BEN Mee believes Burnley are turning a corner after collecting a battling point at Watford. The Clarets had the better of the chances at Vicarage Road and saw a Chris Wood effort ruled out for offside in stoppage time when replays showed the frontman
A STOPPAGE time Karlan Grant penalty meant Stanley suffered a harsh 1-0 defeat in a fiery game at Charlton Athletic. Stanley looked set to leave their first visit to the Valley with a point until substitute Will Wood’s handball was spotted by the
SEAN Dyche was left to rue a late call against his Burnley side the Clarets drew 0-0 at Vicarage Road. Chris Wood was denied a stoppage time winner by an offside flag with replays showing the striker was level with the last man when tucking home
Tony Mowbray highlighted the impact of Adam Armstrong in Rovers’ win over Ipswich Town at Ewood Park. That moves Rovers in to 10th in the Championship as they chalked up a third successive victory at the start of 2019. Armstrong won the penalty
DEPENDING on the final Premier League table in May this might prove a crucial point gained or an opportunity missed for the Clarets. Burnley had the clearer chances but couldn’t take them in a Vicarage Road stalemate with the visitors denied a
ROVERS 2 (Graham, pen 63) (Nuttall, 73) IPSWICH 0 Rovers made it a hat-trick of league wins at the start of 2019 after a 2-0 home win over Ipswich Town. Both goals came in the second half courtesy of a Danny Graham penalty, his
Rovers have made three changes for the visit of Ipswich Town. Jack Rodwell returns to fitness to take his place in the heart of the Rovers defece after missing the Newcastle FA Cup replay through illness. Bradley Dack has also shaken off a
THIS week I’m singing the praises of the humble leek, the unsung hero of seasonal British produce. Leeks are part of the same family as garlic and onions but have a subtler and sweeter flavour which makes them ideal for a variety of recipes.
IT is one of the iconic images - the white suit, the lit up dancefloor, the glitterball overhead. The role of Tony Manero made John Travolta a star and now as Saturday Night Fever comes to Manchester, Richard Winsor looks set to follow in his footsteps
A CLITHEROE man who smashed the window of his neighbour's flat with a metal bar could not explain why. Blackburn magistrates heard the New Year's Day attack was followed by five offences of shoplifting. James Parker, 27, of Bawdlands Farm House
IT'S no secret that we're living in an age where it is becoming increasingly more difficult for first-time buyers to get their foot on the property ladder. An increased cost of living, including sky-rocketing house prices and rents mean it's virtually
Accrington Stanley have signed Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov on a permanent deal – and he could make his debut at Charlton Athletic today. Evtimov, a free agent after his deal with Burton Albion expired, put pen to paper on an 18-month contract
START: Turton Tower car park, just off the B6391 south of Turton village. DISTANCE: 4 miles (allow two hours) MAP: OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors PREHISTORIC man preferred the uplands to the swampy valleys below. Evidence of this can
Richie Smallwood has highlighted how tackling has changed even since he made his senior football debut in 2010. The midfielder, whose game is built around breaking up play, admits he’s even ‘confused’ as to what now constitutes a good tackle. Manager
SPEED camera vans will be operating across East Lancashire this weekend, in a clampdown on dangerous driving and speeding. The Road Safety Partnership announced on Twitter that the vehicles will be focusing on the roads in areas such as Chorley,
STARGAZERS will be setting their alarm clocks on Monday morning to catch a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse. Commonly known as a Blood Moon, the celestial event will see the moon temporarily change to a reddish colour which should be visible across
A TOTAL of 47 children were identified and protected from further online abuse between March and December, police have confirmed. Lancashire Police’s online child abuse investigation team said the victims are from as far a field as the USA and that
A FATHER has made an impassioned plea for his ex-soldier son to get the help he needs with mental health problems brought on by serving his country. Blackburn magistrates heard Jonathan Roy Sutcliffe had assaulted his wife and a child and on a separate
FRIENDS and neighbours of an elderly woman who suffered a terrifying ordeal at the hands of violent burglars have rallied around to support her. Over £1,200 was raised in less than 24 hours to help pay for a CCTV system, which will be installed
WORK to knock down the former Thwaites brewery in Blackburn town centre will start next month, but the landmark tower will remain until the summer. Fencing has gone up around the seven acre site as contractors get ready to begin demolition. Decorative
BLACKBURN with Darwen's Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony will take place on Tuesday January 29. The annual event to remember victims of genocide, oppression and torture will take place in Blackburn Town Hall's Council Chamber between 1.30pm and 2.30pm
BACK in the day in the early 20th century, this is how the Brownhill area of Blackburn looked like. The image, dug out from the Lancashire Telegraph archives, shows The Brownhill Arms public house and the row of cottages to the right are still a
BLACKBURN'S new £500,000 luxury burger bar opens to the public today. Frankie's is in the shell of the former Pitcher's Bar in Salford will hold a launch party at 11am as it welcome its first customers. It is the latest outlet for a Batley-base
A theatre company is hoping to raise funds for a women's charity in time for International Women's Day. Lancashire Women Players will be performing their production, Bryan, The Ditch and The Wardrobe at Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre
DISRUPTION is expected on Blackburn town centre's roads. Eanam will be closed to traffic heading between its junction with Cicely Lane just past Morrisons to its junction with Barbara Castle Way in order for gas disconnection works to be completed
In a bid to boost the fitness and diet of those in East Lancs, a social enterprise is encouraging people to grow their own vegetables throughout 2019. Newground, which is part of the Together Housing Group, is launching a series of workshops at
Four teenagers will be presented with certificates and a cash prize at Ewood Park this weekend. The youngsters are being celebrated as part of the new Secret Santa Golden Awards, an initiative to help young people rise from their current position
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to register their large appliances online. The push comes ahead of Register My Appliance Day on January 24, where households are asked to put their appliances on official record in case a safety
Tony Mowbray admits a decision over the future of Jack Rodwell is ‘up in the air’ as both parties weigh up the possibility of an extended Ewood stay. Rodwell penned a one year deal with Rovers in August after leaving Sunderland and has played 10
HAVING a witch for a mother-in-law is one of the oddest excuses for missing the deadline for submitting tax returns, it has been emerged. HMRC has revealed the most outlandish reasons given for failure to give details of income and expenditure on
The number of under-fives admitted to A&E in Blackburn for accidental poisoning is considerably higher than the national average, new figures show. Public Health England said between 2015 and 2017 there were 79 emergency admissions across the
OWNERS of empty properties could face stiffer council tax charges in a bid to help bring them back into use. Following the Government granting flexibility on the amount of discounts awarded to empty properties in 2013, Blackburn with Darwen Council
A group of cheerleaders from East Lancs have been selected to represent the UK at an international competition. The International Federation of Cheerleaders World Championships is being held in Takasaki, Japan in November, and 16 athletes from Clarets
IT was once ‘the’ place to go on a night out in Blackburn – often the last bar of the night before heading on to a club. Toffs was a much-loved institution in the town centre – and now people have been sharing their memories of the Lord Street bar
A FACTORY production manager who raped a woman and then fled to Iraq to evade justice has been jailed for 52 months. Sarkawt Mohammed, 40, fled the country before he could be charged by police over the sex attack, which followed a house party in
SIX fire engines were called out to a large rubbish fire in the middle of the night. Firefighters from Burnley, Nelson, Rawtenstall, Nelson, Hyndburn and Blackburn were called to the business address on Accrington Road in Burnley at around 3am
