A TWO car collision caused delays on the A59 near to Gisburn. The traffic accident happened around 6.45pm near to Stirk House Farm and was first attended by a fire crew from Barnoldswick who passed the scene. Firefighters gave primary first
A FORMER chief medical officer of Burnley has died at the age of 94. Dr Luke Collins was in charge of public health in the town for almost 20 years. After moving to East Lancashire from Ireland, Dr Collins spent time as a house surgeon at Accrington
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular market trader who has died aged 63. Billy Borthwick had run a second-hand book stall on Darwen’s three-day market since 2006. Devastated former traders spoke of their sorrow at the loss of a ‘gentle’ man
HEALTH and council bosses are preparing a new alcohol strategy for Blackburn with Darwen to cut the £68million annual cost of booze misuse to the borough. They want to boost responsible retailing, tackle under age drinking, improve rehabilitation
PENDLE’s Conservative council leader has welcomed the Government’s ‘Help to Buy’ housing scheme after Nelson and Colne were name checked by George Osborne. The Chancellor mentioned the Pendle towns as examples of places where people were keen to
A MAN who repeatedly threatened to shoot a neighbour and two others in a 'vendetta' has been locked up for 18 months. Naeem Shazad, 38, also said to have made a rape threat over a woman connected to one of the three men, had struck in the street
EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust spent £550,000 on computer equipment last year, including desktop PCs, laptops, printers and printing consumables. The figure was released following a Freedom of Information request.
A SHORT film, produced by Waterside Youth Club, Colne, is destined for big things. ‘The Chase for the Case’ has been nominated for an award, and is to be screened at the British Film Institute, London.
PETER Tatum, 21, of Fir Street, Nelson, appeared before Burnley magistrates accused of a £2,300 house burglary, in Bracewell Close, on September 30. Tatum indicated a not guilty plea, and his case will be heard at the crown court.
A TERRIFIED hotel receptionist locked herself in an office when a “paranoid” man leapt over the counter, a court was told. Ex-company boss, Akbar Ullah, 34, who had had a cocktail of vodka and cocaine, had been foulmouthed before he jumped into
STAFF have been left in limbo after a bowling alley closed due to a power failure – and failed to reopen. Accrington 1st Bowl closed on Saturday and a message on its Facebook page said it would re-open on Monday. The Hyndburn Road centre advised
GP surgeries in East Lancashire are being encouraged to bid for a share of a new £50million funding pot to allow them to offer weekend and evening appointments. The government has set the cash aside to try to improve access to doctors and ease
A TEAM of 90 young ‘champions’ are being recruited to support peers with mental health. Mindfit North West, a Big Lottery funded not-for-profit organisation, hopes to raise awareness of mental health issues by training students or volunteers to
COUNCIL bosses in the Ribble Valley have been assured that the police station in Clitheroe will not be subject to any further cuts. The leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Coun Stuart Hirst, chief executive Marshall Scott, and chairman of
SECTIONS of an iconic former pub are being sold off as properties, more than six years after it closed. Plans were approved in 2010 by Ribble Valley Borough Council to covert The De Tabley Arms, near Ribchester, to six properties, and two have
THE first steps to a Neighbourhood Plan in Longridge have been welcomed by the town’s borough councillors. Ribble Valley Borough Council planning and development committee approved Longridge Town Council as the appropriate body to prepare the plan
THE number of whistleblowers’ complaints about possible malpractice and misconduct at Lancashire County Council has tripled, the authority’s audit committee was told. Between May 2012 and May 2013, there were 21 cases where staff used the confidential
A HISTORIC 184-year-old church is being returned to its ‘glorious best’ after almost four months of refurbishment. Work at St Mary’s Church, in Mellor, started in May and covered the chancel interior, exterior, vestry, and the boiler house, after
AN MEP visited Airedale Hospital to see how its telemedicine services work. During her visit, Rebecca Taylor saw how patients can have consultations with health professionals from the comfort of their own home, nursing home or GP surgery via secure
CHILDREN from St John’s Primary School, Higham, have been helping to restore a hay meadow at Height Top Farm. Janet Sharp, who runs the farm with husband Ken, and Sarah Robinson, the Bowland Hay Time project officer, organised th event. The
A YOUNG woman’s fundraising efforts have won her an award from Earby Town Council. After her father was diagnosed with cancer, Nicola Haines, 25, of Highfield Road, Earby, embarked on a campaign to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
AN 'unsophisticated' shoplifter who tried to push a trolley load of food out of Marks and Spencer was given a 12 month conditional discharge. Burnley magistrates heard how hard-up Kathleen Green, 54, of Harcourt Street, had had no money for food
DEATH isn’t a subject most of us want to spend much time thinking about – and that’s hardly surprising. We all know it’s inevitable but in the meantime life is much more important, and so is striving to prevent people having to suffer an early demise
THERE have been plenty of examples of scandals in recent years which have been exposed by individuals who were brave enough put their own jobs and futures on the line to make facts public. In the public services sector it is especially important
IN response to Catty 50’s negative comments about Nelson, local retailers, Nelson and Colne College, Pendle Council and many other organisations are pulling their weight to improve the town. New funding schemes like investment from Mary Portas
RE ‘Teachers in Blackburn tackle problem parent drivers’ (LT, October 1) – shock, horror! It gets busy near a school at school times. It’s just like those whining residents who complain about aircraft noise when they buy a house near an airport
Can anyone tell me why the road up to Pleasington cemetery is not looked after better? You would think that people’s last journey would be a smooth one and not have to steer around potholes. Linda Hughes (via email).
Contrary to popular belief, Britain is not a metricating nation nor can it be one. Extant British Common Law inviolably prohibits everything that the people reject as it is the law of the land and the people. Since 1897, the British have rejected the
SO Ed Miliband, the son of a Marxist academic, wants to impose ‘democratic socialism’ on us once again if he wins the General Election in 2015. This will put us back to the strike-torn 70s and do nothing to improve the standing of our country or
I agree that dogs should not be within children’s play areas but I would like to know exactly how many complaints referred to by Coun Hollern about dangerous animals and actual attacks there have been. The vast open spaces of our parks are for
IT is absolutely appalling that dogs should be now kept on a lead at all times. Does Coun Hollern realise what this will mean? Dogs need exercise, meaning they need a good run off a lead! I have two Cavalier King Charles spaniels and they are very
BURNLEY will be featured on the iconic BBC show Antiques Roadshow next weekend. The classic Sunday programme will feature Towneley Hall in the first of a two part special in the town after the popular BBC show filmed at the hall in June. The
REGENERATION officials have submitted a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £1million that is expected to breathe new life into Padiham town centre. The plans would see improvements made to shop fronts and historical buildings as well as investments
ACTORS are to depict the story of the Accrington Pals in a play to mark the heroes’ centenary. Oswaldtwistle Players will mark the 100-year anniversary of the First World War as part of a festival next year. Actors with the group, based at
A DOG walker was assaulted while attempting to protect his pet from another animal which was attacking it. The man, who was trying to separate the two dogs, was pushed to the ground by the other walker. Police are treating the incident, which
A FIRM run by a deaf business leader from Bacup has been shortlisted for a regional award. Julie Ryder, the director and founder of HearFirst, which trains firms in areas such as disability, equality and awareness, British sign language and mental
TWO members of staff were assaulted as they tried to stop two drunks stealing cider from their shop. Blackburn magistrates heard that while one of the thieves was struggling with a store detective, the other ran back to retrieve one of the bottles
JAKE Berry, MP for Rossendale, is urging people to vote for their favourite independent shops in the last week of a competition to crown the area’s best. Every voter is entered into a raffle to win a £50 voucher and prizes for the winning shops
MORE than 500 objections have been lodged against plans to build a small housing development in Loveclough. Plans for 15 houses and a community allotment, on land off Burnley Road, have been submitted by Mr K Howieson. But 523 people have sent
A TOP composer is to meet with a Hyndburn band to discuss new commemorative music. Dr Peter Meechan will visit the East Lancashire Concert Band to talk about a project to mark the band’s involvement with World War One. On September 27, 1914
NEARLY £250 was raised for charity at a coffee morning. The Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle raised £230 at a silent auction, held at a member’s home. Mayor and Mayoress, councillors Judith Addison and Kathleen Pratt both attended, as
THE Barlow Institute in Edgworth will hold a volunteer open day on Saturday. The community-run facility needs people to get involved to help with various jobs and activities. Anyone looking for a fresh challenge, who wants to make new friends
DARWEN MP Jake Berry has launched a campaign to save an Edgworth bus service. From October 27, the Arriva 537, which runs hourly between Bolton and Edgworth, will terminate at Bromley Cross. Over the weekend, more than 30 bus users from the
A DARWEN canopies firm registered record financial figures for August, surpassing anything it has achieved in its 23-year history. Canopies UK, in Lower Eccleshill Road, which makes and installs car ports, canopies and shelters for residential,
A TOWN centre will resonate to the sound of music this weekend at the first Chorley Live event. Two days of live entertainment will see 160 performances across 20 venues in Chorley. The weekend will see people gaining entry to all the venues
A 28-YEAR-old woman who stole property from a charity shop was stopped later by police who searched her bag and found the goods. Lindsey Anne Standaloft, of Heaton Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to stealing four digiboxes worth £40 from British
THE Blackburn Egyptology Society (THEBES) is hosting its next lecture on Monday, October 7, at 7.30 pm. The talk will be held in the Hornby Lecture Theatre in Blackburn Central Library and will cost £4 to attend. The lecture will be delivered
A WOMAN whose life had been blighted by a 20-year heroin addiction told her solicitor: ‘I hate what I am’. Blackburn magistrates heard Dianne Caswell needed help more than punishment. And Andrew Church-Taylor, defending, said he was going to
AN MP has slammed ‘unacceptable’ ambulance response times in a protest to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. New figures show between April and July this year, the North West Ambulance Service only hit the target response time of eight minutes in one
HEADSTONE safety inspections will be carried out for free at cemeteries across Blackburn and Darwen. Brent Stevenson Memorials will work in conjunction with local friends’ groups to carry out the work at both cemeteries in Darwen, plus Blackburn
THE search is on to find Lancashire’s Young Citizen of the Year 2013. Lancashire’s current high sheriff, Ann Dean, pictured, is waiting to hear about all kinds of projects; from those which make local communities safer to those which regenerate
A WOMAN survived a collision with a 23-tonne lorry on a motorway. The 38-year-old pedestrian had surgery for multiple injuries yesterday afternoon and was said to be in a ‘serious but stable’ condition in hospital. Police are investigating
A LAPTOP containing the treasured pictures of a Rishton family has been stolen. Scott Mason, from Windermere Drive, was left ‘sickened’ after a thief broke into his BMW in the early hours of Friday morning. After pocketing a jacket containing
WHISTLEBLOWING campaigners have slammed the use of ‘gagging clauses’ by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Last month, the Lancashire Telegraph revealed that almost 100 NHS workers who left the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General had signed clauses
A GIANT ‘Stop’ button has been installed at the entrance to Blackburn Market to promote the Stoptober campaign, which aims to get smokers to quit during October. The three-metre high button is at the Church Street entrance, and council bosses hope
A BLACKBURN businessman has been named as the director of the year in the North West. Majid Hussain, of Accrol Papers, beat 27 other shortlisted directors to the title at the Institute of Directors North West awards. He also won the family
SHAW Hill ladies golf team won a charity cup on their home fairways. This year, the district charity cup competition was held at Shaw Hill, near Chorley. The history of the competition dates back to before the war and currently involves eight
PAST pupils and staff of Darwen Grammar School will enjoy a reunion at Darwen Cricket Club on Saturday night. There will be a display of photographs of many of the school forms, teams and play productions, as well as a selection of the old school
A 37-YEAR-old man used a back payment of benefits to buy stolen tools which he intended to sell on for a profit. But his career as an entrepreneur came to an abrupt end when magistrates jailed him for 20 weeks. Paul Anthony Mountain, of Lloyd
A 67-YEAR-OLD man twice assaulted his Philippine bride during minor disputes at their home. Blackburn magistrates heard the couple had only married in June and Ronnalyn Tunney had no family or friends in the UK and was totally dependent on her
NORTH West Ambulance Service has launched a new Twitter campaign to show what can happen after a 999 call. Bosses want patients to realise that ambulances are no longer sent to all incidents, and do not always take patients to the emergency department
A BLACKBURN fan who smashed a stadium seat at Turf Moor when the home team scored has received a three-year football banning order. Construction worker Matthew Clitheroe, who had been drinking, kicked the seat, picked up the broken part of the
THESE glowing new hoodies are about to set the fashion world alight. The flashy jumpers, designed by East Lancashire businessman Mark Elliott, and his team at U-Glo, are proving popular with youngsters, and are even attracting interest from major
A MAJOR project to slash bus journey times between Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn has been given the go-ahead by the government. After 12 years, the final Whitehall green light was given for the £40million Pennine Reach scheme to improve key roads
WHO would have predicted this two months ago? When the season kicked off you would probably have got shorter odds for the Clarets to be in the bottom three than for them to be top of the table – particularly after star man Charlie Austin was sold
JORDAN Rhodes repeated the trick as Rovers made it back-to-back victories by ending Watford’s four-game unbeaten league run. It was Rhodes who got the only goal of the game in last season’s corresponding fixture. And the prolific striker did
JORDAN Rhodes continued his superb scoring form last night as he fired Rovers to a well-deserved 1-0 home success over last season’s losing play-off finalists Watford. The on-fire striker made it nine goals in seven games when he headed home in
A BUSINESSWOMAN is getting ready to climb the world’s highest freestanding mountain to help raise money to help a two-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer. Lorraine Thornber, who runs LTC Recruitment in Rishton, has never met little Neave Evans, but
St Mary’s College sport student named Player of the Year for National Colleges Netball team. Earlier in the year St Mary’s College student, Francesca Barrientos, 17, from Accrington, was selected to play for the British Colleges Netball Squad and
A MAN'S body was recovered from the railway track in Blackburn after being struck by a train. Police and ambulance crews were called to Mill Hill station at around 9.15pm on Monday night, where they found the man’s body. The Blackburn man,
A FOUR-month backlog in dealing with housing benefit applications has been slammed as a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘crisis’. New housing benefit claimants and applicants reporting a change in circumstances have been made to wait due to the backlog, and now
TWO Padiham veterans are to be honoured by the Russian government for their role in the Arctic convoys during the Second World War. Jack Ormerod, of Fairweather Court, and Jim Bates, of St Leonard’s Street, have been nominated for the Ushakov Medal
