MOTORWAY police have closed the slip road at junction seven on the M65 after a motorcyclist came off his bike. An ambulance and police crews attended the scene near Accrington just before 9pm tonight. The rider has been taken to hospital with
AN unemployed factory worker who carried out a string of sex attacks on young boys - including victims in Nelson and Colne - has been jailed for eight years. Victims of Charles Francis Dye, who also struck across Yorkshire, say that his convictions
A PERVERT who persistently sexually abused a frightened schoolgirl also looked at child porn of youngsters the same age, a court was told. Simon Gamage, 39, who struck over three-and-half years, touched his victim inappropriately and made her touch
BURNLEY-born Jay Rodriguez will be sidelined for around six months due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, Southampton confirmed last night. The 24-year-old suffered the injury on Saturday when he landed awkwardly during the Saints’ 4-1 defeat
THOUSANDS of struggling families across East Lancashire have new protection against bailiffs. A law change, which came into force yesterday, means debt collectors can no longer use physical force against debtors, or enter premises at night.
THE moment a bride-to-be unleashed a flurry of punches at a member of her hen party in the middle of a flight was captured on film by a Ramsbottom man. Bonsai artist and social media consultant Tony Tickle, 58, was on the Ryanair flight from Manchester
TOP scorer Danny Ings and right back Kieran Trippier are set to hand Burnley manager Sean Dyche a double fitness boost at Barnsley tomorrow. The pair have both missed the last four games through injury, with Ings also sidelined for the visit of Leeds
MARTIAL arts classes for youngsters aged seven and up are being held from 7pm every Monday, at Norden High School, in Stourton Street, Rishton. tion, call Phil Turner on 07813249788.
A HEAVY load of rubble was dumped in Balfour Street, Great Harwood. The rubbish was left in the middle of the road, causing an obstruction to traffic. It was removed after being reported to councillors in the town.
A FREE creativity event for children under the age of five will be held from 1pm to 4pm today at Copperhouse Children’s Centre, in Station Road, Rishton. The event is being organised by students at Blackburn University, and spare clothes and wellington
YOUNGSTERS have been running through residents’ gardens in Hardman Close, Knuzden, on evenings and weekends. The residents have since complained to local officers, who have prioritised the issue.
PAVEMENTS that had fallen into disrepair have been improved. Footpaths along Rugby Avenue, in Milnshaw, were in a poor and dangerous condition, leading to calls to fix them. Local councillor Paul Cox said: “It’s great the county council has
VOLUNTEERS will be bag-packing at Haslingden Tesco on Saturday, April 26 from 10am to 4pm to raise cash for the Wonderful Things children’s activities in the Valley.
A RAFFLE to raise money for Haslingden Street Fair, to be held in September, is being drawn on Easter weekend. The tickets are 50p each, or £2 for a book of five, and are available from the VIC Centre in Bury Road, Haslingden.
A BEATRIX Potter Easter Extravaganza event will be held at Clitheroe Library, from 10.30am on Thursday. Stories will be told, and there will be fun and games at the free session. For more information, call 0845 0530 005.
ONLINE support is available to East Lancashire’s carers. According to the 2011 Census, there are more than 42,000 carers in East Lancashire. Details of events, grants, and support services on offer can be found by visiting www.eastlancscarers.org.uk
WOMEN who register for Pendleside Hospice’s Girls Night Out before Monday, May 19 will be entered into a draw to win £300 of Love2shop high street vouchers. Those who have already registered to take part will automatically be entered into the draw
A BOOK swap club will meet at 2.30pm today, at St Bede’s Church, in Railway Street, Nelson. All ages are welcome, and membership costs £5 per year. The club meets on the first Monday of every month.
A FAMILY fun Easter event will be held at Bacup Hub, in Burnley Road. There will be an egg hunt, an Easter egg making workshop, bouncy castles, tombolas, and prizes at the event on Saturday, April 19. Children’s entertainers and stallholders
SPONSORSHIP deals are being offered to companies looking to support community theatre. The not-for-profit group, Blackburn Musical Theatre Company has a range of packages available — from low-cost programme adverts to performance and production
A POPULAR nursery shop based in Barrowford for the past 12 years has moved to new premises. Nursery Time have relocated their business to Number One Market Street in the centre of Nelson. Owner Diane Griffith felt the time was right to take
MORE than 700 businesses are on the path to growth after being signed up to Boost Business Lancashire, the county’s £7.2m business growth hub. The service, launched last June, offers access to a range of free and part-funded business support programmes
RAMSBOTTOM-based postal group TNT has started deliveries in a third UK city, creating 500 new jobs. The company said it was now delivering to households and businesses in Liverpool after expanding from London and Manchester. The firm now employs
BLACKBURN law firm Garricks has won three new clients as the economic recovery fuels demand for specialist legal advice. The firm has been appointed by award-winning Wigan-based data-management company Cloud Perspective, Warrington-based web and
A Ramsbottom-based entrepreneur has launched Red Plane, an IT consultancy that hopes to revolutionise how businesses operate. Red Plane will use emerging technology to drive productivity and profitability into businesses. Mark Stokes, 35, has
THE owner of a Mellor-based domestic and cleaning company has issued a rallying cry to would-be East Lancashire female entrepreneurs after recruiting her 20th staff member. Suzanne Waring launched her company, Helping Hands Cleaning, in 1999.
RIBBLE Valley residents have been urged to keep their vehicles secure with valuables kept out of sight. The warning from local police officers came after a recent spate of thefts. Report suspicious behaviour by calling 101.
EASTER Crafts are taking place at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum. Children's craft activities will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, where little ones will be able to take part in creative hands-on fun. The workshops are
STUDENTS from Sir John Thursby Community College visited the National Museum of Computing as part of their studies. The youngsters, studying GCSE in Computing Science, went to Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, where they saw the world’s oldest computer
A 49-YEAR-old, one-legged man was described as a ‘walking advert’ for why people should not use heroin. Blackburn magistrates heard Paul McCartney had a leg amputated as a result of his addiction and now had a blood clot on his lung. MORE TOP
A PATIENT attacked a police officer and a paramedic in an ambulance on the M65 before going on the run for more than 24 hours. Police closed part of the motorway near Blackburn for around three hours as a manhunt involving several officers and
A PUBLIC park is not somewhere you would expect to find an air raid shelter. But this is just one of a number of interesting features that makes Padiham Memorial Park unique. The Green Flag park is also home to a leisure centre, an open air
A BURNLEY cheerleading group has been shouting out about its success after it was chosen to represent Great Britain. Clarets Cheer and Dance, in Hammerton Street, took first place in the senior non-traditional street dance category at the UK Cheerleading
BUSINESS students at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form recently learned about health and safety in the workplace at Silentnight in Barnoldswick. The college’s Level Three business students visited the bed firm for a talk and site tour, where
POPPIES could be planted in Colne to commemorate the start of the First World War. Colne in Bloom want to plant poppies at Primet Hill and Whitewalls as part of their efforts to improve the town this year. The group is bidding for £15,000 in
BARNOLDSWICK Town Football Club has received a £500 grant to help pay for costs to enter competitions and buy a new cooker for their tea room. The money has come from County Coun Paul White’s local member fund, and will enable the club to enter
DRIVING along the A56 between Kelbrook and Earby you could be forgiven if you didn’t spot the tiny hamlet of Sough. Having only around 100 houses and a handful of businesses the area is often mistaken for being part of the neighbouring villages
A POORLY baby was the inspiration for a craft emporium due to open in Blackburn’s newly refurbished Heatley’s Chambers, Darwen Street, next Saturday. Sophia Lamb, now aged two, was born at 26 weeks weighing just 1lb 10oz, and with a slim chance
A CHEF who works with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is to officially open a new farmers’ market in the Ribble Valley. River Cottage head chef Gill Meller will be in Gisburn to open the village's first farmers' market on Saturday, April 12. He
THE mother of a six-year-old autistic boy has enlisted the help of more than 20 Clitheroe businesses to raise awareness of the condition. Alisa Haworth, 45, asked shops in the Ribble Valley market town to display posters in their windows to support
AGE UK is appealing for donated stock at its Rawtenstall shop in Bank Street. The charity is seeking clothes, DVDs, CDs, books, toys and household items. Any donations will go towards Age International’s healthcare projects in Ethiopia, Mozambique
POLICE in Queensgate are tackling a number of issues raised by local residents. These include speeding, especially around Barden Lane, Colne Road and Briercliffe Road; anti-social behaviour around the Briercliffe shopping area and surrounding streets
VOLUNTEERS are looking for help with handing out balloons to children in Ramsbottom town centre on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 to raise funds for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary. There will also be a Michelin man character accompanying the
STUDENTS at a Stacksteads school held at all-night sleepover in their arts theatre to raise cash for charity. The 34 Year 7 pupils at Fearns Community Sports College held the fundraiser for Shelter, a charity that works with homeless families,
YOUNGSTERS are knitting a blanket to send out to vulnerable children at risk in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The 28 Year 6 pupils from Northern Primary School have been taught how to knit woollen squares by Marrian Tattersall
THE mayor of Hyndburn’s time in office is coming to an end. Coun Judith Addison will give up her duties on May 24. Since taking office, on April 1 last year, she has carried out around 290 mayoral engagements — an average of six a week.
AN Accrington nursery has been praised by inspectors. Education watchdog Ofsted said Heathland School and Nursery, at the college, in Sandy Lane, showed excellence in several areas, and that teaching was ‘good overall’. A report following the
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones has welcomed an investigation into the energy market. Last week, the government announced the Competition and Markets Authority would look into the market. And the Labour whip said: “This review is needed and overdue
TEACHERS at an Accrington school are celebrating after five of its musical proteges were offered places at some of the country’s most prestigious music colleges. St Christopher’s CE High School, in Queens Road West, said the success of the Upper
QUEEN of comedy Sarah Millican is set to return to Blackburn as part of her third national tour later this month. The quirky Geordie was crowned the top comedienne by the British Comedy Awards, and will teach visitors to King George’s Hall certain
Actor Peter Gunn tells Simone O’Kane about filming with US superstar and his Street role BEING recognised for his role in Coronation Street is a regular occurrence for East Lancashire actor, Peter Gunn, who recently left the cobbles after a three
VINTAGE cars worth around £30million rolled down the driveway at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel as an international rally came to town. Dozens of petrolheads participating in the Sixth Flying Scotsman Rally pulled into Clayton-le-Moors on Friday before
I cursed when I saw it. A police van parked at the side of the road, flashing intermittently as cars streamed past. A speed camera. I had a good idea that I’d been snapped, but was I driving over the limit? Just a few moments previously, my youngest
IN the letter (LT, April 5) on the poor, BuckoTheMoose is correct to highlight the relative difference between what we in Britain regard as poverty and what counts for poverty in other parts of the world. However, when he suggests that employers
FOLLOWING your story on the shocking child malnutrition figures, the problem is that all household bills are rising but wages are not. I have not had a wage rise for five years but my bills always go up. I will starve before my kids do! And we
COUN Ian Bevan’s letter about potholes (LT, March 22) was a masterpiece in claiming interest in a local issue while doing nothing to explain why this is happening or doing anything about it. He claims residents in Ramsbottom are raising their concerns
They’ll probably need three trains to provide the planned hourly service from Manchester to Blackburn via Todmorden and Burnley. But don’t think they will be ‘new’ trains – just the same old 30-35-year-old diesels, original Sprinters and Third
ONE second-hand train being provided to operate a service throughout the day? Just the one train! It’s not some airport monorail. GrindletonBob (via website).
A BLACKBURN illustrator who is showcasing her talent on the other side of the world is preparing to bring her work back home, where it all began. Having exhibited in London, Newcastle and New York, Hayley Welch, who is living in Perth, Australia
SO, a new train has been confirmed for the faster service between East Lancs and Manchester (LT, April 4). But there’s still no long-term strategy for building enough new trains to meet the rising demand for rail travel across the country and especially
FOR most people, a visit from a bailiff means their debt has reached a pretty dire level. It’s usually only as a last resort that organisation resort to calling in debt collectors. But with so many people struggling financially, there has been
TRAFFIC in Chipping Road, Chaigley, near Clitheroe, will be affected when work to repair underground cables starts on Wednesday. Engineers from Electricity North West will dig up a section of road, meaning traffic flows will be disrupted. The
AN Italian takeaway in Burnley has been refused permission to extend opening hours. Samino’s, in Nairest Street, wanted to open until 2am seven days a week, including home delivery. In documents lodged with Burnley Council, the firm said it
THE owner of an award-winning real ale brewery is making a last bid to buy an historic pub threatened with closure. Sara D’Arcy, who runs the Irwell Works Brewery in Ramsbottom, wants to buy the 150-year-old Alma Inn in West Street, Padiham, which
A BURNLEY man has launched a campaign asking people to look out for their elderly relatives and neighbours. Michael Helps, 34, was prompted to take action after his mother, who is 73, became ill with various problems including acute kidney failure
THEATRE company Badapple is bringing its new play about the First World War to Trawden. The small troupe, which was established in 1998 in North Yorkshire, has created The Thankful Village which concerns the women in a rural English community who
RUDYARD Kipling’s famous Jungle Book story will be adapted for a performance at Burnley Mechanics Theatre, in Manchester Road, next Monday. Set in the vibrant jungle of India, the production dramatises the journey to maturity of Mowgli the man
We have spoken a number of the resilience of this Burnley side and that was again in evidence on Saturday. The 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road could, quite possibly, be the most important result of the season. Against a backdrop of our worst injury
A FAMILY had more than £3,200 of property and cash stolen from their Nelson home. Thieves broke into the house in Whitehough Place after climbing over the garden fence at the back. They smashed a window and opened a window latch. The burglars
A WOMAN has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds of housing benefit she wrongly claimed. Tania Bleasdale of Brisbane Street, Clayton-le-Moors, pleaded guilty to two allegations of failing to declare changes in her circumstances. Blackburn
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has cancelled his April advice surgeries as he remains in hospital, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove a perforated, gangrenous appendix. The Conservative MP’s family thanked people who have sent him ‘get well
IT is almost 100 years since Bert Freeman fired the Clarets to glory in the 1914 FA Cup final against Liverpool. And now Burnley fans, hopeful of a return to the Premiership being confirmed this month, can re-live the glory at a new exhibition
JASON Lowe is set to return to the Blackburn Rovers squad for tomorrow’s home game against QPR – but Corry Evans’ groin injury is still being assessed. Lowe is back after missing the last five games with an ankle problem, but Evans limped off during
THREE apprentices have been given the chance to get on the first rung of the employment ladder after starting work on a £1.7 million Twin Valley Homes development in Bastwell. Nathan Selby, an apprentice bricklayer and Luke Kenyon, apprentice joiner
THE man tasked with leading the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals out of special measures said ‘a cloud has begun to lift from the organisation’. Jim Birrell, a respected NHS troubleshooter, said he found significant problems when he
THE Friends of Roe Lee Park held their Easter family fun day on Saturday, March 29. Attractions included fairgrounds rides, stalls, a candy floss stall, burger van, mini go-karts, Skippy’s roadshow, ice cream, a bouncy castle and coffee van.
A STALLHOLDER has returned to Blackburn Market. There are few traders who can boast such a strong market heritage as Sally Halliday of Sam Seafood. Sally’s grandparents, Harry and Alice Bolton sold shellfish on the original outside market in
STAFF at St Mary's College have been being trained in CPR and how to use a defibrillator. St Mary's College has become Heart Safe, thanks to a generous donation from Fulwood Hall Hospital, part of the Ramsay Health Group. The hospital selected
THE story of one of Blackburn’s historic old halls which stood for centuries before falling into disrepair is to be brought to life at an event later this month. Livesey Old Hall was a Jacobean manor house, which once stood just off Preston Old
CUSTOMERS and staff at a rural pub raised £270 by raffling a signed, framed Blackburn Rovers crest, chocolate hamper and beer. The Black Bull Pub, in Brokenstones Road, Blackburn is home to Three B’s Microbrewery. Pub and brewery owners Robert
THE work of a team of people in Blackburn who provide services to people over the age of 50 has been recognised at an awards ceremony. The Podiatry Team won the Partnership Working Award for their work with Age UK Blackburn with Darwen to provide
A PAINT firm has launched its new £1million-plus facility, speeding up the filling of paint cans by 75 per cent. Crown Paints, which has its headquarters in Hollins Road, Darwen, has launched the new facility at its plant in Hull. As well as
AN annual circuit training challenge at Darwen Vale High School has raised £10,000 for a children’s charity. The school has put on the event to raise cash for Derian House Children’s Hospice, in Chorley, for the past six years. And organiser
CARS are parking on dropped kerbs in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, forcing wheelchair users to push themselves along the road, it was reported. Writing on problem solving website, FixMyStreet, which sends complaints to the council, one resident and
TRAFFIC in Chipping Road, Chaigley, near Clitheroe, will be affected when work to repair underground cables starts on Wednesday. Engineers from Electricity North West will dig up a section of road, meaning traffic flows will be disrupted. The
YOUNGSTERS from Our Lady and St John Catholic College and Sixth Form, in North Road, Blackburn, raised more than £500 at an annual charity dinner. Guests enjoyed a five-course meal prepared and served by hospitality students, performances by Odd
LANCASHIRE'S police and crime commissioner has criticised the Home Secretary after she ‘failed to recognise’ the constabulary's performance on domestic violence. Clive Grunshaw has written to Theresa May asking her to visit Lancashire and see first-hand
HOAX 999 callers have been slammed by firefighters after falsely reporting fireworks had been put through the letterbox of a Blackburn home. The call, made from a phonebox at 7.30pm on Friday, also informed emergency services there was smoke coming
A RETRO music evening will become a regular event in Blackburn. Organisers said the decision was made after a one-off event, Mecca Reunion, was a success. The nights – called Mecca Relived – capture the spirit of the Mecca between 1968 and
PARENTS with children at Clitheroe St James’ Church of England Primary School, in Greenacre Street, have been reminded to check their children for head lice. A letter from the school to parents said lice were a ‘constant problem within all schools
WHEN grandmother Anne Riley marks her 75th birthday this month, she will be celebrating with the Queen. The mother-of-three is one of 176 people chosen to receive Maundy Money from a monarch, in a ceremony dating back 800 years, which will this
THEATRE company Badapple is bringing its new play about the First World War to Trawden. The small troupe, which was established in 1998 in North Yorkshire, has created The Thankful Village which concerns the women in a rural English community who
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle has urged residents to sign an online petition that calls for two ‘top-class units’ at Burnley Hospital. The Lib Dem MP said: “I said in 2010 that I wouldn’t give up the fight to improve hospital services in Burnley
AN out-of-school club has been hailed as ‘outstanding’ following an inspection. Education watchdog Ofsted gave the Out of School Experience at Simonstone the highest possible rating. The club in the Old School Hall was launched in 2012, and
THEATRE company Badapple is bringing its new play about the First World War to Trawden. The small troupe, which was established in 1998 in North Yorkshire, has created The Thankful Village which concerns the women in a rural English community who
A HEADTEACHER from Colne, who was awarded an MBE for her work in the community, has retired after four decades. Barbara Booth will be missed by pupils, staff and parents at Shadsworth Infant School in Blackburn, following her departure on the last
With husband Wayne, Gerardine Hemingway launched a design business which has become a massive success. She spoke about her life to DIANE COOKE VINTAGE queen Gerardine Hemingway has a confession to make. In her mind she’s a brilliant Northern Soul
Police have identified a man who was found dead at Wiswell near Clitheroe. The man was discovered by a member of the public in a field near to the disused Wiswell Moor Quarry on Tuesday evening (April 1st) Police inquiries led to him being identified
SCOTT Arfield insists that Burnley will not allow themselves to think the promotion race is over – even though they are now 10 points clear with only six games left. Arfield’s late equaliser gave the Clarets a 1-1 draw at Watford at the weekend
A BLACKBURN man left more than £25,000 to a mountain rescue team in his will. Ian Casson, who was born in the town but lived in Devon, died in November 2012, leaving £20,000 to the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. A spokesman for the team said
GOALSCORING hero Rudy Gestede says there is no chance Blackburn Rovers will throw the towel in on their season. After four successive draws Rovers returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over Ipswich Town inspired by their
LABOUR will scrap the controversial bedroom tax if it wins the next election. That was the promise of Hyndburn and Haslingden MP Graham Jones, who said Britain ‘can’t afford another year of the tax’ which sees housing benefits claimants penalised
A CONCERT at Clitheroe public school Stonyhurst College has been hailed a success. An audience of pupils, parents, staff and members of the public piled into the school’s Top Ref to see the event ‘Stonyhurst College at the Movies’. A school
AN Accrington benefit cheat has been ordered to pay back £2,500. Alexander Lodge, 42, was convicted in his absence at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court of failing to declare a change in his circumstances. Edwards, of Lodge Street, failed to report
RIDERS from across Britain got revved up for the 35th running of the annual Hoghton Tower Sprint yesterday. More than 100 motorcyclists of all ages raced up the driveway of the historic tower to be first past the chequered flag. The event has
A CARE home worker helped himself to more than £1,100 from a 90-year-old disabled resident, leaving her distraught. Burnley Crown Court was told Ashley Jordan, 28, then a senior carer at White Ash Brook Nusing Home in Oswaldtwistle, took the pensioner
A BRIDE-to-be was treated to the ride of her life when she and 15 friends were driven to the Grand National in style for her surprise hen party. Alex Bentley, from Whitehall in Darwen, said she couldn’t believe her eyes when a pink Hummer stretch
NHS chiefs have hit back after a campaign group accused them of wasting more than £500,000 on unnecessary jobs which have ‘nothing to do with frontline care’. Most of the cash went on press and communications officers, with the North West Ambulance
GARY Bowyer hailed a true team performance after Blackburn Rovers returned to winning ways with a 2-0 home success over Ipswich Town on Saturday. Following four successive draws Rovers picked up three welcome points thanks to second-half goals
SEAN Dyche once again paid tribute to the character of his Burnley side after they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 at Watford on Saturday. The injury-hit Clarets were on the verge of consecutive defeats for the first time this season as they
Redcar and Windsor welcome back the flat on Monday with plenty of early season clues on offer at both respective cards. Richard Hannon has dominated Windsor in tandem with stable jockey Richard Hughes last season and remains the trainer to side
Chorley 13 Droylsden 1 Chorley served up a once-in-a-lifetime goal-feast for a crowd of 849 in recording their biggest victory since 1946. This top-versus-bottom contest was effectively over almost as soon as it began, with relegated Droylsden
Ramsbottom Utd 3 Kendal Town 0 RAMSBOTTOM United are closing in on a play-off berth after brushing aside Kendal Town with another first half super show. Phil Dean’s first minute opener set the tone, firing home the Rams opener, before Gary
Bacup and Rossendale Boro 0 Stockport Sports 1 BACUP and Rossendale Borough’s survival hopes were dealt a fresh blow as Stockport Sports grabbed the points with a smash and grab show. Paul Wadsworth struck for the visitors with five minutes
Nelson 4 Atherton Colleries 2 Nelson remained in prime position for promotion to the NWCFL Premier Division after a 4-2 win over fourth place Atherton Collieries. An outstanding first half the Blues score three times through a Peter Wright
Formby 2 AFC Darwen 0 FORMBY completed the league double over AFC Darwen to keep the pressure on Nelson at the top of NWCL Division One. And it was Jason Carey who did the damage with two first half goals. Carey opened the scoring after
West Didsbury and Chorlton 1 Colne 1 Colne carved out a creditable draw with an injury hit side that once again gave several fringe players their chance of a first team place. The Reds took the lead on 32 minutes when a long ball out of defence
Padiham 1 Cammell Laird 3 PADIHAM slipped to another home defeat but edged closer to survival as most the teams beneath them in Evo-Stik First Division One North lost. But this was a game that hinged on two penalties decision – one not given
A ‘£28 million’ drugs boss who made more than £1 million from crime has been warned he faces more time in jail over £11,900 of unpaid ill-gotten gains. Martin Day, 43, had been head of a gang of organised dealers, in Accrington, involved in the
Chris Flanagan gives his verdict on th Clarets in the draw at Watford... Tom Heaton 7 A deflection helped to defeat him for Watford’s goal, and did well to save from Pudil in the second half. Chris Baird 8 Provided the assist for Arfield’s
Rovers reporter Paul Wheelock rates Gary Bowyer's men out of 10 in the win over Ipswich... PAUL ROBINSON 7 Made two saves – one brilliant – when the game was goalless to ensure he claimed his fifth clean sheet of the season. MICHAEL KEANE 8
THE former head of care at Derian House Children’s Hospice was due to appear before a disciplinary board today. Susan Allen faces two allegations of medical misconduct, said to have happened at the Astley Village hospice, and has been summoned
Warrington Town 3 Clitheroe 0 PLAY-off chasing Warrington Town proved to be too strong for Clitheroe. Ben Wharton (17) and Scott Metcalfe (36) put Town 2-0 up before Conor Roberts added a third in the second half.
James Beattie was disappointed with Accrington Stanley’s display as they lost 1-0 at home to Northampton Town. Stanley, still six points clear of the drop zone, pressed without finding an end product with striker James Gray the closest when he
KIERAN Trippier and Danny Ings are closing in on a return from injury as Burnley look to edge closer to the Premier League in the next few days. The Clarets travel to Barnsley tomorrow night before hosting Middlesbrough on Saturday, knowing two
Every day we test your sporting knowledge with our just for fun 10 to tackle... 1 Roberto Martinez played for which Scottish club? 2 Which tennis player is older: Andy Murray or Italy’s Fabio Fognini? 3 Who finished as the top run scorer
Rob Read’s tenure as captain of Foster’s Lancashire League side Ramsbottom got off to a winning start when his side beat Northern League outfit St Annes on Saturday. Read’s men restricted St Annes to 95-9 from 33 overs at Vernon Road before they
Title-winning former Accrington professional Ashar Zaidi enjoyed a dream start to the new County Championship season yesterday. Zaidi claimed 2-10 in six oveers as his new county Sussex shot out Middlesex for just 105 at Hove. Zaidi had signed
Black Schnapps can star on the opening afternoon of the new season at Windsor. William Muir's charge lines up in the New Horseracing Odds At unibet.co.uk Handicap with one win and a second to his credit in three starts to date. The three-year-old
