A ROOKIE cop who challenged a man armed with large knife following a stabbing has been praised for his bravery. PC Richard Eggington had only been with Lancashire Constabulary for a few weeks when he and patrol partner PC Pete Latham came across a
BURNLEY has been handed more than £18million to tackle housing problems - but councillors say it is not enough. Executive members are next week set to approve a budget of almost £18.5million which will help to regenerate some of the town's crumbling
A SCHOOL which caters for pupils with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties in rural Pendle has been given a clean bill of health by education watchdogs. Only seven boys attend The Nook, an independent special school based in Knotts Lane, Colne
A TAXI driver drank himself to death celebrating a successful business meeting, an inquest heard. Mohammed Anwar Khan, 40, of Albion Street, Brierfield, was found dead on a sofa in the office of Marley's Taxis, in Colne Road, Burnley, following a night
A BUILDER'S workshop was wrecked in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters were called to Terence Walmsley Builders, in Goosehouse Lane, Darwen, after more than 10 members of the public rang the emergency services. Watch manager Tony Hartley, of Darwen
ORGANISERS of a famous Rossendale bird show are searching for a new home after a pub closed its doors. The Old Dun Horse, in Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, was closed by owners Thwaites last week so the brewery can "focus on other pubs in the estate". The
Haslingden Conservative Club on Bank St is having a Wimbledon coffee morning from 10am to 12 noon. It's this Saturday (21st) and everyone is welcome with admission at £1.50.
COUNCILS have been told they need to save more than £1million to retrieve the money lost by a "shambolic" parking ticket scheme. A new audit of Parkwise, which controls parking enforcement in Lancashire, has revealed the true extent of its debts. Bosses
A PONY has been nursed back to health after being rescued by an animal charity. Snowy was discovered with a severe lice infestation which was causing extreme irritation to his skin after a member of the public contacted the Horse and Pony Protection
HOUSEHOLDERS have been told to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries where pensioners have been targeted by doorstep conmen. Two pensioners fell victim to bogus officials in Rossendale while burglars have also been caught sneaking into properties
AN EAST Lancashire angling group is appealing for volunteers to help with a day-long clean-up exercise. Members of Trout in the Town Project on the Reserve are teaming up with Lancashire Wildlife Trust and Friends of Colne's Greenfield Road Local Nature
A NEW campaign to appeal to migrant communities to use electrical equipment safely has been launched by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. A series of home fire safety checks have been carried out across Lancashire after crews became aware that
A SECTION of a main road in Earby is in a diabolical condition', according to a local county councillor. The state of the A56 Skipton Road was discussed at the latest meeting of the West Craven Committee. County Councillor David Whipp said: "It's
RESIDENTS and parents from south west Burnley have had a first glimpse of new designs for Hameldon Community College. Lancashire County Council held a drop in session on Tuesday night for the community to see the progress so far on the designs for the
A TRIO of East Lancashire restaurants, hotels and events scooped top prizes at a prestigious tourism awards. The accolades were part of the 2008/09 Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards which took place at Ewood Park, Blackburn, today. Leading the
NEW mothers and local children will benefit from more than £1,000 from Lancashire County Council. Three new grants have been approved to support original and useful projects, following a meeting of Lancashire Local Pendle. The first grant will provide
BIG hats and posh frocks will be the order of the day for a novelty fundraising event in honour of Royal Ascot Race Day. The mayor and mayoress of Pendle are holding the event in honour of the race day at The Oaks Hotel in Reedley. Councillor Shelagh
A DAUGHTER who was spared jail after stealing the identity of her cancer-stricken mother has admitted using her stepfather's details to obtain a loan. Charlotte Dibb was last year given a suspended sentence for running up £20,000 debts in her mother
TRADERS have reacted with anger after plans for a controversial new town-centre superstore were recommended for approved. Bosses at Tesco have applied for planning permission to Hyndburn Council to build the new £32m supermarket in Accrington. And planners
VILLAGE police have suggested boundaries for a no alcohol' zone which could be enforced. Officers have told Worsthorne residents they want a boundary between Salterford Lane, Extwistle Lane, Hurstwood Lane and Brownside Road. Villagers and officers
THIS is the tail of the black and white cat who found the purr-fect' place for a nap - unfortunately it was 60 feet up a tree! And when Squibs went up in its branches, she often couldn't get down and had to be rescued by the fire brigade. The feline
POLICE officers are to be honoured for their bravery in a special awards ceremony. There will be 17 Pride of Lancashire Bravery awards presented tonight together with presentations to officers from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service by the Chief
BURNLEY captain Steven Caldwell believes Kyle Lafferty will find the perfect striking mentor in Ally McCoist, should his £3million move to Rangers be sealed. Many observers felt the towering striker's potential was not fulfilled at Turf Moor as he spent
STUDENTS at Blackburn College were given the chance to voice their opinions on issues surrounding cultural diversity at a recent conference. More than 200 students attended the event at Jan's Conference Centre, Blackburn, organised by the college's care
Proud of their father's and grandfather's achievements, Looking Back has also been sent these two pictures of men from Darwen who served in the First World War. The first was sent by Albert Miller, of Ribchester, and shows his father, Henry, born in
DURING the last war, many families waved goodbye to a whole generation of their menfolk as they were called up to fight. The Peers family, of Blackburn, for instance, had five relatives on active service - and happily they all came home. Private Percy
THE exploits - and bravery - of his big brother Jim, a former Haslingden butcher, during the last war was unknown to Tom Woods until very recently. But, after discovering Jim (pictured right) was mentioned in dispatches, survived a plane crash, and was
A PROPERTY giant has been presented with a Green Apple' after its fruitful efforts on a Rawtenstall housing project. Housing firm Hurstwood received the distinction at the International Green Apple Awards, staged annually to reward enviro-mental and
THE planned congestion charge in Manchester could boost the drive to renovate a run-down Burnley railway station and offer direct trains to the city. But councillors have been told by officers the town's Central station will have to become unmanned if
A FORMER mayor will be guiding teachers from a Quaker college in Philadelphia up Pendle Hill. Thirty teachers from Pendle Hill College in Philadelphia will hike up the hill, where Quaker founder George Fox had his first vision for the religious society
A GROUP which offers free advice about pensions will continue to run the service after receiving a £35,000 grant. The Pakistan Pendle Welfare Association, based in Market Square, Nelson, has been running the pension education scheme since January 2006
AN AMATEUR archaeologist has been given a lottery grant to help him dig into Lancashire's hidden past. Paul Kay believes the moors in the Bolton, Chorley and Darwen area have secrets to be unearthed which may give a rare insight into life in Anglo-Saxon
A FEW places are still available for a heart screening session which could save lives of young people. The Darwen branch of the CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, has tested hundreds of people for heart defects over the last seven years. The local branch
AN ANNUAL charity pram push will not take place next year after drunken revellers caused chaos across a town following a day of drinking. Organisers of Great Harwood's pram race have decided to abandon any future events after police and ambulance staff
THE year 1900 was a very important one. It was the year the Labour Party was formed; the first electric bus became operational and the Boxer Rebellion in China was still at large. It was also the last time Great Harwood won the Senior League title.
A FIRE crew rescued a lamb after it became trapped in a drainage pipe under a cattle grid. Crew were called to assist the RSPCA at 6pm on Monday after the animal became stuck in the 15ft pipe on land at a farm in Wheathead Lane, Blacko. The pipe was
NEARLY 50 homes were without a telephone line after an underground cable was damaged on the Darwen Academy construction site. At its peak, 48 faults were reported to communications provider BT on Monday. BT said contractors completing excavation work
Had a great Saturday at Pembrey in South Wales with two second places. Sunday race one: I lapped another rider in the 20 minute race and was really consistent with lap times. Wow, fantastic! Race two on Sunday ended on the very fast Brooklands
A BAIL hostel which was planned for Accrington has been scrapped, it has been revealed. Last month it was announced that Essex-based ClearSprings planned to open the facility, housing criminals released early from jail in the town. But local authorities
HEN harrier chicks have been fitted with satellite tracking devices as part of a conservation project. The radio tag and solar-powered satelitte device allows the rare bird of prey to be traced within 150 metres anywhere in the world. In addition
A 15-TONNE trailer worth £10,000 has been stolen from a farm. Police are appealing for information after the red trailer was taken between Saturday and Sunday from a farm yard in Accrington Road, Blackburn. Police believe the thieves used a tractor
AN EAST Lancashire restaurant has beaten off stiff competition from across the UK to win a national award. Ramson's, of Market Place, Ramsbottom, was presented with the Which? Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year award at the British Museum, London
A MAN who waved a gun about in the family home in front of his 14-year-old daughter, has been spared jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Ian Cryer's family was not worried about its own safety, knowing him as they did, but feared what might happen when
YOUNGSTERS from an area affected by the world's worst nuclear disaster were treated to a visit to a Premier League football club. More than 20 youngsters from the Belarusian town of Mogilev - an area severely affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
VETERAN defender Colin Murdock admits he is delighted to be back in Lancashire after officially joining Accrington Stanley yesterday. The 32-year-old became the Reds' first summer signing as manager John Coleman assembles his squad ahead of the new League
CHANNEL Four may come in for some stick (mainly from me) but you have got to hand it to their programme buyers as they can pick a juicy morsel from the American market. The latest import to tickle the tastebuds is the black comedy Reaper. It centres
SCHOOL teacher Karen Parkes will certainly have a fairytale wedding next month when she ties the knot with her fiance Gareth Entwistle. But it certainly won't be a wedding of the traditional variety for the Higher Trapp Hotel in Simonstone. It will
EFFORTS are being made all over the country to stop cars clogging up town and city centres. And with good reason, since too many busy streets become gridlocked at peak times each day. But the problems facing councils and planners alike is how to get
COUNCIL workers are to be given a dressing down after parking illegally in a loading bay while getting some lunch. Bosses at Blackburn with Darwen Council have apologised for the incident and promised a full investigation after the incident at a town
IN A democratic society there must be laws to prohibit torture, the right to dissent, the right to privacy, freedom of speech, the right to protest, no detention without charge and being innocent until proven guilty. If we slowly give away these freedoms
NEVER let it be said that instant wit and repartee is not alive and thriving in East Lancashire. Whilst driving on a recent warm, sunny afternoon, I had stopped at the crossing between Blackburn Cathedral grounds and the Lancashire Telegraph offices
The recent outcry over Ribble Valley Council and an 80- year-old pensioner's problems getting her bin emptied is just the latest of outrages in the waste disposal fiasco. Every one can see that councils are behaving in a disgraceful manner but nobody
KYLE Lafferty's £3million cash-plus-player sale to Glasgow Rangers hinges on Alan Gow agreeing personal terms with Burnley. Attacking midfielder Gow travelled south of the border yesterday for preliminary talks with Clarets chairman Barry Kilby, as well
Twenty20 specialist Albie Morkel fired Durham to a thrilling victory over previously unbeaten Lancashire at Old Trafford. Morkel smashed five sixes in the space of three overs to end unbeaten on 45 from 19 balls as the Dynamos overcame a six-run penalty
BLACKBURN chairman John Williams made a flying visit to the European Championships yesterday to hold talks with another contender for the manager's job. Williams flew to Switzerland to speak with a candidate on the club's shortlist, but the Rovers chief
THE idea of Lancashire Constabulary facing a threat of legal action because of the alleged playing of recorded music in various police buildings without a licence was one of the brighter spots of the past week's local news. I wouldn't of course presume
A town's bid to win the North West in Bloom contest is being strengthened by the introduction of a unique water feature. The structure, which will appear in the newly refurbished Market Street area of Colne, is part of the 'Colne in Bloom' team's bid
Redevelopment plans for Rawtenstall's Valley Centre and bus station are still on track, it has been confirmed. The decision to demolish the shopping centre, off Bank Street, to create shops, apartments, restaurants and cafes will not be called in by
RAIN permitting, Andrew Flintoff will face the first meaningful test of his latest comeback in the leafy Cheshire countryside today. While Flintoff did take the field in Alderley Edge on the first day of a second XI fixture with Durham, he was restricted
YOUTHS have been warned away from a derelict Accrington factory after a spate of arson attacks. Firefighters were called out to the former shopfitter's works in Riding Street at 9pm yesterday, after vandals had set fire to part of the building. Watch
