ALMOST 70 people across Lancashire have been banned from travelling before the start of the World Cup.Under the terms of these orders the majority must surrender their passports before the start of the tournament to prevent them travelling.This comes
The Russia World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday and here is how you can watch every second. The full fixture schedule is below, with timings and TV channels. Both the BBC and ITV will be sharing coverage of all the games, the first one being between
Danny Graham is an ‘integral’ part of Rovers’ plans moving forward, according to boss Tony Mowbray. Graham has signed up for an extended stay at Ewood Park in a boost to Mowbray’s attacking options. The 32-year-old netted 17 times last season
NEW victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Blackburn with Darwen have been seen by NHS services over the last year.While concentrated on larger cities across England, the new figures surprisingly show that cases are also found in the country'
FULL train services could be back in East Lancashire by the end of July, the managing director of train company Northern has said. David Brown also apologised to customers, saying that staff at the firm were “absolutely determined” to fix problems
A FASHION retailer has posted phenomenal sales in the first quarter as it pushed ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.Boohoo's sales at the online fashion retailer, which has a major base on the Heasandford Industrial Estate in Burnley and comprises
Just under £100,000 in cash has been seized in raids across Nelson as part of an investigation into illicit cigarette and alcohol sales. Trading Standards and police carried out simultaneous 7am searches at two houses and one town centre shop as
ELDERLY residents in two sheltered housing schemes will shortly restart their monthly film afternoons after intervention by the Lancashire Telegraph.Pensioners in Showley Court in Salesbury and Vale House in Whalley were deprived of the much-loved event
MORE than 2,500 homes in Blackburn with Darwen are sitting empty, despite a national housing crisis which has left thousands of families homeless. And new figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show that hundreds
A drunken man who was struggling to get back into the block of flats where he lived kicked out at the communal door. Blackburn magistrates heard Gary Kevin Ward was upset because he had been arguing with his girlfriend. Ward, 30, of Barnes
It was to be a popular and important announcement by Rovers to kickstart their summer recruitment. Danny Graham may be well known to the Rovers dressing room and fans alike, and while the confirmation of him signing a contract extension wasn’t
A FORMER takeaway boss who sent naked pictures and videos of himself to a ‘13-year-old girl’ has been jailed. But Burnley Crown Court heard that 39-year-old Matthew Stuart Harper was actually messaging an undercover police officer who was posing
Craig Conway is close to signing a new one-year deal with Rovers, the Lancashire Telegraph understands. The 33-year-old has been in talks with Rovers for the last month having been offered a new contract to extend his stay at Ewood Park in to
TICKETS for US rockers We Are Scientists who play the Grand in Clitheroe in October go on sale tomorrow.We Are Scientists - aka Chris Cain and Keith Murray - have added the Ribble Valley to their Megalexpedition tour promoting their latest album Megaplex.Matt
Sadly, many popular legends are now disappearing from our landscape, but a new book aims to preserve some of Lancashire's most famous tales. Bygones has been given exclusive access to the Illustrated Tales of Lancashire and will publish five such
THE future of a food store's premises licence will be determined in a crunch meeting this week. Bosses at Lancashire County Council Trading Standards claim M&M Food Store, in Athol Street South, Burnley has been selling thousands of illegal tobacco
JACK Walker would have looked around the Ewood Park development with such optimism as the ground he knew and loved would be changed forever. As the former Nuttall Street stand came down, up went the 11,000 seater Jack Walker stand, which was one
JUST a decade on from playing in front of two men and a dog in the Essex and Suffolk Border League, Nick Pope is fulfilling his dreams by heading to the World Cup. England jet off to Russia on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate's men step up their preparations
Jason Lowe is relishing the local rivalry, and a Rovers reunion, next season after penning a two-year contract with Bolton Wanderers. The ex-Rovers skipper moved to the Macron Stadium last week having left Birmingham City where he had spent the
TWO burglars who went into Burnley FC’s shop 20 minutes after it had been ransacked by ‘professionals’ have been jailed. Burnley Crown Court heard two masked raiders – one wearing a fluorescent police jacket – had already forced their way into
A DERELICT garage caught fire in Blackburn last night.Two fire engines and crews from Blackburn and Hyndburn were called to the incident involving the garage in Wensley Road.Firefighters used a hosereel jet to put out the fire which broke out at around
A MAN has been arrested after bicycles were stolen from a shop. Police were called to On Yer Bike Cycles Ltd in Queen Street, Burnley, at around 5am on Monday after it was broken into. A police spokesman said two bicycles and a bike frame were
DANNY Graham reiterated his desire to stay with Rovers after agreeing a new deal, insisting: “there was never any doubt”. The experienced striker penned a new one year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, in a big boost to boss Tony
A COLLEGE will host a new gin and beer festival next month.Dozens of different gins and beers will be sold at Burnley’s first Lancashire Gin and Beer Festival in July at Burnley College.There will be some live entertainment, music, Caribbean food and
LANCASHIRE County Council's Labour group has called for Transport for the North (TfN) to have powers take over the operation of the region's rail services if the current chaos does not improve.It is also demanding franchise holder Northern give
PLANS to change the terms and conditions of employment of more than 30,000 Lancashire County Council staff have been dropped.The authority's leader Cllr Geoff Driver announced a review of them in November when he backed down on proposals to cut 95p
A DOCTOR has spoken out about the harrowing conditions in a refugee camp after working at a health clinic. Dr Abdul Mannan and his friend Dr Muhammad Al-Amin visited a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh for around a fortnight at the end of April
A FORMER care home will be turned into accommodation for trainee doctors from Manchester University.Earlier this year, plans were lodged to convert the old Bathurst House Residential Care Home in Blackburn into accomodation for up to 11 students.According
A CONVENIENCE store which sold alcohol to underage children under previous ownership has been awarded a premises licence, allowing it to sell alcohol again.Burnley Council's licensing committee accepted a proposal to grant Burnley's Sycamore Convenience
CALLS are being made by councillors to lower the ‘dangerous’ speed limit on a road.Concerns have been raised over the 50mph speed limit on Harwood Road and Lee Lane, which connect Rishton to Great Harwood.Lancashire County Council has issued a proposed
BURNLEY will continue to focus on evolution rather than revolution this summer, despite a season of remarkable progress on the pitch. After finishing 16th in 2016/17 the Clarets jumped to seventh last term, securing European football for the first
FORMER Claret Frank Sinclair believes Burnley's target next season has to be Premier League survival, despite their top-seven finish this term. Sean Dyche's side 'massively surpassed' expectations this season, according to Sinclair, earning European
THE cost of marriages and civil partnerships at Lancashire County Council registry offices and approved non-religious venues is set to rise sharply.On Thursday senior councillors will be recommended to approve rise in fees of up to one-third for the most
SMOKERS across Lancashire are being warned to take extra care when it comes to disposing of their cigarette ends after a spate of small fires in a town centre. Blackburn Fire urged smokers to ensure they extinguish their cigarettes in a responsible
While the Rovers players have been keeping fans up to date with their close season holidays via social media, the work has been ongoing for boss Tony Mowbray. Mowbray enjoyed 10 days away with his family at the start of this month, but admits Rovers
POLICE have issued images of East Lancashire's most wanted men.They are wanted for a range of alleged offences.Omer Saddique, 29 who has links to Burnley, is wanted on suspicion of criminal damage and making threats to kill. He is 5ft 10, Asian, of
BURNLEY’S social housing provider has signed up to a national campaign to tackle domestic abuse to build on its opening of a safe house for victims of violence in the home.In June last year Calico Group opened Jane’s Place for women under threat.It was
A CHARITY is raising the importance of getting cats neutered as they are brought 'a higher number of strays than ever' over the summer months.Andy Richards, from Friends of the Cats in Accrington, is encouraging owners to get older cats neutered
RESTAURANTS, cafes and takeaways in Lancashire have improved their performance when selling food containing allergens, according to trading standards bosses.Over the past three years, the percentage of businesses failing tests for ingredients containing
A DEAL has been signed over plans to provide 350 new affordable homes in Blackburn.Blackburn with Darwen Council has signed a six-month exclusivity deal with Together Housing, which will draw up development proposals to build the homes near Fishmoor Drive
THE ‘brief flowering’ of Blackburn’s Jewish community is chronicled in a new book published tomorrow.The 245 page volume with more than 100 illustrations is called ‘ From Poland to Paradise Lane and other Journeys’.It traces the history of the Jewish
A PAIR of raccoon dogs were spotted walking through the streets of a town after they escaped from their enclosure. Their owner, Ian Longson, from Accrington, feared the worst when his beloved Harry and Billy, had escaped from their pen yesterday
The Government's Right to Buy scheme is under threat unless councils are given more funds to replace homes sold under the programme, a report warns.The Local Government Association (LGA) said more than 60,000 houses have been sold under the scheme
DEVELOPING a new website is going to cost Blackburn with Darwen Council a six-figure sum.Plans to spend more than £140,000 of reserves money on developing the new online presence have been approved by resources boss, Cllr Andy Kay.The £141,551 one-off
