AN investigation has been launched after a man was shot in the face with pellets. Police were called to Thurston Street in Burnley at 5pm on Thursday after reports of an ‘altercation in the street’. A police spokesman said when officers reached
A CYCLIST has been left with serious injuries after coming off his bike. The man, 69, from Rishton was riding his Cannondale Synapse along Stonygate Lane, Ribchester at about 10.40am yesterday (Thursday) when the incident happened. For reasons
WORK to demolish two buildings at Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School has been announced. The East and West block buildings at the Oswaldtwistle school were closed last October after a problem was found with the building frames. The issue
EAST Lancashire rail commuters face another wave of disruption after train depot shift managers voted for possible strike action. Key members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association have voted in favour of industrial action including striking
THERESA May's Brexit deal was defeated again this afternoon with East Lancashire's MP s split along party lines. Government minister Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) and Ribble Valley Tory backbencher Nigel Evans joined Conservative Whip Andrew
A WOMAN who went off on a courtroom rant was threatened with jail after she called a District Judge a racist. Hannah Kasim was appearing before the court in Blackburn for failing to comply with a community order. She refused to listen to the probation
FEARS are growing for a woman who hasn't been seen in five days. Officers are appealing for any information on the whereabouts of 18-year-old Hannah Wilkinson, who was last seen in the Holcombe Driver area of Burnley. Ms Wilkinson went missing
A DRIVER crashed into a house seconds after police tried to pull over the stolen car he was travelling in. Officers on patrol in Lower Darwen said they attempted to pull over a grey Fiat Punto in Stopes Brow at 12pm today after a man was allegedly
Tony Mowbray knows Rovers will need to be at their best defensively if they are to stop an in-form Aston Villa side. Villa have scored more than anyone in the division at home, while Rovers have conceded the most away goals in the Championship.
MORE than 180 knives were handed in at police stations during a campaign to tackle knife crime. Operation Sceptre saw scores of weapons being handed in across Lancashire between March 11 and March 15. During the five-day surrender people were
A GLOBAL wedding filmmaker has compared the feeling of scooping a second national award to winning an 'Oscar'. Mujahaid Bin Jamshaid, of Amor Media Productions Ltd, said he is proud to 'put Nelson on the map' after his company was awarded the Best
A top seven finish in the Premier League, coupled with the big money departures of Michael Keane and Andre Gray, helped Burnley post record profits of £36.6m. The figures, for the final year ending June 2018, beat the previous record of £30.1m
Tony Mowbray has told three of the club’s most talented youngsters to continue impressing in the Under-23s after spells around the first teams of late. Defender Tyler Magloire and John Buckley both made their debuts this month, while Dan Butterworth
Stanley hope to have Ross Sykes available for the visit of Fleetwood. The central defender, who turned 20 this week, hasn’t played since the 2-2 draw at Sunderland on February 15 through injury. Club captain Seamus Conneely also hasn’t played since
scorer Tammy Abraham is set to hand Aston Villa boss Dean Smith a fitness boost ahead of the visit of Rovers. The Chelsea loanee, who has 21 goals this season, didn’t meet up with the England Under-21s squad during the international break after
DO you know where your children are? Or do you care? It seems that we are back in the season of youngsters running amok in Darwen town centre, causing all sorts of problems. Things like, moving Bins from Geloo’s chemist into the middle of Union
POLICE investigating child internet porn caught a man actually committing the offence. Blackburn magistrates heard Dean Kyle Coulson was "flustered" when officers turned up at the hostel in Tunnel Street, Burnley where he was living at the time.
SOMETHING needs to be done about the poor state of the Royal Mail. I do not know what is going on with the Canterbury Street Post Office and the postmen and women who deliver in that area. Three times they have failed to hand over parcels to
AN investigation into the death of a much-loved grandfather has led to two arrests. A 51-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder following the discovery of Andrew Forrest’s body in his Burnley home
PENDLE Council is warning residents to be aware of a council tax scam. Text messages are being sent to mobile phones claiming that residents are due a council tax refund and are given a link to click through to a website. But council bosses are
A good season, not a great one, was Bradley Dack’s assessment of Rovers’ campaign so far. But the club’s top scorer admits it could have been so much better given the platform they gave themselves with a perfect January. Rovers were on the
After Joey Barton compared the Wham Stadium pitch to Sunday league standard, John Coleman says the playing surface won’t be a decisive factor in tomorrow’s game. The Fleetwood boss hit out at Stanley’s pitch before the meeting of the Lancashire
AN investigation has been launched following a caravan fire last night. Firefighters were called to Shackleton Street, Burnley, at around 8.30pm to reports of a fire in a caravan. A spokesman said: "By the time crews arrived, the caravan
POLICE who went to check on the welfare of a woman outside Shadsworth leisure centre in the early hours of the morning ended up arresting her. Blackburn magistrates heard Amy Diane Holt became abusive and aggressive towards the officers and accused
MORE than £2,000 was raised to support a charity raising awareness of the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence. Comedian Dave Spikey and BBC Masterchef’s Moonira Hinglotwala took part in the Every Action Has Consequences event at Greenbank Police
A COMMUNITY volunteer will once again help elderly and disabled people change their clocks this weekend. For more than two decades Faz Patel has helped hundreds of vulnerable people change their clocks forwards in the spring and backwards in the
A MAN was threatened with being Tasered by police and arrested in a town centre overnight. The man was arrested by officers in the early hours in Blackburn after he threatened to stab another person with an 8 ins knife. Before he could be
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche is pleased that his side have their destiny in their own hands as they prepare for the last stretch of Premier League games in the battle for survival. The Clarets will line up against FA Cup semi-finalists Wolves at Turf
A MAN banned from one police station because of his nuisance behaviour turned up at another nick and created a disturbance. Blackburn magistrates heard Keiron McKillop was “aggressive and agitated” and told an officer if she didn’t arrest him he
HOMEOWNERS who wanted to chop down a sycamore tree because of damage it was causing to a neighbour’s home could have to live with it as council bosses look to introduce a tree preservation order. On February 12, Steven Hacking made an application
THREE men allegedly found with chain mail vests and weapons have been released on bail, police have confirmed. A man and a woman found at a house containing a suspected cannabis farm have also been bailed. Officers were called to Westfield Road
A WEBSITE has been launched to help prevent young people from becoming homeless. Breathing Space Lancashire has been set up to support those aged between 14 and 25 who are at risk of becoming homeless. The project officers advice, guidance and
THE diggers and workmen have moved on to Rawtenstall's railway station to start its £600,000 redevelopment. They have started work on the L-shaped platform canopy spanning the entire length and width of the train terminus. The scheme aims to
A PUB has closed following noise complaints made by a neighbour, a landlady has said. Bosses at The Black Horse, in Darwen, made the announcement on their official Facebook account on Wednesday evening. Landlady Angie White, who runs the Redearth
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is looking to farm out the running of a community football pitch. The council is asking for bids from parties interested in managing the operation of Roman Road community football pitch and associated changing rooms
MORE than 100 tickets have been sold for a performance at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall by a Michael Jackson tribute act. Navi, who describes himself as the star’s leading impersonator, was booked late last year to appear in the main concert hall
A WOMAN brought to hospital severely infested with fleas and lice in what doctors said was ‘like nothing they’d ever seen before’, died of an alcohol-related death. An inquest in Blackburn heard Carla Gray, 37, died at Royal Blackburn Hospital
A HUMANITARIAN aid worker from East Lancashire has been supporting African communities devastated by Cyclone Idai. More than 700 people in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have been killed while thousands have been displaced following the two-week
NEW concerns have been expressed about the running of an East Lancashire foodbank. Conservative County Councillor David Foxcroft and Rossendale Council’s Labour leader Cllr Alyson Barnes have both questioned the management of the Rawtenstall-based
EAST Lancashire Euro-MP Sajjad Karim has scooped a top Parliamentary prize. The Conservative MEP for the North-West won an outstanding achievement award recognising his extensive work on EU International Trade. The former Pendle solicitor, who
SAMANTHA Womack and Oliver Farnworth have just come off stage to rapturous applause following a matinee performance of The Girl of the Train. And in less than three hours time they will be back in the theatre keeping the audience on the edge of
THESE stunning pictures show off the intriguing woodpecker sculpture in an East Lancs Park. Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club member Darren Sagar took the snaps of the woodpecker in Mercer Park in Clayton Le Moors. Have you got any pictures you
A WOMAN who pretended to be an 81-year-old pensioner in a bid to withdraw £4,000 from a bank has avoided jail time. Ibolya Lakatos appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to committing fraud by attempting to
YOUNG vandals have thrown eggs at a retirement home, destroyed a memorial bench and taken drugs in toilets, councillors reveal. At least five anti-social behaviour incidents involving Ribble Valley teenagers have been reported to Whalley Parish
NURSERY staff are celebrating having turned things around a year on from a damning report claiming children’s safety was at risk. Education inspectorate Ofsted visited Dar Ul Madinah nursery in Granville Road, Blackburn, last year and found staff
A BLACKBURN with Darwen Borough Council director was ordered to delete a series of tweets criticising the policy of another department. Adult services and prevention boss Sayyed Osman last week expressed concern about being unable to join his teenage
THE historic Gawthorpe Hall is hosting a celebration of art, theatre, and music for and by young people during the Easter holidays. The free 'Hope Streets: Hope Happening' event will take place from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday April 10 with performances
Tony Mowbray has stressed his desire to strengthen Rovers’ defensive options this summer which have been blighted by injury problems since he took charge. The Rovers boss marks 100 league games in charge of the club at Aston Villa this weekend
