CONCERN is growing for a woman who is missing from Nelson. Margaret Walsh disappeared from Oxford Road on Thursday. The 49-year-old is described as being white, with medium-length dark hair. She has links to Nelson and Burnley. Police
Rovers announced earlier this week that Paul Downing, currently on loan at Doncaster, would be leaving the club next month. Downing played a pivotal role in Rovers’ League One promotion campaign, having initially joined on loan from MK Dons before
CLARETS goal-scoring legend Willie Irvine is making slow but steady progress in hospital after a major brain operation. The 75-year-old suffered a fractured skull and several other broken bones following a fall at his home earlier this month.
Stanley have announced their first two pre-season friendlies as part of their preparations for the 2019/20 campaign. John Coleman's side will travel to Welsh Premier League side Bala Town on Saturday, July 20 (3pm). The fixture was arranged
A MAN whose car was hit from behind as he approached a roundabout was arrested by police after failing a breathalyser. Blackburn magistrates heard Krzystof Jacek Nowosielski admitted he had been drinking at a social gathering but did not think he
Dwight McNeil admits Premier League survival was the be all and end all for Burnley after a campaign full of ups and downs at Turf Moor. The Clarets finished 15th in the table after going down to a 3-1 defeat at home to Arsenal on the final day
PERIODS should be discussed in “plain and open and language” to help break down any lingering stigma about them in society, a public health specialist has said. Andrea Smith, from Lancashire County Council, told a meeting of the authority’s health
BOSSES at a leading East Lancs technology firm has announced plans to take over a Dutch rival. Exertis chiefs believe the anticipated link-up with Amacom, based in Den Bosch, will help them make in-roads across mainland Europe. The announcement
Paul Ainsworth Lord from Ainsworth Lord Estates talks about “Unemployment – the Secret Driver of the Darwen Property Market?” If you have been reading my articles on the Darwen property market recently, you will see that in the three years since
A MAN was taken to hospital after a motorbike and a car crashed. Officers were called to Roundhill Road in Haslingden after the bike and a Mini crashed at around 8.25am yesterday. Police said it is believed a white van, possibly a Ford or Citroen
Rich Sharpe looks at the things Rovers will have to work on from the recent Championship campaign... 1. GOALS AGAINST COLUMN Rovers shipped 69 goals in their 46 league games, the fourth highest tally in the division, branded ‘unacceptable
A FATHER-OF-TWO who caused more than £30,000 worth of damage to a business by trying to ram a stolen pickup truck through a security gate has been jailed. Burnley Crown Court heard Jeremiah Cunningham had broken into AAA Road Rescue in Read Street
A FORMER Afghan soldier who was once threatened with death by the Taliban was caught on CCTV brandishing a sledge hammer during a dispute with a group of men on a Nelson street. Blackburn magistrates watched CCTV footage of the incident which showed
CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn a patch of land into a service yard overlooking a quiet neighbourhood have been thrown out. Eagle Plant had twice been knocked back by Hyndburn Council’s planning committee as the firm tried to get permission for the
TRADERS on a town centre market have been hit by well above-inflation increases in their utility charges adding hundreds of pounds year to their costs. Blackburn market stallholders have been told their electricity bills will rise by 18.8 per cent
THE scale of child poverty across East Lancashire has been revealed. Researchers from Loughborough University looked into child poverty rates around the UK between 1990s and now. The data revealed the number of children in poverty fell steadily
THE Bishop of Burnley and the borough's MP have warned far-right activist Tommy Robinson his proposed visit to the town next week is unwelcome. The Rt Rev Philip North and Julie Cooper are among 14 signatories to a public statement opposing the
A FORMER Burnley nightclub is to be converted into supported living flats. Plans to convert the old Koko’s building in Elizabeth Street, a stone's throw away from Burnley town hall and the town's police station, have been approved by Burnley Council
A COUNCIL leader has promised to look at improving the provision for disposing of cigarette ends in its on street litter bins. Hyndburn's political boss Cllr Miles Parkinson was responding to an enquiry about the issue from Oswaldtwistle county
DENTAL DILEMMAS – Dr Karim Rachidi from Synergy Dental Clinics helps with advice on dental problems Q. I feel very nervous when it’s time to visit my dentist. Can you help? A. According to NHS statistics, around 25 per cent of us don’t like
Tony Mowbray says Rovers can’t wait forever for responses to contract offers made to Craig Conway and Jack Rodwell. Rovers revealed the club they were in talks with the out-of-contract pair who were regulars in the squad this season in their retained
RESIDENTS in Darwen are growing increasingly concerned that something odd is happening to the cats in their area. In the last few months, three cats have mysteriously gone missing from their Whitehall homes, and two others have been found dead in
WITH the release of the new Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton, Blackburn’s very own Rocketman and leading Elton John tribute act Andy Crosbie is finding himself busier than ever promoting the film. Mr Crosbie, of Revidge, has been performing
A young opera singer has credited securing a place with the prestigious National Opera Studio to the Pendle Young Musicians Bursary. Samantha Oxborough won the £18,000 bursary in 2012, and says the money helped her gain a place at the prestigious
THE organisers of Blackburn's third annual National Festival of Making have appealed for volunteers to help run it. They are looking for more than 100 unpaid assistants to lend a hand at events and workshops and act as tour guides on the weekend
ASTHMA care needs to improve according to a new report by patient watchdog Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen. The survey found that while the quality of asthma care is mainly good, not all patients are receiving consistent primary care at all surgeries
CONCERNS about body image are a risk factor for mental health problems, a top doctor has said. Dr Rakesh Sharma, clinical lead at Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire CCGs, was speaking as new figures show more than a third of UK adults suffer
