COUNTY Hall bosses have stepped in to make sure people in part of Chorley still have access to public transport after their current bus provider decided to withdraw their service . Stagecoach announced recently that they would be stopping the 109a
BRENTFORD are the latest club to be linked with a move for Rovers target Sam Gallagher. The Southampton front man looks set to leave St Mary's on a permanent deal having been long linked with a move back to Ewood Park after a successful loan spell
A MAN collapsed at a Blackburn park this afternoon. Ambulance crews attended the incident on Corporation Park on Preston New Road. A North West Ambulance spokesman said: "We were called to the scene at 1.18pm. "A man in his early 20s had collapsed
Emmerdale actor Freddie Jones has died at the age of 91, his agent has said. He was most recently known for playing Sandy Thomas in the soap from 2005 until 2018. Lesley Duff said: "It is with great sadness that I can confirm the death of Freddie
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of Michael Jackson, who has gone missing. The 36-year-old, from Blackburn, has not been seen since Friday, July 5. Mr Jackson is 5ft 6inches tall, of slim build and has black hair tied in a pony tail. Police
A BAR at the centre of late night drinking in Accrington has had its licence suspended. Members of Hyndburn Council’s licensing sub-committee heard last week how mismanagement at IBar had led to a series of serious assaults, including one incident
THWAITES' Arcade, linking Church Street with Lord Street in Blackburn, was built on the site of ancient tenements and is seen here from the Lord Street end. Above the spectacular entrance was a date stone, which reads 1883. It also had the coat
Rovers are set to net a small slice of Bournemouth’s transfer fee after Connor Mahoney’s move to Millwall. Mahoney left Ewood Park for the Premier League Cherries back in 2017 but has made just two FA Cup appearances at the Vitality Stadium.
A pensioner suffered serious injuries in a car crash in Blackburn. Police were called around 5.30pm on Tuesday to a collision involving a Hyundai I10 car and Seat Ibiza car at the junction of Ramsgreave Drive and Barker Lane. An 83-year-old
A ‘SEVERE’ fire caused by a faulty plug wrecked a bedroom. Firefighters battled with the blaze in Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle, at 7.30pm on Tuesday. Residents could see the fire bursting out of a window and smoke billowing into the air.
A MAN who ran his first race since having a heart attack three years ago has raised more than £700 for a homeless charity. Bill Reed raised the cash for Blackburn-based homeless charity Community Spirit, by taking on a five-mile race in Warrington
BRITAIN in Bloom judges visited Barnoldswick and took a tour of the town's floral attractions. Alan Hulme and Stephen Lowe met bloom members and town organisations during the judging. Cllr David Whipp, the Barnoldswick in Bloom coordinator, said
A DISGRUNTLED drunk launched a packet of pork pies at the store manager when he refused to sell him alcohol in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard Daniel James Stewart then threw some scotch eggs before damaging other items
A DRUG dealer caught with cannabis, amphetamine and ecstasy in his family home sobbed in the dock as he was sentenced at court. Burnley Crown Court heard how two phones found inside Tyee Bond’s house showed he had been dealing cocaine at The Beat-Herder
A WOMAN relapsed into heroin abuse because of post-natal depression. Blackburn magistrates heard Catherine Hannah Houghton had started stealing to fund her addiction after seven years out of trouble. Houghton, 34, of East Park Road, Blackburn
A WOMAN who lent her car to a fellow party guest ended up being arrested herself. Blackburn magistrates heard the car was crashed into a house as soon as it set off and the driver ran off. Rebecca Sarah Anderson initially co-operated with police
DETAILED plans of how property renovation show DIY SOS will help homeless teenagers in Blackburn with Darwen have been revealed. A planning application has been submitted showing how the rundown parish rooms at St Silas' Church, Blackburn, will
A COUNCIL has been accused of allowing a specially-created cycling area for young children to become so overgrown it is no longer usable. Local councillor Roy Davies is angry at the latest blow to the repeatedly-vandalised play area in Olive Lane
A SOCIAL worker accused of questioning the looks of a child's mother has seen all charges against him dismissed. Angus Welsh, an agency social worker for Lancashire County Council, had had the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS)
THE Conservative Party has selected its candidate for next year’s election for the post of Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Hoghton with Wheelton county councillor Andrew Snowden will take on current postholder Labour’s Clive Grunshaw
ENCOURAGING people to try low carbohydrate diets to lose weight and tackle health problems is not a long-term solution, public health chiefs have warned. In a report to go before Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body
LARGE scale development of building new council houses in Pendle have been discounted because the cost would outweigh the return. Pendle Council’s council housing task group had been examining the possibility of building new homes in the borough
CUSTOMERS from across the North West travelled to an East Lancashire shopping centre for help creating their own jewellery. Peter Jackson the Jeweller, in The Mall Blackburn, hosted its latest Design Day with specialist Verity Pritchett. She
JOHN Coleman says he wants to sign up to eight players with a striker and a left back his main priority. But the Stanley boss insists he will not rush in to recruiting and says any player that walks through the door at the Wham Stadium must be
STEWART Downing is enjoying getting down to work after settling in following his move to Ewood Park. As he has done with previous moves throughout his career, the new Rovers winger has relocated his family to move closer to his new footballing
A FINALIST For Miss England is challenging beauty stereotypes in the swimwear round of the pageant. Miss Lancashire 2018/19 and finalist for Miss England, 20-year-old Aysha Khan went against wearing a bikini, instead choosing a wetsuit. The swimwear
A BOY has become the youngest person to walk up the three highest peaks in the UK — all in memory of his best friend. Three-year-old Jaxon Krzysik climbed Snowdon in Wales, Scafell Pike in Cumbria and Ben Nevis in Scotland with his father, Cal
JAY Rodriguez admits sealing his return to Burnley is ‘surreal’. The Clarets academy product is back at Turf Moor having completed his move from West Bromwich Albion in a deal understood to be worth an initial £5 million with a further £5m in add-ons
SEAN Dyche is pleased to have got Burnley’s summer recruitment up and running with the signings of Jay Rodriguez and Erik Pieters. The return of Rodriguez to his hometown club made it two news faces in two days for the Clarets as they prepare for
