BLACKBURN Rovers remain 11 points off the play-offs after Darren Bent steppped off the bench to condemn them to defeat at the iPro Stadium tonight. Bent opened the scoring five minutes after coming on and ended any hopes Rovers had of equalising
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has made five changes for tonight’s Championship clash at Derby County – but they do not include top-scorers Rudy Gestede and Jordan Rhodes. Gestede and Rhodes came on in Saturday’s FA Cup 3-1 win at home to Swansea
De la Salle 5 Blackburn 27 BLACKBURN’S title bid is back on track after a hard fought bonus-point victory on the road at De la Salle. The Manchester club is always a tough place to visit but Burn went there knowing only a victory would do following
East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Taylors Solicitors and Just Property & Construction have created a new networking group designed to support Construction Sector businesses across the region. The Construction Connections group
MARK Riley took the honours at the Sovereign Snooker Services 2014 Clitheroe small tables final but it was also a day when charity was the winner. After almost eight months of league and then knockout matches the final was played in front of a
COOL Runnings was released nine years before Sol Saddoo was born, but the Blackburn Hawks youngster is using the 1993 film to inspire him after he was approached about representing the Jamaican ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics one day. Despite
THE fourth annual Lancashire Telegraph Grassroots Heroes Awards will take place on Thursday evening on a night to celebrate all that is good in amateur sport. The awards, once again sponsored and supported by United Utilities, was launched four
JOE Crawford added to his reputation as the ‘champion slayer’ after adding the Scottish scalp to his collection. The Sandygate youngster, representing a Lancashire/Fylde Coast Select team, beat Scotland’s unbeaten schoolboy champion Matty Johnstone
GOALKEEPER Katie Maher has been snapped up by Blackburn Rovers Football Club Ladies team after starring between the sticks for club and county. The Oakhill College School Year 11 student began playing football at the age of eight-years- old when
BLESSED Trinity Roman Catholic College’s Bram Richmond wants to be a big hit in the boxing world. The Year Seven student attends Sandygate Boxing Club and has so far been limited to skills event. But the 11-year-old has high hopes he will be
Specialist lawyer Phil Brown has joined the ranks of the Corporate Team at Napthens solicitors. Phil will advise businesses on a range of commercial contracts including software licensing agreements, outsourcing projects, international distribution
ANCHOR are the new leaders at the top of the Blackburn Combination Premier League following an emphatic victory over Islington while long -time leaders Hole I’th Wall slipped to a shock defeat against Rishon United. The new leaders hold a narrow
Lancashire U16s Girls 7 Northumberland U16s 2 LANCASHIRE U16s Schoolgirls have reached the Northern Counties FA final with a victory inspired by their East Lancashire contingent. The county girls made it a magnificent seven to see off Northumberland
AN INTERNATIONAL company based in Clitheroe has unveiled a new technology centre which will create at least ten jobs. The new building at Spiroflow, which is housed in Lincoln Way, was officially opened by Cllr Michael Ranson, Mayor of the Ribble
ON SATURDAY, Bill, Andrew, and I took a trip up to Scotland to visit my friend Janet who left our lovely Blackburn to go and live in Kirk in order to care for her ageing father. I think she found it quite hard at first but now over the years she
LANCASHIRE’S police and crime commissioner is to propose a 1.99 per cent increase in the police precept of council tax. Clive Grunshaw said he had received ‘overwhelming support’ for the hike, which will see the average price of a Band D property
UP to £15,000 worth of damage has been caused to vital equipment used by the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team. Thieves broke into a storage garage used by the team in Nelson, making off with two medical bags and pouring diesel over 20
A 30-YEAR-OLD has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with outraging public decency and other sexual offences. Anthony McCann, of Bolton Road, Blackburn, is charged with outraging public decency in Lloyds Bank, Blackburn, on November
A PEAL of cathedral bells rang across Blackburn last night to celebrate the consecration of the Church of England’s first female bishop who started her ministry in the town. The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained yesterday as the eighth Bishop of
SOME residents in Accrington were left without water on Saturday because of a fault. Engineers from United Utilities were called to the area around 4pm to fix the problem. The water was back to normal around three hours later. A spokesman
A CHIMNEY fire broke out at a house in Blackburn. Fire crews were called to Randal Street at 11.45pm on Friday to put out the blaze. A spokesman said when they arrived on the scene, heat could be seen from the chimney. He said: “It was
THE Bowland and Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was out at the weekend practicing their skills. Volunteer members were at Gisburn Bike Trails on Saturday, working on medical drills. The group takes part in scenarios to make sure their response is
RIBBLE Valley Borough Council has voted to become a White Ribbon Council. Councillors voted to support the campaign which is being championed by Lancashire County Council. It provides an opportunity to take a preventative approach to domestic
PARENTS at a Ribble Valley school have been asked to monitor the games and apps their children use. The request comes in a newsletter to parents of pupils of Longridge CE Primary School after pupils accessed an unsuitable app. MORE TOP STORIES
ALLEM Munsif Mahmood, 22, of Garbett Street, Accrington, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magistrates after denying setting fire to a Peugeot 308 in Charter Street, Accrington, on November 29 by setting fire to a Peugeot 308 belonging to Ibrar Hussain
THE Accrington branch of the Royal British Legion held its annual general meeting on Sunday. The AGM was held upstairs at the Stanley Club, in Stanley Street, Accrington, at 12.30pm. All members were invited to attend the meeting.
THREE teenagers have been appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with robbing a 12-year-old boy of a mobile phone. Luke Dewsnap, 18, of Rothesay Road, Blackburn, and the two other youths who are aged 14 and 13, who and cannot be named for
A ROAD is to be shut to allow a delivery to a Blackburn business. Stancliffe Road will be closed at 7am on February 3 so that modular buildings can be taken to Totally Wicked by a mobile crane. It is expected that the work will be finished
FIREFIGHTERS in Blackburn were called to the scene of a skip fire on Friday. Crews went to St James’ Road at 12.45pm after reports that the contents of the skip had been set alight. The firefighters tackled the blaze at the scene for 10 minutes
THE Blackburn and District Blind Society has embarked on a project to research the charity’s history, dating back to its establishment in 1881. Anne Cort is leading the project and discussed it at a coffee morning at Mill Hill Community Centre.
THE next meeting of Longridge Town Council will take place tomorrow. Councillors will hold the meeting in the Station Buildings in Berry Lane from 7pm. Among the items on the agenda are planning applications and the approval of accounts.
FORMER Rossendale councillor Liz McInnes will face Conservative group leader Iaian Gartside when she tries to retain Heywood and Middleton constituency for Labour in the May 7 General Election. She has been selected as candidate after coming third
AN APPEAL has been issued by Brooksbottom Cricket Club at Summerseat, near Ramsbottom. The club plays in the Ribblesdale League and three senior teams are seeking recruits aged 14 and over. Anyone interested can call 07891 661614.
ROSSENDALE Council is to deploy additional resources to collect rubbish missed during the icy weather. Efforts were due to be made to recover collections missed last week in the Bacup and Whitworth areas, yesterday. Waste collections from farm
FIREFIGHTERS were called into action after a blaze started in a chip pan. They were called to Belfield Road, in Accrington, after being alerted that a smoke alarm was sounding at around 9.20pm on Friday. When they arrived, a 70-year-old man
A CURRY night will be held next month in aid of charity. The Brierfield Mayor’s Charity Meal will take place on Friday, February 13. It will be held at Brierfield Community Centre from 7pm. For further information call 07785 514614.
THE number of domestic burglaries in Lancashire has risen, according to new figures. The data, released by the Office of National Statistics, shows the number has risen over the past 12 months to 4,872 from three per 1,000 people. MORE TOP
DERBY County are set to be without influential winger Johnny Russell for tonight’s Championship clash at home to Blackburn Rovers. The Scotland international had been troubled by a hamstring injury in the build-up to Derby’s 2-0 FA Cup win over
BABY Bounce sessions at Burnley Campus Library takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 2pm. The sessions give people the chance to enjoy lively sing-along songs, gentle movements and rhymes with your baby, plus meet and chat with other parents and
BARROWFORD resident Mick Waddington has been chosen as Ukip’s candidate for Pendle in the May 7 General Election. The 48-year-old former retained fireman has lived in the constituency all his life and is a long-term party member, Married to Sarah
A MOTORIST crashed a stolen car into a lamp post in Blackburn before fleeing on to a rooftop. An investigation was launched after a blue Vauxhall Corsa was found abandoned in Preston Old Road at around 10.50pm on Sunday evening. MORE TOP STORIES
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a property in Burnley after rubbish in a back yard was set alight. Two crews arrived at Brougham Street shortly after 1pm on Sunday. Damage was sustained to the yard and also to a double-glazed window. The fire
BURNLEY Council successfully prosecuted 107 individuals for fly-tipping and similar waste-related crimes in 2013/2014, new government statistics show. This ranked it top of the seven East Lancashire boroughs for taking action on dumping rubbish in
BURNLEY Council Leader Mark Townsend will hold a ‘pop up’ surgery in Tesco’s in the town centre on Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30am. Any borough resident is invited to come and talk through issues with the Labour councillor for Brunshaw ward at this
ENGINEERING staff and students at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form arranged a charity football mini-tournament aimed at raising vital funds for Help for Heroes. Four teams took part in the clash, with one of the student teams beating the staff team
A MAN suspected of raping a woman in her 20s as she made her way home from a night out has handed himself in. The 24-year-old from Padiham was arrested on suspicion of rape after turning up at a local police station at around 10am today. MORE
BURNLEY Council, together with the Food Standards Agency, is urging customers to look before they book and check the food-hygiene rating before deciding where to go on a special Valentine’s date. Jayne Enright, the council’s principal environmental-health
FORMER weavers’ cottages at the heart of a multi-million pound development in Burnley are being converted into canalside offices. The unusual row of 11 Grade II-listed houses, in Slater Terrace, part of the Weavers’ Triangle, is being extensively
JOHN Coleman is hoping for some home comforts, and a bumper crowd, when Accrington Stanley play hosts for the first time in 2015 tonight. The Reds have not been in action at the Store First Stadium since the turn of the year, after the scheduled
IT was no less an authority than Sir Alex Ferguson who famously poured scorn on the idea of recruiting reinforcements at this time of the year. “The January transfer market has never been the best market and that has proved itself over the years
St Mary’s Art and Design students are having an exhibition of work in progress, on the first floor of Blackburn Library, displaying some of the new skills and ideas that they are working on mid way through the year, and celebrate new skills by allowing
THE FA Cup once meant a great deal to Blackburn Rovers. As something that pre-dates league football, in the early days it was seen as the premier competition and our six trophy wins still makes us one of the most successful clubs in British history
THE fight to keep Marks & Spencer on Accrington’s high street has ended with councillors accusing the retail giant of betraying customers. Council chiefs sat down for crunch talks with Tony Ginty, head of public affairs at Marks & Spencer
AN arsonist is suspected of torching garden furniture inside a garage in Rishton late on Sunday evening. Crews from Accrington fire station, in Hyndburn Road, were called to the blaze in Brook Street at around 11.25pm. There they found foam-backed
TWO lamp posts in Dent Dale, Accrington, are not working, and a resident has reported the fact to highways chiefs. The lights have not been working for around a week, a report sent to Lancashire County Council said. “The area is in darkness
ST CHRISTOPHER’S Church of England High School, in Queen’s Road West, Accrington, are looking to recruit three new teachers. The school is hoping to hire teachers to cover geography, science, and maths. On its website, the school said: “Applications
PEEL Park Primary School, in Alice Street, Accrington, is hosting a Valentine’s Day disco on Thursday, February 12. Classes One, Two, and Three will start their disco at 3pm. Classes Four to Nine will have theirs at 4pm, while Classes 10 to
FUNDRAISERS at the Thorn Inn, in St James Road, Church, have presented a magnificent cheque for £5,425 to children’s charity, When You Wish Upon A Star. Staff and patrons at the pub have raised more than £20,000 for various charities over the past
A CHARITY champion was moved to tears when she came to the end of a year-long fundraising campaign in aid of a friend diagnosed with a brain tumour in Florida. MORE TOP STORIES: Elisabeth Devey, from Rishton, set herself a target of £10,000
Once again Rossendale Hospice is on the hunt for an outstanding individual to be awarded the title Rossendale Woman of the Year 2015. Rossendale Hospice is delighted to announce the launch of Rossendale Woman of the Year 2015 and is calling for the
MORE than 100 Darwen over-50s gathered at Derwent Hall for the first of a series of get togethers to give their lives a bit of extra fun and friendship. The ‘Winter Warmer’ included music, bingo and a meal. MORE TOP STORIES: Borough older
DARWEN MP Jake Berry and borough leader Kate Hollern have clashed over the council re-running its consultation on the cost of faith transport. The Tory backbencher said the new exercise was unnecessary and charging parents extra to send their children
PRIMARY school pupils have been saying ‘as-salam alaykom’ to a new language project. Brookhouse Primary, in Blackburn, is one of only ten schools across the country piloting the Arabic language and culture programme, which is run by the British
A MAN who was found dead in a Rawtenstall street has been identified. Police said the man was Craig John Edge, 64, and from the town. He was found in an alleyway behind Barclays bank on Friday evening. MORE TOP STORIES: A file on his
A GOOD battle with Billingham - that’s what we had at the weekend, and I’m glad to say we came out on top. The margin of victory was narrow, winning 3-2 in the end, but I wouldn’t say there was a time when we felt like we were under threat or not
OLYMPIC champion Steven Burke could be in contention for a place at next month’s Track World Championships after making a swift recovery from a broken collarbone. The 26-year-old from Colne required surgery after fracturing his collarbone at a
CLITHEROE coach Jordan Allen admits he was delighted by new goalkeeper Peter Collinge as the Blues extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 1-1 draw against Burscough on Saturday. Collinge joined from Evo-Stik League Division One North
FIT-AGAIN Adam Buxton has revealed the full, gruesome extent of the freak ailment that kept him sidelined for four months - and his determination to make up for lost time. Accrington Stanley’s versatile full back celebrated his first game since
LANCASHIRE will continue to offer free admission for children when their T20 Blast campaign gets underway this summer. The Red Rose lost in the final of last year’s tournament and Lightning will once again offer free admission for children under
CRAIG Conway has been labelled a ‘great example’ to the younger members of the Blackburn Rovers squad. The winger, 29, maintained his return to form by sealing Rovers’ 3-1 FA Cup victory over Swansea City on Saturday. MORE TOP STORIES:
BURNLEY’S youngsters will bid for a place in the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals tonight when they face Nottingham Forest in the fifth round. The Clarets under-18s have seen off AFC Wimbledon and then Cardiff City at Turf Moor last Tuesday to reach
BURNLEY have attempted more long balls than any other side in the Premier League team this season - but Manchester United are second in the rankings. According to Opta statistics, the Clarets have played 1,737 long balls in 22 league matches so
THERE are still places available for Friday night’s SD34 awards night at Nelson Cricket Club. Blackburn’s Touring Car ace Adam Morgan is the guest speaker and will also present the trophies. MORE TOP STORIES: “It promises to be a great
A SHOCKED resident challenged a group of young people who were making off with a 5ft statue of the Virgin Mary. Tim Brennan called police after forcing the four, who were in their early 20s, to put the religious relic down. The 68-year-old
HEALTH workers have voiced their frustration at several faith schools which have refused to host their sex education workshops – fearing pupils are not getting the information they need. The NHS Community Education Sexual Health Team (CESH) said
YOU needed just one viewing of it to know that Blackburn Rovers’ immediate equaliser against Swansea City was a goal of genuine quality. But is it only when you look back at it in its entirety that you realise just how good it actually was.
AT 3.45pm on Saturday it was shaping up to be the perfect afternoon for Blackburn Rovers. Rovers were through to the FA Cup fifth round and Watford, the team they must chase down if they are to break back into the play-offs, were two goals down
THOUSANDS of health workers across East Lancashire are preparing to take part in further strike action on Thursday, as part of the national dispute over NHS pay. Dozens of non-urgent appointments and operations are likely to be cancelled as a result
SPRING may well be on the way but East Lancashire has been told to brace for more snow. Experts said sightings of wild flowers, including snowdrops, and ladybirds and butterflies have already been reported this year. But forecasters have issued
THE first substitute in Burnley Football Club’s history has died, aged 74. Ian Towers — who made 51 appearance for the Clarets between 1960 and 1966 — died in South Africa, where he moved to continue his playing career after leaving the North West
BLACKBURN Rovers have been drawn at home to Stoke City in the draw for the FA Cup fifth round. Premier League side Stoke, managed by former Rovers player and manager Mark Hughes, beat Rochdale 4-1 in their fourth-round clash at Spotland tonight
SHOPPERS in Burnley town centre were left shocked after a man fell from the upper level of a shopping centre. The 54-year-old man fell from the top of the Charter Walk shopping centre precinct into Market Square. He was taken to hospital where
A PAEDOPHILE who raped a vulnerable teenage girl near a Blackburn school has been sent to prison. ‘Callous’ Michael McQueenie, 28, was jailed for 11 years and seven months for subjecting his 14-year-old victim to a terrifying ordeal. He had
BEN Mee insists Burnley are enjoying the challenge of bloodying the nose of some of the Premier League’s big spenders as they prepare to face a Sunderland side boosted by the capture of Jermain Defoe. The Black Cats are above the Clarets in the
DAVID Dunn is set to be Blackburn Rovers’ sole absentee for tonight’s trip to the iPro Stadium. Dunn replaced Lee Williamson toward the end of the first half of Saturday’s FA Cup win over Swansea City. MORE TOP STORIES: But he had to be
HONEST Shane Duffy says he deserved to be dropped from the Blackburn Rovers side. But the big defender is hoping to keep his place for tonight’s Championship clash at Derby County after taking his chance on his comeback. MORE TOP STORIES:
A ROBBER who was part of a gang that beat up a postmistress before running off with £33,000 has been jailed. Daniel Quinn, 23, was a member of a group that struck at Rishton Post Office as Saima Iqbal was cashing up, a court heard. Police said
TWO police officers were struck by a getaway car as it fled the scene of a robbery. The stolen vehicle ran over a woman officer as she lay prone on the floor before striking a policeman who was in its path, detectives said. Just moments before
BLACKBURN Rovers suffered a late U21s Premier League 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium tonight. The contest was settled in the second minute of injury-time when Danial O'Brien turned in a Riccardo Calder cross.
