Built in 1840, this impressive early Victorian home today houses a museum rich in character. The museum opened more than 100 years ago when businessman Richard Whitaker gave it as a gift to local people. The air of the Victorian gentleman's collection
A man wanting to mend his partner's door found it "too good to be true," when he came across some tools in a van, a court was told. Christopher Ormerod Sears, 33, helped himself to the tool box and when caught by police, confessed: "I'm bang to rights
HODDLESDEN residents are being urged to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles following four car crimes in three days. Yesterday morning a blue Vauxhall Astra was taken from Avallon Way, just before 8am, after the owner left the engine running to defrost
A BARROWFORD woman is limbering up to run the London Marathon to raise cash for Pendleside Hospice. Angela Shian, manager of the leisure club at the Oaks Hotel, Reedley, beat off stiff competition from dozens of other applicants to take the one space
Address: 13-15 Fleming Square, Blackburn, BB2 2DG. Phone number: 01254 54258. Lancashire Telegraph review by John Anson from February 10, 2007 TUCKED away in a quiet corner just off Blackburn town centre, you have to look
A SCHEME which gives shelter and support to vulnerable young people in the Valley has received a lottery boost to the tune of £135,000. The three-year Rossendale M3 Project, based in Haslingden, provides supported lodgings for homeless people aged 16
AS A dedicated follower of Blackburn Rovers I am pleased to see that the club are continually attempting to attract more supporters by offering more cut price matches to the fans. However, Blackburn Council, who previously charged an exorbitant £4 to
THE legal profession is bringing about the end of the British way of life. It has touted for business in suing for everything that has a risk factor. It has insurance companies and event organisers running scared. How long before the "risk" of being
I NOTE with interest that on April 1, 2007 smoking will be banned in public houses and clubs and in other public buildings in Wales and that the same will take place in England from July 1. Can anyone tell me if the ban will take place in HM Prisons?
WHAT a strange email from your correspondent who tried so hard recently to defend obesity. She seems to really believe that "sports injuries" among the healthy and fit cost the NHS more than the effects of overeating. Well Jackie, here's an example:
BUILDING work to breathe new life into a Colne landmark is set to start in the summer. Pendle Council's Colne and District committee was told Down Court Properties, owners of Shackleton Hall, was expected this month to submit a planning application to
DOES your husband dress like a tramp? Does your wife's wardrobe look like something from a 1970s clothes catalogue? Help is at hand for East Lancashire fashion disasters courtesy of a businesswoman who models herself on TV experts Trinny and Susannah
STUDENTS are to become heads of government during a special two-day event at Blackburn Cathedral. The town has been chosen to host a Youth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which will see Blackburn College students act as delegates of all 53 countries
AN Accrington man who dumped household waste on land in Heyworth's Lane, Hapton, has been fined £100 by local magistrates. Paul Jopson, 21, of Springhill Road, Accrington, was tracked down by enforcement officers from Burnley Council after investigations
AN MP is seeking reassurances over the future of 120 government jobs in Accrington ahead of potential cuts. Staff at the Eastgate tax office are facing the possibility of losing their jobs if the office is classed as inefficient during the summer consultation
Brazillian musicians will be bringing the pulsating sound of samba to youngsters next week. A series of workshops for youngsters aged seven to 16 will run over four days featuring percussion sessions on drums including surdos, timbales and agogos run
A Rossendale florist has been recognised as one of the country's best. Base, in Crawshawbooth, has been accepted as a Master Florist in a directory of the UK's top flower shops. The Burnley Road shop is one of the first florists in the recently-launched
A COUNCILLOR has proposed to ask the county authority for a 20mph speed limit on all of Burnley's residential streets. At the meeting at Burnley Town Hall on Thursday night, Councillor Martin Smith will ask the borough council to support the plan, which
THRILLED Joyce Reeves is The Lancashire Telegraph's latest bingo winner - and she said it couldn't have come at a better time. The Clitheroe Road, Whalley, resident said she is looking to move to a smaller home and the £500 Argos vouchers would help
David Thompson insists he has returned a stronger player from the injury problems which have hampered his career as he prepares to make his Bolton debut against Fulham tom. The 29-year-old former Blackburn midfielder said: "Every footballer has to
A TEACHER at a church high school is being investigated following complaints about her "lurid" gothic vampire websites. English and drama teacher Samantha Goldstone has agreed to stay away from St Christopher's C of E High School, Accrington, during
BLACKBURN Rovers Ladies will play host to National Division rivals Leeds United in the quarter-finals of the FA Women's Cup. Rovers, who booked their place in the last eight of the competition thanks to Katie Anderton's hat-trick in the 3-2 win over
FORMER Blackburn flop Lorenzo Amoruso is considering making a comeback - nine months after he quit Ewood Park! The veteran defender, who made just 21 appearances in three injured-plagued years with Rovers, is reportedly in talks with Serie B side Bari
A blaze broke out in the kitchen of a mid-terrace house in Market Street, Shawforth. Around a dozen firefighters tackled the fire, on Thursday at 11.30pm, which is thought to have been sparked by a fault in the washing machine. The kitchen was badly
ROVERS have revealed ticketing details for next week's FA Cup fifth round tie with the winners of the Bolton versus Arsenal replay. With many fans likely to be away in Germany for the UEFA Cup clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the same time Rovers' FA Cup
A 27-year-old Accrington man drew blood when he bit his partner on the nose during a New Year's Eve bust-up. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Darren Graham tried to apologise for his actions but when his advances were spurned pushed his partner off the
A 19-year-old who lost her father to cancer took centre stage at a fundraising event for the hospice which cared for him. Danielle Oddie, of Beardwood, Blackburn sang Bette Midler's "The Rose" at last night's Danzwise fundraiser for East Lancashire Hospice
I USED to work for a newspaper for my sins. Chief sub-editor Harry Child, of blessed memory, taught me well by yelling out loud "Logan, you don't spell necessary' with two Cs'. Double entendres were another nightmare. I crowned one editing effort, about
IT was a sad moment over on BBC2 last night when Paul Merton bowed out as the host of Room 101. Fittingly his final guest being asked to consign various aspects of modern life to the dustbin of history was his Have I Got News For You sparring partner
PARENTS are still waiting to know why a school's headteacher resigned - seven months after she left during an audit investigation. But the chairman of governors at Witton Park High School and Technology College, Blackburn, has pledged to reveal the reason
A 37-year-old Great Harwood man who grabbed his partner by the neck during a row claimed she had "pushed his buttons." Hyndburn magistrates heard that the attack took place in front of the victim's 10-year-old son but it ended as quickly as it had begun
