A cow shed set on fire at a farm. Firefighters were called to Birdy Brow in Clitheroe just after 6pm on Wednesday after reports that a cow shed had set on fire. The fire, which took three hours to fully extinguish did not harm any animals but
Emergency services were called after a van smashed into a stone wall following a crash with another vehicle. Fire fighters, police and ambulance crews attended the incident at the junction of Bennington Street and Pringle Street just after 6pm on
Burnley and Chelsea say they have settled any issues arising from the clashes at the end of the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was sent off in the closing stages of the match, sparking heated scenes at
THERESA May came to East Lancashire today to give the Prime Ministerial seal of approval to a new leisure centre. She praised Burnley FC in the Community for its role in sponsoring Brierfield’s Leisure Box. Mrs May said she had never seen a similar
Tony Mowbray says ‘brave’ Daniel Farke deserves great praise for the job he’s done at Norwich as they stand on the verge of promotion to the Premier League. Six points clear of third-placed Leeds, and with a superior goal difference, the Canaries
A RESIDENT has been rescued from a house fire. Firefighters from Padiham and Burnley stations were called to the incident in Victoria Road, Padiham, at around 3.20pm on Thursday. The resident, a woman in her fifties, was treated by paramedics
Sam Hart hasn’t ruled out staying at League One side Southend United. The Rovers full back has spent the second half of the season with the Shrimpers after extending his contract with Rovers in January. Hart, who signed in 2017 from Liverpool
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has been fined £8,000 after accepting a misconduct charge relating to his side's 2-2 draw with Burnley, the Football Association has announced. The charge follows the Italian's dismissal from the touchline during
“IT’S SO ANTI-FOOTBALL!” David Luiz cried. “THERE SHOULD BE SACKINGS … AND A VERY GOOD CASE FOR POINTS DOCKED!” the (Chelsea) press cried. What a palaver. There was so much to unpick from a night of drama at Stamford Bridge, but I start this
Darragh Lenihan will hope to shake off a bout of illness to feature for Rovers at Norwich this weekend. The Republic of Ireland international captained the side in the Easter Monday win over Bolton and has started the last six matches after returning
A MISSING Blackburn teenager has been found, police have confirmed. Imaan Latif, 17, from Blackburn, was reported missing last week but was found safe and well on Sunday. A police spokesman said: "The missing 17-year-old girl from Blackburn
Two men were treated by paramedics at the roadside following a crash involving a car and a van. At around 6.30am on Thursday, two fire engines attended the incident on Sudell Road, Darwen. A fire service spokesperson said: "Firefighters used
AROUND £12,000 worth of illicit tobacco has been found at two stops. Trading standards officers from Lancashire County Council, with the help of a sniffer dog uncovered the tobacco at shops in Burnley and Preston. The cigarettes and hand-rolling
POLICE have released a photograph of man wanted in connection with a burglary in which a handbag was taken. Officers want to speak to Andrew Purvis in connection with the burglary which happened in Rossendale Road overnight between April 13 and
Harrison Reed won’t be returning to Rovers after his loan spell was cut short because of injury. The midfielder has returned to parent club Southampton where he will stay to begin treatment on the ankle injury he sustained in training. Reed
Concern is growing over the welfare of a man who has been missing since Good Friday. Philip Sultana from Blackburn was last seen on Friday April 19. The 38-year-old is white, 5ft 10in in height and is of large build with dark hair and a beard
A SCHOOL for children with learning difficulties has been left to pick up the pieces after its mini bus was vandalised. Staff at Broadfield Specialist School in Oswaldtwistle discovered thieves had stolen parts from their Ford Tourneo on overnight
Liverpool fans are going Ashley Barnes mad in a bid to help their Premier League title bid. Burnley host leaders Manchester City at Turf Moor on Sunday and can do Jurgen Klopp’s side a big favour as the look to end their 29-wait for a league title
THIS £200,000 Ferrari was seized yesterday – because the driver didn't have insurance. And when road police pulled over the driver of the 203mph Ferrari 488 supercar on the A56 Accrington bypass, they also found he had no front registration plate
AN East Lancashire vicar has told how his severely jaundiced infant grandson changed colour as he prayed for his recovery. Accrington's area dean the Rev. Ian Enticott turned to the power of prayer when he visited his daughter Keren Franks' home
The RSPCA received more than 380 calls about exotic animals last year in Lancashire and rescued a rising number of pets, new figures show. In its annual statistics report, out today, the charity had 386 calls about exotic animals and rescued 277
A BLONDIE tribute band will be performing in East Lancashire tomorrow. Debbie Harris is the lead vocalist of Bootleg Blondie, the official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. The American rock group, Blondie, was formed in the mid-1970s and
A DRINK-DRIVER who crashed into a lamppost at 4.25pm while three times the legal limit claimed he hadn't had a drink that day. Blackburn magistrates heard Lukasz Kazmierczak had only returned from a holiday in Poland that day and had been on his
BURNLEY's Ashley Westwood praised his side's fighting spirit after the Clarets came from behind at Stamford Bridge to earn the point that should keep top flight football at Turf Moor. The fiery 2-2 draw away at Chelsea sees Cardiff City needing
A FIRE in an outbuilding in Copster Green is being treated as 'accidental'. Two crews from Blackburn were called to a blaze on a large shed on Longsight Road on the A59 at 6.10pm on Wednesday night. Watch manager Caroline Sturgess said: "We received
POLICE are re-appealing for the public's help to find this man, who is believed to have been from Burnley, after a series of assaults in Horwich. It comes three months after the incident took place on December 30 when a group of three men confronted
BRIERFEST will be be back for a second year month, bigger than ever. The two-day music event based at Brierfield WMC over the first May bank holiday weekend will feature three stages and showcase 32 different bands and artists. The festival gets
It was truly warming, even on a hot day, to see both Danny Graham and Charlie Mulgrew on the bench look so happy that Ben Brereton had got the monkey off his back and scored. In the tough times that Rovers faced recently it seemed that the camaraderie
THREE men who were part of a gang which robbed a lorry driver at a business park of £1.3million of gaming laptops have each been jailed for five years. Preston Crown Court heard Martin Vosecky was attacked as he slept in his cab in Altham and forced
A ROW which started over someone drinking too much vodka ended with a man being murdered, a jury was told. Preston Crown Court heard how victim Marek Krivak, a 32-year-old Slovakian national, was with his friend Robert Leck in Hargreaves Street,
Adam Armstrong admits Rovers’ winning run has come too late to see them challenge for the top six but believes it demonstrates the squad had never given up. Any hopes of pushing for a play-off spot ended after a run of four points from 11 games
DRIVERS who mistakenly parked in faded disabled spaces in Clitheroe will not get their fines quashed. Two shoppers were ticketed on the same day in York Street last month after unwittingly leaving their cars in parking spots reserved for disabled
SEAN Dyche has rubbished Chelsea's David Luiz's claims that Burnley played "anti-football" when they left Stamford Bridge with a point. Burnley hit the all important 40-point mark to move nine points and 17 goals clear of 18th place Cardiff City
DRUGS being available at ‘pocket money prices’ is being blamed for the rise in crack cocaine and opiate users in a borough. Addiction treatment experts UKAT said that crack rocks can be purchased for as little as a fiver with dealers available any
A PRIMARY school tasked with improving standards has met inspectors’ expectations. In 2017, staff at Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic primary school in Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, were told the facility requires improvement after an inspection by Ofsted
A BLACKBURN pub will be representing Lancashire in the National Pub And Bar Awards in London next month. The Butlers Arms in Pleasington was picked as one of the best venues in the county and it is now up against another 93 pubs from across the
THE retiring deputy leader of a council has been praised by his Conservative boss and the leader of the Labour opposition group. Earlier this month Cllr Albert Atkinson announced he was quitting as deputy leader of Lancashire County Council.
FORMER UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has announced he will not stand in European Parliament elections if they take place. Mr Nuttall, who has quit the organisation to join Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, has been a North-West Euro-MP for ten years. He
LABOUR will be hoping to cement their control of Rossendale Council in next month's local elections after a disappointing result last year. The Tory opposition gained a seat in 2018 and ran borough Labour leader Cllr Alyson Barnes close as she scraped
John Coleman hailed the win at Doncaster, which moves Stanley to the verge of League One safety, as ‘one of the best of my life’. Stanley are all but certain to be playing third tier football again next season after moving up to 14th, and five
PLANS to open a new Home Bargains store and create dozens of jobs have been approved despite unresolved concerns over road safety. Hyndburn Council's planning committee approved an application by Peel Centre bosses to vary a Section 106 agreement
A PENSIONER has been banned for life from two council markets for sharpening a knife for a stallholder on some nearby stone steps and laughing about it to an official. Keith Holliday claims he had the blade up his sleeve when he took it across
A FORMER teaching assistant who struggled with drug addiction died from pneumonia, an inquest heard. Angela Hinnigan was found unconscious at her Blackburn home by her partner Gareth Thomas in October last year. The 42-year-old, who had a heroin
CALLS have been made for CCTV at a lay-by blighted by flytipping and dogging. A children's bed – including the mattress and frame – was dumped at the stopping point off Belthorn Road earlier this week. It comes just weeks after the Lancashire
PEOPLE across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to observe a minute's silence for victims of the Sri Lanka terror attacks. The interfaith community of Blackburn with Darwen will unite at Blackburn Cathedral for a short service of reflection
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is joining forces with MasterChef finalist Moonira Hinglotwala in a bid to tackle the borough’s food waste problem. Figures show food waste accounts for almost half of what is sent to landfill sites in the borough and
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council will bring its occupational health service in house. The service promotes physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers employed by the council and is currently offered by external provider, Health Management.
A COUNCIL boss has agreed to the repair and resurfacing of potholed roads in market town. Lancashire County's cabinet member for highways Cllr Keith Iddon has agreed to the work on Riverside and surrounding streets in Low Moor Clitheroe. He has
A PARK’S new lottery-funded kitchen garden is set to be launched next month with a special historical dig. The horticultural space is part of the major refurbishment of Rhyddings Park in Oswaldtwistle. The garden will hold a launch party from
