Nick Pope 9 (Man of the Match) Most of the saves Pope had to make at Anfield were ones he would probably expect to keep out, with the stop from Trent Alexander-Arnold his best of the afternoon. But on such a big occasion he produced a nerveless
AN area of a Great Harwood scrap yard has been closed by a court order which will run for three months. The order relates to part of the business operated by Tommy and Mary Smith and was sought by a multi-agency team as a result of waste burning
NICK POPE A first Premier League start at Anfield may have looked daunting, but it probably helped Nick Pope. He was always going to be a busy man on Merseyside, but as soon as he had a couple of saves under his belt he would have felt settled
POLICE and firecrews were despatched to care flipped on its roof on the M65 this morning.The black vehicle had overturned between Junctions 3 Chorley and 4 Darwen at 10am.Inspector Dave Wilson of Lancashire Police said: "The driver managed to crawl
AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley felt his side unsettled Rovers in the opening 30 minutes which proved key to 'an unexpected' win. Kwesi Appiah scored the only goal of the game as the Dons held on for their first away win of the season. And Ardley
ROVERS reporter Rich Sharpe picks out five talking points from the home defeat to AFC Wimbledon. TEAM SELECTION TONY Mowbray opted to make just the one change, with a straight swap on the left as Craig Conway returned in place of the injured
AN investigation is under way into the cause a fire in the early hours at a commercial premises. Two fire crews attended the unoccupied motorbike storage unit in Barley Holme Road , Crawshawbooth, at 2.45am yesterday. A| spokesman for Lancashire
ROVERS reporter Rich Sharpe hands out his player ratings after the home defeat to AFC Wimbledon. David Raya 6 Little he could with Kwesi Appiah’s goal, but did make a smart save from the striker in the second half. Paul Caddis 6 Fired
A CONSERVATIVE County councillor has been expelled from the party after an investigation into his benefit claims.The move reduces the Conservative majority on the authority to just two.Cllr David Stansfield, who represents the Helmshore area on Lancashire
THERE was a time not so long ago when away days with the Clarets brought a sense of trepidation. They were afternoons that would produce the odd highlight, a moment to be enjoyed, but they almost all ended the same way, with that familiar sinking feeling
THE prospect of thousands of Muslim children in East Lancashire boycotting meat in school meals is back on the agenda after a new row over halal. The Lancashire County Council Cabinet on Thursday decided to re-open the question of whether it should
POLICE were called to deal with 'traffic chaos' at a secondary school's open evening.Cars parked outside of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School , on Chatburn Road were left completely gridlocked as parents attended the school's open evening
A BUS service is Darwen is set to be extended after being hailed as a success by passengers.Moving People has been operating from Monday to Friday only, running the 33 service, Darwen to Blackburn via Hoddlesden, Pot House, Lower Darwen and Royal Blackburn
ROVERS will hope that this won’t become a familiar story in front of their own fans. A plot which started with conceding a disappointing, and scrappy, goal before missing several good chances and succumbing to defeat, with plenty of frustration
