HOW I agree with Mrs E Hanratty (Letters, April 22), about care for breast cancer. It is now five years since I was told I had it. In that time, I lost a lot of weight and but for the care of Mrs Margaret Robinson, I don't think I would be here today.
KING Cotton will reign again in Burnley - at a special celebration of the story of cotton and its global impact. The town's first Cotton Carnival takes place on June 14, and organisers promise a full day arts extravaganza, with numerous artists, entertainers
ADRIAN Heath won't tolerate any slacking at Notts County tomorrow, even though Burnley are facing up to what is virtually an impossible task to qualify for the promotion play-offs. If Burnley fail to win either of their last two games, against County
FURIOUS taxi drivers staged a demo at Blackburn Town Hall last night. The were protesting against council plans to introduce tougher safety measures which, they claim, could force them out of business. But council bosses forged ahead with the move to
JACK Walker's investment in Blackburn Rovers was set to soar to an incredible £25 million. The entrepreneur, who bought control of his home town club in 1991, agreed to take up a new issue of 24,920,000 ordinary shares at £1 each. Some £15 million of
THE Herald of Free Enterprise was fully afloat and back in the outer harbour at Zeebrugge for the first time since she capsized seven weeks earlier. She slowly rose from the seabeds and moved with the incoming tide as salvage workers pumped thousands
PETER Martin today gained a big vote of support from Australian batting ace David Boon in his battle to regain his England place. Boon frustrated Lancashire's hopes of enforcing the follow-on in their Championship game against Durham with a typically
THERE'S no shortage of optimism at Birch Hall, where Darwen begin their Northern League campaign against Preston tomorrow. With threats of defections to the put-on-hold Premier League having now abated, Darwen are hoping to make a significant impact on
IT IS a farce. But not funny. For the bizarre business of mature Blackburn student Ismail Patel being chauffeured once a week to and from college in Ormskirk on a 57-seater bus all by himself is a ludicrous waste of public money. Why should taxpayers
THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights is often perceived as a prescriptive meddler in Britain's affairs. But it will do justice a service if it upholds the case of the bereaved British father taking action against the government over being denied "widow's
Notts County v Burnley - Brian Doogan's big match preview THOUGH the prospect of promotion is no longer a feasible dream for Burnley's players, they have much to play for tomorrow at Notts County. And that will remain the case until the end of the season
REGARDING S Adams's comments referring to Jack Walker and my work with the Christian charity International Aid Trust, the two are worlds apart, though could be brought together. I, too, feel Mr Walker should have the Freedom of the Borough and an appropriate
A MAN who moved to Australia almost half a century ago has returned to visit his brother in Blackburn - the first time he has been in Britain for 48 years. But Edgar Chase, 66, said he could not tell how much things had changed. "I used to live in a coal-mining
ARTS and media will be in the spotlight next week as Accrington and Rossendale College hosts its annual festival. A series of workshops, debates and recitals will be held at college centres and other locations in Accrington and Rossendale. On Monday,
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: Chipping THIS week I am still where I was last week - in the church of St Bartholomew- but I have moved from Great Harwood to the delightful village of Chipping. The church, the village itself and the surrounding
ROY Hodgson could take over the reins at Ewood Park sooner than expected, writes PETER WHITE. The news follows last night's defeat for Fiorentina in the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals. And the possibility of an "early-starter" being on the menu
BOSSES at holiday giant Airtours have acted to prevent delays for holidaymakers this summer. The firm's in-house airline is to have a fully-crewed standby aircraft at Manchester Airport from next month. The aim is to reduce delays caused by technical
BARNOLDSWICK'S new free-swinging professional, Bruce Hara, has found the secret to success in the Vaux Ribblesdale League. It was passed on to him by his predecessor at Victory Park, fellow Australian James Peterson, who last season recorded a League
A HOUSING association is claiming new strategies are helping to improve conditions on a crime-hit estate. Northern British Housing Association has been involved in a programme of work aimed at improving Roman Road estate. Blackburn Council launched a
YOUR article (LET, April 22) concerning the alleged refusal by a male nurse at Blackburn Infirmary to give a small child a glass of water prompts the question: where and what were the child's parents doing at the time? Could they not have got the child
BURNLEY Reserves ran riot at Field Mill last night, hammering Mansfield Reserves 9-2 - a result which should see them safe from relegation in the Pontin's League Second Division. Coach Harry Wilson, bitterly disappointed by the previous reserve display
IT MIGHT, at first sight, seem harsh that ambulance drivers involved in accidents for which they may not be to blame will now be forced to undergo rigorous assessment by their bosses of their ability at the wheel. Yet the tough new guidelines are not
I AM writing to protest about the decision made by East Lancashire Health Authority to terminate the funding for the Breast Care Nurses. We have received a high standard of service from these ladies for individual patients referred to them for advice
AMBULANCE drivers involved in road accidents on duty could face tougher new disciplinary action. Bosses at the Lancashire Ambulance NHS Trust aim to introduce new guidelines aimed at improving the standards of their drivers. Their new road safety policy
A CHARITY boss hopes to raise a sky-scraping £3,000 by climbing 29,000 ft - the equivalent of Mount Everest Murray Winters, district manager of Oxfam, Blackburn, will be scaling the heights around the peaks of the Lake District to help the poor of Nepal
CHEMICAL group ICI is blaming price wars and the strong pound for a sharp drop in profits. Pre-tax profits at the firm, which employs more than 500 at its plants in Darwen and Clitheroe, slumped to £65 million from £202 million. But turnover fell less
SOUTH African all-rounder Billy Stelling is playing mind games - but they are of a far different sort than those employed by Alex Ferguson to destabilise Manchester United's rivals, writes PETER WHITE. And the East Lancs professional is hoping that his
IT is difficult not to notice the none-too-subtle changes in BBC TV attitudes and presentation. Facing competition from cable and satellite, it is obvious that change is essential if their market share is to be retained. Between-programme 'ads' get trendier
MORE than 20 timely reminders of the 20th century are set to start springing up around Blackburn as the countdown to the millennium begins. School pupils and community groups are busy working on 21 sculptures with a difference - each will mark the location
