BURNLEY were unable to build on Saturday's win over West Ham United as they crashed to a heavy defeat at Fulham in the Premier League tonight. Roy Hodgson's side took the lead in the 23rd when Elm, who appeared to be offside, cushioned a header
TWO ‘drunken’ men who brought early hours terror to a family home after bursting in armed with weapons and making death threats are both behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how David Henderson, 28, was described by a victim as “unhinged,” as he waved
ACCRINGTON Stanley's fine run of form came crashing to a halt tonight as they fell to a convincing defeat at Northampton Town. Adebayo Akinfenwa put the Cobblers ahead after only 10 minutes and Billy McKay added two more in the 57th and 61st
CAMPAIGNERS are launching a bid to protect the ‘last green lung’ between Nelson and Colne against any future housing development. RAGE (Residents Against Gib Hill Exploitation), which fought plans to build East Lancashire’s £35million men-tal
PLANS to create a boarding school for Muslim girls in Pendle have been blocked by the Charity Commission. The charity watchdog said it had told Islamic Help that it would not be able to convert Brierfield Mills, which Islamic Help bought for just over
GOALS from Danny Murphy and David Elm have left Burnley with a mountain to climb at half time in tonight's Premier League fixture at Fulham. Roy Hodgson's side took the lead in the 23rd when Elm, who appeared to be offside, cushioned a header into the
A MAN who was found dead in a Blackburn canal on Monday morning has been named. The body of David Haslam, 61, was discovered by a passer-by at 2.25am, face-down in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Copy Nook, close to Brown’s Timber.
ACCRINGTON Stanley trail to an Adebayo Akinfenwa goal at half time in tonight's League Two match at Northampton Town. Akinfenwa, who also scored for the Cobblers in their 3-0 win at Stanley in August, collected John Johnson's pass and beat Dean Bouzanis
DAVID Edgar has been named in Burnley's starting line-up for tonight's trip to Fulham, with Danny Fox likely to start in midfield. Edgar is expected to line up at left back with Fox replacing Robbie Blake, who drops out in an otherwise unchanged
THE Friends of Darwen Cemetery will approach local schools, history associations and the Probation Service for help in restoring the site. The group, chaired by Whitehall town councillor John East, aims to renovate the site which has fallen into disrepair
PENDLE Council has urged toddler group leaders in Colne to apply for £60 grants to help pay for healthy snacks. The initiative is part of a drive to encourage healthy eating among the under fives and is being funded by Colne Connected. Youth workers
A blaze broke out at the former golf driving range in Haslingden Road, Blackburn. Fire crews were called to the timber-framed building shortly after 5pm today after reports of smoke coming from the building. Three fire engines were called to control
The A Cappella Singers are returning to Rishton for another concert. This highly acclaimed group of singers from the Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Blackburn area were originally founded in February 1995 at the now demolished St John’s Church in Great
ELECTRONIC cigarette brand Intellicig has struck a deal to supply 10,000 outlets across the country. The Accrington-based firm, which manufactures an alternative to conventional cigarettes, will work with Menzies Distribution and Smiths News shops.
The A Cappella Singers are looking for a new Music Director. This highly acclaimed group of singers from the Hyndburn, Blackburn & Ribble Valley area are searching for a new music director who will take up this position as soon as is reasonably possible
A DARWEN hotel has been shortlisted for two prestigious business awards. The Whitehall Hotel, in Park Road, is up for the Innovation and Entrepreneur categories of the Be Inspired Business Awards (BIBA), run in association with the North West Development
Earby Springfield Nursery is to get £20,000 for outdoor play equipment. The county council is using funds from the Department of Children, Schools and Families to help nurseries, playgroups, pre-school groups and out-of-school clubs to comply with
THE UK’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSIC AWARDS RETURN WITH A 3-CD ALBUM JAM PACKED WITH 2009’S BIGGEST TRACKS PLUS A BONUS BRIT ARTISTS CD. The BRIT Awards are pulling out all the stops this year and celebrating 30 years of existence in style. Not
Plans have been unveiled for an overhaul of a landmark Rossendale town centre church. Trustees of Longholme Methodists, in Rawtenstall, have submitted proposals to the borough council for alterations to the roof and eaves of the Bacup Road church,
National Japan Day As the national day of Japan approaches on February 11, why not indulge in some tasty healthy Japanese food? Whilst many other health foods come and go, Japanese cuisine has proven itself to be much more than a fad. Over
AN e-fit has been released of a man wanted in relation to a slashing in Brierfield. Police have said a 20-year-old man was attacked in Clitheroe Road, near to Brierfield garage, on January 27, around 12.30pm. He was cut to the face by
POLICE have admitted arresting the wrong man after detaining a Manchester United fan from Longridge. John Oakes was arrested by Greater Manchester Police at his home in Redwood Drive at 5.20am, on January 27. The Manchester United fan was taken
BOWLERS are appealing to the community to keep their dreams of an indoor centre for East Lancashire alive. Two hundred members of Blackburn Indoor Bowling Club were forced off their four rinks in Albion Mill when the site closed in August 2008, and now
A DARWEN garage has become the first in the North to introduce a new rent-a-bay scheme. Autopia, based in Railway Road, is cashing in on difficult economic conditions by offering spaces with ramps and equipment for motor enthusiasts and DIY mechanics
BLACKBURN bus maker Optare has called off a planned move from its base, in Lower Philips Road, to a site on Walker Park, Guide. The firm, which employs 210 in Blackburn, was due to switch last year to a state-of-the-art factory. However, the idea
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is warning people in Chorley and Coppull to be on their guard against bogus workmen. In the past week, two separate incidents have occurred where elderly residents have been confronted by men claiming work needed to be carried
POLICE and the fire service are investigating a car fire in the early hours of yesterday morning. Firefighters were called to Tarbert Crescent, Shadsworth, in Blackburn, shortly before 4am. A Mazda was ‘well alight’ with ‘flames coming out of the windows
DOZENS of East Lancashire jobs are at risk after high-street retailer Ethel Austin was placed into administration for the second time in two years. Administrators said they were hopeful of finding a buyer for the stricken firm but said that there were
THE Lancashire Telegraph’s We’re Backing Business campaign has helped double the number of business start-ups in East Lancashire. We teamed up with free advice service Business Link North West last year to help firms battle through the economic
ONE company that has benefited from Business Link North West’s expertise since our We’re Backing Business campaign was launched is Groundwork Pennine Lancashire. The ‘social enterprise’, based in Bolton Road, Blackburn, works across East Lancashire to
THE government have suddenly got the hots about changing the voting system. I’m a Liberal Democrat. So I’m all excited, right? Well no, actually. It’s 13 years since Labour came into power with a manifesto that promised a referendum on proportional represent-ation
GARY King has been handed a surprise start for Accrington Stanley in tonight's League Two match at Northampton Town. King has been an unused substitute for several weeks but has been handed a starting spot ahead of John Miles. Andy Procter
BARNOLDSWICK Town Council has cut its budget and level of council tax for 2010/11. The council agreed a proposal from Liberal Democrat councillors to reduce its council tax demand by £5,000, but have vowed to invest in the town this year. Despite the
RIBCHESTER Amateur Theatrical Society (RATS) are staging The Boyfriend. The plot is a gentle send-up of 1920s flapper musicals and is set at Madame Dubonnet’s finishing school for young ladies in Nice. * The Boyfriend is at Ribchester
A FAMILY-run nursery which inspectors deemed ‘outstanding’ in all areas is to be recognised at a special ceremony for top nurseries. Oftsted inspectors delivered the ‘outstanding’ verdict after visiting Pendle Nursery, in Fountain Street, Barnoldswick
PADIHAM Performers Society will take audiences on a magical carpet ride when they stage a panto production of Aladdin. Edward P Munday plays Aladdin, Jay Howarth plays The Widow, Kevin Rawcliffe is The Sultan, Marie Morter and Debbie Thew play
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust is taking bookings for Matchday Coaching. Bookings for the forthccoming Birmingham, Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal games are available, for boys and girls, aged 8-16 years old. Price includes a full two-hour coaching
EAST Lancashire MPs used plush Westminster facilities to entertain PR firms, Sky TV and a delegation from the Cayman Islands, it has been revealed. Parliament has published details of 8,000 bookings made by MPs for outside parties since 2004
What a victory! We went behind twice to our Lancashire rivals Morecambe on Saturday but as is often said ‘form is temporary and class is permanent.’ Once again the Shrimps left the Crown Ground empty handed but it could have all been so
PORTSMOUTH’S financial problems are unlikely to prove terminal in the coming weeks, but Burnley would be one of the main beneficiaries should the worst come to the worst. Pompey are scheduled to face a winding-up order in the High Court tomorrow and
BRIAN Laws is prepared to belt out a ballad to make sure Burnley stay on song. It’s a Turf Moor tradition for newcomers to conduct a tuneful initiation – and new boss Laws admitted even he is not exempt. But he wouldn’t want to be, because
A HASLINGDEN school has been honoured by Ofsted at a celebratory event that recognises outstanding schools in England. The headteacher of St Mary’s RC Primary School, Donna McNicoll, attended the event in Manchester to receive the award from
I can see it now — all those green double-decker buses lined up along Bridge Street by the Boulevard — and all the men striding off t’match along Bolton Road. We in the Jubilee would be busy doing good business with local supporters and the out-of-town
A FLASHER who struck repeatedly in Bacup and groped a teenage girl at a bus stop has been put on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years. Burnley Crown Court heard how Richard McMahon, 33, flashed at two 14-year-old girls, and then again at one of
RESIDENTS of a sheltered housing complex say their lives are being made a misery by a priest who refuses to stop feeding hundreds of pigeons outside their homes. They claim they have been dive-bombed by the flock, cannot hang washing out to
IN response to your article “Friday event complaint by councillor”, I find it incredible that a Blackburn councillor should complain that, due to his religious commitments, he was unable to attend the grand opening of our new leisure centre in Darwen.
A RECESSION is tough for businesses as many in East Lancashire have found out. But news of job losses and firms going bust is just one side of the story. Many entrepreneurs find that it can be the perfect time to start up a new venture. Scores of budding
my neighbour left his Christmas tree at the boundary of our property for collection and disposal by the council. Two days later, Wednesday, a large truck, part-full of ex-Christmas trees, parked on my property, clearly here to remove my neighbour’s
A magician who used his tricks to spread the word of God in Pendle schools has died after a long battle with colon cancer. Jack Ingham, 64, from Ronaldsway, Nelson, known to many as ‘Magic Jack’, died on February 2, at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The
CRIMINAL charges against a police officer accused of misconduct have been dropped. Sergeant James Boothby, 48, an accident investigator was set to face trial on Monday at Liverpool Crown Court. However a judge decided the case against him should not
Burnley have signed South African all rounder Farhaan Behardien as professional for this coming season. The 26-year-old plays for Titans alongside former Turf Moor pro Pierre Joubert.
AMBITIOUS plans for the future of Burnley in the next seven years have been unveiled. A 23-page document, called Burnley’s Future, sets out the council’s strategy for turning the borough into “the place to live within the North West”. It follows in
A BURGLAR stole £40 worth of copper piping from an old people’s home being turned into flats, where £1,200 damage was caused. Burnley magistrates heard how Darren Scott Rushton, 30, who also stole a hosepipe and hanging basket in a separate incident
A BURNLEY man was slashed and left needing 18 stitches. Detectives have launched a probe after the 21-year-old suffered a serious cut after being attacked in Rakehead Park. The victim was walking through the park, off Sharp Street, when he was approached
TORQUAY United are set to sign 20-year-old Plymouth Argyle striker Ashley Barnes on a loan deal. * Manchester United defender David Gray is set to move to Plymouth on a permanent deal in the summer. * Charlie Sheringham, the son of former England
A FRUSTRATED Sam Allardyce admits he does not know football’s rules any more – after accusing inconsistent refereeing of blighting the game. The Rovers boss was furious at Steve Bennett’s sending off of Chris Samba in Saturday’s defeat at Stoke
EWOOD Park favourite Matt Jansen has called for Blackburn Rovers’ class of 2010 to ‘keep their bottle’ after warning them not to let relegation history repeat itself. Jansen was a member of the Rovers squad that suffered the Premier League
JOHN Coleman is warning that his Accrington Stanley men must be on their mettle tonight as they face a huge test at Northampton Town. The Reds have won seven out of eight League Two games on their march up the table - but Coleman reckons the
It might have been scrappy. It might have been ugly at times. But on Saturday, Burnley managed to do what they hadn’t done since the last weekend in October. Burnley won a game of Premier League football. And what a crucial victory it was. Had the
NEW Burnley boss Brian Laws has been picked as the ESPN manager of the week. Leon Cort and Danny Fox were also chosen in the 11 for their displays in the Premier League win. ESPN/Soccernet team of the week: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa)
Well, we’ve certainly had better weeks as Rovers fans. One of our worst performances since Sam Allardyce arrived as manager coincided with a win for Burnley. However the bare statistic of two adverse results pales into insignificance
BRIAN Jensen is targeting back-to-back wins to kick-start Burnley’s season, and keep the Clarets out of the bottom three. Having spent more than a week in the relegation zone, Brian Laws’ men climbed back up to 15th by picking up three points
A HEADTEACHER has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct for allowing a convicted paedophile access to images of children. Kathleen Tyson, who was in charge of Holy Trinity Primary School, Darwen, was given a reprimand at the General
A MODEST hero who plucked an 82-year-old man from his burning home has been praised by firefighters. Former car dealer Henry ‘Nobby’ Clarke was trapped in his bathroom after staggering upstairs as a blaze raged in his lounge. Fire chiefs say the pensioner
