FIFTEEN business leaders in East Lancashire and Chorley have wrote to their MPs to demand a People’s Vote over the ongoing Brexit saga. And Alan Burke, who runs Preston-based Alcan Tooling, is petitioning ardent Brexiteer and Ribble Valley representative
AN appeal has been launched to find a woman who has been missing for more than a week. Susan Waring, 45, is from the Darwen area and was last seen at an address on Bolton Road on January 30. A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "Susan is described
PROPOSALS to turn off thousands of street lights and introduce on-street car parking charges in two towns were dropped yesterday by Lancashire County Council’s ruling cabinet. The changes were announced by the authority’s Conservative leader Cllr
A HEAT sensor set off an alarm at a takeaway in Darwen. Crews from Greater Manchester, Blackburn and another from Darwen attended the incident at a pizza takeaway at 2.22pm this afternoon. A Lancashire Fire Service spokesman said: "There was
ASHLEY Westwood insists his sides results have dragged more teams in to the relegation dog fight. Westwood said that his side never give up and they proved this against Southampton in the previous home match. The midfielder added how the performances
To be inducted in to Rovers’ inaugural Hall of Fame humbled Brad Friedel, who admitted: “to have been thought of by the club and the supporters in this magnitude is really an honour.” Friedel was one of seven players to be celebrated at the Hall
A MAN who had been reduced to living in a tent after being thrown out by his wife stole a set of bike lights to use in his shelter. Blackburn magistrates heard George Barnes was stopped as he tried to leave the Tesco store in Burnley and ended up
Jacob Davenport is set to step up his rehabilitation from long-term injury with an appearance for Rovers Under-23s. Davenport played three times towards the end of 2018 as he looked to overcome a hip-flexor injury picked up in pre-season. But
Bristol City boss Lee Johnson says he has full respect for the job Tony Mowbray has done at Rovers with an ‘honest group of players’. The Robins arrive at Ewood Park sixth in the Championship after an excellent run of form, including seven consecutive
A MAN who repeatedly uses the 999 emergency line to call the police and moan about social services has avoided a jail sentence. Blackburn magistrates heard Lance Cook abused the 999 operator during a call just days after he had been released from
Having looked like a case of Jack Rodwell or Charlie Mulgrew last month, the pair are expected to line up alongside each other in central defence against Bristol City tomorrow. Rodwell took advantage of Mulgrew’s hamstring injury, picked up in
Rovers goalkeeper Andrew Fisher has joined FC United of Manchester on a month-long loan deal. The 20-year-old is third choice at Rovers, behind David Raya and Jayson Leutwiler, and has been on the first team bench once this season. Fisher played
THREE leading names from the English folk scene are to showcase songs inspired by Lancashire cotton workers. Faustus featuring Paul Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick and Saul Rose will bring their Cotton Lords tour to Helmshore Textile Museum on Wednesday
Tony Mowbray says there will be no inferiority complex from Rovers when they face another of the division’s form sides. For the third game in a row Rovers face another team boasting an unbeaten record, with Bristol City having won seven games in
Alan Shearer says he was sold a dream by Jack Walker and Kenny Dalglish when signing for Rovers after being inducted in to the club’s inaugural Hall of Fame. Shearer was one of seven former players to have the honour at a ceremony at Ewood Park
AN MP has warned ‘vigilante groups’ are setting up in his constituency to tackle anti-social behaviour because of cuts in police numbers. Hyndburn’s Graham Jones said due to government cuts neighbourhood policing in Lancashire had collapsed forcing
SEAN Dyche insists the identity of his side is returning after some inconsistent spells during the season. The Clarets manager said that the four British managers in the Premier League aren’t like a ‘band of brothers.’ Dyche was happy with
Adam Armstrong says he couldn’t be happier with his progress at Rovers having been named the Championship’s player of the month for January. Armstrong ended last month with two goals and four assists in the league as his form helped Rovers chalk
Rovers have been rewarded for their impressive January as Tony Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award, while Adam Armstrong claimed the player prize. Mowbray led Rovers to four wins from four league games last month, keeping three
A DOZEN delicately carved stones are set to be buried at the summit of Pendle Hill to be found by archaeologists of the future. Each of the stones, made up of limestone and cast concrete, show off different aspects of the hill. Their designs
ELITE equestrian teams representing Britain are being assisted by cockpit technology developed in East Lancashire. Horses used by the national showjumping squad are just as susceptible to the perils of motion sickness and jet lag as their human
A WORLD-beating slime brand in Blackburn has successfully ordered a Swedish rival to take a copycat product off the market. Gladstone Road-based Zimpli Kids are behind such best-selling lines as Slime Baff and Gelli Baff, perhaps two of the top
A WOMAN leaving work intervened when she witnessed an attack on a female driver by her front-seat passenger. Blackburn magistrates heard the witness ran over and shouted at the male passenger after seeing him punch the driver three times, causing
It was curtains for Matt Mason in last night's episode of Channel 4's Hunted, as the Royal Marine from Accrington was finally tracked down by a team of surveillance experts. The 29-year-old was caught unawares within the first ten minutes of the
A MUM who was caught trying to smuggle drugs into a prison has been jailed. Burnley Crown Court heard Kirsty Richardson had cannabis and two iPhones hidden in her jeans when she visited Preston Prison in 2017. The 33-year-old, of Allendale
THE country’s only Prosecco festival is coming to an East Lancashire town later this year. A summer’s afternoon spent sipping bubbles and tasting gin may seem a long way away, but tickets are now on sale for Blackburn’s first-ever Prosecco festival
THE latest stage in a multi-million pound facelift for a former council estate is under way with work starting on a parade of empty shops and maisonettes. The £1.3m renovation project has started the transformation into flats. It is part of a
COUNCIL bosses pledged to support Accrington Stanley however they could in the wake of social media criticism. Club owner Andy Holt responded on Twitter to criticism of the town and council and called on people to support ambitions to grow the borough
BLACKBURN Market will struggle to survive because of falling customer numbers and high charges, a stallholder who quit it last year to open a cafe in Mill Hill has warned. Sharon Aharoni, who moved from the old premises to the new complex below
Stanley boss John Coleman can only see the negatives of the current transfer system, and would also like to see changes to the rules regarding loanees. From this season permanent deals had to completed by August 9, mirroring the Premier League,
A COUNCIL has regained the lease of a town centre restaurant premises and started the search for new tenants. Gioia Italiano in Church Street, Blackburn, opened at the end of November 2017 but shut in May last year. The restaurant was run by
TODAY, we take a look back at the fascinating history of a hall. This aerial shot from the Lancashire Telegraph picture archives was taken in July 1982 when the hall had fallen into disrepair. The hall was built in 1798 for cotton magnate Henry
A PREFERRED bidder has been appointed to build 30 large family homes on the site of a former old people’s home which closed in 2014. Blackburn with Darwen Council put the land at Tower Road, the site of the former Feniscliffe Bank home, up for sale
STEPS should be taken to ensure using automatic number plate recognition to tackle problem parking outside Accrington’s market hall doesn't deter traders, a councillor warned.. Plans to introduce the measure at the market hall service yard, Broadway
A MAN who exposed himself to a police officer in a park and asked him 'if he wanted a kiss' has been slapped with a fine. Burnley Magistrates were told how defendant Jordan McMillan intentionally exposed himself to PCSO David Bailey while he was
HAVE-a-go heroes have been praised after they foiled an attempted robbery at the McDonald’s restaurant in Accrington. Three men, one armed with a hammer, approached a staff member leaving the eaterie, in Hyndburn Road, at around 10.40pm on Wednesday
It was curtains for Matt Mason in last night's episode of Channel 4's Hunted, as the Royal Marine from Accrington was finally tracked down by a team of surveillance experts. The 29-year-old was caught unawares within the first ten minutes of the
A MISSING man with long curly hair who is known to walk with a wooden staff, has been found. Police posted about Marcus Smith, 27, who was last seen on February 1. A spokesman said: "Marcus Smith was found safe and well in the Penrith area
