BRIAN McFadden admits that he’s got the best of both worlds.The former Westlife singer has teamed up with best mate Keith Duffy from Boyzone to tour as Boyzlife, taking the massive hits which both bands have enjoyed throughout their career to audiences
EVERY few years we all can’t be helped to be drawn into this national euphoria surrounding the England football team.And every few years we have to tell every idiot who thinks we are fantastic that we are in fact average at best.I had thought the wider
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays on a major route due to resurfacing works.The work on North Valley Road and Vivary Way in Colne will involve short sections of road which are badly worn being dug out and fully resurfaced. It is one of the key
Rovers have announced Joe Rothwell as the club's first summer signing. The midfielder arrives on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee after leaving Oxford United. Rothewell was a player Rovers tracked in the January window, but failed to
THERE will be flag raising ceremony in Rawtenstall on Monday in St Mary’s Gardens at 10am on Monday.It is one of hundreds of events being held nationally in the run up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 30.A short service will be led by Reverend Chris
A ROAD is shut after a caravan that was being towed overturned today. The crash was reported to police at about 2.50pm and involved a silver Toyota car that was towing the caravan. The collision occurred on the A56 Haslingden bypass at the
A SHADSWORTH estate will come together for a mini-festival.Romney Voices will be running the second ever Great Family Hoedown this weekend.The event – held on Romney Walk – will include a showcase of live bands – including rock and country music – majorettes
A FIRE station was targeted by burglars while crews tackled a serious house blaze. Unknown offenders struck at the Bradley Road Station, Nelson, some time between 12.30am and 5am today. Firefighters had been attending a serious house fire
A MAN suffered 'nasty' injuries after he was attacked by two men and knocked over by a van.The 29-year-old man was walking on Old Bank Lane with a woman when two men pulled up in a stolen white Citroen Berlingo van and attacked him at 2.15pm on
BURNLEY have been given 2,030 tickets for the Europa League second qualifying round first leg clash at Aberdeen.The Clarets make their long-awaited return to European competition at Pittodrie on Thursday, July 26, after a 51-year absence.But just over
A NEW transformer is being delivered to an electricity sub-station and it is expected to cause some traffic disruption.It will be delivered to Padiham electricity sub-station at Shuttleworth Mead business park on Sunday (June 24).Burnley Council said
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a large house fire in Nelson in the early hours of this morning.The second floor of the property was 'well-alight' when crews from Nelson, Colne and Hyndburn arrived at the scene. It happened at a house on the junction
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with a serious leg injury. The incident happened at the Altham Industrial Estate in Metcalf Drive, Altham at about 9am today. An air ambulance, an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle were called to the
David Dunn says Rovers will always have his 'full support' after taking the decision to step down from his role as the club's Under-23s assistant manager. Dunn is leaving his position as Damien Johnson's number two which he has held since returning
POLICE were called after a man returned home drunk and threatened to assault his parents.Blackburn magistrates heard Prem Amos Chadha had a history of violence towards his mum and dad.Chadha, 23, of Doals Gate, Weir, admitted a breach of the peace. He
Tony Mowbray isn't one to get overly enthused on fixture release day - but he is excited by the challenge of the Championship. Rovers were handed an opening day trip to one of Mowbray's former clubs, Ipswich Town, before starting with a home game
A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with breaching a sexual harm prevention order and notification requirements of the sex offender register.Lee Lawrence Wright, 51, of Walshaw Street, Burnley, is charged with failing to make an internet-enabled
ROCHDALE chairman Mark Reynolds on their switch to the Lancashire LeagueBEFORE joining the Lancashire League we had an AGM with a single agenda item.In the room that day there were 103 people - a mixture of sponsors, supporters and players - and the vote
A 'MYSTERY celebrity' will be opening a new town centre store tomorrow. At 10am the new Poundland store in Broadway, Accrington will be opened at the site of the old The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) site, which closed in March after being open
Matt Jansen has resigned as manager of Chorley. The National League North side announced the shock news this morning. Jansen leaves the club after three years in charge and it ends his eight-year association with the club which saw him serve
THIS week’s school reports look at the work of Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School.A group of Rhyddings pupils have been carrying out work this year in helping to remember sufferers from the Holocaust and wars across the world.Year 7 and 8 students
THIS view shows a scene from Rawtenstall town centre some time after 1909 when the electrification of tramways brought a network of overheard wires.The dome of the public library can be seen on the right. The building was opened in 1906 and inaugurated
A DIEHARD England fan met one of Blackburn Rovers’ legends while out and about in Russia. Paul Clegg, along with friends Jezz Kelly and Larry Hopster, grabbed a selfie with Alan Shearer after he pulled up to admire their flag. The father-of-two
A FORMER bursar who stole £100,000 from a primary school went to hospital complaining of chest pains on the morning she was due to appear in the dock. Susan Margaret Ashworth, 57, was due to appear before Judge Beverley Lunt at Preston Crown Court
Dafabet are set to be replaced as Rovers’ front of shirt sponsor with the club currently in negotiations with other companies. The new kits for the 2018/19 won’t be announced until a shirt sponsorship deal has been finalised. It is hoped that
AN allotment fire is being treated as 'accidental'. Two fire engines from Burnley attended the scene on Netherwood Road in Burnley at 1am last night. Watch manager Damian Hartley said: "The crews were there for an hour in total. "It was
Rovers will continue to produce a matchday programme next season but the club will look at a possible membership scheme to cut losses. Chief executive Steve Waggott confirmed the news at the club’s supporters consultation meeting. It is no
HAVING spent Thursday morning flicking through Stanley's fixture list for 2018/19 Sean McConville has seen nothing to fear as the Reds prepare for life in League One.The release of the fixtures for next season saw focus shift amongst John Coleman&
A BUSINESS owner who has been broken into three times in the last four weeks said he’s concerned over his company’s future.Salim Ridha, who has run A to Z Catering Equipment in Blackburn for 19 years, has been bombarded by thieves.Mr Ridha captured the
FORMER Claret Steven Thompson expects Burnley to have too much quality for Aberdeen in their Battle of Britain Europa League tie - although he thinks Sean Dyche's side will face a tough evening at Pittodrie. Thompson, who spent three years at Turf
PLANS to build more than 60 homes at the edge of a town are set to be approved despite objections from residents. Officers at Pendle Council have recommended approval on a proposal to put up 63 homes on a field north of Meadow Way, near Skipton Road,
A BLIND woman in Blackburn received a new guide dog for her birthday.Lynn Williams was partnered with guide dog Tessa in time for her birthday in May, after her previous dog died unexpectedly.This left Mrs Williams struggling without a guide dog for four
A MAJOR step towards the the building of 150 new homes in a regeneration area has been taken.Blackburn with Darwen Council has applied for planning permission to knock down an empty former pub and two blocks of houses so site works can start.In March
THE bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Reverend Julian Henderson, has praised an initiative aiming tackling child poverty across East Lancashire.More than 17,000 lunchboxes were handed out across Blackburn with Darwen through the Church Urban Fund. food scheme
A KEY Commons vote on the Brexit process last night split East Lancashire’s MPs down party lines.Labour’s Kate Hollern (Blackburn), Julie Cooper (Burnley) and Graham Jones (Hyndburn) voted to support a House of Lords Amendment giving MPs a final say on
A TOWN centre shop that has serving customers for more than half a century is up for sale. WJ Bland’s The Wine Shop, on Duckworth Street, Darwen, has been put on the market for £130,000 as the owners plan to retire. The shop is described on
BLACKBURN with Darwen has the lowest ‘arts engagement’ in the country.According to an Active Lives survey by IPSOS Mori and the Arts Council England (ACE), Blackburn with Darwen achieved just 44 per cent for arts engagement compared with other places
A MAN who shares his home with disabled people so he can care for them full time has talked about his experiences. Scott Smith, 31, from Burnley, works as part of the Shared Lives scheme, which is used by about 150 local authorities across the
A CYCLIST attempting a gruelling feat arrived in Blackburn recently to help mark 500 years of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).Dr Andrew (Bod) Goddard, RCP president-elect, dropped by Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital on Friday (June 15) as part
A CARE home has been rated 'good' more than a year after it received a 'requires improvement' rating. Hazeldene Care Home, in Clayton-le-Dale, was rated good for its safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. It follows
THE leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council Ken Hind has been appointed to new county-wide new roles.He has been appointed vice-chairman of the Lancashire District Council Leaders’ Group and joined the board of the Lancashire Economic Partnership.The
A PROJECT to teach the art of church bell ringing starts at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday (June 24).It will lead up to a special commemoration to mark the centenary of the First World War Armistice in November.Bell ringers at the cathedral will welcome
CRICKET comes first for Salesbury captain Stephen Brown, even if England reach football’s World Cup final.No sooner were the Ribchester Road club celebrating reaching their first Ramsbottom Cup semi-final than they realised the clash of dates.The last
THERE were 531 abortions carried out in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017, according to NHS figures.That’s a rate of 18.4 for every 1,000 women aged 15-44 and is in line with 2016.The rate for the whole of England is 16.5 but ranges from 9.6 per 1,000 women
BLACKBURN MP Kate Hollern has warned a government minister that social services for vulnerable adults are near to breaking point.She tackled the care minister Caroline Dinenage in the House of Commons this week.The Labour MP said: The Directors of Adult
A FAMILY of six Kurds, including four children, have mounted a last-ditch battle against deportation from the UK. Father Soran Ahmed Mohammad fears his life could be in danger from either people smugglers or the authorities in his native Iran.
FESTIVAL bosses are looking for traders to sign up to an upcoming summer event.The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival is set to return to Colne this year.More than 15,000 people visited the town over the course of the three-day festival last year
THE Blackburn Business Improvement District’s (BID) Manager since 2013, Harriet Roberts, has left.She is moving onto new consultancy roles across the UK.Nicola Clayton, BID Chair, said, “We are sorry to see Harriet leaving, but we can only be positive
A ENGLAND fan who had been drinking strong cider while watching his team win in the World Cup assaulted his partner when they got home.Blackburn magistrates heard police were called by a neighbour who heard Adam Dyer’s girlfriend screaming for help.And
A NEW supermarket is set to create 22 jobs.German budget store company Aldi will open its Crownest Road site in Barnoldswick on July 12, with the new store still under construction.The new store will be managed by Kieron Sethi, from Fence, who will lead
THE first residents of Blackburn-raised designer Wayne Hemingway’s new housing development in the town have started moving in. Twelve months since housing developer Kingswood Homes began work on the Green Hills estate on Livesey Branch Road in
ONE of Blackburn’s oldest churches, which closed due to a decline in worshippers, is up for sale. St Mark’s Church, in Buncer Lane, Blackburn, has appeared on Rightmove website, and is valued at £125,000. The building, the former Feilden Estate
IMAGES have been released of a major new housing development in the Ribble Valley.Developer Hillcrest Homes are currently constructing 30 new homes at The Warren, on Whalley Road, Hurst Green.The development includes two-bedroom bungalows, three-bedroom
Steve Waggott says the message from Rovers owners Venky’s remains clear that the club is not for sale. The chief executive revealed at last night’s supporters consultation meeting that the owners are ‘adamant’ they are not looking to part with
