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Rovers have appointed an Integration and Development Manager as the club looks to create a closer relationship with the town’s BAME community. Yasir Sufi has taken up the position at the club, with a remit of fostering better engagement between

DETECTIVES investigating an incident in which a man was found unresponsive in the street have released an image of a wanted suspect. Police were called to Burnley following reports a man in his 30s had been found unconscious with a serious head

ADAM Phillips is already earning rave reviews after a flying start to his loan spell at Morecambe. The Burnley Under-23s midfielder scored on his debut for the League Two Shrimps in their 1-1 draw with Colchester on Saturday. The 22-year-old

ROGUE traders have been operating across areas of Morecambe and the Fylde Coast. Lancashire County Council has said its trading standards officers are investigating a number of complaints, particularly in Cleveleys, Fleetwood and Morecambe. The

ACCRINGTON Stanley's on-loan Stoke City goalkeeper Joe Bursik has signed a new contract with the Potters. The England Under-20 international has moved ahead of Dimi Evtimov in the pecking order at the Wham Stadium with a string of impressive displays

TOPSHOP in Blackburn is shutting and has announced a closing down sale in The Mall store. The shock announcement has left shoppers devastated, saying that Blackburn could become a 'ghost town'. Staff at the stores have put up signs for a closing

THE sister of a Blackburn businessman who was shot dead in Pakistan has paid tribute to her ‘friendly and charming’ brother. Jahangir Hussain, who ran a takeaway, died after he was attacked as he left his mother’s home in Jhelum in the Punjab.

Charlie Mulgrew has returned to Rovers at his own request, cutting short his loan spell at Wigan Athletic. Rovers loaned out their captain in August, with Mulgrew agreeing a season-long deal. However, the 33-year-old has taken the decision to cut

MOTORISTS are campaigning to have lights switched on at night along two of the region’s busiest motorways. Two petitions have been launched to restore nighttime lighting on the M66 and M65. Campaigners say the lack of lighting has led to the

POLICE are still looking for two men who went missing last year. Steven Peter Flynn, 32, from Liverpool, absconded from HMP Kirkham in November and Jason Harrison, 49, also from Liverpool, was released from HMP Kirkham in November on temporary licence

A DRIVER training course which allows 10-year olds to get behind the wheel in a bid to create a safer next generation of drivers, is to launch at Ewood Park. Young Driver, which provides driving lessons for 10-17 year olds, will be running events

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a crash where a car hit a lamp post in Clayton-le-Moors. Officers were called at 2.33am yesterday (Tuesday, January 14) to reports that a Mercedes car travelling on Burnley Road had crossed the roundabout

TWO of Lancashire’s finest homegrown cricketers will be inducted into the Lancashire Cricket Hall of Fame at a special ceremony later this year. Clayton-le-Moors-born Jack Simmons, 78, will join Blackburn sportsman A N Hornby as inaugural inductees

We asked our Rovers fans’ jury: How would you feel were Rovers to allow Ben Brereton to join ADO Den Haag on loan? I'm afraid I've never understood or fully comprehended the Ben Brereton situation or what to me was an absurd amount of money paid

MOTORISTS are being warned about very slow traffic and delays on the M65 this morning. The incident took place on the eastbound carriageway from Junction 7 (Rishton and Accrington) to Junction 8 (Accrington). There is also congestion to Junction

SHOCKING footage has captured the moment a woman defecates on a pavement. CCTV footage shows the woman walking behind a minibus, squatting down and dropping her pants to defecate in the street, near the wheel in Church Hill Road, Little Harwood

Police are issuing a warning after a small number of people became ill after taking what they may have believed to be ecstasy tablets. Officers are advising that the tablets, described as blue cubed shaped, may have been sold as ecstasy but may

A WOMAN who smashed a bottle over a man’s head and stabbed him in the neck with the same weapon is set to face a trial after denying she meant to cause him serious harm. Tyler Louise Preston appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court where she

BEN Mee is confident Burnley’s experience will see them through their current bad patch. The 3-0 defeat at Chelsea was a fourth defeat in a row, Sean Dyche’s side 15th in the Premier League and three points above the relegation zone. A poor

Here are a selection of the Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club's fantastic photos. Each week we will now post a collection of the finest pictures and publish them in our newspaper and online. If you'd like to join the camera club, you can access

THIS fascinating picture show trams heading along Blackburn Road in Accrington past the town hall and market hall. The market was in full swing with stalls filling the pavement outside the market hall. Sadly we don’t have a date when the picture

A PAINTER and decorator who was caught with cocaine, heroin and cannabis months after being released from prison is starting another spell inside. Burnley Crown Court heard how father-of-five Abid Ashraf was found with the drugs in his car just

PUB bosses bidding to scrap the need for security at a pub plagued by noise and nuisance have been knocked back. Owners of the Walmesley Arms, Star Pubs & Bars, provoked objections after making a bid to reduce the opening hours at the Great Harwood

SHOCKING CCTV footage has captured the moment a gang of school-age yobs raided a petrol station before attacking a ‘have-a-go-hero’ attempting to stop them. The video shows an attack at the Shell garage at the junction of Wigan Road and Beaumont

DOG fouling fines in Burnley could rise to £100. In July 2019, Burnley Council’s executive, as part of its cleaner and greener agenda, established a cross-party working group of to look at how the council could strengthen its approach to promote

RESIDENTS on an estate are at their ‘wits' end’ with a huge pile of fly-tipped rubbish near their homes – which to make matters worse ‘disgusting’ taxi drivers are now 'using as a toilet'. The site, on Morecambe Road, Blackburn, has been littered

WEDDING venue bosses have funded a residents-only parking permit scheme to stop patrons parking in front of people's homes in Blackburn. As part of planning permission granted last year for extended opening hours at The Grand Venue Banqueting and

BENEATH the tramlines and the expanse of granite setts covering Salford Bridge flows the River Blakewater. It was turned into an underground stream at this exact spot in 1885 - 25 years before this picture was taken of Salford in Blackburn, looking

An 11-year-old entrepreneur has raised money for charity, using an ingenious business plan. Saving up her pocket money, Abigail Johnson from Blackburn, bought gifts and prizes, which she then raffled off to raise funds for patient care at the East

COUNCIL bosses will agree to set up a board to explore funding opportunities for Nelson town centre. Pendle Council is in the process of setting up a Nelson Town Deal Board to help develop proposals for new multi-million pound town deals. The

Tony Mowbray says all focus has turned to Sheffield Wednesday as Rovers look to put a tough run behind them and eye a first win in a month. Rovers had won five wins in six matches when they triumphed at Bristol City on December 14, but are now