BURNLEY could secure promotion at home to Middlesbrough this weekend, but Sean Dyche is staying consistent to his "one game at a time" message. Ashley Barnes' early header secured a 1-0 win over struggling Barnsley at Oakwell to strengthen the
GOALS either side of half-time from Rudy Gestede and Tommy Spurr fired Rovers to a rousing and impressive win over the high-flying Hoops which extended their unbeaten run to seven matches and moved them within four points of the play-off places. Gestede
THE police helicopter was called out tonight after a car failed to stop for a traffic patrol. But the chase was abandoned after it was deemed too dangerous, when the car drove the wrong way along Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn. The helicopter
A CHILDREN’S play park has been officially re-opened after being given a £162,000 makeover. Snig Hole Park, at the junction of Helmshore Road and Free Lane, Helmshore, has been fitted with an improved drainage system and new equipment for toddlers
BURNLEY: Tom Heaton; Chris Baird, Michael Duff, Jason Shackell, Ben Mee; Scott Arfield, Dean Marney, David Jones, Michael Kightly; Danny Ings, Ashley Barnes. Subs: Alex Cisak, Brian Stock, Ross Wallace, David Edgar, Keith Treacy, Kevin Long, Kieran
BURNLEY fans travelling to Barnsley tonight were delayed by an accident on the M1. It happened at around 6pm, and involved a Vauxhall Corsa, a lorry, and a third vehicle. A driver and passenger in the car, reported to be Burnley fans, were
BLACKBURN Rovers have made one enforced change for tonight’s Championship clash at home to QPR. Midfielder Corry Evans has not recovered from the groin injury he sustained in Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Ipswich Town and so has been replaced in the
THOUSANDS of people living in East Lancashire have no qualifications and are among the least qualified in England, it has been revealed. More than 20 per cent of residents aged between 16 and 64 in Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn
AN angry dad left his ex-partner with a broken arm after pushing her down the steps outside his home, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Andrew Suthers, 41, went back into his house and shut the door after the assault, last December
MILLIONS of pounds has been set aside amid fears that schools will leave old debts as they become academies. Lancashire County Council’s schools forum is to create a £3million pot in anticipation of bills left by failing schools. Last year,
A HEADTEACHER has been charged with historic sexual offences, which allegedly took place while he was working in East Lancashire. James Bird is accused of four counts of gross indecency with a boy under 16 at an unnamed primary school, Lancashire
BURNLEY will entertain Bury in the semi finals of the Lancashire Senior Cup next Tuesday at 7pm. Andy Farrell’s side have already knocked out Morecambe and Oldham in previous rounds and the Bob Lord Stand will be open for the April 15 fixture. Admission
POUND for pound, after taking everything into consideration, Burnley’s draw at Watford on Saturday was quite possibly the single most crucial point of the season so far. Going into the game with no less than four key players out through either injury
BLACKBURN Rovers fan Shaun Haggart had always wanted to go to New York but sadly died before he was able to get there. But now, the prized shirt of the ‘inspirational’ 24-year-old, who died in 2010, will take pride of place in the shadows of the
ROCK legend Eric Burdon will headline the 25th anniversary Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Festival organisers have pulled off a major coup by securing the services of the Animals’ former frontman
Mark Briggs has been a real ale connoisseur for over 35 years. A self-professed ‘beer geek’, Mark visits East Lancashire’s pubs for his weekly column. Read of Mark’s adventures in ale at his blog realaleupnorth.blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter
PAULINE Black remains as passionate an advocate for social justice and music’s power to both entertain and carry a message as she was when The Selecter were at the forefront of the Two Tone movement in the early Eighties. Now the Selecter come
MICHAEL Keane has had his fair share of scraps with brother Will over the years, and the on-loan Blackburn Rovers defender is eager to face his twin for the first time in a competitive match tonight. The brothers have come through the youth system at
WE’VE got two games in a weekend, but we take one game at a time as we bid to retain our play-off crown. If we win the first one, we’re in the final. I don’t want to be driving home on Sunday having lost the semi-final with Billingham Stars. I don’t
A LABOURER has been allowed to keep his prized stallion by magistrates after its tether was found wrapped around a tree. RSPCA inspector Kat Hamblin was alerted after concerned members of the public spotted the skewbald horse, Golden Boy, in difficulty
PART-time firefighters are being recruited across East Lancashire to bring the fire service back up to full staff levels. Senior firefighters said the number of ‘retained’ officers had dwindled in the last 20 years as people have less spare time
GREASE is the word for 60 young performers taking to the stage this week. The Rossendale-based Valley Academy is staging the ever-popular musical at Burnley Mechanics – a first for the team. In the lead roles, as the love-struck teens Danny
Blackburn 39 Workington 3 IN-FORM Blackburn clocked up their seventh win on the bounce, but their play-off fate is no longer in their own hands. ‘Burn host Aspatria next weekend, but a home win for Bolton on the same day would secure their
Longshaw B moved a step closer to the Blackburn and Darwen Snooker League First Division with an emphatic 7-1 destruction of Rishton Golf Club. The visitors took the first five frames with little effort – skipper Lee Whittle shining with a cracking
BURNLEY Tornados American Football Club have been busy preparing for the new season ahead. The club’s youth team hosted its first friendly tournament of the season with teams from Scotland and the north of England making the trip to the Prairie
HARD work and no shortage of skill has seen St Bede’s become a dominate force in badminton. Having enjoyed plenty of success at local level, the super Saints have stepped up their bid for glory at county and national standard. And that success
AS a thing of beauty, it’s probably fair to say that Watford 1 Burnley 1 is unlikely to trouble the memory banks many years hence. As a pivotal result in the Clarets’ pursuit of Premier League football, however, it takes on a much greater significance
PIONEER 79 Swimming Club members swapped club for school duties recently and produced some top class performances. Young swimmers competed in swimming galas across East Lancashire and beyond – some even competing in more than one event – and did
A BADMINTON England initiative to get more youngsters playing the game competitively has proved to be a big success. The East Lancashire Junior Badminton League is now in its second season – and young players are thrilled to have been able to get
Crown Paints caused a real shock in the semi final of the Blue and White Rosebowl when the Second Division outfit beat First Division side Station 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. In a game which was slow to come to life, Crown Paints went ahead on
LONGRIDGE United are locked in a nervy Premier Division relegation scrap after crashing 7-2 at Eagley. Town's form has collapsed this year, and they have plunged into the bottom five after this defeat, with only strugglers Tempest United, Vickerstown
BURNLEY Ladies Youth Football Club have another league and cup double in their sights. The Burnley lasses already have one piece of silverware in the trophy cabinet, having collected the West Lancashire Girls Cup. Now victory over table toppers
THE topsy turvy Blackburn Combination title race took another twist as top dogs Blackburn United crashed to defeat at relegation haunted Islington. It was a massive win for battlers Islington, who have kept alive their hopes of avoiding the drop
ROSSENDALE Amateurs are battling to preserve their top flight status after another heavy defeat. 'Dale are locked in the bottom two of the Premier Division after they were thumped 5-0 by champions elect Old Boltonians and it looks bleak for them
LAMMACK Juniors U18s hopes of winning the league and cup were ended by Padiham FC – who keep their own double hopes alive. In the battle of the two leading teams in the Under 18s – Lammack have already won the Yellow Division while Padiham lead
THE Ivy are edging close to the East Lancashire League title thanks to two more goals from the prolific Chris Gallagher. The Ivy hitman – cousin of former Blackburn Rovers star Paul Gallagher, currently on loan at Preston North End – made it 47
ANDY Buckingham is just one win away from guiding England Under 18s Schoolboys to glory - and he can do it on ‘home’ soil at Ewood Park. The Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School teacher’s two-year tenure as national boss comes to end soon after the
THE Blackburn Combination is calling on all clubs, players, coaches, referees or anybody interested in Saturday afternoon football. The league is actively looking for new blood for next season 2014/15. The Blackburn Combination is a highly competitive
Blackburn Community Sports Club launches its rounders summer league next month. The league is scheduled to begin on May 8 and will be held every Thursday evening at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Sports Centre, Lammack Road, Blackburn. Mixed
GREAT Harwood Rovers Football Club Under 11s is hosting two fund raising football matches. Great Harwood U11s will hold a dads v lads match between Whinney Hill Colts and a Select XI. All proceeds will go to help a young girl called Matilda
TRIALS for Nelson Youth Scholarship will be held at Accrington and Rossendale College tomorrow from 9am. Players who are successful will study a BTEC Level Three Extended Diploma in Sport at Accrington and Rossendale College. They will receive
GISBURN Auction Marts’ recent spring machinery sale drew a full complement of buyers, with many farmers swapping equipment before the tax year end. Tractors created much interest especially a John Deere 6310SE with an almost new loader was quickly
THE latest SPAR Lancashire School Games has been launched in Blackburn. The Games, the largest sporting event for young children in the county, was officially launched at St Gabriel’s Primary School in Blackburn. The games have been split into
CHILDREN’S Easter workshops are set to be held in Clitheroe tomorrow. The sessions will be held at Ribble Valley Art Studios on Wednesday. The first workshop, which takes place from 10am to noon, includes painting plaster eggs and making bunny
A TALK on the medieval markets in Bowland is set to be given in the Ribble Valley next week. Local historian Alan Crosby, whose recent presentations have included the history of Preston Guild, workhouses and the River Ribble, will give the talk
A RIBBLE Valley man who has campaigned to raise awareness of diabetes for almost 20 years has won a volunteering award. Gordon Dixon, 75, from Langho, has lived with type-two diabetes for more than 40 years and was presented with the Raising Awareness
A BAKING festival is to be brought to Ramsbottom for the first time by the same team who organise the town’s popular chocolate and pie festivals. Ramsbottom Business Group is planning the event for Sunday, June 29, to tie in with the Winedering
HEALTH chiefs believe they can slash the number of deaths at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals by 150 this year. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) said dozens more lives will be saved by minimising delays and using detailed
A KEEN teen videogame player from Rawtenstall reached the top 16 of 250 entrants at a Pokémon gaming tournament in Manchester. Jacob Mayers, who attends Alder Grange Community, Technology School in Rawtenstall, registered for the competition online
A BATTLE of the bands event for musicians aged between 13 and 16, and a related video project, is being organised by Ramsbottom Young People’s Project. The group, who aim to create more opportunities and activities for young people in the town,
PENDLE county councillor Paul White has provided a £200 grant to Blacko events committee, which will help to pay for two new picnic benches on the recreation ground. Coun White said: “Blacko is such a lovely place, and I hope local people will
CHILDREN can enjoy a storytelling workshop with a best-selling Pendle author at Easter. Children’s writer Katie Daynes has published 50 books including the bestseller ‘See Inside Your Body’ and a compelling book telling the true story of the Titanic
THE Conservatives have retained a seat on Pendle Council following a by-election. Polling in the Blacko and Higherford ward elected Noel McEvoy with 370 votes, more than twice as many as the other three candidates. Michael Waddington, for UKIP
A NELSON school has been told it ‘requires improvement’ after an inspection from education watchdog Ofsted. St John Southworth Primary School was rated as ‘good’ in its last inspection, but it has now dropped a level. Inspectors said that standards
A PROPOSAL to turn a prominent town centre pub in Haslingden into a restaurant and coffee bar with four flats above it have been submitted to Rossendale Council. Planners are to consider the proposals for the Roebuck Inn in Charles Lane, which
A BLACKBURN-based home care firm was found to have made improvements to its clients’ care records during a recent inspection. The Care Quality Commission last year raised a concern with Real Care Ribble Valley Limited, based in Ordnance Street.
AN East Lancashire police officer who launched a biker safety campaign in memory of his father has spoken of his gratitude after 15,000 people watched his video. Insp Dave Mangan, who is in charge of road policing in East Division, wanted to raise
EX-health boss Ian Woolley has praised the emergency department at the Royal Blackburn Hospital after he was treated for abdominal pains. The former chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Hospital NHS Trust was referred there by his
A VARIETY show raised £1,300 for Pendleside Hospice, in Reedley, Andrew Husband, from Nelson, organised the night of comedy, drama and music at the Ace Centre, in Nelson. More than 100 people attended the show, which was held on Friday, March 21
THIEVES have been stealing sections of walls during a spate of stone thefts in East Lancashire. Stone has been taken in both urban and rural areas, with the thieves pilfering everything from paving slabs to wall stones, police said. Burnley
AN information day was held to give people a better understanding of conditions which come under Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Action for ASD held the awareness-raising session at its home, at Kings Mill, in Queen Street, Briercliffe, and invited input
MEMORIES! I often wonder how true they are? Perhaps, as we get older, we temper them and make them how we like to think things were. Looking back, it all seems so easy, so simple. We were always happy and carefree. We went to work, got a wage
RE: ‘Nuisance neighbour booted out of Brierfield home’, it has taken a long time but finally all the services have pulled together to remove him. The other residents of Regent Street and the surrounding area can finally relax in their own homes
TO those who have pointed out that the parents of these children spend their money on cigarettes and alcohol – fair enough; but what is not fair is to allow these children to suffer because of the bad choices their parents make. AC1980 (via website
FURTHER to the poverty and malnutrition debate, show me a malnourished child and I’ll show you a parent with a mobile phone contract, fags in the tracky bottom pockets and lager in the fridge. It’s always someone else’s fault. GPress (via website
Leaders at Pleckgate High School are reportedly taking ‘urgent and decisive’ action. I’m very glad to read that the school has got itself back on track, due in large measure, I am sure, to the endeavours of the staff who work there. It’s ironic
THIS is the big downside of ‘freeing schools from council interference’ (TM the last two UK governments) – council powers to intervene in schools have been stripped away so until there is a crisis, there is little they can do except try to nudge and
BUT it’s all a bit late for all the students sitting their final exams in the next couple of months. They are the ones who have been messed about for the last year or so by teachers’ in-fighting and subject matter being chopped and changed.
BURNLEY hero Gary Parkinson is the guest of honour at a Turf Moor on Saturday, along with his family, as his old clubs go head-to-head. The former right back attended the reverse fixture on Boxing Day, making his first public appearance since a stroke
AS a member of Skipton Building Society I would like to draw the attention of your readers to the annual report I have received from the society. On page 33 is a summary of the remuneration package paid to the four chief officers. Even in these
THIEVES who stole metal cable from a mobile cancer screening unit are the lowest of the low. They have left scores of women even more anxious as they have to wait for their routine test. Many women will have been dreading their first test in
A BURNLEY museum will be holding a variety of events this Easter. From noon to 5pm on Good Friday Queen Street Mill will host ‘Go Local’ day. There'll be cookery demonstrations from the Lancashire chef Philippa James, who recently appeared
A TOURING production suitable for children over two comes to Burnley Arts Centre today. Not Now, Bernard, has won universal praise from both critics and audiences. It focuses on Bernard finding a monster in the back garden but his mum and dad
BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Hollie Steel has given a campaign to buy a special vest for two Burnley brothers a boost. Hollie, 15, who was born in Burnley but now lives in Huncoat, appeared at The Railway Club, in Rosegrove, at a fundraiser. Noah
YOUNGSTERS at Burnley St Peter’s CofE Primary School, in Church Street, visited their local Pets At Home store as part of their schoolwork. The pupils, from Red Class, got to look at different animals on the visit to the national chain and are now
NORTH West MEP Chris Davies paid a visit to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, which provides rescue cover across the West Pennine Moors above Darwen. Afterwards, he emailed team leader Garry Rhodes and said: “Thank you so much for sparing the time to meet
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has been discharged from hospital after going under the knife to remove a perforated, gangrenous appendix. Mr Stephenson left Burnley General Hospital yesterday, 11 days after he was admitted complaining of stomach pains
GARY Bowyer hopes Junior Hoilett receives a warm reception when he returns to Ewood Park tonight, insisting there are no hard feelings about the way the Canadian departed Blackburn Rovers. Bowyer worked with Hoilett in the Blackburn Rovers youth set-up
A TURKISH restaurant could be turned into a nursery after its owner admitted trade was ‘struggling’. Ismail Aydin, who has managed the Turkish Fast Food Restaurant since it opened in 2009, has lodged plans with Burnley Council to change the use
AIREDALE Hospital has been successful in a joint bid to share NHS England’s Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund. The bid, called Connecting Health and Social Care in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, will make the district one
THE two Specsavers stores in Blackburn have teamed up with anti-bullying charity Kidscape for the annual Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition. There are four age categories in the national competition, plus a Facebook favourite voted for by
HOSPITAL boss Eileen Fairhurst has thanked Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle for helping secure the £9million needed to build the town’s new Urgent Care Centre. The facility at Burnley General Hospital was given an official opening last month and Professor
A BURNLEY pub owner caught without a TV Licence has been ordered to pay £1,300 by magistrates. Steve Gwilt, owner of the Stanley Inn, in Oxford Road, was fined £1,000 for the offence of using a TV without a licence on the business premises.
DOG walkers are being warned to keep their dogs on short leads in areas where there might be livestock following incidents of ewes aborting their lambs. PCSO Rachel Lonsdale, of Briercliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team, in Burnley, said in past
THE Stanley directors must be tearing out what little hair they have left. The plan for this week was simple – continue the great run with a home victory against second bottom Northampton followed by a superb turn out for the fans forum season ticket
SIX more wins and we could well be in the play-offs. Unfortunately we only have six games left to go this season and have so far been unable to string more than two wins together on the bounce. So it seems a third season in the second flight is in the
BURNLEY Bridge Business Park bosses have confirmed that they have received an offer for one of the site’s giant warehouses. The £50million park, at junction nine of the M65, was officially opened by Business Secretary Vince Cable in February, but
CHORLEY boss Garry Flitcroft insists tonight’s huge trip to Evo-Stik League Premier Division title rivals FC United will not decide the destination of the championship – but admits the winners will take a big advantage into the last few games of the season
A CONCERT by the award-winning Steeton Male Voice Choir in Padiham has been hailed a success by promoters. Mayor of Pendle Coun Smith Benson, a guest of honour at the sell-out show at the Padiham Unitarian Chapel, enjoyed a host of choral numbers
NOMINATIONS for this year’s Burnley Community Sports Awards are open. All shortlisted nominees will be invited to the awards ceremony at Burnley Mechanics on July 10, hosted by Olympian swimmer Mark Foster. Burnley Community Sports Awards have
SCI-fi fans across East Lancashire will descend on Burnley Football Club early next month. On Star Wars day – May 4 – or ‘May the Fourth (Be With You)’, fans of the George Lucas epic series will get the chance to dine with the stars of the Star
A COMMUNITY bike ride will be held in Great Harwood this weekend. Following a successful cycle maintenance course and workshop held by the National Cycling Charity and Great Harwood’s Prospects Panel, the two organisations have joined up to organise
MORE than 65,000 bulbs planted in the grounds of an Accrington church have exploded into a splash of spring colour. A floral display of daffodils, crocus, alliums and cammassia can now be seen outside St James’ Church in the town centre, alongside
AN Accrington landlord has been fined for ignoring council bosses who ordered him to improve the state of a garage he owned. Syed Belal Uddin was convicted of failing to comply with a notice served by Hyndburn Council at Blackburn Magistrates’
AN ACCRINGTON primary school has leap-frogged from ‘failing’ to winning a glowing report from Ofsted. St John with St Augustine CE Primary has moved from the lowest Ofsted rating straight to the second highest in less than two years. Teachers and
DARWEN’S town centre policing team has updated its priorities after a meeting with residents. Officers held a PACT (Police And Communities Together) meeting at the leisure centre. Residents who attended complained about youths causing a nuisance
A LIB DEM town councillor has hit back after criticisms over attendances at meetings. Last week, deputy chairman Coun Trevor Maxfield said the LibDems had missed more of the council’s monthly meetings than Labour since the last election in 2012
SEVERAL dozen pregnant sheep have been stolen from farmland in Hapton. Livestock farmer John Mellin, who keeps sheep on land off Hameldon Road, initially reported that the ewes had been lost. But he later contacted police to say that a gate
NUMBER 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap in Bridge Street, Darwen, will welcome Manchester guitarist Paul Farr and his trio on Thursday night. The band, which features Mr Farr on guitar as well as Luke Flowers on drums and Huw Jacob on bass, perform a wide
DARWEN MP Jake Berry has announced the first companies to sign up for Darwen Jobs Fair which takes place next month. The event at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy has been organised by Mr Berry and will be held on Friday, May 30. Warburtons
WORK has begun to repair paths and improve drainage in a ‘neglected’ and badly rain-hit Darwen wood. The Friends of Sunnyhurst Wood have launched the £3,190 prog- ramme of works which will see some disruption to wood users and walkers. The
LANCASHIRE Wildlife Trust has planted a new hedge around the Jewish section of Blackburn Old Cemetery. The old fence has been removed, and the Trust has cut back the straggly privets around the Jewish section, and filled in the gaps with hawthorn
DARWEN Street, in Blackburn, has now fully reopened after workers removed the stone setts and replaced them with a new surface to ensure a smoother ride for the Queen’s limousine when she visits the cathedral on Maundy Thursday.
MICHAEL Duff says it would be “foolish” to change tactics and start talking about promotion, until it is real. Second placed Burnley have a 10-point safety net with 18 to play for. Come Saturday, they could be joining Leicester City and celebrating
PLANS to extend the Hidayatul-Banat women’s educational centre in Bank House, Wellington Street St John’s, Blackburn, have been refused. An application had submitted plans to Blackburn with Darwen Council for both one and two-storey extensions to the
BLACKBURN judo star Nathon Burns has been named in the British team for the 2014 European Championships which take place in France between April 24 and 27. Burns, who trains with the Camberley club, will fight in the under 66kg individual category as
BLACKBURN’s mushy peas have been praised as ‘the best in the world’ by a British rock star. Franic Rozycki, bass player with The Wave Pictures, was enamoured with the neon-green chip shop side dish several years ago, after travelling to watch Nottingham
FOUR factory-built ‘instant’ homes will be put up in Blackburn in just 48 hours later this month. The steel-framed, brick-fascias and semi-detached properties will be first of their kind in the country when they appear in Monmouth Road. Commissioned
NORTH West MEP Chris Davies paid a visit to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, which provides rescue cover across the West Pennine Moors above Darwen. Afterwards, he emailed team leader Garry Rhodes and said: “Thank you so much for sparing the time to meet
EAST Lancashire skier Dave Ryding claimed the British Championships slalom title over the weekend to cap an excellent season. The Pendle ace, who finished 17th at the Winter Olympics earlier this year, took a commanding two second win in Meribel.
TWO Blackburn College students will be passing on the views of the young on health services in the borough after being selected to join the Blackburn with Darwen Healthwatch board. Anmol Mulla, 18, who is on the cadet programme studying a Level
A WOMAN got the shock of her life when a figurine her husband bought at a car boot sale for £2 sold at auction for £4,250. Helen Lambert, 48, from Colne, said she took the Royal Doulton ‘Spook’ ornament to antiques experts in Blackpool because
THREE friends from Barnoldswick have teamed up to tackle a gruelling physical challenge in an attempt to raise cash for a children’s charity. Leon Dewhurst, Corey Roberts and Alan Davies will row the 10.5-mile length of Windermere in a canoe, cycle
REGRET over having sex is not the basis to convict MP Nigel Evans, a court has been told. Peter Wright QC, in his closing speech for the defence, said the man who claims the former deputy speaker raped him now regretted having sex with him, but
PEDAL power will take over Chorley town centre on Saturday as the town celebrates all things bikes. The main activities will take place between 11am and 3pm on the Flat Iron, with some fun activities for children in Astley Park. There is also the
THE Forest of Bowland has launched its Golden Anniversary Awards, 50 years after it was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. The AONB Partnership is marking the milestone year with a series of awards designed to ‘recognise and highlight
RESIDENTS of Church and Milnshaw will get the chance to talk about local crime with members of the neighbourhood police team today. A Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting will be held at 1pm at the Ernest Street Baptist Church. However
THE air ambulance was called to Clitheroe yesterday. The helicopter landed in Henthorn Park at about 9.40am after the service received a report about a man in his 50s. However, the patient was transported to Royal Blackburn via land. The service
Residents and businesses have been asked to nominate famous people and places in Blackburn to be honoured by a new set of ‘blue plaques’. The council has concluded a deal with local historians to protect and replace existing commemorative plates
A TEENAGE girl has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a car. The girl was walking in Longsight Road, Copster Green, when she was hit by a Mitsubishi Carisma at around 10.30am today. The road was closed in both directions following
BURNLEY have welcomed a triple squad boost ahead of tonight’s game at relegation threatened Barnsley, with Danny Ings, Kieran Trippier and Dean Marney all in contention to start. The Clarets were down to the bare bones at Watford on Saturday, with
BLACKBURN Rovers are focused on boosting their own faint play-off hopes tonight – insisting they will not care if a win over QPR virtually confirms promotion for rivals Burnley. Rovers sit seven points behind the play-off places with only six games
AN internet movement aimed at providing much- needed food and clothing for homeless people in East Lancashire has told children they can no longer help as volunteers. The ‘Help The Homeless - East Lancashire’ campaign has seen dozens of volunteers
NOMINATIONS for this year’s Burnley Community Sports Awards are open. All shortlisted nominees will be invited to the awards ceremony at Burnley Mechanics on July 10, hosted by Olympian swimmer Mark Foster. Burnley Community Sports Awards have
A CONCERT by the award-winning Steeton Male Voice Choir in Padiham has been hailed a success by promoters. Mayor of Pendle Coun Smith Benson, a guest of honour at the sell-out show at the Padiham Unitarian Chapel, enjoyed a host of choral numbers
A HASLINGDEN nursery has been labelled outstanding by education watchdog Ofsted. The Parish Nursery, in Lower Lane, Haslingden, was given the highest possible rating during a recent inspection. Inspector Yvonne Holt said in a report: “Staff
SCI-fi fans across East Lancashire will descend on Burnley Football Club early next month. On Star Wars day – May 4 – or ‘May the Fourth (Be With You)’, fans of the George Lucas epic series will get the chance to dine with the stars of the Star
THE hospitality and events manage-ment students from the University Centre at Blackburn College will host a spring swing dinner dance in aid of East Lancashire Hospice. The formal event will feature a four-course meal and a swing jazz band, from
SWORDSMEN will descend on Clitheroe Castle for a special St George’s Day celebration later this month. The Academie Gloriana from the British Federation for Historical Swordsmanship will share their expertise and love of combat and historical swordsmanship
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) officers and staff are celebrating after the force scooped an award for its anti-theft campaign. Operation Magnum was launched in April 2013 to tackle pickpockets, gadget-grabbers and luggage thieves who target passengers
A MAN has appeared in court after an incident on the M65 which brought traffic to a standstill on Friday night. Kieran Joyce, 36, of Bolton Road, Abbey Village, near Chorley was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, assault of a constable
SPECIAL constables across Lancashire took to the streets on Saturday and Sunday as part of National Specials Weekend. The 171 volunteer police officers gave up their time for free, working a combined 1,450 hours in their communities. The weekend
HIGHLY rated Hyuga Tanner scored a hat-trick with a difference as Blackburn Rovers battled back to draw 3-3 with Wolves last night in their final home game of the U21s Premier League season. Tanner put through his own net as Wolves raced into a two-goal
The new flat season arrives at Pontefract and the picturesque West Yorkshire track welcomes the new season in style. Tuesday offers us an excellent seven race card including a maiden won last year by Libertarian, subsequent runner-up to Ruler of
A CARE boss has appeared in court accused of offences relating to the death of a resident in a Burnley old people's home last year. John Alexander Pinder, 47, is facing three separate charges relating to the death, believed to be in March 2013,
ACCRINGTON snooker star Chris Norbury begins his battle for a place at the Crucible today. The world number 111 is in action at Ponds Forge in Sheffield in the opening round of qualifiers for the World Championships which begin on April 17. Norbury
FORMER Burnley chief scout Dave Blakey has died at the age of 84. As a player the former centre half spent all of his career with Chesterfield, making more than 650 appearances for the Spireites in all competitions. This was despite a five-year wait
CRUCIAL breast cancer screenings were suspended after a 10-metre cable was stolen from a mobile unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. All the appointments for the unit, which serves the whole of East Lancashire, were cancelled yesterday, causing
Every day we test your sporting knowledge with our just for fun 10 to tackle... 1 Chorley head to FC United tonight in a massive game at the top of the Evo-Stik League - but who did they beat 13-1 on Saturday? 2 Who scored a hat-trick for the
Munaaser shaped with abundant promise on his sole juvenile appearance and is strongly fancied to get his three-year-old campaign off to a winning start in the High-Rise Maiden Stakes at Pontefract. The extended 10-furlong contest was won by subsequent
MERCEDES will let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg race freely for the rest of the season without team orders following a thrilling battle at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton held off Rosberg at Sakhir on Sunday, and the only demand from their team was
