MUSIC lovers descended in their thousands to make an annual festival another roaring success. Around 3,800 revellers danced and sang the day and night away at Restricted Forest at Blackburn’s Witton Park on Saturday. Festival-goers travelled
ROCK and rollers and DJs were feted like royalty as Burnley’s Queen’s Park staged the town’s community festival. Promoters set up three stages at the venue, amid a host of community and craft stalls, for the all-dayer. Jeremiah Ferrari headlined
A MAN “flipped” after his wife told him to go to bed and sober up. Blackburn magistrates heard Leigh Andrew Denton stormed off shouting and banging and eventually damaged some wardrobe doors. The court was told the incident was sparked by her
A MAN stopped driving a Jaguar in the early hours of the morning was found to be over the drink drive limit and disqualified. Blackburn magistrates heard Muzzammil Iqbal was also in breach of a suspended prison sentence imposed last year. Iqbal
Rovers Ladies signed off life in the third tier doing what they do best – winning silverware. They made it a four-some season as they added the Championship play-off final trophy to their league, league cup and county cup successes. It was
Rovers will still look to sign a new goalkeeper this summer, despite extending the contract of Jayson Leutwiler by a further 12 months. Boss Tony Mowbray has made no secret of his desire to strengthen his goalkeeping department this summer having
AN 11-year-old girl moved her teachers to tears with a speech she wrote after comforting a friend who was caught up in the Manchester Arena bombing. Sara Hussain, talked about inventing a time machine so she could persuade 22-year-old Salman Abedi
VITAL funds have been secured to keep a disability rights employer in Blackburn to keep ticking over. Educational furniture maker Remexx grew out of the demise of Remploy in Bank Top in 2013. Former employees David Sussex and Peter Clark established
A NEW chemical treatment line at a Darwen aerospace firm has cost £1million. Kaman UK, of India Mill, will now be able to deliver top-line surface treatment techniques to customers. Live demonstrations of their capabilities are set to take
AN environmental effort - saving redundant furniture from ending up in landfill - has marked its 10th anniversary. Senator's Sustain programme is estimated to have recycled 270,000 items since its launch in 2009. This equates to 7.5million kg
ANOTHER north-west freight firm has fallen under the umbrella of Burnley's EFS operation. Ten takeovers have now been notched up by the Phoenix Way venture with the arrival of FWD Freight Services into the fold. An undisclosed sum was handed
A US entertainment firm has secured a British presence by snapping up a Blackburn enterprise. HSL Group Holdings, of Philips Road, is now part of Las Vegas video and lighting rental outfit 4Wall. Blackburn's own Forbes Solicitors advised on the
PICKING up the call from Palm Beach to be put through to Rod Stewart, there’s no mistaking the gravely tones of a musical icon who’s been honoured the world over. During his six decades in the music industry – with chart-topping albums in each of
ONE of East Lancashire's largest employers is teaming up with an online partner to create the next generation of hi-tech mums. Bosses at Studio.co.uk are linking up with Digital Mums to offer extensive training for women looking to re-enter the
A MAN who called police claiming he had been assaulted turned out to be the author of his own misfortune. Blackburn magistrates heard while police were checking CCTV footage as part of their investigations they realised John Lomax had been stealing
PLANS to turn a former pub into flats have been approved. Proposals to convert the old Hamilton Arms in Hollin Street, Blackburn, were lodged with Blackburn with Darwen Council in February. And now the application, which put forward a scheme
It is a phrase that will stick with Burnley fans for some time to come. David Luiz meant it as an insult, labelling the Clarets “anti-football” after Sean Dyche’s side rattled Chelsea with a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. There was plenty of
THE new deputy mayor of Clitheroe has told of his pride at his role – and how he never gave up despite having to take the agonising decision to have his leg amputated. Simon O’Rourke, who owns Shop Mobility in Clitheroe, never thought he would be
