Burnley caretaker boss Stuart Gray was delighted after his side secured a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-2 win over Port Vale, but was quick to warn against conceding sloppy goals. Goals from Clarke Carlisle, Tyrone Mears
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby says the club will now move on to other managerial targets after Paul Lambert yesterday decided to remain at Norwich City. The Clarets made an official approach for permission to speak to Lambert on Thursday night
FEARS of a hosepipe ban are looming after it was revealed that reservoir levels across East Lancashire have plunged — despite all the snow. The area saw just 30 per cent of the rainfall that would normally have been expected last month and was the
NEIL WARNOCK has launched an astonishing personal attack on El-Hadji Diouf. The QPR boss was furious with Rovers Diouf after accusing him of abusing Jamie Mackie while the striker lay in agony with a broken leg. Mackie had collided with
REDUNDANCY letters are set to be delivered across Burnley and Padiham after councillors rubber-stamped proposals to axe 94 jobs. Council leader Coun Charlie Briggs is set to lobby Local Government Minister Andrew Stunnell at Westminster on
A LETHAL crossbow was found at the home of a drug dealer in a police raid. Officers also found a BB gun at the home of Brendan Allen in Accrington, where he sold his drugs from. The 28-year-old is now starting an 18-month jail term after he was convicted
PUPILS at England Cricket hero Jimmy Anderson’s former school celebrated his success with an impromptu game for the cameras. Youngsters tried to repeat Anderson’s heroics over the past six weeks in Australia as TV and radio crews from the BBC
BLACKBURN Rovers have given up their chase for AC Milan's Ronaldinho after conceding the Brazilian is heading home. Boss Steve Kean revealed yesterday he had been given new hope of bringing the forward to East Lancashire but, after today's
JUNIOR Hoilett scored his first goal of the season to send Blackburn Rovers into the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Canadian's 77th minute strike was enough to see off the physical Championship leaders QPR at Ewood Park. Rovers were
BURNLEY will be in tomorrow's FA Cup fourth round draw after easing past League Two Port Vale at Turf Moor this afternoon. Goals from Clarke Carlisle, Tyrone Mears, Chris Eagles and Graham Alexander secured a relatively comfortable victory
HAVING scored just two goals in four years, Joe Jacobson would have been a long odds outsider to be the match-winner between Accrington Stanley and Bury – but the 24-year-old did exactly that as the Reds triumphed over their neighbours. Former Welsh
TWO mothers used their children as decoys and stashed more than a thousand pound of stolen goods in their prams. The women went on a shoplifting spree, before sharp-eyed security staff at Oswaldtwistle Mills finally stopped them. Angela
TYRONE Mears' free kick has put Burnley back in front in this afternoon's FA Cup third round tie at home to Port Vale. Clarke Carlisle was unmarked at the far post to head home Chris Eagles' cross after only four minutes to put the Clarets
A GOVERNMENT minister has been blasted by aerospace leaders after a U-turn over lobbying for the defence industry. Trade Minister Lord Green was yesterday morning reported to have told colleagues he could not represent arms firms for fear of
In the coming days there will blaring headlines about how British Pakistani men are targeting white girls. Not a minority, not a section, but a whole community’s image will be dragged through the dirt. When comments such as those made
JASON Lowe makes his Blackburn Rovers debut this afternoon for QPR's FA Cup third round visit to Ewood Park. The 19-year-old midfielder replaces David Dunn in the heart of midfield while Grant Hanley replaces the ill Chris Samba in the centre of defence
BURNLEY have made four changes for this afternoon's FA Cup third round tie at home to Port Vale. Caretaker manager Stuart Gray welcomes back Danny Fox after injury, while Graham Alexander, Chris Iwelumo and Jay Rodriguez are restored to the
A COUNCILLOR fears potholes will cause an accident in Darwen – and blames Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council for the neglect. The comments of LibDem Roy Davies came despite announcements this week that two stretches of road in the town are to be resurfaced
Teams at opposite ends of the spectrum lie in store for Blackburn Hawks this weekend. Hawks travel to bottom-of-the-table Trafford Metros in the English National Ice Hockey League today, before hosting Northern League leaders Fife Flyers at the Arena
BLACKBURN Rovers face an FA Cup third round tie against Queens Park Rangers today. If you can't make it to the game, join our Rovers reporter Andy Cryer for the latest news and views. Live updates appear in the box below, starting with
BENJANI is already the only Blackburn Rovers with an FA Cup winners medal in his collection – now he is gunning for one that means something. The Zimbabwean will be hoping to continue his midweek exploits in front of goal for QPR’s third
A CIVIC reception is set to be held in Burnley to honour East Lancashire soldiers who've spent six months in Afghanistan. Council bosses are in talks with the 1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment to hail the efforts of the servicemen. Steve
ACCRINGTON Stanley have extended Joe Jacobson’s loan until January 29 - with a view to keeping him at the Crown Ground until the end of the season. Jacobson has started all four of Stanley’s games since joining on loan from League One side Oldham in
FOR the second season running Burnley go into the FA Cup third round with all focus on events off the field rather than on it, and former Clarets and Port Vale defender Peter Swan believes the competition could be a hindrance for both teams on show
A CRACKDOWN could be launched on ugly road signs across Hyndburn after streets were found to be littered with blank posts, mistakes and duplicates. Councillors say Hyndburn’s roadsides have become overcrowded with clutter because Lancashire County Council
A MOTHER-of-three from Rossendale who did not get treatment for a dog which had a six-inch tumour has escaped a ban on keeping pets. Care worker Lisa Landale’s cross-bred dog Lady had suffered with a tumour, on its left foreleg, for four months, Reedley
MORE children in Blackburn and Darwen are driven to school by their parents than almost every other place in the country, according to a Government survey. The Department for Transport found the area to be second in the country after the borough
AN EXPLODING radiator sent glass flying into a Hasingden street early this morning. Police and fire investigators believe a small fire in the upstairs front bedroom of a house in Blackburn Road was started deliberately. It was set underneath
‘CHIP butty king’ George Holden is a real golden oldie! For the retired Burnley market trader has clocked up his 100th birthday. George opened his first cafe in Burnley Market Hall in 1945 and ran it until his retirement in 1973. His meals were
A YOB who raided a house where three friends of his dad were robbed of cash and mobile phones has been jailed for three years nine months. Burnley Crown Court heard John Williams, 18, of Parkinson Street, Burnley, started his criminal career at the
BLACKBURN Rovers have set match tickets at just £10 for their Premier League clash against West Brom on Sunday, January 23. The club have lowered the price to maximise home support for the 4pm kick-off. Simon Williams, Rovers’ head of
BURNLEY managerial target Paul Lambert last night issued a statement saying he has no intention of leaving Norwich – with Malky Mackay also in two minds about whether he wants to become the new Clarets boss. Burnley were refused permission
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has accused some Pakistani men in Britain of seeing white girls as 'easy meat' for sexual abuse. The Blackburn MP talked of a 'specific problem' involving Pakistani men and called on the community to be 'more open' about
THE OLDEST market stall in Blackburn is closing today – with the owners blaming a massive rent increase. Frank Littler and Sons Butchers first opened in the town 150 years ago, but will not be going to the new market when it opens in March. He and
RESIDENTS in a Ribble Valley village are urging people to boycott the local Co-operative store in protest at the organisation’s plans to build houses in the rural area. The Save Whalley Village action group is staging a demonstration outside The Co-op
BLACKBURN Rovers have launched a last-ditch attempt to rescue their Ronaldinho hopes – but insist their pursuit of the Brazilian will not affect their other transfer targets. Rovers were set to make their first official bid for the forward
IT isn’t just bones that disappear when Sophie the dog is around. The terrier was turned away from two homes for bad behaviour. But after being re-homed to a magician, she has become his assistant, performing an array of tricks.
