THE family of 21-year-old woman who took her own life because she couldn’t find a job are championing a young people’s suicide prevention charity in her memory. Despite having 10 GCSEs, three A-levels and a place at South Bank University in London,
ADAM Bracewell smashed a brilliant 151 not out as Enfield made light of the shocking weather on the opening day of the Foster's Lancashire League season. With five games called off without a ball being bowled, the only action came at Accrington
KEITH Barker returned to the Red Rose county to haunt Lancashire as he sent the reigning county champions crashing to a second straight loss. The former Enfield all-rounder, who also played football for Blackburn Rovers, ripped the heart out of Lancashire
LANCASHIRE, or not in Lancashire: That is the question that is being debated by academics at UCLan about William Shakespeare’s links to the county. The University of Central Lancashire’s lecturer Catharine Frances is asking friends, Romans and Lancastrians
A POLICE Community Support Office found £10,000 after chasing a man through the streets of Burnley. PCSO Des Wrest was on patrol in Burnley town centre when he spotted a car, a black Seat Leon, parked on double yellow lines. As a colleague spoke with
THE MUGSHOT of a Blackburn man, who was jailed indefinitely after a series of robberies, is to feature in a police poster campaign. Christopher Corkin, of Ravensglass Close, Blackburn, last summer attacked a 59-year-old Lithuanian woman who suffered
The opening day of the Foster's Lancashire League season has been hit with the weather and five games cancelled. Defending champions Lowerhouse were due at Bacup, but that game was called off this morning due to a waterlogged Lanehead, while
CLASS A drugs were found hidden beneath a paving stone in a back garden. Police executed a warrant in Campbell Court, Blackburn, where they found the stash of cocaine worth around £250 following a search of the property on Wednesday afternoon. Cannabis
Barrow v Blackpool Blackpool 85 Barrow 86-7 Barrow won by three wickets Fleetwood v Carnforth Carnforth 80 Fleetwood 81-3 Fleetwood won by seven wickets Kendal v Darwen Kendal 228-2 (How 128, J Heywoood 64) Darwen 155-
Houldsworth Solicitors Ribblesdale League Saturday scores Baxenden 160 Barnoldswick 161-4 Barnoldswick won by six wickets Cherry Tree 105 Edenfield, Edenfield 106-5 Edenfield won by five wickets Clitheroe 169-7 Great Harwood 75
PETITIONS about two Islamic schools opening in Blackburn have been handed to council bosses. Blackburn with Darwen Council has accepted a 20 signature petition against plans to convert an industrial unit into a madrassa and a 18 signature one of support
Accrington v E Lancashire Accrington are missing their captain Jimmy Hayhurst through suspension but Graham Lloyd plays. East Lancs have a different look with ex-skipper Mark Bolton now in charge of the seconds. Ockert Erasmus leads
