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  • Wait for M65 lights review, coroner told

    THE Highways Agency has written to a coroner who questioned the organisation’s decision to turn off the lights on the M65 motorway. Michael Singleton had asked bosses at the agency to reconsider the switch-off as he believed if something was not

  • Delighted Burnley keeper Heaton is living the dream

    “INCREDIBLE...Fantastic...Brilliant!” There are not enough superlatives for goalkeeper Tom Heaton to describe what promotion to the Premier League means. It is the level at which his career began, coming through the ranks at Manchester United. When

  • Concern over East Lancs hospital inpatient survey results

    HOSPITAL boss Jim Birrell said he was ‘disappointed’ by the results of an inpatient survey at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General. The national Care Quality Commission (CQC) survey rated East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) as worse than

  • Boy dies after falling into Burnley canal

    AN 11-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal in Burnley. Police were called by the Fire Service at 7pm on Tuesday after a report of a boy falling in the canal at Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley. Robbie Williamson, a Year 7 pupil at Shuttleworth

  • Care firm to host fundraiser

    A CLITHEROE firm which cares for the elderly and disabled is set to hold a coffee and activity day in Whalley on Friday. Domiciliary Care Services will hold the event at Whalley Village Hall from 10am to 4pm. Money raised from the event will

  • It’s covered

    THE Crown pub in Redearth Road, Darwen, has live music on Friday night from popular covers band The Burritos from 9.30pm. Saturday night is karaoke from 9.30pm and Sunday is blues and acoustic open mic from 8.30pm, hosted by Craig Priestley.

  • Bowling challenge ‘not to be missed’

    TWO Gates Bowling and Social Club will host a Federation Bowling Competition on Sunday from 2pm. Some of the top local players are taking part in an event billed as ‘not to be missed’ by club bosses. Spectators can watch from indoors while enjoying

  • School tweet

    DARWEN St James’ Primary School in St James Crescent has launched its own page on social networking site Twitter. Parents and children can keep up with school events and communicate with bosses by visiting @DarwenStJ

  • Self-managed club’s honour

    EDGWORTH Bowling Club, the first in Blackburn with Darwen to go self-managed because of local government funding cuts, has become one of only four clubs nationally to hold the prestigious Club Mark award. Blackburn with Darwen Council environment boss

  • Annual date

    THE Clitheroe Round Table will hold its annual general meeting this weekend. The meeting will be held at The Calf’s Head in Worston on Saturday from 7.30pm. A new chairman and officers are set to be elected.

  • Festival meet

    THE Whalley Pickwick festival’s AGM takes place tonight, in The Great Hall at Whalley Abbey from 7.30pm. The meeting will discuss plans for the 26th festival and organisers are seeking resident’s views on what should be included this year.

  • Musical folk

    A RIBBLE Valley community centre is set to host folk singer-songwriter. Steve Knightley will take to the stage at Langho and Billington Community Centre on June 20 from 7.15pm. Tickets cost £16 and are available from samhand78@ gmail.com or

  • Care firm to host fundraiser

    A CLITHEROE firm which cares for the elderly and disabled is set to hold a coffee and activity day in Whalley on Friday. Domiciliary Care Services will hold the event at Whalley Village Hall from 10am to 4pm. Money raised from the event will

  • Drop off food

    A DONATION point for The Raft Foundation, Rossendale’s Foodbank, has opened at Asda, in Rawtenstall. The drop-off point is located inside the store, and donations can be left during the store’s opening hours.

  • Monkeys tribute band

    THE Desert Monkeys, an Arctic Monkeys tribute band, are playing Cafe Artisan, in Rawtenstall, on Friday night. To book tickets, visit www.thedesert monkeys.com

  • Folk and rock date for hospice

    A FOLK and rock night will be held at St Mary’s Football Club, in Haslingden, on Saturday, to raise cash for Rossendale Hospice. Tickets are £5, including supper, and are available by calling Ian on 01706 226753, or the football club on 01706 221814

  • Advice offer

    AN advice and help surgery for Earby residents is being run by the town council on Friday from 11am to noon.

  • Fitness call

    A HEALTHY lifestyle and fit club takes place at the St Philip’s Grassroots Centre, in Nelson, on Thursday from 10.30am to noon.

  • Ladies’ walk

    A WEEKLY walk for ladies only takes place every Friday from 10am until 11am. Participants should meet at the Yarnspinners Medical Centre, in Nelson.

  • It’s Shearer at the double in Blackburn Rovers fans vote

    BLACKBURN Rovers legend Alan Shearer has netted a double honour from the fans who used to worship him in a poll conducted as part of the Football League’s 125th Anniversary celebrations. Shearer was voted by Rovers supporters as the club’s greatest player

  • Bloom as one

    NELSON in Bloom is encouraging schools, businesses and community organisations to get involved with their schemes this year. Anybody interested in helping the group should call secretary Yvonne Tennant on 07867 975665 or email nelson_in_bloom@

  • Meeting for art

    AN art group open to all meets at the Grassroots Centre at St Philip’s Church, in Leeds Road, Nelson, from 1pm to 5pm on Monday.

  • Dance chance, rhyme time

    A DANCE and rhyme event for children under the age of five takes place every Thursday at Colne Children’s Centre, in Walton Street. The occasion includes signing and dancing to children’s songs and rhymes. It runs from 1pm to 3pm and costs £1.

  • Gently does it

    A PILATES class takes place at Worsthorne Social Club, in Clegg Street, every Thursday from 6pm. For more information call 01282 428707.

  • ‘Blue’ season

    SKIPTON Auction Mart’s pedigree beef season begins next Wednesday, April 30, with ‘Blue Wednesday’, the annual show and sale of 20 British Blue breeding cattle – 18 pedigree bulls, one female and one pure-bred breeding bull.

  • Play opportunity

    A PLAY group for young children takes place every Tuesday at All Saints with St John the Baptist, in Habergham, from 9.30am.

  • Cricket club quiz

    A RIBBLE Valley cricket club will be holding a pub quiz today to raise money for the club. Longridge Cricket Club will host the event from 8.30pm. Entry costs £1 with a maximum of six people on each team. It will be held at the clubhouse pavilion

  • Taps run dry

    HOMES in Bacup were left with no water or poor supply after a leak was detected in Newchurch Road. United Utilities received reports of customers experiencing problems shortly after 3.15pm yesterday. Fernhill Crescent was also affected.

  • MP advises

    BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is running an advice stall in the town centre every Saturday, weather permitting. Mr Birtwistle will be outside Marks & Spencers from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

  • Quiz night

    BURNLEY and District Services Club holds a quiz night every Wednesday from 7.30pm at Plumbe Street Miners Club, in Burnley. The club is for people who are ex-members of the Armed Forces, police, fire and ambulance services.

  • Bottleology theme of heritage talk

    JIMMY Whittaker, from Hyndburn Heritage Museum, will give a talk about bottleology at St James’ Church, in Regent Street, Haslingden, from 7pm tomorrow. Entry is free.

  • Garage and car burnt out

    A GARAGE was completely destroyed when a fire broke out in Colne. Firefighters were called to Skipton Road around 2am yesterday. When they arrived, the building was well alight. A car was also completely destroyed in the blaze.

  • Crown order for shoplifter

    A 19-YEAR-OLD man is to appear at the crown court charged with shoplifting. Luke Barry James Sullivan, of Railway Road, Blackburn, is accused of stealing £22.28 worth of food from Morrisons in Nelson. He was sent by Burnley magistrates to the

  • Bird charity teams up to show estate

    A SERIES of walks led by the RSPB are being held aimed at revealing the moorland wildlife at the United Utilities Bowland Estate. The walks, which are led by Jude Lane from the bird charity, are taking place over the next four months. The next

  • Amazing academic became a vagrant

    THERE can't be many young girls from a working-class background among the mills of East Lancashire who have trodden the same path through life as Margaret Haigh. A brilliant student, she won a handful of scholarships to Somerville College, Oxford

  • Letters written amid hell of battlefields

    DURING World War One around 19,000 mailbags crossed the Channel everyday as people tried to keep in touch with sons, brothers, husbands and lovers. Now, the theatrical production The Second Minute explores the lost letters of love, gas attacks,

  • Looking for gas leaks – with a lighted match!

    HAVE you heard the story about the gas chargehand who went looking for leaks – with a lighted match? But the expert lived to tell the tale and in 1955 Thomas Haworth celebrated his golden wedding anniversary with his wife Harriet. And when

  • From the archive: Terror fears halt holiday

    Thursday, May 16, 1974 A BURNLEY volleyball team, who were representing England in a competition in Turkey, were shattered when their trip was called off. The team, from St Hilda’s RC Girls School, were to fly out to Izmir, to compete in the

  • Delighted Heaton is living the dream

    “INCREDIBLE...Fantastic...Brilliant!” There are not enough superlatives for goalkeeper Tom Heaton to describe what promotion to the Premier League means. It is the level at which his career began, coming through the ranks at Manchester United.

  • Vintage style: Making a real style statement

    THE Spring/Summer catwalks for 2014 were brimming with new and exciting fashion trends for the months ahead. Some of the major looks that we are going to see everywhere include the longer length skirt, the embellished flat shoe, the chic and tailored

  • Cathedral took decades to finish

    EASTER week and the visit of the Queen put the spotlight on Blackburn Cathedral. Today we focus on the life of the church and its congregation in East Lancashire down through the years. Although a church has stood on the site of the cathedral for

  • Villagers across world reunited on Facebook

    MEMORIES of bygone times in Worsthorne are being shared by hundreds of those born and brought up in the village. Facebook group Worsthorne Appreciation Association has grown fourfold since the start of the year, with more and more people adding

  • Heart machine launch looms

    WORK to refurbish an old phone box in Clitheroe and instal a defibrillator is set to be complete by the end of the month. The £4,000 project began last year after the town council purchased the phone box in Market Place from BT. The box was

  • Rush hour speeders caught in Billington

    POLICE officers and Community Road Watch volunteers in Billington caught five people speeding through the Ribble Valley village yesterday. The speed checks were being carried out in Whalley Road from 9am to 10am. Another motorist was caught

  • Scouting for help in Sabden

    THE Scouts in Sabden are appealing for more members and leaders. Boys and girls from the Ribble Valley village and surrounding area can join the group if they are aged between eight and 10-years-old. The group meets every Thursday at Sabden

  • Art works on show to help fund church repair plans in Mellor

    A PAINTING exhibition will be held in the Ribble Valley at the end of the week. Local amateur artists will display their work at St Mary’s Parish Church in Mellor on Friday. A painting demonstration will be led by Harry Caunce from 1pm to 4pm

  • A real champagne moment for Burnley winger Wallace

    ROSS Wallace signed for Burnley to help them bounce back to the Premier League – he just didn’t expect it to take four years! Wallace arrived at Turf Moor immediately after their relegation in 2010, moving from Preston North End because he believed the

  • Book stall at Scope fun day

    DISABILITY charity Scope is inviting local businesses and independent stallholders to book their place at a fun day in Haslingden. The free event, at the Holden Arms Pub, in Grane Road, on Sunday, July 27, will also feature food and refreshments

  • Take dog along for free micro-chipping in Rawtenstall

    FREE dog micro chipping will be available in Rawtenstall on Sunday. The event, organised by Rossendale Responsible Pets, will be held at the Riverside Inn, in Bury Road. Michaela Holt, from the group, said: “Micro chipping will not only be

  • ‘Blessing from Pope’ hope for Clarets

    SEAN Dyche’s promotion-winning side could receive a holy blessing ahead of their Premier League campaign – from the Pope. A leading Roman Catholic cardinal from South Africa has pledged to talk to Pope Francis about Burnley’s success during a visit

  • Refurbishment hopes for ‘dilapidated’ park in Rossendale

    A COMMUNITY group is calling on the public to come forward with ideas on how to give a ‘dilapidated’ park a major revamp. Proffitts, a Rossendale-based community regeneration organisation, has been working with the Friends of Fallbarn, residents

  • Voters’ registration reminder

    PENDLE Council is reminding residents to check they are on the electoral register ahead of the elections in May. On May 22, there will be elections to Pendle Borough Council and the European Parliament. Councillors in 16 of Pendle’s 20 wards are

  • Mill engine back in steam

    THE largest cotton mill engine still working in Lancashire will be in steam this Sunday. The engine will be running at Bancroft Mill Engine Museum, in Barnoldswick. Also performing at the mill will be Derek Gifford, a Lancashire folk singer

  • Second heritage film night planned in Colne

    THE second in a series of big-screen heritage film nights will take place at the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre in June. The Colne venue showed old films of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as part of a special event last year. One of the people involved

  • Feel free to spend a penny at cafes and bars in Colne

    BARS and cafes in Colne could open their toilets to the public as part of a town council scheme. Shoppers in the town centre would be allowed to ‘spend a penny’ without feeling obliged to make a purchase at venues signed up to the council’s community

  • Bands ready to rock pub

    THE landlord of The Arden Inn, Abbey Street, Accrington, has unveiled a weekend of live entertainment coming up. Mark Duxbury said: “On Friday night it is punk, new wave and ska covers band Dresden North End, who have been playing all over the

  • Craft craze leads to web plea for East Lancs residents

    WITH shows such as the Great British Sewing Bee inspiring the nation to get in touch with their crafty side, a company has appealing to the people of East Lancashire to turn their hobby into cash by listing their handmade wares for free on its website

  • Letter: Price makes no difference

    FOR those who have nothing better to do than sit at home drinking, a price increase will make no difference. If your life is rubbish, alcohol won’t cure it. There are too many people in this country with no vision or aims in life. NikonFan (via

  • CCTV clue in search for stolen phone in Blackburn

    OFFICERS want to speak with this man in connection with the theft of a mobile phone from a DIY store. The phone was taken when a customer left it on top of a self-service counter at B&Q, on the Nova Scotia Retail Park, Blackburn, on March 28

  • Kevin Gallacher column: No pressure on Blackburn Rovers

    IF I had a message for Blackburn Rovers’ players going into the final two games of the season it would be, ‘put yourself in a positive frame of mind and go out and enjoy them’. As they really have nothing to lose. There isn’t any pressure on them to

  • Letter: Good news for booze cruises

    RE ‘Burnley MP backs minimum alcohol price’ – if you raise the booze prices further, who will benefit? France and Belgium as the booze cruises will return. People buy booze in supermarkets because the pub prices are too expensive. Reality50

  • Letter: Response is a forlorn hope

    AS usual, the responsible majority are penalised. As if people who drink irresponsibly will stop and think: “No, I’ll forego another drink as the 50p increase is too much.” VICN1956 (via website).

  • Letter: Abusers are easy to spot

    THEY’re not looking very hard are they? Every time I drive on any roads in East Lancashire I see drivers using a phone, and driving with one hand on the steering wheel. TonyWales (via website).

  • Letter: Hot-spot for illegal use

    I would suggest that Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw comes and stands with me on the A6068 in Barrowford. The number of fines would quadruple. Izanears (via website).

  • Letter: A strike won’t help children

    It’s funny how the parents have to save every penny to afford a holiday during the school breaks, but when they want to take them away during term time, they are threatened with fines. They say this is for the child’s education. Yet teachers go

  • Letter: They’re still on their phones

    YOU reported that the number of East Lancashire motorists fined for using mobiles has halved. Much as it pains me to agree with anything a politician says, I would tend to agree with Hyndburn MP Graham Jones, that it is most likely to be down to

  • Letter: Teachers must stop moaning

    RE ‘East Lancashire teachers could strike again’ – stop whingeing: you chose to become a teacher and understood what was required and what the job pros and cons were beforehand. In today’s day and age it’s a job and we are all in the same boat

  • Letter: Off-road bikers have damaged hill race route

    IN response to the police warning to off-road motorbikers on Hameldon Hill, I have reported this problem to councils several times over the years. I have even confronted the bikers but generally get a response that they were doing no harm even

  • Comment: Policing numbers still a worry

    THE news that Lancashire police are set to recruit officers externally for the first time in five years is a positive step. It is certainly welcome that new officers will soon be on the beat protecting the residents of East Lancashire. But

  • Firm tour impresses students from Nelson and Colne Sixth Form

    BUSINESS students from Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form recently visited a building materials supplier. Hanson UK is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, a German multinational company that specialises in the manufacturing of building materials

  • Advice on tackling dampness in Burnley

    ADVICE on how to prevent damp and save money on fuel bills will be provided by a Burnley social landlord at a ‘roadshow’ next month. Calico will be holding the drop-in event at Rosehill Baptist Church on Thursday, May 15, from 9.30am to 11.30am

  • Approval for car park plan

    A NEW car park is to be created at a Burnley industrial estate after plans for the work were approved. Pipeline Induction Heat, on the Farrington Road Industrial Estate, applied to create a 14 space car park and new yard area. Burnley Council

  • Burnley 5,000/1 for the Premier League title!

    FOOTBALL League sponsors Sky Bet make Burnley 9/1 to follow up their promotion from the Championship by finishing in the top half of the Premier League next season. Sean Dyche’s side confirmed their return to the top flight with a 2-0 win over Wigan

  • East Lancashire celebrates St George's Day

    PARADES, fun days, church services and community activities will be held across East Lancashire to celebrate St George’s Day. The anniversary will be marked today, the accepted date of the patron saint of England’s death in the year 303, and more

  • Job is almost done, says Accrington Stanley boss Beattie

    WITH Accrington Stanley just one point away from securing Football League safety, James Beattie admits the ‘job is almost done’. But there is no chance the Reds boss will be resting on his laurels going into the final two games of the campaign. Stanley

  • All aboard! Return to the glory days of steam

    Transport is one of the most evocative of subjects and one which we all have some memories of. Whether it is the glory days of steam or the journey to school on the bus, we tend to forget what an integral part transport has played in our lives.

  • Crime concerns

    RESIDENTS in Accrington town centre will be able to meet with officers from the neighbourhood policing team tomorrow to discuss any issues of concern. A Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting will be held in the foyer of the Tesco store

  • Volunteers plea

    A COMMUNITY group in Hyndburn is looking for volunteers. The Prospects Foundation wants a cleaner for three hours a week, and reception staff, both for its base in Broadway, in Accrington. Pop into the centre for further information, or call

  • First World War display at Haworth museum

    AN Accrington Pals and First World War exhibition is being held at an art gallery until May 25. The Haworth Art Gallery, in Hollins Lane, has been showcasing the display since March 22. It includes a mixture of traditional photographs and memorabilia

  • Football trials

    CROWN Paints under-10s football team is looking for new players. Free trials are being held on Sunday, April 27, on Blacksnape Playing Fields. Anyone interested should meet at noon outside the field changing rooms for a one-hour training session

  • New shop turns back clock

    A NEW shop selling old vinyl records as well as CDs and cassettes has opened in Darwen. Reds Records, owned by mechanic Wayne Walker, has set up above the Your Move estate agents in Market Street. The shop, open 10am to 4pm Monday, Wednesday

  • Residents’ complaints noted

    POLICE in the Sudell area of Darwen have outlined their priorities following a meeting with residents. During a Police And Communities Together (PACT) event, residents complained about juveniles causing a nuisance around Industry Street in the

  • East Lancs man commits suicide using lethal chemical mix

    A MAN found dead in his car at a popular picnic site had mixed chemicals to produce deadly fumes, an inquest heard. Robert Williams, 51, suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after taking chemicals from his workplace, cleaning fluids manufacturer

  • Pupils set for Great Edgworth Bake Off bonanza

    THE Great Edgworth Bake Off takes place next week at Turton and Edgworth Primary School. Pupils have been urged to take an apron into school for the event, on Wednesday, April 30. A school spokeswoman said: “In the morning, the juniors will

  • Bus station: January date

    BLACKBURN’S interim bus station on the northern part of old market site is expected to operate until January next year. Borough regeneration boss Maureen Bateson will report to tomorrow’s full Blackburn with Darwen council forum the date for its

  • Hoos: Burnley boss will get cash to spend

    SEAN Dyche will get money to spend this summer as the Clarets boss prepares his squad for life in the Premier League. Promotion is said to be worth around £120million to Burnley – almost double the reward of five years ago when they went up via the play-offs

  • Altham meat trader turns over £3m in first year

    AN Altham meat wholesaler is on schedule to achieve a turnover in excess of £3m in its first year. Grass Roots Wholesale Food Ltd also said it was also outgrowing its 8,000ft warehouse on the Moorfield Industrial Estate. The company, owned

  • Blackburn Rovers boss Bowyer tells King to keep on starring

    BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has challenged Josh King to replicate the complete performance he produced to tear the Birmingham City defence to shreds. The recalled winger wreaked havoc at St Andrew’s on Monday as Rovers romped to a 4-2 victory

  • Show you Care by volunteering to help

    THE volunteering team at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust has encouraged people to give up some of their time to help patients. Roles within the trust can vary, whether it is working in an office, as a dining companion, an interpreter or a

  • 50,000 views for Turton motorcycle safety video

    A VIDEO promoting motorcycle safety has had more than 50,000 views on YouTube. The film, named Mike’s Last Ride, was created following the death of experienced biker Mike Mangan, whose son Dave is a roads policing inspector with Lancashire Police

  • MEP in call for national St George’s holiday

    UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall has called for St George’s Day to be declared a Bank Holiday. The day is celebrated on April 23 each year, and today businesses, community groups and residents across East Lancashire will mark the occasion – but won’t get

  • Hospice to open new charity shop

    EAST Lancashire Hospice will add to it’s chain of charity shops in the county when it opens the doors of it’s newest in Whalley Road., Blackburn The shop, which will raise money for the much-loved respite centre, will open on Tuesday at 10am. The

  • Tree-felling rumour proves rootless

    RUMOURS that a tree in Rishton was cut down by the council following complaints from a resident have been quashed. The tree, in The Turrets public garden, off Blackburn Road, was felled earlier this year after showing signs of internal decay, a

  • Volunteer organisers to meet

    BLACKBURN with Darwen CVS will host another volunteer organisers’ networking event next week. The service, which brings together community and volunteer organisations across the borough, has planned the event at the Boulevard Centre in Railway

  • War heroes’ families sought

    Blackburn with Darwen Council is still trying to find the relatives of three soldiers who were awarded the Victoria Cross, including Lt Cdr Dean, so they can attend the laying of special paving stones. William Henry Grimbaldeston and John Schofield

  • Masterplan for the future

    CAPITA Symonds has been commissioned to prepare a masterplan for Roe Lee, Blackburn. Coun Arshid Mahmood has asked the firm to interview residents, businesses and private landowners, to ‘identify constraints, aspirations and opportunities’ for

  • ‘Royal’ site homes in Blackburn are selling well

    SO far 53 out of the 123 new homes on the new Royals Estate in Blackburn have been completed, including three show houses. Borough neighbourhoods boss Arshid Mahmood has revealed that 48 of them are occupied and two are available for sale.

  • £50k worth of VWs stolen after break-in at Barrow house

    CARS worth almost £50,000 have been stolen from a driveway of a Ribble Valley home. A 62-plate black Volkswagen Passat worth £27,000 and a 62-registered black Volkswagen Golf valued at £20,000 was taken from the property in Whalley Road, Barrow

  • Darwen care home 'target for squatters and addicts'

    NEIGHBOURS of a boarded-up former care home have called for action after an arson attack left it an eyesore. The former Highfield House care home in Darwen was badly damaged in the fire on Monday. The blaze, started in an upstairs bedroom,

  • Bacup and Rossendale Borough hit the road for derby bid

    BACUP & Rossendale Borough head to Colne tonight for an East Lancashire derby with more than pride at stake (7.45pm). As Bacup know victory would almost certainly secure their North West Counties League Premier Division survival. Brent

  • Nelson boss Fell hails his squad after league glory

    ELATED Mark Fell has hailed Nelson’s historic title triumph as a true team effort. The Admirals, roared on by members of their loyal support, sealed the North West Counties League First Division championship on Monday with a 3-1 derby victory at

  • High five as Alex Hartley shines for Clitheroe

    TALENTED spinner Alex Hartley made a fine start to the new season as she bowled Clitheroe seconds to an opening day win. Left-armer Hartley got into the groove from the off and claimed 5-22 as the Chatburn Road outfit beat Salesbury. Charlie

  • Lancashire Police to recruit 100 new officers

    ONE hundred new officers are set be taken on by Lancashire Police. The recruitment drive will be the first time in five years external candidates have been able to apply to join the force. However the number of total officers in the county

  • Burnley determined to hold on to Dyche and Ings

    BRENDAN Flood says Burnley must be more ambitious in their second crack at the Premier League – but he knows the first task will be hanging on to key personnel this time. The Clarets lasted only one season in their previous spell in the top flight

  • Gestede determined to carry on scoring for Rovers

    RED-hot Rudy Gestede is greedy for more goals after Blackburn Rovers’ towering targetman rose to boss Gary Bowyer’s challenge to reach double figures before the end of the campaign. The 6ft 4in striker made it six goals in his last six starts and

  • Promotion a high point for Burnley boss Dyche

    SEAN Dyche was lifted onto the shoulders of Burnley’s promotion giants and given the celebration bumps. The players are the ones who cross the white line, but it is the 42-year-old who has carried them over the Premier League threshold and this was their