MEDICS are on alert after it emerged that five hospitals in East Lancashire have been hit by a winter vomiting bug. Health bosses had revealed that the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals were hit by the norovirus virus. Now it has been confirmed
COUNCIL chiefs have moved to reassure volunteers that services will not be reduced at Darwen Library Theatre. The volunteers had raised concerns amid fears that manager Steve Burch was being redeployed to Blackburn. The Knott Street venue, which
In this week's Premier League podcast, our sports team discuss Owen Coyle's clash with Burnley ... and that famous Moses comment. With the Clarets in the bottom three, Burnley's chances of survival is also under the spotlight. At Rovers
A SITE earmarked to replace parking spaces lost to a controversial bus lane could instead be developed for housing. Hyndburn Borough Council leader Peter Britcliffe is urging county chiefs to buy the Union Road site next to Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre
A 'REMORSELESS' 17-year-old has been found guilty of killing ‘peacemaker’ Adam Rogers who had tried to quell a town-centre flare-up. The Rishton youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had claimed he acted in self-defence. but the jury at Preston
TWO people have been arrested after a drugs raid in Padiham. Officers executed a warrant at a house, in Cobden Street, on Tuesday morning. Police seized around 60 cannabis plants from the property. A 37-year-old woman was arrested for possession of
PARENTS across East Lancashire will be saddened to hear of the plight of baby Faith Cook. The premature infant is on life support because she cannot breathe for herself. Medics believe she contracted toxoplasmosis in the womb. The rare condition is
A DRUNKEN middle-aged mum threatened to stab police and then armed herself with five knives in late night trouble at her home, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how officers with shields had to be called in after Glenys Marie Pick-ering, 49
ONE of Burnley’s biggest employers this morning announced plans to close with the loss of 450 jobs. The proposal to shut the Shop Direct call centre in Kingsway, has been described as a ‘complete catastrophe’ for the town. Bosses said
HATS off to the postmen, parcel vans, milkmen and newsagents for their regular services throughout the recent terrible weather. Every day they were on time as always and I never heard them grumble. Thank you for your dedicated work. PAT HOOLE
THERE has been a great deal said and published recently about the real problem of our nation – excessive alcoholic consumption, which seems to have got completely out of hand and is costing the NHS an horrendous amount of money and severely reducing the
RESIDENTS are being urged to be beware of bogus callers after a number of distraction burglaries. Two men claiming to be gas board officials are said to have conned their way into the homes of elderly residents living in Burnley and Pendle before stealing
A LOVING wife has offered a kidney to save her husband's life. Christine Hughes, an administrator at Alston View Nursing Home in Longridge, is visiting Manchester Royal Hospital next week. She will begin consultations to see whether she can undergo
ALGERIAN midfielder Amine Linganzi has become Blackburn Rovers’ second signing of the January transfer window – with boss Sam Allardyce hoping to have unearthed ‘another Steven Nzonzi’. The 20-year-old has signed a three-and-a-half year
A SHOPKEEPER has relived the moment he tackled a knife-wielding Blackburn drunk who was holding the blade to his wife’s throat. Dai Nguyen said he was 'following his instincts' when he wrestled Graham Morris, 33, of Blackburn, to the ground
A JOBS boost is on the cards for Rossendale after a property letting agency secured four new businesses for the borough. Two businesses have moved into Waterside Industrial Estate, Haslingden, while another two new companies have relocated to nearby
RAMSBOTTOM United fans can meet the managers at a forum on Tuesday, February 2 in the Championship Room within the cricket club's clubhouse at 7.30pm. Managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley will answer questions about the team and future plans
SIX CCTV security cameras will be fitted at Lammack County School, Lammack Road, Blackburn, after being given the green light by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
BURNLEY’S record of just one point from their 12 away games in the top flight this season is starting to make for increasingly grim reading, and no side has ever survived in the Premier League with fewer than seven points on their travels. Such have
SUPPLIES were cut off to more than 100 town centre homes and businesses today when workmen hit a water main pipe. Crews from National Grid were completing maintenance work on gas pipes in King Street, Blackburn, when the water pipe was damaged.
A £152,000 project to help improve safety on a rural road dubbed one of the most dangerous in the county has been unveiled. Lancashire County Council plans to spend the cash on the A59 between Gisburn and Sawley Brow. The notorious section from Smithies
FIVE vehicles, including an ambulance, crashed on black ice after computers which monitor the temperature of the M65 failed to spot the freezing conditions. Police said conditions on the westbound entry sliproad of the M65 at Whitebirk, were
I WILL be doing the half-time draw for Burnley’s home game against Chelsea on Saturday and it’s funny really because I only did the draw down at Stamford Bridge last week. Obviously Chelsea are another of my former clubs and I was invited down there
Blackburn Harriers hosted a spectacular day of athletics last Saturday as nearly 2,000 club runners from Darlington to Derby descended on Witton Park for the Northern Cross Country Championships. In just a fortnight, the six-inch deep snow served up
FOUR years ago, Paula Walker hadn’t even climbed in to a bobsleigh, yet next month she will represent Great Britain in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The 23-year-old from Blackburn was this week named in the Great Britain squad for the Games which
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Clarets fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you can join
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Blackburn Rovers fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you
MANAGEMENT jobs and experienced health professionals could be lost as an East Lancashire health trust looks to make cuts of £46million. Plans to make savings at NHS East Lancashire are still at an embryonic stage but finance director Chris
BLACKBURN Rovers new signing Yildiray Basturk spoke to former Turkish international teammate Tugay before deciding to make the move to Ewood Park this week. Basturk is following in Tugay's footsteps by joining Rovers, having initially signed
MENTAL health experts have encouraged people to take some exercise today to help beat 'the most depressing week of the year'. Depression affects 10 per cent of men and 12 per cent of women in Lancashire. And January is peak season for Seasonal Affective
BURNLEY will check the fitness of stricken pair Graham Alexander and Chris McCann today – but boss Brian Laws admits he’s not sure how long either man will be out. The duo limped out of Tuesday’s night’s Lancashire derby defeat at Bolton and
TECHNOLOGY firm Promethean is celebrating after enlisting 250,000 new customers in just one year. The Blackburn company, which makes interactive whiteboards for schools, now has more than 500,000 members of its Promethean Planet website, a
BUS maker Optare has raised £2.2million through a share placing, it has announced. The Blackburn firm, currently the subject of a possible buy-out, has issued nearly 40million shares at 6p each on the Alternative Investment Market. It
BACK in the summer of 1953, residents in the Waterfall area of Blackburn had a party to mark the Queen’s coronation. The celebrations began with a women’s football match and was followed by a street party. Sheila Berry had just become a teenager, and
BACK in 1962, a row about ‘sexy’ posters outside a Blackburn cinema, went all the way to 10, Downing Street. And Prime Minister Harold Macmillan promised he would give ‘full consideration’ to a protest by students from Notre Dame Grammar School. They
A COMMUNITY’S fundraising efforts have finally made it possible for a family to lay their six-year-old son to rest. An intimate family ceremony will take place to scatter the ashes of Oswaldtwistle youngster Marti-Lee McDonagh, who died of
THE very first brief I was ever given when I started my (short) career as a barrister was to prosecute a shoplifter. This was before the days of the Crown Prosecution Service. Each police force made their own arrangements for prosecutions. Some had
AN East Lancashire IT specialist is celebrating after striking a deal with one of the world’s leading computer makers. Lanway Computers, based at the Network 65 Business Park, Hapton, has been named an official repair centre by American IT giant Hewlett
POLICE are appealing for information after a 12-year-old boy was head-butted in Darwen. The boy was walking along Railway Road with two of his friends when they were approached from behind by two males wearing dark clothes with their hoods up. One of
FASHION store Primark has applied for permission for signs and adverts for its new store in Blackburn. The shop is to be the centrepiece of Blackburn’s £66million shopping centre, due to be finished by the end of the year. The large-scale graphics
A ROSSENDALE teenager has nailed the title of national Young Carpenter of the Year. Peter Kernan, from Waterfoot, has received the accolade from the Institute of Carpenters in London. The 18-year-old entered the contest while he was
A MAGGOT farmer who suffered a fractured skull when he was attacked by three masked raiders said last night: “I was terrified.” John Lloyd, aged 38, was beaten with a crowbar in a caravan at his farm in Crowthorne Road, Edgworth, shortly after midnight
ELEVEN people were arrested at the Clarets' Premier League clash with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday, police have revealed. Officers said five of the fans were with Burnley FC’s travelling contingent while the other six were supporting
A BUILDING contractor that has been in Blackburn for 30 years is trying to build a new premises to safeguard its future in the town. Bryan Lee Ltd is based at Hoggs Mill Yard, Moorgate Street. The firm has lodged a planning application for a revamp
* Fulham's hopes of signing Basel forward Marco Streller appear to be over. The Cottagers were reporting to be planning a £6m bid for the Swiss international, but he has opted to remain in his homeland. * Owen Coyle is set to win the race
A JUBILANT Sam Allardyce declared ‘our patience has paid off’ after Blackburn Rovers’ £6million man Nikola Kalinic broke his Premier League duck to fire them to 11th in the table. The former Hadjuk Split man struck in the 76th minute to earn Rovers
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is still hoping to add another signing to his ranks before Monday’s close of the transfer window, with a striker expected to arrive in the wake of Benni McCarthy’s imminent departure. McCarthy is yet to complete
BRIAN Laws believes new signing Leon Cort can help power the Clarets to Premier League safety. Laws has invested £1.5million in the Stoke City defender, who has agreed a three-and-a-half year deal at Turf Moor. And to complete a double
SCORES of people across East Lancashire have been observing Holocaust Memorial Day this week. In Nelson yesterday, a vigil was staged outside the town's library. People read out their thoughts and sympathies for those who were lost in
A FAMILY have told of their heartbreak as their seven-day-old baby fights for life. Little Faith Cook was born five-and-a-half weeks premature, and is on life support because she cannot breathe for herself. The family, who have maintained
A MAN suffered serious facial injuries after being slashed across the face in a daylight attack. Police said the 20-year-old victim was attacked in Clitheroe Road, Brierfield, close to the Station Garage at 12.30pm yesterday. The man, who works in the
