FIREFIGHTERS were called to a retirement housing scheme in Rishton after a faulty cooker set alight. A crew from Accrington were called to the property in Eachill Gardens at 4.10pm on Saturday, but the occupants had already put out the flames and switched
Rossendale Lions run a "Knit & Natter" drop-in session every Tuesday between 6pm and 8pm at Haslingden Community Link on Bury Road.. If you want to socialise, meet new friends and are interested in knitting and other wool based crafts then these sessions
SUBSTITUTE Ade Akinbiyi's late strike wasn't enough to prevent Burnley slipping to their first home defeat of the season. Burnley managed to stage a first-half fightback after Southampton stormed into an early 2-0 lead. Bradley Wright-Phillips put the
A TWENTY-eight-year-old man has died after the car he was travelling in smashed into another vehicle. Alex Hargreaves, from Bolton, was a passenger in a Volkswagon Lupo saloon which collided with a Ford Focus car coming the opposite way on the A674 Bolton
CHRIS McCann's second goal of the season helped Burnley stage a first-half rally after the Clarets shipped two early goals against Southampton. Bradley Wright-Phillips put the Saints in front after just three minutes of this televised game. The 22-year-old's
Rossendale Amateur Youth Section will be performing Disney's " High School Management" on stage at Haslingden High School, Broadway, beginning on Tuesday, 30th October at 7.30pm... Other dates and times are Wed. 31st Oct. 7.30pm, Fri. 2nd Nov. 7.30pm
A CAMPER van was left gutted after a fault caused its engine to burst into flames. The Mercedes van was travelling northbound on the A56 Accrington bypass at 4pm on Saturday, when smoke started coming from the engine compartment. The male driver pulled
£100,000 alterations have begun at the White Horse restaurant in Helmshore. The award-winning Holcombe Road eatery, formerly Cecco's, wants to attract more drinkers by adding a screened-off bar. The improved venue will re-open on November 16.
A WOMAN had to be cut out her car by firefighters after it collided with another vehicle in Duckworth Street, Darwen. The woman's car went into the back of another at a slow speed, causing minor damage to both vehicles. Firefighters from Darwen were
A DRUNKEN man who attacked his former partner for a second time has walked free from Burnley Magistrates' Court. Alan Anthony O'Connor, 31, had got upset because Daniel Royle had been out of work and he had been left having to pay all the household bills
A CHEATING father of three beat up his wife in front of the children and threw her out of the house after getting depressed over his tangled love life, a court was told. Mazar Mahmood Sharif, 38, had got both his girlfriend and his wife of 18 years pregnant
AN adventure centre will be given £54,000 as part of a rescue package to stop it closing. Coldwell Activity Centre, Southfield, Nelson, made a call for emergency funding from Pendle Council in September after accounts showed it needs an injection of
AN investigation by a town hall watchdog into a planning row in Nelson looks set to clear a leading councillor of any misconduct. Political opponents reported Coun David Foster to the Standards Board of England over a controversial planning application
A FATHER of two who attacked his pertrified wife and her brother had armed himself with a knife and a baseball bat, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how binge drinker Patrick Meeks, 34, left the mother of his two young children "scared to
A MAN seen by police kicking his partner while she was on the ground told them he had given her a kick up the bottom to move her. Burnley magistrates heard how Paul Jones, 36, was thought to be attacking Sharon Anderton but his solicitor told the court
STEPHEN Jordan goes into tonight's game just on booking away from incurring a one-match ban. The left back has picked up four yellow cards, but manager Steve Cotterill believes two of them were needless. "I think he's been silly with a couple of his
STANLEY might have suffered mixed fortunes, on the pitch, in their Friday night matches. Off the pitch, however, it has been a roaring success. So much so that the commercial department are planning a host of themed events for future home matches.
STEVE Cotterill is looking forward to Wayne Thomas' Turf Moor return tonight. The defender left Burnley for Southampton in a £1.2million deal in August. And having been forced to sit out the Saints' last two fixtures with a back injury, the 27-year-old
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has revealed he's trying to bring a defender to the Fraser Eagle Stadium. The player is currently at a north west-based Premier League club.
A new garden area at Bank Top Community Centre in Blackburn has been officially opened. Workers from the community centre and representatives from Twin Valley Homes and Groundworks attended the opening.
RAIL users at a small station are to benefit from a new car park, if plans to resurface over waste land are approved. Lancashire County Council has submitted a planning application for improvements to be carried out at the side of Rishton railway station
Students at Beardwood High School, Blackburn, got a kick out of a Jeans for Genes event while raising money for research into genetic disorders in children. Showing off their denims are (from left) Suhail Bashir, Aamir Bashir and Adiel Hussain.
WHERE do you get a name like Heston Blumenthal from? It's exotic beyond words. If someone with a name like that didn't end up being famous, then there would be no justice in the world. With a spate of cookery progs about, like Ramsay and Nigella, you
A busy road caved in after part of an underground drain collapsed. Builders are working to repair the six foot-deep hole, in Victoria Street, Blackburn, but it is thought the job will take at least all weekend. Victoria Street was closed at Victoria
A 32-YEAR-OLD man with a controlling attitude to his wife said he didn't think the police should interfere in domestic disputes, a court was told. But the court heard that the police had to get involved three times in four months when Naheem Ashraf assaulted
Hope and healing is on offer tomorrow evening for millions caught up in the agony of abortion. Health professionals, counsellors and sensitive leaders, skilled and compassionate, will be on hand to deal with the secret doubts and deep pain involved.
VETERANS' badges are proving very popular and it over 500,000 have been issued. A welcome addition to the ranks of those eligible were the Bevin Boys. However, the Women's Land Army has still been disregarded despite their magnificent efforts in WWII
WITH regard to the current debate on obesity among schoolchildren, we need to look at education within primary schools. If children begin to participate in daily, half hourly exercise in schools continuing throughout junior and senior school and then
I AM an ex-patriate, 76-year-old, Blackburn Rovers supporter, a team I have supported since 1938. I was a regular attendee at games home and away until I emigrated some years ago and I still follow their fortunes. It is distressing to read some of
ONCE again it's the time of the year when fireworks are on sale. The Fireworks Act 2004 restricts the sale of fireworks to three weeks prior to November 5. They can also be sold three days before Chinese New Year and for five days from December 26 to
A POPPY appeal was saved from disaster after the Army stepped in to lend organisers a helping hand. The annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, which raises money to support ex-servicemen and women, starts today. But organisers at the Blackburn branch
ROQUE Santa Cruz is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with Dimitar Berbatov as the two strikers prepare for a shoot-out at White Hart Lane tomorrow. Santa Cruz is well aware of Berbatov's strengths after he faced the former Bayer Leverkusen hitman
HUNDREDS of people across East Lancashire wore pink to work yesterday as part of this month's national breast cancer aware-ness campaign. Throughout October, Breast Cancer Care is asking people to get "In the Pink", to raise money and awareness about
FIRE crews were called to put out a skip fire in Whalley Road, Accrington, just after 7am on Saturday.
MARK Hughes last night intimated Martin Jol did well to last as long as he did at Tottenham because the increasing amount of interference at boardroom level had made his job virtually impossible. After weeks of speculation, Jol and his first team coach
A MOTORIST died after two cars collided on Bolton Road, near the junction of Finnington Lane, Abbey Village, on Friday night. Emergency services were called at around 9pm but the motorist was pronounced dead at the scene.
MARK Hughes has urged his Blackburn players to take full advantage of the turmoil at Tottenham as they prepare for the first of three huge games which could shape their season. Buoyed by five straight wins in all competitions, Rovers will head to White
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill believes Andy Gray is at the peak of his powers. The Clarets striker goes into tonight's home game against Southampton (kick-off 5.20pm) on the brink of hitting double figures after scoring in back-to-back games against
THERE is more to goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly than meets the eye. On the pitch, he is perceived as eccentric, with his dramatic style in claiming high balls into the box and an unorthodox kit. But Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has revealed that behind
Blackburn Hawks' latest signing is a new face to most of the squadbut a very familiar one to a certain team member. Mark Arnone has teamed up with the Hawks from the Lancashire Raptors to play along his side brother, and fellow defenseman, Chris. However
ROMMY Boco's dreams of leading Benin in the African Nations Cup could be in tatters after a recurrence of a back injury. The Stanley star, who missed three months of the last campaign with a similar injury, is due to see a specialist on Tuesday to discover
BURNLEY Football Club are looking to enhance their reputation as a family club by continuing their Community Day' programme. The Clarets are welcoming dozens of local schoolchildren to provide the pre-match and half-time entertainment for tonight's Championship
