three out of four secondary school
AN AMBULANCE crew helped release a worker's hand from a piece of machinery in the early hours of this morning. The female worker from the Glisten Company was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after the accident which trapped her hands and fingers. She
BAD weather has forced a hold-up on construction of the M65 extension. Contractors Amec, responsible for phase two of the M65 through Blackburn, have been unable to go ahead with delicate work lifting a bridge into place over Roman Road, close to Davyfield
MEMBERS of the Orphanage Cup committee said a big thank-you to people who have helped them give a helping hand to needy youngsters in the Blackburn area. At the annual general meeting in Longshaw WMC, long service awards were presented to committee members
IT WAS woman against fish. I fought in solitude, the silence broken only by my curses as I struggled to play the unseen fish and avoid losing valuable tackle. Well, this was the scenario I had expected. I was desperate to haul a slippery catch to the
CLITHEROE provided the perfect dress rehearsal for Saturday's FA Vase tie with an important victory against a useful Nantwich side. On the half hour mark, Nantwich snatched the lead when Neil Baron was shrugged off the ball, and a Nantwich forward turned
