Joe Grayson has signed a new two-and-a-half year deal at Rovers. Grayson, whose previous deal was set to expire next summer, has agreed fresh terms through to 2021. The defender, who has been with the club for the last 12 years, made his first
An East Lancs choir is having a festive sing-a-long in their local boozer this week. The East Lancs Clarion Choir will be singing in the Coach and Horses, Church Street, Burnley, from 9.30pm on Thursday night. As well as belting out their own
A MAN who emptied the shelves of chocolate bars in a bargain store had sold the items to a corner shop within two hours. Blackburn magistrates heard Gary Kevin Ward and an accomplice raided the Poundland shop in Accrington on consecutive days, emptying
A SECTION of the M65 has re-opened after engineers carried out emergency bridge repairs. The westbound carriageway between junction five at Guide and junction four at Darwen was shut at 8.30pm last night. It re-opened at around 11.30pm. Highways
Rovers Under-23s moved off the bottom of the Premier League 2 table with an impressive display in a 3-1 win over Swansea City at Brockhall. Damien Johnson’s side had won just once in their opening 11 league fixtures but had too much for the Swans
AN APPEAL has been launched following an incident of shoplifting at Winfields Retail in Haslingden on December 4. Police are seeking to find out the identity of the man who is pictured above. Should you have any information with regards to
THERESA May is calling off the vote on her Brexit deal in the face of what had been expected to be a significant defeat at the hands of rebel MPs. A Government source confirmed that the vote was being pulled, with the Prime Minister due to inform
A MAN has been hit by a car in Accrington. The incident happened at the junction with Norfolk Street and Burnley Road in Accrington at about 5.30pm on Saturday. The extent of the man's injuries are unknown at this stage. A police spokesman
TORRENTIAL rain and gale force winds refused to dampen the Darrener spirits on Saturday, as Darwen braved the winter weather to host its annual Christmas market. Taking place on Croft Street in the centre of the town, over one thousand people armed
A FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker has been cleared of trying to fix a Swedish Premier League match last year. Dickson Etuhu, one of Steve Kean's final signings, had been charged with gross misconduct over allegations he had attempted to convince
TWO care home residents made a ‘once in a lifetime’ visit to Old Trafford last week. Football fans Michael Whittle, also known as Mick, and Keith Biggs, who live at Blackburn’s Hollymount Care Home, received hospitality treatment at Manchester United
A GYM within a leisure centre will close later this week ahead of a refurbishment. Work on Darwen Leisure Centre’s gym renovation, which will include an updated layout, state-of-the-art equipment and new flooring, will begin on Thursday. It means
Rovers’ FA Cup third round tie at Newcastle United in January was one of 14 to be moved for overseas TV coverage. The game will still be played on Saturday, January 5, but rather than the originally scheduled 3pm kick off, the game was moved to
A VIOLENT thug has been jailed for eight years after raping and threatening to kill a woman. Preston Crown Court heard how Vincent Grieve raped the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, at a house in Blackburn. Prosecuting Charles
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman's body was found in a house. Officers were called by the ambulance service to Rudd Street in Haslingden at around 3pm on Sunday after the 48-year-old woman's body was found. Police said
THE beauty of the landscape around the River Hodder will feature in a special documentary being broadcast on BBC1 tonight. Presenter Stuart Maconie will walk from Dunsop Bridge to Great Mitton taking in various sights along the way including Stonyhurst
Tony Mowbray revealed fourth official Andrew Madley was key to the decision to send off Middlesbrough midfielder Mo Besic. It appeared as though the Bosnian had escaped without punishment after pulling back Dack when running in on goal. Referee
A PUB owner along with dozens of volunteers helped spread Christmas cheer to those who needed it. Carole Davis, owner of The Clifton Arms in Blackburn, gathered up socks, hats and gloves, along with hundreds of toiletries, to give away to the homeless
A BUDDING engineer, with a clapperboard in one hand and a script in another, was able to create a professional music video for a pop band. Dotty Davies, 10, helped develop a new music video for pop trio New Hope Club after winning a competition
SHADSWORTH Leisure Centre is to close permanently from January 1, 2019. Blackburn with Darwen Council leisure boss Cllr Damien Talbot has approved proposals to close the dry side of the centre after attempts to find another organisation to take
PEOPLE struggling to heat their homes in winter have been urged to seek help. Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting a campaign to highlight unsafe measures used by people across the UK who cannot afford the increase in their bills when the
PLANS have been lodged for as many as 100 new homes as well as a careers hub and industrial units on land at Milking Lane, Lower Darwen. Previous proposals to build 180 homes on three sections of land, including the site of the former paper mill
A FIGHT night was held in memory of mixed martial arts fighter Taz Grogan described as ‘one in a million’. Hundreds of people from across Blackburn made the trip to Audley Sports and Community Centre for the Tarro ‘Taz’ Grogan fight night on Saturday
THWAITES chairman Ann Yerburgh is to step down at the end of March after 18 years in the post. She will be replaced by current chief executive Rick Bailey. Mrs Yerburgh revealed the change in her chairman’s statement introducing the brewery company
ENGINEERS from BAE Systems’ Lancashire military aircraft division have teamed up with Formula One experts to design the latest RAF combat fighters. Already staff from the firm’s Samlesbury and Warton factories work with the Williams Grand Prix team
Stanley striker Connor Hall spoke of his disappointment that his first league goal won’t count after the match against Sunderland was abandoned. But the striker put that to one side as he felt that referee Oliver Langford made the correct decision
Charlie Mulgrew felt Rovers should have made more of their man advantage as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Middlesbrough. Things were looking up for Rovers from the moment the skipper curled them in to a 22nd minute with a fine free kick
A CONVICTED sex offender who failed to notify police that he had been staying in a house with children has been jailed. Stephen James Sullivan, 28, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after he failed to tell authorities that he had been sleeping
