BLACKBURN'S Camilla Ainsworth has made it to the last two in reality TV show The Apprentice. The 22-year-old was picked by Lord Alan Sugar for the final alongside fellow candidate Sian Gabbidon in Wednesday's episode. The pair, armed with their
Charlie Mulgrew praised the work ethic and professionalism of defensive partner Paul Downing and fellow Scot Craig Conway after their returns to the side. Downing and Conway have come in from the cold to start Rovers’ last two matches in which
TWO men have been arrested for class A drug offences. Police arrested a 20-year-old man near Gainsborough Avenue, Blackburn, on suspicion of supplying class A drugs and possession of a large kitchen knife earlier today. A second man, aged 21,
BEGGARS in Blackburn can make between £60 and £100 per day and agree who will occupy the prime spots in the town centre, councillors heard. In October last year, the council launched a campaign urging visitors to the town centre not to hand them
A MAN was left with a cut to his face following a robbery in an alleyway. The 22-year-old victim received the wound from two men at the back of Wordsworth Street, in the direction of Woodbine Road, Burnley on Monday at around 5.15pm. A sharp
Tomorrow serving and retired police officers will come together for a memorial service to mark the 60th anniversary of the fatal shooting of one of their own. Det Insp James O’Donnell was a celebrated war hero, who was shot and captured by the
Would you welcome a return to Ewood Park for former Rovers loanee Sam Gallagher in January? Sam Gallagher was popular with supporters when he was last on loan at Rovers scoring 12 goals. He has all the attributes of a good striker being
WHAT is going on with the motor park in Blackburn? It closed down six months or so ago and nothing has happened since. A huge business site empty on one of the main routes into town does not exactly sing 'Blackburn is open for business'. I would
Poppy shirts worn by Rovers players in the 1-1 draw with Rotherham United last month are going under the hammer as part of the Sky Bet Poppy Auction. The auction of signed memorabilia from across the EFL’s 72 member clubs is raising money for The
HISTORY lessons were never like this when I was at school! Six is the surprise hit of the year and deservedly so. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII told through a pop concert is a concept which shouldn’t work but does and does so brilliantly
NEW technical director Mike Rigg says Burnley, like all clubs, must be prepared to expect the unexpected in the January transfer window. While the Clarets’ latest appointment has been given a long-term plan he has already started work on the current
ENOUGH Tory MPs have requested a vote of no confidence in Theresa May to trigger a contest, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee has announced. Sir Graham Brady said the threshold of 48 letters - 15 per cent of the parliamentary party -
Rovers are facing decisions over the immediate futures of their trio of young players out on loan. The three players all signed season-long loan deals with their temporary clubs, but they will come under review before the transfer window re-opens
A man was taken to hospital after crashing his car into some railings outside a pub. These graphic images show the aftermath of the crash, as the man careered off the road in his black Audi, before coming to a halt in the pub's beer garden. The
Rovers have been credited with interest in another young Northern Irish midfielder. The club moved to sign Brad Lyons from Coleraine in August, with his initial loan deal set to be made permanent in January. And now Rovers are said to have
A FORMER Burnley FC footballer has denied sexually assaulting a woman on a train. Football star Paul Gascoigne was arrested at Durham Railway Station in August after an incident on a train travelling from York To Durham. Gascoigne, 51, pleaded
A VIDEO of a baby playing with thousands of pounds in drug money formed part of a complex drugs case against a cannabis growing empire. The ringleader of the sophisticated operation - which included a home in East Lancashire - has been jailed for
APPRENTICE wannabe Camilla Ainsworth will find out tonight if she has made it through to the final of the reality show. The remaining five candidates face the dreaded interview round tonight on BBC One at 9pm. The business hopefuls will be grilled
A VISIT from an Olympic gymnast left school students jumping for joy. Burnley gymnast Craig Heap attended The Hyndburn Academy last week to reveal the secrets of his success to budding pupils. Speaking to pupils in years seven, eight and nine
DETECTIVES were faced with a tangled web to unpick after they made their first bust in the North West-wide cannabis ring. Their swoop on an address in Roe Greave Road, Oswaldwistle, would trigger a complicated investigation, which sparked claims
A DISABLED football fan says he feels ‘humiliated’ after being told he would have to walk around the ground to visit the toilet with his carer. Graham Helm has been a Burnley fan since he was a child but lost his sight 10 years ago. His ordeal
A ROW over the best way to cook spaghetti ended with a man of previous good character spending two night in the cells. Blackburn magistrates heard James Ramsbottom pushed his wife during the argument and she fell, suffering a cut on her forehead
HOMELESSNESS in Blackburn with Darwen is worse than ever before, council bosses warned. Speaking at a council scrutiny meeting, the borough’s community safety manager Mark Aspin said there were as many as 13 people sleeping rough on the borough’
PLANS to build homes on a field near a town centre have been submitted to a council. Developers filed their proposal to build 24 new homes on land adjacent to Clitheroe Gold Club on Whalley Road in Barrow to the Ribble Valley Borough Council last
A RECKLESS driver who almost killed one of his companions has been jailed. Passenger Kristian Jackson was left in a coma for almost a month and suffered life-changing injuries as a result of the accident. Witnesses described seeing a Ford Fiesta
A NEW car park has been opened for parents dropping off children at school in a bid to reduce traffic. Parents dropping off children at Lammack Primary School , Blackburn, now have a brand new car park close by. The car park, next to The Hare
A DRINK driver could not stand unaided after being stopped in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard the arresting officer said in 11 years as a police officer he had never seen a driver "so completely succumbed" to the affects
Tony Mowbray says there are no guaranteed places in the Rovers team as he balances the frustration of some players on the fringes of his starting line-up. Paul Downing and Craig Conway were rewarded for their displays on rare starts against Sheffield
TOWN hall chiefs have hit out at fly-tippers – after mounds of rotting waste piled up outside a primary school. The mass of rubbish, which includes a discarded mattress, a fridge, a carpet, empty beer cans and bin bags full of household waste,
