BLACKBURN Rovers were humiliated at Stamford Bridge this evening as they crashed 5-0 to a rampant Chelsea. After holding the hosts to just 1-0 at half time, the Premier League title chasers ran riot as Paul Robinson was left stranded by his
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle believes increased competition for places will be instrumental to their survival bid. Chris Eagles comes into contention for his first start of the season when the Clarets entertain Wigan Athletic this afternoon (kick-off 3pm
GAEL Givet's own goal handed a dominant Chelsea a deserved 1-0 half time against a depleted Blackburn Rovers side. Missing David Dunn, Chris Samba, Pascal Chimbonda and Franco Di Santo, Rovers struggled to cope with their free-flowing hosts. Joe Cole
Burnley’s 100% home record has been brought to an abrupt end by Roberto Martinez’s opportunist Wigan outfit. Owen Coyle was looking for his side to bounce back after last weekend’s derby defeat but his side looked deflated and short of ideas
ACCRINGTON Stanley recorded a fine win at promotion challengers Rochdale this afternoon in their last game before Wednesday's scheduled High Court hearing. Stanley must pay off a £308,000 tax bill this week or face winding up proceedings but
DAVID Dunn has missed out for Blackburn Rovers' trip to Stamford Bridge this afternoon as a virus hits Sam Allardyce's squad. Dunn and Chris Samba both miss out, while Pascal Chimbonda is unavailable through injury and Franco Di Santo is unavailable
An unfortunate injury to Brian Jensen has gifted Wigan an equaliser in a scrappy game at Turf Moor as the sides go in with a goal apiece. Burnley grabbed an early goal out of nowhere when a quick Wade Elliott throw-in allowed Robbie Blake to skip past
Owen Coyle has shuffled his pack as he looks to bounce back from the derby defeat ahead of the home encounter with Wigan. Chris Eagles has made the starting eleven in place of David Nugent after impressing from the substitutes bench in the 3-2 defeat
A RARE football programme for one of the few international matches played in Blackburn is expected to fetch nearly £2,000 on Wednesday. It cost only one penny new, but 85 years later the four-page programme, produced for the England v Wales match at
MICHAEL Symes believes strike partner Bobby Grant has the ability to make a real name for himself in the future – but he knows they both have a responsibility to help improve the club’s away form. The duo have played up front together in the majority
WITH almost 500 league appearances to his name, Sam Allardyce showed there has always been room for a no-nonsense centre back in English football – he now fears today’s hard men are facing a losing battle. From Billy Bremner to Vinnie Jones, from Ron
PUBLIC-spirited teenagers have been hailed for helping transform Colne’s Waterside Millennium Green. The youths, all members of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Prince’s Trust Pendle Team 34, spent two weeks doing repairs. Earlier this week, the new
A NEW voice is being given to the children of some of Burnley and Pendle’s most hardened drink and drug abusers. An award-winning scheme, Holding Families, is being piloted to ensure the needs of youngsters from the neighbouring boroughs, whose mothers
JUST ten householders will benefit from cash to improve renewable energy in their Ribble Valley homes. This comes as the council revealed that more than half of the properties in the Ribble Valley have no gas supply and are dependent on oil or
Sean Ruane was trained at the same piano as some of the world’s most famous opera singers and has since widely performed to great acclaim. But back home in Rossendale he is an unknown face and his auntie says he’s still not as good as his dad. He spoke
RAY Wilkins believes David Dunn does stand a chance of making the England squad for this summer’s World Cup after identifying the playmaker as Blackburn Rovers’ man to watch. Chelsea’s assistant boss believes an in-form Rovers will prove a tough test
FORTY-FIVE homes were evacuated and a major road was closed as firefighters tackled a potentially dangerous chemical spillage. Accrington, Burnley and Padiham fire crews used specialist hazardous material, or hazmat, units to clean up the
A RAGING Sam Allardyce has demanded a public apology from Giovanni Trapattoni after accusing the Irish boss of trying to write off Steven Reid’s career. Italian Trapattoni incurred the wrath of Rovers after claiming their midfielder was fighting
THE infamous Irish twins, Joe, Lloyd, Olly, Jamie and Danyl are all battling to be Simon Cowell’s number one, but there’s only one man who has the X Factor in Alan Mahon’s eyes. The midfielder saw first-hand how Owen Coyle inspired Burnley
A 12-year-old film buff from Barnoldswick rubbed shoulders with the stars after reaching the final of a prestigious contest for budding critics. Jack Uttley’s review of The Golden Compass, written as a homework assignment, earned him a top-four place
COUNCIL bosses have become embroiled in a row with a bank after refusing it permission to build a wheelchair-friendly entrance. Lloyd’s Bank wanted to refurbish its store in Church Street, Blackburn, by moving the steps to allow a ramp to be built to
A JUDGE has ordered hospital treatment for a man with mental health difficulties from Burnley who stabbed his father 10 days after being released from hospital. Craig Jackson, 37, was being cared for at his parents’ home in Browhead Road, Burnley
Running time: 86 mins. Featuring the voices of: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Eric Anderson, Bill Murray, Hugo Guinness, Michael Gambon, Brian Cox. Director: Wes Anderson. Hip indie director Wes Anderson (The Royal
