UNIONS have ended their dispute and called off further strike action at a troubled Darwen school. The National Union of Teachers, NUT, and the NASUWT said they took the decision as they were ‘delighted with the progress’ being made at Darwen
TRADE and civic chiefs in Accrington have rounded on a popular author and radio DJ after an ‘insulting’ portrayal of the town in his new book. Stuart Maconie, a BBC 6 Music presenter and a regular on TV, travelled to Hyndburn while writing
BLACKBURN Rovers owners Venky’s could be set to move in to a home just metres from the club’s training ground - by buying David Dunn’s mansion. It is understood that the Rao family, previously said to be interested in Gary Neville’s home
A DARING parachutist from East Lancashire has leapt from the skies 800 times in the past two years for an RAF display team. Sgt Niel Flanagan is in his second year on the RAF Falcons parachute display team and this weekend will perform at a
A MAJOR project has been launched by water chiefs to improve the overall quality of the River Blakewater across Blackburn. An underground containment chamber, designed to prevent sewers from overflowing into the waterway, is planned by United
Police have released an Evofit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a sexual assault. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday 30th May in a ginnel off Wells Street in Haslingden. The victim, a 37 year old woman
HIGHWAYS bosses in Blackburn are axing two sets of traffic lights in the town centre to try to reduce congestion. Lights where King Street meets Mincing Lane are being removed as part of a masterplan to ease traffic around the entrance to the Mall
PLANS to set up a village museum celebrating its links with the industrial revolution and the methodist movement have been announced. Members of the Stanhill Village Residents’ Association said the project would be housed at the Methodist Chapel
IN the first part of a three-day series, ex-Claret David Eyres talks about leaving Burnley against his wishes, friendships on and off the field and how he played for a decade longer than expected. ARRIVING at Burnley in the summer of 1993,
IT was hard to know what to make of Sunday. Two Blackburn Rovers academy graduates lined up against Spain in England’s opening game of the UEFA Under 21 Championship, yet for both their Ewood days were already over. Local lads who have made
A SMALL army of theatre company stalwarts have come together to dress Pendle Hippodrome’s next play. The theatre company is producing the stage version of 1980s’ classic sitcom Hi De Hi at the New Market Street, Colne, venue. Wardrobe
MANUFACTURING and engineering firms in Burnley and Padiham have been invited to a special summit on the industry. They have been called by MP Gordon Birtwistle to the event at Burnley College on Monday, June 20. The event will bring together small
A PETROL station attendant contacted police because a man who filled up at 7am appeared to be drunk. Blackburn magistrates heard that shortly after police received a report that the same car had crashed into a hedge and they arrested Sajid Hussain
AS he stood on the sidelines at Molineux soaking up the ecstasy of the vocal travelling army, Steve Kean could have been forgiven a moment of self satisfaction. After months of criticism, speculation about his own future, and ridicule from
MEMBERS of East Lancashire’s award winning child sexual exploitation team have travelled to Westminster to brief MPs on their work. Staff from Blackburn with Darwen's Engage team were invited to share the workings of the scheme with the rest of the
A NEW scheme is to give former servicemen and women a better chance of getting a job after leaving the armed forces. Lancashire County Council has signed up to the Ministry of Defence’s service personnel and veterans’ agency to provide skills and on-the-job
THE children of several Premier league footballers, including Blackburn Rovers’ goalkeeper Paul Robinson, are to star in a charity fundraiser. A charity fashion show, organised by Harvey and Isabella Neville, children of Everton captain Phil Neville
EMERGENCY service chiefs will be put on the spot over their response to huge moorland fires earlier this year. Officers from Lancashire Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue service will answer questions from members of the public at a meeting tomorrow
FORMER Todmorden GP Harold Shipman features in a new art exhibition by ex-Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. Shipman is represented in Squire’s latest collection, focusing on the cult of celebrity, which also includes Lindsey Lohan, David Beckham
FORWARD thinking Ribblesdale League outfit Read are aiming to attract new females to cricket – and will hold an open day in a bid to unearth the next Charlotte Edwards or Arran Brindle. Read are progressive with their ideas for women’s cricket
ACCRINGTON Stanley hope to bring in ‘four or five’ players this summer - and they will look into the possibility of another loan deal for Burnley defender Kevin Long. Stanley are optimistic of keeping most of their squad together after receiving
WHO doesn’t love the thrill of planning a trip abroad? As the summer holiday season gets into full swing, a new survey has found there is a big gender divide when it comes to booking the main trip of the year. According to InvisibleHand online flight
CAN I, through your letters page, say a big thank-you to Paul and Katrina Tanner who found my son’s wallet and handed it in to the police? There are still some decent, honest people about. Thank God for that. N Thompson, Blackburn.
AN injured person, whose life has been shattered by someone else’s negligence, has a right to expect full and fair redress. It seems grossly unfair, therefore, that the Ministry of Justice has proposed changes to ‘no win, no fee’ to make the innocent
I wonder if H Hamer has given proper thought to her plea for a return to hanging (LT, June 11). Most killings are done in the heat of the moment or under the influence of drink or drugs so the threat of the death penalty would have no effect. Our
huge thanks to the 150 who ran the London Marathon in support of The Children’s Trust and, have to date, raised £250,000 for the charity. The Trust has places in many of the UK’s key events, and we would love you to join: British 10K, 5K Women’s Challenge
WHEN the economy is struggling and people are in need, it is the voluntary groups and charities that step in to offer support. That is why it is such a tragedy that so many of these groups in East Lancashire are on the brink of closing because of
BURNLEY are bracing themselves for increased interest in key players, after Andre Bikey and Chris Eagles were linked with moves away. Although reports suggesting Everton have renewed their pursuit of Eagles are thought to be nothing more than
A CROOKED ex-councillor who laundered more than £92,000 in cash has been jailed for 10 months. Businessman Mohammed Ansar, 49, was caught out when police investigating the ill-gotten gains of his drug-dealing sons, Shamraiz and Khobibe, found
AN alcoholic has been spared jail for beating up his one-time 'fame hunter' partner a fourth and fifth time. Carl Anthony Britton, 38, attacked Dawn Barry in February and May. The pair, who both have drink problems, had met in a rehabilitation
Accepted wisdom has it that you only appear on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here if your career has tanked. When it comes to Dom Joly, however, accepted wisdom doesn't work. He stepped into the jungle (and came a more than respectable
A PRIMARY school in Burnley has been told to clean up its act after getting just one out of a possible five stars in newly-published food hygiene ratings. Major improvements are needed to the kitchens at Whittlefield Primary, in Tabor Street
There’s no shortage of moaners in this world – and East Lancashire’s certainly got its fair share. Many people seem to be addicted to grumbling and complaining or ‘whinging’ – the word Australians use to refer to what they see as a peculiarly
THWAITES has unveiled a new fleet of delivery trucks emblazoned with its 200-year history. The Blackburn brewery has launched eight new 26-ton lorries, each one named after one of the firm’s famous shire horses. The fleet, which is part of a wider
A GROUP of travellers moving from site to site in Rossendale have set up at a business park. A 20-strong convoy of caravans have been in the borough for around six weeks and they have now turned an area at New Hall Hey, in Rawtenstall into
CHILDREN’S safety is being put at risk because horses are being allowed to graze in a play area, according to worried residents. Since May, two horses have been tethered to a post on a field between Fairfield Terrace and Coal Pit Lane, in Accrington
LANCASHIRE businessmen are turning to botox, laser line removal and facial fillers because they want to look as ‘slick and attractive as contestants on The Apprentice’. That’s the view of a leading plastic surgeon in the region who said that almost
BURNLEY FC director Brendan Flood and a bailed-out bank yesterday resumed a High Court battle over the escalating costs of their multi-million pound legal row. The two parties blame each other over the collapse of part of Mr Flood’s property empire
STEVE Kean will fly home from India tomorrow with his summer wish list approved and ready to go – after spending the last five days plotting Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League top 10 assault. The Rovers boss has combined a holiday with his wife
BURNLEY will be among Accrington Stanley’s potential opponents when the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup is announced tomorrow. Stanley will be unseeded in the northern section of the draw. They have often faced the Clarets in pre-season and
COUNCIL bosses in Burnley did a swift U-turn after the town’s largest hotel was told it had failed a food hygiene test over a number of out-of-date yoghurts. New hygiene scores were published for the first time yesterday for nearly 1,000 premises in
A DRUG dealer who masterminded an operation to flood the streets of East Lancashire with cocaine has been jailed for seven years. Vincent Harold Graham used drug money to fund a ‘lavish lifestyle’ at a five-bedroom house in the Ribble Valley’s exclusive
THE future of a crisis-hit charity has been secured after it won a £264,000 lottery grant. Home-Start Blackburn and Darwen was facing a bleak future after losing 80 per cent of its funding because of local authority cut backs. In March
TWO men clashed in a ‘pool rage’ incident at Pendle Leisure Centre in full view of schoolchildren. Phil Storey, chief executive of Pendle Leisure Trust, which operates the centre, confirmed an ‘incident’ had taken place on Monday afternoon.
A MUM whose 13-year-old daughter was plied with drugs and alcohol by a gang of Asian men who groomed her for sex has spoken of her ‘nightmare’ ordeal. The woman, a mum-of-seven, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she feared her daughter
