READERS who want to know more about osteoporosis will be interested in the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council's new booklet. Issued as part of ARC's Arthritis Research Week of June 3-9,It details the research into the disease and explains what you can do
UNDERTAKERS had to abandon a hearse and carry the coffin of a 17-stone woman 200 yards to the grave because a cemetery was blocked by cars belonging to people attending another funeral. And elderly mourners travelling in cars behind the hearse, had to
COMPREHENSIVE school pupils laid on a charity premiere for a top Hollywood film. The pupils of Queen's Park High School, Blackburn, managed to get an exclusive showing of Mr Holland's Opus, starring Richard Dreyfus. Dreyfus, who plays a frustrated music
THE return of Nick Faldo this week to the European Tour has left many golfers seriously revising their tournament prospects. The outstanding player of his era and one of the finest of all-time, Faldo reached a rare plateau at this year's US Masters. Six
FEARS were growing today for the safety of hostage Paul Wells as Indian officials were said to be digging for his body after a second report that he had been murdered. Police have been searching for graves after being told four Western tourists - including
A CHILD was temporarily blinded and deafened when a new exploding gimmick called a Bomb Bag blasted in her face. The youngster, from Read, was bending over the bag when it went off. Now shocked newsagent Mr Patrick Parsons, who sells the products which
AS a locum working in histology at Blackburn Infirmary, I was amused by your story about staff parking. (LET, May 8). The NHS is already one of the few employers who have the cheek to charge employees for parking without the guarantee of a space. Misfortunes
RESEARCHER Steven Birtwistle is on the scent with the help of sniffer "guinea pigs" at Accrington and Rossendale College. The psychology student is spending three weeks at the college carrying out a series of tests to see how different types of fragrances
IWAS most interested to read Ron Freethy's comments (LET, May 10) on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, as I was born and lived in Delph for 38 years before to moving to Blackburn in 1968. The villages mentioned were part of Saddleworth Urban District, but
RUDRA Singh's fitness is again in the balance as Burnley prepare a bid for revenge in tomorrow's Marsden BS Lancashire Cricket League clash with Enfield at Turf Moor. But Burnley chairman Peter Lawson revealed that if the popular professional failed to
A PARTY with family and friends will round off diamond wedding celebrations for a Darwen couple today. May and Richard Coward, of Thorncliffe Nursing Home, Astley Bank, Darwen, married 60 years ago at Blackburn Register Office. The couple lived in Gillibrand
I WOULD like to thank the Coronary Care nursing staff at Blackburn Infirmary and the staff in D3 at Queen's Park Hospital, whose skill, care and attention enabled my father to make a complete recovery from a recent heart attack. The National Health Service
CELEBRATED World Cup commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme is one of the most unlikely pop stars. At 76 he has unwittingly found himself starring on several ultra-trendy tracks with his immortal words: "Some of the crowd are on the pitch. They think it's all
ALL pensioners should get a cheap TV licence costing just £5, East Lancashire MP Nigel Evans has told ministers. He wants every senior citizen to get the discount given to those living in sheltered accommodation. Speaking as MPs discussed the Broadcasting
JASON Wilcox aimed to take Alan Shearer's advice as he prepared to walk out at Wembley this afternoon, wearing a senior England shirt for the first time. "Alan has told me to be myself and that's what I aim to do," said the Blackburn Rovers winger whose
THE reserve teams of both Blackburn Rovers and Burnley could finish up being "relegated" next month. A proposal for major restructuring will be put to the annual meeting of the Pontin's League on June 5. And, if it is accepted, Rovers' second team will
