MUSIC fans descended on the Ribble Valley over the weekend for a three-day music festival. A sell-out 5,000 people camped at the fourth Beat Herder festival, which took place between Sawley and Gisburn. The festival goers enjoyed sparking
TOURISM in Darwen is booming, according to one caravan site owner who is looking to expand his business. The combination of credit-crunch holidays and fine summer weather has proved a real boost to business at Brocklehurst Farm, where a site for touring
DELIGHTED Ramsbottom chairman Rod Hamer is hoping his men can take their Worsley Cup form into the league as they bid to arrest a slide down the table. Rammy roared into the final of the showpiece on Sunday as they beat Church in a late finish at Acre
LEAGUE leaders Baxenden will play Clitheroe in the Ribblesdale League’s Ramsbottom Cup final after they came through their semi-finals on Sunday. Ian Austin’s men proved too strong for Earby while the Padiham v Clitheroe semi was a thriller
RESIDENTS have appealed to councillors to help resolve a parking nightmare prompted by charges imposed by Burnley General Hospital bosses. Highway experts admit that parking difficulties, especially in Fleetwood Road, have escalated since East
ORGANISERS of a huge summer fair have promised it will go ahead rain or shine – a year after it was axed because of wet weather. The Showmen’s Guild said this year’s Burnley ‘Wakes’ Funfair would be held in Fulledge Recreation Ground from this Wednesday
Rossendale Borough Council is producing a new guide for the 5,000 people who visit the area each year. They are on the lookout for Valley businesses to contribute to and support the guide. Contact Urbansoul Design on 01706 877899.
AN inquiry is underway after it emerged that GCSE results in one half of a Pendle town were significantly better than the other. Town leaders are puzzled over why the number of former ‘O’ level passes among teenagers in the Coates ward of Barnoldswick
The "Brewer Sisters" from Rossendale are appearing on the X Factor before Simon Cowell and the other "celebrity" judges at G-Mex in Manchester this weekend. The programme is due to be aired in August. The sisters have been performing together for
"A Few Good Men" are appearing at The White Horse in Helmshore on Saturday July 11th. Tickets are £5 and you are asked to book in advance. Contact 01706 213873
LANCASHIRE police are set for a million-pound-plus gap in their finances because of a forecasted fall in income. Expected cuts in central Government and council tax funding are expected to create a headache for all of England and Wales’ 43 police forces
AN animal sanctuary is still appealing for people to sponsor a dog to fund £5,000 worth of rare and complicated surgery. Two-year-old Doberman Maddy was taken in by Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Edenfield, in April with broken bones in her feet after
A HAULAGE company is looking to build on recent investments in a bid to defy the economic downturn. Macgregor Europe, Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, has also undergone a recent reshuffle of its management team in order to keep driving the company
A YOUNG car firm boss crashed an Aston Martin into a vehicle and then drove off on only three wheels, with sparks flying as he went, a court was told. Thomas George Preston, 28, hit a Mondeo, in which an occupant was injured. Police, who scrambled the
DAD'S Champion sounds a bit like the type of job that would involve wearing a cape and scaling tall buildings. But according to Tom Stannard, the man who holds the title, it's all about showing dads how they can make a big impact on their children's
BLACKBURN Rovers will travel to Italy and Croatia for a hastily rearranged pre-season tour. Rovers had been due to take part in a tournament in Madeira involving Cardiff City and Portuguese sides Nacional and Maritimo. But that tournament had to be
