Norrkoping 0 Blackburn Rovers 3 - Peter White reports THE fact that Blackburn Rovers won the Jubilee tournament in Norrkoping's impressive Idrottsparken last night won't count for a thing when they open up against Derby County in the Premiership next
A NOVEL about heroin addiction by an East Lancashire author has won a top children's book prize. 'Junk,' by Earby writer Melvin Burgess, tells the story of two 14-year-old runaways and their descent into drug addiction. Written for15-year-olds upwards
ALMOST £500,000 in suspected counterfeit designer clothes have been seized in a raid on a Blackburn factory. Trading Standards officers backed by police entered first floor textile production premises in Victoria Street, Blackburn, last night. Clothing
LANCASHIRE'S out-of-contract batsman Jason Gallian was ready to whet Sussex's appetite at Old Trafford today. Dav Whatmore's men faced the south coast side hoping to continue their Championship rival with a third successive win. Gallian, himself looking
AN encouraging signal that the era of run-down on our railways is moving into reverse comes today with the announcement that former giant ABB carriage works at York, which closed 18 months ago with the loss of 700 jobs, is to re-open - and re-employ the
IS IT not a sad commentary on our society when our schools, major kingpins in the concept of "community," are now demanding to be literally fenced-off from it? Today, after one of his pupils was attacked with a knife by a boy from outside, we find a Blackburn
A BOY of nine was attacked with a knife outside a trouble-plagued junior school. And now the school is demanding a high fence to keep out young louts. The latest incident at Shadsworth Junior School, Blackburn, involved a pupil who was attacked by a boy
A SINGER destined for stardom died on the eve of his band's big television break. John Fisher, 26, who was educated at Haslingden High School, was due to join his group Cryin' Out Loud for the filming of ITV's Big, Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan
WHAT does Blackburn Council intend to do about the condition and fate of the King's Head public house in King Street? It was built in the 1740s and is in a conservation area, but what are they doing about its restoration? Nothing! Last year, my hopes
COLIN HENDRY has had minor surgery to remove a small piece of floating bone from his ankle. The Rovers central defender returned home to England from the club's Scandinavian tour on Sunday night because of concerns about the pain he was getting from a
A SPECIAL record of gifts and favours offered to Burnley councillors has been set up by town hall officers. The move follows an internal inquiry into claims that councillors and officers compromised themselves by accepting invitations to a free meal social
THE European Union (or the Euro Swindle, as I would like to call it) has announced its intention to 'harmonise' VAT throughout the countries of the community. If these moves go through, there will be VAT on children's clothes, newspapers, books, travel
LANCASHIRE firms were the toast of the county after receiving Queen's Awards for Industry. The Lord Lieutenant, Lord Shuttleworth, visited East Lancashire to present awards to Scapa Group and to Panaz. The firms were among five local companies to receive
THE future of 16 horses at the centre of a cruelty case which left half of them lame, still hangs in the balance today, although their owner has started a prison sentence. The Horses and Ponies Protection Association charity, of Burnley, wants to keep
PATIENTS waiting more than a year for surgery may have to sit and sweat it out for even longer instead of being sent for treatment at another hospital. People on waiting lists exceeding 12 months are often sent to alternative hospitals for operations.
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy MANY people think that spring flowers in England are the most beautiful in the world. This may be true - but our summer flowers are equally beautiful. There are also some which grow locally but which have been brought to
AT 81, I wake up in the morning, and, first of all, am thankful to be alive. Then, I find out what day it is and how the weather is. Depending on the day and the weather, I then know that it is crosswords or the garden for me. Among us, however, are people
BRITISH Airways and British Caledonian Airways were to merge to create an airline to rival American aviation giants. The directors of BA and the BCal Group - often bitter rivals in the past - announced they had agreed on an offer to be made on behalf
A MULTI-MILLION-pound windfall was on its way to Blackburn to breathe new life into the heart of the town. Jubilant council bosses and business people learned the borough had been successful in its bid for £37.5 million of City Challenge cash, spread
REGARDING the article 'Weekly cab tests uproar' (LET, July 11), the only people who will complain about random testing on taxis and private hire cars are those who don't bother about proper maintenance of their vehicles. I agree that these tests and recording
ROUND the world yachtsman Neil Eatough is expected to land in England in the early hours of Thursday. Mr Eatough, managing director of family firm Dexter Paints, Burnley, spent 10 years becoming a skilled yachtsman before he was accepted aboard the Commercial
IN reponse to your correspondent's remarks regarding Blackburn housing department's letting policy (Letters, July 14), the council are not shifting responsibility on to tenants. Rather, they are inviting them to share in the management of their estates
TEENAGE vandals have caused £2,000 damage at the West View ground of hard-up Bacup Borough Football Club. When secretary Frank Manning went to remonstrate with youths who were dancing on the changing room roof he was met by a storm of verbal abuse and
RECORD collector Graham Smyth got a shock when he found a promotional record for Burnley Building Society - and saw the words were by fugitive writer Salman Rushdie. Graham, Burnley Council's safety officer, was visiting a garden party at St Saviour's
IRONSMITH Brian Rourke turned hens out of their coop when he started his business on Deerplay Moor above Bacup. That was 38 years' ago and a far cry from the booming business which last year expanded into a 60,000 sq ft factory on a six and a half acre
TOWN hall bosses in Blackburn and Darwen are planning to go soccer crazy when the new football season kicks off. The council has hundreds of match tickets for Blackburn Rovers to give away and wants to hear from community groups and organisations. Town
MARK Ford was set to become a Burnley player today. The 21-year-old midfielder and former England Under 21 captain was due to undergo the usual medical checks and complete a £275,000 transfer from Leeds United. And Clarets manager Chris Waddle was also
WORRIED parents are demanding a handrail across a motorway bridge be made higher before a child falls off and is killed. At least six residents, including a former policeman in Knuzden, have contacted their councillor Bill Goldsmith to share their concerns
Blackburn Rovers 0 Dundee United 0 (Rovers win 6-5 on penalties) - Peter White reports TIM FLOWERS was the Rovers hero in their opening game at the Idrottsparken last night. The England goalkeeper pulled off a superb early save to thwart what Gary McSwegan
NIKLAS Gudmundsson is set to sign for Malmo for £300,000 before Blackburn Rovers' final Scandinavian tour game against Hvidovre in Copenhagen on Saturday. But don't expect Rovers boss Roy Hodgson to dash out and bring in a replacement such as Milan's
