A BABY who was born prematurely with a hole in his heart is recovering after a four-and-a-half hour life-saving operation. Tiny baby Cosworth Jake Walton seems to be winning his fight for survival after undergoing surgery at Alder Hey Children's Hospital
HEALTH problems have hit a mercy mission by the group campaigning for the release of student hostage Paul Wells. Mavis Mangan, mother of Paul's fellow captive Keith Mangan, has suffered a heart attack and will not be able to make the trip to Kashmir on
A VILLAGE'S district council office is set to close this summer but local people have been promised they will not have to travel far to pay their bills. Pendle councillors are being recommended to close the district cash collection office at Holmefield
POLICE investigating a vicious robbery are appealing for information about a car was seen driving away from the scene. Appeals for information following the attack on two bar staff at the Reedley Hallows pub, Burnley, at 2.15am on Tuesday, have resulted
INTENSE pressure on hospitals to treat more patients will eventually affect the quality of care, a health watchdog leader warned today. Hospitals are facing an ongoing struggle to achieve an efficiency mandate ordered by Treasury chiefs. The "Efficiency
A HIGH-SPEED hit-and-run driver left a 39-year-old man dying in the road before abandoning his car nearby.. Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which occurred on Leeds Road, Nelson, near to the junction of Wickliffe Street, at 10.20pm
INJURY-hit Lancashire suffered a four wicket defeat by a Western Province team packed with internationals in the last game of their South African tour yesterday. But not before Mike Watkinson's men had given the home side a scare. Jason Gallian, Neil
STIFF(UK) - Support through information for fibromyalgia sufferers, their families and friends, a new national charity, provides help and advice for sufferers of fibromyalgia syndrome. This is a chronic rheumatic condition of severe pain and debilitating
IWAS very interested to read the information from June Huntingdon (Letters, March 26) about Mr Thomas Hewitt who came round the streets of Oswaldtwistle with his rag and bone cart. He was a lovely man, always smiling and when we children gave him rags
IN the North West today, nearly one third of all employees earn less than £4 an hour. If voters in Lancashire put their cross in the wrong place, there will be little hope of them escaping from this poverty trap. Rather than putting the economy at risk
IHAVE read your Opinion (LET, February 27) on Freemasonry and the report of the home affairs select committee to which I gave evidence on February 26. The 'evidence' to which you refer was, in fact, comment by a member of the committee, Mr Mullin. I rebutted
NEWS of Burnley's adopted horses 'Up the Clarets' and 'Turf Moor' - and the latest member of the Valley Paddocks Racing Club. The pair could be ready for their first race in May after spending the last three months training at Jonjo O'Neill's stables
BILLY Hamilton's Irish connection could have struck emerald gold again for Burnley. The Clarets have SIX gifted youngsters from Ireland on trial at Turf Moor this weekend - and Burnley hope to offer at least two terms. Clarets manager Adrian Heath welcomed
THE little lad who sat across from me on the Supporters Club coach on Tuesday night couldn't have been more than four years old. But if you'd seen his face it would have broken your heart, writes Stephen Cummings The look of disconsolate disappointment
ROY Hodgson has only one basic promise to make to Blackburn Rovers supporters - that they will get "blood and sweat" from him and his team. "I think the one promise all managers and players should make to fans at the level we are at is that we are going
The return game will be at Ewood the following Thursday, April 17. Both matches kick off at 7-30pm, instead of the usual 7pm. Rovers were anxious to try to allow fans a little more time, with a good crowd anticipated. And there's another big date looming
A SAFE parking scheme is being launched to beat night-time vandals who have been targeting the area around Darwen Library Theatre. The move comes as a direct result of an attack earlier this year during which windows at the theatre were smashed and cars
THOUSANDS of self-employed builders are facing uncertain futures as new tax laws come into force tomorrow. The new regulations have been described as a "time-bomb waiting to explode for the construction industry." Self-employed builder Kevin Buck, of
CONTROVERSIAL cuts in funding for two specialist breast cancer staff have been slammed by Blackburn's Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, whose wife died from the disease. Stephen Fenn claims the decision by cash-strapped health bosses to pull the
A GLOBETROTTING traveller collapsed and died on board a flight to Hong Kong as he returned from East Lancashire to be with his girlfriend. The flight crew on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt battled to save Thomas Richard Stanworth, 42, when he was taken
BEAUTIFUL Bailey the goat is appealing for a special home this week. The young female stray was taken to the RSPCA Animal Shelter, Altham, after being hit by a car. Luckily, she was not injured but her owners have not come forward, so Bailey is in need
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of man who was almost decapitated in a horrific do-it-yourself accident at his home. Brian Howarth, 48, died instantly after the blade came away from a circular bench saw and sliced into his head
KENNY Dalglish could be set to provide stiff competition for a long-time Blackburn Rovers transfer target - Norwegian starlet John Carew. The talented teenager has had Ewood trials this season and, although the financial side of a possible deal seemed
LEICESTER and Middlesbrough take the field for tomorrow's Coca-Cola Cup final at Wembley with the role of the three men in black under as much critical scrutiny as Ravanelli's right foot. Linesman ANDY BRECKELL is a proud part of that trio... THE welcoming
