BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche said he was baffled by his side's draw at Birmingham City. The Clarets dominated for long periods at St Andrew's, and could even have been out of sight in the opening 20 minutes given the number of chances they created from
LAST year 170 people suffered serious injuries while at work in East Lancashire, new figures show. There were also 759 people who needed at least three days off work as a result of a job-related injury. Employers are being urged to focus on
A RENOWNED East Lancashire expert on the issues caused by brain trauma has warned of the dangers of drink fueled violence over Christmas and New Year. Dr Jonathan Rogers, of Lower Darwen, was formerly the head of neurorehabilitation services at
THE Clarets were held to a fourth draw in five games after Nikola Zigic grabbed a late leveller for Birmingham. The Blues resisted early pressure from Burnley and took a 1-0 lead into the break after Curtis Davies rose unchallenged to head in Rob Hall's
CHURCH leaders in Burnley are opening their doors to offer a safe haven each weekend for young clubbers. Rev Phil Clarke, of Burnley Central Methodists, is determined that his Hargreaves Street church will be open when there are people around.
BURNLEY have been made to pay for missing early chances as they go into the break a goal down. The Clarets started brightly, with Martin Paterson looking to benefit and get back among the goals. But when the striker was on target, he found Jack Butland
POLICE are hunting a thief who stole a wallet from an 84-year-old man as he helped him across the street. The victim was approached by the man, in his 30s, who offered to help him across the pedestrian crossing in Higher Deardengate, in Haslingden
BURNLEY have been forced into another left back change for this afternoon's game at Birmingham City, with Danny Lafferty ruled out with a tight hamstring three weeks after Ben Mee suffered medial knee ligament damage. On-loan Reading defender Joseph
PLANS to expand a thriving marina to boost tourism in Pendle have been approved on appeal. The application to build 10 lodges and a cafe at Lower Park Marina, in Barnoldswick, was refused by councillors a year ago. But bosses at the tourism
FLOODING at Rawtenstall’s St Mary’s roundabout is causing traffic chaos. Drivers face long delays as the queues of traffic slowly pass around the flooded road, between Rawtenstall Fire Station, East Lancashire Railway and Tesco. A spokesman from
REFEREE Robert Madley insists he had no choice but to postpone Blackburn Rovers' Championship game with Brighton and Hove Albion after torrential rain. Rain has poured across East Lancashire throughout the night and it has continued this morning
AN extra special set of volunteers are giving up their traditional family Christmas to make sure those less fortunate do not spend the festive season alone. Chief volunteer Christine Connell and her eight willing helpers are opening up Ivy Street
BLACKBURN Rovers prepare for the final home game of 2012 struggling in the Championship table and wondering where their big summer plans went wrong. Even a victory against Brighton this afternoon won’t be able to disguise the fact that Rovers need reinforcements
WHEN Steven Caldwell and Wade Elliott look back on their careers, guiding Burnley to the Premier League via the play-offs will undoubtedly be a highlight. Against Sheffield United at Wembley, in May 2009, Elliott’s stunning first half goal was enough
COUNCIL tax benefit is set to be slashed by up to 20 per cent for working-age claimants in Pendle - and eight per cent in neighbouring Burnley. The Pendle scheme has been condemned as a ‘fundamental attack on the poor’, as 4,900 wait to hear the
HUNDREDS of Clarets fans are set to be warm and cosy this Christmas after Burnley FC ‘onesies’ flew off the shelves in record time. The all-in-one romper style sleepsuits, in the perfect shade of Claret and replete with Burnley FC crest, have been
DEFENCE giant BAE Systems has won a £2.5 billion deal to sell 20 aircraft to Oman, helping to sustain thousands of jobs in the UK, including sites at Samlesbury and Warton. The contract for 12 Typhoon combat fighter jets and eight Hawk training
EWOOD Park manager Henning Berg has urged his struggling Blackburn side to “keep the belief” after insisting that Rovers can’t afford to play with any fear. A run of just one win in nine Championship games under Berg’s control leaves Rovers seven points
A FORMER youth leader and councillor who lived a double life as a paedophile is behind bars for 12 years, after his sordid past caught up with him two decades on. John Duffy, 51, groomed a besotted schoolgirl and had ‘hundreds’ of secret sex sessions
SEAN Dyche has called for the Clarets to turn performances into points over Christmas. Burnley go into this afternoon’s game at Birmingham City on the back of a four-game winless run, including three 1-1 draws. Dyche feels his side have been unlucky
WATTIE Dick, a star player at Accrington Stanley before the club folded, has died at the age of 85. Peter Watt Dick, known by his nickname of Wattie, made 125 appearances for Stanley between 1955 and 1958 during their days in Division Three and Division
BLACKBURN town centre is enjoying a bumper run up to Christmas and cautious shoppers finally open purses and wallets to take advantage of unusually good cut-price seasonal offers. The Mall has surprised bosses by exceeding the number of customers
A BITTER row over moving the 107-year-old statue of Queen Victoria on the Boulevard threatened to delay Blackburn’s ambitious £28million Cathedral Quarter development. Tory spokesman Alan Cottam objected to the proposal to relocate the landmark
A JOB sweeping up asbestos more than 50 years ago could have contributed to the death of a Burnley man, an inquest heard. Aged just 15, John Parton’s role at Carson’s Mill in Barnoldswick involved him filling tubefuls of the substance, Burnley
