A MOTHER-of-three made her neighbours lives a misery with her loud TV, thumping bass music and constant arguments, magistrates were told. Nextdoor neighbour Phyliis Brunskill said that since Tracie Ellerton came to live with partner Craig Cryer in Cleveland
GOVERNMENT guidelines calling for an increase in Hyndburn’s gypsy and traveller pitches could be met by doubling the Whinney Hill site between Huncoat and Altham. Councillors welcomed the decision to implement the new policy, which had been
BURNLEY RES 0, MAN UTD RES 1 CHRIS McCann made a welcome return from injury in last night's late defeat to Manchester United reserves. The Dubliner's debut Premier League campaign has been blighted by knee problems since September.
A UNIQUE opportunity to purchase a piece of one of the valley’s most renowned estates has arisen - but buyers must be ready for a challenge. The grade II listed barn in Crawshaw Hall Wood, set in 15 acres of woodland, is thought to date back
BLACKBURN Rovers reserves have moved into third place in the table this evening after beating their Everton counterparts 4-0. Following on from Tuesday night's win at Liverpool, first half goals from Micah Evans and Nick Blackman gave Rovers the advantage
MARSDEN Heights Community College gave youngsters a taste of election fever as it holds its own mock election. Pupils at the Pendle school, which opened in its new £22.1million building after the Easter break, will be voting alongside millions of others
A PENSIONER had a stroke after the stress of being conned out of £3,000 by a career criminal. 'Nasty' Michael Alcorn, of Nelson Street, Accrington, targeted 76-year-old Malcolm Windle after carrying out minor repair on his roof. Despite
A RETIRING East Lancashire Labour MP has been appointed as the new deputy director of Catholic education in England and Wales. Greg Pope’s new job comes after he announced last year that he would not be standing for re-election for the Hyndburn
IAN Britton believes Burnley may have survived in the Premier League had Owen Coyle stayed until the end of the season. Coyle opted to leave Turf Moor for Bolton Wanderers in January, when the Clarets were 14th with 20 points from 20 games
A HOST of traffic restrictions will be put in place to ease traffic fears around the new Darwen Academy. Residents living in the nearby streets voiced concerns last month that parents parking to drop children off and pick them up would cause 'traffic
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
FOR the past 46 years, the party which won the General Election has taken the seat of Chorley. It would take around an eight per cent swing from Labour to the Conservative Party for the Tories to win the seat. This is around the same figure David Cameron
CHRIS McCann has been named on the bench for Burnley's reserve team tonight as he makes his comeback from a knee operation. The midfielder has made only one Premier League appearance since September and had to go back under the knife at the
THOUSANDS of school staff will be told this week how their wages will be affected in an equal pay review. Of around 16,000 non-teaching staff under review around 15 per cent will see their wages cut with 13 per cent increasing, as a result of the controversial
Fans of the cult TV series Red Dwarf are in for a treat at Burnley Mechanics tonight with Norman Lovett headlining the Jester Society Comedy Club. Lovett, who played Holly in the series, has starred in his own surreal sitcoms, as well as shows such
IN an upstairs office in Nelson town centre, the Conservative Party machine is in full swing. Sixty bundles of leaflets are neatly stacked and labelled, alongside balloons and T-shirts bearing the name of candidate Andrew Stephenson. Less than 100 yards
MORE than 50 people attended the annual Bacup Camera Club competition exhibition at St Mary’s Parish Rooms. Fifteen members submitted entries for the competition, which is judged by an external expert. Jim Doyle, chairman of the club, said: “It was
POLICE have joined forces with a school in a high- tech bid to stop a spate of lead thefts from the site. Officers are working with staff at Helmshore Primary School, Gregory Fold, which was hit by two lead thefts over the weekend. They
AN Open Focus exhibition will take place at Howarth Art Gallery in Accrington, showcasing local talent. Artists Joe Hesketh from Barrowford and Peter Hopwood from Langho are two of the four artists featured in this year’s exhibition.
Despite the pain of relegation, it has been a season to remember for Burnley - but now they must look to the future with a host of players out of contract. Here we look at what the future may hold for the current squad. BRIAN JENSEN The ‘Beast’
THE traditional Burnley May Day festival takes place at Towneley Park on Monday May 3. The May Day celebrations attract thousands of visitors every year. The annual May Day festival is one of very few in the country that has been held every year
ACCRINGTON Stanley supporters dressed like stewards and performed a conga in a tongue-in-cheek show of support to assistant boss Jimmy Bell. Bell has been at the centre of a row after he was allegedly manhandled by stewards in a game against
A GRUELLING 27.5 mile trek by three Blackburn police officers has helped raise £500 for charity. PCs James Cooper, Phill Needham and Paul Meades completed the nine-hour walk last Tuesday, from Warrington, through Leigh and Atherton into Bolton
THE family of a Blackburn soldier caught driving at more than 140mph has slammed the police for their handling of the case. They questioned why an officer had followed Craftsman Kameron Edmondson driving at 78mph, and pursued him in an unmarked
OUR story about Primrose Mill, Blackburn, being transformed into a temporary school chalked up happy memories for one of the young pupils. Frances Schofield, nee Greenhalgh, reckons our photograph showed her own class hard at work in the mill in the
BLACKBURN Harriers have now run up 100 years of history. And to mark the milestone, chairman Tony Woods is taking a step back through time to compile a book on the club’s history. The Harriers were formed in 1910, although the sport of athletics existed
PROCESSIONS of witness were once a big day in the life of our churches. Church societies and members would walk through the streets to mark their support for their chosen place of worship. Everyone would wear their finery, with youngsters often carrying
AS school holidays loomed in Burnley in 1962, parents got together to fight the perils of the town’s ‘killer’ canal. They formed an action committee in a bid to safeguard their youngsters. They also staged a protest demonstration before taking their
A CAMPAIGN to turn Clitheroe into a Fairtrade town has been successful after organisers enlisted the support of businesses, schools and churches. The town has received the Fairtrade Town Status Certificate and is planning a celebration extravaganza
THANK you, the Rev J Willans of Leigh, for your excellent enlightening letter (LT, April 24) concerning the nation’s power of prayer at an extremely vulnerable time in our history – Dunkirk. It was followed only months after in July 1940 by an equal
I THINK a balanced or hung parliament would please more people than an outright Tory victory. It would also be fairer on vulnerable people in our society – the elderly, the sick, the poor and the unemployed. MAX NOTTINGHAM, Lincoln.
I was travelling through Whalley on St George’s Day by bus and found it extremely heartening to see all the flags flying and bunting decorating the various pubs and businesses etc in the village. Well done to all concerned for a great effort. Jeff
I would like to make my disappointment and anger known to the local authority for its lack of enthusiasm at repairing the hump-back bridge at Hapton. The bridge was partly destroyed on the night of the November 12, 2009 by someone who can only be described
THE spirit of ghost tour guide Simon Entwistle has to be admired. Just three weeks ago he lost his job as a gardener with Ribble Valley Council when it failed to secure a housing contract. Mr Entwistle had worked for the authority for 26 years and finding
A RUNNING fanatic from Blackburn has raised over £8,000 for Mencap by completing six marathons in six days. David Ward, 35, of Lower Darwen, battled through 50 degree heat to come 479th out of 1030 competitiors in the world’s ultimate marathon, the Des
Compagnia D’Opera Di Milano brings Verdi’s popular opera La Traviata to Blackburn on April 29. La Traviata, or more figuratively The Fallen Woman, tells of a Parisian courtesan who gives up her former life for her new admirer. The drama
Young Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge expects to leave Ewood Park this summer after spending the season on loan at relegated Championship club Plymouth Argyle. The Republic of Ireland under 21 international made two appearances for the
THE boss of international brewery chain Barracuda Group, Mark McQuater, made a flying visit to the Bridgewater Inn, Darwen. The bar, in Church Street, was one of three in the country which Mr McQuater had never visited out of 250 the company
THE classics and the big budget musicals have their place, but the theatre that really excites me is the sort that features real people and real issues. Beautiful House, the Library Theatre’s latest production, certainly falls into that category.
MORE than 40 years since the hit film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is still flying high — in every sense of the word. It is twee, there’s no denying it. But it must be doing something right, attracting footballers Wes Brown and Shaun Wright-Phillips
A CHOIR will perform a charity concert at the 2,000-seat Bridgewater Hall in memory of one of their former members who died of cancer. Peter Kelly, a member of Rossendale Male Voice Choir for 28 years, wanted to fill the Manchester venue as
A MAN wanted in connection with a violent cash in transit robbery in Colne appeared on Crimewatch last night. Stephen Devalda, 27 from Salford, is wanted in connection with the robbery on Monday May 23, 2005, when a marked Royal Mail van was carrying
A SEVEN-year-old girl has been hailed a star after swimming half a mile for two charities. Simone Ellson, a pupil of Belthorn Primary School, swam 32 lengths of the pool at Shadsworth Leisure Centre in aid of ASBAH (Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
CLARETS Michael Duff and Robbie Blake tried their hand at snooker ahead of the end of the Premier League season. They took on snooker pros Cliff Thornburn and Tony Knowles at an event at sponsors Sealy Beds. They completed a three-frame
LANCASHIRE’S hopes of winning their opening three Championship games for the first time in 15 years remain very much intact despite the efforts of Darren Stevens whose unbeaten century frustrated Glen Chapple’s bowlers on the second day of their First
HIS nan calls it FaceTube. And Peter Kay’s post on his Facebook site hours after a triumphant return to stand-up after seven years, pretty well summed up his feelings. “Well, I’m speechless and if the rest of the tour is anything like last
MORE than 100 prosecutions of housing landlords are in the pipeline in Burnley as part of a crackdown on rogue property agents. Half of the homes in the town’s Trinity ward, between Manchester Road, Burnham Gate and Cog Lane, are included in a new selective
PEOPLE living near a controversial night spot in Barrowford have claimed they have endured a “living nightmare” thanks to unruly customers and loud music. But bosses at Punch Taverns claim the problems at The Residence, in Gisburn Road, insist that new
ALL THE glitz and glamour of the hairdressing world has been on display in Pendle. Nelson and Colne College’s annual hairdressing awards took place in an extravagant showbiz ceremony. No expense was spared by the finalists who showed innovation as they
MARTIN Olsson says that the example set by captain Ryan Nelsen has inspired him to strive to become a Blackburn Rovers legend in the years to come. Nelsen scored Rovers’ goal in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Wolves and Olsson believes the 32-year-old
l It is a big weekend for the track and field athletes with the first round matches in the Northern League for seniors on Saturday, and the Young Athletes League for the juniors getting under way on Sunday. l The second round of the English Junior
A COUNTY councillor has defended his ‘sacking’ of a school governor and political rival after nearly 20 years service. Liberal Democrat borough councillor David Clegg has been removed from the governing body of Lord Street Primary in Colne
Men Elite 21/ 21st M Michael Green (Bburn Harr) 2:23:48, 25/25th M Ben Fish (Bburn Harr) 2:33:06, 180/ M Brian Cole (Royal Navy) 2:40:19, 198/31st M40 Paul Guinan (Bburn Harr) 2:40:47, 239/ 43rd M40 Andy Buttery (Ross) 2:42:49, 533/ 51st M45 Alan Lundberg-Bury
MICHAEL Green and Sue Corsini were the leading East Lancashire finishers in this year’s London Marathon. The American-based Green enjoyed a strong run to get the better of fellow Blackburn Harrier Ben Fish who fell away in the second half of
ONE of East Lancashire’s most popular motorsport enthusiasts will be remembered this weekend, when Clitheroe DMC host the Jack Neal Memorial Rally. Over 50 cars and crews are expected to start the two-day event at Blyton in Lincolnshire, named
FORMULA Ford racer Ian Parkington made a solid start to his 2010 campaign, finishing fourth in his first race with a new car at Oulton Park. Although he failed to finish his second race, the Barrowford businessman (below) was happy with his debut in
A ONE-EIGHTH of a mile strip of tarmac leading up to a stately home seems an unlikely motorsport venue. But this Sunday, over 100 competitors from all over the country will contest the Hoghton Tower Sprint. The annual event sees motorcycles
TEST: Entries are still available for the Bobby Parkes Memorial Tests on May 9, organised by Morecambe Car Club as a multi-venue autotest with navigator. The format sees around 30 tests during the day using classic venues such as Halton army camp
STUART Deeley and Alistair Dodd ran out winners of the Lee Holland Memorial Stages Rally, organised jointly by Pendle DMC and Garstang and Preston MC. Their Banks Lotus Europa finished eight stages at the Anglesey circuit, 23 seconds clear of runners-up
MICHAEL Duff is keen to end uncertainty about his own future by signing a new deal at Burnley – but he is prepared for a summer of change at Turf Moor. Duff is one of 11 players due to be out of contract this summer, while David Nugent, Jack Cork and
DEFIANT East Lancashire Labour candidates have played down Gordon Brown’s ‘bigoted’ gaffe. The Prime Minister was caught on microphone yesterday describing a voter he had just spoken to on a visit to Rochdale as a “bigoted woman”. Gordon
HOUSING Minister John Healey is the latest politician to visit East Lancashire during the election campaign. Mr Healey followed in former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s footsteps with a visit to Burnley yesterday. He met Labour’s candidate
* A furious row is brewing in Hyndburn, where the council has rushed through a decision to ban political parties from taking stalls on markets in Accrington and Great Harwood. The decision was branded “disgraceful” by Labour, and Nick Collingridge,
A MAN set himself on fire in front of two police officers on Pendle Hill. PCs Paul Spooner and Paul Travis have been hailed as heroes for their quick-thinking actions which saved the 50-year-old man’s life. They used a fire extinguisher to put out
