A DOCTOR has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient in her hospital bed. Dr Naveen Shivan, 34, will appear before the town's magistrates tomorrow to answer the charge. Dr Shivan works in the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit of Blackburn
A SCHOOLGIRL was dragged into a secluded wood and subjected to a terrifiying late night sex attack, a jury was told. The drunken and vulnerable 14-year-old was threatened with death as she struggled with her alleged attacker Stephen Ainscow, 22, who pushed
MICHAEL Duff is heaping the pressure on England ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park. The Burnley defender has seen confidence coursing through the Northern Ireland squad after they beat Azerbaijan 2-0 on Saturday to record their first
CLITHEROE skipper Neil Bolton is expecting the unexpected as the Ribblesdale Senior League reaches its dramtic climax. Four teams - Barnoldswick, Settle, Clitheroe and Great Harwood - all have matematical chances of taking the title this Saturday in the
BAD housing conditions have long been one of East Lancashire's biggest problems. But plans to bulldoze homes in the Redearth area of Darwen classified as "unfit" have caused considerable anger. Local residents claim money should have been spent on renovating
A SCHOOLGIRL was dragged into a secluded wood and subjected to a terrifiying late night sex attack, a jury was told. The drunken and vulnerable 14-year-old was threatened with death as she struggled with her alleged attacker Stephen Ainscow, 22, who pushed
DAVID Thompson could be back in action before the end of the month. The injury-jinxed Blackburn Rovers midfielder has not kicked a ball in anger since the final day of last season after his knee flared up again during pre-season training. However, the
IT'S time for cool heads, not hot heads, as Blackburn Rovers go in search of their first away points of the new season at the Reebok Stadium this weekend. Recent clashes between Rovers and Bolton have tended to be feisty affairs and I don't expect the
"HEY, they hit it a long way, don't they?" The male spectator's voice from behind the first tee at Pleasington sounded surprised - but it really shouldn't have been. Because the women out on the sun-coated course yesterday were good. Very good. So good
DAVID Thompson could be back in action before the end of the month. The injury-jinxed Blackburn Rovers midfielder has not kicked a ball in anger since the final day of last season after his knee flared up again during pre-season training. However, the
MICHAEL Duff is heaping the pressure on England ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park. The Burnley defender has seen confidence coursing through the Northern Ireland squad after they beat Azerbaijan 2-0 on Saturday to record their first
A DOCTOR has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient in her hospital bed. Dr Naveen Shivan, 34, will appear before the town's magistrates tomorrow to answer the charge. Dr Shivan works in the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit of Blackburn
