WORK at the new £12.7million Darwen leisure centre complex due to open in January, has been progressing very well, it has been revealed. As the external scaffolding begins to be removed from the Green Street site project bosses said people
A SERIES of new bus cuts have been announced in a move that will hit Saturday services across Hyndburn. Bus operator Lancashire United has already made cost-cutting changes to Blackburn’s bus network in attempt to combat a recent fall in profits and
AN EAST Lancashire MP is calling on the county council to scrap school bus charges for pupils in his constituency. Nigel Evans said it was wrong to expect Ribble Valley parents to pay for their children’s transport if they decided against sending them
On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum introduces the "Teddy's Bear Hunt" which will take place at certain times over the course of the weekend and will give families the chance to track down a number of bears hidden
Rossendale Museum in Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall has an exhibition on the theme of aviation past and present in Lancashire and the North West with paintings by the Manchester Aviation Art Society. It runs from the 5th August to 6th September, 1pm
PLANS to erect a 15-metre high wind turbine at a new superschool have been scuppered due to concerns about a bat population. Lancashire County Council had applied to build the six-kilowatt wind turbine, at its new Marsden Heights Community College site
THOUSANDS of Clarets fans made the trip to Burnley’s historic first game of the season. And the message from the hordes who made the trip to the Potteries to play Stoke City was “we won’t get depressed by one defeat”. Before the game supporters joined
LAST month Blackburn Cathedral came under fire for offering a separate supply of “untainted” Communion bread for those who object to it being consecrated by a woman priest. JEMMA HUMPHREYS talks to two women clergy about the problems they face in what
HUNDREDS of fans were left disappointed after East 17 failed to turn up for a concert in Blackburn. It was the second time this summer that gigs by the band had to be cancelled at King George’s Hall and fans have raised questions over why the
A WOMAN who woke up to find her husband dead beside her after a drugs session was arrested on suspicion of supplying him, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Lesley Anne Cassidy, 48, had had 127 tablets of valium which she had
MICHAEL Owen must have fond memories of Turf Moor. Sidelined for almost a year with injury after the 2006 World Cup, it was in May 2007 that Burnley’s famous old ground staged his international comeback when England B played Besart Berisha’
STEVE Kean is a rare breed in today’s much hyped world of the Premier League, preferring to stick to his tracksuits and training sessions than get involved in the ‘more publicised side’ of the game. Being one of football’s quiet men has not
A CHURCH steeped in history held a rededication service this morning. St Nicholas Church in Newchurch has undergone a radical makeover this summer after £100,000 was spent on a renovation project. A special ceremony was held by the former Bishop
HUNGRY Blackburn Rovers fans queued at a takeaway ahead of their side’s opening game at Ewood Park to get their hands on a free bag of chips. Bosses at the Old Bank Lane Traditional Fish and Chip Shop said more than 100 supporters took advantage
A 35-year-old Padiham man who showed great promise as a child footballer took his own life after a long-running battle with depression. Steven Holland’s heartbroken father Ralph, of River Drive, expressed “shock” at his death and paid tribute to his
A BLACKBURN family is set to be deported to Algeria tomorrow as the authorities launch a fourth attempt to remove them from the country. Ismail Cherbal, 33, said he fears for the lives of his family if they return to his home country after five years
THE Boys and Girls brigade based at Greenbrook Methodist Church, Greenbrook Road, will resume again after the summer holidays. Luncheon club is on a Wednesday starting at 11.30am. The stitch club is on Thursdays at 7pm. The Tuesday Fellowship
LANCASHIRE County Council has launched a website for parish councils in Lancashire. The site, which can be reached via: www.lancashire.gov.uk/infoforptcs includes a range of useful information, signposts to our different services, and holds contact
A YOUNG man from East Lancashire has shrugged off the recession to open up his own cricket supplies store. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Dyson, of Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, opened Hyndburn Cricket Supplies last month and is confident the venture
