THE BOMB squad were called to an East Lancashire canal last night after two teenagers found what they believed to be an unexploded bomb while out magnet fishing. A cordon was put in place near Blackburn Road while officers dealt with the incident
A LANE has been blocked on the A56 roundabout, causing delays of up to 30 minutes. Due to a broken down van on the A56 Southbound at A680 Blackburn Road, lane one of two is currently blocked on the approach to the Rising Bridge roundabout.
Doncaster Rovers are ready to make their move to sign Paul Downing on a permanent deal. Rovers announced earlier this month that the club wouldn’t be taking up the option in the 27-year-old’s deal and he would leave at the end of next month.
The inspiring work of Lancashire based charity DanceSyndrome was recognised at a national level this week when their Dancer Leader team was announced as a finalist in The People's Award at the National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards. The
NATALIE Haythornthwaite has been named in the England Netball squad for the World Cup in Liverpool in July. The Barrowford-born goal attack has 36 caps to her name and was part of the historic squad that won gold at the Commonwealth Games last year
A MAN launched a brutal attack on his own dog after the pair had been placed in the back of a police van. Blackburn magistrates heard Scott Anthony Hibbert repeatedly punched and kicked his Staffordshire Bull Terrier before swinging it round by
VOTERS are going to the polls today to elect the region’s eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs.) Polling stations opened at 7am this morning and will remain open until 10pm tonight. MEPs represent the whole of the North West region
ALLEGED serial sex attacker Joseph McCann, said to have struck in East Lancashire, has refused to attend his plea hearing at The Old Bailey. The 34-year-old is accused of the false imprisonment of a woman in Haslingden, and alleged sexual offences
A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the Grane Road. The incident happened at around 8.40am close to junction five of the M65 exit slip road. Emergency services were called to the scene and on arrival found that a motorbike
HOWARD Jones admits that his new album Transform was produced very much with his fans in mind. Now the synth pioneer is preparing to come to Manchester next week and give them the chance to enjoy the new songs live. “I’m very excited about it
The three areas likely to dominate Tony Mowbray’s talks with owners Venky’s BUDGET With a benefactor model, Rovers remain reliant on funding from Venky’s and finance will form the biggest part of the discussions. Last summer’s
They say bad luck comes in threes and I’m really hoping that rings true. Motorsport is full of ups and downs but we have certainly had our fair share of testing moments over the last few weeks. Those who read my last column will know that a significant
A LEADING TV scriptwriter and author is calling on football fans to help bring a world premiere to Blackburn. Julian Perkins, who has worked on EastEnders, Emmerdale and the Bill, is hoping to debut his work Heart Scarf and Soul at Blackburn’s
Dwight McNeil is relishing the challenge of building on a breakthrough season with Burnley. The teenager has arguably been the success story of the Clarets’ season, finishing the campaign with three goals in 25 appearances in all competitions.
A pensioner with diabetes has gone missing from his care home. Melvyn Dillon was last seen by staff at Acorn Heights Care home, Burnley, at 10.35am on Wednesday. Police are now actively looking for Mr Dillon, pictured, and are appealing to the
SUPPORT worth £13million is on offer to Lancashire people looking to bolster their job prospects. A new community grants scheme has been launched by Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP), using European Social Fund assistance. Its Access to
MORE than £500 worth of stock has been stolen from a butty shop. Owners of Bullough’s Sandwich Bar were left disheartened after discovering their business in Accrington had been ransacked on Wednesday. Empty boxes were scattered across the floor
BROWNIES took just 45 minutes to raise more than £480 with a sponsored swim. Super swimmers from the 2nd Pendle Forest (St Anne's) pack managed eight-and-a-half miles, or 550 lengths, at Colne Leisure Centre. The cash will be donated to a Swim4James
BURNLEY MP Julie Cooper has warned that Brexit could worsen existing shortages of several common prescription drugs. The former community pharmacist and Labour health spokeswoman told a Westminster debate on the issue: "Close to 100 commonly prescribed
A MAN running away from police tried to snatch a push bike off a nine-year-old boy to aid his escape. Blackburn magistrates heard the boy clung onto his bike but was left traumatised by the incident. And his mum told police he had needed lots
BLACKBURN with Darwen’s director of public health will be a keynote speaker at a health and faith event taking place at Blackburn Cathedral . Dominic Harrison will speak at the ‘Faith Communities and Neighbourhood Care’ event today. The event
THE bassist of legendary punk group The Undertones has been lined up for an appearance in Blackburn. Michael Bradley, a founder member of the Derry five-piece, is taking part in An Evening With The Artists as part of the town's children's literature
MORE than 100 car parking spaces in Blackburn town centre will be lost as the demolition of the former Thwaites building continues. A Blackburn with Darwen Council spokesman said: "Starkie Street car park in Blackburn, which incorporates the Thwaites
FORMER Lancashire swimming champion and magistrate Cllr Stella Brunskill has been installed as the new Mayor of Ribble Valley. The Mellor Conservative was born in County Sligo in the west of Ireland to an Irish father and Lancashire mother, who
AN environmental charity has received a National Lottery grant to take over a borough’s eight woodlands from Lancashire County Council. Hyndburn’s Prospects Foundation has received £95,100 from its Heritage Fund for the scheme which will initially
A TROUBLED printing firm in East Lancashire is set to call in administrators. Eighty-nine jobs at Calderprint in Dunnockshaw, near Burnley, are understood to be in jeopardy. Bosses at the Bradwood Works firm have filed a notice of intent to
AS many as 60 new homes could be built on land off Clarendon Road in Blackburn. Capita has been appointed by Blackburn with Darwen Council to draw up outline plans for a large new estate near Blackburn old cemetery. The land was previously
A PERVERT was caught filming a 15-year-old girl as she got changed after a swimming session at Darwen Leisure Centre. Blackburn magistrates heard when police inspected the phone William David Smith was using they discovered under the cubicle footage
The right to protest was alive and well in 1979, as Accrington resident, Stan Stevenson, led a petition demanding the council take action over dangerous pavements and parked vehicles outside their homes in Leyland Street. Mr Stevenson said the
BANK holiday weekends are like buses - just as one is gone another is right around the corner and many will be waiting in anticipation at the prospect of another three-day break. But what is a long weekend without activities and festivals galore
PENDLE Council bosses are hoping to buy up derelict homes and land for redevelopment. A partial roof collapse damaged a row of four terraced properties in Elizabeth Street, Nelson, in 2013. Three of the houses were already under council ownership
MORE than £1 million in government funding has been handed out to help build 200 new homes in Pendle. Homes England confirmed Pendle Council has been awarded £1,149,808 to help bring forward the redevelopment of the Further Clough Head site, which
Piero Mingoia’s progress with loan club Morecambe has pleased Stanley boss John Coleman. However, the Wham Stadium chief admits that wing duo Jordan Clark and Sean McConville will take some dislodging having been regulars in the side in 2018/19
Rovers will explore the free transfer market this summer – but will be wary of any prospective wage demands. Tony Mowbray and the Rovers hierarchy are currently in India meeting with owners Venky’s to discuss next season’s budget. Rovers will
A SEX fiend who offered a seven-year-old boy 20p before dragging him into a supermarket’s toilets and sexually assaulting him has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. And after hearing the sickening details of how 39-year-old Dennis Walsh abused
TWO school blocks are to be knocked down as part of an extensive refurbishment. Plans have been lodged with Hyndburn Council proposing to remodel Hyndburn Academy in Rishton, formerly Norden High School and Sports College. It is proposed to
