ACCRINGTON Stanley have missed out on signing Mark Hughes for a third time in two years after the defender tonight joined Bury. The former Everton youngster was one of Stanley's main targets this summer as they looked to bolster the centre
A ROSSENDALE schoolgirl's poem has come runner-up in a north west competition to mark the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion. Lest We Forget, written by 14-year-old Lucie Briggs, was chosen out of hundreds of entries in the competition
A NEW £23million affordable housing development in Blackburn has been unveiled. Lock 54, in the Infirmary Waterside area of Blackburn, is a partnership between housing association Places for People and Blackburn with Darwen Council.
A FORMER top Lancashire detective has dismissed accusations that he ‘leaked’ a report about the Jersey child abuse investigation to the media. During a recent session in the States of Jersey - the equivalent to the UK’s Houses of Parliament
A DEDICATED volunteer who has led more than 500 walks over Pendle's rolling countryside has scooped a national award. Ron Whalley has volunteered for Pendle Leisure Trust’s Out and About initiative since it was first set up and has led walks
“I CAN’T coach man, I’ve got a gift – you can’t coach a gift!” Colne legend Gary Hunt smiles as he recalls Collis King’s statement on his arrival at the Horsfield. The West Indian great was one of the most eye catching professionals
FEISTY, authentic and very gripping, this novel, written by a woman living in Austwick, portrays a realistic take on what it would be like for an English person to set up shop in the secluded village deep within the French Pyrenees. Tackling
Next time I go running over Cunswick Fell I will do so with some trepidation. For this book reveals that the hill overlooking Kendal is apparently haunted by Roger de Leyburne, who killed his father to gain the Cunswick estate. It is
Enfield legend Mas Ahmed has retired after 483 Lancashire League games that stretch back to 1983. Ahmed bowed out on Sunday as he made 38 in Enfield’s derby win over Accrington.
OVER £20,000 has been raised for Pendleside Hospice at this year’s Pendle Pub Walk. Organisers said they were overwhelmed by the turn-out for the 10-mile trek, with 550 people taking part in the annual event. Initial pledges suggest that Pendle
SCENES of carnage and devastating loss have been described by an officer who has attended dozens of crash scenes. Sergeant David Horsfield, an accident investigator for the past eight years, said he had seen lives 'utterly destroyed' by horrific
AN ADRENALINE junkie who has a rare neurological condition jumped out of an plane dressed as Superman to raise money for charity. And Marek Krolik has beaten his £400 fundraising target reaching £596 for Ataxia UK. The 26-year-old project
Rossendale Players are preparing to celebrate 75 years of presenting drama in the valley this autumn. This weekend, members of the company will join the parade for Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday, travelling on a float with the theme of their
A ‘HEARTY’ Northern comedy – set on the party island of Ibiza – is being staged in Rossendale from June 22 to 25. Bacup Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (BAODS) is revisiting the world of a Girls’ Night Out with its latest production. Girls
A HISTORIAN has said Blackburn with Darwen Council is not making good use ‘of the best PR for Blackburn there is’. Ray Smith is chairman of Blackburn Local History Society and the author of several books on the town's heritage. He is also a regular
Burnley’s Carling Cup first round tie at home to Burton Albion will take place on Tuesday, August 9 (KO 7.45pm). Tickets are adults £15, concessions £10 and under-16s £5. Tickets are available now.
BURNLEY goalkeeper Lee Grant is expected to be on Leeds United’s wanted list if Kasper Schmeichel’s sale to Leicester City goes through. Grant joined the Clarets last summer, but after losing his place to Brian Jensen, is keen to re-establish
CHARITY officials have paid tribute to their supporters after a fledgling fundraising evening in Burnley. More than £650 was raised at Burnley Miners, in Plumbe Street, for Salute, the new organisation headed by Keith Shepherd, which offers support
Blackburn Rovers target Mirko Vucinic is unlikely to move to Ewood Park with several other clubs understood to be a more attractive option for him. Roma’s Montenegrin striker is seeking a move and Rovers are believed to be prepared to meet the
HYNDBURN GPs have elected seven colleagues on to a new Hyndburn GP Consortium. The board has been formed ahead of the Government’s pending NHS reforms, which will hand more of the NHS budget to GPs. The doctors will be joined on the board by representatives
A TOWN councillor has slammed the decision to make residents pay for vandalised bins as “craziness to the limit”. Coun Martin McCaughran was contacted by a disabled resident of Broughton Street, Darwen, whose grey bin had been set alight and destroyed
ROSSENDALE’S MP is encouraging residents to have their say on new developments in their communities. Jake Berry said the new plan called Community Right to Build,which is making its way through Parliament as part of the Localism Bill, would allow communities
THE father of a young cancer survivor donned his walking boots to complete a 100-mile charity trek. Fourteen-year-old Anna Griffin from Longridge had to have part of her leg amputated after she was diagnosed with bone cancer when she was 11 years old
ROLLS-Royce yesterday signed an exclusive deal with Airbus as it announced two engine contracts worth more than £190million. The aerospace giant, which employs 1,000 in East Lancashire, will be the sole engine provider for the enhanced Airbus A350
A DAD-OF-TWO was found dead in his bed by partner on Father’s Day. Alan Crawford, of Briercliffe Road, Burnley, complained of feeling ill on Saturday evening and went to bed early. The next morning his partner struggled to wake him as
A FORMER Blackburn College student is celebrating after his masterpiece was chosen to be displayed at the Scottish Royal Academy art show. Michael Youds, 29, studied Art & Design NVQ and BTEC at the college, followed by a BA in Fine Art at
A ‘WELL-loved’ priest who served an East Lancashire town for more than a decade has died following a battle with illness. Father Richard O’Connor, who had been the priest at St Mary’s RC Church in Haslingden since 2000, died on Saturday. It is thought
HIGH-RANKING tourism officials from India have been staying in the Lake District. The Indian Government representatives stayed at the Lakeside Hotel on the shores of Windermere, where they discussed a range of tourism issues. Staff at
Address: 28-30 Church Street Blackburn BB1 5AF. Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Humphreys from June 18, 2011. For those who remember the cafe from the old Lord Square complex, it’s a welcome return for this town centre eaterie. Although
A VICTORIAN philanthropist, who supported hospitals and almhouses in his native Colne after becoming a leading jam-maker, has been remembered in a new book. Sir William ‘Pickles’ Hartley never forgot his roots in Pendle after building factories across
HOW do you know when you’re time’s up? This week poor millionaire Mr Smedley, of canned-food fame, decided before BBC Two cameras that his motor neurone disease should be ended during a trip to Swiss clinic Dignitas. However, Professor Stephen
REVENGE was sweet for Rishton U10s after winning the Langho Juniors football tournament. After opening up the competition with a 2-0 defeat against Clitheroe Wolves Red, the two teams met again in the final – only this time Rishton went on
ONE of East Lancashire’s longest running boxing clubs has written a new chapter in to it’s history by changing its name. And newly named Blackburn with Darwen Police Amateur Boxing Club held its first show under the new banner – inviting fighters
COLNE and Nelson Rugby Club has won the Lancashire Ian Sinclair Youth Award for outstanding community work in and around Pendle. The club regularly has five coaches each week running after-school rugby and tag rugby sessions in primary and high schools
TALENTED boxer Ibrahim Shah faces his toughest test yet when he competes in the European Championships. The Blackburn teenager is a member of Gloves ABC – the Bolton-based club set up by Amir Khan – and will represent England in Hungary on
A MINI-revival is on the cards for a popular Burnley shopping street following the arrival of the town’s last remaining independent book store. Bosses at Badger Books, which has left its longstanding home in Keirby Walk, was today due to reopen
IT was good to see that Coun Charlie Briggs had a good response on Saturday June 13 when he had his “Bring it to Briggs” roadshow outside Boots the chemist in Burnley. I myself found it very interesting and I would urge people to go along next
THE lack of funding for the arts in East Lancashire is a scandal. People in this area are not unrealistic. They do not expect to match Manchester and Liverpool where there are established theatres and galleries, as well as major choirs and orchestras
MANY opinions have been voiced in your paper regarding capital punishment. Surely, men such as Sutcliffe, Brady, Nielsen and such like do not deserve the right to live. No-one wants to see innocent people put to death by the state, but please
SO H Hamer (LT, June 11) wants to go back to the good old days when there was less crime and we kept on hanging people. Why were we hanging people, if hanging deterred crime? The truth is, countries with a death penalty have no shortage of people
When I read that our MP Andrew Stephenson had voted for police cuts, I thought: how irresponsible of him. But now I’m having second thoughts after noticing how many police officers stand guard outside the front of the Union Exchange pub in Colne at weekends
BURNLEY’S new KFC fast-food restaurant is to open in the autumn after being hit by delays caused by the quality of the soil at the site. Work is under way at the new drive-thru restaurant, on the former Car Village site, in Trafalgar Street. The
Your story about Kathleen Ferrier’s centenary (‘Singing the praises of Our Kath, LT, June 10) spurred me to listen to some of her recordings for the first time in a while. What a voice! If you don’t believe me, go to YouTube and listen to her rendering
THE move by Bright Futures Day Nursery in Clitheroe is a real sign of the times. Seven cameras have been installed which stream live footage over the internet. It allows parents to log on via a computer or mobile phone and keep a watchful eye on
Readers, it is time the current coalition government was scrapped and a new General Election called. Please go to the website petition.co.uk then under category politics view General Election Petition. FE Sharpe, Elburton Road, Plymstock, Plymouth
I and many others who are more knowledgeable, think it's a great mistake to decommission HMS Ark Royal and scrap the Harriers but HM Government thinks otherwise. However, as we have to accept these unpalatable facts why not convert the carrier into
TWO Assistant Chief Constables have been appointed for Lancashire police. Andy Rhodes, who was Blackburn’s top policeman, has now been formally appointed to the role of ACC, which he had been carrying out on a temporary basis. This post has been
TWENTY firefighters were called to a blaze at a derelict Whitworth mill last night. The fire at Albert Mill in Market Street, started on the second floor at about 10.30pm, and spread to the first floor. Five pumps from the area were
THE boss of Silentnight has been replaced as the bed firm’s new owner battles a sales drop. Group chief executive Neil Mernock has left to make way for a business turn-around specialist as the Barnoldswick company grapples with a retail slump
A DAY centre in Burnley for people with learning disabilities is set to close next month with services moving to a state-of-the-art building. Services will be moved from the Meadowbank Day Centre, Whittam Street, to a £2million resource centre in Temple
A PROLIFIC crook who was going to use part of a Dyson cleaner as a weapon and went on a £1,000 shoplifting spree has been jailed for a year. Christopher Chapman, 29, was running round the streets with the metal pipe from the vacuum.
A country pub in Pendle is now under new management. The Fanny Grey, in High Lane, Salterforth, reopened in March following a short period of closure. However, those tenants left shortly after and Enterprise Inns has now moved to bring in new
WELL, it’s been quite a week. I thought I would have a bit of a laugh and make myself a hat for my big day at Ascot — not just any hat, you understand — but a copy of the ‘pretzel’ as worn by Princess Beatrice at the Royal wedding. It was not quite
Nicole Talmer organised a concert at St John’s Church, Higham, after being crowned Rose Queen. She and her friend Katie Ritson – both pupils at St Christopher’s High School, Accrington – performed songs in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, The
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘thoughtful and caring’ Clitheroe teenager who died after being struck by a train. Lee Bialecki, 18, was found on the railway line close to Walsden train station near Todmorden at around 3.20pm on Friday. The
My recent visits to the sites of old mines set me thinking. Which is really the king of the diggers — mankind or animals? I decided on animals and listed the badger as one of the best. Badger setts consist of a network of tunnels that have been
SABDEN Parish Council has objected to plans to turn the former spinning mill and office building in Watt Street into a housing development. Councillors believe that the plans include too many homes for the village. The final decision on the plans
BUSINESSES are being urged to take part in a survey. The annual Lancashire Business Survey is run by networking and lobbying club Downtown Lancashire in Business, led by former Lancashire County Council deputy leader Frank McKenna. He said: “The survey
A HOME care provider has snapped up an East Lancashire rival. Oswaldtwistle-based Willowbrook has acquired Caring Hands 2 You, of Darwen, with its 16 staff transferred to the larger firm. Willowbrook founder Elaine Brady said: “The team at Caring Hands
A TOP boss at Blackburn bus maker Optare has spent almost £15,000 on shares. Chief financial officer Peter Phillips bought 500,000 shares at 2.95p each, taking his holding to 1.5million shares, of 0.2 per cent of the company. Optare is based in Lower
A DISABLED man who took part in an attack has escaped being punished. Akbar Shah, 29, who is said to have learning difficulties, had not faced trial over the alleged assault as he had been found unfit to plead and would be unable to follow
AN 11-year-old girl from Wilpshire was crowned as this year’s Rose Queen. Esme Pearse was picked out of the hat to take the year long role on Saturday. The Rose Queen procession took place from The Homestead, Whalley Road, Wilpshire, from 11.45am
ANDREW Connolly says he had no option but to call time on Rossendale United – and insists he did so with a heavy heart. The Stags were kicked out of the North West Counties League at the league’s annual meeting on Saturday - and it now seems certain
A FAMILY have paid tribute to a Rossendale man who was murdered and dumped in a wheelie bin. Police discovered the body of Shaun Corey inside the bin in a house in Lewisham, South London, last Wednesday. They believe his body was at the house in
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy has achieved his dream of walking for the first time after undergoing life-changing surgery in America. Robin Carter, from Earby, has relied on a special frame to move around as he has a debilitating disease which has left
FORTY years of ministry at ‘the sharp end’ will be celebrated by the Bishop of Burnley later this year. The Right Rev John Goddard began his life in the priesthood on the tough council estates of Scarborough and Middlesbrough. And within six months
FEW people have as broad a knowledge of East Lancashire Hospice as Gill Leacy. The 67-year-old has had three experiences of the charity – as the wife of a patient, as a volunteer, and as a trustee. Gill’s husband Bernard Leacy died in
THE number of luncheon club sittings in Pendle are set to be cut. Proposals to be discussed at the borough council’s executive meeting on Thursday could see weekly sittings reduced from 12 to nine. If agreed, seven community venues in
TYRONE Mears is not a target for Bolton Wanderers. The right back is the second Burnley player this summer, after Chris McCann, to be tipped for a reunion with Owen Coyle. But the Lancashire Telegraph understands the 28-year-old is prepared
NIKOLA Kalinic is seeking talks with boss Steve Kean within the next 10 days as he looks to bring an end to the uncertainty hanging over his Blackburn Rovers career. The Croatian striker has been stuck in limbo since dropping out of favour
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LANCASHIRE’S bowlers came off second best at Trent Bridge yesterday as Nottinghamshire gave themselves the advantage on the opening day in the County Championship. The Red Rose was blooming as Notts were reduced to 12-2. But Alex Hales (51) and Samit
A NURSERY school has installed seven cameras so busy working parents can keep a watchful eye on their children via a computer or mobile phone. The scheme at Bright Futures Day Nursery, West View, Clitheroe, is targeted at families who
Nelson star Nick Uttley stunned Saturday hero Anthony Harwood last night as he made it into the last four of the Harold Ryden Championship at Blackburn GC. Harwood had taken the weekend honours with a breathtaking afternoon 65 to follow his
CLITHEROE golfer Ian Singleton moved one step closer to Royal St George’s after reaching the final qualifying stage for The Open championship at the third time of asking. The 30-year-old held his nerve in a regional qualifying play-off on home
JOE Jacobson hopes his future will be resolved in the next few days – with the defender not yet closing on the door on the offer of a new deal at Accrington Stanley. Shrewsbury have been heavily linked with an interest in the 24-year-old, who
THE families of two Pendle youngsters who impaled their hands on the same metal fencing are seeking legal action. Hassan Hussain was playing near to his home in Every Street, Nelson, when his football went over the fence on the site of the
