ERIC Black is adamant Chris Samba’s shock Russian switch will not derail Blackburn Rovers’ survival bid – after the defender tonight sealed a circa £11m move to Anzhi Makhachkala. The former Rovers skipper finally got his move away from
CHRIS Samba has completed his move from Blackburn Rovers to Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala this evening. The exact fee is undisclosed although the giant defender is understood to have cost £9million up front, plus £2million add ons.
A FENCE pub has avoided punishment after residents complained of late night noise and music. Residents upset at the noise coming from the Bay Horse, in Wheatley Lane Road, brought a review of the premises licence before Pendle Council, backed by the
YOUNG people in the Ribble Valley have elected a new member of youth parliament. Elections have been held to select the new Ribble Valley Youth Parliament representative, who ensures that the voices of young people are heard on a local and national
THE Discover Pendle Centre and public toilets were among a number of services saved by councillors in Pendle. Council shops in Brierfield and Earby and the Manchester Camerata Series were other provisions that were given a stay of execution when councillors
ACCRINGTON Stanley have eased their defensive shortage with the loan signing of Sunderland's Michael Liddle. Stanley had only one fit centre back for tomorrow's trip to Swindon but have now brought in the 22-year-old Irishman for an initial
Is being grumpy a God-given right? Or are we finding any old reason to be grumpy even when there is nothing to be grumpy about? Of course there are fair few things I would highlight that require a new level of grumpiness. The persistent rain
FURTHER medical tests have been ordered to try to find the cause of the sudden death of a four-month-old baby girl. Layla-Mai O’Malley-Shearer, who was born on October 5 last year, was with her mother Georgina O’Malley and father Andrew Shearer
Based on the best-selling novel by Janet Evanovich, One For The Money is a fast-paced comedy about a young woman forced to re-evaluate her life to make ends meet. Times are tough for Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl) — she is out of work and out of
TOM Bender's season-long loan at Accrington Stanley has been cut short after Colchester United opted to recall the defender. Bender hit the national headlines in October when he suffered a head injury, forcing the abandonment of the Johnstone's Paint
Agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is caretaker of a CIA safe house in Johannesburg. Humdrum routine is thrown into disarray by the arrival of agent Daniel Kiefer (Robert Patrick) with a prisoner: rogue operative Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), who
Adapted from Deborah Moggach’s novel These Foolish Things, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a hilarious and touching comedy about growing old disgracefully. Ol Parker’s warm and witty script provides the predominantly British cast with moments to
Blackburn Rovers have issued a statement insisting they have paid Dundee United the latest instalment of the fee for the signing of David Goodwillie. Reports had surfaced this morning indicating that the latest payment to Dundee United for
A COUPLE from Colne have been ordered to pay £370 for allowing their dogs to foul in public places. Anna Birt and Howard Lewin of Chad Street, Colne, failed to appear at Reedley Magistrates’ Court yesterday and the cases were proved in their absence
Jackie Estacado has got some serious skills at his disposal. When he unleashes the Darkness — the presence that consumes him inside and grants him extraordinarily destructive powers — there are few gaming protagonists that can match his mixture of
Nathan Drake has enjoyed some pretty stupendous adventures, and another one now awaits. Well, two really. First, a prequel tale to the PS3 titles that rivals those you'll have more than likely already played through, and secondly a dangerous dalliance
Is it really 17 years since the ‘future of racing’ was first unveiled to PlayStation gamers? Now, the PS Vita, the future of handheld gaming, acts as the incubator for the latest iteration of the stylish anti-gravity experience, as WipeOut 2048 fires
TONY Parkes believes Blackburn Rovers are facing one of their most important ever battles – fearing Premier League relegation would leave moments like their Worthington Cup glory a thing of the past. Rovers celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their
EIGHT hundred people are set to attend the charity premier of a new comedy filmed in Blackburn. Producer Ian Wiggans, 41, of Ewood, has hired King George’s Hall for the the event on April 19, having been told the bill for the main screen at Vue in Peel
SOMETIMES you find something that just isn’t right? It’s not a major thing — more like a gnawing irritation, especially when everything really should be just about perfect. Blackburn has many takeaways — and few of them appear as impressive from
THE stark image of the BBC’s former foreign correspondent, a tough veteran of 11 wars, lying on the ground in Sarajevo, for once saw him making the news, rather than reporting the war. Martin Bell covered assignments in many countries but it was this
OVER the coming weeks and months our TV screens are going to be filled with hours of programmes devoted to the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. But, to be honest, they are all wasting their time. For the definitive series finished this week, demonstrating
DEMENTIA sufferers in Lancashire have been cheated out of £2.3million as a result of scam mail, according to the Alzheimer's Society. Now the group is backing a campaign being run by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service and Lancashire
ACCRINGTON Mod favourites The Itch have pulled off a coup by getting Secret Affair lead singer Ian Page to join them for their annual event next weekend. The band, celebrating 20 years together in April, will be joined by Page at the Poplar WMC in
COMEDIAN Freddie Starr is the latest big name to be added to the Blackburn and Darwen Comedy Festival later this year. His Back From The Jungle tour will be at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, on Saturday, October 6, with tickets, priced £20 going on
YOUNG Burnley defender Kevin Long has had his loan spell at Rochdale extended until the end of April. The 21-year-old joined the League One side on an initial month loan in January, and has gone on to make four appearances for John Coleman's side. The
POLICE are hunting three men who broke the jaw of a teenager after shouting homophobic abuse at him. The attack happened at around 9.30pm on Saturday, February 11, when a 16-year-old boy was walking on Netherfield Road, Nelson with his sister when
SIR Elton John will be the first artist to play at the new open air venue on Blackpool’s Tower Festival Headland this summer. He will play the 10,000 seat venue on Saturday, June 16. Sir Elton said: “I have played over 3,000 concerts
COUNTY Hall bosses are aiming to save millions of pounds by paying less money to workers who are made redundant. From March 26, payments to Lancashire County Council (LCC) staff who take voluntary redundancy, or are made compulsory redundant
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones said he witnessed an alleged assault in a House of Commons bar on Wednesday night. Police said they arrested a man in his 50s following allegations of an incident in the Strangers Bar, which is reserved for MPs and their guests
A BOGUS financial whizz-kid pretended he was running a firm with a claims call centre and cheated several high-street names out of more than £30,000, a court heard. Akbar Ullah, 33, sold on non-existent leads, to the likes of Debt Advisory Line and
GLOBETROTTING David Edgar will jet off to Cyprus after tomorrow’s showdown with Millwall hoping to add to his seven international caps. It’s crunch time for Canada, as they build up to pitching for a place in the next World Cup with a friendly against
A WOMAN rescued from a lifetime of painful daily dialysis 23 years ago is spearheading a campaign to encourage more people to register online for organ donation. Karen Hargreaves, 38, who has Down’s syndrome, had a kidney transplant when she was 15
AN unusual visitor to Blackburn Magistrates’ Court evaded capture for two hours before finally being trapped in a net. The sparrowhawk had chased a pigeon into the court building in Northgate but got disorientated and spent the afternoon swooping
WHEN Liverpool and Cardiff walk out on to Wembley’s hallowed turf for Sunday afternoon’s Carling Cup final, Matt Jansen is ready to tell anyone in his vicinity “I’ve won that”. It may have been a decade ago today that Jansen scored the opener
A PE co-ordinator for schools in Blackburn with Darwen will come face to face with her heroes at this year’s Olympics. Heather Smith, 51, of Copster Green, Blackburn, was chosen from more than 250,000 applicants to take the role of a ‘flash quote reporter
THE life of East Lancashire’s greatest opera star is to be celebrated on a new stamp being issued by the Royal Mail today. Kathleen Ferrier, who went from working at Blackburn Telephone Exchange to gracing the stages of some of the world’s biggest
A SEX attacker who subjected a woman to a 20-minute ordeal in an East Lancashire subway has been warned he faces jail. Tahmoor Hussain, 21, struck in a subway linking Accrington Road and Westway, Burnley on New Year’s Eve and shoved his victim to the
ACCRINGTON Stanley have signed 19-year-old goalkeeper Lee Nicholls on a month's loan from Wigan Athletic. The Liverpool-born shot stopper is yet to make his Latics first team debut, but has been around the first team squad during loan spells
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss Paul Cook is trying to sign a defender in time for tomorrow’s trip to Swindon after being left with only one fit centre half, writes Chris Flanagan. Sean Hessey and Tom Bender have both missed recent games because of injury and
A MEMBER of teaching staff at an East Lancashire school has been arrested in a sex offence proble involving a pupil. The man who works at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is alleged to have incited a boy to engage in sexual activity.
BLACKBURN Harriers pole vault star Holly Bleasdale was forced to settle for second best to Yelena Isinbayeva as the Russian broke the indoor world record in Sweden last night. Bleasdale, 20, managed to chalk up 4.72m in her first attempt at
Blackburn are in talks with Anzhi Makhachkala over the possible transfer of wantaway defender Christopher Samba, Press Association Sport understands.The 27-year-old made a transfer request in January but remained at Ewood Park after the winter window
TRADERS will be at the forefront of any successful bid to secure the services of shopping guru Mary Portas, a council chief has pledged. Support is being sought from a £1million Whitehall fund to help regenerate the main shopping centre of Rawtenstall
BLACKBURN Rovers assistant manager Eric Black has confirmed that negotiations are ongoing with regards to Chris Samba’s potential move to Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala. Rovers boss Steve Kean was not available for this morning’s press conference
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones has criticised the Government over rising unemployment in the borough. Latest constituency unemployment figures for January showed the number of claimants was 134 higher than in December 2010, and 255 higher than January
DEFENDER Michael Liddle and goalkeeper Lee Nicholls are expected to go straight into Accrington Stanley’s starting line-up this afternoon after joining the club on loan yesterday. Stanley make the trip to Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon and have
BARNOLDSWICK Town joint boss Ben Hall believes the non-league scene in Pendle is on the up – and is delighted with that even though Colne cost his men the chance to hit the top of the North West Counties League Premier Division in midweek. Hall’s men
CHAIRMAN turned manager Carl Garner wants the people of Clitheroe to turn out and support the Blues as the face of the club continues to change. Garner swapped the boardroom for the dugout almost a year ago and was an instant success as he claimed the
PAUL Cook says he will pay no attention to the presence of Paolo Di Canio in the opposition dug-out tomorrow, insisting his only focus is on finally getting his Accrington Stanley reign up and running. Cook’s first two games as Stanley boss both ended
A £41,600 benefits cheat was working for the Department for Work and Pensions whilst taxpayers' cash was going into her bank account, a court heard. Mother-of-two Wendy Morton, 48, had split from her husband Nicholas after he had a road accident
STAR all-rounder Jonathan Finch says he is relishing the new season after being appointed as coach to the Lancashire women’s cricket team. The 28-year-old, who won the Lancashire League title with Lowerhouse last season, has landed the Red Rose job and
EDDIE Howe is ready to attack the Championship run-in with all five of his strikers now fit. Martin Paterson and Danny Ings came through their reserve run-out in midweek to put the pressure on fellow forwards Jay Rodriguez and Charlie Austin
STONYHURST Park Golf Club held their men’s winter medal on Sunday in the sunshine. This was a strokeplay competition, with the winner Nigel Smith turning in an impressive 86-22=64. Second was Peter Thompson with a 68, and third with 69 was Richard Moody
WILPSHIRE Golf Club held its successful Lady Captain’s Drive In event on Saturday. There was an excellent turnout for the Stableford competition, with nine teams of three playing over nine holes in gloriously sunny conditions. Lady captain
PLACES are available for science and languages scholarships at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. The Blackburn school is appealing for anyone interested in applying for the sixth form positions to get in touch. It would like to hear from anyone
CONCERNS have been raised that Oswaldtwistle has become a dumping ground for people’s rubbish. Jim Swindlehurst, of White Ash Lane, said he was sick of the amount of rubbish dumped around the town. He said: “There is rubbish being dumped all over.
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to introduce a 20mph speed limit in every one of Blackburn with Darwen’s residential roads. Liberal Democrat councillors said they were taking the action in response to the borough’s higher-than-average accident
TRIBUTES have poured in to legendary comedian Frank Carson, who toured extensively in East Lancashire. The Irish comic, who lived in St Annes and died on Wednesday aged 85. Fellow Comedians star and Blackburn stand-up Jim Bowen said
MENTAL health and wellbeing services could move out of a Darwen facility as part of a review of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust’s service delivery. Darwen Resource Centre, in Edward Street, was opened eight years ago in a move that, at
METAL thieves are thought to have caused a derelict Burnley shop to collapse. Letting agents for the disused shop in Hollingreave Road said they believed that crooks trying to pull the metal shutters off made the building to come down early
CHRIS Samba is hoping to bring his time at Blackburn Rovers to an end with Anzhi Makhachkala interested in signing the defender before the closure of the Russian transfer window. Sources close to Samba have indicated that mega rich Anzhi are keen to
AN Olympic effort is being made in Rossendale to promote sporting endeavour in the run-up to this summer’s London games. Several schemes have been drawn up by the Valley’s leisure trust to tempt more residents off the couch and into the borough’s gyms
