TOTTENHAM Hotspur are understood to have put a £5m price tag on Robbie Keane after Blackburn Rovers declared their interest in the striker. Rovers are looking to bolster their forward line this summer and are believed to have seen a tentative
THE ex-partner of a man found dead in a canal has paid tribute to her ‘wonderful’ friend. Charlie Jackson, 37, was friends with 40-year-old Mark Atherton for 11 years – five of which were spent in a relationship. She was with him in the
A 46-year-old Blackburn man continued to provide an immigration advice service after he had let his registration with the relative authority lapse. Hyndburn magistrates heard Shabir Yusuf took a payment of £650 from one family to make a new application
The 400th anniversary of the King James Bible was celebrated at St James’ School, Darwen, with a “Bible Week”. Pupils who won prizes are pictured within the pages of a giant bible made by the school. It was organised by teacher Judith Holden.
WE failed to welcome people to our isles on the basis of Christian hospitality and heritage. Multiculturalism was the result, and our big mistake. We no longer knew who we were and didn’t really know who the incomers were but decided to live together
A LARGE fence is to be built on greenbelt land to screen off a controversial expanded landfill site after scores of complaints from neighbours. The expansion of Whinney Hill landfill site in Hyndburn has led to bosses at SITA agreeing to put the landscaping
ARTISTS from across East Lancashire are being given the opportunity to exhibit their work at Clitheroe Castle. The castle’s Steward’s Gallery hosts up to four arts, heritage and history exhibitions a year, including the Inspired Ribble Valley Open
A ROW has erupted over news that Darwen’s street cleaning team is being deployed in Blackburn. Because of council budget cuts and an increased number of shoppers following the opening of the new Blackburn Market, the two town centre caretakers who
BLACKPOOL’S Madame Tussauds is set to open a Bollywood experience later this year. The stars of the big screen from the Indian movie industry will become the latest waxworks at the popular tourist attraction when a new Bollywood experience opens. Actor
A COMMUNITY group that helps people in one of the poorest areas of the world has vowed to continue its work after picking up a prestigious award. The Abaseen Foundation UK was founded in 2000 by husband and wife William and Helen Bingley, from Lancaster
IF YOU have a traditional recipe for Lancashire Hotpot, Chorley Cakes or a good old Rag Pie then why not share it with us? Now is your chance to get your favourite family dish printed thanks to Modern History UK, who are launching a cook book dedicated
Address: 196 Duckworth Street, Darwen, BB3 1PX. Phone number: 01254 706 043. Lancashire Telegraph review by Simone Yates from June 25, 2011. FOUR of us went for a spontaneous meal and, even though we hadn’t booked, we still had
HOWLING Bells have announced they will play Manchester on September 20. The tour is to support the release of the new album, The Loudest Engine, the recording of which saw Howling Bells, the Australian-formed London-based four-piece — singer
A DRUNKEN teenager went on a £650, six car vandalising spree because he was upset, a court was told. Jobless Jordan Anthony Connelly, 18, attacked the vehicles in a midnight outburst, punching windows and breaking them. Burnley Magistrates heard
A ‘BIG cat’ was captured on camera by a Burnley couple enjoying a day out in the Yorkshire Dales. Peter Eastham and his wife Vi were parked in a lay-by, following a walk in Rylstone, when they spotted what they first thought was a dog.
A QUILT fashioned by a Rawtenstall designer was handed to Glastonbury mogul Michael Eavis to celebrate the festival’s 40th birthday. Textile artist Amy Kett, 24, who is studying at Salford University, was given the commission by turnstile operator
A £340,000 vocational education centre in Rossendale looks set to become a reality. Almost 200 students in the first year alone will benefit from the joint venture at Stubbylee Hall, near Bacup, it is hoped. Borough council bosses and Accrington
A CYCLIST has been seriously injured after she was knocked down this morning. The 52-year-old woman was left with serious injuries to her head and arms when she was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Vectra around 6am. Police said
SCOOPING the lottery is everybody’s dream. We’re in it to win it every week with a list in our minds of what to do if the numbers come up. There have been a lot of heart-warming stories over the years of how people’s lives have been changed for the better
I am getting rather fed up of hearing on the TV and reading in the media, of public service workers and their trade unions moaning about proposed Government changes to their pensions. Of course, no-one likes to have to accept any reduction to their
A CAMPAIGN has been launched by villagers to open a new railway station halfway between Burnley and Todmorden. And if the new halt at Cornholme and Portsmouth becomes a reality, the journey time to Manchester for commuters could be as little as 40
THE battle to return the accident and emergency title to Burnley’s Urgent Care Centre is now going through Westminster. Health campaigners have been lobbying the NHS to rename the UCC for the past 12 months, and are now awaiting a report that has been
TWO men arrested by police investigating a brutal assault on a man in Brierfield have been released on bail. The 38-year-old was beaten by a gang of three men armed with baseball bats, a sledgehammer and a knife, in Colne Road, at 8.45pm on Monday.
A BLACKBURN town centre restaurant has been shortlisted for an award for working with deaf people. The Courthouse, in King Street, is nominated for the Training Scheme for Deaf Young People. The project is run by East Lancashire Deaf Society in a bid
A FATHER-of-four said he attacked a man in a parked car at the rear of his house because he thought he was dealing drugs. But Blackburn magistrates heard the man was simply waiting for a friend whom he had dropped off at his home. Sajed Chaudry, 35,
CHORLEY maintained their excellent run of form in the Northern Premier League as they claimed the lion’s share of the points and plaudits from a draw at reigning champions Leyland. The locals dominated in tough conditions at Fox Lane on a rain-affected
SURREY opener and Burnley chairman Michael Brown captained his hometown club to only their second win of the Lancashire League season yesterday as they beat Bacup at Lanehead to move out of the bottom two. Brown, who played in the team’s
A MAN has been taken to hospital with facial injuries after being hit by a double-decker bus this afternoon. Accrington Road, Blackburn, was closed from 2pm, following the incident, when the man, aged around 21, was knocked over. One eye-witness
ALONG the Ribble at Sawley is one of my regular walks and I always visit following a period of heavy rain. The area around Sawley has always been a bit of a “wet spot” and the old name was Salley which meant the area of the willow. When the monks were
Darwen’s big Birch Hall match against lowly Carnforth was completely washed out. That was an annoyance for John Cordingley’s men who would have broken into the top five with a maximum point win.
PUPILS in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale have taken part in a competition to find out which school is the most clued-up on environmental and safety issues. Rawtenstall St Paul's Constable Lee CE Primary School scooped the 2011 Big Green Safe
In the Northern League Twenty20, Darwen’s hopes of reaching finals day are hanging in the balance after they lost to Leyland. Darwen have now finished their programe in South 2 Group and have 10 points from six games after suffering their first defeat
Nelson will host Todmorden and Ramsbottom entertain Enfield in the semi-finals of the Lancashire League Twenty20 after the foursome made it through their groups on Friday night. While Nelson, Todmorden and Ramsbottom were favourites to go through at
BRILLIANT Jaffar Nazir bowled buoyant Barnoldswick to the top of the Ribblesdale League on a pivotal day of much reduced action as they capitalised while Baxenden and Read stuttered. The only games to beat the horrendous weather involved the
SUSPECTED poachers in Lancashire will be sent warning letters by police. Vehicle number plates reported to police by residents will result in a note sent to the registered owner, in the latest drive to stop animal hunting and theft of farming equipment
A DARWEN man killed in a ‘high-speed’ horror crash has been described as “one in a million” by his girlfriend. Jason Kenealy, 32, was a passenger in a red Vauxhall Corsa which burst into flames after colliding with a grey Toyota Corolla Verso in Bolton
I was proud of my daughter when, the other night, she firmly stated that she wasn’t going to watch The Apprentice – her favourite programme – as she had to revise for exams. I admired her commitment and determination to do well – two things which I
A DESIGN and print business has expanded into new offices. RootFiftyTwo was run from the home of founder Kimberley Thompson but now has accommodation in the Dylan Harvey business centre in Liverpool Road, Burnley. Miss Thompson said: “Through
AN IT company is expanding after a council-backed loan. StoneHouse Logic, which offers financial software and network development, hopes to create eight new sales manager roles with the cash, which is from Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud scheme.
“Here we are freezing cold in the rain with 46,000 crazy people” Bon Jovi fans had in some cases waited in the rain for up to three nights. The boys from New Jersey settled into their compact stage set and quickly pleased the damp crowd with opening
A MAN from Chorley was killed on the M6 motorway yesterday after running onto the carriageway apparently to retrieve his pet dog. Michael Garfin, 39, was struck by a lorry on the northbound carriageway of the motorway at Charnock Richard as his wife
JASON Roberts believes Blackburn Rovers can keep hold of skipper Chris Samba - but admits he isn’t surprised the giant defender is attracting the attention of the Premier League elite. Samba is understood to be wanted by both Tottenham and
THE question of whether enough is being done to help victims during court cases is one already being asked by East Lancashire families. The treatment of Milly Dowler’s parents during the trial of her killer Levi Bellfield has led to an outcry
THE Whalley Arches railway viaduct is to undergo major repairs after part of the structure started to sink into the ground. Wooden supports on one of the 49 arches have started to rot causing the 1846 structure - the largest of its kind in
A CYCLE ride along former railway tracks from Blackburn to Clitheroe took place to celebrate National Bike Week. The ride, from Witton Country Park in Blackburn, also marked the launch of a new ‘Cycling into Railway History’ leaflet, giving details
MORE than 1,500 college and university lecturers in East Lancashire are set to strike as part of the mass walk-out on Thursday. University and College Union members at Blackburn College, Burnley College, Accrington and Rossendale College, Nelson
COLLEGES in East Lancashire have announced plans to help students after the government axed vital funding grants. Following cuts to the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) college bosses have been working hard to come up with alternative
“Our records indicate that you may be entitled to £3450 for the accident you had. "To claim free reply CLAIM to this message”, went the text which my pal Phil Riley received last week. This “accident” was, in truth, just a minor prang. Phil was
IN the fourth part of our five-day analysis of how far Burnley has come since the riots 10 years ago, we get the view of Lord Clarke, the man who produced the report into the troubles. JUST two conversations, 10 years apart, demonstrate how
DURING the past year most of us have felt the effects in our wallets. Car insurance firms have raised their prices for the BB postcode by 30 per cent on average. It has baffled many as even those with full no-claims have been hit. Earlier this
The selfish aspirations of some councillors never cease to amaze me particularly when in opposition to council policy, they approve planning applications which clearly are detrimental to the amenity of the community generally. I refer to the decision
A HOTEL accidentally posted 800 promotional mailshots to East Lancashire residents without a stamp. The blunder meant people sent the marketing material by the Oaks Hotel were told to go to the nearest Royal Mail sorting office to pay the postage.
I would be interested to know the current intention regarding the Mother and Baby Statue which was removed from Lord Square prior to its demolition in 2007. At the time the Lancashire Telegraph reported that the statue had been gifted to Blackburn with
A CARAVAN left behind on council-owned rugby fields by travellers was torched. A passing police patrol spotted the fire off Oak Street, Whitworth, at 5.30am on Saturday. A spokesman for Bacup Fire Station said: “It had been abandoned and wrecked
A NELSON man has been fined £150 for killing a rabbit on Malham Moor, in Yorkshire. Skipton magistrates heard Robbie Askew, 28, was found with the dead animal in the back of a van at around midnight on April 1. A police report told how Askew admitted
A KNIFEMAN who rang police and ended up being Tasered by the Armed Response Unit is behind bars for 56 days. Burnley magistrates heard Tyler John French, 26, who had been drinking, called officers from a phone box in the early hours after he fell out
LANCASHIRE Fire Authority has re-elected its chairman and deputy, and appointed four new members. The authority is made up of publicly-elected members and works to support fire and rescue service personnel. The re-elected chairman and vice chairman
A DRUNKEN teenager chose a risky way to walk from Brierfield to Padiham – the middle of the railway line, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told jobless John Paul Maybury, 19, smelled of alcohol and had two cans of lager. The defendant, who
ACCRINGTON Stanley defender Phil Edwards has agreed a deal to join Stevenage. Stanley were hoping that Edwards would decide to take up their offer of a two-year contract at Crown Ground despite interest from elsewhere. But Stevenage,
A RAIDER caught red-handed attacking a working men’s club by police had stolen £575 from a bandit machine – called Cops and Robbers – a court heard. Jobless dad-of-one, David Driver, 34, had gone to great lengths to try and deactivate the burglar alarm
A 24-HOUR charity relay race that raises funds for Cancer Research has been hailed as a success. The fifth annual Rossendale Relay For Life took place this weekend at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall. As well as a five-a-side football tournament, there
PLANS for a controversial new school in Nelson that would see run-down empty homes in a conservation area demolished have suffered another blow. Councillors on Lancashire County Council’s development control committee have decided to see for themselves
FANCY dress was the order of the day as revellers braved indifferent weather to take part in Bacup Carnival. Thousands of people lined the parade route, from Futures Park into the town centre, and out via the former Ross Mill site to Stubbylee
A £575,000 facelift of several town centre streets in Blackburn will begin today. The Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has given the money to improve public spaces in the King William Street, New Market Street, Town Hall
A RECORD shop boss is set to walk 26 miles in memory of his late father Henry in aid of East Lancashire Hospice. Paul McGowan, 46, will complete the marathon distance across the Yorkshire Dales, despite never having done any serious walking before.
HORDES of children queued for their chance to meet a special visitor in Blackburn's Mall - a giant cockroach. While their parents backed off to a more comfortable distance, the children let Cilla, the Madagascan, crawl along their hands during her
David Higgerson was the reporter on the scene for the Lancashire Telegraph. Here he gives his memories of covering the Burnley riots. POLICE lines dividing streets in two, a car blazing in the middle of a road having being apparently petrol
FIREFIGHTERS freed a 14-year-old boy whose leg was trapped between metal seating yesterday. The teenager had been with friends in Highfield Park, Abraham Street, Blackburn, when his knee got stuck. After struggling for half an hour they called firefighters
Mirko Vucinic’s agent has ruled the Roma striker out of a move to Blackburn Rovers, saying he deserves a “more prestigious” club. The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Ewood Park. But the Motenegran’s representative Alessandro
IT was always going to be an extraordinary evening from the moment they announced from the stage that Bobby Womack needed to borrow a white belt from someone in the audience before he could come on. And that was just the start of it.
LANCASHIRE Lightning suffered a Friends Life t20 thrashing after Nottinghamshire Outlaws openers Alex Hales and Riki Wessels both hit half-centuries in a 53 run victory. The pair put on 85 for the first wicket before Hales was bowled for 60
A DARWEN man died and another was seriously injured in a ‘high-speed’ horror crash which saw their car burst into flames. Jason Kenealy, 32, died from his injuries, while Shaun Corran, 22, was last night in hospital with serious, but not life-threatening
A POLICE officer on a night out with colleagues was badly injured after falling down steps outside a pub. The off-duty officer slipped trying to navigate the narrow stone steps in wet conditions at the Inn on the Wharf, Manchester Road, Burnley
CABBIES in Pendle staged an impromptu strike in the early hours of Sunday morning after a taxi driver was attacked by a reveller in Colne town centre. The taxi drivers, from different firms, decided on the action to put pressure on police to
EAST Lancashire is waking up to 26 degree temperatures this morning. But forecasters said that despite sunny and warm weather this morning there is likely to be rain this afternoon. And after just a day of scorching temperatures things
BURNLEY-born goalkeeper Rachel Brown will be hoping to earn a starting place in England’s first match of the Women’s World Cup tonight. Brown, who started her career with Accrington Stanley Ladies and now plays for Everton, was a regular starter in the
Thursday’s prestigious game between a Great Harwood Select XI and touring side Gurunkel at The Cliffe has been called off. The Indian outfit have encountered issues with visas.
STEVE Kean is ready to make his move in the transfer market as he looks to implement phase one of Venky's' Rovers' revolution. The Rovers boss has spent the last couple of weeks talking targets with his bosses, agents and advisors and is now set to
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe has assured fans that he will have the squad he wants for the start of the new season. With just three days to go before the players report back for pre-season, Howe is hoping for some movement in the market - certainly
IAN Craney remains the only Accrington Stanley player officially under contract for the 2011/12 campaign, and the midfielder hopes the majority of last season’s squad will commit their futures to the club before the start of pre-season training
ROCKETING car insurance premiums in East Lancashire are caused by the amount of personal injury firms in the area, an investigation by Jack Straw has found. According to the Blackburn MP, the area’s roads and cars are safer than ever and there
