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  • Sick thieves steal Burnley's Red Cross vehicle

    THIEVES have been condemned for stealing a British Red Cross vehicle which provided a vital lifeline for the elderly and disabled. The Burnley branch of the charity used the vehicle - which was emblazoned with its distinctive logo - to transport people

  • Pendle schools targeted by thieves

    A GANG of thieves - believed to be responsible for a string of high school break-ins across Pendle and North Yorkshire - has been identified by police in Colne. Raiders are thought to have targeted schools in Colne and Skipton during the school holidays

  • Nelson cabbies in 'crisis' battle over trade

    TAXI drivers have waged war over plans to extend private hire services in the centre of Nelson - amid claims that the trade is in crisis. Dozens of cabbies descended on the town hall to debate two new bids for private hire operations in the heart of

  • 1,400 run in first day of Blackburn's Race for Life

    MORE than 1,400 East Lancashire women took part in last night's Race For Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. The event, in its 10th year at the venue, was attended by people from throughout the area and as far afield as Bolton. Tonight another 1,600

  • Rawtenstall man's death in stream was 'accidental'

    A MAN was found dead in a small stream just months after his partner died in a tragic road accident, an inquest heard. Former builder James Derbyshire was discovered behind his home in Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, on March 16, 2007, Burnley Coroner's

  • Stanley have a Dutch of class

    Accrington Stanley Juniors Under 13's have shown they are the Dutch masters when it comes to winning penalty shoot-outs. For the super Reds travelled to Holland to take part in the Netherlands International Cup and returned home as spot-kick winners.

  • Paul's a Master among Legends

    PAUL Booth had every reason to be nervous as he prepared for his biggest ever darts gig' - acting as Master of Ceremonies for the League of Legends. Not only did Blackburn-born Booth have the responsibility of introducing some of the best players the

  • Burnley groups earning Respect to get share of cash

    SIX groups in Burnley will recive a share of £7,000 from the Co-operative. As part of the Respect in the Community campaign, some of the cash was earmarked for innovative projects to help tackle anti-social behaviour, including The Basement Project which

  • Burnley garden charity is target of thieves

    HEARTLESS thieves stole plants and hanging baskets from a gardening charity in Burnley. Staff and volunteers at the Freshfields charity, arrived on Monday to find that intruders had stripped their shop of more than £500 worth of bedding trays, decorative

  • Rolling Stone rock to country glory

    JORDAN Youds and Rebecca Flanagan were the stars of the show at the annual Rossendale Primary Schools Cross Country event. The talented runners - who both attend Stonefold Primary School - won all four races to clinch individual glory on the Marl Pits

  • B-test crash woman banned

    A 61-year-old Langho woman was found to be more than double the legal drink-drive limit when she was breathalysed following a crash on the A59 near Whalley. Pauline Robinson, of Moorland Road, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. She was banned

  • Saying 'Cheese' to fight tooth decay in Burnley

    A DENTAL practice is getting children to say 'Cheese' in the fight to improve a town's appalling record for tooth decay. Youngsters in the Burnley have the seventh-worst record for the number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in the North West by Year

  • Bid to ban cars from Burnley street defeated

    A BID to banish parked cars from part of a Burnley street has been defeated. Residents of Irene Street attended a council meeting to argue against plans to introduce 10metre no-waiting zones at both ends of the road. The proposal was drawn up by county

  • Blackburn man guilty of knife possession

    John George Isherwood, 18, of Whitebirk Road, Blackburn was ordered to do 180 hours unpaid work when he appeared before the town's magistrates and pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in a public place. The court heard that Isherwood produced the knife

  • Partner cleared of attack frenzy

    A MAN has been cleared of subjecting his then partner to a frenzied attack after her father's funeral. Anthony Power, 38, was alleged to have hit, kicked and stamped on Andrea Leak, knocking her out, when they returned from the wake, Burnley Crown Court

  • Lecturer denies bullying Haslingden medical student

    A LECTURER has denied bullying or racially harassing a medical student who plunged to his death from a university building, an inquest has heard. Dr Richard Fuller said that Amir Mahmood of Victoria Drive, Haslingden, had been given support and guidance

  • ‘Stand up to climate change’

    BUSINESSES are being asked to stand up to climate change. As part of World Environment Day on Friday locals are being encouraged to take some basic steps to help them deal with the impacts of climate change. Rossendale Council is working to help the

  • New Blackburn Mall builder still not revealed

    TRADERS and council bosses say they are still in the dark about Blackburn's new shopping centre - as building work is due to start. The Mall, the firm behind the £66million project, has yet to announce a builder for the new centre. In February Ronnie

  • Lorry driver: 'I won £500k gambling'

    A BLACKBURN man accused of a massive money laundering operation told police that cash in his bank accounts were from a gambling consortium . But 54-year-old Andrew Akeroyd said he was not prepared to name the members of the consortium. The prosecution

  • Scottish Blackburn team look for local rivals

    A JUNIOR football team from the small Scottish town of Blackburn is looking to play a team... in Blackburn! Blackburn United Under 16s are on a mini tour of the North West this weekend and have a free date on Saturday. The West Lothian side are appealing

  • Woman stopped at Dover 'taking Darwen child to Spain'

    A WOMAN was stopped at Dover attempting to take a young girl out of the country, a court heard. Eloise Jane Edwards was arrested at the southern port as she tried to take the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, onto a cross-Channel ferry.

  • The Great British Body, ITV1

    THEY'VE been telling us how to dress for years, disguising and hiding all those unwanted lumps and bumps. So why oh why have they encouraged the nation to strip for the basis of their new show The Great British Body? Apparently, Trinny and Susannah

  • Clampdown on under-age drinking is welcomed

    UNDER-AGE drinking blights neighbourhoods right across East Lancashire. Most of the county's residents will have encountered problems with youths drinking and causing a nuisance at some point. In some areas the problems are worse than others and residents

  • ‘Good Samaritan’ attacked

    A PUBLIC spirited' passer-by was attacked and threatened with what he thought was a machete when he went to try and stop a wife beater', a court was told. Matthew Woods was headbutted and then had a knife sharpener held under his chin by Joseph Conroy

  • Lancashire's volunteer drivers thanked

    VOLUNTEER drivers who help people across Lancashire get out and about have been thanked by the county council for their hard work. Cabinet member for sustainable development, County Coun Matthew Tomlinson made his comments in advance of Volunteers Week

  • East Lancashire MPs support moves on under-age drinking

    PLANS to make parents take more responsibility for their children's und-erage drinking have been met with approval by two East Lancashire MPs. And police are urging adults to think twice about giving kids booze or even buying it on their behalf. The

  • 'Dangerous' Blackburn paedophile jailed for 11 years

    A "DANGEROUS" paedophile who raped a young girl has been jailed for 11 years. A court heard how Ronald Green, 45, plied his victim with sweets and chocolates in order to keep her quiet and also used aggressive violence to have his way' with her. Preston

  • Spurned man ends up in jail

    A SPURNED man has ended up behind bars after telling his frightened ex-partner he still loved her. Burnley magistrates heard how Ben Lee Almond, 29, could not accept his seven-year relationship with the victim was over. She had taken out an injunction

  • East Lancashire woman has £200k goal to help poor

    AN EAST Lancashire mum is hoping to use her celebrity contacts to raise £200,000 to help the poor. Jo Harris will use the cash to send an ingenious gift to countries with poor access to clean drinking water. Jo wants to send portable water purifiers

  • It’s time to look out for welfare of our nation

    THREE meals a day, free TV, no rates, no heating or electric accounts, laundry all done for you, and no bills at the end of the week! Good heavens, I hear you ask, pray tell me where is this Shangri-La? Is it an old people's retirement home, a holiday

  • More funds for Burnley boy Bradley

    A COMMUNITY held an afternoon of song to raise funds for a boy who is battling cancer. Brunshaw Action Group organised a cabaret afternoon which was held at Burnley League Club on Sunday. The £780 raised, with donations still to come, will go towards

  • We should never forget that Parliament belongs to people

    ON the last day before the Whitsuntide week off I spent the morning doing one of the most enjoyable and satisfying things I do as a Parliamentarian - showing a party round the Houses of Parliament (the Palace of Westminster to use its correct name).

  • Jack Straw: No more early jail release schemes planned

    Justice Secretary Jack Straw has given an assurance that no more schemes are afoot to let criminals out of jail early. The Blackburn MP's comments followed controversy last week over further extension of an early-release scheme - and the milestone of

  • Closure threat for Burnley tax office

    ANXIOUS staff at Burnley's tax office will learn tomorrow whether the centre will close. Union leaders fear the enquiry centre, which is based in Towneley House, on Kingsway, Burnley, and has more than 70 staff, may be shut as part of a review of services

  • Stepping out for tragic Wilpshire bride Sadie

    FAMILY and friends of a young woman who died of leukemia days after getting married to her childhood sweetheart are taking part in tonight's Race For Life in her memory. Sadie Musgrove, 20, of Hollies Road, Wilpshire died on December 29, 13 days after

  • Burnley to set up link to clubs in United States

    BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby is set to lead a Stateside excursion as the Clarets prepare to tap into the American market. The club is keen to spread its net globally in an effort to spot young talent early, and is sending a team out to the United States

  • Yousuf finds form in Roses stalemate

    Test star Mohammad Yousuf ended his brief stay in the LV County Championship by giving Lancashire fans an innings to remember against Roses rivals Yorkshire, then admitted he was open to the possibility of returning to Old Trafford. The Pakistan batsman

  • Manchester City reaction to Mark Hughes link

    Mark Hughes' Manchester United connection will not be an issue should he decide to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson at Manchester City. Some Blues fans have already expressed their reservations about Hughes' long-standing links with United, where he won the

  • Darwen man injured as panel blows off in winds

    A MAN may need surgery after a piece of metal fencing blew off in winds and struck him on the shoulder. Council bosses said the incident had been caused by youths who had vandalised the fence around the clearance site for the academy in Redearth Road

  • Latest event in rail campaign

    AN EVENT has been set up to promote rail ambass-adors in the campaign to reopen a link between Colne and Skipton. Rail campaigners Selrap have organised the event to be held at Greatwood Community Centre, Skip-ton, from 9.45am to 2pm on Saturday. Skipton-East

  • Burnley pub is toast of Pendleside Hospice

    PUB-GOERS have raised over £200 for Pendleside Hospice through a series of musical events. The musical themed evenings, organised by landlord Michael John Rowley at the Gannow Wharf Pub, Burnley, helped raise £240.30 in May. The sessions featured

  • Bus service for Hyndburn's disabled avoids cuts

    A FREE bus service for Hyndburn's elderly and disabled has been saved from cuts. Charitable organisation Hyndburn Dial-a-Ride is said to provide a "lifeline" for many people, such as wheelchair users, who have no other form of transport. However one

  • Ex-soldier bound over

    A FORMER soldier who was jailed for six years for stabbing his ex-wife in a jealous rage came face-to-face with her again in a Pendle restaurant, a court heard. Ex-trooper David Ingram, 42, knifed former partner Julie at their home in Ebor Street, Burnley

  • Hospitals 'horrors' go public

    A DOSSIER of complaints against hospital services in East Lancashire has been made available to the public. The 100-page dossier, which contains more than 200 complaints against the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital, has been compiled

  • I'm shocked by Sparky's decision

    I have to admit I'm surprised Mark is even contemplating talking to Manchester City. If he was thinking of going to Chelsea then fair enough. Or possibly Manchester United in the future. But I honestly thought he was happy and settled at Rovers, and

  • Hughes verdict: Success at Blackburn comes at a price

    JOHN Williams and his fellow directors were under no illusions when they appointed Mark Hughes as the man to succeed Graeme Souness in September 2004. They knew the day would come when their impressive new manager would be lured by the bright lights

  • Cheek broken in Blackburn town centre bar attack

    A man will have to have facial surgery after being attacked in a town centre bar. The 31-year-old man suffered a fractured cheek bone and jaw after being set upon in the Cellar Bar, King Street, Blackburn, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The

  • Speed bumps can save lives

    I REFER to Mr Ward's letter (LT, May 20) re Pole Lane speeding. He is under the misapprehension that traffic calming can only be achieved by speed bumps. Little does he know of the many conversations re Marsh House Lane to modify this scheme and how

  • Town has too many takeaways

    WITH reference to planning councillors considering another food outlet in Darwen at 227 Duckworth Street (LT, May 22). If this is passed, as it will be, that will be three takeaways out of six shops. Just the thing Darwen needs to attract tourism, along

  • Sick of paying for other people’s kids

    I HAVE read with interest the quite considerable number of letters re pensioners, etc and I should like to switch attention to the other end of the spectrum. I am referring to children. Many of my contemporaries and I are fed up of paying for other people's

  • Loss of Hughes would be huge blow to Blackburn Rovers

    IF Mark Hughes ends up going to Manchester City, I don't think we can overstate the huge impact that would have on Blackburn Rovers. It would be a massive loss to the club - on a par with Kenny Dalglish stepping down just weeks after we won the Premier

  • Hughes would be bonkers to join mad City

    Say it ain't so, Sparky! Manchester United? Certainly! Chelsea? Well okay. But for crying out loud...Manchester City? The club that vies with your last suitors, Newcastle United, for the title of perennial crisis club? And how so very fitting that

  • Police call for total Darwen town centre alcohol ban

    DARWEN'S top police officer is calling for a street alcohol ban throughout the town centre. Inspector Andrea Bradbury wants an existing ban in three areas of the town to be extended across the centre and other problem areas. The current ban, introduced

  • Allardyce fancies Blackburn manager's job

    FORMER Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is plotting a return to football - possibly as the next manager of Blackburn Rovers. The ex-Wanderers chief has been out of work since he got fired by Newcastle United in January this year following a stormy eight months

  • League signs off with cup crackers

    ANOTHER succcessful season in the Accrington and District Boys League is done and dusted. The leagues have been won, the trophies lifted and the curtain was brought down on its 50th season at the presentation evening at King George's Hall. But any notions

  • Stephen Warnock praying Hughes will stay at Blackburn

    Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock is praying that Mark Hughes stays at the club. He said: "I signed a new contract under the impression that Mark's going to be our manager," said the Warnock. "I'm happy to be at the club because I'm enjoying playing

  • Big Sam throws his hat into ring for Blackburn Rovers job

    FORMER Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce is plotting a return to football - possibly as the next manager of Blackburn Rovers. The ex-Wanderers chief has been out of work since he got fired by Newcastle United in January this year following a stormy

  • Blackburn Rovers £5m demand for Mark Hughes

    MANCHESTER City will have to cough up close to £5 million if they want to install Mark Hughes as their next manager. That is the figure Blackburn Rovers are believed to be demanding in compensation for Hughes and several key members of his backroom team

  • Blackburn 'bully’ used glass to slash victim

    A VIOLENT thug who glassed a man in an 'unprovoked and savage' pub attack is facing a long jail term. Lee Snape, 36, left victim Barry Smith with extensive injuries after the assault in The Moorings pub, Bolton Road, Blackburn, on October 6 last year

  • Peoples Festival

    This years Peoples Festival at Sudellside Community Centre is being held on Saturday 7th June, 1 - 4 pm with a variety of stalls and activities, face painting and refreshments available, come along and support your community and have some fun.

  • Sudellside Cup Snooker Tournament

    On Friday 6th June, starting at 7pm at the Darwen Subscription Bowling Club, Anyon Street the Sudellside Cup Snooker Tournament sponsored by Sudellside Community Association as part of its annual Peoples Festival events, will be taking place, come along

  • Sudellside Cup Snooker Tournament

    On Friday 6th June at the Darwen Subscription Bowling Club, Anyon Street the Sudellside Cup Snooker Tournament sponsored by Sudellside Community Association as part of its annual Peoples Festival events, will be taking place, come along and support this

  • Darwen girl to run with broken foot in memory of dad

    A 12-year-old girl taking part in the Race for Life in memory of her father will complete the event on crutches after breaking her foot. Caitlin Jones said the injury had made her even more determined to honour dad Nigel who died from lung cancer aged