AN AUTISTIC boy will receive specialist equipment thanks to a fundraising football match organised by the police. Four-year-old Harrison Boyle, from Clayton-le-Moors, has different needs from most boys his age to help communicate and interact
Traders shut up their stalls for the last time at Blackburn’s old market yesterday. It was packing up day for some but a closing down sale for others as the three-day market came to an end. While some traders are moving to the ground
A POPULAR umpire is recovering after having his teeth smashed out in a Twenty20 cricket match. Long-time Lancashire League servant Clifford Ashworth was overseeing the evening’s play between Ramsbottom and Edenfield when he took a full-force drive
A CONVICTED paedophile who kidnapped and sexually exploited teenage girls has finally been deported back to Pakistan. Zulfar Hussain has been at the centre of a year-long legal battle after he originally won the right to stay in the UK on his
CHILDREN are being stopped from enjoying a park because the council will not cut the grass, according to residents. Staff at Blackburn with Darwen Council emailed a reply to Phil Barber of Kirby Road, Ewood, to say that due to budget cuts,
A SMALL kitten was rescued from the engine of a van after crawling inside to keep warm and getting stuck. The animal, which is only a few weeks old, wedged itself inside the Renault Kangoo van on Gannow Lane, Rosegrove, Burnley, on Saturday
A MARATHON man who conquered a dozen 26-milers in 12 days is already on the lookout for his next epic fundraiser. Pub landlord Brian Parker, 52, was footsore but ecstatic after completing his twelfth marathon from Preston to Burnley. His amazing feat
CAUTIOUS banks are preventing East Lancashires economy from kick-starting following the recession, a top financial advisor has warned. Mark Ashton, whose firm Ashton Hoyle works with more than 500 clients, said a failure to lend or take risks
PADIHAM make the short trip to derby rivals Read today as the Ribblesdale League derby day explodes into life. John Bushell’s men make the short journey determined to upset the title favourites – and the game also sees Padiham professional Chris Holt
LOCAL pride is at stake today as derby rivals lock horns – but Haslingden skipper Graham Knowles insists his side’s game is just the same as any other. Champions Ramsbottom make the trip to Bentgate to face Knowles’ men in what is always a keenly contested
