CHORLEY’S FA Trophy run came to a cruel end as they were beaten 6-5 on penalties by Conference Premier side Tamworth at Victory Park last night. Jake Cottrell, who scored the Magpies first equaliser, missed the eighth home penalty allowing Jordan Keane
A GHOST story from the Dunkenhalgh Hotel has been featured on a BBC travel programme. Journalist and former policitician Michael Portillo has been touring the country for Great British Railway Journeys. And the third show in the series saw
THREE girls arrested after a teenager was filmed being viciously attacked in Blackburn town centre have been bailed. The video showed a girl allegedly having her hair pulled, being kicked, and punched in the face. Last night the girls had been
A POPULAR singer who ‘oozed personality’ has died, aged 76. John Shorrock, who lived in Harwood Street all his life, was perhaps best known by his stage name during his time leading the Johnny Vincent Trio in the 1960s. The father-of-four died
AN East Lancashire town is in line for a major transformation after being awarded a £2million cash boost. Around 51 buildings in Bacup town centre will receive a facelift after a Heritage Lottery Fund bid was successful. The grant has been
LEGAL action is being taken to force the owners of a demolished mill site to make the area more secure over safety fears. Concerns have been raised about the state of the demolished Oak Mill, in Skipton Road, Colne, with a pile of bricks remaining
A TEENAGER accused of abducting and molesting an eight-year-old girl has been told to stay out of Burnley and Padiham until his next court date. The 14-year-old was allowed to collect clothing from his Padiham home before he moves from the area
BLACKBURN Rovers have taken former Tranmere defender Will Vaulks on trial from Scottish Championship outfit Falkirk. Wirral-born Vaulks, 20, was released from Tranmere in November 2012. But he made a swift return to full-time football three
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Clitheroe grandad who died after being knocked down by a car. Stuart Beal, 90, was discharged from hospital the day after the collision in Railway View Avenue, but his condition worsened over the next few days.
STEVE Magac will present a talk to Bacup Rotary Club tomorrow at the Central Methodist Church Hall in Burnley Road, at 6pm.
WEEKLY boxercise classes are being held at Burnley Wood Community Centre in Springfield Road on Monday nights. The class runs from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. For more information, call the centre on 01282 450668
DANIEL Baron, 20, of Wallbank Drive, Whitworth, has been fined £70 with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge by Pennine magistrates after he admitted being drunk and disorderly in Hammerton Street, Burnley, on December 15.
A SOCIAL dance will be run by Sanderson Dance and Fitness Centre on Saturday, January 25. The event, at the Muni in Colne, will feature ballroom, sequence and Latin American styles. Doors open at 7pm with dancing starting at 7.45pm. Tickets
IGOR Bilyj, 32, of Smith Street, Nelson, has been given a six-week curfew by Pennine magistrates after being found guilty of assaulting Asad Mehmood and resisting a police officer. He was also ordered to pay £50 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge
STANLEY Gallagher, 39, of Coultate Street, Burnley, has been given a 12-week curfew by Pennine magistrates and pay compensation after he admitted stealing a Galaxy Ace mobile phone worth £100, belonging to Gemma Preston, on January 10.
ANYONE dread that moment, when your child walks through the front door with Bobby Bear or Derrick the Dinosaur? Well I do. Not because I’m not proud of my kids’ good behaviour, when they bring a teddy home from school as a reward, but because
COMPLAINTS of youths throwing stones around the Rossendale Road area of Burnley have been made to police at a recent meeting.
POLICE are to look into complaints of drug related activity in the Burns Street area of Burnley after the issue was raised by local residents.
AN application to build an agricultural feed storage building at Hunters Oak Farm, in Ightenhill Park Lane, Burnley, has been submitted to the council.
NEW Brussels rules restricting the promotion of apples as healthy have been condemned as ‘barmy’ by UKIP Euro-MP Paul Nuttall who said: “It is only good old fashioned common sense to eat local food and in the right season but the EU, as ever, is hell-bent
A JOBS and training event is taking place at Burnley College this evening (Tues). The Themis Apprenticeship Open Event is between 5.30pm and 7.30pm at the Princess Way college.
TWO men could be facing jail, after admitting affray, at Burnley Crown Court. Shane Ashurst, 50, and Andrew Bury, 43, were bailed until February 12, for pre- sentence reports. Ashurst, of Disraeli Street and his co-defendant, of Windermere
TRAFFIC control measures in Accrington Road, Burnley, will remain in place until January 22 while Electricity North West carry out works.
A TAI chi class for all levels of ability takes place today from 11am, at St Mary of the Assumption Church Parish Rooms, in Yorkshire Street, Burnley.
A DANGEROUS driver who sped through a residential area of Nelson trying to get away from the police, clocked up his 10th conviction for banned driving, a court heard. Atif Mahmood, 34, had been spotted by officers, who knew he was disqualified,
LIVE music sessions, where people can make and record music, are being held at The Basement Project in Burnley. The project is being run on Tuesday evenings until March from 6pm to 8pm at Healey Grange, Rosehill Road. Entry is 50p. For
BRIERFIELD Action in the Community hold drop-in sessions three times a week, where residents can get involved in community activities. The centre in Colne Road, Brierfield, opens on Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm, Wednesdays 10am to 12pm and Thursdays
GOLDEN boot Howard Taylor helped himself to four goals as Oswaldtwistle St Mary's A racked up their biggest win of the season against Arden Athletic in the Accrington Combination. Hot shot Liam McMillan was also on the mark with a sensational hat trick
THE ACE Centre’s comedy night is back, kicking off on Friday February 7. The regular stand-up event features three comedians and a MC. The show starts at 8.15pm and tickets cost £8 in advance, £10 on the door. Food is served in the bistro from
A SKATE park for children aged four to 18 is back at West Craven Sports Centre from Sunday, January 26. Sessions run from noon to 1pm for four to eight year olds, 1pm to 2pm for nine to 13 year olds, and 2pm to 3pm for those aged 14-plus. The
RE: Videos of bare knuckle brawling on streets of Blackburn slammed. According to today’s on-line edition of the Daily Mail, it seems that street fighting is acceptable at all level and sections of society. Just today it was stated in the Mail
BLACKBURN Combination Premier Division title favourites Blackburn United suffered their first league defeat of the campaign, crashing 5-2 at home to Feildens Arms. United were running away with the championship, but this shock defeat saw Wellington Inn
RE: 5000 Muslims march for prophet’s birthday in Nelson I have attended and enjoyed the prophet’s birthday celebrations in Nelson, which are so well done there. Yes, this occasion is a lads’ day out, as ron1946 describes it. The ladies enjoy the
BURNLEY Athletic moved half a dozen points clear at the summit of the East Lancashire Football League with a 3-0 win over bottom club Colne United. Only a couple of games survived the weather in the top flight, and in the other fixture to get the go
RE: 185 in East Lancs lose out as benefit payments capped. I have no problem with people on benefits, they may not be able to get a job? What I would like to see is the ones on benefits working 40 hours a week for our NHS service or sweeping
RE: 185 in East Lancs lose out as benefit payments capped. My view is that the government is being very successful with its tactic of divide and rule whilst being ably supported by the, largely, right wing press. In short, I reckon many/most
Three teenage girls have been arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault following a video being posted online. Two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old were arrested after police made inquiries into the footage of two girls fighting in Blackburn town
THE chairman of the Burnley Sunday League admitted he was very disappointed after a cup match was abandoned following a mass brawl. The Towneley Cup clash between AFC Weir and Jolly FC at Fearns High School was halted after players from both teams started
TRAFFIC queues are forming after a lorry shed its load on junction with the motorway. One lane of the M65 is closed and slow traffic is resulting due to shed load of plasterboard on the junction of the M65 near Accrington. The incident occurred
GEORGE Hutchings has underlined his tennis talents after he was included on the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) Aegon FutureStars programme. The 13-year-old from Blackburn, a regular winner at county standard and one of the best players in his age group
BLESSED Trinity athletics team were both the girls and boys Sports Hall Athletics winners with the Year Sevens jumping for joy as the two combined were crowned overall Burnley champions. The event took place over an evening at the Spirit of Sport against
A COLLEGE has places available on a fitness training course. The Level 2 Circuit Training course at Accrington and Rossendale College starts Saturday, January 18. Contact the college for details through email on cmoss@ accross.ac.uk or call 01254
THE Lancashire Telegraph Grassroots Heroes Awards take place on Thursday where the great and the good of amateur sport will be honoured. The awards, once again sponsored by United Utilities, were launched three years ago, have the backing of East Lancashire
A CANNABIS dealer who was spared jail is now behind bars after going out shoplifting equipped for the job. Burnley Crown Court heard how David Wain, 51, had gone into WH Smith in the town with a foil lined carrier bag to steal DVDs and cheat the
A SCHEME to make teachers sit professional ‘MOTs’ has been described as ‘demoralising and impractical’. Teachers in East Lancashire are said to have responded poorly to the news they would be re-licensed every few years under a Labour government
THE authors of a money education programme being rolled out in East Lancashire have been honoured. Financial responsibility classes taught in local schools by Debt Aware began with the schoolwork of two Chorley pupils. Nicola Haresceugh and
A DISABLED man caught driving his mobility car while banned for speeding has been ordered off the road again — this time for three months. Burnley magistrates heard how George Dionissiou had got behind the wheel because his carer was said to have
IF only Jason Cropper were running the country, and not just his business (Raid victim offers £250k reward. LT, January 10! Someone with proper values, knows what most people want from life – justice and peace of mind, free from unscrupulous criminals
A DREAM of a pantomime is promised by St Mary’s Panto Group as they present the classic tale of Cinderella. Almost 50 young performers will take to the stage from Thursday to Sunday to tell the story of poor Cinders as she tries to find her Prince
COMMUNITY groups, charities and organisations have until June to register interest in taking over a Ribble Valley pub. The Black Bull in Rimington was closed in October and was placed on the Community Asset Register by Rimington Parish Council.
AN education official has asked Blackburn with Darwen parents to avoid booking holidays in term. Blackburn with Darwen Council’s director of schools and education Lisa Bibby has written to parents within the local authority to ask for their cooperation
MORE details of work to create a section of pathway for walkers, horses and cyclists in Stacksteads have been announced. A £143,500 project to create a one kilometre stretch will join with a new path at Riverside Park. The route, which runs
A RAMSBOTTOM manufacturer has toasted a record year, with revenues up 77 per cent. Joshua Greaves, of Garden Street, makes industrial mixing equipment, and has been working with the Manufacturing Advisory Service to develop further growth.
BACUP and Stacksteads Carnival Organisation is encouraging participants to fill in an application form. The event, on Sunday, June 29 has already confirmed 10 stalls, five parade entries, and five stage displays. Last year, the 60th anniversary
COSTA Coffee in Rawtenstall have given a local junior football team a much-needed boost by sponsoring their first ever team kit. After hearing that Rossendale Valley Junior Football Club had never had their own kit, and instead had been relying
TWO photographs of a couple taken in the early 20th century have left bosses at Rossendale Museum and Art Gallery scratching their heads. The black and white portrait pictures were discovered gathering dust in St Mary’s Presbytery, in Bacup, by
PUBLIC Health Lancashire has extended Ribble Valley Borough Council’s contract to provide healthy lifestyle services. The contract has been extended to March 31, 2016, with the council having supplied healthy lifestyle services for more than 15
CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School is set to take part in the BBC School Report 2014. Year nine students will be making the news for real on Thursday, March 27, as schools from around the country research and report current stories from both local
A RIBBLE Valley pub has been named the Lancashire Pub of the Year for the second time in three years. The Swan With Two Necks owner, Steve Dilworth, left, was presented with the award by West Pennine Campaign For Real Ale regional director Ray
DOGS could be banned from sports pitches, skate parks and children’s play areas under new proposals to be discussed today. Ribble Valley Borough Council will vote on the new dog control orders, which include them being banned from any recreational
A SCOUT group has won £500 as part of Skipton Building Society’s Big 160 event. The 1st Earby Scout Troop landed the funding after winning public votes as part of the competition. The troop, set up by volunteers in 2004, has grown considerably
IT certainly has been a happy new year for Rovers fans so far. Saturday’s win over Doncaster, while not the prettiest, showed yet again our ability to dig out a win in difficult circumstances. This young side really is showing character, having
VISITORS to Blackburn Central Library on January 22 can discover an important part of the town’s heritage through the legacy of a great philanthropist. Harriet Roberts will give a talk at 2pm about James Dixon, born in 1855, who was the founder
STUDENTS recruited to Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form’s Business Career Academy enjoyed a trip to London as part of their studies. In its inaugural year, the college has accepted 10 students into its Business Career Academy. In London,
COLNE councillor Neil Butterworth is campaigning for better lighting on a path known for anti-social behaviour and drug dealing. Coun Butterworth said: “We need better lighting on the path between Oak Street to Cleveland Street. It is unsafe, particularly
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson is encouraging residents to nominate local people of outstanding merit for honours. He said: “The honours system recognises people of outstanding merit, and those who have committed themselves to service to the nation
HEALTH commissioners are hopeful that improved services will help prevent patients from repeatedly turning up at hospital unnecessarily. Last week the Lancashire Telegraph revealed how two patients had attended East Lancashire’s emergency or urgent
LANCASHIRE County Council is backing the NSPCC’s Underwear Rule campaign. This asks parents and other adults to make clear to children no-one other than doctors, nurses or close family members should ask to see or touch parts of their body covered
NEW Bishop of Blackburn Julian Henderson attended Blackpool Football Club’s match with Middlesborough at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. He was accompanied to the game by his wife Heather and club chaplain Michael Ward. After meeting club’s staff
FRACKING firm Cuadrilla yesterday announced Lancashire communities where it drills for shale gas will get £100,000 each to spend on local projects. The new deal came as Prime Minister David Cameron said local councils would also receive all the
VALUE telecoms company New Call Telecom has launched another recruitment drive for their Nelson contact centre. This latest move follows the huge response to New Call’s recruitment drive last November, and aims to grow the centre’s workforce, which
A HUGE recycling centre near Todmorden is now set to open after a major refurbishment – and a festive delay. Work on the overhaul of Eastwood Household Recycling Centre was due to be completed in late December or early January. But the relaunch
THE number of shoplifting incidents in Burnley in the run up to Christmas was at a seven-year low, new figures have revealed. In November and December 2012, 121 thefts were reported compared to 214 in 2004. The reduction was proof that measures
‘SPECIAL Aunt’ Clara Pulford, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday. Clara was born in 1914 and grew up in Shakeshaft Street, Blackburn with her brother and four sisters. The family then moved to Burnley and she met and married her husband
BIRTHDAY girl, Rebecca Cooper celebrated her 105th birthday at Springhill Care Home in Accrington, becoming what is believed to be East Lancashire’s oldest woman. Born in 1908, Rebecca was brought up in Blackburn, where she continued to live her
I AM having a little difficulty in finding any enthusiasm at all, for planning, and then going away on a foreign holiday. I can’t believe it, I mean me who, at one time, almost made a career out of travelling! I’m wondering if it is an age
EAST Lancashire’s moorland can be breathtaking in its stark beauty. Now plans are afoot to protect it alongside the moors of the South Pennines in Yorkshire by creating a ‘regional park’. While campaigners say they would love the area to become
IT’S really nice down in the West Country at this time of year, or at least it was for myself and around 1,700 Clarets who made the trip to Yeovil on Saturday afternoon. We just chanced upon the best day in many weeks as the sun shone brightly on a packed
A BURNLEY butcher could be forced to shut his business after raiders stole thousands of pounds of meat and equipment. Al-Madina Halal Meat, in Queen Victoria Road, had only been open for four months when burglars forced open the rear metal shutter
BURNLEY Council is in the running for a top award just months after the town was named the most enterprising in the UK by the Government. The Local Government Chronicle has nominated the authority for its Driving Growth Award in recognition of
A man was hit on the head during a robbery in Ramsbottom. It happened around 7.20pm on Sunday 12 January 2014 when two masked men went into Bargain Booze on Bolton Road West. They threatened staff and demanded money. One of the men hit a member
A TEENAGER accused of holding up a phone shop in Burnley with a kitchen knife on New Year’s Day has appeared before Pennine magistrates. The 16-year-old was charged with robbery of Mohammed Jabbar of an iPhone 4S and faced the town’s youth court
A WATCHDOG has praised staff at a Whitworth care home and found it was meeting all the essential standards during a recent inspection. The Care Quality Commission said of Healey House in Oakenshaw Avenue: “There was clear sensitive communications
A TEENAGE girl who unleashed a tirade of racial abuse at a Nelson taxi driver after drinking a bottle of Sambuca has apologised to magistrates. Burnley Youth Court was told cabbie Abid Hussain Shah was working at Ronnie’s Taxis when three young
A SCHOOL has been told it ‘requires improvement’ after having to rely on new teachers and those on supply contracts. Ofsted said Sacred Heart RC School in Blackburn had seen ‘continual disruption’ with staff, causing slow progress with pupils’
HUNDREDS of youngsters in Burnley will learn more about local rivers as a ‘stretch’ is brought into their classrooms. Supporters of Burnley Urban River Enhancement Scheme (URES) have been carrying out a series of engineering projects to clean and
A CHARITY worker developed an ‘obsession’ with a volunteers boss repeatedly sent her cards and made telephone calls to her, magistrates heard. Gary Clawson was warned about his behaviour but continued to harrass Souta van Wick, who is operations
LANCASHIRE’S county and district councils have teamed up to tackle Single Person Council Tax Discount fraud. They aim to check homes which claim to be occupied by just one person, and are therefore eligible for a 25 per cent council tax discount
BURNLEY homeless charity Emmaus has appointed Stephen Cooke as retail manager at their Ivy Street store. Peter Pike, chair of Emmaus Burnley, said: “His immediate task is develop our trade at the Ivy Street site but he will be looking at opportunities
ANYBODY interested in representing their local area as a councillor can attend an event at Burnley Town Hall later this month. The event will cover what being a borough councillor involves, what support councillors receive and information on how
IN conceding the least goals and scoring the most we have created a recipe for success in the second half of the season. But we will have a test of our mettle this weekend, with the visit of Sutton Sting. We are the form team in the division having
SEAN Dyche declared himself “enthused” in the aftermath of Burnley’s latest away win, and in doing so marked himself out as a master of understatement. This has been a great week for the club; a new signing, a sixth away win of the campaign and a continued
A FORMER Meat Loaf impersonator who was sued by the man himself returns to the stage with his Legends of Rock show in Blackburn this Friday. Dean Torkington’s lastest guise is as Elton John and he will be joined by guest Peter Moore from Taste
PROPOSALS have been drawn up to provide a zebra crossing outside a Burnley primary school. Lancashire County Council is investigating the possibility of introducing a crossing outside St James’s Lanehead Primary School, in Briercliffe Road.
A BURNLEY company which is pioneering the use of 3D printing to produce made-to-measure insoles for the NHS has secured a £860,000 investment. Using the system being developed by FDM Digital Solutions, hospitals will be able to scan a patient’s
A FATHER-of-three has been sent to prison for pretending to be his brother because he was disqualified from driving when he was stopped by police. Imran Ali, 36, of Openshaw Drive, Blackburn, was stopped for a routine check by officers half a mile
AN animal-mad young photographer has seen his image snapped up for use by one of Lancashire’s top tourist attractions. Burnley student Jordan Varley, a lifelong visitor to Blackpool Zoo, will now see one of his shots used on the resort's official
THE owners of a house left in a state of disrepair for more than three years were left counting the cost after being taken to court by Hyndburn Council. Brendan Joseph Rodgers and Judith Michelle O’Hahan, both of Ballyscullion Road, Toombridge,
THE date for an annual charity walk in Hyndburn has been announced. The Walk 4 Your Charity will be held on Sunday, May 18. The walk, organised by the Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle, will offer the chance to walk a 10km or 5km route
POLICE have denied claims Rishton residents would be turned away from meetings with the local policing team. Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings are held on a monthly basis in towns across East Lancashire. But Coun Ken Moss said
A HERO former policeman who also helped the makers of the Z Cars TV drama, has died at the age of 71. Errol Vincent Bamber, who earned a bravery award after risking his life to save a woman from a house fire, was remembered as a ‘popular’ man who
POLICE reported 11 incidents of high impact acquisitive crime (HIAC) in Darwen between December 30 and January 7. HIAC includes burglary, theft of or from a vehicle, and robbery. During that period, police said there were burglaries in Scholes
QUIZ master John Knight will host the first pub quiz of the year at the Ranken Arms, in Queen Street, Hoddlesden, on Wednesday, January 22. Entry costs £1 per player, and there will be prizes for first and second place, as well as a booby prize
THE headteacher of Darwen Vale High School said attendance for the winter term ending in December had been above the national average for the ‘first time in years’. In her weekly report to parents, Mrs Fiona Jack said: “Attendance was something
THE family of a boy who took his own life have donated money raised at his funeral to help buy special vests for two boys battling cystic fibrosis. Darwen schoolboy Henry Tattersall was found dead at his Rossendale home at the end of November.
PEOPLE over the age of 60 who have not made a will are being given the opportunity to do so. Age UK has joined forces with solicitors Darwen Law Chambers to offer a will-making session tomorrow, at the firm’s office, in Railway Road. Older
PUPILS at an Accrington primary school make good progress despite low starting points, Ofsted has found. Inspectors who visited St Peter’s CofE Primary School, in Cartmel Avenue, rated the school ‘good’ overall and said there had been improvements
A RUNNING group has surged in popularity in the last fortnight, with 120 people now regularly turning out to sessions in Blackburn’s Witton Park. The free 5k Group Run was launched last summer by Rick Wilson, from Revidge, but has ‘taken off’ this
COUNCIL boss Jennifer Mein said a £6 million project to protect vulnerable youngsters will ‘help tackle problems before they turn into crises’. As revealed in The Lancashire Telegraph last month, an early intervention team is set to be launched
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has admitted that he and the Labour Government got their estimates of Eastern European immigration catastrophically wrong when he was Foreign Secretary. He made the confession on a BBC documentary ‘The Truth About Immigration
The masterplan for transport in East Lancashire will be presented for approval by Blackburn with Darwen borough’s executive board on Thursday. The senior councillors will be asked by officials to ensure the document meets their priorities for highways
RIBBLE Valley residents are being urged to dust off their trainers and get ready for a family fun day out with hundreds of other like-minded ‘Milers’. People can now sign up to take part in The Clitheroe Castlefield Mile in March. The Sport
A DRUGS baron who was part of a gang that peddled more than £1.5m of heroin and cocaine across the UK has been made to pay back just £160. A Proceeds Of Crime Act hearing heard that Babar Qasam, who was jailed for 11 years last year after being
MEMBERS of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will meet tomorrow to reflect on the last six months. The trust has been in special measures since July, and Martin Hodgson, director of service development, will provide an update on the improvements
HOGHTON Pantomime Society will stage performances of Dick Whittington from Friday until Saturday, January 27. The shows will be performed at the village hall with Britain’s Got Talent 2012 semi finalist Graham Blackledge as its musical director
DAVID Goodwillie could make a shock return to the Blackburn Rovers squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup clash at Manchester City. The striker is expected back at Brockhall this morning after Dundee United decided against extending his six-month loan. Goodwillie
ARTIST Nicola Hebson will revive her taxidermy masterclasses from Saturday, January, 25. The painter and taxidermist, from Great Harwood, was backed by Blackburn is Open to provide taxidermy workshops in Blackburn Art Gallery and Museum, and every
‘WRITE Burnley off at your peril!’ – that’s the warning from Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp. The London club started the new year outside of the automatic promotion places, trailing the second placed Clarets by one point after the New Year
I WAS absolutely gutted when Newport’s equaliser hit the back of the net in injury time. We had battled well to come back from a goal down to be leading at the end of normal time, and it looked like we had secured our first three points of the new year
A FAMILY were saved from a house fire in the early hours of the morning – by their dog. Chris and Helen Bloor, and their 10-year-old son, Isaac, were in bed asleep when a fire broke out at their Church Avenue home in Baxenden around 2.50am yesterday
LONGRIDGE ‘should be under the control of one local authority’ according to one of the town’s councillors. Coun Ken Hind, who represents the Ribble Valley town on the borough council, said that it should either be under the control of the borough
JON Adams and player-coach Jared Owen both scored hat-tricks against Telford Titans to fire Blackburn Hawks into second spot in the National Ice Hockey League Moralee Conference. Their stay was short, with Sutton Sting and Billingham Stars both winning
A STONYHURST College student has been reported missing. The 16-year-old boy was reported missing to police yesterday afternoon who have confirmed that they are making inquiries into his whereabouts. A police spokeswoman said that they could
EXETER stage a hastily arranged jumps fixture this afternoon following the abandonment of Lingfield over the weekend and everyone concerned ought to be applauded for keeping the winter game on the road. Ray Diamond will have his supporters in the opening
BAYERN MUNICH, Paris St-Germain and Napoli are all keen on Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata ARSENAL are preparing a joint £30m offer for Newcastle pair Yohan Cabaye and full-back Davide Santon. TOTTENHAM goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is close to completing
CHORLEY chairman Ken Wright has called on football fans from across the area to get down to Victory Park tonight and roar the Magpies on to one of the biggest wins in their history. Garry Flitcroft’s giant-killers take on Tamworth in a mouth-watering
ENGLAND’s women, featuring East Lancashire’s Arran Brindle, won their only Ashes Test match against Australia by 61 runs to put six valuable points towards their bid to retain the trophy. Set a target of 185 to win, Australia were all out for 123 with
TRAFFIC chaos on a Blackburn town centre road will continue for days after tram tracks and a service pit were unexpectedly discovered under the highway surface. Work at the Salford end of Railway Road was due to fin-ish by the weekend, but then
A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a video being posting online yesterday. The 14-year-old was arrested last night after police made inquiries into the footage of two girls fighting in Blackburn town centre. The
The trial of a former Blackburn Rovers footballer accused of making a homophobic gesture at a match in Brighton while playing against one of his previous clubs has been postponed. Colin Kazim-Richards, 27, allegedly made a gesture to the crowd
Well done all our members of the St Mary's #FitnessFriday group who completed the Ribble Valley 10K Road Race on Sunday 29th December. The race goes back over 30 years to the early 1980s when Clayton Le Moors Harriers, Ron Hill’s club, first organised
POLICE want to speak to a couple after cash was stolen from a purse at Buckshaw Parkway station, Chorley. The incident happened just before 7pm on Monday, November 18 after a woman left her purse on a seat. PC Lorraine Faulkner said: “Shortly
BLACKBURN Rovers’ players have pleaded with boss Gary Bowyer not to rest them for tomorrow’s FA Cup replay at Manchester City. Bowyer could be tempted to freshen up his side as the third-round replay comes less than 72 hours before Saturday’s crucial
UNION chief Lynn Collins said promoting the ‘living wage’, and outlawing ‘zero hours’ contracts, will be key campaigns in the North West this year. The regional secretary of the TUC said: “We have heard a lot about foodbanks and their growth in
THE final development land at a former armaments factory has been sold to housebuilders. BAE Systems said the land at the former Chorley ROF has been sold to Persimmon Homes and Redrow Homes. This brings to an end BAE Systems’ involvement in
A CHURCH which has served as a continuous place of worship for more than 118 years has closed – with its services transferring to the more modern surroundings of a high school. The final service at Leamington Road Baptist Church took place last
MICHAEL Duff believes Burnley’s strength lies in quality over quantity. The Clarets have added Ashley Barnes to the squad and manager Sean Dyche says the search is ongoing for others. But while one or two more faces would be a welcome boost in the second
Coronation Street actor William Roache has arrived for his trial on allegations of historic sexual offences against five girls. The 81-year-old veteran soap star was arrested at his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, last May and later charged with two
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has confirmed the FA Cup replay with Manchester City means he has had to rearrange his planned trip to India to meet Rovers owners Venky’s until later in the month. Bowyer was due to travel to Pune to discuss the club
BLACKBURN Rovers have sold almost 3,500 tickets for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round replay at Manchester City. Tickets go off sale in the club shop in Blackburn town centre at 5.30pm today and at Ewood Park at 4pm tomorrow. Any remaining tickets will
Parents have thanked doctors who saved their son from a very rare blood condition which kills nine out of 10 patients. Hamza Rawat, from Blackburn, was kept alive by specialists in Liverpool during two weeks in intensive care, and is now one of
MANCHESTER City star Sergio Aguero could return from his eight-game injury lay-off in tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round replay with Blackburn Rovers at the Etihad Stadium. But Frenchman Samir Nasri will not be fit to face Rovers after picking up a knee injury
A CARE worker who was cleared by a jury yesterday of ill-treating elderly dementia patients has described his 15 months of hell. Mark Taylor, who worked at Haslingden Lodge care home, Haslingden, broke down in tears when a jury announced they unanimously
CRISTIANO Ronaldo predictably won the Ballon d’or as the world’s best player with Lionel Messi and Frank Ribery second and third. There were no Premier League players anywhere near taking the honours and that should finally spell out to those in football
HOW great is it to see Chorley still marching on in the FA Trophy? The Magpies host Tamworth in a last 16 replay at Victory Park. It would be great to see them reach the quarter finals and have another shot at a Conference side in Grimsby Town. And
