TWO men have been arrested after reportedly crashing a van into a front garden. Police were called to a house in Sunnybank Road at 4.30pm after a white Peugeot Partner van was crashed through a front garden fence. A witness said the van 'came
DRIVERS who are caught parking in parent and children bays may face a £95 fine as council traffic wardens are given the option to add another £25 to the current £70 penalty. In a move soon to be introduced by the Department for Transport, anyone
A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates following activity by online paedophile hunters called Defending The Innocent.Simon Gore, 30, of Berkley Crescent, Padiham, is charged with engaging in sexual conversation with what he believed was a 12-
A MAN who had previously been assaulted armed himself with a knife for protection.Blackburn magistrates heard David Postlethwaite threw the knife away when he was approached by police who had seen him acting suspiciously at 1.30am.But the officers spotted
BAE Systems has supported the international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia by holding a series of workshops.The international event, now in its thirteenth year, is aimed at raising awareness of violence, discrimination and repression
A BUSINESS owner has had his motorbike stolen - a week after he bought it. Simon Corless, had only bought his Honda CB 650F motorbike eight days before it was put into the back of a white van outside his work on Friday. The 46-year-old said
THE colours of red, white and blue were visible across East Lancashire as the nation celebrated this year’s Royal Wedding. Millions of people watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle become husband and wife in front of 600 guests at Windsor Castle
A DECAPITATED dog's head has been found on a door of a house. Police said the dog's head, which is believed to be a terrier, was discovered on the front door handle of a house in Great Meadow, Chorley on Sunday. A police spokesman said: "We
There was a buzz in the air this weekend as East Lancashire celebrated World Bee Day. Youngsters became busy bees as they visited Towneley Hall to take part in their Offshoots Permaculture Project where they took part in lots of activities.
AN MP has called for a meeting with the newly-appointed chief executive of Ikea following the company’s decision to withdraw its flagship store from Lancashire. Javier Quiñones, who has recently been named the chief executive of Ikea UK and Ireland,
A FINANCIAL education charity has been chosen to receive a community fund.Debt Advice Foundation in Darwen has been chosen as one of the latest beneficiaries of the Co-op’s local community fundOver 10,000 children from 150 schools are currently receiving
A WOMAN who survived breast cancer has revealed how she is taking part in Race for Life for the 20th year running. Sheila Slinger, 70, started taking part back in Cancer Research UK’s charity run in 1998 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the
ANDREW Stephenson, Pendle's MP, has become the vice president of the Conservative Friends of Bangladesh.The group aims to ‘develop a meaningful relationship between the Conservative Party, the British Bangladeshi community and Bangladesh.’In 2011
A BOROUGH has showcased the best of business during a week of workshops.Over 200 firms took part in Burnley Business Week, which offered a programme of free business learning, development and thought-provoking events, hosted by leading practitioners,
TRIBUTES have been paid to a loving father and popular character who has died aged 45.Shaun McDermott, who lived in Commercial Street, Oswaldtwistle, died on Friday after a five-day fight for life in Royal Blackburn Hospital.It is understood he had battled
THIEVES broke into a church and used a stolen wheelbarrow to escape with the ‘empty’ safe. Police received reports of a church break in on New Wellington Street, Blackburn at around 5am today. It is thought two men broke into the rear of Blackburn
LAST year’s semi-finalists Burnley will be hopeful of home comforts when the 2018 Lancashire Knockout Cup gets underway on Sunday.The Turf Moor side entertain Longridge, with the prospect of facing Leyland or Fleetwood if they progress.Clitheroe, who
A WOMAN was cut out of a car after a crash in Accrington. A Lancashire Fire Service spokesman said two cars crashed in Victoria Street at around 9pm on Saturday. A red car was seen on the road along with damaged bollards. He said: "Crews
IT’S not a bad effort reaching 500 Lancashire League games, although I must admit I didn’t actually know until a couple of days later.How does it make me feel? Old!I started in the first team in 1989 so that’s nearly 30 years, and apart from two years
Thought there was just one royal wedding this summer? Well think again, as the King of Ewood, Richie Smallwood, prepares to tie the knot this summer. And that is just one of the reasons that Smallwood was glad Rovers didn’t have to contend with
