WYCOMBE 1 Nick Freeman (pen) 72 STANLEY 1 Dion Charles 40 ACCRINGTON Stanley are now winless in three League One games after being held to a hard-fought 1-1 draw against high-flying Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. A powerful header
VOLUNTEERS cheered with delight as the DIY SOS Big Build for Children in Need was finally completed today. Nick Knowles and his team of building experts — along with hundreds of volunteers — helped transform the old St Silas Church Hall into
A CAR was found 'well alight' in an early morning car fire. Fire crews from Haslingden were called to reports of a vehicle on fire on Charles Lane, Haslingden, at around 3.15am on Tuesday. When firefighters arrived at the scene they found one
BURNLEY FC Women continued their fine start to the season as they comfortably progressed to the next round of the Lancashire FA Women's Challenge Cup. Matt Bee's Clarets were 9-0 winners over a game but over-matched Hindley Juniors side in the
A 52-year-old man who requires regular medication is missing from home. John Gorton, from Helmshore, was last seen at outside Tesco in Haslingden at around 8am last Friday (September 13). Mr Gorton had been wearing a dark jacket with a fur hood
THE Lancashire Telegraph is inviting good causes across East Lancashire to bid for money from a charity fund. The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co, Inc., owner of Newsquest Media Group, which publishes The Lancashire Telegraph
JURORS in a trial of an alleged Islamic State supporter suspected of plotting an attack on the British army or police were shown photos of "ninja eggs" on Tuesday. Hisham Muhammad, 25, of Victoria Avenue, Whitefield in Bury, is accused of hoarding
COUNCIL bosses have made a U-turn on controversial plans to store five-tonne wagons in a cemetery amid fury from residents. Rossendale Council applied for a Goods Vehicle Operator’s licence to add an operating centre to keep goods vehicles at Haslingden
A DEADLY crossbow and cannabis have been seized by a new police task force. Pendle Task Force seized the items, which also included some bolts and a hockey stick, from a vehicle in Nelson this morning. Police said the offender has been identified
PREMIER League star Matt Jansen has revealed how a hair transplant has boosted his self esteem – after a motorcycle accident many years ago left him crippled by depression. Former Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace striker Jansen
A TEENAGE girl fell through the roof of a business and suffered arm injuries. The incident took place on Monday night at 7.33pm on Daisy Street off Dam Side in Colne. Two crews from Colne attended along with an aerial platform from Hyndburn
A MAN turned up at his ex-partner’s home at 8.15am on Father’s Day demanding to see his children. Blackburn magistrates heard Terry Ackers became abusive and threatening before kicking the wing mirrors off the car belonging to her new boyfriend.
A YOUTH who was involved in a “vicious, terrifying and sustained” machete attack, which cost a father-of-four his life, has been given six years detention. Sajed Choudry suffered a raft of horrific injuries after an outburst of violence near his
A WELL-KNOWN Blackburn hairdresser has published his second children’s book, and says it comes with a message we should all adhere to. Nigel Womack, 65, will launch Bea at a book signing in WH Smith in Blackburn on September 28. Darwen-born Mr
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a car fire in Blackburn. The incident took place on Malham Gardens at 2.50am on Tuesday morning. Watch manager John Riley said: "There was an Audi car on fire and we used hose reels to help put it out.
FIREFIGHTERS are warning about the dangers of candles after a bedroom fire in Blackburn. The incident took place on Winmarleigh Road at 11.34pm on Monday night. Watch manager Chris Archer said: "The bedroom was destroyed by the fire and the
A MAN became abusive towards a police officer who he though was staring at him. Blackburn magistrates heard John Boyce McKeown challenged the officer to stop looking at him or lock him up. McKeown, 42, of the Islington Motel, Great Bolton Street
BLACKBURN TV presenter, AJ Odudu, is making a unique stand against cancer – dressed as Michelle Obama. She joins stars of TV, radio and sport, who have channelled their favourite trailblazers to launch this year’s Stand Up To Cancer, a joint fundraising
Billy Barr feels his players need to consistently get in to positions to score goals after falling to defeat at Everton. Rovers were the better side in the second half at Goodison Park and looked the more likely to go on to win the game after Joe
ACCRINGTON Stanley's Jerome Opoku says his team mates are going to Wycombe Wanderers with a positive mindset in the hope that they can come back to East Lancashire with the three points. Opoku insists he will play wherever his manager John Coleman
Dominic Samuel had some time off training after coming through 90 minutes in last weekend’s Lancashire Senior Cup win which saw him miss Monday night’s defeat at Everton. Samuel has made three appearances for the Under-23s on his comeback from
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is concerned by the amount of goals his side are conceding as they head into the match away at Wycombe Wanderers tonight. The Reds have not kept a clean sheet in 25 league games and have had 46 goals put past
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was hit by a car and suffered an ankle injury. The incident took place at 6pm last night on Whinney Hill Road in Accrington. A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "We were called at 6pm where there was a collision between
Rovers youngster Tyler Magloire is set for ‘an extended period’ on the sidelines after undergoing surgery. Magloire picked up the injury while training with Rochdale having agreed a season-long at the League One club last month. The 20-year-old
AN appeal has been launched to find a missing 15-year-old from Darwen. Officers from Blackburn with Darwen Police are trying to find Avril Athern. A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "Avril was last seen on Monday morning when she left her
CONCERTGOERS who saw The Jam play live at King George’s Hall are being asked to share their memories for a new book. Author Richard Houghton is compiling eyewitness accounts of the band’s relatively short-lived career and is hoping to release them
TWO Blackburn Labour councillors have been axed by their ward party from the municipal election line-up in May after a ‘clash of personalities’. Councillor Edna Roberts, a Labour party member for more than 40 year and Councillor Walter Worswick
POLICE have released images four East Lancashire men wanted in over allegations of domestic abuse, including assaults and making threats to kill. The men have links throughout the area and some have tattoos. The public is advised not to approach
A PROMISING student whose first year at university was tragically cut short after she was diagnosed with terminal brain tumours has shown amazing courage by realising her dream of going back on campus. Laura Nuttall thought she had symptoms of
A CARER who tried to kill herself by barricading herself into a bedroom in her mother’s house and setting fire to a mattress said she didn’t know her two children were inside the property at the time. Burnley Crown Court heard Katey Mitchell’s brother
A WOMAN assaulted in a Blackburn nightclub by another female needed surgery to repair a broken arm. Blackburn magistrates heard Neasha Leanne Hoole pushed the other woman over twice during the dance floor dust up. Hoole, 27, of Summerville
A NEW micropub and gin bar has opened to fill the void left by the closure of a village pub. Knuzden's Cabin End pub closed in April but Clair Brown and her husband Wayne were sad to see a such a community asset gone so they have opened the Knuzden
AN upmarket cinema chain has announced it will be opening its first screen in Lancashire next month. Earlier this year the Lancashire Telegraph revealed that Everyman would be making its first foray into the county at Holmes Mill, in Clitheroe.
BURNLEY MP Julie Cooper has backed a campaign to boost awareness of the importance and availability of breast cancer screening. She has also joined charity Breast Cancer Now in calling for more cash for the service. The Labour health spokeswoman
A DESCENDANT of the founder of Cowman's Butchers in Clitheroe has been name as the Brexit Party's General Election candidate for the Ribble Valley. Greg Rodwell, 30, will take on long-serving Conservative MP Nigel Evans when the expected nationwide
A CLITHEROE sports pitch has been ‘cut to shreds’ after a sneaky adult kickabout. Now the pitch at Edisford Road will be closed for several days while council groundsmen rectify the damage. Up to 12 adults were spotted turfing up at the Edisford
Derrick Williams waited almost two years for a goal in Rovers colours but now sits as joint top scorer. While goals from Williams have been a rarity, so too have strikes from outside the box. Discounting the set pieces prowess of another left-footed
SEAN Dyche says he could make changes when Norwich visit Turf Moor on Saturday. The Burnley boss saw Jeff Hendrick's late goal hand them a 1-1 draw at Brighton last time out. But it was a game where the Clarets struggled for large parts, leaving
WITH a new £2.5million fleet of buses set to transport passengers between Blackburn and Bolton, operator Transdev is now looking for a local passengers to provide a Lancashire voice for their announcements. The 13 single-deckers are set to come
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a new £3million development of bungalows near a former council estate. The 24 affordable properties with gardens in Florence Avenue, Burnley, are being built by social housing provider Calico Homes. Borough Council
A COURAGEOUS mum who received life-saving treatment for cancer and took part in this year's Race for Life, has thanked people for returning their sponsorship cash. Rachel Cummings, 39, from Darwen, was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma
A TOWN superstore's recycling centre has been hit by a plague of fly-tipping. In 2017 the large unit at Sainsburys in Windy Bank ,Colne, suffered a string of incidents of people dumping waste there. Two individuals were identified by Pendle
A MAJOR motor dealer in Blackburn has a 2020 vision of having a 250-strong workforce. Work on the multi-million pound new showroom and office expansion at Hippo's Trident Park is set to be completed this November. And nearly 40 jobs are set to
A MENTALLY ill patient was left waiting in the Royal Blackburn Hospital's emergency department for three days for a bed. The patient's long wait was revealed at a recent East Lancashire Hospitals Trust board meeting. It is one of 32 breaches
