A MOTHER and grandmother have been accused of child cruelty after a seven-week-old girl was found dead at their home. Sasha Stanworth, 20, is charged with two counts of cruelty and her mum Pauline Lomax, 46, both of Birtwistle Avenue, Colne, with three
BURNLEY'S evening ended in despair after Hull City grabbed a late late winner at Turf Moor. And to compound their misery, defender David Unsworth was earlier shown a straight red card for a professional foul on Fraizer Campbell with just six minutes
A FAMILY escaped their burning home after a curtain resting on a heater caught light. Fire crews spotted the fire in Edgeside Lane, Rawtenstall, as they were returning from a minor incident in Crabtree Avenue, at 6.45pm today. As firefighters pulled
A PRIMARY school has been put into special measures after Govern-ment inspectors labelled it inadequate and said standards were except- ionally low. An Ofsted inspection revealed that St Aidan's CE Primary, Mill Hill, Blackburn, was failing its pupils
STEVEN Reid stepped up his comeback from injury with another useful workout but he was powerless to prevent Rovers' second string from blowing a two-goal lead. The Republic of Ireland midfielder, who recently returned to action following a 14-month injury
A BUS manufacturer which axed 100 jobs has pledged to stay in East Lancashire when it completes a £6million-plus relocation. The Darwen Group has announced it is planning to move from its base in Lower Philips Road, Whitebirk, Blackburn, to a new, custom
DRAW specialists Burnley go into the interval in this encounter level with Hull City. In an even first half Stephen Jordan was an early threat for the Clarets as they grabbed hold of the game from the whistle. Wade Elliott followed that up, but couldn't
ACCRINGTON Stanley took a deserved interval lead in tonight's League Two clash at Lancashire rivals Morecambe after Ryan Cresswell deflected Ian Craney's curling effort into his own net. Stanley made the better start at Christie Park, and were close
A JUDGE has spared a Rossendale man who attacked his former partner's new boyfriend over worries about his young daughter from a prison sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard that Anthony Morris, 22, was worried about the alleged involvement in drugs of
DISABLED motorists could boycott a shopping centre after bosses introduced a scheme forcing them to pay for their parking. From November 26, The Mall in Blackburn is introducing a new "pay on foot" system, which means an end to all concessions. And
A LIFE-long Clarets fan and former sponsor has been banned from attending matches after causing trouble in the hospitality lounge at Turf Moor. After the case police said it was believed to be the first time a football banning order had been obtained
AN 18-year-old girl who had been to a party in Hoddlesden climbed into the driver's seat and sped off after a row with the taxi driver who was taking her and her friends home. Magistrates heard Victoria Myerscough left the taxi driver and one of her
A SURVEY has been launched on whether to create a town council for Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen Council has launched the survey on its website and in its newsletter in a bid to establish the true feelings of Darweners about the issue. And if the views
ST JOSEPH'S Roman Catholic Primary School pupils were praised for being friendly and well-behaved in their latest Ofsted inspection. Overall, the Stacksteads school received a level three or satisfactory' report. Pupils' personal development was judged
BLACKPOOL football legend Alan Ball has been remembered at a ceremony hosted by the Variety Club Children's Charity. Ball was one of a host of footballing greats whose contributions to football were celebrated at the charity dinner. Ball, the youngest
A BURNLEY businessman was forced to jump for his life out of a first-floor window after a suspected arson attack on his flat. An eyewitness says the flat above Haroon Continental Foods was well ablaze when the owner, named locally as Gulam Ahmed, leaped
COMMUNITY leaders hope a new shop will complete the renaissance of a village's retail heart following previous clashes between businesses and residents. The shop on the corner of King Street and Accrington Road, Whalley, has been rented by Morgans House
PART of a satellite navigation system was stolen from an ambulance while paramedics were treating a sick patient. The crew of Darwen's 24-hour ambulance was called to Olive Lane in the town at 12.13am yesterday today. After treating the patient
AN argument after a night out ended with a 47-year-old man pushing his girlfriend over and then trying to drag her by her leg from the bedroom at her Clitheroe home. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Terence James Forsythe and his girlfriend, Alison Coulter
The Race Night held at Rishton Cricket Club has been hailed as a great success. The Management, Players and Parents raised over £1300 to go towards funding this years Rishton Utd U16's squad, to enter into a tournament abroad!
A CHURCH'S efforts to bring more people into a centuries-old place of worship have been recognised by a bishop. Months of hard work and fund-raising by the congregation at St Leonard's in Padiham came to fruition when new church rooms were reopened and
EAST Lancashire has a bright future, insists the county council's outgoing chief executive. But Chris Trinick, who will leave his £181,827 a year post in May, said the future structure of the region remained unclear. During his five-year tenure, Burnley
A YOUNG mum ran into the street bleeding from her mouth after being elbowed, butted and punched by her jealous partner. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Neil Earnshaw launched the attack after his partner put her arm round him in an attempt to reassure
Steven Reid has been recalled to the Republic of Ireland squad for the final match of their failed Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Caretaker manager Don Givens has named him in a 22-man squad for the Group D encounter against Wales in Cardiff on November
Muslim representatives have said that educating youngsters is vital in the fight against extremism after it was revealed that children were being recruited for terrorism. The head of MI5 claimed there are at least 2,000 people in the UK who pose a threat
MOTHERS whose children were knocked down and killed have backed a national speed-reduction campaign. Michelle Hitchen's three-year-old daughter Demi-Leigh was killed in July 2005 and Laura Whiteside's seven-year-old daughter Olivia died last year. And
A MOTHER who caught MRSA from her baby after an outbreak of the superbug in a hospital is considering suing health bosses. First-time mum Jenna Hodgkiss, 20, of Accrington, is still battling the illness and, despite a period of treatment at hospital,
A BURNLEY man is standing trial accused of carrying out a string of sexual attacks - including rape - on four different girls. Forty-seven year-old Ian Greenall's youngest alleged victim was aged just five when he first molested her, Burnley Crown Court
THIEVES stole £1,300 after using a shovel to smash their way into the office of the White House Hotel, Helmshore. The Helmshore Road venue is currently undergoing a £100,000 refurbishment. The thieves got past a wooden panel which was securing an extension
A 27-year-old man became violent after his partner spurned his drunken advances. Magistrates heard that Michael Bell told his partner she was his and he would "take what I want." Laura Roe was so frightened she began shouting to try and wake her eldest
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of his disappointment after being told that the Prime Minister would highlight his school in a keynote speech - only for it never to be mentioned. On Thursday, the Lancashire Telegraph reported how Alder Grange Technology and
A TEENAGE criminal said to be following in his father's footsteps asked a court for help and told magistrates: "I don't want to be like my dad." The Burnley bench had been told how Christopher Costello, 19, had had a drink problem since he was 14, was
A RIBBLE Valley primary school has received one of Lancashire's first awards for innovative practice. Edisford Primary School has received the award for its Endeavour Award Badge Scheme, under which pupils work towards gold, silver and bronze awards
THE Scousers weren't very happy with their point at Ewood last Saturday on the evidence of the contributors to Alan Green's 606 programme. I got to hear more of that than usual thanks to the traffic jams around Ewood caused, partly by the capacity crowd
BUILDING the new Marsden Heights Community College on the planned location will cause traffic congestion and road safety problems, according to a new report commissioned by campaigners. The report, paid for by the Brierfield Environmental Campaign which
WHAT has no arms, legs, feet, or even a body, yet is one of the most valuable members of Burnley Football Club? ProZone - a performance analysing system - has not only helped manager Steve Cotterill highlight problem areas and ammend them, but also emphasised
David Bentley must be biting his lip today after reading about England manager Steve McClaren's trip to Los Angeles to watch David Beckham play a charity match against a bunch of Hollywood actors. What was the hapless boss hoping to gain from watching
Clayton-le-Moors men have made a flying start to the Mid Lancs Cross Country League with their seniors and veterans both taking team honours at Worden Park, Leyland. Evergreen Mark Aspinall was their first counter in each squad with eighth outright,
A DRUNKEN woman sank her teeth into a hospital security guard and abused an Asian police officer, a court heard. Yvonne Angelino, 43, had also tried to strangle the guard and shocked children and elderly patients with her rowdy behaviour. She had
LORDS House Farm in Great Harwood has teamed up with a special school to offer post-16 courses. The animal centre is working with Oliver House School, Chorley, to offer entry level courses for students with learning difficulties. Pupil Simon Porter,
DAVID Dunn of Blackburn Rovers and Susan Crehan, a member of Great Britain's distance running squad in the Seoul Olympics, were the special guests at the Ribble Valley Athletic Club's second annual presentation evening. It was a milestone evening for
POLICE have launched a bid to strip a Burnley pub of its licence amid claims it is a magnet for serious violence and disorder, drug dealing and underage drinking. Police say they have been called to the Brickmakers Arms in Yorkshire Street 18 times in
Burnley boss Steve Cotterill knows tonight's opponents, Hull City, are going through a period of transition. "They've made a lot of big signings, put a bit of money into it recently, and no matter what you do, it takes time to get those players to
IT WAS only last week that Steve Cotterill was rueing Burnley's inability to keep clean sheets, the Clarets having managed only two Championship shut-outs in 13 attempts. If only Burnley could play in Sheffield more often. There is clearly something
A teenage driver who knocked down a pedestrian in the early hours of the morning was found to be more than double the drink drive limit. Nicholas James Shepherd, 18, of Brownhill Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was banned for
Police investigating complaints of youths throw-ing fireworks spoke to a man and found he had a snooker ball in a sock in his pocket. Blackburn magistrates heard Iain Stuart Hill, 20, claimed he was carrying the weapon for protection. But prosecutor
There are some decisions in life that you regret almost from the moment you make them, this Saturday I decided to take my son Oliver to his first Stanley home fixture at the tender age of four weeks old. As a father these decisions are very important
A CRICKET club which won the league and cup double with a player who should have been banned will not be stripped of its trophies. Under England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rules, Ajmal Mohammed should have been suspended at the start of the season
Steven Reid is expected to step up his comeback with another run-out for Blackburn Rovers reserves tonight. Rovers face Manchester City at the Eastlands Athletics Arena tonight (kick-off 7pm). The Republic of Ireland international has made three appearances
In the Vodkat North West Counties League Division 1, Ramsbottom will be hope to keep their winning run going as they face Ashton Athletic at the Riverside tonight. Neil Hart's side took the points against Atherton Collieries and will want more of the
ROSSENDALE face a home tie with Skelmersdale in the same competition this evening, just four days before they also face them in the league. Manager Derek Egan said: "We always have good games against Skelmersdale because they are a little bit like ourselves
CHORLEY manager Gerry Luczka is hoping to sign Rossendale United midfielder Mark Drew ahead of tonight's Lancashire FA United Co-operative Challenge Trophy tie at Kendal. After a disappointing start to the season, which has seen the Magpies slump to
IT'S a long time since the Tories claimed four million paying members, or the Labour Party collected sixpence a week door-to-door from hundreds of people in towns such as ours. The last burst of enthusiasm for party membership may have been at the launch
A MARKET caretaker from Darwen has been found dead at her home. Linda Bolton, 55, of Stuart Close, was found in bed on October 25. She was caretaker at Darwen market. She had been seen by friends on the evening of October 24 and was described as appearing
A FORMER Burnley man has died in a head on crash in Australia. Peter Halstead, 47, was returning home with his family to Western Australia after holidaying through the Northern Territory when the fatal crash happened earlier this month. The father-of-two
Firefighters tackled 517 call-outs in Lancashire over the bonfire weekend. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said calls were mainly to rubbish fires and bonfires that were out of control.
DAVID Dunn believes Blackburn Rovers are geared up to compete in the Premier League's fast lane - thanks to a trip to a Go-Kart track! Looking for different ways to help build team spirit at Ewood Park, Rovers boss Mark Hughes recently sent his squad
I HAD the privilege of meeting Evelyn Lund before she moved to France. We got talking on the bus and I found her a very warm, lovely person. I am so sorry her life had to end so tragically and I wish to offer my condolences to her family. MISS S DOLAN
IN REPLY to Mr D Pratt's letter (Oct 25). I am the receptionist for Blackburn Cathedral and the Diocese of Blackburn and have been here for almost 10 years. I pride myself in the warm welcome all visitors to the Cathedral receive in my reception and
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the police team in the Griffin area. Things have improved so much in the last year. We were an area that had juvenile nuisance. Very bad things are still going on, but nowhere near on the scale that it was. A special
SO £6.5 million is the cost of the new car park earmarked for Feilden Street. How can our council spend such huge sums of money on providing car parking, when they will do nothing to increase the rapidly declining number of buses into the town? At the
ATTENTION all actors: The Thwaites Empire Theatre needs you! The Blackburn-based theatre is looking for talent to stage a production of Fiddler on the Roof. Thwaites Theatre chief executive Harriet Roberts said: "As somebody who has worked with several
EXPERIENCED defender David Unsworth has urged the Clarets to turn Turf Moor into a fortress. The Burnley stopper played a key role in securing a second clean sheet of the season, and with it a point, at Sheffield United at the weekend. But the 34-year-old
VIEWERS of Channel Five's documentary last night had to have strong stomachs not to turn over. For the enthralling, at times grotesque and often chilling, Interview With a Cannibal made me feel physically sick at one point - and many times my hand hovered
Members of Greenwatch and Blackburn fire safety staff held a minute's silence outside Blackburn fire station yesterday. It was a mark of respect for colleagues who died tackling a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire.
On Saturday I drove down to Rugby, usually a trip of two hours, but we were held up on the M6, just sat waiting for two and a half hours. What is annoying is you never know why, so I told Andrew not to pick us up on Sunday as we would get the train back
WHAT is a market place? Well, once Blackburn had a square - a place set aside as a public space, where for two or three days a week there would be our traditional day market. But it went indoors and was lost - but we could get it back. There could also
A Longridge garage owner who noticed red diesel going missing from a tank checked CCTV footage and saw a neighbour carrying two 25 litre cans in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard that a week later a police officer on duty in
Clitheroe and district motor club are holding their AGM tonight at Waddington Social Club, Waddington, near Clitheroe. The meeting starts at 8.30pm and all members are invited to attend.
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after his construction vehicle overturned while transporting bricks. The incident happened in Lawrence Street, Blackburn, at about 2pm yesterday and involved a vehicle called a telehandler, a JCB-type vehicle which has
A HOUSE was targeted in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters searched the unoccupied property in Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, after receiving reports that a man was believed to be squatting inside. However they found the property was empty. Two adjacent
A SPATE of burglaries in Hyndburn has prompted police to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. Police said over the weekend, nine premises were targeted and thousands of pounds worth of property was stolen. Both homes and businesses were
STANLEY boss John Coleman is hoping for some belated fireworks as the Reds head for Christie Park to face old rivals Morecambe. After Saturday's defeat at the hands of Notts County, Stanley are desperate to get back to winning ways - and earn the bragging
STANLEY boss John Coleman has put a left-footed player at the top of his shopping list. Coleman, who takes his side to Morecambe tonight, is hoping to sign a couple of loan players to add a bit of strength in depth to his squad. And the Reds supremo
HULL City's assistant manager Brian Horton has insisted his side have nothing to fear as they travel to Turf Moor tonight. The Tigers were turned over by QPR on Saturday and are looking to bounce back straight away against Steve Cotterill's men. And
BURNLEY have stressed they are not about to let talented teenager John Cofie out of their clutches on the cheap. The 14-year-old has attracted the attention of a number of Premier League clubs since joining the Clarets last year, after being spotted
SOLDIERS from East Lancashire are being deployed to Iraq today. A total of 550 soldiers from the 1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, including recruits from Blackburn, Darwen, Burnley and Pendle, are making the trip to Basra. They will take
