CHILDREN cheered when the Princess Royal arrived at Burnley clothing manufacturer Grenfell. The 50 youngsters from St John's RC School, braved cold weather to join residents from Rylands Street who waved flags to welcome her. Grenfell manufactures high-quality
IN RESPONSE to Mrs M Pickering's query (Letters, April 19) as to whether any religion has an animal sanctuary, may I suggest the Catholic Study Circle for Animal Welfare? This subject is neglected and misunderstood by many people, not least by Catholics
VOTERS in Blackburn and Darwen are being warned to examine their ballot papers carefully or risk losing a say in who will win control the town hall. Residents in Blackburn face more choices than other East Lancashire folk on polling day. Nine candidates
THE boss of East Lancashire Health Authority is resigning due to ill-health, it was revealed today. Richard Crail has been chief executive since April 1994. Health authority chairman Bill Ashworth said: "It is with great regret that I have to announce
FIRE crews from around Lancashire and Greater Manchester were tackling a fire which engulfed more than 20 miles of moorland. They were faced with stopping a raging wall of fire advancing at 30ft per minute on tinder-dry moors near Rivington. Ash from
DOMINIC Cork today followed England team mate Darren Gough by warning Lancashire that he is after revenge. Derbyshire did not suffer as much as Yorkshire at Old Trafford last season, but it was still Lancashire who knocked them out of the NatWest Trophy
WELL, here's something to confuse the election guessing industry - the feelgood factor is sky high. Across the country, says a top economic consultancy, consumer confidence has reached its highest level since the 1980s' boom. And here, in the North West
YET another safety swoop on East Lancashire taxis uncovers yet another clutch of clapped-out cabs. This time, it was at Hyndburn where, out of 26 taxis stopped by police and council officials, 19 were ordered off the road. But what is most disturbing
BURNLEY will open new contract talks with Gary Parkinson next week. The Clarets wing-back has spent the season on a week-to-week contract but now Burnley are ready to offer him a new and improved two-year deal as Adrian Heath formulates his programme
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LANCASHIRE Cricket Club captain Mike Watkinson will be the guest of honour at the official launch of a summer tournament. Schools from across Blackburn are taking part in the tournament in Witton Park on Wednesday, June 4, and the winner will go through
A DOZEN divers were hoping to make a splash for the RNLI by swimming the equivalent of the Channel underwater. The members of the Pendle branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club took to the water at Pendle Leisure Centre, Colne, to swim 1,417 lengths of the
COURT action against a building firm has now been called off after 250 drums of poisonous and flammable chemicals were safely removed from an Accrington factory site. But Bury-based Kiely Developments Ltd still had to foot Hyndburn Borough Council's £10,500
THE Labour candidate for Pendle has launched a scathing attack on youths who attacked a head teacher when he challenged them for tearing down a political poster in a neighbour's garden. They were today described as "ignorant yobs" by Gordon Prentice.
I AM pleased your newspaper continues to print articles concerning the burning of hazardous waste in the cement kilns of Castle Cement, Clitheroe - 'Cemfuel firm could face legal action on emissions' (LET, April 23). The responses of both the Environment
A SENIOR councillor has slammed "unscrupulous" taxi drivers in Hyndburn after 19 cabs were ordered off the road in a safety swoop. The increase in the number of taxis failing the authority's safety checks was deplorable, said Coun Len Dickinson, chairman
A MONTH of fund-raising activities will mark the 85th anniversary of the birth of contralto Kathleen Ferrier, whose brilliant career was tragically cut short by cancer. Save the Children charity volunteers have organised a series of special events in
ROY HODGSON could well establish a French connection when he makes his first transfer market moves with at least one of Monaco's highly rated stars in his sights. But the versatile Emmanuel Petit might be a better bet than Patrick Blondeau, the man being
THREE people died in riots in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four policemen captured on video beating a black motorist. Rioters attacked cars and looted shops in the worst race riots to hit the city since the 1960s. Bodybuilder Kev Eastwood proved
AN elderly woman was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation after a fire at her home. The fire brigade said Dorothy Roberts was trying to put out a blazing log from an open fire at her home in Barley, when it sparked a fire in
HORSE-MAD Bernadette Clayton stole the show during the Princess Royal's visit to Chorley and South Ribble General Hospital. The Hoghton pensioner grabbed the attention of the Princess after revealing she was a former travelling head lad to top flat race
A CONTROVERSIAL retail and industrial complex is expected to be up and running by next summer, according to the developers. Gregory Properties, the firm behind the scheme to bring £6 million of investment to the former Smith & Nephew Stonebridge Mill
IS IT possible to consider the local taxation situation, etc, objectively? I would suggest that most people who object to any form of so-called 'poll' tax do so for purely subjective reasons, ie: ignoring any socio-political clap-trap on the subject.
THE name of Blackburn will officially change following the local authority elections on Thursday. The name Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council will be formally adopted and stationary and logos will be gradually changed over the coming months. Previous
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter "WELCOME, folks, to the most haunted part of Clitheroe," boomed our Clitheroe Ghost Walk guide Simon Entwistle. His chilling words echoed off one of the most eerie-looking houses in the vicinity. It was just a plain
THE problem of teenage groups gathering around Brierfield and Reedley is causing concern among local councillors. With summer ahead they fear groups of young people hanging around on street corners will become a greater nuisance. But Alan Binns, chairman
