A 24-YEAR-OLD man who could not accept the relationship with the mother of his children was over became violent towards her as he tried to take her mobile phone. Blackburn magistrates heard as Steven McDougall was attacking his former partner one
STUDENTS and staff at Blackburn Museum are working across the generations to produce a special First World War exhibition. The project will concentrate on the experiences of local soldiers and civilians in the 1914 to 1918 conflict. Curators and
A PROLIFIC crook who took a neighbour's car with a teenager as his passenger, ended up driving without tyres as he had hit the kerb so many times, a court heard. David Dickson, 21, had spotted some keys in a door on Inkerman Street, Bacup, stole them
THE next £2.5 million stage of the ambitious programme to end Blackburn with Darwen’s pothole nightmare has been outlined to councillors. More than 45 roads across 14 wards are on a priority list for urgent resurfacing at a cost of £1.1 million. The
A 25-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe woman accepted phoning her ex-partner 10 times in as many minutes in breach of a non-molestation order. Blackburn magistrates heard Laura Jane Robinson did not accept that in the course of the first call she made threats towards
A COLNE school has been warned that it needs to take ‘immediate action’ to resolve problems with its governance. Park Primary School, which was told that it requires improvement by Ofsted after an inspection in January, has been left ‘floundering like
CHILD Action Northwest is gearing up for its annual fundraiser that dates back to an event that was one of the oldest traditions in the community calendar. ‘Pound Day’ was first established as an appeal by Blackburn Orphanage on the June 24 1892 by
A FASHION show is set to be held in aid of Alzheimer’s Society at Wilpshire Golf Club. Viv Walsh, lady captain at the club, is hosting the event on Wednesday, May 14, from 7.30pm as part of her on-going fundraising throughout this year for the dementia
THE ChildLine charity said it is ready to offer help and advice to Lancashire teenagers who are feeling anxious about their exams. Christine Mellor, the charity’s area manager for the North West, said: "The exam period can be a very stressful and anxious
A 'SADISTIC' Burnley dad who beat his terrified 10-year-old daughter 'up to 40 times' with a ladle for not reading the Holy Book is facing jail. The 46-year-old told the girl to bend over before ordering her brother to hit her 120 times with the
A BURNLEY nurse who had child and extreme porn on his computers has walked free from court - but his 30-year career lies in ruins. David Hartley Haigh, 52, was caught after he and his wife went through an acrimonious split, she alerted the police and
TRIBUTES have flooded in for a ‘fantastic sportsman’ and ‘real gentleman’ who has died after a 15-month battle with cancer aged 60. Chris Hayhurst began playing for Bacup Cricket Club’s first team in 1981, rising through the ranks to become chairman
A BURNLEY councillor has called for a police clampdown on cars speeding along a busy estate road. Traffic surveys carried out in the Brunshaw area showed that cars were frequently speeding along roads at well above the 20mph limit. But a meeting of
