DARWEN entertain fellow high fliers Eccleshall tomorrow in one of their biggest tests of the season. Boss Steve Mullin said: "We have no fear factor playing at home it is just one of those things. "Tomorrow is probably our biggest game so far this season
IF they ever hand out awards for the size of portions then the Bamboo must be in with a shout. We ordered two house specials - the chop suey and the chow mein - and came away with enough food to comfortably feed a family of four, and have some left over
Burnley boss Steve Cotterill could be faced with a defensive selection headache if captain Wayne Thomas fails to bounce back from a knee injury picked up at Preston last Friday. With Steve Foster suspended he could play Wade Elliott at right back and
PETERBOROUGH United manager Keith Alexander has inside information on Accrington Stanley. Alexander signed winger Andy Todd while he was cutting his managerial teeth at non league Ilkeston Town. He knows exactly what the 27-year-old can do and he has
MARK Hughes must be dreading the day that Tugay finally hangs up his boots. For exactly how do you go about replacing a genius who is utterly irreplaceable? The veteran midfield maestro brought Ewood Park to its feet with a moment of pure magic as Blackburn
SOME of the Valley's most promising youngsters were heralded at an awards ceremony last night. At Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's year 11 speech night, headmaster Marc Morris paid tribute to pupils who broke records with their GCSE and A' level
RECOVERING addicts who have used a Blackburn charity to "get their lives back" have been saluted at an awards ceremony. Blackburn Town Hall was the venue for the annual Edges awards ceremony and winners ranged from a couple who beat their amphetamine
SIR Nicholas Stern's report on the effects of carbon emissions makes for stark reading If we don't take action to reduce them, then the increase in global temperatures could lead to a rise in sea levels, more flooding, the death of certain species and
TWO drunken revellers launched a vandalism attack on a petrol station which culminated in one of them urinating on a pump. CCTV footage from the Texaco petrol station on Burnley Road, Accrington, clearly shows two men walk into shot and carry out the
FURIOUS drivers claim a new traffic light system in Darwen is creating chaos. And Blackburn with Darwen Council has been warned that the concern has dampened residents' enthuiasm over regeneration work in the town. But Blackburn with Darwen Council
FOUR landlords are being investigated after their foreign satellite equipment, used to show live Premiership matches, was seized during raids. Police and trading standards raided the Hordens, Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, The Dog Inn, Revidge Road,
A BOY who is crazy about the army had his wish come true when military bosses made him a soldier for the day. Joshua Borwick, seven, of Clarendon Street, Accring-ton, has Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy, a disease which gradually weakens the muscles and
A HASLINGDEN Territorial Army private said to have sold fake photographs of British troops abusing Iraqis to the Daily Mirror was accused of enjoying violence and death. Stuart Mackenzie, 28, appeared as a prosecution witness at a court martial where
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes paid tribute to his players' staying power after a 3-0 win over Basel last night put Rovers within touching distance of a place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Three goals in the last 15 minutes from Tugay, Franny Jeffers
Brent Peters is hoping his Bacup side can draw confidence from their midweek win over Nelson when they travel to face out-of-sorts Atherton LR. But he believed the hosts have a clear advantage. He said: "Their pitch can be a bit of a leveller, because
COLNE put their recent impressive form to the test at Curzon Ashton tomorrow. The Holt House side are the form team in NWCL Divison One - losing just once in nine games - but manager Nigel Coates knows that record is under threat. He said: "Curzon are
BLACKBURN Hawks suffered two disappointing defeats, both at the hands of keen rivals Billingham Bombers in the English National Ice Hockey League. The Bombers cruised to a 4-1 victory at Blackburn Arena before nicking a 7-6 win in a close fought game
BURNLEY strikers Kyle Lafferty and Gifton Noel-Williams have been challenged to hit the scoring charts like team mate Andy Gray. Clarets boss Steve Cotterill threw down the gauntlet to the front pairing after watching on-song Gray join an elite group
IAN Craney has hailed Paul Mullin as the best target man he's ever played with - and he's hoping their new strike partnership will flourish. The midfielder played just off the Accrington Stanley striker in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy win over Blackpool
Goalkeeper Rob Elliot will continue his loan deal with Accrington Stanley following discussions with the club. It seemed Elliot was on his way back to Charlton Athletic after seeing his first team opportunities limited this season. But manager John
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has revealed his frustration at not yet being able to add to his squad. The Reds boss had a bid rejected yesterday and said he was a whisker away from signing a player last week but the deal broke down at the 11th
A PENDLE club has kept its licence after an investigation into complaints from residents that their lives were being blighted by noise and parking problems. Pendle Council licensing committee reviewed the licence of the New Palatine Club, Norfolk Street
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher brought the campaign to save one of Padiham's retained fire engines to Westminster. In a debate in the House of Commons this week she spoke out against the proposals, saying: "The main concern is that the population of Padiham
POLICE and council chiefs have obtained a court order allowing them to evict travellers from a Pendle Recreation ground. But a leading councillor has criticised what he sees as a delay in taking the action after taxpayers were left with a £1,000 cleaning
COMMUNITY figures who stage public meetings are being given lessons in mediation to calm down angry residents shouting verbal and racial abuse. Members of residents' associations, youth leaders and agencies dealing with the public in Pendle are to be
A LORRY carrying 40 tonnes of scrap metal overturned on a car killing a retired lecturer - but leaving her partner unharmed. Jimmy Derbyshire, 59, of Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, told of his grief at the death of Valerie Taylor, and said: "I don't
A ROYAL Mail delivery driver caught almost twice the drink-drive limit may now lose his job, a court was told. Christopher Mitchell, 41, who was caught in the early hours, was now due to meet his bosses and was hoping he would be kept on in another job
GARDEN centre workers got a big shock when a tropical Huntsman spider dashed out of a package of plant pots. The eight-legged freak had stowed away in a delivery from China to the Ribble Valley and ended up being taken to council environ-mental officials
AN 82-YEAR-OLD woman had her life savings stolen by a woman who had once worked as her carer, and who she trusted as a friend. But Roxanne Margaret Culff walked free from Blackburn magistrates after the bench imposed a suspended sentence. And after
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill has dedicated his Coca-Cola Championship Manager of the Month for October to the players and staff at Turf Moor. He said: "It's all credit to the players really because without them you never get these awards. It's probably
HOW boring can the health bosses get? Staff should dress modestly I agree, when you have to be admitted to hospital the patient wants to be cheered up and not made to feel down in the dumps. These doctors and nurses are there to make the patient better
By Sheila Brennan. Large eyes of brown and brushed tail With heavy mane and shaggy coat Give him warmth in storm and gale Treats of carrots are a must Or he'll turn his back on you As a gesture of disgust With love he welcomes those Who give
THE story (LT, Oct 25) about NHS staff wearing novelty socks at Blackburn Royal made me very angry. There are far more serious problems than socks that need addressing, ie the shortage of nurses, the MRSA problem - why didn't we have this problem with
IN the words of Victor Meldrew "I don't believe it". With all the problems that the new Royal Hospital is facing for health bosses to be worrying about their staff wearing novelty socks is unbelievable. Only a month ago I went to casualty on a Sunday
RE the article (LT, October 17) about the traffic wardens parking on a yellow line while they booked someone for parking on yellow lines. On a Tuesday morning last month, I drove into Darwen town centre and parked outside the new dental practice across
A COMMUNITY has paid tribute to tragic mum Caneze Riaz's tireless devotion to helping others. Mrs Riaz was involved in community cohesion work at Hyndburn Cultural Association and was a volunteer at AAWAZ, the voice of Asian women in Hyndburn. But she
CANEZE Riaz's family have thanked people for their messages of support. Her cousin, Terence Clarkson, 35, of Bolton, e-mailed the Lancashire Telegraph's online condolence book and said: "I will miss my cousin and the girls very much, we the family
Two Moroccan shepherd boys on a dusty hillside; a defiant deaf-mute teenager in Tokyo; a Mexican wedding and an American couple trying to overcome the death of their baby. In Babel, which closed the London Film Festival on Thursday, four seemingly
THE man who has had more identities than my wife changes her mind arrived in Burnley under the name he was born with - Howard Marks. He's one of those inexplicable people whose aura enters a room even before their human form. For those who don't know
