POLICE officers in Blackburn have wished everyone who is celebrating Eid a safe and happy occasion.Inspector Martyn Holt said: "Eid ul Fitr is a very important day for Muslims across Lancashire and around the world. "It's a joyous day that
A DISABLED man woke up in the early hours of the morning to find his letterbox had been set on fire. Police were called at 5.25am on Tuesday to Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, after the letterbox was found on fire. The man woke to the smell of
A BOY was airlifted to hospital following an accident which left him with serious head injuries. He was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool by a helicopter which had landed on Victoria Street near St John's School, Blackburn.
“Our freezer van from CoolKit is paying for itself – and more,” says Justin Hardman, Bakery Manager at Rink Bakery. After years of paying for a third party courier to deliver their speciality breads, Rink Bakery in Bacup, Lancashire, has
PEOPLE across East Lancashire are being urged to have their say over online GP consultations.NHS England is supporting GP practices up and down the country to offer their patients alternative ways to have a consultation with a GP or other practice-based
A MOTHER has urged all women to get checked for breast cancer after being diagnosed with the disease.Kate Mottershead, wife of Burnley councillor Neil, discovered a cyst on her left breast and was taken to Burnley General Hospital last week.However doctors
The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced plans to strengthen its executive board with the recruitment of three new Directors.As well as increasing the number of board members to 22, the three appointments are linked to specific remits
POLICE are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of attacking a woman.Officers want to trace Leon Uzan, who is 28-years-old and has links to Blackburn, after the woman was assaulted in Blackpool on May 12.She was punched in the face
AN amateur choir has been invited to give its biggest performance ever - on the main stage at this summer’s Beat-Herder Festival in the Ribble Valley.The 80-strong Clitheroe Pop Choir will open the main stage on the Saturday of the award-winning festival
THIS remarkable horse was turning out for work after years of service which had been capped off by a recent agricultural show success.Polly, the Welsh bay mare horse, lived an incredible 42 years. She and the delivery van belonged to the Old Country Laundry
POLICE investigating the ransacking of a brewery say they have now identified a number of people they are actively looking to arrest. Thwaites, based in Blackburn, announced last week that 211 years of brewing in the town had come to an end following
More than 10,000 youngsters from across the North West took to the streets to raise awareness of children killed and injured on the roads.Part of road-safety charity Brake's kids walk project, the initiative is calling for key measures to make our
BURNLEY will begin the 2018/19 Premier League season with a trip to Southampton on the weekend of Saturday, August 11. The Clarets welcome Watford to Turf Moor a week later in their first home game of the campaign before heading to the capital
Tony Mowbray has challenged Craig Conway to provide more goals and assists in a Rovers shirt. And the boss says if the 33-year-old answers the call then he boosts his chances of starting on a regularly basis. Conway was restricted to 28 appearances
AROUND 4,600 jobs are being axed at Rolls-Royce in the latest round of restructuring as the engineering giant looks to slash costs by another £400 million a year. The group said the bulk of these job cuts would affect the UK workforce and would
TYLER Hilton built up a legion of fans when he starred on the cult TV show One True Hill.But now as he returns to the UK for his biggest ever tour, he’s out to win over a whole new audience with his own brand of pop, rock and soul.He comes to Manchester
IT is one of the most successful shows in London’s West End and now the team behind Motown the Musical are holding open auditions in Manchester at the weekend as it prepares to tour the UK for the first time.Producers are looking for black and mixed-race
A WEATHER warning has been issued for East Lancashire as heavy wind and rain is set to batter the north of the country. The yellow weather warning is in place from 3am on Thursday, where winds of up to 60mph are expected. The bad weather, which
A TEENAGER previously reported missing has been found after a police appeal. Burnley and Padiham Police posted on their Facebook page asking for the public's help in trying to find 13-year-old Skye Cassidy, who was last seen yesterday at around
TWIN sisters could be denied a vitally important trip of a lifetime after struggling for months to get their passport applications approved. Ann Smith and Audrey Hughes, who has dementia, were offered the chance to travel on a luxury cruise paid
CONCERNS have been raised over potential parking problems which could be caused by plans to create a new multi-tenant house at a former shop.Proposals have been submitted to Hyndburn Council to convert the former used furniture shop and flat in Oswaldtwistle
A DEPUTY ward manager who abused staff from an East Lancashire health trust on Twitter and on a personal blog has been struck off.Norman MacKenzie was being investigated for not reporting an absconder and other patient breaches while working at Rochdale
A BUSINESS owner fears dangerous fires 'could return' to a former plastic recycling site if thousands of tonnes of waste is not cleared.Philip Rostrone, owner of Darwen Bed Centre in Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, said residents are 'waiting for
BILLY Hamilton, the last Claret to feature in a World Cup, has told the current crop who are set to join him in the Turf Moor record books to relish every moment of their Russian adventure. The 61-year-old remains the last Burnley player to play
A POST-MORTEM examination into the death of a six-week-old baby boy has proved inconclusive, police have confirmed.Officers were called to Stoneycroft in Worsthorne at 11.20am on Monday following reports a baby had been found unconscious. An ambulance
A MAJOR packaging company employing 90 staff has been sold by its 77-year-old owner to one of its major suppliers.. The Cardboard Box Company has been bought for several million pounds by the Logson Group.The purchaser, the UK’s largest independent supplier
PRO-BREXIT MP Nigel Evans has said he is 'suitably pleased' with Tuesday's compromise on giving the House of Commons a bigger say on the final deal to leave the European Union.Prime Minister Theresa May promised Conservative MPs concerned
CAMPAIGNERS have marked a first victory against a developer building on a cemetery after the Diocese of Blackburn found evidence of ashes buried on the site.This year, All Faiths Remembrance Parks Ltd started building work on Calderstones Cemetery, Whalley
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has backed a campaign to improve access for people with failing sight to NHS care.He attended the Westminster reception of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment addressed by blind Clitheroe
LANCASHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner has backed a new app developed by the Church of England to tackle the menace of modern slavery in the county's cash washes.Clive Grunshaw said the device, which helps people pinpoint possible forced labour
A COUNCIL leader will hail a £20million budget underspend as major step towards filling the authority's cash gap on Thursday.Lancashire's Tory boss Geoff Driver will tell its ruling Cabinet efficiency measures taken since his group took power
AN landmark mill chimney dominating a town's skyline is to get a £200,000 plus renovation.A detailed inspection has revealed that the 115-foot-high structure at Burnley's Queen Street Mill is in need of strengthening.Structural engineers believe
Stephen Warnock says not changing too much too soon will give Rovers the best possible chance to stabilise themselves in the Championship. Warnock was part of the Wigan squad promoted from League One as champions in 2015/16, only to be relegated
ONLINE clothing store Boohoo has launched a range of World Cup themed outfits aimed at female fans. The clothing line produced by the Burnley retailer features 'bodysuits' in the team colours of Brazil and France, T-shirts with the slogans 'Single
FIVE students filmed themselves sneaking a pupil from another school into their lessons – then uploaded a video of the prank to Instagram. The footage shows pupils from Witton Park Academy giving a friend from St Wilfrid's a blazer and tie for
MORE than 1,300 nuisance complaints were made to Blackburn with Darwen Council over 2016/17 – the highest in East Lancashire.New analysis revealed an estimated 53,791 complaints were made to councils in the North West, equating to 147 complaints a day
