ROBBIE Savage is hoping to make his long-awaited comeback from injury tomorrow tonight at the one away ground in Britain where he is guaranteed a good reception. The Blackburn Rovers midfielder, who is fit again after six months out with a broken leg
POLICE said the truth surrounding the death of baby Courtney-Ann Shailes may never be established. Detective Inspector Pete Broome was speaking after babysitter Lynn Jeffrey, 37, of Bird Street, Brierfield, was cleared of the brutal, callous and inexplicable
A LOVING young mum has been found dead in bed, just weeks after enjoying an idyllic family holiday. And Nicky Brown's grieving husband has spoken of his heartbreak over the death of a "precious" wife, who was a "caring" mum to her two-year-old daughter
A MOSQUE teacher has appeared in court after being accused of assaulting a 12-year-old pupil during a religious lesson. Mohammed Jamil Ahmed, 49, of Grindleton Road, Blackburn, was teaching at the Medina Street Mosque in Oak Street when the alleged incident
MORE than £1 million per month is being spent on housing regeneration in Burnley, according to new council figures. Elevate East Lancashire has allocated £13.7 million to the town's housing market renewal programme and £3.3m was spent in the first three
WEST Brom have accepted a bid of £5.3m from Wigan for Wales international midfielder Jason Koumas. The Baggies turned down previous offers from Birmingham and Fulham for the 27-year-old. Blackburn Rovers were also believed to be interested. West
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to pay for an independent post-mortem examination on a father who died after being taken into police custody. The family of Nadeem Khan, 28, said they were raising the £3,000 needed for a second post mortem
LOANS for householders in Blackburn and Darwen affected by regeneration works are set to drop by £5,000. Blackburn with Darwen council must adopt an equity loans scheme adopted by Elevate East Lancashire, which only offers £30,000, to qualify for Housing
CHORLEY'S Mark Bradley has taken a huge step towards this year's Open Championship. The 33-year-old club professional carded an opening round of 68 at a windy Monifieth yesterday to put himself among the leading players hoping to clinch one of the coveted
POLICE on patrol saw a non-road licensed quad bike being ridden by two men who were not wearing protective headgear. Blackburn magistrates heard there was a brief chase before the quad bike collided with railings in Whalley Range and the two riders ran
Blackburn Rovers have rearranged several matches after the ann-ouncement of the Sky and Setanta TV schedules. Their first live match on Sky Sports is against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The game is Sunday November 25, kick-off 4pm. Rovers though feature
ONE of Burnley's most famous sons has lifted the lid on his time as one of the most influential people in the Blair Government. But former Downing Street spin chief Alastair Campbell has been criticised for not going far enough in the publications of
A DOCTOR facing a re-trial over his alleged indecent assault on a teenage patient will now not stand trial until February 2008. Dr Naveen Shivan, 36, is charged with molesting the youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at the former Blackburn
A DRIVER who mounted the pavement and drove down steps was later found to be nearly four times the legal drink-drive limit. Blackburn magistrates heard Tommy Temperley had fought a lifelong battle against alcohol which had cost him his marriage, his
Take a virtual tour of Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham - described by the National Trust as "an Elizabethan gem" - in our latest video. View the spectacular dining room, drawing room, master bedroom, and gardens, with running commentary from tour guide John
ANDREW Flintoff has handed Lancashire a major boost by vowing to return to action within the next few weeks. Flintoff, who has been working out at Blackburn Rovers' Brockhall training ground in a bid to regain his fitness, is recovering from his third
Smart metering firm Bglobal has had its new base officially opened. Janet Anderson MP for Darwen, officially opened Bglobal's new headquarters in Commercial Road, in the town. The company specialises in energy savings and provides smart metres which
(L-R); (back row) Jill Kirkham (organiser); Armand Beasley (actor from 'The Chase'); ex- Coronation St star, Shobna Gulati; Kieron Richardson (Hollyoaks actor); Scott Wright (ex- Coronation St); Denise Gee (organiser); Andrew McAllister (organiser). (
A TEENAGER who gave his sister a life-saving bone marrow donation has recorded a CD to raise money and awareness for future transplants. Jamie Hamilton, 18, of Richmond Park, Darwen, has recorded five of his own songs and a cover of (I've Had) The Time
THE house in which a mother and her four daughters were killed in a fire has been put up for sale. Caneze Riaz died along with daughters Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 12, Alicia, 10 and Hannah, three, in a fire at their home in Tremellen Street, Accrington, in
l-r Carolyn Cooney, Kate Hesketh, Shameem Patel, Helen Metcalfe, Debbie Thomson from Stoneyholme Primary School.
l-r Suzanne Milligan, Sheela Edwards, Louisa Horsfall, Jodie Thornborough, Elaine Lockett, Laura Edwardson, Lynn Coogan, Jenny Barlow, Alison Lacey, Ann Rivers.
l-r Lynne Dowson, Julie Dyson, Gina Gill, Lynne Levine, Susan Fox are all district nurses from the St Peter's Centre, Burnley.
A BABYSITTER has been found not guilty of murdering an 11-month-old baby girl. The jury at Preston Crown Court returned a majority verdict clearing Lynn Jeffrey, 38, of the murder of Courtney Anne Shailes. Jeffrey had denied murder, claiming that her
l-r Sandra Trickett, Elaine Ryde, Sue Holland, Claire Halstead, Sarah Price, Stephaine Morville, Tracey Astin, Kimberley Holden.
The Roses match suffered its second successive washout at Old Trafford today. Lancashire and Yorkshire have yet to bowl a ball in their LV Division One match after the first two days both resulted in early-afternoon abandonments. As yesterday, umpires
A NEW state-of-art community facility which will create dozens of jobs will be opened on Friday. The community resource centre and craft studios built on the former Rainhall Road School site will be officially opened by Steven Broomhead, chief executive
A NURSE cleared of the manslaughter of a Blackburn toddler she injected with an incorrect drug will this week find out if she can return to work. Rose Aru, 62, from Wavertree, mistakenly injected a paralysing agent into 18-month-old Jake McGeough
A BURGLAR who targeted schools has been sent to Crown Court for sentence after magistrates heard his latest string of offences started less than a month after he was released from jail. Blackburn magistrates heard that Michael John Jackson admitted two
A YOUNG teenager leaving the cinema with his friends was attacked by a drunken man. Blackburn magistrates heard that Michael Scott Tolley hit the lad across the back of the head for no reason, sending his glasses flying to the floor. The boy picked
A NURSERY has been awarded thousands of pounds to create an outdoor garden and play area. Tots at Burnley's Little Acorns Community Nursery at the Chai Centre, in Hurtley Street, will be digging and planting in their new play area and garden thanks to
A leading manufacturer in motor control products is moving to new premises. Ralspeed, which supplies products across the globe, is moving to Hurstwood Group's Shadsworth Business Park in Blackburn. The company is currently based in Sunnyhurst Road,
AN 'EYESORE' town centre precinct is set for a £150,000 refurbishment. Plans have now been submitted to Pendle Council for the redevelopment of Colne's 1960s-built precinct area. But councillors are still in talks with the area's owners to try to
TWO mini-moto bikes posing an "extreme danger" to residents have been seized. Now Burnley teenagers are being warned about the dangers of the bikes after two youths had their vehicles seized following complaints about reckless driving. Police were contacted
A man was seriously injured in a fight in Burnley on Saturday night. The 24-year-old from the town is, police said, believed to have been at a house party in Spencer Street when an "altercation" happened. He suffered head injuries as his skull hit an
Thieves broke into a locked yard at East Lancs Fabrication in Exchange Street, Accrington, and stole a tonne of stainless steal worth £2,000. The offenders drove off in a Ford Transit van worth £8,000 which contained £500 worth of tools. Anyone with
A CAMPAIGN launched to win the Prime Minister's support to save a cricket club's home ground is gaining momentum. A petition - which already has 175 signatures - was put on Gordon Brown's website by resident Andrew Marshall in a bid to help the village
PARAMEDICS got a shock after the ambulance they were travelling in caught fire. The ambulance was travelling along the eastbound M65 in the early hours of today when smoke started coming from the engine. The two paramedics, who had set off from Darwen
A FORMER fire station is igniting interest from investors - after being put up for sale. Oswaldtwistle Fire Station was shut in 2002 in the run up to the new Hyndburn Fire Station being opened in Church in 2003. It could now be demolished to make way
A man who performed a sex act in front of two women is being hunted by police. The incident happened in Old Hall Street, Burnley. He was described as being an Asian man, 5ft 10in tall, small build, wearing glasses with short back and sides hair, 35
EDUCATION bosses have called for government inspectors to ensure Lancashire's schools are making efforts to keep pupils healthy. Lancashire County Council is writing to the government to ask for OFSTED classroom inspectors to look more closely at how
A MAN has been charged after attempting to jump from a motorway bridge - just hours after a suicidal man warned he was going to throw himself from the same spot. Christopher Hughes, 36, of Oban Drive, Blackburn, has been charged with causing a public
The VEKA Ribblesdale League's bid to reach the JW Lees Inter-League Trophy ended in an 86-run defeat at Clitheroe last night. Clitheroe's Neil Bolton took 4-9 to bowl out the Lancashire County League for 205 in 44.5 overs. But the home side lost
Blackburn Rovers will be monitoring UEFA's probe into the crowd trouble that caused the Intertoto Cup match between FK Vetra and Legia Warsaw to be abandoned yesterday. Rovers are due to meet the winners in the third qualifying round later this month
LET me remind Roy Martin (LT, July 2) that there is an alternative to meat provided by the schools' meals service. Some Muslims already choose this vegetarian option, as do others.Surely, on comparing the taste of food, he means eaten by other people
RE: domestic water meters. My wife and I moved into our present home in July 2005. Unfortunately, a water meter was installed that we had not been given prior knowledge of, before completion date. Since that time our water bills have almost doubled from
RECENTLY William Woodford asked about the hydrotherapy pool at the new hospital. Earlier this year I was recommended a course of physiotherapy by my GP. Almost two months later I was contacted and went for two sessions only before being sent (by the
CONGRATULATIONS on your comment column of July 3 regarding Canon Andrew Hindley's "horrendous" wait before a misconduct allegations against him was dropped. You summed up the situation in a nutshell and expressed the views of many of the congregation
A BID to introduce an all-day, half-hourly train service between Blackburn and Manchester has been backed by regional development chiefs. Regular train services are seen as important for Blackburn and Darwen's economic and commercial development. Earlier
My daughter's ballet teacher was stern in handing out the advice: Don't copy. You do know that when you're copying, the person you're copying could be getting it wrong'. And over the years, she added, she had seen many examples of students making wrong
Click here to see our photo gallery from the event. ALMOST 1,500 women braved the rain to race through Towneley Park and raise cash for cancer research yesterday. A 5km Race for Life course was set out through the park and its surrounding areas, and
A LADIES Extravaganza Charity Night was held to showcase Darwen businesses. An all star line-up helped put the town's businesses in the spotlight while raising money for good causes. The Darwen Shop and Business Association organised the event, made
Primary school children who wrote letters objecting to plans for a multi-storey car park near their school handed them into the town hall. Pupils at St Anne's Primary School, Feilden Street, Blackburn, took 30 letters to Blackburn Town Hall to express
AN all-girl team from St Wilfrid's CE High School and Technology College in Blackburn has won the fourth Enterprise Challenge event. The event, held at Witton City Learning Centre tasked teams from seven secondary schools to come up with the best idea
A GROUP of students proved their entrepreneurial flair by bringing home a trophy in a national enterprise challenge. After winning their regional heat, beating seven other Lancashire schools, earlier this year, a team from Mount Carmel High School in
DAREDEVILS "jumped" to it to help raise funds for charity. The Dog and Otter pub in Cliffe Lane, Great Harwood, staged a charity bungee jump in its car park on Saturday. Those taking part dropped 165ft from a giant crane. There was also an inflatable
Click here for our photo gallery from the event. ORGANISERS of Blackburn Mela made sure it was no washout by staging a six-hour indoor music show. Due to the bad weather the event had to be moved from its original outdoor location to King George's
ORGANISERS of the Royal Lancashire Show cancelled this year's event to ensure its long-term survival. The three-day show, scheduled to start next Friday, was called off yesterday due to the recent heavy rain and after forecasters said more was on the
Have these boys from Iowa heard of a certain Manchester dance-collective turned Mercury- nominated rock band? On the strength of Wires & Wool, The Envy Corps aren't averse to a bit of Doves - which in this case has turned out to be a good thing.
A SURPRISING slice of a pop song, with unexpected beats and silences popping up all over the place, giving Another Day much more interest value than the Kooks-light drivel it could have easily been. Apparently Toms has a regular crowd who watch him
IT'S been a long time since I screamed like a teenager at a gig, but earlier this year the Kings of Leon made me do just that. Undeniably odd, Fans is Kings Of Leon at their best - rambling, gritty, dirty-sounding, with a suspicion of tenderness hidden
IT seems that while The Killers are praised for distilling Americana and making it Brit-chart friendly, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst is simultaneously cussed for producing the intelli-folk that has become his trademark. Certainly, Oberst has proved himself
Rock for an adult audience. Own up - who likes Springsteen? If so, don't be shy - this is for you: it's brisk, jaunty and catchy rock 'n' roll. Not brilliant, not original, but widely tipped to be big.
The Arctic Monkeys' glow of success shows no sign of fading just yet. Fluorescent Adolescent is another cracking single, full of catchy riffs and great lyrics. It's no surprise that the album this song comes from, Favourite Worst Nightmare, has
Watch out - the mods are back in town! The Enemy wear their love of The Jam on their sleeves and in their music, but they almost drown in it on title track We'll Live And Die In These Towns, which might as well be That's Entertainment. Surprisingly
Though recorded on a home computer, Mancunian Marc Rigelsford's début EP is of a surprisingly high quality. Often sounding like The Beta Band, but with more experimentation with the production, Outdoor Games uses a variety of sounds, from church organ
WELCOME re-release for this stomping number from our favourite ex-drug fiends. From the opening bars, Ali In The Jungle is an absolute, throat-grabbing juggernaut of a song - a lesson in the meaning of rousing'. Oh so many bands right now can only
It was no surprise that when Billy Corgan announced he and Jimmy Chamberlain were to make a new album, there was a wave of hysteria. Unfortunately, the final product isn't worthy of the attention. James Iha, D'Arcy Wretzky and Melissa Auf der Maur's
NEW Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington has told Burnley's Kyle Lafferty to keep working hard for his international future. The youngster enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame at the start of last season on the international and domestic front -breaking
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes is tracking Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz. The 25-year-old star, who is currently in Venezuela with his country for the Copa America, appears to have become surplus to requirements at Bayern Munich after they
A MULTI-million pound leisure centre is set to be built on a single site as the council's ruling coalition reverse proposals by the former administration. The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and For Darwen coalition have kept to their election pledge
A MECHANIC ope-ned his garage to find a body in the store room. Police believe the Asian man in his 50s fell through the roof of Imran Autos, Bradley Fold, Nelson, on Saturday night, and died from his injuries. Owner Tariq Choud-ry opened the garage
