A NEW director of nursing, quality and government at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed. Dee Roach has responsibility for professional leadership, clinical governance, patient safety and public involvement. She previously
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a derelict garage near allotments behind Haworth Street and Catlow Hall Street in Oswaldtwistle earlier tonight. The fire, started just before 8pm, is believed to have been started maliciously. A fire
A 42-YEAR-old man with mental health problems attacked a female friend after going to her house drunk. Blackburn magistrates heard Jason Gledhill punched his friend, bit her on the nose and tried to bite her eye. And when he went round the
AN ACCRINGTON charity shop worker said he felt ‘sick to the stomach’ after burglars targeted the premises for the fifth time in three years. Volunteers at Hyndburn Stray Dogs In Need came across a smashed door and discovered items were missing
LANCASHIRE County Council (LCC) has been urged to ‘think again’ over plans to cut evening and Sunday bus services in the Ribble Valley. The borough council has sent a letter objecting ‘in the strongest possible terms’ to the proposals following
RUSH hour traffic was delayed after two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. It happened at the junction of Dunkenhalgh Way and Manor Place, close to the old fire station on Hyndburn Road, Church. Police said a blue Citroen C3 collided
EAST Lancashire homeowners have a massive ‘mortgage millstone’ round their necks, new figures reveal. Owner-occupiers in Burnley have the highest proportion of mortgage debt as a percentage of the value their properties in the UK, at 80 per cent
A RELIGIOUS teacher has been found guilty of committing sexual activity with a child during lessons. Suleman Maknojioa had denied allegations that he touched the girl. But after a week-long trial and around two hours of deliberations, a jury
A BURNLEY mum died after overdosing on a ‘toxic’ combination of drugs, an inquest heard. Deborah Moss, 41, was discovered dead by a neighbour at her home in Hunslet Street on September 17 last year. Burnley Coroner’s Court heard how she was
CLARETS legends have paid tribute to club stalwart Arthur Bellamy, who has died at the age of 71. Arthur played 250 times for Burnley during the glory years of the 1960s, scoring 29 goals, and also served as assistant manager, reserve and youth
ST Johnstone have pulled out of the race to sign Blackburn Rovers striker David Goodwillie on loan. Saints boss Tommy Wright said: “That’s dead in the water for us. We won’t be able to match what Blackburn are looking for in terms of doing a deal
AUSTRALIAN cricket chief James Sutherland has expressed fond memories of his playing days in Lancashire after accepting an honorary life membership from Chorley Cricket Club. The committee at Windsor Park handed him the honour as a reward for the continued
PIERO Mingoia has put pen to paper on a new contract to keep him at Accrington Stanley for another year. Mingoia joined Stanley on a one-year deal in the summer after a loan spell from Watford last season. The midfielder has now extended his contract
TEENAGE students who sparked an international search during a week-long ‘bunk’ from school are expected to return to the UK in the next few days – after reportedly being found in a run-down apartment. Edward Bunyan, 16, and Indira Gainiyeva, 17
SHAWFORTH Methodist Chapel will host a cinema screening for villagers this Friday. The animated comedy film ‘Up’ will be shown at the Market Street venue from 6pm.
A STACKSTEADS school has applied to extend its existing playground. Holy Trinity CE Primary School, in Booth Road, wants permission to cover a 17 square metre grassed area with concrete.
ROSSENDALE Valley Churches United will hold a special service in Rawtenstall next month. It will be held at St Mary’s Church, off St Mary’s Way, from 10.30am on February 2.
ROSSENDALE Council’s dog warden service, which deals with stray dogs and dog fouling issues, has got a new phone number. The service, run by Atherton firm Animal Wardens, can be contacted on 0161 334 0042.
AGE UK is holding its latest walk from Calf Hey Reservoir, in Grane Road, from 1.30pm tomorrow. The walk is described as moderate difficulty and mostly on level ground. Anyone wanting to take part should meet at the car park. The event is a
THE Ribble Valley Meditation Group is set to meet at the end of the month to mark the Aquarius New Moon. The group will meet at The Sanctuary of Healing, Langho, on Thursday, January 30, from 1.30pm to 3pm. For more information on the free
GRINDLETON Pavilion is set to hold its first live music event at the end of the month. The acoustic evening will feature local singers and pupils from Bowland High School. The event will be hosted by Grindleton resident and professional singer-songwriter
A PLAY session for children under the age of five takes place in Foulridge Village Hall every Friday from 10am to 11.30am. The cost is £1 per family.
A GIRLS’ group for youngsters aged 11 and over takes place on Mondays, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, at the Brierfield Action in the Community offices, in Colne Road.
NELSON Brass Band is appealing for new members to join in with its rehearsals every Monday, from 8pm, at Calder Mill, in Lenches Road, Colne.
ROSSENDALE Raptors’ dreams of National Shield success may have been dashed but they do not have time to wallow in defeat. The Raptors are still licking their wounds after they went down to an agonising 91-88 semi-final defeat at Oxford Brookes on Sunday
THE Mayor of Pendle, Coun Smith Benson, will be helping out at the Rosemere Cancer Foundation’s collection and awareness day at Asda, Colne, tomorrow.
CLOVERHILL Residents’ Action Group in Nelson is appealing for more residents to attend its meetings. The group meets on the first Thursday of every month at Nelson United Reformed Church, in Brunswick Street, between 7pm and 9pm.
A QUIZ night takes place at Ighten Leigh Social Club, Padiham Road, Burnley, from 9pm tomorrow. There will be cash prizes and a raffle.
VIVARY Bridge ward councillor Joe Cooney will hold a coffee morning and surgery at the North Valley Community Centre, Colne, on Saturday from 9.30am to 11am. Coun Cooney said: “These informal coffee mornings give local residents a chance to raise
A TAI Chi class is run every Wednesday at Burnley Miners Club, Plumbe Street, Burnley from 10am to noon. The class is run by Age UK Lancashire, for more information call 0300 303 1234 or email admin@ageuklancs. org.uk.
BURNLEY camera club meets every Tuesday at 7.15pm until 9.15pm at Sion Baptist Church in Church Street, Burnley. There is a £20 joining fee, after this sessions cost £2 a week to cover room costs. Tea and coffee is 20p. New members are welcome.
A FAMILY history surgery for people who want help with tracing their ancestors takes place at Burnley Library, in Grimshaw Street, from 9.45am to 11.45am on Saturday.
PAINTING classes are taking place every Wednesday at Central Methodist Church, in Hargreaves Street, Burnley, from 1pm. The classes are a chance to meet new people while learning a new skill.
BURNLEY and District Services Club runs a coffee morning on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm at its headquarters in Hammerton Street, Burnley. The event is open to everyone.
GANNOW area residents can meet their local police and discuss any issues they may have at a regular PACT meeting on the first Wednesday of every month, at 6pm in the community centre, in Adamson Street, Burnley.
TWO men were detained by police in Trawden yesterday afternoon after a search involving the police helicopter. Police were called at 2.45pm after men were spotted stealing lead from a roof in Lancashire Moor Road. One man was arrested at the
A ‘STYLE Diva Boutique Fashion Show’ is to be staged at Gisburn Festival Hall on Saturday, March 22.
Fence parish council meets on February 3, from 7pm, at the village hall. Residents are welcome.
TWO fire engines attended a fire in a flat in Newfield Drive, Nelson, on Sunday night. Crews were alerted after a pan caught fire in the first floor apartment. The occupant dialled 999 but returned to try to save her pets. Watch manager Roy Edwards
BRADLEY Raymond, 23, of Branch Road, Burnley, has been fined £75 with £75 court costs by Pennine magistrates after he failed to clean up when his dog, Big Billy, defecated in Towneley Park on August 2.
AN OPEN youth club for 13 to 19-year-olds is held every Thursday evening at the Basement Project in Burnley. The youth club, based at Healey Grange in Rosehill Road, has a pool table, game consoles, art and craft activities, pc and laptops, open music
MARTIN McGuinn, 24, of Sowclough Road, Bacup, has been given a 16-hour attendance centre order and banned from driving for 24 months. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs by Pennine magistrates after he admitted driving with excess alcohol
COMPLAINTS of dog fouling near the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and St Augustine’s Primary School, in Burnley, have been made to neighbourhood police in the Rosegrove area of Burnley.
COMPLAINTS of youths gathering in the Burns Street area of Burnley and possibly taking part in drug related activity have been made to police at a recent meeting.
A LUNCHEON club takes place at Irwell House, Cowpe Road, Waterfoot, from 11.45am to 1.45pm every Wednesday. The club is run by Age UK Lancashire, for more information call 0300 303 1234 or email admin@ageuklancs.org.uk
RESIDENTS in Colne are being advised to ensure their properties are secure following a number of sneak in burglaries during the past few weeks. Police issued the warning after a number of goods were reported stolen following from houses, out houses
THREE women from Chorley were fined after pleading guilty to benefit frauds totalling more than £15,000. In the three separate prosecutions, each defendant failed to report that they had a partner living with them. Kristine Thompson, 36, of
POLICE are to increase patrols around Larch Street, in Burnley, after complaints of stone throwing in the area.
A SKATE park for children aged four to 18 is back at West Craven Sports Centre from this Sunday. Sessions run from 12pm to 1pm for four to eight-year-olds, 1pm to 2pm for nine to 13-year-olds and 2pm to 3pm for youngsters aged 14 years and over
FOUR 20-year-old men have admitted burgling a house on Elm Street and stealing £400 cash and six gold bracelets. Mohammed H Razaq, of Colne Road, Adam Khan, of Castle Street, Ismael Khan, of Peart Street and Mohammed Ziyadd, of March Street, all
BYGONES reader Mildred Riley, of Darwen, has opened her family photo album showing generations through the ages. This first picture comes from 110 years ago and shows the Sunday school class from Holy Trinity Church in Darwen — now St Peter’s.
DID you know that for the grand total of £7 4s and 2½d you could have sampled every drink served at the new Ye Old White Bull pub which opened in Blackburn’ Salford in 1961? Former Telegraph copy boy, Lionel Anthony reckons, though, that the cost
ITS the end of the 1945/46 football season and these young players from the Ragged School team in Blackburn, certainly had something to smile about. For at their feet are two trophies, presented after an obviously successful season. We’ve no
THIS is a 75-year-old photograph showing just some of the pupils who attended the old Darwen Grammar School. We have most of the names of the 71 pupils who are lined up for the cameraman – along with groundsman Mr J Barton, who is on the left.
NO one can resist a peep into the past. And we can all go back to another time with photographs from yesteryear. Images show us how people lived their lives — and how uncomplicated their days seemed to be. There’s no doubt life was a drudge
TODAY, a pensioner who spent the first years of her life in the heart of the Ribble Valley countryside, re-lives her young days. Born June Davison, her family ran the Hodder Bridge Hotel in the 1930s and she asks if anyone has any memories of the
A LASER tag arena has been launched at Haslingden Sports Centre. The activity, which involves infra-red guns, will be housed in a previously disused part of the Helmshore Road venue. Rossendale Leisure Trust’s centre manager, Ken Masser, said
A PROPERTY owner has asked Rossendale Council for permission to alter the windows at his town centre flat. Phil Redclift requires planning consent because his first floor Bank Street property falls within Rawtenstall’s town centre conservation
ROSSENDALE’S main bus provider has warned that there may be delays on some routes because of temporary traffic lights. A spokesman for Rosso said: “Temporary traffic lights on Haslingden Road between Rawtenstall and Haslingden are causing queues
RAMSBOTTOM industrial mixing company Joshua Greaves has just celebrated the most profitable year in the company’s 94-year history. The firm has worked with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to increase exports by 60 per cent, employment
ARCHAEOLOGISTS say there may be prehistoric finds uncovered by new quarrying activities between Bacup and Whitworth. And developers have been told that any Middle Iron Age discoveries at the Whitworth Quarry Complex must be preserved for observation
HOGHTON Pantomime Society will stage performances of Dick Whittington until Saturday. The shows will be performed at the village hall with Britain’s Got Talent 2012 semi finalist Graham Blackledge as its musical director. Music shop manager Graham
RESIDENTS from across the Ribble Valley are being asked to give up a corner of their garden for mini-allotments. A community group which runs the ‘garden share’ project in Clitheroe, Read, Sabden and Simonstone, is appealing for people to open
THE Ribble Valley will host an inaugural bike challenge next month. The Green Jersey SportCross Challenge will take place in the borough and the Trough of Bowland on Sunday, February 2. The event has been organised by Clitheroe company, The
COLNE are on the hunt for a person who has an interest in becoming involved in the treatment of sports injuries to join the club. The role will initially assist the club’s current remedial team before being joining Colne reserves. The candidate must
A NEW craft shop called Triangle is set to open in Colne Arcade on February 1. The shop will be run by three friends, Wendy Sistern, Shauna Withnell and Angela Slater, who already have their own businesses making various unique and hand-made goods
redevelopment of a former shopping centre in Colne could yet become a reality. In 2010, bosses at Asda sought planning permission to turn the former Boundary Mills complex in Corporation Street into three separate retail units. The plans were
EARBY and District Local History Society will commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War later this year. Highlights include a book and exhibition on the effects of the war on Earby and its people. Bob Abel, secretary
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson is holding an advice surgery for residents this Friday. The event takes place at the Asda supermarket, in Colne, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Mr Stephenson will meet residents in the cafe at the store and no appointments are
POLICE are investigating claims a man has been exposing himself in an Accrington street. The man is also reported to have urinated outside one resident’s home, in Primrose Street. One man said his partner had been targeted by the man. He said
THEY do like a verdict down at the XLCR Stadium. Of the 26 North West Counties League Premier Division matches Colne have played so far this season 14 have ended in victory and 12 have ended in defeat. That statistic means Colne are the only club in
A DECISION to refuse planning permission for three wind turbines in Colne has been upheld following an appeal. The scheme for Jerusalem Farm, in Skipton Old Road, Colne, attracted criticism because the 34-metre high wind turbines would be visible
IT was awful that a terrier was thrown from a bridge in Clitheroe (LT, January 17). There is obviously something seriously wrong in the heads of scum that do these cruel things to dogs. I hope it recovers well and finds a decent loving home
BURNLEY women are being urged to show cancer who’s boss by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, which is now open for entries. The annual 5k fundraiser takes place at Towneley Hall, on Sunday, June 15. Event organisers are issuing
SO, Darwen skate park bid ends in disappointment (LT, January 17). This wouldn’t be as a direct result of Blackburn deciding to build its own skatepark, would it? Or am I being over simplistic in my cynicism? Of course, if Blackburn would allow
REGARDING the story ‘Accrington mum, 24, is victim of £25k jewel robbery’ (LT, January 17), these days if you let folk know what you have, you are greatly increasing the chances of things like this. It’s wrong and unfair but that is our new reality
Hopefully the road humps will deter drivers from using the road as a short-cut. Road narrowings and chicanes along Birtwistle Avenue have been in place for years but that didn’t seem to make any difference? It’s not just the speed of traffic
THE ‘rat-run victory for concerned Pendle residents’ (LT, January 17) just means another large dollop of taxpayers’ cash to inconvenience and cause discomfort to everybody. It’s not just the initial expense but the additional maintenance costs
Councillor Paul Browne is correct when he claims that Darwen Town Council is becoming more political. But who was it who walked out of a council meeting en bloc, and also voted against the Darwen Heritage Centre en bloc? None other than the LibDems
THWAITES’ decision to axe 60 jobs with the closure of the majority of its Blackburn brewery is terrible news. The job losses have been described as a bolt out of the blue by staff who have been left in the dark over where a new brewery could be
COMPLAINTS of drug dealing and anti-social behaviour around the Manchester Road area of Burnley were made to police at a recent Police and Community Together meeting.
IF Gary Bowyer dips back into the market he has to go and get another striker. Jordan Rhodes is a player who likes to play on the shoulder so needs someone else to link up off. He’s done reasonably well off Rudy Gestede. Rudy is not the ultimate
A VULNERABLE pensioner was knocked to the floor in a robbery at his own home. Two men knocked on the 66-year-old’s front door, in Oak Street, Colne, at around 6pm on Saturday, January 18. When he has answered the door, the men bundled him to the
A MAN appeared at Burnley Crown Court, accused of Boxing Day violence in Barnoldswick. Shane Edward Chew, 26, of Cam Lane, Thornton-in-Craven, is charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. He is also accused of assaulting a PC, resisting police
NO full-time Burnley Council staff will lose their jobs when the authority’s leisure trust is formally set up. All existing staff within the council’s sport and culture unit are due to transfer to the trust, which is expected to start work in April
A PILOT project pioneered at schools in Burnley and Pendle is set to expand across the country. The Job Junction scheme initially opened at Sir John Thursby Community College, in Burnley, before also setting up at Marsden Heights Community College
BLACKBURN Rovers captain Scott Dann will be fit for this Saturday’s clash with Derby County after scans showed his arm injury is not as bad as first feared. The centre-back was worried he had broken a bone following an off-the-ball challenge by Nottingham
PENDLE peer Tony Greaves has called for the Liberal Democrat party to appoint a ‘mediator’ after it suspended former chief executive Chris Rennard from its House of Lords group. The action followed his refusal to apologise over sexual harassment
TWO fire engines from Burnley fire station attended a blaze in Whalley Street at 12.26pm on Monday. The owner of the house dialled 999 after her oven caught fire while cooking. She removed herself and her children from the property while she
A DRUNKEN man who raided a couple’s Padiham home at night and was confronted by the victim, has been given a suspended jail sentence. Ryan Williams, 24, had climbed into the Victoria Road property through a conservatory window at 1.30am and when
Coronation Street star William Roache told detectives it was "against my nature" to commit rape, a jury has heard . Roache, 81, said he was "a very peaceful person" who would "never do anything like that". The actor, who plays Ken Barlow in
AN AUTHOR who travelled the globe searching for bizarre sounds has sung Burnley’s praises in his new book. Trevor Cox has placed the Singing Ringing Tree, at Crown Point, among his top 10 pieces of ‘sound art’ in the world. The physics expert
TEAMS coming to Turf Moor must be aware of our formidable home record by now. More will come to set their stall out defensively – although I wouldn’t expect that from Brighton (another of my old clubs) on Tuesday. That should be a good, attacking, free-flowing
Burnley College students on the Advanced BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts performed songs from the musical ‘We will Rock You’ to residents at Dove Court in Burnley. Top, Shirley Veronica Windsor enjoys the music.
TOWNELEY Hall needs your votes to win the chance to work alongside major contemporary artist Alex Hartley for a free event with Museums at Night 2014. If the bid is successful, the hall will play a huge part in the project, and the free family
JACK Straw has called on councillors to dismiss a new bid for a mosque in a Blackburn terrace house. In 2011, Farooq Mohammed applied for retrospective planning consent for the place of worship above his Ashrafi Study Centre Madrassah, in Accrington
BURNLEY assistant manager Ian Woan is among the frontrunners for the manager’s job at League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town. Woan, who played for Shrewsbury between 2002 and 2003, joins former Clarets midfielder Mickey Mellon and ex-Burnley boss Brian
BURNLEY and Pendle councils have teamed up to crack down on rogue landlords. The two authorities have secured government grants totalling more than £50,000 to fund enforcement work around unfit housing. Landlords who allow their properties
TOM Aldred has urged Accrington Stanley to get back to basics after chalking off a much-needed win. The Reds’ impressive 2-1 triumph at Cheltenham Town on Saturday ended a run of four games without success, which had resulted in them staying out of the
HYNDBURN borough finance chief Joan Smith has reminded residents they can use ‘e-blling’ to pay their council tax. In September, she launched this free and easy way to settle accounts, including business rates, with the town hall. The process saves
A PUB which held various events during 2013 to raise money for a nearby hospice is marking the handover of the cash with an evening of fun and food. The Thorn Inn, St James Road, Church will be holding a presentation night for the East Lancashire
LOVERS looking for a good Valentine’s Day dinner are urged to checkout Hyndburn’s 479 eateries with a rating of three or more Food Hygiene stars, either by checking the green and black stickers on windows and doors or online at www.food.gov.uk/ratings
MORE than 200 people visited Accrington Town Hall to find out about apprenticeships on offer at the Hyndburn Apprenticeship event. Aimed at people aged 16 to 24, attendees were able to find out more about apprenticeships direct from employers and
DARWEN Library Theatre has announced details of a charity rock night to take place on Friday, March 14. To celebrate lead singer Andy’s 50th and what would have been his late mother’s 70th, The Joshua Three, will perform a host of covers, mainly
PLANS for a new supermarket in Darwen are continuing, developers said. As reported in the Lancashire Telegraph last year, Lucite International in Duckworth Street wants to sell part of its land for the supermarket development to fund a new research
YOUNGSTERS can learn Latin and ballroom dancing at new classes in Darwen on Mondays. The sessions at Derwent Hall in George Street are run by Darwen-based Lancashire Dance Academy. Lessons for pre-school and infants are from 4pm to 4.45pm and juniors
A BUILDING left as an eyesore after a suspected arson attack three years ago looks set to be brought back into use. Equity House, in Equity Street, Darwen, has been sold at auction after being taken over by the council because its owner could not
A 25-YEAR-OLD man who launched two attacks on another man has been jailed for 16 weeks. Blackburn magistrates heard Clifford Matthew Sculpher threatened to break his victim’s jaw during the first assault. And during the second attack his victim
A TEAM of injured soldiers and civilian volunteers made history for the second year running by once again finishing the ‘world’s toughest race’. There were huge celebrations as the Race2Recovery team crossed the finishing line of the Dakar Rally
A SPONSORED singathon will be held at Blackburn Cathedral on Saturday. The Appeal Choir of Blackburn Cathedral will be gathering from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Sponsor a choir member, or make a donation to request a piece, or even conduct a piece yourself
A BLACKBURN football team welcomed the delivery of a new kit donated by Blackburn Rovers. Mill Hill Diversity Football Team are on a winning streak after winning the Lancashire Telegraph Grass Roots Heroes senior team of the year award last week
THE sound of choral music will be heard from Blackburn Cathedral this weekend as a special musical event takes place. The Appeal Choir of Blackburn Cathedral will be gathering to sing their favourite songs, as well as taking requests, on Saturday
AT the time of writing no inspections planned for this afternoon’s jumps cards and there is a valuable Beginners’ Chase at Catterick where Holywell (2.10) can go one better than when a fast-finishing second over C&D last month on his penultimate start
MORE than 20 Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service employees have kicked off the year by giving up alcohol for the month. Staff from the charity, which provides support for all carers in the borough, said that since giving up booze, they have seen
POLICE have warned residents of a phone scam. Keith Sandham, Watch Liaison Officer for Pennine Division, said the scammers leave a polite voice message on voicemail services and ask for the listener to call them back. He said: “Some people have
LEADERS of public service union UNISON have warned of the ‘devastating’ effect of 2,500 job losses at Lancashire County Council on services. The authority has not yet identified which jobs will go. UNISON members will lobby of the full county
PEOPLE are being urged to take up free health checks at their local GP surgery. The county council has launched a new campaign called ‘Stay Healthy for Those You Love’. It is aimed at people aged between 40 and 74. Posters featuring parents
EDGWORTH Medical Centre met all essential standards during a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The regulator said of the Bolton Road practice: “We observed staff treating patients in a friendly and respectful manner and spoke with
SOLVING murders and robberies will always grab the headlines, but preventing youngsters from turning to crime is arguably more important for Lancashire Police. This is why the recruitment of 102 new teenage cadets in East Lancashire appears such a
CELTIC are the latest club to be linked with former Burnley loanee Rhys Williams. The Australian, currently at Middlesbrough, is the subject of a £1m bid from the Scottish giants while Swansea are believed to hold an interest. CHELSEA forward Samuel
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has ruled out a move for Jordan Rhodes after claiming Blackburn Rovers will not lower their asking price for their ‘amazing’ top scorer. Redknapp, who is the market for a new striker, said: “He’s too expensive. “He
OLYMPIC gold medallist Steven Burke will not be part of the Great Britain team selected for an invitation event to mark the opening of France’s new national velodrome. Colne’s Burke is expected to form part of Team GB’s World Championship squad for next
BURNLEY FC stalwart Arthur Bellamy has died, aged 71. Bellamy spent 14 years with the club as a player, after arriving as a 15-year-old from the north east. He signed a professional contract a year later and broke into the side in 1963 following the
THE Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals will tomorrow launch a ‘public engagement’ campaign to gather suggestions on how services can be improved. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been in special measures since July, and the ‘Tell
BLACKBURN Rovers are in the hunt for Leicester City striker Martyn Waghorn. The former England Under-21s international is free to leave Leicester and is understood to be attracting interest from Rovers boss Gary Bowyer. Bowyer today returns
BEN Mee is expected to hand manager Sean Dyche a fitness boost ahead of next week’s visit of Brighton. The defender had put himself back in contention for Saturday’s home draw with Sheffield Wednesday. But Dyche revealed he opted to give the 24-year-old
EAST Lancashire trio Paula Walker, Dave Ryding and Kristan Bromley were this morning named in Great Britain's Winter Olympic squad for the Games in Russia next month. Blackburn's Walker forms one half of the British women's bobsleigh squad while slalom
BLACKBURN Rovers Academy suffered a 5-0 home loss to Liverpool in the Under 18s Premier League. Meanwhile, Rovers Ladies will face Middlesbrough in the FA Women’s Cup on Sunday, February 2.
AN ISLAMIC tutor admitted to his alleged victim's father he had sexually touched his daughter during lessons, a jury has been told. Preston Crown Court heard that when the girl's father confronted Suleman Maknojioa, of Audley Range, Blackburn,
THE headteacher of a school being forced into academy status has met with the ‘interim exec-utive board’ for the first time. Darwen Vale High School chief Fiona Jack has been told by the Government the school will definitely be turned into a spons-ored
BLACKBURN Under 21s coach Eric Kinder insists his young side will have to learn from their 5-0 loss to a talented Norwich City team. With a host of players out on loan at Football League and Skrill Premier clubs Rovers were forced to field a side mainly
A FAMILY are distraught after thieves stole toys and ornaments left on their baby’s grave. Clare Frear, 28, branded the culprits heartless for taking the items from her son Jayden's grave in Nelson. Little Jayden was only three weeks and six
THWAITES will axe up to 60 jobs after the firm announced plans to close the majority of its Blackburn brewery. Bosses at the firm said negotiations with the council and supermarket chain Sainsbury’s to build on the site had failed. But yesterday
WITH December being one of the mildest in four decades, some wildlife not usually seen until spring has been spotted early in East Lancashire. Huncoat weather expert Roy Chetham said with an average of 5.9 degrees Celsius, last December was the
