SEAN Dyche hailed the mentality of his players after they fought back to earn a point at Hull City.The Clarets had briefly looked set for another away defeat this season when Tom Huddlestone gave the Tigers the lead with 18 minutes to go through a controversial
THE inquest into the death of a 82-year-old man has been opened.Senior coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Michael Singleton opened the case into Dennis Whittaker on Thursday.He said that proceedings will continue once a trial for death
THE Burnley-based Calico Group has successfully maintained its gold award status following a recent reassessment by business improvement standard Investors in People.Calico was one of the first organisations in Burnley to achieve the status, and the organisation
A NEW partnership has been created to support six luncheon clubs across Burnley and generate new volunteering and training.Burnley Leisure Trust and the Bean Good Coffee Shop, a Calico social enterprise, have teamed up to provide services to people who
A PORTER at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has received the employee of the month award for his fundraising efforts.Ismali Bhamji received the February prize after helping to raise money to buy specialist chairs for stroke patients.He helped collect
A ROSSENDALE primary school is in the top two per cent of the country after achieving a ‘very high standard’ in maths at Key Stage Two. Schools minister Nick Gibb wrote to St Veronica’s RC Catholic School in Helmshore to congratulate them after 100 per
A CHARITY in Accrington is preparing for its annual multicultural celebration to coincide with International Women’s Day.Aawaz will be holding the event on Wednesday, March 8, at 11am in the ballroom in Accrington Town Hall.Cllr Jean Battle, patron of
BURNLEY picked up their second away point of the Premier League season at Hull City. The Clarets began a run of four successive away games in good fashion, earning a share of the spoils against a resurgent Tigers in a game they could have won.
THE family and friends of a 15-week-old girl who has a life-limiting illness are trying to raise £500,000 for her treatment. Inaaya Shabbir, whose mother Amber Khan, 20, comes form Accrington, was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition which
PEOPLE from across Hyndburn have reacted positively to news the council is offering £50 to people who help catch ‘dirty dog owners’.As reported in the Lancashire Telegraph on Thursday, borough bosses are offering the money to anyone who reports owners
FOOTBALLING legend John Barnes paid a visit to a school to help inspire and motivate students. Students from Blackburn Central High School listened to the former Liverpool and England player discuss his career and life while others took part in a football
4:53pm Valuable point for the Clarets that. Match report and reaction to come online shortly.
ONE of Burnley’s golden oldies who walked out with the players ahead of last weekend’s FA Cup tie with Lincoln City described it as ‘one of the best days of my life’.The club replaced the usual younger mascots with a group of older fans as part of Burnley
PENDLE residents are set to pay more council tax after the hike was voted through by borough councillors. The rise of between and £3.33 and £5 a year was approved at meeting on Thursday night. Two Conservative councillors and former Labour
RED squirrels could be set for a ‘bright future’ in East Lancashire if volunteers get involved, according to wildlife experts.An ‘army’ of 5,000 volunteers is wanted nationwide by wildlife trusts to help save the last remaining indigenous species of squirrel
A ROAD is set to be closed in Edgworth next month to allow for the installation of cabling for new street light connections. Hob Lane will be closed to all traffic from a point 80 metres from its junction with Blackburn Road for a distance of 220
A MAJOR tree-planting exercise is set to take place between Bacup and Todmorden - in a bid to head off future flooding headaches. Utility bosses are planning to install an initial 3,000 trees in the South Pennine, above Gorpley Reservoir, to begin
SEAN Dyche will not change Burnley’s away game routine ahead of a four game run of road trips for the Clarets.Dyche’s side will look to improve on a record of one point from 11 Premier League away games this season over the next month.That starts with
A PLAN to refurbish Padiham Town Hall and protect it from flooding in the future has been approved. Members of Burnley Council’s planning committee voted on the proposal on Thursday, January 26, and listed building consent was granted this week
A SCHOOL in Accrington has been praised for ranking in the top three per cent of schools for pupil progress. St Oswald’s RC Primary School received the rating for the progress students make between Key Stage One and the end of Key Stage Two in
A CORONER, who said he ‘felt blessed’ to have had his dream job, is set to retire after 23 years in the role. Michael Singleton, senior coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, will leave his post at the end of June. MORE TOP
THE Woodnook regeneration project in Accrington has collected a prize at a regional awards ceremony. Hyndburn Council and developer PlaceFirst won the ‘Public/Private Partnership of the Year Award’ at the Insider North West Residential Property
A 24-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries after a car crash in the Ribble Valley on Friday night. The car she was driving rolled several times before stopping in a lay-by, police said. Officers are now appealing for witnesses after
YOUNGSTERS got a special visit from Olympian Dame Sarah Storey as a school launched a new healthy living scheme. The multiple gold medal winning road and track racing cyclist popped in to see children at Hapton CE/Methodist Primary School and St
HE’S been a member of one of the most successful pop bands in recent years and now he’s getting ready to take on one of the iconic stage roles - that of Danny in the hit musical Grease.It’s no wonder that Tom Parker just laughs and says: “I’m a very lucky
TWO MEN have been jailed for a combined total of eight years after helping a man escape from the scene of a murder. Preston Crown Court heard how Paul Swift and Reece Hignett had been paid to pick up Daniel Bamford, knowing he had stabbed someone
SENIOR councillors have criticised the new ward map for Blackburn with Darwen for 'dividing communities'. The blueprint was drawn up by the borough’s Labour leadership after a cut to the number of elected politicians by a fifth saving £100,000
BLACKBURN Rovers head coach Tony Mowbray admits he may make additions to his backroom staff in the summer, but says he is more than happy to be working alongside a ‘good mix’ in new assistant manager David Lowe and first-team coach David Dunn.Both were
A BAR which opened in Darwen last month has now launched a restaurant and art gallery on the top floor. The Taps Bar in Railway Road replaced La Salsa tapas restaurant and thousands was spent on the transformation of the interior. MORE TOP
A LAST-DITCH attempt by Conservative politicians to stop controversial plans to redevelop a town square as a memorial to the Accrington Pals has failed. Group leader Cllr Tony Dobson proposed that the scheme was scrapped at a meeting of Hyndburn
A WOMAN e-mailed a topless photograph of her former lover to staff at Lancashire County Council where both women had previously worked. Blackburn magistrates heard Susan Jane Fearnley had been "deeply scarred" when her partner ended their "intense
TWO men burst into a house and forced the terrified occupant to wait for a third man to come home. Preston Crown Court heard the incident in Darwen was over a £100 debt owed by the partner of the victim’s mum to one of the defendants, Adam Caan
