BLACKBURN Rovers today unveiled Ewood Park's new Chief Executive, writes TONY DEWHURST. Rovers have announced the appointment of 48-year-old Granada Leisure high-flyer John Williams. And in a further development, secretary Tom Finn joins the new Chief
A GIRL of 13 was left so traumatised by a sex attack in a secluded cemetery that she failed to report it to police for more than two weeks. The young victim was pounced on as she walked through the grounds at the rear of Whitewell Park, Darwen, at around
THREE more top level appointments have been made at Blackburn town hall in the run-up to local government re-organisation. Two executive directors charged with overseeing Blackburn with Darwen Council policy and strategy have been picked by a specially
HYNDBURN Council was given permission to borrow more than £1m for central heating, double glazing, improvements to insulation, kitchens and bathrooms, providing paving and repairing outside walls in Springhill, Accrington. Tenants of the Unity houses
AN award-winning medical secretary is just what any doctor would order... and Karen Lewis fitted the bill after being named top student in the country after a Royal Society of Arts exam. Karen, 18, of Blackburn, beat thousands of other students to the
GED Furey walked off the last hole and straight on to the putting green at Northop Park after a disappointing third round in the Glenmuir Club Professional Championship. A level par round of 72 for a 213 aggregate left him 11 shots adrift of new leader
MIKE Atherton's single minded determination to win the Ashes will cost him a fortune this summer. Atherton is in his benefit year, and on the eve of the Lord's Test held a glittering dinner in London which raised £50,000. That is an indication of the
CONTRARY to expectations, Tony Blair has backed the giant dome Millennium Exhibition at Greenwich - an £838million project that was in danger of being abandoned. But, for all his provisos about it being a lasting legacy, improved content and so forth,
PRESTIGE pension fund members, concerned about access to their money, will have their questions answered by a union expert next week. Around 200 of the 330 workers employed at the works when it went into receivership at the start of the year have paid
ROSENBORG'S Bent Skammelsrud is yet another Blackburn Rovers target, writes TONY DEWHURST. And the Norwegian champions may offer Lars Bohinen a lifeline if he decides to quit England and return to Scandanavia. Rosenborg's Director of Coaching Rune Bratseth
IT hasn't taken Labour long, has it? They have only been in power for six weeks and already one MP has said that the NHS is under greater threat than it ever was under the Conservatives. For years, whilst they were in opposition, the NHS was a main plank
ADRIAN Heath faces a transfer joust with his former club Stoke City for the signature of a Dutch defender, writes TONY DEWHURST. The Clarets manager has opened negotiations with a right-sided full back in the Netherlands and could make a capture early
JOHN Blunt (LET, June 11) seems to be castigating the Labour government already. I think he will agree with me that it will have a long way to go to match the previous government's track record. That, remember, included the decimation of the coal, steel
AN overjoyed Nigel Evans was today tipped for the loyalty bonus of a Shadow Cabinet job for his commitment to William Hague's successful Tory leadership bid. The Ribble Valley MP was at Mr Hague's side throughout the campaign and described as "ready to
PROBLEMS at Castle Cement's Clitheroe works prompted a national crackdown on the burning of Cemfuel and similar materials in cement kilns, a government minister has revealed. The failure of the Environment Agency to properly regulate the controversial
REGARDING Catherine Smyth's article (LET, June 14) 'Bins a success' in Rossendale (detailing the council's views on their new wheelie bins scheme - Editor). The bins, with the Rossendale crest in gold on the front are now one of the sights of our valley
FINAL preparations are taking place for a massive "alternatives" festival in Pendle featuring theatre, entertainment, workshops and displays by more than 50 local and national organisations. The free event, to be held on June 27 and 28 at Pendle Leisure
CARL Fogarty aims to put some daylight between himself and his world superbikes pursuers by completing a fabulous Monza hat-trick this weekend. The two-time former world champion from Blackburn lies 24 points ahead of nearest rival New Zealander Aaron
PERHAPS somebody should explain to Harold Hardman, the president of Accrington Lions (LET, June 16) that the red Indians did a rain dance to make it rain - not to make it stay away. M J HAWTREY (Mr), Ellenshaw Close, Darwen. Previous news story Converted
THE YOUNGEST Tory leader for 200 years, William Hague has a man's job to do - that of uniting a dejected and divided party and winning power. He will have a hard struggle to do the former and, with the stance he has taken, is on a nigh-impossible mission
HOUSING bosses need to find £106 million to maintain and repair Blackburn and Darwen council homes over the next 12 years. The huge bill has been revealed as councillors look at major plans to breathe new life into the borough's run-down estates. More
CRIME levels have been slashed by up to 77 per cent as closed circuit television forces crooks out of Blackburn town centre, it was announced today. Figures released for the six months to March this year have revealed that drug dealers, thieves and vandals
A SCRAP engine ended up perched in a tree after being thrown off the back of a lorry as it crashed into a ditch. The bizarre sight on the grass verge at the side of Burnley Road, Altham, astounded passing motorists who dropped their speed to look at the
A COACH firm was blasted today after a day trip to a theme park turned into a rollercoaster nightmare ride for a party of mums and toddlers. The tots, who were as young as three-months-old, were stranded inside the 50-seat vehicle for more than 90 minutes
FRAUDSTERS who cheat the taxpayer by claiming free prescriptions are a bitter pill to swallow for East Lancashire pharmacists. Chemists today welcomed a major crackdown on the prescription fraud racket in the NHS which costs the NHS £16 million a year
I ponder my fourth year of unemployment since graduating, I would like to tell your readers who are fortunate enough to be in employment, what it is like trying to find a job. Gone are the simple days of calling into a place and asking for a vacancy.
HOME Secretary Jack Straw is being urged to ban alcopops - by the Salvation Army. They are calling on young readers of the Army's Kids Alive weekly paper to write to the Blackburn MP asking him to take the drinks off the shelves. And the paper will deliver
TALKS are taking place between town hall chiefs and union leaders over the future of council workers' jobs. Unison, the public sector workers' union, is worried staff at the town hall could lose out when Blackburn with Darwen becomes a single status authority
PETITIONING residents who placed 30mph signs to combat speeding down their road have won council backing for calming measures. Hyndburn environmental services committee agreed to press Lancashire County Council to include the safety scheme for New Lane
