A WOMAN was saved by firefighters after being trapped by a car. The incident happened in Acrefield in Padiham just before 3.40pm after a car reversed into a pedestrian. The woman was trapped against the garden wall and firefighters had to be
FOR some as yet unknown reason, we never see on television now the many Tarzan adventure films that used to-be a regular feature up to the late 1990s.Who can forget the greatest Tarzan of them all Johnny Weissmuller. He played this part in 12 films from
PROPOSALS to press ahead with a new £600,000 pavilion at a historic sports club have been backed by its social members.A special meeting on Tuesday night also supported the modernisation of the Feniscowles and Pleasington War Memorial Trust's constitution.An
RECENT summer sun has helped highlight the big advantage East Lancashire has over most of the rest of the country. It’s nothing to do with football, cricket, housing, shopping, or anything like that.No, it’s the fact that wherever you live in this part
A BABY suffered brain damage after choking while feeding and being shaken by his anxious father, a Blackburn family court judge has concluded.The little boy, who is now approaching his second birthday, had been left with "significant disabilities
SEAN Dyche hailed Nick Pope's World Cup call-up as 'fantastic' and a 'great story'.Pope has been named in England's 23-man squad for the tournament in Russia this summer, capping a remarkable campaign that has seen him win countless
A FORMER insurance brokers could be transformed into a dessert parlour.Plans have been lodged to Blackburn with Darwen Council proposing to convert the old Swinton offices at 1-2 Sudell Cross, Blackburn, into a dessert parlour and cafe which would create
Rovers midfielder Corry Evans has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for their two upcoming friendlies. Evans is a regular in Michael O’Neill’s squad and is expected to feature in both games against Panama and Costa Rica as they step up their
THIS modern detached home is on a quiet cul-de-sac on the poplar Oakenhurst development. The property, on Antigua Drive in Lower Darwen, is on the market for £180,000 and has been extended to provide ideal family accommodation with an open plan kitchen
YOUNG patients on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital's Children's Unit should be allowed more blankets to keep them warm and be offered a wider choice of food at mealtimes.These are the key recommendations from an an unannounced visit by patients
BLACKBURN and Darwen will fall silent as the borough pays its respects on the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack.Short civic ceremonies will take place outside both Blackburn and Darwen town halls on Tuesday, May 22, when there will be a
AN aspiring actress has had a major boost to her dreams of joining the profession.Nineteen-year-old Abigayle Hames, of Bacup, was overjoyed at being accepted onto the funding programme by the Realising Dreams Foundation, to cover part of her £4,500 fees.Miss
GARETH Southgate said the three goalkeepers in his England squad had been picked 'on merit' after fine seasons at club level.Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope has joined Everton's Jordan Pickford and Stoke's Jack Butland in the 23-man World
AN appeal has been launched by police to speak to a man after a series of thefts involving putting ketchup on victims.Officers want to speak to the man after a number of thefts in Accrington town centre reported between Wednesday, May 9 to Tuesday, May
FOUR years ago Nick Pope watched the World Cup in his local pub, a face unknown even to most of the residents in his small home town of Soham, Cambridgeshire.Two years ago he was at the opposite end to Tom Heaton at the Valley on the final day of the
Rovers will receive an initial £425,000 from Bournemouth for Connor Mahoney as ruled by the Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC). The case was referred to a tribunal after the two club’s failed to reach an agreement over a fee for
AN RAF corporal has returned to his old school as part of a national campaign.Corporal Husnain Mohammed from RAF Halton, Aylesbury, took the RAF100 Baton to Marsden Heights Community College in Nelson as part of the UK-wide RAF100 celebrations.Corporal
BURNLEY goalkeeper Nick Pope has been named in England's 23-man squad for the World Cup, while Tom Heaton and James Tarkowski are on the standby list. Pope has enjoyed a meteoric rise with the Clarets this season and has capped a memorable year
TEENAGE pregnancies in a borough have dropped significantly, new figures reveal. Conception rates among under 18s in Blackburn with Darwen are the lowest since 1998.Two decades ago pregnancy rates in Blackburn and Darwen were 58.2 per 1,000 girls aged
TWO people are kick-starting the week with an extra £1,000 each in their bank account after their postcode was drawn at random. The residents of Whalley Road in Read play with postcode BB12 7RP and picked up the cash as winners of the People’s Postcode
THE power of the press left school pupils celebrating success and a cash prize after coming out on top ahead of nationwide competition.Pictured are proud pupils from St Mary's Primary School in Oswaldtwistle who are celebrating winning a national
POLICE who attended Royal Blackburn Hospital in the early hours of the morning to assist staff arrested a man and found him in possession of cannabis and amphetamine. Blackburn magistrates heard Hamza Akram was clearly under the influence of something
A BLACKBURN man is set to run next year’s London Marathon after shedding more than four stone. Craig Cunliffe, 33, of Fosse Lane, Blackburn, became a gold member of Weight Watchers and has participated in the St Helens spring marathon. He used
Hundreds of pets have been rescued by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service over five years, figures from the Home Office show.Between April 2012 and March 2017, the service rescued 834 animals. They included 521 pets, 223 livestock and 90 wild animals
A PROLIFIC traffic camera, which has caught hundreds of speeding drivers, has been turned away from the road. The camera on Preston New Road near the Shell petrol station, in Mellor Brook, catches drivers going over the speed limit of 30 miles
IT WAS third time lucky for a persistent shoplifter when magistrates gave him a chance to address his offending.Blackburn magistrates heard Peter Balmain had been jailed in January and March for shoplifting and had re-offended within days of his release
PUBLIC Health England will review the evidence for minimum unit pricing for alcohol in England, a health minister has said.Steve Brine said that while a previous consultation found the evidence was not conclusive, the policy was kept under review as part
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has been named League Managers' Association League Two manager of the year.Coleman guided the Reds to the title this season despite having the second lowest budget in the league and he was honoured for his achievements
THE streets of Blackburn with Darwen will be empty of celebrations for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials.The couple will tie the knot on Saturday but the occasion does not seem to have had the same galvanising effect on communities as William
DENNIS Taylor chuckles down the telephone and with that gentle Northern Irish lilt he recalls an ungodly hour in an airport car park somewhere, when a shadowy figure confronts him a few rows away. “It was 5am, and suddenly there’s this chap
THE award of a BAFTA to a television drama telling the tragic story of teenager Sophie Lancaster has been praised for helping the fight against hate crime.Her MP Graham Jones and Labour health spokeswoman Julie Cooper said the recognition of Murdered
BLACKBURN Rovers are backing a campaign to recruit foster carers.Midfielder Elliott Bennett is helping to promote fostering features in a video to help Blackburn with Darwen council find 7,000 new foster families in the next year.The borough campaign
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray will meet owners Venky’s this week as he prepares for life in the Championship. But just what will he be looking for? Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe takes a look at a potential ‘to-do’ list. 1. MONEY TO STRENGTHEN THE
PROPOSALS to turn a former spinning mill into a housing development have been praised 10 years on from the first plans being submitted. If given the go-ahead the former Victoria Mill in Watt Street in Sabden would be demolished and 30 houses would
NIGEL Evans has signed a cross-party letter from MPs to media and digital secretary Matt Hancock, asking for improvements to 4G mobile signals in rural areas to be speeded up.The document tells him current progress is too slow.Ribble Valley Tory Mr Evans
CHILDREN are being urged to encourage parents and other people in the area to pick up after their dogs to avoid fines and keep the area clean.Hyndburn Council dog warden Jane Grady visited St Bartholomew's Primary School in Great Harwood to speak
SHOPPERS got a glimpse of the 'Crown Jewels' at the Mall. The valuable replicas, used in big budget films and TV shows such as The Crown, were on display at the Peter Jackson jewellery store yesterday. Replicas of St Edward's Crown, the
SEAN Dyche will speak to 'people he can rely on' to get an opinion on the challenges awaiting Burnley in Europe. Dyche enters unchartered territory next season as he leads a club into European competition for the first time. It's also a new
Tony Mowbray is targeting young, hungry players who see Rovers as a step-up in their career during the summer window. Much like last summer when signing the likes of Bradley Dack, Dominic Samuel and Richie Smallwood, Mowbray is looking to construct
