ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has warned his players they are fighting for their futures. The Reds boss was devastated after Saturday's defeat at Notts County - their fourth loss in seven games - which left them fourth from bottom of the League
BLACKBURN Rovers have received inside information on Salzburg's artificial pitch ahead of Thursday's UEFA Cup tie. And midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen insists they have nothing to worry about. The Norwegian international revealed he regularly used
STEVE Cotterill admits recent defeats have put a slight dampener on Burnley's start to the season. The Clarets sit 11th in the Championship following Saturday's 2-1 home reverse to Colchester, but have the opportunity to storm back up the table in tonight's
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has been branded "a fool" for his attempts to defend the loss of accident and emergency services at Burnley General Hospital. Mr Straw tried to allay fears over the loss of the Burnley hospital's ability to handle major A&E cases
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is to meet firefighters whose jobs are under threat after revealing his "very real concerns" about proposed cuts in the number of stations and staff. Mr Prentice said he was worried about plans to axe the retained crew at Colne
A LIFE-LONG Burnley FC fan has been convicted of making monkey gestures at former England star Paul Ince. But season ticket holder George Jackson, 44, has spoken out to protest his innocence and declare: "I'm no racist." Jackson, of Lyndhurst Road faces
A BLIND man was robbed in a subway by "despicable" thugs. And a police sergeant today spoke of his shock at the robbery in Burnley town centre and said he could not believe people could stoop so low. The 39-year-old victim was threatened with violence
A BANK cashier acted as a criminal gang's insider to help plunder £250,000 from pensioners' acc-ounts, a court was told. Shaazia Ul-Haq, who is from Nelson, has been jailed for three years for her part in the "sophisticated" crime. But Ul-Haq never
DARWEN residents claim they are on a road to nowhere' because of new signs which appear to direct shoppers to Blackburn instead of Darwen. Locals fear Blackburn with Darwen Council is directing passing trade through Darwen into Blackburn, harming Darwen
A COUPLE say they are afraid to live in their own home after being constantly targeted by a gang of youths. And the problem has become so bad that police are planning to install CCTV cameras outside the property. Hamed Babukar moved into a bottom floor
PLANS have been announced to build East Lancashire's first "green" business park. Environmental charity Prospects is behind the £2million proposals which could see an industrial site built that would be entirely environmentally friendly. Coach Road
ANGRY parents have claimed children as young as 11 were forced off a bus because they wouldn't pay an adult fare - despite wearing school uniforms. They say dozens of Darwen Vale High School and Engineering College pupils were forced to walk home alone
AN Accrington man was today critically ill after being beaten around the head with a hammer as he lay in bed. Andrew O'Connor, 41, of Augusta Street, sustained serious head injuries in the attack at his home at 6am on Sunday. Police said his girlfriend
A RIBBLE Valley farm is at the centre of a £10million project aimed at encouraging wildlife back on to British farmland. For the Whitendale Valley farm has adopted a wide range of new and existing farming techniques that are kinder to the environment
THE Forest of Bowland is leading the fight to save one of Britain's most endangered birds of prey with half of all English hen harrier chicks being born in the area in the past 12 months. During this period, a record number of 46 chicks have hatched
A CROOKED solicitor jailed for swindling more than £750,000 from clients is being allowed to give advice at a Citizens Advice Bureau, the Telegraph can today reveal. Despite being jailed for five years in August 2004 after admitting 36 counts of theft
