A CAREER raider who had been let off jail for burgling 12 properties in the Accrington area, has now been locked up by another judge, who said the original sentence was "astonishing”. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict, Paul Almond,
PLANS have been put in place for the return of Burnley Carnival in 2013. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed in January that a group of people, backed by the Mayor of Burnley, Coun David Heginbotham, wanted to bring the event back to the town. The carnival
A COUNCIL is hoping a specialist ‘retail hub’ can revive a recession hit town centre. Lower occupancy rates and the loss of businesses in Accrington have become more and more of a problem over the past few years. Now a bid is being put forward to
BAE Systems has agreed to give £29.5million to educational projects in Tanzania in a settlement with the Serious Fraud Office. In 2010, the company was fined £500,000 after admitting it had not kept adequate accounting records about a contract
BAE Systems has signed an agreement to give £29.5million to educational projects in Tanzania. The settlement has been arranged after the defence giant was accused of corruption by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in 2009 for paying bribes to win contracts
ACCRINGTON Stanley have extended Jamie Devitt's loan until the end of the season. Devitt joined Stanley from Hull City in February for an initial month.
PLANS for 150 new homes in Whalley have been announced by a leading house builder. But campaigners have hit out at the scheme, saying the village is ‘under siege’ from developers. David Wilson Homes has announced proposals for a mix of housing, including
PEOPLE living in Blackburn and Darwen are the most poverty stricken in East Lancashire, according to a new survey. The research ranked the borough as 10th out of all 354 local authorities in the country for the numbers of people currently living in poverty
A DRUG user said to have a potential £26,000 cannabis farm at his Accrington home, has been locked up for two years. Burnley Crown Court heard how Michael Maher, 31, was growing 61 plants in his loft and the crop could potentially have yielded
BLACKBURN Rovers reserves drew 0-0 at their Newcastle counterparts this afternoon. Boss Gary Bowyer made three changes to the youthful side who narrowly lost 1-0 at Manchester United this week. Defender Peter Wylie replaced Adam Henley, Jack O’Connell
Win Tickets to the Launch of Legoland® Discovery Centre’s New Driving Experience LEGOLAND Discovery Centre’s exciting new feature, LEGO® City: Forest Pursuit Driving Adventure, will introduce a fantastic new driving ride for children to the Trafford
ONE of the area’s biggest charity events is gearing up to raise thousands for good causes again this year. The Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle will hold the seventh annual Great Fundraising walk in May. The event, which has raised £60,000 in
Vue is bringing super-sized cinema to Vue Bolton with the launch of VueXtreme and an advanced screening of action movie The Hunger Games at 7.45pm on Thursday, March 22 - tickets on sale now! The VueXtreme experience includes a super-sized
WHILE most teenagers are probably fretting about exam season, one Accrington girl is looking to ‘nail’ a rather different sort of test. It will take more than tough economic times to prevent 18-year-old Nicola Stockley from chasing her dream: she’s just
AN East Lancashire MP is calling for Government action on traveller sites. Hyndburn MP Graham Jones has written to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles urging him to publish an investigation into official sites. He said he, and many people
A SPEEDING driver was three-and-a-half times over the drink-drive limit when his car crashed into a lamppost, killing him and two other people, an inquest heard. Driver Lee Amos and passengers Helen Openshaw and Roy O’Brien died in the horror
BOBBY Grant has returned to Accrington Stanley on loan from Scunthorpe United. Grant left Stanley 18 months ago but has rejoined the club on an initial month's loan.
FOR Clarets fans, Saturday proved to be something of a day of reckoning. Braced for losing Jay Rodriguez in the summer, Burnley were given a glimpse of what the future may be like without him. It made for painful viewing. The
HOW good did it feel being associated with Blackburn Rovers at Molineux on Saturday? A fantastic performance on the field, incredible away support and real hope that Rovers can end a miserable season by securing their Premier League status.
ENTERTAINER George Formby might well have been leaning on a lamp-post, but it was to catch sight of his wife-to-be Beryl Ingham. Many will have heard the story of the distinctive singer and ukulele player romancing, and then marrying, the dancer
A FATHER-OF-TWO who left his best friend seriously injured and needing a blood transfusion after a vicious attack has been jailed. Burnley Crown Court heard that Alan Woods, 34, punched Matthew Hall then stabbed him in the head repeatedly with a broken
HISTORIC Towneley Hall was in the pink as Race for Life geared up for their 2012 outing in Burnley. Mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers have been urged to step forward to take part in the Cancer Research UK spectacular in the Towneley
ONE of the country’s most exp-erienced professional snooker coaches is helping two East Lancashire youngsters improve their game. Reg Davies, who once coached three-times Masters champion Paul Hunter, has been working with talented young potters Anthony
BLACKO Primary School have been crowned Lancashire small school sportshall athletics champions. The Pendle school held off the challenge of St John and St Michael to take the title. There were just four points seperating the two schools, Blacko finishing
ST AUGUSTINE’S High School’s year eight boys have added the Lancashire sportshall title to their Hyndburn and Ribble Valley success – now they have set their sights on North West glory. The Billington school’s year eight boys team took the county crown
JUSTINE Wallace scored a impressive hat-trick as Padiham recovered from the worse possibly start in their top-of-the-table clash. Morecambe came boasting a record of 10 straight victories andgot off to a flying start after scoring after just 42 seconds
CLITHEROE and District Motor Club members Callum and Anthony Cross finished fifth in class and 22nd overall in their Ford Fiesta on Sunday’s Roskirk Stages at Wigan’s Three Sisters circuit. Pendle and District Motor Club crew Antony Dixon and Ryan Moyler
DANIEL Battrick has won his sixth major kick boxing title and he is still only 13-years-old. The talented teen regained the English full contact title after beating the Midlands champion and current holder of the belt Ryan Bailey in five one-sided
MIKEY Worswick has won another British kickboxing title after a devastating display of power and skill. The 21-year-old stopped Londoner Mohammed Quronfleh in the fifth round of their ICO British middleweight contest in Kidder-minster. Worswick, from
JOHN Stone’s challenge for the MSA Asphalt Rally Championship got off to an unfortunate start on Sunday as he was forced to retire from the Tour of Epynt. Car problems denied the Blackburn businessman the title in 2012 after he led the series earlier
RISHTON rally driver Steve Entwistle secured the iconic Orangebox Mini’s first victory for almost half a century when he claimed first place at the Northumberland Borders Rally at the weekend. The marigold-coloured car – a ‘cut and shut’ of the front
LANCASHIRE’S men scored team gold at last weekend’s Inter Counties Cross-Country Championships – with a core of Rossendale Harriers and Blackburn Harriers athletes helping the Red Rose to success. Rossendale trio Grant Cunliffe, Andy Buttery and Christopher
VETERANS dominated Abbey Village at the weekend as the sun shone down on the 24th Roddleworth Roller event – attracting almost 150 runners. The six-mile tester is dubbed as the oldest multi-terrain race in the north west and regularly attracts
MICHAEL Pickles edged out Martin Hodgson by only six seconds to claim victory in the Jack Neal Memorial Rally on Sunday. Pickles and co-driver Ann Forster took first place in their Subara Impeza at Blyton Airfield in Lincolnshire in a Clitheroe
BUDDING athletes in and around Chorley are being urged to attend the inaugural general meeting of the town’s new ‘super club’ on May 1. At the end of last year, Chorley’s two athletic clubs – Chorley AC and Chorley Harriers – voted to merge and will
BLACKBURN Rovers’ deputy chief executive Paul Hunt admits the club are “extremely concerned” at the number of fans staying away from Ewood Park this season. Rovers have seen attendances fall this season as they fight to retain their Premier League status
ACCRINGTON golf star Nikki Foster has been selected by England for next week’s European Nations Championships in Spain after a fine start to the season. The 20-year-old Pleasington member has been chosen alongside Beaconsfield’s Rachel Drummond and Rachael
JUNIOR Stanislas is ready to make up for lost time in the first team, after scoring his first goal for the club. The winger announced his comeback from injury by firing the opener in the reserves’ 4-0 win over Morecambe’s second string on Tuesday night
The Pendle Forest Cycling Club promotion of the ‘Circuit of Ingleborough’ time trial on Saturday was shortened by five miles to around 21 miles after roadworks affected the planned run-in from Ribblehead to Ingleton. Chris Edmundson of Blackburn
"GET out of my room. I’m sick of that subject. You’re all mad” was the response of a senior member of the White House staff when asked about the ‘special relationship’ the USA had with Britain. This story was related by the BBC’s Justin Webb, reflecting
TO ‘Burnley pensioner in damp hell house’ (LT, March 12) I would suggest it’s condensation due to lack of proper ventilation. If you’re cooking, showering or taking a bath, turn on the the extractor fan. Stop drying clothes on the radiators unless
This Mother’s Day, mums will be showered with love and spoilt rotten. But many mums – particularly those with very young children – often feel isolated and lonely. NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, is here to celebrate and support mums – and
News that Remploy will have to close 36 factories as the result of government funding cuts is both disturbing and inprudent. These factories have given disabled people new skills to develop, the result being a worthy contribution to both communities
While I enjoy readers’ comments about the For Darwen Party, I wish they did not hide behind made-up names. If you have something to say, let us know who you really are. Secondly, the majority of For Darwen members are from Darwen. I admit that
IN St Annes, if there are two yellow lines down a street, people don’t park there as they know it is illegal and they respect the law. They don’t park on pavements as these are for pedestrians. They don’t park across back alley entrances as
RE ‘Hard-up Rossendale council can’t afford Olympic bunting’ (LT, March 13), even if we weren’t ‘hard up’ it would still make sense to borrow it. Why waste money on buying new bunting when there is an existing supply in neighbouring boroughs? AndyD123
LANCASHIRE hotpot is in the running to receive protected status after it was named the region’s favourite local food. The speciality could be given protected geographical indication status (PGI), which means it could only be made in Lancashire, after
IMPROVEMENTS to Clitheroe Castle have helped visitor numbers to the town more than treble in three years. The rise in people visiting the town has been put down to the revamped castle, which welcomed almost 54,000 people through its doors last year.
