THE number of serious work accidents in East Lancashire fell slightly over the past 12 months. Provisional figures released by the Health & Safety Executive show 127 major accidents were reported in East Lancashire - compared with 140 last year. And
FAMILY doctors in East Lancashire are being tempted to send their patients out of town - for cut-price eye surgery! Several NHS hospital trusts in the county are offering to do cataract operations for less than the going rate - with FREE transport to
A TEACHING assistant's medical training saved a five-year-old child from choking to death on a coin. And Matthew Warren, of Ivinson Road, Darwen, had already turned blue when Linda Wallace stepped in to save him. The Year One pupil was about to buy a
HARD man Colin Hendry returns to the scene of one of his finest moments tonight' ready to resist sub-zero temperatures, snow, ice and everything that Spartak Moscow can throw at Blackburn Rovers. Ray Harford's team know that their chance of qualifying
YOUR article concerning Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (LET, November 13) and ITV's World In Action programme rightly highlighted the beef scandal. Although the specified offals are now removed from all beef carcases over six months of age, and headsplitting
SCHOOLBOYS masquerading as Scouts raising money for Job Week were unveiled as tricksters. At least two youngsters aged about 12 had been calling at houses in the Whalley Road area of Accrington near the hospital, doing jobs for payment. But they were
MRS THATCHER quit as Prime Minister and both Douglas Hurd and John Major were waiting in the wings to step into her shoes. The Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor both announced their intention to contest the Tory leadership against Michael Heseltine
THE RUSH for the Beatles' "new" record - the first in 25 years - is amazing. But though the eventual reaction may be like that experienced on going back to a holiday resort one raved about first time round - that is: not quite the same - is there something
IAM writing to protest in the strongest possible way about John Blunt's article about stress. (LET, November 15). This whole article was grossly misinformed, but the phrase which really incensed me was - 'yuppie flu' (neurotics' hypochondria). How dare
PEACE at last in Bosnia - after almost four years of bloodshed and conflict that has taken 250,000 lives and turned two million people into refugees. But though the peace accord which the USA has brokered between the three factions - Muslim, Croat and
A PEDESTRIAN was fighting for her life today after being knocked down as she crossed a busy main road. The woman, 32, has not been named by police, suffered serious head injuries in the accident on Preston New Road, Blackburn, near the junction with Montague
QUESTION: There is real a sense of disillusionment from a section of the fans at Turf Moor after relegation from Division One last season. That seems to be reflected in recent home attendances. Do you accept that? Mr Teasdale: "Possibly. Relegation was
CORONATION Street's Betty Driver knows a thing or two about Lancashire hotpots . Years behind the bar at the Rovers Return taught her that! And although Betty, known to millions as Betty Turpin, left the Rovers after Jack and Vera took over, she's still
CONTRIBUTIONS to this letters column frequently denounce the EU, proclaiming themselves as the last defenders of the sovereign state. They do so without defining what is sovereignty and what are its direct benefits for ordinary people. Draping themselves
THE Russians are coming - or are they? Blackburn Rovers boss Ray Harford last night admitted to more than a passing interest in the Moscow club's classy left sided star Ilia Tsimbalar. If any of the talented Spartak squad do move to Ewood, it certainly
WHEN Frank Teasdale took over as the Burnley chairman, succeeding John Jackson in May 1985, he was charged with helping a then struggling giant back on its feet. Mr Teasdale and his fellow board of directors had been left to pick up the pieces following
MYSTERY surrounds the future of one of Burnley's oldest supermarket stores - as shelves empty and workers worry about their jobs. Tasker's in Turf Street has operated a cut-price store in Burnley since the 1950s, but now staff are convinced its days are
BRITISH Aerospace's Samlesbury site has won a top award for its work in the community. The Military Aircraft Division scooped the large company category in the regional Business in the Community awards. The Samlesbury site was responsible for three of
AN OVERDOSE of paracetamol tablets was thought to have killed a mother struggling with a drink problem. But Deputy Assistant Coroner, John Birch, recorded an open verdict on the death of Elaine Veronica Rookledge, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, who died
QUESTION: Turf Moor fans have expressed their concerns that the new stadium development and the cost of going to watch Burnley could spiral dramatically when the two new stands open. Teasdale: "I'm doing everything in my power to keep the prices down
COUN Gail Barton (Letters, November 13) states that Blackburn has a town centre which is among the best in the North West and, when finished, will be the best. Does her eyesight need checking? The town centre is an eyesore. Ainsworth Street resembles
THE knee-jerk reaction to the disclosure that National Lottery organiser, Camelot, is raking in nearly £1million a week in profit is probably that which says that so much more would go to good causes if it was run on a non-profit basis - as failed bidder
HALF-BLIND assault victim Joe Moulding today condemned the 18-month sentence on his attacker as appalling. "I've lost half my life, but he gets only 18 months," said embittered Mr Moulding. He remembers with horror last Christmas and the three weeks he
TRAINING chiefs have hit out at a survey which dubbed East Lancashire the youth unemployment capital of the North West. Figures compiled by the GMB union claimed Hyndburn, Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle had among the highest proportions of under 25's unemployed
BURNLEY chairman Frank Teasdale today gave his full support to under-fire Clarets boss Jimmy Mullen and told him: "You have our complete backing." In a remarkably forthright and revealing interview, the Burnley chairman opened his heart to the Lancashire
THE CHAIRMAN and secretary of Haslingden Football Club have resigned. Ged Connelly and Brian Melia, who have been associated with the club for many years, informed chief executive Brian Horsburgh of their decision. Horsburgh said that he was "deeply disappointed
CAREER girl Beverly Massey will take time off from the pressures of being a troubleshooter for a top store to return to her old school. The last time 28-year-old Beverly was involved in her school speech night, it was as head girl and her name then was
QUESTION: An aspect which the board appear to agree upon is the crucial issue of trying to improve Burnley Football Club's PR. What are you views on this ? Teasdale: "Perhaps we have all learned something from the broadcast and the fans' remarks. I can
A MAJOR deal to manufacture an American range of kitchen gadgets is set to reap dividends for a Burnley factory. Classic Housewares is to start manufacturing and marketing Bonny products for the European market from its Imperial Mill factory. And in the
