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  • 'That brings a bit of calm' - Tony Mowbray on Wigan win

    Tony Mowbray believes Rovers’ win over Wigan Athletic will bring a sense of calm after a post-January slump. Rovers had gone seven without a win before the 3-0 home victory over the Latics, which was also a first clean sheet since the January 26

  • MATCH ANALYSIS: Rovers 3 Wigan Athletic 0

    HOW Rovers needed that as they scrapped and battled their way to a first win since January courtesy of a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic. Danny Graham scored twice, including a first half penalty which took him to 50 goals for the club. He made

  • MATCH ANALYSIS: Wycombe 1 Stanley 3

    WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1 Paris Cowan Hall 23 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3 Billy Kee pen 45+10, pen 66, Paul Smyth 71 STANLEY secured a crucial League One victory at Wycombe to boost their survival chances. The Reds had lost three on the spin heading

  • Car fire spreads to spray booth at motor garage

    A car fire that started in a spray booth has left a garage partially destroyed. The incident happened at around 7pm on Tuesday when fire crews were called to A.M.A Motors off Pearson Street, Blackburn. On arrival they found one vehicle on fire

  • Three car smash leaves garden wall destroyed

    A garden wall has been demolished after three cars were involved in a crash in Burnley. The incident happened in Grey Street at around 4.20pm on Tuesday. A fire service spokesperson said: "At 16:17 two fire engines from Burnley attended a road

  • 'Kevin Long can help Burnley prospect reach the next level'

    BURNLEY Under-23 boss Steve Stone believes his young defenders will have benefited from the experience of playing alongside Kevin Long. The Republic of Ireland international played 90 minutes for the Clarets youngsters in a comfortable 2-0 victory

  • Brexit: MPs reject Theresa May’s EU withdrawal deal again

    Theresa May's Brexit strategy has been dealt a devastating blow after the House of Commons rejected her EU Withdrawal Agreement by an overwhelming majority for the second time. MPs voted by 391 to 242 against the deal, despite the Prime Minister's

  • 4-bin system could be coming to Blackburn with Darwen

    SEPARATE recycling bins could be introduced in Blackburn with Darwen against residents’ wishes, councillors were warned. And recycling levels in the borough have fallen to about 30 per cent, head of environment Tony Watson said. The council

  • Agnes, 90, and Les, 91, celebrate 70 years of marriage

    DEVOTED couple Les and Agnes Wood are one in a million. That’s the statistic for those who reach their 70th wedding anniversary, which the Woods celebrate today. The couple first met at a dance in Padiham Town Hall. “It was love at first sight

  • Police find Taser at house in Great Harwood

    POLICE who executed a drugs search warrant at a Great Harwood address found a Taser in a bedroom. Idnan Yakub, 32, of Nuttall Avenue, Great Harwood, pleaded guilty to possession of an electrical incapacitation device. He was made subject to a community

  • Scotland boss confident over Mulgrew's injury status

    Rovers captain Charlie Mulgrew has been included in the Scotland squad ahead of their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers – despite currently being injured. Mulgrew has sustained a grade one hamstring injury which is expected to rule him out of games

  • Stanley star earns praise of national team boss after call-up

    Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill says Stanley loanee Paul Smyth will ‘energise’ his squad after receiving an international call-up. Smyth has been named in O’Neill’s 27-man squad ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifiers ahead of Estonia and Belarus

  • WARNING: Why you need your headlights on during heavy rain

     LORRY driver's warning about the dangers of driving on the motorway without your headlights on has gone viral after being shared thousands of times online. Ahead of more stormy weather this week, the Facebook post showing a lorry driver's view

  • M65 crash causes delays

    A car hit a barrier on a motorway today, causing slight disruptions to journeys. The black BMW crashed into the central reservation barrier on the M65 eastbound between junctions two and three. Nobody was hurt during the incident, although the

  • Junior school children seeking mental health help

    ONE in four children using a mental health support service is now of primary school age, it has been revealed. Previously, only secondary schools and colleges were eligible for the programme, which is designed to train staff in helping pupils with

  • Rovers midfielder receives international call-up

      Corry Evans has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for their upcoming Euro 2022 qualifiers. The Rovers midfielder has been called up by boss Michael O’Neill for a home double-header against Estonia and Belarus. The 28-year-old has

  • The world wide web celebrates its 30th birthday

    THE world wide web is celebrating its 30th birthday today. At lot has changed in 30-years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for a 'large hypertext database with typed links' as a means for his colleagues at nuclear physics lab Cern

  • Boss on Chapman: "That one moment he showed his quality"

    Damien Johnson felt Harry Chapman demonstrated his quality with a fine equalising goal as Rovers Under-23s battled back to earn a point against Brighton. Rovers were unfortunate to trail 2-0 at the break to a Max Sanders double, having had the

  • Rovers prepared for two different Wigan approaches - Mowbray

    Tony Mowbray felt Rovers were caught out by Wigan’s physical approach in the reverse fixture in November. The boss felt the Latics moved away from their usual style under Paul Cook to catch Rovers cold as they ran out 3-1 winners. The two teams

  • Victim of kids' knock-and-run game had to be pepper-sprayed

    A MAN who called the police because of problems with local youths ended up assaulting an officer. Blackburn magistrates heard Paul Cook was not happy when the police advised him not to go out on the street and threaten children. He ordered

  • Rumours about 'secret parking plan' quashed by council

    RUMOURS surrounding a town's 'secret parking plan' have been addressed by a council. Bosses at Rossendale Borough Council have spoken out after rumours began swirling around on social media suggesting that a parking plan had been devised for the

  • Six-and-a-half years for men who raided nine businesses

    TWO career criminals who caused over £5,000 worth of damage while breaking into nine businesses in one evening have been jailed. Lorenzo Hodgson and William Penman were caught red-handed raiding Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson after they

  • Litterbusters slammed over patrol at B&Q

    A WAR of words has developed after a borough's new litter patrols inspected an out-of-town retailer. Council bosses in Pendle say they were perfectly within their rights to monitor B&Q, off Churchill Way, Brierfield. But Cllr Eileen Ansar

  • Cissy Green's named as East Lancs favourite pie seller

    CUSTOMER travel from miles around to sample Cissy Green’s mouthwatering wares. And this made them a runaway favourite when it came to the Lancashire Telegraph’s best East Lancashire pie summit. The Haslingden bakery pipped Leavers, of Ewood

  • No let-up from players, as Mowbray issues Rovers battle cry

    Tony Mowbray believes Rovers are showing all the battling qualities necessary to arrest their poor run of form. Mowbray shrugged off any suggestions of a lack of confidence, or workrate, from his side despite them suffering a sixth defeat in seven

  • ‘Dirty money and fake fags at corner shop’

    A HUSBAND and wife, and their son, have confessed to a dirty money and illicit cigarettes racket worth more than £100,000. From their tiny corner shop in Burnley, Arshad Mahmood and Rehana Iqbal, laundered a substantial amount of cash over a six-year

  • Artists display work at textile museum

    CONTEMPORARY artists came together as Rossina Conroy in 1989 showed off her picture along with Itor, sculptor Paul Ellia, Steve Morris, and Rosemary Eveleigh. They stand at the Lewis Textile Museum Exhibition of Blackburn Contemporary artists.

  • Elderly people 'too scared to sleep' after spate of break-ins

    A HOUSING association is to beef up security in elderly people's homes after a spate of break-ins. Darwen town council mayor, Cllr Roy Davies said bungalows in Cambridge Gardens, Redvers Road and Oaksfield, in Darwen, have been targeted in the last

  • Rossendale recycling centre closed today

    A HOUSEHOLD waste recycling centre in Rossendale will be closed today (TUESDAY). The Lancashire County Council tip at Haslingden's Duckworth Clough will be shut all day to allow new storage cabins to be delivered to the site. It will reopen tomorrow

  • Blackburn MP 'tried to smash Westminster paedo ring'

    THE late Baroness Barbara Castle drew up a list of 16 MPs allegedly involved in child sex abuse in the 1980s, an inquiry has heard, Investigative journalist Don Hale claims he was handed a dossier by the former Blackburn MP about the Paedophile

  • The early days of two Blackburn townships are uncovered

    WHILE the first printed record of the Cherry Tree and Feniscliffe areas of Blackburn comes in an 1818 map of the town by Greenwoods of London, their origins lie further back. The only named building was Livesey Hall with few buildings situated close

  • NOSTALGIA: William Henry Hornby statue unveiled

    THE nineteenth century was a time of big change and this picture shows the first unveiling of Hornby’s Statue. It was unveiled on July 18, 1912 in Limbrick, Blackburn and the image from the Lancashire Telegraph archives shows a large crowd of several

  • MasterChef finalist reflects on 'amazing' 12 months

    IT has been 12 months since Moonira Hinglotwala appeared on BBC’s MasterChef, impressing judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode with her Indian fusion cooking. Since then, she has opened a post office, hosted private dining sessions across the North