A SEVEN-year-old boy has been left traumatised after being stopped as a possible terror suspect three times by airport staff. Javaid Iqbal's family even missed their flight home from America because of the confusion, caused because his name matched that
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen reckons Blackburn Rovers have the potential to challenge Arsenal for a Champions League place. The Norwegian international, who was linked with a move to the Gunners earlier this week, claims Rovers now have the necessary strength
A SELF-confessed criminal has been warned to "get out of town" by police amid fears for his safety after he was shot in the leg. Lee Snape revealed that officers had already given him two Osman warnings - written documents expressing their fears for
A EURO MP is being taken to an industrial tribunal by a former employee who claims she was sacked in a row over holiday entitlements. Dr John Whittaker MEP, a former Parliamentary candidate in Hyndburn, has had the claim brought against him by Hilary
A DISABLED man and his wife are living in a tent in their garden in protest at a council ruling which declared their home unfit to live in. Wheelchair-bound Victor Holt, 61, and his wife Marilyn, 57, were re-housed by Burnley Council after their home
Clerk Angela Dugdale finishes her last day as Read Post Office switches to a new site. The office was scheduled to move from 72a Whalley Road to the service station, in Whalley Road, Simonstone, two weeks ago. However, due to building work, the
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Eric Whalley has warned Northwich Victoria they will be wasting their time appealing the tribunal's decision over defender Mark Roberts. The game's governing body ordered the Reds to pay £4000 for the 23-year-old former Crewe
ROSSENDALE United hope to name new signings Christian Liptrot and Tom Clarkson when they open up their league campaign today at home to Harrogate RA. The pair, who signed from Rochdale and Bury respectively, could also star alongside former West Ham
BBC3 is looking for Lancastrians to take part in the next series of food programme Kill it, Cook it, Eat it. The show challenges conventional thinking about uncommon cuts of meat, so people with strong views - whether vegetarian or carnivore - are
A BARRISTER has claimed that the Blackburn man he is accused of attacking at a hotel reception had threatened to "knock him out." Christopher Dunn said that David Baird-Dean, 48, had been "absolutely livid" with him after he had allegedly exposed
A FORMER boxer is helping reduce anti-social behaviour by keeping youngsters off the streets. Brian Roche, who was the Great British International Amateur champion, is teaching boxing to 15 Briercliffe youngsters at Roche Boxing Club, at the Grapevine
MACMILLAN Cancer Support is saying a big thank you to its Burnley and Pendle volunteers at a special evening at the Fence Gate Inn, Fence. The charity, which has plans to establish a new fundraising group for the area, will be holding the 'World's Biggest
AN employer has won a major international honour for its safety record for the eighth consecutive year. Steel fabrication specialist James Killelea and Co Ltd, based in Crawshawbooth, won the accolade at a British Safety Council banquet at the Grosvenor
You cannot take a disabled spot. That is the rule. The disabled parking spot is there for a reason and if we all started taking these spaces then all hell would break loose. The kind of person who takes a disabled spot from anyone is the lowest of the
A MAN attacked his frightened partner of six months as she lay in bed and then smashed up the room, a court was told. Brent Doney, 20, had been smoking cannabis and drinking and earlier in the evening had abused a group of Asian men chatting on a street
A criminal who has been jailed every time he has offended for three years may get a chance from a judge. Judge Beverley Lunt asked probation officers to look at other ways of dealing with Anthony Morgan, 22, and said his drink problem needing tackling
A FATHER-of-five attacked his wife with a broom after she switched off the television, a court has heard. Burnley Magistrates heard how self-employed plumber Dilu Hussain, 36, beat Lovely Begum, who does not speak English and relies on him. He set about
COLNE are without seven first team regulars for the trip to Runcorn Linnets as they search their first league win of the season. Mark Crossley, Kieron Roberts and Michael Rosser are all on holiday with Scott Gizon, Michael Cruise and Ben Howarth injured
RAMSBOTTOM will be playing their match against Ashton Town at Atherton Collieries without key players Isaac Adams, Liam McManus, Steve Maden and Brendan O'Shaughnessy. Manager Lee Sculpher said: "It isn't the best ground in the league, but it's something
Brent Peters is cursing his luck with several players missing ahead of Bacup's match away to Abbey Hey. Stuart Shepherd limped out of Wednesday night's defeat against Ramsbottom and is likely to join the list of absentees for Borough, which includes
DARWEN boss Steve Mullen insists his side will go in to tonight's FA Cup tie at AFC Emley in a positive frame of mind following their bizarre opening week to the season. The Anchor Ground side kicked off with a 5-0 drubbing at Vodkat League Division
NELSON central midfielder Alex Miller comes into the squad to face Hallam tomorrow. The game, being played at Victoria Park because of a cricket match being played on Hallam's Sandygate, is being seen by the Blues as a chance to play some good football
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STEVE Wilkes takes his patched-up PADIHAM to in-form Salford City insisting his side is under no pressure to win the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie. With eight players unavailable, including leading scorer Paul Fildes, the Arbories boss says the
Rossendale United have enjoyed a summer of stabilisation. And manager Derek Egan has added Ian Wills, Anthony Taylor and Matt Edington to his squad that travel to face Harrogate Railway Athletic tomorrow.
WITH the belated Ramsbottom Cup final taking place this weekend, all eyes are on league matters tomorrow. The league's top two and the Cup finalists, Baxenden and Blackburn Northern, both have tough assignments before they face off at Pleckgate Road
CLITHEROE have signed former Blackburn and Accrington midfielder Joel Byrom on a two-year deal. And chairman Carl Garner hailed the capture as the most positive thing to happen to the club since the FA Vase final at Wembley in 1996. Byrom, who spent
IT'S a pivotal weekend for Darwen as they chase the Northern Premier League title. After scoring a win over Preston last weekend, the Birch Hall side are now within a point of the leaders and, if they beat Lancaster tomorrow and results go their way,
BURNLEY skipper Jon Harvey says the champions won't give up their crown without a fight. The Turf Moor side take an unchanged squad to face Worsley Cup finalists BACUP, who will still harbour title ambitions of their own. But Harvey said they will fight
THE Ryder Cup will be the star attraction when East Lancashire's newest golf complex is officially opened next week. The famous trophy, retained by Europe when they beat the United States in Ireland last September, goes on show during a fun-packed programme
MAN of the moment Roque Santa Cruz celebrated his birthday in fine style by firing Blackburn Rovers to within touching distance of a place in the first round of the Uefa Cup. The Paraguayan hitman, who turned 26 yesterday, grabbed his second goal in
David Bentley believes Blackburn Rovers should have finished off their Finnish opponents in the first 45 minutes. Rovers will take just a one-goal advantage into the return leg at Ewood Park. Bentley was pleased with the visitors' first-half display
IT might only be a goal and it maybe should have been more, but I think Rovers have got one foot into the first round of the UEFA Cup. When Santa Cruz scored so early in the game, and what a great finish it was, it looked like we were in for a hatful
IF someone had said to me when I woke up yesterday morning that by tea-time Burnley would be £1million richer, I'd have thought I was still dreaming ... and that's without even mentioning a new player to boot. Getting £1.2million for Wayne Thomas, who
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes watched Roque Santa Cruz gun down Finnish minnows MyPa-47 last night - and predicted he will get even better. The Paraguayan hitman bagged his second goal in a week to seal a precious 1-0 win in Finland, a result that
The Australian touring cricket team, the Crusaders enjoyed a successful day at Longridge Cricket Club. They held a coaching session for 60 young cricketers at the Newsham Memorial Ground. Later in the day they showed their skill by easily beating
MATHS and science are making a comeback. Take-up of the sciences, maths, and further maths, accounted for almost a quarter of all A levels nationwide this year, and at Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, almost half of its pupils achieved an A grade in the
SIX men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with violent disorder following an incident in Wensley Road on June 17. Ibrar Ashraf, 22, of Whitewell Road, Imran Abdullah Din, 24, and Irfan Mahmood, 27, both of Whalley New Road, Jameel Mohammed
A FUND-RAISING market stall raised more than £337 for a cancer charity set up by a young woman who died of the disease. Catherine's Crusaders' volunteers sold bric-a-brac, clothes, toys and other goods at Accrington Market. Joan Kearney, of Guide, formerly
A 51-YEAR-OLD man who had lost his job and was going through a marriage breakdown failed a breathalyser three times in a week. Blackburn magistrates heard that two of the incidents happened on the same day, one in the early hours and the second at 11pm
A CHILD climbed on to a worktop to grab a lighter before setting fire to curtains in the living room of a house. Fire bosses said the five people in the house at the time were lucky to escape serious injury. Firefighters were called to Railton Avenue
THE Conservative pros-pective parliamentary candidate for Rossendale and Darwen has called for a zero- tolerance approach to underage drinking, following two alcohol-related murders. Jake Berry believes underage drinking and yobish behaviour makes some
A 32-year-old man was found dead in a chair in his bedroom surrounded by empty packets of tablets which had not been prescribed to him. An inquest has been opened into the death of Russell Hollins, an engineer, from Higher South Street, Darwen, who
When God looks down, what does he see? Well, obviously he sees both you and me Does he count the mistakes we've made? Does the love in his face ever fade? No. He looks for all the good we have done As our life, its daily course has run He sees
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop a new school being built on a flood plain have criticised the county council for not consulting residents, an inquiry has heard. The proposed site of the new Unity College on land off Towneley Holmes Road, in Burnley, is
A drunken man, who interfered while police were doing their job and then resisted arrest, has been "grounded" by Blackburn magistrates. The court heard that Tristran Wrennall's latest appearance was one of a sequence of drink-related offences which had
A RE-ENACTMENT battle and a show of strength from a father and daughter team are included on the bill for Darwen Gala on August 18. Final preparations are being made for this year's gala which will feature the Lancashire-based re-enactment group 8th
HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned against leaving tumble driers on without supervision after one caught fire in Darwen. Firefighters were called to Chancellor Place about 3pm on Thursday where a drier had caught fire and filled the kitchen with smoke. The
A MAN who raided two Indian food establishments in one night kept his freedom at Burnley Magistrates Court. The bench had been told how Suhwel Miah, 25, had been spotted climbing out of the window of the Agra restaurant in Hapton. The witness, a lorry
A STRAIGHT A student's celebrations got cut short when she was rushed to hospital last night. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School pupil Elena Cocker, 18, was out with her parents and younger brother celebrating her six A level A grades at a restaurant
Hi welcome to my first entry onto our community web thingy for the Bank Top area.Firstly im dave,im chairman of our residents association for wensley road.In general we have a nice quiet area,although we like every other area have our idiot factor,i.e
A FORMER pupil at an East Lancashire school is leaving a TV judge drooling with his good looks - and performances - in reality TV show DanceX. Emanuel Tabone, 23, from Malta, was a boarder at Stonyhurst College from 1997 to 2002. Now he is the star
Watch a sneak preview of the new Mini Clubman and catch up with all the latest motoring news. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
Watch Queen Elizabeth Grammar School student Chris Darwen receive his A level results live. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
Westholme School principal Lillian Croston and students celebrate a record-breaking set of A level results. The school, in Blackburn, is celebrating a perfect A level pass rate. Westholme principal Lillian Croston said: "The girls and teachers have
Nelson & Colne College students tell us how they got on in their A levels. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
Blackburn College students tell us how they got on in their A levels. Head of sixth form at Blackburn College, Paul Gerrard, said he was "delighted" with students' "outstanding" performance, which saw a 100per cent pass rate in 25 subjects. If you
A STREET has been branded a paradise for rats by residents who claim fortnightly bin collections have made the problem worse. Residents in Gordon Street, Darwen, said that they have found rats the size of cats' in their homes and gardens,. And they
A YOUNG couple are still seriously ill in hospital after they were the victims of a vicious attack in a park at the weekend. Sophie Lancaster, 20, yesterday remained unconscious in the neurology unit at Manchester's Hope Hospital, in a 'serious but stable
"Kelly" is looking for elderly couples who you think deserve a special treat in the form of a luxury day out. You need to nominate a Haslingden couple and give a good reason why you think they deserve the treat. On the day a hairdresser will call at
VITAL neighbourhood managers could be lost in a review of regeneration funding, councillors have warned. All of Pendle's housing market renewal areas in Colne, Nelson and Brierfield have dedicated neighbourhood management schemes, costing £500,000 every
A level results from Burnley Schools' Sixth Form. S Abbas el D, re B, so C; A Ahmed bs D, gs E, go E; F Ahmad ec D, go C, so B; A Akhtar cm B, so D; M Akhtar bi D, cm B, ps a, so B; M Akhtar bi E, ch E, ict E; H Al-Sebai bs C, gs e, fm AA, ph B; J
A level results from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. I Abrol bi A, ch A, gs D, ma A; U Adam bi A, ch A, ec A, gs C; B Addis bs D, ec E, gs U, ma C; I Ahmad bi B, ch B, gs C, ma B; M Ahmed bi A, ch B, ec A, gs B; S Ahmed el A, gs B, hi B, po A; I Akhtar
A PORSCHE driver who clocked up about 80mph overtaking four cars on a 30mph country road picked the wrong moment - he was captured on police video. Matthew John Ayrton, 31, was said to have lost control as he braked heavily, causing the back of the coupe
A level results from St Mary's College. A Abbotts ps C; N Adam bi B, ch B, ma B; S Adam en B, ms A, so A; H Ahmed re D; D Ainsworth en A, fs A, ms B, ts A; J Ainsworth ac C, fs B, ts A; S Aldred ar C, dc B, pe D; T Ali bi E, ch C, cp C, ma D; Z Ali
A level results from Haslingden High School. Name, Number of A levels, and AS levels in brackets I Ali 4; S Amin 4; C Andrew 2 (2); J Aquino 3; K Barlow 2 (2); F Begum 2; N Begum 2 (2); F Berry 4; S Billington 3; M Bradley 2 (1); C Brown 3 (2); W
A YOUNG mother has helped launched a group for blind youngsters after being inspired by her son's need to interact with children like himself. And the group has now been registered as a charity in a bid to access thousands of pounds in funding to pay
A level results from Westholme School, Blackburn. S Abas ch A, ma A, la A, bi A, AS ct B; E Acklam hi B, el B, fr B, AS gg D; O Ahmed AS fr E; Z Ali ph A, gr A, bi A, ch A; A Anderson bi A, ch A, ma A, fr A; H Andrews el A, hi A, ps A, AS ct B; E Barnes
A level results from Nelson and Colne College. M Aasim cp, ict, ma; F Abbas bs, lw; H Abbas bi, cm, pe; S Abrahams gh, ms; S Ackroyd el2, ms, so; R Adamson dm, el, fr; N Aftab bi, ch, lw; M Afzaal ard, bi, en; H Afzal pe; A Ahmad bi, ch, ma; B Ahmed
A level results from St Wilfrid's, Blackburn. N Abid bi a, ch a , ma b, ph c; A Ahmed bi a , ch a, ma a , ma a; C Ahmed bi d, ch e, so b; M Ahmed ll e, py d, re b; I Alli it d, lw e; E Allsop ma c, ph c; S Amin ll d, re b; J Ashton hs e, ll d, re d
A level results from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. M Akhtar bi E, ch U, ps D; F Ashraf cv A, el B, gs C, gr C; E Ball ch A, fm A, ma A, ph A; M Bamford en D, gs C, gg D, re D; M Bansal ec E, gg D, ma U; T Battersby ec B, fr B, gs B, ps A; H Beg
A level results from Burnley College. H Ahmed lw; S Aishah en; S Akhtar bi, ps, ch; A Akram so, lw; S Anwar lw, ps; A Arif ma, ch; J Ashman gg, so, ps; M Ashraf so, el2, lw; M Aslam lw, re; A Azam ma, ch; J Aziz bs, lw; L Baillie el2, fs, ms; M
A level results from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. J Abbott a, b, b, c, c (AS), c; O Afzal b (AS), a, b, b, b, b; Z Afzal a (AS), a, a, a, a (AS), a, b (AS); K Andrews a (AS), a, c, b, c, e (AS), c (AS); G Ashworth d (AS), b, a, b, b, c (AS
A level results from Blackburn College. R Adewale ac c, ec d, lw c, bs b; F Ahmed lw c; M Ahmed ph a, bi a, mf b, ch a; T Ahmed so c, re b, lw d, ms c; W Ahmed ac d, ec d, bs e; L Ainsworth en b, lw b, ms b; S Akhtar ms c, re e; W Al Khouri ph c, ch
BURNLEY residents are being urged to make sure they have the right to vote during the next few weeks. The council is delivering electoral registration forms to every home in the borough and for the first time this year, people not making changes to their
This is one of the Ribble Valley's most famous landmarks as you've never seen it before. Whalley Viaduct was bathed in fluorescent light as part of a stunt by ACDC Lighting Systems, Barrowford, which was aiming to show how landmarks can be transformed
I AM researching my husband's ancestry (Neville Whitham) and wonder if readers can help. His grandmother was known as Mrs May Whitham (nee Kujawski) although she was adopted as a baby and called Nolan. I believe the family name of Kujawski was changed
STATINS are an effective preventative measure against conditions like stroke and heart attack. I was disappointed to see statins criticised in the media and fear this may lead to a decline in their use among those who could benefit. The news stories
OVER the years I have spent precious hours rooting out that most obnoxious and dangerous weed, the Ragwort, wherever I see it growing. Having seen at least one farmer who is allowing Ragwort to grow year after year and also noted livery stables nearby
THE front page of a recent Sunday newspaper carried the headline "Scandal of filthy hospital kitchens" followed by "Dossier's shock findings on hygiene." It went on describe infestations of mice and cockroaches; ice cream and prawns stored together in
POLICE in Lancashire are targeting adults who pass on alcohol to youngsters -whether they are shopkeepers or parents - as part of their Operation Summer Nights Campaign. The force wants to recruit underage drinkers to carry out 'sting' operations,
A CONTROVERSIAL £13million holiday village planned for a former illegal waste dump has won support from economic experts. The scheme for Pleasington Lakes, which was unveiled in March, will see the development of a 112-acre piece of countryside in
DAVID Bentley has been snubbed again by England boss Steve McClaren. Mark Hughes confirmed this morning that the Rovers midfielder has not been included in the England squad to face Germany next week.
Steve Cotterill admitted that he was loathe to part with central defender Wayne Thomas, but the deal represented great business for the club. "When it hit £1.2million it was a time we decided to sell," said Cotterill. "There's been dialogue with
L/R David Stones 18 of Blackburn and Ross Worswick 18 also of Blackburn celebrate their A level results at QEGS, Blackburn. David Stones got 1 A and 2 C's whilst Ross Worswick got 1 A and 1 C.
QEGS Pupils L/R Edward Ball 18 celebrates his 4 A's, Patrick Carey 18 who collected 3A's and Chris Darwen (CORRECT) who also picked up 3 A's celebrate their A level results at the Blackburn school.
Robert Gilmour 18 of Blackburn (front) joins his fellow Pupils at QEGS Blackburn as they celebrate their A Level Results.
St Mary's College A Levels. Back row, from left, Tess Clemson,Ann-Marie Loughney and Ruth O'Doherty, Middle, from left, Susan Keegan, Victoria Gunn and Joanna Phillips. Front, Bethany Seymour.
St Mary's College A Levels. The sky's the limit. From left, Waleed Shihadah,Dan Ainsworth,Rob Kellaway, Michael Bailey,Lee Healey,James Baker and Daniel Holden
St Mary's College A Levels. Jubilant students, Back from left, Abid Javed, Munawar Hussain,Bilal Sidat and Yaser Hussain. Front from left, Dastgeer Hussain and Zeeshan Yahuse.
St Mary's College A Levels. Bethany Seymour is off to study modern and medieval history at Downing College Cambridge.
L/R Zaria Ali of Blackburn, and Anna Anderson of Pendle celebrate their A Level grades at Westholme Upper School, Blackburn. The pair along with one other Westholme Pupil achieved the two of the top 5 scores in the Country in the Biology B Paper and
Students L/R Sara Burns of Burnley who collected 3 A's, Anna Anderson of Pendle who collected 4 A's, Helen Dugdale of Pendle who collected 3 A's Rachel MacIntosh of Pendle who collected 4 A's and Jenny Nutter also of Pendle who collected 4 A's celebrate
A SINISTER hoaxer who maliciously called the fire service saying people were trapped in a burning house is being hunted by police. Fire bosses have hit out at the caller for tying up resources following the fake alert just before 4am yesterday. The
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has made defender Clarke Carlisle his sixth signing before the transfer window closes in 15 days' time. On the day that Wayne Thomas completed a three-year deal at Southampton for £1.2million, Cotterill moved swiftly to
A BLAZE broke out at a farm in Rossendale this morning. Fire crews were called farm building in Commercial Street, Loveclough, just after 6.15am after receiving reports a farmhouse was on fire. They arrived to find a detached building well alight.
A LOCK up garage was destroyed in a suspected arson attack this morning. Firefighters were called to the incident at the end of Harrison Street, Burnley, at 3.15am. They spent about a hour at the scene tackling the fire.
FORMER Burnley defender Wayne Thomas has admitted a new challenge was key to his decision to make the switch from Turf Moor to Southampton. And the 28-year-old believes the Saints are making great strides towards reclaiming the Premiership status they
A group has been set up to make sure children with mental health problems get the support they need. A watchdog committee for Lancashire County Council has set up the task group. It comes after the government announced £60million will be invested in
