RAIDERS are making bogus emergency calls to an ambulance station, to lure away paramedics so they can break into the empty building, it was revealed today. Blackburn Ambulance Station, in George Street West, has been burgled four times in the past six
DUNDEE United star Billy McKinlay is set to have talks with champions Blackburn Rovers this weekend after a £1.75 million deal to Celtic collapsed. The Scottish international midfielder had been set to complete a dream move to Parkhead last night. But
A FRAIL pensioner who woke to find a burglar at her bedside has spoken about her terrifying ordeal. Partially sighted and partially deaf, Doris Vickers, 87, spoke only hours after she had fallen victim to the masked raider at her home in the Mill Hill
BURNLEY'S lethal weapon Kurt Nogan is in line to win his first full international cap for Wales against Germany on Wednesday. The Clarets striker was drafted into Bobby Gould's senior squad last night following injuries to three key Welsh players. Nogan
A PENSIONER was left with terrible injuries after he chased after youths who were taunting and tormenting him. John McNeil, 81, fell and hit the kerb and police are now investigating to see if he was attacked while he was unconscious. He is now recovering
THE biggest day in the soccer life of new Rovers signing Graham Coughlan almost turned to tragedy when his father was taken to hospital after a car crash in Ireland. The accident happened as 20-year-old Graham, his father and Bray Wanderers manager Pat
A COMPANY in Darwen is being wound up with the loss of more than 30 jobs. Liquidators have moved in to manage the affairs of bed manufacturer Sleepline 1994 at Progress Mill in Marsh House Lane. All the staff and directors have been made redundant. Angry
HARRY Stephenson, a partner in an industrial cleaning business after working many years as a weaver, has died aged 90. Mr Stephenson, known to his friends as "Stivvy,'' died peacefully at his daughter Hilary's home in Scotland Road, Nelson. Hilary said
AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman who collapsed after trying to tackle a fire in her flat was fighting for her life in hospital today. Edna Holden was discovered unconcious in a chair by firefighters who struggled through thick smoke to rescue her from her sheltered
ONCE again the begonia semperflorens, fibrous-rooted begonias, have proved to be one of the most reliable of any of the bedding plants in the garden. lt doesn't seem to matter what the weather's like, they still give a good show. It can be cold, wet and
