TOM COWAN admitted that his wonder goal which helped Burnley secure a remarkable 4-3 win over Macclesfield yesterday was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Cowan scored with a stunning bicycle kick to make it 2-2 as the Clarets twice equalised before snatching
EID-ul-hazah celebrations passed off peacefully in East Lancashire as thousands of Muslims attended prayers. Police said Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington town centres were quiet during the weekend and there were no problems. In past years, there have
TWO teenagers have been charged with the murder of Blackburn jewellers Mohammed "Tony" Karim and his wife Bilquis. The Blackburn youths, aged 16 and 18, were each charged early today with the double murder and were set to appear at Preston Magistrates
Burnley 4 Macclesfield Town 3 - Pete Oliver's big match verdict STEVE Davis does know what it's like to win at Turf Moor thanks to his previous incarnation as a Burnley player. But those fading memories needed rekindling and he couldn't have chosen a
A 28-YEAR-old who had been abusing alcohol since the age of 14 died from a lethal cocktail of alcohol and heroin. An inquest heard that by the time Mark Shorrock was 17 he was drinking four litres of cider a day as well as abusing a variety of drugs,
JASON Wilcox has committed his long-term future to Blackburn Rovers by agreeing a new five-year deal at Ewood Park. And Rovers boss Brian Kidd has also moved to secure the next generation of rising stars at Blackburn by signing up teenage defender Martin
Hyndburn Music and Organ Club meet Sydney Street Club, Accrington, 8pm. AGM. Blackburn Local History Society meet in the Feilden Room, Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Speaker: Cliff Austin. Craftsmen "At Work," Samlesbury Hall, Preston
BUSINESSES in the Bowland area which have made efforts to go green are to be rewarded. They will receive certificates under a scheme called Green Lantern - part of the European Union Leader II project which has been running in the Forest of Bowland since
CHARITY pub crawlers helped young Mark Lloyd set off to Philadelphia for vital treatment at the world famous Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential. A sponsored fancy dress pub crawl and cabaret evening raised more than £800 to help send the
LANCASHIRE'S hopes of adding the Cape Town International Trophy to their 1998 double were wrecked by a second defeat, this time slipping to Boland in a dramatic last ball finish. After their batsmen had failed in the first game against Glamorgan, who
Colwyn Bay 3 Accrington Stanley 1 AIDAN Warder's 49th minute equaliser gave Stanley real hope of getting something from this UniBond Premier relegation dogfight after a scrappy first half performance from both sides. But the Crown Ground men were eventually
NIGHT workers at Burnley die-casting firm Lupton and Place has been made redundant with the loss of a dozen jobs. The news is another blow for workers in Burnley following the announcement that 120 jobs are to go at Lucas. Lupton & Place based in
THE man is without equal on a motorbike. Carl Fogarty picked up his 1999 World Superbike Championship campaign exactly where he left off last season - winning. Fogarty took both races in the opening round in South Africa with astounding ease. And the
A GOOD Samaritan had her purse stolen from her shopping bag while she was giving first aid in McDonald's restaurant in Burnley on Saturday. Det Sgt Tony Hilton said: "The victim was giving first aid to a lady who had collapsed in the restaurant." Stolen
THE man who originally found the caffeine claims he repeatedly tried to have it removed. Paul Kirby, 22, said he found the caffeine containers in a black bag dumped on the back street behind his home in Ribblesdale Street about two weeks ago. He consulted
MOST of my generation remembers the day of hard-working people who kept their little terraced homes spotless, mopped doorsteps and swept out backyards. Money wasn't the criterion - it was pride. Recently, I had to view 20 properties in Burnley for a buyer
ANGRY parents of the twelve youngsters were today planning a protest over the toxic dumping. Allan Hill of Bar Street has three children in hospital, Samantha Hill, seven, Nicola Wellock, 15, and Ashley Wellock, 13. He said: "All the parents are getting
A MOTHER and former drug addict has been given five months to prove she has turned over a new leaf. Andrea Taylor, 22, was injecting amphetamine and associating with another addict when she raided her next door neighbour's home three-and-a-half years
COMMUNITY groups encouraged to bid for lottery cash at a recent conference are drawing up plans for projects. The National Lottery Charities Board arranged a seminar at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, to raise awareness of its small grants scheme
IT seems bonkers bringing up New Year's Eve in March, but the fact is if you fancy a millennium night out you had better start saving up right now. Ribble Valley reporter THERESA ROBSON dusted down her calculator and discovered that greeting the turn
A SCHEME to help disabled people start their own business is on the move. The East Lancs into Employment scheme is relocating to new premises in Queen Street Mill business units in Burnley. The scheme is currently helping 50 disabled people and those
A HEROIN addict who tried to stab a police officer with a pair of scissors as he raided a drugs den has gone to prison for three-and-a-half years. Burnley Crown Court heard how Warren Gibbin, 24, struck the officer with the point of the scissors, but
A NUN who founded an East Lancashire school has died at the age of 89. Sister Gabriel Julie Allen was born in Liverpool and became a member of the Notre Dame Order. She moved to East Lancashire more than 40 years ago after she was appointed headteacher
A GROUP of Blackburn workers are kicking themselves after narrowly missing sharing a lottery jackpot. The 11 hopefuls from Walker Farrimond Mazda, Brownhill Garage, Whalley New Road, still managed to clinch more than £2,000 between them, after one of
TOM COWAN: Up against Macclesfield's best player, a misjudgement was costly for the visitor's first goal but the left-back made amends with a wonder-strike of his own and generally lifted everybody around him...8 MICKY MELLON: Delivery from corners was
CARPET firm Gaskell today bucked the gloomy trend for East Lancashire manufacturers by announcing record sales and profits. The Altham-based firm, which employs more than 500 at its East Lancashire factories, saw profits before tax jump by 38 per cent
RIVAL managers Stan Ternent and Sammy McIlroy were involved in an angry war of words after Burnley clinched a last-minute 4-3 win over Macclesfield Town at Turf Moor yesterday. And Ternent and some of his players were also engaged in a heated debate with
Eric Leaver on a timeless Easter tradition HANDS up, those who know that today is Pace Egg Monday. Not many, I'll warrant. But the arrival of the Monday before Good Friday - always the day for the peculiar "pace-egg" frolics that went with it - was eagerly
LANCASHIRE was shown to have the worst health record in the country with hundreds of deaths which could have been prevented. A new health report highlighted the North West as England's bleak health blackspot, and a massive "Health Crusade" was launched
THE news that the IRA is about to issue an Easter statement hinting at flexibility on arms decommissioning is long overdue. In the 12 months since the Good Friday Agreement there has been precious little "give" on the part of the IRA. Many of its bombers
FOR an act of sheer idiocy the dumping of toxic chemicals in a Burnley backyard takes some beating - but it was a close-run thing in the idiocy stakes between the act of dumping and the reaction of the authorities when it was drawn to their attention.
Great Harwood Town 1 Radcliffe Borough 2 HARWOOD'S chances of beating the drop were left in tatters after two fluke goals settled this dour contest. The Reds started off with the confidence of a side on a four game unbeaten run but a double whammy either
CAN readers help me to find out more about the family of my great-grandfather, James Chadburn, from Blackburn? His father (also James) was a grocer, and his mother was Margaret, ne Haworthe. They lived in King Street and attended Park Road Congregational
HOW can we expect the public to trust and honour our police force when their leaders let them down so stupidly? Last year, a police officer was sacked, but later reinstated, for being present at a private party arranged for him, not by him, during which
AFTER drug-related deaths among the young in communities throughout the country, it's welcome to hear of an initiative by the police and the local football league to monitor the football-playing youngsters and, hopefully, convey the message that drugs
I DON'T get much chance to read fiction these days, so your story (LET, March 19) about 'deep divisions' between Labur county councillors and the unions over performance-related pay for teachers filled a gap. The first myth - Labour and unions! When I
THE result of a tenants' vote on the transfer of council houses from the local authority to a community housing group should be known before the Burnley Fair holidays. The council's housing committee has now formally approved the offer document which
A BURGLAR who turned to drink and drugs after finding his mother dead, has gone to jail for 21 months. David Wallace offended repeatedly on bail and went off committing crime almost immediately after pleading guilty to other offences in court, Burnley
A DOZEN youngsters aged from three to 15 are in hospital after playing with a toxic chemical they found in a Burnley back yard. Parents of the children in the Duke Bar area are demanding an inquiry into how barrels of the white powder came to be in an
JASON Wilcox has committed his long-term future to Blackburn Rovers by agreeing a new five-year deal at Ewood Park. And Rovers boss Brian Kidd has also moved to secure the next generation of rising stars at Blackburn by signing up teenage defender Martin
THE first birthday of an East Lancashire centre which aims to help local firms get to grips with the business benefits of technology has been celebrated. The Information Society Initiative's technology centre, based at Business Link's East Lancashire's
A RACE relations chief who was suspended from his post amid claims he breached procedures when buying computer equipment says he may sue his employers. Mohammed Hanif, director of Hyndburn and Rossendale Racial Equality Council, was suspended last year
ONE of Lancashire's biggest employers has signed up for the New Deal scheme to help young jobless people. The county council is to take part in the Government scheme which will mean some vacancies will be offered first to young people aged under 25 who
A SCHEME aimed at helping businesses in rural areas of Pendle has made its mark within its first year of operation. The Growing Business project offers a year's free support to new and existing manufacturing, leisure, tourism and retail businesses in
AN inquiry was under way today into claims that a dangerous toxic substance was left in a back street for two weeks before putting a dozen children in hospital. Drums containing anhydrous caffeine, a white powder which can caused irreversible damage to
