BLACKBURN Hawks have no time to dwell on missing out on the English National Hockey League title. Hawks are looking to put last week's bitter disappointment behind them and get back to winning ways in their double header of games this weekend. The Arena
A DARK cloud was cast over the whole of Accrington on March 6, 1962 - the day Accrington Stanley resigned from the Football League. The day Accrington Stanley died. Debts of £63,688 had proved crippling. The board didn't know which way to turn. They
WITH the World Cup in Germany just months away, the search is on for Blackburn Rovers' Wildest fan'. Sure Sport For Men have launched a competition to find the club's most passionate supporter the person whose life revolves around 3pm on a Saturday,
STRAIGHT-talking Burnley skipper Frank Sinclair is urging Michael Ricketts to fill Ade Akinbiyi's huge boots. On loan Leeds striker Ricketts has scored two goals in four games since Akinbiyi's bank-busting £1.75m move to Sheffield United a month ago.
Steve Cotterill will meet chairman Barry Kilby again on Monday to resume talks over an extended contract for the Burnley boss. Discussions have been ongoing since last November in a bid to tie Cotterill down to a new long-term deal. Those talks intensified
STEVE Cotterill has backed Burnley battler Wayne Thomas to bounce back from a nightmare year. Former Stoke City defender Thomas has suffered a series of setbacks since joining the Clarets last summer, most notably the cruciate knee ligament injury in
A GAMBLING addict who frittered away several hundred pounds in one day went on to stage a robbery at a Blackburn amusement arcade. Adam Howe grabbed over £100 cash which also ended up being spent in the same fashion. He had resorted to crime after spending
MARK Hughes has set out a blueprint for success as he attempts to lead Blackburn Rovers into Europe, and possibly even the Champions League, during the final two months of the season. The Rovers boss recently called a team meeting in which he told his
THERE are many questions in life that are simply unanswerable. What are we doing here? Does God exist? What is the secret ingredient in Colonel Sanders' KFC? But thankfully, for any questions that apply to appliances there is one simple, beautiful answer
A NEW £500,000 nightclub will open in Accrington by Easter after planners gave the project the green light. Local businessmen Mohammed Mukhtar and Thair Iqbal are converting a former shop premises in Church Street into a two-storey venue which they say
A FATHER who feared he would never see his son marry after being diagnosed with leukaemia is preparing for one of the happiest days of his life. Former Great Harwood policeman Mick Baines, 46, was diagnosed in 1997 and told he was unlikely to live for
A PATIENTS' watchdog has accused hospital chiefs of releasing misleading' information about the impact a merger of East Lancashire's casualty departments would have on ambulance journey times. Documents seen by the Lancashire Evening Tele-graph, produced
DARWEN bridal company Special by Design is expecting an influx of customers after they were filmed for a TV programme. The shop, in Railway Road, will feature on an ITV1 series entitled Football Fans United in the run up to the World Cup. Owner Jan
I WRITE in response to Tom Fell (LET, Feb 3). Mr Clarke suggests ceasing to dock dogs' tails will cause suffering rather than alleviate it. Docking for cosmetic purposes is painful, unnecessary and unethical. It involves cutting or crushing skin, muscles
RE the story "Work of art set for quarry (LET, February 15). Local residents near the proposed panopticon in the Ribble Valley say that the area will become congested as visitors flock to the site. Well, one set of visitors will be conspicuous by their
MANY thanks to all the ice hockey fans who contributed to the collection for Kidneys for Life at Blackburn Arena on January 29. Over £500 was raised for the Manchester Royal Infirmary-based charity. More fundraising events have been planned and details
I TOTALLY agree with Margo Wicks' letter (LET, February 12) concerning the inefficient refuse service in Blackburn and surrounding areas. I have written to Hyndburn Council twice, stating that rat infestation is a probability because of its inability
I WISH to voice my disgust at the idea of planting people in hospitals to spy on staff and whether they are washing hands etc to curb the spread of MRSA. MRSA is a serious problem but it does not affect just hospitals. We can carry the bug into hospitals
POLICE And Communities Together meetings will begin again in Darwen and surrounding areas on March 4. PC Geoff Unsworth will hold a meeting for East Rural on March 4, between 10.30am and 11.30am, at the Hoddlesden Carus Centre. Residents in Edgworth
THE future of a landmark Blackburn pub remains uncertain after auctioneers failed to find a bidder willing to stump up the asking price. A North West auction house was hopeful of agreeing the sale of The Boulevard pub after the venue was given planning
A BAN on lorries using a busy East Lancashire "A" road has only pushed the problem elsewhere, it was claimed today. The number of lorries driving through Guide has surged since drivers were told they could no longer use Grane Road between Blackburn and
I hate boasting, but I'm incredibly privileged that my job infinitely outranks that of poor Mr Blair. And I'd hate to be demoted to Mr Bush's menial post. They scamper about the Titanic moving deckchairs. On the other hand, a preacher's joy is to
A FORMER surgeon who wrongly removed part of a Blackburn social worker's neck has been allowed to work as a doctor, providing he does not carry out any surgery. Julian Mason was banned from surgery by the General Medical Council in 2003 but had taken
MEMBERS of the Oswaldtwistle Players are to set up a young person's group after winning a £3,200 government grant. Secretary Gayle Knight said: "Obviously we are thrilled to have been awarded this grant as it will enable us to set up a young persons'
VANDALISM cost £33million in Lancashire last year, it has been revealed. The bill was the eighth highest of England's 39 police forces and the equivalent of costing every household in the county £24.74 annually. The cost of vandalism is worked out by
MP Nigel Evans has slammed calls to convert road signs from imperial to metric measurements. He said the move, called for by the UK Metric Association and backed by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, would cost £80million. Mr Evans said he had asked
A 21-YEAR-OLD man stopped by police because he was drinking in a Clitheroe town centre street was found to have three small bags of cocaine. Simon David Hartley, of Trafford Gardens, Barrow, was fined £100 with £55 costs by Blackburn magistrates after
A new service which helps Darwen people with disabilities and the over 50s into the workplace is to expand. Not-for-profit community business Irons 4 U offers an ironing service Monday to Saturday. And from March the firm, which also acts as a supported
A DRUNKEN man racially abused a hospital security officer who had been called to A and E by nursing staff. Blackburn magistrates heard that Keith Mellor, 55, was eventually removed by police and as they placed him in a car he tried to headbutt one of
THE historic facade of Darwen Leisure Centre is to be removed as part of a £9million revamp despite council promises it would be saved. Officials say further assessment has shown the front could not could not be maintained because of its poor condition
TWO of East Lancashire's best known business and training firms are in talks over a merger. Nelson-based Northern Technologies Group and Blackburn's Training 2000 have been holding talks for several months to look at ways of combining the two. Northern
A YOUNG family are "lucky to be alive" after escaping from a blaze at their Accrington home. Dawn Lishman, and her three young children aged two, three and four-years-old, suffered the effects of smoke inhalation after the fire at their home in Richmond
AN investigation has been launched by hospital bosses into the case of a woman who died after developing gangrene in hospital. An inquest heard that 89-year-old Silence McConnell, of Hyndbrook House, Dale Street, Accrington, was admitted to hospital
THE pie's the limit for graphic artist Syd Rawcliffe after he was crowned Pie Factor champion of East Lancs. The competition organised by Baxenden-based Holland's Pies and run in conjunction with the Lancashire Evening Telegraph aimed to find the most
ON a miserable, cold night it is amazing what a welcoming sight some bright lights shining through the darkness can be. In my weekly quest to find a takeaway to review I found myself driving along Whalley Range when I reacted to the lights of the Tandoori
HIS resemblance to Jake Gyllenhaal has already endeared Citizen Cope to the actor, along with celebrities like Jessica Alba and Pharrell Williams. And it's easy to see why they like him. His music evokes blues and gospel themes with its angst-ridden
DESPITE being the voice of Morcheeba, we never knew much of the real Skye until now, with her debut album Mind How You Go. The beguiling quality of her voice and the potent melodies are still the same, and the material isn't too different from what
IT might be a covers album, but Barefoot's debut is probably the most original album you'll hear all year. Sam Obernik, the voice on the Tim Deluxe hit It Just Won't Do, and producer Tommy D have given 10 dance classics including Born Slippy, White
Pothole damage to cars has cost drivers around £700 million in repair bills over the past three years. A fifth of drivers have reported potholes to their local council but a third say nothing has been done, a survey from motor insurer esure.com found
THE fun and thrills of the circus rolled into town this week as Colne Muni Theatre was transformed into a Big Top for the visit of Circus Hilarious and their Magical Mischief tour. Now in its eighth year, the circus brings together all the elements of
TRADING Standards chiefs are warning Lancashire customers not to get conned over the internet by trying to buy drugs claiming to combat pandemic flu. The alert comes after a Lancashire man paid more than £170 for 30 capsules of Tamiflu', ordered from
BURNLEY Council has set up a working group to look at plans for waste collection in the town next year. The council's current contract with Biffa runs out in April 2007, and council bosses want to ensure a smooth handover to the next contractor, whether
ROSSENDALE development firm Hurstwood Construction has won a £1.45million contact to build luxury apartments of the edge of a city park. The company, part of the Hurstwood Group, is set to build 11 exclusive apartments in one five storey block built
THE woman who founded Rossendale Hospice is leading a new fight to set up a new cottage hospital to be set up in the borough. Dorothy Mitchell MBE is heading Rossendale Hospital Group, set up to fight for services to be retained in Rossendale. And the
A FIGHT to stop a controversial housing development in Earby could finally to be over. Detailed plans from McDermott Developments Ltd for 56 houses in Bawhead Road will be discussed by the West Craven Committee on Tuesday. And although councillors will
A FULL-SCALE review of Burnley District Citizens Advice Service is to be carried out after calls for a cut in its grant were rejected. The service receives around £255,000 nearly five per cent of Burnley Council's entire grants budget. Conservative
AN AUCTION to raise cash for the paralysed son of a former Burnley FC player is being held tonight with the Golden Boot of a Clarets legend as star lot'. Andy Payton has dusted off the prestigious Second Division Golden Boot award he won in 2000 after
A PREGNANT woman rescued from her blazing home today told how she had been left with nothing apart from the clothes on her back. Firefighters smashed a bedroom window to rescue five-months pregnant Kirsty West and her partner Adam Woodward from their
A BURNLEY joiner was today hailed a hero after rescuing two sisters from their burning home. Simon McKenna, from John McKenna Joiners, pulled 14-year-old Sarah and eight-year-old Melissa Wright from their bedroom window as smoke engulfed the house in
STEVE Dearden would like to return to Haslingden one day - but only as a batsman. The star all-rounder left to join Bolton Association side Elton as their professional this week after achieving his ambition to play in the Lancashire League. Dearden
World Superbike legend Carl Fogarty believes the close-season influx of MotoGP riders will make the 2006 championship one of the most fiercely contested for years. But while the likes of Alex Barros, Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus swap MotoGP for World
ANDY Dibble has pledged his immediate future to Accrington Stanley after turning down the chance to join Stockport County. The Reds' goalkeeping coach, who is also registered as a player, had the opportunity to return to the club he served from 2000
DEFIANT Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman believes his side's unrelenting determination will play a big part in their promotion hopes. The P' word has been banned from the training ground. And the Reds boss himself insists he isn't allowing himself
STEVE Cotterill is reluctantly having to fast-track Kyle Lafferty on the road to Championship football. The Northern Ireland U21 striker was this week whisked back from a loan spell at Darlington to help solve a player crisis ahead of tomorrow's trip
BURNLEY fans seem to be finding it hard to be positive at the moment. The play-offs are but a distant dream, the sale of Ade Akinbiyi has left a gaping hole in the striking department and the bloody transfer window has ruined all hope of bringing in
CRAIG Bellamy has vowed to make his critics eat their words by scoring the goals that could lead Blackburn Rovers back into Europe. Mark Hughes' talismanic Welshman came under fire in certain quarters last summer when he decided to snub Aston Villa and
BAD news for Blackburn Rovers tomorrow. If we didn't know it all already, his goal against Real Madrid proved it - Thierry Henry is unstoppable. There's no way of defending against him, you just have to hope he has an off day. But how many of those
DAVID Bentley today insisted he's enjoying life again after he took the decision to quit Arsenal for Blackburn Rovers. Bentley brought the curtain down on his Highbury career last month after finally giving up on his dream of breaking into Arsene Wenger's
FRANK Sinclair has vowed to stop Dennis Wise in his tracks when the old pals clash at Coventry tomorrow. The Burnley skipper played alongside Wise at Chelsea and Leicester before the two players took separate Championship turns. And Sinclair, who returns
CRAIG Bellamy reckons Mark Hughes can follow in the footsteps of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson and become one of the top managers in the Premier League after sensationally transforming the fortunes of Blackburn Rovers. The fiercely ambitious Blackburn
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has warned Thierry Henry and Co not to expect another Real Madrid-style romp at Ewood Park tomorrow. Henry and his Arsenal team-mates barely worked up a sweat in cruising to a magnificent Champions League victory in the Bernabeu
A WOMAN who carried out a large- scale fraud, said to involve more than £40,000, has been placed on two years community rehab-ilitation. Julie Cafferty was told by a judge that the sentence was not a soft option but a direct alternative to a prison
THE latest motorist to fall foul of "confusing" parking signs in Blackburn's Church Street today vowed never to shop in the town centre again. Suzy Larmour, of Margaret Street, Oswaldtwistle, said that if Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses didn't change
THIRTY years ago next month Jim Smith, then manager of Blackburn Rovers, signed Gordon Taylor and David Wagstaffe from Birmingham for a combined fee of £22,000. East Lancashire was in the midst of a debate about the route of a new motorway. The big
AN ENERGY watchdog is calling for East Lancashire customers to switch away from British Gas after the company announced 22per cent price rises. The increase was revealed days before Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, announced £1.5billion profits
DEFENCE firm BAE saw profits take off by more than £125million over the last 12 months. The firm, which employs thousands of people at its base in Samlesbury, near Blackburn, reported that its operating profits increased from £774million to £900million
A NEW exhibition celebrating the history of black footballers has opened at Accrington Library. The exhibition, called "Culture Clash", was created by the National Football Museum, in Preston, and aims to dispel the myth that black footballers have only
CLITHEROE conservatory company Ultraframe has been refused permission to appeal against a costly court judgement. The Ohio Court of Appeal, in America, has refused Four Seasons, a subsidiary of Ultraframe, permission to appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court
COMEDY genius Justin Moorhouse makes his return to Blackburn with the Big Belly Comedy Club on March 31. And, as with the previous events, he has some top-notch acts coming along with him. Among them is Steve Royle, regular presenter of the BBC Radio
Singer Paul Jones is hosting an "intimate evening" at the Burnley Mechanics on March 4. We found out what makes the musician tick. You've survived from Manfred Mann to Broadway what's the secret of your endurance? Keep moving; a moving target is
CRITICS have called her "perky, twinkly, with the smile of a pixie but the mouth of a docker" a description comedienne Lucy Porter, who's in Burnley on March 3, delights in. "When I walk on stage people think she looks quite sweet'. Sometimes I play
Things are indeed getting stranger by the day. I haven't been so confused since they changed the colour of the cheese and onion crisp bags. One minute they were green and then all of a sudden they were blue. Today, just like yesterday and the day before
I WANT to trace descendants of a great uncle and aunt of mine, George and Susannah Hindle, were living in Over Darwen towards the end of the 1800s. He was a doctor of medicine and a surgeon and before his marriage (1882) was living in Over Darwen at
I NOTE with interest the piece (LET, February 13) regarding plans to install a helipad at the New Queen's Park Hospital in Blackburn. The Chief Executive of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is sadly deluded if she thinks that this for one minute
WE had our bin stolen in September last year. I rang Hyndburn Council refuse department and was offered a replacement within 7-10 days'. Three weeks later, phoned again. Sorry we are having a problem with suppliers, we have a lot like you.' Two more
I WANT to thank the person who came to my daughter's aid at Blacksnape playing fields on the night of Wednesday February 1. The person who helped was a Rovers fan on the way home after Blackburn Rovers had played Manchester Utd and stopped to help her
IT now appears certain that the proposed merger of Lancashire and Cumbria constabularies will take place shortly at enormous expense to the citizens of Lancashire. Many residents of Blackburn will, I am sure, remember the amalgamation of Blackburn borough
A WOMAN who lost two husbands to cancer has used scraps of material from her son's soft furnishings company to raise money in their memory. Brenda Callister, 69, of Albany Road, Darwen, started making and selling scarves just a few months ago, but is
CAPITA Group, the national firm which runs many of Blackburn with Darwen Council's services, has reported a 19 per cent increase in profits. The firm, which has a large office complex off Barbara Castle Way and also employs about 1,200 staff at two centres
Police authority members are to decide today whether to officially back a merger of the county's force with Cumbria. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said he will merge the forces whether the counties' police authorities want it or not. However if they
A COUPLE are campaigning to make the road outside their house safer after vehicles crashed into the garden for the fifth time into two years. Ian and Anne Dickie, who live towards the bottom of Dukes Brow, Blackburn, believe the only way to put a stop
BURNLEY fans seem to be finding it hard to be positive at the moment. The play-offs are but a distant dream, the sale of Ade Akinbiyi has left a gaping hole in the striking department and the bloody transfer window has ruined all hope of bringing in
THERE has been precious little good news associated with weaving or anything to do with the textile industry in East Lancashire over the past decade. Factory closures and redundancies have been announced on a regular basis as competition from overseas
A DYING father today pleaded with social services not to take his children away after they told him he was too sick to look after them. Single parent James Gibbons, 62, of Windermere Avenue, Huncoat, said he wanted to spend what time he had left with
DAVID Bentley today insisted he's enjoying life again after he took the decision to quit Arsenal for Blackburn Rovers. Bentley brought the curtain down on his Highbury career last month after finally giving up on his dream of breaking into Arsene Wenger's
CRAIG Bellamy reckons Mark Hughes can follow in the footsteps of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson and become one of the top managers in the Premier League after sensationally transforming the fortunes of Blackburn Rovers. The fiercely ambitious Blackburn
CRAIG Bellamy has vowed to make his critics eat their words by scoring the goals that could lead Blackburn Rovers back into Europe. Mark Hughes' talismanic Welshman came under fire in certain quarters last summer when he decided to snub Aston Villa and
ACTOR and comedian Tony Robinson today sent a personal message to the family of a man who collapsed and died before one of his shows. Shocked audience members looked on as the 65-year-old from Clitheroe fell to the ground in the bar of Burnley Mechanics
AN AUCTION to raise cash for the paralysed son of a former Burnley FC player is being held tonight with the Golden Boot of a Clarets legend as star lot'. Andy Payton has dusted off the prestigious Second Division Golden Boot award he won in 2000 after
TAKING the work of God into jail has landed Lancaster Prison's chaplain with a national honour. The Rev Carolyn Woodcock is to receive an award from The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace for her outstanding contribution to the effective care of prisoners
A WOMAN is planning to beat a 6,700-mile path across Far Eastern deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus in a bid to raise money for cancer research. Rachel Kemp is taking part in a Cancer Research UK-organised Trek For Life China'. She will join
ANOTHER statue in Morecambe may be facing the wrong way, it is claimed this week. Following the debate over Eric Morecambe's attitude to Morecambe promenade, several calls to the Citizen have asked about the memorial dedicated to legendary international
THE people have spoken - and the result is that Morecambe's most famour modern landmark will be staying put... A three week poll of local opinion by the Citizen has come to the conclusion that the resort's Eric Morecambe statue is absolutely right where
A DYING father today pleaded with social services not to take his children away after they told him he was too sick to look after them. Single parent James Gibbons, 62, of Windermere Avenue, Huncoat, said he wanted to spend what time he had left with
YOUR correspondent J Eyre (February 8) talked about trades unionists and homosexuals hogging the Citizen letters page. I know little about homosexuality, not being one myself, but I do not deny them the right to equality and due respect, including the
ALTHOUGH from a political, administrative and financial point of view Morecambe and Lancaster should be one, they should must remain separate as far as identities and names are concerned. We all need and want a sense of belonging, and you can't have 1,000
CLITHEROE conservatory company Ultraframe has been refused permission to appeal against a costly court judgement. The Ohio Court of Appeal, in America, has refused Four Seasons, a subsidiary of Ultraframe, permission to appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court
STEVE Cotterill is reluctantly having to fast-track Kyle Lafferty on the road to Championship football. The Northern Ireland U21 striker was this week whisked back from a loan spell at Darlington to help solve a player crisis ahead of tomorrow's trip
FRANK Sinclair has vowed to stop Dennis Wise in his tracks when the old pals clash at Coventry tomorrow. The Burnley skipper played alongside Wise at Chelsea and Leicester before the two players took separate Championship turns. And Sinclair, who returns
STEVE Dearden would like to return to Haslingden one day - but only as a batsman. The star all-rounder left to join Bolton Association side Elton as their professional this week after achieving his ambition to play in the Lancashire League. Dearden passed
MORECAMBE Bay has been chosen as a location for a project to look at ways to improve the way people can access and enjoy the English coastline. Landscape minister Jim Knight says that the Bay is one of four stretches of coastline in England to be chosen
CRAIG Bellamy reckons Mark Hughes can follow in the footsteps of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson and become one of the top managers in the Premier League after sensationally transforming the fortunes of Blackburn Rovers. The fiercely ambitious Blackburn
CLITHEROE conservatory company Ultraframe has been refused permission to appeal against a costly court judgement. The Ohio Court of Appeal, in America, has refused Four Seasons, a subsidiary of Ultraframe, permission to appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court
CAPITA Group, the national firm which runs many of Blackburn with Darwen Council's services, has reported a 19 per cent increase in profits. The firm, which has a large office complex off Barbara Castle Way and also employs about 1,200 staff at two centres
ROSSENDALE development firm Hurstwood Construction has won a £1.45million contact to build luxury apartments of the edge of a city park. The company, part of the Hurstwood Group, is set to build 11 exclusive apartments in one five storey block built on
DEFENCE firm BAE saw profits take off by more than £125million over the last 12 months. The firm, which employs thousands of people at its base in Samlesbury, near Blackburn, reported that its operating profits increased from £774million to £900million
ONE of Lancashire's last remaining weaving firms is investing £2.5million in a bid to secure its future. Herbert Parkinson, based on Monton Road, Darwen, produces thousands of soft furnishings as a wholly-owned subsidiary of high street store chain John
TRAFFIC, parking and demolition were the main issues discussed at a consultation forum on Darwen's draft town centre masterplan. Traders, residents and councillors packed into Derwent Hall to find out what Blackburn with Darwen Council's regeneration
CUSTOMERS now have a safe journey to their local newsagents at night after council bosses made the street lights brighter. Brothers Yusuf and Mohammed Mayat, who run Mayat News, Durham Road, Darwen, were backed by Darwen MP Janet Anderson in their bid
A WOMAN who lost two husbands to cancer has used scraps of material from her son's soft furnishings company to raise money in their memory. Brenda Callister, 69, of Albany Road, Darwen, started making and selling scarves just a few months ago, but is
THE woman who founded Rossendale Hospice is leading a new fight to set up a new cottage hospital to be set up in the borough. Dorothy Mitchell MBE is heading Rossendale Hospital Group, set up to fight for services to be retained in Rossendale. And the
FIRE tore through a one-bedroom flat in Blackburn last night, destroying the property. Firefighters were called to Leeds Close, Audley, at 1am. The first-floor flat was well alight and one man was treated at the scene for the effects of breathing in smoke
A NEWSAGENT today spoke of a terrifying early morning street attack during which he was punched in the face and his wife was racially abused. Iqbal Patel said the assault to which an 18-year-old customer pleaded has guilty came after 15 years of unbroken
THE latest motorist to fall foul of "confusing" parking signs in Blackburn's Church Street today vowed never to shop in the town centre again. Suzy Larmour, of Margaret Street, Oswaldtwistle, said that if Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses didn't change
Things are indeed getting stranger by the day. I haven't been so confused since they changed the colour of the cheese and onion crisp bags. One minute they were green and then all of a sudden they were blue. Today, just like yesterday and the day before
A BURNLEY joiner was today hailed a hero after rescuing two sisters from their burning home. Simon McKenna, from John McKenna Joiners, pulled 14-year-old Sarah and eight-year-old Melissa Wright from their bedroom window as smoke engulfed the house in
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has warned Thierry Henry and Co not to expect another Real Madrid-style romp at Ewood Park tomorrow. Henry and his Arsenal team-mates barely worked up a sweat in cruising to a magnificent Champions League victory in the Bernabeu
BURNLEY Council has set up a working group to look at plans for waste collection in the town next year. The council's current contract with Biffa runs out in April 2007, and council bosses want to ensure a smooth handover to the next contractor, whether
TONY Blair was put on the spot yesterday over the 12-week jail sentence for the hit and run driver who killed Burnley tot Levi Bleasdale. The Prime Minister was asked at his press briefing at Downing Street what the Government would do to "ensure punishment
CATON Community Primary School is to get a much-needed sports hall. The school held a sod turning' ceremony with Lancashire County Cllr Alan Whittaker to mark the start of work on the project last week Funding has come from the Big Lottery Fund's £750
A BURNLEY joiner was today hailed a hero after rescuing two sisters from their burning home. Simon McKenna, from John McKenna Joiners, pulled 14-year-old Sarah and eight-year-old Melissa Wright from their bedroom window as smoke engulfed the house in
A PREGNANT woman rescued from her blazing home today told how she had been left with nothing apart from the clothes on her back. Firefighters smashed a bedroom window to rescue five-months pregnant Kirsty West and her partner Adam Woodward from their
CHARITIES and community groups are being invited to cash in on a local trust fund. The Galbraith Trust is waiting for applications from locals for its latest round of grants. The Trust was set up five years ago to use money from the estate of former Lancaster
A FULL-SCALE review of Burnley District Citizens Advice Service is to be carried out after calls for a cut in its grant were rejected. The service receives around £255,000 nearly five per cent of Burnley Council's entire grants budget. Conservative leader
A WELL-LOVED haven for musicians has been guaranteed a new home after the bulldozers flatten its current studio. Members of the Lancaster Musicians' Cooperative say they have received assurances that a multi-million pound plan to redevelop Lancaster's
CAMPAIGNERS against a Heysham to M6 Northern link road are celebrating this week despite the fact that the plan has been given the nod. Residents from across Lancaster and Morecambe turned up to see Lancaster city councillors vote for the northern route
THE northern link road moved one step closer this week as Lancaster city councillors approved a blueprint for the route. Scores of people turned up at Morecambe town hall many donning bright orange Stop the link' t-shirts to show their opposition or support
A WESTMINSTER versus County Hall row has broken out over plans to close libraries. MP Ben Wallace has formed an alliance with one of his rivals in an attempt to bring Lancashire County Council to book over its closure schedule. But a leading Red Rose
AS WE are presently having both PV solar and thermo solar installed in our property in Lancaster we feel that we must reply to Henry Hick's letter in the Citizen (February 8). There seems to be some confusion as to how much solar power actually costs
I HAVE followed the discussion on the pros and cons of renewable energy with interest. And while there has been much debate on the relative costs and efficiency of various alternatives, your correspon-dents have missed some crucial points. We face a number
VALE of Lune produced another emphatic performance to run in eight tries against bottom club Widnes with another display of free flowing rugby. Winger James Curran collected four quality tries with the remainder being shared by the hard working mobile
Lancaster City 0 Workington 4 (match abandoned 45 minutes - floodlight failure): Lancaster City's rollercoaster season hit new levels of strangeness on Tuesday when the match with Workington was abandoned at half time through floodlight failure. But that's
MORECAMBE crashed to their tenth Nationwide Conference defeat of the season as fierce local rivals Accrington Stanley planted one foot firmly into the Football League. Morecambe could not recover from the hammer blow of shipping two goals in two shocking
World Superbike legend Carl Fogarty believes the close-season influx of MotoGP riders will make the 2006 championship one of the most fiercely contested for years. But while the likes of Alex Barros, Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus swap MotoGP for World Superbike
LANCASTER people are being invited to help to plan the future of Greaves Park. Friends of the park want to build a new play area and skateboard facility but need more locals to get involved. The Friends hold their annual meeting tomorrow (Thursday) in
LOCAL musicians and singers will head up a special benefit concert in Lancaster this weekend. The aim is to commemorate the second anniversary of the Morecambe Bay cockle tragedy and raise cash to stage a performance of the acclaimed musical Shifting
FRANK Sinclair has vowed to stop Dennis Wise in his tracks when the old pals clash at Coventry tomorrow. The Burnley skipper played alongside Wise at Chelsea and Leicester before the two players took separate Championship turns. And Sinclair, who returns
AN ENERGY watchdog is calling for East Lancashire customers to switch away from British Gas after the company announced 22per cent price rises. The increase was revealed days before Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, announced £1.5billion profits
ONE of Lancashire's last remaining weaving firms is investing £2.5million in a bid to secure its future. Herbert Parkinson, based on Monton Road, Darwen, produces thousands of soft furnishings as a wholly-owned subsidiary of high street store chain John
THIRTY years ago next month Jim Smith, then manager of Blackburn Rovers, signed Gordon Taylor and David Wagstaffe from Birmingham for a combined fee of £22,000. East Lancashire was in the midst of a debate about the route of a new motorway. The big blockbuster
A COUPLE are campaigning to make the road outside their house safer after vehicles crashed into the garden for the fifth time into two years. Ian and Anne Dickie, who live towards the bottom of Dukes Brow, Blackburn, believe the only way to put a stop
FOOTBALLER Adnan Ahmed has laughed off suggestions that he's become a gay icon after posing as a cowboy for Huddersfield Town's club calendar. The 22-year-old midfielder from Barnoldswick and fellow players were innocently pictured in wild west costumes
TRAFFIC, parking and demolition were the main issues discussed at a consultation forum on Darwen's draft town centre masterplan. Traders, residents and councillors packed into Derwent Hall to find out what Blackburn with Darwen Council's regeneration
CUSTOMERS now have a safe journey to their local newsagents at night after council bosses made the street lights brighter. Brothers Yusuf and Mohammed Mayat, who run Mayat News, Durham Road, Darwen, were backed by Darwen MP Janet Anderson in their bid
THE Pope has been invited to East Lancashire and its world-famous Catholic college during a face-to-face meeting with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. Mr Evans was among a delegation of seven British Tory politicians visiting Rome to meet their Italian
ONE of Lancashire's last remaining weaving firms is investing £2.5million in a bid to secure its future. Herbert Parkinson, based on Monton Road, Darwen, produces thousands of soft furnishings as a wholly-owned subsidiary of high street store chain John
TONY Blair was put on the spot yesterday over the 12-week jail sentence for the hit and run driver who killed Burnley tot Levi Bleasdale. The Prime Minister was asked at his press briefing at Downing Street what the Government would do to "ensure punishment
ACTOR and comedian Tony Robinson today sent a personal message to the family of a man who collapsed and died before one of his shows. Shocked audience members looked on as the 65-year-old from Clitheroe fell to the ground in the bar of Burnley Mechanics
FIRE tore through a one-bedroom flat in Blackburn last night, destroying the property. Firefighters were called to Leeds Close, Audley, at 1am. The first-floor flat was well alight and one man was treated at the scene for the effects of breathing in
A NEWSAGENT today spoke of a terrifying early morning street attack during which he was punched in the face and his wife was racially abused. Iqbal Patel said the assault to which an 18-year-old customer pleaded has guilty came after 15 years of unbroken
A DYING father today pleaded with social services not to take his children away after they told him he was too sick to look after them. Single parent James Gibbons, 62, of Windermere Avenue, Huncoat, said he wanted to spend what time he had left with
