CORONATION Street star Sam Aston was on hand to open new town centre store today. Poundland confirmed yesterday that a mystery celebrity would open its new store in Broadway, Accrington. And delighted customers discovered it was Sam, who plays
TAYLORS Solicitors has made two key promotions within their team with Claire Barnes and Stuart Beatson being made partners.Claire, who has been with the firm since 2007, is a partner in the commercial trading disputes team, whilst Stuart Beatson has been
A LARGE stash of beer has been seized from teenagers.The Budweiser beer was taken by police from 13 and 14 years olds in Padiham Road, Burnley yesterday. Burnley's neighbourhood policing team said they were acting on information given by residents
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than two hours tackling a fire in a garden shed.Two fire engines from Colne were called to the blaze in Thorn Grove, Colne, at about 1.50am today.Crews used four breathing apparatus and one hose reel to put out the fire.They were
A 57-YEAR-OLD man has gone missing from a nursing home in Rossendale, police said. Steven Cowan left the residential nursing home at 9am yesterday and has not been seen since. Mr Cowan is known to travel throughout the area by bus and may go
UNDERSTATED is never going to be a word you would use to describe Katy Perry.The singer brought her Witness world tour to Manchester and a packed out arena witnessed something very special indeed This was some spectacle with production values which made
LIVERPOOL have no interest in signing Clarets goalkeeper Nick Pope this summer.Reports had linked the Reds with a move for Pope as they look to solve their goalkeeping problems.But the Liverpool Echo report that there is no substance to the speculation
POLITICS and education have been two areas that have long dominated society and here they are coming together and giving children the chance to look to what their future could hold.The then Mayor of Hyndburn Cllr William Parkinson welcomed new members
9:31am Two officers are guarding the street from the Lytham Road entrance and another couple on other side
A MAN was arrested after an a seven-hour stand off with police on the roof of a former pub. Officers said the man had been on the roof of the old Snuffy's Bar in Commercial Road, Great Harwood since 5am today. Police and negotiators, along
A VAN was driven at a man in Blackburn, leaving him with serious injuries. At 2.15pm on Thursday, May 24th the 29-year-old man was walking on Old Bank Lane with a woman when two men pulled up in a white Citroen Berlingo van and attacked him.
Joe Rothwell made a lasting impression on Tony Mowbray during Rovers’ win at Oxford in November. Rovers may have ran out 4-2 winners at the Kassam Stadium, after three goals in the opening 20 minutes, but the attacking performance of the hosts
OCKERT Erasmus passed 6,000 Lancashire League runs at the weekend, but the occasion passed the South African by.For a previous statistical disappointment has led to the Lowerhouse professional not looking at his figures until the end of each season, and
FOOTBALL club bosses and local MPs have given their support to the bid for safe standing at football grounds.Blackburn Rovers chief executive Steve Waggott attended the club’s supporters consultation meeting on safe standing on Thursday night and gave
A SECURITY guard suffered a broken jaw during a ‘nasty’ attack five days into his new job.Shakir Rana, 20, was repeatedly punched and kicked during his shift at his part-time job at Tenpin Blackburn at Peel Leisure and Retail Park on Saturday, March 3
A WALL which has fallen prey to stone thieves and vandals in the past 12 months could finally be repaired.Calls to repair a stone wall which has been subjected to vandalism on Halifax Road, Briercliffe, have been made by residents and councillors over
Blackburn author Heather Flood has overcome struggles to write a new book. The author, originally from Blackburn, recently published her novel for children, Purple Mist, after 19 years of starting it. The book deals with one bullied teenager's
A BURSAR who stole £100,000 from a primary school wrote cheques to herself, her husband and her son, a court has heard.Susan Margaret Ashworth, 57, appeared before Judge Beverley Lunt at Preston Crown Court yesterday where she accepted stealing the money
A FED-UP mum has called for action to tackle motorists speeding past homes.Teresa Dabbar said she has seen motorists driving at 40mph in a 20mph zone at the bottom of Harvey Street in Oswaldtwistle.Young men on bikes also go well over 50mph on the road
A MAN attacked a nurse's car with a brick after he was refused treatment at Royal Blackburn Hospital.Blackburn magistrates heard it was the third court appearance in five days for Martin Charles McMulkin who had previously put a large stone through
A MAN jumped out of his car and attacked another man over a long-standing debt of £18.Blackburn magistrates heard the victim was walking along pushing his bike with one hand and holding a McDonalds meal in the other when he was assaulted by Anthony Webb.The
THE Home Office has put the deportation of a family six Kurds from Blackburn on temporary hold. No action will be taken to remove Soran Mohammad, his wife Wazira and their four children aged between two and 10 while officials consider new evidence
A SPA has retained its top rating for its excellence in customer service.Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor, kept its five bubble rating from The Good Spa Guide.The specialist report praises the Spa at Stanley House’s first-class customer service, excellent
Joe Rothwell believes Rovers are the perfect fit after becoming the club’s first summer signing. The 23-year-old joins on a three year deal from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee and will link up with his team-mates for the first time tomorrow
