TREATMENT for patients suffering from violence-related injuries fell in 2011. A study of 42 emergency departments and minor injury units, including four centres in East Lancashire, were included in the national study of trends in serious violence.
AN East Lancashire pie firm proved the upper crust in the British Pie Awards. Holland’s Pies, based in Baxenden, won a gold award in the Football Stadia class for its Big Eat peppered steak pie. The event was held in Melton Mowbray, and showcased some
DARTH Vader, alias actor David Prowse, is on a Star Wars mission to Burnley for Bank Holiday Monday. The former Green Cross Code TV advertisement stalwart will line up alongside fellow players in the George Lucas epics for the popular annual fun day
BADGERS JFC U12s have won the league title with a perfect winning record – and all this in their very first season. Two goals from goal machine Henry Hindle and another from Kyle Siddle in a 3-0 win over Langho made sure the Badgers finished their ELFA
TALENTED gymnast Katie-Ann Barton helped the North West win the British National Finals. The 12-year-old competed in the Grade 5 national final in Birmingham and helped the region to team glory. Katie-Ann, a pupil at Fearns Community Sports College,
MILL Hill U12s rounded off a fantastic season by winning the league cup to complete a memorable treble. Having already won the East Lancashire Football Alliance title and the Lancashire Cup, the all-conquering Mill Hill clinched the clean sweep with
MILL Hill wrote another glorious chapter in their history after winning the LFA Sunday Trophy for the second time. But in the words of their long serving manager Graham Shackleton: “We did it the hard way.” Shack couldn’t bear to look as the match went
NEWLY-promoted Lancashire Wolverines showed they have little to fear in the British American National League Division One after one hugely impressive victory and one narrow defeat. The Blackburn-based club played its first ever game at this level at
Clitheroe Hockey Club has joined forces with Westholme to run coaching sessions for boys and girls every Monday night 6.30-8pm at the school. The sessions, to be held on the pitch at Meins Road, Blackburn, will run for 10 weeks to give juniors the opportunity
VICKY Heys made up more than two minutes on her rivals to win the Padiham Aquathlon. The eventual winner climbed out of the pool in third place but showed of her running skills to beat Sally Handford by just 10 seconds. It was an impressive win for
St Bedes Specialist Sports College played host to the Secondary Schools Boccia League where 13 teams competed for places at the National Schools Boccia Finals in June 2012. Three secondary schools and four special schools took part with Crosshill,
A BLACKBURN-based wallpaper design company has sold part of the business to a firm in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, for an undisclosed fee. CWV, based on Shadsworth Business Park, has announced the sale of its Anaglypta business to Erfurt MAC. Managing
THE jinx on North West “Ten Reds” snooker champions retaining their title struck again when Low Moor were edged out in the quarter-finals by Clitheroe rivals Social Club. Low Moor went 3-1 down as Social Club took full advantage of their generous handicap
THE Blackburn and District Combination will run an under 21s division next season to help bridge the gap between junior and senior football. The league has the backing of the Lancashire FA in the initiative which is part of the National Game Strategy
Dudley Kingswinford: 36 Rossendale: 27 ROSSENDALE coach Tim Fourie believes his side can bounce back after their incredible play-off showdown defeat to Dudley. Dale ran in five tries – including three in the opening 30 minutes – but still ended
IT will be the clash of the champions in next week’s Moorhouse’s Golden Cue final. Reigning champion Farak Ajaib faces 2009 winner Pete Mercer in an eagerly-awaited showdown at Ighten Leigh Social Club on Sunday, May 13 (1pm start).
Sure Maximum Protection roll-on Every single one of us is occasionally the victim of a sweat patch. Sure’s Maximum Protection roll-on is making a big claim: 48-hour protection and containing trisolid technology, which is supposed to fight odour
THE Orphanage Cup final returns to Ewood Park this year with plans to make it a permanent fixture at the home of Blackburn Rovers. The long-running works competition returns to Ewood for the first time in more than two decades – although a ‘one-off’
IN answer to the letter questioning the hysteria about the Titanic, there are some people alive now who lost relatives on the ship. I know, I spoke to some. Only a few artefacts have been brought up and most have gone to museums to remind us that
A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court says that employers can force workers to retire at age 65. It could be argued that people working beyond normal retirement age prevent younger people from getting a job. But when governments
I SEE Blackburn is getting another Poundland shop. Just another nail in The Mall’s coffin. Another reason to go to Preston on Saturdays. We Blackburn-ers do have some money to spend, you know, we don’t all like cheap shops! I thought Blackburn was upping
SITA Waste Management is crushing waste electrical goods (LT, April 27). Not a good move. Sita advertise a special service expressly for the collection of electrical waste. This is then carried to specially equipped locations for processing. These are
I sincerely hope the Arts Council will continue to provide funding for the music teaching in schools. Children should be introduced to music at an early age and they love it too. It feeds the soul and refreshes the mind. Many children would never
One thing all the guidebooks agree on is that a visit to Budapest is not complete ‘without bathing in one of its world-famous thermal spring spas’. To be honest, we were in two minds about the idea at first. With just a couple of days in the city
The Kashmiri diaspora have always been recog-nised for their strength of mutual co-operation, self-help support mechanisms and strong links with their place of origin. In addition, the strength, contribution and capacity of the Kashmiri diaspora to
I have written about this walk in a previous article but it is worth following it on the longer days of spring and summer. Here are historic places to sit quietly and soak up the rich history of Whalley and its surroundings. When I look
PETER Murphy has signed a new two-year deal at Accrington Stanley. The 22-year-old was due to be out of contract this summer but has impressed in a variety of positions this season.
Think Moroccan cooking and the image of colourful spices piled up in a bustling souk may spring to mind. But you don't have to be in Marrakech to be inspired by the rich flavours and aromas associated with the country's centuries-old cuisine.
BATEMAN’S SPRING BREEZE A very light bodied, fully-hopped beer with plenty of fizz on the palate. The spicy nose and hoppy tingle aretoo much in relation to the lightness of the palate. A slightly “soapy” aftertaste could be bottle variation
The Ned Pinot Grigio 2011, £9.99, Sainsbury’s. The Ned is a 909 metre peak towering above the fields of vines in New Zealand’s Marlborough Valley famed for its Sauvignon Blanc wines. Pinot Grigio is a rare white for this part of the world but like
Vina Araya 2010, Cabernet Carmenere, £9.99, Sainsbury’s. The smooth, purple, plummy taste of Chile’s own Carmenere grapes blended with the berry flavours of Cabernet Sauvignon make this a delightful red from the Central Valley in the foothills of the
PLANS for a Burnley Pride event have hit a further delay after a date in May earmarked for the celebration has been cancelled. A group started to make plans for East Lancashire’s first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride event in March
Darwen Street is something of a carnivore’s dream — kebab and burger houses line the pavement, selling low cost, high calorie take outs. And you’d have to be on a lookout mission to spot its newest addition, as Sprout Cafe is actually tucked away upstairs
FORMER Blackburn Rovers manager Roy Hodgson has been confirmed as the new England manager by the Football Association. The 64-year-old has signed a four-year deal, taking him to the end of Euro 2016. Hodgson will remain in charge of West Brom for the
STROKE survivors in the North West are being ‘denied recovery’, according to a new report calling for better co-ordination and support. The Stroke Association carried out a UK-wide survey which revealed that in this region, up to 130,000 stroke survivors
A CAR park at a Blackburn-based forecourt operator could double in size if plans are given the green light by the borough council. Euro Garages, based at Euro House, in Haslingden Road, want to expand the car park from 69 to 124 spaces, with 51 extra
A TERMINALLY ill six-year-old from Blackburn will get his dream holiday to Benidorm thanks to the generosity of the East Lancashire public. McCauley Riley, of Bolton Road, Ewood, suffers from Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which affects one in 30,000
IN A change to their original line-up, Chorley Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society is staging the play Natural Causes this week. The company had planned to put on Arsenic And Old Lace, but due to casting difficulties changed the schedule.
A ROW has erupted over a photograph taken at a school that has been used in a Pendle Council election candidate’s promotional material. County Coun Keith Bailey, who is standing for election in the Coates ward on Friday for the Conservatives, has now
A VAN has careered off the road and crashed into a speed sign and wall in Burnley. It is believed that the driver fell ill at the wheel of the white Fiat Scudo van, which then crossed the road. Police and paramedics are at the scene
AFTER seven years at the helm of Lancashire Police Authority, Councillor Malcolm Doherty is stepping down. But he said he still has concerns about the Police Commissioner role which will ultimately replace him and the whole police authority in November
THE drinks are on Rossendale landlord Thomas O’Toole – who has just passed his driving theory test at the 17th attempt! Thomas, 20, who runs Madison’s Wine Bar, in Rawtenstall, and recently took over The Bridge End Hotel, in Helmshore, admitted it
A STUDENT nurse from Oswaldtwistle is hoping to help improve the health of people in Malawi. Ruth Jeffrey asked her university lecturers if she could undertake the trip to the African country, where infectious diseases kill thousands, and the HIV and
PARK users and gardeners are being advised to be on their guard to help combat a woodland disease. Environmental officers are urging countryside enthusiasts to keep a watchful eye for cases of phytophthora ramorum, a fungus-like pathogen which
Is our Society organised? Is it organised around values that you can “buy in to”? Is our Society civilised? Do you believe in the notion of “Society”? You will recall we had a relatively recent Prime Minister who proclaimed & professed that
A FRESH crackdown on truants in East Lancashire has left no fewer than eight parents facing bills for fines and costs totalling more than £2,300. Lancashire County Council education chiefs have mounted prosecutions at Reedley Magistrates Court over
A TOP headteacher is spearheading a drive to create East Lancashire’s first teacher training hub to raise education standards. Former Headteacher of the Year Iain Hulland hopes to turn Alder Grange Community and Technology School and ag6 sixth form
A PROMINENT Ribble Valley businesswoman failed a breathalyser after she was persuaded to go to the pub with staff after a training meeting. Blackburn magistrates heard Hilary Cookson, owner of Maureen Cookson of Whalley, was stopped after she
ALL three Olympic torchbearers from Darwen will get to keep their torch after they take part in the nationwide relay ahead of the summer games. Caitlin Jones, Danny Maynard and Simon Foster will fly the flag for the town as the relay passes
THE full line-up for Darwen Library Theatre at the Darwen Live music festival has been announced. On Saturday, June 2, the festival begins with Blackpool’s record-breaking Abba tribute show Dancing Queen, with support shows Red Hot Party and Red Hot
A MAN got his hand stuck in a paper machine at a Blackburn factory. Paramedics called for officers to attend Accrol Papers Ltd in Davyfield Road, at 7pm on Sunday, after the 25-year-old was injured. A police spokesman said that the man was taken
AN investigation has ruled bullying was not a factor in the death of a boy found hanged in his bedroom. The body of Michael Raven, a 12-year-old pupil at St Wilfrid’s CE High in Blackburn, was found at his Burnley home last November.
AN East Lancashire pie firm proved the upper crust in the British Pie Awards. Holland’s Pies, based in Baxenden, won a gold award in the Football Stadia class for its Big Eat peppered steak pie. The event was held in Melton Mowbray, and showcased
A CAR crashed into the front of an Edwardian shop in Waterfoot after the driver lost control. Shoppers were left stunned when the Silver Nissan Micra mounted the pavement and hit the front of The Curiosity Shop. It damaged the window and a display
A CHEAT who claimed £115,000 in benefits over 12 years while ‘living a lie’, has been jailed for 15 months. Irene Barnes, 53, got married and her husband was working and supporting her, but she still carried on claiming income support as well
A MAN who tried to fraudulently cash a cheque was foiled because the assistant had gone to school with his brother. Blackburn magistrates heard Patrick Dominic Hartley had gone to the money shop with ID provided by the cheque holder’s girlfriend and
A DISABLED pensioner’s ‘lifeline’ has been destroyed by arsonists who torched his car. David Lodge, 67, was left devastated when his yellow Hyundai exploded after it was set alight yesterday morning. Ninety minutes earlier another car was also torched
A NUMBER of Pendle businesses were honoured at the borough’s annual Business Awards ceremony at the ACE Centre, in Nelson. Nelson-based Door4 Ltd, a creative web design agency, won the technology and innovation business of the year, while Barnoldswick-based
A HOMELESS man has been jailed for repeatedly stealing food and money. John Lee Behan, 36, of no fixed address, stole £25 worth of food from Tesco Express in Oswaldtwistle on January 7, trespassed at Harvest Golden Foods, in Clayton-le-Moors
A few years ago, when I was working in Ghana, I visited a village way up in the hills, a happy bunch of people living in poor conditions, scraping a bare living. What amazed me, was the fact that they were not taking any advantage from the
THE grieving daughters of a great-grandmother burned to death in a care home after her bed was deliberately torched have made a desperate plea for her killer to be found. A top detective has vowed to continue the hunt for those responsible for 96-year-old
THE secrets of how a nursery in Pendle won the battle with fussy-eating toddlers have been revealed. Brook Farm Nursery, Kelbrook has launched a cook book called ‘What’s For Tea?’ to help frustrated parents who have battled to get their children
TWO ‘young girls’ were allegedly sexually assaulted – one of them raped – in the Hyndburn area, a jury was told. Burnley Crown Court heard claims Azar Khan, now 40, stroked one of the alleged victim’s thighs, leaving her frightened. He is also alleged
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is calling on local manufacturing firms to enter a competition to win £20,000 worth of consultancy. Applications for the Manufacturing Excellence 2012 awards need to be submitted by June 1. Mr Birtwistle said: “I’m calling
A FORMER worker at Burnley kitchenware manufacturer Prestige has won £5,000 compensation for hearing loss. Lawyers say the Burnley woman, who has asked not to be named, suffers from a mild noise-induced hearing loss and a moderate degree of tinnitus
A RAPE suspect who has been on the run for more than two years should be facing justice in Lancashire within weeks. Fakhar Zaman, 39, wanted for questioning over a November 2009 sex attack at a house in Burnley, is currently believed to be
A £1.5MILLION scheme is set to expand four East Lancashire schools to help meet demand for more school places. An increase in the county’s birth rate has seen proposals for five schools to expand ahead of an anticipated rise in applications. If
CATWALK queen Agyness Deyn’s ambitions of breaking into Hollywood are set for take-off on a completely different kind of runway – and film critics say they are already impressed. Worlds away from the elfin rock chick look, beloved of fashion
BURNLEY schools closed because of plumbing problems have reopened today (Tuesday). Holly Grove School, Reedley Hallows Nursery School, Barden Primary School and Thomas Whitham Sixth Form - all on the Burnley Campus - closed at 10.30am on Monday. A message
HEARTBROKEN Blackburn Hawk Chris Arnone says he hopes the ice hockey stars can come back stronger next season after they suffered the pain of play-off defeat at the weekend. The 21-year-old former Darwen Vale High School pupil was part of the Hawks side
Maurice Davies has been elected as president of the Foster’s Lancashire League. Davies played for Rishton and Rawtenstall in a career spanning four decades. Meanwhile, Jack Bottomley of Nelson has taken over as assistant secretary.
Former Todmorden and East Lancs pro Brendan Nash is rapidly making friends at Kent – even more so after a brilliant century in the drawn game with Yorkshire. But he says his start to life at the St Lawrence Ground did not get off on quite the right
TWO ‘houses from hell’ where frequent all-night parties, drunkenness and disorder caused a ‘catalogue of misery’ for neighbours have been closed down. Yesterday magistrates granted closure orders at the two houses in Every Street, Nelson, and Walton
RISHTON skipper Jimmy Bibby is expecting a tough season at Blackburn Road – but is hoping his young players can come of age in 2012 as they get used to the trials and tribulations of the Lancashire League. Rishton lost 10 players over the winter and
JAY Rodriguez says it was always his aim to make his Clarets comeback before the end of the season, but admits he doesn’t know what the future holds for him now. At least five Premier League clubs, and Scottish Premier League champions Celtic, have expressed
You might think that after the heavy defeat on Saturday at the hands of Bristol Rovers I would want the season to end now. But you would be wrong; there is a still lot to play for in the final home game of the season. We must try to win and secure
Blackburn Rovers take on neighbours Accrington Stanley in their annual pre-season friendly at the Crown Ground on Saturday, July 21. Fleetwood Town also bring a team to Stanley for a double bill of matches, with a day of action starting at 12pm.
PROPOSALS for an alcohol licence for the new expressive arts centre attached to Holy Trinity Church, Portland Street, Colne, which attracted a number of protests from neighbours, have been withdrawn before they could be debated by the borough’s licensing
PLAYER of the year Kieran Trippier insists he is happy at Burnley, and is not reading too much into links to Newcastle United. The Magpies are tracking the right back as they look for a possible replacement for Danny Simpson, or back-up if the defender
KIERAN Trippier admitted he was “speechless” at pipping Jay Rodriguez to the supporters’ player of the year prize at Burnley’s presentation night. But runner-up Rodriguez insists the accolade was well deserved. It was a two-horse race for the major prizes
So, season 2011/12. How was it for you? A term of transition or one of stability? A work in progress, or a doomed project? Building for the future or meandering aimlessly? Football being football, there is no correct answer. Opinions fluctuate as wildly
STEVE Kean has told his Blackburn Rovers side to ignore the critics – after insisting all accusations of lacking fight are way off the mark. Rovers have come under heavy criticism ever since the shambolic nature of Sunday's 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane
LAST week I did something a lot of people may question. I renewed my season ticket. You might think I have lost my marbles, but you are wrong. Tips in Blackburn and the surrounding areas are overflowing with discarded season ticket renewal forms. And
ANYONE connected with Blackburn Rovers who was not embarrassed by their Sunday afternoon showing needs to get real. It was truly shambolic. The few hundred Rovers fans who made the journey to White Hart Lane just to see their side gift Spurs one of the
WAR heroes in Pendle are set to be given a silver memento of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for their sterling service nearly 70 years ago. Town councillors in Earby are searching for as many veterans as possible to take part in a special presentation on
