Archive from the Lancashire Telegraph

On this day:

• Burnley woman gets engaged at Manchester Christmas markets

  AN East Lancashire woman left Manchester’s Christmas markets with more than she bargained for - a glittering engagement ring. read more

• £4.8m reservoir works in Haslingden completed

  A MULTI-MILLION pound waterworks improvement scheme which will benefit 50,000 residents has been completed. read more

• Avid Paul Walker fan from Burnley holds charity event

  A BURNLEY man has organised a tribute evening to Hollywood actor Paul Walker who died in a car crash at the end of last month. read more

• Nelson students help local foodbank

  STUDENTS at a Nelson school have helped local people in need this Christmas by collecting items for a food bank. read more

• Blackburn Cathedral set for Telegraph Carol Service

  BLACKBURN is getting into the spirit of Christmas with a lantern parade to the Cathedral before the Lancashire Telegraph Carol Service tomorrow evening. read more

• Burnley manufacturer creates 15 new jobs

  A BURNLEY manufacturing firm has created 15 new jobs after it received a six-figure government boost. read more

• Nelson woman stabbed and robbed teen

  A WOMAN has been jailed for more than five years, after she was said to have lured a teenager back to a house, where she repeatedly knifed him as he was subjected to a planned, masked robbery. read more

• Helen Flanagan in animal cruelty protest

  FORMER soap star Helen Flanagan swapped the Coronation Street cobbles for those of Covent Garden for a protest against animal cruelty. read more

• Blackburn drink-drive woman tried to avoid police

  A 33-YEAR-OLD motorist drove away from police when an officer said he was going to breathalyse her. read more

• Lancashire county council to cut numbers of homecare providers

  LANCASHIRE county council has defended plans to cut the number of homecare providers to the disabled and elderly amid fears the change will reduce choice and quality. read more

• UPDATED: Vehicle hits wall on Burnley Road in Cliviger

  AIR ambulance paramedics are at an accident scene in Cliviger. read more

• Skate star Stacey will be dancing on ice at Olympics

  STACEY Kemp believes taking risks in the short term will have long-term benefits. read more

• Burnley to commemorate centenary of First World War

  A NUMBER of events are set to be held in Burnley next year to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the start of the First World War. The council has successfully bid for funding to assist with the plans. read more

• Krishnan Guru Murthie from Brierfield hosts Never Mind The Buzzcocks

  KRISHNAN Guru Murthie, the ex-Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School pupil, from Brierfield, has hosted TV music quiz, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. read more

• Tai Chi class meets in Rossendale

  A TAI chi class, organised by Age UK, meets at the 2nd Rossendale Scout HQ, in Burnley Road, Bacup, on Friday, from 10.45am to 11.45am. The class costs £3.50. read more

• Burnley Guides and Brownies raise money for Pendleside Hospice

  A BROWNIE Guide unit in Burnley raised £50 for Pendleside Hospice’s by taking part in its Hair for Hospice month. read more

• Gisburn Festival Hall to host New Year's party

  GISBURN Festival Hall will host a New Year’s party on Tuesday, December 31, from 7.30pm, open to the whole community. The party is free to attend, but a donation will be collected on the door to help with the running costs of the hall. read more

• Three cases of MRSA superbug at East Lancs hospitals in October

  THERE were three cases of the MRSA ‘superbug’ at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in October. read more

• Medicine division at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust in 'naughty class'

  THE medicine division at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is in the ‘naughty class’, said non-executive director David Wharfe. read more

• Knit and Natter held in Longridge

  LONGRIDGE Library holds a Knit and Natter meeting every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 3pm. They are aimed at people who like either knitting or sewing. Ring 0845 0530005. read more

• Greenpeace anti fracking demo in East Lancashire

  A GREENPEACE anti-fracking petition has been signed by 148 people in East Lancashire. They are among more than 1,600 residents supporting tlegal moves to block the controversial method of drilling for gas. A ‘Longridge Against Fracking’ group has also been launched. read more

• Will Straw signs book of condolences for Neleson Mandela

  WILL Straw, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Rossendale and Darwen, has signed the book of condolences for Nelson Mandela at South Africa House in London on behalf of the constituency party. He said: “It was very moving to sign. I hope that we can all learn by his example to live in peace and to challenge injustice wherever we see it.” read more

• New £7m unit at Calderstones in Whalley is mental health boost

  A NEW £7 million mental health unit opened at the Calderstones Hospital site in Whalley yesterday. read more

• Acoustic night in Cliviger

  AN acoustic night will be held in The Queen Hotel in Burnley Road, Cliviger, on the last Wednesday of the month from 8pm. Every performer will get a free drink. read more

• Bacup holds Christmas Festival in town

  BACUP holds its Christmas Festival in the town on Saturday. read more

• Poster campaign to highlight ways to report dog fouling

  A POSTER campaign to highlight ways of reporting dog fouling and dangerous dogs could be rolled out across Pendle after a trial in Colne. read more

• Hyndburn charity warns snorers to get hearts checked

  A HEART charity is urging heavy snorers to have their heart health checked. Hyndburn-based Pumping Marvellous is raising awareness of the condition obtrusive sleep apnea. Some heavy snorers may have the condition, which can negatively affect the heart. read more

• Letter: MPs give us poor value

  SO our MPS are to receive a rise in their salaries of £7,000 a year. A pensioner having paid full contributions after many years of work will next April see a pension rise of £107.52p a year. And can we really say we get value for money from our MPs? I fear not. I am rather disgusted to say the least. read more

• Letter: Urge to control brings violence

  THE majority of domestic abuse is not linked to alcohol. It is linked directly to people (mainly but not exclusively men) trying to control their partner through violence. read more

• Letter: Wind farms hit TV reception

  I AM one of those in Baxenden who is already affected by the wind farms (‘Campaign launched to halt Hyndburn wind turbines march’, LT, December 9). read more

• Letter: Abuse victims can be anyone

  REGARDING the abuse poster set to appear across East Lancashire (LT, December 9), to any men out there suffering from an abusive relationship, there is also help out there for you! read more

• Letter: Danger after an accident

  It’s perhaps the case that when there is an accident, an unlit motorway becomes an extremely dangerous place due to the fast-moving traffic and the debris in the road – multiplying the chances of more accidents. read more

• Letter: Proud culture of our towns has now gone

  IN response to your story ‘Serious weaknesses found at Hameldon College’ – let’s face it, it’s not just Burnley or Blackburn. Most of East Lancashire is nowadays significantly under-educated compared to the population as a whole. read more

• Letter: No lights? It’s no problem

  I READ your story ‘M65 lights call after crash is refused’ but I don't understand the issue here. read more

• Comment: Care plan concerns justified

  OVER the past few years we have seen big cuts in local authority services forced on councils by central government budget reductions. read more

• Lancashire residents urged to 'Celebrate Youth'

  LANCASHIRE residents are urged to make nominations for Celebrate Youth Awards before this month’s deadline. read more

• Dan Osborne from The Only Way Is Essex to appear in Blackburn

  DAN Osborne from The Only Way Is Essex will be appearing live this Saturday at Liquid and Envy in Blackburn. read more

• Ribble Valley community groups receive £3k in grants

  RIBBLE Valley community groups have been awarded more than £3,000 in grants from the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Action Fund. read more

• Clitheroe move for keeper

  EVO-STIK Northern Premier League First Division North club Clitheroe suffered a blow when highly-rated goalkeeper Josh Ollerenshaw was called back by League Two parent club Fleetwood Town as cover over the festive period. read more

• 'Dry January' challenge for Blackburn with Darwen residents

  HEALTH bosses in Blackburn with Darwen have challenged residents to avoid alcohol in January. read more

• Hyndburn and Rossendale mentor scheme helps work bid

  STUDENTS and staff from Hyndburn and Rossendale embarked on a ‘remarkable journey’ when they worked on a project to help young people with special needs into the world of work. read more

• Out of Africa for £500: How a Nelson family returned home from 1960s Rhodesia

  A HOMESICK family returned home to Nelson from Rhodesia in 1960, making the 6,700-mile incident packed journey in a van. read more

• The way we were: Bacup Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

  EAST Lancashire abounds with local amateur dramatic societies, many of which go back decades. read more

• Willie Irvine column: I was offered cash to fix match

  IT’S a disgrace to hear about these fixing allegations in football. I was asked to fix a game myself once, but I didn’t do it. read more

• Ads how we did it: English Electric

  WHO used to wash in machine like this? In 1957 you could see ‘wonderful washing machines’ from English Electric being demonstrated at your local electricity showroom. read more

• Working men built club for themselves in Intack

  DO you recognise this image that was captured around a century ago? read more

• Descendant hunts for bronze bust of canon in Blackburn

  FAMILY research about his great great uncle has led Ieuan Jones to Blackburn. read more

• Vintage style: Let’s wrap up for the winter

  Well it might have crept up on us a bit this year but winter has very much arrived! It's the time of year where we need to think practically about clothing and layer up to keep warm. read more

• How a loving Accrington mum scrimped and worked for her family

  AN American professor, born and raised in Accrington, has put pen to paper to tell the story of his mum’s hard working life. read more