Sheffield Wednesday 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 - Peter White reports DAVID Pleat spoke about the one "golden second" that cost Sheffield Wednesday victory on what was, by and large, an afternoon of mediocrity at Hillsborough. It was a strange choice of phrase
ONE hundred and ten years ago this week your favourite evening newspaper first hit the streets of Lancashire. During the 11 decades the "must you can trust" has gone from strength to strength. There have been many changes but the newspaper has never forgotten
TEACHERS have voted overwhelmingly to walk out if a teenager who struck a colleague is allowed back into class. It is exactly a week since Fearns High School in Stacksteads was forced to accept 13-year-old Matthew Nixon back into the school. He is being
A WEEKEND of events throughout Rossendale is expected to raise more than £1,000 to help fund expansion plans at the area's hospice. Organisers of the 'Hospice Weekend' staged fund-raising events in each of the three main towns in the Rossendale Valley
THE Government was facing a mounting storm over leaked reports which grimly warned that there may be more job losses in the North West before the end of the decade. Spokesmen were playing down the predictions outlined in 17 volumes of papers send privately
THERE have been changes at the top at Burnley-based travel firm Althams. John Cook, a great grandson of one of the original founders of the business, has been appointed a director of Althams Travel. Mr Cook, 52, has been managing director of Thomas Cook
MAY I inform J Pilkington (Letters, October 11) that the Anne Frank Diary and the Holocaust are a statement of historical fact, and there can be no valid reason to suppress it. The aim is not to blame the German people, but the Nazis who were responsible
A SECURITY officer and his brother holidaying in Florida joined hundreds of guests to search for a missing four-year-old. Les Walford was staying in Orlando with his wife Maureen, his brother Fred and their family, at The Quality Inn. They first heard
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has said the Government must make its Stalking Bill part of its own legislative programme to ensure it becomes law before the election. The government has revealed that stalkers will face up to five years in prison if they continue
Burnley 1 Notts County 0 - Tony Dewhurst reports FOOTBALL managers can be a curious and quirky breed. They live on a regular diet of adrenaline, fear and trepidation. Each match could be their last. Cherished hero one minute, victims of a witch hunt the
HAVING recently attended a seminar on the subject of 'Uniting Britain' at Daneshouse and Stoneyholme Community Centre in Burnley - a building which is magnificent with sports a reception area, community hall, cafeteria and sports barn - I must condemn
HOMEOWNERS in parts of Blackburn could lose Channel 4 reception unless they have their television sets re-tuned. Around 2,500 homes in the Queens Park area of town have been affected by signalling problems following the switch to the new Winter Hill transmitter
Formby 2 Darwen 3 OVERCOMING inconsistent conditions underfoot, Darwen produced an excellent second half display to reach the second round of the NWCL League Challenge Cup at Brows Lane. Second Division side Formby, currently battling it out at the top
TWO more organisations have moved into the recently opened Globe Centre in Accrington. The East Lancashire Promotions Partnership and Hyndburn Enterprise Trust have both relocated into the centre. The Partnership can be contacted on 01254 600615; the
REGARDING your report 'Battling for dads,' (LET, September 30), I am all in favour of what Bob Geldof says. The women have had it too much their own way long enough. I am speaking from experience - my son has been going through hell for two years and
PETER Reid is expected to launch another raid for Blackburn Rovers' young goalkeeper Shay Given this week. But the answer will be the same from Ewood - Nothing doing. The Sunderland boss saw his only experienced keeper Tony Coton suffer a badly broken
YOUNG mum Emma Birtwistle was outraged when Tories revealed a "My Fair Lady" scheme to teach single mums punctuality and politeness to get jobs. And unlike Eliza Doolittle, she wasn't struggling with her words. She branded Social Security Secretary Peter
DOUG Hodgson's Burnley career has been cut dramatically short by a badly broken cheekbone. The big Aussie centre-half was helped from the pitch in the dying moments of Saturday's 1-0 win over Notts County. And the accidental collision leaves him facing
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has warned small businesses that the country shouldn't become complacent about the economic recovery. Speaking at the Small Business Bureau's annual conference in Surrey, he said he would try and speed up moves to have Capital
AS part of the BBC's commitment to listening to the views of licence payers we are looking for viewers and listeners interested in joining the North West Regional Advisory Council. The council, comprising 12 members of the public, meets four times a year
FUMING police chief today revealed that shopkeepers were selling fireworks to children as young as 12-years-old. And Sergeant Geoff Rowbottom urged traders to be more responsible during the countdown to Bonfire Night. Undercover police have witnessed
ETHNIC workers will be allowed to wear special costumes at work and take time off for religious festivals when new guidelines are brought in at County Hall. County council bosses will have to follow strict guidelines to ensure the religious and cultural
I DON'T think the public will swallow Councillor Renee Greaves' praise for the Tories achievements (Letters, September 23), especially on income tax. In 1979, the top rate of tax came down by as much as 47p in the pound; the standard rate was reduced
A LIGHT socket found in a Holland's hotpot could have been an act of sabotage by a disgruntled employee. The 3in socket, complete with wires, was discovered by a Doncaster man inside a Coronation Street-style Betty's hotpot produced at the company's Baxenden
A WREATH was laid in a misty graveyard as Aberfan remembered its lost children on the 25th anniversary of the coal tip disaster. It was placed at the foot of the large cross bearing the names of all 144 victims. An ice hockey star had emergency surgery
RAY Harford was left to face up to an unenviable statistic as Blackburn Rovers' position worsened at the foot of the Premiership. Failure to beat Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday meant Rovers have now registered their worst-ever start to
Dumfries Vikings 9 Blackburn Hawks 5 ISMO Rokala turned in a stunning individual performance, scored four goals and ended up a loser! The Flying Finn found the net four times inside the opening 18 minutes but, once again, topsy turvy Blackburn Hawks took
BLATANT law-breaking has been found by undercover police vetting firework sales. Not only are they being sold in East Lancashire to under-age children as young as 12, but shopkeepers are not storing them safely, as the law says they should. The police
HEALTH chiefs are accused of "emotional blackmail" today over children's dental health in their campaign to have fluoride added to drinking water. They are sending toothpaste to parents of two-year-olds and, at the same time, urging them to ask North
THE traditionally male-dominated world of long distance truck driving holds no fears for Nicola Farnsworth after she passed her HGV driving test with flying colours first time at just 21. Nicola, of Mitchell Street, Clitheroe, has made a habit of taking
A FAST-EXPANDING company is building a new plant overseas as its Far Eastern market continues to grow. Blackburn-based Longworth, which specialises in refurbishing filters used in manufacturing industries, has begun work in Malaysia. In recent years Longworth
A FAMILY have appealed for help in finding a pet dog which fled after a road accident. The small Staffordshire bull terrier - Scrapper - was hit by two cars on the A666 between Darwen and Blackburn after being let off the lead. Owner Jacqueline Wilson
FEARS over methane gas and arsenic have led to controversial plans for 34 houses being put on hold. About 30 residents attended Burnley Council's planning committee to object and present a petition against the scheme, at Lowerhouse Fold, Burnley. They
USED syringes, needles and condoms and a catalogue of crime have led residents to petition Burnley Council for the closure of a footpath. They claim the link between Peebles Grove and Bristol Street is used by people who commit vandalism and cause a nuisance
Eric Leaver's Monday HEALTH Minister Stephen Dorrell's idea for supermarkets to have doctor's surgeries in them may be novel, but I wonder whether he and his think-tank wallahs have considered the consequences. I have. Let us proceed then to the GP practice
WORK to replace water pipes in Darwen has been branded a disaster by the mother of a sick baby after her supplies were cut off for the fourth day in a row. Linda Holden, of Newton Street, Darwen, said she was left without water to feed and bathe her six-month-old
THE father of hostage Paul Wells was today staging a press conference in India to drum up support for the search for his son. Reporters from local newspapers and TV and radio stations were expected to attend the conference later today when an emotional
