POLICE arrested a horse owner after helping him to catch a runaway stallion. Blackburn magistrates heard that scrap merchant and horse dealer Thomas Smith was on bail on charges of theft and handling and was subject to a curfew. But
A WANNABE rapper who admitted breaking into town centre businesses was told that he needed to set a better example to his followers. Blackburn magistrates heard Wasim Khan has a huge following on YouTube under the name “T-Star Blackburn” singing
THREE years ago the Darwen branch of the Royal British Legion was on the brink of collapse. With just 12 members regularly attending meetings, the youngest aged 78, the branch was in real danger. But after an appeal for help, the branch was saved
BURNLEY claimed a point at Cardiff City in this afternoon’s Championship fixture at Cardiff City. The Clarets went into the game without star man Jay Rodriguez due to injury but prevented Cardiff from getting the win they needed to return to the play-off
A CORNER shop has been shut down for a second time for persistently selling booze to underage youngsters. Booze Corner, in Burnley Road, Accrington, had been closed down in January for selling alcohol to teenagers. But police said the shop re-opened
BURNLEY came close to breaking the deadlock during a scoreless first half in this afternoon’s Championship fixture at Cardiff City. Cardiff keeper David Marshall had to make fine saves to deny Ross Wallace’s 25-yard effort and Martin Paterson’s half
A FORMER soldier has been awarded for his outstanding achievement at university. Michael Bailey, 24, from Burnley, swapped his job as lance corporal in the army for a BA Sports Journalism course at the University of Central Lancashire. He enrolled
JAY Rodriguez misses his first game of the season after failing to recover from the groin injury which prompted his early exit in the home draw with Crystal Palace last weekend. The 21-goal top scorer was assessed as late as possible before manager Eddie
A USER who had a £13,500 cannabis farm was planning to make cakes with the drug, a court was told. Shaun Glover, 27, said to use the drug to ease the pain of a back injury suffered in a road smash, said he did not smoke cannabis, but ate it instead
FOUR fire engines and a mobile fire station was set up after a blaze took hold of a house in Haslingden last night. Crews were called to the Blackburn Road address at 10.20pm and used breathing apparatus, hose reels, thermal imaging cameras, and two
