BEN Gisbon hopes to make more happy Etihad memories when Burnley visit Manchester City on today. The Clarets are big underdogs to secure an FA Cup upset against Pep Guardiola’s men. But Gibson has been in that boat before, and won, when Championship
MASKED burglars ransacked a convenience store while the owner and her family were asleep inside. Two balaclava-clad men, one wearing a black hoodie and the other a grey one, used crowbars to smash their way into Wilson's Newsagents, Oswaldtwistle
It was better luck next time for Peter Bleksley, as Matt Mason once again managed to evade his team of elite surveillance gurus in Channel 4's fugitive show. Matt, from Clayton-Le-Moors, has now survived the first three episodes in this series of
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Andy Holt has labelled the FA Cup his “favourite competition” as the Reds welcome Derby County to the Wham Stadium this afternoon, writes JONNY MASSEY. Holt is relishing the fourth round tie that will see Frank Lampard
JAMES Neil is the new Blackburn Hawks coach after the club axed Steve Duncombe. Neil's side travel to fourth place Solway Sharks on Saturday and host second place side Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday. The decision to replaced Duncombe, who has
THREE men have been arrested after a late night police chase resulted in a car fire. At around 12.30am on Friday, a vehicle containing three men failed to stop for the police close to the McDonald’s on Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn. The driver
BACUP Borough travel to Ashton Town tomorrow and manager Brent Peters insists the potential debut of Pascal Chimbonda is not a distraction for his players. Ashton have secured the signing of the former France and Premier League player, it is likely
ACCRINGTON Stanley have signed striker Paul Smyth on loan from Championship side Queens Park Rangers. The 21-year-old goes straight into the squad for Saturday's FA Cup fourth round home tie with Derby County (12.30pm) and provides further competition
STANLEY manager John Coleman is hoping this weekend’s FA Cup fourth round visit of Derby County will entice fans to attend the Wham Stadium on a more regular basis Stanley are expecting a sell out against Frank Lampard’s Championship outfit, while
A MAN has been sentenced to four months in prison after stealing £100 from an ex-partner. Burnley Crown Court heard Jonathan Devlin visited his former girlfriend, Sylvia Greenhough, at her home in Snowden Street, Burnley, on December 17. Devlin
Police want to speak to the woman pictured in this CCTV image after items were stolen from a shop in Brierfield. The offences took place on December 29 and December 30 at the McColls store in the centre of Brierfield. A spokesperson for the police
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an early-morning street attack. Officers were called shortly after 4.30am today to reports a man had been assaulted in Edgar Street, Accrington, with a baseball bat.
TONY Mowbray says the table could make good reading for Rovers come 5pm tomorrow if they can mastermind a fourth consecutive league win. Rovers start the day in 10th but can move within three points of the top six if they beat eighth-placed Hull
This week, it was announced a new KFC would open in Blackburn town centre and, for once, I am not particularly excited. However, I am glad it will be halal. Before some of you flick over the page in disgust at the mere mention of that blasted
AN Accrington Stanley win in the FA Cup fourth round against Derby would net the club at least £400,000, revealed Reds chairman Andy Holt. John Coleman's side take on the Rams in front of the TV cameras on Saturday (12.30pm) with the live coverage
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche believes Matej Vydra is beginning to develop into a Premier League player with the striker set to start Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round tie at Manchester City. The frontman, signed from Derby County last summer, has made just
A MAN has been arrested following an assault in Burnley. Police were called on January 12 after a 21-year-old man was attacked on Curzon Street at around 2.30am. The assault resulted in the victim sustaining a serious head injury and being admitted
A tipper truck was set alight in what emergency services believe to be suspected arson. The incident happened at the roadside on Whitecroft Road, close to Red Shell Lane, Oswaldtwistle, at around 10pm on Thursday night. A fires service spokesperson
Rovers could still add to their squad in January, according to boss Tony Mowbray, but he won’t be shopping abroad for new signings. Mowbray has allowed Paul Downing to leave on loan, as well as a number of young players, but is yet to add to bring
“We looked at our fixtures and picked out these as a chance to move up the table. “You can’t look too far ahead though, you have to focus on the next game. “I felt we did that, and now our focus turns to Hull who are on a good run themselves.
A teenager who went missing from her home in Accrington has been found in Burnley. Paige Cook, who is 17-years-old, was reported missing from the Accrington area on Wednesday January 23. On Friday morning police put out an appeal asking for
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche admits he is not close to any January deals and said there is 'constant interest' in his players. The Clarets have yet to make a signing this month and the Turf boss believes the winter window is a tricky time to do business
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman remembers Derby County challenging at the top end of English football and winning top flight titles. And he admits the prospect of facing a Rams side he had a soft spot for as a child has added to the romance
AN IN-DEMAND primary school will still be hugely oversubscribed – even after its newly-approved extension is built, it has been revealed. Barrow Primary School applied for the single-storey add-on and games area at its Whalley Road site to help
PLANS to sell off an East Lancashire swimming baths for £240,000 have dismayed a veteran councillor. Campaigners called time last October on their efforts to save the closed Haslingden Pool, in East Bank Avenue. And now Rossendale councillors
FEW places can showcase the wonders of the cosmos, in all their majesty, like the Forest of Bowland. No fewer than five locations have been designated as Dark Sky 'discovery sites', as they remained unaffected by the ambient light generated by 21st
AN unemployed man who burgled a family-of-six while they were in bed has been spared prison. Burnley Crown Court heard Hazar Asghar stole car and house keys from a Nelson family’s home at around midnight on July 6. A father, mother and their
AN investigation has been launched by a financial watchdog into Blackburn-based tissue paper giants Accrol Group. But bosses at the Roman Road based manufacturer have still remained bullish about the prospects of the company returning to profitability
Councils across Lancashire are being asked to consider a ban on the release of balloons and Chinese lanterns on their land. The recommendation was one of a series made by a task group of county councillors investigating ways to reduce single-use
SIX secondary schools in East Lancs could face greater scrutiny from Ofsted following the latest government performance statistics. On the whole, the new data shows Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools perform slightly above the national average
NEW plans to widen one of Blackburn’s busiest main roads have been defended by its ward councillor. On Tuesday Blackburn with Darwen Council unveiled the £6.8million scheme to upgrade a key section of Haslingden Road, which includes the main access
NEW owners of a shop where selling alcohol is banned are bidding to be allowed to sell booze around the clock In December 2017, Burnley Council’s licensing subcommittee considered a review application submitted by Trading Standards in relation to
AS the Lancashire Telegraph health reporter, BEN BUTLER reports on all matter of issues regarding the NHS and people's battles with illness. Today, he opens up about his own mental health problems and experiences, first hand, with local services...
TRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling will today signal that re-opening the Colne to Skipton rail link by 2025 has moved a significant step closer. He will confirm the £400million project to extend the East Lancashire Line across the Pennines has been
PLANS have been lodged to turn a former scrapyard into a housing estate. Countryside Properties has applied for permission to build 68 homes on land off Queen Victoria Street, Blackburn - the former Lethbridge’s scrapyard. The site is being used
A BREAK in at a 135-year-old church has been described as ‘soul destroying’. Burglars caused around £1200 worth of damage to St Leonard’s Church, Langho, during a raid on Saturday night. Billington and Langho Community Centre, which is next
PLANS to spend £9million on redeveloping a town’s market have been scrapped by council bosses who will now apply for government funding as part of a ‘wider vision’. The highly controversial Clitheroe Market redevelopment scheme has been at the centre
Tony Mowbray laughed off speculation linking Jack Rodwell with a move to Serie B side Livorno but said transfer talk won’t prompt Rovers in to offering the utility man a new deal. Rodwell has five months to run on the season-long contract he signed
A TRAINEE chef who failed a roadside cannabis test was later found to be under the legal limit for the drug. But the blood test that cleared him of that offence showed he was significantly over the limit for cocaine. Blackburn magistrates heard
