Billy Barr praised the mental strength of Ben Gladwin as he ended his injury nightmare with 45 minutes for Rovers Under-23s in their Premier League Cup win over Burnley. Gladwin made his first return to action in more than two years when playing
A GRANDMOTHER and mother-of-three was battered to death with a hammer by a former soldier experiencing a psychotic episode. Paranoid schizophrenic Shaun Sanders, 40, believed his friend, Leanne Unsworth, had been taking photos of his son, Preston
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets for the Accrington Lights Switch-On on Thursday night. There was a real buzz on Blackburn Road as families enjoyed the acts and entertainment on show. A spokesman said: “It was the first time that the Accrington
Rover Under-23s made it three wins from three after overcoming Burnley in the Premier League Cup. A stunning Dominic Samuel strike and close-range finish from Jacob Davenport had Rovers in control, but they were made to work hard for it in the
Crystal Palace could be missing former Clarets loanee Gary Cahill as well as defender Joel Ward for the game at Burnley. Boss Roy Hodgson is definitely without full-back Ward due to a "serious knee injury" and could have another casualty for the
Corry Evans will hope his performance on his return to the team is enough to convince club boss Tony Mowbray to start him again when Rovers travel to Stoke City tomorrow afternoon. There he will also look to catch the eye of national team boss
Ah, the football gods. Little beggars, aren’t they? No sooner had we commenced celebrating the Clarets' first away win of the season than the Twittersphere was littered with talk of Sean Dyche "approaching" West Ham about taking over the, not yet
Rovers' hopes of naming an unchanged side could depend on the fitness of full back Ryan Nyambe. The full back returned to the starting XI against Brentford having missed the Barnsley win through illness, but was forced off in the closing stages
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after four vehicles were stolen during a Blackburn Rovers game. Four Ford Fiestas were reported stolen from the Ewood area of Blackburn while the owners were at the home game against Brentford on Wednesday night
AN INVESTIGATION is taking place after the unexpected closure of a motorway caused travel chaos for thousands of commuters. Overnight resurfacing work taking place on the M65 westbound between junctions three for Darwen and four for Blackburn
A WOMAN is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash during the early hours on Friday morning. The A56 Colne Road was closed in both directions for over three hours after a crash between a Nissan Juke and a Mercedes close to the Stone
CHRIS Willcock hopes Ramsbottom United have put their troubled times behind them and are ready to stage a concerted push for the play-offs. The Rams have picked up seven points out of a possible nine in their last three outings - a 5-0 thumping
CHORLEY boss Jamie Vermiglio has praised the resilience shown by his side after climbing off the bottom of the National League. The Magpies are unbeaten in three games having drawn 2-2 at Barrow on Tuesday night - a match Chorley were leading 2-
ROY Hodgson is readying his Crystal Palace side for the particular type of test Burnley will pose at Turf Moor tomorrow. The former England boss brings the Eagles to East Lancashire looking for a first Premier League win since October 5, a run
BLACKBURN band The Illicits have enlisted the help of Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones on their new single. Left Behind, which is released today, features the legendary guitarist and the band are hoping it will follow the success of their debut
AN appeal went out to young people to join rehearsals for Lancashire County Schools Brass Band in December 1979. The band had been established for more than a decade and members used Preston as their central point. It was split into two sections
SOME Blackburn Rovers fans' delight at watching Tony Mowbray’s side completing three wins on the trot turned to anger when they returned to find their Ford Fiesta cars had been stolen during the match. Paul Brindle was one of the fans who was shocked
OUTLINE plans have been lodged proposing to knock down a furniture warehouse and build 125 new homes on a business park site. Proposals have been submitted by Blackburn with Darwen Council by site owners GFW Ltd to demolish the Waterside Distribution
A YOUTH mental health advocate has released a book to help confidence in girls. Ross McWilliam from Blackburn has been empowering young people for years, working with over 1,500 educational institutions to help improve mental health. After seeing
THOUSANDS of women are missing potentially lifesaving smear tests in Blackburn with Darwen. New NHS figures show that of the 39,747 women who should have had the screening done as of 2018/19, almost a third of women – or 12,123 – in the borough
A BOROUGH has hired an extra dog warden to tackle dog fouling. The new enforcement officer is in addition to those employed in May by Ribble Valley Council to crackdown on canine mess. Dog wardens have been sweeping dog-fouling hotspots across
DENTAL DILEMMAS – Dr Karim Rachidi from Synergy Dental Clinics helps with advice on dental problems Q. Are pit & fissure sealants an effective way to protect my children’s teeth? A. Something I always tell my patients, whatever their age, is
Tony Mowbray believes the Championship will start to take notice of Joe Rothwell if he can reproduce his performance against Brentford on a regular basis. Rothwell himself is now eyeing an extended run in the side, similar to that he enjoyed at
A SEAT held by Labour since 1992 could be taken by the Conservatives in the December 12 General Election, a new poll suggests. The detailed analysis of individual constituencies by respected pollsters YouGov suggests Hyndburn will see Graham Jones
THE PARENTS of a young autistic man who died while waiting for an operation at a hospital have called for answers over their son’s death. Richard and Janet Stuart's son Mark, 22, died of a cardiac arrest at Royal Blackburn Hospital in 2015, after
A CHURCH and charitable organisation is ensuring that no child in the town will wake up without a present this Christmas. The Salvation Army’s church and community centre in Blackburn is encouraging the community to add an extra toy to their shopping
COUNCIL bosses have laid out their defence ahead of an appeal against refusal of plans for 122 new homes in Accrington. Government planning inspectors will hear the case to determine whether to allow the development at Devine Fisheries in Broad
TWO dance students have won places at a prestigious school. Gregor Mcintosh and Abigail Mann, from Burnley College Sixth Form, beat competition from top young dancers in the UK to win a place at the Leeds Conservatoire, the Northern School of Contemporary
BLACKBURN Cathedral will host a performance of 'The Messiah' next month. It will use instruments dating from the time when the 18th Century composer George Frideric Handel created the famous oratorio. This year’s performance, entitled 'Messiah
BLACKBURN Rovers dedicated their match against Barnsley to a hospital charity. The game saw ELHT&Me, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust's official charity, hold a bucket collection in the grounds prior to the match last Saturday and an awareness
A SUICIDE support group has been set-up for people living in a borough. Mental health charity 'PH7 LIFE' has launched the group in the Ribble Valley and it follows similar sessions which they have run in Burnley. The group said it has set up
IN his final column as health reporter, Ben Butler takes a look at the current state of the NHS in East Lancashire. Today, I leave the Lancashire Telegraph after more than two years at the newspaper, and I have seen many positive and some more negative
COUNCIL bosses have begun action to buy up a terraced house which has fallen into disrepair. According to Blackburn with Darwen Council, the property at 14 Seven Trees Avenue in Blackburn is in extremely poor repair with the front ground floor front
