A MILK tanker veered off the road after crashing with a car. The incident happened on the A59 earlier this evening. Police said the road has now been cleared. No one was hurt in the incident. A police spokesman said: "Motorists should
A CONVICTED sex offender breached registration requirements by deleting the browsing history from a MacBook and a mobile phone. Blackburn magistrates heard the devices had been confiscated for further examination but Dale Brown had admitted to police
A STAFF member at an old people's home has to be rescued from its cellar by the fire and ambulance service this morning. Emergency crews were called to Beech Grove Residential Care Home in St. Pauls Street in Low Moor, Clitheroe, at 8.30am. Temporary
CAMPAIGNERS have called it quits after a five-year fight to reopen a community pool in East Lancashire. Last summer a community interest company was set up to save Haslingden Pool, in East Bank Avenue. But the directors of Haslingden Pool Ltd
A SLEEPOUT at Turf Moor has been hailed as 'special' after raising more than £20,000 for three charities. More than 50 people battled through the stormy conditions to travel to Burnley FC's stadium for the first ever Turf Sleepout last night.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a stabbed father-of-two as police launch a murder investigation into his death. Tarro ‘Taz’ Grogan, 29, has been named by police as the victim of a brutal stabbing on a Roe Lee estate on Sunday morning. Police were
A CASH injection has been agreed to help make Burnley's key town centre regeneration project become a reality. An investment package has been approved by Lancashire County Council for the £26million Pioneer Place retail and leisure development off
THE brother of former Clarets striker Jay Rodriguez has gone back to his roots to launch his new clothing line. Joe Rodriguez, younger sibling of the ex-Burnley marksman, is behind Rzar Apparel, which gives a nod to his Spanish heritage. And
OLD-fashioned deliveries of bottled milk are set to arrive in more East Lancashire towns thanks to a fledgling environmentally-conscious company. Inspired by David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, and the devastating impact of non-recyclables on our
BLACKBURN and Darwen has cemented its place as the capital of vaping once again with a string of new announcements. Flavour Warehouse, part of Vampire Vape in Darwen, has announced a fresh move in the South Asian market. With the trading arrangement
The elation of victory or the disappointment of defeat, there is little to rival the differing levels of emotion for a manager in the eyes of Tony Mowbray. Not unless you have stood on the touchline fighting for three points on a Saturday afternoon
A PASSENGER is in a serious condition after he was thrown from the back of a van. Police found the man on Northfield Road, close to the junction with King’s Highway, near Rising Bridge, in the early hours of Sunday. The 25-year-old had suffered
THIS Italian restaurant can’t be topped – after being crowned winners in the National Italian Pizza Championships. Mondello’s in Crawshawbooth scooped first place in the new competition thanks to head chef Antonio Vetrano’s pizza parmigiana.
PROPERTY and highways services have been brought back in-house by Blackburn with Darwen Council. The original 2001 15-year deal between the two was renegotiated and reduced when it ended in 2016. Services taken back 'in house' then by the borough
TWO Blackburn with Darwen council workers have been suspended after a man was injured by a bin lorry. At around 9.15am on Tuesday September 25 a bin wagon being driven by a Blackburn with Darwen council employee reversed into an elderly man
JUST under 1,000 students from Blackburn College celebrated the culmination of their degree programmes at Graduation Ceremonies held at King George’s Hall on Thursday 11th October 2018. Family, friends and Blackburn College staff gathered to celebrate
A DECISION on permission for improvements to Worsthorne Rec hinges on whether Sport England objects to the proposal. The application, lodged earlier this year, is to be discussed by Burnley Council’s development control committee next week. It
A CALL has gone out for landowners to put forward sites for potential development. Blackburn with Darwen Council is preparing a new Local Plan, which will set out the planning strategy for the borough and allocate a range of sites for development
