A SERIES of head-to-head political debates between the three mainstream parties is being campaigned for in Burnley. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has signalled he is ready for a US-style TV debate with his rivals David Cameron and Nick Clegg,
ACCRINGTON Stanley produced a stunning second-half performance to hammer Cheltenham Town in League Two this afternoon. The game had been goalless at the interval after a lifeless first half but Chris Turner broke the deadlock in the 54th minute
PUBS in Blackburn are being warned not to open early on derby day. A huge police opera-tion is gathering pace to ensure the Blackburn Rovers versus Burnley game on Sunday, October 18 passes peaceully off the pitch. Clarets fans have already been prevented
ACCRINGTON Stanley have recalled Chris Turner and Luke Joyce to their starting line-up for this afternoon's League Two clash at home to Cheltenham Town. Turner comes in for striker Billy Kee, with Bobby Grant expected to move back into a supporting role
ACCRINGTON Stanley will host Bury in the northern quarter finals of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy if they can overcome Shrewsbury in the second round. Stanley's home match against Shrewsbury was postponed in midweek because of a waterlogged pitch and
CHRIS King’s Accrington Stanley career could be over after a scan diagnosed that his persistent thigh injury will keep him out for at least another month. The left back has featured only three times this season because of persistent thigh problems and
A DAD took part in an attack on a terrified trial witness he dubbed a grass. Burnley Crown Court heard how Stephen Turnbull had been subjected to violence by another man before Wesley Hall, 27, humiliated him by throwing soapy water and tomato
PATIENTS and staff at a Blackburn hospital had to be evacuated after a chemical leak. The chemical alert was sparked after a dangerous substance leaked out of a pipe and into a store room at the Hill View unit run by Lancashire Care NHS Trust
FORTY police officers swarmed a Blackburn pub last night at the start of a high-profile month-long crackdown on drug crime. Friday night drinkers sat shocked with their hands on their heads as officers descended on the Brownhill Arms, Whalley New Road
POLICE chiefs in Lancashire are celebrating after the force was today named the country's top performer. The force, which is led by the Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan, is ranked joint first with Leicestershire out of 43 forces assessed by Her Majesty's
AN East Lancashire company has danced its way on to the national stage after its ballet shoes were featured on Strictly Come Dancing. The footwear, provided by Starlight Dancewear, have been worn by contestants on the hit show including former boxer
GANGSTERS from Manchester have been told that ‘enough is enough’ after a series of raids in East Lancashire. An operation to protect the county with a ‘ring of steel’ – crimebusting cameras placed at strategic entry and exit roads to Manchester
