SEVERAL of the decisions that led to the release of a murderer who went on to kill again will be scrutinized over the coming weeks as an inquest was opened into the death of Cherylee Shennan. The Rawtenstall woman was brutally killed by her partner
AN East Lancashire road has reopened after a serious accident this evening. Emergency services rushed to the scene of a crash on the Pennine Road in Bacup at around 6pm this evening. The road was closed between Sandfield Road and Gladstone
THE best friend of a 23-year-old woman who died suddenly over the weekend has said she ‘wishes she knew how loved she was.’ Nurse Jessica Duckworth died in the early hours of Sunday morning after falling from the Scammonden Bridge near Ripponden
Birmingham City parted company with manager Garry Monk, the club have announced. The Blues finished 17th in the Championship last season, despite being hit by a nine point penalty. Assistant Pep Clotet has taken caretaker charge, while former
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a man was attacked outside of a nightclub in an alleged homophobic assault. The man, who had been in Mode nightclub, Burnley, has said in a public Facebook post that he was having the ‘best night’ with his
League One meets Ligue 1 as Stanley will host French giants Marseille in their second pre-season friendly. Owner Andy Holt has secured the glamour friendly which will take place on Thursday, July 11 (6pm). Because of pitch improvement works
POLICE are looking to speak to these two wanted men. They are wanted in connection with a number of offences, including theft, domestic assaults, threats to kill and burglary. The public are advised not to approach them but to call the police
POLICE are re-appealing for information about an arson attack in Burnley. Officers were called to reports of a fire in Parkinson Street on Thursday, May 2, at 2.50am. A 25-year-old man had been asleep on a sofa in the ground floor of the house
HOLIDAYMAKERS are being warned about a fake taxi driver who is preying on unknowing residents with a scam in which he claims he can arrange transport to Manchester Airport at much lower than average prices. A council is issuing a warning to help
IT contains some seven million bricks and stretches for over 600 metres and remains one of the most impressive legacies of Victorian architecture in East Lancashire. The viaduct at Whalley, even by the standards of the age, was a pretty staggering
Clarets supporters are being given the chance to get their hands on a little bit of Turf Moor history. Burnley FC in the Community are putting the wooden seats from the Cricket Field Stand on sale to raise money for several good causes as they
A MAN got in his van to drive home after drinking shots in double quick time. Blackburn magistrates heard Damion Clarke was nearly four times the legal limit when police stopped him because of the erratic nature of his driving. Clarke, 38, of
A MAN failed a morning after breathalyser after police woke him to tell him his car had been vandalised. Blackburn magistrates heard when he was stopped driving nine days later Nicholas Turner refused to provide a sample. Turner, 34, of Glenshiels
Bryan Douglas enjoyed a trip down memory lane, as he paid a special visit to Springhill Care Home in Accrington. The Rovers legend visited the facility as a goodwill gesture after some of the residents came to one of the club’s home matches last
A MAN was taken to hospital after part of a social club ceiling collapsed on him. Fire crews were called to the Read and Simonstone Constitutional Club in Whalley Road, Read, at 8.45pm on Monday. Duncan Hacking, the club’s president, said committee
A man who had been on the run from police has finally been arrested. Hasriat Omar Khan, 32, was wanted in connection with a firearms offence after he failed to attend the end of his trial at Preston Crown Court. Khan, then of Moorland View,
In part two of his Rovers feature, TOM SCHOFIELD, speaks to Colin Hendry and Alan Shearer about the title winning season... In October 1991 a now Jack Walker owned Rovers made a move to hire former Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish as their
SHERRI Rosen-Mason, an admissions officer at a leading New Hampshire Boarding School, is played with punch by Alex Kingston in Joshua Harmon's Admissions at the Lowry. She is trying to make the once all-white establishment into one reflecting the
THE body of a man has been found in a nature reserve. Police were called to Foxhill Bank Nature Reserve in Oswaldtwistle at 7.35am on Sunday to reports of a sudden death. A police spokesman said: "We attended and sadly found the body of a man
POLICE are trying to find a wanted man who has a number of tattoos on his arms and hands. Ronnie Kirkham, 43, is described as 5ft 9in tall and of medium build and officers are trying to find him in connection with burglary and theft from a vehicle
TWO friends are launching a bid to sue a lottery provider after they were refused a £4 million scratchcard jackpot. A barrister is expected to file for legal proceedings at the High Court on behalf of Mark Goodram and Jon-Ross Watson today,
Rovers’ new-look side expected for next season is yet to materialise, with no fresh faces through the door this summer. Joe Rothwell was the first addition last year and along with Chelsea loanee Kasey Palmer, was one of just two new recruits in
ONE of East Lancashire’s longest-established soft furnishings companies has gone under after 84 years in business. Ryley and Hampson, which used to have a shop at 82 King William Street in Blackburn, had been supplying curtains, blinds and awnings
A BLACKBURN mum who received life-saving treatment for cancer will be a VIP guest at this year’s Race for Life — and she is asking other people to don their trainers and join her. Rachel Cummings, 39, from Darwen, will be taking part with her daughter
AN EYESORE site which has seen repeated huge waste fires involving plastic could be transformed into a 150-home estate. Dennis Rogers has submitted plans to build the homes on the former V10 Polymers site in Paterson Street, Blackburn. Mr Rogers
FORMER X-Factor sensation Grace Davies is set to perform another live online gig - on the anniversary of her first X-Factor audition. The Langho singer-songwriter will be singing a mix of original songs and covers on the online platform Stageit
CHANGES to Lancashire County Council's smoking, drug, alcohol treatment and healthy weight services have been revealed. Following a consultation it was decided to discontinue the Active Lives Healthy Weight contracts in March next year and reduce
DERYK SNELLING walked out of Spring Bank secondary school, Darwen, exactly 70 years ago into an uncertain post-war world where jobs were scarce and where prospects were less than promising. Deryk was bright but no intellectual; they were all at
STEPHEN Lightbown will be making an emotional return to his home town of Darwen on Thursday to talk about the moment that changed his life. In January 1996 Stephen was involved in a sledging accident in Bold Venture Park when he crashed into
A MAN who stole wheels off a special school minibus was acting on “orders.” Blackburn magistrates heard David Gregory Taylor carried out the theft to clear a drug debt. Taylor, 30, of Cog Lane, Burnley, pleaded guilty to theft of seven Ford Transit
THIS picture from 1989 reveals the major summer exhibition at Towneley Hall in Burnley. The event commemorated the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two by examining the home front in East Lancashire. Air-raid warden items, such
IN this front page from 1979, a new campaign was launched against the rule that 999 casualty cases from Hyndburn should all go to Blackburn Infirmary. Two ambulance crews were facing disciplinary action after taking minor casualties to Accrington
A LOCAL authority is set to review its use of a potentially cancer-causing weed killer. Green Party representatives for Trinity ward Cllrs Andy Fewings and Sarah Hall will next month ask Burnley Council to stop using glyphosate across the borough
RESIDENTS living near to a proposed development site are determined to fight the council to ensure nine large new homes planned be built on private land do not get the go ahead. Last month, a decision on the proposals was deferred over concerns
THIS picture from 1950 shows a group of Huncoat miners. The pit was sunk in 1890 and completed by 1893. 255 men were employed underground in 1896. Sadly., Huncoat closed on February 9, 1968 because its workable reserves were exhausted. The coal
A KITTEN was rescued by a firefighter after getting stuck behind a fireplace. Bacup Fire Service was called to a house on Market Street in Whitworth, when a family could not get their kitten out from behind the fireplace. John Hamer spent 15
A MAN has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and robbing a 15-year-old girl outside a shopping centre on New Year’s Day. Nassar Iqbal appeared before Judge Graham Knowles QC at Preston Crown Court where he also pleaded guilty to a third charge
