THERE are two types of people in this world - those who view their glass as half empty and those for whom it is always half full. In a nutshell, some people always look on the bright side of life while others take a perpetually pessimistic view. However
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is unlikely to join the running for Aston Villa's unsettled defender Mark Delaney when the transfer window opens in eight days' time. Hughes has been strongly linked with a move for the Welsh international, who slapped in a
BLACKBURN beware. If Steve McClaren has any influence in the Middlesborough dressing room at all then Rovers will face a very different proposition at the Riverside on Boxing Day. The reaction of the Boro boss following his side's pitiful performance
MICHAEL Gray will happily let the turkey and roast potatoes go cold on Christmas Day. The Blackburn Rovers left back knows there's no greater incentive for resisting the traditional festive feast than making sure you keep your place in the side. Given
A TEENAGER who went blind in a weekend today told how he was determined to make this Christmas his best ever. Michael Harrison, 16, of Badger Close, Padiham, lost his sight earlier this year when he was diagnosed with incurable Leber's Optic Neuropathy
ACCRINGTON Stanley sponsor Oswaldtwistle Mills has unveiled a new signing -- its very own Ronaldo. Ronaldo Polvani, 52, has joined the team at the Hyndburn attraction, where he helps to manage the car parks. Bosses at Oswaldtwistle Mills took on Italian-born
ACTION man Steve Cotterill led the way last summer with a head-first dive into foaming rapids in Austria. His daredevil squad has followed suit by throwing themselves headlong into an adventure-packed Championship campaign. And with the emphasis on living
MARK Hughes reckons two of his biggest signings are finally starting to hit their best form. Robbie Savage and Shefki Kuqi have come in for special praise from the Blackburn boss as he prepares his side for a second meeting with Middlesbrough in the space
STEVE Cotterill is a man with a plan this Christmas. The Burnley manager revealed he has pencilled in his teams for all four festive games in eight gruelling days, starting with the Boxing Day battle against his former club Stoke City at Turf Moor. And
COUNCIL chiefs have agreed to settle a £5,500 taxi bill after the Lancashire Evening Telegraph raised concerns that the cab firm involved could go under. Gemini Travel owner Paul Warchalowski contacted the newspaper to hit out at social services, saying
A MOTHER who has been given 48 hours to live three times today told how her love for her young son has kept her alive for Christmas. Seven doctors told Marion Motupalli she would never see the festive season but a determination to spend the festive season
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service for fitting a smoke alarm at my house -- and with a friendly smile. May I also take this opportunity to remind people that this is a free service and one which can save lives. It's
IN light of the sad cases such as the racist murder of Anthony Walker, the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence, and of those many millions of people killed down the many centuries because of the colour of their skin, I would like to bring to
BLACKBURN with Darwen Borough Council never fails to upset the community it 'serves' and now it has reached an all-time low. Its proposal to build the latest phase of the orbital route through St Peter's graveyard is soulless and immoral. Coun Andy Kay
FURTHER to B Dagger's letter about pensions. Nobody even mentions the number of years that a person pays into the NHS and their pension rights. Everybody looks at the age of retirement. There are a lot of people who started their working lives at 15 or
REGARDING the inquest report in the LET, November 30 regarding two young men who were killed when the Mercedes CLK 500 they were driving in Preston New Road, Samlesbury. The inquest heard the speed of the vehicle and two bald rear tyres were were obvious
MARK Hughes reckons two of his biggest signings are finally starting to hit their best form. Robbie Savage and Shefki Kuqi have come in for special praise from the Blackburn boss as he prepares his side for a second meeting with Middlesbrough in the space
A RING found on farmland in Gisburn, believed to be over 1,700 years old, has been ruled treasure by an inquest. The small Roman silver finger-ring was discovered by Glyn Peak in May in a field at Shuttleworth Farm owned by John and Dorothy Falshaw. The
I HAVE an awful memory. At the rate I'm going through Post-It note reminders, the rainforest population of neon yellow trees faces certain extinction. In fact at this precise moment in time there are actually only two things I don't need reminding of:
STEVE Cotterill is a man with a plan this Christmas. The Burnley manager revealed he has pencilled in his teams for all four festive games in eight gruelling days, starting with the Boxing Day battle against his former club Stoke City at Turf Moor. And
A TEENAGER who "ran riot" in a hospital unit and assaulted a security guard could remember nothing of the incident because he was so drunk, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard the last thing John Joseph Holden remembered was drinking vodka straight
