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25th May 2014    27th May 2014

  • Asbestos blamed for death of Rawtenstall poet, 58

    A RENOWNED poet’s death was caused by his former career in the building trade, an inquest in Burnley heard. John Carley, 58, died last New Year’s Eve after a long battle with mesothelioma, a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, East Lancashire

  • One arrest after four-vehicle crash in Great Harwood

    FOUR vehicles were involved in a collision in Great Harwood this evening. Emergency services were called to Blackburn Road, close to the cemetery, just before 6.15pm. Two saloon cars, a four by four and a transit van were involved. One

  • Clarets fan meets club boss at Wembley final

    ONE Clarets fan was only too happy to travel to Wembley to share in the tension of the Football League play-offs. Burnley FC may have comfortably dodged a nerve-jangling trip to north London after securing automatic promotion. But John Heyworth

  • Blackburn charity helps in millions of ways across the globe

    IN just 12 months, one Blackburn-based charity has raised £3million for good causes in the UK, and overseas. Hannah Al-Othman talks to Abdussamad Mulla, country director of Al-Imdaad Foundation UK, and the charity’s international project co-ordinator

  • Swift action creates hundreds of nests in Ribble Valley

    HUNDREDS of new nests have been created in the Ribble Valley to house swifts returning to the UK to breed. The RSPB and Ribble Valley Borough Council have joined forces to provide 200 purpose-built holes in the sides of homes for the birds.

  • Burnley stress disorder troops to get more support

    VETERANS’ campaigners in Burnley are in advanced talks over establishing a national partnership to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions among ex-soldiers. The leaders of Veterans Association UK (VAUK), based in Springfield

  • Bacup dance students join English Youth Ballet

    TWO talented ballet dancers from a Bacup dance academy are set to perform with the English Youth Ballet. Dansworks Dance Academy protégés Charlie Morris, 12, and Sarah Brooks, 13, were selected from more than 75 youngsters who auditioned to perform

  • Noise fears as Blackburn pub plans decking area

    PLANS to replace a beer garden with a new decking area at a busy Blackburn pub have been opposed by a neighbour and the local parish council. The owners of Bee Hive Inn, in Preston Old Road, Livesey, want to add the drinking area to the mid-terrace

  • Organisers gear up for Darwen Dance Live in July

    DARRENERS will be dancing in the streets as organisers put the finishing touches to Darwen Dance Live. Up to £4,000 of town council cash will be splashed on the event on Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6. Town councillor Vicky Rothwell, who

  • Bacup mum gave birth at 16 and went on to open own law practice

    THERE’S no glamour attached to teenage pregnancy. Gymslip mums are frowned upon and often written off by society. After all, what can a girl of 16 achieve with a new baby in tow? Well in Ruth Winter’s case, an awful lot. For the 37-year-old mum-of-three

  • Canal victim remembered during emotional Padiham talent show

    TEARS were shed during an emotional talent competition at Padiham’s Shuttleworth College. Amidst the festival of music and dance, fellow pupil Mollie Poole sang ‘Impossible’, written in memory of tragic canal fall victim Robbie Williamson, to the

  • Driver in hospital after crash in Rawtenstall

    A MOTORIST was taken to hospital after a crash in Rawtenstall in the early hours of this morning. The accident happened at the roundabout in New Hall Hey when a Honda hit a lamppost shortly after midnight. The fire service was called as it

  • Wilpshire recording studio stripped of £10,000 gear

    THIEVES stole more than £10,000 of equipment from a Blackburn recording studio, leaving the owner’s music career in the balance. Ed Hall, 23, from Wilpshire, has been left ‘shocked and in disbelief’ after the break-in, at Roe Lee Mill. The

  • East Lancashire psychologist banned over sexual 'homework'

    A PSYCHOLOGIST who allegedly set a client sexual ‘home-work’ has been banned from working for a year after a secret tribunal. Dr John McCarron, 51, asked the woman to tell him about her sexuality and sexual interests during her private treatment

  • UKIP triumphs at European elections as big hitters lose out

    VETERAN Liberal Democrat Chris Davies and British National Party leader Nick Griffin lost their European Parliament seats in elections for the north west declared today. Both Labour and UKIP secured three Euro-MPs in the region with the Conservatives

  • 'Oh what a lovely war': Popular Ramsbottom war re-enactment success

    NEVER mind the latest retro and vintage crazes - East Lancashire Railway has been getting into the swing with its 40s-themed weekends for years. And their ‘Sing As You Go’ spectacular, which turned stations at Rawtenstall and Ramsbottom into small-but-perfectly-formed

  • A new chapter in Rathbone's epic career

    PLAYER. Physiotherapist. Manager. Assistant manager. Incredibly, at one stage, assistant manager-player-physiotherapist. Acclaimed author. Mentor. Former Blackburn Rovers fans’ favourite Mick Rathbone has been them all in his truly remarkable career

  • The five moments that secured Burnley's promotion

    SOCCER AM with Kasabian, BT’s Life’s a Pitch with former Newcastle great Malcolm Macdonald, Radio 5Live’s Sausage Sandwich Game with Danny Baker – the media commitments are many and varied for Sean Dyche. This is what happens when you get your

  • Rovers offer value with new ticket prices

    Blackburn Rovers are once again offering one of the best-value season ticket deals in the country for the forthcoming campaign. On sale from tomorrow, Rovers fans can purchase an adult season ticket in the Riverside for JUST £249 – the equivalent

  • Jail for driver in Rossendale armed raid

    A GETAWAY driver from Rossendale convicted of being involved in an armed robbery at an estate agents has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Daniel Ogden claimed police had ‘got the wrong man’ after he was arrested for his involvement in a masked

  • Goodwillie to hold talks as Rovers put six on the list

    DAVID Goodwillie will discuss his future on his return from holiday after being one of six players transfer listed by Blackburn Rovers. Rovers have been attempting to move on a number of high-earners for some time and have now taken the step of

  • Lancashire Telegraph Sports Quiz

    Every day we test your sporting knowledge with our just for fun 10 to tackle... 1 Where did Lewis Hamilton finish in the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix? 2 Who is the second-highest ranked American woman in the current WTA tennis rankings? 3 QPR

  • The Bet Victor Racing column

    Monday means racing from Windsor where the Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes partnership combined to win last week’s feature with Kool Kompany earning a quote of 20/1 for the Coventry Stakes and while perhaps not of that class, Among Angels (2.30)

  • County Cricket: Battle of the Roses is in the balance

    Lancashire made a solid start to the rain-interrupted LV= County Championship Division One Roses clash at Headingley, before Yorkshire made progress to leave the match finely poised going into the second day. Heavy showers meant there was no play

  • Lancashire Telegraph Racing Column

    Ajmany failed to make the anticipated progress last term but he is worth another shot in the Happy 10th Birthday Racing UK Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar. Luca Cumani's charge looked set for a fruitful period after winning at Nottingham last July following