Rovers could add two players to their squad on Thursday as Tony Mowbray looks to add extra depth to his squad which has been left stretched by injuries. Bradley Dack and Kasey Palmer joined Derrick Williams, Ben Gladwin and Jacob Davenport on the
Rovers lost Adam Armstrong and Dominic Samuel to injury during the 2-2 draw with Reading, while Bradley Dack and Kasey Palmer weren't involved at all. Chelsea loanee Palmer should be fit for the weekend visit of Brentford, while Dack will train
Tony Mowbray praised the spirit of his group after they battled back from 2-0 down to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against Reading. Charlie Mulgrew scored twice from the spot to level things up after Jon Dadi Bodvarson had hit a
ELLIOTT Bennett finishing the game with a bandaged head, Rovers having made all of their changes, two enforced through injury, illustrated the desire Tony Mowbray’s side showed to haul themselves back from the brink against Reading. Without Bradley
SCHOOL children across East Lancashire will be getting their GCSE results tomorrow. After weeks of waiting and months of hard work, thousands of youngsters will be enrolling at colleges and sixth forms to start their A-level and BTEC studies.
SEAN Dyche has played down fears over the state of the pitch at the Karaiskakis Stadium despite admitting the playing surface wasn't great. The Clarets were forced to train at the Nea Smyrni Stadium, the home ground of Greek Super League side Panionios
IN a gripping finish, Morne Morkel’s superb 6-57 bowled Surrey to a dramatic six-run win against Lancashire in the pink-ball Specsavers County Championship match at the Kia Oval. Will Jacks, the substitute fielder, took his third brilliant short
ROSS Sykes netted his first senior goal in the win over Oxford United on Tuesday night and the Stanley defender insists the Reds strong start to the season is no surprise to them. John Coleman's side are up to seventh in the League One table after
BURNLEY have trained ahead of their Europa League play-off tie with Olympiakos in Athens. The Clarets trained at the Nea Smyrni Stadium, the home ground of Greek Super League side Panionios, on Wednesday night. Visiting sides normally train
A MUM desperate to find a husband for her daughter has taken her ‘man-hunting’ in her home country of Nigeria. Finding a man can be tough at the best of times, never mind if you’re AJ Odudu, who has a busy schedule full of TV appearances and modelling
A LAW firm in Lancashire is celebrating after raising £3,345 for nine of the best-loved charities as a result of taking part in the annual Will Aid will writing drive. Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors, which has branches in Accrington, Great Harwood
WHO drops litter? Whoever it is, you are on notice! Video evidence from will now be good enough to hand out a fine. Councils are taking a tougher approach including Hyndburn who have brought in a private company, Kingdom, to tackle the issue.
A ‘VIOLENT thug’ has been sent to jail after he punched a young man and knocked him unconscious in an unprovoked street attack. Hassan Ali Khan’ s victim was left with a bleed on the brain, a collapsed lung and severe bruising to his jaw after
THE word legend gets bandied around all too readily these days but on Monday we lost a true legend, in the old fashioned sense of the word. It doesn’t matter whether you saw him play or not, there’s not a single Burnley fan in the world who doesn
BURNLEY will train away from Olympiakos' Karaiskakis Stadium tonight as they prepare for their Europa League play-off tie in Athens. The visiting team normally get to train at the home team's ground the night before European fixtures but the Clarets
A PAEDOPHILE who was banned from having contact with children invited three young girls into his home. Blackburn magistrates heard the children's mother was unaware of her neighbour's history or that he was subject to a sexual offences prevention
Despite making no secret of wanting to add to his squad - Tony Mowbray won’t be forcing anyone out of the door at Rovers. The boss revealed last week that he would be open to listening to offers for experienced duo Peter Whittingham and Paul Caddis
As thousands around the country are set to receive their GCSE results this Thursday 23 August, Accrington and Rossendale College are calling out for students to set off on the next stage of their studying journey in the heart of #AmazingAccrington
Mowbray believes Rovers will be facing ‘a wounded animal’ in Reading at Ewood Park tonight. The Royals have lost each of their opening three games and are one of just two Championship teams yet to have a point on the board. However, Mowbray
A TEENAGER was robbed of his bike by a gang of men in a daylight incident. The 16-year-old boy was in Victoria Park, Haslingden, when he was approached by the group who then stole his Blue Giant Reign pedal-bike. His bike was later recovered
A TOWN centre food festival will run for an extra day this year after key sponsors were found. The Nelson Food and Drink Festival will return this year over two days, Friday September 7 and Saturday September 8, thanks to support from Pendle Rise
A PERSISTENT thief who was banned from every shop in Accrington town centre was caught stealing in Burnley. Blackburn magistrates heard the conviction was the 98th on John Crabtree's record and Richard Prew, defending, said is client was in the
SOME mums-to-be who ask for a caesarean section are subjected to a ‘lengthy, difficult or inconsistent’ process, a human rights charity has warned. Official guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) states that
A BOROUGH leisure boss has backed a workplace cycling initiative next month and promised to dig his own bike out to lead by example. Blackburn with Darwen Council is promoting the national Cycle September drive which urges firms, organisations and
ASTHMA-related emergency hospital admissions in Blackburn with Darwen are among the highest in England, new figures have revealed. There were 226.8 emergency asthma admissions per 100,000 people in the Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning
A COUNCIL-RUN day centre has been given £1,000 in by the family of one its former clients. The daughters of the late Dorothy Sutcliffe made the donation to the hub for for adults with a learning disability or dementia run by Blackburn with Darwen
RAIL replacement buses were back on the streets of Blackburn yesterday after several services to Bolton were cancelled. As small number of early morning trains failed to run because of overrunning engineering works on the line between the two towns
A FORMER primary school site which has been disused for almost 10 years could be turned into a 24-hour petrol station. Leeds-based Valli Forecourts Ltd has submitted an application to Burnley Council proposing to build the petrol station on the
BURNLEY will return to Premier League action on Sunday looking to rediscover a goalscoring touch. The Clarets have scored just once in their first two league games this season and that came from a corner as James Tarkowski headed in against Watford
BURNLEY might be walking into a famous European cauldron in the Karaiskakis Stadium tomorrow but for Ben Gibson this is the type of fixture he's dreamed of playing in since he was 'a little boy'. The Clarets' Europa League play-off round first
NEXT month Blackburn's George’s Comedy Club celebrates its 10th birthday. And it will hold as special cut-price part to mark a decade of laughter in the town. A limited number of tickets are on sale for £10 using the code 10GCC at the checkout
POTHOLES across the county are taking longer to fix, new figures have revealed. Data from Lancashire County Council shows two thirds of potholes have been repaired within the target of 20 working days in 2017/18. Labour group chiefs said this
THE opening of a new set of services near Blackburn’s Junction 6 of the M65 has been delayed by a few days. The Starbucks, KFC and Greggs drive-through outlets, a SPAR shop and BP petrol station, was due to open on Monday They are now expected
A GHOSTLY glass figure of a First World War infantryman or 'Tommy' is now in place in a chapel dedicated to the Accrington Pals. The life-size silhouette of the soldier now stand guard the Accrington Pals’ Chapel at St. John the Evangelist Church
Richie Smallwood is in line to make his 50th consecutive Rovers start tonight and isn’t about to give his shirt up without a fight. Smallwood was an ever-present in the league last season after joining from Rotherham United and has started the
A STALKER formed a fixation for a female neighbour and used a bizarre method to get her attention. Blackburn magistrates heard Adrian Brian Taylor egged the woman’s car to give himself an excuse to go round and apologise. And after he had been
STREET food stalls could be used to try and attract more people into Accrington town centre. Hyndburn Council is looking to capitalise on improved performance in some high streets driven by street food and markets. To that end, the authority’
