A COMMUNITY group in Accrington teamed up with councillors to help clean up the local area.Laneside Residents Association worked with deputy Hyndburn Council leader Cllr Paul Cox to help remove waste from the streets.The skips were located at the junction
RED Nose Day celebrations have taken place across the county as people of all ages got involved with fundraising.The appeal by Comic Relief takes place every two years to raise money for those in need across the world.Pupils from Barrowford Primary School
A MAN has been given a 12-month conditional discharge after admitting to obstructing a police man in the execution of his duty.Blackburn Magistrates Court heard how Lee Frank Tattersall, of Norfolk Grove in Church, committed the offence against PC Mead.The
A DOG attack at a farm in Burnley left six sheep, two lambs and three geese dead. Newborn lambs were among the animals killed by the out-of-control dog, while three more sheep were injured and two had to be put down. The attack being investigated
BURNLEY have entered the final international break of the season in much better shape than they were two years ago. When the domestic action resumes on April 1 and the Clarets return to Turf Moor for a league game for the first time since February
THE North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) charity is to open its biggest shop in East Lancashire.The organisation will sell new and used furniture, household items, bric-a-brac, books and clothing at the new 4,000sqft store in Blackburn.The store in Preston
ROVERS Ladies defender Ellie Cook is hoping her side can clinch the FA Women’s Premier League North title with a clean sheet at home to Derby tomorrow (2pm). Gemma Donnelly’s side go in to the game needing just a point to clinch the championship
CALLS have been made to repair two ‘iconic’ Grade II-listed telephone boxes.The traditional payphones stand outside XLCR House in Albert Street, Colne, and need to be restored after falling into disrepair, according to Cllr Dorothy Lord, who represents
A BAKERY has recruited the help of those close to them to raise money in memory of a friend’s mum this Mother’s Day.Finch’s Bakery in Great Harwood, run by identical twin sisters Rachel and Lauren Finch, will be donating the proceeds of all cakes sold
STUDENTS across Lancashire are taking part in a pilot project aiming to train young people in cutting-edge digital skills.Digital Advantage is offering around 200 youngsters the chance to get help to develop and plan their own digital business start-up
A DEAL has been signed which will see Burnley FC in the Community take over an outdoor education centre.Question marks remained over the future of the Whitehough site at Barley, as Lancashire County Council looked to sell off assets.The charity has now
BLACKBURN Rovers Ladies boss Gemma Donnelly wants her side to maintain their focus as they close in on clinching the FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division title. Rovers need just a point from their home game with Derby tomorrow (2pm) to secure
A SIX-YEAR effort to save Burnley’s favourite songbird has encountered difficulties but campaigners have vowed to continue an extensive preservation initiative.Twite numbers in 14 out of 18 colonies monitored by the RSPB, including a number near Cliviger
THREE people escaped uninjured after a car crashed into a tree in Blackburn this morning. Emergency services attended the incident in Montague Street just after 5am. A fire crew attended the scene after smoke was seeing coming from the vehicle
FIREFIGHTERS attended a house fire in Rishton after a pizza box was inadvertently left in the oven. Two crews from Hyndburn fire station attended the scene in George Street just after 7pm yesterday. They were alerted to the fire after the resident
A MEMORIAL is to be set up in the grounds of a school in memory of teenager Megan Lee who died on New Year’s Day after eating a takeaway meal. The student, who attended St Christopher’s CE High School in Accrington, will be remembered at a ceremony on
IT’S going to be a year to remember in more ways than one for Strictly Come Dancing stars Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec. For not only will they be touring with Remembering Fred, a spectacular tribute to the genius of Fred Astaire, they will
A STUDENT seriously injured in Wednesday’s terror attack in London has posted on social media from his hospital bed. Former Darwen Aldridge Academy headboy Travis Frain, 19, suffered leg and armed fractures after being deliberately run down by a 4x4
A MAN whose friend was being chased by an irate taxi driver smashed the vehicle's wing mirror to attract the driver's attention.Blackburn magistrates heard Michael Willetts also then ran off but both men were eventually arrested.Willetts, 33,
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who wasn't happy with the way he was treated at an Accrington mental health unit smashed a window out of frustration.Blackburn magistrates heard later the same day David Brian Lowe phoned the police, confessed what he had done and
MICHAEL Keane believes Ben Mee could add to the competition for places among the central defenders in the England squad in the near future.Burnley centre back Keane won his first Three Lions cap on Wednesday night in the friendly defeat to Germany and
A BY-ELECTION descended into 'shambles and farce' after the winning candidate declared himself ineligible for the seat hours after the polls opened.One witness said the scene at the Blackburn with Darwen count as returning officer Harry Catherall
BOWLING fans have been left celebrating a strike as Blackburn’s only alley is set to reopen on Monday.Tenpin will be opening its new centre in Peel Leisure Park and has given the Lancashire Telegraph a preview of what will be on offer.The complex will
A STUDENT seriously injured in Wednesday’s terrorism attack in London has posted on social media from his hospital bed. Former Darwen Aldridge Academy headboy Travis Frain, 19, suffered leg and armed fractures after being run down by a 4x4 on Westminster
ROVERS midfielder Danny Guthrie is predicting a bright future for the club under Tony Mowbray - and he wants to be a part of it. But Guthrie - whose contract expires at the end of the season - admits his focus is on the remaining eight games, rather
SCHOOLS in Blackburn with Darwen are more segregated than they were five years ago, according to new research. The borough was singled out as one of four areas of 'concern' in the Understanding School Segregation in England study. MORE TOP
A NEW chemotherapy day unit has opened as part of a major overhaul of services for cancer patients in East Lancashire.An expanded department has been unveiled at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, alongside improved facilities for cases involving
A REFORMING drug addict who was also battling alcohol problems was praised by magistrates for his efforts.And they rewarded Sean Fleming by wiping £495 off his debt to the court as long as he remained on the court corridor for half an hour."We have
