AS a member of the RSPCA for 50 years and a former national chairman (1969-75), I have watched the attack on hunting with dismay. Though hunting must cause some suffering to the animals concerned, this is not the point. Improvements in animal welfare
THE hunting season is upon us again and the Countryside Alliance's new figurehead Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall is assuring us that hunting smells the same and looks the same. Hunts are claiming more supporters are out in the field. This is all fine, as
BLACKBURN Rovers are reported to be among a clutch of clubs keeping tabs on Chasetown's FA Cup hero Chris Slater. The 21-year-old has been attracting attention after starring for the Midlands Alliance minnows during their march to the first round of the
A GOLD medal presented to the man who trained the Blackburn Rovers championship-winning team of 1912 has sold for £3360 at Christie's in London. Before the auction, experts reckoned the medal, won by Robert Holmes, might sell for between £600 and £800
HAPTON support teacher Zoe Morgan has admitted kissing a boy in her car - but said she knew it had been wrong. Morgan said she kissed the boy, who cannot be named, on the mouth in an attempt to get rid of him after he got into her car and refused to leave
BURNLEY goalkeeper Danny Coyne will go under the knife next week before starting the long road back to fitness. The Welsh number one has been sidelined since September when he fell awkwardly while collecting a cross in the Turf Moor clash with Brighton
LEECHES, spiders and snakes are just some of the feared creatures waiting for stars of the new series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here. And a Blackburn swimwear company is all that stands between the creepy crawlies and the C-list stars battling
SOMETIMES magistrates and judges must feel like football referees - thousands of people observe their decisions and often have their own view of why they were wrong and what should have happened. But magistrates, like referees, are human and will sometimes
ICE hockey coach Graham Lomax has issued a warning shot at his own team ahead of Blackburn Hawks' special challenge game at the Arena tomorrow night. The assistant manager has told Hawks that his select side, made up of past and present Blackburn under
LAUREN Halliwell will make history tomorrow by becoming the first female player to feature for Blackburn Hawks. The talented 16-year-old has been called up to play for Hawks' senior mens team against an English Ice Hockey Association junior select outfit
I WANT to convey my sincere thanks to the staff of Morrisons in Blackburn for the first aid I received when I fell and the prompt action in calling an ambulance and to the paramedics who took me to A&E at Blackburn Infirmary. also the staff there
THIS month saw the start of the 2005/06 hunting season. Thousands of people were out supporting their local hunts in the North of England. Hunts have pledged to go out and hunt within the law this season, to retain infrastructure of hunts and hunting,
ROAD accidents involving police cars have claimed the lives of three Lancashire people in a year, it was revealed today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) today published the figures for the first time and said they were the first road
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has dropped his broadest hint yet that he plans to sign Zurab Khizanishvili on a permanent deal when his loan spell runs out at the end of the season. The Georgian international has made a big impression since he joined the
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Steven Reid today insisted every member of Mark Hughes' squad is living in fear of their first team place. Reid, 25, went into this afternoon's game with Manchester City hoping to keep his spot in the centre of Hughes' midfield
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Jay McEveley has found the road to redemption - and it's all thanks to his former team-mate Andy Cole. The England Under 21 international, who is currently on loan to Ipswich Town, admits there was a point in his career when
A FOLK music festival which attracts thousands of people to East Lancashire has been scrapped next year. Today, organisers of The Clitheroe Great Days Festival, which normally takes place in June, appealed for more volunteers to come forward to ensure
Burnley's teenage striker Marc Pugh made his senior debut last weekend while on loan at Kidderminster. Pugh, the Clarets only third year apprentice, has been farmed out to gain first team experience after scoring a glut of goals in the youth ranks this
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill is the special guest at a Fans Forum evening being held at Rossendale United Football Club next month. The event takes place in the Blue Room at Dark Lane on Thursday, December 8 and tickets, priced at £15 are now available
BURNLEY goalkeeper Danny Coyne will go under the knife next week before starting the long road back to fitness. The Welsh number one has been sidelined since September when he fell awkwardly while collecting a cross in the Turf Moor clash with Brighton
Ade Akinbiyi today hailed Burnley manager Steve Cotterill as a future England boss. The Clarets striker is enjoying a purple patch in a career that stalled during two dismal years at Leicester following a £5m club record signing from Wolves in 2000. And
BURNLEY are hoping to boost attendances at Turf Moor with the introduction of half season tickets, which have gone on general sale. Chairman Barry Kilby's shock claim that the Clarets need home gates of around 16,000 to break even has highlighted the
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Steven Reid today insisted every member of Mark Hughes' squad is living in fear of their first team place. Reid, 25, went into this afternoon's game with Manchester City hoping to keep his spot in the centre of Hughes' midfield
A DARWEN bank worker helped herself to more than £12,000 from customer accounts, initially targeting an 83-year-old man who she perceived to be "confused and vulnerable". Then Ashleigh Bentley, 27, took £5,000 from another account to try and cover her
A DOOR-to-door salesman was punched in the face before two robbers made off with his £1,500 laptop. The man, who was calling at homes in Galligreaves, Blackburn, trying to get residents to switch energy suppliers, was attacked at 7.45pm on Tuesday. Two
A GOLD medal presented to the man who trained the Blackburn Rovers championship-winning team of 1912 has sold for £3360 at Christie's in London. Before the auction, experts reckoned the medal, won by Robert Holmes, might sell for between £600 and £800
A "RAGING" thug who twice headbutted the practice manageress at a Blackburn health centre has escaped a prison sentence. Magistrates who sentenced John Southworth, 52, said that "sadly" they were bound by the decision of a previous bench to impose a community
SCREENS at Black-burn's newest cinema sold out just minutes after the doors were opened for the first time. More than 1,000 tickets were pre-booked to catch the first glimpses of the new Harry Potter movie at the Vue cinema, which opened yesterday. All
