A 'MEAN' patient conned East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust out of about £1,100 in fake expenses claims for appointments he did not have, a court heard. Paul Rydings, 50, was entitled to get back his travelling costs and any parking charges as he was
FORMER Clarets striker Andy Gray has told Burnley not to worry about their away form, but doesn’t plan on offering any Christmas cheer this weekend. Brian Laws’ men go to Barnsley on Boxing Day looking for their first Championship away win
A TEENAGER was seen carrying two knives in a Haslingden street in the early hours, a court heard. Drunken Edward Riley, 19, who had been thrown out of or refused entry to a nightclub, had a ‘fearsome looking’ weapon in each hand when a CCTV operator
A ROSSENDALE councillor showed true grit when he joined a team of highway workers battling the icy conditions. Irwell ward councillor Peter Steen, who is also a Lancashire county councillor, spent an evening with the gritters who have been working
REGARDING some law courts that are to close to save money, well that’s a good idea if we also gave the government the boot. We would save a lot more. Law and order does not exist, does it? They are only into stealth taxes, like for global warming –
One would have thought that, as a councillor, David Pearson would have checked the law before going into print with regards to the law on Christmas crackers (‘This new EU rule is crackers’, Letters, December 17). It is not a new law and it is not an
A GOLF shop was forced to close on Christmas Eve after raiders broke in and stole hundreds of pounds of clothes and equipment. Mark Harling, who runs the pro shop at Accrington Golf Club, said he had been left devastated by the thefts, which came ahead
WHAT a fortnight it has been for Blackburn Rovers fans. A lot of supporters have complained in the past of being ignored - well, Venky's takeover has certainly changed all that. Rovers have become national headlines overnight and not
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen has backed new manager Steve Kean – and said he is very happy at the club. Pedersen, writing on his personal blog gamst.co.uk, said Kean had given the players ‘reassuring information’ following
IF anyone was left in any doubt as to Steve Kean’s desire to seize his big chance with both hands, this week’s mad dash half way across the world would have made them think again. Some will remain sceptical about why Blackburn Rovers’ new owners opted
A MAN had shards of aluminium embedded in his hand after he was the victim of a firework prank which went horrifically wrong. Blackburn magistrates heard a firework was placed in a beer can the man was holding and it exploded before he could
Running time: 97 mins. Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson, Daisy Tahan, Colin Baiocchi, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Laura Dern. Director: Paul Weitz. There’s not so much a whiff as a stench of desperation
A HERO neighbour rescued a pensioner from his burning home in a fire. The blaze at a home in Higher Heys, Oswaldtwistle, started after an electrical fault late last night. Watch manager Mick Angland said the elderly couple were downstairs
SEVERE weather conditions have helped police remove £13,000 worth of drugs from Rossendale’s streets. Officers found eight nine ounce bars of cannabis resin in a blue Renault Clio which was involved in a collision with a taxi in Shawclough Road, Waterfoot
Unless you are elderly, I have become sick and tired of everyone moaning about cold it is. I know how cold it is! Yes, it is getting chilly but I kind of feel the people who really feel the cold are the homeless or – and I know there are people out there
A NUMBER of leading figures in the clergy are often accused of being out of touch with the problems of ordinary people in everyday life. Falling church attendances in some areas have been blamed on a lack of awareness and connection with what is happening
WHO governs the county? The quango Asylum Immigration Tribunal, or the politicians elected by the people? The judgement on the perpetrator of Amy Houston’s death makes a mockery of justice and ignores the human rights of any and her parents. The government
I WATCHED the first episode recently of Coronation Street from 50 years ago. In one scene of Ena Sharples in the corner shop, she purchased a packet of baking powder, a bottle of bleach and six fancy cakes for 3s 4d. Amazing! When converted to
VILLAGERS in the remote Ribble Valley hamlet of Cow Ark are celebrating after a new Lancashire County Council scheme saw their vital road cleared after snowfalls. Last year, it was cut off from the outside world after the council deemed its access
ACCRINGTON Stanley have welcomed Craig Lindfield and Tom Smyth back to the club following one-month loan spells at Kidderminster and Workington respectively. Both had restricted match action because of postponements, although they could still go back
FREEZING temperatures have led to the closure of numerous public toilets in the Ribble Valley after their pipes burst. Nine public conveniences have been shut. They are those at Brungerley, Woone Lane and Edisford Road, Clitheroe, Chatburn, Dunsop
A GOVERNOR at Burnley's Blessed Trinity College is hoping a deal can be reached to keep the Spirit of Sport centre open to the public. Burnley Borough Council announced plans to cut their side of the funding for the centre, which is used by the school
A POULTRY show in East Lancashire which can trace its roots back to the 1840s is expected to attract interest from around the UK on New Year's Day. Promoters of the Holcombe Gamecock Show said it had been staged in the Ramsbottom area since
THE family of a terminally-ill boy are preparing an extra special Christmas for their ‘little fighter’. Jack Heath, 11, has the degenerative disease MPS II Hunter’s Syndrome, which has left him deaf, dumb, incontinent, confined to a wheelchair
Leon Cort has signed a one-month loan extension at Preston. The former Stoke City defender has been a hit since going to Deepdale last month having won man of the match awards in the last three games. Cort, who Brian Laws made a £1.5m
EAST Lancashire retailers said this Christmas had been better than 2009, despite the snow. Yesterday shoppers descended on towns as they searched for last-minute Christmas gifts. And the rush is due to continue today with many shops
THERE cannot be a cricket fan not feeling the tension and excitement ahead of the fourth Ashes Test...and bring it on. The Boxing Day Test at Melbourne promises to be a true landmark occasion in front of a world record crowd. And, of
James Anderson showed little discomfort from his sore side during an hour-long spell of bowling in the Melbourne nets on Christmas Eve. England's pace spearhead hurt himself during their third-Test defeat against Australia at Perth, and has not bowled
Australia captain Ricky Ponting today came through his scheduled net session as he bids to prove his fitness for the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG following a broken finger. The 36-year-old did not appear to suffer any ill effects after spending around
A ‘MANHUNT’ for two suspects is underway after a Blackburn College caretaker was ‘battered’ to death in his own home. The body of Dominic Bibby, 31, of Delph Close, Shadsworth, Blackburn, was found by police after an anonymous tip-off from
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean has heralded a new Ewood Park era – after insisting ‘our future has to start now’. The 43-year-old Scot returned from a whirlwind trip to meet the owners in India determined to end all the uncertainty and believes
LANCASHIRE Telegraph readers have been hailed for their ‘overwhelming generosity’ after donating thousands of pounds worth of items to the Christmas Wishes Appeal. Your kindness means the festive period will have more cheer for the most vulnerable
BURNLEY are confident of keeping Jack Cork until the end of the season, despite rumours a Premier League club is keen to buy him in January. The Clarets orchestrated a Turf Moor return for the Chelsea midfielder in the summer by signing him
DRIVERS in East Lancashire are counting the cost of the snow and ice with hundreds of minor accidents reported. One bodywork business said that they were five times as busy as normal repairing bumps and scratches. Peter Weddle, director, from
TEMPERATURES as low as -11°C will make for a freezing cold Christmas Eve tonight - and snow is set to return on Boxing Day, according to forecasters. It was minus 10 again this morning in East Lancashire as ice returned to many of the area's
THE Bishop of Blackburn will call for a ‘year of Christian protest’ against coalition cuts and the bankers who caused the economic crisis. The Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, in his Christmas Day sermon in Blackburn Cathedral tomorrow, will say the community
