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  • Burnley stars to turn out for Lenny Johnrose charity match

    A HOST of ex-Burnley stars will be dusting their boots off on Sunday in support of former team-mate Lenny Johnrose. Johnrose was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in March 2017, a condition which is currently without a cure. In a bid to raise

  • Steve Entwistle bidding for class hat-trick

    STEVE Entwistle is aiming to be in a class of his own – for the third year running – when he tackles this week’s RAC Rally of the Tests. The Rishton-based driver has won his category for the last two years, and he’s determined to make it three in

  • Asbestos to be removed IKEA-snub development site

    Groundwork on the stalled Cuerden development in South Ribble has uncovered asbestos sheeting amongst tonnes of waste being cleared from the site. The material – which is not posing a danger to the public – was discovered during work to construct

  • Rovers plan Remembrance Day tributes at Rotherham home game

    Rovers will pay tribute to fallen servicemen and women as part of the Remembrance Day commemorations and Armistice Centenary at Saturday’s home game against Rotherham United. Ex-service personnel and representatives of the Royal British Legion,

  • IN PICTURES: Stanley 2 West Brom U21s 1

    ACCRINGTON Stanley booked their place in the knockout stages of the Checkatrade Trophy with a 2-1 win over West Brom U21s on Tuesday night. Ross Sykes scored a last minute winner for the Reds after Jonathan Leko had cancelled out Jordan Clark's

  • Disabled gran 'humiliated' by Lidl security guard

    A DISABLED gran says she was left humiliated by a supermarket security guard while out shopping for groceries. Karen Reece-Buck, who uses a wheelchair or walking sticks, was shopping in the Lidl store on Colne Road, Burnley on Friday evening.

  • Things for Tony Mowbray to consider ahead of Rotherham visit

    Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe highlights three things to consider for Tony Mowbray ahead of the visit of Rotherham United.  FINDING FLUENCY Rovers are chasing a third successive home win, but will hope to be more threatening than they were against

  • Drink-driver was off the scale

    A DRINK driver who crashed twice before being stopped by police was later found to be "off the scale" used by magistrates as a sentencing guideline. Blackburn magistrates heard Lee McLeod could remember nothing of the incident. And the chairman

  • NOSTALGIA: Scale model of railway station

    A LOOK back into the heyday of steam power in Nelson and Brierfield was featured in Pendle Forest Model Railway Society's annual exhibition at Nelson's Civic Centre 40 years ago. This photo, taken in April 1978, shows Mr David Carter, secretary

  • Teenager groped by man as she walks home from school

    PUPILS have been put on alert after a girl was groped as she walked home from school. On Tuesday at around 3.40pm, a year 10 student from The Hollins high school was approached by a man as she was making her way home. The incident took place

  • Full week of build-up for Rotherham visit, says Rovers boss

    Tony Mowbray has put his Rovers players through a more intense training schedule this week ahead of the visit of Rotherham United to Ewood Park. Mowbray afforded his players Monday off last week, after the exertions of the West Brom draw and given

  • Dyche: Not all football's rules need tinkering with

    SEAN Dyche believes football’s law makers might be best ‘leaving the game alone’. A number of initiatives to try and increase the ball in play time and eradicate time wasting are reportedly being considered, included banning substitutions in stoppage

  • 'The gaffer won’t allow us get ahead of ourselves'

    Danny Graham feels the win over QPR shows how far Rovers have come - but says there have been no thoughts about how far they can go. Bradley Dack’s 87th minute helped Rovers to their sixth victory of the season on Saturday and a three points which

  • Hospital patient's dumper truck getaway

    A PATIENT fled the Royal Bolton Hospital by smashing his way out of a builders' compound in a stolen dumper truck. The young man was last seen heading down Plodder Lane in the bright blue dumper truck, which belongs Burnley-based firm Dale Construction

  • Care home residents too bored, inspector says

    A CARE home has been told its residents are bored and are not given enough stimulating activities. Acorn House Care Centre in Blackburn was given a ‘requires improvement’ grade following a Care Quality Commission inspection in September. An inspector

  • Flying under the radar suits Rovers fine believes Armstrong

    ADAM Armstrong believes under the radar Rovers can continue to improve as they chase a place in the Championship top six. Tony Mowbray’s men ended QPR’s unbeaten run with a 1-0 Ewood Park victory last weekend and a repeat three points against Rotherham

  • Work to identify unlicensed bedsits in Burnley

    BURNLEY Council officers are looking to identify more 'bedsits' in the borough after government changes to legislation. From October 1, the mandatory licensing scheme for so-called houses in multiple occupation (HMO) – or bedsits – has been expanded

  • Clitheroe 3G football pitch plan progress

    RIBBLE Valley Council is pressing ahead with a plan to fork out more than £850,000 for a new artificial football pitch and multi-sport facility. A series of options looking at different ways to provide a new full size 3G pitch at Roefield in Clitheroe

  • Blooming great news as town strikes gold at annual awards

    BLACKBURN struck gold at the North West Britain in Bloom Awards scooping a hat trick of prizes. Flexing its flower power, the town was awarded gold in the Town/City Centre and Business Improvement District (BID) categories as well as a top honour

  • New eight storey hotel opened

    This picture shows an artist's impression of a new eight-storey hotel in Burnley's town centre from February 1958. Scheduled to be made in March that year, plans were being made to redevelop Burnley town centre with many new buildings and by extending

  • Careers hub to provide boost for Burnley youngsters

    BURNLEY Council is to help fund careers education for young people in the borough. Developed and funded by The Careers & Enterprise Company, and overseen by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership's skills and employment hub, the Careers Hub covers

  • FULL STORY: Cannabis farm uncovered in Darwen home

    A MAN was arrested after a cannabis farm was found in a house. Police were called to Heys Lane in Darwen at around 2.45pm on Monday. Officers attended and found around 60 plants and cultivating equipment inside. Witnesses said they saw police

  • DACA collect award at House of Commons

    Darwen Aldridge Community Academy were presented with their Enterprise Britain Award at the House of Commons. DACA assistant principal, Michelle Billington and director of enterprise and entrepreneurship for Aldridge Education, Beki Martin both