Pam Holgate News Today

Craven village news from our correspondents

James McGregor An 11-year-old boy is running 150km this month to help people less fortunate than himself. James McGregor will run the distance over the course of this month, finishing in style with a summit of Pendle Hill on February 28. He is raising funds for the Blackburn charity Nightsafe, which supports young homeless people in the area. James said: “While I was out building snowmen I kept thinking about the young people who have to sleep out in the snow and freezing cold. “I...

BLACKBURN Rovers have rung in the second of their Twelve Days of Christmas events with a donation to homelessness charity Nightsafe. The hamper of goods was delivered by goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski, proving himself to be a safe pair of hands in more ways than one. This is the latest in a series of goodwill visits by Rovers players to worthy causes in the run up to Christmas as the club makes a special effort to say thankyou to local communities for all their support and all the work they hav...