DIANA Vickers' X Factor dream is over after she was voted off in the semi final tonight. Her exit means that Eoghan Quigg, Alexandra Burke and all-male group JLS will go through to the final next week. The 17-year-old Westholme student
Cricket lovers are being asked to take part in a "bond" scheme designed to fund a new cricket pavilion for Rawtenstall Cricket Club and thereby ensure the future of the Lancashire League stalwart.Contact 01706 226830 or see www.rawtenstallcc.co.uk
SHEFFIELD United staged a late fightback, but goals from Martin Paterson, Graham Alexander and Chris Eagles were enough to earn Burnley their first win at Bramall Lane in 17 visits. The Clarets suffered a double blow before kick-off with Chris McCann
SECOND half goals from Xabi Alonso, Yossi Benayoun and Steven Gerrard kept Liverpool's title challenge on track and heaped further pressure on Rovers boss Paul Ince. Rovers did at least put up a spirited display with Roque Santa Cruz giving
MARTIN Paterson's 12th goal of the season and a Graham Alexander penalty have given depleted Burnley a deserved half-time lead. Paterson broke the deadlock on 19 minutes when the returning Steven Thompson flicked on Robbie Blake's corner, and the leading
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen was inches away from firing Rovers into a half time lead as title chasing Liverpool were kept relatively quiet at Ewood Park. The Norwegian international saw his 30-yard strike brilliantly tipped on to the bar by goalkeeper
BLACKBURN Hawks have set their sights on two wins from this weekend’s English National Ice Hockey League double-header with fellow strugglers Newcastle Vipers. Hawks travel to the North East later today, before hosting the Vipers in the return fixture
MICHAEL Duff has been ruled out of Burnley's game at Sheffield United this afternoon after being injured in the warm-up. Steven Thompson is recalled to the side in the absence of the defender, while defensive midfielder Remco van der Schaaf is named
ORDINARILY, shopping is one of my all-time favourite pastimes. Women around the world will agree: nothing beats the Zen-like state you can achieve floating around a department store's beauty counters testing out lip glosses on the back of your hand and
Former Star Trek star George Takei came third in the I'm A Celebrity public vote and was delighted to have stayed in camp for the full 21 days. He gleefully exclaimed: “I’m feeling glorious! It’s been a fantastic experience. "I never thought I
I’m A Celebrity… winner Joe Swash had to spend 10 minutes in a darkened pit - but was delighted. All three remaining celebrities had to take part in a final Bushtucker Trial to win a slap-up meal, and because the actor was convinced he would have to
CHRIS McCann misses his first game of the season as Burnley take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane this afternoon. The influential midfielder did not make the journey across the Pennines with the team due to illness. That means a recall
Martina Navratilova thought she was signing up for a camping show when she agreed to appear on this year’s I’m A Celebrity… The Czech tennis legend, who finished runner-up to ex-EastEnders actor Joe Swash on last night’s show, admitted she had
Joe Swash has been crowned king of the jungle. The former EastEnders star beat tennis legend Martina Navratilova and ex-Star Trek actor George Takei to be named the winner of this year’s I’m A Celebrity… last night. Upon being told he
MATT Derbyshire partners Roque Santa Cruz in attack for this afternoon's visit of Premier League title chasers Liverpool. Goals in successive games against Portsmouth and Manchester United have catapulted the striker to the top of the Rovers' goal scoring
WORK to rebuild the Bluebird boat in which speed ace Donald Campbell was killed was given official blessing by his daughter today. Gina Campbell fixed the first rivet in the craft, which was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in 2001 and is
A RULING barring police from keeping the DNA samples of innocent people is expected to change investigations in Lancashire. A number of high-profile cases have been solved in recent years using the DNA database when traditional detective work proved
Re: L Yates’s interesting letter (LT Nov 25). We may not have to wait too long for Almighty God’s response, LY, considering the present ‘state’ of our world today. According to God’s word – the Bible, the Old Testament, prophet Isaiah, the Lord Jesus
Re Prof Paul Gregg’s comments (December 3) that almost everyone on benefits should be ordered to look for work and face having benefits stopped for four weeks if they refuse to co-operate. Why do we see a paragraph like “Professor Gregg's guiding principal
FORCED marriage and so called “honour” violence are abhorrent practices that blight our communities. The problems, that are often, but not always, linked to the Asian community, are very difficult for the authorities to tackle with victims often finding
DIANA Vickers will have had a tougher route to the X Factor final than other contestants if she is successful tonight. Ever since she was forced to miss a round of the show due to a bout of laryngitis, she has faced a barrage of criticism in the national
A 60-year-old woman left with severe pelvic injuries when she was hit while clearing the ice from her windscreen is in stable condition in Royal Blackburn Hospital. Dianna Hall, from the Clitheroe area, was left injured after she was hit by a car
SEVEN vehicles have been targeted by thieves in an area of Hyndburn over the course of one night. Police said the vehicles were all parked in Church when they were broken into on Monday morning. As a result they are stepping up patrols and urging people
A VOLVO car was broken into and set on fire in Brocklehurst Avenue, Accrington, at 1.15am on Saturday morning. Police have launched an investigation.
THE cab of a council bin lorry was badly damaged by fire after it was parked in a council compound on Ranger Street, Accrington, at 9pm on Friday. Initial investigations suggest an electrical fault caused the fire.
Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced football management is becoming a more precarious occupation with each passing year. Roy Keane has just quit as Sunderland boss, while Paul Ince, is now under severe pressure at Blackburn. And with Howard Wilkinson, Alan
BURNLEY will be aiming for 'Capital Punishment IV' after being drawn to face Tottenham in the semi finals of the Carling Cup. The Clarets have knocked out London-based Premier League sides Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal in the previous three rounds
RYAN Nelsen believes it would be wrong for Blackburn Rovers to change manager now as he insists the players must shoulder more of the flak being thrown at Paul Ince. The Rovers captain has moved quickly to support under-fire Ince in the wake of a miserable
AN end terraced house in Haydock Street, Burnley, was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to the address at 3.55am and found the ground floor well alight on their arrival. The rest of the house was heavily
PAUL Ince has called on disgruntled Blackburn Rovers fans to cheer - and not jeer - at today’s Premier League clash at Liverpool. The Rovers manager was stung by a series of anti-Ince chants from travelling supporters during Wednesday’s Carling Cup defeat
PAUL Ince admits he was ‘devastated’ to see former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane resign as Sunderland boss. But the under-fire Blackburn Rovers manager insists he won’t be driven out of his own job in the face of mounting criticism from sections
Lancashire are looking for a new first-team coach after cricket manager Mike Watkinson moved upstairs to a new role as director of cricket. Watkinson had been in charge of first-team affairs since 2002 but will now take on a wider management role which
PENDLE councillors have labelled the county council’s policy on winter maintenance as a ‘shambles’ after it refused to help in tackling snow-covered roads. The ward representatives slammed the county council for failing to refill empty salt bins and
A BLACKBURN schoolboy is the star of a new anti-drugs film being premiered today. Chris Hinnigan, 15, from the Audley area, takes a lead role in Reflections, a 60-minute educational film about a group of teenagers who fall into a spiral of drug dealing
A POST office counter clerk stole almost £170,000 and spent the cash on flash cars, high living and drugs. Mohammed Patel, 20, was working for his family at the main Blackburn post office and helped himself to the money over an eight month period. Burnley
BURGLARS smashed their way into a school closed by the snow, helped themselves to £40,000 of electrical equipment, and vandalised classrooms. Thieves stole top of the range computers and cameras as they raided the empty classrooms of Blessed
