JORDAN Rhodes’ conduct before, during and after his on-off move to Hull says a lot about his character and his respect for Rovers. Rhodes could have downed tools the moment a big move came calling. MORE TOP STORIES: That never happened.
IT is a decision that does not have to be made just yet, but the likelihood is it will have to be made at some point. Lukas Jutkiewicz or Sam Vokes. Will either deserve to be left out? Contrary to reports this week suggesting Vokes could be back
A BLACKBURN-BASED international aid foundation is proving charity begins at home this weekend by supplying hot Sunday lunches to poverty-stricken households in the town. The ‘Food For Thought’ project is a new initiative to provide a hot meal once
PAUL Daniels is just as much a live-wire in real life as he is on stage – he’s not one of those entertainers who switch off their personality the minute they leave the theatre – and when we meet to discuss his new show which reaches King George’s Hall
STEVEN Fletcher returns to Turf Moor for the first time on Saturday – but he faces a battle just to get on the Sunderland bench. Fletcher remains Burnley’s joint record signing, matched only when George Boyd joined the Clarets from Hull City for
THE grave of Blackburn Rovers most successful manager has been cleaned up by young offenders. Blackburn’s Youth Offending Team was asked by a family member to find and clean the headstone of Thomas Brown Mitchell in Blackburn Old Cemetery, Whalley
DAREDEVIL Johnny Strange has carved out a living that would baffle any careers advisor. From sword-swallowing and lifting barrels with his ears, to slicing apples in his mouth with a chainsaw, the Blackburn-raised entertainer has perfected dozens
How did you get started? I was orn in London, but brought up in a small Hertfordshire village of Codicote. My Saturday job was working as a farmhand for the farmer who cut the field for the Knebworth pop festivals (the next village along )
LIFE has been something of a beach for Blues star Aynsley Lister in the last few weeks. The acclaimed Blues man scooped two gongs at the 2014 British Blues Awards – winning the Best Song and Best Songwriter categories. These prizes were voted
AS a film, The Full Monty was pretty much... well, the full monty. It touched on serious issues including unemployment, poverty, depression and sexuality and Robert Carlyle in the lead role was strong and raw. Despite some of the down themes
BILL Oddie, the nation’s most famous birdwatcher, has a demanding kind of fame. When people recognise him, they request something more than an autograph or get him to reveal the migrating route of the Spotted Flycatcher. They ask him to spend
THIS week I call in at one of the area’s premier drinking dens. I describe it as such, because of its wide range of ales. Ales that rotate regularly – and are always in tip-top condition. A ‘wet-led’ establishment, where beer and conversation
NO Man’s Land, a play inspired by the First World War, will continue its tour of Lancs at the Blackburn Empire. Produced by Clitheroe-based Ribcaged Productions, the play tells the true story of a women’s football team – Dick Kerr Ladies – who
BGT might not be initials that Andrew Derbyshire reflects on too fondly in reference to the hit television show, but adapt them to mean Burnley’s Got Talent then they could not be more apt. At the weekend the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist
SMALL convenience shops in the Ribble Valley are booming, according to new figures. More than 600 jobs have been created from 83 convenience stores in the Ribble Valley, the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) Local Shop Report said. The
THE mum of a boy who was diagnosed with cancer at just six months old is hoping to raise £1million for Macmillan Cancer Support with sales of a new book she has written about her family’s struggle. Ten years later, Elliot Burch, 11, has recovered
AN RSPB initiative aimed at protecting hen harriers in the Trough of Bowland is set to be presented with this year’s National Lottery Award for Best Education Project. Skydancer, a four-year project, works with schools, communities and the shooting
COUNCIL bosses and councillors in Pendle are tonight set to clash over the possible introduction of charges for dealing with rats, waste and stray dogs. And finance boss Dean Langton is also adamant that new fees should be brought in for replacement
Hello, Mr Straw, I’ve met you before,” said a prisoner in Garth Prison, in 2008. “In Brixton Prison, in 1998”. This guy had spent 10 of the previous 14 years in jail. All the bravado his ilk show as young adults had gone. He was now sad and depressed
CHARITIES from all over East Lancashire have staked their claims for a grant from the Gannett Foundation. The Lancashire Telegraph has received a string of applications from a number of worthy causes after the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc,
A DRINK-driver more than twice the limit smashed his BMW into a lamp-post, walked off and told police the car had been stolen, a court heard. Karl Ian May, 39, was arrested after a witness spotted him going into his home 200 yards away, and alerted
AN angry young man who bust an acquaintance's nose has been given his last chance, despite a seven year record for violence at just 20 years old. Burnley Magistrates' Court heard how Scott Andrew Roscoe, ran off after headbutting James Loughlin
STAFF and students at a Burnley high school are celebrating an ‘exceptional’ start to the academic year. Hameldon Community College’s headteacher said pupils had seen ‘great success’ in their GCSE results, with 100 per cent gaining at least one
POLICE searching for a missing man found him covered in dried blood with a large knife and razor blade. Burnley’s magistrates were told how Paul Bladen, 28, was interviewed and said he had the blades in order to self-harm. Bladen’s solicitor
PARKINSON’s disease patients are set to benefit from a specialist nurse for the first time, after years of campaigning to fund the post in East Lancashire. Lynne Harrison, a nurse for nearly 20 years, has this week set up her base at the St Peter
UNEMPLOYMENT in Blackburn and Darwen has fallen sharply as the borough’s Jobcentres step up efforts to get claimants back into work. Across the North West region, the number registered as jobless last month had fallen by 46,000 in last year to
A 34-year-old woman appeared before Burnley’s magistrates, accused of a “violent” burglary against an 86-year-old pensioner and defrauding her out of £12,000. Rachel Ryan, 34, is charged with aggravated burglary on September 12, when she is alleged
YEAR four children at Padiham Green CE Primary School have turned into environmental campaigners since hearing the news that Shuttleworth Mead Business Park plans to expand along the Padiham Greenway. Burnley Council’s Local Plan is considering
THE Raft Foundation, Rossendale’s foodbank, has been working with an animal group to ensure pets are taken care of during times of austerity. A Raft Foundation spokesman said: “We have been working with the fabulous Rossendale Responsible Pets
A PIECE of art hanging in Towneley Hall has been voted the nation’s favourite such project at a glittering ceremony. Artists Lauren Sagar and Sharon Campbell hit the red carpet at the National Lottery Awards and collected the gong for their work
LANCASHIRE County Council Leader Jenny Mein yesterday addressed a conference on the challenges facing female politicians. She was speaking to a special conference for woman councillors from across the north west at the Friends Meeting House in
THE first university technical college to open in East Lancashire has run into financial difficulties just 12 months after opening. Visions Learning Trust was given a £160,000 loan by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) for its first year, another
AMERICAN TV star Jesse McClure is limbering up to kick off a ‘crossbar challenge’ at Accrington Stanley FC in a bid to help raise £10,000 for the club. The Californian star of cult show Storage Hunters, which airs on Dave in the UK and attracts
COUNCIL bosses in Pendle could become the first in Lancashire to scrap the post of chief executive after it was announced a 40-plus year veteran will be standing down. Insiders say that abolishing Stephen Barnes’ post at Pendle Council will save
BEN Mee knows Burnley’s defence cannot afford to let their standards slip – because the Clarets’ new signings are ready and waiting to take their places. The defensive quartet of Mee, Jason Shackell, Michael Duff and Kieran Trippier have taken
VILLAGERS have gone ‘baamy’ for sheep racing in Roughlee. People flocked to the annual event to see the likes of Blackfaced Bob, Ewe Sane Bolt, and Tup Pence put through their paces. The woolly jumpers, complete with knitted jockeys, were provided
ACCRINGTON Stanley have confirmed the return of John Coleman as their new manager. Coleman is back at Stanley for a second spell along with assistant manager Jimmy Bell.
East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce would like to make you aware of a new funded public sector project that will cover the cost of high quality, accredited training for your workforce. Launched in September 2014, Lancashire Skills Support for the
Dance at St Mary’s College has outstanding results, extensive performance opportunity and is housed in stunning facilities. The Dance Academy always attracts dancers with excellent technical ability and this year is no exception. The successful
THE dangers of irresponsible drinking are being highlighted as part of a week-long police campaign. It comes as police said 72 per cent of all assaults requiring treatment were drink-related. MORE TOP STORIES: A number of events are planned
TOUGH action to crack down on ‘unsightly and dangerous’ illegal advertising hoardings in Blackburn with Darwen is on the way. Town Hall bosses will use new powers to stop signs and poster structures sprouting on streets without authorisation.
‘POTENTIALLY lethal wea-pons’ have been handed into police as part of a knife amnesty. More than 400 blades, ranging from kitchen knives to machetes, swords and daggers have been surrendered. MORE TOP STORIES: Police said the knives
A POLICE officer who shot dead a colleague has been given a reprimand but will keep his job despite being found guilty of gross misconduct. Pc Ian Terry, 32, was killed during a botched firearms training exercise by Greater Manchester Police (GMP
JASON Shackell is targeting Burnley’s first win of the season on Saturday – insisting the Clarets need victories at Turf Moor if they are to stay in the Premier League. The Clarets’ first two home games in the Premier League came against Chelsea
RIVALS managers Gary Bowyer and Steve McClaren had contrasting views on the outcome of last night's five-goal thriller at Ewood Park. Rovers raced into a first-minute lead through Ben Marshall and ended the contest in the ascendency after a Jamie
THE row over the growth of a controversial travellers’ caravan park in Blackburn will be reignited tonight. In May, Jimmy Evans and his son-in-law John Price were handed permission to make alterations to the development on a former coal merchants
OFFICERS are hoping CCTV footage from three pickpocket thefts in Blackburn featured on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme will help them trace those responsible. The televised appeal has already resulted in a number of new calls with information.
ROVERS and Clarets fans clocked up some of the highest arrest figures in the Championship last season. Statistics released by the Government yesterday showed that 65 Burnley supporters were arrested – the third highest figure in last year’s Championship
A WELL-KNOWN drunk has been back in court after he caused a nuisance to bus depot employees at 6.30am. Burnley magistrates heard how Paul Manley, 47, was arrested at the Queensgate Bus Depot on Colne Road in the town. MORE TOP STORIES:
NEW homes and around 250 jobs are set to be created in Burnley after plans to transform a derelict mill were given the green light. The former Lambert Howarth mills, in Finsley Gate, will be partially demolished to make way for 18 new townhouses
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have said they believe thousands of human remains may need to be exhumed to make way for a new £4million road. A study by Oxford Archaeology North has revealed that many more people are buried in the former St Peter’s Church graveyard
DANNY Ings is expected to be out for around four weeks after picking up a hamstring injury at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Ings limped off shortly before half time in the goalless draw at Selhurst Park after pulling up clutching his right hamstring
