John Coleman says his players can’t be viewing their games in hand, or run of home fixtures, as ‘a safety net’ in their battle to beat the drop. Stanley host Lancashire neighbours Fleetwood Town tomorrow, the first of six remaining home matches
Rovers will open the upper tier of the Blackburn End for next weekend’s home game with Stoke City to attract a ‘Next Generation’ of supporters. Over 2,500 supporters will be given the chance to attend the game as the club and Community Trust join
THE lives of foreign workers living in £80-a-week accommodation were put at risk by a hotel owner who showed flagrant disregard for the safety of others, a court has heard. The boss of Burnley’s former Crown Hotel, Salim Virani, has now been given
HOMEOWNERS who wanted to chop down sycamore tree because of damage it was causing to a neighbour's home could have to live with it as council bosses look to introduce a tree preservation order. On February 12, Steven Hacking made an application
Lewis Hardcastle has joined National League side Barrow on a permanent deal. The 20-year-old has impressed during his loan spell with the Bluebirds, scoring twice in nine appearances, to earn a deal until the end of next season. Hardcastle,
SEAN Dyche has welcomed back eight of his players from international duty with only Iceland's Johann Berg Gudmundsson an injury doubt for the game at home to Wolves tomorrow. The winger returned to the Barnfield Training Centre earlier than expected
A 36 YEAR OLD pregnant mother of 10 arrested for being drunk and disorderly spat at a custody detention officer. Blackburn magistrates heard the victim described it as a "disgusting" act which raised real fears of infection. Aminah Ali, 36, of
A TEENAGER from Blackburn helped give the Duchess of Cambridge a guided tour of the Scouting movement's headquarters. The royal visited the Scouts' HQ in Gilwell Park in Essex to hear about plans to welcome children as young as four into the movement
AMBULANCE sevice bosses have been forced to issue a plea after yobs threw stones at emergency vehicles. There have been three incidents this month where youths throwing stones at emergency ambulances have caused disruption. North West Ambulance
Rovers are set to be boosted by the return of four senior defenders for this weekend’s trip to Aston Villa. Darragh Lenihan, Charlie Mulgrew, Jack Rodwell and Amari’i Bell will all travel to the Midlands this week after their respective absences
BREXITEER MP Nigel Evans said Theresa May's successor as Tory leader must 'heal wounds'. He spoke today as Westminster geared up for a new debate on leaving the EU after the Prime Minister promised to quit if it backed her deal. Ribble Valley
BURNLEY will hope Johann Berg Gudmundsson will be fit for this weekend's game with Wolves having picked up a calf injury on international duty. The winger came off in the win over Andorra last week and missed Monday's 4-0 defeat to France through
Alderley Edge 2 Pendle Forest 2 PENDLE Forest ended another hugely successful season with a 2-2 draw at Alderley Edge - only the third time they have dropped points this season. Having wrapped up the North Hockey Women’s League Premier Division
FOUR comedians will perform in a town's newest comedy lounge. Level One L1VE will host the Darwen's Comedy Lounge at the end of May. Acts will include Danny Sutcliffe, Rob Mulholland, Shaun Kavanagh and Tanyalee Davies for the three-hour event
SPA sessions and pawsecco are what’s on the menu at the UK’s most dog friendly hotel. The Lawrence Hotel, Padiham, prides itself on being an exclusive venue for both pooches and their owners. With dog pampering and grooming services, doggy dinners
A FUND pot of more than £28,000 can be accessed by community groups in a village. Since 2016, Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) UK has annually delivered funds for projects and activities based in Cliviger. Grants from £100 to £10,000 are available
ON days that the rains came down, grocer John Read, of Blackburn, was faced with a damp prospect. This picture, taken in June 24, 1969, shows Mr Read, of Whalley New Road, stood on the blocked drain debris, which was being cleared by workmen.
FILM lovers in East Lancashire can watch a trailer for the latest version of the classic tale, Wind in The Willows. The animated movie, featuring Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry and Catherine Tate, backs a new campaign from The Wildlife Trust
BURNLEY right-back Phil Bardsley is ready to work hard and push the Clarets towards Premier League safety. Bardsley and the members of Sean Dyche's squad who weren't on international duty were at the end of last week to re-charge their batteries
NEW cars sold in the UK from 2022 are set to have devices fitted which stop them breaking the speed limit. The Department for Transport (DfT) said new EU rules that have been provisionally agreed would apply to the UK despite Brexit. Intelligent
SUPERMARKET chain Lidl has announced it is rolling out its ‘Too Good To Waste’ fruit and vegetable boxes across all of its stores in Great Britain following a successful trial. The boxes, priced at £1.50 for 5kg, contain fruit and vegetables from
Here we are again. Advancing a place without kicking a ball. I told you that the international break would be better this time. Time has clouded the effect that Birmingham’s side-step of the rules had on Rovers relegation, since last season was
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche feels innovation in modern football comes from the small gains - the extra percentages in sports science, diet and analysis, rather than in systems and shapes. Dyche is a keen student of the game, he points out the cyclical
A SERIAL rapist with a nappy fetish was caught out after taking horrific pictures - then sharing them with a Blackburn paedophile. Investigators used new GPS technology to pinpoint images which formed part of Trevor Howard’s stash of indecent photos
A NEW discount superstore is set to open its doors next Wednesday, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. Contractors are currently putting the finishing touches to Jack's, in Rawtenstall, ahead of the launch. The opening hours at the Bury Road
THE parents of a boy who died 19 hours after he was born have opened up about their battle to save their son on the anniversary of his death. Adam Lang and Louise Bibby fought with everything they had to save baby Thomas who was diagnosed with
A WARNING has been issued by an East Lancashire travel agents to customers over what they should do in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit. Travel specialists Althams, which has severals shops, including branches in Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington
A MACHETE and a crossbow were brandished during a disturbance at a Darwen bar. Blackburn magistrates heard the weapons were used by two men who returned to Taps Bar on Railway Road following an earlier confrontation. The front window of the
A NEW ‘Let’s Talk Cancer’ campaign has been launched by NHS's Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups. Dr Neil Smith, a local GP, said: By talking about cancer today you will create a ripple effect and you may save
BOSSES are gearing up for a crackdown on anti-social behaviour and crime which has proved a blight on a community for the last five years. Blackburn with Darwen Council executive member for neighbourhood and prevention, Cllr Shaukat Hussain, has
PLANS have been revealed for the next part of the multi-million regeneration of a key part of Blackburn town centre. Following on from the renovation of the former Baroque pub, an application has been submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council
Stanley face nine huge games in a bid to secure their League One status for a second consecutive season. Six of those are at the Wham Stadium, something on-loan midfielder Dan Barlaser feels the Reds have to take advantage of in their bid to beat
Rovers return from their two week break at Aston Villa this weekend, with attacker Adam Armstrong believing it came at the right time for Tony Mowbray’s men. Just one win in nine matches has seen Rovers tumble down the table ahead of a daunting
A father-of-two young boys, who left a video for his family, was found hanged in his own home an inquest heard. Andrew Cook, 33, was found dead by his father, in his house in Blackburn, on October 28. The inquest heard that on the morning of
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at highways chiefs for ‘bad planning’ by not fixing a broken road sign - yet repairing others 100 yards away. Cllr Glen Harrison, who represents St Oswald’s ward on Lancashire County Council, reported a ‘Humps 100 yards’
BLACKBURN with Darwen has come under fire for removing its main switchboard number from the face of its website. Older People’s Forum chairman Brian Todd and Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies said that it was now difficult for many people to contact
LAW lords have ruled that a Blackburn man - involved in a gun battle between rival gangs - has been treated too harshly. Wajid Hussain, now 32, was one of several people sentenced at Preston over a violent confrontation between two opposing factions
MORE than 500 work-seekers attended Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson's ninth Jobs Fair. This year's event on Friday at Colne Muni has stalls and representatives from more than 30 thirty local and national companies with job vacancies and training opportunities
