FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts scored the only goal of the game as Burnley were beaten in tonight’s Championship fixture at Reading. Roberts turned Jimmy Kebe’s pull-back into the top corner from 15 yards to put the home side ahead in
FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts has put Reading ahead against Burnley in tonight’s Championship fixture at the Madejski Stadium. Roberts turned Jimmy Kebe’s pull-back into the top corner from 15 yards to put the home side ahead in the 11th
BURNLEY have named an unchanged side for tonight's Championship fixture at Reading. Martin Paterson returns from injury to take his place on the bench, but the Clarets name the same 11 that started in Tuesday's 2-0 home win over Barnsley. Burnley: Lee
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager Paul Cook has moved swiftly to bring in Hull City midfielder Jamie Devitt on loan ahead of his first game in charge tomorrow. The 21-year-old will join the Reds on an initial month’s loan and could feature in tomorrow
A LANCASHIRE police officer has written a children’s book to raise money for retired service horses. PC Dave Palmer-Davies, an officer in the mounted branch, wrote the 20-page story about Pendle the police horse, a foal who goes on a journey of discovery
A CHARITY shop which provided furniture for people who were ‘struggling’ has closed down. Darwen Churches Furniture Store was forced to shut up shop after its funding ran out. Site manager Mike Gerrard described the closure as a ‘great shame’. The
A TOWN council is appealing for special measures after one of the area’s biggest employers laid off around a quarter of its workforce. Clitheroe town council wants to secure funding to generate growth in the area and combat redundancies made by Ribblesdale
A BUS driver was attacked by two passengers who refused to get off at Accrington Bus Station. Police and paramedics were called to the Infant Street rank to reports of the driver being assaulted. He was taken to hospital with a suspected cracked rib
A CCTV camera covering a crime-hit busy shopping district has finally gone live. Businesses in Whalley Range, Blackburn, have been calling for extra security measures for the past 12 months following a spike in burglaries. The new camera, in a prime
A WIDOW has been awarded an undisclosed six-figure sum in compensation for the catalogue of errors made by hospital staff before her husband died. Gloria Haworth broke down in tears as she recalled how her husband John died while in the care
Ex-Lancashire star Mark Chilton will be the main speaker at a sportsman’s dinner organised by students at the University of Central Lancashire’s Burnley campus next month. The dinner, at Turf Moor, is in aid of the Pendleside Hospice. Call 07871 522157
PAUL Cook takes charge of Accrington Stanley for the first time in tomorrow’s home game against Plymouth, vowing to deliver an entertaining brand of football as he bids to bring fans back to the Crown Ground. Despite the considerable success and commitment
AFC Darwen boss Kenny Langford wants a strong finish to the North West Counties League First Division season and is challenging his Salmoners to make a push up the table between now and the end of the campaign. Langford’s men have had a stop-start campaign
PAULA Walker will be hoping to take her recent good form in to the World Championships in Lake Placid later today. The Blackburn bobsleigh ace completed her World Cup campaign in Calgary last weekend where she recorded a season’s best sixth place. Now
British National champion Laura Massaro made a winning return to North West Counties League action as she helped keep her East Lancashire side in the clear at the top of Division One. The leaders were facing defeat against Bowdon after her husband Danny
Barnoldswick Town have completed the double signing of striker Chris Simpson and creative midfielder Harry Thompson and both may make their debuts in tomorrow’s North West Counties League Challenge Cup tie at Chadderton. Simpson, 28, has joined the club
A CHIMNEY fire spread to the attic space of two houses in Accrington last night. Firefighters were called to the incident in Empress Street around 8.45pm. They used equipment including an aerial ladder platform to tackle the blaze. Crew manager
LEAM Richardson has been tipped to become manager of Accrington Stanley one day after being hailed as ‘a Mourinho in the making’. Stanley opted for experience when they installed Paul Cook as their new boss this week ahead of 32-year-old Richardson,
BLACKBURN Rovers will still be targeting 40 points for Premier League survival this season, but only once in the past 13 seasons has the relegation race reached that mark. Rovers currently stand 17th in the table with 21 points from their first 25 matches
BRADLEY Orr has stressed that Blackburn Rovers must target clean sheets if they are to aid their chances of staying in the Premier League – even if he believes they should not put too much focus on an impending top flight record. Rovers claimed a 3-2
DANNY Ings cannot wait to break into the Burnley team – but he knows Jay Rodriguez and Charlie Austin will be a hard partner-ship to dislodge. The teenage striker made his debut from the bench late on in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Barnsley, almost six months
PRINCE Charles this week confirmed he is a Burnley fan, but that won’t stop Eddie Howe from trying to upset the Royals tonight. After covering plenty of ground in the last six days, the Clarets are looking to make up ground on sixth placed Reading, as
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s hope of installing an artificial pitch at the Crown Ground received a boost yesterday when the Football League announced plans to hold a consultation process about the issue. Artificial pitches were banned by the FA in 1988 and the
Young cricketers from Clitheroe Cobras are in the UAE to support England in the one-day series, in Day Five of his blog, coach FAROUK HUSSAIN finds out what it is like to officiate on the big stage... A quiet morning preceded the game at the Sevens
BLACKBURN Harrier pole vault queen Holly Bleasdale is bidding to win her second high-profile event in a week at today’s star-studded AVIVA Grand Prix in Birmingham. The 20-year-old defended her UK indoor title last Sunday with relative ease
