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Rams strengthen squad ahead of Atherton Collieries clash
RAMSBOTTOM United have snapped up defender Adam Sumner from Lancaster City and he is expected to make his debut in tonight’s home game against fellow strugglers Atherton Collieries.“Adam is a very experienced operator, who played a lot of games for Lancaster
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Youngsters felt 'privileged' after being special guests for Rovers' win over Shrewsbury Town
A GROUP of young football fans were left feeling ‘privileged’ and with an ‘affection and loyalty’ to Blackburn Rovers after being special guests for the home win against Shrewsbury Town. Rovers teamed up with Blackburn United for the top-of-the-table
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Fire alarm sounds at Accrington hospital
FIRE crews were dispatched to a hospital after a fire alarm went off.Hyndburn fire crews were sent to Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, on Heywood Road, after a fire alarm sounded after 4.30pm yesterday.There was no fire on arrival, but the fire
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'To know him has been a privilege' - Tributes to England football legend Jimmy Armfield
TRIBUTES have been paid to the former England captain, World Cup winner and Blackpool great Jimmy Armfield, who has died at the age of 82. Armfield, who played 627 matches in 17 years for his only club and was part of Sir Alf Ramsey's victorious
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Rovers haven't received any bids for attacker Bradley Dack
ROVERS have not received any bids for Bradley Dack, the Lancashire Telegraph understands. Reports in the national press claimed Rovers had dismissed an offer of £4million from Championship side Cardiff City for the 24-year-old who has scored 11
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Sam Murray earns call-up for modern pentathlon international
EAST Lancashire's Sam Murray is among an 11-strong squad for the opening modern pentathlon international of the year.The Clitheroe ace, who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, heads the women's team for the event in Hungary.Murray
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Rovers launch 'Friend for a Fiver' ticket initiative ahead of Walsall home match
Rovers have launched a ticket initiative to try and boost the crowd for next Tuesday’s home game with Walsall. Tony Mowbray’s side welcome the Saddlers to Ewood Park in the re-arranged fixture on Tuesday, January 30 (7.45pm). And fans with
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Rovers' record appearance holder Derek Fazackerley placed in temporary charge of Oxford United
ROVERS’ record appearance holder Derek Fazackerley has been placed in temporary charge of Oxford Untied after they parted company with boss Pep Clotet this morning. Clotet left his position as manager at the Kassam Stadium, with the Os sitting
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‘A great footballer and a lovely man’ - Rovers legend Bryan Douglas pays tribute to Jimmy Armfield
BRYAN Douglas has paid tribute to his former England team-mate Jimmy Armfield who lost his battle with cancer at the age of 82. World Cup winner Armfield, who played 627 matches in 17 years for Blackpool and was part of Sir Alf Ramsey's victorious
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New signings will have to fit our model, says Burnley boss Sean Dyche
SEAN Dyche insists he will only be signing players who fit Burnley's model during the January transfer window.The Clarets have made one new addition so far this month, bringing in Georges-Kevin Nkoudou on loan from Tottenham.A second deal is edging
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'Bring on Michael Van Gerwen' - Blackburn darts prodigy Bradley Brooks earns PDC card
BRADLEY Brooks admits he can't wait to take to the oche after earning a place on the PDC tour.The East Lancashire teenager came through qualifying school in Wigan over the weekend and will now compete against the likes of Michael Van Gerwen and Rob
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'You're in for a hell of a game' - Match of the Day pundits hail Burnley display
MATCH of the Day pundit Alan Shearer said the Clarets gave Manchester United a 'tough game' at Turf Moor.A moment of quality from Anthony Martial proved to be the difference between the two sides, with the forward powering a shot in off the underside
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FAN GALLERY: Fleetwood Town v Blackburn Rovers
Rovers fans sold out their allocation for the trip to Fleetwood Town in just four hours, as 1,125 saw their side make it 16 games unbeaten in the league. Richie Smallwood's late winner handed Rovers a 2-1 win moved them in to the automatic promotion
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Man in court over alleged sex offences
A MAN has appeared before magistrates accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and attempting to engage a teenage girl in sexual activity. Blackburn Magistrates Court heard how 20-year-old Nathan Davies allegedly sexually a 15-year-old
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My thoughts on the future of the Darwen Buy-To-Let Market – Paul Ainsworth Lord says
I was recently reading a report by the Home website which suggested that hordes of landlords are selling their buy-to-let investments due to increasing burdens on them in the buy-to-let market. Their findings suggest the number of new properties that
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MP gains new role in government
PENDLE'S MP Andrew Stephenson has been made a lord commissioners of the treasury and a pairing whip following a ministerial reshuffle.This means he has responsibility for accommodating any MPs who need to be absent from a vote in Parliament.In the
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DEFRA issues avian flue prevention zone
THE Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has introduced an avian flu prevention zone across the whole of England following the disease being found in wild flocks.The disease was found in the south of the UK and all keepers of birds,regardless
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Library friends groups to be given bigger roles when taking over libraries
COUNTY Hall has agreed to change the way it works with library groups to make the most out of library service improvements.Proposals agreed mean friends of library groups will have a bigger role in supporting the service to develop and promote library-based
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Have your say on services including IVF
PEOPLE have been encouraged to have a say on assisted conception services.Health chiefs said they will review clinical policies across the region and are currently seeking feedback on their policy for services including IVF. Residents in East Lancashire
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Kick start 2018 and sign up to Race For Life in Blackburn
WOMEN have been urged to kick-start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.Every day 110 people are diagnosed with cancer in the North West regionAnd the charity has called on women of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities to
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Billy Barr hails impact of Callum Wright and Dan Butterworth after FA Youth Cup win over Watford
ROVERS Under-18s may be struggling at the wrong end of their league table but their FA Youth Cup adventure is gathering momentum. Boosted by the available of Dan Butterworth and Callum Wright, boss Billy Barr says the option available to him in
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Tony Mowbray on naming an unchanged team for the Fleetwood Town win and Rovers' attacking options
TONY Mowbray said ‘same again’ for the first time this season as he named an unchanged side for the win at Fleetwood Town. The Rovers boss said the impressive display against Shrewsbury Tow seven days earlier prompted him to make that call, but
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Event to raise awareness over NHS struggles
AN event was held to raise awareness of the NHS outside Colne Library.Pendle Labour held the event for the National Campaign Day following Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary claiming the NHS was better prepared for winter than ever before.Pendle Labour
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Calls for mini roundabout before 'someone gets killed' at junction
CALLS have been made for a council to improve a dangerous junction. Concerned residents and motorists are demanding a mini roundabout be installed at the Shadsworth Road junction with Fecitt Brow in Blackburn before ‘someone gets killed’. The
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COURT: Woman assaulted by partner
A WOMAN ended up locking herself in the dining room after being assaulted by her partner.Blackburn magistrates heard Kirk Whittam pushed his partner over, causing her to bang her back and then punched a kitchen cupboard door.Whittam, 39, of St Cecilia
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Man banned from Burnley town centre at night
A 43-year-old man looking for somewhere to get his head down for the night found himself in a Burnley town centre bookmaker’s. Blackburn magistrates heard Ian Nuttall had a look around the shop and then left without taking anything or causing any damage
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: History lesson on bridge to the past
Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club member Angela Neild took these snaps. She says: "No longer in use Cromwell's Bridge. "It once carried a packhorse trail over the River Hodder, about a mile from its confluence with the Ribble. "It earned
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Woman stole washing powder and fraudulently used bank card to buy groceries
A WOMAN who breached a suspended sentence by stealing washing powder and fraudulently using another person’s bank card to buy groceries has been jailed for seven days.Blackburn magistrates heard how Helen Simpson Scott Bell, 32, breached the suspended
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Lancashire gin distillery brews its biggest Batch
A POPULAR gin distillery has fulfilled its biggest order to date and forecasts turnover growth of more than 300 per cent. Batch Brew Limited, in Burnley, received help from Lancashire’s business growth hub, Boost, to successfully apply for a £20,000
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Car firm takes on 9 fresh apprentices
A LARGE motor group is expanding its apprenticeship training programme with more staff. Vantage Motor Group has hired nine new apprentice motor vehicle technicians at its Toyota dealerships in Blackburn, Colne, Knaresborough, Morecambe, Preston
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NOSTALGIA: Bluebell Girls drop in at Dutton's Brewery in 1966
TODAY’S delve into the Lancashire Telegraph archives has unearthed this photograph from 1966.The world famous Bluebell Girls were the special guests at Dutton’s Brewery in Blackburn. The girls took time off from appearing with Ken Dodd in Blackpool to
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Man who took over driving stolen car because he thought previous driver was unfit ended up crashing it on its roof
A MAN who took over driving a stolen car because he deemed the previous driver unfit ended up veering off the road and leaving it on its roof.Burnley Crown Court heard how 37-year-old Michael Quigley had spent the evening drinking with the owner of the
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'Much missed' bus service returns following four year absence
A ‘MUCH missed’ bus service which had been pulled almost four years ago has been reinstated.The ‘15A’ which will run from Burnley bus station to Burnley Wood after Lancashire County Councillors Cosima Towneley and Jeff Sumner campaigned to bring it back.The
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Controversial plans for 84 new homes back on the table
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build more than 80 homes have been resubmitted to the council, after being previously rejected. Proposals were submitted to Hyndburn Council in March last year for 84 properties to be built off Mount St James and Stanhill Road in
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Accrington 22-year-old's petition to improve conditions for disabled people to be shown on BBC One
A 22-YEAR-OLD suffering from quadriplegic cerebral palsy will have his campaign showcased on national television.Zack Kerr, of Howard Close, Accrington, has collected more than 122,000 signatures in support of his online petition to install accessible
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Village’s last remaining bank to close
A RURAL village’s last remaining bank will close later this year.Barclays’ Whalley branch, on King Street, has been marked for closure by the bank and will shut in four months’ time on Friday, May 4.The bank said customers were increasingly using ‘alternative
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Row erupts over plans to transform former Trawden library
A ROW has broken out over proposals to transform a former library into a village post office and community shop. Trawden Forest Community Centre has submitted plans for a change of use of Trawden Library in Church Street. The building would
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Residents in Blackburn and Darwen fined for piles of rubbish in dirty backyards
TWO Blackburn with Darwen residents have been prosecuted for failing to clean up dirty backyards which were causing a nuisance. Council officers found a large amount of household waste at a property in Parkinson Street, Blackburn, in June 2017.
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PICTURES: Blackburn's cinemas of yesteryear
PLANS to build a new £6.5million eight-screen cinema have sparked a flood of memories.On Friday, the Telegraph revealed that Blackburn with Darwen Council has submitted a planning application for the cinema on the former Waves Water Fun Centre site in
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Judge tells ex-soldier he should have known how to follow orders as he sends him to custody
A JUDGE who jailed a former soldier for breaching a suspended sentence order for the third time told him he should have known how to follow orders.Burnley Crown Court heard how Liam Lowe had completed just 26 of the 150 unpaid work hours he was given
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PICTURES: Town's heritage revealed in landmark photography project
A LANDMARK photography project is shining a spotlight on life in Lancashire, from the 1930s to 1990s.Father and son, Wally and Howard Talbot, worked as news photographers and took thousands of images from across the county, collated in The Talbot Archive.It
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Controversial TV show returns claiming Blackburn 'even more divided'
A TOWN has been praised for being an ‘example of a well-mixed community’ ahead of the return of a controversial documentary tonight. More than a decade since the Panorama programme was first aired, ‘White Fright: Divided Britain’ will look to see
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Thug who threatened visually impaired man with knife and pushed woman into door is jailed
A THUG who attacked a visually impaired man and then threatened him with a knife has been jailed.Burnley Crown Court heard how victim Samuel Thompson was well known to Oliver James Smith and he did not feel threatened when the defendant started putting
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'It’s a big thing for the whole club' - Richie Smallwood on Rovers breaking in to the top two
RICHIE Smallwood says moving in to the top two for the first time this season is just the first step for Rovers after his late winner handed them a win over Fleetwood Town. Smallwood scored his third of the season six minutes from time to ensure