A ROAD has been closer after emergency services were called to a serious accident. A spokesman for Burnley and Padiham Police confirmed Accrington Road, Burnley, has been closed and ask motorists to avoid the area. Full details are currently
THEY are two of the most popular professional dancers to have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. Now Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are joining forces as The Ballroom Boys and they are heading to Burnley Mechanics on Saturday. At well over six
ELEVEN people have been charged in connection with an investigation into an alleged £500,000 benefits scam and theft from homeless people. The arrests follow dawn raids at seven properties in Blackburn as part of operation cactus, which is looking
Burnley have announced their final pre-season friendly. The Clarets will round off their pre-season preparations with a game against Serie A side Parma at Turf Moor on Saturday, August 3. The game against the Italians will come seven days before
EAST LANCASHIRE is set to bask in the sun this weekend as warm weather sweeps across Europe. Temperatures on Friday could reach highs of 22 °C in the area and hot conditions will continue into Saturday with predictions of 26°C in towns including
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage after an aggravated burglary at the home of a vulnerable pensioner. Police said that around 11.15pm on Tuesday, the 69-year-old victim answered the door of her home on Dryden Street in Padiham
THEY came in huge numbers, creating a sea of pink. Witton Park in Blackburn was filled for the annual Race for Life event, with more than 1,000 people raising money for research into cancer. With the recent rain replaced by warm hazy sunshine
THERE has been a change at the top at Barnoldswick Town. Nigel Hill has taken over as chairman after the sudden departure of club stalwart Stewart Airdrie. Airdrie has been part of the club for 14 years as a player, manager and committee member
NEW Clitheroe boss Phil Brown has taken his number of summer signings to nine. Paul Dugdale, who was with the Blues manager at his previous club Lancaster City, is the latest new arrival at Shawbridge. The 31-year-old left-sided defender has
Burnley midfielder Aiden O’Neill is heading home next season. The Australian has signed for hometown club Brisbane Roar on a season-long loan having also spent the last campaign in the A-League with Central Coast Mariners. The move will see
Walking away as the player, and players’ player of the year, scoring 15 goals and featuring in all but three of Rovers’ Championship matches, Danny Graham’s aim is simple – ‘maintain those standards’. Graham triggered a contract extension on the
AS we reach the halfway point of the calendar year, it gives me an opportunity to reflect on some beery highlights. It’s my first six month report where I reveal some of my favourite beverages; beers considered in my opinion, to have surpassed my
DRIVERS are being warned to avoid roads near Rawtenstall market after a crash. Rossendale Police have tweeted about the incident. We are currently attended to reports of a road traffic collision on Newchurch Road near to Rawtenstall Market
SUCCESSFUL entrepreneur and star of BBC's The Apprentice Camilla Ainsworth will be holding a meet and greet at Hyndburn Jobs Fair tomorrow. The free event will take place at Accrington Town Hall from 11am to 4pm. Ms Ainsworth, founder of M+LKPLUS
A DRINK driver stopped by police told the officers his name was Jesus Christ and he lived in the house of God. Blackburn magistrates heard Andrew McGee also said he hadn't been drinking despite giving a roadside reading nearly four times the legal
Pub and bar managers in an East Lancashire town have formed a partnership in order to make nights out safer. More than 10 drinking establishments in Oswaldtwistle are working together to combat anti-social and unruly behaviour in a new Community
A £14-million care scheme offering self-contained apartments allowing older people to live independently has been officially opened. Residents of Riverside Heights and the adjacent bungalows joined with guests from Blackburn with Darwen Borough
A MAN whose hand was seriously damaged during an altercation between two feuding families has denied his father started the weapon-fuelled violence which ultimately led to his death. Ahsan Choudry told a jury at Preston Crown Court that he thought
A LAWYER representing a Lithuanian woman who stole packets of steak from Aldi told a court that Brexit was indirectly responsible for her crimes. Blackburn Magistrates Court heard Olga Jankovskaja had repeatedly stolen from shops to fund her drugs
Tony Mowbray says Rovers are sourcing the availability of targets but admits deals have proved hard to come by in the Championship. Uncertainty of managerial positions throughout the summer, as well as financial difficulties for some, have meant
RAIL passengers in the north have had a bumpy ride of it over the last couple of years but things could be about to get a whole lot smoother with the introduction of 101 new trains across the network next month. But in an era where commuters have
A sweet shop has been the target of burglars, for the fourth time in two years. Kandy Corner, in Bacup was broken into and had its front window smashed on Sunday, and owner, Diane Hart, said she's fed up at the amount of times she's had to deal
A GUN plotter who was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a shooting found himself back in court – this time having a lesser conviction overturned. Hasriat Omar Khan was jailed after being convicted in his absence of conspiracy to
