East Lancashire News Archive

Drug gang jailed after being uncovered when 17-year-old was involved in e-bike collision

Tuesday, 31 March 2026 13:41

Man jailed following dangerous driving to avoid police in Blackburn

Tuesday, 31 March 2026 13:27

Contractor appointed for Haslingden Old Road repairs following major landslip

Tuesday, 31 March 2026 13:24

Sex offender jailed for forming 'unwelcome' association with vulnerable woman

Monday, 30 March 2026 16:00

Accrington Market hops into Easter

Monday, 30 March 2026 10:09

Council chairman raises concerns over possible misuse of free waste pickup

Sunday, 29 March 2026 07:50

Blackburn mayor plan revealed

Saturday, 28 March 2026 05:36

Deputy council leader quits

Saturday, 28 March 2026 05:32

Nathan Redmond joins Blackburn

Saturday, 28 March 2026 05:24

East Lancs playgrounds awarded improvement cash

Friday, 27 March 2026 16:19

Padel courts planned for Burnley park

Thursday, 26 March 2026 14:23

Burnley awarded £20m through Pride in Place programme  

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 13:14

Accrington drug dealer given lengthy jail sentence

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 13:10

Revamped Blackburn youth hub reopening

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 12:55

Man jailed after admitting rape of a ten-year-old girl in Burnley

Tuesday, 24 March 2026 15:02

Accrington Victoria Hospital plans revealed

Tuesday, 24 March 2026 14:45

Campaigners win battle for new pedestrian crossing near Blackburn school

Tuesday, 24 March 2026 14:39

Brothers jailed after pedestrian fatally struck in Brierfield

Monday, 23 March 2026 17:04

Darwen projects celebrate £270,000 funding boost

Monday, 23 March 2026 11:10

£1.2m flood protection scheme planned for Darwen

Sunday, 22 March 2026 06:24

Teen arrested after toddler injured in e-bike crash

Sunday, 22 March 2026 06:11

Lancashire towns to share £319m Pride in Place investment

Sunday, 22 March 2026 06:07

PM backs talks on Burnley station access

Saturday, 21 March 2026 06:08

‘Youth clubs, business support and tackling speeding should be priorities for Brierfield’s Pride in Place cash’

Saturday, 21 March 2026 06:03

Cash boost to upgrade Blackburn football ground

Saturday, 21 March 2026 05:53

New smartcard bus ticket launched for East Lancashire

Saturday, 21 March 2026 05:48

Mother and her two adult children jailed after murdering relative

Friday, 20 March 2026 15:13

Burnley MP calls for council support for businesses impacted by ‘roadworks chaos’.

Thursday, 19 March 2026 13:25

Accrington man jailed for sexually assaulting woman while she slept

Thursday, 19 March 2026 12:56

Motorcyclist dies following collision on A59 at Horton

Thursday, 19 March 2026 12:52

Accrington park to get £100,000 upgrade

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 15:46

Date set for re-opening of Accrington’s historic Market Hall

Monday, 16 March 2026 15:52

Blackburn with Darwen Council given cash to help residents cope with cost of living crisis

Monday, 16 March 2026 15:48

Blackburn with Darwen – own targets missed

Sunday, 15 March 2026 05:33

Council urges government to adopt three-authority Lancashire model

Saturday, 14 March 2026 06:24

Ramadan brings midnight padel boom in Nelson

Saturday, 14 March 2026 06:22

Burnley College bids for national technical excellence status

Saturday, 14 March 2026 06:19

Special event to celebrate 10 years of Accrington Stanley growth

Saturday, 14 March 2026 06:17

Darwen residents invited to help shape library’s future

Saturday, 14 March 2026 06:09

Next phase of Mercer Hall work set to begin

Friday, 13 March 2026 16:25

Blackburn skills campus move approved

Friday, 13 March 2026 16:22

Darwen mother and son jailed after attempting to smuggle 14 kilos of cocaine

Friday, 13 March 2026 07:25

Burnley weaver appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire

Wednesday, 11 March 2026 11:45

Council consults on extending ‘No moor fires’ ban

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 13:29

Burnley man jailed for sexually assaulting young girl

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 07:46

From ‘fix the potholes’ to ‘bring back the poll tax’

Sunday, 8 March 2026 06:05

East Lancashire shop ordered to close after stashing and selling illegal tobacco

Saturday, 7 March 2026 05:51

Star Academies set to anchor £45m first phase of landmark Blackburn town centre scheme

Saturday, 7 March 2026 05:47

Burnley drug dealer jailed after being found with crack cocaine and heroin

Friday, 6 March 2026 16:20

Man jailed for Christmas Day manslaughter of Blackburn man

Friday, 6 March 2026 16:07

Water leaks which further delayed town streetworks are now fixed

Thursday, 5 March 2026 15:46

Accrington set to bid to become first UK Town of Culture

Tuesday, 3 March 2026 13:46

Comedy star and fashion designer to headline creative event in Accrington

Monday, 2 March 2026 15:05

Council to scrap final remaining air quality management area

Sunday, 1 March 2026 15:07

More than £21,000 for RSPCA branch

Sunday, 1 March 2026 14:56

Zebra crossing repaired after more than a year

Sunday, 1 March 2026 14:55