Skipper Ricky Ponting admits Australia have yet to reach their peak in the Cricket World Cup so far, but are hoping to make amends against Kenya in Bangalore on Sunday. The Aussies head into the clash with the minnows unbeaten, having secured comfortable
Stand-in New Zealand captain Ross Taylor fully expects his side to book their place in the quarter-finals when they meet minnows Canada in Mumbai on Sunday. Taylor will take over the captaincy in place of the influential Daniel Vettori, who is sidelined
Sachin Tendulkar's 99th international century was in vain as South Africa got their World Cup campaign back on track with a dramatic three-wicket win over India. With India batting first in Nagpur, Tendulkar compiled 111 off 101 balls to register his
RETAINED firefighters from Clitheroe were called to a fire involving a car and a van at a farm in Hurst Green on Friday night. The Range Rover and light goods vehicle were severely damaged in the blaze at Lambing Clough Lane, which was reported at
EDDIE Howe had warned against relying on the ifs and buts of the race for the play-offs, and Saturday proved why. With Nottingham Forest being held to a goalless draw at home to struggling Doncaster, Burnley would have closed in even further
A WORKER at Johnson Matthey Catalysts, near Clitheroe, was taken to hospital this morning after getting a chemical in his eye. Fire crews equpped to deal with hazardous chemicals were called to the scene just after midday but were not needed
THIS season there has hardly been a dull moment when Accrington Stanley have faced Gillingham. Back in October the Reds ran out winners in a remarkable match that ended 7-4, and though the return fixture had fewer goals it was still incident-packed
THIS is how a new 21st century primary school in Nelson will look, after designs were unveiled. Proposals have finally been lodged with Pendle plannners by Lancashire County Council for the Whitefield Infants and Nursery School. Predicted overcrowding
BURNLEY have scored in the first five minutes of their last two games but are finding Millwall hard to break down. The Lions have not won away from home since November but are showing a real resilience here on the back of beating leaders QPR at home
The two teams of Barnoldswick-based Ghyll CC have withdrawn from the Ribblesdale League Second Division. The club, formerly knows as Rolls Royce CC, had intended to field two teams this year. The league will now operate with just 10 teams.
A 15-month project to renovate the grounds and facilities at Turton Tower will be completed later this month. ‘Disgusting’ toilets are being replaced, a woodland trail network has been built, and an 1830s water wheel will be repositioned. The changes
FORMER Claret John Mullin believes the blindside is the best place for Burnley to be. For the former midfielder was part of the squad that snuck into the second automatic promotion spot to English football’s second tier on the final day
A DANGEROUS Blackburn paedophile, who has struck dozens of times in East Lancashire, has been jailed indefinitely. Ronald Boothby, 59, abused five schoolgirls, two of them in playhouses outside Oswaldtwistle Mills. He was spared jail
There has been much in the media about how local councillors’ allowances have rocketed. Compared to other areas, Pendle appears to have got off lightly – the cost to taxpayers for 2009/10 was £178,875. Payments to councillors were introduced by Edward
ANY shopper who has a heart attack could be given a better of chance of survival now that a defibrillator has been installed in Rawtenstall town centre. The Community Public Access Defibrillator (cPAD) has been installed in a secure yellow
“I could not give a monkey’s what people say about that Blackburn Rovers team. Jack Walker did put his money where his mouth was but that was not why we won the title. “We won it thanks to Jack Walker’s love of the club and Kenny Dalglish and Ray Harford
A CHILD sex offender who breached his prevention order by letting children visit his home has been jailed for four and a half years. Judge Graham Knowles, QC, told Jess Dean that he had committed a 'serious and substantial' breach and posed a risk.
NOW in its 26th year, this sixties revue shows no sign of slowing down if the reaction of the audience – and their numbers - is anything to go by. Another sell-out show starring some of the greatest artists of that creative decade. Due
England's Graeme Swann has been fined 10 per cent per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during Friday's World Cup loss to Bangladesh in Chittagong. A frustrating night under the lights of the Zohur
England captain Andrew Strauss retains the faith that his team can still win the World Cup - despite the second shock defeat of their Group B campaign. Bangladesh scrambled a two-wicket win on Friday, in pursuit of 225 all out, to leave England contemplating
The article (LT, March 8) about hit-and-run victim Freda Holt was very sensitively written and a testament to Freda’s life. I would like to add my own tribute and acknowledge her career as an Iyengar yoga teacher. Borrowing Ray’s words, she was the
Coun Britcliffe said it was up to individual councillors to make their own decisions when taking expenses. He won’t make any announcements as to his own decision. Perhaps the question that people should be asking is, what is the independent
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Chorley have signed 26-goal striker Steve Foster from Evo-Stik rivals Salford City. Boss Garry Flitcroft has been tracking the 29-year-old for several months and is hoping the prolific scorer can bag the goals to seal promotion. Foster has also
A NOVICE athlete is to test himself in a gruelling triathlon in the 100 degree heat of Abu Dhabi. Neil Ashworth, 44, has little experience of swimming or cycling but said he was determined to complete the challenge to raise cash for charity
PRINCE William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are to visit Blackburn and Darwen in the weeks before their Easter wedding. Preparations are underway at a number of venues in the borough, and top-level meetings are being carried out over routes and
CHRIS Eagles has revealed how he took advice from former Manchester United team-mates to deal with transfer window speculation surrounding his future. The 25-year-old was heavily linked with a January move to Everton, which he admits was a
A CHIP pan fire went unnoticed last night when an elderly woman removed her smoke alarm to decorate. The 72-year-old was described as ‘fortunate’ by Nelson firefighters, who were called to the incident on Garden Street at 7pm. The hot fat in a pan
JAY Rodriguez wants to celebrate signing a new Clarets deal by helping to extend the club’s scintillating winning run over the next four days. The 21-year-old striker - whose old contract was due to expire this summer - penned a two-year
TRIBUTES have been paid to the Accrington teenagers who died in a horrific crash in Burnley. Passengers Kasier Hussain, 16, and Sajad Khan, 19, died in the smash in Marsden Road, Burnley, shortly after 9pm on Thursday. Wasif Ali,
PHIL Jones is ready to hand Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League relegation fight a massive boost after declaring himself fit for the season run-in. Rovers’ prized asset has been out of action with a knee injury since mid December but, ahead
England will play Malaysia in the semi finals of the World Cup in India after topping their group. Second-seeded England, who include Chorley’s Laura Massaro, beat Australia 3-0 in their final pool game.
THE family of an 89-year-old Blackburn war veteran said they were pleased with the sentence handed out to his brutal killer yesterday. 23-year-old Stuart Young was given a life sentence, with a minimum of 28 years, for the murder of Albert
