Captain Ben Mee marked his 300th league appearance for Burnley with the Clarets’ winner at Crystal Palace. Having made national headlines with his passionate defence of the club and the town after the ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ banner flown over
Tony Mowbray says Rovers have studied Scott Wharton closely during his loan spell at Northampton Town as the central defender bids for promotion number three from League Two tonight. Wharton has been named in the Cobblers side for the Wembley date
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted in Nelson. Shortly before 3.25am on Sunday the victim, a woman in her 20s, was at a bus stop in Scotland Road, Nelson, when a man sat next to her and touched her inappropriately. She has then jumped up and the suspect
Having missed more than a year of football through injury Dominic Samuel wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to feature in Rovers’ final nine games. Samuel is one of Rovers’ senior players out of contract this summer but has agreed an extension
DETECTIVES probing a historic sexual assault are looking to speak to a man they believe can help them with their investigation. An inquiry was launched three years ago by Lancashire Police following reports that a woman had been the victim of a
AS Lancashire emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, a group set up to deal with emergencies in the county has outlined what life will be like. The Lancashire Resilience Forum has announced its new longer-term strategy which aims to enable residents
POLICE are appealing to the public to help trace a man who hasn't been seen in six days. Ashley Carlton, 37, was last seen on June 23 outside French Connection in Preston. He is white, around 5ft 11ins, medium build, with blue eyes & short
A DISCOUNT supermarket giant is looking to expand even further across East Lancashire it has announced. Aldi is targeting its first store in Darwen and a further outlet in Burnley as it hopes to open 12 stores across Lancashire. Aldi is on the
Rovers are ready to unleash top scorer Adam Armstrong from the start for tomorrow’s trip to Barnsley. Armstrong has been used off the bench in Rovers’ two matches since the re-start having missed 10 days of training after recording a positive test
A FORMER Chinese restaurant is to be converted into space for shops and accommodation. The Happy Village on Market Street in Chorley town centre closed more than three years ago, with its history of serving food stretching as far back as the mid
Tony Mowbray wouldn’t be drawn on the fitness of Rovers midfielder Lewis Travis ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Barnsley. Travis has started 35 of Rovers’ 39 matches this season, but was forced off midway through the second half of the defeat at Wigan
Sean Dyche is confident his threadbare Burnley squad has the mentality to cope with any more challenges in the remainder of the season. The Clarets have endured a turbulent time since football resumed earlier this month following the three-month
AN unlicensed driver was faced with a very long and wet walk home to Wales after being pulled over by Lancashire road police. The Volkswagen came to the attention of officers as it was being driven at 85mph in heavy rain and hogging the middle
A DRUNK motorist who was driving around the county with several dangerous weapons in his car has been arrested. It was also discovered that the driver, who caught the attention of tactical operation officers overnight, was wanted on recall to prison
CONCERNS are increasing over the whereabouts of a missing man who was last seen over the weekend. Adam Smith from Rossendale was last seen on Saturday morning when he left his home Waterfoot. He is described as a white male, aged 49, 5ft 8in
A NOTORIOUS Blackburn criminal who has been on the run from police for eight months is back behind bars. Mohammed Rehan Awan, also known as Ronnie, was arrested over the weekend and charged with escaping lawful custody. Awan had been wanted
CAMPAIGNERS trying to save the last pub in a village are celebrating after plans to transform it into a house were knocked back for the second time. The Duke of York closed last year leaving the village of Grindleton without a pub, leaving the
THREE madcap motorists were plotting a journey with a difference in 2003 - driving 4,000 miles across eight countries in a clapped-out car. The trio of 24-year-olds, school pals Jon Dent, from Mellor; Carl Holden, from Wilpshire, and Jim Rogers
A LOCAL branch of the Royal British Legion has benefitted from a £250 donation after the opening of a discount retail store in Oswaldtwistle. Bosses at Heron Foods which opened its doors for the first time on Union Road on Thursday morning gave
More than £1 million pounds has been given to people in need across Lancashire during the coronavirus crisis. The Lancashire Covid-19 Community Support Fund was set up in April at the start of the coronavirus emergency with the aim of raising £1
AS airlines announce a new flight schedule, families will be itching to plan holidays after months of lockdown uncertainty. But families should think twice before whisking their children away on holiday during term time after new figures show thousands
Last week we launched our Back in Business campaign to help firms get on their feet again. JOE HARRIGAN speaks to cafe and restaurant owners who cannot wait to reopen IT has been one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic, but restaurateurs
BLACKBURN with Darwen Borough Council, in partnership with Lancashire recruitment agency Cummins Mellor, has opened a brand-new business hub in the town centre. Planners hope that the hub, CQ Works based within the town’s One Cathedral Square building
A POPULAR Italian restaurant will re-open next month under new ownership. Federico Calore runs Marco Polo Express takeaway in Darwen and will be expanding the business when he opens Marco Polo restaurant on the site of the former Pack restaurant
A FELLED historic tree has been given a new lease of life with a magnificent carving of an owl. The 100-year-old tree in Holden Woods Antique’s car park in Haslingden was felled on Thursday due to the danger it posed to the public. A tree surgeon
This week we launched our Back in Business campaign to help firms get on their feet again. JOE HARRIGAN is speaking to East Lancashire business from all different sectors to find out how they are adapting and what the public can do to support them
ONE of Clitheroe’s best loved local figures Stephen Peter Rush died this week at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. Mr Rush was known in the community for his devotion to local sports clubs and for his long standing involvement in political
International e-liquid manufacturer Flavour Warehouse Ltd, owner of the market leading Vampire Vape brand, has announced the appointment of Kanesh Khilosia as Chief Finance & Strategy Officer. Mr Khilosia can boast a career spanning over 30 years
A MOTHER who snatched an elderly woman’s handbag while in a shopping centre has said she is deeply ashamed and disgusted with her actions. Margaret Hannan asked her victim, a woman she had never met before, to lend her some money while they were
