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  • Burnley McDonald's wants to open 24/7

    THE McDonald’s restaurant in Trafalgar Street, Burnley has applied to open for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The fast-food giant wants the restaurant and drive through to be the second to open all day every day in East Lancashire, after

  • Ramsbottom micro-brewery plan is approved

    ROSSENDALE real ale enthusiasts will soon have something to celebrate after council planners gave the green light to a micro brewery in Ramsbottom. The Atlas Works, formerly an engineering mill in Princess Street and Irwell Street, has been

  • Flip flops girl in Pendle Hill rescue

    A TEENAGE girl had to be rescued when she became hypothermic after climbing Pendle Hill dressed in a t-shirt, skirt and flip flops. Raza Ahmed, 32, Mikayla Venn, 19, and her sister Abigail, 16, of Stanley Street, Nelson, climbed the hill at

  • Latest plans for Burnley's Weavers Triangle

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for the redevelopment of a section of Burnley’s historic Weavers Triangle could move a step closer next week. Plans to turn the former George Street Mill site into commercial and residential properties have been on the table since

  • Woman hit by bus in Waterfoot

    A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a bus in Waterfoot this morning. Witnesses said the 41-year-old was struck a ‘glancing blow’ by the single-decker vehicle on the A681 Bacup Road, just yards from Waterfoot police station

  • £170,000 of benefits recouped in Burnley

    BURNLEY Council recouped £170,000 in overpaid benefits in the past 12 months thanks to the work by its fraud investigation team. The council’s specialist unit prosecuted 13 people last year for benefit fraud, and issued 44 administrative penalties to

  • Lancashire County Council hands £21k to fraudsters

    A COUNCIL has fallen victim to a scam by bogus recruitment companies - costing taxpayers thousands of pounds. The fraudsters, who pretended to have placed job adverts, collected more than £21,000 from Lancashire County Council before the fraud

  • Primary School Summer Spectacular

    On Saturday 26th June at St Paul's Constable Lee Primary School, a range of events will take place including the popular Comptons Cross Trail Race. There will also be a hawk and owl display, barbecue, locally brewed beers and a range of other stalls.

  • Darwen council’s support saves summer gala

    BOTH of Darwen’s summer galas might have to be rescued by cash injections from the town council. Funding problems have hit Sunnyhurst Gala taking place in the woods on August 8, and people behind Darwen Gala, set for August 21, could have to stump up

  • CCTV image of Accrington market theft suspect

    A THIEF is being hunted after he stole cash and electronics worth more than £5,000 from a stall at Accrington Market. Police have released a CCTV image of the suspect in a bid to find him after the raid that saw 30 mobile phones, a Dell laptop and £2,500

  • Darwen Academy ‘needs locals on board’

    A CALL has been made for more local governors at Darwen Academy. Coun Roy Davies, a former governor at its predecessor Moorland High, believes governors should live ‘within minutes’ of the Academy. There are currently 12 members, headed by Academy

  • East Lancashire beat bobby retires after 30 years

    A BEAT bobby who clocked up more than 2,000 arrests during his 30 years of service has retired. PC Graham Davies, from the Blackburn town centre team, handed in his badge this week. According to official computer records, he made 1,526

  • Pendle firm set to expand thanks to deal

    TWO of Pendle’s biggest firms have teamed up to help one of them expand. Earby-based automotive firm Wardle Storeys has sold its main site to Barnfield Construction so it can invest in new machinery and other equipment. The deal will

  • Fire on Brinscall Moor

    Firefighters from Rawtenstall and Bacup spent today at a fire on Brinscall Moor, near Chorley. Lancashire Fire and Rescue’s soft-track vehicle, which is used to put out moor fires, is housed at Rawtenstall station.

  • Ice cream van catches fire in Chorley

    An ice cream van was wrecked after an electrical fault caused a fire as it was parked outside Chorley Hospital, Euxton Lane, at 3.25pm today. The driver was unhurt.

  • Dougherty makes poor start in defence of BMW title

    CHORLEY'S Nick Dougherty has made a miserable start in the defence of his BMW International Open title in Germany today. The 28-year-old Shaw Hill professional finished the opening day 10 shots behind the leaders and well down the field on

  • Warning as crime gangs target Ribble Valley

    GANGS are thieves are plundering the Ribble Valley for metal and diesel. The price hikes in metal and fuel are being blamed for the spate of tcrime. Since the beginning of June thieves have struck five times, stealing lead worth almost £3,000 from

  • Review: Clog & Billycock, Blackburn

    Address: Billinge End Road, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 6QB. Phone: 01254 201163. The Bolton News review by David Magilton from June 24, 2010. AFTER a walk in the countryside you tend to build up a hearty appetite and this is

  • Blackburn man jailed for five years for terror offences

    A MAN described as being at the heart of a ‘network of radicalised’ terrorists in Blackburn has been jailed for five years. Ishaq Kanmi, who posed as the head of al-Qaeda in the UK, called for the deaths of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair in internet forums

  • World Cup blog: BBC takes the lead in the coverage

    SO, after all the build up we get the worst ever first week of a World Cup — and I’m not necessarily talking about the on-pitch lack of action. Largely, the early games were dull as ditch-water, the sound of the vuvuzelas occasionally disturbing

  • Review: Get Him To The Greek (15)

    109 mins. Comedy. Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Sean Combs, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss, Colm Meaney. Director: Nicholas Stoller. Supporting characters can make a film. James Bond wouldn’t have his licence to thrill without diabolical villains Jaws and

  • Lennon off to Canada

    LEIGH Lennon won the 800m at the Aviva England Under-23 & Under-20 Championships in Bedford to guarantee selection for the world Junior Championships to in Canada next month. And Lennon defeated the UK’s top two under-20s Jenny Tan and Sarah Kelly, both

  • Preview: Chantel McGregor in Padiham and Colne

    Rock and blues singer Chantel McGregor is due to take East Lancashire by storm this summer with gigs in Padiham on July 31 and at the Colne Great British R'n'B Festival on August 28. She talked to us about her love for Lancashire and why she is

  • Preview: Real 80s Summer Party in Manchester

    EIGHTIES pop hero Rick Astley has revealed how he was spurred on to make a comeback by comedian Peter Kay. The chart-topping singer said he loved performing during Kay’s 20-night sell-out run at the Manchester Arena in April and May.

  • Search for thug who glassed man in busy Ramsbottom bar

    A THUG attacked a man with a glass or bottle in a Ramsbottom bar early on Sunday morning. A 23-year-old man was hit at about 12.45am as Callenders, in Bolton Street, was closing. He was taken to hospital where his head wound was stapled

  • Swingeing cuts store trouble for the future

    THERE’S an old adage that a Budget which is well received turns out to be not so good when its full impact is later felt. As an observer I thought that for presentation and confidence George Osborne put in a good performance. A first Budget for a young

  • Exhibition: Guiding Light in Padiham

    THE guide movement is this year celebrating its centenary. One person who was actively involved with the association for many decades was Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth, of Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham. To celebrate her work, an exhibition is currently being

  • The rules should apply to everyone

    On Saturday 19th June I went to Ramsbottom Cricket Club to watch Ramsbottom v Haslingden. When I was being served at the bar, I was informed that only plastic glasses were allowed anywhere on the ground. I pointed out that I was staying inside, but

  • Fresh start to solve problems

    I would like to thank Coun Tim Ashton for his open letter (LT, June 22) and congratulate him on his recent new appointment. I wish him well and hopefully together we can improve the dismal gritting management of the winter past. We have spoken recently

  • Overturned car brings A59 in Ribble Valley to a standstill

    ONE of East Lancashire’s busiest roads was brought to a standstill this afternoon after an overturned car blocked the road. The A59 Longsight Road in Copster Green was blocked in both directions at Lovely Hall Lane near to the Yu and You restaurant

  • Fish dashes to Freckleton win

    BEN Fish was first across the line at the Freckleton Half Marathon, finishing seven minutes ahead of the field. The race was recently voted by Runners World as the 15th best race in the UK, and the organisers were in no mood to rest on their laurels,

  • Hey, Jude’s are looking smart!

    WITH holidays fast approaching, here’s a photo from the summer of 1948, when a group of young lads enjoyed a day out by the sea. The lads, who are appropriately suited and booted — with a number sent off to the coast with their school caps — were the

  • Tales Sett in stone

    LAST orders were called at the old Sett End pub, Blackburn, back in 1962, after more than 100 years. A bright, new one, with the same name, was already preparing to open its doors just a couple of hundred yards away along Shadsworth Road. But its passing

  • How Alec was a Penny for the day

    THIS photo will bring back memories for those who followed Blackburn pop group The Four Pennies, who reached number one in 1964. It was taken not long after the band made it into the charts and shows lead singer Lionel Morton with a group of young fans

  • Three arrests after brawl outside Accrington pub

    THREE people have been arrested after a man had his leg broken in a brawl outside a pub last night. The incident happened at 9.50pm outside the Hope and Anchor pub in Whalley Road, Accrington. Three people have been arrested after the

  • Former Chorley striker jailed over drugs supply

    A TOP non-league footballer has been jailed for his role in a drug gang which supplied heroin and cocaine. Terry Fearns, 32, who starred in attack for Chorley last season, admitted along with 12 other people, conspiracy to supply class A drugs

  • Promise of new ‘Todmorden Curve’ study welcomed

    RAIL campaigners have welcomed the promise of a new study into improving Burnley and Pendle’s train links to Manchester. But members of STELLA (Save The East Lancashire Line Association) say major cash commitments are still needed to make the reinstatement

  • England through – next up it’s the Germans

    FABIO Capello has expressed his delight after England yesterday avoided going out of the World Cup and set up a second-round clash with Germany. Jermain Defoe’s first-half goal gave England a 1-0 victory over Slovenia in their final group match and saved

  • Nutter seizes Harold Ryden Trophy

    DANIEL Nutter finally got his hands on golf’s Harold Ryden Trophy last night and admitted: “It’s not sunk in yet!” The 33-year-old – a three-time runner-up in the prestigious ELGA event – put all past disappointments behind him with a 2&1 final victory

  • Blackburn with Darwen town twinning trips 'should go on'

    THE MAYOR of one of Blackburn with Darwen’s twin towns has insisted taxpayer-funded visits between the venues should continue. Andreas Hollstein, mayor of the German town of Altena, was one of the delegation who travelled to Peronne, in Northern France

  • Sabden band's record bid thwarted by Manchester United

    A WORLD record bid by an East Lancashire band was marred by a clash with security guards outside the home of Manchester United. Shakeys Brother were aiming to play their South Africa 2010 anthem England 'Til I Die outside 90 football grounds

  • Brave East Lancs artist produces first hero portrait

    A BRAVE artist diagnosed with terminal cancer at just 21 has painted her first portrait of a community hero for a major project at Clitheroe Castle. Ellen Riley, who grew up in Hurst Green and lives in Barrowford with husband Cedric Charleuf, was diagnosed

  • No vuvuzela bans at East Lancashire clubs

    VUVUZELAS could be heard in East Lancashire next season as the area's three biggest football clubs have no plans to ban the horns. The noise of the vuvuzelas, popular with South African fans during the World Cup, has divided opinion in Britain. Tens

  • Work relegated as East Lancs football fans cheer England

    MANY East Lancashire firms ground to a halt for 90 minutes as England bounced back to make the second round of the World Cup. Thousands of workers left early to watch the one-nil win against Slovenia at home or in pubs, while lessons were cancelled at

  • World Cup blog: The final still seems a long way off

    SOME celebrations were going a little over the top last night. Sure, we got through but only just. People were running through the streets of Oswaldtwistle waving their England flags last night. It was as though we had just won the World

  • The Rumour Mill - June 24

    LEEDS UNITED have taken seven Brazilians on trial after having them recommended by scouts. BOLTON are ready to hijack Birmingham’s bid for Katlego Mphela, who plays for South African side Memelodi Sundowns. IPSWICH boss Roy Keane is weighing up

  • Daily World Cup betting guide

    Matt Donlan, the man the bookies cheer, with a new World Cup betting tip each day. * THE South Americans are looking the pick of the bunch, and you can get 6-1 with Coral for Brazil to face Argentina in the final on July 11. * WAYNE Rooney

  • Burnley man charged with GBH of baby

    A BURNLEY man has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm after a seven-month old baby suffered head injuries. Police were called to an address in Hutton Drive, Burnley, after reports of an incident. They found the baby boy

  • Sam: It's time for Zurab to exit Blackburn Rovers

    SAM Allardyce has urged Zurab Khizanishvili to quit Ewood Park for the sake of his own career – insisting footballing motives should cancel out any financial concerns. Blackburn Rovers’ Georgian international didn’t make a single Premier League

  • Griffin back on track at Dukeries

    MATT Griffin got his bid for the Formula First rally Championship back on track with a morale-boosting third in class on the Dukeries Rally. After failing to make the start of the last round, the Blackburn teenager admitted he faced an ‘uphill battle

  • Accrington Stanley hit by transfer embargo

    ACCRINGTON Stanley insist their plans to assemble a squad for the new season will not be affected by the latest transfer embargo to hit the club. Stanley are currently unable to register players because of new rules, voted in at the Football

  • Buck's rivals are just so generous

    BIKE racers Garry Buck and Ashley Rothwell are up to second overall in the 1000cc Junior Endur-ance Championship – thanks to the good generosity of their rivals. Buck, a High Access Platform Operator from Rossendale, looked set to miss the race at Silverstone

  • Holly hopes for shot at worlds

    BLACKBURN Harrier Holly Bleasdale believes she has done enough to jump at the World Junior Championships after collecting silver at the Aviva England Under-23 & Under-20 Championships in Bedford. The 18-year-old pole vaulter travelled to Bedford in red-hot

  • Thommo warns Clarets over battle ahead

    STEVEN Thompson has warned that Burnley must not take the Championship lightly next season after surveying a fixture list that presents them with a tough start to the campaign. The Clarets open their season with games against Nottingham Forest, Ipswich

  • Murdered Blackburn man was 'one in a million' son

    THE family of a man murdered in a Blackburn street have told of their grief at losing a son who was ‘one in a million’. Saheel Ahmed was ‘the nicest person you could ever meet’ and respected in the community for his work at a mosque where he led prayers