Alastair Cook emerged from his batting rut on a day when his team-mates struggled for runs but insisted England still have a chance in the third Test. Opening batsman Cook made 110 in England’s second innings, which was held up by bad light towards the
The Newhallhey Retail Park in Rawtenstall is finally ready for business but no one seems inclined to move in. The multi-million pound project has taken three years to complete but as yet it looks likely to remain vacant for the time being.
East Lancashire Railway Red Rose Diner & Lancastrian Lunch Trains are perfect for a special occasion during August and September. The Pullman Style coaches are hauled by a vintage steam locomotive which travels through the Irwell Valley. Lancastrian
"Hot Fuss" the Killers "tribute band" visit Rawtenstall on Saturday the 25th September. Tickets for the gig at Cafe Artisan are £6. Contact 01706 211114.
LEADERS Ramsbottom are determined to avoid more pain at the hands of Colne as the two sides collide again tomorrow in a repeat of the Worsley Cup final. Thirteen days ago Matt Wilson’s Horsfielders stun-ned Jon Fielding’s men to lift the trophy at a
Running time: 103mins Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itie. Director: Sylvester Stallone. Brawn triumphs over brains in Sylvester Stallone
If you’ve played Worms or Angry Birds before, you’ll be well at home with Fragger. Swapping feathered friends and slimy wrigglers for a military man with one sole purpose in life – to toss grenades – Fragger takes a gameplay style now seen frequently
Although the FIFA soccer games make up one of gaming's major sporting franchises, there is no doubting that the John Madden series of American Football titles have made a major impact. Indeed, Madden NFL games have sold more than 85 million copies since
A SEX attacker who carried out an 'horrific' assault after dragging a woman into an underpass has been jailed. Ikram Surgan had followed the 23-year-old victim before grabbing her from behind around the neck. He dragged her to a secluded
Watching Up can seriously make you cry. Lots. How could anyone not hold back the tears as you get taken along on a thrilling journey with Carl Fredricksen and Wilderness Explorer Russell? The game, however, didn't upset us. And that's a good thing. Playing
PLANS have been unveiled for a static caravan holiday park in a Ribble Valley village. The application for vacant land at Aspinall Farm has been submitted by the owners of the Dinckely-based Simpson Farm Dairies. It proposes to build
BURNLEY manager Brian Laws does not expect Craig Bellamy’s move to Cardiff City to prompt an influx of Premier League stars to the Championship. The Manchester City striker will captain Cardiff City against Doncaster tomorrow after having a
Haslingden Community Link on Bury Road is arranging a series of "Muck an' Mayhem" events for Dads, Grandads and male carers. On the 11th September from 10.30am to 12noon it's a kite making session. Mums and other females are also cordially invited
This week I strolled along the banks of the Ribble at Paythorne between Gisburn and Long Preston. One of our old traditions which I would like to be given a new breath of life is salmon Sunday, celebrated on the third Sunday in November.
TRADERS in Nelson have said a fond farewell to the town’s market manager who retired yesterday. Iain Wharton, has been employed by Pendle Council and, more recently, Liberata, to run Admiral’s Market in the town centre for 12 years. A number of traders
“A SHOOTING star who lit up all of our lives but has burned out too soon.” The tearful father of 18-year-old Matthew Alston paid the emotional tribute to his eldest son at his funeral today. More than 200 mourners gathered inside and
IN the Accrington Stanley dressing room right now, there is only one rule about Newcastle. You do not talk about Newcastle. So as Sean Hessey prepares to face his old club Macclesfield Town at the Crown Ground tomorrow, there are no thoughts of using
SURPRISINGLY I was asked if I wanted a game of football this week. Unsurprisingly I declined the offer. Last year some clever clogs booked a five-a-side game an hour before sunset and fast breaking time. It was almost 10 days
A YOUNG mum was left terrified when a drunken man came out of his house brandishing a carving knife and demanded to know who was making all the noise. Blackburn magistrates heard Ian Michael Lloyd approached Sarah Jepson as she was taking her baby
LIGHTS, camera, action! The best young band in the north west in 1969, the Burnley Army Cadet Corps, became television stars. The lads were recommended when Granada Television started filming for a four part serial called The Contenders
MARTIN Paterson believes Burnley are already a fifth of the way from knowing if they will be promotion contenders again this season. The Clarets striker admitted a shot at the Premier League came out of the blue in their last Championship campaign.
Blackburn Rovers captain Chris Samba insists money would not guarantee success – claiming the current ‘unity’ at Ewood Park should never be underestimated. The club have been surrounded by a media frenzy over the last seven days with Indian
FURTHER to the comments on cyclists using pavements, I must confess to cursing as they come at me and my fellow pedestrians on an almost daily basis. However, I’m also a driver and when stuck behind one of these slow, weaving machines on the road,
BURNLEY Council are to make a compulsory purchase order to buy the final two houses that will make way for a new development in Burnley Wood. So far council chiefs have secured 69 out of 71 houses in the area around Branch Road. All bar four of
SUPPORTERS of Ramsbottom United and Bacup Borough came together on Wednesday night for a minute’s silence to remember murder victim Sophie Lancaster. It is three years since the former Haslingden High pupil was brutally attacked in Bacup’s Stubbylee
PETER Smith is happy to be the underdog as Clitheroe kick-off the Evo-Stik league campaign at Durham tomorrow - but believes his men could create a few surprises this season. While the summer headlines have been grabbed by Garry Flitcroft and Matt Jansen
FORMER Clarets players and weekend footballers are set to meet this weekend in aid of Pakistani flood victims. The match is the idea of Burnley FC chief executive Paul Fletcher, who approached Pendle Charity League officials about staging a fixture
DOZENS of former Clarets heroes turned out to pay their respects to the wife of legendary ex-captain and manager Jimmy Adamson. May Adamson died in Royal Blackburn Hospital last Thursday, aged 78, after suffering from a long-term illness. She had
VILLAGERS are fighting plans to create an out-door activity centre on Pendle farmland. Dave and Jane Farnworth, who run Cobwebs Advent-ure, want to create the facility on land close to their home off Cob Lane, Kelbrook. The adventure course would
FOUR thousand new treatment places are to be created in a massive expansion of dental services in a Pendle town. Harrison Street Dental Centre, part of the Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) group, currently has 500 patients on its books. The Barnoldswick
DELIGHTED Bacup Borough boss Brent Peters says his current crop of players are a joy to work with - and he hopes they can now kick on in the Vodkat League. Bacup wrecked Ramsbottom United’s 100 per cent record in midweek as they stunned the Riversiders
A MOTORIST is celebrating overturning a parking ticket in Darwen’s main shopping street — and others are being urged to appeal. Blackburn with Darwen Council has admitted to wrongly issuing a £35 ticket to Paul Whitehead of Avondale Road, for
TWO-TIME Harold Ryden Trophy champion Andy Samuels has notched another significant victory to his impressive list of honours after winning the region’s Seniors Championship at Nelson. The popular Burnley golfer bossed proceedings at the Kings
The waiting is over for thousands of students as they find out their A-level grades. Just click play below to watch the video. Click here to view our gallery of A-level students on results day.
On a more pressing matter it seems going without food for 17 hours a day during Ramadhan tends to make some of us a little more sensitive than others. This week I could not help but feel a little aggrieved at the level of rudeness in some drivers
This week I came across a show I thought was long dead. Big Brother is still on TV and they are apparently having nominations to evict people from the household. As someone who never ever watched the show I am glad this will be the last
SERVICEMEN across East Lancashire will be joining forces for a charity football match in a bid to raise mooney for sick babies. Blackburn’s Army Careers Advisers and the North West Air Ambulance service will be holding an 11-a-side game on September
THE actions of the thief who stole from the home of a terminally ill man as he lay on his deathbed are truly heartless. Dr Helen Turner made the terrible discovery that £15,000 of jewellery, including rings, earrings and brooches, had been taken, on
I AM seldom tempted these days to air my views via letters to papers. However, the latest example of hypocrisy from senior figures in the Labour Party bears some comment. In response to the news that Alan Milburn had agreed to advise the current
Jack Straw says he has had enough of the front benches and ministerial posts and plans to become a back-bencher. Really? No more limos, no more police escorts, no more first class travel and of course the perks. Could it be that the Milliband
ONLY three years ago, 1.8 million people signed a petition against road pricing. Unfortunately, the European Union wishes to introduce it across Europe to pay for its Galileo satellite. It also wishes to take over many of our main roads as a European
WHEN Olly Murs’ debut single is released next week he’ll be first in line at Blackpool HMV to buy a copy. “I’m not embarrassed about queuing up for my CD. I’m so chuffed with everything, I’ve got to go out and buy it,” said the X Factor finalist
HURST Green-based ace Mark Young had to settle for tied 13th place in The Keepmoat Lee Westwood Trophy after a final round 73 at Rotherham. His overall score of 283 was eight shots off the tournament winner, Ben Loughrey of Wrag Barn. Young’s
ALMOST £46,000 has now been raised for the Madison Allan Appeal. Since it was set up in June, a range of fundraising activities have been arranged with the aim of funding an operation for the five-year-old cancer sufferer from Lower Darwen.
ONE of East Lancashire’s top students, who secured three A* in chemistry, mathematics and physics, was rejected by Oxford University. Peter Clayton, 18, from Langho, was turned down after failing their entrance exam. He is now off to
RECORD numbers of East Lancashire students passed their A-level exams yesterday — and many left college with the new A* grades. But for some the anxiety of the day was heightened by the scramble for places through the clearing system, with
A TEENAGER who died after a road crash less than a week before he was due to collect his A-level results had gained ‘excellent’ grades. Clitheroe Grammar pupil Matthew Alson, 18, died on Saturday morning after losing control of his Vauxhall Corsa in
EAST Lancashire has seen record A-level results – and here colleges pick out their most outstanding pupils. Burnley College Lucy Durkin got an A*, A and B. She will now study midwifery at the University of Manchester. Nathan Bend achieved
Graeme Swann enjoyed a double success on day two of the third Test against Pakistan, celebrating his belated nomination for ICC Cricketer of the Year with his 100th Test wicket. Swann was left off the long list for the prestigious award but subsequently
Lancashire hit back against Kent at Canterbury yesterday as they dismissed the hosts for 249 for a 17-run first innings advantage in their County Championship clash at the St Lawrence Ground. Joe Denly added just one to his overnight 68 but top-scored
Owen Coyle insists Matt Taylor is still a big part of his BOLTON WANDERERS squad despite interest from WEST HAM and BLACKPOOL. Charles N’Zogbia could make a shock return to the WIGAN ATHLETIC side for tonday’s game against CHELSEA - just a week after
A DANCE teacher has been found guilty of sexual activity with five underage girls. Edwin Dillon, 23, of Nelson Street, Clitheroe, broke down in tears in the dock after being convicted by a jury. He was found guilty of 10 counts of sexual
A THIEF stole ‘irreplaceable’ jewellery valued at £15,000 from the home of a cancer patient as he lay on his deathbed. Heartbroken widow Dr Helen Turner, 84 said the antique jewellery was taken while her 95-year-old husband Dr Winston Turner
Elsie Blackburn was the overall winner of the Lady Captain’s Day competition at Rishton, scoring 94-19-75. Donna Westall (92-17-75) and Julie Crisp (105-26-79) were second the third respectively. The mens event was won by Geoff Blackburn (31.5) with
Pleasington’s Brogan Townend was among the winners at the Northern Girls Championship at Whitley Bay on Wednesday. The Clitheroe Grammar School student took the event’s Kilburn Trophy (over 13 to under 16) and also picked up the best gross with a score
ACCRINGTON Stanley have had their latest transfer embargo lifted after paying Preston North End the £4,500 they had owed for three years. The Reds were placed under their fourth embargo in the last year when the Championship outfit notified the Football
Shaw hill professional Nick Dougherty endured a disastrous opening round to his Czech Open campaign yesterday, firing a bogey-fuelled seven-over par 79.
SINCE England’s World Cup debacle in South Africa, Phil Jones’ name has been on everyone’s lips as we all start considering the country’s defensive future. Out with the old and in with the new is the popular belief about the future for the three lions
BRIAN Laws has revealed he is not yet in the market for a striker, scotching suggestions Burnley could be about to sign Cardiff City front man Ross McCormack. The 23-year-old has been made available for loan by Bluebirds boss Dave Jones, after Manchester
