Weather
News for East Lancashire: Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale
When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or contact us by email or phone.
REGISTER NOW TO POST YOUR COMMENTS ON THESE STORIES
It's free and only takes a few seconds. Click here to go to the registration page.
Fraser Eagle administrators recover £2.75m
8:10pm Sunday 21st March 2010
THE ADMINISTRATORS of collapsed coach firm Fraser Eagle have recovered more than £2.75million for creditors, it has been revealed.
Former Royal Navy worker jailed for child sex offences
7:20pm Sunday 21st March 2010
A FORMER Royal Navy submarine worker who molested a little girl and had sex in front of her to 'show off' has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Accrington rapist jailed indefinitely
7:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010
A RAPIST who met his teenage victim on Facebook has been jailed indefinitely.
6,000 trees felled on outskirts of Darwen
6:50pm Sunday 21st March 2010
SIX thousand trees have been cut down at a beauty spot on the outskirts of Darwen after a health and safety survey.
£2.3m Nelson town centre scheme unveiled
6:20pm Sunday 21st March 2010
A £2.3million scheme to revive the fortunes of Nelson and bring cars back to one of its main shopping streets has been unveiled.
Screwdriver-wielding robber raids Colne shop
4:45pm Sunday 21st March 2010
A SCREWDRIVER-wielding robber escaped with foreign currency after raiding a travel agent shop.
Police: Blackburn terror action was 'completely appropriate'
2:12pm Sunday 21st March 2010
POLICE insist they have the backing of the Asian community following the conviction of two Blackburn brothers on terrorism offences.
5,000 expected to attend three-day Ribble Valley music festival
1:30pm Sunday 21st March 2010
MORE THAN 5,000 music fans are expected to descend on the Ribble Valley for a three-day music festival.
10 operas to be screened at Blackburn cinema
12:13pm Sunday 21st March 2010
OPERA screenings have proved so popular at Blackburn's Vue Cinema that another 10 are being run this year.
Hapton IT firm eyes expansion
10:50am Sunday 21st March 2010
AN IT firm plans to create new jobs this year after tying up deals with some of the world’s biggest computer firms.
Fears squash courts may be axed in £5.6m Rossendale leisure revamp
6:50pm Sunday 21st March 2010
FEARS have been raised that squash courts may be axed when Rossendale leisure facilities are subject to a £5.6million revamp.
Teenager Burnley footballer called up to England squad
2:15pm Sunday 21st March 2010
A FOOTBALL-mad visually-impaired teenager is celebrating after being called up to the England squad.
Pensioners lead Accrington church tower abseil
12:31pm Sunday 21st March 2010
THREE pensioners led the first ever abseil down St James' Church tower, Accrington.
Blackburn family members sentenced for violent bid to bring back sister
3:10pm Saturday 20th March 2010
A TEENAGE woman, who had broken away from her family, was bundled into a car from a busy street and kept at a house for 90 minutes by relatives, a court heard.
Rossendale boss puts his feet up after 30 years
1:10pm Saturday 20th March 2010
ONE of Rossendale’s most popular salesmen has bid farewell to his trade after developing a rare heart condition.
Redundant Ribble Valley worker comes back as the boss
12:20pm Saturday 20th March 2010
A WORKER who was made redundant when an off-licence chain collapsed has taken over the lease and opened a new wine shop.
Padiham pensioner, 74, jailed for a year for assaulting girl
12:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010
A PENSIONER who twice assaulted a little girl and was said to have shown her a ‘sex book’ is starting a 12 month jail term.
Residents in new row over noise at Barrowford bar
10:00am Saturday 20th March 2010
A DESIGNER bar has landed itself in hot water again with environmental health chiefs over loud music.
Huge crackdown on pubs showing illegal Burnley matches
7:10am Saturday 20th March 2010
PREMIER League bosses have launched a huge crackdown on illegally televised Clarets matches in Burnley pubs.
A gang of 'schoolboy' thieves operated by 'Fagin-like' masters have been targeting Blackburn. Here they failed to distract a woman at a cash machine.
East Lancashire entertainment previews
Comedy preview: Ted Robbins in Bacup (external link)
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 1:34pm Friday 19 March 2010
Comedian Ted Robbins will perform his Big Bacup Belly Laugh Show in the town on April 3.
Show preview: Mark Beaumont in Burnley (external link)
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 11:03am Friday 19 March 2010
Cycling 18,000 miles around the world, record breaking solo cyclist Mark Beaumont, tells of his remarkable story in Burnley on May 12.
Show preview: Brendan Cole Live and Unjudged in Blackburn (external link)
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:54am Friday 19 March 2010
STRICTLY Come Dancing favourite bad boy Brendan Cole is to bring his own dance show to Blackburn on June 9.
Gig preview: Motorhead in Blackburn (external link)
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:47am Friday 19 March 2010
LEGENDARY rockers Motorhead are to come to Blackburn on November 12.
Comedy preview: Jason Manford in Burnley (external link)
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:43am Friday 19 March 2010
COMEDIAN Jason Manford has chosen Burnley Mechanics for a warm-up gig on May 2.
Lancashire Telegraph is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Find a trade
Your East LancsYourTelegraph
News and views posted by Lancashire Telegraph readers
Your Say Your Telegraph
Essential links
Local advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
