ANDY Cooke and Paul Smith ended frustrating seasons on high notes as they and the Clarets whet the appetite for things to come. Smith signed off from another injury-ravaged campaign with a 35-minute substitute's appearance as Burnley stretched their unbeaten
A BALTI house manager has vowed he will not be run out of town by racists who tried to blow up his take-away. Montaz Ali has run Whitworth Balti Palace, in Market Street, Whitworth, for four years and although the premises was set on fire twice three
BRITISH Civil War enthusiast John Bentley is so batty about the 17th century he's converted his loft into a Puritan shrine! The 55-year-old father can often be seen wearing striking costumes from the era and now plans to pass on his extensive knowledge
LEADING peer Lord Hurd spoke of childhood memories and the changing face of the English language when he appeared as guest speaker at Blackburn Cathedral. Lord Hurd - who as Douglas Hurd was Mrs Thatcher's Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary and is now
BURNLEY'S out-of-contract players face a mid-week date of destiny to see if they have a future at Turf Moor. Clarets manager Stan Ternent is currently talking to his squad members whose current deals expire at the end of June. And after informing the
AN East Lancashire aid team today told of the terrible conditions and chaos in the towns and cities of Albania, as charities try to reach the thousands of stranded Kosovar refugees. Musa Haldarvi and his mercy team from churches and mosques throughout
Northampton Town 2 Burnley 2 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict IT TAKES quality cooks to create a successful recipe. So, perhaps it should be no surprise, that Burnley were able to finish their season with an 11-game unbeaten run intact thanks to goal-scoring
MISSING youngster Martin Duguid was dramatically found today after police swooped on the seafront of a south coast holiday resort. A concerned resident in Worthing, Sussex, phoned the police after she spotted a man and a boy with blond hair sleeping in
Blackburn Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 2 - Peter White's big match verdict THE point of no return was reached by Blackburn Rovers as a Premiership club on Saturday, and by manager Brian Kidd as far as a number of his players are concerned. In days long
A CONSERVATION group is hoping to plant thousands of trees, all grown from seeds collected in the Bowland area. Chipping Wildlife and Conservation Society believe it is the perfect way to start the new millennium. Members want to identify a selection
HEARTBROKEN parents of baby Calum Rain today told of their shock and devastation at his death just hours after he was put to bed for an afternoon nap. Inquiries are still under way to discover what killed one-year-old Calum, who died in Queen's Park Hospital
IT IS has been the experience of many a drinker to be unable to remember the name of the pub where he enjoyed a pint. But an old-timer who comes to Looking Back with a query on these lines can be forgiven his fogged-up memory. For it's not ale that's
THE 21st mayor, who would lead the Ribble Valley through one of its most important years, was installed in office. Councillor Kate Hodkinson, and her deputy, Councillor Dorothy Pearson, formed the first all-woman civic partnership for the borough in its
IAN Austin today looked ahead to the biggest week of his cricketing life and said: "I can't wait for it to get started." The Lancashire all-rounder looks certain to be selected for England's opening World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday
THE first round of the Jennings Ramsbottom Cup was packed with tension and incident. The closest finish of the day was at Ribblesdale Wanderers, where Shahid Nawaz hit 91 to set a victory target of 194 for Baxenden. And, with nine wickets down, Baxenden
WORSLEY Cup holders East Lancs staged a battling fightback to take their place in the second round at the expense of Rishton. Having struggled to 60-5 from 40 overs, East Lancs looked to be in deep trouble. Rishton professional Paul Wiseman, 3-4 in his
YOUR article (LET, April 28) regarding the woman who, in order to pay her legal bills, may have to sell her home even though the charge against her was dropped, prompts me to write. I am in the final stages of a divorce and, although there is some property
"UNBELIEVABLY brilliant" was how the first Cliviger Riding Club show of the year was hailed by the club's general secretary Linda Whittaker. Towneley Park, Burnley, was a change of venue for the two-day event which attracted a large number of 'non-horse
BURNLEY Independent councillor Bob Chadwick is recovering in Burnley General Hospital today after suffering a stroke. Coun Chadwick, whose wife, Pat, is due to become Burnley's new mayoress next week, complained of feeling unwell on Friday night and was
HIGH marks were awarded to St Theodore's RC High School, Burnley, by Government inspectors who said its strengths outweighed its weaknesses. The strengths included promoting and achieving good behaviour, curriculum enrichment through good community links
A BUS company has reversed its decision to cut back services from Accrington after protests from pensioners and councillors. Elderly people were angered when Stagecoach Ribble announced its intention to scale down services in the Spring Hill and Barnfield
FIRMS are being offered the chance to meet buyers looking to place millions of pounds worth of orders next week. Since it was launched the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce's annual Meet the Buyer and Business Exhibition has helped hundreds of firms
A GLOVED knifeman who sexually assaulted a little girl is behind bars for three years. Michael Cooper, 43, who inflicted three injuries on his victim, who lives in the Nelson area, had warned her he would slit her throat if she told her mother what he
A TEENAGE girl was allegedly imprisoned and seriously assaulted in a house in Southfield Street, Nelson, in an incident which lasted at least 12 hours. Police were called to the house at 6am on Saturday. Detective Inspector Colin Barton said: "We got
THE head of a family who operated Britain's biggest fraud factory by faking car crashes and serious injuries has died in prison. Mohammed Sharif, 57, died of natural causes on Saturday in Preston Prison where he was awaiting sentence for his part in the
BRIAN Kidd was calm, collected but ruthlessly clinical in his post-match verdict which came from the heart - no belief, no courage and spiritless was his description of his "frightened" players. Kidd has been in charge for only five months, but the sickness
PAUL CRICHTON: After an impressive season, the keeper sadly signed off on a low note with two errors that cost goals...5 ALLY PICKERING: Victim of a tactical switch to allow Burnley to push on up the right flank made for a disappointing end to an excellent
FILAN: Not at his best on crosses but made a couple of decent first-half saves...6 CROFT: Again looked out of his depth defensively and was very poor going forward...4 HENCHOZ: One of the most consistent players of the season but even he looks as though
BRIAN Kidd today stood by his scathing post-match words and vowed to put back what is missing into gloom-laden Ewood Park - a heartbeat and spirit. And the Rovers boss stressed to the fans that he was big enough and strong enough to transform a club which
Fashion Show by Foxy Lady of Darwen, St Francis Church Hall, Feniscliffe, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Proceeds to the British Heart Foundation. Free Health Checks, Ageing Well Centre, Age Concern, King Street, Blackburn, 1pm-3pm. Buddhist Group meet Accrington
BURNLEY Football Club fought off Colne businessman Graham White's £1 million-plus bid for control. The Colne Dynamoes chief shelved his takeover plans after his latest offer, believed to be more than £1 million, was turned down by the Burnley directors
DARWEN maintained their lead in the Vaux Northern League despite only picking up four points in a rain hit draw against Fleetwood. Darwen made 125-9 with Gareth Cordingley (45) and Jeff Hacking (46) the only men in double figures. Fleetwood were 31 for
Lancashire Lynx 10 Swinton Lions 56 LANCASHIRE Lynx went down to their seventh consecutive defeat when they turned in a lamentable display against Swinton at Victory Park. Lynx totally capitulated in the last quarter of the game to let Swinton run in
EVEN if error is a grimly inevitable factor that infiltrates virtually every military conflict, the deadly NATO bomb that destroyed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade remains a monumental blunder that may yet unleash endless tragedy for those this war is
THE watch my grandma has owned for three years suddenly stopped working. She thought it was strange as she had been winding it up every day. She took it to the shop from which she had bought it and a member of the staff took it into the back room. We
AUSTRALIAN pace-ace David Saker proved too hot for Colne at Dill Hall Lane as he claimed seven victims to set up Enfield's second victory of the season. Saker produced a fiery spell of 7-41 to destroy the visitors top order and Liam Jackson chipped in
APPROXIMATELY 15 innocent men and possibly women and children, too, were killed by Nato while travelling in a bus over a bridge at the weekend of May 1 in Kosovo. This is not the first time in this conflict that a civilian bus crossing a bridge has been
SOME readers may need to know that this is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Week and that Wednesday is International ME/CFS Awareness Day. There is a support group for East Lancashire for both sufferers and carers. The
AS the father of a child attending Lammack Primary School, Blackburn, and currently fighting for a place at Pleckgate High School, I feel I must respond to Mark Pattison, Director of Education and Training for Blackburn with Darwen Council (Letters, April
A TEENAGE boy was beaten unconscious in an unprovoked attack by three older youths near a cemetery. The 14-year-old victim was walking in Rossendale Road, Burnley, on Saturday evening when his path was blocked by the three thugs. He was pushed into the
AN inquiry has been launched after claims were made that Northampton Town goalkeeper Billy Turley allegedly gesticulated at Burnley FC fans during Saturday's Division Two match. Burnley fans were seen complaining to match police at the actions of the
FOUR students at Walshaw High School, Burnley have raised money to help elderly Kosovar refugees. Lauren Ingham, Janine Singleton, Sheryl Barlow and Rebekah Shapcott, all from year 10, presented a cheque to Help the Aged. They raised the £160 as part
COUNCIL housing chiefs will carry out a door-to-door blitz of council houses in Burnley and Padiham, to inform people about the proposed £74million housing stock transfer. Management staff will visit 4,300 homes over the next three weeks and have already
BRIAN Kidd today stood by his scathing post-match words and vowed to put back what is missing into gloom-laden Ewood Park - a heartbeat and spirit. And the Rovers boss stressed to the fans that he was big enough and strong enough to transform a club which
BURNLEY'S out-of-contract players face a mid-week date of destiny to see if they have a future at Turf Moor. Clarets manager Stan Ternent is currently talking to his squad members whose current deals expire at the end of June. And after informing the
A TEENAGE vandal is being hunted after a train struck a barrel left on the line near Darwen this morning. A member of the public first phoned the police at 6pm on Saturday to say they had seen a teenage boy putting a barrel on the line. The barrel was
A MUGGER who helped herself to a woman's handbag is awaiting sentence - while a judge seeks confirmation that claims she has made are true. Burnley Crown Court heard Amanda Meadowcroft, 26, say she had got a job and given up drugs - but Judge David Pirie
