A MAN was freed from his car after being involved in a crash this evening. Two fire crews from Rawtenstall attended the scene in Rochdale Road, Edenfield, shortly after 8.40pm after receiving reports of a man trapped in his vehicle. The man was
GRANDMA June Eastham was left fuming at her energy company after her boiler broke down and flooded a storage room at her house. The 56-year-old, who has since been without hot water or central heating, said she has spent the last week desperately
A 31-YEAR-old woman who crashed into another car after going through a red light was later found to be nearly double the legal drink drive limit. And Blackburn magistrates were told the biggest sufferer as a result of Sarah Hall’s actions would
A MOTORIST is calling for lights on a roundabout near the M65 to be fixed immediately to avoid a potential crash. Stephen Bagwell, 50, said the area near the roundabout at junction eight at Accrington had been ‘pitch black’ for around six months
POLICE are re-appealing for information about a 50 year old man from Accrington who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Trevor Whitehead, who will turn 51 tomorrow (Wednesday 23 April), was last seen in the town on the evening of Wednesday 9
RESIDENTS in Bacup have been left with no water and poor supply. Supplier United Utilities received reports of customers experiencing problems because of a leak in New Church Road shortly after 3.15pm today. The problem is also affecting Fernhill
A HOUSING campaign group in the Ribble Valley has vowed to ‘fight on’ against large developments in the borough. The Save Whalley Village Action Group was established to respond to the borough council’s Core Strategy more than three years ago and
A RADIO producer stole a Blackburn woman’s internet photos to use on a dating website and then sent out naked pictures of other women pretending to be her. Stuart Grant, who works for Capital Xtra in London and has rubbed shoulders with some of
A MAJOR road in Blackburn was closed earlier this afternoon after a crash involving two cars. A woman in her 40s was treated by the ambulance service after complaining of neck pain following the incident before being taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital
HEALTH commissioners have come under fire after deciding to invite ‘profit-making’ companies to bid for the GP out-of-hours contract in East Lancashire. The service, which provides overnight and weekend GP care, has been run successfully for 20
BURNLEY co-chairman John Banaszkiewicz believes the Clarets have proved that football is not all about money after sealing their promotion to the Premier League. Banaszkiewicz and Mike Garlick took on the roles of joint chairmen in the summer of
MEMBERS of the National Union of Teachers have voted to go on strike again, it has been reported. The walkout will be staged in late June threatening chaos for the exam season. The vote was taken at the union’s national conference in Brighton
AUDIENCES are being urged to get in the ‘spirit’ for Oswaldtwistle Players’ production. Wyrd Sisters’ is Terry Pratchett’s imaginative take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and the players are offering a free programme to audience members dressed as characters
Arguments have raged long and hard in the local clubs about who is the best snooker player in the area. Is it Alf Bellusci, Andy Lancaster, Jonny Hannan – but thanks to one enterprising local player we are about to find out. Local star Tommy
BLACKO once again came out on top in the battle to find the best tag rugby team in Burnley and Pendle. The top four teams from both boroughs battled it out at Pendle Phoenix RUFC. The annual competition proved to the perfect build up for Lancashire
Pupils from Whittlefield Primary School are through to the SPAR Lancashire School Games County Final after taking victory in orienteering. The team from Whittlefield sealed their place in the final after beating 10 schools from Burnley and will
The Lancashire Wolverines American Football team hosted their first residential training camp for players and coaches in preparation for their second season in the BAFANL Premiership North – and it was a massive success! The team spent three days
EDUCATORS are calling for an end to change ‘for change’s sake’ in East Lancashire’s schools. Headteachers and politicians welcomed a plan to focus on education, rather than policy, after wide-ranging changes. Local educators said schools were
Brad Savage has joined the coaching team on Friday nights at Colne Junior Badminton Club. Brad joined the club in January 2012 as a new badminton player but rapidly progressed through the junior club to be recommended for a place in Badminton England
Burnley Tennis Club held their annual Open Day at their Lower Ridge Close base. The event was open to the whole community with everybody having access to the courts and clubhouse and every child receiving a Burnley Tennis Club cap and badge.
IN the shadow of Pendle Hill, and under a gun metal grey sky, Charlie Jackson offers a few words of quiet advice to a gaggle of enthusiastic nine-year-olds as the drizzle begins to fall again. They pass and move to Jackson’s coaching system called
A STUDENT is to take one the UK’s biggest firms to court after they warned staff they must speak English. Stuart Horton, 47, quit his job at Domino’s over a notice warning staff they must speak in English or face disciplinary action. Now he
Alex Horne says the Football Association is disappointed with Sport England’s decision to cut £1.6m from their funding for grassroots football. The FA has been hit with a reduction in funding after failing to meet their participation targets, with
AS the final whistle blew, players sank to their knees in joy, as thousands of supporters raced across the pitch. After a week of waiting, the time had come. Not since April 1973 had Burnley been able to celebrate promotion on their home patch.
IF I had a business in, let’s say, Pune in India, and I decided to rock up because the president was in town, I think I would pop along and have a look at the workforce. So it was a bit bemusing that Balaji and Venkatesh made the round-the-world
POLICE reduced the value of the charge after hearing deodorant stolen from a convenience store was on special offer. But there was no discount for serial shoplifter Andrew Wilde who was jailed for 60 days. Wilde, 31, of Rawstorne Street, Blackburn
Chorley started the day needing to beat Tranmere Rovers and then win their last match to have any chance of catching hot title favourites Huddersfield. Chorley elected to play into a very strong wind which made it difficult for both sides to play
The Blackburn Sunday Football League go into the last round of games on Sunday and what a climax there is in prospect. In Division One Clifton beat Oswaldtwistle St Mary’s 4-0 to go in to a winner takes all final game to take the title against
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
Clitheroe bowler Eric Wallace lifted the pairs trophy for the second consecutive year in the vets section at the Newton Hall Indoor Bowling club Blackpool. Partnered by David Almond the pair secured the title against Derek Mills and John Mease
LONGRIDGE Town remain deep in relegation trouble after another costly home defeat plunged them into the bottom four of the Bay Radio West Lancashire Football League. Town’s form has collapsed this year and a 1-0 reverse to neighbours Garstang leaves
A Chorley youngster is flying to Las Vegas with Great Britain's Junior Inline Puck Hockey team. Eden Monks, 12, is set to don the National strip for the Junior Olympics. Teams face off for the Amateur Athletics Union Championship in July. Monks
BLACKBURN College are shooting for the stars with three Centre of Excellence’s which will be based at their new £13.5m sports centre. The state-of-the-art sports complex, which the College have built in conjunction with Blackburn Council, will
GREENFIELD are on course to defend the Blackburn and Darwen Snooker League’s Danny Hogan Memorial Trophy after the the holders overpowered Longshaw B to put them on course for fresh cup glory. Greenfield will meet VIP Snooker A after a one-sided
IMOGEN Skipper turned tears to cheers after helping the Amateur Martial Association of Great Britain win the SKSM Malta Open Karate Championships. The 16-year-old from Blacksnape was hoping to go one better than the silver she won in last year’
SKIPPER by name, now a leader by nature. Martyn Skipper, the head coach of Tower Shukokai Karate Club has been selected as one of JoininUK’s Local Leaders to help drive the London 2012 Olympic legacy. The initiative aims to build on the success
A FORMER charity shop and community centre in the Ribble Valley could be converted into flats under new plans. Blackburn-based applicant Mellorgate Ltd has submitted an application to turn the former Red Cross building in Clitheroe into two flats
CLITHEROE’S first continental market has been hailed a success by the town’s mayor. Coun Kevin Horkin said he hoped the market would be held twice a year after attracting large crowds to the market town over four days at the end of last week.
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
THE organisers of the inaugural Gisburn Scarecrow Festival are appealing for more volunteers. The committee has put out an appeal for more scarecrows to be made for the event to be held this summer. The event is set to be staged in the rural
A RESEARCH project has been launched to find out about the Ribble Valley soldiers who fell in the world wars ahead of a village’s memorial being unveiled. Liz Wilkins, secretary of Ribchester War Memorial Association, is looking into the lives
A DEMENTIA understanding and awareness event will be held in Bacup tomorrow. NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group, and the Alzheimer’s Society, are hosting the session, to be held at Bacup Health Centre, in Irwell Mill, Rochdale Road
‘MINI Explorers’ days have re-started for the year at Cronkshaw Fold Farm, in Helmshore. The weekly events, on Wednesdays, welcome children, and their carers, for sessions including feeding hens, collecting eggs, and visiting the other farm animals
BUSINESS network group Valley at Work will be holding a ‘big’ meeting in Rawtenstall next month. The association is inviting people to join them for the session, at Do Dah’s Cafe, in Bank Street, on Wednesday, May 7, from 6.15pm to 9pm. Rob
WORK on 51 of Bacup’s most iconic buildings is set to begin in September, it has been announced. Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale, said he has held a productive meeting with people involved with the £2million regeneration of the town centre, adding
BOSSES at a Bacup quarry have warned it must expand, or jobs will be lost. Jim Laycock, who runs Tong Quarry, off Tong Lane, has applied to extend the 8.6 hectare site by almost four hectares. He said the future of the operation had a knock-on
COMMUNITY, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations in Pendle are invited to apply for funding from Pendle Council’s small grants fund. The council has set aside £20,000 to support the work of these groups. Dean Langton, head of central and
A PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition focusing on two cities in India and Pakistan is currently on in Colne. The ‘Lahore – Chandigarh’ exhibition at the Foto Galleria at La Dolce Vita, Albert Road, is running until Thursday, May 22. The exhibition presents
PENDLE residents are reminded to only put out their brown bins for emptying when absolutely necessary. Coun John David, who represents the council’s refuse and recycling teams, said: “If Pendle people only put out their brown bins when they are
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Brierfield Town Hall from closure are urging residents to attend a public meeting tomorrow. The town hall is due to shut at the end of June, and the future of Brierfield Community Centre also remains uncertain.
A NEW backgammon club will hold its first meeting on Thursday. Based at West Bradford Village Hall, the club will serve the East Lancashire area together with large sections of both West Lancashire and North Yorkshire. The closest other clubs
THOUSANDS of people have received help from East Lancashire’s food-banks in the past 12 months, new figures reveal. Three-day emergency food parcels from the Brunswick Street food-bank in Blackburn were given to 7,508 people, 2,903 of whom were
READ Parish Council has announced that electors can view its accounts for the financial year from next month. The parish council’s accounts for the year ending March 31 will be on display in the village from May 6 to June 3. Any parish resident
LANCASHIRE County Council has received the highest quality standard for its range of work experience placements and traineeships. The council was awarded the Fair Train Gold Standard award, the highest quality award available for work experience
THE ACE Centre in Nelson will play host to an Asian Wedding Fair this Saturday. Organised by Luv Events, the Fair, at the venue in Cross Street, will showcase Asian bridal make-up artists, mehndi artists, bridal wear and traditional wedding outfits
MOTORISTS in Ribble Valley are being warned to lock their vehicles after a spate of thefts from insecure cars and vans. Figures from Lancashire Police reveal that almost 70 per cent of thefts from vehicles in the borough last year were from those
AN EAST Lancashire MP has taken part in an event in Parliament to raise awareness of malaria. Graham Jones, who represents Haslingden and Hyndburn, marked World Health Day by taking part in the Getting Malaria? session. Speaking after the parliamentary
APPLICATIONS for the Forest of Bowland’s Golden Anniversary Awards open on Thursday. The AONB Partnership has launched the awards 50 years after the Forest of Bowland was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. The series of awards is
A MUSIC concert raised £300 towards the upkeep of Chatburn Methodist Church. The Burwain Singers performed at the church and included a wide variety of songs ranging from Elvis to Gilbert and Sullivan. Event organiser, Clive Greenwood, said
A PHARMACIST has failed in his second bid to extend his shop’s opening hours and now faces visits from council officials to ensure he plays by the rules. Councillors in Blackburn rejected a plea from Riaz Hinglotwala to allow him to open his Shear
A ‘SOMEWHERE In France’ event will take place at Gawthorpe Hall, in Padiham, on Thursday. There will be a talk by a postcard expert, the chance to see the ‘Somewhere in France’ exhibition, and meet the curator. Viewing is from 6.30pm, with
THE Friends of Valley of Stone are inviting people to join them in carrying out conservation work at the ancient Rake, at Cowclough, on Sunday. The conservation exercise will be followed by lunch, and a tour of Whitworth Museum. The group aims
Venturer Vermentino 2013, £4.99, Aldi Some things in life aren’t easy to explain. Here’s an example, a lovely lemony dry white from Sicily made with Vermentino grapes best known for being grown in Sardinia. It’s part of the new Venturer range
AFTER ‘Masked intruder points ‘gun’ at school staff and pupils’ (LT, April 18), it looks like we’re getting America’s dirty habits over here. Bring back life sentences that mean life. phil kernot (via website).
I wouldn’t consider any vehicle more than five years old remotely safe. I’m OK if someone wants to run one, that’s their own risk, but not to provide a commercial service. Safety is paramount. Burner (via website). . . .IT is not only the cars
RE ‘East Lancs taxi drivers face ‘scrap car’ threat’ – anything that makes taxis safer gets my vote. The state of some that one sees is quite alarming. Couple that with how many taxis throughout East Lancs fail the test when checked makes it
RE ‘East Lancs farmer horrified after finding ‘gruesomely’ savaged sheep’ (LT, April 17), this is happening more and more in rural areas. We have new builds going up month in, month out, and then the morons move in with a dog that has not got a
TOO many people come to the countryside and think they can use or treat it as their back garden. It isn't! It’s where a whole load of people work, struggle to make a living and suffer disrespect time and again, whether that’s because of dogs and
IT was a great honour for Blackburn to have the Queen in town and especially at Rovers. But doesn’t it say it all about the road system and folly of closing Church Street in the first place that it had to be reopened to get the royal car to the
YOU could also argue that increased life expectancy is costing the NHS a lot more than someone who lives fast and dies young. If you want to punish me for drinking, then punish somebody who lives healthily so their body outlives their mind and
SO, booze has killed 149 people in East Lancashire over two years (LT, April 17). Alcohol is a killer but putting a minimum price on it is just another hidden tax which those who can afford it will still pay. Those who can just about afford
Mudgee is the name of the town and wine region about 150 miles north west of Sydney where one of the country’s oldest wineries (founded 1858) makes rich red berry-flavoured Shiraz. A typically tasty 13.5% New South Wales red.
This top quality Sauvignon Blanc from the Wairau Valley in New Zealand is a bargain for a sumptuous, big (13.5% alcohol) effort full of gooseberries and grapefruit and a classic example of the skills that have made the Kiwis worldbeaters.
BURNLEY are back among the big boys. After a four-year absence, the club avoided the 2009 play-off lottery when automatic promotion to the Premier League was confirmed yesterday. Celebrations which started at Turf Moor on and off the pitch continued
Simone O’Kane visits the little factory where the Patels are keeping East Lancashire supplied with the finest ingredients TUCKED away in the heart of Blackburn town centre is a small factory where Babu Patel and his family run a well established
A VACANT town centre mill will be turned into Burnley’s first Buddhist temple. Plans have been approved to convert Brunside Mill, in Parker Street, into a place of worship. The proposal also includes a cafe and shop on the site, last used as
BURNLEY residents are being encouraged to help set up their own neighbourhood watch schemes. PCSO Dave Johnson, who has helped set up schemes, said: “These schemes are a vital tool to help police and communities to reduce crime. “We have many
WHEN juggling three children with work and a big commute became stressful for kidswear designer Kirsty Hartley she decided to go back to her crafty roots and ‘experiment.’ The result for the former fashion lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
SMELL is not often a sense we associate with wildlife watching, unlike sight, through binoculars, touch, through the fingers, and even taste. But in April there is one woodland flower that is easily smelt before you see it — ramsons. This pungent-smelling
PLANS to build a house on an end of terrace in Helmshore countryside, which have attracted four letters of objection, were expected to be passed at a meeting today. The proposals for Alden View, in Alden Road, have also received two letters of
Frank Turner and his wife, Julie, took to two wheels for an easy-going journey through a beautiful region IT was hard to say goodbye to No 8, my trusty two-wheel companion. For five days we were pretty much inseparable, exploring the glorious surroundings
BOSSES at a boatyard near the Leeds and Liverpool Canal have said new housing developments are ‘necessary’ if the business is to survive. Two homes will be built at the boatyard in Simpson Street, Hapton, after Burnley Council granted planning
IRRESPONSIBLE motorists caught during spot checks in the borough will receive warning letters. Volunteers from Community Road Watch, and local police officers, were recently deployed in Clayton-le-Moors, Altham, and Rishton. A police spokesman
HYNDBURN Homes tenants are being urged to volunteer for a local community group. Community Solutions, in Accrington, is offering tenants the chance to volunteer in a number of roles. The programme will offer vocational experience, and help improve
HYNDBURN Council has been carrying out a ‘housing needs’ survey across the borough. Residents have been contacted by NEMS Market Research Consultancy to take part by telephone, and 100 door-to-door interviews will also be carried out, the council
HYNDBURN’S oldest community space has been given a £100,000 facelift. The paths in Milnshaw Park had, over several years, been deteriorating, becoming an issue for Accrington residents. After they were improved, one local councillor spoke of
AN old cinema and social club will be demolished and replaced with an apartment complex if planners give the green light. Plans submitted to Hyndburn Council would see the old Grand Social Club, in Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, knocked down, and
THE annual meeting of the Friends of Darwen Cemetery takes place next Wednesday at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, starting at 7pm. Secretary Peter Van Dijk said: “Please come to listen to what the Friends have achieved during 2013 and to hear
A FORMER Radio One DJ who inspired local group Darwen Music Projects will perform a set in the town later this year. Andy Kershaw, described by TV star Stephen Fry as ‘the finest British broadcaster bar none’, will be at Number 39 Hopstar Brewery
FIREFIGHTERS took to the water on Easter Sunday as part of a regular aquatic training exercise. The team of five from Darwen took part in the session in the Loyal Angling Club lake off Johnson New Road, Hoddlesden. They took turns to be rescued
NUMBER 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap in Bridge Street, Darwen, hosts Drop The Floor on Thursday who will be promoting their debut CD ‘Raise The Roof’. Organiser Gary Ward, from Darwen Music Projects, said: “These are four fine traditional session players
A FORMER school playing field that was saved for public use last year will finally become the home of three Darwen football teams. The Square Meadow, behind the former Darwen Moorland High School, was last year saved from any future development
“PROMOTION – it’s the word we’ve been waiting for,” said goalscorer Ashley Barnes with a smile on his face, no fear of reprisals after helping to fire Burnley back into the Premier League. Promotion has followed the striker around in the 24-year-old
A 50-YEAR-old man outside his house at 4am with his trousers around his ankles was abusive to police who had asked him to pull them up. Granville Stuart Rowe, of Nares Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly. He was fined
A NARROWBOAT and its driver got that sinking feeling after a vessel became stuck in a lock for several hours. The boat became wedged to the floor of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal due to a fault in the a lock gate at the bottom lock number 64 between
YOUNG people are being offered the chance to try sporting activities for free. A celebration evening is being held at All Seasons Leisure Centre. Chorley, to mark the success of the Doorstep Sports Clubs, which offer a variety of sport and social
A HASLINGDEN Brownie pack has missed out on a £775 grant from the town’s county councillor. The 8th Rossendale group, based at St Peter’s Laneside Church, had hoped to receive a donation towards a trip to the Big Brownie Stayaway event in Edinburgh
A TEENAGER has spoken out in support of standardised tobacco packaging and urged the Government to introduce legislation to ‘save lives’. Sahiba Shahzadi, 16, from Blackburn, attended an event on the power of cigarette packaging, organised by Tobacco
HERE in Blackburn, we are most fortunate! ‘Oh and why is that’, I hear you ask. Well, we not only have a cathedral fit for a Queen, but on Thursday we were honoured by a visit to that cathedral by our Queen. There is no doubt about it, the
A RIBBLE Valley church has broken its fund raising target to cover the costs of a major refurbishment project. The historic 184-year-old church in Mellor was restored after almost four months of refurbishment from May to October last year. Work
WINNING an international Emmy award for making a documentary wasn’t on the ‘to do’ list for one East Lancashire producer and director. But David Barnes can now happily add that to his list of successes after collecting the prestigious award for
SIXTY years ago, Alfred Wainwright was busy exploring the Eastern Fells of Lakeland as he set about completing the first of his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. But his earliest views of Lakeland were glimpsed in the 1920s as he set
MENINGITIS Research Foundation is marking its 25th anniversary next month with a 140km walk across the Pennines. The eight-day walk begins at Sheffield University on Friday, May 23, and will finish a week later with a Research Discovery Day at
SPECTACULAR wood sculptures, carved from storm damaged trees, have appeared in park woodland. The intricate and eye-catching creations, of a snake and an owl, were photographed by a walker who was captivated by the creative way the fallen trees
OPERA star Katherine Jenkins is doing her bit to encourage youngsters to enjoy classical music. The Welsh cross-over star will headling this summer’s Symphony at the Tower event at Hoghton Tower accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.
AS I have written about on numerous occasions in this column over the years the town of Nelson cannot be accused of being short on the takeaway front. Whenever a shop becomes empty it seems as though it will only be a matter of time before it gets
NEIGHBOURHOOD officers in Haslingden have announced policing priorities for the area. Officers will be improving awareness of the Inspire Service in the Haslingden area, targeting juveniles causing a nuisance, and tackling anti-social behaviour
PAVAROTTI once told Neil Sedaka that after the age of 70 the voice disappears. But his legion of fans who will pack the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on October 27, won’t be disappointed because at 75 he’s still hitting the high notes. Speaking
HAPPY Monday’s freaky dancer Bez has revealed plans to run for MP in next year’s general election... But he will be standing in Rawtensall first. Maraca shaker Bez, 49, said he wanted to ‘stir things up’ as he described his vision for a new world
A TERMINALLY-ill man who has set himself the target of raising £1million for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, will be holding an event tomorrow to help him reach the target. Alan Hedges, 67, and his wife Wendy, are holding a Swimathon from 1pm
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
A RETIRED East Lancashire soldier is urging people to support his charity. Sgt Rick Clement, who went to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, lost both his legs when an improvised explosive device exploded in Afghanistan. The ex-Duke of Lancaster’s
A LOCAL NUT representative has backed the union’s plans to strike in the summer. Yesterday morning delegates at an NUT conference in Brighton voted in favour of national strike action, which will see members walk out at some point in the week beginning
ST MARY’S College BTEC performing arts students are showcasing their many talents in the iconic musicals Chicago and Annie tonight and tomorrow. The students started their rehearsals in January and have worked intensively to achieve the highest
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has defended its plans to introduce a traffic ‘spy car’ in light of criticism from a civil liberties campaign group. Big Brother Watch produced a report which showed the total revenue generated by local authorities
JASON Shackell declared promotion to the Premier League a fitting reward or Burnley’s “incredible season”. And the Clarets captain said he was proud to have been there every step of the way. The centre half has been an ever-present in 2013-
THREE fire crews have said a blaze at a large derelict house in Darwen was suspicious. High Field House, in Sudell Road, was badly damaged by fire and smoke throughout. Sgt Shelley Baines, of Blackburn police, said that police and fire officers
WHEN it comes to winning TV shows, Joe McElderry is the man to turn to. For the singer who comes to Burnley Mechanics later this month is a triple TV champion. He first became a nation’s favourite when he won X Factor in 2009, being denied
A DECISION on whether a Clitheroe vicar could take over the running of two extra churches is ‘expected soon’. Rev Andy Froud, in charge of St Mary Magdalene’s church, could take over St Leonard’s in Downham and Christ Church in Chatburn after Canon
AN historic Ribble Valley private school holds its spring country fair this weekend. Stonyhurst College will stage the two-day event from Saturday from 10am to 4.30pm each day. The fair will feature more than 100 exhibitors, including fashion
THE Easter holidays saw a successful half-term soccer school run by Chorley Football Club. The 40 participating kids showed up to Victory Park each morning, looking forward to an action-packed day with their new friends. Each day, the young
A PLAN to erect a wooden shed to be used as a beauty salon in Ribchester has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council. Applicant John Darbyshire from The Beauty Shed in Great Harwood sent the application to the council which also includes
A 20-YEAR-old man lashed out at a pub landlord after being told to leave the venue. Blackburn magistrates heard Oliver Richard Brindle damaged the publican’s glasses in the incident. And when he was eventually ejected he kicked out at the glass
WHALLEY Parish Council’s precept for this financial year has been increased by almost one per cent compared to last year. The council has £31,878 to spend on .various responsibilities and projects for the good of the parish and residents’.
A PSYCHOLOGY student from as won a volunteering award from the charity, Diabetes UK. Vanessa Haydock, 21, from Chorley, won the Young People’s Outstanding Contribution Award at the charity’s regional Inspire Awards. The award is given to a
SCOUT groups met at Darwen Tower to mark Easter. A service for members of Bold Venture Park and St Joseph’s scouts was held on Easter Sunday at 6.30am. The youngsters had carried a cross to the tower in the days leading up to the celebration
A MEDIEVAL wall painting has been preserved for the future on canvas with the help of a Darwen artist. Self-taught artist Michael Kirkman, 50, was commissioned in 2012 to recreate the famous ‘St Christopher and the Christ Child’ painting, at St
THE Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team have received a £1,000 grant from The Craven Trust. The grant will go towards replacing their search control vehicle, known as ‘Mobile 4’, with a ‘utility vehicle’ that will be a search control vehicle
TWO big names of the music world are coming to King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Both Funeral For a Friend and We Are Scientists are to play the venue later this year with tickets going on sale on Friday. Funeral For A Friend will play on Friday
AN East Lancashire MP has defended claims he was driving while distracted because he was eating a banana. It comes after a national newspaper was set to publish pictures of Blackburn MP Jack Straw eating the fruit as he drove on the M6. Mr
SEAN Dyche believes Burnley’s promotion to the Premier League must rank as a ‘historic’ achievement in English football. The Clarets sealed their place in the top flight yesterday thanks to a 2-0 home win over Wigan , having been one of the favourites
A 23-YEAR-OLD man, who admitted he ‘didn’t know when to stop’, went on a 48-hour drinking binge to celebrate his birthday. His partner eventually found him in a town centre pub at 10.15am and, when she challenged him, he assaulted her. Benjamin
SKIPPER Mark Bolton has vowed not to get carried away as he leads East Lancashire into their 150th anniversary season and admits his much changed side is still a work in progress. The 41-year-old all-rounder is back in the captaincy chair at Alexandra
The yard of Michael Smith have been well below par of late after a good start to the season, but Imperial Vic (3.10) would be something to bet on in the Novices’ Chase at Wetherby over 3m 1f if he was anywhere near back to his best. Only three
GARY Bowyer paid tribute to patched-up Blackburn Rovers after they kept their season alive with a 4-2 victory at Birmingham City inspired by hat-trick hero Rudy Gestede. But Rovers boss Bowyer, having seen his side move within two points of the
Freedom's Light can emerge the saviour for punters on a difficult-looking card at Yarmouth. There is no quarter given at the seaside venue, but those who latch on to John Gosden's filly in the 1954-2014 Michael Foulger Birthday Handicap should
