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  • Todmorden Curve could be running by 2013

    FASTER trains could be running between Burnley and Manchester as soon as December 2013 after engineers gave their seal of approval to the project. Network Rail has completed a detailed assessment into whether the vital Todmorden Curve link

  • Burnley teenager banned from town centre

    A TEENAGER has been banned from Burnley town centre after he terrorised residents, shoppers and workers. Liam Barnes, 17, was given the anti-social behaviour order after Burnley Magistrates Court heard a catalogue of evidence highlighting how

  • Orphanage Cup final Red Rose Dry Lining 6 British Telecom 2

    RED Rose Dry Lining confirmed their Orphanage Cup supremacy with a convincing victory over British Telecom. A Paul Posteraro hat-trick and goals from Warren Peake, Barry Devitt and Conrad Turner made it three wins in the last four years for ramp-aging

  • Dozen Burnley 'Suicide Squad' hooligans to appeal sentences

    A DOZEN members of infamous Burnley hooligan firm the Suicide Squad are set to appeal against sentences for violence after a Premier League clash with Blackburn Rovers. Ringleaders Andrew Porter, Daniel Tempest, Paul Hartley and Mark Hamer are among

  • Online Winners from March, 2011

    Tickets to see Joe Brown Amanda Baron, Great Harwood David Prince, Leeds Linda Wilkinson, Westhoughton Sale Sharks Family Tickets Tracey Wilkinson, Stoneclough Elaine Fitzpatrick, Manchester Stay at the Marlborough Hotel & Spa in

  • Review: Moving Forward, by Mary-Clare Armitstead

    MOVING FORWARD, Mary-Clare Armitstead, £7.99, Vanguard Press. TRADITIONAL poetic structures are broken down in this autobiographical work, which exposes an Ulverston woman’s thoughts and feelings during her fight to find happiness. Mary-Clare

  • Review: Dales Way, by Colin Speakman

    THE DALES WAY - THE COMPLETE GUIDE: Colin Speakman, £9.99. AS A Yorkshireman now living in Kendal, this book really captured my imagination. Speakman’s guide is packed with fantastic images of the Dales Way, which begins at Ilkley, near

  • Review: Lakeland Yesterday Volume 2, by Irvine Hunt

    LAKELAND YESTERDAY Volume 2: Irvine Hunt, Waltersgill, £9.99 VETERAN journalist Irvine Hunt has sourced some fascinating photographs to illustrate this wonderful dip into Lake District history. Cumbrian life is featured in all its manifestations

  • Blackburn Rovers legend's Shear delight at waxwork

    Blackburn Rovers legend Alan Shearer came face to face with his waxwork self in Blackpool today. And the striker-turned-TV pundit was 'over the moon' with his likeness on display at the new Madame Tussauds attraction. "I think they've done such

  • Blackburn burglar jailed for targeting Burnley pensioners

    A BLACKBURN man who tricked his way into two Burnley pensioners' homes to steal from their handbags has been jailed for six years. Preston Crown Court heard how Ajmal Sattar stole cash from an 89-year-old woman's purse at her home in Burnley last June

  • Burnley FC jury question of the week

    EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of Burnley fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. And this season our online readers can get their views published in the newspaper too. A selection

  • Eddleston Cup final: Clifton 2 Islington 1

    BUDDING actor Peter Quinn is used to his storylines but he certainly didn’t read the script here. The scene was set for Islington to lift the cup and seal a memorable double having already won the Division Two title – afterall, they had finished more

  • Review: The Lady In The Van @ The Lowry, Salford

    IT’S the sort of story that can’t fail to capture your imagination. A well spoken tramp so unkempt she makes Steptoe look like Prince Charles, takes up residence in the garden of one of the world’s leading playwrights. The dotty old woman lives

  • Saints march to national triumph

    ST BEDE’S High School have been crowned the English Schools FA U13s champions – the first East Lancashire school to win the age group. The super Saints beat Brimshaw Green High School 1-0 in the final held at Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Ground. It completed

  • Eastham walk

    SOME years ago I wrote a number of articles called Innside Stories which covered the history of some of out traditional pubs. In recent years many pubs have fallen victim to the economic slump but we sould never forget how important the inns were in

  • Blackburn man charged over ‘false passport’

    A man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates after allegedly presenting a false Finnish passport in a bid to obtain a national insurance number. Mohammed Khan, 25, of Randal Street, Blackburn, is charged with making a false representation indicating

  • No love for us, says Samlesbury-based BAE boss

    THE boss of BAE Systems, Lancashire’s biggest private employer, has admitted: ‘We will never be loved’. Chief executive Ian King said that after years of criticism over bribery charges and the controversy of the defence industry, BAE would always have

  • Burnley thief's 94th conviction

    A PROLIFIC thief struck again when he pinched a worker’s BlackBerry mobile phone from 1st Bowl, Burnley magistrates heard. John Barnes, 43, took the phone from the reception area. He made no comment to all questions when arrested and interviewed

  • Colne market bosses target young entrepreneurs

    MARKET bosses in Colne are targeting young entrepreneurs to help drum up business. Liberata, which runs the town’s market on behalf of Pendle Council, is offering ‘starter schemes’ to attract new traders. The sweeteners could include help with rent

  • Members of Lancashire's LEP board announced

    LANCASHIRE’S new regeneration body has appointed business bosses and politicians to lead it. The county-wide Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), created after rows over what parts of Lancashire it should cover, will be chaired by supermarket chief

  • Altham-based uniforms firm in shake-up

    THE largest workwear and uniform supplier in Europe has restructured its business to improve its performance. Bosses at Kwintet, based in Altham Business Park, undertook a major shakeup to create a more efficient, comprehensive and responsive operation

  • Borough on the champions trail

    THE Borough has set its sights on glory in the English Pool Association’s Champions of Champions competition. The Darwen Pool League winners have qualified for the area heats of the national competition — and a step closer to the grand final in Great

  • Meeting over sex offenders care home in Rossendale

    A MEETING to decide whether paedophiles and sex offenders will be housed in an Edenfield care home just 500 yards away from a children’s play area will be held tomorrow. Bosses from the Langley House Trust which runs Chatterton Hey House, in Exchange

  • Rimington victory is written by Penman

    RIMINGTON completed the league and cup double but this final was not as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. In fact, Mill Hill have a reasonable case to argue that they could have lifted the cup themselves – instead they had to settle for second best

  • Whalley housing protesters net £3,500 for fighting fund

    CAMPAIGNERS in Whalley protesting about housing plans raised more than £3,500 during an auction. The Save Whalley Village group is raising cash for experts to fight developments “threatening the countryside around the village”. More than 350 ‘lots

  • Blackburn College principal hits back in courses row

    EDUCATION bosses have hit back at a Government education adviser who claims that many vocational qualifications do not lead to jobs or university places. Professor Alison Wolf, an expert in public policy, has said that up to 400,000 teenagers are wasting

  • Tax dodge team swoop on tobacco in Blackburn

    ILLEGAL tobacco has been seized from a house in Blackburn by officers investigating tax dodging. Cash and two cars, one of which was a BMW Five Series, were also seized during the raids by HM Revenue and Customs. HMRC would not reveal the location

  • Threats to education

    I do not think Blackburn College should bow to the pressures of the universities to bring its proposed £7,000 higher education tuition fees in line with the proposed £9,000 that the universities want to charge. The ordinary working tax payers of this

  • Chorley boxer Michael Jennings charged with assault

    ONE OF Lancashire’s top sportsmen, boxer Michael Jennings, is to appear in court charged with assault. Jennings, 33, who has fought professionally for 12 years, was arrested after what police describe as a ‘domestic incident’ at his home in

  • Ribble Valley school staff to strike over academy plans

    TEACHERS and staff are to strike over plans to turn their school into an academy, unions have announced. Bowland High School in Grindleton announced its plans to apply to break away from local authority control in March this year. And

  • Barrowford nurse killer's lack of remorse

    THE killer of a Lancashire nurse filmed inside his cell for a prison documentary ripped her eyes out of a newspaper report. Last night's episiode of ITV1’s Strangeways series saw Jonathan Vass, 31, being mentally assessed by specialist staff

  • Accrington knifeman jailed for attack on teen

    A KNIFEMAN who attacked a terrified teenager in a dispute over a computer game has been jailed for two years. Burnley Crown Court heard how dad John Finnie, 23, had set about Anthony Hall after turning up at his home in Accrington, armed with

  • Burnley announce two more friendlies

    Burnley have added trips to Bury and Bristol Rovers to their pre-season programme. They will travel to Gigg Lane on July 12, and to Memorial Stadium in Bristol on July 19. They also face Altrincham and Oldham.

  • Blackburn shop blaze schizophrenic given hospital order

    A MAN who carried out a petrol fire attack on a Blackburn shop has been given a hospital order by a judge. Paranoid schizophrenic Sebastian Szydlowskia set light to the Almera Polish food shop in Whalley Banks, where he had been a regular customer

  • Beware dangers of dog mess

    The fine of £80 plus a stinging £255 costs and victim surcharge imposed on a Chorley man for failing to clean up after his dog is spot on. Dog fouling is a disgusting eyesore on our streets and it is the responsibility of the dog owner to clean up.

  • Kidney gift is a true act of kindness

    NATIONAL appeals mean growing numbers of people now carry cards agreeing to donate organs for transplant after their death. But Steven Norrie is about to carry selflessness to a whole new level. Motivated solely by a desire to help, the healthy

  • Hit new heights for heart charity

    I would like to call on your readers to help save lives by signing up to one of the British Heart Foundation’s summer hikes – The National Three Peaks Challenge or the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. We want people to take their passion for walking

  • Chris Eagles is set to stay with Burnley

    CHRIS Eagles has dropped the biggest hint yet that he will remain a Claret – by setting an improved goals target for next season. The winger shared the Golden Boot with homegrown striker Jay Rodriguez after both ended the season with 15 goals. But Eagles

  • Blackburn Rovers to take gamble on injured Samba

    BLACKBURN Rovers are ready to gamble on the fitness of Chris Samba as they look to give their inspirational skipper every possible chance of making Sunday’s survival showdown. The giant defender limped out of the weekend’s 1-1 draw with Manchester

  • Lancashire ‘soldiers posed with EDL flags’ probe

    ARMY chiefs are investigating allegations that soldiers posed with English Defence League flags after Blackburn's ‘homecoming’ parade. The Ministry of Defence has been handed a dossier of pictures purporting to be of soldiers with material from

  • FA probe Givet transfer to Blackburn Rovers

    The Football Association has confirmed it is investigating evidence sent to them in relation to Gael Givet's transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 2009. Givet moved to Rovers from Marseille in a £3.5million deal but the player has claimed he was forced

  • Burnley FC shirts donated to South African youngsters

    FOOTBALL-MAD youngsters in townships in South Africa are showing their allegiance to the Clarets. Dozens of children in Zamdela, near Johannesburg, are now the proud owners of Burnley FC shirts. The shirts have been shipped to the township

  • Education bosses prove Lancashire pupils have best behaviour

    EDUCATION bosses have proved that Lancashire schoolchildren are some of the best behaved in the country after contesting government figures. The Department for Education have now performed a U-turn on figures it released which stated that there were

  • Rossendale review probes cost of care for elderly

    A REVIEW is underway to see whether elderly people at a pioneering supported housing scheme in Rossendale should pay for care assistance. An ‘extra care’ facility was established at the former Brookville residential home, to give some of the Valley

  • I don't get a kick out of football anymore

    FOOTBALL just isn’t what it used to be. I look back fondly on the days when there was a pattern to the week. Rovers played on a Saturday afternoon, when the town was represented by home-grown players, and then, over the season, there was the build

  • Blackburn Rovers not relying on other results

    Steve Kean insists Blackburn Rovers are concentrating on their own game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday rather than their relegation rivals' tough away games. With two of Blackpool, Wigan and Birmingham needing to win from trips

  • Hanley's Blackburn Rovers goal KO’d

    Grant Hanley will have to wait for his first Blackburn Rovers goal. His strike against Fulham on March 5 has now been credited as an own goal by the Premier League’s dubious goals panel.

  • Search for Burnley bomb threat post office raider

    A CONVICTED armed robber who handed a ‘bomb’ to a Burnley sub-postmaster is wanted by Lancashire Police. John William Blair, 62, held up Walk Mill post office, in Burnley Road, Cliviger, with what appeared to be a sawn-off shotgun. And

  • Diouf cannot play in Blackburn Rovers finale

    El-Hadji Diouf will not be able to play a part in Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League finale despite the Scottish season ending. His Rangers loan spell officially terminates on June 30.

  • Colne hidden spy cameras bid to stop yobs

    SPY cameras could be the solution to a long-standing vandalism problem for motorists living in Colne. Troublemakers have targeted vehicles parked along Keighley Road for at least three years, ripping off wing mirrors and damaging aerials.

  • Man, 79, taken to hospital after Brierfield crash

    A PENSIONER was last night in a serious condition in hospital after a car crash in Brierfield. Part of the town centre was closed following the collision, which also saw another driver hospitalised, at 4.50pm yesterday. Last night police

  • Flitcroft will head into the Football League, says Short

    CRAIG Short believes Garry Flitcroft has the ability to manage a Football League club one day after his former Blackburn Rovers team-mate guided Chorley to promotion in his debut season at Victory Park. Flitcroft took over as Magpies boss last summer

  • Stanley in the play-offs: Fans must keep believing in us

    ACCRINGTON Stanley chief executive Rob Heys has urged fans to keep the faith in the club’s promotion bid and pack the Crown Ground for Friday’s play-off semi final second leg. Stanley were beaten 2-0 in the first leg at Stevenage on Sunday

  • The Rumour Mill - May 17

    Ex-BARNSLEY manager Danny Wilson is set for a return to Oakwell 14 years after leading them to the Premier League. Wilson is favourite to replace Mark Robins, who has quit the club. The Football Association hope to convince Chester-born Jaguares de

  • Accrington man to donate kidney to a stranger

    A HEALTHY father-of-three is to donate a kidney to save a complete stranger's life. Steven Norrie, 36, has agreed to undergo major surgery to remove the organ despite knowing he will never be told who the recipient is. Steven, who is

  • Blackburn Rovers girls get England call

    Blackburn Rovers Ladies’ Lizzie Ince has been called up to England Women’s U19 squad. Mille Beaman, from the club’s centre of excellence, is in the England U17 squad.