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  • Stanley boss Coleman pleased with Trophy progress

    ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman felt his side were fully deserving of their Checkatrade Trophy win over West Brom Under 21s, despite leaving it late. After a goalless first half, Jordan Clark gave Stanley the lead they deserved against the

  • MATCH ANALYSIS: Stanley 2 West Brom U21s 1

    ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 Jordan Clark 49, Ross Sykes 90+2 WEST BROM U21s 1 Jonathan Leko 63 ACCRINGTON Stanley earned their place in the Checkatrade Trophy knockout stages, with a group game still to play, thanks to Ross Sykes’ stoppage time

  • Job losses for 18 as butcher closes stores

    EIGHTEEN people have lost their jobs in East Lancashire at the beleaguered butchery chain Crawshaw. Nine workers apiece have been made redundant after it was confirmed that their stores in Blackburn and Burnley were among the 35 to be axed. Independent

  • APPEAL: Police want to question man in CCTV images

    Police are appealing for information after a spate of thefts from a supermarket. Officers in Rossendale want to speak to the man, pictured, in connection with a number of shopliftings at a Tesco store in Rawtenstall. The thefts have taken place

  • Robbie Brady recalled to Republic of Ireland squad

    BURNLEY midfielder Robbie Brady has earned a recall to the Republic of Ireland squad after returning from a serious knee injury. Young Claret Jimmy Dunne has earned a first senior call-up following a successful loan spell at Scottish Premier league

  • Mulgrew named in Scotland squad despite injury concerns

    Rovers captain Charlie Mulgrew has been named in the Scotland squad for their upcoming Nations League double header. Mulgrew missed his fourth Rovers match of the season on Saturday after sustaining a rib injury in the draw at West Brom on October

  • Good news at fuel pump for E Lancs drivers

    FOUR supermarkets have announced petrol price cuts of up to 2p per litre. Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, which have branches across East Lancashire, made the move after fuel retailers were accused of not passing on savings from lower wholesale

  • 18 jobs losses confirmed at Blackburn and Burnley Crawshaws

    Butcher's chain Crawshaws has closed 35 stores - including its Blackburn and Burnley shops.  Nine people have lost their jobs at each of the East Lancashire stores, just weeks before Christmas.  Crawshaws has closed 35 stores and one factory

  • Rovers youngster to undergo a scan on ankle injury

    JACK Doyle will return to Rovers for a scan on his ankle which loan club Maidstone fear may be fractured. Doyle rolled his ankle in training last week and missed the weekend win over Barnet which leaves Maidstone 19th in the National League table

  • Another Accolade for Busy Bee Hive

    Things are really buzzing at an East Lancashire estate agent …. after a second major success! The Bee Hive, based in Burnley, has been named runner-up in the North West (Lancashire) by the British Property Awards 2018. And the accolade - now

  • Firefighters attacked by 40 yobs with fireworks

    FIREFIGHTERS were forced to run for their own safety after fireworks were thrown at them by yobs. Crews from Great Harwood were called to Station Road in the town to a large bonfire which had been built on a grassy area, at around 9pm on Monday

  • Garage fire is being treated as 'suspicious'

    A GARAGE fire in Burnley is being treated as 'suspicious'. A crew from Burnley and another from Padiham attended the scene on Cardigan Avenue at 6.34pm last night. A spokesman for Lancashire Fire Service said: "There were some garages on fire

  • Stanley star Mingoia excited by Trophy time

    PIERO Mingoia admits there has been a frustration at his lack of game-time this term and hopes to make the most of a Checkatrade Trophy appearance tonight. The winger has started Stanley’s last two League One games owing to suspensions to Sean McConville

  • East Lancashire's Most Wanted - November 5, 2018

    POLICE have issued images of East Lancashire's most wanted men. They are wanted for a range of alleged offences. Anyone with information about their whereabouts should not approach the men but call police on 101. Wasim Hussain, 24, is wanted

  • Drug-driver went 'off-road' to evade police... and failed

    A DRUG driver who went off-road to try to evade police got stuck between a tree and a fence. Blackburn magistrates heard Ronald Brian Grimes managed to get his Ford Focus free but then slipped down an embankment where police removed him from the

  • Gudmundsson seeking complete Clarets performance

    JOHANN Berg Gudmundsson believes once Burnley start producing 90 minute performances that the Clarets will be back on track. Sean Dyche’s side lost 4-2 at West Ham on Saturday, meaning they have now shipped 13 goals in three successive heavy defeats

  • Community centre 'stay off roof' warning to children

    AN appeal has been issued urging youngsters to steer clear of climbing on the roof of a popular Blackburn community centre. Youths have already damaged a chimney after illegally scaling the walls at Energy Zone, off Newfield Drive. But manager

  • Patient stole phone and assaulted security guard and PC

    A MAN who had been treated at Royal Blackburn Hospital responded by stealing a mobile phone from an office and attacking a security guard who recovered the device and detained him. Blackburn magistrates heard Dale Duberry went on to assault a police

  • Danger road upgrade delay condemned by councillor

    A SENIOR councillor has condemned delays to long-promised road safety improvements to one of a borough's dangerous roads. Oswaldtwistle representative Peter Britcliffe raised the safety risks on the town's Blackburn Road in January last year and

  • Burnley Empire Theatre to go under the hammer

    A GRADE-II listed theatre which has stood empty for more than 20 years is set to be sold at auction, ausing new concerns for a group campaigning to save it. Burnley Empire Theatre has been the subject of a high-profile campaign over the last three

  • Blackburn Rovers turns looked after children into winners

    TOMORROW children in the care of Blackburn with Darwen Council will celebrate their achievement at an awards evening at Ewood Park. The prizes have been donated by Blackburn Rovers Football Club which also gave 150 tickets to looked after youngsters

  • Royal trees are planted in Colne's Alkincoats Park park

    FIVE trees have been planted in Colne's Alkincoats Park as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. They were part of a forest conservation initiative to mark Elizabeth II's lifetime of service. The trees - two silver birch, two rowan, and a

  • Special First World War role for a very special grandad

    A LIGHT has been shone on the men called into uniform during the First World War who were not sent to fight. Local history enthusiast Barbara Riding's grandfather John Henry Robinson was too old at 44 to be called up in 1914 for military service

  • Ofsted praise for Blackburn school

    A SCHOOL has been praised following an Ofsted inspection. Inspector Doris Bell visited Audley Infant School in Queen's Park Road, Blackburn, last month and judged the school to be good - the second highest standard. In a report detailing her

  • Blackburn BID is backed by businesses

    FIRMS and shops in a town centre have voted by four to one to continue paying a levy for promotional events and security measures. Blackburn Business Improvement District (BID), which began in 2014, will now continue until 2023. Of the 350 eligible

  • Great snow storm hit East Lancs

    ON February 26 1958 a massive storm hit East Lancashire with up to 12 hours of severe snowfall and ensuing ice causing chaos to travel services. More than 100 roads were blocked by up to nine feet of snow as conditions worsened overnight. Vehicles

  • Demolition of former health centre set to start this month

    THE first stage in knocking down a health centre and replacing it with luxury flats has been approved. Plans were lodged in July proposing to demolish the former Montague Health Centre in Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn. Home Wood Ltd proposes building

  • Charity to hold Christmas Stall for housing applications

    A CHARITY raised money at a Halloween event for new After raiding funds for Halloween, charity LIDGETT & Beyond look forward to their Christmas stall. At Colne Town Council’s Hallowe’en event on Halloween weekend, the team raised funds for

  • Working hard for the team, not position, key for Brereton

    Ben Brereton is willing to put working hard for the team above any positional preference. Boss Tony Mowbray sees Brereton as a wide striker for now, despite admitting the 19-year-old has earmarked a centre forward role as his preferred position

  • Employees locked out by landlord over cash difficulties

    ENGINEERS were locked out of their place of work by angry landlords, amid rumours the company is set to go into administration. Workers at Metallurgical Processing Limited (MPL), who lease a site on Stancliffe Street, Blackburn, turned up at 6.30am