ANGRY Blackburn manager Mark Hughes said it was the manner of the defeat to Coventry on Saturday, rather than the 4-1 scoreline, which left him hurting the most. Hughes kept his players locked in the dressing room after the game, and spelled out a few
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman admitted he felt sick after watching his side draw against Chester City. But it had nothing to do with post-festive celebrations. Nor was he suffering from a bout of man flu as a result of the recent wintery weather
PROUD Burnley manager Owen Coyle praised a 'valiant effort' after his 10-man troopers were knocked out of the FA Cup by Arsenal. Kyle Lafferty's second-half dismissal proved to be one of the key moments in the game as the Gunners, who had gone in front
THERE'S nothing quite like FA Cup third round weekend. It's like the first day of Wimbledon or the opening day of a Lord's Test match. It's a time for dreamers. Dreams that start when the draw is made. Every Clarets fan and the mass of ladies and gentlemen
We Rovers fans really are having it tough at the moment. Saturday's 4-1 home defeat to Coventry was one of the most depressing, and embarrassing scorelines we have had to endure in a long time, and a number of cracks seem to be appearing in the impressive
MORE than 50 friends of a teenager who died in an early morning car crash took part in a football tournament in his memory. Craig Cronshaw, 18, (formerly Hepple) died when his Citroen Saxo lost control in Stacksteads, crashing into a wall at 5.20am on
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of heroin were thrown into the street from a window when police searched a drug dealer's home, a court heard. Stephen Veale, 35, of Lawrence Street, Blackburn, was jailed for four years for supplying heroin. Veale appeared at
A DRUG user who supplied undercover officers with heroin has won his freedom after a judge slammed police. John Jenkins, 34, was locked up during Operation Farenheit after giving drugs to two officers purporting to be users. But Burnley Crown Court
A 25-YEAR-OLD man who threatened to petrol bomb the home of his ex-partner's parents if police didn't get there before him has been jailed. Blackburn magistrates heard the recording of Mark Leggat's 999 call to police, which amounted to a foul and abusive
POLICE should have staked out a £250,000 cannabis factory in a bid to arrest the Vietnamese gang who were operating it, according to a councillor. The 1,500-plant drugs farm, in the disused Merrie England pub, St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, was raided
SAM Grundy, 25, of Bridge Street, Rishton, was bound over in the sum of £100 to keep the peace for 12 months when he appeared before Hyndburn magistrates and admitted a breach of the peace. The court heard that police were called by Grundy's girlfriend
A 75-year-old man died after his electric blanket caught fire during the night, an inquest was told. An inquest into the death of John Mercer heard that the alarm was raised at 4.38am on December 28 but firefighters found him at the top of the stairs
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TEN-MAN Burnley put up a brave fight against Premier League leaders Arsenal, but bowed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle. The Clarets looked as if they might threaten Arsneal's early lead with some neat attacking play before and after the break.
HIGHWAYMEN, witches, family murder plots and abductions - all in East Lancashire! Go back several centuries and this is what you will find from the village records of the goings-on in Pendle and the Ribble Valley. These murders and crimes have been
AN EX-HUSBAND has been branded "sick" after having the graves of his dead children dug up. Tom Gilligan, 55, unearthed the plot to bury his brother John with his two children, Donna-Marie and Gary Martin, who died 25 years ago, in an attempt to keep
A WOMAN whose details were placed on a police most wanted list' was arrested within hours of her photograph being published in the Lancashire Telegraph. Taxi operator Jacqueline Anne Nicholson, 38, had been placed on the 'most wanted' website after a
BURNLEY had their chances in this FA Cup third round tie but went into the break a goal down against Premier League leaders Arsenal. The Gunners survived an early scare to take after just nine minutes. Just moments after Kyle Lafferty had seen his header
Muslim women are to be invited on government-funded assertiveness training courses in a bid to counter Islamist radicalism. Communities and Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears is to publish a document arguing that women have the potential to become
A CARER is planning to lose pounds to make pounds to pay for a new wheelchair for a man suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). A sponsored slim is just one of the fund-raisers planned by Christine Baldwin, who cares for MS sufferer Graham Phillips.
Bells rang out at Christmas thanks to four ex choristers of St. Mary's Church, Mellor. They were Dominic Hallett, Alex Gawthorpe, Andrew Hext and Li-Ming Tan.
A WOMAN almost three times the drink-drive limit told police she had had a bottle-and-a-half of red wine, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Caroline Cairns-Thomas, 47, had been stopped by police in the early hours on December 23. She
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire have so far escaped the chaos caused in other areas of the UK by winter sickness bugs, bosses said. The Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital first experienced cases of norovirus, a strain of stomach bug which
A MAN kicked and banged on a car stuck in traffic in Blackburn town centre before attacking the elderly driver. Blackburn magistrates heard that Mark Palliser punched the 71-year-old motorist in the face when he got out to check what damage had been
Traffic officers are backing a new campaign to cut accidents on motorway hard shoulders and save lives. The officers, based in Salmesbury, will be distributing new Surviving the Hard Shoulder leaflets as part the campaign SURVIVE - Safe Use of Roadside
YET another motorist thinks he should be above the law (Ken Hardman, "I will keep on breaking the law", LT, January 1). Congratulations to the police for prosecuting him after his refusal to accept a warning. Every sensible motorist knows it is dangerous
MY husband was taken ill on Christmas morning so I rang NHS Direct. The service over the phone was excellent. They arranged a home visit from a doctor who gave treatment, followed by a phone call from Darwen Health Centre to check all was well. On December
THE feature (Saturday, December 21) by Caroline Dutton recalled for me my only sister, six years older. Very bossy to me in her teenage years. At 16, a 10-year-old sibling must be a bind, having the responsibility to look after. As we grew older we became
AT last Councillor Alan Cottam has decided to respond to the many letters regarding headstone testing in Pleasington cemetery, Blackburn. He insists that the motive of the council is only public safety. If that is the case why could he not be bothered
HEALTH chiefs have urged people in Lancashire to help stop the spread of the highly contagious norovirus. The virus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, swept across the UK over the Christmas period affecting thousands of people. Now the Health Protection
Blackburn Rovers manager Mark Hughes refused to blame his injury list for the 4-1 FA Cup defeat against Coventry City. Hughes, who won the FA Cup four times as a player, was missing Roque Santa Cruz and a number of other players to injury. However
THE Scout Association is looking for volunteers who want to get fit and give something back to the community. The Pendle branch of the association is looking for volunteers to help run their Beaver colonies, Cub Scout packs and Scout troops. There are
THE commanding officer of Lancashire troops in Iraq was back in the UK yesterday to meet families and friends of his soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Gary Deakin, in charge of the 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and three soldiers, gave a
A DOCUMENTARY on the deaths of five family members in an horrific house fire is to be aired on BBC1. The Honour Kills charts the series of events resulting in Caneze Riaz and her four daughters dying after her jealous husband set fire to their home in
A SOLICITOR who embarked on the challenge of translating a foreign novel into English has finally completed it after five years. Andrew Clare, head of the corporate department at Napthens, Blackburn, has translated a 288 page Japanese novel called Pro
Blackburn Rovers have played down reports linking them with January moves for Chelsea's Steve Sidwell and the former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, who is currently at Marseille.
BRENDAN Flood has called on Clarets supporters to turn up the volume and make life uncomfortable for Arsenal. Blessed with world-class names, the Gunners are overwhelming favourites to win today's mouth-watering FA Cup third round clash at Turf Moor.
TODAY'S FA Cup third round showdown between Burnley and Arsenal means so much to Danny Karbassiyoon, he is travelling halfway round the world to witness it in person. The American striker is the last footballer to have played for both clubs, before a
FORMER Burnley defender Lee Dixon believes an FA Cup upset at Turf Moor today is possible. But he has warned Clarets fans to expect a strong Arsenal side to travel to East Lancashire for the third round tie. Arsenal legend Dixon, who played just four
Steven Caldwell believes a clash with the Premier League leaders is the type of task Burnley need to get over their Blackpool hangover. The Clarets captain is still smarting from what he has labelled "one of the worst games I've ever been involved in
A NEW invention by an East Lancashire company could play a pivotal role in reducing household burglaries. Double glazing fitted 10 or 20-years-ago was often fitted with external beading meaning the glass could be removed from the outside in a matter
PAUL Fletcher knows a thing or two about FA Cup uspets. In his 16-year professional career, the talented striker helped to make them and was on the wrong end of a couple. And on morning of Arsenal's visit to Turf Moor, the club's development director
GAMES against Arsenal will always bring back fond memories for former Clarets hero Peter Noble. The man affectionately known as Uwe, after the Hamburg star Uwe Seeler who once played at Turf Moor, was part of the Swindon side that beat the Gunners at
CHAIRMAN Barry Kilby has urged Burnley to create another "famous day" in the club's proud history and gun down Arsenal in the FA Cup today. The Clarets, who celebrated their 125th anniversary last year, have dumped Premier League opposition out of cup
