TWO veterans of the Blackburn underground house music scene will be playing in the 18th century St John’s Church in Victoria Street, Blackburn for one night only on October 25. Shack and Compa both started their music careers in Blackburn.
AS ONE half of Scotland's renowned Nimmo Brothers, Stevie Nimmo has been a well known and respected figure throughout the blues and roots world for two decades now. However, a lengthy battle with serious illness changed the Glaswegian's perspective
THE Christians, one of Britain’s great live bands, will raise the roof when they celebrate 25 years together at Colne Muni tomorrow. Remember that endless string of soulful hits - Forgotten Town, Ideal World, Born Again, Harvest for the World,
FROM time to time I swerve the weekly pub review, in order to highlight a worthy beery event or cause. And I felt it most appropriate, on this occasion, to do some tub-thumping for Cask Ale Week. It's an annual celebration of British beer,
A BUZZ of anticipation has begun as the town centre gears up for the Chorley Live event that has been described as ‘Glastonbury without the mud’. This weekend’s two-day live entertainment event will see 200 performances across 25 venues over two
BIG Country will be coming to Colne this month to celebrate 30 years since they released their number one album ‘steeltown’. The band will be performing songs from the multi-million selling album, as well as other favourites including ‘Harvest
FORTY years ago, Lindisfarne’s sing-a-long chart topper, Fog on the Tyne, was banned by the BBC for being lewd. “They wouldn’t play it because it said ‘Wee Wee’ in the song,’ “ laughed Lindisfarne’s founder member and original drummer Ray Laidlaw
THE East Lancashire music scene will come under the spotlight tomorrow when Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre hosts bands, promoters, agents and musicians at a special conference in the Ribble Valley. The free event – titled Un-Convention – is aimed at
EXTERMINATE! Exterminate! — the menacing Dorium Maldovar’s inter-galactic tour touches down in Blackburn next week. Actor, voice artist, raconteur and the ghost of the Fat Friar in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Simon Fisher-Becker is
A GRANDMA from Darwen has been recognised as one of the most successful slimming coaches in the country. Weight Watchers leader Ann Ward helped 66 people reach their ‘target weight’ in the first half of this year, which made her the top performer
A DAD-of-two is planning to run five miles every day for a year in aid of charity. Steven Johnson from Whalley has embarked on the challenge to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust after being inspired by his friend’s daughter, Amelia Dickinson
NON-LEAGUE Nelson Football Club has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its Victoria Park stadium - with a nod to a famous former boss. The Admirals plan to raise £20,000 to fund a new 150-seat covered stand, which will be named after club legend
EAST Lancashire yachtsman Andy Hindley told how teenage trips to Windermere inspired his career on the high seas when guest of honour at the opening of the new Tower Wood outdoor education centre building. He spoke of how he first acquired a taste
‘FOR Southern Tories ‘English votes for English laws’ is a catchy slogan after the Scots rejected independence in last month’s referendum. With new powers promised to the Edinburgh Parliament, it has genuine constitutional relevance. However, it
A NURSE’S career could be in tatters after she claimed more than £2,000 in benefits as a lone mum after her partner had moved in. Burnley magistrates were told how mother-of-one Lauren Jacques, 23, had been in receipt of income support and housing
A CYCLIST was left seriously injured after he was attacked for nothing by a complete stranger as he rode to work. Burnley magistrates were told how Robert Mitchell had been struck near his eye and almost went into a wall after the unprovoked assault
SKI Rossendale is set for a major revamp after being awarded £375,000 by Sport England. In the first phase of the project, the National Lottery cash will allow the Rawtenstall snow sports centre to create a teaching and development area, install
GREAT Harwood councillor Noordad Aziz has pledged to raise money to help people displaced by devastating floods in Pakistan — after getting caught up in them. Coun Aziz was visiting family in Jhelum, in North Punjab, when the area was hit by torrential
A GAS engineer suspected to be over the drink drive limit went into a house and tried to knock back a can of cider, a court heard. Burnley magistrates heard how Paul Richard Moss, 29, who had his child in his Transit van with him, had been seen
ROVERS supporters, justifiably so, were angry on Tuesday night. A swift refresh of your Twitter timeline in the minutes immediately after the disheartening defeat at Rotherham told you as much. MORE TOP STORIES: But it was something that
Councillors were at loggerheads last night over proposals to create three traveller sites in Burnley. Burnley Council has put forward locations for possible permanent traveller sites in Marlborough Street, Lawrence Avenue and Heald Road, in a bid
‘WILL Burnley Football Club ever score a goal again?’. If ever a headline was to grab your attention it’s this one from the Daily Mirror website on Tuesday, for its sheer ridiculousness if nothing else. How can a team which scored 72 Championship
EAST Lancashire public health bosses have stepped up their efforts to persuade smokers to quit during ‘Stoptober’ which started yesterday. They stressed that there was still time to sign-up to the campaign to give up tobacco. Lancashire County
AN INCREASE in thefts of lead and stone from homes in Padiham has prompted police to warn residents to be vigilant against the crime. Burnley and Padiham Neighbourhood Policing Team have warned people to watch out for offenders looking to steal
VISITORS to East Lancashire parks and nature reserves could be treated to an extraordinary palette of colours this autumn. Experts believe a wet and warm start to August followed by the driest September on record has provided the perfect recipe
BURNLEY'S Michael Keane has been called up to the England Under-21 squad for their crucial two-legged play-off against Croatia, with the winners qualifying for Euro 2015. While the on-loan Manchester United centre half makes the squad, there is
POLICE have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an incident in which a 43-year-old man was robbed. The incident happened at around 9.15pm on Wednesday 24 September on Midgely Street, Colne. MORE TOP STORIES
ROTHERHAM United boss Steve Evans’ claim that Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes is on £50,000 a week is ‘appalling’. That was the verdict of upset Rovers boss Gary Bowyer following his side’s 2-0 defeat to Rotherham at the New York Stadium
FORMER Claret Martin Dobson thinks Burnley and Leicester will both be fighting to stay up at the end of the season, despite the Foxes flying start to life in the Premier League. Dobson made 490 appearances for Burnley in two separate spells at
LAURA Massaro begins her American adventure this week looking for more Stateside success. The world number two takes part in the Carol Weymuller Open in Brooklyn before flying to Philadelphia for the US Open – two tournaments she has won in recent
DOUGIE Lampkin and the Red Bull City Trial will return to Manchester for the third year in succession on Saturday. This year’s City Trial will use a specially designed new head-to-head dual-lane course on Deansgate – the biggest and most famous
THE owners of a near-blind dog which has gone missing have made a heartfelt appeal for the safe return of their beloved pet. Ralph, a seven-month-old pug, disappeared from Joanne and Colin Green’s garden in Groveside Park, Rosegrove, last Thursday
THE father of murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough has collected more than 103,000 signatures in his fight to have a stalkers register introduced. John Clough set up an e-petition last month calling for Home Secretary Theresa May to create
AN elaborate Italian fraudulent divorce scam has been foiled thanks to a conscientious clerk at Burnley County Court. Julie Farrah flagged up a divorce petition involving an Italian husband and wife in February 2012 after it aroused her suspicion
A SHOPKEEPER whose parents and sister were gunned down in a Pakistani graveyard has died less than a week after his 25th birthday. Imran Yousaf, who owned Premier Late Shopper, in Shear Brow, Blackburn and lived in Howgill Close, Nelson, died in
FORMER Turf Moor favourite Brian Jensen has urged Burnley not to doubt themselves, despite a winless start to the Premier League season. The Clarets slipped back to the bottom of the table after experiencing their heaviest defeat under Sean Dyche
GARY Bowyer insists Blackburn Rovers can bounce back from the disappointment of defeat for a fourth time this season by beating Huddersfield on Saturday. Rovers boss Bowyer plans to sit down with his side in an attempt to iron out the inconsistency
CONDITIONS have been placed on the owner of a dog that attacked two postmen. Hayley Sandiford, 28, from Blackburn was taken to court by housing association Twin Valley Homes in a bid to win an injunction to make the mother-of-two get rid of her
A SEX offender working for the RAC breached a court order which banned him from leaving Lancashire for even a day without telling the police - and which was described by a judge as ‘very odd and bizarre’. Burnley Crown Court was told Jason Kolignion
THIS almost completed structure of scaffolding shows that the long-awaited upgrade of Blackburn Rail Station is running to timetable. The £635,00 project is due for completion by Christmas. MORE TOP STORIES: Skilled workmen will soon start
A MAN was taken to hospital last night after a chip pan caught fire at a property in Blackburn. Two fire crews were called to Kirby Road just after 5.45pm after smoke was seen coming from the property. MORE TOP STORIES: Firefighters said
PEOPLE taking their own drinks into wedding receptions are costing businesses ‘thousands of pounds’ in lost bar takings, hotel owners have said. The rising cost of alcohol has led to more people smuggling their own bottles of beer, wine and spirits
A PEDESTRIAN was airlifted to hospital after a crash on a country road near Ribchester. Police said the female walker was involved in a collision with a black Vauxhall Corsa in Stoneygate Lane, suffering a fractured skull and a broken jaw.
AFTER more than 20 years helping vulnerable people, mother-of-two Jan Joshi has taken the plunge and retrained as a counsellor and psychotherapist. Working for herself under the company name Simply Therapy, she is soon to begin working with a number
