A MURAL wall painted to make the area around Nelson’s former bus station more attractive could be knocked down after being identified as a health hazard. The colourful wall stands between a taxi rank and car park in Sagar Street and an open
THE last remaining pub in Gisburn has closed its doors, prompting fears the village is 'dying'. And residents said the closure of the White Bull meant the village was becoming a place 'people just passed through'. The three other pubs
Filmstar Steve McQueen's old bike is on show at Winfields of Haslingden. Dale Winfield who intends to open a motor cycle museum bought the bike for £20,000 in 1990. The museum will open at the Brittania Mill with 400 exhibits.
RESIDENTS living in the St Peter’s area of Darwen fear 'traffic mayhem' when the new Academy building opens in September. The new £48million site off Redearth Road which will cater for 1,600 students, 400 of whom will be in the sixth form.
Bacup Folk Club is looking for new members and performers. The group meets every Monday evening from 8.30pm at Bacup Football Club. Children with adults are welcome and you are asked to take your voice and your instruments. Hope it's not one of
Don't forget it's the Ramsbottom Annual Chocolate Festival this weekend Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March. It will take place throughout Ramsbottom but particularly at Bridge Street, Market Place and Ramsbottom Civic Hall. There is a chocolate eating competition
ALL EYES were on Rossendale’s new £12million health hub today as members of the public were given a pre-launch viewing. Guided tours of the three-storey building in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, were held ahead of its opening next week. The
CALLS have been made for signs warning motorists of frogs crossing the road after 64 amphibians were found dead in a country lane. The squashed frogs were discovered in Mill Hill Lane, Hapton, by a dog walker this morning. According
A police chief has apologised to Ian Terry's family after a jury found the Burnley officer was unlawfully killed during a training exercise. * Burnley PC Ian Terry shooting: unlawful killing verdict returned * Burnley PC Ian Terry's family's
Tom Bradshaw has targeted a serious bid to win the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup after signing a deal to race with the JHR team this season. The 2009 Carrera Cup GB Scholarship driver will lead the Derbyshire-based squad, and has race wins and a bid for the
Rossendale Motocross Club are running their first race meeting of 2010 on Sunday. Alongside the normal races, the club are hosting the MX1 qualifiers, which consist of the fastest expert riders from throughout the north west competing for a place in
A CRAZED knifeman who put a little boy's life at risk after kidnapping him and threatening to jump from the top of a Nelson car park has been jailed for six years. Cabbie Zafran Hussain, 28, had driven the primary school aged boy, who has learning
THE family of shot Burnley PC Ian Terry have spoken of their anger and said: There were many fingers on the trigger. * Burnley PC Ian Terry shooting: unlawful killing verdict returned * Police chief apologises to family of Burnley PC Ian
DUMPED: Two Rottweiler puppies were handed in at Burnley Police Station after being found abandoned near the canal. The puppies, around four weeks old, were left in a cardboard box at the Parker Lane station around 9am on Wednesday. A dog walker said
ACCRINGTON Road Runners will hold their 25th anniversary dinner on Friday, June 4 at Accrington Town Hall. All friends of the club, especially past and present members, will be made welcome. There will be a three-course meal and the guest speakers will
KART racer Jonathan Walker has made his best start to a season after taking two second places in the opening round of the British Super One Championship. But Walker, from Ribchester, had to endure a rollercoaster weekend at the Shenington circuit, Oxford-shire
ST MARY’S College student Karl Billington has finished in second place at the Aviva English Schools Cross Country Championships. Competing in the senior boys’ race, the 17-year-old Lancashire Schools’ champion stuck to his gameplan at a very wet Heaton
BLACKBURN Harriers’ men have qualified for the English 12 Stage Road Relay Championships by finishing in the top 25 at the Northern Athletics Championships. Competing at Wythenshawe Park in South Manchester, they were 11th of the 46 teams taking
TONY Morley is rightly proud of being one of the goalscorers in Burnley’s last victory over Blackburn Rovers, but the former Clarets winger hopes he loses that honour on Sunday. It is 31 years since Burnley last overcame their fierce East Lancashire
Pictures from Blackburn Rovers' 2-1 win over Birmingham City are now online. Click here to view all the action from the game.
An ASTLEY Village parish councillor has been suspended from office for four months. Coun Rod Fraser was suspended after he made ‘public, unsubstantiated allegations’ about the parish clerk, Debra Platt. Local authorities watchdog, Standards
A LONG-TIME soccer lout and prolific criminal has been spared jail for a six month offending spree, but has been given a four year football banning order. Norman "Knuckles" Jones, 59, who police said had bragged about his connections with the
A BURNLEY police officer who was shot dead during a botched 'cops and robbers' training exercise was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury ruled today. * Police chief apologises to family of Burnley PC * PC Ian Terry's family's 'appalled and
A Lancashire finance boss who blew more than £100,000 in a lap-dancing bar using his firm’s credit card has walked free from court. Eleven people lost their jobs because married Ian Tulloch, 59, from Chorley, falsified profits to make his bonus, while
The Clarets' scheduled home reserve game against Manchester United tonight has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at Accrington Stanley. The playing surface at the Crown Ground failed a pitch inspection at 2pm. A new date for the game is
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Blackburn Rovers fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Burnley fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you can join the
A WORD-perfect version of Hollie Steel's Britain's Got Talent semi-final song is being released. Little Hollie has recorded the song Edelweiss under her own record label BB5, named after her postcode. The single will be released on March 29.
FAMILIES who have suffered chip pan fires are being given replacement deep fat fryers by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service as part of an awareness campaign. The fryers were handed over at a ceremony at Scaitcliffe House, Accrington.
SAM Allardyce confirmed David Dunn and Michel Salgado were involved in a half time bust-up but the Rovers boss insists there are no worries. The players' heated exchange coming off the field was continued in the dressing room. But Allardyce
It was another good weekend for Burnley’s Jimmy Wright, who scored two successes in as many days in local time trials. In the 19-mile Ribble Valley event he was a clear winner by two minutes when he clocked 46minutes 26seconds for the course around
BRIAN Laws had left Ewood last night when Burnley's derby preparations received an unexpected boost. He departed knowing Sunday's main task would be stopping David Dunn, yet Barry Ferguson may have done the job for him. If anyone had forgotten
Lancashire Lightning lost their 40-over final when they were beaten by Essex Eagles by 84 runs at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados. Luke Procter and Adrian Shankar shared a fifth wicket stand of 85 in 16 overs in the chase, but they fell short.
Kevin Brown scored a hat-trick in Clitheroe’s 7-1 home win over AFC Fylde in UniBond League First Division North. Nathan Taylor, Simon Garner, Doug Williams and Alan Coar also found the net.
SAM Allardyce has described his Blackburn Rovers side’s home form this season as ‘miraculous’ after seeing them make it five wins from their last six at Ewood Park. Last night's win over Birmingham City saw Rovers move to 38 points and 11th
PROPOSALS to transform a bookies into a fast food takeaway have been dealt a blow after council officers refused to back the plans. Applicant Miss A Taj is seeking permission to carry out the work at the shop in Bradley Hall Road, Nelson. She would
A LIMITED edition copy of Claret and You to commemorate the first ever Premier League meeting at Turf Moor between Burnley and Blackburn will be on sale on Sunday. This print run was initially set at 250, however, due to incredible demand, this print
GARDEN centres are looking to bounce back after being badly hit by this winter’s big freeze. Some centres in East Lancashire are receiving stocks of plants weeks later than previous years after Britain was hit by the coldest winter in nearly 50 years
A&E in East Lancashire – Independent Review March 2010. Evidence from Peter Pike and Ian Woolley. This enquiry has only been set up because of a Question in the House of Commons by Gordon Prentice to the Prime Minister about A&E in East Lancashire
AMBITIOUS multi-million pound proposals for the future economic prosperity of Clitheroe are to be overseen by a new ‘town team’. The team, comprising leading representatives of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, community groups
GORDON Cowans reckons Blackburn Rovers won’t know what’s hit them on Sunday, because he didn’t when he crossed the divide. The former midfielder, who ended his playing career with Burnley after signing on as a player-coach in 1997, admitted
WOULD you Adam and Eve it! Another week, another scandal at the Palace of Westminster. If Jeffrey Archer had penned a novel about the Westminster sleaze and expenses scandal, his publishers would surely have rejected it for being too over the top.
I’m not often thrown completely by a question, still less am I lost for words – even temporarily. But that was how I felt when this question was bowled at me out of the blue at a meeting in Warrington last Thursday: “Given the size of the country
WE in our wisdom thought we would purchase an ID card instead of renewing our passports. What a lot of messing in a long drawn-out “interview” over the phone, then we were given a date and time for another interview in Blackburn – both of us on
FATHER Chinnery was right not to baptize the child (LT, March 17). The mother should have made it clear to Fr Chinnery that neither of the parents and godparents were Catholic. Why wait five years to have their child baptized anyway? I am a grandmother
I would like to point out that the English Defence League are in no way connected to the English Democrats party. Both the English Democrats and myself as a PPC, completely and unreservedly condemn any of the illegal actions performed by this group
With regard to Nick Nunn’s column (LT, March 17), yes congratulations must be given to Elliott Gazdula for his clean-up in Darwen. I also think it is very important to mention other young people, such as Youth Works on Saint James’ Estate, young workers
THE war on drugs never ends. Police have a very good track record in East Lancashire, through campaigns such as Operation Nimrod. Across the county, the initiative has seen more than 500 arrests, and a massive amount of jail terms handed out
FREEMASONS in Colne are celebrating the 250th anniversary of their Lodge this weekend. The records for Royal Lancashire Lodge provide evidence that freemasonry was being practised in the town from March 27, 1760, although a warrant was issued two years
THESE little angels have just taken their first Holy Communion, back in the post war years. Pictured here in St Alban’s RC Church, Blackburn, we think the photo dates back to 1947/48. Dressed in their finery for this most important of days, the youngsters
WHO remembers a rhythm group from the early sixties, which was popular at youth clubs, called the DI 5? The band was made up of several old boys from Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar school and appeared in the final of the Top Talent competition in Windsor
THE conductor of Helmshore Prize Band, Clarence Entwistle, was celebrating half a century as a bandsman in 1962. The 59-year-old, who joined the band as a lad of nine, in 1912, playing cornet, said: “Brass banding is a grand hobby.” He hadn’t spent
SEVERAL small bus services in East Lancashire will be continued for two months ahead of a major county public transport overhaul. But a number of contracts, especially for subsidised services, are due to expire before the review is complete. County
THE Chancellor Alistair Darling turned the screw on the better off as he gave a helping hand to first time buyers. But will the budget be enough to win votes in East Lancashire ahead of the General Election, which is expected to take place
A CALL has been made for a pedestrian crossing outside the new Darwen Academy building. Coun Brenda Cronshaw said traffic lights were needed instead of a proposed zebra crossing. She said: “There is an entrance opposite Bank Street but only for the
THEFTS of electronic equipment from three cars in Darwen are being linked by police. A satellite navigation system worth £100 was stolen from a Fiat Punto on Bridge Street, a CD stereo and CDs worth 270 were taken from a Peugeot 306 outside Mayfield
A GERMAN photographer has included a Rossendale landmark as part of an international photo project. Dirk Krull, from Dusseldorf, chose the Haslingden Halo to feature in his ‘Colour Fantasies’ project which shows luxury cars alongside contemporary architecture
Public sector staff across East Lancashire held another strike yesterday as part of an ongoing row over changes to redundancy pay. The Public and Commercial Services union, which includes tax office workers, driving examiners and court staff
HEROIN and cannabis were seized when police carried out a series of raids in Rossendale. Around 20 officers took part in the Operation Flytrap swoops, which last week also saw drug strikes in Burnley and Nelson. It means that in the
RESIDENTS and councillors gathered outside Burnley Town Hall yesterday to pay tribute to former councillor Bill Bennett. Staff at the Town Hall lined the street to honour the funeral cortege, which passed along Manchester Road. The Lib Dem county councillor
* Nice striker Loic Remy says he wants to sign for Arsenal after a move collapsed in January. * Birmingham boss Alex McLeish could move for Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the summer if he cannot sign Joe Hart on loan again from Manchester
SAM Allardyce believes David Dunn’s match-winning heroics have secured Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League status – but insisted he wouldn’t put his prized asset at risk for Sunday’s Turf Moor derby. The Blackburn Rovers midfielder was only
A BURNLEY-supporting priest plans to wear his claret and blue shirt under his robes as he says Mass at his Blackburn church on Sunday. The midday kick-off clashes with the Palm Sunday service and Canon Jude Harrison joked: “I’m gutted they
CAMPAIGNERS for the return of an A&E department in Burnley will tell an independent review today that 'East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has betrayed local people'. Former hospitals trust chairman Ian Woolley and ex-Burnley MP Peter Pike
THIS is the first look round the newest Burnley superschool, which is set to open in September. The new Blessed Trinity RC High College, in Ormerod Road, Burnley, is three weeks ahead of schedule. After four years travelling between three sites
GRAHAM Alexander has called for a show of unity as Burnley bid to end 31 years of derby hurt. The Clarets go into Sunday’s showdown with Blackburn in the bottom three, having picked up four points from a possible 33 in 2010. But Alexander
MORE than a thousand twinkle-toed young people from across the borough dazzled at the 5th annual Celebration of Dance. The two-day festival in King George’s Hall, Blackburn, had a Night at the Movies theme which saw the venue transformed into
POLICE are investigating claims that youths have been throwing stones at passing motorists in the Milking Lane area of Lower Darwen. The incidents are said to occur mainly at night. The concerns were raised at a recent police and residents meeting
TEN homes have been raided across Blackburn in a two-day police drugs blitz. White powder, police believe is amphetamine, 70 cannabis plants and 170 ecstasy tablets – worth a total of £35,000 – were taken from the homes. Thirty
TWO conmen and a child accomplice stole a pensioner’s handbag as she was handing out hymn books in church. Kind-hearted Mary Robinson was duped as she welcomed the congregation at Sacred Heart RC Church, Preston New Road, Blackburn.
