FED-UP residents have called for action after their area has become an ‘eyesore’ due to people dumping rubbish. The Woodnook area of Accrington is regularly hit by fly-tippers with rubbish, including needles, strewn across the streets, according
A NEW museum commemorating the RMS Titanic is hoping to attract around 100,000 visitors in the run-up to the centenary of when the ship sank. Maritime enthusiast Nigel Hampson, 42, has brought the Titanic, and her maiden voyage to life, as he opened
POLICE have launched an appeal to find a man who has gone missing from his home in Burnley. Neil Turner, 32, has not been seen by his family for five weeks and they are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. He was last seen
MUSIC lovers young and old donned their wellies to enjoy the biggest music event in Burnley’s history. Around 12,000 festival-goers came together to enjoy performances from The Saturdays, McFly, N-DubZ and Scouting for Girls at the first ever
RECYCLING giant SITA hopes to create 30 new jobs at a new multi-million pound waste centre in Darwen. SITA, the UK subsidary of French energy supplier Suez Environment, paid £3.2million for the 22-acre site in Lower Eccleshill Road last year
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has revealed that despite becoming a pensioner this month he has no plans to reduce his workload. Mr Straw, who has represented the town for 32 years, said turning 65 was ‘very odd’. But he said watching what he eats and
RESIDENTS in a quiet Blackburn street were woken by a car fire last night. Firefighters were called to Cheetham Street in Wensley Fold shortly after midnight to find a Volkswagon Golf had been set alight by vandals. Neighbouring residents got up to
Burnley boss Eddie Howe rued his side's poor start as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the sides' npower Championship clash at Selhurst Park. Jonathan Parr opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Owen Garvan scored in the second
PERFORMANCES from this year’s Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 for the first time ever. A crew from the national station will be recording in Colne during the 22nd annual event, from Friday August 26 to Monday
A FORMER Burnley pub was targeted by arsonists during the early hours of this morning. The White Hart in Church Street, which earned its reputation as a live music venue and was a fixture of the town’s blues festival fringe for many years, suffered
CYCLISTS are to share the footpath with pedestrians in an attempt to make it safer for pupils at two schools in Padiham. Work is now underway to widen the existing footpath along part of busy Burnley Road, which will mean cyclists can share it with
