CONTRACTORS have been appointed as part of a £2.9 million project to open up Northgate to through traffic and improve access to King George's Hall. Stretford-based J Hopkins Ltd has been appointed by Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses following
FIREFIGHTERS were rushed off their feet during an eventful morning in Burnley. Burnley fire crews were called to an empty house in Penistone Close at 3am on Saturday after a fire in a bedroom. The fire is thought to be deliberate and the perpetrators
Damien Johnson says it’s all part of the process that the Under-23s squad will go through something of a transition. Willem Tomlinson and Lewis Hardcastle, mainstays of the side which won promotion to Premier League 2 in 2017/18, have since moved
Nick Burton takes us on a stroll around Sabden Brook START: Read village on the A671 Whalley Road. Roadside parking and the village is also on a bus route. Start the walk at the bottom of George Lane at the western end of the village. DISTANCE
A FAMILY has escaped unharmed after a severe fire broke out in the bedroom of their house. Fire crews say around five or six people made it to safety thanks to the working fire alarms in the downstairs of their home. Two crews - from Burnley
UNTIL I got married I never really paid attention to little touches in hotels. As long as the room was clean and comfortable and the bar was open, the type of soap or number of free milks never really held my interest. Planning a wedding changes
NO question, if a curry really takes your fancy, East Lancashire can cater to your tastebuds’ every sordid whim. Bengali, Goan, Kashmiri, Keralan, Punjabi, Tandoori. Even Chinese, Thai or Malayan, if you look hard enough. Delve into a dhansak
A MAN launched a “revenge” attack after a chance meeting in the street. Blackburn magistrates heard Lee Andrew Thompson asked the other man why he had stabbed him before getting out of the car and punching him. And Catherine Allan, prosecuting
Burnley striker Peter Crouch is to appear in a major BBC documentary as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The Premier League veteran opens up about his experiences in the game as part of the programme 'A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Health
A GERMAN Second World War plane will form part of a key display at the annual Accrington Food And Drink Festival. Organisers have secured the use of a Messerschmitt ME 109/Bf 109 fighter plane, which will be on display on the town square as part
IN the past, this now demolished pub has been used to film an unofficial film porn. The picture, dug out from the Lancashire Telegraph's archives, shows The Moorcock Inn on the slopes of Waddington Fell - and the pub has a colourful history.
TORY bosses at Blackburn with Darwen Council have set out their stall as they bid to hold the ruling Labour group to account over the next 12 months. Group leader Cllr John Slater has put forward his list of shadow executive members, confirmed at
MEN and women in Lancashire are being encouraged to get a free health check with the arrival of a mobile liver screening roadshow. The British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver roadshow is coming to Lancashire this weekend to raise awareness of liver
A MUM who thought she was destined to struggle with her waistline for the rest of her life has managed to lose half of her body weight. Kath Rimmer, who used to have difficulties getting up off the floor or pushing her son’s pram for any more than
Tony Mowbray will fly out to India today to meet owners Venky’s for discussions over next season’s budget. Mowbray, along with chief executive Steve Waggott and finance director Mike Cheston, will travel to Pune for week-long meetings with the
Ashley Barnes insists he’s not resting on his laurels after a fine season in front of goal for Burnley. The striker made it 12 in the Premier League in 2018/19 with the Clarets’ strike in the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on the final day of the season
THE new mayor for Blackburn with Darwen has been installed – with a promise to modernise the role for 2019/20. Cllr Jim Shorrock has already made his mark – becoming the first mayor of the borough to be in a civil partnership. Cllr Shorrock
EXTRA mental health funding is needed for more beds, say health chiefs, after it emerged dozens of emergency patients in East Lancashire are being left waiting for 12 hours or more. Bosses at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust have revealed initial
A MAN who subjected his ex-partner to a brutal attack and stabbed her in front of his own child and several other children has been jailed for nine years. Darryl Dyson, 25, pleaded guilty to maliciously wounding Nicola Nadin with intent to do her
A HOSPITAL consultant who feared losing his life savings in a failing waterfront luxury flat development was today celebrating the rescue of the project and his £60,000 deposit. Dr Nadeem Iqbal, aged 61 from Langho, had paid £60,000 towards buying
AN 'hysterical' man was escorted out of a college after demanding to use the toilet. An eyewitness said a man walked into Accrington and Rossendale College on Thursday at around 10.30am and asked to use the toilet. A member of staff declined
CHANGES to the ruling body at Blackburn with Darwen Council have been ratified. Executive member portfolios have been doled out and were confirmed at an annual council meeting at Blackburn town hall. Cllr Mustafa Desai, fresh from regaining a
LABOUR sealed its stranglehold on Nelson Town Council on Wednesday as councillors re-elected Councillor Zafar Ali as its chairman. Following the local elections on May 2, the party now holds 21 out of the 24 seats having gained three at the expense
A town centre pub that was once home to one of Blackburn’s newspapers has reopened after undergoing a £150,000 revamp. The Blackburn Times, which is opposite King George’s Hall and was the former home of the 19th century newspaper of the same name
