YOUR correspondent (Letters, July 2) may be surprised to learn that the owners of Fernhurst Wood are Blackburn Council. Fernhurst Wood is designated as an 'ancient woodland' and a 'site of biological importance,' and is recognised as such in the council's
THE final rubber-stamping of Blackburn's unitary status means detailed talks are set to begin on transferring vital council services. Lancashire County Council and Blackburn Council representatives will be forced to bury the hatchet as they plan for the
DERBYSHIRE captain Dean Jones has backed Jason Gallian's campaign for a Test recall. The former Australian Test star watched Gallian bat his way into the record books yesterday with a marathon 312 in over eleven hours, the highest ever score at Old Trafford
I HAVE in my possession a Bible given to Robert William Crossley in 1895 for attendance at St Matthew's Young Men's Bible Class in Blackburn. There is also an obituary stating that Bob Crossley died on October 30, 1904. My own father, Robert William (
UNION leaders representing thousands of aerospace workers in Lancashire today voiced serious concerns over delays in announcing a vital defence contract. And Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans is also to urge the Government to award billions of pounds worth
CHRISTMAS comes but once a year - or twice at St Gabriel's Church, Blackburn. In the middle of summer, congregation members are getting festive to celebrate Christmas Day on Sunday, July 28. And in August, they will celebrate Easter, Pentecost and the
CARL Fogarty is menacingly poised in the rear-view mirror of Castrol Honda team-mate Aaron Slight in the World Superbikes Championship race. And in tomorrow's sixth round at Laguna Seca, the halfway point of the season, the Blackburn ace aims to close
A FAMILY business went up in smoke today following a fire at a children's clothing warehouse. Devastated owners Mr A G Patel and his wife Zubeda could only watch in disbelief as firemen sifted through the smoking ruins of their UK Fashions business off
SEASON-ticket sales reached the 16,000 mark as Blackburn Rovers' playing staff came through their first week back for pre-season training in soaring temperatures at Brockhall. And the club have also released details of ticket sales for the opening Premier
THE Government has been charged with leaving 15,000 Hyndburn home owners in the lurch with properties in need of serious renovation but no money to afford it. The constituency's MP Greg Pope also pointed out that a council estate, Sands in Rishton, was
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike is enlisting local chemists to help fight off Asda's attempt to cut the price of some proprietary over-the-counter medicines. The supermarket chain wants to end the system of a guaranteed price for a range of products from cold cures
BURNLEY manager Adrian Heath and assistant John Ward's well laid connections have been instrumental in bringing Bambo and Damian Matthew to Turf Moor. And Heath today vowed to continue trying to attract top talent to the club as the Clarets set about
BLACKBURN Council were reported recently as saying they will do everything possible to deal with anti social behaviour by tenants on their housing estates. Unfortunately, in many cases either their hands are tied by unreasonable legislation or else some
I THOUGHT the recent law compelling the old and handicapped to pay for what little bit of care they get out of their meagre means was bad enough, but the latest act of the health authority must take top award for bare-faced cheek. We are now told that
A PETITION containing 700,000 signatures has been submitted to Parliament, calling for a ban on the private ownership of pistols. While such a petition was inevitable following the terrible incident at Dunblane, the small size of the petition in relation
A FURIOUS father has withheld part of a household bill to cover the inconvenience caused by British Gas - as he tried to pay it. David Holgate claims he faced weeks of torment as attempts were made to "force" him into joining their monthly payment plan
