I looked out of my bedroom window this morning and saw the heron at the waterfall. I have seen this bird on a number of occasions on the river so I grabbed my digital camera and crossed the road to the waterfall to take some pics. Many a time I have admired
ANDY Gray's 10th goal of the season got Burnley's post-Steve Cotterill era off to a winning start. Under the guidance of caretaker manager Steve Davis, Burnley kept possession well and a tighter defence and hard working midfield unit limited Leicester
Blackburn defender Andre Ooijer believes Manchester United "are not happy" to be facing Mark Hughes' side. Sir Alex Ferguson's men have been in fine form of late, but Ooijer believes the Ewood Park side present a thorny proposition, going into the fixture
A PAINTING by artist Mary Marsland has been used as part of a European research project to encourage school students to talk about their experiences of our multi-cultural society. Mary's Lowry-style painting has been used by students at Writhlington
MUSIC lovers everywhere rejoice. Jools is back with his piano and his weekly collection of the great, the good and the unknown. Later on BBC2 has become something of an institution and probably, as such, gets taken for granted. But at a time when Top
BURNLEY have made a positive start to the post-Steve Cotterill era, with Andy Gray hitting double figures to hand the Clarets a half-time lead. Under the guidance of caretaker manager Steve Davis, Burnley kept possession well and a tighter defence and
AS I write there are 47 days, 12 hours, 45 minutes and three seconds Christmas shopping time left. I know this because I've just been on to a threatening-looking website dedicated solely to the big countdown. 47 days (or six weeks) may sound like a
A MAN'S eyelid was sliced open during a fight outside a Rawtenstall nightclub. The 24-year-old was outside the Rhythm Station, New Hall Hey Road, at 1am last night when the fight broke out. A police spokesman said the man's eyelid had been sliced open
Haslingden; 9.45am British Legion, Lower Deardengate then sevice at Memorial Gardens, Manchester Rd at 10.00am. Helmshore; 9.00am at the Bridge End then service 9.30am at St Thomas' Church and commemoration at Helmshore Park,11.00am
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes insists his old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson is now a far mellower figure than when he first took charge at Manchester United in 1986. It was Hughes who famously coined the phrase hairdryer treatment' to describe a Fergie rant
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby remains confident that managerless Burnley can still mount a push for the Premiership this season. The Turf Moor club are searching for a new boss following Steve Cotterill's shock departure on Thursday. They are looking
A CIGARETTE that had not been put out properly caused substantial damage to the living room of a house. The owner of the home in Pringle Street, Blackburn, had left the terraced house shortly before 1.15pm on Friday and had left a cigarette smouldering
A CAR was set on fire after its owner left it parked in Holden Fold, Darwen, last night. Fire crew said the blaze was being treated as suspicious. The Citroen C2 was left on the street at around 8pm on Friday and was discovered alight at 11.35pm. The
STEVE Cotterill has described the next manager of Burnley Football Club as "a lucky man". The outgoing Clarets boss admitted he was sad to be leaving Turf Moor after his three and a half year spell in charge was ended by mutual consent on Thursday.
WASTE cooking fat left on top of an electric cooker caused a fire at a home in Berkeley Street, Nelson. Fire crew were called to the bungalow at 6.32pm Last night, but the owner had already managed to extinguish the flames. A fire spokesperson said:
MARK Hughes has paid tribute to his staff and players after scooping the first manager of the month award of his professional career. Having guided Blackburn to their best start since the title-winning season of 1994/95, Hughes was yesterday named the
I SEE concessions for parking at the Mall, Blackburn have been withdrawn. Elderly drivers with disability will have to pay the going rate for parking on top of the £1 per litre for fuel. Do they not want the disabled in the caring Mall? WALT BUCK
LAST year the Italians had a weekly whopping pension of £341.13p. Germany paid its pensioners a reasonable £267.15p. What does this British OAP get this year? A miserly state pension of less than £92 a week. To be honest this scandalous state pensions
RISHTON West Residents' Association represents an area of Rishton with a mixed and varied population, but with a significant proportion of elderly and young families. The committee views with grave concern the issue of hospital admissions. Patients requiring
A WOMAN was taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering from smoke inhalation when her chip pan set on fire. Fire crew were called to Pine Street at 6.15pm last night and were able to quicly extinguish the flames. The property suffered minor smoke
DID a supreme intelligence create us or are we just the lucky results of big explosion? Are you and me here courtesy of blind chance and evolution, or are we the loving creation of an Intelligent Designer? Or are we from an Intelligent Designer who
A TEENAGER has been plucked from obscurity to appear in a BBC comedy show - and it's all thanks to social networking site Facebook. Degree student Jodie Foulds, 19, of Meta Street, in the Infirmary area of Blackburn, was e-mailed in October and asked
Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to his former protege Mark Hughes ahead of the clash between their Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers sides tomorrow. The United chief said: "I think good teams reflect their manager and I think that you see Mark
Get your Jazz Hands at the ready for a night of music and fun! The Millenium Green Jazz Night is taking place at the Conservative Club on Harwoods Lane on Friday the 23rd November and begins at 7.30pm. To enquire about tickets or if you need any
POLICE are advising drivers to make sure they are prepared for the frosty weather ahead. Vehicle owners who leave their engines running to defrost them are being urged not to leave their vehicles unattended. Last year a number of cars were stolen while
ANDY Gouck claims he has replicated the wondergoal that dumped Huddersfield Town out of the FA Cup "a million times", but not one of them has felt as special as that late stunner. Stanley were competing well in their first Conference season after winning
HUDDERSFIELD Town defender Nathan Clarke is gunning for revenge over Accrington Stanley this afternoon. The 24-year-old (pictured) was part of the Town team that was dumped out of the FA Cup four years ago at the Fraser Eagle Stadium. And he admitted
