A CANNABIS factory was uncovered above a tanning shop in Blackburn this morning. Officers broke through the shutters of The UV Lounge, Bolton Road. Bolton Road Inside the premises, which had been closed for at least two weeks,
A NEW store selling CDs, DVDs and computer games is to open in Blackburn in the space vacated by the sudden closure of a gadget shop. That’s Entertainment, which has 16 stores in the North and Midlands, is currently fitting out the unit in The Mall
PLANS for a Morrisons supermarket in Bacup are set to move a step closer next week when the council considers the planning application. Members of Rossendale’s development control committee will meet on Tuesday. They are expected to give
A DOUBLE decker bus caused traffic chaos this afternoon when it got stuck under a bridge. The Ribblesdale High School bus became trapped under a railway bridge in Whalley Road, Langho, around 3pm. Whalley Road, Langho
AS with Haye-Harrison, there was outrage. The fight had gone the way plenty of sensible observers expected it to go, and to some this was clearly unacceptable. No matter that on Saturday night in Hamburg, David Haye was facing comfortably one of the
BLACKBURN’S thriving new market is set for a day of celebration to mark its official opening on Saturday, July 8. Bosses said the £8million new facility had proved an ‘instant hit’ with 13,000 people per day visiting. And since it opened
COUNCILLORS are calling on the owners of a town centre shop in Padiham to tidy it up. Handy Stores, in Church Street, was abandoned by the owners after going into administration earlier this year. It is now believed to be owned by a
AN ASSAULT charge against one of Lancashire’s top sportsmen, boxer Michael Jennings, has been dropped. The 33-year-old former British welterweight champion had previously been charged with section 39 assault after an alleged incident at his
A KILLER serving life behind bars after knifing his boyfriend through the heart in a drunken row has failed in an Appeal Court bid to have his minimum jail term cut. David Frank Fielding stabbed 27-year-old James Todd, before leaving his body
Family and friends of a Pendle cyclist killed in a hit-and-run have spoken of their ‘strong disappointment’ after the driver who knocked him down walked free from court. Delivery driver Andrew Edwards, 47, of Hyde, failed to stop after his
IF you think the language of Shakespeare is as dead as the dinosaurs, I suggest you check out the Royal Exchange Theatre’s As You Like It. Disguised as a male in the idyllic, natural paradise of the Forest of Arden, Rosalind delivers some of her lines
THE Ribblesdale League’s flagship Ramsbottom Cup final will be between Read and Ribblesdale Wanderers after the two sides came through their tough semi-finals in style on Sunday. But while there was delight for those two, the dreams of Baxenden
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe has paid tribute to departing club captain Graham Alexander, describing his exit as a ‘sad and very difficult’ decision to reach. Scotland international Alexander left the club by mutual consent on Monday after agreeing
A ‘BULLY’ who murdered a 'vulnerable' caretaker by clubbing him to death with a baseball bat has been jailed for life today. Glen Mould, 36, of Delph Close, Shadsworth, Blackburn had been picked on all his life for his facial deformity, police
READ and Clitheroe clubbed together to do their bit as they boosted the coffers of Cancer Research UK during their derby. The Whalley Road club declared the match ‘Wear It Pink’ day with raffles and collections taking place. Clitheroe made a donation
Burnley’s Lancashire derby at home to Blackpool on Saturday, October 29, has been chosen for live television coverage, with a 5.20pm kick-off.
MORE than 100 people have signed a petition calling for a footpath that connects part of Rawtenstall with the town centre to be reopened. They said that Corn Mill Lane is heavily used as it connects the Burnley Road area of Rawtenstall with the town
THE leader of Burnley Council said the borough would benefit from proposed changes to discounts on business rates. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has unveiled plans to allow local councils to attract businesses to the area by deciding on the level
A MAIN road in Colne was closed this morning as 60 firefighters tackle a large blaze at an industrial unit. A blaze broke out around 3.30am inside an industrial unit on Burnley Road, Colne. The fire is believed to be accidental, as there
DOCTORS, nurses and other front-line hospital staff do magnificent jobs, often in the most emotionally-charged atmospheres. Many work long and unsocial hours and regularly face situations most of us would find too harrowing to cope with. Yet it is
I HAve just had keyhole surgery at the Royal Blackburn Hospital as a day patient, and would like to say that the treatment and care I received was just wonderful. The surgical and nursing staff were so friendly and kind We often hear complaints about
STAFF at a school were banned from using toilets during GCSE exams to avoid disturbing pupils. Bosses at Blakewater College, Blackburn, switched off the water supply to them after a fault in the system close to the examination hall was deemed so noisy
HOSPITAL staff in East Lancashire took more than 110,000 days off sick in just two years, it has been revealed. Employees ranging from healthcare assistants and receptionists to doctors and nurses each took an average of 11 and 10 sick days
When I read of the intended shake-up to the postal voting system, my first thought was that, at last, common sense had prevailed. Alas, after reading further, my disapp-ointment knew no bounds. The current system which allows entire households to register
I heartily endorse what Jack Straw wrote in his Lancashire Telegraph article about the new market hall in Blackburn. It is spacious, convenient, user-friendly and varied in content, and it complements the new shopping facilities admirably. This
Well done, Blackburn with Darwen Council, for maintaining in pristine condition the beautifully mown grass and tended flower beds on Bolton Road in front of the eyesore that was Blackburn Royal Infirmary. I am sure all visitors will be delighted. It
NIKOLA Kalinic is being tracked by several Premier League clubs but Blackburn Rovers will only be tempted into selling him if they can recoup most of the £6million paid for him in August 2009. The 23-year-old Croatian international’s Ewood
Hyndburn and Haslingden MP Graham Jones has questioned the success of Britain’s military campaign in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, he asked in the House of Commons: "Will the secretary of state give us some idea of the percentage of children who are attending
OLDHAM Athletic have confirmed the signing of Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Alex Cisak on a two-year deal. Cisak was out of contract at Stanley but has opted to join League One Oldham rather than penning a new deal at the Crown Ground.
A HIT-and-run driver who left a cyclist dying in the road has avoided being sent to jail. Delivery driver Andrew Edwards, 47, failed to stop after his van veered into the cycle lane in Kelbrook Road, Salterforth, and hit Mr Isherwood, catapulting
A 19-year-old woman provided two ‘terrified’ Blackburn girls for a gang of men to rape, a jury was told. Stephanie Knight lured the 16 year-olds to a dark, derelict house in Accrington where three men carried out repeated attacks, the court
A large audience the Thwaites Empire Theatre got the chance to hear two bands on top form. The first half of the concert was performed by the hosts Blackburn and Darwen Band and the second half was handed over to the Failsworth Community Band
