A 75 YEAR old woman burnt her fingers after she attempted to tackle a blaze in her home. The woman, who has not been named, threw burning clothes out of her window and into her back yard in Monmouth Road in Blackburn this afternoon at 12.30pm. The
A TEENAGER who stabbed a woman in the neck before running off with her handbag has been jailed. Christopher Corkin, 19, of Ravensglass Close, Blackburn, must serve a minimum of four years before he is eligible for parole and will only be released when
THE Archbishop of York joined in a colourful, musical, procession through Altham to celebrate the 500th anniversary of one of Lancashire’s smallest churches. A donkey led 150 palm-branch-waving villagers 100 metres along Burnley Road from St James’
A PETITION with 250 signatures has been handed to Pendle Council to try to speed up plans for a new £3.5million school in Nelson. Parents and governors at Whitefield Infant School, Norfolk Street gave the petition to members of the council’s Nelson
A SIX-and-a-half hour non-stop circuit training event raised more than £2,000 for charity. Pupils from Darwen Vale High School took part in the challenge, doing sit ups, press ups, squats, weights and other exercises, with only a 10-second break between
THE DEATH of man attacked by a rogue shark while on honeymoon has been described as ‘desperately unlucky and horrific’. Ian Redmond, 30, of Nelson, was savaged as he snorkelled just 20 yards off shore while in the Seychelles. His inquest heard that
GEORGE Galloway was left red-faced after announcing he was the new MP for Blackburn on his Twitter account. The Respect Party leader’s shock victory actually came in Bradford, Yorkshire - but his Twitter feed on Saturday read: “I will try to live up
AN overhaul has been agreed for Barnoldswick’s cenotaph - but plans to move the memorial have been dropped. Councillors in the West Craven town will instead focus on improving the Wellhouse Road frontage for the monument and adding new plaques to the
