REGARDING the incident on October 13 in which a nine-year-old girl was knocked down by a car in Oswaldtwistle, your story omitted to mention that passers-by also stopped to help - including myself and a man on a bike. We put her in a recovery position
NOW that the tragedy of the Princess of Wales is fading, another more sinister aspect of the whole affair is beginning to surface. Tony Blair seems to have taken upon himself to be the manipulator of the Queen, suggesting how the Royal Family should modernise
JIMMY Mullen could be on his way back into management....with Burnley's Second Division rivals Carlisle United. Sources in Cumbria are tipping Mullen as one of the favourites for the job if chairman Michael Knighton decides to appoint a new man in place
IN a leader discussing a single currency (LET, October 15) you refer to a "sentimental" attachment to sterling. The pound is, and has always been, part of our national heritage. I would view its abolition with horror, as, I'm sure, millions of others
A YOUNG mum broke down in tears as she told an inquest how she found her former partner hanging from stairs in what had been their home. Beverley Hughes had been living with Mark Dwyer for three years until their relationship soured and she left. Mr Dwyer's
EVEN a Friday night shopping expedition to a Burnley superstore could present major obstacles for the Mullen family, writes TONY DEWHURST. Jimmy Mullen's loyal wife Sharon can still picture the exact spot. "We were just coming out from the frozen food
A FATHER today appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the attempted murder of his two young sons. Stephen Schofield, 32, of Lodge Street, Accrington, spoke only to confirm his name and address during the four-minute hearing at Blackburn magistrates
SIX members of the Rossendale Triathlon Club are to do battle in the World Triathlon Championships in Perth, Australia, writes GEORGE KIRBY. They will compete in three age groups on November 23. Neil Riding, Jason Howard and Sean Birtwistle will be in
A TOWN'S green fields will pay the price for spending in other parts of Pendle, councillors claimed. Acres of land in Nelson are to be made available to housing developers next year to raise much-needed cash to pay for future projects in the borough.
PER Pedersen's departure for Borussia Moenchengladbach will speed up Blackburn Rovers boss Roy Hodgson's re-entry into the transfer market - with a full back and a striker early targets. But the manager stressed today that he had no intention of playing
JIM PENNYCOOK hopes that team spirit will offset the loss of flying Finn Mika Pynnonen. The defenceman is sidelined with a groin strain - as is Pennycook - but the coach believes the Hawks spirit is strong enough to give the team a much-needed boost in
I WOULD like to let your readers know about an exciting new initiative launched last Wednesday at O'Neil's Bar in Blackburn's town centre. Blackburn's Vision Team is a chance for local companies to join forces and boost Imperial Cancer Research Fund's
THIRTY-SIX jobs are to go at East Lancashire healthcare firm Medex Medical. The company are transferring their kit packaging operation from Haslingden to a newly-acquired company in the east of Germany and to Ashfield Medical Systems in Cumbernauld. The
NIGEL Gleghorn's loan move to Northampton Town is in danger of collapse. Gleghorn was expected to link up with Burnley's Second Division rivals this weekend after successfully negotiating a reserve team game. But Northampton's imminent loan move interest
