A "DRUG ADDICT" who mugged a pensioner and went on a spending spree with the haul from her handbag, is behind bars for a total of six years. Jaime Lonsdale, 26, had snatched the bag from the victim, causing her to fall on her back, as she walked in Waterfoot
WHEN it comes to crime prevention advice you can bank on officers in the Pennine Police Division. To prove it they are giving their full support to a month-long crime prevention drive being run by Abbey National branches in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
A FLOTILLA of historic canal crafts is expected to take part in Burnley's Heritage Boat Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend. The event, celebrating the Leeds and Liverpool Canal's bicentenary features a host of attractions. But canal society organisers
A 30-YEAR-OLD man who subjected the mother of his son to beatings and bundled her into his car, could be facing jail. Azhar Ali was found guilty of harassment by a Burnley Crown Court jury, after a two-day trial. He was bailed until June 14 for a pre-sentence
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice has stepped up his campaign for members of the Royal Family to register their financial interests. The Labour back bencher wants them to declare their business activities like MPs have to do at Westminster. More than
A youth who took ecstasy tablets into a nightclub to sell to his friends, has kept his freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how Simon Burrows, 22, had no idea what he had planned to do was a serious offence -- and a judge said he accepted that was true.
RAMPANT Saints were humbled at Headingley when Leeds Rhinos charged to a pulsating 74pts to 16 victory. The Challenge Cup winners were brought down to earth with a bang as the Knowsley Road men crashed to their heaviest defeat in six seasons of Super
A LOCAL look at what's being played. Privilege Nightclub, Darwen: COMMERCIAL AND CLASSIC DANCE ANTHEMS, 10.30pm to 3am, £4. Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ ROBIN WOLFENDEN, house and garage, 9pm to 2am, free
THE senior soldier who took charge of the mass cull of sheep in Cumbria has told how slaughtermen cradled lambs 'like cuddly toys' before killing them with lethal injections. Brigadier Alex Birtwistle, who was born in Accrington, said hardened soldiers
A DOG who climbs mountains is in line for a 'lead-ing' award -- because he's blind. Eleven-year-old Labrador Whiskey developed cataracts when he was a pup and a gradual darkness obscured his vision. But the handicap does not stop him joining owners Joanne
Sunday, May 6 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; HN Espley, 343 Preston Old Road, Feniscliffe. DARWEN: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds
Tuesday, May 8 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver Street
THE red rose county of Lancashire has been chosen as one of the venues for a prestige event -- though the request has come from over the border in Yorkshire. Yorkshire and England cricketer Darren Gough has picked Clitheroe Golf Club for a tournament
A SCHOOLBOY has proved himself one of the brightest mathematicians in the country for his age group. Konrad Dabrowski, 13, a third-year pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, has finished in the top 50 students in the 'Kangaroo' competition
A BAND practice had an empty sound with the non-appearance of its brass section. The Blackburn with Darwen Big Band, which rehearses at St Mary's College, in Blackburn, has struggled to find players for the section despite having new instruments. Musical
A DAUGHTER has appealed for the return of jewellery that was taken from her elderly mother. The jewellery, which belongs to Mrs Elsie Ainsworth -- a gold solitaire diamond engagement ring, a gold wedding band, two gold chain bracelets, and an onyx and
NELSON face a must-win game in their bid for the NWCL Division Two title when they welcome fellow championship chasers Warrington Town to Victoria Park on Monday (ko 3pm), writes DANY ROBSON. The Blues were knocked off top spot by Warrington on Thursday
SUNDAY Spring Fair, Hollin Recreation Ground, Baxenden, 10am-4pm. Meditation Retreat, Losang Dragpa Centre, Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden. Flea market and Crafts, Whalley Village Hall, 10am-4pm. Open Garden Day, The Ridges, Cowling Road, Chorley, 11am-5pm
A MAN who beat a tiny chihuahua called Trixie to within an inch of his life and them dumped its battered body in a bin was jailed for 60 days and banned from keeping animals for the rest of his life. a bloodstained wrench. Miss Statham said Miss Yeoman's
A COUNCIL legal officer who devoted her spare time to her church and the girls' brigade became unhealthily obsessed about the relationship between a teenager and a married man, a court heard. Elizabeth Bolton, 46, admitted petrol bombing the man's car
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness today admitted he could be priced out of a permanent move for Celtic outcast Eyal Berkovic. The Israeli international's loan spell at Ewood is due to come to an end at the end of the month. But, though Souness would like the
CONCERNS are growing for a missing teenager who was last seen in Earby a week ago. Fallon Jade Shaw, 14, went missing from Burnley on Friday, April 27 after she was seen on Burnley Bus Station. She was then spotted in Earby the following day. Police have
A FLOTILLA of historic canal crafts are expected to take part in Burnley's Heritage Boat Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend. The event, celebrating the Leeds and Liverpool Canal's bicentenary features a host of attractions. But canal society organisers
An arsonist who put the life of a midle-aged epileptic woman at risk in a Christmas blaze, is behind bars for two and a half years. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict Andrew Fancy, 30, torched a dustbin next to the front door of the victim's flat
A COUNCIL legal officer who devoted her spare time to her church and the Girls' Brigade became unhealthily obsessed about the relationship between a teenager and a married man. Elizabeth Bolton, 46, admitted petrol bombing the man's car and being reckless
A LOOK at the latest releases. Singles MY VITRIOL: Grounded (Infectious) -- This follow-up to the sparkling Always: Your Way is a total yawn of a record. Bleary-eyed, it stumbles out of the speakers, dragging heavy, reluctant feet on a search for a tune
THEY burned the midnight oil and read by torchlight but the efforts of 14 young bookworms paid off when they received the prestigious Acorn Book Club Gold Award for reading 85 novels. Presenting the awards at Accrington Library was Hyndburn Mayor Coun
A NURSERY is set to change its name so people don't confuse it with a school, a nursing home and a working men's club! Staff at Spring Hill Nursery, in Fairfield Street, Accrington, decided to change the name after post, telephone calls and even visitors
Monday, May 7 BLACKBURN: 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 12noon-1pm: Co-op Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road. DARWEN: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: 10am-12noon: Emeric Eccles, 198 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle; 12noon-
Thursday, May 10 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre
Friday, May 11 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Wednesday, May 9 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
THE 10th adult learning week takes place from May 12 to 18 in the Dot.com cyber cafe and training centre, off Parson Lane, Clitheroe. The is for anyone who wants to learn about computers but has been too frightened to ask. Dot.com is also a learndirect
BUSINESSES have been told it will cost them 'peanuts' to pay for a new CCTV system. All 350 firms in Clitheroe and Whalley have been urged to consider paying for the spy camera system and heard the cost would be 55p a week -- the same price as a bag of
CLARETS midfielder Kevin Ball will wish Graham Taylor a happy retirement when the Watford boss brings down the curtain on his magnificent managerial career at Turf Moor tomorrow. Taylor is handing over the reigns to former Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli
Results -- Sunday, April 22 --Second Division: Accrington dnb, Ramsbottom 83-5 (nr); Bacup v Enfield nr; Haslingden v Burnley nr; Lowerhouse 108-9, Church 7-1 (nr); Nelson 55-2, East Lancs 134 all out (nr); Rishton dnb, Rawtenstall 84-3 (nr); Todmorden
Murali's amazing figures of one for four in 10 overs, and a stylish unbeaten 77 from Atherton, took Lancashire to a crushing 10-wicket victory after disappointing defeats in their first two Benson and Hedges Cup matches. Wins in their remaining matches
AFTER a rain-ravaged start to the Transco Lancashire League season, there haven't been too many early pointers towards likely championship challengers. However, tomorrow's showdown between Rishton and Todmorden at Blackburn Road may throw up a few clues
BLACKBURN band The Burn were this week confirmed as support for Cast's forthcoming UK tour, Pulse can exclusively reveal. And despite taking in venues across the country, it's the night a King George's Hall that means most the lads. Fiercely loyal to
A YOUNG child had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming locked in a bathroom at Delphinium Way, Darwen. Firefighters were called for at 8.45pm and had to climb through the window to rescue the child, who was not injured -- just unable to undo the
THE search is on to find the most generous and caring unsung hero in Rossendale. Nominees could be people who pick up rubbish in the streets, stop weeds growing in the park, keeping the playgrounds in order or clean the graffiti away. Lava hand cleaner
A PRIMARY school had some unusual new pupils on its roll when Harry Potter, Cinderella, Tweenie Fizz, Mr Bump, Spiderman and Odd Ball from 102 Dalmatians came to school. St Joseph's RC School, Stacksteads, held a character day to round off a book week
A TEENAGER who had been missing since Tuesday returned to his home safe and well yesterday afternoon. It is not known where Kumar Shazaad Sani of Oxford Close, Blackburn, had been during the previous four days. The sixteen year-old was last seen near
LANCASHIRE County Council is urging anyone planning to visit the countryside over the Bank Holiday weekend to exercise caution because of foot and mouth. Every footpath and site has been assessed by the Ministry of Agriculture and as many have been reopened
A FINANCIAL consultant accused of stealing nearly £14,000 from a Prestwich doctor over 16 months has appeared before Bury magistrates. Darren Gerrard, aged 34, is accused of 18 offences of theft from Dr Colin Ogdon's surgery based at Prestwich Health
