NOT with all his gadgets and gizmos would James Bond have fancied Burnley's mission at 3.45pm on Saturday. Three goals behind in the den of arguably the strongest Championship team - it's a challenge to make even 007's eyes water. The Clarets were stung
Man of the match Michael Gray claimed the sending off of Blackburn team-mate Tugay was a key moment as his side drew 1-1 with Tottenham in the Premiership at Ewood Park. Tugay handed Rovers a 23rd-minute lead with a first-time volley from 25 yards which
DEVELOPERS behind controversial plans for a wind farm gave residents a virtual glimpse of what the project would look like. More than 500 people visited exhibitions of the plans for a six-turbine wind farm on Reaps Moss, Britannia, after Coronation Power
A PARK supporters' group has criticised Burnley residents for their "apathy" after missing out in a phone poll to win £50,000 of lottery cash. The Friends of Queen's Park, Burnley, had got to the final eight in the race for money from the People's Millions
REFUSE collectors will today stop taking incorrectly-sorted recyclable waste from residents in Burnley. Council bosses say that just one juice carton in a bag of cardboard could mean a whole lorry-load of Burnley's recyclable waste being sent to landfill
A BNP councillor has been accused of "wanting to keep Burnley in the Dark Ages" after she slammed Building Schools for the Future in a video posted on the internet. Coun Sharon Wilkinson's eight-minute video appears on the BNP-led Burnley Right Now website
A SKATE park could be built in a secluded park after a teenager put the case to councillors. But concerns about noise and nuisance forced the closure of others in the borough and remain despite the plea from Jonathan Firth. Jonathan, 18, told members
A CAB driver and passengers were hurt when a taxi skidded on an ungritted, icy road and crashed into a parked van. Akbar Ali, 37, of Accrington, is believed to have lost control of his car over ice on the A682 at Loveclough, Rossendale, just after
TWO teenagers who left a couple "scared to death" after robbing them in their home have each been jailed for more than two years. And Recorder Kevin Talbot, sentencing Noel Devers and Mark Pedder, slammed their actions, saying it must have been the "
POLICE have issued safety advice to Blackburn Rovers fans heading to Holland for the UEFA Cup clash against Feyenoord amid fears over Dutch hooligans. Rovers supporters are being advised not to go into Rotterdam town centre due to the threat from a minority
IT seems that some people, and you know who you are, have decided that new disabled parking rules apply. This is true especially outside Tesco, Asda and the like. These rules, according to some, apply if you fall into the following categories: 1) You
AS someone who lives and works in Darwen, I'd be interested in knowing if there is anyone out there who can explain the logic behind chaos that is now the new road system in Darwen? The town centre now is an absolute disgrace - at busy times no traffic
MANY blind people are being "cheated" by not being allowed to claim the same level of benefit as wheelchair users. I know that some blind people (who can't drive and in many cases find it impossible to use public transport) are missing vital hospital
TRADERS have called for action after shoppers faced delays exiting a multi-storey car park on Saturday for the second week in a row. It comes amid fears that the traffic problems could put people off Christmas shopping Blackburn if a solution is not
LANCASHIRE County Council is to cut key services and at least 50 jobs to help plug a £12.5 million hole in its budget. In order to keep residents' council tax increase to a rise of five per cent, the county council has said it will need to make cuts
A PUPIL who had his head shaved to raise money for Children in Need was sent out of class. And Ryan Callaghan's father Martin has now removed his son from St Bede's RC High School, Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, in anger at his son's treatment. But
IN the 1800s, many men paid the ultimate price after being found guilty of trumped-up charges by foolish judges in Kangaroo courts. And, in a lesser way, it happened again on Saturday to Accrington Stanley. Referee Steve Bratt's assumption that Jay
DENZIL Washington's latest Hollywood blockbuster 'Deja vu' hits the big screen next month just in time for Christmas. But don't expect Blackburn manager Mark Hughes to rush to his nearest cinema for an advanced screening because the Welshman has seen
STEVE Cotterill admits 10-man Burnley paid the price for a poor start as his side lost 3-0 at West Brom on Saturday. The Clarets slumped to their second Championship defeat on the spin after coming away from the Hawthorns empty-handed. The damage
BOSSES of a new £28million health centre have been left scratching their heads after revealing its 130-space car park was not being well used. Despite more than a quarter of a million people visiting the St Peter's Centre, Church Street, Burnley, since
A TEN-year-old girl has has been crowned a world champion kick-boxer. Shannon Priestley, from Ramsbottom, won a gold and silver medal at the World Kickboxing Champ-ionships in Spain. It is the third time the plucky youngster has represented the country
RESIDENTS who oppose controversial plans to redevelop Darwen's leisure centre have decided against pursuing a judicial review. Campaigners said the legal action would have delayed the development, which was not in the long-term interests of the town.
AN East Lancashire law firm has expanded out of the area for the first time by opening a new office in Manchester. Farleys, which has six offices in East Lancashire - four in Blackburn, one in Burnley and one in Accrington - has opened a new branch off
A PROPOSED new mosque in the Ribble Valley will serve the needs of the whole community, according to one of the leading figures behind the project. Plans have been lodged to convert a former Methodist church on the corner of Lowergate and Highfield Road
A FAR-RIGHT councillor has put his pub on the market, blaming a drop in sales after the introduction of late night drinking laws. Coun Michael Johnson, England First Party councillor for Fernhurst, branded speculation that the number of punters had fallen
ACCRINGTON'S historic market hall could be redeveloped as a live music and theatre venue, according to consultants employed by the council. But with one market trader branding the idea "ridiculous" and a leading councillor saying it was impractical,
THREE robbers who held up a small family shop at knifepoint have each been jailed for four-and-a-half years. A court heard how Zarine Fozada, 43, who was minding the A-Z grocers on Hereford Road, Blackburn, ended up with an injury to her arm after one
A 77-YEAR-old widow was violently attacked by a "despicable" mugger who stole just £20. Brave Dorothy Hope, from Blackburn, spoke out about the attack from her hospital bed in a bid to help catch the thug. She was left with a broken shoulder and collarbone
NEW changes to laws which govern salmon and sea trout fishing along the River Ribble are being proposed by the Environment Agency. The existing Net Limitation Order restricting the number of commercial net licences expires in 2007. Changes are being
ONE of five missing child sex offenders named on a new most wanted' website - which includes an East Lancashire paedophile - has handed himself in to police. Gordon Stewart went to a police station in the Aberdeen area on Saturday and was arrested,
LANCASHIRE County Council has advertised for a senior policy advisor to monitor councils wanting to breakaway from its control. The £38,000-a-year job was advertised after Hyndburn council and Blackburn with Darwen Council revealed they were holding
THE proprietors of a Blackburn hotel have paid the price for playing music without a licence. London's High Court heard that Sonic Leisure Ltd had now brought their licence up-to-date for the Grapes Hotel, in Northgate. But a judge ordered them
It's never exactly been cool to admit a fondness for Crowded House, but 10 years since their split is their music worth a re-evaluation? This release is the first time that their 1996 farewell gig for 120,000 fans outside Sydney Opera House has been
Anyone expecting a traditional sweet solo female singer-songwriter should pay heed to this EP's title... Rose Kemp has a rich, alluring voice, but her attitude, lyrics and music are more bitter than sweet. Violence starts out quietly, meandering
The So & So's are an Indianapolis indie-pop band who apparently make chamber pop' - whatever that is. With eight members the sound is unreserved and free, rather than the introspection that can come from leftfield indie types. Every member gets
You can be forgiven for never having heard of Adjagas, because even in their native Norway they've only sold 6,000 records. Adjagas are a Sami band (also known as Laplanders) - and their music is haunting, dreamlike mixture of traditional Sami music
Acoustic Ladyland, Winners of the BBC Jazz Award (2005) are pretty far out, proving that jazz isn't all about beard-stroking men saying "nice!" a lot. Saltwater is four minutes of frantic screeching, sax, drums, double bass and synths - the latter
