Burnley's Championship clash away to Norwich City has been selected for live broadcast by Sky television. The Carrow Road game was scheduled for Saturday, September 30 at 3pm. However, the match will now kick off at 1.15pm on Sunday, October 1.
TRANSPORT company Burnley and Pendle Travel Ltd has asked undercover cops on to its buses as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. The scheme is part of the police's Operation Summer Nights initiative. Briercliffe's neigh-bourhood policing officer
TEACHERS, pupils and parents at Burnley's Barden Junior School proved they could walk the walk to help a road safety charity into the record books. Pupils from the Abel Street school linked up and took part in an hour long stroll around Burnley. The
A DRUG addict who broke into several cars in one night has been jailed. Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Mark Morton, 29, of Rutland Street, Nelson, had been given a suspended jail term just two days before the spree in Nelson. He helped himself
Firefighters have slammed those responsible for an arson attack in Burnley early today. A gang of youths were spotted around a house Pink Street, which was empty but being renovated, shortly before the fire brigade were called at 1.25am. Neighbouring
A MAN whose estranged wife was stabbed to death at her home has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Zameer Ahmed, 26, was detained in Blackburn yesterday evening and was due to be questioned by detectives today. His estranged wife Nazia, 23,
Police are hunting a teenager who stole a mobile phone from another youngster in a late-night confrontation in Clayton-le-Moors. The 15-year-old victim was approached at just before 10pm on Friday by a baseball-cap wearing thug who demanded that he
A CLITHEROE cage fighter has been crowned the world's "ultimate fighter" and landed himself a six-figure salary to fight in America. Clitheroe father-of-two Michael Bisping, 27, fought his way to victory and $1million prize money in the final of Bravo
Police are appealing for witnesses after accelerants were poured through the letterbox of a house in Accrington and set on fire. Firefighters were called to the scene at Wordsworth Road around 4am on Sunday. The fire caused damage to the inside
A ROSSENDALE street which is the shortest in the world is facing a battle to hold onto its crown. Elgin Street in Bacup, which is just 17 feet long, is in the Guinness Book of Records for the accolade. But a pub landlord in Wick, a town in the Scottish
I WOULD like to draw your attention to new Get On campaign research which shows that many dads are baffled by their children's homework. We have found that almost one in five (18 per cent) dads of children aged 5-10 years are regularly surprised by how
I HAVE been through a long process of intrusive checks and assessments in order to become a foster carer and had a glowing reference. The new manager of the fostering agency feels that because I have taken a small dose of anti-depressant from time to
OUR North West region played an important part in jump starting the industrial revolution, because the thinkers of yesteryear met in groups, just as the ones of the present day. Likewise, current innovators putting their heads together rely on the sponsorship
Comments of the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust patient and public involvement forum on the consultation process for the clinical services review. 1. The Code of Practice on Consultation (as issued by the Cabinet Office). This states, "Although
CONSULTATION over the biggest ever shake-up of East Lancashire hospitals is "meaningless", "seriously flawed" and must be scrapped, a health watchdog said today. In an attack on managers, the area's hospital Patient and Public Involvement Forum blasted
OLD habits die hard. At our house we eat round a big kitchen table, and until recently I thought everyone else did. But I've read a survey saying a large percentage don't do that, and instead eat their meals balanced on their knees in front of the
THE decision by Asda to follow other big stores in raising milk prices has been welcomed by the farmers' union in Lancashire. Mike Taylor, chairman of the National Farmers' Union's North West dairy board said the move was a step in the right direction
THE World Cup is beginning to hot up and the same could be said about the battle for the TV remote control. Just like football tactics, there are different ways to tackle this tricky situation. There is the foot down, it-only-happens-once-every-four-years
A PUB will find out tomorrow if it has received planning permission for extension plans. Bosses at the Fort Arms Hotel in Lower Barnes Street, Clayton-le-Moors, hope to convert an attached barn and building to a two-storey extension to create function
A DISCARDED cigarette is being blamed for a fire which wrecked a shop front in Accrington. The fire broke out at The Appliance Centre, Whalley Road, just after 9am yesterday and two crews took nearly 45 minutes to bring it under control. The firefighters
THE parents of a teenager who was left with critical head injuries after a car crash have spoken of their relief after his condition started to improve. Thomas Maylor, 17, of Whitecroft View, Baxenden, has been taken out of the critical care unit of
RIBCHESTER Amateur Theatrical Society (RATS) is back on June 29 with a production telling the story of the turbulent times of the suffragette movement through the stories of local characters. 'Deeds Not Words' was the suffragettes' most famous slogan
Accrington Road Runner Graham Collinge is the Lancashire Half Marathon Champion having finished the first Lancastrian at the Freckleton Half Marathon. Graham seems an unlikely winner having recovered from serious illness a few years ago, and the fact
Brian Cole was invited to represent Great Britain in the IAU European 100 kilometres Championships, but caught a bug while out there at Touhout in Belgium and decided to settle for the 50 kilometre race! Brian was part of the Great Britain team to win
YOU'VE got to take your hat off to David Beckham. After being slaughtered by the media in the build-up to Sunday's game with Ecuador, the Real Madrid star came good for England when they needed him the most. When the chips are down, big players
Blackburn Rovers yesterday completed the signing of goalkeeper Jason Brown from Gillingham on a four-year contract. The 24-year-old moved to Ewood Park on a free transfer after passing a medical at the north-west club. He said: "It hasn't sunk in
BLACKBURN defender Lucas Neill has been told he can walk away from the World Cup with his head held high - even though it was his error which ultimately cost the Australians their place in the finals. Neill was said to be inconsolable' last night after
Community support officer Sean Goddard is organising a five-a-side summer soccer league for Barlick and Earby youngsters. Games will take place every Friday evening starting on July 28 at Victory Park. At the end of the competition, a presentation
TOUGH new measures are to be brought in by Pendle Council to tackle dog fouling in Nelson cemetery. The move follows complaints by residents and councillors about dogs roaming all over the cemetery and owners even allowing their pets to foul on graves
THE headteacher of St John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School in Colne has praised teachers and pupils at the school's annual prize evening. The Gibfield Road school's head Brendan Conboy thanked parents, pupils and staff for attending the event at
A NEW flood alleviation scheme for Pendle Water has been opened by Gordon Prentice MP. The area has had 21 recorded floods over the last 130 years but it is hoped the new scheme will protect around 500 properties. The work includes the reconstruction
A JEALOUS farmer held an ornamental sword to his partner's head after she confessed to an affair with one of his workers, a court was told. Drunken father-of-three Stuart Johnstone, 38, demanded to know what had gone on and threw her out of their farm
HEALTH chiefs are pleading with council chiefs to solve the "mess" over parking at Burnley General Hospital. They say 2,000 spaces are needed to meet demand an additional 1,000 on what is available now at the Casterton Avenue hospital. But council
A Burnley teenager on a morning paper round was pounced on and subjected to a terrifying sex attack in an alleyway. The 14-year-old girl was walking in Newton Street, Ightenhill, on Saturday at 8am when the attacker struck. Police said she was confronted
A DOCTOR has been charged with indecently assaulting two nurses at Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital. Dr Patrick Chanda, 40, was working on the maternity ward when the alleged incidents took place on March 31 and May 8 this year. Chanda, of Wigan, did
A PENSIONER was thrown to the ground and mugged by two men who stole his bag of shopping and £70 cash in a "callous and opportunist" attack. Police said the 72-year-old victim from Darwen had just left the Co-op store in the town's Church Street when
The Bishop whose diocese covers most of Lancashire has urged affluent Anglicans in the county to take backstreet tours to see how poorer communities live. The Bishop Of Blackburn, Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, launched a Back Street Tourism' plan in a bid
A ROSSENDALE racing grandmother is hoping to take the chequered flag when she competes in a gruelling "Elimination Cup" in her bid to become the fastest motor racing pensioner around. Daredevil Jean Neville is off to Leicestershire on Wednesday in a
YET another waste of money. Yes, The Braid may look pretty but of what practical use is it? Does it help the homeless find homes? Help reduce crime? No, it's there for looking at only. I think it's about time the council, and all the other people
I WRITE in response to the article regarding nine-week school holidays and the effect this is to have on children taking their exams. The councillors, NUT and teaching staff are all stating that they will do all they can to ensure pupils do not suffer
From Sheila Brennan of Bombay Street, Blackburn. On an English summer Sunday And from a comfortable seat Listening to the sounds on Sunday When summer's at its peak. At the annual flower show A crowd of people come And chat among the sights
DARWEN residents and traders are urged to get into the community spirit this summer to make Darwen Gala one of the best ever. The event is due to take place on Saturday, August 19 and people are asked to get involved either by reserving a stall at the
POLICE are urging World Cup revellers to keep the noise down after they were called to a party in Darwen over the weekend. The warning came after officers received a number of complaints by angry residents in Noble Street that a house party in the early
ORGANISERS of the annual Flower Festival at St Anne's Church, Turton, are appealing for volunteers who can help. The festival will take place on July 29 and 30 and those entering a flower display will have to come up with an idea linked to the theme
IT'S A question that has baffled the greatest minds for generations but last night the Big Brother contestants were set the task of solving the meaning of life. Don't you just love that the housemates are all so thick they genuinely don't have a clue
A PUB company is asking Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers to name a new £800,000 up-market bar in Darwen. The pub, in the former Somerfield supermarket building in Church Street, is to be opened by the Barracuda group in August. Sarah Calderbank,
Lancashire organisations leading the way in regeneration are invited to enter a North West award scheme. Renew Northwest, promotes regeneration projects across the region, and wants to hear from private, public, community, and voluntary sectors that
BURNLEY'S pre-season preparations have been caught up by the match-fixing scandal rocking Italian football. The Clarets hope to play two friendly games in the Verona region as part of their six-day training trip scheduled from July 23 to 29. Serie A
IT was a historic day as Accrington Stanley started life as a Football League club again when the players returned to training yesterday ahead of the new season in League Two. And manager John Coleman even had to put up the nets himself. Welcome
THROUGHOUT this year's World Cup, the referees have come in for some heavy flak, but just how badly have the referees actually performed? Incidents such as the dishing out of three yellow cards to the same player from our very own Graham Poll, and
