NOBODY has made a greater impact on the Northern Cricket League scene in recent years than big-hitting Atif Ashraf. Over the past six years, few have touched the destructive Darwen professional for his sheer weight of runs and penchant for smashing records
POLICE are investigating the death of a man from Burnley who died after being stabbed outside a house in Manchester. David Brown, 24, was found dead in the garden of a property on Chorlton Road, Hulme, just after 7.30am on Friday night. A Home Office
POLICE have named a man who died in the early hours of the morning after an accident on the motorway. David Reynolds, 26, from South Road, Coppull, died after his car left the main northbound carriageway near Charnock Richard Service Station. He was
A little bonus for the community is a newly opened Library / Book Sale, where you can browse the selection, borrow or buy, all donations to the collection will be welcome. This is for the community! It's at the rear of the Fox & Grapes, in the Function
A SPECTACULAR overhead kick from Clarke Carlisle earned Burnley a point in stoppage time. Darren Byfield thought he had done enough to win it with two second half goals, after Andy Gray had given the Clarets the lead soon after half-time. But, following
Proud to announce the fantastic, amazingly talented JFK (male vocalist) coming to the area to entertain you all, with his superb covers of all your favourites songs from the 50's and 60's, make it swing at The Fox & Grapes and turn up in dress of the
THE Home Office has denied reports accusing it of sitting on US Justice Department demands for information about arms manufacturer BAE. A request for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) is believed to have been submitted more than two months ago. The firm
A JEALOUS man attacked his partner after he believed she was having an affair with a long-time friend, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Simon James Anderton, 32, had abused victim Louise Greenhalgh, threw her on the floor, bit her nose
THE number of mobile speed camera sites is set to increase in Burnley. The Lancashire Road Safety Partnership is set to add to the number of sites in all areas of East Lancashire after restrictions on the rules were relaxed. Burnley will get ten more
POLICE have named a man who died after a crash near Colne. Patrick Joseph Rickard, 70, from Wood Green, Leyland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the A6068 between Colne and Cowling. The accident occurred at 1.20pm on Thursday afternoon
BURNLEY midfielder Chris McCann was stretchered off with a suspected hamstring problem after just 20 minutes. And it took a while for the Clarets to settle after that untimely change. Joey Gudjonsson, McCann's replacement, was unlucky not to benefit
A MAN walked away unscathed after flipping his car onto its roof while driving to work. Fire crews said that the driver clipped a parked car with his Vauxhall Corsa in Plantation Street, Accrington, at 5.45am today.
MARK Hughes today claimed Blackburn Rovers have become an easy target for certain referees. Hughes is convinced that certain match officials come to Ewood with a 'pre-determined idea' of what sort of team Rovers are, and he believes that has led to an
A WOMAN had to be released from industrial equipment after trapping her hand at a factory in Johnson Road, Darwen. Fire and ambulance crews were able to release the woman who suffered minor injuries after in the incident at 4.15am on Saturday.
ROBBIE Blake can be the Clarets chameleon, according to manager Steve Cotterill. The Burnley boss believes there are so many facets to the striker's game he can be a handful to any Championship defence. Blake opened his league account at Sheffield Wednesday
THE family of a man who died in police custody are asking the European Court of Human Rights to rule if the case has been properly investigated. Christopher Alder, 37, died in 1998 in a police station after he was arrested for a breach of the peace.
Mark Hughes is hoping his Blackburn Rovers players can bounce back from Thursday night's shock UEFA Cup defeat to Larissa when they face Portsmouth tomorrow. That result was Rovers' first defeat in 16 games and Hughes insists it's vital his players now
PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp is counting his blessings that Ryan Nelsen is missing at Ewood Park tomorrow. Redknapp is one of the Kiwi's biggest admirers and almost tempted him to Fratton Park last season. Nelsen is expected to be out for several
A morris dancing group are coming to Colne to dance the Colne. Chinewrde from Kenliworth will be preforming outside Colne market hall on the 29th of September. The dancers have created a number of routines named after various towns throughout the North
A MOTORIST has died after a late night crash on the M6, police said. Police said the driver, who has not been identified, was in his car on his own. His vehicle left the main carriageway near Charnock Richard Service Station heading north. The crash
MARK Bradley has struck form just at the right time as he prepares to defend the Automatic Retailing PGA North Region Championship at Northumberland club Burgham Park next week, from September 27-29. The 33-year-old Chorley professional, who won the
