HUNDREDS of East Lancashire meat eaters are signing petitions in butchers' shops to oppose the ban on selling beef on the bone. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans raised the growing support for traditional cuts such as t-bone steak and rib of beef in the Commons
A MOTHER whose family has been ripped apart by drugs has launched a one-woman crusade against the "evil in our society." Kathleen McCartney is swapping her job as a registered nurse to become a drugs counsellor after her son, Neil, died after being injected
The Saturday Interview - with Lancashire Hawks' Canadian import Adrian Lomonaco ADRIAN Lomonaco was late grabbing a hold of his first hockey stick - jeeps, he was turned eight - and, in Canada, that almost qualifies you for veteran status! Lancashire
YOUR article 'Special schools get nil out of 118' (LET, December 3) was both inaccurate and damaging. It quoted the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education as the statistical source of information, but, clearly, someone has got their facts wrong. The
ROY Hodgson sees fewer domestic fixtures as one of the keys to future success in Europe for English clubs as he plots a qualifying course for Blackburn Rovers. But the Ewood boss does not want too many changes to the game itself, as he fears it could
RECORD company bosses today denied that a chart-topping band featuring an East Lancashire musician were on the verge of splitting up. Rumours circulating within the music industry suggested that controversial singer Shaun Ryder had decided to disband
THREE hundred specially-invited guests sipped vodka martinis - shaken, not stirred, of course - and enjoyed a taste of the James Bond lifestyle in Blackburn last night. Mingling in the crowd was Pierce Brosnan look-alike Douglas James, who doubled for
A ROBBER armed with a baseball bat smashed a security glass window in a post office and grabbed a "large" amount of cash. Police carried out house-to-house inquiries following the raid on Alkincoats Sub-Post Office, Parker Street, Colne. They are appealing
LAST season's EW Cartons Lancashire Cricket League runners-up East Lancs have signed up 24-year-old all-rounder Brad Young to spearhead their championship campaign for 1998. South Australian Young, a right-hand batsman and left-arm slow bowler, has also
ALL life forms have their own distinct value. Surrounded by modern culture and technology, we have become capable of casually inflicting damage on countless living things, often killing and causing great suffering in the process. Cruelty in all forms
WHAT a bunch of hypocrites our MPs are. Their massive vote to end hunting with dogs made it appear that they cared. Recent newspaper articles have highlighted the plight of the mink, killed inhumanely for the sake of fashion, plus the cruelty of puppy
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue SHE has lived in the cut-throat music biz world since her teens. She has endured the negative publicity of a brother dubbed a weirdo around the world, has had to read sordid reports of her long-term love Rene's
BURNLEY have struck lucky in the draw for the second round of the Auto Windscreens Shield, with a home tie against Notts County. Having gone out of the two major cup competitions at the first hurdle, Burnley will be hoping to give their fans some knockout
