A SEX offender wanted on recall to prison has been missing for over a month. Police have relaunched an appeal to find Norman Ormerod. The 45-year-old went missing from an address in Clitheroe on August 2 and has failed to attend probation appointments
A MAN has gone missing for over a week. Police have launched a public appeal to trace the whereabouts of Liam Taggart. The 32-year-old is believed to be in Burnley or Padiham. He was last seen wearing a blue Nike t-shirt, black jacket, blue tracksuit
STANLEY boss John Coleman believes tomorrow’s opponents Fleetwood Town are a club to try and emulate as the pair prepare to meet in League One for the first time. Both sides have made good starts to the campaign, losing just one game each, with
Tony Mowbray says Rovers will lend their full support to ‘infectious’ Bradley Dack, but felt the 24-year-old had shown a ‘naivety’ after admitting breaching a community court order. Dack was in front of Blackburn Magistrates last week over a third
THE last Lancashire County Council care home for older people in Burnley will shut. The authority's ruling Cabinet confirmed the closure of Lower Ridge in Belvedere Road. The its adult services boss Cllr Graham Gooch said the 50-year-old home
DEPRESSION, anxiety and stress were the main causes of staff sickness at Hyndburn Council last year. A report presented to the resources overview and scrutiny committee revealed in 2017/18, the council, with 272 employees, dealt with 74 sickness
A HOME Office pathologist yesterday conducted post mortems on the East Lancashire couple who died suddenly at an Egyptian resort last month. Lancashire's senior coroner Dr James Adeley order the autopsies on the bodies of John and Susan Cooper after
A SEX offender who went missing more than a month ago has still not been found. Police have re-appealed for help after Norman Ormerod went missing from an address in Clitheroe on Thursday, August 2 and failed to attend probation appointments.
POLICE have become concerned for the welfare of a man who was last seen at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Liam Taggart was last seen at the hospital at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, September 5. A police spokesman said the 32-year-old is now believed
THE number of secondary students in Blackburn with Darwen will rise by 7% over the next five years, increasing pressure on state-funded schools. The latest forecast from the Department for Education shows that the council will have 11,244 students
Bradley Dack is set to return to the Rovers squad for the first time in a month after overcoming a knee injury. Dack hasn’t played since being forced off in the second half of the win at Hull City on August 18 where he netted the winner in a 1-
BIG Minds, the supergroup featuring members of Big Country and Simple Minds, have been forced to cancel a gig at Clitheroe Grand. The group featuring former Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes and Big Country drummer Mark Brezicki were due to take
STANLEY boss John Coleman is confident his side will find their shooting boots and convert chances into wins. The Reds have found the net in every game since the opening weekend of the season but have been punished in the last three weeks for missed
FREYA Bythell’s fantastic form for Pendle Forest has been rewarded with a call-up to the England Under 18s Development Squad. The 17-year-old helped award winning Forest to back-to-back league titles and then went on to represent Pennine Pumas in
BURNLEY FC Women’s Sarah Greenhalgh and Leah Embley have been nominated in North West Football Awards. Greenhalgh is nominated in the Women’s Player of the Year category, after leading the line for the Clarets as they pushed for promotion out of
FIRE crews were called to tipper truck fire on the M65 this morning. Firefighters from Blackburn, Darwen and another from Bamber Bridge were called to the blaze on the tipper truck at 9.30am between the westbound junctions four and three of the
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build more than 30 bungalows for the over 55s have been refused. Bosses at Ribble Valley Council have rejected plans to build 34 bungalows on land in the south east part of Clitheroe and demolish an existing bungalow at the
A DISQUALIFIED driver who was found close to a crashed car with a bottle of vodka in one hand and the car key in the other refused to give a breathalyser. Blackburn magistrates heard Craig Martin Rainford denied being the driver and claimed he had
BLACKBURN’S Empire Theatre will be hosting a world premiere when No More Fiffing and Faffing takes to the stage on Sunday night. The production was written by and stars comedian Jimmy Cricket and looks at a comedy double act on their last night
A MAN is wanted by police after an unmarked police car was rammed. Officers want to speak to Timothy Bolchover, from Accrington, after the police car was rammed on Sunday in Surrey. A police spokesman said the car was being chased by the unmarked
We asked our fans' jury: How do you rate Rovers’ prospects heading into a tough run of fixtures? IT’S a daunting task for sure but if it’s too hot you shouldn’t be in the kitchen. I think Rovers need to win their two home matches as we will
AN investigation has been launched after a car fire in Accrington. One engine from Hyndburn was called to the incident on Persia Street at 3.38am where a BMW car was on fire. Crew manager Stuart Roxburgh said: "Firefighters used one hose reel
HE may have been making music for six decades but Paul Jones’ enthusiasm for the blues is as infectious as ever. Through his weekly radio show on Radio Two from which he stepped down earlier this year to his live shows with The Blues Band, his passion
ONE of Ireland’s biggest music stars will be returning to his old stomping grounds when he brings his band to Preston Guild Hall tomorrow night. Nathan Carter, who has had three successive number one albums in Ireland, beating both Beyonce and Drake
Ben Brereton is ready to throw his hat into the ring to lead the line for Rovers as Tony Mowbray weighs up his options ahead of his side’s return to action. New signing Brereton came off the bench in the defeat to Bristol City last time out, replacing
Rovers midfielder Corry Evans believes Northern Ireland can look forward to a bright future and take confidence in to upcoming UEFA Nations League trips to Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Although Michael O'Neill's men lost their Nations
CONNOR Hall has revealed he turned down the chance to play in the Scottish Premier League to join Accrington Stanley. The striker, who signed on loan from Bolton Wanderers until January, said proximity to the University of Bolton Stadium was important
It is no detriment to the common or garden Rovers fan that Saturday will seem in some ways like a home game to Aston Villa, writes Simon Smith. We saw it ourselves last season as we outnumbered the ‘home’ team on a number of occasions. Of course
IT has been quite noticeable in recent years how cask conditioned beer has become available in an increasing number of differing social drinking venues. Let’s be honest, it is not too long ago, venturing out for a pint or three, was a visit to the
MOTORISTS are being warned about closures of motorway slip roads this month and next. It will affect junctions five and six of the M65 as £350,000 improvement works are carried out. For four weekends from tomorrow, engineers will close the
A PUB set in Blackburn's rural landscape has been given a £150,000 refurbishment. The Royal Oak in Riley Green has been given a full makeover, with improvements to the bar and restaurant. The cash injection also contributed towards a new kitchen
A MAN whose life was in turmoil was caught inside a car sales compound in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard Jonny Riley had initially intended to get his head down on a couch in the office but accepted he had then gone
LANCASHIRE'S new deputy police and crime commissioner could be confirmed next week. PCC Clive Grunshaw has chosen Labour’s failed Parliamentary candidate for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Chris Webb, as his new second in command. Mr Webb,
MATEJ Vydra believes the hard work is only just beginning after returning to the Premier League with Burnley. The 26-year-old is back in the top flight after three years in the Championship, but having scored the goals to convince the Clarets to
MICHAEL Duff said an 'emotional' goodbye to Burnley yesterday as he prepares for life in the dugout with Cheltenham Town. Duff's 14-year association with the Clarets as a player and a coach has come to an end as he heads back 'home' to take over
JIMMY Anderson's achievements in becoming the most successful seam bowler in Test history should be celebrated with a statue in his home town, according to Lowerhouse chairman Stan Heaton. The Burnley ace went past Glenn McGrath's tally of 563 wickets
A STUDENT who took his life by lying in front of a train was attacked the night before his death, an inquest has heard. Blackburn College student Adrian Hoffmann died instantly when he was hit by a train at Low Moor level crossing in Clitheroe
LANCASHIRE County Council is to spend £300,000 repairing walls on two roads on the outskirts of two market towns. The authority's Cabinet this afternoon has been asked to add the projects at Little Tooter near Bacup and close to Longridge, each
A DARWEN student seriously injured in the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack was this week reliving the 'terrible drama' of March last year. Travis Frain, 20, is attending the London inquest into the atrocity in which four pedestrians and policeman
BLACKBURN MP Kate Hollern, will hold two advice surgeries for local residents this weekend. Tomorrow (Friday) she will be at the Little Harwood Community Centre from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. On Saturday Mrs Hollern will be at the Bangor Street Community
THE Conservative leader of Lancashire County Council has dismissed Labour concerns over the failure of any outside applicants to respond to an advertisement for its £200,000 a year top job. Only current interim postholder Angie Ridgwell is seeking
THE closure of a care home for older people is set to be confirmed today despite a last-ditch campaign to keep it open. Lancashire County Council's ruling cabinet has been recommended to go ahead with shutting the residence for the elderly in Burnley
PLANS for 69 new homes near an Oswaldtwistle primary school have been approved, along with a six-figure cash injection for green spaces. Hyndburn Council's planning committee approved proposals lodged by Persimmon Homes to build the development
A MAN racially abused a shopkeeper and his wife after storming into their store demanding to know why he had been barred. Blackburn magistrates heard Reece Austin Renton overturned a display stand causing £150 worth of damage as he ranted at the
LANCASHIRE’S top police officer has spoken out against assaults on his staff. Chief Constable Andy Rhodes wrote a victim impact statement which was presented to a district judge sentencing a Blackburn man for police assault. He revealed that
A man who went into an unlocked shed and stole a bag, a drink and a trowel together worth £2.55 has been jailed for 28 days. Blackburn magistrates heard Brendan Thomas Duff was on prison licence for a burglary offence and was due to be recalled
