Lancashire Telegraph | Rishton

Rishton teenager meets David Cameron after becoming Prince’s Trust ambassador

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:16 +0000

A TEENAGER has been mingling with stars of the track, ring and parliament after becoming the county’s first sports ambassador for the Prince’s Trust.

Fundraisers reach halfway stage in bid to help Hyndburn youngster walk unaided

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

FUNDRAISERS are more than half way to their goal of helping a five-year-old girl to walk unaided.

Rishton van driver hit and crushed roadsweeper

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:28:07 +0000

A MAN at the wheel of a van who crushed a roadsweeper has admitted driving without due care and attention.

Oh là, là! East Lancashire pair set off on a ‘tour de France’

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:27:01 +0000

A RISHTON woman is to make a 650-mile bike trip to France – in spite of not having cycled for 10 years.

Man has part of ear bitten off in Rishton fight

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:28:15 +0000

A MAN had part of his ear bitten off as he tried to protect his girlfriend in an argument.

33 Hyndburn electricity substations raided by metal thieves in just one month

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:26:29 +0000

THIEVES are taking their lives in their hands on a daily basis as break-ins to electricity substations soar.

East Lancashire hit-and-run victim remembered one year on

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:22:54 +0000

FAMILY and friends will mark the first anniversary of the death of a Blackburn grandmother and yoga teacher today.

Hyndburn kickboxing club fights for survival

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0100

AN AWARD-winning kickboxing club which has more than 60 members is fighting to stay afloat.

Father of Adam Rogers meets son’s teenage killer in prison

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:29:34 +0100

ADAM Rogers’s father and his teenage killer have come face to face in an ‘emotional’ prison meeting.

Tributes to Royal British Legion man killed in Rishton crash

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:58:37 +0100

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Royal British Legion stalwart who was killed in a road accident in Rishton.

Pedestrian dies after Rishton crash

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0100

UPDATE: AN 80-year-old man who was hit by a car in Rishton yesterday evening has died.

East Lancashire's 'worst street' set for canalside houses and apartments

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:20:00 +0100

PLANS to transform East Lancashire’s ‘worst street’ into an upmarket canalside development have been rubber-stamped.

Rishton garage turning down work because it can't find mechanic

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +0100

AN EAST Lancashire firm is being forced to turn work down because it cannot find staff with traditional mechanic skills.

Rishton Co-operative shop plan rejected

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0100

FEARS of traffic chaos on a key Rishton junction has seen plans to open a Co-op shop there thrown out.

'Worst street in East Lancashire' being flattened

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0100

A ROW of derelict terraces which became famous for creating ‘East Lancashire’s worst street’ are finally being flattened.

Rishton traders to fight Tesco Express plans

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:42:29 +0100

PLANS for a convenience store in Rishton have led traders to begin a campaign against the bid.

Rishton man who sexually assaulted woman jailed

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0100

A FATHER-OF-TWO who sexually assaulted and beat up a woman has been locked up for 21 months.

Five-year-old's £45,000 wish to walk campaign backed by Blackburn Rovers' David Dunn

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0100

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who doctors predicted would never even sit up is bidding to travel to America for surgery so she can walk unaided.

Family's support for East Lancashire Hospice

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:13:37 +0100

A CHARITY ball held in memory of a mum who helped look after young Blackburn Rovers stars has raised £4,300 for East Lancashire Hospice.

Rishton paedophile allowed to play golf to protect human rights

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0100

AN OVERWEIGHT " high risk" paedophile banned from places used by children is to be allowed a walk in the park and to play golf so his human rights are not breached.