RESIDENTS are being provided with free security equipment for their homes in a bid to cut crime in the Accrington area. Those living in Springhill, Central and Church wards are being offered a free security survey as part of a new scheme from Homewise
RECYCLING in Blackburn and Darwen is up by 3.6per cent on last year, according to latest council figures. The council said 30 per cent of household waste was recycled between January and April this year. And for the full year, it means that 27.6 per
A WOMAN who acted as a lookout for a house raid had not wanted to be a part of it, a court was told. Anne Marie Russell, 23, had been "dragged into" what was going on and had been trying to distance herself, her solicitor told Burnley Magistrates. Russell
A MAN who by-passed his electricity meter could have burned his house down after starting a fire. Burnley magistrates heard how Nicholas Brennan, 32, had caused a blaze in the electric box, causing £100 damage. The court was told that when officials
DAVE Edmundson's job as Burnley FC's chief executive has been axed following a major reshuffle at the club. Mr Edmundson, 55, has been appointed the Head of Strategic Development at Turf Moor with immediate effect, a position which will concentrate on
A DRUNKEN woman who threatened a nurse and then spat in a security officer's face has been jailed for five months. And when Donna Marie Dunn, of Accrington, appeared before Blackburn magistrates she was in a drunken state and repeatedly swore at court
A £12,000 appeal to immortalise scenes from Darwen's past and present in stained glass has reached its goal. In just four months, £7,000 has been raised for the window at St Peter's Church to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Grade II listed building
GPs are being given extra training to help them treat patients with sexual health problems. The move is part of plans for more GP surgeries to deal with cases instead of hospital clinics, as health services struggle to cope with a huge rise in infections
ROAD accident figures for East Lancashire have been steadily rising, with seven fatal crashes since January. We have launched our Wasted Lives campaign in a bid to stop the carnage. We spent a Friday evening out on patrol with the road policing unit for
PARENTS of children at a Nelson school which has been criticised as "inadequate" by Ofsted have rallied in its defence. Great Marsden St John's Primary in Trent Road was put into special measures six months ago, after being rated lowest in four of seven
A GRANDFATHER'S whose foot was crushed by a Royal Mail van has received a £2,250 payment. Tony Pepper, 59, of Regent Avenue, Colne, was given cash in a settlement by Royal Mail after an incident at a depot in Ulverston. Royal Mail have refused to comment
A CHARITY which won £500,000 lottery funding to help support carers in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley has started spending it. Carers Link, based in Accrington, received the cash from the Big Lottery Fund, which will allow the service to operate for
SCOUTS in East Lancashire could become part of a record-breaking camping bid to celebrate 100 years of the movement. Around 1,500 Scouts, from packs across Blackburn, Burnley and surrounding towns, are to spend the night under canvas at Bowley Camp,
THE Lancashire Telegraph's Wasted Lives cam- paign is being waged in Parliament, with MPs urging the government to take action on cutting road deaths. Greg Pope, MP for Hyndburn, and whose constituency also includes Haslingden, was today tabling an
A 84-YEAR-old man was impaled on a commode after a fall at a residential care home. The pensioner was cut free in a delicate rescue operation after a 10-inch long leg of the commode went through his thigh. The man was put on a morphine drip at the
Four men have been cleared of attempted murder following a knife attack in East Lancashire. But two men were found guilty of wounding with intent for the attack on Ishtiaq Ahmed, who was a convicted murderer once sentenced to death in Pakistan. Ahmed
A FAMILY of asylum seekers given 30 days to leave the country have been given fresh hope that they could stay in the UK. Nigel Karim, 53, his wife Pearl, 44, and children Crystal, 14, and Calvin,12, have been told by the Home Office they must leave their
A CHURCH is losing vital funds after a charity shop was closed down over health and safety concerns The council-owned shop in Lord Street West, Black-burn, had been offered to charities for more than 20 years at a cost of just £85 a week. St Jude's
A DOZEN motorists were caught driving illegally on a town's roads in just one day. Police and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) carried out a joint clampdown on car tax cheats in the Blackburn today, catching 12 offenders. Some 10 vehicles
A £1.25million fundraising campaign has been launched to renovate a former Methodist chapel which is being turned into a mosque and multi-faith centre. In December last year, Clitheroe's Muslim community finally won planning permission for a place of
CANNABIS worth £1,300 has been seized in a police swoop. Police acting on information from the public raided a house in Surrey Road, Whitebirk, today. A 64-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession of Class C drugs
MORE than 50 chronic alcoholics are claiming up to £1million in benefits in two East Lancashire towns, new figures reveal. The people in Blackburn and Burnley will be be paid £1.1million of taxpayers' money, or around £20,000 per person, if they are
A NEW store on a prominent retail park has been sitting empty for six months - because it only has permission to sell large items. Rossendale-based Peel Holdings said a new unit off Lower Audley Street was only allowed to house a bulky goods store selling
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill isn't anticipating an early Championship transfer stampede this summer, insisting that some of his dealings for next season have already been done. When the Clarets boss swooped for Ade Akinbiyi, Joey Gudjonsson and Steven
A LIBERAL Democrat leader has been branded naive after a party colleague accused of benefit fraud was put in line to help run the department that administers benefits. Coun David Foster came under fire for proposing Coun Arif Waghat as 'lead' member
THOUSANDS of pounds of tax-payers' money is being spent on a press officer just for Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Lancashire County Council has employed a part-time press officer to deal exclusively with the BSF programme, a major shake-up of
A PUBLIC meeting about the proposed racecourse for Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley will be held at Read CE Primary School tomorrow. The meeting will be hosted by the business consortium that is spearheading the proposed scheme and is open to the general
A FOOTPATH in the Trough of Bowland has been temporarily closed after a pair of eagle owls were found nesting there. Conservationists said the two birds had escaped from captivity and were currently rearing three chicks on land near Dunsop Bridge. And
PLANS for a new police base at a former car showroom have been dealt a blow. Planners at Rossendale Council say there is not enough information about the potential flood risk to the site at the former Richard Cort site if development was to take place
HEALTH workers have come up with a novel way to beat stress and depression - reading and writing. People in the Burnley and Padiham areas are being encouraged to take up reading and creative writing by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust. The trust is
A MAN who had a blade in public is set to be given a community sentence by Burnley Magistrates. The court heard how Wesley Alderson, 27, who was drunk at the time, did not attempt to use the weapon but there had been a possible risk if he had been attacked
A NEW concept shop to promote businesses both new and established, and also help bands and community events, opens in Darwen on Saturday morning. The Retail Therapy Shop, at 29 Bolton Road, aims to bring communities and businesses together at one venue
RESIDENTS are invited to get their area looking spick and span in time for it to bloom this summer. A litter pick is taking place in Stubbins on Sunday and will also cover the areas of Strongstry and Chatterton. It has been organised by Stubbins Residents
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has urged Gordon Brown to keep the New Deal in Burnley. In a debate in the House of Commons, Mrs Ussher told the Chancellor, who is likely to be the country's next Prime Minister, that the New Deal had a tremendous effect in Burnley
A THIEF who broke into a corner shop and stole part of the display will not be jailed after a court was told prison was easy for him. The court was told how drug addict Gavin Thomas, 29, was successfully trying to battle his habit, was doing well in
A "LARGE" windfarm could be built on moors between Hyndburn and Rossendale. Bosses at the company behind the project have pledged to launch a full public consultation before detailed plans are drawn up. But Judith Cornfield, project manager for EnergieKontor
A POPULAR landmark has been named a winner in the annual Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) North West awards. The Singing Ringing Tree panoptican, at Crown Point, Burnley, was announced as a winner in a prestigious awards ceremony, held at
BURNLEY'S twin town association is helping local folk learn French after donating a number of books. Burnley Twinning Association was given the books on a recent visit to its twin town Vitry Sur Seine and has passed them on to the town's library to
THE new Mayor of Burnley has called for young people to take part in disciplined activities in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour. Former postman Peter McCann, who was installed as mayor of Burnley yesterday afternoon, is hoping to raise £20,00 to
TWO mothers who lost their sons to epilepsy are walking hundreds of miles to raise money for charity. Hilary Baldwin, of Nora Street, Barrowford, and friend April Mill, of Blackpool, decided to walk the length of the Leeds and Liverpool canal in memory
A BUILDER'S labourer was found with Class A drugs as he queued to get into Britain's biggest nightclub. Matthew Hacking, 21, of Cobden Street, Barnoldswick, pleaded guilty to possession of ecstasy. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered
SWIMMING a mile for charity has been no bother for pensioner Ada Gibson. The 92-year-old great-grandmother completed her final 20 laps for the swim-a-mile charity challenge on Tuesday - for the 17th year in the row. Ada, from Grange Street, Clayton-le-Moors
THE path to a healthy lifestyle has been laid out thanks to a £14,000 boost for parks. Nine parks across Hyndburn will benefit from new walking route markers and accompany-ing walkers' guides, thanks to £10,000 funding from a Big Lottery grant. A further
FORMER Lancashire all-rounder Peter Marner has died following a three month battle with illness. Oldham-born Marner was the youngest player to represent his County, just 16 years and five-months-old when he made his debut at Hove in 1952. He had played
SPIN king Muttiah Muralitharan is relishing the task of bamboozling opponents this summer to help deliver the County Championship crown to Old Trafford. The Sri-Lankan great - back at Lancashire for his fourth spell - admits landing the elusive title
AN author has taken a change from his usual books on local history to publish a volume of light verse. Retired journalist Chris Aspin, 74, who worked for the Lancashire Telegraph 50 years ago, has published What Happened to the Iceberg, a book of humorous
ALTHAM'S Keith Farmer and Lee Jones took first and second place on the podium in the British Supermoto Championship at the Lydd International raceway near Kent. The duo clinched their first ever British Championship class wins and battled it out for
ACCRINGTON Stanley midfielder Andy Procter has been challenged by manager John Coleman to hit new heights next season. Earlier this week, Procter committed his future to the Reds by signing a new two-year contract. His decision to stay on at the Fraser
SIDECAR supremo Dave Holden has a new machine for 2007 - and it's already proving a success. The Great Harwood racer sold his famous LCR - used by 1993 world champion Rolf Biland - and switched to a long-wheelbase Windle outfit for the forthcoming season
Clive Molyneux had a change of scenery when he recently competed in the RBS International Manx Rally. Normally Clive, from Blackburn, sits alongside Nigel Worswick when he competes, but when offered a chance to co-drive for John Cope on the Manx Rally
DANNY Whittaker has confounded the doctors to return to the running track within six months of suffering a cardiac arrest. Now the 21-year-old former Burnley sprinter has won the silver medal in the senior men's 100 metres in the Lancashire AA Championships
THE Lancashire AA Track and Field Championship is the first major test of the season for aspiring athletes, and this year at the Stanley Park Arena in Blackpool, attendances were slightly up on recent years and the competition was exceptionally fierce
IN regard to my earlier letter concerning the staffy' that savaged the little girl. I must eat my words, as I didn't realise her injuries were that bad. I felt sorry for the dog at the time, but have now realised it deserved to be put down. After all
IN the interest of local history, can anyone provide a video copy of the valediction Mass held at St Mary's Catholic Church, Islington, Blackburn, in November 1987 prior to its demolition? The event was recorded for posterity by Mr Dennis Donnelly of
Barrowford's Jonathan Lang heads for the streets of Bucharest this weekend when he competes in rounds three and four the European FIA GT3 championship. And Jonny has been fortunate enough to secure sponsorship from local Bucharest businesses, Red Projects
I WRITE in response to the letter from David Penney (LT, May 14) which made various inaccurate and misleading claims about the Housing Market Renewal programme. Five years ago, when we started at Elevate, the inner urban areas of East Lancashire were
BLACKBURN'S Tom Bradshaw showed his true colours at Snetterton, scoring a hard-fought pair of second places, plus a stunning pole position. The Lancashire hotshot has been acclimatising to the 300 bhp Formula Palmer Audi racecar, and Snetterton was was
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes is likely to demand showdown talks with Benni McCarthy after the striker admitted he fancies joining a club in the Champions League. Hughes launched a vigorous defence of his leading scorer earlier this week, claiming several
What a season! Chelsea nearly won the Quadruple, Rovers nearly reached the first FA Cup Final at the New Wembley, Benni McCarthy nearly won the Golden Boot and Burnley nearly went down! Rovers as a team however did succeed in giving themselves a chance
PUPILS triumphed in an unusual competition - seeing who could grow the biggest crystal. Students from St Augustine's RC High School, Billington, and Brennand's Endowed Primary School, Slaidburn, finished top in a competition to see who can grow the largest
A DOCTORS' union said building hospitals with private investors' cash was "fleecing the NHS". Dr Jonathan Fielden, chairman of the British Medical Association's consultants committee, made the comments as he slammed the Private Finance Initiative (PFI
STROKE treatment in East Lancashire is improving, according to the latest figures released by the Healthcare Commission. Recently all hospital trusts were assessed against 12 key indicators for treating stroke sufferers, ranging from screening techniques
HISTORIAN Steve Chapples has been researching the life of Jimmy Clitheroe, the diminutive entertainer, best remembered from the 50s and 60s. Much of the background has been provided by Jimmy's cousin Irene Oxford, who was born in the same bedroom and
A FORMER mayor of Clitheroe who is facing a benefit fraud charge made a brief appearance at Preston Crown Court. John McGowan, 54, of Ribble Way, Clitheroe, a Labour councillor on Ribble Valley Council representing the Edisford and Low Moor ward, is
ICE arena bosses have hit out at criticism of their 'spectator charge' and said: "We are not a child minding service". The comments came after a small number of parents complained at having to pay the nominal £1.20 charge at Blackburn Ice Arena when
SIXTY-six jobs are under threat at a manufacturing firm after bosses blamed winding country roads leading to its factory for harming business. Contrast Upholstery has announced plans to move its workforce from Sabden to Preston due to the poor infastructure
SUPERBIKE legend Carl Fogarty has been put in the NSPCC's hall of fame in recognition of his fundraising efforts. And the Blackburn Bullet told of his appetite for raising cash for the charity, saying: "If anybody wants to pay a few thousand pounds to
BUSINESSMAN Tony Dobson has been named as the new mayor of Hyndburn. But Coun Dobson said that while he was relishing his role, he also had a "heavy heart" as he has to give up his position as the borough's deputy leader to take up the job. The 40-year-old
An inquest has been opened into the death of 86-year-old Norman Ainsworth Foster who died shortly after a burglary at his home in Audley Range. The inquest heard that Mr Foster was actually giving details of the incident to a police officer when he
MEMORIES of first holidays abroad were prompted after Looking Back focused on the Brennan family holiday to Benidorm in 1972. Angela Eccles got in touch with Looking Back about her first trip abroad, to Lloret De Mar in 1966. It was summer and she was
It is exam time. I can still remember how I felt all those years ago waiting to go in to sit the first paper of my GCEs (the predecessor of GCSEs), my A-levels, my law degree - and my Bar Finals. That really was sink or swim. Worse was the wait for the
A decision on plans for the controversial rejuvenation of an industrial estate have been deferred so that councillors can visit the site. Residents living near the former Buchan's industrial estate, Bolton Avenue, Huncoat, had lodged objections to
