IN PICTURES: Stanley 0 Barnsley 2
ACCRINGTON Stanley were beaten 2-0 by Barnsley on Saturday in League One. The match was watched by a record Wham Stadium attendance. Take a look at our match gallery here. Pictures: KIPAX
ACCRINGTON Stanley were beaten 2-0 by Barnsley on Saturday in League One. The match was watched by a record Wham Stadium attendance. Take a look at our match gallery here. Pictures: KIPAX
There was chaos on the train lines today as almost half of Northern Rail and Transpennine Express services failed to operate on time. The disruptions, which are thought to have been caused by leaves on the track caused misery for commuters across
DAN Agyei scored a dramatic stoppage time winner to earn Burnley Under-23s a 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest in new boss Steve Stone’s first game in charge. The three points moved the Clarets to the top of the Professional Development League in a
Police want to speak to a woman in connection with a credit card fraud. Officers want to speak to the woman, pictured, after it is alleged she purchased a number of laptops from a Currys PC World, in someone else's name. The incident is said
MICK Rathbone prides himself on his geography, but it was also his knowledge of 1980s music which helped in knowing exactly where Montserrat was. The former Rovers defender now speaks of the country, which boasts a population of 5,000, with immense
A COFFEE shop in Whalley is probably not the first place that springs to mind when plotting international football tactics but it is where former Burnley man Willie Donachie and his assistant and ex-Rovers star Mick Rathbone hold their weekly meetings
A MAJOR Blackburn road was partially blocked due to an accident. The crash happened on Barbara Castle Way westbound at the Preston New Road junction at around 4.30pm. Traffic is said to be coping well. The incident also affected bus service
Residents phoning Lancashire County Council could soon find themselves talking to technology for the first part of their call. The authority is to start trialling voice recognition software next month, which will enable callers who know the name
ON OCCASION, regulars at the Engineers Arms in Darwen would have been forgiven for a pun or two at the expense of the pub landlady’s potty pastime. In an article published in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in February of 1980, it said that there
CHORLEY boss Jamie Vermiglio declared that Tuesday night's FA Cup first-round replay at Doncaster holds no fears for his sixth-tier side. Herbie Kane's late equaliser rescued Sky Bet League One side Doncaster in a 2-2 draw at Victory Park, where
MOUNTAIN biker James Whittaker admitted it was a mental as well as physical challenge when he competed in the World Solo 24 Hour MTB Championship, writes TOM SCHOFIELD. The 36-year-old from Accrington, known to all as Ticker, came sixth in his age
A BLACKBURN student has worked with experts to get a foot in the door of a career in the TV industry. Edge Hill student Anabelle Healey, 18, a former pupil at Blackburn College, worked on a mock TV magazine which was overseen by TV industry professionals
THE mystery of raw meat being left in a Darwen beauty spot has been solved. Last week, the Lancashire Telegraph reported how dog owners were concerned about chunks of raw meat being left at Sunnyhurst Woods. They were concerned about the food
THIEVES have forced three safes from walls and stolen cash from the Salvation Army in Blackburn. Officials from the Vicar Street charity are counting the cost of the damage when a front window was smashed between November 18 and 19 and Crime Scene
THREE travellers have admitted to conspiring to commit burglary after they broke into a historic brewery and caused more than £250,000 of damage over a bank holiday weekend. Thomas Ward, 43, John Ward, 33, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named
An exhibition to showcase the Townscape Heritage Initiative Project, and celebrate the rich heritage of Accrington was put out to tender. Scott Dawson Advertising stepped up … and it's almost ready! The tender was sent out to businesses from Hyndburn
A WOMAN carried out a series of shoplifting offences to raise money to buy drugs. Barbara Paulette Westwell, 39, of Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to stealing hair straighteners worth £110 from Sally Salon Hair Services, purses worth
ROVERS skipper Charlie Mulgrew is hoping to feature against Preston North End this weekend. The centre back was forced to pull out of the Scotland squad for their Nations League double-header this week having picked up a worrying rib and liver injury
A SOLO artist will be performing a live set in a town centre venue tomorrow night. Musician Jake Bugg will be heading to Blackburn's King George's Hall as part of his solo acoustic tour. The Nottingham singer's visit comes following the release
There is no link between fly-tipping and the opening hours of waste disposal facilities, according to the man responsible for dealing with Lancashire’s rubbish. Steve Scott, head of waste management at Lancashire County Council, was responding to
A FORMER winner of World's Strongest Man will be presenting a talk on his life later this month. Eddie Hall will be visiting Darwen Library Theatre in two weeks time to talk through his journey from being a young rebellious child to his 'insane'
BLACKBURN Hawks suffered a double defeat in the NIHL Moralee Conference over the weekend. Steve Duncombe's side fell to a 5-4 home loss to Solihull Barons on Sunday having lost 7-1 at Sheffield Steeldogs on Saturday night. Take a look at our
Blackburn-based Vision Support Services – a leading global textile company that manufactures performance and luxury textiles for the hospitality, healthcare and retail markets – has been named Exporter of the Year at the prestigious Lloyds Bank National
A COMMUNITY group raised more than £600 at its second annual charity dinner last week. Building Bridges in Burnley held the occasion at Aroma Restaurant, Church Street, Burnley. Rt Rev Peter Hapgood-Strickland conducted the opening prayer and
DEBORAH Parkinson has praised Professional Footballer’s Association chief Gordon Taylor for his union’s ‘unbelievable support and kind-heartedness.’ The PFA have financed a speech therapist for her husband Gary and assisted the family financially
CORRY Evans believes Northern Ireland can take confidence from their Nations League campaign even if results went against them right up to the final seconds of the competition. Valentino Lazaro struck a stoppage-time winner for Austria as Northern
A CAR has fallen into the canal off Blackburn Road in Church. Police and fire crews were called this morning to try to pull the white Rover 200 out. One witness said: "I turned up for work about 8am and there police and fire engines around
PATIENTS are able to book appointments using their mobile phone or tablet under a new service. It comes as GPs and East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT) moved to 100 per cent electronic referrals for consultant-led services. The NHS e-Referral
On Thursday 15th November, over 200 people from 52 businesses across Lancashire came together at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa for the third annual Blackburn Youth Zone Quiz Quest. The Quiz Quest is organised by Blackburn based recruitment and
FOR a couple of minutes, Gary Parkinson pieces together a sentence, flickering his eyelids to communicate the briefest of messages. Unable to speak, he uses his eyes to work through the alphabet while his devoted wife Deborah patiently darts from
POLICE are dealing with reports of kids on the roof of a former pub in Accrington. Officers were called to the scene at 7.05am this morning at the Varsity business on Blackburn Road. Inspector Andy Lilley said: "We deployed several vehicles
A THUG who subjected his former partner to a ‘nasty and sustained’ assault following a night out has avoided jail. Aadam Hussain, 23, pleaded guilty to causing his victim actual bodily harm when he appeared at Preston Crown Court. The court
A MAN was caught on domestic CCTV trying car door handles in the early hours of the morning. John James Rice, 33, of the Islington Motel, Great Bolton Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty at the town's magistrates court to vehicle interference.
AN IMPROVISED stun gun was found in a home during a raid which saw five roads closed-off and homes evacuated. The pre-planned raid took place at a house on Dall Street in Burnley on November 13 and a 30-year-old man from Burnley was arrested on
A pub is set to be knocked down this week to make way for 150 new homes in Bank Top, Blackburn. The Griffin pub has previously been described by many as an area landmark. Regeneration boss Cllr Phil Riley said: “I fully expected to see the pub
A ROAD will take at least five days to repair following a burst water pipe. Residents on Avondale Road, Darwen, were 'shocked' to learn a 12 inch pipe had burst on the road at around 12.45pm on Saturday. It caused significant damage to the
A LANDMARK former cinema and snooker hall in Blackburn has fetched £139,000 at auction. The building, which is located at the corner of Mill Lane and Mincing Lane, last operated as XS Nightclub which was opened in 2013. The lot was originally
A CONVICTED football hooligan who was red-carded from following his beloved Blackburn Rovers has also been given his marching orders in the business world. An investigation by the Insolvency Service found staff at Jordan Lewis Woods’ Blackburn
THE starting gun has been fired for the first phase of a 450-home estate on the site of a demolished Blackburn factory. Councillors last week gave planning permission for the first 95 houses in stage one of the development of the former Sappi Paper
CONCERN has been raised about the length of time patients have waited to be transferred from ambulances to A&E at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The ambulance handover time has increased from 17.14 minutes in February to 21.34 minutes in September
DANNY Graham is close to extending his stay at Ewood Park for a further year, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. The striker signed a new one-year deal with the club in the summer, which included the option for a further year, based upon the number