POOCHES will get their chance to be pampered at a new dog rehabalitation centre. Canine Health and Hydro, which is based in Rimington, opened earlier this month and has specialist therapists to cater for dogs that have been involved in accidents
A SOLDIER who was seriously injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan is to swim with great white sharks next month. Sgt Rick Clement, who used to live in Chatburn, will undertake the challenge in South Australia to raise money for his own charity
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Michael Appleton believes this afternoon's 2-1 defeat to Charlton will be helpful in the long run. Appleton's Rovers bow ended in defeat, as Charlton ended the hosts' four match unbeaten streak "It was frustrating, but
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche praised a “very thorough” performance after seeing his side stretch their winning league run to three games, and his own unbeaten run against Millwall to 12 with this afternoon's 2-0 win at The Den. The Clarets took the lead
GOALS from Sam Vokes and Danny Ings maintained Burnley's 100 per cent start to 2013 in the Championship, with a 2-0 win at Millwall. The Clarets were in control for large parts of the first half and took the lead in the 22nd minute with Vokes' third
THIS year’s Darwen Live festival got a big boost on Thursday when the borough’s full £15,000 grant to the two-day musical event was confirmed. Leisure chief Damian Talbot told a meeting of the council’s executive board that the figure was set in
MICHAEL Appleton's Blackburn Rovers reign has started in defeat after seeing his side's four match unbeaten run ended by a miserable 2-1 home defeat to Charlton. Watched by owners Venky's, until they left on 65 minutes, Rovers struggled to break
FOUR new classrooms are set to be built at Reedley Primary School after plans for the work were submitted. Education chiefs at Lancashire County Council have applied for permission to build a single storey extension at the Reedley Road school.
SAM Vokes' third goal of the season has given Burnley the edge against Millwall at The Den. The Clarets burst out of the blocks on a bitterly cold day in south east London, and were rewarded for their efforts in the 22nd minute. After a series of openings
AN EAST Lancashire songwriter is hoping to build on her success in a national competition. Major record producers who work with artists such as Sting, Elton John and Paul McCartney, voted three of Church woman Mavis Kelly’s pieces through to a
A MAN from Todmorden is believed to be among those freed from the Algerian hostage crisis. Dad-of-four Martin Johnson, who works as a motor engineer, was pictured on Algerian State Television last night. He said: "I think they did a fantastic
4:26pm Pedersen replaces Vukcevic 4:26pm Venky's have apparently left 4:25pm @CryerRovers costing me £420 rovers
BURNLEY go in search of a third straight Championship win of 2013 at Millwall this afternoon, with the added incentive of continuing Sean Dyche's personal 100 per cent record against his old club. The Clarets boss has won 10 and draw one of his last
A PENSIONER was sent home from hospital late at night in freezing temperatures wearing just her nightie. The family of Mary Smith, of Haydock Nursing Home in Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, slammed hospital staff for allowing the 87-year-old to be sent
A BRAVE Bacup girl went on the trip of a lifetime to meet a real-life version of her favourite toy. Sophia Harding, eight, was given the chance to meet Sylvanian Families characters in London’s famous toy shop Hamleys, which opened specially for
PENDLE will not be twinning with the West Bank in Palestine after members of the borough’s twinning association decided it was not appropriate. In December councillors voted to push forward plans to twin the borough with Beit Lid following a debate
AS Frank Lampard and John Terry were lifting the Champions League trophy in Munich last May, Todd Kane was in the stands getting a taste of the big time. Blackburn Rovers’ Chelsea loanee was a member of the Blues’ 25-man squad for last season’s historic
EAST Lancashire funnyman Jim Bowen has turned his hand to acting - by starring in a new music video. The former Bullseye host, who was brought up in Padiham and attended Accrington Grammar School, plays a darts coach in the video for a new single
THE goals are yet to flow on Danny Ings’ return from injury, but Burnley boss Sean Dyche is happy to take a patient approach after praising the striker’s overall contribution in recent weeks. Ings has had a stop-start beginning to his Turf Moor career
ALEX Ferguson, David Moyes, Roy Hodgson and Roberto Di Matteo. Michael Appleton certainly has a point when he says he has learned from the best. But, as he prepares to take charge of Blackburn Rovers for the first time when Charlton visit Ewood Park
THIS is the terrifying moment armed robbers burst into a Burnley shop, holding up a worker at gunpoint. Dramatic CCTV images, released for the first time by police, show the masked raid on the Spar shop in Melville Street. They point a shotgun
LEE Grant believes Burnley are benefiting from a stronger defensive mentality under manager Sean Dyche. The Clarets are due to take on Millwall in south London this afternoon, although the game is subject to a 9am inspection. The New Den has undersoil
A GRANDFATHER from Oswaldtwistle has died after suffering a catalogue of complications following keyhole surgery, an inquest heard. David Ross, 67, a retired van driver who lived in Birch Crescent, underwent an operation to remove cancerous tumours
WEST Ham United boss Sam Allardyce admits there has been no progress in their pursuit of Blackburn Rovers’ defender Martin Olsson. Allardyce said no “official bid” has yet been submitted for the Swedish international but the Lancashire Telegraph understands
BURNLEY’S plan to buy back Turf Moor has been given the go-ahead by the club’s shareholders. The Clarets announced last week that they intend to reclaim ownership of both Turf Moor and their Gawthorpe training ground. But a deal was dependent on club
MORE than £600,000 is to spent refurbishing the ‘grubby’ floor on Blackburn’s £8 million new market hall less than two years after it opened. The borough council has set aside £679,000 to do the work which has been welcomed by traders. Blackburn
UNION bosses at Darwen-based Crown Paints have welcomed news of investment despite the loss of 10 jobs. Crown Paints said last year it would shed 70 jobs nationwide as it brought in new technology to fill cans with paint more efficiently. As
