A TRAFFIC warden was assaulted after issuing a ticket to a car which had parked on a taxi rank. Blackburn magistrates heard David James Harris ran out of a nearby shop and remonstrated with the officer before driving a short distance. But he
FORMER Burnley forward Zavon Hines scored one goal and set up another as Accrington Stanley’s search for a league win goes on. Peter Murphy headed against the post for Stanley in the first half, and Shay McCartan then nodded wide from close range at
A RETIRING health boss said the past few months had been the most difficult of his career in East Lancashire. Chief executive David Young, 60, left his desk this week after eight years with Whalley-based Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation
DARRENERS Liam Davies and Pete Dunkerley have been chosen to join a char-ity trip to Gambia in Jan-uary. Darwen Town Council agreed to sponsor two places on the annual trip after a deal was struck to twin the town with a city in the African country
A BARBER was forced to shut up shop after a burglar stole his hairdressing equipment. Norman Hayden’s scissors, electric clippers, combs and two distinctive, old-style cut-throat razors were stolen between 5pm on Saturday and 9am on Monday.
HYNDBURN Council is to review its market trading policy after a seller had claimed he was told he wasn’t welcome at Accrington’s Sunday market. Bernard Culshaw, who runs packaged meats firm Bacon Barnies Ltd, said he was barred from selling because
THE fourth art and vintage market takes place in Nelson, from October 11 to 13. Stallholders met this week to pick up ideas from each other for stall displays. Taking place in, and around, the ACE centre and the Victory Centre, in Nelson, for
PENDLE councillors are to meet with the owners of an industrial site in Barnoldswick over the condition of the service yard. Some improvements have been made to the yard at Gissing and Lonsdale, in Wellhouse Road, but councillors are keen to hear
ONE of the founder mem-bers of the Colne in Bloom group is retiring to spend more time with his award- winning vegetables. Michael Osborn, 67, bec-ame project manager of the group five years ago, and has seen it go from strength to strength, with
APPLICATIONS for this year’s Ribble Valley 10k, which will take place in December, are now open. The annual race, which is organised by the Blackburn Harriers, will be held on Sunday, December 29. In 2011, the race saw future Olympic champion
THE OWNER of an award-winning pub said his business was bucking the trend in the Ribble Valley by attracting top chefs. Steven Smith, who opened the Freemasons at Wiswell four years ago, said pubs which have their owners working in them will do
A NEW strategy to support people in Ramsbottom who care for needy and vulnerable people is being launched. Around 80 per cent of the carers in the town and the wider borough do not access the support available. A carer is anyone, of any age
ALMOST 300 pensioners from the Valley were treated to musical performances and a free supper at the Riverside in Whitworth. The event, organised by coun Jimmy Eaton, offered a free glass of sherry and a meal from the caterers of the Rose n Bowl
A PRIMARY school in Rawtenstall has created an environmental area, filled with flora and fauna, to get children out of the classroom and into the wild. St Mary’s CE Primary, in Haslingden Old Road, has reinvigorated the once-derelict and overgrown
VOLUNTEERS from Hyndburn, Burnley and Pendle have been nominated for the first Service to Disability award at the Lancashire Sports Awards. Phil Butterworth from Burnley, Roheel Ahmed from Hyndburn and Amanda Marriott from Pendle are all on the
THREE men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates following an incident following an alleged case of dangerous driving. Karamat Hussain, 59, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, is charged with dangerous driving and assaulting Kamran Nawaz.
SHADOW Education Secretary Stephen Twigg praised Burnley's University Technical College, which opened last month, on a visit to East Lancashire. The Labour chief, who had a whistlestop tour of two schools in Pendle yesterday, said UTCs, like the
MOMENTS after these images were caught on camera, two men smashed up a Blackburn jewellers and escaped with up to £100,000 of designer watches. Detectives want to speak to both men in connection with the armed robbery on Humberstones Jewellers.
A TWO-car collision on Wednesday caused delays on the A59 near to Gisburn. The traffic accident happened around 6.45pm near to the Stirk House Farm and was first attended by a fire crew from Barnoldswick who passed the scene and gave primary first
EAST Lancashire students are invited to a late-night shopping event at The Mall, Blackburn. From 6pm next Thursday , students can attend the ‘shop-in’ event, which celebrates the start of term with offers and discounts and the first 100 students
THE Government has changed the guidelines for ice cream vans for the first time in more than 30 years. The length of time they can sound chimes has been extended from bursts of four seconds to 12 seconds. And vans will be able to sound jingles
IF your son enjoys singing, joining Blackburn Cathedral Choir can offer musical and educational opportunities second to none, according to Samuel Hudson, the cathedral director of music. And there is now an opportunity for boys aged seven up to
TODAY is the last chance for Darreners to vote for their favourite independent shop. The competition, organised by Darwen MP Jake Berry, runs until 5pm and has been asking local people to vote for their favourite independent retailer. Every
COUNCILLORS thanked a Darwen man who has been succesful in a long campaign to save a local playing field from development. Harry Blackwell, of Dandy Row, had been concerned for years that the Square Meadow, which was a community playing field when
WASTE dumped by fly-tippers in Rishton has been cleared up, Coun Ken Moss said. Coun Moss said the back alleyway between Bridge Street and Shuttleworth was cleaned following a spate of flytipping. He said: “The waste was believed to have come from
AN office in Great Harwood could become a house after plans to alter it were submitted to the council. The proposed development would see the creation of a single dwelling by converting the Crossgates Workshop, behind Hesketh Street, an application
A BUSINESS owner in Accrington won an array of pies and cakes after he correctly predicted the time of the opening goal in Stanley’s Lancashire ‘pie derby’ with Rochdale. David Wearden runs personalised print product company, Gift Street, in Peel
ELECTORAL registration forms will be dropping through the letterbox of every home in Burnley borough over the next two weeks. The form records the details of everyone aged 18 and over and allows those on the electoral register to vote in local,
A NEW report gives East Lancashire residents an insight into how their communities compare to each other - and the rest of the country. Lancashire’s Vital Signs, produced by the Community Foundation for Lancashire, reflects factual data and voices
HEALTH chiefs said they were still ‘working hard’ to reduce the waiting times for psychological therapies in Blackburn with Darwen, where depressed patients have faced year-long waits to see a counsellor. The Telegraph revealed the problem noting
BURNLEY is buzzing on the back of the Clarets’ blistering start to the season, leading figures in the town have said. The club is sitting proudly atop the Championship table, hot on the heels of the town being named as the most enterprising in
MORE than £250,000 of lottery cash has been given to deserving groups across East Lancashire thanks to your votes. Earlier this year, we encouraged groups across our readership area to bid for the Lancashire Telegraph Community Cash Awards.
AN ALLEGED victim of sex abuse has praised a Burnley man spearheading his campaign for justice as ‘a people’s champion’. Graham Holden, from Rosehill, led more than a dozen protesters at council offices in Nottingham as they called for a public
A PENDLE aerospace firm has signed a major deal to repair jet engines for an American giant. Euravia Engineering, based on Colne Road, Kelbrook will work with Greenwich AeroGroup, from Wichita, to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services
CANCER battler Sam Shaw will have his first stateside appointment in Philadelphia on October 21. The four-year-old from Hoddlesden has this week started radiotherapy ahead of the trip to America for immunotherapy treatment. The treatment is
MORE than 400 licensed premises were visited by police as part of a week-long campaign to highlight the realities of dealing with drunkenness and alcohol-related incidents. Officers joined forces with councils, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
WILLY Russell’s Blood Brothers has become a theatrical classic, albeit better known as the hit musical than the original play. But that didn’t deter a full stalls audience at Blackburn Drama Club’s season opener at Thwaites Empire Theatre.
MY hair stood on end at the prospect of watching my favourite childhood story brought to life on the stage. The Roald Dahl tale of James and the Giant Peach came alive on the stage at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool. Seven-year-old James Henry
BLACKBURN teachers’ unions have pledged their support to striking teachers. Blackburn with Darwen NUT said it was behind colleagues taking regional strike action in the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside. Simon Jones, Blackburn with Darwen
MIDWIVES said the decision to stop providing free milk to newborn babies in East Lancashire risked damaging their relationship with new mums. The axing of formula milk on the maternity ward at Burnley General Hospital has already been branded as
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans will go on trial for sexual offences next March. Evans, the former deputy speaker of the House of Commons, appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court today for a preliminary hearing where his trial date was fixed.
A LANDLORD said he had been left ‘shocked’ and ‘betrayed’ after he discovered a large cannabis farm at one of his properties yesterday. Gulfaraz Zaman, the owner of Hashim Estate Agents, was told of the find after one of his employees entered the
T-SHIRTS made by two Burnley students are flying off the shelves at the Clarets’ club shop at Turf Moor. Stephen Greenwood and Mark Hughesman, both in their second year at the UCFB College of Football Business, created the clothing as part of their
THREE partners from a Burnley law firm accused of breaching a string of regulations face being struck off by the industry watchdog. The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) said John McNabb, Kimberley Bridge, and Tracey Stansfield, from SFN Solicitors
A SHOP worker fought off a hooded robber who hit him over the head with a wine bottle. Mohammed Handra, who works part-time at the Wensley Mini Market, Blackburn, was subjected to a ‘shocking’ ordeal when the man tried to steal the till. But
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has been handed a big fitness boost ahead of this weekend’s trip to Wigan after scans revealed captain Scott Dann’s injury is not as bad as first feared. Bowyer was concerned that the centre-back was set to spend
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche does not fear the manager of the month curse after winning the Championship award for September – hours after Danny Ings was also recognised with his first call-up to the England under 21 squad. A fantastic week in which
DARWEN firm Crown Paints has announced a sponsorship deal with the UK’s largest skills and careers event, The Skills Show. The Hollins Road company will provide all the materials for the Painting and Decorating competition section of the event,
A 41-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man’s act of gallantry earned him a night in the cells. Blackburn Magistrates’ Court heard Colin Howie bumped into his ex-girlfriend late at night, and she asked him to walk her home. But he was banned from having any
THE Crown Prosecution Service has issued an update on its investigation into Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw’s expenses. Mr Grunshaw was last week suspended from the Labour Party as the CPS launched an investigation into
REPORTS of rodents and other pests were three times higher in Blackburn than Burnley over a two-year period, new figures show. Rats, mice and wasps were among the problems environmental health teams were called to resolve. The British Pest
A MAN who survived an apparent suicide attempt when he laid down on rail tracks and a train drove over him has been jailed for a year. The train driver thought he had been involved in a fatality when he slammed on his brakes but was unable to avoid
AN attacker who smashed a man’s cheek as he sat in a taxi claimed the victim had made a sexual remark about someone, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Christopher Heaton, 30, was said by the prosecution to have punched the victim
A CARE home in Burnley has been rapped by a health watchdog after maintenance problems were identified in a recent inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found three of the 16 bedrooms at Paddock Lodge had a ‘very strong odour’, due to the
