Rich Sharpe picks out three talking points ahead of Rovers' trip to Leeds United. SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE The second half collapse at Preston North End means Rovers have now lost each of their three away games since the 2-1 win at Reading on
A ROBBER in a deerstalker hat mugged a woman for her mobile phone as she walked along a busy main road. Police are appealing for any witnesses to the robbery on Monday at around 7.55pm. The woman was walking on the footpath on Barbara Castle
SIX people have been charged as part of a major on-going investigation into human trafficking and cannabis production. Police visited a house in Rutland Street, Nelson, with a warrant on Tuesday, October 29, and discovered a large cannabis farm.
POLICE searching for missing man Luke Noone have found a body. Officers found a body in a reservoir near Punstock Road, Darwen, on Wednesday. They believe it is that of 21-year-old Luke Noone, who had been missing from Islington, Blackburn,
By Calum Johnson THERE are just a few hours left to vote for your favourite dog-friendly pub in Lancashire. The annual Rover.com Dog-friendly Pub Awards are open for voting, but only until midnight tonight. The vote, dubbed the “national
LANCASHIRE’S three Church of England Bishops have welcomed this week’s election of county MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker of the House of Commons. The Rt Revs Julian Henderson (Bishop of Blackburn), Philip North (Bishop of Burnley) and Dr Jill Duff
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 75-year-old pensioner who died after being hit by a car in Accrington at the weekend. Harry Davis died when he was hit by a Volkswagen Golf on Blackburn Road at the junction with Holland Street just after 5pm on Saturday
A COURT interpreter who tried to claim the girlfriend of a £1million drugs ring leader was a 16-year-old has been jailed for 12 months. Kim Tran, 49, produced a forged birth certificate on behalf of Thanh Thi Nguyen at Preston Crown Court, following
THIS shocking footage shows the moment when youths aimed fireworks at police in Blackburn last night. Blackburn with Darwen Police posted a video on their social media pages of some young people aiming them at police and have vowed to review the
We asked our Rovers fans' jury: Is Mowbray right to want to raise expectation levels and talk so openly about it, or does it raise the stakes unnecessarily on his players? PSYCHOLOGICALLY what he is doing is the right approach. Individuals’ and
CONGRATULATIONS to all the East Lancashire parents of gorgeous October 2019 newborns. We asked for your pictures and these proud parents got in touch. The pictures will be featured in a special supplement to celebrate East Lancashire's newest
SCHOOLCHILDREN make more progress at a Blackburn school than any other in the country, Government figures show. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is again number one in the country in the Progress 8 Score measure — with pupils making 'well above
Stealthy police officers made a great catch as they managed to detain a burglar when he jumped out of a window. Officers were called on Tuesday evening to a report of a burglary that was in progress at a property close to Lomeshaye Way in Nelson
Officers are growing concerned about a woman, reported missing on Sunday. Angela Connolly from the Nelson area has been missing from her home for three days. A spokesperson for the police said: "Angela is 60-years-old, of slim build, with blonde
Fleetwood manager Joey Barton will go on trial next year accused of assaulting former Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel during an incident following a League One match. Barton, 37, is alleged to have pushed the German at Oakwell on April 13, leaving
Rovers players performed a post-match huddle on the pitch after the win over Sheffield Wednesday and on Monday took part in a team bonding day out Go-Karting. Boss Tony Mowbray felt the huddle, co-ordinated by captain Elliott Bennett, would have
MOTORISTS suffered long rush-hour delays after three vehicles were involved in a crash on the M65. The incident took place on the westbound carriageway between junctions four and three after two cars and a van collided at around 7.45am on Wednesday
HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire at an Accrington furniture business. Bosses at Pioneer Contract Furniture on Horne Lane are 'devastated’ after the blaze which took place in their woodwork part of their business
Charlie Taylor knows Burnley need to get back to what they are good at if they are to have any chance of returning to winning ways against West Ham. The Clarets have shipped seven goals in their last two games against Chelsea and Sheffield United
SEAN Dyche insists Ben Gibson was well aware it would be tough to shift Ben Mee and James Tarkowski when he made the move to Turf Moor. The central defender joined Burnley from Middlesbrough in August 2018 for a fee believed to be a joint club
A THIRD man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident at a house in New Wellington Street which has left a man fighting for his life. Karl Jack Sharples, 31, of no fixed address, appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged
EAST Lancashire MPs have welcomed the election of neighbour Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker ensuring the county's voice is heard at Westminster in more ways than one. The 62-year-old was won Chorley for Labour in 1997 and has been John Bercow's deputy
BLACKBURN’S skyline has now changed forever following the demolition of the town’s iconic Thwaites tower. Work on demolishing the derelict facility began at the start of October but it was only on Tuesday morning when the factory’s iconic tower
THE Conservatives have chosen Sara Britcliffe to try where her father twice failed and win Hyndburn constituency in December 12’s General Election. The 24-year-old former Oswaldtwistle sandwich shop owner will take on sitting Labour MP Graham Jones
THERE is no reason for anyone to be sleeping out on the streets in Blackburn and Darwen, council bosses say. Blackburn with Darwen Council has provided extra money for emergency accommodation and services for the borough’s most vulnerable this
DOCTORS have pledged it will be business as usual as they take over two additional surgeries in Blackburn. Patients have been told that the partners at Primrose Bank Medical Centre are assuming control of practices in Larkhill and Ewood. The
A LITTER lout who accumulated so much rubbish in her back garden that neighbours contacted the council to complain, has still not cleaned up despite being fined close to £1,000. Kimberley Eccles, 34, of Sough Road, Darwen, was summonsed to attend
A PERVERT who set up a covert camera in the bathroom of his home when a young woman came to stay has been jailed. Jeffrey Seel, 65, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to voyeurism. The court heard how on the weekend
A CRASH that resembled a 'battle field' shook an idyllic village. The extraordinary image, dug out from the Lancashire Telegraph's archives, captures the scene of a lorry crash in Waddington near Clitheroe. It happened in 1979 after a lorry crashed
PLANS have been unveiled for a school extension to stop overcrowding problems at meal times. A planning application has been lodged with Hyndburn Council proposing a single storey dining room extension at St Christopher’s Church of England high
Tony Mowbray is encouraged by the depth of talent in Rovers’ Academy but wonders what the right long-term step is to take. John Buckley scored an injury-time winner to end Rovers’ six game wait for a win, with fellow Academy graduates Ryan Nyambe
A NEW resource centre for people with disabilities and their carers is set to open next week. Community interest company, Personalising Freedom, and charity, Rummage Rescuers, have been working on the centre for more than a year and are finally
Members of a brass band have been playing to the tune of success after they triumphed in an international competition. Blackburn and Darwen band blew the opposition away at the National Brass Band Entertainments contest in Wychavon, Worcestershire
PENDLE Tory Andrew Stephenson comfortably topped the table of East Lancashire MPs' spending on political advertising on Facebook over the past 12 months — shelling out £2,482. His Rossendale and Darwen Conservative colleague Jake Berry racked up
