A WOMAN is wanted in connection with a robbery. Police have launched an appeal to trace the whereabouts of Rochelle Jane Roberts. The 28-year-old, from Colne, is wanted in connection with a robbery on Peel Road, Colne, on September 3. Officers
DRIVERS travelling through a town centre face delays following the discovery of a gas leak. Gas network company Cadent has revealed that there is a leak on a gas main that sits directly under Railway View Road in Clitheroe. Engineers have been
AN MP has given his support for British farming at Back British Farming Day and the crucial role farmers play in producing food and caring for the countryside. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) provided MPs with a Back British Farming wheat-pin
THE Egyptian authorities have blamed the E. Coli bacteria for the deaths of an East Lancashire couple at a Red Sea resort last month. John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley, died while on a Thomas Cook holiday in the resort of Hurghada. A statement
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman believes the best is yet to come from striker Offrande Zanzala. The 21-year-old earned a permanent move to the Reds after impressing during last season’s loan spell from Derby County. During that time the
CLITHEROE manager Stuart Mellish has left the club just five games into the new season. Mellish, who was only appointed in May, has quit his post at Shawbridge with the Blues 17th in the Evo-Stik West table having won one league game. Clitheroe
JOE Root believes an 'astounding' James Anderson can push on towards 600 wickets after becoming the most successful pace bowler in Test history. The Burnley seamer capped a match of high-profile milestones against India by overtaking Australia great
JIMMY Anderson is already steeling himself for life as an England cricketer without his "idol" Alastair Cook by his side. Burnley's Anderson, at 36 the world's all-time most successful pace bowler after surpassing Glenn McGrath when he moved to
ROVERS return to Championship action on Saturday when Aston Villa visit Ewood Park and the Lancashire Telegraph has teamed up with Rovers' shirt sponsor 10BET to offer three lucky fans the chance to win a pair of hospitality tickets for the game.
FORMER Coronation Street favourite and Our Girl star Michelle Keegan was spotted out and about in Bacup on Tuesday. The actress, who was born in Stockport, was in town filming for a new Sky One comedy series, Brassic. And Bacup residents couldn
A MUM-OF-TWO who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer is urging people to sign a petition that could help keep her, and others, on life-prolonging treatment. Shirley McGovern, of Bentham Close, Mill Hill, Blackburn, was diagnosed with lung cancer
A skydive raised £4,200 for a charity, as eight colleagues from the mall took on the challenge. Ask Me Point supervisor at the Mall Blackburn, Jason Cothliff teamed up with his colleagues to skydive for the mall's chosen charity, Theo's Warriors
GLENN McGrath has questioned whether James Anderson's record Test wicket haul for a fast bowler will ever be broken. Anderson overtook Australia great McGrath when he took the final wicket of the fifth Specsavers Test to secure a 118-run and 4-1
A MAN was punched in the face multiple times by a group of people. The 46-year-old man from Burnley was attacked by a group of two men and one woman on Plumbe Street Burnley at around 9pm on Sunday, August 26. Officers said three people approached
JEFF Hendrick and Kevin Long featured for the Republic of Ireland as they drew 1-1 in a friendly with Poland. Clarets midfielder Hendrick played 54 minutes of the game in Wroclaw while Long played the full 90 minutes. After the game Callum O'Dowda
VICTIMS of domestic abuse in Blackburn with Darwen will be getting extra help after the awarding of a National Lottery grant to a lifeline charity. Staff at the Wish Centre were delighted to have been awarded £425,764 to support high risk victims
PUB company JD Wetherspoon is to increase its range of drinks from UK and non-EU producers from later this month, it has announced. The company, which has pubs in Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Colne and Darwen, said the move will lead to lower
A SHOPLIFTER told police she was stealing "just to get by in life." Blackburn magistrates heard Stacie Connolly had been surviving on £100 a month after her benefits were sanctioned. Connolly, 36, of St Leger Court, Accrington, pleaded guilty
NORTHERN Ireland boss Michael O'Neill was delighted to return to winning ways and build some confidence before the UEFA Nations League resumes next month with trips to Austria and Bosnia. Goals from Steven Davis, Stuart Dallas and debutant Gavin
A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates after a revolver and ammunition were found at his Accrington home along with Class A drugs worth over £10,000. Blackburn magistrates heard the gun and a taser-like device had been sent for forensic
COMEDIAN Jasper Carrott is to return to Burnley Mechanics for two nights in May with his Stand Up and Rock show. The show combines his two great loves - making people laugh and music and sees Jasper returning to stand-up before introducing a live
JAMES Anderson has been made available for Vitality Blast Finals Day this weekend, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced. Burnley's Anderson, who on Tuesday broke Glenn McGrath's record Test wicket haul for a fast bowler, is available
Tributes have poured in for a well-loved runner who died after falling down the stairs at his home. Howard Ashworth, of Thwaites Road in Oswaldtwistle, accidentally fell in the early hours on Monday, August 27, and was rushed to Royal Blackburn
Matty Platt is hoping to follow in Darragh Lenihan’s footsteps and use his loan experience to boost his Rovers career. Platt is currently on loan at Accrington Stanley where he has made one start for John Coleman’s side so far this term. And
Charlie Mulgrew was pleased to help Scotland get off to a winning start as they eye qualification for Euro 2020. Scotland were beaten 4-0 by Belgium in a friendly last Friday but bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Albania in their opening UEFA
UNITED Utilities are telling Lancashire residents to use their water as normal despite it being cloudy. The water supplier have posted on their website about reports of slightly musty or earthy, taste and odour to the drinking water in the Chorley
MOTORISTS are being warned about closures to sliproads off the M65 over the next few months. Highways England have told Blackburn with Darwen Council Roads about improvement works between Junctions five and six. On the junction five westbound
PRESENTER and comedian Dara O’Briain will be bringing his hit stand-up show, Voice of Reason, to Blackburn next year. The host of Mock the Week has announced he is to extend his UK tour into 2019 including a date at King George’s Hall. The quick-witted
Elliott Bennett’s heat maps after a 90-minute performance are often a sight to behold. Against Brentford, operating from a role behind a lone striker, he covered as much ground in the defensive third as he did in the attacking areas. In the
POLICE are asking for the public's help in trying to find a man. Officers are trying to locate Luke Wheatcroft in relation to a shoplifting from Clayton Le Moors Co-Operative store at 1pm on the June 11, 2018. A Lancashire Police spokesman
A 20-YEAR-OLD man aged himself by 18 years when he applied online for insurance for his van. Blackburn magistrates heard Kieron James Bolton also failed to reveal two speeding convictions which brought the annual premium for his vehicle down to
A popular Oswaldtwistle pub is getting ready to open its doors again, following a massive £300,000 refurbishment. The Britannia Inn on Haslingden Old Road has been completely transformed, and manager, Jim Turner, says once it re-opens, the venue
A disgruntled dog owner has lashed out at a taxi firm after he was left with a £2,100 vet bill following a hit and run involving his pet shitzu. Darren Mcauley, from Darwen, had to pay to have his dog’s leg amputated after it was run over by a
JOE Hart is convinced there is more to come from Burnley after the international break - but admits actions will speak louder than words. The Clarets have endured a difficult start to the season and sit 19th in the table during the break, with just
A MAJOR drive to protect families from flu has been launched again by health chiefs as the autumn approaches. The campaign, running across East Lancashire, is urging parents, guardians and carers to vaccinate their children against flu. The vaccination
A DAMNING report criticising the impact of funding cuts on police forces has been backed by the police and crime commissioner. Clive Grunshaw has thrown his weight behind a National Audit Office report criticising how the Home Office oversees policing
LEAVING a township off a memorial map to the sacrifice of local First World War volunteer soldiers has been branded a symbol of Hyndburn Council’s failed approach to its new £3million Accrington Town Square. Senior Conservative councillors Tony
A GP surgery says it plans to offer more appointments in the early hours after patients complained about struggling to get seen. Patients are ‘queuing at 7am’ to get a doctor’s appointment at Shifa Surgery, Blackburn, according to a report by patient
EAST Lancashire is to get just the third drive-thru Greggs bakery shop in the UK. The branch, at a new service area near the M65’s junction six for Blackburn, is due to open by the end of the month. It is a key part of the £100million pound Frontier
Steve Bruce could hand Villa debuts to attacking pair Yannick Bolasie and Tammy Abraham at Ewood Park. The duo, signed on loan from Everton and Chelsea respectively, are yet to feature for Villa who, like Rovers, went in to the international break
LANCASHIRE County Council has discovered a dormant education trust has cash in its coffers. Now the authority's Cabinet has been asked to nominate a trustee for the Marsden Heights Educational Foundation on Thursday so the money can be spent on
THIRTY new homes are to be built on the site of a disused mill. After a 10-year wait, the site of the old Victoria Mill on Watt Street in Sabden will be replaced with a range of three to five bedroom homes, it has been confirmed. The developer
PLANS have been lodged to create 47 homes at the site of an old mill. Chandos Homes Ltd has submitted the application to Hyndburn Council, proposing to build an estate at the site of the former St Lawrence Mill, on land off Britannia Street, Great
Tony Mowbray knows tough tests lie in wait but he is hoping a competitive squad can aid Rovers’ cause after the international break. Rovers host Aston Villa on Saturday in the first of seven games in 21 days, including the Carabao Cup tie at Premier
I’M NOT sure about everyone else but I’m still not sure I understand all this Nation’s League competition nonsense. I said last week that I was looking forward to the international break for once but after sitting through England’s defeat to Spain
A DARWEN-BORN TV cameraman will be honoured with a special 'birthday' screening in the town of the film tackling the issue of depression during the making of which he took his own life. Billy Yates, the boyfriend of TV and radio presenter Zoe Ball
HANGTIME One Limited, the franchise-holder of the Flip Out Trampoline Centre in Blackburn, is set to go into voluntary liquidation. The trampoline centre, which operates inside the Soccerdome on Haslingden Road, created more than 80 jobs when it
A NEW Government saving plan should benefit 441,022 people on low incomes in the North West. The special scheme offers a 50 per cent bonus. for recipients of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit payments or who claim Universal Credit with a household
