With an award nomination and a sold-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, a guest appearance on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and a rapidly expanding tour diary, things are really hotting up for Liverpudlian stand-up John Bishop.
Bacup residents can have their say on community problems at the town's Neighbourhood Forum in the Maden Centre. Councillors will attend the meeting on Monday, January 25th from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Hot food will be provided.
Young people from 11 to 19 can take part in a discussion group about the Twilight Saga. Weekly sessions are being held at Haslingden Library. For more details contact 01706 242020.
A THEATRE staffed by volunteers in Pendle has been cast into the national spotlight as part of a major advertising campaign. More than 130 actors, cameramen, technicians and support staff descended on the Pendle Hippodrome, Colne, for the two-day
Heavy snowfall overnight caused traffic chaos in Blackburn - but for some it was time for sledging and building snowmen. See how people dealt with the snow around the town centre.
SPEEDING motorists driving through Sabden are putting people’s lives at risk, according to residents. Residents living in Padiham Road have written to local councillors and the Lancashire County Council highways department in a bid to improve road safety
A SECOND-HAND bookshop in Clitheroe has finally closed after 13 years. In October last year, the owners of Bowdon Books announced they were closing after a fall in sales and tough market conditions in the second-hand book trade. Gordon and Gillian Hill
Companies in the region have been encouraged to use 2010 to help kick-start the economy. In a New Year address, CBI director-general Richard Lambert said: “If 2009 was a year when many companies were preoccupied with survival, 2010 may be a time of
A MAN was attacked on his own doorstep by a thug, possibly armed with a knife, in an early hours raid on his home. The intruder knocked on the door of a flat at St Leger Court, off Plantation Street, Accrington, at 1.45am, and demanded money. He then
WHAT do I wish for the New Year? I wish this could be the year we’re set free. Free from negative thinking, petty restrictive rules and controlling regulations. Free from interfering authorities that constantly tell us what we should or shouldn’t do
THE uptake of university level education courses has soared in East Lancashire. The launch of two new university centres in September in the area has seen a 44 per cent rise in students opting to stay in education in Burnley and more than 30 per cent
A 72-YEAR-OLD Darwen resident faces six weeks without his bins being collected because of the cold temperatures. Pensioner Fred Patten, of Derwent Street, says none of the 14 houses on his road have had their bins collected for four weeks. And he is
HEARTLESS thieves stole a charity box containing £100 from a Darwen pub. The cash had been raised by regulars at the Borough Hotel, Grimshaw Street, for the Help the Heroes charity. Landlady Julie Ellin said she was disgusted by the actions of the thieves
TILES from Darwen Market’s new toilets are set to become a must-have collectable in the town, according to traders. Some of the spare tiles have gone on sale at an antiques stall in the market to raise money for charity. And if the initial reaction
LIVERPOOL have confirmed that they have allowed 19-year-old goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis to extend his loan at Accrington Stanley until January 30. The Australian joined Stanley on loan at the end of November and has held down a regular place in the starting
ACCRINGTON Stanley striker Michael Symes has been named as the PFA fans' League Two player of the month for December. Symes, who has been offered a new contract at Stanley after being linked with a move to Derby, has been in impressive form in recent
OWEN Coyle is close to ending his two-year spell with the Clarets after telling the board he wants to join Premier League relegation rivals Bolton Wanderers. Burnley chairman Barry Kilby and operational director Brendan Flood last night
CAR crashes in East Lancashire have nearly doubled in the past fortnight’s big freeze compared to the same period last year. Official statistics show that between Monday, December 21, 2009 and Monday, January 4, 2010, 197 collisions were reported
MOTORISTS stopping to look at an 18ft snowman in Rossendale are being blamed for a series of crashes on the adjacent road. Rossendale firefighter Jan Czugalinski wowed Cloughfold residents with the giant snowman which towered over Bacup Road. But
A KARATE club chopped the weather down to size — by training barefoot on the snow covered moors around Darwen Tower. Tower Shukokai Karate Club said the Kangeiko, meaning winter training, was to ‘forge the spirit by enduring the extremes of the weather
A FOOD pub has closed so pub bosses can carry out ‘statutory work’. The Windmill, in Preston New Road, Mellor Brook, shut its doors on Saturday after the landlord left. Owner Enterprise Inns have vowed to reopen the pub with a new tenant
BLACKBURN Rovers' Carling Cup semi-final first leg with Aston Villa has been postponed because of safety concerns around Ewood Park. Heavy snow has fallen since midnight and with freezing conditions, the areas surrounding the ground were ruled
A MOUNTAIN rescue team leader has blamed the icy weather for making the past two weeks the busiest he has known in 16 years. Up to December 18 Andy Simpson said his Rossendale and Pendle mountain rescue team had attended 56 jobs since the turn
The North West region’s air ambulance has issued an appeal to children and adults to take care when sledging after a spate of accidents has led to three people being airlifted to hospital. In the last two weeks the emergency helicopter has
A BLACKBURN police officer caught speeding on a stretch of road where hundreds of motorists have also been “zapped” argued that it should not be a 30mph zone. Timothy Maddox claimed that the section of the A548 on the outskirts of Prestatyn
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is keen to bring Atletico Madrid's Argentine winger Maxi Rodriguez to Anfield this January, initially on a short-term loan deal but Benitez could lose star striker Fernando Torres with Inter Milan keen on the Spanish superstar
SAM Allardyce’s managerial career has already hit its fair share of high notes but, spend a few minutes talking to the man himself, and it is obvious there is still one thing painfully missing from his CV. Promotion, guiding unfashionable
MICHEL Salgado is dreaming of adding a Wembley final to his list of career high points and making sure ‘Kings night’ is a reason for personal celebration. Rovers’ Spaniard admits playing tonight will be a strange experience, with January 5
EAST Lancashire's retiring top detective has called for the community to be told if dangerous paedophiles are living nearby. Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell has spoken about his frustrations after a repeat sex offender was able to viciously
The start of a new decade and some of our players are feeling a bit sorry for themselves. Benni McCarthy feels unloved and unwanted and doesn’t want to stick to the diet that Sam has cruelly imposed upon him. He thinks the club should recognise his
ACCRINGTON Stanley have completed a deal to bring striker Billy Kee back to the club on loan from Championship outfit Leicester City for another month.
OWEN Coyle has offered Burnley fans a glimmer of hope, after vowing to sleep on a proposed move to Bolton Wanderers. Clarets chairman Barry Kilby and operational director Brendan Flood were last night locked in talks with the 43-year-old over his future
SAM Allardyce admits guiding Blackburn Rovers to a Wembley cup final would make the stresses of 2009 “all worth it” as he momentarily forgets the financial pressures of the Premier League in a bid for glory. Allardyce is relishing tonight
In the interests of cordiality, it’s only right that I wish you a Happy New Year. Though at the time of writing, the happiness of Burnley supporters everywhere hangs in the balance. It was around tea time on New Year’s Day when the news
A FATHER who left his young son and daughter home alone so he could pick up a stranded friend has been told he was lucky to escape a jail sentence. Philip John Biggs, 25, was caught out when police pulled him over for drink-driving in the middle
EAST Lancashire is to host a huge fundraising fun run this summer with 5,000 people jogging through Blackburn’s streets. The annual event, named the Pennine Lancashire 10K, is expected to raise up to £300,000 for local charities in its first
OWEN Coyle has offered Burnley fans a glimmer of hope, after vowing to sleep on a proposed move to Bolton Wanderers. Clarets chairman Barry Kilby and operational director Brendan Flood were tonight locked in talks with the 43-year-old over
