A former Bury FC footballer has died in hospital after being assaulted. Jordan Sinnott was found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull following a disturbance in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of Saturday morning. A statement
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche was disappointed to see his side fall flat in the FA Cup after the highs of their wins over Leicester and Manchester United. Norwich prevailed 2-1 to reach round five on a day where the Clarets didn’t come close to hitting
BURTON ALBION - 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY - 1 ACCRINGTON Stanley ended a run of four straight defeats as they moved eight points clear of the League One relegation zone with a 1-1 draw at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium. Dion Charles gave his side
Burnley bowed out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage with a 2-1 defeat against Norwich. After a first half full of chances didn’t bring any goals, two in four second half minutes did the damage for the visitors. Former Blackburn defender
PARAMEDICS are treating a man who collapsed in Blackburn town centre. Three emergency response vehicles were called to Ainsworth Street near Gregg's at around 2pm. Paramedics were treating a man in the ambulance.
A LORRY trailer burst into flames on Friday. Four fire crews were called to Millennium Road in Preston at 6.45pm. A fire service spokesman said firefighters were at the scene for around three hours. The spokesman said: "The cause is now under
A SHIPPING container caught fire in Blackburn. Firefighters were called to George Street West at 2.10am on Saturday. A fire service spokesman said two crews were called to the incident and the fire was put out. The spokesman said: "The fire
A MID-terraced house caught fire in Burnley. Firefighters were called to Brennand Street at 11.45pm on Friday. A fire service spokesman said an investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire, but no one was seriously injured.
FOUR men have been sentenced for more than 15 years in total for supplying class A drugs into Lancashire. Between August and October last year, the gang travelled from Manchester to Preston on a daily basis delivering heroin and crack cocaine.
Nick Burton is your guide around Stonyhurst IT is surprisingly easy to stumble across medieval manor houses and ancient farmsteads when walking through the fields, woods and parkland around Hurst Green. One of the finest to be found is the
CANCER Research volunteers were left ‘shaking with rage’ and in tears after they discovered thieves had ransacked their charity shop. Bill Ashley, a senior volunteer said he could not believe his eyes when he discovered the Northgate shop in Blackburn
Dion Charles and Offrande Zanzala have to make the shirt their own, according to Jimmy Bell, as Stanley eye new signings in the January transfer window. Charles and Zanzala are expected to continue their partnership in attack, with top scorer Colby
Rovers Under-23s will today look to book their spot in the Premier League Cup knockout stages when they host Crystal Palace at the Academy (1pm). Billy Barr’s side currently top their group with a perfect record from their three group matches so
A DRIVER of a van was found to be nearly three times the legal drink-drive limit. Police pulled over a white van in Blackpool and discovered the driver was over the limit, had no MOT and their insurance policy had finished two weeks ago. Police
POLICE want to speak to this woman in relation to several shoplifting incidents from TK Maxx in Colne. Police said the crimes took place at the North Valley Road store during November and December last year. A police spokesman said: "We appreciate
A MAN was found with stab wounds in Burnley last night. Emergency services were called to Cleaver Street at 6.25pm and found a man in his 20s injured. The man was taken to Royal Preston Hospital. A 34-year-old man from Burnley has been arrested
A DOG had to have life-saving surgery after it swallowed a lump of coal. Monty, a labrador from Blackburn, was refusing to eat and was sick. Owner Pamela Qualter took Monty to Vets4Pets in Blackburn, believing he had picked up the sickness bug
EAST Lancashire will always be associated with the cotton industry. It provided the economic heartbeat for the area. Hundreds of mills employing thousands of people brought prosperity and pride. These fabulous photographs from our archives capture
Nick Cullen extols the virtues of the humble cauliflower There’s some great British produce in the shops at the moment and one of my staple, seasonal favourites is without doubt the cauliflower. Inexpensive, incredible versatile and locally
THE last British general in Basra and the former Royal Marines chief Andy Salmon will reflect on an emotional personal journey through war and peace at Clitheroe Grand next month. Salmon, OBE, whose father was a publican in Padiham, attended Clitheroe
LOVED ones gathered to say goodbye to a former footballer and well-known garage supplies business owner. More than 120 people gathered to attend Raymond “Ray” Byrom’s funeral at St Mary’s RC Church in Oswaldtwistle. Mr Byrom played for Accrington
VISITS by footballers to schools and community groups have been part of life for years, so we decided to look back at the visit of Burnley and ex-England footballer Martin Dobson to present Chief Scout awards to 12 Scouts from Burnley, Rossendale,
OBESITY is on the rise and figures for Lancashire show children are just as badly affected as adults, an expert warned. The 2018/19 National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) showed there were 3,036 reception (age 4-5) and 4,572 year 6 children
A MAN who went round to apologise to his partner for his previous behaviour went back the following day and assaulted her. Blackburn magistrates heard Joss Bradley grabbed his partner by the neck and squeezed before pushing her back onto the bed
PENDLE councillor Christian Wakeford has pledged that social mobility and education will be his Parliamentary passions in his first speech as an MP. The Barrowford Tory and former leader of the borough Conservative group was elected as MP for Bury
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has pledged to help fight loan sharks. The Stop Loan Sharks Charter is an agreement between the council and the England Illegal Money Lending Team. The signing of it signals the start of collaboration across a range
AN urban park has been improved with a new green gym, The open-air fitness centre comprises six pieces of equipment, including a leg press, hand bike and an assisted pull-up. The gym in Accrington’s Milnshaw Park was financed by Sport England’s
Jimmy Bell has issued a stark warning to the Stanley players, insisting it’s ‘imperative’ they stay in League One this season. Stanley have lost each of their three league matches this calendar year, and were also dumped out of the Leasing.com
THE final details of long-awaited plans to knock down a Victorian school building and replace it with a new mosque, community centre and evening education facility have been revealed. Makkah Mosque in Great Lever will be completely rebuilt to meet
Key to Rovers’ promotion from League One was their form in midweek matches. With several moved for television coverage, they played 13 times in midweek, not including Bank Holiday fixtures. They won 10 of those, including the promotion-clinching
Burnley boss Sean Dyche has challenged his side to use the momentum of their win at Manchester United to see off Premier League strugglers Norwich and book a place in the FA Cup fifth round. The Clarets followed up a home victory over high-flying
A KNIFEMAN remains on the run as his accomplice was jailed for two and a half years following a vicious attack on a driver. Bolton Crown Court heard how Yakub Thompson was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Daniel Finney, who was left
A FRAUDSTER who teamed up with his brother to cheat a vulnerable old woman ended up burgling the home of a confused 93-year-old man while on bail for the first offence. Heroin addict Anthony Smith is now starting a four-year prison sentence after
A ROGUE trader who told a customer his driveway work came with a 25-year guarantee ended up delivering an end result which came ‘well below the standard one would expect of a competent DIY person’. Lancashire Magistrates Court was told that in
BY her own admission, it's been a long time coming, but East Lancashire X Factor star Grace Davies is finally ready to release her first official single. Grace, from Langho, wowed judges on the X Factor in 2017, finishing as runner-up to Rak-Su.
PLANS for seven new homes have been approved despite opposition from people living nearby. Rossendale Council’s development control committee gave the green light for a scheme to build homes on land off Goodshawfold Road, Loveclough, Rossendale.
A £5,000 contribution to improving a memorial park must be made after plans for new homes were approved. Burnley Council planners approved proposals to build 15 new homes on land at Springbank in West Street, Padiham. And as part of the permission
LANCASHIRE'S three Church of England Bishops will be treading the boards in Blackburn Cathedral next month in a play about the Gospel of St Mark. They will be with actors from Buckshaw Village Church near Chorley. The cast will be led by the
A MAN claimed in court his role as a police informer had forced him to flee the country in fear for his life. Blackburn magistrates heard Akhtar Hussain said he had provided information to the drug squad several times. And he claimed he failed
Norwich boss Daniel Farke is set to make changes for his side’s FA Cup fourth round tie at Burnley. The Canaries - who lost at Tottenham in midweek - are currently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, despite picking up a first home win
THE heartbroken parents of a Blackburn schoolboy who died suddenly at home have pleaded with other children to seek immediate help if they are having emotional problems or suicidal thoughts. Dedicated skateboarder Cayden Lee Brown, 15, was found
