IT proved to be a disappointing afternoon for Padiham at Bootle, going down 3-0 to the Merseyside outfit and exiting this season's FA Vase competition at the same time. An individual goal by Bootle's Andy Fowler gave the home side the lead on 12 minutes
NELSON went into this match much like the walking wounded, with several players having called off at the last minute due to illness, injury or work commitments. But they more than held their own away from home and only succumbed in the dying minutes
ROB Andrew has warned England's players and supporters not to underestimate Tonga when they face the south sea islanders in their World Cup eliminator at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday. England's director of rugby believes the big nations can
COLNE eased their way into the next round of the Carlsberg FA Vase after a convincing victory against local rivals Bacup, but they will have to show more of a cutting edge in their forward play in the next round if they are to repeat their successful
BURNLEY-born goalkeeper Rachel Brown crashed out of the Women's World Cup with her England team-mates - beaten 3-0 by the USA in the quarter-finals. But England's coach Hope Powell is appealing to the FA to capitalise on the heightened level of interest
CLITHEROE are still waiting for their first league win of the season after going down at Shawbridge. Craig Sargeson gave the Blues a 17th minute lead, but Harrogate stormed back with two goals in two minutes, with Danny Davidson and Danny Lowe scoring
DARWEN are through to the first round proper of the FA Vase, after this second qualifying round win over opponents Penrith from the Northern League. Darwen's first goal on 35 minutes took everyone by surprise. Matt Morris was fouled outside the area,
PRESTON manager Paul Simpson launched a stinging attack on his critics after watching his side secure a last-gasp draw against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Two Robbie Fowler goals for the Bluebirds were cancelled out by a brace from Scotland international
MIKE Watkinson believes Lancashire will come back an even stronger team after agonisingly missing out on their first outright County Championship title in 73 years. Lancashire fell 25 runs short in their pursuit of victory against Surrey on Saturday
A COUPLE have spoken of their torment after their newborn daughter died aged just four days. Jasmine Louise Roseby and her twin sister Maisy Jane were born 13 weeks prematurely on September 10 at Burnley General Hospital. They were taken into specialist
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans has called for the Government to give people the policing they have paid for and cut down on their reliance on community support officers. He was speaking after two Greater Manchester PCSOs were criticised this week for not
A GRANDMOTHER has made East Lancashire medical history after becoming the first person to have a permanent pacemaker fitted at a new hospital unit. Retired factory worker Edith Odjers, 90, was the first to go under the knife for the procedure at the
A TEENAGE gang member who beat up seven Asians at a Burnley fair has been jailed for 12 months. The hooded and drunken 16-year-old girl - who cannot be named for legal reasons - launched an unprovoked attack on seven women and children, which was captured
A solitary strike from Kanu was enough to give Portsmouth their first away victory of the year and consign Blackburn to a second defeat in four days. Harry Redknapp's side had not savoured a win on the road since a Boxing Day triumph at West Ham, since
BLACKBURN go into half time in this Premiership encounter a goal down to Portsmouth. The home side has crammed in more action in the opening 10 minutes against Pompey than in the entire 90 of their 2-0 defeat to Greek Cup winners Larissa in the first
A MUGGER who targeted his second pensioner victim in Rawtenstall is behind bars for 32 months. Christopher Mather, 30, snatched 78 year old Doreen Neale's purse after asking her to swap some change, Burnley Crown Court heard. The court was told that
AN adventure centre is set to be saved from closure by an eleventh-hour council grant. Coldwell Activity Centre, Southfield, Nelson, made a call for emergency funding from Pendle Council after accounts showed it needs an injection of at least £52,000
A TEACHER has beaten 20,000 people to reach the finals of a national TV cookery competition. Farida Patel, 48, impressed Michelin-starred chefs John Burton-Race and Ed Baines with her family's favourite chicken tikka masala on ITV's Britain's Best Dish
THE next phase of a waste collection service will be rolled out in October, council chiefs have announced. Households in Longridge, Chipping, Hurst Green, Dutton, Chaigley, Mellor, Mellor Brook, Ribchester, Osbaldeston, Balderstone and Ramsgreave will
NINETY seven jobs have been axed at a bus manufacturer after a reorganisation of the business was launched following a takeover. The 360 staff at the Darwen Group, which bought Blackburn-based East Lancashire Coachbuilders last month, received letters
ROSSENDALE Hospice has officially opened in its new home at the borough's hospital. MP Janet Anderson opened the new facilities at Ward 5 of the hospital, which has been transformed into the hospice facility in just five months. For almost 20 years,
CRIMINALS across Lancashire have embarked on a new project to clean the streets of Darwen. The Lancashire Probation Service have volunteered the services of a number of offenders to help clean the Shorey Bank area of Darwen. Over the course of this
A FIRM has landed a multi-million pound deal to supply laptops to universities and colleges. Lanway, an independent IT specialist, has been appointed as a preferred supplier to the higher education sector's National Notebook Agreement,list of approved
A WOMAN has been charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer who died after being stabbed at his home. David Smith, 35, of Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, died at Burnley General Hospital on Friday night after being stabbed in the heart. Mr Smith
