Staff at a popular town centre dessert bar had to break up a fight between a group of girls. The footage being shared on WhatsApp shows staff attempting to break-up a fight between a group of girls at Heavenly Desserts Blackburn based on Suddell
A COUNCIL Conservative group has suspended its two members of the coalition cabinet that runs the borough. Burnley’s housing and leisure boss Cllr Ivor Emo and its community and environmental services chief Cllr Cosima Towneley are now facing an
A CORONAVIRUS temporary morgue built in Lancashire in case of a spike in deaths overwhelmed hospitals and funeral directors has been closed. It was constructed in the spring at BAE Systems at Warton with capacity to house 1,000 deceased as the Covid
Rovers have secured an extension to the sponsorship of their training gear with Totally Wicked. The vaping firm have sponsored Rovers’ training gear for the past two seasons, and the club have revealed an extension to that partnership. It comes
A RESTAURANT which breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions by hosting a wedding reception for 100 people is set to be punished. Waheed’s Buffet and Banquet Hall in Randal Street, Blackburn, welcomed a wedding party of between 100-120 people
A WEATHER warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms has been extended to the North West by the Met Office. Downpours are expected and could lead to some sudden flooding and travel disruption, the weather service warned. These storms will be 'hit
A CHURCH and community hub has been left unusable after vandals broke in and caused hundreds of pounds of damage before setting a fire. Darwen Methodist Church, Bright Street, was targeted during the early hours of Saturday morning when intruders
A NEW coronavirus testing station has had 'record numbers' of a borough's residentsturning up for diagnosis. Now leaders of Burnley Council are appealing for more to attend the centre near the town's bus station. More than 1,000 people were tested
CHART-topping East Lancashire star Diana Vickers is set to return to the world of the TV talent show. The Accrington singer and actress, who shot to fame on The X Factor in 2008, is to take part in ITV2’s new series – Celebrity Karaoke Club.
A TEENAGER from Chorley has been missing since Saturday with police increasingly concerned about his welfare. Darnell Jarvis, 15, was last seen at around 7pm on Saturday August 15 at his home in Chorley. He is described as a white male, 5'4"
A SIXTEEN-year-old from Darwen has been missing since Sunday with police increasingly concerned about his welfare. Zak Finigan, who sometimes also uses the surnames Duckworth or McCabe was last seen on the afternoon of Sunday August 16 at his home
A COUNCIL will resume public meetings next month using Microsoft Teams technology. Hyndburn borough has been hosting private briefings and internal conferences virtually since lockdown started. But unlike neighbours Blackburn with Darwen and
TWO of East Lancashire’s biggest colleges have announced their decision to accept applicants based on GCSE grades submitted by their schoolteachers. Nelson and Colne College Group, which also includes Accrington and Rossendale College, said that
A DANCE school says it is delighted to welcome back one of its most popular dancers after a five-month absence following the coronavirus lockdown. Craig Hartley, 45, from Brierfield has down's syndrome and has won a number of awards at Sanderson's
The EFL wanted Sheffield Wednesday's 12-point deduction for breaching Profit and Sustainability rules imposed during the 2019/20 season, which would have relegated them, but an independent panel ruled against it. Wednesday were found guilty of
Rovers will learn their first opponents of the 2020/21 season tomorrow, with the Carabao Cup first round draw set to take place at 10am. The Carabao Cup first round ties will this year be played in advance of the new EFL season, which gets under
An amazing Lottery prize worth £1,000,000 has yet to be claimed from a ticket bought somewhere in Lancashire. National Lottery players are being urged to check and double-check their tickets for the chance to claim this life-changing prize. The
POLICE in Colne have located a stolen quad bike, which was located in West Yorkshire. The bike had been taken from Skipton Old Road in Colne, however it was equipped with a tracker. This indicated that the bike was in West Yorkshire, allowing
Rovers have held talks with several companies over replacing 10BET as the club’s principal sponsor. The club are understood to be well on with sourcing a replacement and expect to do so in advance of the 2020/21 season. While news broke on
A MAN from Nelson has been charged with burglary, police today announced. This comes following reports of a burglary on Pine Street, Nelson in the early hours of Saturday morning. Matthew Dwyer, 36, will appear before Burnley Magistrates Court
One of Lancashire’s most popular takeaways is celebrating being in business for 30 years. The Godfather Pizza House based on Duckworth Street, Darwen, has been located at the same spot for three decades and was established by Keyvan Fani in 1990
THE Blackburn venue which held a wedding reception for over 100 people on Sunday afternoon has been named. Police were called to Waheeds Buffet and Banquet hall on Randall street at around 5.30pm following reports of a breach of coronavirus restrictions
A MISSING person appeal is underway after 53-year-old David Tibbs was reported missing last night. Police say they are increasingly concerned about his welfare. Mr Tibbs is described as a white male, of slim build and usually wears a baseball
FIREFIGHTERS in Blackburn were called to the Mill Hill Hotel in Blackburn yesterday evening after smoke was seen coming from the building's basement. Four engines arrived at the scene at around 6.45pm on Sunday and quickly dealt with the small fire
A FARMER’S field in Darwen became a major talking point after four alpacas more commonly seen in wildlife parks and zoos were spotted grazing there. Motorists driving past the Davy Field Farm, in Eccleshill, were doing a double-take as they caught
A CHORLEY couple who both work in the NHS have won Brockholes Nature Reserve’s Win Your Wedding competition. Amy Hayes and Jamie Shattock came first out of around 50 entries after their story won voters’ hearts The couple had met as NHS workers
WORK is set to begin on a £7.5million scheme to improve the electricity network between Blackburn and Preston and accelerate progress at the Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone. This comes as part of a partnership between Lancashire County Council
IT’S quite rare these days to find someone who can claim they’ve lived through two world wars and the coronavirus pandemic and is still going strong. But Margaret Walton, a resident in Blackburn’s Hazledene Care Home, can hold her head high and
THE number of people infected with coronavirus in East Lancashire rose by 42 over the weekend, the latest figures show. Blackburn with Darwen saw the highest rise in cases, with 24 people testing positive since Friday. Twelve of those cases were
A NEW approach to tackle the spread of the coronavirus came into force over the weekend after a new incident team was set up in East Lancashire. Police officers across the county were out in force to primarily educate members of the public seemingly
LANCASHIRE County Council has put forward a proposal to invest in more frequent rail travel between Blackburn and Clitheroe. This would be one of a number of potential projects following a call from Transport for the North for the government to
A NEIGHBOURHOOD has been ridden with rats for years since fly-tipping has become a problem on a nearby street, residents say. People living on and near Infirmary Street and Leach Street in Blackburn have come together to ask the council to use stricter
PLANET Ice’s Blackburn branch has announced it is still unable to open due to the high coronavirus infection rate in the town. This comes despite other ice rinks around the country being able to reopen to customers from last Saturday onwards, as
CARE company Cera Care will be creating hundreds of new jobs across Lancashire as part of a UK wide expansion. Around 10,000 new carers will be recruited nationally, and the company aims to retrain staff from industries that have suffered mass redundancies
