Rhythm & Blues Festival ELECTRIC blues dominated the last day of the best Colne festival ever, writes PAUL BARRY. But not before Thorpe, Tatton and Dyke pulled in an early crowd with their stunning acoustic set. After that it was decibels all the
DETECTIVES desperate to track down a vicious sex attacker are planning to stage a reconstruction of a rape described as the worst Lancashire has ever seen. As the third anniversary of the attack in Blackburn's Witton Park nears, police are hoping the
BLACKBURN and Burnley were today named as the best places in Lancashire to make money. In a league table based on profit margins made by companies, the two East Lancashire towns came out top in the county And they beat off almost every other area in the
LANCASHIRE postal workers returned to work after strike action in protest over the use of casual help. But fears of an indefinite strike loomed as 600 postmen in the North West staged further walkouts, along with postmen in Wales. All workers who took
Flixton 1 Great Harwood 0 A FIRST-half strike from James Holt denied Great Harwood a hard-earned point after the Reds had dominated this Bank Holiday clash for long spells. Manager Ian McGarry was forced to draft in Dave Sharples and Shaun Bursnell after
SO, the Jobsworth excuse no longer holds up over Lancashire County Council's by-law banning youngsters from delivering milk. For while, characteristically, this might first have emerged as an over-prescriptive idea in meddlesome minds in Brussels and
LANCASHIRE are set to pull out of the bidding for Sri Lankan spinning sensation Muttiah Muralitharan as a replacement for Wasim Akram next season. Coach Dav Whatmore had 'Murali' at the top of his hit list even before his historic 16 wicket performance
WHEN the last funeral cortege and the last sad lament has faded away from Omagh, the words of Robert Burns can still be heard stating the facts of "man's inhumanity to mankind." In a thirty-year war where casualties have mounted both in the UK and in
REGARDING Albert Morris's remarks (Letters, August 24) about the two Sunday school teachers who said if Princess Diana hadn't repented she would have gone to hell, I do not know the two gentlemen personally, but I do understand why they made the statement
A TRADITIONAL Burnley weavers' holiday was celebrated for the 16th year with a fair and entertainment. Before the mills were built the "Saint Monday" was taken as an unofficial holiday following a good weekend of sales. The town's weavers' triangle brought
BURNLEY and Blackburn were today named as the best places in Lancashire to make money. In a league table based on profit margins made by companies, the two East Lancashire towns came out top in the county And they beat off almost every other area in the
DETECTIVES are appealing for help after a spate of thefts by a teenager in Hyndburn. Police want to hear from people who may have been victims of the boy over the last three weeks. He has already targeted three victims in the Oakwood Road, Hollins Lane
STAN Ternent has had an approach for former Burnley captain Steve Davis turned down by Luton. Ternent confirmed that he had made a pre-season enquiry about the central defender but was told by Luton Town that he was not for sale. Davis is Burnley's biggest
VISITORS to a top art gallery will be able to breathe easily thanks to Burnley firm Interfilta. The filter company has won a £50,000 four-year contract to supply the National Museum and Galleries at Liverpool's Walker Gallery. "Due to the nature of some
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter A MAN who gave up his job as a welfare and truancy officer to cycle 2,800 miles from Perth To Sydney made a diary of his daring venture. Gordon Whittaker, 37, of Blackburn, quit the town's Education Department, for
A FAST-growing advertising firm has reported a 63 per cent jump in turnover. It is the eighth year running that Scott Dawson Advertising, based in Burnley, has seen its turnover increase. The company has recently recruited eight new members of staff to
A NEW club for Lancashire's family firms which have passed the 100-year-old mark has been launched. The aim of the Century Club is to provide mutual support for member companies and to pass on help and advice to younger companies. The club is being set
THE National Year of Reading has been designated by the Department of Education and Employment to begin this month and our NIE material has gained approval to carry the official "Read Me". To get the year off to a flying start, our NIE project has linked
DETECTIVES desperate to track down a vicious sex attacker are planning to stage a reconstruction of a rape described as the worst Lancashire has ever seen. As the third anniversary of the attack in Blackburn's Witton Park nears, police are hoping the
BLACKBURN and Burnley were today named as the best places in Lancashire to make money. In a league table based on profit margins made by companies, the two East Lancashire towns came out top in the county And they beat off almost every other area in the
A DRIVER from Pendle has steered his way to the national final of a contest to find Britain's safest motorist. Ashley Holt, of Foulridge, beat off competition from 2,500 other drivers across the country to join the final 31 hopefuls bidding for the top
A Clarets fan's view, with Stephen Cummings FOLLOWING our trip to Walsall's Bescot Stadium on Saturday, I feel compelled to report that the stadium's architect suffers from what I can only describe as abject poverty of the imagination. Either that or
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0 Nottingham Forest Reserves 0 A SPIRITED performance by a depleted Rovers Reserve side was worth three points against a very experienced Nottingham Forest. But, despite making all the running in the second half, they had to
Division Two: Burnley v Millwall - Pete Oliver's big match preview IT'S far too premature to be talking in cliched terms of six-pointers and make-or-break matches. But even at this early stage of the campaign, Millwall's visit to Turf Moor tonight is
A Rovers fan's view, with Phil Lloyd WAS anyone else relieved that Rovers weren't drawn in the UEFA Cup against Stromgodset (like Villa) or Skonto Riga? I was delighted to find that we had not been paired with a team from an obscure Norwegian town, or
STAN Ternent has had an approach for former Burnley captain Steve Davis turned down by Luton. Ternent confirmed that he had made a pre-season enquiry about the central defender but was told by Luton Town that he was not for sale. Davis is Burnley's biggest
JIMMY Corbett's jinxed start to his Blackburn Rovers career took a new cruel twist when he was carried off for the reserves last night. The £500,000 summer signing from Gillingham was on his way back from a thigh injury he picked up in pre-season when
Lunches in the Cathedral Crypt, Blackburn, 12noon-2pm. In aid of the Lantern Fund. Blackburn and District Probus Club meet St Silas's Parish Centre, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 10.30am. 'The Silk Route' by Mrs M Hogg. Woodlands Open Fellowship meet Woodlands
A FOAL on the brink of death when it was rescued by the RSPCA a year ago is now a picture of health and enjoying the green grass of a farm in the Ribble Valley. New owner Vicki Livesey said she had named the mountain pony Bruno because he has proved to
AN MP has slammed Lancashire County Council passing a new by-law banning youngsters from doorstep pinta deliveries. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has accused the county council of "outright complacency and a misguided attitude." He is demanding a rethink
A DRIVER caused a commotion when he tried to drive a 12ft 4in high lorry underneath a 9ft 9in high bridge. Traffic in Darwen town centre had to be diverted for 50 minutes while police and firemen tried to free a lorry from the railway bridge over Atlas
AGAINST increasing jitters that recession is looming, East Lancashire's major towns, Blackburn and Burnley, stand out encouragingly today in a business survey as the best places in Lancashire to make money. And they are prominent, too, in the national
IT WOULD be the greatest scandal to ever hit Blackburn if the proposed demolition of some, or maybe even all, of the town's tower-block flats goes ahead. Only a year ago, the Government stated that Britain needed several million new houses in order to
WARREN Hegg and John Crawley were today selected for England's Ashes Tour of Australia this winter. They will join Mike Atherton for the five-Test series with five more Lancashire players handed international recognitiion when the winter tour squads were
IT IS a pity that Councillor Frank Connor, chairman of Blackburn with Darwen Council's planning committee, is such a late convert to the idea that open, attractive areas enjoyed by the people should not be covered in concrete (LET, August 24). Had he
REGARDING your article 'Police make residents feel safe' (LET, August 26). While I applaud their efforts to curtail the various problems in the Sudell and St James' areas of Darwen, what on earth is happening to the focal point of Darwen - the fine Victorian
East Lancs 129, Haslingden 142-9 FORMER England all-rounder David Capel inspired Haslingden to a 13 run victory over East Lancs in the Lees Brewery Inter-League Challenge Trophy at Alexandra Meadows. Capel, who was deputising as professional for Hamish
FOLLOWING my concern (Letters, August 12) about the proposed housing development on land behind Billington Post Office that was once a tip for domestic waste, I have had no response from Ribble Valley Council. However, I have learned that although this
JIMMY Corbett's jinxed start to his Blackburn Rovers career took a new cruel twist when he was carried off for the reserves last night. The £500,000 summer signing from Gillingham was on his way back from a thigh injury he picked up in pre-season when
A TIME capsule containing the diaries of local author Benita Moore has been buried at Royal Mail's new £20 million rail terminal in Warrington. Her husband Gordon , of Rising Bridge Road, Haslingden, unveiled the plaque marking the site of the capsule
A TIME capsule containing the diaries of local author Benita Moore has been buried at Royal Mail's new £20 million rail terminal, in Warrington. Her husband, Gordon Moore, of Rising Bridge Road, Haslingden, unveiled the plaque marking the site of the
LATE-night revellers are being urged to check they are getting into a genuine cab with a vetted taxi driver at the wheel. The safety advice came from Councillor Sandra Hayes as Hyndburn licensing sub-committee received a report on the latest swoop checking
