A&M BARGAINS in Darwen is to close after 14 years of trading. The store in Railway Road, which sells everything from food to clothes and toiletries, was opened in 1998 by Amanda Whittingham. But after a steady decline in trade in recent
A NOTORIOUS prostitute who was the first to be given an ASBO in Blackburn has had the order extended. Natasha Coker, 25, has already been jailed after numerous breaches of the conditions - originally imposed for soliciting in January 2010.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 36-year-old man who died from suspected 'sudden adult death syndrome'. Mark Christian Allott, better known as ‘Mallett’ to his friends because of his initials, was found dead on the narrowboat home he shared with
BURNLEY have today parted company with defender Leon Cort. Cort joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan in August, but has now had the remainder of his Clarets contract at Turf Moor terminated by mutual consent. The central defender became Brian
UNIVERSITY places are still in high demand in East Lancashire, according to new figures. Blackburn College has announced applications for its higher education courses are bucking the national trend and have increased ‘significantly’ compared to last
SHEILA JANET ROBBINS Unexpectedly, on New Year's Day morning, January 1, 2012, in hospital, Sheila, aged 73 years. The dearly loved wife and soul mate of Michael, a much loved mother of Nigel, Janette and the late Andrew, a dear mother in law of Cathryn
STEVE Kean is relishing the prospect of having competition for places again in defence as he focuses on getting out of the relegation mire “in the next few weeks”. The Blackburn Rovers boss welcomed back Martin Olsson and Gael Givet from injury
A HOSPITAL service has taken the unprecedented step of saying ‘no’ to any new patients in an attempt to solve a waiting list crisis. GPS across East Lancashire have been told not to refer people who need pain control help to hospital because
A GROUP of Christians want to run soup kitchens in every East Lancashire town to feed the homeless. Members of the Christian Life Ministries International (CLMI) charity have just started their mission in Accrington town centre every Friday
A 21-YEAR-OLD Burnley student has been charged with racially abusing the former football star Stan Collymore on Twitter. Police said Joshua Cryer, who is from the Coal Clough Lane area of the town, was accused of a racial public order offence
Chorley 2 North Ferriby United 0 THOSE disenchanted Rovers’ fans who chose Chorley for their Match of the Day picked a winner. An estimated influx of 200 spectators swelled the Victory Park ‘gate’ to a season’s best 1,224 and Magpies
LAURA Massaro lost in the semi finals of the World Series Squash Finals to world number one Nicol David. Massaro, from Chorley, got off to a fine start at the Queen’s Club, London, winning the first game 11-8. But the world champion hit back in style
JAY Rodriguez says Burnley can use Norwich’s Premier League story as inspiration to create another chapter in theirs. The top flight new boys knocked the Clarets out of the FA Cup on Saturday, with Rodriguez’s classy first-half header proving
STEVE Kean insists nothing should be read into the absence of Rovers' in-demand stars on Saturday – as he looks to add new faces before Fulham's weekend Premier League visit. Chris Samba, Yakubu and Junior Hoilett are all attracting interest
MANAGER Eddie Howe has urged his Burnley players not to lose sight of their Championship ambitions following their disappointing FA Cup exit at the hands of Norwich City. The Clarets conceded twice in both halves, with only an excellent Jay
64 players, 1 frame, 10 minutes, 20 seconds… the clock is ticking Following the phenomenal success of the Snooker Shoot Out last season, the event returns to Blackpool this month, bringing 64 of the world’s top players to the seaside town. The
A LITTLE boy with ‘flat head’ syndrome will have a special helmet fitted today in a bid to try and solve the problem. Jacob Waywell, who is five months old, started to develop the condition, also known as plagiochephaly, around six weeks after he was
“Animation simply doesn't get any better than Ghibli's ravishing creation: when you have this much talent, who needs 3D?" - The Telegraph “Enchanting, touching and stylish stuff" - Metro “A gentle and entrancing tale" - The Guardian
RESIDENTS are celebrating the end of a four-year leaking pipe saga. Since 2007, thousands of gallons of water have run down James Street West near Darwen Health Centre from a cracked pipe in nearby Reservoir Street. In winter the freezing and thawing
A DOCTOR wants to turn a derelict historical hotel into a private care home for teenagers with behavioural problems. Dr Saleem Khan and his wife have put in a change of use application to Burnley Council for The Alexander Hotel in Leven Street. The
A MAN who tried to sell a guitar, which was stolen from a hit singer, has been given a conditional discharge. Nathan Michael Morrison, 24, of Derham Street, Blackburn, rang up Rimmers music shop asking how much they would pay for the distinctive
