A BLACKBURN store at the centre of a drug-dealing probe has been formally stripped of its licence. The decision by Blackburn with Darwen’s licensing sub committee means Wendy’s, Brecon Road, Whitebirk, can no longer trade. Police presented
A MAN has admitted stabbing to death a teenager who was attacked because he was ‘a bully’. Alex Holroyd, 19, died in January after being knifed by Hanif Mohammed during an attack in Todmorden town centre. Mohammed, 25, of Stansfield
A NEW shisha cafe is to open in Blackburn with a covered outdoor smoking area. During the past year many Shisha cafes have been forced to close or diversify their business due to the smoking ban. Now, entrepreneur Tariq Malik of Butterfly Snacks on
A PENDLE festival is being extended to last twice as long following the success of previous years’ events. The fifth annual Pendle Walking Festival will take place from Saturday August 31 to Sunday September 7, which is four days longer than
HORDES of tourists heading to a blockbuster art exhibition in Liverpool are being encouraged to end their journey in Accrington. The first major exhibition of the work of Gustav Klimt, painter of The Kiss, is drawing huge crowds to Tate Liverpool,
Eighteen-year-old Bobbie-Jo Martin is lucky to still be walking free after her court appearance. The awful killings involving young people around London in the past few weeks have put a national spotlight on the whole question of teenagers and knives
CHILDREN took part in a speed stacking contest as part of National Sports Week. The unique event, at Shadsworth Leisure Centre, Blackburn, was organised by the School Sport Partnership. Children from 10 primary and infant schools across Blackburn and
A 42-year-old man was arrested and spent three nights in a police cell because police smelled alcohol on his breath. Blackburn magistrates heard that Jimmy Lee was in breach of an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) because he was “under the influence
RIBBLESDALE Wanderers professional Joe Scuderi has bemoaned the side’s inconsistency in the league. But he is hoping they can put some gloss on their season by winning the PM & M Ramsbottom Cup for the first time since 2000. After receiving a bye in
A FORMER Liberal Democrat has turned his back on his party to join Labour over the council’s failure to tackle deprivation. But the ruling Liberal Democrat party hit back saying that Jamil Munir’s career with the party was already finished.
TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis and amphetamine. Police searched Olive Lane, Darwen, as part of a community clean-up in the area. Officers seized a quantity of what was believed to be the drugs. A 46-year-old
TEENAGE tearaways are being given a chance to get their lives back on track at a football coaching course. As part of the course, which is being held at Turf Moor stadium this week, 18 teenagers between 16 and 19, who are at risk of offending or have
Cherry Tree have been kicked out of the Ribblesdale League’s 20/20 competition after being found guilty of foul and abusive language. League officials took the decision following an unsavoury incident during Cherry Tree’s match against local
BLACKBURN Harrier Alison Leonard’s bid for a World Junior Championship medal is still alive – despite a bruising opening 800m race in Poland. The 18-year-old from Chorley didn’t have things her own way in Bydgoszcz yesterday evening as she was bumped
An inquest has heard that a 28-year-old Chorley man died after consuming alcohol combined with class A drugs. Roger Hoole, 28, from Heapey, died at the Premier Inn, Whittle-le-Woods, in October last year. Mr Hoole had arrived at the
REM have been - and remain - one of the most important rock bands of the last 25 years. Since bursting out of Athens, Georgia, in the early 1980s, REM - Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck - gone from the darlings of US alternative music
RESIDENTS in Burnley are being asked for their views on NHS services ahead of talks between the town’s MP and health bosses. Kitty Ussher wants to hear what people think needs to be done to improve services locally before she meets with the new chief
A MAN took part in an attack on a victim who claimed he had been kidnapped and threatened with a gun, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told Waheed Hussain, 23, and another man attacked victim Ishfaq Hussain after he had been "persuaded" to get
A PRIVATE firm running a hostel for suspected criminals will finally meet with council chiefs – a year after it opened. Bosses from ClearSprings are due to hold talks with Pendle Council officers by the beginning of next week to discuss the fury over
PENDLE’S memorial inspection officer demonstrated safety tests on memorial and graves over the weekend. Saturday’s demonstration, part of a borough-wide safety inspection to test the stability of the gravestones and memorials using a specialist piece
A NEW sexual health policy for young people has been launched in Lancashire. Thirty organisations have worked to produce an 80-page policy, on how to tackle sexual health issues. The policy, which has incorporated the views of young people and parents
A PIONEERING food trail which aims to put the Ribble Valley on the map has been officially launched. Thirty-six restaurants and food producers from the area are featured in the trail, which is expected to attract foodies from all over the country. Ribble
EDENFIELD and District’s horticultural society took part in a garden trail to raise £150 for local charities on Sunday. The event, which is held every other year, saw eight gardens, including a tropical Japanese one, open to visitors in Edenfield and
A COMPANY aiming to create a farm in an East Lancashire town centre is inviting people to learn more about the unique project at its annual meeting. Burnley Community Farm, based on March Street, is holding its Annual General Meeting at Offshoots Garden
BURNLEY schoolchildren won a clutch of medals at the Lancashire Youth Games. Around 1,500 children from 13 districts in the county competed in Blackpool in a range of sports. Team Burnley won gold in the under 14s boys football tournament and a silver
A MAN captured on CCTV damaging a car in a cry for help, was given a community order but there may be worse to come. Burnley magistrates heard how Gareth Johnson, 27, had been subject to a suspended sentence from the crown court and the higher
A MAN whose friend offered him a roof over his head for about a week repaid him by stealing his credit card and trying to get cash, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told Carl Waddington, 30, took the victim’s bank card and was said to
THOSE regular TV programmes chronicling different decades would label me as a child of the ‘make love not war’ generation. And while it’s true that knife crime wasn’t a problem and we did like to talk a lot about pacifism in the 1960s it wasn’t all smiling
A PAIR of bridges have been unearthed by workers building a new DIY store. The two bridges, which cross Mearley Brook, Clitheroe, have been found during the construction of the Homebase DIY store, Highfield Road. During the 19th century
BLACKBURN and Darwen’s ethnic minority communities have come together to learn more about Hepatitis C and drugs services. Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust hosted four multi-lingual workshops to increase understanding of the disease
RELIGIOUS leaders from Japan, Canada and America are visiting East Lancs this weekend. Anglican bishops from across the world are attending the Lambeth Conference, a gathering of global bishops in Canterbury, and will stop in the area en-route. They
A TEAM of shoplifters threw champagne out of a car window as they tried to escape from police. Blackburn magistrates heard the trio had travelled to Clitheroe from Rochdale for the “planned” theft from the Tesco store. Christopher Garlick
THE Hyndburn Council cash office at Accrington Town Hall is set to close after it was discovered that very few residents used the facility. Bosses at the authority said that only a small percentage of people paid their council tax or other
HIGH fuel costs are now threatening the world economy, and in particular the economy of the UK, which has for some time been carrying the added burden of one of the highest fuel taxes on the planet. Add this to the global warming problem and the fact
Clitheroe host their first pre-season friendly against Blue Square Premier outfit Northwich Victoria at Shawbridge tonight (7.30pm). The Blues will be parading all five of their summer signings – striker Alex Smith, winger Matt Edgington, midfielder
COULD someone explain to me who decides on the times and placements of mobile speed cameras? On Saturday, July 5, a mobile speed camera was situated on Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, near to the junction of Green Lane at 8.30am. Hardly any traffic
THE proposal to look at the volume of shoppers in Darwen needs only to look at the number of retailers, some of long-standing, who have closed, the empty market stalls and the retail premises which remain empty since the council’s ‘plans for improvement
COMMONWEALTH Games swimming gold medallist Adam Whitehead will be guest of honour at Blackburn's St Thomas’s Centre on Friday. Adam, who took a gold and two silvers at the 2002 games in Manchester, will be presenting prizes at the event which
Paul Ince has batted away fresh speculation concerning the future of David Bentley, who has once again been linked with moves to Tottenham, Aston Villa and Liverpool. “There has been interest in David and why shouldn’t there be, because he’s a fantastic
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman wasn't unhappy with the 1-1 draw in the friendly with Darwen last night, considering that he had over a dozen new faces on display. Coleman said: “It’s difficult. There were 16 or 17 trialists there. “You
Accrington Stanley kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw with neighbours Darwen at the Anchor Ground. A Reds team composed mostly of trialists was bolstered by first team players such as Robbie Williams, Peter Murphy and Jay Bell.
STUART Law admits he was ‘proud’ of Lancashire’s efforts in yesterday’s Twenty20 Cup quarter-final – despite the Red Rose being given the runaround by big-hitting youngster Dawid Malan. Malan secured Middlesex a place at the Twenty20 Cup finals day for
JOHN Mullin is to become Accrington Stanley’s third signing of the summer. The 32-year-old has agreed a deal at the Fraser Eagle Stadium after initially joining for pre-season. Reds boss John Coleman said: “John knows the club through Paul and he’s
Blackburn Rovers has welcomed another major local sponsor to Ewood Park. Leading metal fabrication and engineering business WEC Group Ltd, which is based in Darwen with a workforce of 270, has agreed a two-year deal to sponsor the Darwen End stand.
BURNLEY could break their transfer record for the second time in less than three weeks with the capture of Manchester United wide man Chris Eagles. The 22-year-old is understood to have been at Turf Moor yesterday to conduct a medical with a view to
A BID to open a late-night betting shop at a snooker hall has been thrown out by councillors. An application had been made by bosses at John’s Snooker and Pool bars, Clayton Street in Blackburn, for a betting shop that would have opened for almost
PAUL Ince has praised his players for the way in which they have embraced his new regime during the first few days of pre-season training. The newly-appointed Blackburn Rovers chief says he is already starting to feel at home in his new job, after spending
OFFICIAL plans for Darwen Town Council have been unveiled. Whether the scheme goes ahead depends on a public vote. The plans are for 13 town councillors covering five of the area’s seven borough wards. These would have to be elected separately
VISITORS were taken on an hour-long guided tour of Whalley Range, Blackburn, as part of a month-long festival. The event, put on by Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council, was aimed at showcasing the goods on offer on the street. It was part of Celebrate
AN ‘UNFLAPPABLE’ father delivered his son in the foyer of the Royal Blackburn Hospital after the mother went into a swift labour. Midwives had set off from the delivery suite to reach Donna Rothwell. But baby Samuel Thomas Rothwell did not wait for
Two men arrested after a seven-hour police stand-off on the roof of the Spar shop, New Chapel Street, Mill Hill, were remanded in custody by the town’s magistrates yesterday. David Clegg, 25, of Francis Street, Blackburn, and Joseph Maxwell, 24, of
MORE than 160 people were arrested for drink driving in a month-long summer crackdown in Lancashire. The number is a reduction from a similar operation last year but police said that the message was still not getting through to all motorists. Chief
TRAIN services from Clitheroe to Blackburn were delayed this morning after a lorry became wedged under a railway bridge in Whalley Road, Langho. The incident was reported to police at 6.35am and cleared around three hours later.
Secretary Natalie Bromley desperately wanted to work as a solicitor, but financial and family obligations meant upping sticks, and going to university to qualify wasn't an option. She told us how determination, commitment to her future and a part-time
