TWO Blackburn men have been jailed and banned from keeping animals for 10 years for taking part in a dog fight. Aftab Razzaq, 25, was jailed for four months and Usman Hussain, 22, for three months after magistrates said they were satisfied they attended
BOSSES behind a company set up to handle the multimillion pound regeneration of East Lancashire have suffered a last-minute hiccup after its name was taken from under their noses. Someone has registered a company called Pennine Lancashire Development
COLNE boss Nigel Coates will be hoping to add experience to his young side for the visit of Bootle with the return of Scott Gizon. The midfield man missed last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Glossop North End but should be available tomorrow, although Sam Hayes
SAM Allardyce is expected to return home tomorrow after undergoing successful heart surgery. The Rovers boss though has been advised to remain at home and rest over the next few days - with him not expected to return until next weekend's visit
Clitheroe put their play-off credentials on the line at home to a Bamber Bridge side also looking for a top five finish. And Pete Smith’s side will have to unlock the meanest defence in the division who have conceded just nine goals all season
LADS and lasses across the historic county of Lancashire celebrated their roots in a series of special red rose events today. Lancashire Day is held on 27 November every year to commemorate the day in 1295 when Lancashire sent its first representatives
Bundesliga giants Hamburg are understood to have joined the growing list of admirers of Blackburn Rovers starlet Junior Hoilett as he continues to stall on signing a new deal. The 19-year-old Canadian is attracting considerable interest from
UPDATED SOUTH Yorkshire referee Craig Pawson will carry out a 10.30am pitch inspection tomorrow to determine whether Accrington Stanley's FA Cup second round tie at home to Barnet can go ahead. The Reds have shelled out a significant amount
A DRUG dealer who was caught with large quatities of cocaine in the street on two separate occasions is behind bars for six years. Sohail Ahmed, 31, of Fountain Street, Nelson, was handed the sentence at Burnley Crown Court on Wednesday.
BURNLEY are reaping the benefits of their scouting system, according to manager Owen Coyle, following the capture of young Irish prospect Kevin Long. The arrival of the 19-year-old Cork City defender follows hot on the heels of Republic of
To celebrate the upcoming Carling Cup game taking place at Ewood Park on Wednesday, December 2, we have teamed up with top brewer Carling to give away three pairs of tickets to the quarter final match between Blackburn and Chelsea. Whatever
Father Derek has left St Mark’s to take up his new position as parish priest in Tamworth. He will now live nearer to his mother and will help nurse her through illness. He will be greatly missed and everyone at St Mark’s wish him well and happiness
TYRONE Mears returns to the scene of his top flight debut tomorrow, determined to prove his Premier League pedigree. The right back made just three league starts in his only season with West Ham in 2006/07. Half of it was spent on loan at Derby
CONSTRUCTION work on Moorhouse’s £3.5million state-of-the-art brewery is to start today. The new development, next to the existing site in Accrington Road, will include a larger brew house, new offices and a specialist training and visitor centre, which
Friction in the podcast camp this week as the sports team discuss whether Burnley's Tyrone Mears will get an England call-up. Also up for discussion is Blackburn Manager Sam Allardyce's heart surgery and which 3 Premier League teams will be
WOULD you turn up for work naked? This was a strange programme in which Newcastle-based advertising company onebestway brought in business coach David Taylor to help them confront the problems that were leading to them struggling with productivity and
When you pick up a LEGO title, you know what you’re going to get. And in this case, that’s a good thing. The blocky characters have managed to carve themselves a tidy little niche, nestling somewhere between platforming adventures, movie tie-ins
NO wonder the Americans struggled in Vietnam! I’ve only watched a TV programme about killer insects and diseases and I’m outta there. A flea that can cause the plague, a tapeworm cyst on some beef, blood soup and a haemoglobin sucking leech
SCHOOLCHILDREN as young as 10 will be taught about safe relationships in a bid to reduce sexual exploitation. One primary school and one secondary school will take part in the pilot project, the latest initiative from multi-agency team Engage
MICHAEL Bisping is set to take on a legendary fighter known as 'The Axe Murderer' as the Ultimate Fighting Championships hits Sydney for the first time. Bisping will take on Wanderlei Silva at the American promotion's UFC 110 event on February 21 at
CHORLEY play host to UniBond First Division North leaders Curzon Ashton looking to an avenge a 5-0 drubbing earlier in the season and boost their own play-off ambitions. The Magpies have won just three of their last 10 league matches but manager
ACCRINGTON Stanley released left back Chris King to allow them to sign Blackburn Rovers defender Johnny Flynn and Liverpool goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis before last night’s Football League loan deadline. Stanley had their transfer embargo lifted
WHILE former Blackburn Rovers boss Howard Kendall does not envy the stress that Sam Allardyce is under as the club’s modern-day manager, he knows times have changed for the better in terms of finances. Rovers are by no means the wealthiest
BLACKBURN Rovers have opened contract talks with David Dunn as they bid to secure the long-term future of the Ewood Park favourite. The in-form midfielder’s current deal expires in the summer but contact has now been made between Rovers and
BARNOLDSWICK Town are chasing glory on two fronts. The Vodkat League new boys have set their sights on promotion to the Premier League and the Division One Trophy. Town travel to Eccleshall tomorrow with co-manager Ben Hall insisting both are as important
ANDY Procter has had no shortage of good times during his seven years with Accrington Stanley, but his dream of taking on the Premier League big boys in the FA Cup has so far eluded him. Stanley have made consistent progress through the leagues
BURNLEY have pre-empted the January transfer window by agreeing a deal for young Irish defender Kevin Long. The Clarets fended off fierce competition from north and south of the border to settle terms with the 19-year-old Cork City stopper,
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has revealed he would be in favour of buying back Turf Moor if the Clarets retain their Premier League status. The ground was sold to Longside Properties in April 2006, when Kilby was the company’s majority shareholder
* New Portsmouth boss Avram Grant has been promised funds for players in the new year, with the club expecting its transfer ban to be lifted before the January transfer window. * Bolton manager Gary Megson insists there is no "witch-hunt" after suggesting
