LANCASHIRE has finally formed a Government-approved regeneration body after months of political rows. The Department for Business tonight confirmed all parts of the county had signed to a local enterprise partnership (LEP). LEPs
A COUNCILLOR is celebrating a £111,000 investment in a children’s park, but claims another £139,000 of ‘his’ money has gone missing. Lib Dem Roy Davies said £240,000 section 106 money generated by housing work in Anyon Street, Darwen, was last
FAMILIES have launched legal challenges to plans by local councils to axe funding for respite care of disabled children. The High Court is set to make a ruling over the legality of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s move to cut short breaks funding
TWO specialist racing bikes have been stolen from the home of a champion cyclist as he slept upstairs. Police said the thieves broke into Jason Bateman’s Earby home through patio doors at the back of the property before making off with the
A MARATHON runner has told how his mum learned to live with Parkinson's disease. Ian Thomson, 49, has been raising awareness of the condition since Olwen, 74, was diagnosed with Parkinson's five years ago. This Sunday he will compete
ACCRINGTON Carnival could be back on track after gaining a £2,000 fundraising pledge from Accrington Stanley. Carnival organisers were dealt a hard blow when main sponsors North Lancs Training Group pulled out a few months before the bi-annual
AN investigation into the air quality in a Pendle street is under way amid concerns noxious fumes from a nearby factory could be damaging residents’ health. The Environment Agency has installed a monitoring station, in Regent Street, Nelson, after
East Lancashire will celebrate St George’s Day with a host of events on and around April 23. St George is the patron saint of England and there will be events held across the area to celebrate his day. The biggest events confirmed so
Chorley had a disastrous centenary on the field last year as they went from third in 2009 to 13 with just three wins all season. But skipper Andrew Holdsworth is determined to lead a revival. “We have spoken about last season and moved
Barrow Pro: Pieter Malan Captain: Chris D’Leeny Ground: Ernest Pass Last year: 2nd. Blackpool Pro: Con De Lange Captain: Paul Danson Ground: Stanley Park Last year: 5th. Carnforth Pro: Gareth Pedder Captain: Adam Hornby Ground: Lodge
With nine of the 20 qualifying events for the Lakes and Lancashire Sporting Courses Competition (SPOCO) completed Burnley’s Peter Greenwood of the Clayton Velo is heading the overall table. Greenwood has accumulated 818 points after riding in seven
JOHN Cordingley is hoping Darwen can celebrate their centenary with style this year as he looks to a summer of fun. Cordingley led his men to the Readers Cup and a place in this year’s Lancashire Cup by way of a fourth-placed finish and the skipper wants
CHOCOLATE lovers will be in for a treat when the third Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival takes place on April 16 and 17. More than 40 stalls are set to feature as part of the 2011 gathering including many leading European trade names such as Divine
Doug Munroe, a member of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers for nearly 30 years, wanted a different challenge to celebrate his 65th birthday, so came up with ‘Doug’s Odyssey’ – the idea of visiting 65 trig points. Fortunately, there were just enough on the Blackburn
EVENTS taking place in Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale for Thursday, April 14 and the days ahead. What's on today 2pm - Chairman Barry Kilby, defender Clarke Carlisle and ex-Clarets including
The WARDLE Skyline race near Littleborough is a race within a race for the entrants who are members of the six clubs involved in the Run the Moors Grand Prix. The event is the third in the series after the Winter Hill and Midgley Moor Fell
BLACKBURN'S Terry Martin had to put in a class-winning performance to uphold local honours after no fewer than four East Lancashire crews failed to finish Sunday’s Legend Fires SMC Stages. Martin, who was co-driving Simon Chapman in a Vauxhall Corsa
BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable arrived in Burnley today amid a storm over his immigration clash with the Prime Minister. The Liberal Democrat heavyweight had earlier weighed into David Cameron, calling his speech ‘very unwise’, and saying the
A NEW partnership has been forged to safeguard the future of a Burnley-based women’s refuge service. East Lancashire Women’s Refuge Association (ELWRA) has teamed up with the borough’s main housing landlord, Calico, in a new venture. The move echoes
A MAN has been forced to pay more than £400 for failing to clean up after his dog – after claiming a back problem prevented him bending down. Martin Rouski, 38, was caught by Pendle Council’s environmental crime officers letting his border collie foul
A PITCHED battle between Westminster’s two coalition parties is set to take place on polling day in Barnoldswick. Fourteen seats are up for grabs in the town council’s elections, on May 5. And, with the exception of Independent candidate Glenn Whittaker
OLD sayings from Nelson’s past are set to make a comeback as part of a £2.1million overhaul of the town centre. Stone cubes, which are being installed during the creation of the Pendle town’s new ‘high street’, will have dialect phrases inscribed on
BURNLEY will be without Marvin Bartley for the next three games after deciding against appealing his red card. The midfielder was sent off for the second time in his career in the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Nottingham Forest, which
ALLOTMENT holders in Hapton say their safety and the welfare of dozens of animals is being jeopardised by a recreation ground’s locked gate. A row has erupted between the owners of a smallholding, behind the field, off Carter Avenue, which is home to
COUNCIL tax payers in Burnley will be able to pay their tax in weekly instalments from this month. Burnley Council is introducing the new way of paying council tax to make it easier for residents who manage a weekly budget. Coun Margaret Lishman
LONG-serving goalkeeper Brian Jensen has appealed to Burnley fans to get behind them as they make one last-gasp bid for the play-offs. The Clarets slipped further down the Championship after their winless run extended to six games at Nottingham Forest
A TRAIN journey through the heart of Lancashire has been named one of the 10 best in Britain by a new book. The trip along the Colne to Blackpool South line, which goes through Nelson, Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn, is in ‘On The Slow Train Again
EAST Lancashire-based Training 2000 has been handed a training contract with Jaguar Land Rover. The organisation will be responsible for key skills and apprenticeships at the firm’s Halewood plant in Merseyside. Training 2000 boss Steve Gray said: “
THERE was some surprise from the regular punters in the bookies on Johnson Street, Blackburn, when I called in on Saturday to place my bets on the Grand National. But I have always used that bookies, ever since the 1992 National, when I backed the aptly-named
SNOOKER legend Steve Davis has helped Burnley windows firm VEKA to achieve a landmark, by endorsing the installation of what is said to be the first recycled u-PVC window at a local property. The Rossendale Road firm is hoping its new Infinity range
A FREE guide on how to manage money for those facing a squeeze on their cash had been produced by the Learndirect centre in Burnley. The Burnley Telematics and Teleworking Centre, in Daneshouse Road, has produced the Worth Learning Guide with independent
A UNION has said it is ‘disgraceful’ payments made for Royal Blackburn Hospital through a PFI agreement were diverted into an offshore 'tax haven'. Profits from private finance initiative schemes were sent legally to Guernsey-based investment
St Nicholas's Church in Newchurch, is celebrating 500 years of being on the site this year. I have to say, not only is it a very friendly church attended by some very nice people, It is also a very interesting place to visit, if you are at all interested
NIKOLA Kalinic admits he is in the dark as to why he has been frozen out at Blackburn Rovers – but insists he still believes he can be a success at Ewood Park. The Croatian striker has not featured in the last four Premier League games, including being
SADLY, there is no shortage of sickening crimes in East Lancashire. Criminals seem to discover acts of violence and general nastiness all the time in order to get their hands on other people’s property or grab cash to feed drug habits. But the
THE managing director of an East Lancashire farm where 100 chicks were bricked to death said she was ‘absolutely horrified’. Police believe the birds died when a gang of five teenage boys forced their way into two pens at Knuzden Brook Poultry Farm
I FOUND D Pratt’s letter about the PCSOs (LT, April 11) very amusing. My reply to him is that it’s all about the powers and knowing where and when anti-social behaviour is taking place. Also, it’s about making the streets safe day and night.
I applaud the Icelandic government and people. If I understand this right, they had a vote to see if the Icelandic people should bail out the failed bank, and voted no. Democracy! It wasn’t the people of Iceland’s fault that the bank failed, so
IN reply to John McGee (LT, April 12) I refer him to the booklet issued to new grave owners by Blackburn Council at time of purchase. Para 53: No memorial, article or other thing shall be erected or placed on any grave within any cemetery... without
I was shocked and appalled by Jack Straw’s claims that none of us are English. Sorry, Mr Straw, but I was born and bred in Blackburn, England, as was my wife. I spent 12 years in the armed forces serving my country. I have three children all in employment
THE condition of a 600-year-old weir in Whalley is “seriously deteriorating” says a community group planning to build an electricity generator there. Whalley Community Hydro had planned to install a 100Kw hydro- electric generator next year for the benefit
TRIBUTES have been paid to the president of Darwen Cricket Club, who has died aged 81. Bill Isherwood, described by all at the club as a ‘true gentleman’, dedicated 52 years to the Birch Hall outfit, having started as secretary in 1958. He stayed
THE number of East Lancashire people claiming unemployment benefit rose last month – despite a national fall in jobless figures. In March, there were 12,106 people in the area claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA), a rise of 59 on February’s
A BABY girl born with a life-threatening heart defect and who also suffered extreme liver failure has beaten all the odds to survive. The mother of Sophie Margaret Baylis said doctors had fought 'hour by hour' to keep her alive. Doctors
TWO men are in hospital after the stolen car they were driving crashed into six parked cars in Burnley this morning. Police said the Honda Civic was being driven away from the scene of a burglary in Ladbrooke Grove at 1am when it smashed into
