GARRY Flitcroft's Chorley secured promotion to the Evo-Stik Premier Division tonight with a 2-0 win over AFC Fylde in the play-off final in front of a crowd of 2,950 at Victory Park. The Magpies, managed by former Blackburn Rovers skipper Flitcroft
DENIM-clad rockers Status Quo may have taken some plaudits for playing the most arena gigs in a year. But The Searchers’ bassist Frank Allen is pretty sure his act beats them hands down for the sheer number of performances. “We still work more than
Two of the UK’s top tribute acts join forces to present an evening of pure Glam Rock tonight. Colne Muni will host T.Rextasy, recognized as a leading tribute act dedicated to glam rocker Marc Bolan of T.Rex. With its lead singer and guitarist Danielz
FIVE cars were involved in an accident on the A56 in Rawtenstall at just after 6pm this evening. Police said one of the cars went into the central reservation on the northbound side of the road causing the other vehicles to crash into each other.
SUNDAY night has become zombie night thanks to Five’s latest American import, The Walking Dead. Zombies are an acquired taste, even for horror fans. There’s something essentially comic about them as they shuffle around looking gormless and feasting
WELSH rockers The Alarm bring their 30th anniversary tour to Darwen tonight. The group, led by Mike Peters, emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan. After they split in the 1990s Mike reformed the band
HUNDREDS of staff at Silentnight face another nervous wait after a crunch meeting to stave off administration was postponed. The troubled bed firm was due to put a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to creditors and pension fund members today in
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘passionate’ charity boss who has died aged 52. Dad-of-three Chris May, chief executive of Burnley-based Curious Minds, which helped young people, has died of a heart attack. His death comes just weeks after the group was
AN overturned takeaway van closed a section of the M65 for an hour today. The accident, which happened on the westbound carriageway between junction four at Darwen and junction three at Riley Green, happened at 1.45pm. A closure was put in place
PENDLE’S Liberal Democrats have vowed to ‘regroup and rebuild’ after losing four seats today. The Lib Dems, the largest and ruling party until last May, lost seats in Colne’s Vivary Bridge, Nelson’s Southfield and Cloverhill, as well as Barnoldswick
You know that summer’s on its way. Not because we’ve had a decent stretch of warmer weather, nor because of that faint whiff of sizzling sausages on the barbecue. No, it’s down to the console tennis titles hitting the shelves with alarming regularity
It’s great to see established franchises evolve as new technology becomes available. Bub and Bob have been popping multi-coloured balls for longer than most gamers can care to remember, and now the brothers face more bubble trouble in the shape of
Following swiftly on from the big-budget action movie release, Thor: God Of Thunder delves deep into the heroic tales of the Thor universe as players take on an array of ancient enemies and beasts from the many worlds of Norse mythology by using different
LABOUR gained Hyndburn and brought Rossendale and Chorley into no overall control - but the Conservatives and Lib Dems can point to positives too after all today's results were declared. Here are the highlights of today's four counts:
CHRIS McCann wasn’t the only one pinning his hopes on Burnley making it to the play-offs. But the midfielder had an especially vested interest in the Clarets prolonging their season. After battling back from major knee surgery in August, his campaign
ONE of the country’s elite Premier League football referees proved an inspiration to pupils when he spoke about his career and battle with cancer. Mark Halsey, spent time at Southlands High School, Chorley, with 25 students, both boys and girls
I wonder if someone can explain to me, why someone wants to build many houses in Whalley when there is permission already to build twenty-two houses on Dale View in Billington and no one seems to want to know? By the way, people have started to fly-tip
Diabetes UK still has places available for this year’s Bupa Great North Run on Sunday, September 18. Last year our team of runners raised thousands towards finding a cure for diabetes and supporting people with the condition. We want to achieve even
It’s absolutely disgusting the way Lancashire United are treating us (the customers). I live on Leyburn Road, Blackburn, and during the past 12 months the fare has gone up £1.40 per adult return. Both times we were advised by Lancashire United
THE actions of the two teenagers who vandalised cars at Royal Blackburn Hospital are reprehensible. The youths, thought to be aged between 13 and 15, targeted staff cars before moving on to Shadsworth Leisure centre and the surrounding estate.
A HEART patient from Hapton has questioned a study which said all people aged over 55 should be offered drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Researchers from Wolfson Institute at Barts and London Medical School said that when assessing the
AN ALTHAM gran has said her recovery from bowel cancer discovered after she took a free test has been ‘miraculous’. Denise Ashton, 64, managed to get potentially life-saving early treatment after a simple kit highlighted concerns. Bowel cancer is
THOUSANDS of acres have been devastated by fires that have spread across East Lancashire moorland, with crews from across the county battling the blazes. As conservationists count the cost, TOM MOSELEY asks what can be done to protect our treasured
A VAN hire firm in Burnley has taken special delivery of a very delicate cargo – a nest full of tiny bird’s eggs. Apprentice Dominic Sleightholme first discovered a sturdy nest, with a single egg, in the engine compartment of an Iveco Daily
LABOUR tightened its grip on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council today after claiming the seats of several big-name councillors. The party secured a comfortable majority for the first time since 2007 after seizing five seats, giving it 37
AN eight-year-old girl has pipped more than 1,100 children to the post to be crowned the winner of the Lancashire Telegraph’s royal portrait competition. Wensley Fold Primary School pupil Hira Yousuf’s glittery impression of Prince William
ROSSENDALE’S Labour party could be about to seize control of the borough after a dramatic election saw several shock Tory defeats. Long-serving council leader Tony Swain was the highest-profile casualty, ousted from his Longholme seat by Labour’s
If there is one thing that unites everyone, it is a good old mystery. It was a funny old week which began with a wedding and then got better when we got told Obama has got Osama. But why is it that so many folk still don’t believe the official version
A MAN drinking with a hotel guest who died after downing up to ten shots of spirits in one glass said the barman was aware the drink was just for one person. Graham Parish, from Nelson, was celebrating his 26th birthday when he slumped off his bar
LABOUR secured gains in Burnley at today's election count - but in the end it was the borough's Liberal Democrats who have ended up heaving the hugest sigh of relief. Important victories in Brunshaw, Hapton with Park and Lanehead, at the expense
A NEW company that will run public services in Lancashire worth hundreds of millions of pounds is set to be launched. The new organisation will be called One Connect, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal, and has been operating since last month.
VETERAN footballers are set to line up for a benefit match in aid of former Clarets hero Gary Parkinson. The ex-Burnley right-back earned a place in the Turf Moor faithfuls’ hearts when he scored the goal which helped earn promotion in 1993
EAST Lancashire is set for a fight to host a new enterprise zone that could create thousands of jobs. The Government’s flagship scheme is creating 21 of the regeneration areas across the country. But Lancashire has been told only one bid for the
A bevy of beauties are going head-to-head to be crowned Miss Burnley and Miss Blackburn 2011. Thirty-two girls will get the chance to taste life on the catwalk in the grand final later this month. The winners will receive around £1,000
A TASTE of the countryside is set to be brought to urban Burnley and Padiham with the launch of a new initiative. The Cropshare scheme, by Burnley Food Links, will provide regular bags of fruit and vegetables from local farmers and producers
STEVE Kean has thrown Benjani an Ewood Park lifeline after seeing the striker help guide Blackburn Rovers to within touching distance of Premier League safety. The Zimbabwean will hope to continue in attack for Rovers’ crucial trip to West Ham tomorrow
CHARLIE Barnett is keen for Accrington Stanley to use their dead rubber final game of the season to banish their away day blues as they prepare for next week’s play-off semi final first leg. Stanley travel to Burton Albion tomorrow knowing that they
FORMER Blackburn Rovers youngster Jeff Hopkins came tied second in the prestigious 72-hole Lytham Trophy. The Irishman, who was on the Ewood Park club’s books before a knee injury curtailed a possible football career, finished five shots behind the winner
DARWEN look to return to winning ways in the Northern Premier League tomorrow as they face the longest trip of the season, heading around the Furness Peninsular for their game at Barrow. John Cordingley’s men fell just short of Bank Holiday Monday victory
RIBBLESDALE League leaders Baxenden look to make it four wins from four tomorrow when they face a Back Lane clash with Earby. Andy Caunce’s men, champions two years ago, have put a firm marker down for the current campaign with a maximum point start
CLASS act Kiwi Luke Woodcock is ready to make up for lost time after answering Nelson’s call for a new professional – and says he has unfinished business in the Lancashire League. Nelson terminated the contract of last season’s paid man Burton de Wett
Wilpshire’s Elizabeth Stebbings finished girls’ runner-up in the 72-hole Fairhaven Trophy, just one shot behind Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) with a total of 316. Stebbings, who turns 17 next week and has a handicap of one, managed a brave final round
HURST GREEN’S Mark Young takes his first step towards winning golf’s Northern Order of Merit for the fourth time in five years on Sunday. The 29-year-old Longridge amateur will attempt to defend his coveted crown when he competes for the Pine Trophy
CHORLEY manager Garry Flitcroft insists home advantage is a ‘massive’ factor as he hopes to clinch a memorable Evo-Stik First Division One North play-off final victory over AFC Fylde tonight. It is 10 years ago this week that former Ewood Park aces Flitcroft
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe has told his players not to treat the visit of Cardiff City as a “dead game” despite facing a prolonged wait to discover the outcome of the QPR hearing. The London club, who are accused of breaking FA rules over third party
A CAT owner is urging others to be vigilant after two of her pets were seriously injured by an air rifle. Carol Mcauley, 62, said she was ‘constantly on pins’ after six-year-old Sox and her four-year-old grandson Midge returned home with pellets
BREWERY Thwaites will renovate 70 pubs this year and buy new properties in the south in a bid to reverse a sales slump. New chief executive Rick Bailey has laid out his strategy as the Blackburn company grapples with the decline of pubs, competition
A THIRD recount is on the cards for the hotly-contested seat of Ramsbottom after an extraordinary poll. Robert Hodkinson (Conservative) and Labour’s Joanne Columbine could not be separated in the contest for the Tory-held seat, on Bury Borough Council
A ‘DEVOTED’ great grandma has died and her husband broke his neck in a horror smash on the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary. Norah Graham was a front seat passenger in the car being driven by her husband Stewart when it crashed in Barrowford
LABOUR hailed a 'fantastic night' after seizing control of Hyndburn Council from the Conservatives in the early hours of this morning. With a turnout of 44 per cent, Labour saw its number of seats increase from 14 to 18 while the Tories’ dropped
THE Conservatives lost overall control of Chorley Council as Labour made several gains at their expense. Labour ganied four seats from the Tories and unseated the only Liberal Democrat, Mayoress Nora Ball, who is married to the current Mayor
THE Conservatives strengthened their grip on the Ribble Valley after gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats. The Tories won seats in the Littlemoor and St Mary’s wards of Clitheroe, and Derby and Thornley in the Trough of Bowland, from their
