A TERRIFIED soccer fan today described how English supporters ran a gauntlet of hate during the World Cup clash in Rome. Careers adviser Janet Finn, 29, was struck on the forehead by a coin and pelted with seats as trouble flared in Rome's Olympic Stadium
Burnley 3 Carlisle 1 HOW'S this for a peculiar Turf Moor tale of the unexpected, writes TONY DEWHURST. Cast your memory banks back to October 1991 and Jimmy Mullen's first game in charge as caretaker manager. With Burnley toiling to find their feet just
ON behalf of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, I ask you to take part in a fantastic and fun campaign called 'Splash out for Dolphins.' Through my work in animal conservation, I have been lucky enough to see dolphins in the wild and this experience
A WEEK which highlighted mental health issues came to a conclusion with an awards ceremony at the Silverman Hall, Nelson. Students on Nelson and Colne College's One Step at a Time programme were presented with awards to mark their achievements by college
CARL Fogarty won the final race of the World Superbikes Championship to seal overall second place at Sentul in Indonesia. Champion John Kocinski won a first race battle with his team mate Aaron Slight for his ninth victory of the year, having already
LET'S get this right - pre-October 9, 1997 it was: "Single mothers - Portillo - slagging off." Post October 9, the hope is it will be: "Single mothers - Portillo - tolerance." So Mr Portillo is driving down the M55 to Blackpool, cursing under his breath
OLYMPIC decathlon star Daley Thompson launched a sports and leisure centre at Burnley Football Club that aims to give people the chance to get fit with their soccer star heroes. The superstar athlete cut a claret and blue ribbon to officially open the
Fife Flyers 6 Lancashire Hawks 5 Lancashire Hawks 22 Perth Panthers 4 LANCASHIRE Hawks went goal crazy at the Blackburn Arena on Sunday - but missed out on a dream double through dubious refereeing at Fife on Saturday. Hawks took visiting Panthers apart
POLICE are investigating three separate assaults after a weekend of violence in Accrington town centre. In the most serious attack a 20-year-old man was stabbed three times in a street scuffle by a knifeman with an "Elvis-style quiff". The victim, a production
DECORATIVE railings and a day centre are among the projects being recognised in this years round of Darwen civic pride awards. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have received a double honour from the town's Civic Society for removing the town's infamous
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver IMAGINE East Lancashire strewn with hundreds of architectural gems worthy of comparison with the Temple of Apollo at Delphi or with monuments as magnificent as Nelson's Column. Older folk do not have to imagine. They saw
THE article by Christine Rutter (LET October 7) concerning the exploitation of children during the last century and up to the post war period was basically well researched. However, comments attributed to Ray Howard, chief executive for East Lancashire
CHRIS Waddle is set for transfer talks with loan striker Gerry Creaney. The Clarets player-manager will meet with Creaney's agent this week to discuss a possible move to Turf Moor. Creaney grabbed his second goal double in a week as Burnley clocked up
A PERMANENT tribute has been built to mark the memory of a motor sport fanatic who founded the Tour of Mull Rally. Bryan Molyneux, who died of cancer last year, was the driving force behind the prestigious event which he helped to start in 1969. He obtained
I WOULD like to make readers aware of the risks facing people who play sports without using a proper mouthguard. Anyone who takes part in contact sports should use a mouthguard to reduce the risk of injury to their teeth. It will also protect lips and
A HEALTH campaigner has welcomed the forging of transatlantic links to tackle issues affecting ethnic communities. Indira Batra said Britain should take a leaf out of America's book in promoting good health among black and Asian people. Mrs Batra, chairman
A FAMILY who have been dubbed nuisance neighbours will fight an order to evict them from their council home. Gillian and Phillip Crossley-Haworth, of Greenhead Avenue, Blackburn, have been served with an eviction notice after they were accused of running
MANY people will be alarmed today by the claim that, in the past five years, two people a month have been killed by mentally-ill people living in the community. More so because this terrifying trend continues despite legislation passed to prevent just
HOW much can be read into the handshake that Tony Blair gave Gerry Adams today? For while Downing Street attempted to play down the significance of the event, which came in private during the Prime Minister's visit to the multi-party talks on Northern
BOSSES at Blackburn shopping centre are to spend £50,000 in the battle to attract Christmas shoppers. It is part of their fightback against the threat posed by rival towns and shopping centres. Standard Life, the owner of the shopping centre, is behind
A DISTRAUGHT couple arrived home from a weekend away to find their idyllic farmhouse had been destroyed in a spectacular blaze. Businessman Stan Ainsworth and wife Irene were horrified to discover more than 30 firefighters desperately trying to smother
BLACKBURN Rovers have begun contract talks with Billy McKinlay in the wake of Scotland's World qualification for France 1998. McKinlay's Ewood Park contract expires during next summer's World Cup finals and Rovers are anxious to tie a deal up with the
THE area of Blackburn in which I have lived for some 35 years consists of a triangle of back streets formed by Whalley New Road, Pine and Boland Streets. Unlike the famous Bermuda Triangle, where things disappear, in recent years the reverse happens here
RAIDERS escaped with lager worth £25,000 and a tractor unit and trailer valued at £39,000 from a Blackburn transport depot. The thieves struck at Killingbeck Transport in Cunliffe Road, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn, in the early hours of Sunday
LITTER bugs face tough action, including up to £2,500 in fines, under a council crackdown on dirty streets in Pendle. Warning letters will be sent to people who repeatedly leave rubbish lying around in front of their homes and businesses, on back streets
