COLNE Town Council is extending the music vibe of the 25th Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival by staging its popular GreenRock Concert the following weekend, on Saturday, August 30. Held on Colne’s Millennium Green, off Shaw Street in Waterside
ROCK legends David Bowie and Sir Mick Jagger have joined forces to urge Scotland to reject independence ahead of next month’s vote. But progressive singer songwriter Fish, who made his name fronting Scots rockers Marillion, and enjoyed a smash
After it's highly anticipated, sell-out 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut, Seann Walsh is back touring the UK with his brand new show, '28'. He appears at Chorley Little Theatre on September 24. In his last show ’The Lie-In King’, 2013 Foster
FIVE-piece Symphonic Rock band Winter In Eden play Sanctuary Rock Bar in Burnley on Friday, September 19. Since forming in 2009, they have released an EP and two studio albums to critical acclaim. Their debut album 'Awakening' was recognised
KEEP the faith……The Soul Train is steaming on a different track thanks to former Simply Red drummer Chris Joyce. Joyce, who was Mick Hucknall’s sticks man for seven years, is a huge Northern soul fan and his influence has given the nine-piece,
A NEW beer has been created to help traders suffering since a devastating fire destroyed part of Eastbourne Pier. The Long Man Brewery in East Sussex has teamed up with Eastbourne-based Curious Beer Club to support businesses affected by last month's
IT'S been a while since I made a beery trek to the Rossendale Valley for the pub review — and a few of the natives I had spoken to had been a tad vociferous of late, reminding me of that fact. So, it was off to the Moorhouse's-owned Craven Heifer
London soul songstress and Brit Award winner, Ella Eyre’s rapid rise continues. Since proving herself to be one of the UK’s most enthralling and captivating debut female singers, Ella has been wowing the crowds throughout the UK . She appears
As one of the most highly regarded trumpeters and innovative classical musicians of her generation, Alison Balsom has spent the last decade performing in the world’s most prestigious venues. But this year, fans can see her at the Bridgewater Hall
BLACKBURN rap act Rime Suspex launch their new mini album next week ahead of their eagerly awaited show at Blackburn’s Free Festival. Rime will showcase their new songs of hard-edged urban poetry at the Witton Country Park festival with Toploader
IT seems that Sam and Hannah Hird, of psych-folk duo Bird to Beast were always meant to be together. Although they seemed to be living parallel lives – both are musicians, were brought up in Colne and share many of the same friends – it wasn’t
DARWEN MP Jake Berry has withdrawn comments he made at a public meeting claiming the council is to spend £1million on a new war memorial in Blackburn. Mr Berry made the comments at Darwen Town Council’s meeting earlier this month. His claims were
A FLEDGLING food festival is set to be staged in Burnley tomorrow and Saturday – featuring a top BBC chef – as town centre leaders look to benefit from our revived culinary appetites. Clitheroe, Accrington and Chorley have each established cookery
TWO political rivals are both backing a campaign to bring a derelict bowling green back into use. Jake Berry, Rossendale’s MP, and Will Straw, the Valley’s parliamentary candidate for Labour, are lending their support to residents’ calls for the
A YOUNG interior design specialist from Pendle is determined to help fellow creative types get ahead with a new showcase. Live Like the Boy’s Ashley Sutcliffe has launched an initiative to promote the works, month by month, of a different designer
Shouting at the telly. I know it’s the third sign of madness, but I still do it. On Monday, for the debate on the Scottish referendum, there was lots of shouting in my front room, at Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalists. Some I know
A CURRY evening in aid of a Burnley homeless charity takes place next month. Emmaus Burnley will host the event at the award-winning USHA restaurant, in Rossendale Road, from 7pm on Monday, September 29. Peter Pike, president of Emmaus Burnley
A ROW has broken out over the opening of a supermarket in Barrowford. Morrisons’ smaller convenience store ‘M Local’ is set to open on the site of the former petrol station in Gisburn Road, Barrowford. But there is confusion over the status
TWO exhibitions marking 100 years since the beginning of the First World War are on show at the Museum of Lancashire. Outbreak 1914: The road to the Trenches charts the build-up to the hostilities, from the recruitment and training of troops, to
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has spoken out about hoax websites that are made to look like official government sites, stating that a number of Pendle residents have fallen victim to the scam. Over 5,000 complaints about websites made to look like
NELSON songwriter Jay Stansfield has promised to allow barbers to shave his head ‘to the bone’ with traditional razors, if he can raise £1,000 in sponsorship money for Pendleside Hospice. The troubadour, who lives in the Little Marsden area with
AN EAST Lancashire actor is to star in a new BBC drama about the history of Chester Zoo. Our Zoo stars Lee Ingleby, from Burnley as the zoo's founder, George Mottershead, and will be broadcast in a six-part series. Ingleby, 38, who has previously
WORTHY causes have just over two weeks to apply for cash from the Gannett Foundation. The charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc, the parent company of Newsquest Media Group which owns the Lancashire Telegraph, is once again offering grants to East Lancashire-based
HYNDBURN Council’s judicial committee for private hire and hackney carriage licensing will meet at Scaitcliffe House, in Ormerod Street, Accrington, from 3pm today. The meeting will be chaired by Clayton-le-Moors councillor Tim O’Kane.
VISITORS to the Prospects Environment Centre, in Broadway, Accrington, can learn craft techniques including plaiting, brading, and weaving, from 10am to 2.30pm on Wednesday, September 3. Call Julie on 01254 230348.
TRADERS taking a stall on September’s Great Harwood Farmers’ Market have been asked to pay online. A new payment method is in place. Sellers must complete an online form before calling the council to pay, organisers said. Visit the website at www.tinyurl.com
TEN residents in Rishton have been warned after ‘illegally dumping waste’. Section 46 notices were served to the residents in and around the Burton and Danvers Street areas. A council spokesman said: “A Section 46 is a legal notice which is
Police called to a rowdy house party were denied legitimate access to the house in Oswaldtwistle. Blackburn magistrates heard an officer had her head trapped in the door when people inside slammed it shut. Christian Nile Lewis, 21, of Brown
A SERVICE of remembrance to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War has been held in Great Harwood. The town’s Royal British Legion branch held the service at the cenotaph in Memorial Park, where two wreaths were laid to
OUT-of-control weeds growing on council land in Rishton have started growing through fences and into residents’ gardens. The weeds, growing along a boundary behind Maple Crescent, will be cut back by council workers following complaints, a spokesman
FUNDRAISERS have thanked a pub for its support during a community barbecue. The Darwen committee of Cancer Research UK recently held its Burger Off Cancer event at Pole Lane’s Craven Heifer pub. Committee member Chris Lawton said the group had
TWO Gates Bowling and Social Club in Anyon Street, Darwen, will host a family race night and pyjama party tomorrow, from 7pm, children welcome up until 10pm.
THE Crown pub in Redearth Road, Darwen, sees The Power 3 perform tomorrow at 9.45pm, karaoke on Saturday from 9.30pm and guitarist and singer Jimi Edwards performing on Sunday night. Entry is free.
DARWEN Christian Spiritualist Church in Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen, welcomes guest mediums Steven Cavis and Stuart Wilson to its service tomorrow night. Service starts at 7.30pm and entry costs £2.
THE Park pub in Cemetery Road, Darwen, will host a charity night on Saturday raising cash for Maddi’s Butterflies, the charity set up by the family of Madison Allan after she died aged seven on Boxing Day 2011 from neuroblastoma. There will be entertainment
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Gary Bowyer was in a charitable mood today as he took on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Nominated by his brother-in-law, Bowyer had a bucket of ice cold water tipped over his head at Rovers' training ground. Club captain
WHEN Michael Duff was ploughing through the non-league pyramid he had one aim: to play one game in the Football League. Last Saturday at Swansea he made his 500th career league appearance in the Premier League. He cost Burnley just £30,000
WITH Steve Bruce admitting his attempts to sign Jordan Rhodes are ‘dead and buried’ you would hope that brings to an end what, while not quite a saga, has certainly been the only story in town as far as Rovers fans are concerned this past week.
THE Railway Man (2014), starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, will be screened at Real2Reel Cinema at the Theatre Royal in Ramsbottom, on Wednesday, September 24. The film concerns a former British Army officer, who was tormented as a POW at
COMPLAINTS of youths gathering outside Whitworth Civic Hall and causing anti-social behaviour have been made to police. Officers covering the area will increase patrols.
RAMBLERS from Rossendale will take a 10-mile walk in Barley tomorrow. The group will meet at the upper car park at Whitaker Park at 9am, then drive to the car park off The Avenue, off Barley New Road. For more information, call walk leader Derek Tate
THE Ladykillers, an adaptation of the classic Ealing comedy penned by Graham Linehan, the writer of the IT Crowd and Father Ted, will be staged by the Summerseat Players at the Theatre Royal Ramsbottom next month. The show will run from Saturday
A FRIEND of a former Mayor of Whitworth has thanked council gardeners for their work in maintaining the area in which a memorial plaque stands in his memory. The grassed area surrounding the plaque bearing former mayor Terry Bolton’s name and inscription
A NETWORKING event is coming to the Ribble Valley next month. The third Ribble Valley Business Exhibition at Mytton Fold Hotel is a free entry opportunity to meet over 50 businesses from the Ribble Valley and surrounding area. Three free workshops
A yoga class for the over-50s is taking place from 10am to 11am every Wednesday until December at the Pendle Club, Lowergate in Clitheroe. For details contact 01200 453073.
A TABLE top sale takes place at Whalley Village Hall from 10am on Sunday, offering quality household items, collectables and vintage clothes. To book a table, costing £10, ring 01254 822350.
NEIGHBOURHOOD officers are to concentrate on tackling anti-social behaviour at Blackhill in Sabden. Local PCSOs will also be dealing with motorists speeding through the villages of Barrow, Sabden, Read and Simonstone, and youths causing a nuisance
SINGING lessons will start at Dansworks Dance Academy, at the Old Pioneer Building, Bacup, from September. The classes for adults and private tuition will be available on Mondays from 4pm to 6pm, and children’s classes will be held on Fridays at
A FAMILY fun day organised by two best friends has raised more than £115 so far for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Rachel Weinhold and her friend Karen Winstanley, whose daughter Becky was diagnosed with the disease three years ago when she was just
THE Rolls-Royce Soul Night is back this weekend after its summer break. On Saturday, from 8pm until 1am, top DJs and special guests will play the best of Northern Soul and Motown at the Rolls Royce Leisure Club in Barnoldswick. Tickets cost
A SINGING and dancing event for children aged up to five is at Colne Children’s Centre, Walton Street, every Thursday. The event runs from 1.30pm to 3pm with the cost of £1 per family.
YOUNGSTERS are invited to join the cast for Bacup Royal Court Theatre’s youth group production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Young people aged eight to 18 are welcome to join the cast and crew of the show, to be staged at the
A BUDDHIST centre is holding three drop-in meditation classes every Wednesday. 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 centre, said
ONE Stop Shop, in Albert Road, Colne, will be closed for refurbishment until Friday, September 5.
THE Quit Squad visits the Ace Centre in Nelson tonight at 6pm, offering advice and support for those wishing to give up smoking.
POPULAR covers band The Cheating Hearts will appear live at The Greyhound Inn, in Manchester Road, Barnoldswick, on Saturday night.
AN adrenaline-inducing ‘freestyle gymnastics’ class will be offered to children aged between 10 and 14. The sport is similar to parkour and free running. The class will be held at The Best Centre, Bridgewater Close, Burnley, on Thursday evenings
HALLOWE’EN is coming early this year as Sanctuary Rock Bar, in Cow Lane, Burnley, has announced a zombie apocalypse all nighter that will be held this weekend. On Friday from 10pm, revellers are invited to dress-up as the undead for the apocalypse
A TEAM of medics is set to descend on Burnley’s main shopping street to offer ‘MOTs’ to shoppers and town centre workers. Members of the Healthy Lifestyle team from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust will be in St James Street tomorrow from 10am
WILLOWS, Wags and Whiskers dog kennels, cattery and stables in Crawshawbooth is hosting a family fun day featuring a sniffer dog demonstration. The centre in Gibb Hill Lane will be holding the open day on Sunday, September 7, from 11am to 3pm,
THE Joe Publix will perform a wide variety of pop rock classics when they perform live at The White Bull in Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth, on Saturday night. Entry is free.
CHEERLEADING classes for children aged four to nine take place at KLF Theatre Arts, in Dean Mill, Plumbe Street, Burnley, every Tuesday from 4pm. The children will get the class to enter competitions and be involved in stage shows.
BUDDING musicians have been urged to head to a new open mic night at The Swan pub, Abbey Street, Accrington, on Thursdays. Phil Taylor-Fleming and Simon Peter will host the event and provide the PA. A pub spokesman said: “Bring along your instruments
STUBBYLEE Community Greenhouses in Bacup is seeking stallholders for its annual festival on Saturday, October 11. Anyone who would like to sell goods at Stubbyfest should call 01706 872111, or email richard@stubby leecg.org.
VOLUNTEERS and organisations that have contributed to conserving and enhancing the Forest of Bowland can be nominated for a special award. As part of the 50th anniversary of the area being designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
KIDS Rock, a musical experience for under-fives, will be held at St Anne’s Church, Edgeside, Waterfoot today from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Admission is £2 per family. The class is particularly beneficial for children with disabilities.
THE Padiham branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild meets on the first Monday of every month from 2pm to 4pm at Nazareth Unitarian Chapel. The next meeting takes place on September 1. For more details call Joan Welch 01200 443854.
FIREFIGHTERS are organising a campaign to raise awareness about the safe use of wood burners to be held on September 8 and 14. Station Manager Neil Mark, from Rossendale Fire Service, said: “I will be highlighting the dangers associated with wood-burning
ROCK covers group Fiery Biscuits will perform at The Talbot pub in Church Street, Burnley, on Friday night. All are welcome.
AN Age UK health walk will be led through Healey Dell in Whitworth today. Walkers should meet at Station Road, Whitworth, at 1.30pm.
A SUMMER Fete will be held at Vanguard Community Centre in Bevington Close, Burnley today A barbecue, bouncy castle, raffle, treasure hunt, face painting and lots of fun and games for the whole family will be on offer from 11am.
THE ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has gone viral with celebrities such as David Beckham, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all dumping ice cold water on themselves in the name of charity. Here are a few of our favourites... 10. Clarets fan in New York
DOG and cat owners in Burnley are being encouraged to attend a microchipping event this weekend. To help owners meet the government deadlines of compulsory microchipping by 2016, owners can bring their cat or dog to Pets at Home in Burnley any
A TEENAGE reading group takes place at Burnley Library, in Grimshaw Street, on the first Saturday of every month from 2.15pm to 3.15pm. The next event is on September 6.
THE Alzheimer’s Society monthly carers’ support group in Burnley will next meet on September 10, with anyone who cares for a dementia patient welcome to attend. Angie Connelly will be attending to gather feedback on services for the mental health trust
CALDERSTONES Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said many of its patients will start college courses this month, learning the essentials of catering, art, maths, bike safety and reading.
A VETERAN politician who has survived an aggressive brain virus has called for more support for sufferers in East Lancashire. Eileen Kershaw, Rossendale’s longest-serving councillor and mother of former Radio One DJs Andy and Liz, has spoken of
THE owner of a three-wheeled car looked out of his window to see a man lay on his back kicking one of the windows out, a court heard. Later, Lee Morris 21, confessed he had drank five cans of super-strength lager before his attack on John Harrison
VOLUNTEERS are needed to deliver gentle exercise classes at Pendleside Hospice. The Reedley-based charity needs volunteers to deliver seated and standing classes for half an hour to one hour per week on the day therapy unit. Julia O’Neill,
AWARD-winning bakers, Cissy Green’s, of Haslingden, and Just Jenny’s farmhouse ice cream, based in Yorkshire, are two of the 13 stalls now booked for a harvest celebration in Rawtenstall. Incredible Edible Rossendale, a community food-growing group
THE Church of St Laurence in Chorley can give other Lancashire Parishes in need 16 Maroon adult choir robes and a ‘Riseograph’. There is no charge but a donation would be appreciated. Inquiries to the church office on 01257 231360.
STAFF in the emergency department at Royal Blackburn Hospital have included the issue of delayed ambulance handovers in their daily ‘huddle’. This comes after concerns were raised by the Care Quality Commission in its recent inspection.
A FREE youth club takes place at the Fraser Street Project in Burnley every Friday from 6pm. There will be a variety of activities taking place at every session.
A GRAND opening has been planned for a new fish pass on the River Brun – and a freshly-commissioned painting at Towneley Hall. Supporters of the Ribble Rivers Trust have invited guests, including Mayor of Burnley Coun Andy Tatchell, to the unveiling
Leading East Lancashire youth charity Blackburn Youth Zone has announced its latest corporate partner is Accrington based company Exertis, one of the largest distributors of IT equipment in the UK. The charity - which opens to young people aged 8-
NEW lighting is set to be installed around the Weavers Triangle development as council chiefs rush to beat the deadline to spend Government funding. The £1.3million public square scheme at Sandygate will feature ‘specialist lighting and projector
A TEACHING union boss fears the £5million new 630-pupil Olive Primary could have a ‘devastating effect’ on other local junior and infant schools. The Tauheedul Trust has applied for permission to construct the complex on Meins Road in Beardwood
SATURDAY was a landmark afternoon for Jordan Rhodes and Blackburn Rovers in more ways than one. In the days leading up to the Championship clash with Bournemouth there was some doubt over whether Rhodes would play any part in what would prove to
FORMER Birmingham City striker Nikola Zigic, 33, is a poised for a sensational move to Arsenal according to his agent. Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal is weighing up a shock £20m move for Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen, 24. The Red Devils
SEAN Dyche admits it is difficult to match the cash being splashed around football - but insists that won’t stop him from trying to add to his Burnley squad before the transfer window closes on Monday night. The Clarets boss has seen efforts to
A FORMER Premier League footballer running nearly 1,000 miles in three weeks to raise £1million for Cancer Research will arrive at Turf Moor tonight. Francis Benali is visiting all 20 Premier League grounds and running between 40 and 50 miles a
TWO big names in the music world are set to perform at King George’s Hall. Bosses at the venue in Blackburn have unveiled a number of upcoming gigs yesterday. MORE TOP STORIES: They include indie rockers The Courteeners, who will perform
A MAN exposed himself to a group of young girls at a campsite near Clitheroe, police said. The incident happened at Waddington Hall campsite on Sunday at 9.30pm. MORE TOP STORIES: The man, described as white, mid 30s, 6ft tall with short
Businesses should tighten up their procedures in relation to employing foreign workers after a recent clamp down on illegal workers by the Home Office, an expert has warned. It is a criminal offence to knowingly employ a person who does not have permission
JORDAN Rhodes’ conduct since Blackburn Rovers rejected Hull City’s attempts to sign him has come as no surprise to Derek Fazackerley. Rovers owners Venky’s turned down a club record bid from the Premier League outfit for Rhodes before issuing a strongly
THERE were tears, cheers and an ice bucket challenge laid down to the leader of the council, as eight unsung heroes were recognised at Blackburn with Darwen’s Good Neighbours Awards. Dozens of nominees turned out for a heart-warming ceremony at
EAST Lancashire health chiefs have raised concerns about the apparent reluctance of Asian women to attend rehab sessions after suffering a heart attack. Blackburn with Darwen Council has begun working with the charity One Voice to explore the low
A NEW ‘home from home’ is being created at Burnley Mechanics — as the Lancashire Telegraph reveals details of its first major makeover for 35 years. Empty corners of the 159-year-old landmark are set to be revived by new owners Burnley Leisure.
A HILL farmer from Rossendale accused of driving his tractor at a police officer neighbour and hitting him in the leg as part of a lengthy dispute has seen all charges against him dropped. Frank Ainsworth, 64, was arrested and became embroiled
TWO East Lancashire restaurants have been named among the top 50 in the country. The Freemasons at Wiswell was ranked 41st in the Good Food Guide’s Top 50 Restaurants, and Northcote in Langho came in 49th. MORE TOP STORIES: The ranking
CLARETS boss Sean Dyche is relishing a battle with Manchester United on Saturday – and insists the Red Devils’ wobble means nothing in the heat of a Premier League battle. Dyche sends his Burnley men into the lunchtime showdown with Louis van Gaal
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes will be ‘disappointed’ his big money move to Hull City is off. That is the opinion of Hull boss Steve Bruce after he finally admitted defeat in his bid to sign the £12m-rated hitman. MORE TOP STORIES:
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say their final goodbyes to a Church teenager, who died following a long battle with a rare heart disorder. Kammecka Howard’s friends and family packed into Accrington Crematorium for the popular 19-year-old’s funeral
MORE than 1,000 operations were cancelled by the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals in 2013/14, an increase of nearly 30 per cent on the previous year. Health campaigners have again raised concerns about the number of elective procedures
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has launched an investigation after a woman claimed a taxi driver attempted to defecate in an alleyway outside her home. Erica McHugh, of Wellington Road, Mill Hill, said she was ‘disgusted’ after witnessing a male
THOUSANDS of East Lancashire Muslims planning pilgrimages to the Mecca have been warned about bogus packages. It follows Trading Standards officers finding that 23 agents in Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Burnley and Pendle failed to meet professional
