AN armed man suffered injuries during a two-hour siege at a house last night. Police said they went to a property in Albert Street, Church, at around 7pm to make arrest inquiries. MORE TOP STORIES: But more officers were called when it
BLACKBURN Rovers have named a strong side for tonight’s friendly at neighbours Accrington Stanley. Paul Robinson, new boy Alex Baptiste, Markus Olsson, Corry Evans and David Dunn all make their first appearances of the summer. Rovers, who went away
A JUDGE has warned of a ‘terrible national shortage’ of places in secure units for dangerous youngsters after Lancashire County Council was unable to find one for a teenager with a history of violence. Judge Sarah Singleton had to order his placement
THE Commonwealth Games are upon us so when better to watch a video compilation of epic athlete fails that features funny and toe-curling moments of athletics, gymnastics and swimming gone wrong. 1. The full-frontal faceplant has to be
PARENTS who allow ‘female circumcision’ to happen to their daughters will face prosecution under new measures. A crackdown on female genital mutilation, known as FGM, has been welcomed by the Lancashire Telegraph’s health expert Dr Tom Smith.
EACH time police use a Taser it should be robustly justified, according to a new Independ-ent Police Complaints Comm-ission (IPCC) report. Guidelines for using the 50,000 volt Tasers state that officers may use the weapon ‘when faced with violence
A POLICE officer who admitted having sex while on duty has been found not guilty of misconduct in a public office. But PC Lee Haworth told a judge that regardless of the outcome of his four-day trial, his resignation from Lancashire Police was
THE backbone of any side is your goalkeeper, your two central defenders, at least one midfielder and your main striker. Looking at Rovers’ backbone you would say we are close to getting there. Paul Robinson is a good, experienced number one and
A WALK next month will follow in the footsteps of a company of Chorley soldiers who went off to fight in the First World War. When war was declared, local men in the Territorial Force left the town, ready to serve in France and Belgium. More
SPEEDRING plates, which heated up in seconds, were the very latest way to cook, back in 1959. In this advert from 55 years ago, Jackson urged the housewife to turn to electric cooking – which was modern cooking. Jackson’s Joy 394, which cost
A LONG-lost memorial to more than 70 Blackburn soldiers who died in the Great War is being remade ready for a dedication at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday, August 3. And now the search is on for relatives of the former members of what was then Blackburn
NOW here are a happy bunch of fellows in a photograph from our archives taken in 1980. It was taken at the annual president’s day at Burnley Cricket Club – Norman McLeod was the president and he is sat among his guests. From left, on the front
AS Great Britain and Germany moved toward the tragedy that was World War I, Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, commented: “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” To commemorate the centenary
Renowned local property expert Richard Clithero has joined the Commercial Property Team at Forbes Solicitors. Richard, who previously spent 9 years at Napthens Solicitors, joins the team as an Associate Solicitor and will focus on assisting clients
NO matter what your style or how much vintage you own, there are always one or two vintage eras that appeal to you more than others. I know for me, the 50s and 60s have a very special place in my heart. I adore the full skirted swing skirts, slinky
FIREMEN battled thick smoke to stop a blaze at a Blackburn factory spreading into an adjacent works. The blaze started in the weaving shed of the British Needlefelt Co’s mill in Laburnum Road, at Skew Bridge, as workers were having lunch in the
IT’S now half a century since the worst floods and thunderstorms in living memory hit East Lancashire. Torrential rain, lightning and hailstones the size of golf balls, brought down buildings, cut road and rail links and led to mass evacuation.
WELL, I’m here now and suddenly it has all got real. We flew up from Manchester on Monday and it was a very exciting but tiring day. It took about 30 minutes to fly up – probably as long as it took me to actually get to the airport – and we all
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman was found dead in her home following a lethal dose of heroin and methadone, an inquest heard. Simmone Swift’s body was found in her living room in Hart Street, Burnley, after a neighbour noticed that her front door had been
DARWEN and its Characters is the title of a new book by semi-retired journalist Harold Heys, which will be launched on Saturday as part of the Friends of Darwen Library's homage to the centenary of the start of the Great War. Important events from
A DOCTOR’S surgery has been given a reprieve by a local health centre. Hundreds of patients had been in fear of losing the services of the Rishton doctor’s surgery which had seen Dr Kailash Agarwal at the helm for decades. Upon his retirement
RESIDENTS close to a factory in Darwen have launched a petition complaining about its operating hours, noise and traffic. The 31 petitioners have submitted their complaints to Blackburn with Darwen Council about Babywise in Almond Street. But
A CARE home has been rapped by a watchdog for the second time this year after failing to make improvements. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said some of the failings at Lake View Nursing Home in Chorley Road, Withnell, were having a ‘major impact
FARMING needs to make itself sexy and exciting, TV presenter Adam Henson claimed as he opened Ribble Valley animal feed company Dugdale Nutrition’s new £1 million plant. He said the industry must shout about successes, like the investment at the
DONATIONS of tools and cash from residents and businesses have helped Stubbylee Community Greenhouses in Bacup recover after a ‘devastating’ burglary. The break-in at the charity-run project last month prompted several people to come forward with
THE Rotary Club of Barnoldswick and Earby handed over a potentially life-saving defibrillator in Barnoldswick town centre. The emergency equipment, installed in the town centre’s main car park, was accepted by town council chairman Claire Teall
THE memoirs of a Nelson soldier who fought in the First World War has been published thanks to the efforts of his long-admiring great-grandson. Neil Jopson’s fascination with history began when his grandparents let him read his great grandfather
I GOT talking to an irate dog walker in the park last week. He was ranting about a woman who allows her dog to poo outside his front gate without ever picking it up. Why the dog chooses that exact spot with such regularity is a mystery, but I guess
A FUNDRAISING group that has raised more than £2million in half a century has received a national award from Cancer Research UK. The charity’s annual Flame of Hope Awards acknowledges efforts in fundraising and volunteering made by people from
GROWING numbers of children in care are finding permanent homes, thanks to an increase in adoptions across Lancashire. In the Lancashire County Council area, the number of adoptions of looked-after children – youngsters who were previously in local
A LITTLE boy who shares his birthday with Prince George was one of just 12 children to be given a special coin to mark the day. Theo Walsh and his family were invited to London last weekend to mark the future monarch’s first birthday celebration
HODDLESDEN youngster Sam Shaw is enjoying life after being given the all-clear from cancer. Sam, five, of Glencoe Avenue, battled neuroblastoma for 14 months, receiving immunotherapy treatment in the US following a public fundraising appeal.
THE first delivery of eight enormous wind turbines to Coal Clough Wind Farm will take place later this week. The 110m high turbines — 50 metres less than Blackpool Tower — will be delivered to the Cliviger site over the next six weeks with the
LANCASHIRE’S bright spark entrepreneurs can get six months’ rent-free office space in Blackburn, Nelson or Chorley for thinking up the best business idea. The offer is top prize in a new county-wide contest for fledgling firms. Boost Business
A HEADTEACHER is celebrating recognition of his school’s top ratings. Haslingden High headteacher Mark Jackson was told his school had made the top 100 for exam results earlier this year. Now months after receiving a congratulatory letter from
A VIOLENT teenager who attacked three Nelson police officers on July 4 is facing sentence by Burnley magistrates. Shannon Elizabeth Parry, 18, had became aggressive and lashed out when officers were called to Pilgrim Street, Nelson, because a man
A BURNLEY student has graduated with top honours just a few months after losing her mother to cancer. Shamam Saleem graduated with a first class honours degree in psychology despite losing mum Zanieb Bibi during the course. The 22-year-old
AN Accrington pub is set to go under the hammer tomorrow The Locker Room in St James Street, which could sell for around £150,000, is being put up for auction at Manchester City Football Club at noon.
AN appeal to raise cash to replace a village hall roof is nearing its target. Tockholes Parish Council has been raising cash for the roof for many months and the total so far is £16,000. But parish council chairman Glynn Woon said: “The roof
PLANS for an extension and conservatory at a house in Overshores Road, Entwistle, have been withdrawn by applicant Russell Roberts.
Daryll Barns, 41, of Melville Street, Darwen, was made subject to community supervision for 12 months, fined £20 and ordered to pay £60 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to stealing a foot exfoliator from Boots.
A MAD Hatter-themed garden party is set to be held in a rural Ribble Valley village. It has been organised in aid of St John’s Church, Hurst Green. The event will be staged at Dutton Hall in Gallows Lane on Saturday, August 2. Admission
SAMLESBURY Hall Country Fair will be staged on Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Admission to the Preston New Road event is £25 and the fair includes food plus handmade arts and crafts. For more information call 01254 812010.
IF BLACKBURN Rovers look leggy in tonight’s pre-season friendly at neighbours Accrington Stanley (7.45pm) then you will not find Gary Bowyer complaining. That will only confirm to the Rovers boss that his decision to take his players back to the Algarve
THE Copper-house Children’s Centre in Station Road, Rishton, will have one-to-one help for those wanting to quit smoking from 1pm to 3pm tomorrow. For details about how to quit call the numbers 01254 283370 or 0800 3286297.
A MUSIC venue is now stocking four brands of real ale. The Attic in Accrington is now serving 13 guns Cumberland, Bishops Finger and Spitfire at the Warner Street bar. See www.facebook.com/ TheAtticAccrington for details.
THORNCLIFFE care home in Astley Bank, Darwen, met all the essential standards that were examined by the Care Quality Commission during a recent inspection.
THE Sunnyhurst pub. in Tockholes Road, Darwen, hosts its fortnightly quiz tonight from 9pm. There will be a jackpot of £200 plus spot prizes and a free supper.
Neil Lofthouse, 54, of Owlet Hall Road, Darwen, was fined £250 with £20 costs and banned from driving for 45 months by magistrates after pleading guilty to driving with excess alcohol. The court heard Lofthouse gave a reading of 86 against the legal
A TOP Meat Loaf tribute act who reached the final of Stars In Your Eyes in 2004 will perform in Hoddlesden on Saturday from 9.45pm. Matt Shaw brings his larger- than-life incarnation of the Bat Out Of Hell superstar to the Ranken Arms in Queen Street
THE Park pub in Cemetery Road, Darwen, has live music this weekend with DJ Iain from 8pm on Friday and from 6pm on Sunday. Johnny Boy Soul will perform from 9pm on Saturday and there will be Sticky 13 bingo with a jackpot of £300 on Sunday.
THE Oakhill Academy in Wiswell Lane, Whalley, is offering a holiday club for boys and girls, aged four to 11, during the school summer break. The gym, sports area and spa is charging £15 a day or £60 for five days. The club runs until Friday
RIBBLESDALE pool on Edisford Road in Clitheroe is offering one-to-one swimming lessons for juniors and adults for £13 per 30 minutes throughout the school summer holidays.
THE annual ‘Last Night of The Proms’ event in Clitheroe will be held on Saturday, August 2 from 6.30pm. The castle’s bandstand will host the annual concert. For more information call 01200 424722.
A SERIES of book sales will be staged in Whalley from Friday, August 22, to Monday, August 25. Friday’s sale will be held from 2pm to 5pm, with Saturday’s and Monday’s events being open from 10am to 5pm. Sunday’s sale will take place from noon
A KARAOKE will be held at the Union Exchange in Market Street, Colne, tomorrow from 8pm.
PEOPLE are invited to attend a candlelit commemoration of those who fell in the First World War in Whitworth on Monday, August 4. The event at the Memorial Gardens in Facit is part of the national Lights Out collective recognition of the people
ROSSENDALE Council has announced it will be backing a campaign to end male violence against women and girls. The local authority has formally agreed to support the White Ribbon Campaign and is urging men and boys to wear a white ribbon for one
RAWTENSTALL Market is open on Thursday and Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Free parking is available adjacent to the market in Newchurch Road.
PC Mick Jones and PCSO Ian Pickles, of Rossendale Neighbourhood Policing Team, attended a meeting of the 2nd Rossendale Brownies to teach the youngsters the phonetic alphabet as part of a group challenge.
AN OPEN mic night will be held today at the Rose and Crown pub, in Carr Street, Ramsbottom, from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. Everyone is welcome and a free chip muffin will be provided for all musicians.
.A COFFEE morning in aid of church funds will be held at St Paul’s, in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, on Saturday from 10am. Books, records, greeting cards, jewellery, bric-a-brac and more will be on sale. Admission is free.
NELSON and Colne six-a-side football league are looking for new members. Places are available for the new league on Thursday evenings. Matches will be played under the floodlights of the new astroturf pitch at Nelson and Colne College from 7pm.
DANCING with the Mark Kitto Band at the Rolls Royce Leisure Centre, off Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, will cover modern, old time and sequence from 8pm on Friday, August 22.
A LINE-dancing class for the over-50s will be held at Byron Road Community Centre, Colne, tomorrow from 10am. Beginners are welcome.
A SURPLUS plant and produce sale on behalf of the Good Life project in Pendle will take place at the ACE Centre in Cross Street, Nelson, on Friday, August 8, from 11am to 1pm.
FREE and confidential support will be on offer when the Citizens’ Advice Bureau stages a surgery at the New Road Community Centre in Earby tomorrow from 9.30am to 11.30am.
A NEW not-for-profit veterinary practice will be opening in Blackburn next month. The Animal Trust, run by directors Owen Monie and Gareth Haines, is due to open in Manxman Road on August 26. The two young vets graduated together from Cambridge
A NATIONAL conference has been told of the ‘revolutionary’ use of technology by nurses in Lancashire Various projects run by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, which employs district nurses and mental health staff across the county, were highlighted
CHIEF nurse Christine Pearson said East Lancashire’s hospitals have made ‘real improvements’ in terms of supporting clinicians to be open and transparent about mistakes. Last month, a new NHS website ranked the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General
THE Sophie Lancaster Foundation is hoping to raise £1,000 from the sale of its branded wristbands by the weekend. The charity was set up to fight prejudice against people from subcultures following the death of 20-year-old gap year student Sophie
A COUPLE raised £700 for Pendleside Hospice after taking part in a charity walk. Sally Wright and Peter Coates took part in the seven-mile walk as part of hospice fundraising by the Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary Club Sally said: “This was Philip
EAST Lancashire Euro-MP Paul Nuttall has welcomed a new report which claims that fracking for shale gas in the North West will bring £10 billion and hundreds of jobs to the regional economy. The study carried out by AMION Consulting followed last
SELECTIVE Licensing schemes in two new areas of Burnley have been introduced this month. The scheme, which aims to improve landlords management of properties, has been running in Trinity for a number of years. But on July 15 it was rolled out
RETIRING Bishop of Burnley John Goddard has thanked the hundreds of people who attended his special farewell service at Blackburn Cathedral on Saturday. It was packed with more than 1,000 people to acknowledge his 43 years in the Church England
PLANS have been announced for a reunion of the class of 1982 from Fisher-More High School in Colne. The event will be at Nelson Cricket Club on September 20. For more details, call Sandra Rushton on 0783 743 8102 or Linda Swales on 0776 631 5184
HASLINGDEN Civic Pride volunteers have tended the plants on Deardengate. A spokesman for the group said: “Rossendale Council have done the planters on the railings at Deardengate but not the big planters. “So three volunteers put some bedding
SKIPTON Building Society is calling for community groups in East Lancashire to apply for their chance to win a £500 pot of funding before the deadline closes on Thursday, July 31. Grassroots Giving was launched last year to celebrate the firm’s
RAZWAN Ali, 28, of Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, has been jailed for seven weeks by Burnley magistrates after admitting to two offences of fraud, by pretending to sell tobacco, and breaching a suspended prison sentence, also imposed for fraud.
PRE-SEASON games are all about getting your fitness for the new season but it is still great that three of the strikers got off the mark at the weekend. Marvin Sordell, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Ashley Barnes all scored twice in the 8-0 win over FC Grossklein
BURNLEY Council has awarded 32 disabled facilities grants in the 2014/15 financial year so far. The grants help disabled people maintain independence at home by paying for adaptions to properties.
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl who went missing from her home in Bacup has been found by police. The teenager was discovered ‘hiding’ at a house in Blackpool. A 32-year-old man from Blackpool has been arrested on suspicion of abduction, false imprisonment
AN East Lancashire village was turned into a TV set when stars including Sir Derek Jacobi and Sarah Lancashire rolled into town. Red Production Company took over Edgworth on Sunday and Monday to film scenes for the third series of the award-winning
BURNLEY striker Marvin Sordell believes settling in quickly at Turf Moor will help him find his best form when the Premier League season starts next month. The former Bolton man found the net twice in the friendly win over Austrian outfit FC Grossklein
ACCRINGTON Stanley midfielder Will Hatfield is relishing the chance to take on East Lancashire’s big guns starting with tonight’s visit of Blackburn Rovers. Hatfield netted twice in the Reds win over Nelson last weekend and is looking forward to taking
TWO new areas of Burnley have begun a selective licensing scheme, promising improvements in the private rented sector for landlords and tenants. Coun John Harbour, deputy council leader and the new cabinet member for housing, has confirmed that
AN 81-year-old man is still in hospital more than a week after suffering serious injuries when his car was involved in a crash with three vehicles and a bus stop in Colne. The man’s silver Vauxhall Astra collided with a vehicle outside the Spinning
A BUDDHIST centre is holding three drop-in meditation classes every Wednesday. The Burnley Kadampa Buddhist Centre, in Curzon Street, runs classes from 11am to midday, 12.30pm to 1pm and 7.30pm to 9pm. Neil Grahame, who helps run the Burnley
A MAN launched a campaign of intimidation against a disabled man who he claimed was spreading lies about his auntie, a court heard. Burnley magistrates heard how Brian Emmott, 43, who looks after his ‘Auntie Shirley’ was said to have targeted Alan
A SWORD-wielding masked robber terrorised staff at a betting shop before escaping with cash. Two workers at the Coral betting shop on Harry Potts Way, Burnley, were left fearing for their lives after the man, wearing a balaclava, entered the shop
A TEENAGER from Great Harwood, who went missing last week, has been found. Maryam Mahmood, 15, disappeared after being dropped off at Norden High School, in Rishton, on Thursday morning. But she was found safe and well in Manchester yesterday.
YEARS of building work at schools across Blackburn is coming to an end. Work at St Bede’s is entering the final phase under the Building Schools for the Future scheme this summer. It is not clear whether all building work will be completed
PLANS to slash weekend paramedic cover in Blackburn, Burnley and Nelson have been suspended, after concerns ‘lives could be lost’. The NHS has agreed temporary funding for the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to maintain the current levels of
RIBBLESDALE Nursery in Clitheroe will have one-to-one help for those wanting to quit smoking from 4 to 6pm tomorrow ((Thursday). For details call 01254 283370 or 0800 3286297.
A 24-year-old man charged with burglary was sent to Burnley Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates. Daniel Martin Smedley, of Commercial Street, Rishton, is charged with burglary at a house in Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors and
Rossendale and Darwen’s MP Jake Berry has secured a grant from the Duchy of Lancaster to help maintain a village green in Rossendale. He said: “I’m really pleased I’ve been able to help secure this grant for Lumb Millennium Green. “After my
HIGH-visibility police patrols are to be stepped up around Bell Lane in Altham after residents reported youths causing damage to trees and woodland areas.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s health scrutiny committee will consider the provision of school nurses and health visitors at its next meeting on September 2.
RESIDENTS across Hapton have complained about the number of mini motos being ridden across the area, causing a nuisance, police said.
A NEW support group for breast cancer sufferers has started meeting in Clitheroe every Monday afternoon. The Ribble Valley Breast Friends meet from 1pm to 3pm at Grindleton Pavilion. For more information call Alison on 07890 685932 or email
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry has asked the Department for Work and Pensions if vulnerable people who cannot work can be moved from Jobseeker’s Allowance on to a more permanent form of benefit. Minister Esther McVey, who took up the role
EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is considering hiring another consultant to lead the chronic pain service. It follows concerns about a backlog of patients waiting to be seen. The service has consistently failed to meet a key waiting time
BUSINESS leaders swapped the bottom-line for the chorus-line as talented performers from Burnley Youth Theatre treated them to a unique gala evening. The first purpose built youth theatre in the UK was transformed into Turf Moor football ground
AS Chorley FC prepares for life in the Skrill North division next season, Garry Flitcroft could be forgiven for ploughing all of his energies into football. But the 41-year-old has invested heavily in a sideline at Flitcraft, close to the village
A CYCLIST was hurled into the air after he was hit by a driver having a ‘momentary lapse of concentration’, Burnley magistrates heard. Driver Gillian Hollows, 56, had been on her way to visit her sick husband in hospital when she hit Christopher
AN environmentally conscious events venue is in line to win a top Goldstar Award from Green Tourism for its commitment to sustainability. Chamber member,The Wellbeing Farm in Edgworth has been shortlisted for the category of Best Conference / Events
BLACKBURN Rovers U21s made it back-to-back pre-season victories with a 1-0 win at neighbours AFC Darwen last night. Substitute Dean Rittenberg, within two minutes of coming on, settled a closely fought clash watched by 354 spectators at the WEC Anchor
A MAN was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning. The fire started in a bedroom of a house in Bivel Street, at around 1.50am. A young man was in the house at the time, and he was taken to hospital suffering
A SCHOOL has been rapped by an alcohol watchdog after it commssioned a beer to celebrate its centenary. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School sold the beer at a fireworks spectacular evening to mark 100 years of history and a centenary reunion for
TODAY could be the hottest day of the year in East Lancashire. Temperatures will rise to around 26C – nearly 80F –as sunshine bathes the county. And the warm weather is expected to last right through until the weekend, although temperatures
A DRUNKEN yob intimidated a teenage Pizza Hut waitress so much, she had a panic attack and collapsed. Kevin Duxbury went into the restaurant to use the toilet, but was told it was reserved for customers only, Blackburn magistrates heard. His
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer insists Rudy Gestede will be fit and firing for the opening game of the campaign against his former club Cardiff City – despite the fact the striker is set to miss another week of pre-season. Gestede did not travel
MATT Taylor hopes Burnley’s performances will add extra spice to the Turf Moor atmosphere this season – believing home form could be the key to their Premier League survival. Taylor announced his arrival at Burnley with a Spice Girls song at an initiation
BLUNDERING electricity chiefs estimated shocked grandparents Nigel and Linda Brotherton had run up a massive electric bill of more than £500million. Then they sent the couple a bill saying that to pay it off their monthly direct debit would be
