IT’S four defeats in six now for Clitheroe and 17 in total for the season.

Lafferty gets first game in strong Burnley team - Clarets Mad

SCOUT Phil Smith assesses Eddie Howe’s first year in charge and the potential to make the play-offs

FIT-AGAIN striker Martin Paterson insists the class of 2012 can emulate the promotion-winning team of three years ago.

BURNLEY’S Championship game against Birmingham City next month has now been re-arranged.

BRAVE Ben Mee won plaudits from all over for his goal-saving block at Reading.

THERE is the tantalising prospect of a Burnley-Blackburn Rovers derby in the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup.

Burnley’s Championship game at home to Birmingham City, originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 6 has been postponed.

OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.

OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.

Michael Duff and Martin Paterson have both been called up by Northern Ireland for new coach Michael O’Neill’s first game in charge.

CLARETS boss Eddie Howe believes his side can still mount a play-off push if they can reproduce performances like the one at Reading.

BURNLEY'S bad fortune at the Madejski Stadium continued as Jason Roberts struck to rub salt in to the wounds.

ENTRIES are being taken for the annual Blackburn and District Badminton Association charity tournament in memory of the late John Culshaw, a former mayor of Hyndburn.

A civic reception in the company of the Mayor of Clitheroe, Councillor Susan Knox, gave Clitheroe Cobras a fine send-off as they embarked on their Dubai Tour.

CLITHEROE Bike Club’s young triathlete Harry Paige kick-started the 2012 season in style at the Wirral Junior Aquathlon last weekend, returning home with the gold medal in the Men’s Youth Field.

RIBBLE Valley Netball Club Under 12s got back to winning ways at Stockport on Sunday.

RIBBLE Valley residents looking to learn new skills, boost their CVs and join the Olympic legacy are being invited to join a sports volunteering scheme.

EVE Gilbert’s design for an Olympic poster was recently chosen from hundreds of other entries to win the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley School Sports Partnership’s class room competition.

Ribblesdale School’s outstanding sporting achievements continued as they progressed to the quarter-finals of the English Schools Under 15s Cup with a nail-biting penalty win against St Francis Xavier College in Liverpool.