Lancashire Telegraph | Tockholes

Woman, 71 fell in Tockholes reservoir

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:57:37 +0000

A PENSIONER was last night in the intensive care unit of Royal Blackburn Hospital after falling into a reservoir.

Tockholes primary school teacher set to retire

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:15 +0000

THE headteacher of Tockholes’s only primary school is to retire after 12 years at the helm.

Turton millionaire weeps as he talks of wife at murder trial

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:41:11 +0000

A MILLIONAIRE businessman accused of murdering his wife broke down in tears in court yesterday as he gave evidence.

Turton millionaire's wife 'unlikely' to have stabbed herself, murder trial told

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:40:08 +0000

THE ex-wife of millionaire businessman Ian Workman embellished a final diary entry just before she was stabbed in her kitchen, a court has heard.

350 years of Tockholes United Reformed Church history

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:42:33 +0000

CALENDARS and booklets are now available to mark the 350th anniversary of Tockholes United Reformed Church.

Rescued Tockholes horse is the mane attraction

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:30:30 +0100

THE owner of a 33-year-old shire horse says the animal has made a ‘full recovery’ following a serious fall last week.

Firefighters save 1-ton shire horse in Tockholes

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100

FIREFIGHTERS saved the life of a 33-year-old shire horse during a dramatic rescue at Chapel Farm Barn in Tockholes yesterday.

Three girls escape as car overturns in Tockholes

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:22:08 +0100

THREE teenage girls managed to climb out of a car that overturned in a country lane in Tockholes.

Hundreds attend first Tockholes festival

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0100

HUNDREDS of people enjoyed themselves at a four-day festival to toast the health of cancer battler Madison Allan.

Report: Tockholes Gala 2011

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:09:57 +0100

VILLAGERS enjoyed the summer sunshine at the annual Tockholes Gala on Saturday.

Motocross problem back in Tockholes

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0100

MOTOCROSS racing problems have “come back with a vengence” in Tockholes, according to a councillor who helped ban the sport on farmland seven years ago.

Tockholes lengthsman could be axed

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:10:11 +0100

TOCKHOLES Parish Council is debating whether to continue employing a lengthsman to carry out maintenance in the area.

Tockholes pub the Black Bull runs again

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:32:49 +0100

A village pub is set to reopen after a refurbishment.

Erase the graffiti, Jake say Tockholes residents

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:09:32 +0000

RESIDENTS in Tockholes are appealing for a graffiti artist to remove his etchings from a children’s playground.

Former Darwen man's book to help those with Crohn’s disease

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:10:01 +0000

A TOCKHOLES ex-pat has released a book to help people with Crohn’s disease.

Brewery to bring Darwen pub back to life

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:53:01 +0000

A BREWERY is moving lock, stock and barrel to open in an empty pub in Tockholes.

Residents win Tockholes tree fight

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:30:00 +0000

RESIDENTS fighting to save an ancient tree are celebrating after a utility firm gave up its bid to chop it down.

Anguish as gravestones stolen from Darwen churchyard

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:00:00 +0000

GRAVESTONES have been stolen in a 'despicable' raid on a churchyard.

'Ram raid' on Tockholes home as animal goes berserk

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:20:00 +0100

A RUNAWAY ram left a trail of destruction after going berserk in a house.

Tockholes church votes to remove protected tree

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:33:40 +0100

RESIDENTS fighting to protect a 160-year-old protected beech tree in the grounds of a church have been dealt a new blow.