IN reply to J P Vernon's latest outburst aimed at David Pearson and myself, neither of us needs to use any material from Tory Central Office. All we do is stick to our life-long principles and tell it as it is. I know the Mr Vernons of this world find
TEENAGER Gareth Barnes, whose head was stamped on and part of his ear bitten off in an attack, was rushed back to casualty last night. Gareth, 17, is being cared for at home in Lower Mead Drive, Burnley, after the attack on Sunday outside Blueberries
Christine Rutter's Tuesday Topic VALENTINE'S Day is one of the most romantic days in the calendar - but many singles will be glad that February 14 has passed because they find it a miserable and lonely time of the year. And the Valentine's hype by retailers
CEMENT company bosses have been criticised for a "misleading" public notice about controversial changes in pollution controls. Ribble Valley Council says Castle Cement's newspaper advertisement for its application for a £4 million fume clean-up system
BLACKBURN Rovers supporters gave the thumbs down to Sven Goran Eriksson last night - telling the club by a 3-1 majority to call it a day and start looking for a new manager. Fans were given the opportunity to express their feelings on the Lancashire Evening
YEARS of afternoon bingo outings finally paid off for pensioner Jennie Hackers when she scooped a £84,000 national jackpot. The grandmother, who celebrated her 76th birthday yesterday, was ecstatic when she realised her 41 numbers had come up at the Mecca
WHAT on earth is going on at Ewood Park? Once again the fans are left bewildered. Blackburn Rovers are becoming a laughing stock because we seem to be unable to sign top class quality players. And now the utter fiasco regarding the supposed manager Sven
AONE inch article in the Daily Telegraph reported the start of the slaughter of 30,000 pigs in Holland, due to swine fever. The British media should have had this on the front pages as they did with the BSE here. It is good to hear of another EU country
PARENTS are warned to be on their guard after a woman posing as a social worker tried to get into a house to examine a baby. Patrick Leonard answered the door of the family's home in Glen Street, Colne, to a smartly dressed woman in her 20s at 4.45pm
IS it not high time that Blackburn Rovers fans were told just what is going on with Sven Goran Eriksson? Do the board themselves at Rovers know what plans Mr Eriksson has and if so, why can't they tell the fans? The slightest bit of information would
AS a regular bus passenger I sympathise with Mrs E Haworth (LET, February 6) and her difficulty relying on Blackburn Transport. Public transport is dogged by more than its fair share of problems, from staff and vehicle failure to a council which does
A VILLAGE store ran out of bottled water because residents hated the chlorine taste in their mains supply. The bottled water was in great demand from residents in Cherry Tree Way, Helmshore, who complained their supply from North West Water smelled of
FOLLOWING years of controversy over the burning of fuel at its Clitheroe plant, Castle Cement would seem to have few friends. Now the company has been criticised by Ribble Valley Council for publicity described as "misleading and premature." The council
PENSIONER June Langstreth was just coming to terms with finding a sister she never knew existed when her long-lost son walked through the door! The 60-year-old's double reunion brought to an end to four decades of uncertainty as the members of her family
TWO Labour stalwarts with more than six decades of service between them are set to retire from Blackburn Council this spring. Frank Higham, a former leader of the council, has taken the decision to step down in time for May's election. Town hall bosses
A NEW premier league of Chambers of Commerce will be established this week - and it includes East Lancashire. The UK's Chambers of Commerce have undergone the most dramatic upheaval in their 200-year history. As a result, 52 have been specially approved
AFTER a Europe-wide search over many weeks, it looked like Rovers had pulled of a major coup in signing Sven Goran Eriksson (right) as our new manager. Now if press reports are correct he has had a change of mind and wants to join Lazio. If this is true
MORE than a quarter of women town hall workers who responded to a domestic violence survey, admitted they had, themselves, been victims of abuse. Almost 75 per cent of these had been subjected to physical violence and nearly two in every three suffered
DRIVER Stephen Barnes made his mark on the Christchurch cricket Test - without lifting a bat or setting foot on the field. For as England carved out a famous victory against New Zealand today, there was no doubting the East Lancashire connection at the
JOHN Duckworth faces the top contender for the British middleweight title, Howard Eastman, tonight in London. The Burnley boxer, trained by Bert Myers, went the eight round distance with former Commonwealth light heavyweight champion Noel Magee in Belfast
SINCE about 75 per cent of the Scottish electorate are apparently in favour of having a Scottish Parliament and since both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have declared their firm support, it is surely vital that the English electorate should
WHAT is happening? What's going on? What other surprises have Blackburn Rovers got in store for us? No, this isn't an advertisement for the club shop. These are questions that all of us very frustrated Rovers supporters are asking. We DEMAND to know the
A FURIOUS husband today claimed his wife suffered "criminal neglect" during a nine month spell in hospital. David Taylor claims 53-year-old Irene was among dozens of seriously ill patients who were often left to fend for themselves on an understaffed
IT NOW comes as no surprise to me, and many other Rovers fans throughout the land, that Blackburn have once again failed in their attempt to sign a new player. The Marek Citko transfer can only be described as a farce! We have waited for months for a
Off the Record, with Peter White UNCERTAINTY rules again at Ewood Park, and it's not okay. The continuing saga of Sven Goran Eriksson's will-he, won't-he situation is weighing heavily on supporters who would rather take one straight "No" for an answer
PUB licensee Barry Bromley took drastic action to encourage struggling Burnley Football Club to win. He placed a 15ft illuminated Christmas tree outside his pub and said it would stay there until Burnley won. The licensee of the Weir Hotel, Bacup, took
NELSON CC have agreed terms with former East Lancs professional Alan Dawson to play at Seedhill next season. The South African all-rounder is expected to return a signed contract by the start of next week. Nelson chairman Michael Lee said: "We expect
BLACKBURN'S new-look Boulevard is to have a new bronze statue at a cost of £25,000. The modern sculpture of a woman, her grandchild and the little boy's teddy bear has already come in for a fair amount of criticism - and it is not even unveiled yet! We
A SERIES of bus strikes have been called off after drivers accepted an above inflation pay offer from Blackburn Transport bosses. The drivers decided to cancel a one-day strike due for tomorrow after they were offered a four per cent pay rise by the company
BURNLEY skipper Nigel Gleghorn faces a lay-off of at least six to eight weeks with damaged knee ligaments - and it could be worse. Gleghorn will have a scan on the injury this evening and if surgery is required he will join Vince Overson on the absentee
