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Sean Dyche unsure whether Steven Defour will return for Burnley this season
SEAN Dyche is unsure whether Steven Defour will return before the end of the season after confirming the midfielder needed an operation on his knee.Scans have revealed the 29-year-old requires surgery on a cartilage problem which will sideline him for
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MATCH ANALYSIS: Newcastle 1 Burnley 1
BURNLEY’S winless run in the Premier League was stretched to eight games but they departed St James’ Park clutching a point that would have felt like all three.It had been a frustrating day for Sean Dyche, who had been denied in attempts to add to his
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Burnley midfielder Steven Defour needs surgery on a knee injury
STEVEN Defour is set to miss a couple of months of action as he requires surgery on a knee problem.The Burnley midfielder saw a specialist last week after complaining of a persistent problem in his knee and he now requires an operation.That will sideline
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Newcastle v Burnley
9:42pm That's all for now. Report and reaction to come.
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Rovers teenager Callum Wright joins Premier League side Leicester City
Rovers’ rising prospect Callum Wright has joined Premier League side Leicester City for an undisclosed fee. The 17-year-old has been linked with a host of top flight clubs in the January transfer window, with former club Everton making the first
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Burnley budget plans to see council tax rise
COUNCIL tax prices in Burnley look set to rise by up to £8 under new plans. Reports have been published setting out proposals for how Burnley Council will meet its financial challenges over the next year and looking forward to 2022.Factors affecting the
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Rovers defender Scott Wharton joins League Two side Lincoln City on loan
ROVERS defender Scott Wharton has joined League Two side Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season. It will be Wharton’s second spell away from Ewood Park having finished the 2016/17 campaign at Cambridge United. He becomes the third
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IN PICTURES: Rovers fan gallery from win over Walsall
SPOT yourself in our selection of fan pictures from Rovers' 3-1 midweek win over Walsall on Tuesday night.The victory lifted Tony Mowbray's side back into the top two in League One.
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'Closure would be detrimental' - campaigners on walk-in centre plans
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a walk-in centre to be saved from closure have held a protest outside a hospital. Residents who use the service were joined by councillors at Accrington Victoria Community Hospital's GP centre today, which is due to close
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Tony Mowbray on allowing Rovers defender Elliott Ward to join MK Dons on loan
TONY Mowbray says Elliott Ward’s loan move to MK Dons was the right thing to do for the player and the Rovers boss doesn’t he feel he’s left short of options following the defender’s exit. Ward joined the League One side on loan until the end of
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Roller-blading man shot in foot with nail gun
A BLACKBURN man appeared in court after a roller-blading man was shot in the foot with a nail gun and beaten up in an ‘unprovoked and sustained attack’. Darren Davies, aged 25, was roller-blading down Manchester Road in Farnworth, Bolton, when
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Last orders for former pub to create parking spaces
WORK will begin extending one of Chorley’s central car parks this week as Chorley Council sets about creating dozens of new spaces before work starts on building the Market Walk extension. Last week the authority decided to press ahead with £16
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Rovers reach an agreement to cancel the contract of young midfielder Connor Thomson
ROVERS have announced that they have reached an agreement with young midfielder Connor Thomson to cancel his contract. The youngster, who turns 22 next month, has seen his deal ended by mutual consent 18 months early. A club statement read:
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Where are they now? Rovers' targets from the 2017 January transfer window
With relegation from the Championship a very real possibility, Rovers were certainly in need of new faces this time last year. Paul Senior was appointed as the club's Director of Football and Operations early in to the window but there was very
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Jason Taylor death: Murder accused in court after 23-year-old stabbed in neck with champagne glass
THE 23-year-old man who died outside a Darwen nightclub had been stabbed in the neck with a champagne glass. Jason 'Jay Jay' Livesey Taylor suffered severe bleeding during the incident in the Esco-Bar, The Green, on Sunday. A 44-year-old man
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Tom Heaton will play Under-23 games before making Burnley return
CLARETS captain Tom Heaton will feature for the Under-23s as part of his comeback from shoulder surgery. No timeframe has been placed on Heaton's return to action with Michael Duff's side and the 31-year-old has only recently returned to training
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Nile Rodgers and Chic, Bananarama and Soul II Soul for Lytham Festival
NILE Rodgers and Chic have been unveiled as the Saturday night headliners for this summer's Lytham Festival.They will be joined by Bananarama and Soul II Soul for the ultimate night of disco, pop and hip hop on Saturday, July 21.Festival director
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Sean Dyche relishes Burnley unity ahead of trip to Newcastle
WHEN Sean Dyche signed his new long-term contract at Burnley last week he highlighted the stability on offer at Turf Moor and his close understanding with chairman Mike Garlick as key factors in his decision. It's a scenario that his opposite number
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PICTURES: Celebration as library reopens
VILLAGERS and community leaders celebrated the reopening of a library, which had been closed for over a year. County Cllr Albert Atkinson, deputy leader of Lancashire County Council, cut the red ribbon to officially mark the reopening of Whalley
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200 people turn out for funeral of mum killed in Boxing Day hit-and-run
A TOWN turned out to celebrate the life of a woman killed in a hit-and-run incident on Boxing Day.More than 200 mourners lined the streets and gathered inside St Peter and St Paul’s parish church, Rishton, to say goodbye to Susan Shaw.Friends and family
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Man charged with murder following death of Jay Jay Livesey Taylor
A MAN has been charged with murder by detectives investigating the death of 23-year-old Jay Jay Livesey Taylor. Jack Costello, of Victoria Street, Rishton, has been remanded to appear at Blackburn Magistrates' Court today. Mr Taylor, who is
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Rovers defender Darragh Lenihan to step up his recovery from long-term injury with Under-23s outing
DARRAGH Lenihan is expected to step up his comeback with an outing for Rovers Under-23s at Fulham on Friday. And boss Tony Mowbray admits the return of the Irishman ‘will be like signing a new player’ having been absent since the opening day of
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Missing woman sparks police appeal
POLICE are appealing to find a missing 22-year-old woman. Ann-Marie Cornall has disappeared from the Northumbria area but officers believe she may be in Burnley. They have released an image of Ann-Marie in the hope of finding her. A police
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County council appoints new executive director
LANCASHIRE County Council has appointed a new executive director of growth, environment, transport and community services.Stephen Young will join the authority in April from Bolton Council, where he is currently their director of place.This new role includes
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Timeline: How Rovers' January transfer window has played out so far
It has been a busy window for Rovers so far, with three players signed, Paul Downing’s move made permanent, and several other players linked with a move to Ewood Park along the way. Here’s a timeline of how things have played out. December
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Timeline: How Burnley's January transfer window has played out so far
IT'S been a promising January transfer window so far for Burnley, with Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Aaron Lennon coming in, while James Tarkowski and Sean Dyche have signed new long-term contracts. There could be more to come, but here's how the window
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TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY 2018 LIVE: All the latest Blackburn Rovers, Clarets and Accrington Stanley news
11:17pm That's your lot from another transfer deadline day Plenty of stories online and in Thursday's Lancashire
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Football team pays tribute to ‘loyal and fantastic lad’ killed on night out
A FOOTBALL club has paid tribute to a ‘fantastic lad’ who was killed while on a night out. Jay Jay Livesey Taylor, 23, was assaulted in Esco-bar in Darwen at about 1.20am on Sunday. Jay Jay, from Darwen, was taken to Royal Preston Hospital
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NOSTALGIA: Blackburn drives into a new era, as its first buses are delivered
IT'S 1929 and passenger transport in Blackburn is about to turn into the modern age. For Blackburn Corporation took delivery of its first buses - 12 of them - and all made by Leyland. Six 30 seat, single deck Leyland Tigers and six double-deck
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‘Lancashire is pothole capital of North’
LANCASHIRE is the pothole capital of the north, according to new figures. Data compiled by the website ‘Fill that Hole’ suggests the county has 2,646 road craters still awaiting repair. That’s hundreds more than any other northern county, and
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Man threw chewed jelly snake in petrol station worker's face
A 37-YEAR-OLD man launched a racially aggravated attack on a petrol station sales assistant. Blackburn magistrates heard Vincent Ralph Cook took a partly chewed jelly snake out of his mouth and threw it in the other man’s face. He later kicked
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Plans approved for 26 flats at former Accrington Conservative Club
COUNCILLORS ‘cannot wait for work to start’ after plans to build apartments at an iconic former Conservative club were given the green light.Hyndburn Planning Committee unanimously approved proposals to convert the former Accrington Conservative Club
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'Shocking’ figures reveal 40,000 children in East Lancashire living in poverty
MORE than 40,000 children in East Lancashire are living in poverty, new figures reveal. Data from campaign group End Child Poverty show 44,253 children in East Lancashire live in poverty. Figures show Blackburn with Darwen, as a local authority
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Sean Dyche to look at every possibility to reduce Burnley's injury crisis
SEAN Dyche admits he is looking at every possible cause and solution in a bid to solve Burnley’s deepening injury crisis. The Clarets chief labelled the current injury list as the worse he has dealt with in five years at Turf Moor. With Tom
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Burnley: What to expect on transfer deadline day
SEAN Dyche remains keen to add a central defender to his ranks before tonight’s 11pm deadline but the clock is against Burnley. So far the Clarets have made two additions this month, solving a shortage of numbers and of speed in the wide areas.
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Universal Credit to be rolled out in East Lancashire — what it means for you
UNIVERSAL Credit is set to be rolled out in Blackburn next month as part of the government’s benefits restructure.The new scheme will incorporate income related jobseeker’s allowance, income related employment support allowance, housing benefit, working
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'We will probably make another bid for a footballer' - Tony Mowbray on Rovers' transfer deadline day plans
TONY Mowbray revealed Rovers are set to make an offer for a player on deadline day, but is relaxed as to whether it proves successful or not. Rovers head in to deadline day having recruited Adam Armstrong, Jack Payne and Amari’i Bell as well as
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Blackburn Rovers: What to expect on transfer deadline day?
With the transfer window set to close at 11pm, what dealings could we expect from Rovers on transfer deadline day? The noises coming from Tony Mowbray would suggest not a lot, with the Ewood boss happy with the dealings he has done so far.