A WAREHOUSEMAN rushed into help an elderly lady put out a kitchen fire after she knocked on the window. Danny Miller was at a friend's house in Stirling Street, Blackburn, when the woman in her sixties alerted him to the blaze shortly before 6pm
A SELF-EMPLOYED plumber underestimated the strength of a couple of “free range” vodkas he drank at a friend’s house before driving home. Blackburn magistrates heard Daniel Darani was over the drink-drive limit when he was stopped by police just
TRIBUTES have been paid after a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Blackburn died in a horror smash on the M61. Sana Patel, a pupil at Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School, was with her family travelling from Bolton to Blackburn, when their Nissan Qashqai
AN appeal has been issued by police for a missing East Lancashire girl who may have travelled to London. Danni Leigh Lacey, 16, from Burnley, has not been since 10.45pm on Friday, according to Lancashire Constabulary. She may have travelled by
POLICE who attended a domestic were locked out of the house when they stepped outside to talk to the man who had called them. Blackburn magistrates heard Kelly Ann Noone, who was heavily intoxicated, appeared naked at the bedroom window shouting
If this was an audition for Charlie Adam then he passed it with flying colours. The former Stoke City and Liverpool midfielder was a surprise name on the team-sheet as Rovers fans arrived at Holker Street for the opening pre-season friendly.
AN international deal by a satellite communications specialist should provide a timely boost for its East Lancashire operation. Global Invacom, which has a manufacturing base in Hyndburn, has bought out German rival Apexsat. And bosses have confirmed
A HEALTHY showing from East Lancashire helped to fly the flag at the Paris Air Show. Aerospace Lancashire was just one of the exhibitors at the gathering, to showcase innovations like Samlesbury's enterprise zone and the related advanced manufacturing
ONE of the driving forces behind an ambitious opticians group has been recognised for his outstanding entrepreneurial talents. Imran Hakim has guided the Darwen-based Hakim Group to the point where it now has more than a hundred surgeries under
A FREE workshop is aiming to give female the bosses the tools to thrive in business. Promoters of Pendle Business Week, back for an eighth year, are staging a seminar called Rise, on Wednesday, July 10. Juggling a busy home life and work commitments
FIREFIGHTERS had a delicate rescue when a little dog became trapped in railings outside an East Lancashire home. An alert was issued at around 7am this morning when the Lhasa Apso became wedged in fencing at a house in Fielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle
AN American shop in Nelson full of Wild West gear has expanded. The Bat-House Emporium, on Rigby Street, sells items that make you feel like it's in the USA, not Pendle. It is run by Marie and George Batty, who have now expanded their business
TO describe Kevin Simm’s career as being a rollercoaster is something of an understatement. From his early days as a member of chart-toppers Liberty X, his subsequent solo career saw him performing in pubs and clubs. Then in 2016 he won the TV talent
SCHOOL prom season is here and hardworking students are enjoying glamorous evenings to mark the end of their exams. From beautiful gowns to smart suits, luxury cars to more unusual modes of transport such as tractors, youngsters across the town
A WOMAN who crashed her car at 5.30am claimed she had smoked cannabis after the collision to calm her nerves. Blackburn magistrates heard Kimberley McCabe was eventually charges with failing to provide a sample despite giving a roadside sample,
TWO Bolton "skip rats" had a costly day out. The town's magistrates heard the pair were caught inside the Darwen recycling centre before they could steal anything. But they both ended up with a £275 bill after the court heard the offences put
A SERIES of additional electric vehicles charging points are set to be installed in Burnley borough. Burnley Council and five other local authorities across Lancashire submitted a successful bid for Government funding that could see four rapid charging
STANLEY striker Billy Kee has not returned for pre-season training due to personal reasons, the club have announced. The popular frontman has been a key figure at the Wham Stadium since his return in the summer of 2015. The 28-year-old did
COUNCIL bosses are joining forces to bid for a share of a £500,000 Government funding pot. Blackburn with Darwen Council's children’s services is working with counterparts in Lancashire, Blackpool and Cumbria, as well as Child Action North West
CONTROVERSIAL plans to allow the owner of a puppy breeding kennels to sell puppies bred off-site have been knocked back for a second time. The retrospective application, made by Douglas Hall Kennels in Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle, included
AN ASH tree outside an Altham pub could be granted protected status after an application was made to fell it. In February 2019 an application was made to Hyndburn Council proposing to chop down the tree in the grounds of the Walton Arms pub on
TASK forces are to be set up to investigate how Burnley Council can better tackle dog fouling and climate change. Part of the groups’ work will be to investigate best practice elsewhere in the country as well as coming up with innovative ideas of
Tony Mowbray has revealed that David Raya made it clear he wanted to join Brentford once their interest came to light. The Rovers goalkeeper has moved to West London in a deal believed to worth around £3 million, the Spaniard signing a four-year
RESIDENTS and landlords who caused a ‘stink’ by leaving rubbish to pile up outside their properties in Blackburn with Darwen have been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in court fines and charges. In the four cases brought by Blackburn with Darwen
