A PORCH built to offer protection against burglars will be demolished by a council. Pendle Council has made the decision to take down a porch at a home in Barnoldswick after it was built without planning permission. The porch was built after
NORTHERN today issued revised and reduced train timetables for two days RMT strike action scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday.But its plans for the third day of the walk-outs on Saturday will not be issued until next week.Sharon Keith, Regional Director
BOYZONE have announced they are to call it a day after 25 years by putting out one final album and embarking on a farewell tour next year.After six number one singles and five number one albums, Thank You and Goodnight will be released in November.The
Rovers have announced a pre-season friendly with Premier League side Everton. It will be part of a Merseyside double-header, with Rovers having already announced a friendly with Liverpool Marco Silva’s team will make the trip to Ewood Park
THREE men are wanted in connection with a distraction burglary where cash was stolen. Police have launched an appeal to find three men following a distraction burglary in Chorley between 1pm and 1.30pm yesterday. Two men, who claimed to be offering painting
THIS is the moment a quick-thinking firefighter caught two burglars in the act as they stole laptops worth £5,000 from a Blackburn firm. This video, shot by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, shows one of the thieves leaning in through a window
CHEWIE’S Chuckle Club will live up to its name on Sunday night when two rising stars of the comedy world come to Barnoldswick.Compere Mike Newall will introduce TV regular Alun Cochrane and Ireland’s adopted Aussie Damian Clark at Chewie’s monthly comedy
POLICE are searching for a woman who has gone missing.Officers said they are growing increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of Anne Duckworth.The 61-year-old is missing from the Padiham area.Officers have made a public appeal on Facebook. Anyone who
'COWARDLY' yobs have targeted a disabled man for a second time after setting fire to his letterbox. Police were called at about 7.45am today to Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, after the letterbox was set on fire. The incident comes after people
A WASHING machine caught fire in a house.Fire crews were called to reports of a fire at a home in Burnley involving a washing machine shortly before 10.30am today.There was some damage to the washing device and some light smoke damage in the kitchen area
Carlisle boss John Sheridan admits a Carabao Cup clash with Rovers is one to look forward to. The two sides were paired together in Friday’s first round draw which was held in Vietnam. The tie, which will be played in the week commencing Monday
KATE Anne Douglas captured the hearts of Lancashire with her courageous battle against cancer.And her many friends from across the world will remember her inspirational life with a special fundraising concert in aid of cancer research at the Grand, Clitheroe
Paul Downing admits his turnaround in fortunes shows just how everything can happen in football. Frozen out at MK Dons, the central defender found himself an unused substitute at Ewood Park on August 26 as Rovers ran out 4-1 winners. The following
AN investigation is underway into the cause of a garden fire in Blackburn.Fire crews were called to the incident in Pleckgate Road shortly before 9.20am on Friday.Firefighters said a tree was on fire and spread to a shed in the garden of the property.Crews
A MAN is still wanted by police on a prison recall. Stephen John Crawford, 25, has no fixed address but strong links to both Nelson and Burnley. He is wanted by police on recall to prison after failing to comply with the conditions of his prison
Rovers will travel to Carlisle United in the Carabao Cup first round, while Accrington Stanley face a trip to Mansfield Town. The draw, made in Vietnam this morning, was unseeded, with Rovers and Stanley two of the 36 teams in the northern half
Feniscowles hosted Earby in the Ribblesdale League Twenty20 Cup competition.
Ockert Erasmus was in big-hitting form last weekend as Lowerhouse beat defending Lancashire League champions Clitheroe.The South African professional hit an unbeaten 88 that included 10 fours and three sixes. Pictures: www.kipax.com
Life at the newly named Property Shop Arena did not get off to a winning start, but Accrington Cricket Club believe they are on to a winner with their sponsorship deal. Property Shop, a specialist lettings agency run by Steven Chippendale and Jamie
Craig Conway believes Rovers have a chance to make ‘an impact’ in the Championship next season. Conway was a scorer on the final day win at Brentford in May 2017 which wasn’t enough to stop Rovers slipping in to the second tier. The 33-year-old
WE are still newboys in the Lancashire League at Great Harwood, but we are no longer the newest boys and it has been nice going to some different grounds again this season.I would say we are settled in now, in our second season, and there is absolutely
More than £5,000 is being handed out to young people's groups in Lancashire.Reachout.work in Clitheroe was awarded £2,000 to provide animal care and horse riding sessions.The organisation provides support children and young people who need extra help
AN investigation is underway into a suspected arson attack on a car.Firefighters were called to the blaze in a Peugeot 307 in St John's Road in Burnley at about 4am today.Crews said the car was 'well alight' when they arrived and they were
POLICE have launched an appeal about a missing man who has links to Nelson, Blackburn and Accrington. Blackburn with Darwen Police have posted on their Facebook page about John Stokes. It read: "Have you seen missing John Stokes, 33, from Blackpool
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy assaulted members of staff at a Nelson care home because they wanted him to do his school work instead of watching TV.Blackburn magistrates heard the first assault was on a male member of staff and the second on two female workers.The
EXTREME images involving sexual activity with horses and dogs were discovered in a file storage 'cloud' 18 months after they had been downloaded.Matthew Titmarsh, 22, of Cliff Street, Colne, pleaded guilty at Blackburn magistrates to possessing
A MAN who breached a non-molestation order has been jailed despite his partner being a willing partner in the breach.Blackburn magistrates heard Christopher Andrew McMullan and his partner had been living together for eight months before police found
TWO of Kieran Trippier’s former teachers in Ramsbottom have spoken of their pride over the prospect of seeing the former Claret represent his country at the World Cup. The full-back, who hails from Summerseat, is expected to play an important part
TOM Heaton is expecting a difficult challenge for the Clarets in the Europa League next season - having spent time on England duty picking Jordan Pickford's brains on his experiences in the competition. Burnley are back in Europe for the first
THE Prime Minister has promised an urgent review of the refusal by officials to authorise a Personal Independence Payment for a profoundly disabled man.Burnley MP Julie Cooper raised the case with Theresa May at Question Time in the House of Commons.The
A WEDDING venue has applied to the council for permission to add luxury accommodation to its premises. Having opened as a farm shop in 2011, Bashall Barn in Clitheroe has grown over the past 17 years and the venue now offers wedding packages.Plans submitted
LANGHO singing star Ella Shaw headline a concert as part of Ribchester Field Day tomorrow eveningEarlier she will showcase the work of students from her Clitheroe Academy of Arts in the main arena.Ella achieved national fame as a semi-finalist on ITV’
A WOMAN who died after inhaling from a canister had a history of solvent abuse, an inquest has heard. Tracy Kerr, 37, from Blackburn, was found slumped in a chair of her house holding a gas canister on January 18. Recording a verdict of misadventure
WOMEN have been encouraged to attend potentially lifesaving screening for cervical cancer. Calls come as the '25 its time' campaign has launched to coincide with Cervical Cancer Screening week (June 11 to June 17). It particularly encourages women
A LANCASHIRE village churchyard is to host a wildlife weekend on Friday evening and Saturday.St John’s Church in Hurst Green will hot the two-day ‘Bio Blitz’ with the help of expert conservationists.The Lancashire Wildlife Trust will host a series of
TWO of the last three winners of the Lancashire League T20 competition face off at Turf Moor tonight as Clitheroe travel to Burnley.Both sides still have a 100 per cent record in the JWL Founders group but one of them will lose their perfect start tonight.Clitheroe
ALEX Davies is determined to grab the gloves back for Lancashire sooner rather than later as he continues to battle a finger injury.The Darwen ace has seen Dane Villas behind the stumps for the Red Rose in recent weeks having suffered the injury in a
LANCASHIRE County Council has been condemned for failing to spend almost £30million on much-needed road repairs. The attack on the authority’s Tory leadership was made by Liberal Democrat group leader and Pendle Rural councillor David Whipp after
A BEGGAR who felt he had been targeted by police became aggressive when he was told to move on.Blackburn magistrates heard Anthony Jason Scott, who was one of the first people to be given a community protection notice as part of a police and council crackdown
TWO former Liberal Democrat councillors who left the party 16 months ago to sit as Free Independents have joined Labour.Husband and wife Bill and Margaret Brindle quit claiming 'bullying' by the leader of their group on Burnley Council Cllr Gordon
ONE of the ‘most dangerous’ roads in the UK has been given a £1million safety funding boost.The A682, which stretches from Barrowford to Long Preston in North Yorkshire, has become infamous with drivers after claiming lives over the years.The funding
PLANS to invest millions of pounds in a new town centre cinema could leave a council with egg on its face, a councillor has claimed.Lib Dem member for Darwen East, Cllr Roy Davies, said Blackburn with Darwen Council has picked the worst possible time
A TOWN is getting ready for its first literature festival, and it promises to be a week packed with creativity and fun for the family. The Blackburn Children’s Reading Festival kicks off next Tuesday and will provide three days of reading fun for schools
DARWEN West ward Labour councillors Stephanie Brookfield, Dave Smith and Brian Taylor will be holding an advice surgery at The Rock Inn, Tockholes Rd, Tockholes, tomorrow (Saturday 16th June) from noon to 1pm. All residents are welcome and no appointments
THE final stage of a football club’s 12-year battle to own and redevelop their home ground is about to kick off. Rishton United is to start on drainage work at the town’s Norden Playing Fields.This follows Hyndburn Borough Council granting the club a
Mowbray acknowledges he still needs to add to his forward line despite re-signing Danny Graham and Craig Conway this week. The experienced duo put pen to paper on new one year deals, with the option for a further 12 months, in Rovers’ first pieces
AN ECSTATIC cat owner was ‘lost for words’ when her long-lost feline friend, who had been missing for 18 months, was found just hours after she woke up from a dream about her.Jemma Lee Bolton, from Clayton-le-Moors, was sure she’d never see 13-year-old
