TWO elderly widows died when they were hit by a car after leaving a Christmas party.

Churchgoers Agnes Etherington, 74, and Mary Sutcliffe, 81, who were friends for more than 60 years, were walking to their homes in Azalea Road, Blackburn.

'Baby' the cat got lost and trapped under floorboards on her very first exploration of her new home, the Fernhurst Hotel in Bolton Road, Ewood, Blackburn.

25 years ago

ANGERED by late night attacks busmen in Burnley warned their 8 o'clock curfew on services would continue for the full four week period.

The busmen were demanding alarms and two-way radios on certain "risk" routes.

The 1980-look for Ribble Valley council's offices was unveiled -- it cost £930,000.

50 years ago

SIX farms in Trawden and Winewall had to destroy 5,000 birds after fowl pest struck their stock.

And 1,300 people were at Newman's Slipper works annual dance in King George's Hall Blackburn.

Miss Anne Gildart of Cumberland Street, Blackburn, was chosen as Slipper Queen for 1954.