MEET Stig Inge Bjornebye - Liverpool's "other" major import from overseas. All the talk has been of the impact that Czech international Patrick Berger has made since his £3 million move from Borussia Dortmund. And life-long Liverpool fan Berger was indeed
CRICKETER Bob Collins has died, aged 33, a few days after collapsing at his home. Bob played for Haslingden and Accrington clubs before moving to Baxenden, where he was playing last season. He had been a keen sportsman since he was at Bacup and Rawtenstall
IT'S official, Rovers will be without a first team game over the Easter weekend at the end of March. The Premiership game against Tottenham, scheduled for Easter Saturday, has now been arranged for White Hart Lane on Wednesday, January 29 (kick-off 7-
MALCOLM ASHTON'S nerve allowed him to get his foot in the door in the world of big-time cricket scoring. BRIAN DOOGAN spoke with the former Rawtenstall scorer before he jets off on tour with the England team later this month. Such is the state of English
TODAY we celebrate a technological milestone as our Internet site continues to be a worldwide success. For today our World Wide Web pages received their TWO MILLIONTH hit - that's the number of times they've been accessed since we became the first regional
BURNLEY'S youngsters face a mighty assignment on Monday when the Clarets lock horns with Newcastle United in the first stages of the FA Youth Cup. The tie will be played at the Gateshead International Stadium. Burnley Supporters Club is running a coach
WITH one third of the season played, Burnley are placed eleventh in Division Two - three points from a play-off berth. The question to be asked is what do you think of it so far? The question is a difficult one to answer. The main problem is consistency
A PAEDOPHILE ex-Marine who sexually assaulted and videoed two little boys he "befriended" in a swimming pool changing room has been jailed for four years. Neil Campbell - described as a bisexual - targeted the eight and nine-year-old boys using a camera
RAY Harford's successor will no doubt be the top item on the agenda when Jack Walker gets together with the Blackburn Rovers board at tomorrow's game against Liverpool. And, after collecting the names of potential targets in this country, I expect that
SINCE its creation more than 70 years ago, the work of the Royal British Legion has changed to meet the different needs of this important and special community. Serving in the Falklands, the Gulf War, Northern Ireland, Bosnia or Rwanda can leave scars
LANCASHIRE have dropped an idea to allow Sale to play rugby union games at Old Trafford. The plan was for the Courage League Division One outfit to use the cricket ground for a limited number of matches starting in December. But Lancashire are concerned
RAIL bosses are planning to carry on with improvements to Blackburn's problem station - if they can find the money. After officially unveiling the first stage refurbishment of the station, both Railtrack and North West Regional Railways revealed their
WHEN Winston Churchill introduced the principle of state regulation against low pay, through the Wages Councils in 1909, presumably he felt there was a basic unfairness and inequality in society to justify intervention. The removal of the Wages Councils
COLLEGE lecturers may take action after four colleagues were asked to reapply for three jobs - leaving one of them redundant. Peter Jones, union branch secretary at Burnley College, said he was calling a meeting of all members of the National Association
TONY Parkes boomed out a rallying cry to Blackburn Rovers' players today: "It's roll up your sleeves time." And the caretaker-manager, completely unfazed at being thrust into the Ewood hot seat once again, also had a few words of warning for tomorrow's
