RAMSBOTTOM achi-eved their 1000th Lancashire League win after a comfortable victory over Church at Acre Bottom. The visitors were skittled for just 70 before Ramsbottom took to the crease, reaching the historic landmark with the loss of just two wickets
ACCRINGTON Stanley travelled to Scottish Third Division side East Fife in what was their final game in their pre-season tour of Scotland. The Reds had found it tough going on the East coast going into this game on the back of two goalless draws against
THE grave of an heroic teenager has been "vandalised" by a council which knocked down his headstone over health and safety fears. Councillors, residents and historians have slammed Blackburn with Darwen Council for laying down the headstone and piling
A FORMER primary school teacher who downloaded and distributed child porn has been jailed for two years. Peter Meakin, 57, of Westbourne Avenue, Burnley, swapped images of girls being abused with a man who has since been jailed for at least eight years
Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has confirmed he is interested in signing Ex-Rover James Beattie. The Blades, preparing for their return to the Championship, have been linked with the former Southampton player recently. And Robson has confirmed
A MAN was stabbed in the neck in a broad daylight attack. The 19-year-old from Nelson suffered a large knife wound in his neck after a fight broke out between groups of Polish immigrants and local men in Larch Street in the town just before 2.30pm on
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has revealed he still wants to add one or two fresh faces to his squad before the start of the new season. The Reds returned back from their tour of Scotland yesterday after playing out three draws north of the border
A NEIGHBOUR has told how a 15-year-old boy was dragged from his burning home after family members tried to rescue him. Uzma Younis was speaking after firefighters said the teenager was lucky to be alive following the blaze at his home in Persia Street
A THIEF who has plagued small shop owners in Padiham is set to be banned from stores under an anti-social behaviour order. James Youngman, 24, said to steal to fund his "£70 a day heroin habit" has struck repeatedly in the town and is due to be made
NOT so long ago, Burnley would have been undergdogs in this clash of Pennine rivals. Leeds were once one of the superpowers of English football. But how times have changed. Yesterday, League One Leeds provided a useful pre-season workout for Steve Cotterill's
MARK Hughes can start planning for another Uefa Cup adventure after Blackburn Rovers secured a return ticket to Europe. A day that began with the signing of Roque Santa Cruz, ended with Rovers cruising past Lithuanian minnows FK Vetra in some style.
A VOLUNTARY scheme to better regulate housing landlords has been hailed a success despite just three signing up in five years. Burnley Council defended the scheme and bosses are now hoping to spearhead a mandatory selective licencing scheme in the Trinity
A MAN was attacked by five masked robbers who broke into his house and waited for him to return home from a night out. The victim returned to his house near the Shahjan Indian Restaurant, on the A59, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, at around 1am on
A DISGRUNTLED man ended up in the police cells after hearing that police would not take action against two men he claimed had assaulted him. Burnley magistrates heard how Royston Brett, 35, called the police when he alleged he had been attacked by two
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes praised the con-tributions of his two wide-men after Rovers crushed FK Vetra to book a place in the Uefa Cup. Morten Gamst Pedersen and David Bentley were responsible for laying on all four goals as Rovers thumped the Lithuanian
CLARETS boss Steve Cotterill was more than satisfied with his side's efforts in the 2-0 win over Leeds on Saturday. Cotterill was particularly happy to see two of his front men get their name on the scoresheet again and generally with the football his
LANCASHIRE'S fire chief has called for self-extinguishing cigarettes to be made available in the UK. So-called "Fire Safer" cigarettes, introduced in 21 States across the USA and in the whole of Canada, are specially manufactured to self-extinguish without
A BOY broke both his arms after falling 15ft from a rope swing. And now his father has warned other youngsters to steer clear of rope swings during the summer break. Mark Campy believes his son Lewis, 10, had a lucky escape when he fell around 15ft
A BANNED father-of-two caught riding a scooter claimed he bought it for his son and was demonstrating it. Burnley magistrates heard how amphetamine addict Stewart Sturdy, 37, who struck just days after being ordered off the road, was also subject of
SEXY football is coming to Ewood Park in the form of Blackburn Rovers' new striking ace. Roque Santa Cruz, a 25-year-old Paraguayan centre forward, has bolstered Mark Hughes' attack by signing from Bayern Munich this weekend. And while supporters are
A 12-YEAR-OLD pupil at Mount Carmel RC High School, Accrington, only attended 28 per cent of lessons in a six-month period, a court was told. Hyndburn magistrates heard that education welfare officers got no co-operation from the boy's parents in trying
AN OLD cinema is being transformed into a theatre and arts space in a project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds. The building in Church Street, which houses Franky's Bar, was bought nine months ago by a three-man business partnership which plans
PENDLE people should make sure they do not forget about cash hidden away in old bank accounts, the borough's MP said. Gordon Prentice said he welcomed the national campaign by Halifax Bank of Scotland to trace the owners of so-called "dormant" bank accounts
ONE hundred hospital staff may have to re-apply for their jobs after health bosses unveiled plans to merge East Lancashire's medical records units. The unit at Burnley General is being closed and merged with the Royal Blackburn's facility. Staff from
A ROMANIAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with theft of £200 from the landlord of the Swan and Royal pub, Clitheroe, and attempting to steal the same amount from another publican at the White Lion, also in Clitheroe. Valeriu Sabin
AN access visit to collect his children ended with a former Accrington man kicking open the door at his estranged wife's home, a court was told. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Arshad Rasool kicked out because he thought the message coming from the other
A DAD attacked his frightened former girlfriend and kicked the door in after turning up at her home shouting abuse at midnight, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how drunken Damon Bell, 20, claimed he and victim, mother of two Danielle Muir
A CENTURY of Rossendale buses was celebrated with a rally through the borough. Specially repainted buses joined specially-preserved vehicles on Saturday for a tour around the area, and covering the original routes through Helmshore and Water. An open
A TEENAGER who attacked a 16-year-old girl was given help by Burnley magistrates to manage his anger. Nathan James Beards, 18, had headbutted the victim after a row in a park, flicked a lighted cigarette at her and pulled out her earring. The defendant
A MAN driving home from work who swerved to avoid a couple walking in the road had his car kicked as he went past. Blackburn magistrates heard that Steven Paul McDonald caused more than £500 worth of damage to the car and had been offered a caution on
THE newly formed Darwen Chamber of Trade is going from strength to strength, achieving a membership of 40. Five founding members launched the organisation on June 28. They asked traders to attend an informal meeting with a view to joining so they could
ENVIRONMENTAL health chiefs have swooped on a family who have a pet lamb, warning: "You can't just walk a sheep about willy-nilly". Last week we revealed how four-month-old Lucy the Lamb had been rescued by Darwen animal lover Amanda Snape and kept as
A VIOLENT thug has been jailed indefinitely after his latest crime - slashing his victim in the face with a knife and leaving him needing 57 stitches. Tunisian Aimen Tajouri, 25, of King Street, Haslingden, was described in court as a "very dangerous
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy missed every school session over a six-month period, a court was told. Hyndburn magistrates heard the efforts of education welfare officers had not met with any co-operation from the boy's mother, Jane Fensom. And even since the decision
POLICE have arrested a man following a knife attack at the bus station in Rawtenstall. The man was arrested and released on police bail after being questioned over the incident which left a man in his thirties with permanent facial scarring in a knife
A £14,000 scheme to put bollards next to double yellow lines has come in for criticism from two borough councillors. Under proposals - described by critics as "over the top" - put forward by Lancashire Local Ribble Valley, a number of bollards will be
A 53-YEAR-OLD Accrington woman walked out of Deb-enhams with £192 worth of property without attempting to pay. Blackburn magistrates heard that Verena Mercer had no previous convictions but had twice been given fixed penalties for shoplifting offences
THE Lancashire Telegraph's parent company Newsquest Media Group is donating £10,000 to the British Red Cross National Floods Appeal. The UK's second-largest regional multi-media publisher has a number of titles in the areas most affected by last weekend's
PRIVATE health centres will be taking on NHS treatments as part of a £500 million a year deal - but the nearest one for East Lancashire people could be up to 18 miles away. Swedish healthcare group Capio is behind the network of independent sector treatment
A gentleman in Hud Hey Road says his garden wall is collapsing due to the vibration caused by Heavy Goods Vehicles passing by. Residents in the area are organising protests and petitions concerning the number of HGVs and the general speed of traffic
RAIL bosses have been urged not to forget about an East Lancashire to Manchester service after a transport review contained no mention of it. Council chiefs are hopeful that their £8million bid to run a half-hourly daily service between the borough and
UP to 250 jobs are to be created after a property tycoon announced plans to build a £2million business park. Trevor Hemmings, owner of Northern Trust, is building a 46,000sq ft office and workshop development on the Shadsworth Business Park estate, just
