ASPIRING actor Russ Ward has a simple philosophy for landing television roles. "Throw enough mud at a wall and some of it will stick," he says. Twenty-seven-year-old Russ, who lives in Hoghton, gave up his job as a parcel courier for a security firm a
LIKE many other older people, I was shocked by the recent decision of the Hillingdon Hospital Trust to refuse admission to emergency patients over the age of 75. As such a deplorably ageist decision may be seen by other health and social service providers
RESIDENTS battling against plans to build an all-weather sports pitch at a Blackburn school are claiming a first round victory. Planning officials at county hall have decided to delay any decision on the major refurbishment of sports facilities at Pleckgate
ATROCIOUS weather kept many Hallowe'en revellers away from Pendle Hill and police reported one of the quietest celebrations for years. A council crackdown on cowboy builders was set to continue in Hyndburn. The housing committee backed bids to improve
BLACKBURN Hawks reckon to have unearthed a diamond in ex-Durham teenager Tom Burridge. Teenager Burridge, son of famous footballing father John, let loose last Sunday with a tremendous four goal spectacular in the Hawks' victory over Castlereagh Knights
BLACKBURN has waited at least two decades for the face-lift on the worn-out, shabby Boulevard bus station that used to greet visitors to the town. But now the £1.2million revamp is complete, it looks terrific and is a credit to the partnership behind
IT GOES without saying that the police who had to deal with horror of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989 had a harrowing ordeal. But so, too, had thousands of fans that day. So, too, had the victims' families. It is, therefore, an insult to common
FESTIVE thieves are being targeted by the most widespread Christmas crime prevention scheme ever to hit Blackburn town centre. Operation Mistletoe will begin in the next few days, even though its official launch will not be until December 1. And police
A PENSIONER has thanked a group of big-hearted builders who rallied round to help after she was robbed by callous young thieves. Construction workers from Blackburn company Noblet Plant Hire gave chase as they saw 88-year-old Phyllis Nuttall's neighbours
BIG Yorkshireman Peter Swan could come in from the cold for tomorrow's clash against York City at Bootham Crescent. Swan is on emergency stand-by with major injury doubts surrounding central defenders Mark Winstanley and Vince Overson. Both Burnley stars
TORRENTIAL rain failed to put a dampener on the celebrations when Blackburn Mayor Mary Leaver cut the ribbon at the town's new look bus station. And council leader Malcolm Doherty pledged to look at ways of bringing further improvements to Blackburn.
IN defence of the appalling traffic-calming scheme in Great Harwood, a spokesman for Hyndburn Borough Council claimed it was introduced so that "vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists are less at risk" (LET, October 17 and 22). This is
TORY Nigel Evans is counter-attacking to defend Action Man. The Ribble Valley MP says parents have the right to buy toy guns and war toys for their children in the run-up to Christmas. A total of 43 Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have backed a Commons
COLIN Hendry, Chris Sutton and Kevin Gallacher (pictured) look set to give Blackburn Rovers' caretaker-manager Tony Parkes a three-way lift for Sunday's Premiership game against title favourites Liverpool at Ewood. Hendry, who had groin surgery a month
SO Lancashire County Council is to continue with its well-established practice of performing backward somersaults to accommodate the insatiable demands of its Asian employees (LET, October 21). This time, they are agreeing to the wearing of traditional
THE plight of student hostage Paul Wells and his fellow captives will be featured in a television documentary to be screened on their 500th day in captivity. A crew from the 20:20 Vision team behind The Big Story documentary Searching For Our Sons is
CYCLISTS criticised Blackburn Council for ignoring them on the day that the new look Boulevard and train station reopened for business. The Cycling Campaign for East Lancashire claimed the town's Transport Day did not included them because town hall bosses
CHORLEY chairman Jack Kirkland does not anticipate any problem in filling the Victory Park manager's job, suddenly vacated by Dave Sutton's resignation earlier this week. And there was an understandable ring of confidence about his smile when he revealed
A CHEST infection 'epidemic' among babies and young children was sweeping through East Lancashire. It forced Burnley General Hospital to turn away children due to have routine operations and use the surgical ward beds for youngsters requiring emergency
A WORLD first from a brewery has scooped three industry awards for innovation. The Murphy's Irish Stout's widget in a bottle, brewed at Whitbread's Samlesbury site, has won two accolades from the Institute of Management and the BBC Good Food Awards. Since
A SPECIAL programme aimed at introducing young people to boxing will be held in Blackburn YMCA next Monday. "Kid" Gloves is backed by the Amateur Boxing Association of England and the Sports Council. Qualified coaches will demonstrate to youngsters, boys
WHEN pictures were being taken at the opening of Blackburn's revamped Boulevard, I hope that a camera was pointed in the direction of Railway Road, where poor peasants queue in the cold for transport to Queen's Park Hospital, the Infirmary and all stations
MEDIA expert Sir Bernard Ingham gave East Lancashire business an insight in how to manage 'what the papers say'. Sir Bernard, former Chief Press Secretary to Margaret Thatcher during her Downing Street reign, spoke to almost 100 local business people
RECENTLY, I was a patient on E Ward 1 at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn. My stay was an eye-opener for a number of reasons. Firstly, I cannot praise the people who cared for me enough - from the paramedics, doctors and nursing staff, to the tea-lady
Ron Freethy's England: Towneley Hall WHETHER or not you like horse riding, you have to admit that the so-called Sport of Kings is very much a part of English history. The most famous racehorse that ever lived in East Lancashire was a wonderful beast named
POLICE forces, councillors and health and safety experts will join forces for the first time in a bid to improve road safety in the town. The pioneering strategy has been set up with the help of Lancashire County Council's highways and transportation
A COMPUTER firm has become the largest of its kind in the country following a take-over deal. Dentons of Burnley has acquired Stockport-based Hallman Computer Services, which employs 22 people. The deal means Dentons is now the largest Sage Solutions
