IT was in added time, at the end of the first half of extra time in this third round replay that the turning point in the tie came. Rovers, good value for taking the Premier League side all the way, will have felt aggrieved when, from an offside
PRIME Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was decisively voted down by MPs by 230 votes. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans was one of the backbench Tory rebels who defied the government whips. He and dozens of Conservative colleagues joined Labour,
9:12pm So as the cartoons used to day 'That's All Folks' - for tonight at least!
MOTORISTS have been advised to take alternate routes after an M65 slip lane was shut due to a crash. Police closed junction 12 eastbound slip lane at around 5.30pm after a crash. A police spokesman said: "Please use alternative exits while we
ROVERS have made five changes for the FA Cup replay with Newcastle United. There are recalls for Ryan Nyambe, Richie Smallwood, Ben Brereton, Adam Armstrong and Danny Graham, while Bradley Dack is only on the bench. Defensive trio Jack Rodwell
ROVERS left back Sam Hart has signed for Southend United on loan until the end of the season. The 22-year-old signed a two year deal with Rovers from Liverpool in August 2017 having been with the Merseysiders since the age of 16. Hart spent
10:18pm Rovers bow out of the FA Cup after coming back from 2-0 down to level it before conceding two in extra time to
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche hailed Jeff Hendrick's performance in the 2-1 win over Fulham and believes the midfielder forms a key part of the Clarets side. The Irishman has had his critics from supporters since joining for £10.5m from Derby County in
STEVE Stone felt first team trio Nick Pope, Steven Defour and Stephen Ward played a vital role as Burnley's Under-23 side beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 in the last eight of the Lancashire Senior Cup on Monday afternoon. A Cian Bolger own goal separated
BLACKBURN Rovers' oldest fan received a heartfelt video message from club stars on her 103rd birthday. Clara Aspen, who has supported Rovers all her life, received the message from Rovers boss Tony Mowbray and club captain Charlie Mulgrew.
Rovers Academy prospect Brad Lyons has joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan. The 21-year-old midfielder, who last week signed a permanent deal with Rovers, will remain north of the border until the end of the season. The move
Witnesses are being sought after a bus driver was racially abused by a passenger. The incident took place in Colne on Saturday December 1, but police only released the information on Tuesday following a number of short enquires. A police spokesperson
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche says a decision on Stephen Ward’s Turf Moor future will be taken in due course. The full back was not involved in the Clarets’ Premier League win over Fulham last weekend but came through an hour in Burnley’s FA Cup win over
POLICE have issued photographs of six men wanted in connection with a number of alleged crimes against women. They include GBH, ABH and criminal damage. Residents are advised not to approach the men but to call police on 101. Michael Craig
MARKS and Spencer stores in East Lancashire have survived the latest cull of stores announced by the retail giant. Northern outlets in Barrow, Buxton, Boston, Huddersfield, Hull, Northwich and Rotherham are among the 17 confirmed for closure.
WINTER is here so of course it's also pothole season - and seeing as it's National Pothole Day, we're hoping to find East Lancashire's biggest. Our inbox is regularly filled with pothole complaints at this time of year. But it turns out we're
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at a house in Burnley. The body of Leanne Unsworth was found in a Marlborough Street terraced home just before 7.15pm on Monday. Paramedics were called but the 40-year-old
Rafa Benitez says he will ‘protect some players’ ahead of tonight’s FA Cup tie at Ewood Park. Newcastle slipped in to the Premier League bottom three following defeat to Chelsea ahead of this weekend’s home game with fellow strugglers Cardiff City
Further movement is expected within the Rovers Under-23s squad before the January window closes. Damien Johnson has welcomed Matty Platt back in to the fold after he was recalled from his loan spell with Accrington Stanley. Midfielder Lewis
STAFF and residents at a Blackburn hostel were the victims of an ‘unprovoked attack’ last night. A man suffered injuries to his face in the attack at Jay's Properties, on Bolton Road, and was later taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital at around 12.20am
One division and 17 places separate the two teams, but Rovers have been installed as favourites by the bookmakers for tonight’s FA Cup third round replay with Newcastle. The Magpies are expected to field a weakened team, as they did in the first
A shock was delivered which we did not expect, The death of a weather presenter with whom we did connect. For twenty years she came into our homes every night, Transmitting warmth and humour,a shinning light. A true celebrity whom we held
MEET Buttercup - East Lancashire’s most famous cow. You may have heard rumours about Buttercup’s crazy stunt back in 1912. The animal had managed to slip into the tunnel on the Leeds-Liverpool canal at Foulridge in September of that year.
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche believes England Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd must have been impressed by Clarets star Dwight McNeil's performance against Fulham. Boothroyd joined England manager Gareth Southgate in the stands at Turf Moor on Saturday to
ROGUE motor dealers have been issued with a warning after a garage in Darwen was punished for selling "shoddy" cars. Rockbank Motors, which had admitted trading standards offences covering the former Eccleshill Motors, was given a six-month conditional
PROTECTED trees felled at an historic hall and a Hyndburn school have not been replaced. And councillors will consider taking formal action to secure replacement planting of the trees at Owl Hall near Accrington and Heathland school in Sandy Lane
A NORTHERN food and drink retailer has recorded a sales increase over the Christmas period. Booths, which has branches in Barrowford, Clitheroe, Chorley, has seen sales go up by 3.3 per cent over three week trading period between December 15 and
A PERSONAL trainer is set to complete a 12-hour triathlon for charity. John Cunliffe, 44, will complete the gruelling challenge at Blackburn’s pure gym, where he is a personal trainer, for the diabetes charity JDRF. The 12-hour triathlon will
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has called for 'legal clarity' on the Northern Ireland backstop in the government's controversial Brexit deal with the European Union. He tackled Environment Secretary Michael Gove on the issue in the House of Commons
THE value of frauds in the North-West has more than tripled over the last year - from £38.5million in 2017 to £131m in 2018. The number of cases reaching the region's courts rose from 29 to 57 over the same period. The figures come from accountancy
AN 11-month-old girl who was born with a rare protein disorder needs vital medical equipment to help save her life. Ivy Reed, of Darwen, was admitted to the intensive care unit at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital at just two weeks old after
A JUDGE has refused to deal with a Blackburn man – accused of brandishing a 12-inch hunting knife at the town’s hospital – after he allegedly turned up at court after downing a bottle of wine. Christopher Waring, 36, was awaiting sentence at Preston
A FUNDRAISING page which was set-up following the death of a Rishton teenager has raised almost £1,600 to help pay for funeral costs. More than 60 of Cian Proctor’s friends and family have also signed up to take part in a series of charity football
ROADS damaged by the hot summer weather in Blackburn with Darwen are to be repaired before the end of the financial year. The summer heatwave led to road surfaces softening in some places, which can then stick to tyres, and make the surface slippery
IN 1979, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph reported that Thwaites Brewery was putting their popular beer up by 3p per pint. The increase was to affect all deliveries of draught and bottled beers to the 350 outlets. Sales director Mr David Kay, said
THE proud parents of a 17-year-old college student have surprised her with the news she's gained a place at the prestigious Oxford University. Olivia Bourne, who is studying for her A-Levels at St Mary's College, was accepted onto a Biochemistry
Tony Mowbray admits Lewis Travis may have saved the club a million-pound transfer fee given his impressive form since breaking in to the first team. Travis is expected to make his fifth consecutive start in tonight’s FA Cup tie with Newcastle and
A MUM is battling to get her son back from Syria after he was detained for having a metal detector in his bag. Former Burnley woman Andrea Leclair lives in Nanaimo, British Colombia, Canada, with her son Kristian Baxter, who was arrested by the
A MOTHER-of-three has blamed her friend for an alleged murder bid which saw a Blackburn man bludgeoned repeatedly with a meat cleaver. Rhea Parker, 23, has accepted she and Joanne McNally, 49, went around to the home of Philip Preece to get some
