KEITH Farmer sensationally took the chequered flag in two out of three races at the Teeside Autodrome to lead the British Supermoto 450 Championship table. The Altham flier suffered more than his fair share of adversity with accidents and the weather
AN employee has been charged with stealing £62,000 from her boss as he was battling against leukaemia. Company director Ken Harrison has revealed that he has only been given a short time to live after his bone marrow collapsed six weeks ago. And he
MULTI-WORLD champion Dougie Lampkin, from Burnley, will be joined by members of his World championship team plus European champion James Dabill to offer the best trials tuition on the planet. Due to his hectic competition schedule and promotional duties
The Government has given the go-ahead for new independent sector treatment centres (ISTC) in Lancashire. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said NHS patients in Cumbria and Lancashire will get reduced waiting times and more choice following the deal with
DANIEL Barritt guided Phillip Morrow to victory in the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge at the Swansea Bay Rally and admitted it was a long time coming. The Hapton co-driver, who has partnered Ireland's Morrow for the last 18 months, has endured
A MUM has told how a campaign of hate from a racist gang turned their dream move near the countryside into hell. Lancashire police's hate crime unit has launched an investigation after yobs targeted disabled widow Janet Stead, from Clayton Street, Nelson
PASSENGERS have been left frantically trying to board their bus after council bosses erected shelters with no exits. The shelters were erected in Darwen town centre, in front of the town hall, last week. While the right-hand entrances from the pavement
The relocation of Read Post Office has been delayed. It was scheduled to move from 72a Whalley Road to the Service Station, Whalley Road, Simonstone, on Monday, August 6, but will be at its new site on Monday, August 13. During the intervening period
IT'S a dog's life for Lucy the lamb - literally. The four-month-old sheep was saved from certain death by animal lover Amanda Snape, 36, and now thinks she's a Jack Russell after swapping the farmyard for a terrace house in Darwen. Amanda, a Jack Russell
A FIRE officer has urged home owners to check their smoke detectors after a blaze involving a grill pan. Crews were called to Bullough Close, Accrington, after reports that the house was on fire at 6.25pm on Monday. When they arrived the blaze turned
AN Australian XI will take on an Asian All-Stars side at Colne Cricket Club tomorrow night in a Twenty20 match. Start is 6pm and entrance is £2. Greg Mail, Aaron O'Brien, Saeed Anwar Jnr and Mahendra Nagamootoo will be on show.
A NURSERY has been left counting the cost after its new play equipment was repeatedly attacked by vandals as young as 10. The equipment, including a canvas-covered sun shade area, was put in place at the Early Years Centre, Newtown Nursery, Colne, in
Residents attending a Huncoat area council meeting voted for a 1.5m fence to be erected around the village stocks to prevent vandalism. A budget of £8,000 has been set aside for the project. The timber planks will be sent to the Haworth Art Gallery
A SCOOTER-riding sex pest indecently exposed himself to five women. Shane Whitaker, 19, of Talbot Street, Colne, rode around the town on his scooter, and exposed himself to lone women. He admitted five counts of the crime at Burnley Magistrates' Court
THE Ribblesdale League have announced that the Ramsbottom and Lawrenson Cup quarter-finals and the one Lawrenson semi-final will now be played on Sunday, August 5th. The three remaining semi-finals will then take place on Sunday, August 12th. The dates
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has called for more investment in flood prevention after Earby was left under water again earlier this month. He said: "I know that many people have cause to be thankful for the swift response of all the agencies involved during
BURNLEY FC hopes to attract top hotel and restaurant chains as part of its £20million redevelopment of Turf Moor and the surrounding area. The club said it would approach top leisure players to become tenants in the state-of-art development which would
Will someone explain to me how a small town like Haslingden can have so many fast food take-away premises? Indian, Chinese, Cantonese, Burger Bars, Pizza Parlours, Fried Chicken and traditional Fish & Chips; there must be twenty or more in and around
A 21-YEAR-OLD householder came home after a break away to find his flat had been raided and emptied. A burglar had broken into the flat in a block in Grime Street, Darwen, by forcing the front door, and got away with a huge haul. Sgt Mark Thackeray-Scott
Hundreds of pounds worth of diesel was stolen from an articulated lorry. Police said £300 worth of diesel was pumped from the wagon, which was parked in Billington Road, Burnley. Four or five white men aged around 25 were seen at the scene of the
A TRUCK takes away wreckage from a three-car pile-up from which a young woman had to be cut free. The smash happened on the Grane Road near Haslingden and early-morning rush-hour traffic was delayed while firefighters from Rawtenstall freed the woman
A CAMPAIGN group has criticised the Government after it announced no new schemes to improve East Lancashire's infrastructure in plans to transform the nation's railways. The Government has announced £15billion plans to improve stations, increase capacity
A local environmental charity will be providing a free herb planting workshop at this year's Hyndburn Mela. Anyone attending will be provided with a pot, compost and seeds of their choice and will take away the end product. A spokesman for the Accrington-based
THE jury in the trial of a takeaway manager accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking she had "gone into the kebabs" will resume its deliberations tomorrow. Iyad Albattikhi, 29, who was living in Blackburn while running a Blackpool takeaway, is accused
BUSINESSES are being urged to back a scheme which will provide increased security in return for a one-off payment. Blackburn with Darwen Council intends to create a Business Improvement District (BID) covering Whitebirk, Greenbank and Furthergate industrial
Warrant Officer Class 2 from the 47th Regiment of the Royal Artillary Darren Parkinson gives Bombardier Brett West Walmsley hat and belongings to his family.
A HAMSTER who was found dumped in a bin bag has captured the hearts of council staff. The furry friend was rescued from a cage which had been left in a pile of fly-tipped rubbish in Tunnel Street, Burnley. Staff at Burnley Council's Contact Burnley
THE LEADER of a council branded the worst in Britain five years ago has told of his hope that inspectors will find it has improved. The results of an Audit Commission Comprehensive Performance Assessment for Rossendale Council will be published on Monday
THE East Lancashire Railway is celebrating its 20 year anniversary - with a birthday wish to see the line extended to Manchester. The railway is only designed for trains travelling at 25 mph and commuter trains would have to reach 60mph for a viable
MAGISTRATES have put the brakes on a borough's first citizen - but she said it will not stop her campaigning against the area's speed demons. Coun Maureen McGarvey, the Blackburn with Darwen Mayor, was caught out by a speed trap, while driving her Fiat
OPPOSITION councillors have launched a challenge against the move to weekly bin collections in Blackburn and Darwen. Critics of the weekly rounds have 'called in' a decision by the borough council's ruling coalition to reintroduce the collections, starting
AN EAST Lancashire company has taken over an Essex firm in a £1.2m deal. Daisy Communications, based on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, has completed the deal for communications company Abycom Ltd. And the takeover will see 300 customers transfer
Members of the 47th Regiment of the Royal Artillary carry out the salute at Pleasington Cremetorium
Our intrepid reporter Gavin Gibbon tests his powers against some of East Lancashire's strongest men in the latest of our Go With Gibbon video series.
A Town Crier competition is taking place in Barnoldswick on August 4. The international competition, which includes entertainment such as a parade, clog dancing and a themed market, has been organised by Barnoldswick Town Council and Barnoldswick and
PLANS are under way for this year's Clitheronian Road Rally on October 27 and 28. Starting and finishing at the Junction 4 services on the M65, the 160-mile route takes in some of the best roads the North West has to offer. Held in conjunction with
A MOTHER and daughter who have identical careers have achieved identical degree qualifications. Elizabeth and Michaela Shand, from Blackburn, have both gained BA Top-Up Inclusive Education Degrees at Blackburn's St Mary's College, part of Liverpool Hope
A HARD-up father of two who allowed a man to deposit drugs and cash in his home in return for a loan has walked free from court. Michael Davies, 41, had been in £14,000 worth of debt, his wife had left him and he had lost his job. He was too proud to
A CAMPAIGN group has criticised the Government after it announced no new schemes to improve to East Lancashire's infrastructure in plans to transform the nation's railways. The Government has announced £15billion plans to improve stations, increase
FUNDING has been approved to begin the next stage in the £3.2million restoration of Burnley's Towneley Park. Burnley Council has agreed to spend £676,076 to restore historic features, such as the War memorial, woodland avenues and ornamental gardens,
TWENTY new car parking spaces are to be created in Burnley after councillors approved the £30,000 scheme. As well as the extra spaces at the Town Hall Car Park, work will also include new drainage, improved disabled access, a new footpath, cutting back
BOSSES of the video-sharing website You-Tube have agreed to remove footage of a Darwen street fight following complaints. Insp Andrea Bradbury of Darwen CID and local MP Janet Anderson both contacted the website over the film, entitled Darwen Girl Fight
A TELECOMMUNICATIONS expert has got a new £50,000-a-year job with a company he stole from - because his skills are so rare. Samuel Hurst, 24, of Cowgill Street, Earby, stole copper cables worth £5,000 while sub-contracted to BT because he had "cash flow
Police are appealing for information after a spate on burglaries in Clitheroe and surrounding areas over the past month. Officers from Clitheroe police said the number of homes being targeted had reached double figures. If you have any information
A MAN used the details of family members and friends to obtain more than £60,000 to fund his amphetamine and gambling addictions. Blackburn magistrates heard that Yasin Leli, 27, fraudulently used the details to get credit cards and bank loans ranging
A GRIEF-stricken house raider stole a copper water tank, causing the home to be flooded, a court heard. Peter Thornton, 40, took the tank away in a wheelie bin and sold it for £30. The victim was gutted by the mess at his home in Colne Road, Burnley
A TAXI driver who had a knife held to his throat by a passenger has had a CCTV camera installed in his cab. Fourteen taxis in Blackburn and Darwen are to be fitted with the cameras in a bid to cut down on the 140 crimes involving both black cabs and
THREE people suffered smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire at a house in Burnley. Firefighters are now advising people not to tackle such blazes, after the incident in Lanark Close, around 9.20pm on Monday. The 19-year-old householder was only alerted
A man woke up to find firefighters had broken into his Hartman Street home in Accrington because his daughter thought he had suffered a stroke. The man's worried daughter contacted emergency services when he drifted to sleep during a telephone conversation
THIRTY four homes in an area earmarked for regeneration are set to be compulsorarily purchased after the owners refused to sell. Hyndburn Council is keen to see work on the second stage of the Phoenix regeneration project in West Accrington begin. More
A PLAY written by a Nelson woman had its debut performance in Manchester at a top regional theatre festival. Julia Hogan's play Each to their Own' will be shown all week at the Printworks in Manchester. The play, based in a Lancashire mill town, is
AN East Lancashire MP has attacked doctors surgeries and their use of costly 0844 numbers. Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for the Ribble Valley, said: "I simply feel that it is a point of principle - that people who are in need of a doctor's appointment
AN indie music pioneer will be in Blackburn this weekend to mark the resurrection of a musical venue. Mani, bassist from iconic Manchester outfit The Stone Roses, famous for their anthem I am the Resurrection, is playing a two hour set at the Cellar
MAYBE it's the perpetual rain, the biting cold, or the grey skies, but I can't help feeling grumpy this week. And worse still, I worry that everyone's going to be in a bad mood for a whole year now because we've not had our usual annual dosage of vitamin
POSTAL workers involved in disputes over pay and pensions have attended the House of Commons to discuss the matter with an East Lancashire MP. Greg Pope, MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden, met several representatives and members of the Communications Workers
How great is the joy That comes with the dawning To greet the day anew At the start of each morning. Clouds are bathed in rosy tints Which change before the eye And light in golden beams Streams across the sky. Sunshine breaks through clouds
A YOUNG mum who found herself in desperate financial straits stole cash from her till at Tesco. But suspicious bosses set up closed circuit TV surveillance on Leanne Danielle Mawman which captured her taking £50. And when she was interviewed Mawman
THE Editor kindly allowed me space recently to outline the problems the public have with the NHS. May I add these please. Over the past week I have come across a doctor, who for reasons that defy all logic, expects patients to go to a pharmacist to have
QUITE right Joan Beardwood (LT, July 16). How dare people exercise their free choice to buy disposable nappies? How dare they bring their children up to think for themselves and not think like their parents? I am sure only posh people and lazy people
TIME is running out for people across England to defend their right to a full say on development in their area. The Government is consulting on its Planning White Paper, with a closing date for responses of August 17. This may sound a dry subject -
WITH the recent highlighting of the issue surrounding organ donation, it would be highly controversial to assume consent when an individual dies, unless there were specific instructions to the contrary. Without properly exploring all the elements in
FOR 20 million Brits, holidays are less about sun, sea, sand and sangria, and more about laptops, emails and regular calls to the office, according to a new survey. Most business women think it's necessary to take their work on holiday with them, research
WITH animals around the UK beginning to line up in pairs as the monsoon season continues, we need TV to remind us that Britain is indeed a beautiful place. Now in its third season, Coast on BBC2 has set new standards for photography - no wonder the Beeb
HUNDREDS of cannabis plants were seized after police discovered drugs factories set up in two terrace houses. Rooms in properties in Bank Street and Laurel Avenue, Darwen, were converted into cannabis factories with extensive lighting and ventilation
WORK on a major bridge scheme in Blackburn will cause delays to town centre traffic starting tomorrow. Lorries will be delivering steelwork for the Freckleton Street bridge project from Thursday, causing delays along the A666 Bolton Road. The heavy
A LANCASHIRE firm has been heavily fined after a Blackburn worker and a colleague suffered serious injuries when a floor collapsed at a demolition site. Demolition worker Anthony Hartley, from Blackburn, and workmate Kevin Waller were employed on a project
Top chef Paul Heathcote was awarded an honourary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University for services to the food industry. The Longridge restaurant owner was honoured at a ceremony at Liverpool Cathedral. University orator, Professor Frank
ACCRINGTON Stanley were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-men Brechin City in the first of their three-match tour of Scotland. John Coleman's side had a man advantage for most of the match but could not make it count against the Scottish League Division Two part-timers
ADE Akinbiyi bagged his second goal in three games as the Clarets were made to work hard in West Yorkshire last night. The powerhouse striker added to his penalty strike at Wrexham last week with a neat first-half strike at Valley Parade But Bradford
STEVE Cotterill has hailed Burnley's sensational new redevelopment plans - insisting a re-vamped Turf Moor will give supporters a ground "to be proud of". The Clarets boss expressed his delight at the £20m plans, which will bring the ground in line with
DANIEL Williams will step up his bid to buy Blackburn Rovers later this week. The Lancashire Telegraph has learnt that the American-based businessman, who is a boyhood Rovers fan, intends to hold further talks with the club's corporate advisers in the
