THE POLICE are asking members of the public to take a special training course to help spot terrorists. The ACT counter-terror course was previously only available to staff working in crowded places like shopping centres and entertainment venues
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a sheep from a river in Burnley this afternoon. The animal had become stranded in water near homes in Park Lane and had to be saved. Crews from both Burnley and Darwen were called to the area at around 12.45pm
It was pleasing to see us continue recent form, making it four wins in a row against Derby, writes Tom Schofield. It’s a result that has seen us move to within two points of the play-offs, before our midweek fixture against Swansea. If we play
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman knows the 7-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers a couple of weeks ago will have no bearing on the Leasing.com Trophy tie between the two. The two sides meet in the last 32 of the competition with the winner banking
A 13-year-old Clarets fan is being investigated by police for allegedly racially abusing South Korean international Son Heung-min, Burnley Football Club have confirmed. The youth, who was accompanied by an adult, was ejected from the Tottenham
Home comforts have been key to Rovers’ recent revival, chalking up 12 points from the last four Ewood matches to move in to the top half of the Championship. They ended a two month wait for an away win at Stoke City on November 30, but face a test
MOTORISTS are being warned of traffic disruption as part of Virgin Media’s broadband expansion scheme. Four-way traffic lights are in use at the junction of Earl Street, Whalley Range and Brookhouse Lane in Blackburn until Wednesday. A Blackburn
THE EFL Trophy is a competition earmarked by Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman as one the club wants to succeed in according to Sean McConville. Stanley are yet to enjoy a trip to Wembley Stadium and reaching the final of this competition
A car caught fire in Brierfield. Fire crews from Nelson were called to Richard Street at 1.40am on Monday. A fire service spokesman said: "The fire involved the engine compartment of a vehicle which was on the roadway. "Crews quickly extinguished
A CAR caught fire on a driveway in Accrington. Firefighters from the town were called to Queens Road at 1am on Monday. A fire service spokesman said: "The vehicle was well alight when firefighters arrived at the scene and was quickly extinguished
From coming up against them in training, Danny Graham knows how Championship strikers feel when competing up against Darragh Lenihan. Lenihan and Tosin Adarabioyo have started four consecutive matches together, with Rovers chalking up 12 points
A crash between a car and an HGV caused tailbacks and congestion during rush hour on Monday morning. The crash happened around 7.30am on the A59 eastbound from the A671 to Holm Road close to Barrow. A police spokesperson said: "We were called
THIS photo was captioned 'visiting day at Children's Fever Hospital' 1904. This was in the days before the discovery of antibiotics, when dreaded diseases like scarlet fever, diphtheria and tuberculosis were potential killers. The closest that
THE Blackburn and Ribble Valley Local Committee have celebrated raising more than £3million for Cancer Research in the last 60 years. The total amount raised has been made up of volunteers organising house collections, events, in memoriam donations
YELLOW LINES painted outside a Hyndburn primary school by county hall chiefs were done by ‘mistake’. In September, the Lancashire Telegraph reported how head teacher of White Ash School, Sarah Holt, was concerned about the new lines which meant
A MUM says she feels 'let down' by leisure centre staff after her four-year-old son got into trouble during a swimming lesson. Joanne Royle-Ellis, whose son Jack attends lessons at Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson, says she ran from one side of the
TEENAGE burglars who went on a break-ins spree across Darwen have each been jailed. One female householder was confronted by Lee Cox and Blake Martin in her own bedroom during one failed raid, Preston Crown Court was told. She managed to hustle
A FIFTY-nine year-old from Hyndburn prompted a police visit by posting a potentially indecent picture of a child on the Tumblr social media site. But it was when officers checked out his mobile phone and computer that the problems really began for
A SINGLE dad who was faced with social isolation after a break-up has set up a social networking group for other single parents. Stephen Walker from Darwen decided to create the private Facebook group, Single Parents Group for fun, socialising
BURNLEY is amongst the top five North-West Parliamentary constituencies in the North West for individuals people going bust according to official figures. They show that 275 people became insolvent in the Burnley constituency in 2018 - a rate of
A KIDNAPPER who attacked two shopkeepers with an axe handle and threatened to set two of his robbery victims on fire has been given an 18-year sentence by a judge. Preston Crown Court heard how drug addict Mark Alex O’Mara’s first offence took
ADAM Armstrong believes Blackburn Rovers’ win over Derby was another sign that they can be in the mix this season. The 22-year-old’s fourth goal of the campaign, a fine strike just before the hour mark, handed Tony Mowbray’s side a fourth straight
FOR any youngster at this time of year, a trip to Santa’s grotto is magical. But for three-year-old Emilie-Faye Borrowdale, her outing to Santa’s Post Office, in Blackburn Mall, was quite unique. The smiling youngster, from Nelson, has non-verbal
A SCOTTISH firm has become the latest to throw a lifeline to former Thomas Cook staff in East Lancashire. Barrhead Travel has opened up a new branch in Burnley's Charter Walk shopping centre as part of their expansion plans. And the Glasgow-based
LANCASHIRE County Council is deploying extra staff to help keep older residents out of hospital over the winter months. The authority's Cabinet has approved a raft of measures to support its elderly and vulnerable clients during the coming cold
AN award-winning apprentice made sure his talents helped his family by giving his first pay packets to his recently-unemployed dad. Just as Niall Mottershaw started his training with the Burnley-based social housing provider The Calico Group, his
A NEW online tool will show parents how much they need to save in order to help their children buy a house in future. Thomas Sanderson, a bespoke shutters and blinds company created the Parents Saving Calculator to estimate costs which shows that
