An investigation is under way after a £60,000 sports car left a remote road in Cliviger over the Easter holidays. Police were alerted after a Jaguar F-Type left Long Causeway, close to the Scottish Power wind farm, and ended up damaged in a field
DRUG dealers working in and around Blackburn's Shadsworth estate are being targeted by police. Officers have launched the crackdown after receiving complaints from residents about suspicious behaviour at a recent Police and Communities Together
DATES for Blackburn Rovers’ U21s Premier League Cup final with Southampton have been confirmed. The first leg will take place at Ewood Park on Monday, April 13 (7pm kick-off), with free entry for supporters, with the second leg, which will be shown
THE recently formed Ribble Valley Raiders Cricket Club will be holding weekly training sessions for girls and boys. The community orientated club, set up by local cricketing enthusiast Farouk Hussain and a team of volunteer ECB qualified coaches
BLACKO’s domination of the Tag Showdown was ended by St Joseph’s on a thrilling afternoon of primary schools rugby at Burnley RUFC when more than 200 tries were scored. Blacko had won the previous three events, whichfeature four top teams from Pendle
BLACKBURN Centurions Swimming Club kicked off this year’s competitive swim season with victory in the first round of the Micro League North West Championship. The Division C first round took place at the club's home pool at Darwen Leisure Centre
EASTER Sunday saw a handful of fixtures played in the Blackburn Sunday Football League, the game of the day was the Division One clash between Intack and Clifton. Intack started brighlty and were unlucky not to be in front inside 20 minutes as
A YOUNG footballer from Colne has set her sights on following in the footsteps of her namesake and playing for England. Caitlin Gerrard, whose hero is Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard, has made a promising start to achieving her goal by teaming up
A RIBBLE Valley cricket club has reached it's fund raising target to fight a bid to construct a new housing state on its ground. Chipping Cricket Club is set to take on land owners SCPi Bowland Ltd in a court battle next month with the developer
SOME of the finest foods and artisan products in Europe were up for grabs at Clitheroe Market over the Easter weekend. The market hosted an international market and Easter Extravaganza from Thursday, April 2, to Saturday, April 4. More than
THE tale of the Pendle Witches is world famous — but now a new Heritage Lottery-funded project is hoping to unearth lesser known myths and legends from the wider area. St Vincent's Housing Association has been awarded funding to retell the stories
A MAN has been charged in connection with a car crash in Roman Road, Blackburn, last year. Ajaz Qureshi, 40, appeared before Blackburn Magistrates' Court accused of a failure to stop after the collision on September 2. Qureshi, of Orchard Court
CHARACTERS from David Walliams' book Mr Stink will come to life at the Civic Arts Centre and Theatre, in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, from 6pm on Thursday, August 20. Tickets start from £7 plus a booking fee. For more information, call 01254
LANCASHIRE has received a £1.4 million funding boost to extend the 'invaluable' work of mental health staff in the county's police stations and courts. The scheme, which launched this month to reduce reoffending rates, ensures the police stations
NELSON antiques expert Eric Knowles will travel to the Isle of Man to attend a hospice event next month. The 62-year-old, best known for his work on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, is due to be guest of honour at the two-day event held at Tynwald
A BURNLEY man has appeared before a Bank Holiday remand court charged with false imprisonment. Lee Hart, 22, of Ivory Street, was also accused of assaulting Pc Daniel O'Reilly, resisting a police constable and assaulting Lisa Wootton, as part of
DETECTIVES were yesterday questioning a man after a second assault along one of Burnley's main drinking streets. Insp Ilyas Mohmed, of Lancashire Police, said that a man was detained after an alleged attack outside Hot Shots, in Hammerton Street
HONEYTRAP, the Brit flick starring 22-year-old Burnley actor Lucien Laviscount, will open in cinemas on Friday, May 8, it was announced. Inspired by a series of true crimes, the film will also be released on DVD on Monday, May 25. The story is
LEON Felton, 32, of Manchester Road, Burnley, has been remanded on bail for sentence by Blackburn magistrates after admitting to driving with excess alcohol and a theft charge. An interim driving disqualification has been imposed until Felton is
US comic and musician Rich Hall will be bringing his 3:10 to Humour tour to The Muni in Colne, it has been announced. The QI and Live At The Apollo star, who has also recently starred in the BBC4 documentaries 'The Dirty South', will be appearing
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has delivered an injury update ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool at Ewood Park. Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, who missed Saturday’s Championship clash with Leeds United, has been passed
THE roads around a major Burnley roundabout are gridlocked following a collision. The roundabout at Yorkshire Street, Church Street and Centenary Way were blocked shortly after 1pm after the incident which a car and a motorbike were believed to
HISTORIC statues have been restored at a town hall which once straddled the boundary of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Work has been completed on a significant overhaul for the grade I listed Todmorden Town Hall, which was first constructed in 1860
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Corry Evans is relishing tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool at Ewood Park. Evans played a key role in Rovers’ 0-0 draw at Anfield in last month’s initial tie between the teams. Alongside midfield-partner
The Royal British Legion is calling on the nation to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) with a weekend of celebrations from the May 8-10. Communities are being asked to come together and place the Second World War generation
WORK on a £50,000 initiative to assist young golfers and first-time players in Burnley is set to be celebrated at the town's Glen View course this weekend. An official launch has been pencilled in for a new academy centre at Burnley Golf Club,
THE Wikipedia page of Burnley band Chumbawamba was among those allegedly altered by NYPD officers. Rolling Stone reported the computers used by the NYPD was logged on a number of entries on the easy-to-edit online encyclopaedia. One of them
THIS has been a season to forget in many ways but the FA Cup has given Rovers fans at least one reason to be cheerful. Premier League ‘scalps’ of Swansea and Stoke, the latter getting a good old fashioned drubbing, and an excellent goalless draw
A LONG-awaited restoration bid for Burnley's Thompson Park, topping £1.1million, is now finally with National Lottery chiefs. Proposals to upgrade the town's 'people's park', which is home to a boating lake, miniature railway and paddling pool,
AN annual four-day arts and crafts fair has had another successful year. Crowds descended on Higham over the Easter weekend to attend the 44th arts and crafts exhibition. Staged at St John's Church in Higham Hall Road, the event included working
AN IT specialist is turning it on to run the Paris Marathon in aid of the Pendleside Hospice next Sunday. Martin Creasor, 49, of Butcher’s Farm, Worsthorne, has been training for the last 12 months to prepare for his first 26-mile run. He is
LAND from Winter Hill to the South Pennines looks set to be given a new lease of life as part of an environmental stewardship scheme over the next nine years. Ecologists from Natural England believe that the wide-ranging restoration initiative,
A TEACHING union in East Lancashire has branded figures revealing that almost four out of ten teachers are no longer in the classroom after a year as an 'absolute disgrace'. Figures disclosed at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference
HEALTH chiefs have raised serious concerns over the rising use of e-cigarettes by young people in East Lancashire. The devices are often marketed as a healthier alternative to smoking conventional cigarettes, but a new study suggested nearly one
A NEW wine bar has been opened in Whalley in the former Conservative Club headquarters. The property in Queen Street was put up for sale in 2013 after the club experienced a dwindling in its membership numbers. It was bought for an undisclosed
GARY Bowyer hopes tomorrow’s FA Cup tie with Liverpool will give Blackburn Rovers supporters a taste of what they used to have. The quarter-final replay will attract the biggest Ewood Park crowd since May 2011 when a controversial Wayne Rooney
THE Clitheroe Beer Festival is due to be held in the town next month. The St Mary's Centre in Church Street will host the event for two days from May 15. This year is the tenth running of the festival. In 2013, actor Ricky Tomlinson was
PEOPLE in East Lancashire are being urged to enjoy the sun safely this summer, following striking new skin cancer figures released by Cancer Research UK. According to the charity, people over 65 in Great Britain are around seven times more likely
TESTS were due to be carried out on a dog seized from Accrington and suspected of being a banned breed. Officers from the Central and Springhill areas of town executed a warrant at a house close to the Globe Centre, in St James Square. A spokesman
EAST Lancashire fashion designer Wayne Hemingway lost his temper during a live interview with the BBC. The founder of Red or Dead and staunch Labour supporter was forced to defend his company's past business practice of hiring interns on 20-hours-a-week
A BLACKBURN man who went on the run for 11 months has been convicted of assaulting his partner Sean Davies, 28, faces 26 weeks in prison - but failed to turn up in court to hear his trial. He grabbed then-girlfriend Lisa Ruan by the throat and
A trio of entrepreneurs have brought a pub back to life as a restaurant, creating 21 new jobs in the process. The Ley Inn, in Clayton-le-Woods, near Chorley, had closed its doors earlier this year but is now back open for business as a restaurant
BRENDAN Rodgers has dismissed reports Liverpool held a ‘crisis meeting’ after their 4-1 Premier League loss at Arsenal on Saturday. And the Reds boss has insisted they will be ‘fresh and focused’ for their FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn
THE number of domestic abuse victims going to the police in Lancashire has rocketed in the past decade, new figures showed. In the last ten years, reports of abuse within the home has shot up from 6,714 to 9,111, police data released under freedom
BLACKBURN Local History Society chairman Ray Smith has criticised the borough council over its failure to show off many of the historic items in the storerooms of the town's museum. Mr Smith said he was alarmed that council bosses have decided
PROMOTERS of a mini-music festival in Burnley need to convince councillors that they are not going to disturb the peace later this year. Gareth Hedge has asked the borough council for a temporary event notice covering a day-long gathering at Cornfield
POLICE have yet to formally identify a man who died after catching fire on a canal towpath. The man, believed to be in his late-50s, was spotted in flames as he lay on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal path off Bolton Road in Blackburn. A police
AN Accrington primary school lauded by Ofsted last year has been further applauded following another inspection. St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School was labelled 'outstanding' by the education watchdog in September and has now been praised
CAPITA bosses have slammed a claim that the traffic lights and new junction layout at Hollins Grove in Darwen are 'unsafe and unworkable'. Conservative candidate for Darwen in the General Election Jake Berry was contacted earlier this year by a
ACCRINGTON singer Reece Bibby is set to make an appearance on hit ITV comedy panel show Celebrity Juice. But the 16-year-old, who makes up one eighth of X Factor contestants Stereo Kicks, is remaining tight-lipped as to what he will do on the show
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Jason Steele hailed his team-mates after they warmed up for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool in style. Rovers will go into the Ewood Park encounter on the back of a 3-0 league victory at 10-man Leeds
BLACKBURN Youth Zone is set to attempt to set a new world record for the longest five-a-side football match. The supporters and staff members are hoping to raise £2,000 for the youth zone. The match will take place from Friday, April 10, to
TEACHERS have voiced an appeal for schools to remain safe spaces for children to discuss sensitive issues such as extremism. The National Union of Teachers (NUT), which represents hundreds of teachers in East Lancashire, debated a motion on the
A YOUNG butchery apprentice is 'carving out' a successful future after winning a national award for her 'joint initiative'. Tiffany Bromley, 21, was named the best independent retail meat apprentice at the annual prize giving reception of trade
A DRUGGED-UP Blackburn dad has been jailed after a violent outburst which saw him assault his partner and spit in his daughter's face. Shaun Gareth Shaw, 40, also attacked a teenage boy during the incident. He was sent to prison for 23 weeks
SHOCK figures have shown East Lancashire's road have some of the worst records for death or serious injury in the country. A new report has shown people in Blackburn are 39 per cent more likely to be killed or hurt in crashes than the national
THE General Election starting-gun was fired last week and the big party leaders’ TVdebate has taken place but many voters still don’t know who to choose. Nine East Lancashire residents have volunteered to join the Lancashire Telegraph panel of
THE Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool players may well find it hard to hear themselves speak in what should be a deafening atmosphere at Ewood Park tomorrow. But try telling Markus Olsson that it will not be good to talk. The defender believes
MIDFIELDER Ben Marshall has called on supporters to help Blackburn Rovers complete one of the biggest FA Cup shocks in their proud history and set-up a semi-final showdown with Tim Sherwood. Rovers stunned Liverpool last month when they held the
