10 years ago

AN "Arsenal of terror" containing dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition was uncovered during a police raid on a house in Blackburn.

Detectives discovered the cache, which had been stripped down, hidden in the house in Mill Hill.

A 50-year-old man was arrested then released on bail. Police said they did not find any links to terrorist organisations.

25 years ago

A MUM'S army from Clayton-le-Moors marched in an 11th hour bid to save a nursery class.

The mothers handed in a petition to County Hall, Preston, to save Mount Pleasant School's nursery class, due to be opened at the start of the school year.

The class, which would give 60 more four-year-olds a chance of an early start to education was axed in the authority's £3million spending cuts.

50 years ago

BLACKBURN NHS bosses rejected an application to replace the dentures of a man who lost his overboard during a bout of seasickness. The man had been travelling on a boat trip to Ireland when he was ill over the side of the boat, losing his teeth.