BRINSCALL have made a big noise since arriving in the Ribblesdale League in 2006. After making the switch from the now defunct Chorley and District League with Feniscowles, the School Lane side swept to the Division Two title. And just under a year
A GANG of car thieves is believed to have been targeting Lancashire businesses in a major car ringing operation. Police have warned garages across the area to beware of the operation after they discovered a new system, never before seen in Lancashire
UNLUCKY Accrington Stanley have crashed out of the Carling Cup to Leicester City at the Fraser Eagle Stadium. Stanley fell behind to a fourth minute goal from James Wesolowski and could not rustle up an equaliser, although they were a whisker away
IT'S back and it promising to be bigger and better than ever. Darwen's Borough Pairs snooker tournament is being organised this year by new landlord Ray Tompkins and regular Ollie Taylor who says: "We're confident it will again be very popular and we
A POPULAR Blackburn pub have set a four-midable' record in a prestigious pool tournament. For the Fox & Hounds B' team have been crowned Thwaites' Monday Night Pool League Champion of Champions for the fourth year running. After winning the First Division
Education official Atefa Zaman has been named as a new non-executive director for East Lancashire NHS Primary Care Trust. The 31-year-old, from Pendle, who works for Lancashire County Council, takes on the £7,598 per annum role until the end of May 2010
JORDAN Theaker was the star of the show as Gallica Swim Squad were crowned National Age Group champions for the second successive year. The Blackburn Centurians swimmer bagged a personal haul of five medals at the championships held in Sheffield - including
BRAD Hodge has spoken of his frustration at a stop-start summer with Lancashire as he joins up with Australia. The 32-year-old Victorian admits he has been unable to find any real rhythm at Old Trafford this season due to the poor English weather over
ACCRINGTON Stanley are trailing at half-time in their Carling Cup first round tie against Leicester City at the Fraser Eagle Stadium. The Championship side took the lead on four minutes when Stanley failed to deal with Bruno N'Gotty's cross. His delivery
A MUCH-CHANGED Burnley side couldn't break the deadlock before half-time at Blundell Park. Clarets manager Steve Cotterill made nine changes for this Carling Cup first round clash with League Two Grimsby Town, including handing a debut to new signing
ANDY Stubbs and Paul Guinan may be the top performers in this year's Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix but they will both be ruing the one that got away'. The pair have won four of the first 10 races between them and neither runner has finished outside of
ONE of the founder members of the East Lancashire League has returned ahead of the new season. Pendle Forest Sports Club, who were a part of the league when it was formed in 1981, have rejoined from the Craven League. Forest are one of two new teams
SWINTON Lions is the latest club to benefit from the hospitality of Blackburn RUFC. The club's Academy side will play the remainder of its league fixtures at Ramsgreave Drive after switching from Darwen's Anchor Ground. Swinton follow in the footsteps
MARGARET Melia turned on the style to win the coveted Florrie Hargreaves Memorial Trophy. Melia beat Janet Burke 21-10 in an all-Blackburn final at Roe Lee Bowling Club in an event that attracted 40 bowlers from across the county. The competition, organised
A BLACKBURN car mechanic told a court how the drunken best man "beat the living daylights" out of him at a wedding celebration. Barrister Christopher Dunn made a disgusting speech and exposed himself before launching a "savage" attack on fellow guest
TWO people have pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer following an incident on August 4. Simon Fishwick, 31, of Lancaster Drive, Padiham, and Kelly Greenwood, 21, also of Lancaster Drive, entered the pleas at Burnley Magistrates
A BURNLEY swimmer is hoping to join an elite group who have conquered the English Channel. Gareth Gibson, 26, is planning to swim the 22 miles from Dover to France next month to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK. The swim is regarded as one of the most
BEN Hobday has rubbed shoulders with Royalty, worked with the best in the business and dreams of one day competing in the Olympic Games. The talented rider, who has kept company' with Zara Phillips and has been coached by the legendary Pippa Funnell,
BARROWFORD show is celebrating its 85th birthday this year but show organisers are warning that new members are needed to safeguard the show's future. The annual show which takes place on the village park and adjacent playing fields will be going ahead
A PUB regular is facing prosecution after chall-enging the smoking ban by lighting up in his local in protest over the legislation. John Murphy who drinks at the Swan Hotel, in Bacup, lit up in the bar on Saturday night - but first emailed Rossendale
RIVE Haute is unusual because it's a tasty single varietal branded wine - from France. The Plaimont winery in Gascony, a region in the south west between Toulouse and the Atlantic Ocean has produced a clearly-labelled Sauvignon Blanc which is every
TRIBUTES have flooded in for Deputy Mayor of Rossendale Councillor Peter Gill, who died on Monday. Friends and colleagues of Coun Gill say the death of the well-loved and respected figure, who was also the borough's town crier, would leave a huge gap
Address: Oakenhurst Farm, Riversway Drive, Off Eccleshill Road Lower Darwen Blackburn. Phone number: 01254 707210 Lancashire Telegraph review by John Anson from August 14, 2007. THE promise of a new menu - and the fact that it
TWO men have been charged under new laws designed to protect endangered creatures after police seized 20 stuffed animals from an antiques store. Darrell Kevin Cosgrove, 41, and Paul Barrett, 58, have each been accused of 28 offences connected to trading
WILLY Russell's Blood Brothers is the next production to be tackled by Burnley Garrick Club, from September 26 to 29. The play, set in Liverpool, tells the heart-wrenching tale of twin brothers born into a large working class family, and what happens
Brunshaw Action Group Burnley, has launched a competition called Poetry Goes Crazy. The winner, who must be aged five to 25 will have the chance to perform their piece. Send your poem to brunshawag@aol.com or Brunshaw Action Group, 93 Brunshaw Ave,
A CRAZY canoe trip from Blackburn to Gloucester has raised £2,000 for charity - despite horrendous floods threatening the route. The epic 200-mile trip in a Canadian canoe on British canals and the River Severn was dreamt up by Longridge High School
EMOTIONS ran high at a meeting between neighbouring communities which are at loggerheads over a proposal to introduce weight restrictions on a road. More than 20 residents of Hud Hey Road and Roundhill Road, which becomes the B6236 Haslingden Road in
Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has been ruled out of the UEFA Cup match against MyPa on Thursday. The South African will remain at home when the team travel to Finland tomorrow after suffering concussion at the weekend. Manager Mark Hughes said today
ROSSENDALE'S community strategy is being updated to give a stronger focus on longer-term environmental and sustainability issues. The new Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) will have three sections - people, places and prosperity. Each section will
A BUSINESSWOMAN'S plans for a swimming pool at her health club are in tatters after experts discovered a stream running below her business. Natasha Newell opened Aqua Tone Studio, a women-only health centre in Mill Street, Great Harwood, in June.
DRINKERS have been warned not to be taken in by bogus charity collections. A man visited pubs and businesses in Brierfield on Friday claiming to be collecting cash to give underprivileged children martial arts lessons. But police say the money was going
WHAT'S this? A Brazilian-style samba band outside Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way done out in claret and blue bunting and a giant heliosphere hovering around the perimeter of the pitch. An interloper could easily have been forgiven for imagining it was the
SHOPKEEPERS have been warned to watch out for a well-dressed couple of tricksters who used sleight of hand to steal from a trader. The couple entered Crystal Rods n Sods in Bolton Road, Darwen, just before closing time and tried to buy a £4.99 luer,
THE search has begun to find the best food producers in the Ribble Valley. Producers, retailers and restaurateurs in the area are being urged to join the Ribble Valley Food Trail which was launched yesterday. The trail began at the T-junction signpost
A BLIND woman has hit out at a court's decision to return a licence to a taxi firm which was accused of refusing to let her and her guide dog travel. Nelson-based Four Star Taxis was stripped of its licence last December after Brenda Midgeley, of Bed-fordshire
A MAJOR effort to help people look after their health and welfare is reaping dividends with hundreds getting involved. Thousands of people have been joining a series of weekly walks put on by public health professionals at East Lancashire Primary Care
Tonight's NatWest Pro40 match between Lancashire Lightning and Sussex Sharks at Old Trafford has been abandoned. The club say that Old Trafford has still not fully recovered from the 7 weeks of rain following the June Test match, and heavy rain overnight
"It will be a landmark similar to the Angel of the North at Gateshead", we were told. So off I went to Top O'Slate to have a look at what some local wags call Haslingden's very own flying saucer. However, lets not be frivolous, it's "Halo" a Panopticon
A MAN convicted of two sex offences against a young girl has been given a suspended jail sentence. Malcolm Duff, 63, of Mansfield Grove, Brierfield, Nelson, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to four months prison, suspended for two years. He will
A BREWERY has launched a new product, which bosses are hoping will sell as well in America as in East Lancashire. Bottles of Burnley's Moorhouse's popular brew Blond Witch are now available in shops for the first time. And the drink will also be sold
EDUCATION chiefs have said a new "super school" is unlikely to be built if they lose a public inquiry into the plans. County Council bosses want to compulsorily purchase land at Towneley Playing Fields for Unity College as part of the £250m Building
DO the people governing this country believe in it? Do they like it? Really like it and love its ways and traditions? Are they proud of our past and all we have achieved? If so, why do I have the feeling that they are always seeking ways to denigrate
ONLY one major community event has been organised in East Lancashire to mark the 60th anniversary of the independence of India. The event at King George's Hall, Blackburn, on Friday, is organised by the Eastern Sangeet Society in Blackburn. The
STUDENTS at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) now have easier access to all libraries in Lancashire thanks to a new partnership agreement, which will also benefit the public. The LancaShare scheme entitles students and staff at UCLan with
After many years Haslingden Street Fair, Drama & Arts Festival, returns and will be held on Higher Deardengate, Saturday, 8th September between 9am and 4pm. The event is being organised by Frances Whitehead and Carol Duckworth who still need help with
In winter time the twisting lane grows cold and grey at night I have to walk a long lone way before I find a light The sun goes early home to bed, the dark comes falling soon So that is why I run from school on a winter's afternoon But in summer time
ROSSENDALE Council is looking for an innovative organisation to help deliver environmental improvements in Bacup and Stacksteads. The council wants experienced consultants to work on the improvements works of Phase II of the Elevate programme. It wants
One of Lancashire's oldest and smallest schools has won the David Bellamy Award for Environmental Cleanliness. Brabins Endowed Primary School, Chipping, came top of 350 entrants from around the UK with an entry which emphasised looking after the school
STEVE Cotterill has revealed how new signing David Unsworth turned down approaches from Championship rivals Leicester City and Stoke City to join the Clarets. The Chorley-born former England and Everton defender is expected to make his debut in the Carling
AN INITIATIVE aimed at cracking down on nuisance behaviour during the summer months is enjoying success across Lancashire, latest figures show. Operation Summer Nights which aims to tackle and prevent alcohol related anti-social behaviour across the
A DARWEN student is putting the building blocks in place for a successful future, having won the silver medal in a bricklaying competition. Blackburn College student Daniel Roebuck, 18, won in the senior category of the regional Skillbuild Bricklaying
Todmorden paid man Darryl Scott was not the first Aussie to be impressed by Meet The Pro' night. He said: "I was actually pretty stunned. There was a huge turn-up. Everyone brings in a dish. And, of course, everyone wants you to try their dish." Ever
LANCASHIRE shoppers have been reassured that they are not affected by the E.coli outbreak believed to have started in Morrisons stores in Scotland. Health bosses launched a probe after a 66-year-old disabled woman died on Monday and two other people
SECONDARY school pupils in Blackburn and Darwen have been congratulated by the government for being one of the country's most improved boroughs for Key Stage Three results. Figures published yesterday (tues) by the Department for Children, Schools and
Rovers have also dismissed press speculation linking Morten Gamst Pedersen with a move to Arsenal. One tabloid newspaper claimed Rovers had already rejected a £7 million bid from the Gunners for the Norwegian winger. However, the club insist that is
WELL here it is already. A new Premiership season upon us and despite the absence of a World Cup or European Championship to help us addicts through the summer the wait doesn't seem to have been as long as usual. Rovers don't have a great first day record
IS not Harry Potter indicative of a larger deterioration of the moral fabric in man? Why does entertainment and fun draw millions of people and why does worship and spirituality lead to boredom? Do the Harry Potter books not glorify magic and sorcery
STANLEY skipper Peter Cavanagh is relishing the chance to take on Championship side Leicester City tonight. The Reds got off to a flier at Wycombe on Saturday with a 1-0 win, thanks to a Paul Mullin goal, and John Coleman's side go into the Carling Cup
WITH reference to the comments of Ian Woolley, a former local health trust chairman, regarding the hospital reorganisation, I can assure him that there is virtually total opposition in Burnley and Pendle to these awful plans. I seem to recall that when
IN the story on ambulances (August 8), Blackburn with Darwen Labour party leader Kate Hollern is quoted as saying: "It's a disgraceful situation". I think Kate wants to remember that not replacing ambulances started five years ago, and dare I say that
IN reply to Councillor Salim Mulla on the extension of the detention of suspected terrorist offenders. One can understand the concern of the Muslim community but these actions of terrorism seem to be committed by people who are, or have been, attached
ROVERS young gun Matt Derbyshire has personally thanked team-mate Robbie Savage for taking him under his wing at Ewood Park. The 21-year-old enhanced his reputation as one of the Premier League's best up-and-coming English strikers with a superb winning
NATIONAL Express group has won the race for a prestigious rail route linking London and Scotland. NXEC Trains Ltd, a subsidiary of National Express, and whose chief executive is Richard Bowker, a former pupil of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
THE long wait is over! No more Saturday shopping trips or days out at country fairs trying desperately to fill the void that is left when we have no football. Although it has to be said that there is some sport in watching the internet rumours on Accyweb
LANCASHIRE will receive additional funding to improve mental health services for children. The government has announced that funding will be introduced over three years to build more effective early intervention services in and around schools, building
WE'VE had DIY SOS, How Clean is Your House?, How to Look Good Naked, Trinny and Susannah's What Not to Wear and dozens of other TV shows built around the premise that the public need help functioning as normal human beings. And now it seems TV makers
Firefighters were called to a house in Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, shortly before 7.30pm on Monday, after an electrical fault in a dishwasher set fire to the kitchen. The occupant returned home to her house to find the kitchen ablaze. Two pumps from Nelson
A PUBLIC inquiry to decide the future of a proposed high school in Burnley is due to start today. The hearing at Burnley Town Hall is being held to determine whether Unity College can be built on the Lower Towneley Playing Fields, in Towneley Park.
The weather indicated that the summer had started, but on the warmest day of the year, the Northern Track and Field came to a finish. Hyndburn Athletic Club staged the final Division 4WC match of the year at a glorious Wilson's Playing Fields and the
