COMMUNITY leaders have welcomed a television documentary that portrayed Blackburn as racially segregated - because they say the issues it raises need urgent discussion. The Panorama documentary on BBC1 last night claimed racial segregation was giving
Blackburn Rovers' boss Mark Hughes is still hopeful that his side can sneak a Uefa Cup spot. Saturday's victory at St James' Park, coupled with favourable results elsewhere, mean it is still possible, providing Rovers win both of their remaining two
TWO men and a woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a Darwen man have been released without charge. A 36-year-old man has also been released on police bail pending further inquiries after Neil Francis Walsh, 47, of Clement Street, Darwen, was found
BAXENDEN struck an early blow in the race for the Ribblesdale Senior League title as they beat last season's runners-up Padiham at Back Lane on Saturday. David Parkinson was Baxenden's hero as he scored an unbeaten 103, which provided the foundations
A FAMILY of one of the country's top young show jumpers is hoping a new £1.5million equestrian centre will secure his status among the elite of the sport. Richard and Janet Mizon, from Todmorden, finally got their hands on land in Northcote Road, Langho
THE fiancee of a young man killed while racing his car has spoken for the first time about the grief she has suffered since his death. Nikki Lynch was a passenger in her partner's Renault Clio in January last year when it clipped a bollard and smashed
LOAN ace Eric Djemba-Djemba admits he would love to return to Turf Moor next season, and help Burnley push for promotion. The Aston Villa midfielder, who joined the Clarets in Januar on loan until the end of the season, believes the club has enough quality
MANAGER Steve Cotterill admitted he was disappointed with the way Burnley's season ended. On the back of a month that included wins at Birmingham and at home to Cardiff and West Brom, as well as an impressive display in defeat at Championship champions
YOUNG arsonists are believed to have sparked off a blaze which damaged part of a former factory in Oswaldtwistle. Children are thought to have been using the old shopfitter's mill, Stonebridge Lane, as a makeshift den before the fire at 1.30pm on Sunday
Brad Hodge smashed a quite brilliant unbeaten 130 as Lancashire got their Friends Provident Trophy campaign back on track, with a first win of the season against Northants. The Red Rose county secured a rain affected 20-run victory by the Duckworth-Lewis
BENNI McCarthy has moved to quash speculation regarding his future by saying the only way he will leave Blackburn Rovers this summer is if the club decides to sell him. The in-form striker, who took his goals tally to an impressive 22 against Newcastle
THE possible union of the three main rival parties to oust Labour from power at Blackburn with Darwen Council has been labelled an unholy alliance' by its current leader. Coun Kate Hollern said that she did not believe Tories, Liberal Democrats and For
COLNE pro Greg Mail delivered once again as he helped Colne to a 100-run victory of former leaders East Lancs. The all-rounder from New South Wales, who scored a ton on debut against Accrington last week, smashed the club's highest ever individual total
NICK Dougherty worringly saw yet another title chance slip away in Milan yesterday. The 24-year-old Shaw Hill professional, who led the Singapore Masters in March with three holes to play and then double-bogeyed the 16th and 17th, was three clear at
THE 2006/2007 season ended for Accrington Stanley in much the same way as it started - leaving an away ground with no points but full of optimism. Back in August, the Reds were beaten 2-0 at Chester City but reflected on the positives and looked to the
BENNI McCarthy reckons he and Jason Roberts can become the new Cole and Yorke' of the Premiership after their partnership showed further signings of flourishing at the weekend. Mark Hughes' in-form strike-duo both grabbed a goal apiece as Blackburn Rovers
John Coleman wasn't downcast after seeing his Accrington Stanley side lose 3-1 against promotion-contenders MK Dons on Saturday. "Everyone who played, played their part (at MK Dons)," said the Reds boss. "I always knew we'd score but it's disappointing
A MEMORIAL has been created to celebrate the life of a schoolboy who died from cancer. Seven-year-old Joshua Westwell lost his battle against lung cancer in November, after fighting the disease for five years. His school, Holy Trinity CE Primary, Stacksteads
A THIEF spotted slashing the soft top of a convertible was rumbled by a woman who called police and kept up a "running commentary," on the phone. Burnley Magistrates heard how Mark Morton, 30, snatched the stereo from the vehicle after attacking the
PENDLE councillors are set to approve Barnoldswick's first wind turbine. Members of West Craven committee are recommended to give the go-ahead to plans for a 19 metre turbine at Far Newfield Edge Farm, as part of a larger application to build a detached
A BIGGER phone mast to replace one already on farmland in Brierfield has been refused planning permission again. The proposal for the 22-metre mast at Folly Hall Farm, King's Causeway, was sent to Pendle Council's development control committee after
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a "super-school" in Brierfield have hit yet another snag. Pendle Council planning officers have objected once again to plans to build 1,050-place Marsden Heights Community College on Bent Head playing fields. The school will
THE FORMER caretaker's house of Barden High School in Burnley was left damaged by fire after it was targeted by arsonists. Youths are believed to have got into the boarded-up property through a small opening in the boards, and set fire to carpeting on
A WOMAN was treated for smoke inhalation after her cooker set on fire. Two pumps from Burnley were called to the property in Williams Road shortly before 3pm yesterday after flames came out of the cooker. A crew spokesperson said: "The occupant had
A MOORLAND fire which took 30 firefighters hours to extinguish is believed to have been started delib-erately. Firefighters were called to moors off Burnley Road opposite the Deerplay pub on Friday night and found that a fire had been started in two
A DRINK driver who struck on a suspended sentence kept his freedom - but still has the term hanging over him. Matthew Heywood, 18, of Cromer Avenue, Burnley, admitted driving with excess alcohol, no insurance and no licence. A reading showed 71 microgrammes
PUBLIC health experts in East Lancashire are fighting a new battle against hospital-acquired infections. But the struggle is not just against MRSA, so often linked to infection deaths up and down the country. Clostridium difficile, or C. Dif., is the
A FIRE broke out at an engineering firm after sparks accidentally ignited some paper. A crew from Padiham fire station plus one from Burnley were called to the firm next to the MOT centre in Higham Street at 5.15pm on Saturday. Padiham crew manager
A MAN stamped on his partner's face and tried to rip her hair out, Burnley magistrates heard. Matthew McCaigue, 22, of Knotts Lane, Colne, launched the vicious attack against Jennie Commerford after coming home following a night out drinking. McCaigue
A PERSISTENT thief was warned he could be jailed for five years if he is spotted riding anyone else's bicycle. Burnley magistrates imposed a second anti-social behaviour order on Robert Tunesi, 32, after hearing that he stole bikes and would then use
A PANORAMA documentary claiming racial segregation in Blackburn is giving the town an identity crisis will be aired tonight. The controversial BBC programme paints a picture of a divided town, with whites on one side and Asians on the other. The show
A woman escaped with minor injuries after her car overturned at speed this morning. Traffic police said Jenna Bird, of Rochdale, had clipped the side of the road as the headed towards Blackburn on the Edenfield bypass just before 7.30am, and lost control
A NURSERY has been left devastated after arsonists torched thousands of pounds worth of children's toys. Staff from Jack and Jill Pre-school in Briercliffe were desperately trying to salvage what they could yesterday after up to £10,000 worth of toys
EAST Lancashire-based firm MyTravel is set to merge with leading travel agents Thomas Cook. The European Commission has announced its decision to clear the proposed merger of MyTravel Group plc, based in Rossendale, and Thomas Cook AG to form Thomas
AN ALLEGED thief took off at a crawl after stealing a milk float. The electronically-powered float, which has a top speed of just 15-miles-per-hour, was taken from Whalley New Road, Blackburn. Police said the engine was left running while the milkman
HAVING sat through another Saturday night of Graham Norton, I've finally worked out what it is about Any Dream Will Do that has so captured the public's imagination. It's not all those pretty boys singing songs, it's not because there's a lot of blubbing
ICE arena bosses have hit out at criticism from parents in the wake of their decision to charge £1.20 to non-skaters. Parents have slammed officials at Blackburn Ice Arena, off Lower Audley Street, for their policy of charging them just to drop off their
A NEW residents group has been set up in a bid to rejuvenate a stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath. The "Friends of the Canal" group, in Clayton-le-Moors and Altham, aims to give the area a new lease of life and has been created by the environment
KEY witnesses are being sought by detectives in a renewed appeal to trace a robber who threatened a terrified granddad at gunpoint and said he would blow his head off. A month after the shocking incident police have renewed their appeals for information
A MAN seen rolling a moped which had run out of petrol down the pavement has been banned from driving for three years. Blackburn magistrates heard that Martin Stirling was slightly over the drink drive limit and was a disqualified driver at the time
A CATHEDRAL worker is hoping to shed pounds to raise cash for a new church in one of South Africa's poorest districts. Former marathon runner Deborah Johnson has set herself a target of losing three stone in a bid to raise £1,000 for her sponsored slim
HAVING filled my small 1-litre family car with biodiesel, I drive the four miles to my local supermarket. There, I collect a trolley and trawl the aisles on the weekly shop. I take time seeking out goods that have been 300per cent ethically traded,
A BIDDING war has broken out over a new hi- tech teddy which is set to make a businessman millions. Imran Hakim has revealed his educational toy for children called iTeddy, is the subject of fierce competition from UK toy retailers who want to stock
I CAN'T understand how Prince Harry can't see that there is no way he can be posted to front line Iraq as just another, run-of-the-mill officer. He knows that won't happen and he will have special' protection (and will need it). I feel he is being stupid
WELL, it's official. Accrington Stanley are the most attractive and value for money team in the entire British professional game. If goals are the yardstick for attracting fans, and also the object of the game, then the statistics speak for themselves
SIR Bernard de Hoghton states that the last Hoghton Tower Guest Day' duck shoot took pace in 2004 (LT, April 17). In October 2005 animal welfare campaigners witnessed and filmed a duck shoot which was widely reported at the time. By any definition the
AS a parent of a pupil of Crosshill School, I felt I had to respond to the article on Wednesday about the campaign to save it from closure. We have ben aware of this situation for some time and I have to admit I was horrified to hear of the proposals
TWO "professional burglars" who repeatedly targeted Oddies bakeries in East Lancs could be facing jail terms. Burnley Magistrates heard how Paul Ludlam, 34, of Ardwick Street, Burnley, and Keith Kavanagh, 40, of Fleet Street, Nelson, were partners in
SAFETY cameras at Darwen train station will go live once a final connection has been made, said Blackburn with Darwen Council. The council said they are ready for the system to start but are waiting on the company arranging the installation to complete
RESIDENTS and businesses are calling for more police on the streets following a wrecking spree by drunken teenagers. In the past two weeks several shops and offices have had their windows put through by youngsters. Residents have also reported that
TROUBLED cake firm Inter Link has been targeted for a takeover by an Irish food group. McCambridge Limited, a company specialising in stoneground wholewheat brown bread, has made an "unsolicited approach" for the business, which employs around 500 people
THE diary entries of an East Lancashire sailor killed in the Falklands have been brought to life in a television documentary screened tonight. Brian Marsden kept detailed and moving notes on the conflict while he was stationed on board HMS Invincible
A HASLINGDEN man will appear in court today to answer charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The 56-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Burnley Magistrates' Court in relation to an incident in Haslingden.
A sportsman's dinner featuring a speech from World Cup winner Nobby Stiles raised £1,800 for charity. The event at Rishton Golf Club was organised by the Great Harwood and Rishton Rotary Club. The cash will be distributed between a number of local
Joseph Anthony Aspin, 24, of Oakdene Avenue, Accrington was given a conditional discharge for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis. The court heard that police saw Aspin involved in a public order incident
The fourth single from soulful, funky, rock 'n' roll trio Little Barrie's second album. Produced by hip hop maestro Dan the Automator, it's fairly straightforward stuff - adequate, but hardly deserving of a single release. Ignore this single and
