SEAN Dyche was pleased with his youngsters after Dan Agyei and Dwight McNeil came off the bench to down Preston.With Burnley's Europa League tie with Aberdeen just 72 hours away Dyche fielded a strong side at Deepdale but withdrawn all 10 outfield
CHRIS Wood could still feature in Burnley's Europa League tie at Aberdeen on Thursday, despite missing the Clarets' 3-2 win at Preston tonight.Sean Dyche revealed that the record signing missed out at Deepdale due to a minor hip problem, but he
BURNLEY warmed up for their historic clash with Aberdeen on Thursday with a 3-2 win at Lancashire rivals Preston North End. This was a tricky pre-season test for the Clarets, especially with that Europa League clash to come at Pittodrie in 72 hours
ACCRINGTON Stanley secured an impressive 4-3 win over Championship side Middlesbrough on Saturday.Re-live all the action from the seven-goal thriller in our match gallery.Pictures: KIPAX
LANCASHIRE'S Tom Bailey insists the Red Rose will fight on in an unlikely attempt to force a win in their clash with Yorkshire. Yorkshire struck six times after tea on day two to leave the home side forlornly chasing 323 in the Roses clash at Emirates
A FIRE broke out in a house in Barnoldswick.Firefighters were called to reports of a fire involving an extractor fan in the kitchen of a home on East Parade, Barnoldswick, shortly before 1pm today.No-one has been reported injured.A fire service spokesman
CONCERNS have been raised by council executives over changes made to the borough's local plan.Burnley Council's executive has recommended that elected members adopt the final modified version of Burnley's local plan.The plan, which sets out
Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe picks out three talking points after the pre-season friendly win at Lincoln City. CONTROLLED IN POSSESSION Rovers were disciplined out of possession and organised in their defensive work in the defeat to Liverpool
BARNOLDSWICK reignited their survival hopes in the Ribblesdale League with a convincing win over Padiham.Barlick remain in the bottom two of the Section A table but have cut the gap to Padiham after earning victory by nearly 200 runs on Saturday.Chalana
CONCERNS are growing over the whereabouts of a man who has been missing for over a week. Police have again launched a public appeal following the disappearance of Leam Burfield, from Great Harwood last week. The 27-year-old has been described
BURNLEY will face Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa League third qualifying round, if they can get past Aberdeen. The draw for the next stage was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon today and the winners of the second qualifying round tie between
Two Rovers games have been moved for Sky Sports coverage. However, it is the kick-off times, rather than dates, which have been changed for the home match with Aston Villa and trip to Bolton Wanders. Both matches will start at 5.30pm after
Bradley Dack has praised the man-management skills of boss Tony Mowbray for bringing out the best in him. Dack starred in his first year at Rovers, scoring 18 goals en route to winning the League One player of the year prize. The 24-year-old
A DISQUALIFIED driver caught behind the wheel claimed it had been a genuine mistake.Blackburn magistrates heard Leon Michael Elson had completed a drink-driver programme which reduced his ban.And when he received his certificate for completing the course
MORE than 200 students at Accrington Academy were taught essential life-saving skills as part of a programme to raise awareness of food allergies, following a teenager’s tragic death.A film, A Day In The Life Of Chloe, is a new resource for schools, to
As John Lennon once said: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” And no-one can accuse Alan G Parker of not following his dreams. JASON KAYLEY spoke to the writer, film-maker and director from Mill Hill about his remarkable career to date.FROM
CALVIN Savage made 174 for Darwen as they secured a place in the semi-finals of the Lancashire Knockout.Savage was in supreme form as the Towers racked up an imposing 303-7 at Birch Hall.Rochdale slipped to 21-3 in reply and were never really in the chase
A MAN who was given a 'final chance' by magistrates blew it the very next day.Blackburn magistrates heard Sajid Hussain, who admitted stealing to fund his drug addict, was made subject to a community order for shoplifting on July 2, fined for
Lincoln boss Danny Cowley believes Scott Wharton is destined for a career at Championship level, or higher, after signing him on loan. Wharton re-joined the Imps on a season-long loan deal after playing an hour of Sunday’s friendly for Rovers.
The only UKIP representative on Lancashire County Council has apologised to fellow members for an offensive video posted to his Facebook page.A meeting of the full council heard that the post had been made to County Cllr Alan Hosker’s page by a third
THE top three in the Lancashire League all won as Walsden extended their perfect record to 14 wins from 14.Skipper Nick Barker hit 103 from 100 balls to help his side to a seven wicket win at Burnley.The home side were dismissed for 189 off the final
A WOMAN woke in her own bed to find her partner, who she had kicked out after a row the night before, standing over her.Blackburn magistrates heard Martin Daniel Golden pinned his girlfriend down by the throat and then dragged her by her hair.A glass
BURNLEY will find out their potential Europa League third qualifying round opponents today.The draw for the next stage takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, three days before the Clarets play the first leg of their second qualifying round tie against
A MOTORCYCLIST died after his bike hit a car. The 35-year-old man from Blackburn was riding a Yamaha motorbike when it collided with a Fiat Punto at the junction of Blackburn Old Road and Station Road, in Hoghton, on Sunday at around 8pm. He
Tony Mowbray is confident Rovers’ search for attacking players will come good. The Rovers boss is working hard on addressing the lack of forward options within his squad, with both permanent and loans deal being pursued. Mowbray has brought
THE crowd were unanimously united in crowning George Ezra the king of Lytham Festival last night. The Budapest singer performed some of his biggest hits with the backing of a big band. The thousands of music fans who travelled from across the north to
A HOMELESS man has been allegedly assaulted in Burnley. Police said a video is currently circulating on Facebook regarding the alleged attack. Officers said that following enquiries they have identified a man and will be 'speaking to him in
A CANNABIS farm has been uncovered in Nelson. Neighbourhood policing teams discovered and dismantled the cannabis farm set-up in Vicarage Road, Nelson, last night. Officers said every room and cupboard in the house was being used to grow cannabis
A DOMESTIC abuse charity has reflected on its ‘proud’ history after marking 30 years of helping those in need in the area.Members of Blackburn & Darwen District Without Abuse (BDDWA) got together to hold an event at Liz n Lil’s in Blackburn to mark the
BLACKBURN was filled with colour and creativity as the final pieces of its art festival concluded at the weekend.Artists from Lancashire and around the world took to large walls across the town centre and covered them in stunning artwork.The festival
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a man tried to force his way into a McDonald's drive thru.A police spokesman said a man wearing a balaclava tried to force his way through the restaurant near the Rising Bridge roundabout
A SUMMER fete is set to take place on at the Church View residential home in Oswaldtwistle on Saturday.The event will raise money for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at the home and provide funds for day trips and other activities.The fait will include
There were smiles across hundreds of faces as families enjoyed the Roe Lee Park summer fair on Saturday.More than 800 people gathered at the park in Blackburn and took part in a variety of activities including donkey rides, a climbing wall, a bungee bouncing
A PLUMBER who fixed boilers and leaky taps for elderly and disabled people free has been forced to charge a small fee to keep the service going.James Anderson has run Disabled and Elderly Plumbing and Heating Emergency Response (DEPHER) for 16 months,
LONG-suffering residents affected by flooding have called for action to remove a a mound of mud placed in a lay-by. Homeowners said the mound on Greenbank Terrace, Lower Darwen, had added to flooding problems, including on Monday, when the area was saturated
A MAN has hit out in anger at rubbish piled up in an alleyway.William Traill said his daughter and grandchildren’s lives have been made a misery by rubbish dumped from a neighbour’s backyard.Photographs show bags of rubbish, children’s toys, cardboard
A NEW card reading scheme for a town's market to help customers pay for their shopping digitally has been launched.Californian card payments company Square has teamed up with the Heart of Darwen and The Darrener social media blog to bring new technology
STANLEY are in talks with in-demand striker Kayden Jackson over a new contract to keep the striker at the club. But as the scouts continue to flock to the Wham Stadium to check out one of the Football League's hottest properties, Reds boss John
ASHLEY Barnes and Steven Defour will miss out on Burnley's pre-season friendly with Preston North End tonight as they continue to battle minor injuries. Barnes has been struggling with blisters and Defour has a tight calf, problems which have kept
THE government has given the green light to a £2.9million scheme to rejig traffic flow in Blackburn town centre and improve access to King George’s Hall.The project will make Northgate two-way again and change the direction of travel on Tontine Street
RESIDENTS have warned that cars speeding through a Blackburn village suburb will soon result in serious injury or death. Their fears were fuelled after a BMW crashed into a wall in Pleasington Lane, demolishing it, last month. Friends Yvonne
A HEALTH visitor has been punished for a string of failings in the care of children. Michelle Sarah O'Beirne, who worked as a health visitor in Hyndburn, was brought before a fitness to practise committee hearing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Tony Mowbray says Rovers are looking to bring in a new central defender after sanctioning a loan move for Scott Wharton. Wharton played an hour of yesterday’s pre-season friendly win at Lincoln City before his season-long loan switch to the Imps
A 62-year-old man died from septic shock after he collapsed in his care home, an inquest heard. Blackburn Coroners Court heard how the health of Anthony Walker, from Lower Darwen, deteriorated in hospital after he refused to have a nasal feeding tube.Relatives
A HIGH school science teacher who sent a video of himself performing a sex act to a girl he believed was 12 has avoided a jail sentence.Robert James Lindsay was in fact contacting an undercover police officer, posing as a teenage girl, ‘Ruby’, who had
