Tony Mowbray says Rovers remain in the market for another goalkeeper, despite the signing of Christian Walton from Brighton. The 23-year-old signed on a season-long loan from the Premier League club on Tuesday and is expected to be the club’s No
WITH Tony Mowbray intent on playing a more possession-based game, one man who could be integral to that is Joe Rothwell. Having ended last season as Rovers’ in-form man, he showed just why there is so much promise forf the new campaign as he impressed
BURNLEY'S battle in the transfer market goes on with Sean Dyche saying no deals are imminent. The Clarets boss has managed to add Jay Rodriguez and Erik Pieters to his squad so far this summer and more incomings are on the agenda ahead of the start
A MAN hasn't been seen in a week - and police are growing concerned for his welfare. James Bolton, who is missing from the Rossendale area, was last sighted at his home address at 7.30am on Thursday, July 18. But Mr Bolton was subsequently
A TEENAGE girl suffered serious leg injuries when she was hit by a car in Baxenden. Emergency services were called at around 2pm on Wednesday to reports of a Renault Kadjar in collision with a pedestrian on Manchester Road. A 16-year-old girl
AS Boris Johnson settles into 10 Downing Street, voters are wondering what this charismatic and mercurial politician will be like as Prime Minister. Our political correspondent Bill Jacobs worked with him as a journalistic colleague, covered him as
A 34-year-old man arrested in Accrington on suspicion of terrorism offences has been released without charge, police have confirmed. Early morning raids were carried out in Accrington and Burnley on Thursday, resulting in two men being arrested
POLICE say an 89-year-old woman from Mellor Brook has been found. Officers issued an appeal to find Elizabeth Gabbutt, after she was last seen on Branch Road yesterday morning. However, they have posted on the Blackburn Police Facebook page
A WOMAN had her handbag snatched in a daylight street robbery. Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the robbery which happened in Colne at 8.45am yesterday. Police said the 46-year-old victim was walking along Keighley Road close
A LETTING agent discovered a ‘professional’ cannabis farm set up in the home of a kick-boxing champion. Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords went behind the scenes into the life of private renting once again — at Paul Ainsworth-Lord’s
A TEENAGE boy was mugged by a gang of up to 15 men, detectives have said. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 16-year-old was attacked and robbed in Thursby Gardens, Burnley. At around 8pm on Sunday the teenager was with four other
AN accountant from Blackburn, convicted of causing the death of two girls while texting at the wheel, has dropped his sentence appeal. Mohmed Salman Patel, then 26, was jailed for six years after his driving claimed the lives of 17-year-old Shelby
JOEY Barton has revealed he almost signed Dwight McNeil before the winger made his big Burnley breakthrough. The Fleetwood boss and former Clarets midfielder came close to taking the top Turf Moor prospect on loan last summer. But Sean Dyche
IF you enjoyed last night's show, the good news is it's not long until you have to wait until the next one. The Met Office has issued another yellow warning of thunderstorms after what is expected to be the hottest day of the year. Temperatures
A WOMAN who repeatedly harassed her elderly parents for money and landed them with taxi bills has been jailed. Blackburn magistrates also banned Collette Williams from her parents' home for the next two years. But the magistrates allowed her
DOG walkers are being warned to be vigilant after a man said he found hot dog meat filled with sharp nails in a park. John King noticed something unusual in Mercer Park, Clayton-le-Moors, as he had walked through to go fishing nearby. The 34
Rovers were one of several Championship clubs linked with a move for Hibs striker Oli Shaw - a transfer rumour rubbished by Easter Road boss Paul Heckingbottom. Reports in Scotland named Rovers as one of the clubs tracking the 20-year-old who scored
A HUGE thunderstorm kept many people awake and caused part of a historic conservatory roof to collapse. The thunderstorm rumbled across East Lancashire at about 1am today and it is thought its impact caused the roof of the Victorian conservatory
A FEMALE dog had to be put down after it was found with an awful open wound on the base of her tail after she had been abandoned by her owner. The adult boxer-cross was handed into the East Lancashire RSPCA branch, in Accrington, by two men who
SEAN Dyche says it was minor injuries that kept a handful of his senior players out of Burnley’s friendly win at Fleetwood on Tuesday night. Nick Pope, Ben Mee, Robbie Brady and Ben Gibson were all missing as the Clarets ran out 2-0 victors against
WYNSORS World of Shoes has announced East Lancashire Hospice will be its new fundraising partner for the next 12 months. The Blackburn branch put forward the charity as a deserving cause as funding was given to charities that make a difference in
LARGE swathes of Britain have experienced storms and lightning strikes as the country braces for what could be its hottest day ever later this week. Thunderstorms moved into southern and western areas late on Tuesday evening, with the Met Office
Hit ITV show Love Island will run for two series next year, the broadcaster said. The show has been viewed by more than six million people at its peak this year and will be heading to South Africa and Europe in 2020. A new villa will be used
United Utilities have issued advice about swimming in reservoirs, with a stark warning to 'not be the one who watches their mate drown this summer'. The statement comes after a group of young children were spotted playing around the Spade Mill reservoirs
TWO Peregrine falcon chicks that hatched high above on the former Thwaites tower have fledged the nest. Thwaites brewery confirmed the two chicks have now left the nest after hatching several weeks ago. The brewery told the Lancashire Telegraph
AN angry pensioner has hit out after being left with no internet or telephone for almost two weeks due to a fault with a cable. Roger Harmon, 71, from Darwen, first experienced problems on July 10 but, despite reporting the fault, it took Openreach
COUNCILLORS from opposite sides of the political spectrum defended the revamped Darwen Market Square. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Browne slammed the £1.5 million scheme, with particular scorn reserved for the peregrine falcon statue at the
AN administration assistant who stole more than £780,000 from a plastics firm and spent it on luxury holidays, cars and handbags is bankrupt, a court has been told. Preston Crown Court heard how Kathryn Jones, 50, had taken £600,000 for herself
THE former leader of a council forced to quit the top job after a Lancashire Telegraph investigation is demanding to know who complained to the police about his conduct. Ex-Ribble Valley Borough boss Ken Hind is calling for the subjects of such
LEADING HOUSEBUILDER Miller Homes is celebrating after a site manager received a quality award in this year’s NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Carl Harrison, Darwen resident and site manager of Catterall development Beacon Park, received the award
AN EMOTIONAL trip to the First World War Battlefields brought history to life for a class of GCSE students. The Humanities trip saw the students from Haslingden High School visit battlefields, cemeteries and craters and hear a playing of Last Post
COUNCIL bosses have responded to criticism of a scheme intended to stop speeding drivers. Cash from developers Kingswood Homes was used to introduce speed tables on Livesey Branch Road at the junction for Moorland Drive in Blackburn. But angry
A NEW team of community development workers is setting out to help make Blackburn with Darwen a stronger borough. As part of the borough’s Our Community, Our Future social integration strategy, the engagement and integration officers aim to help
A PERIOD poverty group has raised concerns over the government’s plan to provide funding for schools to give girls free sanitary towels. Blackburn with Darwen based Femcura, run by Jess and Danni Whitehead, has said the funding for free period products
Rovers will look to reduce the number of players within their squad which could see several of their young prospects leave on loan. More than 30 players have been involved in first-team training sessions this summer, boosted by the return of several
A 34-YEAR-OLD man who had been suffering from depression took his own life by hanging himself. Coroner Richard Taylor told an inquest in Blackburn that Graham Lang had been found in his ground floor flat by his uncle, Andrew Murray, on April 27
FINAL figures from the Electoral Commission have confirmed that 284 voters in Pendle were turned away from polling stations for failing to have the correct photographic identification for the May 2 local elections. Of those 101 did not return with
More than 25 staff and retailers from are set to take on a marathon journey to raise money for East Lancashire Hospice. The staff and retailers at The Mall Blackburn which includes management, security, and customer service as well from retailers
A pensioner who was prone to falling and had to use a stick to get around the house, died after falling down the stairs. Valerie Towers, 72, was found at the bottom of her stairs by her daughter Rebecca Taylor on April 21. An inquest in Blackburn
PUPILS raised money for all different kinds of causes at a school charity day. Over the last two weeks, students from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour R.C Primary School in Blackburn from year one up to year six all chose a charity for each class.
A HOSPITAL charity has been named as one of Blackburn Rovers’ chosen charities for their new season. ELHT&Me, the official charity of East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, aims to raise funds to invest in new equipment and improve facilities.
A CHARITY which looked after the needs of hundreds of people with hearing difficulties went under after a fall-out with benefit bosses, it has emerged. East Lancashire Deaf Society (ELDS), in Heaton Street, Blackburn, was placed into administration
A MAN shouted homophobic abuse at staff in a Blackburn pub when they refused to serve him because he was barred. Blackburn magistrates heard Bradley Salmon refused to leave the White Bull in Livesey Branch Road and was still sitting in the beer
