PLANS to build 20 apartments to provide affordable housing in Rawtenstall are set to be given the green-light by planners. Green Vale Homes, Rossendale's new registered social landlord, wants to build several two-storey buildings to house the apartments
COUNCILLORS could tonight give the green light to plans for a business park in Pendle which could create almost 2,000 jobs - after 13 years of waiting. Peel Investments North have put in a resubmitted planning application to build on 24 acres of land
A LANDLADY is celebrating after her bar was crowned CAMRA Lancashire Pub of the Year. Jean Baxter, who runs the Victoria Hotel in Great Harwood, has transformed the fortunes of the pub since taking over four years ago. Mrs Baxter's success in turning
A man died of a suspected drugs overdose at a house in Larch Street, Nelson. Police were alerted after paramedics said they had been called to the address. They arrived to find Richard East, 39, dead. Three people were arrested after the incident on
THE FAMILY of driver Raymond Bracewell - who died after his lorry was involved in a pile-up at an accident blackspot - have told how he died doing what he loved the most. The 71-year-old, of Walter Street, Brierfield, was killed in a collision on the
A CONVICTED sex offender who moved address without telling the police was downloading child porn, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how Joseph Sweeney, 24, claimed he had done it because he wanted to go to jail to get away from his father.
A HALF naked teenager who caused a racial rumpus in the street spat in a policeman's face. Burnley magistrates heard how drunken Stuart Joe Lowe, 19, did a "monkey dance" and shouted obscenities at a corner shop owner as the victim drove down the street
BURNLEY FC is launching a ticket deal for schoolchildren ahead of this weekend's clash with Southampton at Turf Moor to get more youngsters involved in the club. All children and their parents can buy a pair of tickets for £5 for the game on Saturday
JACK Betney, president of the Northern Veterans Athletics Club, is to retire from the club's committee after almost 30 years of service. The club caters for veteran runners throughout the North of England, providing competition for older runners -
GOALKEEPER Rob Elliot knows he must bide his time before reclaiming his place in Accrington Stanley's starting line-up. The on-loan Charlton Athletic stopper is expecting to be named on the bench for the second time tonight after returning from an ankle
PHIL Edwards wants to be the driving force behind Accrington Stanley's Carling Cup progress with the Reds set to run out to Z Cars tonight. It's a tune that could send shivers down the Everton fan's spine with it being the signature anthem at Goodison
BLACKBURN Rovers are remaining tight-lipped ahead of tonight's eagerly anticipated Panorama programme, Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets, on BBC1. Rovers have been dragged into the controversy surrounding the programme after allegationsthat Portsmouth
Burnley midfielder Micah Hyde admits he is desperate to end his barren spell in front of goal. The 31-year-old Jamaican has not scored in competitive action since his memorable 25-yard FA Cup strike against fierce rivals Blackburn Rovers over 18 months
STEPHANE Henchoz reckons he could be the man to solve Blackburn's defensive problems once he achieves full match fitness. The Swiss international, who recently rejoined Blackburn on a free transfer until the end of the season, is currently working overtime
A MAN started his Christmas in hospital after he was attacked by two visitors to his flat, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard that James Goodwin turned up at Accrington police station bleeding profusely with his face badly swollen after he was
A Blackburn greengrocer has been hit with a £2,200 bill after falling foul of the "minefield" of food labelling regulations. Fruit and veg man William Thompson received a fine with costs after breaking rules which included selling Russett apples marked
THE victim of Shaun Greenwood's savage New Year's Day attack in Nelson said he was "evil" and deserves to suffer like his victims have. The mother-of-one was 23 when the attack happened on her own doorstep. She had walked from her mother's house to
SICK vandals are targeting a disabled youngster's specialist play equipment which is designed to improve her life. Heartbroken Kylie Hillman, 17, suffers from a rare form of Albright Syndrome and had been using a trampoline to help her cope with symptoms
TWO people were airlifted to hospital during an endurance race for off-road bikes at Sawley, near Clitheroe, on Sunday. The first call out was at midday to a man in his mid-thirties who had fallen off his bike and suffered back and arm injuries. He
A ballerina from the Ribble Valley has been singled out for her pirouetting prowess after winning a place at a prestigious national dance school. Ten-year-old Brittany Grace Briscoe, from Clitheroe, is one of only 97 children nationwide picked to take
POLICE have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a sex attack on a male shopper. The 19-year-old victim was in the male toilets of the Arndale Centre in Accrington at 2pm on Thursday July 6 when the attacker entered
A FAMILY have expressed their shock after a blind relative was founding hanged at his Ribchester home. Kenneth Birkett, 59, of Church Street, had been blind and partially deaf for the past 17 years. He was found on Saturday afternoon by his sister, Maureen
THE victim of a triple rapist jailed for life after carrying out "despicable and unimaginable" attacks across East Lancashire today said she was "overjoyed" at the sentence. And the woman - one of three whose lives were destroyed by monster Shaun Greenwood
A Darwen baker is using a 50-year-old secret family recipe to produce a new fruit pie. Daniel Tighe has branded Frupies' after they had been sold unbranded in the family-run bakery D & M Marsden, of Blackburn Road, Darwen. He saw the business opportunity
