We’re Going on a Bear Hunt The Lowry, Salford Quays Until Sunday, September 1 IT was Christmas 2016 when I discovered the TV version of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. It was BC (Before Child) and I probably had a mulled wine in one hand
Rudy Gestede has been ruled out of a possible reunion with Rovers after picking up a hamstring injury. The striker was substituted on the hour mark of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Crewe having come off the bench in last weekend’s home defeat
A man has been rushed to hospital after he became trapped inside his car when he crashed on a busy main road. Emergency services were called to the scene on Tower Road, Blackburn, just after 2.30pm on Thursday. Crews from Blackburn and Bamber
DANNY Drinkwater will not be included in Burnley's squad to take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The midfielder on-loan from Chelsea joined the Clarets fit, but has been lacking in match minutes. Drinkwater will have a run out
Two female officers were assaulted as they tried to help a woman on Blackburn train station. The officers, who work for the British Transport Police were assisting the female following an incident that took place on one of the platforms. One
A DEPUTY headteacher who taught in Blackburn for two decades has died at the age of 85. Malcolm Blackburn, was deputy head at St Wilfrid’s CE Academy for two decades, after being appointed in 1975. Mr Blackburn, of Buccleuch Avenue, Clitheroe
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen fire in Blackburn. Crews were called to Higson Street at 10.45am. A fire service spokesman said a piece of cardboard had caught fire after it was left too close to the oven hob. The spokesman said: "No
Tony Mowbray revealed Darragh Lenihan trained today to put himself in contention to feature against Middlesbrough this weekend. Lenihan has missed the last two games with a knee problem but could return against Boro. That would be a welcome
ALMOST half of a-levels at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy students were graded at A* to B. The same goes for those who studied vocational subjects, with almost half gaining distinction* or distinction grades. Some of the star students included
BRIGHT young pupils at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Sixth Form are celebrating outstanding results. Carl Ashworth of Whitworth gained three A*s and two As, and will read engineering at Cambridge. Mark Chambers of Rossendale gained four
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has recorded a song to help support a homeless charity. Jacob Reddy, from Blackburn, has written music for a song called "Community Spirit" to help raise funds for the homeless charity of the same name. The St Augustine’s
IT didn’t take long after Saturday’s convincing 3-0 opening day win over Southampton for the excuses to start flowing. It was too windy, we were too direct, it was rubbish football. I never had the Saints fans down as a bitter bunch but that
Emergency services were called to a crash, where a person had become trapped after crashing his car and flipping it onto its side. Fire crews, the ambulance service and the police attended the incident in Beaufort Street, Nelson. An elderly gentleman
Police are appealing for information after a child was knocked off his bike in Burnley. On August 1, a young boy was in the Farmfoods car park on Accrington Road/Cog Lane Burnley when he was knocked off his bike. The child was injured but is
Next week sees the 30th Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne. For one musician the festival will be particularly special. Jack J Hutchinson curates the festival’s Little Theatre stage … and he grew up just down the road in Burnley
We asked our Rovers fans' jury: What did you make of the decision to allow Charlie Mulgrew to leave on deadline? It was just one of many strange decisions taken by the manager in respect of players coming and going. I'm still to get over the ludicrous
BEN Mee was appointed the new captain at Burnley following the departure of Tom Heaton for Aston Villa in the summer transfer window. The Burnley centre half partnered James Tarkowski in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Southampton in the opening game
AN Iranian Kurd’s bid to get a UK travel document to take his children on holiday has been raised in Parliament. Rebaz Kaderi fled the Middle East Islamic state in 2011 without undertaking military service. His wife Guhia and three children
A PUB which featured in a football hooligan documentary has been sold. The former Foresters Arms in Burnley was put on the market for £140,000 in April on the online property website Rightmove. The Todmorden Road establishment has been removed
The cliché that there are ‘no easy games in this division’ has formed into a truism somewhat since the relegation of Bolton, writes Simon Smith. This month contains what would be a number of juicy games were it not for the jittery start. By
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is to host its second annual public vigil outside Blackburn Town Hall to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Working with the Blackburn with Darwen Suicide Prevention Strategy Group and key local partner organisations
DIY SOS is coming to Blackburn to transform a church for a charity and need trades people to help. Nick Knowles and interior designer Gabrielle Blackman at The Big Build BBC Children in Need Special are headed to Blackburn to work with children
INVESTORS in a controversial Lancashire-run parking scheme have launched a crowdfunding bid to back a legal action designed to recoup millions of pounds. Administrators were called in for four companies run by Padiham-based Park First at the start
A FORMER butchers shop could be converted into office space for an estate agency and an eight-room bedsit if plans are approved. Burnley Council development control committee members will next week decide on proposals to convert the former shop
SIX extra characters have been added to a new toy brick trail around Blackburn. But parents and youngsters will need to have their wits about them when it comes to tracking down the naughty kittens from Paw Patrol. The colourful felines will
GREEN-fingered Accrington Academy students have been turning their hand to improving a community garden as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award work. Youngsters have been visiting Dyke Nook each week, where they’ve been busy collecting litter,
Two Thwaites shirehorses, Bomber and William, took a 25-mile trot out to Blackpool in 1969. Their trip was to publicise the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society's first ever spring show. The horses were driven by foreman Pat Flood and the dray
BURNLEY Council bosses are seeking permission for a scheme to bring two shops and apartments back into use. The local authority is currently going through the compulsory purchase order process for 33-35 Burnley Road in Padiham, part of the Padiham
PLANS for 129 new homes in Burnley are recommended to be approved next week despite widespread concern about the proposals. Applicants Miller Homes submitted plans to build a new estate at land off Red Lees Road, Cliviger, in April. A report
THE risk of children getting hurt while crossing busy roads isn't just a modern day problem, as back in 1969, parents were petitioning the council to do something about a busy Blackburn road. More than 30 mums signed a petition asking the council
A DISTRAUGHT mum has issued a warning about co-sleeping after the death of her two-month-old son. Hugo Loughlin died from lack of oxygen and damage to the brain following a cardiac arrest after he was found unresponsive sleeping between his parents
