ACCRINGTON Stanley crashed out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in controversial fashion tonight. James Beattie's side, who are still waiting for their first win of the season, went in front through Marcus Carver. But they fell behind after Antony
X FACTOR sensation Reece Bibby has not let his new-found fame go to his head. The youngster made a special guest appearance at a showcase event for his old music school on Sunday, a day after being watched on the small screen by millions nationwide
FAMILIES raised concerns about the attitude of staff at a care home in Whalley during an inspection. The Care Quality Commission said The Croft Care Home, in King Street, had failed to meet two key standards during its recent visit to the 26-bed
A RIBBLE Valley headteacher has left the school – just days before the start of the new term. Steve Austin, 56, had been in charge of Whalley CE Primary School for three years but has decided to take early retirement. MORE TOP STORIES:
A BLACKBURN councillor has called on drivers to ‘end their ignorance’ after bin collections were aband-oned because of badly-parked cars. Coun Salim Sidat said he had personally had to guard an alleyway off Queen’s Park Road to prevent cars from
BLACKBURN’S Royal Mail Delivery Office will be opening on Sundays from this week as part of a pilot scheme. Royal Mail’s network of almost 1,400 delivery offices is currently open six days a week. MORE TOP STORIES: The initiative will extend
THE owners of a former working men’s club in Oswaldtwistle have appealed for witnesses to come forward after it was destroyed by fire. More than 20 firefighters were called to the boarded-up National Association Club in Mill Hill on Friday afternoon
A RIBBLE Valley church is set to reopen following six weeks of refurbishment work. St Peter’s CE Church in Simonstone was closed at the start of the school summer holidays for the windows to be replaced. The church building dates from 1879
A CHOIR will be singing Happy Birthday to itself later this month — as it celebrates 90 years of song. Rossendale Male Voice Choir, formed in 1924 by legendary conductor Fred Tomlinson, will host a special concert to mark the occasion on September
BRIERFIELD Methodist Church is pinning its hopes on money from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for essential repairs. The Colne Road church has problems with its slated roof and pointing which has allowed rain to seep in. A grant of £193,000
A NEW play will premiere in Blackburn this week. YOLO, which stands for ‘you only live once’, by young writer Joel Barton, is being put on by Blackburn-based company Stage Door Theatre Productions. The two-man play tells the story of a young
A PRESTIGIOUS private school in the Ribble Valley has hailed the biggest influx of new students in the last 20 years. Stonyhurst College, which was founded in 1539, is welcoming 140 new pupils for the start of the new term, an increase by a third
MORE than a year after lodging a formal complaint about her GP surgery, exasperated patient Clare Molyneux is still awaiting a response. She has repeatedly chased up the complaint about Waterfoot Group of Doctors, which should have been answered
ISN'T modern technology a marvellous thing? Many, many years ago, when writing to an American friend, the letter took about four or five days to get there and the reply took about the same. Talking on the phone meant standing in a booth at
A BURNLEY nightclub has closed its doors for the final time after 14 years in the town, but is set to be replaced by a ‘unique concept’ as part of a £200,000 makeover. The popular Posh nightclub, in Ormerod Street, closed down last weekend after
A CAREER criminal walked through the middle of Nelson with a samurai sword on a busy Saturday afternoon, a court heard. Lee Bleasdale, 31, took the weapon, which was in a scabbard, into an Army supply store and tried to sell it, but the manager
THE main reception at Turf Moor will be closed for the next three weeks as part of an ongoing refurbishment at the ground. The reception in the Bob Lord Stand closed yesterday and will reopen on Friday, September 19. A spokesman for Burnley Football
COUNTY council highways bosses have confirmed that East Lancashire is set to share in a £1million fund to improve road safety over the next two years. Two of the largest single schemes locally will see significant upgrades to the centre of Oswaldtwistle
AN agreement to help protect nurses, doctors, ambulance crews and other NHS staff from assault and abuse in the North West has been introduced. The Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) North West and NHS Protect
BY Saturday teatime the Clarets were propping up the remainder of the Premier League as no doubt most of football’s pundits thought we would. Well let me tell you that I can honestly say that I don’t think I’ve ever felt so unconcerned about being
MAJOR refurbishment work is set to begin at an award-winning doctors’ surgery in Padiham next week, which should make it easier for patients to make an appointment. The work at Padiham Group Practice is expected to last for 12 weeks, but doctors
AN oil painting of Clitheroe by LS Lowry is set to fetch between £80,000 and £120,000 at an auction. But these could turn out to be cautious pre-sale estimates, because when another Lowry picture of Clitheroe was auctioned at Bonhams in London
ONCE again, hysteria has set in after one defeat away from home against a good side. The Twitter whinge machine was in full swing after the defeat at Wolves. Yes, the result was disappointing, and the performance particularly in defence was
So then, Burnley 0 Manchester United 0: not too shabby for a “minor club” who “play a lot of long balls.” Louis van Gaal’s pre-match words probably weren’t meant to sound condescending or patronising, but they were certainly open to interpretation
COMMUNICATIONS watchdog Ofcom could launch an investigation into Sky Sports News coverage of football transfer deadline day after viewers complained about fans swearing on camera. Reporters covering the day's events had to deal with crowds of rowdy
FORMER Burnley striker Delroy Facey has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery as part of an investigation into match fixing. A spokesman for the National Crime Agency (NCA) said: “NCA officers have charged Delroy Facey, 34, of Huddersfield
Featherstone Colombard Viognier, £7.49, Morrisons Peaches and apricots are the big tastes along with hints of lemon and lime predominate in this pleasantly different white. Viognier is an originally French grape that’s growing in popularity
BLACKBURN Rovers new boy Shane Duffy was a raw teenager the last time he plied his trade in East Lancashire. But the strapping 6ft 4in centre back returns to the area battle hardened and ready to hit the ground running after a season in the Championship
GEORGE Boyd says he is ready to bring ammunition to Burnley. The deadline day signing helped Hull City win promotion at the end of his loan spell from Peterborough United, going on to achieve survival last season after making the move permanent
A PROLIFIC crook who raided Burnley’s Towneley Sports Pavilion was slammed by the town’s resident judge, who said the community had to foot the bill. Drug addict Wayne Sawley, who has a long criminal record for ‘just about everything’ had taken
THE widow of an RAF veteran killed in a motorbike crash has paid tribute to him as “a marvellous man who brought everything to life.” David Frampton, 36, of North Street, Ramsbottom, was riding his silver Honda when it crashed into an Audi A3 in
A HEALTH trust in East Lancashire is embroiled in a lengthy legal battle with a former chief executive who left after just 13 months at the helm. Karen Wilson is taking to the health body to an employment tribunal over allegations of sex discrimination
A 52-YEAR-OLD man with connections to Pendle has gone missing from home. Police are appealing for information on John Ritchie who was last seen in Wharfdale Avenue, in Brierfield, on Sunday afternoon at around 3pm. Mr Ritchie is thought to
ROVERS and Clarets legends played out a score draw on the golf course in the name of charity. Ex-players from both sides of the East Lancashire divide put old rivalries aside to come together in aid of a prostate cancer fund. MORE TOP STORIES
AS Britain’s security services wrestle with the problem of 500 young UK Muslim men joining the Islamic State army in Syria and Iraq, Blackburn MP and former Home Secretary Jack Straw looks at the attraction of jihad and how to ensure its recruits do
A BLACKBURN man fled his home after smoke began pouring out his washer dryer. Firefighters were called to the house in Florence Street at around 9.45pm last night. A fire service spokesman said: “The occupier was outside when we arrived and
BUSINESSES say they are losing out on passing trade after one of Burnley’s busiest roads has closed for two weeks due to roadworks. Trafalgar Street will be resurfaced by Lancashire County Council as part of the Weavers Triangle regeneration scheme
A PEDESTRIAN has lost his nine-week battle for survival after an accident in Clayton-le-Moors, despite showing signs that he might recover. The family of William Hart was left devastated by his death in hospital last week, but said they had been
BLACKBURN Rovers made three signings and let one player leave on a busy final day of the summer transfer window at Ewood Park. After completing the permanent capture of Everton centre-back Shane Duffy on a three-year contract Rovers swooped for
A MARRIED dad-of-two has died after he was electrocuted at a primary school. Gas engineer Jason Haslem, who worked for Blackburn firm Acme Refrigeration, was refurbishing an industrial cooker when he suffered an electric shock and never regained
BURNLEY took their summer spending to almost £8million, and their recruitment drive to ten players with the transfer deadline day arrivals of George Boyd, Nathaniel Chalobah and Michael Keane. Burnley set a new club record for a transfer window
VANDALS scratched 17 cars on the same street causing thousands of pounds of damage. Residents in Burns Street, in Daneshouse, Burnley, were left outraged by the attack. MORE TOP STORIES: Among the cars damaged were a new BMW, two other
BURNLEY have submitted their squad list to the Premier League, falling one short of the maximum 25-man allowance, but naming 33 Under 21s, including transfer deadline day loan signings Nathaniel Chalobah and Michael Keane. The list, in alphabetical
BURNLEY will make Michael Keane their 10th summer signing, subject to Premier League approval, after beating the transfer deadline day clock. The Clarets have agreed a four-month loan for the 21-year-old Manchester United defender. After signing
