FIREFIGHTERS have tackled their second Burnley house fire in an unoccupied property in less than six days. Crews from the Eastern Avenue station were alerted to a blaze in a property in Violet Street, just before 12.40pm today. The blaze wrecked the
Local man Noel O'Brien has collected 500 signatures opposing the introduction of car parking charges at Calf Hey Reservoir. United Utilities, however, say that despite various petitions and polls they will introduce the charges on the 1st April. So there
BLACKBURN Rovers stole a march on their rivals for an Intertoto place thanks to this hard-fought victory against Wigan Athletic. Two goals from Roque Santa Cruz, either side of a Jason Roberts strike, earned 10-man Rovers three richly deserved points
THE Easter we had ten Kleenex pups lolloping around the vicarage was the one I played God - and resurrection became a bit more real. Midnight neared and Tanya, our Labrador, suddenly produced one runt and one plump leggy sausage and then nodded off
BLACKBURN-born Steve Pemberton takes a sip on his 'mocktail', being careful to avoid the mini umbrella sticking out of it, and settles back into his chair next to a blow-up plastic palm tree. Chatting about the new series of his hit ITV sitcom Benidorm
I WAS in a lift with Sven last week. Yes, that's right, Sven-Goran Eriksson, former England manager! It was during an overnight stay at a posh Manchester hotel. As me and my boyfriend lugged our bags up to the room Sven appeared in the lift behind us
USING locally-sourced seasonal produce may not be a new idea in gourmet cooking, but Ash Rehman, head chef at The Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves, near Clitheroe says it should be the norm rather than the exception. "I love food and I'm a real fan of Paul
BLACKBURN Rovers lead Wigan Athletic 2-1 at half-time but they are down to 10-men after Chris Samba was sent off for denying Emile Heskey a clear goalscoring opportunity. Samba brought down the England striker when he was through on goal following a
BURNLEY'S play-off dream was shattered at Deepdale. And to compound their misery, the Clarets ended the derby with 10 men after Clarke Carlisle was sent off for a collision with Sean St Ledger deep into stoppage time. The Clarets struggled to recover
BURNLEY recovered from a nightmare start to go into the break level at Deepdale. David Unsworth failed to deal with Simon Whaley's uncomplicated cross from the left, and Tamas Priskin capitalised to rifle the ball into the bottom right corner to give
FIREFIGHTERS have warned people to keep safe while burning candles after a blaze last night. A taper-style candle had been left unattended on a saucer at the house in Mizpah Street, Burnley. It fell over, setting fire to bedroom furniture at 10.45pm
FIREFIGHTERS atttended a blaze in a Burnley garage just after midnight today. The fire in the detached garage in Manchester Road was not suspicious and likely to have been caused by an electrical fault, Watch Manager Ian Potter said. There was no vehicle
A ROBBER brandishing a machete threatened staff in a Burnley shop last night. A man wearing a balaclava and carrying a machete-style knife walked into One Stop, Colne Road, just before 7.30pm. He did not gain access to the till, but stole cigarettes
OWEN Coyle has urged his side to keep their eye on the ball and avoid getting side-tracked by derby fever. The Burnley manager has painful memories of his first meeting with Preston in December, which ended in a 3-2 defeat for the Clarets in controversial
A BISHOP has called for a "green revolution" from church-goers in a bid to save the environment as his Easter message. The Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, said worshippers in the area could all do their bit to transform "selfish consumerism
The Dean of Blackburn, Christopher Armstrong, considers the changes which faith brings on the threshold of Easter - including champagne! Have you any idea what it's like at the graveside? It is horrid - perhaps the worst place on earth. Such places
