A SPORTS nutrition company endorsed by Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has been sold in an £8million deal. Science in Sport (SiS), which makes energy bars and ‘gels’ used by top athletes, is now owned by Provexis plc, a food science firm
A POPULAR former Blackburn pub is set to become a cafe bar — but without a planned shisha room. The Malt and Hops pub, Barton Street, which has historically drawn in the student crowds has been shut for around a year. Pub Company Enterprise Inns
THE new Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has become a star of Middle Eastern television, radio and press. Coun Karimeh Foster, who has represented the Whitehall ward of Darwen as a Lib Dem since 1992, has featured on bulletins on TV stations
A NEW taxi rank is being trialled in Church Street, Blackburn, following the opening of the town’s new £8 million market. There will be four spaces for hackney carriages to serve customers going to and from the new market hall in the ground
FUNDRAISERS bidding to raise £500,000 to build a new mountain rescue base have almost reached the half-way point. Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue team (RPMRT) launched their campaign last October after outgrowing their current base in Clegg
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of a ferret called Freda when she got her head stuck under a wooden door. Owners David Blunt and Pauline Green dialled 999 after the six-week-old pet became trapped at their home in Nuttall Street, Accrington
BAD TEACHER (15, 92 mins) Comedy/Romance. Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins, Phyllis Smith, Dave 'Gruber' Allen. Director: Jake Kasdan. Released: June 17 (UK & Ireland) One inspirational man or woman
GREEN LANTERN (12A, 114 mins) Action/Sci-Fi/Romance/Comedy. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Geoffrey Rush, Temuera Morrison and the voices of Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan. Director: Martin
A POPULAR stalwart of local football in Rossendale has died aged 81. Kenneth Peters, whose son Brent is the colourful manager of Bacup Borough FC, died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Brent said his dad's health deteriorated after he stubbed his
Fast-rising indie act Skint and Demoralised will be waxing lyrical in Blackburn on June 17. Skint & Demoralised began when Wakefield teenager Matt Abbott started doing stand-up performance poetry in late 2006 on comical themes such as tales
Jonathan Newman's romantic comedy of modern relationship woes is like a blind date from hell. A potentially amorous rendezvous, which begins with nervous anticipation, quickly degenerates into inane conversation, stifled yawns and despairing glances
A CONVICTED sex offender caught with indecent images of children on his laptop has been jailed for 16 months. Roy Ingham was found in possession of the material after police executed a search warrant at his room in a bed and breakfast in Bolton
With a career that spans more than 40 years the often-overused ‘legend’ label is more than deserving here. We spoke to American soul king Bobby Womack ahead of a rare UK date at King George’s Hall, Blackburn. ROCK and Rock Hall Of Fame inductee Bobby
Organisers are promising an action-packed three days for the first ever Whalley Live Festival on June 18 to 19. Saturday will see live music in all the village centre pubs throughout the day, with an outdoor music stage at the Whalley Arms,
JAI McDowall may not have won over the X Factor judges last year but after a few tweaks to his style he’s finally secured his place on the big stage. Having missed out on Dannii Minogue’s 2010 X Factor bootcamp, the 24-year-old singer ditched
In the third of his three-part life story, Burnley favourite David Eyres talks about the relationship he had with Clarets boss Jimmy Mullen. “WHEN a manager signs you once, it’s a compliment,” said David Eyres. “When he signs you again you
The Beaver (12A, 91 mins) Drama/Comedy/Romance. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Riley Thomas Stewart, Cherry Jones. Director: Jodie Foster. The trials of Mel Gibson, whose rants to an ex-girlfriend were caught
I AM not the most patient of supermarket shoppers, and a slow customer, struggling to decide how many carrots they need or trying to find money-off coupons tucked away in their bag as they hold up the queue at the till, can send my casual tutting
PLANS to divert a footpath at the centre of a neighbourly dispute have been dismissed by councillors. Permission was sought to divert the footpath at at Higher Slipper Hill Farm, Foulridge, which runs in front of two homes. But councillors on Pendle
SENTENCING of a man who admitted keeping dangerous dogs after his best friend was almost ‘eaten alive’ by his pets has been delayed. Mark Rowland, 24, was facing jail after pal Daniel Boardman, 19, was mauled. But his sentencing at Blackburn Magistrates
POLICE in Accrington have released a picture of a wanted mugger. Officers said the man, believed to be aged around 20, punched a woman outside Wilkinsons, Infant Street, Accrington, before stealing her handbag. The incident happened at 7pm on
A GROUP of students hit the streets of Rawtenstall to raise money for Rossendale Hospice. The fun day organised by 12 Training 2000, saw students aged between 16 and 18, work towards their ASDAN voluntary qualification by taking part in a variety of
TOILET rolls and signs explaining the symptoms of bowel cancer are being put on display in loos at community buildings and workplaces across East Lancashire. A ‘Don’t rush to flush’ campaign aims to alert people to the dangers of the disease and remind
EVERY week throughout the summer, the Lancashire Telegraph will be posing a topical question to Blackburn Rovers supporters over the comings and goings at Ewood Park. A selection of online answers made to each question will be printed in
AN actress in Blackburn Drama Club’s last play of the season will bring her experience of seeing writer and director Alan Ayckbourn in action to the production. Claire St Pierre plays Kate in Ayckbourn’s Bedroom Farce, being staged by the Thwaites
EMMERDALE's Chastity Dingle is set to appear at Accrington Carnival on June 18. Actress Lucy Pargeter will take part in the street parade and sign autographs for fans at the carnival site at Accrington and Rossendale College campus.
ALL eyes will be on the Ramsbottom Cup on Sunday as eight sides battle it out for a place in the semi-finals of the competition. Reigning champions and current Ribblesdale League leaders Baxenden make the testing trip to the Applegarth for
BURNLEY FC director a must wait before finding out the result of a court case over the escalating costs of his legal clash with a bailed-out bank. Mr Flood, along with business partner James Riddell, blames Anglo Irish Bank for causing the collapse
BURNLEY are already facing a fixture change as their scheduled game at Birmingham City on August 16 has been postponed due to the newly relegated Blues’ commitments in the Europa League. Carling Cup winners Birmingham are due to play a European
RUMOURS that Darwen Town Councillors are pushing to replace the Mayor have been dismissed as ‘pure speculation’. Lib Dem Mayor Paul Browne said he had been told there would be a challenge to his position at the next council meeting by For Darwen
BLACKBURN with Darwen Care Trust Plus has been awarded the prestigious Baby Friendly Award. The award is part of a global programme set up by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation. Dominic Harrison, the Care Trust Plus’ director of public health
Cole MacGrath is back, making a dramatic journey to the historic Southern city of New Marias in an effort to discover his full super-powered potential — and face a civilisation-ending confrontation with a dark and terrifying enemy from his own future.
The Red Faction series has traded heavily on the premise of creating a game world with fully destructible environments, and in the previous Guerilla release you were free to unleash havoc in space as you saw fit. Here, Armageddon takes a more linear
Big, brash and brilliantly boisterous, it’s time to put on your shades and step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. This time round, the alien hordes are invading and only Duke
Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Humphreys from June 17 2011 With all-day breakfasts, alongside sandwiches and full meals served with chips and veg, there really is something for everyone at Spindles. With options for all tastes
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean is hoping to open contract talks with Junior Hoilett in the next couple of weeks. Hoilett is seen as one of the jewels in the Ewood crown after an explosive end to the last campaign and Rovers are keen to extend
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren from across East Lancashire sang their hearts out at a musical spectacular. The event, organised by Blackburn with Darwen Music and Arts Service, saw more than 500 young people taking part in the ‘Big Sing’ over two days
A MEMORIAL service will be held for a former Burnley mayoress who died suddenly at home in Spain last month. Pat Chadwick, 63, below, who served as a councillor between 1995 and 2002, suffered a suspected heart attack on May 19. The funeral has
A BURNLEY man attacked a nurse working at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Blackburn magistrates heard Ian Anthony Litherland approached the nurse from behind and refused to let go, despite her screams of protest. And when security staff rushed
MORE than 300 ducks will race along a Barnoldswick beck during the annual Valley Gardens summer fair on June 25. The plastic ducks will set off from the bridge near the Gospel Mission church at 2.30pm. Between 10am and 12.30pm tomorrow
ADULTERY is the top reason Lancashire couples divorce, according to a leading law firm. Napthens, which has two East Lancashire offices, found that ‘playing away’ was to blame for 40 per cent of recent divorce petitions. Where unreasonable behaviour
A DRUG user set up a 250-plant cannabis factory at his home because he could not afford to pay dealers, a court heard. Father-of-two Paul Holland, 21, who had been smoking the drug since he was just 10, was said to suffer depression and had been on
A EAST Lancashire Euro-MP is insisting that all use of animals for testing cosmetic products must end within two years. EU legislation to ban animal testing was approved in 2003. It set deadlines for the phasing out of the practice. Most substances
IN-form Whalley look to maintain their charge up the Ribblesdale League tomorrow – but they face the toughest of tests at Station Road as league leaders Baxenden arrive. Richard Palmer’s Whalley have scorched up to fourth spot in the table and outclassed
Thwaites Wainwright Lancashire League previews for Saturday, June 18. ACCRINGTON v ENFIELD League leaders Accrington are in great form going into their clash with Enfield are expected to be at full strength for the Thorneyholme Road clash. Mas
Would you really want to know what people are up to every single minute of the day? This week one council decided to hold a 24-hour tweetathon via the social networking website, broadcasting details of the work the council does in a typical day.
PLANS to hold an Accrington Stanley versus Celtic testimonial match for manager John Coleman are in major doubt because of policing costs. The club had planned to invite the Scottish giants to the Crown Ground this summer in recognition
Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham is hosting a classic motorbike show on June 19. The show, which lands on Father's Day, attracts thousands of motorcycle fans every year. Classic bikes from every era and interest will be on show. * The
YOUNG arsonists who caused mayhem at a housing estate in Burnley have had their criminal behaviour extinguished. Fire chiefs were able to target the Kibble Bank estate as part of a multi-agency clean-up operation. The move was made following
IF Bucko (LT June 14) neither likes the NHS nor wishes to use the ‘hugely bloated and wasteful institution’, he can always stand aside and let worthy and needy individuals use its services instead. Then by all means, use his beloved private health
I watched Trooping the Colour on television in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth’s birthday. It was magnificent and a lot of hard work had been put on to make sure it was right on the day. All the regiments were a joy to watch and our regiments are
A report about rats in Blackburn Cathedral grounds (LT, June 9) says one cause is the miles of sewers and converted rivers under the streets. To me, the real blame lies with some of the people who live in this town which has got dirtier over the
IT is very concerning today to hear of the continuing problems at Burnley’s ‘super schools’. The £250million Building Schools for the Future programme saw old schools bulldozed, the pupil roll ripped up and historic school names put in the bin.
Cherry Tree face Great Harwood tonight in a Ribblesdale League Twenty20 clash at Preston Old Road. They are determined to make it a party atmosphere. The bar opens at 6pm and food is available. Fixtures Barnoldswick v Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Wanderers
BLACKBURN Rovers target Sebastian Larsson is expected to sign for Sunderland next week, according to the player’s father. The Swedish international has been in Rovers’ sights for some time, with Steve Kean attempting to secure a deal in January
CHORLEY aim to continue their season of success tomorrow as they take top billing in the Northern Premier League for the match of the day with Netherfield. The game at Windsor Park pits the locals, riding high in third spot, against the Cumbrians,
Chorley and Darwen meet tonight at Windsor Park in the Jamie Heywood Twenty20.
BLACKBURN Rovers target Jermaine Jones is expected to be back in the Premier League next season – but Steve Kean has a fight on his hands to secure his Ewood Park return. The Schalke midfielder impressed during a loan spell at Rovers at the end of
POLICE have called for a drinking ban outside a working men’s club during the Bacup Carnival. Th’Owd Con Club, in Irwell Terrace, Bacup, has applied to Rossendale Council for a temporary event licence to install an outside bar, including a barbecue
Darwen make the short trip to Preston tomorrow, looking to keep up the pressure on the teams around them.
BURNLEY hope to move a step closer to finalising new terms for Chris McCann today. I understand the popular midfielder’s representative is due to meet with operational director Brendan Flood, after taking time out this summer to mull over a
THE proud dad of three soldiers is getting on his bike to raise money for injured troops. David Baldwin, who works as a defacement enforcement officer in Blackburn with Darwen, was inspired to organise the 128-mile bike ride by his sons who
A FATHER and son have been sentenced for downloading vile child porn. David Shaw, 59, and his son Robert, 25, stashed hundreds of sickening images at the house they shared in Burnley. Police found the extreme porn on computers, discs
THIS is the first glimpse of the giant weaving shuttle set to be the centrepiece of Nelson’s revamped high street. Tradesman David Palmer is putting the finishing touches to the 12-metre steel sculpture, which is a modern salute to Nelson’s
FRESH calls have been made for extra safety measures at a Nelson car park after a woman threatened to throw herself from the top. Police spent more than an hour speaking to the woman on the top level of Pendle Rise car park, on Wednesday afternoon
THE Lancashire Telegraph’s picture archive is a fantastic record of life in the 16 towns and dozens of vibrant communities that make up our region. Tens of thousands of images have been collected since this newspaper was born in 1886 thanks
A FATHER-of-three who went on the rampage at a Colne service station with a hammer and baseball bat claimed his drinks may have been spiked, a court heard. Before he was arrested by police, Terrence Graham, 30, smashed window at the Total garage
A TRIP to Northampton Town awaits Accrington Stanley for their first game of the new football season which kicks off on August 6. The Reds first home game will be against Southend the following weekend. On Boxing Day, local rivals Morecambe
Burnley will face Watford at home on the opening day of the Championship season on August 6. The Clarets did the double over the Hornets last season and Eddie Howe will be looking to continue that dominance as he kicks off his first season
Blackburn Rovers will face Wolverhampton Wanderers on the opening day of the Premier League season on August 13. The new fixture list, released today, pits Rovers against the team who they beat twice last season, including a 3-2 win away on
TWO of Burnley’s multi-million pound superschools are failing, according to draft reports by inspectors. Blessed Trinity RC College and Hameldon Community College are each providing inadequate levels of education to students, education watchdog
A MUM has been charged with the attempted murder of her three children by deliberately crashing her car into a wall. Kelly Marie Brogan, 31, of Railton Avenue, Mill Hill, Blackburn, is also charged with driving while unfit through drink.
