BURNLEY have just 17 outfield players available for the Europa League third qualifying round first leg clash with Istanbul Basaksehir. The Clarets trained at the Fatih Terim Stadium on Wednesday night ahead of Thursday's tie with the Turkish Super
SEAN Dyche believes Joe Hart still has the hunger to improve after his shock move to Burnley. The 31-year-old signed a two-year-deal at Turf Moor, with the option for a further year, and is part of the squad that has travelled to Turkey for the
BURNLEY have trained at the Fatih Terim Stadium ahead of their Europa League third qualifying round first leg tie with Istanbul Basaksehir. The Clarets trained in the 17,300 capacity stadium at 9pm local time, the time tomorrow's game with the
ACCRINGTON Stanley are set to sign striker Andy Mangan from Welsh Premier League side Bala Town. The 31-year-old only joined the Lakesiders in the summer but has been training with the Reds in the last few months to maintain his fitness with Bala
HEAVY delays are likely on a major Blackburn route after a fault was found on a high-voltage cable. Electricity North West are on site at Accrington Road/Shadsworth Road/Whitebirk Road to repair the fault. The works are likely to take a week
Tony Mowbray feels the £1.75m spent on Adam Armstrong represents a ‘great deal’ for Rovers - but ‘time will tell’ how much of a bargain it proves to be. Rovers were always confident of securing a permanent deal at below the reported £3m asking
THE future of a retail development at Botany Bay could be decided next week. Chorley Council’s development control committee will be discussing the masterplan for the area off Blackburn Road. The plans include two proposed housing developments
A TEENAGER has been spoken to in connection with an incident where a teenager was allegedly sexually assaulted. Police said the 14-year-old girl was attacked in Vaughan Street, Nelson, close to Walverden Park. The girl was approached by a man
JOE Hart and Ben Gibson are in contention to make their Burnley debuts against Istanbul Basaksehir tomorrow night. Both new boys have been added to the squad registered with UEFA for the Europa League third qualifying round tie with the Turkish
BEN Mee has signed a new three-year deal with Burnley. The centre back has ended months of speculation over his future by penning a new contract that will keep him at Turf Moor until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year. Mee's
CALLS have been made for assurances Brexit will not impact policing. Police and crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw said it was key that Government should pledge to ensure the ability for police to keep people safe and tackle crime was not adversely
A cycle pump track installed at a Burnley park is proving a 'great success'. Plans were drawn up earlier this year to create the track as part of wider improvements at Calder Park involving residents supported by Burnley Council. Campaigners
A CRASH which saw a motorcycle rider suffer serious injuries has sparked a police appeal. The collision involving a Suzuki GSF and Skoda Octavia private hire taxi happened at about 7.55am yesterday (Tuesday). It caused the 25-year-old motorcycle
AN off-road bike has been seized as police crack down on their use. The vehicle was removed by Blackburn's neighbourhood policing team after the driver was stopped on Cranbrook Street. He has been reported for driving without a license or insurance
Adam Armstrong’s social media has been a hive of activity in recent days but he admitted a tweet from Alan Shearer meant just that bit more than most. The former Rovers and Newcastle striker commented: “Great news, and good luck” when the 21-year-old
IPSWICH Town are understood to have won the race for Stanley striker Kayden Jackson. The Championship side have been tracking the Reds frontman for most of the summer and saw a bid rejected earlier in the window. But Paul Hurst’s men, who have
PLANS to regenerate part of Blackburn could be kick-started if proposals to knock down an old pub are approved. Blackburn with Darwen Council is proposing to demolish the former Griffin pub on Bank Top as part of a scheme to build 150 new homes
THE organiser of the Darwen Heritage Open Days is seeking more ideas for the annual celebration of the town's history. Cllr John East is stepping up preparations for the two weekends where key venues will open their doors for exhibitions, concerts
TWO Accrington buildings will be lit up to coincide with work on the next phase of the town square. The historic town hall and market hall, will be lit up when work on the town square begins in autumn. The newly designed square, which was approved
PARENTS of children attending Lancashire County Council schools should start making travel arrangements for the next academic year. They include financial support for transport costs where necessary and the purchase of season tickets for buses contracted
A CAMPAIGNING councillor has won a promise that 'tatty' road signs in his town will be replaced shortly. Waterside Liberal Democrat Cllr Tony Greaves has been calling for the replacement of the direction indicators at the junction of Albert Road
BOSSES have apologised for ‘letting down residents’ after a care home was slammed in a damning health watchdog report. Belvedere Manor chiefs said there were ‘no excuses’ for failings identified by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at the care
THE new £1.3million public space on the site of the Darwen’s former three-day market will be an expensive ‘white elephant’, a senior Tory councillor has warned. Cllr John Slater said the square will become ‘a magnet for dossers, skateboarders and
PLANS for a 60-space car park at the former Lancashire Telegraph offices apartments could be shelved in favour of six more flats. An application has been lodged with Blackburn with Darwen Council proposing to increase the number of flats at the
Tony Mowbray has money available to further strengthen his squad and is hoping to be active ahead of tomorrow’s transfer deadline. The Rovers boss is eyeing four more additions to complete his squad between now and the end of the month, when the
SHOPPERS have given their views on plans to end free Sunday parking in Blackburn town centre. Blackburn with Darwen Council is to start charging on a Sunday for the first time from next month. The new fees for on and off-street parking in Blackburn
THIEVES who wrenched a plaque commemorating Ribble Valley’s Second World War dead from the gates of Clitheroe Castle have been branded ‘degenerate and disrespectful’. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has joined police and borough council community services
MORE than 8,000 households in Blackburn with Darwen are out of work, according to national statistics. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimate that last year 18 per cent of households in the area were workless, higher than
A NEW £3million fleet of 16 buses will be launched on the route linking Hyndburn and Rossendale to Greater Manchester next month. The single-deckers will be used on the Rosso 464 service between Accrington, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Bacup and Rochdale
FOOTBALL charity bosses have opened a new town centre community kitchen to help vulnerable families. After 12 months of planning, Burnley FC in the Community, the official charity of Burnley FC, finally opened the doors to Burnley Community Kitchen
SEAN Dyche is ready for 'exciting times' as he takes Burnley to the continent for the first time this week. The Clarets began their Europa League campaign with a Battle of Britain clash with Aberdeen, but having got past the Dons with the aid of
THE mother of a five-year-old boy with a rare form of liver cancer has once again called on people to donate money for treatment in the USA after he had a bad reaction to his latest chemotherapy treatment. Charlie Procter, from Church, was first
