A MAJOR scheme aimed at cutting the number of young drivers killed on the roads has had a major effect on their attitudes to safety. The Wasted Lives progra-mme has achieved a “signif-icant” change in the mindset of people who took part, a study has
Captain Andrew Strauss billed his unbeaten 161 as the best Test hundred of his career after England's day of two halves against Australia at Lord's.
It had all the makings of a nightmare pre-season tour. Delayed planes, mammoth coach journeys, late kick-offs and a horrible pitch would have had Sam Allardyce pulling his hair out – and this was before Roma raced into an early 2-0 lead at Bolzano’s
PAUL Gallagher scored on the stroke of half-time at Bolano's picturesque Marco Druso stadium but Rovers still went into the break trailing a strong Roma side. The striker coolly converted after Jason Roberts had drawn Brazilian keeper Artur out of position
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin admitted he and his colleagues were overawed by the occasion of a Lord's Test at the start of the day.
EIGHT children and one adult are currently being treated or have received advice about swine flu at an East Lancashire primary school. Two cases of the H1N1 strain were reported at Helmshore Primary School last week, according to headteacher
HOUSES faced with regular flooding problems will be protected in a £2 million scheme set to cause eight months of roadworks. Around 15 addresses in the Wordsworth Road area of Accrington, near Mount Carmel High School, are on United Utilities’ regular
EAST Lancashire’s hospitals chief is leaving her post just 15 months after taking over. Marie Burnham, the chief executive of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, has been seconded to a job with the regional health service for 12 months.
COUNCILLORS are calling for better transport links to hospitals after a request for a free shuttle service was turned down. Numerous patients who live in Hyndburn have raised the problem of getting to hospital appointments with their local councillors
A HORSE had to be rescued by firefighters after being chased into the Leeds Liverpool canal and becoming stuck in the water. Crews from Nelson and Darwen executed the rescue mission at Barrowford Locks, near Gisburn Road, at around 11.30am today. The
DEMANDS have been made for more rangers in a Pendle park after the area next to a new £620,000 pavilion became a magnet for litterbugs. Barnoldswick town councillor Jenny Purcell said the problems arose shortly after the new facilities were installed
A MAN who tried to give his partner a fright and ended up crashing his car has been sent to prison for a year. Preston Crown Court heard that James Marsden was angry after picking up his then girlfriend from Blackburn Rovers FC, where she had spent the
Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome has signed a new five-year contract with the club. The former Cardiff man, 22, scored nine goals for Blues as they secured automatic promotion back to the Barclays Premier League last season. He hit seven in
Hull City have agreed a £5million fee with Fulham for striker Bobby Zamora. The 28-year-old emerged as a Tigers target after they were beaten to the signings of Marc-Antoine Fortune and Fraizer Campbell by Celtic and Sunderland respectively.
Terry Venables is stunned that John Terry is considering a move to Manchester City after expecting him to stay at Stamford Bridge for the remainder of his career. City have already had one £30m bid for Terry rejected but are still keen to take Chelsea
Trinidad and Tobago striker Jason Scotland will have to wait for a visa and international clearance before his move to Wigan can officially be completed. The 30-year-old has been granted a work permit at an appeal hearing but further paperwork must
Pedro Mendes believes Barry Ferguson would be a success in the Barclays Premier League after being linked with a move to Birmingham. Reports today claim the former Blackburn skipper is set to be reunited with former boss Alex McLeish in a £1.5million
Robbie Fowler scored on his debut for North Queensland but his side went down 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fowler, who had a spell with Blackburn Rovers last season, came on after 54 minutes with Fury a goal down and brought the match to life.
LANCASHIRE legend Ian Austin believes England’s team management need to take an ‘arrogant’ Kevin Pietersen to one side and drill into him the discipline required to make him a top cricketer who will be long remembered. Pietersen goes into today’s second
MIDWIVES from East Lancashire’s hospitals, who more than doubled the area’s home and water birth rate in just two years, have received a prestigious MPs’ award. Representatives of the midwifery team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust travelled to
TRIBUTES have been paid to Burnley FC director Ray Griffiths, who has died aged 78. Mr Griffiths, who had supported the Clarets for more than 50 years, became a director in 2005 after selling his business, Target Express Parcels. Bosses at the club
Is it really worth lobbying your Member of Parliament? Most weeks at Westminster large groups of campaigners are to be found waiting to speak to their MP on this issue or that. Are they wasting their time? Not at all – because you never know what
THERE are pound shops right across East Lancashire. Clearly they are fulfilling a need, particularly in these difficult economic times. But town centres need to have a good mix of shops if they are to appeal to a wide range of people. That is why it
A CORONER has ruled that the ‘cot death’ of a two-month-old baby in Rossendale was due to unexplained natural causes. Experts were unable to say why the apparently healthy Rowan Elizabeth Andrew died on November 30 last year, Burnley Coroner’s Court
COUNCIL bosses have the final seal of approval to go ahead with its Building Schools for the Future programme. Blackburn with Darwen Council can press ahead with the £230 million scheme to overhaul secondary education after the Government agreed to its
A PLEA has been made by a councillor to stop ‘boy racers’ spoiling one of Pendle’s most scenic rural routes. Picturesque Southfield Lane, which runs from the Burnley-Pendle border at Catlow to the Lenches area of Colne, has been besieged by speeding
An Accrington woman has raised £450 for a Pendle charity by completing 7.5-mile trek. Sally Wright joined more than 800 walkers who took part in the fourth Annual Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle Walk on May 11. She raised the money for
YOUNGSTERS in Burnley have praised the armed forces for helping to turn their lives around. Unity College hosted a range of Army-led activities yesterday to celebrate a united effort to engage with young people across the town. The Army has been working
A COMPANY director from Pendle has been barred by finance watchdogs from running a firm again. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Graham Darby, a former director at Nelson-based insurance broker Ambrose Darby, from performing “significant
Parents in East Lancs can banish the school holiday blues with the help of a new 'School Holiday Walks' section on a Lancashire walks website. Lancashirewalks.com, that promotes the exploration of Lancashire’s countryside was set up by retired
BOSSES at Thwaites have defended plans to sell off two pubs in Blackburn after being criticised by ale group CAMRA. Members of the East Lancashire CAMRA branch blasted the Blackburn-based brewery for plans to sell the Sportsmans Arms and Gibraltar pubs
A TOP medical consultant from East Lancashire has stressed that people who suspect they have rheumatoid arthritis should seek help before it’s too late. John Brockbank, consult-ant rheumatologist for the East Lancashire Hospital Trust, was reacting to
ONE hundred supporters of a church mission in Ghana from rural Burnley have raised £500. Congregation members from Mount Zion Independent Methodist Church in Cliviger arranged a charity dinner after being inspired by a trainee minister from the African
CAMPAIGNERS in Burnley have heralded a Court of Appeal decision in their fight to restore wardens to sheltered housing complexes. Housing landlord Calico is adamant that wardens are not required at its sheltered premises across Burnley and Padiham.
PRESTON bosses have welcomed the decision to grant planning permission for the city’s £700million redevelopment. But Blackburn with Darwen Council is still hopeful of forcing a public inquiry into the plans, which it claims will damage Blackburn town
BOSSES at an industrial plant have defended plans to allow heavy goods vehicles to use the site. Some residents and a local school have protested against plans to alter conditions on the new commercial premises at Vale Mill, Emerald Street, Blackburn
BRIGHTLY-coloured windmills photographed in rundown areas of Blackburn have won prize place in a prestigious London art gallery. Created by 22-year-old Aliyah Hussain, from Dukes Brow, Blackburn, the artworks follow in the footsteps of Damien
FORMER office space in a £1 million business centre is being used to house a ladies-only gym. Kate Turner was able to install In and Out Fitness at Bridgewater House, Nelson, after agreeing a letting deal with property firm Hurstwood. In and Out Fitness
AMBITIOUS plans for the redevelopment of a Clitheroe park are set to go ahead after receiving the backing of the council. Plans to expand and improve Salthill play area can now be moved forward after councillors said they would be prepared to pay extra
A PENSIONER chased a burglar after he caught him searching through his possessions. Mark Brogan, 42, made his escape from the property the same way he had got in – through a Perspex lean-to at the back, Burnley Crown Court heard. The defendant was
FEARS that a £90,000 transform-ation of Chatburn’s playing fields would have to be scrapped due of a lack of funds have receded. The two-year scheme was in danger of collapse after the village committee was left with a £13,500 shortfall when a benefactor
BOSSES at a Nelson double-glazing firm came to the rescue of a burglary victim after she could not afford new windows. Safestyle UK were touched by the plight of the 73-year-old woman who lost £600 in the raid. She had planned to use the savings for
2008/09 has fallen by 6,106 offences, a drop of 4.9 p CRIME in Lancashire has fallen for the fourth year in a row - but the Chief Constable is warning of tough times ahead for the force because of funding cuts. According to new figures released
THE neighbours on Dorset Street of seven-year-old Lewis Ullah were gobsmacked when World Snooker Champion in 2005 and current UK champion Shaun Murphy arrived on their street to present Lewis a brand new 6ft snooker table. The neighbours watched as
ROBBIE Williams is resigned to the fact that his 10-year Accrington Stanley career is over - regardless of the verdict at his FA betting hearing. The 30-year-old defender was due to be given a testimonial in the near future after completing 10 years
COUNCILLORS in Colne have clashed over the state of Pendle’s network of unadopted back streets. Critics say Lancashire County Council should be taken to task over the condition of rear alleys and byways across the borough. Coun Tony Greaves admitted
IT is an absolute disgrace that Jack Straw has denied Ronnie Biggs early parole. He has served his time, he gave himself up when he came voluntarily back to Britain in 2001. He is now an old man, very ill and frail. So what little time Ronnie has left
I have read the report (LT, July 3) re. the development of the three villages in the area. We live, on occasions, in some sort of Alice in Wonderland world – which would be hilarious if it weren’t so ridiculous. Why do the powers that be want to “develop
Every day I grow a little more disillusioned with politicians, local and national. Our national politicians have the brass neck to presume they can tell other nations how to run their affairs and sort out their problems. Even try to achieve complete regime
Congratulations once again for such an interesting letter (Stan Mellings, LT, July 9) about Ronnie Biggs and how the justice system is failing to favour the victim rather than the perpetrator. Like all the systems that seem to have failed or be failing
NEWEST recruit Richard Eckersley said that when faced with the choice of Manchester United or Burnley, his mind was made up instantly. After waiting until January this year for his first team debut, from the bench against Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth
An obsession that started at the age of 12 has blossomed into a trophy-winning career for sprint and hillclimb ace Stephen Irvine. For Irvine, who lives in Worsthorne, near Burnley, is now one of the north-west’s leading drivers in the sport, racking
BRITISH Superbike racer Michael Howarth will make a return to the championship this weekend at Mallory Park after signing to ride with the STP MV Agusta team. Howarth, from Burnley, hasn’t ridden in BSB since appearing for the Tena for Men team in 2008
BRIAN Easton admitted he couldn’t get to Burnley fast enough once he knew of Owen Coyle’s interest. The Clarets boss was someone who had made an impression on the young defender long before he left St Johnstone to take the Turf Moor reins in
Ricky Sbragia looks set to turn down the chance to be reunited with Sam Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers. The former Sunderland boss, who currently remains on the Black Cats coaching staff, was offered the chance to team up with Allardyce at Ewood Park
Sam Allardyce admits he is relishing the long-awaited oppor-tunity to see Rovers starlet David Hoilett in action. The 19-year-old Canadian striker is touch-and-go to join up with the Rovers squad for their tour of Italy and Croatia, after winning a long
SERIE A football fans look set out to turn out in force for Blackburn Rovers friendly against AS Roma tonight – in the hope of witnessing the re-birth of a legend. Former Italian international Christian Vieri could feature in Rovers second pre-season
BURNLEY unveiled their fourth and fifth summer signings yesterday, but manager Owen Coyle revealed: “We’re not finished!” Full backs Brian Hamilton and Richard Eckersley arrived in time to join their new team-mates as the Clarets’ set off for their pre-season
A CHARITY champion who devoted his life to others despite having lost his sight died of an accidental drugs overdose of pain relief medication, an inquest heard. Diabetic Kevin Connelly, 25, who suffered constant leg pain, had kept his deteriorating
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets to cheer on the riders of the Colne Grand Prix last night. Nearly 130 riders brought Colne’s one-way system to a standstill as part of the town’s sixth annual grand prix. And in a neck-and-neck
Andrew Flintoff today admitted he had to quit Test cricket “for my own sanity” after a succession of injury problems. The England all-rounder has decided to retire from the five-day format after the current Ashes series and concentrate on the shorter
A POUND shop is to open in place of Blackburn’s oldest store, which closed in January after 169 years. Critics said it was a sad day as Pound Craze prepared to open in the former home of Mercer’s, the much-loved toy and homeware shop on Northgate. And
