ROADS are currently closed as emergency services deal with a gas leak. An incident this evening which has caused a gas leak has resulted in road closures from Branch Road to Milking Lane. The police are currently at the scene and have asked
AN EMERGENCY operation to rescue three children from 'quicksand-like' mud took place over the weekend. Crews from Hyndburn and Darwen were called to Higham Playing Fields in Accrington at around 6.30pm on Saturday following reports that the youngsters
Derrick Williams made his competitive debut for Republic of Ireland on Saturday and has earned the praise of boss Mick McCarthy during his week away with the national side. Williams was introduced in the closing stages of the 0-0 draw with Georgia
ROCHDALE – 2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY – 1 ACCRINGTON Stanley were unable to give manager John Coleman the perfect birthday present as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Rochdale. Stanley will feel they did enough to, at least deserve a point, as an Ian
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CONCERNS are growing over the whereabouts of a 58-year-old woman missing from her home. Brenda Wignall, from Preston, was last seen in the Marl Hill Crescent area at around 2am on Friday. She also has links to Moor Nook, Walton-le-Dale and
A MAN leapt from a first-floor window to escape a blazing house in the middle of the night. A woman also managed to get out before firefighters arrived and rescued a couple aged in their 70s. The pensioners were upstairs in the semi detached
A SECOND police dispersal order is in force for an East Lancashire town, it has emerged, amid concerns of unruly youths. Neighbourhood police in Hyndburn have confirmed an order has been drafted for Pickup Street and Barnes Square, in Clayton-le-Moors
STANLEY winger Jordan Clark believes he has turned a corner in front of goal. The 26-year-old made it four for the season by scoring in back-to-back games against Oxford and Oldham in league and cup this week. That means Clark is closing in on
SOME of the country’s leading young singers will be heading to Blackburn later this month for the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary competition. Kathleen Ferrier rose from obscurity - at one point she worked at Blackburn telephone exchange - to become one
Halloween will soon be upon us which means pumpkins are in abundance again, ready to be carved into wonderful, illuminated decorations. The carved pumpkin has long-since been the emblem of Halloween, made popular in American after Irish immigrants
JEFF Hendrick believes a lack of Europa League football has played a big part in Burnley’s progression this season. The Clarets are seventh in the Premier League table after an impressive start to the campaign. Hendrick, set to play for the
A PERVERT market trader terrified college students by sexually assaulting them on a bus. Burnley Crown Court heard how pensioner Abdul Kazi targeted the girls, who were all under 18, on the main route from Accrington to Burnley. Prosecuting,
A COMPANY boss who drove to the chippy from the pub was stopped by police who had been tipped off about a possible drink driver. Blackburn magistrates heard Christopher Parker refused to provide a breath sample despite some "good advice" from a
BURGER and fries will be on the menu for a gourmet chef when she appears on a Channel 4 cooking programme. Lisa Goodwin-Allen, the executive chef in charge of the kitchens at the Michelin-starred restaurant at Langho’s Northcote Hotel, is to feature
AN extra £200,000 is to be spent as council bosses continue with plans to redevelop Blackburn’s historic Blakey Moor. The council has approved the £200,000 additional funding from the Local Transport Plan Fund, to finalise the works for the surrounding
A MUM has been refused a refund on a car seat despite discovering her 11-month-old son could unclip himself from it – while she was driving. Elisha Peers said her mother-in-law bought the car seat from Mothercare in the now closed Blackburn store
A STRONGMAN who went up against the world’s best weightlifters has died at the age of 52. Former police officer Lee Bowers competed in the World’s Strongest Man after being successful in the British competitions. He started out as a runner and
SHOCKING new figures show that the number of obese and overweight ten and eleven-year-old children in Blackburn with Darwen is on the rise. More than one third of year 6 children are either obese or overweight in the borough, according to data from
PLANS to cut back on the storage of hazardous chemicals at a site in Church could open the area up for development. For years, development around Church has been hampered by the manufacturing and storage of hazardous chemicals including chlorine
A BUSINESS owner is thinking of opening a new shop to breathe life back into his town. After the closing of stores like M&S, Time Clothing, and Poundworld in Accrington, travel agency owner Jon Haworth wants to open a store that people want
