ROADS in the Shadsworth area such as Ailsa Road, Dunoon Drive and Rothesay Road are becoming known as death trap roads. They are being used as short-cuts to beat the traffic on Shadsworth Road and the majority of people there have one or more children
I HAVE never had any desire to own or drive a car: I have always been an enthusiastic user and defender of public transport. However, Stagecoach are rapidly showing me the error of my ways. Since their 'rationalisation' of services in September, I have
SANTA Claus is coming to town tomorrow to launch the festive season in Blackburn. Shopping centre bosses are bringing Father Christmas back to Blackburn after an absence of several years and a special procession is planned. The march through the centre
A ROSSENDALE man was recovering at home after a nightmare ordeal in which he was trapped for several hours in thick mud. Clifford Taylor, of Waterfoot, set off for a mid-afternoon walk but soon became stuck in deep mud in a field. He spent a night in
WITH Labour handing back a donation from Formula One racing chief Bernie Ecclestone, ministers will no doubt be hoping to draw a line under the row over its exemption of the sport from its planned ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship. Yet, even
LOUISE Woodward has received mercy, but has she or anyone involved in her case had justice? For when the emotion surrounding the case is stripped away, the conclusion now arrived at - and it may not yet be the last chapter in this extraordinary saga -
THE dramatic rescue of a party of children and adults trapped in a flooding cave was one of the news assignments for a group of teachers The 16 teachers gathered the facts to include in their own newspaper pages, while other teachers took on the task
THE mother of a teenage girl who died in a house fire in Accrington is not to be prosecuted. Jane Walmsley, 13, died in a blaze started by a chip pan at her Lister Street home at the end of August. Her mother, Dawn Walmsley, who was not in the house when
EAST Lancashire firms are pioneering a green revolution that is the envy of the country, business leaders were told. Sir David Trippier, High Sheriff of Lancashire and a former Government minister, said the achievements of local firms in turning environmental
WHEN John Major said "the polluter will pay," he obviously meant that the cost of cleaning up pollution would be placed at the door of the main polluter. For some time, the education of our children has been interrupted by the collection of metal cans
CRUEL rabbit killers who went on a murdering spree have left three shocked families in mourning. The blood soaked pets were discovered by their owners on Saturday morning. All three animals had been taken from hutches in Pole Lane, Darwen, during the
DEALING with 100 family debts totalling £1million has left a money advice service strapped for cash. Blackburn Citizens' Advice Bureau's specialist money advice service is currently assisting 100 multiple debt clients, many under threat of losing their
DISCIPLINARY action has not been taken against Burnley council officers whose lack of action on a cafe contract could cost the town thousands of pounds in lost rent. An internal inquiry has found mistakes were made when the council allowed present tenant
A JOINER who lost two fingers in an accident with a circular saw has been discharged from the Royal Preston Hospital. Peter Ryan, 40, is now recovering at home in Lindadale Close, Accrington. His wife, Teresa, said: "He's all right but a bit sore and
ITALIAN international striker Pierluigi Casiraghi is the latest big-name striker to be linked with Blackburn Rovers, as the search for reinforcements continues. And, with a surplus of strikers at Casiraghi's Serie A club Lazio, it could be more than just
A CASH-STRAPPED council faced having to pay £330,000 to put homeless families into bed and breakfast accommodation because there was nowhere else for them to live. Hyndburn Council had to turn to hotels and guest houses to keep people off the streets
I WOULD like to get in touch with Mrs Mary Greenwood, sister of the late Herbert Jackson, who lived at the following addresses: 69 Bold Street, Fleetwood Street, 60 Higher Reedley Road, 92 Higher Reedley Road, Brierfield, or Mr Eric Greenwood, husband
CAMPAIGNERS formed a human chain to stop traffic in a busy road where an elderly woman was killed. It was the latest action in their long-running battle for a pedestrian crossing in Preston Old Road, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, The protest was organised after
CARLISLE United could emerge as serious challengers to Burnley for the signature of non-League striker Kevin Henderson, if Chris Waddle decides to go all the way and tries to add the Morpeth man to his staff. Henderson, who has an outstanding scoring
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter TWO decades ago tots' TV hardly raised an eyebrow. The likelihood of Mr Ben or The Clangers causing a rumpus would have been unimaginable. But take four fat baby-like humanoids who speak like gurgling children, have
I'D like to say I agree with A Shurmer's letter (LET, November 5) in that the so-called traffic-calming measures currently in fashion are ill thought out and a waste of money. The problem is the low standard of driving, the number of drivers who cut corners
IS Christine Rutter correct in saying that two Welsh girls recently made history by being the first to officially fight for Britain? I remember once, seeing a photograph of lady boxers at an Olympics around the turn of the century. Perhaps someone could
