A WOMAN was wrestled to the ground after a 'jogger' tried to snatch her handbag on a busy main road. The 47-year-old woman was walking up Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, close to the Lex Mead garage, when a man wearing white running shorts approached from behind
BEACHES in Lancashire are failing to reach European cleanliness standards despite North West Water's £150 million clean-up programme. Lancashire County Council heard eight of the county's 11 beaches have failed the Euro test. And according to County Hall
CAMPAIGNERS are aiming to send extra school nurses on a specialist course in a bid to prevent another asthma tragedy in East Lancashire. The move comes as new research revealed that one in three schoolchildren complained of asthma symptoms during the
BATTERED baby Levi Rose would not have died had warnings from his family been heeded sooner, it was claimed today. Five-month-old Levi died when he suffered two fatal skull fractures, caused either by vigorous shaking or blows to the head. His parents
LANCASHIRE Hawks are looking for a "double Scotch" to lift spirits this weekend. A home and away showdown with Paisley Pirates provides the toughest of tests, but manager Mike Cockayne believes it could raise his team and bring around a much-needed change
PUTTING VAT on blind persons' white walking sticks is the worst thing anyone could think of. I run a small cycle shop and was about to put pen to paper about VAT on cycle accessories that are for safety - such as lights, reflector jackets, helmets, etc
I AM a vegetarian, so don't know the difference between eating a piece of steak without the bone and the same piece of steak with the bone. Possibly, Coun D Pearson (Letters, December 29) could tell me. His party, when in government, chose to gamble with
PASSING through Padiham, with its busy main street, may not persuade potential tourists to stop but failure to explore its nooks and crannies would be a mistake. Padiham was not created by the industrial revolution but it was certainly changed by the
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue "YOU'RE never too old to rock 'n' roll," says Lorane bassist Steve Charnley, tongue firmly tucked in cheek. Yes, they may boast about 10 years musical experience each, but the predominantly Blackburn-based 20
ROY Hodgson has a message for a Derby County side unbeaten at home in the Premiership - no-one is invincible, writes PETER WHITE. But he also knows Blackburn Rovers will have to be at their best to become the first visiting team to win a Premiership game
FRANCESCO Baiano has been playing fantasy football this season - though, by and large, not the kind that Carlton Palmer and the rest of the Southampton team accused him of during last Saturday's FA Cup tie, writes PETER WHITE. The Italian has outscored
HERE'S a fact to make you shudder. It's 20 years since Jim Smith upped sticks and left Ewood Park. Here's one to make you ponder. His first game in management was for Boston, against - Great Harwood. And, while we continue to try to surprise even the
MONEY raised by generous students who gathered more than £3,000 in just over a fortnight has been distributed to local groups. Pupils at Fearns High School, Bacup, took part in a variety of fund-raising events just before Christmas in their main annual
A NEW headteacher is in charge at Rhyddings High School in Oswaldtwistle. Barry Burke, 49, has taken over from Joyce Moore, who retired in December after 23 years in the post. Mr Burke was previously headteacher at Ehenside School near Whitehaven, Cumbria
A PLAN to close two GP surgeries in the Ribble Valley has been given the go-ahead, despite strong opposition from residents. The proposal to shut down the Ribchester and Chipping branch surgeries has been approved by East Lancashire Health Authority.
THE Empire may soon be striking back! Victorian theatre expert Dr David Willmore is carrying out a feasibility study to decide whether plans to restore the Empire Theatre in Burnley town centre are possible. Burnley Light Opera Society hopes to get National
IN response to your article "Nurses get a blasting over care standards," (LET, December 27), I would be interested to know who leaked the story to the Press. I have heard good and bad reports about the medical profession and if malpractice does occur,
CHRIS Waddle is still hoping to push through the swap deal involving Huddersfield Town striker Andy Payton and Burnley's Paul Barnes early next week. But a hitch at the Huddersfield end threatens the straight exchange of strikers which the Burnley player-manager
