IN response to the article headlined ‘Blackburn woman considers moving due to "danger ice corner", and the associated blogs around Michelle Traill’s dilemma, I wish to set the record straight. Firstly, in the 13 years I have been resident on Oban Drive
THE festive party season is getting under way with less than three weeks until Christmas Day. But there are real fears that more and more people, often looking to save cash, are getting very drunk at home before heading out for celebrations. The
A TOWN centre pub has been transformed and is set to reopen under a new name. The Jubilee, in Blakey Moor, had a troubled history and was well known for being one of the town’s ‘rougher’ pubs. In February last year, a man was arrested after having
PARTYGOERS are going to be barred from Accrington town centre if they cause trouble on nights out during Christmas and New Year. Lancashire Constabulary have warned revellers that they face a blanket ban well into the New Year as part of the town’s
A BURNLEY mum-of-three has thanked a ‘Good Samaritan’ for returning cash she lost while out shopping for Christmas presents. Helen Hamilton, 46, was left distraught when she realised £60 had gone missing from her pocket in the town centre. She asked
‘BY changing nothing, nothing changes.’Amer-ican motivational speaker Tony Robbins once said that. It is perhaps, then, no coincidence that Burnley have selected a fellow countryman to boost their board-room following Paul Fletcher’s decision
A MUM whose teenage son became seriously ill after taking the new legal high ‘Black Mamba’ has called for it to be made illegal. The 17-year-old tried the drug at a house party in Accrington and needed hospital treatment after he lost control
LEE Hoos has been described as a man of the people by an ex-colleague. Former Leicester City commercial director Paul Hunt worked with the American for 12 months at the now King Power Stadium. The pair are now at rival clubs.
RSPCA officers are to meet with an Edgworth farmer today to discuss plans for moving horses kept on his land. Allegations had been made about the welfare of horses on land near Plantation Road in the village, with a Facebook campaign attracting 4,000
A NEW report has revealed that nearly half of all cancers diagnosed in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices. Cancer Research UK said more than 130,000 cases each year could be attributed to factors like smoking, drinking and eating
A YOUNG football hopeful, left in a coma after a city centre attack, has announced his retirement from the 11-a-side game. Former Ramsbottom United winger Matthew Edgington scored 21 goals for the Vodkat League side before a callous attack in Manchester
BRIAN Jensen is facing at least another month on the sidelines as he struggles to recover from a groin injury. The goalkeeper sustained the problem in September, in the first half of Burnley's defeat at Peterborough United. The Dane
CAMPAIGNERS fear that delivery trucks stopping outside a pub are making the road dangerous. The pub lies at the bottom of a hill on a blind bend and, when delivery drivers park outside the entrance, traffic has to move into the outside lane
A HAIRDRESSER died from a stroke days after undergoing surgery for a brain haemorrhage, an inquest heard. Lisa Skinner, 39, collapsed at home in Sycamore Avenue, Burnley, after suffering severe headaches. She had woken up on the night of July 13
CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand an out-of-town retail park are back on the table. Two years ago protests from Blackburn and Hyndburn successfully fought off proposals to develop Whitebirk retail park. In the £16million plans, Manchester-based
A FORMER Scotland Yard IT expert says police searching for lodger Barry Morrow should be able to track down his location, after he contacted the Lancashire Telegraph on Facebook. Forensic computer investigator Jonathan Krause said IT experts
THE MAN in line to become the first BNP mayor in the country has resigned from his position. John Cave was serving as deputy mayor of Padiham Town Council this year, but has quit following a row with Labour councillors. Mr Cave had been
I have been known to swear. I have a close friend, very bright; over a beer, especially if the subject is Rovers’ fortunes (or lack of them), he can make the air turn blue. There’s an ‘F’ word in every sentence, sometimes between every
A CHANCE discovery may have unearthed the ancient site where the Pendle Witches held their infamous coven. Just ahead of the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch trials, archaeologists believe the find could be Lancashire’s equivalent of the unearthing
A ROOFER who shot two men with an air pistol after an altercation over a traffic cone, walked free from court. Roderick Bowyer, 61, who had been working on a cherry picker surrounded by cones, fired the gun at Michael Fairless and Craig Hopkinson,
A PLEA has been made to the government to stop Pendle Council losing £2million when a vital grant runs out. Earlier this year a campaign to secure £2.4million in ‘transition’ funding was secured by town hall bosses, to soften the blow of Housing Market
A COMMUNITY is in shock after the death of a baby boy in Burnley. Four-month-old Kian McMillan died in hospital from head injuries early yesterday. Kian’s mum Natalie McMillan, 24, and her partner, a 40-year-old man of Brighouse, West
Rishton have snapped up Bangladesh Test star Enamul Haque as pro for next season. The 25-year-old is the first Bangladeshi to sign a full-time Lancashire League contract. He replaces Will Driver, who is playing Minor Counties next year.
Accrington’s Ian Craney has been given the all clear by a specialist to resume training following the broken leg and ankle he suffered in training with Stanley.
LE JOG, widely acknowledged as one of Europe’s toughest endurance events, takes to the road this weekend. And spectators will get the chance to see the cars and crews in action at three East Lancashire venues on Sunday. The 17th annual running Le Jog
BLACKBURN teenager Simon Robinson has been crowned the inaugural ANWCC Junior Production Car Autotest cham-pionship winner for 2011. The 15-year-old St Wilfrids Academy pupil won his class at the Accrington Motorsport Club Autosolo event at the weekend
The 2300 Club of Blackburn have chosen Osian Pryce as the winner of the 2011 John Easson Award. Machynlleth rally driver Pryce was picks up the prestigious award which is worth a total prize fund of £4,000. The 18-year-old was the choice of the judges
* The next meeting of the Mid Lancs Cross Country League is being held at Astley Park, in Chorley, on Sunday. The start times are: U11 girls 12.30pm, U11 boys 12.45pm, U13 girls 1pm, U15 girls & U13 boys 1.20pm, U15 boys & U17 women 1.40pm, U17 men;
ROBERT Wong completed the clean sweep at the fourth and final Red Rose Cross County League meeting at muddy Marl Pits on Saturday. The Blackburn Harriers youngster continued where he left off at Bolton’s Leverhulme Park last month by clinching a fourth
IT was home from home for Tom Cornthwaite after winning the 25th Bolton-by-Bowland Fell Race for the sixth time in nine years – though the event’s course record still eludes him. The 26-year-old from Gisburn was among a huge field of 162 runners that
BLACKBURN Rovers skipper Chris Samba believes Yakubu can hit 20 goals for the club this season – but admits they now need to stop conceding at the other end. Yakubu’s four-goal salvo fired Rovers to a crucial 4-2 win at home to Swansea City
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby says fans can trust new chief executive Lee Hoos to take the club forward. The 50-year-old American starts work at Turf Moor on Tuesday, becoming the Clarets’ first overseas’ chief executive after Paul Fletcher
IT used to the biggest day in the football calendar. On Sunday it came and went without most people even giving a second glance to it. The FA Cup third round draw always had a bit of magic surrounding it when I was growing up. It was the romance
AMERICAN Lee Hoos has set his sights high after being named Burnley’s new chief executive, and targeted a return to the Premier League. The 50-year-old is set to get to work at Turf Moor next Tuesday, but has already outlined big ambitions for his new
