A PARTY formed to fight for the interests of Darwen residents is under pressure following a poor showing in the local elections. Critics have rounded on the For Darwen Party after it finished last in each of the six wards it contested in last
BLACKBURN has seen a boom in marriages this year. According to council bosses, notices of marriages and civil partnerships served at King George’s Hall show people are travelling from across the country to tie the knot in the town alongside couples
A FORMER soldier threatened a terrified pensioner with a large knife and left a police officer injured. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark Kenworthy, 50, pulled the seven-inch kitchen knife on 63-year-old Kathleen Dyton when she went to complain
DIANA Vickers has stormed to the top of the UK album chart with her debut release, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree. The Huncoat teenager claimed the top spot ahead of East London rapper Plan B, whose second album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Blackburn extended their strong conclusion to the season through to the final day with victory at Aston Villa, sealed by Richard Dunne’s late own goal. Dunne headed Martin Olsson’s cross into his own net six minutes from time to ensure Rovers finished
Relegated Burnley went down fighting as they battled back from two down to defeat Tottenham at Turf Moor this afternoon courtesy of a superb second-half display. Spurs secured their spot in the Champions League with victory over Manchester City on Wednesday
NEWLY-elected Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle has backed a proposed deal with the Conservatives after the co-untry was left with a hung Parliament. Mr Birtwistle, who ousted Labour to become Burnley’s MP on Thursday, called on the party to “bury the hatchet
Burnley trail Champions League-bound Spurs 2-1 at the break in their Premier League swansong at Turf Moor this afternoon. Spurs were ahead inside three minutes when the speedy Aaron Lennon crossed for Gareth Bale to sidefoot home. The
BLACKBURN Rovers went in at the break level at Aston Villa thanks largely to the efforts of Paul Robinson. Robinson produced a string of stops to keep Villa at bay, with James Collins being denied twice. Teenage defender Grant Hanley was lively
IN the summer of 1940, two boys left the Channel Islands in search of sanctuary from the war. Graham Smith and Ted Bevan settled in Burnley, where they began new lives and have stayed ever since. Graham, 76, who lives with wife Kathleen, 70, in Brunshaw
Burnley boss Brian Laws has made one change for the Clarets as they play their final Premier League home game against Tottenham at Turf Moor. That change sees Andre Bikey coming in for Leon Cort. Champions League-bound Spurs make one change as goalkeeper
GRANT Hanley and Amine Linganzi have been handed their Blackburn Rovers first-team debuts for today's final Premier League game of the season at Aston Villa. Scotland U19 international defender Hanley has been a key figure for Rovers' Academy this
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has handed over £400,000 to pay for improvements to Colne town centre. When Pendle Council’s Colne Committee granted permission for the new large Sainsbury’s superstore off North Valley Road, councillors stipulated that
COUNCIL bosses have reminded primary school headteachers it is their statutory duty to administer the SATS tests tomorrow. But Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council are not taking responsibility for the decisions of headteachers
AN ANIMAL charity has unveiled a new £30,000 project which will see a major expansion. Bosses at Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need have built seven kennels, which will allow them to care for many more homeless dogs which are in danger of being put
RESERVE council staff formed polling station ‘swat teams’ in East Lancashire to handle the queues of extra people who turned out to vote in the General Election. Around the country in London, Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester, hundreds of voters were
