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  • Burnley 1 Colchester 2

    ONCE again, heads are left scratching as Burnley's home-day blues mount up. Away from Turf Moor, the Clarets are pulling up trees. But at BB10 headquarters, Steve Cotterill's men are reeling with serious headaches. So far, it is turning out to be a

  • Jeer we go!

    STEVE Cotterill admits he was unhappy to hear jeers coming from the stands during Burnley's disappointing Championship defeat to Colchester. The Clarets slipped 2-1 to the promoted U's - their third consecutive loss at Turf Moor. Kevin Watson and a

  • Clarets defeat stuns Cotterill

    STEVE Cotterill insists Saturday's 2-1 home defeat was a "travesty" after bossing Colchester at Turf Moor. The U's took all three points after snatching a two-goal lead through Kevin Watson and a Chris Iwelumo penalty, awarded when John McGreal was

  • Four throw their hats into by-election ring

    FOUR candidates are in the running for a Rossendale by-election following the resign-ation of a Liberal Democrat councillor. Cribden ward represent-ative Coun Phillip Young, who resigned in mid August, was the only Liberal Democrat on the council. The

  • Lover hit in 10p taxi row

    AN "angry" married man attacked his lover in a row over just 10p, Burnley Crown Court heard. Steven Waring, 41, hit Nicola Taylor, with whom he'd had a two-and-a-half-year on-off' affair, in the argument over a taxi fare. Waring, who would have lost

  • Husband was just 'an inch away from death'

    A BURNLEY man was left "one inch away from death" after an out of control car crashed and stopped just short of a ladder he was up. Joe Green said he "felt lucky to be alive" after watching the car mount the kerb, cross the pavement and hit his father's

  • Tories' battle cry

    THE Conservative Party in Pendle have selected their prospective candidate to fight the next General Election - even though polling may be three years away. Andrew Stephenson, 25, was chosen at Lancashire's first primary', a new initiative allowing Pendle

  • Robbo injury blow

    BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is facing up to the fact he could be without Jason Roberts for several weeks. The former Wigan Athletic striker, who joined Rovers in a £2 million deal earlier this summer, damaged his groin in training on Friday and now looks

  • Goals too little too late

    THE scoreline may suggest a tight affair, but the full 90 minutes told a completely different story. While Stanley staged a late fightback to scare an increasingly lacklustre Notts County side in injury time, it was too little, too late for manager John

  • Sheffield United 0 Blackburn Rovers 0

    BEHIND every great man is a great woman. Or in Brad Friedel's case, behind every great goalkeeper is a great woman. Friedel was the hero for Blackburn Rovers on a bizarre afternoon at Bramall Lane, saving two penalties in the same game for the first

  • Hughes hails hero Friedel

    BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes hailed the heroics of Brad Friedel after the Rovers keeper saved two penalties in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Sheffield United. Friedel was in unbeatable form at Bramall Lane, first denying David Unsworth from the spot, and

  • Tower sets target

    WAYS to make Turton Tower more profitable are to be drawn up in a bid to save the historic building. The future of the 15th century Tudor house in uncertain after Lancashire County Council threatened to axe vital funding. Maintenance, staffing and upkeep

  • Grieving son hit his mum

    A GRIEVING son attacked his mother and brother weeks after the death of his father because he blamed himself for the death, a court heard. Mark Heap, 30, of Grange Street, Accrington, lost control over some flat-pack furniture and attacked his brother

  • Driver's five seconds of madness

    TWO men had to be airlifted to hospital when a 20-year-old Rishton man crashed after deliberately speeding over the brow of a hill during "five seconds of madness". Blackburn magistrates heard the spot, on Hollow Head Lane, Wilpshire, had been a target

  • Bus firm in large profit

    Blackburn Transport made more than £100,000 profit in the first four months of the financial year. Company accounts obtained by the Lancashire Telegraph show that the firm recorded a profit of £117,400 in the 18 weeks to July 30, 2006. The company,

  • Our Baby Joy

    THE family of a 17-month-old-baby killed by his child-minder are celebrating the birth of a baby boy. Joshua Massey Hodgkinson's parents say their new son, Charlie George, is a Godsend.' Proud mum and dad Simon Hodgkinson and Emma Massey have also moved

  • Single: Akira The Don - Oh What A Glorious Thing (Construction)

    The most Cockney sounding Welshman in the music biz tones down his customary hip hop and instead delivers a cute, liberating slice of summery pop. Oh What A Glorious Thing is an unlikely ode to waking up in the morning, but it sounds so fresh and invigorating

  • Album: The Needles - In Search Of The Needles (Dangerous)

    I never thought I'd be listening to music that at times resembles a mix of Fleetwood Mac and Maximo Park, but listen to The Needles' Devil At Your Door and you'll understand. Synths, Beach Boys-style harmonies and American-style pop-rock together form

  • Single: Iain Archer - When It Kicks In (PIAS/We Love You)

    Ivor Novello winner Iain Archer seems able to turn any story into a pop melody. When It Kicks In is about growing up amidst the violence of Belfast, and what a cracking song it is. Archer's former band Snow Patrol would be proud of a release like

  • Single: Amusement Parks On Fire - In Flight (V2)

    The attention-grabbing band name can't hide the rather predictable, squally indie fare. There's some hazy guitars, indistinct vocals, an obligatory quiet bit, and they eke it all out for nearly six minutes. Throw in the b-sides, and it adds up to

  • Album: The Bronx – The Bronx (Wichita)

    Bad boy punk-rockers understandably want to hide their melodic leanings from their legions of heavily pierced fans. The Bronx fail - and so succeed! A quick glance through the song titles suggests a desire to shock - Three Dead Sisters being one of