Richard Robb has helped the Great Britain Learning Disability Team to the team silver medal in the World Cup Half Marathon Championships. The race was incorporated into the Paris half-marathon at the beginning of the month and the 37-year-old Blackburn
IT was the craziest ice hockey postponement... the day Blackburn Hawks found themselves frozen off! Hawks arrived up in Billingham for their English National Ice Hockey League play-off fixture with the Bombers only to be told that their had been an accident
CLITHEROE threw the gauntlet down to the rest of the Ribblesdale Senior League with a crushing win over Earby on the opening day of the season. The win was set up by paid man Shahid Nawaz hitting a superb ton and former Read and Cherry Tree pro, Naeem
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes today insisted his players have the mental toughness needed to secure a place in Europe. With Rovers locked in a four-way fight for a place in the UEFA Cup, the race for sixth spot could ultimately come down to who holds their
AN East Lancashire MP has slammed a government pledge to pay just part of crucial interim payments owed to the region's farmers. Nigel Evans MP recently highlighted the problems facing a Ribble Valley farmer as part of the campaign to force the government
I THINK I'm going to set myself up as a property expert for TV. After all, having watched House Doctor Inside and Out on Five last night there doesn't seem that much to it. Ann Maurice, the current doctor in residence, is taken along to properties
I WOULD like to echo Mr Smith's letter (LET, April 5) Where are police when needed? I am sure that is the question a lot of people want answering. Recently an incident involving a missile aimed at my vehicle and the events afterwards made me realise
IT IS heartening to read that former Mayor of Burnley, Margaret Lishman, is rightly demanding the return of money raised during her mayoral term for the treatment of sick children at Burnley General Hospital, following the decision of the East Lancashire
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has turned down a trip to China to have lunch with the Queen at the Inn at Whitewell. The Tory MP was due to go with an all-party Parliamentary Group to examine preparations for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. They were to
DOZENS of Lancashire children are being prosecuted for drunk and disorderly behaviour each year, it has been revealed. In the last decade in Lancashire there were 1,257 prosecutions for being drunk and disorderly, 26 for being found drunk in a public
POLICE want witnesses to two incidents in which almost £3,000 worth of tools and equipment was stolen. Thieves broke into a garden shed in Dove Lane, Darwen, overnight on Sunday and stole a tool box worth £150. A garage at a house seven doors away was
A BLACKBURN woman invented' a landlady so she could claim housing benefit, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Eileen Hargreaves wrote to Blackburn with Darwen Council in her own name and that of her alter ego, Annette Barry, telling
A 36-YEAR-OLD Darwen man with an "appalling" driving record has been jailed for disqualified driving. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gareth Edwards, who had 39 previous convictions for the offence, was caught behind the wheel twice in two weeks. Edwards
A POLICEMAN who attacked an innocent man and then launched a cover-up has been jailed and branded arrogant, a bully and a coward'. And as PC Jason Livesey, 33, began an 18-month prison sentence, his victim demanded an apology, after being wrongly arrested
A MECHANIC who was injured after burning his face while trying to extinguish a fire in a car was today back at work. John Blackburn said an electrical fault in the car he had been working on sparked the fire at his garage in Cumberland Street in Colne
AN ex-cabbie whose "erratic and dangerous" motorway driving in rush-hour traffic put others at risk was spared an immediate jail term. Raja Rauf, 26, who was spotted by police in an unmarked vehicle, clocked up about 100mph and repeatedly undertook traffic
ENVIRONMENT boss-es have launched a probe after diesel was found leaking into Earby Beck. The Environment Agency received a number of calls from residents in the area about a substance seeping into the water which is home to brown trout and protected
aA BURNLEY teenager has admitted throwing a snowball at a car in a prosecution believed to be the first of its kind using centuries-old legislation. The 15-year-old, who lives in the Lowerhouse area of Burnley, pleaded guilty to launching the missile
TWO men arrested by police on suspicion of the murder of missing mum Jane Payne have been released. One of the men, who were both quizzed by detectives from Lancashire Police's Force Major Investigation Team yesterday, has been released on police bail
Thieves broke into the Co-op Late Shop in Thorneylea, Whitworth, and tried to steal from the ATM machine in the early hours of yesterday. Police are on the hunt for three suspects who were wearing dark clothing, who forced the front shutters open and
A DRIVER is thought to have had an epileptic fit seconds before smashing into a parked car causing his vehicle to flip over, an inquest concluded. The hearing was told Alan Ashworth, who suffered from epilepsy and had a stroke several years ago, was
LOOKING back on the season as a whole, it's been one of occasional highs and gut-wrenching lows. Being in play-off contention at Christmas was a definite high and sent a real buzz around the ground. Most fans probably set their stall out at the beginning
LANCASHIRE seamer Sajid Mahmood has been included in the England A squad that will face Sri Lanka in a four-day tour match at Worcester next week. Kent skipper Rob Key leads the side, which includes six players who were selected for England's winter
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 4 Wigan Athletic Reserves 0: Teenage striker Raffaele De Vita plundered a fine hat-trick as Rovers reserves crushed lowly Wigan Athletic last night. The Italian led the rout by taking his tally to six goals in just six starts
GRAHAM Branch today revealed he hopes to finish his playing career at Burnley. The long-serving midfielder, who picked up three Player of the Year awards at the fans' awards night earlier this week, is the only member of Steve Cotterill's squad out of
Blackburn Rovers have denied speculation linking Andy Todd with a summer move to Manchester City. One of today's tabloids claimed Todd is a summer target for City boss Stuart Pearce, but the club are adamant he's going nowhere. "We haven't had any contact
MORE than 250 customers have signed a petition against Government plans to end benefit card accounts and signal the "death" of their Post Office. Leading the protests is the manager of Brownhill Post Office, Whalley New Road, Blackburn, Shahid Kadu,
THE window of a house in John Street, Church, was smashed after a party at another house in the street. Police believe the offender was one of a number of party-goers who spilled out on to the street about 11.30pm on Saturday. Anyone with information
PUPILS from four schools will have a taste of the pressure of cooking for a star during the final of a competition. Teams of two from All Saints RC High School, Rawtenstall and Walshaw High School, Eastern Avenue, Burnley, are preparing to battle it
A HEAD boy is spearheading his school's campaign to raise more than £65,000 for a new theatre stage. Hollins Technology College's fund-raising effort is being organised by drama student and head boy Ross Johnson. The 15-year-old, who is studying GCSE
COUNCIL chiefs have been blasted after getting officers to work out the cost of sending emails to every member of staff. Senior officers at Blackburn with Darwen Council asked for the costings amid concerns that so-called global emails' were affecting
I WOULD like to say thanks for the massive increase in our pension, £2.10. It will go a long way to pay for the increase in our council tax, gas and electric, water rates and bills. This is our reward for working all our lives, paying a full stamp and
WITH regards to the proposed closure of the Lewis Textile Museum in Blackburn. I suppose the council will follow its own usual mistakes and close the place. I remember the clock tower a perfect example. Some 30 odd years later on they wished it never
EVERY three seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger and illness rooted in poverty. Child poverty is the theme of Save the Children Week this week. Our local Save the Children branch will be calling on your support for our annual house
RESIDENTS in an area of Darwen which has become a target for fly-tippers have demanded action before someone is hurt. John Clarke, of Redearth Road, raised concerns over increasing amounts of rubbish and waste being dumped behind his street. And he
A 68-YEAR-OLD man upset by the noise made by a laminate floor being laid in his neighbour's home subjected her to a "horrifying and harrow-ing" ordeal. Blackburn magistrates heard that Robin Edward Mayer smashed his way into the flat with a lump hammer
LARGE sections of Blackburn's River Darwen were turned red after dye spilled out from a sewer. The dye came out of an overflow in Mill Hill Bridge Street into the river from about 5.30pm yesterday, and travelled downstream, through Witton and Pleasington
THE safest pubs, bars and clubs in Blackburn and Darwen town centres were honoured at a special ceremony last night. And with venues in Darwen taking three of the five prizes, licensees said it showed the town's past reputation as being rough was now
FIRST it was Portuguese cobblers laying Italian stones in Church Street, now part of Blackburn is being paved with stone flags from China! The flags are being used as part of the £1.2million transformation of the busy town centre junction at Sudell Cross
A 65-year-old Accrington man died of natural causes and not of an asbestos related disease, as had been thought before his death, an inquest was told. The inquest heard that Louis Rigby, of Spindlebury Court, had been exposed to asbestos during his working
ARTISTS in Todmorden are to have a brand new venue to showcase their work. The Ntama Studio Gallery, Halifax Road, will open this weekend. And local artists are being given the opportunity to exhibit their work exclusively for eight weeks. There will
A WOMAN threatened to knife her former partner after finding her with a man, a court was told. Jeanette Drabble, 41, was still upset over the end of their "rocky" relationship and produced the weapon after her emotions got the better of her at her ex's
OFFICE workers in Rossendale made an egg-stra-ordinary effort to help children with special needs enjoy a holiday to remember. For staff and tenants at Kingfisher's two managed office centres in Bacup and Rawtenstall raised over £300 towards Haslingden-based
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former police officer after he was found dead at his Rossendale home. Paramedics were called to the home of Harold Wright in Millar Barn Lane, Waterfoot on Saturday afternoon after his son discovered him. Harold, known to
A DRIVER had an amazing escape when his car left the road and plummeted through trees, coming to rest teetering upside down over a river. The accident happened at about noon yesterday in Colne Road, Barrowford, when a silver Toyota Corolla and a silver
A MAN who went out thieving owed cash to drug dealers and had been beaten up, a court was told. Matthew Dwyer, 22, whose haul included a charity box, felt he had no alternative but to go out shoplifting, Burnley magistrates heard. Dwyer, who also flouted
POLICE investigating a stabbing in Accrington have released three people on bail after they were arrested in connection with the incident. Two other men remain in custody after officers were successful in gaining a warrant from magistrates to continue
POLICE have relaunched a 15-year-old murder probe in a bid to find the killer of a Nelson mother. Cheryl Shackleton was found dead in a London park in February 1991. The 34-year-old had been severely beaten and her handbag was missing. She was partially
Satellite navigation systems could be more of a hindrance than a help to drivers when used incorrectly warn Privilege Insurance. Over one in ten drivers have used the controls on their satellite navigation while driving, according to research, instead
I'm to re-establish contact with my brother Ian McDonald, formerly of Darwen, or any of his daughters. To email Steve with information, click here
We have three pairs of tickets to the Clarets clash with the Hatters on April 30 to give away courtesy of Coca Cola. The 'Coca-Cola' English Schools' Cup is now building to a thrilling climax across the country as County Champion school teams play
I am writing from 12,000 miles away to hopefully find members of my birth family. I was separated from them in 1936 when I was given up for adoption at six months old. I was born Judy Heaps in November 1935, to George Emmanuel Heaps and Mona West
I am trying to find any living relatives of a comedian / pianist William Calvert - my grandfather. I have very little information about him. He died before I was born, in 1945. I do know that he could have been born in the 1870's to 80's, and was
I'm looking for information on the ancestors of the late Allen Whitaker and Mary Spencer Whitaker of Burnley and Blackburn. Their son, William George Whitaker, was my father. To email Joan with information, click here.
I am trying to trace my sister Patricia Ann Aspin. She was last seen in Blackburn in 1979 - she has not been seen or heard of since then. I would like to know if she is OK. If anyone knows her ask her to get in touch. To email David with information
Can anyone help me find my sister? Her name is Mary Elizabeth Williams, born 26/10/1946 in Blackburn. She was married to a Fred Scott, she had four children, and her last known address is Rothsay Road, Shadsworth. If you know of her please get in
