A LANDLORD in Rossendale who sparked 50 complaints about missing rents and deposits has been rapped by magistrates. Former lettings boss Wayne Saxton was being chased by dozens of angry landlords and tenants in the summer of 2008 after the collapse
THEY were cruelly denied victory in the fifth minute of injury time, but Accrington Stanley fans had the ultimate consolation. After all, they may have had no match to watch at all had things gone awry in the High Court earlier this week.
BUS chiefs have come under fire after it emerged 10 wheelchair-friendly vehicles axed a month ago are ‘gathering dust’ in a storage depot. The low-level vehicles were controversially dropped from Blackburn’s network to be replaced by double
Accrington Stanley were pegged back in their League Two clash at Grimsby tonight after getting off to a dream start at Blundell Park. Gary King put the Reds in front on five minutes - but they were pegged back on 14 minutes by an Adrian Forbes strike
HIGHWAY managers will have the power to grit some of East Lancashire’s estates and pathways this winter - if finances allow. County council bosses came under fire during the last cold snap when several important routes remained untreated and several
HOUSES at two gateways to Pendle’s towns are to be given a major facelift as part of a £500,000 regeneration scheme. The ‘block improvements’ which will be carried out on properties in Leeds Road, Nelson, and Glen Way, Brierfield, will include external
AN EAST Lancashire man was tonight found guilty of killing his wife and dumping her body in a French lake for a second time. Robert Lund, of Darwen, was found convicted by a new jury during a re-trial in Toulouse, south-west France, over the
ACCRINGTON Stanley have brought Gary King into their starting line-up for tonight's League Two fixture at Grimsby Town. King is likely to start on the left wing after being named in place of Sean McConville in the only change to the side that
CLARETS bosses have issued an 11th-hour plea for supporters to return their ‘Premier Pledge’ forms - and apologised for delays in dealing with those who have already applied. More than 7,000 forms are currently being processed by staff at Turf Moor
THE clash between Burnley and Hull City tomorrow pits the Clarets against a team who made a similarly impressive start to their first ever top-flight season last year. Wins at Arsenal and Tottenham were the stand-out moments as Hull hit the ground
A JURY has retired to consider its verdict in the case of an East Lancashire man appealing against a 12-year prison sentence for killing his wife and dumping her body in a French lake. Evelyn Lund went missing from the farmhouse the couple
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has advised Roberto Martinez to keep his mouth shut in future. Wigan manager Martinez was at the centre of a storm this week after he reportedly suggested that some of his top-flight colleagues were little more
SO did it live up to the build-up and pre-show hype? Of course it didn’t. There was never a chance that BNP leader Nick Griffin was going to lose his composure or risk saying anything too controversial in what amounted to his party’s biggest moment in
Some games come out of nowhere and leave you more or less speechless — Scribblenauts is one such release. Faced with around 200 puzzles, where the simple objective for your cartoon-style character, Alex, is to collect the single star on each one,
The run-up to Christmas is always a challenge. Once you’ve braved the shops and grappled with endless amounts of wrapping paper, if you have to post your presents there’s the dreaded Post Office queue to deal with. And if that wasn’t bad enough
STEVEN Fletcher believes competition among the forwards can re-ignite Burnley’s winning home form against Hull City tomorrow. The Scot tops the Clarets goalscoring charts so far with five league and cup goals following his record summer move
STEPHEN K Amos was on a train on his way to show number three of a whopping 75 of his current tour, when I rang for our interview. “Yeah......it’s a big one,” says Stephen, he couldn’t be more relaxed about it if he was lying down. “But I’m looking
Hull City manager Phil Brown believes he still has the ‘one million per cent’ support of his players following the departure of chairman Paul Duffen. Duffen quit as Tigers chief yesterday, less than 24 hours after the club were forced to issue a statement
During the half term holidays, Haworth Art Gallery was a hive of activity as local youngsters and their families were invited to make bird boxes. The event was held to promote the Local Nature Reserve development at Woodnook Vale and spark off interest
Rossendale Hospice is seeking nominations for the award of Rossendale Woman of the Year 2009. They are looking for someone who has achieved something extraordinary, perhaps worked tirelessly for the benefit of local charities and is a valued member of
Ewan Dawson was given the headteacher’s special award for being a reliable watcher, as was Sally Maguire for being able to express her opinions clearly. The pupils attend St Peter’s C of E Primary School.
A RARE football programme for an England international played at Ewood Park has been sold for £2,800 at an auction in London. The four-page programme for the England versus Wales match played in Blackburn on March 3, 1924, cost just one penny new.
BLACKBURN'S Forbes Solicitors has been praised by two training guides. The Wellington Street-based firm was honoured in four categories in the ILEX 100 survey and in the Chambers Student Guide. Chambers described Forbes as ‘unpretentious’, and
Residents’ complaints about speeding have been passed from police to the county council. Traffic control officers are still assessing areas for traffic-calming measures.
A GREAT Harwood firm is being plagued vandals who have attacked it five times. And now police have released CCTV of a group of teenagers they would like to speak to in connection with the damage to Dewric, St Lawrence Street. Since Monday
HALLOWE’EN has really taken off in popularity over the last decade. Although some might disagree, it’s an excuse for fun rather than any celebration of witchcraft and no doubt some businesses have done their best to exploit it for commercial gain. It
A YEAR-long review of community transport has begun in Blackburn with Darwen. The council, in partnership with Northgate Kendrick Ash, transport providers and passengers, will look to improve the service for current and potential users. As part
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Sam Allardyce admits Marlon King's jail sentence "doesn't help" the public image of the modern professional footballer. Wigan striker King was convicted of groping a young woman in a nightclub and then breaking her nose and
YOUNGSTERS in West Craven are being challenged to put pen to paper to help their county councillor come up with the ‘write’ way to spend local grant money. County Coun Keith Bailey has asked children from each of the seven primary schools in his division
Youths on motorcycles are causing a nuisance in the Lanehead area, according to residents. Police will now liaise with partner agencies before deciding on the best way of tackling the problem.
THE new Tesco Express store opening in Brunshaw Road, Burnley, will celebrate its launch on Tuesday with a donation to Pendleside Hospice. Hospice fundraising manager, Kaye Bartle, will be the guest of honour and as part of the opening celebrations
PENDLESIDE Hospice is looking for a local person to represent the charity in the Pendle Triathlon. The event, on April 25, includes a 750metre swim, 22km bike ride, and 5km run. Interested? Call the hospice on 01282 440120, or email clare.richards
JACK Straw has called for radical changes to try to end the misery for Blackburn and Darwen’s bus users. The Blackburn MP has spent recent weeks talking to bus operators and the council in an attempt to strike a deal that could end the string of cutbacks
HUNDREDS of people ran across a soaking wet Holcombe Moor near Ramsbottom on Saturday to raise funds for charity. MAG, a charity which specialises in removing land mines from war-torn countries, has paid tribute to the runners who braved near freezing
A multi-million pound holiday village will be built on rural land in Blackburn after years of waiting. Planning permission was granted last night for Pleasington Lakes – a development in Feniscowles of 94 holiday homes and three leisure lakes
Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Games was a runaway success for Nintendo, and what better way to follow up on the tried-and-trusted game mechanic than by taking on all that the Winter Games has to offer? What’s great about this series is that Nintendo
What have Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and Psychonauts got in common? They were created by the genius mind of Tim Schafer. And now comes another – Brutal Legend – an uber fun fantasy adventure starring comedian and actor Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
Running time: 111 mins. The death of Michael Jackson in June, shortly before a planned series of 50 sellout concerts at the O2 Arena in London, sent shockwaves around the world, denying fans one last chance to see The King of Pop live on
Part two of the annual football heavyweight battle is here, with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer looking to gain back some ground after seeming to fall by the wayside in recent seasons. For those hardcore PES fans who refused to give in and switch
Running time: 100 mins. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson. Director: Lone Scherfig. A star is born. Twenty-four-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan
Running time: 79 mins. Starring: Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Fred Tatasciore. Director: Shane Acker. Expanded from an Oscar-nominated 2005 short film, 9 is a computer-animated
Is anybody else having trouble believing the Darren dad storyline that’s hit Walford this week? As soap fans I know we’re meant to keep quiet and go along with the plots they come up with. No matter how far fetched, we’re not meant to
IT’S been half a century since Joe Brown first picked up his microphone professionally. In those early days he performed alongside the likes of Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, and Billy Fury. And unlike many of the stars of the Sixties, Joe
Set in a fee-paying grammar school in Stockport, Simon Stephens’ powerful new play begins as an Etonian teen drama, however it slowly dawns that a violent underbelly within these seemingly normal youngsters is going to “pop” spectacularly. The articulate
JASON Roberts has become the latest Blackburn player to come down with suspected swine flu. Roberts is unlikely to be available for Rovers' trip to Manchester United tomorrow in the Barclays Premirer League after showing symptoms of the virus
WHILE Manchester United will have the riches and the wealth of world class stars tomorrow, John Curtis knows Blackburn Rovers still retain family values that their opponents will never be able to match. Rovers have shipped 13 goals on their last four
After Scare Kingdom’s appearance on BBC1’s ‘Countryfile’, which is watched by over 6 million viewers, tickets for Scare Kingdom are selling very fast. We have added a further date – Sunday 1st November and extended our opening hours for November
A FAMOUS nightspot in Rossendale has been silenced for playing chart hits without a licence. Inspectors swooped on the Rhythm Station, in New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, after a tip-off they were illegally playing copyrighted music. And a High Court
A WOMAN believed to be Lancashire’s oldest resident has died just days before her 109th birthday. Emma Brown was described by her family as a woman who ‘lived life to the full’. She lived through five monarchs, 22 Prime Ministers and
ACCRINGTON Stanley fans are calling for a shake-up of the club’s board to ensure no one person holds a majority share in future. The Reds were this week given a week-long stay of execution by the High Court over a unpaid £308,000 tax bill. But the disclosure
There was a lot of hot air and in the end we were none the wiser. A lot was made about the appearance of Nick Griffin on the BBC’s Question Time. And there were a fair few people who thought the idea would enlighten those that didn’t know what he
CLITHEROE Health Centre is not expected to reopen until next Thursday or Friday after health bosses said damage caused by a fire was worse than they expected. NHS East Lancashire said repair teams were working 'flat out' and would work over
TRIBUTES have been paid to the husband and wife who died in a fatal house fire in Blackburn. Ayesha Mohammed, 39, died on Wednesday morning at Royal Blackburn Hospital after seven days spent in a critical condition. Her husband, Abdullah
THIS time last year, only an inferior goal difference to Chelsea and Liverpool kept Hull City off the top spot in their debut Premier League season. A comfortable 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion had improved an outstanding unbeaten away record
A HOSPITAL boss has quit and said it was a honour to have held the role. Graham Parr has resigned as chairman at Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Parr has held the chairmanship for five years and is a former director of estates at the
A LEADING security firm has been unveiled as a new partner for the Junior Clarets supporters club. Club chairman Barry Kilby and Mark Hamilton, the managing director of G4S, sealed the deal at Turf Moor. More than 2,000 youngsters are part of the Clarets
Two things spring to mind in this ongoing Accrington Stanley saga: 1. How can such a huge debt be allowed to build? 2. Why is Hyndburn Council, so vociferous and helpful when Stanley gained promotion to the League, so silent this time? As your own
AN ORIGINAL stone floor has been uncovered by builders working on Accrington’s historic market hall. Plans to install a modern floor have been scrapped after uncovering the Victorian pavings which will become one of the key features of the market hall
AVOIDING back-to-back home defeats remains the priority for Burnley boss Owen Coyle going into the clash with Hull City. He may be without goalkeeper Brian Jensen for the first time this season after the Dane limped out of last weekend’s 3-1 defeat
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has admitted his interest in Salzburg’s prolific goalscorer and one-time Blackburn Rovers target Marc Janko. McLeish’s number two Andy Watson recently watched the Austrian international in action. The 26-year-old Janko
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has phoned Sir Alex Ferguson to explain remarks attributed to him in a Spanish newspaper. Martinez has also contacted Steve Bruce, Sam Allardyce and Rafael Benitez after they were implicated in the article. The Spaniard
Paul Duffen admits the pressure resulting from Hull’s poor results this season led him to resign as the club’s chairman. But he wished the club continued success as they bid to retain their Premier League status. Duffen stood down on Wednesday morning
CHRIS Samba will be travelling to Old Trafford full of belief after insisting Rovers’ away day misery has to be left ‘in the past’. Blackburn Rovers’ giant centre back is hoping to return to the side for tomorrow evening’s daunting match at
Worsley Cup holders Ramsbottom have been handed a bye in the first round of next year’s competition. Full draw: Burnley v Nelson, Bacup v Rishton, Todmorden v Lowerhouse, Church v Haslingden, Colne v East Lancs, Enfield v Rawtenstall. Byes: Accrington
A SECOND postal strike will see 600 postmen and women in East Lancashire walk out tomorrow in a further blow to the service. Yesterday Royal Mail employees from the mail centre Preston returned to the picket lines for a 24-hour strike. The strike, following
Lancashire have signed West Indies paceman Daren Powell on a two-year deal, subject to a visa. The 31-year-old has won 37 Test caps for West Indies and has experience in county cricket having played at Hampshire in 2007. Powell is Lancashire's second
NIKOLA Kalinic admits opening his Premier League account at Old Trafford would be the ‘most special’ moment of his career - but insists he isn’t about to rush his English education. Blackburn Rovers’ Croatian striker finally broke his goal
ROSSENDALE United continue their search for an elusive win when they bid to halt a run of four successive defeats at Trafford tomorrow.
WHEN Accrington Stanley’s players met up for training yesterday for the first time since the club were given an extra seven days to avoid being wound up, the feeling among the players was understandable. Sheer relief. Stanley’s High Court
IT has not been the best of weeks for Chorley with two successive defeats, while tomorrow they face a test from the league leaders. Yet manager Steve Waywell is hoping that the prospect of squaring up against Colwyn Bay, the form team of the season,
CLITHEROE go into tomorrow’s FA Trophy clash with fellow Unibond side Salford City on the back of two league wins but manager Peter Smith is still expressing caution. “There’s no doubt that wins against Woodley and Radcliffe mean we can go to Salford
COLNE are in League Cup action tomorrow as St Helens Town are the visitors to the Holt House stadium.
BACUP Borough welcome AFC Blackpool to West View in the League Cup tomorrow looking to end a run of five matches without a win
NELSON are the third East Lancashire side in the league top 10 and they too are on League Cup duty tomorrow when they travel to Ashton Athletic. Manager Alex Mugan is looking forward to the tie as after a hectic start to the season. He said: “We been
PADIHAM boss Graham Haworth will want to see his side hit back in style after crashing to a midweek 3-1 defeat to Ramsbottom. For the Storks, the result was a bitter pill to swallow especially after a win over Ashton Athletic. But that
RAMSBOTTOM embark on a double cup mission over the next few days buoyed by an emphatic 3-1 midweek win over Padiham in an East Lancashire derby. Rammy face Congleton tomorrow in the League Cup before taking on Unibond Division One North side Lancaster
STEVEN Burke is unlikely to get the chance to win another individual pursuit medal at the Olympics after plans were announced to scrap the event for 2012 – but the Colne cyclist believes the change could work in his favour. Burke won a bronze medal in
OWEN Coyle has backed Phil Brown to survive as Hull City manager and lead the club to safety, but doesn’t want the pressure to ease on his pal tomorrow. The duo laid the foundations for a lasting friendship as team-mates at Bolton Wanderers in the mid
POLICE are hunting two flashers – one aged around 15 and the other aged in his 60s – after two separate incidents in Burnley. An appeal for information has been made after a pensioner exposed himself to a bus-load of passengers on St James Street, near
PLANS have been unveiled to turn an historic mills complex into a boarding school for up to 5,000 Muslim girls. Islamic Help, a national charity, intends to spend 10 years developing Brierfield Mills into the UK’s biggest boarding school. If the proposals
A MAJOR crackdown on Hallowe’en hooligans is being launched in a bid to stop yobs using the festivities as an excuse to torment residents. Extra police patrols are being run in communities across East Lancashire to thwart those abusing the
TWO men charged with the murder of a Blackburn mosque teacher in a fatal house fire have appeared at court. Imran Ali, 29, from Manchester, and Peter Bowden, 39, from Lytham St Annes, were brought before Blackburn magistrates in separate hearings on
