A MOTORCYCLIST stole £200 from a cash machine in a supermarket. Police have launched a public appeal after money was stolen from the cash machine at Tesco supermarket, in Centenary Way, Burnley at around 7.25pm on Wednesday, September 12. Officers
A MAN was headbutted at a train station. British Transport Police has launched an investigation into an assault which took place at Accrington Station last month. The assault occurred moments after a train arrived at platform one as a passenger
A TEENAGER has hit out at a travel company after cabin crew threatened to leave her in Greece because of an allergy to strawberries. Chloe Fitzpatrick and her boyfriend Matthew Higson were boarding their Thomas Cook flight from the Greek island
Tony Mowbray has factored in the 550-mile round trip in deciding which players have travelled to Bournemouth for tomorrow night’s cup tie. Mowbray revealed he would be making changes, but was coy on who would be missing out, though the likes of
CLARETS winger Robbie Brady is 'itching to get back' after continuing his return from injury with a run out for the Under-23s. Brady has been out of action since December when he suffered a serious knee injury in the game at Leicester City. He
Hyndburn Park Primary School is being featured in this month's edition of the Parliamentary Review after receiving national praise for 'good practice in education.' The Accrington School has made huge improvements since 2010, when it was one of
ROBBIE Brady played 82 minutes of Burnley U23’s 3-0 Professional Development League defeat to Hull City at the Tameside Stadium on Monday afternoon, writes Josh Bunting. The Republic of Ireland international is on the comeback trail after suffering
Rovers were backed by 1,800 fans at the bet365 Stadium as they chalked up a third win of the season. Goals from Bradley Dack, Danny Graham and Harrison Reed had Rovers 3-0 up by the 47th minute. But there was late drama as goals from Saido
DO you always end up with a tin full of leftover coconut eclairs? Or maybe you're the first one in the tin ready to snatch all the strawberry ones before your sister gets her hands on them? Quality Street lovers can avoid the squabbles this
VAMPIRE Vape, the Darwen-based e-liquid manufacturer, clinched two trophies at the prestigious BIBA Awards; the star-studded event in Blackpool. The business received five nominations and won in the coveted Manufacturer of the Year and Exporter
STAFF from the EG Group visited the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Burnley General Teaching Hospital to see the equipment bought from their donation of over £60,000. Two, state-of-the-art Cerebral Function Monitors will provide simultaneous
BLACKBURN Hawks were beaten 4-2 in the NIHL North Cup by Telford Tigers on Saturday night. There were plenty of positives for Steve Duncombe's side who twice led their much-fancied opponents before succumbing to defeat. And the Hawks bounced
CHORLEY will travel to Evo-Stik League South Division One Central side Peterborough Sports in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. The Magpies, top of the National League North and unbeaten all season, overcame Leek Town 3-0 in the second qualifying
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says he won’t be underestimating Rovers given the way they have adapted to life back in the Championship. Tony Mowbray takes his side to the south coast tonight to face a Bournemouth side reeling from a 4-0 defeat at
FORECASTERS are warning that the UK could be set for one of the coldest winters for a decade – with FOUR MONTHS of snow on the way. But all is not as it seems. Respected weather watchers the Met Office have rubbished the suggestions saying accurate
JOHN Coleman says there has never been a better time to be at Accrington Stanley than now, after he and assistant manager Jimmy Bell signed new four-year contracts. Coleman, who was in charge for 13 years in his first spell with the club, celebrated
A SIT-ON grass mower has been stolen from a grassroots football club. Steve Kenny, chairman of Whalley Junior Football Club, is angry after thieves broke the lock of a container and stole the red Craftsman mower worth £2k on September 18. The
STEVEN Defour is set to make his first team comeback in the Carabao Cup against Burton Albion on Tuesday night. The midfielder hasn't featured for the Clarets since January 20 after undergoing knee surgery, before he suffered a setback at the beginning
THE proportion of five-year-olds having both MMR jabs in Blackburn with Darwen is significantly below target despite a slight rise in immunisation rates. The latest Public Health England figures for 2017-18 show that 87.8% of five-year-olds had
A MAN who fancied a takeaway took his sister’s hire car to carry out the errand. Raqib Ali, 23, of Hare Clough Close, Blackburn, pleaded guilty at the town’s magistrates to taking a car without consent, driving other that in accordance with a licence
A COUNCILLOR offered a substantial cash reward for the return of two prized pieces of jewellery snatched when thieves ransacked his home. The thieves broke into Councillor Rendall Allen's home in Tockholes Road, Darwen, by forcing a rear window.
MAGISTRATES have ordered a man to pay £1,011 after he was caught on CCTV by Craven District Council. Ryan Parker, 25, of South Valley Drive, Colne, pleaded guilty to dropping litter from his vehicle on the A59 on March 9, 2018. Magistrate David
POLICE and council staff will have continuing help to crack down on fireworks pests. A special neighbourhood order giving greater powers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour including the setting-off of fireworks has been extended. A Public
A FILM company working on a documentary about a historic tower has asked people to come forward to tell their 'amazing' stories. Darwen Tower will be the centre of a new documentary, This is Darwen, filmed by Northern Heart Films, who are based
BLACKBURN-based industrial automation spare parts and repair supplier Northern Industrial has announced the creation of sixteen new jobs following global expansion from online sales. The recruitment drive comes after the 40-year-old company saw
David Raya shouldered the praise for his late save in the win at Stoke City in what he described as a ‘mental’ ending to the game. Rovers were 3-0 up going in to the final 10 minutes but soon saw that lead slip to 3-2 after goals from Saido Berahino
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a woman who has been missing for 10 days. Rebecca Haworth was last seen on Friday, September 14, in Accrington. Police said the 36-year-old has links to Accrington, Burnley, Bacup, Haslingden and Bury.
JOHN Coleman described some of Accrington Stanley’s football as good as Barcelona in their 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon but wants more fans to see just what his side are doing at the Wham Stadium this season. Goals from Billy Kee and Sean McConville
Jack Rodwell could make his Rovers debut in the Carabao Cup tie at Bournemouth tomorrow. The 27-year-old is yet to feature for the first team since signing as a free agent last month. But after coming through 90 minutes for the Under-23s in
ON an afternoon which ended up becoming famous for a set of discarded dentures, Accrington Stanley weren’t toothless in attack as they beat AFC Wimbledon to record their first home victory of the season. The Reds produced their best football of
A CAR fire off a main road in Blackburn is believed to have been 'accidental'. Thick plumes of smoke and flames could be seen from the blaze on Preston New Road at 7.07am. A Lancashire Fire spokesman said: "The vehicle was well alight by the
A MAN has been knocked off his mobility scooter in a crash in Blackburn town centre. The man, in his early 60s, was riding a mobility scooter when he collided with a Vauxhall Adam Jam on the corner of King Street and Montague Street at 7.55am.
A SERIAL wheelie bin arsonist has been warned to stop before some serious damaged is caused following a spate of fires. The call came as fire crews were called to put out two wheelie bins which had been set on fire in the alley behind Audley Range
A MAN found with more than 1,400 indecent images of children on his computer told police; "I can't believe I have done it again." Blackburn magistrates heard Andrew Harper added: "It's all on my hard drive, I can't seem to stop." Harper, 40,
SENIOR councillors will tomorrow (TUES) be asked to put on hold plans for major redevelopment of a country town's market square. Ribble Valley Council's Policy and Finance Committee has been recommended to shelve further progress on a controversial
A SCHEME to compensate rail passengers for disruption following the May timetable change in northern England has been extended to include regular travellers who did not hold season tickets. The initiative enables passengers who travelled with train
A MUM-of-three left two of her children in the house alone while she drove their gran home – after an evening drinking. Blackburn magistrates heard Charlotte Louise Ainslie had her third child in the Vauxhall Astra when she returned home to find
Danny Graham says Rovers’ summer signings have inspired to push him to new levels after impressing in the win at Stoke City. Graham scored his third of the season in the 3-2 win at the bet365 Stadium as Rovers moved in to the top half of the Championship
A HOSPITAL has become the first in the UK to install the latest CT scanning technology. The scanner was installed at the Royal Blackburn Hospital last month, and is capable of recording 80 views, or ‘slices’, of the human body in a single scan rotation
A ‘SUPERSTAR’ fundraiser has helped raise over £800 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Friends and family of Mandy Wilson put on an event at Low Moor Club in Clitheroe and raised £819 for the charity. Mrs Wilson, who was diagnosed with cancer
POLICE are making the public aware of a new way of reporting crimes. If people are short on time they are urging people to let them know online. The website www.lancashire.police.uk/reportonline takes you through to an online form which is staffed
A MAN who had drunk “10 plus pints” racially abused and spat at officers who went to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly. Blackburn magistrates heard Lance Luke Henry, 31, of Exchange Street, Accrington spat at one of the officers who was
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans,has praised Lancashire County Council for its resurfacing of roads in Waddington. Now he wants the highways authority to speed up similar work at villages across his constituency to repair damage done by last winter's
MATCH of the Day pundit Danny Murphy was impressed with Johann Berg Gudmundsson as Burnley ended their wait for a first win of the season against Bournemouth. The Clarets record-breaking 4-0 win against Eddie Howe's side was shown second on Saturday
SEAN Dyche has been searching for a winning formula so far this season and he told the XI he selected against Bournemouth to make themselves undroppable. The Burnley boss was pleased to see a few act on that instruction as the Clarets romped to
