A ROAD crash caused rush-hour disruption tonight. Two cars collided in Revidge Road, close to the junction with Preston New Road, Blackburn, at 5.20pm. Nearby routes were disrupted as part of the road was blocked. A woman involved
BLACKBURN Rovers has severed links with its accountant after more than 100 years - and replaced it with a ‘Big 4’ firm. Bosses at Rovers owner Venky’s have handed control of auditing to giant KPMG, severing ties with historic Blackburn company
I’VE enjoyed the recent creation versus evolution debate in our Telegraph letters’ page. Throughout my education I accepted classroom norms, only daring to question once free of intimidating teachers and lecturers. I found it increasingly hard to accept
THE former Airtours headquarters in Rossendale, plagued by vandals for eight years, could be set to make way for 74 new homes. Former offices in Helmshore, vacated by the travel giant in 2003, have been on the market and the subject of a number of
A burglary victim turned detective to track down his own property. Blackburn magistrates heard Shazid Master visited pawn brokers and second hand shops handing out a list of the property stolen from his home together with serial numbers. And later that
Green-fingered children planted flowers in the grounds of the newly-renovated Downham Village Hall. The Downham Pre-School children were helping to celebrate the completion of a £22,400 improvement project at the hall. Repairs and structural work
DEVELOPERS have lodged an appeal against a council decision after it rejected a controversial housing plan in Whalley. The Co-operative Group has announced that it will appeal. The decision came after its plans to build up to 80 new homes on land
ELECTRIC patrol cars will not be used in Lancashire after a pilot scheme found the battery life was too short. Police chiefs were trialling the use of the £30,000 Mitsubishi I-Miev, but have ruled they have no future because they would need recharging
BOUNCY Afro-pop duo TwoManTing stop off in Lancaster on March 29 and Darwen on March 31 as part of their UK winter tour. Sierra Leonean master-drummer Jah-man Aggrey and virtuoso guitarist Jon Lewis use live guitar and percussion loops, to create a
THE leader of Darwen Town Council believes steam engines can drive the town’s economy forward. Coun Steve Duncan has welcomed news of a £483,000 facelift to Darwen’s railway station, but said ‘something extra’ was needed to draw more people
EVENTS taking place in Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale for Monday, March 28 and the days ahead. What's on today 11am-3pm - Simon Garner, Blackburn Rovers’ all-time record goalscorer, will join
Derwent Holdings is seeking leave to appeal the recent High Court decision upholding Trafford Council’s approval of re-development plans for Lancashire CCC’s Old Trafford ground. Bermuda-based Derwent, owners of the nearby White City Retail Park, has
UPBEAT coach Peter Moores believes Lancashire’s use of the outgrounds means that 2011 will be a thrilling roller-coaster of a season. The ongoing development of Old Trafford has rendered the county HQ out of bounds for Championship fixtures this summer
RIBBLE Valley MP, Nigel Evans, celebrated Anglesey Day in the House of Commons. He said: “As a Welshman and a former Shadow Secretary of State for Wales I can say from my own experience that Anglesey is one of Britain’s treasured areas of culture and
BURNLEY youngster Shay McCartan scored twice as Northern Ireland’s under 17s were beaten 3-2 by England in a UEFA Under 17s Championship qualifier in Belgium on Saturday.
COUNCIL bosses are seeking sponsorship for one of Burnley’s most prestigious business events of the year. They are after backers for the fifth annual Business and Innovation Awards which take place on Thursday, June 30. Councillor Martin Smith, Burnley
In Victorian times, making collections of birds eggs was very popular and easily understood. Then it was the only way to explore this aspect of natural history. These days we have all this information at our finger-tips and I cannot understand why
A NEW campaign has been launched to safeguard Lancashire’s beloved old buildings. English Heritage is compiling its Heritage at Risk register and is urging people to help save local properties that people fear may be at risk. Bosses at the charity
A UNIT that provides extra teaching space at Tor View Community Primary School, in Clod Lane, Haslingden, is set to be retained. Catherine Lewis, environment directorate at Lancashire County Council, said: “The school was due to have a substantial
COMING as it did as the last gig of a three-week UK tour, it was perhaps inevitable that something unexpected might happen. And the sight of The Strangler’s JJ Burnel and Baz Warne dancing around the stage during Wilko Johnson’s set wearing just balloons
FRESH from his capture of Best International Male at the Brit Awards, the American hip hop star turned pop phenomenon Cee Lo Green is the hottest ticket in town. The Southern singer keeps his audience waiting, and when he does eventually materialise
For 20 years, Guy Garvey and his band have sung hymns to the rainy streets of Manchester, and to lovers and friends found and lost there. So it was little surprise that their “homecoming” gig, as part of the tour supporting the band’s latest album
ACCRINGTON Stanley are growing increasingly optimistic of an imminent end to the club's ownership struggle after an agreement was finally reached between all parties. Eric Whalley agreed to relinquish his major shareholding in Stanley a month
A FIRE in two back yards this morning spread to a property with a couple inside. A garden shed was set on fire in Ingham Street, Padiham, at 1.10am and the blaze spread to the neighbouring back yard and both houses. One property, which
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton’s last royal engagement before their wedding will take be in Blackburn and Darwen. The full itinerary of the visit was announced yesterday. As the climax to a series of tours in the weeks leading up
EAST Lancashire-based lobby group the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) has added eight new members – swelling its ranks to 370. The new members come from as far afield as Reading and Essex.The NWAA, based in Commercial Road, Nelson, is the UK’s most
BEER bosses have blasted a rise in alcohol duty and warned it will cost jobs and close even more pubs across East Lancashire. Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to press ahead with a duty escalator – set to add 5p to a pint – has been branded a double
POLICE community support officers carry out an important role especially as budgets are facing huge cuts. For a lot of people they are the visible face of the police service on the streets in many areas, especially on estates and in rural areas. The
TECHNOLOGY firm Promethean has made redundancies in East Lancashire after a difficult year. The interactive whiteboard manufacturer said ‘a handful’ of people had been laid off following a slump in education spending in key markets.
WHEN my own house is a mess, I always find it a welcome distraction to visit someone else’s. Isn’t that what our government is doing in Libya? Observer, Blackburn.
AT 11pm I was travelling on the M55, average speed 55mph until the approach to the M6 interchange. Overhead gantry speed for all lanes was flashing ‘40mph’. There didn't seem to be a problem, but I slowed as instructed. The next gantry was flashing
I AM increasingly concerned about this country’s involvement in Libya. I believe the military intervention is ill-thought out, unjustified and unprepared. The war coalition has no coherent strategy for North Africa and the Middle East, and is walking
NO item can be as unsightly as the bands/stakes left rotting away on memorials in Pleasington Cemetery. It is now almost four years since the health and safety process was undertaken, and what has Blackburn with Darwen Council done to ensure
A JET engine deal set to bring 100 new Rolls-Royce jobs to East Lancashire has been torpedoed by US president Barack Obama - but union bosses are remaining upbeat. The Pentagon has ordered Rolls and US partner GE to stop work on the F136 engine for the
A Pendle estate agents will appear on national TV when they offer advice on the popular BBC series Homes Under The Hammer. Mulligan and Son Property Emporium has been chosen by show producers Lion TV to give their opinion on a property recently sold
Residents have spoken of their shock at yesterday's bungalow blaze in which a Nelson woman died. The body of the woman, who is believed to be in her 50s and disabled, was discovered by firefighters after they were called to her home in Rakeshouse
SCHALKE have indicated that they have no plans to allow Jermaine Jones to return to Blackburn Rovers next season – and Manchester United have confirmed that fellow loan signing Mame Biram Diouf is wanted back at Old Trafford. Jones and Diouf are on loan
A £3,000 cannabis factory has been found after worried residents tipped off police. Officers from Accrington Neighbourhood Policing Team raided an address on Brown Birks Road, Huncoat on March 21 and discovered 20 cannabis plants. A 50-year-old man
Oh no, not another form to fill in. This time it’s the Census, which I completed at the weekend, alerting the authorities to my presence – although why they need to know how I travel to work beats me. I wanted to write, “I’m trying hard to be green
PADIHAM forward Paul Fildes made it 23 goals in yet another productive season as he bagged a brace to damage the promotion hopes of Barnoldswick Town on Saturday. The striker, who turned 30 earlier this month, has for years had that happy knack
WINSFORD came from behind to knock Bacup Borough out of the Vodkat League Challenge Cup in the third round. Haydn Paul put Bacup ahead but Winsford hit back in the final half hour.
AFC Darwen claimed victory at Abbey Hey in the Vodkat First Division. Darwen went behind in the first half when Andrew Kilheeney scored from the penalty spot. But they won a penalty of their own four minutes after the break, with Anthony Harkness’ spot
FORMER Blackburn Rovers star Matt Jansen delivered a masterclass in the striker’s art to propel Chorley to one of their easiest wins of the season in Evo-Stik First Division North. His quick thinking and aerial power started and finished
ROSSENDALE United let a two-goal lead slip at Ashton Athletic in a battle of the bottom two in the Vodkat Premier Division. Second bottom Rossendale led 2-0 after 12 minutes thanks to Steve Burke and Jamie Baguley but Ashton quickly hit back before levelling
CLITHEROE had to rely on a last-gasp effort to take a share of the points against Garforth in Evo-Stik First Division North. The Blues dominated the early stages and Phil Eastwood was denied by a brilliant save before Garforth went ahead through David
JOHN Coleman was left furious with referee Phil Crossley after play-off chasing Accrington Stanley were held to a 1-1 draw at Aldershot in League Two. Stanley went ahead through Rory Boulding but Darren Jones headed home from a free kick
BURNLEY midfielder Chris McCann is scheduled to make his long-awaited return to action in a reserve match tomorrow night. McCann was a key member of the Clarets’ promotion team two seasons ago but has been sidelined since the summer with continuing
Burnley on-loan duo Jack Cork and Nathan Delfouneso will be looking to play a part in tonight’s England Under 21 friendly clash with Iceland in Preston. However, Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Frank Fielding has pulled out of the squad for England
A 21-YEAR-OLD kickboxer was kicking himself after a coincidence landed him in court on a drugs offence. Blackburn magistrates heard Kevin James Harrington drove onto a pub car park where a police officer was parked. The officer was the same one who
A RESTAURANT owner has backed the fundraising campaign of youngster, Bethany Rose, who is aiming to raise £5,000 in memory of her mum Katy Rose who died of breast cancer. The Brookside Primary School pupil launched the Candle 4 Katy campaign in aid of
BUILDING work on a £50million business park is finally set to start this autumn - but a question mark remains over funding. Bosses behind Burnley Bridge, which will be close to junction nine of the M65 in Hapton, said construction work on a
HUNDREDS of police community support officers in East Lancashire have given out just 19 tickets in three years. Between 2007 and 2010, PCSOs issued three tickets to people cycling on the pavement – one in Eastern division and two in Pennine. The police
Arsonists ‘went on the rampage’ overnight, starting six fires in less than three-and-a-half hours. Three fire crews from Hyndburn and police were chasing the firebugs as they set alight garages, sheds, skips and wheelie bins within a 200-metre
STEVE Kean has revealed that Blackburn Rovers are interested in bringing Ruud van Nistelrooy to Ewood Park this summer – two years after Sam Allardyce missed out on the former Manchester United striker. Van Nistelrooy is a free agent this
BUSKERS and street performers took over Accrington town centre’s streets to mark the end of an arts project. The public stopped and watched as Accrington Alive got underway on Saturday, with a display of talent from buskers, magicians and street performers
A FIRE was started near elderly people’s housing in Darwen on Friday night. Firefighters discovered a burning wheelie bin and rubbish on land between Lightbown Street and Clover Terrace around 8pm. Watch manager Alistair McLean said officers spent 45
DEMONSTRATORS staged a protest around Nelson town centre on Saturday against the closure of ‘vital’ services in the town. Led by the area’s Labour party, residents who felt strongly about the closures of the welfare office in Carr Road and
A DERELICT house was set on fire in Nelson. Around 15 firefighters, two fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were called to the incident in Caleb Street at 3.20am on Saturday. Officers said the blaze was started in an upstairs bedroom of the abandoned
A NEW multi-million-pound expansion of Blackburn College’s University Centre is set to create places for an extra 600 degree students. Bosses hope work on the £7million extension to the centre off Barbara Castle Way will begin later this year and open
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A CAT was left fighting for her life at the weekend after she was shot in Darwen. Two-year-old Sox was let out on Friday morning to play in the sun. But when her owner Ben Richardson returned to his Cavendish Street home at 1pm, he heard
BURNLEY loan signing Shane Duffy is due to link up with his new team-mates for the first time today after returning from international duty with the Republic of Ireland under 21 squad. The Everton centre back was a half-time substitute as the
