SEVEN people were taken to hospital after a crash in Blackburn town centre tonight. A Suzuki Swift, carrying a woman and a child, and a silver Honda Accord, carrying two adults and three children, crashed at around 7.30pm at the Penny Street and Barbara
A TEENAGER from Darwen has been chosen to train at one of the country’s top dance schools. Fifteen-year-old Sophie Charnock, of Cranberry Lane, will study with professional teachers and choreographers at The Lowry’s Centre for Advanced Training
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Nikola Kalinic scored twice for Croatia this evening in their 4-2 win over the Czech Republic. Kalinic added to Eduardo's early opener with a header to put his 2-0 up. The Czech's fought back to level through
A CRICKET club faces a hefty bill to repair a 150-year-old wall that has come crashing down. The stone wall at Lowerhouse Cricket Club, Burnley, fell down during the recent cold snap and is still to be rebuilt. Bosses at the club said the frost had
A FAMILY has spoken about their "lucky escape" after fleeing their terraced home when a blaze was sparked by a faulty tumble dryer. Mum-of-four Michelle Johannsen, 46, had left the appliance on to dry her last load of washing whilst the family
THE owner of a 4x4 parts company has admitted handling stolen goods. Lee Hall, 35, pleaded guilty to receiving four stolen Land Rovers at his North West 4x4 Ltd repair and service company in St Ives Road, Blackburn. In December 2009,
A DAMNING report has laid bare the ‘unforgivable’ blunders by a leading consultant radiologist who failed to spot breast cancer in scores of East Lancashire women. The independent inquiry found the number of patients affected was far higher
A MEDICAL centre was shut down the day after last June's shootings in Cumbria when a troubled patient claimed to be armed with a gun, a court heard. Daniel Laws, 44, a hard-up alcoholic with mental health problems, was believed to have made
A DRUNKEN and racist flasher who struck as children played in an Accrington street has been jailed for 26 months. Daniel Ainsworth, 29, had insulted a group of Asian youngsters, made a lewd suggestion to a young woman and incited his dogs to
THE fiancee of a father-of-four who was kidnapped by a masked armed gang and murdered told a jury how she had chosen her wedding dress just the day before he vanished. The body of site manager Paul Brady, who led a double life as a drugs dealer, has
A POLLING agent is set to appear before magistrates accused of conspiracy to defraud Burnley’s returning officer. Asif Manzur, 35, has been charged in relation to the May 2010 borough elections for Burnley’s Daneshouse and Stoneyholme ward and will
THERE seem to be a lot of letters in your columns about the demise of Blackburn, and in particular the market. I can remember going there in the mid-1960s when it first opened. Everything was so modern – under one roof – and the stalls sold everything
Here we go again, bashing the bankers for their bonuses. I was under the impression, living in a Capitalist system with a zero sum model (winners and losers), that making money was the prime motivator driving successful businesses. More
THE stories are heart-warming and significant for East Lancashire. Among the England under 21 squad for yesterday’s friendly in Italy were Blackburn Rovers’ Frank Fielding and Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez. Phil Jones would have been there too
David Cameron’s speech on multi-culturalism in Munich was quite correct. Multi-culturalism has failed and the tragedy of this was that governments over the last 50 years were naive in the extreme not to have known this. Mr Salim Mulla, Chair of
AN URGENT call for help went in to police. Serious concerns were reported over the welfare of a woman. She was feared to be suicidal and needed help. Unfortunately, Police Constable Michael Fletcher was sent to her home. Instead of assistance
A LANCASHIRE theme park is recruiting more than 200 staff to work in a uniquely historic environment - the realm of King Arthur. Camelot Theme Park, near Chorley, has begun a search for seasonal staff to work in a variety of roles when the
STAFF at uPVC window supplier VEKA raised £3,700 for the NSPCC. HR manager Gabriela Hammond said: “We are delighted with the way everyone here at VEKA stepped up to the challenge when it came to fundraising.” VEKA is based in Farrington Road, Burnley
COUNCIL bosses have defended installing bright orange bricks behind sandstone-built homes in Stacksteads as part of a regeneration project. New rear walls are being built at a number of David Street, Farholme Lane and Holme Street as part of a Regenerate
A NELSON communications company will celebrate the successes of its learners during National Apprenticeship Week this week. Daisy Group has seen 100 staff achieve NVQ qualifications relevant to their field in just one year, with the help of local training
THE manager of an electrical retailer is celebrating 33 years with the family-run firm. As soon as Iain Heald left West Craven High School in 1978, he went to work for Harry Garlick on the shop floor at the firm’s Burnley branch. The 52-year-old
TWO suspected football hooligans from Burnley have been barred from attending England’s match in Denmark tonight. The two men, aged 19 and 25, were ordered to hand over their passports to police, who will keep them until tomorrow. Police believe
PADIHAM have completed an award double after a tremendous January. Boss Craig Chadwick has been named the Vodkat League Premier Division manager of the month. And centre back Keiran Fletcher has been named as player of the month.
BACUP BOROUGH boss Brent Peters is growing frustrated at the stop-start nature of the season – especially after another postponement left them kicking their heels again. Bacup were outstanding in thumping Squires Gate last week only for Saturday’s game
CHORLEY squash star Laura Massaro says she can cope with the extra pressure ahead of the British Championships after beating world number one Nicol David in America last week. The 27-year-old stunned the Malaysian squash star to win the Cleveland
Blackburn Hawks got their play-off push back on track with an impressive 6-4 win away to Nottingham Lions. And the victory was made all the more remarkable given the fact that the locals suffered a delayed journey to the East Midlands and arrived at
WORK is pressing ahead to build Blackburn’s new £8million Youth Zone, despite the announcement of huge cuts. Demolition work is due to be completed at the former Jubilee House site later this month, and foundation work is to start in March. New
A ROW has broken out over street lights along Padiham Greenway which have not been turned on since being installed 18 months ago. The £1.5million Greenway runs from Rosegrove to Memorial Park along the disused railway line and was created by Lancashire
I was appalled by the vocal minority among the Rovers support at the Spurs game and their treatment of Keith Andrews. In 23 years watching, this is the worst I have seen a player treated. To boo one of your own is pathetic at the best of times, but
ROLLS-Royce could offer airline Qantas discounts on future sales after an engine blow-out forced an emergency landing. The aerospace giant is in discussions with the Australian airline after it filed an intention to sue Rolls following the incident
FOUR new people are to be given the freedom of Hyndburn. A total of eight new people have now been awarded the top honour after a public appeal for nominees. West Accrington residents’ champion Joan Pilkington; founder member of Accrington Stanley
A CHARITY boss banned for speeding has lost a fight to keep his driving licence. Andrew Redmond, 48, who set up the Debt Advice Foundation, had earlier been disqualified for six months, under the totting up procedure, after clocking up 36mph in a 30mph
POLICE chiefs in Lancashire have managed to find £14million of savings needed for the next year. Lancashire Constabulary’s budget of £288million for 2011/12 was approved at the full Lancashire Police Authority meeting today and members were
A DRUNKEN woman slashed her partner with a piece of glass from a broken mirror and inflicted a deep wound. Burnley Crown Court heard how Rachel Tovey, 38, left Bernard Tennant with a gash on his arm, with partially-severed tendons visible. He had smashed
THE owners of Blackburn Rovers have made one young fan’s day — after ringing him to thank him for his support. Nine-year-old Tyler Cole waited outside Ewood Park in the rain last week ahead of the Tottenham Hotspur match to get an autograph
BLACKBURN Rovers have started the search for a new chairman as they look for someone with the necessary ‘experience’ to help take the club forward. Former chief John Williams ended his 13-year tenure at Ewood a week ago with Venky’s now looking
A DARWEN man accused of trying to arrange for a Serbian girl to be brought to England for sex is facing further charges. Darren Lee Cook, 25, formerly of Birch Hall Avenue, but now living in Saxon Close, Oswaldtwistle, initially appeared before Blackburn
THIS weekend marks the first anniversary of when 16-year-old Chloe Oldfield tragically lost her three-year battle with a rare form of liver cancer. The Barnoldswick teenager had been diagnosed with hepatacellular carcinoma in 2007 and had endured
GARRY Flitcroft says he is delighted to have snapped up prolific striker Adam Roscoe from Radcliffe Borough as he bids to push Chorley towards the Evo-Stik First Division North title. The one-time former Everton starlet returned to Victory
SOME ‘good stalls’ have been lost to Blackburn market, the councillor in charge has admitted. Labour’s Dave Harling said rent reductions had been introduced to try to persuade other traders to stay in the market ahead of its delayed move to
A DARWEN firm has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws after a worker was crushed to death. At Hyndburn Magistrates Court, managers of Brookhouse Tooling Ltd, of Holme Mill, admitted breaching their duty to 50-year-old Allan Sanderson
Detectives across the country are to investigate whether a killer who bludgeoned a woman to death in Lancashire more than 35 years ago had committed other unsolved serious crimes. Christopher Smith remained at large over the murder of Joan Harrison
A TEENAGER who terrorised a Blackburn estate is back behind bars after a second breach of an ASBO. Blackburn magistrates heard that as a result of the latest offences Jess Volkert was to be recalled under prison licence which expires in July. Magistrates
Accrington Stanley’s home match against Hereford has been rearranged for Wednesday, March 30 at 7.45pm.
BLACKBURN Rovers’ reserve team match against Liverpool at Tranmere’s Prenton Park will now take place on Monday, February 28 at 7pm. Rovers’ second string clash trip to Manchester City, due to be played at Hyde United’s ground, has been rearranged
A POSTIE underwent a makeover from TV stylist Gok Wan after he visited her at work. Rachel Woods’ transformation saw her ditch her usual dowdy workwear for a glam outfit as part of the Channel 4 show Gok’s Clothes Roadshow. The 37-year-old from
I love to walk in the countryside and feel blessed that we have so much beauty literally on our doorstep. However on my regular walks I have been disgusted to see more and more rubbish being left on the roadside and verges. Beer cans, fast food
Blackburn Rovers’ Martin Olsson impressed and set up one of Sweden’s goals yesterday as he claimed his second senior cap in a 2-0 win in Cyprus in a friendly tournament. First-half goals from Tobias Hysen and Markus Berg were enough to give Erik Hamren's
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeeper Frank Fielding made several key saves for England Under-21s in their friendly clash with Italy in Empoli. But he could not stop the only goal of the game – a late penalty from Manchester United striker Federico Macheda.
EVENTS in East Lancashire and further afield for Wednesday, February 9. Pick of the day Comedian Stephen K Amos will be performing at the Charter Theatre in Preston tonight, fresh from a busy filming his own BBC2 comedy series The Stephen
COLIN Hendry has tipped Grant Hanley to forge his own name in the game after insisting any comparisons with him are unfair to the Rovers teenager. The 19-year-old defender is expected to make his Scotland debut from the bench in the Carling
COUNCIL bosses were left bamboozled after a TV hypnotist booked a stage show at Burnley Mechanics. Ken Webster, dubbed the Mentalist Hypnotist, is booked to appear at the Manchester Road venue on February 25. But there is no provision for a hypnotism
A HOUSING association boss was given an ‘outrageous’ £27,000 pay hike last year, it has emerged. Phil Richards, chief executive of Prospect Homes, saw his total pay and bonuses rise from £167,000 to £194,000 last year - a 16 per cent increase
BATHROOMS are an increasingly important room in the house. Second to kitchens, they are rooms which buyers will look most closely at, so if yours is not up to scratch, it will put people off. Years ago all but a tiny minority of houses had just
PUTTING on weight and having to lose it has never been one of life’s serious problems. Okay I did get rather anxious when the realisation hit in middle age that my waist measurement had crept up by a couple of inches over 20 years. In my view
THE long dark months continue, with spring still a distant dream — so why not give yourself and your home a lift. As winter weather bites, we all want to turn up the temperature in our rooms. But snuggly throws and cushions are just so predictable
THE Heating Helpline has warned that too many people still needlessly die every year from preventable gas-related carbon monoxide poisoning — a silent and lethal killer. 50 people each year are killed by its fumes and hundreds more made seriously ill
BELVOIR, the residential lettings agency, is planning to raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support this year. Branches across the country — one of them is in Padiham Road, Burnley — began their fundraising with a go green day. Staff wore shades
DESPITE the economic conditions, private new build registrations have risen 20 per cent according to the Home Building Council. Following Housing Minister Grant Shapps' vow to ease barriers to self-build, it is expected that this figure will steadily
FORMER Clarets and England midfielder Martin Dobson has told Jay Rodriguez the world is his oyster, after the striker became only the third Burnley player to feature for the England Under 21s. The 21-year-old Burnley-born forward came off
A PLACE in the Sun Live is the show which highlights overseas property. It will be taking place at Earls Court in London from March 11 to 13, when more than 150 exhibitors representing more than 40 countries worldwide will feature properties to suit
HOME buyers are facing bills for thousands of pounds by failing to have a sufficient survey of their new property before moving in. A survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found that a quarter of buyers who only had a mortgage valuation
A WORLD record breaking wrestling pensioner returned to the ring 50 years on from his last appearance in Blackburn. Buddy Ward last graced King George’s Hall in 1961 when British wrestling was in its heyday and attracted millions of TV viewers
A CAMPAIGN has been launched amid fears that a youth service overhaul could result in cutbacks for Pendle. Just over £2.3million must be saved by Lancashire’s young people’s service during 2011-12 and that figure will double the following year
A POLICE officer has been jailed after having sex with a suicidal woman while on duty. Michael Fletcher had been sent to the vulnerable woman’s home after concerns about her welfare. But the 31-year-old ‘took advantage of the situation
