As Blackburn Hawks approach the first leg of their play-off semi-final against league champions Whitley Warriors, head coach Jared Owen is quietly confident of causing an upset. Hawks limped over the finishing line with a 2-2 draw against Telford
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean was delighted after his side secured a 0-0 draw at Arsenal tonight despite finishing the game with 10 men. Steven Nzonzi was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Laurent Koscielny with 15 minutes
BLACKBURN Rovers survived Steven Nzonzi’s sending off to secure an important point at Arsenal tonight. Nzonzi was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Laurent Koscielny in the 76th minute but Rovers produced a fine defensive display
STAFF at Darwen Vale High School are set to strike next week in a row over 'unruly' pupils. The unions have revealed that staff at the Holden Fold school voted overwhelming to take action following a ballot. They will now be protesting
A 28-year-old woman suspected of setting her bedroom on fire before jumping out of the window has been detained in a hospital under the Mental Health Act. Darwen Fire Station manager Ian Potter said his investigations have confirmed the fire at the
A protest by the English Defence League and a counter-demonstration passed off largely peacefully in Blackburn today after a huge police operation. Lancashire Police prepared for its biggest ever policing operation around the protests, taking
CARL Garner has quit as chairman of Clitheroe – but has swapped boardroom for dugout after being appointed as the Evo-Stik League First Division North club’s new boss. Garner succeeds Peter Smith in the Shawbridge hot seat after the former
A RARE Blackburn one pound note, produced 200 years ago when the town printed its own money, is set to fetch up to £450 at an auction. The valuable black and white note is emblazoned with the words ‘Blackburn Bank’ and, although it is not dated, it was
SIX North West police forces are to share firearms and helicopters to save money. Forces in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Cumbria, Merseyside, and North Wales will collaborate in five areas. A Regional Air Support Unit will be set up
A MAJOR rescue mission on Pendle Hill was launched following a suspected hoax call. Several members of Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team, along with paramedics, police officers, and the force hel-icopter, were called into action. They had received
IT is 100 years to the day since the 1911 Census was taken. And, as East Lancashire folk take part in the 2011 survey, the results from a century ago give an amazing insight into the lives of our ancestors. In 1911, hill walking and
BLACKBURN Rovers are level at half time in tonight's Premier League fixture at the Emirates after keeping the Gunners at bay in the opening 45 minutes. Paul Robinson saved from Theo Walcott as Arsenal started strongly, with Jack Wilshere also
PHIL Jones has been named in Blackburn Rovers' starting line-up for this evening's Premier League trip to Arsenal. Mame Biram Diouf drops to the bench in the only change to the side that drew 2-2 at home to Blackpool two weeks ago. Morten
BURNLEY slipped to a second straight defeat, and a second home defeat in three games, after gifting Ipswich two first half goals. Jay Rodriguez gave the Clarets a lifeline when he scored his 13th goal of the season with 22 minutes to go
IN the week when big changes took place off the field, on the pitch at the Crown Ground life continued as normal. Another opponent, another defence sliced open like a Stanley knife through butter. Not since 2002/03, when they
BURNLEY face an uphill battle to get anything from this game after gifting Ipswich two first-half goals. David Norris broke the deadlock from a corner that should have been dealt with in the 14th minute, then Connor Wickham doubled their advantage 10
ON-LOAN Everton defender Shane Duffy makes his debut against Ipswich Town this afternoon, as captain Clarke Carlisle is dropped to the bench. Manager Eddie Howe, who has made four changes from Burnley's last outing, has hand Dean Marney the captain's
Follow the World Cup cricket final from 9.30am today with cricket writer Matt Donlan. Mahela Jayawardene produced his third World Cup hundred on the biggest stage of all as Sri Lanka recovered from a slow start to post 274 for six against India
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A SPORTS equipment company has put itself on top of the podium after clinching a deal with the London Olympics. Gymnova will supply gymnastic equipment to be used in competition and training by the world’s top gymnasts at the 2012 games.
AN 'evil' pervert who sexually abused three schoolgirls has been locked up indefinitely to protect the public. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark Jacques, 41, carried out a campaign of abuse against the victims, raping one after he had groomed
PLANS for a new station for Accrington police have been lodged with the council. Last month the Lancashire Police Authority was told that the proposed £1.5million move to a new building was on hold pending force-wide reviews into frontline policing.
SEVERAL Lancashire police officers have been disciplined for using the constabulary computers to run searches on neighbours, family and local area. In one allegation, which is currently being investigated by the Professional Standards Department
A DISABLED woman conned out of £32,000 by a rogue builder has told of her ordeal — and said the conman had ‘no morals or conscience’. Diane Boothman, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was repeatedly targeted by Sean Boswell while she was
GRAPHIC pictures of road smash victims and mocked-up videos of fatal crashes are being used to shock drivers out of breaking the law. Motorists caught not wearing seatbelts or using their mobile phones can attend a course to avoid penalty points
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hailed star batsman Sachin Tendulkar's dedication to his craft as India aim to secure World Cup glory on home soil. Tendulkar is chasing the 100th hundred of a stunning 21-year career at international level, and though he fell
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has called on his team-mates to rise to the occasion in Saturday's World Cup final and give legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect send-off. Injury-permitting, Murali is set to play in his final international
East Lancashire star Laura Massaro has risen one place to seventh in the Women’s International Squash Players Association world rankings, which were released yesterday.
JOHN Coleman believes Eric Whalley and Dave O’Neill deserve credit for their contributions at Accrington Stanley after both finally completed deals to hand over control of the club to Ilyas Khan. Whalley ended his day-to-day involvement with Stanley
NATHAN Delfouneso has been backed to light up Burnley’s top six charge in the last nine games. The on-loan Aston Villa striker goes into this afternoon’s Championship visit of Ipswich in confident mood thanks to a goalscoring performance for England
ROQUE Santa Cruz may be yet to score since returning to Blackburn Rovers in January, but Steve Kean is optimistic that the Paraguayan could be about to break that duck as he continues to seek a permanent deal for the striker this summer. Santa Cruz returned
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has urged Blackburn Rovers to continue with their policy of giving opportunities to young talent – even though their new financial backing has led to links with summer moves for a host of star names. Rovers have already
STEVE Kean has warned Arsenal that Blackburn Rovers have no intention of selling Phil Jones this summer – but he remains braced for further interest in the 19-year-old. Jones may return to the Rovers starting line-up when they face the Gunners in a Premier
COUNCIL bosses are being urged to ban a circus at the centre of an elephant abuse storm from coming to Blackburn this summer. Bobby Roberts Super Circus has hit the headlines after secret footage was released by animal rights campaigners showing
A VIOLIN thought to have belonged to the Colne bandmaster who played on as the Titanic sank could have been found 99 years since the disaster. Tests are being carried out on a violin thought to have belonged to Wallace Hartley, who famously
Water company United Utilities unleashed a monster beneath the sewers of Lancashire in an online April Fools stunt to highlight the perils of flushing inappropriate items down the loo. The creature, which appears on grainy CCTV footage shot
