LEGALISATION of cannabis was one of the more contentious issues to come under the spotlight during an inter-class debating competition at Gawthorpe High School, Padiham. The competition, organised by the English department, was aimed at improving pupils
A COUNCIL chief has assured tenants in Rossendale that money used in Haslingden is not at the expense of other parts of the Valley. A total of £354,000 will be spent on modernising six, four-storey blocks of flats in Marsden Square, Haslingden. Rossendale
CARING parents Sharon and Phil Forrest are raising cash for the organisation which supported them through their daughter's meningitis ordeal. Three-year-old Sammy Forrest battled back from the brink of death after being struck down with the brain bug
DEVELOPERS say they can transform Burnley's former Prestige factory site into one of the region's leading shopping destinations, if council planners give the go-ahead next month. Midlands-based Castlemore Securities Ltd say their multi-million pound plans
A VISION of life in East Lancashire in the year 2020 will be discussed at a major conference dubbed the "forum of the future". The East Lancashire Partnership is hosting the event at Ewood Park, Blackburn, on February 24. The aim will be to see how the
ARE there any motorists who can solve the mystery of what the numbers three and four on the gear lever are actually for? Travelling along the A666 between Blackburn and Darwen at peak times, I only ever have the opportunity to use the numbers one and
"SEIZE the chance and head for Wembley" is Ian Britton's message to Burnley's glory-chasers before their Auto Windscreens northern semi-final clash with Preston next week. Britton went all the way to the Twin Towers with the Clarets in 1988 when they
ANDY Cooke admits he was as surprised as anyone when referee Fraser brandished the yellow card at Preston last Saturday. Cooke was accused of diving after rounding Preston keeper David Lucas but the Burnley striker is adamant he did nothing wrong. "I
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Paul Dew says another major mosque may be built in the Daneshouse area of Burnley. He claims there is interest by a 500 strong local Pakistani group to build on land he controls on the former Oswald Street gas works site. And
A CONCERNED councillor wants swift action to slash the speed limit at an accident blackspot. Hyndburn's Bill Goldsmith is urging the county council to cut the 60mph limit on Haslingden Old Road at the Tailwaggers Kennels bend, Knuzden. The spot has been
THE government's highest-ranking medical man visited East Lancashire organisations which provide grass roots health services. Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman called in at schemes in Blackburn and Burnley yesterday as part of a two-day tour of
A CONTROVERSIAL drama featuring lesbian images will go ahead, despite being blasted by a councillor. 'She Came When She Was Ready' will be performed by Double-Breasted Theatre Company at Burnley Mechanics on March 10 as part of International Women's Week
LANCASHIRE Hawks are on a mission - to avoid finishing bottom in ice hockey's Northern League. But they won't need a wooden spoon to stir things up this weekend. The prospect of a double date with arch rivals Fife Flyers will prove motivation enough.
SEVEN people were detained on the first night of a high-profile police purge on drunks in a town where 1,000 people were arrested for drink-related incidents last year. Operation Valentine, which will continue all weekend in Accrington town centre, was
LANCASHIRE Lynx have spelled out their intentions for the coming season by pulling off an audacious swoop for Kiwi Richard Henare. Lynx beat Salford for the signature of the former Warrington winger, although he will not be eligible for tomorrow's Silk
REGARDING food at football matches, we must think ourselves lucky that some people throw toilet rolls and not the pies they sell at Turf Moor. I call them 'shotgun pies' - liable to kill at 40 yards. If Saddam Hussein gets the recipe, the Lord help us
I MUST confess that, as a human being, I have been putting my own interests on fluoridation of the water supply above that of other species. I have not considered the effects on other life forms of dumping thousands of tons of rat poison, sorry sodium
THE Duke of Westminster is reputed to be Britain's richest man. He owns land in the Forest of Bowland and vast tracts of uncultivated land in East Lancashire. He has claimed exemption from inheritance tax in return for public access to this property,
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue WITH seemingly casual ease, The Bluetones wring sumptuous melodies and striking guitar lines from their musical armoury. But their perfectly-measured blend of melancholic guitar pop has yet to flow as effortlessly
FAMILIAR faces back at Ewood last Saturday were Mike Harrison and Tony Gale. Harrison, a strong, fast left-wing raider of the 1960s did the honours with the half-time draws. But Gale, who won a championship medal with Rovers in 1994-95 after signing on
MARTIN Dahlin has vowed to play his part as Blackburn Rovers look to step up their title push. And he has a message for Ewood fans: You haven't seen the best of me yet. The Swedish international, now finding his feet again after the worst injury spell
The Saturday Interview meets new Ewood ace CALLUM DAVIDSON CALLUM Davidson's dream factory should never be short of raw materials, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. Such as striding down the 18th at Royal Birkdale with a three shot lead, the packed galleries hailing
