AN 'ANGRY' voluntary worker who smashed a vulnerable man's face in because, he claimed, his victim owed him £40, has been locked up for four years. The Burnley victim, who has learning difficulties, was kicked and punched by drunken Kieron Findlay,
TOILETS at Colne bus station are to be demolished after Pendle Council found ‘serious’ structural issues with them. The facilities have been closed for a while because of problems caused by unstable ground conditions, but the council has now decided
A MAN has appeared before magistrates in Cornwall charged with the murder of a former Rossendale man. Kevin Cooper, 33, from Redruth, was accused of killing David Alderson, who is originally from Rawtenstall and whose body was found in mine works on
A MINING museum has secured lottery funding to help improve facilities. Woodend Mining Museum, in Reedley Hallows, near Burnley, has been awarded £9,932, which will primarily help pay for a new roof. They will also use the cash to tile the inside
A 25-YEAR-OLD man was knocked unconscious during an unprovoked assault in a Burnley nightclub. The man suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket in the attack at Posh nightclub, in Ormerod Street, between 1am and 3am on January 19. Officers are
FAILING to clear piles of rubbish at the back of a Blackburn home ended up costing its residents more than £1,400. Patricia Manning and Gavin Wilson of Parkinson Street were ordered by the council to remove and dispose of the waste found close to the
THE dilapidated former Rossendale United FC ground has been branded a ‘blight on the area’ by council leaders. Council leader Alyson Barnes and regeneration chief, Coun Andy MacNae, said talks were being held with owner Rossendale United Holdings Limited
It was a heart-breaking debut for Longshaw as they went out of this year’s North West Small Tables Championship at the first hurdle against Blackpool’s Excelsior No 2. It was tension from start to finish as almost every frame went to the pink or
ENTRIES are now being taken for the annual Fosters Golden Cue snooker competition. Some of the best snooker players from Burnley and the surrounding area will contest the competition which will again be fought out on small and large tables.
LONGSHAW B caused an upset in the Blackburn and Darwen Snooker League’s Danny Hogan Memorial Cup to book a place in the quarter finals. The Division Two high-fliers came out on top in a thrilling clash with First Division side Punch. The drama
AN all-terrain vehicle supplied for countryside police in East Lancashire has still not hit the roads amid delays over insuring and fuelling the vehicle. Councillors in Colne are now set to write to Chief Constable Steve Finnegan because the Land Rover
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl accosted by a flasher had the presence of mind to take his photograph on her mobile phone. Blackburn magistrates heard pervert Shakeel Malik had pulled up alongside the girl in his car. And her photo showed him with a smile on his
A CLARETS legend who is suffering from incurable cancer tied the knot in front of family and friends from around the world. Ian Britton, 58, who scored arguably the most important goal in Burnley’s history to keep them in the Football League in 1987
A 34-YEAR-OLD woman has been found dead near her home. Family members reported the woman missing on Saturday afternoon after she failed to return to her Longridge home from a night out on Friday. A search was launched and a body was found at 3am today
HEALTH bosses have hailed a ‘huge step forward’ for East Lancashire’s emergency ward after it hit a key target for the first time in several months. Waiting times at Royal Blackburn Hospital’s much-criticised A&E ward have improved dramatically in the
JOBS will be axed at the council if staff turn down voluntary redundancies, refuse to go part-time, or job share, it was announced. Council bosses plan to save around £800,000 through cuts to the back office, but said front line services will be protected
