LIBRARY users in Blackburn and Darwen have been left facing a triple whammy as part of the council’s £6million cuts programme. Reduced opening hours have been introduced at the borough’s five libraries - just 12 months after the service was last slimmed
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Barnoldswick’s most “colourful characters” and a tireless fundraiser. George Christofides, 81, a Greek national who lived most of his life in Barnoldswick, died on March 5 nearly two years after being diagnosed
PAUL Cook hailed match winner Craig Lindfield after he came off the substitutes bench to give the Accrington Stanley boss his first victory. Lindfield struck in the dying minutes, having been left out of the starting line-up for the returning Bobby Grant
A RAILWAY station is to be transformed, paving the way for much faster transport links from Burnley to Manchester. The improvements, which could cost up to £2M, anticipate an a “significant increase” in passengers at the Manchester Road station, already
THE FAMILY of a great great grandmother who died in hospital protested that her death was ‘swept under the rug’. At the inquest into the death of 88-year-old Catherine Hindle, her son Philip placed a dustpan and brush on Coroner Michael Singleton’s
CRAIG Lindfield's 87th minute header gave Paul Cook his first win as Accrington Stanley boss this afternoon. The Stanley substitute headed home Peter Murphy's right wing cross to secure a 2-1 victory over Northampton and Cook's first win at his seventh
STUDENTS from Blackburn College got the opportunity to gain an insight into what it takes to be an Olympian yesterday by quizzing pole vault ace Holly Bleasdale. The Blackburn Harrier, who won bronze at this month’s world indoor championships
Bobby Grant goes straight back into Accrington Stanley's starting line-up for this afternoon's League Two visit of Northampton Town. The Scunthorpe loanee returned to Stanley on a one month loan deal earlier this week, having left the Crown
A RESTAURANT boss from Rossendale has been fined after pumping leftovers into a river for 18 months. Magistrates heard an inquiry was launched after members of the public reported that the waters of the Douglas river in Wigan were running ‘tandoori-red
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe is hoping FIFA will not push ahead with plans to scrap the emergency loan window in 2014. The game’s governing body has ruled that the system is in breach of transfer window regulations. But FIFA has agreed to canvas opinion
Meet out new Asian Image beauty columnist Desi Girl’s Beauty Blogger Halima Khatun. Each week she will be reviewing beauty products for hair and skin, and giving us her views on the latest beauty topics. I’m a huge fan of Gosh and regularly drool
BURNLEY'S trip to Cardiff was pushed back 24 hours to accommodate Wales’ Six Nations dual with France at the Millennium Stadium today. But right back Kieran Trippier is expecting the real ruck to be at the nearby Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday
A DISABLED eight-year-old girl’s walking frame was stolen in a ‘sickening’ theft outside her grandmother’s home. Katelyn Stewart wears splints on her legs and walks with a frame because of her cerebral palsy. But after the walking aid, similar to
A triple Burnley rapist who attacked two "vulnerable" teenage girls 20 years apart has been locked up for 10 years. Ex-soldier Alexander Fleming, now 51, targeted his first victim twice when he was on leave, about 30 years ago. He then struck
IT has not been the best of weeks for Kenny Anderson, but the Stirk House boxer is sure that success is still only just around the corner. Anderson should have been taking part in the biggest fight of his career last night, for the British super
A PONY being kept in ‘unacceptable’ conditions in a back alley yard has been moved by animal charities. It had been left in the yard alongside scrap items, including a car, chest freezer, wooden panels and bits of metal. Neighbours in Darwen complained
TWO SHEEP have died and three have been seriously injured after a spate of dog attacks around the Burnley area. Police have launched a special operation, Operation Flock, to carry out increased patrols in rural areas, reassure farmers and educate dog
ADAM Henley believes Blackburn Rovers’ faith in youth will inspire generations of academy starlets to burst onto the first team scene. Rovers’ 17-year-old full back is one of the latest of the club’s academy graduates to impress in the Premier League
ANGRY Burnley residents say the arrival of a sprawling fair on their doorsteps - for more than a week - is far from ‘fun’ for them. Neighbours and Burnley’s council leader claim the fun-fair set up shop yards from houses on the former Cloverbrook site
A £21million East Lancashire abattoir overhaul will mean the slaughter of an extra 7,000 pigs a week, a supermarket giant announced yesterday. But the investment by Morrisons, at the former Woodhead Bros site in Junction Street, Colne, is not expected
TOWNELEY PARK’S popular Stables cafe has failed 26 hygiene tests. Environmental health inspectors found food had gone off along with dirt, grease and black-mould infested fridges, floors and walls at the cafe in Burnley. Also, insect
MORE than 1,000 people came out as a community mourned the death of an 18-year-old who died after falling during a street dispute. The funeral of Zeeshan Khan, of Dartford Close, Blackburn, took place yesterday at Chester Street Mosque.
EDDIE Howe is ready to return to the dugout tomorrow, after what he described as “the worst few days of my life”. The Burnley manager has spent time on compassionate leave following the sudden death of his mother, Annie. Howe missed last weekend's home
VOTERS in Burnley, Pendle and Rossen-dale are being urged to go green and change the political hue of East Lancashire in the May elections. Campaigners have relaunched The Green Party, in the three boroughs, and are looking to field as many candidates
