SEAN Dyche hit out at the conduct of Olympiakos players and officials and said he 'hadn't seen a balanced game' after the Clarets were beaten 3-1 in Athens. The home side were furious with Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic's first half performance
A BURNLEY fan was stabbed ahead of Clarets’ Europa League play-off first leg tie with Olympiakos in Athens. The supporter needed treatment for a wound to the leg at the ground, while four other fans were injured and were treated at the scene. All
WELCOME to Europe. After a domestic tussle and a soulless shell on the edge of Istanbul, this is what playing in continental competition is all about. But Burnley learnt the hard way that these away legs in hostile atmospheres can sometimes swing
Rovers have signed free agent Jack Rodwell on a deal until next summer. The 27-year-old, formerly of Manchester City and Everton, was without a club after leaving Sunderland in the summer. Rodwell has been short of games recently, playing just
AN EAST Lancashire businesswoman has been shortlisted for an award for her work in being the driving force behind a charity. Dawn Vickers, 49, from Colne, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Business Woman Award at the 2018 Enterprise Vision
Brentford striker Neal Maupay will miss the trip to Ewood Park on Saturday after accepting an FA charge of violent conduct. The 22-year-old has received a retrospective three match ban following a clash with Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn in
BURNLEY striker Nahki Wells has joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan. The striker cost the Clarets £5million from Huddersfield last summer but has made just 10 substitute appearances for the club. Wells, 28, underwent
A FORMER double glazing factory is to become part of a fast-expanding e-cigarette company. SG Aluminium's 25,000 sq ft unit at Shadsworth Business Park has been snapped up by the GM Group, which owns Vape Dinner Lady. The Lancashire Telegraph
ACCRINGTON Stanley have enjoyed a perfect start away from home in League One but boss John Coleman is preaching caution ahead of Saturday's derby day trip to Blackpool. The Reds twice came from behind to win at Oxford United in midweek having seen
Liam Feeney has signed for League One side Blackpool after his release from Rovers. Feeney, who spent time training with Rotherham United this summer, has agreed an initial two-year deal with the option for a further 12 months. The 32-year-old
A GLOBAL firm has made the borough its new home as it aims to to take its operation to a new level. Prevost, part of the multi-billion-pound Staubli Group, established in France in 1978, is a leading manufacturer of fluid power distribution products
The manner in which Rovers fought their way back from a two-goal deficit at half time did not please Reading boss Paul Clement. Referee Oliver Langford awarded Rovers two penalties in the second half. Both were coolly converted by captain Charlie
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman admits he has 'lots of irons in lots of fires' as he seeks to strengthen his squad before the transfer window closes next week. The Reds have until Friday to add loan signings having already brought in defenders
Napthens solicitors has been reappointed as a Legal Panel firm by the NFU, the representative body for the rural sector in England and Wales. The law firm has been selected by the NFU as one of just two panel firms for the North West, meaning it
Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe picks out three talking points from the 2-2 draw with Reading. FORMATION AT FAULT? Despite finding themselves 2-0 down after 25 minutes, Rovers had started the game quiet brightly. Joe Rothwell rattled the bar, while
AT last year’s Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, the audience at the International Stage at Colne Muni got the chance to see Lisa Mills act as compere for a night featuring leading female blues artists. Now this year she’ll once again be
A SEX offender is wanted on recall from prison. Norman Ormerod went missing from an address in Clitheroe on August 2 and has failed to attend probation appointments. The 45-year-old was convicted of making indecent images of children in 2011
BURNLEY walk into the unknown tonight as they face Greek giants Olympiakos in the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie. The Clarets are at the Karaiskasis Stadium for the game against a side who had won seven successive Greek Super League
SEAN Dyche insists Burnley want to continue their Europa League journey by getting past Olympiakos. It was suggested by Sam Allardyce this week that the Clarets would be best off exiting the Europa League at the play-off round and focusing on domestic
ALL Carl Robertshaw could dream of as a child was making and flying kites. “It is a bit like crossing the Red Arrows with ice skating, flying kites, ” said the North-West born five times world kite flying champion, ahead of his appearance at next
SUMMER festival fever will hit Bury this bank holiday with the return of Glaston-Bury. More than 100 bands will take to the stage for the 11th music festival which gets underway on Monday. Started back in 2008, the event, a take on Glastonbury
A HOLIDAY provider has removed all of their guests from a hotel after a husband and wife from Burnley died. This latest advancement comes after reports suggested that numerous guests had become unwell during their stays at the Steingenberger Aqua
PHIL Bardsley has praised Burnley's travelling fans and called on the Clarets in the Karaiskakis Stadium tonight to give them an extra edge. Bardsley and his teammates will be backed by over 1,000 fans in Athens for the Europa League play-off round
THE Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne this weekend will be the latest stopping off point for singer Elles Bailey who, with her hectic touring schedule, appears to have discovered the secret of perpetual motion. Elles and her band
History was made at the new Thwaites site as the first official batch of beer brewed was supped. Staff tried the first batch of Thwaites Best Cask ale that was brewed in the multi-million pound site in Mellor Brook. Thousands pints have been
AN OUTSTANDING modern detached house with the ‘wow’ factor and situated in the sought after Whitehall area is on the market for £325,000. This superb property at 3 Jacks Key Drive, Darwen, enjoys a prominent position at the entrance to this much
THE pay gap between young and older workers in the North West has increased by a quarter in the last 20 years, according to a new analysis by the TUC. It is now 6.9 per cent compared to 13.4 per cent in 1998. The study for the TUC showed that
A NEW club has been launched to help refugees to find jobs. The ARC Project – which helps asylum seekers and refugees – launched its job club yesterday. Members can get help at the club with writing CVs and job applications as well as learning
BLACKBURN with Darwen is bucking the trend in meeting Government house building targets in East Lancashire. The local authority, along with Hyndburn, is in the minority of local authorities in the area in terms of surpassing Government targets based
A CARE home has been told to improve by a health watchdog. Haydock Nursing and Residential Care Home, Blackburn, was given an overall rating as ‘requires improvement by Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors. Inspectors said medicines were
PLANNED county council changes to winter gritting will hit East Lancashire hardest putting its motorists at risk, an MP has warned. Hyndburn MP Graham Jones lowering the road temperature at which the lorries loaded with salt and grit would be sent
A DARWEN councillor is urging United Utilities to investigate the prevalence of water leaks in the town after a weekend flood near the town centre. Water started welling up from under the kerb of Nicholas Street near the junction with Harwood Street
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry yesterday took the Northern Powerhouse to the people. The government minister visited BAE Systems Samlesbury military aircraft factory and Bacup furniture manufacturer JJO plc on the Lancashire leg of a three-day
A WOMAN has spoken of her shock after she discovered one of her sheep had been brutally attacked. Charlotte Whittaker posted on Facebook graphic pictures of injuries her sheep Lola had suffered in what she believes was a dog attack on Sunday afternoon
HOLIDAYMAKERS and day trippers from Lancashire are being urged to send postcards to care home residents across the county. Social care bosses believe a simple greeting and a little information about a day out, activity or place can brighten someone's
A £1.5MILLION furniture store is to be built after planning bosses gave the green light for construction to begin, despite 52 letters of objection. Oswaldtwistle Mills will expand with the creation of a new home and lifestyle store on land at Barrow
VISITORS To Darwen Library Theatre are promised an evening of vintage cider and steam next month. Film-maker David Parker will bring an evening double bill of films and fact about writer Laurie Lee and historic railway locomotive the Flying Scotsman
PHIL Bardsley is hoping he can continue to be Burnley's lucky charm in Europe. The right-back is yet to taste defeat in seven appearances in continental competition, three with Manchester United in the Champions League, two with Rangers in the
BURNLEY'S Europa League play-off first leg tie with Olympiakos in Athens will be shown live online in the UK and at the Turf Moor fanzone. Over 1,000 fans have made the trip to the Greek capital for the fixture at the Karaiskakis Stadium, but those
