A LOOSE cow ‘running amok’ in a busy town centre road was tasered by police. The animal was running at vehicles and pedestrians on Barbara Castle Way, Blackburn, on Saturday. Police were called around 1.15pm after a vehicle and trailer overturned in
EAST Lancashire Hospitals is struggling to meet an essential cancer target due to staff shortages. Under NHS guidelines hospital trusts are required to treat at least 85 per cent of people suspected to have cancer within 62 days of referral
A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital tonight after a stolen car flipped onto its roof in Burnley. The 19-year-old man was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with head and internal injuries. Police are now hunting a second man who they
A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been given a three-year community order for grooming a Blackburn youngster on the internet. Philip Jenkins appeared at Preston Crown Court today after pleading guilty to two charges of trying to arrange and facilitate sexual activity
PLANS to move Earby library have been slammed as 'despicable' by a borough councillor. A proposal to move Earby’s library, in Coronation Hall, Cemetery Road, into the New Road youth and community centre is being looked at. County
A man died today after a crane he was driving at a Rossendale quarry crashed. Police said the crane operator, who has not been named, died after the eight-axle 130-tonne crane came off a road at near the Scout Moor windfarm site in Edenfield.
A ROSSENDALE primary school has launched a ‘buy a brick’ campaign to help complete a £200,000 development. Staff at Edenfield CofE Primary School in Market Street, Edenfield are appealing to parents and other members of the community to help them raise
Essex Eagles won a thrilling Clydesdale Bank 40 clash against Lancashire at Old Trafford by six wickets with two balls to spare thanks in the main to centurion Mark Pettini and Owais Shah. The Chelmsford side kept their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals
Babar Naeem produced with bat and ball to keep Baxenden on top of the Ribblesdale League. The all-rounder scored 67 out of the home side’s 191-7 against second bottom Salesbury. Naeem then claimed 5-42 as the visitors were dismissed
CHRIS Holt bowled the Lancashire League title race wide open last night as Rishton rocked leaders Lowerhouse in a thriller. Padiham pro Holt, filling in for Rishton, claimed 5-76 from 24 overs as his temporary side won by one run. Young
THE number of young people from Lancashire who drink and smoke is going down, according to a new study. Trading Standards North West said it looked into the smoking and drinking habits of more than 13,000 young people across the region to obtain specific
AN EPISODE of the hit TV show Come Dine With Me will be filmed in East Lancashire next month - and you could be in it. The Channel 4 programme is returning for a new day-time series. Producers are looking for people over 18 years of age in and around
THERE is nothing like enjoying nature from the mobile hide better known as a boat. I paid one of my usual visits to Hollingworth Lake between Littleborough and Rochdale. This is now of 120 acre (48 hectares) Country Park. It was built in 1805 to provide
POLICE have stepped up patrols in Huncoat to combat youths drinking and causing a nuisance. Officers are concentrating on the Peel Park and Avenue Parade areas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary
A BUSINESS leader has urged East Lancashire enterprises to be ‘louder and prouder’ in promoting their real achievements to a wide audience. Mike Damms, chief executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, was speaking in support of the recently-launched
THE family of an inspirational woman who battled cancer beyond her doctors’ expectations have paid tribute to her exceptional courage. Sheenagh Scott, 45, from Darwen, reached the end of the three months that doctors said she had left to live
Burnley have confirmed the signing of young Bournemouth striker Danny Ings for an undisclosed fee. 19-year-old Ings has signed a four-year deal at Turf Moor to reunite with Eddie Howe, his former manager at Bournemouth. The highly-rated
ACCRINGTON Stanley have signed Burnley striker Wes Fletcher on loan until January. The 20-year-old will join Stanley to gain vital experience and is available for tomorrow's home match against Bradford.
CHRIS Holt bowled the Lancashire League title race wide open last night as Rishton rocked leaders Lowerhouse in a thriller. Padiham pro Holt, filling in for Rishton, claimed 5-76 from 24 overs as his temporary side won by one run. Young Ali Sartaj was
WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy was delighted the way his team took charge of the game at Ewood Park in the 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. He said: “The game was end to end. Once we scored in the second half I felt we controlled the game. “That's something
IT is said that barbecues bring out the alpha male in men, as they vie for pole position at the griddle, brandishing kebab skewers like swords, and behaving as if they’re running a small country. The same can be said of camping. Put a man in a field
POLICE have launched a crackdown on youths taking drugs and hurling abuse at passers-by at a motorway service area in Darwen. Officers have stepped up high-visibility patrols at the junction four motorway service area near Redvers Road. Detectives
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Clitheroe town centre on Saturday for a feast of the county’s finest food. Celebrity chefs, a pudding tent, and a barbecue trail were just some of the highlights of the Clitheroe Food Festival. At the main
A BLACKBURN businessman who got behind the wheel while banned has been jailed. Burnley Crown Court heard how Asif Jogee, 19, had been given a suspended term of detention in October 2009 for dangerous driving. He had also been ordered
EDDIE Howe admits Burnley must make major improve-ments in defence after seeing his side slip to a 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Clarets have now conceded seven goals in their first three games of the season and Howe is making
POLICE are re-examining the most serious unsolved rapes and sex crimes from the past 30 years. Lancashire Police’s Cold Case team is looking at 25 historic cases, some of which date back to the 1970s. Detectives won’t reveal details of which cases
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean has today been banned from driving for 18 months after failing to convince a judge his drink in a pub was spiked. The 43-year-old admitted being almost twice the limit when stopped on the M6 after Blackburn
CHORLEY celebrated their long-awaited return to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with a well-deserved win over a North Ferriby side which featured in last season’s top-flight play-offs. The Magpies were good value for a two-goal
Colne conceded a late goal in a dramatic finish against St Helens at XLCR Stadium as they went down 2-1. The goal came after the Reds had themselves snatched an 82nd minute equaliser by Mark Threlfall and were pressing in the hope of taking
A Lawrance Hunter goal on 34 minutes gave Wakefield a deserved three points as they beat disappointing Clitheroe in the opening game of the season at Shawbridge. Wakefield dominated the game from start to finish, creating several chances with Jan Zolna
Chorley celebrated their long-awaited return to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with a well-deserved win over a North Ferriby side which featured in last season’s top-flight play-offs. The Magpies were good value for a two-goal lead obtained
CRYSTAL Palace manager Dougie Freedman admitted that he was delighted with his side’s performance as they beat Burnley on Saturday – and believes his Eagles were full value for the three points at Selhurst Park. While opposite number Eddie Howe, who
EDDIE Howe will be without Marvin Bartley for the next three games after he was sent off in Burnley’s 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace. The midfielder appeared to lash out at Jonathan Parr in the fourth minute of stoppage time. “Marvin said
BRETT Emerton is a major doubt for Blackburn Rovers’ trip to Aston Villa as Steve Kean’s squad shortage crisis shows no signs of abating. The Australian international was withdrawn from Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Wolves at half time with a hamstring
DAVID Edgar says the Burnley squad still have their sights set on promotion despite a poor start to the new campaign. Edgar, handed a rare start in a midfield holding role at Selhurst Park on Saturday, admits he was sad to see key defender
A FATHER-of-two who is accused of trying to incite a riot in Burnley via the social networking website Facebook is set to face crown court trial. Christopher James Schofield, 26, from Nelson, appeared in court today accused of posting a message entitled
TRAVELLERS who set up camp on disused land in Darwen have left - but they have pitched up on an industrial estate a couple of miles down the road. Up to 20 caravans, cars and trucks moved on to a field off Hollins Grove earlier this month. They were
LANCASHIRE police officers were applauded on to the streets of London by grateful resident as they helped restore calm to the under-seige capital. Sergeant Andy Maltman said the response had been ‘tremendous’ from a ‘very tense’ public, who had seen
Sheep, cattle, llamas and working sheepdogs were just some of the animals on display at the annual Trawden Show yesterday. The show, one of the highlights of Lancashire's agricultural calendar, was originally launched in 1925. The event kicked
VISITORS to one of East Lancashire’s main tourist spots will be sent on a 25-mile detour as engineers carry out major works on an historic bridge. Residents and traders in Slaidburn have raised grave concerns about the timing of structural
AN investigation has been launched to find a hoax caller who sent two fire engines on a wild goose chase in Burnley. Two fire crews were sent to Willow Street just after 8pm on Saturday when a man calling on a mobile phone claimed there was a serious
STEVE Kean admits Blackburn Rovers might have to start paying over the odds in the transfer market after insisting his depleted squad still needs at least four new signings. Rovers squad’s lack of depth was starkly highlighted in Saturday
EDDIE Howe hopes the imminent signing of Bournemouth forward Danny Ings will provide a much-needed lift. The Clarets boss has called on fans to help the Burnley squad through a difficult period for the club. The Clarets have taken just one point
POTENTIAL right-wing extremists in Lancashire are to be spotlighted in a scheme originally set up to track would-be terrorists following the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks. Police said the ground-breaking counter-terrorism programme Channel, which has
