THOUGH the efforts to regenerate Blackburn's town centre have at times been hit by hitches and delay, there is no doubt that, overall, there is vision the council's drive to make the place more attractive. And that enterprise is boosted by the imaginative
FIREFIGHTERS turned out to what they thought was a house fire in Tyldesley late last night -- and found a man burning rubbish in his garden. They arrived at the address after worried neighbours saw a plume of smoke just after midnight. A crew from Atherton
DAVID Dunn's granddad today admitted he was over the moon to hear his grandson had been called up for England. David senior was out shopping in a local supermarket when he got the call he has been dreaming about from the moment he first knew his young
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PLANS to bar skateboarders from Burnley's town centre bandstand with the erection of a four and a half foot fence are set to be rubber-stamped by councillors tonight. Last month members of the executive committee gave their seal of approval to the scheme
PROTESTING parents today launched a community school and urged other families upset by Burnley's pupil places crisis to join them. Donna Wolfenden, 30, of Allerton Drive, Burnley, along with nine other parents and their children are going independent
AN investigation has been launched after a 33-year-old local man died when he was trapped in machinery at his work. The man, from Pendle, was released by emergency services from rolling machinery at Janesville Products, in Spring Gardens Road, Colne,
A DEPRESSED mum killed herself just weeks after the death of her beloved dog, an inquest heard. Mary Elaine Morris, 54, who had a drink problem, was devastated at the loss of her pet, which was her "best friend," and went everywhere with her. She had
AN investigation was launched today into the death of a 36-year-old man who became trapped in machinery at a Colne mill. The father has not yet been named by police investigating the incident but is believed to be from Colne. Police said it was thought
POLICE and council officers in Pendle will continue to crack down on faulty private hire and hackney carriages in Barnoldswick and Earby after recent inspections revealed many had defects. Members of the road policing unit and the council's taxi enforcement
CLARETS skipper Steve Davis is almost certain to be out of action for the fourth successive game when Burnley take on Derby County at the weekend. And with only 15 players fit and available for the trip to Pride Park at the weekend Stan Ternent is not
GARETH Taylor is delighted to be back in the Wales squad for the fourth successive time and he hopes he is there to stay. As his international career stalled during a tough spell at Manchester City he might have thought he would never add to the caps
Great Harwood 122-9 Whalley 124-7 Great Harwood 0 pts Whalley 5 pts GREAT HARWOOD M Howarth lbw Gorton...14 P Stephenson b N Cordingley...9 Adil c Westwood b Gorton...12 P Houldsworth b Cordingley...15 I Haworth c Westwood b Gorton...9 A Armer b Cordingley
WARWICKSHIRE were without their international trio of Shaun Pollock, Nick Knight and Ashley Giles at Old Trafford today, boosting Lancashire's hopes of finishing second in the Frizzell County Championship. The Bears came into the game in second spot and
READ skipper Warren Eastham today insisted it would be a travesty of justice if his side were pipped to the Jennings Ribblesdale League title by arch-rivals Barnoldswick. Eastham and his Whalley Road team-mates go into the final game of the season with
WITH a string of unpronounceable characters -- Agamemnon, Menelaus and Philoctetes -- Hector's House will have audiences intrigued right from the outset. The Greek-style play, written by LipService's Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, shows at Manchester's Library
I AM sure that many Rossendale residents will share my perplexity over why they should end up being punished for being governed by a council officially branded the worst in the country by the government's Audit Commission watchdog. They have, after all
JUBILANT midfielder David Dunn today spoke of his delight at being called up for England -- and then thanked his granddad for making his dream possible. After months of speculation, Dunn finally got the call yesterday after Newcastle's Kieron Dyer pulled
PRESTON North End's new international winger should know within the next 24 hours whether he will be allowed to play for the club. Both Lewis, who signed from Fulham on Friday, and North End's management are currently sweating on a work permit following
JUBILANT councillors in Rossendale were today celebrating the news that the Government is not going to seize control of the authority. In May the Audit Commission published the results of an inspection into the way the authority manages and runs its services
A COUNCILLOR has called for more action to be taken by the owners of a piece of land where travellers set up camp and quit only after the threat of legal action, leaving behind a mound of unsightly litter. A convoy of more than 20 caravans moved on to
DARWEN Access Point became one of around 20 UK online projects in East Lancashire yesterday when it logged on computers for the public access. Hundreds of people in the area will now have access to 18 new computers thanks to the project in Duckworth Street
SEARCH and Rescue volunteers brushed up on their German when they were visited by six paramedics from Bremen. Rossendale Search and Rescue Team played host to the team because of a link involving team member Jenny Handley, from Cowpe, whose daughter Natalie
A CHORLEY man who bit, slapped and kicked his wife in a late night outburst has been spared a prison sentence. Mark Baron attacked her when they returned from a night out. And Preston Crown Court heard that the assault only ended when police arrived on
FIREFIGHTERS praised the action of a youngster who led his brothers and sisters to safety after a blaze broke out at their house. Steve Ryan, sub-officer at Darwen, said the boy, aged about 11, managed to get his three younger brothers and sisters out
A WOMAN who died of a rare form of dementia spent the last two and a half years of her life in a coma, an inquest heard. An inquest heard that retired newsagent Catherine Brown, 68, suffered from the brain disorder Binswanger's disease for which there
BLACKBURN'S best-looking buildings are to be floodlit as part of a £220,000 scheme to make the town centre more attractive. Restored buildings in King Street, Fleming Square and Church Street are all favourites to benefit from the work, which has been
A LAST-minute goal by Padiham striker Ian Pilkington completed a remarkable fightback by the Storks at Ewood Bridge last night against last season's NWCL Division Two champions Stand Athletic. For 70 minutes Stand controlled the game with their pacy forward
BACUP were stunned by a wonder goal which settled the NWCL Division Two tie. Holker scored with a 40-yard swerving ball which soared past Tommy Allen in the Bacup goal just before the interval. "Their defender will never do that again," said boss Brent
GREAT Harwood Town boss John Hughes was just hoping he had got as strong a squad together as possible for tonight's FA Cup replay at Winterton Rangers. Saturday's 0-0 draw at the Showground was far from ideal for Hughes as the long away trip to Lincolnshire
PNE physio Mick Rathbone has joined David Moyes' Everton revolution. North End have let their spongeman go after weeks of negociations between the two clubs over a compensation fee. He is the second member of North End's backroom staff to join Moyes,
PRESTON North End's game against Wolves at Molyneux on Sunday has been postponed because of international call-ups. Wolverhampton Wanderers have six players called up for the international weekend and have decided to postpone what is a vital fixture for
IT is not just four out of the first five games that have been lost by Burnley this season - there have been plenty of other losses. The biggest loss is obviously the ITV Digital money and the current problems can all be dated to that collapse. Also lost
BLACKBURN'S best-looking buildings are to be floodlit as part of a £220,000 scheme to make the town centre more attractive. Restored buildings in King Street, Fleming Square and Church Street are all favourites to benefit from the work, which has been
PROTESTING parents today launched a community school and urged other families upset by Burnley's pupil places crisis to join them. Donna Wolfenden, 30, of Allerton Drive, Burnley, along with nine other parents and their children are going independent
Southport 4-2 Leigh RMI by Martyn Hindley LEIGH'S hopes of first points away from Hilton Park were dashed in controversial fashion at Haig Avenue. Steve Waywell's men were well in control of the first half until the start of stoppage time when Peter Thomson
Hull KR 18, Leigh Centurions 12 by Mike Hulme ADAM Bristow could find himself in more disciplinary trouble after last night's controversial ending to Leigh's first defeat in 12 games. Leigh's Aussie skipper, sent off for a high tackle only last Sunday
Cherry Tree 207-5 Read 208-5 Cherry Tree 0 pts Read 5 pts CHERRY TREE M Veevers not out...110 C Riley c Walton b Eastham...32 Ashraf c Little b Raza...12 G Bolton lbw Barden...0 L Kennedy st Marshall b Raza...20 P Reed c Walton b Raza...10 N Robbins not
Clitheroe 155-9 Read 157-5 CLITHEROE 0pts, Read 5pts CLITHEROE S Bishop b Raza...18 N Bolton c Marshall b Barden...0 D Fitton b Barden...10 A Burns b Raza...50 S Coulter lbw Raza...1 M Bolton run out...20 S Whalley c Howard b Raza...0 M Coulter b Raza
Clitheroe 116-8 Padiham 115 Clitheroe 7pts, Padiham 0pts PADIHAM G Hall b Hargreaves...3 P Metcalfe lbw Hargreaves...4 W Ali b Bibby...9 Q Ali lbw Bibby...1 Childs run out...6 A Sharif c Warburton b Bibby...20 J Campbell c and b Warburton...4 J Hartley
ROVERS crashed to a second successive defeat after they were out-classed by a powerful Newcastle team at Morecambe's Christie Park last night. Former Wimbledon striker Carl Cort started the rout when he opened the scoring midway through the first half
JUBILANT midfielder David Dunn today spoke of his delight at being called up for England -- and then thanked his granddad for making his dream possible. After months of speculation, Dunn finally got the call yesterday after Newcastle's Kieron Dyer pulled
BLACKBURN Rovers have had their critics over the years in regard to pricing policy at Ewood Park. But now it's time for the whole town to get behind the club and show a united front as Rovers prepare for an assault on Europe. Rovers must be applauded
SCHOOLS were put on alert today after claims that the BNP was targeting pupils. The reaction followed claims on the BNP's website that the party is supported by youngsters in schools across the country, including two in Burnley - Coal Clough, now part
BUSINESSES trading in the shadow of Burnley's new £3.2million bus station today welcomed a move to discuss new traffic plans for the area. Members of the Chamber of Trade said a meeting between Burnley Borough Council, Lancashire County Council and Pennine
SEVEN homes were raided and seven people arrested today as part of a major crackdown on street drug crime. Around 50 police officers from incident support units across Lancashire were drafted into Nelson to target addresses in Norse Street, Holly Street
A DOG is set to take the soap world by storm when he stars in Coronation Street -- after receiving acting lessons in Accrington. Teddy -- or Mr Woo as he will be known -- started rehearsals this week for his role as Rita Sullivan's new pet. The three-year-old
A ROW has erupted over claims that 500 Clitheroe residents have signed up with a law firm for a legal action against Castle Cement. The proposed no-win-no-fee legal action is being spearheaded by Sentley Wilson Bowen, which said its door-to-door inquiries
Baxenden 179-9 Settle 167-8 Baxenden 5pts, Settle 0pts BAXENDEN S Payne b Jolleys...15 Harvey c Hornby b Davidson...87 M Rishton b Hughes...1 S Reidy b Hughes...17 H Holroyd c Hughes b Hornby...21 P Usher st Dalby b Davidson...8 C Waddington b Hornby.
Blackburn Northern 116-9 Edenfield 81 Blackburn N 7pts, Edenfield 0 BLACKBURN NORTHERN Daud c Hindle b Storey...0 J Chambers c Hindle b Storey...33 F Butt c Bulcock b Storey...0 Rehman b Storey...36 S Emery c and b Storey...7 M Gillibrand lbw Slinger.
Whalley 126-8 Barnoldswick 127-4 Whalley 0 pts Barnoldswick 5 pts WHALLEY M Davies c Peake b M Scothern...10 G Edmundson b Beech...10 M Whelan c Pickup b Lord...63 Cordingley c and b Peake...16 A Pratt b Lord...0 J Smith c and b Peake...2 D Overy run
Padiham 116 Oswaldtwistle IMM 127-8 Padiham 0 pts Oswaldtwistle 7 pts OSWALDTWISTLE Ashton c Robinson b Childs...6 C Burton c Robinson b Childs...0 P Nicholson c Robinson b Childs...0 S Sadiq c Sharf b Childs...7 N Payne b Ali...5 G Metcalfe c Sharf b
Baxenden 140 all out Cherry Tree 220-7 Baxenden 0 pts Cherry Tree 7 pts CHERRY TREE M Veevers c Watson b Usher...73 C Riley lbw S Riley...31 Ashraf c Harvey b Usher...5 G Bolton lbw Usher...4 L Kennedy lbw S Riley...17 P Reed c Harvey b S Reidy...50 N
Earby 182-8 Oswaldtwistle MM 137 Earby 7 pts Oswaldtwistle 0 pts EARBY Scholefield c Smithson b A Metcalf...2 C Walton c Maudsley b Ashton...5 P Tilburn b G Metcalf...39 I Clarkson not out...73 N Hodge c Maudsley b G Metcalf...0 P Bairstow c Payne b G
Great Harwood 162-9 Ribblesdale Wanderers 163-9 Great Harwood 0 pts Ribblesdale 6 pts RIBBLESDALE Nawaz c Newton b Maher...92 R Gladin c Threlfall b Maher...12 C Holt c Howarth b Simpson...2 D Howard c Threlfall b Maher...5 J Rain c Newton b Maher...18
PITY Ian Finch who ploughed his life-savings and redundancy money from his axed job at Rolls-Royce in Barnoldswick into a franchise coffee shop in Blackburn's town-centre King William Street -- only to be ordered to shut by councillors because his business
CLARETS skipper Steve Davis is almost certain to be out of action for the fourth successive game when Burnley take on Derby County at the weekend. And with only 15 players fit and available for the trip to Pride Park at the weekend Stan Ternent is not
TWO friends who had the chance to ride their trials bikes only once before they disappeared from a garage in Loveclough have put up a £200 reward for their return. Simon Charleson and Steven Neil bought their Montessa Cota bikes just three weeks' before
FIREFIGHTERS are to hold a demonstration highlighting the dangers of chip pan fires after two deaths in a matter of days. Steve Livesey, 25, was found dead at his first floor flat, in Ennerdale Close, Shadsworth, Blackburn, on Thursday night. Firefighters
A ROW has broken out after a councillor was threatened with bailiff action for an unpaid council tax bill he says should never have been issued. Paul McGurty, a Conservative councillor for Corporation Park ward, Blackburn, sold his house in French Road
THE Home Office has promised to consider Blackburn with Darwen Council concerns over increasing numbers of asylum seekers sent to the borough. The local authority has claimed that the dispersal system, introduced by local MP Jack Straw when he was Home
A PLAN to build a £500,000 community hall and car park in Brockhall Village has come under fire from parish councillors. The Brockhall Village Residents' Association and Brockhall Village Ltd, run by developer Gerald Hitman, want to build a community
CLITHEROE drew a blank for the first time this season after failing to beat the in-form Winsford keeper in a NWCL Division One encounter. On a bouncy surface the opening 20 minutes were even with the visitors having the best chance with a header. Clitheroe's
ROSSENDALE bounced back from FA Cup disappointment to record their third league win in a row against a physical Leek Town side in the UniBond First Division. In what was an appalling first half, it was 36 minutes before either side could muster an attempt
AFTER two weeks of FA Cup action, it took Nelson half of this game to come to terms with their NWCL Second Division opponents, by which time Blackpool had built a two-goal lead. Mechanics grabbed the initiative with a goal after just five minutes when
ACCRINGTON Stanley will be popping the champagne corks tonight - but boss John Coleman knows he hasn't to allow the fizz to go out of their season. The Reds clinched the UniBond Club of the Month award after their blistering start to the season which
DRINKERS had to be evacuated when a curtain caught fire at a club in Bury. When firefighters arrived at the Chicago Rock Cafe on Haymarket Street they found that customers and staff were safely outside. They used an extinguisher to put out the flames
TWO nurses at Fairfield Hospital have been heralded for setting up a new service to aid patient recovery. Alison Pearsall and Maureen Donohoe received national recognition in the Nursing Standard Magazine Nurse 2002 Awards. They will now go on to compete
