Lisa Whiteside insists a fight with Nicola Adams will not define her professional career. Chorley’s Commonwealth Games gold medalist has entered the paid ranks with a meeting with her long-time amateur rival top of her agenda. The 33-year-old
Ryan Nyambe says he is fully committed to Namibia – and had pledged his international allegiance even before their qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations. Nyambe has been named in the provisional Brave Warriors squad for next month’s tournament
EMERGENCY services are currently at the scene of a fire in an industrial unit. Six fire engines, two ambulances and several police officers are at the scene on Branch Road, Lower Darwen, as firefighters deal with the blaze which is thought to have
A DRY May has been blamed for low water levels at Wayoh Reservoir in Edgworth. Dramatic pictures taken by reader Phil Taylor show parts of the reservoir dried up - and lower than average rainfall during the month has been cited as the cause.
A PROPOSED definition of Islamophobia has been rejected in a debate at Lancashire County Council. Labour opposition group leader Azhar Ali had called for the authority to adopt the wording put forward last year by the All Party Parliamentary Group
A 34-year-old man was attacked by masked men in an attack in broad daylight. The victim was taken to hospital with a knife wound to his arm, according to police. Police are now hunting for two men who were seen running from the scene at The
A cabinet reshuffle at Lancashire County Council has seen the man responsible for the region’s roads appointed as deputy leader of the authority. Keith Iddon will retain his highways and transport portfolio as he takes the job as second in command
Rovers captain Charlie Mulgrew has been named in Steve Clarke’s first squad as Scotland manager. Mulgrew missed the March qualifiers through injury after suffering a hamstring strain in Rovers’ defeat to Preston. He was forced off injured again
Dwight McNeil has been called up to represent England's Under-20s at the Maurice Revello Toulon Tournament. Paul Simpson has selected a 21-man squad for the trip to France with the Young Lions looking to win the title for the fourth straight year
Tom Heaton has been confirmed as part of England's squad for the Nations League finals. The Burnley 'keeper, who has three caps for his country, is part of the 23-man party as the Three Lions face Holland in the semi-finals on June 6 in Guimaraes
Rovers have a week long training camp in Austria before six pre-season friendlies. But which players will be most keen to impress Tony Mowbray and his coaching staff? SCOTT WHARTON It is easy to forget it is approaching three years since Wharton
Rovers Academy graduate Adam Henley is on the look-out for a new club after leaving Real Salt Lake. Henley made the move to the MLS side in January 2018 after six months without a club following his release from Rovers. Now 24, Henley, who
THE last cotton mill to be built in Great Harwood was the Record Mill. It was constructed in 1919 and had a short life in the manufacturing industry. It was used by a number of different firms but finally closed down and most of its buildings
ONE of East Lancashire's 'super schools' is looking to create its first wave of alumni. Old boys and girls from Shuttleworth College are being sought to inspire future generations of youngsters at the Padiham school. Careers teachers are working
This photograph shows pastry cooks hard at work in the Palatine Cafe, Great Harwood, taken in 1926. The building was originally intended to be a hotel but a licence could not be obtained. The cafe opened at 8am for breakfasts and served light refreshments
A CONVICTED sex offender failed to tell police where he was living after he was released on bail. Blackburn magistrates heard Ashley Lewis Barratt had "many, many" breaches on his record since the order was imposed in 2013 for possessing indecent
ONE of the biggest events in Darwen’s calendar drew to a close yesterday as music acts came together for a bank holiday extravaganza. The free Darwen Live music festival started on Sunday with thousands of people gathering on Darwen’s new market
The Palace Hippodrome was demolished in 1974 after more than 65 years as a prominent entertainment venue in Burnley. It was built in 1908 and had spells as a cinema and a bingo hall. Here we can see staff throwing out hundreds of seats which
THE Queen Street Mill Manufacturing Company built its iconic mill in 1894. In its hay day, the mill had 990 looms working none stop to produce thousands of tonnes of cloth. The completed cloth was taken by horse and cart and train to finishers
BLUEPRINTS have been advanced to brighten up one of Blackburn’s oldest surviving retail parades. In late-Victorian times a tea seller, a hay dealer, druggist, jeweller and drysalter all occupied parts of Lord Street West. But latterly the imposing
SEAN Dyche believes Burnley's supporters understand his side give everything when they are out on the pitch. Burnley were in the bottom three at Christmas, but the fans stuck with the team as they witnessed a magnificent run in the second half of
A MAN being treated in hospital repeatedly sneaked out to a nearby shop and stole bottles of spirits. Blackburn magistrates heard staff became suspicious because over a six day stay Michael Bartley appeared to be getting more and more drunk.
LABOUR health spokeswoman Julie Cooper is conducting an audit of support for deaf patient provided by the NHS in her Burnley constituency. She called for better provision of British Sign Language interpreters in hospitals, GP surgeries and health
FARMER Cllr Paul Rigby has taken over as the new chairman of Lancashire County Council. He succeeds Rossendale South’s Cllr Anne Cheetham to become the 50th holder of the post. Fylde South Tory Cllr Rigby, who has represented Fylde South since
HEALTH bosses are to meet with Darwen East's Cllr Roy Davies over recycling mobility aids. The Liberal Democrat is calling on them to end the practice of hospitals and GPs surgeries refusing to accept returned items such as crutches, walking frames
A YOUNG East Lancashire mother has told how she recovered from a crippling brain injury suffered in a car accident when she was just 11. Rossendale Valley resident Rebecca Gilmore was told she would never work, drive or be a parent when a scan
THOUSANDS of public sector workers added to the mounting industrial chaos in East Lancashire as they walked out of their jobs over pay issues. This front page from January 1979, detailed the devastating effect a one day national strike had on disrupting
THE poetry of a radical mill worker is set to be showcased in her home town - more than a century on. Ethel Carnie Holdsworth was renowned as probably the first working-class woman to see her work appear in print. And 112 years later, some of
THE nostalgia picture in the Lancashire Telegraph on May 17 has sparked happy memories for the Queen’s Scout serving hamburgers to Susan Ogden and Doreen Leach. Andrew Medd, now 62 and living in Hoddlesden, wrote in to tell me: “Wow, I never thought
RETURNING to Mike Sumner’s research into the history of Cherry Tree and Feniscliffe, Bygones moves in to the 1900s as the former expands rapidly and the latter follows suit a few years later. The textile mills have expanded and new terraced housing
Rovers remain in the market for a striker and have once again been credited with interest in long-term target Sam Gallagher. Competition for, and an alternative to, player of the year Danny Graham remains a priority for Rovers as it was in January
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans and a Clitheroe cosmetic doctor are calling for new rules to ensure medical qualifications for those who inject Botox or dermal fillers into people’s faces. The Tory backbencher raised the concerns of Dr Grant McKeating
CONCERNS have been raised about staffing levels at a care home told to improve. Care Quality Commission inspectors voiced the fears following an inspection last month of Woodlands Home for Older People in Clayton-le-Moors. Giving the home a '
A TAXI driver was forced to hand over his mobile phone and cash after a masked man got into his cab and threatened him with a knife. At around 12.30am on Monday the taxi driver was waiting for a fare on Talbot Street in Burnley when he was approached
LABOUR will make a second attempt to keep control of Burnley Council tomorrow. It will again propose its boss, Cllr Mark Townsend, should continue as leader of a minority administration. The party lost its majority on the council after it shed
A FORMER worker at a troubled Blackburn precision engineering company has won an employment tribunal payout after its controversial closure. Metallurgical Processing Ltd (MPL) shut the gates at its Stancliffe Street premises last November, leaving
A CAMPAIGNING councillor has welcomed a Post Office proposal to replace its branch in a town centre. St Andrew ward Conservative Cllr Sara Britcliffe expressed concern when it emerged the central outlet at McColls, in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle,
LANCASHIRE County Council is to make improving public toilet provision a priority to help suffers from bowel and urinary conditions after hearing how it affects sufferers. Conservative Cllr Andrew Snowden told last week's full meeting of the authority
A FRESH grant has been awarded to enable supporters of a historic former East Lancashire theatre to plot a course for its possible rescue. The £10,000, handed over by the Theatres Trust, can be used by Burnley Empire Theatre Trust (BETT) officials
THE tales of two intrepid Darwen men who crossed continents have been uncovered in the town’s original burial ground by historian Tony Foster. He told me: “Every gravestone has a story to tell. Some stories are more interesting and fascinating
