On Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, Jungle Beats bring an African Drumming Circle to Dark Lane the home of Rossendale United. All ages and abilities are welcome, drums will be provided and full training given for only £3.50 per session. Places
Rossendale Amateur Operatic Society is holding a pre-audition sing through for "Oliver" at St James Church, Haslingden on Monday 11th October at 7.30pm. Same time on Wednesday at Manchester Road Methodist Church, Haslingden. Call Jennifer on 01706 210518
Stu Bennett - better known as World Wrestling Entertainment’s Wade Barrett - talks about his Lancashire roots, how he went from working in a science lab to grappling with some of the biggest names in sports entertainment and his excitement at potentially
COUNCIL bosses have drawn up plans to expand Blackburn’s main cemetery to avoid a burial crisis. Pleasington Cemetery has just four years’ capacity left for Church of England burials, with space for some other religions also running low. Town hall
THIS is East Lancashire ultimate fighter Michael Bisping as you’ve never seen him before — playing a bad guy in teen drama Hollyoaks. The Clitheroe dad-of-three is starring in Hollyoaks Later, a spin off show which contains much grittier and more adult-themed
ACCRINGTON Stanley had two players sent off as they were beaten at Bury in League Two this afternoon. Stanley named an unchanged line-up for the seventh game in succession, looking to build on last week's incredible 7-4 home win against Gillingham
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Colne to ensure a new health centre venture for the town is not abandoned. Bosses at East Lancashire Primary Care Trust have announced that proposed replacements for Colne Health Centre, Clitheroe Community and Great Harwood
RESIDENTS living in an exclusive village say they fear for their security after plans were approved for its first shop. Many living in Brockhall Village are concerned about ‘strangers’ entering their gated community near Langho, in the Ribble Valley
EWOOD Park legend Bryan Douglas has blasted Danny Murphy’s ‘disrespectful’ attack on Blackburn Rovers and has called for the midfielder to be ‘hauled over the coals’ by the game’s chiefs. The Fulham midfielder launched a verbal assault towards Rovers
BURNLEY director Mike Garlick has been ranked in 64th position in FourFourTwo’s annual football rich list. Garlick, who is the managing director of London-based IT consultancy firm MBA, joined the Clarets board in 2006 and FourFourTwo magazine
So here we are again, it’s that time of year and The Apprentice is back. Well, it’s not exactly that time of year with the show taking up a new autumn slot due to the General Election and Lord Sugar’s position as a government advisor. It took approximately
CHRIS Eagles believes Martin Paterson’s absence from the Northern Ireland squad this week will help the striker regain his goalscoring form with Burnley. Paterson was left out of the Northern Ireland party for last night’s clash with Italy and Tuesday
THEY have dealt with one fiasco after another, yet always kept Accrington Stanley on the rise. Few management duos are more deserving of long-term deals than John Coleman and Jimmy Bell. The pair have a record that is simply unique – but nothing has
A project for the homeless in Burnley has received a £250,000 boost from a Liechtenstein-based charitable foundation. Supporters of the Emmaus Burnley project, at the former Booth Court, off Colne Road, Daneshouse, say the cash will help them to begin
CABBIES in Rossendale are to meet to discuss strike action over council proposals to introduce a penalty points system. Taxi drivers in the Valley are unhappy at Rossendale Council’s plans to bring in the scheme, which would see Hackney cab and mini-cab
A SPURNED boyfriend has been jailed for 12 months after he ran his car over the foot of a man he suspected of having a relationship with his ex-girlfriend. Billy Anker broke a bone in his victim’s foot during an incident in the Mill Hill area
A NINETEEN-year-old who armed himself with a wooden stick as part of a 20-strong race hate mob outside a Burnley high school has been given two years youth custody. Burnley Crown Court heard that Storm McGowan and friends, some armed with metal
CORONATION Street star Shobna Gulati is to hold a one-off designer clothing sale at Darwen Market today in aid of Madison Allan. Fellow Corrie stars have also donated their dresses, tops and accessories for the event, which aims to raise
