Firefighters were called to a house fire in Fleet Street, Nelson, tonight. The blaze was reported at 10:04pm and two appliances were sent to the scene. Firefighters established that no-one was in the terrace property. The source of the fire was
THREE drunken teenage boys subjected a young girl to a terrifying sex attack after chasing her into the bathroom during a house party. The 13-year-old was followed upstairs, where the three pinned her down and one used an object to commit a sex act
FIVE youths accused of launching an attack on a couple in a skatepark may face murder charges after the woman died from her injuries. Sophie Lancaster, 20, died yesterday (Friday) morning having never regained consciousness since the attack at Stubby
A FORMER BT employee has been jailed after he used family and friends' details to obtain £50,000 to fund his gambling and drug addictions. Yasin Leli, 27, of Blackburn, even stole money from his father - and his brother's children's savings accounts
FORMER Ewood favourite Tim Sherwood will kick off a new chapter in his colourful career when Rovers meet Everton at Goodison Park today. Sherwood, who skippered Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995, has been snapped up by Setanta Sport as a match
THE last time Rishton won the Lancashire League title, a certain Allan Donald was intimidating opposition batsmen into submission at Blackburn Road. Now 11 years on, Andy Bartley's unsung heroes are hoping to emulate Donald and that class of 1996 by
A PENSIONER suffered a double heartache when burglars broke into her home just hours after her husband died. Police believe burglars were keeping watch on the house in Great Harwood and decided to strike after seeing paramedics leaving the property.
A LITTLE girl who died from a rare form of cancer will have a princess-themed funeral next week. Paris Devlin, five, of Florence Avenue, Burnley, died at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, from neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that affects
COUNCILLORS have backed a plan to lobby the prime minister to visit Pendle in a bid to highlight the work being done to tackle deprivation. The aim of the visit would be to highlight the work being done to reduce crime, create jobs to stregthen the economy
A BEST man has been cleared of attacking a wedding guest who was left with "horrific" injuries - after a jury decided he acted in self defence. Barrister and ju-jitsu black belt Christopher Dunn had told the court how he threw a flurry of punches to
STEPHEN Warnock could spark a family feud tomorrow if he and Rovers succeed in bursting Everton's bubble. The former Liverpool defender returns to Merseyside, desperate to get one over the old enemy from across Stanley Park. But if he and Rovers return
David Moyes has leapt to the defence of Blackburn after Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger accused them of being violent. Wenger's outburst against Mark Hughes' men came after his side's 1-1 draw at Ewood Park last weekend. But Moyes, who has also managed
A BURNLEY man was robbed and punched by youths outside a town centre bank in broad daylight. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 33-year-old man was kicked and punched in a vicious attack outside Barclays bank at 3.25pm on Thursday. Two youths
HOSPITAL bosses have reassured women that they will be safe during gynaecology appointments after a hospital worker was arrested for sexual assault. The clinical assistant, who has not been named, allegedly examined women "inappropriately" at the Edith
THE parents of a woman who has died after being attacked in a skatepark have paid tribute to their daughter. Sophie Lancaster, 20, who is from the Rossendale Valley, died in Hope Hospital, Salford, from her injuries almost two weeks after the attack.
PASSENGERS who had a miracle escape after a drink-driver ploughed into their minibus have slammed his 12-month ban, saying it is too lenient. David Jones was more than twice the alcohol limit when he hit a minibus full of racegoers from Barnoldswick,
GCSE results from Mount Carmel High School & Specialist Science College. M Adams bi B, ch C, dt/g C, en A, el A, ma B, mu C, ph C, re A, dida CC, alan P; S Ainsworth dm D, en E, el D, ma F, sc F; E Akram ard D, en E, el E, ma D, sc EE, alan P; N Allen
GCSE results from Blackburn College. S Abbas,En C; S Abdulla,Sc C,Ma C,En C; N Ahmed,En A; Y Ahmed,Ma C; K Alam,En C; J Amin,Sc C,Hi C,Ma C; S Amin,Ma C; K Anjum,Ma B; S Anjum,El C; B Armer,Ard C; M Armstrong,Ma B; A Awan,Sc A; N Awan,En C; I Banda
GCSE results from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. C Andrews ard A, dt/t B, el2 B, el D, fr C, hi E, ma B, sc CC, sp D; H Aslam bi A*, ch A, dt/t A*, el2 A, el A*, gg A*, ge A*, it A*, ph A*; R Bailey bi A, ch A, dt/g A, el2 A*, el A, gg A, ge A, ma
GCSE results from Hameldon Community College. B Ahmed 9.5; H Ahmed 9.5; M Ahmed 9; S Ahmed 9; T Ahmed 6.5; L Akbar 9; H Akhtar 8.5; R Akhtar 9; S Akhtar 8; W Akram 8.5; L Alderson 3; A Ali 9.5; S Ali 9; S Ali 9.5; U Ali 8; N Allen 9.5; B Ansar 9.5;
GCSE results from Darwen Vale High School. K Ali dt/r D, en B, el B, hs D, ma C, bcs D, re D, sc CC; J Armstrong ard C, dt/t C, en D, el D, gg E, lt EE, ma E, bcs E, sc F; P Aspin dt/g D, dt/r D, eg CC, en C, el C, fr F, hi C, ict C, lt GG, ma C, sc
GCSE results from Darwen Moorland High School. Aldridge Antonia, Citz, C, En, C, EnLit, C, Fr, C, H/Soc, BB, ICT, B, Ma, C, Re, D, Sci D, DD, Pe, B ;Ali Shah Zain, Citz, D, Prod D, E, En, D, Ma, D, Med, C, Re, B, Sci , E ;Ali Dippa, Citz, B, En,
GCSE results for Pendle Vale College. G Abbas eg E, en D, el C, fre D, hi D, ma D, re D, sc EE; M Abbott af E, dt/f E, en C, hs GG, ma E, re E, sc GG: D Abis af E, dt/r E, en E, el D, hs GG, hi F, ma G, sc EE; A Shamilar dt/g D, en C, el C, fre C,
GCSE results from St Augustine's, Billington. K Anderson dt/f C, hs DD, ma D, re E, sc EE; T Ansbro el2 A, el B, fr C, hi A, ict B, ma A, re B, sc AA, pe B; J Arnfield bi A, ch B, dida B, el2 B, el B, fr C, g A*, ma B, ph B, re B; A Ashton dt/e C,
GCSE results from Witton Park High School. N Ahmed af E, dt/r E, en C, fe F, ma E, ot C, sc CC; Z ahmed af B, dt/g B, en A, el A, fe B, hi A, ma A, ot A*, re A, sc A*A*; N Akhtar af D, dt/f B, en A, el B, fe E, hi C, ma C, ot B, re C, sc CC; M Ali
GCSE results from Our Lady and St John Catholic Arts College. H Adewale dt/e C, da D, el2 C, el B, fr E, hi D, ma D, re B, sc DD; K Anderson bs BB, dt/e C, el2 C, fa C, ma D, re C, sc CC; L Ashurst dt/f C, da A, el2 C, el E, ma E, re D, sc DD; L Aspden
GCSE results from Rhyddings High School. L Abbott 12(7); A Ahmed 12(8); H Ahmed 14(14); Sa Ahmed 13(13); So Ahmed 8(0); K Akbar 12(9); K Aktar 11(5); A Ali 11(5); As Ali 12(6); I Ali 12(12); S Amin 11(5);K Amos 10(4); J Archer 1(0); R Armitage 14(10
GCSE results from St Wilfrid's High School & Technology College. A Alberts re A, cd B, bs C, en C, ft C, ma C, so C, sc DD; D Allen re B, re B, eg CC, en D, ma D, sc DD, so F; A Amos sc AA, cd A*, ma A*, re A*, el B, ft B, ge B, so B, en C; B Ashton
GCSE results from West Craven High Tech College. J Adams-Tyson 11 (10); J Alderson 9.5 (1); H Ali 8.5 (3); S Ashton 10.5 (2); S Bailey 11.5 (10.5); T Bailey 7 (1); L Bardwell 10.5 (10.5); C Bargh 10.5 (6); W Beaty 9.5 (1); S Beck 7.5; G Beckworth 10.5
GCSE results from Pleckgate High School. M A Asim 10; M Adam 9.5; N Adam 9; R Adam 10; S Adam 9.5; Y Adam 11; S Aftab 10; S Ahmed 10; U H Akhter 11; F Ali 9.5; H Ali 8.5; J Ali 8.5; R Ali 9.5; Shereen Ali 9.5; Shirin Ali 9.5; A Almond 8.5; J Almond
GCSE results from St Christophers CE High School. J Abbott dt/g D, el2 C, el C, fr E, hi D, hc C, ma C, re C, sc CC; A Allen dt/t C, el2 C, el C, af B, hc C, ma D, ot C, re C, sc DD; R Allen dt/g B, el2 B, el A, af A, fr C, ma B, re A, sc BB, dida
GCSE results from Shuttleworth College. A*-G: A Abbott 9; A Ashworth 10; L Ashworth 9.5; R Ashworth 11; L Atkinson 11; T Austin 9.5; K Bachor 11; L Balderson 10; J Barraclough 10; C Beeston 10; D Benson 10; G Berry 10; J Binney 11; A Birkett 8.5; J
GCSE results from Unity College. J Aldred 8; A Alston 6; C Aspin 9; A Astin 6; C Atkinson 3; L Bailey 8; A Baldwin 9; B Banniser 9; B Beaver 8; L Bennett 5; B Blackburn 9; J Boyle 8; J Broadley 9; A Brooks 4; D Broxton 7; C Burns 8; M Burrows 5; Z Cadwick
GCSE results from St Thomas's Centre, Blackburn. A Alam en D, ma F; N Aldren ma F, sc F, ict G, ar D, cz E, pe E; T Bailey en E; T Collister en F, ma G, sc G, ict F, ar D, cz E, pe E; H Cotton ma D, sc E, ict F, pe E; K Curwen ma F; D Dearden ma G,
Results from Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School. E Ainsworth 10.5 (10.5); S Argile 10.5 (10.5); C Armstrong 10.5 (10.5); M Ashley 10.5 (9.5); R Ashworth 10.5 (10.5); A Atkinson 10.5 (10.5); N Baines 10.5 (10.5); D Barlass 11 (11); E Barnes 11 (11);
S Adeoye dt/g B, el2 A, el A*, fr A, hi A*, ma A*, re A*, sc A*A*, pe A*; J Akin dt/f C, el2 B, el B, fr D, lw E, ma C, re B, sc CC, pe b; J Ashcroft el2 E, el E, fr F, it C, ma E, rs F, sc DD, pe B; T Askey dm E, el2 E, et C, ma F, re F, sc FF
GCSE results from Woodhey High School. C Adam 8 (5); L Aston 8 (2); T Bacon 8.5 (5); M Badat 10.5 (10.5); D Baron 8 (5); C Bateman 9.5 (8); H Baxter 9.5 (8.5); M Baxter 9.5 (5); L Bennet 9 (9); J Benson 9.5(8); A Bewicke 9 (9): C Billett 8.5 (4); L
GCSE results from Blakewater College. S Mussa 13 (13); F Mansur 12 (12); F Ahmed 11 (11); N Ansar 11 (5); A Ashraf 11 (9); F Bhatti 11 (11); O Hajat 11 (11); J Hamer 11 (9); A Hussain 11 (9); H Hussain 11 (9); T Patel 11 (11); AH Rifai 11 (11); M Rifai
GCSE results from Oakhill College, Whalley. J Addis en b, el b, ma a*, fr c, sc bb, gg c, bs a, it a,; R Ainsworth en a, el c, ma c, fr a, sc bb, gg b, dt c, ar a*; J Bray ma c, ar c,; A Butcher ma c, sc cc, sp c,; R Connolly ma c, fr c,; B Costello
GCSE results from Norden High School & Sports College. W Ahmed 8; D Ainscough 9; A Ainsworth 10; L Ainsworth 10; A Akhtar 1; O Ali 10; F Asghar 7; R Ashworth 9; R Aspden 8; S Ayub 10; S Ball 10; P Bancroft 10; J Barker 10; S Barker 10; R Baxter 9;
GCSE results from Fearns Community High School. C Ainsworth 10 (5); B Aitken 6.5; S Ali 11 (6.5); H Ambrose 9.5 (9.5); M Antrobus 6.5 (1); N Asquith 9.5 (5.5); K Bailey 9.5 (4); A Bailey-Hills 8.5 (3.5); A Baird 9.5 (8); M Barlow 9.5 (7); D Barry 11
GCSE results from Blessed Trinity RC College. GIRLS L Allday 10; J Ashworth 10; V Ashworth 10; G Avery 10; K Bailey 8; K Balmbra 10; J A Barker 10; J L Barker 10; H Barlow 10; R Bartley 10; R Beagan 10; S Bell 10; L Binding 10; D Bolton 10; E Boyle
GCSE results from Whitworth High School. R Adey 10.5 (10.5); J Alderson 9 (2.5); P Baines 9; R Barlow (8.5); S Barrett 9 (3.5); B Barry 9; S Bloor 10 (9); J Bower 9 (6); N Bowerman 9.5 (4.5); L Bowker 8 (4.5); L Brown 9 (1.5); Z burr 9 (3.5); R Catlow
GCSE results from Westholme School. R Ahmed La B, En A, Ge A, Fr A, It C, Ch C, Bi B, El B, Ma C; R Ainsworth Ma A, Ard A, Bi A*, El A*, En A*, Fr A, It A*, Ph A*, Ch A, Gg A*; Y Akhtar Bi A, Ma A*, Ch A, Ph B, It A, Dt/t A, Sp A, El B, En A; C Akoo
GCSE results from Alder Grange Community & Technology School. O Ainsworth 3; S Akhtar 11; W Ali 9; E Arnold 13; E Ashworth 12; K Ashworth 12; A Baglow 9; G Barnes 8; S Barnes 9; N Beard 10; F Begum 13; N Begum 7; S Begum 9.5; S Belsten 9; O Beveridge
GCSE results from Accrington Moorhead High School. N Afsar dm b, en c, el b, gs c, ge c, it aa, ma a, st c, sc b, tx a, re b, ln b; A Ahmed en d, el e, gs e, gr f, it cc, ma d, pd e, sc b, ur b, ln b; F Ajaib en d, el c, fr f, gs e, gg d, it cc, ma
GCSE results from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. K Abdelaziz ar B, bi B, ch B, en C, el A, fr B, gg B, ma A, ph A, re A; M Adamson ar C, dt/g D, en B, el B, fr B, ma A, pe B, re A, sc B, sc B; A Ahmmed bs A, cv A, en A, el A*, fr A, ict A, ma A*
GCSE results from All Saints Catholic Language College. M Allen dt/f C, en C, el C, ge B, hi B, ma A, re C, sc BB, pe B; L Anderson ard C, en C, el B, hi D, ma C, ms C, re , sc DD; A Ashworth dt/e D, en D, el D, fr F, it/v E, it/v E, ma C, re G, sc
YOU would have thought that the TV series based on a celebrities travelling around the country would have run its course by now. We've had Billy Connolly on his tricycle, David Dimbleby and his Land Rover, Griff Rhys-Jones gurning his way over mountain
STAR gazers thwarted by Lancashire's recent rain clouds can catch a clear glimpse of the sky at night using a new piece of computer software. Swirling galaxies, vibrant supanovas and distant stars hovering above the county can now be viewed at the click
A TRAIN guard was showered with glass after yobs hurled a brick at a service leaving an East Lancashire station. The 43-year-old victim was lucky to escape serious injury after the incident, which occurred after the 22:56 Preston to Colne service pulled
A PREMIERSHIP footballer who lives in East Lancashire has made an impassioned plea for information regarding the shooting of an 11-year-old boy. Everton captain Phil Neville has urged anyone with information to come forward and help the find the killer
GCSE results from The Hollins Technology College, Accrington. W Abbott 12(10); A Akhtar 12(12); R Allen 8(5); A Arif 12(12); N Arif 10(7); S Astin 11(11); D Atkinson 12(6); K Attewell 11(10); L Bardsley 11(8); L Baron 11(5); K Bartholomew 8(1); S
PUPILS with learning difficulties are celebrating passing their art GCSEs with flying colours - thanks to the help of a nearby gallery. Nine teenagers from Broadfield Specialist School, Oswaldtwistle, took part in the groundbreaking project involving
HEALTH campaigners in Rossendale are dismayed after a decision to downgrade accident and emergency facilities at Rochdale Infirmary was rubberstamped by watchdogs. An overhaul of health services in North East Manchester will see thousands of patients
ROQUE Santa Cruz admits he can't wait to team up spearhead the Blackburn Rovers attack with Benni McCarthy. There is a strong chance that hot-shot McCarthy, last season's top scorer with 24 league and cup goals, will start up front with Santa Cruz against
See students at Blakewater College opening their GCSE results. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
See students at Witton Park High School and Enterprise College opening their GCSE results. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
THE father of an 11-year-old boy who broke into blood donors' cars has been ordered to pay compensation to his son's victims. The boy, from Blackburn, comitted a series of offences involving vehicles in the Vale Street area of Darwen on July 10 with
See students at Marsden Heights College opening their GCSE results. If you have any comments about the video, please add them below.
A YOUNG dad attacked his then ex-partner after he claimed a party was going on at her home and he had gone to take their baby son away. Burnley magistrates heard how Luke Pohrebinyk, 24, turned up at the victim's home at 2am. He appeared with the infant
A WINDOW cleaner escaped a prison sentence after breaching a community order imposed on him following an attack on a taxi. Keiron Fawcett was told by Burnley magistrates he would face a prison sentence if he breached the order again. The 23-year-old
A MAN died after sustaining head injuries from a fall in Burnley General Hospital, an inquest heard. Harold Schaller, 79, from Height Croft, Brierfield, was admitted to the hospital on November 22 suffering from a loss of appetite. Christine Marsden
A TODDLER who was knocked down by a motorcyclist remains seriously ill in hospital. Aysha Rasool, three, is still being treated in Pendlebury Children's Hospital's intensive care unit after suffering head injuries in the collision with a motorcycle in
A WALKING festival inviting Blackburn with Darwen residents to explore the countryside is to be officially launched a week on Sunday by Mayor, Coun Maureen McGarvey. The West Pennine Moors Walking Festival 2007 gets underway at Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor
A CATTLE exporter hit by the foot and mouth outbreak has vowed to continue his fight for compensation even though restrictions have been lifted. Peter Bartley, 59, from Gisburn, claimed the ban on cattle exports in wake of the crisis in Surrey cost
A BOY of 14 who torched the home of a lonely alcoholic has been jailed for six years. Tearaway Edward Hutchinson was living a feral existence' when he targeted the home of 35-year-old Damian Heyslop in Beaufort Street, Nelson, on August 29 last year,
Norden HS Rishton. Bottom Clockwise L-R.Leam Burfield, Nicky Lynch, , Callum Brown, Laura Davies
RESIDENTS are being warned not to take up the services of a mystery white van man offering to cut down trees outside their properties. The man has been knocking on doors in Accrington - particularly in the Milnshaw area - asking people if they would
Pleckgate High School. L-R are Kirstie Ebbs (4A 9B) , Luke Sutton (2A* 3A 1B 6C 2D) and Sara Wadee (3A* 8A) are pleased with heir results
Moorhead. Accrington. L-R back.Usman Arif Twin sisters Alana & Natash Horn, Ahassan Kazmi. Front L-R Ehtisham Jahangir, Danielle Fox, Zohel Ali
A TEENAGER has been charged with wounding over a knife attack which left a man with permanent scarring. Police arrested a 17-year-old Asian youth on suspicion of wounding in connection with the attack, in which a man was slashed across the face at Rawtenstall
Moorhead. Accrington L-R. Twin sisters (Left) Natash & Alana Horn (Right) with Danielle Fox pictured centre
St Wilfrid's High School year 11 GCSE results.Pretty good results back from left, Olivia Lord and Lauren Davies. Front from left,Laura Pryce, Emily Clarke and Heather Stott
St Wilfrid's High School year 11 GCSE results.Off to spread the news, from left, Hannah Willcocks, Charlotte Heatley, Laura Haworth and Alison Duggan
St Wilfrid's High School yr 11 GCSE results.Five and a half A stars and 4 A's for these students, Tom Dixon (back) and Matthew Frost
TWO thieves who claimed they were water board officials shoved their way into the home of an 80-year-old man in Darwen. The pair stopped the victim as he was going into his home in Sudell Road at about 9pm on Monday and claimed there was a leak in his
St Wilfrid's High School. Edward Bretherton sitting pretty with one of the top five best results in the country for RE
Darwen Vale High School GCSE results. from left, Helen Przybysz,Rachel Shepherd and Emma Radomskij
Darwen Vale High School GCSE results.From left, Tyler Barnes, Thomas Petch and Nathan Speak
Darwen Vale High School GCSE results.Its happy results for, from left, Ashley Scott,Graham Bamford, Amy Pickering and Toni Wells
St Christophers. Accrington. L-R. Rebecca Brindle, Katy Roberts, Gareth Turner, Dale Pearson, Josh Langford
Hameldon College. (L/R) Heather Ratcliffe, James Bird and Rebecca Jackson toghter with their results
STEVE Cotterill has admitted he is annoyed at the suggestion striker Kyle Lafferty is on the verge of becoming a Fulham player. A commentator for the Irish BBC channel admitted, on air, during Wednesday night's televised Euro 2008 qualifier between Northern
Blessed Trinity, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley.Best reults of the day Claire Ruth (L) (deputy head girl gained 9 A*'s and 4 As while Kate Connolly gained 6A* and 1A
Blessed Trinity, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley. (L/R) Amy King,Katy Wearing and Kelly Sutherland
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. L-R are Shane Loynds, Matthew Lightbown, Jordan Williamson, Mark Jolley and Otis Roberts
Blessed Trinity, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley. Gregg Philips phones his family his results
Darwen Vale High School student Natasha Peel has one of the top five marks out of 3130 entries in the country for applied art and design. Her total catch was, 6 A stars, 1 A and 4 B's
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Farrah Desai 16 and Nosheen Akhtar 16 (R) celebrate their results
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. L-R are Jordan Bethwaite, Brendan Webster, Christopher Tomlinson, Shane Loynds and Jonathan Gaul
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Farrah Desai 16 and Nosheen Akhtar 16 (R) celebrate their results
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Nadeem Ahmed 16 celebrates his results with his brother Sarfraz Ahmed
Students at Witton Park High School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Binean Kadhim (L)16 and Naiyla Mahmood are happy with their results
Girls at Westholme School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Reem Mahmood 16 and Sophie Brook 16 celebrate getting in the top five GCSE Candidates in the whole country for french
Girls at Westholme School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Niamh Baxendale 16 phones her friend to share her results
Girls at Westholme School in Blackburn celebrate. Emily Fairbrother 16 and Abbie Van Cleef 16 both from Blackburn celebrate their results
Girls at Westholme School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. Elizabeth Newsham from Preston and Katie Fram from Blackburn (R) who both got 10 A Stars
Girls at Westholme School in Blackburn celebrate their GCSE Results. 16 year old Mrinalni Dey from Colne who achieved 11 A Stars.
16-year-old Frazer Grunshaw has achieved 8 GCSEs. He has Aspergers Syndrome and went to St Philip's Pupil Referal Centre in Blackburn.
QEGS Results. Boys (left to right): Callum Carruthers, Adam Riley, Oliver Schofield, James Waddicor. Girls (left to right): Catherine Wooldridge, Jenny Heyes, Rebecca Connearn, Georgina Mott, Charlotte Thompson.
Students at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn celebrate. Pictured is Jenna Sanderson who got the highest results the school has ever had. (3A* 9A)
Students at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn celebrate. L-R are Koushal Hussain, Shahbaz Hussain, Naeem Qadeer and Mubarak Hussain with their results.
Students at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn celebrate. L-R are Chelsea Oxendale, Natallie Booth and Rachel Cairns.
Students at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn celebrate. Natallie Jones 16 phones a friend to let them know her results
Students at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn celebrate. Back-Front are Amanda Goodwin, Jenna Sanderson, Rian Mercer and Tasneem Fulat
EVERTON'S signing of Yakubu for £11.25 million says one thing to me - what a bargain Roque Santa Cruz was! David Moyes had to break his club's transfer record to prise the moody Nigerian away from Middlesbrough. But as he salivates over the prospect
MARK Hughes reckons Benni McCarthy is ready to commit his future to Blackburn Rovers after being excited by the club's dealings in the transfer market this summer. The Rovers boss admits there was a point earlier this summer when he feared he might lose
JOHN Coleman is calling on his players to reach the heights they hit in their opening two games of the season once again. Great performances against Wycombe and Leicester have been over-shadowed by the 3-0 defeat at the hands of Darlington. But Coleman
STEVE Cotterill has admitted he is annoyed at the suggestion striker Kyle Lafferty is on the verge of becoming a Fulham player. A commentator for the Irish BBC channel admitted, on air, during Wednesday night's televised Euro 2008 qualifier between Northern
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill insists he won't panic buy before the transfer window closes next week, despite their defensive numbers being reduced with last night's sale of Stephen Foster to Championship rivals Barnsley. The 26-year-old's departure
ARMED officers were called to the scene of an alleged arson attack after reports that a man involved in a neighbourhood dispute was carrying a gun. Three fire engines arrived at Anchor Avenue, Darwen, at 4.58am yesterday after people were thought to
DRIVERS are being warned to remove satellite navigation systems from their cars after a spate of thefts across Blackburn. Officers said overall there had been a reduction in car crime but there was still a problem with the theft of sat navs'. In the
RAWTENSTALL skipper Andy Payne revealed team spirit has catapulted his side to second in the league on the back of five straight wins. "We have always had a good team spirit but a few weeks ago we sat down and thrashed out a few things," said Payne whose
I COULDN'T have been more delighted for Kyle Lafferty when I'd heard he scored for Northern Ireland. I've known him ever since he came to Burnley a couple of years ago. He's a terrific lad and deserves all the success that is coming to him. From my
BAXENDEN will hope they can shrug off the disappointment of losing the Ramsbottom Cup final by keeping their Senior League title challenge on track this weekend. But they will have to be at their best to combat the fire of Great Harwood pro Jermaine
DARWEN are up against it in their bid for the Northern Cricket League championship. And it's largely because of the weather. Seven of their games have already been abandoned while title favourites St Annes have lost only three matches to the summer storms
