A COLLEGE worker has pleaded with bosses to give her back her job after winning an unfair dismissal claim. Emma Metcalf had been a learning support assistant at St Mary’s College in Blackburn, working with children who had learning difficulties
BLACKBURN with Darwen is to be given Government cash to prevent terrorism in a controversial new scheme, it was announced tonight. The borough is one of 25 priority areas that will be given hundreds of thousands of pounds following the announcement
A BABY who doctors said could be killed by a cold has battled through a ‘touch-and-go’ life-saving operation. Oswaldtwistle tot Carson Hartley was born with Tetralogy of Fallot - known as blue baby syndrome or ToF, with a hole in his heart
A TEENAGER who had a passion for farming was taken on his final journey by tractor today. Hundreds of mourners crowded into a village church to remember popular 14-year-old Daniel Robinson who died after collapsing in the street. Family
ONE of East Lancashire’s top hotels has been sold in a £3 million deal. Clitheroe-based James’ Places Group has bought Eaves Hall, West Bradford, from Richardson Hotels. It means that the firm now owns a portfolio of venues including
An all-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Oliver Twist is being staged in Chorley from June 20 to 25. The team behind Chorley Little Theatre’s sell-out production of Blood Brothers last year, director Mark Jones and producer Lindsey Dickinson
MORE than 70 business leaders and bosses attended a mock tribunal to brief them on employment law. The event was held at Stanley House Hotel in Mellor by Forbes Solicitors. Delegates were given an update on the Equality Act, which focused on how it
UPBEAT and on fire Nelson are the Lancashire League’s form team after seven straight wins in all competitions – but no-one at Seedhill is getting too carried away with on-field events as they look to make up for lost time. Tom Lord’s men were fancied
BURNLEY have made enquiries about free agent Marlon Harewood, but the striker is believed to be one of a number of attacking options the Clarets are looking into. The 31-year-old is on the lookout for a new club after being released at the end of his
EAST Lancashire legend David Pearson became only the second batsman in the long history of the Lancashire League to pass 15,000 runs on Sunday. The 48-year-old, who made his debut for the Alexandra Meadows outfit way back in 1982, reached the magical
Two of the most promising players from across a town’s cricketing divide have been given county honours. Best friends Joseph Halstead and Tom Lawson have come through the extensive trial system to be selected at their age groups. Tom, 12, represents
AN EIGHT-year-old girl has been left ‘heartbroken’ after her bike was stolen from outside a friend’s house. Courtney Walsh had ridden her £200 pink bicycle, which was bought as a birthday present, to her pal’s in Garner Avenue, Fernhurst, Blackburn
MELLOR race ace John Holden is revved up for tomorrow’s second Isle of Man Sidecar TT – and reckons if the race around the Mountain Course is anywhere near as good as Saturday’s opener it will be a treat. Holden and passenger Andy Winkle
ARSONISTS are believed to have targeted a charity recycling box in Rawtenstall. Firefighters were called, at around 7.40pm on Sunday, to a metal container, near the corner of Prospect Road and Burnley Road, which was well alight. The fire, close
ACCRINGTON Stanley chief executive Rob Heys has admitted that the club may have to leave the Crown Ground if they are to pursue ambitions to make further progress in the Football League in the years to come. Stanley chairman Ilyas Khan last year voiced
A MAJOR makeover is in store for a Rossendale park after a £50,000 handout from the National Lottery. An Awards for All grant will be matched by funding from the borough council to benefit users of Victoria Park, in Haslingden. Campaigners from
PADIHAM Primary School is celebrating after being awarded the title of Most Innovative Employer by Blackburn College. The school was given the award after all 30 staff, including Headteacher John Hughes, passed the Level 2 IT Users qualification over
THE M65 near Blackburn was closed in one direction this afternoon after a crash involving a horsebox and two lorries. Police shut the eastbound carriageway of the motorway because of a fuel spillage caused by the accident. The incident
Schools are being encouraged to make as much noise as possible on June 21 to help East Lancashire Hospice. The Lancashire Telegraph is running the Raise the Roof appeal to raise £125,000 to build a new roof over the hospice’s inpatients unit
SCHOOLS from East Lancashire have been recognised at this year's final of the Chairman's Challenge. The challenge is designed to encourage young people to think about being healthy and safe. Edenfield CofE Primary School, Rossendale, and Pendle
Regarding the letters about hanging, which have appeared in your paper recently, I am all for capital punishment and I realise that there is always doubt about people’s innocence. But when you are certain that a person has commit-ted a crime
JENNIFER Wood simply wanted police to investigate the apparent theft of her purse while out shopping in Tesco. But instead, officers have left her feeling like ‘an old biddy who doesn’t matter’. Mrs Wood, a 62-year-old grandmother, is angry after
I FAIL to agree with Jack Herer (Opinion, May 31) that cannabis is a relatively safe drug. Indeed it is not! Long-term use can cause schizophrenia. Also, after trying cannabis there is a risk the user could go on to using other drugs such as cocaine
A MAN killed while walking his dog on a busy road last night has been named as Stuart Mather of Barrowford. The 60-year-old died after being struck by a silver Honda Jazz and then a silver Vauxhall Astra in Barrowford Road, Higham, at 5.20pm
I WAS so frustrated to see the headline ‘£127k to revamp three play areas’ (LT, June 2). Yet again, the council are wasting our money on playgrounds where only teenage youths gather at night and cause nothing but trouble and damage the equipment. Can
AN electrical firm’s branch manager stole about £5,000 off his bosses, including charity cash meant for seriously-ill children, a court heard. Matthew James Taylor, 34, who claimed he was hard-up after a messy divorce, pocketed the £240 proceeds of
A WALKOUT has been staged by Burnley postal workers as an industrial dispute threatens to disrupt deliveries across the borough. Eleven collections workers at the Bank Parade sorting office staged unofficial action over the suspension of a colleague
RAMBLERS in Pendle are swapping their old wooden sticks for hi-tech poles in a bid to get fitter. The Finnish practice of Nordic walking has been introduced to Pendle by the borough’s leisure chiefs to encourage people to live healthier lives.
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Steve Kean denied drink-driving when he appeared in court today. Kean, 43, was stopped on the M6 in Cheshire on May 14 and gave a breath test reading of almost twice the legal limit, Crewe magistrates heard.
JERMAINE Jones has not ruled out a permanent move to Blackburn Rovers this summer – but the USA midfielder is remaining tight-lipped about where he would rather play his football next season. Jones spent the second half of the season on loan from Schalke
A HEADMASTER banned from teaching for making offensive and racist comments has vowed to continue as the director of education at an East Lancashire theatre. Simon Parker, 42, was banned from the classroom for life by the General Teaching Council following
Blackburn’s new market is now open and, for the people from the old one who are now in there selling their wares, I wish every success. And for Blackburn, I do wish it well. But let’s not kid ourselves, it’s not really a ‘market’ is it, but a
An independent health body has questioned whether a new 111 non-emergency telephone number will cut hospital admissions. The NHS Alliance, which represents GPs, nurses and managers in primary care, said the 111 number, which will be
Drugs. We all use them one way or another, be it the pill, aspirin, or anti-this or anti-that. Let’s face it, drugs in whatever form are big, big business. But by far the most lucrative, are the ones that we don’t want people to use, the ones
POLICE have refused to treat a grandmother’s report that her purse had been stolen as a crime. Jennifer Wood, 62, said she felt officers were treating her like ‘an old biddy who doesn’t matter’ over the alleged theft in the Accrington Tesco Sup-erstore
A POLICE inspector is facing the sack after he admitted assaulting his wife. Insp Mustaq (Muz) Patala, 33, had been seen as a rising star of Lancashire police and oversaw neighbourhood policing in Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble
COMMUTERS are experiencing delays on trains between East Lancashire and Manchester this morning. Northern Rail said a track circuit failure led to a train being unable to leave Darwen station at around 8.15am. Because the train had
PHIL Jones has a ‘release clause’ in his Blackburn Rovers contract that would allow him to leave the club if any of their rivals bid £16million or more. The in-demand defender is attracting the attention of most of the Premier League top
Steve Bruce wants to sign TOTTENHAM striker Peter Crouch - and believes the giant hitman would be perfect for SUNDERLAND. BARNSLEY want to sign former MORECAMBE man David Perkins from COLCHESTER UNITED. Perkins played for Tykes boss Keith Hill at Rochdale
LANCASHIRE have today boosted their squad with the overseas signing of Pakistan international Junaid Khan. Subject to registration, the 21 year-old left-arm seamer will join up with his new team-mates for the remainder of the Friends Life t20 campaign
