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  • Colne and Barnoldswick win but Ramsbottom held

    COLNE secured an impressive Evo-Stik West victory over Kendal Town on Tuesday night. Steve Cunningham's side. enjoying a good start to the season, were 4-1 winners in Cumbria. Alex Curran netted a first half brace for the Reds before Brad Lynch

  • MATCH ANALYSIS: Accrington Stanley 4 Macclesfield Town 1

    ACCRINGTON STANLEY 4 Finley 35, Zanzala 63, 80, Barlaser 90+4 MACCLESFIELD TOWN 1 Vincenti 58 ACCRINGTON Stanley took their first steps on a potential road to Wembley with a commanding Checkatrade Trophy win over Macclesfield Town. The

  • Stanley boss Coleman praises striker Zanzala

    JOHN Coleman praised an increasingly confident Offrande Zanzala for his role in Accrington Stanley’s Checkatrade Trophy win over Macclesfield Town. The striker made the first and scored the next two as the Reds triumphed 4-1 at the Wham Stadium

  • Van fire put out by crews

    EMERGENCY services attended a van fire in Padiham at around 7pm this evening (October 9). A fire engine and crew from Padiham were assigned to the fire, which involved a van on a car park off Burnley Road, Padiham. There were no casualties

  • New penalty for farmer back in court for dumping

    A CONTROVERSIAL farmer who flouted environmental orders by dumping waste has been fined again. John Leslie Allison, 73, appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to depositing waste on land and in the vicinity of Hubbs House Farm

  • Arrests in Blackburn attempted murder probe

    TWO men have been arrested following an attempted murder in Blackburn. The arrests came after a 22-year-old man was found with several stab wounds in Ballantrae Road at 11.15pm on Sunday. While en route to the scene police found a Kia Picanto

  • 'Thank you – there are still honest people out there'

    To the very kind person who handed my purse in to Blackburn bus station office on October 2 I would like to say a big thank you. It’s nice to know that there are still honest people about. Kath Boardman, Blackburn Have you got a view on

  • New BBC Radio Lancashire evening line-up revealed

    AN arts and culture show and a topical student discussion slot are two of the new evening programmes now on air on BBC Radio Lancashire. LAnCs, Lancashire’s Arts’n’Culture Show, launched just over a month ago and is presented by Maria Felix Vas

  • Stephen Ward misses Ireland duty after seeing a specialist

    STEPHEN Ward has been to see a specialist over a persistent knee injury that has blighted his start to the season. The left-back played 90 minutes of Burnley's Carabao Cup defeat at Burton on September 25 but he hasn't been involved in any of the

  • Police hunt 'violent' Burnley teenager

    A TEENAGER alleged to have punched a woman in the face is being sought by police. Liam Sykes, 19, is said to have attacked her in the Kime Street, Ightenhill, on August 12. He is white, 6ft 1in tall, of medium build, with short fair hair and

  • When Rovers' internationals are in action during the break

    Charlie Mulgrew will be hoping to win cap number 39 when Scotland travel to Israel in their second Nations League group game. Scotland, winners over Albania last time out, will aim to make it two from two when they face Israel on Thursday, October

  • Bank of Dave launches £2.5M crowdfunder

    A CROWDFUNDING appeal has been launched by business guru David Fishwick as he looks to launch East Lancashire’s first bank. The Colne-based TV presenter is looking to raise £2.5million through the platform Seedrs for his long-held dream of launching

  • International Clarets: Who plays when and where this week

    IT'S a quieter week than usual for Burnley's international contingent with only five players called up for senior duty with their countries. James Tarkowski's withdrawal from the England squad through injury reduced the numbers while Chris Wood's

  • CoolKit and Hodgson seal the gap in the market

    Refrigerated vehicle specialist CoolKit is developing its relationship with supplier Hodgson Sealants, by improving the quality of materials used in its conversions. Hodgson Sealants, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high quality sealants

  • Bonfire night will be held in community centre next month

    A BONFIRE night will be held at a community centre next month. People have been invited to attend the Langho Community bonfire on November 3. East Lancashire scouts ambassador Stephen Lowe, who is also a presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire, will

  • Heroin addict stole razors to fund his drug habit

    A MAN with a long-standing drug problem continued to offend to fund his habit despite being made subject to a suspended prison sentence. Blackburn magistrates heard the first offence came just days after the order had been imposed on Neil Morton

  • Teen caught having a wee on CCTV tried to break camera

    SPENDING a penny on the way home from a drinking session cost a teenager £315. Blackburn magistrates heard Dylan McClung went into a gateway to relieve himself when he was caught short on his way home. But his comfort break was caught on camera

  • Pepper happy to help as he takes charge of Under-23s

    ACADEMY chief Jonathan Pepper is enjoying being back on the training pitch during his spell in charge of Burnley Under-23s. Pepper has been taking the development squad since Michael Duff left to become manager of League Two side Cheltenham Town

  • Mowbray satisfied with Rovers' start to Championship life

    Tenth in the table heading in to the second international break represents an ‘okay’ start for Rovers boss Tony Mowbray. Rovers have two wins, three draws and one defeat from their last six games, an identical record to their opening six matches

  • Boy is left in coma after Blackburn factory fall

    A NINE-year-old boy suffered a serious head injury after he fell through the roof of a factory in Blackburn. An investigation is underway after Leon Langford was discovered at the premises of North West Tippers, in Rockfield Street, early on Monday

  • NOSTALGIA: Looking back at Blackburn throughout the years

    WE have taken a trip down memory lane looking for images of Blackburn and surrounding areas down the years. An interesting tale was about the practice of Sunday promenade from it’s boy meets girl association called the ‘ bunny run’. In December

  • Plan to lift parking restrictions on major Blackburn road

    PARKING restrictions on parts of Preston New Road in Blackburn could be relaxed in order to allow people to park outside their homes. And one-way streets could be introduced around the nearby Masjid e Anwaar mosque and Islamic religious centre to

  • Improvement in borough's air quality revealed

    POOR air quality contributes to 62 deaths per year in Blackburn with Darwen, Public Health England figures show. But improvements were seen at the borough's seven air quality management areas (AQMA) last year, a report to go before the council's

  • Blackburn Charity aid Indonesian victim rescue

    A CHARITY has travelled to Indonesia to aid with the rescue of survivors of the tsunami and earthquake. Blackburn based charity Al-Imdaad travelled to the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi to help in the search and rescue of victims, and provide basic

  • Ribble Valley MP backs fuel duty freeze

    Conservative MP, Nigel Evans, has spoken out in support of Teresa May's latest decision on fuel. The MP for Ribble Valley has praised the Prime Minister's latest commitment to freeze fuel duty on petrol and diesel. The policy move intends to

  • Money for Burnley baby care unit

    IN this modern day and age, a cheque for £360 probably wouldn’t go very far when purchasing items for a hospital ward, but back in the eighties, it was quite a lot of money. On October 8 1983, Burnley General Hospital was awarded three cheques totalling

  • Fourth Curry Award for Blackburn restaurant

    A MUCH-LOVED family-run Indian restaurant has won its fourth Curry Award accolade. Shajan Indian Restaurant in Clayton-le-Dale won the Most Wanted Restaurant of the Year award at this year’s English Curry Awards after being nominated by loyal customers

  • Postcard of 'booze-free' Blackburn bar causes a froth

    THIS postcard of 38 and 40 Northgate in Blackburn when it was the Alliance Hotel in 1905 has sparked the interest of bosses of the scheme to revive the historic quarter around it. Julia Simpson, manager of the £3.8million Blakey Moor Townscape Heritage

  • Witch walk author wins damages from council

    LANCASHIRE County Council has been ordered to pay the author of a Pendle Witch walking guide more than £19,000 for illegally copying his work. The local authority twice used extracts from Ian Thornton-Bryar’s booklet on its Forest of Bowland website

  • Community cash deadline nears

    COMMUNITY groups in five East Lancashire boroughs have until Friday to apply for grants to break down barriers between people from different cultural backgrounds. The Near Neighbours Fund provides grants of up to £5,000 organisations that encourage

  • Blackburn with Darwen council Tory boss will fight fracking

    THE leader of a borough's Tory group has publicly declared his opposition to fracking for shale gas. Cllr John Slater told Blackburn with Darwen's full Council Forum: "I am totally opposed to fracking. "I never want to see fracking in this borough

  • Town BID bids for new term

    MORE than 350 retailers and firms in Blackburn town centre are receiving ballot papers on whether to support a second five year term for its Blackburn Business Improvement District. Nicola Clayton, BID chair, said: “We have demonstrated that we

  • Disabled bus fares are set to double after consultation

    PLANS to double the price of peak-time bus travel for disabled people have been approved. Earlier this year, Blackburn with Darwen Council launched a consultation proposing to change its concessionary disabled travel card scheme. Currently, people

  • Rovers plan contract talks with boss Tony Mowbray

    Rovers plan to offer Tony Mowbray a new contract as reward for the club’s progress under his management. Mowbray led Rovers to promotion from League One last season and has guided them in to the top half of the Championship after 12 games.

  • Willcock will get time to turn Rams around - Williams

    RAMSBOTTOM chairman Harry Williams insists new boss Chris Willcock will be given time to get his message across to the players. The former Rams striker was named as Mark Fell's replacement on Thursday and took charge of his first game on Saturday

  • Workers win payout over aluminium firm's shock collapse

    Six former employees of a Blackburn firm which called in administrators have been awarded a total of more than £21,000 after complaining they “were kept in the dark” over details of the closure. A total of 33 employees were said to have been affected