A 24-YEAR-OLD man released from Preston prison at 9.30 am travelled back to Blackburn, went to probation, got himself drunk, travelled to Darwen and assaulted his mother before 2.30 pm. And his rapid re-offending lead Karl Jack Sharples straight
ELECTRICITY poles that have blighted a Lancashire beauty spot will be removed on Friday. The overhead lines running through Gisburn Forest have provided power to the Stephen Park area of the forest for more than 35 years. But Electricity North West
DOZENS of police took to the streets of Burnley today for a day of action against prolific burglars. Ten people were arrested for a variety of drug and burglary offences after officers raided eight homes across the town. As well as targeting criminals
A TOP politician became a Blackburn football team’s bagman as he researched their finest hour for an upcoming book. Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy helped Blackburn Olympic FC to learn more about their role in football history. The
AN EAST Lancashire MP has brought up the issue of metal thefts in Parliament after lead was stolen from a Lower Darwen primary school. Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen, highlighted the problem during Home Office Questions and was told that
THE last time Burnley played Ipswich Town, opposition boss Paul Jewell said the performance of his side left him feeling “physically sick”. The Clarets would love a recurrence tonight. The Tractor Boys’ 4-0 thrashing at Turf Moor in late November was
A HUGE fire has devastated a block of shops and empty flats near Burnley town centre. The blaze, a suspected arson attack, ravaged the building on the corner of Plumbe Street and Temple Street after it started at around 1.45pm yesterday. Four fire
THE uncle of Madison Allan, who lost her battle with cancer over Christmas, will be bearing the Olympic Flame in her memory. Simon Foster, from Darwen, applied through The Olympic’s sponsor, Coca Cola, before his seven-year-old niece lost her
BURNLEY-born defender Alex Coleman has insisted the prospect of an East Lancashire derby was the driving force behind their quarter final success. The young Clarets went into their FA Youth Cup quarter final at Fulham knowing the prize awaiting
THE sheer variety of East Lancashire has always been a hugely attractive feature. That’s not just a reference to the landscape and the contrast between the back streets of Blackburn or Burnley and the picturesque villages of the Ribble Valley
TWO-and-a-half years after it was rebuilt, a Blackburn landmark has been closed for maintenance. The clock tower in King William Street – part of the £66million redevelopment of The Mall – has been closed for a month. It provides access
THE excitement is tangible as the Olympics get nearer. As the countdown gathers pace, one of the great things about the process is the way people all over the country are going to become involved. Only a small fraction of the population will have
A SCIENCE-MAD Clitheroe youngster is trying to change the world – one small step at a time. Charlie Page, 10, visited London after winning a competition in National Geographic Kids magazine. And with Prime Minister David Cameron away on business
POLICE are appealing for information to help trace a Blackburn teenager who has been missing for two weeks. Shareeb Jokem, 16, has not been seen since he left his home, in Railway Road, Blackburn, on 6 March. He is described as Asian, around 5ft
Continuing with what seems to me to be a constantly recurring theme of mine, my love of listening to & talking with people. It's happened to me a lot again, recently. I prefer meeting people in informal settings; coffee/tea shops: Huntleys, the Coffee
BOLTON Wanderers have confirmed that Saturday's game against Blackburn Rovers at the Reebok Stadium will go ahead. Bolton called off Tuesday's trip to Aston Villa after midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during their weekend
A TEENAGER is recovering after twice falling victim to a pair of would-be muggers on a main road in Burnley. The 15-year-old was walking home along Todmorden Road on Tuesday when he was confronted by two fellow teenagers outside the Flower Bowl store
A MAN has been jailed for six years for a sex attack on a vulnerable woman in a park. Burnley Crown Court heard how Richard Layfield, 24, targeted the 33-year-old woman, who had learning difficulties, on land off Brunswick Street, Burnley Wood
NATALIE Wiseman was like many mothers-to-be expecting their first child. By her own admission she “blossomed” during pregnancy and was really excited to be bringing a new baby into the world. But when daughter Padmé-Jayne was born in November 2010
LEE Grant believes Burnley have rediscovered their resilience in time for the final countdown. A goalless draw at Cardiff City was the Clarets’ first clean sheet in five games and 10th since October, going into the last 10 games of the season. Burnley
A law student from Burnley who sent Stan Collymore a series of racist tweets has been spared jail. Joshua Cryer, 21, admitted using the social networking site to bombard the football pundit with abuse in an attempt to "snare a celebrity", a
A FITNESS entrepreneur, who offers personal exercise services to people with serious physical conditions and disabilities, has won a major planning battle. Matthew Haworth, of Inspire Health, has been running the sessions at Calder House, in Spring
CAMPAIGNERS have marched on Parliament on behalf of Pendle-based bed manufacturers Silentnight to call for VAT to be scrapped on British-made beds and mattresses. The stunt came ahead of today’s budget from the Government and saw hundreds
A MUM has hailed her ‘little fighter’ who, despite having both legs amputated below the knee, has won a deadly battle with meningitis. Seven-month-old Louie Jenkins has finally been able to return to his Colne home after nine and a half weeks in a
A DEMOLITION firm has been sentenced for knocking down a building containing hundreds of asbestos ceiling tiles and putting the lives of workers and local residents at risk. Clitheroe-based IBT Contracting Ltd was fined £10,800 at South Lakeland Magistrates
THREE Rossendale pubs have been recognised by the East Lacashire CAMRA group. The White Lion, in Rawtenstall has been named Pub of the Season for Spring 2012 after all 200 members of the Rossendale branch of the real ale society recognised the pub’
A FAMILY of cat-lovers say they are “petrified” their pets are being targetted by an air rifle killer. Mum-of-three Emma Nolan, 28, lives in Carr Road, Darwen, near to Ashton Park where six ducks and a goose were shot dead 10 days ago.
STEVE Kean believes a win at Bolton on Saturday would put Blackburn Rovers “within touching distance” of Premier League safety – after seeing his side move six points clear of the drop zone last night. The Rovers boss celebrated his 50th league game
A DAD who left his then-partner with multiple wounds after a sustained knife attack, has been jailed for 16 months. Paul Greenwood, 37, who was fresh out of jail, had had a cocktail of wine, vodka and cocaine before he set about his victim. He had
Naturally, Lancashire Police is not a business organisation but a public body looking after law and order. So what I find difficult to understand is how it can be fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office over lost papers containing
IF the Argentine government is hell-bent on carrying out their threats of legal action if any country should ‘trespass’ in the waters around the Falklands, there is one solution that could prevent this. Maybe the government should consider
SO, it looks as if gay people are going to be able to ‘get married’ in a church. I’m not religious but I always understood marriage to be based in religion on two people committing to each other for the purposes of procreation. As a gay man myself
AWARDS celebrating the ‘best of Burnley’s community’ have been announced as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The ‘Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Awards, Burnley’ will be held on Thursday, June 28 at the Mechanics Theatre. Organisers claim
THE cousin of a brave Burnley youngster who died from a brain tumour at just four-years-old is to complete the Great Manchester Run in her memory. Princess-mad Jaime Ella Howarth lost her 10-month battle with an inoperable brain tumour, known as brain
THE family of an Ulverston woman released from captivity have told of their joy at her release. Judith Tebbutt, 56, was kidnapped last September after a raid at a Kenyan beach cottage in which she was staying with her husband David, who was
A NURSE left seriously ill babies wearing wet clothes, soiled nappies and covered in vomit, a hearing was told. Philippa Ralph is also accused of inserting a feeding tube into an infant’s stomach when it was already full and of letting another
POLICE are investigating whether a man who cut his head when he fell to the floor in Nelson town centre was assaulted. The 26-year-old man came round in Manchester Road, near to the HSBC bank, at around 11am yesterday morning. He suffered a cut
BURGLARS smashed their way into a Nelson jewellers in an early-hours raid this morning. Up to five men are believed to have used a fire extinguisher to smash through the shutters at Anwar Jewellers, in Every Street, at around 1.30am.
THE house fire in which an 82-year-old man died in Earby on Monday night was caused by a cigarette, it has been revealed. Douglas Hurst was dead by the time he was rescued by fire crews from his burning home in Barnwood Crescent. Investigations
ACTION is to be taken to bring a neglected Darwen beauty spot back to its best. Since the owner of Jack’s Key Reservoir in the Whitehall area went into liquidation in 2005, there has been no one with a legal duty to make sure the structure is safe.
