A ROAD has been closed off following a car crash, the police have confirmed. Eastern Avenue in Burnley has been closed off from the roundabout as police and emergency services see to a collision which happened at around 5pm. It is understood
POLICE have issued images of East Lancashire's four most wanted men. They are wanted for a range of alleged offences, including domestic violence, making threats to kill and theft. Anyone with information about their whereabouts should not
A 25-year-old man is wanted in connection with domestic assault and two other alleged offences. Gary Taylor, from Bacup, is wanted by police for two alleged offences of criminal damage to vehicles on May 13 and in connection to a domestic assault
CONCERNS have been raised after a woman has gone missing.Tracey Kirby was last seen near Corporation Park, Blackburn, on Saturday, May 12.A police spokesman said Tracey is described as a slim white woman with shoulder length brown hair and last wearing
NICK Pope's chances of making the World Cup have increased with reports that Joe Hart has been told he isn't part of Gareth Southgate's plans.Months of speculation, scrutiny and intrigue come to a head on Wednesday afternoon, when the 23 men
GOALKEEPER Aaron Chapman has left Accrington Stanley and joined their League One rivals Peterborough United on a two-year contract. Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony announced the deal on Twitter saying: "Delighted to announce the @SkyBetLeagueTwo
A FARMER has swapped the stuffy classroom for life outdoors as she tries to educate children about the food they eat.Georgie Mitchell, 31, became a farmer quite by accident after she accepted a poorly orphaned lamb from a nearby farmer.And from nurturing
A MAN who turned up at his ex-partner's home delivered a letter to his daughter apologising for being a bad dad. Blackburn magistrates heard the visit put Mark Edward Haworth in breach of a non-molestation order even though there was no contact with
PALESTINIAN flags were attached to the Frontier Park development security fencing facing the Whitebirk roundabout overnight. They were discovered by construction staff when they arrived for work at 6.30am and had been removed from the site for
A SHOP boss who sold counterfeit goods including cigarettes, BMW ‘shock light’ key fobs, Manchester United lighters, Liverpool Football Club money boxes, cricket bats and Star Trek tops has been told to do 100 hours’ unpaid work.Burnley Crown Court heard
A WHALLEY man is putting his heart and sole into his new business venture.Marco Vaghetti, founder of Lanx Shoes, has travelled the globe to perfect the art of shoemaking.Visiting 10 countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, Mr Vaghetti has
NHS trusts in England spent more than £1.4 billion last year on temporary nursing staff due to shortages, a study has found. The bill was enough to pay the salaries of an estimated 66,000 newly qualified nurses, and more than fill the 38,000 existing
FORMER Lancashire County Council leader chief executive Ged Fitzgerald yesterday resigned for his current job with Liverpool City Council.He held the post of chief executive with the Merseyside authority which he took after leaving County Hall Preston.Mr
RIBCHESTER Amateur Theatrical Society will be hoping to leave audiences shaken and stirred when they stage a comedy set in a cocktail bar. Written by John Godber and Jane Thornton, Shakers was originally set in the 1980s but has been moved forward
Rovers Ladies completed an historic treble after lifting the league title, their third piece of silverware in as many weeks. Gemma Donnelly’s side retained the FA Women’s Northern Premier League after a 4-1 win at Nottingham Forest with three still
THREE teenagers are wanted in connection with a car theft and attempted car theft. Police have launched an appeal to find the trio (pictured) after a white Ford Fiesta car was stolen from an address in Whitehalgh Lane, Langho, at around 3.20am on March
PEOPLE suffering from debt can get new help if they are struggling to pay for their TV licence. A new report from Christians Against Poverty has revealed 8.3 million UK residents have problems meeting household bills, keeping up with repayments
A WARNING has been issued about motorcycle behaviour after three were taken off the roads in Burnley.PC Tim Fryer said the three bikes were removed from Harold Street and Cog Lane on Sunday after they were spotted driving recklessly, one rider had no
A CONSULTATION has been launched to give people in Hyndburn the chance to to have their say on the provision of allotments.The council would like to hear views from people in the area about all aspects of the service they provide.There are 22 allotment
LANCASHIRE County Council is to bed for funding to improve broadband connections for rural business.The cabinet agreed to bid for £3million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. If successful, £2million would be added from the county
After Rovers released their retained list on Monday, Tony Mowbray now has 21 players under contract who have played league games for the first-team. Danny Graham and Craig Conway have been offered new terms to extend their stays at Ewood Park as
A HEADTEACHER and staff at Barnoldswick CE Primary School have been selected to help support other schools and train new teachers. Michelle Ellis has been appointed to the role of national leader of education and will use her knowledge to provide
FUNDING worth £3million for creative community projects in the north of England has been backed by Pendle's MP, Andrew Stephenson. Mr Stephenson has urged organisations in his constituency to apply as they may be eligible for up to £150,000 in
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FARMERS have been asked to take a few simple steps to help reverse the fortune of the curlew. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has asked Bowland farmers to hold off cutting meadows in the Spring and wait until July, giving the
A BURGLAR caught breaking into a house was PAVA-sprayed by police.Burnley Crown Court heard how police were called to Church Street, Haslingden, on September 12 to reports of a man wearing a blue top breaking a window of a property.Prosecuting Sarah Magill
A HISTORIC sports club will tonight hold a meeting to discuss approving the next stage of a redevelopment which has divided its membership.In January 2017 the Feniscowles and Pleasington War Memorial Trust’s 600 members gave the go-ahead to replace its
Tony Mowbray heads out to India today and this is where the preparations really start for life in the Championship, writes Simon Garner. I think Tony will want to get his business done as quickly as possible. He will take confidence from last summer
MUSLIMS who start the annual Ramadhan fast tonight have been given health and safety advice. Blackburn with Darwen Council officials have warned cooking for large groups at unusual times combined with fatigue can increase the chances of house fires
JAMES Tarkowski will be keeping an eye on England's World Cup squad announcement on Wednesday, but admits his dream of representing the Three Lions in a major tournament didn't seem realistic until this season. The centre back had started just
A ROAD is closed as an investigation has been launched after a 'deliberate' fire at a disused warehouse in Haslingden last night. Some residents had to be evacuated from their homes after the blaze at a former warehouse on Beaconsfield Road at
A SEX offender has been warned to expect a substantial prison sentence after he admitted attempting to engage in sexual activity in the presence of what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.Burnley Crown Court heard how Matthew Stuart Harper also attempted
A MUM-OF-NINE from Blackburn who crashed a stolen car while drunk has been spared jail. Preston Crown Court heard the BMW belonged to a pensioner. The keys had been stolen during a home robbery when he was hit over the head with a knife and knocked
A DRUG dealer who barricaded himself into a house along with three other people when police came to raid it has been jailed.Judge Simon Medland QC said he would be failing in his public duty if he didn’t jail Jak Joseph Phillips despite acknowledging
THE weekend success of Blackburn's second National Festival of Making has ensured it will become a regular event.Its director Wayne Hemingway said the huge attendance in bright sunshine confirmed his ambition for it to become a regular fixture in
A DEVASTATED mother has been left heartbroken after ‘sick’ vandals trashed her son’s grave for the third time.Susan Thomas said that yobs had ‘totally destroyed’ her son Brett’s grave, revealing it was the second time in six months that such an act had
A SHOPLIFTER claimed he was offending to fund his addiction to former legal high spice.Blackburn magistrates heard Anthony Bradley tried to steal a sander from B & Q but told police he thought he was stealing a drill.Bradley, 35, of Hollin Bridge Street
A DOCTOR is under investigation amid fears of a conflict of interest over holiday sickness claims. Blackburn GP Dr Zuber Bux has been referred to the General Medical Council (GMC) because of his part in a number of cases where his wife’s law firm
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray flies out to India today to meet owners Venky’s ahead of what he feels will be ‘a huge week’. Mowbray will travel to Pune, alongside Chief Executive Steve Waggott and Finance Director Mike Cheston, ahead of the club’s return
CONCERNS have been raised about the ‘unacceptable’ state of mental health services. East Lancashire’s patients’ champion Russ McLean said that an ‘increasing’ number of mental health patients are attending A&E at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
HOSPITAL passports designed to help people with learning disabilities are being ignored by doctors, a new report has revealed. The passports assist those with learning disabilities to provide staff with important information about them and their health
THE end could be in sight for a long-running saga over Blackburn's 'road to nowhere'.Last month, council bosses submitted amended plans for the roundabout at Gorse Street needed to builds the missing link of the £40million Pennine Reach public
