The grief-stricken mother of a teenager who died after swimming in an abandoned quarry yesterday has issued an emotional warning to others. Dylan Ramsay, 13, developed breathing difficulties after jumping in the quarry lake. After losing consciousness
A TELECOMS firm is ditching its call centre in India and setting up in East Lancashire in an attempt to cut costs. The boss of New Call Telecom said low rent, shorter call-handling times and a loyal workforce would make the office more cost-effective
ONE of the main men in a ‘£28m’ drugs gang made more than £2.6million from the operation — but the most he might ever pay back could be just £1. John Dreslin, 34, of Accrington, is serving an eight-and-a-half year sentence for his part in a
EIGHTEEN-month-old pug Maximus has won the Lancashire Telegraph Pet Idol competition. Owner Julie Cockerill, 25, of Blackburn, said she was “really happy” after being given £250 to spend at Pets At Home, and a 20”x16” portrait of her pet as a prize
A UNION leader is calling on residents to help save Lancashire’s police stations as a review gets under way. UNISON’s newly-elected vice president Maureen Le Marinel is calling on people to make their voices heard during Lancashire Constabulary’s
MARATHON man Graham Alexander has played his last game for Burnley, after agreeing a settlement to leave the club by mutual consent. The club captain went down in history when he became only the second outfield player in the history of English football
SPRIGHTLY centenarian Elizabeth Kay tucked into her 100th birthday cake as she read her telegram from the Queen. The former weaver celebrated with two parties for family and friends, including her daughters Sylvia Cliffe and Norma Wyke, at Highfield
COMMUNITY and voluntary groups in Rossendale have been dealt a blow after vital funding was cut. The budget for outside bodies, revealed by the former Tory administration and now adopted by Labour, has seen a £108,000 year-on-year drop. Support
A FOOTBALL team for children in Rosegrove has benefitted from a £100 gift. The Rosegrove FC team was founded around 12 months ago and started offering a team for seven-year-olds but, after an overwhelming response, is set to start an under-six team
A FINANCIAL advisory business has won an industry award. Leonard Curtis, which has an office in Wellington Street, Blackburn, picked up the best ‘boutique restructuring’ firm honour at the Endless North West St Nicks Awards, held in Mancheser.
DISPOSABLE barbecue firm Bar-Be-Quick has teamed up with supermarket giant Asda to help a cancer charity. About 20,000 new products made by Bar-Be-Quick, based in Bancroft Road, Burnley, will be emblazoned with the Everyman name and logo, with donations
A TEENAGER died after walking into the path of oncoming traffic on the M61 near Chorley this morning. The incident happened at 9.48am when Kane Fairbrother was hit by a HGV on the northbound carriageway close to Bolton West services. Kane
A BOOMING technology company is aiming to treble in size in the next four years after lighting its way to success. ACDC Lighting Systems will boost its workforce by 10 per cent by the end of the year on the back of sales from the UK and abroad. Its
THe beers brewed by Blackburn-based Thwaites will be on offer at dozens of outdoor events this summer. The company, whose ales are made at its Penny Street base, will be a major player at the Keswick Beer Festival in the Lake District, with signature
ALTHOUGH the public mood appears to be moving against wild animals being kept and bred to perform in travelling circuses ordinary members of the public are keeping increasing numbers of exotic creatures as pets. We hear frequently for example of some
A COMPANY that has deals with retail giant John Lewis, HSBC and supermarket group Iceland has won a new contract. Rishton-based Scancapture, which manages surveys for firms, will team up with consultancy People in Business (PiB). The tie-up will see
Further to the death sentence debate, I’m sure Jack Daniels (LT, July 1) is a fervent supporter of open democracy. So let’s hold a referendum on capital punishment. He will no doubt argue that the majority who are ‘pro’ are ill-informed and under-educated
ON June 18, I suffered a blackout and fainted on to the pavement just outside Park Lee Hospital. I wish to give many thanks to the gentleman, a Mr Heath, who stopped at the roadside, and to the lady who came across from Park Lee to help me back on my
IT is right that public sector pensions are, like all public sector employee costs, essentially paid from out of the public purse. But this is irrelevant to whether or not they are “unsustainable” or “afford-able”. In May, the Commons Public Accounts
The 27th annual classic car show took place at Towneley Park in Burnley yesterday. The event saw a parade of vehicles, a children's fun fair and performances from the KLF Dance Academy, while the awards were handed out by the borough's mayor
ONE of East Lancashire’s most prolific criminals is facing another jail term – and this time it will be a long one. Joseph Farrelly Phillips, 41, admitted two charges of handling stolen goods in March, at Burnley Crown Court. The defendant, who has
AN Indian restaurant in Pendle has been highly commended in the Tiffin Cup competition. The Bombay Lounge, in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, was nominated in the contest by Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson. Despite not making it through to the final, it will
RESIDENTS who are looking for help to set up a business in Pendle can apply for a new grant. Pendle Council is offering support to entrepreneurs looking for extra cash to make their dreams a reality. The money is being awarded to those needing help
A PENDLE employer is holding a recruitment day to fill 100 job vacancies. Daisy Group plc, based in Nelson, will hold the open day on July 14, from 10am to 4pm, at Daisy House, Lindred Road. Clare Martin, group HR director for Daisy, said: “With 18
A TIME-warp room is being created to help dementia sufferers at a Darwen care home. Staff at Birch Hall Care Centre have been busy collecting furniture and household gadgets from the 1940s to transport residents back to ‘the good old days’.
THE battle to keep a Nelson man in the UK with his mum and girlfriend has failed. Sam Wright, 23, was deported from Heathrow airport and sent back to the United States after desperate last gasp attempts to stop it happening failed. Sam
Flowers, fresh air and fun were the order of the day at Trawden Garden Festival and Scarecrow Trail at the weekend. Visitors on Saturday and Sunday could admire gardens and dozens of scarecrows scattered around the village. Seven-year-old Tash Gardner
A BARNOLDSWICK firm is celebrating winning an award at the annual Vender Supplier Conference at BAE Systems, in Prestwick. Pennine Tools Aerospace Ltd, based at Ravenscroft Business Park, was presented with the 2011 Best Vendor Continuing Spares Award
BLACKBURN Rovers’ pre-season schedule starts in earnest today, as their Austrian training camp gets underway, with a lot of uncertainty hanging over what next season has in store. We take a look at how things are shaping up and what needs to be done before
TYRONE Mears believes Burnley can take advantage of the fact that few across the country are tipping them for promotion during 2011/12. The Clarets finished eighth in the Championship in their first season following relegation from the top flight and
HAVING just left Blackpool, the club that progressed to the Premier League thanks to team spirit rather than state of the art facilities, Danny Coid is feeling right at home at Accrington Stanley. The Reds may never have existed in the most
BRILLIANT Chorley stunned Northern Premier League leaders St Annes as they had fun in the sun and thrashed the title favourites by 117 runs at Windsor Park. It was a stunning display from Andy Holdsworth’s men, who finished rock bottom last year but
SHREWSBURY Town have confirmed that they have agreed to sign Accrington Stanley striker Terry Gornell. The 21-year-old has finalised a contract at Shrewsbury, although a fee is yet to be agreed between the two clubs. Stanley are entitled
Chorley did Darwen a favour as they beat Leyland to send the Towers through to the Jamie Heywood Twenty20 finals day. With Darwen inactive after completing their programme, Leyland had to beat Chorley - and they knew they had to score 153 in order to
POLICE investigating the death of a man found in a Rossendale reservoir today said they are no longer treating his death as suspicious. The constabulary’s major incident team have been investigating the find at Clough Bottom reservoir, in Water
Three Court of Appeal judges gave the go-ahead today to a multimillion-pound regeneration plan for one of Lancashire's Old Trafford cricket ground. A property company said a local authority was wrong to give Lancashire County Cricket Club permission
Chris Mowbray has called time on his long-serving career as Blackburn Rovers’ Academy doctor. Mowbray, who has looked after the health concerns of the club’s fledgling footballers for the past 12 years, was presented with a watch by Academy manager Phil
Junaid Khan starred as Lancashire continued their climb up the North Division with a thumping 10-wicket Friends Life T20 win over Derbyshire at Old Trafford. The Pakistan left-arm seamer bowled with pace as he picked up three wickets for the first time
A BUSY road has been closed in both directions this afternoon after a pedestrian was knocked down in Brierfield. Police were called to the scene of the accident on the A682 Colne Road, just before 2pm. Colne Road A man, who is thought
A TEAM of staff at Hyndburn Council is helping to keep staff sickness levels to an all-time low at just six days per employee. This is below the national average, and less than half the sickness levels seen within the council 10 years ago. Working with
THREE Rossendale sisters have surprised themselves by raising more than £35,000 for a cancer charity. Since 37-year-old glass-blower Matthew Gavan lost his 10-month battle with skin cancer melanoma in July 2010, his wife Emma, 35, and her sisters
A TEAM of Clitheroe pupils has reached the national finals of a business contest. The 20-strong team of 16 year olds, from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, will represent the North West in the finals of the Young Enterprise Awards 2011. Capable of
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed the Rishton Festival in the sunshine in the grounds Norden High School on Saturday. A procession of floats, accompanied by the Haslingden & Helmshore Brass Band, set off from outside the Rishton Arms in the morning
POLICE are to consider the comments of a judge who said she was amazed by decided not to analyse a child porn convict’s mobile phone. Paul Bielby, 49, of Mowbray Avenue, Blackburn, breached a sexual offences prevention order through having the phone.
SEVERAL vehicles parked in Sandringham Road, Darwen, have been damaged by vandals. Sandringham Road Police are now stepping up patrols in the area during evenings at the weekend. A spokesperson for the Lancashire police said:
MOTORISTS have been hit with fines during a road safety crackdown. Almost 130 vehicles were stopped and 22 drivers were handed fines for a variety of offences including, driving at excessive speed, not wearing a seatbelt and using mobile phones.
LETTERS from schoolchildren urging national leaders to eradicate world poverty have been handed to the Prime Minister. Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, presented David Cameron with letters from Longridge High School students, showing their support for
NELSON will travel to holders Ramsbottom on Friday night in the final of the Lancashire League Twenty20 after they thrashed Todmorden and Ramsbottom saw off Enfield. Nelson reached the final after beating Todmorden by seven wickets at Seedhill with
BLACKBURN Harriers athlete Holly Bleasdale strengthened her chances of a medal at August’s World Championships after smashing the British women’s pole vault record on Saturday – and setting a new world record for a teenager. The 19-year-old
CHURCH marched into their first Worsley Cup final since 2002 as they coasted past angry Nelson at a sun soaked West End yesterday. And now they will host Ramsbottom in the final at West End on August 7 after they beat Todmorden at Centre Vale
‘DESPICABLE’ vandals have been slammed for starting a series of fires at a cemetery. Police and fire crews are now investigating five blazes at Pleasington Cemetery in Blackburn on Sunday night. Coun Derek Hardman said there had been
Barnoldswick increased their lead at the top of the Ribblesdale League in a run-filled programme as the sun shone on Saturday. The lowest match aggregate came at Marshfield where Barlick crushed bottom of the table Settle by nine wickets.
LOWERHOUSE and Accrington are locked together at the top of the Lancashire League as they both claimed crucial Saturday wins. Meanwhile Todmorden’s winning run was ended by revitalised reigning champions Ramsbottom in the big-hitting clash of the
A MAN has today admitted murdering a Blackburn College caretaker. Glen Mould, 36, of Delph Close, Blackburn, was due to face trial today over the death of 31-year-old Dominic Bibby. However, this morning he asked for the charge of murdering
DANCE heavyweights Simian Mobile Disco, Leftfield and Mr Scruff may well have been the headline acts at this year's Beat-Herder festival. But the three-day event in the Ribble Valley was packed full of many more musical treats and amazing sights
I’VE often wondered why I haven’t made millions, why I haven’t got a fabulous country house, and a second home in Provence, and why I don’t travel everywhere by private jet. Now I think I know why – I’m too nice. Not that I’m brimming over with niceness
A COLNE man who has a problem with his speech has helped to launch a new scheme to make the lives of other suffers easier. Bruce Jowett, 34, has been urging people to ‘get the message’ by launching unique calling cards for people with communications
A BOY inspired by Billy Elliot has been accepted at one of the country’s most prestigious dance schools. Josh Collins, 11, is set to take weekend classes at the Hammond School in Chester after impressing tutors with his talents. The
AN extraordinary Bacup youngster has defied doctors’ predictions by learning to swim. Six-year-old Sophia Harding has cerebral palsy, a motor condition that causes physical disability in development, and hydrocephalus, water on the brain. From birth
PENDLETON is often described as an unspoiled village and is reached along the A59 from the Clitheroe by-pass. It was little affected by the Industrial Revolution. William Morris (1834-1896) wrote a lovely poem about the period. “Forget six counties
Reading are the latest club to be linked with striker Martin Paterson. Burnley have already turned down two offers from Championship rivals Portsmouth and further bids would not be welcomed. Telegraph Sport understands the club has not received
ONLY 37 per cent of diabetes patients in Blackburn and Darwen are getting appropriate annual checks according to a new audit. Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus was named 14th worst out of 151 primary care trusts in the NHS Information Centre report
ALAN Wright believes Blackburn Rovers are back in the financial position to allow them to challenge for Europe – but warns everything rests on spending their new found wealth wisely. The former Rovers full back is excited by the new Venky
Vandalism and litter are being targeted in a community clean-up in Longridge. A launch walk has taken place to identify issues such as vandalism, fly-tipping, nuisance cars, and dog fouling.
A CONSERVATIVE North West Euro MP said he was left fearing for his safety after a large group of English Defence League protesters descended on his family home. Sajjad Karim said he felt intimidated and threatened when 35 protesters from
BLACKBURN Rovers’ squad flew to Austria yesterday for a week-long training camp. Benjani has yet to travel as he attempts to resolve his future. The Zimbabwean is out of contract this summer but both the player and manager Steve Kean
THE shaven headed, elfin-featured waif may have long disappeared but the talent and that voice remain undiminished. The remit of the Manchester International Festival is to produce memorable events and a night with the often controversial,
GRAHAM Alexander’s future with Burnley is not clear cut, Lancashire Telegraph Sport understands. A national newspaper has reported the 39-year-old midfielder is being released by the Clarets after four years’ service, and in the final year of his current
A 13-year-old boy drowned while swimming at a quarry in Chorley yesterday. Dylan Ramsay was found at the Whittle Hill Quarry in Hill Top Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, in the afternoon. The police are treating the incident as an accidental
A ROSSENDALE couple have spoken of their shock at finding the body of a man in a reservoir during an afternoon stroll. James Cropper and Sarah Rowley, 28, were walking with two of their three young children at Clough Bottom reservoir on Saturday
