Archive
-
Date
Darwen mum complains after kebab wrapped in cigarette paper
A MOTHER-of-three was disgusted when she discovered her kebab was wrapped in cigarette wrapping paper. Takeaway owner Angela Lee had ordered the seekh kebab from Taste of India, in Copy Nook, Blackburn, and when she unravelled it, she found it had been
-
Date
Fines given out in Ribble Valley after alcohol sold to teenagers
FIVE people have been hit with fines as part of a crackdown on selling booze to underage drinkers in the Ribble Valley. Four shop assistants and one bar man were fined after an undercover operation targeting underage sales. Police teamed up with Trading
-
Date
Rossendale runner, 62, marks end of chemotherapy with 5k race
A FORMER champion runner defied medical advice to complete a long-distance run marking the end of his treatment for stomach cancer. Ken Taylor, 62, ran a race named in his honour a day after completing a final eight-and-a-half-hour session of chemotherapy
-
Date
Instant home add-on a huge lift for Blackburn woman
A READY-made house extension will give a disabled woman a new lease of life after it was fitted to the back of her home. The pre-fabicrated structure was craned in over the roofs of houses in Churchill Road, Blackburn. The new bathroom and bedroom extension
-
Date
Row over ‘out of control’ grass in Darwen
RESIDENTS have hit out after a patch of grass was allowed to grow out of control. People living near the land off Jacks Key Drive say it looks a mess and have complained to the town hall. But Blackburn with Darwen council bosses say they do not know
-
Date
Burnley superschool moves out of special measures
A BURNLEY superschool has been lifted out of special measures following a successful inspection. And headteacher Gill Broom has vowed to build on the Hameldon Community College’s success after education watchdogs graded it satisfactory with some good
-
Date
Bid to limit number of new takeaways in Rossendale
STRICT guidelines have been drawn up in a bid to limit the number of takeaways opening in Rossendale. A document has been published on the council’s website advising potential planning applicants on the policies they must follow to have any chance of
-
Date
Green light given for Great Harwood Tesco
TESCO has been given the green light for a controversial superstore off Great Harwood’s main shopping street. The supermarket giant has also agreed to allow town centre shoppers to park in its 300-plus space car park for free for up to three hours if
-
Date
Al's well for eager Earby in cup clash with Baxenden
UPBEAT Earby skipper Stephen Hipgrave believes his men can topple brilliant Baxenden when they go head-to-head for a place in the Ramsbottom Cup final - especially if his professional can fire. The veteran Hipgrave knows his village outfit face a mighty
-
Date
Saj: Fred will be fine
Lancashire star Sajid Mahmood believes England will see a fully-fit Andrew Flintoff in the Ashes. The all-rounder is working his way back from a knee operation and Mahmood believes England will see him at his best. “He is looking fit and strong and
-
Date
Barnoldswick residents' anger over 'dangerous' potholes
DOZENS of “dangerous” potholes in a Pendle town are still waiting to be filled in despite being marked six months ago. According to Barnoldswick town councillor Jenny Purcell, contractors working on behalf of Lancashire County Council, sprayed some of
-
Date
Baxenden win again in Ramsbottom Cup at Cherry Tree
Ian Austin’s Baxenden continued their amazing run of form with a win against Cherry Tree at Preston Old Road in the quarter-finals of Ramsbottom Cup on Sunday. Baxenden C Waddington b Bolton 44 Naeem c Friend b Broom 65 I Austin b Lord 17 M Rishton
-
Date
Earby beat Barnoldswick in Ramsbottom Cup
Stephen Hipgrave’s Earby won the big Pendle derby in the Ramsbottom Cup quarter-finals on Sunday at the Applegarth. They locked horns with local rivals Barnoldswick for the third time in three days and triumphed by 20 runs. Earby D Pollard ct Iqbal
-
Date
Clitheroe knock out Read in Ramsbottom Cup
RIBBLESDALE League form counted for nothing as struggling Clitheroe knocked Read out of the Ramsbottom Cup on Sunday. Clitheroe Turner b Harvey 9 J Dewhurst c E’ham b Rushton 21 P Dibb LBW Harvey 0 J McDowell st O’Con’r b S’son
-
Date
Earby win Pendle derby against Barnoldswick
Earby beat their derby rivals Barnoldswick by 53 runs in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday. Earby A Pollard ct Nutter b Braithwaite 7 S Pickles LBW b Sheraz 13 Azmat ct Nutter b Sheraz 38 M Haines LBW b Sheraz 9 N Hodge ct Kalil b Scothern 41
-
Date
Cherry Tree ease past Ribblesdale Wanderers
Cherry Tree beat Ribblesdale Wanderers by three wickets in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday. Ribblesdale Wanderers R Gladwin LBW b Hussain 8 C Hall ct Kennedy b Lord 9 M Briggs LBW b Lord 0 R Levi ct Friend b Lord 74 R Lloyd b Broom 12 A Marsh
-
Date
Big win for Edenfield over run-shy Blackburn Northern
Edenfield made short work of Blackburn Northern in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday, bowling the visitors out for just 51. Blackburn Northern R Singh c Hampson b Lester 0 A Mirza c Smithson b Lester 6 Ashraf LBW b Lester 0 M Bhada ct Kelly
-
Date
Oswaldtwistle Immanuel crush Settle
Oswaldtwistle Immanuel were impressive as they crushed Settle by 10 wickets at Marshfield. Gerard Metcalfe claimed 5-40 as Settle were bowled out for 143 - and Oswaldtwistle never looked back. Professional Andrew Kerr made an unbeaten 75
-
Date
Clitheroe thrash Whalley in basement battle
Clitheroe hoisted themselves off the bottom and put neighbours Whalley into that spot with a convincing win at Station Road in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday. Martin Davies made 60 for Whalley but they made just 151-7 from their 45 overs
-
Date
Great Harwood topple Read
Third-placed Great Harwood beat second-placed Read at the Cliffe in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday. Read were bowled out for 115 before the reigning champions got home easily. Read N Marsh ct Allen b Maher 13 Harvey ct Aspinall b Maher 4
-
Date
Pendle bids to help entrepreneurs of the future
EXTRA cash is being allocated to ensure Pendle's next Sir Alan Sugars and Richard Bransons are given their big break in the business world. Council chiefs have identified a £320,000 fighting fund which will enable young entrepeneurs and older business
-
Date
Crunch victim help welcome
HELP to prevent people from losing their homes is to be welcomed. The credit crunch, banking crisis and subsequent recession have really hit ordinary East Lancashire residents. In recent months scores of people have been made redundant as a result of
-
Date
TV show turns East Lancashire charity shops into fashion hot-spots
FINDING a designer gem among the second-hand items in a charity shop used to be seen by most as too much like hard work. But the new designer boutique section at Help The Aged in School Street, Darwen, is quite an exception to the stereotype. Instead
-
Date
£150k Hyndburn firm keeps its cool
COOL Van, an Altham company that supplies refrigerated vehicles, has secured a £150,000 funding boost from NatWest to support its plans for business expansion. The company, which is based on the Moorfield Industrial Estate, plans to use the funding to
-
Date
Rossendale teens’ booze haul seized by police on bikes
ALCOHOL was confiscated from youths as young as 15 by Rossendale police officers. PCSOs Allyson Ratcliffe and Keeley Dermody interrupted a group teenage drinkers while patrolling the Helmshore and Haslingden area on their police bikes. The gang dispersed
-
Date
Barnoldswick pupils dig growing their own veg
GREEN-fingered children are growing vegetables for their school kitchen as part of a pioneering scheme. The ‘Can You Dig It’ gardening club, made up of pupils from West Craven High Technology College, in Barnoldswick, was launched after Morrisons ‘Let
-
Date
Barnoldswick Town accepted into Vodkat League
BARNOLDSWICK Town have had their place in the Vodkat League rubber-stamped. Town have been accepted into the First Division after they completed ground improvement work. They have been drawn away to Ashton Town in the Challenge Cup,
-
Date
The Open qualifiers: Ace Andy aims for happy exit
PLEASINGTON Golf Club hosts regional qualifying for The Open for the final time today - and successful amateur Andy Westwell is also bidding farewell to the event. A total of 102 golfers will go head to head in East Lancashire today in their bid to progress
-
Date
Anger over plans to remove reference books from East Lancashire libraries
A COUNCILLOR has criticised the decision to replace library reference books with an online service. A restructure of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Library’s services by Lancashire County Council has seen the reference book section at each
-
Date
Premier League transfer gossip - June 24
Manchester United could be priced out of a move for Gremio’s 18-year-old midfielder Douglas Costa, who has been called the new Cristiano Ronaldo. His agent says there is a £13.5m get-out clause in his contract and he will be worth double his current
-
Date
Accrington Stanley takeover days from completion
Accrington Stanley’s ongoing takeover may still be some days away from completion, even though majority shareholder Eric Whalley last week stepped down as chairman. Whalley is set to sell most of his shares to Dave O’Neill, who has taken running
-
Date
‘No Limits’ business scheme best in North West
A GOVERNMENT scheme aimed at rejuvenating the local economy has been named as the leading scheme in the North West. No Limits, a multi-million pound business support initiative, was named the most enterprising scheme in the Enterprising Britain 2009
-
Date
Arson-hit former Blackburn care home to be pulled down
A CARE home targeted by arsonists will be demolished, according to council chiefs. Firefighters spent 12 hours tackling a blaze at Mowbray Day Centre, off Park Lee Road, Higher Croft, Blackburn, after it was allegedly torched by vandals on Sunday evening
-
Date
Help at hand for East Lancashire home owners facing eviction
FREE on-the-day legal advice is available to East Lancashire residents facing repossessions or eviction hearings at court. The Government has secured funding for four legal help desks in courts in Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Burnley, which are now
-
Date
Lancashire's 'web over books' policy blasted by Hyndburn council leader
A COUNCIL leader has criticised a Lancashire-wide decision to replace library reference books with an online service. A restructure of Accrington Library’s services by Lancashire County Council has seen the reference book section at Accrington Library
-
Date
Darwen widower’s anger as wife’s burial plot sold
A GRIEVING widower has slammed council bosses after they sold the burial plot chosen as the final resting place for his late wife. Malcolm Barratt, 64, of Hope Street, Darwen, said he was appalled that the plot he had specially picked out at Darwen Cemetery
-
Date
Blackburn ‘crime’ duo forced to lose £43,000
TWO Blackburn men have been stripped of £27,000 in criminal cash and told to pay more than £16,000 in costs. Irfan Mohammed, 29, of Primrose Drive, and Suhail Sarfaraz Vohra, 29, of Cranshaw Drive, both Blackburn, were ordered to forfeit the cash and
-
Date
Crash escape on M61 near Chorley
A MOTORIST escaped injury after losing control and crashing into the central reservation on the M61 near Chorley around 11am yesterday. One lane was closed for around an hour.
-
Date
Blackburn Rovers striker to get his chance
PAUL Gallagher will be offered a Blackburn Rovers lifeline this summer as Sam Allardyce challenges the striker to ‘show me what you have got’. Rovers’ home-grown forward has looked destined for an Ewood Park exit, having spent the past two
-
Date
Burnley midfielder set for Premier reward
CHRIS McCann is set to be rewarded for his part in steering Burnley to the Premier League with a new contract. Manager Owen Coyle met with McCann’s represen-tative this week to discuss a minimum three-year extension, which will bring him in
-
Date
Derbyshire finalises Olympiakos move from Blackburn Rovers
BLACKBURN Rovers forward Matt Derbyshire has completed his move to Olympiakos. The former Great Harwood striker spent the second half of the season on loan with the Greek champions and has now joined on a permanent basis after signing a four-year
-
Date
Accrington Stanley to complete Joyce signing
ACCRINGTON Stanley are set to complete their second signing of the summer after Luke Joyce opted to join the Reds rather than Darlington. The 20-year-old Bolton-born midfielder was released by Carlisle last month and had been offered a more
-
Date
Ghouls to check in at Ribble Valley hotel for filming
CREEPY characters and scary ghosts will be lurking in the grounds of a historic East Lancashire hotel when a trailer is filmed for the area’s newest tourist attraction. A camera crew is set to capture the antics at Stirk House Hotel, a 16th century manor
-
Date
‘Take off burkas' call by North West MEP
A NORTH West Euro MP has reignited a debate about Muslim women wearing the burka. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies says the burka ‘does not belong in 21st century Britain’ and is calling on Muslim women in Lancashire to take them off. But
-
Date
Burnley boss may look for new staff
MANAGER Owen Coyle is scouring the market to strengthen his newly promoted Burnley side for the Premier League. But with numbers required to increase if they are to survive in the top flight, the Scot may well be looking to up his staffing
-
Date
'Shambles' as 2115 speeders let off due to Lancashire police admin error
MORE than 2,000 speeding tickets have been cancelled after a ‘total shambles’ was discovered in a police department. One member of Lancashire police staff has received a verbal warning, while another has been moved to a different role, following an Independent
-
Date
Talking Cricket: It’s been like a throwback to the glory years
THERE are signs of a resurgence in the Lancashire League. From the pits of misery earlier in the season, the famous old league is now bringing back the memories of the good old days as we head towards the half-way stage of an enthralling campaign. Any
