Rovers circulated the names of players available for loan moves earlier this week and Tony Mowbray revealed there has been no shortage of interest. The window for Championship sides may have closed, but teams in Leagues One and Two have until September
A WOMAN has been hit by a vehicle outside a shopping centre. Paramedics and police have been called to Union Street, Accrington after a woman in her early 70s was hit by a vehicle just before 3.20pm today. A police car and ambulance was spotted
Rovers have three players named in Mick McCarthy’s 40-man provisional squad for the Republic of Ireland’s home matches next month. Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams and Greg Cunningham are all in the squad ahead of games with Switzerland on September
A date has been set for Rovers’ Carabao Cup second round tie at Sheffield United. Rovers will travel to Bramall Lane on Tuesday, August 27 (7.45pm). Rovers were handed a trip to the Premier League side as reward for their last-gasp victory
Stewart Downing will want to repay the faith in him shown by Rovers boss Tony Mowbray, according to Jonathan Woodgate, who hailed him as Boro’s best ever Academy product. The winger will come up against his former club, and brother-in-law Woodgate
PLANET Ice will reopen its ice rink tomorrow. The 2,600-seater stadium has been closed for several weeks while workers removed the ice pad, replaced roughly six kilometres of piping and removed a hump found near the centre of the rink. A new
UNAI Emery is certain Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are mentally in the right frame of mind to rejoin the Arsenal squad for tomorrow's match against Burnley. The pair were left out of Arsenal's opening match in the 1-0 win at Newcastle due to 'further
Fire crews responded to early morning reports that a car had been set on fire in Burnley. One appliance from Burnley fire station attended the incident in Cameron Street, at around 3.26am on Friday. The car was on the road and was well alight
POLICE and the family of a mother-of-two who has been missing for four days are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare. Lindsay Birkbeck, 47, who works as a high level teaching assistant at Ightenhill Primary School in Burnley, was last
Firefighters were called on Thursday night to tackle a car fire. Crews from Hyndburn attended the incident on Fielding Lane in Oswaldtwistle just after 5pm. A spokesperson for the fire service said: "On arrival firefighters found the fire involved
BEN Mee has heaped praise on the attitude of his centre of defence partner James Tarkowski. The England international was the subject of speculation about a move to Leicester City over the summer as the Foxes were looking at a replacement for Harry
JOOLS Holland is to come back to Blackburn next summer with his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. The former Squeeze keyboard player, best known for presenting the BBC2 live music show Later, will come to King George’s Hall in July. He has been performing
YOBS on motorbikes wreaked havoc when they tore up Accrington Stanley’s new training ground. A deal was reached in June for the League One side to set up a training base at King George V playing fields in Baxenden. This kept the team in Hyndburn
AT around 4.20pm on Saturday afternoon, I forgot about the relentless rain battering against my face and jumped deliriously around the James Hargreaves stand. For Sir Ashley of Barnes had just fired an absolute screamer past Angus Gunn to send
A legend on Teesside, Tony Mowbray is a recognisable face, even in an attempted disguise of a hooded jacket. The Rovers boss knows all too well about being manager of his home-town club, something current Boro boss Jonathan Woodgate is just acclimatising
A MAN missed a court appearance for motoring offences because the notification was sent to an address he was banned from by bail conditions. Blackburn magistrates heard Munir Ali Hussain was banned in his absence and when he was stopped by police
Police appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 64-year-old man have now located him. Raymond Wilkinson, was last seen leaving Royal Blackburn Hospital at 11am on Thursday. He was found safe and well on Friday morning. On Thursday
A MAN who tried to steal a £200 jacket was thwarted when staff activated the automatic door lock. Blackburn magistrates heard in his frantic efforts to escape from Outdoor Action, Peter Wheeler smashed two glass door panels causing £600 worth of
BRUCE Springsteen turns 70 next month. And his sixties have been marked by a dazzling run of creative triumph for the famous American singer they call The Boss. Now a must-see tribute show – The Sound of Springsteen: The Story – arrives in Clitheroe
A WOMAN caught stealing from Marks and Spencer said everything she took was for someone else except a box of chocolates which were for her. Blackburn magistrates heard Shazia Iliyas claimed a male friend had told her to steal clothing and shoes
A NEW confidential texting service for those experiencing mental health problems is being launched in Lancashire next month. Young people with wellbeing concerns can take advantage of a new helpline service being offered by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation
ANOTHER major event is set to take place in East Lancashire today amid concerns over the ongoing situation in Kashmir. Community campaigners and councillors joined in a peace vigil outside Blackburn Town Hall yesterday. Protests have been focused
ONE of Blackburn’s oldest law firms has called in administrators amid increasing pressures on the legal profession. But the new bosses of the Richmond Terrace practice say all staff have been saved and clients should not notice any difference in
A POLICE sergeant has offered reassurance to angered residents who have complained about the increase in crime in their area. Members of the Whitehall community in Darwen have been growing increasingly frustrated at the amount of crime and anti-social
BLACKBURN with Darwen’s youth offending team has had its funding slashed by 40 per cent in the last nine years, the latest figures show. Statistics released on the government’s website following a request from the Shadow Justice Secretary, Richard
The environment agency had to be called out to investigate some contaminated water after residents reported a strong smell emanating from a brook. Residents close to the Shorey Bank area of Darwen reported smelling a very strong diesel smell from
PROGRESS is being made on plans to tackle physical inactivity in Blackburn with Darwen. Earlier this year, the borough council was successful in securing funding from Sport England as part of the Pennine Lancashire pilot scheme to look at ways to
Sometimes in football, simplicity is key. So asked where his side need to improve in a bid to land a first win of the season, boss John Coleman said: “Score from open play”. Stanley have managed just a Colby Bishop penalty from their two matches
TWO brothers who have raised almost £30,000 for the East Lancashire Hospice have received a special Royal address. Tom and Jack Mayoh from Darwen were thrilled when they opened a letter addressed to them both and found it was from none other than
RESIDENTS are being invited to fill their streets with colour and nectar for butterflies by helping to plant native wildflowers at the entrances to Woodnook Vale Local Nature Reserve. Extra wildflower plants will be available for volunteers to take
THIS view of Whalley from Accrington Road comes from a 1900 album compiled by Darwen's Spring Vale Rambles. On the left, are the village's modern assembly rooms, which opened the previous year. Later it became a nightclub and Whalley Conservative
A CORONER had to offer an unascertained conclusion at an inquest into the death of a young woman, after no apparent medical cause of death could be established. Hayley Morris was found dead at her flat in Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, by her father
LEADERS from across the North of England called on the Government to commit to a ‘Northern Budget’ in order to deliver a boost to the region’s economic fortunes. The call, which is backed by members of Transport for the North’s Board including Blackburn
MOTHERS-to-be in East Lancashire are being reminded by medics believe that breast is best for their new arrivals. New figures show that in Lancashire 70 per cent of mothers start their first feed with breast milk. But this is said to drop to
TWO longstanding empty properties that have been a blight on the community are to be brought back into use after Blackburn with Darwen Council took legal action. The council took possession of the two properties following compulsory purchase orders
A MOTHER who passed out after going on booze-fuelled bender has been jailed after it was discovered she had left her 12-year-old son at home alone. The boy, who was described in court as having ‘multiple learning disabilities,’ was left alone for
Tony Mowbray believes a change in approach was needed to try and significantly improve on last season’s 15th placed finish. With the same players, and style of play, Mowbray felt Rovers would have simply stood still which brought about the changes
