A RIBBLE valley fitness fanatic who is best know for helping people lose pounds on TV’s The Biggest Loser, is now hoping to raise a few by taking part in Bell’s Barrel of Laughs in aid of Help for Heroes. Survival expert Rob Edmond, 40, who has
UNION chiefs say more than 120 probation service jobs are under threat in Lancashire and Cumbria as a private contractor looks to phase in ‘kiosks’ to monitor offenders. Marseilles-based Sodexo Justice Services has begun consultations with staff
VISITORS are expected to take in a plethora of Easter treats this weekend, with events set to be held across the region. Perhaps the most spectacular will be the opening round of the British Cycling Elite Road series 2015, when professional cyclists
Re: Driving test needs changing: experts (LT, March 18), I am all for changing the driving test to bring it more up to date with present driving trends (not too sure about the satnav side of it), but I’m not in agreement with a lot of things said about
FOR most people, the Easter weekend is the first proper break of the year - the first Bank Holidays since New Year’s Day. Many people will be celebrating two four-day weeks at work or a timely rest from studies. And of course it is always a
A MAN has appeared in court charged in connection with the abduction of a six-year-old child, allegedly taken whilst playing in the street near her Burnley home. Over the years, stories of abduction have bred panic and fear in parents and caused
I went to the Blackburn Rovers shop to enquire about tickets for the Blackburn v Liverpool FA Cup match. I was going to get four tickets for me, my wife, son and daughter. They informed me, for my son and daughter, the price was £30 each, and
To all young (15-50) people who want their voices to be heard (Re: Have a say, cast your vote, LT Letters, March 14), please don’t be put off voting because of the language and behaviour of our current politicians. They will only be there for as long
A RECENT and devastating audit has revealed that immigrants arrived in Britain at the rate of almost one every minute during the ‘open door’ years under New Labour. Our foreign population increased by a staggering 3.6 million between 1997 and 2010
THE families of more than 20 people affected by dementia at a Burnley care home have been given four weeks to find new placements after it was announced a nursing unit is set to close. Problems with recruiting specialist mental health nurses have
BURNLEY’S Cherry Fold Community Primary School is searching for a new assistant headteacher. The closing date for the position is April 17 after the role became vacant when the previous incumbent was promoted to deputy headteacher. Contact
POLICE patrols have been stepped up in Haslingden town centre after vandals targeted a memorial garden. Bus shelters near Greenfield Memorial Gardens, in Ryefield Avenue, have been damaged by youngsters, while there have also been problems reported
BURNLEY FC manager Sean Dyche delighted guests and staff at Burnley’s Holiday Inn Express when he was guest of honour at the latest BOA- B y Official Appointment – networking event. The manager gave an insight into the role of a Premiership manager
BAKERS are being encouraged to show off their culinary skills by entering an Easter cake competition. The contest will be run by Colne Town Council on April 4 at St Bartholomew’s Church. Entrants must register by April 2 by sending an email
VETERAN Labour campaigner Harry Leslie Smith spoke at Padiham Town Hall on Sunday about how pre-NHS, his parents took his eight-year-old sister to the workhouse hospital to die after contracting TB. Burnley Labour candidate Julie Cooper said: “ It
PENDLE Community High School and College in Nelson has launched its new website. The new site contains information for parents and carers, curriculum details, photos of students at work. For more information visit the website at pchs.lancs.sch.uk
PROFESSIONAL dancer and Strictly Come Dancing 2014 winner Pasha Kovalev’s show at Colne Muni Theatre Life Through Dance on Friday, April 17 has sold out. In November he won the BBC TV ‘Glitter Ball’ trophy with TV presenter Caroline Flack. No more
S7 MULTISPORTS Academy are holding a sports week at Worsthorne Primary School until tomorrow. The event will be open to boys and girls aged four to 12 and is on from 9am until 4pm. The week will be super hero themed and children will take part
COMIC Lee Nelson will be at Burnley Mechanics on April 13 with his show ‘Suited and Booted’. The brand new show is part of highly anticipated nationwide tour by the comedian described by the Daily Mirror as a ‘Comedy Genius’. Tickets cost £20 for
A CARE home in Loveclough has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission. Abbeycroft Care and Nursing Home, in Burnley Road, was rated ‘good’ for safety, care and leadership, but inspectors pointed to a need to redecorate
WOMEN with gynaecological cancer can benefit from sharing their experiences with other patients at a new Gyn & Tonic support group in Burnley. The next meeting is at Howard Street Community Centre, Tay Street, on April 7 (7pm to 9pm).
STORY Time at Nelson library will resume on April 15. All pre-school children and their parents or carers are welcome to join reading from the books in the library. The stories start at 2.15pm. No ticket is required for this event. Free
A BACK to the eighties disco night has been organised to raise funds for three local charities. It will be held at The Union Exchange in Colne on Saturday, April 11. Tickets are £5 including supper and are available on Facebook.
LITTLE Hospice Heroes is an event on Sunday, May 17, at Towneley Park at 11am. It is a three-mile sponsored walk. Register now for a free sponsor pack and a Little Hospice Heroes T-shirt. Visit: www.pendleside.org.uk or call the fundraising
BRUNSHAW Primary School held an Easter cake baking competition for all children at the school. Children either made buns, cakes or biscuits which were then brought inl on Thursday. The school then held a cake sale for parents and relatives
DAVID Hodgeson-Smith, 29, of Melrose Avenue, Burnley, has been given a four-week curfew by Pennine magistrates after he admitted to allowing himself to be carried on a stolen Honda moped and possession of amphetamines. He was also ordered to pay £200
DALE Alan Perry, 35, of Springfield Bank, Burnley, has been given an interim driving disqualification by Pennine magistrates after he admitted to unlawfully taking a Ford Focus on February 14, driving while disqualified and having no insurance.
PROSPECTIVE Conservative candidate for Pendle, Andrew Stephenson, claims new figures confirm the current government has delivered 3,200 extra free childcare places across Lancashire. He quoted figures provided by the Department for Education.
STAFF at Burnley General Hospital have been supporting Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Mark Willett, clinical director and consultant gynaecologist, said: “Some of the symptoms can be difficult to pinpoint. “Make a note of your symptoms and
IT’S an iconic classical work of art – and now a Burnley museum has got two of them. The pair of reproductions of the Discobolus or ‘discus thrower’, are on display at Towneley Hall, one in the art gallery and one in the Green Regency Room.
DAMIEN Johnson has returned to Blackburn Rovers to take over as the club’s under 14s coach. The former Northern Ireland international midfielder, 36, came through Rovers’ ranks and made 81 appearances for the club between 1997 and 2002 before making
THE Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle will hold its 64th annual charter celebration next Friday evening. Several live acts are booked to perform on the stage for the celebration event, which will be held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-le-Moors
VIGILANCE has been urged in Accrington town centre after “numerous” reports of high value items being stolen from parked vehicles there. A spokesman for police in the borough said cash and mobile phones were among the stolen items. He said:
TEMPORARY traffic lights will be erected in Whalley Road, Accrington, today as roadworks get under way. Workers from the county council will be carried out remedial work at the junction with Blackburn Road. A spokesman said the work is expected
AN EDWARDIAN-THEMED fun day suitable for the whole family is all set to be held at the Haworth Art Gallery, in Hollins Lane, Accrington, from noon until 4pm on Easter Sunday. There will be a free treasure hunt, tours of the stable block, workshops
SUPPORT shown to Oswaldtwistle Mills by chartered accountancy firm Haworths has helped the shopping centre to change ‘considerably’, it was claimed. Managing director Boyd Hargreaves said: “Having them there as a sounding board for the day-to-day
THE newly refurbished children’s play area in Oswaldtwistle was officially opened yesterday. Improvements worth £103,000 were recently completed at West End Play Area, two years after teenager David Reid launched a campaign calling for better facilities
DARWEN Library Theatre Film Society will screen Paddington on Thursday, April 9. The film, about the marmalade-loving bear, starring Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman and Peter Capaldi, will be shown from 2pm at the Knott Street theatre
DARWEN Dashers running club will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, April 30, at the Fernhurst pub in Bolton Road. Chairman Jonathan Stubbs said: “This is where we elect the new committee, set the membership fee for the year and discuss
COUNCIL bosses are to install a shutter on the inside of a window at Darwen Market to prevent break-ins. Last week, the Lancashire Telegraph reported a police investigation had been launched after thieves caused damage and stole stock from the
THE Darwen committee of Cancer Research UK has appealed for donations of bric-a-brac to be sold at a table-top sale on Saturday, April 25, at Derwent Hall, in George Street. Anyone with items to donate that are in Darwen and will fit in a car boot
THE monthly ‘Steps Session’ will take place at Number 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap in Bridge Street, Darwen, tomorrow from 9pm. It is a jazz-based jam night with a house band. Organiser Gary Ward said: “Expect jazz, funk, blues and world flavours
DARWEN Christian Spiritualist Church in Hawkshaw Avenue will welcome guest medium Steve Cavis to its service on Friday night. The service starts at 7.30pm and entry costs £2. Healing, refreshments, a collection of Easter eggs for the Wish Centre
JACK Straw has called for a full investigation in to whether the Metropolitan Police’s special branch spied on him when he was Home Secretary in overall charge of the London force. The retiring Blackburn MP fears the alleged covert surveillance
IAN Wilkinson is not the only local rider to cheer on in the Chorley Grand Prix this weekend. Here the Lancashire Telegraph takes a look at five other East Lancashire stars to keep your eye on: Steven Burke (Team Wiggins) KNOWN more as a track
Changes to the rules on annuities may be stealing all the pensions headlines but too many Lancashire companies are putting themselves at risk of fines by ignoring their auto enrolment staging date or simply failing to be ready on time. That’s the stark
LANCASHIRE are searching for a replacement for star signing Peter Siddle after the fast bowler was called into Australia’s squad for the Ashes. Siddle was originally set to play for Lancashire for the majority of their LV= County Championship campaign
WE'VE almost all played PAC-MAN at some point in our life - and now you can around the streets of Blackburn thanks to Google Maps. And for those of you who haven't - have a go by clicking HERE!
COLNE’S Beth Widdup believes hard hours in the gym over the summer will help her compete with Britain’s best after taking away a promising set of results from the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships. World Cup stars Dave Ryding and
IAN Wilkinson believes the inaugural Chorley Grand Prix can showcase East Lancashire’s burgeoning cycling scene as the country’s top teams prepare for Saturday’s race. The race is the first Star Trophy race of the season and Wilkinson is confident
SEAN Dyche has ‘total belief’ his side will survive in the Premier League as he targets more points from successive home games against Tottenham and Arsenal to bring to an end a daunting run of fixtures. The Clarets are coming to the conclusion
A TEARFUL taxi driver told an inquest how he only saw a pensioner crossing a busy road in Burnley when it was too late. Investigators said a combination of factors conspired against Post Office worker Jean Morton, 68, who was struck by a Blackburn
A HURRICANE hit Lithuania after 79 seconds at Wembley in the Euro 2016 qualifier last Friday night. Harry Kane came on for Wayne Rooney and then scored after just one minute and 19 seconds of his England debut. MORE TOP STORIES: You can
BLACKBURN Rovers’ FA Cup replay with Liverpool at Ewood Park a week tonight is close to selling out. Less than 1,350 tickets remain to Rovers supporters with a database booking history. There are now only single seats available in the Jack
Having recently moved into larger premises, we can proudly reveal that Ginger Recruitment has expanded further, with the addition of a new Head of Engineering & Technical Recruitment. Lee Phillips has joined the Ginger team with over 14 years experience
GOALKEEPER Andrew Dawber has left Accrington Stanley by mutual consent following the arrival of Tony Warner. Dawber made his Stanley debut aged 17 during Paul Cook’s time as manager and has previously trained with Manchester United and Liverpool
CLARETS chief Sean Dyche admitted he tried to bring in Harry Kane on loan before the England striker took the Premier League by storm with Tottenham. Kane had four loan spells in the lower leagues before finally getting his chance with Spurs, and
THE play-offs look to have gone for Rovers but Leeds away on Saturday is still a big game. Trips to Elland Road should always be looked forward to. While the ground does not get as full as it used to, it can still generate an unbelievable atmosphere
WORK has started on the new section of the £4.8 million Furthergate Link Road from the M65 Whitebirk Roundabout to Gorse Street. The demolition of the B&E Boys Hole House Mill is now almost complete and the new section will eventually join
ERIC Kinder had mixed emotions after Blackburn Rovers U21s returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over West Brom at the Hawthorns on Monday night. While delighted that his side recorded their first U21s Premier League Division Two success
THIRTY new jobs have been pledged as the former Boundary Mill premises in Colne are brought back into use as part of a major shopping complex. B&M Bargains has announced it will be the latest tenant for the old department store, next to Asda
BLACKBURN brewery Daniel Thwaites is set to sell most of its beer division to rivals Marston’s in a deal worth £25.1 million. If the sale goes ahead, approximately 150 staff, based at a distribution centre in Sett End Road North, on Shadsworth
FORMER Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle has revealed he has split from his wife over the impact his depression and suicide attempt has had on his life. The 35-year-old stepped in front of a moving truck on the A64 near York in December, suffering
East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce members can now benefit from specialist energy and cost reduction advice as part of the new Chamberwise. In a new partnership the Chamber and Nelson based Businesswise Solutions have teamed up to help East Lancashire
TRADERS across East Lancashire have voiced their anger after a new European directive said all shops must now stock left-handed products. Officials from the Interference Committee, which meets in Lille, voted to write the Digit-all Equality Act
THE Lancashire Telegraph will be hosting a special Question Time-style debate featuring all four declared candidates hoping to become Blackburn’s next MP.
MUSLIM women across East Lancashire came together to make a united stand and reject the ‘barbarism’ of Islamic State (ISIS). More than 20 women attended the event, held at a Burnley faith centre, in an effort to take the lead in combating extremism
A BLACKBURN headteacher has defended her school after Ofsted downgraded its rating and criticised pupils’ behaviour. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour RC Primary School, Holmbrook Close, was criticised by inspectors who visited in March. They concluded
THE Easter Bunny will need a brolly and an overcoat when he visits East Lancashire this weekend. Good Friday will feature heavy rain with dry but chilly conditions on Saturday and Sunday. Rain will return accompanied by strong winds on Easter Monday
REAL ale drinkers will raise a glass to a special Easter event in Darwen this bank holiday weekend. The Bridgewater pub in Church Street will celebrate the holiday in style with a four-day beer festival. MORE TOP STORIES: The Cask Marque-accredited
THE boss of an East Lancashire children’s charity has called for more to be done to address the issue of youngsters being addicted to porn, following the publication of a ‘shocking’ survey. Sue Cotton, who is the chief executive officer of Child
JOSH King is poised to hand Blackburn Rovers a fitness boost ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool. King, whose hat-trick in the fifth-round win over Stoke City set up the initial Anfield tie between the teams, has been sidelined
A FATHER has been barred from having contact with his three children after a family court judge concluded he encouraged the youngsters to ‘engage in sexual activity between themselves’. Judge Ross Duggan said the children – a girl now aged four
