A BID has been launched to halt the planned drilling for a controversial type of gas below Pendle Hill. The Co-operative has raised concerns over the safety of the extraction of ‘shale gas’, which a firm wants to drill for in Lancashire. Cuadrilla
A SUPERMARKET has applied for permission to open a new store in Bacup despite a row over a planning restriction. Morrison's wants to convert derelict land in Lee Street into a 2,390sqm superstore with a service yard, car parking, trolley
ACTION will soon to be taken on “Darwen’s number one grot spot”, owners promise. The former Yates’ decorating centre on the corner of Duckworth Street and William Street was named as top of the ‘to do’ list by town council leader Steve Duncan
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Burnley mayor and dedicated community campaigner who has died. Labour party stalwart Mrs Irene Cooney, a former Bank Hall councillor, was involved with various good causes across the borough. The staunch
SERIOUS criticisms have been levelled at public agencies over the death of a 15-month-old baby who was murdered by his mother's boyfriend. An independent report said professionals had failed to recognise the potential for harm to baby Charlie
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with rape after an attack on a 13-year-old girl in Clitheroe. The incident happened late on Friday night near to Clitheroe Football Club in Shawbridge Street. The teenager appeared in Hyndburn Youth
Rumours linking Burnley’s Vishal and Bharat Tripathi with moves to local rivals Nelson have been scotched by Seedhill chairman Milton Lord. “There is nothing in it at all,” said Lord. “That sort of rumour can lead to upset between clubs and we don’t
EDDIE Howe didn’t always seem destined for big things in football – but now he has the chance to pilot a course back into the Premier League for Burnley. Injuries wrecked the most promising of playing careers – but instead of accepting life
We, as football fans, are an easily distracted bunch. And thankfully there was plenty of off-the-pitch action to keep us suitably distracted from a game which is probably best described as ‘mediocre’ at best. It wasn’t from a lack of
BURNLEY fan Tony Livesey is back with a new series of Football League show, Late Kick Off, on BBC One tonight. Late Kick Off covers all the Football League teams across the North West including Preston North End, Burnley, Accrington Stanley, Morecambe
GOVERNMENT health reforms are 'theoretically the end of the NHS', according to an East Lancashire health union. Today Prime Minister David Cameron said the Government could not afford to delay getting rid of 'waste and bureaucracy' - and now
CLAIMS for councillors’ expenses in Hyndburn will be governed by changed rules from April. An independent panel brought in to oversee members’ allowances has made three key recommnedations which have since been adopted by the council. The Independent
FOUR men have been arrested over a bowling alley brawl in which the suspects fled the scene in a Rolls Royce and Lamborghini. Detectives have now traced the victims of a ‘nasty assault’ at the Bowlplex building, inside the Vue Cinema in Blackburn town
A “SMALL-TIME” cannabis dealer was jailed for six months by Blackburn magistrates for his first drug-related offence. The bench heard Mohammed Fahim Javid was caught with eight bags of cannabis, and police found drug- related messages on his mobile phone
FRESH doubts have been cast over the funding of Sudellside Community Centre, in Darwen. A management committee made up of volunteers hopes to take over running the centre from the borough council in April. At a town council meeting attended by borough
UNEMPLOYED Accrington residents are being offered a six-month training opportunity by Hyndburn Homes Repairs. The company is currently looking for a trainee aged between 18 and 24 who will undertake environmental improvement work and painting in the
Address: Eaves Hall Lane, West Bradford, Clitheroe BB7 3JG. Phone number: 01200 425271. Lancashire Telegraph review by Kate Turner from January 17, 2011. VISITING Eaves Hall for lunch as a potential wedding venue meant that a
For almost 10 years, Gayle Knight has been on a one-woman crusade to bring the arts to Oswaldtwistle. Now she is intent on putting the revamped Civic Arts Centre on the North West’s cultural map. THE new year has marked a fresh start for the Civic
EDDIE Howe has this afternoon been unveiled as the new manager of Burnley - insisting it was 'a privilege' to have been given the opportunity. Howe was appointed as the club's new boss yesterday after deciding to leave Bournemouth along with
POLICE claim they are winning the war against persistent shoplifters in Nelson and Colne. Around 80 per cent of all reported thefts from stores in the Pendle towns result in an arrest, according to latest figures. Chief targets are the large supermarkets
ACCRINGTON Stanley are attempting to solve drainage problems that have hampered the Reds’ bid to play passing football on their new £70,000 playing surface. Benefactor Ilyas Khan paid for the Crown Ground pitch to be dug up and levelled in the summer
I am often asked when is the best time of year to start to study our flowers. I always tell people to start in January. Before you write to tell me I have gone nuts let me explain – if you start to study flowers in the spring and summer there will be
Michael Duff says the Burnley players will be going all-out to make a positive impression on new boss Eddie Howe. And the defender knows a new manager means a clean slate for all of the squad. “Everyone’s going to try to impress the manager
A SUITE at Turf Moor named after former Burnley player and manager Jimmy Adamson has been officially opened. The suite is in the Jimmy McIlroy Stand, and on display will be Adamson’s treasured Footballer of the Year Trophy, awarded in 1962. A
A NEW employment and housing plan to renovate a Padiham site is in the pipeline. Previous attempts to redevelop the Station Road location alongside Linear Park have been unsuccesful, with battle lines drawn between councillors and developer Muller
THE comparatively low cost of flights and package hotel deals makes it easier than ever before for thousands of Britons to travel the world on holiday every year. But it is also no coincidence that some of the keenest prices for breaks in the sun involve
I can understand the dismay of Blackburn’s Masjid E Saliheen mosque chairman, Saleem Kapadi, if he genuinely thought they had received planning permission for a dome (LT, January 12). But he, and his advisors, should be aware that it is not
A big ‘thank you’ for the generosity of the football supporters at the recent Blackburn Rovers match against Liverpool on January 5. Despite some awful weather, we raised £113.51 for the RSPCA Lancashire East Branch. The money will go towards the
YET another trader pulls out of the new Blackburn market (LT, January 8). Littler’s family butchers, established 150 years ago, have had enough. Not even Frank Littler’s 53 years of service to Blackburn market is enough to make the council
BUDDING rappers from an East Lancashire special school busted their fire safety tune to the beat and won a national contest. Children at Pendle View Primary School in Colne wowed judges with the key fire safety messages they had learnt and as part
EAST Lancashire’s aerospace industry will lose jobs to Asia in the near future and it could be years before they are replaced, regeneration chiefs have warned. After a torrid year in which hundreds of highly-skilled positions were lost in the sector
STUART Gray signed off his role as caretaker manager with Burnley’s first clean sheet in 15 games, and confirmed he has been asked to stay on the backroom staff by new boss Eddie Howe. The former Bournemouth manager and his assistant, Jason Tindall
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean flew to India for a meeting with the club’s owners Venky's yesterday. Kean will talk transfers, among other things, with his bosses in Pune today as he looks to finalise their strategy for the remainder of
STEVE Kean has hailed Blackburn Rovers’ latest teen sensation after claiming Jason Lowe kept Chelsea star Frank Lampard quiet. Nineteen-year-old Lowe was handed his Premier League debut as a first half substitute for David Dunn at Stamford
I often stare into space. Unfortunately, not only when it’s dark and I’m out in the open, when you can get away with it more easily. I often do it in Tesco, crashing into others while not properly in control of my trolley. For the purpose of this column
A THUG who attacked a bouncer, a landlord and a schoolboy in a matter of weeks has been jailed for 14 months and banned from two Blackburn pubs. Mark Moorcroft, 23, had punched the doorman then just over a fortnight later, he assaulted the pub landlord
ROCK-bottom Rossendale threw away a winning position for the second week running after seeing St Helens score two late goals to snatch a draw. Jason Hart gave Dale an early lead but Liam Pearson levelled for Saints soon after. Dale started the second
BLACKBURN’S new market will not open on time after a company involved in the project went into administration. Council bosses do not know how long the £8million project will be hit, and traders expecting to move into the new complex in seven weeks
CLITHEROE put their troubles behind them in style to beat Skelmersdale Unit-ed and leap back into the Evo-Stik League First Div-ision North play-off places. Peter Smith’s men had to dig deep to claim the three points at Stormy Corner and were forced
PADIHAM grabbed a last minute equaliser but were disappointed not to have come away with all three points. The Storks dominated for the majority of the game but still needed Paul Fildes’ late penalty kick to salvage a point. Congleton took a 58th minute
A LAST-minute equaliser by league leaders Winsford denied Barnoldswick Town an impressive win on the road. Barlick appeared to be heading for all three points thanks to sub Michael Morrison’s 74th minute strike before Stuart Wellstead grabbed
ITEMS from derelict houses, asylums and hospitals have been used by an artist to create an “Abandoned Shop of Curiosities” in Blackburn. The Victorian-style art exhibition by Jane Samuels, who grew up in the town, was created using a method
LANCASHIRE was hit by torrential rain and strong winds at the weekend. The rain caused river levels to rise and standing water on roads caused difficult driving conditions. Temperatures remained mild with lows of 5 degrees C but a dip
In demand BLACKPOOL star Charlie Adam has refused to rule out a move away from Bloomfield Road this month - with BIRMINGHAM and ASTON VILLA leading the race for his signature. BIRMINGHAM have been rocked by Robbie Keane’s wage demands after the striker
HOLIDAYMAKERS from East Lancashire were among thousands evacuated from Tunisia this weekend. Dozens of emergency flights were arranged after violence swept the North African country and ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi
Sir Bobby Charlton has hailed Nat Lofthouse as “a leader” and “a talisman” in tribute to the legendary England centre forward who has died aged 85. Lofthouse, who scored 30 goals in 33 appearances for England and 255 goals in more than 450 appearances
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of loan defender Kevin Long’s injury. The Burnley centre-half was forced off in the second half as Stanley beat Cheltenham 2-1. “We’re going to have
NEW Burnley manager Eddie Howe will take his first training session this morning after signing a three-and-a-half year deal. The former Bournemouth boss and his number two, Jason Tindall, were in the stands to watch Saturday's goalless draw
STEVE Kean has tipped Jermaine Jones to make a major Premier League impact after admitting the American international is set to become his second January signing. The Schalke midfielder watched Blackburn Rovers’ 2-0 defeat to Chelsea from the
ONLY one police officer out of 74 accused of sex crimes has been jailed in the past six years. Many Lancashire officers and staff did, however, resign or were sacked without charges. But others faced no further action, it can be revealed. The
