PLANS to ban smoking in cars carrying children have been welcomed by the county council. MPs voted in favour by almost two thirds to one to amend the Children and Families Bill, which could lead to a ban. Health experts at Lancashire County
A BLACKBURN resident operating a scrap metal business from his rented home has been evicted after neighbours complained to the council. Borough housing and neighbourhoods boss Arshid Mahmood reveals the events leading up to the eviction in a report
A BURNLEY school is to be used as a role model across the UK for its pupils' good behaviour. Blessed Trinity RC College, in Ormerod Road, has introduced a number of measures to improve behaviour including banning mobile phones and make-up.
FIRE chiefs in Lancashire have voted to delay the relocation of their headquarters amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of the service. County fire authority members have decided to delay shifting their HQ from Fulwood, near Preston, to Euxton
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer will be banned from watching his side’s Championship clash at Reading from the touchline after he admitted an FA misconduct charge. Bowyer has also been fined £3,000 as punishment for his conduct after Rovers’
A RIBBLE Valley pub has been crowned the best in the country by the Campaign For Real Ale. The Swan With Two Necks, in Pendleton, will be formally presented with the award today after emerging victorious in only its second bid for the coveted prize
A RIBBLE Valley primary school is set to lose out on more than £20,000 worth of funding after only five children signed up to start reception in September. Sabden Primary School aims to have around 15 children in each class but is set to be two
A 29-year-old Langho woman who was killed when she was hit by a train last Sunday has been indentified as Lisa Loughney - a former pupil of St Augustine’s RC High School. Emergency services were called to the scene near Langho railway station at
A SERVICE to mark Women’s World Day of Prayer will be held at Cambridge Street Methodist Church, in Lodge Street, Accrington, at 1.30pm on Friday, March 7.
TICKETS have gone on sale for a pantomime in Great Harwood. Dick Whittington and his Amazing Cat, by Geoff Grundy, will be performed by Trinity Players at Trinity Church, in King Street, at 7pm on February 27 and 28, and March 7 and 8. Tickets cost
FORMER Hyndburn mayor Malcolm Pritchard has defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The former Labour and independent councillor said he was switching to ‘prevent slurs that he is a Tory in disguise’.
A ‘FOSSIL walk’ will be held in Great Harwood on Sunday. The two and-a-half mile walk will take in quarries, brooks, fossils, waterfalls, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The walk, led by Nigel Brooke from Hyndburn Ramblers, will start
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a barber’s shop in London Road, Blackburn, after an electrical fuse caught fire. The barber managed to put the fire out.
RESIDENTS in the Roe Lee ward of Blackburn can raise any neighbourhood issues and to help solve the problems at a community meeting on Monday at 6pm at the Community Base in Peridot Close.
A 34-YEAR-OLD woman has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with robbing a 61-year-old woman in her home on Sunday. Sarah Woodward, of Leach Street, Blackburn, was sent in custody to Preston Crown Court charged with robbing Christine
A MOTHER and her boyfriend have been released on bail pending further enquiries after a dog mauled an 11-month-old baby to death in Blackburn. Police confirmed that a detailed investigation was underway following the death of baby Ava-Jayne Marie
FREE room hire for events and functions are being offered at Bacup Hub and St Mary’s Chambers in Rawtenstall. For more information about the venue, call the number 01706 875550.
COVER group, the Intimate Rat Pack, will be performing at Bacup Royal Court Theatre on Friday, March 7 at 7.30pm. The group will sing such hits as My Way, Mr Bojangles, New York New York, Come Fly With Me and others. Tickets are £16, or £14.50
GREENSCLOUGH and Irwell ward councillors will hold a surgery at Rossendale Citizens Advice Bureau, in King Street, Bacup, on Friday, March 7 from 9.30am to 12.30pm. To book an appointment, call 0844 499 4121 from a landline, or alternatively 0300
ALL of the candidates running for the Ramsbottom seat in next month’s by-election have been announced. Robert Hodkinson will be running for the Conservatives, Sarah Southworth for Labour, David Foss, for the Lib Dems, Glyn Heath, for the Green
THE committee at West Bradford Village Hall will hold its annual meeting tonight at 8pm. The gathering is open to residents.
THE Ribblesdale Camera Club will host a talk next month. The lecture by Stephen Robinson will be held at The Pavilion in Grindleton on Tuesday, March 4. It will take place from 7.30pm at the venue in Sawley Road.
CLITHEROE Scouts will be celebrating their Founders’ Day at a service later this month. The service will be held at St Mary Magdalene’s Church in the town at 2pm on February 23. The event is part of the group’s centenary celebrations.
THE Ribble Valley Meditation Group is set to meet in Langho to mark the Pisces New Moon. The group will meet on February 28 at The Sanctuary of Healing. The free event will be held from 1pm to 3pm. For more information call 01254 825976.
A DINNER dance is planned in Longridge for the Chordoma UK cancer charity. The event will take place at Ferrari’s Country House Hotel, Thornley, on February 22, from 7.45pm. There will be a three-course dinner and tickets cost £22.50. For
COUNCIL bosses are to meet the owners of the wooded garden area at Turney Crook Mews, Colne, to discuss taking control of the site.
THE Barnoldswick Let’s Walk and Talk group celebrates its ninth anniversary next Tuesday. Members will set off for a walk at 11.30am then have lunch at the Frank Street Centre.
A MEETING of the Friends of Ball Grove Park will take place next week to discuss ways of improving the park. It is to be held on Tuesday at The Cottontree Inn, Trawden, from 7pm to 9pm, and all are welcome.
MASOOD Ahmed, 36, of Leeds Road, Nelson, was sent for crown court trial on unconditional bail accused of producing cannabis and dishonestly using electricity on October 8.
A SIXTH-form open event for prospective students to find out more about A Levels, and vocational and apprenticeship programmes will be take place at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form on Monday, March 3 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. To find out more, call
MORE than two thirds of people in the North West do not think about their ‘heart health’ until their 50s, according to a survey by a dietary supplement firm.
THE number of dangerous and banned dogs destroyed by police across East Lancashire has risen by almost half in the past three years. New figures obtained by the Lancashire Telegraph show that in 2011, 20 had to be put down after seizure by officers
HOSPITAL bosses said last year’s ‘perfect week’ initiative, in which staff were encouraged to discharge patients quicker and more appropriately, had helped ‘unblock’ beds and ease pressure on staff.
FIRE crews from Burnley were called to a satellite dish that had become dislodged in Beresford Court yesterday afternoon. They used a ladder to take it down.
PUNK rockers The Riflemen of War take to the stage for a hometown gig on Saturday when they play the Jolly Sailor pub in Waterfoot. The veteran covers band, whose line-up includes all-time leading Lancashire League wicket-taker Keith Roscoe, will be
BUGSY Malone, an energetic and action-packed family-friendly musical, will be performed at Pendle Hippodrome Theatre in Colne by the youth theatre group from February 19 to 22. Shows are at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets are
A WOMAN was left with minor injuries after her Nissan Micra collided with a lorry on the Haslingden bypass. The woman's car hit the Mercedes truck at 1.30pm on Monday, leaving an obstruction on the southbound carriageway near the Tesco superstore
EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a drive to get more staff trained in the safeguarding of children. At present, just 57 per cent of staff have received the necessary training, against a target of 80 per cent.
EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is planning to publish daily staffing numbers, comparing ‘actual to planned’, at the entrance to every ward. This follows a national drive for greater transparency in the NHS.
DOCTOR Peter Williams has stepped down from the board of East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group.
AN internal review of staff at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has recommended that another 24 nurses be recruited. The trust is currently in special measures, due to low staffing levels, and has already brought in about 100 new nurses.
A SUPPORT group for dementia sufferers and their carers will meet at Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Clitheroe on Friday, February 21, from 10am to 12 noon. For details call 01282 421233.
THERE has been an eight per cent increase in the number of patients admitted to hospitals in the North West due to eating disorders, according to new figures. Statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed there were
COMPLAINTS of bogus callers targeting Piccadilly Road, in Burnley, have been made to police at a recent meeting.
POLICE are to increase patrols around Nairne Street, in Burnley, after complaints of anti-social behaviour in the area were made by residents.
RAMBLERS from Burnley will be taking a seven-mile walk from Whalley on Sunday. Walkers should meet at 10am in the Centenary Way car park, Burnley. For more details, call 01282 420033.
THERE will be a stop smoking clinic at Yorkshire Street Medical Centre in Burnley at 5pm tomorrow. For details, call 01254 283370, or 0800 3286297.
A POLICE and Community Together meeting for the Coalclough and Deerplay area will be held at Fold Community Centre in Venice Ave, Burnley, on Tuesday, February 25 at 6pm.
HIGHLY-rated band The Southmartins have been lined up for the debut Lancashire gig at Lowerhouse Cricket Club in Burnley on Saturday, May 10, it has been announced, and tickets are now on sale.
TWO vehicles were involved in an early morning crash in Railway Street, Nelson yesterday. Nobody was injured in the incident, which happened around 6.50am. Fire crews were called after smoke was reported coming from engine, but it was found
A FIRM has revealed plans to almost double its workforce. JRT Holdings (UK) Limited has just bought land in Lower Philips Road, on the Whitebirk Industrial Estate near Blackburn and hopes to get planning permission to build a warehouse so it can
HEALTH visitor Barbara Caren has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award by bosses at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust. The nomination by the trust’s chief executive recognises the support and guidance she has given to young families.
PLASTERER turned union activist turned TV star Ricky Tomlinson was impressed by the decorative work at Blackburn Town Hall when he visited this week for UNISON’s annual meeting. The Royle Family star said: “If there’s ever a war, I’m coming here
The Heeks Family present a £1,200 cheque to Derian House at the Hungry Horse, Ewood. The money was raised from a sponsored walk completed by 42 people which took them from the children’s hospice in Chorley to the pub along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ANOTHER sharp increase in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has prompted warnings of an ‘unfolding public health disaster’. And East Lancashire health campaigner Gordon Dixon has called for more awareness of the condition, saying there
THE building of the Leeds Liverpool canal had a major effect on the towns and villages of East Lancashire. When work started in Foulridge in the late 1780s, an army of navvies descended on the area to cut the navigation lines and build the locks
STACEY Kemp was left to put on a brave face after another fall cost her and figure skating partner David King dear at the Winter Olympics in Russia. The eight-time British champions were disappointed with the short programme in last week’s team figure
A LOOK back at Church Street, Blackburn, in the early 1900s, which appeared in Bygones the other week, showed the range of stores on this major shopping hub. In the background, jutting out on the right was the gents’ outfitters Beaty Bros, where
SEPTEMBER 12, 1963 A plane crash in the Pyrenees killed all on board. Three dozen holidaymakers and a crew of four perished when a Colne chartered holiday airliner, flying to Perpignon in Southern France crashed during a violent storm.
IT’S a search that’s been ongoing for more than a decade for former engineer and company boss Alan Duffy. But he’s determined to track down a Blackburn woman, who has connections with his family, and reunite her with some old photographs. His
BURNLEY reporter Suzanne Geldard gives her player ratings for last night's 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers. Do you agree with the ratings? Have your say using the comment facility below. Suzanne Geldard's ratings: Tom Heaton 7: Survived a couple of early
THE Fuse Factory, as it was known among its workers, played an important part in the Second World War. Blackburn’s Royal Ordnance Factory produced fuses for the shells and bombs that would later fall on the Western desert and German cities, including
As a youngster, Ron Greenwood used to spend endless hours playing and watching football on Worsthorne ‘rec’. As he played, the field was one day his Wembley and Turf Moor the next – despite the howling wind and occasional cow pat. What made
SWEETS and cakes will no longer be handed out to celebrate the birthdays of pupils at a Bacup School. The decision by the parent and teachers association at Britannia Community Primary School comes after a parents panel decided sweet treats would
VOLUNTARY groups in the Ribble Valley have been urged to apply for council grants. Organisations that provide services or facilities, meeting the need of communities in the area may be eligible for grant support towards their revenue or capital
PLANS to build a two-storey annex building for rehabilitating injured and infirm police officers have been passed. The proposal for St Michaels Lodge, Northcote Road in Langho was approved by Ribble Valley Borough Council. The application was
RUNNERS have been told to dust off their trainers, dig out their running kit and to take part in a charity run in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle. Three runs will be held in aid of the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on March 23, covering one, three
CLITHEROE man Melrose Diack MBE has been recognised for his work with young people in the Ribble Valley. He was honoured by the Halifax Giving Extra Awards after launching Clitheroe Youth Forum 15 years ago, and for continuing to provide activities
Britain’s Chemmy Alcott , having fought back from the third leg break of her career last August, was understandably delighted with her 19th place finish in the Sochi 2014 women’s downhill on Wednesday. Switzerland’s Dominique Gisin and Slovenian Tina
PUPILS swapped lessons for an 'all expenses' day of pampering at a luxury hotel as a reward for their third outstanding Ofsted report. School bosses organised a party for the 143 pupils of ccc, in Haslingden, at the plush Dunkenhalgh Hotel, in
RAMSBOTTOM United are still waiting to hand a debut to former Paris Saint-Germain youngster Cedric Krou – after being warned they could face another points deduction if they play the Frenchman without international clearance. The Rams have won seven
NELSON will be looking to get among the goals again tonight when they host Holker Old Boys in the quarter finals of the North West Counties First Division Challenge Cup. The Blues won 6-0 at Widnes Vikings on Saturday to extend their lead at the top
ACCRINGTON Stanley are aiming to attract a season ticket holder from each of the other 91 Football League and Premier League clubs to Friday’s home game against Scunthorpe United. The Reds have brought their fixture forward a day in a bid to boost
THE Alan Ayckbourn play ‘Snake in the Grass’ is being presented by The Garrick Theatre at the ACE Centre, Nelson, from tonight until Saturday. The play centres on scatty Miriam and tough Annabel who join forces against Alice, a blackmailer who
YOUNGSTER Ben Chicken impressed as Rossendale Raptors secured a 104-68 victory over Northants Thunder. The local lad led the team in minutes and added 12 points as Raptors flew out of the blocks to build a 20-point first quarter lead which they never
Advice surgeries to discuss residents’ concerns across the borough will be held by MP Andrew Stephenson on Saturday. They kick off at Brierfield Community Centre from 9.15am to 10am, then move to Holmefield House, Barrowford, from 10.15am to 10.45am
ACCRINGTON Stanley will aim to pull off yet another FA Youth Cup upset when they travel to Reading in the last 16 tonight. Stanley face the Royals at the Madejski Stadium at 7pm, with a home quarter final against Liverpool or Watford the prize for the
AN afternoon showing of ‘Kes’, the classic Ken Loach film about a bullied schoolboy who tames and trains a kestrel, will take place at the ACE Centre, Nelson. The film is being shown as part of the last Monday of the month Cream Tea Cinema on Monday
A VALENTINE’S night soul evening featuring Northern Soul and classic Motown takes place on Friday at the Muni, Colne. The evening is set to feature top soul DJs playing the likes of Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, Martha Reeves, Dean Parrish, Junior
Blackburn Rovers Ladies’ FA Women’s Cup third round tie with Middlesbrough on Sunday (2pm) has been moved from the Anchor Ground, Darwen to Curzon Ashton FC.
KEIRA Walsh hit a 13-minute second-half hat-trick as Blackburn Rovers’ Centre of Excellence U17s side romped to a 6-0 home win over Sunderland in the FA Girls Youth Cup quarter-finals. Rovers took a single-goal advantage into the break after Natasha
SAM Joel bagged a brace as Blackburn Rovers Academy returned to winning ways in the U18s Premier League with a 4-2 victory at Manchester United. Joel curled home a free kick to open the scoring in the 29th minute before Modou Cham doubled the advantage
THE Alzheimer’s Society will host a ‘Dementia Friends’ workshop on Friday. And the local MP has teamed up with organisation for the event. Andrew Stephenson said: “After attending a workshop in the House of Commons recently and becoming a ‘
RESIDENTS in Trawden have won their fight against a proposed wind turbine which would have towered over the village’s parish church. More than 100 protests were lodged with Pendle Council over the proposals for a 48.6-metre-high wind turbine at
Hasn't anybody noticed? The world is shrinking. It began subtly enough of course; big glossy vinyl records, the highlight spend of a week's pocket money, slowly evolved into smaller CDs and then into invisible MP3s and 4s. A musical purchase that once
EAST Lancashire has witnessed several horrendous dog attacks and maulings, often involving children. And the problem has been reflected across Britain with several high profile deaths making the headlines in recent times. Last November, four-year-old
HUNDREDS of NHS patients are being sent to private hospitals for MRI scans due to a surge in demand. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has been unable to offer enough scanning appointments this winter, and the problem was compounded when
PLANS to build 270 homes in Colne attracted more than 500 people at a two-day consultation. Plans for the homes on a site known as the ‘Rough’, behind Favordale and off Windermere Avenue, were presented at Colne Cricket Club. Campaign group
A BRIEFING for anyone wanting to become a borough councillor will be held in Burnley next month. Borough and European elections are being staged locally on May 22. The town hall’s election office is offering advice to anyone considering a career
I READ about the man who was knocked unconscious at a Burnley nightclub (LT, February 10). It’s a poor do when you cannot even go out to a night club with out being attacked. noddy57 (via website).
Pathetic – the police seem to continue to court bad press. It’s time for a shake-up and new bosses who have the interest of the public and people in mind. pwitch (via website).
REGARDING your story about the all-terrain vehicle supplied for countryside police in East Lancashire still not hitting the roads (LT, February 8), my first reaction was ‘Unbelievable!’ My second reaction was that it’s all too believable – as was the
SO, the toilets at Colne bus station are to be demolished because of structural defects. That’s a long walk from Colne to Barlick for a loo. Another ‘clown hall’ gaffe. shirtbox2003 (via email).
I WAS amazed to have found out this week that the Ramsbottom by-election on March 6 is set to cost council taxpayers the sum of £12,850. Ramsbottom residents will know that we already have planned council elections in just a few weeks on May 22 anyway
K Keppie is mistaken (LT Letters, February 8). There are no plans to build new houses on Bailey’s Field, Darwen. Bailey’s Field has been allocated as housing land for donkey’s years but no developer has ever built there because of the enormous
IT always saddens me to hear of deaths during either Hajj or Umrah and to have it happen to one of our own, particularly so. Many sacrifices are made to make these pilgrimages but not this. Insha’Allah! My sincere and heartfelt condolences
RE ‘Blackburn Islamic leader killed in Medina hotel blaze’ (LT, February 10) – he will be very sadly missed by all that have known such a humble scholar. He taught so many to memorise the Quran (Hifz), and we were blessed to have him as a teacher
BACK in the 1980s, dog licences cost just 37p. They might as well have not bothered. If something even slightly positive can be hauled from the tragedy of the death of Ava-Jayne Corless, it must surely be a review of this country’s dangerous dog
COUNCILLORS in Burnley are preparing for to put forward proposals for this year’s budget. The budget for 2014/15 is being drawn up in the face of ‘unfair’ government cuts. The council has pledged to protect essential services and improve efficiency
FRESH hopes have emerged over restoring Pendle’s second household waste recycling centre following a review. County councillors have now recommended making extra provisions for the borough after a cabinet working group was set up to assess the
THE west-bound carriageway on the M65 has been re-opened after a six-vehicle pileup. Four people have been taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with ‘minor injuries’ following the crash shortly before 8.30am this morning. The emergency services
TV favourite Davina McCall took a break from her gruelling charity triathlon by stopping off in East Lancashire. The 46-year-old former Big Brother presenter’s seven-day ordeal will see her attempt to run, swim, and cycle more than 500 miles from
Lancashire residents aged 40 to 74 are eligible for a free NHS health check. As people get older, there is a higher risk of developing a condition such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. It is important that everyone between
A NEW study into the link between house prices and average wages has given a crumb of consolation for first-time buyers in Burnley. Housing charity Shelter says in certain parts of England workers would have to earn an extra £100,000 a year to
A 100-YEAR-OLD tree in a Nelson park is to be felled as it has been deemed a potential danger to visitors. The old horse chestnut tree, which overhangs a footpath close to the Old Hall in Marsden Park, is to be cut down. Coun Nadeem Ahmed,
FINAL preparations are under way for the start of First World War commemorations in Hyndburn. The huge Accrington Pals banner covering offices in Broadway will be officially unveiled from noon on Sunday, followed by a memorial service at St John
WORKING class families are being dealt another ‘kick in the teeth’ by the government, Hyndburn MP Graham Jones said. Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to rule out further tax cuts for the richest one per cent of taxpayers, a move the Labour
A ROW has broken out over parking restrictions in an Oswaldtwistle street. Double yellow lines were removed when Rhyddings Street was resurfaced and replaced by a shorter single yellow line, which the county council said followed a public consultation
THE head of a Darwen school has paid tribute to his pupils after a trip to Paris. Ashleigh Primary headteacher Ian Matthews told parents: “All 38 children returned home safe and sound, having had a once-in-a-lifetime week in France with all their
THE police and council will be giving free motor security items and advice to residents in Darwen on Friday. From 10am to 2pm on the market rooftop car park, tamper-proof number plate screws for cars as well as motorbike chain locks and anchors
CHARITY Age UK is on the lookout for new volunteers to help at its shop in Market Street, Darwen. The charity is seeking people to assist with sales, sorting donations, steam cleaning them, labelling, sizing and pricing them up. There are a
THE British Heart Foundation would like to thank Darwen residents for all the items donated to raise funds towards life-saving research. A statement from the British Heart Foundation Darwen Shop on Market Street, reads: “A huge thank you for all
RUBBISH dumped in a Darwen alley before Christmas has still not been cleaned up despite calls to the borough council. Resident James Butterworth said industrial waste, including what appeared to be asbestos, had been left behind his home in Hollins
EAST Lancashire peer Tony Greaves has been named in the top 10 most controversial members of the House of Lords. The Pendle Liberal Democrat comes in fourth for being name-checked most often by his colleagues in Parliament’s Upper Chamber.
A BOY of 13 has admitted raping his eight-year-old sister after watching porn on an Xbox. The Blackburn teenager told police he had seen X-rated material on a games console with a friend and “decided to try it out” and had chosen his sister because
LUCAS Neill was given the chance to impress watching Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer as the club’s U21 team ended their losing run. Neill was part of the Rovers side which twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur in Monday’s
TODAY is children’s fun day for Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Salim Mulla. He and his wife and Mayoress Sayeeda will be visiting a series of children’s centres in the borough holding the events to raise cash for his charity to get two kidney dialysis
NHS communications staff will be at Clitheroe Market on Tuesday, February 18, to gather people’s views on East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The organisation has been in special measures since July, and its ‘Tell Ellie’ public engagement initiative
IF Lucas Neill proves his fitness and he’s happy to wait for a chance then Blackburn might be as well bringing him back until the end of the season. But it would have to be as cover as it looks like Grant Hanley, as the club’s new captain, looks
A RIBBLE Valley pub has been crowned the best in the country by the Campaign For Real Ale. The Swan With Two Necks, in Pendleton, will be formally presented with the award today after emerging victorious in only its second bid for the coveted prize
TWO men have come forward to speak to police after seeing an appeal in the Lancashire Telegraph. On Tuesday, CCTV pictures were printed of two men who police wanted to speak to in relation to a deliberate fire on board a train. The arson happened
PATIENT care will improve, thanks to a new electronic referral system, says North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) chief, Steve Barnard. The Electronic Referral Information Sharing System (ERISS) aims to enhance communications between NWAS and other
PATIENTS’ champion Russ McLean has paid tribute to staff who deliver the out-of-hours GP service for East Lancashire. East Lancashire Medical Services [ELMS] celebrated its 20th anniversary last week with the opening of a new conference room and
A WOMEN’S centre is leading a campaign to get people in East Lancashire to complete every day tasks ‘the digital way’. Hannah Madray, UKOnline manager at Lancashire Women’s Centre, said she firmly believed computers and the internet could make
A FORMER soldier who lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan has become the first person in the UK to be fitted with a revolutionary prosthetic knee. Gregg Stevenson, 29, from Foulridge, says the new joint will allow him to actively
THREE illegal immigrants face deportation after being arrested following a raid on a Blackburn shop after a tip-off. Two men, from Pakistan, were discovered working at Geo Superstore, in Bennington Street, Home Office enforcement officers said.
AN East Lancashire man who took part in the internet drinking game neck and nominate has urged others not to risk their lives. The social media craze, also known as neknominate, sweeping the country was linked to the deaths of two British men at
OUT-OF-FAVOUR Blackburn Rovers forward Leon Best is attracting interest from Championship rivals Charlton Athletic. Best was the subject of a last-minute enquiry from Crystal Palace on the final day of the January window but they were unable to
A MOTHER-of-two, who married a soldier, claimed benefits of almost £20,000 as a single person, but denied she had been dishonest, a jury was told. Kelly Wilson-Latham, 35, wed Burnley-born Thomas Wilson in February 2010, but did not tell the Department
THE win over Millwall created yet another historic moment for Burnley Football Club. Nineteen league games unbeaten at Turf Moor, and at the heart of it the inspirational Danny Ings notching another two goals certainly warmed the hearts of the fans on
TRIBUTES have been paid after the death of Gordon ‘Bomber’ Harris, a midfielder who played a part in Burnley’s Championship-winning side. The star, who went on to make 258 league appearances for the Clarets, died on Monday night, aged 73, after
Minstrel Lad has done enough this winter to suggest his time is nigh in the £500 Free Bets At Betdaq Handicap at Kempton. The six-year-old has been a most consistent performer since rejoining Lydia Pearce from Jonjo O’Neill’s stables, and is clearly
BURNLEY are now very much in the Championship automatic promotion picture following defeat for Queens Park Rangers at Derby County on Monday evening. The Clarets sit in second spot in the table and appear to be in a three-way battle for second place
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a pedestrian died in a collision on the M6 motorway last night. The incident took place around 6pm on the northbound carriageway between junctions 28 at Leyland and 29 at Preston South.
Test your sporting knowledge with our fun quiz... 1 For which country did slopestyle skier Dara Howell win Olympic gold in Sochi this week? 2 How many consecutive games did Novak Djokovic win in 2011 before losing to Roger Federer in the French
BURNLEY opened up a three-point gap in second place in the Championship with a 1-0 win over Bolton tonight, after Sam Vokes took his partnership with Danny Ings to 40 goals. The striker's 16th goal of the season proved enough to clinch it for the
