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Rovers release an update on the injury to David Raya
Rovers have released a statement following the injury to goalkeeper David Raya. Raya was taken to hospital with a facial injury following a collision with Jay Rodriguez in Rovers’ 1-1 draw with West Brom. The Spaniard will travel back to East
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'I'm gutted' says Jay Rodriguez as David Raya taken to hospital
West Brom striker Jay Rodriguez has wished David Raya a speedy recovery after the Rovers goalkeeper was taken to hospital following a collision in the 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns. Raya was stretchered off with what boss Tony Mowbray described as
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Tony Mowbray: 'A lot conspired against us' in West Brom draw
Tony Mowbray felt a point at West Brom, and the circumstances in which it came, demonstrated the spirit within the Rovers squad. Harrison Reed scored a fine equaliser from 25 yards after Rovers had trailed to Craig Dawson’s first-half header.
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Firefighters called to bedroom fire
A BEDROOM caught fire at a house in Blackburn. Firefighters from the town were called to Lynwood Road at around 4.30pm today. A fire service spokesman said: "The bedroom was badly damaged. "Firefighters used one hosereel and two vents to help
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'It looks quite horrific' - Mowbray on the injury to David Raya
David Raya was taken to hospital after suffering what Tony Mowbray described as a ‘severe facial injury’. Raya was stretchered off in the closing stages following a collision with West Brom striker Jay Rodriguez. Richie Smallwood went in goal
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West Brom 1 Blackburn Rovers 1: Heroic display earns a point
Richie Smallwood played the final 14 minutes in goal as a patched up Rovers side secured a thoroughly deserved point at West Bromwich Albion. Already without Darragh Lenihan, they lost Charlie Mulgrew and Jack Rodwell to injury, and then David
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County council to grit roads tonight as temperatures drop
ALL priority routes in East Lancashire will be gritted this evening. Lancashire County Council announced the decision today, following weather predictions of ice and temperatures to reach -0.7 tonight. According to the county council website,
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MATCHDAY LIVE: West Brom v Blackburn Rovers
4:58pm West Brom 1-1 Rovers 4:57pm
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Motorist cut from vehicle after two-car crash
A motorist had to be cut from a vehicle following a two-car smash in Blackburn. Two fire appliances from Blackburn fire station attended the incident on Logwood Street just after 8pm on Friday October 26. A spokesperson for the fire service said
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Burnley v Chelsea: Predicted teams, odds, form, key battle
EARLIER this year Jorginho broke the record for the number of passes in a game, with a staggering 180 against West Ham. The versatile Italy midfielder is both box-to-box and ball winner, but back in the side Steven Defour will be looking to impress
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Rovers will 'have to be bang at it' against West Brom
Such is the competitive nature of the Championship that Rovers could find themselves anywhere between fourth and 16th come the end of the weekend. Tony Mowbray’s side travel to West Brom in 10th spot and could draw level on points with their opponents
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Coronation Street star Charles Lawson aka Jim McDonald reveals 'I had a mini stroke on stage'
CORONATION Street favourite Charles Lawson has revealed that he suffered a mini-stroke on stage at the beginning of a national tour which sees him returning to Manchester next week. Charles, best known as Jim McDonald in TV’s favourite soap, missed
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Clarets character Rocky keeps hospice fans in loop as wife battles cancer
VISITORS to Pendleside Hospice are being kept well informed about the progress of the Clarets by the wife of one of their most famous supporters, who is a day-care patient at the hospice. Jean Mills is the 77-year-old wife of Rocky, the star of
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Darwen will remember them
DARWEN’S commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War will start at 6am on November 11 as lone piper plays ‘Battles Over’ and other laments at the town’s Heritage Centre At 6.40pm Gordon Smith will take up his bagpipes
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Has your bin collection day changed?
RESIDENTS are being urged to keep on the lookout ahead of changes to bin collections. Blackburn with Darwen Council's burgundy (general waste) and grey (recycling) bin collection days are changing as local authority bosses attempt to make the service
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Winter warning on roads and vulnerable neighbours
LANCASHIRE County Council's transport boss is urging motorists to prepare fore the sudden cold snap forecast for this weekend. Cllr Keith Iddon has also asked people to keep and eye on vulnerable friends and relatives in the coming wintry conditions
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Pupils storytelling enhances their skills
A SCHOOL has launched a project to encourage social and problem solving skills in young people through St Augustine’s RC Primary School in Burnley are spearheading the Tiny Steps for Peace project, run by the Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry Peace Foundation
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VIDEO: Work continues on Reel Cinema development
BLACKBURN’S new £10m cinema complex will help the council be financially self-sufficient, a senior councillor has claimed. Work is now well underway on the groundworks for the scheme that will see an eight screen Reel Cinema created with VIP lounge
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'I don’t see a rush for Ben Brereton' says Rovers boss
Tony Mowbray doesn’t feel the need to rush Ben Brereton’s development and admits his price tag is ‘irrelevant’ when it comes to picking a starting XI. It is approaching two months since Brereton signed for Rovers on loan from Nottingham Forest,
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Pupils read books on a jet ski and other wacky places
A READING challenge has allowed students of a primary school to get creative with where they read as they take pictures in all kinds of places. Pupils from St Augustine’s RC Primary School in Burnley are taking the We Are Reading initiative from
