HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones is urging residents to use a scheme aimed at beating ‘rip-off merchants’. The MP said he was grateful Lancashire County Council’s Help Direct Safe Trader Scheme was supporting his campaign to empower consumer rights. He said
ILYAS Khan has stepped down as chairman of Accrington Stanley. He announced his decision to shareholders at tonight's AGM and will be replaced by club president Peter Marsden. Khan said: ""I cannot adequately express in words the feeling and passion
VITAL phone and internet lines to a hospice were severed after would-be copper thieves dug up fibre-optic cabling. Family and friends of patients at East Lancashire Hospice, in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, were left unable to get in touch for a full day
A CAMPAIGN against moving Lancashire’s fire emergency call centre to Cheshire has been backed by thousands of people. The move will see emergency 999 calls, which are currently dealt with at the current headquarters in Fulwood, Preston, routed to Warrington
THE story about Darth Vader, alias actor David Prowse, visiting Turf Moor this Bank Holiday Monday (LT, May 1) reminds me that as a five-year-old I got teased for weeks off my older brothers and cousins for refusing to go Unit 4 in Accrington to see Star
IN reply to the letter criticising pound shops (LT, May 1), I buy all my non-edible goods from pound shops. In fact, on the day of the letter I did a ‘£1 shop crawl’ and bought from each of them. As for them being another reason to shop in Preston,
A British politician who in my opinion has been badly treated by political historians is Stanley Baldwin – a Conservative leader who was Prime Minister (1923-24, 1924-29 and 1935-1937. Baldwin liked to portray himself as an unsophisticated English
RE the Blackburn wallpaper firm selling part of its business (LT, May 1), they used to manufacture the stuff round here, now it’s just designed here. This used to be the wallcovering centre of the world. Now it’s just a PO box number and a callcentre
MY son aged 37 had a very bad stroke – he lost his speech and use of his right arm and wears a splint on his right leg. He was in hospital for almost nine months. He lives alone and did have the help of carers but no help from anyone else or advice. It
Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) and his wife Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) head back to East Great Falls to attend their 13-year high school reunion in the company of Oz (Chris Klein), who is now a minor TV star, house husband Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and
Stroke survivors in the North West are being ‘denied recovery’ (LT, May 1) – I was very lucky after my problems last December. I had excellent help from the brain rehab team from at Burnley General and the fantastic specialist respir-atory team
During a tour of duty in Iraq, Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) is ambushed by the enemy and several of his men are wounded or killed in the subsequent fire fight. Logan escapes unscathed and as he catches his breath, he glimpses a photograph
LEARNER drivers due to sit their practical test on 10 May could have their exam cancelled. But the Driving Standards Agency is urging all candidates who are booked in to take a test next Thursday 10 May to attend as usual, despite the potential for
More than 20 years after Beauty And The Beast became the first animated feature to contest the Oscar for Best Picture, Disney’s “tale as old as time” returns to multiplexes in a glorious new 3D print. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise’s fairytale still
SUPPING coffee all morning had left me with a raging appetite by the time I got to Megabites of Cumbria. The new outlet had a steady stream of customers at the start of the lunchtime peak, including business types and schoolboys. A quick rundown
At 16 Hamilton loomis found himself playing on stage alongside Bo Diddley and he hasn’t looked back since. JOHN ANSON questioned one of the rising stars of blues. You’ve played Burnley Blues Festivals before. How excited are you to be returning
Ian Siegal is one of the UK’s leading blues artists. Ahead of his appearance on the main stage of the Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival on Sunday he answered a few questions. You’re no stranger to the Burnley Blues Festival. What
Matt Schofield has been rated as one of the top 10 British blues guitarists of all time. Now fans at the Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival will get the chance to find out why. JOHN ANSON asks the questions... Burnley, Colne and, most
A TERMINALLY ill Blackburn boy celebrated his seventh birthday with a dream present – a chance to meet his favourite TV stars. Derren Litten, the creator of ITV comedy Benidorm, and star Jake Canuso, who plays waiter Mateo, contacted McCauley Riley
JUST when you thought Scandinavian drama couldn’t get any better, along comes The Bridge. First there was Wallander (not the Kenneth Branagh version), then The Killing and Borgen. But the latest offering is arguably the best so far. The Bridge
The Inn on the Wharf (Memphis Stage) Tomorrow Student night 4pm: Benn Robinson 4.35pm: Joey Whitehead 5.10pm: Jayke Cox 5.50pm: Target for Tonight 6.45pm: The Flying Hour 7.40pm: Asimov 8.35pm: Paper Plane 9.30pm: Charley Syndrome
He’s played with some of the biggest names in blues over the last 40 years and now Sugar Ray and his band the Bluetones headline tomorrow night’s Burnley International Rock and Bues Festival. When you come to Burnley, who will be with you in the
A MOTORIST has escaped a driving ban for a collision which saw a lamp-post crash down on a window cleaner’s van in Burnley. Lee Pickering and his boss Neil Holt narrowly escaped serious injury when the lamp-post toppled onto their van on Centenary
theatre MISS JULIE — Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, until Saturday, May 12. NATURAL CAUSES — Chorley Little Theatre,until tomorrow. THE ODD COUPLE (FEMALE VERSION) — Blackburn Arts Club, Gibraltar Street, until tomorrow. THE QUEEN OF
ROSSENDALE Civic Trust is calling on Valley residents to have their say now if they want to see the old workhouse building at Rossendale Hospital. The building is set to be demolished by housing giant Taylor Wimpey as part of plans to turn
POLICE have issued an Evofit of a teenage boy they want to trace after a schoolboy was threatened with a knife for his mobile phone. The 15-year-old victim was attacked by two boys as he was walking from the bus station along Todmorden Road, towards
PAULA Kaniuk, one of the founders of Blackburn’s Nightsafe charity, had a retirement party thrown in her honour. The charity, which has helped around 10,000 young homeless people, was started in 1989 while Paula was working with the Lancashire Youth
A WOMAN who failed to help a youngster who was being terrorised by a man and instead recorded the incident on her mobile phone has admitted child cruelty. Samantha Whitbread, 23, had filmed some of the defenceless youngster’s sickening ordeal and videod
PREMIER League chief Richard Scudamore insists Blackburn Rovers’ owners Venky’s ‘abide by the rules’ as they continue to come under heavy criticism. Defeat at home to Wigan Athletic on Monday could confirm Rovers’ relegation from the Premier
EXCITEMENT is in the air as the re-vamped Burnley Rock and Blues Festival gets under way tonight. Now back to its familar three-day format, the festival will see stars from both sides of the Atlantic heading to East Lancashire. Steve
PARENTS are being urged to immunise their children after a major North West measles outbreak. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed there are 201 confirmed cases in Merseyside and Cheshire – the largest outbreak in the area since the MMR
AN ACCRINGTON grandmother has been honoured for her tireless work volunteering for a charity. Pat McGrath volunteers at not-for-profit agency Hyndburn Homewise six days a week to help older people in the borough live indepedently in their homes for
A DARWEN man is appealing for help to discover when his historic farmhouse was built. Roy Riding and his wife, Irene, moved into Lower Tree Farm, off Manor Road, by Bold Venture Park, 28 years ago. But it was only recently, after renovating
THE parents of 24-year-old Adam Rogers, who was killed trying to break up a fight, hope an education campaign in his memory can go nationwide. Adam, of Dukes Brow, Blackburn, died after being punched in the head near the Gladstone memorial,
A MALE driver received minor facial injuries during an accident near Junction 7 of the M65 at 10am today. The westbound lane was closed on the entry slip road due to single-vehicle accident at J7 of the A6185 at Rishton. An ambulance attended the scene
YOUTH team coach Terry Pashley believes Burnley’s starlets were dealt a harsh football lesson in their Lancashire FA Youth Cup final defeat to Preston. After missing out on the Youth Alliance League North West Division title by a point to North
THE manager of a controversial lap dancing club claims she is the victim of ‘political correctness and discrimination’ after the Jobcentre refused to allow her to advertise for dancers. Kate Hartley is to launch iCandy in Blackburn Road, Accrington
A 14-YEAR-old boy was taken to hospital with facial injuries after he was assaulted by another pupil. The year nine Witton Park High School pupil was hit by another boy in year 11 in a row over a football, according to the Buncer Lane school. The
A Blackburn Rovers fan who vented his anger at the team and manager was arrested after he turned on his fellow supporters who challenged his behaviour. Defence solicitor Andrew Church-Taylor said his client’s views were shared by many Rovers
TROUBLE is brewing over controversial new plans to spray 500ft high numbers in dye on the side of Pendle Hill. Tourism chiefs have unveiled artwork which would see the landmark dyed with the date ‘1612’ to commemorate the 400th anniversary
STEVE Kean has thrown down the gauntlet to Blackburn Rovers’ relegation rivals after insisting his side will be ready to take advantage of any failure to handle the pressure. The under fire Rovers boss believes the pressure is on the likes
A THIRTEEN-year-old golfer who has only been playing for two years won the British Junior Golf Tour held at Rossendale Golf Club for the best net score. When Kean Erwin went round the 18-hole course in Haslingden in 90 shots, once his handicap
CHORLEY look to find some level of consistency tomorrow as they head to winless Lancaster determined to sort out their up and down form. Andy Holdsworth’s men were skittled for just 58 on the opening day by Fleetwood before batting St Annes out of their
DARWEN head off on their longest trip of the Northern League season at full strength tomorrow with the aim of back-to-back successes. John Cordingley takes his men around the Furness Peninsula buoyed by a stunning win over St Annes last week, a win that
BRYAN Hughes hopes he will not be striding out for Accrington Stanley for the last time when the Reds host Crawley in their final game of the season tomorrow. The 35-year-old – a veteran of the Premier League with Birmingham, Charlton and
CAMPAIGNING parents from East Lancashire have welcomed a change in the law in memory of their murdered daughter. Jane Clough, 26, was repeatedly stabbed by her paramedic ex-partner Jonathan Vass, who was on bail awaiting trial for raping her. But
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been dealt a stinging rebuke by the public as Labour racked up big gains in local elections. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS IN EAST LANCS Key councils such as Thurrock, Harlow, Southampton
EDDIE Howe is aiming to add quality AND quantity to his squad during the close season, after falling foul of having one of the smallest squads in the Championship. The Clarets, who finished 13th used the least number of players in the division last season
BINMEN on rounds in a street in Burnley were shocked to see a laughing flasher, a court was told. Police were called because three ‘drunk’ men were said to have been behaving aggressively towards the refuse collectors, shouting and causing damage.
As Burnley reflect on a 13th-placed finish in the Championship, SUZANNE GELDARD takes a look back at the highs and lows of the campaign in her review of the season. In part one, she looks at the Clarets’ form at Turf Moor and how that ultimately
A SUICIDAL dad-to-be who torched his terrace Haslingden home, putting his neighbours' live at risk, is behind bars for four years. Barry Whelan, 23, had had a row with his partner, was drunk and had possibly taken cannabis, Burnley Crown Court heard
AN East Lancashire actress who stars in Coronation Street has scooped the prestigious Best Newcomer title at the British Soap Awards. Natalie Gumede, 28, from Colne, won the award for her role as twisted policewoman Kirsty Soames in the hit soap.
A COUNTY councillor in East Lancashire has failed in his bid to become elected for two seats 276 miles apart. Controversially Coun George Askew, who still represents Pendle Central division at County Hall, stood for the Up Hatherley seat, for
VETERAN Conservative councillor Dorothy Gunther’s victory in North Manor was one of the few consolations for her borough colleagues. Coun Gunther retained the Bury Council seat, which covers Summerseat and parts of Ramsbottom, with a near 1,000
TWO of the Ribblesdale League’s top batsmen head into battle tomorrow as Cherry Tree play host to high-flying Read – and visiting skipper Kyle O’Connor reckons the showdown could be a treat for the neutral. O’Connor leads his side – unbeaten and in second
BARROWFORD aim to make it two wins from two home games tomorrow and keep up the pressure on Craven League leaders Haworth Road Methodists as they tackle lowly Crossflatts at Bull Holme. The Villagers were rained off last weekend but look to return to
TOP-flight Longridge go gunning for a second win of the Palace Shield season tomorrow when they welcome Thornton Cleveleys to Chipping Road. In Division One, Hoghton were excellent winners at Longridge seconds last time out and they look to
DARWEN head off on their longest trip of the Northern League season at full strength tomorrow with the aim of back-to-back successes. John Cordingley takes his men around the Furness Peninsula buoyed by a stunning win over St Annes last week, a win that
