Blackburn Hawks clawed their way closer to title success on two fronts, after dramatic victories against Whitley Warriors and Kingston Jets at the weekend. The Hawks twice overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat the Warriors 7-5 in the English Cup on
IT wasn't that long ago that lip balm was every bit as vital as gum shields and head protectors for the players at Rossendale Ladies Rugby Club. Wearing dirty shirts was a no-no' while players thought a scrum was nothing more than a practical joke.
Foggy Petronas Racing's Steve Martin and Craig Jones showed good pre-season form today for the first of a four day test at Phillip Island in Australia. With both riders' performance at the team's previous test in Qatar last December being affected by
BURNLEY is today a football club standing at the crossroads. One fork in the road leads in the direction of the Promised Land and untold Premiership riches. Possibly still over the horizon, but definitely there if you are prepared to make the journey
BURNLEY have dropped their controversial ticket surcharge following a recent trial. A section of Clarets fans' had been vociferous in their opposition of the surcharge, which saw ticket prices rise by £2 pounds when purchased in the final few hours approaching
FA Trophy second round replay: Paul Mullin made it five goals in four games as his double fired Accrington Stanley into the FA Trophy third round. The striker, who snatched an injury time equaliser at Carshalton to force last night's replay, scored in
Goalkeeper Lee Grant has now returned to Derby County after spending two months on loan at Turf Moor. Grant, 22, initially joined the Clarets in November as immediate cover for suspended first choice stopper Brian Jensen in the home victory over Leicester
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby insists that contract talks with Steve Cotterill are "ongoing" despite the rumblings over Ade Akinbiyi's Turf Moor future. No news is good news for Turf Moor chiefs as Championship rivals Sheffield United today continued
Blackburn Rovers expect Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan to arrive for a trial today after the player failed to turn up yesterday. Ahn, currently with Metz in France, has been invited to train with Rovers but the Korean, one of the country's 2002 World Cup
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to offer Paul Dickov a new contract in a bid to ward off interest from a number of Premiership rivals. A story in the national Press earlier this week claimed the Scotland international was considering moving on after
PLANS for nine mobile homes on land in Accrington have been approved by Hyndburn Council, despite objections from nearby residents. People living near the site, off Springhill Road, said there were already a number of caravan and mobile home sites in
AN ACCRINGTON family has paid tribute to a "lady who loved to party" after the death of mum-of-one Joanne Shirtcliffe. Ms Shirtcliffe, 40, of Dill Hall Lane, Church, died on January 10 after a long battle with breast cancer. Her family said she would
A SCHOOL in East Lancashire is so good that children cry at the thought of going home. That was what government inspectors discovered after looking around Tor View School, Haslingden. The school which teaches pupils aged four to 19 with moderate, severe
WE'VE had Jamie and Delia, Nigella and Gordon but now there are two new names to add to the list of TV chefs Si and Dave. They may look more like they hold regular axe throwing contests in the back garden with fellow members of a Hell's Angel chapter
PEOPLE interested in discovering more about the history of their town and their ancestors are being encouraged to join the Darwen Archaeology Society. The society, which is approaching its third anniversary, meets twice a month at Lower Chapel Church
ANXIOUS residents in Darwen today claimed protected trees will die and wildlife will lose its home because of development work at a local site. Householders in Willow Bank Lane have moved to get a woodland preservation order in place to protect the trees
THIS year's Big Brother has got me glued to the screen. Totally hooked. Line and sinker. From a disappointing start when the mix of has-beens and never-weres traipsed into the house, causing half the nation to shout "who's that?" at the screen it's
A YOUNG driver led police on a 56- minute high-speed pursuit which only ended when his tyres were deflated by a stinger. Blackburn magistrates heard the police helicopter was used to keep track of the car driven by Zafran Qayum, 20, as it sped across
POLICE in Great Harwood are to launch a crackdown on criminal damage. Officers say the number of incidents reported to them is increasing with a particular problem being car wing mirrors ripped off vehicles Residents in Great Harwood, Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors
POLICE today said sorry for "falling short of the mark" after a woman waited more than 30 hours for a response to an emergency call. Fiona Noblet returned home from work at Blackburn Royal Infirmary only to find her garage door, which leads into her
GUESTS and staff were evacuated from one of East Lancashire's best known hotels last night after a fire broke out in the kitchen. Fire crews in three appliances were sent from Padiham and Burnley to the Higher Trapp Hotel, Trapp Lane, Simonstone, at
A DOCTOR has been banned from seeing women patients on his own pending an investigation. Blackburn GP Shakir Laher, of Pringle Street, has been made subject to a number of conditions by the General Medical Council (GMC) the ruling body for doctors
COUNCILLORS have been told to block the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Lord Square until developers agree to build a new clock tower on a nearby street. Planners at Blackburn with Darwen Council have recommended a condition be attached to any
A police patrol which went after a moped rider who had overtaken a car at speed on a main road found the young man smelling of intoxicants, a court heard. Daniel Scott, 18, was marginally over the limit and was invited to give a blood sample which showed
TODMORDEN Town Council has called on Calderdale Council to put its hand in its pocket for the town's new CCTV system. The cameras were switched on for the first time last month but are already at the centre of controversy following the town council's
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs at the start of a bid to clean up a deprived area of Burnley. Police executed a drugs warrant in Westmorland Street yesterday morning and arrested a 35-year-old believed to have Class C drugs. The
A LANCASHIRE policeman accused of making pirate CDs and DVDs has denied the allegations. PC James Moodie, from Burnley, denied 17 charges of making counterfeit goods contrary to copyright laws prior to April 30, 2004. Alongside him in the dock at Liverpool
BURNLEY is set for a jobs boost after it was today announced a host of companies are to relocate to an industrial estate in the town. The borough council said it was in discussions with four firms, three of which are from outside Burnley, about setting
A GANG of raiders stole money from a cash machine hours after disabling the alarm of an East Lancashire village store. Thieves visited the Nisa store, Whalley Road, Read, on Sunday, smashed the front door and covered the hole with a metal trolley then
CELEBRITY Clarets fan Alistair Campbell hopes his latest star-studded fundraiser will boost Burnley's coffers by £40,000. Turf Moor hosts the third annual celebrity dinner next month, when sporting stars Phil Tufnell, John Parrott, Bill Beaumont and
NEW signing Phil Edwards is ready to make history with Accrington Stanley. The full back completed his move from Premiership side Wigan Athletic at the end of last week, signing a two-year deal after impressing during his three-month loan spell at the
STUART Catterall has been appointed the new captain of Haslingden after Paul Blackledge decided to step down. Jack Simpson, the club's cricket manager, said: "Stuart joined us three years ago from Leyland and he captained the now defunct Lancashire Cricket
PAUL Mullin isn't the only player Accrington Stanley have to thank for securing tonight's FA Trophy replay. The Reds' striker popped up in injury time to salvage a last-gasp draw against Conference South strugglers Carshalton Athletic. But manager John
Rarely, if ever, has Steve Cotterill sounded as frustrated as he did in the post-match press conference at Ninian Park; frustrated by the attitude of some of his players, frustrated at not being able to bring in new faces and frustrated at the prospect
I suppose it could be called the end of an era. When Matt Jansen applauded all four sides of Ewood Park in the colours of his new club, Bolton Wanderers, after Saturday's game it brought the curtain down on the Blackburn End's relationship with one of
AARON Mokoena has lifted the lid on his sensational bust-up with South African coach Ted Dumitru, insisting he will never play for his country again as long as the Romanian remains in charge. The Blackburn Rovers defender has quit international football
Burnley Reserves' home game against Rochdale tomorrow night has been postponed. New reserve team coach Steve Davis was due to take charge of his first game at the Interlink Express Stadium. However, the Pontin's Holiday League game has now been cancelled
BURNLEY were today bracing themselves for another bid by Sheffield United to snatch Ade Akinbiyi from Turf Moor. The Clarets today revealed they have turned down a seven-figure sum after the promotion-chasing Blades turned their attention to Akinbiyi
Ryan Nelsen has pleaded guilty to an FA charge of improper conduct relating back to Blackburn Rovers' game with Everton on December 3, although the club will request a personal hearing for the New Zealander. Nelsen was charged over comments he made about
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes could make a swoop for a new striker after handing a trial to the South Korean international Ahn Jung-hwan The 30-year-old will spend the next few days at Brockhall with the aim being to secure a lucrative move to the Premiership
Coming over all Simon And Garfunkel, The Chemistry Experiment return with another gem in the form of Interstellar Autumn EP. A beautiful mix of Justin Hayward's Forever Autumn and Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the title track adds a new dimension
Two Fylde road races are the only running events in Lancashire to make it into the Runner's World Website top 50 runs. Readers rated the Freckleton half marathon ninth in the UK -- beating the Flora London Marathon -- while Wesham 10k scooped the 27th
The Lancashire Sportshall League made its annual visit to Hyndburn Leisure Centre on Sunday with the second of three rounds in the series. The innovative format takes the basic running, jumping and throwing skills and adapts the events so that they can
Hyndburn Athletic Club have drawn an early dividend following a near half million pound investment in the newly re-laid track and other improvements at Wilson Playing Fields, Clayton-le-Moors. In the first full year since the facility came on-stream,
TODAY'S news that the Government is now paying close attention to demands for a dedicated university in East Lancashire is welcome. For decades, East Lancashire's brightest students have been forced to go outside the area in the pursuit of higher education
FOLLOWING the murders of the two schoolgirls in Soham the Richards Inquiry made 21 recommendations to ensure that never again would anyone who was on the Sex Offenders List be permitted to work in our schools. However this government, which spent hundreds
WHAT is the Conservative Central Office thinking of? Or is it a gimmicky new look by the new top man? I refer to the invitation to Geldof, the self-appointed Saviour of the World, to a semi-official position on the commission on global poverty. It appears
Daring thieves escaped with more than £20,000 after a smash-and-grab raid on a popular retail complex. The offenders struck at Botany Bay Village between 7.30pm, Sunday, January 15 and 6.45am Monday 16, stealing the cash from a free-standing ATM. A ground
AN East Lancashire MP has won his battle to save free school milk. Lindsay Hoyle was appalled when a government-commissioned report recommended abandoning the one third of a pint of milk given to all children in their first three years of primary school
TOWN centre chiefs today urged people in Chorley to get involved in a major consultation which could affect the future of the Flat Iron market site. The future of Chorley's markets has been a high priority for Chorley Borough Council since it carried
A £1.3m boost will be given to Chorley's All Season's Leisure Centre and Clayton Green Sports Centre following the signing of a 15-year contract to run two sites by a private firm. Chorley Borough Council has signed a new contract with Community Leisure
A BLACKBURN College student has died when his scooter collided with a Toyota pick-up. Today, staff at the college paid tribute to Jonathan Hart, describing him as a student "with a great future in front of him." A 17-year-old died when his 50cc Aprilla
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is running the rule over Uruguayan midfielder Gonzalo de los Santos. After abandoning his interest in Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan, I can reveal that Hughes is now looking at former Valencia star de los Santos, who is hoping
Blackburn Rovers Youth 3 Derby County Youth 1: Teenage striker Jamie Clarke fired Blackburn Rovers into the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup last night. The 17-year-old forward struck twice in the space of a minute early in the second half as Rovers overpowered
PEOPLE in Pendle are being encouraged to be artistic with their unwanted rubbish. Pendle Council's roving art exhibition has moved from Colne Town Hall to Colne library where it will stay until January 27. The event showcases work of talented youngsters
Fylde welcome promotion chasing Bradford and Bingley to the Woodlands on Saturday (kick off 2.15pm) for what may prove to be their toughest National Three (North) home league game all season. Fylde will need to capture the same spirit and determination
Chorley boss Shaun Teale defended his players' disciplinary record after four bookings and a 22-man brawl at Fleetwood. The match saw Chorley players, Chris Thompson, Darryl Allen, Joe Gibbons and Phil Priestley receive yellow cards. Chorley had been
TWO men caught on closed circuit TV climbing into a car sales compound admitted they planned to steal alloy wheels. Blackburn magistrates heard that one of them had been released from prison only five days before the night-time visit. Martin Rolfe, 22
A HEALTH boss has urged GP practices to follow the lead of an Accrington surgery which changed its booking system after a flood of complaints from patients. David Rogers, assistant chief executive of Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Primary Care Trust,
A PROFESSIONAL gardener from Rishton is returning to her roots to give the nation tips on plant growing. Christine Walkden, who grew up at her family home in Harwood Road, Rishton, is becoming a regular fixture on television screens after being handed
A RIBBLE Valley farmer has had plans to build holiday chalets on his land refused by councillors. John Redmayne, who owns Lower House Farm, in Bezza Lane, Balderstone, had hoped to build six wooden chalets to help generate enough money for his grown up
Police are warning those in Chorley who continue to dodge fines and avoid court orders to make a fresh start this year before it is too late. Police are urging them to hand themselves in or they will be tracked down, arrested and put back before the court
Blackpool's transfer kitty stands at £55,000 after donations from owner, Owen Oyston. But with less than a fortnight left of the transfer window there have been no more new arrivals at Bloomfield Road this week. Sheffield Wednesday pair, Graeme Lee and
It may only be January but Blackpool are already staring at a real relegation six-pointer when Bristol City come to town on Saturday. The Seasiders' defeat at promotion contenders Huddersfield left them three points short of the safety zone - and Bristol
BURNLEY last night rejected Sheffield United's second audacious attempt to land star striker Ade Akinbiyi. As the saga rumbles on into a second week, Bramall Lane bosses are understood to have "tweaked" their initial £1m-plus bid to try to guarantee more
NELSON have a new man in their paid ranks with South African Robin Peterson signing on for the Seedhill outfit. Peterson, a left arm spinner and batsman, captains the Warriors, formerly Eastern Province, in his homeland. And the 26-year-old has five Test
LEGEND Fires of Blackburn have confirmed their support as the main sponsors of the 2006 North West Stages Rally. Company director John Stone is a familiar figure in north west motorsport, and will again contest the event with Lee Carter in his Metro 6R4
KART champion Ross Worswick has moved his motorsport career up a gear with a switch to single-seater racing in 2006. And the 16-year-old QEGS pupil stunned his rivals with a brilliant second place on his debut at Mallory Park. Ross - son of former BOSS
The frosty nights are going to be less of a problem for Blackpool's homeless community as the resort launched a new Night Centre initiative last week. The three month-long project, run by Blackpool Council and the Salvation Army's Bridge Project, was
Chorley boss Shaun Teale defended his players' disciplinary record after four bookings and a 22-man brawl at Fleetwood. The match saw Chorley players, Chris Thompson, Darryl Allen, Joe Gibbons and Phil Priestley receive yellow cards. Chorley had been
BURNLEY last night rejected Sheffield United's second audacious attempt to land star striker Ade Akinbiyi. As the saga rumbles on into a second week, Bramall Lane bosses are understood to have "tweaked" their initial £1m-plus bid to try to guarantee more
Coming over all Simon And Garfunkel, The Chemistry Experiment return with another gem in the form of Interstellar Autumn EP. A beautiful mix of Justin Hayward's Forever Autumn and Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the title track adds a new dimension
A DARWEN firm that specialises in environmental technology is pioneering new ways to turn everyday rubbish into heat and electricity. Planet Advantage, based in Albert Place, Lower Darwen, has won massive financial backing to make the process become a
A MAN putting his car away in a garage was assaulted by balaclava-clad robbers in a violent vehicle robbery in Rossendale. The incident, in Grasmere Road, Helmshore. happened at 10pm on Monday, but police have only just released details of the incident
A POLITICAL war of words has broken out in Rossendale after Labour MPs branded Rossendale Council a "shambles" for axeing local services. Today, Janet Anderson accused council chiefs of squandering extra financial help it had received from the Government
A major supermarket chain has joined forces with Blackpool Council to tackle a notorious accident black spot at the entrance to its local store. Work started this week to install new traffic lights at the entrance to the car park of Asda, Cherry Tree
A fundraiser is set to swap the corridors of Blackpool's Victoria Hospital for the jungles of South America - after being inspired to help by a charity's unit in his own place of work. Ian Arthur, a consultant surgeon in the hospital's gynaecology department
People who search for pornographic pictures of children on the internet will never be allowed to work in Blackpool's schools. That is the claim from local education bosses in the week when the furore over convicted paedophiles in classrooms reached fever
More Fylde civil service staff are to take strike action after claiming that jobs and working conditions are under threat in a forthcoming privatisation. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union working at the NHS Pensions Agency in Fleetwood
Blackpool's biggest club has been given the go ahead to open until 4am - just three months after being stripped of its late licence by magistrates. The Syndicate, Church Street, will now be able to remain open an hour past its usual closing time of 3am
"Hands off our museum!" This was the message from pupils at St Wulstan's and St Edmund's school, Fleetwood, this week as Lancashire County Council (LCC) members get ready to decide the fate of the town's much-loved maritime museum. More than 300 children
I read with great interest the article by Chris Gee and write to add my support for the restoration of the original form of Chorley's motto, Beware. The change to Be Aware was an act of vandalism by the council. If the name of the Chorley family was considered
A multi-million pound bid for lottery cash could transform Blackpool's seafront into a living landmark of "fresh air, magic and fun" if successful. The £21m bid, submitted by Masterplan regeneration company ReBlackpool to the Lottery's recently launched
The significant number of serious accidents in the area recently concerns me and prompts the question. It seems obvious that the following are contributory factors: Vehicle congestion at peak periods; bad driving habits such as failing to signal intentions
A BLACKBURN man punched his eight months pregnant girlfriend in the face in a row about the bed covers. Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew Johnstone was banned from being at his partner's home by bail conditions imposed following an incident when
A CRACKDOWN on criminal damage has been launched in Blackburn. Officers met with council staff and other agencies to draw up action plans for collective ways of halting a rising number of criminal damage cases. But police reassured the public there was
A BLACKBURN man today told of his terror as he was targeted by hooded thugs in the early hours of the morning. Andrew Donaldson had finished work and was making his way home to Glenluce Crescent when the two attackers struck, following him to the junction
Fylde welcome promotion chasing Bradford and Bingley to the Woodlands on Saturday (kick off 2.15pm) for what may prove to be their toughest National Three (North) home league game all season. Fylde will need to capture the same spirit and determination
I WAS pleased to read (LET, January 9) that police are cracking down on those people who drive like maniacs through Reedley. I work at the hospital and when I have finished work at 9pm cars have then passed me at high speeds on the wrong side of the road
Living under canvas has become a way of life for three homeless men who have been sleeping in a tent for months. Adie, 34, who was brought up in Chorley, is one third of the self-styled Three Musketeers who have spent the past four weeks camping out in
Big name stores are queueing up to move to Chorley but can't find premises big enough, according to a study. In 2004, 16 businesses expressed an interest in moving to the town although at the moment there is little scope for development. All that could
A storm of protest has erupted over plans to close a popular library. Users of Eaves Lane Library have attacked the decision by Lancashire County Council and fear the closure would deprive them of accessible book lending facilities. Pensioner Janet Woods
Daring charity champs will literally walk over hot coals next month in a bid to extinguish fears over a funding shortage. Volunteers from Home-Start Chorley will be hot footing it to take part in a fire walk where they will endure extreme temperatures
Crime fell by seven per cent in the borough of Chorley in 2005 with violent crime down by 15 per cent although there was a rise in incidents of criminal damage, mainly to vehicles. Police chiefs say they are encouraged by the results of the survey and
A hooded Chorley thug who laughed as he killed has been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of a university student described as 'not having an enemy in the world' by his family. Carl Newton, 21, of Princess Way, Euxton, had denied murdering
A GOVERNMENT-level review into higher education provision in East Lancashire was due to be launched today. Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Bill Rammell MP, and Blackburn MP Jack Straw were expected to announce the
Blackburn Rovers have reassured Aaron Mokoena that he still has a big part to play in Mark Hughes' future plans for the club. After failing to pin down a regular place in the first team this season, the former South African captain asked if he could go
SHARP knives have been found in rubbish bags meant for cardboard. Shocked staff said they could have been cut or even stabbed by the blades which were put in Burnley Borough Council's new claret recycling bags. Three knives, including a craft knife with
A PENSIONER who died after he was knocked down by a car in Padiham should have been seen by the driver, an inquest heard. Douglas Wilkinson, known as Dougie, 77, of Hapton Street, was crossing Burnley Road in the town at about 7.30pm on Easter Sunday
A MUM was attacked by her ex-boyfriend after he woke from a drunken sleep to find she had shaved off his eyebrows. Waqas Saeed, 24, of Redvers Street, Burnley, had been on a week-long drinking session and did not know what had happened until he woke up
A PORTUGUESE dentist, known affectionately as Pedro from Porto, today said he had fallen in love with Burnley after spending a year working in the town. Burnley may not have sandy beaches or all-year sunshine, but Pedro Miguel Dos Anjos Moreira said he
A BOGUS charity collector who claimed to be helping victims of the Kashmir earthquake has been warned he is facing a jail term. Shabir Hussain, 28, of Tavistock Street, Nelson, called at the homes of elderly people pretending to collect cash and stole
THE boss of the Great Harwood GP who died on a skiing holiday today paid tribute to her colleague. Dr Geoffrey Yates, who would have been 39 at the end of January, is said to have died of natural causes on Friday, January 13 in Canada. He had been skiing
A FORMER council leader was escorted from a public meeting by police because he refused to keep quiet. Former Hyndburn Council leader George Slynn was forced to leave the Great Harwood area council meeting on Tuesday night after clashing with the meeting's
THE family of a grandmother who died when she was hit by an "out of control" car have criticised the sentence given to the teen driver. Kieran John Fletcher, 19, of Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, has been banned from driving for one year and fined £800
Two Fylde road races are the only running events in Lancashire to make it into the Runner's World Website top 50 runs. Readers rated the Freckleton half marathon ninth in the UK -- beating the Flora London Marathon -- while Wesham 10k scooped the 27th
The Seasiders didn't look like a team capable of getting out of the relegation zone as they went down to a more confident Huddersfield side on Saturday. Peter Clarke had already prevented what looked like a certain goal with a superb sliding tackle on
A second multi-million pound lottery bid could see Blackpool become the 'people's choice' for a year-round illuminations attraction. The £50m bid, made to The Big Lottery Fund, aims to bring the resort to the attention of the UK by earning a spot as a
The daughter of Blackpool council education chief Cllr Ivan Taylor has been sentenced to community service for failing to send her child to school. Single mother, Lisa Taylor, 37, of Gorton Street, Blackpool, was last week sentenced to 80 hours of service
Sharp-suited rapping rockers Fun Lovin' Criminals return to the UK for a handful of tour dates in March including a show in Preston on March 4. The gangster chic band, famous for tracks like Scooby Snacks, Loco and King Of New York, are playing in support
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is running the rule over Uruguayan midfielder Gonzalo de los Santos. After abandoning his interest in Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan, I can reveal that Hughes is now looking at former Valencia star de los Santos, who is hoping
Paul Carrack is renowned for bringing a little soul to artists as diverse as Mike and The Mechanics, Nick Lowe and Squeeze. He's appearing at the Southport Theatre and Floral Hall on January 27. Sheffield-born Paul hit the big time when his pub-rock band
A FAMILY who were reunited with their dog after a major search are making a special trip back to Darwen from the Lake District to thank those who helped them. Vince and Lisa Gregg tracked down their dog Newey ten days after she went missing in the town
A DARWEN firm that specialises in environmental technology is pioneering new ways to turn everyday rubbish into heat and electricity. Planet Advantage, based in Albert Place, Lower Darwen, has won massive financial backing to make the process become a
A SERIES of events are set to take place in Haslingden this year to mark the centenary of the death of Michael Davitt. Irish Heritage In Haslingden Committee has organised the events to mark the milestone anniversary of Mr Davitt, an Irish immigrant who
RESIDENTS turned out in force to protest at plans to cut rural bus services in Rossendale. Around 40 people went to a Lancashire Local meeting at St Mary's Chambers, Rawtenstall, to voice their anger at Lancashire County Council's proposal to stop subsidising
Bosses at a doomed Blackpool factory say there is no chance of any work remaining on the Fylde. Around 150 people will lose their jobs when Arvin Meritor eventually closes its plant at Squires Gate, with a further 95 staff expected to move to the exhaust
Blackpool Council has been warned it risks breaching human rights laws when it tows away illegally parked cars A national watchdog says the council, along with six others which have the power to tow away vehicles, could face legal dangers unless it is
It's not that long since the council announced that it may add a ten-pin bowling alley to the adjacent leisure facilities by utilising the former Bentwood factory. This would have been a popular addition, providing an excellent venue for people of all
What's worse than learning how to abseil down cliffs, slaughter a cow, or deal with poisonous animals? Having it all filmed for television as well! But 23-year-old Amanda Barr from St Annes took it in her stride when Discovery Channel turned up to film
I'd just like to say 'Beware of politicians bearing false promises', be they national or local, Labour or Conservative, or even the unlikely Liberals. None of them will do you any good. Promises will turn out to be unfailingly expensive. Labour politicans
A BLACKBURN College student has died when his scooter collided with a Toyota pick-up. Today, staff at the college paid tribute to Jonathan Hart, describing him as a student "with a great future in front of him." A 17-year-old died when his 50cc Aprilla
POLICE have revealed plans to spend £4million on a new base in Blackburn -- which could spell the end for a 105-year-old station. Nine police operational units, currently scattered over the division, would be brought under one roof at offices off junction
