A FIRE broke out in a Blackburn home earlier today. Fire crews were called to London Road, Blackburn, at around 3.15pm after a blaze started inside a terraced house. No one was reported injured but the cause of the fire is under investigation
A ROAD was closed following a 'serious road crash'. Police shut Burnley Road near the junction of Red Lees Road, Cliviger, at around 5pm today. Several emergency service vehicles, including an air ambulance, were deployed to the scene.
Tony Mowbray says he ‘can see the faults’ as Rovers conceded four more goals in defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Rovers scored twice for the fourth time in five away games but that couldn’t stop them slipping to a seventh defeat in nine league games
BURNLEY - 1 LEICESTER CITY - 2 BURNLEY were beaten by a 90th minute Wes Morgan goal as 10-man Leicester took all three points at Turf Moor. Leicester took the leaf through James Maddison in the first half, but Burnley quickly levelled though
SHEFF WED 4 (Fletcher, 10) (Nuhiu, 60) (Iorfa, 80) (Matias, 87) ROVERS 2 (Conway, 73) (Bennett, 88) It was another defensive display to forget for Rovers on the road as they shipped four in defeat at Hillsborough. Steven Fletcher
TWO people have been arrested following a drugs raid at a house. Police executed a drugs warrant at a home in Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, earlier this morning. A man and a woman have been arrested and a quantity of suspected class B drugs and cash
BURNLEY left-back Stephen Ward has called time on his Republic of Ireland career. The 33-year-old won 50 caps for his country, starting in 49 of them games, and was on stand-by for Ireland's next two Euro 2020 qualifiers. The Dublin-born defender
RIVERS burst their banks across East Lancashire as Storm Hannah battered the region over the weekend. Several areas in the region were affected by flooding and the severe wet weather on Saturday, including the Ribble Valley, Burnley, Colne, Padiham
BURNLEY midfielder Jack Cork is confident his side can bounce back after three defeats in a row. The Clarets come up against Leicester at Turf Moor today - now managed by Cork's old boss Brendan Rodgers. Cork added Rodgers was a big help in pushing
IN honour of St Patrick’s Day tomorrow (and my Irish roots) this week’s recipe is, of course, a nod to the Emerald Isle. Guinness cake is one of my family favourites and I always look forward to a slice or two when I visit my brother in Ireland (if
ROCHDALE caretaker manager Brian Barry-Murphy highlighted how John Coleman's style is 'unique'. Barry-Murphy worked with Coleman and Jimmy Bell when they had their year long spell at the club. The caretaker boss has had two games in charge at
A CHILD ran across a railway line after being goaded to do so by their friends, police said. A British Transport Police spokesman tweeted a group of primary school children were spotted near a railway line in Darwen last night. The spokesman
START: Vaughn’s Cafe, Roddlesworth Woods car park, Tockholes Road DISTANCE: 4½ miles (allow 2-3 hours) MAP: OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors OYSTERCATCHERS have been heard calling overhead this week and my first curlew of the year was spotted
Tyler Magloire was given an insight in to what to expect on his first team debut from facing Danny Graham in training. Graham is among the most experienced frontmen in the division, and admits he has tested out the club’s fledgling central defenders
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman insists getting results is much more important than playing well. Coleman likes his side to play football which is easy on the eye, but would rather play bad and win than play well and lose. The Reds manager
PHIL Bardsley hopes it’s ‘home, sweet home’ as the Clarets return to Turf Moor. The Clarets entertain Leicester City on Saturday in the first of back-to-back home games wrapped around the international break. Indeed, three of Burnley’s next four
TWO men broke into a disused factory looking for leftovers after hearing the building had been used as a cannabis farm. Blackburn magistrates heard the police had beaten Christopher Smedley and his mate to it and removed all the drugs. Smedley
A LEGAL student who stabbed a neighbour so badly he had to wear a colostomy bag for 18 months has been jailed for nine years. Victim Shamas Khan had his colon severed in a major outbreak of street violence in Blackburn, witnessed by dozens. His
EAST Lancashire's three Tory MPs have urged their Labour counterparts to back Theresa May's Brexit deal to ensure an early departure from the European Union. Ribble Valley's Nigel Evans, Rossendale and Darwen's Jake Berry and Pendle's Andrew Stephenson
THREE East Lancashire firms have been recognised as some of the best pie-makers in the country at a national awards ceremony. At the British Pie Awards, Blackburn-based Piemezzanae was highly commended for its calzone pie or - “Pie Hero” as the
THE sisters behind a popular town centre cafe are moving on after six years. In April 2013 Sonia and Sharone Harrison took on the premises of a former nightclub and pub in Blackburn’s King William Street. They turned it into Liz n Lils promising
THE FAMILY of a 36-year-old Blackburn Rovers supporter who died suddenly are to donate his organs in his memory. Matthew Green was taken ill while travelling to Ewood Park to watch his beloved team against Preston on Saturday. His auntie Julie
THE Pendle Job Fair will be held at the Colne Municipal Theatre in Albert Road Friday March 22. Organised by Pendle MP, Andrew Stephenson it is intended for people of all ages wishing to broaden their horizons on jobs, employment, volunteering and
THE company behind a £300million state-of-the-art energy recovery centre have written to nearby residents promising its detailed planning application will reflect their concerns. The new plant to turn millions of black bin bags and their contents
PATIENTS with mental health conditions are waiting months for treatment, figures show. People waited an average of 22 and a half weeks for individual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in 2016/17 in the Blackburn with Darwen CCG area. But treatment
THE new East Darwen link road Ellison Fold Way has been officially opened with guests of honour from the nearby Sudell Primary School. The joined councillors, representatives of contractors Eric Wright Civil Engineering and officials from the Lancashire
LEISURE trust bosses are optimistic they will start to turn a profit despite having to dip into cash reserves. Hyndburn Leisure chief executive Lyndsey Sims said the planning for the future to make sure the trust was not stung by unplanned maintenance
PLANS for a £9million student accommodation development in the heart of an historic part of Burnley are set to move a step closer. Burnley Council development control committee members are due to discuss plans to knock down the former Neptune pub
LIBRARIES across East Lancashire are to get unproved wi-fi, faster broadband speeds and new free-to-use computers. Spending of up to £2million was authorised by councillors for the upgrade last week. Lancashire County Council's cabinet approved
Elliott Bennett is fulfilling what Tony Mowbray is asking of him as he continues to be Rovers’ man for all positions. Bennett has played in a variety of roles for Rovers this season, often more than one in each game, with the 30-year-old set to
