A MAN is wanted after two children were asked if they wanted to see his genitals. Police were called to Ightenhill, Burnley, at around 2pm today following the incident. The driver of a large grey car approached two girls on Padiham Road before
DINO Radice has told his players 'it's good to talk' as Blackburn's push for promotion continues to gain momentum. The Ramsgreave Drive club currently second and in the end of season play-off place but Radice has not ruled out winning the North
FRONT TWO THREAT NOT since April 2012 have Rovers suffered five successive league defeats, and by hook or by crook, they need to find a way of becoming hard to beat. Britt Assombalonga’s first-half header was the 50th goal conceded by Rovers
BURNLEY have set up a Lancashire Senior Cup final date with Blackburn Rovers after seeing off Rochdale in a 10-goal thriller. The Clarets won 6-4 in the semi-final at the Barnfield Training Centre on Wednesday afternoon and will now meet Rovers
PENDLE Forest were in a lethargic mood after the long journey up to Whitley Bay but still came away 2-1 winners. Whitley came out at high intensity, giving Forest no time on the ball and they were rewarded with an early penalty flick. This woke
A WAGES claim by the East Lancashire based businessman Karl Oyston against Blackpool FC has been postponed. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed earlier this week that Mr Oyston had lodged a case for lost salary, effectively against his own father
HARRY Kane has handed Tottenham a fitness boost after posting a picture training alongside his team-mates. Kane is expected to return to action ahead of schedule in Spurs' Premier League match at Burnley on Saturday. "Great to be back with my
A WOMAN went into TK Maxx in Blackburn selected a laundry basket and proceeded to fill it with more than £600 worth of children’s clothing. Blackburn magistrates heard when Geraldine Benson was stopped and as she left the store she bit the store
OUR property of the week is up for auction later this month with a starting price of £130,000. A very deceptive modern town house providing spacious accommodation, ideal for the larger family. It is arranged on three floors and has five bedrooms
BURNLEY FC Women's ten game winning league run was ended on Wednesday evening by a late Bolton Wanderers goal. Wednesday's defeat means Burnley are now 10 points clear at the top of the FA WNL North Division One. The Clarets won 1-0 early in
PETER Crouch will benefit Burnley both on and off the pitch, that's the view of his former teammate Danny Higginbotham. The 38-year-old joined the Clarets on transfer deadline day from Stoke City and made an immediate impact when he won a penalty
COLNE manager Steve Cunningham is looking forward to his side’s Lancashire Challenge Trophy semi-final. The Evo Stik West Division side face Bamber Bridge in the last four tonight at The County Ground in Leyland (7.45pm). And Cunningham believes
A REPEAT offender who often "engineered" his arrest so he could get somewhere warm to sleep was caught stealing just two days after he had been released from prison. Blackburn magistrates heard that the last time he was released Chris Costello had
CHORLEY Women's manager Andy Ramskill is confident his side can climb away from danger but admits his side have to start scoring goals. The Magpies are third form bottom in the FA Women's National League Division One North and were beaten 2-0 at
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is keen for his side to build on their first victory since Boxing Day as he prepares for the visit of Southend United this weekend. The Reds beat Oxford United 4-2 in midweek to end their winless League One run
(To John Parker, Darwen Rangers FC chairman, in response to the front page article on the removal of his mole traps, 01/02/19) I have paused my daily digging duties to write to you, from the temporary safety of my burrow, in order to level the
FRUSTRATED shoppers were urged to contact Blackburn with Darwen Council after many were forced to queue for up to an hour to get out of a supermarket car park. Traffic problems at the store car park in October 2004 stemmed from the opening of a
We asked our fans' jury: With Rovers 14th in the table, 10 points off the play-offs, what are you hoping to see from the team/manager in the final 13 games? Effort. There is something wrong at a club when in the past two matches most of the
STRIKE-WEARY East Lancashire faced major disruption back in 1979 when thousands of public service workers added to the mounting industrial chaos. This picture, taken in January 22, 1979, shows members from the National Union of Public Employees
FARAKH Ajaib is hoping to be quick on the draw when he makes his television debut in the BetVictor Snooker Shoot-Out on Friday. The talented potter from Accrington takes on world number 15 Luca Brecel in the one frame showdown on EuroSport - and
Rovers youngster Ben Paton has signed a new contract with the club – and is setting his sights on progressing to the first team. The Canadian youth international has put pen-to-paper on a deal which will keep him at Ewood Park until June 2020.
POLICE who have spent four months investigating an attack which left a man with a broken jaw have just released a CCTV image of a suspect. The assault happened between 4.30 and 6pm on October 14, when a man and his friend were walking along Queen
Derek Fazackerley, Rovers’ record appearance holder, says a full Ewood Park on the final day of last season was ‘great to see’ - even though he was on the opposition side. More than 27,000 fans packed into Ewood last May as Rovers signed off their
STAFF have been allowed back into The Mall in Blackburn after its fire alarm went off. The alarm went off at around 6.50am and all staff were told to leave. Dozens of workers and fresh food delivery staff were seen waiting outside the site
YOUNG musicians from an East Lancashire band are set to share a stage with a world-renowned outfit. Performers with the 2nd Rossendale Scout Group Band, and Rossendale Male Voice Choir, will be joining the famed Brighouse and Rastrick Band at Manchester's
AN East Lancashire provider of care for those with life-limiting illnesses welcome 30 firms to its breakfast launch of its annual business fundraising drive. Guests were served heart-shaped crumpet for the St Valentine’s Day event licking off the
AN online vigilante group confronted a 42-year-old man who thought he was meeting an under-age schoolgirl at an East Lancashire railway station, a court heard. Paul Calvert believed he had been chatting on the internet with a 14-year-old called
NEW dementia-friendly swimming sessions are to be held at a town's swimming pool in a bid to 'improve the lives of people with dementia.' Ribble Valley Borough Council announced that the sessions, which are to be held at Ribblesdale Pool, are the
COUNCILLORS are gearing up to vote on proposals to slash £8m from next year’s revenue budget. In a report to go before a Blackburn with Darwen finance council meeting next week, resources chief Cllr Andy Kay said the savings are needed to ensure
WORK has started to open up traffic around Northgate in Blackburn town centre as part of a £750,000 scheme. And this fresh picture shows just how the impressive revamp of the historic Blakey Moor and Northgate area around King George's Hall will
A COMMUNITY group has won a major grant boost to increase the awareness of dementia following an announcement by the Aviva Community Fund. One Voice Blackburn has been given the money to their Remember the Times project to create an extra 1000 dementia
Harry Chapman is expected to be given another run-out for the Under-23s next week as Rovers continue with caution over any possible first team involvement. Chapman is working to his own fitness programme in a bid to get him up to speed after his
A BRIT Award-nominated band will grace the decks in Darwen this weekend. Bristol-based Idles will play an exclusive DJ set at Darwen’s Sunbird Records on Saturday. They have been nominated for the Best British Breakthrough award at this year’
HORROR attraction staff are looking for people to work at scream park events this year. Scare Kingdom Scream Park, Hawkshaw Farm Park in Blackburn, has 60 jobs for anyone over 16 who thinks they have what it takes to make people scream in fright
NEWSPAPERS are under pressure like never before – now is the time for local people to support their local newspaper, writes culture secretary Jeremy Wright. There has never been more ways to access the news. But newspapers - accountable, properly
A PATIENT who went to A&E with toothache has been cited as one of the reasons why Royal Blackburn Hospital is struggling to meet waiting time targets. Latest figures from the hospital show just 76.5 per cent of patients were seen within four
A COUPLE watched in horror on their phones as a brazen burglar raided their home – unaware that he was being filmed on a hi-tech home security system. CCTV footage showed a man entering the living room of the house in Belgrave Road, Darwen, and
NEIGHBOURS fed up with work on a nearby housing development have now been told they can’t park outside their own homes – by the developer. People living opposite the Kier Homes site in Pole Lane, Darwen received a letter from site manager of Energetics
A keen runner and swimmer who had part of his pelvis and all of his right leg amputated, leaving him wheelchair bound, has learnt to walk and drive again. Peter Brady was diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, in August 2017, after
COUNCIL spending plans for the coming years are limited as local authorities continue to wait for clarity on future government funding. Blackburn with Darwen Council members will discuss spending plans from 2019-2022 at a finance council meeting
TWO replica House of Commons benches made specially for an MP have had their first outing to a school. A GROUP of Accrington apprentices from the North Lancs Training Group created green leather and wood reproductions of the Westminster furniture
BLUEPRINTS for a major new countryside park, incorporating parts of East Lancashire, have been outlined to the man charged with assessing England's wide open spaces. Proposals have been drawn up for a South Pennines Park, taking in moorland beside
A “SUBSTANTIAL increase” in Blackburn’s Muslim population and the rise of Netflix have been cited as factors in the decline of pubs in the borough. The claim was made in a supporting statement lodged with Blackburn with Darwen Council for revised
TOM Heaton has his eyes fixed on an England return after playing a starring role for Burnley since returning to the Clarets side. The 32-year-old came in for his first Premier League appearance of the season against West Ham in December and helped
BROTHERS who flooded Blackburn with heroin and crack cocaine earned nearly £3.4million - but must only repay a pittance from their ill-gotten gains. Manier and Kadeer Hussain were behind a hard drugs network focused on the town’s Audley Range area
