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  • Rovers promotion winner Payne secures League One loan move

    Rovers promotion winner Jack Payne has joined Bradford City on loan. Payne finished last season on loan at Ewood Park and held talks with parent club Huddersfield Town about his future this summer. The 23-year-old has just a year left to run

  • Whispers making a big noise in Valley

    THERE’S a little brewery making a big noise in East Lancashire.The Northern Whisper Brewing Company has experienced a whirlwind 12 months, which has seen it open up a brewery, two small bars - including the new Chatterbox bar next to the brewery in Hill

  • Fixtures out for non-league quintet as season draws nearer

    PADIHAM and Barnoldswick Town face off in an East Lancashire derby in the first week of the new Hallmark Security League Premier Division season.The two teams meet at the Silentnight Stadium on Tuesday, August 7, with the reverse fixture taking place

  • David Raya fighting fit for Liverpool clash

    ROVERS goalkeeper David Raya is fighting fit to feature against Liverpool on Thursday.The stopper came through 30 minutes of the pre-season draw at Port Vale last weekend, his first match action of the summer.The Spaniard missed the trip to Hibs with

  • Three talking points from Rovers' friendly draw at Port Vale

    ATTACKING OPTIONSTONY Mowbray made no secret of his desire to bring in a new striker after the game at Port Vale on Saturday.Rovers created precious few opportunities through open play and, although the clash was only a friendly, it’s clear that reinforcements

  • Two arrested for suspected assault following 6am house party

    TWO people have been arrested following reports of alleged assault and criminal damage at a house party this morning. Police were called out to a property on Britannia Street in Great Harwood at around 6am. A 23-year-old woman and a 29-year-old

  • Luxury hotel appoints Pierce to support growth

    Lancashire-based luxury hotel Stirk House has appointed Pierce to support its ambitious growth plans with expert business advisory and accountancy services.   Stirk House, a listed building which overlooks the Ribble Valley, has experienced

  • Rovers boss challenges Smallwood to kick on

    ROVERS boss Tony Mowbray has challenged midfielder Richie Smallwood to earn himself another new contract in 12 months time.The 27-year-old penned a two-year deal last week to keep him at Ewood Park until 2020.Smallwood, who started every league game for

  • Train strikes planned for this weekend CANCELLED

    A planned strike in the dispute over the role of guards on trains has been cancelled. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North were due to walk for a day of striking on July 21.It would have been the latest in a string

  • Clarets admirers of Clucas, but no deal imminent

    BURNLEY are continuing to monitor Swansea winger Sam Clucas, but a deal to bring him to Turf Moor isn't close at the moment.The Clarets are long-term admirers of the versatile 27-year-old and they tried to sign him a year ago from Hull City.Clucas

  • Stanley boss: It would take a huge bid for us to sell Jackson

    JOHN Coleman says Kayden Jackson has returned for duty ‘a miles better player’ and believes it would take a bid of around a million pounds to prise the striker away from the Wham Stadium.Jackson scored twice as Stanley got the pre-season campaign with

  • Klopp reveals Liverpool team news ahead of Rovers friendly

    Jurgen Klopp has revealed that new signing Xherdan Shaqiri and attacking trio Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane won’t feature in the friendly with Rovers on Thursday. But plenty of star-studded names are set to be included, such as summer

  • Striker signings a priority for Rovers boss Mowbray

    Tony Mowbray admits signing a striker is high on his priority list as he bids to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season. The Rovers boss is keen to add competition for places in attack with only Dominic Samuel, Danny Graham and Joe Nuttall

  • Former Rovers loanee Marcus Antonsson returns to Sweden

    Former Rovers loanee Marcus Antonsson says it was an ‘easy decision’ to return to his native Sweden after signing for Malmö FF. Antonsson spent two years in England, the final 12 months at Rovers during a season-long loan spell in which he scored

  • Big fall in children eligible for free school meals

    MORE than a quarter of the pupils in Blackburn with Darwen who could claim free school meals five years ago are no longer eligible for them.Children can claim free school meals if their parents receive certain benefits. As the number of benefit claimants

  • More single homeless head for borough

    THE number of single homeless people needing accommodation in Blackburn with Darwen is rising, councillors have been told.Many are from outside the borough, neighbourhoods boss Cllr Shaukat Hussain told colleagues in a report.He said: “The council has

  • Blackburn with Darwen borough is charging up

    NEW charging point for electric cars are being installed across Blackburn with Darwen.Borough regeneration boss Cllr Phil Riley said: “Thirteen electric vehicle charge points will be installed on council car parks in the coming weeks. In Blackburn three

  • 500 litterbugs taken to court over unpaid fines

    MORE than 500 people have been prosecuted by a council for failing to pay £75 on the spot fines for littering and dog fouling. Kingdom Services officers have handed out 5,000 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) in Blackburn with Darwen since October.

  • 'Good' Darwen school comes in for praise by inspectors

    A SCHOOL has been praised by inspectors.Avondale Primary School in Darwen was visited by Ofsted in June and has received a 'good' rating. A recently-issued report has acknowledged a number of key strengths.These include the headteacher, senior

  • REVEALED: East Lancashire's disappearing cash machines

    EAST Lancashire’s ATMs are disappearing, leaving consumers struggling to access cash, new figures have revealed.Business leaders have warned the loss of cash machines will hit small firms in the area.An investigation by consumer watchdog Which? has found

  • Ribble Valley losing out over policing cash claims Tories

    A RURAL borough is being short-changed over policing its MP and a leading councillor have alleged. Ribble Valley Tory backbencher Nigel Evans raised the issue at Prime Ministers Questions at Westminster this week. Billington and Old Langho

  • Fewer answer Blackburn with Darwen Council's clean-up call

    THE number of volunteers taking part in Blackburn with Darwen Council 'Your Call' clean up events in May showed a drop over 12 months ago.Borough Environment boss Jim Smith tells colleagues in a report to Council Forum on Thursday that there were

  • New town square 'too small for Darwen Live', claims councillor

    A SENIOR Darwen councillor has expressed fears the proposed new £1.3million public space on the site of the town’s former three-day market will not be big enough for major events.Cllr Roy Davies fears it will not accommodate the 30,000 people who attend

  • Caribbean medical students start summer school in Blackburn

    A GROUP of international medical students are attending a summer school in Blackburn.Hurricane Irma devastated Sint Maarten, the Caribbean island where the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine is based, in August last year.But

  • Clayton-le-Moors skate park subject of £150k funding bid

    A SKATEPARK is to be the subject of a £150,000 funding bid in an attempt to improve its facilities.Hyndburn Council bosses are looking for support to submit a bid to a number of funding bodies to refurbish the skatepark at Mercer Park in Clayton-le-Moors.The

  • Easter shoppers out in Blackburn in 1999

    THIS view down King William Street shows the 20-year-old Blackburn Shopping Centre, considered at the time to be the height of modern retail, in the tun-up to East 1999.Little did passers-by know that a decade later the complex would undergo a massive