THE motives behind the killing of Caneze Riaz and her four daughters may never be known following the death of her husband, police said. Mohammed Riaz, described by police as "the prime suspect" died in hospital yesterday. Detective Chief Inspector
A MAN punched his girlfriend in the face after demanding to know if her friend fancied him, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard "depressed" Scott Marsden, 25, then grabbed the victim by the throat, started throwing things around the room and
VALLEY traders have vowed to fight "tooth and nail" against proposals to make shoppers pay for parking. The controversial suggestion to charge for short-stay car parking throughout Rossendale will be discussed by the borough council's overview and scrutiny
A FORMER Burnley man has been appointed the Lord Mayor of the City of London. Taking the honour is 61-year-old accountant John Stuttard who will be officially named the 679th Lord Mayor at a ceremony on Friday. Growing up in Burnley he learned the accoun-tancy
A NUMBER of drop-in clinics have been set up to reduce teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among young people across Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. Seven Step-in clinics have been opened by the former Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
A LATE night field hospital is being planned for Burnley town centre to treat injured revellers and let others sober up. Police and publicans are investigating setting up the minor injury and sobering-up centre after health bosses decided to strip Burnley
HEROES of battle will be remembered today during a special service at an East Lancashire hospital that used to treat casualties of war. Calderstones Hospital in Milton Road, Whalley will stage a procession of war heroes and members of the armed forces
FOR one restaurant owner it was a case of "korma-blimey" after he received a surprise nomination for a national curry award - just 10 months after opening. And now Tony Walters and wife Carole hope they can beat the competition out of the way in their
A FLAT in Haslingden was left severely fire damaged in a suspected arson attack. Three crews from Rawtenstall and Haslingden attended the empty ground floor flat in Rock Street at 7.30pm on Thursday, and spent almost two hours battling the flames which
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl on the run from social services had sexual relations with two men, who also supplied her with drugs, a court was told. The details of the case were revealed when convicted sex offender Darren Ernest Clarence Roberts appeared in court
STAFF at hospitals in East Lancashire have suffered fewer physical assaults this year - thanks to a range of new security measures. Figures collected by the NHS Security Management Service (NHS SMS) show there were 75 assaults on staff working for East
BLACKBURN Council leader Kate Hollern has branded as "disgraceful" the decision to turn half of the town's general post office into a betting shop. The franchise for the main post office in Ainsworth Street - which will be run by Newsplus Blackburn -
A BRIDE proved her love before her wedding day - by getting rid of a tattoo with the name of her first husband! Heidi Sanders spent three years planning her October wedding with husband Andrew, but she knew there was one vital detail she need to make
A CALENDAR girl will help celebrate the achievements of East Lancashire women in business this month. Unique, a group set up to promote women in business within the area, will be holding its annual awards dinner on November 30 at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel
November 1975 heralded the sale of Burnley's Leighton James to Derby County in a record deal. Over three decades on, Clarets fan Stuart Wilkin remembers the career of one of the club's most naturally talented stars. Our small town and the football
BLACKBURN Hawks are hopeful that new forwards Glenn Young and Michel Loksa will make their debuts this weekend. Hawks and their new striking duo face a tough Northern League Cup tie with high-flying Dundee Stars (tonight, 6pm) along with an away English
ASTON Villa manager Martin O'Neill is relieved his side won't be facing Robbie Savage tomorrow as he rates the Blackburn midfielder as one of his best ever bargains. Savage has been ruled out of the Premiership clash at Villa Park after he picked up
BLACKBURN Rovers have vowed to continue experimenting with ticket prices in a bid to attract more fans to Ewood Park. The Premiership club have broken new ground this season by slashing prices for their ties in the UEFA Cup. After allowing season ticket
Blackburn Rovers head to Villa Park without the services of their talismanic midfielder Robbie Savage. The Welshman aggravated a thigh injury in the first half against Basel and now faces two weeks on the sidelines. "Robbie's a nightmare when he's injured
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has called on his players to reproduce their European form in the Premiership as they gear up for a testing trip to Aston Villa tomorrow. After two straight defeats in the league, Rovers got back to winning ways on
THE sole surviving member of the Riaz family has been inundated with offers support from friends via on his internet webpage. Yesterday Adam Riaz, 17, was informed his entire family had died in the blaze in Tremellen Street, Accrington, following the
VETERAN Clarets player Doug 'Jock' Winton was given a final farewell from old team-mates, family, friends yesterday. Jock, who played for Burnley from 1952 to 1959, died in hospital on Sunday following a long illness, aged 77. Originally from Perth,
TODMORDEN police station will close to the public on Monday while the building undergoes a refurbishment. Residents will be able to contact officers as the enquiry desk will move 40 yards from the police station to Todmorden Community College, Burnley
A NEW supermarket in Barrowford could ring the death knell of more traditional village shops, the parish council chairman has warned. Regional chain Booths will be showing off its plans for a 13,000sq ft store, and 85-space car park, at the former Pendle
PUPILS are helping bring a little colour into the lives of sick children. For children at Sabden Primary School, Whalley Road, were chosen for the second year in a row to provide drawings for Derian House Children's Hospice calendar. The appeals team
ALL workers at Blackburn's general post office have quit over the lower pay being offered by the bosses of the new franchise. Workers at the at the central branch in Ainsworth Street said they did not want to apply for jobs at the newly-franchised post
IT'S difficult to get a decent wine made with Zinfandel grapes for less than around £7 partly because the vast majority come from the modern home of 'Zin' - California - where wine doesn't come cheap. Somehow Aldi have managed to get an example for
SAUVIGNON Blanc grapes, or rather the wine made from them, have made New Zealand's Marlborough region on the South Island famous throughout the world. Here's a great example from this year's harvest of the gooseberry nose and rich citrus and peach
LAZY' Blackburn with Darwen councillors have been told to attend more meetings instead of turning full council meetings into a talking shop'. The warning comes after councillors demanded an end to marathon council meetings, which have become "a centre
A COLLEGE principal has spoken of her shock and sadness after a retired lecturer was crushed to death under 40 tonnes of scrap metal. Nancy Cookson, principal of Accrington and Rossendale College, told of her grief at the death of Valerie Taylor, 63,
TEN doves were released to mark the opening of a school's new £4million home. The birds took to the skies at The Redeemer CE Primary School's new home on the Fernhurst estate in Blackburn. The school was created in December 2004 after the town's St
WHEN it's your daughter's birthday, you just have to celebrate with a pizza' the action! With a large family group gathered together, all itching to enjoy themselves, there's only one type of eaterie that offers the exuberant atmosphere to match - and
OLD railway tracks have always fascinated me and one of the most interesting used to run through Helmshore. I decided to ignore the low clouds and sweeping rain which turned out so wet that even my labrador looked at me as if I was nuts. The line was
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes reckons there's plenty of football left in Tugay yet - but he has no immediate plans to extend the midfielder's contract because he wants to keep him hungry! The 36-year-old playmaker continues to defy the ageing process
Burnley chief executive Dave Edmundson has refused to rule out the possibility that the Clarets may have to sacrifice a player during the January transfer window to balance the books. The revelation comes after the Clarets announced a loss of £2.1m in
POLICE are taking to the streets of a nuisance-plagued Darwen estate to tell the culprits their behaviour must stop. The patrols are part of a crackdown in the Birch Hall Avenue area. From today extra officers will patrol on foot and in vehicles to
By Hugh Davies. Jude was worried about her weight, The tyre round her waist, she did hate Her doctor said "Hey Jude you need to diet," Eat normal for two days, skip a day, try it. I guarantee after a fortnight you'll shed five pounds, The fat
POLICE are doing a great job with their cameras stopping 70-year-olds doing 36 mph. But they seem unable to stop under 36-year-olds doing 70 plus mph. I regularly watch boy racers roaring past my house. The newspapers report on accidents caused by
I AM writing with disgust at the moronic hospital management which came up with such idiotic ideas as the dress code for their wonderful staff. Who on earth appoints such people? Do they sit about all day watching cartoons for ideas of what to do next
COUNCILLOR Dave Hollins in his letter (LT, October 23) asserted that recent correspondents are opposed to major investments in Darwen because of their opposition to the plan for new baths, not, as he erroneously states, a leisure centre. Investment in
CAN anyone in Darwen understand and agree with the phased regeneration of their town centre? First they get a health centre with inadequate parking provision. It is up a steep hill from the town centre and was effectively built on the leisure centre
