RESIDENTS are fighting a pub’s bid for an early-hours live music licence. Council bosses have received objections to the plan for the Lord Raglan Hotel in Kings Road, Blackburn. Blackburn with Darwen Council has received 11 letters opposing
FRESH talks are set to take place to find a new home for a charity which provides off-road adventure sports for youngsters. Neighbours of the Wheels Within Wheels base, off Gisburn Old Road in Blacko, have complained about its location.
A LANDMARK mosque plan could be back on the cards after stalled regeneration schemes saw months of delays. The proposals to build a mosque at the Hyndburn Road gateway into Accrington were first put forward in early 2009 and gained initial council
AUSSIE-bound Brett Emerton spoke of his pride at captaining Blackburn Rovers in his 294th and last game for the club – but admits Saturday’s cruel loss to Everton took the gloss off a fitting finale. The 32-year-old brought the curtain
A DARWEN councillor is questioning why insurance premiums are rocketing despite record crime lows. Coun Roy Davies, who represents the Sudell ward, has raised the issue after noticing year on year increases for home insurance in the BB3 postcode
A MAN who used a mobile phone to record a young girl in changing rooms is being sought by police. Police believe that the offender was captured on CCTV at Holgates Caravan Park in Silverdale. Officers want to speak to the man in connection
MORE and more young people in East Lancashire have become ‘drop-outs’, new figures show. The numbers of 18 to 24-year-olds that are not in education, employment of training, NEET, has increased from last year. Education bosses said there
A HUSBAND has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately setting fire to his house with his wife inside. Peter Bolton, 63, of Burnley Road, Cliviger, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the incident in the early
The Sands Centre Presents The Drifters – Saturday, September 10, 7.30pm Billed as the 'Icons' tour, the current line-up of The Drifters return to The Sands Centre to perform the group’s greatest hits, paying special homage to some of the most prestigious
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A SEVEN-year-old boy whose family was wiped out in a car crash in Pakistan has finally made it home after a nine-month custody battle. Qasim Mohammed Akbar was the only survivor of a horror smash which killed his dad Ali Akbar Khan, 59, mum
