A PRIVATE security firm is set to launch guard patrols to protect houses and property from crooks operating on Blackburn estates. Loynds Security Services, which already guards building sites and buildings in the town, is planning to charge £1.50 per
THE official opening of Blackburn's new-look bus station has been delayed by a month following a series of hitches. The Boulevard is in the middle of a £2 million revamp and building work was scheduled to be completed by September. But a number of snags
HOWARD Wilkinson was talking about his own team and club situation when he commented at Ewood last night: "Sometimes you just have to tough it through and grind out a result." But he could just as easily have been discussing Blackburn Rovers. Two home
SHOPPERS and traders appear to have won a change in the controversial disc-parking scheme in Accrington town centre. Hyndburn Council will next week be recommended to increase the disc-parking maximum stay from two hours to three. If the full council
THE Farnborough air show brought a welcome boost for East Lancashire's aerospace industry. Orders worth more than £1.5 million were clinched by Aero & Industrial Technology and the Pendle Group of Companies, both based in Burnley. It was further proof
A PRIVATE security firm which is to patrol Blackburn housing estates plagued by burglars and vandals claims it has had an encouraging response. This comes as no surprise at a time when many people believe that all the odds are in favour of the vandal
RAY Harford laid it on the line for his players last night as Blackburn Rovers slumped to their third defeat in four matches - We were simply the worst. The Ewood boss, who must surely have been nudged closer to solving his striking problems with at least
LANCASHIRE faced a twin Championship threat from Lord's today. A second delegation from the TCCB was heading north to inspect the pitch for their game against Middlesex, increasing fears of a repeat of the 25-point fine imposed after Middlesex's last
A COUPLE who met through their love of dancing celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary today with a party for friends and family. Sidney and Priscilla Caygill, both 84, courted for 13 months after meeting at what was known as the Weavers dance hall
WITH the harvest upon us and hedgerows brimming over with fruits of the season, now is the perfect time to have a go at making Britain's favourite mealtime treat - jam. Everyone loves jam, whether it is on breakfast toast, afternoon tea scones or suppertime
A WINDOW cleaner died after falling off a roof in Clitheroe. Mr Vincent Lawson, 65, of Simonstone Lane, Simonstone,who had had the Ribble Valley round for more than 30 years, fell as he worked in Woone Lane. He landed on a concrete base but it is believed
VAUX Ribblesdale League champions Padiham are in the hunt for a new professional. The 1995 title holders have decided to release West Indian quickie Joe Grant. And there is speculation that captain Pankaj Tripathi - who suffered a Ribblesdale League ban
A PUBLIC consultation exercise gave the a resounding thumbs-down to Burnley health bosses' application for NHS Trust status. More than 3,000 replies were against the move by the regional health authority compared to 20 in support. A ROW erupted over plans
BLACKBURN councillors voted to change the name of the town's Market Avenue to Mandela Way, as a tribute to the black South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, after a fierce debate. Lancashire Police were hoping the BBC's Crimewatch programme would
ORDERS worth more than £1.25 million have been clinched by East Lancashire aerospace firms. Aero & Industrial Technology and the Pendle Group of Companies, both based in Burnley, announced the major contracts at the Farnborough Airshow. And other
A SPECTACULARLY successful concert could have been ruined by the unhelpful attitude of some council officers, a councillor claimed. Ribble Valley Council leader Howel Jones praised the organisers of last weekend's Last Night of the Proms concert at Clitheroe
BUS giants Stagecoach are poised to close a deal to buy struggling Hyndburn Transport, it was revealed today. Busmen are reeling from the bombshell disclosure that Preston-based Stagecoach Ribble looks set to buy the whole of Hyndburn Council's bus operation
BURNLEY were paired against First Division Charlton Athletic when the draw for the Coca-Cola second round was made today. The Clarets face a first leg trip to the Valley with a return at Turf Moor a week later. Meanwhile, striker Paul Barnes was poised
