THE annual report of Blackburn with Darwen Borough's 'Your Call' campaign with be presented to senior councillors tonight (THURS). The document will be debated by the ruling Executive Board. The campaign to involve volunteers, residents and
DAVID Jones says Burnley will have to be at their focused best to stop Alexis Sanchez and his Arsenal team-mates in the Clarets’ next relegation crunch clash on Saturday. Burnley have kept clean sheets against Manchester City and Tottenham in their last
A COMMUNITY craft event will be held at Elmfield Hall, in Gatty Park, Accrington, from 10am until noon, and from 12.30pm until 2.30pm on Wednesday, April 15. The free event will see visitors to the historic hall given the chance to take part in
LAUREN'S Place has called on more people in Hyndburn to get involved. The mental healthy charity, set up by the friends and family of Accrington's 17-year-old Lauren Johnson, who died after jumping from the Arndale Centre last year, said: "All
FOLK singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, comedian, broadcaster, fell-walker and fly-fisherman Mike Harding is set to perform at Darwen Library Theatre, in The Green, from 7.30pm on Sunday, May 10. Tickets to see Mike, once described by Billy
A DINNER dancer will be hosted by Feniscowles and Pleasington JFC on Friday, April 17. A three-course meal will be served, comedian Denny Waters will perform, while Eric Kinder will be guest speaker. A disco will follow. The club, affectionately
DARWEN Library Theatre's film club will screen Paddington today. (THURS) The 2014 movie, directed by Paul King, tells the story of a young Peruvian bear who travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station
BLACKBURN Rovers fans will get the chance to tour Ewood Park today. (THURS) The club is hosting a special Easter ground tour from 11am at the Nuttall Street stadium. Standard tickets for adults cost £7.50, £4.50 for concessions, or £16 for a family
FLYTIPPING has been reported in Audley Lane, in Higher Audley, Blackburn. Resident Hilary Rodger said several bags of concrete had been dumped on the common in the street, while a mattress or 'some sort of upholstery' had been left behind trees
THE running of the John Smethurst Children's Centre, in Lower Darwen, is changing hands. St James' Church of England Primary School, in Earl Street, has been working with the council to transfer the running of the centre to the school, it said.
AN Easter holiday crafts session themed around royalty will be held at Queen Street Mill, in Queen Street, Briercliffe, from 10.30am until noon today. (THURS) The theme is to honour the museum's Cotton Queen exhibition. The session costs £2 per
MRS Bead will visit Oswaldtwistle Mills, in Colliers Street, from 11am until 3pm today (THURS) where she will help youngsters hone their creative talents. Visitors to the shopping centre will be able to create their own beady bods, keyrings, and
PENDLE Productions Theatre Company will present Tales from a Gypsy Caravan at Thwaites Empire Theatre, in Aqueduct Road, Ewood, Blackburn from 2.30pm this afternoon. (THURS) The family production will share the traditions and cultures of life discovered
THE Hyndburn Digital Champions will be hosting a free drop-in session for technophobic residents, from 6pm until 8pm on Thursday, April 23. The session will be held at the Laneside Community Centre in Ribblesdale Avenue, Accrington, and will provide
LEGENDARY singer Joe Longthorne will perform in the newly refurbished ballroom at Accrington Town Hall from 7.30pm on Friday, June 5. Tickets cost £24 for reserved seats and £20 for unreserved seats. For more information, call 01254 380293
A BURNLEY-based renewable energy company is celebrating after becoming an approved partner of global manufacturer LG. Solarlec, which has offices in Caroline Court, Billington Road, was presented with the LG Installer Award 2014 following 12 months
A BOWLING academy set up in memory of a keen player has teamed up with council bosses and volunteers to revamp a new green in Colne's Alkincoats Park. Support from the Philip Wright academy, Friends of Alkincoats Park and Barcroft Street residents
Claims by Tony Blair that an EU referendum would cause economic 'chaos' have been branded "rubbish" by an East Lancashire UKIP Euro-MP. Party deputy leader Paul Nuttall was responding to the former Labour Prime MInister's intervention in the election
THE Bureau, next to Barzooka in Victoria Street, Blackburn, will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show and host live models in costume for visitors to draw while having a drink from 6.30pm until 9.30pm tonight. (THURS) A spokesman said: "This one
A SNEAK-IN burglar who stole a set of car keys told the owners he was looking for his football when they disturbed him trying to steal the vehicle. Blackburn magistrates heard Thomas William Bank walked away from the Rishton home but returned shortly
A NEW pop-up Astley Experience is set to open this weekend while conservation repairs continue at Chorley’s historic hall. Astley Hall has been closed since Christmas whilst conservation work was done to preserve the Grade 1 listed building.
PARENTS in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked for their views about teenagers and booze. They are being asked by the council about their attitude to letting children drink alcohol. The borough has launched a survey to explore parents’ beliefs
PLANS have been unveiled which could see a landmark pub on the edge of Burnley spring back into life. The Bull and Butcher, on the A682, has been empty for four years after it was last used as an Indian restaurant. But now San Marco, a collective
TWO separate appeals have been lodged by developers regarding rejected planning applications for wind turbines and related plant equipment in the Colne area. An inspector will rule upon the fate of a 47-metre high proposed structure, capable of
A BURNLEY metal thief has been given 12 months probation supervision by Pennine magistrates. Ronnie Joseph Yates, 38, of Leyland Road, Bank Hall, admitted to stealing a boiler and radiator with pipes, worth £814, belonging to Michael Grierson,
CAMPAIGNERS who have fought to preserve the memory of the 'jewel in Burnley's crown' will be marking their 50th anniversary later this month. Sir Simon Towneley will visit his ancient family seat to unveil a restored painting to mark the golden
STAFF at an architecture firm responsible for transforming out-of-town retail and leisure parks across the UK are celebrating its 50th anniversary. Ratcliffe Groves Partnership was formed by Rawtenstall businessman Terry Ratcliffe MBE, its current
A FRESH bid will be made by Lancashire Police tomorrow to seize more than £100,000 suspected of being generated by the drugs trade. Detectives originally seized more than £100,000 after stopping two cars in Nora Street, Barrowford, back in June
THE go-ahead football college based at Turf Moor has confirmed plans for its fourth halls of residence in Burnley. Plans have been revealed to use a former children's home in Manchester Road to house students for the University College of Football
AS a new book from gardening writer and blogger Anne Wareham looks at how to help gardeners deter squirrels and other pests. Here writer Hannah Stephenson offers some of her own solutions to stop them in their tracks. Some of my prize spring bulbs
NEW laws to tackle the 'fly-grazing' of horses on grassland without permission have been welcomed in East Lancashire., The Briercliffe-based Horses and Ponies Protection Association (HAPPA) said the new legislation, due to get Royal Assent before the
AS the weather hots up during the final week of the school holidays a drowning prevention charity has urged people to stay safe near water. The Royal Life Saving Society UK issues water safety advice as the Easter break continues. The drowning
CONSTRUCTION has officially started in Clitheroe on new Aldi and Pets at Home stores which is set to create around 50 jobs. The £5million development, at the former Barkers Garden Centre site in Whalley Road, was given the green light by Ribble
NEW research suggests a boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s has led to a worrying rise in skin cancer among pensioners. Cancer Research UK said many older people would not have been aware of how to protect themselves four decades ago.
FROM Tim Flowers to Brad Friedel and to the soon to be departed Paul Robinson, Rovers have been blessed with some top-rate goalkeepers over the past 20 years. But, while the current crop of custodians cannot, yet at least, be considered in the
A BUSINESSMAN has raised concerns over a possible increase in rat infestations across East Lancashire following claims that Britain's rat population may reach 160 million by the end of the year. According to the British Pest Control Association
BLACKBURN'S first ever Sports Personality of the Year will celebrate her 80th birthday this weekend with a bash with some of her sporting friends from the past seven decades. Marlene Devine will turn 80 on Sunday and will celebrate with a round
A VISIT by a notoriously aserbic national food critic might be a worry for many up and coming chefs. But not for 25-year-old Tom Parker who wowed masterchef's Jay Rayner when he dropped by the White Swan in Fence. Diane Cooke reports. RISING superstar
A SOCIAL housing provider has borrowed £50million in order to build more than 800 new houses. Chorley Community Housing Ltd (CCH) has taken out the loan, over 40 years, to fund construction of 814 new homes over the next three years. CCH currently
THE vehicle lanes are going down, the glass is going up and the paint is being applied making the building site on Ainsworth Street start to look like a bus station. With work starting on the roof it is on timetable to open the £5 million project
A TRUNK hidden at Samlesbury Hall in the 17th century and used by Catholic priests working in secret has gone on display. The Pedlar's Trunk was discovered at Samlesbury Hall in the 1800s, where it had lain hidden in a priest hole for 200 years
How the candidates answered your questions... BLACKBURN'S NIGHTLIFE QUESTION: 'What will you do about the decline and plans of the night time economy in Blackburn, specifically the town centre' from Dean Simpson, member of Lancashire Telegraph
THE hunt is on for a man who uttered sexually suggestive comments to a frightened female passenger before groping her. The pervert launched his attack on a train traveling between Preston and Blackburn at around 3.40pm on Monday, March 23.
A 'DEBATE of two halves' seems an appropriate description of the Lancashire Telegraph's hustings event for the Blackburn constituency, which was held at a packed out Thwaites Empire Theatre. The first period featured some polite sparring between
STONE thieves have been branded as 'despicable' after they took a number of concrete slabs from pavements in Oswaldtwistle. A number of paving stones were taken overnight from Pot House Lane, the Jackhouse Nature Reserve, leaving behind bare patches
THIS is the first picture to emerge of 58-year-old David Curry, the man who died when he caught fire in Blackburn. Mr Curry, who witnesses believe set himself alight, was pronounced dead on a path by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Saturday afternoon
THE man in charge of Darwen's cemeteries has admitted he has no idea when the water supply to Darwen Cemetery will be switched back on. In an email to Darwen councillor Dave Smith, Blackburn with Darwen Council's Tony Watson said he was unable
A SECOND East Lancashire teenager has been arrested on terrorism offences. Ednane Mahmood, 18, was stopped at Manchester Airport upon his return from Turkey. Mahmood is accused of disseminating a terrorist publication and engaging in conduct
A group of Gifted, Able and Talented secondary school students have been looking to the future as part of an initiative to help them discover the different career routes open to them after school and sixth form. Year 11 pupils from Rhyddings Business
THE applause at the final whistle was prolonged and heartfelt. Blackburn Rovers may have lost the match, but they had rediscovered a part of their soul. Two years ago, just 8,635 were inside a sterile Ewood Park for a last-eight tie against Millwall
TELEVISION presenter Claudia Winkleman has urged teachers in East Lancashire to join St John Ambulance’s Big First Aid Lesson. She is set to host the country’s biggest free first aid lesson on Friday, June 12. The Big First Aid Lesson is a
A BOOK of remembrance compiled by Pendleside Hospice - in the wake of their Light Up A Life campaign - is now ready for inspection. More than 8,000 names feature in the Reedley organisation's masterwork for 2014, penned by those who dedicated an
A BURNLEY metal thief has been given 12 months probation supervision by Pennine magistrates. Ronnie Joseph Yates, 38, of Leyland Road, Bank Hall, admitted to stealing a boiler and radiator with pipes, worth £814, belonging to Michael Grierson, between
YOUNG swimmers from Haslingden High School have backed a campaign to reopen a pool in the town. Members of the Broadway school's swimming club, Haslingden Aces, voiced their support of Haslingden All People's Pool Initiative (HAPPI) during a recent
A VETERAN councillor has been forced to step down through ill health - but been given a valedictory letter by the Prime Minister after his 15-year town hall stint. Cllr Tony Beckett, who has represented Barrowford ward latterly, suffered an aneurysm
READING initiatives in Burnley are relying on both parents and Clarets to demonstrate the wonder of words for the under-fives. Mums and dads have been lined up at both Reedley Hallow and South West Burnley children's centre as part of the Early
MORE homes are to be provided to the young and homeless in Bacup and Stacksteads, thanks to a loan from an ethical bank. Proffitts, an East Lancashire not-for-profit regeneration agency, secured a £120,000 loan from Charity Bank, which will enable
WHEN ITV rolls out its newest primetime Saturday-night blockbuster this weekend, it will do so with the help of Hapton scaffolding experts Hardy Services. Ninja Warrior, hosted by Ben Shephard, Rochelle Holmes and Chris Kamara, is billed as the
A PROUD but disappointed Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer praised the efforts of his players and the supporters in the 1-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Liverpool at a sold-out Ewood Park last night. Philippe Coutinho’s superb 70th-minute strike
