A DARWEN nurse has hung up her stethoscope for the last time after 30 years of caring for others. Hilary Waters, 63, of Pothouse Lane, finished her final shift as nursing manager of the Queens Lodge resid-ential home two weeks ago, bringing down the
SAM Allardyce’s striker search will continue to dominate Blackburn Rovers’ pre-season but last night’s summer opener was a reminder of the firepower already at Ewood Park. While non league hosts Cambridge United never looked capable of fully
TOO many children are dying on Lancashire’s roads – and more needs to be done to tackle the problem. That is the verdict of a new report, which reveals the number of youngsters being killed or seriously injured is “significantly higher” than similar
AN East Lancashire restaurant is in line for a prestigious food award – providing its curries can win favour with the country’s MPs. Shajan Indian Restaurant, in Clayton-le-Dale, will compete in a cook-off at the House of Commons tomorrow in the Veetee
GREEN space close to Accrington town centre will be officially recognised as a nature reserve. Councillors voted to designate Priestley Clough, also known as Woodnook Vale and Platts Lodge, as protected green spaces with further plans to give
A MAN "abducted" a vulnerable 15-year-old runaway despite being warned by police to stay away from her a week earlier. Burnley Crown Court heard how supermarket worker Syed Ali had fallen under the microscope of Operation Freedom, in which police were
A BLACKBURN primary school is celebrating after it was deemed ‘outstanding’ by school inspectors Ofsted. Wensley Fold Primary, in Manor Road, has been commended for the high quality of teaching and exemplary leadership. The school received the top accolade
A MAN who brandished a knife at another man outside an industrial unit in Blackburn has been jailed for two years. Craig Litherland turned up at the scene agitated and angry, demanding to be re-imbursed with £80. He claimed that a woman
TWO local researchers are campaigning to find 200 names which have disappeared from a war memorial. Neighbours Mel Diak, 55, and George Hardman, 70, from Mitton Road, Whalley, were carrying out research on the town’s fallen at Blackburn’s Cathedral
A THREE-year wait for action on a notorious road running through Hyndburn and Rossendale might soon be over - to the relief of angry residents. Highway engineers from Lancashire County Council have pledged that traffic surveys along the Grane Road
SAM Allardyce hopes there will be a ‘surprise package’ to emerge from his Rovers squad this pre-season as he looks to limit his need for transfer market bargains. Blackburn Rovers begin their pre-season campaign with a trip to Conference outfit
Activity Box takes place at Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park on Sunday 19th July. Why not try out the museum's new activity box specially created for pre-school children aged 3-4 years. You can drop-in anytime between 13.30-15.30pm. For more information
SAM Allardyce looks set to step up attempts to bring his former Bolton coach Ricky Sbragia to Ewood Park. He admits current first team coach Karl Robinson looks set to become Paul Ince’s assistant at MK Dons. Allardyce has yet to make an approach
Hasligden Swimming Baths are having a Harry Potter Pool Disco on Saturday 18th July 1.30pm - 3.00pm. Tickets are just £3 per person. For more information contact Haslingden Swimming Pool on 01706 215883.
Haslingden Sports Centre is now fully IFI accredited (Inclusive Fitness Initiative). This is a programme supporting the fitness industry to cater for the needs of disabled and non disabled people. There will be "taster" sessions and classes such
WORKS to improve Burnley town centre for shoppers and visitors - totalling nearly £170,000 - have been drawn up by town hall environment bosses. An overhaul of town centre CCTV cameras, a vital tool in helping Lancashire police crackdown on street disorder
TEN new bus shelters are to be installed as part of a £150,000 improvement scheme on the route out to rural parts of Pendle. Members of Pendle’s Lancashire Local committee approved plans to provide the new bus stops beyond Colne, out to Barnoldswick
SAM Allardyce is continuing his search for Santa Cruz’s replacement but admits, even with £13million in his transfer kitty, finding a viable solution is easier said than done. He said: “We have got quite a few irons in the fire without going
PUPILS and staff at a Blackburn primary school are delighted it is no longer in special measures. St Aidan’s CE Primary School, in Norfolk Street, Mill Hill – which is now a satisfactory, or Grade Three, school – has worked hard to improve after it was
SAM Allardyce’s Blackburn Rovers travel to Cambridge United tonight for the first of seven pre-season friendlies. After a week in a training camp in Austria, the preparations for the new Premier League campaign step up a gear with the whole squad looking
A 28-YEAR-old woman says she is being forced to move out of her home town after becoming the victim of harassment. Natalie Woodhouse, of Higher Lawrence Street, Darwen, said she was now planning to leave the area in a last ditch attempt to escape the
There is a Special Needs Summer Play Scheme for children from Rossendale taking place at Brunshaw Community Centre, Burnley on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout July and August. There will be different topic dealt with each week and the scheme
A LONE mum-of-two caught a night-time house breaker after he left his mobile phone at her property in the rush to escape, a court was told. Victim Tracey Fitzpatrick checked Shaun Taeny's text messages, realised one had been sent from someone she knew
TWO East Lancashire hospitals have been praised for their overall environment, food and privacy and dignity afforded to patients. A team of assessors have ranked both Accrington Victoria and Clitheroe community hospital an ‘excellent’ mark for all three
A GANG of five thieves stole a Land Rover and then a trailer containing a large amount of Stella Artois lager. The vehicle was taken from Court Lodge Farm, Whalley Road, Samlesbury, at around 9pm on Saturday night. Shortly after the trailer and booze
We had a great business meeting the other week entitled "The 'R' word – Recession or Recovery?” I MCed the event, where there were 30 or 40 of us from across Lancashire. The main speaker was a pal of mine, Steve Broomhead, Chief Exec of the North
Blackburn Harriers’ Track and Field captain Claude Peter-Thomas has won two gold and two silver medals in the British Masters’ Athletic Federation Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. In a competition exclusively for veteran athletes
Terry Dickenson and his team from Chorley Athletic Club have organised more than 100 races through Astley Park over the years. This year’s four-race Chorley Park Series of trail races was the sixteenth, and there are senior and junior races at each fixture
CHURCHES across Burnley have united to launch a series of healing rooms in the heart of the town. Christians from various denominations are now offering prayer for unwell people in Burnley, Pendle and neighbouring towns. The leaders of the healing rooms
A PLANNING application has been made for the demolition of a garage and construction of an extension at 22 Thirlmere Road. An application for a single-storey extension and with first floor balcony at 3 Gorple Green has also been made. Comments should
TEENAGE pregnancy, domestic violence and bullying are being tackled in a play produced by pupils from a Pendle school. Thirty girls from West Craven High Technology College, Barnoldswick, will work together on the play, which will also look at gender
Accrington Stanley are offering hospitality packages for £30 for their pre-season friendly against Burnley on July 28. The package includes a three-course meal, sponsorship seats, a matchday programme and an exclusive pre-game team announcement by
Sir Alex Ferguson handed Michael Owen the prized Manchester United number seven shirt and then declared Old Trafford closed for transfer business. It was anticipated Ferguson would make further signings in addition to Owen, Antonio Valencia and Gabriel
Real Madrid have still not given up in their pursuit of Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, with the coach of the Spanish club Manuel Pellegrini insisting: “We are interested.” Real have also decreased their offer for the player by £3m to £22m. Chelsea
AMIR Khan is hoping to lend his support to a boxing event in Blackburn next week - just days after fighting for a his first world title. The Bolton-born boxer takes on Andreas Kotelnik for the WBA lightweight title at the Manchester Arena on Saturday
Promoted Padiham will start their preparations for the Vodkat Premier Division when they travel to AFC Darwen for a friendly on July 21. Padiham, who have lost top scorer Paul Fildes to AFC Fylde, also have friendlies at Barnoldswick on July 25 and
Manchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany is scheduled for a foot operation that is certain to rule him out for the start of the Premier League campaign. Kompany returned early from their training week in Bavaria and manager Mark Hughes is resigned
ACCRINGTON golf ace Nikki Foster is continuing to enjoy a sensational 2009 after winning the Lancashire Girls Championship for a third successive year. The 17-year-old Pleasington member mastered gale-force conditions at Blackpool North Shore on Sunday
SOUND recordings of the dining room, photograph albums with recorded messages and assemblies with architects are just a few techniques an East Lancashire special school has used to allay fears and anxieties about moving to a new location. Burnley Ridgewood
ACCRINGTON Stanley hope to revive a deal to sign Leeds goalkeeper Alan Martin in the next few days. Stanley had made the 20-year-old Scot their number one target but looked set to switch their focus elsewhere after being told Leeds were unwilling
TWO hundred years ago, community justice was the stocks; visible justice was the gallows. Society is unrecognisable now, but if I’d like to feel, no, to be absolutely sure, that the fight we are pursuing in Afghanistan is a ‘just war’. But I have my
THE sexual exploitation of children is a sickening crime. In recent years the issue has been a real problem in East Lancashire, which is why the Lancashire Telegraph launched our Keep Them Safe campaign. This aimed to highlight the problem of girls
A DRIVER escaped unhurt when his car flattened a lamp-post and took out 20 feet of fencing. The grey Vauxhall Vectra left Blackburn Road, in Rising Bridge, at about 10.30pm on Sunday, near the roundabout by McDonalds. Police, fire crews and highway
THEY came from across the North West but there was a distinct local flavour to the winners at an annual football tournament held by Great Harwood Rovers. More than 70 teams and 700 young players took part in the Dave Smith Memorial competition which
TALENTED young golfer Harris Ali‘s secret is out in the Open - he’s won his first major golf competition! The Accrington Academy student beat a strong field to win the recent Wilpshire Junior Golf Open. The 14-year-old, playing off an handicap of 20
THE Darwen Aldridge Comm-unity Academy has honoured its rising stars at its first ever sports awards evening. The Academy, which opened in September last year, specialises in entrepeneurship but sport plays a key role. Blackburn boxer, Dezzi Higginson
THE death of an Iraqi receptionist after being detained by the British army could act as a “rallying call” for extremists, an inquiry heard. Baha Mousa, 26, died while detained by soldiers from the former Queen’s Lancashire Regiment in Basra
TENNIS talents Charlie and George Hutchings may have some way to go to emulate Andy Murray but they are going about it the right way. The brothers, who are both members of Blackburn Northern Tennis Club, were on the old stamping ground of Murray after
BOSSES at a textile firm have threatened legal action if staff continue to suffer from smoke generated by a neighbouring firm in Colne. Planning chiefs had ordered that new chimneys at Furnico, at Garden Vale Mill, Greenfield Road, should be raised by
A DARTS competition in memory of one of East Lancashire’s most popular players takes place next month. The Les Gibson Memorial Trophy will be held Stanley Street WMC, Accrington on Saturday, August 8. Les sadly past away last May but the success of
Last week saw some interesting divisions in the Lords, two or them on free votes where the parties were not trying to whip their members into line. But in most divisions, fewer than 300 peers actually vote so it can sometimes be a bit of a lottery,
AMIR Khan is hoping to lend his support to a boxing event in Blackburn next week - just days after fighting for a his first world title. The Bolton-born boxer takes on Andreas Kotelnik for the WBA lightweight title at the MEN on Saturday. And on Friday
STEPHEN Warnock believes Christian Vieri could still make a Premier League impact after Blackburn Rovers extended the Italian striker’s trial. After an impressive week-long trial at Rovers’ training camp in Austria, 36-year-old Vieri will meet
BLACKBURN RUFC Under 16s have just enjoyed their most successful season and are now looking to recruit players for the season ahead. The Ramsgreave Drive club reached the semi finals of the Lancashire Cup after pool wins against Bolton, Bury, Eccles,
TONY Smith has been involved in martial arts for nearly half a century and almost all his life. So it is no surprise that when it came to opening his own club then there was only going to be one outcome. For as well as his qualifications - the ju jitsu
BRIAN Easton could be unveiled as Burnley’s fourth summer signing today, after the Clarets yesterday agreed an undisclosed fee with Hamilton Academical for the young defender. The Scottish Premier League side last week rejected a £300,000 bid. But,
BURNLEY’S pre-season campaign could benefit from the ‘Becks’ factor, as the Clarets are making plans for a friendly with LA Galaxy. Owen Coyle’s Premier League newcomers jet out to Los Angeles on Thursday for a training camp and two scheduled games against
A GROUNDBREAKING project set up to tackle sexual exploitation of children in Blackburn with Darwen has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people being prosecuted. Since the Engage team was set up in March 2008, the number of offences investigated
