THERE were miles of smiles as 2,300 charity runners took part in Blackburn’s Race For Life tonight. The donation record was smashed with an estimated £143,000 raised at the annual Witton Park event. Women, girls and even pet dogs joined
A BUSINESSMAN has been charged with the murder of his wife in Turton. Ian Workman, 57, of Vale Street, Turton, was re-arrested today by Lancashire Police and charged this evening. He is accused of murdering his wife Sue Workman, 55,
PARKING regulations in a Blackburn street are set to be relaxed after a backlash from traders. Bosses at Floorz ‘n’ Doorz, of Vernon Street, off Mincing Lane, reacted furiously when council chiefs introduced parking charges when previously
UNDERCOVER police targetting scrap metal thieves were offered boilers and radiators worth more than £6,000 by three young Burnley men, a court heard. An operation was mounted by police last year to prevent heating equipment being stolen from houses
BIDDING for a piece of Ewood Park turf, which reached almost £1million last week, closed tonight with a winning bid of £6,101. The price dropped after eBay launched an investigation into a flurry of suspicious bids. Eddie Maxwell was
TWO armed robbers left a cashier cowering in terror after threatening to kill her during a late night raid on an off-licence. The shop assistant, 20, said she has been left ‘traumatised’ by the ordeal as she was cashing up at Bargain Booze,
A MAIN road in Burnley is closed after a water pipe burst early this morning. United Utilities (UU) engineers were called to Brunshaw Road when the pipe burst at around 4am. Police arrived at 4.40am and cordoned off a section of the road, near
OTTERS are beginning to return to East Lancashire’s waterways, say experts. The elusive creatures have been spotted in the waterway around Martholme, near Great Harwood, and Altham, and parts of Pendle Water. Now investigations are being carried
A YOUNGSTER will be making a splash for the North West Air Ambulance when he attempts to swim the English Channel. Burnley Bobcats swimming club member Thomas Haymer, 12, will be part of a team of six attempting the 21-mile challenge in July. The
PADIHAM skipper John Bushell is happy enough with his young side’s Ribblesdale League season to date – and believes the Arbories rebuilding job will only make the club stronger. Padiham were forced into many changes over the winter after the loss of
A Facebook blackmailer who targeted a terrified hospital worker he claimed was pestering his girlfriend has been locked up for a year. Burnley Crown Court heard how bully Kristen Walker, 18, got £250 out of his vulnerable victim in a Christmas
THE owner of Burnley’s last independent book shop has urged readers to support small retailers in the face of supermarket competition. Gary Kingdon, of Badger Books, is preparing to shut the doors on his Keirby Walk premises after more than
ONE of East Lancashire’s major employers has signalled an upturn after unveiling ‘resilient’ results. Home shopping company Findel launched a management restructure and wide-ranging review after what it dubbed a ‘year of turmoil’ in yesterday’s annual
THE traditional days of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts are long gone. More girls than ever are signing up for East Lancashire’s Scout groups — and across the country they even outnumbered the boys in 2010-11, according to The Scout Association’s latest
MUM Debra Sanderson is rightly angry that she had to buy ice to treat her son’s broken ankle while he was a patient at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Mrs Sanderson was told by doctors the ice was needed to reduce her son’s heavily swollen ankle before it
I TOOK my family (two sons) to the 1940s weekend on the East Lancashire steam railway. What a waste of £42. The boys like to see different uniforms. The “ban” kept everyone who does dress in German uniform away. I have friends who dress this
IT is well documented that Blackburn with Darwen Council needs to save millions of pounds. Well here is a very easy way they could save money: they could stop paying well over-inflated prices for the contractors they use – ie glaziers, electricians and
Our thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph for excellent coverage of the Dedication and Opening of the new Sea Cadet HQ (June 6). However, I would like to make a minor correction. The unit was oficially opened by the High Sheriff of Lancashire Peter Milehan
AN international concert pianist is set to return to East Lancashire for a landmark concert on June 25. Nelson-born Kathryn Stott has performed to audiences around the globe and toured with some of the most renowned chamber music collectives
The parents of Burnley FC star Jay Rodriguez have opened a new sandwich shop in the town. Kiko and Carol Rodriguez are behind CJ’s Sandwich Bar in the Briercliffe Road shopping centre. It was opened this week by former Burnley boss Stan Ternent
A MOTORBIKE rider, currently striving for his first Isle of Man TT win, is unwinding after races on a ‘one-of-a-kind’ mountain bike created in Barnoldswick. Motorsport hotshot, Guy Martin, 29, who is also known as the presenter of BBC1’s The Boat That
WINDOW company VEKA has swallowed up a larger rival in a big-money deal. The Burnley company, which employs 150 people in East Lancashire, has taken over West Midlands-based Bowater Building Products for an ‘eight-figure sum’. VEKA said
A CRASH involving two cars and a lorry caused chaos on the A56 in Edenfield today. The driver of one of the cars had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped following the accident at around 11.15am. And motorists were diverted after
MANCHESTER United look to have won the race for Blackburn Rovers' Phil Jones. The 19-year-old is due to United's Carrington training ground this afternoon for a medical. He could complete his move before flying out to the under-21
A missing Oldham teenager may be in Bacup, police believe. Ciaron Nuttall, aged 19, was last seen on Cardigan Street, Royton, on March 5. His phone and social network accounts have not been used since that time, which is out of character, and he
A family has paid tribute to a father-of-two who was killed while out walking his dog in Pendle. Stuart Mather, 60, of Leet Road, Higham was out walking with his Scottish terrier, Hamish, along Barrowford Road on Monday when he was struck by
Burnley have tabled fresh terms to out-of-contract strikers Alex MacDonald and Wes Fletcher. Two of their development squad team-mates have already accepted offers, with Dominic Knowles and Alex-Ray Harvey committing to another season with
ACCRINGTON Stanley chief executive Rob Heys believes it won’t be until this weekend that the first of the club’s out of contract players announce their decision on their future. A total of 17 Stanley players are mulling over new offers – and were given
A CLUB in Darwen has been praised for the work it does with the environment and local youngsters. The Newrad Fisheries Club, Watery Lane, has become the first angling club in the county to be awarded Club Mark Status, a prestigious recognition of the
FLY-TIPPERS and rogue pet owners have fallen foul of a major crackdown designed to clean up the streets of Burnley. Fifteen successful prosecutions have been mounted in the past fortnight, focusing on people who allow their back yards to become
Accrington Stanley have pulled out of the totesport.com reserve league West Division. The Reds’ withdrawal, along with Bury and Shrewsbury, means Burnley will play only 12 reserve league fixtures next term.
BURNLEY are still in talks with Chris McCann to keep the midfielder at Turf Moor. The 23-year-old, who also progressed through the club’s youth system, impressed on his return from a 15-month injury lay-off towards the end of last season. After
EL-HADJI Diouf is considering staying at Blackburn Rovers for another season despite being told he would not be in manager Steve Kean’s first team plans. Diouf looked certain for an Ewood exit this summer after Kean revealed he would not start ahead
HOW refreshing last week to read of the call by Pendle’s new mayor for more young people to become involved in local politics. It says a lot about the point he is making that Coun Nadeem Ahmed should find himself being singled out as Lancashire
A THREE-year-old girl will take part in the Race For Life in Blackburn tonight in memory of the grandad she never met. Charlotte Newton will tackle the five-kilometre route in Witton Park with her mum Michelle, sister Ellé, 11, and aunt Helen
A 12-YEAR-old boy was injured after being hit by a van this morning. Police said the youngster was struck in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, at 8.20am. He suffered grazing to his hand and hip but was not seriously injured. He was taken to hospital
ARSONISTS dumped then torched a 12ft boat in Hoddlesden. Firefighters said eyewitnesses saw a trailer pull up and watched as the boat was fly-tipped in Johnson New Road before it was set alight around 11.15pm on Monday. A vehicle was then seen speeding
A BUSY East Lancashire road was blocked following a collision this morning. Two cars collided in the A682 Burnley Road, between Rimington and Blacko, at 7.45am. One vehicle hit a wall and another came to rest further down the road.
PADIHAM professional Chris Holt will deputise for Rishton on Friday night in the Twenty20 clash at Blackburn Road against Enfield. For Sunday's game against Colne, former Bacup paid man Michael Smith will play as Rishton continue their search for a new
A MUM was forced to buy bags of ice to treat her son’s broken ankle after nurses said all their ice machines were broken. Debra Sanderson said her son was told by doctors at Royal Blackburn Hospital his leg needed to be packed with ice to reduce
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean’s legal team may claim someone spiked his drink on the day he was arrested for drink driving. The 43-year-old yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of being almost twice over the limit. Kean appeared
DENNIS Locorriere has been offered huge sums of money to play the revered songs of Dr Hook across the globe. But the 62-year-old former lead singer says that he would rather fade into obscurity than only be known as the lead singer of the globally-successful
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a large blaze overnight at a warehouse in Burnley. An investigation is now under way into what caused the fire in the 50mX50m building off Plumbe Street. Streetview of the area Firefighters were
