A NEWLYWED wife has paid tribute to her ‘special’ husband who died after being attacked by a shark while on honeymoon in the Seychelles. Ian Redmond, 30, of Nelson, was attacked as he snorkelled just 20 yards off shore. The incident
VILLAGERS are being urged to form a co-operative to take over a Pendle pub which has been put up for sale for £195,000. A group of Boulsworth Conservative councillors have urged local people to take over the Emmott Arms in Laneshawbridge, which
THE largest on-shore windfarm in the UK could be about to spread its reach even further. Plans have been unveiled by Peel Energy to expand the Scout Moor windfarm near Edenfield, which is already home to 26 giant turbines. But after
SALESBURY skipper Jason Rawson believes the future is bright for his club after the Red Caps secured the signature of professional Susantha Pradeep for a second season. The popular Sri Lankan has put pen to paper on a deal to return to Ribchester Road
A NEW women’s only sport and social club has been set up. The Club has been launched by Burnley Council, to give women the opportunity to participate in sport and leisure activities as well as to learn valuable new skills. The first project to
A CHARITY is praising ‘swift justice’ from the authorities after a burglar was caught red- handed breaking into its shop. Steven Rawcliffe, of Oswaldtwistle, has been jailed for stealing a £35 till float from the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity
A VETERAN of one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War was yesterday laid to rest. John Love, 97, fought in the infamous Battle of Monte Cassino, a turning point in the war in which a quarter of a million soldiers were killed or injured.
VOLUNTEERS are still needed to fill a range of roles at Turton Tower. Reception and shop stewards are needed to welcome visitors and assist with ticket sales and mechandising in the shop. Period room stewards are needed to supervise visitors to
AN entrepreneur has pledged to ‘make a difference’ to his home town after being appointed to a new role. Mo Isap has been selected as the new vice-chair of Blackburn with Darwen’s Local Strategic Partnership. The LSP is the Blackburn and Darwen’
A VOLUNTARY group that was praised by the Prime Minister has received recognition from the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen. The Higher Croft Action Group, who were invited to 10 Downing Street after winning the Big Society Award 2011, have been congratulated
RESIDENTS have claimed victory after council bosses agreed to move a skip out of Blackburn Cemetery. The large waste container has caused controversy since it was placed in the burial grounds off Whalley New Road in June. The Lancashire Telegraph
A NEW ‘ride and read’ scheme is being launched by the Friends of Darwen Library. The group is concerned about people struggling to access services since the mobile library was cut as the borough council looks to save £33million. Now a deal has been
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to reintroduce a bus service between Nelson and Colne five days a week. The number 16 service was facing the axe as part of Lancashire County Council’s programme of cuts. Using money from the Sainsbury’s section 106
A ONCE-thriving gastro pub is for sale at a price of £375,000. Just two years ago the Fanny Grey Inn, High Lane, Salterforth, had a reputation as a country pub which served quality food. However, the Enterprise Inns-owned pub has had a number
Short video inside the flat. A FLAT with a loft converted to grow £25,000 of cannabis was raided by police today. Police smashed the door of the rented Twin Valley property in Sussex Drive, Audley, Blackburn, to find 62 mature plants in the
A man who collapsed on Sunday following a row outside his home has died today. Patrick Gallagher, 64, of Market Street, Whitworth, was involved in an altercation on Sunday night around 10pm. Police and paramedics were called to reports of an argument
TODAY marks the 11th anniversary of former Blackburn Rovers owner Jack Walker’s death. Jack was the man who helped lead Rovers to the Premiership title in 1995. Below you can read how the Lancashire Telegraph reported his death at the
IT’S 7.30 in the morning and the scene is an unmanned station on the East Lancs line. There’s no-one on either platform except yours truly and no sound except a few birds singing and the occasionally clink of milk bottles being left on the doorstep of
SATURDAY was not a good day for East Lancashire football. Blackburn Rovers lost, amid discontent among supporters. Burnley lost, amid discontent among supporters. Even Accrington Stanley lost. This was probably always going to be a potentially thorny
AN MP is calling on police to ‘intervene’ in plans to stage a controversial music event over the same weekend as Colne’s Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival. The Shamania festival, which has its origins in Paganism, will be held in Trawden, from
FOR most women her make-up bag is full of daily essentials that hide a multitude of sins, from eye-bags to crows feet, birthmarks and spots. And according to a recent poll, a third of women have admitted that they would never leave the house without
RADOSAV Petrovic is eager to bring goals to the Blackburn Rovers side as he nears clearance to begin his career at Ewood Park. Rovers completed the signing of the Serbian midfielder last week after a successful work permit hearing, but the 22-year-old
A NELSON man has been killed by a shark while on his honeymoon in the Seychelles. Ian Martin Redmond, 30, died in the attack yesterday off Anse Lazio beach on Praslin, the second largest island in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Mr Redmond
A SERIAL conman who pretended to be collecting for children’s martial arts clubs has been jailed for 230 days. Norman ‘Knuckles’ Jones, a former leader of Burnley’s Suicide Squad hooligan gang, struck no fewer than a dozen times in Bacup and
A FORMER youth worker in Burnley who sent sexually-explicit text messages to a 12-year-old girl has been jailed for 16 months. Michael Heffernan, formerly of Eliza Street but now of Florence Avenue, Burnley, was said to be a well-known figure on the
EVERY adult should by now know the dangers of smoking. They are widely publicised and displayed boldly on the packets. Legal restrictions on smoking in public places are another weapon in the armoury of those who believe health should come first and
After the mayhem of last week two things struck me. The poor gent who lost his life in Ealing for standing up to yobs burning a bin. He is rightly being praised for his bravery. The other part of this that struck me is this poor fellow was previously
I agree with Brian Gordon (LT Letters, Monday) that Chris Huhne is a supporter of alternative energy sources – we all should be, and I can assure him that Chris has studied the matter in great detail. Whether we agree on climate warming or on mankind
Thirty years’ research by The Equality Trust shows that: In rich countries, a smaller gap between rich and poor means a happier, healthier, and more successful population. The US, the UK, Portugal, and New Zealand are doing much worse than Japan, Sweden
AN East Lancashire gastro pub has secured a new entry into the Good Food Guide — and two more have cemented their reputation. The Freemasons Country Inn at Wiswell has been hailed by editors for its ‘lofty gastronomic aspirations and an underwritten
MINI-poems and sonnets from junior wordsmiths across East Lancashire are now adorning buses travelling across the county and beyond. Earlier this year primary school pupils were set a task, by public transport operator Transdev, to devise their own
MORE than 15 per cent of all cigarettes sold in Blackburn are dangerous fakes, according to a new survey. Tobacco giant Philip Morris International found that the town has the fifth-worst record in the country. It completed the survey by examining
A PREACHER turned poet has published a book of verse including poignant reflections on the sudden death of his baby son 25 years ago. Bruce Simpson, 55, from Helmshore, created Verses Of My Life So Far over the past 12 months after entering
HEAD coach Peter Moores has hailed the form of batsman Karl Brown as Lancashire get ready for their first match at Blackpool’s Stanley Park since 2008. The second-placed Red Rose host lowly Worcestershire in the LV County Championship today hoping to
A CASK ale which proved popular during the temperance era has been brought back to life at a Burnley brewery. Moorhouse’s brewers have used a recipe dating back to the 19th Century to concoct an up-to-date version of Old Boss bitter. The tipple
TWO ten-year-olds are cycling 170-miles to raise cash to help a friend who has a disability. Lauren Bateman, from Staveley, and Oliver Cowell, from Backbarrow, are undertaking the Coast-to-Coast challenge to buy a special all-terrain buggy
Steve Foster bagged a hat-trick last night as Chorley thumped Frickley Athletic 6-0 at Victory Park. Andy Russell, Shelton Payne and Lee McEvilly also scored.
BURNLEY are today expecting to make West Ham United striker Zavon Hines their second signing this week. The Clarets were last night awaiting the results of Hines’ knee scan before finalising the deal, which is thought to be worth £250,000
AN EXPANDING plastics firm plans to double its capacity and create dozens of jobs by building new factory and warehouse units. Plans have been submitted by What More UK Ltd to extend its premises at Altham Business Park, on the Hyndburn and
A BID for an enterprise zone for Lancashire, which could have created thousands of jobs, has been turned down. Earlier this year, the Government named the first 11 zones, which will benefit from tax breaks, relaxed planning regulations and high-speed
BURNLEY fans ‘cod’ not believe their eyes when they saw manager Eddie Howe in their local fish and chip shop. The Clarets boss and his assistant Jason Tindall took time out to ride the range at award-winning Holt's Fish and Chips in Scotland Road,
A DOCTOR has been charged over allegations that he sexually assaulted a cleaner. Abdelrahman Sabeel Mohamed had been working at Burnley General Hospital as a consultant paediatrician. The 48-year-old Sudanese national, of Infirmary Road
FOOTBALLER Clarke Carlisle has been charged with drink driving. The Burnley defender, who is on a season-long loan at Preston North End, was stopped driving his £40,000 Audi Q7 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. Officers pulled over the
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is understood to be hopeful of securing a Premier League defender on loan. He is looking to bolster his squad ahead of Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa.
A LIFEGUARD is using a Blackburn pool to train for one of the country’s ultimate endurance tests – swimming the English Channel. Davinia Latchana-Rees, 28, who has worked at Waves for three years, plans the attempt on September 23. She
AWARD-WINNING poet Simon Armitage is to present a new documentary on one of the key figures in the story of the Pendle Witches. The Pendle Witch Child, to be broadcast on BBC4, tells the story of nine-year-old Jennet Device, the prosecution’s key witness
