JACK Walker's dream of giving his home town of Blackburn a £12 million super stadium ready for the 21st century was starting to take shape.
The Rovers' multi-millionaire owner wanted to see the town boast football facilities to match the best in the land and released an artist's impression of the new ground.
Raiders escaped with more than £6,000 in cash from Salford Post Office, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.
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