A PERVERT terrorised up to 90 victims by making sickening calls from public phone boxes during a year-long campaign, a court heard. Ian George Parry, 47, told some of his victims he had their family captive or would rape them if they did not carry out
BLACKBURN Rovers have qualified for the First Round of the UEFA Cup after beating Finnish outfit MyPa-47 2-0 at Ewood Park - to seal a 3-0 aggregate win. David Bentley sent Rovers into the lead on 48 minutes with a superb volley, a timely strike for
BLACKBURN Rovers struggled to break the deadlock in their UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg tie against Finnish side MyPa-47. Rovers went into the match at Ewood Park aiming to extend their unbeaten run to 13 matches stretching back to last
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Lancashire are celebrating being well-connected. All schools across the county are now fully connected to CLEO, the regional specialist broadband network for education, which means pupils can benefit from the massive resources of the
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy died of such a rare condition doctors had no chance of diagnosing it, an inquest heard. Damien Sweet, from Queen's Road, Blackburn, died last September after a loop of small intestine went through a hole in his diaphragm and became
POLICE are investigating after a video of youths apparently trespassing in a derelict mill was put on the internet. The video shows the youngsters walking along and looking through drawers in an office at the former Vernon Carus Mill, Johnson New Road
COUNCILLORS have refused outline planning permission to turn an industrial site into a residential development. But residents have been told the proposals could be given the go ahead in the future if the Hyndburn borough runs out of housing stock
COLD callers have been banned from an area of Blackburn. More than 180 houses around the Grimshaw Park area have become the first area of the borough to tell cold callers they are not welcome. If any cold callers are caught in the area they and the
BURNLEY Council's deputy leader has quit the post to spend more time with his family. Coun Charles Bullas has also quit as a member of the authority's decision-making body, the executive commitee, where he was a member without portfolio. But he remains
A COUNCILLOR who admitted a £3,000 benefit fraud revealed he offered to quit the Liberal Democrat group when he was first questioned. But Coun Arif Waghat said he was persuaded to remain a Shear Brow councillor by bosses. Critics have crticised Waghat
TWO men involved in a fracas admitted threatening behaviour after being caught on CCTV. Preston Crown Court heard one of the men had two socks containing a pool ball during the incident. David Hargreaves, 24, of Edgeware Road, and soldier Adrian Hardy
A SECURITY van driver was left cowering in terror after armed rob-bers wearing a Scream mask and a monkey disguise struck at an out-of-town retail park. The men fled empty-handed after the driver locked himself in the van outside the B&Q store on Nova
Myself and the rest of the Management Committee would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who took part in our Annual Event. Special thanks go to the people not already mentioned: Cllr Julie Slater (East Rural Ward Councillor) Jake Berry
BURNLEY have agreed a deal for Preston North End defender Graham Alexander. The 35-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Clarets, for an initial payment of £100,000, rising to £200,000 at the end of the season. Alexander, who has been called
AN ALCOHOLIC punched her partner in the face as he held her four-year-old daughter in his arms, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Lisa Jayne Faulkner, 32, hit Ashley Proctor in the nose after he picked up the crying child. Faulkner, of
Event News Flash - posted by Barnoldswick Community Arts Group, for further information please visit www.westcravenonline.org.uk Barnoldswick's reputation as a venue for top class events is set to soar with Pendle's first 'Festival of Flight' being
TEST results have shown a mixed performance by East Lancashire seven-year-olds in learning the basics. New figures show that fewer Blackburn and Darwen youngs-ters are attaining Level 2 in Key Stage One - which assesses reading, writing, maths and science
ARCHAEOLOGISTS who worked on the Roman Road near Eccleshill over 20 years ago are being sought by a new group working at the site. Darwen Archaeology and Local History Society members are excavating and researching the area at Davyfield Bridge. The
AN ANGRY businessman who attacked his wife after their wedding anniversary celebrations has been warned he could be jailed. Albert Lucas, 53, had grabbed victim Karen Lucas by the throat and was said to have repeatedly punched her because he believed
TWO convicted criminals who went on the run after being released early from prison are back behind bars. John Hodgkinson, 26, from Bacup, who stole his sick grandma's life savings and James MacDonald, from Church, who had been jailed for assault, have
THIS is the damage caused to a Ford Mondeo after portable toilet fell onto it from a trailer on the A59. The toilet was being transported on the back of a low-loader, between the Bramley Meade and Petre roundabouts near Barrow, when the crash happened
A FATHER-of-two is trying to reduce the number of obese children in East Lancashire by getting them motivated. David Sutcliffe of Harle Syke, Burnley has set up a personal training company called Motivate' to educate school children about the benefits
A DEPUTY headteacher bombarded her traffic cop ex and his partner with abusive, offensive and racist messages, a court was told. Homaira Mahwash, 46, who has a seven-year-old daughter with police officer Anthony Valentine "completely lost it" for two
Burnley Reserves 3 Blackpool Reserves 1: Two first-half goals from Rob Turner paved the way for Burnley to make it two wins out of two in the Pontin's Holiday League. The second year apprentice broke the deadlock on 26 minutes as the Clarets again
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has been heartened by remarks made by former mentor Sir Alex Ferguson as he attempts to take the club to a higher level. Hughes is hoping his side can extend their unbeaten run to 13 games stretching back to last season
MATT Derbyshire has warned Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz they face a fight to hang onto their first team shirts. The 21-year-old striker had to be content with a cameo role at Everton on Saturday, as manager Mark Hughes paired McCarthy and Santa
A GARDEN will be created in memory of a little girl who died from a rare form of cancer after a housing organisation backed the idea. Calico, Burnley's biggest landlord and housing corpor-tion, is in talks with the family of Paris Devlin, five, of Florence
RESIDENTS have been asked to take part in looking after a youth hostel after it was saved from closure. Pendle Council bought Earby Youth Hostel after plans by the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) to sell it caused outrage last year. Now, it is leased
DIANA, the Queen of Hearts, caused a chuckle when she stepped off the train at Rosegrove Station, Burnley, in April 1986. "Oh no, not again!" she exclaimed to the throng of Press photographers as she stepped on to a newly laid section of asphalt. The
ROCK stars Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller and Ian Brown's efforts means East Lancashire Hospice is set to share in a £250,000 bonanza. The Park Lee Road hospice is one of a number of beneficiaries from an all-star gathering arranged by former Smiths bassist
THE murder of young Rhys Jones was an unspeakable crime which stirred the emotions of the nation. There is the intense anger that such an act could happen in this country, and then the feeling we all have for Rhys's family. But inevitably, and rightly
BURNLEY Football Club is the latest signing to the annual free four-day festival of heritage taking place across the borough from next Thursday. The opportunity to go behind the scenes on the 125th anniversary of the club is just one of thirty free activities
GUIDER Joyce Fitzgerald was certainly prepared when we asked for your old scouting photos to mark the movement's centenary. She lent Looking Back a family scrapbook, with stories and pictures of her little brother David Green, when he was a cub and scout
Through hope the journey goes on, To heights where dreams have gone, For life's journey is every day A path to take us on our way, To discovered places we know A journey of wonder wherever we go, From today, through tomorrow In sun, shade, laughter
10 years ago PEOPLE from ethnic minorities were advised to exercise and eat well to prevent heart disease. East Lancashire Health Authority member Jan Qureshi said there was widespread concern at the low rates of heart surgery being carried out
BLUEPRINTS to provide general surgery and orthopaedic procedures at a range of private hospitals sites across Lancashire have been delayed. The hold-up for the £500 million independent sector treatment centres deal, with Swedish healthcare giant Capio
Plans for four new buildings at a farm in Hermitage Street, Rishton, have been deferred while ecologists consider the results of a bat survey. Bats are a protected species and Hyndburn Council officials will need to consider the impact of the building
A MAN who jumped 40ft to his death from a Blackburn multi-storey car park had a history of schizoph-renia, an inquest heard. Ian Moulden, 50, was a patient on Darwen Ward of the Royal Blackburn Hospital when he threw himself from the multi-storey car
A MAN and a woman who were arrested following police raids have pleaded guilty to supplying Class A drugs while two other alleged dealers have appeared in court. The three men and one woman appeared before District Judge Peter Ward yesterday as police
DEVELOPERS are set to start work on the first major new housing scheme in Burnley under the Elevate housing market renewal scheme. Regeneration specialist builders, Keepmoat Ltd, have applied to build 66 homes on Cog Lane. The homes range from two bedroom
YOUNG people making the move from primary to secondary school are being given advice on how to stay safe when term starts. Many pupils who are starting a new school will be walking or cycling to school on their own and Lancashire County Council's road
TEENAGERS in Lancashire are continuing to perform above the national average. Figures published yesterday show that schools in the Lancashire County Council authority area are achieving Key Stage Three results slightly above or equal to the national
MAJORETTES across the North West came to Blackburn for a dance competition. Over 800 majorettes from Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Wales arrived at Shadsworth Leisure Centre, Blackburn, to compete with Blackburn Onyx Majorettes who were hosting a
Molly Rigby-Brindle gets a hug from dad Billy after the 'dinkys' troup completed their performance.
Molly Rigby-Brindle gets a hug from dad Billy after the 'dinkys' troup completed their performance.
A man has been charged in connection with a drugs raid at a house in Orchard Street, Great Harwood, on Tuesday. David Mcgee, 39, from Preston New Road, Blackburn, has been charged with possession of heroin. He has been bailed to appear before Blackburn
CONSUMERS in East Lancashire could face a rise in food prices because of the extra money farmers are paying out on livestock feed. Clitheroe beef and sheep farmer Thomas Binns, who is chairman of the livestock board for the National Farmers' Union, said
A video-link court appearance of a Burnley man jailed for murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, who then allegedly stabbed another inmate, had to be postponed because of yesterday's prison officer's dispute. Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 26, who was born in Burnley
Most of our local cycling clubs nowadays have their own websites but the news has not been fully circulated that the North Lancashire Time Trials Association has now also got its own site up and running. The NLTTA was formed way back in 1928 and has
TOM Bradshaw, from Blackburn, heads for the next Visma Formula Palmer Audi Championship races at Donington Park this weekend lying seventh in the 20-race series. Bradshaw, 18, drove his Accident Exchange-sponsored Audi-powered single-seater to fourth
ACCRINGTON Motorsport Club is holding an Autotest event this Sunday at the Blackburn with Darwen services off Junction 4 of the M65. The day's activities, which get under way at 9am and finish at 4pm, includes various driving tests for newcomers and
COUNCILLOR Salim Mulla omits to state in his letter that he is a Labour councillor. And saying that he did not agree with this war does NOT give him a get out of jail card'. His party, his guilt. Whether or not we agree with the war is academic. It is
IN Liverpool an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed by a boy scarcely older than himself. Recently in Bacup a young couple were violently attacked and left unconscious. One later died. And recently, too, a man was stabbed to death in Darwen. And Gary
THANK you for your coverage of the HGVs using Hud Hey Road and highlighting the severe problems residents are experiencing every day. The gap on the pavement is getting smaller and smaller for pedestrians, because we are sick of replacing wing mirrors
Having been so disappointed with the parking enforcement team, as a visitor to Blackburn - or should I say ex-visitor - I would like to feedback my thoughts. Having parked in the Waves car park and visited Waves I popped into town for a cuppa. I had
A BLISTERING half century from Glen Chapple failed to establish a signi-ficant advantage for Lanca-shire in their must-win LV County Championship Division One match against Kent at Canterbury. Chapple scored 88 and temporarily altered the tempo of a
BLACKBURN'S John Stone survived an early scare to finish fifth in the Pendragon Stages rally. Stone ripped off the wing of his Metro 6R4 on the opening stage and it subsequently fell off nine miles later. But he overcame the setback to earn himself
POOR old Hayley Cropper. If ever there was a case in point that good girls (or boys) finish last then she's it. She always seems to get a raw deal even though she's the one member of Coronation Street who's genuinely a nice person and doesn't get caught
TWO men who raided a pub were both spared jail by Burnley Magistrates. Michael William Waddington, 19,of Lower Tentre, and Jamie Anthony Holding, 23, of Hollingreave Road, both admitted burglary on August 4 at the Rifle Volunteers pub on Smalley Street
STEVE Cotterill has urged striker Robbie Blake to be more ruthless in front of goal. The Burnley manager felt the 31-year-old could have had a hat-trick from Tuesday night's Carling Cup win over Oldham Athletic, instead of his first goal of the season
The "immigrants" mainly, if not mostly, want to keep themselves to themselves. They tend to live in their own areas, among themselves. Their grasp of the host language - one of the world's most used - is pretty poor. They have their own shops, places
A MAJOR singing star appears in Blackburn on August 30. Punjabi singer Naseebo Lal is stopping off at King George's Hall as part of a small UK tour. She was at the Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton-under-Lyne, last night. Naseebo Lal is a Punjabi pop
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to resist any late bids for Jason Roberts and Morten Gamst Pedersen. According to speculation in the national press, London is calling for the Blackburn Rovers duo, with Roberts reportedly a target for Fulham, whilst
BLACKBURN motorsport champion Rossi Worswick endured a second successive race meeting of mixed fortunes in rounds nine and 10 of the Formula Renault BARC Championship. The 18-year-old won round nine on Sunday, but was knocked out of contention on the
ACCRINGTON Stanley skipper Peter Cavanagh is facing a race against time to win his fitness battle for Saturday's League Two clash with Peterborough United. The 25-year-old defender missed last Saturday's disappointing 2-0 defeat at Lincoln City after
Blackburn Rovers are encouraging fans without tickets to get to Ewood Park as early as possible for tonight's UEFA Cup second round qualifier against MyPa-47. Supporters are advised to purchase their tickets well in advance of the 8.05pm kick-off to
Sophie Hitchon has broken her own UK Under-17 hammer record when winning the gold medal at the UK School Games. The 16-year old from Pendle Athletic Club set a new distance of 54.56 metres in her second throw of a consistent series where all six efforts
Shaun Godsman and Simon Thompson began the Rossendale Harriers Ultimate Outdoor Mid-Week Series with first and second places in the Waugh's Well Race at Edenfield in June. When the four race series closed at Loveclough with the Golf Ball last week, they
