PLANS to expand a popular village inn with a 10-room hotel extension have been refused. Bosses at the Spread Eagle Inn, Sawley, had applied to build a first floor extension on the Grade-II listed building. But Ribble Valley councillors rejected the move
A LOCAL author hopes a Hollywood adaptation of his book could be shot in East Lancashire after Warner Brothers signed the film rights. Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice is partly based in Pendle, weaving in folklore of Pendle Hill and the witches
A CONVICTED child sex offender, pictured at a children's fun day by the Lancashire Telegraph, has now been caught working at a fair. Unemployed Richard Mason, 20, was found working at a fairground, Preston Crown Court heard, in breach of a sexual offences
EMBATTLED Burnley MP Kitty Ussher has refused to answer 12 tough questions on the scandal that has led to her quitting the government and announcing she will stand down as an MP. Critics have called for Mrs Ussher to quit as an MP immediately after it
THERE comes a time when ‘Enough’s enough', as we say round here. For me, that came when I opened my European postal ballot after 28 days of MP exposés. I wanted to show how cross I was rather than give out a cross, and I wanted to oust politicians
BRENDAN Flood says even Real Madrid would not be able to tempt Owen Coyle away from Turf Moor right now – but Burnley would not stand in his way if one of England’s big four came knocking in the future. Flood has confirmed that Celtic did approach Burnley
ROVERS favourite Kevin Gallacher insists manager Sam Allardyce must be handed extensive summer transfer funds to re-inforce his depleted strikeforce. With Matt Derbyshire on the verge of completing a £3m move to Greek champions Olympiakos and
Chelsea could be set to wreck Liverpool’s hopes of signing Glen Johnson with Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie saying: “Glen has got permission to speak to two clubs.” The future of striker Carlos Tevez still hangs in the balance with just
HASLINGDEN: A woman was taken to hospital after a head-on collision on the Grane Road in the early hours of this morning. A silver Peugeot 106 and a silver Honda Civic collided at around 1.30am. Police, ambulance and fire crews all attended the scene
A FIRE chief has warned residents of the dangers of leaving pan’s on after a blaze in Oswaldtwistle last night. Fire crews were called to the house on White Ash Lane at around 8.30pm after neighbours heard the fire alarm going off and saw smoke coming
A MASSIVE cannabis factory has been uncovered in an industrial unit. The drugs farm, on the outskirts of Blackburn town centre, had more than 1,000 plants with a street value of around £150,000. It is one of the biggest cannabis factories found in
ROQUE Santa Cruz is set to complete his move to Manchester City on Monday after a £17m deal was agreed with Blackburn Rovers. The Paraguayan striker is away on holiday but, upon his return to England at the weekend, he will undergo a medical
DAVE O’Neill has assured Accrington Stanley fans that the club will not face a transfer embargo because of their unpaid tax bill. O’Neill – who believes reacing the Championship is not an impossible dream for Stanley – took over the running of day-to-day
CANNY Clarets chief Owen Coyle insists he won’t spend for spending’s sake this summer – even though he admits Burnley’s current transfer record could go. Coyle knows he needs to add to his Turf Moor troops ahead of a first season in the cash-laden world
BURNLEY skipper Steve Brunt is looking to claim the bragging rights over cross-town rivals Lowerhouse this weekend - but is more concerned about keeping the title dream alive. In one of the tightest Lancashire League seasons in decades, eight teams are
CHERRY Tree skipper Jon Baldwin reckons it would be impossible for Baxenden to complete a perfect season - and believes his men could be the ones to spring a major surprise and send the runaway Ribblesdale League leaders tumbling out of the Ramsbottom
