ACCRINGTON Stanley are without a win in seven games after suffering a 2-0 defeat at home to play-off chasing Newport County. There was little of note in a goalless first half. But a mistake by Reds goalkeeper Scott Davies gave Newport the advantage
Reggae artist Apache Indian is preparing to release his new track ‘Election Crisis’ as the country prepares to go to the polls. In it he looks to highlight issues regarding the election in May and the importance of making the right choices when
CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School students past and present gathered at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall on Wednesday for the annual prize-giving evening. Headteacher Judith Child praised the school’s successes over the last 12 months and what the students
This week I’m away on holiday In Egypt soaking up the sun ... The weather here is about 90 degrees hot hot. Whilst there are many things I miss about England one of them I am not too keen on is the weather! Anything would be better than home uk weather
THE cast of one of this year’s most long-awaited movies have met up in Mumbai And among the guest popping in to see the team was YouTube star Superwoman, real name Lily Singh. Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale has an ensemble cast which includes Kajol, Shah
ACTOR Akshay Kumar has released details of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gabbar Is Back. Akshay shared an exclusive teaser promo shot on Twitter, where he sports a ‘rugged persona’. The new avatar of one of India’s most-loved villains, Gabbar, which
THE extreme beauty trade is constantly evolving. From facials made from nightingale droppings to snail mucus facials, the consumer interest continues to flourish. Haseena Hamid, owner of Dark Secrets Hair and Beauty in Blackburn has opened new
A NETWORKING and telecommunications supplier has revealed plans to take on ‘at least ten more staff’ when it expands. The Attock group currently has three companies based in Cotton Street, Accrington, but has now applied for planning permission
THE annual Great British Food Festival will take place at Stonyhurst College next month. The event will be staged at the historic school near Hurst Green from Friday, April 10 for three days and promises to be a treat for foodies. The doors
BOSSES at a Ribble Valley hotel are hoping its eight new bedrooms will help “showcase this fabulous county” to more people than ever before. Northcote, in Langho, has opened the doors to its new Garden Lodge building following a “significant” investment
APPRENTICES trained by BAE Systems’ are being praised after boosting companies across the North West. Following a year of training at the defence giant’s’ training school in Preston, 21 engineers and manufacturing apprentices have moved in to 12
TWO care agencies have launched major recruitment drives as the industry responds to a surge in elderly people needing help. The East Lancashire branch of Home Instead Senior Care is planning to double is workforce, with the creation of 30 new
THE Crossroads Care Quiz Night will be staged next month. The event will be held at the West Bradford Village Hall from 7.30pm to 11pm. Entry costs £10 and includes a hot supper. For more information call Bill Honeywell on: 01200 423689
AN INTERNATIONALLY renowned fiddle player will bring his folk trio to the Ribble Valley in April. The Tom McConville Trio will play at Grindleton Pavilion on Saturday, April 18, at 7.30pm. Tickets for the shows are available directly from the
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Great Harwood doctor following his sudden death. Dr Mamdouh Mohamed Ahmed collapsed at his home in Park Lane on Monday, March 16. The father-of-two was 63, and was survived by his wife of 34 years Patricia and children
A NURSERY was branded ‘inadequate’ by the education watchdog Ofsted following an inspection earlier this month. Snowy Owls Nursery School in Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, had previously been rated as ‘requiring improvement’ after it’s previous
A TABLETOP sale is set to take place in Whalley this weekend. It will be held at the village hall in Accrington Road on Sunday, March 29. Admission is free and the event will be open from 10am to 2pm. Books, toys and bric a brac will be
THE next meeting of the Clitheroe and District Speakers Club will take place on Monday, April 20, at the Young Farmers Club in Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, from 7.15pm to 9.30pm. A spokesman said: “We are a group of people from the Ribble Valley and
A FORMER mayor of Clitheroe who taught at Stonyhurst College for 20 years has died aged 91. Pat Shepherd, who served on both Ribble Valley Borough Council and Clitheroe Town Council, died surrounded by his family on Monday. MORE TOP STORIES
A PIONEER of electronic music - and in all likelihood Darwen’s only ever pop star - has released a critically acclaimed album this week. Neil Arthur is the singer and songwriter for synth-pop favourites Blancmange, who between 1982 and 1985 had
RE. Darwen businessman ‘fuming’ at ‘ridiculous noise’ outside his house Not to mention the siting of the bus stop, it stops all the traffic just up the road from his house every time a bus stops! Also the road dips in that section and everyone
RE, Asbestos fear at East Lancashire schools - including 11 in Blackburn Staff representatives and members should find out about your employer’s asbestos policy and if asbestos is present in your workplace. If your school or college was built or refurbished
MORE than 15,000 people across Lancashire turned their gaze to the skies to take part in this year’s Big Birdwatch. The most common bird recorded in the county’s gardens for the RSPB’s annual count was the house sparrow, with on average more than
OVER the years I have heard my fair share of conspiracy theories. But one I heard this week really took the biscuit. That was until immediately after hearing it I got a cold. This one is about the pharmaceutical companies. MORE TOP STORIES:
THE results of this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch are very heartening. For many years there have been widespread concerns about the falling number of birds visiting our gardens. Intensive farming, less habitat and even the humble pet cat have
PENDLESIDE Hospice has launched a new appeal for vital funds, as it aims to raise more than £3.8 million just to sustain its services throughout this year. The Keep On Caring campaign encourages people to set up a standing order for donations,
ROSSENDALE Borough Council’s Stan customer-services vehicle will be at Whitworth Civic Centre (9.30am to 12.30pm) and on Wallbank Drive (1.30pm to 4pm) on Wednesday. The van is staffed by the council and Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
A GARAGE sale takes place at Burnley Buddhist Centre, in Curzon Street, tomorrow from 11am. The sale will raise funds to renovate the building where the soon to be opened Burnley Buddhist Centre will be. The centre teaches Buddhist philosophy and
OFFICES and kitchen areas of the recreational hall at Ball Grove Park, in Colne, could be turned into a cafe. A planning application for the conversion project has been submitted to Pendle Council. The planning application will go before the
PLANS to build a new mock entrance and an enclosed play area at the Bay Horse Inn, in Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, have been submitted to Pendle Council. A spokesman for planning agent JWPC said: “It is intended to slightly modify the existing layout
PLANS to demolish a barn and build a holiday cottage in its place in a field in Ridge Lane, Roughlee, have been submitted to Pendle Council. Council planning officers will consider the plans and make a decision on whether to approve them over the
THE next meeting of the Briercliffe Society will take place on Monday, April 13, at the Briercliffe Community Centre, in Jubilee Street, Harle Syke, from 7.30pm. Entry is £1 and light refreshments will be served on the night.
PUPILS at Barrowford Primary School are being offered the chance to see Mary Poppins in Manchester. The school has booked tickets, which cost £24 including transport, to see the musical at the Palace Theatre in February next year. To reserve
HUNDREDS turned out to the funeral of businessman Dale Winfield yesterday, which took place within his mega-store outside Haslingden. The founder of the Winfields outdoor chain died earlier this month, aged 70. He was given a fitting send off
EX-ENGLAND goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis is set to turn her hand to management for a match honouring the contribution of a former European Cup-winning manager to the amateur game. The Burnley-born stopper, who played for both Liverpool and Everton
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman swapped his tactics board for the whiteboard yesterday. The former primary school teacher went back to class to be quizzed by an audience of youngsters. VIEW OUR GALLERY HERE Students from Huncoat
DOCTORS have raised concerns about key health workers being removed from GP surgeries, due to fears over vulnerable children and the enforced changes being made ‘without consultation’. Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is set to move its health
YOUNGSTERS at Feniscowles Primary School in Livesey Branch Road took part in a competition as part of Maths Week today. The Mathshatters contest saw pupils design their own hat to wear. The school council judged and awarded prizes to a pupil from
EASTER eggs are being collected for the Blackburn Foodbank at the Lancashire Telegraph offices in High Street, Blackburn. Anybody wishing to make a donation can drop their chocolate off between 9am and 5pm.
CYCLISTS passing bin lorries in Hyndburn will now hear an audible warning if it is going to turn. The council has become the first in Lancashire to install TurnAlarm systems across its waste collection fleet. MORE TOP STORIES: Every refuse
THERE will be a Link Up with Lancashire LGBT event for voluntary, community and faith sector organisations on May 28 at the Globe Centre, Accrington, from 10am to 3pm. For £25 per person including lunch and refreshments, organisations can find
THE recently launched Spirit in the Community Darwen soup kitchen at Cafe Lush on Wednesdays has changed its opening times. Free meals as well as counselling and budgeting advice will now be available to those who need it from 3pm to 5pm at the
TEMPORARY road closures are to be put in place during the Darwen Live music festival. The town centre will be shut from 7.30am on May 24 until 6am on May 26. Pedestrian access will remain. Diversions for motorists to be marked.
VOLUNTEERS are needed to read the parts for the Dramatic Gospel on Palm Sunday at St Peter’s Church. The service will take place at the Anglican church, in Church Street, on March 29. For additional information, phone 01254 703929.
WORKS in a Blackburn street have been delayed. Chester Street is to be closed between May 18 and 30 to allow for carriageway repair. A diversion route will take affected traffic via Higher Audley Street and Audley Range. MORE TOP STORIES
LIVERPOOL are set to be without striker Daniel Sturridge, as well as suspended captain Steven Gerrard and defender Martin Skrtel, for their FA Cup quarter-final replay with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Wednesday, April 8 (7.45pm). It has been
POLICE have launched a manhunt after a six-year-old girl was abducted in Burnley. The girl was taken from Nairne Street in Burnley by a man, thought to be in a large dark coloured car, at around 4pm on Thursday. MORE TOP STORIES: Police
DANNY Ings is looking forward to testing himself against quality opposition in England Under-21s double header this weekend, starting with the Czech Republic tonight. Gareth Southgate’s side flew out to stay in Olomouc, their base for the European
I’VE said at the end of the last two seasons that Jordan Rhodes should stay another year at Ewood Park and try and get Blackburn Rovers back in the Premier League. But I think this summer might be different. I don’t know Jordan, but it would
NEW loan signing Paul Taylor is determined to convince Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer he is worth a permanent deal. The attacker will remain at Ewood Park until the end of the season after effectively calling time on his Ipswich Town career.
BLACKBURN Rovers centre-back Alex Baptiste is set for talks over his future. Baptiste’s year-long loan from Championship rivals Bolton Wanderers runs out at the end of the season. MORE TOP STORIES: And Bolton boss Neil Lennon wants to know
BETHANY Widdup had to fight through the pain at the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships but the teenager concedes she fell some way short of her expectations in the Giant Slalom. The speed events gave way to the technical disciplines
TRY telling Mark Fell that a derby meeting between Nelson and Colne is just another game. The arch rivals go head-to-head at Nelson’s Victoria Park tonight (7.45pm) in what will be the latest instalment of the match affectionately known as the
JOHN Coleman went back to the classroom this week to help a group of Hyndburn youngsters and their classmates celebrate reaching Wembley. It was a flashback for the Accrington Stanley manager, who was a primary school teacher in Merseyside before
LAST weekend’s defeat to Southampton was disappointing but I think we would all have taken being in this situation with eight games to go at the start of the season, and especially after not winning any of the first 10 games of the season. The
GETTING down on one knee. It was the acid test for Sam Vokes, not just in terms of his relationship with long-term girlfriend Maddy, but also on his mission for full fitness. The striker had endured nine months of painstaking rehabilitation to
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a collision between a moped and car in Darwen. The crash happened at about 3.50pm on Wednesday at the junction of Industry Street and Cornfield Street. MORE TOP STORIES: Police said they did not believe
PLECKGATE High School is set to become an academy, leaving just one other secondary in Blackburn with Darwen under the council’s control. A consultation on the proposal was launched by the school’s board weeks after Pleckgate came out of special
RESIDENTS in Wensley Fold, Blackburn, have called for extra help to tackle mounds of rubbish and vermin. They are fed up of the land behind their homes in Foxhouse Street being used as a dump by fly-tippers and their pleas to the council falling
A MULTI-MILLION pound bid to help build more than 3,000 new East Lancashire homes has been rejected. The futures of 15 sites, including the former Habergham High School in Kiddrow Lane, Burnley, have been thrown into doubt after the government
FORMER Blackburn Rovers skipper Chris Samba currently occupies the heart of the Dynamo Moscow defence, and a book has now been released explaining how two Rovers fans helped to found the Russian club more than 120 years ago. ‘Fathers of Football
PET owners who are feeding their animals crisps, cakes, and even takeaways are being blamed for an ‘obesity epidemic’. Four out of five vets have seen a rise in fat pets in the last two years, according to research by a leading animal charity.
A VICTORIAN oil painting of an army officer by a Blackburn artist sold for more than £8,000 at an auction – almost three times the guide price. Robert Crozier was in his late 20s when he painted the 22in by 29in picture of Lt Colonel Thomas Marten
A CRACKDOWN on burglaries has been launched in Burnley and Padiham after more than 150 were recorded in the first three months of the year. Officers are asking residents to help them lower the rate of break-ins by locking doors and keeping valuables
TODAY, the Lancashire Telegraph is announcing it will hold its first general-election campaign debate, bringing Blackburn’s would-be MPs together in advance of the May 7 poll. The newspaper is inviting you to come along and take part in the event
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Accrington who was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control has been bailed. He was arrested after two Staffordshire bull terriers mauled postman Keith Chadwick close to his home in Fife Street on
THINK you know all there is to know about Blackburn? Here is a list of interesting facts about the town... 1) Hidden at the back of Railway Road between the Adelphi pub and the Lancashire Telegraph lies the ancient ‘ All Hallows Spring’ which
DANNY Ings is looking forward to testing himself against quality opposition in England Under-21s double header this weekend, starting with the Czech Republic tonight. The Burnley striker looked in fine form during training yesterday when he scored
BURNLEY veteran Michael Duff has put talks over a new contract on hold as he focuses solely on helping keep the Clarets in the Premier League. The 37-year-old has returned to the starting line-up for the last two games, but is out of contract at
A TEENAGER whose arrest outside Blackburn Jobcentre was posted on social media has accepted a police caution. Following his arrest on Wednesday morning, footage taken by passers-by was uploaded onto the internet with claims too much force was used
TRADERS received a ‘kick in the teeth’ after Darwen Market was broken into. The thieves caused damage and stole stock, delaying opening to customers the next day. A police investigation has now been launched to try to track down the suspected
