DETECTIVES investigating the brutal murder of Blackburn couple Mohammed and Bilquis Karim have carried out a series of raids in the town. Several people were arrested after police swooped on five addresses in Whitebirk and Shadsworth, in Blackburn. Police
A STUNNED Blackburn man is facing a legal bill for £5,000 after an incident five years ago at a children's birthday party. Peter Shaw cannot believe he is being asked to pay for damages for a personal injury which happened at a council-run leisure centre
BURNLEY season ticket holders will have to pay up to an extra £30 to watch the Clarets at Turf Moor next season - regardless of what division they are playing in. And fans paying at the gate at individual matches will have to find an extra £1 or 50 pence
PROBATION officer Terry Bond has received a prestigious national award for his outstanding work with prisoners. Terry, of Adelaide Terrace, Blackburn, was presented with his accolade by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. He works with senior prison
Band Concert organised by Pendleside Hospice at St Leonard's Church, Padiham, 7.30pm. An Evening of Irish Dance and Music, St Joseph's Parish Church, Audley, Blackburn, 8pm. "Rays" - a musical, All Saints High School, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, 7.30pm
A COUNCILLOR told a public meeting that a new government scheme aimed at excellence in local authorities "smacked of Chairman Mao." Graham Sowter told Ribble Valley Council's policy and finance committee that the Government's Beacon Council Scheme would
AS NATO unleashed its bombs and missiles on Serb targets and the Balkan tinderbox threatens a wider war in Europe, Western nerve was already being tested over not only where this action may lead to, but also over the right of the allies to take it. It
LANCASHIRE League champions Nelson have re-signed professional Roger Harper. The Guyanan all-rounder has spent the winter working with the West Indies A-team. And there had been some doubt over his possible involvement in this summer's World Cup. But
Bradford Park Avenue 0 Great Harwood Town 1 DENIS Underwood's in-form Harwood built on Saturday's victory over Lincoln with a blend of attractive football and battling defence. Graeme Lightbown's 18th minute strike was enough to clinch the points against
ALAN CLARKSON has won the Rochdale 20, becoming Northern Veteran 20 mile Champion. The Clayton Harrier specialises in the longer distances and represented Lancashire at the distance in the Inter Counties at Stafford earlier this month. Eric Wilson of
ALL too often, we are told improvements are being made to our estate, yet on March 18 one of our committee members rang the East Area Housing Office to complain about the state of one of the roads and was told that if we can find decent tenants, the council
A MAN was due to appear in court today charged with murder following a house fire in which a 47-year-old man died. Police said Christopher Holgate, 34, of Brush Street, Burnley, was due to appear before Burnley Magistrates. Ivan Parker died in the blaze
POLICE are searching for two men after an attempted robbery and assault of the manager at Burnley's Aldi store. The men, who were in their early 30s, were disturbed by the manager as they attempted to remove a television from a back storeroom at the Active
HEALTH chiefs have agreed to ban equipment used to treat a baby whose lungs burst after she was given 100 times more air than normal at Burnley General Hospital. Burnley NHS Trust took the decision after discussing a report which investigated the death
THE persistence of a charity which helps people improve their own homes has gained them a £122,362 boost from National Lottery funds - at the sixth attempt. Hyndburn Homewise, established ten years ago to help improve homes and the quality of life for
WORKERS at a Colne upholstery firm are helping Manchester United star Paul Scholes relax after the excitement of scoring the equalising goal against Inter Milan. Just days before Scholes travelled to Italy for the big European Champions League game, Swankies
POLICE chiefs are planning to target town centre thugs in Accrington as part of a crackdown on crime in Hyndburn. The move follows the publication of the borough's first ever crime audit, a wide-ranging survey of crime patterns in the area. The statistics
A CHILDREN'S nursery, a public library, parkland and workshops look set to be swept aside to make way for a new supermarket. Retail giant Safeway is believed to be at the heart of the plans which residents fear may bring traffic chaos and kill off small
SMALL firms are failing to keep up with the revolution in doing business on the internet, according to an accountant. David Evans, a partner at the Blackburn office, of Kidsons Impey said firms were too slow to realise the benefits of e-commerce. "Although
A SPRING fair held at Pendle Community Hospital, Nelson, was one of hundreds of events across the country that marked the 50th anniversary of the National Association of the League of Friends. The annual fair, organised by the Friends of Pendle Community
MANY, I am sure, will share my view that the completion of the first, non-stop trip round the world by balloon was a wasteful and pointless adventure. Nonetheless, I am sure that just as many will share my jubilation that it was Mr Brian Jones, of Britain
IT IS not so long ago that we saw the reinstatement of the Accrington detective constable who was required to resign from Lancashire Police for being involved in lewd goings-on with a stripper at his boozy birthday attended by lots of other officers at
A NIGHT out at the cinema inspired model maker Peter Coughlin to embark an his own voyage to recreate the Titanic in miniature. The two foot long model is on show in Darwen Library until April 10, along with other memorabilia. Mr Coughlin of Lynwood Avenue
HERE we go again. It has taken Kevin Keegan just a matter of weeks to show signs of cracking under the strain of England management. Maybe he is just trying to show solidarity amongst the ranks of the part-timers, but the call-up of Chris Armstrong is
THE leader of Rossendale Council today revealed that he was fighting cancer - before urging other people to seek immediate help if they were worried about the condition. Coun Alan Fishwick spoke as he pledged his support for a new charity shop which is
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Blackburn couple Mohammed and Bilquis Karim plan to flood the Asian community with appeals for help. Leaflets in Urdu and Hindu are being distributed in Blackburn and Preston in a bid to get witnesses from the Asian
MICHAEL Williams was poised to join Oxford United's First Division relegation scrap on a free transfer from Burnley today. Oxford boss Malcolm Shotton made his pre-deadline move for Williams after the player recently had a trial spell at the Manor Ground
KEVIN Gallacher is eyeing an Easter return to action to bolster Rovers' Premiership survival campaign. Gallacher hasn't played since Blackburn's 1-0 win over Charlton at the turn of the year because of a calf injury. But the Scottish international is
ELDERLY folk and large families were due to move into new homes in the Brookhouse area of Blackburn. An £870,000 complex with 16 one bedroomed flats and 10 family houses was opened by Blackburn housing chairman Andy Kay. They were built by Northern Counties
OFFICERS at Rossendale Groundwork Trust went quackers when they learned that a consignment of artificial ducks had not arrived on schedule. They had to cancel a duck race on Easter Monday at their countryside centre, Newhallhey, Rawtenstall. But they
THE Lottery has benefited many people since its inauguration, none more so than the outright winners. To get six numbers correct is a 14,000,000 to one chance. Good luck to these people. But consider the many thousands who have three or four numbers right
I AM trying to trace relatives of master hairdresser James Holden who, in 1911-1913 and possibly later, lived at 36 Green Street, Darwen. Some time between 1909 and 1911 he married Elizabeth Earnshaw, of 1 Hope Street, Ramsbottom. Their daughter, Gladys
FURTHER to the recent memories of the old Accrington Grammar School, mine include Mr Parkinson - 'PQR' . . . "You will write out the Bible five times in Latin" and 'Daddy' Patchett with his tickling stick. Also I recall Mr Samuels' exasperated "What do
I READ with interest your comment 'Come into the real world, Sir' (LET, March 11) and noted your justified concerns regarding the current state of education and the unacceptably low levels of achievement of too many pupils. The education of our children
COUNCILLORS have made a call for a University of East Lancashire to be set up. They are asking the East Lancashire Partnership of local authorities and associated organisations to include the need for a university in their plan for the future of the area
KEVIN Gallacher is eyeing an Easter return to action to bolster Rovers' Premiership survival campaign. Gallacher hasn't played since Blackburn's 1-0 win over Charlton at the turn of the year because of a calf injury. But the Scottish international is
A MAJOR engine order is set to bring more work to Barnoldsick's Rolls-Royce factory. The aero engine giant has clinched a $180 million order for V2500 engines from Spanish airline Spanair. The Barnoldswick site, which employs more than 1,200 people, manufactures
CAMPAIGNERS have given a cautious welcome to a Home Office decision to delay cutbacks in part-time firefighters and engines in the county. Lancashire's Combined Fire Authority voted to cut crews and engines at Accrington, Leyland and Lancaster to save
BURNLEY season ticket holders will have to pay up to an extra £30 to watch the Clarets at Turf Moor next season - regardless of what division they are playing in. And fans paying at the gate at individual matches will have to find an extra £1 or 50 pence
THOUSANDS of East Lancashire aerospace workers are throwing their weight behind a new challenge. Employees at the Samlesbury site are hoping to help raise more than £500,000 for the Leukaemia Research Fund under its charity challenge initiative. The previous
A GROUP of East Lancashire employers have been acclaimed for harnessing people power. A special presentation event was staged to honour local firms who have been re-recognised under the Investors in People staff training and development scheme. And one
Food News, with Amanda Killelea ANAPHYLAXIS is the scientific term for the sometimes fatal shocks that can be triggered by food allergies. Five or six people are known to die every year from food allergies and the true figure may be higher. Most serious
A SERIES of high profile public meetings is being staged to help shape the future of Lancashire's economy. Events organised by the North West Development Agency will look a series of subjects including competitiveness and inward investment. A seminar
POLICE searching for a missing Pendle teenager have spoken to staff and students at her high school. Stephanie Bridge, 15, a pupil at Primet High, Colne, has been missing since Sunday night when she was seen by a friend in Cliffe Street, Colne. She has
THE announcement that Charlie Dimmock, the lady in the TV gardening programme, Ground Force -you know, the flame-haired lass in jeans and a T-shirt that looks like it's fighting a losing battle with a volcanic eruption - is to get her own show on BBC
The opinions expressed by John Blunt are not necessarily those of this newspaper I AM not sure whether the government's decision to cream off 100,000 bright pupils in inner city schools for special tuition is not just another gimmicky idea on the lines
A DEPRESSED husband who admitted stabbing his wife to death today walked free from court. Ronald James Thomas, 57, told his estranged wife, Eileen, that he loved her before stabbing her 11 times at her home in Redearth Street, Darwen. He was put on probation
