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  • PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR: Early steps on way to learning

    PRIMARY school years are an important phase in a child’s education. During this time a child grows in confidence and desire to learn. They are also exposed to a broad range of activities allowing them to discover their talents and interests

  • Permanent pharmacist set for Blackburn A&E posting

    A PHARMACIST will be permanently stationed in Blackburn’s emergency department in an attempt to ease pressure on staff. It follows a pilot project across 53 hospital sites, which examined the extent to which patients with medicines-related issues

  • Wildlife experts are aiming to save wild grey partridges

    RESEARCHERS at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is calling on East Lancashire residents to record the number of wild grey partridges they see this spring. The trust has also said that it is hoping for a warm summer this year to repeat the

  • NHS bosses defend counselling shake-up

    NHS chiefs have hit back at an Accrington charity after it criticised a shake-up of counselling services in East Lancashire. As reported on Wednesday, the Maundy Relief charity has been told its counselling service will no longer be funded by commissioners

  • No need to stay in Preston

    RE Opening date for £33m 60-bed Blackburn Premier Inn revealed. Blackburn is finally getting a hotel in its town centre like Bolton, Preston and Blackpool. Blackburn was the only large town in the UK without a three-, four- or five-star hotel in

  • Get Travellers to campsites

    RE Illegal encampment — Travellers face court over stay on popular playing fields. There are plenty of campsites in Hyndburn for Travellers. They can go on there and live instead of rocking up in £40,000 motorhomes, not paying tax. Prevent

  • It’s time to celebrate our school superstars

    IT is all too easy to take people for granted. Those who do good work and spend hours helping others, often do so for little or no reward. Their satisfaction is gained from knowing they’ve done something to the best of their abilities.

  • Human Rights Act ruins us

    RE Illegal encampment — Travellers face court over stay on popular playing fields. Another example of what a mess this country is in. A good example of how The Human Rights Act has helped to ruin this country and has replaced plain common sense

  • Hustings were so predictable

    FREE speech, freedom of the Press and political correctness have all created a situation where nobody dares to express an opinion — quite the opposite of what was intended. In the last fortnight I have attended three political hustings. When a

  • Professional footballer visits former Blackburn school

    FORMER pupil Paul Gallagher visited Our Lady and St John College, in Blackburn, this week to talk about life as a professional footballer. The 30-year-old spent time talking with Year Seven pupils and also toured the new school buildings in Shadsworth

  • WANTED: Police searching for missing Blackburn sex offender

    POLICE are appealing for help to trace a missing Blackburn sex offender. 33-year-old Jason George Gleave, also known as Jason Cunliffe, is wanted after failing to attend his bail address in Blackburn and for a breach of his notification requirements

  • Sun and roses for favourite blooming saint

    EAST Lancashire residents young and old enjoyed the sunshine as they celebrated St George’s Day in style. And the festivities are still not over — with events taking place this weekend. In Corporation Park, Blackburn, schoolchildren enjoyed

  • Lancashire County Council defer on fracking plan decision

    COUNTY council chiefs have agreed to extend the the window for councillors to decide on a controversial fracking application. Shale gas firm Cuadrilla wants to drill, frack, and test gas flows The application has already led to anti-fracking protests

  • Pendle students take part in Maths is Everywhere project

    A GROUP of students from Pendle Community High School have been using their brains this week as part of the Maths is Everywhere project. The European Erasmus project encourages youngsters to understand the presence of maths in every day life.

  • Booters unite

    A CHARITY car boot sale in aid of the homeless takes place at the old fire station car park in Blackburn on Sunday (10am to 2pm). Community Spirit will have up to 40 stalls at the Byrom Street venue. Admission is £1.

  • College anniversary

    ST MARY’S College is hosting a 90th anniversary celebration weekend over Saturday and Sunday September 19-20. Staff and supporters of Shear Brow College are planning a celebration dinner with music and entertainment.

  • Meet police

    RESIDENTS in Rishton can meet their neighbourhood police at a PACT meeting on May 3, from 5pm, at the Co- op store in Harwood Road.

  • Policing aims

    NEIGHBOURHOOD police in Accrington town centre are focusing resources on reducing alcohol related offences after a meeting with local residents and businesses. Officers will also aim to reduce shoplifting between 9am and 6pm.

  • Rishton man's pals rally round to aid cancer fight

    THE family and friends of a Rishton man diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour are raising money to help others. Ian Walsh, who lives in Commercial Street with his partner Glenda Carter and daughter Toni, 20, has just endured a gruelling course

  • War of Roses

    HOGHTON Tower is hosting a War of the Roses weekend for the May Bank Holiday. On Sunday, May 3 and Monday, May 4 from 10am- 5pm families can immerse themselves in the 15th Century. Admission is £6 Adults, £4 children, under 5s free.

  • New musical set to ride in

    THE writers of the new musical Stop The Train have announced a tour across Lancashire taking in seven different theatres between June and December. It will be performed at Burnley Mechanics, Preston Charter Theatre, Lytham Lowther Pavilion, Oswaldtwistle

  • Bogus callers

    POLICE in Baxenden are warning residents in Peel to be vigilant after complaints of bogus callers operating in the area. The issue was raised at a recent meeting between local officers and residents.

  • Charity night

    THE Rotary Club is holding a charity night in Accrington tonight to raise funds for local good causes. Singer Gavin Young will be star turn at the event at the Poplar Social Club.

  • All invited to dance class

    AN AFTERNOON of sequence dancing takes place in Accrington from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Tuesday. The two hour class takes place at the Community Resource Centre, in Cannon Street, and entry is £2 including tea and biscuits.

  • Top marks for Darwen school in Ofsted inspectors’ report

    THE quality of teaching and leadership at Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio has been praised by Ofsted inspectors. The Police Street school, which has 99 students on its roll, was graded as ‘good’ following a visit from the education watchdog last

  • Man found hanged at derelict mill

    POLICE searching for a missing man from Edenfield have found a body. The body was found hanged at a derelict mill at Rosebank, Ramsbottom at around 8.45pm last night. MORE TOP STORIES: Officers believe the body to be that of the missing

  • SCHOOLS AWARDS 2015: Nominate the best for deserved honours

    THE Lancashire Telegraph is once again seeking the best pupils, staff, teachers and support staff, as it today launches the Lancashire Telegraph Schools Awards 2015. The awards, which celebrate all the good work and dedication in East Lancashire

  • East Lancashire golfing pair out to conquer world

    TWO East Lancashire golfing cousins remain on track for glory in the Faldo Series after coming through qualifying at Pleasington Golf Club. Sophie and Joey Lamb both triumphed in the northern qualifier and will now head for the World Finals in

  • Great escape is within sight for battling Bacup

    BACUP & Rossendale Borough aim to complete a remarkable North West Counties League Premier Division survival story tomorrow – and send East Lancashire rivals Barnoldswick Town down. Bacup looked dead and buried this time last week but back-to-back

  • Non-league was turning point for Burnley striker Danny Ings

    DORCHESTER Town boss Mark Jermyn believes Danny Ings’ loan spell at the non-league club may have been the turning point of the Burnley striker’s career. Ings had a loan spell with Dorchester from AFC Bournemouth in 2010 and recently credited his

  • Josh King and David Dunn in Blackburn Rovers return

    BLACKBURN Rovers will be boosted by the return of attackers Josh King and David Dunn tomorrow. But Rovers will make the trip to Huddersfield Town without a single fit and available senior centre-back. MORE TOP STORIES: Stand-in skipper

  • Fans in vote for Blackburn Rovers player of the year

    BLACKBURN Rovers fans have until Wednesday to vote for the player of the year. Tom Cairney pipped holder Jordan Rhodes and Tommy Spurr to the 2013-14 award. But this time around there could be a new name on the trophy. MORE TOP STORIES:

  • Unique Blackburn school faith switch plan called off

    A DEAL that would have seen a Blackburn faith school switch denominations has collapsed. It was announced in April last year that Sacred Heart RC Primary School in Lynwood Road was to come under the direction of the Cidari Trust which is run by

  • Woman cut from car after two-car smash

    A DRIVER had to be cut free from her car after a collision near Ramsbottom yesterday. Firefighters and paramedics were called after a two-car crash in Holcombe Brook at about 3.30pm. MORE TOP STORIES: An air ambulance was sent to the scene

  • Mum found dead after accidentally taking overdose of drugs

    A MUM-of-one was discovered dead by her brother-in-law after accidentally taking an overdose of drugs, a coroner’s court has heard. Catherine Burrows, 43, was pronounced dead at her home in Valley Close, Nelson, on January 8, and it was later ruled

  • SEMINAR: ARE YOU THE WEAKEST LINK?

    Local Bury Accountants, Horsfield & Smith, are hosting a Seminar on Information Security Leadership and How Cyber Criminals Do It on Thursday, 14 May 2015 at The Red Hall Hotel, Bury, Lancashire. With more and more businesses and organisations becoming