Eccles cake Eccles cakes do not have Protected Geographical Status, so may be manufactured anywhere and still labelled as "Eccles" cakes. The Banbury cake is an oval cake from Banbury, Oxfordshire, similarly filled with currants. The Chorley cake (from Chorley in Lancashire) is flatter, made with shortcrust pastry rather than flaky pastry and is devoid of sugar topping. The Blackburn cake is named after the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is made with stewed apples in place of currants. British fire brigades have reported fires started by Eccles cakes overcooked in microwave ovens. The problem occurs because sugar, contained in the cakes,
Cliff Eccles over four seasons including Super League and Challenge Cup Games. Cliff left Salford before the start of the 2000 season to join former Salford player turned coach Mike Gregory in his first coaching role at Swinton Lions. Eccles stayed with Gregory at Swinton for one season and then joined Widnes Vikings with Colin Whitfield as head coach; after one season Eccles retired from the game with damaged knee ligaments. Cliff Eccles won caps for Ireland while at Salford 1997–1998 1-cap + 2-caps (sub). Cliff Eccles Clifford Eccles (born in Warrington), also known by the nickname of "Cliff", is an English-born