It would have been ‘a great game to win 1-0’ was Tony Mowbray’s assessment as Rovers were held to a 0-0 draw with Cardiff City at Ewood Park. The game was devoid of chances, but both side’s hit the woodwork, including Derrick Williams for Rovers
Rovers kept a third straight clean sheet but struggled for attacking threat in a game which won’t live long in the memory. Only late on when Derrick Williams was denied by the post did Rovers look like breaking the deadlock as they shared the spoils
A DAD has been left gutted after sick thieves stole a van containing 'vital' wheelchairs which his daughter uses to get around. Ian Ford was left dismayed when he found out his blue Transit passenger van had been stolen by thieves in Heys Lane,
A TEENAGER has been charged by detectives investigating an attempted robbery at a convenience store. The 19-year-old was arrested after an appeal for witnesses and charged this morning, Police were called around 8.40pm on Thursday August 22 to
4:50pm Rovers 0-0 Cardiff Three clean sheets, but the final five minutes apart, Rovers rarely looked like breaking
LIKE many people, I spent a lot of time baking with my granny when I was younger so there’s something quite peaceful and nostalgic about it. Baking is easy too – simple but tasty fairy cakes have five ingredients and can be made and cooked in 30 minutes
SEAN Dyche believes Burnley have a real star on their hands in Dwight McNeil and admits the winger could go all the way to the top in football. The 19-year-old was linked to some of Europe's top clubs in the summer after being put in the Burnley
By Olivia Burke THE weekend is here and the sun is forecast to shine, so why not round up the family and enjoy a visit to a Lancashire farm? Here are five places which are sure to delight visitors, both young and old. 1. Mrs Dowsons Farm
Here is a walk that includes the River Ribble, a fine medieval church, the Roman road from Ribchester to Ilkley and a popular country inn. All in the space of six miles! The parish of Great Mitton was part of the Yorkshire West Riding prior to 1974
A RESIDENT has told of his frustration about ‘around the clock', brazen drug dealing which is taking place on his street. Groups of men and women have been spotted acting suspiciously in Warwick Road and nearby Hall Street in Blackburn during the
A THUG who assaulted his former partner in a pub later sneaked into her home and began threatening her. Preston Crown Court heard there was a restraining order, issued in November, banning 22-year-old Emile Nicol, who has a previous conviction for
A CHRISTIAN charity has completed its five-week 'Summer Lunchbox' scheme to feed youngsters attending a borough's children's centres over the school holiday. Kingdom Outreach made and delivered 15,000 packed meals across Blackburn with Darwen.
A PIECE of unused land previously rife with vandalism will now become a haven for wildlife after a community transformation, it is hoped. A project headed up by the regions power network operator has seen land near an electricity substation transformed
A GROUP of Colne parents who feared the North Valley day nursery would close due to Government spending cuts organised a petition and public demonstration back in 1980. Worried mothers met with Pendle councillor Tony Greaves as they believed the
A known drug user died having taken too much methadone and morphine. Andrew Vale, who was 49-years-old, was found dead in his home in Witton Parade, Blackburn, on November 29. At an inquest into his death in Blackburn, it was revealed that the
A father and son have put their best feet forward to raise money for the East Lancashire Hospice. Nick Worden and son Arron, from Huncoat, took on the challenge of completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and in doing so, raised more than £600 for
A GROUPS in a borough seeking grants to promote community cohesion have just two weeks left to apply for the government cash. They can get up to £2,000 each to pay for for projects to break down barriers between people from different backgrounds
RESIDENTS of an East Lancashire borough can now apply for grants to install home insulation and brand new A-rated boilers. Rossendale Council has pledged £50,000 to the Affordable Warmth Grant scheme run by Community Interest Company YES Energy
Sceptical looking youngsters were in dire need of a raft or boat as they splashed their way to school across flooded Harold Avenue in Burnley. It follows a day of torrential rain for most of East Lancashire, as the weather took a turn for the worse
A trio of college students have secured coveted medical school places thanks to their high A-level grades. The students, who studied at Nelson and Colne College completed the college’s unique Pre-Professional Programme in Medicine, which enhances
TONY Mowbray is not overly concerned with Rovers’ lack of league goals – and says it is not for lack of effort. Rovers have scored just three times in four outings this term including back-to-back 1-0 wins over Middlesbrough and Hull City.
AN award-winning East Lancashire pub has yet again been shortlisted for a national accolade. The Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton won CAMRA’s Pub of the Year competition back in 2014 and came runner up in the same competition in 2017. This year
AGILITY, pace, power and experience – Tony Mowbray is delighted what his new recruits have brought to his Rovers squad. And the Rovers boss praised the club’s hard working recruitment team for getting it right in the transfer window and getting
A DARWEN man and his sister were threatened with extreme violence following the breakdown of a business relationship. Blackburn magistrates heard Ben Dugdale threatened to cut off Sean Ronnan's ears and take his eyes out. He also made threats
