A DRUNKEN man ran at police brandishing a samurai sword because he thought they were armed officers and wanted them to shoot him. Daniel Fisher, 24, wanted to die at the hands of the officers and said to one policeman: " I wanted you to shoot me. Why
A BLACKBURN father who is the subject of the county’s first forced marriage protection order, has lost his appeal over a restraining order preventing him from seeing his family. Aurang Zeb, 43, appeared at Preston Crown Court to challenge the order imposed
A COMMUNITY has said goodbye to an 11-year-old girl who died after falling on ice outside her school. Hundreds of mourners gathered at Pleasington Cemetery to pay their last respects to St Michael with St John Primary pupil Naeemah Achha. Naeemah, described
TWO Darwen entrepreneurs are set to make a fortune by floating their company on the stock market. Brothers Neil and Andrew Duckworth set up Winterhill Asset in 2008 to value industrial equipment and real estate for banks and administrators worldwide
Chris Samba’s 24th minute opener set Blackburn on their way to their first Premier League win since November over Fulham at Ewood Park. Samba was in the right place to deflect home an attempted clearance by former Rover Damien Duff after Benni
RESIDENTS say more action is needed on a notorious East Lancashire road where a major safety initiative was introduced. In February 2006, a restriction was placed on HGV drivers using the Grane Road as a short-cut between the A56 and M65 after
CHRIS Samba struck on 25 minutes to give Blackburn Rovers the advantage over Fulham at the interval of this afternoon's Premier League game at Ewood Park. Samba boosted Blackburn’s bid for a first Premier League win in nine games with his
FIREFIGHTERS spent eight hours pumping water out of a reservoir to stop the dam wall collapsing. Heavy rainfall and melted snow resulted in the reservoir near the Sappi paperworks in Feniscowles, Blackburn, filling rapidly on Saturday morning. Homes
A FATHER-of-two in Darwen has scooped an academic award and had his work nominated for publication. David Oddie, 44, has won £200 and been awarded the Tim Curtis and Partnership Award from the University of Central Lancashire for his outstanding progress
PEOPLE are being urged to donate unwanted mobile phones to help raise cash for charity. So far bosses at Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen said they have raised £200 on the scheme. A spokesman said: “If you’ve received a new mobile phone for Christmas
A free 10 week course called Ready Steady Go and aimed at helping the unemployed is starting at Haslingden Community Link. The classes are held on Thursdays between 1 and 3pm. The venue is on Bury Road, Haslingden and there is a creche facility available
A DAD-OF-SEVEN who was trying to grow cannabis had almost 200 plants secretly tucked away in the loft of his terrace home, Burnley Crown Court heard. Michael Walsh, 26, kept the stash hidden away from his partner and the children, but police found it
A PERVERT who committed sex acts in front of schoolgirls is to receive one-to-one sex offender treatment. Burnley Crown Court heard how Antonio Teoli, 22, struck after he had taken pills off the internet to increase his libido. The defendant
