A MAN has been arrested in Ireland over a Blackburn gunshot murder plot following an international manhunt. He has been held in Dublin 13 months after the shooting in an alleyway behind Accrington Road last February. Two men, Suheal Patel and his cousin
ALCOHOL could be banned from parks following the murder of Sophie Lancaster in a bid to avoid another "senseless tragedy". A Rossendale councillor has made the call - and a ban has also been backed for Burnley and Pendle by the boroughs' council leaders
FRIENDS and family of Sameer Vohra, the man who died in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the A59, have been paying tribute to him. Mr Vohra, 34, of Chorlton Gardens, Blackburn, died after the collision involving three vehicles close to the Myerscough Hotel
EAST Lancashire's political leaders have vowed to fight on after the government again rejected calls for vital rail improvements. A delegation led by Blackburn MP Jack Straw met with railways minister Tom Harris to lobby for £8 million to fund the work
AN ALCOHOL ban has been announced for Darwen Live this year. Blackburn with Darwen Council is banning festival goers from bringing alcohol into the three fenced-off sites during Darwen's annual music show. But anyone wanting a drink will be able to
A 70-year-old motorist blamed a momentary lapse in concentration for a crash which resulted in the death of a 77-year-old woman. Blackburn magistrates heard the Mercedes driven by Richard Cook crossed onto the wrong side of the A671 at Whalley before
A MASKED man who torched his terrified love rival's Bacup home and later threatened his ex's uncle with a claw hammer has been jailed for five years. Burnley Crown Court heard how delivery driver Craig Butterworth, 35, who had set himself alight whilst
A NURSING sister was headbuted by a patient and left with a blooded nose, a court was told. Lionel Hawke, of Every Street, Nelson, attacked Patricia Whalley at the Royal Blackburn Hospital after behaving in an odd and agitated state, Burnley Crown
A DRIVER is believed to have been thrown out of his car by the impact of a head-on smash. Police, who have not yet been able to speak to the motorist, think the 25-year-old man was thrown through the side passenger window of his red Volkswagen Golf when
A REPLY has been received from the highways department at Lancashire County Council regarding residents' fears surrounding the poor lighting in Church Square. Highways have found the existing lighting to be obsolete and will therefore try to secure
A DRUNKEN burglar who raidied his friend's house has been jailed for 19 months. Steven Bradshaw, 32, had forced his way into the victim's home whilst he was on holiday and stole two plasma screen televisions, Burnley Crown Court heard. Bradshaw, who
A DEVELOPER has hit out at the "vicious rumours" surrounding her multimillion pound housing complex. And both businesssswoman Margo Grimshaw and her project manager claimed to know the identity of the 'jealous' person was who was trying to rundown the
LANCASHIRE County Council bosses have told Lancashire's political leaders to put aside their differences or face missing out on crucial funding. Council leader Hazel Harding admitted the single biggest thing holding the county back was the idea that
FOUR taxi drivers have been charged with violent disorder following a brawl outside a cab firm office last year. Police were called to Arcade Taxis, Bolton Road, Blackburn in September last year after a fight started inside the office and then spilled
A NEW electricity supply for the use of market traders and event organisers, at the rear of the town hall, is now up and running.
STANLEY boss John Coleman has warned his players they risk being sucked into a relegation dogfight unless they can get back to winning ways. The 2-1 reverse at Macclesfield was their fourth consecutive defeat and the Reds are now only 11 points above
