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  • On-loan Burnley striker nets debut goal for Barnsley

    ON-LOAN Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez needed just two minutes to score on his debut for Barnsley tonight. The 20-year-old joined Championship club Barnsley on a month's loan yesterday and came off the bench in injury time in tonight's 4-1 win

  • Darwen solicitor jailed for failing to pay back cash

    A CROOKED solicitor who swindled £759,000 from his clients is back behind bars after failing to repay the money he owed. Magistrates finally lost patience with Philip Pressler, who has paid back just £219,138 of a £690,000 order made five years

  • East Lancashire band Shakeys Brother to tour America

    AN unsigned band from East Lancashire which has achieved unprecedented acclaim is looking to break America. Shakeys Brother made national headlines in November, after being featured in the Lancashire Telegraph, when we revealed the Sabden and

  • Kids help ‘gate off’ Blackburn drugs den

    CHILDREN as young as eight have helped shut off a drugs den after finding used needles and informing police. The neighbourhood policing team in Whitebirk have gated off an outhouse at the back of a shop in Hereford Road after youngsters told them about

  • A diamond of a day for Blackburn couple

    A BLACKBURN couple who celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary at the weekend say that the secret to a long and happy marriage is to take the good with the bad. Elizabeth and Walter Atherton, of Woodland Avenue, Cherry Tree met when they were bridesmaid

  • £66m Blackburn Mall redevelopment work on schedule

    FINAL work to the exterior of the new Mall shopping centre development in Blackburn town centre is now being completed. Bosses said that once a watertight structure is finished in the next few weeks main interior works will begin. Initial mechanical

  • Half stake in Rossendale wind farm sold for £50m

    A NEW partner has been signed up to help run the Scout Moor wind farm, in a £50million deal. Peel Energy has sold a 50per cent stake in the 26-turbine wind farm to London-based Hg Renewable Power Partners, HgCapital’s dedicated renewable energy fund.

  • Nelson firm chiefs’ pay day

    THE founder of Pendle telecoms firm Daisy Group has been awarded shares worth £2million. Matthew Riley, who is still chief executive of the firm, has been handed 2.5 million shares at 80p each, while chairman Peter Dubens gets one million. The pair

  • Blackburn Rovers blog: Youth should not look up to Benni

    It seems that Jason Roberts has still not bought that Jimmy Greaves finishing manual I urged on him last Christmas. If he had we’d surely be celebrating three consecutive Premier League wins rather than being quietly satisfied that our usual drubbing

  • Accrington Stanley blog: The table doesn't lie

    Last season I kept banging the drum in this column about the standard and style of football that the Stanley boys were producing every week. On more than one occasion, the reply would come back: “Well that’s all well and good but the table doesn’t lie

  • Boy’s icy plunge in Nelson lake sparks warning

    YOUNG people have been urged to stay away from icy reservoirs after an 11-year-old fell into a Nelson lake and suffered hypothermia. The schoolboy was playing with friends near Walverden Reservoir, around lunchtime on Saturday, when he slipped

  • Special people at special day

    IT was great that Sam Allardyee opened our new leisure centre in Darwen and that special people such as Felicity Coulthard attended, too. But above all, there was also Tommy Duckworth who has a long association with Darwen Swimming Club and water

  • Veg would just tempt thieves

    READING the story (LT, January 12) to grow veg in flower display boxes in Clitheroe, I ask myself is this a good idea? How would these vegetables be protected against thieves who would probably clear the lot overnight? Our local allotments have had

  • Avoiding facts and muddying the waters

    GORDON Prentice might have secured a footnote in history with yesterday’s instruction by the Information Commissioner. He told the Cabinet Office to reveal just what Lord Ashcroft agreed when about to become domiciled in the UK for tax purposes when

  • Six on plot to defraud Nelson firm charges

    SIX men have been charged with conspiracy to defraud a Nelson company. Police said the men are accused of conspiring to defraud Protec PLC, a fire detection equipment company. The charges follow a major investigation, which was launched

  • Guard should have kept job

    RE the security guard (LT, January 25), it was disgusting that Mr Goodyear was sacked. The drunken men should not have been in Blackburn Mall, as they already knew. He did what many probably wanted to. I hope he wins his job back. M EDWARDS

  • Snow joke – or was it, councillor?

    RE Councillor Cottam’s comments that people should clear snow and ice from their houses – surely he doesn’t expect people from the age of 20 to 80 to do it? I have always found him to be of a jovial disposition so with that in mind I think he was having

  • Traders in fight for survival

    I FELT I had to put pen to paper in defence of the humble shopkeeper in reply to Nick Nunn’s Wednesday column (LT, January 27). The much maligned small shopkeeper has surely adapted extremely well under great duress from all sides. Many shops are ‘

  • Timely focus on car crime

    PLANS by police to target prolific car criminals are to be welcomed. Operation Spartacus aims to reduce the number of people falling prey to these thieves through high-profile initiatives. These include Chief Inspector Damian Darcy writing warning

  • Burnley FC blog: Enormity of task is clear to Laws

    Had Brian Laws been under any illusion regarding the difficulty of his new job, a challenging first month in charge will have brought home the enormity of his task. A spirited defeat at Old Trafford, humiliation in the FA Cup, a bitter blow

  • Council's £5.2m Accrington Globe Centre deal

    LANCASHIRE County Council has bought part of the Globe Centre in Accrington in a £5.2million deal. Now another 100 office staff will move from Preston in a ‘huge boost’ to the local economy. The council has just exchanged contracts with Barnfield

  • Coleman urges Accrington Stanley players: Give me more

    UPBEAT John Coleman is demanding his Accrington Stanley men to improve their home form if they are to make a push towards the League Two play-off places. The Stanley boss believes the spirit in his camp is just right for a promotion push – but he admits

  • Accrington Stanley v Barnet postponed

    ACCRINGTON Stanley's League Two match at home to Barnet has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Heavy overnight rain has left large areas of standing water all over the pitch and a new date will be announced shortly.

  • Search on for missing Burnley supporting dog

    A CLARETS-mad dog has gone missing, prompting a mass search. Jack the Claret was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning. The four-year-old pedigree German Shepherd had been in the garden of owner Cheryl Dunn-Grimshaw in Towneley Street, Briercliffe

  • Burnley road rage teen targeted cycling police chief

    A ROAD rage teenage driver repeatedly targeted a cyclist and left him fearing for his life. Burnley Crown Court heard how unbeknown to Benjamin Harrison, 18, his victim was police inspector Martin Melvin. Nine times he almost mowed down DI Melvin, aiming

  • Bill tops £300k as bulldozers move in to flatten Burnley pub

    A PUB which was earmarked as the BNP’s Burnley headquarters is set to be pulled down. Burnley Council bought the Derby Hotel, on the M65 roundabout at junction 10, for £290,000 last year using cash from regeneration body Elevate. But Labour and Tory

  • Blackburn accountancy firm celebrating 80 years

    A FIRM is celebrating its 80th birthday. And staff at Pierce Group, Ainsworth Street, Blackburn, are even happier after surviving the recession. The accountancy and advisory company, which was founded in Accrington, has witnessed first hand how East

  • Clitheroe soldier speaks of her time in Afghanistan

    soldier Emily Dearden has spoken about coming under fire in Afghanistan on her first tour of duty. The Clitheroe private, 20, is a combat medic attached to a platoon in D Company of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Emily, who went to St

  • Gig preview: She Keeps Bees in Blackburn

    ROCK duo She Keeps Bees, made up of Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant, will be jetting in from their native New York to perform in Blackburn on Friday. The band have received acclaim in the NME for their album Nests and their live shows. Support

  • Foulridge pub set to reopen

    A VILLAGE pub which closed this month will reopen tomorrow. The Hare and Hounds, in Skipton Old Road, has been closed since David and Cheryl Crabtree terminated their lease two weeks ago. But Andrew Duxbury, who runs the Cross Gaits Inn, Blacko

  • Rebrand for Accrington auto firm

    Autocol branches at Northfield Works, Richmond Street, Accrington, Bury and Birmingham will be rebranded after being bought by Sheffield firm Sinemaster. Autocol, which sells auto products to garages, employs 34 staff. No jobs will be affected by the

  • GALLERY: Burnley v Chelsea

    Our gallery from Chelsea's trip to Turf Moor is now online. Click here to view all the action from the game.

  • Family to set up charity in memory of Darwen baby

    THE family of a baby which died after a seven-day fight for life wants to set up a charity in her memory. Doctors switched off the life-support machine for Faith Cook last Thursday after she showed no improvement in her condition. Her

  • East Lancashire headteachers key drivers to boycott SATS

    EAST Lancashire headteachers have been a key national driver in plans to boycott this years SATS, according to one of the teaching unions leading the battle. Simon Jones, Blackburn with Darwen secretary for the National Union of Teachers, NUT, said

  • Happy birthday to Clitheroe mum, dad and baby

    A CLITHEROE baby was born on an amazing day – the birthday of both her mum and dad! Isabelle Hodges was due to have been a February baby but arrived four weeks prematurely on January 7 at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Lee and Vina Hodges had thought

  • When my world was a very different place

    THERE’S been a sad ceremony this week as unnamed soldiers, who have lain for 90 long years in an unmarked grave since the Battle of Fromelles, were given a recognised resting place. It makes you realise the utter futility of war. It would be better

  • Blackburn firm offering fuels savings

    A firm is helping its customers’ fleet vehicles before more fuel efficient. Fueltek, based in Nuttalls Way, Guide, has launched an updated version its Tank Watch system, which provides accurate information on stock, deliveries and fuel capacity.

  • Review: Steak and Burger Company, Blackburn

    Address: The Steak and Burger Company Richmond Terrace, Blackburn Phone number: 01254 580057 Lancashire Telegraph review by Vicky Cosgrove from February 1, 2010. THIS is a relatively new restaurant which has just opened up in

  • Darwen woman in £21k benefits fraud

    A THEATRE nurse who lost her job through a back injury later defrauded the tax payer of more than £21,000 in benefits. Preston Crown Court was told that 59-year-old Jane Harrison embarked on the fraud due to financial difficulties and had not spent the

  • Barnoldswick cup clash

    Barnoldswick Town face Yorkshire Amateur in the West Riding County Cup Quarter Final at Victory Park on Wednesday 3rd February, 7:45pm kick-off.

  • Darwen Live police bill worries

    THE budget for Darwen’s premier music festival could be slashed because of a funding row. Council chiefs say the line-up for Darwen Live would be affected if they were hit with the bill for policing costs of up to £31,000. The bill, which makes up around

  • Drugs-raid Darwen pub in fight for survival

    THE landlady of a Darwen pub could be stripped of her licence after police allege they found cannabis plants in the living quarters. Debra Nichol, 39, who runs The Office, in Holden Fold, said she was “fighting for her life” ahead of a meeting

  • East Lancashire ambulance chiefs 'too cautious'

    A HEALTH boss fears ambulance chiefs are failing to meet patient targets in East Lancashire because they are ‘too cautious’. Jon Tomlinson, strategic commissioning director for NHS East Lancashire, the former primary care trust, spent a day

  • Allardyce: Why Blackburn Rovers didn't need to panic buy

    BLACKBURN Rovers boss Sam Allardyce insists there was no panic to bring an extra striker to Ewood Park – after a move for Lens striker Aruna Dindane broke down at the 11th hour. Rovers were set to sign the Ivory Coast international on loan

  • Pilot shows Blackburn pupils how to be high fliers

    CHILDREN at a Blackburn primary school have been learning how to fly high thanks to a special lesson by a fighter pilot. Kitted out with his helmet, face mask and microphone, Bae Systems worker Phil Spencer helped bring another dimension to a group of

  • Six of the best for new Burnley boss

    BURNLEY boss Brian Laws took his tally of January signings to six as he completed loan moves for David Nugent and Jack Cork on a busy final day of the transfer window. The Clarets manager was finally able to agree a deal with Portsmouth to

  • Rishton teenager's life saved by emergency operation

    A BOY’S life was saved when a surgeon stepped in to perform the first operation of its kind at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Mark Haworth was admitted to the hospital after he began suffering “severe life-threatening internal bleeding” because of a condition

  • McCarthy thanks Blackburn Rovers fans after completing switch

    BENNI McCarthy admits he was wrong in the way he quit Blackburn Rovers – but believed it was the only way he would be allowed to complete his switch to West Ham United. The Blackburn Rovers striker’s protracted move to Upton Park was finalised yesterday