TWO Blackburn Rovers fans have been banned for chanting racist abuse aimed at rivals Burnley. Graham Kendal, 26, of Heys Lane, and Anthony Thomas Sutcliffe, 22, of Exchange Street, Blackburn, were arrested during the away fixture at Wigan on Boxing
OLYMPIC medallist Steven Burke and England ladies footballer Rachel Brown are the motivation for sports aces joining a series of new sports academies. Bejing hero Steven and Burnley-born goalkeeper Rachel, along with international hockey player Charlotte
A 20MPH speed limit could be introduced in part of Burnley in a bid to improve road safety. South West Burnley is one of three areas in the Lancashire where the speed limit is being suggested. The areas include Rose Hill, Barclay Hills
FIFTEEN workers fear for their jobs as their bus firm employer is on the verge of administration, union officials said. Unite union representatives said staff at Omni Coachworks Limited in Blackburn were today handed letters from company bosses saying
REVISED plans for a £1.6 million office development that was labelled 'too modern' for Clitheroe have been unveiled. Ribble Valley Homes has re-submitted the application for its new headquarters neighbouring the Station Hotel to Ribble Valley Borough
A GRIEVING mother who won a High Court battle for a fresh inquest into the death of her teenage son, who hanged himself in custody in a secure unit, has launched a fresh legal challenge to the coroner’s handling of the case. Burnley mum Carol Pounder
ACCRINGTON Stanley avoided a second winding-up order in three months today by paying off a £78,000 tax debt with just hours to spare. A judge at the High Court today dismissed the winding-up order after hearing the debt had been paid but ordered
A SCHOOL is set to get a new building and another primary will be doubled in size in a multi-million pound scheme. St. Silas' CofE Primary School, Clematis Street, Blackburn, is to get a £3.3million replacement building on the same site by September
CADOS will present Harvey from February 15 until 20 at 7.30pm at Chorley Little Theatre. Written by Mary Chase and directed by Sean Duxbury, tickets for this gentle comedy are on sale from Malcolm’s Musicland, on 01257 264362, and the website www.chorleylittletheatre.com
Defender James Mullineux could be back at Victory Park tonight as a member of Radcliffe Borough’s squad against Leigh Genesis. It is a home game for Leigh that has been switched because the Sports Village Stadium is not available. Mully, who left
Bury plays host to an old-time American Southern string music trio from North Carolina who are to play a benefit for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Breathing new life into the black folk traditions of string and jug band music, The Carolina Chocolate
A Chorley chippy is ‘frying high’ in its bid to ‘batter’ the opposition to win a national food award. Skippers in Talbot Row, Euxton, is currently lying sixth out of 600 fish and chip shops vying to win a Perfect Portion award during National Chip
A series of events will take place this month to celebrate the unveiling of a statue to remember the First World War bravery of the Chorley Pals. The Pals, otherwise known as Y Company, 11th (Service) Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, left the town
YOUNG people from the CHINA (Charities in need appeal) group are in the final stages of rehearsal for their next show. The performance of Bugsy Malone takes place at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre and organisers say the youngsters are having great fun dressing
WHALLEY’S Pickwick night has been saved after a funding crisis put its future in doubt. Organisers had warned the event could fold as sponsorship from businesses had dried up. But, following an emergency meeting this week, they have
A LANDLADY has been stripped of her licence and her pub shut for six weeks after cannabis plants were allegedly found in the living quarters. Councillors have barred Debra Nichol, of The Office, Holden Fold, Darwen, from being a designated
ACCRINGTON Stanley midfielder Luke Joyce has been named in the League Two team of the week. He starred in Saturday’s win at Shrewsbury.
STAFF, parents and residents near Holy Trinity Primary School, Darwen, have met to discuss a new project to create allotments in the school grounds. Teachers decided to clear part of the grounds to allow members of the school community and residents
A DISUSED industrial unit could be refurbished into a depot, office and storage facility for Twin Valley Homes, if plans are given the green light. Unit 2 of The White Warehouse, Commercial Road, Darwen, could house up to 39 full-time employees of Twin
A 15-YEAR-OLD charged with an £8,000 criminal damage spree has been given an 18-month supervision order. He appeared before Hyndburn magistrates who decided not to make a compensation order because of the defendant’s lack of means. Instead, he
THE chairman of NHS East Lancashire has been appointed temporary head of NHS Bury. Kathy Reade will act as interim chairman of the primary care trust after she was asked to take the role by Sir David Henshaw, the chairman of the North West Strategic
PEOPLE are being warned to be vigilant after a bogus decorator targeted an elderly woman in Langho. The woman saw a man lurking at the back of her house in Portland Street and when she spoke to him he said he was there to fit curtains. The white man
THREE men were last night arrested after climbing onto a house roof in a four-hour stand-off with police. The trio were on the top of a property in Canal Street, Church, before giving themselves up. Police said officers had arrived at the house at around
WHEN Benni McCarthy steps out for his West Ham debut at Burnley on Saturday, Clarets fans should expect him to be suitably motivated. Because, it seems, he has always dreamed of playing for the Hammers. McCarthy is the man who walked out on Blackburn
Burnley Football Supporters Club are planning a trip to Newcastle to coincide with the Clarets’ away game at Sunderland on April 17. The trip departs from Turf Moor at 3pm on Friday April 16 and then onto the Hilton Hotel in central Newcastle for
RAMSBOTTOM Unitedhave formally applied for a place in UniBond First Division North should they achieve promotion this season. The Rams are currently in second place in the Vodkat Premier Division.
WORLD-renowned rap star Dizzee Rascal has urged young people in East Lancashire to talk about their problems instead of bottling them up. The urban superstar has supported East Lancashire charity CALM for a number of years after a school friend, Dean
A TEENAGER turned super-sleuth after seeing car headlights down a remote country lane close to where a burglary had recently taken place. Blackburn magistrates heard the 16-year-old cycled then walked to investigate, at the same time calling the farmer
A MORTGAGE adviser who had a haul of stolen vehicles at his farm-house could be jailed if he fails to pay back £75,000 of his ill-gotten gains. Jason Phillips, 36, walked free from court in April, despite admitting six counts of handling stolen goods
TWO 14-year-old girls were allegedly indecently assaulted as they played in a Darwen park. Blackburn magistrates heard the girls were “trapped” at a climbing frame by a group of teenage boys, some of whom then started to touch them inappropriately.
AN ‘extraordinary’ meeting has been called where all council representatives will take a key decision about a controversial windfarm. Hyndburn Council announced yesterday that it has scheduled the special meeting after pressure from members of the planning
According to the Dail Mail the Halifax is Britain's most "despised bank". Well the recently opened Halifax Agency in Haslingden is despised no more. To the surprise of both staff and customers alike the branch has closed down.
ANTI-social youths will be caught on camera after police community support officers were given state-of-the-art bodycams. Six of the £500 cameras have been bought for the South West Neighbourhood officers to pilot, using funding from the local strategic
AN ACCRINGTON charity is to develop Lancashire's first centre specialising in recycling old furniture. Hyndburn Used Furniture Store on Fairfield Street, also known as HUFS, has in the past collected unwanted furniture for those in need, but sent any
A MAN who killed his ex-partner’s pet rabbits in revenge for being dumped has had a ‘very lucky escape’ from a blaze at his home. Clifford Whitbread, 31, fell asleep next to a lit cigarette he had left in an ashtray on a windowsill at his home in Fairfield
Men often joke that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. But now Come Dine With Me winner Kate Mayer from Rossendale explains why women should rejoice in the saying — and use it to launch a new career from home. MANY women have been told they
Starting in spring is the Junior Pony Owners' Club at Equine Retreat, Pinfold View Stables, Edenfield. Learn about riding, caring for your pony and lots more. Contact Shelley on 07907 874971 or email; shelley.pinfold@yahoo.co.uk
I WOULD like to thank all staff on CC unit at the Blackburn Royal Hospital for taking great care of me while I was in there. If it wasn’t for them I would not be here writing this letter to you all. And a really big thank-you to my husband Alan for
I am glad the public health directors are taking a stance to phase out the use of trans fats or trans fatty acids. It is more commonly labelled as Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil or fat and should not be mistaken for the solid blocks of vegetable oil, fat
EAST Lancashire was proud last year to welcome two new university centres. The multi-million pound facilities were heralded as the catalyst to truly kick-start the area’s regeneration. But today, before they have even completed their first full year
OF all the planning applications submitted to Hyndburn Council over the years, the plan for the Hill Top site submitted by I Care Ltd in late December must be the most bizarre. In 2005, Lancashire County Council closed Hill Top Care Home to the great
TAXI firms have been told to stop parking outside pubs in the Harle Syke area of Burnley after fears that they could cause a serious accident. Police have issued the warning to all local private hire companies in Burnley after motorists complained that
A WHISTLEBLOWER has claimed he was hounded out of a mana-gerial job at Pendle Citizens’ Advice Bureau because he stuck up for fed-up staff. Paul Harding, of Rushton Street, Barrowford, has accused the bureau’s district manager Claire Strachan of an 18
Detectives investigating the disappearance of businessman Paul Brady have charged a man with murder. Mark Azzopardi, 40, of Rocket Way, Salford, will appear before Burnley magistrates today accused of murder and conspiracy to kidnap. Mr Brady,
THE mother of Adam Rickwood was today set to call for a new coroner to be appointed for his second inquest at the High Court. Adam Rickwood, 14, from Burnley, became the youngest person to die in custody in modern times when he hanged himself with his
PLANS to build a 60-bedroom care home for the elderly have been dealt a blow after councillors unanimously rejected the proposals. Every member of the Nelson Committee voted against proposals for the building in Lowthwaite Drive, Nelson. The decision
THOUSANDS of pounds of worth of equipment has been stolen in a spate of thefts from isolated farm houses in East Lancashire. Police have been forced to step up patrols in the evenings and have launched a new farm watch scheme to stop the thefts
DESPITE what some Blackburn people will have you believe, Darwen has a lot going for it. Both of my children went to school there, I was involved with Darwen Vale PTA, and Darwen baths was visited regularly. It was a place where you could have a proper
Forty Years after the line was closed here are some recollections taken from the 2009 Pendle Walking Festival Leaflet entitled “Rail Track Trek”: The Trek was a 7.5 Mile Walk from North Yorkshire/Lancashire County Boundary at Thornton to Colne via
MINISTERS have been accused of ‘strangling at birth’ East Lancashire’s new flagship university centres after putting a freeze on student numbers. Alan Roff, deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire, has revealed there
YOU half expected to wake up feeling different. Surely with all the hype, countdown, speculation and ultimately the chimes of Big Ben, life post-deadline day was never going to be the same. Funny how things are still remarkably similar though isn’t it
BURNLEY expect Chris McCann, Kevin McDonald and Christian Kalvenes and new boy Danny Fox to shrug off injuries in time for Saturday’s home game against West Ham. McCann sustained a knee injury in last week’s loss at Bolton – in only his second game back
BURNLEY boss Brian Laws believes the wrangle over David Nugent’s loan extens-ion from Portsmouth will only serve to fire up the striker for Saturday’s home game against West Ham. Nugent joined Burnley on loan in August but the initial deal
OWEN Coyle’s decision to leave Burnley and join Bolton has resulted in contrasting fortunes for the Cork family. While Alan Cork – part of Gary Megson’s staff at the Reebok Stadium – swiftly found himself out of a job as Coyle took his own backroom team
WHEN Benni McCarthy steps out for his West Ham debut at Burnley on Saturday, Clarets fans should expect him to be suitably motivated. Because, it seems, he has always dreamed of playing for the Hammers. McCarthy is the man who walked out on Blackburn
Blackburn Hawks head coach Gary Buckman insists his side need to cure their ‘penalty problem’ if they are going to challenge against the top teams. In two closely-contested English National Ice-Hockey League games, Hawks lost 5-2 at home to
DAVID Dunn insists he has never doubted Nikola Kalinic will prove a Premier League hit as he tips Blackburn Rovers’ Croatian striker to continue silencing his early critics. Kalinic’s slow start to life in East Lancashire led some to write him off
Accrington Stanley’s home match against Barnet at the Crown Ground last night was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Heavy rain started on Monday night and continued yesterday morning, leaving the Reds no chance of staging the clash with
MOTORISTS will face delays for two months at one of East Lancashire’s busiest bottlenecks, but should benefit from a new lane onto the A56. Road engineers from the Highways Agency are planning to create a protected lane linking the westbound
A GP has been picked to help a top rugby star achieve a 3,000 kilometre charity cycle ride across Europe this month. Dr Simon Morris, who works with patients with painful back or limb problems across East Lancashire, has been chosen as the
