IN a week when the financial cloud hanging over Accrington Stanley appears closer to being lifted, optimism abounds at the Crown Ground after back to back victories that have gone some way to restoring the Reds’ promotion hopes. The last
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been accused of damaging a television in the team dressing room after being run out in his yesterday's 91-run win over Zimbabwe. The Tasmanian was caught short of his crease at the non-striker's end by a direct throw
Charlie Barnett's 12th minute strike ensured Accrington Stanley could go in level at the break with Crewe Alexandra in their League Two game tonight. The Reds, who enjoyed a fine win at Wycombe on Saturday, fell behind after just eight minutes at the
TWO women and a child were 'very lucky' to escape a fire in an upstairs bedroom following an electrical fault today. Firefighters were called to the blaze in a terraced house, in Cross Street, Brierfield, at 11.55am. Because of fears the fire would
Jonathan Trott admitted that England need to find some consistency after their six-wicket win over Holland in their World Cup Group B clash in Nagpur. Having seen Holland run up an unexpected score of 292 for six, with Ryan ten Doeschate starring with
Accrington: Alex Cisak, Dean Winnard, Phil Edwards, Sean Hessey, Joe Jacobson, Luke Joyce, Andrew Procter, James Ryan, Charlie Barnett, Ian Craney, Terry Gornell. Subs: Ian Dunbavin, Craig Lindfield, Ray Putterill, Sean McConville, Peter Murphy
HOUSEHOLDS could be hit by five per cent council tax rises for the next two years unless the borough can save £820,000. Though Hyndburn Council have frozen council tax this year for the second time, a financial report says it is ‘assumed’ rates
A MAN jailed for his part in the shooting of five-year-old Blackburn boy in 1997 threatened to take revenge on the child’s father for testifying against him, a court heard. Craig Hollinrake allegedly approached John Casey, the father of Dillon
England overcame a shoddy performance in the field and a wonderful hundred from Holland's Ryan ten Doeschate to avoid a shock defeat at the start of their World Cup campaign. Andrew Strauss (88) and Jonathan Trott (62) did most to help their team home
Mario has created an amazing theme park called Super Mini-Mario World and he wants the first 100 guest to receive a free mini-Pauline doll. Donkey Kong subsequently gets wind of this and comes storming in, arriving too late and, in his rage, he steals
Test Drive Unlimited 2 promises gamers a Massively Open Online Racing (M.O.O.R.) experience and, on the islands of Ibiza and Oahu, Hawaii, it certainly delivers. So vast and varied are the challenges across these nuggets of paradise it’ll take you
If Capcom’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is any indication, the afterlife is where things get really interesting. Designed by Shu Takumi of Ace Attorney fame, this unique Nintendo DS exclusive stars you as Sissel, the ghost of a murder victim determined
MAURO Formica scored on his Blackburn Rovers debut as the reserves thumped Everton 5-1 this afternoon. The Argentine midfielder fired home after Matthew Pearson had glanced on a Josh Morris corner, to add to Morris' 6th minute opener.
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of Burnley fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. And this season our online readers can get their views published in the newspaper too. A selection
Those living in the Burnley area may be confused by the title of this walk but there is another Calder Vale in Lancashire which has a fascinating tale to tell. Calder Vale was a very creditable attempt to create a model village and show how
LAST year’s Christmas lights switch-on in Accrington town centre cost just £9,000, council bosses have confirmed. The annual event included a spectacular firework display. And there was also a tribute act to the hit TV show Glee. Now Hyndburn Council
A DOCTOR returned to his former college to help students achieve their dreams as part of a pioneering programme. GP Nazneen Begum went back to Nelson and Colne College to inspire young people on the Pre-Med programme. The college has developed the course
PARENTS, grandparents and friends were invited to Waddington and West Bradford Primary School for its regular end of topic exhibitions. Children from classes four, five and six displayed their work which covered issues surrounding chocolate, forests
A BLACKBURN primary school held a special ceremony to mark the end of a new £250,000 revamp. St Francis Primary School, Cherry Tree Lane, Blackburn, worked hard to secure the funds to enable new areas of the school to be rebuilt. Headteacher Sharon
RECRUITMENT agency Cummins Mellor has launched a new website designed to boost business. The Accrington firm commissioned the spruced-up site to celebrate 21 years in business. Bosses said the website, designed by Cumbria firm Pixel Junction, had given
FROM five-a-side to Futsal, Darwen Rangers have come an awfully long way since forming 20 years ago. It was back in 1991 that Bill Stemp set up the club with just one five-a-side team. Today, the club is unrecognisable to that solitary small sided
A THIEF stole £200 from a pensioner’s wallet. The culprit knocked on the window of the house in Atham Road, Padiham, and asked the owner if he could borrow a pen and paper. The pensioner let the man in and noticed the cash was missing after he had left
DEPLETED Mill Hill, ravaged by illness and injury, could only muster 10 players – and that included an outfield player in goal. And they faced a Rangers side who, despite only winning once all season, sensed the game was there for the taking. It
CHURCHES in Pendle and the Ribble Valley are unhappy at plans to bring their parishes into the Blackburn Diocese. The plans, published last December by the Diocese Commission, would see 12 parishes moved into the Diocese of Blackburn and the
PEOPLE living in Blackburn with Darwen have had their services slashed by four times as much as in the neighbouring Ribble Valley, it has been revealed. Figures show the cuts councils for each resident, revealing huge differences affecting households
A BLACKBURN student is urging others to go back to school and study for an apprenticeship. Jessica Henry, from Knuzden, Blackburn is close to completing her level 3 advanced apprenticeship in health and social care and plans to continue with her studies
COUNCIL bosses are set to cash in on a landmark building in the middle of Barrowford. Holmefield House in Gisburn Road will be empty when Housing Pendle staff move out before the end of October. Part of the building is sublet to the Multiple Sclerosis
BURNLEY FC have won an award in recognition of match-day security at Turf Moor. The club scooped the Football League Family Excellence Award for the 2010/11 season. The award, which was based on a range of match day criteria, reflects the efforts
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being thrown across her bedroom by an electric shock. The 31-year-old was plugging in her television on Sunday around 9pm, but was hit by ‘surplus current’ caused by a kink in an extension lead. Fire crews were called
WEST Craven Warriors are adding a feminine touch to rugby league by forming a ladies team and setting up a girls section. The Barnoldswick-based club, formed in 1994, is welcoming players of all abilities to join the ladies set-up who will play in
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of Blackburn Rovers fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. And this season our online readers can get their views published in the newspaper too.
POOL ace Anthony Wall has been selected for Lancashire despite being just nine-years-old. And should the potting protege from Darwen make the team, he will become one of the youngest ever players to represent the county. The St Barnabas Primary
A SPECIAL piece of music is to be composed to mark the centenary of the death of one of Colne’s most famous sons. Bandmaster Wallace Hartley’s conducted the orchestra on the Titanic as the ill-fated liner sank on its maiden voyage. Colne
There’s lots of fun on the farm as Jollity Farm is staged at Colne Muni on February 25 and 26. George Critchley’s PMA Productions presents a fresh, new children's show for youngsters of all ages, especially those 3 to 7 years old. It's fun and educational
A FAST-growing technology firm has joined forces with one of the world’s largest electronics companies. Darwen-based Bglobal has signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Korean giant Samsung to work together on energy-measuring smart meters
BLACKBURN Gilbert and Sullivan Society is inviting audiences to join its members on a trip to the warm shores of Venice from February 22 to 26. The company is staging the G&S operetta The Gondoliers - a show it last produced in 1973. Set in the
MARTIN Olsson insists ‘attacking football can be winning football’ as he backs Steve Kean’s new footballing philosophy to pay dividends at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers’ Swedish international is relishing a new licence to get forward given to
THE swimming pool at Pendle Leisure Centre will be closed all week while emergency work to repair a leak is carried out. The work at the centre, in Crown Way, Colne, had been scheduled to start and finish yesterday, with the pool re-opening today.
THE RAF’S entire fleet of Tornados could be retired early, according to reports. The decision, which may be forced by a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spending crisis, would affect workers at BAE Systems in Warton, on the Fylde coast, who service the aircraft
A MAN was attacked as he stopped at a cash machine in Rishton to get money to pay for a taxi. Blackburn magistrates heard the victim cancelled his transaction to allow Lee Benson to go before him. But after the gesture Benson, who admitted
A RIBBLE Valley gastro-pub has launched a School of Cuisine to turn amateur cooks into kitchen wizards. The new cookery school is being spearheaded by chefs at the Freemasons pub in Wiswell, which was recently awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand.
RESIDENTS in Rossendale are being encouraged to ‘bin off’ their junk mail, particularly from fraudsters and scamsters. Visitors to STAN, Rossendale Council’s customer services vehicle, will be invited to bin any junk mail, or scam letters, in a special
A RAWTENSTALL dog owner who failed to clean up her dog’s mess was issued with an on-the-spot fine. The woman was walking her dog in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, and was spotted walking away, without attempting to clean up the mess, by the valley’s dog
A CYCLIST who threatened a motorist with a meat cleaver after he knocked him off his bike has six months to prove he can keep out of trouble. Martin Rush, 28, has a long record and was due to start a domestic violence programme, but was said to be
A MOTHER-OF-TWO who wed a Nigerian for cash in a sham marriage had her real partner’s brother as a witness, a court heard. Martina Keselova, 22, who has got pregnant since she was arrested and charged, said of her “groom” Adebayo Aina when she was
BLACKBURN Rovers' deadline day signings have been named in today's reserve squad for a behind closed doors clash at Everton. Argentine midfielder Mauro Formica should be handed his debut since arriving from Newell's Old Boys for in the region
An air stewardess who knifed her husband has been warned she will probably end up in jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Karen Horrocks, 48, stabbed Michael Horrocks in the back. She had lifted the knife above shoulder height, brought
SION Pantomime Society returns to the stage from February 22 to 26 with Little Red Riding Hood. The traditional pantomime story takes place in the village of Little Twittering In The Mud, where Dame Dolly Dishcloth, played by Gordon Tattersall
Blackburn Rovers’s 22-year-old midfielder Mauro Formica could make his debut for the reserves at Everton this afternoon. The match will be played behind closed doors at Finch Farm.
AN East Lancashire firm is preparing to celebrate success at the Oscars after providing sound equipment for the majority of feature films nominated at the prestigious Hollywood ceremony. AMS Neve have provided audio equipment, such as mixing
CAMPAIGNERS fear an increase in tuition fees will deter youngsters from studying at the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Burnley campus. UCLan’s Vice Chancellor Dr Malcom McVicar told a meeting of 500 academics and administrators that tuition
A COUNTY councillor is to make a formal complaint to police after he risked his own safety directing traffic around roadworks in the centre of Rawtenstall. Tony Winder, who owns Antony and Patricia's hair salon, in Rawtenstall, decided to act after
A GROUP of young boys camping out near their homes had their tent set on fire by a gang of yobs. A passer-by saw flames coming from a patch of woodland off Milking Lane, Darwen, at 9pm on Sunday. The 14-year-olds had been camping close to their
A NUMBER of police station canteens are facing closure after Lancashire Constabulary withdrew the subsidy it pays its catering facilities. The news comes as the force says it is determined to do as much as it can to protect the frontline, while being
LANCASHIRE police has joined forces with Merseyside police in a bid to crack down on criminals who cross the borders of the county to commit crime. As part of the initiative a number of warrants have been executed at the homes of suspected offenders
COUNCIL bosses have installed number plate reading technology at a revamped town centre junction. New restrictions imposed on Penny Street, Blackburn, from its junction with Brown Street, have made the road a bus-only stretch. The measures
A MENTORING scheme to keep children in care at school has been hailed a massive success. But the Virtual School for Children in Care for Lancashire faces an uncertain future from August if new funding is not found to cover the cost of its learning
A COURIER firm is counting the cost of a raid in which vans worth more than £10,000 were stolen. Thieves broke into Barcode Logistics in Blackburn, on Thursday night and took the keys to half of the company’s delivery vehicles. Lyndsey Place, managing
COMEDIAN Jim Bowen is recovering in hospital after a mild stroke. The former Bullseye host, 73, was taken ill in the early hours of Friday morning at home in Lancaster. He will remain at the Royal Lancaster Hospital while he undergoes
I have reviewed the budget proposals to be put before Burnley Council for approval this week and it is apparent that the scale of the cuts is monumental. The records on www.burnley.gov.uk do not go far enough back to even see when we were last at
Blackburn Sea Cadets would like to thank all who generously supported their week in the charity shop on Penny Street. It helps to fund our work with youngsters and pays for essential things like insurance, utilities, travel and sundry items like stationery
There have been several comments from readers about the ‘excessive’ number of councillors in Blackburn with Darwen. Mr Woodacre of Kentmere Dr, Blackburn (LT, February 18) says there are currently 60 councillors. There are actually 64. However
DOCTORS are attempting a procedure in a bid to help former Burnley star Gary Parkinson communicate. The former Clarets full-back, who played more than 130 games for Burnley, has locked-in syndrome after suffering a major stroke last September. The
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s squad have been told not to talk about the club’s financial situation at training as they focus on continuing to revive their play-off hopes against Crewe tonight. Stanley boss John Coleman last week set his players
EVENTS in East Lancashire and further afield for Tuesday, February 22. Pick of the day An all-star cast will be taking their clothes off on stage tonight at the Palace Theatre, Manchester in Calendar Girls. The show about the Yorkshire
There is a big game in the Vodkat League Challenge Cup tonight as Ramsbottom United entertain New Mills in the Third Round. And there is a big derby in the Vodkat League Premier Division as high-flying Barnoldswick Town welcome neighbours and derby
CHORLEY boss Garry Flitcroft will tell his men to forget Saturday’s loss to Chester as they aim to get back onto the promotion trail tonight. The Magpies go to Woodley Sports in the Evo-Stik First Division North with Saturday’s Victory Park loss to the
RYAN Nelsen is ready to end his English career with Blackburn Rovers after insisting he will give his all for the club until it proves impossible to continue at Ewood. Rovers’ club skipper pledged his immediate future to the club late last
IT is truly frightening that according to police and trading standards children as young as 12 are descending on Blackburn at weekends to spend hours in illegal shisha dens. The dangers are obvious. As well as the safety risks, and particularly
YOU know, I rather like the idea of a Big Society! It might just help folk to understand the situations they find themselves in are mainly their own responsibility and not that of someone else. Strange, but there are people who think
A TOWN centre shopping arcade is more than half-empty, leaving just three traders in business. Accrington’s Victorian Arcade has nine empty units after traders left the listed building and one major retailer downgraded from six units to one
THE Grim Reaper paraded through Blackburn to warn of the ‘death’ of public services. Trade union activist Tom Howard dressed up for the town-centre stunt ahead of a public meeting this week to debate spending cuts. He said: “There will be discussions
BURNLEY rued a second-half collapse as they bowed out of the FA Cup with a 5-1 fifth round defeat at West Ham. But manager Eddie Howe is determined to focus on the positives as they bid to keep their top six Championship push on track.
SHISHA is herbal tobacco which is smoked through a water pipe, also known as a ‘hookah’ pipe. An average smoking session will see 10 milligrams of fruit tobacco smoked for 30 minutes. It is a shared experience where one or more pipes can stem from the
IT’S 6.30pm on Friday in Blackburn town centre and groups of teenagers gather on Darwen Street. Some of the youngsters are still in their school uniform. They look like they are waiting for somebody. Then, as we watch from a discreet distance, one
CHILDREN as young as 12 are blowing their pocket money in illegal shisha dens at weekends. Teenage boys and girls aged up to 16 are travelling from across the area and paying to go into flats in Blackburn town centre on Friday and Saturday
A NINE-year-old boy sparked a massive blaze at his home after setting fire to his bedroom curtains with an aerosol can and lighter. Tracy Bond, 35, and her five children were forced to flee their home in Rectory Road, Burnley, yesterday morning
Australia may have romped to a 91-run win over Zimbabwe in their opening World Cup Group A clash, but captain Ricky Ponting admitted his side were made to work hard for the result. Chasing 263 for the win, Zimbabwe crumbled in the face of Australia's
