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  • Struggling East Lancs don’t like life at the Bottom

    STRUGGLING East Lancashire slipped to a 10th defeat of the season as they were beaten by seven wickets by Ramsbottom at Acre Bottom.Batting first, East Lancs, who are one place off the bottom of the table, were dismissed for just 89 runs with Dan Lord

  • Classy Clare keeps Ossie’s title hopes on track

    OSWALDTWISTLE Immanuel’s Ribblesdale League title hopes were boosted after Oliver Clare guided them to victory over Earby while champions Settle slipped to a second successive defeat.Opener Clare scored 77 with Shubham Khajuia (47) and Daniel Metcalf

  • Waterfoot 'wakes' to the past

    HUNDREDS turned out to enjoy the revived Waterfoot Wakes yesterday.The weekend festival aimed to give a modern twist the annual holiday highlight of post-Industrial Revolution northern towns.Saturday's parade was headlined by Cacophany Arkestra, a

  • Police appeal over missing woman

    POLICE have appealed for information about a missing woman from Burnley. Inspector Martin Melvin said officers were growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Ibolya Lakatos, 26 (pictured), was last seen in the Howsin Street area of the

  • Fourth Tory quits party group on council

    A FOURTH councillor has resigned from Ribble Valley Council’s Tory group. Whalley’s Cllr Joyce Holgate has joined the new rebel Democratic Conservatives. Earlier this month former council deputy leaders Cllrs Terry Hill and Paul Elms and chairman

  • IN PICTURES: Port Vale 1 Rovers 1

    BLACKBURN Rovers continued their build up to the Championship season with a 1-1 friendly draw at League Two side Port Vale on Saturday.Check out all the action in our match gallery. Pictures: CAMERA SPORT

  • Cork City 0 Burnley 1: Talking points

    CLARETS reporter Tyrone Marshall discusses the talking points from Burnley's pre-season training camp in Cork. GETTING UP TO SPEED Pre-season comes at Burnley a bit quicker this summer as a result of their European campaign beginning on Thursday

  • Worsley Cup finalists braced for full House

    LOWERHOUSE expect this season’s Worsley Cup final to break league attendance records and be an occasion to remember.The August 5 showpiece will see House take on rivals Burnley at Liverpool Road in the first final meeting between the two sides in the

  • Rovers 'pretty much there' with Bradley Dack deal

    ROVERS are ‘pretty much there’ with a new deal for star man Bradley Dack, with boss Tony Mowbray hoping a contract will be confirmed in the near future. Rovers have tied down Richie Smallwood, Derrick Williams and Darragh Lenihan to new and improved

  • Unemployed man had cocaine, cannabis and £1,000 cash

    POLICE were suspicious when an unemployed man caught in possession of cocaine and cannabis was found to have over a £1,000 in cash in his pocket.Blackburn magistrates heard Anass Mohammed Ouabdelmoumen claimed he had won the money at a casino a few days