From Keith Sowerbutts, Oswald Street, Accrington. A bear, lion and a chicken were chatting, Each of them inclined to boast. Arguing at length about the sound they made, And which would scare humans the most! "I have only to growl," said the fierce-looking
IF anyone is genuinely interested in learning the causes and putting an end to Islamic terrorism, then one only has to look at Britain and America's response at the Lebanon-Israel conflict. Both countries have yet to condemn Israel for their brutal assault
READING Mr D Pratt's letter (LT, July 21) made me smile when he talked about whale meat and spam. A friend of mine emailed me and said something was a load of spam. Not being used to the terminology of computers, at that time, I emailed back saying
I VISITED the Royal Lancashire Show and was very worried to see the array of knives and machetes on sale within a short stroll of the beer tent, especially as this is an event aimed at families. How easy it would be for a teenager to drink too much,
A 27-year-old Stacksteads man involved in an early hours rumpus over a taxi fare was fined £100 by Burnley magistrates. The court was told Steven Haworth, of Unsworth Street, made offensive comments about the driver and was abusive after police arrived
RESIDENTS attending council meetings in Rossendale will have to cross the East Lancs Railway track to get to a new temporary civic venue. Councillors raised concerns about safety as bosses at the authority agreed to host council functions at Hardman's
RESIDENTS attending council meetings in Rossendale will have to cross the East Lancs Railway track to get to a new temporary civic venue. Councillors raised concerns about safety as bosses at the authority agreed to host council functions at Hardman's
SUN-DRENCHED Burnley football fans are cheering 'molto bello' to the club's Italian pre-season trip. Around 150 supporters have flown out to famous Lake Garda to watch their Clarets heroes in action. And while taking in Burnley's two friendly games
Detectives were last night continuing to quiz two men arrested following a stabbing outside a Brierfield shop. The men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of wounding after the incident which happened when a row which broke out in Faisal's Mini Market
POLICE in Colne raided a house following claims it was being used as a drugs den. Officers pounced on the property in Knotts Lane recovering a quantity of drugs believed to be cannabis. The bust, which happened just after 11am yesterday, was the result
A HAVEN for crack addicts which has made neighbours' lives a misery has been closed down following a police swoop. Officers boarded up the flat in Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, after a district judge agreed to close the known drugs den and kick out its
BRITAIN'S greatest Olympians arrived in East Lancashire to promote the 2012 event and told local people to make the most of the Games. Lord Sebastian Coe and Daley Thompson joined sports minister Richard Caborn for a whistle-stop trip to Blackburn
FIREFIGHTERS from a crew facing the axe under cost cutting proposals have spent two days battling to control a blaze in a Rishton ravine. A local councillor now fears that similar situations could get out of hand in the future if services are cut and
HYNDBURN Council has launched a "Bin the Banger" campaign to tackle abandoned vehicles. Owners can contact the council, which will dispose of unwanted vehicles free of charge. The scheme will run from Monday until the end of the month. The council
PRIMARY schools are to benefit from £285million over 15 years as part of a national scheme to build or renovate schools. Blackburn with Darwen Council is to be handed up to £5million a year to revamp half the borough's primary schools from 2009. Schools
A YOUNG man who was left brain-damaged in a car crash is using his experiences to warn others against dangerous driving. Kevin Fraser, 27, was in a coma for four weeks and doctors gave him just a 50per cent chance of survival after he crashed his car
FORMER Grand National winner Bob Champion, who beat cancer, dropped in to a Ribble Valley stud as special guest at a fundraising event. End House Stud, Gisburn, raised £1,400 in aid of Cancer Research and The Bob Champion Cancer Trust. The event took
AN ANIMAL charity is facing a cash crisis as the driving force behind its fundraising activities battles with ill health. The Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary needs £5,000 a week to look after the 200 horses, ponies and other animals that it shelters
AN East Lancashire MP is set to visit the notorious Guantanamo Bay camp to see conditions and discuss how it can be closed. Hyndburn MP Greg Pope was chosen by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee to visit the camp in September to view the
ARTIST John Chapman is helping East Lancashire Hospice raise much needed funds. The Blackburn artist's painting of King William Street in the 1950s will be the feature of hospice Christmas cards, due to go on sale in October. It's not the first time
ST Mary's College in Blackburn has been recognised as one of the best learning centres in the country and awarded the prestigious Beacon Status. Only the best-performing colleges in the country qualify for Beacon Status and they have to demonstrate good
SATURDAY'S victory over Bolton Wanderers has given me plenty of optimism going into the new season. It was my first look at Burnley's new signings and, on the whole, I was pleased with what I saw. Throughout the game, the all-round performance and shape
RAMSBOTTOM captain Brian Taylor is demanding victory against East Lancs in the Lancashire League Second XI Cup final tomorrow. Taylor who lifted the Lancashire Telegraph trophy last season is set to step down after two seaso's as skipper at Acre Bottom
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman was impressed with a number of performances in the 1-0 win against League One side Blackpool on Wednesday night - not least the display by Andy Mangan against his former side. "I thought Andy showed a lot of
The progress of Burnley's young Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty has impressed his manager Steve Cotterill. "He's coming along nicely at the moment," said Cotterill, who is delighted to have the teenager in his ranks. "If ever you want
BURNLEY can wrap up their pre-season programme in style tonight with victory over US Alense (6pm). The Clarets take on the Italian outfit at their Lake Garda training base before flying back to England tomorrow afternoon. So far, Steve Cotterill's side
HE'S played bass for two of the most influential bands of the last 20 years, he's in demand as a DJ and yet the most important thing for Mani is he's still having a laugh. See him DJ in Blackburn on August 4. "It's all a bit mad at the moment," he
WITH the better half elsewhere I turned to the refuge of single men everywhere and headed off for a pizza. Having sampled the wares of the Godfather in Blackburn, I thought I'd give the Darwen end of the operation a try. It offers kebabs and pizzas
WE may criticise the Beeb for the quality of some of its output although compared with the other terrestial channels it is a vertiable oasis of quality. But when it comes to factual programmes you do have to take your hat off to its ability to do the
THE last time guitar virtuoso Eric Sardinas played the UK it was in big venues on tour with Steve Vai. On July 31 you can see him in Clitheroe. "It doesn't matter if there are five people or 50,000 people, the show's the same," said the flamboyant American
FOLLOWING on from the success of the Bank Holiday special party nights at Evolution Lounge, Blackburn, a new monthly Saturday clubbing night has been launched. Starting on July 29, "Together" will run once a month at the town centre venue (next to
HAVE you heard the one about...? Whatever you do, don't tell comic Mark Rough, who is appearing at Blackburn's Lock n' Load comedy night on August 5. Chances are he's already heard the same gag at least 10 times already today. "From the moment I go
A BIG thank you to the Pavilion in Witton Park, Blackburn, during Arts in the Park. The pavilion did not take advantage of the crowds and up its prices but kept the same prices, the same as always. Great chips for £1 and children's lollies for 50p.
MAKE a Wish is a charity which grants wishes for children between three and 18 who live with life-threatening conditions. A wish can be anything from meeting a pop star to having a palace in the back garden. It is a truly joyous organisation that puts
WHAT a load of codswallop K Foster talks about (L T June 20). If he or she was to write a letter to the Gaza and Lebanon newspapers and tell their readers to stop kidnapping foreigners and to stop firing rockets into Israel, the so-called problem would
DOG owners in Burnley have been told to clean up after their pets or risk going to jail. The warning comes after 24 fixed penalty notices were issued in recent months, while five dog owners face possible court action for not cleaning up after their
PENDLE'S MP Gordon Prentice has found himself in court but he has done nothing wrong. The Labour backbencher has become one of the first MPs in England and Wales to be chosen for jury service. Mr Prentice will go from debating the law at Westminster
A WOMAN was arrested after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a knife during a drunken argument at their Burnley home. Police said they were called to a house in Brownhill Avenue in the Brunshaw area after a 28-year-old man called officers saying
A CAMPAIGN group has been set up backing controversial plans to build a new super-school on green field land in Burnley. The Campaign for a Local Secondary School has been launched supporting the new Hameldon Community College on land off Rossendale
Two men have been charged in connection with an incident in which a pensioner said she was pushed down the stairs of her Brierfield home. Ramunas Budvyatis, 30, and Skerskans Vjaceslavs, 28, both from Nelson, appeared before magistrates yesterday charged
A 22-YEAR-OLD Nelson man is fighting for his life after crashing his go-kart in the town. The man, who has not been named, was on a 90cc petrol driven go-kart when he collided with a parked car. The accident happened in Southfield Street at around 9pm
YOUNG pranksters are putting lives at risk by using toy water pistols to squirt or throw water at motorists during the current heatwave. Police in Burnley say motorists are being targeted by gangs of yobs who find it amusing to attack people while driving
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl died after being hit by a car which failed to stop in Blackburn last night. The girl was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital where she died at around 7.30pm. The accident happened on the junction of Billinge Street and Dalton Close
A WOMAN today praised a neighbour who rescued her from a fire which threatened to burn down her house in Blackburn. Christine Hudson, 55, accidentally set her wardrobe on fire with a faulty cigarette lighter at about 3.45pm on Wednesday. The catering
A HASLINGDEN firefighter has urged bosses to think re-think controversial cuts after one of the busiest weeks he has ever known. Crew manager Andy Coulton has been part of a 100-strong crew trying to put out a moorland fire at Laneshawbridge, near Colne
A Langho man who was concerned about the disappearance of his dog ended up injuring a man in a park. Andrew Farrington's view was that the victim had taken the dog and confronted him in the park. The injured man sustained a 2cm cut to his hand.
AN MP has lifted the lid on his years as a rebellious punk, battling against fascists and listening to the Sex Pistols. Greg Pope re-lived his years of spiky hair and stage invasions after a survey of MPs' favourite albums. Mr Pope, whose constituency
THIS week the Lancashire Telegraph revealed Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn councils are in talks to consider whether to pool their officer services, a move which could prompt a major reorganisation of councils across the county. We examine the issue
A BLACKBURN man is in training for a gruelling race which will see him running, cycling and swimming across London. The London Triathlon on August 6 comprises a 1,500m swim in open water, a 40km bike ride and a 10km run. And Roy Washington, 48, of Pleckgate
Padiham are holding a pre-season Sportsmans Dinner at their Arbories Memorial Sports Ground clubhouse on Friday, August 4 to help raise finances for the club. Former Danish International and ex-Liverpool midfield player Jan Molby is the guest speaker
BOBBY Haig is to continue as player-coach with Blackburn Hawks. Rumours that the veteran ice hockey star, a regular in the Blackburn set-up for more than a decade, was about to retire have been quashed. "We are very pleased to announce that Bobby is
Mark Hughes will call on his Blackburn Rovers players to step things up tonight when they take on Olympiakos in the second of their two friendlies in Germany. The Greek champions, who could have the Brazilian Rivaldo in their line-up, will provide another
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has sent a chilling warning out to the rest of his Premiership rivals: Blackburn Rovers are going to be fitter, faster and stronger this season! The tough-talking Welshman has always taken great pride in the physical condition
JAY Harris has yet to officially complete his switch to Accrington Stanley, but the teenager already has designs on a first team place. The former Everton trainee scored the winner against Blackpool in Wednesday night's friendly at the Fraser Eagle Stadium
EAGER Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman will use his side's trip to Scotland to finalise his line-up for the big kick-off next Saturday. The Reds are just eight days away from making their historic return to the Football League. And games
MARK Hughes believes he has now got the strongest squad he has ever had at Blackburn Rovers - and he still plans to add a couple more new faces to the mix before the start of the season. The Rovers boss has been busy in the transfer market over the summer
CRUSH are a band on a mission to entertain. The Darwen five-piece have, since 2002, built up an extremely large and devoted following with their own brand of rock-influenced covers. At this year's Darwen Live festival they took to the main stage and
BURNLEY Mechanics is kicking off its new season with what looks set to be a storming gig by music maestro Troy Andrews and his band Orleans Avenue on September 7. Their fusion of high energy jazz, funk, R&B and hip-hop is guaranteed to bring a smile
POOR posture is causing many motorists to suffer what experts are calling repetitive driving injury (RDI). Together with ergonomics expert Professor Mark Porter, of Loughborough University, eBayMotors.co.uk has identified the four most common driving
WOMEN worried about driving alone can now get an instant companion in the form of a blow-up male passenger that inflates at the flick of a switch. The 'Buddy on Demand' (BOD) scheme is from women car insurance company Sheilas' Wheels. The instant
THE humble Fiat 500 has beaten the likes of Lotus and Lamborghini to take the title of the world's sexiest car, as decided by Top Gear magazine. Top Gear reckons the 500 has "the allure of the wholesome and uncomplicated". The magazine goes on: "Everyone
THE National Association of Estate Agents has published tips to help sellers conduct viewings in safety. They appear in a leaflet, which focuses on the simple steps that all homeowners should take to protect themselves and their property throughout its
CONTINUING stability in the housing market appears to be helping many first-time buyers shun long-term mortgages and be far savvier with their offers. According to Yorkshire Bank, 43 per cent of first-time buyers are now prepared to risk offering under
What are your hopes and expectations for the Clarets this season? Could this be the year they finally make it into the play-offs? Perhaps enjoy a good run in the cups? Or are they set for another mid-table finish? Let us know what you think of the
What are your hopes and expectations for Accrington Stanley this season? Could they make it two promotions in a row? Or would you be happy with a season of consolidation? Let us know what you think of the Reds' prospects for 2006/7 for an upcoming
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? Could they do even better in the Premiership than last season? Perhaps go all the way in the UEFA Cup or FA Cup? Or will the loss of Craig Bellamy mean early cup exits and a dour
THE best bit about break ups is making up or so the saying goes. But in Jenifer Aniston's latest offering co-starring Vince Vaughn as her newly dumped boyfriend The Break-Up is the best bit. As both star and producer, Vaughn has an awkward balancing
