TWO women managers have the opportunity to do an MBA at the Manchester Business School for free. One full-time and one part-time place, both worth £15,000, are up for grabs in the Guardian Women In Management Scholarship. The MBA is a general management
A BRAVE cashier refused to give a robber money when he burst into a petrol station and told her he had a gun. The 57-year-old female assistant realised the raider was only carrying a replica handgun and did not give him any cash. He fled from the Discount
POLL TAX dodging teenagers were robbing themselves of the right to vote, it was revealed. In some areas of East Lancashire fewer than half those eligible to vote on reaching the age of 18 had registered for electoral rolls. This meant that they were less
IREAD with amazement the comments by M Hibbert in 'Times changed at Ewood' (Letters, February 13). He writes that the incidents with tickets for the Bolton game were a disgrace, but, probably, in these times at Ewood Park, not surprising. I bet Mrs Jimmy
THE BOOST for mental health services in the form of the £95million grant announced by government minister Stephen Dorrell today is undeniably welcome and necessary. So, too, is the patient's charter that is coupled with it, setting out what services people
MANY people will be aghast at the disclosure today that, in a year, a third of all serious offenders in Lancashire - more than 5,000 of them - escaped prosecution and were let off with a police caution instead. And the fact that Lancashire Constabulary
A FORMER Sunday School teacher and one of Hyndburn's oldest residents has died at the age of 102. Sophia Lilian Lee, of Harwood House, Belmont Road, Great Harwood, taught youngsters at St Bartholomew's Church, where a service will be held tomorrow afternoon
PEOPLE producing or planning a parish map have been invited to submit their designs in a national exhibition. Common Ground, who are organising displays across the country, define a parish map as one which shows people's own definition of their locality
SHEFFIELD United will not stand in Adrian Heath's path if Burnley make him their number one target for the Turf Moor hot-seat. The First Division club are keen to hang on to their Bramall Lane "dream ticket" billing of Heath and Howard Kendall. But if
A SCHOOLBOY has spoken about the alsatian terror attack which left him lying in a hospital bed grateful to be alive. Colin Arkwright, 12, was attacked by the dog as he walked along Canterbury Street, Blackburn, with his cousin Andrew Morrison and a friend
RAY Harford, pictured, is concerned that fixture problems could hamper Blackburn Rovers' bid for a UEFA Cup place. The Blackburn Rovers boss will be pleased about the rapid re-arrangement of last Saturday's postponed game away to Aston Villa. But he is
COUNCIL workers will soon receive copies of a new code of conduct based on national guidelines. The document is to be given to Hyndburn Council employees. It will tell them what is expected in handling contracts, dealing with requests for information
THE heat is on to find Westminster's "top dog" - with a little help from a Clitheroe company. Roger Dugdale, managing director of dog food manufacturer B Dugdale and Son, will be among the judges of the fourth Westminster Dog of the Year contest. MPs
REGARDING the comments of M Hibbert (Letters, February 13), how can a Burnley fan criticise Blackburn Rovers, considering the present upheaval at Turf Moor, with fans turning their backs on the team during a game and the intimidation of Jimmy Mullen and
HUNDREDS of commuters faced hours of hell after low temperatures turned snow-bound roads into ice rinks. Motorists travelling home from work throughout East Lancashire last night faced journeys of up to three hours. And today Dave Partington at the Manchester
A COLLEGE student was recovering today after he was beaten black and blue by a group of thugs wielding baseball bats. Damian Cummings, 16, of Seaton Court, Blackburn, was kicked to the ground and viciously attacked by more than 15 youths. Today Damian
TIME does not seem to be on football's side as the game continues to wrestle with the repercussions of the Bosman case. And as one of English football's leading lights, with a playing staff valued at tens of millions of pounds, Blackburn Rovers could
LAST year in the United States, 26,000 people were murdered and over a million are in prison there. In the inner cities of America, law and order is breaking down. There is an escalating drugs problem. The rich are moving into segregated, fortified housing
A CHARITY which provides holidays in East Lancashire for children from Chernobyl fears its fundraising activities could be hit because of bogus operators. The Burnley-based Chernobyl Children's Lifeline raises cash to bring youngsters from the troubled
A MAJOR investigation into child deaths throughout the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale area was launched by health chiefs. The previous year the area had the worst record for infant deaths in the country and doctors said that the new year had got off to
MIKE Atherton must decide on his role in England's World Cup campaign - quickly. South Africa's blistering performance against New Zealand at Faisalabad today fired a warning to England before they take on the Proteas at Rawalpindi on Sunday. Thursday's
MURDER squad detectives investigating the death of prostitute Angela Heyes are monitoring the arrest of a man in connection with the killing of French student Celine Figard. The man was arrested by West Mercia Police and is being questioned about the
SEVERAL inches of freezing snow brought Burnley and Pendle to a standstill while scores of drivers abandoned their cars. In Barnoldswick a tractor and trailer ploughed into two cars which had collided moments earlier on a snow-bound narrow country road
BURGLARS have robbed a widow of precious keepsakes of her husband and son, who died within a year of each other. A distraught Mrs Dorothy Newsham today appealed for raiders who broke into her Baxenden home to return the treasured items. Mrs Newsham, 64
STEVE Thompson has had a personality crisis - he thought he was Reginald Perrin! And any Blackpool tourist who clocked the mystery character from the Golden Mile dipping his toe in the briny probably thought Reggie was making an unexpected return. There
PRINCESS DIANA loves to do it. Cindy Crawford always looks great when she does it and Mr Motivator does it every morning. We're talking about keeping fit, of course, and a Blackburn company is currently riding high on the fitness frenzy sweeping the nation
IHAVE to laugh at the attitude of Liberal Democrat councillors David and Karimeh Foster, of Whitehall ward, Darwen. When a planning application regarding tipping arrived in the ward I represent (in the Belgrave Road/Radfield Road area of Darwen) they
"IF I saw someone slimmer than me I wouldn't eat for days and days to lose weight. I would binge and then vomit to keep my weight down. If I could feel my bones sticking out I felt brilliant", said Blackburn girl known as Jemima to friends. Jemima, 23
A MAJOR survey is being carried out in Rishton in a bid to tackle the problems caused by rowdy teenagers. About 400 homes in the town are to get a questionnaire on the problems caused by juveniles. Householders are being urged to complete the forms and
STORE owner and MP Nigel Evans has slammed claims that shoplifting is not a problem. Speaking from Westminster the Ribble Valley MP has condemned comments made by Labour leader Tony Blair who said that stealing from shops by certain groups was not a cause
BULIMIA is a craving which is out of control in a growing army of women who binge on huge amounts of food and vomit as regular as getting up and going to work. The after-effects of routinely sticking fingers down throats can be fatal with kidney failure
LAST week, I was admitted to the new coronary care unit at Blackburn Infirmary and spent three days experiencing and observing its services at close hand. The facilities were impressive and the sheer professionalism and humanity of all those involved
JIMMY Mullen today emerged as one of the favourites to take over Second Division relegation strugglers Swansea City. Mullen's name has emerged as a strong candidate over the past 24 hours-just a week after he parted company with Burnley. The 43-year-old
