BURNLEY look set to be without Aaron Lennon for the trip to Arsenal on Sunday after the winger picked up a knock in the weekend defeat to Tottenham. The 31-year-old is struggling with the knee problem and he may require surgery having seen a specialist
THE planning application outlining the proposed expansion of a major East Lancashire cultural venue has been submitted. The documents include images of how the enlarged Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery in Rawtenstall would look if the £2million project
Former Rovers boss Paul Lambert has reportedly lined up moves for ex-Ewood duo Rudy Gestede and Ben Marshall. The Tractor Boys are struggling at the foot of the Championship table, with just two wins all season and are currently five points from
A FIRE chief has issued a stark warning after a Christmas tree caught fire at a flat. The blaze, which is being treated as an electrical fire, happened on Commercial Street, Oswaldtwistle, at around 1.30pm today. Crews from Hyndburn and Blackburn
The Football Association has announced it will scrap FA Cup replays from the fifth round stage a year earlier than planned. The move will come in to effect from this season after being agreed by the Professional Game Board. Rovers, Burnley
ALEX Davies has been named in the England Lions 50-over squad for the tour of India next year. But the Lancashire wicketkeeper has missed out on a place in the Test party. The Darwen ace featured for the Lions in their limited overs matches against
THE FAMILY of woman who died after a crash on the A59 have paid tribute to a 'caring and thoughtful' woman. Annie Smale from Burnley died in Royal Preston Hospital on Saturday after suffering from internal injuries following the accident.
ENGLAND and Burnley goalkeeper Joe Hart was guest of honour at a primary school – where pupils got a chance to quiz the football ace. Joe spoke to pupils at St Mary’s Church of England Primary School in Rawtenstall in a visit organised by Burnley
THE Blackburn-born former chief executive of Preston City Council Jim Carr has died. The 69-year-old Rovers fan passed away on Sunday after being ill for several months. A lifelong Blackburn resident he began his career as an officer at its
A WOMAN caught shoplifting just three days after being given a suspended prison sentence has been jailed for 20 weeks. Sarah Balmbra appeared before Blackburn magistrates on two charges of shoplifting and the court heard that on both occasions she
IT'S going to be a busy Christmas and New Year period for us with four games to come between now and the end of January. We have challenged the boys to win at least two of those games and there is no reason why we cannot do that. We were beaten
A WOMAN was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning following a chip pan fire in her home. Fire crews were called to an address on Glenfield Close in Blackburn just before midnight on Monday. When they arrived they found a woman
Lewis Travis has a host of League One sides chasing his signature ahead of the January window. Travis, who was close to moves to Bradford City and League Two side Oldham Athletic in the summer, is keen to further his development with a loan move
A MAN walked from Huncoat into Accrington town centre carrying a knife because he wanted to be arrested. Blackburn magistrates heard David Brian Lowe was struggling to cope in the community because of his mental health issues. And Gareth Price
NICK Pope wants more games after getting his first taste of action in five months with a run-out for Burnley's U23s on Monday. The stopper played 90 minutes as the Clarets youngsters saw off Sheffield United 3-1 in what was Pope's first appearance
A moving video which told the story of four patients who had been cared for by Pendleside Hospice was shown on a giant screen at the hospice’s annual Light Up A Life service. Around 1,000 people watched the families of Damian Shaw, Tony Cummings
RELEGATION to League One saw Blackburn Rovers more than double their losses for the last financial year to £15.15million. But auditors say the financial outlook for the Championship side is healthy, as Venkys remain committed to bankrolling the
Tony Mowbray chose not to be critical of his side despite throwing away two more points, stating: ‘We’re doing great’. Rovers looked on course for three points against Birmingham City after goals from Danny Graham and Adam Armstrong. But in
A DRUG addict with 32 previous convictions for house burglary launched into a foul-mouthed rant at a judge about being given a ‘lack of help’ when he was jailed for his latest home invasion. Judge Andrew Jefferies QC jailed Daniel Francis Devlin
ACCRINGTON Stanley ace Sean McConville is confident the club will turn their fortunes around - just as they did last season. The Reds were beaten 3-0 by Southend United on Saturday with the defeat the fourth on the bounce in League One. John
DENTAL nurses in East Lancashire - some of whom had worked for an emergency service on and off for nearly 20 years - could be in line for unfair dismissal payouts. Five employees of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust took the organisation to an
A SECOND round of job losses have been announced by aerospace giant Rolls Royce at their facility in East Lancashire. Sixty jobs are expected to be axed at Barnoldswick, early in 2019. This follows confirmation earlier this year of 162 posts
A GREAT grandmother who was involved in an accident has died in hospital. Monica Burrow, 93, received serious injuries after being hit by a car on Glen View Road in Burnley on December 13. She died in hospital the following day. She leaves behind
A PAEDOPHILE who sexually abused five children has been jailed for seven years and three months. Joseph Tracy Swindlehurst, who often went by the first name Tracy, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court, where Judge Beverley Lunt described the case
PROGRESS has been made in agreeing the lease of Pendle Heritage Centre from the borough council to Pendle Heritage Trust. And the freehold for the centre, as well as Barrowford memorial park is to be transferred to Barrowford parish council once
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is extending support for care leavers to the age of 25. The Children and Social Work Act 2017 introduced a new duty on local authorities, to provide personal adviser (PA) support to all care leavers up to the age of
THIS image shows six workers at the Blackburn Apollo Unit Four Cinema in 1992 dressed up as different characters. Swapping places with the stars for Trading Places Day, Pauline Jones played a MASH medic, from the show based around medics in the
HARDY shoppers have defied wintry weather to keep coming to Blackburn's German Christmas market. Customers braved Storm Deirdre until the high-winds and freezing rain forced the chalets to shut on Saturday evening but were back the following day
DETAILS of pharmacy opening times over the festive Bank Holidays in Blackburn and Darwen have been published. Many chemists shops will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group
The WEC Group, a Darwen based company who offer apprenticeships in welding and fabrication, held their eighth annual Apprentice of the Year awards on Thursday November 29. The awards ceremony, which celebrated 2018's successful apprentices, was
Tony Mowbray says the process of contract talks at Rovers ‘never stops’ after three key men extended their stays at the club. Corry Evans became the latest player to sign fresh terms, following captain Charlie Mulgrew and midfielder Elliott Bennett
MASTERCHEF finalist Moonira Hinglotwala has opened her own post office in the pharmacy she runs. The mum-of-two was busy impressing MasterChef judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode with her Indian fusion cooking in April. Now after the Blackburn
A FORMER Burnley FC chairman has turned author to help save more men from dying of prostate cancer. Barry Kilby, who has fought his own battle with the disease, has penned a novel called ‘As Good As Some’. The book will help raise funds for an
A LEGAL firm in Darwen left its accounts in such a mess that claims totalling £353,000 had to be made to a compensation fund. Partners Mark John Smith and Kathleen Wilson have now been fined £7,500, over the failings of GS Law, trading as Singleton
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire are 'creaking at the seams' ahead of Christmas, a union boss has warned. Unison chief Glenn Harrison was speaking as damning figures show nearly 95 per cent (94.74 per cent) of beds are occupied at East Lancashire Hospitals
