EMERGENCY services were called when a motorbike and car collided in Nelson. The crash, involving a Citroen C3, happened in Netherfield Road Road at 6pm. Insp Andy Carter said the motorcyclist ended up in the road and officers were concerned
A BURNLEY postmaster is on the way to collecting one million pennies to donate to Pendleside Hospice. Steve Harvey, who has worked at Rosehill Post Office in Manchester Road for the last 25 years, is hoping that the challenge will raise £10,000
AROUND 40 employers took part in a special event at Nelson and Colne College in the run up to National Apprenticeship Week. Businesses from across East Lancashire were represented at the event which aimed to celebrate the value of apprenticeships
Re: Question of respect by Salim Mulla (LT Letters, January 30). I am writing in response to some negative comments made by readers of the LT about Michele Obama. I stand by my comments. In my letter I said that Mrs Obama should have conformed
Blackburn has lost its integrated transport system. The old bus station was very sociable and very useful. If you missed a bus, you got a train. If you missed a train, and a bus could get you there quicker, you caught a bus. Having such a good
AN off-road bike enthusiast has come up with a unique idea to combine his hobby – and raise money for charity. Graham Lampkin, 62, is offering one or two-day trail rides from East Lancashire to the Scottish Borders in return for a donation to Cancer
HEALTH chiefs have announced plans for about 50 new beds in what could be a crucial development at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The beds would come with a major expansion of the hospital’s medical assessment unit, which provides an intermediary
I am embarrassed by the attitude shown by D H Aspden (LT, Letters March 4). Free mobility vehicle, free TV licence, £300 winter fuel allowance and he still wants more. He and I are the same age. My husband didn’t live to draw his state pension
FOR the next four days thousands of hopefuls will be converging on Birmingham’s NEC in the hope their dog will be named Best in Show at Crufts. For many getting their dogs ready for the biggest pet show in the world is a real labour of love.
THE use of a discredited restraint technique by East Lancashire’s mental health services is likely to come under formal scrutiny next month as part of a major inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) confirmed it will visit Lancashire Care
RAIDERS targeted a business selling 4x4 vehicles, but left empty handed. The incident at Windmill Land Rovers, in Preston New Road, Mellor, happened at 11.30pm on Tuesday, when the thieves used cutters to try to take off the wheel clamps holding
The Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards have received support from one of Lancashire’s most prestigious names in business services. Blackburn based business advisory and accountancy group, Pierce, will sponsor the Manufacturing Excellence
PARK keepers are urging residents to stop dumping their rubbish in a graveyard bay used to collect old wreaths and flowers. Visitors to Padiham Cemetery in St John’s Road say that the mound has become an eyesore in recent months. The compost
BURNLEY left-back Danny Lafferty has joined Championship side Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal. The 25-year-old has featured just twice for the Clarets this season, coming on as a sub in the win over Southampton and starting in the FA
THE next Dads and Families Group, held at Great Harwood Primary School, in Rushton Street, will play Scalextric from 10am until 11.30am on Saturday, March 21. Mums are also welcome to take their children to the session, which costs £1 per child
KHADIM Hussain has applied for planning permission to remove and rebuild a kitchen along with a wet room at his home in Whalley Road, Accrington. His application will be scrutinised by planning officials at Hyndburn Council, with a decision due
TRAFFIC in Shakespeare Avenue, Great Harwood, will be affected when roadworks get underway next Tuesday. Engineers from BT will be working to install a power duct in the verge. The work is expected to last until Monday, March 16. Police
‘LET’S dispel myths around self-harm’. That was the message from youngsters’ mental health charity Lauren’s Place. Writing online, the charity, set up following the death of 17-year-old Lauren Johnson last year, urged teachers, parents, and
YOUNG people in Hyndburn have been invited to an event where they will be encouraged to have their say on entertainment, leisure and sports facilities and activities available to them in the area. Your Housing Group has teamed up with registered
THE Lancashire Dance Academy will hold children’s Latin and ballroom classes on Monday, March 9, in Darwen. Derwent Hall in George Street will hold the class from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Entry costs £4 and classes will be held every week until November
SUPPORT groups for people concerned about the effects of alcoholism are held in Darwen every Tuesday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are held at Cafe Hub in Foundary Street to complement family recovery and provide a support for people who need it.
TURTON homeowner Dale Edgington has been given approval to add a single-storey side extension linking a garage to his house in Chapel Grange, Chapeltown. Blackburn with Darwen planning committee gave him permission for the addition despite objections
BLACKBURN could experience its first taste of spring this weekend after a snowy start to the week. Warmer weather is expected to arrive across the country with temperatures soaring to 17C (63F) in some areas. A Met Office spokesman predicted
THE Crusaders Chess Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 10. It will be staged at Sacred Heart and St Edward’s Church hall in Victoria Street, Darwen, from 6.30pm to 10pm. Entry £1. All are welcome from beginners to experts.
COUNCILLORS on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Planning and Highways Committee have approved a retrospective application for a kitchen extension on detached home on Bank Lane in Shadsworth. They approved the already-constructed single-storey red brick
BLACKBURN’S southwest neighbourhood policing team carried out speed enforcement in Mill Hill this week. Officers said they were making tackling the issue in Spring Lane one of their main priorities. A spokesman said: “It’s after residents raised
COMIC Ted Robbins says the future is bright ahead of his return to the airwaves this weekend. The 59-year-old actor and presenter, from Crawshawbooth, had a heart attack in front of a sell-out crowd at the Manchester Area on January 31. The
WHITE Cloud Tai Chi and Qigong classes take place in Darwen every week. They are held at White Cloud Tai Chi and Chinese Martial Arts Kung Fu Society at Dance Force Studios in Fore Street every Thursday. The sessions take place from 7.30pm
IN A STORY about a remembrance service held in Corporation Park, Blackburn, in yesterday’s Lancashire Telegraph, it was reported that Councillor Salim Mulla was the mayor of Blackburn with Darwen. The current mayor is actually Cllr Alan Cottam.We
RESILIENT Rovers ended their 10-game winless away league run with a battling victory at Hillsborough. Gary Bowyer’s much-changed side stormed into a deserved and commanding first-half lead thanks to Owls nemesis Jordan Rhodes and Adam Henley’s
PROSPECTIVE students are invited to look around Blackburn College’s £65m state-of-the-art campus and learn all about the courses available today. The College are having an Open Event from 4.30 until 8pm, with a host of events in each of the departments
PEDIGREE dogs from across the country will be putting their best paws forward when the world’s biggest dog show gets under way today. And a large contingent from East Lancashire will be among those making the trip to the NEC Birmingham for the
POLICE were tipped off about a woman who had been drinking and driving – and waited for her to arrive back at her Great Harwood home. Blackburn magistrates heard that Dawn Andrea Lord was found to be nearly three times the legal drink drive limit
A LOT of managers could take a leaf out of Sean Dyche’s book when it comes to his refusal to be critical of referees. Dyche is aware just how the hard the job of a top flight official is and there is no doubt that, with the speed the game is played
STAFF from a pre-school nursery were the toast of Westminster when they were held up as examples of how to give the best possible childcare to parents. Sue Conron and Laura Nolan from Duke Street Nursery School, Chorley, were two of childcare minister
LANCASHIRE has celebrated becoming a Fairtrade County. A special celebration event was held this week at County Hall in Preston to mark the achievement. Lancashire is only the ninth county in the UK to gain Fairtrade accreditation. The
A BLACKBURN rising star is bidding to take the country by storm during his first UK tour. Nathan Grisdale will be taking to the stage in 13 cities across the United Kingdom and Ireland hoping to further his budding career in the music industry.
After twelve years of on-off negotiations, there is now a possibility of a ground-breaking deal between the international community and Iran on its nuclear programme. Iran, like other nations signed up to the “Non-Proliferation Treaty” (NPT), has
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman who was thrown out of a Rawtenstall takeaway after abusing staff said she would come back with a knife. Blackburn magistrates heard Jasmine Astin was true to her word and, when the shop owner disarmed her, said she would come
THE myths and legends surrounding Pendle Hill have been given a Hollywood makeover. Seventh Son, starring Hollywood A-listers Jeff Bridges and 2015 Oscar-winner Julianne Moore, is due for a UK-wide cinema release on March 27. The movie is based
NEW government measures are a ‘step in the right direction’ to help combat child sexual exploitation, police said. Det Supt Andy Murphy, from the public protection unit at Lancashire Police, which has been hailed as ‘best practice’ for its approach
TALENTED sporting all-rounder turned master groundsman Roy Townsend has died, aged 67. The former Blackburn Rugby Club first team captain and well-known mountaineer is credited with transforming Cherry Tree Cricket Club’s pitch into one of the
PROPOSALS for a high-quality development of eight detached homes in Edgworth have been given the go-ahead by councillors. Blackburn with Darwen Planning and Highways Committee approved the revised scheme at its meeting last month. The homes
PRIMARY school pupils are being urged to get their dancing shoes on to win lessons with a professional clog dancer. The winning group will perform in the town centre at the Blackburn Heritage Festival this September. The search is for a group
FEARS have been raised that a public transport route through a rural village may be changed as bus drivers are finding it difficult to negotiate past parked cars. The notorious bottleneck at the bottom of Mount Lane and Park Road, Cliviger, has
COLNE boxer Shayne Singleton believes victory over young prospect Sam Eggington in Hull on Saturday night will make his career. Shayne ‘The Pain’ is preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime as he fights 21-year-old Eggington with Singleton’s
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman says the 2-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town should serve as a reality check for the club. A brace from Bobby Grant, a former Stanley player, gave the promotion-chasing Shrews all three points on a rain-sodden
IT was a weekend of contrasting emotions for Blackburn Harriers duo Joe Pearse and Alison Leonard. Pearse continued his year to remember with a superb performance at the British Universities & College Sport Indoor Championship On the back of
CHRIS Quigley led East Lancashire’s charge at the Stanley Park 10k in Blackpool. The Trawden AC ace was the fastest MV45 and seventh overall in 37 minutes and 43 seconds. There were also top-20 finishes for clubmates Dale Grimshaw, who was
STEVE Entwistle sets out on the trail of the HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship this weekend. The Rishton-based driver is contesting the opening round, the Tour of Cheshire, in his famous ex-Roy Mapple Orangebox Mini. Entwistle and his distinctive
HOW many points do you think Burnley will need to finish with to survive in the Premier League this season? Andrew Greenwood THEY always say you need 35 to 40 points to stay up but I can see this season being different. The bottom
Kelvin Wilkins WE have done incredibly well to overcome two top-flight teams already – which is more than our Premier League neighbours in 2015 – and the challenge just gets greater with a trip to Anfield. It will be a tough task to get a
A TAXI driver has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with wounding after allegedly driving his car at a man during a dispute over a mobile phone. Rameez Wakas, 24, of Richmond Street, Accrington, pleaded not guilty to wounding Damian
FOR all the talk of Steven Gerrard rounding off his Roy of the Rovers-style club career by lifting the FA Cup, it should be remembered that destiny calls as loudly for the team standing in Liverpool’s way this weekend. You would have to have been
DISCOUNT retailer Poundland is making final preparations before opening a new store in Colne which will create 20 jobs. Poundland will open on Saturday, March 14 at 8.30am and will be the firm’s first store in Pendle. It will be located at
A COMMUNITY cohesion expert in Blackburn is to launch a series of workshops to tackle common misconceptions about Islam. Faz Patel will talk about how the religion is peaceful in a bid to tackle rising Islamophobia, which he blames on recent terror
BURNLEY remain 19th in the Premier League table with 10 games to go after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Anfield. Liverpool are the Premier League’s most in-form team since Christmas and they ran out comfortable winners after having to wait to break
A MAN jailed for assaulting his partner went to her house and assaulted her again within two weeks of his release from custody. Blackburn magistrates heard Stephen Thomas Jonathan also assaulted a neighbour who tried to intervene and a 12-year-old
BURNLEY players and staff have insisted all season that there is no pressure on them when they go to some of the Premier League’s most iconic grounds to play the division’s toughest teams. But points are now becoming imperative in the battle to
A MAN described as behaving like a drunken yob agreed with his victim’s description of him. Blackburn magistrates heard that Steven Gary Haynes, 20, had thrown an A-board at a member of staff at Morrisons when she told him and his friends they
AN Accrington primary school ordered to improve by Ofsted after concerns were raised about ‘boisterous and rough’ pupils has banned energy drinks. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School said it would confiscate any sports energy drinks found
A PET dog was stolen from a garden at a house in the Mill Hill area of Blackburn. Officers said Izzy, a black Staffordshire bull terrier, was snatched from King’s Road around 4pm on Tuesday. A police investigation has been launched and officers
PLANS to install traffic lights at the junction of Birch Hall Avenue and Blackburn Road in Darwen have been scrapped, council bosses have confirmed. The lights had been intended to follow those at Hollins Grove as part of the £40million Pennine
A HAVE-A-GO hero was left a bloodied and battered mess after challenging a man breaking into a car. Danny Mason, 37, was covered in so much blood that his family thought he had been shot. A local councillor described the attacker as an ‘evil
A CORONER is to write to all gas companies in the UK urging them to improve safety after an 11-year-old boy fell from a supply pipe into a canal and drowned. Shuttleworth College pupil Robbie Williamson was walking on the pipe attached to the Dugdale
THE mounted police’s loss could be modelling’s gain if East Lancashire’s Katie Leah Meeks wins Miss Teen Great Britain. The 17-year-old from Crawshawbooth has already made the on-line semi-finals. MORE TOP STORIES: Burnley College student
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer cut a delighted figure after his battling side ended their 10-game winless away league run with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday tonight. Owls nemesis Jordan Rhodes put Rovers in front in the 17th
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche believes his side gave up too many chances as they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool at Anfield. Goals from Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge secured all three points for the Reds, and Dyche was particularly unhappy about
