DETECTIVES are investigating a fatal hit and run accident in Atherton. A 22-year-old man was lying in the middle of Cross Street being helped by a friend when he was struck by a Vauxhall Astra van. He was dragged along the road by the van before the occupants
A NIGHTCLUB boss today pledged to fit double glazed windows in houses around his venue in a bid to keep his licence after residents demanded he be booted out. Scott Moon, who runs Cubes nightclub in Blackburn, has been given a month to solve long-running
A WIDOW today said she felt a huge sense of relief after watching her husband's murderer caged for life for his brutal killing. And she said life imprisonment was a 'just reward' for murderer Gavin Cox following the killing of her husband Bryan 'Joe'
LEIGH RMI missed out on a potentially money-spinning tie when visitors Worksop won 4-2 in the final qualifying round of the FA Cup. The winners of the Hilton Park tie receive a £20,000 windfall - their share of revised cup cash handouts from the FA -
A PERVERT who repeatedly molested a little boy for seven years was today starting a six-year jail term -- as a police officer urged victims of sex abuse to come forward. Father of two Paul Ellison, 36, who had tried to buy the child's silence with cash
MP GORDON Prentice has called for the British government to persuade Pakistan to open its borders to Afghan refugees. The Labour backbencher tackled International Development Secretary Clare Short on the issue asking her to raise the issue with Pakistan
The Ironworks, Burnley: VIBRATION, uplifting dance, 10pm-3am, £4-£6 Oxygen, Blackburn: 70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DAMIAN LEE, 9pm-2am. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. SUNDAY The
Thursday, November 1 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 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
Monday. October 29 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
Tuesday, October 30 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
BLACKPOOL recorded a valuable home win, and secured a Bloomfield Road encounter in the first round of the FA Cup, on a good day for the Tangerines. Graham Fenton got the only goal of the game as Blackpool beat Chesterfield 1-0 at Bloomfield Road. And
GLEN LITTLE will definitely be in the squad for tomorrow's match at Molineux but it may still be too soon to risk him from the start. Assistant manager Sam Ellis said: "We are pleased with how he has trained this week and also the fact that he had ten
PAUL COOK'S dream finish to the first division season will see the Clarets going up as champions, chased by Wolverhampton Wanderers in second. But his affection for the club that he spent six years with will be on hold tomorrow afternoon when the two
PAUL COOK'S dream finish to the first division season will see the Clarets going up as champions, chased by Wolverhampton Wanderers in second. But his affection for the club that he spent six years with will be on hold tomorrow afternoon when the two
ON the day Bury drew a trip to Lincoln in the first round of the FA Cup, goals from Lee Unsworth and George Clegg gave Shakers a vital 2-0 win over Peterbrough at Gigg Lane. Don't forget the Monday Verdict on this site with all the reaction
HASLINGDEN soldier Chris White pushed his endurance, stamina and strength to the limit when he went 'on the run'. Chris, 19, is serving in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and competed against top runners from the Army, Royal Navy, and RAF
AS the first anniversary of the death of Rossendale man Ron Cobbledick approaches, his widow Audrey seems no nearer to finding his killer. On Tuesday she will have been without her husband and best friend for exactly one year after he was knocked off
FAMILY and friends said their final farewells to murder victim Gary Fletcher, seven months after he was found dead in a house just doors away from his home in Bacup. About fifty mourners attended the service at Burnley crematorium yesterday. Tributes
RESIDENTS in Irwell Vale are fighting to have a grassed area registered as a village green. The land's owners want the area for development and are objecting to the application which will be considered by the Lancashire County Council's commons and town
A BREAKFAST club and youth club are just two of the groups illustrating how extra funding helped them, as part of a community exhibition in Blackburn next week. More than 30 groups from across the Blackburn with Darwen area have received a share of £50,000
PARTS of East Lancashire are not getting enough blood from donor sessions in the area, according to the National Blood Service. Over the last two years monthly donation sessions in Blackburn have suffered from a drop in the number of people attending.
PRESTON midfielder Lee Cartwright scored his first goal in more than two years as David Moyes' side won their fourth successive league match. Cartwright, Preston's longest-serving player, had not netted for his home town club for since scoring against
ICELANDIC warrior Bjarki Gunnlaugsson has been forced to quit football after specialists confirmed the worst -- he won't recover from his hip injury. The 28-year-old is now coming to terms with the fact the move to England he described as a dream just
BLACKPOOL recorded a valuable home win, and secured a Bloomfield Road encounter in the first round of the FA Cup, on a good day for the Tangerines. Graham Fenton got the only goal of the game as Blackpool beat Chesterfield 1-0 at Bloomfield Road. And
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Waverledge Residents Association Christmas Fair, in the portacabin, Wordsworth Drive, Great Harwood, noon. Stalls, toys, cakes, potato pie and peas. Proceeds for
TONY Parkes thinks Rovers could be the 'surprise package' this season in the Premiership. Rovers have had a great start to life back in the top flight with a the 7-1 win over West Ham and draws with Manchester United and last week Arsenal. But they need
TONY Parkes is tipping David Dunn to make the full England squad soon - and fulfil the potential he always knew the local lad had. Dunn, who came through the ranks at Ewood, is already the England Under 21 captain and has been hitting the headlines with
LUCAS NEILL is willing to sacrifice his place in the Rovers starting line-up to help his country's World Cup bid. The Australian will fly out to his homeland next month for three weeks and will miss the games against Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premiership
The youngster, who has not been named, died yesterday in Leeds General Infirmary following the crash on Thursday night. His six-year-old brother was still in a critical condition in the intensive care unit. A woman who died who was in the same Rover car
UNION bosses have agreed to fight the planned closure of the Michelin plant in Burnley. It was announced last week that the factory on the Heasandford Industrial Estate was to close in March next year with the loss of 452 jobs. The French firm blamed
A WIDOW today said she felt a huge sense of relief after watching her husband's murderer caged for life for his brutal killing. And she said life imprisonment was a 'just reward' for Gavin Cox, found guilty of the savage and fatal assault on Bryan 'Joe
POLICE investigating a fire in Mansfield Crescent, in Brierfield, on Tuesday have drawn a blank and are appealing to members of the public for help. Residents Rosalind and Geoffrey Gregory were downstairs when the fire broke out at around 12.40am and
EXTRA police patrols will be on the streets of Brierfield in response to Wednesday's attack in which firefighters were bombarded with fireworks and stones. The police, fire service and local authorities in the town have also agreed an action plan to clamp
FUZZ LIGHT YEARS: Me & You (Instant Karma) -- Frontwoman Turner just might be pop world's Debbie Harry for the new millennium. With a simple inoffensive pop/punk formula the likeable five piece have the hooks and looks get their claws into the hearts
ELDERLY and disabled people in Pendle will be treated to a feast of fun and good food at this year's Bit of a Do event at Colne Municipal Hall. Entertainment will be in the form of an old-time music revue and will feature international singer Mitchell
BLACKBURN's Three Men Gone Mad are back, back, back, after making a triumphant return to the live circuit. Airing their material for the first time in nearly a decade, the trio of Jason Wood better known as Woody, Duncan Mitchell and Stuart Caswell have
POLICE are hunting a trick-or-treat sex attacker who molested a 13-year-old girl on a bridle path. The "spotty faced" youth struck while the girl was trick-or-treating with two other female friends, aged 13 and four, in the Wood Nook area of Accrington
VISITORS to Accrington's Oakhill Park have spoken of their dismay after vandals set fire to the bandstand. Fire crews from Accrington were called to the park in Manchester Road at 7.50pm on Thursday to tackle the fire, which had ripped through the timber
Sunday, October 28 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Co-op Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boos Chemists, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-2pm: Lloyds
Friday, November 2 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, October 31 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
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has praised a Government blueprint for rural recovery which calls for more short-term help for farming and tourism. Speaking to members of Goosnargh Farmers Club, Mr Evans, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, said: "I am
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has called on Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs Secretary Margaret Beckett to quit over the mix-up between cows and sheeps brains by scientists investigating BSE. He has branded the confusion between the two by scientists
WHAT a fantastic performance against Wrexham last Tuesday night. Despite being down to almost the last eleven available first team players this committed performance was a credit to all on the playing side at the club. Off-the-pitch, however, there is
TAKING into consideration the huge injury list faced by Steve McMahon before the game, the Blackpool manager would have been delighted to come away from North Wales with the point his side earned. But on the other hand, the make-shift Blackpool squad
LUCAS NEILL is willing to sacrifice his place in the Rovers starting line-up to help his country's World Cup bid. The Australian will fly out to his homeland next month for three weeks and will miss the games against Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premiership
PRESTON midfielder Lee Cartwright scored his first goal in more than two years as David Moyes' side won their fourth successive league match. Cartwright, Preston's longest-serving player, had not netted for his home town club for since scoring against
FOUR piece the Wire Monkeys are causing sparks in Manchester -- and have achieved one of their ambitions within a year of forming. The group, from Rishton, took the stage of the Roadhouse in Manchester, snapping up a prestigious Friday night slot. Playing
A DARWEN traffic warden reunited his father with his long lost family during a recent trip to Poland after using the Internet to find them. Nick Gisicz's dad Michael, 88, left his homeland in 1939 when he was a soldier in his twenties and had not seen
A WOULD-BE raider was suffering a crisis when he smashed the window of a health centre pharmacy in the early hours, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Matthew Gray, 26, had had a cocktail of drink and drugs and had been trying to contact
NANTWICH...2 GT HARWOOD...2 GREAT HARWOOD produced a battling performance to earn a point at Nantwich - despite undergoing a nightmare start to the game. Chris Hampshire opened the scoring for the home side after just two minutes, and John Scarlet made
BLACKBURN Hawks are looking to continue their good fortune when they face the highly-rated Billlingham Eagles at home in the English Ice Hockey League tomorrow night. The Hawks are on top form, having played five games unbeaten, and winning their last
