POLICE believe a body found in the grounds of an army barracks is that of missing soldier Jordan Corcoran. Officers said a man's body was found following joint army and police searches in a wooded area on the Weeton Camp site on The Fylde this
Accrington Stanley midfielder Scott Brown can’t wait for life in League One after signing a new one-year deal at the Wham Stadium, writes TOM SCHOFIELD. The 33-year-old made 44 appearances last season as Stanley won the League Two title, but knows
Derrick Williams says Rovers is the only place for him after feeling wanted by boss Tony Mowbray. Williams has signed a new three-year contract at the club through to the summer of 2021 and is now looking forward to the upcoming Championship campaign
LANCASHIRE Thunder have signed Aussie ace Nicole Bolton and New Zealand international Amy Satterthwaite ahead of the new Kia Super League season.Perth-born Bolton has represented Australia 48 times across all three formats and was part of the Perth Scorchers
EIGHT Police Community Support Officers are set to disappear from Lancashire's streets after the county council's Cabinet agreed to stop paying towards them.The senior councillors agreed to end the part-funding of PCSOs yesterday after a consultation
ERIC Bell, founder member of Thin Lizzy, is to play a free show with his new band at Barnoldswick Music and Arts Centre next week.Guitarist Eric along with drummer Brian Downey and singer and bassist Phil Lynott made Thin Lizzy one of the biggest rock
THOUSANDS of Muslim pupils in Blackburn, Nelson, Burnley, Rawtenstall, Hyndburn and Preston will be told to boycott all school meals when they return to class in September. The move follows the decision by Lancashire County Council’s ruling cabinet
Rovers full-back Derrick Williams has signed a new three-year deal at the club. Williams is the latest player to commit their future to Rovers through to the summer of 2021. The 25-year-old’s previous deal was set to expire next summer after
STEVEN Defour has picked up a minor calf injury during Burnley's training camp in Cork. The Belgium international returned to training at the start of pre-season as he recovers from knee surgery in January, but he has suffered a minor knock while
THERE'S a 'strong chance' Burnley will break their club record again this summer, according to boss Sean Dyche. The Clarets are yet to make a new signing during the transfer window, but with four weeks until deadline day on Thursday, August 9,
NATALIE Haythornthwaite has signed a temporary deal with Australian netball team New South Wales Swifts for the remainder of the season Down Under.East Lancashire's Haythornthwaite won Commonwealth Gold with England earlier this year and helped Wasps
A TEENAGE boy reported missing from his Blackburn in home last night has been found, police have confirmed. Gabriel Cotton, 15, had been missing since 9.30pm last night but a police spokesman confirmed he was found safe and well at around 3.30pm
Midfielder Scott Brown has become the latest member of the Stanley squad to sign a new deal. The 33-year-old, who joined in 2016 from Grimsby Town, has committed his immediate future to the club after agreeing a new one-year deal. Brown is
A MAN who was only allowed to contact his estranged partner via email to make child contact arrangements started sending abusive messages.Blackburn magistrates heard the victim felt 'intimidated' by the messages sent by Lee McKenna in breach of
SEAN Dyche was delighted to see his former charge Kieran Trippier shining at the World Cup - but admitted he didn't teach him how to take free-kicks.Trippier capped an outstanding personal tournament with a fifth minute opener in the semi-final against
Joe Rothwell admits leaving Manchester United was the wake-up call he needed – but is viewing his move to Rovers as a chance to further progress his career. Rothwell spent two years at Oxford United before joining Tony Mowbray’s side this summer
A LOCAL plan will be scrutinised by council executives after modifications were made to it in the last four months. Burnley Council’s executive is being asked to recommend to full council that it adopts a modified version of the borough’s new local plan.The
Rovers have announced the kick-off time for Saturday’s friendly at Port Vale has been changed so to not clash England’s final World Cup game. The game at Vale Park has been brought forward to 12.30pm from the previous scheduled time of 3pm.
MIGHTY dance anthems Belfast, Satan and the fantastically trippy Chime took Orbital out of the underground clubs and into the charts and stadiums.But when the Hartnoll brothers fell out five years ago, having created some of the most distinctive and beautiful
DISCUSSIONS surrounding the redevelopment of a historic market site were heard behind closed doors on Tuesday evening despite a vote calling to have the meeting heard in public. Councillors gathered in Clitheroe Town Hall to discuss plans for the
HANNAH Hobley was just 17 when she landed a part in a new TV series following her first ever audition.The Burnley-born actress went on to play Chantelle Garvey in the first three series of the hit comedy but her latest role couldn’t be further removed
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced that it’s to undertake its largest ever expansion at Manchester Airport in winter 2018 which will see the airline adding five new aircraft, carrying an extra 1.5m passengers annually and launching
AS she prepares to headline the Lytham Festival next Friday, Emeli Sandé admits that there is something special about performing in the open air.“It always feels as though the crowd’s energy is different and a lot more relaxed,” she said. “Then you have
THE last thing David Slattery-Christy expected when he took his family to a Christmas pantomime was to find the perfect solution to a problem which had been nagging away at him for years.But that visit has directly led to the world premiere of Dan Leno
STANLEY midfielder Piero Mingoia believes the Reds can do more than just survive as they prepare for a first taste of League One football.The 26-year-old rejoined John Coleman's men this summer after spending two years at Cambridge United. Mingoia
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray is pleased with the form the club’s batch of youngsters are showing in the early weeks of pre-season. Lewis Travis, Joe Nuttall and Scott Wharton started for Rovers in their 2-0 friendly win over Hibs on Sunday while Willem
ON a Star Trek TV special the late DJ John Peel described Spizzenergi’s intergalactic hit as the only Star Trek song worthy of a slot on the Enterprise’s jukebox.It may have been only two minutes and seventeen seconds of pop punk mayhem, but Where’s Captain
KEVIN Long will be on familiar territory when Burnley kick-off their pre-season campaign at Cork City tomorrow night.The Clarets centre back grew up five minutes from the Rebel Army's Turners Cross ground and began his career with his hometown club.Long
SO, that’s it! My 50+ year admiration, homage of Paul Frederic Simon can now only continue via the digital medium (I’ve still got all formats, including vinyl!) He’s 76 and still diminutive at 5’2. But, in my life and for millions of others, he’s a giant
ROADWORKS carried out as part of a multi-million pound town centre regeneration scheme have been causing a headache for commuters.Drivers have endured delays and disruption on their way to and from work in Bacup because of the roadworks which started
A SCHOOL has been given an ‘inadequate’ rating in a damning report by education chiefs.Dar-Ul-Madinah school in Blackburn was given the lowest rating in three out of four areas after the Ofsted inspection in May.The report highlighted issues such as pupils
AN ORIGINAL musical which was first performed almost 30 years ago is set for a revival.Nemo’s Ball, a musical tale set under sea with words and music written by Bruce Michael Jackson, was first performed at Our Lady and St John’s High School, Blackburn
The number of people employed by Blackburn with Darwen Council has fallen by almost 1,000 over seven years.In 2010, the council employed 3,052 people, not including school employees, councillors, partnership posts or casual posts.But by the end of 2017
A POST office has been temporarily closed in a rural community.But Post Office bosses said they could not confirm the reason why Hoddlesden Post Office has been shut when asked by the Lancashire Telegraph.Villagers said the post office, which is part
A YEAR five pupil is celebrating his own World Cup glory after winning a national writing competition.Pupils at Avondale Primary School in Darwen entered a UK national competition through Panini which involved writing a 200 words biography on any player
PLANS have been unveiled for the launch of a new community events programme at a popular park to mark the culmination of a £2million project.The Friends of Rhyddings Park group have announced details of a launch week of events at the park at the end of
Craig Conway says the Rovers players are buying in to what Tony Mowbray is trying to build at Ewood Park. Conway agreed a new deal at Rovers last month and will be one of the most experienced campaigners in next season’s squad. Mowbray has
AN INTERNATIONAL investigation has been launched following the discovery of 80 boxes of cows’ feet at two beauty spots. The boxes, which each contain around six to eight feet and lower leg joints, were found in two locations over the weekend in
THE site of a farm park, dairy farm and shop could become a chic new destination for wedding receptions should planning permission be granted to them by the council.Hawkshaw Farm in Clayton-le-Dale is best known for being the home of Mrs Dowson’s Farm
A SCHOOL celebrated the work of Gareth Southgate and the England football team by donning waistcoats to mark the occasion.Ahead of England's tie with Croatia, teachers at Longshaw Juniors School in Blackburn wore the outfit the England manager has
A LAST ditch attempt to get council bosses to reconsider a £10m cinema and town centre parking plan is to be held behind closed doors.Conservative councillor Derek Hardman has submitted a call-in request in a bid to get Blackburn with Darwen Council’s
PREPARATIONS are underway to begin construction on a new 126-home development in Darwen, Kier Living is contributing to the wider Ellison Fold Way scheme in Darwen, which will improve transport links across Darwen. As part of the development, Kier has
A BOY who reached the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals this year has set off on a summer tour supporting Il Divo and Michael Ball. Oscar Williams, 12, of Laneshawbridge, has joined his band members in Bring It North to support classical crossover
MEN are more successful at passing their driving tests at Blackburn with Darwen test centre than women, according to the latest figures.A study of insurance deals shows that men often pay higher premiums than women as they have more accidents, although
A ROLLS-ROYCE union rep climbed into bed with a drunken married woman at a hotel conference and fondled her between her legs a London court heard. The jury at Inner London Crown Court was told that later toolmaker, Jon Brough, 46, who consumed
