Full-back Kieran Trippier is expected to be fit for Burnley's clash against Ipswich at Turf Moor. The right-back came off in the 2-0 win over Wigan with a knock on Easter Monday, which sealed the Clarets' automatic promotion to the Barclays Premier
Rhoys Wiggins is Charlton's only injury absentee for the visit of Blackburn. The defender suffered a fractured metatarsal against Barnsley last week which brought a premature end to his season so youngster Morgan Fox continues at left-back.
Blackburn Rovers under 17s player Scott Wharton is making a recovery after fracturing his skull against Dinamo Minsk during the Spartak Cup. Wharton, who like his father John is a talented cricketer with Ribblesdale League outfit Salesbury, spent
SAFETY inspectors and Blackburn Rovers have moved swiftly to squash rumours that Ewood Park’s Riverside Stand will be closed next season. Fans on Facebook and other social media suggested the structure had failed its safety inspections and would
A BURNLEY primary school has applied to build a new classroom for disruptive pupils. Lancashire County Council (LCC) has revealed plans for a modular building and canopy at Rosewood Primary School, in Rosewood Avenue, which would also be used for
SPECIAL needs schools provide superb support to children of all ages who, through physical disability or learning difficulty, are unable to attend conventional institutions in the primary or secondary sector. Teachers work hard to ensure pupils
BLACK elasticated plimsolls and ‘warm milk in little bottles’ were two of the more popular primary school memories posted in response to a recent internet request. Everyone can remember some aspects of their first few years at school, good and
‘The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life’. Although they clearly should apply to women as well as men, the words of Greek philosopher Plato are as apt today as they were when written around 350BC. Primary
IT’S well known that the first few years we spend at school are the most important for lots of reasons. The Catholic Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, had a saying ‘Give me the child till he is seven and I'll give you the man'.
IT takes real teamwork to keep any school not just operating, but achieving real success term after term. And although the teachers themselves are vital, the team of people involved in any enterprise at the top of its game is made up of a wide
MOST of us can remember individual teachers who made a real difference to our school days. They were the ones who particularly inspired us to explore, experiment and push ourselves whether it was in English, science, maths, languages, sport – or
LAST year Jonny Mitchell became Britain’s best known secondary head thanks to the popular TV documentary series Educating Yorkshire. His cheerful and humorous but firm style in leading what had been a failing school in Dewsbury out of the doldrums
BLACKBURN foodbank’s Easter Appeal ‘failed to connect with people’ leaving organisers disappointed over the holiday period. The Brunswick centre foodbank launched a lenten appeal that urged people to give something instead of give up something
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is calling for the canal bridge pipe where tragic Robbie Williamson was playing to be cordoned off. He said: "There should be something at either end, spikes or a metal ring, to prevent access. They need to make it
IT’S often said that today’s secondary pupils face a wider range of exams than previous generations. As the jobs market remains difficult for school leavers and graduates, pressure on teenagers to perform academically is immense. At the same
Remember the good old days when the most obnoxious guest at an Asian wedding would be the one who complained the loudest about the food or about the brides outfit. Once upon a time it was considered bad manners to even so much as glance at your
IT’S official. Boys will be boys, no matter how old they get. Twenty-year-old Immy Jabar opened the doors of ‘Worldwide Tyres’ on Stansfeld Street, Blackburn six months ago and has revealed that his best customers are young drivers. “We provide
Alia Bhatt revealed her mother Soni Razdan and father Mahesh Bhatt are her biggest critics. The '2 States' actress said: "I think both of them are critical of my work. My dad is a fantastic filmmaker and mother is an actress. They both have a certain
Filmmaker Farah Khan (right) has given Shah Rukh Khan fans the opportunity to star alongside the superstar in new movie 'Happy New Year.' The choreographer turned director said: "If you have the talent and confidence that I look for in an actor
Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha will be performing at a concert in London. The two stars who both starred in 'R...Rajkumar' will headline the Bollywood Showstoppers event at The O2 in August. The live show is supported by Mika Singh and Bolly
I’M not the type to do things without due planning but I don't reflect my parents in being like this. What has brought about this generational change? My friends are similar – so it’s not just me. We may have absorbed aspects of the wider society
Veteran Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has taken to Twitter to share his excitement and nerves about filming his upcoming, as yet untitled film with director R Balki. Also starring in the new project is Akshara Haasan, daughter of Kamal Haasan.
Priyanka Chopra has taken to Twitter to announce the release of her new single 'I Can't Make You Love Me.' The star tweeted: "I Can't Make You Love Me, my 3rd single hits iTunes. As always… need your support! Nervous... excited." This is Priyanka
A HORRIFYING racist murder forms the plot of a new British thriller. Arjun & Alison is a hard hitting independent thriller directed by debutant Sidharth Sharma. When their best friend is the victim of a racist murder on a Birmingham university
THOSE who miss Xzibit’s West Coast customisation exploits in the form of Pimp My Ride need look no further: A new car customisation show is cruising to British TV screens. Series one of Kustomize Kingz is now airing on BritAsiaTV, with a uniquely
RATHER than handing out money one Pakistani charity is aiming to make a difference by lending funds to small businesses and families. Two representatives of the international renowned charity ‘Akhuwat’ were in Blackburn recently as part of a UK
PARENTS and teachers staged a protest outside Darwen Vale High School over plans to turn the school into an academy. Around 50 people turned up en masse to a drop-in session with representatives from educational charity the Aldridge Foundation
A COUNCILLOR has promised to look into the council’s complaints sys-tem after a report of fly-tipping was not acted upon for more than three weeks. A sofa, cushions and bedding were dumped behind the potting shed in Roe Lee Park and were found
BLACKBURN’S King George’s Hall is enjoying a resurgence, and three major pop acts are on the verge of being booked for this summer. It follows on from a trio of major concerts aimed at young music fans being confirmed and an impressive list of
A MAN was airlifted to hospital this morning after suffering a heart attack while working on a roof. The incident happened in Whalley Road, Accrington, just after 09.58am when the man was at the top of some scaffolding. Fire crews used an extension
A COMMUNITY group in Hyndburn has warned res-idents about the dangers of payday loans. 1stCall Hyndburn, a Big Lottery-funded project work- ing with young people in the borough, said an incr-easing number of people were reporting problems with
CALLUM Clarke says he and his Padiham colleagues are just glad to be back on the field after a long winter – and is sure they can start looking up rather than down this time around. Padiham and Cherry Tree were the bottom two last season and were
A look at Saturday's big matches... Accrington v East Lancashire Champions Accrington have former skipper Graham Lloyd available as they bid to make it two wins on the spin when East Lancashire arrive at Thorneyholme Road and they go into the
MARK Bolton says his East Lancashire side faces a big test as the second round of Foster’s Lancashire League swings into action tomorrow. But the all-rounder is relishing the prospect of a big game as he leads his men into the back yard of reigning
A look at tomorrow's big games... Baxenden v Salesbury Baxenden were big winners at Cherry Tree last week and skipper Gary Sudworth starred with the ball on his way to a five-wicket haul. Salesbury won’t be the only side to suffer at the
A MOTHER and daughter are calling others to join them for a night filled with ‘laughter, camaraderie and sisterhood’ at this year’s Strictly Starlight Walk. Ann Aspin and daughter Nicola, from Barrow took part in the walk for the first time last
WE spend far too long trying to log in and out of places. This week the boy decided he needed to log on to the Xbox internet. But to do so he had to prove to those jolly people at Xbox that I was in fact a human being. Or they were just adding
EVENTS group Rossendale Revival has confirmed that this year’s Rawt-enstall Annual Fair will go ahead after an ‘appraisal of its future aims and objectives’. The group, which is also respon-sible for organising the Clogs On’t Cobbles event and
BARNOLDSWICK’S third annual food festival will be held in conjunction with the town’s St George’s Day celebrations tomorrow. The St George’s event is on the Town Square and the food festival will be held inside the Rainhall Centre from 10.30am
TWO iconic buildings in Brierfield are set to be taken over by the town council. Around 100 people attended a public meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the future of the town hall and community centre. The town hall had been due to shut
THE contract for hospital shuttle services has been put out to out to tender. The buses, which run between the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General and Pendle Community hospitals, are currently operated by coach company Holmswood. A spokesman
A SENIOR nurse at East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust said a reluctance to talk about bowel problems could be costing lives. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most prevalent in women in England. If diagnosed early
LOCAL Government Minister Brandon Lewis told the Lancashire Telegraph: “The coalition government has delivered a fair settlement to every part of the country – north and south, rural and urban, metropolitan and shire. “Councils facing the highest
THE Age UK Resource Centre, in Whalley Road, Accrington, runs a basic computer lesson at 9.30am on Monday. It costs £2 and you need to pre-book on 0300 3031234.
HIGH-visibility patrols will be stepped up around Catlow Hall Street, in Oswaldtwistle, following a recent rise in crime, local police officers said.
KAY Rowlands has submitted plans to demolish the garage at her home in Bolton Road, Edgworth, and replace it with a double garage.
DARWEN Christian Spiritualist Church in Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen, will welcome guest medium Ross Greenhalgh tonight at its service, which starts at 7.30pm. Entry costs £2 and under-18s go free. Refreshments and healing will be available.
PUPILS at St James’ Primary School in Darwen raised £132 for Sport Relief by going to school in red or sporty clothes. Headteacher Maggie Beck said: “Well done everyone.”
ST Cuthbert’s Church in Darwen will host ‘an evening with the bard’ on Monday, May 12, when award-winning Darwen dialect poet Jim Atherton performs readings of his poetry. The event is at 7.30pm and tickets, which include tea and biscuits, cost £2.
ACCRINGTON Men’s Group will meet at the New Era centre, in Paradise Road, at 1pm on Monday. The cost of the session is £2. For further information, call 01254 871010.
THE Family History Group will meet at Clayton-le-Moors Library, in Pickup Street, from 1pm to 3pm, on Friday, May 2. Entry is free.
RISHTON’S Prospects Panel will meet on Tuesday, May 6, from 7pm, at the People’s Centre. Residents are being urged to come forward and help the working parties to plant flowers around the town, including at the railway station, and the canal. For
POPULAR Darwen band Juicy will perform on Saturday night at the Craven Heifer pub in Pole Lane, from 9.30pm. Entry is free.
THE graves of two First World War heroes from Burnley are to included in a project which aims to restore the final resting places of Victoria Cross recipients. Private Thomas Whitham, from the Coldstream Guards, and Second Lieutenant Hugh Colvin
THERE is no doubt the draw at home to Yeovil and the draw away to Sheffield Wednesday were disappointing results. They could prove costly. But Blackburn deserve credit for bouncing back with a really good win at Birmingham. It’s a win that
IT was a late night partying at Turf Moor in Monday, and a privilege to be part of the promotion celebrations in the Chairmen’s Lounge at the club. Naturally it was a fantastic atmosphere among the board members, their families, guests and club
THE secondary school landscape in East Lancashire has probably experienced more changes in the past decade than in most of the 20th century. Darwen’s Moorland High School disappeared and two years ago Blackburn’s Beardwood High School (formerly
ONE hundred years ago today Blackburn Rovers rounded off their title-winning Division One campaign with a 0-0 draw at Manchester United. Rovers’ second championship success in three seasons should have marked a sustained period of domination for the
COUNCIL chiefs have pledged to get tough on tanning salons after new figures revealed a huge rise in the number of skin cancer sufferers in East Lancashire. Rates of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, have doubled in Blackburn
A PRODUCTION by the Library Theatre Touring Company is set to be staged in the Ribble Valley next weekend. Weekend Breaks by John Godber will be put on at Whalley Village Hall on Saturday, May 3, from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6 and are available
GERRY O and the Famous Back Fours are taking to a Ribble Valley stage this weekend. The performance will be held at the Waddington Club from 8pm tomorrow. Tickets cost £5 from the village club. For details call 01200 422262.
CLASSIC rockers Neurode Surface will perform tonight at The Holden Arms, in Grane Road, Haslingden.
A FREE knitting class for all levels of ability meets at Crystal Rocks, in Bridge End House, Bacup Road, Waterfoot, every Monday, from 7pm to 9pm.
A READING group, called ‘Trailblazers’, for children aged six to 12, meets at Bacup Library, in St James’ Square, tomorrow, from 10.30am to 11.30am.
THE Souk community cafe, run by Positive Start, will be taking place tomorrow, from 10am to 1pm, at 4 Bury Road, Rawtenstall. The free event is a chance to enjoy refreshments, and meet new people.
A COFFEE morning will be held at St Paul’s Church, in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, tomorrow, from10am. The event is in aid of church funds, and will feature second-hand books, vinyl records, jewellery, and bric-a-brac for sale, as well as refreshments
POLICE are to look into complaints of anti-social behaviour and suspicious activity around the car park at the Victoria Pavilion, Nelson.
AN evening of Northern Soul takes place at the Rolls-Royce Leisure Club in Barnoldswick, tonight from 8pm until 1am. Entry costs £5.
A NEW security fence could be erected around Bradley Primary School, in Nelson, after plans for the work were submitted to Lancashire County Council.
A RIBBLE Valley bowling club is seeking new members. The Slaidburn Indoor Bowling Club meets every Monday from 2pm to 4pm. For details call 01200 446235.
WADDINGTON Parish Council will hold its annual meeting next month. The meeting will be staged in the village club in Clitheroe Road on May 12, from 7pm.
A DINE and Film night is set to be held in Bolton-by-Bowland next month. ‘The Railway Man’ will be screened at the village hall on Thursday, May 29, from 6.30pm. Entry costs £14 which includes a two-course meal. For further details and tickets
THE People’s Choir of Blackburn will present a ‘Springtime Concert’ in Langho next week. St Mary’s Church in York Lane will host the event on Friday, May 2, from 7.30pm. Admission costs £5 on the door, including refreshments. The proceeds
A WORK club will meet on Tuesday, at Rawtenstall Library, in Queen’s Square, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The club offers employment advice and support.
A DROP-IN event, organised by Age Concern, takes place at Longholme Church, in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, on Monday, from 10am to 12.30pm.
A CHARITY curry night in aid of the Mayoress of Burnley’s fundraising effort takes place next Wednesday at the Jaipur restaurant, in Albert Road, Colne. The event starts at 7.15pm and tickets are £13. To book a table, call 01282 869295.
THERE are still spaces available for acoustic acts to perform at Darwen Live music festival on Sunday and Monday, May 25 and 26. Anyone interested can contact Benn Robinson from Darwen Music Projects on benn@darwenmusic.org.uk
HEALTH officials are considering introducing ‘spray-on skin’ as a treatment for NHS burn patients. The ReCell Spray-on Skin uses a small piece of a patient's healthy skin to create a solution of skin cell components which is then sprayed on to the
STAGGER-ING junior doctors' training rotations could help to prevent the ‘black Wednes-day’ pheno-menon, medical experts have said. Studies have previously linked the first Wednesday in August, the day when freshly-qualified doctors arrive on hospital
A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl and her 13-year-old boyfriend are believed to have become Britain's youngest parents. The pair, from north London, cannot be named for legal reasons. The schoolgirl lives with her mother, who is 27, and is supportive of the
THE number of patients getting an infection while receiving NHS care is ‘unacceptably high’, health officials have warned. Healthcare-associated infections are a ‘very real threat’ to patients, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
‘Toddle Into Church’, a group for toddlers under four and their parents, takes place at Nelson Baptist Church today from 10am to 11.30am. The occasion features a bouncy castle, songs, stories and toys, and entry costs 50p per family.
THE Woolpack pub in Manchester Road, Haslingden, hosts live music with rock covers band The Full Circle tomorrow. Entry is free.
FIREfighters were called to a house in Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle, after a grill pan caught fire. The fire happened at around 9.20pm on Wednesday and was confined to the grill pan.
THE Ribble Valley Meditation Group will meet to mark the Taurus New Moon on Tuesday. The group will meet at The Sanctuary of Healing in Langho from 1pm to 3pm. Call 01254 825976 or visit www.ribblevalley meditation.co.uk
PENSIONERS could be given an estimate of when they might die to help them manage their finances, according to ministers. As part of Government guidance intended to help pensioners plan how much to spend and save, pensions minister Steve Webb said experts
LUKE Varney returns to his former club Charlton Athletic tomorrow knowing there is a strong possibility he will start from the bench for the fifth game running. For a player who admits he is yet to make his mark since signing on loan from troubled
THERE is so much for the current Clarets squad to celebrate, and a Premier League future to look forward to. But the promotion party will not stop the club honouring its proud past. It is 100 years since Burnley secured their only FA Cup win –
A TWO-car crash left a person trapped in a car in Blackburn town centre this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene in Whalley Banks shortly after 12.30pm. Paramedics have treated people at the scene for shock. The police
EAST Lancashire and deprived northern Labour councils are being hammered by government cuts in Whitehall grants vital to key services. That is the conclusion of new, respected analysis of how coalition ministers carve up the central cash pot for
POLICE are appealing for information about a 38-year-old woman from Blackburn who has been missing for more than three weeks. Kate White, who is also known as Lauren White or Lauren Christie, was last seen on Monday 31 March 2014 around 11am near
TONIGHT is the first ‘Friday Night Live’ with free bands at town centre pubs to start putting the buzz back in Blackburn. The headliner is Northside key members of the Manchester scene of the early Nineties and contemporaries of the Stone Roses
BEN Mee has revealed that manager Sean Dyche gave an emotional speech to his players after clinching promotion. The Clarets boss gathered the squad together in the dressing room after Easter Monday’s 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic guaranteed Premier
‘‘AN opportunity that Lancashire must not pass up’’ is how the quest to begin fracking for shale gas in the region was sold to businesses yesterday. According to Government energy minister Michael Fallon, keynote speaker at the event in Blackpool
TWO vacant shops in Regent Street and Bankhouse Road, in Nelson, could be turned into two houses.
THE Patient Transport Service at North West Ambulance Service met a key journey time target for February, with 91 per cent of patients spending less than an hour on board its vehicles, against a target of 80 per cent.
NORTH West Ambulance Service has proposed to make some changes to sickness payments in relation to unsocial hours, but has so far failed to agree the changes with staff, according to trust board papers.
AN over-50s club takes place at St Catherine’s Church, in Todmorden Road, Burnley, from 1.45pm every Thursday.
A 30-year-old man is facing trial at Burnley Crown Court on August 5. Christopher Sparks, of Mowgrain View, Bacup, denied racially aggravated assault by beating, racially aggravated damage, assault by beating and damage, all last December 15. He was
NORTH West Ambulance Service met its target for avoiding trips to emergency departments in February, with 25.6 per cent of incidents managed without the patient being taken to hospital. This target aims to ease pressure on the region’s busy A&
PLANS to install roller shutters on the doors and windows and a new cash machine at Simpsons Garage, in Knotts Lane, Colne, have been submitted.
RESIDENTS living in the Coalclough and Deerplay area of Burnley can meet their neighbourhood police team at the next PACT meeting on Wednesday from 6pm, at Fold Community Centre, in Venice Avenue.
A BACUP primary school has been downgraded from ‘satisfactory’ to ‘requires improvement’ after watchdog Ofsted found teaching was ‘not always good’. Four inspectors who visited St Mary’s RC Primary School last month highlighted the level of teaching
AN appeal by counter-terrorism police to Muslim women to stop male relatives going to Syria seems to have had little impact on East Lancashire mothers. Women in the area indicated the national campaign for them to intervene following 20 deaths
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer will fly to India at the end of the season to discuss his plans for the summer transfer window with Venky’s. Bowyer has two members of his first-team squad out of contract – David Dunn and Markus Olsson – and he
THE Lifetime Achievement Award is a very special honour aimed at recognising and celebrating a very special person. The winner is likely to be, but doesn’t have to be, a teacher or headteacher who is approaching the end of his or her career or
TODAY we launch the Lancashire Telegraph Schools Awards 2014 to celebrate all that’s good in East Lancashire schools. The awards aim to seek out the best pupils, schools, teachers and other staff and, at the same time, highlight innovation and
A RADIO producer who stole a Blackburn woman’s internet photos to use on a dating website has reportedly left his job at Capital Xtra. According to industry website Radio Today, Stuart Grant left the station with immediate effect following the
OWNERS and customers of an iconic pub and neighbouring restaurant watched on in horror as a ‘massive’ fire destroyed them both. Around 60 firefighters tackled the blaze at the Dressers Arms and Little Hong Kong restaurant in Briers Brow, Wheelton
A MAN who terrorised a taxi driver with what the victim believed was a real firearm has been given a suspended prison sentence. Burnley Crown Court was told how cabbie Ather Naveed feared for his life when drunken Kevin McCormack came out of his
A STEPFATHER has gone on trial for mistreating his stepson over a decade. The defendant, from Darwen, is accused of subjecting the youngster to 'physical and mental abuse' from when he was about four or five until he was a teenager. The child
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has urged his players to take no regrets into the summer by winning their final two matches of the season. Rovers clawed their way back into the play-off race with a 4-2 victory at Birmingham City on Monday, which
SEAN Dyche insists there will be no let-up in Burnley’s season, even though their Premier League place is guaranteed. For the Clarets boss not only wants to retain a two points per game average from their final two games, but also feels a sense
CRICKET hero James Anderson might not look much of a fashion icon on the outfield dressed in his England whites. But the 31-year-old has shown he has an eye for clothing, as well as a good inswinger, by creating his own menswear brand. James
BURNLEY will wear a special replica shirt in tomorrow’s final home game of the season against Ipswich to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Clarets’ FA Cup win. Burnley defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the 1914 Cup final at Crystal Palace thanks
JAMES Beattie looked on disapprovingly as his old boss David Moyes got the sack at Manchester United this week, insisting that boardroom support has helped him guide Accrington Stanley to the brink of safety. Stanley will confirm their Football
RAMSBOTTOM United have put plans in place to start selling play-off semi final tickets on Sunday if they seal their place in the Evo-Stik First Division North’s top five tomorrow. Ramsbottom need only a point from their final game of the regular
CHORLEY boss Garry Flitcroft says he will not need to motivate his players for their promotion decider at Buxton tomorrow. The Magpies will secure a place in Conference North for next season if they win their final game of the season in Derbyshire
LONGRIDGE bid to make it two wins from two in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield tomorrow as they face a second derby in as many weeks. Ian Simpson’s men were impressive victors over Fulwood and Broughton last week with John Simpson’s 60 the mainstay
FOULRIDGE aim to impress again tomorrow after their superb Craven and District League win on the opening day as they play their first game of the season at Noyna Rock. John Lambert’s men beat Haworth Road Methodists to get their Division One campaign
Who's playing who and where... Accrington 1XI v East Lancashire (home) Saturday Stuart Crabtree, Simon Hanson, Graeme Sneddon, Sam Excell, Jake Clarke, Matt Wilson, Graham Lloyd, Jimmy Hayhurst, Bryn Hargreaves, David Ormerod, Ockert Erasmus
Every day we test your sporting knowledge with our just for fun 10 to tackle... 1 Who scored the winning goal for Liverpool when they knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League semi-finals in 2005? 2 Who is the highest ranked Frenchman in
Sandown Park stage a cracking flat card this afternoon on ground officially, at the time of writing, good to soft but there is more rain forecast for later today. There is every chance that Sacred Act (1.40) was flattered by his Nottingham win on debut
Truth Or Dare was beaten out of sight on his seasonal bow but all hope is not lost ahead of the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown on Friday. Richard Hannon has a wealth of Classic contenders in his yard this term and while Truth Or Dare may not be
