Nine football fans were arrested following the Clarets’ crunch clash with rivals Blackburn Rovers.

Police made the arrests at the hotly-contested Championship match at Turf Moor which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Two women, both 25-years-old from Blackburn, have been arrested on suspicion of theft after they attempted to leave the ground with stolen seats.

A 27-year-old man from Burnley, a 40-year-old man from Accrington and a 52-year-old man from Nelson have been arrested for using threatening words and behaviour.

A 23-year-old man from Burnley has been arrested for going onto a playing area at a football match.

A 26-year-old man from Padiham has been arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

A 29-year-old man from Bacup has been arrested for being drunk in a sports ground.

A 27-year-old man from Blackburn has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to a seat.

All were being held in custody for questioning by police.

Hundreds of officers were involved in the huge police operation surrounding the 100th East Lancashire derby which police say passed without major incident.

Gold Commander Superintendent Terry Woods said: “I would like to thank the supporters for being patient, especially around travel arrangements.

“Our sole aim was to ensure that everyone could enjoy the game safely and that the law abiding decent supporters didn’t have their day ruined by a small minority.

“Officers will remain on duty both in Blackburn and Burnley to deal with any other issues that may occur and to provide reassurance to people who work and live in the town centres.”

A company boss is calling for tough action on rural crime gangs targeting East Lancashire.

Damien Pinder, of Farm Serve Northwest, is calling for rural communities to rise up to stop spiralling countryside crime.

The firm’s director wants to help stem the tide of crime which has seen criminals raiding machinery, animals and fuel from outlying farms.

The tractor and machinery dealer is already among the first in the county to supply Cesar Data Tag and is working with Tracker and other asset-protecting companies to help protect property.

Now the firm has teamed up with Lancashire Police for a “Protect Your Assets” event this Thursday at its Accrington base.

The firm’s focus is on bolstering security on plant machinery including tractors and ATVs but police will also be on hand to provide advice on theft from property, animal theft, fuel theft and other rural crime.

Mr Pinder believes the event with help rural communities to get tough to protect their property from opportunistic criminals and organised gangs.

He said: “Let us all be 10 steps in front of the criminal fraternity and start to get the message across that they are not welcome in Lancashire.

“If everyone makes their property more difficult to steal, this type of crime will start to diminish.

“I’m sure everyone will agree that all rural crime is linked together and all needs to be at the forefront of everyone’s everyday activities making our rural communities safer places to live.”

A free hog roast supper will be provided with tea and coffee.

The event will be held at Willows Lane Garage, Willows Lane, Green Haworth, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3SS on Thursday, September 19th from 5-30pm.

For further information contact Farm Serve Northwest on 01254 391999 / 07502 227112 or Tony Ford, Lancashire Police, Rural Watch Liaison Officer for Eastern Division, on 01254 353238.

Improvements are set to be made to pavements near to sheltered housing in Colne.

Lancashire County Council has agreed to relay the uneven flagstones close to Turney Crook Mews, on Ivegate, while Pendle Council is looking into fitting a hand rail on the adjacent car park.

Concerns had been raised with Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson after residents “had for years struggled with the simple and short walk into town because of the steep and uneven nature of the access to their property”.

Following a recent resident’s meeting, Mr Stephenson and County Coun. Paul White walked to town from Turney Crook Mews to experience for themselves the difficulties of walking frame wheels getting stuck in cobbles.

Mr Stephenson said: “I’m happy that at last we’ve been able to get something agreed here.

“It’s been a long running issue for residents, and it is important that they are able to get out and about rather than being stuck at home.

“I will be keeping up the pressure on both councils to ensure the improvements are made as soon as possibl

She witnessed the devastating aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions in April, and underwent an operation the following month to remove a prolapsed disc.

But runner Nicola Nuttall, of Park Street, in Barrowford, is determined to put her year so far behind her, as she prepares to take part in the Berlin Marathon on September 29th.

As well as trying to overcome her own obstacles, the captain of Trawden Athletics Club’s ladies team will also be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of her granddad Ron Greaves. She hopes to get round the 26-mile course with her sister-in-law Leo Anson.

Nicola (43), who owns Nelson’s children’s play centre Giddy Kippers, said: “In March I thought I had a trapped nerve in my leg, by April I was in absolute agony and was diagnosed with a prolapsed disc in my lower back. I was devastated not to be able to run the Boston Marathon despite completing all the gruelling training through the winter.

“We still travelled out to Boston and I limped around the 5K course in 56 minutes and crossed the finish line in tears. The next day that same finish line became a murder scene and my own personal misery paled in to insignificance. I know that I’m nowhere near the runner I was 12 months ago but I am determined to make it across the finish and I’m really hoping it’s going to be happy tears this time round.”

As well as taking on her biggest challenge to date, Nicola has also vowed to overcome her fears by signing up to next year’s Boston Marathon. The athlete, who has already run five marathons, was at this year’s tragic event with Leo and her daughter Laura.

The mother-of-two added: “It will be really emotional, and a very strange experience, but I am determined to go back.”

To make a donation visit http://www.justgiving.com/nic-nut

Mr Pendle’s colleague, Edward Lee, told in his “Straight Talking” column in this newspaper of the “idiot” drivers who he sees exceed the speed limit in Barden Lane on the Fence-Burnley boundary.

Now without wishing to trump Edward’s hand, Mr Pendle believes he has witnessed a worse case scenario – one which left him shaken but, unlike James Bond’s martini, stirred as well.

As he drove home along Leeds Road, Nelson, from a council meeting the other evening, Mr Pendle slowed down as he approached the mini-roundabout at the top of Reedyford Road.

As he did so, he was overtaken by a car which did not bother to slow down but drove straight over the top of the mini-roundabout.

Mr Pendle would estimate the driver’s speed to be in excess of 50mph.

He had not fully recovered from the shock when he was overtaken again by not one, but two more cars again travelling at well over the speed limit chasing their leader.

As they sped off, Mr Pendle noticed they did the same thing at the two mini-roundabouts at the bottom of Walton Lane.

The speeds they were travelling at meant that if they had collided with anything or anyone, the results would have been catastrophic.

Edward might consider Barden Lane’s drivers idiots, but after what Mr Pendle witnessed, he believes that describing the drivers he encountered in the same way would be paying them a compliment.

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The 24th Rhythm and Blues Festival was held here, in our ancient market town of bonnie Colne, just a few weeks ago.

Founded by “Mr Cool” Gary Hood in 1990 and organised now by “Miss Smooth” Alison Goode, once again big names are heading here, including one of my heroes, the 76-year-old Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings.

But, wait, today’s annual event could have had much earlier origins, for back in the spring of 1956 our local svengali Lew Askew mooted the idea of a summer “music jamboree” being held in the town.

Sadly, the brainwave of Lew’s never happened. However, my grey cells are going into overdrive, so let’s go back to June 1956 as we entertain conjecture of a time!

Venue, The Sefton Club on Shed Street, Colne: the stage is decked out in royal blue silk drapes (no strippers appearing tonight!) when suddenly on stage in front of a huge crowd is the sartorial and splendid Lew Askew.

Lew’s voice booms out: “Ladies and gentlemen, direct from the US of A, Big Joe Turner and his Blues Kings”.

As the man himself enters the spotlight, singing his signature song “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, the packed-to-the-rafters audience go berserk. Act upon act follows.

Why here’s Lavern Baker and The Gliders singing “Tweedle-dee”, followed by Little Junior Parker and The Blue Flames singing “Mystery Train”.

Then it’s Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton singing her huge hit “Hound Dog”.

Now Lew’s back on stage and with a beaming smile says: “Now dear friends, our surprise guest to end our marvellous show, please welcome Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup. Arthur hits the stage and as “That’s All Right Mama” rings out the whole place erupts.

This week’s column brings a rare 50-year-old picture of a 17th Century building that has today, sadly, gone forever.

Yes, captured here in the summer of 1963, is the splendid Swinden Hall, which had proudly stood by the Nelson and Colne boundary for centuries.

This historic photo is from the archive of Margaret Foster, whose family had the nearby Long Swinden Farm for many years.

Margaret has a most special claim to fame. For back in the year 1956, while at Primet School, she and her classmate Roger Cookson became the very first secondary school pupils in Lancashire to take GCE exams.

Margaret was highly delighted to gain eight passes in these inaugural GCE exams for non-grammar school pupils.

As for Swinden Hall, by the time this picture was taken its days were numbered, the last occupants being Harold and Harriet Birtwistle. Along with the Foster family home, Long Swinden Farm was bulldozed to the ground.

In the year 1951, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government issued a list of local buildings that were of architectural and historic interest and should be preserved.

Here are a few names on the list: Cloth Hall, Alkincoates Hall, Emmott Hall, Swinden Hall – all now gone forever, with only photos and memories remaining.

I was honoured to take part in a service of rededication and remembrance that saw the award of the Honorary Freedom of Barnoldswick to the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.

The service saw the names of 46 war heroes added to the town’s war memorial and serving soldiers given the freedom of the town.

The memorial also now pays tribute to the 12 from Barnoldswick who lost their lives when the HMHS Rohilla sank off Whitby in October, 1914.

I felt privileged to be one of those to lay a wreath at the war memorial, alongside Lt Col Iain Hallam, Commanding Officer of the Yorkshire Regiment, Mayor of Pendle Coun. Smith Benson and Barnoldswick Town Council chairman Coun. Ken Hartley.

All those involved in arranging the event should feel very proud of the fitting and moving event the organised.

It was a great occasion and follows the rededication of Earby war memorial in Sough Park in June, funded by the Commonwealth War Graves Trust.

I was also in attendance in 2009 when the new Nelson war memorial was unveiled inscribed with the names of all those from the town who have given their lives for the country.

These efforts bode well ahead of next year when we mark 100 years since the First World War.

To mark the centenary, the Heritage Lottery has made available a fund for community projects to help us all learn more about the war.

We must never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by so many of our soldiers, including most recently Lance Corporal Jordan Bancroft and Lance Corporal Michael Foley.

The rededication of our war memorials gives us all a chance to allow our thoughts to be with those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.

After our superb summer, at last there has been a hint of autumn in the air. In the sunshine, it was still warm, but there was a distinct chill in the air, colder air from the north along with a significant amount of rain. Without a doubt, the seasons are starting to move inexorably towards autumn.

Mind you, it has been pretty hot and the lads and I were in summer clothes as we exchanged the customary greeting, insults and banter as we loaded up our bikes and gear for the journey north, to England-Scotland border country, for our annual unruly lads’ (the youngest is 48) cycling tour. With evening drawing in, it remained so as we parked up outside our digs in Seahouses on the Northumbrian coast, but it was just starting to drizzle.

Overnight, the placid sea we had seen as we drove up the coast had formed into huge breakers bashing into the sea wall and the rain hammered onto the hotel’s windows. We were in for an interesting day’s cycling. Teeth gritted we pushed hard into an unremitting northerly wind up to Bamburgh Castle before cutting inland to Wooler.

The flat, easy, roads, all wind-assisted with perfect pubs along the route failed to materialise and the rain was ever present, particularly on the homeward run back to Seahouses when it was in icy winds and with standing water on the roads that we gratefully coaxed our tired legs towards the warmth, shelter and hot showers at the hotel.

This was but a brief stay, however, and the following day we moved across the border to the pretty little market town of Kelso.

Thankfully, the sunshine had made a return visit specially for us and we were able to see the Tweed valley at its best. The local community is heavily dependant on tourism and the town looked a treat with flower beds near the ruined abbey, hanging baskets outside the shops, pubs and cafes all in superb condition even at this late stage in the season.

As so often, on the back of three or four wet summers, ‘Non-Stop’ Begonias dominated the displays everywhere. A pretty little town, but one where you could see they were serious about making the place look good for the tourists.

But even their efforts were exceeded just a few miles up the valley in the other little gem, Melrose, which had done even better and been named winner of Britain in Bloom.

What a lovely little place. Flowers adorned every shop front. Trees laden with apples peeped over garden walls. Again it was the begonias which stole the show. It was good to see that everyone seemed to be doing good business, too.

The place looked like it was prospering.

Nevertheless, in the late afternoon sunshine there was a chill in the air, as the sun raced towards the western horizon. Just here and there the odd tree was showing the first hints of autumn colour. Summer was hanging on but autumn was waiting in the wings to take centre stage.

We cycled back over the high lands towards Kelso and dinner. After a pedal-bending killer of a hill we had one of the best rides in years.

Nine miles over the rolling hills with clear views all around with a good down hill finish to Floors Castle and straight into the town centre for an end-of-tour pint.

But I’ll tell you what, by the time we had finished that ride I was chilled to the bone.

The end of the ride, the end of the tour and pretty soon the end of the summer, but I think all three have been marvellous.

Now as we start putting summer to bed, we move into bulb planting time, early morning dew, mist in the valleys and the season of gold.

It was all good while it lasted, but I love the changes that we get as the year rolls on, and those changes are starting to happen.

Music, fashion, aliens and the timeless tales of Aesop take centre stage in a sparkling round-up of reading and activity books from top children’s publisher Usborne this month.

Usborne Publishing is the leading UK independent publishing company and Children’s Publisher of the Year 2012, producing beautifully designed and imaginative children’s books for every age from baby to teenager.

Here are just some of their exciting and innovative new books:

From birth:

Baby’s very first noisy lullabies book - Illustrated by Stella Baggott

This creative and colourful lullabies book will be music to the ears of babies everywhere.

A delightful and sturdy board book, it comes with buttons for little fingers to press and play tunes and sound effects, and has special tabs to help tiny tots find their favourite pages.

The atmospheric music has been specially designed to help lull babies to sleep and beautifully arranged by Anthony Marks to create a gentle ambience for bedtime. The five favourite lullabies, which include Rock-a-bye-baby and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, have low decibel sounds and a stop function.

Share the words, enjoy the music and watch baby drift off peacefully to the Land of Nod!

(Usborne, hardback, £9.99)

Age 3 plus:

Illustrated Stories from Aesop - Written and edited by Susanna Davidson

Travel back thousands of years and rediscover a classic collection of fantastic fables believed to spring from the imagination of Aesop, a slave and story-teller reputed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC.

There are over thirty timeless fables here, retold and reanimated for a new generation of children, featuring Aesop’s best-loved characters and all brought to glorious life by the enchanting, full-colour illustrations of Giuliano Ferri. And the stories are presented in a stunning, padded hardback book with a ribbon, making it a wonderful gift for younger children.

Who can forget the cautionary tales of The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy who Cried Wolf, The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg and The Lion and the Mouse? The fables are famous for their moral guidance and this dazzling new book arranges each story thematically, with chapters including Friendship, Quarrels, Greed, Pride and Comeuppance. All have been specially refigured for children and are a perfect introduction to Aesop and the whole concept of taking responsibility for our actions.

An extra special book, beautifully created and crafted, and the perfect gift for an extra special child!

(Usborne, hardback, £12.99)

Age 5 plus:

Aliens Sticker Book - Edited by Kirsteen Robson and illustrated by Seb Burnett

Usborne’s ever-expanding range of sticker books is proving to be one of their biggest success stories so how about a new version that is simply out of this world? Aliens Sticker Book is a chunky activity book with over 400 bold and colourful stickers for children who love making their own adventures.

Little ones will delight in climbing aboard a sensational ‘spacecraft’ for a light-hearted, light-speed tour to meet some of the universe’s most amazing aliens. Inside this wacky book are hundreds of stickers to record the strange sights witnessed on the way. From flaming suns on Planet Scorchum to the curious citizens of Yooneeka, children will be entertained for hours on an ever-spinning tour of imaginary planets.

The ideal book to keep little hands busy and imaginations in full flight.

(Usborne, paperback, £5.99)

Royal Doll’s House Sticker Book - Edited by Struan Reid and illustrated by Elisabetta Ferrero

For little girls, there is the chance to experience a taste of a life of luxury behind the closed doors of a royal palace in another expertly produced sticker book. They can explore the magnificent home and garden of a prince, princess and their small baby, turn the pages on lavish rooms and fill them with beautiful furniture and artefacts.

Choose from over 200 stickers of bespoke furniture, regal oil paintings, chandeliers, elegant soft furnishings and lots, lots more. The book includes over ten rooms for children to decorate in any fashion they want. Arrange the furniture in a formal saloon, fill the orangery with shrubs and ornaments and select the toys and baby equipment for the smart nursery.

A right royal adventure guaranteed to provide hours of fun and thought as well as a perfect canvas for budding artistic flair.

(Usborne, paperback, £5.99)

Age 7 plus:

Historical Sticker Dolly Dressing: Edwardian fashion - Edited by Emily Bone and illustrated by Simona Bursi

As a new series of Downton Abbey gets underway, history and fashion prove an irresistible combination in another wonderful addition to the Usborne dolly dressing sticker book collection.

Young fashionistas can discover the elegant clothes people wore a hundred years ago in a beautiful book which features over 160 stickers of exquisite clothing and accessories. From blazers and straw boaters for an afternoon by the river to luxurious Art Nouveau gowns at a sophisticated arts evening and the most fashionable outfits for a day at the races, this is the best of fashion from the Belle Époque.

Each section offers extra historical information about life and fashion in Edwardian times, including contemporary advertisements, full-colour photographs, diagrams, posters, sketches and internet links to find out more.

Youngsters can dress up the dolls and learn about the background to each fashion at the same time. What better way to bring to life the era and its fashions as well as providing hours of hands-on entertainment?

History with a fun and fashionable twist…

(Usborne, paperback, £5.99)

Age 10 plus:

The Battles of Ben Kingdom: The Feast of Ravens - Andrew Beasley

Andrew Beasley returns with the second book of his epic, coming-of-age series set in Victorian London, a fantastic action-packed odyssey about a boy who appears to be just a cocky street urchin but is actually the saviour of mankind.

And the adventure continues in this innovative new story which again combines the timeless theme of good versus evil with steampunk gadgetry and free-running angels.

Beasley has certainly hit on a winning formula with these thrilling, dark-centred stories rich in charismatic players, innovative concepts, mind-blowing fantasy and the deepest, darkest corners of history.

Light can save the blackest heart, darkness can poison the purest soul and one boy must lead the fight… The year is 1892 and London is in the grip of evil. The Legion has unleashed an ancient darkness on London, leaving crime and chaos in its wake. From their rooftop base, The Watchers, a secret society of urchins and warriors, will have to fight to restore order. An ancient prophecy claims one boy, Ben Kingdom, has the power to end this war but unbeknown to The Watchers, Ben is harbouring a deadly secret that could put them all in danger.

As the Legion gather their forces for invasion, all they need for victory is the final Coin of blood. Ben knows that he could put an end to this battle but on the darkest night of all, the Feast of Ravens, Ben’s secret could destroy everything. Can he find the courage to fulfil his destiny... or will the city fall?

The Battles of Ben Kingdom is an ambitious and far-sighted series, ideal for both boys and girls. Action-packed, full of the spirit of adventure and with serious moral issues underlying the plotlines, who could ask for anything more?

(Usborne, paperback, £6.99)

Age 14 plus:

Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly

How do you start telling the success story of L.A. Weatherly’s addictive, spine-tingling and richly romantic Angel trilogy? Well strangely, the best place is probably the end.

Teen books come and go but rarely do they deliver such a marvellously memorable and satisfying dénouement. The heartbreaking adventures of mankind’s saviours – the wonderful Willow and the captivating Alex – are rounded off in a magical final instalment.

As half-angel Willow strives to save the world from her parasitic otherworldly kin, romance and tension are heating up. In the devastated remains of the world, millions of people live in ‘Edens,’ camps provided by the angels who have all but enslaved mankind.

As the angelic stranglehold on humanity tightens and their love grows ever stronger, Willow and Alex are recruiting and training new Angel Killers while struggling to hold ground on the celestial battlefield. Willow continues to struggle with feelings for Seb, and her love and resolve are tested as a shattering revelation sends Alex on a separate and deadly solo mission.

Now that the final battle versus the angels is about to begin and the fate of the world hangs in the balance, each of them must face the consequences of their own choices. Will love endure? Will Alex ever come back? Will the human race survive?

Powerful emotions and thrilling action are the hallmarks of this concluding chapter of a series that has stolen the hearts of thousands of teenagers all over the world.

A dazzling end to a truly magical story…

(Usborne, paperback, £7.99)

The North-West’s top six fish and chip shops – including one from Pendle – are in the race to be crowned regional Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year at the 2014 National Fish and Chip Awards.

They are organised by Seafish, the authority on seafood. And the six include Holts Fish and Chips in Scotland Road, Nelson, plus others from Fleetwood; Garstang; Wilmslow, Cheshire; Warrington and Liverpool.

The six shortlisted shops will now compete against each other to become the regional winner, which will put them in contention to bag the ultimate title.

The overall winner will be announced at the prestigious awards ceremony to be held at the Lancaster London Hotel on the January 22nd, hosted by Michelin-starred chef and TV personality Jean Christophe Novelli.

To reach this stage of the competition the businesses have had to fry at the top of their game to secure their place in the next stage of the competition. They have now been judged on their initial entries by industry experts and subjected to mystery shop visits to secretly rate their businesses, including food quality and customer service.

These shops will now be further appraised to establish a UK Top 20 that will compete for prestigious regional titles. In October, Seafish will announce the top shop in each of the 10 UK regions for the flagship award. Paul Williams, CEO of Seafish, said: “Every year we see the standard of shops getting higher and higher and this year will be no exception.”

What do you do when your lover, your husband, your ‘king of hearts’ is dispatched to a Nazi concentration camp?

The answer is simple; you move heaven, earth – and hell – to get him out.

Peirene Press, the independent publishing house whose own mission is to bring the best of European literature to the forefront of English-speaking minds, hearts and consciences, has unearthed a remarkable, heart-breaking jewel of Holocaust literature.

Chasing the King of Hearts, a love story, a personal history, a tale of hope and hopelessness, trust and betrayal, survival and death, is the work of 78-year-old Hanna Krall, a Polish Jewish author who survived the Second World War by hiding in a cupboard.

But this is not Hanna’s story, and neither is it just the story of her fictional heroine Izolda Regensberg and her handsome husband Shayek; it is a moving testament to the millions whose lives were wiped out or cruelly broken by one of the most devastating events in European history.

Powerful in its raw simplicity and deeply affecting in its emotional stoicism, Chasing the King of Hearts portrays the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of one young woman whose daily struggle to stay alive is driven not by cause, revenge or politics but by her need to save her husband.

In the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942, Izolda Regensberg is working as a nurse and learning much from the newspaper shrouds used to wrap bodies left out on the streets for burial.

A Jew is anyone with three Jewish grandparents, armbands with the star must be worn only on the right sleeve, soup can be made by boiling leftover bread and the best place to hire a four-coffin hearse is a firm called Eternity.

Some Jews have ‘bad looks’ while others are lucky enough to have ‘good ones.’ Izolda had hoped that her husband Shayek’s blond hair and skin with a ‘golden tinge’ would somehow protect him but she was horribly wrong and when he is captured and sent to the Mauthausen concentration camp, she sets out to release him.

She escapes the ghetto, changes her name to Maria Pawlicka, dyes her hair ash blonde, learns the non-Jewish way to carry a handbag, develops a new ‘high-pitched, quarrelsome voice,’ turns to Catholicism and even learns to say the Rosary.

Through work in a forced labour camp, through kindness, cruelty, indifference, self-interest, defeatism and brutality, Izolda makes a bargain with God but her luck runs out when she recites the Hail Mary prayer ‘the Jewish way’ and is deported to Auschwitz. But even there, she trusts that her love for her husband will save them both…

The extraordinary resonance of Chasing the King of Hearts, translated here with subtlety and empathy by Philip Boehm, lies in the almost casual way in which Izolda reveals the horrors unfolding around her.

From the arrivals camp guard whose nod of the head or ‘careless’ hand gesture is the difference between life and death, to the boom sale of potassium cyanide in the ghetto and understanding the difference between death on the battlefront and the ‘slow expiring’ that is death in Auschwitz, Krall’s understated prose is chillingly poignant.

There can be no happy ending to Krall’s story… as Izolda learns, ‘surviving’ the Nazi persecutions brings with it a terrible legacy. ‘We’re still here,’ the mantra that gave strength and meaning to Izolda’s struggle, becomes a haunting succession of ‘what ifs.’

Thus Izolda’s burdens become the burdens of all Holocaust victims, her personal history is the history of millions and the evils of Jewish discrimination are also the evils of any form of discrimination.

An unforgettable and unparalleled addition to the classy stable of Peirene Press books.

(Peirene, paperback, £12)

Burnley have been drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the qualifying round of the inaugural U21 Premier League Cup.

The Clarets will host the Latics at Turf Moor on Tuesday, October 8 (7pm KO).

Supporters are welcome to attend these games and full ticket details will follow.

The new U21 Premier League Cup is a knock-out U21 cup competition open to all Academies.

Matches are played on a regional basis until the fourth round (round of 16), when the competition becomes national.

All matches, to be played in the club’s home stadiums, consist of players aged U16-U21, although clubs can field up to three older outfield players and one older goalkeeper.

The Clarets are one of 16 Category 3 Academies competing in the first round, split into north and south draws.

The second qualifying round will see the eight successful Category 3 Academy sides drawn against the 17 Category 2 Academies, again on a regional basis (due to odd numbers one team will be awarded a bye).

The third round (32 teams) will see the 19 Category 1 Academies enter the competition, to be joined by the 13 successful Category 2 and Category 3 academies. Again, this will be a regional draw.

After this round, the competition becomes an open draw, with the final being played over two legs at the club’s main stadiums.

Round 1

Category 3 Academies:

(North): Burnley, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Notts County, Preston North End, Wigan Athletic

(South): AFC Wimbledon, Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Colchester United, Exeter City, Gillingham, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Watford, Peterborough United.

Round 2:

Category 2 Academies:

(North): Barnsley, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday

(South): Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace, Millwall, QPR, Swansea City

Round 3:

Category 1 Academies:

(North): Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Leicester City, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers.

(South): Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Fulham, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, West Ham United.

A return to her home town is on the cards for Burnley’s international footballer Rachel Brown-Finnis.

Rachel, who is goalkeeper for England and Everton Ladies, has been appointed mentor and executive speaker at Burnley’s football business college, UCFB.

The 33-year-old, who was born and brought up in Burnley but now lives in Liverpool, said: “I want to dispel the myths surrounding women’s football and want to inspire young women in football. I didn’t have a female sports idol when I was growing up but I hope that I can act as a role model for the new generation of female professionals, both on and off the pitch.

“The people of Burnley have always been supportive in absolutely everything I have done. I have a really close affinity with the area and always will. It means so much to me to be back working here.”

Rachel, who was part of Team GB for last year’s Olympics and was called up for this summer’s Euros, has been playing football since she was seven and loves all aspects of sport.

After leaving St Christopher’s High School in Accrington and studying A-levels in PE, human biology and Spanish at Nelson and Colne College, Rachel continued her education in sports science in America.

She said that her move to the USA was partly due to the indifferent attitude which she felt England had towards women’s football – something she is now keen to address through her work at UCFB.

Rachel’s role will be aimed at inspiring all students, with special focus on inspiring young women to achieve in the football industry. She will also use her contacts in the sports industry to help students secure sought-after placements.

Colne crashed to their third defeat in a row at Congleton on Saturday as once again they lacked fire power up front in a 3-1 loss.

Eddie Stanford and Ashley Carter provided some good crosses into the danger area from the left wing but some uncompromising challenges by the home defence went unpunished by the referee.

Although the game was end-to-end, Congleton began to look the more dangerous and forced a series of corners on the half hour when the Reds rearguard had to keep out three close range shots in succession.

Colne still pushed forward and Stanford’s free kick was deflected for a corner,before Carter’s cross went begging across the Bears goalmouth.

With half-time approaching, Congleton’s outstanding striker Michael Koral produced a moment of magic with a turn just inside the area and a shot that curled just inside the far post past the despairing dive of Chris Thompson to give the home side the lead.

Nigel Coates’ half-time team talk could not have taken into account the events of the first minute of the second half when Scott Sephton fired a 20-yard shot that struck the inside of the left hand post before nestling in the far corner of the goal to give the Reds a mountain to climb.

Substitutes Mickey Saunders and Michael Cruz were introduced on the hour but almost immediately Congleton scored their third goal when Sephton crashed a shot against the Colne crossbar and Andrew Brown headed home the rebound.

Colne got their reward after 87 minutes when Carter beat the keeper with a cool finish from Saunders’ pass.

Colne travel to Liversedge tomorrow in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase – kick-off 3 p.m.

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Fence FC added the David Holmes Trophy to their silverware following a 5-0 win against Paak B in the final at the XLCR Stadium last weekend.

A brace from Andy Hakin and goals from Sam Halstead, Stuart Craig and Simon Brown gained victory as Fence won their fourth trophy in two seasons since they joined the Pendle Charity League.

A solitary goal from James Holmes earned maximum points for Colne Town in a against champions Trawden Venue to maintain their place the top of the table.

Trailing 2-0 at the interval, Timmy T’s Clarets came back to win 4-3 in a thrilling encounter against Sacred Heart. Earlier Sean Thompson and Matt Aspinall had given Hearts a two-goal cushion, but a second half brace from Jonny Thompson, a powerful header from Simon Reid and a Rick Scott effort gave T’s a 4-2 lead

Matt Aspinall reduced the arrears five minutes from time with a powerful run and shot but T’s held on for three points to take them level on points with Colne Town.

Pendle Blues Athletic recorded their first win of the season thanks to a goal in each half in their match against Sacred Heart United. Scott Thompson opened the scoring with a brilliant shot into the top corner and Daniel Ibbetson scored in the dying minutes of the game.

The first meeting in the Premier Division between George and Dragon and FC Intershape ended in a 1-1 draw. Steven Dickson scored for Intershape and Daniel Crew replied for Dragon as both sides gained their first point following promotion from the First Division last season.

In the First Division, Andy Bennett scored five times for Graham Engineering Redskins to maintain their perfect start to the new season in a 7-1 win against Lord Nelson.

Ashton Spencer and Nathan Edwards completed the scoring for Redskins. Paul Birkett scored Nelson’s consolation.

Two women have been “left shaken” following separate incidents of indecent exposure in Colne.

The first incident happened on Thursday, September 12th at around 9-30pm, when a man exposed himself at the top of Exchange Street. He is described as being 5ft. 6in. tall with a slim build. He was wearing a black hooded top, plain white T-shirt and trainers.

The second incident took place on Saturday, September 14th, in Albert Road, close to the Bargain Booze shop. A man approached a woman and exposed himself to her before following her towards Skipton Building Society.

The man is described as being white, aged in his 40s and around 5ft. 6in. tall with a large build and bald. He was wearing black tracksuit clothing.

Det. Sgt Phil Pilkington from Pennine CID said: “I would appeal to anyone who was in either area at the time and who may have witnessed any suspicious activity to come forward and contact the police.

“Although the two victims were not physically hurt they have clearly been left shaken following their ordeal. We need to find the men responsible and bring them to justice.”

Call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Danny Ings took his tally to seven goals in nine games with a brace on Tuesday night - his first for the club.

And while Sean Dyche is eager not to focus too much attention on the 21-year-old, he admits he is flourishing with a new-found responsibility after the sale of Charlie Austin.

Ings, like Austin and Jay Rodriguez before him, is filling some big boots, as he begins to fulfil his vast potential.

Dyche said: “He’s doing okay. He’s learning, he’s willing to learn and willing to work as you saw on Tuesday night.

“Voksey’s been terrific again doing the ugly stuff and being a good foil for him.

“The manner of tactics now is yardage. People were saying last year we weren’t playing a 4-4-2 but we were, it’s just that Ingsy is brighter and sharper and he’s finding pockets in behind the defence as well as in front of them, and that’s what we spoke about.

“That’s the big work we’ve done with him since we’ve been here, and his acceptance of that work and the enjoyment he’s found within it is quite obvious I think.”

Asked how far Ings can go, he added: “He’s young and he’s learning.

“He’s got a real desire to learn and improve and that’s being shown and long may that continue, but he’s a young man still and he’s earning his spurs so to speak.

“He’s in a real nice rich vein of form and he’s enjoying his football.

“I made it clear to him and all the group, one thing about what we do, we enjoy it.

“He puts a lot of pressure on himself.

“He was doing, but he’s releasing that pressure and he’s playing with a smile, as Brian Clough used to call it when I was there.”

Ben Mee came off sick on Tuesday night: “He was vomiting at half-time so we got him off. Hopefully it’s not a bug.”

Following their impressive 3-0 win against Birmingham on Tuesday night, tomorrow sees Burnley travel to Leeds in an attempt to make it seven wins from nine in all competitions.

Leading odds comparison site Oddschecker.com can reveal that Sean Dyche’s men are best priced at 5/2 with BetVictor to beat Leeds at Elland Road. The Lilywhites are on offer at 5/4 with William Hill to take the three points, while the draw is available at 12/5 with BetVictor.

Both games between these two last season finished 1-0 to the home side, and if punters fancy backing the Clarets to reverse this score line, it is on offer at 10/1 with Ladbrokes.

Dyche’s men have kept four clean sheets in their last six, and it’s 17/4 with Boylesports for another.

Danny Ings has scored four in his last four games, and he is best priced at 13/2 with Sky Bet to break the deadlock, and 9/2 to score in a Burnley win with Paddy Power.

Lancashire Police is facing its “greatest challenge and most radical changes in over 30 years” in order to make £73m of savings, senior policing figures have warned.

The scale of the financial challenge facing Lancashire has today been outlined by police and crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw and chief constable Steve Finnigan.

As a result of the government’s austerity measures, there will be a loss of 165 police officers and 275 police staff - meaning predicted police reductions from 2009 to 2017/18 are in the region of 700 police officers and 550 police staff.

Mr Finnigan said: “We have navigated through the challenge well so far and have identified nearly £40m and not broken the business and to find this money we have had to take very difficult decisions.

“What has been really important throughout this review is that we minimise the impact on frontline and visible policing but with nearly 700 police officers fewer, we cannot leave those areas untouched.

“We are facing our greatest challenge and most radical changes in over 30 years and yet we want to reassure all our communities that, despite these cuts, we will continue to deliver the high quality policing services that this Constabulary is known for.”

The force says management costs will be reduced significantly and work is ongoing to re-prioritise where resources will be based and what they are expected to do.

Both Mr Grunshaw and Mr Finnigan said that if the government was to ask for further savings on top of the £73m, then this would be extremely difficult to find.

Mr Grunshaw said: “We have already saved £40m and this latest raft of changes in operational and support services will take the savings to just over £60m which still leaves a gap of around £13m to be found – anything beyond this will be extremely difficult to find.

“It is really important that people in Lancashire have a clear understanding of what the police have to do to balance the budget.”

These changes will be implemented on a sequenced basis between 2014 and 2017/18 with the new force ‘footprint’ being in place by April 2014.

For more see next week’s Burnley Express and Leader Times Newspapers.