ELECTRICAL equipment at a Burnley nursery school has been sprayed with a unique DNA after a spate of thefts. Ightenhill Nursery School, in Lionel Street, has been targeted by thieves four times in the past 12 months. They have had three
ONE hundred chicks were killed in a ‘sick’ and ‘disgusting’ attack on a poultry farm last night. Police believe the birds died when a gang of five teenage boys forced their way into two pens at Knuzden Brook Poultry Farm in Haslingden Old Road, and
AN ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner has blasted the ‘slap on the wrists’ handed to a company after a toxic chemical spillage. Bosses at Johnson Matthey in Clitheroe have been rapped by the Health Safety Executive (HSE) after the incident in February left a
TWO youths have been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 48-year-old man who was the victim of the serious assault in Briercliffe. Darren Atkinson was assaulted in Standen Hall Drive on March 25 and passed away two weeks later
A PARTY agent has voiced concerns that a surge in postal voting could result in more ballot box fraud across Pendle. But political rivals have accused the Conservative’s George Askew of ‘running scared’ and ‘double standards’ over his fears
A YOB who torched a butcher's shop after a row with his girlfriend and then bragged about it on Facebook has been jailed for three and-a half years. Jordon Jeffries 20, set fire to Alpes Butchers in Shaw Bridge Street, Clitheroe, while people
NEARLY 5,000 men were prosecuted for domestic violence attacks in Lancashire last year, the third highest in the country. The figure was revealed as the Crown Prosecution Service said more must be done to protect victims. Keir Starmer QC, director
THE OPERATORS of a massive wind farm in Rossendale are looking into expanding it. The Scout Moor wind farm, in Edenfield, is already the largest on-shore wind farm in England, but bosses at Peel Energy are looking at expanding it still further
IF John Coleman and Eddie Howe have both enhanced their reputations by getting the best out of players with reasons to be unhappy, doing the same with Gael Givet may be one of the biggest tests of Steve Kean’s fledgling managerial career.
BACUP starlet Haydn Paul has been crowned Vodkat League Premier Division player of the month for March – but couldn’t celebrate by hitting the net in a seven-goal romp. The 19-year-old, who has caught the eye this season and hit 13 goals, beat
A woman walked out of court after being fined for shoplifting – and went shoplifting. Blackburn magistrates heard, as well as being caught stealing from Claire’s Accessories, Barbara Westwell was also caught on CCTV stealing from two other shops.
HERITAGE chiefs have refused to award protected building status to Blackburn Market. The Ainsworth Street site is set to be demolished next month when the market moves to the new complex on the ground floor of the town’s shopping centre. The Lancashire
GIRLS aged between seven and nine are invited to join a new Brownie unit in Darwen. Teaching assistant Kezia Cameron-Atkin and teacher Gemma Ward, both 22, will run sessions St James Church, in Winterton Road, on Tuesdays between 6pm and 8.30pm. Kezia
A SCHEME designed to reward councils for allowing developers to build new homes has been branded a ‘bombshell’ for East Lancashire. Hyndburn and Haslingden MP Graham Jones said the new homes bonus favoured richer areas and would damage poorer parts
BOSSES at a Ramsbottom-based communications firm are celebrating an upsurge in interest in web design over the past year. Online activity at Clock Creative has leapt by a reported 42 per cent in the past 12 months. Websites designed recently include
Blackburn Hawks narrowly missed out on a place in the English National League North play-off final after suffering a 6-2 defeat at Whitley Warriors. Hawks headed to the North East holding a 4-2 first leg lead, following a superb performance
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle has called on his constituents to vote for a change on how they elect their local representatives. A referendum will take on May 5 on whether to move form the current ‘First Past the Post’ system to the ‘Alternative
BY day, Hazel Mrozek is an office worker at Capita, in Blackburn. And by night she's a star on the amateur stage at home in Rossendale, having recently made her professional debut in a fringe play in Manchester. But her true passion is fundraising
RUBBISH and recycling collections in Pendle are to continue as normal over the bank holidays in April and May. David Walker, waste services manager, said: “Collection teams will be working as normal during the bank holidays which means there will be
GARY Bowyer believes Blackburn Rovers’ academy success stories have acted as an inspiration to his current crop of starlets bidding to make their own big breakthrough. The reserves boss saw his side end their campaign with a thrilling 4-
A Manchester man has been ordered to pay over £400 for dropping a cigarette end in Nelson town centre. Tony Esivwose-Evans, 21, of Newton Heath failed to attend Reedley Magistrates' Court on Thursday. But the case was proved in his absence and
PLANS to open a new restaurant, in a hard-hit parade in Waterfoot have been lodged with Rossendale Council. Eli Neumann wants to launch a new restaurant at 9-11 Burnley Road Estate, between Baltic Bridge and Wood Lea Road. Only hair stylists Wilde
Ex-Colne pro Anwar Ali will be unleashed on the Northern League on Saturday when he makes his Morecambe debut at Kendal. The pace ace has been playing for Pakistan A over the winter.
ROSSENDALE UNITED'S Supporters Association are on the lookout for new blood to help out on match days. The club has been short of volunteers since ex-chairman Steve Hobson and family resigned. The association has tried to fill the void but with
WEST Ham United released Benni McCarthy from his Upton Park contract last night surely wondering why they ever decided to sign him in the first place. No goals and just three starts in 15 months would not seem the best return for a striker
IT’S been the most anticipated new musical of the year and now it’s here Ghost does not disappoint. It’ll make you laugh out loud and cry real tears — the Bruce Joel Rubin story truly is a timeless fantasy. The musical had a tough act
Lancashire coach Peter Moores has praised his ‘new breed of player’ for paving the way for the Red Rose’s victory against Sussex at Aigburth. Veteran duo Gary Keedy and Glen Chapple wrapped up victory by taking seven wickets between them inside of
Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies thought the decision to send off Burnley's Marvin Bartley was correct - although he would like to view the incident again. Bartley's first-half dismissal when the game was still 0-0 arguably changed
EDDIE Howe praised 10-man Burnley’s fighting spirit in defeat at Nottingham Forest last night, but rued the controversial refereeing decision he believes cost them the game. The Clarets boss felt referee Jonathan Moss had been too easily
YOUNG people are bidding to hold an open-air music festival which would be the first of its kind in Rossendale. Supporters of the White Horse Project, in Edgeside and Waterfoot, are looking to secure funding of £27,500 from the Youth Music charity’
UNHAPPY traders could throw a spanner in the works of Burnley’s new £40million shopping centre. They are angry that changes to the road layout where the Oval development is due to be built, near Curzon Street, could spell problems for the
A THREE car smash is causing traffic problems on the A59 this morning. The A59 was closed after the accident at 9.31am while police, ambulance and the fire service attended the scene. Police said that motorists in the Vauxhall Meriva, Ford Mondeo
CONCERNS have been raised over the future of two major housing developments in Darwen. McInerney Homes, which has the Belgrave Heights site near the town centre and also the former Vernon Carus mill site in Hoddlesden, went into administration
AT last spring/summer is here and I can stop worrying about the health of my fellow man. Have you noticed how, for some reason or other, over the past few years many men have taken to changing into flimsy shorts at weekends, whatever the weather? I’
AS an operational Drug Squad officer in a former life, witnessing first-hand the devastation caused to families, I totally agree with Dexter (Opinion, March 26) that the current policies of curbing illegal drug use have failed miserably. It is over 30
A PLUCKY six-year-old girl from Colne is set to scale Pendle Hill three times in one day in tribute to the medics who treated her dad. Little Molly McCormack is undaunted by the height of the hill and has already been in training with her faithful
Child sex offenders are a well-publicised matter of great concern to all parents. Police across East Lancashire have set up specialist teams claiming to have ‘protected’ almost 200 youngsters from becoming victims of sexual exploitation in the past
I have just been renewing our European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) on the internet. The first few websites which come up on a search are asking people to pay £9. To my mind they don’t make it obvious that you can renew them yourself and it is
IN reply to excluded again, Darwen (LT, April 9), the OED definition of cohesion is ‘sticking together’. I don’t see a lot of sticking together within the different communities in Blackburn. I would also like to ask him, how many friends from outside
MAME Biram Diouf believes Ruben Rochina is ready to play a key role in Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League survival scrap after tipping him for a big Ewood Park future. The former Barcelona striker made it four goals in as many reserve games since arriving
A PROJECT to transform a disused railway station into a heritage centre has been officially unveiled. The £550,000 scheme to convert the Old Station Buildings, Berry Lane, Longridge, has been in the pipeline for eight years. The town
TIMMY Mallett will be a special guest at Accrington Stanley’s home match against Oxford United on Saturday. The former presenter of television show Wacaday, who was also a contestant in ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here’ in 2008, is an
DRUGS and prostitution is plaguing an area ‘let down’ by Burnley’s housing market renewal programme, claim neighbours. Boarded-up homes and dirty back yards in the Heap Street area of Duke Bar are rife with needles and rubbish, residents have
CLARETS and Nottingham Forest players last night stood side by side in tribute to 1950s star Billy Gray, a stalwart of both clubs. The former Burnley and Forest winger and inside forward died at the age of 83, prompting a minute’s silence before the
FORMER England and Lancashire cricket star Andrew Flintoff has knocked Burnley people for six with a series of jibes about the town. Flintoff, known as ‘Freddie’ to cricket fans around the world, made the remarks on his Twitter account on Monday
Blackburn and Darwen could benefit from a tourism boost on the back of this week's royal visit. Darwen town councillor Roy Davies said he hoped the immediate tourism impact would then be followed by longer term investment by visitors.
A DARWEN tradesman is in the running to be named Britain’s top tradesman and win a £27,000 van. Plastics fabricator Michael Waring, of Lady Close, has 25 years experience having begun his training at 16, and now works for Accrington-based G & A Plastics
LANCASHIRE County Council staff will today go on strike in a row over changes to their pay. The 43 staff vehicle maintenance engineers, many of whom are based at Hapton, are angry at cuts to their bonuses and terms and conditions. Unions
AN 80-YEAR-OLD widower has told how East Lancashire Hospice helped him cope with both cancer and the loss of his wife. Greg Barratt, from Mill Hill, Blackburn, was still grieving the loss of his wife Ann, who he was married to for 49 years,
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is planning a bid for tough-tackling Galatasaray defender Servet Cetin, whose Ayibogan nickname translates as "a man who could choke a bear". Chelsea are set to sign Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht for 30m euros
CUTS to East Lancashire’s regeneration budgets were like ‘falling off a cliff’, according to a leading MP. Caroline Flint, Labour’s Shadow Local Government Secretary, was in Accrington yesterday campaigning ahead of next month’s local elections.
ANGRY passengers have blasted Northern Rail over a broken door which allows people to see into the toilets at Blackburn station. One commuter group said that the situation allowed ‘pervs’ and ‘voyeurs’ to see men as they use the urinals.
THE HBF's 2011 customer satisfaction survey shows that nearly nine out of 10 buyers are very or fairly satisfied with the quality of their new home. Stewart Baseley, executive chairman, said: “These results are testament to the efforts made by our
THE latest Agency Express property activity index provides more evidence that confidence is returning to the housing market in the north west. March saw a second consecutive monthly rise in the number of houses ‘Sold’ and it was the third consecutive
THE base rate has been kept on hold at 0.5 per cent for the 25th month in a row. But following the decision by the Bank of England, property owners were advised to review their borrowing arrangements. “Another month of a low rate offers borrowers
