Lancashire Telegraph | Features https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/features_lancashiretelegraph/ Lancashire Telegraph Features en-gb Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:51:08 +0100 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:51:08 +0100 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Lancashire Telegraph | Features https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/features_lancashiretelegraph/ School's new playing field work halted after air raid shelters unearthed https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26645362.hyndburn-air-raid-shelters-unearthed-school-field-dug/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 12c3d035374478c17c2fe80fadc3e742 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson The Lancashire brewery where every beer is ‘brewed with sunshine’ https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26641298.inside-farm-yard-brew-co-lancashires-award-winning-brewery/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f35369ec807cc625c5ab72d7cf7b87f1 james.mcneill@newsquest.co.uk | James McNeill Rumours rife in Darwen that planters taken to brighten up Blackburn for royal visit https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26633897.darwens-claim-blackburn-nicked-pots-proved-false/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4a005db95547bb0948e3f91b7dc3d16d john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Finger lickin' good - when KFC was a popular eaterie in Blackburn town centre https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26630097.kfc-blackburn-town-centre-regular/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 40b2e0b20ecfae256264470596e8ef3f john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 7 Halloween and half term events in Lancs - including haunted trails and ghost walks https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26621601.halloween-half-term-events-lancashire-autumn-2026/?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 e67c861edf0fd451ff8c75195e644788 sarah.mcgee@newsquest.co.uk | Sarah McGee Blackburn youngsters heading off to school on Blakey Moor in great archive photo https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26620034.archive-photo-shows-children-blakey-moor-blackburn/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ecbfc94ea14e06d442cc7120ab0d18a1 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Mill where history had been made being demolished and chimney set to come down https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26604040.chimney-historic-blackburn-mill-pulled/?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 df98a9ccfdd3ee1a977f9176d178a7c6 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 5 of Lancashire’s most scenic viewpoints you can enjoy without a long walk https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26602982.lancashire-roadside-viewpoints-offering-spectacular-views/?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 1587093b522a5995efbc02117bbe88a2 Chantelle Dietz Accrington to Blackburn tram route discovered as road dug up to repair gas main https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26603999.repair-work-dug-bit-east-lancashire-tram-history/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 cddd5777f24add3fdb0c2773d72ddb89 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Record-breakers to return to Blackburn Empire with spectacular version of Aladdin https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26600226.record-breakers-bringing-aladdin-blackburn-empire/?ref=rss Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 aad06f5d8cd74542712136aff2a24b21 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Remember when T J Hughes store was in old Blackburn Woolworths’ building? https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26600359.t-j-hughes-store-old-blackburn-woolworths-site/?ref=rss Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a2d1a720976c2f99ca4b82328f3e8c3e john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Fans queued to see star player as Blackburn Rovers launched new away shirt https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26596298.blackburn-rovers-fans-queued-see-star-get-new-shirt/?ref=rss Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d5ccb93f714917a2fb44c771991558fe john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Jack and the Beanstalk comes to Bury as Met reveals family panto for Christmas https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26596288.bury-met-reveals-panto-choice-2027---classic/?ref=rss Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b2b4fc6686d045d03302886f187cf576 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Bolton Trilogy and theatre classics part of Octagon's 60th anniversary programme https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26589961.octagon-reveals-bolton-trilogy-60th-anniversary/?ref=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0100 50705c92c8e674b089938e9f53f25229 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson C2C Festival headliners revealed as event heads to Manchester for first time https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26586772.c2c-reveals-line-up-country-festival-comes-manchester/?ref=rss Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:25:15 +0100 3e4daaec6a4732695c337991a3549e6a john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson East Lancs pub charging a penny a pint accused of 'encouraging binge drinking' https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26583848.east-lancs-pub-charging-penny-pint-branded-irresponsible/?ref=rss Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 84e23ec6af7c7d04007bdaf40c7942f4 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Inside Blackburn Rovers' new era of engagement after fans' forum https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/26581941.blackburn-rovers-new-era-engagement-fans-forum/?ref=rss Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ec29c0cd854e144849c43e677631dc6b elliott.jackson@newsquest.co.uk | Elliott Jackson Concrete galore in Burnley shopping centre of the Sixties https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26583836.burnley-shopping-centre-sixties-looked-fairly-gloomy/?ref=rss Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 865c35804d6f2dbbf2dda2dae57664a1 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson How to spend 24 hours in scenic East Lancs market town according to a local https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26582391.spend-day-longridge-according-local/?ref=rss Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a2422db3cba585a1c2879ae131079939 Beth Bailey Inside Blackburn Rovers crown jewel as biggest asset proves its value again https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/26581823.inside-blackburn-rovers-crown-jewel-academy-proves-value/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0100 08880ace800e7c609abfc565595963fd elliott.jackson@newsquest.co.uk | Elliott Jackson Brit Fest 2027 'the biggest yet' as headliners announced - how to get tickets https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26581250.line-up-revealed-brit-fest-2027---get-get-tickets/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:31:23 +0100 43fa02eeaad90a66dc106cc2a3381b30 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Darwen Pub Walk brings six venues together to support families with additional needs https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26579212.darwen-pub-walk-raise-funds-inclusive-community-group/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 66984b5690c4a6b5bb61abc6622b741f john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Millennium mural in Great Harwood saved after being painted over by mistake https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26579284.great-harwood-mural-disappeared-painting-mix-up/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 17213698abf4536b69c52b29e2964612 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Emergency services silent tribute to victims on first anniversary of 9/11 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26576821.accringtons-tribute-victims-anniversary-9-11/?ref=rss Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 609ffa9d471f4c52532240be9fb1e1db john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Cup fever in Accrington as Stanley fans queued for tickets at Crown Ground https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26573101.accrington-stanley-fans-queuing-round-ground-cup-tickets/?ref=rss Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 035dac29d609b8f22dfab6e39a56b7a0 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Former Octagon artistic director directs football play at Kings Arms in Salford https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26568706.ex-octagon-artistic-director-brings-football-play-salford/?ref=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b62217d4eeda25e74c98f6b28f249a4d john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 3 'secret walks' in Lancashire with 'free church' and 'wide reservoir views' en route https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26561786.3-best-secret-walks-lancashire-experience/?ref=rss Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 3c83707493b2f4f6dc27da15fb484e58 Tom Pooley Indian restaurant, the Green Bengal, pulled down to make way for Sainsbury's https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26563853.green-bengal-bromley-cross-reduced-pile-rubble/?ref=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 aa3a3925a3860be37a3d56b07fe28dda john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Classic the shire horse leaving Thwaites brewery for final time on retirement https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26563837.thwaites-shire-horse-pictured-last-day-work-brewery/?ref=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b205a8dcca6774e54de47b8e9341573c john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Strictly judge Anton to be part of Lowry festive show - how you can get tickets https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26560177.strictly-favourite-anton-part-lowry-festive-show/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5baf45f1cb63a9d42f4689a9de349dfd john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Accrington DIY store Glynn-Webb badly damaged in fire started by 10-year-old girl https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26560222.accrington-diy-store-damaged-fire-started-10-year-old/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 da2217c0dab410aac4d7056d405c1ffe john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Flames in the sky as firework blamed for blaze at Grane Road mill https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26549798.30-firefighters-tackled-overnight-blaze-haslingden-mill/?ref=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5f02b816c23a83f8a15b57a9fd480ea3 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Rock-cut tombs a 'tree that sings' and other weird and wonderful places in Lancs https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26542947.weird-unexpected-places-discover-lancashire/?ref=rss Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5d35ed88fe9fb0dcc12187f59bfe5c44 Dave Hamilton Lorry topples at Burnley roundabout, spilling hundreds of rubbish bags on to road https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26543976.m65-roundabout-slip-road-closed-skip-wagon-tipped/?ref=rss Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 424e78807689a7354aeabf33cb3e00f5 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 25 years on - The East Lancashire expats who witnessed horror of 9/11 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26539893.east-lancashire-people-witnessed-horror-9-11/?ref=rss Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d6058597d913c170a2b9fb5f6afa029b sarah.mcgee@newsquest.co.uk | Sarah McGee Inside story of latest Blackburn Rovers talent profiting from unlikely opportunity https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/26537820.blackburn-rovers-talent-profiting-unlikely-opportunity/?ref=rss Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0100 244c90220d518c36692006bfd39c953c elliott.jackson@newsquest.co.uk | Elliott Jackson How to pronounce name of charming Lancashire village with historic buildings https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26517054.pronounce-name-euxton-village-lancashire/?ref=rss Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 1cb051359b6bfdb8a4ddedc7abe203ae sarah.mcgee@newsquest.co.uk | Sarah McGee Why you should stay in the hidden bay I visited almost every weekend as a child https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26523770.hidden-welsh-seaside-hamlet-perfect-autumn-retreat/?ref=rss Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 52ae3460004098c8a0074716ca63b856 jessica.rothwell@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Rothwell Blackburn Rovers' own Gary Pallister with perfect teacher to realise potential https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/26493181.blackburn-rovers-gary-pallister-perfect-teacher/?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 8bd9b0515d2c7fb00137c40597bd7a7a elliott.jackson@newsquest.co.uk | Elliott Jackson The three Blackburn tower blocks that vanished from the town's skyline https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25385250.mill-hill-flats-disappear-blackburn-skyline/?ref=rss Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2530cfc01fae0bc5ed6344008e7fac8c john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 'I started washing pots at 15 – now I've been a chef in Lancashire for 40 years' https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26504224.meet-chef-blackpools-white-tower-restaurant/?ref=rss Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 dab566655c7e4d6e1e9d99825dbc4979 james.mcneill@newsquest.co.uk | James McNeill Aerial picture shows Blackburn town centre more than 100 years ago https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25373485.blackburn-town-centre-1920s-seen-air/?ref=rss Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2096e50e04e8c9ca825afe67c3bbd9df john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson 8 photos show life at Westholme School in Blackburn in the 1990s https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25376786.life-westholme-school-blackburn-90s-pictures/?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 8b5192d2c1fbad9e9f559067758172a7 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Blackburn's Cavendish Cub was left smouldering after massive fire https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25399551.blackburns-cavendish-cub-smouldering-massive-blaze/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 197b0fe93b1c259780b6980b4bc75f7d john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Pavilion destroyed in major blaze on Blackpool's North Pier https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26473535.blackpool-pier-blaze-saw-crowds-gather-beach-watch/?ref=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2dc744033cfc7519f79bfc08fe99b0db john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson How a Michelin-inspired chef created a dining destination in Haslingden https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26478877.steven-halligan-restaurant-metamorphica-haslingden/?ref=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 818323af46b4721592f753dcb820c974 chantelle.dietz@newsquest.co.uk | Chantelle Dietz How a life-changing injury sparked a new career for a Tottington gardener https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26474968.artist-julian-cohens-distinctive-botanical-artwork/?ref=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d23e35441c0de44403188f3a04a2218c Deana Park How to spend day in historic Lancs town with bustling independent shops https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26454959.locals-guide-spending-day-penwortham-near-preston/?ref=rss Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a59a491c5559a2edd8dfb2f99a962ade Laura Wells Blackburn residents baffled by shortest double yellow lines in country https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26456101.blackburn-claimed-shortest-double-yellow-lines-country/?ref=rss Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 8c750e8d936a41a7f624146c81d7a535 john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson Terry’s White Chocolate Orange is back after four years – and it's on offer https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/26458130.terrys-white-chocolate-orange-back-four-years/?ref=rss Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:21:09 +0100 83977de2e42de842d0bdb0d5d2639466 jade.wright@newsquest.co.uk | Jade Wright