FIVE people have been taken to hospital with 'serious' injuries after a crash. Emergency services were called to Colne Road, Burnley shortly after 7pm following the crash between a blue Peugeot and a silver Vauxhall. A fires service spokesmen
A MIXED forecast has been predicted for the bank holiday weekend, with the Met Office warning that an inch of torrential rain could fall in just one hour in some parts of the country. Despite a yellow weather warning remaining in place for parts
A MAN needed eight stitches after being repeatedly punched in the head in a road-rage attack. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack near Churchill Way in Nelson at around 9am on Thursday May 24. A black Volkswagen Golf went onto
CHORLEY are gearing up for a double-header weekend on the back of a fine performance to see off defending Lancashire League champions Clitheroe in the Lancashire Knockout.That success was achieved in the closes of margins after both sides finished level
BODY cameras are now being deployed by police following a series of recent incidents where officers have been subject to verbal and physical abuse by large groups of males. Police in the Nelson and Brierfield area reported that the groups of males have
A FIRE which took hold in the trailer of an HGV was put out by firefighters in the early hours of this morning. Four crews from Blackburn and Darwen attended to the fire, which took place on Lower Eccleshill Road in Darwen.It is thought that the fire
HOMES are currently without water as engineers attend to a burst pipe. Engineers from United Utilities have closed off part of Windsor Road in Blackburn to carry-out emergency repairs after a pipe burst and sprayed out into the road. The leak
A SCOUT group have been left 'absolutely gutted' after thieves broke into their lock-up and stole £500 worth of equipment in a midnight raid.Leaders of St George's Scouts, who are based in Mill Hill, Blackburn said the break-in happened sometime
AN Italian restaurant which opened at the end of November shut permanently yesterday. Gioia Italiano in Church Street in the former Blackburn Rovers store promised a 'relaxed atmosphere' and 23 new jobs. The 70-diner eaterie shut its doors
HOLDERS Darwen entertain Walsden tomorrow looking to reach the last eight of the Worsley Cup. The Birch Hall side won the competition on debut last season and remain on course for a repeat following a first round success over Great Harwood. Mark Friend
Leading North West retailer The Emporium Interiors in Clitheroe has won the Best In-Store or Window Display category at a prestigious national industry awards. The Moor Lane shop and brasserie, famous for its stylish and atmospheric mix
WHALLEY will bid to maintain their flying start to the Ribblesdale League season when they entertain Section B leaders Cherry Tree on Sunday.Richard Lamb’s side have a perfect record of three wins from three league games and are joint top of the table
THE A56 near the Haslingden Bypass has now re-opened following an incident which saw the road closed in both directions this afternoon. Heavy delays were experienced this afternoon after a trailer being towed by a Land Rover overturned onto the
Tony Mowbray says both Darragh Lenihan and Derrick Williams were deserving of their international call-ups. The Rovers defensive duo were named in Martin O’Neill’s squad for the upcoming friendlies with France on Monday and then USA next Saturday
A STREET fight involving at least eight men has been captured on video. Mobile phone footage shows the men fighting in Whalley Range, Blackburn, at around 6.45pm on Monday. The video, which has been shared on WhatsApp and Facebook, shows kicks
A MAN who walked out of a store with a 32 inch TV told police someone had asked him to take it.Shaun Patrick Varley, 45, of Marsden Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty at Blackburn magistrates theft from Tesco. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison suspended
A FUNDRAISING walk for a hospice ended with proposal of marriage.A dozen nurses from Pendleside Hospice have taken on a 30k walk to celebrate the hospice’s 30th anniversary year. The nurses, who all work on the hospice’s inpatient unit or hospice at home
A MAN sought by police in connection with a stabbing has come forward.Peter Bolton, 35, was wanted by police after a serious assault on Tuesday.Police were called by the ambulance service at around 8pm after a stabbing in Lyndhurst Avenue, on the outskirts
IT was great to pass 6,000 Lancashire League runs on Sunday in the win over Rishton.It all fell nicely, to do it in a good score and in a game we won was great. It has been 18 years since I made my debut for Bacup and I am pleased with the achievement
WORK is finally scheduled to begin on a 600-yard ‘missing’ stretch of road.Last month, Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses submitted amended plans for the roundabout at Gorse Street which is needed to build the missing link of the £40million Pennine
A FOOTBALL charity is set to open its new town centre community kitchen next month. Burnley FC in the Community is just weeks away from opening its new community kitchen, which will be based at the former J3 clothing store in Market Square, Burnley
CLARETS striker Chris Wood has helped broker a new deal that treats New Zealand’s male and female national-team footballers equally in terms of pay, prize money, image rights and travel conditions – an unprecedented arrangement in world football.
A WOMAN had to be cut out of a car and taken to hospital after a crash.Firefighters from Haslingden and Rawtenstall were called to Manchester Road, Haslingden, after two cars crashed at around 12.30am.Police said a black Volkswagen and a black Peugeot
Steve Waggott is promising sensible growth at Rovers but insists Tony Mowbray will be given a competitive budget for next season. Waggott, alongside Mowbray, met with owners Venky’s last week as Rovers’ budget plans were finalised. The club
‘Life is short; do what you love’, was the inspirational advice given to business people attending the launch of the Northern Mentoring Programme, a fitting celebration of Community & Business Partners 30 years’ of service to local businesses.
Lancashire entrepreneur Marco Vaghetti is launching English shoe company LANX thanks to the help and support from accountancy firm Pierce. Pierce has been working with Marco for the past decade providing expert financial advice across his
A DAUGHTER is looking for businesses to help her raise £10,000 for charity.Caitlin Jones’ world was turned upside down when dad Nigel died from lung cancer on February 12, 2008, just two days after her 12th birthday.Since then, the 22-year-old from Darwen
A TEENAGE Blackburn Rovers fan has been banned from all football matches for three years after spitting at a police officer who was helping to deal with a situation outside Ewood Park.Blackburn magistrates heard that following his arrest George McCumskay
A MAN has been arrested after a decapitated dog's head was found on a door handle. Police officers were called to Great Meadow in Chorley after a Yorkshire Terrier's head was found on the door handle of a house. The dog was believed to be aged
CHILDREN are set to learn more about what life is like for people with life-threatening food allergies.A new resource for schools has been developed by Lancashire County Council to educate young people about how serious food allergies can be, what they
UNITED Utilities has trained a sniffer dog to help find problem pipes in rural areas of Lancashire.The training is part of more than £817million of investment into the pipes, reservoirs and treatment works which deliver water to seven million people in
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for Creddy Knight who is missing from his home in Blackburn. Creddy was last seen at around 5:45am on May 22 around the Ewood area of Blackburn. He has links to both Blackburn and Scotland. A Lancashire
SAM Murray will go for gold in the modern pentathlon world cup today after easing through qualifying. The East Lancashire ace will be joined in the women's final in Bulgaria by her three Great Britain teammates as Kate French, Francesca Summers and
A NURSERY has been rated as 'inadequate' across the board after its first Ofsted inspection.Inspectors found Victoria's Nursery in Burnley Road, Padiham, was failing in the effectiveness of the leadership and management and quality of teaching
PATIENTS across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen are starting to benefit from a more efficient process when their GP refers them for a hospital appointment, according to health chiefs.From July 31, all consultant-led first appointments will be
A FORMER town centre cafe could be transformed into a shop.Plans have been lodged to Blackburn with Darwen Council to convert the old BB1 For Life cafe in Northgate into And the first and second floors of the property could be converted into flats in
FUNDRAISERS have raised money in memory of a seven-week-old child who died unexpectedly. Shay Pilling tragically passed away as the result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 2016. But his mum Christy Smith found the inner strength to raise
THE first batch of new wheelie bins to replace a borough's recycling system have arrived ready for delivery over the coming month.Hyndburn Council is replacing its current sacks and box scheme with two new wheeled bins for each household.The final
CHILDREN at schools in Burnley and Nelson have helped celebrate the most popular books with Lancashire primary pupils,Special ceremonies were held on Wednesday at Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary and Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School.The
A YOUNG driver was killed in an early-hours road smash as he was chased by police. Qamar Aslam had left his home in Queen’s Park Road, Blackburn, to go out with friends in the hours before the fatal crash. A police car had been following him
PLANS for a trail-blazing housing estate which could help regenerate part of Blackburn have moved a step closer.Earlier this year it was revealed Alaska Street in Blackburn is set to get its first estate of modular factory-built homes.The 73 two, three
STAFF at a special school have launched a fundraising campaign to raise £20,000 to make much-need improvements to the playground.White Ash Primary School in Thwaites Road in Oswaldtwistle has around 90 pupils with a variety of special needs.The problems
A GROUP of students have become the first in the schools's history to complete their gold Duke of Edinburgh award.The seven students from Accrington Academy have been invited to Buckingham Palace to receive their awards. The sixth form students, most
LIFELONG Rovers superfan Alan ‘Birdy’ Birkbeck has been given the civic banner used to celebrate the club's latest promotion by Blackburn with Darwen Council. The 69-year-old was handed the standard b y the borough's assistant executive member
STEVEN Defour has announced his retirement from international football after losing his fitness battle to make Belgium's World Cup squad. The Clarets midfielder has been a major doubt for the tournament since undergoing knee surgery in January
A DIAMOND couple were able to toast their wedding anniversary in the 'chapel' where they married 60 years ago – as it has now converted into a pub.Betty and Bill Greenwood wed at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Darwen in 1958 ... and six decades
A CONVICTED child sex offender gave a false name to a mother of three he started a relationship with.Blackburn magistrates heard during the six months he kept up the pretence Gary Plant stayed at the woman’s home on numerous occasions while her children
A MUM has revealed how she and her son have set up a mindset business to help autistic children. Heather Rose’s son Isaac Sharples, 10, has ADHD and is also on the autistic spectrum and has struggled with low self-esteem in the past. He often
Rovers are hopeful that out of contract pair Craig Conway and Danny Graham will sign new deals to remain at Ewood Park. And the club are also working hard on new deals for a number of their promotion winning side as Tony Mowbray shapes his squad
