A GROUP of Indonesian and Irish visitors were given a warm Burnley welcome as part of a visit to learn more about the borough's progress on developing community relationships. The Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley Coun Mohammad and Mrs Shamim Najib, MP Kitty
BURNLEY Football Club has netted a first for the region - after setting up a unique centre to use the sport to encourage youngsters to get involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. The club's leisure and community team is looking for people aged
BURNLEY College has reached the finals of the National Training Awards, to be judged on October 3 in Manchester. The awards are run by the government's department for education and skills. Peter Cresswell, co-chair of the North West judging panel, said
WHITWORTH'S £1m state-of-the-art new civic hall is set to finally open next month - and council chiefs say it's going to be one of Lancashire's finest. And the opening of the one-stop shop and council chamber marks a phoenix from the flames success story
An Earby thief who stole champagne and cosmetics was sentenced to 60 days in jail, suspended for 12 months. Gareth Thomas, 23, said to have an extensive record, was told by Burnley magistrates he was a persistent offender and habitual thief. Thomas,
PLANS to create state-of-the-art transport facilities in Nelson have taken a major step forward after a planning application was submitted to build a £5million bus and rail station. Lancashire County Council has submitted plans for the flagship interchange
TWO policemen were injured when they were confronted by a "snarling," knifeman at a house in Bacup, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Barry Shaughnessy, 41, lunged forward, hitting PC Trevor Syrett's protective stab vest with the 12-inch
A VAN driver died when a lorry smashed through a motorway's central reservation and hit oncoming traffic. William Colloff, 39, from Todmorden, was thrown from his van when the HGV collided with it on the M61 near Farnworth. Mr Colloff, of Wharf Street
GHOSTLY goings on in East Lancashire are spiriting a tourism boost for the area. For a new DVD, presented by "ghost host" Simon Entwistle is aiming to bring in visitors and fascinate locals with spellbinding historical stories. The ghost walker and
DETECTIVES are hunting a despicable' thug who robbed an East Lancashire pensioner in his own home during a daylight raid. Police said the victim, in his 90s, was left extremely shaken by the incident which happened at his house in Church Square, Worsthorne
BURNLEY Council's new litter picking teams have swept into action as part of a campaign to help clean up the town. The three teams will start by targeting problem litter areas across Burnley and Padiham and will work alongside existing refuse collection
A MAJOR government drive to increase life expectancy in Burnley and Pendle is failing, it has been revealed. Despite investment and a series of new initiatives, health bosses in the area are "off track" under a major Government plan to narrow the huge
A CAR owner came out of work to see a man sitting on the bonnet of her car. Blackburn magistrates heard that, as she watched, Karl Duncan Hargreaves began to bounce up and down on her vehicle until he eventually caused a dent. Hargreaves, 39, of Cherry
A NEW head of public health for the North West has been appointed - three months after her predecessor walked out in protest at Government red tape. Dr Ruth Hussey has been appointed regional director of public health for NHS North West, a new body which
THE desire to discover who we are and where we come from has never been stronger. Thanks in no small part to programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are? it seems as though we are all hoping to unearth some unusual facts about our ancestors. The problem
A SECTION of a cycle route that stretches from London to the Lake District and passes through East Lancashire will open tomorrow. The Hyndburn Greenway is the sixth section of National Cycle Network's route to be completed and runs through Baxenden,
RESIDENTS who have been demanding action to make it easier to park on their street have been told the work can go ahead - but only if they pay for it themselves. Lancashire County Council said the cost of widening Ashworth Street in Baxenden would be
Burnley's 16-year-old youth team goalkeeper Jack Baker has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. The Liverpudlian, who joined the Clarets this summer after being released by Crewe Alexandra, had been suffering from homesickness. Vince Overson
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has issued a "hands off" warning to West Bromwich Albion as the odds on Steve Cotterill leaving for the Hawthorns were slashed. Cotterill was last night further backed by punters making him the 2/1 favourite to replace Bryan
BLACKBURN Rovers will wait to hear the outcome of an FA investigation before commenting on allegations that Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp illegally tried to tap up' defender Andy Todd. A Panorama investigation screened on Tuesday night, entitled
Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts could have an outside chance of being fit for next week's UEFA Cup first round second leg with Red Bull Salzburg. Roberts has missed the last three games with a groin injury, and will also sit out Saturday's Premiership
Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Rob Elliot made his comeback from injury in the Reds reserves' 2-2 draw at Wrexham last night. Elliot, on-loan from Charlton, picked up an injury in pre-season and played the first half against the Welsh side. Francois
NELSON got their first win of the North West Counties, Divison One season as they saw off the challenge of Formby last night. New signing, Dave Gray, made his first start for his new club and forced the corner that led to the Blues' first goal in the
Eleanor Markendale has been selected for England Schools for the first time in her career. The Pendle Athletic Club star finished fourth in the seven-event heptathon at last weekend's English Schools Combined Events Championships at Derby where she competed
Blackburn Harriers senior track and field team have failed in their bid to win promotion from Northern League Division 2WC. As we reported a fortnight ago, their play-off final at Cleckheaton was rained off, leaving promotion to Division One to be decided
The Northern Veterans club staged its annual Track and Field Championships at Wilson Playing Fields, Clayton-le-Moors last week, attracting athletes from as far afield as Cleethorpes and Barrow. The weather was in keeping with the tone too as East Lancashire
JONNY Lang is on track to win the GTC class of the British GT Championship this weekend. The GTC team title has already been won by Trackspeed after a superb 2006 campaign by the three car Surrey based team and Trackspeed will take the double as one
DANIEL Barritt will be looking to turn up the heat on his rivals in Cyprus this weekend. The Cyprus Rally - the sixth stage - is where the competition for this year's FIA Production World Rally Championship really hots up. Despite the onset of autumn
A "PERFECT" wife and mother has died three days after being struck down by a mystery virus. Lisa Sherburne, 33, died just days after returning from a walking holiday with her young family. Her husband of nine years, Warren, said he and their two young
A NEWLY-diagnosed cancer patient missed a vital hospital appointment - because he wasn't told until a day after it took place. The pensioner received a letter last Thursday telling him to come to the Royal Blackburn Hospital - on Wednesday. The letter
A BUSY one-way street is to become two-way ahead of closure of a key Blackburn town centre bridge. Freckleton Street bridge, linking the A666 Bolton Road to the town centre will close in January. From mid-November Canterbury Street will become two-way
UNITED Utilities have reiterated police warnings that thieves who stole £10,000 worth of copper wiring from a Hoddlesden substation could have died. As reported in yesterday's Lancashire Telegraph, the substation was raided on Sunday night. Now
Police who seized a gang's supply of alcohol have warned they will not tolerate under-age drinking. They pounced on the large group which had gathered at the Barlow Institute, Edgworth, and recovered two cases of strong lager plus red wine, cider and
Oxjam Blackburn is set to be the biggest charity music event ever seen in East Lancashire with over 60 bands performing at seven different venues on one day. Wristbands costing £5 which will entitle the bearer to attend any of the gigs on Saturday,
CANVASSING for elections can be a testing time - as a councillor found out when he required hospital treatment for a groin injury after being bitten by a potential voter's dog. Hyndburn councillor Brian Roberts was canvassing in the Springhill area when
A SHOP workers' union has slammed the release of a man with just a police caution after he repeatedly punched a supermarket worker in the face. The 32-year-old worker at Asda, off Hyndburn Road, Accrington, was left with cuts and bruises on his head
AN EAST Lancashire mum drowned in the bath after drinking alcohol, an inquest heard. Carole Anne Abraham, 49, died on December 2 last year at her friend Stuart Jones' house in Manchester Road, Haslingden. The inquest heard how she had gone round to
SHADSWORTH housing estate in Blackburn had a slightly unsavoury name quite a while ago. However, the stigma' is now greatly diluted, and to read (LT, September 14) of one of its famous sons, the Rovers fan (Mr Ivor Bolton) the renowned orchestra conductor
DEGENERATION is the only way to describe what is happening to Blackburn. The town centre is dirty and uninviting, closed shops and empty market stalls are evidence of a town which has lot its way. Traders struggle to pay high rents and the number of
I HAVE been rather concerned at reports of nurses being used to do office work, waitressing etc etc. This is not on. These are fully qualified people, who have worked hard, and probably given up a lot to get through their training (poorly paid). Of
IT NEVER ceases to amaze me, the number of people who complain when the armed forces prevent them from "making progress" or, in this case, Dave Stansfield wanting to "Drive HGVs off town's roads," (LT, September 14). I'd like to know who he thinks roads
GANGS of youths who invade a Ribble Valley town are to be targeted in a police crackdown. Large gangs of youths gather on the streets of Longridge on Fridays and Saturdays causing a nuisance for residents. Police believe the youngsters are coming from
CHARITY campaigners have been tickled pink' by a business's quirky new fundraising drive. Hapton company Alpha Environmental Tanks Ltd, has had a pink oil tank specially manufactured in Northern Ireland - in stark contrast to the usual grey paint normally
A MAN who had smoked 50g of tobacco a week for 40 years died after developing severe problems with his veins. An inquest heard that lorry driver Steve Greenwood had beaten leukaemia as a teenager but failed to recover from surgery on his vascular problems
A MAJOR government drive to increase life expectancy is failing to make major inroads in East Lancashire, it has been revealed. Health bosses in the area are "off track" under a plan to narrow the huge life expectancy gap with other parts of the country
THE future of an East Lancashire hotel is in the balance after the firm which owns it was placed into administration. The London and Edinburgh Swallow Group, which runs the Swallow Hotel, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, has called in receivers for what
TWO sisters have had their long locks chopped for the first time in more than four decades - and they did it all for charity. Both Lillian Devine, 62, and Rosanna Allum, 60, went for the crop to help raise cash East Lancashire Hospice and Macmillan Nurses
A Blackburn man who bought a stolen cheque book for £100 was caught the first time he tried to use it. Blackburn magistrates heard that Mohammed Khan tried to buy a gas fire with one of the cheques but the transaction was refused and he was detained
A councillor has been "hounded out" of her seat after a row over allowances claimed while she lives in Oxfordshire, it has been claimed. Coun Ann Scaife resigned from her Rishton seat on Hyndburn Borough Council on Tuesday night amid controversy that
