A SURVEY of discharge arrangements in Blackburn hospitals has been hailed a success by health bosses. The investigation sparked concern after 15 per cent of patients said they were not well enough to go home. But health chiefs say the study showed that
I HAVE noticed that contributors to your letters column have tried vainly to soften the criticism of Germany's past policies on the world's affairs. Yet what the Nazis failed to accomplish against us by force of arms, our internal enemies have with consummate
THE true scale of East Lancashire's youth unemployment crisis has been exposed by Labour with new figures showing that more than one in four of the area's jobless are aged between 16 and 25 . The most grim statistic comes from Pendle where 33.4 per cent
A DAIRY farmer who diddles with ditties while mucking out the animals is bringing his new-look musical to King George's Hall. Raymond Smith, from Heapey, near Chorley, composed Samuel - the story from the Old Testament - more than eight years ago but
I UNDERSTAND from the 1991 census that the population of the Borough of Blackburn and Darwen was at its lowest for several decades. Could a town and country planning expert please explain why, travelling around the area, we see more and more Barratt-type
BURNLEY'S newly formed Independent Supporters' Association will launch their key manifesto next month. And organisers are appealing for Burnley fans to come on down when the Clarets ISA announce their action strategy at the Park View public house on August
DON'T let his size and age deceive you. Young Scott Fisher may be tiny but he's a force to be reckoned with. The super-tot five-year-old is learning the ancient martial art of Tae Kwondo and already winning medals. The St Gabriel's School, Blackburn,
IT has been something of a sweet and sour summer for Blackburn Rovers' season-ticket sales so far. Continuing speculation over Alan Shearer in the national media has, believe Ewood officials, had a significant damaging effect on sales. But the club still
PATIENTS were today warned that cash-strapped health chiefs could be forced to "ration" a series of operations to save money. And a health watchdog leader has predicted that the squeeze on NHS cash which has afflicted Britain over the past 15 years is
FURNITURE store boss Alec Cunningham reckons he can get lots of notes from the old musical instrument which came into his store - pound notes that is. For he hopes to tune into a small fortune with the violin he hardly gave a second glance when it came
PETER Martin today set his sights on an England recall. The 27-year-old paceman, dropped for the Third Test against India and also the following week by Lancashire, bounced back to top form with a man of the match performance in the NatWest Trophy victory
A WOMAN who is tracing the history of a famous Ribble Valley tree has been stumped in her search for facts. Mrs Margaret Cartwright is trying to piece together a history of the "King Oak" tree which once stood in Bayley Hall Wood near Hurst Green and
THREE soccer teams were today preparing for a marathon journey to a world-class tournament after a timetable blunder left them stranded. Blackburn Celtic Youth players thought it would be plain sailing to the prestigious World Youth Cup in Gothenburg,
BLACKBURN town centre has suffered a blow with plans for a massive face-lift for the six-day market delayed until next year. Work was set to go ahead at the end of this month to renovate the interior and exterior of the market and the improvements were
THE former girlfriend of a broken-hearted businessman who is selling his palatial £400,000 home in a bid to win her back, has spoken out about their relationship. Stella Dawson said she refused to live in the six-bedroom Lords Hall, set in the countryside
IT was a campaign which began on a gigantic roller-coaster of optimism and ended with a despairing, disconsolate slide into Division Two. Remember the 1994-95 season? Well, every pass, throw, quote, rebound and goal-kick is chronicled in a new book, '
