ALL five new shop units at the front of Darwen Town Hall are now officially open. The project, which has seen traditional shop fronts reinstated to the historic town and market hall, was opened by borough mayor Karimeh Foster yesterday. The new businesses
STAFF at a supported care complex had voiced concerns about the relationship between a former army cadet and the girlfriend he ended up strangling, a court heard today. Daniel Lancaster and Anna Banks rarely left each other’s side in the days leading
RAMSBOTTOM second team captain Chris Wood is relishing tomorrow’s Lancashire Telegraph Trophy final at Todmorden – and says games like the Centre Vale showpiece are the reason to play cricket. Wood will lead his men into battle with Stuart Priestley’
DARWEN look to put last weekend’s double disappointment behind them tomorrow as they face the brilliance of Barrow professional Pieter Malan in the Northern League at Birch Hall. John Cordingley’s men were beaten by league leaders St Annes last Saturday
RIBBLESDALE League leaders Read look to take advantage of struggling Settle tomorrow as they look to stay out in front of the chasing pack in what is shaping up to be one of the tightest title races in years. Warren Eastham’s men hit the summit last
BURNLEY chairman Michael Brown says he will take away many great memories after calling time on his 12 year professional cricket career this week. The 31-year-old Surrey opener announced his retirement with immediate effect after a series of injuries
TWO performances of The Secret Garden will take place in Blackburn Cathedral’s grounds on July 30. The performances will be accompanied by a fête, organised by Blackburn with Darwen Council in partnership with the cathedral. It will include the
THE White Rabbit and the Queens of Hearts can be sighted in the grounds of Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, on July 30. Off the Ground Theatre company will be presenting an open air version of the children’s classic Alice in Wonderland. An 18-strong cast
ONE of the hidden gems on Channel Four recently has to be the second series of Undercover Boss. The format is simple — the boss of a top company sheds their designer gear and leaves the boardroom behind to go out on the shopfloor, generally nosing around
BLACKBURN technology giant Promethean has announced a fall in revenue of nearly 12 per cent in the first half of the year. The firm, of Lower Philips Road, Whitebirk, also revealed it has completed a reduction in its ‘cost base’ in a bid to
SOUL lovers are in for a treat on July 31 with the first Summer in the Park All-dayer at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors. For 12 hours there will be some of the top soul DJs recreating the sounds of the legendary Ritz from the 1970s. There
STARS of Strictly Come Dancing are making their way to East Lancashire on July 30 as Hyndburn’s Time to Dance Festival comes to an end. Professional dancers, Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe will perform with Matthew and Nicole Cutler, stars of BBC1’s annual
Children/Comedy/Action. Theo Stevenson, Anjelica Huston, Mathew Horne, Siobhan Hayes, Ross Marron, Scarlett Stitt, Richard E Grant, Parminder Nagra, Rebecca Front, Prunella Scales, Noel Fielding, Kimberley Walsh, Jo Brand. Director: Nick Moore.
PERHAPS the ultimate 1980s heart-throb, Jason Donovan is no stranger to the musical theatre stage. But his latest role as Captain Von Trapp in the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound Of Music is somewhat far removed from previous outings.
(PG, 101 mins) Family/Comedy/Romance. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg and the voices of Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Maya Rudolph, Bas Rutten. Director:
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is confident Ryan Nelsen will be fit for the start of the season as the defender continues his comeback from knee surgery during the club's trip to Hong Kong. Nelsen missed Rovers' successful battle against relegation
One of the best series of games on the PS3 — nay, one of the best series of games ever made — is Uncharted, a cinematic classic which combines an excellent narrative with some gripping, cliffhanger set pieces. And as fans of the franchise get ready
Ah, the curse of the movie tie-in, will it strike again? Disney’s popular four-wheeled franchise has a sequel on the cinema horizon, but how does the console counterpart fare? Thankfully, this is one of the better movie release efforts, perhaps
A 10-YEAR-old boy started losing the feeling in his leg when he became trapped in a playground. The youngster had been playing at The Redeemer CEP Primary School, Blackburn, with friends when his knee got caught between a metal pole and the back of
EVERY week throughout the summer, the Lancashire Telegraph will be posing a topical question to Blackburn Rovers supporters over the comings and goings at Ewood Park. This week's question is: After a fee from Ukranian side Dnipro for Nikola
At this time of year, you’d hope that the only trouble you have with insects is flicking them away from your face on your summer holidays, but the latest in the Earth Defence Force series presents a far bigger problem as you seek to cleanse a city from
DUNCAN Robertson has been unveiled as Blackburn Rovers’ new club doctor. An experienced military medical man, Duncan served for over 20 years as a doctor in the Army, before taking up a variety of football posts with Derby County, Aston Villa
THE chief executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce has backed a campaign encouraging businesses to offer their workers free health checks. Organised by Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus, the checks can pick up on any risks associated with
BURNLEY and Padiham MP Gordon Birtwistle has defended the education system after new figures released this week showed a significant educational gap in Britain. Mr Birtwistle said: “These are worrying figures for our area but we need to look beyond
A light aircraft has crashed into two properties in the North West this afternoon. Greater Manchester Police said they were called to Newlands Avenue in Peel Green, Salford, following reports that a plane had come down on to houses.
SUPPORTERS of the campaign to save Colne’s household waste recycling centre are being urged to make their feelings known in person. Petitions to save the threatened Corporation Street facility have been started by both Liberal Democrat and Labour members
A 20-YEAR-OLD with 77 previous convictions assaulted a teenager and destroyed her mobile phone, magistrates heard. Sean Robert O’Callaghan, 20, of Regent Street, Nelson, was under the influence of ‘some substance’ when he pushed the girl into a fence
RESIDENTS in Huncoat are to benefit from a new Police Community Support Officer. PCSO Catherine Ager joins the Neighbourhood Policing Team to work alongside Community Beat Manager PC Paula Birch. The 32-year-old, from Haslingden, has worked for
A BLACKBURN teenager is appealing for donations of elastic bands so he can break a world record. Andrew Page, 15, has used 20,000 bands to create an elastic band ball measuring three feet in diameter, and weighing 15 kilograms. He needs
Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Humphreys from July 29 2011 This sandwich chain may not be as well known as its big brothers on the high street, but it delivers on all fronts. With fresh cakes, pies and open sandwiches all displayed
FANCY footwear was surplus to requirements as players from Blackburn Rovers’ academy joined forces with the Royal Navy for a pre-season boot camp. The players were put through their paces by instructor Scott Jackson, who was assisted by academy physio
A DIFFERENT look could be on the cards for a Ramsbottom primary school, if new proposals find favour with councillors. Governors at St Joseph’s Primary, in Queen Street, have submitted plans for a two-storey extension which will provide four classrooms
A BLACKBURN hotel has announced an £800,000 expansion plan. The Premier Inn, Eccleshill Road, will also be creating eight extra jobs at the site, bosses said. The hotel will be extended by 18 bedrooms with the new section due to open to the public
AN AMBULANCE worker from Altham has been honoured for 30 years’ service. Emergency medical technician David Bourke, 56, based at Altham ambulance station, was presented with a shield at a ceremony organised by North West Ambulance Service. Staff
FORENSIC experts have been enlisted to help reproduce a piece of Darwen’s history. Darwen Research Group turned to scientists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) after deciding to produce a replica of the town’s 200-year-old town
POLICE will be stop checking Land Rovers in the Ribble Valley after a spate of high-value car thefts. A red Land Rover worth £9,500 was stolen from Cold Weather House Farm, Gisburn Road, Blacko. Thieves stole the pick-up style vehicle, registration
If you want them to restore something, then look no further than the beautiful Thwaites estates buildings. It is right next to the brewery: you probably drive past it and don’t know it’s there. It is built in the shape of a circle with
IN EAST Lancashire we are rightly proud of our wildlife and beautiful countryside. As a region of nature-lovers, it is little surprise how popular a new nature reserve has been since it opened. There have been 40,000 people taking in the sights
TWO county council buildings in Burnley are set to be sold. The leader of Lancashire County Council Geoff Driver is set to give the green lights to plans to sell Meadowbank Day Care Centre, in Whittam Street and the Hargher Clough Pupil Referral Unit
A MIXED doubles event held at Feniscowles Bowling Club has made £565 for the Raise The Roof Appeal. The round robin tournament was organised by club members Ian and Joan Jenkinson of Ulverston Drive, Rishton. The couple are supporting
TWO new unofficial traveller sites have been set up in East Lancashire. The latest incidents follow weeks of different sites appearing across the area. Yesterday a group with 12 caravans were at Shadsworth Business Park in Blackburn,
Blackburn Rovers have accepted a bid for striker Nikola Kalinic from Ukrainian side Dnipro. The fee will be undisclosed, but the Lancashire Telegraph understand Rovers will get the £6m back that they paid for him two season ago. Manager
A TEENAGER has raised nearly £800 for a charity which has been a lifeline to one of her best friends. Charlotte Whittaker, 16, jumped out of a plane from 14,000 feet in a sponsored skydive in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. She raised £785 for
TYRONE Mears and Chris Eagles have completed their moves from Burnley to Bolton Wanderers. The pair will reunite with former Clarets boss Owen Coyle at the Reebok. Burnley agreed a fee, in the region of £3m, for the pair at the weekend and gave
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Ilyas Khan is due to be at tonight’s shareholders meeting to answer fans’ questions about the club’s new share issue. Stanley called the meeting last month and Khan’s plans for a share issue are expected to be one of the
ITS appearance is befitting of NASA mission control but this is the Burnley-built sound console that provided the audio “wizardry” for the latest Harry Potter blockbuster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 had its score recorded on
A BLACKBURN mother has spoken of her anguish at ret-urning alone from Turkey after a two-month custody battle with her estranged husband. Anisa Khansia, 29, was visiting 22-month-old son Amani’s grand-parents when a bitter fight over the child broke
A ROSSENDALE mum who created an innovative online ‘swap shop’ as a lasting memorial to her father has raised £6,000 for charity. Tania Jackson, 31, of Summerseat, set up a Facebook group ‘swap, shop or give away’ after her dad, Terry Howarth
A BIKE festival has been cancelled just four weeks before it was due to be held because of a mix-up over visitor numbers. Lancashire Road Riders had been expecting up to 7,000 people flock to its second Rawtenstall custom and classic motorcycle
VANDALS have tried to break into a life-saving device installed in a Rawtenstall high street. The coded box containing a Community Public Access defibrillator, sited outside Mulderiggs, in Bank Street, has been targeted three times by vandals
A RIBCHESTER mum who lost her son to a rare flesh-eating bug is hoping a charity day will fund her efforts to spread awareness of the disease. Doreen Marsden’s son, Lee Spark, was 23 when he became infected with Necrotising Fasciitis (NF).
A NEWLY-OPENED nature reserve has attracted more than 40,000 visitors and a host of wildlife in its first three months. Brockholes Reserve, which opened on Easter Sunday, lies next to the M6, in Samlesbury, at the site at the site of an old
STAFF who run a cafe at an East Lancashire beauty spot said they had been left very upset after thieves stole a number of charity boxes. Alison Crewdson and Leah Hodgson both work at Clough Head Visitor Centre and Cafe on the Grane Road in
A MEMORIAL to a Nelson hairdressing teacher who trained generations in the trade has been unveiled at a care home where he spent his final days. Having welcomed many hundreds to his salon chair over a 28-year career at Nelson and Colne College
GREEN-fingered bosses at a Ribble Valley garden centre are feeling blooming marvellous after winning gold in the Tatton Flower Show. John Foley, from Holden Clough Nursery, said he felt 'over the moon' after picking up the prestigious prize
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Amine Linganzi has started a trial at Preston North End. He has failed to make an impact at Ewood since being signed by Sam Allardyce. Last season he spent time on loan at Deepdale.
Blackburn Rovers skipper Chris Samba has slammed national newspaper reports claiming he has pleaded with Rovers to let him join Arsenal. Samba was reported yesterday as saying: “A player who has no ambition to play at a higher level has made
A MISSING Oldham teenager, thought to be in Bacup, is being urged to call home following the death of his grandmother. Ciaron Nuttall, 19, was last seen in Cardigan Street, Royton, on March 5. His phone and social network accounts have
TWO men had to be cut free from a car following a crash in Blackburn in the early hours of this morning. The car was travelling towards Blackburn in Eanam Wharf when the driver is believed to have lost control of the Ford Fiesta car at just before 2am
A DAD-of-two was brutally beaten and had his mobile phone stolen by a gang of youths in Burnley. Police said it was the third attack in the past 10 days near Burnley College. The gang of men, aged between 16 and 25, are said to be responsible
ONE of the main roads into Blackburn was partially blocked this morning after a car crashed into a house. A black Mini struck a terraced home in Preston Old Road at 8am after leaving the road near the Witton crossroads. The building was not badly
ROMANIAN international Ciprian Marica – a target for Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean – has joined German side Schalke. The former Stuttgart striker has penned a two-year deal with the Bundesliga club, who reached the Champions League semi-finals
THE future of 140 nurses in Lancashire could be under threat in a mental health shake-up, a union has said. Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust plans to reduce inpatient facilities as part of an overhaul of mental health provision designed
A BLACKBURN man who set his girlfriend on fire because she refused to get him a cigarette is facing a prison term. Christopher Smalley turned Belinda Fay into a human torch by squirting her jumper with lighter fluid which he then lit.
THE parents of a toddler rushed back from holiday in Pakistan to make the heart-rending decision to switch off his life support machine. The youngster had stopped breathing after falling off a bed at their family home where he was being looked
DARREN Pattinson and Andre Adams dented Lancashire’s title bid as Nottinghamshire won their first County Championship match in eight attempts by 129 runs inside three days at Southport. Resuming the third day at eight without loss in pursuit of 258,
ROMANIAN international Ciprian Marica is being eyed up by Blackburn Rovers as boss Steve Kean steps up his attempts to boost his side’s firepower. The former Stuttgart striker is understood to be just one of a number of attacking options
LOAN star Kieran Trippier is hoping to use last season’s Championship experience as a springboard to success this term. The 20-year-old Manchester City youngester arrived at Turf Moor this week fresh from a full season with Barnsley. Manager Eddie Howe
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe has told his players ‘it’s all to play for’ as he finalises his plans for the opening day visit of Watford. The Clarets wrap up their pre-season programme with tomorrow’s visit of Premier League side Sunderland (kick-off
