A 12-YEAR-OLD girl has gone missing. Morgan Ludlam was last seen in Briercliffe Road, Burnley, at 6pm on Monday. Morgan is described as white, small, thin, with long, blonde hair, has blue eyes and two moles next to each other on her right cheek
Rovers have been handed an allocation of 1,000 tickets for the pre-season friendly at Rangers. Tony Mowbray will take his side to Ibrox for their fourth pre-season friendly on Sunday, July 21 (3pm). Tickets are priced at £15 for adults, £10
A FATHER-OF-THREE who became addicted to spice after being released from prison started dealing cocaine to fund his habit. Defending Nasar Mahmood Kabel, Marianne Alton, said her client’s life had been ruined by spice. Ms Alton said the drug had
A father-of-four died after he was struck with a machete to the side of his head amid an ongoing family feud, a jury has heard. Sajed Choudry, 42, died more than two weeks later from his injuries suffered in an altercation near his home in Blackburn
CALLING all fast food fans. McDonald’s is introducing not one, not two, not three, not even four - but FIVE new permanent items to its menu. From tomorrow (Wednesday), there will be a bumper line-up of new and improved recipes – as well as
SING a reggae song for the chance to win your dinner with a cocktail at Turtle Bay. The Caribbean restaurant and bar, which has a branch in Blackburn's Cathedral Square, is holding the competition to celebrate International Reggae Day, which takes
AN ice skating rink has announced its temporary closure will take longer than expected. Planet Ice Blackburn closed on May 6 after a hump in the centre of the ice rink needed removing. Rink bosses posted on Facebook telling customers the refurbishments
A MAN who threatened to kill his 60-year-old dad had a knife in his hand at the time. Blackburn magistrates heard Alexander Sidney Cryne had been offered a roof over his head by his dad at his Great Harwood home after he split from his partner.
A SCAM artist posing as a fireman has been knocking on doors in a town. Lancashire Trading Standards have warned that a man in a navy blue shirt with a fire service emblem embroidered on it has been knocking on the doors of elderly people in Clitheroe
DARWEN’S Great War historian Tony Foster has come full circle as his book on the town’s war heroes goes on show in Darwen Town Hall. Our Glorious Dead has been reprinted as a fold-over In Memoriam display book and positioned on a new, solid oak
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray hasn’t given up hope of Jack Rodwell staying at Ewood Park. Rodwell’s one-year deal with the club ends at the end of this month and he wasn’t part of the squad which returned for pre-season training on Monday. Rovers
FORMER Burnley under 23s goalkeeper Aiden Stone has joined Mansfield Town. After playing his final Burnley match in the Lancashire Senior Cup Final win against Blackburn Rovers, Stone went on trial at the League Two side towards the end of last
POLICE have joked the driver of a blue Audi A3 may have been ‘reliving a youth spent at theme park Camelot’ after he was found with a large piece of wood sticking several feet out the back of his boot. Officers issued the man with a traffic offence
A FAN who assaulted two stewards at a football match has been jailed. Ewan Corbett, 20, was arrested during Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough at Ewood Park on February 17. He was among a small section of supporters in the away section of the
Elliott Bennett is starting his 13th pre-season as a professional – but admits Rovers fitness chief Chris Rush’s are among the toughest he’s faced. The Rovers players reported back for pre-season testing on Monday and fly out to Austria tomorrow
A man is due to appear in court faced with burglary and criminal damage charges. Simon Vincent, 26, was arrested on Sunday night after reports of damage having been caused to a shop window. A number of burglaries had also been committed at small
Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the death of a retired Lancashire lecturer lecturer who was fatally shot with a crossbow bolt in North Wales. Gerald Corrigan, 74, was struck outside his home near South Stack Road
You will likely have seen the 60-yard strike from Rovers flop Herold Goulon over the weekend. Well now the 31-year-old has been backed to win the 2019 FIFA Puskas Award. That is awarded for the best goal, in the men’s and women’s game, with former
LUCARDO Rawtenstall is celebrating its first-year anniversary, during which the escape rooms attraction has experienced excellent growth and feedback. Based in the heart of the town centre, Lucardo Rawtenstall has welcomed over 6000 players and
A Longridge man who has spent two years trying to get one of the town’s public footpaths recognised says he would encourage others to make the same effort he has – before “local history disappears”. Danny Lovatt began working to get the path added
DEBENHAMS was the toast of Blackburn town centre after being voted the best retailer in The Mall shopping centre by shoppers. The department store, which is celebrating 40 years in the town, beat off more than 100 other retailers, including Primark
A CRACKING centenary carnival will see procession entries recapture the spirit of the original 1919 Peace Parade. Thanks to research by historian Wendy Watters, who is also secretary of Bacup Natural History Society, a number of the participants
ADMINISTRATORS say creditors could now be owed more than £54million following the collapse of a Blackburn property king's empire. Ex-Bury FC chairman Stewart Day had previously seen four of his Mederco companies go under in April, with potential
Defending champion Anthony Keenan crashed out of the Harold Ryden Championship last night at the hands of Nelson's Craig Waddington. The 2018 winner from Burnley was beaten 3&2 at Blackburn as his bid to retain the trophy ended at the quarter-final
A MAN who left a neighbour with life-changing injuries in a one-punch attack has walked free from court. Burnley Crown Court heard how victim Shahed Mahmood was left unconscious on the pavement after falling awkwardly following the blow administered
A DISQUALIFIED driver got behind the wheel to take his partner for a nail appointment. Blackburn magistrates heard, when he was stopped by police, Daniel Thomas Collinson said: “I’m so stupid.” Collinson, 33, of Kirby Road, Blackburn, pleaded
THE family of Steven Thurston have spoken about how his tragic death has impacted the family. The 50-year-old was pronounced dead at his home in Sussex Drive, Blackburn, after police were called at 12.50am on Monday, June 11. A post-mortem examination
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
POLICE have released photographs of four men with distinctive tattoos who are wanted for a range of alleged offences. The public is advised not to approach them but to call police on 101 with information about their whereabouts. Ronnie Kirkham
CUBS and scouts have played key roles in developing young people around the world. The Scouts started in 1907 and it has had a strong focus on the outdoors that aims to support young people in their physical and mental development. So we have
CHAOS erupted on buses because of a pay row for drivers in 1979. The union leaders had given their bosses a 14-day deadline to pay up, and their deadline was due to tun out in two days. A meeting was held on Monday night, but the press were not
MEET the woman who went from helping in her parents shop over the summer to being named the world's best sales associate. Zarah Naseem, from Rawtenstall, won the award for Best Sales Associate at an awards ceremony in Tokyo. More than 13,000
MANY people wonder where the street and place names of their locality come from. An article written in 1908 by G A Stocks after examining Lang's 1739 plan of Blackburn gives some intriguing insights into their origins. The essay, reproduced
A FIGHTER who is competing for a world title has pledged to give his winnings to the young son of a friend who took his own life. Gaz Corran, a mixed martial arts fighter with 40 fights and 38 wins under his belt, is due to take on Australian Commonwealth
Rovers will look to dip in to the loan market this summer – but Tony Mowbray doesn’t want to become reliant on borrowed players. Mowbray has learned in the past the draw-backs of recruiting players on loan and the hole they can leave once they
HUNDREDS of mental health patients have spent more than 12 hours in A&E for treatment over the last four years- and the numbers are rising. In 2018, there were 257 breaches of the 12-hour target waiting time for mental health patients at Royal
A ‘LIFELINE’ bus service, used by mainly elderly residents, is set to be axed. Accrington-based bus company Pilkington Bus will withdraw the service next month, blaming a lack of passengers. The number 12 bus takes passengers in a loop from Accrington
