BURNLEY'S Bathstore has been left at risk after the company fell into administration after "months of difficult trading". The town's Bathstore, in Church Street, is one of 135 stores across the UK operated by the company. The retail chain collapsed
STEPHEN Ward has completed his move to Stoke City. The former Clarets left back, released in the summer after five years at Turf Moor, has joined on an initial one-year deal. He trained with the Potters on their return to pre-season today
A MAN with mental health issues turned up drunk for an appointment with his doctor. Blackburn magistrates heard John Asa Price refused to leave the Oswaldtwistle surgery despite the efforts of police and his mother. And when officers eventually
Stanley have announced that Piero Mingoia has left the club via mutual consent. Mingoia returned to Stanley last summer on a two-year deal but leaves just 12 months in to his second spell. The 27-year-old finished last season on loan with
SUPERBIKE superstar Carl Fogarty ensured he made opening the new road in his home town named after him into a ‘wheelie’ special occasion. Blackburn’s TV King of the Jungle broke the celebration tape on the new 600-metre highway with the front of
TWELVE people have been arrested in simultaneous dawn raids across Blackburn as part of a theft and £500,000 benefit fraud conspiracy investigation. A team of more than 50 police officers arrested the four women and eight men this morning at seven
Three men have been arrested after a police officer was assaulted. At around 12.40am on Wednesday, officers stopped a vehicle on Earl Street in Blackburn. The man in the vehicle made off on foot before police officers chased him to a property
Property renovation show DIY SOS is coming to Blackburn with Darwen later this year to take on an ambitious build to benefit a local charity which offers help to vulnerable young people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. DIY SOS
Fire crews were called to free a person who was trapped in a lift. Crews from Blackburn attended the incident at The Mall at 7.54am on Wednesday after they'd received reports that one person had become stuck in a lift inside the building. A spokesperson
Rovers are assessing their goalkeeping options at Under-23s level – with Joshua Rae thought to be among the options being considered. The goalkeeper left Leeds United this summer when his contract wasn’t extended, as announced in their retained
Stephen Ward is training with Championship side Stoke City after his release by Burnley. The Potters returned to pre-season training on Wednesday morning with their five new signings in tow. And Ward could well become Nathan Jones’ sixth summer
A HEADTEACHER at an East Lancashire school - found to have groped two female colleagues - has been banned from his profession for life. Michael Stobart placed his hand on the buttocks of one fellow staff member, in the kitchen at Belmont School
Rovers will be monitoring the likely move of Connor Mahoney to Championship rivals Millwall. Mahoney left Rovers for Premier League side Bournemouth after relegation to League One in 2017 but he has made just two FA Cup starts at the Vitality Stadium
Prospects Joe Rankin-Costello and Brad Lyons will join the four Rovers youngsters who made their first-team debuts last season in being part of the pre-season trip to Austria for the first time. Rankin-Costello enjoyed an excellent end to the season
Firefighters are currently tackling a blaze at Red Scar Industrial Estate in Longridge. Six fire engines, including the Stinger from Blackburn and the drone, have attended the incident, which is believed to involve rubbish at a recycling centre
YOUNG people aged between 16 and 25 from Padiham, who want to travel the world, are being asked to apply for a travel scholarship. The scholarship was established by the late Arthur Edmondson Quinn, from the town, who bequeathed a share of his estate
EAST Lancashire has long been associated with the footwear industry. A combination of a damp climate and skilled labour force meant for decades shoes. boots and slippers often bore the ‘made in East Lancashire’ stamp. This picture taken in 1973
THE number of pregnancies terminated in Blackburn with Darwen is at its highest level, with increases recorded in the 25-plus category and 18-to-19 age group. Data published by the department for health and social care reveal that 548 abortions
PADIHAM on Parade is set to take place in the town at the weekend. The festival will take the town back to the 1940s with entertainment from that period, as well as a variety of military vehicles on display, period re-enacotrs, live music, stalls
A LETTING agent is forced to remove two tenants after receiving several complaints from neighbours and tenants - including one of them allegedly putting his hand around another tenant's throat. Paul Ainsworth-Lord is put into a difficult decision
A MAN put a petrol station attendant through a "terrifying" ordeal because he wanted to go back to prison. Blackburn magistrates heard Sajid Hussain walked onto the forecourt of the Bacup petrol station at 10.15pm and threw a brick at a window.
A CASH injection to tackle childhood obesity includes plans to work with takeaways to offer healthier options. The government announced £100,000 will be awarded to Blackburn with Darwen Council each year, over the next three years, to tackle the
HYNDBURN Leisure has announced it will continue the free use of its two centres for all serving military personnel for the coming year. It chose Armed Forces Week to extend the concession which is part-funded by the borough council. All serving
BLACKBURN’S motorcycle racing star and TV ‘King of the Jungle’ Carl Fogarty will open the road named after him this morning. The four-time World Superbike champion, known as ‘Foggy’, will ride on his personalised superbikes along the new gateway
CONNOR Hall insists he enjoyed his spell with Accrington Stanley but admits he may have been better off electing for a stint elsewhere. The Bolton striker spent the first half of last season on loan at the Wham Stadium but started just one league
A ‘DEATH TRAP’ junction has come under fire after a man and woman were taken to hospital following a serious accident on Monday evening. Paramedics, firefighters, the police and advanced medics were called to the site of the crash on Haslingden
A new movement aimed at making conversations about death easier is being set up in East Lancashire. Death Cafe Hyndburn will offer a relaxed and open space for people to talk about their thoughts, fears or hopes about death and dying. Launching
A MOTHER-OF-ONE who was left terrified for her safety when she was threatened after selling her car is warning others to keep an eye out for similar scams. Anna Livsey, of Darwen, advertised her 09-plate Fiat Qubo on Facebook Marketplace last week
A ONCE-bustling working men’s club which has deteriorated into a derelict eyesore is being bought up by Blackburn with Darwen Council. The local authority has begun the process of buying up the old Queen’s Park Working Men’s Club on Audley Range
PLANS to convert former offices above a Blackburn town centre hairdressers into flats have been knocked back. An application for permission to convert two floors of offices above The Head Shed on Railway Road, next to Morrisons, into eight flats
PROPOSALS for 10 new homes in Darwen have been approved despite concerns over the loss of trees. The development at a 0.8-acre site off Fountain Street in Darwen will see the felling of birch, ash and rowan trees to accommodate the new homes.
CHILDREN and families united to protest against a council’s proposals to build 71 new homes on land they use for dog walking and playing. Around 60 people took to the vacant grassland on Fieldfare Way in Bacup,known as the ‘back meadows’, armed
HOUSEHOLDS in Burnley borough will next month receive a form asking residents to check the information on the electoral register. Details residents at each address needs to correct to ensure they are eligible to vote. The Household Enquiry Form
EAST Lancashire homebuyers are being urged to compare the prices houses actually sell for with their original estate agents' valuation to find bargains worth thousands of pounds. Such an exercise by professional house buying firm Property Solvers
AN 18-YEAR-OLD beat up and robbed a man who was supposed to be his friend. Preston Crown Court was told that in September 2017 Morgan Glover had gone to the home of James Barratt in Burnley and had demanded money from him. He subjected Mr Barratt
Tony Mowbray says he respects the decision of Patrick Bauer after Rovers’ long-term target opted for Preston rather than a move to Ewood Park. Mowbray revealed he held talks with the German central defender this summer, a free agent after leaving
