A GANG of thieves diced with death by cutting down poles carrying 11,000 volt electricity cables in the hunt for scrap metal. Residents were left without electricity for more than 18 hours after three poles were felled in woodland near Pendle Water in
AN ELECTION has been thrown into turmoil after a Liberal Democrat candidate quit - and announced that he was a lifelong Labour supporter. Sajid Ibrahim had already featured on thousands of Lib Dem flyers delivered through- out Blackburn's Shear Brow
WHY? That's the question haunting a man who almost died after being stabbed in an unprovoked attack. Basil Afzaal, of Nelson, said his life and whole personality had been affected by the attack by former friend Sajid Ali who plunged a hunting knife four
So, I wake up on a Monday morning, throw away my duvet and stand, sleepy-eyed and in need of coffee. Downstairs, I fill up on my favourite beverage before checking my change, grabbing The Booklet and heading out into the day, hiding beneath my hood
On Saturday 22nd March Grace Community Church's children's team and children from the church gave Hot Cross Buns to passers-by along with details of our Easter Services.
SENIOR ministers are considering whether to launch a review of the decision to axe Burnley General Hospital's accident and emergency department. Health minister Ann Keen is considering her response to a letter from Pendle MP Gordon Prentice calling for
SECURITY fears have been raised over sensitive information about more than 300,000 people after a council's database was branded "inadequate" by auditors. A report has found "significant system security issues", and "major risks" with software used
EXTRA efforts should see a Pendle high school make the grade in the months and years to come, according to education watchdogs. Inspectors from Ofsted said West Craven Technology College, Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, provides a satisfactory standard
BLACKBURN stormed into the semi finals of the Lancashire Trophy following a comprehensive victory over their Salford opponents. The home side now face Aldwinians at home on Saturday, April 26 for a place in the final which is likely to be held at Preston
IT WAS a case of extra time heartache after Rossendale Amateurs let the LFA Amateur Cup slip through their grasp. Dale raced to a 2-0 lead and were just minutes away from lifting the cup in the club's 70th anniversary season. But a late Little Lever
BUDDING swimmers in Blackburn and Darwen will receive top quality coaching after the council signed up to a national training programme. Blackburn with Darwen Council has again joined he Amateur Swimming Association's (ASA) National Plan for Teaching
A 'DANGEROUS' road cannot be fixed due to a leaky pipe. Since last October, water has run down James Street West near Darwen Health Centre from a pipe in nearby Reservoir Street. United Utilities say its workers were refused entry into a house where
A LASTING memorial to those who made the supreme sacrifice has been erected in a Ribble Valley village - more than 60 years after the guns of World War II fell silent. Campaigning villagers, led by amateur historian Simon Mount, have erected a Celtic
A LONGRIDGE man who was seriously injured in a car crash that killed his friend told police he could not remember the accident. The pair had been watching a football match on pub TV in May 2005 when the car became airborne in the "horrendous" accident
The Zombies are one of the most influential bands of the 60s. Now they're back on tour with fellow 60s legends the Yardbirds. Rod Argent answered a few questions. YOU'RE ON TOUR WITH THE YARDBIRDS. HOW WILL THE SHOW ACTUALLY WORK? I believe the Yardbirds
CAN you sing? Act? Read poetry? Or even play the spoons? Whatever you weird or wonderful talent is, producer George Critchley is looking for you! Panto king George - he's been behind festival shows at Colne Muni and the Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn
NICK Dougherty is hoping to follow his old mentor Nick Faldo into US Masters folklore and enjoy a long love affair with the Augusta National. The Shaw Hill professional makes his debut at the famous Georgian course on Thursday, courtesy of his superb
A CONTROVERSIAL shopping centre expansion would only take away three per cent of shopping from Blackburn, developers claim. On the first day of a government inquiry into plans to build a bigger range of shops at the Whitebirk retail park, on the Hyndburn
A FORMER ward sister has been appointed new chief executive of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Marie Burnham, the current chief executive of the North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust, will take up the post on July 1. She will replace Jo Cubbon, who left
A MAN who faked his own death to avoid a driving ban will be allowed back behind the wheel on his release from prison, a court has ruled. Shafkat Munir, 26, pretended to be dead after being caught speeding on three occasions between January and February
AN anthology in memory of an East Lancs newspaper editor is to be published on May 15. Slip Through the Silence: Facing Adversity with Verse will be published by Clitheroe Books Press in memory of Leigh Morrissey, former editor of the Clitheroe Advertiser
A BURNLEY man who remonstrated with teenagers after they kicked their football at him was attacked with bricks. Police in Bank Hall are appealing for witnesses to the assault in a back alley behind Cleaver Street. The victim suffered a split lip and
A handyman service to stop vulnerable tenants having a DIY disaster has been launched. The scheme has been set up by Ribble Valley Homes, the housing organisation that took over the ownership and management of all council housing stock in the borough
COLNE has a unique position in Pendle. It sits right at the end of the M65 motorway and as such benefits from a lot of traffic and therefore trade. This can cause quite a debate for the people of Colne, as there many HGV vehicles that trundle through
SO Margo wants to give the people of Blackburn something to aspire to (LT, April 3). I agree wholeheartedly that we, as a town, do need something to aspire to, but Hollywood? She can't be serious. London, Paris, Rome - yes these cities have culture
AFTER a gap of several years the Rosebowl final returned to the Mill Hill St Peters ground. Despite overnight frost and snow, the pitch was in superb condition and, whatever the outcome of the final, neither side would be able to use the playing surface
A NEW Neighbourhood Watch scheme has been set up in Loveclough. The scheme covers Swinshaw Close and the junction of Goodshaw avenue North and Burnley Road. The main aims of the scheme are to prevent crime, reassure people, encourage neighbourliness
ELDERLY people entered into tenancy agreements with Burnley Borough Council which then transferred to Burnley and Padiham Housing, then to Calico for sheltered accommodation. This gave many who were vulnerable, isolated and lonely the opportunity of
A 12 year-old boy was kicked and punched to the ground as he was mugged for his mobile phone. The youngster was walking along Belvedere Road, Burnley, at 5.20pm on Saturday when he was approached by two teenage boys who asked him the time. As he went
LANCASHIRE County Council has launched an inquiry into the killing of one of the its social workers. Father-of-three Philip Elison was stabbed to death while conducting a home visit as part of his job with the council on Monday. The council, which has
LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has paid tribute to its second- longest serving employee, who has retired after 37 years. Pat Rowell, 66, of Knowsley Road, Darwen, started as an emergency call operator for the service in October 1970 after seeing
A former warehouseman from Longridge has beaten off competition from hundreds of academic researchers from across the United Kingdom and beyond to win a top prize at the 2008 National Astronomy Meeting. Jaz Pearson, a mathematics graduate of the
EAST Lancashire's biggest laughter festival is coming back to Blackburn in November. After the huge success of the inaugural You Must Be Joking event last year, the first shows for this year's comedy extravaganza have been announced. Three shows will
AN adventurer will take a voyage into the unknown to mark 100 years of the Girl Guides movement. Jane Flegg, of the 6th Immanuel Girl Guides, Oswaldtwistle, is one of 50 guides in the country chosen to take part in a tall ship sailing race from Liverpool
A man awaiting sentence for affray and possessing a knife in a supermarket had his case adjourned for psychiatric reports. Raja Khan, 43, was said by his solicitor to be "extremely confused." Richard Taylor told the hearing there were grave concerns
MEMBERS of Darwen Brass rounded off a successful first year by winning the Fourth Section at the recent Tameside Contest brass band competition. Darwen, conducted by Steve Hartley, played the Four Cities Symphony, by Rodney Newton. And they did enough
New dates for outstanding Clarets reserve and youth team fixtures have been announced. Burnley's second string take on Bury on April 17 at Radcliffe Borough (kick-off 7pm) while the Clarets youth team will play Wigan Athletic on April 14 at the Latics
A TEENAGE mugger involved in the mob-handed robbery of a Blackburn man who was badly injured has won the first round of an Appeal Court fight to cut his sentence. The youth was just 14 when he and two others attacked Iain Dewhurst as he came out of
A CABBIE caught driving at 105mph on the M65 has been allowed to keep his taxi permit by Pendle Council licensing chiefs. Father-of-three Andrew Bateman escaped a driving ban after he appeared before Pennine magistrates last November after being convicted
ROCK and roll legend Buddy Holly's lead guitarist is to play an intimate show in a Whalley pub. Tommy Allsup will be appearing at the Aspinall Arms, in June. As well as playing on some of Buddy Holly's best known recordings including Heartbeat and It's
BATTLE lines have been drawn for local council elections in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale on May 1. The three main political parties will be represented at the polls in the three boroughs, with the British National Party and a smattering of independents
CLARETS manager Owen Coyle helped launch East Lancashire Primary Care Trust's alcohol-reduction campaign. The Burnley boss met health chiefs and lent his support to the hard-hitting campaign, which is aimed at cutting drinking among young people.
A MOTHER-of-two appealing against a suspended jail term and a long ban imposed after she smashed into a car whilst drunk,' could be successful. Sarah Walton , 27, did not turn up to Burnley Crown Court to hear her appeal and did not have lawyers. But
I WAS worried that last week's piece about the elections in Zimbabwe would be overtaken by events. But it's now a week later and the position has hardly changed. I thought I knew all about the different ways in which people can rig elections. But I
ROBBIE Blake has blamed slip-ups to rock bottom sides for the collapse of their play-off dream. Four defeats in the last eight games have seen Burnley's bid for the top six slowly slip away, while the gap could increase to five points if Ipswich beat
FORMER servicemen and their families will be able to call on the British Legion when they need a hand at home, thanks to a new scheme. The Royal British Legion will launch its Poppy Calls scheme in Lancashire tomorrow after successful pilot projects
VANDALS and litter louts are being targeted by a crackdown on anti-social behaviour as bobbies on the beat sweep up crime on the streets. Blackburn Beatsweep which started today is an initiative which will use "high visibility policing" to combat problems
THE Lancashire Telegraph was nominated in five of the seven possible categories in the Newsquest Editorial Awards 2008 - more than any other title. Chief photographer Clive Lawrence produced an outstanding portfolio to take the top award in his section
LET THE battle commence! The domestic cricket season is here as Lancashire and Yorkshire go head to head today in a War of the Roses clash at Old Trafford. It's one of sport's greatest rivalries, as our special photograph on the left shows. Lancashire
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes was impressed with midfielder Johann Vogel's debut against Spurs on Saturday. The former AC Milan player, who signed as a free agent last month, played the full 90 minutes of the 1-1 draw. Hughes said: "I thought
DISCIPLINE is the key to getting the best out of footballers, according to David Bentley. With the trappings of fame and fortune becoming a distraction for some modern day pro-fessionals, the midfielder acknowledges it can be easy for players to take
THE newly-formed Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company is to tackle its first ever musical, with a production of Jekyll and Hyde. The show - which is also currently running in London's West End -- will be staged at the Colne-based theatre from April 22 to
I KNOW it's not strictly a TV programme, but I'm afraid I couldn't let the new EastEnders advert slip past without comment. In short: what on earth were they thinking?! Were the soap's bosses on drugs when they came up with the idea of getting Bianca
IN MEMORY of Tommy, the first man to see new shoes with holes in them. RIP Tommy. K WALTON, Monmouth Road, Blackburn.
I HAVE twice recently been attacked by correspondents for views I do not hold and things I did not say. The latest, from Mr Whittaker, left me wondering if he had read my original letter. In it I said that I did not understand the claim, made by a previous
THE man famous for telling people to BOGOF has been given the task of cranking up the atmosphere at Accrington Stanley's home games. Jeff Brown, the "You Buy One, You Get One Free" star of the Safestyle UK double glazing adverts, will be leading the
Spliff, cannabis, or whatever, is the drug that's on everybody's lips. Or perhaps I should rephrase that, at the moment it's the smoke that doesn't incur the wrath of the law. For years I have been of the thinking that maybe drugs should be decriminalised
RE: Whinney Hill Recycling and Waste disposal centre. Having lived in various parts of the country I have visited numerous waste disposal sites. I hasten to add that it is not a hobby or occupation of mine, but a result of a wife's zealous annual spring
A BLACKBURN teenager was named runner-up in the National Employer Service (NES) Learners First Awards. Imran Khan, 19, was a close second in the Advanced Apprenticeship category. Imran works as a sales consultant at Thomas Cook, where he has completed
Tommy Ball was always a good friend to me. Many years ago, I recall standing Blackburn Market as my Saturday school job. Mary, Tommy's wife also stood with second shoes, which Tommy was out and about shrewdly buying - my boss was jealous of that
Accrington Stanley defender Darran Kempson has been recalled by Shrewsbury Town. Kempson has been a fixture in the Reds' defence since joining the club on loan in February. But Shrews boss Paul Simpson has been hit with a series of defensive injuries
The actions of a group of young boys highlighted in a picture taken by a reader, which we have published today, are truly idiotic. But it isn't just the youngsters themselves who are likely to be affected by their dangerous stunt. Just imagine the awful
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Chris Samba insists he's not frightened by the Premier League's deadliest goal-machines as the club make a late final push for Europe. Despite dropping two precious points in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at
Police have charged a 19-year-old man with common assault after an alleged attack on a paramedic in Accrington. The ambulance service had been called to the property in Richmond Hill Terrace around 1.45am on Friday. When the paramedic entered the
THREE East Lancashire groups are to benefit from the latest Big Lottery Fund giveaway. Blackburn's Enterprise4all, the Burnley Lane Action Group Youth Group, and the Burnley and Pendle Cheerleaders have all been given grants in the Awards for All scheme
LANCASHIRE County Council has vowed to review safety arrangements for staff after a social care worker was stabbed to death while conducting a home visit. Father-of-three Philip Elison, 47, died after being attacked when he went to the house in Fulwood
At their monthly meeting on Monday 7th of April, Pendle Movie Makers recorded with sadness the death on 30th March of their chairman Geoffrey Petts. He had held this position since1995 and filled it with modesty and good humour. We particularly remember
