Archive

  • Young Clarets progress in FA Youth Cup

    BURNLEY YTH 3 IPSWICH TOWN YTH 1 STEVE Hewitt was at the double tonight to help Burnley come from behind to progress to the last 16 of FA Youth Cup, and extend their winning run to 13 games. Watched by manager Eddie Howe, the young Clarets

  • Colne roofer admits breach of health and safety

    A ROOFER caught working without safety equipment on a roof in Pendle tried to shout down a health and safety inspector, a court heard. Ross Singleton, 23, and colleagues were working above the Deb N Hair salon in Skipton Road, Barrowford, when inspector

  • Burnley burglar broke into neighbour's house through loft

    A BURGLAR who broke into his neighbour’s house through the loft space has been jailed for four years. Sean Nerney, of Ellis Street, Burnley, broke into the house in December and rummaged through every room, removing floorboards and leaving with copper

  • Lancashire specialist care unit for Huntingdon's Disease closes

    A SPECIALIST unit which cares for people suffering from Huntingdon’s Disease has closed. Frank Gardham House, run by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, was established in 1994 to treat patients with the inherited and irreversible degenerative disease

  • Ribble Valley haunted pub trail

    SIX HISTORIC rural pubs which are reputedly haunted are to be the subject of coach tours designed to attract visitors. Ghostly stories from the hostelries, all in the Ribble Valley, have been collected by tour guide and storyteller Simon Entwistle.

  • Hapton cancer-stricken bride brings wedding forward

    A CANCER-stricken bride-to-be has brought forward her wedding after doctors told her she had just months to live. Primary school teacher Kathy Nutter, 31, and her fiancé Carl Morris, 40, originally set a date for April 10. But after Kathy’s cancer

  • Keith Andrews may still have a future at Blackburn Rovers

    KEITH Andrews is in talks with Blackburn Rovers about his future – with Steve Kean refusing to rule out the Irish international having an Ewood Park future. The midfielder has spent this season on loan at Ipswich Town but, having returned to Rovers on

  • Review: Take Me Out, ITV1

    A SPONTANEOUS outbreak of ‘Paddy love’ swamped our TV screens as Take Me Out returned for prime time viewing on Saturday night. The format is simple — 30 man-hungry women looking for a date circle some helpless hunk rather like a pride of lions ganging

  • Come Dine with Me returns to East Lancashire

    HIT TV show Come Dine with Me has returned to East Lancashire, with hilarious antics on view all next week. Would-be chefs from Blackburn and Burnley will be seen pitted against each other in a bid to scoop the £1,000 prize. Nigel Womack, owner

  • What's on: Lewis Costello, Blackburn, January 18

    LIFE is getting harder for Blackburn comedian Lewis Costello — but he couldn’t be happier about it. Lewis first got up on stage as a 15-year-old schoolboy for a five minute slot at the Blackburn with Darwen Comedy Festival in 2008. Now, with his

  • Rossendale man jailed for growing £16k drugs farm

    A PLASTERER who had a £16,000 cannabis factory at his home, has been locked up for 14 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how self-employed Marc Thripp, 26, was growing 39 plants in two silver foil lined tents in an upstairs bedroom. The

  • So, no new year talk about smoking please!

    IS it me, or do people kind of become a little cranky during the month of January? I know it is a mind-numbingly depressing time of year, especially as it hasn’t stopped raining for what seems like an eternity. Oh, and the wind. What is it with

  • Jack Straw calls for complete reform of motor insurance industry

    BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw said he would ‘not rest’ until there had been a complete reform of the motor insurance industry. Last year Mr Straw revealed the industry’s ‘dirty secret’ – that companies themselves were selling on clients’ details to personal

  • Public loos will always be needed

    PUBLIC toilets have been in decline for many years. Once upon a time you could find them in parks, town centres or near bus stops but many have been locked up due to vandalism or lack of use. Now eight more are being shut in the Ribble Valley –

  • Reducing risk of sudden death

    I WAS saddened to read (LT, January 10) of the sudden death of Mark Christian Allott (pictured) at the age of 36. Our thoughts are with his family and all who knew Mark. SADS UK is often contacted by people whose lives have been shattered when

  • NHS East Lancashire's £1.7m overspend after A&E unit closed

    THE closure of Rochdale’s A&E unit has put more pressure on East Lancashire’s hospitals – and contributed to a £1.7million budget overspend. Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust shut down the accident and emergency unit in April last year, despite

  • Mill Hill drug user raped girls in woods

    A DRUG addict has been told he faces a long jail sentence after being convicted of raping two teenage girls. Simon Kay, 41, formerly of Angela Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, repeatedly raped one of the girls in concealed wooded areas in Blackburn

  • Blackburn girl's body rejected lung transplant, inquest heard

    A NINE-year-old girl who was the youngest person to undergo a double lung transplant died after her body rejected the organ, an inquest heard. Mariam Imran was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition effecting the respiratory and digestive

  • Bosses apologise at 'no travellers' sign at Blackburn Ice Arena

    BOSSES at Blackburn’s Ice Arena have apologised and launched an investigation after a ‘no travellers’ sign was placed in the reception. A duty manager at the rink put the sign up following a series of incidents. It stayed on view in the main reception

  • Ex-Rovers ace Mike Ferguson fears dark days at Ewood Park

    AS some Blackburn Rovers fans look like growing increasingly resigned to ultimately losing their Premier League survival bid, one former Ewood Park favourite can’t help but draw comparisons to dark days of the past. Mike Ferguson has many

  • Darwen Tower dome replaced

    Darwen Tower's dome has been replaced today. Apprentice engineers at Darwen-based WEC have worked hard to get it ready, and now the 900kg traffic grey dome has been put it in place by helicopter. Gales blew the dome off the top

  • Ribble Valley MP’s tribute to ‘Mr Clitheroe’

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘passionate campaigner’ known as ‘Mr Clitheroe’. Peter Moore, 75, passed away peacefully at his home in the town on Wednesday. The grandfather-of-four was well-known for his work as chairman of Ribble Valley Rail and

  • Blackburn commuters set for car parking changes

    COMMUTERS will have to find new places to park when restrictions are introduced at around 20 streets near Blackburn town centre. Town hall bosses said the move, which limit motorists to a two or three-hour stay, will benefit traders, schools and shoppers

  • So that was Christmas

    All tinsel & mistletoe gone, presents opened, vouchers spent, sales visited. So that was Christmas. 2012 now well under way. Leap Year, HRH the Queen's Diamond, Euro football finals, the Olympics...some reasons to be cheerful? Have you got

  • Hats off to Antony Worrall-Thompson

    HATS off to TV chef Antony Worrall-Thompson – or at least the PR person who has been advising him – for the way he has handled the fall out following his arrest for shoplifting. In case you missed the story in the papers over the weekend, police

  • Paddling pool revival hopes for Darwen's Sunnyhurst Wood

    A SILT-riddled paddling pool in a Darwen wood could be cleaned up for good if an application for funding comes through. The paddling pool at Sunnyhurst Wood has been an ongoing issue with people in the area for several years. Now, with hopes of

  • Blackburn Rovers boss: I'll talk to wantaway skipper Samba

    STEVE Kean will hold talks with want-away defender Chris Samba on Friday and will make it clear to Blackburn Rovers’ skipper he is ‘not for sale’. The Rovers boss declined to comment directly on quotes made by Samba in a French newspaper

  • Open letter to Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s

    Open letter to Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s Dear Mrs Desai As the civic leader for the area most connected to your football club, I am sure you will not be surprised that I have growing concerns about the reports that I am getting

  • Anderson relishing London trip for Groves fight

    KENNY Anderson’s rematch against George Groves is due to take place in London on March 3 after Frank Warren won the purse bid for the fight. The Gisburn-based boxer came close to springing a major upset when he knocked down the highly-rated Groves in

  • Accrington Stanley looking for more glory at Crown Ground

    ACCRINGTON Stanley will aim to build on their stunning home record and possibly even move into the League Two play-off places when they host Barnet tomorrow. The Reds have moved to ninth position following their 2-0 win at Burton, which extended their

  • Ramsbottom son in search for missing mother in Lanzarote

    THE son of a woman who went missing while on holiday in Lanzarote has been leading a search party made up of 13 Ramsbottom relatives. Margaret Holt, 65, has not been seen since December 23 when she went out walking. Her son and daughter-in-law,

  • Burnley boss Howe: This is just the start for David Edgar

    EDDIE Howe believes this is just the beginning of David Edgar’s Clarets career after securing a 12-month contract extension for the defender. The Burnley manager is the third Edgar has worked under since arriving at Turf Moor in the summer

  • Accrington's ‘ghetto’ streets set for a revamp

    BOARDED up properties described as a ‘ghetto’ will be transformed into smart low-carbon homes. Plans to transform Accrington’s ‘worst streets’ in Woodnook will see houses in the Royds and Augusta Street area converted into larger family homes. A

  • Ramsbottom school closed

    A Rossendale Valley primary school is to closed today due to electrical work taking place nearby. Emmanuel Holcombe Primary school on Helmshore Road, Holcombe Village is to reopen on Monday 16 January 16. Electricity NorthWest are working nearby