GIFTON Noel-Williams turned from Clarets zero to hero last night with a magnificent match- winning hat-trick. What a difference a few days make. Noel-Williams was booed on his entrance against Colchester on Saturday. But after putting Barnsley to the
JOHN Coleman has urged his Accrington Stanley side to step back in time. One of the keys to the Reds' Conference success last season was their habit of shutting teams out for the first 20 minutes. They have struggled to carry that tactic into the new
HAT-trick hero Gifton Noel-Williams has vowed to carry on scoring after ripping Barnsley apart last night. Noel-Williams netted a sensational second-half treble as the Clarets stormed back from two goals down to overcome their Yorkshire rivals 4-2 at
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen could be out of action until Christmas after undergoing surgery to cure a hamstring injury. The New Zealand international flew to Finland earlier this week to see Professor Sakari Orava, one of the world's leading
DEFIANT parking bosses have told Blackburn motorists: "park properly - or face fines". The company spoke out after angry shoppers forced a parking attendant to lock himself in a hut after dishing out tickets to drivers whose wheels touched the white,
AN URGENT safety warning was issued today after a "deadly toxic" vodka was found on sale in a Burnley off-licence. Customers who bought the vodka, which contained enough methanol to kill, were urged by food safety experts to steer clear of the drink.
A postal worker acted as an insider for Congolese crime bosses to steal £26,000 worth of benefit giros in an elaborate fraud. And Royal Mail bosses have launched a security review into how the worker and a colleague got jobs at sorting offices, despite
EARBY'S Youth Hostel has been saved from closure after Pendle Council agreed to buy the historic building and lease it back. The property in Birch Lane was due to be auctioned off next week because of a fall in visitors. However, the Youth Hostel Association
THREE drunken teenage girls launched an unprovoked attack on two innocent women, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard there were rumours that the incident was a "happy slapping" attack recorded on a mobile phone, but that there was no evidence
A MOTHER-of-three was caught with more than £1,300 worth of drugs which she planned to sell to friends during a weekend in Blackpool, a court heard. Tracy Asquith's dealing plan was foiled when police raided her home in Maitland Place, Rawtenstall, and
T is a commonly held belief that black and Asian people only arrived in Lancashire in the 1950s and 60s to work in the cotton mills. But documents held at the county's record office have revealed that ethnic minorities were living in and contributing
BED-RIDDEN hospital patients have been forced to bang sticks to get nurses' attention on an emergency ward because alarm buzzers were installed out of reach, it has been claimed. Bosses today admitted there was a "design fault" in the high dependency
A GP has been banned from practising for three months after he admitted altering a child's records to justify giving him an MMR jab. Dr Farhoud Wadih Moujaes, who was based at The Surgery, Manchester Road, Haslingden, also admitted a second allegation
THE family of road accident victim Demi-Leigh Hitchen have welcomed a new pledge to crack down on drivers who kill. But the three-year-old's mother Michelle, who watched her daughter die after she was hit by a van which mounted the pavement, said it
BOSSES at confectionery giant Glisten have revealed plans to expand its operation in Blackburn in a move which could create new jobs. The Leeds-based firm, which has its confectionery wing based in Blackburn, announced its financial performance for the
PLANS to construct a £4.5million "state of the art" bus station in Accrington have been announced. The current station in Peel Street has long been criticised for being unsafe and unsuitable for a busy town centre. Lancashire County Council chiefs have
A DARWEN woman wants people to help her improve the health of African children - with teddy bears. Pat Monks has been helping the homeless in Africa since the misery she saw, while on holiday there with her husband, moved her into helping change lives
TWO family-run firms from East Lancashire are in full bloom thanks to a national award scheme. Florists based in Clitheroe and Nelson won gold awards for excellence in the Flower Shop of the Year competition run by the Flower Council of Holland. The
