A WOMAN has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence for stabbing her boyfriend during an argument. Chelsea Dagg, of Dunoon Drive, Blackburn, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court for stabbing her boyfriend Christopher Smith, in the leg,
WORK to turn around the lives of problem families is set to be extended across East Lancashire as part of an £8.7million project. Trials have been undertaken in Burnley, Preston, Lancaster and Wyre for the Working Together With Families initiative
A RAWTENSTALL takeaway is hoping to extend its opening hours. Freddy’s Chicken in Bury Road has applied to Rossendale Council to open until midnight from Sundays to Thursdays and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. It currently closes at 10.30pm
TINY tots can enjoy fun and games at a pre-school group on Wednesdays at St John with St Michael Primary School, in Shawforth. The sessions run from 1.15pm to 3.15pm and costs £1. For more information call 01706 852614.
A TABLE-top sale at Craiglands, home of Dance Crazy Theatre School, could become a monthly event after a successful first attempt. Dance school owner Vicky Rothwell, who is also a town councillor for Whitehall, said the venue’s first sale on Sunday
PARENTS dropping off and collecting children from Avondale Primary School, Darwen are being asked to park considerately. The call comes after police received several complaints about inconsiderate parking at a recent Police and Communities Together
HUNDREDS of schools across the county face strikes before Easter as the two biggest teaching unions prepare to escalate their campaign of industrial action. Members of the NUT and NASUWT have already voted in favour of action over pay, working
THE council shop in Earby is set to be closed for a few days after flooding yesterday. Staff arrived at the shop, in Victoria Road, to discover an inch of water covering the floorspace after a boiler had broken. A plumber had been called in
A REGULAR tai chi class takes place at the Grassroots Centre, at St Phillip’s Church, in Leeds Road, Nelson, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm on Tuesday. The class costs £2.50 per session.
THE Nelson Camera Club meets tonight from 7.30pm at Walton Lane Community Centre, when Bob Rawlinson, of Padiham, will present his Travels in Northumberland. Entrance at £1.50 includes tea and biscuits.
ROSSENDALE Raptors and Birmingham Athletics produced an enthralling game of basketball with the home side snatching victory in a double overtime thriller. And it was a debut to remember for Kieran Forsythe who pulled on a Raptors shirt for the
Hurst Green continued their title assault in West Lancashire League Division Two with an enthralling 4-3 win over rivals Leyland United thanks to an injury time winner from substitute Derek McCarthy. The Ribble Valley side fought back from 3-1
BURNLEY Tornados will be holding the second of their open try-out sessions at the Prairie Playing Fields on Sunday. The club, which was only formed three years ago, is looking to build on its huge success of last season where it’s youth team finished
NATHON Burns is hoping the hard work and gruelling training regime will put him in good shape in his quest to finally realise his Olympic dream. The Blackburn-born judoka has wasted little time in getting over the huge disappointment of missing
THE Pendle Over-50s Club will meet on Thursday from 2.30pm at the ACE Centre, Nelson. There will be a presentation on long-term care and protecting your assets. Admission is £1.50.
PENDLE Phoenix bounced back from last weekend’s heavy defeat to high-flying Ashton-Under-Lyne – but they had to survive a late rally from their hosts. Phoenix travelled to Manchester looking to recover from that 32-5 loss.With a number of key personnel
An all-round team effort so Burnley produce their highest win of the season, as they ran in eight tries in total scored. Brian Kelly, who had a superb game from full back, scored the game’s opening try with Mark Hanson – showing real promise in
ARMY recruitment offices across East Lancashire are closing – but senior officers insist they still consider the six boroughs an important territory. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed last year that Burnley’s recruiting office, in Yorkshire Street
ROSSENDALE recorded their best win of the season to avenge one of their most bizarre losses of their campaign. Dale ran in eight tries for a welcome bonus point victory – with outside half Steve Nutt picking up a personal haul of 24 points.
CHORLEY pupil Harry Newbold-Cozens insists he is looking to prove Britain’s men have talent when it comes to trampolining. The 14-year-old, who attends Albany Academy, is proving that the future is bright and last year was crowned British National
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed plans to protect publicans from unfair practices in the pub industry. The Tory MP is backing the Government’s move to set up an independent adjudicator who will protect publicans from abuses by pub companies
DESPITE her age, rower Jess Leyden already possesses an experienced head when it comes to competing at world level. And the Todmorden teenager is adamant this will come in handy when she pulls on the British vest once again at the Australian Youth
MILL Hill Juniors Under 13s are in the hunt for back-to-back county cups after winning their East Lancs showdown with Lammack Juniors. The Blackburn club, who lifted the LFA U12s Youth Cup last season following a dramatic late 1-0 win over Tyldesley
BRITISH climbing champion Connor Byrne is facing up to his most difficult challenge yet – obtaining funding to help him achieve his true potential. The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil has been national lead climbing champion for the past two
MORE than 50 young performers from East Lancashire will be transported to a desert island this week. Celebrating 45 years of productions, St Mary’s Panto Group in Oswaldtwistle returns to the Civic Theatre from Thursday to Saturday with the tropical
ON a recent walk I found myself Googling ‘Pubs for Dogs'. And no - for those of you wondering, I wasn’t looking for a place for me and my friends to stop off, I was walking my beloved Shih –Tzu, Persie. That’s when I came across a gem-of-a-website
A CHIPPING hotel is looking for planning permission to create an extension. Bosses at the Talbot Hotel, in Talbot Street, want to create nine ensuite bedrooms, a function suite, bistro restaurant, bar area, kitchen and staff facilities. They
PENSIONERS in East Lancashire will be entitled to a simple flat-rate weekly state pension of £144 relevant to inflation from 2017. David Cameron and his Coalition’s radical reforms are an attempt to simplify the current multi-tiered system by scrapping
TWO Conservatives in Darwen have urged families of dementia sufferers to have their say on proposed changes to care provision in East Lancashire. An online survey organised by NHS Lancashire and Lancashire Care Trust is aimed at shedding light
LANCASHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner has been in Pendle to kick-start a series of roadshows across the County. Clive Grunshaw climbed aboard a specially-designed van to visit Nelson and Colne on Friday, speaking to people about their views
DRUG activity throughout Burnley’s Bank Hall ward is the main priority of neighbourhood policing officers this month.
A CRACKDOWN is being launched on speeding motorists in Reedley. Police will be targeting motorists in the Pennine Way area of Reedley after receiving complaints from nearby residents.
ART lovers are invited to try their hand at printmaking with Ribble Valley Art Studio every other Thursday. Budding printers should meet at The Rainhall Centre in Barnoldswick at 1.30pm this Thursday for the first class.
FIRE crews were called to Clive Street, in Burnley, after a pan caught fire in the kitchen in an end terrace house. The incident happened at around 5.30pm on Friday and caused smoke damage to the property.
CONCERNS from local residents about speeding cars in Skelton Street, Colne have been taken up by ward councillor Neil Butterworth. This has resulted in Lancashire County Council agreeing to undertake a speed survey on the road to assess the situation
AN application to erect a shed to house machinery at Catlow Quarry, in Crawshaw Lane, Nelson, has been submitted to the council.
VANDALS scratched three cars in Park Road, Barnoldswick, overnight on Wednesday. Police are appealing for information about the incidents.
RESIDENTS living in the Whitefield area of Nelson can meet their neighbourhood police at a meeting on Wednesday from 11am, at the Beacon Centre, in Maurice Street.
WEST Craven county councillor Keith Bailey wants Barnoldswick’s high school and technology college to be one of the first to open its doors to ex-service personnel. Coun Bailey has been at the forefront of developing the £3million Lancashire County
BARNOLDSWICK Writing Group is appealing for new members to come to its monthly meetings, which take place on the second Wednesday of every month, at 2pm at the library.
POLICE are to focus patrols in Carr Road, Nelson, after complaints of anti-social behaviour and drug activity in the area.
A BURGLAR sneaked in to a house in Park Road, Barnoldswick, between 7pm and 7.30pm on Thursday, and stole a Sony tablet, worth £350, and a black and purple MSI Netbook, worth £150.
THE NEXT meeting of the Earby History Society takes place tomorrow from 7.30pm at the New Road Community Centre. The talk will be about Skipton man, and co-founder of Marks and Spencer, Tom Spencer.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a shed fire in Nelson after an arsonist deliberately set fire to a bin in the backyard of a house in Ball Street shortly before 9pm on Saturday. A police investigation has been launched to find the culprit.
A RAWTENSTALL actress is set to have one of her most explosive storylines in this week’s TV soap Coronation Street. Fiz Stape, played by Jennie McAlpine, is to receive a visit from Kirsty Soames, played by Burnley actress Natalie Gumede, to talk
DOG owners in the Lanehead area of Nelson are being asked to clear up after their pets after police received complaints from residents. The problem is particularly bad around the Basnett Street garages and Abinger Street area.
A TWO-storey rear extension could be built on a conservatory in Canalside, Blackburn, if planning permission is granted. Ilyas Karolia has applied to Blackburn with Darwen Council.
RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard following reports of bogus officials targeting elderly and vulnerable residents in Blackburn. Families with elderly relatives are also asked to be wary. Anyone who sees anything suspicious should
A BLACKBURN man has been jailed by Accrington magistrates for four months for stealing a hand tool and for driving away from two petrol stations without paying for fuel. Aleksejs Pugovka, 20, of Tarbert Crescent, Blackburn, was given a four week
THE next lecture in the series organised by the Burnley district of Lancashire County Library Service is ‘An Evening with Alfred Wainwright’, to be given by John Burland. Mr Burland, founder member of the Wainwright Society, will present a lecture
BUDDING photographers are invited to join Accrington Camera Club on Friday, from 7.45pm, at Rishton Primetime. Call Ian Kitchin on 01254 884762.
FOUR Accrington parents have been fined up to £200 each for failing to ensure their children regularly attend primary school. The county council took action after warning the parents. One of the children was seven.
A COUNCILLOR has welcomed the introduction of a helpline for those struggling to keep warm. The new Home Heat Helpline gives practical advice to those struggling with bills. Oswaldtwislte councillor Peter Britcliffe said: “If you feel you fit into
A MAN depressed and hard-up at Christmas raided a car showroom looking for copper wiring in the early hours of Boxing Day, a court heard. Jason Derek Hardacre, 40, of Bread Street, Burnley, was found hiding in Lookers, in Barracks Road, Burnley
A BAXENDEN councillor has written to the Communities Secretary asking him to review wind farm policy. After claims that Hyndburn wind farm affected Baxenden TV signals, ward councillor Kath Pratt has asked the secretary to review whether enough
DISCUSSIONS over the Clitheroe Food Festival are to take place at this evening’s Ribble Valley community services meeting. Councillors will be talking about provisions for the annual event, which was very popular last year. Clitheroe town councilor
FUNDING worth £750,000 has been secured to introduce kerbside waste collections in the Ribble Valley. The money has been given by the Weekly Collection Support Scheme and will see mixed food and garden rubbish collected from the roadside. The
AMATEUR football team New Gardners FC were celebrating after hitting the 300 followers on Twitter mark. The club had put out an appeal for followers to reach the landmark and it finally did so on Saturday.
A REUNION event for people who used to go to Bogart’s nightclub in Cranberry Lane is being held at The Bridgewater in Church Street, Darwen. Classic tracks from the 1970s and [’80s will be played while people can share their memories of times gone
DARWEN MP Jake Berry pledged on Twitter to investigate the issue of speed bumps along Olive Lane in the town. Constituent Dave Davies tweeted Mr Berry: “What is going on with the speed bumps in Olive Lane? They are a joke. Sort it out Mr Berry.
SEQUENCE dancing lessons take place at Derwent Hall every Tuesday, from 1.30pm to 4pm. Sessions cost £2 which includes refreshments.
AN over-60s event takes place from 2pm every Tuesday at The Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth. The event is held in the reading room where people can have a friendly game of dominoes, a cup of tea and a biscuit.
THE next meeting of Darwen Town Council will be at the Town Hall, Croft Street, on Tuesday, February 5, from 7pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. A public forum takes place towards the end of the meeting.
THE next Don Banks Afternoon Variety Show, hosted and compered by the Darwen comic, is on Wednesday, February 6, from 2pm. The shows take place at Darwen Library Theatre in Knott Street and cost £2.50, which includes free tea or coffee and a biscuit
A MAN was robbed in an alleyway and threatened by a teenager with a weapon in broad daylight in Oswaldtwistle. Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 23-year-old man was robbed in the rear alleyway of Roe Greave when he
A MUM is set to celebrate a landmark birthday for her daughter after a rollercoaster year. Sienna-Rose Young was born eight weeks early last year, weighing only 3lb 1oz, and after three days she needed life-saving surgery to treat an infected bowel
THE LEADER of Rossendale Council has called on residents to have their say on a number of consultations currently affecting the Valley. The council is seeking feedback on issues including its Green Belt and Urban Boundaries review and Haslingden
A RESERVOIR which had an unknown future after being sold could be bought by the council. Dingle Reservoir, in Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen, was part of the land belonging to DS Smith, owners of Hollins Grove Paper Mill. But after DS Smith shut up
A YOUTH club axed last year because of a lack of volunteers is to restart in Weir, it has been announced. The Doals Centre in Burnley Road closed its doors to the popular club in May as there were not enough adult helpers to supervise the teenagers
TECHNOLOGY has helped students during their education for many years. From pocket electronic calculators to computers and the internet, schoolchildren are now more advanced than ever before. An East Lancashire college is taking technology even
LANCASHIRE schools faced with becoming forced academies could be given a reprieve if they can prove they are improving. Union bosses have heard that Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, is taking a much more measured approach on how
PEN and paper is making way for computers at St Mary’s College after they launched a new iLearn lab. The Blackburn college has bought 20 iPads and has wifi access so pupils can bring their own devices in to use for lessons. Classes have been
IT’S a funny thing, memory! We are always trying subconsciously to edit it, leaving in and enhancing the good bits, and blue pencilling out the bits ‘we dinna care to think about’. But, memory being the strong thing that it is, will rarely let
SO, East Lancashire MP Jake Berry has asked Labour to explain why a police officer had seen benefits for the out of work rise faster than his salary (LT, January 10). That’s an easy one to explain as his government increased benefits for the out
RHYDDINGS Business and Enterprise School in Oswaldtwistle is planning a programme of events during 2013 to mark its 80th anniversary. A school spokesman said: “We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings as Accrington Secondary Tech.
AN Oswaldtwistle High School has two positions available for parent governors. The voluntary role gives parents the opportunity to contribute to the running and development of the Haworth Street school. Parents contribute their own experiences
AT the moment more than 10 million people in the UK – many of them here in East Lancashire – experience deafness and, for the vast majority, there is no cure. For people who suffer from hearing loss as they get older, or deafness brought on by
AM I totally naive in thinking that the police/ crime commissioner’s remit was to be open and honest and to connect with the public? It seems it didn’t take Mr Grunshaw long to forget these principles when refusing to answer questions about his
THE last remaining signal boxes in East Lancashire, many of which date back to the late 19th century, are due to be mothballed. Once the elevated cabins controlled the fates of trains rolling up and down the East Lancs and Clitheroe to Manchester
YOU report that sixteen cars were damaged in Darwen in hammer rampage (LT, January 12). It was a couple of drink-fuelled teenagers who had been to a party. One came out with a hammer and they decided to trash some cars. Councillor Roy Davies
A HIGH-RANKING Army officer claimed nearly £220,000 of tax payers’ money to send his three children to a top public school, a court heard. For nearly a decade Lt Col Robert Jolleys, 52, claimed the school fees so he could send his sons to Stonyhurst
A STRIKING Y-shaped footbridge is to be built to help form the gateway to the Weavers’ Triangle in Burnley. The 'wishbone' structure is part of a £3million investment for the town's former cotton heart-land. It will link the new university
THE dress worn by Kate Winslet in the Titanic movie will be spending its final week in the UK this week. The dress worn by the Oscar-winning star was made famous in the 1998 movie by James Cameron, when her character Rose famously stood at the
JOBS are set to go at Turf Moor after Burnley FC announced it is to ‘streamline’ its ticketing and retail departments. Full-time and part-time staff are being consulted as the Clarets look to make redundancies, despite announcing in November that
SUICIDE-proof fencing has been installed at a Nelson car park after a long campaign to make the site safer. Campaigners have been calling for fencing at the Pendle Rise car park for at least three years, but now mesh fences have been erected at
TONIGHT'S friendly clash between Clitheroe and Wigan Robin Park has been postponed due to a frozen pitch at Shawbridge.
SUDDEN snow flurries and freezing temperatures caused havoc across East Lancashire yesterday. Around an inch of the white stuff fell over the region in around an hour in the morning, causing problems on roads and forcing schools to shut. Drivers
A VITAL witness could hold clues to a hit and run collision in Burnley which left a mother-of-two with a broken back. An anonymous caller to the helpline Crimestoppers left details about the incident in Laithe Street which left 49-year-old Janet
TONIGHT'S North West Counties League Premier Division derby between Barnoldswick Town and Bacup Borough has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. Barlick called in a local referee to inspect the Silentnight Stadium this morning after freezing temperatures
SHOPPERS were evacuated from The Mall in Blackburn as part of a fire drill this morning. The drill took place at about 9.45am
TWO women have been glassed in the face during a night out in Blackburn. The friends, both aged 25, were injured after being attacked in the Last Orders Pub in Darwen Street. Detectives investigating the attack said the pair were separately
A LEUKAEMIA stricken greyhound was found skeletal, covered in sores and suffering, but its owner had not taken it to a vet, a court was told. The nine-year-old ex-track dog, called Lass, which also had ‘horrendous’ gum disease and worms, was rushed
A MAN died in a road crash in Rossendale at about 8.30pm yesterday. The 25-year-old died after losing control of his Nissan Almeira on the A56 dual carriageway at 8.33pm. The man, from Bury, was taken to Oldham hospital but suffered significant
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a ‘wonderful gentleman of cricket’ after he lost his brave four-year battle against cancer. Stunned friends of former Nelson player and chairman Milton Lord say his death at the age of 62 leaves a massive void
Turf Moor prospect Cameron Howieson has been named as the Football League’s apprentice of the month. The award reflects Howieson’s educational achievements and commitment to the League Football Education, Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence in
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche has warned his players not to take their first team place for granted. Competition for places is set to be at its strongest yet when the Clarets travel to take on Millwall this weekend, with Chris McCann and Martin Paterson
JARED Owen has warned his Blackburn Hawks side ‘we can’t afford any more mistakes’ after suffering a shock defeat to Sheffield Spartans on Sunday. The 7-4 loss placed a huge dent in their English National Ice Hockey League North One league hopes
BACUP captain Tim Farragher is hoping his club’s luck with professionals is about to turn in their favour for the new Lancashire League season after the Lanehead outfit secured the signature of South African all-rounder Aubrey Ryan Swanepoel. And
FORMER Haslingden professional and Indian Test star Rusi Surti has died. Surti, who played Lancashire League cricket for the Bentgate club for three seasons between 1959 and 1961, suffered a stroke at his home in Queensland last week and died on
HOULDSWORTH Solicitors Ribblesdale League outfit Oswaldtwistle Immanuel have appointed former Cherry Tree all-rounder Jon Baldwin as their new captain. Baldwin scored almost 400 runs and claimed 33 wickets for Immanuel in his first season at New
WHILE Sergio Aguero & co were lapping up the adulation for their part in ending Manchester City’s 44-year wait to be crowned champions of England, Blackburn’s Luke Dodge was playing a more low key role in their historic triumph. The 23-year-old
ACCRINGTON Stanley are definitely in need of a jolt in order to get out of the current bad run of form. I had hoped that James Beattie signing until the end of the season may have been the lift the team needed to bring some much needed joy, but
CHORLEY boss Garry Flitcroft believes new loan signing Curtis Haley can make an impact during his month-long stay at Victory Park – and says the Blackburn Rovers youngster will develop his game in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division. Haley moved
THE last time Burnley locked horns with Crystal Palace, the Clarets lost by the odd goal in seven, nervous glances were being cast in the direction of the bottom of the Championship table and the manager took off in search of pastures new – or rather
Accrington Stanley will announce a new sponsorship deal today which will see the Crown Ground renamed, as well as unveiling a new third kit which will be worn for the first time in this weekend’s game with AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
Blackburn Rovers youngster Anthony O’Connor has extended his loan spell at League Two side Burton Albion until the end of the season. The 20-year-old right back has made 32 appearaces for the Brewers. The young Irishman has yet to make a first team
JORDAN Rhodes believes Blackburn Rovers’ squad will all have a point to prove this week – as he prepares to play under his ninth manager within the last 12 months. Rovers’ £8million man scored his 14th goal for the club in Friday’s 1-1 draw at
BLACKBURN Rovers’ under fire owners Venky’s are set to be at Ewood Park this weekend – with club matriarch Anuradha Desai preparing for just her second visit since The Walker Trust sold up in November 2010. Co owners Desai, Balaji and Venkatesh
ANOTHER bizarre week in the topsy turvy world of Blackburn Rovers under Venky’s. Just days after the announcement Gary Bowyer was to be allowed to continue as caretaker until at least January and we have a new manager. And it would seem he
DESPITE recently celebrating her 87th birthday, Mary Pickles still goes out on the town twice a month. But the teetotal widow, who lives in Worsthorne, shuns Burnley’s bars and clubs, and instead joins up with the town’s Street Pastors team.
