NEWS of a special non-woven material, invented by Blackburn manufacturer Brian Mercer, was revealed by the Telegraph, back in 1958.
BEHIND the pub in Railway Road, Blackburn, is the site of an ancient spring and town well.
TRAPPED on upper floors of Blackburn Jute Company's mill, off Whalley New Road, two firemen had to be rescued by turntable ladder, during a spectacular blaze. A third had a lucky escape when the floor collapsed under him.
THE bird's eye view in last week's puzzle, was of Blackburn centre - Peter Cooper of Darwen was first to the phone with the correct answer.
TODAY we take an historic walk around the village of Ribchester in the heart of the picturesque Ribble Valley.
MORE than 300 men and boys - some still of school age - have perished in Burnley's mines over time.
AN evocative image of life on one of our East Lancashire communities more than 100 years ago.
MANY decades ago, the good folk of East Lancashire delighted in simple pleasures.
TWO legs, four legs, two wheels, four wheels, water and steam, have all helped solve the problem of getting from A to B over the centuries.
AN East Lancashire-born soldier, killed in action in the First World War, has just been identified as one of the lost soldiers of Fromelles.
