BURNLEY bowed out of the Carling Cup tonight after taking Premier League Aston Villa into extra-time. Substitute Stewart Downing’s extra-time goal sealed a quarter-final spot for 10-man Villa and ended the Clarets' challenge. The England
COUNCIL chiefs are set to save a scheme aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour among youngsters in Burnley despite concerns over funding. The Space Bus was launched in May 2007 after a survey of youngsters in the town revealed they felt they had nothing
BURNLEY held Premier League side Aston Villa at half-time in this Carling Cup tie despite making six changes. Villa skipper Nigel Reo-Coker missed his side’s best opportunity of the opening 45 minutes at Villa Park. Reo-Coker should have converted a
A CAREER criminal stole a chalice and communion plate from a vicar to flog them for drugs cash, a court heard. Wayne Sawley, who also raided the home of a pensioner who had been targeted five times before, had been taking "dodgy" valium on
Burnley boss Brian Laws has made six changes to his starting line-up as he looks for a place in the Carling Cup fifth round draw. Keeper Lee Grant, Michael Duff, Clarke Carlisle (back from suspension), Graham Alexander, Ross Wallace and Martin Paterson
EAST Lancashire’s multi-million pound bus lane has been snubbed by ministers - and a council leader admitted the scheme was ‘dead’. The government has refused to give the green light to the £50million Pennine Reach scheme, despite rubber-stamping
Dancing either a tango or a Charleston, our twelve couples became eleven. But who was hot and who was not? Tango is a powerful passionate dance that needs strength and emotion while the Charleston should be light-footed like you are defying
A SINGLE punch thrown in Blackburn town centre during a night out caused a fractured jaw, a court has heard. The unprovoked violence was delivered by a man who trained at local boxing gym. The victim of what took place, Luke Potter, had been out with
BACUP BOROUGH boss Brent Peters is on the hunt for new striking talent having grown fed up with missed chances which are costing his side. Borough have stuttered in the last two games and Peters said: “Sourcing a natural finisher who would thrive off
BARNOLDSWICK TOWN co-boss Ben Hall says Barnoldswick are in rude health – and have players from all over the pyramid wanting to play for them. Said Hall: “We are being approached by quality players who would like to join us. "Four have expressed
RAMSBOTTOM United joint boss Anthony Johnson says he is satisfied with the Rams start to the new season after a run of seven straight wins was ended by back-to-back losses. But Johnson reckons that represents a decent start and he said:“We were generally
PETER Smith says his Clitheroe side have nothing to fear on Saturday when they go to Whitby Town in the FA Trophy. Smith’s Blues make the tough trans-Pennine trip in the second qualifying round looking to claim another Evo-Stik Premier scalp after
Gerard Houllier insists he has plenty of respect for Burnley as he stressed the importance of the Carling Cup to his Aston Villa side. The Villa boss has carried out his homework on the Clarets and is expecting an exciting and open match in tonight’s
WOMEN look set to be forced to work six years longer than their own mothers did before receiving state pension. We asked the women of East Lancashire what they thought about raising the retirement age. WE’RE living longer – it’s a fact – and now the
With the sweeping cuts that are tearing vital services to shreds, it concerns me that the borough is even considering the extra expense of an elected Mayor for Hyndburn. The current system runs under a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ whereby the mayorality
A BANNED and over the limit driver who lied to police for a second time has been given a year's jail term. Abdul Ghafar, 35, had been given a suspended prison sentence on July 19, for his part in a speeding ticket scam. Eleven days later
A FASHION store which helped to launch top model Agyness Deyn is in line for an award. Trade magazine Drapers has nominated Sunday Best’s concession, sb Diversion, in the ‘young retailer of the year’ category of their annual awards to be held in London
POLLS show most people believe spending cuts have to be made in the public sector if Britain’s economy is to be pulled back into the black after the havoc wreaked by world recession and the antics of our big banks. They also think there is plenty of
One of the main problems in the world is overpopulation with its attendant side effects. Generally speaking this occurs in male-dominated societies which do not practise birth control. Unfortunately, due to immigration, overpopulation is beginning
I have seen the story of the mayoral car (LT, October 25) and it raised a few questions in my mind’ Does the mayor really need a vehicle of that size? The very people we elect are telling us that due to the present financial climate, we have to pay
THE vast country of India is without doubt a great untapped market for the development of sport – and the now world famous Indian Premier League is absolute proof of just how rapid the growth can become in a country boasting one of the fastest
A PENSIONER died after pulling out in front of a heavy goods vehicle as he left Burnley Crematorium. An inquest was told that 84-year-old Joseph Haywood, of Ighten Road, had not looked at the traffic as he exited the Crematorium’s slip road on to Accrington
Blackburn Rovers' prospective new owners will make an initial £5million available for players, according to the Economic Times of India. The newspaper is reporting it has interviewed three of the family members behind the £46 million deal -
SAM Allardyce will retain full control over Blackburn Rovers’ moves in the transfer market as fears over sports agency Kentaro’s influence were eased. The global agency will play a part in Venky’s Rovers takeover bid but the Lancashire Telegraph
Blackburn Hawks soared to third in the English National Ice-Hockey League North One table with a 3-2 win at home to Nottingham Lions. Goals from David Meikle, Aaron Davies and Matt Viney secured the points for Gary Rogers’ side, who was delighted
BRIAN Laws has challenged his players to better their Carling Cup achievements of two seasons ago and make it all the way to the final. The Burnley boss sees no reason why a Championship club can’t get to Wembley, and no reason why that club
THE number of registered sexual offenders in Lancashire has gone up again, with new figures showing there are 1,146 living in the county. That is an increase of 92 from last year and almost double the 637 sex offenders in 2002-03. And, according
STAFF at an Accrington firm have raised more than £1,000 as part of a fundraising campaign. Screwfix staff and customers contributed to the Everyman prostate cancer fund. Dave Farell, the area manager for Screwfix in Accrington, said: “We’d really like
THE Isle of Man is a delightfully tranquil place to explore on holiday, with some beautiful coastline and walks. It’s always had a reputation, however, as a bastion of small ‘c’ conservatism, and is the last place you’d expect to be breaking new ground
LIVE music will continue at a Darwen pub after a new landlord took over. John Allen’s predecessor at the Black Horse, Redearth Road, Andy Harding, encouraged local bands to play on Thursday nights for over 10 years. Mr Allen said: “I’m a big live music
TWO childhood friends from Darwen whose lives have mirrored one another have now joined up to lead cycling sessions around the town. Kevin Nicholson and John Walsh, both 67, were both brought up in Springvale Garden Village and spent their working life
CLARKE Carlisle believes Burnley are still capable of achieving automatic promotion despite a first home defeat of the season sending them out of the play-off zone. The Clarets slipped to seventh, eight points adrift of leaders QPR – their
NEW signing Herold Goulon is determined to play a role in a new chapter for Blackburn Rovers Football Club as he looks to seize his Premier League second chance. The former Le Mens midfielder scored on his Rovers debut yesterday, as the
AN EAST Lancashire Liberal Democrat peer has slammed his own coalition's police cuts which could see 409 PCSOs axed. Pendle-based Lord Tony Greaves has called on the Government to save the community support officers. Last week every
THE former boss of Holland’s Pies has landed a top job at a rival food firm. Neil Court-Johnston is the new managing director of the food service division at South Wales-based Peter’s Food Service, it was confirmed yesterday. It comes
A GRIEVING young dad has been spared jail for attacking a man who is alleged to have admitted sexually assaulting a schoolgirl. Burnley Crown Court heard how labourer Daniel Bedson, 19, whose two-year-old daughter was terminally ill at the
RIVAL Blackburn Rovers bidder Ashan Ali Syed last night refused to give up for the fight for the club with his representatives claiming they are still interested in buying the club. And Mr Syed will honour donations made to local organisations if he
CONSTRUCTION of a new road linking Heysham and Morecambe to the M6 motorway could begin in 2012 after the Government gave it the green light. The Department for Transport has announced that the Heysham-M6 Link is one of a number of key infrastructure
Celtic boss Neil Lennon has denied whipping up the frenzy that led referee Willie Collum to receive death threats following Sunday's Old Firm defeat by Rangers. Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is considering a cut-price move for Shakhtar Donetsk's Croatian
PAUL the octopus is dead...no longer will those eight tentacles help crazed punters pick their football bets. The sea creature, if you remember, hit fame for picking the winners throughout the World Cup this summer. He did this by gliding his
MORE than 6,000 jobs are expected to be lost after Lancashire County Council announced a massive programme of spending cuts. Bosses have estimated they need to cut more than a quarter of the £725million County Hall spends each year on services
BURNLEY operational director Brendan Flood is to link up with former Clarets boss Adrian Heath after helping to buy out American side Austin Aztex and move them to Florida. Heath has been manager of the Aztex since 2008, recently signing
THE Indian family set to buy Blackburn Rovers are not expected to attempt a Manchester City-style revolution at Ewood Park. Transfer funds are understood to be available for the forthcoming January transfer window, but supporters should not
A FORMER Coldstream Guard plunged a carving knife into his partner's stomach as she cuddled her two-year-old son. Wayne Casey, 37, who has post traumatic stress disorder after service in Bosnia and Afghanistan, told his victim, "I'm not going
EXCITEMENT, fear and uncertainty will have been just a few of the feelings felt around Blackburn yesterday morning as Rovers’ future took a massive stride towards being sorted. Some questions will be answered over the next few weeks, a few more could
