SEAN Dyche felt Burnley showed signs of their improvement in controlling games in the 2-0 win at Macclesfield Town.The Clarets used the ball well throughout at Moss Rose and created a hatful of chances, with Aaron Lennon and Johann Berg Gudmundsson on
JOHANN Berg Gudmundsson shone on his return to action for Burnley as he swapped the World Cup for Moss Rose. It’s only a matter of weeks since the Iceland winger was seen in front of a global audience of millions doing battle for his country against
ALEX Blackwell is confident Lancashire Thunder can arrest a disappointing first two years of the Kia Women’s Super League and challenge for this summer’s title.The former Australia captain has taken over as the Thunder’s new head coach from Steve Titchard.The
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Bradley Dack admits he ‘fell in love with the place’ from the moment he walked in to Rovers after agreeing a new three-year deal. Dack has been rewarded for an outstanding debut season at Ewood Park with a new and improved deal which will keep
JOHN Coleman has so far been frustrated in attempts to add to his squad ahead of tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Middlesbrough. The Reds boss is keen to add at least a couple of new faces ahead of the start of the League One season next month.Stanley
PLANS to start essential work on a town hall have been given the go-ahead.Burnley Council has approved a proposal to start ‘urgent’ works on Burnley Town Hall.The council has identified that certain parts of the 130-year-old town hall, namely the roof
A paedophile abused a teenage football hopeful in his own home for three years after claiming to be a youth scout for Manchester City.Serial sex predator William Toner told the boy's parents their son had "potential" after watching him play
MORE than 20,000 people from across the country are expected to descend on a giant field in the Ribble Valley over the weekend to celebrate the return of one of Britain’s oldest and biggest agricultural shows. Salesbury Hall in Ribchester is hosting
League One player of the year Bradley Dack has signed a new three-year contract at Rovers. The 24-year-old has penned fresh terms which will see him contracted at Ewood Park until 2021. Dack enjoyed an award-laden season in his first campaign
ERICO Sousa wants to mark his new Accrington Stanley contract by forcing his way into John Coleman’s starting XI for the opening game of the League One season.The wideman scored twice in a man of the match display against Hyde United in midweek and has
A HOUSEHOLDER disturbed late at night looked out to see a man trying the door of his car.Blackburn magistrates heard that as he watched Christopher Anthony Dinsdale tried four other vehicles as he walked down the street.Dinsdale, 28, of New Wellington
IN a month where the phrase “football’s coming home” has been on everyone’s lips, Blackburn Rovers is aiming to be a second home for the community.And business development manager Danny Davis, who is also on the Hive’s Steering Committee, is driving both
A HIGH number of calls flooded into police as they endured a busy time last night. Officers were involved in a pursuit at around 10.15pm on Preston Old Road, Blackburn, of a white Ford Transit van which failed to stop. Following a pursuit,
ACCRINGTON Stanley defender Mark Hughes admitted he had interest from other clubs over the summer but never wanted to leave the Wham Stadium.The 31-year-old has signed an improved one-year deal with a one-year club option ahead of the new League One season
SALFORD co-owner Gary Neville has been accused by Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt of attempting to "steal" a place in the EFL after the Vanarama National League newcomers signed Adam Rooney from Aberdeen.Striker Rooney left last season'
POLICE are warning people to keep their homes secure after a spate of house burglaries. Several burglaries have occurred recently in Darwen, where offenders have got in after forcing open ground floor windows left open overnight. Officers have
STUDENTS from Al-Hayat Language Centre celebrated their achievements in learning English and integrating into British society.A gathering took place at the restaurant Shahi Qila, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, attended by students of the language centre
A FAVOUR for a friend earned a driving ban for a 20-year-old motorist.Blackburn magistrates heard Kieran Riley agreed to drive the friend home but was stopped by police on the way and failed a breathalyser.Riley, of Clayton Way, Clayton-le-Moors, pleaded
CHORLEY hope their Readers T20 triumph last weekend can be the catalyst to bring more silverware to Windsor Park.Andrew Holdsworth’s side celebrated their first major piece of silverware since 2000 when they overcame Fleetwood in the final and club officials
STANLEY boss John Coleman said the form of Ross Sykes in pre-season means he is no longer looking to bring in two centre backs.Teenager Sykes has penned a new two-year contract with the option of a third season and has impressed in pre-season outings
THIS week Accrington Academy in Queens Road is celebrating everything within the performing arts department as the school year comes to an end with two special performances to showcase the students’ talents.The academy likes to focus on helping build
A CURRY house celebrating its 30 year anniversary has been nominated for the 2018 English Curry Awards.Shagor Tandoori takeaway, on Colne Road, Burnley has been shortlisted for the best home delivery and best takeaway in the North West for the national
YOUTH is definitely the key word for a chartered accountancy business preparing to celebrate its centenary.PM+M Chartered Accountants, which has offices in Blackburn, Burnley and Bury, has a reputation for investing in the next generation as it faces
Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe picks out three talking points from the pre-season friendly defeat to Liverpool. WORKOUT WAS WANTED The game was locked at 0-0 when Tony Mowbray made his raft of changes, with eight alterations going in to the final
POP fans from across the North gathered to see pop superstars Steps take to the stage at Lytham Festival. And the boot-scooting 90's favourites did not fail to disappoint.Blasting out some of their biggest hits, Steps fans young and old danced along
A CONSERVATIVE club has been targeted in the early hours during a break-in. Offenders forced entry through a window of Rishton Conservative Club, in Cliff Street, and left with cash at around 2.50am today. But officers attended and arrested
Jurgen Klopp admits Rovers gave his Liverpool side a ‘real challenge’ in the friendly at Ewood Park. Second half goals from Lazar Markovic and Daniel Sturridge proved the difference for the Premier League side in a 2-0 victory. But for the
STEPS to investigate fraud concerning Blackburn with Darwen Council last year have been revealed.The authority’s head of audit and assurance, Colin Ferguson, has detailed a number of issues investigated over 2017/18 in a report to be presented before
RISING interest rates could lead to Blackburn with Darwen Council reverting to long-term borrowing.Between March and June this year, the council borrowed more than £60million from organisations including combined authorities, police forces, pension funds
A MAN jumped off the stairs and headbutted his 6ft 5in 20-stone son during a drink-fuelled row.Blackburn magistrates heard the 22 year old victim was then grabbed in a head lock as father and son wrestled with each other.Brian Andrew Stott, 43, of Cog
AN ‘enormous problem’ with overgrowing Japanese knotweed has left residents calling for help.People living in Merlin Drive near Tinker Brook in Oswaldtwistle have been battling the problem for 18 months and were previously able to help cut down the weeds
A HISTORY student from Shadsworth who achieved a first at Oxford University said she hopes to inspire other pupils from East Lancashire to study there. Rheagan McAvoy visited her former secondary school, Our Lady and St John’s Catholic College,
PLANS for a major residential and retail development on land near Botany Bay in Chorley have been put before councillors in the borough – nearly 12 months after the proposals were first made public. But a decision by the development control committee
A PET crematorium and memorial gardens is set to expand after being granted planning permission from a council. Rossendale Pet Crematorium will build a chapel of rest, office space and crematorium at its premises based on the outskirts of Crawshawbooth.Established
BEDS are being occupied by patients who no longer need to stay in hospital, new figures have revealed. Some 24 beds are taken by people who don’t need to be in hospital on an average day at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT). NHS data for
A ‘FRIENDLY and down to earth’ social club has been named as the best in the area by ale experts.The Canine Club in Accrington has been named the CAMRA Lancashire Club of the Year.Philip Daniels, bar manager at the club for five years, said it was a great
BLACKBURN MP, Kate Hollern, will hold two advice surgeries for constituents today (FRI). She will be at Blackburn Town Hall from 3pm to 4pm and at Audley Sports and Community Centre from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. No appointment is required.
JACK Cork has called on Burnley to make sure they don’t waste the hard work of last season by suffering a shock European exit at the hands of Aberdeen.The Clarets begin their Europa League campaign a week today with a second qualifying round first leg
LANCASHIRE County Council will write to district local authorities councils urging them introduce tough new guidelines for approving planning applications for fast food takeaways. The move follows its Full Council meeting adopting a motion from
COUNTY council bosses paid out more than £110,000 last year due to damage caused to vehicles by potholes. Compensation paid out by Lancashire County Council as insurance payments due to damage to vehicles occurred by potholes over the past 10 years
RESIDENTS have complained to a council about the state of the road surface in their street - because engineers are due to resurface it! Neighbours in East Park Avenue, Blackburn, have branded the work as ‘ridiculous’, ‘crazy’ and ‘a waste of money
MORE blankets or fans are needed to tackle concerns about the temperature in a children’s ward in a hospital.That is the call of a patient watchdog, which also wants the children’s unit of Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital to increase children and young
