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  • Bishop’s brace wins it for Stanley in fiery encounter

    STANLEY 2 Colby Bishop 17, 41 pen IPSWICH 0 ACCRINGTON Stanley ended Ipswich Town’s unbeaten start to life in League One in a fiery encounter at the Wham Stadium – but manager John Coleman felt it was business as usual for his side. Two

  • VAR got it wrong says frustrated Clarets boss

    SEAN Dyche admitted he was ‘incredibly frustrated’ and felt it was the wrong decision not to allow Chris Wood’s goal to stand. The Kiwi striker looked to have levelled matters for the Clarets but his goal eight minutes from time was controversially

  • Police concern over missing 21-year-old

    Police are asking for help in trying to find a missing 21-year-old. Luke Noone was reported missing from the Blackburn/Darwen area on Thursday October 17. A police spokesperson said: "He has been missing a few days now with no contact and we

  • Ralf Little speaks out on Death in Paradise role

    RALF Little said it took him less than a second to accept being the new DI on Death In Paradise. He will replace Ardal O'Hanlon in the lead role on the tropical detective series. Little will play DI Neville Parker, who is sent to the fictional

  • Harasser put 89 notes through victim's letterbox

    A MAN delivered 89 notes through the letterbox of a man he claimed owed him money. Blackburn magistrates heard Raymond Dronby also harassed a second man who he claimed owed him cash. Dronby, 66, of Hargreaves Street, Colne, pleaded guilty to

  • Police dog finds wanted man hiding under floorboards

    A WANTED man who failed to attend court to be sentenced for conning a pensioner was found by a police dog hiding under floor boards. As reported in the Lancashire Telegraph earlier this month, Charlie Smith was found guilty of conning 87-year-old

  • 'We could've gone under' says a delighted Danny Cowley

    Danny Cowley felt his side ‘could have gone under’ at half-time before coming back to earn a point at Ewood Park. Juninho Bacuna came off the bench to rescue a point for his side who trailed 2-1 at the break courtesy of goals from Lewis Holtby

  • New home help service for Blackburn starting to take off

    A NEW home help service based in Blackburn has already got off to a flying start. Ronnie Brown and Beverley Harris, of the fledgling community interest company Community Home Help, are hoping to help out the elderly, disabled and socially-disadvantaged

  • New beauty academy plans by East Lancs barbers boss

    AN entrepreneur from East Lancashire has entered into a partnership to establish a new make-up venture. Renowned barbers shop kingpin Joseph Lanzante is teaming up with Purebeau to launch JL Aesthetics, focusing on permanent treatments and non-invasive

  • New plant unveiled by Burnley firm to dodge Brexit snag

    A JOBS rush has been sparked at an East Lancashire building products manufacturer looking to beat supply challenges post-Brexit. Wykamol in Hapton has invested in a state-of-the art cavity drain membrane extrusion plant at its Network 65 base.

  • Word gets round for Lancashire's eco-friendly milkmen

    A FRESH take on an early morning institution - dreamed up by four friends in a pub - looks set to to take over the north-west and beyond. Eco-friendly doorstep purveyor The Modern Milkman has gone from a kitchen-table concern to supporting 16 rounds

  • Chamber lines up experts to help firms prepare for Brexit

    A SERIES of Brexit preparedness events are being staged by East Lancashire Chamber this week. The first such session will take place at Futures Park, Bacup, the home of Rossendale Borough Council, today, from 9am until noon. Experts will focus

  • Rovers ratings as Holtby impresses in Huddersfield draw

    Rich Sharpe hands out his Rovers player ratings after the 2-2 draw with Huddersfield. Christian Walton 5 Sent the wrong way by the penalty but should have done better with the second Huddersfield goal as Bacuna’s shot squeezed beyond him as

  • How much funding your child's school will get next year

    THE amount of cash each school will receive in funding for 2020/21 has been revealed for the first time. The government says schools which have been historically underfunded will get the biggest increases from the extra cash from the new National

  • Post Office to open on Sundays

    A NEW Post Office branch is set to officially open in Oswaldtwistle on Wednesday. Based in Thrifty's on Union Road, it will be 550 metres from the previous branch at McColl's, which closed in earlier this year. Post Offices bosses said the change

  • Jealous ex-boyfriend had punch-up in pub car park

    A MAN ended up in a pub car park brawl after finding his ex-partner in another man's car. Blackburn magistrates heard Craig Lee Calvert came off second best in the scrap and claimed he was the victim. But the magistrates ruled after a trial that

  • Man wanted after stabbing

    A MAN is wanted to be spoken to by police in relation to a stabbing. Police were called to Sandhurst Street, Burnley, after a man in his 20s was stabbed in the back just before 10.35pm on Friday. The victim suffered a punctured lung and was

  • Planning bosses pleased with appeal performance

    PLANNING bosses say their work is vindicated as the number of appeals won against council decisions has dropped. Latest figures put before Blackburn with Darwen Council’s planning and highways committee showed, of the four appeals decided over the

  • Are packed and delayed trains giving you anxiety?

    Packed trains are becoming a source of anxiety for many travellers getting to and from work, The Clitheroe to Rochdale service via Blackburn and Bolton is one of the worst morning and evening peak time trains, with often just two-carriage pacers

  • Verdict: Inconsistent Rovers leave us remaining unconvinced

    Four: The number of goals in the draw with Huddersfield Town, the number of games Rovers have now gone without a win, how many of their 12 games they have won, and also the amount of times Tony Mowbray used the word ‘consistency’ in the opening three

  • Cup win has no bearing on league meeting, says Stanley boss

    Ipswich endured a miserable 2018/19, relegated from the Championship and dumped out of both domestic cup competitions by lower league opposition. That included defeat to Stanley in the first ever meeting of the two clubs, as Billy Kee’s header

  • Man sent ex-partner suicide threat email from Benidorm

    A MAN who went to Benidorm intending to end his life sent his former partner a text email saying he wouldn't be coming back. Blackburn magistrates heard the email put Benjamin James Kershaw in breach of a non-molestation order. He subsequently

  • Primal Scream round off a Spezial night for Blackburn

    PRIMAL Scream and friends packing out King George's Hall on a Saturday night. Hometown heroes The Illicits getting a taste of the limelight ahead of their own December 21 bow there. Local singer Cherry Valentine belting out the hits at The