EMERGENCY services were called to a head-on smash between two cars on Sunday evening. Police, paramedics and fire and rescue staff were called to the scene outside of the Old Mother Redcap pub on Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle at around 7pm.
A RECYCLING centre has been closed after 'hazardous material' was found. Haslingden Recycling Centre near Clough End Road has been shut for several hours. A police spokesman said hazardous material was found on the site. A Lancashire
A TEENAGER who stabbed a rival as part of a family feud has been told by a judge he is lucky the injury he caused was not more serious. Haroon Ahmed knifed Hamza Anwar after a confrontation in a back alley near The Grill takeaway in Blackburn,
A FATHER whose ‘talented artist’ son was stabbed to death at a house party has warned teenagers of the dangers of carrying blades. Today Dylan Mark Slater, 26, was jailed for eight years and three months after admitting to the manslaughter of 29
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a ‘superhero’ son, father, nephew, brother and uncle who was killed in the prime of his life. While many people will remember Tarro “Taz” Grogan as a successful and dedicated mixed martial artist his family has been
A MAN who killed love rival Tarro ‘Taz’ Grogan after a play fight turned nasty has been jailed for eight years and three months. The father-of-two, 29, was fatally wounded by knife-wielding Dylan Mark Slater in a violent confrontation at a house
A MAN stalked his ex-partner after their relationship ended. Blackburn magistrates heard Karl Seaton bombarded his ex with text messages, phone calls, emails and videos. He also turned up at her home in Blackburn and her workplace. Parveen Akhtar
A MAN suffered a black eye in an assault at a railway station. British Transport Police (BTP) said the assault happened at Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Railway Station shortly before 5.45pm on March 23 (Saturday). An investigation into the assault
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman insists his squad will not ‘hide in a corner and cry’ as they were beaten 5-2 away at Burton Albion. Billy Kee and Sean McConville put the Reds 2-0 up before Burton halved the deficit just before the break
Namibia boss Ricardo Mannetti says Rovers defender Ryan Nyambe is ready to feature for the country of his birth having made himself available for selection. Nyambe moved to England at the age of 10, joining Rovers four years later, where he has
A PAIR of teenagers who went missing on Friday have been found safe and well. Katelyn Haydock, 14, and 15-year-old Luke Herron were both missing from their homes in Burnley. They were last seen in the town's Tesco at around 7pm. Police
Police investigating an alleged sexual assault have established that no offences have taken place. It was reported at around 1.45am on Friday that a woman had been sexually assaulted on the canal tow path, close to Thompson Park in Burnley. At
BURNLEY want the club Academy to become a conveyor belt of talent to help aid the club’s recruitment policy. The Clarets have seen winger Dwight McNeil graduate to the first team this season but, since Jay Rodriguez came through the ranks a decade
BURTON ALBION 5 STANLEY 2 ACCRINGTON Stanley’s relegation worries worsened as they threw away a 2-0 lead to be hammered 5-2 at Burton Albion. The Reds had looked to be en route to three points at the Pirelli Stadium but a disastrous second
MIKE Rigg has hailed Sean Dyche’s importance to Burnley and believes the club’s new recruitment policy - supported by both the manager and chairman Mike Garlick – will provide the Clarets with big long-term benefits. Dyche has been at the Burnley
Rovers head of Academy believes ‘there are plenty more where they came from’ after debuts for John Buckley and Tyler Magloire within the last week. The pair capped an incredible rise through the ranks at Rovers as their respective 11 year journeys
Every weekend on the Lancashire Telegraph website - and in our new what's on guide The Buzz - we'll be revealing our top picks for places to go and things to do. This weekend, we named our top five gastro pubs. You can have a nosy here and see
HOSPITAL bosses responsible for the care of a mentally-ill man doctors said could die if he did not have his foot amputated have come under fire for taking too long to ask a judge to consider the case. A judge who gave surgeons the go-ahead to
WE need to spend some money in the transfer market. It is a cry heard up and down the land by football fans desperate for new signings. It has certainly been a theme at Burnley in recent windows, the Clarets added just Peter Crouch – on a free
PATRICK Stewart used his telepathic powers to help battle evil in the Marvel comics and now Burnley are hoping to use their own Professor X to steal a march in the transfer market. The Clarets new Technical Director Mike Rigg has implemented a new
When lollipop lady Joan Ward had a major operation in 1982, the children from St James' Junior School in Burnley decided to make her a huge get well card to let them know they were thinking of her. The card, which was signed by 286 pupils and staff
Primary schools across East Lancashire are being invited to nominate themselves for an award as part of the Lancashire Science Festival, which will take place at the end of June. Organised by social enterprise, Newground, the awards, called Green
A SPECIALIST luxury car customising firm is to build a new multi-million pound showroom on Blackburn’s £7millon town centre link road. Autolab UK Ltd, which provides bespoke vehicles for an international range of A-list clients, will relocate next
ONE of the first dessert bars in Blackburn is closing its doors at the end of next month. Melt Dessert Bar in Blackburn will shut after five years of serving sweet treats to customers. Ran by Yusuf Lambat, and his wife Fatima, the Plane Street
Danny Graham is enjoying his football at Rovers and hasn’t ruled out finishing his career with the club. The striker passed 50 goals for the club with his brace against Wigan Athletic earlier this month and has started 29 Championship games.
A CAT owner has claimed supermarket bosses have barred his 'local celebrity' pet from roaming about outside the store. But bosses at Asda Accrington say they have no knowledge of the ban - or Russell the cat - and have rubbished the claims.
A COUPLE who rifled parking machines at Blackburn Mall have been ordered to repay £50,000 to the shopping centre by a judge. John Leslie Riley, then 62, and Alan Stephen Shelton, then 57, were the deputy manager and manager of The Mall's car park
A PENSIONER has warned motorists to keep their cars locked after £200 was stolen from her car. Val Williams said her heart sank when she went to get the charity cash and it had been taken from her car on her drive in Brecon Drive, Blackburn, on
A new business networking event is coming to Accrington next month, to help boost the town's economy. Accrington Business Pals has been set up to offer businesses within Accrington, Oswaldtwistle, Church, Rishton, and the surrounding areas with
