A MAN has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in a town centre.Detectives investigating a serious assault in Clitheroe are appealing for witnesses after a man had been found with serious injuries on Greenacre Street, Clitheroe at 5.40am
AN investigation has been launched after a 73-year-old man was assaulted in Burnley. Detectives are investigating a serious assault in Burnley and have released CCTV footage of a man they want to identify in connection with the attack on Friday
A FORMER soldier is walking more than 370 miles home for Christmas to raise money for service personnel.Dan McAreavey, 29, originally from Blackburn, is walking from where he works in Rue, a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern
AN elderly woman was treated for smoke inhalation after her kitchen caught fire. Firefighters attended a kitchen fire involving a plastic container at a property on York Avenue, Haslingden on Sunday just after 1pm. A woman in her 80s was cooking
SEAN Dyche praised his fringe players who rose to the occasion to help Burnley beat Watford at Turf Moor.Scott Arfield came in for the stricken Robbie Brady and scored the only goal of the game while Kevin Long saw his first Premier League action of the
TONY Mowbray was delighted with his side’s attacking prowess as they made it 14 goals in their last four away games after a 3-2 victory at Peterborough United. But the Rovers boss was still frustrated with the goals his side conceded despite coming
BURNLEY kept a firm grip on seventh place in the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win over Watford at Turf Moor.Scott Arfield's goal moved the Clarets six points clear of the Hornets, who occupy eighth in the league.It was also a seventh clean sheet
PETERBOROUGH 2 (Taylor, 11) (Marriott, 90) ROVERS 3 (Mulgrew, 47) (Dack, 50, 59) A FANTASTIC 15 minute salvo from Rovers at the start of the second half saw Rovers earn a fifth consecutive league win courtesy of a 3-2 success at Peterborough
SCOTT Arfield struck on his return to the team to help Burnley to a 1-0 win over Watford. The winger was back in the side to replace the injured Robbie Brady and he scored a fine winner just before half-time to help the Clarets cement their stranglehold
DOZENS of people have signed a petition to keep a bank branch in East Lancashire open.The Santander branches in St James Square, Bacup and Burnley Road in Padiham, will close their doors for the last time on Thursday, June 28. Within a branch closure
PLANS have been withdrawn to build 12 new homes.A planning application to Pendle Council to build 12 homes in a residential area on land to the west of White Leys Close, Earby was set to be debated by West Craven’s committee on Wednesday.The applicant
WORKPLACE safety experts are urging local businesses to prepare for the winter months. Darwen based safety clothing and equipment supplier Arco have created a expert guide for business winter weather needs.The guide, which including advice against flooding
RESIDENTS are urged to perform acts of kindness as part of a festive community campaign.The campaign, '12 Days of Christmas Kindness', has been launched by Lancashire Time Credits and Rossendale Council to support members of the community during
AN art gallery will celebrate an astronomical phenomenon that marks the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.Rossendale's award-winning Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery will celebrate the Winter Solstice as part of
A REVEREND is appealing for support in an attempt to raise £600,000 to transform a church into a 'sustainable' hub the community.Plans have been submitted to Ribble Valley Council for the construction of an extension to Trinity Methodist Church
“This meat’s a funny colour, do you think I should eat it?”“No, better throw it out,” comes back the reply.So, now I’m adding to the £13 billion-worth of once-edible food waste that is disposed of in the UK every year according to www.wrap.org.uk.At least
A CHARITY auction has raised more than £2,000 for a hospice.Farnworth Rose hosted the event at the Bombay Lounge in Barrowford recently and raised £2,034 for the Pendleside Hospice.Some 90 guests attended the event and ate, drank, danced and donated generously
A HOSPICE has raised more than £11,000.Rossendale Hospice hosted their annual ladies lunch last Friday.This lunch was attended by 175 ladies who raised £11,400 for the hospice.The event took place at Nino’s Restaurant in Rawtenstall where prizes were
A COUNCIL will be giving service users the chance to win money off their council tax bill.Pendle Council has launched an improved version of its online service.To celebrate, the council will be giving service users the chance to win £500 off their next
HOUSEHOLDS are being urged to prepare for winter.households The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC), which represents the oil heating industry, is urging households across Lancashire to check their heating systems are fit for purpose.OFTEC has created
MARCO Silva expects a 'really difficult' test for his Watford side against Burnley today. Silva's men have impressed so far this season and find themselves in eighth place after 15 games, but Sean Dyche and Burnley are one place and three points
A MOTORIST was rescued by fire crews after becoming trapped beneath a vehicle following a collision.Firefighters were called to Avallon Way, Darwen shortly after 1pm.A fire service spokesman said on arrival, crews found one casualty trapped beneath a
ONE of Tony Mowbray’s most immediate changes after taking over as Rovers boss was moving Charlie Mulgrew on to set plays.It has certainly paid dividends as the League One player of the month for November has since gone on to score five goals from dead
A RUBBISH fire outside commercial premises was attended by fire crews.Firefighters were called to the premises in Burnley Road East, Rossendale shortly before midnight.A fire service spokesman said the fire was in a large wheelie bin.
MARCUS Antonsson says he is starting to feel a key part of the Rovers side after nailing down a spot on the left side of an attacking trio.Antonsson was named PFA fans’ player of the month for November after his five goals in as many games last month
THEY are two of the most popular dancers ever to appear on Strictly and now James and Ola Jordan are preparing to share their story with fans across the country.James and Ola: Uncensored will visit theatres across the UK in the spring and the couple are
TODAY’S delve into the Lancashire Telegraph archive has unearthed a photograph which features a country home which is believed to have played a major role in one of the most infamous episodes in East Lancashire history.For the building, photographed in
THE owner of more than 500 photographs dating back to the Victorian era is being sought after a suitcase was dumped in a town.PCSO Chris Hamer has urged people to come forward to help solve the mystery of a collection of vintage photographs that were
AN MP has said she is ‘appalled’ after a frenzied attack on two paramedics attending an emergency call.Burnley’s MP Julie Cooper described an assault on paramedics Andrew Ormerod and John Liddle as ‘violent and vicious’.Mr Ormerod, who is based in Burnley
SEAN Dyche can understand why today's Turf Moor fixture with Watford is being dubbed as a meeting between the Premier League's surprise packages this season. With 15 games of the campaign gone Burnley sit in seventh place with the Hornets just
TONY Mowbray doesn’t want the January transfer window to be a distraction to his side but says Rovers already have targets in mind.Mowbray is keen to add more individuality to the squad with winger Harry Chapman sidelined for several months with a hamstring
A GREY pony stallion had to be put down because of injuries and ailments which had been neglected by the owner.Blackburn magistrates heard four mares in the same Great Harwood field had grossly overgrown hooves which was causing them unnecessary suffering.Richard
