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  • £192,000 for ‘zip-glide’ play area in Huncoat

    CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating landing almost £200,000 funding for a play area to replace rusting old swings. The brand new ‘adventure play’ facility will replace two dilapidated play areas near Bolton Avenue in Huncoat, complete with earth mounds

  • Burnley councillors become DIY gritters

    COUNCILLORS in Burnley took to the streets to spread grit themselves. Burnley Council leader Gordon Birtwistle, son Justine and executive member Charlie Briggs were joined by staff from housing association Galico as they spread grit in the town's Gannow

  • East Lancashire radiologist recognised for world-class expertise

    A GLOBE-TROTTING radiologist from East Lancashire Hospitals has become one of only three people in the country to get a prestigious diploma in musculoskeletal radiology. Shah Khan worked for five years to get the Diploma of the European Society of Musculoskeletal

  • FULL-TIME: Manchester United 3 Burnley 0

    BURNLEY were undone by two goals in five second-half minutes, before Mame Diouf wrapped up the win in stoppage time, but there were still plenty of positives for Brian Laws to take out of his first game in charge. The Clarets kept out the

  • Kestrel missing from Darwen after pen broken into

    A WILDLIFE centre’s kestrel is missing after intruders smashed their way into its pen. The 18-month-old bird of prey, called Bob, was taken from his enclosure at the Newrad Wildlife and Conservation Centre, Watery Lane, Darwen. Bob was rescued as

  • Blackburn schoolgirl dies after falling in icy conditions

    AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling on her way to school in icy conditions. Naeemah Achha, described by teachers an “intelligent, kind and popular girl”, died in hospital yesterday after falling over in Victoria Street, yards away from

  • Burnley's winter wonderland event attracts hundreds

    HUNDREDS of people flocked to a winter wonderland event in Scott Park, Burnley. Burnley Council, in association with Action for Children and with funding from BIG lottery, launched a trail around the park with characters along the route to entertain

  • HALF-TIME: Manchester United 0, Burnley 0

    NEW Burnley manager Brian Laws will be delighted with a goalless first 45 minutes at Old Trafford. The former Clarets fullback has already stamped a much-needed resilience on his troops, who have succeeded in snuffing out Wayne Rooney and Dimitar

  • Dunkirk veteran from Rossendale dies, aged 97

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a Second World War veteran who has died at the age of 97. Crowds gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of popular Rossendale man George Crossthwaite, of Central Avenue, Edenfield. George, who worked in the cotton industry

  • TEAM NEWS: Manchester United v Burnley

    BURNLEY begin life under Brian Laws at Old Trafford this afternoon, with defender David Edgar making his first league start since signing from Newcastle United in the summer. The 22-year-old starts alongside Michael Duff in central defence, as both captain

  • Nelson teen back home after gun offence

    A TEENAGER jailed for gun possession after his dad shopped him to the police is back home. Paul Metcalfe was sentenced to three years at a young offenders institute in June 2008 for storing a gun and bullets in his bedroom for a gang. He was arrested

  • Pendle grit crisis meeting called

    AN emergency meeting has been called to let people voice their concerns about the lack of grit in Pendle. Councillors hope residents will turn out in their droves to tell them about problems caused by icy roads and pavements. Residents

  • Darwen teenager given £554 phone bill

    A MOTHER is urging mobile phone users to be wary of buying applications after her 15-year-old son was charged £554 for unsolicited text messages. Dominic Fenton of Cranfield View, Darwen, downloaded a Where’s Wally game via Orange World, the

  • Budding Rossendale cooks star on Come Dine With Me

    ROSSENDALE could be cemented onto the nation’s culinary map when budding cooks battle it out for the ultimate TV title. Two contestants, whose dinner parties will be screened on Channel Four hit show Come Dine With Me next week, were competing

  • Accrington Stanley face another winding-up order

    ACCRINGTON Stanley were yesterday issued with a new winding-up order over an outstanding debt to HM Revenue and Customs. Stanley narrowly avoided going out of business in October because of a £308,000 tax bill but Surrey-based multi-millionaire

  • Accrington Stanley off as weather wrecks weekend programme

    Accrington's scheduled League Two match with Rotherham United has been postponed due to a waterlogged Crown Ground pitch. Heavy overnight rain left standing water across the ground and there was little option other than to call off the match,

  • Blackburn Rovers manager frowns at mention of the 'C' word

    MENTION the dreaded ‘C word’ to Sam Allardyce and you are guaranteed short shrift as he focuses on restoring some much-needed belief around a shell-shocked Ewood Park. The Blackburn Rovers boss is never shy to offer his views on most subjects

  • Jacobsen: Blackburn Rovers players must not feel pressure

    LARS Jacobsen insists Blackburn Rovers can’t let the growing pressure get to them as they look to ensure the Premier League relegation zone remains very much below them. Rovers’ Danish full back will miss tomorrow’s Ewood Park visit of Fulham with a

  • Sam: I won’t rush Niko into Blackburn Rovers team

    SAM Allardyce has challenged his more experienced squad members to help ease Rovers’ Premier League woes – insisting he remains cautious about expecting Nikola Kalinic to be an instant remedy. Blackburn Rovers’ £6million summer signing gave the biggest

  • Grezza: Burnley player-coach role right for me

    GRAHAM Alexander has revealed he sought the advice of ex-Claret David Unsworth before accepting a player-coach role. Unsworth was offered a similar position under Owen Coyle when his Turf Moor contract expired in 2008 but turned it down to concentrate

  • Laws: Old Trafford perfect place for Burnley managerial debut

    BRIAN Laws will make his Premier League managerial debut at Old Trafford this afternoon and admitted: ‘It’s a dream start’. The new Burnley manager’s immediate aim is to address an away run that has yielded only one point from a possible 30. And while