A TEENAGER who took part in a £6,500 minimarket store raid has been warned he might go to jail. Luke Driver, 18, was involved in the night-time escapade in which a hole was knocked into the premises and cigarettes, alcohol and cash taken. Driver and
BLACKBURN Rovers' seven-match winning run might have come to a halt but manager Mark Hughes was happy to settle for a point after this pulsating game against Liverpool ended in a stalemate. Rovers looked the better side for long periods and twice hit
DAVID Bentley and David Dunn both went close to giving Blackburn Rovers the lead during a keenly contested first half at Ewood Park. The two midfielders both struck the woodwork as in-form Rovers went in search of their eighth straight victory in all
A CATERING worker who stole £105 cash from her bosses at Turf Moor owned up immediately when tackled about it, a court heard. Adele Pickford, 21, was caught out after a discrepancy on the till was spotted at Burnley Football Club. Pickford had been
BURNLEY survived some late pressure to keep their second clean sheet of the season and earn a point against struggling Sheffield United. And both sides had second half goals disallowed to add to a tense finale. David Unsworth was the first to be denied
A TRAINEE assistant pub manager who stole almost £9,000 from the landlord and blew much of it living it up has been spared jail. Terence Havens, 23, was said to have been having problems in his life and had "pressed the self destruct button" before
Rock icon Dave Edmunds has been out of the limelight since his peak in the 70s and 80s but he is about to return to touring with fellow entertainer and old friend Joe Brown. We spoke to Dave as he embarks on a new era. DAVE Edmunds is the man who "
FRIENDS and family of a man who died in a horror smash have unveiled a commemorative bench outside one of his favourite pubs. The memorial to Ashley Connell has been placed outside the Bull's Head, Whalley New Road, Wilpshire. The 23-year-old, of nearby
JOE and Sally Valentine have stayed true to their romantic name by celebrating 60 years of happy marriage. The Valentines, who live in the Sahara Fold retirement complex, in Warmden Gardens, Little Harwood, met as teenagers. Sally, 83, said: "I was
Forget Switzerland - some of the world's most exclusive watches are made in Darwen. IN deepest, darkest Darwen, nestled among the shops and high street stores, is a characterless doorway which gives no clue to the treasures contained behind it. For
I READ with interest Blackburn with Darwen Councillor Salim Lorgat's comments regarding the successful prosecution of six people for not putting their rubbish out properly (LT, October 24). I must congratulate the council on its robust stance on tackling
I REFER to the article by the Bishop of Blackburn appertaining to Church Mission and declining attendance in the Diocese in the issue of the LT, October 24. May I state at the outset I am a practising Communicant of the Anglican Church. The subject
I HAVE been handed a leaflet showing the changes to The Mall car park in Blackburn beginning November 26. Apparently, it is now going over to pay station' parking, with coin machines and payment will be on exit. There are no concessions. All those
TWO members of a boxing club were today due to walk from Blackpool to Darwen to fund new equipment. Sam Stone, 45, and Phil Taylor, 40, who sponsor Darwen Boxing Club, were setting off this morning and aim to complete the 32 mile journey in 11 hours.
A SPECTACULAR Gabor Kiraly save and a Robbie Blake near miss meant Burnley and Sheffield United went into the half-time break goalless. Kiraly had to be at his best, and was, to shut out James Beattie on 24 minutes. Left back Gary Naysmith did well to
A COUNCILLOR has refused to give up a senior role, despite getting a vote of no confidence from colleagues. Coun Michael Johnson faced criticism at a meeting of Blackburn with Darwen Council after he was featured in a national newspaper attacking immigrants
TWO trailers were left burnt out after arsonists struck in Padiham. Fire crews were called to Cowley Crescent at about 2am this morning, and put out the burning trailers which were parked at the rear of the road near to some garages. The fire is
Before the Garden of Eden became Iraq, God had sovereignty problems. The gardening finished, he created his gardeners and gave them freedom to elect who'd be boss - himself or themselves. The X Factor-type vote still far in the future, a tree was turned
Friends of Rishton Youth are trying to obtain funding to support The Centre Committee to refurbish the property, situated at the back of the Library, so that young people can have a drop in centre in the evenings. However, it will also make the property
A CAR was left burnt out after it was torched on the A666 in Darwen. Firefighters were called to the scene just past Bull Hill at 4.40am this morning and spent 45 minutes putting out the burning Vauxhall Astra, believed to have been deliberately started
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a man was assaulted in a wine bar. A 41-year-old man is currently in Royal Blackburn Hospital after suffering from a neck injury following the incident in Baggy's Wine Bar in Glebe Street, Great Harwood at 12.50am
THE East Lancashire MP behind the ban on handheld mobile phones while driving has spoken out after a colleague was fined for the offence. Home Office minister Liam Bryne has been fined £100 with £35 costs and got three points on his licence after using
SEVERAL parties are still interested in buying Blackburn Rovers - but a deal is unlikely to happen before the end of the year. That's what the Rovers board was told during an update meeting with the club's corporate advisers, Rothschilds, earlier this
FIVE men have been rescued from a burning flat in Accrington following a suspected arson attack. Three fire crews were called to the ground floor property in Glebe Street just before 8am today after a neighbour raised the alarm. Accrington crew
A FAMILY escaped uninjured from a fire that left the first floor of their home gutted. Firefighters were called to the property in Tresco Close, Mill Hill, Blackburn, at 5.15am this morning. The fire is believed to have started accidentally by a
Lancashire batsman Stuart Law has signed a new one year contract with the club, taking him to the end of the 2008 season. Law, 39, joined the Red Rose County in 2002 and has scored 7,141 first class runs at an average of 58.53. Cricket Manager Mike
STEPHEN Warnock has admitted he took the difficult decision to leave Liverpool because his career was going stale' under Rafa Benitez. The Blackburn Rovers defender, who is preparing to face his former club today for the first time since he quit Anfield
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after she was knocked over in Great Harwood. The 57-year-old woman was crossing Queen Street near the junction with Glebe Street shortly before 1pm on Friday, when she was struck by a green Vauxhall Tigra. She was knocked
FORMER Clarets captain Steve Davis admitted he was "shocked" at being appointed the club's assistant manager. The 39-year-old takes over from Dave Kevan, who left the club two weeks ago for Notts County. Davis, who made over 350 appearances for Burnley
BLACKBURN Rovers legend Alan Shearer has backed Benni McCarthy to fire his old club back into Europe. The former England captain, who was known as God' during a golden four-year spell at Ewood, reckons McCarthy and his strike-partner Roque Santa Cruz
AN airport official once told me they never used to get half as much trouble with holidaymakers before the programme Airline came out. He reckoned people saw the numbskulls losing their rag with check-in staff on TV and assumed that it was appropriate
A DISTRICT judge expressed surprise that a man on bail for house burglary had been able to get a job as a site security guard. And the judge was even more shocked when he was told that Daniel Francis Ginley was paid just £2.50 an hour for his labours
