DEREK Asamoah's goal consigned Accrington Stanley to defeat at Carlisle United in League Two this afternoon. John Coleman's Stanley went into the match only two points behind the play-off places but that gap extended to five points after they were unable
100 years ago to the week, my great-uncle Albert Brainerd Raynes went to war. He was just 20 years old, a student at Nottingham University, where he was part of the Officer Training Corps. He went to France on 5th November 1914 and never returned
STAFF from Lancashire charity Al-Imdaad UK are currently in Indonesia delivering support to thousands of children.Teams are on the ground delivering aid in rural Central and West Java, where no support has reached local people for months.They have visited
DANNY Ings feels he will be better prepared for Premier League action when play resumes next Saturday, after learning to deal with the difficulties and play with a smile once more. The striker, whose two goals made him the star of the show for
IT is exactly 60 years since Accrington Stanley welcomed a record attendance of 17,634 for a friendly against Blackburn Rovers, and chairman Peter Marsden hopes a promotion push can help to bring the crowds back this season. It was on November 15, 1954
A MOTORBIKE which was believed to have been stolen was found on fire by passing police. Firefighters were called to Airdrie Crescent, in Burnley, at 12.05am today by the officers. Acting crew manager Lee Pickup said the bike was so badly damaged
SCOTT Arfield admits he would have loved to have joined Burnley team-mates Stephen Ward and Matt Gilks at Celtic Park last night, but he will not get too down about his continued omission from the Scotland squad. Scotland hosted the Republic of Ireland
A FORMER quarry is set to be restored and reopened to the public for scientific study next year.Hanson Cement, which owns Coplow Quarry, is in the process of restoring the site which has been used to store landfill since it closed a number of years ago.The
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has praised the unity between his players as he gets set to be handed selection headaches of the pleasant variety.With Chris Brown and Tommy Spurr back in full training and Jason Lowe firmly on the comeback trail Bowyer
WILDLIFE lovers will soon be able to enjoy a leisurely stroll through woodland in Baxenden once again after funding to improve 'dangerous' pathways was secured.The Baxenden Community Forum has been given £15,000 to surface the paths through Hollins Wood
A BURNLEY schoolgirl cheated death after being bitten by the family dog — narrowly missing one of her main arteries. The 14-year-old was at home in Harling Street when the Staffordshire bull terrier attacked. It sunk its teeth into her groin
LANCASHIRE League record run scorer Mike Ingham is set to quit playing cricket claiming he has been sacked as second team captain of Haslingden Cricket Club after a ‘farce of a disciplinary inquiry’. The 57-year-old said friendly banter with a
LOAN star Ryan Tunnicliffe is loving life at Blackburn Rovers and believes a play-off place should be the minimum of their ambitions for the season. There has been speculation that Championship rivals Fulham will trigger break a clause in Tunnicliffe
