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  • Burnley's Ben Mee on how to stop Tottenham striker Harry Kane

    BEN Mee can see shades of Alan Shearer in Spurs striker Harry Kane, as the Clarets centre back plots how to stop the frontman when Tottenham visit Turf Moor this afternoon (12.30pm). Kane is set to be fit for the trip to Burnley having missed the

  • Ace Finley sees signs of Stanley turning point

    ACCRINGTON Stanley midfielder Sam Finley insists his side are getting back to what they're about. The 26-year-old thinks the Stanley players may have set the bar too high following their good start to life in League One. Stanley's central midfielder

  • Goals lift mental block says Coley

    ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman insists he will not be getting carried away as his side managed to notch their first win of the year on Tuesday night. Coleman acknowledges Southend will be a threat as they came from behind to earn a point

  • Burnley games moved for TV coverage

    BURNLEY'S trip to Chelsea in April has been moved to a Monday night. The Clarets were due to visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday, April 20 but that game will now take place on Monday, April 22 (8pm) after being selected for live television coverage

  • 'I just love the kid' - Dyche on returning Trippier

    THERE will be a lot of love for the returning Kieran Tripper when Spurs visit Turf Moor this lunchtime - not least from Burnley boss Sean Dyche. The Tottenham full back made nearly 200 appearances for Burnley, the vast majority of them under Sean

  • APPEAL: Armed robber and double attack man on the run

    POLICE are searching for two men who have gone on the run while on probation. Stuart Johnson, 29, and James Butterworth, 36, are wanted on recall to prison. They absconded from a probation hostel in Accrington around 4pm on Thursday. Johnson

  • Bus driver cleared of deliberate brick attack

    A BUS driver has been cleared of deliberately hitting a teenager over the head with a brick. Sabbir Patel, 53, never denied landing the single blow to his victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, but said he was acting in self-defence

  • Hundreds say goodbye to Rovers legend Fred Pickering

    HUNDREDS of people gathered to say goodbye to one of Blackburn’s footballing heroes. The sun shone down on Blackburn Cathedral as the funeral of Fred Pickering took place. Family, friends and fans attended the cathedral to remember the footballer

  • Tony Mowbray: "The next stage for me is to improve the XI"

    The next challenge for Tony Mowbray at Rovers, he believes, is to recruit players ready-made to impact the starting XI. Many of Mowbray’s signings to date, since promotion back to the Championship, have been with an eye on the future. But keen

  • 200 cannabis plants found in Church raid

    POLICE have found more than 200 cannabis plants during a drugs a raid at a house this morning. Officers executed a warrant at the property in Walmsley Close in Church at 8.50am and found plants in three rooms. There was nobody in the property

  • Motorcyclist, 70, crashes into back of car near Shell garage

    A PENSIONER rode his motorcycle into the back of a car. Police and paramedics were called to Blackburn Road, Darwen, following the Ford Fiesta and Honda motorcycle crash shortly after 11.30am today. The rider of the motorcycle, a 70-year-old

  • Death of four-month-old baby girl was 'sudden and unexpected'

    A FOUR-month-old baby girl described as ‘the most precious thing in the world’ died of sudden unexpected death in infancy, an inquest found. Florence Mary Ineson-Payne, who was born in October 2017, was found unresponsive by her mother on the morning

  • Master songwriter celebrates 50 year friendship in Barnoldswick

    ASK Rab Noakes how many songs he has written in a career spanning more than 50 years and you’ll get a self-deprecating laugh. “I could look at my PRS returns I suppose,” he laughs referring to the official lists of songs held by the Performing Rights

  • Pensioner fined after throwing dog waste into a river

    A PENSIONER has been fined after throwing dog waste into a river six times. Geoffrey Wright, of Lee Road, Bacup, was caught throwing the waste in the River Irwell between October 12 and October 14, 2018. The 71-year-old has been ordered to pay

  • Mowbray may temper Rovers' approach on the road

    The tests keep coming for the Rovers defence who will face a Birmingham City frontline tomorrow which has shared 29 Championship goals this season. Tony Mowbray wants his side to find some resilience on the road having shipped 33 goals in 16 away

  • REGIONAL: Fitness fanatic dies tragically, aged 28

    A 28-year-old health and fitness fanatic has lost his battle against a terrible cancer that struck him down in the prime of his life. Anthony Bowes died last Friday surrounded by his loved ones in the Royal Bolton Hospital. The boxing coach

  • Two years of Mowbray: Insight from coach, captain and PA

    David Lowe believes Tony Mowbray has looked to improve all aspects of the club as he marks two years in the job. Lowe was installed as first team coach when Mowbray replaced Owen Coyle on this day in 2017 with Rovers battling to stay in the Championship

  • Blackburn bus driver hit 'teenager on head with brick'

    A BUS driver left a teenager bleeding heavily after hitting him with a brick, a jury has been told. Sabbir Patel, 53, does not deny landing the single blow to his victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, but claims he was acting in self-defence

  • Man punched former partner 'repeatedly in the head'

    A MAN punched his former partner repeatedly in the head after he challenged her for being spotted leaving a pub with another man. Blackburn Magistrates heard Matthew Thornley attacked the woman in Blackburn, on February 4. His now ex-partner

  • New home needed for woodturning group

    A WOODTURNING group are seeking a new space to hold their meetings as their current venue is set to close in April. Hollins Grove Church in Darwen has played host to the Blackburn with Darwen Woodturning group, which has 40 members, for years,

  • Were you at Witton Park High School in the early 2000s?

    CAN you see yourself or one of your old school pals in this picture from our archives? The snap shows year seven pupils at Witton Park High School in January 2003 with headteacher John Gosling celebrating success after being the best improved school

  • 3 new shops could be built on town centre car park

    PLANS have been lodged to build three new shops on an ‘informal’ car park in Blackburn. An application has been submitted by Four Brothers Investments Ltd to the council proposing to build the development in Victoria Street. Developers say they

  • Indie pop band sing about hometown

    MEMORIES of Blackburn and beyond in the 1980s and 1990s have inspired a band’s new release. Echoglass formed in 2016 in Blackburn with members Dean McKenna, Remmy, Bo, JJ and Fritz. The band have just released their first multi-track EP, Stories

  • Only hard work can stop 'outside noise', says Rovers boss

    Tony Mowbray believes only hard work from those inside the club can turn around a run of four consecutive defeats and stop any ‘outside noise’. Rovers looked to be in play-off contention after a run of four wins last month which saw Mowbray named

  • Auctions help boost council coffers by £547,000

    COUNCIL coffers have been boosted by the sale of some of its property portfolio. A number of sites owned by Blackburn with Darwen Council went under the hammer through Pugh Auctions. Five land garage sites valued at a combined £58,000 from

  • Under-threat cat rescue charity 'overwhelmed' by support

    A CAT rescuer has said the next few months will be “make or break” for her under-threat charity despite receiving financial support. Moggies Cat Rescue, based in Darwen, has received over £1,000 in donations in the last two weeks. The support