BURNLEY fielded a strong team for a Under 21 Premier League Cup tie tonight – but Michael Keane’s error after only 10 seconds put Hull City on course for victory at Turf Moor. The Clarets named Keane and fellow September loan signing Nathaniel Chalobah
BLACKBURN Rovers have made three changes for tonight’s Championship clash at Rotherham United. Craig Conway and Chris Taylor replace the injured Alex Baptiste and Tom Cairney while full debutant Ryan Tunnicliffe is preferred to Lee Williamson. Rotherham
HOLY Cross Catholic High School’s new head Ivan Gaughan is keen for year five and six pupils to come and see for themselves how excellent his school is – and he aims to make it even better. Mr Gaughan took over at the Chorley school in April this
ASHLEIGH Primary School in Ross Street, Darwen, will hold an open day on Wednesday, October 8, for former pupils to look around the school as it celebrates its 100th year. The doors will be open from 1pm to 3pm.
AN online app could be developed for children to safely report bullying in schools, under plans being considered by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. Another app could be used to allow parents to sign permission slips for children’s school trips
A-LEVELS in modern foreign languages will be marked more fairly from next summer, exams regulator Ofqual has promised. The changes, announced by its boss Glenys Stacey, follow complaints from schools too few students were getting top marks compared
STAFF and students will be on hand at a school open evening to give future students an insight into learning there. Mount Carmel High School, in Wordsworth Road, Accrington, will open its doors from 7pm tomorrow.
FOUR headteachers of Blackburn with Darwen schools moved on over the summer, borough education boss Dave Harling has told fellow councillors. He thanked Christine Davies of Holy Souls RC primary, Kath Downham of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour RC
SHADOW education secretary Tristram Hunt has promised a "world class teacher in every classroom" and pledged to increase free childcare provision if Labour is elected next year. Addressing the party's annual conference in Manchester he described
WORK to resurface the road and pavement in Bridge Street, Rishton, has been completed. The work was carried out by the county council at the request of local councillor Ken Moss, who lives in the street. He said: “Due to the way people park
ACCRINGTON and District Sea Cadets has invited residents to visit its new recruitment shop. Every Saturday, between 10am and 2pm, members offer information about the sea cadets, as well as volunteering, as their shop near the entrance of the Arndale
SCHOOLCHILDREN at Peel Park Primary School have been stopped from using play equipment there. In a newsletter published on its website, the school said youngsters were no longer able to use the ‘trim trail’ play equipment designed for pupils in
ST Christopher’s High School, in Queens Road West, Accrington, has made its new floodlight astroturf pitches available for hire. Doug Sawyers said: “If you are a local junior team looking for a new up-to-date training facility, then please contact
RISHTON Free Gardeners Club, in Parker Street, is hosting a Thorntons Chocolate Night on Thursday, October 16. The event starts at 7pm and proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK. Tickets cost £6 and are available from behind the bar, or by
ENFIELD Road in Accrington will be closed this weekend. Network Rail will be working at the level crossing from 11pm on Saturday until 8.45am the following morning, the county council said.
ONE lane will be closed and temporary traffic lights will be used in Blackburn Road, Accrington, when roadworks get under way on Thursday. Network Rail workers will be installing a reflective banner, affecting the distance from the bridge to the junction
HEALTH care commissioners for Blackburn with Darwen have warned that they are already facing an £840,000 overspend for 2014-15. And a report for board members at Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has observed it is predicted
TWO exhibitions marking 100 years since the beginning of World War One are on show at the Museum of Lancashire until November 17. Outbreak 1914: The Road To The Trenches charts the build-up to the hostilities, from the recruitment and training
A BRITISH Veterinary Association (BVA) survey shows one in five vets are concerned about rabbits kept as pets. The Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey asked companion animal vets what types of pets the general public should be discouraged
MORE than £8,000 of power tools have been stolen from a van in Clitheroe. Police said that the white Peugeot Boxer van was broken into between 8pm on Friday and 7am on Saturday. Power saws, two 16-inch nail guns, two drills, hand saws, hand
DEREK Holt, 39, of Thorneyholme Road, Accrington, was on bailed by Blackburn magistrates after denying theft of car keys belonging to Mohammed Ashgar.
ST James Church in Haslingden is hosting a quilt show from October 3 to 5. Entry is from 1pm to 4pm on the Friday and Sunday, and 10am to 5pm on Saturday, with admission £2 and proceeds split between church funds and charity.
PAUL Anthony Mountain, 38, of Lloyd Street, Darwen, was bailed by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to burglary at a shed in Harwood Street with intent to steal. The case was adjourned to tie in with other matters.
AN exhibition of Roman military costume, Sons of Mars, with illustrations by artists Graham Sumner, will remain on exhibition at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum until November 2.
DANIEL Adam Gibbons, 25, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, was remanded on bail By Blackburn magistrates for preparation of a pre-sentence report when he admitted assaulting Carla Alston and damaging kitchen items worth £100 belonging to her.
A NEW venue has been found for the dementia coffee morning in Haslingden, with the next gathering taking place on Saturday at the community room in Greenfield Gardens, from 11am to 1pm, with a Christmas stall and raffle planned.
‘THE West is partly to blame’ for the crisis in the Middle East, an East Lancashire politician has claimed. Hyndburn and Haslingden MP Graham Jones said he was worried about Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)’s financial clout, saying
ALEX Fishwick, 38, of Bury Road, Rawtenstall, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly.
FIRE crews from Blackburn were called out at around 3am after receiving reports of a car on fire in Bolton Road. The vehicle was completely destroyed.
Anthony Stuart Longson, 39, of Harrison Street, Blackburn, was remanded on bail for a pre-sentence report by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to assaulting Marie Louise Cox.
A COMMUNITY Crime and Safety Day will be held at Rishton Library, in High Street, from 10am to noon on Monday, October 13. The event moves to Great Harwood Library, in Queen Street, from 2pm to 4pm. Police will be giving advice on crime prevention
BLACKBURN with Darwen council leader Kate Hollern, left, has declined to make a pledge to give up smoking next month. She was tackled on the issue by Sudell Liberal Democrat Paul Browne on her tobacco habit at the borough’s full council forum meeting
A NIGHT of live chart topping hits and 90s anthems will be raising money for Macmillan Nurses and Royal Blackburn Hospital Oncology Unit next month. Natalie Jaxx has been performing throughout the UK for the past 12 years and will be coming to
A TRANMERE Rovers fan seen waving a lit flare during the game at Accrington Stanley has escaped a football banning order. Blackburn magistrates told Daniel Seels they were taking into account his previous good character in deciding not to impose
A FORMER plumber is hoping to score a hit after opening East Lancashire’s first dedicated Northern Soul shop. Part-time DJ Neil Grainger has taken the plunge and turned the former Shindiggz shop in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, into a shrine to the
A BLACKBURN family escaped from a house after an arson attack. The arsonist set fire to a shed in the back yard and a wheelie bin at the side of the house in Abraham Street. The shed and bin were completely destroyed, and flames were so fierce
A CHARITY buffet event tonight will raise money towards fixing a man’s home after it was ravaged by fire. Sean Twomey’s home in Lightbown Street, Darwen, was badly damaged after an arson attack in August. The former lorry driver had cancelled
BURNLEY midfielder Scott Arfield has once again been overlooked by Scotland boss Gordan Strachan. Arfield, who has scored Burnley’s only goal so far this season in the 3-1 defeat by Chelsea, was not included in Scotland’s squad for two European Championship
A CHARITY set up to help abuse victims around the world has been saved after councillors approved plans to turn a former bingo hall in Accrington into a mini-market and auction house. Faithful Healing Ministries’ future looked bleak after planning
DARWEN Town Council deputy chairman Peter Hollings has sought reassurance from the town’s MP Jake Berry that the local Jobcentre is safe. Coun Hollings has written to the MP after consultation began over the closure of Clitheroe Jobcentre, meaning
YOUNG footballers from a Darwen school have returned from a successful tour of Greece. Darwen Academy’s football academy sent a squad of 13 to southern Europe for training and team bonding. And the side, which is linked with Chorley FC, won
CHILDREN’S Services boss Frank Connor has pledged cash for key agencies protecting Blackburn with Darwen youngsters has been ring-fenced from cuts. He was responding to concerns from his Tory opposition counterpart that any savings could put the
FORMER staff and pupils from Darwen Technical School held their final reunion and toured the redeveloped school building. The school in Knott Street has been converted into apartments almost 20 years after closing as Darwen Moorland High School
A 71-YEAR-OLD woman was attacked by two thugs as she made he way down a Blackburn street in her mobility scooter. The robbers grabbed hold of the victim’s headscarf and wrestled with her until they could snatch her handbag, which had £100 inside
POLICE are asking a motorcyclist who may have been in the area at the time of a crash which killed a former international cyclist to come forward. The incident happened at around 2.20pm on Sunday, September 21 when 42-year-old David Hitchen, was
PRIVATE schools should be celebrated and not blamed for the ‘social ills’ of the country, an East Lancashire headteacher is warning. Simon Corns, headmaster at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, in Blackburn, which is attended by pupils from across
Action Factory and Darwen Library Theatre are looking for children and young people aged 6-11 and 12-18 years old to join the new Darwen Youth Theatre. Action Factory is a community arts charity which has been based in Darwen since 1985 and uses different
MOTOR vehicle-style exhaust tests for householders’ petrol-driven lawnmowers are Brussels ‘nonsense’, claims East Lancashire Euro-MP Paul Nuttall. The popular garden gadgets, along with similarly-powered chainsaws, are among equipment being lined
A REFORMED burglar who has been put on the straight and narrow by working with an East Lancashire homeless charity was spared jail by a judge. Andrew Hill, 36, was appearing for sentence at Burnley Crown Court after admitting breaking into the
Pendle 35 Mossley Hill 17 PENDLE soared to the summit of North Lancashire Division Two, overpowering a spirited Mossley Hill outfit 35-17 at Hodge House Playing Field. Liam Canning set the ball rolling with his fourth try of the season, with Rob
BRYAN Douglas has paid a glowing tribute to fellow Blackburn Rovers great Matt Woods after he passed away. Mr Woods, who died on Friday aged 82, made 307 appearances for Rovers, scoring three times, between 1956 and 1963 after making a £6,000 move
HAVING taken on ‘the hardest job in rugby’, guiding Pendle Phoenix to promotion must seem pretty straight forward for new coach Getty Schinkel. The South African is back in East Lancashire after three years with the Cheadle Hulme club who made
RIDERS young and old were out in force at the Steven Burke Sports Hub for the Cycle Sport Pendle’s Autumn Criteria. The recently opened circuit at Swinden Playing Fields, Barrowford attracted riders of all abilities who tested out their riding
Blackburn Northern Ladies won the Liebert Rosebowl after beating Manchester Northern LTC by 5 rubbers to 3 in a closely fought final. It is the third time Northern have won Lancashire’s top ladies team event but the first time since 2000. The
DAVID Lloyd Chorley 1 made it two wins out of two with a convincing 19-6 win over The Northern 1 to move in to first place in North west Counties Squash League Division One. Young Isaac Rawcliffe impressed playing at five after he came from 2-1
Jack Fay, who has only been an amateur boxing for leess than 9 months has reached the North West ABA senior novice heavyweight final. The 18-year-old from Blackburn beat Sam Jenkins of Littleborough ABC unanimously in the semi-finals at Walkden
Bobcats swim squad are being generously supported this year by The Society of St George, Burnley. In addition to fundraising, The Society has provided Bobcats with a trophy – The Robert Monk Memorial Cup. The coaches have agreed with The Society
ACCRINGTON powerhouse Ian Longson landed a quick-fire knockout blow in front of a sell out audience at Blackburn's Mixed Martial Arts show. Longson made short work of his opponent, Will Cairns, ending the fight in the opening thirty seconds.
BLESSED Trinity’s Year Nine football team left it late to reach the third round of the English Schools FA competition after overcoming Archbishop Temple School from Preston 3-2. Archbishop Temple reached the last 16 in the ESFA last season and
WHEN Gary Bowyer walks into the New York Stadium tonight he will encounter a very different club to the one he left as a 25-year-old. The Blackburn Rovers boss played for Rotherham United for two seasons between 1995 and 1997. At the end of
IT proved to be a painful experience in more ways than one for players in action in the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League at the weekend. For while Heys player Danny Cunningham left the field on a ambulance stretcher after picking up a nasty leg injury
RIBBLESDALE Youth League Under 12s won the the presitgious LCB Alan Wright Trophy after a terrific display to beat Lancashire County League. Held at Euxton Cricket Club, Ribblesdale Youth League won the toss and elected to bat with a solid start
A STUDENT at Pendle Vale College has made his debut for Lancashire’s visually impaired cricket team – despite being just 13-years-old. Young Mozammel Ali played with and against players more than twice his age when he represented the Lancashire
Based in Burnley the Salute charity supports mentally and physically challenged forces veterans and their families. To be held on Friday November 7th. at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School the evening will comprise: A lavishly illustrated talk
A SCHEME to plant trees in the Ribble Valley's 35 parishes in memory of the borough's First World War fallen is nearing completion. Since its launch earlier this year 27 oak trees have been planted by the borough’s mayor, Coun Michael Ranson.
A DISABILITY campaigner was the toast of Westminster when a government minister thanked him for helping to mould the biggest special educational needs reforms in a generation. Corey Scott, 21, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was one
WORK has started on 10 new parking spaces in Scotland Road in Nelson town centre. It follows campaigning from the Scotland Road Traders' Association for help in making their businesses more accessible to local shoppers. The parking will occupy
AMBITIOUS East Lancashire firms are being urged to take advantage of a successful business support service before the £7.2m programme comes to an end next summer. Boost Business Lancashire has so far helped 1,384 county enterprises with mentoring
AN ‘incompetent’ thief from Padiham – caught in the act trying to load a trail bike into the boot of a Fiat Punto – has been jailed for 12 months. Bike owner Paul Chester and his partner Alicia Cryer were awoken by loud noises at their Altham Street
THE historic Brierfield signal box has been removed as part of work by Network Rail to rebuild the level crossing in the area. The 140-year-old signal box was originally set to be demolished as part of the plans for a new automated crossing.
A VICIOUS thug who mugged an autistic teenager, punched a staff nurse and assaulted a hospital patient in three separate unprovoked attacks, has been jailed for four years and eight months. Daniel Nelson began his spree of violence from his bed
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Tommy Spurr has made his return from injury. The left back played for 45 minutes as the Rovers U21s side went down to a 1-0 defeat to Reading at Ewood Park on Monday. It was Spurr’s first competitive appearance since
RESIDENTS in Pendle who want to build their own home could see their dreams turned into reality under a new Government initiative. The borough has been chosen as one of 11 areas around the country that will benefit from a new scheme to help aspiring
THE beauty of the Forest of Bowland is highlighted by four dramatic new sculptures to launch a 16-month celebration of one of East Lancashire’s most’s breathtaking landscapes. It covers every aspect of the area’s artistic heritage from its hills
THE investigation into an Accrington mum who wrongly claimed almost £100,000 in benefits has been featured on national television. BBC programme Saints and Scroungers detailed the probe into Dawn Wood, who was jailed last year after she admitted
SIXTEEN-year-old singing sensation Reece Bibby made X Factor history as he made it through to the next stage of the hit ITV show. The Hollins Technology College student was selected by judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Mel B and Louis
A GROUP of travellers has moved on from one Blackburn site – but remain at another. A plot of land near Shad-sworth Leisure Centre was home to three caravans which were believed to have arrived on Sunday morning. MORE TOP STORIES: Grassland
TEN children were taken to safety as part of a night-time operation to keep young people safe in Burnley. Among those taken to safety were three 16-year-old boys found in possession of alcohol, who had lied to their parents about where they were
A PROLIFIC and violent Rossendale crook has been jailed for three years and three months after knifing a man in Stacksteads. Convicted armed robber and drug addict Philip Andrew Lord, 49, of Mark Street, Stacksteads, had earlier pleaded guilty
AIRLINES have confirmed that contingency plans are in place after bosses at Lancashire’s only commercial airport said it was ‘likely to close’. Blackpool International Airport, which is used by thousands of East Lancashire holidaymakers every year
A 59-YEAR-OLD man who abused young girls for more than 20 years has been sent to prison. Joseph Mullen, of Birch Hall Avenue, Darwen, was found guilty by a jury of inappropriate activity with the four youngsters after a week-long trial. MORE
TWO men were hurt by an attacker wielding a wooden mallet outside a Great Harwood pub. A 26-year-old was taken to Royal Preston Hospital after being hit over the head outside the Walmesley Arms, in Queen Street, while another man, aged 36, suffered
A MISSING Darwen man has been found safe and well. David Pendlebury, 62, was found at a Spar shop in Penwortham at just after 5pm yesterday. MORE TOP STORIES:
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer boss believes left-winger Ben Marshall is the man to solve his side’s right-back problem. Marshall was thrust into the right-back role in the second half of Saturday’s exciting 2-2 Ewood Park draw with Watford
A HOMELESS man has been banned from begging in England and Wales after repeatedly causing a nuisance in Blackburn, Clitheroe and Whalley. Gavin Whalley, who uses on crutches to get around, has been barred from asking for money, food, cigarettes
NATHANIEL Chalobah wants to use his loan spell with Burnley as a real learning experience after making his Premier League debut on Sunday. Chalobah was brought on as a half-time substitute at West Bromwich Albion after Sean Dyche opted to introduce
A CLOTHES trader who ran a short-lived store in Burnley has been told he must pay the taxman nearly £700,000. Tariq Mahmood claimed he had been selling children's clothing from TM Stores – which should be zero-rated for VAT. MORE TOP STORIES
