Queen head

Queen shakes hands with McGuinness during historic visit

The Queen meets Martin McGuinness

4:41pm Thursday 28th June 2012

The historic handshake between the Queen and Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, together with his words of blessing as they said goodbye, have been hailed as a watershed moment for Anglo-Irish relations.

Comedian Peter Kay's Jubilee stage outfit made in Rawtenstall

Comic Peter Kay on stage

9:53am Tuesday 5th June 2012

Comedian Peter Kay told the Queen his Beefeater stage costume for last night's Jubilee concert had been made in East Lancashire.

Gallery: Jubilee beacons lit in East Lancashire

The beacon is lit at Clitheroe Castle

9:08am Tuesday 5th June 2012

THOUSANDS of people across East Lancashire have celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with the lighting of beacons.

Photos with the Queen at Blackburn street party

4:35pm Monday 4th June 2012

ONE HUNDRED and twenty neighbours partied underneath 300m of bunting in Beardwood Fold, Blackburn.

VIDEO: Remembering the coronation

4:06pm Monday 4th June 2012

Residents of Haslingden Hall and Lodge care home talked to LT reporter Simone Yates about their memories of the coronation.

Fundraiser takes to the stocks at Burnley Jubilee party

3:36pm Monday 4th June 2012

AT the Ennismore Street Community Centre in Burnley the star of the day was 72-year-old Harry Aines who went into the stocks and challenged people to hit him with a wet sponge.

Fundraising joy at Blackburn street party

2:50pm Monday 4th June 2012

A STREET party in Blackburn's Whalley Range has raised £100 for the East Lancashire Hospice during its first hour of celebrations.

Old-fashioned street party gets under way in Colne

2:21pm Monday 4th June 2012

AN old fashioned street party has got underway in Colne's Brown Street West.

500 metres of bunting at Bacup Jubilee party

12:33pm Monday 4th June 2012

ORGANISERS worked around the clock to make sure today's street party in Sandby Close, Bacup, went ahead.

Seventy three cakes to honour Her Majesty at Blackburn party

11:20am Monday 4th June 2012

THE party in Bradda Road, Blackburn, had a tribute table to the Queen with 73 red, white and blue miniature fairy cakes marking her reign from 1952-2012 and a flag shaped sponge cake in the Royal colours.

More Jubilee News»



Your local newsYourTelegraph

News for your area of Lancashire

Click here for the full news section


Your Say Your Telegraph

Having had two family headstones at Pleasington declared unsafe I wondered if anyone else has any opinions on the subject.  − Crimean Bob

Testing of gravestones »

Whizzing past our likkle rock at around nine million klicks asteroid Apophis will be back in 2029 at around 21000 klicks away.  − Slammer

Ooof! We dodged that bullet »



Essential links



Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find


About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree