THE Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival WILL celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. Organisers have confirmed that the event which takes over Colne town centre over the August Bank Holiday weekend will be back in 2019. The festival will
PLANS to replace a former social club gutted by fire with a plumber’s merchants were approved despite planning officer's recommendations. Great Harwood Plumbing Merchants was granted permission to build new premises at the former Grand Club in Blackburn
BURNLEY could open Tottenham's new stadium on December 15, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The opening of the new ground, next to the old White Hart Lane, has been beset by delays but pictures this week showed goalposts up at the stadium
A WOMAN who was repeatedly beaten by former partner has spoken of her anger at his sentence. Alisa Robinson, from Nelson, wants to warn others of the horrific abuse she sustained at the hands of Daniel Davy after he was jailed for a year for causing
THE new chairman of North Blackburn Probus Club, Bernard Croft, invited members, wives and partners to a lunch at Ferrari’s Country House Hotel & Restaurant to celebrate his new year as Chairman. The weather was superb and the food was delicious
POLICE have issued three more pictures of men wanted in connection with domestic abuse offences. The move is part of a week-long campaign, Operation Moorhen, to target men and women evading capture. Extra officers, including neighbourhood, response
AN IMPASSIONED plea by Hyndburn Council's leader to grant permission for a 122-home development which he said could help halt the decline in Accrington's population fell on deaf ears. Cllr Miles Parkinson said the population had fallen from 45,000
A CAMPAIGN is under way across a town to create knitted poppies to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The poppies will be used to decorate Burnley war memorials and other key sites in the area in the run-up
PART of the M65 has been closed due to an oil spill. Slow traffic has been reported on the motorway between Boundary Mill and junction 13 at Nelson. The road has been closed off while highways workers clean the carriageway.
IT was disappointing to go through a weekend with two defeats, especially when we had chances to win both games. We lost the cup game at Solway on Saturday night 5-3 but we were 1-1 heading into the final period and against Whitley Bay in the league
NATIONAL Hill Climb champion Dan Evans raced to victory in the Ramsbottom Rake while the women’s course record was broken twice! Evans, sporting the British champions jersey, clocked two minutes 23.5 seconds for the 947-yard climb up the Rake which
OFFRANDE Zanzala has got his season off and running after scoring three goals in a week. The 21-year-old hit his first of the campaign to secure a 1-0 win over Doncaster in League One last Tuesday night, then shone under the Wham Stadium floodlights
A PEDESTRIAN has been left with serious injuries after being hit by a lorry just outside Blackburn town centre. Police have cordoned off the scene after the man was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the A6077 at Grimshaw Park, at around 1.15pm.
AN author says she feels 'proud' to have been made an honorary member of a national charity. Celebrated children’s author, poet and storyteller Christina Gabbitas, who hails from Blackburn, has been made an honorary member of the National Society
A CHARITY ball held in a pub helped to raise more than £6,000 for a hospice. The ball, held by Petty Estate Agents at the Fence Gate in Burnley, marked the company's 90th birthday and also celebrated the 30th year anniversary of Pendleside Hospice
KEVIN Long insists there is more progress to come at Burnley after the club's longest serving player extended his stay further. The centre back, who joined the club from Cork City in January 2010, has signed a new three-year deal, taking him to
A BRASS band from Germany has arrived in East Lancs to play hymns and popular music to celebrate its connection to the diocese of Blackburn. The Blaserkreis der Landedkirche Braunschweig (Brass Circle of the Brunswick Church) are connected to the
Clitheroe 15 Burnley 45 SIMON Finnan admitted Burnley's first win in nearly a year was a weight off the shoulders of everyone connected with the club. And the head coach of the Holden Road club is now looking for the team to stop the rot and
Corry Evans has credited the change in mentality at Rovers, created by boss Tony Mowbray, for the turnaround in fortunes. Rovers have begun the season with just two defeats in their opening 12 games which leaves them 10th in a tightly packed Championship
A missing Worksop teenager with links to Lancashire has been found. Jessica Bar, 15, was reported missing from the Worksop area at around 5pm on Friday October 5. Nottginghamshire police believed she may have travelled to Lancashire and put
A RESTAURANT that served a fatal meal to a 15-year-old schoolgirl had "no control" over allergens in its kitchen, a jury has heard. The Royal Spice Takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was closed immediately following an inspection of the premises
THE first female leader of Blackburn Music Society has a showpiece date for her official debut. Abi Kitching is taking the helm at the choir, which rehearses at St Mary’s College, just in time for Blackburn Remembers, a landmark commemoration of
LAURA Massaro is through to the quarter-finals of the FS Investments US Open Squash Championships after beating eight-time World Champion Nicol David at Philadelphia’s Drexel University. The Chorley ace and Malaysia’s David have contested an enthralling
THIS week we delve into the archives of the Lancashire Telegraph to find out about the creation of a new motorway link between East Lancashire and Manchester. This photo, which was taken in the 1970s, shows the overall plan of the Bury easterly
Fire fighters were called to tackle a car on fire in Accrington. One fire engine and a crew from Accrington fire station attended the incident in Stanley Road just before midnight on Tuesday October 9. The vehicle involved was a Volkswagen Golf
Fire fighters were called to reports of a car on fire in Oswaldtwistle. One fire engine and one crew from Hyndburn fire station attended the incident on Margaret Street just before midnight on Tuesday October 9. A spokesperson for the fire service
Tony Mowbray says the international break will allow Rovers to take ‘a gulp of air’ after a run of seven games in 21 days In the six matches between the September and October international breaks Rovers claimed nine points from two wins and three
Emergency services were called to a fire in a hotel in Burnley this morning. At 5.18am, firefighters and police attended the incident after reports a fire had been deliberately set in one of the hotel bedrooms. Four fire crews from Burnley,
Charlie Mulgrew is focused on continuing to play for Scotland, admitting: “you are a long time retired”. The Rovers captain said he discussed his latest call-up to his national team with Ewood boss Tony Mowbray who previously told the Lancashire
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a missing man. Bihnam Rasul, 30, went missing from his home in Blackburn on September 24. His family are desperately concerned about him. A police spokesperson said: "The family of
A PERVERT who tried to groom a teenage boy in an internet chat room was caught out in an undercover sting. Terence Myles, 39, thought he was talking to a 13-year-old when he offered £120 for a sexual encounter, Preston Crown Court heard. But
WELL that was a bit frustrating wasn’t it? After the snoozefest at Cardiff the week before, I was fully expecting a return to the kind of scintillating action we saw against Bournemouth. Instead, we were treated to a display which I couldn’t
A HOSPITAL consultant fears losing his life savings after paying £60,000 towards buying an apartment in a Liverpool tower block just weeks before its developer hit financial problems. Dr Nadeem Iqbal, aged 60 from Langho, paid the cash and exchanged
A STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier called Sky suffered the effects of an extreme skin condition for years. Blackburn magistrates heard the dog's misery was eventually ended when she escaped from her owners and after being narrowly missed by a police car
A MAN with mental health issues told police he had been carrying a knife because his girlfriend had dumped him. Blackburn magistrates heard when police approached David Brian Lowe he told them he had thrown the knife in a bin at the top of the road
SPECIAL protection to keep Ewood Park as a football ground has been extended. The Blackburn Rovers’ stadium has been listed as an Asset of Community Value for a further five years. This means the historic ground will be safeguarded against a
MOTORISTS issued with £50 parking fines in error the day before a food festival have had their tickets cancelled by a council. The 21 vehicles had fixed penalty notices slapped on their windscreens in Market Street, Darwen, after restrictions for
A DARWEN B&B will be converted into a mental health crisis centre for youngsters despite elderly residents from a supported housing development launching a petition over the proposals. Ten residents of The Gables in St Albans Road, Darwen, which
A HOSPICE held a party to celebrate its 30th anniversary. More than 100 patients, staff and guests visited Pendleside Hospice in Reedley to mark the special occasion. Guest of honour was Lord Shuttleworth, the Lieutenant of Lancashire, who attended
A SCHOOL has won a national award for their entrepreneur skills and will be awarded at the House of Commons. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (DACA) has been given the award for Building Enterprise Skills, one of four Enterprising Britain Awards
A MAN who pleaded guilty to possessing more than 60 indecent images of young children has avoided jail. Paul Kaye, 53, of Westgate, Burnley, was handed a two-year community order at Burnley Crown Court. The court heard that in June 2016, a house
A DOTING mum made a plea to help her get her children back after they disappeared in Canada with their dad. Mrs Zandra Walmsley, of Darwen, could not see them again unless she raised enough money. The children were with their father, David Walsh
TWO Blackburn parents had hit out at the council after the gable end was blown off their house in January 1980. Alfred Wild, 36, and his wife Sandra, 28, claimed damp conditions in their council home had caused their eldest son, five-year-old Jason
DISCOUNT supermarket giants Lidl have earmarked a historic garage site in Blackburn for their second town store. Blueprints have been drawn up for Fix Auto, formerly known as Gillibrands, which has been trading from the Furthergate Works since
Rovers have opened contract talks with experienced duo Charlie Mulgrew and Corry Evans. The pair see their current deals expire next summer and both are key members of Tony Mowbray’s side, with Mulgrew, 32, club captain and Evans, 28, the longest
BURNLEY'S success in recent seasons is leading international managers to keep a close eye on their Turf Moor stars. England boss Gareth Southgate is a regular at Turf Moor and although James Tarkowski has had to withdraw this time, the Clarets centre
A BUSINESSWOMAN has hit out at thieves after they again broke the window of her shop and stole charity boxes. It is only two weeks since Melanie Fishwick got the window of Sweet Treat Designs on Water Street, Accrington, repaired after vandals had
A PRE-SCHOOL has been praised in an inspection report for making improvements. St Peter and St Paul’s Church of England Pre-School in Blackburn Road, Rishton, has been re-inspected by Ofsted and was judged to be good. Last year, inspectors found
ROAD closures will be put in place as work continues on the much-delayed Furthergate link road scheme in Blackburn. Work began last month with the site compound being set up and commencement of earth works offline behind Burnley Road. And later
A SPECIAL guided tour of an old town hall will be held later this month. History lovers have been invited to join the Mayor of Pendle, Cllr James Starkie, for a behind the scenes look around Nelson Town Hall. Visitors will be shown the old police
A FOOTBALL tournament was held to celebrate diversity in a town. Spirit of Sports, in Burnley, was the venue for the annual Burnley FC Building Bridges Community Cup with dozens of children, aged 11 to 13, from across the area coming together for
THE annual bonfire and firework display notification scheme has been launched in Burnley. The scheme is aimed at people and organisations holding bonfires or firework displays in the run-up to, and on and around, Bonfire Night. It makes sure
