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  • Sam Gallagher linked with Rovers return

    SAM Gallagher is close to a return to Blackburn Rovers if reports in the national press are to be believed. The Southampton striker, who spent a season on loan at Ewood Park two years ago, is set to link up with Tony Mowbray again on a permanent

  • Peter Crouch calls time on career

    PETER Crouch has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38. The popular forward, who finished his long and distinguished playing career at Burnley, announced his decision to hang up his boots on social media. In a statement on Twitter

  • CCTV shows men try to steal and 'butcher' sheep

    POLICE are investigating reports of a group of people trying to ‘butcher’ sheep on an East Lancashire farm. Steven Walker, of Hoghton View Herefords, a cattle breeding company in Hoghton, posted on social media about three men trying to catch his

  • Butcher's 'jumble sale' jibe as he leaves town's market

    A BUTCHER leaving a market hall after 62 years has accused its council bosses of running it ‘like a jumble sale’. George Cropper, 76, said Hyndburn Borough Council had let the Accrington town centre operation ‘go to pot’. Now he and his daughter

  • Fogarty aiming for Ironman UK glory

    BRIAN Fogarty has set his sights on winning Ironman UK and righting the wrongs of last year. The 35-year-old from Blackburn is among the favourites to win the gruelling Bolton event on Sunday – but he wants to replicate the form of 2017 and not

  • Revamped pub holding cider festival

    A CLAYTON-le-Moors pub which has undergone a total transformation will be holding its first cider festival this weekend. The Old England Forever reopened in April having been taken over by the Bank Top Brewery. Tomorrow and Sunday landlord Chris

  • Burnley man guilty of producing cannabis

    A MAN has been given a 12-month drug rehabilitation requirement after admitting to being concerned in the production of cannabis. Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Daniel Leighton, 48, of Manchester Road, Burnley, committed the offence in the

  • Man used racially aggravated behaviour towards police officer

    A MAN has been fined £288 after pleading guilty to using racially aggravated words or behaviour with intent to cause a police officer harassment or distress. Burley magistrates heard Zachariah Beardsell, 24, of Helvellyn Drive, Burnley, also tried

  • Thief stole £180 of clothes from Marks and Spencer

    A SHOPLIFTER has been ordered to pay £90 compensation after pleading guilty to stealing £180 of women’s clothing. David Michael Hodgson-Smith, 34, of Hudson Street, Burnley, committed the offence at the Marks and Spencer store in the town on February

  • Council staff could use bikes instead of cars under new plan

    HYNDBURN Council workers could have the option of using local-authority owned bikes for official council business as an alternative to cars. Cabinet members will be asked to approve proposals to create a workplace cycle pool of two bikes and two

  • Pendle MP welcomes charity funding

    ANDREW Stephenson has welcomed the award of a £1.2million grant for domestic abuse charity Refuge, to help support those in East Lancs suffering with abusive relationships. The helpline provides confidential advice to men and women with a violent

  • Great Mitton Hall to open gardens for charity this weekend

    ONE of East Lancashire’s oldest properties will be opening its gardens for charity this weekend. Jean and Ken Kay of Great Mitton Hall, which dates to the 14th Century, will be hosting their eighth open garden weekend with proceeds going to Help

  • Srebrenica massacre victims remembered with special service

    THE victims of the Srebrenica genocide were remembered at a special service in Blackburn Cathedral. Dozens of school children, along with the leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, Cllr Mohammed Khan and dignitaries observed the service to remember

  • Ma Bessie is all set to bring a touch of tradition to Colne

    WITH the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival less than six weeks away, it’s time to start looking at some of the acts who will be heading to Colne over the August bank holiday weekend. Ma Bessie & her Pig Foot band mix classic blues and jazz

  • Patient threatened to stab health centre worker

    A WOMAN who went to keep an appointment at Darwen Resource Centre was armed with a knife. Blackburn magistrates heard a member of staff heard Joanne Elizabeth Maxwell say she was going to stab her. And after hurriedly going back behind the

  • NOSTALGIA: Blackburn rubbish is cleared by hairdresser

    FLYTIPPING and rubbish has been a blight on the landscape for years and this article from 1969 proves it is age-old problem. In this article hairdresser Les Bates was so annoyed by rubbish dumped on the Nash playing fields on Shear Brow, Blackburn

  • Burglar with 30-year criminal past broke into Blackburn bar

    A MAN who had been burgling for over 30 years was caught after being involved in another break-in during the early hours of Monday. Blackburn magistrates heard Craig Grant and another man were caught on CCTV after breaking into a bar on Northgate

  • Praise for town centre care home's staff

    A CARE home has been dubbed good by the Care Quality Commission. The Lindens, in Deardengate, Haslingden, was rated good in all areas for its safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Inspectors praised staff at the home for

  • Cash to keep mill museums working

    THE future of two industrial museums in East Lancashire has been assured until March 2021. Queen Street Mill in Burnley and Helmshore Mills Textile Museum in Rossendale reopened this year after Lancashire County Council reversed a 2015 decision

  • Send a card of kindness from your holiday trip

    HOLIDAYMAKERS and day trippers from Lancashire are being urged to send postcards to care home residents across the county for the second year running. Last year an appeal for people to brighten up the lives of elderly people proved a success.

  • Dental Dilemmas: Nail biting really can damage your teeth

    DENTAL DILEMMAS – Dr Karim Rachidi from Synergy Dental Clinics helps with advice on dental problems Q. My son has a really bad nail biting habit. Can it damage your teeth? A. In a nutshell, yes. People who have the habit of nail biting are more

  • Cafe owner: Ironman race will be a loser for us

    A CAFE fears one of the biggest sports events in the area this weekend could hit their trade. Ironman UK comes through East Lancashire on Sunday for one of the country’s top endurance events. The cycling route will see action coming through

  • County council in short break service 'U-turn'

    LANCASHIRE County Council is to look again at its controversial decision to scrap its Break Time Service of school holiday daycare for disabled children. It has shelved its proposed closure, part of plans announced last year to save £114million

  • Teacher runs marathon to honour godfather

    A teacher ran a marathon for her cousin and godfather, who died last year. Lucy Jayne Cordey supported Rossendale Community First Responders by running in the Manchester Marathon for her cousin, Ryan Cordey. Mr Cordey was 44 when he died in shocking

  • Meet 3-week-old baby Tia with her marvellous mop of hair

    GIVING birth can be described as a hair-raising experience. And it certainly was for one mum – who could not believe the marvellous mop of hair her daughter was born with at Burnley General Hospital. Midwives were also stunned by the amount

  • Firm fined £22k for making kebabs 'in a building site'

    A FOOD business, which made chicken kebabs in a “literal building site”, is facing a £22,000 bill over a string of health violations. Xpress Food UK Ltd was found to have breached multiple hygiene regulations following a hearing at Bolton Magistrates