ANDRE Gray insists he has ‘no hard feelings’ with Burnley despite receiving a mixed reception on his Turf Moor return. The former Clarets striker was a 79th minute substitute for Watford on Saturday but his introduction was met with a chorus of
A COLLISION caused by ice on the road was attended by fire crews.Crews attended the scene at the traffic lights on the junction of Barbara Castle Way and Preston New Road, Blackburn.A fire service spokesman said the Vauxhall Astra had slid on a patch
A RUBBISH fire in a supermarket shopping trolley was attended by firefighters.Crews were called to the fire in Accrington Road, Blackburn shortly after 6pm.A fire service spokesman said the fire was unattended when crews arrived.
Nick Pope 7 Relatively untroubled but a solid display, with one fine save from Doucoure in the first half and a confident late claim. Phil Bardsley 8 Really laying down a challenge to Lowton. Another committed display, defensively sound
A ROAD under 4 inches of snow will be closed by police.Police are urging people to avoid Church Street, Belmont following heavy snowfall in the area.A police spokesman said the road, from Sheep House pub to the Black Dog at Belmont is under around 4 inches
WINTRY weather hit a Christmas market and left stallholders angry at organisers for poor trade.Blackburn’s Christmas Party on the Market, run by Blackburn Business and Improvement District (BID) and Blackburn Market, was held on Saturday.Around 40 stallholders
DETECTIVES investigating a serious assault in Clitheroe have charged a man.Joseph Ingham, 23, of Beech Street, Clitheroe, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a man had been found with serious injuries on Greenacre Street on Friday
Rich Sharpe hands out his player ratings from the 3-2 win at Peterborough United. David Raya 6 Pinned on his line by an array of players in his six yard box for the opener but made one excellent stop prior to Posh’s second. Miss-kick almost
Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe picks out five talking points from the win at Peterborough United. GOAL BLITZ It is now 14 goals in their last four away games for Rovers and there has been a real mentality shift on their travels of late. A
A CAR caught fire after crashing into street furniture.Fire crews were called to a road traffic collision involving street furniture on Haslingden Road in Blackburn last night just before 9pm.The vehicle was alight on arrival and firefighters, after extinguishing
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a house fire involving curtains.Fire crews were called to reports of a small fire at a mid-terraced house on Hobart Street, Burnley, last night just after 11pm.The fire involved the curtains in the front room of the property.Fire
MR RELIABLE That’s one way to silence the critics. Scott Arfield has a few doubters amongst the Clarets fanbase but he once again came good on Saturday. The feeling seems to be that Burnley have moved on from workhorses like Arfield. That’s
A SWIMMING club has said it would be a 'real shame' if a consultation into a town pool results in it being closed.Blackburn Centurions Swimming Club hold lessons at the swimming pool in Shadsworth Leisure Centre, which the council has held a consultation
A SPECIAL performance of the pantomime Cinderella will be held in a theatre this Christmas.Thwaites Empire Theatre, in association with Pendle Productions, will be showing the family-friendly production of Cinderella this December.The musical performance
THE snow and cold failed to dampen spirits as a town celebrated its first Christmas Market.Thousands of people made the trip to Darwen for the town's first ever Christmas market over the weekend.Around 20 stallholders pitched up on the old market
EAST Lancashire has been hit by snow this weekend and our readers have been out and about capturing the wintry scenes.We have had no reports of any serious road incidents due to the weather.The area woke up to a light dusting of snow on Saturday and Sunday
A WOMAN from Accrington has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.Police said the woman failed to provide a full breath reading but the machine still indicated a partial reading of nearly three times the legal limit.She is set to appear in court
A MAN wanted on a prison recall has been arrested.Police followed the man to his home on Gordon Road, Nelson, where he was seen leaping into the loft.He was found hiding in the corner under rolls of loft insulation.The man's return was a surprise
IT WAS only a last minute decision to put him on the bench but one Tony Mowbray was delighted with after Willem Tomlinson impressed off the bench in Rovers’ win at Peterborough United. Tomlinson took his chance after central midfield Peter Whittingham
AN investigation has been launched after a van caught fire in a rural village.Firefighters were called out to a vehicle fire on Padiham Road, Sabden yesterday just before 8pm.A fire spokesman said: "The fire was of suspicious origin and an investigation
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen fire in Padiham caused.Fire crews were called to Church Street just before 9pm on Saturday after an extractor fan caught fire.
IT was a case of no Robbie Brady, no problem for Burnley as they began a lengthy spell without the winger with another win.There had been much debate this week, most of it in the hothouse environment of social media, about exactly who should replace Brady
ROVERS are finding the answers to the questions that are being asked of them in this excellent winning run which has hauled them firmly in to the automatic promotion mix. For the second time in a five game winning run they have been forced to come
