A FATHER and daughter will cover more than 3,500 miles in an old banger' for the NSPCC. Ian Hunt, 37, and Samantha, 14, leave home on Boxing Day for the starting point at Plymouth before heading to Banjul, capital of the Gambia, in Africa. Ian, of
THE Government's top adviser on emergency care admitted there was no evidence that moving all blue light A&E emergencies to Royal Blackburn Hosptial was "safe". But Prof George Alberti, the Department of Health's national clinical director for emergency
A FORMER veterinary nurse has swapped caring for animals for the safety of people to fulfil a lifelong ambition. Scott Taylor, 24, of Haslingden, will be pounding the Rossendale beat after being recruited as a Police Community Support Officer. The new
A COUNCILLOR has blasted plans to site a centre for drug users and alcoholics in his Blackburn ward - saying there are too many addicts there already. Mill Hill councillor Jim Smith, of Brookway, Blackburn, said the centre would only add to an existing
A LOST wedding album is to be reunited with its owner after three years - and she hadn't noticed it had gone missing. The album was discovered by John Theaker, who moved back to Blackburn three weeks ago. John, 54, of Railton Avenue, found the album
THE principal of Westholme School has spoken of the need to embrace technology and ongoing development in order to secure the establishment's future. Lillian Croston was addressing the annual prize giving ceremony at Blackburn's King George's Hall last
A masterplan to redevelop Accrington is being drawn up by university students - and it could be used by council officers to shape the future of the town. Ten architecture students from Sheffield University are interviewing shop-keepers, business owners
A £25,000 scheme is being launched to reduce the number of empty homes blighting Rossendale. Council bosses are ploughing the money into trying to get the 805 empty properties in the borough filled. The money will be spent on crackdowns, such as identifying
A BUDDING entrepreneur from Blackburn is one step closer to winning £100,000 to finance his invention. Ian Davies, inventor of the Bandi, won over the audience on Sky One's The Big Idea on Sunday. The 45-year-old's invention the Bandi, a simple device
Athletes running in the Red Rose and the Mid Lancs Cross Country Leagues have been busy with races on consecutive weekends, but in between the two fixtures nine-year-old Sally Searson from Feniscowles Primary School still found the energy to win the Blackburn
Friends of Danny Whittaker will be delighted to know that he has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home in Bacup after collapsing nearly a fortnight ago. The 20-year-old sprinter suffered a cardiac arrest while shopping in Carlisle where
Neil MacKinnon and Mike Stayte romped away from the crowd to be crowned the 2006 Tunnock's Tour of Mull in their Subaru Impreza WRC with a final time of 2hr 21mins 53secs. The Scottish pair beat off competition from the 150-strong pack to lift the title
BRETT Emerton reckons Blackburn Rovers can go all the way in the UEFA Cup this season after hailing his team-mates as the Premiership's new crazy gang'. The Australian international, who is revelling in his new full-back role, believes the spirit at
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has called on the help of a former team-mate in his bid to plot the downfall of Wisla Krakow tonight. Dan Petrescu played alongside Hughes during their days together at Chelsea and as the former manager of Wisla,
Accrington Stanley have been drawn at home to League One side Blackpool in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round. Stanley knocked out another League One side, Carlisle United, in the first round, while Blackpool received a bye. The game will
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has warned his players not to underestimate Wisla Krakow as Rovers prepare to make a journey into the unknown in Poland this evening. Rovers are looking to make a flying start against the unfancied Poles, who on
A GROUP of travellers have set up a new camp just days after being moved on from land in another part of Burnley. Now Burnley Council is bidding to get a court order on Monday to get the travellers thrown off the local authority-owned land. On Tuesday
THE grandfather of tragic toddler Levi Bleasdale said he hoped the family can move on following an inquest into her death. Mick Ryan said the hearing had been like re-living the tragedy, but now relatives want to draw a line under the "worst year of
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has become the first MP from the town in 40 years to get a foot on the ministerial ladder. Mrs Ussher has been made a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) - the first rung on the ladder to becoming a government minister. Although
A FATHER-OF-TWO suffered serious burns when two petrol cans ignited on a building site. Police and colleagues believe Russell Greaves, 36, of Green Lane, Blackburn, may have been smoking a cigarette while he was handling the canisters, causing fuel fumes
COUNCIL staff have been forced to correct 25,000 brochures showing a thug clad in Burberry clothing - for fear of being sued by the fashion label. Office juniors were given black felt-tip pens and were told to colour over the photograph in the thousands
More than 700 took a unique opportunity to run over the private Castle Carr Estate in the Luddenden Valley near Mytholmroyd. The event was the British Fell and Hill Running Relay Championships, which this year were hosted by Calder Valley Fell Runners
JOHN Coleman is a firm believer that honesty is the best policy. The Accrington Stanley manager insists that an open relationship with his players has brought the best out them. And while that has meant Gary Roberts leaping from League Two with the
Accrington Stanley's leading scorer Gary Roberts is being backed to set the Championship alight. Roberts completed a three-month loan deal to Ipswich Town this week, appearing as a late subsitute in the 3-2 defeat at home to Preston North End on Tuesday
JOHN Spicer is on the verge of making his 100th career appearance as a professional footballer. But the midfielder, who is yet to start a match this season for the Clarets, said he was happy waiting his turn to make his landmark ton as he watched his
A LOTTERY cash injection is set to kick-start the £1million redevelopment of a dilapidated East Lancashire park. Rhyddings Park was once a popular attraction for both visitors and Oswaldtwistle residents, but recent neglect has left it a shadow of its
STAFF from BAE Systems in Samlesbury helped give a local community centre a new lease of life. The workers pitched in to help improve the Mellor Brook Community Centre, carrying out tasks including donating and fitting carpet tiles. Dave Holmes, director
A MAN who died following an alleged assault in his home was a "lovable rogue" who struggled to come to terms with alcoholism, one of his friends has revealed. Police have launched a murder-style inquiry into the death of Frank Landsborough, 57, of Lindsay
A BROTHER and sister have proved they are part of a model family after scooping top prizes in a national beauty contest. Max and Sasha Bennington both wowed the judges to land top-five places at the Miss and Mr Great British Isles competition. Max,
COUNCILLORS have blasted "ludicrous" planning rules over a £37million master-plan for the regen-eration of Pendle. Government rules for the regeneration state that the houses can only be built as replacements for ones that are demolished. But this is
TWENTY-one drivers have been fined £30 for using a "rat run" in Burnley. And police are warning other drivers not to travel down Moseley Road, between Burnley Wood and Rosehill or they will face the same penalty. Moseley Road is restricted to access
A DRUG dealer who had a cache of drugs and weapons at his home was caught after his next-door neighbour recorded his activities on CCTV. Father-of-two Adam Edwards set up the improvised recording equipment in desperation after witnessing drug dealing
BIRTHDAY girl Lauren Mealing's dream came true when she overcame the odds to take to the stage as a ballerina. Five-year-old Lauren, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was unable to walk a year ago. But after "phenomenal" progress in the last 12 months
THE jury in the trial of two Burnley councillors accused of rigging a local election using proxy votes was due to continue considering its verdicts today. Mozaquir Ali, 44, of Brougham Street, and Manzur Hussain, 58, of Milner Street, are charged with
A MAN who kitted out his garage like a high street video store - complete with shelving, a counter and CCTV - has been given a suspended jail sentence. Trading Standards officers said that 59-year-old Hugh Hamer's Billington home was "bursting at the
A PENSIONER has completed a huge knitting marathon to create a nativity scene with a difference. Betty Wickens, of Marlowe Crescent, Great Harwood, has made 13 figures, each one around a foot high, for her family to enjoy. The unusual project was started
A TEENAGER who made mobile phone video clips while carrying out vandalism attacks has avoided being given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. The boy, from Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to damaging a stained glass window at St Mary Magdelene Church and asked
A POLICE constable broke down in tears as a jury heard how she saw her partner Sharon Beshenivsky gunned down in cold blood. PC Teresa Milburn, a 37-year-old mother of one, spoke of how a call to a travel agents left her seriously injured and her partner
By J Grogosed. I shod my horse with shoes that weighed 50 lbs each I thought I would save on my wages For shoeing the horse with such big and heavy shoes I thought they would last for ages They say you can lead a horse to water But you cannot
I for one will vote for Jack Straw in any election. Free speech in this country is allowed, and if Muslims or any other faith want to have their say let them. But they must not try to suppress it. Let us have dialogue, not threats and complaints.
I AGREE with the views expressed on October 3, about changes to Burnley A&E. I wrote to the chief executive of the trust when plans were first mentioned about the closure and to Gordon Prentice and was assured that this was only a think tank proposal
WHETHER the scheme to re-route traffic through the centre of Darwen reduces congestion and proves beneficial to pedestrians, or causes, as Mr Farnhill believes, carnage and distress to drivers is yet to be proven as the scheme is not yet even finished
THE refuse collection in my street has recently become increasingly irregular. Throughout the summer, my side of the street and the opposing back terrace were subjected to a fortnightly collection - this despite the fact a weekly collection was made
I WRITE in response to the letter on October 5, which criticised housing market renewal pathfinder Elevate for not funding Phase II of Blackburn Ashworth Street estate regeneration. I agree that Phase I has resulted in a stunning transformation. The
Talks on trade between India and the European Union have been welcome by a Lancashire MEP. Liberal Democrat Sajid Karim has praised a new deal struck in Helsinki that could eliminate up to 90 per cent of tariffs on a range of goods. It will also
