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Holker Old Boys' Wembley dreams were shattered on Wednesday night as they were outclassed Bury AFC in what was a historic cup-tie for the club.

By Harold Heys, local historian IT WAS Darwen Football Club’s biggest crowd of the inter-war years. More than 12,000 packed the Anchor Ground to see the Welsh Wizard turning on the style. He had everyone in raptures with a dazzling performance that was cheered to the echo. It was a super spectacle and even the hard-bitten reporters were impressed. “Memorable” said the Darwen News chap. “Impressive,” said the Northern Daily Telegraph man. Praise indeed, considering that the star of the show was 66 years old. However, the vast crowd that turned up wasn’t there to watch a Lan...

An image of how the new skatepark and sports village will look. THE transformation of a skatepark into an Olympic-level sports village has been approved by unanimously councillors. The redevelopment of Darwen’s Junction 4 Skatepark with top-class training facilities for skateboarders and BMX riders was praised as 'wonderful' and 'terrific'. The new 'urban sports village' will include a street skate plaza, dirt jump and pump track, and a BMX course. Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Planning Committee give it the green light on Thursday night despite two objections from nearby reside...

THE transformation of a skatepark into an Olympic-level sports village is set for take off. Proposals for its extension with top-class training facilities for skateboarders and BMX riders are set for approval by councillors. They include a street skate plaza, dirt jump and pump track, and a BMX course. The new ‘Street Skatepark’ would developed round the car park at Darwen’s Junction 4 Skatepark. Blackburn with Darwen Council's Planning Committee is recommended to approve the 'urban sports village' on Thursday night despite two objections from nearby residents It is one of t...

THE transformation of a skatepark into an Olympic-level sports village is set for take off.