ON-LOAN Blackburn Rovers youngster Micah Evans helped Accrington Stanley to come from behind and secure a point at Hereford United in League Two. Yoann Arquin fired the hosts ahead in the fifth minute but Evans came off the bench to level with 18 minutes
STEVE Kean has been told there is no bumper transfer ‘war chest’ available to him next month – as owner’s Venky’s consider selling some of Rovers’ prized assets to finance any squad rebuild. Ahead of the trip to Old Trafford, Kean has called
Young Rovers' star Adam Henley has signed a new deal with the club. Henley, 17, has put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year professional contract. Manager Steve Kean said: "Adam has shown great ability and maturity to emerge as a key member of the
A WORKING men’s club could close down if it fails to raise enough cash to pay the bills. Highfield Working Men’s Club in Radcliffe Street, Darwen, has struggled with debts for a couple of years. But now, an unpaid electricity bill could be the final
A PUBLIC meeting has been called over controversial changes to heart services for part of the Rossendale valley. Patients in Bacup and Whitworth, and parts of Waterfoot and Stacksteads, have previously attended Rochdale Infirmary for cardiac services
PENSIONERS who have not yet received their Winter Fuel Payment should wait until January before contacting the government. That’s the advice of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) which has issued over 12,000,000 tax-free payments this year,
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who bravely battled a brain tumour has died. Shaylee Houghton was diagnosed with the rare tumour, known as grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme, in August. After a courageous four-month battle with the illness she died
THE funeral of Madison Allan will take place at Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday, January 5. The seven-year-old died on Boxing Day after battling Neuroblastoma most of her life. A horse-drawn carriage will leave Madison’s home, in Lord
THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Liberal Democrats has backed a campaign to stop a huge wind turbine being erected at Cranberry Moor in Darwen. The owners of Pleasant View Farm, in Darwen, have applied to erect an 88.5-metre high wind turbine
Derek Cianfrance’s slow-burning portrait of a marriage in crisis is distinguished by tour-de-force performances from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as the husband and wife in emotional freefall. The writer-director employs a fractured chronology
Truth may be stranger than fiction but it’s seldom more entertaining, especially when projected on to a big screen at 24 frames per second. The Lady is an epic love story based on the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Burmese
It was the series which brought a young Diana Vickers to national prominence and in which Alexandra Burke beat boyband JLS in the final, but 2008’s X Factor is probably still best remembered for the exit of Laura White. In spite of being
AFTER 25 years on the road and thousands of live shows, East Lancashire audiences will have one last chance to see The Hamsters before they call it a day. The all-action guitar band will be playing tribute to ZZ Top and Jimi Hendrix at Colne
The festive period can have a funny effect on you. Decisions you make are very often very different to what you would normally make — so late on Boxing Day night after a shift at Telegraph Towers it was perhaps to be expected that I would head off
FORGET Downton, Doctor Who or the perennial gloomfest that is EastEnders — the highlight of the Christmas schedule had to be the series finale of Boardwalk Empire on Sky Atlantic on Christmas Eve. The show backed by Martin Scorsese arrived in a blaze
COMEDIAN Justin Moorhouse is to star in a new version of Jim Cartwright’s Two at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Moorhouse, who is also a successful radio presenter and appeared on Phoenix Nights, plays a range of characters in the play, set in
MANY people will count themselves lucky to have a good takeaway within walking distance of home. But it’s an even greater treat to have a friendly, good quality restaurant a short stroll from your doorstep. The Royal Phoenix has a comprehensive
Campo Viejo Rioja Reserva 2006, £10.99, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose. The small wintery opened in 1959 is now probably the biggest brand name in Spanish Rioja. This is an example with 18 months barrel ageing before it was bottled. Tempranillo
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, Pinto Grigio 2011, £8.99, Sainsbury’s Villa Maria is probably New Zealand’s best-known and best-selling makers of Sauvignon Blanc but this white is a little different. A total of 45 per cent is Pinot Grigio which adds
The area around Settle has always been one of my very favourite winter walks because it is easy to reach from East Lancashire is always a place full of bustle, interest, good eating and shopping. Start at the Golden Lion Inn, which was built in about
A MAN who died after falling from a bridge on to an East Lancashire motorway has been named. Police said they are not treating the death of Leigh Harker, 35, of Clayton Brook, as suspicious. Officers were called to junction one of the
EDDIE Howe has insisted that Zavon Hines can still become a success at Burnley despite the forward falling down the Turf Moor pecking order in recent weeks. Hines, capable of playing either up front or on the wing, joined the Clarets from West
DAVID Dunn insists Rovers can defy the odds to secure Premier League survival – but admits experienced reinforcements are needed. The stalwart midfielder believes Monday’s brave 1-1 draw at Anfield showed they have not lost the fight to retain
CHARITIES have been forced to turn people away after a dramatic rise in homelessness across East Lancashire. More than 2,600 people applied for emergency housing help in East Lancashire this year. In Blackburn with Darwen alone, 425
I have survived the madness of the sales by not attending them. I did however make an appearance this Wednesday after the crazy people had gone home. I was on the lookout for a new TV but realised after a couple of hours of strolling through the
A MUM whose daughter was born with heart problems is backing the Heart of Blackburn Appeal. Rachel O’Brien held a party for her 40th birthday and asked her friends and family members for donations to the British Heart Foundation’s campaign, which aims
A WINDFALL of nearly £50million is now available to county council bosses in Lancashire after shrewd investment in government gilts. The dividend should help to lessen the impact of the projected £179million three-year savings package currently
EDDIE Howe fears that FIFA’s plan to ban clubs from signing loan players outside of the transfer window could disadvantage Burnley in the years to come. Football League clubs currently have special dispensation to make ‘emergency’ loan signings
PEOPLE throughout East Lancashire are feeling the pinch because of the tight economic times we live in. Families, the unemployed and those on fixed pensions are all having to face belt-tightening to keep within budgets, and it is a struggle. But
AN historic Darwen building has been taken over and revamped in a bid to bring in more visitors. The Olde English Kiosk in Sunnyhurst Wood was built for the community in Darwen in 1912, and has become a popular venue for weddings and other family celebrations
A LEARNER driver who flipped his car after speeding over a canal bridge in Burnley has been fined £335. Shaun David Anness, 24, was driving along Barden Lane when he lost control of his Mazda MX5, magistrates in Burnley were told. The car hit a
SUPPORTERS of a charity calendar in aid of East Lancashire soldiers will be out in force over the New Year weekend. Family and friends of Jordan Bancroft, the Earby lance corporal shot dead in Afghanistan, are behind the ‘Bare All For The Duke’s’ effort
A STREET in Brierfield has been labelled a ‘ghetto’ by a councillor who wants the eyesore block improved. Labour councillor Naeem Ashraf said Pendle Council had turned Railway Street into a ‘shambles’ and said money had been wasted in the area.
A BLACKBURN restaurant owner has outbid Marco Pierre White to takeover a Ribble Valley pub. Earlier this year it was revealed the celebrity chef was planning to turn the centuries-old Assheton Arms, in Downham, into a traditional public house
PEOPLE in the North West are the biggest users of anti-depressant and anxiety drugs, according to new research. A study by The Co-operative Pharmacy into antidepressant and anxiety drug dispensing found use had risen 26 per cent and cost the health
A FORMER Accrington and Rossendale student who excelled during his apprenticeship is now a carpenter for the Royal Family. Peter Kernen, of Park Road, Waterfoot is one of a group of joiners who maintains one of the Queen of England’s official residencies
EIGHT people lost their lives while at work in Lancashire last year and 661 suffered a major injury, according to the latest statistics. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a fresh warning about workplace safety after the number of deaths
THE man who battles for the rights of police officers in Lancashire is stepping down after three decades with the force. Dublin-born inspector John O’Reilly, who has been chairman of Lancashire Police Federation for the past three years, will
TWO East Lancashire MPs have secured a House of Commons debate, calling for better rail services to and from Manchester. Blackburn MP Jack Straw, and Darwen MP Jake Berry will make the case for improvements to the Clitheroe to Manchester line
STEVE Kean is still waiting for the green light to capture his main January transfer targets – after admitting he still had no clue what his budget was for the crucial month ahead. Blackburn Rovers travel to Manchester United on Saturday bottom
