A COMMUNITY champion has been given a surprise award by chat show host Jeremy Kyle. When a film crew came to Blackburn’s Ivy Street Community Centre, Christine Connell thought they were doing a film about a local ward councillor's MBE.
THE ex-wife of millionaire businessman Ian Workman embellished a final diary entry just before she was stabbed in her kitchen, a court has heard. Susan Workman, aged 55, is said to have made a live account of a furious row between the pair,
A MAN claiming to be wanted lodger Barry Morrow has contacted the Lancashire Telegraph on Facebook. Our reporter received the dramatic messages from Mr Morrow’s website account yesterday afternoon. There was nothing to suggest the contact
It was a mixed weekend for Blackburn Hawks as they thrashed Sheffield Spartans 7-2 away, before losing 3-0 at home to local rivals Trafford Metros. Hawks turned on the style on Saturday in a completely one-sided encounter against their Yorkshire opponents
WASTE plants dealing with Lancashire’s rubbish are being penalised after failing to meet recycling targets – just four years into a £2billion deal. Too much household waste is being sent to landfill, despite the construction of two new state-of-the-art
Here was a game of football Like you’ve never seen before, Two teams of football players Who had just passed through death’s door? All struck down by lightning In a game of pace and skill And the score line when the lightning struck Was still nil-nil
Blackburn Rovers famous blue and white halves will soon be dominating the junior football scene in India – with 400 teams set to sport the club’s colours. Rovers’ Indian owners Venky’s are determined to help develop football in their country
I went along to Tesco, one Friday in July And there I saw an item – that I greeted with a sigh, For, there on a special counter, for everyone to see, ‘Aunt Bessie’s Christmas Pudding – buy one get one free,’ ‘Best before November’ said the notice
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The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Cumbria and Lancashire for tomorrow and Friday. The North West has been put on amber alert with residents being informed to be alert and ready for severe weather. The Met Office has said
Terms & Conditions: Prize set for the Lancashire Telegraph’s Christmas Giveaway is as follows: 2 x return Ryanair flights from Manchester or Leeds to Dublin. Flights are subject to availability. Normal Ryanair rules of carriage and baggage
GONE are the days of woolly red stockings packed with gifts and hung on the fireplace. Surveys have shown that today’s woman is after money or vouchers for Christmas. But the women gathered at Rossendale Hospice’s Ladies That Lunch fundraiser like
DEPARTING Burnley FC chief executive Paul Fletcher says he took the decision to step down because he felt he had gone as far as he could in his Turf Moor role. The former Burnley striker will leave the position he has held for three years
BLACKBURN Rovers academy manager Phil Cannon insists his under 18 side have “ a lot more to come” despite seeing them cruise into the FA Youth Cup fourth round with an 8-0 win at home to Thurrock. Playing under the Ewood Park floodlights, the Essex
A PRIZE-winning writer from Blackburn is celebrating publication of her first book. A J Ashworth’s short story collection ‘Somewhere Else, or Even Here’ has just been published by top independent publisher Salt, after she won its prestigious
GRANT Hanley is relishing his defensive challenge at Ewood Park as he targets hitting the heights of his more experienced team mates. The 20-year-old has already made seven starts this campaign, the same number as he made during the whole of
THREE Blackburn men, a guitar-playing judge who supports Burnley and former Blackburn Rovers boss Kenny Dalglish are among the 1,000 new entries in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who. Who's Who, a world-famous reference book, contains 33,000
THE government recently announced they would not be implementing a 3p rise in tax duty on fuel, which was a good thing as they realised fuel is already expensive enough. But I think they should have gone further and reduced the tax, as the price
I welcome the move by Schools minister Nick Gibb looking at limiting calculators in primary schools amid fears that children are growing up unable to do simple sums. The move would affect children under nine in state schools. The minister hinted
NELSON have been told to improve the floodlights at their Victoria Park ground. The Admirals had their First Division Trophy tie switched to Formby, although that game was postponed.
I read a letter the other day in the LT from a correspondent who seemed to think that it was legal to park with two wheels on the pavement. Just because our less-than-effective parking wardens haven’t prosecuted the selfish people who do this, does
The suicide of Gary Speed has shocked the whole country. Here was a man who seemed to have everything going for him – a lovely family, wealth and a successful career. He played for a number of clubs and the players and managers from those teams
WELL said Margo. It is time for the public sector union leaders and their members to take a relaity check. The disgraceful, futile and doubtfully mandated strike by public sector workers will change nothing. Public sector pensions at their present
CLITHEROE boss Carl Garner has signed the captain of the youth team at Altrincham on loan – and is looking to add more new faces to his Shawbridge ranks. Garner has captured 18-year-old Matt Fearon on a month’s loan from the Blue Square Bet North Robins
CHORLEY manager Garry Flitcroft has made a passionate plea to fans of Blackburn Rovers to become Magpie supporters for 90 minutes this weekend. The Magpies urgently need a cash injection to stave off a major financial crisis and Flitcroft and his first
Ramsbottom United’s hotshot striker jon Robinson has won the North West Counties League Premier Division player of the month award for November after bagging eight goals in six games.
A HOUSE raider landed his cousin in trouble when he gave his name after he was arrested, a court heard. John Stott had to set out to prove his innocence, after Darren Heyworth, 41, gave his date of birth and details to police and a warrant was later
RUGBY players have come up with a novel way of ‘skinning’ the opposition. But the naked ambition of team-mates at Pendle Phoenix RUFC might not be the way to survive the rucks and mauls of the North Lancashire 2 league. Flankers, locks, tight-heads
CHRISTMAS is approaching at an incredible speed and to herald the season of goodwill we’ve had a survey showing the majority of us in Lancashire don’t know our next-door neighbours. A few decades ago such a suggestion would have been dismissed as ridiculous
THE funeral of a 12-year-old boy who was found hanged is taking place tomorrow. Michael David Raven, of Longworth Avenue, Brunshaw, Burnley, was discovered in his bedroom on November 28. The pupil at St Wilfrid’s CofE Academy, Blackburn
ICY conditions forced the closure of one of East Lancashire’s busiest roads for more than two hours yesterday morning. Early morning traffic was brought to a standstill after Grane Road, between Haslingden and Blackburn, was shut due to black
A MOTHER who jumped off the top of a multi-storey car park after losing custody of her daughter has been named at the opening of an inquets into her death. Sharon McKenzie, 32, of Ravenswood, Preston, died after plunging 90ft from the top of
FIVE school children were left with cuts and bruises after a double decker bus crashed into a bridal shop. The St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, bus had been turning right on to Accrington Road from King Street when the top deck hit the corner
A CAMPAIGN to sell shares in Accrington Stanley has seen its Christmas sales goal exceeded by 100 sales. The club, which launched the scheme in October, had planned to sell 200 shares by the end of the year, but has already seen 300 sold.
THE 26-year-old woman who died in a horror crash in Ramsbottom has been named. Justyna Stanczak, from Bury was the passenger in her partner’s Toyota Celica when it smashed in to a stationary van in Walmersley Road, near to the Red Hall Hotel
INTERNATIONAL opera star Sean Ruane is heading home for Christmas with a special one-off appearance in Bacup. The tenor will perform a new show at Bacup’s Royal Court and will also be joined on stage by members of Bytes – the Bacup Youth Theatre
A NEW report has revealed that Blackburn with Darwen has the highest rates of tuberculosis in the North West. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a common and in many cases lethal infectious disease, which usually attacks the lungs. The Health Protection
BURNLEY have appointed American Lee Hoos as their new chief executive, after Paul Fletcher last month announced his decision to step down. The 50-year-old American has previously held the role at Southampton and Leicester City, following eight
AN area of Burnley plagued by vandals and arsonists is set to benefit from a major housing scheme. Around 150 homes will be built in the Accrington Road area of town by developer Keepmoat. Council bosses are now using compulsory purchase
