THE philosophies of Steve Peters will be discussed at a workshop in East Lancashire this week, and the mind coach is aiming to play his part in success for England's footballers at the European Championships next summer. Professor Peters started working
WORK to improve the access and toilet facilities at Clitheroe United Reformed Church is expected to be completed this week. The church has apologised for any inconvenience the work causes visitors to the church. The construction work was started
A MIC and jam night especially for musicians who want to show off their talents is all set to be staged at a Ribble Valley pub next month. The Dog Inn will host the event on Thursday, May 7, in Whalley. The event, being held at the King Street
THE next meeting of Read Parish Council is due to be staged in the village next month. The monthly council meeting will go on to take place at the United Reformed Church in East View on Wednesday, May 13. It will start at 7pm and residents
OAKHILL College has applied for permission to extend and resurface an artificial sports pitch. The Whalley private school is also seeking to erect floodlights and perimeter fencing. The application has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough
DARLINGS of Radio 2, The Shires, turned a dull midweek night into a feelgood party. Chrissie Rhodes and Ben Earle are at the forefront of the British country scene - and it’s easy to see why. At the heart of the show are their stunning harmonies
THREE of Blackburn’s Parliamentary candidates answered questions on the national economy, the distribution of resources by the council and the town’s night-time economy at the Cathedral hustings. An audience of 40 heard Labour’s Kate Hollern, Tory
A FORMER Burnley striker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after becoming the highest-profile player to be convicted of match-fixing allegations. Delroy Facey, 35, who also played for Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Hull City,
THE future of a Ribble Valley pub that has served the community for decades is the subject of intense speculation. The Windmill pub in Mellor Brook was closed and put up for sale earlier this year by owners Enterprise Inns. It came after an
EAST Lancashire councils are considering making lifesaving defibrillators in public buildings accessible 24-hours-a-day. It comes as a person collapsed at Witton Park in Blackburn and needed the life saving kit. MORE TOP STORIES: Bosses
ONE of Accrington Stanley’s newest backers wants to stand with their loudest fans when she takes in a second game next season. Maureen Hurst, 74, became one of the first Stanley Red Knights when she bought a £1,000 package which includes her name
A CHURCH last used as a place of worship in 1979 was the venue for a band filming a music video yesterday. Holy Trinity Church, in Mount Pleasant, Blackburn, was used by talent competition Reidys Exposure winners Where Fires Are to shoot a promotional
RE, ‘Recent spate of flytipping leaves Darwen community furious’. I’m sure if the council cannot afford to operate the waste tips, then a little on everyone’s council tax should sort it. This is better than having our neighbourhoods filled
THREE men are in custody waiting to be questioned by police after a car they were in was stopped this morning. The trio, aged 20, 21, and 23, and all from Blackburn, were arrested at around 11am on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to
A FLOOD-HIT church is ready to reopen after vandals damaged roofing and provided a major setback to a regeneration project. Congregation members at Haslingden Baptist Church have rallied around after heavy rains last October severely damaged floors
A SCIENTIST claims he can live to 150 by following a strict regime of exercise combined with drugs, supplements and regular health checks, while shunning marriage, children and material assets. Dr Alex Zhavoronkov probably doesn’t get invited to
I WAS disgusted to read in the national Press about the two 17-year-old girls who, after posting photographs of themselves on Facebook with bald heads, were reported to be offensive and told to remove their photos immediately as it was classed as nudity
I AM writing about the threat to the Bowland Fells as indicated by comments made by Sir Nicholas Soames at a mid-Sussex constituency hustings last week. Bowland is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is an important drinking water
PLACES are always hotly contested, so we urge everyone to take advantage of our Virgin London Marathon 2016 package. Those buzzing from this year’s 26.2-mile challenge, or anyone who missed out, can apply for a Meningitis Now place at next year
MAY I thank Blackburn with Darwen Parks Department for its quick response to the request made by residents of Queens Road asking that more attention be given to the East entrance of Queens Park. The large metal planters, with their ‘Welcome to
THE views of Tory toff Sir Nicholas Soames over fracking have caused outrage in Lancashire. Old Etonian Sir Nicholas has said the controversial drilling for shale gas should start in the Trough of Bowland rather than in his Sussex constituency.
A Darwen pensioner has found a potato shaped like a chicken. Mrs Mona Turner, 78, was surprised to find the odd shaped spud when she was making her Saturday night dinner. MORE TOP STORIES: Mrs Turner said: "I got this potato out of the
TODAY, television viewers can watch wall-to-wall football on the various sports channels that are available. Think back to 1972, however, and television rental company Relayvision was enticing sports fans into its numerous East Lancashire stores
ST MARY’S College in Blackburn is celebrating its 90th year by appealing for its former students to come forward to share their memories, photographs and anecdotes as part of a new alumni community. The college has teamed up with the education
PENSIONER Enid King, of Feniscliffe, who went to school in the early 1900s, paying 1d a week, told of life and growing up in Blackburn at the turn of the century. Back in 1964 she told the Telegraph: “In the classroom everything was precise, even
AN 82-year-old Polish woman is trying to trace her older sister. After losing contact five years ago, Sabina Lewandowska wants to get back in touch with big sister Stanislawa Urbasiak (born 17/12/26), who she thinks lives in Accrington. Email mariusz26007
A BURNLEY man has appeared in court for the fourth time in relation to an alleged kidnapping on the Isle of Man. Abdul Ahad, 19, of Kent Street, is charged, with three other men, of taking Mohammed Jahed Islam against his will to the UK in November
A CLITHEROE dad-of-two who has been given six months to live has won his fight for a disabled parking space outside his house. Fergus Brown, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January, contacted Lancashire County Council in February
COLNE residents are being called on to save a piece of land which is under threat of development after plans were submitted to build 182 houses. The application for the houses in Knotts Drive and former railway sidings in Colne follows an application
THE Blackburn and Darwen branch of Lancashire Family History Society has its next meeting on May 7. Speaker chairman Ray Smith of Blackburn Local History Society will give a talk titled Reminiscing around Blackburn. The event takes place at Ewood
THE IWM North is marking the 71st anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy – one of the most significant military campaigns of the Second World War. From June 1 to 14 visitors can discover personal stories from its collections
PADIHAM may be a town on the rise but its mayor was in freefall as he leapt 15,000ft from a plane for charity. Howard Hudson, 55, took the plunge at the Black Knights Parachute Centre, near Lancaster, in aid of four good causes. MORE TOP STORIES
GROWING up, Tom Dent, of Blackburn, frequently heard his mum comment ‘your uncle Major was killed at Dunkirk’. It’s only recently, though, that he decided to find out more about Major Wright, a Second World War gunner who died aged 23. Paying
THE Punch and Judy show was once a common sight at local carnivals, in parks and at the seaside. In this photograph, from the late 1960s, a group of youngsters stand enthralled as Mr Punch entertained them at a Todmorden gala in Centre ValePark
HEADLINES today told how hundreds of Lancashire cotton operatives would be thrown out of work by the drastic import cuts announced by the Australian government, employers and union leaders forecast today. The news followed hard on the heels of
THE streets of East Lancashire and the surrounding fields and woods were one big playground to the children of yesterday. Child’s play through the decades embraced an array of games – some for the boys, some for the girls and one or two that all
ETON-EDUCATED Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames has been condemned by his Ribble Valley colleague Nigel Evans for suggesting ‘fracking’ should be piloted in the Trough of Bowland. The outspoken friend of Prince Charles, defending his Mid-Sussex
AN UNLIKELY alliance of Burnley-born Lancashire County Council Tory leader Geoff Driver and Blackburn with Darwen National Union of Teachers’ secretary Simon Jones opposes the creation of new schools independent of local authority control. Meanwhile
THE maxi dress is a wardrobe essential for women everywhere, mostly worn in that floaty bohemian style in the summer months. But my favourite style of maxi is infact the glamorous evening maxi dresses of the 1970s, at the height of all things disco
ONE hundred years ago, the Lancashire Fusiliers landed close to the southern tip of the narrow Gallipoli peninsula. They started that April day with more than 1,000 officers and men. The following morning, after a day of hell, a head count came
FROM Darwen, through Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Nelson and Colne, the cheers of excited crowds welcomed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they made a Royal tour of our communities in 1955. Thousands of people took to the streets to
THE campaign exploded into life in the normally sleepy village of Whalley this week as Tory candidate Nigel Evans discovered the downside of having been the MP for 23 years. The issue of housing developments in the Ribble Valley produced the sort
ACCRINGTON and Rossendale College celebrated the launch of its new state-of-the-art Sports Fitness Centre by hosting a special ticketed event for prospective students. The brand new centre, which cost around £2 million, boasts a four-court sports
BLACKBURN Rovers' final game of the Championship season, at home to play-off chasing Ipswich Town on Saturday (12.15pm kick-off), will be shown live on Sky Sports. Fifth-placed Ipswich require a point to secure their place in the top six. Sky
YOUNGSTERS are having a cracking time learning about life-cycles. On Monday the egg-cited reception class children, aptly named the Ducklings, arrived at St Barnabas Primary School to meet their new classmates – six baby ducks. MORE TOP STORIES
A FUNDRAISING campaign to buy a specialist wheelchair for a Darwen boy is gaining momentum. Leyton Wright, 21-months, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - a type of muscle wasting disease. The untreatable conditions means he will never
AFC DARWEN boss Nick Lloyd hailed his side's battling qualities as they kept their promotion dream alive by reaching the North West Counties League Division One play-off final. The Salmoners beat Chadderton 2-1 in front of a bumper crowd of 359
IAN Wilkinson missed out on the chance to claim a CiCLE Classic hat-trick when he finished fifth in Sunday’s race. Team Raleigh GAC’s Wilkinson, from Barnoldswick, had won the event twice before but couldn’t make it a treble as NFTO star Steele
JUST 10 seconds separated the fastest three in the Wigan Wheelers 10 mile event at Garstang with Burnley’s Steve Irwin clinching his first win on Lancashire roads since returning to our area after 20 years away, writes DAVID BROWN. Riding for the
TEAM Wiggins star Steven Burke has admitted the chance to join the new-look squad was too good an opportunity to miss as he prepares an assault on the Rio Olympics. Burke, who won gold as a member of the British team pursuit squad in 2012, will
KENT’S batsmen offered stubborn resistance to Lancashire’s bowlers after being forced to follow on during the third morning of their LV= Division Two match at Emirates Old Trafford — but the visitors still need 44 runs to make Steven Croft’s team bat
RYAN Canning wants to bring the glory days back to Church Meadow. The Cape Town born right-hander has plundered 226 runs in his first two knocks for Ribblesdale Wanderers this term, including a splendid 126 not out in a weekend victory over Edenfield
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman will work on defensive reinforcements over the summer, after Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing at Dagenham and Redbridge took their tally of goals conceded to 76, with one game to go. The Reds have conceded the most
BACUP-born Marc Pugh helped Bournemouth into the Premier League, but gave all the credit to Eddie Howe. The winger, who began his career at Turf Moor as a trainee, scored the opening goal in a 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers which all but confirmed
EACH week we appeal to readers of The Lancashire Telegraph for help finding wanted suspects. Andrew Lord, 27, is wanted for a breach of bail. He is described as 5ft 9in tall, slim build and has links to both Burnley and Blackburn. Martin Stokes
HOMEGROWN players who have spent the majority of their careers at their club are a dying breed now. So it’s a great shame to see David Dunn leaving Blackburn Rovers and you can only hope one day he will be back coaching at the club or in another
TRAVELLERS who have taken up residence in the shadow of one of Oswaldtwistle’s most prominent buildings are not causing any problems, according to the manager. John Kirby, from the town’s Civic Theatre, said that there have been no issues with
BLACKBURN Rovers top-scorer Rudy Gestede will look to make it an award double on Saturday. The 21-goal striker is one of the leading contenders to win the Player of the Year prize that will be announced before the final game of the season at home
A 17-YEAR-OLD Padiham boy has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the historic rape of a boy four years his junior. MORE TOP STORIES: The boy, who cannot be named, is also charged with indecently assaulting a girl of 10, which
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman who was allowed to share a taxi with two other women ended up dragging one of them out of the car by her hair. Blackburn magistrates heard Claire Waldron, who has a “significant record” for offences of violence, had been drinking
THE family of a mother-of-five have paid tribute to “a woman with a heart of gold”. Lynnsey Catley, 37, was found dead at her home in St Mary’s Close, Audley, Blackburn, on Thursday evening. A post-mortem examination confirmed that Miss Catley
A TEENAGE burglar who stole a TV from the luxury former home of ex-England footballer Phil Neville has been jailed for 16 months. Businessman Matthew Greensmith and his wife Jean have now boosted security at Sunnyside House, in Crawshawbooth, after
A 25-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man breached a non-molestation order in favour of his mum because he believed she was the victim of domestic violence. Blackburn magistrates heard that Paul Robert Smith went to his mum’s house after receiving a call from
A BOGUS delivery man who struck twice in Nelson has been jailed for 12 weeks by Burnley magistrates. Razwan Ali, 29, posed as a delivery man and asked two different householders, 24 hours apart, to take delivery of a parcel. MORE TOP STORIES
Marketing professional Morgan Rothwell has been appointed to the board of Community and Business Partners CIC (CBP). Morgan, a founder and director of Burnley-based brand consultancy D and M Creative, aims to bring a more commercial outlook to the
AN investigation is underway in Accrington after a driver lost his life in a road crash earlier today. Traffic police were on the scene but it is believed the incident at around 5.30am, involving only one driver, has led to fatal injuries.
THE headlines said it all, ‘Gone in 60 seconds’ – we missed a penalty and Leicester went and scored. The story about our lack of goals isn’t changing from week-to-week though. MORE TOP STORIES: Having said that, Matt Taylor shouldn’t beat
AN EAST Lancashire-born driving instructor was murdered by two men who set up a bogus gun deal so they could rob him of his life savings, jurors have been told. David Alderson, originally from Rawtenstall, is alleged to have been killed after Kevin
DAVID Jones insists Burnley will ‘give their all’ to stay up in the final four games of the season. The Clarets kick off their final fixtures with a trip to West Ham United on Saturday. MORE TOP STORIES: With three of their remaining games
DEPARTING Blackburn Rovers hero David Dunn is open minded about where his career will take him next – but he admits he would love to play for Accrington Stanley before hanging up his boots. Dunn will bid an ‘emotional’ farewell to his beloved Rovers
FIRE chiefs believe a house blaze in Blackburn may have been caused by a three-year-old playing with a lighter. Two crews were needed to put out the flames at an end terrace home in Park Avenue after they were called on Monday evening. MORE
A LEARNER driver struck a taxi after spinning out of control on a main road near Bacup in the early hours of New Year’s Day, an inquest heard. Kristopher Hanson, 27, had offered a lift to Isaac Brown and Dylan Watson shortly before a crash which
LABOUR council election candidate Quesir Mahmood has been arrested and bailed ‘on suspicion of electoral fraud and integrity issues’. The 38-year-old, who was held by police for seven hours on Monday, is contesting the Wensley Fold ward in Blackburn
