SAM Allardyce believes Blackburn Rovers' victory over Birmingham City tonight could have secured his side's status in the Premier League. Rovers ran out 2-1 winners at Ewood Park to move 14 points clear of the relegation zone. "We are
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher was one of several former Ministers targeted as part of the lobbygate scandal, it has been revealed. But the MP, who is standing down before the General Election, has said that while a meeting was arranged with would-be
BLACKBURN Rovers' impressive home record continued with victory over Birmingham. In a first half with very little action, Blackburn took the lead in the fourth minute. David Dunn fired his shot into the bottom corner, after good work
PLANS to install a large-scale drop off point for parents at a Rossendale school have received a huge boost. Northern Primary School could soon feature a designated area for children to be dropped off at peak times in Burnley Road, Weir.
A TEENAGE choir girl has laid down a track in a recording studio so her housebound grandmother can hear her vocal talents. Kerryann Farmer, 15, enquired about recording a song in the studio at The ACE Centre, Nelson, because her nana Cynthia
HISTORIC tram shelters in Darwen town centre will be renovated, if plans are given the green light. Blackburn with Darwen Council intends to restore the neglected Grade Two-listed buildings in Belgrave Square, and fit a toilet into the north
BLACKBURN Rovers entered the half-time break one goal to the good, courtesy of a fourth-minute David Dunn goal against his old club. A hopeful ball downfield was controlled well by Nikola Kalinic, who laid it off to Dunn and he fired past Joe
SAM Allardyce has named an unchanged side for tonight's home encounter with high fliers Birmingham. It means David Dunn starts against his former club, while Phil Jones continues at the back alongside Chris Samba. There are two changes
THIEVES have sparked anger after stealing bags of donations left outside charity shops in Clitheroe. The thefts have prompted shop bosses to urge people not to leave items on the doorstep to prevent further incidents. Sheila Garside,
THIS wasn't a trip down Memory Lane, it was 100mph express along the Motown motorway. The iconic names from my youth were up there on the MEN stage and it didn't matter that the original lines up had changed so often that we were probably on a third
A NEW bridge over the Leeds Liverpool Canal has been agreed - unlocking the prospect of 1,600 new jobs for Burnley and Padiham. Negotiations have been ongoing between the developers of the sprawling Burnley Bridge business park, on the former
JACK Straw’s agent is to stand down after more than 30 years after being appointed to head a new multimillion pound public health body. Sir Bill Taylor, a former Labour leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, said he took the decision to step
IF famous Clarets fan Neil Hodgson has his wish granted, Burnley will soon have a sporting week to remember. Hodgson will not get the chance to see his beloved Burnley take on Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor on Sunday, but he has his fingers
TRIBUTES have been paid to a nine-year old boy who died after he was knocked down outside his home. Philip Holmes, of Station Road, Huncoat, died in hospital surrounded by his family last night. He is believed to have run out from behind
I SAID a month ago that I feared Blackburn Rovers could send us down when the derby came around, and I still think that could happen on Sunday. It would be terrible for the Burnley fans if Blackburn were to effectively relegate us by winning
TUCKED away in a quiet corner of Blackburn lies cosy retreat where women can go to have a cup of tea and talk about their problems. Women from 18 to 80 have stepped through their door to talk about issues ranging from depression and relationship
Burnley Garrick’s fourth play in 2009/10 season, Hay Fever, takes place from March 24 to 27. Written by Noel Coward, this production is directed by Dorothy Spencer. Set in the Bliss family home, the eccentric family is made up of Judith
PLANS to build a new three-storey mosque in Accrington have been given the green light. Councillors on Hyndburn’s planning committee granted permission to demolish existing mosque buildings on Higher Antley Street and create a 1,296 square
A BUTCHER from Chorley is celebrating after picking up an award for his black pudding. Browns Butchers from the town triumphed at the BPEX butcher roadshow and product evaluation event, at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Almost 300 products
Irish hero Michael Davitt, the 19th Century republican who grew up in Haslingden, has had his life story adapted for the big screen by local journalist Andrew Lindsay. Andrew who works for Granada Television hopes someone will adopt the project and transform
BIRMINGHAM midfielder Barry Ferguson insists he was not a flop at Blackburn as he prepares to return to Ewood for the first time in tonight’s Premier League clash. Ferguson made the switch from Rangers to Rovers in 2003 before deciding to move
COMMUNITY safety campaigners are celebrating after Chorley’s latest figures showed showed an overall drop in crime. The statistics for all crime in the borough between April 2009 and March 2010 revealed a 0.5 per cent drop compared to the year
BUSINESSES in Blackburn with Darwen are invited to go global at a free event. Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined forces with the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and No Limits to provide advice and guidance to businesses about expanding sales
State-of-the-art offices at The ACE Centre in Nelson are being filled by local and national firms. The offices take up the top two floors of the £6.5million centre, in Cross Street. Organisations including Barnados, Herbalife, Raising the Roof
BURNLEY boss Brian Laws has stressed that David Edgar remains in his plans for the future after the defender joined Swansea City on loan until the end of the season yesterday. Edgar was an unused substitute in Swansea's 5-1 loss at Blackpool
PROTESTS are continuing over the planned closure of Burnley children’s ward. A protest march is scheduled for Saturday, more than 3,000 people have joined a Facebook campaign group and the Liberal Democrat and Labour Parliamentary candidates
It's the game every Burnley and Blackburn Rovers fan has been waiting for. Sunday's derby clash at Turf Moor is a must-win for the Clarets in their bid for Premier League survival. And for Rovers, it's the chance to do the double over their
Mr Deputy Speaker, this Budget takes place as the UK economy is emerging from the deepest global recession for over 60 years. It has been a testing time which has required Governments across the world to make difficult choices and take unprecedented
THE police have launched a hunt for a gang of men who hurled racist abuse at an Asian man in Chorley railway station. The British Transport Police appealed for witnesses after the group of young white men singled out a lone Asian man and chanted racist
Alistair Darling has delivered his final Budget before the general election today. You can read the full speech here. Below are the highlights at a glance: Guarantee that everyone will have access to a bank account, creating a million
SAM Allardyce has urged Blackburn Rovers’ knockers to give them more credit after hailing a ‘club effort’ in making Ewood Park a Premier League fortress. Rovers entertain high-flying Birmingham City this evening within touching distance
SOME bookmakers make Burnley favourites for Sunday’s derby, yet there is a phrase emanating from Turf Moor that suggests their confidence may not be shared. Tickets still available. It was in Burnley that fans queued around the ground for season
AN AUCTION of Accrington Stanley programmes is said to include some of the rarest to ever go under the hammer. The collection, amassed by an unnamed fan over the course of a lifetime, covers key moments in the club’s history, from 1932 onwards. The
A CLUB owner has vowed to carry on after a break-in delayed the refurbishment of an Accrington nightspot. Tools and stone flags, worth hundreds of pounds, were stolen from the Voodoo Lounge, in Willow Street, over the weekend.Owner Mick Cookson said:
West Ham United slipped further into trouble last night after a surprise 3-1 home loss to fellow strugglers Wolves. The Hammers remain only three points ahead of Burnley having lost five in a row. The visitors, who moved seven points
CLITHEROE'S business community has a new figurehead. Ian Lloyd who hails from Whalley has become the president of the Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce. The 57-year-old has taken over the reins from Nigel Pratt, owner of Clitheroe Travel in Castle
THE idea that children should be encouraged to get out more and walk is a good one in an age when most are spending far too many hours in front of computer screens. But there are limits to how far we should sensibly go to tempt youngsters to use their
* Chelsea are reported to be ready to move for Real Madrid's £10m-rated midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. * Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he is not interested in Chelsea's Joe Cole, who is out of contract at the end of the season. * Liverpool
I WRITE to endorse and applaud your Lancashire Telegraph Comment column of March 16. The closure of Burnley’s A & E in 2007 was, of course, the subject of the farcical consultation process we pretend to use. In a so-called democratic society, 60,000
THE low levels to which criminals are willing to sink has been demonstrated by the theft of church volunteer Mary Robinson’s handbag. Each Sunday, Mary welcomes the congregation to Sacred Heart RC Church in Blackburn and hands out hymn books. But this
THE search is on to find a Lancashire food lover to join a panel of experts headed by celebrity chef Nigel Haworth. The lucky winner would help judge the prestigious Fine Food Northwest Awards 2010, tasting some of the finest foods the region has to
I ABSOLUTELY agree with Chris Eggleston (Letters, March 17) on the dress code of councillors. I, too, was at a meeting in the town hall and noted a councillor in jeans. So before the council start telling stallholders how to dress, perhaps they should
I think it is time for a change in the planning office of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Only two years ago they featured in national newspapers because they granted planning permission for Blackburn Sea Cadets to erect a new building with the
A PROLIFIC house breaker spotted on a stolen bike with a gun over his shoulder has been jailed. Peter Johnson, 38, had only been out of prison for four months, after receiving a 32-month term, when he took a cocktail of drink and drugs, sneaked into
TRADERS in Darwen are looking forward to the new shops in the town hall. Part of the front of the building, which opened in 1882, has been adapted to create five units in keeping with the Victorian façade. The premises are due to be
THIRTY new allotments are set to be opened in Darwen at the end of April. Overgrown land off Rose Hill Street has been tranformed into Roseberry Park after campaigning work by Tracy Jones, of Somerset Avenue, local councillors and Capita on behalf of
A BACUP audio visual specialist has installed an in-store cinema showroom. Carl Pickles, owner of Audiovisual Online, in the Sidings, officially launched 120” screens at his premises this week. He believes residents’ interest in installing
BLACK people living in Lancashire are equally as likely to be stopped and searched as white people, according to government statistics. Lancashire is close to the bottom of a ‘disproportionality ratio’ table of forces. Contrastingly, black people
POLICE are launching a crackdown on people riding a mini moto illegally in Rishton. It comes after officers received several reports about the use of mini motos, particularly in the White Path area of the town. Police are reminding parents and their
AN NHS finance manager who cheated two East Lancashire community centres out of £8,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence. Philip Parr, 43, who worked for NHS East Lancashire, which provides community healthcare services for Burnley
A MAN has been told to pay compensation for the theft of a £1.09 sausage roll. David Ian Jackson, 18, of Belfield Road, Accrington, was told to pay Shell Service Station compensation for the theft by Hyndburn magistrates, who also handed him a community
PLANS to transfer ownership of Great Harwood’s town hall building in Towngate to enable a £500,000 refurbishment have been rubber-stamped. The building, in a semi-derelict state, is owned by Hyndburn Council but is to be transferred to Globe
AN EAST Lancashire businessman believes he can help people to stay healthy – by eating chocolate! Gary Bailey is the man behind Choco-Vit, a ‘superfood’ packed with antioxidants, vitamins and essential minerals. The 48-year-old from
MARTIN Olsson believes Blackburn Rovers’ ‘super six’ can play a major role in the club’s future – but admits the immediate priority is solely securing their Premier League status. Rovers’ Swedish young gun has established himself as one
BRIAN Laws has urged Burnley to pull together as the season enters the final furlong and declared: “Let’s make history!” The Clarets would overcome the biggest financial handicap ever recorded in the Premier League if they were to stay up for
MEMBERS and supporters of Arnside Horticultural Society produced a room full of flowers and plants, floral art and cookery at the Spring Show on Saturday. Due to the , cold winter and late start to spring, entries were down on last year – but
