ROBBIE Blake couldn't have picked a better time to hit a half-century of Burnley goals, as his brace kept the Clarets in the play-off hunt. The striker came off the bench to cancel out controversial front man Darius Henderson's first-half opener, just
SUPERSUB Matt Derbyshire grabbed an 89th minute winner as Blackburn Rovers heaped the pressure on relegation-haunted Newcastle United. The England Under 21 international, who became a father for the first time earlier this week, celebrated the birth
A CHRISTMAS Day thief stole diesel because he wanted to get his diabetic partner back to Lancashire and no garages had been open, a court was told. Anthony Callander, 37, struck while on a suspended sentence, Burnley Crown Court heard. Callander, who
Graham Beck produces some lovely, reasonably-priced wines in South Africa's Western Cape and this mix of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon is no let down either. There are lots of strong, rich, blackcurrant flavours and a hit of vanilla and spice too.
Torrontes is Spanish grape which mixes well and Chenin was originally a French grape with the same characteristics. Put them both together and we have a very drinkable, workaday white with pineapple and lychee flavours from one of the largest Fairtrade
DARIUS Henderson fired Watford into a first-half lead, and left Ade Akinibiyi ruing an unbelievable miss. The striker had a glorious opportunity to put Burnley in front on 12 minutes when Chris McCann charged down goalkeeper Richard Lee's attempted clearance
The next meeting of Blackburn Gramophone Society is on Tuesday, April 8 with Mrs Jean Raymonde Stockton Remembering Jackie.' Meet in Blackburn with Darwen Foyer, Princes Street at 7.30pm.
MICHAEL Owen missed a golden chance to fire Newcastle United into a first half lead at St James' Park. The best chance of the half fell to Owen in the 35th minute when Joey Barton's ball over the top split open the Blackburn defence. But although the
A drug addict who raided his mother's house and sold her property to feed his addiction is facing a jail term. Wesley Dale Andrew, 30, broke a window and helped himself to DVDs to raise cash- but his mother did not want him to end up behind bars, Burnley
The Mothers' Union of St. Mary's Church, Mellor will meet on Tuesday, 11th March when Mrs Louise Edge will talk about her 'Life at Fairfield'. Fairfield Farm is in Osbaldeston, on the A59, between the Saab garage and Dowsons Farm. They are specialists
Blackburn Hawks welcome Northern League leaders Fife Flyers at home tonight...with a particular mission in mind. Hawks' season maybe drawing to a close, after administrative rulings ended any hope of reaching the play-offs, but, in direct contrast Fife
BLACKBURN Rovers reserves were beaten 3-1 by St Patrick's Athletic in a friendly in Dublin last night. With a week to go before the new Eircom League of Ireland season kicks off, Glyn Hodges' young charges provided St Patrick's with a useful work-out
SO DID the earth move for you on Wednesday? Me too. Although, I've got to admit, not enough to persuade me to actually open my eyes to investigate what on earth was making the handles of our bedroom chest of drawers rattle like crazy. "Go back to sleep
THIS madcap bunch of comedians are putting Darwen on the map with a new monthly sketch show. Although in its infancy Lock n Load: Second Saturday is attracting comedy lovers to Darwen's Library Theatre, with its original blend of comic characters and
A NEW campaign to save British pig farming is not telling the whole story. This industry should be regarded with anything but pride. Animal campaigning group Viva! has filmed in dozens of British pig farms in the last few years. Everywhere we found
COUNCILLOR David Whipp is saying Pendle Council's council tax decision will only mean 15p extra a week, for Pendle residents? This must be a misprint or he is including every man, woman and child, plus the hundreds who don't pay any council tax. The
WHAT a sad little face on the front page (LT, February 23) of the teenager who started a fire at the care home where he worked. Granted, it was a terrible thing to do, but I wonder if prison is the best place for him. There was no mention in the article
ON Thursday, February 21, I was on a bus that stopped at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. I was appalled to see a hospital in-patient in nightwear and dressing gown standing smoking outside on a bitterly cold day whilst hooked up to an intravenous drip stand
PRINCE Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan's Helmand Province after news leaked out on an American website that he had been fighting the Taleban for the past 10 weeks. The MoD announced its "regrettable" decision to avoid further risking the
FIVE teenage dancers are hoping to grab a slice of Fame after landing parts with a touring company's latest musical. The youngsters from Katrina's Dance Academy, Blackburn, auditioned to appear in the touring company Say Two's version of Fame after seeing
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl was allegedly indecently assaulted by a half naked man. Police said the schoolgirl was making her way home when she was approached in Charles Grove, Longridge. It is alleged that a man grabbed her upper arm before brushing himself
MARK Hughes believes the form of striker Benni McCarthy could hold the key to Blackburn Rovers' hopes of qualifying for Europe during the run-in. After setting the Premier League alight during his first year in English football, finishing second only
THERE was once a time when youth team players had to graft for their corn, but the days of cleaning senior players' boots and sweeping the terraces don't apply to the Premier League anymore. Arsenal loanee Mark Randall has revealed how the every need
OWEN Coyle has praised the way goalkeeper Brian Jensen bounced back from his weekend blunder to help Burnley take full advantage of their Championship game in hand with a clean sheet. The Clarets stopper crucially fumbled Lilian Nalis' shot on the goal-line
A MAN who attacked his partner of eight years in a row over their children was given a community sentence. Burnley magistrates heard how Gary Andrew Barry, 38, got abusive, struck a door and a cupboard and then punched out at and headbutted Dawn Bradley
A teenager tried to break into a house in Manchester Road, Hapton, around 2.10pm on Thursday. He used a spade to try to force a living room window at the large detached property but fled after being disturbed. He is described as being a white, aged
A PENSIONER is hoping to splash the cash on a cruise after winning the latest Lancashire Telegraph bingo game. Freda Anderson, 74, of Cherry Croft Way, Blackburn, won £500 after matching the numbers on her free Lancashire Telegraph bingo card to those
A teenager has been arrested after a tractor stolen from a park caused thousands of pounds of damage in Nelson. The 17-year-old girl was arrested after the Pendle Council tractor was taken from Victoria Park in Carr Road at 3pm on Monday. Damage totalling
STUDENTS of all faiths took part in a debate on medical ethics. More than 50 students from Year 11 attended a conference at Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre. The students, from Sir John Thursby Community College, Blessed Trinity RC College, Shuttleworth
We are a charity in Rishton and we work hard to improve the facilities and activities for our young people in this town. In the past we have helped to fund the purchase of laptops which are used at Norden Youth Club. We also supported the funding
KINDHEARTED police from Pennine Division have raised £175 for the Joshua Ford Appeal. Joshua, nine, of Lisbon Drive, Burnley, fell ill with a rare form of the meningitis brain bug at the end of August, and had to have his legs removed after septicemia
Something's missing. When I was a lad the things that happen today were undreamt of. For one thing, I swore when I was a lad, listening to my father going on and on and on about when he was a lad, I'd never drone on about what happened when I was a lad
FIRE crew have issued a warning about boiler servicing after a man sparked a house fire by trying to light his boiler with a blow torch. The man's boiler's pilot light had gone out on Friday night and he decided to use the blow torch to re-ignite it.
A BUSINESSMAN has been fined for dumping bags of rubbish in a back street in Burnley. Zarak Khan ,26, of North Street, Burnley pleaded guilty to an offence of fly tipping when he appeared at Reedley Magistrates Court. Khan, who manages an off-licence
MICHAEL Duff believes he has emerged from his five-month injury hell a better professional. After the defender began his comeback from multiple knee ligament damage with his first outing for Burnley's reserves this week, he revealed he has at least three
AS Burnley stand on the brink of the play-offs going into this afternoon's game with Watford, we talk to former Clarets full back Alex Elder about what it takes to be a winner. TEAMWORK, togetherness, talent and tenacity proved to be the staple diet
ANDREW Cole is ready to boost Burnley's ammunition as Owen Coyle bids to do the double over promotion-chasing Watford. The former Manchester United and England striker was forced to sit out the last two games after an old Achilles problem flared up.
A section of a garage forecourt had to be closed off after high winds blew down a sign. Fire crew were called to the Shell garage just off the M65 motorway at Darwen at 6.40pm on Friday after reports of a sign hanging around 6ft down from a 20ft canopy
I THINK we're moving into guilty pleasures territory again - but thankfully I don't think I'm alone in this one. For those wondering what I'm talking about I have a theory that every TV viewer has a number of programmes which they secretly love but would
CHRIS Samba is confident he and his defensive colleagues can snuff out the threat posed by England ace Michael Owen at St James' Park today. The giant Blackburn defender comfortably shut out Owen when the pair were involved in a little and large battle
Hyndburn councillors have reaffirmed their position on not wanting fluoride added to water supplies. The council has been opposed to any proposals to add fluoride to drinking water since April 1985 and that stance has not changed. Coun Peter Britcliffe
Sheila Shaw writes about finding the courage to do difficult things. This weekend, motherhood is on our mind and the commercial world tells us that it is Mothers' Day tomorrow. Mothers value gestures of love from their children; any time, any day
