BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche has missed out on the LMA's Championship manager of the year award to Leicester City's Nigel Pearson. Pearson was announced as the winner at an awards ceremony in London tonight after guiding Leicester to the Championship title
A CYCLIST is seriously ill after being knocked off his bike during the evening rush hour. The man, believed to be in his 50s or 60s, suffered serious head injuries after a collision with a silver BMW in Syke Street, close to Tesco in Haslingden
A FATHER-of-two who hit an innocent man in the face after a racial slur — even though the victim didn't make it —has been jailed for 15 months. Adeel Ashraf, 28, had been in a car in the Accrington area when a woman dog owner complained her pet
PROTESTERS have stepped up a campaign to prevent ‘fracking’ for shale gas in Lancashire, after a parliamentary committee said developing the controversial technique should be an ‘urgent national priority’. The newly-established East Lancashire
A CHARITY boss said there is a ‘shocking lack of awareness’ about heart failure among many people who are ‘at risk’. Nick Hartshorne-Evans, of the Hapton-based Pumping Marvellous Foundation, is hopeful that better health outcomes can be achieved
THE inquest into the death of Burnley teenager Declan Edwards has been opened. The 16-year-old youngster was found in woodland at Rowley Park last Thursday afternoon. Declan, a pupil at Unity College, was reported missing on May 3 after last
A BLACKBURN father beat his schoolgirl daughter with a tennis racquet. And he threatened to kill her after discovering she was having a secret sexual relationship with a classmate, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told the girl was from
DARWEN’S charge at the top of the Chorley Building Society Northern League was halted by the rain on Saturday as the weather held the winning hand across the North West. Jordan Clarke’s men, who have started the campaign with four wins from their four
LANCASHIRE police have warned drivers not to speed in the Bastwell area. A priority watch has been set up after drivers were repeatedly caught speeding on Snowdon Avenue.
THERE are ladies only fitness classes at St Stephen’s Primary school on Mondays from 5.15pm to 6.15pm and Thursdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. More details can be obtained from Miss Amjad on 07828 053466.
ST STEPHEN’S Church hosts a luncheon club every Thursday for the senior citizens of the parish. Older people from the area are made most welcome at the events. which begins at noon.
POLICE priorities in the Little Harwood area have been set as anti-social behaviour on Laburnum Road and at the rear of Little Harwood Community Centre in the evenings. Also traffic issues on Willow Street and Bay Street have been reported.
BLACKBURN and District Blind society host coffee and social mornings every second and fourth Thursday in the month from 10am until noon. The Macular Support Group is also included on the latter occasion and the session take place at the Independent
BLACKBURN United Football Club is holding indoor training sessions for children under seven years at Bangor Street Community Centre in Norwich Street, every Saturday from 9.30am. Entry is £1 per child.
BASTWELL residents have alerted police to a rise in anti-social behaviour and drug-related crimes. Residents have complained of the anti-social behaviour of teenagers loitering around Hawthorne Street, and have also reported frequent drug deals
A WORK Club is held at Mill Hill Community Centre every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am. The group meets at the New Chapel Street centre with many resources available to help people find work or training opportunities. More information, contact
AUDLEY and Queens Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre hosts a weekly Work Club every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm at the centre at Pringle Street. For more information contact Imran Hajat or Sabbir Patel on 01254 507729.
ST MATTHEW’S CE Primary School on Withers Street have expanded the school’s anti-bullying policy. It has recently been revised to include reference to different types of bullying. This was an area for improvement from its Ofsted inspection.
Audley Junior School’s mixed year four and five cricket team won Blackburn with Darwen Championship. The team showed skill, a competitive spirit and sportsmanship to see off their rivals and lift the crown.
DARWEN Town Council’s new deputy chairman paid tribute to his predecessor as he took over the position at a meeting earlier this week. At Tuesday’s meeting of the council, Coun Pete Hollings said: “I would like to thank the outgoing deputy chairman
DARWEN Town Council’s former mayor Eileen Entwistle praised youngsters at Darwen Vale High School after she attended the annual school production. Speaking at a meeting of the council, Coun Entwistle said: “I went to see Grease at Darwen Vale and it
SMART meter firm Bglobal has officially moved out of Darwen after it changed its registered office to Clayton Green Business Park in Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley. The firm last month sold its Darwen-based manufacturing arm at Commercial Road to Scottish
A DARWEN mum whose son suffers from a rare disorder has signed up for a run to raise cash for the charity that granted the youngster a dream day out. Naomi James’s nine-year-old son Nolan suffers from the rare genetic disorder H-abc, a type of
A TOP-of-the-range fighter jet which was partly built in East Lancashire is set to make its UK debut this summer. The F-35 Lighting II will make its appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in Gloucestershire and the Farnborough
SEVEN women are preparing to cycle the length of a marathon to help a pupil take part in after-school activities. Volunteers at Mum’s the Word, the school uniform recycling project, will aim to ride to Blackpool later this month, after receiving
THE next Rosegrove and Lowerhouse ward PACT meeting will be held at The Fold, Venice Avenue on Wednesday, starting at 6pm. Organisers invite residents to go along and have their say on any concerns or problems they may have. It will be possible
WARD Labour councillor Bea Foster was has been busy as part of the borough’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. She has visited and planted poppies in various sites around the ward, including the entrance
A MAIN Padiham electricity sub-station, on Shuttleworth Mead Business Park, which supplies 50,000 homes, is at ‘significant’ risk of flooding. A National Grid spokesman said plans were being drawn up to bolster defences.
HUNDREDS of dog walkers pounded the fields of Witton Park, Blackburn, for a charity’s canine-friendly event. East Lancashire Hospice hosted its first Wags and Wellies sponsored walk on yesterday, with walkers receiving goody bags from sponsor Pets
ST Augustine’s R C school is collecting toys, soft toys, unwanted presents for a tombola and anything else that will raise cash in its Summer Fair in June.
Lowerhouse junior school children had a walk to school day last week and all the children who took part in the event received a raffle ticket, which was entered in a prize draw. The winner was Jodie Carlin.
ADM Design is dealing with the planning application on behalf of Jigsaw Quest, to build a unit on the former Lancashire County Council waste disposal site, on Mare Park Road. The proposed unit would be a classed as B2 general industrial.
PLANS for sheltered accommodation on the old Riley Snooker site, Station Road, have been scrapped, due to lack of demand, Padiham Town Council was told. Renaissance (Padiham) Ltd had applied for outline permission for a further 38 properties on
Hundreds of young people and their families enjoyed a day out at Hapton’s new £60,000 park. There was a funfair, bouncy castle, disco and barbecue at the official opening of the park on Ruskin Grove. A stall helped raise £211 towards providing
THE Little Rascals playgroup, for children under the age of nine, takes place on Thursday, from 10.30am to noon, at the New Road Community Centre, in Earby.
AN ART group called TenOVus meets on Thursday at Christ Church, in Carr Road, Nelson, from 6.30pm to 9pm. Entry is £2.50 to cover the cost of room hire, and refreshments.
THE annual Whit walks will take place in Padiham this year, following fears that funding might not be found for the cost of policing the event. Padiham Town Council was told the problem had been resolved after negotiations between church leaders
GIBSON’S Garden Machinery has submitted a planning application to erect a building to be used for repairs, and storage, at its premises in Regent Street, Colne.
AN application to erect a temporary classroom building at Christ Church School, in Bent Lane, Colne, has been submitted to Pendle Council.
DEBT advice sessions are being held at St Bartholomew’s Church, in Church Street, Colne, every Thursday, between 12.30pm and 2pm. A lunch of soup and bread will also be served to anyone attending. For more details, contact Peter Nowland on 01282 871659
A COFFEE morning takes place on Wednesday at Nelson Independent Methodist Church, Netherfield Road, from 10am to noon.
A HERITAGE walk around Colne exploring the area’s architectural treasures takes place next Friday. The walk takes place at 1.30pm, and at 6.30pm Geoff Crambie will share his knowledge, and stories, about the town’s heritage in a talk at Colne Library
A BUCKET collection is set to be held in Accrington in aid of East Lancashire Hospice. The collection will be staged in Broadway, from 5pm, on Saturday, May 31.
AN artisan deli is to hold workshops this month teaching children an old art. Children’s sausage-making workshops are to take place at the Black Horse Food Emporium, in Accrington’s Abbey Street. The award-winning deli is to host sessions on
A FORMER Pendleton resident is set to share his memories of the village next week. Alan Bennett will speak at the village’s history club on Thursday, May 15. He will be recalling the life and times of Pendleton people from 1940 to 1960. The talk starts
THE next ‘Tea and Chat’ event will take place tomorrow in Chatburn. The event will be staged from 2pm to 4pm at Chatburn Methodist Chapel in Downham Road.
A FORMER social club, in Market Place, Colne, is to be turned into a two-bedroom flat after plans for the work were approved by Pendle Council.
A SOCIAL landlord is looking to recruit an apprentice as part of its support for local training schemes. Hyndburn Homes is looking to recruit a business administration apprentice, paying £105 per week. Visit www.symphonyhousing.org.uk/working-with-us
KARATE classes will be held on Wednesdays at West End Primary School, in Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle. The group, Purple Phoenix Karate Club, will instruct both children and adults in the maritial art, from 6pm. For more information, visit www.purplephoenixkarate.co.uk
A BREAKFAST meeting of Commerce’s International Trade Club is set to be held later this month. The event will be staged from 8am to 10.30am, at The Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel, in Clayton-le-Moors, on Thursday, May 22.
A VILLAGE treasure hunt is set to be held in Waddington later this month. St Helen’s Church has organised the event which will set off from Waddington Social Club at 7pm on Friday, May 23. For more information, call Hilda Tomlinson on 01200
THE next Ribble Valley Diabetes UK Group meeting will be held tonight. Diabetoligist Dr Ramtoola will give a talk at Clitheroe Rugby Club from 7.30pm. The talk will focus on young people and diabetes. For more information call Gordon Dixon, the group
A QUIZ night and raffle is set to take place in Clitheroe next month in aid of charity. The event will be staged on Thursday, June 5, at St Michael and St John’s Social Club in Lowergate, Clitheroe. The quiz will start at 7.30pm and will raise
THE Lancashire Wildlife Trust is set to hold an evening bat walk in a Clitheroe park later this month. The free walk will be staged in Brungerley Park, in Waddington Road, on Friday, May 23, from 9pm to 11pm. The walk will see groups take through
THE Mayor of Rossendale, Coun Amanda Robertson, attended a concert by Rossendale Ladies Choir at St Mary’s Church, Rawtenstall.
THE British Hen Welfare Trust’s centre in Haslingden is looking for people who can give a home to some ex-battery chickens on May 31. To register, or for more information, visit www.bhwt.org.uk.
BURNLEY Miners’ Club in Plumbe Street has an advanced belly dancing class at 10am tomorrow. Call 01282 477559.
THERE will be a stop smoking clinic at The Fold health centre in Venice Avenue, Burnley, from 3pm to 5pm tomorrow. For details call 01254 283370 or 0800 3286297.
THERE will be a drop-in Stop Smoking Clinic at the St Peter’s Health Centre in Burnley town centre at 6pm today.
THE ChildLine charity says it is ready to offer help and advice to Lancashire teenagers who are anxious about their exams. Christine Mellor, area manager for the North West, said: “The exam period can be a very stressful and anxious time for young
A DEVELOPER has submitted revised plans for nine houses in Reedsholme. Richard Morton has changed the layout of the proposed four-bedroom homes at land off Hollin Way, which already have planning permission.
BOWLAND Pennine Mountain Rescue Team will hold an open day at its base in Kenlis Road, Garstang on Saturday, May 17. For information see: https://twitter.com/BPMRT
THE Crooked Billet pub in Worsthorne will host a charity night on Thursday to raise cash for Pendle Dogs in Need. Tickets cost £5, which includes a raffle and pie and peas.
A CONTROVERSIAL housing plan for the Ribble Valley is set to be resubmitted to the government following modifications. Ribble Valley Council’s Core Strategy was approved by councillors on Thursday following the adoption of a series of recommendations
A SCHOOL foodbank project hailed as the first of its kind in the UK, has provided more than 14,000 meals in Blackburn. As part of Tauheedul Boys School’s Food For All project, the Robinson Street high school set up a one-day-a-week foodbank to
THE Ace Centre, in Nelson, will host a tai-chi class at 2.30pm tomorrow. Call Ruby on 01282 442528 for more information.
PLANS to build a detached house on land next to Taylor Street, in Barnoldswick, have been submitted to Pendle Council. A decision is set to be made in June by council planning officers.
A CAR parking area for nine vehicles on land in Boothman Place, Nelson, could be created after plans were submitted to Pendle Council.
NORTH West Air Ambulance is urging people to sign up for the Bupa Great Manchester Swim to raise vital funds for the charity. The event is on Saturday, July 19. To find out more about joining ‘Team NWAA’, call 0800 587 4570, or email fundraising@nwaa.net
ONE in four people in the North West would consider becoming a foster carer, according to a YouGov poll, which has been published to coincide with the start of Foster Care Fortnight.
FENCE Friendly Group will meet at Fence Village Hall at 10am tomorrow. Contact Ruby Ali for more information on 01282 442528.
A family fun day will be held at the Paper Cup Company, in Taylor Street, Clitheroe, on Saturday, July 12, in aid of the Crossroads charity and Royal Blackburn Hospital. There will be live music from D-R-I-V-E, bouncy castles, human table football,
A LUNCH club will meet at Irwell House, in Cowpe Road, Waterfoot, tomorrow, at 11.45am. For details, call 0300 3031234.
THERE will be a drop-in Stop Smoking Clinic at Padiham Medical Centre from 4.30pm to 7pm today.
BURNLEY Council has approved plans to build a single-storey storage house in Showfield, Worsthorne.
ROYAL College of Nursing chief Steve Flanagan said hundreds of the union’s members in the North West will be celebrating the profession today. International Nurses’ Day is held on anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale and marks the significant
A SPECIALIST fire crew was called to an oil spill in Pendle on Thursday. The team from Nelson fire station attended the incident in Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, around 12.40pm. A small quantity of oil had leaked from a bus going through the village
BEAUTY students are offering cut price treatments today. Accrington and Rossendale College is offering a number of half price appointments at the Broad Oak campus in Accrington at their salon Seasons. Call 01254 354211 to book.
SCOTT Andrew Grant, 40, of Hargrove Avenue, Padiham admitted unlawfully wounding Berat Mjekiqi, last November 2, at Burnley Crown Court. He was bailed until June 6, for a pre-sentence report and must not contact prosecution witnesses or enter Helston
RURAL Ribble Valley pubs were targeted by burglars. Burglars forced their way into The Copy Nook and The Coach and Horses in Bolton-by-Bowland in the early hours of Thursday. The police said that investigations were still on-going and that
WORDSWORTH House care home in Hapton met all the required standards that were examined by the Care Quality Commission during a recent inspection.
AN East Lancashire company has purchased the intellectual rights of a main competitor and announced the possibility of new jobs being created. Emerson and Renwick completed the deal with The Fin Machine Company at the end of last month. The
SIXTEEN years ago Valley Gardens, in Barnoldswick, was just a dilapidated open space used primarily as a dog walking route. Now the area is unrecognisable, having been transformed into a Green Flag park featuring wooded walkways, communal green
A HEADTEACHER has combined his passions for exploring and writing by producing ‘the most detailed book about the Three Peaks for more than a century’. For the last two years, Stephen Oldfield, head of St John’s Ston-efold CE School, in Rising Bridge
BURNLEY are to move their players’ tunnel at Turf Moor next season after deciding against opening a section of the David Fishwick Stand to home supporters. During the Clarets’ previous season in the Premier League the club divided the David Fishwick
MICHAEL Carrick, Andy Carroll and Kyle Walker have been left out of the 23-man England World Cup squad named by Roy Hodgson for Brazil on Monday afternoon. Carrick has paid the price for a poor season with Manchester United while West Ham striker
BODY cameras are to be worn by police officers in East Lancashire. Plans are in place for officers to wear the devices from this summer in a bid to stop people committing crime and provide excellent evidence for court cases. Cameras have been
FUNDRAISERS for a Ribble Valley-based charity are set to be supported by two women providing remedial massages during the up-coming Manchester 10k. Lisa Moustacas, 42, and Jayne Parrington, 47, will be providing the massages to around 20 runners
A VICAR has accused the Government of ‘immigration paranoia’ after his charity worker friends were banned from visiting Britain. The Rev Andy Lindop, rector of the Ramsbottom and Edenfield team ministry, has been friends with Hansi and Kath Jain
A SOCIAL housing firm mentor is in the running to become a ‘Housing Hero’. Alison Clews, skills and enterprise co-ordinator at Together Housing, which encompasses Twin Valley Homes, Pendle Housing and Green Vale Homes, has made the shortlist of
NIGEL Pearson and Sean Dyche may be the leading candidates to win the Championship manager of the year prize at tonight’s League Managers Association Annual Awards Dinner on the banks of the River Thames. But if Keith Hill had his way Blackburn
I’VE started shouting at the TV again. I’ve been watching Masterchef, or as I call it The ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ Show. I thought I’d heard it all, with jus, which let’s face it is simply good old-fashioned gravy. Now there are quenelles –
AROUND 1,000 people braved the extra boggy conditions of the hugely successful No Ego Mud Challenge this weekend. The No Ego Challenge is a 10k assault course with 44 gruelling obstacles. Lancashire Telegraph assistant picture editor, Lisa
IT was a charge levelled against Burnley by the doubters almost all season – the squad’s not big enough, they’ll pick up injuries, they’ll fade away. But the Clarets were resolute. They sat in the top three from September onwards and, Ross
THE dreams of five of East Lancashire’s top young dancers have come true after they were chosen to appear with the English Youth Ballet. Harry Catlow, 12, Zoe Lincoln and Poppy Spencer-Hall, both 11, and 10-year -olds Bethan Graney and Sophia Pilkington
CEMETERY workers showed a ‘total lack of respect’ by removing flowers from a grave and using the plot to store their ‘dirty materials’, a family has claimed. Jenny Goggins, 25, said she was devastated by the state of her brother Michael’s grave
DOZENS of ‘nerds’ took part in a two-day event at the Batcave gaming shop, in Blackburn, over the weekend, in aid of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. Owner Nas Rasool said the shop was packed for the annual ‘Unholy Nerd Fest’, with more than 100
BOSSES at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals are preparing to ‘protect’ a range of specialist services from closure, in the face of a new national directive. NHS England wants to slash the number of hospitals prov-iding specialist
RAIN wrecked the weekend cricket programme as the Houldsworth Solicitors Ramsbottom Cup and the Foster’s Lancashire League suffered badly at the hands of the elements. Rain that started on Friday continued into Saturday morning and returned mid-afternoon
BARRISTER Zia Chaudhry has written a new book to help debunk some of the harmful stereotypes people may perceive of Islam – and which he hopes will get both Muslims and non-Muslims thinking about their attitudes. He spoke to DIANE COOKE... AS a
PEOPLE in Rossendale have been developing a better understanding of dementia, thanks to a series of events held in the borough. East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CGG) has been working with the Alzheimer’s Society to host weekly Dementia
A ‘PREDATORY’ paedophile who groomed, abducted and repeatedly had sex with a Burnley schoolgirl has been locked up for five years. The town’s crown court heard Sydney Topping, 26, first got in contact with the vulnerable girl teenager through a
PLANS to return a Burnley pub to its ‘original form’ have been accepted by the council. The Tim Bobbin, in Padiham Road, has secured planning permission to remove the extensions built during the last four decades and create four small rooms, with
ACCRINGTON Stanley have released four players but are attempting to retain the majority of this season’s squad. The Reds have confirmed that former Manchester United striker Danny Webber (pictured) has not been offered a new deal and will be released
OBJECTIONS have been raised by residents after a newsagent in Burnley Wood applied to Burnley Council for a licence to sell alcohol. Parliament Street News, which has never previously had an alcohol licence, has put in the application, which will
A BLACKBURN employment lawyer has given a cautious welcome to Ed Milliband’s announcement that Labour would introduce legislation to limit so-called ‘zero hour’ contracts. Oliver McCann, partner in the employment team at law firm Napthens, has
FORMER Lancashire County Council leader Geoff Driver has accused its current Labour bosses of putting up a ‘smokescreen’ over contract problems to hide their own shortcomings. On Thursday, the authority’s ruling cabinet extended 48 contracts with
THE beauty of parts of the Forest of Bowland have been restored to their full glory after more than 30 electricity poles, and 4km of overhead power lines, were removed. The region’s power operator, Electricity North West, has invested £286,000
THE weekend cricket programme was hit hard by the bad weather with the entire Lancashire League programme washed out completely, while seven of the eight Ramsbottom Cup ties were settled by bowl outs. The only game to take place was the first round tie
CHORLEY boxer Jack Catterall made it eight wins out of eight as a professional as he won all eight rounds of his light welterweight bout against Polish fighter Krzysztof Szot in Liverpool on Saturday night. It was Catterall’s first fight since signing
POLITICIANS are to come up with new ways of preventing further devastating floods in Blackburn and Darwen. To comply with new Government regulations, the borough council has been told it must develop a ‘flood risk management strategy’. It comes
IT was a great privilege last Sunday as Bishop of Burnley to be invited to Burnley Town Hall to celebrate Burnley football club’s success – now a premier club in a premier town. It was good occasion, but meeting some Blackburn folk later, the odd
IT'S a few decades, five, since I was left with no option but to sit & endure a Eurovision Song Competition. I have never watched a Dallas, Friends or a Neighbours. My current must watch /must record (anyone else still lapse into "video"?)
Famille Perrin Coeur du Ventoux 2013, £10.99, virginwines.co.uk Limited edition, created by a project between France’s Famille Perrin, and Virgin Wines customers. A series of democratic votes decided the blend, name and label, for this soft and
First of two reds is from one of Australia’s newer wine regions in the Western state. The Bordeaux-style mix of Cabernet and Merlot means lots of blackcurrants and some chocolate. The £2 reduction to £7.99 also applies to the producer’s Sauvignon Blanc
NAME? Stosie Madi RESTAURANT/TITLE? The Parkers Arms, Newton in Bowland. It is one of the top five finalists in the Visit England Tourism Awards. THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT(S) IN ANY KITCHEN? Salt, pepper, butter. The FIRST KITCHEN
THIS month, bluebells are flowering in woodlands across our county. These iconic flowers now cover the forest floor with their drooping, bell-like blue flowers and their long, pointed leaves. Being a species that is associated with ancient
Lauren Taylor discovers hidden coves, beautiful beaches and therapeutic thermal waters Dining outside on a balmy summer evening, I watch luxury yachts bob up and down in the marina as a guitar player gently strums away. Breaking the peace,
TODD Kane will not be returning to Blackburn Rovers for a third successive season. Kane has spent the last 18 months on loan at Rovers from Premier League outfit Chelsea. However despite being in need of a right back Gary Bowyer is unlikely
A YOUNGSTER was treated for burns in hospital after a candle left alight set fire to her bed. The girl awoke at her home in Wellington Court, Nelson Street, Accrington, on Saturday morning to find her bed was on fire. Along with her mum she
THE number of dangerous dogs seized by police in Lancashire has gone up, new figures reveal. Police have reported a rise in the number of dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act, including banned breeds, and those that att-acked people and other
MICHAEL Kightly believes Burnley have enough Premier League experience in their squad to survive in the top flight. Kightly is keeping tight-lipped on the progress of his expected permanent move to Turf Moor, as the Clarets look to finalise a deal
TRAFFIC is reported to be building up on the M66 this morning. Motorists are experiencing delays between the A56 Edenfield Bypass, the A680 Bolton Road North, the A56 Wood Lane, the A676 Bolton Road North (Ramsbottom Junction) and junction four
BURNLEY has continued to rally round the family of teenager Declan Edwards, who was found hanged in woodland last week. Dozens of people, including some who never met the 16-year-old, have spent the last few days raising funds to support his family
A HUGE blaze at a recycling plant caused traffic chaos as plumes of smoke billowed over a main road and housing estate. More than 50 firefighters battled the flames for hours at Enviro Skips in Burnley after 2,000 tonnes of rubbish caught fire.
