A COMMUNITY has rallied round to help raise much needed money for the parents of brave cancer patient Millie O'Shea. Caroline Westerman, the cousin of Millie's dad Garry, has set up a campaign to raise money for the family to help pay for their travel
DETECTIVES are continuing to hunt for the thugs who carried out an unprovoked attack on a man in Burnley town centre. The victim, a 23-year-old man, was sitting on a bench near to Boots and Woolworths in St James' Street, when a gang of two men and
POLICE dogs are being sent into pubs in a crackdown on the night-time drugs culture in Burnley and Barnoldswick. Ecstasy and cannabis have already been seized after a number of visits to pubs in the two towns. And now officers are planning to step up
POLICE say they will continue a crackdown on counterfeit crime after a series of successful raids. Officers in Padiham seized around 5,600 cigarettes from an off-licence and more than 200 DVDs from a house and market stall over the last month. Two men
COUNCIL tax payers are counting the cost after the bill for expanding a Pendle leisure centre rocketed by £600,000 in six months. Pendle Council has agreed to stump up £167,000 to ensure the full extension of Nelson's Pendle Wavelengths goes ahead.
A BURNLEY woman took trainspotting' to another level when she studied the world's highest railway line, in China. Nacressa Swan, 24, had to deal with sub-zero temperatures, high altitude and the inhospitable terrain as she spent two months at over 5,000
Fire crews tackled two wheelie bin fires in Rawtenstall within hours of each other. The first call out was to Victoria Street at 10pm on Sunday. Then at 2am firefighters were called to industrial units in New Hall Hey. A Rawtenstall fire service spokesman
A FORMER Blackburn schoolgirl at the centre of an international custody wrangle has been told to stay in Pakistan until a court can decide where the legal battle can take place. Molly Campbell, also known as Misbah Rana, fled the UK last month to live
IN relation to the stripper' article. I feel completely outraged that such goings on have been allowed to take place by both the council and the police. Such acts are found in sinister back alley after dark' clubs, but to be allowed to take place in
I RECENTLY put out my recycling for collection by the council. I had the white sack containing cardboard and paper and large pieces of cardboard which I squashed and placed behind the sack. The sack was collected but the other cardboard was left so
MARGO Grimshaw said in her column she wanted the Prime Minister and Gordon Brown to go, now. Why? They are overwhelmed by personal ambition. Of course they are! If they were English would she be saying the same thing? Of course not. Her reasoning is
A FORMER teacher has written a book in tribute to the "club that wouldn't die" after Accrington Stanley's historic promotion. Phil Whalley, 37, grew up watching Stanley at Peel Park in the 1970s. The politics teacher works in London but watches around
A STASH of metal bats and makeshift weapons believed to be used by gangs terrorising a Ribble Valley town have been seized in a police crackdown. Police declared the find, along with a significant amount of alcohol, as a minor victory against problem
AFTER 24 episodes, several shock deaths and more twists than a melted Curly Wurly and we still haven't got a clue about what's going on. The second series of Lost came to an end last night with a double bill of confusion and in true dramatic fashion
CAMPAIGNERS want an inquiry reopened into the sinking of the trawler Gaul, in which an East Lancashire man died. There have been two separate inquiries into the 1974 sinking, but the latest, in 2004, was branded a "whitewash" by families of the 34 men
IF ever there was a case of anything you can do, I can do better, this was it. Stanley are still chasing their first away win of the season, but will have drawn encouragement from twice coming back from behind in this end-to-end derby with two quick-fire
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman admitted it was a relief to leave Gigg Lane with a point. The Reds twice came back from behind with goals from leading scorer Gary Roberts and Rommy Boco to earn their second 2-2 draw in four days. "The weight
STEVE Jones admits Burnley's main Championship aim is to land a minimum top 10 finish. The Clarets are sitting in seventh after a promising start to the season, in which they boast the only unbeaten record away from home in the league. Had they secured
JASON Roberts is praying Blackburn Rovers overcome Red Bull Salzburg tomorrow to keep his dreams of Europe alive. The 28-year-old striker, who joined Rovers from Wigan in a £2.5 million deal this summer, is unlikely to figure against the Austrians because
AMATEUR footballers will no longer have to suffer the frustration of turning up for a Sunday league football match only to find the game is cancelled because of a waterlogged pitch. For Hyndburn Council has created a special page on its website where
A HUFF and puff won't be enough to blow down a straw house designed and constructed by degree students. The proposed 4,800sq ft single-storey building is part of a Blackburn College sustainable construction course project to create a permanent environmentally-friendly
A CELEBRITY birthday party for a Darwen toddler who has bravely battled a tumour most of her life is set to become an annual event. Little Madison Allan will now celebrate her birthdays in the same way as her second - which it was feared she would not
BUSINESS, regeneration and heritage bosses are to join forces in a bid to attract more investment into Pendle. Pendle Partnership has teamed up with key organisations to form Pendle Vision' and create a blueprint outlining how to improve life in the
By Ronnie Ghregman. The cottage is in disrepair now, The roof and chimney gone The rains have ruined the wooden floor, Windows all broken, the lovely garden dead. Winds blow through the broken front door, I would live there still, But for the
AS the father of yet another "victim" of Blackburn Transport's latest policy regarding the use of Beez Buzzcard as proof of age, I feel the system needs to be properly explained to us all. My 14-year-old son was made to pay the adult fare from Blackburn
A Ribble Valley restaurant with African roots is set to become one of the leading figures in the Clitheroe Castle Heritage Scheme. Weezo's, Parsons Lane, Clitheroe, is owned by Kathy Smith and Stosie Madi and is set to sponsor a permanent exhibition
ACCRINGTON Stanley has set up its own group to try to improve community relations and break down barriers through football. Bosses at newly-promoted Stanley aim to make the side a "true community club" and play a role in strengthening local links. The
BLACKBURN Hawks' new netminder Daniel Brittle was the hero with a couple of outstanding displays on a mixed weekend for the local aces. Debutant Brittle was impressive as Hawks lost 6-1 to Scottish champions Fife Flyers in the North League Cup and
COLNE have won their last three matches, scoring 10 goals and conceding only four - and manager Nigel Coates is hoping that will continue tonight when they welcome Trafford to their Holt House ground. Colne trail Trafford by a single point in the league
A LAST minute Paul O'Shaunnessey goal snatched all three points for Ramsbottom last night in their local derby with Nelson, in the North West Counties League, Division 1. Goals from Abid Uddin and Ryan Moore gave Ramsbottom a 2-0 lead at the break.
SKELMERSDALE took the points from a dour game at Shawbridge. Missing a couple of key players through suspension, Clitheroe failed to dent the visitors defence and were restricted to long-range efforts from Craig Sargeson and Anthony Daniels. The winning
TWO goals either side of half-time saw The Stags collect three easy points from the Victoria Pleasure Grounds. Joe Booth got the ball rolling as he struck in the 16th minute. Neil Zarac doubled Derek Egan's side's lead minutes before the break but they
A RETIRED driver who suffered a fractured hip later developed bronchopneumonia and died. An inquest heard that 84-year-old Thomas Towers Winterbottom was not strong enough to undergo an operation and died after developing bronchopneumonia. And consultant
POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of two people who have gone missing from Blackburn. In two separate investigations, officers are searching for 69-year-old Arthur McConville and 38-year-old Gordon Doonan, who have both been missing
FAMED Blackburn shoeshop Tommy Ball's is used to fitting out youngsters with school footwear - but the children rarely travel all the way from Africa! Thirty children who are visiting East Lancashire from Tanzania were treated to free shoes by Tommy
AN 87-year-old Longridge women died as a result of toxicity caused by the medication she was being prescribed to combat an irregular heartbeat. An inquest heard that Martha Kellett's ability to deal with the dosage could have been compromised by her
RESIDENTS are fighting to get their postman reinstalled after he was sacked by bosses at Royal Mail. The postal worker from Blackburn Delivery Office, Canterbury Street, was given his marching orders last month - although bosses and union officials are
A BARROWFORD businessman is gearing up for a pink October by hosting a charity ball. The sell-out event has nearly 30 local companies pledging support for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by buying tables of 10 for £600 each. The ball also features raffles
A pervert indecently exposed himself to a woman in Chichester Close in Burnley on Saturday at 11.50pm. The woman was walking home and noticed a man about 45ft away from her. He pulled down his trousers and lifted up his top, exposing himself to her.
THE regeneration of Burnley was due to take a major step forward today as the town's £28million health and leisure centre became fully up and running. The second phase of the huge development was being opened by Lord Tony Clarke, who chaired the task
A BURNLEY teenager was fighting for his life after a car accident in Worsthorne. Daniel Wimbles, 16, was injured when he was "in collision with" a blue Fiat Punto as he walked from Lindsay Park onto Brownside Road, police said. Daniel, of the Brunshaw
A TRADER who offered Lancashire motorists a way round costly speeding tickets has been fined - but only because the product he sold did not do what it claimed to. Wesley Morby raked in the cash at the Royal Lancashire Show in 2005 selling cans of Safe
A BLACKBURN mum is refusing to send her daughter back to school claiming bullies have left her "frightened to death". Disgusted Margaret Hannan says her daughter Charlene, 11, has been attacked "at least four times" by bullies since starting at Our Lady
