RESIDENTS in Pendle will see their council tax bills rise by 3.51 per cent this year - but have been promised continued investment in the borough. The increase is more than one per cent higher than the rate of inflation but borough council leader Coun
A CONVICTED child sex attacker released early from prison has been jailed indefinitely after attacking two 11-year-old girls. Samuel Cree, 46, approached the girls in a park and persuaded them to come back to "his den" in a "terrifying" incident. He
A FISHING club is hoping to revitalise a junk-filled river with the help of the local community. Colne Water Angling Club wants to rid the River Colne, which runs through Colne and Trawden, of the trolleys, prams and other junk lying in it. The club
GANGS of youths are making lives a misery for elderly people living in parts of Hapton, says a councillor. People living in the village are also upset at sales of alcohol and handfuls of cigarettes to youngsters, according to Coun Len Starr, which could
ANDREW Cole was not named in the squad but Burnley still took the points. Chris McCann notched his fifth goal of the season to lighten Burnley manager Owen Coyle's mood and hand Coventry counterpart Chris Coleman a harsh lesson about life in the Coca-Cola
Stanley won their first home league game of 2008 after a superb display against Brentford tonight. It was a night of firsts as Leam Richardson opened his Stanley account with the only goal of the game. Andy Mangan and Paul Mullin both went close with
Captain Steven Caldwell headed Burnley's second to leave the Clarets firmly in the driving seat.
Passing by the Blackburn town centre Cathedral Village development as I do almost every day, I have sensed an almost eerie calm about the place over the past week or so. 'Live the lifestyle of your dreams', it claims on the many placards surrounding
PIONEER 79 swimmers made a splash at Manchester's Commonwealth Pool, collecting more than 70 medals at one of the North West's key age-group events. A record 65 swimmers represented the club and secured 77 medals - 22 of them gold - in the Bolton and
ANDREW Cole was not named in the squad as Burnley led 1-0 against Coventry at half-time. Cole - who has scored four goals in three appearances since joining the Clarets on loan from Sunderland - had been arrested by police after an alleged attack on
Leam Richardson scored his first Stanley goal as the Reds led Brentford 1-0. It was nothing more than John Coleman's men deserved. Andy Mangan and Paul Mullin both went close with shots that were saved well by keeper Ben Hamer. But Hamer could do nothing
Now that Spring is in the air, Blowjangles will be out on the road again and our first gig of the season is at the Sport Relief Fun Run in Blackburn. It will be happening on the 16th of March, and we'll let you know more details nearer the time.
THE prestigious Lancashire under 14 ten a side competition was held on Sunday at Burnley RUFC. Burnley's team of administrators and club volunteers staged a memorable day for well over 160 youngsters and countless travelling spectators from top clubs
BLACKBURN'S famous Reidy's music store is to stop selling records after 70 years. The popular shop, based in Penny Street, plans to expand its musical instrument section and is to sell off its entire CD stock. Owner Paul Nuttall, the grandson of founder
Wilpshire's 21st party! IT MIGHT be something to do with the law of averages. It might just be that the Wilpshire snooker team hit a rich vein of form after struggling along week after week. It might be that the once-mighty Cemetery had a nightmare of
Blackburn Centurions have nominated Gavin Butterworth as Coach of the Year 2007. Gavin joined the Club over nine years ago as a coach and since that time has worked tirelessly on behalf of the swimmers of this club. The club said: "Gavin has a remarkable
BLACKBURN Centurions Amateur Swimming Club has beeen nominated for club of the year in the Blackburn and District Sports Council Awards 2007. In recent years, the measure of the club's competitive success has been in counting the growing number of National
TWO Accrington pubs played out their own version of the Old Firm Derby in a charity-raising football match. The Queens Hotel Celtic and Railway Rangers joined forces to raise funds for Sport Relief. While it was Rangers who ran out 5-4 winners, it was
Burnley have been fined £10,000 by the Football Association after two of their players were sent off during the controversial Coca-Cola Championship defeat against Preston on December 15. The Turf Moor encounter - which North End won 3-2 - saw Clarets
The next meeting of the Panel will be on Tuesday 4th March 2008 at 'Primetime' (next to Norden HS and Sports College, Stourton St)starting at 7.00pm. The meeting is open to anyone who has a concern to help improve the local environment and quality of
BURNLEY defender Michael Duff is set to step up his comeback from cruciate knee ligament damage with the reserves tomorrow. The Clarets second string take on Preston North End reserves at Deepdale (kick-off 7pm), in what will be the 29-year-old's first
THOUSANDS of Lancashire County Council staff are to take industrial action after being told to pay for car parking at work. Services at County Hall and other sites in Preston could be threatened after union members, furious at plans to introduce charges
A NOTORIOUS town centre drinker who used to have 10 pints of super strength lager a day has turned his life around, a court heard. The former self-styled leader of the 'Bouley Gang' which plagued Blackburn town centre was brought before the town's magistrates
A COMMUNITY bank - which this year has given out £250,000 plus in loans to those in need in Burnley - is bidding to go it alone this year. Burnley Area Community Credit Union (BACC), based in Parker Lane, has previously been supported by grants from
At the last area council it was mentioned that some new legislation has been introduced with regards to dog fouling. I am chairman of the Rishton West Residents Association and I know its a particular concern in this area. We haven't had powers
A FORMER bank manager and football club vice-chairman has been jailed for 20 months after stealing £60,000 to pay spiralling debts. A judged branded the crimes of Mark Gidlow, 46, a former manager of Barclays Burnley branch and vice-chairman of Clitheroe
BURNLEY head coach Phil Leck hasn't ruled out winning the league title after watching his side come through a scrappy encounter against Bolton. The Holden Road outfit are on a fantastic run of form, and two second half penalties from full-back Richard
A CONMAN pretended he had a degree from Oxford, a PHD and had worked on the US stock exchange to get two jobs. In reality, a court was told that Nigel Gavin Swift had attended a polytechnic, fluffed his degree and ended up with a diploma of higher
POLICE bosses in Lancashire have defied the Government and voted to increase the force's council tax precept by 7.95 per cent. Councillors on the Lancashire Police Authority have taken the 'calculated risk' as they say the county's precept is one of
Every Wednesday at The Railway Hotel is a night of folk and Irish music. There is a free supper provided to all who show their faces and its a great chance to see landlord Keith out from behind the bar playing his guitar and bodhran, although not at
HASLINGDEN Methodist Church has presented £1,000 to Rossendale Hospice. Jean Sudworth handed over the cash, raised during the church's 150th anniversary year, at their Sunday service where she received a gold leaf to place on the hospice's tree of life
A SPATE of scrap metal thefts from farms and other rural properties have led police to urge residents in the Ribble Valley to be vigilant. Police said that numerous properties have been targeted over the last month and large quantities of scrap metal
A Women's World Day of Prayer service will be held at Hollins Grove Church on Friday, March 7 at 2pm. The speaker is Rev Julie Jones. For more information contact Rosemary Leach on 01254 772694.
The Labout MP Alan Amos is a guest at Friendship Hour at the Salvation Army, Vicar Street, on Thursday, March 6, 1.30pm. Amos has in the past, received much attention from the media after expressing right wing views on abortion and punishments for
The Gardens & Allotments Association are holding a social night on Friday, March 7 at 7.45pm at West End Methodist Church Hall, Blackburn Road, West End, Oswaldtwistle. The illustrated talk by local historian Jim Halsall, is entitled A Wander Around
The Blackburn brach of the Fellowship for the Hard of Hearing is having a meeting on Tuesday 4th March. This meeting will cover helpful hints for those who live with hearing problems and takes place at the Care Centre on Oakenhurst Road. It begins
ALMOST 1,000 people have signed a petition against the introduction of disc parking in Darwen town centre. Shops and market traders in the town have been asking customers to fill in petition forms to demonstrate the strength of feeling against the scheme
On Monday 4th February, pupils from Class 5 enjoyed a walk down to Barnoldswick's town square to look at the possibility of pedestrianising the area. Two groups looked at the positives and negatives surrounding the idea and discussed what they would
A MACHINE operator who attacked his wife over rumours in the pub is awaiting sentence at Burnley Magistrates' Court. The hearing was told how drunken Glen Brookes, 37, slapped victim Hayley Brookes, picked her up and dropped her and she banged her head
AN ACCRINGTON band performed an acoustic set of its new album, produced under Blackburn College's own record label. Maupa's new album Run, Run, Sleep is the second release for On Song, the college's label which is run by the staff and students at the
PENDLE'S ruling Liberal Democrats said they were working hard to come up with a no cuts' budget for the borough. Minor reductions and charging increases will be made in small areas, such as highways operations, Christmas and Eid decorations, and higher
BEFORE Christmas I suggested that one thing that makes a country democratic - not the only one - is whether there can be a peaceful transfer of power from one set of rulers to another following an election. I said there was no chance this would happen
PLANS have been unveiled for a new community centre in Duke Bar, Burnley. A campaigning residents' group is confident of seeing its dreams of converting a disused clubhouse into a community centre become a reality. Blueprints have been drawn up by the
Ramsbottom United host Atherton Collieries tonight hoping to continue their fine run of form. United have won their last two matches, including Saturday's victory over struggling Nelson. Atherton are another team finding it tough going in the bottom
As from 5th March,2008.There will be two sessions running from the Centre on every Wednesday and every Thrusdays. Those activities will be DJ & MC sessions. Cook & Eat sessions. Sport. Dance. Fun & Games. Trips and Residentials.And this is a three year
A CONMAN tried to get out of a conviction for uninsured driving by claiming he was on a company's policy. Burnley Crown Court heard how new dad Mohammed Rahim, 26, carried out his "elaborate and protracted scam" over two years and had "no insight at
The council's development committee recommended approval for a planning application from Todmorden Lawn Tennis Club of Stansfield Road, to add metal roof cladding to the clubhouse after being told by the committee clerk the clubhouse roof was leaking.
A NEW chill-out' area which will provide a space for young carers to relax away from their responsibilities is being launched. The facility is being opened at Carers Link, Accrington, today and will enable youngsters who care for a relative to meet with
Tickets for Burnley's Lancashire derby at Preston North End go on sale at 1pm today. The all-ticket game takes place at Deepdale on March 22 (kick-off 1pm). Prices are £21 for adults, £15 for senior citizens aged 65 and over, plus 16 to 17 year
The offical opening of the Burnley Wood Youth & Community Centre will be opened on Saturday, 1st March at 1 o'clock. The fun day will be from 1-4pm and plenty of things to do, so why don't you come along and enjoy the fun. There will be plenty of
A CHEQUE was presented to a haematology fund in memory of a Darwen school worker who died last year. Gail Heys, who lived on Blackburn Road and was an assistant cook at Darwen Vale High, died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma in October, aged 49. She was treated
THE boot was on the other foot and the whistle and cards stayed firmly in the pocked when a group of referees played in their own football tournament. Rumours of back-chat, late tackles and abusive language all proved to be wide of the mark as members
Pendle Council is holding its West Craven Committee meeting on Tuesday 4th March. The public are invited to attend this meeting, which is being held at the Rolls Royce Social Club, beginning at 7pm with Public Question Time. Members of the public
Feniscowles Cricket Club is invited players to join its senior and juniors teams for the forthcoming season. The club currently has three senior sides and five junior teams. The First and Second teams play on a Saturday in the Second Division of the
A SECOND 'no confidence' motion is being proposed against the executive board of East Lancashire's Hospitals Trust - this time by Pendle councillors. A meeting of the borough's full council will today be asked to signal their unhappiness at the controversial
Multi-coloured tropical frogs, ingenious chameleons, grinning geckos, spitting cobras, Jesus lizards that walk on water... you can't go wrong with shows about reptiles. Last night, David Attenborough (aka God of the nature world) looked at snakes,
A SUSPECT in the murder of David Brown is not now expected to be quizzed further about the student's killing until next month. A 40-year-old Manchester man, arrested in relation to the September killing, was due to answer police bail, for further questioning
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is confident contract talks with striker Benni McCarthy will be resolved in the near future. Hughes said: "They are still on-going. "We spoke to his agent last week so hopefully something will get resolved soon."
CLITHEROE and District Motor Club are holding an introduction to stage rally navigation at their meeting tonight. It's the first in a series of nights teaching would-be co-drivers everything from timing to pace noting, single and multi-venue events
THERE was a time not long ago when Christianity was so strong. Even if you didn't believe or weren't entirely convinced they, the practising Christians, certainly were. They strongly sang out their beliefs and carried the unbelievers along on the
Bank Top Community Centre hosts Tai Chi classes every Tuesday from 10am until 11am. The sessions are open to all ages and abilities, and cost only £1 per person. Tai Chi is a martial art which has been practiced for thousands of years, although
A TEENAGER is being hunted by police after he was reported missing from his home in Bacup. Police say they are becoming concerned for the welfare of James Jones, 16, who disappeared from his Deerplay Court home on Saturday. He left Bacup to go shopping
THE sniffer dog used to locate the remains of a child's body at a former Jersey care home has highlighted the specialist work police dogs can do. We speak to a handler about how Lancashire's top team of dog detectives help the fight against crime.
FOUR years ago the Hargreaves family had an annual income of more than £60,000 and bought a four-bedroom detached home on a new estate. But now mum-of-five Justine Hargreaves is facing eviction from her home after running up huge debts since the death
CHRIS Coleman doesn't know whether his new Coventry City players will face Andrew Cole at Turf Moor tonight, but he will have given them plenty of advance warning of the threat he poses ... just incase. Coleman signed Burnley's on-loan striker in the
Permission is sought from Calderdale planning department to convert the existing first and second floor offices to form a dwelling; retaining the office on the ground floor at 42 Halifax Road, Todmorden. Demolition of the existing flats and the construction
OWEN Coyle has urged for a greater mental toughness as Burnley bid to keep pace with the play-off pack. The Clarets entertain Coventry City tonight in what is their game in hand on six of the top eight sides. And after defeat at Plymouth Argyle pushed
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen has thanked the Blackburn Rovers fans for their loyalty throughout his barren goal spell. And he has promised to repay their faith with further goals between now and the end of the season. The Norwegian international netted on
I TOTALLY agree with the comments of Mr Moorcroft (LT, January 26) and his concerns about money being spent on sculptures around the borough of Blackburn with Darwen. His letter took me back to October last year when I was a passenger in a public hire
I AM a member of Green Park Bowling Club, Aqueduct Road, Blackburn. For the last six or seven years the club has been holding round robin matches on Bank Holidays. These are very well supported and attract bowlers young and old, also disabled persons
THE people who have reacted negatively to Dr Rowan Williams' views on Sharia Law have perhaps not taken his statement in true contest. The archibshop is known as a man of very high integrity, and when he mentioned Sharia Law in his statement he presented
COUNCILLOR Salim Mulla's letter (LT, February 15) was excellent and well balanced, clarifying the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments on infusing certain parts of Sharia Law into British Law. Maybe if Dr Rowan Williams' suggestion was applied, there
ASK most footballers, and managers alike, whether they would prefer points in the bag or games in hand, and they would probably plump for the former. But tonight's re-arranged match with Coventry City could alter opinion, as Burnley bid to make amends
JOHN Coleman insists Accrington Stanley must overcome a crisis of confidence at home to stabilise their Football League status. The Reds have picked up just one point from a possible 18 in their previous six League Two games at the Fraser Eagle Stadium
Tony Parkes has backed Martin Taylor to bounce back after his controversial tackle left Arsenal's Eduardo with a badly broken leg. Blackpool assistant manager Parkes knows 'Tiny' Taylor well from his days as coach at Blackburn Rovers, watching him come
JOHN Coleman is hoping new defensive recruit Paulo Monteiro can prove Accrington Stanley's lucky charm. The 23-year-old Portguese centre-back has been drafted in from Charlton on a month's loan, following in the footsteps of fellow Addick Aswad Thomas
ON loan Burnley striker and former Blackburn Rovers star Andrew Cole has been arrested over an alleged assault on his wife. The 36-year-old was questioned after Cheshire Police were called to his home in Alderley Edge, early yesterday. A Cheshire Police
Canon John Roff, a cathedral clergyman, wonders about compulsory ID cards and DNA data banks. Where are you with compulsory ID cards and DNA banks? We live in a very anonymous society now, and I don't think we have found a way with coping with that
