CHORLEY manager Jamie Vermiglio admitted that tomorrow’s FA Cup first round clash against Doncaster is the sort of game that he wishes he could be playing in. And the Magpies boss revealed that picking the team - with or without him in it - has
Tony Mowbray and Paul Warne both played down their side’s respective starts to the season when sharing dinner in midweek. Today they will swap pleasantries on the touchline, not the dinner table, as two of last season’s promoted teams aim to go
Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes they are close to retrieving the resilience that made them a force to be reckoned with last season. The Clarets conceded only 39 goals last season - 12 less than Arsenal - on their march to seventh spot and a return
SIR Ian McKellen will play two shows in Burnley next year as part of his 80th birthday tour. He will bring his one-man show to Burnley Youth Theatre for an afternoon performance and then play Burnley Mechanics in the evening. Sir Ian, one of
ROVERS, Burnley and Stanley have all been handed home ties in the FA Youth Cup third round. Both Rovers and Burnley are assured of home matches after entering the competition at this stage. Rovers, beaten quarter-finalists last season, will
FOURTEEN years ago Accrington Stanley reached the FA Cup third round for the first time in the club’s history. The Reds’ reward for giant-killing victories over two sides now in the Premier League - Huddersfield Town and Bournemouth - was a home
Away supporters at Ewood Park will now be situated in the upper tier of the Darwen End, providing they bring fewer than 2,000 fans. Rovers say a decision will made on a game-by-game basis, depending upon projected away ticket sales for future Ewood
THE owners of Blackburn's Euro Garages have announced a new £960million deal to expand their petrol station forecourt empire into a new continent. Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa will now see their reach extend to Australia, after confirming a A$1.725billion
Chris Wood hopes his first Premier League goal of the campaign can kickstart his, and Burnley’s, season. The striker helped the Clarets come back from behind for a second time at West Ham last weekend. And although his goal proved to be nothing
A POIGNANT Remembrance Day memorial wall has been created by staff at Blackburn Jobcentre to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War. A spokesman said: "The wall also demonstrated the close relationship Department for Work and
A hunt is underway for a man who failed to attend court. Police want to trace 25-year-old Gintaras Vitkauskas from Nelson after he failed to turn up to court earlier this year. Vitkauskas was due to appear at Preston Crown Court on March 19 accused
SUPPORT services for children and families in need will no longer be delivered from a dozen buildings across Lancashire. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet voted to approve a plan which will ultimately see the total number of centres reduced by
Dane Vilas has been appointed as Lancashire’s new captain, after Liam Livingstone stepped down from the role. The South African international was named stand-in captain for the latter part of the 2018 season, after Livingstone broke his left thumb
THE placement of Darwen’s Christmas tree outside the market hall where remembrance services will be held to mark the centenary of Armistice Day has been slammed as “disrespectful”. Town councillor Paul Browne said the installation should have been
A BLACKBURN is looking to provide a seamless link to give householders control of their homes from wherever they may roam. Time2 is hoping that their new Clan range of smart home devices will give them a platform in what should be a flourishing
PLANS to knock down vacant offices which have stood empty for more than a decade to make way for new apartments are set to be approved. Proposals were submitted to Burnley Council to knock down the offices at the former Perseverance Mill in Padiham
AWARD-winning folk artist Siobhan Miller will be making a welcome return to Mellor Brook Community Centre next week. The last time she played the venue she was touring as one half of a duo with singer Jeanna Leslie. “I don’t even want to think
ILLEGAL cigarettes and tobacco was seized from shops in Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington by customs officers. They uncovered 17,500 cigarettes and 2.85kg of hand-rolling tobacco, all believed to be illicit. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs
Blackburn Community Women 8 Preston North End Ladies 0 FREE-scoring Blackburn Community Women are the highest scorers in the North West after adding another eight to their tally. The Lammack-based club have now scored 46 league goals - three
ANOTHER brewery tap has been lined up for discerning drinkers in East Lancashire. Worsthorne Brewery is providing the ales for The Tap at No. 1 at the corner of Hargreaves Street and Ormerod Street in Burnley. Former Clarets manager Stan Ternent
THE grandson of an Albert Medal winner from East Lancashire will join civilians parading past the Cenotaph in London on Sunday. Private James Dunn was honoured for rescuing a number of troops from beneath burning ammunition trucks at a railhead
Tony Mowbray hopes to see Rovers evolve in to a team capable of controlling matches with the ball, believing they are already a match for anyone physically. Rovers are chasing a third straight home win against Rotherham United tomorrow, but in
Tony Mowbray says a number of players are ‘touch and go’ ahead of the visit of Rotherham United. Decisions will be taken after training today on whether goalkeeper David Raya and captain Charlie Mulgrew will be able to feature. Raya is currently
A CAR was set on fire in a residential street. Fire crews were called to Worsten Avenue in Blackburn at around 9.30pm last night. A fire service spokesman said a flammable liquid had been poured over a Vauxhall Corsa on the roadside and set
RAIL passengers are being warned they face £20 on-the-spot fines from next month if they try to dodge fares. But a critic says the penalty fares initiative would be unnecessary if train guards regularly patrolled services in East Lancashire.
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche is unsure whether English football fans would buy-in to a European Super League, because of the lack of an underdog. German news outlet Der Spiegel last week revealed discussions had taken place with several elite clubs to
A WARNING has been issued following a number of bogus library fines calls in East Lancashire. Lancashire County Council's trading standards experts have said people have been contacted about overdue library charges. The callers claimed the charges
WHAT a sight this must have been - a gigantic inflated balloon wafting over East Lancashire. As you may have guessed correctly, this was to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee back in June 1897. Hundreds of people gathered in Blackburn's market
PLEAS have been made to include Accrington in a proposed train service in a bid to boost jobs and bring economic benefits to Hyndburn. Hyndburn Council bosses have written to the Department for Transport and Transport Minister Chris Grayling over
BURNLEY'S festive season will kick off next weekend with a Christmas party culminating in the town's lights switch-on. The town's Christmas party takes place on Saturday, November 17 from 10am to 5.30pm. From 10am there will be a Christmas film-themed
A mum from Barnoldswick has made running history in Portugal's Algarve. Rachel Bowker completed the equivalent of five marathons across the country's southern coast, in just five days. The 42-year-old, who lives in the Algarve with her partner
Tony Mowbray insists captain Charlie Mulgrew won’t be available for international duty with Scotland if he doesn’t play for Rovers tomorrow. Rovers’ medical team have been cautious over the knock to the ribs sustained by Mulgrew against West Brom
A FATHER has paid tribute to those who died during the First World War with a full-length commemorative tattoo. Elliott Morris spent 46 gruelling hours under the needle to complete his right arm masterpiece in time for the First World War centenary
PLANS have been lodged for 17 new homes on the site of the old Darwen allotments. Blackburn-based firm Hearle Homes has lodged an application with Blackburn with Darwen Council proposing the development. A provisional deal to sell the land –
A COUNCIL of mosques says it does not endorse poultry that is stunned before slaughter and urged the ‘community to exercise caution’. The Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) was asked to clarify their stance on KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) following
A TEAM which helps rescue people from some of the Ribble Valley's 244 square miles of footpaths, fells, tracks and bridleways has been given a funding boost. Ribble Valley Council has given the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team £5,000 for improvements
POLICE were called after workers at a struggling engineering company locked their boss in a room – when they were told they might not be paid. It has emerged that staff at Metallurgical Processing Limited in Blackburn became angry when told on Friday
EAST LANCASHIRE residents, who voted overwhelmingly for Brexit in 2016, now back a second referendum on the final deal, a new poll claims. The research, done for The People's Vote campaign, suggests growing disillusionment with the progress of negotiations
SIR Ian McKellen will celebrate his 80th birthday with an 80-date tour of regional theatres – and will call in on Burnley Youth Theatre in a nod to the town of his birth. He will also visit his other two adopted hometowns in the North West – Wigan
