A VILLAGE hall is staging the world premiere of a play themed around the First World War. ‘A Long Line of Hope and Glory’, written by Joyce Pollard and Sheena Rudd, is a poignant reminder of the fate of young people in 1914 compared to 2014, and
A WALLCOVERING supplier and designer is seeking to attract new customers in the UK and abroad after a takeover by its management team. The consumer wallcoverings division of Blackburn-based CWV Ltd has been acquired by commercial director Steve
EAST Lancashire peer Baroness Massey has war-ned too many children don’t trust the police because they are treated as ‘small adults’. The Darwen-born health and education expert, brought up in Lynwood Avenue and former head girl at the town’s grammar
PREPARATIONS are well advanced for Blackburn’s biggest bonfire party at Witton Country Park. Blackburn Round Table, Lions and Rotary Club have worked together throughout the year to put on this fantastic event to the people of Blackburn with Darwen
The team at Evans Halshaw in Blackburn had a hand in raising over £16,500 in a single day for cancer charity, Hope for Tomorrow. Dealerships within the Pendragon Group, including Stratstone and Evans Halshaw, joined forces to take part in a UK-wide
REMEMBRANCE projects at Bacup Cemetery and Whitworth Memorial Gardens have been completed in time for the Armistice commemoration. Haslingden-based charity Veterans In Communities has worked with a number of local groups including Lancashire Community
EAST Lancashire residents enjoyed a wicked weekend of Hallowe’en celebrations. There were ghoulish goings-on across the county over three days starting on Friday evening. Burnley Sainsbury’s held Hallowe’en themed 30th birthday celebrations
NEW proposals for 167 houses in Barrow village have caused outrage. The plan by Admiral Taverns for the development at La Taverna on Whalley Road have angered the Barrow Community Action Group and Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. MORE TOP STORIES
A 41-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with dangerous driving after colliding with the Daisyfield level crossing on Moss Street. Shahid Hussain, 41, of Sussex Drive, Blackburn, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court
AN EAST Lancashire MP has welcomed plans to scrap police cautions and replace them with a system of suspended prosecutions. Jack Straw, who represents Blackburn and is a former Labour justice secretary, said he welcomed suspended prosecutions,
A STEREO Kicks fan from East Lancashire has launched a one-girl campaign to keep the boys in the X Factor competition this weekend. Accrington teen Reece Bibby’s band will perform a Hallowe’en themed hit at a live show tonight as they hope to avoid
NEWSPAPERS are full of unpleasant images. But did we really have to be subjected to pictures of Robbie Williams and his wife in a hospital room, as she went into labour? Am I the only person who felt slightly uncomfortable looking at the distended
A BURNLEY nursery school has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Rosegrove Nursery School in Havelock Street was inspected on October 7 and 8, and was praised by Ofsted for its quality of teaching, leadership and management, and the behaviour,
A NEW exhibition launches at Blackburn Cathedral today. East Lancashire artist Patrick Troughton’s display entitled ‘Portrait of a Cathedral’ depicts the daily life of Blackburn Cathedral over a 12-month period. Patrick, 41, who lives in Rishton
HALLOWE’EN was a busy night for Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team. The team always set up a base on Pendle Hill and perform training exercises on the hill in order to be available quickly to anyone who needs help. The team had just
BOSSES at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary are looking to carve out a brighter future for their charges with plans to create a dozen new sculptures. Supporters of the Edenfield organisation, which is home to 90 dogs and 200 cats, alongside horses, rabbits
AN alleged case of bigamy involving a Burnley woman has been adjourned at the request of the Crown Prosecution Service. Emma Louise Evans, 33, of Hufling Lane, is alleged to have taken part in a sham marriage at Blackburn to Kazeem Kolade in July
ANTI-social youths have been congregating on two cast-iron benches installed by parish councillors in Barrowford, the town’s area committee has been told. Residents have complained to the parish council about the seats in Victoria Park, opposite
A WATER leak caused problems for Burnley residents on Saturday evening. The leak on Oak Street affected customers in the BB12 postcode area, causing houses to have no water at all, or just a trickle. The incident was reported to United Utilities
TICKETS for UB40 at Burnley’s newest concert venue have sold out. The iconic band will be playing at UCLan Burnley on November 22. The venue, which will be launched this month, is situated behind Burnley College on Princess Way. It includes
A DISC jockey who set off to drive 300 yards to his home after a pub gig was four times the drink drive limit, a court heard. Pennine magistrates were told how Patrick Carr, 46, had been putting his equipment in the back of his vehicle when he
A PENSIONER who flouted a road ban was caught by police after she drove off a ferry from France, Pennine magistrates heard. Former riding instructor Susan Marie Tomlinson, 69, had been at the wheel of her Vauxhall Astra estate on the continent.
STEREO Kicks have scored a top 100 hit with their song from Saturday’s Halloween-themed ‘Fright Night’ X Factor show. The eight-piece group, which includes 15-year-old Reece Bibby from Accrington, sang Backstreet Boys’ Backstreet’s Back. MORE
SEVENTY three jobs have been lost at what was once one of Burnley’s oldest family-run firms, insolvency experts have confirmed. Joint administrators KPMG have insisted that efforts will be made to find a buyer for George Wilkinson bakeware and
POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly man was targeted in a robbery in Blackburn. At about 7pm yesterday (Sunday, November 2nd) the 85-year-old victim was at home in Rawsthorne Street when two men knocked at the door. MORE TOP
FIRST it was Cesc Fabregas, then Samuel Eto’o, this time Alexis Sanchez. Banished by Barcelona, but the bane of Burnley. No longer wanted at the Nou Camp, their crime was to be not quite as good as Lionel Messi, Xavi or Andres Iniesta. It is a
EXTRA opening hours are set to be approved by county councillors for no fewer than 15 libraries in East Lancashire and the Chorley area. Consultations have been taking place with users over several months over the increased availability of the
RUDY Gestede admits he is in the best goalscoring form of his life. But the red-hot Rovers striker was quick to pay tribute to the role Ben Marshall played in his decisive double strike in Saturday’s 3-1 home victory over Reading. Gestede’s
A FATHER-OF-TWO who died on Pendle Hill was a devoted family man who loved to travel. John Austin Rainford was found collapsed down a steep embankment at the Nick of Pendle last weekend. MORE TOP STORIES: Mr Rainford was the owner of Wesford
Manchester 5th – 6th November 2014 - The HR event of the year in partnership with IBM offers insight and expertise through a wide range of conference seminars and exhibitions. This year’s program focuses on developing HR workforces, managing operational
Saturday 11 October marked an exciting moment for Themis and Padiham Football Club. Having agreed a sponsorship deal for the 2014-15 season the Apprenticeship and training provider’s stand boards were finally unveiled to players and fans. Before their
BAKERS from Lancashire have paid atten-shun! to detail to make a life-size Grenadier Guardsman from cake. Rose Dummer, from Clither-oe, was commissioned by Cake Masters Magazine to make a 7ft Grenadier Guard out of cake to raise money and awareness
Halloween Special with amazing costumes, makeup and special effects this truly must be one of the best programmes produced by the BBC. But which of our eleven remaining couples would be battling it out in the dreaded dance off? Who will trick
StoneHouse Logic is proud to announce that Jacob Collard has successfully completed his Microsoft Apprenticeship, he will now move on to the position of Junior Desktop Support Engineer where he will continue to progress with his training, getting more
Trivento Malbec Reserve 2013, £8, Spar This silver award-winning South American red from a maker voted the country’s best is a good value buy from a retailer with a growing reputation in wine selection. Malbec from Argentina’s Mendoza region is
The cream of the county’s tourism businesses are counting down to the prestigious Lancashire Tourism Awards. Among those shortlisted is the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa; the 4 star venue is vying for the title “Large Hotel of the Year”. Dating back
Jason Steele - 6 Would have probably prevented Glenn Murray’s equaliser had it not been for the presence of Shane Duffy ALEX BAPTISTE - 7 Another good display from the centre back turned right back, he set up an early opportunity
DEFIANT defender Michael Duff has warned ‘we have to do better’ – Burnley’s winless start to the Premier League stretched to a 10th game at Arsenal. Sean Dyche’s side were disciplined in a goalless first half at the Emirates. But Alexis Sanchez
Tom Heaton - 9 Pulled off a number of stunning saves, the pick from Podolski’s volley. Kieran Trippier - 7 At least two of the three goals were preventable, but a largely brave defensive performance. Michael Duff - 6
TWO men have been arrested following a drugs raid at a town centre beauty salon. Police executed a warrant at Princess Nails, in Blackburn, where they discovered around 100 suspected cannabis plants. Officers were acting on intelligence from
I’M going to boycott Match of the Day from now on because it’s becoming a bit too painful to watch. I don’t think the result on Saturday will have surprised anyone because we were never expected to go to the Emirates and get anything. MORE
A 45-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe market trader waded in when police tried to arrest her son for criminal damage after he kicked a car wing mirror. Blackburn magistrates heard Sarah Jane Atherton led the way as her family went to war with officers at 3.50am
WHAT doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, it is a phrase that could well have been coined for Nathon Burns. The Blackburn-born judo ace has had enough heartache, knock backs, near misses and bad times to make a lesser man walk away. MORE TOP
MORECAMBE don’t need a fixture against Accrington Stanley on Halloween to give them nightmares, their abysmal Football League record against the Reds can do that at any time of the year. But a visit to the Store First Stadium on fright night was
ORGANISERS’ of East Lancashire’s biggest bonfire are praying for good weather on Saturday as they bid to break their £15,000 charity fundraising record. Last year the heavens opened at Blackburn’s Witton Park, halving the normal attendance of 20,000
RED-HOT Rudy Gestede may have provided the knockout blow as resurgent Rovers roared to a third straight win at a raucous Ewood Park on Saturday. But it was man-of-the-moment Ben Marshall who had left the Royals reeling on the ropes and the impassioned
HEALTH bosses are pleased with the progress being made by specially-trained police permanently stationed at Blackburn’s emergency department. The team of three have identified 19 people who have repeatedly attended Royal Blackburn Hospital, and
Lancashire based fleet management specialist KeyFleet has agreed an exclusive supplier arrangement with the AA. The deal sees the AA agree to provide KeyFleet’s corporate clients with a range of solutions to add value to KeyFleet’s fleet and driver management
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer insisted he will not be getting carried despite seeing his in-form side make it three wins on the spin yesterday with a rousing 3-1 victory at home to Reading. An emphatically taken brace from top-scorer Rudy Gestede
FIREFIGHTERS in East Lancashire have given a commitment to maintain emergency cover despite taking part in a national strike. Union members at East Lancashire’s 15 stations walked out on Friday night for six hours to midnight, with the industrial
A BLACKBURN road bridge is the first in the country to have received a Lancashire-themed wallpaper makeover. Wallpaper manufacturer Graham and Brown was behind the innovative idea for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. MORE TOP STORIES: It
WITH Hollywood actor Kevin Costner in the Emirates crowd, Burnley were hoping to experience their own Field of Dreams in north London. For over an hour a result seemed possible. The Clarets had done well to meet the Gunners’ pressure, power and
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche has thanked fans for standing by their team throughout a testing start to the season – and says their support is now more important than ever. The Clarets were beaten 3-0 at Arsenal on Saturday to remain bottom of the Premier
A BUILDER from Nelson has been fined after a passing health and safety inspector spotted him working on a roof without taking any safety precautions. No scaffolding had been erected or safety harnesses used while Mohammed Yasin worked on a roof
A NEW lease of life could be in store for the site of Accrington’s former lap dancing club after proposals were unveiled for a restaurant and bar. Riast Khan, based in Rawtenstall, wants to reinvent the former iCandy premises, opposite the town
REEVA Steenkamp's mother has said in an interview that she has forgiven her daughter's killer – but she still does not believe his version of events. June Steenkamp, 68, who grew up in Blackburn, said she believed her daughter, who had been dating
A TRUCKER has spoken of his relief after his wife and two sons escaped from a devastating fire which gutted their four-storey East Lancashire home. Claire Dyson-Gee and her two sons Evan, aged seven, and 10-year-old Jared, were able to escape the
