Archive

  • Burnley's new strip revealed

    BURNLEY’s new strip has been revealed at an exhibition which charts the highs and lows of the club over the last 100 years. The kit, which will be worn by the team next season, is the centrepiece of the 100 Years of Claret and Blue exhibition

  • Call for inquiry over prison death of Burnley fugitive

    LAWYERS representing a fugitive who died in police custody in India are calling for action against anyone found to be 'directly or indirectly' responsible. Ajay Kaushal, 50, dubbed Lancashire's most wanted man after going on the run for five

  • New Rhythm Method

    The Rhythm Station in Rawtenstall has been taken over by new owners. The club in New Hall Hey Road is being given a facelift and there are plans for live music and comedy nights.

  • Valley View Problems

    The Haslingden Relay Transmitter for digital TV is causing problems. It keeps going off air, or "freezing" for anything up to twenty minutes. It always seems tp happen about 5pm for some reason. Arqiva technicians who service the transmitter have so far

  • Homes plan for historic Burnley pub gets green light

    A FORMER 17th Century manor house is to be converted into housing after councillors gave plans the seal of approval. The Coal Clough House, off Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, will be turned into three houses and five more houses will be built on

  • Easter Puppets

    There is a session of puppet making for children at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum on Easter Monday. Ideal if it's raining.

  • Boo Bunny Ball

    Ther's an Easter Bunny Ball at the Boo in Waterfoot on Easter Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. Music and stories and dress up for the occasion. £5 a ticket.

  • Darwen and Rossendale MP failed to register overseas trip

    AN MP is to register a 2007 overseas trip with the House of Commons after it was discovered the excursion was not listed. Rossendale and Darwen member Janet Anderson said an 'oversight' was to blame for an error which meant she never registered

  • Accrington Stanley announce season ticket prices

    ACCRINGTON Stanley have announced season ticket prices for next season that look set to be the cheapest in the Football League. Tickets go on sale on April 19 and adult season tickets cost £160 for the terrace and £185 for a seat, providing they are

  • Rovers' Roberts bucks the football trend

    PUBLIC perception would make it easy to tar Premier League footballers with the same brush. Filthy rich, fast cars and their pick of the ladies – is this really what they call living the dream? Just a few minutes in the company of Jason Roberts though

  • Police step up patrols at Blackburn Easter Fair

    POLICE are stepping up patrols at this week's Witton Park Easter Fair in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour from a minority of troublemakers. An extra presence will be at the site at peak times, armed with body-worn CCTV cameras to

  • Thieves steal Rossendale girl's pet goats

    AN eight-year-old girl with autism has been left heart-broken after her baby goats were stolen by thieves. Naomi Taylor, from Rawtenstall, who also suffers from epilepsy, befriended the animals as she finds it hard to play with other children

  • Three is the magic number for Claret Jordan

    OUT-of-contract Stephen Jordan has admitted he would love to stay at Turf Moor, but doesn’t yet know what the future holds. The left back, who is battling to shake off a knee injury in time to face his former club Manchester City tomorrow, is one of

  • 20,000 flock to new Ribble Valley mountain bike trail

    THE NUMBER of visitors to a Ribble Valley beauty spot has rocketed because of new mountain biking trails. Staff say they have been 'overwhelmed' by the number of riders coming to Gisburn Forest, which is fast becoming one of the country’s top mountain

  • Arrest after two men rescued from Blackburn flats blaze

    TWO men had to be rescued by firefighters after fire engulfed the staircase outside their flats. Flames from a motorbike and pile of rubbish quickly spread to the part-wooden stairwell of the three-storey maisonettes in Swift Close, Larkhill

  • Allardyce aims for three in a row

    SAM Allardyce has urged his upbeat Blackburn Rovers side to ‘take their chance’ and complete three consecutive Premier League wins for the first time in his reign. Rovers travel to crisis club Portsmouth tomorrow with the potential of officially relegating

  • Honesty is the best policy for Burnley boss Laws

    HONESTY is said to be the best policy. Brian Laws at least hopes the idiom proves correct. For although Martin Olsson admitted he conspired to win Sunday’s derby by deceptive means, and succeeded, it is not a tactic Laws would encourage, despite being

  • Burnley fan is second to be banned over derby trouble

    A CLARETS season ticket holder has become the second person to be banned from attending games over the trouble at last weekend's Burnley V Blackburn Rovers derby. Mark John Traill, 29, was described by police as one of the main trouble makers

  • Oswaldtwistle Palladium set for demolition

    AN HISTORIC cinema is set to be demolished after a court order was made on the site. Owners of the former Palladium Cinema in Oswaldtwistle said that it was impossible to restore the dilapidated building. Council bosses said they were dismayed that

  • Walk inspired by brave Edenfield boy

    AN Edenfield man has been inspired by his brave stepson to join Sir Ian Botham on a charity walk to raise money to beat childhood leukaemia. Mark Pilling, 32, will accompany ‘Beefy’ at Heaton Park, Manchester, on Saturday, April 10, to raise cash for

  • Bank Holiday weekend traffic hotspots revealed

    THE roads to avoid this Bank Holiday weekend have been revealed. With tens of thousands of Lancashire drivers set for days out or short breaks, driving firm Trafficmaster has compiled a list of the roads most likely to be congested.

  • Clarets midfielder McCann has knee op

    BURNLEY midfielder Chris McCann's season could be over, following an operation to repair a slight knee cartilage tear. The 22-year-old has been ruled out for four to six weeks, and with only five weeks of the current campaign remaining his

  • Nelson's 'Magic Jack' set to get a plaque

    A MEMORIAL plaque could soon be erected to a popular magician who dazzled generations of Pendle youngsters. Thousands of Pendle children in the 80s and 90s knew ‘Magic Jack’ Ingham, who performed tricks while spreading his Christian message

  • Burnley family ‘devastated’ by kids’ ward closure bid

    THE parents of a girl who is battling a bowel disease have said they would be ‘devastated’ if the children’s ward was moved out of Burnley. Protests against the planned closure are to continue this weekend, with the Liberal Democrats prospective

  • Big Sam: I don't tell players to dive

    SAM Allardyce has angrily rejected claims he has ‘encouraged his players to dive’ after insisting Martin Olsson’s alleged explosive comments were ‘lost in translation’. Olsson was reported to have told a Swedish newspaper he ‘dived’ for the winning penalty

  • £50m bus lane is a non-starter

    RE the story about the Pennine Reach bus lane (LT, March 26), I was not as elated as Jack Straw MP when I read it had been given the green light. I was fuming to say the least. I cannot speak on behalf of Blackburn or Hyndburn, but as for the people

  • This problem’s a hole lot bigger

    Shuiab Khan may be forgiven for thinking that running a government is child’s play (LT March 26). It is for this government, because they have the mentality of children. But for Mr Khan to state, “there are a fair few potholes in the road” and that if

  • There’s no point moaning if you’re too lazy to vote

    Ok, we have an election coming up, so I might as well get as much off my chest as I can. First of all, those of you not thinking of voting, let me just enlighten you. There is no point moaning about how bad life is and then when the chance comes round

  • Soccer trouble needs resolving

    NOBODY should have to witness scenes of violence at a football match. The trouble at Turf Moor last weekend was caused by a ‘small minority’ of fans from Burnley and Blackburn. But internet footage showing police using their batons to try to disperse

  • Drinking at the ‘derby’ explained

    I read in disbelief the comments (LT, March 30) by police about the Burnley v Blackburn Rovers game. Once again it is the old scenario where it is so easy to blame football supporters when something goes wrong. Blackburn Rovers supporters were bussed

  • Darwen dog gets 'ASBO' after biting neighbour

    A ROTTWEILER called Roxy escaped a death sentence but was made subject to a ‘doggie ASBO’ after biting a neighbour. Blackburn magistrates heard the dog’s owner, Carol Elaine Crompton, had admitted to police that Roxy had bitten somebody else in December

  • Bans for Blackburn teenage terror brothers

    TWO brothers who terrorised their neighbourhood with violence and intimidation have been given ASBOs. The pair are banned from being together in public away from their home in Blackburn if unaccompanied by a parent. They must also obey a curfew that

  • Rossendale carpenter is a chip off the old block!

    YOUNG Harry Connor is clearly a real chip off the old block. The 14-year-old, from Rawtenstall, is following in his father’s footsteps to become a carpenter. He is preparing to challenge for one of the country’s most prestigious awards after his tutors

  • Teens held at knifepoint in Burnley house raid

    A BRAZEN gang sneaked into a Burnley home, held teenagers at knifepoint, and escaped with a £16,000 haul of jewellery. Detectives have issued an alert to jewellers, gold exchanges and second hand dealers across East Lancashire following the

  • Drunken Burnley youth given ASBO

    A SECOND youth has been slapped with an ASBO for giving drunken abuse to residents on a Burnley estate. Jason Holmes, 16, appeared at Reedley Magistrates Court following complaints from residents on the Kibble Bank Estate. Holmes, who has been in trouble

  • Laws believes in the great escape

    BRIAN Laws’ has had his belief that Burnley can perform the Great Escape enhanced by Fulham. The London club has fallen under the spotlight this week, with West Ham set to complain to the Premier League about Roy Hodgson resting key players

  • Probe into Blackburn baby's 18 'non accidental injuries'

    AN INVESTIGATION is underway into how a seven-month-old baby suffered a horrific catalogue of 18 'non-accidental' injuries. Aliyaah Mohammed Karolia died from bronchopneumonia brought on by damage done to her bones and central nervous system

  • The Rumour Mill - April 2

    SCUNTHORPE are set to sign Mark Wilson from neighbours Doncaster in the summer. WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy is lining up a summer move for Rangers' former Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty. Rangers may try to replace the frontman with Bolton's Kevin Davies

  • Stanley revved up for Dagenham test

    ON the face of it, a trip to Dagenham would appear to be the last thing Accrington Stanley need as they bid to revive their play-off hopes after three straight defeats. Only three sides can claim to have won more home games than the Daggers

  • Pompey's Axe keeps on scrapping

    FORMER Rover Aaron Mokoena has warned Sam Allardyce’s men ‘we won’t make it easy for you’ after insisting Premier League pride is still important to Portsmouth. The South African skipper moved to Fratton Park from Blackburn Rovers in the summer