A TEENAGE girl has been reported missing after failing to return home on Friday night. Megan Pilling, 14, from Bacup, was last seen getting off a bus in Stacksteads after boarding a bus at Rawtenstall bus station. Police have said that she was possibly
PLANS to make an area of Darwen available for the development of 50 executive homes have been roundly condemned by people living nearby. Whitehall councillors organised a public meeting ahead of Blackburn with Darwen’s Local Plan going on display in
THE teenage sweethearts who fled to the Dominican Republic have been told that their position at Stonyhurst College is ‘untenable’. In a statement issued by the 400-year-old school, it was revealed that the parents of Edward Bunyan, 16, and Indira Gainiyeva
A BRILLIANT late leveller denied Rovers a victory which would have moved them up to seventh and within one point off the play-off places. Gary Bowyer’s side went in front in the 47th minute when, for the second match running at Ewood Park, Jordan
ONE of two 'drunken' muggers who terrorised a student in a late-night subway attack had his arm in plaster - and was identified and arrested when he turned up outside a police station. Burnley Crown Court heard how Shahbaz Ahmed had targeted victim
LEISURE bosses have denied charging residents ‘more for less’ after a proposed price hike at facilities across the borough. Hyndburn Leisure Trust, which is separate from but funded by the council, is considering a five per cent increase in prices for
CLITHEROE residents are celebrating after defeating plans to construct 345 houses following a 15-month battle. A government inspector dismissed the plans after a consortium of landowners appealed Ribble Valley Borough Council’s decision to refuse the
A PUBLICAN who was subjected to a ‘prolonged and frenzied attack’ has called for more pubs in Hyndburn to join a pub watch scheme. John Mainland was repeatedly punched by Elliot Scott Mounsey as he tried to stop him taking a glass outside the Cross
3:41pm Ball breaks somewhat luckily for Derby-born Lee Williamson and his 20-yard shot is deflected wide by Richard Keogh's brave block for a corner, from which Grant Hanley heads a half-chance wide. 42 mins. 0-0.
GOALKEEPER Paul Robinson and top-scorer Jordan Rhodes return to the Blackburn Rovers line-up for this afternoon’s Championship clash at home to Derby County. Former England number one Robinson missed last Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest
ONE of the original ‘100 Voices’ of Blackburn with Darwen Asif Mahmood clashed with council leader Kate Hollern over whether the borough was becoming more divided at a public meeting. He asked her at the first event of the new community forum: “Do you
WITH no game this weekend, attention turns to Tuesday night when we entertain Brighton at Turf Moor and it’s another huge game for us, especially after the result against Sheffield Wednesday. Last week we did everything but win the game. We created
WILDLIFE campaigners fear that government cuts will inevitably damage the service they can offer to East Lancashire’s beauty spots. Bosses at Lancashire Wildlife Trust have spoken out in the wake of confirmation that the county council will lose 2,000
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Chris Taylor has urged his team-mates to put the club’s Championship play-off push back on track with a vital victory at home to Derby County today (3pm). Taylor admits last weekend’s 4-1 loss at Nottingham Forest represented
A DOCTOR is set to be sanctioned after a tribunal found he gave a dishonest statement during a formal misconduct hearing. Dr Olufemi Dina was working as a locum at Royal Blackburn Hospital in September 2010 when he was involved in the delivery of twins
A GANG of thieves broke into a coal merchant's and stole three vehicles loaded with 14 tonnes of coal. They also stole wood burning stoves and fuel from A & B Milligan Ltd, in Plumbe Street, Burnley. The premises, in a former tannery, were targetd
exChange at Blackburn Cathedral is in the business of cohesion. We look to blend cultures, faith and people to create a great tapestry of communities. We recognise that opportunity and poverty are the challenges of cohesion. Poverty, ignorance
IT is a story ripped right out of the pages of Roy of the Rovers. Sixteen-year-old signs for his hometown club and within a month is making his debut on one of the biggest stages in world football. But this is no fairytale. This is exactly what has
THE man behind a campaign to give a street its historic name back has welcomed councillors starting the consultation needed for the change. Councillors on Blackburn with Darwen borough planning and highways committee agreed to start the process of changing
AS Blackburn Rovers and Burnley fans ponder just how the current campaign will pan out, details have been released of a computer prediction forecasting an East Lancashire derby in the play-off semi finals. Staff working on the Football Manager computer
PIERO Mingoia is looking to celebrate his new Accrington Stanley contract by adding goals to his game, and booking a summer holiday. The midfielder went away last summer not knowing what his future would hold following his release from Watford. Having
IN-FORM winger Ben Marshall says Blackburn Rovers can have ‘no excuses’ for failing to perform in today’s crunch Championship clash with high-flying Derby County at Ewood Park. Rovers go into the game four points behind the final play-off spot and 10
NOT many teams compare favourably to Manchester City in terms of goalscoring this year, but Nelson can claim just such an honour. The Admirals have been in blistering form this season, and have scored 107 goals to City’s 106. The Victoria Park club
BURNLEY have not made a bid for Oldham Athletic defender James Tarkowski, contrary to reports, but the Clarets have expressed an interest in the 21-year-old. And it appears to be a two-horse race for the centre half’s signature, with League One Brentford
THE controversial One Connect Partnership between Lancashire County Council and BT was scrapped yesterday (THURS). Former Tory leader of the authority Geoff Driver branded the move ‘madness’. The Labour adminstration, which took over in May, ended
ANOTHER sparkling weekend of racing and Cheltenham Trials’ Day is today’s feature meeting with any number of horses putting their Festival credentials on the line notably the return of Big Buck’s (3.35) in the Cleeve Hurdle. Now 11 years of age Big Buck
POLICE yesterday searched a Blackburn house after discovering a small amount of suspected chemicals. A 22-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images when police said they then discovered a suspicious substance during
THE January transfer window is closing, which means clubs all over the country will be frantically trying to tie up deals to strengthen their squads for the rest of the season and beyond. With less than a week to go, neither of our Championship sides
PLANS to build a new vicarage in Gisburn to attract a new vicar have been refused by Ribble Valley Borough Council. St Mary’s Church has been without a full-time vicar for almost a year and the diocese has found it increasingly difficult to appoint
