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,
Bob Eccles Bob Eccles William Robert Eccles (), also known by the nickname of "Bob", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coach of the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 791), Springfield Borough and Barrow, as a , i.e. number 11 or 12, and coached at club level for Chorley Borough and Rochdale Hornets. Bob Eccles' was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England. Bob Eccles won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1982 against Australia.