CLITHEROE claimed the bragging rights and a place in the FA Trophy first qualifying round after they eased to a 3-0 win over Colne while Ramsbottom are also through after sweeping aside Colwyn Bay by the same scoreline.A crowd of nearly 400 inside Shawbridge
A TOWN centre was transformed into a literary lover’s dream at the weekend as writers, performers and poets joined in a successful festival.The Burnley Literary Festival, which started on Friday and finishes today, drew big crowds for celebrations of
THOUSANDS of food lovers refused to let the rain dampen their spirits at Darwen Food Festival.Visitors wrapped in raincoats and armed with their umbrellas turned out in force on Saturday to support the culinary event being held on the town’s new open
ROSSENDALE Council is to introduce charges for green waste collections.A report into the charges was debated at full council with council voting to bring in the additional charges fr residents.Council bosses said it was part of an on-going package of
A 31-YEAR-OLD man and his ex-partner told different versions of events when he went round to her Great Harwood home late at night.Blackburn magistrates heard Idnan Yakub claimed he had only pushed Mikala Edwards during a row.She said he had thrown two
A 14-year-old boy and his friend have been hailed heroes after saving two children and their grandma from drowning during a trip to Blackpool. Ben Ashworth was visiting the resort with family friend Charlotte McIntyre when a woman and her two grandchildren
THE number of tourists visiting Lancashire rose last year by 4.7 per cent to 58.9million.The increase was revealed yesterday Marketing Lancashire which also said its figures showed that the number of jobs in the sector have went up in 2016 by 2.6 per
A SINGER songwriter has been visiting schools to deliver an anti-bullying message.Sion Hill visited Blessed Trinity RC College in Burnley and Blackburn Central High School in Blackburn as part of a nationwide campaign to stamp out bullying. The musician
A COUNCILLOR has told of his excitement as he prepares to answer questions about the future of Rawtenstall town centre live on Facebook.Cllr Andy MacNae, Rossendale’s executive member for regeneration, leisure and tourism, will share his thoughts in an
THREE cars have been set on fire in Darwen. A white Volkswagen Polo, blue Ford Focus and a blue Audi A3 were set ablaze in Frederick Street and the flames threatened to spread to a house. Two fire engines and crews, from Darwen and Bamber
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their fears after fire again engulfed a disused warehouse that went up in flames less than a fortnight ago. People living near the former V10 Polymers site in Paterson Street, Blackburn, were advised by police to keep
A PLASTICS firm is eyeing more success after investing more than £1million to keep up with growing demand.MGS Technical Plastics, based at Centurion Business Park, Blackburn, has spent the sum expanding its headquarters and buying five new moulding machines.The
WORKERS have told of their shock after the second armed robbery at a bank in less than a year.Two men brandishing a baseball bat and a chainsaw stole cassettes containing cash after threatening security guards delivering to the Santander in Castle Street
A MAN rang police in the early hours of the morning and told them he had a knife and was going to harm himself and others.Blackburn magistrates heard when police arrived Anthony Neil McCombs was still in the phone box on Railway Road in the town and still
ROVERS skipper Charlie Mulgrew says Scotland’s World Cup qualifier in Slovenia tonight will be among the biggest of his career. Scotland will need to follow up Thursday’s win over Slovakia with three points in Ljubljana if they are to keep alive
A GRANDAD has revealed how he was spared major surgery and the need for radiotherapy and chemotherapy after having a cancerous tumour removed from his throat by a revolutionary surgical robot.Builder Steve Bradbury, from Weir has made such a miraculous
