BURNLEY and Accrington Stanley met in a behind-closed-doors friendly yesterday. The match was part of two played simultaneously by the Clarets with Tranmere Rovers also visiting the Barnfield Training Centre for a pre-season run-out. Jay Rodriguez
A young woman had to be taken to hospital after passers-by pulled her from the edge of a motorway bridge. According to eye-witnesses, the woman was seen hanging from a bridge on the M65 close to Shadsworth on Monday. Police were called to the
A 'RECKLESS' Accrington man who killed a woman while drink-driving has been jailed for eight years. Lynne McDermott, 56, from Preston died in hospital after she was struck by East Lancashire man Leon Kay on Station Road in Fleetwood. The
POLICE officers have been granted powers to stop and search people in Nelson after two teens suffered serious injuries during an attack. A 19-year-old man suffered serious leg and hand injuries and another 19-year-old man suffered serious stomach
Roverswill welcome back a number of senior faces for the pre-season friendly at Mansfield Town – including a first official run-out for new signings Bradley Johnson and Stewart Downing. International trio Jayson Leutwiler, Ryan Nyambe, Charlie
Police have launched an investigation after a woman was sexually assaulted in Chorley. The 23-year-old woman was walking near Railway Road in the early hours of Sunday morning when she became lost. According to police, she continued walking
OSWALDTWISTLE’S newly-refurbished Rhyddings Park has today been recognised as one of the UK’s very best open spaces with a Green Flag award. It joins Hyndburn Council’s eight other parks in holding the accolade. Cllr Paul Cox, the borough’s deputy
A SHOP manager who tussled with a thief said he was upset at the thought he could have been stabbed. Blackburn magistrates heard his fears were heightened when his young son came to the store shortly after and asked why the police were at daddy's
A MAN struggling to re-establish himself after being released from prison was twice challenged while trying to steal from shops. Blackburn magistrates heard Michael Bartley had managed to obtain an address but had no benefits when he tried to steal
AN institution that was both literally and figuratively at the centre of Darwen for more than 100 years has been celebrated at an exhibition at the town’s library. The Tech, as hundreds of students knew the imposing building on Knott Street, closed
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire endured their busiest day ever - and patients have been urged to think twice before attending A&E. Last Monday (July 8), 738 people visited East Lancashire Hospitals Trust’s A&E, two urgent care centres and
A POSTIE who slotted a parcel through an open upstairs window and onto a bed when there was no reply to the doorbell was hailed a terrific shot by the impressed homeowner. And the incredible aim - squeezing the parcel into a relatively small opening
TWO teenagers suffered serious stomach and leg injuries during a fight involving a group of men carrying machetes. Police were called to Brunswick Street in Nelson at 1.15am today after reports of a serious disorder. Officers found a 19-year-old
At least nine youngsters have needed hospital treatment in Greater Manchester since February after unknowingly using a vaping liquid containing the designer drug Spice. None of the youths suffered long-term health effects, but chief medics have
Ben Barclay has become the third Stanley trialist to pen a permanent deal with the club. The Reds have boosted their defensive ranks with the addition of the 22-year-old who left Brighton earlier this summer. The central defender has signed
Rovers Under-23s have seen their scheduled fixture at Southport postponed because of pitch concerns. The two sides were set to meet at the Merseyrail Community Stadium on Sunday, July 28 but that game has now been shelved because of ongoing pitch
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash with a car. The incident happened in Accrington Road, Whalley, at around 7.30am. Police attended the scene and have closed Whalley Road from Accrington Road to Great Harwood
AN exhibition is being staged in East Lancashire to commemorate the contributions of the ordinary men and women prepared to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Several troops from the area, hearing of the injustice of General Franco, signed
THOUSANDS of runners are getting ready to take on the Asda Foundation Burnley 10k next Sunday. Among the roads affected by closures are The Avenue, The Causeway, Hall Road, Jubilee Park Way, Park Bridge Road, Queen Victoria Road, Todmorden Road,
ART teacher Simon Rushton is switching the classroom for his church as he takes up a new role as executive pastor. He has been working at Whitworth Community High School for 25 years and at one stage was Progress Leader in Key Stage 4. He said
A POLICE officer who responded to a report of a woman stripping off outside a taxi office ended up being assaulted by her. Blackburn magistrates heard Eden Barnes had stripped to her bra and trousers when the officer arrived and was clearly drunk
A LARGE waste fire has broken out in Colne. Fire crews were called to the blaze in a private field near Southfield Lane at around 10.30pm on Monday. The fire involved a quantity of waste, roughly 20metres by 20metres in size. At its height
POLICE have released images of East Lancashire's most wanted men who are all described as having tattoos. They are wanted for a range of alleged offences, including breach of a non-molestation order, domestic-related affray, possession of a bladed
A GIRL who survived the Manchester Arena terror attack was taken to her primary school prom in a luxury electric car. Lexi-Paige Garnett, 11, could not believe it when she was given a designer dress, a new hairstyle and make-up, as well as a ride
FENCE’S annual Open Gardens had a record-breaking year – raising £2,407.66 for Pendleside Hospice. The fundraising team smashed last’s year £1,800 total – and praised both participants and visitors for their support. The Flowerpot Sculpture Trail
A DANGEROUS driver forced pedestrians to flee out of his path as he careered around streets trying to avoid being caught by police. Bolton Crown Court heard how Benjamin Hargreaves, of St John’s Street, Darwen, was at the wheel of a VW Golf to spare
A WOMAN was arrested after her partner called police and told them she was drunk and abusive at 11am. Blackburn magistrates heard Jaqueline Low was abusive towards the officers but she claimed that was only because they wouldn’t listen to her.
A SHOPWORKER kissed and groped a customer as she tried to leave the store. Burnley Crown Court heard how married Qaisar Mahmood had tried to entice his victim to invite him round to her house in the weeks leading up to the assault in January, last
A WOMAN who was verbally abused and then physically attacked by her partner after he accused her of flirting with two men outside a shop has spoken of her disgust at the ‘lenient’ sentence he received. Amelia Russell, 40, said she feels ‘let down
WITH lots of fetes and festivals and sporting events taking place across East Lancashire, these group of unsung heroes are always there ready to help us...St John Ambulance service. So we have looked through our archives to find photographs of them
POLICE who stopped a female driver in the early hours of the morning could smell cannabis when they spoke to her. Blackburn magistrates heard Michelle Crossland failed a roadside drug swipe but refused to give a blood sample at the police station
A MAN reversed into an unmarked police car after being hemmed in by two vehicles during "swoop" in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in the early hours of the morning and blocked it in after
WORKMEN can be seen removing the tram tracks at an abandoned tramway. Taken in 1936, the picture from the Lancashire Telegraph's archives shows workmen removing the tram tracks at the junction of Gunsmith Lane and Yorkshire Street in Burnley.
A SECTION of Whalley Old Road in Blackburn will be closed for eight weeks as part of major works at the Brownhill Roundabout. The stretch from the mini-roundabout at Tintern Crescent / Laburnum Road to the junction of Brownhill Drive and Whitebirk
TELEVISION has come a long way over the years as this advert in 1969 shows. It was for a new 17 inch TV set which came with a free BBC and ITV aerial. Headlining the advert is 'Relayvision, good viewing summed up in a word', with viewers offered
HYNDBURN'S Carers Group and Burnley's Coal Clough Lane Community Association were among small organisations to receive a share of £46,000 from Lancashire County Council in the last financial year. The authority has revealed details of grant awarded
PLANS for more than 100 new homes in Accrington have been revealed. Countryside Properties has lodged an application to Hyndburn Council proposing to build 108 new homes on land north of Ribblesdale Avenue. The site, close to Accrington Cricket
A SHORTAGE of school nurses in Blackburn with Darwen has been identified as part of a health and safeguarding review. Vacancy rates within the service are running at 25 per cent, according to an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
A COUNCILLOR has taken his concerned over the running of an East Lancashire foodbank to the Charity Commission. He has written to the voluntary sector regulator asking it to intervene in the affairs of The RAFT Foundation based in Rawtenstall.
PLANS to bring a former town centre pub back to life as a Best Western hotel and steakhouse restaurant have been passed. Proposals were submitted to convert the old Stage Door pub in Mincing Lane, Blackburn, into a 16-room hotel back in February
A FAMILY of 11 escaped after a fire broke out a house. The fire wrecked the home of Indian ring-spinner Gullam Mustufa Gulma in Moss Street, Blackburn. Five workmen heading to the nearby British Northrop factory helped father-of-nine Mr Gulma
LANCASHIRE County Council's Conservative leadership has been accused of putting museums ahead of schoolchildren by Labour. This week it announced it would spend £1.2milion over two years to keep Burnley's Queen Street Mill and Helmshore Mills Textile
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans wants more done to help arthritis sufferers find jobs through the government’s Access to Work Scheme. The Tory backbencher attended a Parliamentary event organised by healthcare charity, Versus Arthritis. It launched
Rovers have received healthy interest in their Under-23s managerial position. The role is currently vacant after Damien Johnson was promoted to first-team technical coach and head of player development earlier this month. Johnson guided the Under
