A CATHOLIC comprehensive girls school has been named as one of the top schools in the country, according to the inspection body Ofsted. St Hilda's in Burnley was one of the best 203 schools out of 3,500 inspected by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in
WHAT a crazy world we live in! It is now possible to make money by being in jail. Prisoners suffering stress due to rioting hit the jackpot. The legal profession, no doubt, has jumped on the cash making bandwagon by representing their prisoners, seeking
A BRAVE grandma told today how she fought to save the life of a mum who suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack. And Ann-Marie Fallows revealed how the victim's five-year-old son hid in a cupboard during the attack on Paula Johnson. Anne-Marie saw
NELSON managed to get the better of the weather and Formby in a one-sided North West Counties' League Second Division clash. Nigel Coates's men started on top and took the lead on seven minutes when Matt Shields robbed a defender and hit in a sweet left
IT IS very important for us to have foreign friends. We would like to know about interests of British girls and boys, their customs, and so on. Also we have few opportunities to use our English and we are eager to improve it through correspondence. If
IAM gathering information on "accident" blackspots and am particularly interested in the A666 Darwen to Bolton road, or the "Devil's Highway" as your report (LET, January 18) referred to it. I would be grateful for any readers' comments on why this stretch
WE KEEP hearing about "accelerated learning" or "fast tracking" for the most able children. But what about the rest? Some talent is given to everyone and encouragement is essential to a child's well-being and the kind of person he or she will grow up
FURTHER to the question of the alleged desertion of soldiers in the 1914-1918 war, and the remarks of Albert Morris (Letters, January 29) and Edward Adamson (Letters, January 24), I would like to say to Mr Adamson that I, too, served with the 8th Army
MR F CROMPTON (Letters, January 25) is incorrect in praising Liberal Democrat councillor Mrs Karimeh Foster for the good display of Christmas decorations in Darwen town centre. In fact, it has been Blackburn Council's policy for some time to improve the
THERE'S one sure way to stop whingeing Joe Public complaining about the pay rises for fat cat bosses - don't tell him about them! Simple, isn't it? The sort of fiendish solution television's New Statesman Alan B'stard could have thought up. But taking
AMID the continuing furore over whether our youngsters are getting the education we're paying for, and which they undoubtedly deserve, come fresh calls for even tighter inspections to ensure schools are doing their job. A move which, on the face of it
noises from upstairs which was on fire to try to stop the flames spreading and get to the other peoplel+2l-2 of a window to get to the people that were trapped furthest away from the stairsbeing investigated, but it is not thought to be suspicious. Lorraine
A RECENTLY formed residents' action group is hoping to hold talks with council bosses over plans to build 800 homes in their village. People living in Huncoat decided to form the group after it was revealed a massive development is on the cards for the
DEVELOPING engine parts that can mate and have children sounds suspiciously like a Star Trek story line! But for Dr John Gordon and his staff at the Blackburn-based North West Artificial Intelligence Applications Group it is far from science fiction.
A PENSIONER who had a heart attack in a church was brought back from the dead after two ambulancemen battled for five minutes to revive him. Jack Grimshaw, 74, of Dill Hall Lane, Church, collapsed in Antley Methodist Church, Blackburn Road, Accrington
IT was a case of 'n-ice' work if you can get it for the pupils of Griffin Park Primary School, Blackburn. They went to meet the skating stars of the Blackburn Hawks ice hockey team and got the chance to try their own skills out on the ice. The school's
STUART Ripley could well miss Blackburn Rovers' trip to Old Trafford on Saturday. The winger pulled up with hamstring problems in the opening minutes of the game against Bolton Wanderers. He had to be substituted after only seven minutes and Rovers boss
BOLTON keeper Keith Branagan today blasted the decision not to disallow the crucial second goal which ensured Blackburn Rovers' derby delight at Ewood on Saturday. Branagan, a Bolton hero as he single-handedly tried to stem the tide, insisted he was fouled
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has welcomed moves to put up to 100 extra bobbies on the beat in Lancashire - but urged police bosses to make sure rural areas get their fair share. Chief Constable Pauline Clare won initial approval from police authority
A HOMELESS teenager has spoken of the moment he faced death when he was almost crushed in the jaws of a rubbish compressor. Lee Verdon, 18, had been living rough on the streets of Blackburn when he spent the night in a rubbish skip at the back of King
GIVE Alan Shearer an inch and he'll take a mile. Give him a weekend off and he'll score a hat trick! Even Superman needs a rest now and again and the striker's first real break this season - two weeks without a game - inspired him to even greater heights
NORWEB staff worried about their jobs have been given a 'stress' helpline to ring. The electricity firm recently asked for volunteers to take redundancy in a cost-cutting move at its town centre shops. Staff and unions fear some showrooms could be shut
THOUSANDS of benefit claimants were missing out on emergency heating payments as the cold snap continued to bite. It was revealed that social security officers relied on temperature readings taken up to 40 miles away to decide whether to allow people
TOWER block tenants at the centre of an asbestos scare were today promised a full investigation into the danger. Blackburn council's building director pledged that scientific tests would be carried out to establish whether there was an asbestos risk at
JASON Lobo clocked a personal best in the 3,000m at the AAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham. The Blackburn Harrier finished a creditable seventh with a time of 8:12 minutes - just 12 seconds outside the winning time of 8:00.48 by Matthew Skelton from
MYSTERY solved! It's a "tree." At first, I thought the sculpture erected at Greenbank Business Park in Blackburn was a communications device belonging to Nynex across the road. Now, I know from your report (LET, January 20) what it is supposed to be -
BLACKBURN Hawks completed a weekend double with a thrilling last-gasp win at home to Telford Tigers last night, a tumultuous finale to a sensational game leaving the large crowd gasping for breath. Only two Hawks goals in the final two minutes separated
LOCAL author and illustrator Marty Casey will visit St Barnabas and St Paul's CE Primary School in Blackburn, on Tuesday, February 13, when the school will stage its Book Week. Marty, a former schoolteacher, will show pupils the various stages of writing
PLANES, trains and automobiles offer numerous tangled escape routes from the homely West London borough of Brentford. The sprawling spaghetti junction M4 flyover, which dissects the suburb like a colossal concrete finger, almost threatens to engulf Griffin
THE Magpies' third meeting with Boston in a fortnight brought the Lincolnshire side compensation for their defeat by Chorley in the FA Trophy. The scoreline was a fair reflection of an undistinguished UniBond Premier Division game played on a partly snow
THE GREEN heroes of East Lancashire have once again lined up to take part in the annual Grimewatch challenge. Last year we sent out the message to schools, businesses, community groups and local authorities to enter the Grimewatch competition. The response
JANET Anderson MP (LET, January 25) is quite right to draw a comparison between Burnley and Rossendale NHS pay-off to former chief executive Maggie Aikman and their unwillingness to satisfy the public's demand for necessary health care. in Rossendale.
ACCRINGTON Stanley recorded their first home win for three months in the UniBond Premier Division with a 2-1 win against Bishop Auckland. All three goals came in the space of five minutes in the first half. Stanley took the lead after 15 minutes. New
JIMMY Mullen is fighting for his Turf Moor managerial life today. Three straight league defeats-the latest a 1-0 reverse at Brentford on Saturday-has further increased speculation over his future. But the Burnley board of directors refused to confirm
A NEW Clitheroe branch of the established Friends of Chernobyl's Children has been formed and is already doing well with fund raising. Plans are being finalised to bring the first group of youngsters to the area at the end of September. The visit this
A COMPANY director was arrested by armed police who surrounded his home after he used an unloaded shotgun to confront vandals. Peter Blackburn, 48, picked up the gun after fearing for his safety when a group of youngsters started a fire outside his home
