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  • Blackburn traffic chaos set to continue

    COMMUTERS are set to experience another morning of traffic chaos after a water pipe burst on a major route into Blackburn town centre. Drivers were caught in tailbacks of more than two miles along Burnley Road, Bottomgate and Eanam on Monday morning

  • Bowyer committed to Blackburn Rovers

    GARY Bowyer has this afternoon issued a statement reiterating his commitment to Blackburn Rovers. Bowyer has been linked with the vacancy at Leeds United but the Rovers boss said: “I recently met with the owners in India and those discussions were both

  • Body found in search for missing Accrington man

    A BODY has been found in the search for missing Accrington man Trevor Whitehead. The body was found by a member of the public at shortly before 2pm on Saturday afternoon (May 31st) near to Belthorn. While formal identification has yet to take

  • Blackburn dentist struck off for insurance breach

    A dentist has been struck off for treating patients without proper insurance. Holger Held, who practised at the Netherwood Dental Surgery in Preston New Road, Blackburn was found to have been working without indemnity cover. It comes as the

  • World Cup 2014: How England qualified for Brazil

    ENGLAND start their World Cup campaign against Italy on June 14, although the journey to get to Brazil began 21 earlier months in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau. Here, we take a look back at how England secured their ticket by topping Group H

  • Call to honour East Lancs WW2 veterans

    A PETITION has been set up calling for all Second World War veterans to be awarded the freedom of their town ‘before it’s too late’. Former Royal Artillery bombardier James Spence, who set up the petition, has said ‘it’s a race against time to

  • Beckham hails England World Cup squad

    DAVID Beckham has hailed Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad selection and believes that England can make an impact in Brazil this summer. Three Lions boss Hodgson has selected a youthful party for the tournament with the likes of Southampton duo Adam

  • Wayne Rooney gives World Cup 2014 ball thumbs up

    WAYNE Rooney is relieved to report that the ball for this World Cup is much better than the troublesome Jabulani of four years ago. The ball made almost as many headlines as the matches in South Africa, where players complained en masse about the

  • League and cup double for victorious Feniscowles girls’ team

    A GIRLS’ football team from Feniscowles is celebrating a league and cup ‘double’. Feniscowles and Pleasington JFC sent congratulations to all the girls of the under 11s Blues for winning the league cup 2013-14 and also winning the league title.

  • Child Action Northwest with new face of fundraising

    WILPSHIRE-based Child Action Northwest has a new face of fundraising. Nicola Terry, from Chorley has been a fundraiser for more than eight years since leaving university in 2006. She was the first full-time fundraising development manager for

  • Darwen Liberal Club demolition plan

    THE former Liberal Club in Darwen could be demolished to make way for a children’s nursery. The club in Falcon Avenue has been vacant since closing in 2011 and now a planning application has been lodged to have it knocked down. Built in the

  • Blackburn juice proves to be liquid gold

    SHARON Aharoni was so impressed with juice bars she saw in Manchester that she decided to extend her food court business on Blackburn Market by opening the first vegetable juice takeaway in town. Sharon said: “Health experts say it’s not five a

  • Padiham bookworm Holly wins regional prize

    A PADIHAM Primary School pupil is celebrating after being crowned the regional winner of a book reading competition. Holly Martin, nine, beat off tough competition from pupils from 451 schools to be named ‘Read for My School’ winner in the North

  • Accrington Academy pupils get access to arts

    A SCHOOL is to launch a major multi-venue arts festival across the North West. Accrington Academy is poised to bring together a festival which is being supported by the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, actress Julie Hesmondhalgh and national DJ Adam

  • Helen Mead: Memory banks in danger

    The telephone number of Wendy, my best friend at school was 227. Ours was 526. In those days I could remember most of my friends’ telephone numbers. Now, of course, it’s a different story. I can recall a couple of six digit numbers – including

  • ‘Forgotten’ Ribble Valley soldier’s story uncovered

    A PROJECT to commemorate 10 Ribble Valley men who lost their lives during the First World War has uncovered the story of an 11th forgotten soldier. Historian Melanie Warren has been working with Salesbury School and Child Action Northwest to commemorate

  • Charity slams Loveclough mental health home threats

    BOSSES at a leading mental health charity have said they were ‘extremely shocked’ at a ‘barrage of abuse and threats’ neighbours of a facility in Loveclough have sent to staff. The private care home, in Penny Lodge Lane, is home to four people

  • East Lancs bus firm is on to a winner with football fleet

    AN East Lancashire firm is behind a fleet of buses which will celebrate the World Cup in the capital. Bus and Coach World MD Robert Hilton, former chief of East Lancashire Coachbuilders, has proudly revealed they are behind the black fleet taking

  • Why East Lancs gym bunnies could be splashing to a new beat

    SWIMMING maybe one of the healthiest forms of exercise, but it’s not exactly the most interesting. Pounding up and down the pool with only the sound of a racing heartbeat for company makes it more of a chore than a pleasure. But take note gym-bunnies

  • Crime cut bid

    CHILDREN’S charity Child Action North West is working to cut crime in Darwen, according to its account on social networking site Twitter. Tweeting at @ChildActionNW it said: “We’re working with crime prevention teams in Darwen to reduce the number

  • Kent sings the blues

    TOURING blues singer Kent Duchaine will perform at Number 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap in Bridge Street, Darwen, tonight. The gig, part of a UK tour, is free and starts at 9pm. Organiser Gary Ward from Darwen Music Projects said: “Kent DuChaine has hung

  • Donations call

    CHARITY Age UK is appealing for donations of small electrical items as stocks at its Darwen shop are running low. The shop in Market Street in Darwen sells a wide range of quality second hand goods to support the services it provides for local older

  • Rock band at pub

    POPULAR local rock group Fear The Fallen will perform on Friday night at the Prince of Wales pub in Quaker Lane, Darwen. Entry is free.

  • Finance at your service

    A NEW independent financial service has been launched covering the East Lancashire area. Vincents Financial is a joint venture between law firm Vincents Solicitors and IFA Palm Financial Care. Vincents Financial is based in the Colne office

  • Students’ showcase to open at hall

    TOWNELEY Hall will host a preview of the Burnley College Furniture Show 2014 on Tuesday, June 10. The Master of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers will officially open the exhibition, which will showcase a year’s worth of work by students

  • Walk invitation

    Today, a short walk will start from Padiham Leisure Centre a 1pm. Anyone is welcome to attend.

  • Glowing report

    A Padiham school has been praised for its family ethos in a glowing report by Ofsted. St John the Baptist RC Primary School impressed inspectors with improvements in pupils’ achievements and teaching since the last inspection in 2010.

  • Chris' award

    A BANK worker has won a hero award for contribution in fight against dementia. Chris Watkinson, from Chorley, is a community bank development manager at Lloyds Banking Group who works from their head office in London and has been announced as winner

  • New writing is launched

    A BURNLEY writing group has published its 35th compilation of poems and short stories. The 67 items penned by members of the Pennine Ink Writers’ Group include three prize-winning entries to the group’s annual short-story competition and submissions

  • Beer festival remembers D-Day’s 70th

    A BEER festival will be held at the KSC 100 Club in Yorkshire Street, Burnley, this weekend. The club will be open from noon until late on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with locally brewed ales from the likes of Moorhouse’s, Worsthorne Brewing Co

  • Craftwork sale

    A CRAFT market will take place at Padiham town hall on Saturday, June 7 from 10am. For further details, contact Alan Barnes on 0788 7505092.

  • Last chance to bid for money

    Residents are reminded that the closing date for applications for the Padiham Community Fund is Friday, June 13. Forms are still available at the town clerk’s office in the town hall from 10.15am to midday on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

  • Come and join in big clean-up

    A Padiham community group is encouraging residents to help clean up around Perseverance Mill, which has blighted the town for many years. The tenant group meets on the first Monday of every month from 7pm at the Shakespeare Hotel in Wytham Street

  • New mayor welcomed

    Around 65 friends, family, and fellow town councillors of Padiham packed into the council chamber to welcome the town’s new mayor. Coun Howard Hudson took the mayoral chains from the outgoing mayor, Coun Vincent Pridden. The new Deputy Mayor

  • Bypass on agenda

    HIGHERFORD Residents’ Action Group will hold its next meeting at Higherford Mill, in Gisburn Road, from 7pm on June 9 to discuss the Colne bypass proposals.

  • ‘Affordable’ homes scheme welcomed by East Lancs MPs

    PLANS to build nearly 250 new ‘affordable’ homes in East Lancashire under a new multi-million-pound scheme have been welcomed by MPs. Under the new deal, which has been announced by housing minister Kris Hopkins, 246 homes will be constructed in

  • Pupils get badges

    AROUND 20 pupils at Marsden Community Primary School in Nelson received Blue Peter badges during a special assembly after being set a challenge by headteacher Gemma Whaling.

  • Write stuff

    BUDDING authors will share ideas as Colne Writers’ Circle holds its next meeting on Friday, June 6 from 7pm to 9pm at Primet Hill Community Centre, in Primet Hill.

  • Over-50s urged to get line dancing

    A NEW line-dancing class for over-50s is due to start in Colne later this month. The first free session at Byron Road Community Centre will be held on June 19 from 10am. Subsequent classes will be held at the same time every Thursday, priced

  • Bargain sale

    PLANS are being made for a jumble sale in aid of Barley Chapel, which will take place at the venue on Wednesday, June 18 from 6pm. Organisers are looking for donations. Call 01282 690420 or 605090.

  • Hospice to benefit from car wash

    COLNE Tyre and Valeting Centre will hold a charity car wash later this month. The Bridge Street firm will be raising funds for Pendleside Hospice from 8am to 6pm on June 14. Classic cars, a bouncy castle and performances from Lord Street Primary

  • Free for kids

    A FREE show will be held in Accrington on Sunday. The Three Billy Goats Gruff will be performed at the town hall at 2pm. Guests are asked to pay what they think the performance was worth afterwards. Reserve tickets by calling 01254 380

  • New sign up in the woods

    A NEW Peak and Northern Footpath Society sign post has been put up in Spout House community woodlands, in Huncoat. The sign gives directions, and asks for dog walkers to keep their pets on a lead, and for visitors to pick up any litter.

  • Street light reported

    FAULTY street lights in Richmond Hill Street, in Accrington, have been reported to the county council. An anonymous user of problem reporting website, FixMyStreet, which forwards complaints to the relevant council department, said dodgy lighting

  • Give blood

    THE next blood donor session in Clitheroe will take place on Friday. Run by NHS Blood and Transplant Service, the session will be held at St James’ Church hall from 1.45pm to 3.45pm and from 5pm to 7.30pm.

  • Parish roles

    AT Read Parish Council’s annual meeting, Coun Doreen Collinson was re-elected chairman, with Coun Gill Rostron as vice-chair. Parish council liaison members are Clifton Pollard, Gerald Nichols and Alun Davies.

  • Wheely good showcase day

    A RIBBLE Valley school is set to host a ‘World of Wheels’ showcase day. Oakhill College in Whalley will hold the event on June 15, which will include fire engines, rally cars, Harley Davidsons and classic cars Lambrettas, supercars, tractors will

  • Extension bid

    PROPOSALS to build a two-storey side extension at 23A, Market Street, Shawforth, have been submitted to Rossendale Council by a householder.

  • Ladies' night

    A LADIES’ pamper night will be held at Ramsbottom Cricket Club from 7.15pm on June 16 in aid of Greenmount Village Pre-school. Treatments will include head massages, reflexology, nail painting, eyebrow threading and Reiki healing. Call 01204 886276

  • Music treat at church

    A CONCERT by Colne Ladies’ Choir will be held at St Leonard's Church, Padiham on Friday, June 6 from 7.30pm. Ticket cost £5 for adults, £2 for children and are payable on the door. It will be an evening of easy listening and all proceeds will

  • Annual meet

    THE Prospects Foundation will hold its AGM at Churchfield House, in Church Lane, Great Harwood, from 7pm tomorrow.

  • Health talk

    HEALTH bosses from the East Lancashire CCG will be at Accrington’s Market Hall and on Broadway from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, June 7, to talk to the public about health services in Hyndburn.

  • New garage bid

    MR G Marsden, of Grove Court in Oswaldtwistle, has applied for planning permission to rebuild a garage at his home and to build a single-storey garden lounge. Work has already started without permission but has not been completed, documents show

  • Ceramic concerns

    BROKEN ceramic was left strewn across the White Path in Rishton, close to the Norden Playing Fields. It was reported by concerned residents, who voiced their worry an animal might be hurt by it. Coun Ken Moss said he told the relevant council

  • Green light for housing

    AN application to construct 20 houses in Clitheroe has been approved, subject to legal agreements. Ribble Valley Borough councillors voted on the plan for Chatburn Road at a meeting on Thursday. The plan also includes a 60-bed care home and

  • Blooming royalty

    ST Nicholas’ Church in Sabden is set to crown its new Rose Queen on Saturday. The annual garden party will also take place on the day from 3pm. The event will be on a seaside and beach theme.

  • Mayor's school visit

    Mayor of Rossendale, Coun Amanda Robertson, will be visiting Rossendale School in Ramsbottom tomorrow at 10.30am. The school in Bamford Road is a specialist residential facility for boys and girls aged eight to 16 with behavioural, emotional and

  • Garage plans

    A HOUSEHOLDER at Dykes Barn Farm, in Burnley Road, Bacup, has submitted proposals to the council to turn a single-storey domestic garage into a dwelling, including an increase in roof height and the installation of a roof dormer for first floor accommodation

  • Band hosts family show

    WIND band Rossendale Valley Sounds will be hosting its second family concert at St Mary’s Church in Rawtenstall on Saturday, June 21 at 2pm. Children are encouraged to take part in the event, and should come dressed as their favourite film or cartoon

  • Eyes down

    A BINGO night is to be staged in Burnley on Friday. Phil Schofield will be calling the numbers from 9pm at the Briercliffe Social Club in Holgate Street, Harle Syke. For more information call 01282 708405.

  • Day set for town’s cycling grand prix

    THIS year’s annual Colne Grand Prix is to be held on July 16. The race is part of the British Cycling Elite National Circuit Series and takes place on a closed-road 800m circuit around Colne’s one-way system. As a round of the National Elite

  • Duo in summer concert

    THE Summer Concert of the Clitheroe Concerts Society will be held on Wednesday at the Ribble Valley Council Chamber in Church Street, Clitheroe, featuring the Turner-Smith Duo from 7.30pm. Admission is free but the society asks for a donation towards

  • Top fest set for summer

    THE Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival is set to hit Colne again this year. With more than 600 artists performing consecutively over four days at 10 official venues the festival, the biggest of its kind in Europe, runs from August 22.

  • Sign up for charity’s will-making scheme

    LANCASHIRE residents are urged to take advantage of the Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Will to Remember’ scheme, which was launched this week. The scheme aims to make decisions easier for anyone considering making a will, by providing confidence that the

  • Autism aid

    A SUPPORT group for parents and carers of children with autism is to be held tomorrow from 4pm at Barrowford Primary School.

  • In business

    THE Federation of Small Businesses’ East Lancashire branch meets at The Swan & Royal, Clitheroe, on June 12 at 6.30pm. For more, call 01253 361094.

  • Cadets invite

    BURNLEY Sea Cadets meet every Monday and Friday and are open to children between ages ten and 18. They stage their meetings from 7pm to 9pm on Mondays and from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on Fridays at 8 Stanley Street. For more, call 01282 456771.

  • Tea dance

    A MIDSUMMER tea dance is set to be held in Pendle later this month. Kelbrook Village Hall will host the event on June 21 from 2pm to 4pm and proceeds will go towards St Mary’s Church. Tickets are £5 for adults and £2.50 for children. For more

  • Charity's warning

    THE Cystic Fibrosis Trust has warned Lancashire residents not to hand over clothing to bogus organisations that are claiming to recycle them on its behalf. The charity said it has not sanctioned the collections of clothes and any clothing bags

  • Changing rooms work under way

    WORK has started on a £40,000 project to replace the changing rooms at Clitheroe Football Club. The club, which was founded in 1877 as Clitheroe Central, is also building a new toilet block. The old changing rooms were demolished on Saturday

  • Villages to prepare plan

    A PARISH council has been given the go-ahead to produce a neighbourhood plan. Ribble Valley Borough councillors voted to endorse Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisburn Forest and Sawley Parish Council as the ‘appropriate’ body to prepare the plan. The

  • Support meeting

    THE Appetite for Easy Breathing Support Group meets on Wednesday, in Nelson. The support group is open to anyone who has, or is affected by someone with breathing problems. The meeting is at Pendle Business Centre in Commercial Road. Visit www.appetite

  • Art session

    a painting session takes place on Wednesday and every week at Central Methodist Church, Burnley. For more, visit: ageuk.org.uk/lancashire.

  • Advice date

    PADIHAM residents can get advice on health and more general matters at a series of drop-in sessions at the town’s library every Thursday morning from 10am to noon.

  • Footy funds

    BURNLEY man Karl Ingham has donated £125 to Pendleside Hospice after organising a football tournament in Nelson. The competition took place at Nelson Football Club’s Victoria Park ground on May 15.

  • Local produce

    THE next gathering of Towneley Local Producers will be on Sunday. Producers will meet at Towneley Hall in Burnley offering condiments, pies, cakes, biscuits andlocal cheeses to punters from 11am.

  • Suspicions on blaze

    A FIRE that damaged the exterior of a storage unit at a Burnley care home is being treated as suspicious. The fire started at Bank Hall Lodge in Colne Road at around 1am on Sunday. Two crews attended the scene and managed to extinguish the

  • Religious plea

    THE chaplaincy department at Royal Blackburn Hospital is appealing for volunteers to give their time once a month. The department is looking to recruit people to help transport patients to the Chapel for the Sunday Eucharist and also to take Holy

  • GPS warning to cyclists

    THIEVES are using phone apps and social media to target high-value bicycles, according to police. Lancashire cyclists are being warned against using GPS apps, such as Stava, which show where riders are setting off from and where they will finish

  • Sun shone on Big Lunch

    ROSSENDALE residents tucked into The Big Lunch yesterday in glorious sunshine. The event, in Rawtenstall’s Town Square from 11am to 3pm, brought the local community together and helped raise awareness of people living in isolation. It was organised

  • Farewell service for Bishop

    A FAREWELL service is set to be held next month for the retiring Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev John Goddard. It is at Blackburn Cathedral from 11am on July 19. Bishop Julian Henderson has asked Bishop John to preside and to preach at the service

  • Soccer fun at summer fair

    A WORLD Cup theme is promised at Water Primary School’s summer fair in Burnley Road East on Saturday, June 14, from noon. Attractions include five-a-side football, a barbecue, a bouncy castle and pony grooming. For more information, call 01706

  • Last chance to see accounts

    THE final day to view Read Parish council’s accounts for the financial year is tomorrow. The parish council’s accounts for the year ending March 31 have now been on display in the village since May 6. Any parish resident has the right to inspect

  • First aid training

    A TRAINING night for the Nelson St John Ambulance teams will be held tonight from 7pm. The session is open to anyone over the age of 18 who wants to volunteer their time to offer first aid at public events. It will take place at the base in

  • Hear about beauty of Bowland Forest

    AN illustrated talk is to be held in the Ribble Valley this week. The talk marks the 50th anniversary of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Nick Osbourne, site access and AONB manager, will speak at The Old Station, Berry

  • Get info to help others

    ANYONE interested in volunteering across the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn can attend a series of information sessions this week. To coincide with National Volunteers Week, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Community Voluntary Support will hold the sessions

  • Police appeal after cyclist seriously injured in Blackburn

    POLICE are appealing for information after a pedal cyclist was seriously injured in a collision. The accident happened at 12.15pm on Sunday, June 1st when a black Suzuki Swift collided with a cyclist on Preston Old Road, Blackburn at the entrance

  • Review: Butlers, Blackburn Market

    IT was a blistering Friday lunchtime and a spot of alfresco dining beckoned. We were seduced by the prime spectating position offered by the outdoor tables at Butler’s Cafe at Blackburn Market and an end table had our names on it. My friend

  • Review: Les Jamelles Viognier 2013, £6.49, Co-op

    Les Jamelles Viognier 2013, £6.49, Co-op Viognier is fast becoming fashionable because of lovely apricot and fresh peach flavours that make it ideal for summer days with food. This example from the Pays d’Oc region in the south of France is 13% alcohol

  • Nick Nunn Wine Column: June 2

    Specially Selected Carmenere 2012, £7.99, Morrisons The first of two own label wines from Morrisons which highlight the value supermarkets can give you. This Chilean red, made from the country’s own Carmenere grape in the Casablanca Valley,

  • Sir Bill Taylor: All Abroad!

    As you'd probably expect I'm not an avid reader of the Daily Mail! But I was chatting with a young woman, about 18-20, the other day. She'd never flown, she confided. She'd never been on holiday at all. She's off to Mallorca later this year.

  • Judge leaves Blackburn Rovers

    BRENTFORD have confirmed the signing of Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge. Judge had a successful loan spell at Brentford during the second half of the 2013/14 season and said last week that he was open to a move to Griffin Park if he was not likely

  • East Lancs singer crashes out of Britain's Got Talent

    SATURDAY was the end of the road for Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Andrew Derbyshire after he failed reach the grand final. Andrew, who won a standing ovation from the judges after belting out Jocelyn Brown’s Somebody Else’s Guy in his audition,

  • Rovers target Keane eyeing place at United

    BLACKBURN Rovers target Michael Keane wants to stay at Manchester United and show new boss Louis van Gaal that he is ready to break into the first team at Old Trafford. Keane impressed during a loan spell at Ewood Park in the latter stages of the

  • The growing gets tough up north

    Simone O’Kane talks to the gardener who hopes that his new book will help more Lancastrians to cultivate their own veg. GROWING your own vegetables in Lancashire can be a tricky task. With a climate that’s unpredictable, our county is a far cry

  • Review: Life’s a breeze in Gothenburg

    Boat rides, cafe crawls and even a spot of guerrilla gardening are all in order for Nicole Gallagher on a weekend break to Sweden’s second city Cycling around the picturesque streets of Styrso, an island in Gothenburg’s southern archipelago, the

  • Walk: Brungerley Bridge

    This walk joins two war memorials on either side of the River Ribble, which are linked via the old crossing point of Brungerley Bridge. The villages of the West Riding of Yorkshire, just like those in Lancashire, lost men in the Great War and this

  • Diarmuid Gavin talks ideal gardens ahead of top show

    TV personality Diarmuid Gavin talks to Simone O’Kane about his life-long passion for gardening IDEAL gardens are equally as important as ideal homes, especially if you’re in competition with ambitious designers and celebrities who are passionate

  • Blackburn aromatherapist tells the secrets of relaxation

    It’s Aromatherapy Awareness Week from June 9 to 15, so Diane Cooke highlights a Blackburn well-being centre that’s making lives happier with essential oils ANCIENT Greek physician Hippocrates, the father of medicine, once said, “the way to health

  • Review: Rawtenstall Cricket Club, Rawtenstall

    THE people have spoken and by popular demand from today the Lancashire Telegraph takeaway review is veering in a different direction as the summer hopefully springs into life. It’s not that I have exhausted East Lancashire’s kebab shops... It’s

  • Traffic light failure causes long delays in Blackburn

    A TRAFFIC light failure caused congestion in Blackburn town centre this morning. The traffic lights at Eanam with the junction of Manner Sutton Street and Bancroft Street were stuck on red. Traffic is expected to be delayed as a result at Eanam

  • Influx of immigrants 'to snub Lancashire'

    IMMIGRATION will see the population of England rise by almost four million in the next eight years, according to official figures – but hardly anybody is coming to Lancashire. The projected population rise will see numbers in the UK swell to 57

  • East Lancs rally driver tells of Scottish death crash horror

    AN East Lancashire rally driver competing at an event where three spectators were killed at the weekend has described the incident as ‘devastating’. Neil Simpson, 41, from Clitheroe, was supposed to be driving one of the next cars through the Little

  • Date with Richard Digance in Oswaldtwistle

    Award winning comedian and regular in dictionary corner on Countdown, Richard Digance, is coming to Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre in early July. He'll be at the venue on Sunday, July 6 with a show featuring comedy songs and amusing tales.

  • Music and arts keep Blackburn open into night

    BLACKBURN Is Open on the first Thursday of every month from June 5, offering a series of events across the town. Art, creative activities, live music and entertainment will be held across a range of venues in the town in a bid to build a creative

  • PUB OF THE WEEK: Flying Dutchman, Padiham

    Mark Briggs has been a real ale connoisseur for over 35 years.  A self-professed ‘beer geek’, Mark visits East Lancashire’s pubs for his weekly column. Read of Mark’s adventures in ale at his blog realaleupnorth.blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter

  • Rockabilly beauty Imelda ready to May-ke her return

    THE queen of Irish rockabilly Imelda May has announced a date at Manchester’s Albert Hall as part of a winter tour. The singer, who headlined the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne in 2010 has recently released her latest album Tribal

  • FIGHTER: East Lancs tot in battle to save her sight

    THE parents of a baby who had an eye removed because of cancer face an anxious wait to see if her sight can be saved after a second tumour was found. One-year-old Elyssa Davies had her right eye taken out two weeks ago after being diagnosed with

  • Beki Bondage's bond with punk still going strong

    HER pretty face adorned the cover of the New Musical Express and Smash Hits, but Beki Bondage always kept her red thigh boots planted firmly on terra firma. Now, after years of being asked to perform her old material, Beki has re-formed a fresh

  • Dyche not looking abroad for his summer signings

    BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche says he is likely to ‘buy British’ this summer. The Clarets boss is working with a transfer kitty for the first time since taking the Turf Moor reins in October 2012, after steering the club into the Premier League.

  • Bet Victor Racing Column

    Ryan Moore had an excellent Saturday, winning the opener at Newmarket on Peacock for Her Majesty the Queen to seal a double on the day and he heads to Leicester this afternoon bidding to carry on his fine form ahead of the Investec Derby at Epsom on

  • Lancashire Telegraph Racing Column

    Music Master can take the next step up the ladder with victory in the Weatherbys Private Banking Leisure Stakes at Windsor. Trainer Henry Candy clearly thinks plenty of the four-year-old as he has entered him for the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot