GOALKEEPER Ian Dunbavin's return to fitness has provided a timely boost for Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman. The former Shrewsbury and Halifax stopper stepped up his recovery from a knee injury by playing an hour in the reserves' win over Carlisle
ROVERS chairman John Williams has revealed that the club's decision to slash season ticket prices is already paying dividends. In the opening week of March, Blackburn announced a mammoth 25 per cent reduction in adult season ticket prices for the 2007
FEISTY full-back Jon Harley believes he has overcome one of the lowest points in his season and is determined to get the Clarets firing on all cylinders. The 27-year-old admitted that, although disappointed, he couldn't argue with manager Steve Cotterill's
WBU welterweight champion Takaloo says Chorley figher Michael Jennings will feel the hurt when the pair meet next month. The Margate man, who won the title from Eammon Magee in 2006, is vowing to do a number on the former British champ and put himself
OLIVER Newby has seen Lancashire produce a plethora of fast bowling stars such as James Anderson and Sajid Mahmood - and he wants to be next in line. The emerging 22-year-old was one of several Old Trafford players to grab a slice of County Championship
SCHOOL children are being taught the rules of the road in a bid to promote safer cycling. Neighbourhood Police Officers in Briercliffe have been visiting pupils at Briercliffe Primary School to teach them how to ride their bikes more safely as part of
THE full extent of the litter lout crackdown in Blackburn with Darwen can be revealed - after 216 fixed penalty were issued in the last year. The figures were revealed after a woman was landed with a £500 bill for throwing a cigarette end from her
Burnley's new loan signing Paul McVeigh has been described as a "terrific pro" by Norwich City manager Peter Grant. "Paul has been terrific since I came here," said Grant. "The way he has approached the situation has been fantastic, he has been a 100
THE good state of Lancashire's countryside may explain a sharp rise in the county's bird population, experts say. While most parts of the UK has seen little change in the number of native birds, newly-released figures for Lancashire show that birds,
COMMUNITY leaders have called for crime prevention action in an area of Blackburn after a man was attacked in his own home. John Lewis, 64, of Cheltenham Road, Revidge, was attacked by robbers who stole money he had collected for a local church. Coun
A 51-year-old man attacked his partner because he didn't like the colours she had chosen to decorate the living room, Hyndburn magistrates heard. Gordon Rowland hit her over the head after they clashed over her terracotta and cream colour scheme.
RESIDENTS who have spent three years waiting for their homes to be renovated have now been told the facelift was never approved. June Shorrock, 65, and her sister-in-law Pat Shorrock, 62, of Harwood Street, Darwen, said they were told at election time
