JOE Hart believes he has been ‘set free’ by his move to Burnley and vowed: ‘My whole life is this club now’. The England international made his Clarets debut in Istanbul on Thursday night and loved every minute of it after settling seamlessly into
TRAIN users are likely to face the consequences of planned cancellations when travelling around Lancashire this weekend. Northern has released details of cancellations to train services on Sunday 12 on parts of the network in the North West and
TONY Mowbray says no-one could be ‘anything but impressed’ with the way Millwall have taken to Championship life. The Lions finished eighth last term, two points outside the play-offs, in their first season back in the second tier. Tomorrow’s
A newly located business in Burnley, Woodland Assist Global UK Ltd were delighted to be involved in supporting the Prince's Trust with their Team Leader Sophie Bailey of Lancashire Fire and Rescue. They were able to provide 2 weeks of work experience
JOHN Coleman takes his Accrington Stanley side on the road for the first time in League One, looking for their first points of the new season, and a new strike partnership. Kayden Jackson’s club record move to Ipswich has left a vacancy alongside
SOPHIE Hitchon says she’ll take a no fear approach in Sunday’s hammer final at the European Championships after she progressed through qualification. The Burnley thrower competed in a field of 28 athletes at Berlin’s Olympiastadion and qualified
Whitebirk-based, award-winning company, Hippo Motor Group have jumped on the chance to sponsor the family-friendly #AmazingAccrington Rally challenge, 1st September 2018. With several locations throughout Accrington, the free event is set
HE might have had a shortened summer break, but Adam Armstrong is excited about the prospect of being back at Ewood Park this weekend. Armstrong spent the first part of his summer with England at the Toulon tournament, scoring in the group game
THE next step has been taken in plans to redevelop the Griffin housing site in Blackburn. Blackburn with Darwen Council executive board approval to offer the Griffin housing site for development as two separate phases was secured in December 2017
CLARETS reporter Tyrone Marshall discusses the talking points from Burnley's goalless draw against Istanbul Basakshekir in Turkey. EUROPEAN NOUS Sean Dyche’s team selection for the first leg of this third qualifying round tie in Turkey may
POLE vaulter Holly Bradshaw revealed she was just trying to have fun in the European Championships final and her approach paid off as she claimed a brilliant bronze. The Blackburn Harrier hit her mark with her first two jumps and cleared 4.75m at
TODAY’S look back into the archives has revealed a picture which will stir up memories of the Lancashire Telegraph for anyone who lives or has visited Accrington. The shape of Accrington's shopping future was revealed more than 35 years ago when
A MUM has told of her horror seeing CCTV footage of four masked men appearing to attempt to break into her family home in the early hours. The gang was caught on CCTV cameras installed at the home of the family of four in the village of Worsthorne
ALL lanes on the M65 near Blackburn have reopened following an accident. Lanes two and three between junction six (Whitebirk Roundabout) and seven (Rishton/Accrington) of the M65 had been closed. It came after a silver Hatchback crashed into
CLARETS reporter Tyrone Marshall hands out the ratings from Burnley's 0-0 draw at Istanbul Basakshekir in the Europa League third qualifying round. Joe Hart 8 Two solid first half saves. Kicked well throughout, organised the back four well
Blackburn based KBL Solicitors are proud to announce specialist lawyers Chris Taylor and Maria Lonergan have been awarded the Older Client in Care Practice (OCCP) Award by the Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), an independent, national organisation
AN OPPORTUNIST thief took the chance to steal a car when he found it with the keys in the ignition. Blackburn magistrates heard Stephen Essex was on a late-night foray, trying car doors and looking for items to steal when he came across the VW Golf
TONY Mowbray wants to build a Rovers team to entice the fans back to Ewood Park after attracting 27,000 supporters to the final game of last season. Rovers host Millwall tomorrow in their first home game of the Championship season following last
A VILLAGE turned out to celebrate the life of a much-loved Blackburn character who died aged 77. Around 100 mourners gathered inside St Michael’s And All Angels Church, Croston, to say goodbye to Gordon Roocroft. Tributes were paid during the
LANCASHIRE County Council Cabinet's decision yesterday have decided to lower the road surface temperature for gritting roads has been attacked by Labour. Opposition highways spokeswoman Erica Lewis said reducing changing the threshold from one degree
THE golfing skills of a law firm have brought a £6,500 prize for a hospice. Woodcocks Haworth and Nuttall Solicitors held a charity sporting event to benefit the Rossendale Hospice. The 11th annual Golf Day raised £6,500 after 22 teams teed off
A COUNCIL boss has promised to ensure that yellow stickers instructing people how to use new parking payment machines are in place. Blackburn with Darwen Borough's environment boss Jim Smith made the pledge after a complaint from a driver. The
RESIDENTS have lodged a petition against a roadside advertising board opposite the entrance to an estate. Earlier this year, Blackburn with Darwen Council granted permission for three roadside hoardings at sites including land opposite Hall Moss
NEIGHBOURS fed up with Burnley fans and workers parking outside their homes have had their residents-only car zone plea rejected. Nearly 150 people in Hart Street, Adlington Street and Lindsay Street, Burnley, have signed a petition to bring back
A HOSPITAL boss has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship. Kevin McGee, chief executive of East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, has received the accolade from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Each year UCLan bestows a number of Honorary
THE final go-ahead has been given for road improvements and average safety cameras to make the A682 from Barrowford to Long Preston safer. Lancashire County Council's cabinet approved the spending of £449,000 on its portion of the dangerous highway
PENDLE’S Lancashire County Council-run libraries have given details of their summer activities. Nelson Library is hosting a Rhyme and Action Time for Toddlers activity, and Wednesday Storytimes. Barnoldswick Library holds a regular Reading Group
NINETY of Lancashire's finest producers will have their wares on display at Clitheroe’s annual food festival tomorrow. The free event will feature a huge array of delicacies for sale including organic dairy products, meat from traditional Lancashire
A HEARTLESS thief has stolen a mobility scooter from outside the home of a disabled woman. The callous criminal struck on Wednesday night after 52-year-old Leatitia Longland parked the £300 machine outside her rented bungalow in Holmbrook Close
AN ASSAULT suspect attacked two police officers who were trying to arrest him and then tried to escape by climbing into a railway depot. Blackburn magistrates heard Wayne Knights had put himself at risk by running along the railway tracks before
A FORMER headmistress who taught hundreds of children in Blackburn has turned 100 – and said the secret to reaching a century was to ‘enjoy life’. Lois Ashton, who has lived at her home in Sunnybank Road, Blackburn, for 90 years, was joined by family
WOMEN have been encouraged to breastfeed by health chiefs. The calls come after figures show only around 70 per cent of babies in Lancashire have their first feed of breast milk. That is below the UK average of more than 73 per cent of mothers
SEAN Dyche labelled the summer transfer window 'the worst I've ever experienced'. Burnley ended up with three new additions during the window, but the £4million deal for Joe Hart, Ben Gibson's £15million move to Middlesbrough and the £11m swoop
THWAITES aims to start commercial brewing at its new Ribble Valley home on Tuesday. The first cask beers from its new £12million base at Sykes Holt near Mellor Brook should start being delivered to pubs two weeks later. Brewing at the new site
A WOMAN who had never been in trouble in her life became a benefits cheat to try and help pay her son's drug debts. Blackburn magistrates heard Mary Andrews worked as a cleaner while claiming housing benefit, employment and support allowance, personal
A BULGARIAN woman targeted a female who had just withdrawn £600 for her holiday spending money. Blackburn magistrates heard Totka Yordanova followed the woman from the bank and waited for her chance to steal the cash from her bag. The theft occurred
VOLUNTEERS have been packing up lunchboxes to ensure no child goes hungry this summer. In the first week of the four-week scheme, the group has distributed 7,000 lunchboxes so far via children's centres in Blackburn with Darwen, with more being
A HOOLIGAN has been made subject to a football banning order after police gave details of his involvement in disorder over the last five years. Blackburn magistrates were told Tailor Roberts had been at the forefront of numerous incidents involving
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed news that Lancashire County Council will be installing four on-street electric vehicle charging points in his constituency. They will be in Manchester Road, Nelson, Church Street, Colne, Frank Street Barnoldswick
