SEAN Dyche praised an all-round team effort following Championship leaders Burnley's 2-0 win over nearest rivals QPR. The Clarets stretched their winning run to eight games, after a Danny Ings double condemned Harry Redknapp's side to their first league
A TEEN banned driver who clocked up 120mph in a police motorway chase around midnight has been jailed for a year. Burnley Crown Court was told how Ali Khan, who also reached 110mph on a 50mph road in his Mazda RX-8, got from Failsworth in Manchester
WHEN you turn back your clocks in the kitchen, lounge, bedroom and car this weekend, spare a thought for Dave Grayson. The clock repairer will need all hands on deck when he puts 50 clocks back an hour at his shop. Holden Wood Antiques owner
AN injury-time own goal ensured Rovers snatched a point from a breathless Lancashire derby featuring two penalties and two red cards. Blackpool opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Tom Ince’s spot-kick. But Rovers were level eight
DANNY Ings was at the double to sink second placed QPR and stretch Burnley's lead at the top of the Championship to three points. Ings broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, showing great composure at the end of a wonderful link-up with strike
TRADERS have called for free parking in the run-up to Christmas to boost festive shopping in Clitheroe. Ribble Valley Borough Council is considering the request from the Chamber of Trade as it carries out a review of all parking. Traders and
PETER Murphy was the late, late hero as Accrington Stanley made it two wins on the spin as they piled on the pain for Morecambe in the Lancashire derby. The Shrimps have not beaten Stanley now for 13 matches - a run dating back to the club's days
A SIX-year-old girl touched by the death of Drummer Lee Rigby is leading the next generation of the Royal British Legion. Emily-Rose Hughes, a pupil at Peel Park Primary in Accrington, is thought to be the only Legion mascot in the country.
A WELL-known photographer and humanist minister - renowned as a champion of Burnley’s past and present - has died at the age of 87. Tributes have been paid to Hayward Lynn Millard, a founder member of Burnley Civic Trust and staunch supporter of
Mostly warm applause for Charlie Austin on his return when his name is read out for the team line-ups Players are going through last-minute warm-up routines. Captains shake hands Game underway after a false start Joey Barton finds Karl Henry
4:30pm SUB for Blackpool as Ricardo Fuller is replaced by Steve Davies. 2-1. 71 mins. 4:28pm From Tom Cairney free kick Jordan Rhodes header easily saved by Matthew Gilks. 2
SCOTT Arfield sits out this afternoon's top of the table clash between leaders Burnley and second placed Queens Park Rangers. The midfielder, who scored the winner last week at Ipswich Town to keep the Clarets top, is sidelined with a groin strain.
A MOTHER has paid tribute to her only son, described as her 'rock', who was killed in a car crash early today. Market trader Oliver Jones, 20, lost control of his Citroen Saxo on a right hand bend of the A59 Clitheroe Road in Sawley. His car
THE BISHOP of Blackburn’s right hand man was enjoying his own big day at the town’s cathedral today - and this time, wedding bells will chime. A week after attending his boss’s inauguration, Bishop’s chaplain Toby Webber will today be waiting at
STUDENTS graduating from Blackburn College’s University Centre were honoured at a special ceremony. Principal Ian Clinton paid tribute to the hard work of hundreds of students as he addressed his final graduation ceremony as the college’s head
VILE Twitter trolls sparked outrage by claiming Clarets star Ross Wallace had died in a car crash. Rumours were started by an account purporting to be a Celtic supporters’ page which said: 'Ross wallace has been announced dead , rip to a former
CHARLIE Austin may not have kicked a ball for Burnley in 2013/14, but goalkeeper Tom Heaton believes the striker has still played a part in the Clarets’ success this season. Austin went through the whole of pre-season under Sean Dyche only to leave for
A cracking renewal of the Racing Post Trophy looks well up to scratch and Kingston Hill can take what is the final Group One of the year to be staged in Britain. The Doncaster showpiece is invariably won by a smart horse, and the list of recent
ADRIAN Morley took just 12 seconds to clean out Robbie Kerns in the only England vs Australia test clash I ever witnessed. Justifiably definitely, Morley played no further part in that contest and Kerns was able to screw his head back on. Minus
AN Accrington mum is celebrating reaching a landmark in her £1million charity mission. Susan Johnson has helped to raise more than £800,000 in 25 years, and has collected more than £40,000 so far this year. The 57-year-old mother-of-two
ARMED police told residents to stay in their homes after reports of a firearms incident in Blackburn. Dozens of officers carrying guns were called to Parklands Way, off Heys Lane, at 6.30am yesterday. Witnesses said they saw police sat waiting
WHEN England take to the field for their Rugby League World Cup opener with Australia at the Millennium Stadium today one man will be wearing a smile wider than most. For Brian Foley, who is from the Pendle area, can take pride from knowing that
BLACKBURN Hawks go into this weekend’s double header without Chris Arnone after their captain was handed a two-match ban for comments made on Twitter. Hawks will be attempting to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season, a 2-1 home
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Jason Lowe paid tribute to his manager after signing a contract extension that will tie him to the club until 2017. After penning fresh terms yesterday the 22-year-old hailed the role Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has played
DJ Campbell says there would be no sweeter place to score his first Blackburn Rovers goal than his former club Blackpool today. But the fit-again striker, who is making his first return to Bloomfield Road, would happily wait another game to get
THE blocking of controversial plans for a car wash in the Whitehall area of Darwen by the council has been upheld by a government inspector. In April, the planning committee turned down the scheme for a second time, despite the proposals being
JAMES Gray believes his appearances for the Northern Ireland under 21 team gave him the confidence he needed to find his best form at Accrington Stanley. Gray did not even make the bench for Stanley’s first game of the season at Newport but is now their
A BRIDE and groom were left standing at the altar after their best man was arrested on the morning of the wedding. Blackburn magistrates heard Wayne Anthony Russell went to his parent’s home to ‘scrub up’ for his role as best man. But he ended
SEAN Dyche has warned Burnley against putting too much emphasis on the ‘ex’ factor today. Charlie Austin returns to face his old club for the first time since making his summer switch from Turf Moor to QPR. After ending last season as the runaway top
WHEN Burnley kick-off their top of the table clash with QPR this afternoon they will have the backing of an enthusiastic group of supporters in an unlikely location. Children from the Otter Project, in Cape Town, will be donning their Clarets shirts
SAT over a coffee in his town centre flat, local government reporter Bill Jacobs asked Mr Straw 12 key questions. 1. What was your greatest political achievement? “The single one I’d select is establishing the Macpherson inquiry into the Stephen
FORMER Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair “Jack Straw is a true Labour giant. I was lucky enough to have him in cabinet throughout my time as Prime Minister, where he put his brilliant mind to work on two of the most challenging briefs: Home and Foreign
Jack Straw’s announcement last night that he would not fight the next General Election took most people by surprise. Local government reporter Bill Jacobs has covered the Essex boy who became ‘Mr Blackburn’ both at Westminster and in the town for more
JACK Straw last night announced he is stepping down as MP for Blackburn at the next general election. He surprised a meeting of the town’s Labour Party by telling them he was too old to represent the constituency for another seven years. The
