A commercial dealer who was supplying " bubble" to fund his own use of the drug, has been locked up for six months. Adrian Cottam, 25, had been found with 57 grams of drugs worth more than £500, when police raided his then home in Padiham,
LEAGUE of Gentlemen star Steve Pemberton is set to create a new TV series with his long-time writing partner Reece Shearsmith. The Chorley-born actor revealed he and Shearsmith plan to write a new project in the next few weeks. The 44-year-old, who
A MAN has been banned from his family home for five years after more than 50 complaints were made about arguing, fighting and general nuisance at the address. A judge at Burnley County Court agreed a court order which effectively bans Craig Clarke, 26
WHEN it comes to unwinding after a tough training session, Danny Ings loves few things more than a couple of hours of escapism. “I like action films...and comedy,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a funny man. Funny to look at I guess. But I like comedy
BLACKBURN Rovers’ position in the Premier League may be somewhat precarious right now, but Garry Flitcroft is no doubt that their 11-year spell in the top flight was inspired by one man. It was not Graeme Souness, as impressive as his management was
‘He’ll always be my baby’ – mum Tributes have been paid to a Chorley man who was knocked down and killed by a car on the M6. Craig Robinson, 31, from Clayton-le-Woods, died in the early hours of Saturday, February 4. Police said a silver Ford Focus
A Chorley record producer and label boss has put together an compilation of bands who all hail from the town. Michael Whalley, 24, who is studying audio engineering in Manchester, has gathered eight of the town’s aspiring groups to create Chorons, a
ELDERLY people in Chorley are being warned about bogus callers pretending to be offering alarms and panic buttons on behalf of the council. In the last week the authority has taken calls from a number of people aged 50 and over who have been unnerved
A JUDGE has criticised the way police handled a case in which two teenage girls from Chorley died. Jordan Clayton, aged 20, was cleared by a jury of causing the deaths by dangerous driving of passengers Jade Pickering and Tia Guye, both aged
BURNLEY'S FA Youth Cup quarter final with Fulham will take place at Craven Cottage on March 7 (kick-off 7pm). The young Clarets reached the last eight of the competition for the first time in 34 years thanks to a 2-1 win at West Brom. Their reward is
BURNLEY'S home game with Birmingham City, scheduled for March 6, has been postponed due to the Blues' involvement in the FA Cup. Chris Hughton's side face a replay with Chelsea the same night, after drawing 1-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. A new
DAVID Lloyd is ready to give Accrington Stanley a boardroom boost after agreeing to become a non-executive director. Cricket pundit Lloyd, commonly known as “Bumble”, played for the Reds before embarking on a celebrated cricket career which led to him
BLACKBURN Rovers' Premier League home game against Sunderland has been postponed. The clash was scheduled for March 17 but due to Sunderland's involvement in the FA Cup, it will have to be rearranged. A new date will be announced imminently.
MORE than £11million could be spent on giving first-time buyers and struggling families a helping hand onto the housing ladder. Council chiefs have applied to the Government for £5.6million to fund a programme, which will see a fresh lease of life given
Michael Duff and Martin Paterson have both been called up by Northern Ireland for new coach Michael O'Neill's first game in charge. The Clarets' duo are also joined in a 24-man squad for a friendly against Norway in Belfast on Wednesday, February 29
A FOUR-year-old who wasn’t expected to survive birth has been allowed to move home from hospital for the first time in her life. Crystal Marie Perkins was born with spina bifida, hydrocephalus (water on the brain), severe kidney and lung problems
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La Traviata | The Sands Centre | Carlisle | Sunday, March 4 | 7.30pm Ellen Kent Productions return to The Sands Centre with the classic Verdi opera, La Traviata, starring the international sopranos Rosa Lee Thomas and Elena Dee*. A tragic
AN Accrington man has slept rough in London for four nights to raise money in memory of his mum. Dad-of-three Robert Riley, 26, took on the challenge to benefit the Blackburn-based East Lancashire Hospice, which cared for Eileen in her final days, before
A WONDER goal by Ryan Steele gave AFC Darwen a deserved point but it was a match the visitors could have won. Tim Drugan gave Darwen a lead when he headed home a free kick floated in to the area. They could have doubled their lead but Ben Stanford
Clitheroe returned to action but left West Yorkshire empty-handed having been beaten by an industrious Ossett Town side. The Blues started brightly and could have taken the lead inside two minutes when a Lee Pugh corner was flicked on by Nat Naylor –
A hard-earned victory against a stubborn but uninventive Matlock greatly improved the Magpies’ promotion prospects. With draws slowing up their rivals, Chorley jumped into second place thanks to a Steve Foster penalty 11 minutes from time. But Garry
Colne toppled Stone Dominoes with two second half goals in a controlled display at Springbank Park to move up to tenth place in the league. The Reds always had the upper hand but in the first half their carefully measured build-up always allowed the
BARNOLDSWICK Town have reached the fourth round of the NWCL League Challenge Cup but only after being given a mighty scare by Chadderton. The Premier League high-flyers – who are currently sitting in third place in the division – appeared to be on course
PAULA Walker admitted her seventh place finish in the bobsleigh World Championshps in Lake Placid has salvaged her season. The Blackburn ace endured a trouble campaign in the World Cup series where she finished a disappointing 11th place in the overall
HOLLY Bleasdale enhanced her status as a genuine medal prospect at next month’s World Indoor Championships after winning the pole vault at the Aviva Grand Prix. The Blackburn Harrier took top spot after clearing 4.70m to secure victory, beating former
PAUL Cook could only shake his head in disbelief on the touchline as he witnessed Accrington Stanley ship four goals in his first game as boss. The 44-year-old – previously a player-coach at the Crown Ground between 2003 and 2006 - was a popular appointment
PAUL Cook has stressed that Accrington Stanley will need time to adjust to his new regime after the Reds suffered a shock 4-0 home loss to Plymouth in his first game as boss. Cook officially started work as the club’s new manager on Wednesday, three
BURNLEY’S loss at Reading was only the second time this season the Clarets have suffered back-to-back away league defeats, but Eddie Howe classed it as a “moral victory”. The 34-year-old took positives from seeing his side dominate possession and chances
BRAVE Ben Mee insists Burnley won’t give up on their play-off bid, despite a couple of setbacks. Back-to-back away defeats for the first time since November denied the Clarets the chance to make ground up on the top six. Friday night’s narrow loss at
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Jason Lowe hopes his dream of representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics will be kept alive when the provisional squad is narrowed down in the near future. Lowe received a letter in December informing him that he is
Young cricketers from Clitheroe Cobras have been in the UAE to support England in the one-day series and play a few challenge matches themselves, in Day Seven of his blog, coach FAROUK HUSSAIN finds himself at home before the flight home... Everyone
SHOPPERS taking up parking spaces at Darwen Leisure Centre are causing “mayhem”, according to town councillors. Earcroft Councillor Steve Potter said: “Shoppers are parking up at the leisure centre, so genuine users of the building are just going off
A FLAT in Carr Road, Darwen, was severely damaged by fire after the occupant dropped cigarette lighter fluid on a sofa. When firefighters arrived at the scene at 4am this morning, the living room of the flat was well alight, and the rest of the property
A FALKLANDS veteran who was suicidal after being haunted by the horrors of what he saw in the battlefield is using art to overcome his emotional problems. Darren Horsnell, from Haslingden, spent 18 months homeless, tried to kill himself and was committed
