A 17-YEAR-OLD youth who stabbed another teenager in the neck over an after school fight has admitted wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. But Umar Ali will have to wait to be sentenced after Burnley Crown Court was told the defendant
A 'PEACEMAKER' trying to break up a fight died after banging his head on the pavement when he was felled by a single punch, a jury was told. The final moments leading up to the death of Adam Rogers, 24, in Blackburn town centre were today heard
THE man hailed as a saviour of AFC Darwen has been sacked after a row with his directors. Manager Dennis Hill was shown the door at the weekend despite helping resurrect the club after it was wound up as Darwen FC in May. After the demise of Darwen
A TEENAGER who violently sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl after being bailed for the rape of another child has been jailed indefinitely. The decision to bail the youth was severely criticised by Hyndburn MP Greg Pope, and Justice Minister Jack
Ramsbottom's Chocolate Festival in 2010 has been set for March 27th and 28th at Bridge Street, Market Place and the Civic Hall. Free samples, gifts and a record chocolate eating attempt.
A LATE-night pub in Rawtenstall is facing a fight for its survival after police complained about 44 flashpoints at the hostelry in just 12 months, including brawls and under-age drinking. Lancashire Constabulary has called for a licensing review
AN Army medic from East Lancashire has told of his experiences on the front line in Afghanistan dodging bullets and bombs. Pte Matt Riley, of Oswaldtwistle, is currently serving with the UK Joint Force Medical Group in Afghanistan where he is employed
A BID to transform a dilapidated care home site into a four-storey flats development has caused concern among residents. The bid would see the boarded-up former Hill Top care home, in Manchester Road, Baxenden, demolished and a flats development with
TEN police officers will be putting their fitness to the test when they take part in this year’s Yorkshire Three Peaks walk. The bobbies, from Colne police station, will be attempting to climb Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough to raise cash for
“You’ve got one wish,” the genie grunted, smoothing out his dishevelled form after years crumpled in a bottle. “Gimme the body of a god!” demanded the self-seeking lamp-rubber. Whoosh! Went the genie’s wand – “Buddha!” A newly-crowned king called Solomon
YOU know, I was under the impression that there was a credit crunch on. That’s supposed to mean that the banks aren’t giving out loans, right? So what I don’t understand is how come I’ve been contacted this week by five different finance companies offering
THE origin of place names has always fascinated me and the two main stops on the route are self explanatory. Brock was the old name for a badger and this beast had it's hole (sett) hereabouts long before human beings took over the environment. Townend
HEADTEACHERS could face costly bills for green measures after it was revealed schools accounted for 53 per cent of the county council's carbon emissions. Education bosses on Lancashire School’s Forum agreed that every county council school should sign
BURNLEY Mechanics’ new season brochure wouldn’t look out of place in the showbiz hotspots of London and Manchester. With a show direct from the West End, performances by entertainers Julian Clary, The Hairy Bikers, Katy Brand, Sean Lock and Ruby Wax,
Blackburn Rovers Youth team are top of the league and in the FA Youth Cup fifth round. We spent a day at the Academy to catch a glimpse of the club’s future... As Blackburn Rovers’ youngsters gather at their Brockhall base ahead of another
Litigation lawyer Sean Gibbs, formerly of Manchester-based DWF, has joined Napthens. Mr Gibbs has experience in commercial disputes and in the High Court. Napthens has offices in Blackburn and Chorley.
A PUB has closed after the landlord left. The Railway, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, shut its doors for the final time last weekend. Owner Enterprise Inns is now looking for new tenants. The pub, one of two in Pleasington village centre, also has
FEW comedians can have had such a meteoric rise over the last 12 months than John Bishop. On his last visit to Blackburn there were spare seats aplenty as the virtually unknown Liverpool stand-up put in an appearance. Since then he’s
JOHN Coleman admitted he was bitterly disappointed as his Accrington Stanley bowed out of the FA Cup to Premier League Fulham on Saturday. And Coleman says he now has a job on his hands to get the Reds firing for tomorrow night’s crucial League Two
TWO men have pleaded guilty to assault at the start of a trial into the death of Adam Rogers. Antonio Ruiz-Clough, a 19-year-old soldier of Bridge Street, Rishton, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm on Nick Ellarby. Jonathan
A CARDIOVASCULAR screening programme in Blackburn with Darwen has checked more than double the national average number of patients. But NHS East Lancashire has failed to meet the national average for the screens, carried out to identify those at risk
Whitehall Bowling Club, now 100 years old, is to improve the bowling hall after a successful grant application of around £4,000.
ENVIRONMENT Agency chiefs have concluded a wind farm planned for Oswaldtwistle Moor would have no affect on nuclear waste buried nearby. Hyndburn Borough Council invited the agency to comment on the planning application after residents raised concerns
PLANS for a Lidl Store in Clitheroe have been submitted to Ribble Valley Council. The store would be on the site of the derelict Shawbridge Mill, at the junction of Peel Street and Shawbridge Street. People expressed mixed views about the budget
EIGHT Blackburn Rovers fans were charged with violent disorder following an incident outside the Station Hotel, Cherry Tree, after the East Lancs derby between Blackburn and Burnley. All pleaded not guilty and were bailed for trial at Preston
NELSON building firm Keith Walton Brickwork has been awarded a globally-recognised certificate for its green credentials. It comes after a year-long assessment.
POLICE are hunting a man who indecently exposed himself to schoolgirls in Clitheroe. An appeal for information has been made after the middle-aged man exposed himself to schoolgirls in an alley near Newton Street and Woone Lane, at 8.30am on January
EAST Lancashire-based lobby group the Asian Business Federation (ABF) has joined North West pressure group Private Sector Partners (PSP). PSP represents more than 140,000 businesses across the region, while ABF, based in Blakewater Road, Blackburn,
BUSINESS support organisation Enterprise4All has appointed a business engagement adviser. Rizwana Bassa joins the group, based in Blakewater Road, Blackburn, to work with businesses in deprived areas.
RAWTENSTALL firm Viva PR has hired Andy Neild as account manager. The former Lancashire Telegraph deputy sports editor joins from Ribchester’s PAPR, where he handled clients including Blackburn Rovers and Thwaites. He said: “This is an exciting
A TEENAGE boy has been accused of threatening a takeaway worker with a firearm in an attempted robbery. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly held up the Yips Chinese takeaway in Blackburn Road, Darwen. He has been charged
A deli has opened a new unit inside Oswaldwistle Mills. The new Olivia Ryan outlet in the shopping centre joins sister delis in Clayton-le-Moors and Blackburn’s Evolution Park. Proprietor Ian Baker-Smith said: “There have been some mouth-watering
EXTRA CCTV is being installed at the borough council officers amid claims of a 'Hyndburngate' involving bosses being spied on. At Hyndburn’s full council meeting leader Coun Peter Britcliffe accused the Labour group of behaving 'like the Richard
PATIENTS at East Lancashire Hospitals are being asked to record their ethnic background to help improve care and ensure everyone is treated fairly. All NHS trusts are required to record each patient’s ethnic group because it is said the information can
The next time East Lancashire feels a bit cool you could head off to the coast be it to the Fylde at Lytham St Annes or into Morecambe Bay, not literally of course. This is the time of year to enjoy the sigh of our most common winter wading bird, the
THE eagerly awaited clash between the top two teams in Vodkat League Division One may have lacked goals but it certainly didn’t lack excitement. Both sides carved out enough chances to win half a dozen games in a thrilling end-to-end clash. The fact
ON-LOAN Burnley striker Wes Fletcher scored his first Football League goal on Saturday. He netted Grimsby Town’s only goal in their 2-1 defeat at Rotherham United.
Week three and it was the first time that the boys and the girls met! There was no skate from Torvill and Dean at the beginning but they did show a video detailing the first element, which the couple had to complete – the “pairs spiral”. This move
RESIDENTS should ‘get out and clean’ icy pavements in their communities themselves, according to a leading councillor. Conservative Alan Cottam, who is responsible for Blackburn and Darwen’s highways, was responding to criticism from Blackburn
LANCASHIRE children were the victims of more than 500 sex attacks last year, it was revealed today. The figures, released by Lancashire police to the NSPCC under the Freedom of Information Act, show at least one youngster becomes a victim each
Address: Blackburn Road, Blackburn Phone number: 01254 667272 Lancashire Telegraph review by Vicky Cosgrove from January 25, 2010. I HAVE been to this pub many times. It’s just around the corner from my parents’ house and you know you
People often talk about things they want to do before they’re 50. Fifty is seen by many as some sort of crossing point, at which you pass from relatively vibrant, middle age to old age, the Third Age, the age of free bus passes and cold weather payments
A CONVICTED robber from East Lancashire is wanted by police. Dominic Mills, 21, of Ivinson Road, Darwen, was sentenced to three years in prison in September 2008 for a robbery in Blackburn six months earlier. However, he was released just over 12
REGARDING Margo’s column it was great reading as I lived in Samlesbury and had to walk three miles to school and three miles back also with my clogs on to Brindle school. We were a little lucky because we did have a teacher who lived next door and one
I WAS in one of the affected 150 homes in Mellor which had no electricity for over seven hours on January 14. United Utilities should look into the situation that entails essential work being carried out on tree cuttings, as there must be a number
For once, I thoroughly agree with Jack Straw that the residents of Blackburn with Darwen ‘deserve better’. Yes, they do deserve better from a government who took it upon themselves to come to an early decision that they would take away 25 per cent of
PADIHAM finally returned to action following an enforced winter break in the best possible way. The Storks have been out of action since December 12 but showed little sign of rustiness with a battling display. Lee Morris fired Padiham in front in the
BACUP’S Vodkat Challenge Cup cup run is over after losing 2-0 at fellow Premier Division side Winsford. Bacup return to league at home to Atherton LR on Wednesday when West View will hopefully see its first league action since mid-October.
IT was another case of what might have been for struggling Rossendale who returned to action with another defeat. Having not played for five weeks, the Stags were behind within five minutes when Chris Howarth latched on to a loose back pass. Tom Smith
Clitheroe’s impressive nine-match unbeaten run came to an end as a well-organised Prescot Cables side left the Shawbridge with all three points. The Blues were hit by a second half double by Aaron Rey as hopes of closing the gap on the top
IT is truly shocking to think that every day in Lancashire at least one child is sexually abused. Yet this is only known to the public thanks to a Freedom of Information request by the NSPCC. The Government does not break the total sexual offences
COLNE threw away a 1-0 half time lead for the second time in four days. Having lead against Leigh Genesis before crashing out of the LFA Co-Op Trophy in midweek, it was points that slipped through their grasp second time around. Joe Garvin put the visitors
Ramsbottom United co-manager Anthony Johnson admitted he was ‘gutted’ for his players after crashing out of the Vodkat Challenge Cup. The result between the top two teams in the Vodkat Premier League did not reflect the game as the Rams more than matched
THREE goals in as many minutes either side of half time guided Chorley to victory and their third succcessive win. The Magpies had trailed to Tom Greaves 27th opener but the match was turned on its head when Alex Porter scored from the spot
BURNLEY manager Brian Laws insists his players are working hard to solve their away day problems after Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round exit at Reading. The Clarets have now suffered 12 defeats from 15 games on their travels this season and only
A FORMER Burnley manager once accused me of not being able to balance realism with expectation. And after seeing the reaction to Saturday’s FA Cup exit at Reading, I’d suggest there isn’t me who struggles with juggling the two. It certainly
CHRIS McCann has urged Burnley to get over their FA Cup disappointment by piling more pressure on Bolton Wanderers. The Clarets face their relegation rivals at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow night even more determined to end a winless away run
STRIKER Michael Symes says he is not bothered about transfer speculation linking him with moves from the Crown Ground, and is simply concentrating on firing Accrington Stanley towards the League Two play-offs. The 26-year-old is in the form
Ever wondered what it’s like to get up close and personal with the most coveted prize in English football? The Barclays Premier League Trophy is one of the most sought after pieces of silverware in the world, and it could be yours - for 90 minutes
PAUL Robinson is determined to help Rovers make the most of their second chance after claiming the next six games will ‘make or break’ their season. The Blackburn Rovers stopper sees Wednesday’s Premier League visit of Fulham as the start to a crucial
FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson tipped Accrington Stanley for League Two glory after admitting his Premier League millionaires had been given a proper examination at the Crown Ground on Saturday. The Londoners won the FA Cup fourth round tie 3-1
* West Ham are set to sign James Beattie from Stoke for £3m, while the Potters will use that money to finance their move for Portsmouth keeper David James. * Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies will not be moving to Celtic, despite the Glasgow
A FIVE-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter sparked a blaze which tore through his home. Kyle Lyver Clements and his mum's boyfriend Shaun Lee were last night being treated in the Royal Blackburn Hospital after the fire in Stansfeld
THEY had said all the right things, but Fulham left themselves open to accusations of disrespect when they scuttled out of Accrington Stanley’s Crown Ground within five minutes of the final whistle on Saturday. The 3,700 enthusiastic souls
