ALAN Cork says that son Jack is ready to seek a permanent move away from Chelsea – and would have no qualms about dropping down to the Championship to play for Burnley again next season. The former Wimbledon and Sheffield United striker is due at Turf
A FATHER caught with a heroin stash worth almost £1,000 set to be sold in Burnley has walked free from court. Addict Farmez Khan, 51, had drugs on him, down his sock and in a car when police, who recognised him, stopped him in the town, last October,
ACCRINGTON Stanley have finished the season in 15th position in League Two after Chris Turner's goal gave them a draw at Cheltenham Town this afternoon. Josh Low put Cheltenham ahead in the ninth minute as he collected a pass from Justin Richards
CHRIS Turner's goal has put Accrington Stanley back on level terms at half time in their final game of the season at Cheltenham Town. Josh Low put Cheltenham ahead in the ninth minute as he collected a pass from Justin Richards and found the net from
A MOTORIST involved in a speeding ticket scam kept his freedom and was given a community order like 12 co-defendants. Mohammed Malik, 35, told police he had heard about a place "that made the file disappear." Burnley Crown Court heard. He said he had
EVERY newspaper carried stories when the ban on air travel came in. TV screens have shown us the weary faces of travellers returning to Britain with their crumpled clothes and empty wallets. They have told both tales of great kindness extended to them
I READ with great concern that our town planners are at it again with the proposed closure of Railway Road, Blackburn, to through traffic. Margo Grimshaw was perfectly correct in her recent column when she said that the council are shutting down Blackburn
WE are entering uncharted waters with a hung parliament scenario in Britain. It is the first time it has happened since 1974 and it is being described by some as a crisis. However on the continent it occurs all the time and in countries
Address: The Britannia Inn, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle. Phone number: 01254 679744. Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Humphreys from May 8, 2010. IT’S always good to visit a pub when it’s under new management — they’re
A mother of four left a cabbie injured in a heated argument over a fare in which a teenager produced a large kitchen knife.. Angela Clarke, 33, lashed out at the victim, giving him a cut nose, after she was said to have punched him. She was subject
ACCRINGTON Stanley have named an unchanged starting line-up for their final game of the season at Cheltenham Town this afternoon. Jimmy Ryan, Dean Winnard and Darran Kempson remain absent through injury, while Billy Kee is on the bench again despite
A QUICK glance at Michel Salgado’s glittering CV and you could not be blamed for expecting the Spaniard to be casting an envious glance in the direction of Stamford Bridge tomorrow afternoon. His 10 years at Real Madrid saw him win two Champions
BURNLEY appear to have held off the challenge from Wigan and West Ham as they compete for a place in Europe via the fair play league. The latest monthly Premier League fair play table was published yesterday, taking into account all fixtures
PLAYER of the season Graham Alexander believes Burnley can move forward from their backward step. The Clarets are desperate to sign off their relegation campaign with a win over Spurs tomorrow and go into the summer confident of making their
AMINE Linganzi looks set to be the latest Blackburn Rovers starlet to be handed his Premier League debut tomorrow, as Sam Allardyce gives youth development the priority over cash. The Congolese born Algerian midfielder arrived at Ewood Park
LABOUR supporters are coming to terms with disastrous General Election results which saw the party wiped out in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale & Darwen. The party had held the Burnley seat for 75 years and activists said the blame lay squarely
It was a conservative victory all round in the Ramsbottom area in the 2010 elections. In the areas Constituency(Bury North)David Nuttall seized power for the Conservatives and Ramsbottoms two council wards also stayed blue. North Manor
THE people of Rossendale bucked the national trend as the Labour party gained a seat at the borough elections. But the win will not impact on the Conservative’s control of the council. Stacksteads, Worsley and Irwell Wards all saw a shift in their
NEW Darwen and Rossendale MP Jake Berry said people ‘had shown they are ready for change’ after the Conservatives took the seat for the first time in 18 years. With a 7.05 per cent swing to the Tories, Mr Berry polled 19,691 votes – 4,493 ahead
OVERJOYED Graham Jones reflected on his election triumph and said: “Last week I was clocking on as a factory worker and I will soon be heading to Westminster. It’s a dream.” Mr Jones pledged to dedicate himself to fighting for local Hyndburn
JACK Straw secured his eighth General Election victory in Blackburn, prompting his Tory rival to concede: “At the end of the day Blackburn has always been a Labour town.” With 21,759 votes, Mr Straw was comfortably clear of Michael Law-Riding
CHEERS echoed through the hall as Nigel Evans secured a fourth successive election victory with an increased majority. The atmosphere was one of jubilation as High Sheriff Dennis Mendoros announced the result at Roefield Leisure Centre, Clitheroe
