Northern Foods Plc, the parent company of Baxenden-based Holland's Pies, has warned annual profit will fall short of expectations as it struggles in the face of higher energy costs. The company, which also makes Goodfellas Pizza and Fox's biscuits, said
A banned driver confronted by police had an illicit drugs haul imported from Pakistan under the seat of his car, a court heard. Shabaz Mohammed Khan, 22, who was under the influence of valium when he had smashed into a parked car four months before,
A SHOE company is to manufacturer a student's winning design of a specialist shoe as part of an innovative competition. Amy Saville, a fashion design student at the University of Central Lancashire, has been crowned the winner of Bacup Shoe Company Design
STAFF at Rossendale Leisure Trust have been given a new look to provide a united image across the borough's sporting venues. Workers at Whitworth and Haslingden pools, Haslingden Sports Centre and Ski Rossendale have bright new uniforms. Bosses at
COUNCIL chiefs in Rossendale are set to ignore objections and grant permission for a disabled parking bay in a congested residential street. Plans to introduce the designated parking bay in Holt Street, Waterfoot, close to the junction with Booth Street
A LEADING councillor has warned that a pupil could be seriously injured if parents and buses continue to park outside a Colne secondary school. Coun Ann Kerrigan, executive member for community safety, warned action needed to be taken to prevent a serious
POLICE are urging witnesses to come for-ward after an accident in Nelson on Friday night. A silver Toyota Avensis and a blue Toyota Avensis collided in Carr Road at the junction with Norfolk Street at around 6pm. The 20-year-old male driver of the silver
A CIGARETTE lighter is thought to have sparked a bedroom blaze in a semi-detached Calico Housing home in Rossetti Avenue, Rosehill, Burnley, around 1pm yesterday. A fire alarm alerted the family who got out before fire crews arrived. Watch manager Chris
AN artery in a man's neck was severed when he was attacked by a gang in Burnley town centre, Another man lost a tooth in the attack which happened in St James Street, opposite Cow Lane. It is thought a glass may have been used in the assault, which
POLICE were today trying to establish the identity of a body found close to a moorland reservoir. The body of the man was discovered by a group of walkers slumped next to a wall close to Clowbridge Reservoir, Manchester Road, Burnley at around 3.30pm
BURNLEY is a dirty, filthy drug-ridden town,' a former mayor of the town claimed today. Councillor Lilian Clark made the scathing comments after becoming fed up with the state of the area. But another former mayor, Burnley Lib Dem leader Coun Gordon
NELSON will console themselves with the financial reward from playing in front of a crowd of 2,011 at the Interlink Express Stadium in Accrington despite losing out to a confident FC United side. The Blues got off to the worst possible start when Josh
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has dropped the biggest hint yet that he may be forced to sell in-demand striker Ade Akinbiyi. Contrary to national newspaper reports, the Clarets have NOT turned down a club-record equalling £1.5million bid from Sheffield
ROBBIE Savage today rounded on his critics by insisting he's being victimised for his controversial style. The Blackburn midfielder felt he was deliberately targeted before and during Saturday's stormy encounter with Bolton Wanderers, which ended in
ACCRINGTON Stanley live to fight another day in the FA Trophy after a last-gasp equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw with Carshalton Athletic. But the Reds needed three minutes of stoppage time and a disputed refereeing decision to force a replay and extend
RADICAL Welsh stunt group Dirty Sanchez spent half-time having footballs thumped against their virtually bare backsides. By the 63rd minute, Burnley manager Steve Cotterill knew exactly how they felt. After seeing his side call the shots for most of
DESPAIRING Burnley boss Steve Cotterill admitted he felt let down by his players after their 3-0 defeat at Ninian Park. And the Clarets manager urged them to have a long, hard look at themselves after the way they capitulated in just five minutes of
SAM Allardyce may face a Football Association charge after an astonishing rant at the refereeing of Mike Riley. Wanderers lost Hidestoshi Nakata in the 33rd minute of Saturday's 0-0 draw at Blackburn when the Japanese midfielder was dismissed after picking
FORMER Blackburn favourite Matt Jansen is relishing the chance to resurrect his career with Bolton Wanderers after being handed a lifeline by Sam Allardyce. The 28-year-old striker made a quick return to Ewood with Bolton on Saturday, coming on for his
IT'S official! Blackburn Rovers are no longer the 'bully boys' of the Premier League. That unwanted moniker must now surely rest with Bolton Wanderers after Sam Allardyce's bruisers wrestled away the title in this often unsavoury, and sometimes barbaric
NOW that Lost' has come to a predictably infuriating end, Channel Four has gone back to America for its latest series which it hopes will get us hooked. Invasion' is nowhere near as complex as Lost' in terms of plot (if indeed Lost' has a plot) and it
A teenager charged after the death of a pedestrian in Bacup, has again had his trial adjourned. Kieran John Fletcher, 19, of Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle is facing a charge of driving without due care and attention after an incident on Burnley Road
A man who beat up a neighbour who had thrashed him at pool will now be spending his weekends in jail. Martin Jackson, 21, subjected Andrew Lloyd to a "sickening" and vicious attack, hitting the victim with his own pool cue. Mr Lloyd was left with a
THE future of Turton Tower has been thrown into doubt after Lancashire County Council threatened to axe vital funding. Maintenance, staffing and upkeep of the former family home, built around 1420, is funded mainly through a £69,000 grant from the county's
A PINAFORE dress, a coat, a pair of shoesthey lie forlorn in my wardrobe, having never seen light of day. To my credit, I own just a handful of fashion items I have never worn. A lot less than the average female who, apparently, wastes almost £13,000
Two weeks into the New Year and all the talk is about new party leaders! The Tories have already got David Cameron. New Labour are due to swap old Tony for old Gordon - or perhaps someone else? And after a dreadful three weeks over the holiday break
YEAR after year we hear the same old story about abandoned puppies. These beautiful innocent animals are bought as Christmas presents, then discarded like old rags after the novelty has worn off. Don't they realise that a pet is for life? He or she brings
A PHOTOGRAPH (LET, January 2) showed a group of young people who had recently been accepted for the army who were all looking very neat and tidy. It was particularly noticeable that half the young men were actually wearing ties. A good omen for things
WERE you a European Volunteer Worker after the Second World War? Did you work in Lancashire cotton mills between 1946 and 1970? Would you like to take part in research about the industry? The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University
I MIGHT be slightly biased about the topic, but I feel as though adolescents, students in particular, haven't got the easy' life most might think. Students have to cope with the intense work set for them from school, college or university, family issues
A BLACKBURN mum suffered the heartache of losing two babies before they had reached six months of age, an inquest was told. The hearing was told that Latisha Lucy Farran was just four months old when she died as a result of what is commonly known as
A MAN lashed out when he was confronted by someone shining a torch in his face when he came downstairs in complete darkness, a court has heard. Blackburn magistrates heard the torch belonged to a police officer who responded by hitting Scott Melia with
SNIFFER dogs were sent into a Blackburn nightclub as part of a new crackdown on the town's night-time drugs economy. The dogs were sent into Heaven and Hell in Lord Square on Friday before, during and after the club's opening hours. But they sniffed
VICTIMS of a suspected bogus official in Great Harwood are being urged to come forward after police recovered £1,000. A man was arrested in the town on the suspicion of theft after several distraction burglaries in which a man had pretended to be an
WHILE most people try to avoid food in January, one woman is appealing for help to feed 37 hungry mouths. Maureen Savage runs Moggies Cat Rescue from her home in Stansfield Street, Darwen, and usually has a maximum of 12 cats to look after before they
WHILE most people try to avoid food in January, one woman is appealing for help to feed 37 hungry mouths. Maureen Savage runs Moggies Cat Rescue from her home in Stansfield Street, Darwen, and usually has a maximum of 12 cats to look after before they
A PENSIONER today told of the moment she feared she was going to be murdered in her home by three intruders. The 70-year-old woman, of Kinross Close, Audley, Blackburn, said she was left shaking in fear after being thrown into an armchair and held down
MARK Hughes has called football agents "a necessary evil" in the light of Mike Newell's revelations yesterday. The former Rovers striker rocked the game this week by claiming he had been offered "bungs" when negotiating transfer dealings. But the Blackburn
ROVERS midfielder David Thompson has been linked with a January move to Wigan Athletic. The former Liverpool star, who is out of contract in the summer, is reported to be a target for the Latics, who could test the water with a bid in the region of £250,000
SERGIO Peter has revealed why Blackburn was the perfect destination for him to start his football career. The German winger was courted by a host of clubs in his homeland before moving to Rovers four years ago after being blown away by their impressive
CLARETS midfielder James O'Connor has described today's game at Cardiff as a "massive" one for the club. Burnley are one of a cluster of clubs just outside the top six with a single point covering the five places just outside the play-off zone. And
MARK Hughes insists his Blackburn Rovers players won't be out for retribution against Bolton tonight despite their controversial defeat in the corresponding fixture last year. Wanderers won at Ewood in the Premiership last February when a dive from El-Hadji
FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Matt Jansen has signed for Bolton and goes straight into the Trotters squad to face his old side today. The 28-year-old hitman was released by Rovers on Wednesday but was sensationally snapped up by Sam Allardyce yesterday
A Football League report has revealed Burnley spent a total of £163,900 on agents' fees in the last six months of 2005. That figure compares with a sum of £55,000 in the same period in 2004. The Clarets were involved in a total of 27 transfer deals
STEVE Cotterill is hoping a sunshine break will revitalise the weary Clarets after a hectic Christmas schedule. The Burnley team are set to make the most of their break between the Preston game on January 21 and the Brighton game on January 28 with boss
STEVE Cotterill is hoping a sunshine break will revatalise the weary Clarets after a hectic Christmas schedule. The Burnley team are set to make the most of their break between the Preston game on January 21 and the Brighton game on January 28 with boss
A 27-year-old man launched a tirade of racist abuse when an Asian shop assistant accused him of stealing a can of lager, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kevin Donnelly returned less that three hours later and repeated the verbal attack
AN entertainer will make a return appearance at his home town theatre this weekend 43 years after last performing there. In 1963, 19-year-old Mike Falcon and his band the Aristocrats were booked to play a week of gigs in the unlikely setting of their
YOUNGSTERS in Rishton will soon be marching to join a new army cadet force to be created in the town. Currently the nearest detachment of the volunteer youth organisation is based in Accrington, but cadet bosses are convinced there is enough interest
A DRUNKEN man racially abused a police officer called to a caravan park disturbance, a court was told. Saqub Ali, 21, of College Street, Accrington, swore at the "Indian" officer, struggled violently as officers tried to handcuff him and tried to bite
A PIONEERING merger between a village post office and pub could be repeated across the UK after being hailed a success in Parliament. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said the Government needed to find more innovative ways to ensure that post offices remained
IT'S been a long while since we waved a tearful goodbye to Friends' on Friday nights. And while I've never properly recovered from the weekly dose of laughter delivered by my old pals Chandler, Monica, Joey, Rachel, Phoebe and Ross, Will & Grace' just
Accrington's Haworth Art Gallery is set in nine acres of parkland and first opened to the public in 1921. Nowadays it features an ever-changing series of exhibitions, some which have works for sale, and programmes of events. In the past year these have
A FORMER soldier with one of the toughest army regiments will take part in the most gruelling running race in the world to raise cash for the hospital unit which saved two generations of his family. Damian Ozenbrook, 26, was born more than two months
THE reader's recent problems with potholes in Parsonage Road, Blackburn, prompted me to take greater note when travelling to Bury on New Year's Day and I am delighted to be able to report that I have discovered two more roads whose potholed areas perfectly
WHAT a ridiculous comment by columnist Helen Mead about the glasses that she now needs. If she does not use her glasses when driving then she ought to have her licence revoked, because even if she has passed her driving test she still needs to be able
COUNCILLOR Andy Kay states that he would like to retain a timepiece in King William Street, Blackburn, in order to preserve our heritage. I am not sure why. Most of Blackburn town centre was demolished some years ago in the name of progress and then
THREE people have admitted carrying out what a judge called a "very serious" offence of violence at Longridge. And they have been warned that they face possible custodial sentences. The three pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding when they appeared at
A 36-year-old woman stole handbags from the baskets of supermarket shoppers in Blackburn and Hyndburn, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that on another occasion Mary Louise Kitchen stole blank prescriptions from an Accrington surgery, which
FIREFIGHTERS have urged residents to fit smoke alarms after two pet cats died in a Clitheroe house fire. The warning comes after officers tackled a ferocious blaze at a three-storey terrace house, in Bright Street on Monday. Officers said the house
AN OSWALDTWISTLE business has been fined £600 for putting up an advertising board close to a dangerous junction without permission. Hyndburn Magistrates heard that B and M Furniture, based in Vine Mill, repeatedly ignored requests from Hyndburn Council
CHILDREN in Hoddlesden and Darwen are invited to join a project commemorating hundreds of workers. Darwen Millennium Green Youth Committee has organised a scheme to install a clay sculpture featuring 350 individual faces on the Green. Each face will
WORK on a major scheme to ease traffic congestion through Darwen could start by the end of this month. Blackburn with Darwen planning committee will be presented with the final detailed proposals of the scheme on January 19. And if the plans are
A MAN employed by an East Lancashire council to crack down on anti-social behaviour has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Paul Shaw, 33, of Noble Street, Rishton, works for Blackburn with Darwen Council's community safety team as an anti-social
A MAN employed by a contract cleaning company stole a phone belonging to the Nat West bank, Market Street, Darwen, where he was working, a court was told. And Blackburn magistrates heard that Gary Raymond Horton ran up a bill of £228 before he was arrested
A PENSIONER was left fearing for her life after being attacked by three men who burst into her home. Despite her fears, the woman, 70, chased the would-be robbers down the street as they fled Kinross Close, Audley, Blackburn, empty handed at 3.10pm on
A MAN was taken to hospital after a blaze caused by candles he was using to light his home during a power cut. Dozens of Blackburn homes were left without power in the Temple Drive area of Audley, Blackburn, yesterday after a power cut lasting more than
TO anyone who actually lives in East Lancashire the desperate need for better rail links - especially to and from Manchester - doesn't need to be explained. If you live here you know that existing rolling stock is dirty, draughty and unreliable. And there
How the Rovers players fared in the 0-0 draw with Bolton at Ewood Park. FRIEDEL: Showed great bravery when he dived at the feet of Kevin Davies in first half 7 NEILL: Another solid performance but his early gaffe nearly led to a goal for Wanderers 6 TODD
ROBBIE Savage today rounded on his critics by insisting he's being victimised for his controversial style. The Blackburn midfielder felt he was deliberately targeted before and during Saturday's stormy encounter with Bolton Wanderers, which ended in a
FORMER Blackburn favourite Matt Jansen is relishing the chance to resurrect his career with Bolton Wanderers after being handed a lifeline by Sam Allardyce. The 28-year-old striker made a quick return to Ewood with Bolton on Saturday, coming on for his
IT'S official! Blackburn Rovers are no longer the 'bully boys' of the Premier League. That unwanted moniker must now surely rest with Bolton Wanderers after Sam Allardyce's bruisers wrestled away the title in this often unsavoury, and sometimes barbaric
AN artery in a man's neck was severed when he was attacked by a gang in Burnley town centre, Another man lost a tooth in the attack which happened in St James Street, opposite Cow Lane. It is thought a glass may have been used in the assault, which happened
POLICE are urging witnesses to come for-ward after an accident in Nelson on Friday night. A silver Toyota Avensis and a blue Toyota Avensis collided in Carr Road at the junction with Norfolk Street at around 6pm. The 20-year-old male driver of the silver
A banned driver confronted by police had an illicit drugs haul imported from Pakistan under the seat of his car, a court heard. Shabaz Mohammed Khan, 22, who was under the influence of valium when he had smashed into a parked car four months before, tried
A man who beat up a neighbour who had thrashed him at pool will now be spending his weekends in jail. Martin Jackson, 21, subjected Andrew Lloyd to a "sickening" and vicious attack, hitting the victim with his own pool cue. Mr Lloyd was left with a black
DESPAIRING Burnley boss Steve Cotterill admitted he felt let down by his players after their 3-0 defeat at Ninian Park. And the Clarets manager urged them to have a long, hard look at themselves after the way they capitulated in just five minutes of the
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has dropped the biggest hint yet that he may be forced to sell in-demand striker Ade Akinbiyi. Contrary to national newspaper reports, the Clarets have NOT turned down a club-record equalling £1.5million bid from Sheffield
RADICAL Welsh stunt group Dirty Sanchez spent half-time having footballs thumped against their virtually bare backsides. By the 63rd minute, Burnley manager Steve Cotterill knew exactly how they felt. After seeing his side call the shots for most of the
NELSON will console themselves with the financial reward from playing in front of a crowd of 2,011 at the Interlink Express Stadium in Accrington despite losing out to a confident FC United side. The Blues got off to the worst possible start when Josh
Luckless Chorley endured a double robbery at Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium at the end of a pulsating match. As if a goal snatched in the 94th minute to give Town victory was not hard enough to bear, the Magpies returned to their dressing-room to find that
ROBBIE Savage today rounded on his critics by insisting he's being victimised for his controversial style. The Blackburn midfielder felt he was deliberately targeted before and during Saturday's stormy encounter with Bolton Wanderers, which ended in a
THE future of Turton Tower has been thrown into doubt after Lancashire County Council threatened to axe vital funding. Maintenance, staffing and upkeep of the former family home, built around 1420, is funded mainly through a £69,000 grant from the county's
COUNCIL chiefs in Rossendale are set to ignore objections and grant permission for a disabled parking bay in a congested residential street. Plans to introduce the designated parking bay in Holt Street, Waterfoot, close to the junction with Booth Street
IT was a dream debut for North End new boy Brian Stock, who ended a whirlwind 24 hours by setting up Preston's first goal. Stock, on an emergency loan from Bournemouth but expected to move to North End for £100,000 before the transfer window closes, admitted
YEAR after year we hear the same old story about abandoned puppies. These beautiful innocent animals are bought as Christmas presents, then discarded like old rags after the novelty has worn off. Don't they realise that a pet is for life? He or she brings
A PENSIONER today told of the moment she feared she was going to be murdered in her home by three intruders. The 70-year-old woman, of Kinross Close, Audley, Blackburn, said she was left shaking in fear after being thrown into an armchair and held down
A CIGARETTE lighter is thought to have sparked a bedroom blaze in a semi-detached Calico Housing home in Rossetti Avenue, Rosehill, Burnley, around 1pm yesterday. A fire alarm alerted the family who got out before fire crews arrived. Watch manager Chris
BURNLEY is a 'dirty, filthy drug-ridden town,' a former mayor of the town claimed today. Councillor Lilian Clark made the scathing comments after becoming fed up with the state of the area. But another former mayor, Burnley Lib Dem leader Coun Gordon
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has dropped the biggest hint yet that he may be forced to sell in-demand striker Ade Akinbiyi. Contrary to national newspaper reports, the Clarets have NOT turned down a club-record equalling £1.5million bid from Sheffield
Northern Foods Plc, the parent company of Baxenden-based Holland's Pies, has warned annual profit will fall short of expectations as it struggles in the face of higher energy costs. The company, which also makes Goodfellas Pizza and Fox's biscuits, said
WHILE most people try to avoid food in January, one woman is appealing for help to feed 37 hungry mouths. Maureen Savage runs Moggies Cat Rescue from her home in Stansfield Street, Darwen, and usually has a maximum of 12 cats to look after before they
SNIFFER dogs were sent into a Blackburn nightclub as part of a new crackdown on the town's night-time drugs economy. The dogs were sent into Heaven and Hell in Lord Square on Friday -- before, during and after the club's opening hours. But they sniffed
A PENSIONER today told of the moment she feared she was going to be murdered in her home by three intruders. The 70-year-old woman, of Kinross Close, Audley, Blackburn, said she was left shaking in fear after being thrown into an armchair and held down
A PHOTOGRAPH (LET, January 2) showed a group of young people who had recently been accepted for the army who were all looking very neat and tidy. It was particularly noticeable that half the young men were actually wearing ties. A good omen for things
I MIGHT be slightly biased about the topic, but I feel as though adolescents, students in particular, haven't got the 'easy' life most might think. Students have to cope with the intense work set for them from school, college or university, family issues
WERE you a European Volunteer Worker after the Second World War? Did you work in Lancashire cotton mills between 1946 and 1970? Would you like to take part in research about the industry? The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University
BURNLEY is a 'dirty, filthy drug-ridden town,' a former mayor of the town claimed today. Councillor Lilian Clark made the scathing comments after becoming fed up with the state of the area. But another former mayor, Burnley Lib Dem leader Coun Gordon
POLICE were today trying to establish the identity of a body found close to a moorland reservoir. The body of the man was discovered by a group of walkers slumped next to a wall close to Clowbridge Reservoir, Manchester Road, Burnley at around 3.30pm
A LEADING councillor has warned that a pupil could be seriously injured if parents and buses continue to park outside a Colne secondary school. Coun Ann Kerrigan, executive member for community safety, warned action needed to be taken to prevent a serious
Luckless Chorley endured a double robbery at Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium at the end of a pulsating match. As if a goal snatched in the 94th minute to give Town victory was not hard enough to bear, the Magpies returned to their dressing-room to find that
VICTIMS of a suspected bogus official in Great Harwood are being urged to come forward after police recovered £1,000. A man was arrested in the town on the suspicion of theft after several distraction burglaries in which a man had pretended to be an official
Two weeks into the New Year and all the talk is about new party leaders! The Tories have already got David Cameron. New Labour are due to swap old Tony for old Gordon - or perhaps someone else? And after a dreadful three weeks over the holiday break during
How the Clarets players fared in the defeat at Ninian Park. JENSEN: Clumsy error set Cardiff's ball rolling after a quiet first half 5 SINCLAIR: Made Burnley a threat down the right with pace and deliveries 7 THOMAS: Faultless first half but didn't mark
A PINAFORE dress, a coat, a pair of shoes...they lie forlorn in my wardrobe, having never seen light of day. To my credit, I own just a handful of fashion items I have never worn. A lot less than the average female who, apparently, wastes almost £13,000
STAFF at Rossendale Leisure Trust have been given a new look to provide a united image across the borough's sporting venues. Workers at Whitworth and Haslingden pools, Haslingden Sports Centre and Ski Rossendale have bright new uniforms. Bosses at Rossendale
A BLACKBURN mum suffered the heartache of losing two babies before they had reached six months of age, an inquest was told. The hearing was told that Latisha Lucy Farran was just four months old when she died as a result of what is commonly known as sudden
Ben Elton is one of Britain's modern comedy icons - and he's coming to Preston. Ben doesn't know why he seems to get up some people's noses. "I think it's because I never go away and that's an irritant. What is surprising, and slightly disappointing
WEATHERMAN John Kettley is tipping Steve Cotterill to be a future England manager after guiding the Clarets to the brink of the play-offs. The Burnley-mad meteorologist is over the moon seeing his beloved Clarets near the top of league and is dreaming
NELSON striker Michael Holt says the Blues have nothing to lose as they face North West Counties League Division Two table-toppers FC United of Manchester tomorrow. Accrington Stanley's Interlink Express Stadium is the venue for the fixture (kick off
BROTHERLY love will be oput ot one side wehn Blakcburn Hawks play their first league game of the season at Kingston Jets tomorrow. Blackburn brothers Carl and Wayne Slater will be meeting up for the second time in the psaeof a week following last Sunday's
Renee and Kenneth Ashworth, of Far Pastures Farm, Waterfoot, have both been fined £300, and ordered to pay £50 costs, for failing to deliver annual accounts of Rossendale Wholesale Meat Co Limited. The pair were convicted on January 5 at Cardiff Magistrates
A BRUTAL attack on a teenager has led to plans for a hang-out for youngsters to help curb juvenile nuisance. The youth shelter could be built in the Newchurch area if planning bosses give the scheme the go-ahead. Rossendale United Football Club is helping
When Old Testament nations strayed there was no messing; no time for earnest PMs to wring futile hands fretting about lost respect. It was all blood, fire and brimstone. Thou son of man, prophesy. Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I am against thee. I
A drunken middle-aged couple and a woman who brought in the New Year with a bar brawl walked free from court- but not without a ticking off from a judge. Burnley Crown Court heard how two men and a woman were injured in the melee at the Malt Shovel pub
POLICE are gearing up for next weekend's derby clash between Burnley and Preston by visiting known troublemakers and warning them to behave on match day. Officers are calling at the homes of suspected soccer yobs in a bid to deter any outbreak of violence
A TRIO of attackers have walked free from court after a three-part melee which terrorised a young couple and left the woman injured. Toni Lawson, 20, suffered cuts, bruises and a suspected broken arm after the trouble, started by Claire Tattersall, 17
Busy mums and dads can benefit from last minute childcare thanks to a Stacksteads-based group. Stacksteads High Flyers, an after-school and holiday club, is offering a pay as you go' service for an hourly rate of £2.50. The group's Vickke Burnside said
A MAN fined after a "racial" rumpus at a pub complained it was too much but has ended up being ordered to pay more besides. Hard-up Graham Foster, 45, of Cobden Street, Nelson had been told to hand over £150 by Burnley magistrates, after earlier admitting
WOODLAND in a Nelson park is being thinned to help the trees grow. A survey of trees in Marsden Park found many of the park's sycamore, oak and beech trees, which are between 60 and 120 years old, have been planted too close together and formed a dense
A DRINK driver caught out the afternoon after the night before has been banned for 16 months. Burnley magistrates heard how Terence McDermott, 36, was stopped by police doing a random check. The bench told him they accepted he had been ignorant of the
THE company behind the regeneration of East Lancashire's housing is to quit Pendle because it is too far out of the way. Elevate East Lancashire is moving its head office to Accrington, after chief executive Max Steinberg decided it was too far away
A STUNNING dragon made in Burnley is set to be guest of honour at a Far East wedding chapel. The 12ft-long hand-crafted mythical beast is to travel thousands of miles to become part of the decorations for the Japanese chapel. Japanese visitors at a
POLICE found a gun by the kitchen sink when they raided the home of a Burnley criminal, a court was told. Ex-drug addict Grant Smith, 32, who had been jailed for four years for arson in 2000, was banned from having a firearm because he had served a sentence
aacPOLICE found a gun by the kitchen sink when they raided the home of a Burnley criminal, a court was told. Ex-drug addict Grant Smith, 32, who had been jailed for four years for arson in 2000, was banned from having a firearm because he had served
SICK profiteers have been slammed for selling police footage of the riots which rocked Burnley five years ago. DVDs available in the town show white rioters gathering at the Baltic Fleet pub, clashing with police in Yorkshire Street and looting in Oxford
BURNLEY have had a fantastic season so far - but just imagine how good it could have been had our away form been better. The Clarets haven't won away from home since they beat Luton 3-2 on November 5 and they need to address that starting with Cardiff
BURNLEY boss Steve Cotterill is calling on his players to do the business away from home as they travel to face Cardiff tomorrow. It's been two months since the Clarets scored a victory away from Turf Moor but Cotterill is convinced his side are playing
IT'S the time of year for making resolutions, but there's one habit that John Coleman is not prepared to kick. The Accrington Stanley manager has grown accustomed to seeing his side go unbeaten in recent months, and he doesn't want that winning feeling
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes Mark Hughes should be widely applauded for the way he goes about his business at Blackburn. The two men come face to face in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow with bot sides showing impressive form going into the
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes today leapt to the defence of Bolton Wanderers by insisting Sam Allardyce's team are not the ugly side some pundits are painting them out to be. Wanderers chief Allardyce took the dramatic step of banning BBC Radio Five Live
SAM Allardyce for England? Well, you can't deny he's done a great job at Bolton since taking them up to the Premiership. When they first got promotion, like all sides who come up, they were everybody's first pick for relegation. But when the pre-season
GARRY Flitcroft last night severed his ties with Blackburn Rovers and agreed to join Sheffield United on an 18-month contract. The 33-year-old midfielder snubbed offers from Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United to join the Blades on a free and he's relishing
BURNLEY striker Ade Akinbiyi says he's interested in points not prizes as he prepares to face off against one the league's sharp-shooters. Akinbiyi will go head-to-head with Cardiff's Cameron Jerome with both strikers, and Watford's Marlon King, locked
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes says Craig Bellamy is devastated' he will miss Rovers' trip to Newcastle a week tomorrow. Bellamy was desperate to face his former club at St James' Park for the first time since he quit the Magpies following a much-publicised
MARK Hughes is hoping Blackburn Rovers can strike a major psychological blow in the battle for Europe by beating Bolton Wanderers in tomorrow's Lancashire derby at Ewood Park. A win for Rovers this weekend would see them climb above their arch-rivals
BURNLEY Indie night Vanishing Point at the Graffiti Club returns next Saturday. The night has had to be moved forward this month, before returning to its usual date on the last Saturday of each month from February onwards. Entry is £4, with drinks promotions
THREE DJs who launched their own night in an attempt to away from the "one genre only" rule are set to taste success on a bigger stage. Two years ago, Blend was added to the list of monthly events at Jazzy Kex in Blackburn, and had one simple aim: If
LIKE comedy gold-diggers, the audience at Blackburn's Lock n' Load Comedy Club discovered a real comedic gem and one that wasn't even on the bill. Step forward Dave Ingram, a Blackburn 21-year-old with five years' experience on the comedy circuit but
The spectacular new Chinese State Circus show, calling at King George's Hall, Blackburn, from January 20 promises a spellbinding extravaganza for the whole family. When the opening act of a show is called "Meet The Monkey King" you know you're in for
WITH their first album, The Strokes seemed to justify the hype surrounding them. Their second disappointed hugely, with the band seemingly resting on their laurels. So is their third, with the excellent single Juicebox, a return to form? Sort of. While
WHAT! George Galloway pretending to be a cat! It's feeding time in the zoo in the Big Brother house. The perverse image of an elected member of Parliament licking pretend milk from Rula Lenska's cupped hands, rubbing his head into her lap and purring
People must be pretty bored out of their skull if they have to set fire to their armpits to get a thrill. What's wrong with swapping football stickers? Or going conker picking? The jackass' antics of some young folk have made me realise one thing.
NOW that the Christian festive season is over and done with for another year, may I draw the attention of that parasitical entity, the politically correct' brigade, to the fact that during the Christmas period there was a sign in a shop window at Little
WHEN will it end? What is the answer? Whilst shopping even in crowded places, there is the continued sound of foul language (more often than not by the younger set) who seem intent by their way of speaking (that's a laugh!) to bring the rest down to their
I READ with interest a letter from Anthony Howarth (LET, January 5), lots of conjecture but very little fact or substance. Who exactly are these unelected Commissioners in Brussels? I was under the impression the British had the biggest representation
Folk Trio "Trouble at Mill" are appearing at The New Hall Tavern, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury on Thursday, January 26, in aid of famine relief. Entry to the event, Sing For Someone Else's Supper, is free and a free pie and peas supper is laid on. The
A WOMAN who pushed a glass into the face of a Blackburn pubgoer has been given a suspended jail term. Kerry Parkinson was 25 weeks pregnant when she used violence towards a man who had approached her table in the Horden Arms, Livesey Branch Road. A
A COUPLE have been hit with five-year Anti Social Behaviour Orders banning them from playing loud music. The orders, the longest ever given in Blackburn with Darwen for noise nuisance, prohibit Martin Kelly and Tina Chadwick, of Hamilton Street, Mill
A 26-year-old Blackburn man assaulted an assistant as she escorted him back to the shop where she had seen him filling his pockets with perfume, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard Ian Crossland had taken one lot of scent but returned 15 minutes
People must be pretty bored out of their skull if they have to set fire to their armpits to get a thrill. What's wrong with swapping football stickers? Or going conker picking? The jackass' antics of some young folk have made me realise one thing.
A LONG-awaited £90,000 multi-use games area is due to open in Baxenden this weekend. The facility will allow young people to play team games in a safe, well-lit place. The games area has been provided by Baxenden Youth Action Group and supported by
MOTORISTS today accused council bosses of "highway robbery" after "complicated" signs were blamed for a massive increase in parking fines on a street. Blackburn with Darwen Council has put the signs up because it does not want to paint instructions on
A BUSINESSMAN has vowed that troublemakers will not deter him from opening a children's home after the site was damaged in a pellet gun attack. Amjad Shah, 29, discovered that two windows at his property in Harwoods Lane, Hoddlesden, were damaged by
THE mum of a five-year-old girl told by doctors she could lose the ability to walk by her teens is appealing for help to get her daughter to a specialist centre. Taylor Rayson, of Allan Critchlow Way, Rishton, suffers from spastic diplegia, a form of
SIX people have been arrested after youths clashed in two incidents in the Windsor Road area and Industry Street/Penny Street area of Darwen. Several vehicles were damaged and windscreens were smashed on Saturday night. Today police appealed for witnesses
A MOTHER has spoken of her family's fears that gases released by air bags in a car accident could have contributed to her baby's sudden death. Thirteen-month-old Jack Lewis Redfearn was involved in the crash eight months before he died. And his family
A TEENAGER has been cleared of sexually assaulting his friend's mum after turning up at her home drunk around midnight. The Accrington 17-year-old was found not guilty of assault by penetration by a jury at Burnley Crown Court after a three day trial
A notorious stunt website sparked a major inquiry by filming a boy as he appeared to shock himself with a hospital defibrillator. The 17-year-old from Darwen was filmed playing with potentially deadly equipment in casualty at Blackburn Infirmary for
