POP megastars McBusted will headline Lytham Festivals Saturday evening. An amalgamation of Busted and McFly, the group have supported One Direction and consistently sold out areas in their own right since coming together in 2013. The swoon-inducing
BLACKBURN Rovers and Liverpool have released ticket sale details for their potential FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa at Wembley on Sunday, April 19 (3pm). Due to the short timescale between Rovers’ replay with Liverpool at Ewood Park on Wednesday
THERE was more than a touch of irony as I set off on my beery travels for this week’s pub review. A Thwaites-owned pub was my destination, and news was just breaking about the intended sale of a large slice of their beer division to rivals Marstons
FORMER EastEnder Shaun Williamson admits that he feels like someone on their first day at school. On Tuesday, Shaun joins the cast of the hit musical Anything Goes when it opens at Manchester Opera House, playing the gangster Moonface Martin.
SURVIVING members of one of the most influential folk rock bands of all time are to reunite to play their first series of live dates together in 40 years. Legendary guitarist Jerry Donahue who now divides his time between America and his home in
EAST Lancashire residents are being urged to honour ‘ordinary’ people doing extraordinary things by nominating them for a new national award. The British Citizen Awards (BCA) recognises exceptional individuals who work tirelessly and selflessly
A RIBBLE Valley war hero badly injured in Afghanistan wants to help veterans suffering from mental health problems. Sergeant Rick Clement lost his legs in a bomb blast in the country’s Helmand province in 2010. The 35-year-old former Chatburn
A BURNLEY primary school is quids in thanks to fitness fanatics at a nearby gym. Youngsters at Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School will receive £12,000 of new sports equipment after Crow Wood Leisure won a national competition. Members
TWO former Rossendale watering holes are set to become housing after developers lodged plans. Th’Owd Conservative Club, in Bacup, and The Glory, in Loveclough, could each be converted into five flats. MORE TOP STORIES: Limey Valley Residents
THE man hoping to be the next education secretary has said that more East Lancashire schools could become academies if Labour wins power next month. Tristram Hunt said that the main priority for schools is to provide high-quality education, whether
AN EAST Lancashire dogs charity has joined a national charity in warning dog owners not to let their four-legged friends eat chocolate this Easter. Dogs Trust has launched its annual ‘Chocs Away’ awareness drive after almost half of dog owners
IN normal times I would be empathic with D Gordon’s call (Lancashire Telegraph Letters, March 19) to vote for the independent candidate in the coming election in the Ribble Valley. However, times are not normal. Nearly 300,000 new migrants came
A FLAME has been making its way across parts of England this week to recognise the fact that India has become the latest nation to be declared polio-free. As chief executive of The British Polio Fellowship I would like to offer my praise to this
Despite what we see on the news and at the cinema, most of us can only imagine the true horrors of war. The experience of seeing a friend or colleague killed or seriously injured on the battlefield leaves deep psychological scars, often for a lifetime
LOCAL buses are a lifeline to the public, no matter the destination. Sometimes drivers put up with passenger grumbles, aggressiveness and rudeness. Drivers have a huge responsibility to the public regarding our safety so they deserve politeness
THE national minimum wage will increase by 20p an hour to £6.70 from October, it has been announced. For those of us fortunate enough to earn considerably more than the national minimum wage, a three per cent rise to £6.70 may sound pretty derisory
AN East Lancashire dad who was was left traumatised by a vicious assault in a nightclub has launched a new support group for men who have suffered violence and anxiety issues. Simon Anderson said he spent several years being ‘bounced’ between different
A ROSSENDALE pre-school has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the education watchdog Ofsted. Edenfield Village Pre-School was inspected at the start of March and was downgraded from ‘good’ which it received after it’s last visit by inspectors
A TEENAGE punk who famously professed to being in love with Margaret Thatcher really has the hots for Caroline Lucas, it would appear. Mike Hargreaves, lead singer with NotSensibles, is the Green Party’s would-be MP for Burnley. And he is convinced
THE grandson of a Blackburn man who pledged to raise thousands of pounds to help fight motor neurone disease is about to go the extra mile to honour his late grandfather’s wishes. Owen Hedges, 12, is preparing for a mini-triathlon in the hope of
A BURNLEY sixth form plans to convert to an academy in 2017 in time to mark the centenary of its namesake’s First World War heroism. Thomas Whitham Sixth Form announced last year that it intended to leave Lancashire County Council and join the
BISHOP of Blackburn Julian Henderson has urged people to use their vote in May 7’s General election. His Easter message also hopes to see Lancashire’s Anglicans in church as well as heading to the ballot box. MORE TOP STORIES: Bishop Julian
‘DOGGY detectives’ are being reminded of the potential money-earner sitting right on their lawn. Last year, Hyndburn Council became the first in the North West to launch a radical ‘pooper snooper’ scheme, where residents paid for helping catch
THE full line-up for Blackburn’s ‘Countryside Comes To Town’ midsummer festival has been revealed. The programme for the town centre celebration on Saturday, June 20 has been confirmed with CBeebies children’s television star Mr Bloom as top of
SHUTTLEWORTH College is over the moon after receiving a science grant to send a mobile phone into space to collect film footage. The school, at Padiham, is believed to the first in the UK to attempt the project. Science teacher Caroline Price
GREAT Harwood’s Labour councillor Noordad Aziz has slammed the bullying of a Ukip candidate’s wife as ‘unacceptable’. Ian Robinson told the Lancashire Telegraph he almost quit the election race after two men threatened his wife outside their home
TRAFFIC will be affected when roadworks start in Waverley Road, Baxenden, early next week. Engineers from United Utilities will be digging up a section of the pavement to replace existing pipework outside Peel Fold Farm. The work is due to
ST PETER’S Church of England Primary School, in Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, is recruiting a new teacher. The closing date for applications for the temporary vacancy is Tuesday, May 5. For details, visit lancashire.gov.uk/education/teacher_vacancies
THE Darwen town centre neighbourhood policing team will hold a Police And Communities Together meeting on Wednesday, from 7.30pm at the leisure centre café. Residents and business owners can meet their local police officers at the meeting to discuss
DARWEN Music Projects will host its monthly Global Dance night tomorrow at Number 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap in Bridge Street. Organiser Gary Ward said: “This month the focus will be on reggae. “Three DJs will take to the decks playing vinyl records
BRIDGE Street Sports and Social Club in Darwen will host a packed line-up of entertainment to celebrate the Easter weekend. The club hosts Jamie Mac tomorrow and Dermot Doyle on Saturday, both from 9.30pm. On Sunday, Johnny with Friends will
PUPILS were in for the sweetest of treats when they ditched maths and English lessons for a masterclass in chocolate making. Year three children at St Paul’s RC Primary, Feniscowles were given the end of term treat after chocolatier Daniel Coletta
KNOTT Street in Darwen will reopen tomorrow until Monday, having been closed for repairs to be carried out to the culvert beneath the road surface. However, due to the works taking longer than planned, Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses have said
A BOWLING club is providing a free taster course for the over-50s, supported by Age UK Blackburn with Darwen. From Friday, May 1, Lower Darwen Bowling Club in Higher Croft Road will offer the sessions each Friday from 10am to noon for 12 weeks.
PARENTS in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked for their views about letting their teenage children drink alcohol. The council has launched a survey to explore parents’ beliefs around alcohol, asking questions about what age they let their children
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a BMW crashed into a wall in Blackburn. The crash happened 1.20am today in Lammack Road. Police said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene and that two passengers in the car had to be taken to hospital.
IT LOOKED an easy-enough job when Patricia Turner decided to collect information on the history of bowls in Darwen. The first thing she found, however, was that bowlers didn’t spend a lot of time taking photographs of the greens or each other –
THE great nephew of Thomas Whitham, who was awarded the VC during the First World War, is trying to trace a particular memento of his heroism. The Burnley soldier received several civic honours to mark his gallantry from the village of Worsthorne
JOHN DALTON could be an intrepid explorer with his nimble, lean look, safari shirt and Panama hat. But a trawl through ancient ruins is not for him. He is much more interested in old photographs. It all started around 15 years ago, when he came
PEAS, beans, rice and canned meats... all sold by the hundredweight at Fred Astley, which started as a provender merchant and grew into a pioneer of the ‘cash and carry’ trade in East Lancashire. Our recent story of the firm’s launch of Paygo,
ELSA Schiaparelli is most commonly associated with hats, but she was also known for her remarkable fashions which broke rules and set the fashion world alight. Schiaparelli was born in 1890 and took her inspiration from art to design her clothes.
TODAY, we tell the story of how football coach Jimmy Hogan, born in Nelson, became recognised as one of the founders of modern football. It comes in a new book, by Keith Baker and follows our tale last week of the Charnock brothers of Chorley,
TWO teenage boys were taken to hospital last night after a car crashed into a Ford Focus they were travelling in and a house. The black Renault Clio ploughed into the property in Wytham Street, Padiham, after first colliding with the Ford in Abingdon
ADAM Morgan is aiming to pick up his British Touring Car Championship career exactly where he left it last season. The Blackburn racer chalked up his first win in the series on the last round of the season at Brands Hatch, and the experience has
SAMANTHA Murray will be bidding to make it two wins from two World Cup appearances when the third meeting takes place in Italy next week. Clitheroe’s Murray, the reigning world champion, took victory in the first round of the series in the USA
IT proved worth the wait for Chris Holdsworth as he stormed to victory in Sunday’s rain-hit Ron Hill Accrington 10k. Twelve months ago Holdsworth had to settle for second spot in the popular annual race. MORE TOP STORIES: But one year on
CHRIS Singleton was the toast of Trawden Athletic Club after racing to victory in the tough Haworth Hobble. The race is a testing 32-mile ultra-marathon in the heart of Bronte Country and follows a largely off-road circuit across stretches of Pennine
HARRY Kane’s failure to score on his first England start against Italy on Tuesday night was one of the few times this season that the 21-year-old hasn’t followed what has appeared to be a Roy of the Rovers script written just for him. His emergence
Would you continue to play Danny Ings, Sam Vokes and Ashley Barnes in the same team against Tottenham and Arsenal? Amer Stansfield-Mushtaq I THINK Ashley Barnes has been doing a decent job where he has been playing recently and the manager
THE significant selection problems Gary Bowyer faced before the international break may have thankfully eased. But as long as the Rovers boss remains restricted by Financial Fair Play (FFP) they will always be one injury crisis away from returning
A MAN has been taken to hospital after being found on railway tracks close to Church and Oswaldtwistle train station. The emergency services were called to the scene, off Market Street, at around 10.40am. The 'trespass incident' caused disruption
DANNY Lafferty has extended his loan spell with Rotherham United until the end of the season. The 25-year-old has started four games for the Championship strugglers during his initial stay at the New York Stadium before heading off for international
PRIME Minister David Cameron visited Marston’s brewery yesterday in the wake of its purchase of a large part of Thwaites’ beer division. The £25.1 million deal, as reported in yesterday’s Lancashire Telegraph, could see 150 Thwaites employees transferred
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a footballer was racially abused following a match at Accrington Stanley. The incident happened after the match between Accrington Stanley and Newport Town FC on the evening of March 27. MORE TOP STORIES
ONE of Lancashire’s remotest locations will come alive with live music, arts and culture when the fifth Cloudspotting Festival takes place at Stephen Park in July. And the boutique family festival has secured a major coup by securing The Earlies
Kelvin Wilkins PAUL Robinson has served us well but needs to leave for both his sake and the club’s sake, as does Yann Songo’o who hasn’t made an impression. Chris Taylor, Luke Varney and Lee Williamson have proven effective squad players,
DAMIEN Johnson has spoken of his pride after returning ‘home’ to Blackburn Rovers. Johnson, who rose through the ranks at Brockhall and went on to make 81 appearances for the club between 1997 and 2002, is Rovers’ new under 14s coach. MORE
FORMER Hyndburn mayor Jack Grime has died at the age of 87. The long-standing and popular Labour councillor, who represented Church for 25 years, died of natural causes in Church View Residential Home in Church Street, Oswaldtwistle. MORE TOP
PLANS for a controversial wind turbine on a farm near Bull Hill have been dropped after a public backlash. Green energy firm Temporis Wind had submitted plans for a 77-metre tall turbine at Prospect Farm on the moors above Darwen. MORE TOP
THE body discovered by the River Blakewater in Blackburn has been identified as that of 60-year-old Alan Mcmillan. At around 3.40pm on Monday, police were alerted to Mr McMillan’s body in a canal overflow which forms part of the river, close to
THE body of a mum-of-two has been found in an East Lancashire river days after, it is believed, she fell or was blown into the water. Friends think Valerie Weston, 58, may have been caught in the strong winds sending her into the fast flowing River
BELTHORN’S only pub could yet be saved after residents entered discussions with its new owner. The Dog Inn, in Belthorn Road, was bought by Ribble Valley Luxury Homes Ltd before auction in February. MORE TOP STORIES: There were fears that
A VIDEO of an Argos worker, who donned denim hotpants and high heels in the middle of a high street to raise more than £1,100 for charity, has gone viral. Part-time worker Connor Doran strutted through Accrington town centre wearing the strange
A BLACKBURN town centre busker who had played all day for just £14 lost £10 as he was putting his guitar away. Anthony Scott told Blackburn magistrates he didn’t know if the money had blown away or been stolen. MORE TOP STORIES: But he
A DRIVER escaped unharmed after a car overturned on the M65 late on Tuesday night. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident, near junction seven of the westbound carriageway near Huncoat, at around 11pm. MORE TOP STORIES:
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Tommy Spurr admits it has been ‘frustrating’ to see Markus Olsson make the left-back spot his own. But Spurr now feels he is in a better position to challenge the ‘brilliant’ Olsson than he was when he first returned from
MICHAEL Keane believes he will come back a better player after being dropped for Burnley’s last two Premier League games. The 22-year-old had started 16 league games in a row after replacing the injured Michael Duff at Stoke, but 37-year-old Duff
THREE 4x4 vehicles were stuck in the mud on the fells above Clitheroe after off-roading drivers were forced to spend the night in freezing conditions. Mountain rescuers were called after the vehicles got stuck on the Easington Fell until the early
A HOAX caller called 999 and told the operator he ‘was not going to stop’ hassling them, police said. Officers in Colne have traced a group of prank callers, who made 400 malicious calls in a month, to Colne Primet Academy. MORE TOP STORIES
CASUAL dining chain Nando’s is coming to Blackburn as part of a redevelopment of the Vue cinema complex. The news that the international restaurant company has chosen the town as its first outlet in East Lancashire has been welcomed as a major
