PEOPLE are being warned about an "Arctic Blast" set to hit East Lancashire overnight. Blackburn with Darwen Council said its gritters were set to go out tonight from 6pm as freezing conditions were expected in some areas. It warned that it would be
BLACKBURN band New York Tourists will open for the Kaiser Chiefs at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre for a special homecoming show in May.The Yorkshire date marks yet another major success for the rising indie rockers - Gary Taylor on vocals and guitar
A NEW inspection regime is to be introduced to examine how councils, health and probation services and the police are working together to protect children living with, or at risk of, neglect.The inspections, which will target six areas, will involve Ofsted
FOUR hero police officers have been praised after their quick-thinking actions helped save a motorist’s life.PC Graham Leyland, PC Steve Worsley, PC Mike McMahon and PC Helen Blackburn were thanked by Alan Wood after he fell ill at the wheel.Mr Wood,
HOLLYWOOD superstar Will Smith will team up with DJ Jazzy Jeff to headline a brand new festival heading to Blackpool over the August Bank Holiday. The pair will be making their only UK appearance on the final night of the three-day event to be
IT may not have been the result we wanted but it did not stop Clarets fans being all smiles before and during their game with Manchester United. Click through the photo gallery above to see if you can spot any Burnley fans.
A WOMAN has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 29 months after admitting to drink-driving. Magistrates heard how Wendy Catherine Metcalfe Warburton, 52, was nearly four times over the legal limit when she was stopped by police in a Hyundai
ST GEORGE was in the hearts and minds of East Lancashire folk as celebrations in his honour took place across the weekend.The patron saint of England is celebrated each year on April 23 and in keeping with tradition, East Lancashire’s scout and guide
A SHOPKEEPER in Blackburn has been given a suspended prison sentence after masterminding a £25,000 fake tobacco scam. Customs investigators initially raided an industrial unit on the Carlinghurst Business Park, in George Street West, in late March
The Cummins Mellor Group have welcomed experienced sales professional Jack Mellor into the business, the fourth and final member of the Mellor family now actively working within the organisation. Jack joins the Lancashire based, award winning
A BUSINESSMAN has called for the Labour Party to pay the cost a by-election where their winning candidate declared himself disqualified on polling day.Sabir Esa said council taxpayers should not foot the £8,000 bill for the ‘political shambles’ that followed
SPEEDING drivers will soon face stricter penalties and much higher fines based on what they earn. From April 24 2017, new rules come into effect in the UK which will mean offenders could now be charged up to 175% of their weekly income. MORE TOP
CREATING CHANCES Burnley failed to register a shot on goal at Turf Moor against Manchester United and they looked a pretty blunt instrument in the second half as the visitors held them at arms length with relative ease. Scoring goals hadn't
A NEWSPAPERMAN who brought millions of stories to the people of East Lancashire has died aged 101. Tributes have been paid to former Lancashire Telegraph production manager William Main, who oversaw the printing presses at Blackburn from 1969 to 1985.
PUNK legends The Stranglers will headline this year’s Head For The Hills festival.Formerly known as the Ramsbottom Festival, the band will play alongside Beth Orton, Dutch Uncles and the Neville Staple Band at the three-day event.Thousands of people are
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a collision with a four-by-four vehicle on the outskirts of Burnley on Sunday afternoon. Police have confirmed that a 28-year-old man from the Todmorden area was fatally injured in a crash between his bike and a Toyota
TWO cars were involved in a crash in Samlesbury this morning. A Kia Sedona and a Volkswagen Golf collided in Preston New Road, near the Samlesbury Hotel. An ambulance service spokesman said two patients were checked over by paramedics but refused
FIREFIGHTERS battled a moorland fire that broke out last night in Belmont for almost three hours. The blaze happened near Rivington Road just before 7pm and measured 500 metres and 100 metres. Two fire engines from Darwen and Rawtenstall and
IT is certainly coming together for two of the region’s most progressive technology companies. ROQ, the strategic software testing solutions provider, has teamed up with IT specialists Holker IT, of Preston and Colne. Holker IT will provide
IT’S Alice in Wonderland, but not as you know it!Wendi Peters has some words of advice for anyone going to see the new musical Wonderland at Manchester’s Palace Theatre.“Don’t come thinking this is a straight adaptation of Lewis Carroll,” said the Blackburn-born
NEW figures have shown that textile manufacturing in Lancashire is experiencing a revival after millions has been invested in the industry.Interim findings from the Textiles Growth Programme has shown that 39 business across Lancashire have invested £8million
A LEADING Darwen councillor has clashed with a borough boss over the involvement of his assistant in saving a park in her own ward.Whitehall’s David Foster has demanded to know why he received an email from Sudell’s Cllr Jane Oates saying she had decided
A MAN was forced to climb out of his first-floor window after a kitchen fire last night. Fire crews attended Springfield Bank, Burnley, after a cooker had caught fire around 9.25pm. Watch manager Damian Hartley said the man felt trapped and
PLANS are in place for a Blackburn-based furniture firm to expand as the result of a £400,000 investment package.Bosses at Daisyfield-based Designer Sofas For You have confirmed they now intend to cover the whole of the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands
THOUSANDS of people pounded the streets at the London Marathon yesterday. But we want our readers to get in touch to tell us if they know anyone who took part in the race.
A RIBBLE Valley care home has been told to make improvements after breaching health regulations.The Croft Care Home in Whalley was rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2015. Inspectors said the home had made improvements
YOUTHS have been issued with 'acceptable behaviour contracts' in a move aimed at tackling nuisance. For months residents in Harle Syke have been suffering from gangs of young people disrupting traffic, throwing stones and being abusive. Now police
A TEENAGE driver stopped for a routine check was found to have cannabis in his system.Blackburn magistrates heard as a result of his conviction for drug driving and the loss of his licence Reece Adam Parker would lose his job as an apprentice bricklayer.Parker
A PREGNANT Shetland pony 'savagely attacked' by a dog in a field had to be put down.The pony was set upon by a 'big' Staffordshire Terrier type dog and suffered extensive damage to her head.Several onlookers tried to intervene but struggled
A SHOPKEEPER has condemned a council for forcing him to take down external roller shutters only for his windows to be vandalised.Imran Munir redesigned the front of his barber's business in Haslingden town centre with the protection for his new glazing
TWO bikers are set to travel on an 8,000 mile journey across Europe to raise money for charity.John Richmond and David Walsh, from Cliviger, will visit 32 countries in a bid to raise £8,000 for Derian House Children’s Hospice.The pair will complete the
PLANS to get tougher on drivers who break speed limits have been welcomed by campaigners. New fines are set to come into force today when new sentencing guidelines take effect. It means drivers responsible for high speed offences will be given harsher
PLANNING bosses are set to green light the conversion of a former iconic Burnley pub into flats and shops, in the face of local opposition. Neighbours to the former Duke of York pub in Colne Road have strongly objected to the creation of eight flats and
JAMES Tarkowski insists Burnley remain full of belief despite seeing the gap over the bottom three cut to five points. The Clarets’ 2-0 Turf Moor reverse to Manchester United means it is just one win in 11 Premier League games for Burnley, and
DARRAGH Lenihan admits Rovers lacked a cutting edge at Wolves which leaves them facing an uphill battle going in to their final two games. Rovers dominated the ball for large parts at Molineux but have now scored just three goals in their last
