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  • International food evening in Billington was a success

    AN annual international food evening at a Ribble Valley high school has been hailed a success. St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, welcomed the Mayor of Hynburn, Coun Colette McCormack, and the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun Simon Hore, to its

  • Jealous ex in attack on pair

    A JEALOUS ex-lover struck a double blow when he found his former girlfriend in the arms of another man. Jake Smith swung a single punch at the kissing couple but ended up in court for two assaults for the price of one after his ex and her new beau both

  • Grella set for Rovers exit

    VINCE Grella expects to return to Italy for next season after admitting his Blackburn Rovers career will be over this summer. The injury-prone Australian has not featured for Rovers since September due to injury and, with his contract expiring in the

  • First impression of Burnley’s new £10m college

    THIS is the first definitive look at Burnley’s £10.1million university technology college at the town’s Victoria Mill. Plans have now been submitted to the borough council for the ambitious 14-19 education project by the Visions Learning Trust

  • Doors open at Hoghton pub where King James I knighted beef

    THE ‘steaks’ are certainly high for a restaurateur who has re-opened a historic pub. Matthew Chapman is running The Sirloin Inn, Hoghton, where legend has it King James I knighted a joint of beef, creating the iconic meat dish. Matthew, 26 who also

  • Great Harwood couple celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss

    A COUPLE are celebrating an amazing 70 years of married life after being brought together by a thunder storm. War veteran Tom Mayor, 98, and his wife Frances, 90, celebrate their platinum anniversary today at their Great Harwood home after decades

  • Ribble Valley 4,000 homes consultation due to start

    A SIX-week consultation is due to begin on a document detailing where 4,000 new homes will be built in the Ribble Valley. A 192-page draft core strategy has been produced by Ribble Valley Council explaining how many homes will be built in different

  • Grieving Blackburn man given mystery funeral cash

    A BEREAVED man has been given a £100 boost towards unexpected funeral costs. An unknown, generous Lancashire Telegraph reader sent in the money for John Fielding, of Livesey, Blackburn. The 64-year-old was left £258 from an insurance policy taken

  • Budding script writer from Blackburn scoops prize

    A BUDDING script writer has scooped the second prize in a national writing competition. Claire Worthington’s murder mystery story set in ancient Rome took the runner-up spot in the 14 plus age category of the national Golden Sponge-stick competition

  • NSPCC call for help over North West child sex victims

    THE NSPCC is calling for action to reduce the number of children who become victims of sexual assaults. The children’s charity has made the plea after new figures show more than 400 offences were reported to police every week from 2010 to 11 and less

  • Blackburn jealous ‘ex’ in attack on pair

    A JEALOUS ex-lover struck a double blow when he found his former girlfriend in the arms of another man. Jake Smith swung a single punch at the kissing couple but ended up in court for two assaults for the price of one after his ex and her new beau

  • Dialect writers from Darwen triumph at annual awards

    TWO old friends from Darwen swept the board at an annual writers club prizegiving. Jim Atherton and Frank Gibson won four of the Edwin Waugh Dialect Society’s annual awards. Mr Atherton, 86, won the Edith Grayshan cup for best standard English language

  • Darwen MP Jake Berry backs ‘good citizens’ scheme

    DARWEN MP Jake Berry is supporting a scheme to see more young people become good citizens. The National Citizen Service is a scheme for 16-year-olds first proposed by David Cameron in 2005 which brings together teenagers from different backgrounds

  • Doctors to combat Burnley drinking scourge

    A TASK force has been established by Burnley doctors in a bid to combat a drinking scourge which has seen the borough ranked second-worst in the country for alcohol-related hospital admissions. More than 2,600 Burnley cases are admitted for

  • Flytipping site on Hyndburn Council's doorstep

    A FLYTIPPING site has sprang up next to an East Lancashire council’s office base, just feet away from staff cars. Hyndburn Council has successfully prosecuted of flytippers, including residents who let rubbish mount up in their back yards. However

  • WEATHER UPDATE: Gritters will be out tonight

    Lancashire County Council will be gritting all major routes in the county from 6pm today. The council says roads will remain damp throughout the evening, leading to a risk of ice. Motorists are advised to drive with caution.

  • Blackburn hostage Paul Wells ‘was shot and buried’

    CONTROVERSIAL revelations about the kidnapping and murder of a Blackburn student have been revealed in a new book. Paul Wells, from Feniscowles, was snatched by Kashmiri separatist group Al Faran while on a mountain trekking trip in Kashmir in July

  • Pendle Council launch campaign to bring Titanic letter home

    A CAMPAIGN has been launched to try to bring home the last letter written by heroic Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley. Pendle Council is fronting the campaign to bid for the letter which is to be sold at an auction in New Hampshire. The auction

  • Rovers' Latic clash moved to a Monday

    BLACKBURN Rovers' final home match of the season has been moved to Monday May 7, due to being selected for live broadcast on television. The visit of Premier League relegation rivals Wigan has been moved back two days, with TV schedulers looking

  • LETTER: Care staff merit greater respect

    Creative Support employ about 100 staff in Blackburn with Darwen, who care for adults with a severe learning disability. The staff are threatening strike action, alleging that they face 40% pay cuts, and will be sacked if they fail to agree reduced

  • LETTER: Alone in my fight against rubbish

    In Dean Street, Darwen, where I live I am cemented between two rubbish tips. This brings rats and is a total disgrace. A few years back when I was 62 I used to walk around and pick up the rubbish every day. The problem was no-one would back

  • Chorley girl, 8, shot in chest by brother, 10

    AN eight-year-old girl was shot in the chest by her brother, police have said. The incident, which involved an air rifle being fired by the girl’s ten-year-old brother, left the girl needing treatment after a pellet lodged in her chest. It was one

  • LETTER: Here’s a stamp of disapproval

    The increases in postal charges (60/50 pence for first and second class post) is the Royal Mail’s plan to get rid of non-buisness mail. Private individuals are being treated as uneconomic units to be got rid of. What do our MPs do? Nothing!

  • LETTER: Why there’s no hope for justice

    I do not defend the actions of the student jailed for his racist Tweets but I am absolutely amazed that his appeal against the sentence has been rejected. He really is a twit to indulge in hurting feelings – but he could have taken to the roads with

  • 25 cats found suffering in Accrington ‘squalid’ home

    RSPCA officers who attended a house in Accrington found 25 cats in ‘squalid’ conditions. Blackburn magistrates heard three of the animals were subsequently put down. And the woman who provided the strays with a home has been banned from keeping

  • What's on: Family Easter Holiday activities

    IF the sun is shining then entertaining the kids during the school Easter holidays is an easy task. But should the weather fail and you’re tearing out your hair, here’s our guide to activities and events across East Lancashire and beyond for

  • COMMENT: Torment for Paul’s family outrageous

    ALMOST 17 years ago, a Blackburn family received devastating news. Student Paul Wells, from Feniscowles, had been snatched with three other tourists on a trekking trip in trouble-torn Kashmir – the province divided between India and Pakistan. For

  • Blackburn woman jailed for posing as PC on Facebook

    A WOMAN took on the identity of a police officer she knew to send abusive and racist e-mails on Facebook. Sahrish Idris, of Blackburn, targeted PC Zoe Brown by using a Facebook account set up in her name. She also posted messages from

  • COLUMN: We all need to take more pride

    IT’S about 4pm on a beautiful sunny midweek afternoon and in Blackburn’s Witton Park quite a few people are strolling with dogs, children and smiles on their faces. Footballs are being kicked about, pensioners are chatting and there are squeals of

  • Waterfoot dad-of-two killed by rat poison

    A 23-year-old martial arts enthusiast has died of suspected poisoning believed to have been caused by a chemical used for killing rats. Father-of-two Christopher Forkin of Edgeside, Waterfoot, is thought to have ingested strychnine hydrochloride

  • Man hit by car on Burnley bypass

    AN investigation is underway after a 37-year-old man was hit by a car on a Burnley bypass last night (Tues). Police say the victim was crossing Centenary Way at around 8.30pm when he was in collision with a blue Vauxhall Corsa. A Lancashire Police

  • Burke helps Great Britain to world record and cycling gold

    COLNE'S Steven Burke helped Great Britain to a sensational world record as they defeated in-form Australia for gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne this morning. Burke did not feature in the quartet for the qualifying

  • Burnley triple rapist will not face new charge

    A TRIPLE rapist serving 10 years behind bars will not face trial over an allegation he molested a teenager more than a decade ago. Ex-soldier Alexander Fleming, 51, had pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault between 1999 and 2001 at Burnley

  • Snow falls in East Lancashire

    SNOW has fallen across East Lancashire overnight and this morning. Thick blankets have settled on the higher ground areas above Burnley, including Cliviger and Bacup, causing some inconvenience to motorists, but no major road problems have

  • Nelson woman lunged at ex-partner with knife

    A WOMAN who lunged at her ex-partner with a knife in a midnight confrontation could end up behind bars. Donna Sherwin, 35, was said to have pulled the knife on David Rushton as he walked his dog in Nelson, last September 27. Mr Rushton told Burnley

  • Woman is cut free from car after Blackburn crash

    A WOMAN had to be cut out of her car after a two-vehicle crash in Blackburn. Firefighters were called by paramedics after the collision outside the Atlantic Hotel in Mosley Street, at 8.24am this morning. Police said the woman’s injuries were not

  • Darwen pensioner had pictures of children on his phone

    A 73-YEAR-OLD high-risk sex offender has been made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order after police found photographs of children on his phone. Blackburn magistrates heard there was also an image of him in a child’s bed although there was

  • Laneshawbridge store set to open after 10 years

    A village in Pendle is set to celebrate the return of its general store – for the first time in more than 10 years. Once, Laneshawbridge, near Colne, could boast its own Co-op, tea-room, butcher, baker and post office. But down the years, those

  • Lancashire Police arrest 350 in two-month crime clampdown

    A CRACKDOWN on burglary in Lancashire has been hailed a success after police arrested over 350 people. The two-month campaign, which was launched in January after a rise in burglary, has seen officers seize almost £30,000 of stolen property and visited

  • ‘Electric’ sparked a blaze at Blackburn poultry farm

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a chicken shed in Blackburn. The 100m by 25m timber shed at Knuzden Brook Poultry Farm, in Haslingden Old Road, is believed to have caught fire after an electrical fault caused a spark, which spread to the structure

  • Reading group help to better health in Padiam

    A NEW reading group aimed at improving people’s health and wellbeing has been launched in Padiham. The group will meet at Padiham library following the Easter holidays and it will give people a chance to read or listen to someone else reading. The

  • Five appear in court on Nelson raid charge

    FIVE men charged with attempting to rob a Nelson jeweller's shop, appeared at Burnley Crown Court. The defendants, all from Birmingham, had all been arrested following an alleged raid attempt on the shop on Manchester Road, on March 16. Umayr Ahmed

  • Wedding day joy for Burnley cancer patient today

    A BURNLEY couple will tie the knot today in a lavish £20,000 wedding after members of the community rallied together after hearing of their plight. Dad-of-two, 24-year-old Tom Cooper, and his fiancee Tammy Dale, 23, launched an appeal in the