There will be a Table Top Sale at Haslingden Conservative Club (off Deardengate) on Saturday the 15th March from 10am to 1.30pm. Admission is 50p including tea and biscuits. The event is in aid of Rossendale Hospice and a raffle will be held.
With a forecast for heavy rain in East Lancashire I wondered the wisdom of the organising of a working party on the river in March. As an Angler, I don't suppose I mind the rain, but it is hard work for the people on the banks; pulling up all the plastic
A MAN who beat up a pub landlord in front of customers has been spared an immediate jail term. Graeme Barrie, 27, had "back handed" victim Vincent Gates - his sister's estranged husband- before a scuffle broke out at the Knowles Arms, Blackburn
ENTERPRISING teens from across East Lancashire came together to showcase their work at a special trade fair. The Young Enterprise Spring Trade Fair at Oswaldtwistle Mills allowed young people who have been running their own business ventures through
Blackburn Hawks will be hoping that two of their former stars do not come back to haunt them when Paisley Pirates visit the Arena tomorrow night (face-off 5:45pm). Former player/coach and fans favourite Bobby Haig will line up against Hawks in the
A PENALTY in the first minute of stoppage time forced Burnley to settle for a point from high flying Stoke City. Kyle Lafferty put the Clarets in front in the third minute with his first goal in three months. Ade Akinbiyi missed a good chance to double
BLACKBURN Rovers were forced to settle for a point after Jimmy Bullard grabbed an 89th minute equaliser for relegation-haunted Fulham. Rovers appeared to be on course for a third straight victory in the league thanks to Morten Gamst Pedersen's second
EAST Lancashire currently boasts a world champion in skeleton bob expert Kristan Bromley, who was born and raised in Waterfoot, near Rossendale. Here, he tells us of his achievements and plans for the future as he bids for an Olympic gold. OVER the
WHEN international best-selling author Josephine Cox takes a tour of her home town of Blackburn today, it will be the first time she's set foot on Lancashire soil for more than three years. And she admitted, it's emotional to return home. "Blackburn
Mark Hughes has refused to be drawn on Tugay's future at Blackburn Rovers, insisting he will delay making a decision on whether to offer him a new contract until nearer the end of the season. The veteran Turk, who will be 38 this summer, currently has
FEW issues have caused more public anger in East Lancashire in the past decade than the decision to close Burnley General Hospital's accident and emergency department. And last month's revelation that it has been taking longer for emergency patients
BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle has revealed he enquired about taking Sunderland outcast Liam Miller on loan. But, despite the Republic of Ireland international being put on the transfer list by Black Cats boss Roy Keane, Coyle said he was told the midfielder
CCTV could be brought in after a vandalism epidemic on the outskirts of Colne. Keighley Road residents are angry that every Saturday or Sunday night there are smashed car windscreens, wing mirrors wrenched from vehicles and thefts from gardens. Gangs
MORE than 100 mourners gathered to bid their farewell to a 26-year-old mother-of-four. Amanda Jane Hawley died in intensive care just three days after being taken to hospital in agony with a mystery illness. Many members of her family broke down as
Freedom is our most cherished gift. We are designed to exercise choice and those who rob us of this are therefore inhuman and unGodly. In the dark ages unChristian power monsters took over the church and staged inquisitions or waged crusades forcing
KYLE Lafferty handed the Clarets a third-minute lead with his first goal in three months. The Northern Ireland international completed a well-worked build-up that involved Robbie Blake, Ade Akinbiyi and James O'Connor. Akinbiyi had a good chance to
A man has been charged with violent disorder and two counts of witness intimidation in connection with an alleged attack on a shopkeeper in Blackburn. Babar Khan, 44, of the Pint Pot Hotel, Birmingam, is alleged to have struck at Wendy's off-licence
BLACKBURN Rovers struggled to break down a stubborn Fulham defence during a low-key first half at Ewood Park. With heavy rain making conditions underfoot difficult, Rovers failed to make much of an impression going forwards against the lowly Londoners
A NURSE who grabbed a mentally-ill patient in a headlock and pushed him to the ground has been struck off. Reginald John Butler, of Darwen, "lost control" in an acute psychiatric ward after the sedated patient mumbled a threat and brushed against him
A 42-YEAR-old man has been found dead in a car valeting compound. Police are investigating whether the man, who is believed to be from Newton Street, Blackburn, fell off a 10ft high factory roof. An emergency 999 call was made to the ambulance service
Mrs A Cole, of The Stables, Pudsey Road, is seeking permission from Calderdale Council planning department to convert the workshop to living accommodation. There were no objections from members of Todmorden development committee who also approved without
AT the last Greenbrook Tuesday Fellowship meeting at Greenbrook Church, guest speaker Ken Hare, from the Briercliffe Church (formerly United), gave an entertaining talk on Old Burnley' from the Empress to the bottom of Westgate. It was so good he will
A MAN was taken to hospital after he crashed his car into a lamppost. The man had been driving along Whalley Road, Roe Lee, Blackburn when he hit the lamppost which then collapsed onto his car. The man climbed out of the blue Peugeot 106 GTI before
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle has stressed his side will never be labelled dirty'. Captain Steven Caldwell and midfielder Joey Gudjonsson were both given their marching orders, following two yellow cards, in the midweek defeat at Hull. That takes the total
DARWEN: A skip piled high with domestic rubbish was deliberately set alight by children in London Terrace at 11.50pm on Friday, firefighters said. It took firefighters 15 minutes to extinguish the flames.
Al Murray seems to have become an overnight success in his own happy hour. But am I the only one who hates his character, the Pub Landlord, who now presents his very own chat show, Al Murray's Happy Hour? Now correct me if I'm wrong but I'd say this
BLACKBURN Rovers skipper Ryan Nelsen is edging closer to a first-team comeback. The New Zealand international, who has been sidelined with a hamstring problem since the 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on January 19, trained with the senior squad for the
BESART Berisha could be wearing a Clarets shirt by the end of the season ... for the reserves. The Albanian winger, sidelined with a knee injury, is in full rehabilitation. But a run-out for the first team could be a step too far this season. Berisha
Christopher Armstrong, The Dean of Blackburn, considers the part that heroes play in our society. We all need heroes, role models, mascots, idols even. We can create them ourselves or accept them from elsewhere. At this very moment America is choosing
